diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 6bbacea245..fab3e10990 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -357,6 +357,12 @@ func apiGetChatItemInfo(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemId: Int64) async throws -
     throw r
 }
 
+func apiPlanForwardChatItems(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemIds: [Int64]) async throws -> ([Int64], ForwardConfirmation?) {
+    let r = await chatSendCmd(.apiPlanForwardChatItems(toChatType: type, toChatId: id, itemIds: itemIds))
+    if case let .forwardPlan(_, chatItemIds, forwardConfimation) = r { return (chatItemIds, forwardConfimation) }
+    throw r
+}
+
 func apiForwardChatItems(toChatType: ChatType, toChatId: Int64, fromChatType: ChatType, fromChatId: Int64, itemIds: [Int64], ttl: Int?) async -> [ChatItem]? {
     let cmd: ChatCommand = .apiForwardChatItems(toChatType: toChatType, toChatId: toChatId, fromChatType: fromChatType, fromChatId: fromChatId, itemIds: itemIds, ttl: ttl)
     return await processSendMessageCmd(toChatType: toChatType, cmd: cmd)
@@ -1039,77 +1045,122 @@ func standaloneFileInfo(url: String, ctrl: chat_ctrl? = nil) async -> MigrationF
 }
 
 func receiveFile(user: any UserLike, fileId: Int64, userApprovedRelays: Bool = false, auto: Bool = false) async {
-    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(
-        fileId: fileId,
-        userApprovedRelays: userApprovedRelays || !privacyAskToApproveRelaysGroupDefault.get(),
-        encrypted: privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get(),
+    await receiveFiles(
+        user: user,
+        fileIds: [fileId],
+        userApprovedRelays: userApprovedRelays,
         auto: auto
-    ) {
-        await chatItemSimpleUpdate(user, chatItem)
-    }
+    )
 }
 
