Iris Chat

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• Jul 1, 2026 2026.6.30
  # Iris Chat 2026.6.30 - Group membership now syncs through shared roster fact snapshots across web and native apps. - Linked-device authorization now comes from owner-signed kind 37368 AppKeys snapshots. - Release checks cover direct chats, linked devices, and groups across web and native apps. # Iris Chat 2026.6.29 - Linking a device is more reliable across app restarts and fresh installs. - Device approvals now use the shared AppKeys roster, keeping new linked devices in sync.

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  - Internal roster handling was split into smaller pieces so release checks catch regressions cleanly. # Iris Chat 2026.6.9 - Messages recover more reliably after restart, offline use, or message-server reconnects. - Startup no longer waits on message-server status before chat recovery can continue. - Linked devices and queued messages retry missing chat state more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.6.5 - Message requests now show Accept, Block, and Block and report actions directly, with Delete chat and Unblock available from the safety flow. - Messages recover more reliably after phones or linked devices were closed, restarted, or offline. - Direct and group chats now have broader real-device coverage across Android phones and iOS simulators. - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is tested across iOS and Android. - Multi-device accounts now sync direct and group messages more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.6.3 - Messages recover more reliably after the app was closed, restarted, or offline. - Group messages and linked devices retry missing keys instead of getting stuck. - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is covered by broader phone and simulator tests. - Desktop builds and release tests now cover more real app journeys. # Iris Chat 2026.5.29 - iOS notifications stay off by default until turned on in Settings. - Blocked message requests stay open for review and disappear from the chat list after you leave. - Typing indicators are on by default. # Iris Chat 2026.5.27 - Onboarding now asks people to agree to Terms before creating, restoring, or linking a profile. - Welcome screens, app icons, splash art, and notification icons are cleaner and more consistent. - Pending outgoing messages now use a send icon, keeping the clock/timer icon for disappearing messages. - Linux chats now include link actions. - Split oversized iOS Swift UI files and added a repo-wide source file size ratchet. # Iris Chat 2026.5.23.1 - Messages reveal less delivery metadata to message servers. - Group message recovery still works with older app versions. - Message repair requests avoid sharing hidden delivery counters. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.2 - Chats now fetch missing profile details when needed, so names and photos appear more reliably. - Desktop notifications now work more consistently after switching away from Iris. - Settings no longer show secret device-key copy/export actions. - Chat-list profile avatars feel cleaner when tapped. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.1 - Group messages recover more reliably after app restarts and missed key updates. - New chats with known linked devices get unstuck more often. - Recovery retries are quieter and survive restart. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.6 - Foreground stays responsive during catch-up bursts and large group metadata updates. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.5 - Linked devices now learn remote-created groups after restart. - Group messages recover more reliably after app restore. - Android release checks now rebuild Rust path dependencies when shared protocol code changes. - Android storage avoids a native SQLite crash seen during relay publishing. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.4 - Nearby profiles now open as profiles instead of being mistaken for chats. - Profile nickname editing no longer shows a placeholder nickname as saved data. - Desktop message actions sit beside bubbles more neatly. - Idle sync retries use less CPU. - macOS release builds find the shared Cargo build directory more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.2 - Adding people to groups now asks for confirmation before sending invites. - Linked device names can be renamed from Devices. - Nearby now shows cleaner chat-list shortcuts, opens chats from nearby avatars, and appears in mobile sharing. - Removed linked devices now stay removed more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.1 - Group photos now persist and appear in chats, chat lists, and group details. # Iris Chat 2026.5.17.1 - Linked devices now show clearer app, OS, and device labels where available. - Messages to a newly restored linked device now wait for its device keys and retry automatically. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.3 - Restoring with a secret key after Delete all local data no longer gets stuck on a storage error. - Logout and Delete all local data now make sure secret keys are cleared before app data is removed. - Old messages are no longer skipped just because they are old or far back in history. - Linked devices are less likely to receive messages for a stale phone session after logout or reset. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.2 - Iris can now check for updates automatically on desktop, and self-installed Android APKs can download and install updates from Settings. - New Chat now uses the same clean code sheet for showing and scanning codes. - Group creation is simpler: paste or type a user ID and it is added to the member list automatically. - Nearby rows now show fresher mailbag status and open the right peer flow when tapped. - iOS image albums now keep the fourth tile and + count aligned when a message has more than four images. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.1 - Messages with multiple images now use Signal-style album layouts: a side-by-side pair, a 1+2 mosaic for three, a 2×2 grid for four, and a +N overlay for albums larger than four. - Tapping any image opens a swipe-through carousel with the sender name, date, share, and forward actions; swipe down or up to dismiss, and adjacent images preload so navigation stays smooth. - The composer's staged attachment row now shows a small thumbnail for image attachments instead of a generic filename chip. - The "Uploading attachment" bar now fills in real time as chunks land on the network instead of running as an indeterminate stripe. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.3 - Settings now have a single "Nearby" toggle that hides the chat-list shortcut and turns Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off in one move; turn it back on to keep using nearby messaging. - Settings now have an "Accept chat requests" toggle on Android, Linux, and Windows; turning it off drops messages and invite responses from people you have not chatted with before. - Group member rows are now tappable on every platform and open a 1:1 chat with that member. - macOS message bubbles hug their side of the chat instead of drifting into the middle, and the in-bubble timestamp + delivery glyph trail-align consistently for incoming and outgoing messages on iOS, macOS, and Windows. - macOS message hover dock is less crowded — Forward moved into the three-dot menu next to Copy, Info, and Delete. - Nearby modal now shows a small "Mailbag · N yours · M from others" line under each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi row so you can see what is queued for nearby relay. - Message info "Transport" rows now name the nearby peer that relayed the event (for example "bluetooth · Alice"). - Windows message info now matches the other platforms: per-recipient delivery, transport channels, queued device targets, network event ids. - Local development builds finally show the real app version on the About screen instead of "0.1.0". # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.2 - Invite and profile QR links now open through chat.iris.to so they work in the web app when the native app is not installed. - iOS and Android now handle chat.iris.to links directly when installed. - The web privacy, terms, and child safety pages now open as plain pages instead of redirecting into the app. