What changed, and when.

1. Oct 9, 2026 2026.10.9
   Web

   Changelog, roadmap, and wallpapers

   • This changelog, with an Atom feed for your reader.
   • A public roadmap of what we are building now, next, and later.
   • Twelve free wallpapers for iPhone and iPad, plus a gallery of Live Activities and widgets.
   • Clearer titles and descriptions across the site, so the right page shows up in search.

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2. Oct 8, 2026 2.0
   iOS appLaunch

   Cobalt is on the App Store

   • Your flight on a live map, beside every VATSIM and IVAO flight and the controllers online.
   • Lock Screen Live Activities and the Dynamic Island from pushback to the gate, plus widgets and Apple Watch.
   • A logbook that writes itself, with graded landings and the Atlas passport.
   • With Peak: autopilot, lights, engines, radios, and cameras from the phone.
   • With Peak: message ATC through vPilot or xPilot, and reach the sim over cellular with Relay.
   • Free to fly. Peak comes monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase.

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3. Oct 8, 2026 2026.10.8
   Web

   cobaltsim.com for launch day

   • Every download button now opens the App Store listing.
   • New About, Manifesto, and Setup pages.
   • Airport pages and an airports directory.
   • Shared flights open on a cleaner flight page.

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4. Oct 6, 2026 1.2.4
   Bridge

   Airbus FCU and Fenix A320 controls

   • Push and pull the Airbus FCU knobs for managed and selected modes.
   • Fenix A320: spoilers, parking brake, seatbelt signs, probe heat, exterior lights, and APU, with the real switch positions on the phone.
   • Fenix RMP: tune COM standby and swap frequencies, at 8.33 or 25 kHz spacing.
   • COM2 and barometric setting join the command set.
   • COM frequency changes are read back from the sim to confirm they took.

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5. Oct 4, 2026 1.2.3
   Bridge

   xPilot messaging, on par with vPilot

   • ATC messaging through xPilot now works the same way it does through vPilot.
   • The Bridge writes the xPilot settings it needs when they are missing and links the X-Plane plugin over TCP.
   • Controller frequency messages reach your inbox from both pilot clients.
   • Updates download in the background and wait until no flight is in progress to ask.
   • A moving map on the desktop with your route, traffic, controllers, and radar.

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6. Sep 7, 2026 2.0 beta
   iOS appTestFlight

   Watch, widgets, and sync for the beta

   • The Apple Watch app, redesigned for watchOS 26, with complications.
   • Every widget family, redesigned.
   • Flights sync across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac in near real time.
   • Notifications open straight to the right flight, airport, or thread.
   • Systems cards adapt to the aircraft you fly, from APU to gear.

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7. Aug 16, 2026 1.1.1
   BridgeBeta

   The vPilot plugin in one click

   • Install and update the Cobalt vPilot plugin from Bridge Settings, in one click.
   • Two-way ATC messaging for X-Plane through xPilot.
   • Activate Peak on the Bridge with your Cobalt account code.
   • Steadier account sync and first launch.
   • Local connections work again after reinstalling the Bridge.

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