Technical updates • release notes • current status

Dev Hub

Use this page when you want release notes, current product status, or build-by-build history without digging through the public overview first.

If you are brand new and just want to understand the products, start on Projects. If you already know which app you care about, use this page to jump straight into the right technical timeline.

Choose a track

Release-note tracks start with current status, latest documented release, and recent milestones. Hardware and Build route to the current public context until they need separate timelines.

Community Spotlight

BetaTribe

BetaTribe is a community where indie developers test each other’s apps and stay active through the full 14-day Play Store testing cycle.

If you are shipping Android builds and need real tester momentum, this is a strong place to plug in.

ShoddyTechGarage actively uses BetaTribe for tester participation and early feedback workflows. This mention is based on direct usage experience. No paid partnership or sponsorship is in place.

Latest updates

The newest documented status across the active release-note tracks.

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ShoddyDrive

The driver-facing launcher track. It is now publicly released on Google Play.

  • Latest documented release: v1.0.0 (186) public release.
  • Recent work improves telemetry screen and repository flow consistency while tightening AppBridge source-client behavior for more stable real-time updates.
  • Best if you want launcher release status, current reliability direction, or full build history.

ShoddyScan

The diagnostics track. It is currently in closed testing on alpha builds while transport reliability, adapter handling, assistant clarity, and report presentation work continue.

  • Latest documented release: v1.0.4 (38) alpha.
  • Recent work refines diagnostics assistant, scan, telemetry, home, and tune-review surfaces with cleaner summary wording and more consistent report presentation.
  • MicroTune has been removed from ShoddyScan now that ShoddyTune is the standalone Android companion surface for ShoddyHubHardware.
  • Best if you want diagnostics progress, architecture direction, or the alpha timeline.

ShoddyTune

The Android companion surface for ShoddyHubHardware, replacing the former MicroTune feature set from ShoddyScan.

  • Latest documented release: first alpha.
  • Current alpha scope: evaluate and ingest sample data through the ShoddyHubHardware API.
  • Boundary: flash and write tooling are not part of this alpha build.
  • ShoddyScan remains diagnostics-first; ShoddyTune carries the tuning-facing work forward.
  • Best if you want to follow how hardware, host services, and safety-gated app workflows are being separated.

ShoddyHub Hardware

The hardware research and integration lane behind host platforms, interface tiers, bench validation, and safer future expansion.

  • Current public context lives on the Hardware, Hardware Demo, ShoddyHub, and Right to Repair pages.
  • The lane stays careful about validation, interface boundaries, and not overstating write-path readiness.
  • Best if you want the physical integration map behind the app ecosystem.

ShoddyBuild

The build-planning lane for project timelines, parts tracking, task boards, spend visibility, and export-ready records.

  • Current public context lives on the ShoddyBuild product page and screenshot gallery.
  • Build 4 focuses on a tighter app shell and release-review pass for the local-first project vehicle tracker.
  • Best if you want build-planning product context without a separate release-note timeline yet.

ShoddyAudioLab

The audio-tuning track. It is currently in closed testing with install-aware setup, fast tuning controls, and rollback-friendly tune storage.

  • Latest documented release: Version Code 5.
  • Recent work centers on workspace restore reliability, deeper built-in debug export support detail with recent snapshot history, shell and navigation polish, sharper custom theme readability, and refreshed project tooling.
  • Best if you want audio-tuning progress, testing context, or the earliest documented milestone.

ShoddyMaintenance

The maintenance track. It is currently in closed testing, with its first documented release centered on vehicle lookup, build-aware setup, mod tracking, and theme customization.

  • Latest documented release: initial release.
  • Recent work centers on 1990-current vehicle lookup, Build Setup selection, Quick Mods, and theme controls.
  • Best if you want the maintenance launch details and the first documented feature set.

What you can do here

The goal is to help readers get to the right level of detail fast.

Check latest status

See which tracks are publicly released versus still in alpha or beta testing, and what each team is actively building without digging through old notes first.

Read release notes

Open the product timeline that matters to you and scan the newest documented builds, dates, and changes.

Follow the progression

Use the update pages to trace how each project moved from early foundations into the current product direction.

Not looking for release notes?

  • Projects is the best starting point for product summaries and screenshots.
  • Hardware is the direct route for architecture, demo, and interface-boundary context.
  • How to Join is the right page for testing onboarding and tester expectations.
  • About covers the builder story and the reason the platform exists.
  • Roadmap shows the longer-term platform direction.

What to expect here

Dev Hub is intentionally denser than the public pages, but it should still be easy to navigate. The page is meant to answer a simple question first: which product timeline do you want to read? Once you choose a track, the deeper notes live there.