Blobs v0.3.8

Blobs 0.3.8 is a signed Android release with improved source retrieval when multiple offline libraries are enabled.

Changes

• More specific evidence now ranks ahead of a generic one-word title for detailed questions.
• Multi-library retrieval now reranks up to 8 candidates per library instead of 12. In a matched Android 16 x86_64 emulator run across six installed libraries, median retrieval latency decreased 24% and p95 decreased 19%, with the expected source ranks unchanged. This is a result for the recorded emulator workload, not a prediction for every phone.
• Updated the in-app signed download list for this release. Existing model and library packages remain pinned to their immutable Hugging Face revision.

Offline use

Download the APK and the included Qwen 0.6B model and starter library, install the app, then complete setup. After those one-time files are installed, chat, retrieval, and citations work offline. Optional travel and safety libraries are available from the in-app Library screen.

Verification

• APK SHA-256: f4edf89e51242f279dc5d4652d914332b0e8137e808577be0a76e2c1f4affeb3
• Release inventory (SHA256SUMS.txt) SHA-256: c8142be877d9a480fc973de69bd792aa76137ece2815b62174214e0a2543667d
• Android 9+, ARM64 and x86_64; no Google Play Services required for core offline use.