Buddy v2.3.1

• Background mode on Samsung: the helper crashed at start on Galaxy phones ("its helper didn't start"). Fixed, going by the crash log from an S24 Ultra on Android 17; not yet confirmed on a Samsung phone. If the helper fails to start on any phone, Buddy now shows what the helper itself printed (#23)
• Background mode and notifications: an app left open on a chat's own screen kept running as if you were looking at it, so a messenger posted no notifications and notification rules missed messages. The screen now sleeps for real between runs, and the chat's small picture keeps the last view
• Notification rules:
  • Don't ask: a third choice next to Ask me and Countdown. The reply goes out with no approval card, after the second AI has checked it against your rule
  • Check again in a rule's chat has the agent look at that conversation right away
  • Every conversation keeps its chat. A seventh one used to delete the oldest
• Chat search (new): the magnifier on the Chats screen finds chats by title and by what was said in them, and opens the chat at the message (#24)
• Your own MCP servers (new): Settings → MCP servers. Add a server by its address, see its tools, switch it on and off, copy or paste the list. All five agents get the tools; keys stay encrypted on the phone. HTTP servers only. Buddy's approval cards don't cover these tools, so add only servers you trust (#25)
• Cards by voice (new): with Read replies aloud on, approval cards and questions are read aloud too. An optional switch lets you answer by saying "approve", "deny" or the option. Off by default, and never while the phone is locked (#27)
• API keys:
  • A saved service can be switched off without deleting its key
  • Chats with many pictures failed with "Connection dropped" over 8 MB. Requests now pass at any size
• Chats show everything: received messages, replies sent, approvals and commands appear in full instead of cut after a few words. View steps also lists replies and other actions that don't touch the screen
• No quiet limits: where something is left out (a long list, a command's output, a chat's oldest messages), Buddy says so. The guide lists the limits that remain
• "Chats on Default" is now "Default model" in Settings (#26)

Full Changelog: v2.3.0...v2.3.1

Which file? Download buddy.apk: it updates itself. fdroid-check-only-v2.3.1.apk is only there for F-Droid's reproducible-build check, and doesn't update itself.