Releases: LeanBitLab/HeliboardL
v3.7.4 Release
v3.7.4 - UI Polish, Icon Refresh & Bug Fixes
🚀 What's New
🎨 UI & Design
- Monochrome Icon Support: Full Android 13+ themed (monochrome) icon with a custom keyboard-style design.
- Improved Custom AI Key UI: Streamlined the AI key creation dialog for a cleaner, more intuitive experience.
- Settings UI Polish: Various refinements across settings screens for improved readability and consistency.
⚙️ Toolbar & Split Mode
- Split Toolbar Improvements: Optimized dual toolbar to fully utilize the second bar for emoji search and paging.
- Fixed Pinned Keys in Split Mode: Pinned key actions are now correctly disabled when split toolbar is active, preventing visual glitches.
- Fixed Auto-Show Toolbar Conflict: "Auto show toolbar on select" no longer causes the toolbar to open on keyboard launch—it now strictly responds only to text selection.
🔍 Search Fixes
- Emoji Search Auto-Close: The emoji search bar now properly closes when switching keyboard layouts or dismissing the emoji view.
- Clipboard Search Auto-Close: Same fix applied to the clipboard search bar for consistent behavior.
📚 Libraries & Resources
- Emoji Dictionary Download: Added a download button in the Libraries section within settings for quick emoji dictionary setup.
- Features Link: Added a direct link to the Features guide from the Libraries section.
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed Settings Search Overlay: Resolved a black overlay appearing on sub-settings pages when the search bar was active.
- General Optimizations: Minor performance and stability improvements.
📦 Downloads (Choose Your Flavor)
| File | Description | Permissions |
|---|---|---|
standard-release.apk |
Recommended. AI Features enabled (Gemini/Groq). | Internet |
offline-release.apk |
Privacy Focused. No Internet. Offline AI Only. | No Internet |
offlinelite-release.apk |
Minimalist. Pure FOSS. No AI code. | No Internet |
Built with ❤️ by LeanBitLab
v3.7.3 Release
v3.7.3 - AI Model Refresh, Emoji Fixes & UI Polish
A feature and bugfix release that updates AI model lists, improves the Custom AI Keys experience, and squashes several UI bugs.
🚀 What's New
🤖 AI Updates
- Updated Gemini Models: Added latest models including Gemini 2.5 Flash/Pro, Gemini 3.x previews, and Gemma 3 variants. Removed discontinued models.
- Updated Groq Models: Added Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi K2, GPT-OSS 20B, Groq Compound, and more.
- Keyword Selectors: New keyword selectors for AI prompts.
- Improved Custom AI Keys Config: Better configuration flow for custom AI keys.
⚙️ Settings & UI
- Settings Refinement: Cleaner and more polished settings screens.
- Select Auto Open Toolbar: New option to auto-open the toolbar on text selection.
😀 Emoji
- More Emoticons: Expanded the built-in emoticon collection.
- Fixed Emoji Search: Emoji search now works correctly.
- Fixed Emoji Preview: Emoji preview display has been fixed.
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed One-Hand Mode: Resolved issues with one-hand keyboard mode.
- Fixed Groq model api: Resolved issues Groq API requests routed to OpenAI.
I don't remember the other changes. Here is the full changelog:
Full Changelog: v3.7.2...v3.7.3
📦 Downloads (Choose Your Flavor)
| File | Description | Permissions |
|---|---|---|
standard-release.apk |
Recommended. AI Features enabled (Gemini/Groq). | Internet |
offline-release.apk |
Privacy Focused. No Internet. Offline AI Only. | No Internet |
offlinelite-release.apk |
Minimalist. Pure FOSS. No AI code. | No Internet |
Built with ❤️ by LeanBitLab
Release v3.7.2 Rebrand
v3.7.2 - Reborn as LeanType
We are excited to introduce LeanType!
This is a major release that rebrands the project from "HeliboardL" to LeanType with a cleaner identity and a new package name (com.leanbitlab.leantype).
Important
Because the package name has changed to com.leanbitlab.leantype, this will not install as an update over previous versions.
- Backup: Go to Settings > Backup and Restore in your current version and save your backup.
- Uninstall: Remove the old version.
- Install: Install LeanType v3.7.2.
- Restore: Go to Settings > Backup and Restore and load your backup file.
🚀 What's New
🎨 Visual & UI Overhaul
- Rebranding: Fresh new "LeanType" identity and icons.
- Settings Redesign: A cleaner, more modern Settings menu layout with improved organization.
- Polished Interface: Refined iconography throughout the keyboard.
🔎 Emoji Search
- Find Emojis Fast: You can now search for emojis by name!
- Note: Requires loading an Emoji Dictionary in Settings > Text correction > Dictionary or use Download button.
🤖 AI Additions
- Qwen/DeepSeek Support: Automatically strips
<think>tags from reasoning models to keep proofreading clean.- Tip: Use the new
#showthoughtkeyword if you want to see the reasoning process.
- Tip: Use the new
📦 Downloads (Choose Your Flavor)
| File | Description | Permissions |
|---|---|---|
standard-release.apk |
Recommended. AI Features enabled (Gemini/Groq). | Internet |
offline-release.apk |
Privacy Focused. No Internet. Offline AI Only. | No Net |
offlinelite-release.apk |
Minimalist. No AI code. | No Net |
Built by LeanBitLab
Release v3.7.1
Release v3.7.1
🚀 New Features
- Custom AI Keys: Added Custom AI Keys support to the Standard flavor!
