Release notes

v26.2.1

Release date: 2026-04-30

Initial release of Chat UI SDK for iOS.

Provides UIKit-based channel list pages, channel pages, message cells, and input components for common chat workflows.
Supports direct, group, and system channels, including unread counts, pinned channels, connection status display, and multi-device synchronization.
Supports text, image, GIF, file, voice, short video, quote, forward, read receipts, typing status, online status, and other message capabilities.
Provides NCChatUI as the unified entry point for initialization, connection, channel list display, channel display, and message operations.
Provides NCChatUIConfig and NCChatUIConfigCenter as global configuration entry points for message behavior, UI appearance, font settings, and feature switches.
Supports user and group display data through data sources or the managed information service.
Supports CocoaPods and Swift Package Manager integration.

Uses unified channel and message models for Chat UI integration and customization.
Provides built-in handling for channel lists, message display, media messages, read receipts, unread status, typing status, online status, and push notification configuration.
Supports message cell customization, channel list customization, input area customization, custom messages, message interception, and localization.