v5.5.1: ios 195, android 177, desktop 27

core: 5.5.1.0
android, desktop: possible fix of chat items race (#3520 )
2024-01-27 23:23:29 +00:00 · 2024-01-27 19:18:41 +00:00 · 2024-01-27 18:46:27 +00:00 · 2024-01-27 16:51:21 +00:00 · 2024-01-26 23:08:48 +00:00 · 2024-01-26 18:54:08 +00:00
601 changed files with 63877 additions and 17643 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
    tags:
      - "v*"
      - "!*-fdroid"
+      - "!*-armv7a"
  pull_request:

 jobs:
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

  build:
-    name: build-${{ matrix.os }}
+    name: build-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.ghc }}
    if: always()
    needs: prepare-release
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -51,18 +52,25 @@ jobs:
      matrix:
        include:
          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+            ghc: "8.10.7"
+            cache_path: ~/.cabal/store
+          - os: ubuntu-20.04
+            ghc: "9.6.3"
            cache_path: ~/.cabal/store
            asset_name: simplex-chat-ubuntu-20_04-x86-64
            desktop_asset_name: simplex-desktop-ubuntu-20_04-x86_64.deb
          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            ghc: "9.6.3"
            cache_path: ~/.cabal/store
            asset_name: simplex-chat-ubuntu-22_04-x86-64
            desktop_asset_name: simplex-desktop-ubuntu-22_04-x86_64.deb
          - os: macos-latest
+            ghc: "9.6.3"
            cache_path: ~/.cabal/store
            asset_name: simplex-chat-macos-x86-64
            desktop_asset_name: simplex-desktop-macos-x86_64.dmg
          - os: windows-latest
+            ghc: "9.6.3"
            cache_path: C:/cabal
            asset_name: simplex-chat-windows-x86-64
            desktop_asset_name: simplex-desktop-windows-x86_64.msi
@@ -81,16 +89,17 @@ jobs:
      - name: Setup Haskell
        uses: haskell-actions/setup@v2
        with:
-          ghc-version: "9.6.2"
+          ghc-version: ${{ matrix.ghc }}
          cabal-version: "3.10.1.0"

-      - name: Cache dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - name: Restore cached build
+        id: restore_cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
        with:
          path: |
            ${{ matrix.cache_path }}
            dist-newstyle
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ hashFiles('cabal.project', 'simplex-chat.cabal') }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}-ghc${{ matrix.ghc }}-${{ hashFiles('cabal.project', 'simplex-chat.cabal') }}

      # / Unix

@@ -105,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
          echo "    flags: +openssl"                                        >> cabal.project.local

      - name: Install AppImage dependencies
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
        run: sudo apt install -y desktop-file-utils

      - name: Install pkg-config for Mac
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
          echo "bin_hash=$(echo SHA2-512\(${{ matrix.asset_name }}\)= $(openssl sha512 $path | cut -d' ' -f 2))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Unix upload CLI binary to release
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
        with:
          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
          tag: ${{ github.ref }}

      - name: Unix update CLI binary hash
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
            ${{ steps.unix_cli_build.outputs.bin_hash }}

      - name: Setup Java
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name
        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
        with:
          distribution: 'corretto'
@@ -159,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:

      - name: Linux build desktop
        id: linux_desktop_build
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04')
        shell: bash
        run: |
          scripts/desktop/build-lib-linux.sh
@@ -168,10 +177,10 @@ jobs:
          path=$(echo $PWD/release/main/deb/simplex_*_amd64.deb)
          echo "package_path=$path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "package_hash=$(echo SHA2-512\(${{ matrix.desktop_asset_name }}\)= $(openssl sha512 $path | cut -d' ' -f 2))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      
+
      - name: Linux make AppImage
        id: linux_appimage_build
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
        shell: bash
        run: |
          scripts/desktop/make-appimage-linux.sh
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
          echo "package_hash=$(echo SHA2-512\(${{ matrix.desktop_asset_name }}\)= $(openssl sha512 $path | cut -d' ' -f 2))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Linux upload desktop package to release
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04')
        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
        with:
          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -203,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
          tag: ${{ github.ref }}

      - name: Linux update desktop package hash
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04' || matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04')
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -213,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
            ${{ steps.linux_desktop_build.outputs.package_hash }}

      - name: Linux upload AppImage to release
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
        with:
          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -222,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
          tag: ${{ github.ref }}

      - name: Linux update AppImage hash
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.asset_name && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-20.04'
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -250,6 +259,15 @@ jobs:
          body: |
            ${{ steps.mac_desktop_build.outputs.package_hash }}

+      - name: Cache unix build
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v3
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ${{ matrix.cache_path }}
+            dist-newstyle
+          key: ${{ steps.restore_cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
+
      - name: Unix test
        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
        timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -261,11 +279,36 @@ jobs:
      # / Windows
      # rm -rf dist-newstyle/src/direct-sq* is here because of the bug in cabal's dependency which prevents second build from finishing

+      - name: 'Setup MSYS2'
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+        with:
+          msystem: ucrt64
+          update: true
+          install: >-
+            git
+            perl
+            make
+          pacboy: >-
+            toolchain:p
+            cmake:p
+
+
      - name: Windows build
        id: windows_build
        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        shell: bash
+        shell: msys2 {0}
        run: |
+          export PATH=$PATH:/c/ghcup/bin:$(echo /c/tools/ghc-*/bin || echo)
+          scripts/desktop/prepare-openssl-windows.sh
+          openssl_windows_style_path=$(echo `pwd`/dist-newstyle/openssl-1.1.1w | sed 's#/\([a-zA-Z]\)#\1:#' | sed 's#/#\\#g')
+          rm cabal.project.local 2>/dev/null || true
+          echo "ignore-project: False" >> cabal.project.local
+          echo "package direct-sqlcipher" >> cabal.project.local
+          echo "    flags: +openssl" >> cabal.project.local
+          echo "    extra-include-dirs: $openssl_windows_style_path\include" >> cabal.project.local
+          echo "    extra-lib-dirs: $openssl_windows_style_path" >> cabal.project.local
+
          rm -rf dist-newstyle/src/direct-sq*
          sed -i "s/, unix /--, unix /" simplex-chat.cabal
          cabal build --enable-tests
@@ -296,17 +339,16 @@ jobs:
      - name: Windows build desktop
        id: windows_desktop_build
        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        env:
-          SIMPLEX_CI_REPO_URL: ${{ secrets.SIMPLEX_CI_REPO_URL }}
-        shell: bash
+        shell: msys2 {0}
        run: |
+          export PATH=$PATH:/c/ghcup/bin:$(echo /c/tools/ghc-*/bin || echo)
          scripts/desktop/build-lib-windows.sh
          cd apps/multiplatform
          ./gradlew packageMsi
          path=$(echo $PWD/release/main/msi/*imple*.msi | sed 's#/\([a-z]\)#\1:#' | sed 's#/#\\#g')
          echo "package_path=$path" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
          echo "package_hash=$(echo SHA2-512\(${{ matrix.desktop_asset_name }}\)= $(openssl sha512 $path | cut -d' ' -f 2))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      
+
      - name: Windows upload desktop package to release
        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
@@ -326,4 +368,13 @@ jobs:
          body: |
            ${{ steps.windows_desktop_build.outputs.package_hash }}

+      - name: Cache windows build
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v3
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ${{ matrix.cache_path }}
+            dist-newstyle
+          key: ${{ steps.restore_cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
+
      # Windows /
--- a/4
+++ b/4
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ RUN a=$(arch); curl https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghcup/$a-linux-ghcup -o /usr/
    chmod +x /usr/bin/ghcup

 # Install ghc
-RUN ghcup install ghc 9.6.2
+RUN ghcup install ghc 9.6.3
 # Install cabal
 RUN ghcup install cabal 3.10.1.0
 # Set both as default
-RUN ghcup set ghc 9.6.2 && \
+RUN ghcup set ghc 9.6.3 && \
    ghcup set cabal 3.10.1.0

 COPY . /project
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ You must:

 Messages not following these rules will be deleted, the right to send messages may be revoked, and the access to the new members to the group may be temporarily restricted, to prevent re-joining under a different name - our imperfect group moderation does not have a better solution at the moment.

-You can join an English-speaking users group if you want to ask any questions: [#SimpleX-Group-4](https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-2&smp=smp%3A%2F%2Fu2dS9sG8nMNURyZwqASV4yROM28Er0luVTx5X1CsMrU%3D%40smp4.simplex.im%2Fw2GlucRXtRVgYnbt_9ZP-kmt76DekxxS%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEA0tJhTyMGUxznwmjb7aT24P1I1Wry_iURTuhOFlMb1Eo%253D%26srv%3Do5vmywmrnaxalvz6wi3zicyftgio6psuvyniis6gco6bp6ekl4cqj4id.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22WoPxjFqGEDlVazECOSi2dg%3D%3D%22%7D)
+You can join an English-speaking users group if you want to ask any questions: [#SimpleX users group](https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2FPQUV2eL0t7OStZOoAsPEV2QYWt4-xilbakvGUGOItUo%3D%40smp6.simplex.im%2Fos8FftfoV8zjb2T89fUEjJtF7y64p5av%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAQqMgh0fw2lPhjn3PDIEfAKA_E0-gf8Hr8zzhYnDivRs%253D%26srv%3Dbylepyau3ty4czmn77q4fglvperknl4bi2eb2fdy2bh4jxtf32kf73yd.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22lBPiveK2mjfUH43SN77R0w%3D%3D%22%7D)

 There is also a group [#simplex-devs](https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-2&smp=smp%3A%2F%2Fu2dS9sG8nMNURyZwqASV4yROM28Er0luVTx5X1CsMrU%3D%40smp4.simplex.im%2F6eHqy7uAbZPOcA6qBtrQgQquVlt4Ll91%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAqV_pg3FF00L98aCXp4D3bOs4Sxv_UmSd-gb0juVoQVs%253D%26srv%3Do5vmywmrnaxalvz6wi3zicyftgio6psuvyniis6gco6bp6ekl4cqj4id.onion&data=%7B%22type%22%3A%22group%22%2C%22groupLinkId%22%3A%22XonlixcHBIb2ijCehbZoiw%3D%3D%22%7D) for developers who build on SimpleX platform:

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Join our translators to help SimpleX grow!
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 |🇮🇱 he|עִברִית     | |[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/he/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/he/)<br>-|||
+|🇭🇺 hu|Magyar    | |[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/hu/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/hu/)<br>-|||
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 |🇯🇵 ja|日本語     | |[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/ja/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/ja/)<br>[![ios app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/ja/ios/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/ios/ja/)|[![website](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/ja/website/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/website/ja/)||
 |🇳🇱 nl|Nederlands|[mika-nl](https://github.com/mika-nl)|[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/nl/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/nl/)<br>[![ios app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/nl/ios/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/ios/nl/)|[![website](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/nl/website/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/website/nl/)||
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ Join our translators to help SimpleX grow!
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 |🇹🇭 th|ภาษาไทย   |[titapa-punpun](https://github.com/titapa-punpun)|[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/th/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/th/)<br>[![ios app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/th/ios/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/ios/th/)|||
+|🇹🇷 tr|Türkçe   | |[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/tr/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/tr/)<br>[![ios app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/tr/ios/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/ios/tr/)|||
 |🇺🇦 uk|Українська| |[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/uk/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/uk/)<br>[![ios app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/uk/ios/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/ios/uk/)|[![website](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/uk/website/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/website/uk/)||
 |🇨🇳 zh-CHS|简体中文|[sith-on-mars](https://github.com/sith-on-mars)<br><br>[Float-hu](https://github.com/Float-hu)|[![android app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/zh_Hans/android/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/android/zh_Hans/)<br>[![ios app](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/zh_Hans/ios/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/ios/zh_Hans/)<br>&nbsp;|<br><br>[![website](https://hosted.weblate.org/widgets/simplex-chat/zh_Hans/website/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/simplex-chat/website/zh_Hans/)||

@@ -232,6 +234,10 @@ You can use SimpleX with your own servers and still communicate with people usin

 Recent and important updates:

+[Jan 24, 2024. SimpleX Chat: free infrastructure from Linode, v5.5 released with private notes, group history and a simpler UX to connect.](./blog/20240124-simplex-chat-infrastructure-costs-v5-5-simplex-ux-private-notes-group-history.md)
+
+[Nov 25, 2023. SimpleX Chat v5.4 released: link mobile and desktop apps via quantum resistant protocol, and much better groups](./blog/20231125-simplex-chat-v5-4-link-mobile-desktop-quantum-resistant-better-groups.md).
+
 [Sep 25, 2023. SimpleX Chat v5.3 released: desktop app, local file encryption, improved groups and directory service](./blog/20230925-simplex-chat-v5-3-desktop-app-local-file-encryption-directory-service.md).

 [Jul 22, 2023. SimpleX Chat: v5.2 released with message delivery receipts](./blog/20230722-simplex-chat-v5-2-message-delivery-receipts.md).
@@ -295,7 +301,7 @@ What is already implemented:
 11. Transport isolation - different TCP connections and Tor circuits are used for traffic of different user profiles, optionally - for different contacts and group member connections.
 12. Manual messaging queue rotations to move conversation to another SMP relay.
 13. Sending end-to-end encrypted files using [XFTP protocol](https://simplex.chat/blog/20230301-simplex-file-transfer-protocol.html).
-14. Local files encryption, except videos (to be added later).
+14. Local files encryption.

 We plan to add:

@@ -366,13 +372,14 @@ Please also join [#simplex-devs](https://simplex.chat/contact#/?v=1-2&smp=smp%3A
 - ✅ Message delivery confirmation (with sender opt-out per contact).
 - ✅ Desktop client.
 - ✅ Encryption of local files stored in the app.
- 🏗 Using mobile profiles from the desktop app.
- Message delivery relay for senders (to conceal IP address from the recipients' servers and to reduce the traffic).
- Post-quantum resistant key exchange in double ratchet protocol.
- Large groups, communities and public channels.
+- ✅ Using mobile profiles from the desktop app.
+- ✅ Private notes.
+- ✅ Improve sending videos (including encryption of locally stored videos).
+- 🏗 Improve experience for the new users.
+- 🏗 Post-quantum resistant key exchange in double ratchet protocol.
+- 🏗 Large groups, communities and public channels.
+- 🏗 Message delivery relay for senders (to conceal IP address from the recipients' servers and to reduce the traffic).
 - Privacy & security slider - a simple way to set all settings at once.
- Improve sending videos (including encryption of locally stored videos).
- Improve experience for the new users.
 - SMP queue redundancy and rotation (manual is supported).
 - Include optional message into connection request sent via contact address.
 - Improved navigation and search in the conversation (expand and scroll to quoted message, scroll to search results, etc.).
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
        logger.debug("AppDelegate: didFinishLaunchingWithOptions")
        application.registerForRemoteNotifications()
        if #available(iOS 17.0, *) { trackKeyboard() }
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(pasteboardChanged), name: UIPasteboard.changedNotification, object: nil)
        return true
    }

@@ -36,12 +37,17 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
        ChatModel.shared.keyboardHeight = 0
    }

+    @objc func pasteboardChanged() {
+        ChatModel.shared.pasteboardHasStrings = UIPasteboard.general.hasStrings
+    }
+
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken deviceToken: Data) {
        let token = deviceToken.map { String(format: "%02hhx", $0) }.joined()
        logger.debug("AppDelegate: didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken \(token)")
        let m = ChatModel.shared
        let deviceToken = DeviceToken(pushProvider: PushProvider(env: pushEnvironment), token: token)
        m.deviceToken = deviceToken
+        // savedToken is set in startChat, when it is started before this method is called
        if m.savedToken != nil {
            registerToken(token: deviceToken)
        }
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
                }
            } else if let checkMessages = ntfData["checkMessages"] as? Bool, checkMessages {
                logger.debug("AppDelegate: didReceiveRemoteNotification: checkMessages")
-                if appStateGroupDefault.get().inactive && m.ntfEnablePeriodic {
+                if m.ntfEnablePeriodic && allowBackgroundRefresh() && BGManager.shared.lastRanLongAgo {
                    receiveMessages(completionHandler)
                } else {
                    completionHandler(.noData)
@@ -120,6 +126,10 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {

        BGManager.shared.receiveMessages(complete)
    }
+
+    static func keepScreenOn(_ on: Bool) {
+        UIApplication.shared.isIdleTimerDisabled = on
+    }
 }

 class SceneDelegate: NSObject, ObservableObject, UIWindowSceneDelegate {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
    @ObservedObject var alertManager = AlertManager.shared
    @ObservedObject var callController = CallController.shared
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
-    @Binding var doAuthenticate: Bool
-    @Binding var userAuthorized: Bool?
-    @Binding var canConnectCall: Bool
-    @Binding var lastSuccessfulUnlock: TimeInterval?
-    @Binding var showInitializationView: Bool
+
+    var contentAccessAuthenticationExtended: Bool
+
+    @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
+    @State private var automaticAuthenticationAttempted = false
+    @State private var canConnectViewCall = false
+    @State private var lastSuccessfulUnlock: TimeInterval? = nil
+
    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_LA_NOTICE) private var prefShowLANotice = false
    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_LA_NOTICE_SHOWN) private var prefLANoticeShown = false
    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA) private var prefPerformLA = false
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var showWhatsNew = false
    @State private var showChooseLAMode = false
    @State private var showSetPasscode = false
+    @State private var waitingForOrPassedAuth = true
    @State private var chatListActionSheet: ChatListActionSheet? = nil

    private enum ChatListActionSheet: Identifiable {
@@ -40,16 +44,31 @@ struct ContentView: View {
        }
    }

+    private var accessAuthenticated: Bool {
+        chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated || contentAccessAuthenticationExtended
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
-            contentView()
+            // contentView() has to be in a single branch, so that enabling authentication doesn't trigger re-rendering and close settings.
+            // i.e. with separate branches like this settings are closed: `if prefPerformLA { ... contentView() ... } else { contentView() }
+            if !prefPerformLA || accessAuthenticated {
+                contentView()
+            } else {
+                lockButton()
+            }
            if chatModel.showCallView, let call = chatModel.activeCall {
                callView(call)
            }
            if !showSettings, let la = chatModel.laRequest {
                LocalAuthView(authRequest: la)
+                    .onDisappear {
+                        // this flag is separate from accessAuthenticated to show initializationView while we wait for authentication
+                        waitingForOrPassedAuth = accessAuthenticated
+                    }
            } else if showSetPasscode {
                SetAppPasscodeView {
+                    chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = true
                    prefPerformLA = true
                    showSetPasscode = false
                    privacyLocalAuthModeDefault.set(.passcode)
@@ -59,15 +78,10 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                    showSetPasscode = false
                    alertManager.showAlert(laPasscodeNotSetAlert())
                }
+            } else if chatModel.chatDbStatus == nil && AppChatState.shared.value != .stopped && waitingForOrPassedAuth {
+                initializationView()
            }
        }
-        .onAppear {
-            if prefPerformLA { requestNtfAuthorization() }
-            initAuthenticate()
-        }
-        .onChange(of: doAuthenticate) { _ in
-            initAuthenticate()
-        }
        .alert(isPresented: $alertManager.presentAlert) { alertManager.alertView! }
        .sheet(isPresented: $showSettings) {
            SettingsView(showSettings: $showSettings)
@@ -76,14 +90,44 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            Button("System authentication") { initialEnableLA() }
            Button("Passcode entry") { showSetPasscode = true }
        }
+        .onChange(of: scenePhase) { phase in
+            logger.debug("scenePhase was \(String(describing: scenePhase)), now \(String(describing: phase))")
+            switch (phase) {
+            case .background:
+                // also see .onChange(of: scenePhase) in SimpleXApp: on entering background
+                // it remembers enteredBackgroundAuthenticated and sets chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated to false
+                automaticAuthenticationAttempted = false
+                canConnectViewCall = false
+            case .active:
+                canConnectViewCall = !prefPerformLA || contentAccessAuthenticationExtended || unlockedRecently()
+                
+                // condition `!chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated` is required for when authentication is enabled in settings or on initial notice
+                if prefPerformLA && !chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated {
+                    if AppChatState.shared.value != .stopped {
+                        if contentAccessAuthenticationExtended {
+                            chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = true
+                        } else {
+                            if !automaticAuthenticationAttempted {
+                                automaticAuthenticationAttempted = true
+                                // authenticate if call kit call is not in progress
+                                if !(CallController.useCallKit() && chatModel.showCallView && chatModel.activeCall != nil) {
+                                    authenticateContentViewAccess()
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        // when app is stopped automatic authentication is not attempted
+                        chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = contentAccessAuthenticationExtended
+                    }
+                }
+            default:
+                break
+            }
+        }
    }

    @ViewBuilder private func contentView() -> some View {
-        if prefPerformLA && userAuthorized != true {
-            lockButton()
-        } else if chatModel.chatDbStatus == nil && showInitializationView {
-            initializationView()
-        } else if let status = chatModel.chatDbStatus, status != .ok {
+        if let status = chatModel.chatDbStatus, status != .ok {
            DatabaseErrorView(status: status)
        } else if !chatModel.v3DBMigration.startChat {
            MigrateToAppGroupView()
@@ -106,11 +150,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
        if CallController.useCallKit() {
            ActiveCallView(call: call, canConnectCall: Binding.constant(true))
                .onDisappear {
-                    if userAuthorized == false && doAuthenticate { runAuthenticate() }
+                    if prefPerformLA && !accessAuthenticated { authenticateContentViewAccess() }
                }
        } else {
-            ActiveCallView(call: call, canConnectCall: $canConnectCall)
-            if prefPerformLA && userAuthorized != true {
+            ActiveCallView(call: call, canConnectCall: $canConnectViewCall)
+            if prefPerformLA && !accessAuthenticated {
                Rectangle()
                    .fill(colorScheme == .dark ? .black : .white)
                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
@@ -120,24 +164,29 @@ struct ContentView: View {
    }

    private func lockButton() -> some View {
-        Button(action: runAuthenticate) { Label("Unlock", systemImage: "lock") }
+        Button(action: authenticateContentViewAccess) { Label("Unlock", systemImage: "lock") }
    }

    private func initializationView() -> some View {
        VStack {
            ProgressView().scaleEffect(2)
-            Text("Opening database…")
+            Text("Opening app…")
                .padding()
        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity )
+        .background(
+            Rectangle()
+                .fill(.background)
+        ) 
    }

    private func mainView() -> some View {
        ZStack(alignment: .top) {
            ChatListView(showSettings: $showSettings).privacySensitive(protectScreen)
            .onAppear {
-                if !prefPerformLA { requestNtfAuthorization() }
+                requestNtfAuthorization()
                // Local Authentication notice is to be shown on next start after onboarding is complete
-                if (!prefLANoticeShown && prefShowLANotice && !chatModel.chats.isEmpty) {
+                if (!prefLANoticeShown && prefShowLANotice && chatModel.chats.count > 2) {
                    prefLANoticeShown = true
                    alertManager.showAlert(laNoticeAlert())
                } else if !chatModel.showCallView && CallController.shared.activeCallInvitation == nil {
@@ -187,48 +236,37 @@ struct ContentView: View {
        }
    }

-    private func initAuthenticate() {
-        logger.debug("initAuthenticate")
-        if CallController.useCallKit() && chatModel.showCallView && chatModel.activeCall != nil {
-            userAuthorized = false
-        } else if doAuthenticate {
-            runAuthenticate()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func runAuthenticate() {
-        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: runAuthenticate")
-        if !prefPerformLA {
-            userAuthorized = true
+    private func unlockedRecently() -> Bool {
+        if let lastSuccessfulUnlock = lastSuccessfulUnlock {
+            return ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime - lastSuccessfulUnlock < 2
        } else {
-            logger.debug("DEBUGGING: before dismissAllSheets")
-            dismissAllSheets(animated: false) {
-                logger.debug("DEBUGGING: in dismissAllSheets callback")
-                chatModel.chatId = nil
-                justAuthenticate()
-            }
+            return false
        }
    }

-    private func justAuthenticate() {
-        userAuthorized = false
-        let laMode = privacyLocalAuthModeDefault.get()
-        authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Unlock app", comment: "authentication reason"), selfDestruct: true) { laResult in
-            logger.debug("DEBUGGING: authenticate callback: \(String(describing: laResult))")
-            switch (laResult) {
-            case .success:
-                userAuthorized = true
-                canConnectCall = true
-                lastSuccessfulUnlock = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
-            case .failed:
-                if laMode == .passcode {
-                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laFailedAlert())
+    private func authenticateContentViewAccess() {
+        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: authenticateContentViewAccess")
+        dismissAllSheets(animated: false) {
+            logger.debug("DEBUGGING: authenticateContentViewAccess, in dismissAllSheets callback")
+            chatModel.chatId = nil
+
+            authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Unlock app", comment: "authentication reason"), selfDestruct: true) { laResult in
+                logger.debug("DEBUGGING: authenticate callback: \(String(describing: laResult))")
+                switch (laResult) {
+                case .success:
+                    chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = true
+                    canConnectViewCall = true
+                    lastSuccessfulUnlock = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
+                case .failed:
+                    chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = false
+                    if privacyLocalAuthModeDefault.get() == .passcode {
+                        AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laFailedAlert())
+                    }
+                case .unavailable:
+                    prefPerformLA = false
+                    canConnectViewCall = true
+                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laUnavailableTurningOffAlert())
                }
-            case .unavailable:
-                userAuthorized = true
-                prefPerformLA = false
-                canConnectCall = true
-                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(laUnavailableTurningOffAlert())
            }
        }
    }
@@ -259,6 +297,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
        authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Enable SimpleX Lock", comment: "authentication reason")) { laResult in
            switch laResult {
            case .success:
+                chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = true
                prefPerformLA = true
                alertManager.showAlert(laTurnedOnAlert())
            case .failed:
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/AudioRecPlay.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/AudioRecPlay.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class AudioRecorder {
            audioRecorder?.record(forDuration: MAX_VOICE_MESSAGE_LENGTH)

            await MainActor.run {
+                AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(true)
                recordingTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.01, repeats: true) { timer in
                    guard let time = self.audioRecorder?.currentTime else { return }
                    self.onTimer?(time)
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ class AudioRecorder {
            }
            return nil
        } catch let error {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(false)
+            }
+            try? av.setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.soloAmbient)
            logger.error("AudioRecorder startAudioRecording error \(error.localizedDescription)")
            return .error(error.localizedDescription)
        }
@@ -71,6 +76,8 @@ class AudioRecorder {
            timer.invalidate()
        }
        recordingTimer = nil
+        AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(false)
+        try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.soloAmbient)
    }

    private func checkPermission() async -> Bool {
@@ -121,14 +128,19 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate {

        playbackTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.01, repeats: true) { timer in
            if self.audioPlayer?.isPlaying ?? false {
+                AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(true)
                guard let time = self.audioPlayer?.currentTime else { return }
                self.onTimer?(time)
+                AudioPlayer.changeAudioSession(true)
+            } else {
+                AudioPlayer.changeAudioSession(false)
            }
        }
    }

    func pause() {
        audioPlayer?.pause()
+        AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(false)
    }

    func play() {
@@ -149,6 +161,8 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate {
    func stop() {
        if let player = audioPlayer {
            player.stop()
+            AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(false)
+            AudioPlayer.changeAudioSession(false)
        }
        audioPlayer = nil
        if let timer = playbackTimer {
@@ -157,6 +171,24 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject, AVAudioPlayerDelegate {
        playbackTimer = nil
    }

+    static func changeAudioSession(_ playback: Bool) {
+        // When there is a audio recording, setting any other category will disable sound
+        if AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().category == .playAndRecord {
+            return
+        }
+        if playback {
+            if AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().category != .playback {
+                logger.log("AudioSession: playback")
+                try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.playback, options: .duckOthers)
+            }
+        } else {
+            if AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().category != .soloAmbient {
+                logger.log("AudioSession: soloAmbient")
+                try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.soloAmbient)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    func audioPlayerDidFinishPlaying(_ player: AVAudioPlayer, successfully flag: Bool) {
        stop()
        self.onFinishPlayback?()
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/BGManager.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/BGManager.swift
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ private let receiveTaskId = "chat.simplex.app.receive"
 // TCP timeout + 2 sec
 private let waitForMessages: TimeInterval = 6

-private let bgRefreshInterval: TimeInterval = 450
+// This is the smallest interval between refreshes, and also target interval in "off" mode
+private let bgRefreshInterval: TimeInterval = 600 // 10 minutes
+
+// This intervals are used for background refresh in instant and periodic modes
+private let periodicBgRefreshInterval: TimeInterval = 1200 // 20 minutes
+
+private let maxBgRefreshInterval: TimeInterval = 2400 // 40 minutes

 private let maxTimerCount = 9

@@ -33,14 +39,14 @@ class BGManager {
        }
    }

-    func schedule() {
+    func schedule(interval: TimeInterval? = nil) {
        if !ChatModel.shared.ntfEnableLocal {
            logger.debug("BGManager.schedule: disabled")
            return
        }
        logger.debug("BGManager.schedule")
        let request = BGAppRefreshTaskRequest(identifier: receiveTaskId)
-        request.earliestBeginDate = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: bgRefreshInterval)
+        request.earliestBeginDate = Date(timeIntervalSinceNow: interval ?? runInterval)
        do {
            try BGTaskScheduler.shared.submit(request)
        } catch {
@@ -48,20 +54,34 @@ class BGManager {
        }
    }

+    var runInterval: TimeInterval {
+        switch ChatModel.shared.notificationMode {
+        case .instant: maxBgRefreshInterval
+        case .periodic: periodicBgRefreshInterval
+        case .off: bgRefreshInterval
+        }
+    }
+
+    var lastRanLongAgo: Bool {
+        Date.now.timeIntervalSince(chatLastBackgroundRunGroupDefault.get()) > runInterval
+    }
+
    private func handleRefresh(_ task: BGAppRefreshTask) {
        if !ChatModel.shared.ntfEnableLocal {
            logger.debug("BGManager.handleRefresh: disabled")
            return
        }
        logger.debug("BGManager.handleRefresh")
-        schedule()
-        if appStateGroupDefault.get().inactive {
+        let shouldRun_ = lastRanLongAgo
+        if allowBackgroundRefresh() && shouldRun_ {
+            schedule()
            let completeRefresh = completionHandler {
                task.setTaskCompleted(success: true)
            }
            task.expirationHandler = { completeRefresh("expirationHandler") }
            receiveMessages(completeRefresh)
        } else {
+            schedule(interval: shouldRun_ ? bgRefreshInterval : runInterval)
            logger.debug("BGManager.completionHandler: already active, not started")
            task.setTaskCompleted(success: true)
        }
@@ -90,20 +110,22 @@ class BGManager {
        }
        self.completed = false
        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            chatLastBackgroundRunGroupDefault.set(Date.now)
            let m = ChatModel.shared
            if (!m.chatInitialized) {
+                setAppState(.bgRefresh)
                do {
                    try initializeChat(start: true)
                } catch let error {
                    fatalError("Failed to start or load chats: \(responseError(error))")
                }
            }
+            activateChat(appState: .bgRefresh)
            if m.currentUser == nil {
                completeReceiving("no current user")
                return
            }
            logger.debug("BGManager.receiveMessages: starting chat")
-            activateChat(appState: .bgRefresh)
            let cr = ChatReceiver()
            self.chatReceiver = cr
            cr.start()
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
    @Published var chatDbChanged = false
    @Published var chatDbEncrypted: Bool?
    @Published var chatDbStatus: DBMigrationResult?
+    @Published var ctrlInitInProgress: Bool = false
+    // local authentication
+    @Published var contentViewAccessAuthenticated: Bool = false
    @Published var laRequest: LocalAuthRequest?
    // list of chat "previews"
    @Published var chats: [Chat] = []
+    @Published var deletedChats: Set<String> = []
    // map of connections network statuses, key is agent connection id
    @Published var networkStatuses: Dictionary<String, NetworkStatus> = [:]
    // current chat
@@ -83,16 +87,19 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
    // current WebRTC call
    @Published var callInvitations: Dictionary<ChatId, RcvCallInvitation> = [:]
    @Published var activeCall: Call?
-    @Published var callCommand: WCallCommand?
+    let callCommand: WebRTCCommandProcessor = WebRTCCommandProcessor()
    @Published var showCallView = false
-    // currently showing QR code
-    @Published var connReqInv: String?
+    // remote desktop
+    @Published var remoteCtrlSession: RemoteCtrlSession?
+    // currently showing invitation
+    @Published var showingInvitation: ShowingInvitation?
    // audio recording and playback
    @Published var stopPreviousRecPlay: URL? = nil // coordinates currently playing source
    @Published var draft: ComposeState?
    @Published var draftChatId: String?
    // tracks keyboard height via subscription in AppDelegate
    @Published var keyboardHeight: CGFloat = 0
+    @Published var pasteboardHasStrings: Bool = UIPasteboard.general.hasStrings

    var messageDelivery: Dictionary<Int64, () -> Void> = [:]

@@ -102,12 +109,14 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {

    static var ok: Bool { ChatModel.shared.chatDbStatus == .ok }

-    var ntfEnableLocal: Bool {
-        notificationMode == .off || ntfEnableLocalGroupDefault.get()
-    }
+    let ntfEnableLocal = true

    var ntfEnablePeriodic: Bool {
-        notificationMode == .periodic || ntfEnablePeriodicGroupDefault.get()
+        notificationMode != .off
+    }
+
+    var activeRemoteCtrl: Bool {
+        remoteCtrlSession?.active ?? false
    }

    func getUser(_ userId: Int64) -> User? {
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
    }

    func removeUser(_ user: User) {
-        if let i = getUserIndex(user), users[i].user.userId != currentUser?.userId {
+        if let i = getUserIndex(user) {
            users.remove(at: i)
        }
    }
@@ -194,7 +203,7 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {

    func updateContactConnectionStats(_ contact: Contact, _ connectionStats: ConnectionStats) {
        var updatedConn = contact.activeConn
-        updatedConn.connectionStats = connectionStats
+        updatedConn?.connectionStats = connectionStats
        var updatedContact = contact
        updatedContact.activeConn = updatedConn
        updateContact(updatedContact)
@@ -261,7 +270,20 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
    func addChatItem(_ cInfo: ChatInfo, _ cItem: ChatItem) {
        // update previews
        if let i = getChatIndex(cInfo.id) {
-            chats[i].chatItems = [cItem]
+            chats[i].chatItems = switch cInfo {
+            case .group:
+                if let currentPreviewItem = chats[i].chatItems.first {
+                    if cItem.meta.itemTs >= currentPreviewItem.meta.itemTs {
+                        [cItem]
+                    } else {
+                        [currentPreviewItem]
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    [cItem]
+                }
+            default:
+                [cItem]
+            }
            if case .rcvNew = cItem.meta.itemStatus {
                chats[i].chatStats.unreadCount = chats[i].chatStats.unreadCount + 1
                increaseUnreadCounter(user: currentUser!)
@@ -601,14 +623,16 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
    }

    func dismissConnReqView(_ id: String) {
-        if let connReqInv = connReqInv,
-           let c = getChat(id),
-           case let .contactConnection(contactConnection) = c.chatInfo,
-           connReqInv == contactConnection.connReqInv {
+        if id == showingInvitation?.connId {
+            markShowingInvitationUsed()
            dismissAllSheets()
        }
    }

+    func markShowingInvitationUsed() {
+        showingInvitation?.connChatUsed = true
+    }
+
    func removeChat(_ id: String) {
        withAnimation {
            chats.removeAll(where: { $0.id == id })
@@ -671,14 +695,25 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
    }

    func setContactNetworkStatus(_ contact: Contact, _ status: NetworkStatus) {
-        networkStatuses[contact.activeConn.agentConnId] = status
+        if let conn = contact.activeConn {
+            networkStatuses[conn.agentConnId] = status
+        }
    }

    func contactNetworkStatus(_ contact: Contact) -> NetworkStatus {
-        networkStatuses[contact.activeConn.agentConnId] ?? .unknown
+        if let conn = contact.activeConn {
+            networkStatuses[conn.agentConnId] ?? .unknown
+        } else {
+            .unknown
+        }
    }
 }