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.1 - iOS Settings now includes Privacy, Terms, Child Safety, and Contact links for App Store review. - Direct chat profiles now include a report action alongside block. - Account data now separates Delete profile from Delete all local data. Delete profile clears the public profile first. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15 - Settings now has Devices as its own page, and profile QR codes only open when you tap for them. - Chat screens are closer to Signal, with better headers, message spacing, day labels, reactions, drafts, and composer behavior. - The iOS new chat button is easier to tap reliably. - The iOS chat search field now keeps the right dark color without custom rounded styling. - Profile photos, QR sharing, image previews, and share sheets now feel cleaner across mobile. - Blocking users, linked devices, and group chats are steadier, with more crash and error recovery fixes. # Iris Chat 2026.5.14.1 - New chats now appear when a new sender messages you for the first time, without needing to search for that user first. - This device can now block new chats from unknown users. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.6 - iOS message bubbles no longer steal fast vertical flicks from the chat timeline. - iOS message swipe gestures still open reply and message info, and chat-list row swipes still show row actions. - Jump to latest now stops in-flight timeline momentum before scrolling, avoiding temporary scroll lock near the bottom. - The jump-to-latest caret now responds on first touch even while the timeline is still coasting. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.5 - Long chats no longer flicker on open or briefly lock scrolling after you scroll away from the latest message. - Opening or paging long chats no longer waits on slow message-server work before the UI can respond. - Live message subscriptions now finish reliably after reconnects, fixing missed group and linked-device updates. - Bluetooth nearby presence now stays visible even when the same device is also reachable over Wi-Fi. - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth nearby handshakes now keep liveness traffic small while avoiding duplicate bulk sync work. - Release checks now include a local core LAN discovery smoke test. - Navigation now updates immediately across shells while Rust remains the source of truth, so protocol backlog cannot make chat taps look dead. - Rust now services user actions ahead of relay/nearby backlog and chunks catch-up processing to keep the app responsive. - Nearby frame work moved off the iOS main thread and repeated peer updates are deduplicated more aggressively. - iOS protocol catch-up now coalesces repeated fetches, reducing relay CPU churn and phone heating. - Duplicate invite events no longer rebuild expensive debug snapshots while replaying queued sends. - Queued protocol fetches now run single-flight with bounded retry timing instead of overlapping relay requests. - Group and linked-device recovery still subscribes to your own keys while avoiding useless repeated backfill. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.4 - iOS share sends now queue from the share sheet instead of depending on Iris opening right away. - iOS shared files are copied into Iris before sending, fixing missing attachments after sharing. - iOS back navigation now stays on the chat list without briefly reopening the previous chat. - Android chat navigation now ignores stale chat snapshots while the app catches up. - Linked devices now restore correctly after restart instead of getting stuck waiting for approval. - iOS composer taps now focus reliably on the first tap. - iOS composer send button now aligns with the message input. - macOS composer no longer shows a send button; Return sends and Shift-Return keeps multiline drafting. - Nearby permission checks no longer poll from render paths, reducing CPU waste. - Nearby sync now avoids repeated request/response broadcasts, reducing iOS idle CPU while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi discovery are active. - Debug logging is off by default in release builds and can be enabled from Settings when exporting a debug dump.
• Jun 9, 2026 2026.6.9
  # Iris Chat 2026.6.9 - Messages recover more reliably after restart, offline use, or message-server reconnects. - Startup no longer waits on message-server status before chat recovery can continue. - Linked devices and queued messages retry missing chat state more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.6.5 - Messages recover more reliably after phones or linked devices were closed, restarted, or offline. - Direct and group chats now have broader real-device coverage across Android phones and iOS simulators.

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  - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is tested across iOS and Android. - Multi-device accounts now sync direct and group messages more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.6.3 - Messages recover more reliably after the app was closed, restarted, or offline. - Group messages and linked devices retry missing keys instead of getting stuck. - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is covered by broader phone and simulator tests. - Desktop builds and release tests now cover more real app journeys. # Iris Chat 2026.5.29 - iOS notifications stay off by default until turned on in Settings. - Blocked message requests stay open for review and disappear from the chat list after you leave. - Typing indicators are on by default. # Iris Chat 2026.5.27 - Onboarding now asks people to agree to Terms before creating, restoring, or linking a profile. - Welcome screens, app icons, splash art, and notification icons are cleaner and more consistent. - Pending outgoing messages now use a send icon, keeping the clock/timer icon for disappearing messages. - Linux chats now include link actions. - Split oversized iOS Swift UI files and added a repo-wide source file size ratchet. # Iris Chat 2026.5.23.1 - Messages reveal less delivery metadata to message servers. - Group message recovery still works with older app versions. - Message repair requests avoid sharing hidden delivery counters. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.2 - Chats now fetch missing profile details when needed, so names and photos appear more reliably. - Desktop notifications now work more consistently after switching away from Iris. - Settings no longer show secret device-key copy/export actions. - Chat-list profile avatars feel cleaner when tapped. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.1 - Group messages recover more reliably after app restarts and missed key updates. - New chats with known linked devices get unstuck more often. - Recovery retries are quieter and survive restart. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.6 - Foreground stays responsive during catch-up bursts and large group metadata updates. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.5 - Linked devices now learn remote-created groups after restart. - Group messages recover more reliably after app restore. - Android release checks now rebuild Rust path dependencies when shared protocol code changes. - Android storage avoids a native SQLite crash seen during relay publishing. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.4 - Nearby profiles now open as profiles instead of being mistaken for chats. - Profile nickname editing no longer shows a placeholder nickname as saved data. - Desktop message actions sit beside bubbles more neatly. - Idle sync retries use less CPU. - macOS release builds find the shared Cargo build directory more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.2 - Adding people to groups now asks for confirmation before sending invites. - Linked device names can be renamed from Devices. - Nearby now shows cleaner chat-list shortcuts, opens chats from nearby avatars, and appears in mobile sharing. - Removed linked devices now stay removed more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.1 - Group photos now persist and appear in chats, chat lists, and group details. # Iris Chat 2026.5.17.1 - Linked devices now show clearer app, OS, and device labels where available. - Messages to a newly restored linked device now wait for its device keys and retry automatically. