This is one of the biggest Kasty updates for iPhone in recent months. We deeply reworked chat navigation, media behavior, and related transitions, while also fixing many smaller issues that could make the app feel heavy or unstable. **Navigation and chat flow** • Significantly improved navigation inside chats: channels, groups, comments, attachments, and profiles now open and close more reliably. • Fixed complex nested transitions: if you open a channel or group from an invite inside a chat, then move into comments, attachments, or a profile, going back now works more correctly and without extra screens. • Cleaned up many smaller issues across the overall chat flow: headers, cards, comments, profiles, channels, groups, and transitions between them are now more reliable. • Reduced some micro-stutters when opening chats and moving between connected screens. **Media and attachments** • Greatly improved how media is displayed in chats, channels, and groups: extra spacing, incorrect heights, layout jumps, and strange card re-layouts were reduced. • Fixed rendering for unusual photo and video aspect ratios: vertical, narrow, and wide media now looks cleaner and more stable. • Improved inline video previews by reducing unnecessary zooming, scale jumps, and some scrolling artifacts. • Improved blurred media backgrounds so they are more stable, lighter, and cleaner, without unwanted tint shifts. • Refined fullscreen photo opening and transitions from chats into attachments. **Whisper and requests** • Improved Whisper Remote reliability: room creation after a request now works more consistently. • Refined Whisper request handling and related state restoration when re-entering the app or switching devices. • Reduced the chance of startup stalls while Whisper chats and related system state are being restored. **Interface polish** • Refined the comment bubble on media posts so it feels cleaner, higher-contrast, and better attached to the card. • Fixed link-style issues in chats where normal text could accidentally inherit link styling. • Improved the attachments screen and channel/group info screens in both light and dark themes. • Refined reactions in dark mode so inactive reactions from other users look cleaner. • Improved insufficient-hearts handling and related messaging in paid chats.

What’s New: - A new, more convenient screen for creating chats, groups, channels, and adding contacts. - Contact invites by link with automatic opening in the app. - A simpler sign in and registration flow. - Improvements to photo and video sending. - Bug fixes and overall app polish.

What’s new in this update: • Improved chat performance and reduced freezes while typing and sending photos, videos, and voice messages. • Fixed message refresh after returning to the app and improved keyboard and scrolling behavior in chats. • Updated the hearts sending flow and improved how gifts appear in messages. • Improved channel and group invite flows, as well as navigation inside chats and profiles. • Refined media privacy controls, media visibility, and many smaller visual and interaction details.

What’s new in this update: • Improved chat and profile opening speed. • Fixed typing indicators and input field behavior. • Refined transitions in profiles and the attachments page. • Fixed issues in chat requests, status visibility, and navigation. • Cleaned up many smaller visual and interaction bugs.

This update improves iPhone chat and media features: - added video notes (beta version) in chats, including recording, sending, opening, and playback; - improved how photos and videos are displayed inside chats; - refined Whisper chats with more reliable delivery, swipe-to-reply, and local delete; - improved reactions and related UI behavior in chats and channels; - fixed avatars and attachments presentation in direct conversations; - improved keyboard behavior, composer interactions, and overall chat stability.

What’s New • Improved reserve connection handling and overall app sign-in stability. • Significantly improved Whisper calls: fixed incoming and outgoing scenarios and made calls work better even outside an open chat. • Updated Whisper call payment logic for a cleaner and more private experience. • Added message reactions and improved how chats handle them. • Noticeably improved voice message recording and chat input behavior. • Improved channels: better navigation, attachments, comments, and channel management flow. • Improved invites: it is now easier to work with invitations for channels and groups. • Improved how anonymous chats and incoming messages appear in the chat list. • Fixed several issues with refreshing chats, groups, and channels without restarting the app. • Improved internal connection diagnostics and overall network-layer stability. • Fixed many smaller UI, animation, and navigation issues.

This update brings major improvements to groups, discussions, and chats. • Added a full group admin panel with member permissions, slow mode, admin management, member management, and blacklist controls. • Separated channel, group, and linked discussion logic. Navigation between a channel and its discussion now works correctly, and when deleting a channel you can either keep the discussion as a standalone group or delete it together with the channel. • Added more ways to join groups: by username, by code, and by invite link. • Added group join requests and approval flows for private groups. • Introduced richer invite links: you can create, edit, revoke, and track how many people joined through each link. • Improved the in-app invite preview and the web invite page. States like “Open”, “Join”, and “Request sent” now behave correctly and look cleaner. • Added comments under channel posts and improved linked discussion behavior. • Improved message rendering in groups, discussions, and comment threads: avatars, sender names, replies, and jump-to-reply behavior are now clearer and more reliable. • Improved swipe-to-reply, jump-to-reply, and the overall chat experience. • Fixed many bugs, visual issues, and stability problems.

Fixed a critical issue with loading older message history in chats on iPhone.