+struct ShowingInvitation {
+    var connId: String
+    var connChatUsed: Bool
+}
+
 struct NTFContactRequest {
    var incognito: Bool
    var chatId: String
@@ -721,6 +756,8 @@ final class Chat: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
        case let .group(groupInfo):
            let m = groupInfo.membership
            return m.memberActive && m.memberRole >= .member
+        case .local:
+            return true
        default: return false
        }
    }
@@ -756,3 +793,38 @@ final class GMember: ObservableObject, Identifiable {
    var viewId: String { get { "\(wrapped.id) \(created.timeIntervalSince1970)" } }
    static let sampleData = GMember(GroupMember.sampleData)
 }
+
+struct RemoteCtrlSession {
+    var ctrlAppInfo: CtrlAppInfo?
+    var appVersion: String
+    var sessionState: UIRemoteCtrlSessionState
+
+    func updateState(_ state: UIRemoteCtrlSessionState) -> RemoteCtrlSession {
+        RemoteCtrlSession(ctrlAppInfo: ctrlAppInfo, appVersion: appVersion, sessionState: state)
+    }
+
+    var active: Bool {
+        if case .connected = sessionState { true } else { false }
+    }
+
+    var discovery: Bool {
+        if case .searching = sessionState { true } else { false }
+    }
+
+    var sessionCode: String? {
+        switch sessionState {
+        case let .pendingConfirmation(_, sessionCode): sessionCode
+        case let .connected(_, sessionCode): sessionCode
+        default: nil
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum UIRemoteCtrlSessionState {
+    case starting
+    case searching
+    case found(remoteCtrl: RemoteCtrlInfo, compatible: Bool)
+    case connecting(remoteCtrl_: RemoteCtrlInfo?)
+    case pendingConfirmation(remoteCtrl_: RemoteCtrlInfo?, sessionCode: String)
+    case connected(remoteCtrl: RemoteCtrlInfo, sessionCode: String)
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ImageUtils.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ImageUtils.swift
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ func imageHasAlpha(_ img: UIImage) -> Bool {
    return false
 }

-func saveFileFromURL(_ url: URL, encrypted: Bool) -> CryptoFile? {
+func saveFileFromURL(_ url: URL) -> CryptoFile? {
+    let encrypted = privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get()
    let savedFile: CryptoFile?
    if url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() {
        do {
@@ -185,28 +186,37 @@ func saveFileFromURL(_ url: URL, encrypted: Bool) -> CryptoFile? {

 func moveTempFileFromURL(_ url: URL) -> CryptoFile? {
    do {
+        let encrypted = privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get()
        let fileName = uniqueCombine(url.lastPathComponent)
-        try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: url, to: getAppFilePath(fileName))
+        let savedFile: CryptoFile?
+        if encrypted {
+            let cfArgs = try encryptCryptoFile(fromPath: url.path, toPath: getAppFilePath(fileName).path)
+            try FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: url.path)
+            savedFile = CryptoFile(filePath: fileName, cryptoArgs: cfArgs)
+        } else {
+            try FileManager.default.moveItem(at: url, to: getAppFilePath(fileName))
+            savedFile = CryptoFile.plain(fileName)
+        }
        ChatModel.shared.filesToDelete.remove(url)
-        return CryptoFile.plain(fileName)
+        return savedFile
    } catch {
        logger.error("ImageUtils.moveTempFileFromURL error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
        return nil
    }
 }

-func generateNewFileName(_ prefix: String, _ ext: String) -> String {
-    uniqueCombine("\(prefix)_\(getTimestamp()).\(ext)")
+func generateNewFileName(_ prefix: String, _ ext: String, fullPath: Bool = false) -> String {
+    uniqueCombine("\(prefix)_\(getTimestamp()).\(ext)", fullPath: fullPath)
 }

-private func uniqueCombine(_ fileName: String) -> String {
+private func uniqueCombine(_ fileName: String, fullPath: Bool = false) -> String {
    func tryCombine(_ fileName: String, _ n: Int) -> String {
        let ns = fileName as NSString
        let name = ns.deletingPathExtension
        let ext = ns.pathExtension
        let suffix = (n == 0) ? "" : "_\(n)"
        let f = "\(name)\(suffix).\(ext)"
-        return (FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: getAppFilePath(f).path)) ? tryCombine(fileName, n + 1) : f
+        return (FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: fullPath ? f : getAppFilePath(f).path)) ? tryCombine(fileName, n + 1) : f
    }
    return tryCombine(fileName, 0)
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/NSESubscriber.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/NSESubscriber.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+//
+//  NSESubscriber.swift
+//  SimpleXChat
+//
+//  Created by Evgeny on 09/12/2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import SimpleXChat
+
+private var nseSubscribers: [UUID:NSESubscriber] = [:]
+
+// timeout for active notification service extension going into "suspending" state.
+// If in two seconds the state does not change, we assume that it was not running and proceed with app activation/answering call.
+private let SUSPENDING_TIMEOUT: TimeInterval = 2
+
+// timeout should be larger than SUSPENDING_TIMEOUT
+func waitNSESuspended(timeout: TimeInterval, suspended: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {
+    if timeout <= SUSPENDING_TIMEOUT {
+        logger.warning("waitNSESuspended: small timeout \(timeout), using \(SUSPENDING_TIMEOUT + 1)")
+    }
+    var state = nseStateGroupDefault.get()
+    if case .suspended = state {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { suspended(true) }
+        return
+    }
+    let id = UUID()
+    var suspendedCalled = false
+    checkTimeout()
+    nseSubscribers[id] = nseMessageSubscriber { msg in
+        if case let .state(newState) = msg {
+            state = newState
+            logger.debug("waitNSESuspended state: \(state.rawValue)")
+            if case .suspended = newState {
+                notifySuspended(true)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return
+
+    func notifySuspended(_ ok: Bool) {
+        logger.debug("waitNSESuspended notifySuspended: \(ok)")
+        if !suspendedCalled {
+            logger.debug("waitNSESuspended notifySuspended: calling suspended(\(ok))")
+            suspendedCalled = true
+            nseSubscribers.removeValue(forKey: id)
+            DispatchQueue.main.async { suspended(ok) }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func checkTimeout() {
+        if !suspending() {
+            checkSuspendingTimeout()
+        } else if state == .suspending {
+            checkSuspendedTimeout()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func suspending() -> Bool {
+        suspendedCalled || state == .suspended || state == .suspending
+    }
+
+    func checkSuspendingTimeout() {
+        DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + SUSPENDING_TIMEOUT) {
+            logger.debug("waitNSESuspended check suspending timeout")
+            if !suspending() {
+                notifySuspended(false)
+            } else if state != .suspended {
+                checkSuspendedTimeout()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func checkSuspendedTimeout() {
+        DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + min(timeout - SUSPENDING_TIMEOUT, 1)) {
+            logger.debug("waitNSESuspended check suspended timeout")
+            if state != .suspended {
+                notifySuspended(false)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func apiDeleteUser(_ userId: Int64, _ delSMPQueues: Bool, viewPwd: String?) asyn
 }

 func apiStartChat() throws -> Bool {
-    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.startChat(subscribe: true, expire: true, xftp: true))
+    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.startChat(mainApp: true))
    switch r {
    case .chatStarted: return true
    case .chatRunning: return false
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ func apiStopChat() async throws {
 }

 func apiActivateChat() {
-    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.apiActivateChat)
+    chatReopenStore()
+    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.apiActivateChat(restoreChat: true))
    if case .cmdOk = r { return }
    logger.error("apiActivateChat error: \(String(describing: r))")
 }
@@ -364,6 +365,13 @@ func apiSendMessage(type: ChatType, id: Int64, file: CryptoFile?, quotedItemId:
    }
 }

+func apiCreateChatItem(noteFolderId: Int64, file: CryptoFile?, msg: MsgContent) async -> ChatItem? {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiCreateChatItem(noteFolderId: noteFolderId, file: file, msg: msg))
+    if case let .newChatItem(_, aChatItem) = r { return aChatItem.chatItem }
+    createChatItemErrorAlert(r)
+    return nil
+}
+
 private func sendMessageErrorAlert(_ r: ChatResponse) {
    logger.error("apiSendMessage error: \(String(describing: r))")
    AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
@@ -372,6 +380,14 @@ private func sendMessageErrorAlert(_ r: ChatResponse) {
    )
 }

+private func createChatItemErrorAlert(_ r: ChatResponse) {
+    logger.error("apiCreateChatItem error: \(String(describing: r))")
+    AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
+        title: "Error creating message",
+        message: "Error: \(String(describing: r))"
+    )
+}
+
 func apiUpdateChatItem(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemId: Int64, msg: MsgContent, live: Bool = false) async throws -> ChatItem {
    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiUpdateChatItem(type: type, id: id, itemId: itemId, msg: msg, live: live), bgDelay: msgDelay)
    if case let .chatItemUpdated(_, aChatItem) = r { return aChatItem.chatItem }
@@ -402,7 +418,7 @@ func apiGetNtfToken() -> (DeviceToken?, NtfTknStatus?, NotificationsMode) {
    case let .ntfToken(token, status, ntfMode): return (token, status, ntfMode)
    case .chatCmdError(_, .errorAgent(.CMD(.PROHIBITED))): return (nil, nil, .off)
    default:
-        logger.debug("apiGetNtfToken response: \(String(describing: r), privacy: .public)")
+        logger.debug("apiGetNtfToken response: \(String(describing: r))")
        return (nil, nil, .off)
    }
 }
@@ -580,15 +596,15 @@ func apiVerifyGroupMember(_ groupId: Int64, _ groupMemberId: Int64, connectionCo
    return nil
 }

-func apiAddContact(incognito: Bool) async -> (String, PendingContactConnection)? {
+func apiAddContact(incognito: Bool) async -> ((String, PendingContactConnection)?, Alert?) {
    guard let userId = ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.userId else {
        logger.error("apiAddContact: no current user")
-        return nil
+        return (nil, nil)
    }
    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiAddContact(userId: userId, incognito: incognito), bgTask: false)
-    if case let .invitation(_, connReqInvitation, connection) = r { return (connReqInvitation, connection) }
-    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connectionErrorAlert(r))
-    return nil
+    if case let .invitation(_, connReqInvitation, connection) = r { return ((connReqInvitation, connection), nil) }
+    let alert = connectionErrorAlert(r)
+    return (nil, alert)
 }

 func apiSetConnectionIncognito(connId: Int64, incognito: Bool) async throws -> PendingContactConnection? {
@@ -605,27 +621,29 @@ func apiConnectPlan(connReq: String) async throws -> ConnectionPlan {
    throw r
 }

-func apiConnect(incognito: Bool, connReq: String) async -> ConnReqType? {
-    let (connReqType, alert) = await apiConnect_(incognito: incognito, connReq: connReq)
+func apiConnect(incognito: Bool, connReq: String) async -> (ConnReqType, PendingContactConnection)? {
+    let (r, alert) = await apiConnect_(incognito: incognito, connReq: connReq)
    if let alert = alert {
        AlertManager.shared.showAlert(alert)
        return nil
    } else {
-        return connReqType
+        return r
    }
 }

-func apiConnect_(incognito: Bool, connReq: String) async -> (ConnReqType?, Alert?) {
+func apiConnect_(incognito: Bool, connReq: String) async -> ((ConnReqType, PendingContactConnection)?, Alert?) {
    guard let userId = ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.userId else {
        logger.error("apiConnect: no current user")
        return (nil, nil)
    }
    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiConnect(userId: userId, incognito: incognito, connReq: connReq))
+    let m = ChatModel.shared
    switch r {
-    case .sentConfirmation: return (.invitation, nil)
-    case .sentInvitation: return (.contact, nil)
+    case let .sentConfirmation(_, connection):
+        return ((.invitation, connection), nil)
+    case let .sentInvitation(_, connection):
+        return ((.contact, connection), nil)
    case let .contactAlreadyExists(_, contact):
-        let m = ChatModel.shared
        if let c = m.getContactChat(contact.contactId) {
            await MainActor.run { m.chatId = c.id }
        }
@@ -675,7 +693,22 @@ private func connectionErrorAlert(_ r: ChatResponse) -> Alert {
    }
 }

+func apiConnectContactViaAddress(incognito: Bool, contactId: Int64) async -> (Contact?, Alert?) {
+    guard let userId = ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.userId else {
+        logger.error("apiConnectContactViaAddress: no current user")
+        return (nil, nil)
+    }
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiConnectContactViaAddress(userId: userId, incognito: incognito, contactId: contactId))
+    if case let .sentInvitationToContact(_, contact, _) = r { return (contact, nil) }
+    logger.error("apiConnectContactViaAddress error: \(responseError(r))")
+    let alert = connectionErrorAlert(r)
+    return (nil, alert)
+}
+
 func apiDeleteChat(type: ChatType, id: Int64, notify: Bool? = nil) async throws {
+    let chatId = type.rawValue + id.description
+    DispatchQueue.main.async { ChatModel.shared.deletedChats.insert(chatId) }
+    defer { DispatchQueue.main.async { ChatModel.shared.deletedChats.remove(chatId) } }
    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiDeleteChat(type: type, id: id, notify: notify), bgTask: false)
    if case .direct = type, case .contactDeleted = r { return }
    if case .contactConnection = type, case .contactConnectionDeleted = r { return }
@@ -837,8 +870,8 @@ func apiChatUnread(type: ChatType, id: Int64, unreadChat: Bool) async throws {
    try await sendCommandOkResp(.apiChatUnread(type: type, id: id, unreadChat: unreadChat))
 }

-func receiveFile(user: any UserLike, fileId: Int64, encrypted: Bool, auto: Bool = false) async {
-    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(fileId: fileId, encrypted: encrypted, auto: auto) {
+func receiveFile(user: any UserLike, fileId: Int64, auto: Bool = false) async {
+    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(fileId: fileId, encrypted: privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get(), auto: auto) {
        await chatItemSimpleUpdate(user, chatItem)
    }
 }
@@ -893,6 +926,46 @@ func apiCancelFile(fileId: Int64) async -> AChatItem? {
    }
 }

+func setLocalDeviceName(_ displayName: String) throws {
+    try sendCommandOkRespSync(.setLocalDeviceName(displayName: displayName))
+}
+
+func connectRemoteCtrl(desktopAddress: String) async throws -> (RemoteCtrlInfo?, CtrlAppInfo, String) {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.connectRemoteCtrl(xrcpInvitation: desktopAddress))
+    if case let .remoteCtrlConnecting(rc_, ctrlAppInfo, v) = r { return (rc_, ctrlAppInfo, v) }
+    throw r
+}
+
+func findKnownRemoteCtrl() async throws {
+    try await sendCommandOkResp(.findKnownRemoteCtrl)
+}
+
+func confirmRemoteCtrl(_ rcId: Int64) async throws -> (RemoteCtrlInfo?, CtrlAppInfo, String) {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.confirmRemoteCtrl(remoteCtrlId: rcId))
+    if case let .remoteCtrlConnecting(rc_, ctrlAppInfo, v) = r { return (rc_, ctrlAppInfo, v) }
+    throw r
+}
+
+func verifyRemoteCtrlSession(_ sessCode: String) async throws -> RemoteCtrlInfo {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.verifyRemoteCtrlSession(sessionCode: sessCode))
+    if case let .remoteCtrlConnected(rc) = r { return rc }
+    throw r
+}
+
+func listRemoteCtrls() throws -> [RemoteCtrlInfo] {
+    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.listRemoteCtrls)
+    if case let .remoteCtrlList(rcInfo) = r { return rcInfo }
+    throw r
+}
+
+func stopRemoteCtrl() async throws {
+    try await sendCommandOkResp(.stopRemoteCtrl)
+}
+
+func deleteRemoteCtrl(_ rcId: Int64) async throws {
+    try await sendCommandOkResp(.deleteRemoteCtrl(remoteCtrlId: rcId))
+}
+
 func networkErrorAlert(_ r: ChatResponse) -> Alert? {
    switch r {
    case let .chatCmdError(_, .errorAgent(.BROKER(addr, .TIMEOUT))):
@@ -1021,6 +1094,12 @@ private func sendCommandOkResp(_ cmd: ChatCommand) async throws {
    throw r
 }

+private func sendCommandOkRespSync(_ cmd: ChatCommand) throws {
+    let r = chatSendCmdSync(cmd)
+    if case .cmdOk = r { return }
+    throw r
+}
+
 func apiNewGroup(incognito: Bool, groupProfile: GroupProfile) throws -> GroupInfo {
    let userId = try currentUserId("apiNewGroup")
    let r = chatSendCmdSync(.apiNewGroup(userId: userId, incognito: incognito, groupProfile: groupProfile))
@@ -1062,6 +1141,12 @@ func apiMemberRole(_ groupId: Int64, _ memberId: Int64, _ memberRole: GroupMembe
    throw r
 }

+func apiBlockMemberForAll(_ groupId: Int64, _ memberId: Int64, _ blocked: Bool) async throws -> GroupMember {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiBlockMemberForAll(groupId: groupId, memberId: memberId, blocked: blocked), bgTask: false)
+    if case let .memberBlockedForAllUser(_, _, member, _) = r { return member }
+    throw r
+}
+
 func leaveGroup(_ groupId: Int64) async {
    do {
        let groupInfo = try await apiLeaveGroup(groupId)
@@ -1087,7 +1172,7 @@ func filterMembersToAdd(_ ms: [GMember]) -> [Contact] {
    let memberContactIds = ms.compactMap{ m in m.wrapped.memberCurrent ? m.wrapped.memberContactId : nil }
    return ChatModel.shared.chats
        .compactMap{ $0.chatInfo.contact }
-        .filter{ !memberContactIds.contains($0.apiId) }
+        .filter{ c in c.ready && c.active && !memberContactIds.contains(c.apiId) }
        .sorted{ $0.displayName.lowercased() < $1.displayName.lowercased() }
 }

@@ -1151,9 +1236,11 @@ private func currentUserId(_ funcName: String) throws -> Int64 {
    throw RuntimeError("\(funcName): no current user")
 }

-func initializeChat(start: Bool, dbKey: String? = nil, refreshInvitations: Bool = true, confirmMigrations: MigrationConfirmation? = nil) throws {
+func initializeChat(start: Bool, confirmStart: Bool = false, dbKey: String? = nil, refreshInvitations: Bool = true, confirmMigrations: MigrationConfirmation? = nil) throws {
    logger.debug("initializeChat")
    let m = ChatModel.shared
+    m.ctrlInitInProgress = true
+    defer { m.ctrlInitInProgress = false }
    (m.chatDbEncrypted, m.chatDbStatus) = chatMigrateInit(dbKey, confirmMigrations: confirmMigrations)
    if  m.chatDbStatus != .ok { return }
    // If we migrated successfully means previous re-encryption process on database level finished successfully too
@@ -1170,10 +1257,43 @@ func initializeChat(start: Bool, dbKey: String? = nil, refreshInvitations: Bool
        onboardingStageDefault.set(.step1_SimpleXInfo)
        privacyDeliveryReceiptsSet.set(true)
        m.onboardingStage = .step1_SimpleXInfo
-    } else if start {
+    } else if confirmStart {
+        showStartChatAfterRestartAlert { start in
+            do {
+                if start { AppChatState.shared.set(.active) }
+                try chatInitialized(start: start, refreshInvitations: refreshInvitations)
+            } catch let error {
+                logger.error("ChatInitialized error: \(error)")
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        try chatInitialized(start: start, refreshInvitations: refreshInvitations)
+    }
+}
+
+func showStartChatAfterRestartAlert(result: @escaping (_ start: Bool) -> Void) {
+    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(Alert(
+        title: Text("Start chat?"),
+        message: Text("Chat is stopped. If you already used this database on another device, you should transfer it back before starting chat."),
+        primaryButton: .default(Text("Ok")) {
+            result(true)
+        },
+        secondaryButton: .cancel {
+            result(false)
+        }
+    ))
+}
+
+private func chatInitialized(start: Bool, refreshInvitations: Bool) throws {
+    let m = ChatModel.shared
+    if m.currentUser == nil { return }
+    if start {
        try startChat(refreshInvitations: refreshInvitations)
    } else {
        m.chatRunning = false
+        try getUserChatData()
+        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(m.totalUnreadCountForAllUsers())
+        m.onboardingStage = onboardingStageDefault.get()
    }
 }

@@ -1190,6 +1310,8 @@ func startChat(refreshInvitations: Bool = true) throws {
            try refreshCallInvitations()
        }
        (m.savedToken, m.tokenStatus, m.notificationMode) = apiGetNtfToken()
+        // deviceToken is set when AppDelegate.application(didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:) is called,
+        // when it is called before startChat
        if let token = m.deviceToken {
            registerToken(token: token)
        }
@@ -1223,8 +1345,12 @@ private func changeActiveUser_(_ userId: Int64, viewPwd: String?) throws {
    try getUserChatData()
 }

-func changeActiveUserAsync_(_ userId: Int64, viewPwd: String?) async throws {
-    let currentUser = try await apiSetActiveUserAsync(userId, viewPwd: viewPwd)
+func changeActiveUserAsync_(_ userId: Int64?, viewPwd: String?) async throws {
+    let currentUser = if let userId = userId {
+        try await apiSetActiveUserAsync(userId, viewPwd: viewPwd)
+    } else {
+        try apiGetActiveUser()
+    }
    let users = try await listUsersAsync()
    await MainActor.run {
        let m = ChatModel.shared
@@ -1233,7 +1359,7 @@ func changeActiveUserAsync_(_ userId: Int64, viewPwd: String?) async throws {
    }
    try await getUserChatDataAsync()
    await MainActor.run {
-        if var (_, invitation) = ChatModel.shared.callInvitations.first(where: { _, inv in inv.user.userId == userId }) {
+        if let currentUser = currentUser, var (_, invitation) = ChatModel.shared.callInvitations.first(where: { _, inv in inv.user.userId == userId }) {
            invitation.user = currentUser
            activateCall(invitation)
        }
@@ -1249,14 +1375,21 @@ func getUserChatData() throws {
 }

 private func getUserChatDataAsync() async throws {
-    let userAddress = try await apiGetUserAddressAsync()
-    let chatItemTTL = try await getChatItemTTLAsync()
-    let chats = try await apiGetChatsAsync()
-    await MainActor.run {
-        let m = ChatModel.shared
-        m.userAddress = userAddress
-        m.chatItemTTL = chatItemTTL
-        m.chats = chats.map { Chat.init($0) }
+    let m = ChatModel.shared
+    if m.currentUser != nil {
+        let userAddress = try await apiGetUserAddressAsync()
+        let chatItemTTL = try await getChatItemTTLAsync()
+        let chats = try await apiGetChatsAsync()
+        await MainActor.run {
+            m.userAddress = userAddress
+            m.chatItemTTL = chatItemTTL
+            m.chats = chats.map { Chat.init($0) }
+        }
+    } else {
+        await MainActor.run {
+            m.userAddress = nil
+            m.chats = []
+        }
    }
 }

@@ -1304,18 +1437,6 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
    let m = ChatModel.shared
    logger.debug("processReceivedMsg: \(res.responseType)")
    switch res {
-    case let .newContactConnection(user, connection):
-        if active(user) {
-            await MainActor.run {
-                m.updateContactConnection(connection)
-            }
-        }
-    case let .contactConnectionDeleted(user, connection):
-        if active(user) {
-            await MainActor.run {
-                m.removeChat(connection.id)
-            }
-        }
    case let .contactDeletedByContact(user, contact):
        if active(user) && contact.directOrUsed {
            await MainActor.run {
@@ -1326,8 +1447,10 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
        if active(user) && contact.directOrUsed {
            await MainActor.run {
                m.updateContact(contact)
-                m.dismissConnReqView(contact.activeConn.id)
-                m.removeChat(contact.activeConn.id)
+                if let conn = contact.activeConn {
+                    m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                    m.removeChat(conn.id)
+                }
            }
        }
        if contact.directOrUsed {
@@ -1340,8 +1463,10 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
        if active(user) && contact.directOrUsed {
            await MainActor.run {
                m.updateContact(contact)
-                m.dismissConnReqView(contact.activeConn.id)
-                m.removeChat(contact.activeConn.id)
+                if let conn = contact.activeConn {
+                    m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                    m.removeChat(conn.id)
+                }
            }
        }
    case let .receivedContactRequest(user, contactRequest):
@@ -1423,7 +1548,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
        }
        if let file = cItem.autoReceiveFile() {
            Task {
-                await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId, encrypted: cItem.encryptLocalFile, auto: true)
+                await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId, auto: true)
            }
        }
        if cItem.showNotification {
@@ -1480,9 +1605,9 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {

        await MainActor.run {
            m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
-            if let hostContact = hostContact {
-                m.dismissConnReqView(hostContact.activeConn.id)
-                m.removeChat(hostContact.activeConn.id)
+            if let conn = hostContact?.activeConn {
+                m.dismissConnReqView(conn.id)
+                m.removeChat(conn.id)
            }
        }
    case let .groupLinkConnecting(user, groupInfo, hostMember):
@@ -1561,6 +1686,13 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
                _ = m.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, member)
            }
        }
+    case let .memberBlockedForAll(user, groupInfo, byMember: _, member: member, blocked: _):
+        if active(user) {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
+                _ = m.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, member)
+            }
+        }
    case let .newMemberContactReceivedInv(user, contact, _, _):
        if active(user) {
            await MainActor.run {
@@ -1604,36 +1736,40 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
        activateCall(invitation)
    case let .callOffer(_, contact, callType, offer, sharedKey, _):
        await withCall(contact) { call in
-            call.callState = .offerReceived
-            call.peerMedia = callType.media
-            call.sharedKey = sharedKey
+            await MainActor.run {
+                call.callState = .offerReceived
+                call.peerMedia = callType.media
+                call.sharedKey = sharedKey
+            }
            let useRelay = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: DEFAULT_WEBRTC_POLICY_RELAY)
            let iceServers = getIceServers()
            logger.debug(".callOffer useRelay \(useRelay)")
            logger.debug(".callOffer iceServers \(String(describing: iceServers))")
-            m.callCommand = .offer(
+            await m.callCommand.processCommand(.offer(
                offer: offer.rtcSession,
                iceCandidates: offer.rtcIceCandidates,
                media: callType.media, aesKey: sharedKey,
                iceServers: iceServers,
                relay: useRelay
-            )
+            ))
        }
    case let .callAnswer(_, contact, answer):
        await withCall(contact) { call in
-            call.callState = .answerReceived
-            m.callCommand = .answer(answer: answer.rtcSession, iceCandidates: answer.rtcIceCandidates)
+            await MainActor.run {
+                call.callState = .answerReceived
+            }
+            await m.callCommand.processCommand(.answer(answer: answer.rtcSession, iceCandidates: answer.rtcIceCandidates))
        }
    case let .callExtraInfo(_, contact, extraInfo):
        await withCall(contact) { _ in
-            m.callCommand = .ice(iceCandidates: extraInfo.rtcIceCandidates)
+            await m.callCommand.processCommand(.ice(iceCandidates: extraInfo.rtcIceCandidates))
        }
    case let .callEnded(_, contact):
        if let invitation = await MainActor.run(body: { m.callInvitations.removeValue(forKey: contact.id) }) {
            CallController.shared.reportCallRemoteEnded(invitation: invitation)
        }
        await withCall(contact) { call in
-            m.callCommand = .end
+            await m.callCommand.processCommand(.end)
            CallController.shared.reportCallRemoteEnded(call: call)
        }
    case .chatSuspended:
@@ -1654,19 +1790,67 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
        await MainActor.run {
            m.updateGroupMemberConnectionStats(groupInfo, member, ratchetSyncProgress.connectionStats)
        }
+    case let .remoteCtrlFound(remoteCtrl, ctrlAppInfo_, appVersion, compatible):
+        await MainActor.run {
+            if let sess = m.remoteCtrlSession, case .searching = sess.sessionState {
+                let state = UIRemoteCtrlSessionState.found(remoteCtrl: remoteCtrl, compatible: compatible)
+                m.remoteCtrlSession = RemoteCtrlSession(
+                    ctrlAppInfo: ctrlAppInfo_,
+                    appVersion: appVersion,
+                    sessionState: state
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    case let .remoteCtrlSessionCode(remoteCtrl_, sessionCode):
+        await MainActor.run {
+            let state = UIRemoteCtrlSessionState.pendingConfirmation(remoteCtrl_: remoteCtrl_, sessionCode: sessionCode)
+            m.remoteCtrlSession = m.remoteCtrlSession?.updateState(state)
+        }
+    case let .remoteCtrlConnected(remoteCtrl):
+        // TODO currently it is returned in response to command, so it is redundant
+        await MainActor.run {
+            let state = UIRemoteCtrlSessionState.connected(remoteCtrl: remoteCtrl, sessionCode: m.remoteCtrlSession?.sessionCode ?? "")
+            m.remoteCtrlSession = m.remoteCtrlSession?.updateState(state)
+        }
+    case .remoteCtrlStopped:
+        // This delay is needed to cancel the session that fails on network failure,
+        // e.g. when user did not grant permission to access local network yet.
+        if let sess = m.remoteCtrlSession {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                m.remoteCtrlSession = nil
+            }
+            if case .connected = sess.sessionState {
+                DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
+                    switchToLocalSession()
+                }
+            }
+        }
    default:
        logger.debug("unsupported event: \(res.responseType)")
    }

-    func withCall(_ contact: Contact, _ perform: (Call) -> Void) async {
+    func withCall(_ contact: Contact, _ perform: (Call) async -> Void) async {
        if let call = m.activeCall, call.contact.apiId == contact.apiId {
-            await MainActor.run { perform(call) }
+            await perform(call)
        } else {
            logger.debug("processReceivedMsg: ignoring \(res.responseType), not in call with the contact \(contact.id)")
        }
    }
 }

+func switchToLocalSession() {
+    let m = ChatModel.shared
+    m.remoteCtrlSession = nil
+    do {
+        m.users = try listUsers()
+        try getUserChatData()
+        let statuses = (try apiGetNetworkStatuses()).map { s in (s.agentConnId, s.networkStatus) }
+        m.networkStatuses = Dictionary(uniqueKeysWithValues: statuses)
+    } catch let error {
+        logger.debug("error updating chat data: \(responseError(error))")
+    }
+}
+
 func active(_ user: any UserLike) -> Bool {
    user.userId == ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.id
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SuspendChat.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SuspendChat.swift
@@ -9,27 +9,30 @@
 import Foundation
 import UIKit
 import SimpleXChat
+import SwiftUI

 private let suspendLockQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.simplex.app.suspend.lock")

-let appSuspendTimeout: Int = 15 // seconds
-
 let bgSuspendTimeout: Int = 5 // seconds

 let terminationTimeout: Int = 3 // seconds

+let activationDelay: TimeInterval = 1.5
+
+let nseSuspendTimeout: TimeInterval = 5
+
 private func _suspendChat(timeout: Int) {
    // this is a redundant check to prevent logical errors, like the one fixed in this PR
-    let state = appStateGroupDefault.get()
+    let state = AppChatState.shared.value
    if !state.canSuspend {
-        logger.error("_suspendChat called, current state: \(state.rawValue, privacy: .public)")
+        logger.error("_suspendChat called, current state: \(state.rawValue)")
    } else if ChatModel.ok {
-        appStateGroupDefault.set(.suspending)
+        AppChatState.shared.set(.suspending)
        apiSuspendChat(timeoutMicroseconds: timeout * 1000000)
        let endTask = beginBGTask(chatSuspended)
        DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + Double(timeout) + 1, execute: endTask)
    } else {
-        appStateGroupDefault.set(.suspended)
+        AppChatState.shared.set(.suspended)
    }
 }

@@ -41,18 +44,16 @@ func suspendChat() {

 func suspendBgRefresh() {
    suspendLockQueue.sync {
-        if case .bgRefresh = appStateGroupDefault.get()  {
+        if case .bgRefresh = AppChatState.shared.value  {
            _suspendChat(timeout: bgSuspendTimeout)
        }
    }
 }

-private var terminating = false
-
 func terminateChat() {
    logger.debug("terminateChat")
    suspendLockQueue.sync {
-        switch appStateGroupDefault.get() {
+        switch AppChatState.shared.value {
        case .suspending:
            // suspend instantly if already suspending
            _chatSuspended()
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ func terminateChat() {
        case .stopped:
            chatCloseStore()
        default:
-            terminating = true
            // the store will be closed in _chatSuspended when event is received
            _suspendChat(timeout: terminationTimeout)
        }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func terminateChat() {

 func chatSuspended() {
    suspendLockQueue.sync {
-        if case .suspending = appStateGroupDefault.get() {
+        if case .suspending = AppChatState.shared.value {
            _chatSuspended()
        }
    }
@@ -81,48 +81,111 @@ func chatSuspended() {

 private func _chatSuspended() {
    logger.debug("_chatSuspended")
-    appStateGroupDefault.set(.suspended)
+    AppChatState.shared.set(.suspended)
    if ChatModel.shared.chatRunning == true {
        ChatReceiver.shared.stop()
    }
-    if terminating {
-         chatCloseStore()
+    chatCloseStore()
+}
+
+func setAppState(_ appState: AppState) {
+    suspendLockQueue.sync {
+        AppChatState.shared.set(appState)
    }
 }

 func activateChat(appState: AppState = .active) {
    logger.debug("DEBUGGING: activateChat")
-    terminating = false
    suspendLockQueue.sync {
-        appStateGroupDefault.set(appState)
+        AppChatState.shared.set(appState)
        if ChatModel.ok { apiActivateChat() }
        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: activateChat: after apiActivateChat")
    }
 }

 func initChatAndMigrate(refreshInvitations: Bool = true) {
-    terminating = false
    let m = ChatModel.shared
    if (!m.chatInitialized) {
+        m.v3DBMigration = v3DBMigrationDefault.get()
+        if AppChatState.shared.value == .stopped && storeDBPassphraseGroupDefault.get() && kcDatabasePassword.get() != nil {
+            initialize(start: true, confirmStart: true)
+        } else {
+            initialize(start: true)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func initialize(start: Bool, confirmStart: Bool = false) {
        do {
-            m.v3DBMigration = v3DBMigrationDefault.get()
-            try initializeChat(start: m.v3DBMigration.startChat, refreshInvitations: refreshInvitations)
+            try initializeChat(start: m.v3DBMigration.startChat && start, confirmStart: m.v3DBMigration.startChat && confirmStart, refreshInvitations: refreshInvitations)
        } catch let error {
-            fatalError("Failed to start or load chats: \(responseError(error))")
+            AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
+                title: start ? "Error starting chat" : "Error opening chat",
+                message: "Please contact developers.\nError: \(responseError(error))"
+            )
        }
    }
 }

-func startChatAndActivate() {
-    terminating = false
+func startChatForCall() {
+    logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatForCall")
+    if ChatModel.shared.chatRunning == true {
+        ChatReceiver.shared.start()
+        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatForCall: after ChatReceiver.shared.start")
+    }
+    if .active != AppChatState.shared.value {
+        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatForCall: before activateChat")
+        activateChat()
+        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatForCall: after activateChat")
+    }
+}
+
+func startChatAndActivate(_ completion: @escaping () -> Void) {
    logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatAndActivate")
    if ChatModel.shared.chatRunning == true {
        ChatReceiver.shared.start()
        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatAndActivate: after ChatReceiver.shared.start")
    }
-    if .active != appStateGroupDefault.get()  {
+    if case .active = AppChatState.shared.value {
+        completion()
+    } else if nseStateGroupDefault.get().inactive {
+        activate()
+    } else {
+        // setting app state to "activating" to notify NSE that it should suspend
+        setAppState(.activating)
+        waitNSESuspended(timeout: nseSuspendTimeout) { ok in
+            if !ok {
+                // if for some reason NSE failed to suspend,
+                // e.g., it crashed previously without setting its state to "suspended",
+                // set it to "suspended" state anyway, so that next time app
+                // does not have to wait when activating.
+                nseStateGroupDefault.set(.suspended)
+            }
+            if AppChatState.shared.value == .activating {
+                activate()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func activate() {
        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatAndActivate: before activateChat")
        activateChat()
+        completion()
        logger.debug("DEBUGGING: startChatAndActivate: after activateChat")
    }
 }
+
+// appStateGroupDefault must not be used in the app directly, only via this singleton
+class AppChatState {
+    static let shared = AppChatState()
+    private var value_ = appStateGroupDefault.get()
+
+    var value: AppState {
+        value_
+    }
+
+    func set(_ state: AppState) {
+        appStateGroupDefault.set(state)
+        sendAppState(state)
+        value_ = state
+    }
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
@@ -16,17 +16,15 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
    @UIApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) var appDelegate
    @StateObject private var chatModel = ChatModel.shared
    @ObservedObject var alertManager = AlertManager.shared
+
    @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
-    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA) private var prefPerformLA = false
-    @State private var userAuthorized: Bool?
-    @State private var doAuthenticate = false
-    @State private var enteredBackground: TimeInterval? = nil
-    @State private var canConnectCall = false
-    @State private var lastSuccessfulUnlock: TimeInterval? = nil
-    @State private var showInitializationView = false
+    @State private var enteredBackgroundAuthenticated: TimeInterval? = nil

    init() {
-        hs_init(0, nil)
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).sync {
+            haskell_init()
+//            hs_init(0, nil)
+        }
        UserDefaults.standard.register(defaults: appDefaults)
        setGroupDefaults()
        registerGroupDefaults()
@@ -36,53 +34,55 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
    }

    var body: some Scene {
-        return WindowGroup {
-            ContentView(
-                doAuthenticate: $doAuthenticate,
-                userAuthorized: $userAuthorized,
-                canConnectCall: $canConnectCall,
-                lastSuccessfulUnlock: $lastSuccessfulUnlock,
-                showInitializationView: $showInitializationView
-            )
+        WindowGroup {
+            // contentAccessAuthenticationExtended has to be passed to ContentView on view initialization,
+            // so that it's computed by the time view renders, and not on event after rendering
+            ContentView(contentAccessAuthenticationExtended: !authenticationExpired())
                .environmentObject(chatModel)
                .onOpenURL { url in
                    logger.debug("ContentView.onOpenURL: \(url)")
                    chatModel.appOpenUrl = url
                }
                .onAppear() {
-                    showInitializationView = true
-                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
-                        initChatAndMigrate()
+                    if kcAppPassword.get() == nil || kcSelfDestructPassword.get() == nil {
+                        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.15) {
+                            initChatAndMigrate()
+                        }
                    }
                }
                .onChange(of: scenePhase) { phase in
                    logger.debug("scenePhase was \(String(describing: scenePhase)), now \(String(describing: phase))")
                    switch (phase) {
                    case .background:
+                        // --- authentication
+                        // see ContentView .onChange(of: scenePhase) for remaining authentication logic
+                        if chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated {
+                            enteredBackgroundAuthenticated = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
+                        }
+                        chatModel.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = false
+                        // authentication ---
+
                        if CallController.useCallKit() && chatModel.activeCall != nil {
                            CallController.shared.shouldSuspendChat = true
                        } else {
                            suspendChat()
                            BGManager.shared.schedule()
                        }
-                        if userAuthorized == true {
-                            enteredBackground = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
-                        }
-                        doAuthenticate = false
-                        canConnectCall = false
                        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(chatModel.totalUnreadCountForAllUsers())
                    case .active:
                        CallController.shared.shouldSuspendChat = false
-                        let appState = appStateGroupDefault.get()
-                        startChatAndActivate()
-                        if appState.inactive && chatModel.chatRunning == true {
-                            updateChats()
-                            if !chatModel.showCallView && !CallController.shared.hasActiveCalls() {
-                                updateCallInvitations()
+                        let appState = AppChatState.shared.value
+
+                        if appState != .stopped {
+                            startChatAndActivate {
+                                if appState.inactive && chatModel.chatRunning == true {
+                                    updateChats()
+                                    if !chatModel.showCallView && !CallController.shared.hasActiveCalls() {
+                                        updateCallInvitations()
+                                    }
+                                }
                            }
                        }
-                        doAuthenticate = authenticationExpired()
-                        canConnectCall = !(doAuthenticate && prefPerformLA) || unlockedRecently()
                    default:
                        break
                    }
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
        if legacyDatabase, case .documents = dbContainerGroupDefault.get() {
            dbContainerGroupDefault.set(.documents)
            setMigrationState(.offer)
-            logger.debug("SimpleXApp init: using legacy DB in documents folder: \(getAppDatabasePath(), privacy: .public)*.db")
+            logger.debug("SimpleXApp init: using legacy DB in documents folder: \(getAppDatabasePath())*.db")
        } else {
            dbContainerGroupDefault.set(.group)
            setMigrationState(.ready)
-            logger.debug("SimpleXApp init: using DB in app group container: \(getAppDatabasePath(), privacy: .public)*.db")
-            logger.debug("SimpleXApp init: legacy DB\(legacyDatabase ? "" : " not", privacy: .public) present")
+            logger.debug("SimpleXApp init: using DB in app group container: \(getAppDatabasePath())*.db")
+            logger.debug("SimpleXApp init: legacy DB\(legacyDatabase ? "" : " not") present")
        }
    }

