OpenClaw 2026.4.24: Google Meet Integration, DeepSeek V4, Faster Startup

OpenClaw released 2026.4.24

A fresh update OpenClaw 2026.4.24 is out, and it has a lot of major changes — not just minor fixes.

What’s new in the release:

• Google Meet integrated directly into OpenClaw
Now Meet comes as a built-in plugin: with personal Google authentication, realtime sessions, paired-node Chrome support, artifact export, and attendance.

• DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro added to the bundled catalog
And V4 Flash became the default option for onboarding.

• Voice / Talk / Google Meet got smarter in realtime
Now voice loops can pull in the full OpenClaw agent with tools to answer more deeply, not just “on the surface.”

• Improved browser automation
Added coordinate clicks, longer action budgets, better tab reuse/recovery, and more stable automation runs.

• OpenClaw became lighter at startup
Optimized the model/plugin infrastructure: faster startup, lazy dependencies, better packaged install behavior.

What else was fixed:

• fixed a crash loop in the heartbeat scheduler
• removed Telegram polling / webhook conflicts
• fixed a number of race conditions in browser/Playwright
• improved cleanup for MCP runtimes
• adjusted Codex / OpenAI image generation routing
• fixed empty final answers in streamed replies
• refined restart continuation after reboot / crash

Why this matters:

This release shows that OpenClaw isn’t just moving toward a “chat agent,” but toward a full-fledged operating system for AI automations, realtime voice, and browser-driven workflows.

Especially strong signals here:

• Google Meet as a native channel
• realtime voice loops
• deeper stabilization of the automation stack
• optimization for packaged / production use

Release:
openclaw/openclawopenclaw/openclaw/releases/tag/v2026.4.24