Version 24.03.2018 March 2024What’s New
• We’ve updated the iPad search experience to bring it in line with recent changes you may have noticed on the iPhone. In addition to a brand-new coat of paint, you can now run searches from the “Jump to…” menu (and find channels and DMs from the Search tab), so everything you need is a mere hop, skip and a jump away..
Version 24.01.2015 January 2024Bug Fixes
• All bugs that were fixed in this release were too small for the eye to see or too fiddly for human words to describe. Nevertheless, work was done, things were tinkered with, and the app became a teensy bit better..
Version 23.10.4030 October 2023Bug Fixes
• Like a runner steadily improving their split times, this update is the sort that's less showy but no less important. You'll find the app a little faster, a little leaner, a little closer to the goal..
Version 23.08.4028 August 2023Bug Fixes
• SSO making you want to send out an SOS? Our QR code login flow was looping back on itself when SSO was in place, leaving some feeling like castaways. You can put away your message in a bottle—QR codes are no longer an island..
Version 23.06.3027 June 2023Bug Fixes
• Fixed: When viewing a channel’s Info screen, the Topic field always appeared to be empty, even when a topic had previously been set. An occasional off-topic conversation is par for the course with robust discussion. However, it’s our intention to at least give you the option of being on topic.
• Fixed: In perhaps our most ironic bug this year, the text scaling for the blue unread message indicator was broken, meaning you might have had a hard time reading just how many unread messages you had. All it took was a new set of specs to bring a solution into focus.
• Fixed: Sharing a URL into a direct message through the iOS share extension wasn’t working. As anyone with children will tell you, sharing is often easier in theory than in practice. We’re trying, though. Baby steps..
Version 23.04.4001 May 2023What’s New
• A little reminder as you go about your day: The world is a more unique place simply because you’re a part of it, and you’ve impacted others in ways you can’t imagine. Oh, and no big changes to the app this time. Happy messaging..
Version 23.02.4027 February 2023What’s New
• Ever created a channel that was meant to be private but you forgot to flip that switch? It could be a bit of a scramble trying to find the dashboard to convert #julie-surprise-party or #all-our-financial-documents from public to private before anybody noticed. Now admins and owners can find this option in the Channel Details section to swiftly salvage their secrets..
Version 22.12.2121 December 2022Bug Fixes
• We tweaked some things too small to notice or too difficult to explain. We’ll return you to your regular, more interesting types of release next time (we hope)..
Version 22.10.4025 October 2022What’s New
• You know what’s not a drag? Our iPhone and iPad apps now support drag-and-drop in the message input! Files, photos, videos, links and regular old text can be dropped into the composition box to be tacked onto your message.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed: Using the same emoji multiple times in a row would result in the app trimming it down to a single instance. No longer will we question your artistic decisions—if your message demands 5 seal emoji (to bestow the maximum number of “seals of approval”), it shall be done..
Version 22.08.4025 August 2022Bug Fixes
• Fixed: When composing a message in Korean, the first few characters were not rendering properly. Now anything lost in translation will be restricted to the vagaries of human communication rather than the whims of technology..
Version 22.06.2023 June 2022What’s New
• We've made a number of improvements to our search interface. Why? To minimize the searching and maximize the finding. You'll find that keywords are highlighted, tabs are more cleanly formatted and the number of results found is displayed at the top of the list..
Version 22.04.1014 April 2022What’s New
• iPad users, rejoice—a major update this way comes. A new layout more closely resembles the desktop experience, the sidebar has been upgraded for improved organization and navigation, and we’ve added greater support for iOS accessibility options. Get the full rundown here: https://slack.com/blog/news/ipad-app-new-look-improved-functionality
Bug Fixes
• Fixed: Did you know you can use keyboard shortcuts with the iPad app? Well, now they work as intended! Use CMD + [ and CMD + ] to navigate back and forth through your recently-viewed conversations..
Version 22.01.3003 February 2022What’s New
• You can now sort your conversations by Recent Activity! Tap the button in the top-right corner of your Home tab to see the tidy new timeline.
Bug Fixes
• Expanding the message composition view to full screen was not actually changing the size of the text box. It was an illusion, like those tricky pictures of vases and faces, or the idea of “just one more episode.” Enjoy composing on a larger canvas once more.