@@ -115,22 +115,14 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
    }

    private func authenticationExpired() -> Bool {
-        if let enteredBackground = enteredBackground {
+        if let enteredBackgroundAuthenticated = enteredBackgroundAuthenticated {
            let delay = Double(UserDefaults.standard.integer(forKey: DEFAULT_LA_LOCK_DELAY))
-            return ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime - enteredBackground >= delay
+            return ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime - enteredBackgroundAuthenticated >= delay
        } else {
            return true
        }
    }

-    private func unlockedRecently() -> Bool {
-        if let lastSuccessfulUnlock = lastSuccessfulUnlock {
-            return ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime - lastSuccessfulUnlock < 2
-        } else {
-            return false
-        }
-    }
-
    private func updateChats() {
        do {
            let chats = try apiGetChats()
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/ActiveCallView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/ActiveCallView.swift
@@ -38,19 +38,21 @@ struct ActiveCallView: View {
            }
        }
        .onAppear {
-            logger.debug("ActiveCallView: appear client is nil \(client == nil), scenePhase \(String(describing: scenePhase), privacy: .public), canConnectCall \(canConnectCall)")
+            logger.debug("ActiveCallView: appear client is nil \(client == nil), scenePhase \(String(describing: scenePhase)), canConnectCall \(canConnectCall)")
+            AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(true)
            createWebRTCClient()
            dismissAllSheets()
        }
        .onChange(of: canConnectCall) { _ in
-            logger.debug("ActiveCallView: canConnectCall changed to \(canConnectCall, privacy: .public)")
+            logger.debug("ActiveCallView: canConnectCall changed to \(canConnectCall)")
            createWebRTCClient()
        }
        .onDisappear {
            logger.debug("ActiveCallView: disappear")
+            Task { await m.callCommand.setClient(nil) }
+            AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(false)
            client?.endCall()
        }
-        .onChange(of: m.callCommand) { _ in sendCommandToClient()}
        .background(.black)
        .preferredColorScheme(.dark)
    }
@@ -58,19 +60,8 @@ struct ActiveCallView: View {
    private func createWebRTCClient() {
        if client == nil && canConnectCall {
            client = WebRTCClient($activeCall, { msg in await MainActor.run { processRtcMessage(msg: msg) } }, $localRendererAspectRatio)
-            sendCommandToClient()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func sendCommandToClient() {
-        if call == m.activeCall,
-           m.activeCall != nil,
-           let client = client,
-           let cmd = m.callCommand {
-            m.callCommand = nil
-            logger.debug("sendCallCommand: \(cmd.cmdType)")
            Task {
-                await client.sendCallCommand(command: cmd)
+                await m.callCommand.setClient(client)
            }
        }
    }
@@ -166,8 +157,10 @@ struct ActiveCallView: View {
                }
            case let .error(message):
                logger.debug("ActiveCallView: command error: \(message)")
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(Alert(title: Text("Error"), message: Text(message)))
            case let .invalid(type):
                logger.debug("ActiveCallView: invalid response: \(type)")
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(Alert(title: Text("Invalid response"), message: Text(type)))
            }
        }
    }
@@ -253,7 +246,6 @@ struct ActiveCallOverlay: View {
                HStack {
                    Text(call.encryptionStatus)
                    if let connInfo = call.connectionInfo {
-//                        Text("(") + Text(connInfo.text) + Text(", \(connInfo.protocolText))")
                        Text("(") + Text(connInfo.text) + Text(")")
                    }
                }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallController.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallController.swift
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class CallController: NSObject, CXProviderDelegate, PKPushRegistryDelegate, Obse
            // The delay allows to accept the second call before suspending a chat
            // see `.onChange(of: scenePhase)` in SimpleXApp
            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 3) { [weak self] in
-                logger.debug("CallController: shouldSuspendChat \(String(describing: self?.shouldSuspendChat), privacy: .public)")
+                logger.debug("CallController: shouldSuspendChat \(String(describing: self?.shouldSuspendChat))")
                if ChatModel.shared.activeCall == nil && self?.shouldSuspendChat == true {
                    self?.shouldSuspendChat = false
                    suspendChat()
@@ -142,33 +142,46 @@ class CallController: NSObject, CXProviderDelegate, PKPushRegistryDelegate, Obse

    @objc(pushRegistry:didUpdatePushCredentials:forType:)
    func pushRegistry(_ registry: PKPushRegistry, didUpdate pushCredentials: PKPushCredentials, for type: PKPushType) {
-        logger.debug("CallController: didUpdate push credentials for type \(type.rawValue, privacy: .public)")
+        logger.debug("CallController: didUpdate push credentials for type \(type.rawValue)")
    }

    func pushRegistry(_ registry: PKPushRegistry, didReceiveIncomingPushWith payload: PKPushPayload, for type: PKPushType, completion: @escaping () -> Void) {
-        logger.debug("CallController: did receive push with type \(type.rawValue, privacy: .public)")
+        logger.debug("CallController: did receive push with type \(type.rawValue)")
        if type != .voIP {
            completion()
            return
        }
-        logger.debug("CallController: initializing chat")
-        if (!ChatModel.shared.chatInitialized) {
-            initChatAndMigrate(refreshInvitations: false)
+        if AppChatState.shared.value == .stopped {
+            self.reportExpiredCall(payload: payload, completion)
+            return
        }
-        startChatAndActivate()
-        shouldSuspendChat = true
+        if (!ChatModel.shared.chatInitialized) {
+            logger.debug("CallController: initializing chat")
+            do {
+                try initializeChat(start: true, refreshInvitations: false)
+            } catch let error {
+                logger.error("CallController: initializing chat error: \(error)")
+                self.reportExpiredCall(payload: payload, completion)
+                return
+            }
+        }
+        logger.debug("CallController: initialized chat")
+        startChatForCall()
+        logger.debug("CallController: started chat")
+        self.shouldSuspendChat = true
        // There are no invitations in the model, as it was processed by NSE
        _ = try? justRefreshCallInvitations()
+        logger.debug("CallController: updated call invitations chat")
        // logger.debug("CallController justRefreshCallInvitations: \(String(describing: m.callInvitations))")
        // Extract the call information from the push notification payload
        let m = ChatModel.shared
        if let contactId = payload.dictionaryPayload["contactId"] as? String,
           let invitation = m.callInvitations[contactId] {
-            let update = cxCallUpdate(invitation: invitation)
+            let update = self.cxCallUpdate(invitation: invitation)
            if let uuid = invitation.callkitUUID {
                logger.debug("CallController: report pushkit call via CallKit")
-                let update = cxCallUpdate(invitation: invitation)
-                provider.reportNewIncomingCall(with: uuid, update: update) { error in
+                let update = self.cxCallUpdate(invitation: invitation)
+                self.provider.reportNewIncomingCall(with: uuid, update: update) { error in
                    if error != nil {
                        m.callInvitations.removeValue(forKey: contactId)
                    }
@@ -176,10 +189,10 @@ class CallController: NSObject, CXProviderDelegate, PKPushRegistryDelegate, Obse
                    completion()
                }
            } else {
-                reportExpiredCall(update: update, completion)
+                self.reportExpiredCall(update: update, completion)
            }
        } else {
-            reportExpiredCall(payload: payload, completion)
+            self.reportExpiredCall(payload: payload, completion)
        }
    }

@@ -210,7 +223,7 @@ class CallController: NSObject, CXProviderDelegate, PKPushRegistryDelegate, Obse
    }

    func reportNewIncomingCall(invitation: RcvCallInvitation, completion: @escaping (Error?) -> Void) {
-        logger.debug("CallController.reportNewIncomingCall, UUID=\(String(describing: invitation.callkitUUID), privacy: .public)")
+        logger.debug("CallController.reportNewIncomingCall, UUID=\(String(describing: invitation.callkitUUID))")
        if CallController.useCallKit(), let uuid = invitation.callkitUUID {
            if invitation.callTs.timeIntervalSinceNow >= -180 {
                let update = cxCallUpdate(invitation: invitation)
@@ -350,7 +363,7 @@ class CallController: NSObject, CXProviderDelegate, PKPushRegistryDelegate, Obse
    private func requestTransaction(with action: CXAction, onSuccess: @escaping () -> Void = {}) {
        controller.request(CXTransaction(action: action)) { error in
            if let error = error {
-                logger.error("CallController.requestTransaction error requesting transaction: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
+                logger.error("CallController.requestTransaction error requesting transaction: \(error.localizedDescription)")
            } else {
                logger.debug("CallController.requestTransaction requested transaction successfully")
                onSuccess()
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallManager.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallManager.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CallManager {
        let m = ChatModel.shared
        if let call = m.activeCall, call.callkitUUID == callUUID {
            m.showCallView = true
-            m.callCommand = .capabilities(media: call.localMedia)
+            Task { await m.callCommand.processCommand(.capabilities(media: call.localMedia)) }
            return true
        }
        return false
@@ -57,19 +57,21 @@ class CallManager {
            m.activeCall = call
            m.showCallView = true

-            m.callCommand = .start(
+            Task {
+                await m.callCommand.processCommand(.start(
                media: invitation.callType.media,
                aesKey: invitation.sharedKey,
                iceServers: iceServers,
                relay: useRelay
-            )
+                ))
+            }
        }
    }

    func enableMedia(media: CallMediaType, enable: Bool, callUUID: UUID) -> Bool {
        if let call = ChatModel.shared.activeCall, call.callkitUUID == callUUID {
            let m = ChatModel.shared
-            m.callCommand = .media(media: media, enable: enable)
+            Task { await m.callCommand.processCommand(.media(media: media, enable: enable)) }
            return true
        }
        return false
@@ -94,11 +96,13 @@ class CallManager {
            completed()
        } else {
            logger.debug("CallManager.endCall: ending call...")
-            m.callCommand = .end
-            m.activeCall = nil
-            m.showCallView = false
-            completed()
            Task {
+                await m.callCommand.processCommand(.end)
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    m.activeCall = nil
+                    m.showCallView = false
+                    completed()
+                }
                do {
                    try await apiEndCall(call.contact)
                } catch {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTC.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTC.swift
@@ -335,6 +335,50 @@ extension WCallResponse: Encodable {
    }
 }

+actor WebRTCCommandProcessor {
+    private var client: WebRTCClient? = nil
+    private var commands: [WCallCommand] = []
+    private var running: Bool = false
+
+    func setClient(_ client: WebRTCClient?) async {
+        logger.debug("WebRTC: setClient, commands count \(self.commands.count)")
+        self.client = client
+        if client != nil {
+            await processAllCommands()
+        } else {
+            commands.removeAll()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func processCommand(_ c: WCallCommand) async {
+//        logger.debug("WebRTC: process command \(c.cmdType)")
+        commands.append(c)
+        if !running && client != nil {
+            await processAllCommands()
+        }
+    }
+
+    func processAllCommands() async {
+        logger.debug("WebRTC: process all commands, commands count \(self.commands.count), client == nil \(self.client == nil)")
+        if let client = client {
+            running = true
+            while let c = commands.first, shouldRunCommand(client, c) {
+                commands.remove(at: 0)
+                await client.sendCallCommand(command: c)
+                logger.debug("WebRTC: processed cmd \(c.cmdType)")
+            }
+            running = false
+        }
+    }
+
+    func shouldRunCommand(_ client: WebRTCClient, _ c: WCallCommand) -> Bool {
+        switch c {
+        case .capabilities, .start, .offer, .end: true
+        default: client.activeCall.wrappedValue != nil
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct ConnectionState: Codable, Equatable {
    var connectionState: String
    var iceConnectionState: String
@@ -358,26 +402,12 @@ struct ConnectionInfo: Codable, Equatable {
            return "\(local?.rawValue ?? unknown) / \(remote?.rawValue ?? unknown)"
        }
    }
-
-    var protocolText: String {
-        let unknown = NSLocalizedString("unknown", comment: "connection info")
-        let local = localCandidate?.protocol?.uppercased() ?? unknown
-        let localRelay = localCandidate?.relayProtocol?.uppercased() ?? unknown
-        let remote = remoteCandidate?.protocol?.uppercased() ?? unknown
-        let localText = localRelay == local || localCandidate?.relayProtocol == nil
-                        ? local
-                        : "\(local) (\(localRelay))"
-        return local == remote
-                ? localText
-                : "\(localText) / \(remote)"
-    }
 }

 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/RTCIceCandidate
 struct RTCIceCandidate: Codable, Equatable {
    var candidateType: RTCIceCandidateType?
    var `protocol`: String?
-    var relayProtocol: String?
    var sdpMid: String?
    var sdpMLineIndex: Int?
    var candidate: String
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTCClient.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/WebRTCClient.swift
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
    }()
    private static let ivTagBytes: Int = 28
    private static let enableEncryption: Bool = true
+    private var chat_ctrl = getChatCtrl()

    struct Call {
        var connection: RTCPeerConnection
-        var iceCandidates: [RTCIceCandidate]
+        var iceCandidates: IceCandidates
        var localMedia: CallMediaType
        var localCamera: RTCVideoCapturer?
        var localVideoSource: RTCVideoSource?
@@ -33,10 +34,24 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
        var frameDecryptor: RTCFrameDecryptor?
    }

+    actor IceCandidates {
+        private var candidates: [RTCIceCandidate] = []
+
+        func getAndClear() async -> [RTCIceCandidate] {
+            let cs = candidates
+            candidates = []
+            return cs
+        }
+
+        func append(_ c: RTCIceCandidate) async {
+            candidates.append(c)
+        }
+    }
+
    private let rtcAudioSession =  RTCAudioSession.sharedInstance()
    private let audioQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "audio")
    private var sendCallResponse: (WVAPIMessage) async -> Void
-    private var activeCall: Binding<Call?>
+    var activeCall: Binding<Call?>
    private var localRendererAspectRatio: Binding<CGFloat?>

    @available(*, unavailable)
@@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
        WebRTC.RTCIceServer(urlStrings: ["turn:turn.simplex.im:443?transport=tcp"], username: "private", credential: "yleob6AVkiNI87hpR94Z"),
    ]

-    func initializeCall(_ iceServers: [WebRTC.RTCIceServer]?, _ remoteIceCandidates: [RTCIceCandidate], _ mediaType: CallMediaType, _ aesKey: String?, _ relay: Bool?) -> Call {
+    func initializeCall(_ iceServers: [WebRTC.RTCIceServer]?, _ mediaType: CallMediaType, _ aesKey: String?, _ relay: Bool?) -> Call {
        let connection = createPeerConnection(iceServers ?? getWebRTCIceServers() ?? defaultIceServers, relay)
        connection.delegate = self
        createAudioSender(connection)
@@ -87,7 +102,7 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
        }
        return Call(
            connection: connection,
-            iceCandidates: remoteIceCandidates,
+            iceCandidates: IceCandidates(),
            localMedia: mediaType,
            localCamera: localCamera,
            localVideoSource: localVideoSource,
@@ -144,26 +159,18 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
            logger.debug("starting incoming call - create webrtc session")
            if activeCall.wrappedValue != nil { endCall() }
            let encryption = WebRTCClient.enableEncryption
-            let call = initializeCall(iceServers?.toWebRTCIceServers(), [], media, encryption ? aesKey : nil, relay)
+            let call = initializeCall(iceServers?.toWebRTCIceServers(), media, encryption ? aesKey : nil, relay)
            activeCall.wrappedValue = call
-            call.connection.offer { answer in
-                Task {
-                    let gotCandidates = await self.waitWithTimeout(10_000, stepMs: 1000, until: { self.activeCall.wrappedValue?.iceCandidates.count ?? 0 > 0 })
-                    if gotCandidates {
-                        await self.sendCallResponse(.init(
-                            corrId: nil,
-                            resp: .offer(
-                                offer: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(CustomRTCSessionDescription(type: answer.type.toSdpType(), sdp: answer.sdp))),
-                                iceCandidates: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(self.activeCall.wrappedValue?.iceCandidates ?? [])),
-                                capabilities: CallCapabilities(encryption: encryption)
-                            ),
-                            command: command)
-                        )
-                    } else {
-                        self.endCall()
-                    }
-                }
-
+            let (offer, error) = await call.connection.offer()
+            if let offer = offer {
+                resp = .offer(
+                    offer: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(CustomRTCSessionDescription(type: offer.type.toSdpType(), sdp: offer.sdp))),
+                    iceCandidates: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(await self.getInitialIceCandidates())),
+                    capabilities: CallCapabilities(encryption: encryption)
+                )
+                self.waitForMoreIceCandidates()
+            } else {
+                resp = .error(message: "offer error: \(error?.localizedDescription ?? "unknown error")")
            }
        case let .offer(offer, iceCandidates, media, aesKey, iceServers, relay):
            if activeCall.wrappedValue != nil {
@@ -172,26 +179,21 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
                resp = .error(message: "accept: encryption is not supported")
            } else if let offer: CustomRTCSessionDescription = decodeJSON(decompressFromBase64(input: offer)),
                      let remoteIceCandidates: [RTCIceCandidate] = decodeJSON(decompressFromBase64(input: iceCandidates)) {
-                let call = initializeCall(iceServers?.toWebRTCIceServers(), remoteIceCandidates, media, WebRTCClient.enableEncryption ? aesKey : nil, relay)
+                let call = initializeCall(iceServers?.toWebRTCIceServers(), media, WebRTCClient.enableEncryption ? aesKey : nil, relay)
                activeCall.wrappedValue = call
                let pc = call.connection
                if let type = offer.type, let sdp = offer.sdp {
                    if (try? await pc.setRemoteDescription(RTCSessionDescription(type: type.toWebRTCSdpType(), sdp: sdp))) != nil {
-                        pc.answer { answer in
+                        let (answer, error) = await pc.answer()
+                        if let answer = answer {
                            self.addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates)
-//                            Task {
-//                                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 32_000 * 1000000)
-                            Task {
-                                await self.sendCallResponse(.init(
-                                    corrId: nil,
-                                    resp: .answer(
-                                        answer: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(CustomRTCSessionDescription(type: answer.type.toSdpType(), sdp: answer.sdp))),
-                                        iceCandidates: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(call.iceCandidates))
-                                    ),
-                                    command: command)
-                                )
-                            }
-//                            }
+                            resp = .answer(
+                                answer: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(CustomRTCSessionDescription(type: answer.type.toSdpType(), sdp: answer.sdp))),
+                                iceCandidates: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(await self.getInitialIceCandidates()))
+                            )
+                            self.waitForMoreIceCandidates()
+                        } else {
+                            resp = .error(message: "answer error: \(error?.localizedDescription ?? "unknown error")")
                        }
                    } else {
                        resp = .error(message: "accept: remote description is not set")
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
                resp = .ok
            }
        case .end:
+            // TODO possibly, endCall should be called before returning .ok
            await sendCallResponse(.init(corrId: nil, resp: .ok, command: command))
            endCall()
        }
@@ -242,6 +245,33 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
        }
    }

+    func getInitialIceCandidates() async -> [RTCIceCandidate] {
+        await untilIceComplete(timeoutMs: 750, stepMs: 150) {}
+        let candidates = await activeCall.wrappedValue?.iceCandidates.getAndClear() ?? []
+        logger.debug("WebRTCClient: sending initial ice candidates: \(candidates.count)")
+        return candidates
+    }
+
+    func waitForMoreIceCandidates() {
+        Task {
+            await untilIceComplete(timeoutMs: 12000, stepMs: 1500) {
+                let candidates = await self.activeCall.wrappedValue?.iceCandidates.getAndClear() ?? []
+                if candidates.count > 0 {
+                    logger.debug("WebRTCClient: sending more ice candidates: \(candidates.count)")
+                    await self.sendIceCandidates(candidates)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func sendIceCandidates(_ candidates: [RTCIceCandidate]) async {
+        await self.sendCallResponse(.init(
+            corrId: nil,
+            resp: .ice(iceCandidates: compressToBase64(input: encodeJSON(candidates))),
+            command: nil)
+        )
+    }
+
    func enableMedia(_ media: CallMediaType, _ enable: Bool) {
        logger.debug("WebRTCClient: enabling media \(media.rawValue) \(enable)")
        media == .video ? setVideoEnabled(enable) : setAudioEnabled(enable)
@@ -279,7 +309,7 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
            memcpy(pointer, (unencrypted as NSData).bytes, unencrypted.count)
            let isKeyFrame = unencrypted[0] & 1 == 0
            let clearTextBytesSize = mediaType.rawValue == 0 ? 1 : isKeyFrame ? 10 : 3
-            logCrypto("encrypt", chat_encrypt_media(&key, pointer.advanced(by: clearTextBytesSize), Int32(unencrypted.count + WebRTCClient.ivTagBytes - clearTextBytesSize)))
+            logCrypto("encrypt", chat_encrypt_media(chat_ctrl, &key, pointer.advanced(by: clearTextBytesSize), Int32(unencrypted.count + WebRTCClient.ivTagBytes - clearTextBytesSize)))
            return Data(bytes: pointer, count: unencrypted.count + WebRTCClient.ivTagBytes)
        } else {
            return nil
@@ -387,12 +417,13 @@ final class WebRTCClient: NSObject, RTCVideoViewDelegate, RTCFrameEncryptorDeleg
        audioSessionToDefaults()
    }

-    func waitWithTimeout(_ timeoutMs: UInt64, stepMs: UInt64, until success: () -> Bool) async -> Bool {
-        let startedAt = DispatchTime.now()
-        while !success() && startedAt.uptimeNanoseconds + timeoutMs * 1000000 > DispatchTime.now().uptimeNanoseconds {
-            guard let _ = try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: stepMs * 1000000) else { break }
-        }
-        return success()
+    func untilIceComplete(timeoutMs: UInt64, stepMs: UInt64, action: @escaping () async -> Void) async {
+        var t: UInt64 = 0
+        repeat {
+            _ = try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: stepMs * 1000000)
+            t += stepMs
+            await action()
+        } while t < timeoutMs && activeCall.wrappedValue?.connection.iceGatheringState != .complete
    }
 }

@@ -405,25 +436,33 @@ extension WebRTC.RTCPeerConnection {
            optionalConstraints: nil)
    }

-    func offer(_ completion: @escaping (_ sdp: RTCSessionDescription) -> Void) {
-        offer(for: mediaConstraints()) { (sdp, error) in
-            guard let sdp = sdp else {
-                return
+    func offer() async -> (RTCSessionDescription?, Error?) {
+        await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+            offer(for: mediaConstraints()) { (sdp, error) in
+                self.processSDP(cont, sdp, error)
            }
-            self.setLocalDescription(sdp, completionHandler: { (error) in
-                completion(sdp)
-            })
        }
    }

-    func answer(_ completion: @escaping (_ sdp: RTCSessionDescription) -> Void)  {
-        answer(for: mediaConstraints()) { (sdp, error) in
-            guard let sdp = sdp else {
-                return
+    func answer() async -> (RTCSessionDescription?, Error?)  {
+        await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+            answer(for: mediaConstraints()) { (sdp, error) in
+                self.processSDP(cont, sdp, error)
            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func processSDP(_ cont: CheckedContinuation<(RTCSessionDescription?, Error?), Never>, _ sdp: RTCSessionDescription?, _ error: Error?) {
+        if let sdp = sdp {
            self.setLocalDescription(sdp, completionHandler: { (error) in
-                completion(sdp)
+                if let error = error {
+                    cont.resume(returning: (nil, error))
+                } else {
+                    cont.resume(returning: (sdp, nil))
+                }
            })
+        } else {
+            cont.resume(returning: (nil, error))
        }
    }
 }
@@ -479,6 +518,7 @@ extension WebRTCClient: RTCPeerConnectionDelegate {
                default: enableSpeaker = false
                }
                setSpeakerEnabledAndConfigureSession(enableSpeaker)
+            case .connected: sendConnectedEvent(connection)
            case .disconnected, .failed: endCall()
            default: do {}
            }
@@ -491,7 +531,9 @@ extension WebRTCClient: RTCPeerConnectionDelegate {

    func peerConnection(_ connection: RTCPeerConnection, didGenerate candidate: WebRTC.RTCIceCandidate) {
 //        logger.debug("Connection generated candidate \(candidate.debugDescription)")
-        activeCall.wrappedValue?.iceCandidates.append(candidate.toCandidate(nil, nil, nil))
+        Task {
+            await self.activeCall.wrappedValue?.iceCandidates.append(candidate.toCandidate(nil, nil))
+        }
    }

    func peerConnection(_ connection: RTCPeerConnection, didRemove candidates: [WebRTC.RTCIceCandidate]) {
@@ -506,10 +548,9 @@ extension WebRTCClient: RTCPeerConnectionDelegate {
                        lastReceivedMs lastDataReceivedMs: Int32,
                        changeReason reason: String) {
 //        logger.debug("Connection changed candidate \(reason) \(remote.debugDescription) \(remote.description)")
-        sendConnectedEvent(connection, local: local, remote: remote)
    }

-    func sendConnectedEvent(_ connection: WebRTC.RTCPeerConnection, local: WebRTC.RTCIceCandidate, remote: WebRTC.RTCIceCandidate) {
+    func sendConnectedEvent(_ connection: WebRTC.RTCPeerConnection) {
        connection.statistics { (stats: RTCStatisticsReport) in
            stats.statistics.values.forEach { stat in
 //                logger.debug("Stat \(stat.debugDescription)")
@@ -517,24 +558,25 @@ extension WebRTCClient: RTCPeerConnectionDelegate {
                   let localId = stat.values["localCandidateId"] as? String,
                   let remoteId = stat.values["remoteCandidateId"] as? String,
                   let localStats = stats.statistics[localId],
-                   let remoteStats = stats.statistics[remoteId],
-                   local.sdp.contains("\((localStats.values["ip"] as? String ?? "--")) \((localStats.values["port"] as? String ?? "--"))") &&
-                   remote.sdp.contains("\((remoteStats.values["ip"] as? String ?? "--")) \((remoteStats.values["port"] as? String ?? "--"))")
+                   let remoteStats = stats.statistics[remoteId]
                {
                    Task {
                        await self.sendCallResponse(.init(
                            corrId: nil,
                            resp: .connected(connectionInfo: ConnectionInfo(
-                                localCandidate: local.toCandidate(
-                                    RTCIceCandidateType.init(rawValue: localStats.values["candidateType"] as! String),
-                                    localStats.values["protocol"] as? String,
-                                    localStats.values["relayProtocol"] as? String
+                                localCandidate: RTCIceCandidate(
+                                    candidateType: RTCIceCandidateType.init(rawValue: localStats.values["candidateType"] as! String),
+                                    protocol: localStats.values["protocol"] as? String,
+                                    sdpMid: nil,
+                                    sdpMLineIndex: nil,
+                                    candidate: ""
                                ),
-                                remoteCandidate: remote.toCandidate(
-                                    RTCIceCandidateType.init(rawValue: remoteStats.values["candidateType"] as! String),
-                                    remoteStats.values["protocol"] as? String,
-                                    remoteStats.values["relayProtocol"] as? String
-                                ))),
+                                remoteCandidate: RTCIceCandidate(
+                                    candidateType: RTCIceCandidateType.init(rawValue: remoteStats.values["candidateType"] as! String),
+                                    protocol: remoteStats.values["protocol"] as? String,
+                                    sdpMid: nil,
+                                    sdpMLineIndex: nil,
+                                    candidate: ""))),
                            command: nil)
                        )
                    }
@@ -634,11 +676,10 @@ extension RTCIceCandidate {
 }

 extension WebRTC.RTCIceCandidate {
-    func toCandidate(_ candidateType: RTCIceCandidateType?, _ protocol: String?, _ relayProtocol: String?) -> RTCIceCandidate {
+    func toCandidate(_ candidateType: RTCIceCandidateType?, _ protocol: String?) -> RTCIceCandidate {
        RTCIceCandidate(
            candidateType: candidateType,
            protocol: `protocol`,
-            relayProtocol: relayProtocol,
            sdpMid: sdpMid,
            sdpMLineIndex: Int(sdpMLineIndex),
            candidate: sdp
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatInfoView.swift
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ struct ChatInfoView: View {
                verify: { code in
                    if let r = apiVerifyContact(chat.chatInfo.apiId, connectionCode: code) {
                        let (verified, existingCode) = r
-                        contact.activeConn.connectionCode = verified ? SecurityCode(securityCode: existingCode, verifiedAt: .now) : nil
+                        contact.activeConn?.connectionCode = verified ? SecurityCode(securityCode: existingCode, verifiedAt: .now) : nil
                        connectionCode = existingCode
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            chat.chatInfo = .direct(contact: contact)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIFileView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIFileView.swift
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
    private var itemInteractive: Bool {
        if let file = file {
            switch (file.fileStatus) {
-            case .sndStored: return false
+            case .sndStored: return file.fileProtocol == .local
            case .sndTransfer: return false
            case .sndComplete: return false
            case .sndCancelled: return false
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
                    Task {
                        logger.debug("CIFileView fileAction - in .rcvInvitation, in Task")
                        if let user = m.currentUser {
-                            let encrypted = privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get()
-                            await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId, encrypted: encrypted)
+                            await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId)
                        }
                    }
                } else {
@@ -108,12 +107,18 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
                        title: "Waiting for file",
                        message: "File will be received when your contact is online, please wait or check later!"
                    )
+                case .local: ()
                }
            case .rcvComplete:
                logger.debug("CIFileView fileAction - in .rcvComplete")
                if let fileSource = getLoadedFileSource(file) {
                    saveCryptoFile(fileSource)
                }
+            case .sndStored:
+                logger.debug("CIFileView fileAction - in .sndStored")
+                if file.fileProtocol == .local, let fileSource = getLoadedFileSource(file) {
+                    saveCryptoFile(fileSource)
+                }
            default: break
            }
        }
@@ -126,11 +131,13 @@ struct CIFileView: View {
                switch file.fileProtocol {
                case .xftp: progressView()
                case .smp: fileIcon("doc.fill")
+                case .local: fileIcon("doc.fill")
                }
            case let .sndTransfer(sndProgress, sndTotal):
                switch file.fileProtocol {
                case .xftp: progressCircle(sndProgress, sndTotal)
                case .smp: progressView()
+                case .local: EmptyView()
                }
            case .sndComplete: fileIcon("doc.fill", innerIcon: "checkmark", innerIconSize: 10)
            case .sndCancelled: fileIcon("doc.fill", innerIcon: "xmark", innerIconSize: 10)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIImageView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIImageView.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct CIImageView: View {
                            case .rcvInvitation:
                                Task {
                                    if let user = m.currentUser {
-                                        await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId, encrypted: chatItem.encryptLocalFile)
+                                        await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId)
                                    }
                                }
                            case .rcvAccepted:
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct CIImageView: View {
                                        title: "Waiting for image",
                                        message: "Image will be received when your contact is online, please wait or check later!"
                                    )
+                                case .local: ()
                                }
                            case .rcvTransfer: () // ?
                            case .rcvComplete: () // ?
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ struct CIImageView: View {
                switch file.fileProtocol {
                case .xftp: progressView()
                case .smp: EmptyView()
+                case .local: EmptyView()
                }
            case .sndTransfer: progressView()
            case .sndComplete: fileIcon("checkmark", 10, 13)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIRcvDecryptionError.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIRcvDecryptionError.swift
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct CIRcvDecryptionError: View {

    @ViewBuilder private func viewBody() -> some View {
        if case let .direct(contact) = chat.chatInfo,
-           let contactStats = contact.activeConn.connectionStats {
+           let contactStats = contact.activeConn?.connectionStats {
            if contactStats.ratchetSyncAllowed {
                decryptionErrorItemFixButton(syncSupported: true) {
                    alert = .syncAllowedAlert { syncContactConnection(contact) }
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ struct CIRcvDecryptionError: View {
            message = Text("\(msgCount) messages failed to decrypt.") + Text("\n") + why
        case .other:
            message = Text("\(msgCount) messages failed to decrypt.") + Text("\n") + why
+        case .ratchetSync:
+            message = Text("Encryption re-negotiation failed.")
        }
        return message
    }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVideoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVideoView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import AVKit
 import SimpleXChat
+import Combine

 struct CIVideoView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
@@ -25,9 +26,12 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
    @State private var player: AVPlayer?
    @State private var fullPlayer: AVPlayer?
    @State private var url: URL?
+    @State private var urlDecrypted: URL?
+    @State private var decryptionInProgress: Bool = false
    @State private var showFullScreenPlayer = false
    @State private var timeObserver: Any? = nil
    @State private var fullScreenTimeObserver: Any? = nil
+    @State private var publisher: AnyCancellable? = nil

    init(chatItem: ChatItem, image: String, duration: Int, maxWidth: CGFloat, videoWidth: Binding<CGFloat?>, scrollProxy: ScrollViewProxy?) {
        self.chatItem = chatItem
@@ -37,8 +41,12 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
        self._videoWidth = videoWidth
        self.scrollProxy = scrollProxy
        if let url = getLoadedVideo(chatItem.file) {
-            self._player = State(initialValue: VideoPlayerView.getOrCreatePlayer(url, false))
-            self._fullPlayer = State(initialValue: AVPlayer(url: url))
+            let decrypted = chatItem.file?.fileSource?.cryptoArgs == nil ? url : chatItem.file?.fileSource?.decryptedGet()
+            self._urlDecrypted = State(initialValue: decrypted)
+            if let decrypted = decrypted {
+                self._player = State(initialValue: VideoPlayerView.getOrCreatePlayer(decrypted, false))
+                self._fullPlayer = State(initialValue: AVPlayer(url: decrypted))
+            }
            self._url = State(initialValue: url)
        }
        if let data = Data(base64Encoded: dropImagePrefix(image)),
@@ -51,8 +59,10 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
        let file = chatItem.file
        ZStack {
            ZStack(alignment: .topLeading) {
-                if let file = file, let preview = preview, let player = player, let url = url {
-                    videoView(player, url, file, preview, duration)
+                if let file = file, let preview = preview, let player = player, let decrypted = urlDecrypted {
+                    videoView(player, decrypted, file, preview, duration)
+                } else if let file = file, let defaultPreview = preview, file.loaded && urlDecrypted == nil {
+                    videoViewEncrypted(file, defaultPreview, duration)
                } else if let data = Data(base64Encoded: dropImagePrefix(image)),
                          let uiImage = UIImage(data: data) {
                    imageView(uiImage)
@@ -60,7 +70,7 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
                        if let file = file {
                            switch file.fileStatus {
                            case .rcvInvitation:
-                                receiveFileIfValidSize(file: file, encrypted: false, receiveFile: receiveFile)
+                                receiveFileIfValidSize(file: file, receiveFile: receiveFile)
                            case .rcvAccepted:
                                switch file.fileProtocol {
                                case .xftp:
@@ -73,6 +83,7 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
                                        title: "Waiting for video",
                                        message: "Video will be received when your contact is online, please wait or check later!"
                                    )
+                                case .local: ()
                                }
                            case .rcvTransfer: () // ?
                            case .rcvComplete: () // ?
@@ -86,7 +97,7 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
            }
            if let file = file, case .rcvInvitation = file.fileStatus {
                Button {
-                    receiveFileIfValidSize(file: file, encrypted: false, receiveFile: receiveFile)
+                    receiveFileIfValidSize(file: file, receiveFile: receiveFile)
                } label: {
                    playPauseIcon("play.fill")
                }
@@ -94,12 +105,46 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
        }
    }

