ios: create contacts with group members (#3077)

* wip

* observed

* network status

* contact ready

* add padding

* Update apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift

* setContactNetworkStatus

* update text

* different context view

* update text, icon

* spinner

* reload all chats on swipe

* Revert "reload all chats on swipe"

This reverts commit 22c8372301.

* export localizations

---------

Co-authored-by: Evgeny Poberezkin <2769109+epoberezkin@users.noreply.github.com>

apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ import SimpleXChat
 
 private var chatController: chat_ctrl?
 
+// currentChatVersion in core
+public let CURRENT_CHAT_VERSION: Int = 2
+
+// version range that supports establishing direct connection with a group member (xGrpDirectInvVRange in core)
+public let CREATE_MEMBER_CONTACT_VRANGE = VersionRange(minVersion: 2, maxVersion: CURRENT_CHAT_VERSION)
+
 enum TerminalItem: Identifiable {
     case cmd(Date, ChatCommand)
     case resp(Date, ChatResponse)
@@ -1090,6 +1096,18 @@ func apiGetGroupLink(_ groupId: Int64) throws -> (String, GroupMemberRole)? {
     }
 }
 
+func apiCreateMemberContact(_ groupId: Int64, _ groupMemberId: Int64) async throws -> Contact {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiCreateMemberContact(groupId: groupId, groupMemberId: groupMemberId))
+    if case let .newMemberContact(_, contact, _, _) = r { return contact }
+    throw r
+}
+
+func apiSendMemberContactInvitation(_ contactId: Int64, _ msg: MsgContent) async throws -> Contact {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiSendMemberContactInvitation(contactId: contactId, msg: msg), bgDelay: msgDelay)
+    if case let .newMemberContactSentInv(_, contact, _, _) = r { return contact }
+    throw r
+}
+
 func apiGetVersion() throws -> CoreVersionInfo {
     let r = chatSendCmdSync(.showVersion)
     if case let .versionInfo(info, _, _) = r { return info }
@@ -1487,6 +1505,12 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
                 m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
             }
         }
+    case let .newMemberContactReceivedInv(user, contact, _, _):
+        if active(user) {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                m.updateContact(contact)
+            }
+        }
     case let .rcvFileAccepted(user, aChatItem): // usually rcvFileAccepted is a response, but it's also an event for XFTP files auto-accepted from NSE
         await chatItemSimpleUpdate(user, aChatItem)
     case let .rcvFileStart(user, aChatItem):

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
 //                        synchronizeConnectionButtonForce()
 //                    }
                 }
+                .disabled(!contact.ready)
 
                 if let contactLink = contact.contactLink {
                     Section {
@@ -180,30 +181,33 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
                     }
                 }
 
-                Section("Servers") {
-                    networkStatusRow()
-                        .onTapGesture {
-                            alert = .networkStatusAlert
-                        }
-                    if let connStats = connectionStats {
-                        Button("Change receiving address") {
-                            alert = .switchAddressAlert
-                        }
-                        .disabled(
-                            connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }
-                            || connStats.ratchetSyncSendProhibited
-                        )
-                        if connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains(where: { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }) {
-                            Button("Abort changing address") {
-                                alert = .abortSwitchAddressAlert
+                if contact.ready {
+                    Section("Servers") {
+                        networkStatusRow()
+                            .onTapGesture {
+                                alert = .networkStatusAlert
+                            }
+                        if let connStats = connectionStats {
+                            Button("Change receiving address") {
+                                alert = .switchAddressAlert
                             }
                             .disabled(
-                                connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil && !$0.canAbortSwitch }
+                                !contact.ready
+                                || connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }
                                 || connStats.ratchetSyncSendProhibited
                             )
+                            if connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains(where: { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }) {
+                                Button("Abort changing address") {
+                                    alert = .abortSwitchAddressAlert
+                                }
+                                .disabled(
+                                    connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil && !$0.canAbortSwitch }
+                                    || connStats.ratchetSyncSendProhibited
+                                )
+                            }
+                            smpServers("Receiving via", connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.map { $0.rcvServer })
+                            smpServers("Sending via", connStats.sndQueuesInfo.map { $0.sndServer })
                         }
-                        smpServers("Receiving via", connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.map { $0.rcvServer })
-                        smpServers("Sending via", connStats.sndQueuesInfo.map { $0.sndServer })
                     }
                 }
 

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+//
+//  CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by spaced4ndy on 19.09.2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+import SimpleXChat
+
+struct CIMemberCreatedContactView: View {
+    var chatItem: ChatItem
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .bottom, spacing: 0) {
+            switch chatItem.chatDir {
+            case let .groupRcv(groupMember):
+                if let contactId = groupMember.memberContactId {
+                    memberCreatedContactView(openText: "Open")
+                        .onTapGesture {
+                            dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
+                            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                                ChatModel.shared.chatId = "@\(contactId)"
+                            }
+                        }
+                } else {
+                    memberCreatedContactView()
+                }
+            default:
+                EmptyView()
+            }
+        }
+        .padding(.leading, 6)
+        .padding(.bottom, 6)
+        .textSelection(.disabled)
+    }
+    
+    private func memberCreatedContactView(openText: LocalizedStringKey? = nil) -> some View {
+        var r = eventText()
+        if let openText {
+            r = r
+            + Text(openText)
+                .fontWeight(.medium)
+                .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+            + Text("  ")
+        }
+        r = r + chatItem.timestampText
+            .fontWeight(.light)
+            .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+        return r.font(.caption)
+    }
+    
+    private func eventText() -> Text {
+        if let member = chatItem.memberDisplayName {
+            return Text(member + " " + chatItem.content.text + "  ")
+                .fontWeight(.light)
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+        } else {
+            return Text(chatItem.content.text + "  ")
+                .fontWeight(.light)
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct CIMemberCreatedContactView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        let content = CIContent.rcvGroupEvent(rcvGroupEvent: .memberCreatedContact)
+        let chatItem = ChatItem(
+            chatDir: .groupRcv(groupMember: GroupMember.sampleData),
+            meta: CIMeta.getSample(1, .now, content.text, .rcvRead),
+            content: content,
+            quotedItem: nil,
+            file: nil
+        )
+        CIMemberCreatedContactView(chatItem: chatItem)
+    }
+}

