• Two new games: Four in a Row and Dots and Boxes. • Redesigned message-bar extras menu with a Liquid Glass morph on iOS 26. • The game view now shows an unread badge on the dismiss button so you don't miss new messages while playing. • Notification banners and sounds stay quiet while AirChat is open. • Cleaner game leave/rejoin flow, and automatic cleanup of stale games.

AirChat 4.0 is a massive update. It’s been completely rebuilt from the ground up! All-New Protocol The entire networking layer has been rewritten for faster, more reliable connections over both Bluetooth and WiFi. Peer discovery is snappier, reconnections are seamless, and message delivery is rock solid. Photo Sharing Send and receive photos directly to your friends. No internet, no cloud, no compression. Your images stay between you and the people you share them with. End-to-End Encryption Every message and every photo is now protected with end-to-end encryption. AirChat uses modern cryptography (ECDH key exchange + AES-256) to ensure that only you and your recipient can read your conversations. Not even other devices on the network can see your messages. Also in this update: - Improved multi-device sync across iPhone and iPad - Smoother group chat experience - Bug fixes and performance improvements

AirChat 4.0 is a massive update. It’s been completely rebuilt from the ground up! All-New Protocol The entire networking layer has been rewritten for faster, more reliable connections over both Bluetooth and WiFi. Peer discovery is snappier, reconnections are seamless, and message delivery is rock solid. Photo Sharing Send and receive photos directly to your friends. No internet, no cloud, no compression. Your images stay between you and the people you share them with. End-to-End Encryption Every message and every photo is now protected with end-to-end encryption. AirChat uses modern cryptography (ECDH key exchange + AES-256) to ensure that only you and your recipient can read your conversations. Not even other devices on the network can see your messages. Also in this update: - Improved multi-device sync across iPhone and iPad - Smoother group chat experience - Bug fixes and performance improvements

Completely redesigned mesh network! This new networks allows for: - Larger conversations (4+ people) - Longer range - Connection while in the background - Notifications for new messages Version 3.0 is not compatible with 2.0, so everyone in your group will need to update to 3.0.

2.0 Release! We've added games! You can now play Tic-Tac-Toe and Word Attack with your nearby friends. More games coming soon :)

- A new Live Activity to show when there's a chat nearby - On iPad, direct chats now open in a separate window - Updates to the camera button in preparation for some cool stuff coming soon

Added Storage view in settings. View all sent and received files, delete them, or save them.

Improved UI for iPads!

Added direct messaging so you can keep out prying eyes!

- Ability to block users - Improvements to image loading

Huge improvement to connection logic!

Added introduction screen explaining how the app works.

- Typing indicator - Send images from your photos or camera