Grok Bot 0.71.2 rolls out 1GB video, 200 skills and voice calls

Around October 20, Grok Bot released version 0.71.2 along with a dense wave of feature updates spanning large-file handling, communications, and its plugin ecosystem — seen by several users as one of its biggest upgrades yet.

Confirmed

• File upload limits raised sharply: regular files up to 250MB and video up to 1GB, with no need to compress, trim or split before sending full videos, raw footage, long recordings or large PDFs; up to 20 files per message, plus pre-filled form support (@heypearlai, @XFreeze, @markk)
• Plugin skills expanded from 24 to 200, the biggest change in this release (@markk)
• New communication and conversation features: voice calls, X DM integration, email aliases, @bot mentions, new chat cards, faster responses, and draft editing (@mattyp, @beffjezos)
• Assistant and system-level capabilities: Android assistant integration, connectors, smarter desktop notifications, bot routine markers, invites and access lists, unread management, login and more (@mattyp, @markk, @beffjezos)

Why it matters

• The 1GB video and 250MB file limits let Grok Bot handle full podcasts and raw footage directly, significantly lowering the barrier to use
• The jump from 24 to 200 plugin skills signals the ecosystem is evolving from lightweight tooling into an extensible platform
• Voice calls, X DMs and Android assistant support point to Grok Bot expanding from a chatbot into an all-platform personal assistant

2026-10-20 ~ 2026-10-22 · 5 related posts

• [source] Grok Bot 0.71.2 ships with 250MB file, 1GB video and 20-file batch uploads — XFreeze · 2026-10-20
• [source] Grok Bot ships wave of updates: voice calls, X DMs, connectors and more — mattyp · 2026-10-20
• Grok Bot ships voice calls, X DMs, Android Assistant and 10+ new features — beffjezos · 2026-10-21
• [source] Grok Bot 0.71.2 ships with plugin skills jumping from 24 to 200 and 1 GB video support — mark_k · 2026-10-22

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