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct ChatItemContentView<Content: View>: View {
         case let .rcvGroupInvitation(groupInvitation, memberRole): groupInvitationItemView(groupInvitation, memberRole)
         case let .sndGroupInvitation(groupInvitation, memberRole): groupInvitationItemView(groupInvitation, memberRole)
         case .rcvGroupEvent(.memberConnected): CIEventView(eventText: membersConnectedItemText)
+        case .rcvGroupEvent(.memberCreatedContact): CIMemberCreatedContactView(chatItem: chatItem)
         case .rcvGroupEvent: eventItemView()
         case .sndGroupEvent: eventItemView()
         case .rcvConnEvent: eventItemView()

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
             
             Spacer(minLength: 0)
 
+            connectingText()
             ComposeView(
                 chat: chat,
                 composeState: $composeState,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                     HStack {
                         if contact.allowsFeature(.calls) {
                             callButton(contact, .audio, imageName: "phone")
+                                .disabled(!contact.ready)
                         }
                         Menu {
                             if contact.allowsFeature(.calls) {
@@ -157,9 +159,11 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                 } label: {
                                     Label("Video call", systemImage: "video")
                                 }
+                                .disabled(!contact.ready)
                             }
                             searchButton()
                             toggleNtfsButton(chat)
+                                .disabled(!contact.ready)
                         } label: {
                             Image(systemName: "ellipsis")
                         }
@@ -313,6 +317,19 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         }
         .scaleEffect(x: 1, y: -1, anchor: .center)
     }
+
+    @ViewBuilder private func connectingText() -> some View {
+        if case let .direct(contact) = chat.chatInfo,
+           !contact.ready,
+           !contact.nextSendGrpInv {
+            Text("connecting…")
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                .padding(.top)
+        } else {
+            EmptyView()
+        }
+    }
     
     private func floatingButtons(_ proxy: ScrollViewProxy) -> some View {
         let counts = chatModel.unreadChatItemCounts(itemsInView: itemsInView)

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift

@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            if chat.chatInfo.contact?.nextSendGrpInv ?? false {
+                ContextInvitingContactMemberView()
+            }
             contextItemView()
             switch (composeState.editing, composeState.preview) {
             case (true, .filePreview): EmptyView()
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                     Image(systemName: "paperclip")
                         .resizable()
                 }
-                .disabled(composeState.attachmentDisabled || !chat.userCanSend)
+                .disabled(composeState.attachmentDisabled || !chat.userCanSend || (chat.chatInfo.contact?.nextSendGrpInv ?? false))
                 .frame(width: 25, height: 25)
                 .padding(.bottom, 12)
                 .padding(.leading, 12)
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                             composeState.liveMessage = nil
                             chatModel.removeLiveDummy()
                         },
+                        nextSendGrpInv: chat.chatInfo.contact?.nextSendGrpInv ?? false,
                         voiceMessageAllowed: chat.chatInfo.featureEnabled(.voice),
                         showEnableVoiceMessagesAlert: chat.chatInfo.showEnableVoiceMessagesAlert,
                         startVoiceMessageRecording: {
@@ -617,7 +621,9 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
             if liveMessage != nil { composeState = composeState.copy(liveMessage: nil) }
             await sending()
         }
-        if case let .editingItem(ci) = composeState.contextItem {
+        if chat.chatInfo.contact?.nextSendGrpInv ?? false {
+            await sendMemberContactInvitation()
+        } else if case let .editingItem(ci) = composeState.contextItem {
             sent = await updateMessage(ci, live: live)
         } else if let liveMessage = liveMessage, liveMessage.sentMsg != nil {
             sent = await updateMessage(liveMessage.chatItem, live: live)
@@ -669,6 +675,19 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
             await MainActor.run { composeState.inProgress = true }
         }
 
+        func sendMemberContactInvitation() async {
+            do {
+                let mc = checkLinkPreview()
+                let contact = try await apiSendMemberContactInvitation(chat.chatInfo.apiId, mc)
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    self.chatModel.updateContact(contact)
+                }
+            } catch {
+                logger.error("ChatView.sendMemberContactInvitation error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(title: "Error sending member contact invitation", message: "Error: \(responseError(error))")
+            }
+        }
+
         func updateMessage(_ ei: ChatItem, live: Bool) async -> ChatItem? {
             if let oldMsgContent = ei.content.msgContent {
                 do {

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+//  ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by spaced4ndy on 18.09.2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct ContextInvitingContactMemberView: View {
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
+
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack {
+            Image(systemName: "message")
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+            Text("Send direct message to connect")
+        }
+        .padding(12)
+        .frame(minHeight: 50)
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        .background(colorScheme == .light ? sentColorLight : sentColorDark)
+        .padding(.top, 8)
+    }
+}
+
+struct ContextInvitingContactMemberView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        ContextInvitingContactMemberView()
+    }
+}

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct SendMessageView: View {
     var sendLiveMessage: (() async -> Void)? = nil
     var updateLiveMessage: (() async -> Void)? = nil
     var cancelLiveMessage: (() -> Void)? = nil
+    var nextSendGrpInv: Bool = false
     var showVoiceMessageButton: Bool = true
     var voiceMessageAllowed: Bool = true
     var showEnableVoiceMessagesAlert: ChatInfo.ShowEnableVoiceMessagesAlert = .other
@@ -118,7 +119,9 @@ struct SendMessageView: View {
 
     @ViewBuilder private func composeActionButtons() -> some View {
         let vmrs = composeState.voiceMessageRecordingState
-        if showVoiceMessageButton
+        if nextSendGrpInv {
+            inviteMemberContactButton()
+        } else if showVoiceMessageButton
             && composeState.message.isEmpty
             && !composeState.editing
             && composeState.liveMessage == nil
@@ -162,6 +165,24 @@ struct SendMessageView: View {
         .padding([.top, .trailing], 4)
     }
 
+    private func inviteMemberContactButton() -> some View {
+        Button {
+            sendMessage(nil)
+        } label: {
+            Image(systemName: "arrow.up.circle.fill")
+                .resizable()
+                .foregroundColor(sendButtonColor)
+                .frame(width: sendButtonSize, height: sendButtonSize)
+                .opacity(sendButtonOpacity)
+        }
+        .disabled(
+            !composeState.sendEnabled ||
+            composeState.inProgress
+        )
+        .frame(width: 29, height: 29)
+        .padding([.bottom, .trailing], 4)
+    }
+
     private func sendMessageButton() -> some View {
         Button {
             sendMessage(nil)

apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
     @State private var connectToMemberDialog: Bool = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS) private var developerTools = false
     @State private var justOpened = true
+    @State private var progressIndicator = false
 
     enum GroupMemberInfoViewAlert: Identifiable {
         case removeMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
@@ -65,146 +66,154 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
     }
 
     private func groupMemberInfoView() -> some View {
-        VStack {
-            List {
-                groupMemberInfoHeader(member)
-                    .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+        ZStack {
+            VStack {
+                List {
+                    groupMemberInfoHeader(member)
+                        .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
 
