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=== Trillian Astra (Trillian 4) ===

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More than a year after the release of ''Trillian 3.1'', the Cerulean Studios blog began spreading news again and announced the next version of Trillian, to be named ''Trillian Astra''.  The name for version 4, ''Astra'', is the nickname used by the same fictional character that is the namesake of the software, which is a reference to [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]. The new release claimed to be faster and include a new login screen. A new domain, www.trillianastra.com, was disclosed to the public, with only the logo and blue background. On July 3, 2009, Cerulean Studios reopened the premium web version of Astra to public testing. On August 14, 2009, Cerulean Studios released the final gold build.<ref>[http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/?p=537 Cerulean Studios’ Blog » Blog Archive » Trillian Astra!]</ref> Trillian has its own social network named Astra Network, in which users who have Astra ID can communicate with each other on the network regardless of platform.  Cerulean Studios later registered a new domain, www.trillian.im, to provide a more user-friendly experience.

On November 18, 2009, the first mobile version of Trillian was launched for iPhone. As of 2010, final builds for [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[BlackBerry]], and [[IOS|Apple iOS]] were available for their markets ([[Android Market|Market]], [[BlackBerry App World|App World]] and [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] respectively). Trillian initially cost US$4.99 but became free of charge, supported by ads, in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.trillian.im/?p=2166 |title=Trillian 1.6 for iPhone: Now free of charge. |work=Cerulean Studios’ Blog |date=2011-06-08 |access-date=2014-01-23 }}</ref>

As of August 2010, the [[Mac OS X]] version was in beta testing.