diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index 02dee61f1..e0e0c3614 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                     VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
                         if ci.content.showMemberName {
                             Group {
-                                if msgScope == .msPrivate {
-                                    Text("\(member.displayName) **privately**")
+                                if msgScope == .msDirect {
+                                    Text("\(member.displayName) **directly**")
                                 } else {
                                     Text(member.displayName)
                                 }
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                     .appSheet(item: $selectedMember) { member in
                                         GroupMemberInfoView(groupInfo: groupInfo, member: directMember, navigation: true)
                                     }
-                                Text("**privately** to \(directMember.displayName)")
+                                Text("**directly** to \(directMember.displayName)")
                             } else {
                                 Text("to group")
                             }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextDirectMemberView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextDirectMemberView.swift
index b92297c45..f523844f0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextDirectMemberView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextDirectMemberView.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct ContextDirectMemberView: View {
                 ProfileImage(imageStr: directMember.image)
                     .frame(width: 30, height: 30)
                     .padding(.trailing, 2)
-                Text("Message will be sent privately to \(directMember.chatViewName)")
+                Text("Directly to \(directMember.chatViewName)")
                     .lineLimit(1)
             } else {
                 Text("Message will be sent to all members")
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index 89d7b22df..cbca88dc4 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable {
     public var directMember: GroupMember? {
         switch chatDir {
         case let .groupSnd(directMember): return directMember
-        case let .groupRcv(groupMember, .msPrivate): return groupMember
+        case let .groupRcv(groupMember, .msDirect): return groupMember
         default: return nil
         }
     }
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ public struct ChatItem: Identifiable, Decodable {
 
 public enum MessageScope: String, Decodable {
     case msGroup = "group"
-    case msPrivate = "private"
+    case msDirect = "direct"
 }
 
 public enum CIDirection: Decodable {
@@ -2655,16 +2655,16 @@ public struct CIQuote: Decodable, ItemContent {
             } else {
                 return NSLocalizedString("you", comment: "quote sender")
             }
-        case .groupSnd(.msPrivate):
+        case .groupSnd(.msDirect):
             if let membershipName = membership?.displayName {
-                return String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("%@, privately", comment: "quote sender"), membershipName)
+                return String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("%@, directly", comment: "quote sender"), membershipName)
             } else {
-                return NSLocalizedString("you, privately", comment: "quote sender")
+                return NSLocalizedString("you, directly", comment: "quote sender")
             }
         case let .groupRcv(member, .msGroup):
             return member.displayName
-        case let .groupRcv(member, .msPrivate):
-            return String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("%@, privately", comment: "quote sender"), member.displayName)
+        case let .groupRcv(member, .msDirect):
+            return String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("%@, directly", comment: "quote sender"), member.displayName)
         case nil: return nil
         }
     }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 429bbd001..d4eda389f 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ data class ChatItem (
 @Serializable
 enum class MessageScope(val messageScope: String) {
   @SerialName("group") MSGroup("group"),
-  @SerialName("private") MSPrivate("private");
+  @SerialName("private") MSDirect("direct");
 }
 
 @Serializable