-                if member.memberActive {
-                    Section {
-                        if let contactId = member.memberContactId {
-                            if let chat = knownDirectChat(contactId) {
+                    if member.memberActive {
+                        Section {
+                            if let contactId = member.memberContactId, let chat = knownDirectChat(contactId) {
                                 knownDirectChatButton(chat)
                             } else if groupInfo.fullGroupPreferences.directMessages.on {
-                                newDirectChatButton(contactId)
+                                if let contactId = member.memberContactId {
+                                    newDirectChatButton(contactId)
+                                } else if member.activeConn?.peerChatVRange.isCompatibleRange(CREATE_MEMBER_CONTACT_VRANGE) ?? false {
+                                    createMemberContactButton()
+                                }
                             }
+                            if let code = connectionCode { verifyCodeButton(code) }
+                            if let connStats = connectionStats,
+                               connStats.ratchetSyncAllowed {
+                                synchronizeConnectionButton()
+                            }
+                            // } else if developerTools {
+                            //     synchronizeConnectionButtonForce()
+                            // }
                         }
-                        if let code = connectionCode { verifyCodeButton(code) }
-                        if let connStats = connectionStats,
-                           connStats.ratchetSyncAllowed {
-                            synchronizeConnectionButton()
-                        }
-//                        } else if developerTools {
-//                            synchronizeConnectionButtonForce()
-//                        }
                     }
-                }
 
-                if let contactLink = member.contactLink {
-                    Section {
-                        QRCode(uri: contactLink)
-                        Button {
-                            showShareSheet(items: [contactLink])
-                        } label: {
-                            Label("Share address", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.up")
-                        }
-                        if let contactId = member.memberContactId {
-                            if knownDirectChat(contactId) == nil && !groupInfo.fullGroupPreferences.directMessages.on {
+                    if let contactLink = member.contactLink {
+                        Section {
+                            QRCode(uri: contactLink)
+                            Button {
+                                showShareSheet(items: [contactLink])
+                            } label: {
+                                Label("Share address", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.up")
+                            }
+                            if let contactId = member.memberContactId {
+                                if knownDirectChat(contactId) == nil && !groupInfo.fullGroupPreferences.directMessages.on {
+                                    connectViaAddressButton(contactLink)
+                                }
+                            } else {
                                 connectViaAddressButton(contactLink)
                             }
-                        } else {
-                            connectViaAddressButton(contactLink)
+                        } header: {
+                            Text("Address")
+                        } footer: {
+                            Text("You can share this address with your contacts to let them connect with **\(member.displayName)**.")
                         }
-                    } header: {
-                        Text("Address")
-                    } footer: {
-                        Text("You can share this address with your contacts to let them connect with **\(member.displayName)**.")
                     }
-                }
 
-                Section("Member") {
-                    infoRow("Group", groupInfo.displayName)
+                    Section("Member") {
+                        infoRow("Group", groupInfo.displayName)
 
-                    if let roles = member.canChangeRoleTo(groupInfo: groupInfo) {
-                        Picker("Change role", selection: $newRole) {
-                            ForEach(roles) { role in
-                                Text(role.text)
+                        if let roles = member.canChangeRoleTo(groupInfo: groupInfo) {
+                            Picker("Change role", selection: $newRole) {
+                                ForEach(roles) { role in
+                                    Text(role.text)
+                                }
                             }
+                            .frame(height: 36)
+                        } else {
+                            infoRow("Role", member.memberRole.text)
+                        }
+
+                        // TODO invited by - need to get contact by contact id
+                        if let conn = member.activeConn {
+                            let connLevelDesc = conn.connLevel == 0 ? NSLocalizedString("direct", comment: "connection level description") : String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("indirect (%d)", comment: "connection level description"), conn.connLevel)
+                            infoRow("Connection", connLevelDesc)
                         }
-                        .frame(height: 36)
-                    } else {
-                        infoRow("Role", member.memberRole.text)
                     }
 
-                    // TODO invited by - need to get contact by contact id
-                    if let conn = member.activeConn {
-                        let connLevelDesc = conn.connLevel == 0 ? NSLocalizedString("direct", comment: "connection level description") : String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("indirect (%d)", comment: "connection level description"), conn.connLevel)
-                        infoRow("Connection", connLevelDesc)
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if let connStats = connectionStats {
-                    Section("Servers") {
-                        // TODO network connection status
-                        Button("Change receiving address") {
-                            alert = .switchAddressAlert
-                        }
-                        .disabled(
-                            connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }
-                            || connStats.ratchetSyncSendProhibited
-                        )
-                        if connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains(where: { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }) {
-                            Button("Abort changing address") {
-                                alert = .abortSwitchAddressAlert
+                    if let connStats = connectionStats {
+                        Section("Servers") {
+                            // TODO network connection status
+                            Button("Change receiving address") {
+                                alert = .switchAddressAlert
                             }
                             .disabled(
-                                connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil && !$0.canAbortSwitch }
+                                connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }
                                 || connStats.ratchetSyncSendProhibited
                             )
+                            if connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains(where: { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil }) {
+                                Button("Abort changing address") {
+                                    alert = .abortSwitchAddressAlert
+                                }
+                                .disabled(
+                                    connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.contains { $0.rcvSwitchStatus != nil && !$0.canAbortSwitch }
+                                    || connStats.ratchetSyncSendProhibited
+                                )
+                            }
+                            smpServers("Receiving via", connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.map { $0.rcvServer })
+                            smpServers("Sending via", connStats.sndQueuesInfo.map { $0.sndServer })
                         }
-                        smpServers("Receiving via", connStats.rcvQueuesInfo.map { $0.rcvServer })
-                        smpServers("Sending via", connStats.sndQueuesInfo.map { $0.sndServer })
                     }
-                }
 
-                if member.canBeRemoved(groupInfo: groupInfo) {
-                    Section {
-                        removeMemberButton(member)
+                    if member.canBeRemoved(groupInfo: groupInfo) {
+                        Section {
+                            removeMemberButton(member)
+                        }
                     }
-                }
 
