diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
index b18e9295b9..159b19cc13 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ enum UserPickerSheet: Identifiable {
 
 class SaveableSettings: ObservableObject {
     @Published var servers: ServerSettings = ServerSettings(currUserServers: [], userServers: [], serverErrors: [])
+    @Published var advancedNetworkSettings: AdvancedNetworkSettingsConfig = AdvancedNetworkSettingsConfig.defaults
 }
 
 struct ServerSettings {
@@ -41,6 +42,20 @@ struct ServerSettings {
     public var serverErrors: [UserServersError]
 }
 
+struct AdvancedNetworkSettingsConfig {
+    public var currentNetCfg: NetCfg
+    public var netCfg: NetCfg
+    public var currentNetProxy: NetworkProxy
+    public var netProxy: NetworkProxy
+    
+    static let defaults = AdvancedNetworkSettingsConfig(
+        currentNetCfg: NetCfg.defaults,
+        netCfg: NetCfg.defaults,
+        currentNetProxy: networkProxyDefault.get(),
+        netProxy: networkProxyDefault.get()
+    )
+}
+
 struct UserPickerSheetView: View {
     let sheet: UserPickerSheet
     @EnvironmentObject var chatModel: ChatModel
@@ -89,21 +104,58 @@ struct UserPickerSheetView: View {
             )
         }
         .onDisappear {
+            let advancedNetworkCanBeSaved = advancedNetworkSettingsCanBeSaved(ss.advancedNetworkSettings)
+            let advancedNetworkSaveText = NSLocalizedString("Save and reconnect", comment: "alert button")
+            
             if serversCanBeSaved(
                 ss.servers.currUserServers,
                 ss.servers.userServers,
                 ss.servers.serverErrors
             ) {
                 showAlert(
-                    title: NSLocalizedString("Save servers?", comment: "alert title"),
-                    buttonTitle: NSLocalizedString("Save", comment: "alert button"),
-                    buttonAction: { saveServers($ss.servers.currUserServers, $ss.servers.userServers) },
+                    title: NSLocalizedString(advancedNetworkCanBeSaved ? "Save servers and network settings?" : "Save servers?", comment: "alert title"),
+                    buttonTitle: advancedNetworkCanBeSaved ? NSLocalizedString("Save", comment: "alert button"): advancedNetworkSaveText,
+                    buttonAction: {
+                        saveServers($ss.servers.currUserServers, $ss.servers.userServers)
+                        if advancedNetworkCanBeSaved {
+                            _ = saveNetCfg()
+                        }
+                    },
+                    cancelButton: true
+                )
+            } else if (advancedNetworkCanBeSaved) {
+                showAlert(
+                    title: NSLocalizedString("Update network settings?", comment: "alert title"),
+                    buttonTitle: advancedNetworkSaveText,
+                    buttonAction: { _ = saveNetCfg() },
                     cancelButton: true
                 )
             }
         }
         .environmentObject(ss)
     }
+    
+    private func saveNetCfg() -> Bool {
+        do {
+            let netCfg = ss.advancedNetworkSettings.netCfg
+            let netProxy = ss.advancedNetworkSettings.netProxy
+            try setNetworkConfig(netCfg)
+            ss.advancedNetworkSettings.currentNetCfg = netCfg
+            setNetCfg(netCfg, networkProxy: netCfg.socksProxy != nil ? netProxy : nil)
+            ss.advancedNetworkSettings.currentNetProxy = netProxy
+            networkProxyDefault.set(netProxy)
+            return true
+        } catch let error {
+            let err = responseError(error)
+            showAlert(
+                NSLocalizedString("Error updating settings", comment: "alert title"),
+                message: responseError(error)
+            )
+            
+            logger.error("\(err)")
+            return false
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 struct ChatListView: View {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/AdvancedNetworkSettings.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/AdvancedNetworkSettings.swift
index 754ca3cf6b..58cf392f8f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/AdvancedNetworkSettings.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/AdvancedNetworkSettings.swift
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ struct AdvancedNetworkSettings: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS) private var developerTools = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_SENT_VIA_RPOXY) private var showSentViaProxy = false
-    @State private var netCfg = NetCfg.defaults
-    @State private var currentNetCfg = NetCfg.defaults
     @State private var cfgLoaded = false
     @State private var enableKeepAlive = true
     @State private var keepAliveOpts = KeepAliveOpts.defaults
     @State private var showSettingsAlert: NetworkSettingsAlert?
     @State private var onionHosts: OnionHosts = .no
     @State private var showSaveDialog = false
-    @State private var netProxy = networkProxyDefault.get()
-    @State private var currentNetProxy = networkProxyDefault.get()
     @State private var useNetProxy = false
     @State private var netProxyAuth = false
-
+    @Binding public var currentNetCfg: NetCfg
+    @Binding public var netCfg: NetCfg
+    @Binding public var currentNetProxy: NetworkProxy
+    @Binding public var netProxy: NetworkProxy
+    
     var body: some View {
         VStack {
             List {
@@ -386,6 +386,12 @@ struct AdvancedNetworkSettings: View {
 
 struct AdvancedNetworkSettings_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
-        AdvancedNetworkSettings()
+        let defaultSettings = AdvancedNetworkSettingsConfig.defaults
+        AdvancedNetworkSettings(
+            currentNetCfg: Binding.constant(defaultSettings.currentNetCfg),
+            netCfg: Binding.constant(defaultSettings.netCfg),
+            currentNetProxy: Binding.constant(defaultSettings.currentNetProxy),
+            netProxy: Binding.constant(defaultSettings.netProxy)
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/NetworkAndServers.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/NetworkAndServers.swift
index 16aa98bc5f..4523075433 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/NetworkAndServers.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/NetworkAndServers/NetworkAndServers.swift
@@ -94,9 +94,14 @@ struct NetworkAndServers: View {
                     }
 
                     NavigationLink {
-                        AdvancedNetworkSettings()
-                            .navigationTitle("Advanced settings")
-                            .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
+                        AdvancedNetworkSettings(
+                            currentNetCfg: $ss.advancedNetworkSettings.currentNetCfg,
+                            netCfg: $ss.advancedNetworkSettings.netCfg,
+                            currentNetProxy: $ss.advancedNetworkSettings.currentNetProxy,
+                            netProxy: $ss.advancedNetworkSettings.netProxy
+                        )
+                        .navigationTitle("Advanced settings")
+                        .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
                     } label: {
                         Text("Advanced network settings")
                     }
@@ -336,6 +341,13 @@ func serversCanBeSaved(
     return userServers != currUserServers && serverErrors.isEmpty
 }
 
+func advancedNetworkSettingsCanBeSaved(
+    _ config: AdvancedNetworkSettingsConfig
+) -> Bool {
+    let useNetProxy = config.netCfg.socksProxy != nil
+    return (config.currentNetCfg != config.netCfg || config.currentNetProxy != config.netProxy) && (useNetProxy ? config.netProxy.valid : true)
+}
+
 struct ServersErrorView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     var errStr: String