What's New

A timeline of what's new in Orbit OS — API releases and system updates.

API 26.1

Latest

September 2026

  • Push notifications Apps can now send push notifications straight to a user's phone via the new MobileNotificationService. Users enable delivery per device from Settings → Notifications. Requires the Orbit OS mobile app — that's what notifications actually get delivered to; see the SDK reference for MobileNotificationManager.
  • Device Certification Program Manufacturers can now certify hardware as fully compatible with the Orbit OS ecosystem, so apps run securely and efficiently on it out of the box. API 26.1 already supports it — apps can check IsDeviceCertified/GetSerialNumber at runtime. See the Certification page for how it works and how to apply.
  • More reliable accounts Improvements to how devices stay connected to accounts, making sign-ins faster and more dependable going forward.

Orbit OS Android App

Android

September 2026

The official Orbit OS app is out now and available for download — manage your devices, install apps remotely, and receive push notifications. It's pending approval to join the Google Play Store, where it will be available soon too. Get the app.

System Update

26.20260710.1118 API 26.0 arm64 full

July 10, 2026

  • Arduino UNO Q support GPIO via the M33 co-processor, UART, and LED matrix startup.
  • ARMv6 support Raspberry Pi Zero W.
  • Launcher refresh Updated visuals, and "remember me" sessions now persist across restarts.
  • Reliability fixes GPIO topology caching, UART port reclaim after a crashed app, bounded IPC shutdown.

Orbit Studio

Latest
v1.9.6

July 9, 2026

  • Reliable Python app runs Fixed startup crashes and metadata.json errors when running or deploying Python apps — Run now starts from the app's own folder and respects its entry point, both locally and on-device.
  • Project configuration improvements Set your app's icon and change its version right from Configure project, with the version shown at a glance in My Projects. Version and package ID settings now work correctly for Java projects too.
  • Cleaner device notifications No more repeated "Open a folder" or duplicate device-check notifications.
  • Build provenance Built .orb packages now record which version of Orbit Studio created them.

Orbit Studio

v1.9.1

June 30, 2026

  • Easier to find What's New It now has its own icon in the Orbit sidebar.
  • Full-width What's New page Release notes are easier to read.
  • Improvements and bug fixes General performance improvements and efficiency gains across the extension.

Orbit Studio

Initial release
v1.7.0

June 15, 2026

  • Java 17 language support Build and deploy Orbit apps in Java 17.
  • Smarter SDK version picker Falls back to the latest release when your configured version isn't found.

Get Orbit Studio — available to download now, pending approval to join the VS Code Marketplace.

API 26.0

Initial release

May 2026

  • Gravity RT The core runtime, with a unified API for hardware access across supported boards.
  • .orb package model Store-signed and Dev-signed trust.
  • Multi-language SDK Go, Python, and Java.
  • OTA updates Atomic and resumable.
  • Fleet management For multi-device deployments.
  • Orbit Store For app distribution.