-                if developerTools {
-                    Section("For console") {
-                        infoRow("Local name", member.localDisplayName)
-                        infoRow("Database ID", "\(member.groupMemberId)")
+                    if developerTools {
+                        Section("For console") {
+                            infoRow("Local name", member.localDisplayName)
+                            infoRow("Database ID", "\(member.groupMemberId)")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                .navigationBarHidden(true)
+                .onAppear {
+                    if #unavailable(iOS 16) {
+                        // this condition prevents re-setting picker
+                        if !justOpened { return }
+                    }
+                    newRole = member.memberRole
+                    do {
+                        let (_, stats) = try apiGroupMemberInfo(groupInfo.apiId, member.groupMemberId)
+                        let (mem, code) = member.memberActive ? try apiGetGroupMemberCode(groupInfo.apiId, member.groupMemberId) : (member, nil)
+                        member = mem
+                        connectionStats = stats
+                        connectionCode = code
+                    } catch let error {
+                        logger.error("apiGroupMemberInfo or apiGetGroupMemberCode error: \(responseError(error))")
+                    }
+                    justOpened = false
+                }
+                .onChange(of: newRole) { _ in
+                    if newRole != member.memberRole {
+                        alert = .changeMemberRoleAlert(mem: member, role: newRole)
                     }
                 }
             }
-            .navigationBarHidden(true)
-            .onAppear {
-                if #unavailable(iOS 16) {
-                    // this condition prevents re-setting picker
-                    if !justOpened { return }
-                }
-                newRole = member.memberRole
-                do {
-                    let (_, stats) = try apiGroupMemberInfo(groupInfo.apiId, member.groupMemberId)
-                    let (mem, code) = member.memberActive ? try apiGetGroupMemberCode(groupInfo.apiId, member.groupMemberId) : (member, nil)
-                    member = mem
-                    connectionStats = stats
-                    connectionCode = code
-                } catch let error {
-                    logger.error("apiGroupMemberInfo or apiGetGroupMemberCode error: \(responseError(error))")
-                }
-                justOpened = false
-            }
-            .onChange(of: newRole) { _ in
-                if newRole != member.memberRole {
-                    alert = .changeMemberRoleAlert(mem: member, role: newRole)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .top)
+            .alert(item: $alert) { alertItem in
+                switch(alertItem) {
+                case let .removeMemberAlert(mem): return removeMemberAlert(mem)
+                case let .changeMemberRoleAlert(mem, _): return changeMemberRoleAlert(mem)
+                case .switchAddressAlert: return switchAddressAlert(switchMemberAddress)
+                case .abortSwitchAddressAlert: return abortSwitchAddressAlert(abortSwitchMemberAddress)
+                case .syncConnectionForceAlert: return syncConnectionForceAlert({ syncMemberConnection(force: true) })
+                case let .connRequestSentAlert(type): return connReqSentAlert(type)
+                case let .error(title, error): return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(error))
+                case let .other(alert): return alert
                 }
             }
-        }
-        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .top)
-        .alert(item: $alert) { alertItem in
-            switch(alertItem) {
-            case let .removeMemberAlert(mem): return removeMemberAlert(mem)
-            case let .changeMemberRoleAlert(mem, _): return changeMemberRoleAlert(mem)
-            case .switchAddressAlert: return switchAddressAlert(switchMemberAddress)
-            case .abortSwitchAddressAlert: return abortSwitchAddressAlert(abortSwitchMemberAddress)
-            case .syncConnectionForceAlert: return syncConnectionForceAlert({ syncMemberConnection(force: true) })
-            case let .connRequestSentAlert(type): return connReqSentAlert(type)
-            case let .error(title, error): return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(error))
-            case let .other(alert): return alert
+
+            if progressIndicator {
+                ProgressView().scaleEffect(2)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -260,6 +269,33 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    func createMemberContactButton() -> some View {
+        Button {
+            progressIndicator = true
+            Task {
+                do {
+                    let memberContact = try await apiCreateMemberContact(groupInfo.apiId, member.groupMemberId)
+                    await MainActor.run {
+                        progressIndicator = false
+                        chatModel.addChat(Chat(chatInfo: .direct(contact: memberContact)))
+                        dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
+                        chatModel.chatId = memberContact.id
+                        chatModel.setContactNetworkStatus(memberContact, .connected)
+                    }
+                } catch let error {
+                    logger.error("createMemberContactButton apiCreateMemberContact error: \(responseError(error))")
+                    let a = getErrorAlert(error, "Error creating member contact")
+                    await MainActor.run {
+                        progressIndicator = false
+                        alert = .error(title: a.title, error: a.message)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } label: {
+            Label("Send direct message", systemImage: "message")
+        }
+    }
+
     private func groupMemberInfoHeader(_ mem: GroupMember) -> some View {
         VStack {
             ProfileImage(imageStr: mem.image, color: Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemFill))

apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift

@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private func contactNavLink(_ contact: Contact) -> some View {
-        let v = NavLinkPlain(
+        NavLinkPlain(
             tag: chat.chatInfo.id,
             selection: $chatModel.chatId,
-            label: { ChatPreviewView(chat: chat) },
-            disabled: !contact.ready
+            label: { ChatPreviewView(chat: chat) }
         )
         .swipeActions(edge: .leading, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
             markReadButton()
@@ -76,14 +75,6 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
             .tint(.red)
         }
         .frame(height: rowHeights[dynamicTypeSize])
-
-        if contact.ready {
-            v
-        } else {
-            v.onTapGesture {
-                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(pendingContactAlert(chat, contact))
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private func groupNavLink(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo) -> some View {

apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift

@@ -181,7 +181,11 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
             switch (chat.chatInfo) {
             case let .direct(contact):
                 if !contact.ready {
-                    chatPreviewInfoText("connecting…")
+                    if contact.nextSendGrpInv {
+                        chatPreviewInfoText("send direct message")
+                    } else {
+                        chatPreviewInfoText("connecting…")
+                    }
                 }
             case let .group(groupInfo):
                 switch (groupInfo.membership.memberStatus) {

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/cs.xcloc/Localized Contents/cs.xliff

