- Say hello to the latest and greatest Qwen3.5 Small Model Series (SMS) now live on Russet. Qwen3.5 brings multimodal chats, enabling image-to-text for the first time on Russet for iPhone and iPad! Download from Settings and spin up a new Chat to try. - Expanded supported attachment types in chat for all on-device models. Plus new agentic tools thanks to more supported attachment types: Summarize Document and Explain Code. - Loosened minimum RAM requirements to unlock several previously locked MLX models after various optimizations for iPhone and iPad. - Generate natural and expressive speeches on Russet for Mac and import them on Russet for iPhone/iPad to listen on-the-go.

- Expanded supported attachment types: .txt, .md, .csv, .tsv, .rtf, .json, .yaml, and source code (.swift, .py, .rs, .js, .ts, .html, .css, .sh, etc.) for all on-device models. Attach a file at the start of a new chat by selecting the paperclip symbol in the input bar. - New agentic tools thanks to more supported attachment types: Summarize Document and Explain Code. - New MLX models: Gemma 3n E2B [(4 bit) 16 GB RAM min.] + Phi 4 mini [(4 bit) 16 GB RAM min.] + LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct [(4 & 6 bit) 12 GB RAM min.]. Toggle between Low/Medium/High/Off thinking effort levels for Qwen3 models. Finetuned sampling settings to boost performance across all models. - New Space theme in Settings for pitch black aesthetic. - Performance optimizations across the board for increased speed and reliability. Improved inline markdown parsing and LaTeX rendering.

- Expanded supported attachment types: .txt, .md, .csv, .tsv, .rtf, .json, .yaml, and source code (.swift, .py, .js, .ts, .html, .css, .sh, etc.) for all on-device models. Attach a file at the start of a new chat by selecting the paperclip symbol in the input bar. - New agentic tools thanks to more supported attachment types: Summarize Document and Explain Code. - New MLX models: Gemma 3n E2B [(4 bit) 16 GB RAM min.] + Phi 4 mini [(4 bit) 16 GB RAM min.] + LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct [(4 & 6 bit) 12 GB RAM min.]. Toggle between Low/Medium/High/Off thinking effort levels for Qwen3 models. Finetuned sampling settings to boost performance across all models. - New Space theme in Settings for pitch black aesthetic. - Performance optimizations across the board for increased speed and reliability. Improved inline markdown parsing and LaTeX rendering.

- Redesigned background for style, MLX models manager for simplicity, and Agent results container for sleekness. Plus, 3 new fonts for you to choose from in Settings: Lato, Noto Sans, and Ubuntu! - New MLX models: LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct [(4 & 6 bit) 12 GB RAM min.] and Phi 4 mini [(4 bit) 16 GB RAM min.] - Added speed and intelligence ratings for MLX models to help you pick the best model for your chats. The ratings are just based on my opinions so use them as a friendly guide. - Performance optimizations across the board for increased speed and reliability. Improved inline markdown parsing. And no more approximations for token counts in chats with MLX models, as the exact number of tokens consumed is now shown.

- New MLX model: LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct [(4 bit) 12 GB RAM min.] - Added speed and intelligence ratings for MLX models to help you pick the best model for your chats. The ratings are just based on my opinions so use them as a friendly guide. - Performance improvements and optimizations across the board for increased speed and reliability.

- Added speed and intelligence ratings for MLX models to help you pick the best model for your chats. The ratings are just based on my opinions so use them as a friendly guide. - Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new "Shorten URL" and "Find Related Words" Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new "Create Contact" and "Create Event" tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new "Translate" function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs.

- Added speed and intelligence ratings for MLX models to help you pick the best model for your chats. The ratings are just based on my opinions so use them as a friendly guide. - Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new "Shorten URL" and "Find Related Words" Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new "Create Contact" and "Create Event" tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new "Translate" function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs.

- Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new Shorten URL and Find Related Words Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new Create Contact and Create Event tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new Translate function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs. - Improved table and inline code rendering in Chat. Also quashed some bugs, improved overall UI & stability, and boosted performance.

- Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new Shorten URL and Find Related Words Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new Create Contact and Create Event tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new Translate function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs. - Improved table and inline code rendering in Chat. Also quashed some bugs and improved overall stability.

- Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new Shorten URL and Find Related Words Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new Create Contact and Create Event tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new Translate function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs. - Improved table and inline code rendering in Chat. Also quashed some bugs and improved overall stability.

- Download new MLX models in Settings > Chat Model > Family (select MLX) > Manage MLX models. MLX models offered on Russet have been optimized for performance and efficiency on your iOS device. They run offline and may provide richer chats. And for the first time, Russet brings on-device reasoning to iOS with the Qwen3 family of models so they think before they speak. - Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new Shorten URL and Find Related Words Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new Create Contact and Create Event tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new Translate function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs. - Improved table and inline code rendering in Chat. Also quashed some bugs and improved overall stability.

- Download new MLX models in Settings > Chat Model > Family (select MLX) > Manage MLX models. MLX models offered on Russet have been optimized for performance and efficiency on your iOS device. They run offline and may provide richer chats. And for the first time, Russet brings on-device reasoning to iOS with the Qwen3 family of models so they think before they speak. - Shorten URLs and find words related to your input using the new Shorten URL and Find Related Words Web tools in Agent. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new Create Contact and Create Event tools in Agent. - Translate text quickly using the new Translate function in Flow. Powered by Apple Intelligence, input language is auto-detected and translated to your choice of target language. Also added text-to-speech support for Flow outputs. - Improved table and inline code rendering in Chat. Also quashed some bugs and improved overall stability.

- Download new MLX models in Settings > Chat Model > Family (select MLX) > Manage MLX models. MLX models are optimized for performance and efficiency on your Apple devices, they run offline, and offer a range of benefits like improved reasoning and speed in Chat. - Add contacts and events to your system from Russet using the new Create Contact and Create Event tools in Agent. - Bring your own key to access GPT-5.1, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano directly from OpenAI's servers! If you want a voice chat, there's also GPT-realtime-mini. Simply enter your API key in Settings to expand Russet's chatting capabilities. Agent, Flow, and Game still run fully on-device using Apple Intelligence; cloud models can only be used in Chat. - Branch chats to explore multiple response paths. Branched chats copy over all messages and settings, allowing you to experiment without losing your original chat. - You can now drop a PDF into your chat! Russet will read it, extract key information, and answer your questions. Files stay private—they remain on your device and are never uploaded to the cloud. - Introducing Health Tools in Agent: with your permission, Russet can now help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts.

- Download new MLX models in Settings > Chat Model > Family (select MLX) > Manage MLX models. MLX models are optimized for performance and efficiency on your Apple devices, they run offline, and offer a range of benefits like improved reasoning and speed in Chat. - Bring your own key to access GPT-5.1, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano directly from OpenAI's servers! If you want a voice chat, there's also GPT-realtime-mini. Simply enter your API key in Settings to expand Russet's chatting capabilities. Agent, Flow, and Game still run fully on-device using Apple Intelligence; cloud models can only be used in Chat. - Branch chats to explore multiple response paths. Branched chats copy over all messages and settings, allowing you to experiment without losing your original chat. - You can now drop a PDF into your chat! Russet will read it, extract key information, and answer your questions. Files stay private—they remain on your device and are never uploaded to the cloud. - Introducing Game: start with Questia, a rich, text-based adventure where you and Russet co-create immersive stories. - Introducing Health Tools in Agent: with your permission, Russet can now help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts.

- Bring your own key to access GPT-5.1, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano directly from OpenAI's servers! If you want a voice chat, there's also GPT-realtime-mini. Simply enter your API key in Settings to expand Russet's chatting capabilities. Agent, Flow, and Game still run fully on-device using Apple Intelligence; cloud models can only be used in Chat. - Branch chats to explore multiple response paths. Branched chats copy over all messages and settings, allowing you to experiment without losing your original chat. - You can now drop a PDF into your chat! Russet will read it, extract key information, and answer your questions. Files stay private—they remain on your device and are never uploaded to the cloud. - Introducing Game: start with Questia, a rich, text-based adventure where you and Russet co-create immersive stories. - Set your default language for different modes in Settings. - Introducing Health Tools in Agent: with your permission, Russet can now help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 6 principal colors in Settings to personalize Russet's appearance: Aqua, Coral, Mint, Olive, Peony and Plum.

