tag:github.com,2008:https://github.com/LeanBitLab/LeanType/releasesRelease notes from LeanType2026-03-04T15:23:01Ztag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.7.42026-03-04T16:20:00Zv3.7.4 Release<h1>v3.7.4 - UI Polish, Icon Refresh & Bug Fixes</h1>
<h2>π What's New</h2>
<h3>π¨ UI & Design</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Monochrome Icon Support</strong>: Full Android 13+ themed (monochrome) icon with a custom keyboard-style design.</li>
<li><strong>Improved Custom AI Key UI</strong>: Streamlined the AI key creation dialog for a cleaner, more intuitive experience.</li>
<li><strong>Settings UI Polish</strong>: Various refinements across settings screens for improved readability and consistency.</li>
</ul>
<h3>βοΈ Toolbar & Split Mode</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Split Toolbar Improvements</strong>: Optimized dual toolbar to fully utilize the second bar for emoji search and paging.</li>
<li><strong>Fixed Pinned Keys in Split Mode</strong>: Pinned key actions are now correctly disabled when split toolbar is active, preventing visual glitches.</li>
<li><strong>Fixed Auto-Show Toolbar Conflict</strong>: "Auto show toolbar on select" no longer causes the toolbar to open on keyboard launchβit now strictly responds only to text selection.</li>
</ul>
<h3>π Search Fixes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Emoji Search Auto-Close</strong>: The emoji search bar now properly closes when switching keyboard layouts or dismissing the emoji view.</li>
<li><strong>Clipboard Search Auto-Close</strong>: Same fix applied to the clipboard search bar for consistent behavior.</li>
</ul>
<h3>π Libraries & Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Emoji Dictionary Download</strong>: Added a download button in the Libraries section within settings for quick emoji dictionary setup.</li>
<li><strong>Features Link</strong>: Added a direct link to the Features guide from the Libraries section.</li>
</ul>
<h3>π Bug Fixes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fixed Settings Search Overlay</strong>: Resolved a black overlay appearing on sub-settings pages when the search bar was active.</li>
<li><strong>General Optimizations</strong>: Minor performance and stability improvements.</li>
</ul>
<h2>π¦ Downloads (Choose Your Flavor)</h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th align="left">File</th>
<th align="left">Description</th>
<th align="left">Permissions</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>standard-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Recommended</strong>. AI Features enabled (Gemini/Groq).</td>
<td align="left">Internet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>offline-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Privacy Focused</strong>. No Internet. Offline AI Only.</td>
<td align="left">No Internet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>offlinelite-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Minimalist</strong>. Pure FOSS. No AI code.</td>
<td align="left">No Internet</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr>
<p><em>Built with β€οΈ by <a href="https://github.com/LeanBitLab">LeanBitLab</a></em></p>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.7.32026-02-28T19:44:48Zv3.7.3 Release<h1>v3.7.3 - AI Model Refresh, Emoji Fixes & UI Polish</h1>
<p>A feature and bugfix release that updates AI model lists, improves the Custom AI Keys experience, and squashes several UI bugs.</p>
<h2>π What's New</h2>
<h3>π€ AI Updates</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Updated Gemini Models</strong>: Added latest models including Gemini 2.5 Flash/Pro, Gemini 3.x previews, and Gemma 3 variants. Removed discontinued models.</li>
<li><strong>Updated Groq Models</strong>: Added Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi K2, GPT-OSS 20B, Groq Compound, and more.</li>
<li><strong>Keyword Selectors</strong>: New keyword selectors for AI prompts.</li>
<li><strong>Improved Custom AI Keys Config</strong>: Better configuration flow for custom AI keys.</li>
</ul>
<h3>βοΈ Settings & UI</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Settings Refinement</strong>: Cleaner and more polished settings screens.</li>
<li><strong>Select Auto Open Toolbar</strong>: New option to auto-open the toolbar on text selection.</li>
</ul>
<h3>π Emoji</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>More Emoticons</strong>: Expanded the built-in emoticon collection.</li>