What’s new in this update: - Added a new Enhanced Mode for more stable app access in challenging network conditions. - Simplified connection mode selection and removed unnecessary setup from the interface. - Improved connection status feedback and made app startup feel smoother. - Improved session restore reliability after app launch and when returning from background. - Fixed an issue where opening the photo library or media picker could unexpectedly close the current chat. - Reduced repetitive notifications for likes, follows, comments, and new videos. - Improved scrolling smoothness and reduced micro-stutters across the app. - Included a range of internal stability and performance improvements.

What’s New: - Added Whisper Remote: you can now create a secure Whisper chat remotely and verify it later with an SAS code. - Improved private Whisper chat creation and verification flow. - Added local swipe-to-delete for Whisper chats. - Updated the call mode picker in chats. - Fixed multiple audio and video call stability issues. - Improved UI and behavior of E2E chats.

What’s new: - Added reserve and tunnel connection options for signing in to the app. - Improved message delivery, online status updates, and call behavior across different connection modes. - Increased stability on restricted networks and fixed a number of bugs.

What’s new: - Added a reserve connection option for sign in and sign up. - Improved message delivery, attachments, and call stability on weak or restricted networks. - Added a subtle 3D effect for the classic chat background and fixed a number of bugs.

In this update: - Improved app startup: normal mode now launches as usual, while KSOTTP can be enabled separately with a launch-time choice. - Significantly improved KSOTTP startup and connection stability. - Fixed sticker pack reliability: other users’ packs should now open correctly, and sticker sending is more stable. - Added clearer moderation handling when publishing sticker packs. - Updated the chat list with new read-status checkmarks and improved time/unread indicators. - Polished chat UI details and reply swipe behavior. - Fixed multiple bugs and improved overall app stability.

- Improved video editor performance: timeline scrubbing is more responsive and editing feels smoother. - Reduced unnecessary background network activity in chats and groups. - Optimized app behavior on iOS 16/17. - Fixed multiple bugs and UI issues.

This update improves reactions and video stability: - Refined double-tap like behavior so it no longer conflicts with play/pause. - Improved the large heart animation on like. - Added donation-heart cancellation with confirmation. - Added donation controls: send confirmation and default donation amount. - Fixed video thumbnail rendering in cards (profile, search, feed). - Improved video start time and playback stability while scrolling.

This update focuses on feed stability and faster video playback. - Fixed an issue where swiping showed the next video’s stats but kept playing the previous video. - Fixed repeated playback of the previous clip and background playback after leaving the player. - Improved video start speed in feed/pager and refined neighbor preloading behavior. - Fixed disappearing video thumbnails after publishing (profile, search, feed). - Improved thumbnail caching and removed incorrect preview source selection. - Improved double-tap like behavior: fewer play/pause conflicts and better feedback animation. - Increased overall player stability (fewer freezes and black-frame states). - Added CPU and memory optimizations during feed scrolling. - Included multiple smaller UI and behavior fixes.

In this update, we have strengthened content protection and improved channels: - Creating a Whisper chat is now possible in one step, via the context menu of the chat. Important: since the secure chat is created online, rather than offline as in the case of Whisper Ultra OOB, it is highly recommended to verify the SAS codes, which is available by clicking on the lock icon in the chat. - Added a mode that prohibits copying and forwarding messages in chats and channels. (according to chat/channel settings) - Content protection in channels now applies correctly to new members immediately after joining - Added quick entry to a channel by nickname via + in the chat list. - Fixed a bug in the channel admin panel: the “Show in profile” switch now consistently displays the actual status. - Improved synchronization of channel status when joining and opening a chat. Minor improvements: Added backgrounds for the chat interface

This update strengthens privacy and makes secure chats more convenient. - Added end-to-end encryption for private Whisper conversations (KSMP Whisper and Whisper Ultra OOB protocol) - Security screen now includes verification code for quick manual confirmation with contacts - Profile viewing now requires explicit consent from both parties - Added "profile view request sent" status for transparency - Improved chat stability and fixed several UI bugs Thank you for testing Kasty and helping us make communication more secure!

Improvements: Improved stability on iOS 18 and below Fixed possible bugs in the feed Added the ability to send partial donations

Important updates: - Added support for iOS 16 - Improved video playback quality in the feed - Added the ability to make calls at the recipient's expense Fixes: - Improved call stability - Improved feed stability

Important fixes: - Optimized calls and their stability - Improved basic call quality of Whisper StreamVoice - Increased overall call quality - StreamVoice Lossless mode now has an option with active echo cancellation Minor improvements: - Nickname and name changes are now available at any time - Improved app stability

Improvements: - Voice message waveforms now match sender's text color - Optimized read receipt display - Fixed message read status accuracy - Enhanced chat input visibility with subtle shadows Minor tweaks: - Smoother interface animations - Improved input bar interactions

Added the ability to send donations in hearts to video authors by holding your finger down and tapping the like icon. The like icon now turns gold after being tapped, activating ‘gold mode’. Added English localization.