Recent Changes / Developments

this page is the central place to stay up to date on the latest changes and updates across the platform it also serves as a dedicated resource for integrators, highlighting any modifications that may require action on your end — whether technical updates, configuration changes, or process adjustments we do our best to notify integrators in advance via email whenever a relevant change is coming, but we recommend checking this page regularly to avoid missing anything that could affect your integration march update \[18/03/2026] we've shipped a significant platform update across the unith interface and api here's what's changed streaming is now the default streaming mode is now active by default for all new digital humans, both from the interface and via the api this includes updated default prompts and template adjustments to ensure optimal behaviour out of the box if you were previously enabling streaming manually, no action is needed — it just works new integrations tab we've added a dedicated integrations tab in the https //app unith ai from there you can retrieve and configure tool calling set up mcp integrations switch the underlying llm model this brings advanced configuration into the ui without requiring api level access voice modal improvements the voice selection modal in interface now includes a clearer filtering experience you can also manually enter a private voice id — useful if you're working with custom or provisioned voices outside the standard catalogue (e g private voices) digital human name and alias now separate in interface when creating a digital human, you can now set the head name and the alias independently this gives you more flexibility in how digital humans are labelled internally versus how they appear to end users stop button & response interruption users can now interrupt an active response with a stop button this gives end users more control over interactions without needing to wait for a full response cycle to complete streaming feature parity with streaming now the default, we've restored and expanded several features that were previously only available in non streaming mode high demand pop up inactivity behaviour browser recommendation prompt automatic browser language detection — the digital human will now match the user's browser language automatically, without any manual configuration data pipeline & environment infrastructure we've deployed a fully updated data pipeline with proper environment separation this gives us significantly better tooling for testing, debugging, and safe iteration before changes reach production there was a small change in the endpoints path new base url https //api data unith ai/ path remove /api/ from any existing paths before https //7bdt5ca661 execute api eu west 1 amazonaws com/api/sessions/ after https //api data unith ai/sessions/ three new avatar visuals we've expanded our head visuals catalogue with three new avatars streaming as default \[february 2026] overview this release establishes streaming as the default mode for new digital humans created through the interface the api contract is unchanged for the next 3 weeks; existing integrations will continue to function without modification voices unknown accent support voice preview now functions correctly when the accent is unrecognized or undefined microsoft azure streaming support azure tts is now fully supported in streaming mode voice modal redesign the voice selection modal in the interface has been updated with infinite scroll for improved usability streaming two loop support streaming digital humans now support two loop configurations suggestions in streaming suggestion prompts are now supported in streaming mode unified creation pipeline the complete streaming logic is integrated both legacy (synth) and streaming digital humans can be created via api each mode's dependencies are resolved automatically mode conversion digital humans can now be converted between legacy and streaming modes bidirectionally interface prompt validation an error is now raised when curly brackets are used in contexts where they are not permitted dashboard distinction legacy and streaming digital humans are visually differentiated in the dashboard each type has a dedicated edit flow, including separate configurations for the security tab and allowed domains updated creation flow the digital human creation flow has been adjusted to align with streaming head requirements head visual id visibility the head visual id is now surfaced in the basic info section of the digital human edit view redesigned embed components embed components have been redesigned and now link to updated documentation digital human frontend suggestions in streaming suggestion support is now available in streaming mode elevenlabs fixed language support elevenlabs voice provider now supports fixed language configuration documentation updates the following documentation has been added or significantly updated alongside this release embedding streaming digital humans, including sdk usage two loop creation in streaming mode digital human creation and update flows head visual creation custom voice connector creation webhook api reference advanced conversation settings (plugin configuration, llm model switching) video recording guidelines legacy documentation updated to reference streaming equivalents 11th of february, 2025 | frontend changes we're introducing widget mode for embedded digital humans to avoid conflicts with website builders' global css classes, we've prefixed our css classes with a unique identifier all class names remain the same, but they now include the prefix " unith " for example, the original class " video" is now " unith video" we expect to deploy these changes to production as early as february 27, 2025 all css classes have been renamed with the "unith " prefix (" classx" > " unith classx" if you've customized any css, please update your code, as the original class names will no longer function we've redesigned the default view layout for digital humans to improve consistency across views and optimize screen usage, we've expanded the video component to fill the screen for an enhanced mobile experience, we're prioritizing the digital human's fullscreen view the chat remains accessible via a dedicated button we've updated the microphone behavior to allow users to manually start and stop recording this gives users control over the length of their audio recordings what do you need to do? to reduce potential regressions these new changes may introduce in your application, we