Pi Network has introduced Desktop version 0.6.4, removing the need for manual router configuration when accessing SoloHost applications remotely, while its native PI token continues trading below $0.08.<\/p>\n
\n Summary<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to the project\u2019s October 22 announcement, the release<\/a> introduces a simpler remote connection, tighter controls over application access and improvements to the desktop interface. The team confirmed that Mainnet successfully upgraded to Protocol 28 on October 16, following weeks of preparation.<\/p>\n The biggest change concerns how Pioneers connect to applications running on their personal computers.<\/p>\n SoloHost allows users to host supported applications, including AI tools, on their own machines and access them through Pi Browser on a mobile device.<\/p>\n Pi Desktop version 0.6.4 has been released! <\/p>\n The update makes remote access to SoloHost apps much easier by eliminating the need to configure home routers. Pi Desktop now handles the connection setup, making it simpler for Pioneers to access SoloHost apps, such as local AI\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Fwcvh4d3mO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) October 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Previously, some users needed to adjust router settings or open network ports before remote connections would work. Certain home networks could prevent that process altogether.<\/p>\n With Desktop 0.6.4, the software establishes the remote connection without requiring users to make those changes themselves.<\/p>\n The feature remains optional. Pioneers who already configured remote access can move to the updated connection by selecting \u201cReconnect\u201d in the remote access interface.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pi Network introduced SoloHost in beta during Pi2Day 2026 as a way for developers to distribute applications that users could operate on their own computers.<\/p>\n Subsequently, the project released<\/a> improvements to SoloHost applications in September through Desktop 0.6.3, adding application rankings, management tools and checks designed to improve reliability.<\/p>\n The latest update addresses a different problem: connecting remotely without requiring users to change their home networking equipment.<\/p>\n The release introduces checks intended to prevent SoloHost applications from accessing files and network resources outside their permitted environment.<\/p>\n According to the development team, the software can verify whether an application is limited to its own files and network before installation and whenever it starts.<\/p>\n Similar checks take place when developers first publish applications, helping identify packages that fail the required restrictions before they appear in the SoloHost catalog.<\/p>\n The safeguards are intended to limit an application\u2019s ability to reach unrelated computer files, information belonging to another application or the Pi Node itself.<\/p>\n However, Pi Network cautioned that the additional protections do not remove every risk associated with installing third-party software.<\/p>\n \u201cPioneers should still assess each app or package on their own and install them at their own risk,\u201d the team said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Desktop 0.6.4 includes smaller interface changes affecting the Pi Node open-port display.<\/p>\n The announcement did not provide figures showing how many users had installed the release, activated remote access or passed the new application checks.<\/p>\n Alongside the desktop release, the development team confirmed that Pi Mainnet completed its Protocol 28 upgrade on October 16.<\/p>\n The upgrade improves how the blockchain handles delayed transaction data and gives developers more flexibility when maintaining smart contracts.<\/p>\n Developers can update groups of smart contracts together and make changes to stored information more safely as applications evolve, according to the project.<\/p>\n Pi Network had instructed Mainnet node operators to update their software by October 13 ahead of the scheduled activation.<\/p>\n As crypto.news previously examined the node deadline<\/a>, completing software installation and activating a protocol are separate stages of a network upgrade.<\/p>\n The October 22 confirmation establishes the team\u2019s stated completion date, although the announcement does not disclose the number of participating nodes running the upgraded software.<\/p>\n\n
Pi Network makes SoloHost easier to access remotely<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Pi Desktop 0.6.4 adds security checks for applications<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Pi Network confirms Protocol 28 Mainnet upgrade<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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