- You can now mark chats as “Done” and achieve ‘inbox zero’ - Redesigned onboarding and search experience for a smoother start and faster results - You can now search messages for mentions of keywords and return to the channel you searched from - New Recently Contacted section and grouped contact list in the recipient picker - 1:1 chats can now be started directly from a user’s profile - Support for preview images in push notifications - Offline support for chat archiving - Numerous visual polish, bug fixes, and sync improvements under the hood

- You can now search chats by participants' names - Toast messages now appear when you copy a message - Text formatting is preserved when editing messages - Improved search accuracy with updated ranking logic - Pending attachments are now saved between app launches - Visual update to the app icon with a subtle new shine - Various bug fixes and improvements for smoother performance

Bug fixes and improvements

- New profile image cropping tool to fine-tune your profile picture - Improved support for audio playback, even when the device is in silent mode - New profile fields: Add your full name, title, company, website, and bio - Better handling of image and video attachments, including compression and encryption - New sign-out confirmation alert to avoid accidental logouts - Various visual tweaks, bug fixes, and performance improvements

- Rebranded from Fyello to BirdyChat - Improved message composer with better layout and reply handling - New User Profile design for a more personal experience - Redesigned onboarding experience to help you get started faster - Improved handling of draft messages and rich formatting in copy/paste - Various sync, search, and performance improvements for a smoother experience

- Redesigned emoji picker, message sheet, and link previews for a cleaner look - Message editing is now built into the composer - Start a chat directly from the participants list in chat settings - Message sending improvements when offline - Faster chat loading and improved navigation throughout the app - Better contact list experience with name sorting and email input feedback - Bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother experience

- Introducing a redesigned message composer — now expandable for easier typing - New text formatting options to help you express yourself better - You can now search chats by their name for quicker navigation - Refreshed colors for a smoother experience in both light and dark mode - Plus, plenty of bug fixes and small improvements to make everything feel faster and more reliable

- Improved performance for long chats - Fix for issue when adding more participants to existing chat

- Draft messages are saved when not sent - New profile set up view when onboarding - Fixes and other improvements

- Share photos and files directly from Photos or Files apps using share sheet - Quickly edit last sent message by swiping up - Draft messages appear in message composer after navigating away and back again - Improvements to Genmoji support - Many other smaller changes, improvements and fixes

- Fixed persistence issue that prevented chats from being properly stored between app launches

- Threads are now called chats - Improved New Chat and Chat Settings views - Fix crash when loading link previews - Many smaller improvements

- Access archived messages in the Archive channel - Many smaller improvements and bug fixes

- Improvements to message attachments - Quickly get to recently used reactions, browse reactions by theme or search them - Link previews in messages with page title and informative image

- Improved handling of attachments

- Messages from blocked users are now hidden by default, tap them to unhide - The current user avatar is removed from avatar combos