- Bring your own key to access GPT-5.1, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano directly from OpenAI's servers! If you want a voice chat, there's also GPT-realtime-mini. Simply enter your API key in Settings to expand Russet's chatting capabilities. Agent, Flow, and Game still run fully on-device using Apple Intelligence; cloud models can only be used in Chat. - Branch chats to explore multiple response paths. Branched chats copy over all messages and settings, allowing you to experiment without losing your original chat. - You can now drop a PDF into your chat! Russet will read it, extract key information, and answer your questions. Files stay private—they remain on your device and are never uploaded to the cloud. - Introducing Game: start with Questia, a rich, text-based adventure where you and Russet co-create immersive stories. - Set your default language for different modes in Settings. - Introducing Health Tools in Agent: with your permission, Russet can now help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 6 principal colors in Settings to personalize Russet's appearance: Aqua, Coral, Mint, Olive, Peony and Plum.

- Branch chats to explore multiple response paths. Branched chats copy over all messages and settings, allowing you to experiment without losing your original chat. - You can now drop a PDF into your chat! Russet will read it, extract key information, and answer your questions. Files stay private—they remain on your device and are never uploaded to any cloud. - Introducing Game: start with Questia, a rich, text-based adventure where you and Russet co-create immersive stories. - Set your default language for different modes in Settings. - Introducing Health Tools in Agent: with your permission, Russet can now help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 5 vibrant principal colors in Settings to further personalize Russet's appearance to your liking: Aqua, Coral, Mint, Olive, and Peony. - Performance improvements, especially around graphics, scrolling, and chat robustness. Minor UI improvements and fixes for iPad.

- Got a PDF? Drop it into your next chat! Russet can read it, pull out the important stuff, and answer your questions. And like everything else in Russet: your file stays on your device and is never uploaded to the cloud, ensuring full privacy. Russet processes everything on-device, always. - Performance improvements, especially around graphics and chat robustness. Minor UI improvements and fixes for iPad. - Introducing Game: start by playing Questia, embark on text-based adventures, co-creating immersive stories with Russet. - Choose your preferred default language for Flow, Agent, and Game responses in Settings. - Introducing Health tools in Agent: Russet can now read your Health data (with your permission) to help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 5 vibrant principal colors in Settings to further personalize Russet's appearance to your liking: Aqua, Coral, Mint, Olive, and Peony.

- Performance improvements, especially around graphics and chat robustness. Minor UI improvements and fixes for iPad. - Introducing Game: start by playing Questia, embark on text-based adventures, co-creating immersive stories with Russet. - Choose your preferred default language for Flow, Agent, and Game responses in Settings. - Introducing Health tools in Agent: Russet can now read your Health data (with your permission) to help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 5 vibrant principal colors in Settings to further personalize Russet's appearance to your liking: Aqua, Coral, Mint, Olive, and Peony. - The new Debate mode in Flow presents up to 3 clear, well-reasoned perspectives that enrich your understanding of a topic. Plus Flow's input limit has been increased to 5,500 characters.

- Introducing Game: start by playing Questia, co-create immersive text-based adventures forming interactive stories with Russet. - Choose your preferred default language for Flow, Agent, and Game responses in Settings. - Introducing Health tools in Agent: Russet can now read your Health data (with your permission) to help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 5 vibrant principal colors in Settings to further personalize Russet's appearance to your liking: Aqua, Coral, Mint, Olive, and Peony. - The new Debate mode in Flow presents up to 3 clear, well-reasoned perspectives that enrich your understanding of a topic. Plus Flow's input limit has been increased to 5,500 characters.

