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wn@n - December 2025

Behind the Scenes, Smarter Tools, and New Capabilities

This month, our focus has been behind the scenes, building out the foundation for a more powerful Nova Suite in 2026. From NovaAI APIs to developer documentation, early Vanguard program launches, and NUVE improvements, there’s a lot happening under the hood.

Some of the highlights you’ll start noticing today include updates to Orbit Guidelines v2.5 (coming soon) and new email notifications from notifications@mail.novasuite.one, helping communicate in-service actions between users more reliably.

We also launched ModelA 9.R25U12, a minor revision of the base ModelA 9 model, with improvements including:

  • Faster streaming times for real-time responses
  • Reduced trivial Consideration for cleaner output
  • Multimodal capabilities now enabled (limited to images for now)

Our vision for Nova Suite remains the same: a powerful, unified platform for both consumers and developers, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year.

Nova Editor 25U12

Editor updates this month focus on cleaner templates, smarter AI assistance, and better document management.

✅ Template & Document Improvements

  • No “New” badges cluttering templates

  • Templates page moved to /templates route

  • Template type switcher added (Documents ↔ Forms)

  • Forms editor now works properly at /forms/editor

  • Form URLs automatically update after saving to include form ID

  • Duplicate Document: one-click copy

  • Trash/Archive: soft delete with recovery

    • Archive button on each document card
    • Soft-deleted documents can be restored later

✅ Document Info & Stats

  • Last Edited By: blue chip with editor name
  • Document Stats: word count, reading time, character count (all displayed as chips)

✅ Export as HTML

  • Clean, styled HTML files ready for embedding in websites
  • Includes creation & last updated metadata

✅ Astro Assist Features

  • Summarize ✨
  • Translate ✨
  • Simplify ✨
  • Add Examples ✨
  • Continue Writing ✨
  • Change Tone ✨
  • Make Persuasive ✨
  • Paraphrase ✨

✅ NS+ Premium Features

  • Astro Writing Coach 📝

    • Writing feedback including clarity, tone, grammar, strengths & weaknesses
    • Overall effectiveness score (1–10)

  • 200 AI requests/week

🔐 Document Sharing

  • Password Protection (Free)
  • Expiring Links (NS+ Premium)
  • View Limits (NS+ Premium)

📊 Form Analytics

  • Free: basic analytics, last 7 days
  • NS+: unlimited history, charts, field completion, device/browser stats, CSV export

Nova Search 25U12

  • Astro Search Mode: a new tab for real-time web results and smarter query responses
  • Redesigned interface elements for clarity and speed
  • Improved Instant Answers reliability
  • Server-side search for faster results and caching
  • Astro Overviews now use ModelA 9-Nano

Nova Central 25U12

  • Forms added to My Files
  • Dashboard enhancements:
    📇 Recent Contacts - shows 4–6 contacts with avatars
    📅 Upcoming Events - next 14 days of calendar events
    ✅ Upcoming Tasks - todos sorted by due date
    📄 Shared Documents - bidirectional sharing
  • Sections only appear when data exists

Nova Netsurf (ALPHA)

Our brand new web browser is in alpha, built from the ground up:

Nova Chatter 25U12

Early access video chatting service for NS+ members:

  • Simple 1-to-1 calls with your contacts
  • ChatterCode system: a unique code tied to your Nova ID for fast connection
  • More features coming soon, including expanded ChatterCode use

Nova Calendar 25U12

🔀 Separate Tasks Page

  • Tasks now have their own page: /dashboard/tasks
  • Navigate via tabs in the header
  • Each view has its own URL

📋 Enhanced Agenda Sidebar

  • Renamed “Events” to Agenda
  • Filter by: All, Today, This Week, Upcoming
  • Quick stats at a glance
  • Visual improvements: badges, bell icons, recurring indicators, past events dimmed
  • Events grouped by date

🤝 Event Sharing

  • Share with anyone via email, even non-Nova Suite users
  • Permissions: View (read-only) or Edit
  • Track status: pending, accepted, declined
  • Branded email notifications

🗓️ Calendar View Simplification

  • Agenda view removed from calendar (now in sidebar)
  • Month, Week, and Day views only

Nova Accounts 25U12

2️⃣ Sidebar Reorganization

  • Profile → Subscriptions → Programs → Security → Privacy → Connected Apps → Preferences → Agreements → Account Migration

3️⃣ Subscriptions Tab

  • See NS+ status, start/end dates, all benefits
  • Upgrade call-to-action for free users
  • Placeholder buttons for future billing management

4️⃣ Programs Tab

  • Developer Program & Vanguard Program
  • Active/not enrolled status, benefit lists, and links
  • Gradient styling for active programs

5️⃣ Collapsible Sidebar Categories

CategoryItems
AccountProfile, Subscriptions, Programs
Security & PrivacySecurity, Privacy, Connected Apps
PreferencesPreferences, Agreements
AdvancedAccount Migration

6️⃣ Updated Agreements Tab

  • Developer TOS section for Nova Suite Developers Program
  • Accepted/not accepted status with green/gray checkmark
  • Optional, only for developers
  • Link: Developer TOS

7️⃣ Fixed Connected Apps Tab

  • Works with updated schema
  • Handles first-party & third-party apps
  • “First-Party” badge for native apps
  • Queries user_app_permissions table correctly
  • Supports developer_enabled and is_first_party flags

WN@N 25U12 is all about building the foundation: faster models, stronger developer programs, smarter dashboards, and better tools across Nova Suite. The focus may be behind the scenes, but these updates make everything you use day-to-day faster, cleaner, and smarter.