Notable changes to the Heard app and open source engine.

This changelog highlights changes that affect how you install, use, or understand Heard. For every tagged build, see all Heard releases on GitHub.

August 20, 2026

Heard 1.2.26

Answer questions right from the notch — tap, type, or say it

When an agent asks you something, you can now answer it directly in the notch three ways, and each lands the exact choice you made:

  • Tap an option — it now always selects the one you picked (no more landing on the default).
  • Type a custom reply in the “Other answer” box.
  • Say it out loud — a spoken option (“the second one”, “Postgres”), or even a natural paraphrase (“let’s be safe and not rush”) maps to the right choice.
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August 19, 2026

Heard 1.2.24

Answer anything from the notch

Multi-part prompts now answer cleanly in place. When an agent asks you several things at once, tap your picks in the notch (or say them) and Heard sends them all back in one go — no more hunting for the terminal to finish a stacked question.

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August 15, 2026

Heard 1.1.53

Heard Parrot: talk to your codebase

Hold the talk key, say your narrator’s name (or “Hey Parrot”), and ask about the repo you are working in — architecture, behavior, where a feature lives. Parrot digs read-only and answers out loud. It can also open apps and projects by voice, and that is the only action it takes. See Heard Parrot.

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August 12, 2026

Heard 1.1.52

Interrupt narration with the talk key

Press Right Command while Heard is speaking. Tap to stop the current sentence, or hold the key to begin talking back. This works with push to talk and ambient input.

Clearer system audio in ambient mode

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