So, you're not enjoying the benefit of these fixes and improvements then.

[2.9.1]

Improvements:

• Enable/disable auto-hiding of time/battery status bar (Settings->Behavior)
• Optimal switch and comment count now visible when scrolling in browser
• Non-Pro access for creating and submitting posts
• Non-Pro access for managing groups & subscriptions
• Non-Pro access for subreddit "Discovery" features
• Lightened background color and darkened text color for better contrast

Fixes:

• Critical: Potential crash when submitting a post with a long title
• Status bar hidden after switching to "Classic UI"
• Unable to see the bottom section of an article in browser
• Tap-to-reveal status bar gesture not working on Front Page (Posts) screen
• Status bar overlap issues when rotating the device
• Potential crashes while application is in background

[2.9.2]

Improvements:

• Added support for voting in Inbox using 2-finger tap gesture
• Added support for appending device family to bug reports
• Added support for touch-previewing GIFv links
• Added latest default subreddits for unauthenticated users
• Imgur gifs will default to GIFv for instant playback
• Improved "removed image" response handling from imgur
• Reduced latency when loading animated gifs

Fixes:

• Fixed: Several GIFv related issues
• Fixed: Status bar occasionally overlapping navigation bar
• Fixed: Fixed status bar overlapping when tapping an image twice in browser
• Fixed: Fixed non-compact navbar in browser when device is landscape
• Fixed: Title on comments screen changing width after comments have loaded
• Fixed: Potential crash while loading comment threads
• Fixed: Background notification issues on iOS 8
• Fixed: Low-contrast mode not scaling when rotating device
• Fixed: Portrait mode occasionally appears when device is in landscape
• Fixed: Captcha clipping when creating posts and sending PMs