v6.2.0

v6.2.0

New

• Added Swift Package Manager support for iOS, alongside CocoaPods, with both using the same source files.
• Added an Apple privacy manifest (PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy) for improved iOS privacy compliance.
• Added MessageSendStatus and CometChatInteractiveCardMessage aliases to make existing SDK types accessible through the public API.
• Added text-scaling utilities, including scaledMaxLines, scaledDimension and currentTextScale, for building accessible custom views.
• Exported previously inaccessible public API types, including formatters, audio states, user use cases and repositories.
• Added a published API baseline and deprecation policy for the v6 release line.
• Added message translation support with a Translate option, customizable translation styles and hideTranslateMessageOption.
• Added setOptions and addOptions to CometChatUsers for customizing long-press menus.
• Added sticker icon and keyboard customization through CometChatMessageComposer and CometChatStickerKeyboardStyle.
• Added itemStyle to CometChatConversationsStyle for customizing conversation rows.
• Added AdditionalConfigurations.copyWith for per-message bubble styles.

Enhancements

• Improved accessibility and large-text support across conversations, groups, calls, attachments and composer components, including text wrapping at increased system text sizes.
• Added optional BLoC parameters to eight components, allowing applications to provide and manage their own BLoC instances.
• Improved screen reader support with localized labels for icon-only controls and clearer semantics for list items, message bubbles and decorative elements.
• Improved logging with a release-safe internal logger to prevent UI Kit logs from appearing in production device logs.
• Removed the unnecessary flutter: generate: true setting from the package configuration.

Fixes

• Fixed interactive element parsing issues involving DateTimeElement, CheckBoxElement, CustomAction and URLNavigationAction, including missing defaults and incorrect type handling.
• Fixed layout and overflow issues across message bubbles, conversation lists, group members, incoming calls and other components, particularly at larger text sizes.
• Fixed numerous styling and customization properties that were not being applied across messages, conversations, groups, search, reactions, calls and attachments.
• Fixed message and conversation list alignment, selection, status indicators, timestamps, empty states and error handling.
• Fixed list callbacks, including onLoad, onEmpty, onError, onMessagesLoad and onConversationsLoad, to report state changes correctly.
• Fixed setOptions and addOptions on CometChatConversations and CometChatGroups, restoring custom long-press menus.
• Fixed BLoC integration issues by exporting previously inaccessible events, states, repositories and use cases.
• Fixed message formatting and previews, including captions, mentions, text styles, voice notes and quoted messages.
• Fixed incoming-message sounds and custom sound configurations in conversations and message lists.
• Fixed sticker keyboard behavior, including unresponsive buttons, missing empty states and incorrect panel visibility.
• Fixed thread-specific panels, subscriptions and headers to maintain the correct state when switching conversations or threads.
• Fixed attachment handling, including MIME type detection, preview consistency and download caching.
• Fixed AI conversation starters and suggested messages not appearing or being applied correctly.
• Fixed collaborative web views reloading unnecessarily and collaborative bubbles clipping their content.
• Fixed message bubble customization options not reaching polls, stickers, collaborative content and link previews.
• Fixed request builder handling and pagination in users, groups and conversations, including search clearing and custom limits.
• Fixed pinned and saved message handling, including incorrect conversation matching and icon customization.
• Fixed scheduling time-zone handling and removed approximately 970 KB of unused time-zone data.
• Fixed call-related issues involving navigation, logging, notifications and call state.
• Fixed package compatibility with Dart 3.13 and corrected the iOS podspec version.
• Fixed various iOS configuration, rendering and styling issues, including incorrect shadows and missing formatter styles.

Deprecations

• Deprecated unused extension configuration classes and interactive element styles, including StickerConfiguration, PollsConfiguration, MessageTranslationConfiguration, and CheckBoxElementStyle.
• Deprecated CometChatExceptionStyle and exceptionStyle on CometChatOutgoingMessageBubbleStyle.
• Deprecated aiIcon, aiIconURL, and aiIconPackageName on CometChatMessageComposer.
• Deprecated groupsProtocol and controllerTag on CometChatGroups.
• Deprecated controllerTag on CometChatConversations.
• Deprecated options on CometChatListItem.
• Deprecated five AdditionalConfigurations properties: callButtonsStyle, hideVoiceCallButton, hideVideoCallButton, hideStickersButton, and hideReactionOption.
• Deprecated unused layout and data properties on CometChatAudioPlayer, CometchatMessageOptionSheet, CometChatStreamBubble, CometChatDeletedBubble, CometChatVideoBubble, and VideoBubbleFactory.
• Deprecated messageBubbleAvatarStyle and messageBubbleBackgroundImage on CometChatAIAssistantBubbleStyle.
• Deprecated height and width on CometChatMessageBubble.
• Deprecated subtitle and fileMimeType on CometChatVoiceNoteBubble, and handleSafeArea on CometChatAnimatedMessageList.
• Deprecated onAdd and onSend on CometChatAttachmentTray.
• Deprecated onEnterPressed on CometChatMessageInput.

Breaking Changes

• Updated the declared iOS deployment target from iOS 9 to iOS 13. This does not change practical iOS support, as the existing Flutter requirement already requires iOS 13 or later.