Factory Droid v0.222.0
Factory Droid v0.222.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.222.0, Desktop v0.179.0: Force reboot for computers, repository panels, VSCodium, Windows MSIX packaging, and organization skill policy New features - Force reboot computers - You can now fo...
Release Context
- This was the 25th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Factory Droid v0.221.0 (September 17, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
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- Grok Build v1.0.40 (September 20, 2026)
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Release Notes
CLI v0.222.0, Desktop v0.179.0: Force reboot for computers, repository panels, VSCodium, Windows MSIX packaging, and organization skill policy New features - Force reboot computers - You can now force reboot an unresponsive computer from its actions menu, keeping persisted files (app) - Repository selection in panels - Files, diffs, previews, and new terminals can now target another repository without moving Droid's working directory (app) - VSCodium editor option - You can now open a session's files in VSCodium from the editor menu (app) - Open sessions in new tabs - Ctrl or Command clicking a session now opens it in a new browser tab or desktop window (app) - Organization skill policy - Organizations can now disable skills, and members see them marked as disabled by their organization - Windows MSIX installer - Windows desktop is now available as a signed MSIX package that updates in place under device policy - Slack channel lookup - Droid can now list the Slack channels it can post to when you name a channel Improvements - Windows window chrome - The Windows app now has a compact title row, text menus, and a continuous rounded frame (app) Bug fixes - Session notification clearing - Desktop notifications for a session now clear when you open or focus that session (app) - File change labels - File changes now show consistent Create and Edit labels across approvals, failures, and subagent results - Read-only session controls - Read-only session banners now keep their close control instead of hiding it (app) Deprecations - Legacy repository enrollment controls - Repository settings no longer show the retired enrollment and review toggles (app)
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v0.245.0 (October 20, 2026)
- v0.243.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.244.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.242.0 (October 15, 2026)
- v0.240.0 (October 13, 2026)
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