Release Notes

Play Store version history for webRoid, most recent first.

v1.0.0 (March 10, 2026)

Initial release of webRoid! A nearly full-featured R environment on your Android phone or tablet, powered by webR and WebAssembly.

Console & Editor

  • Interactive R console with syntax highlighting, color-coded output (results, messages, warnings, errors), and swipe-to-recall command history
  • Multi-tab code editor with R-specific keyboard toolbar, find & replace (with regex), code outline, snippets, and GitHub Gist export
  • Code completion with function signatures and argument hints
  • Code folding for functions, control flow blocks, and R sections
  • Auto-close brackets and quotes with skip-over and pair-delete
  • Bracket matching highlights matching pairs as you navigate
  • Long-press copy in the Console to copy output lines
  • Missing package detection: banner with one-tap install when the editor spots library() calls for packages you have not installed

Plots

  • Plot gallery with pinch-to-zoom, side-by-side comparison, and multiple display modes (Tab Only, Floating, Sheet, Inline)
  • Export plots as PNG, JPEG, or PDF via the Android share sheet
  • Interactive HTML widget support (plotly, leaflet, DT, and others)

Environment & Data

  • Variable inspector with type grouping, memory tracking, search, and quick actions
  • Data frame viewer with column detail sheet, statistics, filtering, and sorting
  • Data import wizard for CSV, Excel, and text files

Packages

  • Install WebAssembly R packages from repo.r-wasm.org
  • Preset bundles (Core Tidyverse, Data Science, Statistics) for one-tap setup
  • Restore installed packages on startup

Files & Projects

  • Project-based file browser with breadcrumb navigation and name/content search
  • Android Storage Access Framework integration for working with device storage

Appearance & Layout

  • Material Design 3 interface with light and dark mode
  • Nine built-in color themes, a custom theme editor, and VS Code / RStudio theme import
  • Three layout modes: Tab Bar (phones), Sidebar, and Workspace (tablets with 4-pane view)
  • Customizable R toolbar buttons and font sizes

Help & Settings

  • Built-in R documentation browser with search and context-aware help from any screen
  • Keyboard shortcuts for hardware keyboards
  • Report Issue button on the startup error screen for easier bug reporting
  • Works completely offline after initial package setup (no server required)