- 👉 Check the Features Guide to learn how to use keywords like
#proofread,#editor, and#append.
- 👉 Check the Features Guide to learn how to use keywords like
- Clipboard Search: You can now search your clipboard history directly from the toolbar.
- Offline AI Performance: Added Keep model loaded setting (Offline flavor) to reduce delay by keeping the model in memory.
- New Themes: Added 2 new keyboard themes.
- New Dictionary: Added English (Canada) dictionary (
en-CA).
🛠️ Improvements & Fixes
- Visibility Fixes:
- Correctly hidden Custom AI keys in Offline/Offline Lite flavors (Settings & Toolbar).
- Fixed Pinned Keys visibility in suggestion strip for offline builds.
- Code Cleanup: Optimized
ToolbarUtilsand settings screens.
Artifacts:
standard: Full feature set (AI + Custom Keys).offline: Privacy focused (Local Proofreading, No Custom Keys).offlinelite: Minimal (No AI).
v3.7.0
What's New in v3.7.0
Standard version and offline version were reuploaded
🚀 Features & Improvements
- Groq API Separation: Groq now has its own dedicated settings for API key and model, preventing conflicts with OpenAI/HuggingFace credentials.
this fixed in reuploaded standard apk - OfflineLite Cleanup:
- Removed unsupported 'Proofread' and 'Translate' keys from the toolbar options.
- Hidden AI settings from search results to avoid confusion.
- Settings Refinement: Moved 'Personal Dictionary' toggle to the Dictionaries screen for better discoverability.
- Rebranding: Updated app slogan to 'Privacy-focused keyboard with AI enhancements'.
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed Crashes: Fixed some bugs caused by dictionary, fixed recommeded offline model load crash
- Error Messages: Fixed error toasts for missing API keys to correctly point to Settings → AI integration instead of the old 'Advanced' path.
- UI Labels: Fixed 'Get Groq Key' button appearing in the wrong provider settings.
- Search Visibility: Hidden cloud AI settings (Gemini, Groq, HF) from search results in the
offlineflavor.
🛠️ Under the Hood
- Refactored toolbar preference logic for better maintainability.
- Updated build configuration.
v3.6.9
What's New in v3.6.9
- Multi-Provider AI - Proofread using Gemini, Groq (Llama 3, Mixtral), or OpenAI-compatible providers.
- Offline AI - Private, on-device proofreading and translation using ONNX models (Offline build only).
- OfflineLite - Lightweight flavor (~20MB) with NO offline AI features for minimal size.
- Dual Toolbar / Split Suggestions - Option to split suggestions and toolbar for easier access.
- Touchpad Mode - Swipe spacebar up to toggle touchpad; custom sensitivity controls.
- Google Dictionary Import - Easily import your personal dictionary words.
- Enhanced Customization - Force auto-capitalization toggle, reorganized settings, and more.
HeliboardL v3.6.1: Dual Release (Standard/Offline) & Refined UI
HeliboardL v3.6.1 Release
This major update introduces a dual-release strategy to give you complete control over privacy and functionality.
📦 Choose Your Version
1. Standard Version (-standard-release.apk)
- Features: Full suite including AI Proofreading, AI Translation, and Gesture Library Downloader.
- Permissions: Requires
INTERNETpermission (used only when you explicitly use AI features or download libraries). - Best For: Users who want smart features alongside privacy.
2. Offline Version (-offline-release.apk) 🛡️
- Features: All UI/UX refinements (Squircle keys, new Icons) but excludes all AI and network features.
- Permissions: NO INTERNET PERMISSION in the manifest. Guaranteed at the OS level.
- Best For: Privacy purists who require a hard guarantee that no data can ever leave the device.
✨ What's New
- 🕵️ New Incognito Icon: Distinct "Hat & Glasses" outline for clear visibility in all themes (Light/Dark).
- 🎨 Modern UI: "Squircle" key backgrounds and refined spacing key UI.
- 🤖 AI Enhancements:
- Proofreading: Fix grammar/spelling instantly (Standard).
- Translation: Translate selected text in-place (Standard).
- 📥 Gesture Library: Built-in downloader for Glide Typing support (Standard).
Note: Both versions install as
helium314.keyboard.l. You can install them alongside the original HeliBoard, but you can only have one HeliboardL version installed at a time.
HeliboardL v3.6
HeliboardL v3.6.0 Release
🚀 What's New
- Brand New Icon: Minimal, privacy-focused design with LeanBitLab branding (Purple/Dark).
- Improved UI: Better key margins and spacing.
- Privacy & Legal: Verified open-source license compliance.
✨ Features
- 🤖 Gemini AI Proofreading: Fix grammar and spelling with one tap.
- 🌐 AI Translation: Translate text directly from the toolbar.
- 🎨 Enhanced Toolbar: Modern squircle key backgrounds.
- 🕵️ Incognito Indicator: Discreet watermark on spacebar.
- 📥 Gesture Library: Easy setup for glide typing.
📦 Artifacts
- APK:
HeliboardL_3.6-release.apk - Architecture: Universal / Arm64