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🚀 What's New in v4.1.6
- Ultra-Lightweight APKs (~9.8 MB): Unbundled dictionaries across all flavors in favor of on-demand downloads via DictManager, dramatically reducing baseline download size and storage footprint.
- Modular Offline AI Dynamic Plugin: Decoupled the local GGUF AI engine into a standalone dynamic plugin (
LeanType-Offline-AI-Plugin), keeping the core keyboard fast and lean. - Instant Offline Translation Hot-Reload & Persistence: Direct filesystem inspection and proactive plugin cache invalidation ensure imported translation models (
.zip) are instantly recognized and retained across dialog reopenings without requiring a keyboard restart. - Refined Setup Wizard & Unified Plugins Hub: Streamlined the Welcome Wizard across all flavors and integrated Offline AI into the centralized Plugins Hub alongside Voice, Handwriting, and Translation.
⚠️ Important Notice for Offline & Offline Lite Users:
- Offline AI Plugin Detachment: The local GGUF AI engine is now modularized into the standalone
LeanType-Offline-AI-Plugin. Existing Offline flavor users are recommended to backup their settings (Settings → Advanced → Backup) before updating just in case. After updating, simply load the Offline AI Plugin from Settings → Plugins → Offline AI to continue using local GGUF model proofreading.- Offline Lite Users: In the upcoming release,
offlineandofflinelitewill merge into a single unified lightweight Offline edition with optional Offline AI plugin support.
📦 Choose Your Flavor
| Flavor | Primary Focus | AI Engine | Plugins Setup | Internet | Self-Updater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-LeanType_4.1.6-standardfull-release.apk
| Convenience (Recommended) | Cloud AI | In-app download or File import | Optional (AI/Updates/plugins) | ✅ In-App Auto Update |
1-LeanType_4.1.6-standard-release.apk
| F-Droid | Cloud AI | In-app download or File import | Optional (AI/plugins) | ❌ None |
2-LeanType_4.1.6-offline-release.apk
| Offline AI | Local LLM Plugin | Browser download + File import | 🚫 Zero Internet (No Permission) | ❌ None |
3-LeanType_4.1.6-offlinelite-release.apk
| Offline Lite | None | Browser download + File import | 🚫 Zero Internet (No Permission) | ❌ None |
💡 Plugin Compatibility: All 4 flavors support Offline Handwriting Recognition, Offline Translation, and Offline Voice Dictation via plugins, and work 100% offline.
📢 Upcoming Flavor Consolidation (Next Release): Starting from the next release, the
offlineandofflineliteflavors will be merged into a single unified Offline edition (lightweight without bundled AI). Users who want local LLM offline AI proofreading can easily load the dynamic Offline AI Plugin from the Plugins Hub at any time.