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.3 - Restoring with a secret key after Delete all local data no longer gets stuck on a storage error. - Logout and Delete all local data now make sure secret keys are cleared before app data is removed. - Old messages are no longer skipped just because they are old or far back in history. - Linked devices are less likely to receive messages for a stale phone session after logout or reset. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.2 - Iris can now check for updates automatically on desktop, and self-installed Android APKs can download and install updates from Settings. - New Chat now uses the same clean code sheet for showing and scanning codes. - Group creation is simpler: paste or type a user ID and it is added to the member list automatically. - Nearby rows now show fresher mailbag status and open the right peer flow when tapped. - iOS image albums now keep the fourth tile and + count aligned when a message has more than four images. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.1 - Messages with multiple images now use Signal-style album layouts: a side-by-side pair, a 1+2 mosaic for three, a 2×2 grid for four, and a +N overlay for albums larger than four. - Tapping any image opens a swipe-through carousel with the sender name, date, share, and forward actions; swipe down or up to dismiss, and adjacent images preload so navigation stays smooth. - The composer's staged attachment row now shows a small thumbnail for image attachments instead of a generic filename chip. - The "Uploading attachment" bar now fills in real time as chunks land on the network instead of running as an indeterminate stripe. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.3 - Settings now have a single "Nearby" toggle that hides the chat-list shortcut and turns Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off in one move; turn it back on to keep using nearby messaging. - Settings now have an "Accept chat requests" toggle on Android, Linux, and Windows; turning it off drops messages and invite responses from people you have not chatted with before. - Group member rows are now tappable on every platform and open a 1:1 chat with that member. - macOS message bubbles hug their side of the chat instead of drifting into the middle, and the in-bubble timestamp + delivery glyph trail-align consistently for incoming and outgoing messages on iOS, macOS, and Windows. - macOS message hover dock is less crowded — Forward moved into the three-dot menu next to Copy, Info, and Delete. - Nearby modal now shows a small "Mailbag · N yours · M from others" line under each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi row so you can see what is queued for nearby relay. - Message info "Transport" rows now name the nearby peer that relayed the event (for example "bluetooth · Alice"). - Windows message info now matches the other platforms: per-recipient delivery, transport channels, queued device targets, network event ids. - Local development builds finally show the real app version on the About screen instead of "0.1.0". # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.2 - Invite and profile QR links now open through chat.iris.to so they work in the web app when the native app is not installed. - iOS and Android now handle chat.iris.to links directly when installed. - The web privacy, terms, and child safety pages now open as plain pages instead of redirecting into the app. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.1 - iOS Settings now includes Privacy, Terms, Child Safety, and Contact links for App Store review. - Direct chat profiles now include a report action alongside block. - Account data now separates Delete profile from Delete all local data. Delete profile clears the public profile first. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15 - Settings now has Devices as its own page, and profile QR codes only open when you tap for them. - Chat screens are closer to Signal, with better headers, message spacing, day labels, reactions, drafts, and composer behavior. - The iOS new chat button is easier to tap reliably. - The iOS chat search field now keeps the right dark color without custom rounded styling. - Profile photos, QR sharing, image previews, and share sheets now feel cleaner across mobile. - Blocking users, linked devices, and group chats are steadier, with more crash and error recovery fixes. # Iris Chat 2026.5.14.1 - New chats now appear when a new sender messages you for the first time, without needing to search for that user first. - This device can now block new chats from unknown users. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.6 - iOS message bubbles no longer steal fast vertical flicks from the chat timeline. - iOS message swipe gestures still open reply and message info, and chat-list row swipes still show row actions. - Jump to latest now stops in-flight timeline momentum before scrolling, avoiding temporary scroll lock near the bottom. - The jump-to-latest caret now responds on first touch even while the timeline is still coasting. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.5 - Long chats no longer flicker on open or briefly lock scrolling after you scroll away from the latest message. - Opening or paging long chats no longer waits on slow message-server work before the UI can respond. - Live message subscriptions now finish reliably after reconnects, fixing missed group and linked-device updates. - Bluetooth nearby presence now stays visible even when the same device is also reachable over Wi-Fi. - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth nearby handshakes now keep liveness traffic small while avoiding duplicate bulk sync work. - Release checks now include a local core LAN discovery smoke test. - Navigation now updates immediately across shells while Rust remains the source of truth, so protocol backlog cannot make chat taps look dead. - Rust now services user actions ahead of relay/nearby backlog and chunks catch-up processing to keep the app responsive. - Nearby frame work moved off the iOS main thread and repeated peer updates are deduplicated more aggressively. - iOS protocol catch-up now coalesces repeated fetches, reducing relay CPU churn and phone heating. - Duplicate invite events no longer rebuild expensive debug snapshots while replaying queued sends. - Queued protocol fetches now run single-flight with bounded retry timing instead of overlapping relay requests. - Group and linked-device recovery still subscribes to your own keys while avoiding useless repeated backfill. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.4 - iOS share sends now queue from the share sheet instead of depending on Iris opening right away. - iOS shared files are copied into Iris before sending, fixing missing attachments after sharing. - iOS back navigation now stays on the chat list without briefly reopening the previous chat. - Android chat navigation now ignores stale chat snapshots while the app catches up. - Linked devices now restore correctly after restart instead of getting stuck waiting for approval. - iOS composer taps now focus reliably on the first tap. - iOS composer send button now aligns with the message input. - macOS composer no longer shows a send button; Return sends and Shift-Return keeps multiline drafting. - Nearby permission checks no longer poll from render paths, reducing CPU waste. - Nearby sync now avoids repeated request/response broadcasts, reducing iOS idle CPU while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi discovery are active. - Debug logging is off by default in release builds and can be enabled from Settings when exporting a debug dump.
• Jun 5, 2026 2026.6.5
  # Iris Chat 2026.6.5 - Messages recover more reliably after phones or linked devices were closed, restarted, or offline. - Direct and group chats now have broader real-device coverage across Android phones and iOS simulators. - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is tested across iOS and Android. - Multi-device accounts now sync direct and group messages more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.6.3 - Messages recover more reliably after the app was closed, restarted, or offline.

