diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 171f0f3c4..b26acad66 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ main/credentials.h
 .vscode/*
 !.vscode/settings.json
 !.vscode/tasks.json
-!.vscode/launch.json
 !.vscode/extensions.json
 *.code-workspace
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/version.sh b/bin/version.sh
index 6c7385723..f0cbb5657 100644
--- a/bin/version.sh
+++ b/bin/version.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 
 
-export VERSION=0.5.5
\ No newline at end of file
+export VERSION=0.6.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index e3bbff93b..850ea89de 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ Note: Updates are happening almost daily, only major updates are listed below. F
 
 ## Meshtastic Android app
 
-Once out of alpha the companion Android application will be released here:
+Our Android application is available here:
 
 [![Download at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geeksville.mesh](https://play.google.com/intl/en_us/badges/static/images/badges/en_badge_web_generic.png)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.geeksville.mesh&referrer=utm_source%3Dhomepage%26anid%3Dadmob)
 
-But if you want the bleeding edge app now, we'd love to have your help testing. Three steps to opt-in to the alpha- test:
+The link above will return older more stable releases. We would prefer if you join our alpha-test group, because the application is rapidly improving. Three steps to opt-in to the alpha- test:
 
 1. Join [this Google group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/meshtastic-alpha-testers) with the account you use in Google Play.
 2. Go to this [URL](https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.geeksville.mesh) to opt-in to the alpha test.
diff --git a/proto b/proto
index 79b2cf728..8427b2301 160000
--- a/proto
+++ b/proto
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 79b2cf728c08007284542b32d9d075d01e8153d8
+Subproject commit 8427b23016dc96fc78885f05de5172e9eec5fe6d
diff --git a/src/SerialConsole.cpp b/src/SerialConsole.cpp
index 5a86dbc1d..3a8917fd3 100644
--- a/src/SerialConsole.cpp
+++ b/src/SerialConsole.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SerialConsole console;
 SerialConsole::SerialConsole() : StreamAPI(&Port), RedirectablePrint(&Port)
 {
     canWrite = false; // We don't send packets to our port until it has talked to us first
-    // setDestination(&noopPrint);
+    // setDestination(&noopPrint); for testing, try turning off 'all' debug output and see what leaks
 }
 
 /// Do late init that can't happen at constructor time
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ void SerialConsole::init()
  */
 void SerialConsole::handleToRadio(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
 {
-    setDestination(&noopPrint);
+    // Note: for the time being we could _allow_ debug printing to keep going out the console
+    // I _think_ this is okay because we currently only print debug msgs from loop() and we are only
+    // dispatching serial protobuf msgs from loop() as well.  When things are more threaded in the future this
+    // will need to change.
+    // setDestination(&noopPrint);
     canWrite = true;
 
     StreamAPI::handleToRadio(buf, len);
diff --git a/src/mesh/StreamAPI.cpp b/src/mesh/StreamAPI.cpp
index b82054877..674e758c9 100644
--- a/src/mesh/StreamAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/StreamAPI.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ void StreamAPI::readStream()
                     rxPtr = 0; // length is bogus, restart search for framing
             }
 
-            if (rxPtr != 0 && ptr == len + HEADER_LEN) {
+            if (rxPtr != 0 && ptr + 1 == len + HEADER_LEN) {
                 // If we didn't just fail the packet and we now have the right # of bytes, parse it
                 handleToRadio(rxBuf + HEADER_LEN, len);
+                rxPtr = 0; // start over again
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mesh/mesh.pb.h b/src/mesh/mesh.pb.h
index f18b5c4f4..9e639ac7e 100644
--- a/src/mesh/mesh.pb.h
+++ b/src/mesh/mesh.pb.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ typedef enum _Constants {
 } Constants;
 
 typedef enum _Data_Type {
-    Data_Type_SIGNAL_OPAQUE = 0,
+    Data_Type_OPAQUE = 0,
     Data_Type_CLEAR_TEXT = 1,
     Data_Type_CLEAR_READACK = 2
 } Data_Type;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ typedef struct _ToRadio {
 #define _Constants_MAX Constants_Unused
 #define _Constants_ARRAYSIZE ((Constants)(Constants_Unused+1))
 
-#define _Data_Type_MIN Data_Type_SIGNAL_OPAQUE
+#define _Data_Type_MIN Data_Type_OPAQUE
 #define _Data_Type_MAX Data_Type_CLEAR_READACK
 #define _Data_Type_ARRAYSIZE ((Data_Type)(Data_Type_CLEAR_READACK+1))