-func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64, userApprovedRelays: Bool, encrypted: Bool, inline: Bool? = nil, auto: Bool = false) async -> AChatItem? {
-    let r = await chatSendCmd(.receiveFile(fileId: fileId, userApprovedRelays: userApprovedRelays, encrypted: encrypted, inline: inline))
-    let am = AlertManager.shared
-    if case let .rcvFileAccepted(_, chatItem) = r { return chatItem }
-    if case .rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled = r {
-        logger.debug("apiReceiveFile error: sender cancelled file transfer")
-        if !auto {
-            am.showAlertMsg(
-                title: "Cannot receive file",
-                message: "Sender cancelled file transfer."
+func receiveFiles(user: any UserLike, fileIds: [Int64], userApprovedRelays: Bool = false, auto: Bool = false) async {
+    var fileIdsToApprove = [Int64]()
+    var srvsToApprove = Set<String>()
+    var otherFileErrs = [ChatResponse]()
+
+    for fileId in fileIds {
+        let r = await chatSendCmd(
+            .receiveFile(
+                fileId: fileId,
+                userApprovedRelays: userApprovedRelays || !privacyAskToApproveRelaysGroupDefault.get(),
+                encrypted: privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get(),
+                inline: nil
             )
+        )
+        switch r {
+        case let .rcvFileAccepted(_, chatItem):
+            await chatItemSimpleUpdate(user, chatItem)
+        default:
+            if let chatError = chatError(r) {
+                switch chatError {
+                case let .fileNotApproved(fileId, unknownServers):
+                    fileIdsToApprove.append(fileId)
+                    srvsToApprove.formUnion(unknownServers)
+                default:
+                    otherFileErrs.append(r)
+                }
+            }
         }
-    } else if let networkErrorAlert = networkErrorAlert(r) {
-        logger.error("apiReceiveFile network error: \(String(describing: r))")
-        if !auto {
-            am.showAlert(networkErrorAlert)
+    }
+
+    if !auto {
+        let otherErrsStr = if otherFileErrs.isEmpty {
+            ""
+        } else if otherFileErrs.count == 1 {
+            "\(otherFileErrs[0])"
+        } else if otherFileErrs.count == 2 {
+            "\(otherFileErrs[0])\n\(otherFileErrs[1])"
+        } else {
+            "\(otherFileErrs[0])\n\(otherFileErrs[1])\nand \(otherFileErrs.count - 2) other error(s)"
         }
-    } else {
-        switch chatError(r) {
-        case .fileCancelled:
-            logger.debug("apiReceiveFile ignoring fileCancelled error")
-        case .fileAlreadyReceiving:
-            logger.debug("apiReceiveFile ignoring fileAlreadyReceiving error")
-        case let .fileNotApproved(fileId, unknownServers):
-            logger.debug("apiReceiveFile fileNotApproved error")
-            if !auto {
-                let srvs = unknownServers.map { s in
+
+        // If there are not approved files, alert is shown the same way both in case of singular and plural files reception
+        if !fileIdsToApprove.isEmpty {
+            let srvs = srvsToApprove
+                .map { s in
                     if let srv = parseServerAddress(s), !srv.hostnames.isEmpty {
                         srv.hostnames[0]
                     } else {
                         serverHost(s)
                     }
                 }
-                am.showAlert(Alert(
-                    title: Text("Unknown servers!"),
-                    message: Text("Without Tor or VPN, your IP address will be visible to these XFTP relays: \(srvs.sorted().joined(separator: ", "))."),
-                    primaryButton: .default(
-                        Text("Download"),
-                        action: {
-                            Task {
-                                logger.debug("apiReceiveFile fileNotApproved alert - in Task")
-                                if let user = ChatModel.shared.currentUser {
-                                    await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: fileId, userApprovedRelays: true)
-                                }
+                .sorted()
+                .joined(separator: ", ")
+            let fIds = fileIdsToApprove
+            await MainActor.run {
+                showAlert(
+                    title: NSLocalizedString("Unknown servers!", comment: "alert title"),
+                    message: (
+                        NSLocalizedString("Without Tor or VPN, your IP address will be visible to these XFTP relays: \(srvs).", comment: "alert message") +
+                        (otherErrsStr != "" ? "\n\n" + NSLocalizedString("Other file errors:\n\(otherErrsStr)", comment: "alert message") : "")
+                    ),
+                    buttonTitle: NSLocalizedString("Download", comment: "alert button"),
+                    buttonAction: {
+                        Task {
+                            logger.debug("apiReceiveFile fileNotApproved alert - in Task")
+                            if let user = ChatModel.shared.currentUser {
+                                await receiveFiles(user: user, fileIds: fIds, userApprovedRelays: true)
                             }
                         }
-                    ),
-                    secondaryButton: .cancel()
-                ))
+                    },
+                    cancelButton: true
+                )
             }
-        default:
-            logger.error("apiReceiveFile error: \(String(describing: r))")
-            if !auto {
-                am.showAlertMsg(
-                    title: "Error receiving file",
-                    message: "Error: \(responseError(r))"
+        } else if otherFileErrs.count == 1 { // If there is a single other error, we differentiate on it
+            let errorResponse = otherFileErrs.first!
+            switch errorResponse {
+            case let .rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled(_, rcvFileTransfer):
+                logger.debug("receiveFiles error: sender cancelled file transfer \(rcvFileTransfer.fileId)")
+                await MainActor.run {
+                    showAlert(
+                        NSLocalizedString("Cannot receive file", comment: "alert title"),
+                        message: NSLocalizedString("Sender cancelled file transfer.", comment: "alert message")
+                    )
+                }
+            default:
+                if let chatError = chatError(errorResponse) {
+                    switch chatError {
+                    case .fileCancelled, .fileAlreadyReceiving:
+                        logger.debug("receiveFiles ignoring FileCancelled or FileAlreadyReceiving error")
+                    default:
+                        await MainActor.run {
+                            showAlert(
+                                NSLocalizedString("Error receiving file", comment: "alert title"),
+                                message: responseError(errorResponse)
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } else if otherFileErrs.count > 1 { // If there are multiple other errors, we show general alert
+            await MainActor.run {
+                showAlert(
+                    NSLocalizedString("Error receiving file", comment: "alert title"),
+                    message: NSLocalizedString("File errors:\n\(otherErrsStr)", comment: "alert message")
                 )
             }
         }
     }
-    return nil
 }
 
 func cancelFile(user: User, fileId: Int64) async {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemForwardingView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemForwardingView.swift
index 32993d1a76..79ede14be5 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemForwardingView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItemForwardingView.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct ChatItemForwardingView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     @Environment(\.dismiss) var dismiss
 
