The format is based on Keep a Changelog.

June 06, 2024

• Add support for creating and rendering polls #495
• Use max file size for validating attachments defined in Stream's Dashboard #490

May 21, 2024

• Updated StreamChat dependency

• Creating merged channel avatars logged a console warning when the source image uses extended color range #484

May 14, 2024

• Updated StreamChat dependency

May 06, 2024

• Updated StreamChat dependency

April 30, 2024

• Highlighting and tapping on user mentions
• Customization of the channel loading view
• Public init of InjectedChannelInfo

April 09, 2024

• Added markdown support (enabled by default)
• LinkAttachmentView and LinkDetectionTextView available for public use

March 26, 2024

• Role value in the user display info

• Reactions picker for large messages sometimes goes in the safe area
• Loading of pinned messages in the channel info screen

March 14, 2024

• Message text color when using link detection

March 12, 2024

• Link detection in the text views
• Indicator when a message was edited

February 28, 2024

• Config the audioRecorder that is used when sending async voice messages

• Author name display now depends on number of participants, not channel type

• Voice recording messages now use the standard message modifier

February 09, 2024

• Factory method for customizing the search results view

• Updated StreamChat dependency

January 29, 2024

• Cleanup of audio session only when voice recording is enabled

January 09, 2024

• Config for highlighted composer border color
• Config for enforcing unique reactions

• Improved loading of gallery images

December 21, 2023

• Recording of async voice messages
• Rendering and playing async voice messages

December 13, 2023

• Mark message as unread
• Jump to first unread message
• Factory method to swap jump to unread button

December 01, 2023

• Jump to a message that is not on the first page
• Jump to a message in a thread
• Bi-directional scrolling of the message list
• Handling of bounced messages

• Some links not being rendered correctly

November 20, 2023

• Fix skip slow mode capability not handled

November 15, 2023

• Add factory method for custom attachments in quoted messages

• Fix marked read while the app is in the background
• Fix recently saved images to camera roll don't show up

November 03, 2023

• Config for bottom placement of reactions

• Video playing after being dismissed on iOS 17.1

October 26, 2023

• Dependencies are no longer exposed (this includes Nuke and SwiftyGif). If you were using those dependencies we were exposing, you would need to import them manually. This is due to our newest addition supporting Module Stable XCFramework, see more below in the "Added" section. If you encounter any SPM-related problems, be sure to reset the package caches.

• Add message preview with attachments in channel list
• Add support for pre-built XCFramework
• Config for composer text input paddings
• Config for left alignment of messages

• Made some ChannelList and MessageListView parameters optional

October 06, 2023

• Fixed visibility for deleted messages indicator for current user

• Add throttling to mark as read

September 29, 2023

• Performance improvements in the low-level client

September 27, 2023

• Config for changing supported media types in the composer

• Play audio in videos when in silent mode

September 18, 2023

• Updated StreamChat dependency

August 31, 2023

• Add XCPrivacy manifest #352

• Reactions popup disabled if channel is frozen

• Online indicator updates in the header view
• Reactions overlay interface orientation updates

August 10, 2023

• Updated StreamChat dependency

August 09, 2023

• Video and giphy attachments now use makeMessageViewModifier
• Updated scalling of avatar images
• Turn off channel updates when message thread shown

• AttachmentTextView respects configured body font
• Attachments persisted after message editing

• Option to specify bottom offset in ReactionsOverlayView

July 06, 2023

• Added factory method for customizing the message list container's modifier
• Option to customize the date separation logic in the message list
• Public init for LinkAttachmentContainer

June 09, 2023

• Updated StreamChat dependency

May 26, 2023

• Fixed the text input cursor when a message is being edited
• Fixed channel list view model always not using passed channel type for deletion
• Fixed warning for empty collection literal in Xcode 14.3

• Added a factory method for customizing the composer text input view

• Exposed mentionedUsers in the MessageComposerViewModel

April 25, 2023

• Reaction overlay display in a modal chat view
• Warning about UITextView switching to TextKit 1 compatibility mode
• Unread new messages separator wrong value when date overlay used

March 30, 2023

• Added more parameters to the sendMessage method in the MessageComposerViewModel
• Exposed components from the ChatChannelInfoView

March 17, 2023

• Exposed SearchResultsView as a public component
• isSearching property in the ChatChannelListViewModel is now public
• LazyImage uses image CDN request
• Fallback avatar in MessageAvatarView

• Channel actions popup wrong appearance using a custom NavigationView
• Channel list automatic channel selection disabled for compact iPad screen size
• Mentions of users available in a new line
• Cursor jumps around in the composer when @ mentioning

February 28, 2023

• Updated StreamChat dependency

February 17, 2023

• Possibility to customize message reactions top padding (for grid-based reaction containers)
• Custom sorting of reactions
• Added a configurable separator view for new messages
• Possibility to customize the cornerRadius of the ComposerInputView
• Possibility to turn off tab bar handling in the message list

• Message List layout for iPad in Slide Over mode

January 16, 2023

• Config to change the scrolling anchor (top/bottom) on messages
• Pass extra data in attachments
• Custom message grouping by overriding groupMessages in ChatChannelViewModel

• AddedAsset's extraData property is now of type [String: RawJSON]
• New icon for pendingSend local message state

December 16, 2022

• Support for channel own capabilities in the UI
• Added possibility to override the message id creation with MessageIdBuilder