<li><strong>Fixed Emoji Search</strong>: Emoji search now works correctly.</li>
<li><strong>Fixed Emoji Preview</strong>: Emoji preview display has been fixed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>π Bug Fixes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fixed One-Hand Mode</strong>: Resolved issues with one-hand keyboard mode.</li>
<li><strong>Fixed Groq model api</strong>: Resolved issues Groq API requests routed to OpenAI.</li>
</ul>
<h3>I don't remember the other changes. Here is the full changelog:</h3>
<p><strong>Full Changelog</strong>: <a class="commit-link" href="https://github.com/LeanBitLab/LeanType/compare/v3.7.2...v3.7.3"><tt>v3.7.2...v3.7.3</tt></a></p>
<h2>π¦ Downloads (Choose Your Flavor)</h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th align="left">File</th>
<th align="left">Description</th>
<th align="left">Permissions</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>standard-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Recommended</strong>. AI Features enabled (Gemini/Groq).</td>
<td align="left">Internet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>offline-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Privacy Focused</strong>. No Internet. Offline AI Only.</td>
<td align="left">No Internet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>offlinelite-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Minimalist</strong>. Pure FOSS. No AI code.</td>
<td align="left">No Internet</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr>
<p><em>Built with β€οΈ by <a href="https://github.com/LeanBitLab">LeanBitLab</a></em></p>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.7.22026-01-30T20:13:53ZRelease v3.7.2 Rebrand<h1>v3.7.2 - Reborn as LeanType</h1>
<p><strong>We are excited to introduce LeanType!</strong><br>
This is a major release that rebrands the project from "HeliboardL" to <strong>LeanType</strong> with a cleaner identity and a new package name (<code>com.leanbitlab.leantype</code>).</p>
<div class="markdown-alert markdown-alert-important"><p class="markdown-alert-title"><svg class="octicon octicon-report mr-2" viewBox="0 0 16 16" version="1.1" width="16" height="16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M0 1.75C0 .784.784 0 1.75 0h12.5C15.216 0 16 .784 16 1.75v9.5A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 14.25 13H8.06l-2.573 2.573A1.458 1.458 0 0 1 3 14.543V13H1.75A1.75 1.75 0 0 1 0 11.25Zm1.75-.25a.25.25 0 0 0-.25.25v9.5c0 .138.112.25.25.25h2a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75v2.19l2.72-2.72a.749.749 0 0 1 .53-.22h6.5a.25.25 0 0 0 .25-.25v-9.5a.25.25 0 0 0-.25-.25Zm7 2.25v2.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.5 0v-2.5a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0ZM9 9a1 1 0 1 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0Z"></path></svg>Important</p><p><strong><g-emoji class="g-emoji" alias="warning">β οΈ</g-emoji> Migration Required: Uninstall & Reinstall</strong><br>
Because the package name has changed to <code>com.leanbitlab.leantype</code>, this will not install as an update over previous versions.</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Backup</strong>: Go to <em>Settings > Backup and Restore</em> in your current version and save your backup.</li>
<li><strong>Uninstall</strong>: Remove the old version.</li>
<li><strong>Install</strong>: Install LeanType v3.7.2.</li>
<li><strong>Restore</strong>: Go to <em>Settings > Backup and Restore</em> and load your backup file.</li>
</ol>
</div>
<h2>π What's New</h2>
<h3>π¨ Visual & UI Overhaul</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Rebranding</strong>: Fresh new "LeanType" identity and icons.</li>
<li><strong>Settings Redesign</strong>: A cleaner, more modern Settings menu layout with improved organization.</li>
<li><strong>Polished Interface</strong>: Refined iconography throughout the keyboard.</li>
</ul>
<h3>π Emoji Search</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Find Emojis Fast</strong>: You can now search for emojis by name!
<ul>
<li><em>Note</em>: Requires loading an Emoji Dictionary in <em>Settings > Text correction > Dictionary or use Download button</em>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>π€ AI Additions</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Qwen/DeepSeek Support</strong>: Automatically strips <code><think></code> tags from reasoning models to keep proofreading clean.
