Release notes for iOS will be posted here!
Our first iOS Update since launching the forum has landed! 
Sphere for iOS v.1.2.5 is now live in the App Store 
Release Notes:
Link Previews now show in chats!
FIX: Images being erroneously downloaded twice upon selection in chat.
Happy updating! 
Not to oversell but the next release is gonna be 
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Happy release day, Apple folks! 
Sphere for iOS 1.2.6 is now available in the App Store 
๏ฟผ In this release:
The Feed can now be browsed offline, even across app relaunches (e.g., after termination by iOS or force quitting by users).
App launching is now faster on average, as it no longer waits for a successful connection if cached content for offline browsing is available.
The app now remembers your last selected sphere in the Feed.
FIX: The red ringbell badge did not show up on spheres having outstanding important messages, but only from muted chats.
Sphere for iOS 1.2.7 is now available in the App Store
In this release:
Direct Message โ You can now start a one-to-one private chat with your fellow sphere members, through a single tap in their profile. You can also start a DM chat through the (+) button at the bottom of the Feed.
GIFmas - Yes, you can FINALLY search for that super special GIF in one tap from your chats, before inevitably just sending one of a cat looking grumpyโฆ
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Sphere for iOS 1.2.8 is now available in the App Store
We have given the Feed a loading speed boost!
Feed now shows โPerson sent a GIF/poll/announcementโ when the last message is a GIF, poll or announcement
When editing your profile, the Save button now activates as expected when you have made a name change
Messages sent by you in quick succession can no longer be ungrouped erroneously by a slim chance โ as if there were multiple clones of you โ for a short period of time.
Text message drafts now remember the quoted message to which you intend to reply.
GIF blockquotes now show a thumbnail, instead of Clippy with an obscure filename.
The cropper control in the photo editor no longer plays hide and seek with your fingertips โ they now stick to the touchable canvas as intended.
Items on the Feed are now highlighted when you select them.
Invite links now make progress as expected on the โEnter Codeโ screen.
Increased the update frequency of the chat participant list.
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Sphere for iOS 1.2.8 is now available in the App Store
Events โ Organise events for your fellow friends directly in Sphere!
URLs in your profile are now tappable.
Off-alignment of some error messages has been fixed.
The Important Messages banner was not in sync with the Important Messages Inbox.
Chat no longer scrolls up unintentionally when the long press message actions menu is activated
The keyboard when creating an Important Message was misbehaving.
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Sphere for iOS 1.3.3 is now available in the App Store
This contains the third big piece of work around our Events feature, which is a list of current/past events in one location, in the Sphere Info screen.
Release Notes:
You can now see all your events under your sphereโs Info.
We improved the profile editorโs looks and usability.
Sphere for iOS 1.41.0 is now available in the App Store
Release Notes:
Improved first-time and post-app-update loading speed, especially when you have joined many spheres with lots of chats.
The Info page for announcements and polls no longer squeezes the message content when it contains a link preview.
The Info page for announcements and polls no longer shows the disclosure button.
The Info page for announcements and polls no longer shows the expiry date twice.
Sphere admins are no longer blocked from creating invite links.
Unread messages in a chat is no longer eagerly marked as read when no content has been loaded, e.g., due to network connectivity issues.