• Renaming of a channel in ChannelInfo not persisting extra data
• Channel list item swipe gesture collision with native gesture
• Attributes from MessageActionInfo are now public
• Crash on older devices when adding multiple images quickly
• Message text appearing in multiple file attachments from the same message

November 16, 2022

• Support for specifying whether ChatChannelListView is embedded in a NavigationView with embedInNavigationView

• Public init for DefaultChannelListHeaderModifier
• Updated Nuke dependency

• Scroll to bottom when return key is pressed in the composer input view
• Typing indicator not shown when empty message list

October 27, 2022

• Support for custom message receipt states
• Scrolling of instant commands
• Config to turn off tab bar visibility handling

• Updated Nuke dependency to 11.3.0 for SPM
• Removed NukeUI dependency for SPM (now part of Nuke)

September 27, 2022

• Configuration for stack based navigation for iPads
• Customization of the reactions background
• Possibility to add custom snapshot generation logic
• Configuration for composer input field max height

• iOS 16 keyboard insets issue on pushed screen
• Improved animation for date indicators in message list

September 02, 2022

• Configuring avatars visibility in groups
• Method to swap the MessageRepliesView
• Public init for ChatChannelListItem

• Message list creation requires shouldShowTypingIndicator as a parameter

• Channel header sometimes blinks when many messages are sent
• Data race when channels are updated from message list
• Safe unwrapping of current graphics context when showing reactions

August 04, 2022

• Exposed a way to customise text message before sending and reading

• Fixed a bug with channel list refreshing after deeplinking
• Navigation bar iPad resizing issue
• Fixed a bug with thread with custom attachments dismissed
• Fixed Xcode 14 beta build issues

• Docs restructuring
• Exposed some view components as public

July 21, 2022

• Customizing padding for message bubble modifier
• Customizing padding for message text view
• Possibility to control tab bar visibility
• Configuration of message size via spacing

• Fixed a bug with canceled backswipe
• Fixed a bug with channel pop on name editing

• Docs restructuring
• Exposed some view components as public

July 05, 2022

• Automated testing infrastructure
• Config for disabling reaction animations
• Error indicator when max attachment size exceeded
• Factory method to swap the jumbo emoji view

• Made few view components public

June 22, 2022

• Possibility to add a custom view above the oldest message in a group
• Swipe gesture to dismiss image gallery

• Memory cache trimming on chat dismiss
• Crash when sending an invalid command

June 10, 2022

• Possibility to view channel info on channel options
• Date separators in the message list
• ChatUserNamer to customize user name on typing indicator
• minimumSwipeGestureDistance to control swipe sensitivity
• Pop-out animation to reactions overlay
• maxTimeIntervalBetweenMessagesInGroup to control message grouping logic

• Bug about link attachments not opening when the URL was missing the scheme
• Picking images synced with iCloud in the composer
• User mentions not being passed when sending a message
• Incorrect initial height when editing a message
• Composer is hidden when reactions shown

May 17, 2022

• Chat info screen
• Possibility to customize empty messages state
• Possibility to customize author and date view in a message
• View model injection in the Message Composer View

• Bug with swiping video attachments
• Bug with reactions offset for large number of reactions
• Text input cursor jump
• Text message rendering issue with custom font
• Tap enabled on fourth image in attachments if there's a number overlay

April 26, 2022

• Animations for reactions overlay
• Possibility to customize message transitions
• Config for changing reaction colors
• Config for becoming first responder in chat channel
• Config for double tap message overlay
• Config for custom width / count of trailing items in swiped channel
• Config for updating composer frames

• Issue with resizing composer with large text
• Updating channel list before coming back to the screen
• Disable the send button when there's only whitespace

March 30, 2022

• Implement message resend functionality
• Custom modifiers support for the message view and the composer
• Custom modifiers support for the channel list and the message list
• Changing text color per message sender

• Improved TabView appeareance animation
• Channel list performance improvements
• Jumbo emoji reply not shown correctly
• Send message animation improvements

• Method for creating custom quoted message view

March 17, 2022

• Redacted loading view
• Max file size checks
• Inject custom footer view in Channel List
• Config for disabling message overlay

• Prevent jumps when new messages are received
• Orientation changes layout

• Method for creating custom avatar

March 02, 2022

• Support for custom backgrounds (image, gradient)
• Animation when sending message
• Possibility to inject view model from the outside

• Performance improvements
• Autocomplete keyboard bug
• Swipe gesture resizing message view

• Method for creating custom avatar

February 16, 2022

• Slow mode
• Copying of a message
• Push notifications
• Message list config options

• Keyboard not shown while bounce in progress
• Image picker tap target
• Gallery images (screenshots) resize when swiping

February 02, 2022

• Pinning of a message
• Display users who reacted to a message
• Message Search
• Customization of channel list separators

• Bug with image attachments selection and display
• Reactions issues on iPad

• Creation method of channel destination

January 18, 2022

• Read indicators
• Typing indicators
• Muting users
• Channel config

• Leading composer view creation

January 04, 2022

• Image gallery
• Editing messages
• Mentions
• Composer commands
• Configuration of channel item swipe area

• Creation of channel items

December 21, 2021

• Inline replies to messages
• Message threads
• Bug fix for multi-step keyboards

December 07, 2021

• Infrastructure improvements (GitHub actions, release scripts)
• Unit tests

• Localization improvements

December 01, 2021

This is the first version of the SwiftUI SDK for Stream Chat. It includes the following features:

• channel list
• message list
• message composer
• message reactions
• customization of components
• sample app