- New: Umbera Shield (Profile > Umbera Shield). A free on-device privacy check: secure-connection interception, VPN and proxy settings, screen recording or mirroring, passcode and iOS version, with direct links to Apple's Safety Check and Lockdown Mode. Nothing leaves your phone. - Lower battery and CPU use while offline - Group calls and Communities keyboard fixes

NEW: Communities — public and private channels where you post under a separate pseudonym in every channel. Community rules, reporting and blocking are built in. NEW: Profile status and name badges (emoji, animated emoji, your own GIF or icon). Group video calls: camera on/off, a cleaner layout, rejoin an ongoing call. Video calls now live inside Calls. New header and many fixes.

- Answering a call from the notification now connects right away, without a second tap. - Fixed calls that could drop right after answering. - Tapping a message notification opens that chat, even when the app was in the background. - Suggested contacts on the Video tab show the name you gave the contact.

- Calls with Bluetooth or wired headphones: sound and the headset microphone now switch to the headset automatically, also when you connect it during a call. - New audio button in calls: choose phone, speaker or headset. - In video calls, sound no longer bypasses connected headphones.

- Post-quantum protection now also renews your message keys during a conversation. - Clearer voice in calls on poor connections. - Change your password in Settings. - Tapping a notification opens the right chat. - Security and stability improvements.

- The Contacts list now looks exactly like the Chats list. - Notification settings are reordered: Sound, Vibration, Notifications, Activity. - Stability improvements.

- Your security fingerprint is shown on the profile screen again. - Deleting a chat now also removes its cached photos, voice notes and files from your iPhone. - The app no longer keeps a disk cache of network responses. - Stability improvements.

- Mention people in groups with @: they get a notification and the message is highlighted for them. - Reply to messages in groups, edit your own group messages, pin messages in any chat. - Forward messages, files and voice notes to contacts and groups. - Voice playback speed 1x / 1.5x / 2x. - Tapping a notification opens the right chat. Optional activity notifications. - Cleaner chat header and smaller fixes.

- Improved connection reliability in network settings. - You stay signed in when switching between Wi-Fi and mobile data. - Opening a contact without writing to them no longer leaves an empty chat in your chat list. - Cleaner header buttons and search field.

- One active device per account: signing in on a new iPhone signs the old device out. - No more notifications or calls after you sign out or delete your account. - Recovery phrase and private key: back up and restore your account without a password. - Picture in picture for video calls when you leave the app. - Calls: audio starts reliably; stability fixes for reconnects and second calls. - Contacts: a single Add Contact button.

- Chat: redesigned message bubbles with a proper tail; links and read receipts are clearly readable on your own messages. - Chat: disappearing messages now vanish on your own device too, right in the open chat. - Navigation: swipe from the left edge to go back. - Calls: the minimized call window is green; no phantom call after a conversation; no "Call ended" flash on a new call; reliable answer. - Add contact: the stray hairline is gone.

- Rename contacts for yourself: long-press a contact, choose Edit name. Only you see it; their @nickname stays under it. - See when someone is typing, right in the chat list, with animated dots. - Unread count badge on the app icon; it clears when you read the chat. - Settings sections reordered. - No empty strip under the message field.

- Minimized video call now shows the other person in a small window you can drag anywhere; tap it to return to the call - Search bar appears on Chats and Contacts once you have something to search - Cleaner chat screen: one background under the message field - Bug fixes and stability improvements

- Minimize a call and keep using the app while you talk - More reliable second calls and hang-up - Redesigned dialogs for contact requests, groups, adding contacts and settings - Select and delete several chats, calls or contacts at once - German and Italian languages; notifications and errors now follow your language - Bug fixes and stability improvements

- Calls: the call screen and lock screen now show the caller's name. - Incoming calls ring with your iPhone ringtone; outgoing calls play a ringback tone until answered. - Keyboard: text fields stay right above the keyboard, and tapping outside hides it. - Notifications now show who wrote and the beginning of the message, even when the app is closed (end-to-end encrypted preview, decrypted on your iPhone). - New privacy setting: Block screenshots (on by default). - Contact search: people already added or with a pending request are marked Already added. - Reactions to messages. - Fixes and improvements.

• A new name on the App Store: Umbera · Private Messenger. • An updated, clearer description of how Umbera protects your conversations.

What’s new: • Switch a voice call to video right from the iPhone call screen with the Video button. • Call improvements.

What's new: • Cleaner subscription screen: the "Best value" badge is now a tidy label. • Call improvements.

What's new: • Redesigned subscription screen: all plans with the price per month. • The app now tells you when an update is available. • Turning off the camera during a video call switches the call back to a regular voice call for both people — no more frozen last frame. • Call buttons always respond during video calls; while the other person's camera is off, their avatar is shown. • New: scan a QR address when adding a contact.

Subscription screen improvements: • When the free trial ends, the subscription plans are always shown. • If the App Store is slow to respond, the app shows a loading state with Retry and Restore Purchases buttons.

Subscription improvements: • After a purchase the app now shows its status: unlocking, active until a date, or retrying if the connection drops. • Purchases and renewals are picked up right at launch. • If the connection fails, activation retries by itself — no need to restart the app.