# Air • Private Messenger — Secure messaging for everyone.

> Secure messaging for everyone. (iPhone/iPad app by Phoenix R&D GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/air-private-messenger/id6749467927 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Phoenix R&D GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/1703787369)
- Category: Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 74 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Swedish
- Released: 2026-04-24
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/air-private-messenger/id6749467927/reviews.md

## What is Air?

• Send end-to-end encrypted texts, photos, videos, and documents.
• Create group chats with friends and family. Feel free to bring your coworkers too.
• Air doesn’t collect sensitive information like your phone number or email address, and doesn’t store metadata, like who you talk to and when.
• Air is open-source, and is based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol and open standards.
• Air is designed, built, and hosted in the European Union (EU).
• Air is not supported by investors or advertisers, and you can see Air’s funders at the Air website.

Air is regularly updated with new features and improvements.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 0.20.0 — 2026-08-18

New features:

  - Many design changes to prepare for desktop support
  - More preparation for multi-client support
 
Fixes:
 	
  - The message list no longer goes blank after sending
  - Message sending is now more reliable
  - Message deletion now also includes metadata
  - Several fixes to the chat list preview
  - The keyboard now always closes when you navigate away
  - Various robustness fixes

### 0.19.0 — 2026-07-30

New features:

  - Emoji reactions
  - Better haptic feedback
 
Fixes:
 	
  - The send button is now always visible when there is text in the composer
  - Stability fixes

### 0.18.0 — 2026-07-09

New features:

  - You can now mute chats
  - Preparation work for multi-device
 
Fixes:
 	
  - New message count could be wrong
  - Replies to pictures showed the wrong quote
  - Scrolling on the chat list was slow due to large profile pictures
  - Robustness fixes

### 0.17.0 — 2026-06-04

New features:

  - The keyboard can now be dismissed inside chats
  - Debug logs can now be easily shared via email
  - Images can be inserted from Android keyboards
 
Fixes:
 	
  - Animated images would not be animated anymore when pasted
  - Using the enter key with SwiftKey now works
  - Flocks of unread messages now behave better
  - 1px tweak to the chat list elements
  - Fix notifications on GNOME 46+
  - Stability fixes

### 0.16.1 — 2026-05-22

New features:

  - Date separators in the chat
  - Support for animated GIFs
  - Highlight quoted messages when jumping to them
 
Fixes:
 	
  - Contact requests could sometimes not be accepted
  - The status bar used the wrong color sometimes on iOS
  - Display a button to manually download attachments
  - Robustness and performance improvements

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