-    var ci: ChatItem
+    var chatItems: [ChatItem]
     var fromChatInfo: ChatInfo
     @Binding var composeState: ComposeState
 
@@ -73,11 +73,14 @@ struct ChatItemForwardingView: View {
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private func forwardListChatView(_ chat: Chat) -> some View {
-        let prohibited = chat.prohibitedByPref(
-            hasSimplexLink: hasSimplexLink(ci.content.msgContent?.text),
-            isMediaOrFileAttachment: ci.content.msgContent?.isMediaOrFileAttachment ?? false,
-            isVoice: ci.content.msgContent?.isVoice ?? false
-        )
+        let prohibited = chatItems.map { ci in
+            chat.prohibitedByPref(
+                hasSimplexLink: hasSimplexLink(ci.content.msgContent?.text),
+                isMediaOrFileAttachment: ci.content.msgContent?.isMediaOrFileAttachment ?? false,
+                isVoice: ci.content.msgContent?.isVoice ?? false
+            )
+        }.contains(true)
+
         Button {
             if prohibited {
                 alert = SomeAlert(
@@ -93,10 +96,10 @@ struct ChatItemForwardingView: View {
                     composeState = ComposeState(
                         message: composeState.message,
                         preview: composeState.linkPreview != nil ? composeState.preview : .noPreview,
-                        contextItem: .forwardingItem(chatItem: ci, fromChatInfo: fromChatInfo)
+                        contextItem: .forwardingItems(chatItems: chatItems, fromChatInfo: fromChatInfo)
                     )
                 } else {
-                    composeState = ComposeState.init(forwardingItem: ci, fromChatInfo: fromChatInfo)
+                    composeState = ComposeState.init(forwardingItems: chatItems, fromChatInfo: fromChatInfo)
                     ItemsModel.shared.loadOpenChat(chat.id)
                 }
             }
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ struct ChatItemForwardingView: View {
 
 #Preview {
     ChatItemForwardingView(
-        ci: ChatItem.getSample(1, .directSnd, .now, "hello"),
+        chatItems: [ChatItem.getSample(1, .directSnd, .now, "hello")],
         fromChatInfo: .direct(contact: Contact.sampleData),
         composeState: Binding.constant(ComposeState(message: "hello"))
     ).environmentObject(CurrentColors.toAppTheme())
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index 5c11cdc3df..e7359587df 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @State private var showGroupLinkSheet: Bool = false
     @State private var groupLink: String?
     @State private var groupLinkMemberRole: GroupMemberRole = .member
+    @State private var forwardedChatItems: [ChatItem] = []
     @State private var selectedChatItems: Set<Int64>? = nil
     @State private var showDeleteSelectedMessages: Bool = false
     @State private var allowToDeleteSelectedMessagesForAll: Bool = false
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                             if case let .group(groupInfo) = chat.chatInfo {
                                 showModerateSelectedMessagesAlert(groupInfo)
                             }
-                        }
+                        },
+                        forwardItems: forwardSelectedMessages
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -135,6 +137,22 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 }
             }
         }
+        .sheet(isPresented: Binding(
+            get: { !forwardedChatItems.isEmpty },
+            set: { isPresented in
+                if !isPresented {
+                    forwardedChatItems = []
+                    selectedChatItems = nil
+                }
+            }
+        )) {
+            if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
+                ChatItemForwardingView(chatItems: forwardedChatItems, fromChatInfo: chat.chatInfo, composeState: $composeState)
+                    .presentationDetents([.fraction(0.8)])
+            } else {
+                ChatItemForwardingView(chatItems: forwardedChatItems, fromChatInfo: chat.chatInfo, composeState: $composeState)
+            }
+        }
         .onAppear {
             selectedChatItems = nil
             initChatView()
@@ -411,7 +429,8 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                     composeState: $composeState,
                     selectedMember: $selectedMember,
                     revealedChatItem: $revealedChatItem,
-                    selectedChatItems: $selectedChatItems
+                    selectedChatItems: $selectedChatItems,
+                    forwardedChatItems: $forwardedChatItems
                 )
                 .id(ci.id) // Required to trigger `onAppear` on iOS15
             } loadPage: {
@@ -701,6 +720,116 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         }
     }
 
