# iPhone conversations open at the end in one step

> Long conversations on the iPhone app now open on their newest message without sliding down through earlier replies, and scroll more smoothly through history.

Oct 16, 2026. Topics: Mobile. https://www.generalinput.com/changelog/2026-10-16-iphone-conversations-open-at-the-end

Opening a long conversation on the [iPhone app](/mobile) could land a few replies above the end, then slide down one reply at a time until it reached the newest message. Conversations now open on their newest message in one step, and scrolling back through a long history takes less work, so it stays smooth.

### How it works

- **The newest messages come first.** A conversation lays out and measures its most recent messages before anything else, so the end it opens on is the real end, not an estimate.
- **Hidden until it is in place.** The loading placeholder stays up until the newest messages are laid out and the conversation sits at its end, then it reveals them there.
- **Nothing moves while you read.** Older messages fill in above as you scroll up, and the messages on screen stay where they are while they do, including when "Loading earlier…" appears at the top.
- **Smoother scrolling.** Views for messages that have scrolled away are reused for the ones coming in, so a long history scrolls with less work for your phone.

### Also shipped

- A resource's editing chat and a run's activity use the same list, so they open the same way.