staff:

We’ve been working hard on some new updates for you, and are thrilled to pull the curtain off of a big one — our iPhone app is now completely native! We think you’ll love the faster, smoother, and more responsive Tumblr Dashboard.

• Redesigned dashboard — enjoy bigger photos and faster post loading.
• Spiffy new notification previews so you can see exactly which posts were liked, reblogged, or replied to!
• GIFs now play automatically on your Dashboard! Slide your finger across a GIF to view frame by frame.
• New gestures — swipe right on any screen to go back to the previous view; long tap photos, links, tags, and post headers for more options.
• Brand new blog screens with blog portraits and descriptions.

We’re really excited about this release and we can’t wait to see what you do with it. Try it out.