+    private func videoViewEncrypted(_ file: CIFile, _ defaultPreview: UIImage, _ duration: Int) -> some View {
+        return ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
+            ZStack(alignment: .center) {
+                let canBePlayed = !chatItem.chatDir.sent || file.fileStatus == CIFileStatus.sndComplete || (file.fileStatus == .sndStored && file.fileProtocol == .local)
+                imageView(defaultPreview)
+                .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $showFullScreenPlayer) {
+                    if let decrypted = urlDecrypted {
+                        fullScreenPlayer(decrypted)
+                    }
+                }
+                .onTapGesture {
+                    decrypt(file: file) {
+                        showFullScreenPlayer = urlDecrypted != nil
+                    }
+                }
+                if !decryptionInProgress {
+                    Button {
+                        decrypt(file: file) {
+                            if let decrypted = urlDecrypted {
+                                videoPlaying = true
+                                player?.play()
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } label: {
+                        playPauseIcon(canBePlayed ? "play.fill" : "play.slash")
+                    }
+                    .disabled(!canBePlayed)
+                } else {
+                    videoDecryptionProgress()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    private func videoView(_ player: AVPlayer, _ url: URL, _ file: CIFile, _ preview: UIImage, _ duration: Int) -> some View {
        let w = preview.size.width <= preview.size.height ? maxWidth * 0.75 : maxWidth
        DispatchQueue.main.async { videoWidth = w }
        return ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
            ZStack(alignment: .center) {
-                let canBePlayed = !chatItem.chatDir.sent || file.fileStatus == CIFileStatus.sndComplete
+                let canBePlayed = !chatItem.chatDir.sent || file.fileStatus == CIFileStatus.sndComplete || (file.fileStatus == .sndStored && file.fileProtocol == .local)
                VideoPlayerView(player: player, url: url, showControls: false)
                .frame(width: w, height: w * preview.size.height / preview.size.width)
                .onChange(of: m.stopPreviousRecPlay) { playingUrl in
@@ -157,6 +202,16 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
        .clipShape(Circle())
    }

+    private func videoDecryptionProgress(_ color: Color = .white) -> some View {
+        ProgressView()
+            .progressViewStyle(.circular)
+            .frame(width: 12, height: 12)
+            .tint(color)
+            .frame(width: 40, height: 40)
+            .background(Color.black.opacity(0.35))
+            .clipShape(Circle())
+    }
+
    private func durationProgress() -> some View {
        HStack {
            Text("\(durationText(videoPlaying ? progress : duration))")
@@ -200,11 +255,13 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
                switch file.fileProtocol {
                case .xftp: progressView()
                case .smp: EmptyView()
+                case .local: EmptyView()
                }
            case let .sndTransfer(sndProgress, sndTotal):
                switch file.fileProtocol {
                case .xftp: progressCircle(sndProgress, sndTotal)
                case .smp: progressView()
+                case .local: EmptyView()
                }
            case .sndComplete: fileIcon("checkmark", 10, 13)
            case .sndCancelled: fileIcon("xmark", 10, 13)
@@ -255,10 +312,10 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
    }

    // TODO encrypt: where file size is checked?
-    private func receiveFileIfValidSize(file: CIFile, encrypted: Bool, receiveFile: @escaping (User, Int64, Bool, Bool) async -> Void) {
+    private func receiveFileIfValidSize(file: CIFile, receiveFile: @escaping (User, Int64, Bool) async -> Void) {
        Task {
            if let user = m.currentUser {
-                await receiveFile(user, file.fileId, encrypted, false)
+                await receiveFile(user, file.fileId, false)
            }
        }
    }
@@ -294,6 +351,14 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
                    m.stopPreviousRecPlay = url
                    if let player = fullPlayer {
                        player.play()
+                        var played = false
+                        publisher = player.publisher(for: \.timeControlStatus).sink { status in
+                            if played || status == .playing {
+                                AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(status == .playing)
+                                AudioPlayer.changeAudioSession(status == .playing)
+                            }
+                            played = status == .playing
+                        }
                        fullScreenTimeObserver = NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: .AVPlayerItemDidPlayToEndTime, object: player.currentItem, queue: .main) { _ in
                            player.seek(to: CMTime.zero)
                            player.play()
@@ -308,6 +373,23 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
                fullScreenTimeObserver = nil
                fullPlayer?.pause()
                fullPlayer?.seek(to: CMTime.zero)
+                publisher?.cancel()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func decrypt(file: CIFile, completed: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
+        if decryptionInProgress { return }
+        decryptionInProgress = true
+        Task {
+            urlDecrypted = await file.fileSource?.decryptedGetOrCreate(&ChatModel.shared.filesToDelete)
+            await MainActor.run {
+                if let decrypted = urlDecrypted {
+                    player = VideoPlayerView.getOrCreatePlayer(decrypted, false)
+                    fullPlayer = AVPlayer(url: decrypted)
+                }
+                decryptionInProgress = true
+                completed?()
            }
        }
    }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVoiceView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVoiceView.swift
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ struct VoiceMessagePlayer: View {
        Button {
            Task {
                if let user = chatModel.currentUser {
-                    await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: recordingFile.fileId, encrypted: privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get())
+                    await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: recordingFile.fileId)
                }
            }
        } label: {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/FramedItemView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import SimpleXChat

+let notesChatColorLight = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.27, green: 0.72, blue: 1, opacity: 0.21)
+let notesChatColorDark = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.27, green: 0.72, blue: 1, opacity: 0.19)
 let sentColorLight = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.27, green: 0.72, blue: 1, opacity: 0.12)
 let sentColorDark = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.27, green: 0.72, blue: 1, opacity: 0.17)
 private let sentQuoteColorLight = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.27, green: 0.72, blue: 1, opacity: 0.11)
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
    @State var metaColor = Color.secondary
    @State var showFullScreenImage = false
    @Binding var allowMenu: Bool
-    
+    @State private var showSecrets = false
+    @State private var showQuoteSecrets = false
+
    @Binding var audioPlayer: AudioPlayer?
    @Binding var playbackState: VoiceMessagePlaybackState
    @Binding var playbackTime: TimeInterval?
@@ -42,7 +46,9 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
                        framedItemHeader(icon: "flag", caption: Text("moderated by \(byGroupMember.displayName)").italic())
                    case .blocked:
                        framedItemHeader(icon: "hand.raised", caption: Text("blocked").italic())
-                    default:
+                    case .blockedByAdmin:
+                        framedItemHeader(icon: "hand.raised", caption: Text("blocked by admin").italic())
+                    case .deleted:
                        framedItemHeader(icon: "trash", caption: Text("marked deleted").italic())
                    }
                } else if chatItem.meta.isLive {
@@ -252,10 +258,12 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
    }
    
    private func ciQuotedMsgTextView(_ qi: CIQuote, lines: Int) -> some View {
-        MsgContentView(chat: chat, text: qi.text, formattedText: qi.formattedText)
-            .lineLimit(lines)
-            .font(.subheadline)
-            .padding(.bottom, 6)
+        toggleSecrets(qi.formattedText, $showQuoteSecrets,
+            MsgContentView(chat: chat, text: qi.text, formattedText: qi.formattedText, showSecrets: showQuoteSecrets)
+                .lineLimit(lines)
+                .font(.subheadline)
+                .padding(.bottom, 6)
+        )
    }

    private func ciQuoteIconView(_ image: String) -> some View {
@@ -278,13 +286,15 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
    @ViewBuilder private func ciMsgContentView(_ ci: ChatItem) -> some View {
        let text = ci.meta.isLive ? ci.content.msgContent?.text ?? ci.text : ci.text
        let rtl = isRightToLeft(text)
-        let v = MsgContentView(
+        let ft = text == "" ? [] : ci.formattedText
+        let v = toggleSecrets(ft, $showSecrets, MsgContentView(
            chat: chat,
            text: text,
-            formattedText: text == "" ? [] : ci.formattedText,
+            formattedText: ft,
            meta: ci.meta,
-            rightToLeft: rtl
-        )
+            rightToLeft: rtl,
+            showSecrets: showSecrets
+        ))
        .multilineTextAlignment(rtl ? .trailing : .leading)
        .padding(.vertical, 6)
        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
@@ -298,7 +308,7 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
            v
        }
    }
-    
+
    @ViewBuilder private func ciFileView(_ ci: ChatItem, _ text: String) -> some View {
        CIFileView(file: chatItem.file, edited: chatItem.meta.itemEdited)
            .overlay(DetermineWidth())
@@ -318,6 +328,14 @@ struct FramedItemView: View {
    }
 }

+@ViewBuilder func toggleSecrets<V: View>(_ ft: [FormattedText]?, _ showSecrets: Binding<Bool>, _ v: V) -> some View {
+    if let ft = ft, ft.contains(where: { $0.isSecret }) {
+        v.onTapGesture { showSecrets.wrappedValue.toggle() }
+    } else {
+        v
+    }
+}
+
 func isRightToLeft(_ s: String) -> Bool {
    if let lang = CFStringTokenizerCopyBestStringLanguage(s as CFString, CFRange(location: 0, length: min(s.count, 80))) {
        return NSLocale.characterDirection(forLanguage: lang as String) == .rightToLeft
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/MarkedDeletedItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/MarkedDeletedItemView.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct MarkedDeletedItemView: View {
           var i = m.getChatItemIndex(chatItem) {
            var moderated = 0
            var blocked = 0
+            var blockedByAdmin = 0
            var deleted = 0
            var moderatedBy: Set<String> = []
            while i < m.reversedChatItems.count,
@@ -44,16 +45,19 @@ struct MarkedDeletedItemView: View {
                    moderated += 1
                    moderatedBy.insert(byGroupMember.displayName)
                case .blocked: blocked += 1
+                case .blockedByAdmin: blockedByAdmin += 1
                case .deleted: deleted += 1
                }
                i += 1
            }
-            let total = moderated + blocked + deleted
+            let total = moderated + blocked + blockedByAdmin + deleted
            return total <= 1
            ? markedDeletedText
            : total == moderated
            ? "\(total) messages moderated by \(moderatedBy.joined(separator: ", "))"
-            : total == blocked
+            : total == blockedByAdmin
+            ? "\(total) messages blocked by admin"
+            : total == blocked + blockedByAdmin
            ? "\(total) messages blocked"
            : "\(total) messages marked deleted"
        } else {
@@ -61,11 +65,14 @@ struct MarkedDeletedItemView: View {
        }
    }

+    // same texts are in markedDeletedText in ChatPreviewView, but it returns String;
+    // can be refactored into a single function if functions calling these are changed to return same type
    var markedDeletedText: LocalizedStringKey {
        switch chatItem.meta.itemDeleted {
        case let .moderated(_, byGroupMember): "moderated by \(byGroupMember.displayName)"
        case .blocked: "blocked"
-        default: "marked deleted"
+        case .blockedByAdmin: "blocked by admin"
+        case .deleted, nil: "marked deleted"
        }
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/MsgContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/MsgContentView.swift
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import SwiftUI
 import SimpleXChat

-private let uiLinkColor = UIColor(red: 0, green: 0.533, blue: 1, alpha: 1)
+let uiLinkColor = UIColor(red: 0, green: 0.533, blue: 1, alpha: 1)

 private let noTyping = Text("   ")

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct MsgContentView: View {
    var sender: String? = nil
    var meta: CIMeta? = nil
    var rightToLeft = false
+    var showSecrets: Bool
    @State private var typingIdx = 0
    @State private var timer: Timer?

@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ struct MsgContentView: View {
    }

    private func msgContentView() -> Text {
-        var v = messageText(text, formattedText, sender)
+        var v = messageText(text, formattedText, sender, showSecrets: showSecrets)
        if let mt = meta {
            if mt.isLive {
                v = v + typingIndicator(mt.recent)
@@ -84,14 +85,14 @@ struct MsgContentView: View {
    }
 }

-func messageText(_ text: String, _ formattedText: [FormattedText]?, _ sender: String?, icon: String? = nil, preview: Bool = false) -> Text {
+func messageText(_ text: String, _ formattedText: [FormattedText]?, _ sender: String?, icon: String? = nil, preview: Bool = false, showSecrets: Bool) -> Text {
    let s = text
    var res: Text
    if let ft = formattedText, ft.count > 0 && ft.count <= 200 {
-        res = formatText(ft[0], preview)
+        res = formatText(ft[0], preview, showSecret: showSecrets)
        var i = 1
        while i < ft.count {
-            res = res + formatText(ft[i], preview)
+            res = res + formatText(ft[i], preview, showSecret: showSecrets)
            i = i + 1
        }
    } else {
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func messageText(_ text: String, _ formattedText: [FormattedText]?, _ sender: St
    }
 }

-private func formatText(_ ft: FormattedText, _ preview: Bool) -> Text {
+private func formatText(_ ft: FormattedText, _ preview: Bool, showSecret: Bool) -> Text {
    let t = ft.text
    if let f = ft.format {
        switch (f) {
@@ -118,7 +119,13 @@ private func formatText(_ ft: FormattedText, _ preview: Bool) -> Text {
        case .italic: return Text(t).italic()
        case .strikeThrough: return Text(t).strikethrough()
        case .snippet: return Text(t).font(.body.monospaced())
-        case .secret: return Text(t).foregroundColor(.clear).underline(color: .primary)
+        case .secret: return
+            showSecret
+            ? Text(t)
+            : Text(AttributedString(t, attributes: AttributeContainer([
+                .foregroundColor: UIColor.clear as Any,
+                .backgroundColor: UIColor.secondarySystemFill as Any
+            ])))
        case let .colored(color): return Text(t).foregroundColor(color.uiColor)
        case .uri: return linkText(t, t, preview, prefix: "")
        case let .simplexLink(linkType, simplexUri, smpHosts):
@@ -144,7 +151,7 @@ private func linkText(_ s: String, _ link: String, _ preview: Bool, prefix: Stri
    ]))).underline()
 }

-private func simplexLinkText(_ linkType: SimplexLinkType, _ smpHosts: [String]) -> String {
+func simplexLinkText(_ linkType: SimplexLinkType, _ smpHosts: [String]) -> String {
    linkType.description + " " + "(via \(smpHosts.first ?? "?"))"
 }

@@ -156,7 +163,8 @@ struct MsgContentView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
            text: chatItem.text,
            formattedText: chatItem.formattedText,
            sender: chatItem.memberDisplayName,
-            meta: chatItem.meta
+            meta: chatItem.meta,
+            showSecrets: false
        )
        .environmentObject(Chat.sampleData)
    }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemInfoView.swift
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
    }

    private var title: String {
-        ci.chatDir.sent
+        ci.localNote
+        ? NSLocalizedString("Saved message", comment: "message info title")
+        : ci.chatDir.sent
        ? NSLocalizedString("Sent message", comment: "message info title")
        : NSLocalizedString("Received message", comment: "message info title")
    }
@@ -110,7 +112,11 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
                .bold()
                .padding(.bottom)

-            infoRow("Sent at", localTimestamp(meta.itemTs))
+            if ci.localNote {
+                infoRow("Created at", localTimestamp(meta.itemTs))
+            } else {
+                infoRow("Sent at", localTimestamp(meta.itemTs))
+            }
            if !ci.chatDir.sent {
                infoRow("Received at", localTimestamp(meta.createdAt))
            }
@@ -168,7 +174,6 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
    @ViewBuilder private func itemVersionView(_ itemVersion: ChatItemVersion, _ maxWidth: CGFloat, current: Bool) -> some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
            textBubble(itemVersion.msgContent.text, itemVersion.formattedText, nil)
-                .allowsHitTesting(false)
                .padding(.horizontal, 12)
                .padding(.vertical, 6)
                .background(chatItemFrameColor(ci, colorScheme))
@@ -198,7 +203,7 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {

    @ViewBuilder private func textBubble(_ text: String, _ formattedText: [FormattedText]?, _ sender: String? = nil) -> some View {
        if text != "" {
-            messageText(text, formattedText, sender)
+            TextBubble(text: text, formattedText: formattedText, sender: sender)
        } else {
            Text("no text")
                .italic()
@@ -206,6 +211,17 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
        }
    }

+    private struct TextBubble: View {
+        var text: String
+        var formattedText: [FormattedText]?
+        var sender: String? = nil
+        @State private var showSecrets = false
+
+        var body: some View {
+            toggleSecrets(formattedText, $showSecrets, messageText(text, formattedText, sender, showSecrets: showSecrets))
+        }
+    }
+
    @ViewBuilder private func quoteTab(_ qi: CIQuote) -> some View {
        GeometryReader { g in
            let maxWidth = (g.size.width - 32) * 0.84
@@ -227,7 +243,6 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
    @ViewBuilder private func quotedMsgView(_ qi: CIQuote, _ maxWidth: CGFloat) -> some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
            textBubble(qi.text, qi.formattedText, qi.getSender(nil))
-                .allowsHitTesting(false)
                .padding(.horizontal, 12)
                .padding(.vertical, 6)
                .background(quotedMsgFrameColor(qi, colorScheme))
@@ -341,7 +356,12 @@ struct ChatItemInfoView: View {
    private func itemInfoShareText() -> String {
        let meta = ci.meta
        var shareText: [String] = [String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("# %@", comment: "copied message info title, # <title>"), title), ""]
-        shareText += [String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("Sent at: %@", comment: "copied message info"), localTimestamp(meta.itemTs))]
+        shareText += [String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+            ci.localNote
+                ? NSLocalizedString("Created at: %@", comment: "copied message info")
+                : NSLocalizedString("Sent at: %@", comment: "copied message info"),
+            localTimestamp(meta.itemTs))
+        ]
        if !ci.chatDir.sent {
            shareText += [String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("Received at: %@", comment: "copied message info"), localTimestamp(meta.createdAt))]
        }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemView.swift
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ struct ChatItemContentView<Content: View>: View {
        case let .rcvGroupFeatureRejected(feature): chatFeatureView(feature, .red)
        case .sndModerated: deletedItemView()
        case .rcvModerated: deletedItemView()
+        case .rcvBlocked: deletedItemView()
        case let .invalidJSON(json): CIInvalidJSONView(json: json)
        }
    }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                    connectionStats = stats
                                    customUserProfile = profile
                                    connectionCode = code
-                                    if contact.activeConn.connectionCode != ct.activeConn.connectionCode {
+                                    if contact.activeConn?.connectionCode != ct.activeConn?.connectionCode {
                                        chat.chatInfo = .direct(contact: ct)
                                    }
                                }
@@ -151,18 +151,21 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                            )
                        )
                    }
+                } else if case .local = cInfo {
+                    ChatInfoToolbar(chat: chat)
                }
            }
            ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
                switch cInfo {
                case let .direct(contact):
                    HStack {
-                        if contact.allowsFeature(.calls) {
+                        let callsPrefEnabled = contact.mergedPreferences.calls.enabled.forUser
+                        if callsPrefEnabled {
                            callButton(contact, .audio, imageName: "phone")
                                .disabled(!contact.ready || !contact.active)
                        }
                        Menu {
-                            if contact.allowsFeature(.calls) {
+                            if callsPrefEnabled {
                                Button {
                                    CallController.shared.startCall(contact, .video)
                                } label: {
@@ -205,6 +208,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                            Image(systemName: "ellipsis")
                        }
                    }
+                case .local:
+                    searchButton()
                default:
                    EmptyView()
                }
@@ -250,8 +255,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
    }

    private func searchToolbar() -> some View {
-        HStack {
-            HStack {
+        HStack(spacing: 12) {
+            HStack(spacing: 4) {
                Image(systemName: "magnifyingglass")
                TextField("Search", text: $searchText)
                    .focused($searchFocussed)
@@ -264,9 +269,9 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                    Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill").opacity(searchText == "" ? 0 : 1)
                }
            }
-            .padding(EdgeInsets(top: 8, leading: 6, bottom: 8, trailing: 6))
+            .padding(EdgeInsets(top: 7, leading: 7, bottom: 7, trailing: 7))
            .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-            .background(Color(.secondarySystemBackground))
+            .background(Color(.tertiarySystemFill))
            .cornerRadius(10.0)

            Button ("Cancel") {
@@ -636,7 +641,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                    Button("Delete for me", role: .destructive) {
                        deleteMessage(.cidmInternal)
                    }
-                    if let di = deletingItem, di.meta.editable {
+                    if let di = deletingItem, di.meta.editable && !di.localNote {
                        Button(broadcastDeleteButtonText, role: .destructive) {
                            deleteMessage(.cidmBroadcast)
                        }
@@ -720,12 +725,17 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                    }
                    menu.append(rm)
                }
-                if ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil && !ci.isLiveDummy && !live {
+                if ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil && !ci.isLiveDummy && !live && !ci.localNote {
                    menu.append(replyUIAction(ci))
                }
-                menu.append(shareUIAction(ci))
-                menu.append(copyUIAction(ci))
-                if let fileSource = getLoadedFileSource(ci.file) {
+                let fileSource = getLoadedFileSource(ci.file)
+                let fileExists = if let fs = fileSource, FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: getAppFilePath(fs.filePath).path) { true } else { false }
+                let copyAndShareAllowed = !ci.content.text.isEmpty || (ci.content.msgContent?.isImage == true && fileExists)
+                if copyAndShareAllowed {
+                    menu.append(shareUIAction(ci))
+                    menu.append(copyUIAction(ci))
+                }
+                if let fileSource = fileSource, fileExists {
                    if case .image = ci.content.msgContent, let image = getLoadedImage(ci.file) {
                        if image.imageData != nil {
                            menu.append(saveFileAction(fileSource))
@@ -739,13 +749,15 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                if ci.meta.editable && !mc.isVoice && !live {
                    menu.append(editAction(ci))
                }
-                menu.append(viewInfoUIAction(ci))
+                if !ci.isLiveDummy {
+                    menu.append(viewInfoUIAction(ci))
+                }
                if revealed {
                    menu.append(hideUIAction())
                }
-                if ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil,
+                if ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil && !ci.localNote,
                   let file = ci.file,
-                   let cancelAction = file.cancelAction  {
+                   let cancelAction = file.cancelAction {
                    menu.append(cancelFileUIAction(file.fileId, cancelAction))
                }
                if !live || !ci.meta.isLive {
@@ -767,7 +779,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
            } else if ci.isDeletedContent {
                menu.append(viewInfoUIAction(ci))
                menu.append(deleteUIAction(ci))
-            } else if ci.mergeCategory != nil {
+            } else if ci.mergeCategory != nil && ((range?.count ?? 0) > 1 || revealed) {
                menu.append(revealed ? shrinkUIAction() : expandUIAction())
            }
            return menu
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct ComposeState {

    var sendEnabled: Bool {
        switch preview {
-        case .mediaPreviews: return true
+        case let .mediaPreviews(media): return !media.isEmpty
        case .voicePreview: return voiceMessageRecordingState == .finished
        case .filePreview: return true
        default: return !message.isEmpty || liveMessage != nil
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                            sendMessage(ttl: ttl)
                            resetLinkPreview()
                        },
-                        sendLiveMessage: sendLiveMessage,
+                        sendLiveMessage: chat.chatInfo.chatType != .local ? sendLiveMessage : nil,
                        updateLiveMessage: updateLiveMessage,
                        cancelLiveMessage: {
                            composeState.liveMessage = nil
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
            }
        }
        .sheet(isPresented: $showMediaPicker) {
-            LibraryMediaListPicker(media: $chosenMedia, selectionLimit: 10) { itemsSelected in
-                showMediaPicker = false
-                if itemsSelected {
-                    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            LibraryMediaListPicker(addMedia: addMediaContent, selectionLimit: 10, finishedPreprocessing: finishedPreprocessingMediaContent) { itemsSelected in
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    showMediaPicker = false
+                    if itemsSelected {
                        composeState = composeState.copy(preview: .mediaPreviews(mediaPreviews: []))
                    }
                }
@@ -488,6 +488,30 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
        }
    }

+    private func addMediaContent(_ content: UploadContent) async {
+        if let img = resizeImageToStrSize(content.uiImage, maxDataSize: 14000) {
+            var newMedia: [(String, UploadContent?)] = []
+            if case var .mediaPreviews(media) = composeState.preview {
+                media.append((img, content))
+                newMedia = media
+            } else {
+                newMedia = [(img, content)]
+            }
+            await MainActor.run {
+                composeState = composeState.copy(preview: .mediaPreviews(mediaPreviews: newMedia))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // When error occurs while converting video, remove media preview
+    private func finishedPreprocessingMediaContent() {
+        if case let .mediaPreviews(media) = composeState.preview, media.isEmpty {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                composeState = composeState.copy(preview: .noPreview)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    private var maxFileSize: Int64 {
        getMaxFileSize(.xftp)
    }
@@ -665,7 +689,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                let file = voiceCryptoFile(recordingFileName)
                sent = await send(.voice(text: msgText, duration: duration), quoted: quoted, file: file, ttl: ttl)
            case let .filePreview(_, file):
-                if let savedFile = saveFileFromURL(file, encrypted: privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get()) {
+                if let savedFile = saveFileFromURL(file) {
                    sent = await send(.file(msgText), quoted: quoted, file: savedFile, live: live, ttl: ttl)
                }
            }
@@ -768,15 +792,17 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
        }

        func send(_ mc: MsgContent, quoted: Int64?, file: CryptoFile? = nil, live: Bool = false, ttl: Int?) async -> ChatItem? {
-            if let chatItem = await apiSendMessage(
-                type: chat.chatInfo.chatType,
-                id: chat.chatInfo.apiId,
-                file: file,
-                quotedItemId: quoted,
-                msg: mc,
-                live: live,
-                ttl: ttl
-            ) {
+            if let chatItem = chat.chatInfo.chatType == .local
+                ? await apiCreateChatItem(noteFolderId: chat.chatInfo.apiId, file: file, msg: mc)
+                : await apiSendMessage(
+                    type: chat.chatInfo.chatType,
+                    id: chat.chatInfo.apiId,
+                    file: file,
+                    quotedItemId: quoted,
+                    msg: mc,
+                    live: live,
+                    ttl: ttl
+                ) {
                await MainActor.run {
                    chatModel.removeLiveDummy(animated: false)
                    chatModel.addChatItem(chat.chatInfo, chatItem)
@@ -952,6 +978,9 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
    }

    private func cancelLinkPreview() {
+        if let pendingLink = pendingLinkUrl?.absoluteString {
+            cancelledLinks.insert(pendingLink)
+        }
        if let uri = composeState.linkPreview?.uri.absoluteString {
            cancelledLinks.insert(uri)
        }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ struct ContextItemView: View {
        MsgContentView(
            chat: chat,
            text: contextItem.text,
-            formattedText: contextItem.formattedText
+            formattedText: contextItem.formattedText,
+            showSecrets: false
        )
        .multilineTextAlignment(isRightToLeft(contextItem.text) ? .trailing : .leading)
        .lineLimit(lines)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ContactPreferencesView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ContactPreferencesView.swift
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ struct ContactPreferencesView: View {

    private func featureFooter(_ feature: ChatFeature, _ enabled: FeatureEnabled) -> some View {
        Text(feature.enabledDescription(enabled))
-        .frame(height: 36, alignment: .topLeading)
    }

    private func savePreferences() {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/AddGroupMembersView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/AddGroupMembersView.swift
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct AddGroupMembersViewCommon: View {
    private func rolePicker() -> some View {
        Picker("New member role", selection: $selectedRole) {
            ForEach(GroupMemberRole.allCases) { role in
-                if role <= groupInfo.membership.memberRole {
+                if role <= groupInfo.membership.memberRole && role != .author {
                    Text(role.text)
                }
            }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupChatInfoView.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
    @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
    @Binding var groupInfo: GroupInfo
-    @ObservedObject private var alertManager = AlertManager.shared
    @State private var alert: GroupChatInfoViewAlert? = nil
    @State private var groupLink: String?
    @State private var groupLinkMemberRole: GroupMemberRole = .member
@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
        case largeGroupReceiptsDisabled
        case blockMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
        case unblockMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
+        case blockForAllAlert(mem: GroupMember)
+        case unblockForAllAlert(mem: GroupMember)
        case removeMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
        case error(title: LocalizedStringKey, error: LocalizedStringKey)

@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
            case .largeGroupReceiptsDisabled: return "largeGroupReceiptsDisabled"
            case let .blockMemberAlert(mem): return "blockMemberAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
            case let .unblockMemberAlert(mem): return "unblockMemberAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
+            case let .blockForAllAlert(mem): return "blockForAllAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
+            case let .unblockForAllAlert(mem): return "unblockForAllAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
            case let .removeMemberAlert(mem): return "removeMemberAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
            case let .error(title, _): return "error \(title)"
            }
@@ -144,6 +147,8 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
            case .largeGroupReceiptsDisabled: return largeGroupReceiptsDisabledAlert()
            case let .blockMemberAlert(mem): return blockMemberAlert(groupInfo, mem)
            case let .unblockMemberAlert(mem): return unblockMemberAlert(groupInfo, mem)
+            case let .blockForAllAlert(mem): return blockForAllAlert(groupInfo, mem)
+            case let .unblockForAllAlert(mem): return unblockForAllAlert(groupInfo, mem)
            case let .removeMemberAlert(mem): return removeMemberAlert(mem)
            case let .error(title, error): return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(error))
            }
@@ -227,13 +232,10 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                }
                Spacer()
-                let role = member.memberRole
-                if role == .owner || role == .admin {
-                    Text(member.memberRole.text)
-                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                }
+                memberInfo(member)
            }

+            // revert from this:
            if user {
                v
            } else if member.canBeRemoved(groupInfo: groupInfo) {
@@ -241,6 +243,43 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
            } else {
                blockSwipe(member, v)
            }
+            // revert to this: vvv
+//            if user {
+//                v
+//            } else if groupInfo.membership.memberRole >= .admin {
+//                // TODO if there are more actions, refactor with lists of swipeActions
+//                let canBlockForAll = member.canBlockForAll(groupInfo: groupInfo)
+//                let canRemove = member.canBeRemoved(groupInfo: groupInfo)
+//                if canBlockForAll && canRemove {
+//                    removeSwipe(member, blockForAllSwipe(member, v))
+//                } else if canBlockForAll {
+//                    blockForAllSwipe(member, v)
+//                } else if canRemove {
+//                    removeSwipe(member, v)
+//                } else {
+//                    v
+//                }
+//            } else {
+//                if !member.blockedByAdmin {
+//                    blockSwipe(member, v)
+//                } else {
+//                    v
+//                }
+//            }
+            // ^^^
+        }
+
+        @ViewBuilder private func memberInfo(_ member: GroupMember) -> some View {
+            if member.blocked {
+                Text("blocked")
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+            } else {
+                let role = member.memberRole
+                if [.owner, .admin, .observer].contains(role) {
+                    Text(member.memberRole.text)
+                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
        }

        private func blockSwipe<V: View>(_ member: GroupMember, _ v: V) -> some View {
@@ -261,6 +300,24 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {
            }
        }

+        private func blockForAllSwipe<V: View>(_ member: GroupMember, _ v: V) -> some View {
+            v.swipeActions(edge: .leading) {
+                if member.blockedByAdmin {
+                    Button {
+                        alert = .unblockForAllAlert(mem: member)
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Unblock for all", systemImage: "hand.raised.slash").foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Button {
+                        alert = .blockForAllAlert(mem: member)
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Block for all", systemImage: "hand.raised").foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
        private func removeSwipe<V: View>(_ member: GroupMember, _ v: V) -> some View {
            v.swipeActions(edge: .trailing) {
                Button(role: .destructive) {
@@ -313,7 +370,11 @@ struct GroupChatInfoView: View {

    private func addOrEditWelcomeMessage() -> some View {
        NavigationLink {
-            GroupWelcomeView(groupId: groupInfo.groupId, groupInfo: $groupInfo)
+            GroupWelcomeView(
+                groupInfo: $groupInfo,
+                groupProfile: groupInfo.groupProfile,
+                welcomeText: groupInfo.groupProfile.description ?? ""
+            )
            .navigationTitle("Welcome message")
            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
        } label: {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupLinkView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupLinkView.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct GroupLinkView: View {
    var linkCreatedCb: (() -> Void)? = nil
    @State private var creatingLink = false
    @State private var alert: GroupLinkAlert?
+    @State private var shouldCreate = true

    private enum GroupLinkAlert: Identifiable {
        case deleteLink
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ struct GroupLinkView: View {
                    }
                    .frame(height: 36)
                    SimpleXLinkQRCode(uri: groupLink)
+                        .id("simplex-qrcode-view-for-\(groupLink)")
                    Button {
                        showShareSheet(items: [simplexChatLink(groupLink)])
                    } label: {
@@ -125,9 +127,10 @@ struct GroupLinkView: View {
                }
            }
            .onAppear {
-                if groupLink == nil && !creatingLink {
+                if groupLink == nil && !creatingLink && shouldCreate {
                    createGroupLink()
                }
+                shouldCreate = false
            }
        }
    }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupMemberInfoView.swift
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
    enum GroupMemberInfoViewAlert: Identifiable {
        case blockMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
        case unblockMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
+        case blockForAllAlert(mem: GroupMember)
+        case unblockForAllAlert(mem: GroupMember)
        case removeMemberAlert(mem: GroupMember)
        case changeMemberRoleAlert(mem: GroupMember, role: GroupMemberRole)
        case switchAddressAlert
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
            switch self {
            case let .blockMemberAlert(mem): return "blockMemberAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
            case let .unblockMemberAlert(mem): return "unblockMemberAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
+            case let .blockForAllAlert(mem): return "blockForAllAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
+            case let .unblockForAllAlert(mem): return "unblockForAllAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
            case let .removeMemberAlert(mem): return "removeMemberAlert \(mem.groupMemberId)"
            case let .changeMemberRoleAlert(mem, role): return "changeMemberRoleAlert \(mem.groupMemberId) \(role.rawValue)"
            case .switchAddressAlert: return "switchAddressAlert"
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
                        }
                    }

+                    // revert from this:
                    Section {
                        if member.memberSettings.showMessages {
                            blockMemberButton(member)
@@ -171,9 +176,16 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
                            unblockMemberButton(member)
                        }
                        if member.canBeRemoved(groupInfo: groupInfo) {
-                                removeMemberButton(member)
+                            removeMemberButton(member)
                        }
                    }
+                    // revert to this: vvv
+//                    if groupInfo.membership.memberRole >= .admin {
+//                        adminDestructiveSection(member)
+//                    } else {
+//                        nonAdminBlockSection(member)
+//                    }
+                    // ^^^

                    if developerTools {
                        Section("For console") {
@@ -188,17 +200,19 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
                        // 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)
-                        _ = chatModel.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, mem)
-                        connectionStats = stats
-                        connectionCode = code
-                    } catch let error {
-                        logger.error("apiGroupMemberInfo or apiGetGroupMemberCode error: \(responseError(error))")
-                    }
                    justOpened = false
+                    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                        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)
+                            _ = chatModel.upsertGroupMember(groupInfo, mem)
+                            connectionStats = stats
+                            connectionCode = code
+                        } catch let error {
+                            logger.error("apiGroupMemberInfo or apiGetGroupMemberCode error: \(responseError(error))")
+                        }
+                    }
                }
                .onChange(of: newRole) { newRole in
                    if newRole != member.memberRole {
@@ -214,6 +228,8 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
                switch(alertItem) {
                case let .blockMemberAlert(mem): return blockMemberAlert(groupInfo, mem)
                case let .unblockMemberAlert(mem): return unblockMemberAlert(groupInfo, mem)
+                case let .blockForAllAlert(mem): return blockForAllAlert(groupInfo, mem)
+                case let .unblockForAllAlert(mem): return unblockForAllAlert(groupInfo, mem)
                case let .removeMemberAlert(mem): return removeMemberAlert(mem)
                case let .changeMemberRoleAlert(mem, _): return changeMemberRoleAlert(mem)
                case .switchAddressAlert: return switchAddressAlert(switchMemberAddress)
@@ -383,6 +399,55 @@ struct GroupMemberInfoView: View {
        }
    }