+    private func forwardSelectedMessages() {
+        Task {
+            do {
+                if let selectedChatItems {
+                    let (validItems, confirmation) = try await apiPlanForwardChatItems(
+                        type: chat.chatInfo.chatType,
+                        id: chat.chatInfo.apiId,
+                        itemIds: Array(selectedChatItems)
+                    )
+                    if let confirmation {
+                        if validItems.count > 0 {
+                            showAlert(
+                                String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                                    NSLocalizedString("Forward %d message(s)?", comment: "alert title"),
+                                    validItems.count
+                                ),
+                                message: forwardConfirmationText(confirmation) + "\n" +
+                                    NSLocalizedString("Forward messages without files?", comment: "alert message")
+                            ) {
+                                switch confirmation {
+                                case let .filesNotAccepted(fileIds):
+                                    [forwardAction(validItems), downloadAction(fileIds), cancelAlertAction]
+                                default:
+                                    [forwardAction(validItems), cancelAlertAction]
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            showAlert(
+                                NSLocalizedString("Nothing to forward!", comment: "alert title"),
+                                message: forwardConfirmationText(confirmation)
+                            ) {
+                                switch confirmation {
+                                case let .filesNotAccepted(fileIds):
+                                    [downloadAction(fileIds), cancelAlertAction]
+                                default:
+                                    [okAlertAction]
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        await openForwardingSheet(validItems)
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch {
+                logger.error("Plan forward chat items failed: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+            }
+        }
+
+        func forwardConfirmationText(_ fc: ForwardConfirmation) -> String {
+            switch fc {
+            case let .filesNotAccepted(fileIds):
+                String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                    NSLocalizedString("%d file(s) were not downloaded.", comment: "forward confirmation reason"),
+                    fileIds.count
+                )
+            case let .filesInProgress(filesCount):
+                String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                    NSLocalizedString("%d file(s) are still being downloaded.", comment: "forward confirmation reason"),
+                    filesCount
+                )
+            case let .filesMissing(filesCount):
+                String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                    NSLocalizedString("%d file(s) were deleted.", comment: "forward confirmation reason"),
+                    filesCount
+                )
+            case let .filesFailed(filesCount):
+                String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                    NSLocalizedString("%d file(s) failed to download.", comment: "forward confirmation reason"),
+                    filesCount
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        
+        func forwardAction(_ items: [Int64]) -> UIAlertAction {
+            UIAlertAction(
+                title: NSLocalizedString("Forward messages", comment: "alert action"),
+                style: .default,
+                handler: { _ in Task { await openForwardingSheet(items) } }
+            )
+        }
+
+        func downloadAction(_ fileIds: [Int64]) -> UIAlertAction {
+            UIAlertAction(
+                title: NSLocalizedString("Download files", comment: "alert action"),
+                style: .default,
+                handler: { _ in
+                    Task {
+                        if let user = ChatModel.shared.currentUser {
+                            await receiveFiles(user: user, fileIds: fileIds)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            )
+        }
+
+        func openForwardingSheet(_ items: [Int64]) async {
+            let im = ItemsModel.shared
+            var items = Set(items)
+            var fci = [ChatItem]()
+            for reversedChatItem in im.reversedChatItems {
+                if items.contains(reversedChatItem.id) {
+                    items.remove(reversedChatItem.id)
+                    fci.insert(reversedChatItem, at: 0)
+                }
+                if items.isEmpty { break }
+            }
+            await MainActor.run { forwardedChatItems = fci }
+        }
+    }
+
     private func loadChatItems(_ cInfo: ChatInfo) {
         Task {
             if loadingItems || firstPage { return }
@@ -762,10 +891,10 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         @State private var showDeleteMessages = false
         @State private var showChatItemInfoSheet: Bool = false
         @State private var chatItemInfo: ChatItemInfo?
-        @State private var showForwardingSheet: Bool = false
         @State private var msgWidth: CGFloat = 0
         
         @Binding var selectedChatItems: Set<Int64>?
+        @Binding var forwardedChatItems: [ChatItem]
 
