![]() ![]() In group conversations, users can remove/add someone to a thread, name a thread, share their location in a thread, view all attachments, and turn on Do Not Disturb to not receive notifications from a specific thread. In iOS 8, users can send audio and video messages by holding down the record button. Apple also allowed users to see a message post date by swiping from right to left. Messages received a new user interface in iOS 7. iOS 6 also added a Share button on apps like Safari and Photos, which enabled users to share links and photos using SMS/MMS or iMessage without leaving the app. Users could now add additional emails to receive and send messages on any device. Earlier, iPhone users could not receive iMessages sent to their phone number on iPad or iPod touch. iPod touch and iPad users could now use their iPhone phone numbers to send or receive iMessages. IOS 6 helped improve syncing between multiple devices. With the introduction of Notification Center, new SMS, MMS or iMessages could be seen on the lock screen or by pulling down the Notification Center. Messages also introduced typing indication, delivery and read receipts. In addition, a user could start their conversation on one device and continue on another. With iMessage, users could send text, picture messages and contacts over WiFi or 3G to other iOS 5 devices without using their carrier quota. The iPhone supported SMS, MMS and iMessage, while the iPad and iPod touch only supported iMessage. IMessage support was added with iOS 5 on October 12, 2011. Developers were provided with a new API that allowed them to add embedded messaging functionality to their apps. iOS 4.0 also included support for a red exclamation mark to appear on the app's icon to warn failure to send a message. It also added support for displaying a character count to notify when one had gone over the standard SMS character limit. Among the new features was the ability to search within text messages, much like the search feature in Mail. Messages received minor upgrades with iOS 4. Other changes included support for copy and paste, and the ability to forward or delete multiple messages at a time. Messages also gained support for sharing contacts using the vCard standard. The original iPhone did not receive support for MMS, citing hardware challenges. The change in name was due to the iPhone gaining native support for the MMS protocol, in addition to the previously available SMS protocol. It replaced the Text application which had been the native messaging application since the iPhone's inception. Improved memory use slightly.Apple released Messages for the iPhone as a built-in application with iPhone OS 3.0 on June 17, 2009. (Marco Zehe) (#16085) Fixed a problem with emoticons scaling disproportionately in the yMous message style when using OS X 10.8. (Andreas Marienborg) (#14484) Fixed tables not being declared as such via VoiceOver. (#15705) Icons set for group chat bookmarks will now show up on the tab bar in the chat window. (#16095) Fixed an issue that caused logging in to Facebook to fail when login approvals are enabled. (#15787) Fixed a crash when receiving invalid XML on 10.8. ![]() (#16046) Fixed crash at startup that was meant to be fixed in 1.5.2. (#13586, #15699) Fixed a problem with iTunes 10.6.3 on Mac OS X 10.6.8 causing the chat window's toolbar to break. Changesįixed another problem with the transcript viewer causing search to fail when closing and reopening the window. ![]() True, file transfer is a little flaky, and Adium X still doesn't offer voice or video chat, but it's very enjoyable to use and extremely flexible.Īdium X is a free and highly customizable IM client, that allows you to connect to almost any online chat service and engage in multiple conversations simultaneously.įixed another problem with the transcript viewer causing search to fail when closing and reopening the window. If you want to engage in a private conversation with another user, Adium X support Off The Record (OTR) encrypted messaging.Īs I said before, Adium X has generated an active community, which generates all sorts of extras for the client like icons, sounds, plugins or applescripts. The interface is simple yet colorful and multiple chats can be tabbed all into one window. ![]()
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