- Improved new chat creation experience - Enhanced attachment security with encryption - Link previews now open the original URL when tapped - Better connection reliability and message syncing - Fixed issues when adding participants to group chats - Tap on empty message area to start typing

- Channels are now called Lists for clearer organization - Notifications no longer appear for messages you've already read - Refreshed design for chat settings and profile screens - Added quick access to notification settings from Account screen - Improved keyboard behavior when creating new chats - Fixed visual issues in chat list and profile screens

Enhanced toolbar information display in message view Fixed issue where notifications wouldn't open the correct conversation Better handling of unread status when marking conversations Snooze reminders now work correctly for WhatsApp conversations Notifications no longer appear for messages you've already read

- Introduced personal channels for organizing your conversations - Mute conversations to stop notifications while keeping them visible - Improved video and image quality when sharing - Enhanced snooze feature with visible expiration times - Enhanced chat link sharing with bug fixes

- Added ability to copy and share chat links - Chats can now have descriptions with clickable links - Snooze conversations to temporarily hide them from your inbox - Enhanced WhatsApp notifications with attachment previews

- Redesigned Profile and Account screens with improved layout and dark mode support - Message reactions now animate when sent or received - Improved attachment handling and sharing experience - Fixed issue where QR code links wouldn't open properly - Contact list now groups contacts more reliably - Enhanced WhatsApp messaging experience with better status indicators

- Support for pasting images and files in the message composer - Editing the last message is now more intuitive - Fixed scrolling behavior in Messages view on iOS 17 - Fixed notification formatting and markdown display - Video compression improvements and upload performance - Various UI updates, optimizations, and cleanup for a smoother experience

- 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