# Factory Droid v0.167.0: port-forwarding for droid computers

> Factory Droid v0.167.0 adds a `droid computer port-forward` command to forward ports from a droid computer to the local machine. It also parallelizes startup boot phases, speeds up session search, makes help a full-screen overlay, and ships Windows and Linux fixes.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Factory Droid |
| **Version** | v0.167.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-07 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, capability, fix |

## What changed


- New `droid computer port-forward` command forwards ports from a droid computer to the local machine
- Startup boot phases run in parallel, reducing time to a usable window
- Session search is faster and returns better-ranked results
- Help opens as a full-screen overlay dismissed with `?` or `Esc`
- Slash menu results flattened with a clearer category block when filtered
- App can roll back to a previous version when needed
- Fixes: image paste on Windows, safe exit during background updates, hung `SessionStart` hooks no longer block session init, non-ASCII Windows home directory resolution, Wayland-first Linux clipboard, draft attachment preservation, sandboxed hook execution, transcript freezes from detailed tool results, and `å`/`Å`/`´` no longer treated as Option shortcuts


## Sources

- [page_diff](https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.167.0) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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