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Published product updates, browser participation and Windows release notes. Last news update: 18 October 2026.

Latest news

· Website and browser participation update

LAYAI Browser Connect is available

The official Chrome extension is available on the Chrome Web Store. Connect your LAYAI account, record eligible browser participation and pause whenever you choose. Browser participation does not require the Windows app; supported desktop research tasks use Windows Connect.

Get the Chrome extension ↗ Read the setup guide ↗

A simpler way to join

The main website now starts with “Join for free”. Create your account before choosing Chrome or Windows, then follow the setup links in your contribution dashboard. Google or a compatible wallet can create your account automatically; username registration is also available.

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Participation points record eligible activity. They are not redeemable tokens or a guaranteed future allocation.

Connect 1.0.32

Required updates consistently stop Windows contribution until the app is current.

Fixed

  • Starting, resuming and daily check-in require a successful signed update check. Concurrent checks cannot bypass the requirement.
  • Discovering a required update stops contribution. The signed minimum remains enforced after restarting, including while offline.
  • Outdated Windows clients cannot extend research assignments or submit new research credits. Account and history access remain available.
  • Required-update responses stop connection retries and retain local recovery data for reconciliation after updating.

What is included

Windows

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The app shows the signed release changes before installation and keeps them available in Updates afterward. Older Windows clients must update before they can keep contributing. Your account and contribution history remain available. The updater checks the signed release announcement and installer integrity. The installer does not currently have a Windows publisher certificate.

Android

You do not need a computer to join from Android. The current candidate runs bounded numerical tasks only while the app is open and the phone meets charging, battery, temperature and unmetered Wi-Fi conditions. Background contribution, large-model execution and a Google Play listing are not available yet. Physical-device sign-in and shared-history validation remain release requirements.

Research and points

Supported tasks are bounded numerical work and model requests on devices with an explicitly configured compatible runtime. Distributed capsule evaluation is a development target. A returned result does not by itself prove the physical device used to compute it. Contribution points are participation records, not money, tokens or a guaranteed airdrop allocation.

Community

Discord connection uses read-only identity and server-membership checks when configured. Community missions show their actual verification availability. Clicking a social or invitation link alone does not award points. The invitation programme is one-level and capped; its full rules are public.

Release checks

General access requires working HTTPS sign-in, account continuity, controlled task execution, tested backup recovery and a valid signed update feed. The downloadable Windows build is available for live testing; full end-to-end sign-in and remote-device validation are still in progress.

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Privacy · Participation terms

Connect 1.0.7

Discord verification guidance and clearer account-link errors. X mission status now shows the available project review route.

Connect 1.0.6

Update history is kept separately for each research centre and signing key, so old local test records no longer block an online update.

Connect 1.0.5

Required-update notice, clear download path and server-side contribution pause for outdated Windows clients. An assigned task may finish before the client stops receiving new work.

Connect 1.0.4

Personal invitation link, qualification counters and capped invitation points in the Account view.

Connect 1.0.3

Telegram community mission with one-time codes and project review.

Connect 1.0.2

Clearer sign-up, password confirmation and persistent form errors. Desktop sign-in supports cancellation, reopening the browser and retrying temporary connection failures.

Connect 1.0.1

Desktop sign-in opens layai.pro and securely connects your account back to the app.