• Some folks were reporting being stuck in an SSO loop, repeatedly being asked for authentication like the worst kind of merry-go-round. A dismal-go-round. You can now get into the app and off the ride.
• The “Call” option was missing when viewing a teammate’s profile. Contrary to popular belief, this was not due to an “always text before calling” design philosophy, but was simply a mismatch of code..
Version 21.11.2022 November 2021What’s New
• The channel list just got easier to command! Tap and hold on any channel or DM in the Home tab to mark a conversation as read, mute notifications, copy the channel name or leave it entirely. All this with the press of a finger.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed: Custom status information was not reliably showing up in all corners of the app, meaning you might have been halfway through writing a message before noticing the person you were DMing was on a plane. Or walking their dog. Or they had the :coffee-parrot: emoji as a status and you know that when Brian is :coffee-parrot: it’s not the best time to ask about meditation apps. Well, now that status will be visible no matter where (or how caffeinated) you are. How’s that for peace of mind?.
Version 21.09.1114 September 2021Bug Fixes
• Fixed: Adding someone to a private channel with the /invite command was dropping them right in without asking for confirmation. We have confirmed the inclusion of the aforementioned confirmation, and things are once again hunky-dory..
Version 21.07.1019 July 2021Bug Fixes
• Fixed: Copying text from a Slack message and then pasting back into Slack sometimes resulted in a crash and/or a rift in the known universe. We’ve patched this bug (as well as any outstanding wormholes), and our scientists assure us the app is once again safe to use in this timeline.
• Fixed: For users of the Japanese Kana Flick keyboard, the “Smart Full width spaces” setting should now work as expected, as well as inserting new text into the middle of a message. You might say we flicked both of those bugs off the table..
Version 21.05.1110 May 2021What’s New
• We’ve improved support for dynamic type in key iOS screens, meaning that if you’re using larger text or font settings, Slack will do a better job of making those readable. Fun fact: written language is most useful when people are able to read it.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed: However you choose to pronounce GIF, you can once again paste them into Slack. Let the memes flow..
Version 21.03.1011 March 2021Bug Fixes
• Fixed: You can once again reorder the workspace switcher with a tap, hold and drag. Everything is in its right place, including your workspaces..
Version 20.12.1017 December 2020What’s New
• Sharing files into Slack from outside Slack — say, from your photos app — is now much nicer than before. You’ll see your teammates’ pictures, and their full names, so it’s easy to make sure you’re sending the right file to the right person. Should things have always been this way? Yes! And so they are.
Bug Fixes
• Fixed: The “Add a File” button will now work as you might have expected it to, adding files aplenty to your channels and DMs.
• Fixed: Folks who choose to auto-collapse images in Slack were occasionally seeing black squares in the place of delightful GIFs. No more! Now your GIFs will surprise, delight, and inspire, at least as much as any one GIF can.
• Fixed: Tapping and holding on emoji reactions now shows you the list of people who reacted. This is an improvement on its previous behavior, which was to crash the Slack app entirely..
Version 20.11.2107 December 2020Bug Fixes
• We tweaked some things too small to notice or too difficult to explain. We’ll return you to your regular, more interesting types of release next time (we hope)..
Version 20.11.2003 December 2020Bug Fixes
• Fixed: For the briefest of moments after opening Slack, DMs would sometimes appear unread even if there wasn’t a new message. It was so quick, you might not have noticed, but we fixed it anyway.
• Fixed: Sometimes, if you opened the description of an app in Slack, you might encounter some ~strangely~ *formatted* _text_. These app descriptions now appear beautifully formatted, as the developers intended.
• Fixed: When you step away from your computer to enjoy a sandwich, drink some water, or just stare into the middle distance for a while, you can now tell Slack how long to wait before sending your notifications to your mobile device. Take your time..
Version 20.10.2029 October 2020Bug Fixes
• Fixed: We can’t think of any references, cultural or otherwise, that involve swiping left. But now that it’s working properly again, you can swipe left to see the most recent channel.
• Fixed: On some phones, the emoji keyboard blocked the message input field, which was very frowny face. We’ve remedied the situation so now you can both write and emote in your input field, which is very smiley face..
