Chat App V3

I've always felt the UX of chat apps could be simplified. I generally don't chat to more than 5 to 7 friends on a daily basis and suspect that's true for most people. It becomes a bit tedious to have to navigate back and forth between chats and the list view so I've wondered what the UX would be like if the chats are just stacked in a carousel view for the user to swipe between them.