+    @ViewBuilder private func adminDestructiveSection(_ mem: GroupMember) -> some View {
+        let canBlockForAll = mem.canBlockForAll(groupInfo: groupInfo)
+        let canRemove = mem.canBeRemoved(groupInfo: groupInfo)
+        if canBlockForAll || canRemove {
+            Section {
+                if canBlockForAll {
+                    if mem.blockedByAdmin {
+                        unblockForAllButton(mem)
+                    } else {
+                        blockForAllButton(mem)
+                    }
+                }
+                if canRemove {
+                    removeMemberButton(mem)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func nonAdminBlockSection(_ mem: GroupMember) -> some View {
+        Section {
+            if mem.blockedByAdmin {
+                Label("Blocked by admin", systemImage: "hand.raised")
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+            } else if mem.memberSettings.showMessages {
+                blockMemberButton(mem)
+            } else {
+                unblockMemberButton(mem)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func blockForAllButton(_ mem: GroupMember) -> some View {
+        Button(role: .destructive) {
+            alert = .blockForAllAlert(mem: mem)
+        } label: {
+            Label("Block for all", systemImage: "hand.raised")
+                .foregroundColor(.red)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func unblockForAllButton(_ mem: GroupMember) -> some View {
+        Button {
+            alert = .unblockForAllAlert(mem: mem)
+        } label: {
+            Label("Unblock for all", systemImage: "hand.raised.slash")
+        }
+    }
+
    private func blockMemberButton(_ mem: GroupMember) -> some View {
        Button(role: .destructive) {
            alert = .blockMemberAlert(mem: mem)
@@ -558,6 +623,41 @@ func updateMemberSettings(_ gInfo: GroupInfo, _ member: GroupMember, _ memberSet
    }
 }

+func blockForAllAlert(_ gInfo: GroupInfo, _ mem: GroupMember) -> Alert {
+    Alert(
+        title: Text("Block member for all?"),
+        message: Text("All new messages from \(mem.chatViewName) will be hidden!"),
+        primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Block for all")) {
+            blockMemberForAll(gInfo, mem, true)
+        },
+        secondaryButton: .cancel()
+    )
+}
+
+func unblockForAllAlert(_ gInfo: GroupInfo, _ mem: GroupMember) -> Alert {
+    Alert(
+        title: Text("Unblock member for all?"),
+        message: Text("Messages from \(mem.chatViewName) will be shown!"),
+        primaryButton: .default(Text("Unblock for all")) {
+            blockMemberForAll(gInfo, mem, false)
+        },
+        secondaryButton: .cancel()
+    )
+}
+
+func blockMemberForAll(_ gInfo: GroupInfo, _ member: GroupMember, _ blocked: Bool) {
+    Task {
+        do {
+            let updatedMember = try await apiBlockMemberForAll(gInfo.groupId, member.groupMemberId, blocked)
+            await MainActor.run {
+                _ = ChatModel.shared.upsertGroupMember(gInfo, updatedMember)
+            }
+        } catch let error {
+            logger.error("apiBlockMemberForAll error: \(responseError(error))")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct GroupMemberInfoView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        GroupMemberInfoView(
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupPreferencesView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupPreferencesView.swift
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct GroupPreferencesView: View {
                featureSection(.reactions, $preferences.reactions.enable)
                featureSection(.voice, $preferences.voice.enable)
                featureSection(.files, $preferences.files.enable)
+                featureSection(.history, $preferences.history.enable)

                if groupInfo.canEdit {
                    Section {
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ struct GroupPreferencesView: View {
            }
        } footer: {
            Text(feature.enableDescription(enableFeature.wrappedValue, groupInfo.canEdit))
-                .frame(height: 36, alignment: .topLeading)
        }
    }

--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupProfileView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupProfileView.swift
@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ struct GroupProfileView: View {
            }
        }
        .sheet(isPresented: $showImagePicker) {
-            LibraryImagePicker(image: $chosenImage) {
-                didSelectItem in showImagePicker = false
+            LibraryImagePicker(image: $chosenImage) { _ in
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    showImagePicker = false
+                }
            }
        }
        .onChange(of: chosenImage) { image in
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Group/GroupWelcomeView.swift
@@ -11,29 +11,32 @@ import SimpleXChat

 struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
-    @EnvironmentObject private var m: ChatModel
-    var groupId: Int64
    @Binding var groupInfo: GroupInfo
-    @State private var welcomeText: String = ""
+    @State var groupProfile: GroupProfile
+    @State var welcomeText: String
    @State private var editMode = true
    @FocusState private var keyboardVisible: Bool
    @State private var showSaveDialog = false

+    let maxByteCount = 1200
+
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            if groupInfo.canEdit {
                editorView()
                    .modifier(BackButton {
-                        if welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil) {
+                        if welcomeTextUnchanged() {
                            dismiss()
                        } else {
                            showSaveDialog = true
                        }
                    })
-                    .confirmationDialog("Save welcome message?", isPresented: $showSaveDialog) {
-                        Button("Save and update group profile") {
-                            save()
-                            dismiss()
+                    .confirmationDialog(
+                        welcomeTextFitsLimit() ? "Save welcome message?" : "Welcome message is too long",
+                        isPresented: $showSaveDialog
+                    ) {
+                        if welcomeTextFitsLimit() {
+                            Button("Save and update group profile") { save() }
                        }
                        Button("Exit without saving") { dismiss() }
                    }
@@ -47,15 +50,15 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
            }
        }
        .onAppear {
-            welcomeText = groupInfo.groupProfile.description ?? ""
-            keyboardVisible = true
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
+                keyboardVisible = true
+            }
        }
    }

    private func textPreview() -> some View {
-        messageText(welcomeText, parseSimpleXMarkdown(welcomeText), nil)
-            .allowsHitTesting(false)
-            .frame(minHeight: 140, alignment: .topLeading)
+        messageText(welcomeText, parseSimpleXMarkdown(welcomeText), nil, showSecrets: false)
+            .frame(minHeight: 130, alignment: .topLeading)
            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
    }

@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
                        }
                        .padding(.horizontal, -5)
                        .padding(.top, -8)
-                        .frame(height: 140, alignment: .topLeading)
+                        .frame(height: 130, alignment: .topLeading)
                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                    }
                } else {
@@ -94,6 +97,9 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
                }
                .disabled(welcomeText.isEmpty)
                copyButton()
+            } footer: {
+                Text(!welcomeTextFitsLimit() ? "Message too large" : "")
+                    .foregroundColor(.red)
            }

            Section {
@@ -114,7 +120,15 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
        Button("Save and update group profile") {
            save()
        }
-        .disabled(welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil))
+        .disabled(welcomeTextUnchanged() || !welcomeTextFitsLimit())
+    }
+
+    private func welcomeTextUnchanged() -> Bool {
+        welcomeText == groupInfo.groupProfile.description || (welcomeText == "" && groupInfo.groupProfile.description == nil)
+    }
+
+    private func welcomeTextFitsLimit() -> Bool {
+        chatJsonLength(welcomeText) <= maxByteCount
    }

    private func save() {
@@ -124,11 +138,13 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {
                if welcome?.count == 0 {
                    welcome = nil
                }
-                var groupProfileUpdated = groupInfo.groupProfile
-                groupProfileUpdated.description = welcome
-                groupInfo = try await apiUpdateGroup(groupId, groupProfileUpdated)
-                m.updateGroup(groupInfo)
-                welcomeText = welcome ?? ""
+                groupProfile.description = welcome
+                let gInfo = try await apiUpdateGroup(groupInfo.groupId, groupProfile)
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    groupInfo = gInfo
+                    ChatModel.shared.updateGroup(gInfo)
+                    dismiss()
+                }
            } catch let error {
                logger.error("apiUpdateGroup error: \(responseError(error))")
            }
@@ -138,6 +154,6 @@ struct GroupWelcomeView: View {

 struct GroupWelcomeView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
-        GroupWelcomeView(groupId: 1, groupInfo: Binding.constant(GroupInfo.sampleData))
+        GroupProfileView(groupInfo: Binding.constant(GroupInfo.sampleData), groupProfile: GroupProfile.sampleData)
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ScanCodeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ScanCodeView.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct ScanCodeView: View {

    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
-            CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], completion: processQRCode)
+            CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], scanMode: .oncePerCode, completion: processQRCode)
                .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
                .cornerRadius(12)
            Text("Scan security code from your contact's app.")
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatHelp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatHelp.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 struct ChatHelp: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
    @Binding var showSettings: Bool
-    @State private var showAddChat = false
+    @State private var newChatMenuOption: NewChatMenuOption? = nil

    var body: some View {
        ScrollView { chatHelp() }
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ struct ChatHelp: View {

                HStack(spacing: 8) {
                    Text("Tap button ")
-                    NewChatButton(showAddChat: $showAddChat)
+                    NewChatMenuButton(newChatMenuOption: $newChatMenuOption)
                    Text("above, then choose:")
                }

-                Text("**Create link / QR code** for your contact to use.")
-                Text("**Paste received link** or open it in the browser and tap **Open in mobile app**.")
-                Text("**Scan QR code**: to connect to your contact in person or via video call.")
+                Text("**Add contact**: to create a new invitation link, or connect via a link you received.")
+                Text("**Create group**: to create a new group.")
            }
            .padding(.top, 24)

--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListNavLink.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
    @State private var showContactConnectionInfo = false
    @State private var showInvalidJSON = false
    @State private var showDeleteContactActionSheet = false
+    @State private var showConnectContactViaAddressDialog = false
    @State private var inProgress = false
    @State private var progressByTimeout = false

@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
                contactNavLink(contact)
            case let .group(groupInfo):
                groupNavLink(groupInfo)
+            case let .local(noteFolder):
+                noteFolderNavLink(noteFolder)
            case let .contactRequest(cReq):
                contactRequestNavLink(cReq)
            case let .contactConnection(cConn):
@@ -63,32 +66,52 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
    }

    @ViewBuilder private func contactNavLink(_ contact: Contact) -> some View {
-        NavLinkPlain(
-            tag: chat.chatInfo.id,
-            selection: $chatModel.chatId,
-            label: { ChatPreviewView(chat: chat, progressByTimeout: Binding.constant(false)) }
-        )
-        .swipeActions(edge: .leading, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
-            markReadButton()
-            toggleFavoriteButton()
-            toggleNtfsButton(chat)
-        }
-        .swipeActions(edge: .trailing, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
-            if !chat.chatItems.isEmpty {
-                clearChatButton()
-            }
-            Button {
-                if contact.ready || !contact.active {
-                    showDeleteContactActionSheet = true
-                } else {
-                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(deletePendingContactAlert(chat, contact))
+        Group {
+            if contact.activeConn == nil && contact.profile.contactLink != nil {
+                ChatPreviewView(chat: chat, progressByTimeout: Binding.constant(false))
+                    .frame(height: rowHeights[dynamicTypeSize])
+                    .swipeActions(edge: .trailing, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
+                        Button {
+                            showDeleteContactActionSheet = true
+                        } label: {
+                            Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash")
+                        }
+                        .tint(.red)
+                    }
+                    .onTapGesture { showConnectContactViaAddressDialog = true }
+                    .confirmationDialog("Connect with \(contact.chatViewName)", isPresented: $showConnectContactViaAddressDialog, titleVisibility: .visible) {
+                        Button("Use current profile") { connectContactViaAddress_(contact, false) }
+                        Button("Use new incognito profile") { connectContactViaAddress_(contact, true) }
+                    }
+            } else {
+                NavLinkPlain(
+                    tag: chat.chatInfo.id,
+                    selection: $chatModel.chatId,
+                    label: { ChatPreviewView(chat: chat, progressByTimeout: Binding.constant(false)) }
+                )
+                .swipeActions(edge: .leading, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
+                    markReadButton()
+                    toggleFavoriteButton()
+                    toggleNtfsButton(chat)
                }
-            } label: {
-                Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash")
+                .swipeActions(edge: .trailing, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
+                    if !chat.chatItems.isEmpty {
+                        clearChatButton()
+                    }
+                    Button {
+                        if contact.ready || !contact.active {
+                            showDeleteContactActionSheet = true
+                        } else {
+                            AlertManager.shared.showAlert(deletePendingContactAlert(chat, contact))
+                        }
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Delete", systemImage: "trash")
+                    }
+                    .tint(.red)
+                }
+                .frame(height: rowHeights[dynamicTypeSize])
            }
-            .tint(.red)
        }
-        .frame(height: rowHeights[dynamicTypeSize])
        .actionSheet(isPresented: $showDeleteContactActionSheet) {
            if contact.ready && contact.active {
                return ActionSheet(
@@ -174,6 +197,24 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
        }
    }

+    @ViewBuilder private func noteFolderNavLink(_ noteFolder: NoteFolder) -> some View {
+        NavLinkPlain(
+            tag: chat.chatInfo.id,
+            selection: $chatModel.chatId,
+            label: { ChatPreviewView(chat: chat, progressByTimeout: Binding.constant(false)) },
+            disabled: !noteFolder.ready
+        )
+        .frame(height: rowHeights[dynamicTypeSize])
+        .swipeActions(edge: .leading, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
+            markReadButton()
+        }
+        .swipeActions(edge: .trailing, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
+            if !chat.chatItems.isEmpty {
+                clearNoteFolderButton()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
    private func joinGroupButton() -> some View {
        Button {
            inProgress = true
@@ -232,6 +273,15 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
        .tint(Color.orange)
    }

+    private func clearNoteFolderButton() -> some View {
+        Button {
+            AlertManager.shared.showAlert(clearNoteFolderAlert())
+        } label: {
+            Label("Clear", systemImage: "gobackward")
+        }
+        .tint(Color.orange)
+    }
+
    private func leaveGroupChatButton(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo) -> some View {
        Button {
            AlertManager.shared.showAlert(leaveGroupAlert(groupInfo))
@@ -336,6 +386,17 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
        )
    }

+    private func clearNoteFolderAlert() -> Alert {
+        Alert(
+            title: Text("Clear private notes?"),
+            message: Text("All messages will be deleted - this cannot be undone!"),
+            primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Clear")) {
+                Task { await clearChat(chat) }
+            },
+            secondaryButton: .cancel()
+        )
+    }
+
    private func leaveGroupAlert(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo) -> Alert {
        Alert(
            title: Text("Leave group?"),
@@ -411,6 +472,17 @@ struct ChatListNavLink: View {
                    .environment(\EnvironmentValues.refresh as! WritableKeyPath<EnvironmentValues, RefreshAction?>, nil)
            }
    }
+
+    private func connectContactViaAddress_(_ contact: Contact, _ incognito: Bool) {
+        Task {
+            let ok = await connectContactViaAddress(contact.contactId, incognito)
+            if ok {
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    chatModel.chatId = contact.id
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

 func deleteContactConnectionAlert(_ contactConnection: PendingContactConnection, showError: @escaping (ErrorAlert) -> Void, success: @escaping () -> Void = {}) -> Alert {
@@ -439,6 +511,21 @@ func deleteContactConnectionAlert(_ contactConnection: PendingContactConnection,
    )
 }

+func connectContactViaAddress(_ contactId: Int64, _ incognito: Bool) async -> Bool {
+    let (contact, alert) = await apiConnectContactViaAddress(incognito: incognito, contactId: contactId)
+    if let alert = alert {
+        AlertManager.shared.showAlert(alert)
+        return false
+    } else if let contact = contact {
+        await MainActor.run {
+            ChatModel.shared.updateContact(contact)
+            AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(.contact))
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+    return false
+}
+
 func joinGroup(_ groupId: Int64, _ onComplete: @escaping () async -> Void) {
    Task {
        logger.debug("joinGroup")
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ import SimpleXChat
 struct ChatListView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
    @Binding var showSettings: Bool
+    @State private var searchMode = false
+    @FocusState private var searchFocussed
    @State private var searchText = ""
-    @State private var showAddChat = false
+    @State private var searchShowingSimplexLink = false
+    @State private var searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: String? = nil
+    @State private var newChatMenuOption: NewChatMenuOption? = nil
    @State private var userPickerVisible = false
+    @State private var showConnectDesktop = false
    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_UNREAD_AND_FAVORITES) private var showUnreadAndFavorites = false

    var body: some View {
@@ -48,17 +53,20 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
                    }
                }
            }
-            UserPicker(showSettings: $showSettings, userPickerVisible: $userPickerVisible)
+            UserPicker(
+                showSettings: $showSettings,
+                showConnectDesktop: $showConnectDesktop,
+                userPickerVisible: $userPickerVisible
+            )
+        }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showConnectDesktop) {
+            ConnectDesktopView()
        }
    }

    private var chatListView: some View {
        VStack {
-            if chatModel.chats.count > 0 {
-                chatList.searchable(text: $searchText)
-            } else {
-                chatList
-            }
+            chatList
        }
        .onDisappear() { withAnimation { userPickerVisible = false } }
        .refreshable {
@@ -77,9 +85,9 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
                secondaryButton: .cancel()
            ))
        }
-        .offset(x: -8)
        .listStyle(.plain)
        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+        .navigationBarHidden(searchMode)
        .toolbar {
            ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarLeading) {
                let user = chatModel.currentUser ?? User.sampleData
@@ -116,7 +124,7 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
            }
            ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
                switch chatModel.chatRunning {
-                case .some(true): NewChatButton(showAddChat: $showAddChat)
+                case .some(true): NewChatMenuButton(newChatMenuOption: $newChatMenuOption)
                case .some(false): chatStoppedIcon()
                case .none: EmptyView()
                }
@@ -136,11 +144,25 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
    @ViewBuilder private var chatList: some View {
        let cs = filteredChats()
        ZStack {
-            List {
-                ForEach(cs, id: \.viewId) { chat in
-                    ChatListNavLink(chat: chat)
-                        .padding(.trailing, -16)
-                        .disabled(chatModel.chatRunning != true)
+            VStack {
+                List {
+                    if !chatModel.chats.isEmpty {
+                        ChatListSearchBar(
+                            searchMode: $searchMode,
+                            searchFocussed: $searchFocussed,
+                            searchText: $searchText,
+                            searchShowingSimplexLink: $searchShowingSimplexLink,
+                            searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: $searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink
+                        )
+                        .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                    }
+                    ForEach(cs, id: \.viewId) { chat in
+                        ChatListNavLink(chat: chat)
+                            .padding(.trailing, -16)
+                            .disabled(chatModel.chatRunning != true || chatModel.deletedChats.contains(chat.chatInfo.id))
+                    }
+                    .offset(x: -8)
                }
            }
            .onChange(of: chatModel.chatId) { _ in
@@ -174,16 +196,9 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
            .padding(.trailing, 12)

            connectButton("Tap to start a new chat") {
-                showAddChat = true
+                newChatMenuOption = .newContact
            }

-            connectButton("or chat with the developers") {
-                DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                    UIApplication.shared.open(simplexTeamURL)
-                }
-            }
-            .padding(.top, 10)
-
            Spacer()
            Text("You have no chats")
                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
@@ -213,22 +228,27 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
    }

    private func filteredChats() -> [Chat] {
-        let s = searchText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).localizedLowercase
-        return s == "" && !showUnreadAndFavorites
+        if let linkChatId = searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink {
+            return chatModel.chats.filter { $0.id == linkChatId }
+        } else {
+            let s = searchString()
+            return s == "" && !showUnreadAndFavorites
            ? chatModel.chats
            : chatModel.chats.filter { chat in
                let cInfo = chat.chatInfo
                switch cInfo {
                case let .direct(contact):
                    return s == ""
-                            ? filtered(chat)
-                            : (viewNameContains(cInfo, s) ||
-                               contact.profile.displayName.localizedLowercase.contains(s) ||
-                               contact.fullName.localizedLowercase.contains(s))
+                    ? filtered(chat)
+                    : (viewNameContains(cInfo, s) ||
+                       contact.profile.displayName.localizedLowercase.contains(s) ||
+                       contact.fullName.localizedLowercase.contains(s))
                case let .group(gInfo):
                    return s == ""
-                            ? (filtered(chat) || gInfo.membership.memberStatus == .memInvited)
-                            : viewNameContains(cInfo, s)
+                    ? (filtered(chat) || gInfo.membership.memberStatus == .memInvited)
+                    : viewNameContains(cInfo, s)
+                case .local:
+                    return s == "" || viewNameContains(cInfo, s)
                case .contactRequest:
                    return s == "" || viewNameContains(cInfo, s)
                case let .contactConnection(conn):
@@ -237,6 +257,11 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
                    return false
                }
            }
+        }
+
+        func searchString() -> String {
+            searchShowingSimplexLink ? "" : searchText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).localizedLowercase
+        }

        func filtered(_ chat: Chat) -> Bool {
            (chat.chatInfo.chatSettings?.favorite ?? false) || chat.chatStats.unreadCount > 0 || chat.chatStats.unreadChat
@@ -248,6 +273,121 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
    }
 }

+struct ChatListSearchBar: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
+    @Binding var searchMode: Bool
+    @FocusState.Binding var searchFocussed: Bool
+    @Binding var searchText: String
+    @Binding var searchShowingSimplexLink: Bool
+    @Binding var searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: String?
+    @State private var ignoreSearchTextChange = false
+    @State private var showScanCodeSheet = false
+    @State private var alert: PlanAndConnectAlert?
+    @State private var sheet: PlanAndConnectActionSheet?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 12) {
+            HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                HStack(spacing: 4) {
+                    Image(systemName: "magnifyingglass")
+                    TextField("Search or paste SimpleX link", text: $searchText)
+                        .foregroundColor(searchShowingSimplexLink ? .secondary : .primary)
+                        .disabled(searchShowingSimplexLink)
+                        .focused($searchFocussed)
+                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                    if !searchText.isEmpty {
+                        Image(systemName: "xmark.circle.fill")
+                            .onTapGesture {
+                                searchText = ""
+                            }
+                    } else if !searchFocussed {
+                        HStack(spacing: 24) {
+                            if m.pasteboardHasStrings {
+                                Image(systemName: "doc")
+                                    .onTapGesture {
+                                        if let str = UIPasteboard.general.string {
+                                            searchText = str
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                            }
+
+                            Image(systemName: "qrcode")
+                                .resizable()
+                                .scaledToFit()
+                                .frame(width: 20, height: 20)
+                                .onTapGesture {
+                                    showScanCodeSheet = true
+                                }
+                        }
+                        .padding(.trailing, 2)
+                    }
+                }
+                .padding(EdgeInsets(top: 7, leading: 7, bottom: 7, trailing: 7))
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                .background(Color(.tertiarySystemFill))
+                .cornerRadius(10.0)
+
+                if searchFocussed {
+                    Text("Cancel")
+                        .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                        .onTapGesture {
+                            searchText = ""
+                            searchFocussed = false
+                        }
+                }
+            }
+            Divider()
+        }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showScanCodeSheet) {
+            NewChatView(selection: .connect, showQRCodeScanner: true)
+                .environment(\EnvironmentValues.refresh as! WritableKeyPath<EnvironmentValues, RefreshAction?>, nil) // fixes .refreshable in ChatListView affecting nested view
+        }
+        .onChange(of: searchFocussed) { sf in
+            withAnimation { searchMode = sf }
+        }
+        .onChange(of: searchText) { t in
+            if ignoreSearchTextChange {
+                ignoreSearchTextChange = false
+            } else {
+                if let link = strHasSingleSimplexLink(t.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)) { // if SimpleX link is pasted, show connection dialogue
+                    searchFocussed = false
+                    if case let .simplexLink(linkType, _, smpHosts) = link.format {
+                        ignoreSearchTextChange = true
+                        searchText = simplexLinkText(linkType, smpHosts)
+                    }
+                    searchShowingSimplexLink = true
+                    searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink = nil
+                    connect(link.text)
+                } else {
+                    if t != "" { // if some other text is pasted, enter search mode
+                        searchFocussed = true
+                    }
+                    searchShowingSimplexLink = false
+                    searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink = nil
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .alert(item: $alert) { a in
+            planAndConnectAlert(a, dismiss: true, cleanup: { searchText = "" })
+        }
+        .actionSheet(item: $sheet) { s in
+            planAndConnectActionSheet(s, dismiss: true, cleanup: { searchText = "" })
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func connect(_ link: String) {
+        planAndConnect(
+            link,
+            showAlert: { alert = $0 },
+            showActionSheet: { sheet = $0 },
+            dismiss: false,
+            incognito: nil,
+            filterKnownContact: { searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink = $0.id },
+            filterKnownGroup: { searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink = $0.id }
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 func chatStoppedIcon() -> some View {
    Button {
        AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatPreviewView.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
    @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
    @Binding var progressByTimeout: Bool
+    @State var deleting: Bool = false
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    var darkGreen = Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)

@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
                HStack(alignment: .top) {
                    chatPreviewTitle()
                    Spacer()
-                    (cItem?.timestampText ?? formatTimestampText(chat.chatInfo.updatedAt))
+                    (cItem?.timestampText ?? formatTimestampText(chat.chatInfo.chatTs))
                        .font(.subheadline)
                        .frame(minWidth: 60, alignment: .trailing)
                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
            .frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
        }
        .padding(.bottom, -8)
+        .onChange(of: chatModel.deletedChats.contains(chat.chatInfo.id)) { contains in
+            deleting = contains
+        }
    }

    @ViewBuilder private func chatPreviewImageOverlayIcon() -> some View {
@@ -87,13 +91,13 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
        let t = Text(chat.chatInfo.chatViewName).font(.title3).fontWeight(.bold)
        switch chat.chatInfo {
        case let .direct(contact):
-            previewTitle(contact.verified == true ? verifiedIcon + t : t)
+            previewTitle(contact.verified == true ? verifiedIcon + t : t).foregroundColor(deleting ? Color.secondary : nil)
        case let .group(groupInfo):
            let v = previewTitle(t)
            switch (groupInfo.membership.memberStatus) {
-            case .memInvited: v.foregroundColor(chat.chatInfo.incognito ? .indigo : .accentColor)
+            case .memInvited: v.foregroundColor(deleting ? .secondary : chat.chatInfo.incognito ? .indigo : .accentColor)
            case .memAccepted: v.foregroundColor(.secondary)
-            default: v
+            default: if deleting  { v.foregroundColor(.secondary) } else { v }
            }
        default: previewTitle(t)
        }
@@ -130,9 +134,9 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
                    .foregroundColor(.white)
                    .padding(.horizontal, 4)
                    .frame(minWidth: 18, minHeight: 18)
-                    .background(chat.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary)
+                    .background(chat.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled || chat.chatInfo.chatType == .local ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary)
                    .cornerRadius(10)
-            } else if !chat.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled {
+            } else if !chat.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled && chat.chatInfo.chatType != .local {
                Image(systemName: "speaker.slash.fill")
                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
            } else if chat.chatInfo.chatSettings?.favorite ?? false {
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
        let msg = draft.message
        return image("rectangle.and.pencil.and.ellipsis", color: .accentColor)
                + attachment()
-                + messageText(msg, parseSimpleXMarkdown(msg), nil, preview: true)
+                + messageText(msg, parseSimpleXMarkdown(msg), nil, preview: true, showSecrets: false)

        func image(_ s: String, color: Color = Color(uiColor: .tertiaryLabel)) -> Text {
            Text(Image(systemName: s)).foregroundColor(color) + Text(" ")
@@ -167,9 +171,20 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
    }

    func chatItemPreview(_ cItem: ChatItem) -> Text {
-        let itemText = cItem.meta.itemDeleted == nil ? cItem.text : NSLocalizedString("marked deleted", comment: "marked deleted chat item preview text")
+        let itemText = cItem.meta.itemDeleted == nil ? cItem.text : markedDeletedText()
        let itemFormattedText = cItem.meta.itemDeleted == nil ? cItem.formattedText : nil
-        return messageText(itemText, itemFormattedText, cItem.memberDisplayName, icon: attachment(), preview: true)
+        return messageText(itemText, itemFormattedText, cItem.memberDisplayName, icon: attachment(), preview: true, showSecrets: false)
+
+        // same texts are in markedDeletedText in MarkedDeletedItemView, but it returns LocalizedStringKey;
+        // can be refactored into a single function if functions calling these are changed to return same type
+        func markedDeletedText() -> String {
+            switch cItem.meta.itemDeleted {
+            case let .moderated(_, byGroupMember): String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("moderated by %@", comment: "marked deleted chat item preview text"), byGroupMember.displayName)
+            case .blocked: NSLocalizedString("blocked", comment: "marked deleted chat item preview text")
+            case .blockedByAdmin: NSLocalizedString("blocked by admin", comment: "marked deleted chat item preview text")
+            case .deleted, nil: NSLocalizedString("marked deleted", comment: "marked deleted chat item preview text")
+            }
+        }

        func attachment() -> String? {
            switch cItem.content.msgContent {
@@ -190,7 +205,10 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
        } else {
            switch (chat.chatInfo) {
            case let .direct(contact):
-                if !contact.ready {
+                if contact.activeConn == nil && contact.profile.contactLink != nil {
+                    chatPreviewInfoText("Tap to Connect")
+                        .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                } else if !contact.ready && contact.activeConn != nil {
                    if contact.nextSendGrpInv {
                        chatPreviewInfoText("send direct message")
                    } else if contact.active {
@@ -238,7 +256,7 @@ struct ChatPreviewView: View {
    @ViewBuilder private func chatStatusImage() -> some View {
        switch chat.chatInfo {
        case let .direct(contact):
-            if contact.active {
+            if contact.active && contact.activeConn != nil {
                switch (chatModel.contactNetworkStatus(contact)) {
                case .connected: incognitoIcon(chat.chatInfo.incognito)
                case .error:
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ContactConnectionInfo.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ContactConnectionInfo.swift
@@ -164,6 +164,28 @@ struct ContactConnectionInfo: View {
    }
 }

+private func shareLinkButton(_ connReqInvitation: String) -> some View {
+    Button {
+        showShareSheet(items: [simplexChatLink(connReqInvitation)])
+    } label: {
+        settingsRow("square.and.arrow.up") {
+            Text("Share 1-time link")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private func oneTimeLinkLearnMoreButton() -> some View {
+    NavigationLink {
+        AddContactLearnMore(showTitle: false)
+            .navigationTitle("One-time invitation link")
+            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
+    } label: {
+        settingsRow("info.circle") {
+            Text("Learn more")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct ContactConnectionInfo_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
        ContactConnectionInfo(contactConnection: PendingContactConnection.getSampleData())
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    @Binding var showSettings: Bool
+    @Binding var showConnectDesktop: Bool
    @Binding var userPickerVisible: Bool
    @State var scrollViewContentSize: CGSize = .zero
    @State var disableScrolling: Bool = true
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
                .simultaneousGesture(DragGesture(minimumDistance: disableScrolling ? 0 : 10000000))
                .frame(maxHeight: scrollViewContentSize.height)

+                menuButton("Use from desktop", icon: "desktopcomputer") {
+                    showConnectDesktop = true
+                    withAnimation {
+                        userPickerVisible.toggle()
+                    }
+                }
+                Divider()
                menuButton("Settings", icon: "gearshape") {
                    showSettings = true
                    withAnimation {
@@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
            do {
                m.users = try listUsers()
            } catch let error {
-                logger.error("Error updating users \(responseError(error))")
+                logger.error("Error loading users \(responseError(error))")
            }
        }
    }
@@ -144,7 +152,8 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
                    .overlay(DetermineWidth())
                Spacer()
                Image(systemName: icon)
-//                    .frame(width: 24, alignment: .center)
+                    .symbolRenderingMode(.monochrome)
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
            }
            .padding(.horizontal)
            .padding(.vertical, 22)
@@ -170,6 +179,7 @@ struct UserPicker_Previews: PreviewProvider {
        m.users = [UserInfo.sampleData, UserInfo.sampleData]
        return UserPicker(
            showSettings: Binding.constant(false),
+            showConnectDesktop: Binding.constant(false),
            userPickerVisible: Binding.constant(true)
        )
        .environmentObject(m)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseErrorView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseErrorView.swift
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct DatabaseErrorView: View {
    private func runChatSync(confirmMigrations: MigrationConfirmation? = nil) {
        do {
            resetChatCtrl()
-            try initializeChat(start: m.v3DBMigration.startChat, dbKey: useKeychain ? nil : dbKey, confirmMigrations: confirmMigrations)
+            try initializeChat(start: m.v3DBMigration.startChat, confirmStart: m.v3DBMigration.startChat && AppChatState.shared.value == .stopped, dbKey: useKeychain ? nil : dbKey, confirmMigrations: confirmMigrations)
            if let s = m.chatDbStatus {
                status = s
                let am = AlertManager.shared
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                do {
                    try initializeChat(start: true)
                    m.chatDbChanged = false
-                    appStateGroupDefault.set(.active)
+                    AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
                } catch let error {
                    fatalError("Error starting chat \(responseError(error))")
                }
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                m.chatRunning = true
                ChatReceiver.shared.start()
                chatLastStartGroupDefault.set(Date.now)
-                appStateGroupDefault.set(.active)
+                AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
            } catch let error {
                runChat = false
                alert = .error(title: "Error starting chat", error: responseError(error))
@@ -477,13 +477,14 @@ func stopChatAsync() async throws {
    try await apiStopChat()
    ChatReceiver.shared.stop()
    await MainActor.run { ChatModel.shared.chatRunning = false }
-    appStateGroupDefault.set(.stopped)
+    AppChatState.shared.set(.stopped)
 }

 func deleteChatAsync() async throws {
    try await apiDeleteStorage()
    _ = kcDatabasePassword.remove()
    storeDBPassphraseGroupDefault.set(true)
+    deleteAppDatabaseAndFiles()
 }

 struct DatabaseView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ChatInfoImage.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ChatInfoImage.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 import SimpleXChat

 struct ChatInfoImage: View {
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
    var color = Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemGroupedBackground)

@@ -18,13 +19,16 @@ struct ChatInfoImage: View {
        switch chat.chatInfo {
        case .direct: iconName = "person.crop.circle.fill"
        case .group: iconName = "person.2.circle.fill"
+        case .local: iconName = "folder.circle.fill"
        case .contactRequest: iconName = "person.crop.circle.fill"
        default: iconName = "circle.fill"
        }
+        let notesColor = colorScheme == .light ? notesChatColorLight : notesChatColorDark
+        let iconColor = if case .local = chat.chatInfo { notesColor } else { color }
        return ProfileImage(
            imageStr: chat.chatInfo.image,
            iconName: iconName,
-            color: color
+            color: iconColor
        )
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ImagePicker.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ImagePicker.swift
@@ -13,112 +13,130 @@ import SimpleXChat

 struct LibraryImagePicker: View {
    @Binding var image: UIImage?
-    var didFinishPicking: (_ didSelectItems: Bool) -> Void
-    @State var images: [UploadContent] = []
+    var didFinishPicking: (_ didSelectImage: Bool) async -> Void
+    @State var mediaAdded = false

    var body: some View {
-        LibraryMediaListPicker(media: $images, selectionLimit: 1, didFinishPicking: didFinishPicking)
-            .onChange(of: images) { _ in
-                if let img = images.first {
-                    image = img.uiImage
-                }
-            }
+        LibraryMediaListPicker(addMedia: addMedia, selectionLimit: 1, didFinishPicking: didFinishPicking)
+    }
+
+    private func addMedia(_ content: UploadContent) async {
+        if mediaAdded { return }
+        await MainActor.run {
+            mediaAdded = true
+            image = content.uiImage
+        }
    }
 }

 struct LibraryMediaListPicker: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
    typealias UIViewControllerType = PHPickerViewController
-    @Binding var media: [UploadContent]
+    var addMedia: (_ content: UploadContent) async -> Void
    var selectionLimit: Int
-    var didFinishPicking: (_ didSelectItems: Bool) -> Void
+    var finishedPreprocessing: () -> Void = {}
+    var didFinishPicking: (_ didSelectItems: Bool) async -> Void

    class Coordinator: PHPickerViewControllerDelegate {
        let parent: LibraryMediaListPicker
        let dispatchQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.simplex.app.LibraryMediaListPicker")
-        var media: [UploadContent] = []
-        var mediaCount: Int = 0

        init(_ parent: LibraryMediaListPicker) {
            self.parent = parent
        }

        func picker(_ picker: PHPickerViewController, didFinishPicking results: [PHPickerResult]) {
-            parent.didFinishPicking(!results.isEmpty)
-            guard !results.isEmpty else {
-                return
+            Task {
+                await parent.didFinishPicking(!results.isEmpty)
+                if results.isEmpty { return }
+                for r in results {
+                    await loadItem(r.itemProvider)
+                }
+                parent.finishedPreprocessing()
            }
+        }