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  - Group messages and linked devices retry missing keys instead of getting stuck. - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is covered by broader phone and simulator tests. - Desktop builds and release tests now cover more real app journeys. # Iris Chat 2026.5.29 - iOS notifications stay off by default until turned on in Settings. - Blocked message requests stay open for review and disappear from the chat list after you leave. - Typing indicators are on by default. # Iris Chat 2026.5.27 - Onboarding now asks people to agree to Terms before creating, restoring, or linking a profile. - Welcome screens, app icons, splash art, and notification icons are cleaner and more consistent. - Pending outgoing messages now use a send icon, keeping the clock/timer icon for disappearing messages. - Linux chats now include link actions. - Split oversized iOS Swift UI files and added a repo-wide source file size ratchet. # Iris Chat 2026.5.23.1 - Messages reveal less delivery metadata to message servers. - Group message recovery still works with older app versions. - Message repair requests avoid sharing hidden delivery counters. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.2 - Chats now fetch missing profile details when needed, so names and photos appear more reliably. - Desktop notifications now work more consistently after switching away from Iris. - Settings no longer show secret device-key copy/export actions. - Chat-list profile avatars feel cleaner when tapped. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.1 - Group messages recover more reliably after app restarts and missed key updates. - New chats with known linked devices get unstuck more often. - Recovery retries are quieter and survive restart. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.6 - Foreground stays responsive during catch-up bursts and large group metadata updates. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.5 - Linked devices now learn remote-created groups after restart. - Group messages recover more reliably after app restore. - Android release checks now rebuild Rust path dependencies when shared protocol code changes. - Android storage avoids a native SQLite crash seen during relay publishing. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.4 - Nearby profiles now open as profiles instead of being mistaken for chats. - Profile nickname editing no longer shows a placeholder nickname as saved data. - Desktop message actions sit beside bubbles more neatly. - Idle sync retries use less CPU. - macOS release builds find the shared Cargo build directory more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.2 - Adding people to groups now asks for confirmation before sending invites. - Linked device names can be renamed from Devices. - Nearby now shows cleaner chat-list shortcuts, opens chats from nearby avatars, and appears in mobile sharing. - Removed linked devices now stay removed more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.1 - Group photos now persist and appear in chats, chat lists, and group details. # Iris Chat 2026.5.17.1 - Linked devices now show clearer app, OS, and device labels where available. - Messages to a newly restored linked device now wait for its device keys and retry automatically. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.3 - Restoring with a secret key after Delete all local data no longer gets stuck on a storage error. - Logout and Delete all local data now make sure secret keys are cleared before app data is removed. - Old messages are no longer skipped just because they are old or far back in history. - Linked devices are less likely to receive messages for a stale phone session after logout or reset. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.2 - Iris can now check for updates automatically on desktop, and self-installed Android APKs can download and install updates from Settings. - New Chat now uses the same clean code sheet for showing and scanning codes. - Group creation is simpler: paste or type a user ID and it is added to the member list automatically. - Nearby rows now show fresher mailbag status and open the right peer flow when tapped. - iOS image albums now keep the fourth tile and + count aligned when a message has more than four images. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.1 - Messages with multiple images now use Signal-style album layouts: a side-by-side pair, a 1+2 mosaic for three, a 2×2 grid for four, and a +N overlay for albums larger than four. - Tapping any image opens a swipe-through carousel with the sender name, date, share, and forward actions; swipe down or up to dismiss, and adjacent images preload so navigation stays smooth. - The composer's staged attachment row now shows a small thumbnail for image attachments instead of a generic filename chip. - The "Uploading attachment" bar now fills in real time as chunks land on the network instead of running as an indeterminate stripe. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.3 - Settings now have a single "Nearby" toggle that hides the chat-list shortcut and turns Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off in one move; turn it back on to keep using nearby messaging. - Settings now have an "Accept chat requests" toggle on Android, Linux, and Windows; turning it off drops messages and invite responses from people you have not chatted with before. - Group member rows are now tappable on every platform and open a 1:1 chat with that member. - macOS message bubbles hug their side of the chat instead of drifting into the middle, and the in-bubble timestamp + delivery glyph trail-align consistently for incoming and outgoing messages on iOS, macOS, and Windows. - macOS message hover dock is less crowded — Forward moved into the three-dot menu next to Copy, Info, and Delete. - Nearby modal now shows a small "Mailbag · N yours · M from others" line under each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi row so you can see what is queued for nearby relay. - Message info "Transport" rows now name the nearby peer that relayed the event (for example "bluetooth · Alice"). - Windows message info now matches the other platforms: per-recipient delivery, transport channels, queued device targets, network event ids. - Local development builds finally show the real app version on the About screen instead of "0.1.0". # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.2 - Invite and profile QR links now open through chat.iris.to so they work in the web app when the native app is not installed. - iOS and Android now handle chat.iris.to links directly when installed. - The web privacy, terms, and child safety pages now open as plain pages instead of redirecting into the app. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.1 - iOS Settings now includes Privacy, Terms, Child Safety, and Contact links for App Store review. - Direct chat profiles now include a report action alongside block. - Account data now separates Delete profile from Delete all local data. Delete profile clears the public profile first. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15 - Settings now has Devices as its own page, and profile QR codes only open when you tap for them. - Chat screens are closer to Signal, with better headers, message spacing, day labels, reactions, drafts, and composer behavior. - The iOS new chat button is easier to tap reliably. - The iOS chat search field now keeps the right dark color without custom rounded styling. - Profile photos, QR sharing, image previews, and share sheets now feel cleaner across mobile. - Blocking users, linked devices, and group chats are steadier, with more crash and error recovery fixes. # Iris Chat 2026.5.14.1 - New chats now appear when a new sender messages you for the first time, without needing to search for that user first. - This device can now block new chats from unknown users. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.6 - iOS message bubbles no longer steal fast vertical flicks from the chat timeline. - iOS message swipe gestures still open reply and message info, and chat-list row swipes still show row actions. - Jump to latest now stops in-flight timeline momentum before scrolling, avoiding temporary scroll lock near the bottom. - The jump-to-latest caret now responds on first touch even while the timeline is still coasting. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.5 - Long chats no longer flicker on open or briefly lock scrolling after you scroll away from the latest message. - Opening or paging long chats no longer waits on slow message-server work before the UI can respond. - Live message subscriptions now finish reliably after reconnects, fixing missed group and linked-device updates. - Bluetooth nearby presence now stays visible even when the same device is also reachable over Wi-Fi. - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth nearby handshakes now keep liveness traffic small while avoiding duplicate bulk sync work. - Release checks now include a local core LAN discovery smoke test. - Navigation now updates immediately across shells while Rust remains the source of truth, so protocol backlog cannot make chat taps look dead. - Rust now services user actions ahead of relay/nearby backlog and chunks catch-up processing to keep the app responsive. - Nearby frame work moved off the iOS main thread and repeated peer updates are deduplicated more aggressively. - iOS protocol catch-up now coalesces repeated fetches, reducing relay CPU churn and phone heating. - Duplicate invite events no longer rebuild expensive debug snapshots while replaying queued sends. - Queued protocol fetches now run single-flight with bounded retry timing instead of overlapping relay requests. - Group and linked-device recovery still subscribes to your own keys while avoiding useless repeated backfill. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.4 - iOS share sends now queue from the share sheet instead of depending on Iris opening right away. - iOS shared files are copied into Iris before sending, fixing missing attachments after sharing. - iOS back navigation now stays on the chat list without briefly reopening the previous chat. - Android chat navigation now ignores stale chat snapshots while the app catches up. - Linked devices now restore correctly after restart instead of getting stuck waiting for approval. - iOS composer taps now focus reliably on the first tap. - iOS composer send button now aligns with the message input. - macOS composer no longer shows a send button; Return sends and Shift-Return keeps multiline drafting. - Nearby permission checks no longer poll from render paths, reducing CPU waste. - Nearby sync now avoids repeated request/response broadcasts, reducing iOS idle CPU while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi discovery are active. - Debug logging is off by default in release builds and can be enabled from Settings when exporting a debug dump.