@@ -1978,6 +1978,10 @@
         <target>Chyba při vytváření odkazu skupiny</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Chyba při vytváření profilu!</target>
@@ -2107,6 +2111,10 @@
         <target>Chyba odesílání e-mailu</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Chyba při odesílání zprávy</target>
@@ -3337,6 +3345,10 @@
         <target>Hlasové zprávy může odesílat pouze váš kontakt.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Otevřít nastavení</target>
@@ -4071,6 +4083,10 @@
         <target>Odeslat přímou zprávu</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Poslat mizící zprávu</target>
@@ -5613,6 +5629,10 @@ Servery SimpleX nevidí váš profil.</target>
         <target>připojeno</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>připojování</target>
@@ -6072,6 +6092,10 @@ Servery SimpleX nevidí váš profil.</target>
         <target>bezpečnostní kód změněn</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>začíná…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/de.xcloc/Localized Contents/de.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>Fehler beim Erzeugen des Gruppen-Links</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Fehler beim Erstellen des Profils!</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>Fehler beim Senden der eMail</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Fehler beim Senden der Nachricht</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>Nur Ihr Kontakt kann Sprachnachrichten versenden.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Geräte-Einstellungen öffnen</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>Direktnachricht senden</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Verschwindende Nachricht senden</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ SimpleX-Server können Ihr Profil nicht einsehen.</target>
         <target>Verbunden</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>verbinde</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ SimpleX-Server können Ihr Profil nicht einsehen.</target>
         <target>Sicherheitscode wurde geändert</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>Verbindung wird gestartet…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized Contents/en.xliff

@@ -1988,6 +1988,11 @@
         <target>Error creating group link</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <target>Error creating member contact</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Error creating profile!</target>
@@ -2118,6 +2123,11 @@
         <target>Error sending email</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <target>Error sending member contact invitation</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Error sending message</target>
@@ -3350,6 +3360,11 @@
         <target>Only your contact can send voice messages.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <target>Open</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Open Settings</target>
@@ -4085,6 +4100,11 @@
         <target>Send direct message</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <target>Send direct message to connect</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Send disappearing message</target>
@@ -5637,6 +5657,11 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</target>
         <target>connected</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <target>connected directly</target>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>connecting</target>
@@ -6098,6 +6123,11 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</target>
         <target>security code changed</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <target>send direct message</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>starting…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/es.xcloc/Localized Contents/es.xliff

@@ -1978,6 +1978,10 @@
         <target>Error al crear enlace de grupo</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>¡Error al crear perfil!</target>
@@ -2107,6 +2111,10 @@
         <target>Error al enviar email</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Error al enviar mensaje</target>
@@ -3338,6 +3346,10 @@
         <target>Sólo tu contacto puede enviar mensajes de voz.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Abrir Configuración</target>
@@ -4073,6 +4085,10 @@
         <target>Enviar mensaje directo</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Enviar mensaje temporal</target>
@@ -5624,6 +5640,10 @@ Los servidores de SimpleX no pueden ver tu perfil.</target>
         <target>conectado</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>conectando</target>
@@ -6085,6 +6105,10 @@ Los servidores de SimpleX no pueden ver tu perfil.</target>
         <target>código de seguridad cambiado</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>inicializando…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/fi.xcloc/Localized Contents/fi.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>Virhe ryhmälinkin luomisessa</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Virhe profiilin luomisessa!</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>Virhe sähköpostin lähettämisessä</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Virhe viestin lähettämisessä</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>Vain kontaktisi voi lähettää ääniviestejä.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Avaa Asetukset</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>Lähetä yksityisviesti</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Lähetä katoava viesti</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ SimpleX-palvelimet eivät näe profiiliasi.</target>
         <target>yhdistetty</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>yhdistää</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ SimpleX-palvelimet eivät näe profiiliasi.</target>
         <target>turvakoodi on muuttunut</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>alkaa…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/fr.xcloc/Localized Contents/fr.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>Erreur lors de la création du lien du groupe</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Erreur lors de la création du profil !</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>Erreur lors de l'envoi de l'e-mail</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Erreur lors de l'envoi du message</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>Seul votre contact peut envoyer des messages vocaux.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Ouvrir les Paramètres</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>Envoi de message direct</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Envoyer un message éphémère</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ Les serveurs SimpleX ne peuvent pas voir votre profil.</target>
         <target>connecté</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>connexion</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ Les serveurs SimpleX ne peuvent pas voir votre profil.</target>
         <target>code de sécurité modifié</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>lancement…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/it.xcloc/Localized Contents/it.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>Errore nella creazione del link del gruppo</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Errore nella creazione del profilo!</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>Errore nell'invio dell'email</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Errore nell'invio del messaggio</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>Solo il tuo contatto può inviare messaggi vocali.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Apri le impostazioni</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>Invia messaggio diretto</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Invia messaggio a tempo</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ I server di SimpleX non possono vedere il tuo profilo.</target>
         <target>connesso/a</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>in connessione</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ I server di SimpleX non possono vedere il tuo profilo.</target>
         <target>codice di sicurezza modificato</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>avvio…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ja.xcloc/Localized Contents/ja.xliff

@@ -1978,6 +1978,10 @@
         <target>グループリンク生成にエラー発生</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>プロフィール作成にエラー発生！</target>
@@ -2107,6 +2111,10 @@
         <target>メールの送信にエラー発生</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>メッセージ送信にエラー発生</target>
@@ -3336,6 +3344,10 @@
         <target>音声メッセージを送れるのはあなたの連絡相手だけです。</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>設定を開く</target>
@@ -4069,6 +4081,10 @@
         <target>ダイレクトメッセージを送信</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>消えるメッセージを送信</target>
@@ -5611,6 +5627,10 @@ SimpleX サーバーはあなたのプロファイルを参照できません。
         <target>接続中</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>接続待ち</target>
@@ -6072,6 +6092,10 @@ SimpleX サーバーはあなたのプロファイルを参照できません。
         <target>セキュリティコードが変更されました</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>接続中…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/nl.xcloc/Localized Contents/nl.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>Fout bij maken van groep link</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Fout bij aanmaken van profiel!</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>Fout bij het verzenden van e-mail</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Fout bij verzenden van bericht</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>Alleen uw contact kan spraak berichten verzenden.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Open instellingen</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>Direct bericht sturen</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Stuur een verdwijnend bericht</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ SimpleX servers kunnen uw profiel niet zien.</target>
         <target>verbonden</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>Verbinden</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ SimpleX servers kunnen uw profiel niet zien.</target>
         <target>beveiligingscode gewijzigd</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>beginnen…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/pl.xcloc/Localized Contents/pl.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>Błąd tworzenia linku grupy</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Błąd tworzenia profilu!</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>Błąd wysyłania e-mail</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Błąd wysyłania wiadomości</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>Tylko Twój kontakt może wysyłać wiadomości głosowe.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Otwórz Ustawienia</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>Wyślij wiadomość bezpośrednią</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Wyślij znikającą wiadomość</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ Serwery SimpleX nie mogą zobaczyć Twojego profilu.</target>
         <target>połączony</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>łączenie</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ Serwery SimpleX nie mogą zobaczyć Twojego profilu.</target>
         <target>kod bezpieczeństwa zmieniony</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>uruchamianie…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Localized Contents/ru.xliff

