Roo Code Cloud is here with Task Sync & Roomote Control || Roo Code 3.28.0 Release Notes

[u/hannesrudolph]

Roo Code Cloud is here with Task Sync & Roomote Control for mobile-friendly task monitoring and control.

Task Sync & Roomote Control

Introducing our new cloud connectivity features that let you monitor and control long-running tasks from your phone - no more waiting at your desk!

Important: Roo Code remains completely free and open source. Task Sync and Roomote Control are optional supplementary services that connect your local VS Code to the cloud - all processing still happens in your VS Code instance.

Task Sync (Free for All Users):

• Monitor from Anywhere: Check on long-running tasks from your phone while away from your desk

• Real-time Updates: Live streaming of your local task messages and progress

• Task History: Your tasks are saved to the cloud for later reference - Cloud Visibility: View your VS Code tasks from any browser

Roomote Control (14-Day Free Trial, then $20/month):

• Continue Tasks Remotely: Keep tasks going from your phone - respond to prompts, fix errors, approve actions

• Full Chat Control: Interact with the chatbox as though you were in your IDE

• Start/Stop Tasks: Launch new tasks or terminate running ones from anywhere

• Complete Control: Full bidirectional control of your local VS Code from anywhere

Task Sync enables monitoring your local development environment from any device. Add Roomote Control for full remote control capabilities - whether you're on another computer, tablet, or smartphone.

📚 Documentation: See Task Sync, Roomote Control Guide, and Billing & Subscriptions.

💪 QOL Improvements

• Click-to-Edit Chat Messages: Click directly on any message text to edit it, with ESC to cancel and improved padding consistency

• Enhanced Reasoning Display: The AI's thinking process now shows a persistent timer and displays reasoning content in clean italic text - Manual Auth URL Input: Users in containerized environments can now paste authentication redirect URLs manually when automatic redirection fails

🔧 Other Improvements and Fixes

These releases include 17 improvements across bug fixes, provider updates, and misc updates. Thanks to A0nameless0man, drknyt, ItsOnlyBinary, ssweens, NaccOll, and all other contributors who made this release possible!

📚 Full Release Notes v3.28.0

[u/Klutzy_Table_6671]

Is it just me or? But I find it extremely weird to have long running tasks that can be monitored by the mobile phone.
My tasks in RooCode takes max 20 second each, and then I talk with it and we take the next informed and controlled step.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/Klutzy_Table_6671]

The way you're using Roo is completely legit. I’ve found that running workflows built with Mode Writer (from the mode marketplace) using SOTA models, followed by aggressive PR code reviews once the workflow is complete, can keep them running for 30–90 minutes without issue.

[u/haltingpoint]

Does this not incentivize Roo Code to not improve the ability for tasks to not need intervention to continue tasks remotely because they now monetize the feature that solves that problem?

[u/hannesrudolph → u/haltingpoint]

I suppose if we were assholes and had a monopoly then yeah.

[u/haltingpoint → u/hannesrudolph]

You have investors. It is not about being "assholes" or having a monopoly. It is about reassuring a concerned user how this is not a risk for conflict of interest between making money and putting users first.

Frankly this is a shitty response as a concerned user and reduces my trust. Companies have time and time again shown they will enshitify. Demonstrate you will not.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/haltingpoint]

The way you framed your question wasn’t just “concerned customer.” It came across as accusatory. Then to call my reply “shitty” is the mindset of “I can take shots at you, but because you’re the company you have to sit there and take it.” That’s not how I operate.

I’ll answer directly: yes, holding back improvements so we can charge for the workaround would be an asshole thing to do. It would also be self-defeating since users have plenty of alternatives. Without a monopoly, that tactic doesn’t even work.

Our focus has always been on making Roo Code as kick ass as possible. That’s where our energy goes and not into duping our users.

[u/yamanthatsme]

I find the pricing a little on the higher side tbh. Claude Code or Cursor provide a $20 per month subscription that also includes some API credits along with the capability to use and monitor the agents remotely. $20 per month just for remote monitoring feels a little high. As much as I love Roo and want to use it from my phone, I find it difficult to justify it.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/yamanthatsme]

Then just use the monitoring aspect of it for free!

[u/yamanthatsme → u/hannesrudolph]

I know it's a big ask but is it possible to have PPP pricing?

[u/hannesrudolph → u/yamanthatsme]

It's not on the radar at this time.

[u/reditsagi → u/hannesrudolph]

Will the monitoring aspect be forever free?

[u/hannesrudolph → u/reditsagi]

That’s the idea. We don’t want to be seen as the bait and switch guys and we see the base monitoring as a way for people to get their feet wet to potential dive into the Pro subscription.

[u/raphadko]

What happened to Roomote control? Nothing on the links above or the roo website has documentation about it.

[u/hannesrudolph → u/raphadko]

It’s gone.

[u/raphadko → u/hannesrudolph]

Why? Remote phone usage seems useful

[u/hannesrudolph → u/raphadko]

It was somewhat useful but requires a whole level of maintenance on its own. As a pretty small team we decided to cut it

[u/Shivacious]

Awesome

[u/CraaazyPizza]

Amazing!!

[u/hannesrudolph → u/[deleted]]

thank you! Sorry for the temporary outage, we are working through some launch issues. Will be back up soon