Changelog

Sep 2, 2025

Bug fixes:

  • Fix for screen readers having issue with actions buttons on chat page
  • Fix for incorrect token count on some hub characters

Aug 18, 2025

Aug 13, 2025

We have made numerous improvements to the prompting system to improve the quality of the responses across all characters, including increasing the author note token limit to 256.

We also added "Prompt Debugging Mode" for all subscribers to help people better understand and improve character responses.

Aug 6, 2025

Grok 3 Mini with 100k context is now available for everyone, including unlimited usage for all Pro subscribers.

The model selector settings have also been updated to make selecting the model easier.

Jul 30, 2025

The Import Feature for BYAF files is now live! You can now import characters and chats from BYAF files.

You can access it on the Import Settings Page

Android App Release

Jul 14, 2025

We're excited to announce the release of the Android app!

Download it on the Google Play Store

Parties Are Here!

Jul 2, 2025

You can now create parties with up to 4 characters. Mix your own characters with those shared on the Hub, choose who responds in the conversation, and easily swap characters in and out. You can now share your parties in the Community Hub! To ensure everything works smoothly, we increased the model context size for everyone.

Scenarios

We turned "Chats" into "Scenarios" and streamlined the flow across the board. It’s now easier to create, duplicate, remix, and manage your scenarios across parties and characters.

In the future, Backyard AI will allow you to share multiple scenarios per character & party.

Redesigned Community Hub

Our Character Hub has evolved into the Community Hub, complete with a new design that's simpler and more focused on browsing. Finding characters and parties you'll love just got easier.

We have also heard your feedback and will be rolling out changes in the near future to help the discoverability of both old and new characters.

Character Bank

We also added the Character Bank, a better way to manage your character roster. Easily search your characters, see what parties they're in, and duplicate them (with or without scenarios) in just a few clicks.

Simplified Home Tab

We have streamlined the Home tab, which now only displays characters and parties with active scenarios (characters without scenarios can be found in the character bank). Picking a character or party asks which scenario you want to open, making it clear exactly where you're jumping in.

We have also cleaned up the edit menu and now display the tagline of the character or party.

Editable Hub Characters

Previously, to edit a character from the Hub, you had to duplicate it. We've removed that restriction, and now you can edit any characters, regardless of whether you created them or got them from the Hub!

More Context Today & Model Updates Coming Soon

Everyone now has a bigger context (16k tokens), while Pro users have a 65k-token context. And yes, we've heard your feedback - better and bigger models are coming soon to both subscriptions.

If you have specific models you'd love to see, let us know at [email protected]!

Performance Improvements

We've made significant performance improvements across the board to make the web and mobile apps feel snappier.

Final Desktop Release

Jun 25, 2025

As of June 25th, 2025, we have deprecated the Desktop apps and will continue development only for the Web, iOS, and Android apps.

You can still use the Desktop app to chat with your characters, but you will not be able to use any of the other features.

On Desktop, you can bulk import and export characters and chats using .byaf files, which you can then import via the Settings on Web.

Cloud model subscribers can continue using their subscription on Web and Mobile, or email [email protected] for a refund.

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