<ul>
<li><em>Tip</em>: Use the new <code>#showthought</code> keyword if you want to see the reasoning process.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>π¦ Downloads (Choose Your Flavor)</h2>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th align="left">File</th>
<th align="left">Description</th>
<th align="left">Permissions</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>standard-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Recommended</strong>. AI Features enabled (Gemini/Groq).</td>
<td align="left">Internet</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>offline-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Privacy Focused</strong>. No Internet. Offline AI Only.</td>
<td align="left">No Net</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="left"><strong><code>offlinelite-release.apk</code></strong></td>
<td align="left"><strong>Minimalist</strong>. No AI code.</td>
<td align="left">No Net</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<hr>
<p><em>Built by <a href="https://github.com/LeanBitLab">LeanBitLab</a></em></p>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.7.12026-01-26T21:14:07ZRelease v3.7.1<p><strong>Release v3.7.1</strong></p>
<h3>π New Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Custom AI Keys</strong>: Added Custom AI Keys support to the Standard flavor!
<ul>
<li>π <strong>Check the <a href="/LeanBitLab/LeanType/blob/v3.7.1/docs/FEATURES.md#4-custom-ai-keys--keywords">Features Guide</a></strong> to learn how to use keywords like <code>#proofread</code>, <code>#editor</code>, and <code>#append</code>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Clipboard Search</strong>: You can now search your clipboard history directly from the toolbar.</li>
<li><strong>Offline AI Performance</strong>: Added <strong>Keep model loaded</strong> setting (Offline flavor) to reduce delay by keeping the model in memory.</li>
<li><strong>New Themes</strong>: Added 2 new keyboard themes.</li>
<li><strong>New Dictionary</strong>: Added <strong>English (Canada)</strong> dictionary (<code>en-CA</code>).</li>
</ul>
<h3>π οΈ Improvements & Fixes</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Visibility Fixes</strong>:
<ul>
<li>Correctly hidden Custom AI keys in Offline/Offline Lite flavors (Settings & Toolbar).</li>
<li>Fixed Pinned Keys visibility in suggestion strip for offline builds.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Code Cleanup</strong>: Optimized <code>ToolbarUtils</code> and settings screens.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Artifacts:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><code>standard</code>: Full feature set (AI + Custom Keys).</li>
<li><code>offline</code>: Privacy focused (Local Proofreading, No Custom Keys).</li>
<li><code>offlinelite</code>: Minimal (No AI).</li>
</ul>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.7.02026-01-23T13:31:57Zv3.7.0<h3>What's New in v3.7.0</h3>
<p><strong>Standard version and offline version were reuploaded</strong></p>
<p><strong>π Features & Improvements</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Groq API Separation</strong>: Groq now has its own dedicated settings for API key and model, preventing conflicts with OpenAI/HuggingFace credentials.<br>
<strong>this fixed in reuploaded standard apk</strong></li>
<li><strong>OfflineLite Cleanup</strong>:
<ul>
<li>Removed unsupported 'Proofread' and 'Translate' keys from the toolbar options.</li>
<li>Hidden AI settings from search results to avoid confusion.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Settings Refinement</strong>: Moved 'Personal Dictionary' toggle to the Dictionaries screen for better discoverability.</li>
<li><strong>Rebranding</strong>: Updated app slogan to 'Privacy-focused keyboard with AI enhancements'.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>π Bug Fixes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fixed Crashes</strong>: Fixed some bugs caused by dictionary, fixed recommeded offline model load crash</li>
<li><strong>Error Messages</strong>: Fixed error toasts for missing API keys to correctly point to <strong>Settings β AI integration</strong> instead of the old 'Advanced' path.</li>
<li><strong>UI Labels</strong>: Fixed 'Get Groq Key' button appearing in the wrong provider settings.</li>
<li><strong>Search Visibility</strong>: Hidden cloud AI settings (Gemini, Groq, HF) from search results in the <code>offline</code> flavor.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>π οΈ Under the Hood</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Refactored toolbar preference logic for better maintainability.</li>
<li>Updated build configuration.</li>
