The official Grok Bot changelog at x.ai/changelog/bot now has four new entries: version 0.78.4 (3 November 2026), a release on 4 November, a release on 5 November (which also includes 0.79.0 and 0.79.1), and version 0.79.3 (6 November). The 3 November entry also rolls in 0.78.2 and 0.78.3. As at 10 November 2026 (Melbourne time), the Homebrew cask for the Mac app shows 0.79.3.
This post is based only on those official notes. We have not tested these features ourselves, and the notes don't say which plans get what or when. Grok Bot features often roll out gradually, so what you see may differ by plan, account and app version. Treat this as a guide to what is being announced, not a promise of what is on your screen today.
Refunds, checkout and reorders
These are the changes most likely to matter to anyone who lets a bot help with buying things.
- Refund requests on subscription charges (3 November). The Bot can ask for a refund on a subscription charge, and it lists each way to ask before it sends or submits anything. Think of a streaming or software plan that renewed when you meant to cancel: you see the options first, then decide.
- Scheduled reorders with one approval each (4 November). If you schedule a reorder of your usual list, such as the office supplies or the weekly grocery run, you approve each order once, and that approval shows the checkout total.
- A clearer start to a usual order (3 November). When the Bot rebuilds a usual order, it opens with what is out of stock and what has changed price.
- Fewer repeat questions after you approve (3 November). Once you approve a flight, stay or grocery cart and its total, the Bot pays on its own and only asks again if something material changes. Checkout with a saved card still waits for you to tap Pay on the order card first.
- Double-checks before ordering (5 November). Before placing an order, the Bot rechecks the shipping and total you approved, and tells you if the charged total differs. While shopping, it only enters discount codes that you or a tool gave it, and says when a site rejects one.
Gifts and flights
- Gift requests (5 November). Asked to find a gift, the Bot asks for the recipient, budget, occasion and deliver-by date, and never orders one that would arrive late. That is a practical fix for birthdays and end-of-year gifts for staff or clients.
- Flight booking (5 November). Booking a flight on Delta, American, Alaska, JetBlue or Frontier now follows that airline's steps, and if a booking stops part way it ends with a link so you can finish it yourself. Those are US airlines, so this will matter mostly for people booking US travel.
Email drafts and web safety
- Attachments on draft cards (5 November). Gmail and Outlook draft cards list the attached files, and Send includes them. You can see at a glance whether the quote or invoice is actually attached.
- A warning about hidden instructions (5 November). When a web page hides instructions aimed at AI agents, the Bot tells you it found them and did not follow them. For anyone letting a bot browse on their behalf, that is a sensible guard.
- Spam-held email stays readable (6 November). Email that the spam filter holds is kept, so the Bot can read it when you ask. It still does not wake you up.
Phone calls: fixes in this release
In Updates 04 we covered the announcement that Grok Bot can make phone calls. This release has several fixes for that feature:
- A busy or unreachable call now shows No answer instead of Didn't go through (6 November).
- When someone interrupts a call, the live transcript shows only the part of the Bot's line they actually heard (6 November).
- Unanswered and failed call cards offer Copy conversation ID (6 November).
- To share text with a live call, a card asks Send this to your call?, and you can edit the text first (5 November).
Smaller changes worth knowing about
- A new flat app icon for the desktop app (5 November).
- Slovenian is now a language option in Settings, and the app opens in Slovenian if your system language is Slovenian (5 November).
- ssh and psql can now run on the Bot's computer (5 November), which is useful if you have it working with servers or databases.
- Shared Pages get a dark or light theme button in the title bar, and it remembers your choice (6 November).
- Disconnecting 1Password no longer shows a Service Unavailable message or leaves the plugin page on Connected (6 November).
- Commands that open or unlock your Tesla, or let someone drive it, always ask for your approval (5 November).
- Slack linking now ends on a page that names the workspace (4 November).
A few items in these notes are tagged for Teams or Enterprise plans only, such as the Bot Computer Retention Period for admins. We have left those out of the list above.
What about the community reports from Update 05?
In Updates 05 we passed on community reports about a tidier interface and per-bot voice controls in Mac 0.79.2. The official notes for 0.79.x list the new flat app icon, but they do not mention per-bot voice. We are still treating that as an unconfirmed community report. The "Try On" clues someone spotted inside that build are also not in the official notes, so we are not treating them as a real feature.
How to get started
- Update the Mac app (Homebrew users: `brew upgrade --cask grok-bot`) and check that you are on 0.79.3.
- If you shop with a Bot, try a small, low-stakes order first and read the approval card, including the total, before you tap anything.
- If you use phone calling, check how the call cards show a busy or unanswered call, and never share anything over a call that you would not say out loud to a stranger.
- Don't expect every item to be live on your account yet. If something is missing, check again after the next update.
Where SI1 fits
At Super Intelligence One, we help business owners and everyday users put AI to practical use, without the hype. If you want a bot to handle the boring, repeatable jobs but keep you in control of every approval, get in touch.
Sources
- Official Grok Bot changelog at x.ai/changelog/bot, checked 10 November 2026 (Melbourne time): v0.78.4 (3 November, also includes 0.78.2 and 0.78.3), the 4 November entry, the 5 November entry (also includes 0.79.0 and 0.79.1) and v0.79.3 (6 November)
- Homebrew cask grok-bot: current version 0.79.3, generated date 2026-11-09