March 16th, 2026

Week of Mar 16, 2026 — Free Tier UX & Native Terminal

Free-tier servers got an exhaustion UX, mobile shipped a native terminal and file browser, and device pairing management arrived.

Genie Web App

New

  • Free tier exhaustion — Clear overlay when 6-hour compute limit is reached, with upgrade path.
  • Device pairing — Approve, reject, and manage paired gateway devices from settings.

Fixed

  • Stuck servers — Auto-retry wake for servers stuck in starting state.
  • Auth recovery — Faster recovery from expired tokens (60s → 15s).
  • Auto-wake overlay — Retries on failed wake and resets on server switch.

Genie Mobile App

New

  • Native terminal — Full terminal on both iOS and Android with multi-session tabs.
  • Channel integrations — Telegram linking, bring-your-own-bot config, and pairing approval.
  • File browser — Directory listing, syntax-highlighted file viewer, and breadcrumb navigation.
  • Draft messages — Auto-saved drafts per chat session.