We just shipped our update — Protocall iOS 2.1.6

We've been heads-down on Protocall for a few weeks, and the temptation with any small team is always to chase the flashy stuff — new features, new screens, things you can show off. This update was the opposite. iOS 2.1.6 is mostly the unglamorous work: redesigned message bubbles, a cleaner active call screen, Secret Chats that finally look visually distinct from regular chats instead of blending in.

What’s new:

— New message bubbles and a redesigned context menu in chats
— A redesigned active call screen with updated controls
— Secret Chats now have their own colors, buttons and icons, so they’re easier to distinguish from regular personal chats
— Smoother reactions
— Video messages now show their duration before you play them
— Fast Actions for video messages: Reply or Forward in one tap
— A bunch of bugs fixed along the way

Thanks to everyone who has been testing Protocall and sending feedback so far. A lot of the polish comes from actually hearing what people run into while using it.

We're still early and still very much building this in public — if you want to poke at it and tell us what's broken (or what's still annoying), we'd genuinely love that: community.protocall.ch