• Jun 3, 2026 2026.6.3
  # Iris Chat 2026.6.3 - Messages recover more reliably after the app was closed, restarted, or offline. - Group messages and linked devices retry missing keys instead of getting stuck. - Restoring an existing profile with a secret key is covered by broader phone and simulator tests. - Desktop builds and release tests now cover more real app journeys. # Iris Chat 2026.5.29 - iOS notifications stay off by default until turned on in Settings.

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  - Blocked message requests stay open for review and disappear from the chat list after you leave. - Typing indicators are on by default. # Iris Chat 2026.5.27 - Onboarding now asks people to agree to Terms before creating, restoring, or linking a profile. - Welcome screens, app icons, splash art, and notification icons are cleaner and more consistent. - Pending outgoing messages now use a send icon, keeping the clock/timer icon for disappearing messages. - Linux chats now include link actions. - Split oversized iOS Swift UI files and added a repo-wide source file size ratchet. # Iris Chat 2026.5.23.1 - Messages reveal less delivery metadata to message servers. - Group message recovery still works with older app versions. - Message repair requests avoid sharing hidden delivery counters. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.2 - Chats now fetch missing profile details when needed, so names and photos appear more reliably. - Desktop notifications now work more consistently after switching away from Iris. - Settings no longer show secret device-key copy/export actions. - Chat-list profile avatars feel cleaner when tapped. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.1 - Group messages recover more reliably after app restarts and missed key updates. - New chats with known linked devices get unstuck more often. - Recovery retries are quieter and survive restart. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.6 - Foreground stays responsive during catch-up bursts and large group metadata updates. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.5 - Linked devices now learn remote-created groups after restart. - Group messages recover more reliably after app restore. - Android release checks now rebuild Rust path dependencies when shared protocol code changes. - Android storage avoids a native SQLite crash seen during relay publishing. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.4 - Nearby profiles now open as profiles instead of being mistaken for chats. - Profile nickname editing no longer shows a placeholder nickname as saved data. - Desktop message actions sit beside bubbles more neatly. - Idle sync retries use less CPU. - macOS release builds find the shared Cargo build directory more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.2 - Adding people to groups now asks for confirmation before sending invites. - Linked device names can be renamed from Devices. - Nearby now shows cleaner chat-list shortcuts, opens chats from nearby avatars, and appears in mobile sharing. - Removed linked devices now stay removed more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.1 - Group photos now persist and appear in chats, chat lists, and group details. # Iris Chat 2026.5.17.1 - Linked devices now show clearer app, OS, and device labels where available. - Messages to a newly restored linked device now wait for its device keys and retry automatically. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.3 - Restoring with a secret key after Delete all local data no longer gets stuck on a storage error. - Logout and Delete all local data now make sure secret keys are cleared before app data is removed. - Old messages are no longer skipped just because they are old or far back in history. - Linked devices are less likely to receive messages for a stale phone session after logout or reset. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.2 - Iris can now check for updates automatically on desktop, and self-installed Android APKs can download and install updates from Settings. - New Chat now uses the same clean code sheet for showing and scanning codes. - Group creation is simpler: paste or type a user ID and it is added to the member list automatically. - Nearby rows now show fresher mailbag status and open the right peer flow when tapped. - iOS image albums now keep the fourth tile and + count aligned when a message has more than four images. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.1 - Messages with multiple images now use Signal-style album layouts: a side-by-side pair, a 1+2 mosaic for three, a 2×2 grid for four, and a +N overlay for albums larger than four. - Tapping any image opens a swipe-through carousel with the sender name, date, share, and forward actions; swipe down or up to dismiss, and adjacent images preload so navigation stays smooth. - The composer's staged attachment row now shows a small thumbnail for image attachments instead of a generic filename chip. - The "Uploading attachment" bar now fills in real time as chunks land on the network instead of running as an indeterminate stripe. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.3 - Settings now have a single "Nearby" toggle that hides the chat-list shortcut and turns Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off in one move; turn it back on to keep using nearby messaging. - Settings now have an "Accept chat requests" toggle on Android, Linux, and Windows; turning it off drops messages and invite responses from people you have not chatted with before. - Group member rows are now tappable on every platform and open a 1:1 chat with that member. - macOS message bubbles hug their side of the chat instead of drifting into the middle, and the in-bubble timestamp + delivery glyph trail-align consistently for incoming and outgoing messages on iOS, macOS, and Windows. - macOS message hover dock is less crowded — Forward moved into the three-dot menu next to Copy, Info, and Delete. - Nearby modal now shows a small "Mailbag · N yours · M from others" line under each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi row so you can see what is queued for nearby relay. - Message info "Transport" rows now name the nearby peer that relayed the event (for example "bluetooth · Alice"). - Windows message info now matches the other platforms: per-recipient delivery, transport channels, queued device targets, network event ids. - Local development builds finally show the real app version on the About screen instead of "0.1.0". # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.2 - Invite and profile QR links now open through chat.iris.to so they work in the web app when the native app is not installed. - iOS and Android now handle chat.iris.to links directly when installed. - The web privacy, terms, and child safety pages now open as plain pages instead of redirecting into the app. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.1 - iOS Settings now includes Privacy, Terms, Child Safety, and Contact links for App Store review. - Direct chat profiles now include a report action alongside block. - Account data now separates Delete profile from Delete all local data. Delete profile clears the public profile first. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15 - Settings now has Devices as its own page, and profile QR codes only open when you tap for them. - Chat screens are closer to Signal, with better headers, message spacing, day labels, reactions, drafts, and composer behavior. - The iOS new chat button is easier to tap reliably. - The iOS chat search field now keeps the right dark color without custom rounded styling. - Profile photos, QR sharing, image previews, and share sheets now feel cleaner across mobile. - Blocking users, linked devices, and group chats are steadier, with more crash and error recovery fixes. # Iris Chat 2026.5.14.1 - New chats now appear when a new sender messages you for the first time, without needing to search for that user first. - This device can now block new chats from unknown users. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.6 - iOS message bubbles no longer steal fast vertical flicks from the chat timeline. - iOS message swipe gestures still open reply and message info, and chat-list row swipes still show row actions. - Jump to latest now stops in-flight timeline momentum before scrolling, avoiding temporary scroll lock near the bottom. - The jump-to-latest caret now responds on first touch even while the timeline is still coasting. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.5 - Long chats no longer flicker on open or briefly lock scrolling after you scroll away from the latest message. - Opening or paging long chats no longer waits on slow message-server work before the UI can respond. - Live message subscriptions now finish reliably after reconnects, fixing missed group and linked-device updates. - Bluetooth nearby presence now stays visible even when the same device is also reachable over Wi-Fi. - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth nearby handshakes now keep liveness traffic small while avoiding duplicate bulk sync work. - Release checks now include a local core LAN discovery smoke test. - Navigation now updates immediately across shells while Rust remains the source of truth, so protocol backlog cannot make chat taps look dead. - Rust now services user actions ahead of relay/nearby backlog and chunks catch-up processing to keep the app responsive. - Nearby frame work moved off the iOS main thread and repeated peer updates are deduplicated more aggressively. - iOS protocol catch-up now coalesces repeated fetches, reducing relay CPU churn and phone heating. - Duplicate invite events no longer rebuild expensive debug snapshots while replaying queued sends. - Queued protocol fetches now run single-flight with bounded retry timing instead of overlapping relay requests. - Group and linked-device recovery still subscribes to your own keys while avoiding useless repeated backfill. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.4 - iOS share sends now queue from the share sheet instead of depending on Iris opening right away. - iOS shared files are copied into Iris before sending, fixing missing attachments after sharing. - iOS back navigation now stays on the chat list without briefly reopening the previous chat. - Android chat navigation now ignores stale chat snapshots while the app catches up. - Linked devices now restore correctly after restart instead of getting stuck waiting for approval. - iOS composer taps now focus reliably on the first tap. - iOS composer send button now aligns with the message input. - macOS composer no longer shows a send button; Return sends and Shift-Return keeps multiline drafting. - Nearby permission checks no longer poll from render paths, reducing CPU waste. - Nearby sync now avoids repeated request/response broadcasts, reducing iOS idle CPU while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi discovery are active. - Debug logging is off by default in release builds and can be enabled from Settings when exporting a debug dump.
• May 30, 2026 2026.5.29
  # Iris Chat 2026.5.29 - iOS notifications stay off by default until turned on in Settings. - Blocked message requests stay open for review and disappear from the chat list after you leave. - Typing indicators are on by default. # Iris Chat 2026.5.27 - Onboarding now asks people to agree to Terms before creating, restoring, or linking a profile. - Welcome screens, app icons, splash art, and notification icons are cleaner and more consistent.

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  - Pending outgoing messages now use a send icon, keeping the clock/timer icon for disappearing messages. - Linux chats now include link actions. - Split oversized iOS Swift UI files and added a repo-wide source file size ratchet. # Iris Chat 2026.5.23.1 - Messages reveal less delivery metadata to message servers. - Group message recovery still works with older app versions. - Message repair requests avoid sharing hidden delivery counters. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.2 - Chats now fetch missing profile details when needed, so names and photos appear more reliably. - Desktop notifications now work more consistently after switching away from Iris. - Settings no longer show secret device-key copy/export actions. - Chat-list profile avatars feel cleaner when tapped. # Iris Chat 2026.5.20.1 - Group messages recover more reliably after app restarts and missed key updates. - New chats with known linked devices get unstuck more often. - Recovery retries are quieter and survive restart. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.6 - Foreground stays responsive during catch-up bursts and large group metadata updates. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.5 - Linked devices now learn remote-created groups after restart. - Group messages recover more reliably after app restore. - Android release checks now rebuild Rust path dependencies when shared protocol code changes. - Android storage avoids a native SQLite crash seen during relay publishing. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.4 - Nearby profiles now open as profiles instead of being mistaken for chats. - Profile nickname editing no longer shows a placeholder nickname as saved data. - Desktop message actions sit beside bubbles more neatly. - Idle sync retries use less CPU. - macOS release builds find the shared Cargo build directory more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.2 - Adding people to groups now asks for confirmation before sending invites. - Linked device names can be renamed from Devices. - Nearby now shows cleaner chat-list shortcuts, opens chats from nearby avatars, and appears in mobile sharing. - Removed linked devices now stay removed more reliably. # Iris Chat 2026.5.18.1 - Group photos now persist and appear in chats, chat lists, and group details. # Iris Chat 2026.5.17.1 - Linked devices now show clearer app, OS, and device labels where available. - Messages to a newly restored linked device now wait for its device keys and retry automatically. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.3 - Restoring with a secret key after Delete all local data no longer gets stuck on a storage error. - Logout and Delete all local data now make sure secret keys are cleared before app data is removed. - Old messages are no longer skipped just because they are old or far back in history. - Linked devices are less likely to receive messages for a stale phone session after logout or reset. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.2 - Iris can now check for updates automatically on desktop, and self-installed Android APKs can download and install updates from Settings. - New Chat now uses the same clean code sheet for showing and scanning codes. - Group creation is simpler: paste or type a user ID and it is added to the member list automatically. - Nearby rows now show fresher mailbag status and open the right peer flow when tapped. - iOS image albums now keep the fourth tile and + count aligned when a message has more than four images. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.1 - Messages with multiple images now use Signal-style album layouts: a side-by-side pair, a 1+2 mosaic for three, a 2×2 grid for four, and a +N overlay for albums larger than four. - Tapping any image opens a swipe-through carousel with the sender name, date, share, and forward actions; swipe down or up to dismiss, and adjacent images preload so navigation stays smooth. - The composer's staged attachment row now shows a small thumbnail for image attachments instead of a generic filename chip. - The "Uploading attachment" bar now fills in real time as chunks land on the network instead of running as an indeterminate stripe. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.3 - Settings now have a single "Nearby" toggle that hides the chat-list shortcut and turns Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off in one move; turn it back on to keep using nearby messaging. - Settings now have an "Accept chat requests" toggle on Android, Linux, and Windows; turning it off drops messages and invite responses from people you have not chatted with before. - Group member rows are now tappable on every platform and open a 1:1 chat with that member. - macOS message bubbles hug their side of the chat instead of drifting into the middle, and the in-bubble timestamp + delivery glyph trail-align consistently for incoming and outgoing messages on iOS, macOS, and Windows. - macOS message hover dock is less crowded — Forward moved into the three-dot menu next to Copy, Info, and Delete. - Nearby modal now shows a small "Mailbag · N yours · M from others" line under each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi row so you can see what is queued for nearby relay. - Message info "Transport" rows now name the nearby peer that relayed the event (for example "bluetooth · Alice"). - Windows message info now matches the other platforms: per-recipient delivery, transport channels, queued device targets, network event ids. - Local development builds finally show the real app version on the About screen instead of "0.1.0". # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.2 - Invite and profile QR links now open through chat.iris.to so they work in the web app when the native app is not installed. - iOS and Android now handle chat.iris.to links directly when installed. - The web privacy, terms, and child safety pages now open as plain pages instead of redirecting into the app. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.1 - iOS Settings now includes Privacy, Terms, Child Safety, and Contact links for App Store review. - Direct chat profiles now include a report action alongside block. - Account data now separates Delete profile from Delete all local data. Delete profile clears the public profile first. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15 - Settings now has Devices as its own page, and profile QR codes only open when you tap for them. - Chat screens are closer to Signal, with better headers, message spacing, day labels, reactions, drafts, and composer behavior. - The iOS new chat button is easier to tap reliably. - The iOS chat search field now keeps the right dark color without custom rounded styling. - Profile photos, QR sharing, image previews, and share sheets now feel cleaner across mobile. - Blocking users, linked devices, and group chats are steadier, with more crash and error recovery fixes. # Iris Chat 2026.5.14.1 - New chats now appear when a new sender messages you for the first time, without needing to search for that user first. - This device can now block new chats from unknown users. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.6 - iOS message bubbles no longer steal fast vertical flicks from the chat timeline. - iOS message swipe gestures still open reply and message info, and chat-list row swipes still show row actions. - Jump to latest now stops in-flight timeline momentum before scrolling, avoiding temporary scroll lock near the bottom. - The jump-to-latest caret now responds on first touch even while the timeline is still coasting. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.5 - Long chats no longer flicker on open or briefly lock scrolling after you scroll away from the latest message. - Opening or paging long chats no longer waits on slow message-server work before the UI can respond. - Live message subscriptions now finish reliably after reconnects, fixing missed group and linked-device updates. - Bluetooth nearby presence now stays visible even when the same device is also reachable over Wi-Fi. - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth nearby handshakes now keep liveness traffic small while avoiding duplicate bulk sync work. - Release checks now include a local core LAN discovery smoke test. - Navigation now updates immediately across shells while Rust remains the source of truth, so protocol backlog cannot make chat taps look dead. - Rust now services user actions ahead of relay/nearby backlog and chunks catch-up processing to keep the app responsive. - Nearby frame work moved off the iOS main thread and repeated peer updates are deduplicated more aggressively. - iOS protocol catch-up now coalesces repeated fetches, reducing relay CPU churn and phone heating. - Duplicate invite events no longer rebuild expensive debug snapshots while replaying queued sends. - Queued protocol fetches now run single-flight with bounded retry timing instead of overlapping relay requests. - Group and linked-device recovery still subscribes to your own keys while avoiding useless repeated backfill. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.4 - iOS share sends now queue from the share sheet instead of depending on Iris opening right away. - iOS shared files are copied into Iris before sending, fixing missing attachments after sharing. - iOS back navigation now stays on the chat list without briefly reopening the previous chat. - Android chat navigation now ignores stale chat snapshots while the app catches up. - Linked devices now restore correctly after restart instead of getting stuck waiting for approval. - iOS composer taps now focus reliably on the first tap. - iOS composer send button now aligns with the message input. - macOS composer no longer shows a send button; Return sends and Shift-Return keeps multiline drafting. - Nearby permission checks no longer poll from render paths, reducing CPU waste. - Nearby sync now avoids repeated request/response broadcasts, reducing iOS idle CPU while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi discovery are active. - Debug logging is off by default in release builds and can be enabled from Settings when exporting a debug dump.
• May 16, 2026 2026.5.16.3
  # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.3 - Restoring with a secret key after Delete all local data no longer gets stuck on a storage error. - Logout and Delete all local data now make sure secret keys are cleared before app data is removed. - Old messages are no longer skipped just because they are old or far back in history. - Linked devices are less likely to receive messages for a stale phone session after logout or reset. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.2 - Iris can now check for updates automatically on desktop, and self-installed Android APKs can download and install updates from Settings.