-            parent.media = []
-            media = []
-            mediaCount = results.count
-            for result in results {
-                logger.log("LibraryMediaListPicker result")
-                let p = result.itemProvider
-                if p.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(UTType.movie.identifier) {
-                    p.loadFileRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: UTType.movie.identifier) { url, error in
-                        if let url = url {
-                            let tempUrl = URL(fileURLWithPath: getTempFilesDirectory().path + "/" + generateNewFileName("video", url.pathExtension))
-                            if ((try? FileManager.default.copyItem(at: url, to: tempUrl)) != nil) {
-                                ChatModel.shared.filesToDelete.insert(tempUrl)
-                                self.loadVideo(url: tempUrl, error: error)
+        private func loadItem(_ p: NSItemProvider) async {
+            logger.debug("LibraryMediaListPicker result")
+            if p.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(UTType.movie.identifier) {
+                if let video = await loadVideo(p) {
+                    await self.parent.addMedia(video)
+                    logger.debug("LibraryMediaListPicker: added video")
+                }
+            } else if p.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(UTType.data.identifier) {
+                if let img = await loadImageData(p) {
+                    await self.parent.addMedia(img)
+                    logger.debug("LibraryMediaListPicker: added image")
+                }
+            } else if p.canLoadObject(ofClass: UIImage.self) {
+                if let img = await loadImage(p) {
+                    await self.parent.addMedia(.simpleImage(image: img))
+                    logger.debug("LibraryMediaListPicker: added image")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func loadImageData(_ p: NSItemProvider) async -> UploadContent? {
+            await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+                loadFileURL(p, type: UTType.data) { url in
+                    if let url = url {
+                        let img = UploadContent.loadFromURL(url: url)
+                        cont.resume(returning: img)
+                    } else {
+                        cont.resume(returning: nil)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func loadImage(_ p: NSItemProvider) async -> UIImage? {
+            await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+                p.loadObject(ofClass: UIImage.self)  { obj, err in
+                    if let err = err {
+                        logger.error("LibraryMediaListPicker result image error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
+                        cont.resume(returning: nil)
+                    } else  {
+                        cont.resume(returning: obj as? UIImage)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func loadVideo(_ p: NSItemProvider) async -> UploadContent? {
+            await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+                loadFileURL(p, type: UTType.movie) { url in
+                    if let url = url  {
+                        let tempUrl = URL(fileURLWithPath: generateNewFileName(getTempFilesDirectory().path + "/" + "rawvideo", url.pathExtension, fullPath: true))
+                        let convertedVideoUrl = URL(fileURLWithPath: generateNewFileName(getTempFilesDirectory().path + "/" + "video", "mp4", fullPath: true))
+                        do {
+//                          logger.debug("LibraryMediaListPicker copyItem \(url) to \(tempUrl)")
+                            try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: url, to: tempUrl)
+                        } catch let err {
+                            logger.error("LibraryMediaListPicker copyItem error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
+                            return cont.resume(returning: nil)
+                        }
+                        Task {
+                            let success = await makeVideoQualityLower(tempUrl, outputUrl: convertedVideoUrl)
+                            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: tempUrl)
+                            if success {
+                                _ = ChatModel.shared.filesToDelete.insert(convertedVideoUrl)
+                                let video = UploadContent.loadVideoFromURL(url: convertedVideoUrl)
+                                return cont.resume(returning: video)
                            }
+                            try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: convertedVideoUrl)
+                            cont.resume(returning: nil)
                        }
                    }
-                } else if p.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(UTType.data.identifier) {
-                    p.loadFileRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: UTType.data.identifier) { url, error in
-                        self.loadImage(object: url, error: error)
-                    }
-                } else if p.canLoadObject(ofClass: UIImage.self) {
-                    p.loadObject(ofClass: UIImage.self)  { image, error in
-                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                            self.loadImage(object: image, error: error)
-                        }
-                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func loadFileURL(_ p: NSItemProvider, type: UTType, completion: @escaping (URL?) -> Void) {
+            p.loadFileRepresentation(forTypeIdentifier: type.identifier) { url, err in
+                if let err = err {
+                    logger.error("LibraryMediaListPicker loadFileURL error: \(err.localizedDescription)")
+                    completion(nil)
                } else {
-                    dispatchQueue.sync { self.mediaCount -= 1}
-                }
-            }
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 10) {
-                self.dispatchQueue.sync {
-                    if self.parent.media.count == 0 {
-                        logger.log("LibraryMediaListPicker: added \(self.media.count) images out of \(results.count)")
-                        self.parent.media = self.media
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        func loadImage(object: Any?, error: Error? = nil) {
-            if let error = error {
-                logger.error("LibraryMediaListPicker: couldn't load image with error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
-            } else if let image = object as? UIImage {
-                media.append(.simpleImage(image: image))
-                logger.log("LibraryMediaListPicker: added image")
-            } else if let url = object as? URL, let image = UploadContent.loadFromURL(url: url) {
-                media.append(image)
-            }
-            dispatchQueue.sync {
-                self.mediaCount -= 1
-                if self.mediaCount == 0 && self.parent.media.count == 0 {
-                    logger.log("LibraryMediaListPicker: added all media")
-                    self.parent.media = self.media
-                    self.media = []
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        func loadVideo(url: URL?, error: Error? = nil) {
-            if let error = error {
-                logger.error("LibraryMediaListPicker: couldn't load video with error: \(error.localizedDescription)")
-            } else if let url = url as URL?, let video = UploadContent.loadVideoFromURL(url: url) {
-                media.append(video)
-            }
-            dispatchQueue.sync {
-                self.mediaCount -= 1
-                if self.mediaCount == 0 && self.parent.media.count == 0 {
-                    logger.log("LibraryMediaListPicker: added all media")
-                    self.parent.media = self.media
-                    self.media = []
+                    completion(url)
                }
            }
        }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/VideoPlayerView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/VideoPlayerView.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import Foundation
 import SwiftUI
 import AVKit
+import Combine

 struct VideoPlayerView: UIViewRepresentable {

@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: UIViewRepresentable {
            player.seek(to: CMTime.zero)
            player.play()
        }
+        var played = false
+        context.coordinator.publisher = player.publisher(for: \.timeControlStatus).sink { status in
+            if played || status == .playing {
+                AppDelegate.keepScreenOn(status == .playing)
+                AudioPlayer.changeAudioSession(status == .playing)
+            }
+            played = status == .playing
+        }
        return controller.view
    }

@@ -50,11 +59,13 @@ struct VideoPlayerView: UIViewRepresentable {
    class Coordinator: NSObject {
        var controller: AVPlayerViewController?
        var timeObserver: Any? = nil
+        var publisher: AnyCancellable? = nil

        deinit {
            if let timeObserver = timeObserver {
                NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(timeObserver)
            }
+            publisher?.cancel()
        }
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/VideoUtils.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/VideoUtils.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+//  VideoUtils.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by Avently on 25.12.2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import AVFoundation
+import Foundation
+import SimpleXChat
+
+func makeVideoQualityLower(_ input: URL, outputUrl: URL) async -> Bool {
+    let asset: AVURLAsset = AVURLAsset(url: input, options: nil)
+    if let s = AVAssetExportSession(asset: asset, presetName: AVAssetExportPreset640x480) {
+        s.outputURL = outputUrl
+        s.outputFileType = .mp4
+        s.metadataItemFilter = AVMetadataItemFilter.forSharing()
+        await s.export()
+        if let err = s.error {
+            logger.error("Failed to export video with error: \(err)")
+        }
+        return s.status == .completed
+    }
+    return false
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/LocalAuth/LocalAuthView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/LocalAuth/LocalAuthView.swift
@@ -13,19 +13,28 @@ struct LocalAuthView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
    var authRequest: LocalAuthRequest
    @State private var password = ""
+    @State private var allowToReact = true

    var body: some View {
-        PasscodeView(passcode: $password, title: authRequest.title ?? "Enter Passcode", reason: authRequest.reason, submitLabel: "Submit") {
+        PasscodeView(passcode: $password, title: authRequest.title ?? "Enter Passcode", reason: authRequest.reason, submitLabel: "Submit",
+                     buttonsEnabled: $allowToReact) {
            if let sdPassword = kcSelfDestructPassword.get(), authRequest.selfDestruct && password == sdPassword {
+                allowToReact = false
                deleteStorageAndRestart(sdPassword) { r in
                    m.laRequest = nil
                    authRequest.completed(r)
                }
                return
            }
-            let r: LAResult = password == authRequest.password
-                            ? .success
-                            : .failed(authError: NSLocalizedString("Incorrect passcode", comment: "PIN entry"))
+            let r: LAResult
+            if password == authRequest.password {
+                if authRequest.selfDestruct && kcSelfDestructPassword.get() != nil && !m.chatInitialized {
+                    initChatAndMigrate()
+                }
+                r = .success
+            } else {
+                r = .failed(authError: NSLocalizedString("Incorrect passcode", comment: "PIN entry"))
+            }
            m.laRequest = nil
            authRequest.completed(r)
        } cancel: {
@@ -37,8 +46,27 @@ struct LocalAuthView: View {
    private func deleteStorageAndRestart(_ password: String, completed: @escaping (LAResult) -> Void) {
        Task {
            do {
-                try await stopChatAsync()
-                try await deleteChatAsync()
+                /** Waiting until [initializeChat] finishes */
+                while (m.ctrlInitInProgress) {
+                    try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 50_000000)
+                }
+                if m.chatRunning == true {
+                    try await stopChatAsync()
+                }
+                if m.chatInitialized {
+                    /**
+                     * The following sequence can bring a user here:
+                     * the user opened the app, entered app passcode, went to background, returned back, entered self-destruct code.
+                     * In this case database should be closed to prevent possible situation when OS can deny database removal command
+                     * */
+                    chatCloseStore()
+                }
+                deleteAppDatabaseAndFiles()
+                // Clear sensitive data on screen just in case app fails to hide its views while new database is created
+                m.chatId = nil
+                m.reversedChatItems = []
+                m.chats = []
+                m.users = []
                _ = kcAppPassword.set(password)
                _ = kcSelfDestructPassword.remove()
                await NtfManager.shared.removeAllNotifications()
@@ -52,8 +80,8 @@ struct LocalAuthView: View {
                resetChatCtrl()
                try initializeChat(start: true)
                m.chatDbChanged = false
-                appStateGroupDefault.set(.active)
-                if m.currentUser != nil { return }
+                AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
+                if m.currentUser != nil || !m.chatInitialized { return }
                var profile: Profile? = nil
                if let displayName = displayName, displayName != "" {
                    profile = Profile(displayName: displayName, fullName: "")
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/LocalAuth/PasscodeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/LocalAuth/PasscodeView.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ struct PasscodeView: View {
    var reason: String? = nil
    var submitLabel: LocalizedStringKey
    var submitEnabled: ((String) -> Bool)?
+    @Binding var buttonsEnabled: Bool
+
    var submit: () -> Void
    var cancel: () -> Void

@@ -70,11 +72,11 @@ struct PasscodeView: View {
    @ViewBuilder private func buttonsView() -> some View {
        Button(action: cancel) {
            Label("Cancel", systemImage: "multiply")
-        }
+        }.disabled(!buttonsEnabled)
        Button(action: submit) {
            Label(submitLabel, systemImage: "checkmark")
        }
-        .disabled(submitEnabled?(passcode) == false || passcode.count < 4)
+        .disabled(submitEnabled?(passcode) == false || passcode.count < 4 || !buttonsEnabled)
    }
 }

@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ struct PasscodeViewView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
            title: "Enter Passcode",
            reason: "Unlock app",
            submitLabel: "Submit",
+            buttonsEnabled: Binding.constant(true),
            submit: {},
            cancel: {}
        )
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/LocalAuth/SetAppPasscodeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/LocalAuth/SetAppPasscodeView.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import SimpleXChat

 struct SetAppPasscodeView: View {
    var passcodeKeychain: KeyChainItem = kcAppPassword
+    var prohibitedPasscodeKeychain: KeyChainItem = kcSelfDestructPassword
    var title: LocalizedStringKey = "New Passcode"
    var reason: String?
    var submit: () -> Void
@@ -41,7 +42,10 @@ struct SetAppPasscodeView: View {
                    }
                }
            } else {
-                setPasswordView(title: title, submitLabel: "Save") {
+                setPasswordView(title: title,
+                                submitLabel: "Save",
+                                // Do not allow to set app passcode == selfDestruct passcode
+                                submitEnabled: { pwd in pwd != prohibitedPasscodeKeychain.get() }) {
                    enteredPassword = passcode
                    passcode = ""
                    confirming = true
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ struct SetAppPasscodeView: View {
    }

    private func setPasswordView(title: LocalizedStringKey, submitLabel: LocalizedStringKey, submitEnabled: (((String) -> Bool))? = nil, submit: @escaping () -> Void) -> some View {
-        PasscodeView(passcode: $passcode, title: title, reason: reason, submitLabel: submitLabel, submitEnabled: submitEnabled, submit: submit) {
+        PasscodeView(passcode: $passcode, title: title, reason: reason, submitLabel: submitLabel, submitEnabled: submitEnabled, buttonsEnabled: Binding.constant(true), submit: submit) {
            dismiss()
            cancel()
        }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddContactLearnMore.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddContactLearnMore.swift
@@ -9,8 +9,20 @@
 import SwiftUI

 struct AddContactLearnMore: View {
+    var showTitle: Bool
+
    var body: some View {
        List {
+            if showTitle {
+                Text("One-time invitation link")
+                    .font(.largeTitle)
+                    .bold()
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .padding(.vertical)
+                    .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+                    .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                    .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+            }
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 18) {
                Text("To connect, your contact can scan QR code or use the link in the app.")
                Text("If you can't meet in person, show QR code in a video call, or share the link.")
@@ -23,6 +35,6 @@ struct AddContactLearnMore: View {

