Changelog

Recent Platform Changes

New updates and improvements to CatDoes.

v4.8.0

Oct 1, 2026

Four cats work in a sunlit Victorian glass-and-iron exhibition hall: an orange tabby glassblower with a glowing orb, a bespectacled calico sanding a wooden block, a white cat sketching blueprints, and a black cat in a fedora and vest wearing a blue rosette.
Four cats work in a sunlit Victorian glass-and-iron exhibition hall: an orange tabby glassblower with a glowing orb, a bespectacled calico sanding a wooden block, a white cat sketching blueprints, and a black cat in a fedora and vest wearing a blue rosette.

CatDoes v4.8.0

CatDoes now builds mobile apps on Expo SDK 57 with support for Liquid Glass, has a new look, and lets you install development builds on your own iPhone or iPad.

New
  • Expo SDK 57 and Liquid Glass - New mobile apps start on Expo SDK 57 with a new native design system, UI components, and support for Liquid Glass on iOS. Existing apps can ask the agent to upgrade.

  • A New Look - User dashboard is updated with a new design language, and improved support on mobile.

  • Test on Your Own Device - Ask for a development or preview build, and the agent sends a link to register your iPhone or iPad. Share the same link with your testers.

  • Screenshot Markup - Draw, add text, and crop a screenshot of your preview, then attach it to your message or download it.

  • Connect Your Expo Account - Connect your Expo account once, and CatDoes uses it for mobile previews and app builds.

Improvements
  • Watch 2.0, with errors and API keys for each app in your project, more accurate stack traces, and support for Expo 57

  • Phone sign-in with Twilio, with credentials entered in a secure field

  • Redesigned phone preview panel on desktop

  • New image viewer for images in the chat

  • Search your projects by name

  • Set your name and avatar in Settings

  • Updated phone models in the preview's screen size picker, with support for iPhone 18 Pro, Pixel 11, and Samsung S26

  • The login page remembers how you last logged in

  • The agent creates secret values itself and keeps them matched between your backend functions and your database

  • Backend functions are checked before they deploy and verified after by the agent

Fixes
  • Phone sign-in could be turned on without an SMS provider, so verification codes failed

  • iOS builds could stop when no test device was selected

  • iOS builds and App Store submissions failed with an Apple sign-in error

  • iOS ad hoc builds could stall on provisioning profile

v4.7.0

Sep 6, 2026

An orange tabby climbs a tall wooden ladder to reach a red book on a high shelf in a grand old library, while a black cat below holds up an index card from an open card-catalog drawer.
An orange tabby climbs a tall wooden ladder to reach a red book on a high shelf in a grand old library, while a black cat below holds up an index card from an open card-catalog drawer.

CatDoes v4.7.0

CatDoes now lets you type @ to point the agent at any file and lets you browse and edit your project's files from your phone.

New
  • @ File References - Type @ in the chat box to point the agent to a file or folder. Files the agent mentions are linked too, so you can open them in one click.

  • Files on Mobile - Open the Files tab on your phone, tap a file, then tap Edit to change it.

  • Support Reply Emails - When the CatDoes team replies to your ticket, you get an email that takes you back to your project to read it.

Improvements
  • The agent never removes an API key or makes it optional on its own. It asks first, and you decide for each key.

  • Redesigned Environment Variables panel

  • Messages that fail to send are retried, and undelivered ones are marked

Fixes
  • Improved preview recovery, so it reconnects to your app on its own

  • Improved chat syncing

  • The stop button didn't always stop the agent

  • GitHub pushes could fail after you approved them

  • Switching between apps in the preview failed on new projects

v4.6.0

Aug 20, 2026

At sunrise in a misty meadow, an orange tabby climbs into the wicker basket of a patchwork hot air balloon with a ticket in its mouth, while a calico carries a sandbag, near an empty wooden ticket booth.
At sunrise in a misty meadow, an orange tabby climbs into the wicker basket of a patchwork hot air balloon with a ticket in its mouth, while a calico carries a sandbag, near an empty wooden ticket booth.

CatDoes v4.6.0

CatDoes now sets up Google and Apple sign-in with just a Client ID and catches missing API keys before release builds.

New
  • Simpler Google and Apple Sign-In - Turning on Google or Apple sign-in for your app only takes a Client ID. No client secret or redirect URL needed.

  • Release Build Key Check - Before an App Store or Google Play build, CatDoes checks that your app's API keys have values and asks you to add any that are missing.

  • Smarter Preview - When your app uses a native library that can't run in the browser, the preview names it and offers to open your app in Expo Go.

Improvements
  • Smoother scrolling and streaming in long chats

  • Support for custom build profiles in eas.json

  • Using CatDoes on your phone? The screen that opens your app in Expo Go has a new improved design.

  • Watch error pop-ups show how long ago the error happened

  • The agent asks before running the App Store readiness check, since it uses credits

  • Refresh buttons in the Cloud tab

Fixes
  • Google sign-in could fail its nonce check in Cloud apps

  • iOS and Android builds occasionally failed

  • Reloading the page mid-task could leave the chat stuck instead of reconnecting

  • Custom email setup for Cloud Auth could report success when it had failed

  • The Expo Go notice also appeared for websites