         @State private var allowMenu: Bool = true
         @State private var markedRead = false
@@ -1079,14 +1208,6 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                 }) {
                     ChatItemInfoView(ci: ci, chatItemInfo: $chatItemInfo)
                 }
-                .sheet(isPresented: $showForwardingSheet) {
-                    if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
-                        ChatItemForwardingView(ci: ci, fromChatInfo: chat.chatInfo, composeState: $composeState)
-                            .presentationDetents([.fraction(0.8)])
-                    } else {
-                        ChatItemForwardingView(ci: ci, fromChatInfo: chat.chatInfo, composeState: $composeState)
-                    }
-                }
         }
 
         private func showMemberImage(_ member: GroupMember, _ prevItem: ChatItem?) -> Bool {
@@ -1227,7 +1348,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
 
         var forwardButton: Button<some View> {
             Button {
-                showForwardingSheet = true
+                forwardedChatItems = [chatItem]
             } label: {
                 Label(
                     NSLocalizedString("Forward", comment: "chat item action"),
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
index 99ab778a0e..8cd851446f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ComposeView.swift
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ enum ComposeContextItem {
     case noContextItem
     case quotedItem(chatItem: ChatItem)
     case editingItem(chatItem: ChatItem)
-    case forwardingItem(chatItem: ChatItem, fromChatInfo: ChatInfo)
+    case forwardingItems(chatItems: [ChatItem], fromChatInfo: ChatInfo)
 }
 
 enum VoiceMessageRecordingState {
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ struct ComposeState {
         }
     }
 
-    init(forwardingItem: ChatItem, fromChatInfo: ChatInfo) {
+    init(forwardingItems: [ChatItem], fromChatInfo: ChatInfo) {
         self.message = ""
         self.preview = .noPreview
-        self.contextItem = .forwardingItem(chatItem: forwardingItem, fromChatInfo: fromChatInfo)
+        self.contextItem = .forwardingItems(chatItems: forwardingItems, fromChatInfo: fromChatInfo)
         self.voiceMessageRecordingState = .noRecording
     }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct ComposeState {
 
     var forwarding: Bool {
         switch contextItem {
-        case .forwardingItem: return true
+        case .forwardingItems: return true
         default: return false
         }
     }
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ struct ComposeState {
         }
     }
 
+    var manyMediaPreviews: Bool {
+        switch preview {
+        case let .mediaPreviews(mediaPreviews): return mediaPreviews.count > 1
+        default: return false
+        }
+    }
+
     var attachmentDisabled: Bool {
         if editing || forwarding || liveMessage != nil || inProgress { return true }
         switch preview {
@@ -687,7 +694,7 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         case let .quotedItem(chatItem: quotedItem):
             ContextItemView(
                 chat: chat,
-                contextItem: quotedItem,
+                contextItems: [quotedItem],
                 contextIcon: "arrowshape.turn.up.left",
                 cancelContextItem: { composeState = composeState.copy(contextItem: .noContextItem) }
             )
@@ -695,18 +702,17 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         case let .editingItem(chatItem: editingItem):
             ContextItemView(
                 chat: chat,
-                contextItem: editingItem,
+                contextItems: [editingItem],
                 contextIcon: "pencil",
                 cancelContextItem: { clearState() }
             )
             Divider()
-        case let .forwardingItem(chatItem: forwardedItem, _):
+        case let .forwardingItems(chatItems, _):
             ContextItemView(
                 chat: chat,
-                contextItem: forwardedItem,
+                contextItems: chatItems,
                 contextIcon: "arrowshape.turn.up.forward",
-                cancelContextItem: { composeState = composeState.copy(contextItem: .noContextItem) },
-                showSender: false
+                cancelContextItem: { composeState = composeState.copy(contextItem: .noContextItem) }
             )
             Divider()
         }
@@ -730,10 +736,11 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         }
         if chat.chatInfo.contact?.nextSendGrpInv ?? false {
             await sendMemberContactInvitation()
-        } else if case let .forwardingItem(ci, fromChatInfo) = composeState.contextItem {
-            sent = await forwardItem(ci, fromChatInfo, ttl)
+        } else if case let .forwardingItems(chatItems, fromChatInfo) = composeState.contextItem {
+            // Composed text is send as a reply to the last forwarded item
+            sent = await forwardItems(chatItems, fromChatInfo, ttl).last
             if !composeState.message.isEmpty {
-                sent = await send(checkLinkPreview(), quoted: sent?.id, live: false, ttl: ttl)
+                _ = await send(checkLinkPreview(), quoted: sent?.id, live: false, ttl: ttl)
             }
         } else if case let .editingItem(ci) = composeState.contextItem {
             sent = await updateMessage(ci, live: live)
@@ -750,27 +757,28 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                 sent = await send(.text(msgText), quoted: quoted, live: live, ttl: ttl)
             case .linkPreview:
                 sent = await send(checkLinkPreview(), quoted: quoted, live: live, ttl: ttl)
-            case let .mediaPreviews(mediaPreviews: media):
-                // TODO batch send: batch media previews
+            case let .mediaPreviews(media):
                 let last = media.count - 1
+                var msgs: [ComposedMessage] = []
                 if last >= 0 {
                     for i in 0..<last {
-                        if case (_, .video(_, _, _)) = media[i] {
-                            sent = await sendVideo(media[i], ttl: ttl)
-                        } else {
-                            sent = await sendImage(media[i], ttl: ttl)
+                        if i > 0 {
+                            // Sleep to allow `progressByTimeout` update be rendered
+                            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 100_000000)
+                        }
+                        if let (fileSource, msgContent) = mediaContent(media[i], text: "") {
+                            msgs.append(ComposedMessage(fileSource: fileSource, msgContent: msgContent))
                         }
-                        _ = try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 100_000000)
                     }
-                    if case (_, .video(_, _, _)) = media[last] {
-                        sent = await sendVideo(media[last], text: msgText, quoted: quoted, live: live, ttl: ttl)
-                    } else {
-                        sent = await sendImage(media[last], text: msgText, quoted: quoted, live: live, ttl: ttl)
+                    if let (fileSource, msgContent) = mediaContent(media[last], text: msgText) {
+                        msgs.append(ComposedMessage(fileSource: fileSource, quotedItemId: quoted, msgContent: msgContent))
                     }
                 }
-                if sent == nil {
-                    sent = await send(.text(msgText), quoted: quoted, live: live, ttl: ttl)
+                if msgs.isEmpty {
+                    msgs = [ComposedMessage(quotedItemId: quoted, msgContent: .text(msgText))]
                 }
+                sent = await send(msgs, live: live, ttl: ttl).last
+
             case let .voicePreview(recordingFileName, duration):
                 stopPlayback.toggle()
                 let file = voiceCryptoFile(recordingFileName)
@@ -792,6 +800,20 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         }
         return sent
 