- Introducing Health tools in Agent: Russet can now read your Health data (with your permission) to help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 5 vibrant title text colors (Aqua, Creamsicle, Mint, Olive, and Peony) in Settings to further personalize Russet's appearance to your liking. - Want to explore different viewpoints? The all-new Debate mode in Flow presents up to 3 clear, well-reasoned perspectives that enrich your understanding of a topic. Plus Flow's input limit has been increased to 5,500 characters! - Introducing Templates: Russet's agent-powered chat starters for powerful use cases starting with daily, next-day, and weekly briefings. - Siri Shortcuts integration and Widget support are now available! Place the Russet widget on your home screen for quick access to Chat, Agent, and Flow. Or, launch Russet hands-free by telling Siri to open Russet's Chat, Agent, or Flow mode.

- Introducing Health tools in Agent: Russet can now read your Health data (with your permission) to help you track heart rate, sleep, steps, and workouts. - Choose from 5 vibrant title text colors (Aqua, Creamsicle, Mint, Olive, and Peony) in Settings to further personalize Russet's appearance to your liking. - Want to explore different viewpoints? The all-new Debate mode in Flow presents up to 3 clear, well-reasoned perspectives that enrich your understanding of a topic. Plus Flow's input limit has been increased to 5,500 characters! - Introducing Templates: Russet's agent-powered chat starters for powerful use cases starting with daily, next-day, and weekly briefings. - Siri Shortcuts integration and Widget support are now available! Place the Russet widget on your home screen for quick access to Chat, Agent, and Flow. Or, launch Russet hands-free by telling Siri to open Russet's Chat, Agent, or Flow mode. - Enhancements to session reloads. Expect improved continuation from Russet when you pick up an older chat. And you now get up to 10 checkpoints per chat, in case you like loOOooOOong ones.

- Want to explore different viewpoints? The all-new Debate mode in Flow presents up to 3 clear, well-reasoned perspectives that enrich your understanding of a topic. Plus Flow's input limit has been increased to 5,500 characters! - Introducing Templates: Russet's agent-powered chat starters for powerful use cases starting with daily, next-day, and weekly briefings. - Siri Shortcuts integration and Widget support are now available! Place the Russet widget on your home screen for quick access to Chat, Agent, and Flow. Or, launch Russet hands-free by telling Siri to open Russet's Chat, Agent, or Flow mode. - Enhancements to session reloads. Expect improved continuation from Russet when you pick up an older chat. And you now get up to 10 checkpoints per chat, in case you like loOOooOOong ones. - Introducing Agent: Russet can now do, not just say. Starting with Calendar and Contacts. Everything Russet sees stays on your device — no one, not even the app developer, sees a thing.

- Want to explore different viewpoints? The all-new Debate mode in Flow presents up to 3 clear, well-reasoned perspectives that enrich your understanding of a topic. Plus Flow's input limit has been increased to 5,500 characters! - Introducing Templates: Russet's agent-powered chat starters for powerful use cases starting with daily, next-day, and weekly briefings. - Siri Shortcuts integration and Widget support are now available! Place the Russet widget on your home screen for quick access to Chat, Agent, and Flow. Or, launch Russet hands-free by telling Siri to open Russet's Chat, Agent, or Flow mode. - Enhancements to session reloads. Expect improved continuation from Russet when you pick up an older chat. And you now get up to 10 checkpoints per chat, in case you like loOOooOOong ones. - Introducing Agent: Russet can now do, not just say. Starting with Calendar and Contacts. Everything Russet sees stays on your device — no one, not even the app developer, sees a thing.

- Want to explore both sides of an issue? The all-new "Debate" mode in Flow presents two clear, well-reasoned perspectives so you can understand a topic from multiple angles. - Introducing Templates: Russet's agent-powered chat starters for powerful use cases starting with daily, next-day, and weekly briefings. - Siri Shortcuts integration and Widget support are now available! Place the Russet widget on your home screen for quick access to Chat, Agent, and Flow. Or, launch Russet hands-free by telling Siri to open Russet's Chat, Agent, or Flow mode. - Enhancements to session reloads. Expect improved continuation from Russet when you pick up an older chat. And you now get up to 10 checkpoints per chat, in case you like loOOooOOong ones.