 struct AddContactLearnMore_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
-        AddContactLearnMore()
+        AddContactLearnMore(showTitle: true)
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddContactView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddContactView.swift
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  AddContactView.swift
-//  SimpleX
-//
-//  Created by Evgeny Poberezkin on 29/01/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-import CoreImage.CIFilterBuiltins
-import SimpleXChat
-
-struct AddContactView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject private var chatModel: ChatModel
-    @Binding var contactConnection: PendingContactConnection?
-    var connReqInvitation: String
-    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_INCOGNITO, store: groupDefaults) private var incognitoDefault = false
-
-    var body: some View {
-        VStack {
-            List {
-                Section {
-                    if connReqInvitation != "" {
-                        SimpleXLinkQRCode(uri: connReqInvitation)
-                    } else {
-                        ProgressView()
-                            .progressViewStyle(.circular)
-                            .scaleEffect(2)
-                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                            .padding(.vertical)
-                    }
-                    IncognitoToggle(incognitoEnabled: $incognitoDefault)
-                        .disabled(contactConnection == nil)
-                    shareLinkButton(connReqInvitation)
-                    oneTimeLinkLearnMoreButton()
-                } header: {
-                    Text("1-time link")
-                } footer: {
-                    sharedProfileInfo(incognitoDefault)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        .onAppear { chatModel.connReqInv = connReqInvitation }
-        .onChange(of: incognitoDefault) { incognito in
-            Task {
-                do {
-                    if let contactConn = contactConnection,
-                       let conn = try await apiSetConnectionIncognito(connId: contactConn.pccConnId, incognito: incognito) {
-                        await MainActor.run {
-                            contactConnection = conn
-                            chatModel.updateContactConnection(conn)
-                        }
-                    }
-                } catch {
-                    logger.error("apiSetConnectionIncognito error: \(responseError(error))")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct IncognitoToggle: View {
-    @Binding var incognitoEnabled: Bool
-    @State private var showIncognitoSheet = false
-
-    var body: some View {
-        ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
-            Image(systemName: incognitoEnabled ? "theatermasks.fill" : "theatermasks")
-                .frame(maxWidth: 24, maxHeight: 24, alignment: .center)
-                .foregroundColor(incognitoEnabled ? Color.indigo : .secondary)
-                .font(.system(size: 14))
-            Toggle(isOn: $incognitoEnabled) {
-                HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                    Text("Incognito")
-                    Image(systemName: "info.circle")
-                        .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
-                        .font(.system(size: 14))
-                }
-                .onTapGesture {
-                    showIncognitoSheet = true
-                }
-            }
-            .padding(.leading, 36)
-        }
-        .sheet(isPresented: $showIncognitoSheet) {
-            IncognitoHelp()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func sharedProfileInfo(_ incognito: Bool) -> Text {
-    let name = ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.displayName ?? ""
-    return Text(
-        incognito
-        ? "A new random profile will be shared."
-        : "Your profile **\(name)** will be shared."
-    )
-}
-
-func shareLinkButton(_ connReqInvitation: String) -> some View {
-    Button {
-        showShareSheet(items: [simplexChatLink(connReqInvitation)])
-    } label: {
-        settingsRow("square.and.arrow.up") {
-            Text("Share 1-time link")
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func oneTimeLinkLearnMoreButton() -> some View {
-    NavigationLink {
-        AddContactLearnMore()
-            .navigationTitle("One-time invitation link")
-            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
-    } label: {
-        settingsRow("info.circle") {
-            Text("Learn more")
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct AddContactView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        AddContactView(
-            contactConnection: Binding.constant(PendingContactConnection.getSampleData()),
-            connReqInvitation: "https://simplex.chat/invitation#/?v=1&smp=smp%3A%2F%2Fu2dS9sG8nMNURyZwqASV4yROM28Er0luVTx5X1CsMrU%3D%40smp4.simplex.im%2FFe5ICmvrm4wkrr6X1LTMii-lhBqLeB76%23MCowBQYDK2VuAyEAdhZZsHpuaAk3Hh1q0uNb_6hGTpuwBIrsp2z9U2T0oC0%3D&e2e=v%3D1%26x3dh%3DMEIwBQYDK2VvAzkAcz6jJk71InuxA0bOX7OUhddfB8Ov7xwQIlIDeXBRZaOntUU4brU5Y3rBzroZBdQJi0FKdtt_D7I%3D%2CMEIwBQYDK2VvAzkA-hDvk1duBi1hlOr08VWSI-Ou4JNNSQjseY69QyKm7Kgg1zZjbpGfyBqSZ2eqys6xtoV4ZtoQUXQ%3D"
-        )
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddGroupView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/AddGroupView.swift
@@ -130,8 +130,10 @@ struct AddGroupView: View {
            }
        }
        .sheet(isPresented: $showImagePicker) {
-            LibraryImagePicker(image: $chosenImage) {
-                didSelectItem in showImagePicker = false
+            LibraryImagePicker(image: $chosenImage) { _ in
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    showImagePicker = false
+                }
            }
        }
        .alert(isPresented: $showInvalidNameAlert) {
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ struct AddGroupView: View {
        hideKeyboard()
        do {
            profile.displayName = profile.displayName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
+            profile.groupPreferences = GroupPreferences(history: GroupPreference(enable: .on))
            let gInfo = try apiNewGroup(incognito: incognitoDefault, groupProfile: profile)
            Task {
                let groupMembers = await apiListMembers(gInfo.groupId)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/ConnectViaLinkView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/ConnectViaLinkView.swift
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  ConnectViaLinkView.swift
-//  SimpleX (iOS)
-//
-//  Created by Evgeny on 21/09/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-
-enum ConnectViaLinkTab: String {
-    case scan
-    case paste
-}
-
-struct ConnectViaLinkView: View {
-    @State private var selection: ConnectViaLinkTab = connectViaLinkTabDefault.get()
-
-    var body: some View {
-        TabView(selection: $selection) {
-            ScanToConnectView()
-                .tabItem {
-                    Label("Scan QR code", systemImage: "qrcode")
-                }
-                .tag(ConnectViaLinkTab.scan)
-            PasteToConnectView()
-                .tabItem {
-                    Label("Paste received link", systemImage: "doc.plaintext")
-                }
-                .tag(ConnectViaLinkTab.paste)
-        }
-        .onChange(of: selection) { _ in
-            connectViaLinkTabDefault.set(selection)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct ConnectViaLinkView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        ConnectViaLinkView()
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/CreateLinkView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/CreateLinkView.swift
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  CreateLinkView.swift
-//  SimpleX (iOS)
-//
-//  Created by Evgeny on 21/09/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-import SimpleXChat
-
-enum CreateLinkTab {
-    case oneTime
-    case longTerm
-
-    var title: LocalizedStringKey {
-        switch self {
-        case .oneTime: return "One-time invitation link"
-        case .longTerm: return "Your SimpleX address"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct CreateLinkView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
-    @State var selection: CreateLinkTab
-    @State var connReqInvitation: String = ""
-    @State var contactConnection: PendingContactConnection? = nil
-    @State private var creatingConnReq = false
-    var viaNavLink = false
-
-    var body: some View {
-        if viaNavLink {
-            createLinkView()
-        } else {
-            NavigationView {
-                createLinkView()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func createLinkView() -> some View {
-        TabView(selection: $selection) {
-            AddContactView(contactConnection: $contactConnection, connReqInvitation: connReqInvitation)
-                .tabItem {
-                    Label(
-                        connReqInvitation == ""
-                        ? "Create one-time invitation link"
-                        : "One-time invitation link",
-                        systemImage: "1.circle"
-                    )
-                }
-                .tag(CreateLinkTab.oneTime)
-            UserAddressView(viaCreateLinkView: true)
-                .tabItem {
-                    Label("Your SimpleX address", systemImage: "infinity.circle")
-                }
-                .tag(CreateLinkTab.longTerm)
-        }
-        .onChange(of: selection) { _ in
-            if case .oneTime = selection, connReqInvitation == "", contactConnection == nil && !creatingConnReq {
-                createInvitation()
-            }
-        }
-        .onAppear { m.connReqInv = connReqInvitation }
-        .onDisappear { m.connReqInv = nil }
-        .navigationTitle(selection.title)
-        .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
-    }
-
-    private func createInvitation() {
-        creatingConnReq = true
-        Task {
-            if let (connReq, pcc) = await apiAddContact(incognito: incognitoGroupDefault.get()) {
-                await MainActor.run {
-                    connReqInvitation = connReq
-                    contactConnection = pcc
-                    m.connReqInv = connReq
-                }
-            } else {
-                await MainActor.run {
-                    creatingConnReq = false
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct CreateLinkView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        CreateLinkView(selection: CreateLinkTab.oneTime)
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatButton.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatButton.swift
@@ -1,431 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  NewChatButton.swift
-//  SimpleX
-//
-//  Created by Evgeny Poberezkin on 31/01/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-import SimpleXChat
-
-enum NewChatAction: Identifiable {
-    case createLink(link: String, connection: PendingContactConnection)
-    case connectViaLink
-    case createGroup
-
-    var id: String {
-        switch self {
-        case let .createLink(link, _): return "createLink \(link)"
-        case .connectViaLink: return "connectViaLink"
-        case .createGroup: return "createGroup"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct NewChatButton: View {
-    @Binding var showAddChat: Bool
-    @State private var actionSheet: NewChatAction?
-
-    var body: some View {
-        Button { showAddChat = true } label: {
-            Image(systemName: "square.and.pencil")
-                .resizable()
-                .scaledToFit()
-                .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
-        }
-        .confirmationDialog("Start a new chat", isPresented: $showAddChat, titleVisibility: .visible) {
-            Button("Share one-time invitation link") { addContactAction() }
-            Button("Connect via link / QR code") { actionSheet = .connectViaLink }
-            Button("Create secret group") { actionSheet = .createGroup }
-        }
-        .sheet(item: $actionSheet) { sheet in
-            switch sheet {
-            case let .createLink(link, pcc):
-                CreateLinkView(selection: .oneTime, connReqInvitation: link, contactConnection: pcc)
-            case .connectViaLink: ConnectViaLinkView()
-            case .createGroup: AddGroupView()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    func addContactAction() {
-        Task {
-            if let (connReq, pcc) = await apiAddContact(incognito: incognitoGroupDefault.get()) {
-                actionSheet = .createLink(link: connReq, connection: pcc)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-enum PlanAndConnectAlert: Identifiable {
-    case ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
-    case invitationLinkConnecting(connectionLink: String)
-    case ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
-    case contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
-    case groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
-    case groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
-    case groupLinkConnecting(connectionLink: String, groupInfo: GroupInfo?)
-
-    var id: String {
-        switch self {
-        case let .ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .invitationLinkConnecting(connectionLink): return "invitationLinkConnecting \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "ownContactAddressConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "groupLinkConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .groupLinkConnecting(connectionLink, _): return "groupLinkConnecting \(connectionLink)"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func planAndConnectAlert(_ alert: PlanAndConnectAlert, dismiss: Bool) -> Alert {
-    switch alert {
-    case let .ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
-        return Alert(
-            title: Text("Connect to yourself?"),
-            message: Text("This is your own one-time link!"),
-            primaryButton: .destructive(
-                Text(incognito ? "Connect incognito" : "Connect"),
-                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito) }
-            ),
-            secondaryButton: .cancel()
-        )
-    case .invitationLinkConnecting:
-        return Alert(
-            title: Text("Already connecting!"),
-            message: Text("You are already connecting via this one-time link!")
-        )
-    case let .ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
-        return Alert(
-            title: Text("Connect to yourself?"),
-            message: Text("This is your own SimpleX address!"),
-            primaryButton: .destructive(
-                Text(incognito ? "Connect incognito" : "Connect"),
-                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito) }
-            ),
-            secondaryButton: .cancel()
-        )
-    case let .contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
-        return Alert(
-            title: Text("Repeat connection request?"),
-            message: Text("You have already requested connection via this address!"),
-            primaryButton: .destructive(
-                Text(incognito ? "Connect incognito" : "Connect"),
-                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito) }
-            ),
-            secondaryButton: .cancel()
-        )
-    case let .groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
-        return Alert(
-            title: Text("Join group?"),
-            message: Text("You will connect to all group members."),
-            primaryButton: .default(
-                Text(incognito ? "Join incognito" : "Join"),
-                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito) }
-            ),
-            secondaryButton: .cancel()
-        )
-    case let .groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
-        return Alert(
-            title: Text("Repeat join request?"),
-            message: Text("You are already joining the group via this link!"),
-            primaryButton: .destructive(
-                Text(incognito ? "Join incognito" : "Join"),
-                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito) }
-            ),
-            secondaryButton: .cancel()
-        )
-    case let .groupLinkConnecting(_, groupInfo):
-        if let groupInfo = groupInfo {
-            return Alert(
-                title: Text("Group already exists!"),
-                message: Text("You are already joining the group \(groupInfo.displayName).")
-            )
-        } else {
-            return Alert(
-                title: Text("Already joining the group!"),
-                message: Text("You are already joining the group via this link.")
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-enum PlanAndConnectActionSheet: Identifiable {
-    case askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?, title: LocalizedStringKey)
-    case askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, title: LocalizedStringKey)
-    case ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool?, groupInfo: GroupInfo)
-
-    var id: String {
-        switch self {
-        case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink, _, _): return "askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink, _, _): return "askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive \(connectionLink)"
-        case let .ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _, _): return "ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func planAndConnectActionSheet(_ sheet: PlanAndConnectActionSheet, dismiss: Bool) -> ActionSheet {
-    switch sheet {
-    case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink, connectionPlan, title):
-        return ActionSheet(
-            title: Text(title),
-            buttons: [
-                .default(Text("Use current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false) },
-                .default(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true) },
-                .cancel()
-            ]
-        )
-    case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink, connectionPlan, title):
-        return ActionSheet(
-            title: Text(title),
-            buttons: [
-                .destructive(Text("Use current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false) },
-                .destructive(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true) },
-                .cancel()
-            ]
-        )
-    case let .ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito, groupInfo):
-        if let incognito = incognito {
-            return ActionSheet(
-                title: Text("Join your group?\nThis is your link for group \(groupInfo.displayName)!"),
-                buttons: [
-                    .default(Text("Open group")) { openKnownGroup(groupInfo, dismiss: dismiss, showAlreadyExistsAlert: nil) },
-                    .destructive(Text(incognito ? "Join incognito" : "Join with current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito) },
-                    .cancel()
-                ]
-            )
-        } else {
-            return ActionSheet(
-                title: Text("Join your group?\nThis is your link for group \(groupInfo.displayName)!"),
-                buttons: [
-                    .default(Text("Open group")) { openKnownGroup(groupInfo, dismiss: dismiss, showAlreadyExistsAlert: nil) },
-                    .destructive(Text("Use current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false) },
-                    .destructive(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true) },
-                    .cancel()
-                ]
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func planAndConnect(
-    _ connectionLink: String,
-    showAlert: @escaping (PlanAndConnectAlert) -> Void,
-    showActionSheet: @escaping (PlanAndConnectActionSheet) -> Void,
-    dismiss: Bool,
-    incognito: Bool?
-) {
-    Task {
-        do {
-            let connectionPlan = try await apiConnectPlan(connReq: connectionLink)
-            switch connectionPlan {
-            case let .invitationLink(ilp):
-                switch ilp {
-                case .ok:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .ok, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito)
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect via one-time link"))
-                    }
-                case .ownLink:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .ownLink, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        showAlert(.ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect to yourself?\nThis is your own one-time link!"))
-                    }
-                case let .connecting(contact_):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .connecting, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let contact = contact_ {
-                        openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyConnectingAlert(contact)) }
-                    } else {
-                        showAlert(.invitationLinkConnecting(connectionLink: connectionLink))
-                    }
-                case let .known(contact):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .known, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyExistsAlert(contact)) }
-                }
-            case let .contactAddress(cap):
-                switch cap {
-                case .ok:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .ok, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito)
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect via contact address"))
-                    }
-                case .ownLink:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .ownLink, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        showAlert(.ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect to yourself?\nThis is your own SimpleX address!"))
-                    }
-                case .connectingConfirmReconnect:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .connectingConfirmReconnect, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        showAlert(.contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "You have already requested connection!\nRepeat connection request?"))
-                    }
-                case let .connectingProhibit(contact):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .connectingProhibit, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyConnectingAlert(contact)) }
-                case let .known(contact):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .known, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyExistsAlert(contact)) }
-                }
-            case let .groupLink(glp):
-                switch glp {
-                case .ok:
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        showAlert(.groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Join group"))
-                    }
-                case let .ownLink(groupInfo):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .ownLink, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    showActionSheet(.ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito, groupInfo: groupInfo))
-                case .connectingConfirmReconnect:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .connectingConfirmReconnect, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    if let incognito = incognito {
-                        showAlert(.groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
-                    } else {
-                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "You are already joining the group!\nRepeat join request?"))
-                    }
-                case let .connectingProhibit(groupInfo_):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .connectingProhibit, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    showAlert(.groupLinkConnecting(connectionLink: connectionLink, groupInfo: groupInfo_))
-                case let .known(groupInfo):
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .known, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
-                    openKnownGroup(groupInfo, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(groupAlreadyExistsAlert(groupInfo)) }
-                }
-            }
-        } catch {
-            logger.debug("planAndConnect, plan error")
-            if let incognito = incognito {
-                connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: nil, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito)
-            } else {
-                showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: nil, title: "Connect via link"))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-private func connectViaLink(_ connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?, dismiss: Bool, incognito: Bool) {
-    Task {
-        if let connReqType = await apiConnect(incognito: incognito, connReq: connectionLink) {
-            let crt: ConnReqType
-            if let plan = connectionPlan {
-                crt = planToConnReqType(plan)
-            } else {
-                crt = connReqType
-            }
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                if dismiss {
-                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
-                        AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(crt))
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(crt))
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            if dismiss {
-                DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func openKnownContact(_ contact: Contact, dismiss: Bool, showAlreadyExistsAlert: (() -> Void)?) {
-    Task {
-        let m = ChatModel.shared
-        if let c = m.getContactChat(contact.contactId) {
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                if dismiss {
-                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
-                        m.chatId = c.id
-                        showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    m.chatId = c.id
-                    showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func openKnownGroup(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo, dismiss: Bool, showAlreadyExistsAlert: (() -> Void)?) {
-    Task {
-        let m = ChatModel.shared
-        if let g = m.getGroupChat(groupInfo.groupId) {
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                if dismiss {
-                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
-                        m.chatId = g.id
-                        showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    m.chatId = g.id
-                    showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-func contactAlreadyConnectingAlert(_ contact: Contact) -> Alert {
-    mkAlert(
-        title: "Contact already exists",
-        message: "You are already connecting to \(contact.displayName)."
-    )
-}
-
-func groupAlreadyExistsAlert(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo) -> Alert {
-    mkAlert(
-        title: "Group already exists",
-        message: "You are already in group \(groupInfo.displayName)."
-    )
-}
-
-enum ConnReqType: Equatable {
-    case invitation
-    case contact
-    case groupLink
-
-    var connReqSentText: LocalizedStringKey {
-        switch self {
-        case .invitation: return "You will be connected when your contact's device is online, please wait or check later!"
-        case .contact: return "You will be connected when your connection request is accepted, please wait or check later!"
-        case .groupLink: return "You will be connected when group link host's device is online, please wait or check later!"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-private func planToConnReqType(_ connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan) -> ConnReqType {
-    switch connectionPlan {
-    case .invitationLink: return .invitation
-    case .contactAddress: return .contact
-    case .groupLink: return .groupLink
-    }
-}
-
-func connReqSentAlert(_ type: ConnReqType) -> Alert {
-    return mkAlert(
-        title: "Connection request sent!",
-        message: type.connReqSentText
-    )
-}
-
-struct NewChatButton_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        NewChatButton(showAddChat: Binding.constant(false))
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatMenuButton.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+//
+//  NewChatMenuButton.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by spaced4ndy on 28.11.2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+enum NewChatMenuOption: Identifiable {
+    case newContact
+    case newGroup
+
+    var id: Self { self }
+}
+
+struct NewChatMenuButton: View {
+    @Binding var newChatMenuOption: NewChatMenuOption?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Menu {
+            Button {
+                newChatMenuOption = .newContact
+            } label: {
+                Text("Add contact")
+            }
+            Button {
+                newChatMenuOption = .newGroup
+            } label: {
+                Text("Create group")
+            }
+        } label: {
+            Image(systemName: "square.and.pencil")
+                .resizable()
+                .scaledToFit()
+                .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
+        }
+        .sheet(item: $newChatMenuOption) { opt in
+            switch opt {
+            case .newContact: NewChatView(selection: .invite)
+            case .newGroup: AddGroupView()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    NewChatMenuButton(
+        newChatMenuOption: Binding.constant(nil)
+    )
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,959 @@
+//
+//  NewChatView.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by spaced4ndy on 28.11.2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+import SimpleXChat
+import CodeScanner
+import AVFoundation
+
+enum SomeAlert: Identifiable {
+    case someAlert(alert: Alert, id: String)
+
+    var id: String {
+        switch self {
+        case let .someAlert(_, id): return id
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private enum NewChatViewAlert: Identifiable {
+    case planAndConnectAlert(alert: PlanAndConnectAlert)
+    case newChatSomeAlert(alert: SomeAlert)
+
+    var id: String {
+        switch self {
+        case let .planAndConnectAlert(alert): return "planAndConnectAlert \(alert.id)"
+        case let .newChatSomeAlert(alert): return "newChatSomeAlert \(alert.id)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum NewChatOption: Identifiable {
+    case invite
+    case connect
+
+    var id: Self { self }
+}
+
+struct NewChatView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
+    @State var selection: NewChatOption
+    @State var showQRCodeScanner = false
+    @State private var invitationUsed: Bool = false
+    @State private var contactConnection: PendingContactConnection? = nil
+    @State private var connReqInvitation: String = ""
+    @State private var creatingConnReq = false
+    @State private var pastedLink: String = ""
+    @State private var alert: NewChatViewAlert?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+            HStack {
+                Text("New chat")
+                    .font(.largeTitle)
+                    .bold()
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                Spacer()
+                InfoSheetButton {
+                    AddContactLearnMore(showTitle: true)
+                }
+            }
+            .padding()
+            .padding(.top)
+
+            Picker("New chat", selection: $selection) {
+                Label("Add contact", systemImage: "link")
+                    .tag(NewChatOption.invite)
+                Label("Connect via link", systemImage: "qrcode")
+                    .tag(NewChatOption.connect)
+            }
+            .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+            .padding()
+
+            VStack {
+                // it seems there's a bug in iOS 15 if several views in switch (or if-else) statement have different transitions
+                // https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/714977?answerId=731615022#731615022
+                if case .invite = selection {
+                    prepareAndInviteView()
+                        .transition(.move(edge: .leading))
+                        .onAppear {
+                            createInvitation()
+                        }
+                }
+                if case .connect = selection {
+                    ConnectView(showQRCodeScanner: showQRCodeScanner, pastedLink: $pastedLink, alert: $alert)
+                        .transition(.move(edge: .trailing))
+                }
+            }
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+            .background(
+                // Rectangle is needed for swipe gesture to work on mostly empty views (creatingLinkProgressView and retryButton)
+                Rectangle()
+                    .fill(Color(uiColor: .systemGroupedBackground))
+            )
+            .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.3333), value: selection)
+            .gesture(DragGesture(minimumDistance: 20.0, coordinateSpace: .local)
+                .onChanged { value in
+                    switch(value.translation.width, value.translation.height) {
+                    case (...0, -30...30): // left swipe
+                        if selection == .invite {
+                            selection = .connect
+                        }
+                    case (0..., -30...30): // right swipe
+                        if selection == .connect {
+                            selection = .invite
+                        }
+                    default: ()
+                    }
+                }
+            )
+        }
+        .background(Color(.systemGroupedBackground))
+        .onChange(of: invitationUsed) { used in
+            if used && !(m.showingInvitation?.connChatUsed ?? true) {
+                m.markShowingInvitationUsed()
+            }
+        }
+        .onDisappear {
+            if !(m.showingInvitation?.connChatUsed ?? true),
+               let conn = contactConnection {
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(Alert(
+                    title: Text("Keep unused invitation?"),
+                    message: Text("You can view invitation link again in connection details."),
+                    primaryButton: .default(Text("Keep")) {},
+                    secondaryButton: .destructive(Text("Delete")) {
+                        Task {
+                            await deleteChat(Chat(
+                                chatInfo: .contactConnection(contactConnection: conn),
+                                chatItems: []
+                            ))
+                        }
+                    }
+                ))
+            }
+            m.showingInvitation = nil
+        }
+        .alert(item: $alert) { a in
+            switch(a) {
+            case let .planAndConnectAlert(alert):
+                return planAndConnectAlert(alert, dismiss: true, cleanup: { pastedLink = "" })
+            case let .newChatSomeAlert(.someAlert(alert, _)):
+                return alert
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func prepareAndInviteView() -> some View {
+        ZStack { // ZStack is needed for views to not make transitions between each other
+            if connReqInvitation != "" {
+                InviteView(
+                    invitationUsed: $invitationUsed,
+                    contactConnection: $contactConnection,
+                    connReqInvitation: connReqInvitation
+                )
+            } else if creatingConnReq {
+                creatingLinkProgressView()
+            } else {
+                retryButton()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func createInvitation() {
+        if connReqInvitation == "" && contactConnection == nil && !creatingConnReq {
+            creatingConnReq = true
+            Task {
+                _ = try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 250_000000)
+                let (r, apiAlert) = await apiAddContact(incognito: incognitoGroupDefault.get())
+                if let (connReq, pcc) = r {
+                    await MainActor.run {
+                        m.updateContactConnection(pcc)
+                        m.showingInvitation = ShowingInvitation(connId: pcc.id, connChatUsed: false)
+                        connReqInvitation = connReq
+                        contactConnection = pcc
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    await MainActor.run {
+                        creatingConnReq = false
+                        if let apiAlert = apiAlert {
+                            alert = .newChatSomeAlert(alert: .someAlert(alert: apiAlert, id: "createInvitation error"))
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Rectangle here and in retryButton are needed for gesture to work
+    private func creatingLinkProgressView() -> some View {
+        ProgressView("Creating link…")
+            .progressViewStyle(.circular)
+    }
+
+    private func retryButton() -> some View {
+        Button(action: createInvitation) {
+            VStack(spacing: 6) {
+                Image(systemName: "arrow.counterclockwise")
+                Text("Retry")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private struct InviteView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
+    @Binding var invitationUsed: Bool
+    @Binding var contactConnection: PendingContactConnection?
+    var connReqInvitation: String
+    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_INCOGNITO, store: groupDefaults) private var incognitoDefault = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        List {
+            Section("Share this 1-time invite link") {
+                shareLinkView()
+            }
+            .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 20, bottom: 0, trailing: 10))
+
+            qrCodeView()
+
+            Section {
+                IncognitoToggle(incognitoEnabled: $incognitoDefault)
+            } footer: {
+                sharedProfileInfo(incognitoDefault)
+            }
+        }
+        .onChange(of: incognitoDefault) { incognito in
+            Task {
+                do {
+                    if let contactConn = contactConnection,
+                       let conn = try await apiSetConnectionIncognito(connId: contactConn.pccConnId, incognito: incognito) {
+                        await MainActor.run {
+                            contactConnection = conn
+                            chatModel.updateContactConnection(conn)
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch {
+                    logger.error("apiSetConnectionIncognito error: \(responseError(error))")
+                }
+            }
+            setInvitationUsed()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func shareLinkView() -> some View {
+        HStack {
+            let link = simplexChatLink(connReqInvitation)
+            linkTextView(link)
+            Button {
+                showShareSheet(items: [link])
+                setInvitationUsed()
+            } label: {
+                Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
+                    .padding(.top, -7)
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+    }
+
+    private func qrCodeView() -> some View {
+        Section("Or show this code") {
+            SimpleXLinkQRCode(uri: connReqInvitation, onShare: setInvitationUsed)
+                .padding()
+                .background(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12, style: .continuous)
+                        .fill(Color(uiColor: .secondarySystemGroupedBackground))
+                )
+                .padding(.horizontal)
+                .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func setInvitationUsed() {
+        if !invitationUsed {
+            invitationUsed = true
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private struct ConnectView: View {
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
+    @State var showQRCodeScanner = false
+    @State private var cameraAuthorizationStatus: AVAuthorizationStatus?
+    @Binding var pastedLink: String
+    @Binding var alert: NewChatViewAlert?
+    @State private var sheet: PlanAndConnectActionSheet?
+
+    var body: some View {
+        List {
+            Section("Paste the link you received") {
+                pasteLinkView()
+            }
+
+            scanCodeView()
+        }
+        .actionSheet(item: $sheet) { s in
+            planAndConnectActionSheet(s, dismiss: true, cleanup: { pastedLink = "" })
+        }
+        .onAppear {
+            let status = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .video)
+            cameraAuthorizationStatus = status
+            if showQRCodeScanner {
+                switch status {
+                case .notDetermined: askCameraAuthorization()
+                case .restricted: showQRCodeScanner = false
+                case .denied: showQRCodeScanner = false
+                case .authorized: ()
+                @unknown default: askCameraAuthorization()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func askCameraAuthorization(_ cb: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
+        AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(for: .video) { allowed in
+            cameraAuthorizationStatus = AVCaptureDevice.authorizationStatus(for: .video)
+            if allowed { cb?() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder private func pasteLinkView() -> some View {
+        if pastedLink == "" {
+            Button {
+                if let str = UIPasteboard.general.string {
+                    if let link = strHasSingleSimplexLink(str.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)) {
+                        pastedLink = link.text
+                        // It would be good to hide it, but right now it is not clear how to release camera in CodeScanner
+                        // https://github.com/twostraws/CodeScanner/issues/121
+                        // No known tricks worked (changing view ID, wrapping it in another view, etc.)
+                        // showQRCodeScanner = false
+                        connect(pastedLink)
+                    } else {
+                        alert = .newChatSomeAlert(alert: .someAlert(
+                            alert: mkAlert(title: "Invalid link", message: "The text you pasted is not a SimpleX link."),
+                            id: "pasteLinkView: code is not a SimpleX link"
+                        ))
+                    }
+                }
+            } label: {
+                Text("Tap to paste link")
+            }
+            .disabled(!ChatModel.shared.pasteboardHasStrings)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .center)
+        } else {
+            linkTextView(pastedLink)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func scanCodeView() -> some View {
+        Section("Or scan QR code") {
+            if showQRCodeScanner, case .authorized = cameraAuthorizationStatus {
+                CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], scanMode: .continuous, completion: processQRCode)
+                    .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
+                    .cornerRadius(12)
+                    .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+                    .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                    .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+                    .padding(.horizontal)
+            } else {
+                Button {
+                    switch cameraAuthorizationStatus {
+                    case .notDetermined: askCameraAuthorization { showQRCodeScanner = true }
+                    case .restricted: ()
+                    case .denied: UIApplication.shared.open(appSettingsURL)
+                    case .authorized: showQRCodeScanner = true
+                    default: askCameraAuthorization { showQRCodeScanner = true }
+                    }
+                } label: {
+                    ZStack {
+                        Rectangle()
+                            .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
+                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+                            .foregroundColor(Color.clear)
+                        switch cameraAuthorizationStatus {
+                        case .restricted: Text("Camera not available")
+                        case .denied:  Label("Enable camera access", systemImage: "camera")
+                        default: Label("Tap to scan", systemImage: "qrcode")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .center)
+                .padding()
+                .background(
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12, style: .continuous)
+                        .fill(Color(uiColor: .secondarySystemGroupedBackground))
+                )
+                .padding(.horizontal)
+                .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+                .disabled(cameraAuthorizationStatus == .restricted)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func processQRCode(_ resp: Result<ScanResult, ScanError>) {
+        switch resp {
+        case let .success(r):
+            let link = r.string
+            if strIsSimplexLink(r.string) {
+                connect(link)
+            } else {
+                alert = .newChatSomeAlert(alert: .someAlert(
+                    alert: mkAlert(title: "Invalid QR code", message: "The code you scanned is not a SimpleX link QR code."),
+                    id: "processQRCode: code is not a SimpleX link"
+                ))
+            }
+        case let .failure(e):
+            logger.error("processQRCode QR code error: \(e.localizedDescription)")
+            alert = .newChatSomeAlert(alert: .someAlert(
+                alert: mkAlert(title: "Invalid QR code", message: "Error scanning code: \(e.localizedDescription)"),
+                id: "processQRCode: failure"
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func connect(_ link: String) {
+        planAndConnect(
+            link,
+            showAlert: { alert = .planAndConnectAlert(alert: $0) },
+            showActionSheet: { sheet = $0 },
+            dismiss: true,
+            incognito: nil
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+private func linkTextView(_ link: String) -> some View {
+    Text(link)
+        .lineLimit(1)
+        .font(.caption)
+        .truncationMode(.middle)
+}
+
+struct InfoSheetButton<Content: View>: View {
+    @ViewBuilder let content: Content
+    @State private var showInfoSheet = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Button {
+            showInfoSheet = true
+        } label: {
+            Image(systemName: "info.circle")
+                .resizable()
+                .scaledToFit()
+                .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
+        }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showInfoSheet) {
+            content
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func strIsSimplexLink(_ str: String) -> Bool {
+    if let parsedMd = parseSimpleXMarkdown(str),
+       parsedMd.count == 1,
+       case .simplexLink = parsedMd[0].format {
+        return true
+    } else {
+        return false
+    }
+}
+
+func strHasSingleSimplexLink(_ str: String) -> FormattedText? {
+    if let parsedMd = parseSimpleXMarkdown(str) {
+       let parsedLinks = parsedMd.filter({ $0.format?.isSimplexLink ?? false })
+        if parsedLinks.count == 1 {
+            return parsedLinks[0]
+        } else {
+            return nil
+        }
+    } else {
+        return nil
+    }
+}
+
+struct IncognitoToggle: View {
+    @Binding var incognitoEnabled: Bool
+    @State private var showIncognitoSheet = false
+
+    var body: some View {
+        ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
+            Image(systemName: incognitoEnabled ? "theatermasks.fill" : "theatermasks")
+                .frame(maxWidth: 24, maxHeight: 24, alignment: .center)
+                .foregroundColor(incognitoEnabled ? Color.indigo : .secondary)
+                .font(.system(size: 14))
+            Toggle(isOn: $incognitoEnabled) {
+                HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                    Text("Incognito")
+                    Image(systemName: "info.circle")
+                        .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                        .font(.system(size: 14))
+                }
+                .onTapGesture {
+                    showIncognitoSheet = true
+                }
+            }
+            .padding(.leading, 36)
+        }
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showIncognitoSheet) {
+            IncognitoHelp()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func sharedProfileInfo(_ incognito: Bool) -> Text {
+    let name = ChatModel.shared.currentUser?.displayName ?? ""
+    return Text(
+        incognito
+        ? "A new random profile will be shared."
+        : "Your profile **\(name)** will be shared."
+    )
+}
+
+enum PlanAndConnectAlert: Identifiable {
+    case ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
+    case invitationLinkConnecting(connectionLink: String)
+    case ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
+    case contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
+    case groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
+    case groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool)
+    case groupLinkConnecting(connectionLink: String, groupInfo: GroupInfo?)
+
+    var id: String {
+        switch self {
+        case let .ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .invitationLinkConnecting(connectionLink): return "invitationLinkConnecting \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "ownContactAddressConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "groupLinkConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, _, _): return "groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .groupLinkConnecting(connectionLink, _): return "groupLinkConnecting \(connectionLink)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func planAndConnectAlert(_ alert: PlanAndConnectAlert, dismiss: Bool, cleanup: (() -> Void)? = nil) -> Alert {
+    switch alert {
+    case let .ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Connect to yourself?"),
+            message: Text("This is your own one-time link!"),
+            primaryButton: .destructive(
+                Text(incognito ? "Connect incognito" : "Connect"),
+                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup) }
+            ),
+            secondaryButton: .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+        )
+    case .invitationLinkConnecting:
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Already connecting!"),
+            message: Text("You are already connecting via this one-time link!"),
+            dismissButton: .default(Text("OK")) { cleanup?() }
+        )
+    case let .ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Connect to yourself?"),
+            message: Text("This is your own SimpleX address!"),
+            primaryButton: .destructive(
+                Text(incognito ? "Connect incognito" : "Connect"),
+                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup) }
+            ),
+            secondaryButton: .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+        )
+    case let .contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Repeat connection request?"),
+            message: Text("You have already requested connection via this address!"),
+            primaryButton: .destructive(
+                Text(incognito ? "Connect incognito" : "Connect"),
+                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup) }
+            ),
+            secondaryButton: .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+        )
+    case let .groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Join group?"),
+            message: Text("You will connect to all group members."),
+            primaryButton: .default(
+                Text(incognito ? "Join incognito" : "Join"),
+                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup) }
+            ),
+            secondaryButton: .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+        )
+    case let .groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito):
+        return Alert(
+            title: Text("Repeat join request?"),
+            message: Text("You are already joining the group via this link!"),
+            primaryButton: .destructive(
+                Text(incognito ? "Join incognito" : "Join"),
+                action: { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup) }
+            ),
+            secondaryButton: .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+        )
+    case let .groupLinkConnecting(_, groupInfo):
+        if let groupInfo = groupInfo {
+            return Alert(
+                title: Text("Group already exists!"),
+                message: Text("You are already joining the group \(groupInfo.displayName)."),
+                dismissButton: .default(Text("OK")) { cleanup?() }
+            )
+        } else {
+            return Alert(
+                title: Text("Already joining the group!"),
+                message: Text("You are already joining the group via this link."),
+                dismissButton: .default(Text("OK")) { cleanup?() }
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+enum PlanAndConnectActionSheet: Identifiable {
+    case askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?, title: LocalizedStringKey)
+    case askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, title: LocalizedStringKey)
+    case askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileConnectContactViaAddress(contact: Contact)
+    case ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: String, connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan, incognito: Bool?, groupInfo: GroupInfo)
+
+    var id: String {
+        switch self {
+        case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink, _, _): return "askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink, _, _): return "askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive \(connectionLink)"
+        case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileConnectContactViaAddress(contact): return "askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileConnectContactViaAddress \(contact.contactId)"
+        case let .ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, _, _, _): return "ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect \(connectionLink)"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func planAndConnectActionSheet(_ sheet: PlanAndConnectActionSheet, dismiss: Bool, cleanup: (() -> Void)? = nil) -> ActionSheet {
+    switch sheet {
+    case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink, connectionPlan, title):
+        return ActionSheet(
+            title: Text(title),
+            buttons: [
+                .default(Text("Use current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                .default(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+            ]
+        )
+    case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink, connectionPlan, title):
+        return ActionSheet(
+            title: Text(title),
+            buttons: [
+                .destructive(Text("Use current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                .destructive(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+            ]
+        )
+    case let .askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileConnectContactViaAddress(contact):
+        return ActionSheet(
+            title: Text("Connect with \(contact.chatViewName)"),
+            buttons: [
+                .default(Text("Use current profile")) { connectContactViaAddress_(contact, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                .default(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectContactViaAddress_(contact, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+            ]
+        )
+    case let .ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink, connectionPlan, incognito, groupInfo):
+        if let incognito = incognito {
+            return ActionSheet(
+                title: Text("Join your group?\nThis is your link for group \(groupInfo.displayName)!"),
+                buttons: [
+                    .default(Text("Open group")) { openKnownGroup(groupInfo, dismiss: dismiss, showAlreadyExistsAlert: nil) },
+                    .destructive(Text(incognito ? "Join incognito" : "Join with current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                    .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+                ]
+            )
+        } else {
+            return ActionSheet(
+                title: Text("Join your group?\nThis is your link for group \(groupInfo.displayName)!"),
+                buttons: [
+                    .default(Text("Open group")) { openKnownGroup(groupInfo, dismiss: dismiss, showAlreadyExistsAlert: nil) },
+                    .destructive(Text("Use current profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: false, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                    .destructive(Text("Use new incognito profile")) { connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: true, cleanup: cleanup) },
+                    .cancel() { cleanup?() }
+                ]
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func planAndConnect(
+    _ connectionLink: String,
+    showAlert: @escaping (PlanAndConnectAlert) -> Void,
+    showActionSheet: @escaping (PlanAndConnectActionSheet) -> Void,
+    dismiss: Bool,
+    incognito: Bool?,
+    cleanup: (() -> Void)? = nil,
+    filterKnownContact: ((Contact) -> Void)? = nil,
+    filterKnownGroup: ((GroupInfo) -> Void)? = nil
+) {
+    Task {
+        do {
+            let connectionPlan = try await apiConnectPlan(connReq: connectionLink)
+            switch connectionPlan {
+            case let .invitationLink(ilp):
+                switch ilp {
+                case .ok:
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .ok, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup)
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect via one-time link"))
+                    }
+                case .ownLink:
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .ownLink, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        showAlert(.ownInvitationLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect to yourself?\nThis is your own one-time link!"))
+                    }
+                case let .connecting(contact_):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .connecting, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let contact = contact_ {
+                        if let f = filterKnownContact {
+                            f(contact)
+                        } else {
+                            openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyConnectingAlert(contact)) }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        showAlert(.invitationLinkConnecting(connectionLink: connectionLink))
+                    }
+                case let .known(contact):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .invitationLink, .known, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let f = filterKnownContact {
+                        f(contact)
+                    } else {
+                        openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyExistsAlert(contact)) }
+                    }
+                }
+            case let .contactAddress(cap):
+                switch cap {
+                case .ok:
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .ok, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup)
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect via contact address"))
+                    }
+                case .ownLink:
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .ownLink, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        showAlert(.ownContactAddressConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Connect to yourself?\nThis is your own SimpleX address!"))
+                    }
+                case .connectingConfirmReconnect:
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .connectingConfirmReconnect, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        showAlert(.contactAddressConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "You have already requested connection!\nRepeat connection request?"))
+                    }
+                case let .connectingProhibit(contact):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .connectingProhibit, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let f = filterKnownContact {
+                        f(contact)
+                    } else {
+                        openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyConnectingAlert(contact)) }
+                    }
+                case let .known(contact):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .known, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let f = filterKnownContact {
+                        f(contact)
+                    } else {
+                        openKnownContact(contact, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(contactAlreadyExistsAlert(contact)) }
+                    }
+                case let .contactViaAddress(contact):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .contactAddress, .contactViaAddress, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        connectContactViaAddress_(contact, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup)
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileConnectContactViaAddress(contact: contact))
+                    }
+                }
+            case let .groupLink(glp):
+                switch glp {
+                case .ok:
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        showAlert(.groupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "Join group"))
+                    }
+                case let .ownLink(groupInfo):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .ownLink, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let f = filterKnownGroup {
+                        f(groupInfo)
+                    }
+                    showActionSheet(.ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito, groupInfo: groupInfo))
+                case .connectingConfirmReconnect:
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .connectingConfirmReconnect, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let incognito = incognito {
+                        showAlert(.groupLinkConnectingConfirmReconnect(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, incognito: incognito))
+                    } else {
+                        showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileDestructive(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: connectionPlan, title: "You are already joining the group!\nRepeat join request?"))
+                    }
+                case let .connectingProhibit(groupInfo_):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .connectingProhibit, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    showAlert(.groupLinkConnecting(connectionLink: connectionLink, groupInfo: groupInfo_))
+                case let .known(groupInfo):
+                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .groupLink, .known, incognito=\(incognito?.description ?? "nil")")
+                    if let f = filterKnownGroup {
+                        f(groupInfo)
+                    } else {
+                        openKnownGroup(groupInfo, dismiss: dismiss) { AlertManager.shared.showAlert(groupAlreadyExistsAlert(groupInfo)) }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch {
+            logger.debug("planAndConnect, plan error")
+            if let incognito = incognito {
+                connectViaLink(connectionLink, connectionPlan: nil, dismiss: dismiss, incognito: incognito, cleanup: cleanup)
+            } else {
+                showActionSheet(.askCurrentOrIncognitoProfile(connectionLink: connectionLink, connectionPlan: nil, title: "Connect via link"))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private func connectContactViaAddress_(_ contact: Contact, dismiss: Bool, incognito: Bool, cleanup: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
+    Task {
+        if dismiss {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
+            }
+        }
+        _ = await connectContactViaAddress(contact.contactId, incognito)
+        cleanup?()
+    }
+}
+
+private func connectViaLink(
+    _ connectionLink: String,
+    connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?,
+    dismiss: Bool,
+    incognito: Bool,
+    cleanup: (() -> Void)?
+) {
+    Task {
+        if let (connReqType, pcc) = await apiConnect(incognito: incognito, connReq: connectionLink) {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                ChatModel.shared.updateContactConnection(pcc)
+            }
+            let crt: ConnReqType
+            if let plan = connectionPlan {
+                crt = planToConnReqType(plan)
+            } else {
+                crt = connReqType
+            }
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                if dismiss {
+                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
+                        AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(crt))
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    AlertManager.shared.showAlert(connReqSentAlert(crt))
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            if dismiss {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        cleanup?()
+    }
+}
+
+func openKnownContact(_ contact: Contact, dismiss: Bool, showAlreadyExistsAlert: (() -> Void)?) {
+    Task {
+        let m = ChatModel.shared
+        if let c = m.getContactChat(contact.contactId) {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                if dismiss {
+                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
+                        m.chatId = c.id
+                        showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    m.chatId = c.id
+                    showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func openKnownGroup(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo, dismiss: Bool, showAlreadyExistsAlert: (() -> Void)?) {
+    Task {
+        let m = ChatModel.shared
+        if let g = m.getGroupChat(groupInfo.groupId) {
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                if dismiss {
+                    dismissAllSheets(animated: true) {
+                        m.chatId = g.id
+                        showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    m.chatId = g.id
+                    showAlreadyExistsAlert?()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+func contactAlreadyConnectingAlert(_ contact: Contact) -> Alert {
+    mkAlert(
+        title: "Contact already exists",
+        message: "You are already connecting to \(contact.displayName)."
+    )
+}
+
+func groupAlreadyExistsAlert(_ groupInfo: GroupInfo) -> Alert {
+    mkAlert(
+        title: "Group already exists",
+        message: "You are already in group \(groupInfo.displayName)."
+    )
+}
+
+enum ConnReqType: Equatable {
+    case invitation
+    case contact
+    case groupLink
+
+    var connReqSentText: LocalizedStringKey {
+        switch self {
+        case .invitation: return "You will be connected when your contact's device is online, please wait or check later!"
+        case .contact: return "You will be connected when your connection request is accepted, please wait or check later!"
+        case .groupLink: return "You will be connected when group link host's device is online, please wait or check later!"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private func planToConnReqType(_ connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan) -> ConnReqType {
+    switch connectionPlan {
+    case .invitationLink: return .invitation
+    case .contactAddress: return .contact
+    case .groupLink: return .groupLink
+    }
+}
+
+func connReqSentAlert(_ type: ConnReqType) -> Alert {
+    return mkAlert(
+        title: "Connection request sent!",
+        message: type.connReqSentText
+    )
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    NewChatView(
+        selection: .invite
+    )
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/PasteToConnectView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/PasteToConnectView.swift
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  PasteToConnectView.swift
-//  SimpleX (iOS)
-//
-//  Created by Ian Davies on 22/04/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-import SimpleXChat
-
-struct PasteToConnectView: View {
-    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
-    @State private var connectionLink: String = ""
-    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_INCOGNITO, store: groupDefaults) private var incognitoDefault = false
-    @FocusState private var linkEditorFocused: Bool
-    @State private var alert: PlanAndConnectAlert?
-    @State private var sheet: PlanAndConnectActionSheet?
-
-    var body: some View {
-        List {
-            Text("Connect via link")
-                .font(.largeTitle)
-                .bold()
-                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-                .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
-                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
-                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
-                .onTapGesture { linkEditorFocused = false }
-
-            Section {
-                linkEditor()
-
-                Button {
-                    if connectionLink == "" {
-                        connectionLink = UIPasteboard.general.string ?? ""
-                    } else {
-                        connectionLink = ""
-                    }
-                } label: {
-                    if connectionLink == "" {
-                        settingsRow("doc.plaintext") { Text("Paste") }
-                    } else {
-                        settingsRow("multiply") { Text("Clear") }
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                Button {
-                    connect()
-                } label: {
-                    settingsRow("link") { Text("Connect") }
-                }
-                .disabled(connectionLink == "" || connectionLink.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).firstIndex(of: " ") != nil)
-                
-                IncognitoToggle(incognitoEnabled: $incognitoDefault)
-            } footer: {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-                    sharedProfileInfo(incognitoDefault)
-                    Text("You can also connect by clicking the link. If it opens in the browser, click **Open in mobile app** button.")
-                }
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-            }
-        }
-        .alert(item: $alert) { a in planAndConnectAlert(a, dismiss: true) }
-        .actionSheet(item: $sheet) { s in planAndConnectActionSheet(s, dismiss: true) }
-    }
-
-    private func linkEditor() -> some View {
-        ZStack {
-            Group {
-                if connectionLink.isEmpty {
-                    TextEditor(text: Binding.constant(NSLocalizedString("Paste the link you received to connect with your contact.", comment: "placeholder")))
-                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                        .disabled(true)
-                }
-                TextEditor(text: $connectionLink)
-                    .onSubmit(connect)
-                    .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
-                    .disableAutocorrection(true)
-                    .focused($linkEditorFocused)
-            }
-            .allowsTightening(false)
-            .padding(.horizontal, -5)
-            .padding(.top, -8)
-            .frame(height: 180, alignment: .topLeading)
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func connect() {
-        let link = connectionLink.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces)
-        planAndConnect(
-            link,
-            showAlert: { alert = $0 },
-            showActionSheet: { sheet = $0 },
-            dismiss: true,
-            incognito: incognitoDefault
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-struct PasteToConnectView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        PasteToConnectView()
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/QRCode.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/QRCode.swift
@@ -11,20 +11,12 @@ import CoreImage.CIFilterBuiltins

 struct MutableQRCode: View {
    @Binding var uri: String
-    @State private var image: UIImage?
+    var withLogo: Bool = true
+    var tintColor = UIColor(red: 0.023, green: 0.176, blue: 0.337, alpha: 1)

    var body: some View {
-        ZStack {
-            if let image = image {
-                qrCodeImage(image)
-            }
-        }
-        .onAppear {
-            image = generateImage(uri)
-        }
-        .onChange(of: uri) { _ in
-            image = generateImage(uri)
-        }
+        QRCode(uri: uri, withLogo: withLogo, tintColor: tintColor)
+            .id("simplex-qrcode-view-for-\(uri)")
    }
 }

@@ -32,9 +24,10 @@ struct SimpleXLinkQRCode: View {
    let uri: String
    var withLogo: Bool = true
    var tintColor = UIColor(red: 0.023, green: 0.176, blue: 0.337, alpha: 1)
+    var onShare: (() -> Void)? = nil

    var body: some View {
-        QRCode(uri: simplexChatLink(uri), withLogo: withLogo, tintColor: tintColor)
+        QRCode(uri: simplexChatLink(uri), withLogo: withLogo, tintColor: tintColor, onShare: onShare)
    }
 }

@@ -48,8 +41,9 @@ struct QRCode: View {
    let uri: String
    var withLogo: Bool = true
    var tintColor = UIColor(red: 0.023, green: 0.176, blue: 0.337, alpha: 1)
+    var onShare: (() -> Void)? = nil
    @State private var image: UIImage? = nil
-    @State private var makeScreenshotBinding: () -> Void = {}
+    @State private var makeScreenshotFunc: () -> Void = {}

    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
@@ -70,18 +64,20 @@ struct QRCode: View {
                    }
                }
                .onAppear {
-                    makeScreenshotBinding = {
+                    makeScreenshotFunc = {
                        let size = CGSizeMake(1024 / UIScreen.main.scale, 1024 / UIScreen.main.scale)
-                        showShareSheet(items: [makeScreenshot(geo.frame(in: .local).origin, size)])}
+                        showShareSheet(items: [makeScreenshot(geo.frame(in: .local).origin, size)])
+                        onShare?()
+                    }
                }
                .frame(width: geo.size.width, height: geo.size.height)
            }
        }
-        .onTapGesture(perform: makeScreenshotBinding)
+        .onTapGesture(perform: makeScreenshotFunc)
        .onAppear {
-            image = image ?? generateImage(uri)?.replaceColor(UIColor.black, tintColor)
+            image = image ?? generateImage(uri, tintColor: tintColor)
        }
-
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
    }
 }

@@ -93,13 +89,13 @@ private func qrCodeImage(_ image: UIImage) -> some View {
        .textSelection(.enabled)
 }

-private func generateImage(_ uri: String) -> UIImage? {
+private func generateImage(_ uri: String, tintColor: UIColor) -> UIImage? {
    let context = CIContext()
    let filter = CIFilter.qrCodeGenerator()
    filter.message = Data(uri.utf8)
    if let outputImage = filter.outputImage,
       let cgImage = context.createCGImage(outputImage, from: outputImage.extent) {
-        return UIImage(cgImage: cgImage)
+        return UIImage(cgImage: cgImage).replaceColor(UIColor.black, tintColor)
    }
    return nil
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/ScanToConnectView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/ScanToConnectView.swift
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  ConnectContactView.swift
-//  SimpleX
-//
-//  Created by Evgeny Poberezkin on 29/01/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-import SimpleXChat
-import CodeScanner
-
-struct ScanToConnectView: View {
-    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
-    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_INCOGNITO, store: groupDefaults) private var incognitoDefault = false
-    @State private var alert: PlanAndConnectAlert?
-    @State private var sheet: PlanAndConnectActionSheet?
-
-    var body: some View {
-        ScrollView {
-            VStack(alignment: .leading) {
-                Text("Scan QR code")
-                    .font(.largeTitle)
-                    .bold()
-                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-                    .padding(.vertical)
-
-                CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], completion: processQRCode)
-                    .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
-                    .cornerRadius(12)
-
-                IncognitoToggle(incognitoEnabled: $incognitoDefault)
-                    .padding(.horizontal)
-                    .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                    .background(
-                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12, style: .continuous)
-                            .fill(Color(uiColor: .systemBackground))
-                    )
-                    .padding(.top)
-
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-                    sharedProfileInfo(incognitoDefault)
-                    Text("If you cannot meet in person, you can **scan QR code in the video call**, or your contact can share an invitation link.")
-                }
-                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-                .font(.footnote)
-                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                .padding(.horizontal)
-            }
-            .padding()
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .top)
-        }
-        .background(Color(.systemGroupedBackground))
-        .alert(item: $alert) { a in planAndConnectAlert(a, dismiss: true) }
-        .actionSheet(item: $sheet) { s in planAndConnectActionSheet(s, dismiss: true) }
-    }
-
-    func processQRCode(_ resp: Result<ScanResult, ScanError>) {
-        switch resp {
-        case let .success(r):
-            planAndConnect(
-                r.string,
-                showAlert: { alert = $0 },
-                showActionSheet: { sheet = $0 },
-                dismiss: true,
-                incognito: incognitoDefault
-            )
-        case let .failure(e):
-            logger.error("ConnectContactView.processQRCode QR code error: \(e.localizedDescription)")
-            dismiss()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct ConnectContactView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        ScanToConnectView()
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import SimpleXChat

 enum UserProfileAlert: Identifiable {
    case duplicateUserError
+    case invalidDisplayNameError
    case createUserError(error: LocalizedStringKey)
    case invalidNameError(validName: String)

    var id: String {
        switch self {
        case .duplicateUserError: return "duplicateUserError"
+        case .invalidDisplayNameError: return "invalidDisplayNameError"
        case .createUserError: return "createUserError"
        case let .invalidNameError(validName): return "invalidNameError \(validName)"
        }
@@ -187,6 +189,12 @@ private func createProfile(_ displayName: String, showAlert: (UserProfileAlert)
            } else {
                showAlert(.duplicateUserError)
            }
+        case .chatCmdError(_, .error(.invalidDisplayName)):
+            if m.currentUser == nil {
+                AlertManager.shared.showAlert(invalidDisplayNameAlert)
+            } else {
+                showAlert(.invalidDisplayNameError)
+            }
        default:
            let err: LocalizedStringKey = "Error: \(responseError(error))"
            if m.currentUser == nil {
@@ -207,6 +215,7 @@ private func canCreateProfile(_ displayName: String) -> Bool {
 func userProfileAlert(_ alert: UserProfileAlert, _ displayName: Binding<String>) -> Alert {
    switch alert {
    case .duplicateUserError: return duplicateUserAlert
+    case .invalidDisplayNameError: return invalidDisplayNameAlert
    case let .createUserError(err): return creatUserErrorAlert(err)
    case let .invalidNameError(name): return createInvalidNameAlert(name, displayName)
    }
@@ -219,6 +228,13 @@ private var duplicateUserAlert: Alert {
    )
 }