</ul>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.6.92026-01-22T23:48:36Zv3.6.9<h2>What's New in v3.6.9</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Multi-Provider AI</strong> - Proofread using Gemini, Groq (Llama 3, Mixtral), or OpenAI-compatible providers.</li>
<li><strong>Offline AI</strong> - Private, on-device proofreading and translation using ONNX models (Offline build only).</li>
<li><strong>OfflineLite</strong> - Lightweight flavor (~20MB) with NO offline AI features for minimal size.</li>
<li><strong>Dual Toolbar / Split Suggestions</strong> - Option to split suggestions and toolbar for easier access.</li>
<li><strong>Touchpad Mode</strong> - Swipe spacebar up to toggle touchpad; custom sensitivity controls.</li>
<li><strong>Google Dictionary Import</strong> - Easily import your personal dictionary words.</li>
<li><strong>Enhanced Customization</strong> - Force auto-capitalization toggle, reorganized settings, and more.</li>
</ul>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.6.12026-01-17T20:58:41ZHeliboardL v3.6.1: Dual Release (Standard/Offline) & Refined UI<h1>HeliboardL v3.6.1 Release</h1>
<p>This major update introduces a <strong>dual-release strategy</strong> to give you complete control over privacy and functionality.</p>
<h2>π¦ Choose Your Version</h2>
<h3>1. Standard Version (<code>-standard-release.apk</code>)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Features:</strong> Full suite including <strong>AI Proofreading</strong>, <strong>AI Translation</strong>, and <strong>Gesture Library Downloader</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Permissions:</strong> Requires <code>INTERNET</code> permission (used <em>only</em> when you explicitly use AI features or download libraries).</li>
<li><strong>Best For:</strong> Users who want smart features alongside privacy.</li>
</ul>
<h3>2. Offline Version (<code>-offline-release.apk</code>) π‘οΈ</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Features:</strong> All UI/UX refinements (Squircle keys, new Icons) but <strong>excludes</strong> all AI and network features.</li>
<li><strong>Permissions:</strong> <strong>NO INTERNET PERMISSION</strong> in the manifest. Guaranteed at the OS level.</li>
<li><strong>Best For:</strong> Privacy purists who require a hard guarantee that no data can ever leave the device.</li>
</ul>
<h2>β¨ What's New</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>π΅οΈ New Incognito Icon</strong>: Distinct "Hat & Glasses" outline for clear visibility in all themes (Light/Dark).</li>
<li><strong>π¨ Modern UI</strong>: "Squircle" key backgrounds and refined spacing key UI.</li>
<li><strong>π€ AI Enhancements</strong>:
<ul>
<li><strong>Proofreading</strong>: Fix grammar/spelling instantly (Standard).</li>
<li><strong>Translation</strong>: Translate selected text in-place (Standard).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>π₯ Gesture Library</strong>: Built-in downloader for Glide Typing support (Standard).</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Both versions install as <code>helium314.keyboard.l</code>. You can install them alongside the original HeliBoard, but you can only have one HeliboardL version installed at a time.</p>
</blockquote>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.62026-01-15T09:34:51ZHeliboardL v3.6<h1>HeliboardL v3.6.0 Release</h1>
<h2>π What's New</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Brand New Icon</strong>: Minimal, privacy-focused design with LeanBitLab branding (Purple/Dark).</li>
<li><strong>Improved UI</strong>: Better key margins and spacing.</li>
<li><strong>Privacy & Legal</strong>: Verified open-source license compliance.</li>
</ul>
<h2>β¨ Features</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>π€ Gemini AI Proofreading</strong>: Fix grammar and spelling with one tap.</li>
<li><strong>π AI Translation</strong>: Translate text directly from the toolbar.</li>
<li><strong>π¨ Enhanced Toolbar</strong>: Modern squircle key backgrounds.</li>
<li><strong>π΅οΈ Incognito Indicator</strong>: Discreet watermark on spacebar.</li>
<li><strong>π₯ Gesture Library</strong>: Easy setup for glide typing.</li>
</ul>
<h2>π¦ Artifacts</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>APK</strong>: <code>HeliboardL_3.6-release.apk</code></li>
<li><strong>Architecture</strong>: Universal / Arm64</li>
</ul>LeanBitLabtag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.6-beta32025-11-24T03:50:44Zv3.6-beta3<p>update version and translations</p>Helium314tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1134721388/v3.6-beta22025-11-19T02:52:57Zv3.6-beta2<p>update version and translations</p>Helium314