@@ -1978,6 +1978,10 @@
         <target>Ошибка при создании ссылки группы</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Ошибка создания профиля!</target>
@@ -2107,6 +2111,10 @@
         <target>Ошибка отправки email</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Ошибка при отправке сообщения</target>
@@ -3338,6 +3346,10 @@
         <target>Только Ваш контакт может отправлять голосовые сообщения.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Открыть Настройки</target>
@@ -4073,6 +4085,10 @@
         <target>Отправить сообщение</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Отправить исчезающее сообщение</target>
@@ -5623,6 +5639,10 @@ SimpleX серверы не могут получить доступ к Ваше
         <target>соединение установлено</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>соединяется</target>
@@ -6084,6 +6104,10 @@ SimpleX серверы не могут получить доступ к Ваше
         <target>код безопасности изменился</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>инициализация…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/th.xcloc/Localized Contents/th.xliff

@@ -1966,6 +1966,10 @@
         <target>เกิดข้อผิดพลาดในการสร้างลิงก์กลุ่ม</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>เกิดข้อผิดพลาดในการสร้างโปรไฟล์!</target>
@@ -2095,6 +2099,10 @@
         <target>เกิดข้อผิดพลาดในการส่งอีเมล</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>เกิดข้อผิดพลาดในการส่งข้อความ</target>
@@ -3322,6 +3330,10 @@
         <target>ผู้ติดต่อของคุณเท่านั้นที่สามารถส่งข้อความเสียงได้</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>เปิดการตั้งค่า</target>
@@ -4054,6 +4066,10 @@
         <target>ส่งข้อความโดยตรง</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>ส่งข้อความแบบที่หายไป</target>
@@ -5595,6 +5611,10 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</source>
         <target>เชื่อมต่อสำเร็จ</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>กำลังเชื่อมต่อ</target>
@@ -6054,6 +6074,10 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</source>
         <target>เปลี่ยนรหัสความปลอดภัยแล้ว</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>กำลังเริ่มต้น…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/uk.xcloc/Localized Contents/uk.xliff

@@ -1978,6 +1978,10 @@
         <target>Помилка створення посилання на групу</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>Помилка створення профілю!</target>
@@ -2107,6 +2111,10 @@
         <target>Помилка надсилання електронного листа</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>Помилка надсилання повідомлення</target>
@@ -3338,6 +3346,10 @@
         <target>Тільки ваш контакт може надсилати голосові повідомлення.</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>Відкрийте Налаштування</target>
@@ -4073,6 +4085,10 @@
         <target>Надішліть пряме повідомлення</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>Надіслати зникаюче повідомлення</target>
@@ -5623,6 +5639,10 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</source>
         <target>з'єднаний</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>з'єднання</target>
@@ -6084,6 +6104,10 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</source>
         <target>змінено код безпеки</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>починаючи…</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/zh-Hans.xcloc/Localized Contents/zh-Hans.xliff

@@ -1979,6 +1979,10 @@
         <target>创建群组链接错误</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error creating member contact" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error creating member contact</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error creating profile!" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error creating profile!</source>
         <target>创建资料错误！</target>
@@ -2109,6 +2113,10 @@
         <target>发送电邮错误</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Error sending member contact invitation" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Error sending member contact invitation</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Error sending message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Error sending message</source>
         <target>发送消息错误</target>
@@ -3340,6 +3348,10 @@
         <target>只有您的联系人可以发送语音消息。</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Open" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Open</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Open Settings" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Open Settings</source>
         <target>打开设置</target>
@@ -4075,6 +4087,10 @@
         <target>发送私信</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="Send direct message to connect" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>Send direct message to connect</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Send disappearing message" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>Send disappearing message</source>
         <target>发送限时消息中</target>
@@ -5625,6 +5641,10 @@ SimpleX 服务器无法看到您的资料。</target>
         <target>已连接</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="connected directly" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>connected directly</source>
+        <note>rcv group event chat item</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="connecting" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>connecting</source>
         <target>连接中</target>
@@ -6086,6 +6106,10 @@ SimpleX 服务器无法看到您的资料。</target>
         <target>安全密码已更改</target>
         <note>chat item text</note>
       </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="send direct message" xml:space="preserve">
+        <source>send direct message</source>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="starting…" xml:space="preserve">
         <source>starting…</source>
         <target>启动中……</target>

apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@
 		5CFE0921282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CFE0920282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift */; };
 		5CFE0922282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CFE0920282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift */; };
 		6407BA83295DA85D0082BA18 /* CIInvalidJSONView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6407BA82295DA85D0082BA18 /* CIInvalidJSONView.swift */; };
+		6419EC562AB8BC8B004A607A /* ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6419EC552AB8BC8B004A607A /* ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift */; };
+		6419EC582AB97507004A607A /* CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6419EC572AB97507004A607A /* CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift */; };
 		6432857C2925443C00FBE5C8 /* GroupPreferencesView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6432857B2925443C00FBE5C8 /* GroupPreferencesView.swift */; };
 		6440CA00288857A10062C672 /* CIEventView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6440C9FF288857A10062C672 /* CIEventView.swift */; };
 		6440CA03288AECA70062C672 /* AddGroupMembersView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 6440CA02288AECA70062C672 /* AddGroupMembersView.swift */; };
@@ -429,6 +431,8 @@
 		5CFA59CF286477B400863A68 /* ChatArchiveView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ChatArchiveView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CFE0920282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; name = ZoomableScrollView.swift; path = Shared/Views/ZoomableScrollView.swift; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		6407BA82295DA85D0082BA18 /* CIInvalidJSONView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIInvalidJSONView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6419EC552AB8BC8B004A607A /* ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6419EC572AB97507004A607A /* CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		6432857B2925443C00FBE5C8 /* GroupPreferencesView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = GroupPreferencesView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		6440C9FF288857A10062C672 /* CIEventView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIEventView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		6440CA02288AECA70062C672 /* AddGroupMembersView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AddGroupMembersView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -822,6 +826,7 @@
 				6407BA82295DA85D0082BA18 /* CIInvalidJSONView.swift */,
 				18415FD2E36F13F596A45BB4 /* CIVideoView.swift */,
 				5CC868F229EB540C0017BBFD /* CIRcvDecryptionError.swift */,
+				6419EC572AB97507004A607A /* CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift */,
 			);
 			path = ChatItem;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -837,6 +842,7 @@
 				3CDBCF4127FAE51000354CDD /* ComposeLinkView.swift */,
 				644EFFDD292BCD9D00525D5B /* ComposeVoiceView.swift */,
 				D72A9087294BD7A70047C86D /* NativeTextEditor.swift */,
+				6419EC552AB8BC8B004A607A /* ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift */,
 			);
 			path = ComposeMessage;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1094,6 +1100,7 @@
 				5C93293129239BED0090FFF9 /* ProtocolServerView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C9CC7AD28C55D7800BEF955 /* DatabaseEncryptionView.swift in Sources */,
 				5CBD285A295711D700EC2CF4 /* ImageUtils.swift in Sources */,
+				6419EC562AB8BC8B004A607A /* ContextInvitingContactMemberView.swift in Sources */,
 				5CE4407927ADB701007B033A /* EmojiItemView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C3F1D562842B68D00EC8A82 /* IntegrityErrorItemView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C029EAA283942EA004A9677 /* CallController.swift in Sources */,
@@ -1155,6 +1162,7 @@
 				5C2E260F27A30FDC00F70299 /* ChatView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C2E260B27A30CFA00F70299 /* ChatListView.swift in Sources */,
 				6442E0BA287F169300CEC0F9 /* AddGroupView.swift in Sources */,
+				6419EC582AB97507004A607A /* CIMemberCreatedContactView.swift in Sources */,
 				64D0C2C229FA57AB00B38D5F /* UserAddressLearnMore.swift in Sources */,
 				64466DCC29FFE3E800E3D48D /* MailView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C971E2127AEBF8300C8A3CE /* ChatInfoImage.swift in Sources */,

apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
     case apiGroupLinkMemberRole(groupId: Int64, memberRole: GroupMemberRole)
     case apiDeleteGroupLink(groupId: Int64)
     case apiGetGroupLink(groupId: Int64)
+    case apiCreateMemberContact(groupId: Int64, groupMemberId: Int64)
+    case apiSendMemberContactInvitation(contactId: Int64, msg: MsgContent)
     case apiGetUserProtoServers(userId: Int64, serverProtocol: ServerProtocol)
     case apiSetUserProtoServers(userId: Int64, serverProtocol: ServerProtocol, servers: [ServerCfg])
     case apiTestProtoServer(userId: Int64, server: String)
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case let .apiGroupLinkMemberRole(groupId, memberRole): return "/_set link role #\(groupId) \(memberRole)"
             case let .apiDeleteGroupLink(groupId): return "/_delete link #\(groupId)"
             case let .apiGetGroupLink(groupId): return "/_get link #\(groupId)"
+            case let .apiCreateMemberContact(groupId, groupMemberId): return "/_create member contact #\(groupId) \(groupMemberId)"
+            case let .apiSendMemberContactInvitation(contactId, mc): return "/_invite member contact @\(contactId) \(mc.cmdString)"
             case let .apiGetUserProtoServers(userId, serverProtocol): return "/_servers \(userId) \(serverProtocol)"
             case let .apiSetUserProtoServers(userId, serverProtocol, servers): return "/_servers \(userId) \(serverProtocol) \(protoServersStr(servers))"
             case let .apiTestProtoServer(userId, server): return "/_server test \(userId) \(server)"
@@ -304,6 +308,8 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case .apiGroupLinkMemberRole: return "apiGroupLinkMemberRole"
             case .apiDeleteGroupLink: return "apiDeleteGroupLink"
             case .apiGetGroupLink: return "apiGetGroupLink"
+            case .apiCreateMemberContact: return "apiCreateMemberContact"
+            case .apiSendMemberContactInvitation: return "apiSendMemberContactInvitation"
             case .apiGetUserProtoServers: return "apiGetUserProtoServers"
             case .apiSetUserProtoServers: return "apiSetUserProtoServers"
             case .apiTestProtoServer: return "apiTestProtoServer"
@@ -514,6 +520,9 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
     case groupLinkCreated(user: UserRef, groupInfo: GroupInfo, connReqContact: String, memberRole: GroupMemberRole)
     case groupLink(user: UserRef, groupInfo: GroupInfo, connReqContact: String, memberRole: GroupMemberRole)
     case groupLinkDeleted(user: UserRef, groupInfo: GroupInfo)
+    case newMemberContact(user: UserRef, contact: Contact, groupInfo: GroupInfo, member: GroupMember)
+    case newMemberContactSentInv(user: UserRef, contact: Contact, groupInfo: GroupInfo, member: GroupMember)
+    case newMemberContactReceivedInv(user: UserRef, contact: Contact, groupInfo: GroupInfo, member: GroupMember)
     // receiving file events
     case rcvFileAccepted(user: UserRef, chatItem: AChatItem)
     case rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled(user: UserRef, rcvFileTransfer: RcvFileTransfer)
@@ -647,6 +656,9 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
             case .groupLinkCreated: return "groupLinkCreated"
             case .groupLink: return "groupLink"
             case .groupLinkDeleted: return "groupLinkDeleted"
+            case .newMemberContact: return "newMemberContact"
+            case .newMemberContactSentInv: return "newMemberContactSentInv"
+            case .newMemberContactReceivedInv: return "newMemberContactReceivedInv"
             case .rcvFileAccepted: return "rcvFileAccepted"
             case .rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled: return "rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled"
             case .rcvFileStart: return "rcvFileStart"
@@ -780,6 +792,9 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
             case let .groupLinkCreated(u, groupInfo, connReqContact, memberRole): return withUser(u, "groupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nconnReqContact: \(connReqContact)\nmemberRole: \(memberRole)")
             case let .groupLink(u, groupInfo, connReqContact, memberRole): return withUser(u, "groupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nconnReqContact: \(connReqContact)\nmemberRole: \(memberRole)")
             case let .groupLinkDeleted(u, groupInfo): return withUser(u, String(describing: groupInfo))
+            case let .newMemberContact(u, contact, groupInfo, member): return withUser(u, "contact: \(contact)\ngroupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nmember: \(member)")
+            case let .newMemberContactSentInv(u, contact, groupInfo, member): return withUser(u, "contact: \(contact)\ngroupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nmember: \(member)")
+            case let .newMemberContactReceivedInv(u, contact, groupInfo, member): return withUser(u, "contact: \(contact)\ngroupInfo: \(groupInfo)\nmember: \(member)")
             case let .rcvFileAccepted(u, chatItem): return withUser(u, String(describing: chatItem))
             case .rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled: return noDetails
             case let .rcvFileStart(u, chatItem): return withUser(u, String(describing: chatItem))
@@ -1454,6 +1469,7 @@ public enum ChatErrorType: Decodable {
     case agentCommandError(message: String)
     case invalidFileDescription(message: String)
     case connectionIncognitoChangeProhibited
+    case peerChatVRangeIncompatible
     case internalError(message: String)
     case exception(message: String)
 }
@@ -1479,6 +1495,7 @@ public enum StoreError: Decodable {
     case groupMemberNameNotFound(groupId: Int64, groupMemberName: ContactName)
     case groupMemberNotFound(groupMemberId: Int64)
     case groupMemberNotFoundByMemberId(memberId: String)
+    case memberContactGroupMemberNotFound(contactId: Int64)
     case groupWithoutUser
     case duplicateGroupMember
     case groupAlreadyJoined

apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift

@@ -1378,11 +1378,17 @@ public struct Contact: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
     public var mergedPreferences: ContactUserPreferences
     var createdAt: Date
     var updatedAt: Date
+    var contactGroupMemberId: Int64?
+    var contactGrpInvSent: Bool
 
     public var id: ChatId { get { "@\(contactId)" } }
     public var apiId: Int64 { get { contactId } }
     public var ready: Bool { get { activeConn.connStatus == .ready } }
-    public var sendMsgEnabled: Bool { get { !(activeConn.connectionStats?.ratchetSyncSendProhibited ?? false) } }
+    public var sendMsgEnabled: Bool { get {
+        (ready && !(activeConn.connectionStats?.ratchetSyncSendProhibited ?? false))
+        || nextSendGrpInv
+    } }
+    public var nextSendGrpInv: Bool { get { contactGroupMemberId != nil && !contactGrpInvSent } }
     public var displayName: String { localAlias == "" ? profile.displayName : localAlias }
     public var fullName: String { get { profile.fullName } }
     public var image: String? { get { profile.image } }
@@ -1428,7 +1434,8 @@ public struct Contact: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
         userPreferences: Preferences.sampleData,
         mergedPreferences: ContactUserPreferences.sampleData,
         createdAt: .now,
-        updatedAt: .now
+        updatedAt: .now,
+        contactGrpInvSent: false
     )
 }
 
@@ -1449,6 +1456,7 @@ public struct ContactSubStatus: Decodable {
 public struct Connection: Decodable {
     public var connId: Int64
     public var agentConnId: String
+    public var peerChatVRange: VersionRange
     var connStatus: ConnStatus
     public var connLevel: Int
     public var viaGroupLink: Bool
@@ -1458,7 +1466,7 @@ public struct Connection: Decodable {
     public var connectionStats: ConnectionStats? = nil
 
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
-        case connId, agentConnId, connStatus, connLevel, viaGroupLink, customUserProfileId, connectionCode
+        case connId, agentConnId, peerChatVRange, connStatus, connLevel, viaGroupLink, customUserProfileId, connectionCode
     }
 
     public var id: ChatId { get { ":\(connId)" } }
@@ -1466,12 +1474,27 @@ public struct Connection: Decodable {
     static let sampleData = Connection(
         connId: 1,
         agentConnId: "abc",
+        peerChatVRange: VersionRange(minVersion: 1, maxVersion: 1),
         connStatus: .ready,
         connLevel: 0,
         viaGroupLink: false
     )
 }
 
+public struct VersionRange: Decodable {
+    public init(minVersion: Int, maxVersion: Int) {
+        self.minVersion = minVersion
+        self.maxVersion = maxVersion
+    }
+
+    public var minVersion: Int
+    public var maxVersion: Int
+
+    public func isCompatibleRange(_ vRange: VersionRange) -> Bool {
+        self.minVersion <= vRange.maxVersion && vRange.minVersion <= self.maxVersion
+    }
+}
+
 public struct SecurityCode: Decodable, Equatable {
     public init(securityCode: String, verifiedAt: Date) {
         self.securityCode = securityCode
@@ -1503,6 +1526,7 @@ public struct UserContact: Decodable {
 public struct UserContactRequest: Decodable, NamedChat {
     var contactRequestId: Int64
     public var userContactLinkId: Int64
+    public var cReqChatVRange: VersionRange
     var localDisplayName: ContactName
     var profile: Profile
     var createdAt: Date
@@ -1520,6 +1544,7 @@ public struct UserContactRequest: Decodable, NamedChat {
     public static let sampleData = UserContactRequest(
         contactRequestId: 1,
         userContactLinkId: 1,
+        cReqChatVRange: VersionRange(minVersion: 1, maxVersion: 1),
         localDisplayName: "alice",
         profile: Profile.sampleData,
         createdAt: .now,
@@ -2078,6 +2103,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable {
             case .memberLeft: return false
             case .memberDeleted: return false
             case .invitedViaGroupLink: return false
+            case .memberCreatedContact: return false
             }
         case .sndGroupEvent: return showNtfDir
         case .rcvConnEvent: return false
@@ -3181,6 +3207,7 @@ public enum RcvGroupEvent: Decodable {
     case groupDeleted
     case groupUpdated(groupProfile: GroupProfile)
     case invitedViaGroupLink
+    case memberCreatedContact
 
     var text: String {
         switch self {
@@ -3198,6 +3225,7 @@ public enum RcvGroupEvent: Decodable {
         case .groupDeleted: return NSLocalizedString("deleted group", comment: "rcv group event chat item")
         case .groupUpdated: return NSLocalizedString("updated group profile", comment: "rcv group event chat item")
         case .invitedViaGroupLink: return NSLocalizedString("invited via your group link", comment: "rcv group event chat item")
+        case .memberCreatedContact: return NSLocalizedString("connected directly", comment: "rcv group event chat item")
         }
     }
 }