3.14.2
2023-07-25
1) General improvements
3.14.1
2023-07-24
1) Fixed a performance issue when searching
2) Fixed an issue where cancelled file uploads could not be resumed in some cases
3) General improvements
3.14.0
2023-07-17
1) You may now search for messages by type at the top of the chats screen.
2) You may set a reminder for a message - to get reminded later via push notification.
3) In a chat, you may tap on the message status icons to get the details of the message.
4) Bug fixes and general improvements
3.13.1
2023-06-01
1. When selecting media to send or as a persona/group photo - you can long tap the item to view an enlarged version of it.
2. You may configure the amount of time the app attempts to send a message before timing out (e.g. in bad network conditions)
3. You may hide your personas and corresponding chats from the list of personas and chats temporarily.
4. You may star important messages and review them later.
5. You may send messages (text, pictures, voice, etc) to a chat called My Notes. These messages stay on your device only.
6. Bug fixes and general improvements.
3.13.0
2023-05-23
1. When selecting media to send or as a persona/group photo - you can long tap the item to view an enlarged version of it.
2. You may configure the amount of time the app attempts to send a message before timing out (e.g. in bad network conditions)
3. You may hide your personas and corresponding chats from the list of personas and chats temporarily.
4. You may star important messages and review them later.
5. You may send messages (text, pictures, voice, etc) to a chat called My Notes. These messages stay on your device only.
3.12.0
2023-05-03
1) Send messages silently - send text and media messages silently (does not trigger a notification for the receivers). Long press the send message button to trigger.
2) Enhanced full screen chat view - now displays all message types
3) Fixed walkie-talkie keyboard auto-show/hide issues
4) Proxies - can save multiple proxy servers
5) Media viewer - optimized landscape layout
6) All attachments view for chat/persona - includes a tab for locations
7) Bug fixes and general improvements
3.11.0
2023-03-28
1) Failed Message Notification: If a background message fails to send, you'll now receive a notification to keep you informed.
2) Smart Media Notifications: We've reduced clutter by limiting photo/video notifications when multiple media files are received in a short time frame.
3) Group Creation from Existing Members: Easily create new groups by selecting members from an existing group directly in the app.
4) Draft Message Sorting: Chats with unsent draft messages will automatically be sorted to the top of your chat list for easy access.
3.10.0
2023-03-27
1) Failed Message Notification: If a background message fails to send, you'll now receive a notification to keep you informed.
2) Smart Media Notifications: We've reduced clutter by limiting photo/video notifications when multiple media files are received in a short time frame.
3) Group Creation from Existing Members: Easily create new groups by selecting members from an existing group directly in the app.
4) Draft Message Sorting: Chats with unsent draft messages will automatically be sorted to the top of your chat list for easy access.
3.9.0
2023-03-04
1) You can now pin a chat to the top of the chats list
2) You can view a list of links sent/received at the chat and persona level
3) The UI has been simplified to improve usability
4) Bug fixes and general improvements
3.8.0
2023-02-04
1) You can send high quality images
2) You can view statistics of a voice/video call during the call
3) When viewing media (in the media viewer), you can see the photo's information such as resolution and file size
4) Added an experimental option to save images to photo gallery directly as webP
3.7.0
2023-01-16
1) You can edit the caption of an image
2) You can send phonebook contacts to your friends
3) When viewing a sent or received photo, you can set it as your profile or group photo, as well as the custom photo of a friend or group
4) Improved the add member layout when creating a group
5) Improved the camera zooming capability for newer iPhone Pro devices when taking a photo inside OpusChat
6) You can pan to select media in the photo selection screen as well as All Media views.
7) When scrolling in the All Media views, the date will be shown to indicate the visible media.
