Factory Droid v0.243.0
Factory Droid v0.243.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.243.0, Desktop v0.200.0: Browser pane input, upload cancellation, large file reads, sign-in, and required review fixes Bug fixes - Machine details after reload - A reloaded desktop window no...
Release Context
- This was the 49th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped the same day as Factory Droid v0.244.0 (October 16, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
CLI v0.243.0, Desktop v0.200.0: Browser pane input, upload cancellation, large file reads, sign-in, and required review fixes Bug fixes - Machine details after reload - A reloaded desktop window now picks up the local machine's details instead of leaving them unknown (app) - Browser pane keyboard input - Droid's keystrokes now reach the browser pane they target, and fail clearly when it cannot take focus (app) - Multi-select custom answer - The custom answer row in a multi-select question now shows a checkbox that checks itself once you type (app) - Canceling file uploads - An attachment that is still uploading can now be canceled from the chat box (app) - Network failure toasts - Returning to the app after sleep no longer repeats failed request toasts for background refreshes (app) - Pattern kill commands - A kill by pattern no longer ends the command that ran it - Sign-in across tabs - Opening the web app no longer signs you out when another browser tab is stuck refreshing your session - Reading very large files - Droid now reads a range of a very large file without running out of memory - Background rm commands - A background command that deletes a file with rm -f is no longer refused - Pull request in footer - The footer now updates its pull request when the session changes folder - Organization-required Droid reviews - A review workflow required across an organization now runs Droid on new pull requests - Subagent transcript scrolling - The subagent transcript popup now keeps following new output as it arrives (app)
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v1.12.0 (November 14, 2026)
- v1.10.1 (November 13, 2026)
- v1.11.0 (November 13, 2026)
- v1.10.0 (November 12, 2026)
- v1.8.0 (November 11, 2026)
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