RELEASES

What changed

Desktop ships a build for every merged change; mobile follows through TestFlight and Google Play. Each line below is one thing that got better.

Desktop · Nightly 241

  • A reinstalled device no longer shows up twice in your device list

Mobile · Build 214–217

  • Share as video fills the frame, and the iPad screen
  • The style strip draws instead of spinning forever
  • A reinstalled device no longer shows up twice in your device list
  • Share as video puts the frame first and fits landscape
  • Three more audiogram styles: Sleeve, Contact and Lyric
  • The audiogram style picker shows each style with your own artwork
  • Audiogram text and waveform stay clear of Instagram's overlays
  • Two more audiogram styles drawn from the RECN website: Sheet and Poster
  • Selecting a block the editor has not laid out yet no longer crashes the note

Desktop · Nightly 213–240

  • Selecting a block the editor has not laid out yet no longer crashes the note
  • Long notes no longer freeze the app, and notes keep saving
  • The player keeps its playhead after switching apps
  • The app no longer crashes when closed while syncing
  • Recording on Android starts even when another app holds audio focus
  • One record button on home with a Note, Take, Session, Draw dial, and the mic picker is back
  • The iPhone mic turns off after you leave Settings → Audio
  • Only the playing recording is red, with one play/pause button
  • Dropdowns open below their button, denser, and long lists can be filtered
  • One global hotkey that works, a first-run tour, and shortcuts that make sense on every page
  • Notes sidebar is a full project tree with right-click menus, previews, and drawings beside your notes
  • ⌘P jumps to any note, drawing, project, recording or session
  • Settings shows where your library lives on desktop and can move it to another folder
  • Background gets its own Settings pane; Shortcuts keeps the in-app keys in tabs
  • Settings is redesigned and keyboard shortcuts can be customized
  • The desktop player can be closed while paused
  • Usage stats now include startup time, error areas, recording inputs and which editing tools you use
  • Esc closes Settings
  • Closing a session stops it, RECN's window always comes back, and ⌃⌥N opens New from any app
  • Sync keeps your library safe across app versions and catches up faster
  • Privacy switch now also shares usage stats: your name, devices and features used
  • Reduce Motion no longer glitches Now Playing and recording rows
  • Opening a project in Columns no longer reloads the columns beside it

Mobile · Build 180–205

  • Long notes no longer freeze the app, and notes keep saving
  • Notes, sessions and recordings can open full screen on iPad
  • The player keeps its playhead after switching apps
  • Share videos can show several artworks, with gallery styles
  • The app no longer crashes when closed while syncing
  • Tapping Add Photo twice in the audiogram studio no longer crashes the app
  • Recording on Android starts even when another app holds audio focus
  • One record button on home with a Note, Take, Session, Draw dial, and the mic picker is back
  • The iPhone mic turns off after you leave Settings → Audio
  • Only the playing recording is red, with one play/pause button
  • Dropdowns open below their button, denser, and long lists can be filtered
  • One global hotkey that works, a first-run tour, and shortcuts that make sense on every page
  • Notes sidebar is a full project tree with right-click menus, previews, and drawings beside your notes
  • ⌘P jumps to any note, drawing, project, recording or session
  • Settings is redesigned and keyboard shortcuts can be customized
  • The desktop player can be closed while paused
  • Usage stats now include startup time, error areas, recording inputs and which editing tools you use
  • Closing a session stops it, RECN's window always comes back, and ⌃⌥N opens New from any app
  • Sync keeps your library safe across app versions and catches up faster
  • Privacy switch now also shares usage stats: your name, devices and features used
  • Reduce Motion no longer glitches Now Playing and recording rows

Desktop · Nightly 203–212

  • Drag into projects from every library view, and takes into open sessions
  • Small fixes and polish
  • Columns in the Library's Columns view can be dragged wider or narrower
  • Device rows tell the truth: one status line, one action, and a details view
  • Removing a device from sync no longer disconnects your other devices
  • Dialogs and sheets share one keyboard-first look
  • The mic indicator turns off once audio goes idle

Mobile · Build 175–179

  • Small fixes and polish
  • Device rows tell the truth: one status line, one action, and a details view
  • Removing a device from sync no longer disconnects your other devices
  • Dialogs and sheets share one keyboard-first look
  • The microphone indicator turns off after recording

Earlier

  • September 2026Sync moved onto Iroh: encrypted, by device key, across the internet as well as the room.
  • September 2026Reset RECN: unpair every device and start over, keeping your library if you choose to.
  • September 2026Session takes on desktop and phone: record replaces, the previous take stays one tap away.
  • July 2026Desktop Browse rebuilt as one calm, searchable feed.
  • July 2026First beta for macOS and Windows, with self-updating builds. iOS arrives on TestFlight.