+private var invalidDisplayNameAlert: Alert {
+    Alert(
+        title: Text("Invalid display name!"),
+        message: Text("This display name is invalid. Please choose another name.")
+    )
+}
+
 private func creatUserErrorAlert(_ err: LocalizedStringKey) -> Alert {
    Alert(
        title: Text("Error creating profile!"),
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateSimpleXAddress.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateSimpleXAddress.swift
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ struct CreateSimpleXAddress: View {
                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
                            m.userAddress = UserContactLink(connReqContact: connReqContact)
                        }
-                        if let u = try await apiSetProfileAddress(on: true) {
-                            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                                m.updateUser(u)
-                            }
-                        }
                        await MainActor.run { progressIndicator = false }
                    } catch let error {
                        logger.error("CreateSimpleXAddress create address: \(responseError(error))")
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@ struct CreateSimpleXAddress: View {
            } label: {
                Text("Create SimpleX address").font(.title)
            }
-            Text("Your contacts in SimpleX will see it.\nYou can change it in Settings.")
+            Text("You can make it visible to your SimpleX contacts via Settings.")
                .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                .font(.footnote)
                .padding(.horizontal, 32)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/WhatsNewView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/WhatsNewView.swift
@@ -283,6 +283,68 @@ private let versionDescriptions: [VersionDescription] = [
            ),
        ]
    ),
+    VersionDescription(
+        version: "v5.4",
+        post: URL(string: "https://simplex.chat/blog/20231125-simplex-chat-v5-4-link-mobile-desktop-quantum-resistant-better-groups.html"),
+        features: [
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "desktopcomputer",
+                title: "Link mobile and desktop apps! 🔗",
+                description: "Via secure quantum resistant protocol."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "person.2",
+                title: "Better groups",
+                description: "Faster joining and more reliable messages."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "theatermasks",
+                title: "Incognito groups",
+                description: "Create a group using a random profile."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "hand.raised",
+                title: "Block group members",
+                description: "To hide unwanted messages."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "gift",
+                title: "A few more things",
+                description: "- optionally notify deleted contacts.\n- profile names with spaces.\n- and more!"
+            ),
+        ]
+    ),
+    VersionDescription(
+        version: "v5.5",
+        post: URL(string: "https://simplex.chat/blog/20240124-simplex-chat-infrastructure-costs-v5-5-simplex-ux-private-notes-group-history.html"),
+        features: [
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "folder",
+                title: "Private notes",
+                description: "With encrypted files and media."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "link",
+                title: "Paste link to connect!",
+                description: "Search bar accepts invitation links."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "bubble.left.and.bubble.right",
+                title: "Join group conversations",
+                description: "Recent history and improved [directory bot](simplex:/contact#/?v=1-4&smp=smp%3A%2F%2Fu2dS9sG8nMNURyZwqASV4yROM28Er0luVTx5X1CsMrU%3D%40smp4.simplex.im%2FeXSPwqTkKyDO3px4fLf1wx3MvPdjdLW3%23%2F%3Fv%3D1-2%26dh%3DMCowBQYDK2VuAyEAaiv6MkMH44L2TcYrt_CsX3ZvM11WgbMEUn0hkIKTOho%253D%26srv%3Do5vmywmrnaxalvz6wi3zicyftgio6psuvyniis6gco6bp6ekl4cqj4id.onion)."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "battery.50",
+                title: "Improved message delivery",
+                description: "With reduced battery usage."
+            ),
+            FeatureDescription(
+                icon: "character",
+                title: "Turkish interface",
+                description: "Thanks to the users – [contribute via Weblate](https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/tree/stable#help-translating-simplex-chat)!"
+            ),
+        ]
+    )
 ]

 private let lastVersion = versionDescriptions.last!.version
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/RemoteAccess/ConnectDesktopView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/RemoteAccess/ConnectDesktopView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,556 @@
+//
+//  ConnectDesktopView.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by Evgeny on 13/10/2023.
+//  Copyright © 2023 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+import SimpleXChat
+import CodeScanner
+
+struct ConnectDesktopView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss: DismissAction
+    var viaSettings = false
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVICE_NAME_FOR_REMOTE_ACCESS) private var deviceName = UIDevice.current.name
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_CONFIRM_REMOTE_SESSIONS) private var confirmRemoteSessions = false
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_CONNECT_REMOTE_VIA_MULTICAST) private var connectRemoteViaMulticast = true
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_CONNECT_REMOTE_VIA_MULTICAST_AUTO) private var connectRemoteViaMulticastAuto = true
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS) private var developerTools = false
+    @State private var sessionAddress: String = ""
+    @State private var remoteCtrls: [RemoteCtrlInfo] = []
+    @State private var alert: ConnectDesktopAlert?
+    @State private var showConnectScreen = true
+    @State private var showQRCodeScanner = true
+    @State private var firstAppearance = true
+
+    private var useMulticast: Bool {
+        connectRemoteViaMulticast && !remoteCtrls.isEmpty
+    }
+
+    private enum ConnectDesktopAlert: Identifiable {
+        case unlinkDesktop(rc: RemoteCtrlInfo)
+        case disconnectDesktop(action: UserDisconnectAction)
+        case badInvitationError
+        case badVersionError(version: String?)
+        case desktopDisconnectedError
+        case error(title: LocalizedStringKey, error: LocalizedStringKey = "")
+
+        var id: String {
+            switch self {
+            case let .unlinkDesktop(rc): "unlinkDesktop \(rc.remoteCtrlId)"
+            case let .disconnectDesktop(action): "disconnectDecktop \(action)"
+            case .badInvitationError: "badInvitationError"
+            case let .badVersionError(v): "badVersionError \(v ?? "")"
+            case .desktopDisconnectedError: "desktopDisconnectedError"
+            case let .error(title, _): "error \(title)"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private enum UserDisconnectAction: String {
+        case back
+        case dismiss // TODO dismiss settings after confirmation
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        if viaSettings {
+            viewBody
+                .modifier(BackButton(label: "Back") {
+                    if m.activeRemoteCtrl {
+                        alert = .disconnectDesktop(action: .back)
+                    } else {
+                        dismiss()
+                    }
+                })
+        } else {
+            NavigationView {
+                viewBody
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    var viewBody: some View {
+        Group {
+            let discovery = m.remoteCtrlSession?.discovery
+            if discovery == true || (discovery == nil && !showConnectScreen) {
+                searchingDesktopView()
+            } else if let session = m.remoteCtrlSession {
+                switch session.sessionState {
+                case .starting: connectingDesktopView(session, nil)
+                case .searching: searchingDesktopView()
+                case let .found(rc, compatible): foundDesktopView(session, rc, compatible)
+                case let .connecting(rc_): connectingDesktopView(session, rc_)
+                case let .pendingConfirmation(rc_, sessCode):
+                    if confirmRemoteSessions || rc_ == nil {
+                        verifySessionView(session, rc_, sessCode)
+                    } else {
+                        connectingDesktopView(session, rc_).onAppear {
+                            verifyDesktopSessionCode(sessCode)
+                        }
+                    }
+                case let .connected(rc, _): activeSessionView(session, rc)
+                }
+            // The hack below prevents camera freezing when exiting linked devices view.
+            // Using showQRCodeScanner inside connectDesktopView or passing it as parameter still results in freezing.
+            } else if showQRCodeScanner || firstAppearance {
+                connectDesktopView()
+            } else {
+                connectDesktopView(showScanner: false)
+            }
+        }
+        .onAppear {
+            setDeviceName(deviceName)
+            updateRemoteCtrls()
+            showConnectScreen = !useMulticast
+            if m.remoteCtrlSession != nil {
+                disconnectDesktop()
+            } else if useMulticast {
+                findKnownDesktop()
+            }
+            // The hack below prevents camera freezing when exiting linked devices view.
+            // `firstAppearance` prevents camera flicker when the view first opens.
+            // moving `showQRCodeScanner = false` to `onDisappear` (to avoid `firstAppearance`) does not prevent freeze.
+            showQRCodeScanner = false
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.25) {
+                firstAppearance = false
+                showQRCodeScanner = true
+            }
+        }
+        .onDisappear {
+            if m.remoteCtrlSession != nil {
+                showConnectScreen = false
+                disconnectDesktop()
+            }
+        }
+        .onChange(of: deviceName) {
+            setDeviceName($0)
+        }
+        .onChange(of: m.activeRemoteCtrl) {
+            UIApplication.shared.isIdleTimerDisabled = $0
+        }
+        .alert(item: $alert) { a in
+            switch a {
+            case let .unlinkDesktop(rc):
+                Alert(
+                    title: Text("Unlink desktop?"),
+                    primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Unlink")) {
+                        unlinkDesktop(rc)
+                    },
+                    secondaryButton: .cancel()
+                )
+            case let .disconnectDesktop(action):
+                Alert(
+                    title: Text("Disconnect desktop?"),
+                    primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Disconnect")) {
+                        disconnectDesktop(action)
+                    },
+                    secondaryButton: .cancel()
+                )
+            case .badInvitationError:
+                Alert(title: Text("Bad desktop address"))
+            case let .badVersionError(v):
+                Alert(
+                    title: Text("Incompatible version"),
+                    message: Text("Desktop app version \(v ?? "") is not compatible with this app.")
+                )
+            case .desktopDisconnectedError:
+                Alert(title: Text("Connection terminated"))
+            case let .error(title, error):
+                Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(error))
+            }
+        }
+        .interactiveDismissDisabled(m.activeRemoteCtrl)
+    }
+
+    private func connectDesktopView(showScanner: Bool = true) -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section("This device name") {
+                devicesView()
+            }
+            if showScanner {
+                scanDesctopAddressView()
+            }
+            if developerTools {
+                desktopAddressView()
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Connect to desktop")
+    }
+
+    private func connectingDesktopView(_ session: RemoteCtrlSession, _ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo?) -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section("Connecting to desktop") {
+                ctrlDeviceNameText(session, rc)
+                ctrlDeviceVersionText(session)
+            }
+
+            if let sessCode = session.sessionCode {
+                Section("Session code") {
+                    sessionCodeText(sessCode)
+                }
+            }
+
+            Section {
+                disconnectButton()
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Connecting to desktop")
+    }
+
+    private func searchingDesktopView() -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section("This device name") {
+                devicesView()
+            }
+            Section("Found desktop") {
+                Text("Waiting for desktop...").italic()
+                Button {
+                    disconnectDesktop()
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Scan QR code", systemImage: "qrcode")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Connecting to desktop")
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder private func foundDesktopView(_ session: RemoteCtrlSession, _ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo, _ compatible: Bool) -> some View {
+        let v = List {
+            Section("This device name") {
+                devicesView()
+            }
+            Section("Found desktop") {
+                ctrlDeviceNameText(session, rc)
+                ctrlDeviceVersionText(session)
+                if !compatible {
+                    Text("Not compatible!").foregroundColor(.red)
+                } else if !connectRemoteViaMulticastAuto {
+                    Button {
+                        confirmKnownDesktop(rc)
+                    } label: {
+                        Label("Connect", systemImage: "checkmark")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if !compatible && !connectRemoteViaMulticastAuto {
+                Section {
+                    disconnectButton("Cancel")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Found desktop")
+
+        if compatible && connectRemoteViaMulticastAuto {
+            v.onAppear { confirmKnownDesktop(rc) }
+        } else {
+            v
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func verifySessionView(_ session: RemoteCtrlSession, _ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo?, _ sessCode: String) -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section("Connected to desktop") {
+                ctrlDeviceNameText(session, rc)
+                ctrlDeviceVersionText(session)
+            }
+
+            Section("Verify code with desktop") {
+                sessionCodeText(sessCode)
+                Button {
+                    verifyDesktopSessionCode(sessCode)
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Confirm", systemImage: "checkmark")
+                }
+            }
+
+            Section {
+                disconnectButton()
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Verify connection")
+    }
+
+    private func ctrlDeviceNameText(_ session: RemoteCtrlSession, _ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo?) -> Text {
+        var t = Text(rc?.deviceViewName ?? session.ctrlAppInfo?.deviceName ?? "")
+        if (rc == nil) {
+            t = t + Text(" ") + Text("(new)").italic()
+        }
+        return t
+    }
+
+    private func ctrlDeviceVersionText(_ session: RemoteCtrlSession) -> Text {
+        let v = session.ctrlAppInfo?.appVersionRange.maxVersion
+        var t = Text("v\(v ?? "")")
+        if v != session.appVersion {
+            t = t + Text(" ") + Text("(this device v\(session.appVersion))").italic()
+        }
+        return t
+    }
+
+    private func activeSessionView(_ session: RemoteCtrlSession, _ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo) -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section("Connected desktop") {
+                Text(rc.deviceViewName)
+                ctrlDeviceVersionText(session)
+            }
+
+            if let sessCode = session.sessionCode {
+                Section("Session code") {
+                    sessionCodeText(sessCode)
+                }
+            }
+
+            Section {
+                disconnectButton()
+            } footer: {
+                // This is specific to iOS
+                Text("Keep the app open to use it from desktop")
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Connected to desktop")
+    }
+
+    private func sessionCodeText(_ code: String) -> some View {
+        Text(code.prefix(23))
+    }
+
+    private func devicesView() -> some View {
+        Group {
+            TextField("Enter this device name…", text: $deviceName)
+            if !remoteCtrls.isEmpty {
+                NavigationLink {
+                    linkedDesktopsView()
+                } label: {
+                    Text("Linked desktops")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func scanDesctopAddressView() -> some View {
+        Section("Scan QR code from desktop") {
+            CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], scanMode: .oncePerCode, completion: processDesktopQRCode)
+                .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
+                .cornerRadius(12)
+                .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+                .padding(.horizontal)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func desktopAddressView() -> some View {
+        Section("Desktop address") {
+            if sessionAddress.isEmpty {
+                Button {
+                    sessionAddress = UIPasteboard.general.string ?? ""
+                } label: {
+                    Label("Paste desktop address", systemImage: "doc.plaintext")
+                }
+                .disabled(!UIPasteboard.general.hasStrings)
+            } else {
+                HStack {
+                    Text(sessionAddress).lineLimit(1)
+                    Spacer()
+                    Image(systemName: "multiply.circle.fill")
+                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                        .onTapGesture { sessionAddress = "" }
+                }
+            }
+            Button {
+                connectDesktopAddress(sessionAddress)
+            } label: {
+                Label("Connect to desktop", systemImage: "rectangle.connected.to.line.below")
+            }
+            .disabled(sessionAddress.isEmpty)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func linkedDesktopsView() -> some View {
+        List {
+            Section("Desktop devices") {
+                ForEach(remoteCtrls, id: \.remoteCtrlId) { rc in
+                    remoteCtrlView(rc)
+                }
+                .onDelete { indexSet in
+                    if let i = indexSet.first, i < remoteCtrls.count {
+                        alert = .unlinkDesktop(rc: remoteCtrls[i])
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Section("Linked desktop options") {
+                Toggle("Verify connections", isOn: $confirmRemoteSessions)
+                Toggle("Discover via local network", isOn: $connectRemoteViaMulticast)
+                if connectRemoteViaMulticast {
+                    Toggle("Connect automatically", isOn: $connectRemoteViaMulticastAuto)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Linked desktops")
+    }
+
+    private func remoteCtrlView(_ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo) -> some View {
+        Text(rc.deviceViewName)
+    }
+
+
+    private func setDeviceName(_ name: String) {
+        do {
+            try setLocalDeviceName(deviceName)
+        } catch let e {
+            errorAlert(e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func updateRemoteCtrls() {
+        do {
+            remoteCtrls = try listRemoteCtrls()
+        } catch let e {
+            errorAlert(e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func processDesktopQRCode(_ resp: Result<ScanResult, ScanError>) {
+        switch resp {
+        case let .success(r): connectDesktopAddress(r.string)
+        case let .failure(e): errorAlert(e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func findKnownDesktop() {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await findKnownRemoteCtrl()
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    m.remoteCtrlSession = RemoteCtrlSession(
+                        ctrlAppInfo: nil,
+                        appVersion: "",
+                        sessionState: .searching
+                    )
+                    showConnectScreen = true
+                }
+            } catch let e {
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    errorAlert(e)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func confirmKnownDesktop(_ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo) {
+        connectDesktop_ {
+            try await confirmRemoteCtrl(rc.remoteCtrlId)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func connectDesktopAddress(_ addr: String) {
+        connectDesktop_ {
+            try await connectRemoteCtrl(desktopAddress: addr)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func connectDesktop_(_ connect: @escaping () async throws -> (RemoteCtrlInfo?, CtrlAppInfo, String)) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let (rc_, ctrlAppInfo, v) = try await connect()
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    sessionAddress = ""
+                    m.remoteCtrlSession = RemoteCtrlSession(
+                        ctrlAppInfo: ctrlAppInfo,
+                        appVersion: v,
+                        sessionState: .connecting(remoteCtrl_: rc_)
+                    )
+                }
+            } catch let e {
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    switch e as? ChatResponse {
+                    case .chatCmdError(_, .errorRemoteCtrl(.badInvitation)): alert = .badInvitationError
+                    case .chatCmdError(_, .error(.commandError)): alert = .badInvitationError
+                    case let .chatCmdError(_, .errorRemoteCtrl(.badVersion(v))): alert = .badVersionError(version: v)
+                    case .chatCmdError(_, .errorAgent(.RCP(.version))): alert = .badVersionError(version: nil)
+                    case .chatCmdError(_, .errorAgent(.RCP(.ctrlAuth))): alert = .desktopDisconnectedError
+                    default: errorAlert(e)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func verifyDesktopSessionCode(_ sessCode: String) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                let rc = try await verifyRemoteCtrlSession(sessCode)
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    m.remoteCtrlSession = m.remoteCtrlSession?.updateState(.connected(remoteCtrl: rc, sessionCode: sessCode))
+                }
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    updateRemoteCtrls()
+                }
+            } catch let error {
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    errorAlert(error)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func disconnectButton(_ label: LocalizedStringKey = "Disconnect") -> some View {
+        Button {
+            disconnectDesktop(.dismiss)
+        } label: {
+            Label(label, systemImage: "multiply")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func disconnectDesktop(_ action: UserDisconnectAction? = nil) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await stopRemoteCtrl()
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    if case .connected = m.remoteCtrlSession?.sessionState {
+                        switchToLocalSession()
+                    } else {
+                        m.remoteCtrlSession = nil
+                    }
+                    switch action {
+                    case .back: dismiss()
+                    case .dismiss: dismiss()
+                    case .none: ()
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch let e {
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    errorAlert(e)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func unlinkDesktop(_ rc: RemoteCtrlInfo) {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                try await deleteRemoteCtrl(rc.remoteCtrlId)
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    remoteCtrls.removeAll(where: { $0.remoteCtrlId == rc.remoteCtrlId })
+                }
+            } catch let e {
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    errorAlert(e)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func errorAlert(_ error: Error) {
+        let a = getErrorAlert(error, "Error")
+        alert = .error(title: a.title, error: a.message)
+    }
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    ConnectDesktopView()
+}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/AdvancedNetworkSettings.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/AdvancedNetworkSettings.swift
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ struct AdvancedNetworkSettings: View {
                    }
                    .disabled(currentNetCfg == NetCfg.proxyDefaults)

-                    timeoutSettingPicker("TCP connection timeout", selection: $netCfg.tcpConnectTimeout, values: [5_000000, 7_500000, 10_000000, 15_000000, 20_000000, 30_000000, 45_000000], label: secondsLabel)
-                    timeoutSettingPicker("Protocol timeout", selection: $netCfg.tcpTimeout, values: [3_000000, 5_000000, 7_000000, 10_000000, 15_000000, 20_000000, 30_000000], label: secondsLabel)
-                    timeoutSettingPicker("Protocol timeout per KB", selection: $netCfg.tcpTimeoutPerKb, values: [15_000, 30_000, 60_000, 90_000, 120_000], label: secondsLabel)
+                    timeoutSettingPicker("TCP connection timeout", selection: $netCfg.tcpConnectTimeout, values: [7_500000, 10_000000, 15_000000, 20_000000, 30_000000, 45_000000], label: secondsLabel)
+                    timeoutSettingPicker("Protocol timeout", selection: $netCfg.tcpTimeout, values: [5_000000, 7_000000, 10_000000, 15_000000, 20_000000, 30_000000], label: secondsLabel)
+                    timeoutSettingPicker("Protocol timeout per KB", selection: $netCfg.tcpTimeoutPerKb, values: [15_000, 30_000, 45_000, 60_000, 90_000, 120_000], label: secondsLabel)
                    timeoutSettingPicker("PING interval", selection: $netCfg.smpPingInterval, values: [120_000000, 300_000000, 600_000000, 1200_000000, 2400_000000, 3600_000000], label: secondsLabel)
                    intSettingPicker("PING count", selection: $netCfg.smpPingCount, values: [1, 2, 3, 5, 8], label: "")
                    Toggle("Enable TCP keep-alive", isOn: $enableKeepAlive)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/IncognitoHelp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/IncognitoHelp.swift
@@ -10,24 +10,23 @@ import SwiftUI

 struct IncognitoHelp: View {
    var body: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+        List {
            Text("Incognito mode")
                .font(.largeTitle)
                .bold()
+                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
                .padding(.vertical)
-            ScrollView {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading) {
-                    Group {
-                    Text("Incognito mode protects your privacy by using a new random profile for each contact.")
-                    Text("It allows having many anonymous connections without any shared data between them in a single chat profile.")
-                    Text("When you share an incognito profile with somebody, this profile will be used for the groups they invite you to.")
-                    }
-                    .padding(.bottom)
-                }
+                .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
+                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 0, leading: 0, bottom: 0, trailing: 0))
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 18) {
+                Text("Incognito mode protects your privacy by using a new random profile for each contact.")
+                Text("It allows having many anonymous connections without any shared data between them in a single chat profile.")
+                Text("When you share an incognito profile with somebody, this profile will be used for the groups they invite you to.")
+                Text("Read more in [User Guide](https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/chat-profiles.html#incognito-mode).")
            }
+            .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
        }
-        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-        .padding()
    }
 }

--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NotificationsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NotificationsView.swift
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ struct NotificationsView: View {
    @State private var notificationMode: NotificationsMode = ChatModel.shared.notificationMode
    @State private var showAlert: NotificationAlert?
    @State private var legacyDatabase = dbContainerGroupDefault.get() == .documents
-//    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS) private var developerTools = false
-//    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_NTF_ENABLE_LOCAL, store: groupDefaults) private var ntfEnableLocal = false
-//    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_NTF_ENABLE_PERIODIC, store: groupDefaults) private var ntfEnablePeriodic = false

    var body: some View {
        List {
@@ -88,13 +85,6 @@ struct NotificationsView: View {
                        .padding(.top, 1)
                }
            }
-
-//            if developerTools {
-//                Section(String("Experimental")) {
-//                    Toggle(String("Always enable local"), isOn: $ntfEnableLocal)
-//                    Toggle(String("Always enable periodic"), isOn: $ntfEnablePeriodic)
-//                }
-//            }
        }
        .disabled(legacyDatabase)
    }
@@ -119,7 +109,7 @@ struct NotificationsView: View {

    private func ntfModeAlertTitle(_ mode: NotificationsMode) -> LocalizedStringKey {
        switch mode {
-        case .off: return "Turn off notifications?"
+        case .off: return "Use only local notifications?"
        case .periodic: return "Enable periodic notifications?"
        case .instant: return "Enable instant notifications?"
        }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PreferencesView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PreferencesView.swift
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ struct PreferencesView: View {

    private func featureFooter(_ feature: ChatFeature, _ allowFeature: Binding<FeatureAllowed>) -> some View {
        Text(feature.allowDescription(allowFeature.wrappedValue))
-            .frame(height: 36, alignment: .topLeading)
    }

    private func savePreferences() {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ struct SimplexLockView: View {
            switch a {
            case .enableAuth:
                SetAppPasscodeView {
+                    m.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = true
                    laLockDelay = 30
                    prefPerformLA = true
                    showChangePassword = true
@@ -490,14 +491,23 @@ struct SimplexLockView: View {
                    showLAAlert(.laPasscodeNotChangedAlert)
                }
            case .enableSelfDestruct:
-                SetAppPasscodeView(passcodeKeychain: kcSelfDestructPassword, title: "Set passcode", reason: NSLocalizedString("Enable self-destruct passcode", comment: "set passcode view")) {
+                SetAppPasscodeView(
+                    passcodeKeychain: kcSelfDestructPassword,
+                    prohibitedPasscodeKeychain: kcAppPassword,
+                    title: "Set passcode",
+                    reason: NSLocalizedString("Enable self-destruct passcode", comment: "set passcode view")
+                ) {
                    updateSelfDestruct()
                    showLAAlert(.laSelfDestructPasscodeSetAlert)
                } cancel: {
                    revertSelfDestruct()
                }
            case .changeSelfDestructPasscode:
-                SetAppPasscodeView(passcodeKeychain: kcSelfDestructPassword, reason: NSLocalizedString("Change self-destruct passcode", comment: "set passcode view")) {
+                SetAppPasscodeView(
+                    passcodeKeychain: kcSelfDestructPassword,
+                    prohibitedPasscodeKeychain: kcAppPassword,
+                    reason: NSLocalizedString("Change self-destruct passcode", comment: "set passcode view")
+                ) {
                    showLAAlert(.laSelfDestructPasscodeChangedAlert)
                } cancel: {
                    showLAAlert(.laPasscodeNotChangedAlert)
@@ -619,6 +629,7 @@ struct SimplexLockView: View {
        authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Enable SimpleX Lock", comment: "authentication reason")) { laResult in
            switch laResult {
            case .success:
+                m.contentViewAccessAuthenticated = true
                prefPerformLA = true
                laAlert = .laTurnedOnAlert
            case .failed:
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/ScanProtocolServer.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/ScanProtocolServer.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct ScanProtocolServer: View {
                .font(.largeTitle)
                .bold()
                .padding(.vertical)
-            CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], completion: processQRCode)
+            CodeScannerView(codeTypes: [.qr], scanMode: .oncePerCode, completion: processQRCode)
                .aspectRatio(1, contentMode: .fit)
                .cornerRadius(12)
                .padding(.top)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ let DEFAULT_WHATS_NEW_VERSION = "defaultWhatsNewVersion"
 let DEFAULT_ONBOARDING_STAGE = "onboardingStage"
 let DEFAULT_CUSTOM_DISAPPEARING_MESSAGE_TIME = "customDisappearingMessageTime"
 let DEFAULT_SHOW_UNREAD_AND_FAVORITES = "showUnreadAndFavorites"
+let DEFAULT_DEVICE_NAME_FOR_REMOTE_ACCESS = "deviceNameForRemoteAccess"
+let DEFAULT_CONFIRM_REMOTE_SESSIONS = "confirmRemoteSessions"
+let DEFAULT_CONNECT_REMOTE_VIA_MULTICAST = "connectRemoteViaMulticast"
+let DEFAULT_CONNECT_REMOTE_VIA_MULTICAST_AUTO = "connectRemoteViaMulticastAuto"

 let appDefaults: [String: Any] = [
    DEFAULT_SHOW_LA_NOTICE: false,
@@ -85,9 +89,18 @@ let appDefaults: [String: Any] = [
    DEFAULT_SHOW_MUTE_PROFILE_ALERT: true,
    DEFAULT_ONBOARDING_STAGE: OnboardingStage.onboardingComplete.rawValue,
    DEFAULT_CUSTOM_DISAPPEARING_MESSAGE_TIME: 300,
-    DEFAULT_SHOW_UNREAD_AND_FAVORITES: false
+    DEFAULT_SHOW_UNREAD_AND_FAVORITES: false,
+    DEFAULT_CONFIRM_REMOTE_SESSIONS: false,
+    DEFAULT_CONNECT_REMOTE_VIA_MULTICAST: true,
+    DEFAULT_CONNECT_REMOTE_VIA_MULTICAST_AUTO: true,
 ]

+// not used anymore
+enum ConnectViaLinkTab: String {
+    case scan
+    case paste
+}
+
 enum SimpleXLinkMode: String, Identifiable {
    case description
    case full
@@ -146,37 +159,48 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
    }

    @ViewBuilder func settingsView() -> some View {
-        let user: User = chatModel.currentUser!
+        let user = chatModel.currentUser
        NavigationView {
            List {
                Section("You") {
-                    NavigationLink {
-                        UserProfile()
-                            .navigationTitle("Your current profile")
-                    } label: {
-                        ProfilePreview(profileOf: user)
-                        .padding(.leading, -8)
+                    if let user = user {
+                        NavigationLink {
+                            UserProfile()
+                                .navigationTitle("Your current profile")
+                        } label: {
+                            ProfilePreview(profileOf: user)
+                                .padding(.leading, -8)
+                        }
                    }

                    NavigationLink {
-                        UserProfilesView()
+                        UserProfilesView(showSettings: $showSettings)
                    } label: {
                        settingsRow("person.crop.rectangle.stack") { Text("Your chat profiles") }
                    }

-                    NavigationLink {
-                        UserAddressView(shareViaProfile: chatModel.currentUser!.addressShared)
-                            .navigationTitle("SimpleX address")
-                            .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
-                    } label: {
-                        settingsRow("qrcode") { Text("Your SimpleX address") }
+
+                    if let user = user {
+                        NavigationLink {
+                            UserAddressView(shareViaProfile: user.addressShared)
+                                .navigationTitle("SimpleX address")
+                                .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.large)
+                        } label: {
+                            settingsRow("qrcode") { Text("Your SimpleX address") }
+                        }
+
+                        NavigationLink {
+                            PreferencesView(profile: user.profile, preferences: user.fullPreferences, currentPreferences: user.fullPreferences)
+                                .navigationTitle("Your preferences")
+                        } label: {
+                            settingsRow("switch.2") { Text("Chat preferences") }
+                        }
                    }

                    NavigationLink {
-                        PreferencesView(profile: user.profile, preferences: user.fullPreferences, currentPreferences: user.fullPreferences)
-                            .navigationTitle("Your preferences")
+                        ConnectDesktopView(viaSettings: true)
                    } label: {
-                        settingsRow("switch.2") { Text("Chat preferences") }
+                        settingsRow("desktopcomputer") { Text("Use from desktop") }
                    }
                }
                .disabled(chatModel.chatRunning != true)
@@ -231,12 +255,14 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                }

                Section("Help") {
-                    NavigationLink {
-                        ChatHelp(showSettings: $showSettings)
-                            .navigationTitle("Welcome \(user.displayName)!")
-                            .frame(maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .top)
-                    } label: {
-                        settingsRow("questionmark") { Text("How to use it") }
+                    if let user = user {
+                        NavigationLink {
+                            ChatHelp(showSettings: $showSettings)
+                                .navigationTitle("Welcome \(user.displayName)!")
+                                .frame(maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .top)
+                        } label: {
+                            settingsRow("questionmark") { Text("How to use it") }
+                        }
                    }
                    NavigationLink {
                        WhatsNewView(viaSettings: true)
@@ -362,7 +388,9 @@ struct SettingsView: View {

 func settingsRow<Content : View>(_ icon: String, color: Color = .secondary, content: @escaping () -> Content) -> some View {
    ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
-        Image(systemName: icon).frame(maxWidth: 24, maxHeight: 24, alignment: .center).foregroundColor(color)
+        Image(systemName: icon).frame(maxWidth: 24, maxHeight: 24, alignment: .center)
+            .symbolRenderingMode(.monochrome)
+            .foregroundColor(color)
        content().padding(.leading, indent)
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserAddressView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserAddressView.swift
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ struct UserAddressView: View {

    @ViewBuilder private func existingAddressView(_ userAddress: UserContactLink) -> some View {
        Section {
-            MutableQRCode(uri: Binding.constant(simplexChatLink(userAddress.connReqContact)))
+            SimpleXLinkQRCode(uri: userAddress.connReqContact)
+                .id("simplex-contact-address-qrcode-\(userAddress.connReqContact)")
            shareQRCodeButton(userAddress)
            if MFMailComposeViewController.canSendMail() {
                shareViaEmailButton(userAddress)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfile.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfile.swift
@@ -120,8 +120,10 @@ struct UserProfile: View {
            }
        }
        .sheet(isPresented: $showImagePicker) {
-            LibraryImagePicker(image: $chosenImage) {
-                didSelectItem in showImagePicker = false
+            LibraryImagePicker(image: $chosenImage) { _ in
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    showImagePicker = false
+                }
            }
        }
        .onChange(of: chosenImage) { image in
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfilesView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfilesView.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import SimpleXChat

 struct UserProfilesView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject private var m: ChatModel
+    @Binding var showSettings: Bool
    @Environment(\.editMode) private var editMode
    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_HIDDEN_PROFILES_NOTICE) private var showHiddenProfilesNotice = true
    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_MUTE_PROFILE_ALERT) private var showMuteProfileAlert = true
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {

    private enum UserProfilesAlert: Identifiable {
        case deleteUser(user: User, delSMPQueues: Bool)
-        case cantDeleteLastUser
        case hiddenProfilesNotice
        case muteProfileAlert
        case activateUserError(error: String)
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
        var id: String {
            switch self {
            case let .deleteUser(user, delSMPQueues): return "deleteUser \(user.userId) \(delSMPQueues)"
-            case .cantDeleteLastUser: return "cantDeleteLastUser"
            case .hiddenProfilesNotice: return "hiddenProfilesNotice"
            case .muteProfileAlert: return "muteProfileAlert"
            case let .activateUserError(err): return "activateUserError \(err)"
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
            Section {
                let users = filteredUsers()
                let v = ForEach(users) { u in
-                    userView(u.user, allowDelete: users.count > 1)
+                    userView(u.user)
                }
                if #available(iOS 16, *) {
                    v.onDelete { indexSet in
@@ -146,13 +145,6 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
                    },
                    secondaryButton: .cancel()
                )
-            case .cantDeleteLastUser:
-                return Alert(
-                    title: Text("Can't delete user profile!"),
-                    message: m.users.count > 1
-                            ? Text("There should be at least one visible user profile.")
-                            : Text("There should be at least one user profile.")
-                )
            case .hiddenProfilesNotice:
                return Alert(
                    title: Text("Make profile private!"),
@@ -280,11 +272,21 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
                if let newActive = m.users.first(where: { u in !u.user.activeUser && !u.user.hidden }) {
                    try await changeActiveUserAsync_(newActive.user.userId, viewPwd: nil)
                    try await deleteUser()
+                } else {
+                    // Deleting the last visible user while having hidden one(s)
+                    try await deleteUser()
+                    try await changeActiveUserAsync_(nil, viewPwd: nil)
+                    await MainActor.run {
+                        onboardingStageDefault.set(.step1_SimpleXInfo)
+                        m.onboardingStage = .step1_SimpleXInfo
+                        showSettings = false
+                    }
                }
            } else {
                try await deleteUser()
            }
        } catch let error {
+            logger.error("Error deleting user profile: \(error)")
            let a = getErrorAlert(error, "Error deleting user profile")
            alert = .error(title: a.title, error: a.message)
        }
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
        }
    }

-    @ViewBuilder private func userView(_ user: User, allowDelete: Bool) -> some View {
+    @ViewBuilder private func userView(_ user: User) -> some View {
        let v = Button {
            Task {
                do {
@@ -323,9 +325,7 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
                }
            }
        }
-        .disabled(user.activeUser)
        .foregroundColor(.primary)
-        .deleteDisabled(!allowDelete)
        .swipeActions(edge: .leading, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
            if user.hidden {
                Button("Unhide") {
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
        }
        if #available(iOS 16, *) {
            v
-        } else if !allowDelete {
-            v
        } else {
            v.swipeActions(edge: .trailing, allowsFullSwipe: true) {
                Button("Delete", role: .destructive) {
@@ -373,12 +371,8 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
    }

    private func confirmDeleteUser(_ user: User) {
-        if m.users.count > 1 && (user.hidden || visibleUsersCount > 1) {
-            showDeleteConfirmation = true
-            userToDelete = user
-        } else {
-            alert = .cantDeleteLastUser
-        }
+        showDeleteConfirmation = true
+        userToDelete = user
    }

    private func setUserPrivacy(_ user: User, successAlert: UserProfilesAlert? = nil, _ api: @escaping () async throws -> User) {
@@ -409,6 +403,6 @@ public func chatPasswordHash(_ pwd: String, _ salt: String) -> String {

 struct UserProfilesView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
-        UserProfilesView()
+        UserProfilesView(showSettings: Binding.constant(true))
    }
 }
--- a/(iOS).entitlements
+++ b/(iOS).entitlements
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@
 	<array>
 		<string>$(AppIdentifierPrefix)chat.simplex.app</string>
 	</array>
+	<key>com.apple.developer.networking.multicast</key>
+	<true/>
+	<key>com.apple.developer.device-information.user-assigned-device-name</key>
+	<true/>
 </dict>
 </plist>
--- a/Localizations/bg.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/bg.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/cs.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/cs.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/de.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/de.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/el.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/el.xcloc/Localized
@@ -31,48 +31,59 @@ Available in v5.1</source>
        <source> (</source>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id=" (can be copied)" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id=" (can be copied)" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source> (can be copied)</source>
+        <target state="translated"> (μπορεί να αντιγραφή)</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="!1 colored!" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="!1 colored!" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>!1 colored!</source>
+        <target state="translated">!1 έγχρωμο!</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="#secret#" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="#secret#" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>#secret#</source>
+        <target state="translated">#μυστικό#</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ %@" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ %@" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ %@</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ %@</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ / %@" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ / %@" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ / %@</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ / %@</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ is connected!" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ is connected!" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ is connected!</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ είναι συνδεδεμένο!</target>
        <note>notification title</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ is not verified" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ is not verified" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ is not verified</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ δεν είναι επαληθευμένο</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ is verified" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ is verified" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ is verified</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ είναι επαληθευμένο</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ servers" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ servers" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ servers</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ διακομιστές</target>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
-      <trans-unit id="%@ wants to connect!" xml:space="preserve">
+      <trans-unit id="%@ wants to connect!" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
        <source>%@ wants to connect!</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ θέλει να συνδεθεί!</target>
        <note>notification title</note>
      </trans-unit>
      <trans-unit id="%d days" xml:space="preserve">
@@ -4162,6 +4173,66 @@ SimpleX servers cannot see your profile.</source>
        <source>\~strike~</source>
        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@ connected" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@ connected</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ συνδεδεμένο</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="# %@" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source># %@</source>
+        <target state="translated"># %@</target>
+        <note>copied message info title, # &lt;title&gt;</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@ and %@" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@ and %@</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ και %@</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@ at %@:" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%1$@ at %2$@:</source>
+        <target state="translated">%1$@ στις %2$@:</target>
+        <note>copied message info, &lt;sender&gt; at &lt;time&gt;</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="## History" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>## History</source>
+        <target state="translated">## Ιστορικό</target>
+        <note>copied message info</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="## In reply to" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>## In reply to</source>
+        <target state="translated">## Ως απαντηση σε</target>
+        <note>copied message info</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@ (current)" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@ (current)</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ (τωρινό)</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@ (current):" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@ (current):</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ (τωρινό):</target>
+        <note>copied message info</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@ and %@ connected" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@ and %@ connected</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@ και %@ συνδεδεμένο</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@:" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@:</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@:</target>
+        <note>copied message info</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@, %@ and %lld members" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@, %@ and %lld members</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@, %@ και %lld μέλη</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
+      <trans-unit id="%@, %@ and %lld other members connected" xml:space="preserve" approved="no">
+        <source>%@, %@ and %lld other members connected</source>
+        <target state="translated">%@, %@ και %lld άλλα μέλη συνδέθηκαν</target>
+        <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
+      </trans-unit>
    </body>
  </file>
  <file original="en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings" source-language="en" target-language="el" datatype="plaintext">
--- a/Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/es.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/es.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/fi.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/fi.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/fr.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/fr.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/it.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/it.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/Contents/en.lproj/SimpleX--iOS--InfoPlist.strings
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 "NSCameraUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs camera access to scan QR codes to connect to other users and for video calls.";
 /* Privacy - Face ID Usage Description */
 "NSFaceIDUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses Face ID for local authentication";
+/* Privacy - Local Network Usage Description */
+"NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription" = "SimpleX uses local network access to allow using user chat profile via desktop app on the same network.";
 /* Privacy - Microphone Usage Description */
 "NSMicrophoneUsageDescription" = "SimpleX needs microphone access for audio and video calls, and to record voice messages.";
 /* Privacy - Photo Library Additions Usage Description */
--- a/Localizations/ja.xcloc/Localized
+++ b/Localizations/ja.xcloc/Localized
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More