diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
index c1d1e5b111..d10c199e78 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import SimpleXChat
 
 let simplexTeamURL = URL(string: "simplex:/a#lrdvu2d8A1GumSmoKb2krQmtKhWXq-tyGpHuM7aMwsw?h=smp6.simplex.im")!
 
+let simplexNewsURL = URL(string: "simplex:/c#grcfG3ulVI4Sh6ow33qBsmSk7uEy3gRSl2KkJ5ER6tA?h=smp18.simplex.im")!
+
 let appVersion = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleShortVersionString") as? String
 
 let appBuild = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleVersion")  as? String
@@ -462,6 +464,15 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             }
 
             Section(header: Text("Contact").foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)) {
+                settingsRow("antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
+                    Button("Follow SimpleX Network News") {
+                        dismiss()
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                            ChatModel.shared.appOpenUrl = simplexNewsURL
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                .disabled(chatModel.chatRunning != true)
                 settingsRow("number", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
                     Button("Send questions and ideas") {
                         dismiss()
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
index fae1b7c155..5f296655b7 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ChatListView.kt
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ fun connectIfOpenedViaUri(rhId: Long?, uri: String, chatModel: ChatModel) {
   } else {
     withBGApi {
       chatModel.appOpenUrlConnecting.value = true
-      planAndConnect(rhId, uri, close = null, cleanup = { chatModel.appOpenUrlConnecting.value = false })
+      planAndConnect(rhId, uri, close = { ModalManager.closeAllModalsEverywhere() }, cleanup = { chatModel.appOpenUrlConnecting.value = false })
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt
index ccc30a7730..39a6514302 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/onboarding/WhatsNewView.kt
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ fun shouldShowWhatsNew(m: ChatModel): Boolean {
   return v != lastVersion
 }
 
-private const val WEFUNDER_URL = "https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat"
+private const val WEFUNDER_URL = "https://wefunder.com/simplex.chat?utm_source=app"
 
 private const val CROWDFUNDING_CONTACT_URI = "simplex:/a#JxGcOA1_QhlmVFzYYabloMbvMZk5Y9d9iS3ITDnhzYo?h=smp11.simplex.im"
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/SettingsView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/SettingsView.kt
index c49caf7cfa..32f1b6384a 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/SettingsView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/SettingsView.kt
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ fun SettingsView(chatModel: ChatModel, setPerformLA: (Boolean) -> Unit, close: (
 val simplexTeamUri =
   "simplex:/a#lrdvu2d8A1GumSmoKb2krQmtKhWXq-tyGpHuM7aMwsw?h=smp6.simplex.im"
 
+val simplexNewsUri =
+  "simplex:/c#grcfG3ulVI4Sh6ow33qBsmSk7uEy3gRSl2KkJ5ER6tA?h=smp18.simplex.im"
+
 @Composable
 fun SettingsLayout(
   stopped: Boolean,
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ fun HelpAndSupportView(
 
     SectionView(stringResource(MR.strings.settings_section_title_contact)) {
       if (!chatModel.desktopNoUserNoRemote) {
+        SettingsActionItem(painterResource(MR.images.ic_bigtop_updates), stringResource(MR.strings.follow_simplex_network_news), { uriHandler.openVerifiedSimplexUri(simplexNewsUri) }, textColor = MaterialTheme.colors.primary, disabled = stopped)
         SettingsActionItem(painterResource(MR.images.ic_tag), stringResource(MR.strings.chat_with_the_founder), { uriHandler.openVerifiedSimplexUri(simplexTeamUri) }, textColor = MaterialTheme.colors.primary, disabled = stopped)
       }
       SettingsActionItem(painterResource(MR.images.ic_mail), stringResource(MR.strings.send_us_an_email), { uriHandler.openUriCatching("mailto:chat@simplex.chat") }, textColor = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
index ea3b900f3b..bce235edec 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@
   <string name="markdown_in_messages">Markdown in messages</string>
   <string name="chat_with_the_founder">Send questions and ideas</string>
   <string name="send_us_an_email">Send us email</string>
+  <string name="follow_simplex_network_news">Follow SimpleX Network News</string>
   <string name="chat_lock">SimpleX Lock</string>
   <string name="chat_console">Chat console</string>
   <string name="message_servers">Message servers</string>