- Keep unread notifications when opening the app, and clear them as messages are read on your devices. - Turn on typing indicators and received/seen status by default for new installs. Existing settings stay unchanged. - Clear typing indicators promptly when someone stops typing. - Manage blocked people in Settings and keep blocks in sync with your devices. - Improve desktop update installation and show a retry option if installation fails.

- Filter unnecessary notifications on iPhone. - Improve background message handling and recovery after connection interruptions. - Keep startup smooth while restoring your account. - Improve device linking and message-history transfer, including accounts used with older app versions. - Keep sign-in codes available and show clearer linking errors without waiting for a timeout. - Catch up on missed reactions sooner when reopening the app. - Fix missed messages when a nearby device connects later. - Share iPhone debug information directly through the system share sheet.

- Fix linking another device when a message server is unavailable. - Show progress while linking a device, including when sharing message history.

- Clearer demo instructions for starting chats and testing calls between devices.

- Reduced unnecessary background connection work when another device is temporarily unavailable. - Reduced temporary memory use during small network updates. - Improved connection reliability as the network changes.

- Improved direct device connections and recovery after a connection drops. - Improved shared file downloads and nearby contact discovery. - Fixed an offline warning appearing before sign-in.

- Improved reliability when retrieving shared files from other devices.

- Fixed a networking issue that could cause excessive battery use. - Improved message delivery when opening a notification.

- Start at login now appears under General settings on Mac.

- People search can now find more Iris users and prioritizes people connected to your friends. - New chats check for a compatible device before messaging is enabled and offer a clear retry when the check cannot complete.

- Iris Chat now lets you know when a newer version is available and opens the App Store when you choose Update. - Update and connection notices now stay neatly above your chats without covering content.

- Opening a notification while a profile is being restored now reliably opens the intended chat. - The Mac message box no longer moves the cursor unexpectedly while editing. - The Mac message box now grows and scrolls reliably for longer messages.

- Secure chat invites now verify that the person accepting the invite controls the new encryption key before the chat starts.

- Fixed photo and file messages that could appear empty or fail to reach other devices. - Made queued attachments more reliable during connection interruptions. - Restoring an existing profile now keeps its identity and profile details reliably. - Typing indicators now appear only after someone starts typing. - Message actions no longer appear on multiple messages at once on iPhone and Mac.

- Updated Apple compatibility for App Store delivery.

- Messages you send to yourself now reach every linked device instead of waiting on the sending device. - Messages stuck in that old queued state recover automatically after updating. - Linking after deleting local data now reliably shows a roomy, centered scan code or a clear retry action. - New link codes include the requesting device name so it is recognizable in Devices. - Creating a profile and linking a device now keep stable button labels while work completes. - macOS test runs no longer terminate an installed Iris Chat app.