have released them in a candidate version for you to test we do not advise replacing your current embedded link with this version instead use this candidate version in a sandbox environment test the impact of these new changes in your application if needed, make necessary modifications once we release the new version on february 27th , you can integrate these changes into your application links https //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle js https //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle js https //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle css the current production bundles will remain available, but they will be unsupported and no longer maintained 9th of january, 2025 | platform update api & integrations choose your own llm – now natively available via api—integrate your preferred ai model effortlessly want to choose your llm provider like groq or openai? no problem! agents & automation – via our api, you can now create agentic digital humans imagine a digital human automating your workflow, like booking meetings in your calendar real time video only component – build your own digital human conversation interface by using a new realtime video only component domain whitelisting – there is now greater control over where your digital humans can be deployed and accessed conversational experience improved performance – we’ve updated our out of the box conversational engine, bringing improved speed and accuracy to your conversations fresh ui reskin – a cleaner, more intuitive front end interface voice selection simplified – click to select voices directly within the ui, and see how they have been scored for speed we’ve heard your feedback about more easily tracking knowledge base version control with document name visibility, you can now see document names clearly to keep your knowledge base up to date 29th of november, 2024 | digital human user facing frontend reskin we are excited to announce a soft reskin of our current digital human user facing frontend, enhancing the look and feel while maintaining its core functionality below is a list of changes that will be implemented starting december 10th these updates are designed to improve user interaction and overall aesthetics to assist our integrators in preparing for these changes, we are providing bundles (css and javascript) that allow you to test the new interface locally this ensures that your implementation remains seamless and fully functional please review the changes below and utilize the provided bundles to confirm everything aligns with your current setup please note that this update may disrupt the current css files you are using while it's possible to continue using the legacy bundles, be advised that support for them will be discontinued, leaving their use at your own risk chat component loading animation (lds ellipsis) is now only used in “x is thinking…” it’s been replaced by dot ellipsis elsewhere timestamps and feedback now belong inside timestamp container the timestamp container we had wrapping the actual timestamp has been renamed to timestamp wrapper so it doesn’t interfere while using global styles thumbs up/down now wrapped in thumbs container input/suggestion box added info bar container where “x is waiting for a response” is now located background now covers the input box, info bar and suggestions, since it’s a gradient it may not be fully overriden by setting the background color only suggestion number is now wrapped in a div ( index) the previous behavior slid the suggestions under the input box so the top was still visible this has been updated so it’s completely hidden using display\ none while the dh is answering media controls controls are moved to the top of the input box in the fullscreen version, but in mobile view they sit on top of the video fullscreen is now located in the control bar a frosted filter is applied using the after selector textual changes chat > select an option other a number of other css changes live tag was completely changed fonts have been updated, now the default font should be sohne but can still be overriden using the data font attribute to reduce potential regressions these new changes may introduce in your application, we have released them in a candidate version we do not advise replacing your current embedded link with this version instead use this candidate version in a sandbox environment test the impact of these new changes in your application make necessary modifications once we release the new version on december 10th , you can integrate these changes into your application links https //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle js https //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle js https //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle css to facilitate the process, the following code snippet, incorporating the required modifications, is provided for your testing purposes prior to the live deployment \<! javasscript bundle > \<script defer src="http //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle js">\</script> \<! css bundle > \<link rel="stylesheet" href="http //embedded candidate release unith ai/dist/bundle css" /> effective december 10th , the production environment will be updated with the re skinned content the legacy version will be discontinued but will remain available via the following link https //embedded previous releases unith ai/jc 2 0/dist/bundle js https //embedded previous releases unith ai/jc 2 0/dist/bundle js 9th of november, 2024 | interface platform update! here’s what’s new user experience enhancements voice selection it is now easier to filter through and find voices from the growing voice library voice speed selected voices now includes “performance” ranking to help you select the fastest voice generation option audio preview for video generation mode preview audio for your text before generating the final video direct download in video generation mode download generated videos directly to your device document upload uploaded files now display the file name, confirming that the desired document has been successfully uploaded confirmation modals receive confirmation before auto generating or restoring suggestions character limit on suggestions added for improved organization and readability enhanced voice preview controls control pronunciation in the voice preview administration usage reports access usage reports in your account overview dashboard improvements digital human objective visibility see the type of digital human (dh) on your dashboard at a glance