Yahoo has released an official Yahoo! Messenger client for the iPhone, allowing iPhone users to use not only unofficial clients like Meebo or Fring to chat with their YM buddies. Compatible with iPhone (v2.0 or later) and iPod Touch.

Its features include:

• IM with your YM friends.
• Share photos, emoticons and links.
• Show yourself as available, busy, or invisible.
• Quickly access your most recent conversations.
• Set a custom status message.
• Send text messages to your friends mobile phones for free.
• Quickly find a contact to IM, call, SMS or more.

Yahoo! Messenger for iPhone is now available on the App Store and you can download it for free.

[via NeoSeeker]