AstraLM v1.0.7 — Redesigned Walkthrough & Smart Online Models

[1.0.7] - 2026-08-25

Added

• Redesigned Welcome Walkthrough: Implemented an obsidian-themed 3-step onboarding flow with borderless elements, fluid page transitions, and structured initial paths:
  • Step 1: On-device private inference overview.
  • Step 2: Universal cloud ecosystem and client-side encryption.
  • Step 3: Getting started actions (Download starter local model or connect cloud API key).
• Smart Online Model Filtering: Intelligent filtering across cloud provider endpoints (Google Gemini, OpenAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, NVIDIA NIM):
  • Filters out embedding models, speech/audio endpoints (TTS, Whisper), moderation endpoints, and legacy completion models.
  • Prioritizes top chat, reasoning, and multimodal models (DeepSeek-R1, Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o).
• Online Models FAQ & Setup Documentation: Added an expandable accordion guide inside the Online Models view explaining API keys, recommended providers, privacy guarantees, and custom server configuration.
• Monochrome Provider Logos: Added custom monochrome vector assets for OpenRouter, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, Anthropic, NVIDIA NIM, Groq, and Stability AI.
• Android-Optimized Local Models: Added verified low-memory local models to the catalog (Llama-3.2-1B LiteRT-LM, SmolLM2-360M, SmolLM2-1.7B, Ministral-3B, Qwen2.5-0.5B, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B).
• Background Download Notifications: Configured Android DownloadManager with completed visibility and a dedicated notification channel (astralm_model_downloads).

Changed

• Local Model Filter Bar: Migrated to a single-row horizontal scrolling chip layout with smooth left and right fading edge masks.
• Filter Registry Update: Fixed category routing and item count calculations for LiteRT, GGUF, and Reasoning models in ModelController.
• UI Element Cleanup: Removed grey outlines and unnecessary icon clutter across buttons and filter pills.

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