Thursday, July 16, 2026

Sotto now checks for updates when it launches, while respecting your automatic-update preference.

Updates you won't miss

• Available updates are discovered without waiting for a manual check.
• If an older installation cannot update itself, Sotto clearly offers the public customer portal instead of a private repository link.
• Recovery alerts are limited to once per build so they stay useful without becoming noisy.

The Siri Shortcuts permission screen is now compact, organized, and much easier to scan.

Cleaner shortcut controls

• Every shortcut switch lines up in a consistent trailing column.
• Folder counts make long shortcut libraries easier to understand.
• Search and bulk enable or disable controls are clearer.
• Loading, errors, and empty search results now have proper states.
• The sheet stays at a sensible size instead of taking over the screen.

Sotto's Assistant is now easier to follow, easier to interrupt, and far more dependable.

Assistant

• Press your dictation key while Sotto is speaking to stop it immediately and start a new dictation.
• Listening, transcribing, thinking, and speaking now have distinct edge animations and sounds.
• Assistant Settings and History now live in their own sidebar group, and Escape returns from History.
• Model selection is consistently provider-first, then model.

More voice control

• Play albums, artists, and playlists in Apple Music.
• Control mute and system volume.
• View and control both timers and alarms from the menu bar.
• Advanced users can opt in to Bash commands with a clear full-computer-access warning and protected safety boundaries.

Reliability

• Very short Parakeet dictations no longer fail.
• Cancelled Assistant requests can no longer overwrite a newer session.
• Launch migration, API handling, CLI output, file imports, and diagnostic reads are hardened.
• Production exceptions are now captured in the correct error-tracking format.