https://privatelocal.chat/updates/ Dated, user-readable notes about what changed in Private Local Chat. en Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#share-transfer-help https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#share-transfer-help Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release: the next published release after v0.12.0. Three clearly separate ways to move things around, and a public help area that opens without setting up a model. Share Private Local Chat: recommend the app with your device's share sheet, a copied link or a QR code. It always shares the public address https://privatelocal.chat/ and nothing from your chats or settings. Transfer settings: review the endpoint, model and theme, then create a versioned link, QR code or settings file. An API token is included only if you choose, and it is encrypted with a password you pick. Tell the recipient the password separately. Transfer chats and backups: exporting conversations and creating an encrypted backup are now named, reviewed steps, with the contents listed before the file is made. Provider settings travel separately through Transfer settings. New Help, About, Privacy and Updates pages with a FAQ, troubleshooting steps and dated known issues. They are saved with the app, so they open offline once the app is saved on the device. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#processor-fallback https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#processor-fallback Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.12.0. When the browser has no usable GPU, the smaller Qwen3.5-2B model now runs on the processor (WebAssembly) instead of being unavailable. It is slower than a graphics card, and the app says so while it sets up. It is not offered on iPhone or iPad, on devices reporting under 4 GB of memory, or without WebAssembly SIMD. The larger Qwen3.5-9B model still needs a GPU. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#voice-conversation https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#voice-conversation Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.11.0. Speak to the app and hear replies, and recover on their own from stalled downloads and old saved copies. Voice conversation listens, sends after a pause and reads the reply aloud sentence by sentence. Dictation clears when you send, so late words never land in the next message. A download that makes no progress for two minutes is restarted by itself and reuses the files already saved. An old saved copy of the app repairs itself when a newer version is published. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#setup-fix https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#setup-fix Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.10.1. Fixed a case where setting up on-device chat from the first message ended with a 'could not be loaded' error. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#first-message-setup https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#first-message-setup Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.10.0. Send a message and the app picks a model for your device, downloads it, loads it and answers, with no separate setup step. A progress card shows the stage, size and time left, and offers a smaller model on a desktop. Stopping during setup removes the empty reply and keeps your question. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#webgpu-explained https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#webgpu-explained Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.9.1. The app now says what is actually wrong with WebGPU on a device, with things to try, instead of blaming one missing feature. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#brand-and-speech https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#brand-and-speech Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.9.0. The PrivateLocal.Chat brand arrived, a downloaded model loads by itself when the app opens, and read-aloud and dictation use your browser's speech services. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#everyday-features https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#everyday-features Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.8.0. Rendered answers with message controls, search, projects, documents, personal instructions and memory, plus readiness, storage, encrypted backups and an app lock. Attach text, Markdown, CSV, code and text-based PDF files; they are read on your device. Downloaded, loaded and ready-for-offline are shown as separate facts. Back up chats, create an encrypted backup protected by a passphrase, or lock the app with a passphrase screen. PDF reading was fixed on older Safari versions. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#no-reply-cap https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#no-reply-cap Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.7.0. Replies are no longer cut off by a fixed length cap, and the text already written is kept when you stop a reply. A reply can still end when the model's working window is full; the message says so and offers Continue. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#reliable-downloads https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#reliable-downloads Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.6.0. Interrupted downloads resume, verified files are kept, and the model loads when the download finishes. Each file is retried on transient failures without losing files already verified. An installed offline update can be activated with an explicit reload. The Stop control stays available during generation. https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#cloudflare-and-on-device https://privatelocal.chat/updates/#cloudflare-and-on-device Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Release v0.5.0. Private Local Chat moved to https://privatelocal.chat and gained on-device chat with Qwen3.5 models, alongside optional connected providers. Model files are served from the project's own storage at assets.privatelocal.chat. Feedback forms on GitHub were added in v0.4.0 earlier the same day.