Release notes

What’s new in each version of Pets OS for Stephone.

Pets OS 1.3.0

2 November 2026

Latest
  • StepOS app suite: 31 dedicated apps, from Shutter to QuickCalc
  • New apps: Atlas, Nudge, Screenroom, Voice Pin, PocketPay, Beacon, Dropzone, Scanwise, Lingua, Assist, SafeLine, Step Update, Capture and Torch
  • Upgrades: video in Shutter, albums and edits in Moments, checklists in Pocket Notes, scientific QuickCalc, vCards in Kinbook
  • New light look and StepOS icons, an invisible home bar, Settings › Apps

Checked before release: Android self-test 342/342 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.2.2

2 November 2026

  • About and Clarice now say who made Pets OS: a new operating system created by Fionn Mpho Mwaba

Checked before release: Android self-test 217/217 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.2.1

2 November 2026

  • Sonix 2.1: real albums by 8 independent artists (shared freely by them) with their own cover art
  • Sonix: the Apple Music UK Top 25 as 30-second previews, with official covers and Listen on Apple Music

Checked before release: Android self-test 215/215 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.2.0

2 November 2026

  • Lenda, Sonix and StepMail are now built-in default apps
  • New Phone, Contacts, Messages and Camera apps
  • Default Apps in Settings
  • Software Update now downloads, checks and installs updates inside Pets OS

Checked before release: Android self-test 214/214 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.1.0

2 November 2026

  • New: Pip Guard, Pip barks at wrong passcodes and tells you afterwards
  • New: Pip's Wardrobe, accessories you unlock by looking after yourself
  • New: Wind Down, a warm, dim screen at bedtime (optional grey)

Checked before release: Android self-test 186/186 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.0.9

1 November 2026

  • Bug hunt: every app, button and icon checked; tap targets, large text and messages fixed
  • New: Pip Walk, a focus timer where Pip goes for a walk while you focus
  • New: Capsule, letters to your future self that Pip brings on the day
  • New: Day Story, Clarice tells the story of your day

Checked before release: Android self-test 176/176 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.0.8

1 November 2026

  • New Settings: search, text size, easier reading, read aloud, sounds, lock screen, battery, storage and more
  • Easier navigation: swipe from the left edge to go back, app switcher previews, one search for apps, settings and notes
  • Pip the pet, Moods, the Pets Island and Clarice from anywhere
  • Sharper app icons and calmer motion

Checked before release: Android self-test 165/165 · phone-size browser test 29/29.

Pets OS 1.0.7

1 November 2026

  • Back works everywhere: Android's back gesture now works on the first swipe, the Back button stays on screen on phones with Back/Home buttons, and Back steps through every screen.
  • O Store downloads work: Milo, the Pets OS web browser, is the first app you can get, with a progress bar while it downloads and clear messages if it can't.
  • Milo opens to its welcome screen (search, shortcuts, recent sites) instead of a blank white page.
  • Fixed taps going through to the next screen (for example choosing a wallpaper by accident).
  • Your apps, settings and data are kept when you update.

Checked before release: Android self-test 104/104 · phone-size browser test 29/29.