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@LinuxKernel44 LinuxKernel44 released this 15 Oct 11:46
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v0.1.0
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ByteBrief 0.1.0 — first release

A privacy-first tech reader: Hacker News, GitHub Trending, GitHub Releases and your own RSS/Atom feeds, summarized and
explained by a language model that runs on your phone. No account, no analytics, no cloud inference.

Which file?

File For
bytebrief-v0.1.0-arm64-v8a-release.apk (9.6 MB) Any current phone (this is the one you want)
bytebrief-v0.1.0-x86_64-release.apk Android emulators
bytebrief-v0.1.0-universal-release.apk Both ABIs in one file

Requires Android 13 (API 33) or newer. Language models are not included; the app downloads one only when you ask
(1.07 GB light model or 2.38 GB default), over Wi-Fi unless you confirm mobile data, and verifies it by SHA-256.

Verify your download

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
apksigner verify --print-certs bytebrief-v0.1.0-arm64-v8a-release.apk

Signing certificate SHA-256: 2b086ac8327838b36acb5739f943bfd4e3c293ac9d25cfbbd6d0ff5efb6ba3a6

e1d8bf312496921c7b6b338ad95ed635bb9ddb5097cfd8c7d4a8bd9ce3678fc5  bytebrief-v0.1.0-arm64-v8a-release.apk
f344eda5a944de5c94292d074b16a4a7598955b5318db12841791a8fc82d6600  bytebrief-v0.1.0-x86_64-release.apk
6eab546389307249bef4b90bab4602f9ec532ec806e29c0806aa706b3866cd75  bytebrief-v0.1.0-universal-release.apk

What was tested

  • 207 JVM unit tests and 71 instrumented tests (17 with real models) — all passing on an Android 16 emulator.
  • The signed, minified release APK was driven through first run, live sync, a paused-and-resumed 1.07 GB model download
    with hash verification, model load, benchmark, and an AI summary.

Read this before relying on it

  • Not tested on a physical phone. There has been no run on a OnePlus 15 or any arm64 device; speed, memory and heat
    on a Snapdragon are unmeasured. Use More → Language models → Run benchmark to measure your own device.
  • Liquid Glass performance on a real GPU is unmeasured. If it feels slow: Settings → Use solid surfaces.
  • No TalkBack testing. GitHub Trending is read from a web page with no official API and can break if GitHub changes it
    (the app then reports an error rather than showing nothing silently).
  • Small language models make mistakes. Outputs are validated and links are removed, but accuracy is not guaranteed.

Full details: README.
Apache-2.0 licensed.

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