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)