diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
index cd9d89423..f2e67c4aa 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         userAuthorized = false
         let laMode = privacyLocalAuthModeDefault.get()
         authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Unlock app", comment: "authentication reason"), selfDestruct: true) { laResult in
-            logger.debug("authenticate callback: \(String(describing: laResult))")
+            logger.debug("DEBUGGING: authenticate callback: \(String(describing: laResult))")
             switch (laResult) {
             case .success:
                 userAuthorized = true
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
index d9b1bfed3..7a90a3f83 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct LocalAuthRequest {
 }
 
 func authenticate(title: LocalizedStringKey? = nil, reason: String, selfDestruct: Bool = false, completed: @escaping (LAResult) -> Void) {
-    logger.debug("authenticate")
+    logger.debug("DEBUGGING: authenticate")
     switch privacyLocalAuthModeDefault.get() {
     case .system: systemAuthenticate(reason, completed)
     case .passcode:
@@ -58,21 +58,24 @@ func authenticate(title: LocalizedStringKey? = nil, reason: String, selfDestruct
 }
 
 func systemAuthenticate(_ reason: String, _ completed: @escaping (LAResult) -> Void) {
+    logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate")
     let laContext = LAContext()
     var authAvailabilityError: NSError?
     if laContext.canEvaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthentication, error: &authAvailabilityError) {
+        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate: canEvaluatePolicy callback")
         laContext.evaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthentication, localizedReason: reason) { success, authError in
+            logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate evaluatePolicy callback")
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
                 if success {
                     completed(LAResult.success)
                 } else {
-                    logger.error("authentication error: \(authError.debugDescription)")
+                    logger.error("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate authentication error: \(authError.debugDescription)")
                     completed(LAResult.failed(authError: authError?.localizedDescription))
                 }
             }
         }
     } else {
-        logger.error("authentication availability error: \(authAvailabilityError.debugDescription)")
+        logger.error("DEBUGGING: authentication availability error: \(authAvailabilityError.debugDescription)")
         completed(LAResult.unavailable(authError: authAvailabilityError?.localizedDescription))
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 9baa73181..cb908cbab 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX (iOS).entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 158;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 159;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX (iOS).entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 158;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 159;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX NSE/SimpleX NSE.entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 158;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 159;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX NSE/SimpleX NSE.entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 158;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 159;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@
 				APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY = YES;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 158;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 159;
 				DEFINES_MODULE = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@
 				APPLICATION_EXTENSION_API_ONLY = YES;
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 158;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 159;
 				DEFINES_MODULE = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;