# October 2026

> October 2026 release notes for Delegate.

## October 6, 2026

Version 1.6.9 is bundled in UiPath Assistant latest build 2026.0.203 (Windows).

### macOS DMG installer

Delegate is now available on macOS through a DMG installer for Apple Silicon (arm64) machines. The DMG installer doesn't auto-update — download and install the latest DMG manually to move to a newer version. For the download link and installation steps, see [Installation](../user-guide/installation.md).

### New features

- **Restricted access**, formerly Guarded mode: **Settings > Security** and each project share one panel for folders, blocked paths, and approvals.
- **More Automation Ops policies**: administrators can enforce Restricted access, choose where new tasks are stored, and limit telemetry destinations.
- **Stronger models for agents**: a picker switch lets agents use a more capable model than their chat.
- **Settings and skills in Search**: find a setting or bundled skill by name or description and open it.

### Improvements

- **Long conversations**: large sessions open faster, and the window stays responsive while you work in them.
- **Long-running commands**: the agent can start a command, keep working, read its output as it runs, and stop it.
- **Command approval cards**: a shell command waiting for approval shows the agent's steps above the exact script.
- **Accessibility**: screen readers announce tool status, window controls, tables and the message box, and dialogs return keyboard focus.
- **Interface refinements**: redesigned Knowledge and MCP servers pages, project settings in the sidebar, and Show more in Recents.

### Bug fixes

- **Delegate web automation**: opening another page in its browser, the agent acts only in the tab it created, not one you had open.
- **Automation Ops tool policies**: Clipboard, ImageGeneration, RefreshConnections, and Gmail Delete message settings now apply; set them again to enforce them.
- **Filtered deletions under Restricted access**: PowerShell deletions remove only matching items and preview runs change nothing; earlier Guarded mode builds could remove more.
- **Connection handling**: sign-in appears sooner when you are signed out, and a dropped internet connection keeps you signed in.
- **Large file attachments**: the window keeps working when you attach a large file.
- Broader stability work: fixes across license messages, session approvals, saved settings, text file encodings, network stalls, lifecycle hooks, and follow-up suggestions.

## October 1, 2026

### Delegate on macOS (Preview)

Delegate is now available in Public Preview on Macs with Apple Silicon running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Install it with the UiPath Platform Installer for macOS, which also installs Studio, Assistant, and Cartographer. For prerequisites and installation steps, see [Installation](../user-guide/installation.md).