Version 1.6 of our iOS app just finished Apple’s review process and is available for download. This update is focused mostly on behind-the-scenes improvements, so the list of visible changes is pretty small:

• Reconnection no longer blocks all input in the app. Users can now type messages and view chat history while the app reconnects and updates the UI.
• Fixed problems with iPads being unable to upload photos
• The responsiveness while the app is performing the initial load of users and rooms should be much better for larger groups (100+ users/rooms)

This is a first step towards making our mobile apps easier to use during times when connections are going in and out. Please try it out and let us know any feedback or comments you have: support@hipchat.com.

We look forward to being able to get these updates out even more often now that we’re part of Atlassian. We appreciate all the feature requests and feedback we get from our users, please keep them coming!