Release notes

0.6.1Digihome

  • Latest release 2026-10-13
  • Mac app and the r1's pet, one version number

Digihome turns your r1 into a companion for your Mac: hold the side button to type with your voice, or turn the wheel to Agent and talk to Claude, which asks the r1 before it uses any tool. 0.6.1 turns Agent mode on for everyone and makes the r1 start straight into the pet.

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Platform status

Two halves: the Mac app (listening, typing, Claude) and the pet on the r1.

  • ComputermacOS Available

    Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later. Signed and notarized.

  • r1r1 with custom firmware Works

    The pet runs full screen, links over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and the r1 starts straight into it.

  • r1Stock r1, guided installer In development

    A guided installer that takes a stock r1 to Digihome from the Mac app.

  • ComputerWindows In the works

    The app, typing helper, Bluetooth link and on-device speech are built and running on a test laptop. Not yet tried with a real r1, and not for sale yet.

Highlights

What changed for you across 0.5 and 0.6.

  1. Three modes on the wheel

    Whisper types what you say at your cursor. Whisper auto also presses Return. Agent talks to Claude. The pet dresses for each, and the wheel ticks when it lands on one.

    0.6.0

  2. Agent mode, on by default

    One ongoing Claude conversation on your Mac, the Pet thread. Every tool it wants to use is an Allow or Deny card on the r1. The Claude Agent SDK downloads on first launch.

    0.6.1

  3. The pet talks back

    In Agent mode the pet answers through the r1's speaker, with a quiet mode when you would rather read.

    0.6.0

  4. Register with one paste

    Copy the key from your receipt and press Command V in Digihome. One key covers up to 3 Macs.

    0.6.0

  5. Straight into the pet

    The r1 restarts directly into the pet, and the Bluetooth link survives the pet app restarting.

    0.6.1

  6. A volume screen

    A fader and a big number on the r1, with a hum that follows the level.

    0.6.0, 0.6.1

  7. Everything in one app

    The Mac app carries its own speech-to-text, typing helper, Bluetooth bridge and the r1's pet, and sets up a new r1 over USB.

    0.5.0

  8. Problems said out loud

    When something on the r1 fails or gets stuck, the Mac says so instead of losing it.

    0.6.1

Changelog

Written from each release's merged changes, newest first.

0.6.1

2026-10-13

Agent mode

  • The Claude Agent SDK downloads on first launch, and Agent mode is on by default
  • The pet acknowledges a request only when the answer is slow

The r1

  • The r1 restarts straight into the pet
  • The Bluetooth link survives the pet app restarting
  • Volume screen: a cap fader and a big number in place of the knob
  • A line on the r1 that fails or gets stuck is reported on the Mac

Mac

  • The typing permission is named correctly on macOS 27

0.6.0

2026-10-13

Modes and the wheel

  • The wheel switches between Whisper, Whisper auto and Agent
  • Whisper auto presses Return at once
  • Whisper holds the paper plane; only Whisper auto wears the pilot's cap
  • A haptic tick when the wheel lands on a new mode; snappier steps

Agent mode

  • The Pet thread: one plain Claude conversation that remembers
  • A wake name and a quick front desk for short requests
  • The pet's voice, streamed to the r1's speaker, and a quiet mode
  • A secret-agent look, an answer sheet and a cancel window on the r1
  • A silent hold turns listening off

Buying and first run

  • Register a Mac with your license key: copy it and press Command V
  • The Digihome License Agreement replaces the earlier license
  • Plain words on first run, a typing card and a read-me in the disk image
  • A step-by-step guide for flashing your own r1
  • Third-party license notices in the app, the disk image and the r1 app

Reliability

  • The voice model download resumes and retries
  • The typing helper restarts when its app was replaced
  • The first wheel click after a start is no longer lost
  • The Mac window can be dragged taller, and remembers it

0.5.0

2026-10-07

The Mac app

  • Named Digihome, signed and notarized, in a disk image
  • Carries its own speech-to-text, typing helper and Bluetooth bridge
  • Bluetooth by default, stays open, opens at login
  • Sets up a new r1 over USB; updates the r1 over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
  • Says why it cannot reach the r1: blocked Bluetooth, USB not seen

Voice and typing

  • The side button types what you say at the Mac's cursor
  • Send presses Return; Undo takes the words back
  • Apple's on-device speech stands in while the voice model downloads

The r1

  • Battery: the crab's shadow is the gauge
  • Restart the r1 from its own screen or the Mac app
  • The r1's time zone follows the Mac
  • Low power when the pet is idle on battery

Known limits

  • Custom firmware firstDigihome needs an r1 with compatible custom firmware. Putting it on is a one-time job of about two hours, voids the warranty, and is at your own risk.
  • Mac only, Apple SiliconmacOS 13 or later on M1 or newer. Windows is in the works.
  • Agent mode needs Claude CodeInstalled and signed in on the Mac. Claude costs are separate.
  • Internet onceThe voice model (about 465 MB) and the Agent SDK download on first run.

What is next

Plans, not promises.

  • A guided installer for stock r1sFrom a stock r1 to Digihome, from the Mac app.
    In development
  • WindowsThe same app for Windows 11.
    In the works