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  - New Chat now uses the same clean code sheet for showing and scanning codes. - Group creation is simpler: paste or type a user ID and it is added to the member list automatically. - Nearby rows now show fresher mailbag status and open the right peer flow when tapped. - iOS image albums now keep the fourth tile and + count aligned when a message has more than four images. # Iris Chat 2026.5.16.1 - Messages with multiple images now use Signal-style album layouts: a side-by-side pair, a 1+2 mosaic for three, a 2×2 grid for four, and a +N overlay for albums larger than four. - Tapping any image opens a swipe-through carousel with the sender name, date, share, and forward actions; swipe down or up to dismiss, and adjacent images preload so navigation stays smooth. - The composer's staged attachment row now shows a small thumbnail for image attachments instead of a generic filename chip. - The "Uploading attachment" bar now fills in real time as chunks land on the network instead of running as an indeterminate stripe. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.3 - Settings now have a single "Nearby" toggle that hides the chat-list shortcut and turns Bluetooth and Wi-Fi off in one move; turn it back on to keep using nearby messaging. - Settings now have an "Accept chat requests" toggle on Android, Linux, and Windows; turning it off drops messages and invite responses from people you have not chatted with before. - Group member rows are now tappable on every platform and open a 1:1 chat with that member. - macOS message bubbles hug their side of the chat instead of drifting into the middle, and the in-bubble timestamp + delivery glyph trail-align consistently for incoming and outgoing messages on iOS, macOS, and Windows. - macOS message hover dock is less crowded — Forward moved into the three-dot menu next to Copy, Info, and Delete. - Nearby modal now shows a small "Mailbag · N yours · M from others" line under each Bluetooth and Wi-Fi row so you can see what is queued for nearby relay. - Message info "Transport" rows now name the nearby peer that relayed the event (for example "bluetooth · Alice"). - Windows message info now matches the other platforms: per-recipient delivery, transport channels, queued device targets, network event ids. - Local development builds finally show the real app version on the About screen instead of "0.1.0". # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.2 - Invite and profile QR links now open through chat.iris.to so they work in the web app when the native app is not installed. - iOS and Android now handle chat.iris.to links directly when installed. - The web privacy, terms, and child safety pages now open as plain pages instead of redirecting into the app. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15.1 - iOS Settings now includes Privacy, Terms, Child Safety, and Contact links for App Store review. - Direct chat profiles now include a report action alongside block. - Account data now separates Delete profile from Delete all local data. Delete profile clears the public profile first. # Iris Chat 2026.5.15 - Settings now has Devices as its own page, and profile QR codes only open when you tap for them. - Chat screens are closer to Signal, with better headers, message spacing, day labels, reactions, drafts, and composer behavior. - The iOS new chat button is easier to tap reliably. - The iOS chat search field now keeps the right dark color without custom rounded styling. - Profile photos, QR sharing, image previews, and share sheets now feel cleaner across mobile. - Blocking users, linked devices, and group chats are steadier, with more crash and error recovery fixes. # Iris Chat 2026.5.14.1 - New chats now appear when a new sender messages you for the first time, without needing to search for that user first. - This device can now block new chats from unknown users. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.6 - iOS message bubbles no longer steal fast vertical flicks from the chat timeline. - iOS message swipe gestures still open reply and message info, and chat-list row swipes still show row actions. - Jump to latest now stops in-flight timeline momentum before scrolling, avoiding temporary scroll lock near the bottom. - The jump-to-latest caret now responds on first touch even while the timeline is still coasting. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.5 - Long chats no longer flicker on open or briefly lock scrolling after you scroll away from the latest message. - Opening or paging long chats no longer waits on slow message-server work before the UI can respond. - Live message subscriptions now finish reliably after reconnects, fixing missed group and linked-device updates. - Bluetooth nearby presence now stays visible even when the same device is also reachable over Wi-Fi. - Wi-Fi and Bluetooth nearby handshakes now keep liveness traffic small while avoiding duplicate bulk sync work. - Release checks now include a local core LAN discovery smoke test. - Navigation now updates immediately across shells while Rust remains the source of truth, so protocol backlog cannot make chat taps look dead. - Rust now services user actions ahead of relay/nearby backlog and chunks catch-up processing to keep the app responsive. - Nearby frame work moved off the iOS main thread and repeated peer updates are deduplicated more aggressively. - iOS protocol catch-up now coalesces repeated fetches, reducing relay CPU churn and phone heating. - Duplicate invite events no longer rebuild expensive debug snapshots while replaying queued sends. - Queued protocol fetches now run single-flight with bounded retry timing instead of overlapping relay requests. - Group and linked-device recovery still subscribes to your own keys while avoiding useless repeated backfill. # Iris Chat 2026.5.13.4 - iOS share sends now queue from the share sheet instead of depending on Iris opening right away. - iOS shared files are copied into Iris before sending, fixing missing attachments after sharing. - iOS back navigation now stays on the chat list without briefly reopening the previous chat. - Android chat navigation now ignores stale chat snapshots while the app catches up. - Linked devices now restore correctly after restart instead of getting stuck waiting for approval. - iOS composer taps now focus reliably on the first tap. - iOS composer send button now aligns with the message input. - macOS composer no longer shows a send button; Return sends and Shift-Return keeps multiline drafting. - Nearby permission checks no longer poll from render paths, reducing CPU waste. - Nearby sync now avoids repeated request/response broadcasts, reducing iOS idle CPU while Bluetooth and Wi-Fi discovery are active. - Debug logging is off by default in release builds and can be enabled from Settings when exporting a debug dump.
• May 5, 2026 3.0.20
  # Iris Chat 3.0.20 - Aligns Android dark and light colors with the iOS palette. - Keeps Linux and Windows palettes in sync with iOS. - Fixes Android onboarding screens that could show the wrong background color.
• May 2, 2026 3.0.10
  # Iris Chat 3.0.10 - Updates encrypted chat internals to nostr-double-ratchet 0.0.135. - Improves direct-message subscription behavior and skipped-key recovery coverage. - Keeps the recent Nearby Wi-Fi reliability fixes.
• Apr 30, 2026 3.0.8
  # Iris Chat 3.0.8 - More reliable linked-device and group messaging. - Faster, safer restore after app restart. - Better local test coverage for Android, iOS, and multidevice chats. - Uses nostr-double-ratchet 0.0.127.
• Apr 25, 2026 2.6.16
  # Iris Chat 2.6.16 Native Rust chat release with chat UI and message-control fixes. - Added disappearing-message controls in the chat header. - Added unread count on the back button. - Improved hover message actions and delivery indicators. - Notification taps now surface the chat list.
• Apr 25, 2026 2.6.15
  # Iris Chat 2.6.15 Native Rust chat release replacing the previous Flutter Android build. - Native Android shell backed by the shared Rust chat core. - Improved direct chat, group, attachment, typing, and read receipt flows. - Queued publishing when relays are unavailable.
• Mar 25, 2026 2.6.14