8) Bug fixes and general improvements
3.6.0
2022-10-17
1) Reactions
2) The ability to restore your account if the app is reinstalled on the same or different device provided that the same iCloud/Google Account is used - no binding required
3) Bug fixes and general enhancements
3.5.1
2022-09-21
1) Avoid re-uploading files to the server if it has been sent before
2) Edit message improvements
3) iOS 16 bug fixes
3.5.0
2022-09-16
1) Avoid re-uploading files to the server if it has been sent before
2) Edit message improvements
2.5.1
2022-08-10
1) Calls - calls will always be started in voice mode. Video calling can be enabled once the voice call is established
2) The ability to recover your account if we detect database corruption
3) The update (edit) message changes where we still show the original and link back to it
4) Send location UI improvement
5) Improved message context menu
6) Chat view - added context menu when long tapping on the message sender's icon
7) Chat view - long tapping on a media message will preview it
8) Group message delivery ack improvements - we show who has not received the message as well as who has
9) Multi persona contact friendship - we will prevent you from making friends with someone who is already friends on another profile
2.5.0
2022-06-30
1. You can make a video call to your friends
2. During a call you are able to switch between voice and video calls
3. You will be able to set a preference of whether you want to receive video calls or not
2.4.2
2022-05-21
1. You can mention someone in a group message and that user will receive a notification even if they have muted the chat
2. You can delete your account
3. You can send and receive animated gifs
4. You can add some notes to any of your contacts or groups
5. You can see which members of the group have received a message you sent
6. You can send a limited amount of chat message history to selected members of a group
7. You can specify a proxy server that the app will use to connect to our servers
8. The app will periodically run in the background to help remind you if you need to upgrade and also update your notification badge count
9. Fixed an issue where scrolling in the chat view may crash under some unique circumstances
2.4.0
2022-05-18
1. You can mention someone in a group message and that user will receive a notification even if they have muted the chat
2. You can delete your account
3. You can send and receive animated gifs
4. You can add some notes to any of your contacts or groups
5. You can see which members of the group have received a message you sent
6. You can send a limited amount of chat message history to selected members of a group
7. You can specify a proxy server that the app will use to connect to our servers
8. The app will periodically run in the background to help remind you if you need to upgrade and also update your notification badge count
2.3.2
2022-03-30
Fixed the following issues:
1) Forwarding multiple media and subsequently removing some in the edit/confirmation view may result in the deleted media being sent.
2) Grouped media - during multi-selection, it may not be possible to select some of the items inside a grouped media block if not all of the items were successfully sent to the server.
3) Grouped media - sometimes a downloaded media may still be shown as downloading or not downloaded
4) Notification unread count - an incorrect unread count may be shown on the desktop when a notification arrives.
2.3.1
2022-03-18
1) Grouped media handling inside chat view
- Updated blink animation when using 'Go To Message' or tapping on a replied-to message
- Updated swipe to reply handling
- Stability improvements (crashes)
2) Notifications handling
- Fixed an issue where an unread header is not shown when tapping on a notification to enter chat
3) Other bug fixes and general improvements
2.3.0
2022-03-07
New UI Features:
1) You can delete a message for everyone, which will remove it from your device and other user’s devices
2) You can update a message which will update for you and other users
3) If there are consecutive messages containing images in your chat they will displayed as a group of thumbnails
Updated UI Features:
1) When you enter a chat that you previously used the walkie-talkie in, we will no longer remember the last used autoplay setting
2) You can see a second tick on a group message if all users have received the message and they are using this version or above
Bug fixes and general improvements.
2.2.0
2022-02-14
Bug fixes and general improvements
2.1.0
2022-01-11
This is a significant update of OpusChat - we highly recommend all users to update to take advantage of the significant performance and usability improvements, as well as bug fixes.
1. Significantly improved performance and reduced battery consumption of the app.
2. Improved usability of app (e.g. new context menu options, new shortcuts, improved friendship-making, simplified usage).
3. Resolved issue: some devices not receiving notifications occasionally.
4. Mark chat as unread.
5. New persona colours.
6. bug fixes and numerous general improvements.
2.0.16
2021-11-09
1) Optimised for iOS 15
2) Screen lock - if enabled, biometric (face/touch ID) or password authentication will be required to access OpusChat.
3) Fixed an issue where sending a screenshot image will cause it to be cropped
4) Improved the look and feel of invitations and add friend via QR code view
5) Improved performance of taking videos
6) bug fixes and general improvements
2.0.15
2021-09-10
1. Fixed an issue where during account restore the user may occasionally see connectivity errors.
2. QR code scanner - improved UI with haptic feedback to better represent new friendships.
3. Improved display of badge counts inside the app.
4. Other bug fixes and general improvements