diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index cc71c537a..fa51fbf40 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
     @Published var chatDbStatus: DBMigrationResult?
     // list of chat "previews"
     @Published var chats: [Chat] = []
-    // map of connections network statuses, key is connection id
-    @Published var networkStatuses: Dictionary<Int64, NetworkStatus> = [:]
+    // map of connections network statuses, key is agent connection id
+    @Published var networkStatuses: Dictionary<String, NetworkStatus> = [:]
     // current chat
     @Published var chatId: String?
     @Published var reversedChatItems: [ChatItem] = []
@@ -492,12 +492,12 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
         return reversedChatItems[min(i - 1, maxIx)]
     }
 
-    func updateContactNetworkStatus(_ contact: Contact, _ status: NetworkStatus) {
-        networkStatuses[contact.activeConn.connId] = status
+    func setContactNetworkStatus(_ contact: Contact, _ status: NetworkStatus) {
+        networkStatuses[contact.activeConn.agentConnId] = status
     }
 
     func contactNetworkStatus(_ contact: Contact) -> NetworkStatus {
-        networkStatuses[contact.activeConn.connId] ?? .unknown
+        networkStatuses[contact.activeConn.agentConnId] ?? .unknown
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index b76a3a3b2..89dedfa2c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
                 m.removeChat(contact.activeConn.id)
                 NtfManager.shared.notifyContactConnected(user, contact)
             }
-            m.updateContactNetworkStatus(contact, .connected)
+            m.setContactNetworkStatus(contact, .connected)
         case let .contactConnecting(user, contact):
             if active(user) && contact.directOrUsed {
                 m.updateContact(contact)
@@ -1049,9 +1049,9 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
                 }
                 m.removeChat(mergedContact.id)
             }
-        case let .contactsSubscribed(_, _, contactRefs):
+        case let .contactsSubscribed(_, contactRefs):
             updateContactsStatus(contactRefs, status: .connected)
-        case let .contactsDisconnected(_, _, contactRefs):
+        case let .contactsDisconnected(_, contactRefs):
             updateContactsStatus(contactRefs, status: .disconnected)
         case let .contactSubError(user, contact, chatError):
             if active(user) {
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
                 if let err = sub.contactError {
                     processContactSubError(sub.contact, err)
                 } else {
-                    m.updateContactNetworkStatus(sub.contact, .connected)
+                    m.setContactNetworkStatus(sub.contact, .connected)
                 }
             }
         case let .newChatItem(user, aChatItem):
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ func chatItemSimpleUpdate(_ aChatItem: AChatItem) {
 func updateContactsStatus(_ contactRefs: [ContactRef], status: NetworkStatus) {
     let m = ChatModel.shared
     for c in contactRefs {
-        m.networkStatuses[c.connId] = status
+        m.networkStatuses[c.agentConnId] = status
     }
 }
 
@@ -1297,7 +1297,7 @@ func processContactSubError(_ contact: Contact, _ chatError: ChatError) {
     case .errorAgent(agentError: .SMP(smpErr: .AUTH)): err = "contact deleted"
     default: err = String(describing: chatError)
     }
-    m.updateContactNetworkStatus(contact, .error(err))
+    m.setContactNetworkStatus(contact, .error(err))
 }
 
 func refreshCallInvitations() throws {
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index 2ae5b79f9..de42584b7 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
     case acceptingContactRequest(user: User, contact: Contact)
     case contactRequestRejected(user: User)
     case contactUpdated(user: User, toContact: Contact)
-    case contactsSubscribed(user: User, server: String, contactRefs: [ContactRef])
-    case contactsDisconnected(user: User, server: String, contactRefs: [ContactRef])
+    case contactsSubscribed(server: String, contactRefs: [ContactRef])
+    case contactsDisconnected(server: String, contactRefs: [ContactRef])
     case contactSubError(user: User, contact: Contact, chatError: ChatError)
     case contactSubSummary(user: User, contactSubscriptions: [ContactSubStatus])
     case groupSubscribed(user: User, groupInfo: GroupInfo)
@@ -562,8 +562,8 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
             case let .acceptingContactRequest(u, contact): return withUser(u, String(describing: contact))
             case .contactRequestRejected: return noDetails
             case let .contactUpdated(u, toContact): return withUser(u, String(describing: toContact))
-            case let .contactsSubscribed(u, server, contactRefs): return withUser(u, "server: \(server)\ncontacts:\n\(String(describing: contactRefs))")
-            case let .contactsDisconnected(u, server, contactRefs): return withUser(u, "server: \(server)\ncontacts:\n\(String(describing: contactRefs))")
+            case let .contactsSubscribed(server, contactRefs): return "server: \(server)\ncontacts:\n\(String(describing: contactRefs))"
+            case let .contactsDisconnected(server, contactRefs): return "server: \(server)\ncontacts:\n\(String(describing: contactRefs))"
             case let .contactSubError(u, contact, chatError): return withUser(u, "contact:\n\(String(describing: contact))\nerror:\n\(String(describing: chatError))")
             case let .contactSubSummary(u, contactSubscriptions): return withUser(u, String(describing: contactSubscriptions))
             case let .groupSubscribed(u, groupInfo): return withUser(u, String(describing: groupInfo))
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index 9f059fa33..009462d97 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -1156,7 +1156,8 @@ public struct Contact: Identifiable, Decodable, NamedChat {
 
 public struct ContactRef: Decodable, Equatable {
     var contactId: Int64
-    public var connId: Int64
+    public var agentConnId: String
+    var connId: Int64
     var localDisplayName: ContactName
 
     public var id: ChatId { get { "@\(contactId)" } }
@@ -1169,6 +1170,7 @@ public struct ContactSubStatus: Decodable {
 
 public struct Connection: Decodable {
     public var connId: Int64
+    public var agentConnId: String
     var connStatus: ConnStatus
     public var connLevel: Int
     public var viaGroupLink: Bool
@@ -1179,6 +1181,7 @@ public struct Connection: Decodable {
 
     static let sampleData = Connection(
         connId: 1,
+        agentConnId: "abc",
         connStatus: .ready,
         connLevel: 0,
         viaGroupLink: false