+        func mediaContent(_ media: (String, UploadContent?), text: String) -> (CryptoFile?, MsgContent)? {
+            let (previewImage, uploadContent) = media
+            return switch uploadContent {
+            case let .simpleImage(image):
+                (saveImage(image), .image(text: text, image: previewImage))
+            case let .animatedImage(image):
+                (saveAnimImage(image), .image(text: text, image: previewImage))
+            case let .video(_, url, duration):
+                (moveTempFileFromURL(url), .video(text: text, image: previewImage, duration: duration))
+            case .none:
+                nil
+            }
+        }
+        
         func sending() async {
             await MainActor.run { composeState.inProgress = true }
         }
@@ -855,23 +877,6 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
             }
         }
 
-        func sendImage(_ imageData: (String, UploadContent?), text: String = "", quoted: Int64? = nil, live: Bool = false, ttl: Int?) async -> ChatItem? {
-            let (image, data) = imageData
-            if let data = data, let savedFile = saveAnyImage(data) {
-                return await send(.image(text: text, image: image), quoted: quoted, file: savedFile, live: live, ttl: ttl)
-            }
-            return nil
-        }
-
-        func sendVideo(_ imageData: (String, UploadContent?), text: String = "", quoted: Int64? = nil, live: Bool = false, ttl: Int?) async -> ChatItem? {
-            let (image, data) = imageData
-            if case let .video(_, url, duration) = data, let savedFile = moveTempFileFromURL(url) {
-                ChatModel.shared.filesToDelete.remove(url)
-                return await send(.video(text: text, image: image, duration: duration), quoted: quoted, file: savedFile, live: live, ttl: ttl)
-            }
-            return nil
-        }
-
         func voiceCryptoFile(_ fileName: String) -> CryptoFile? {
             if !privacyEncryptLocalFilesGroupDefault.get() {
                 return CryptoFile.plain(fileName)
@@ -888,17 +893,22 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
         }
 
         func send(_ mc: MsgContent, quoted: Int64?, file: CryptoFile? = nil, live: Bool = false, ttl: Int?) async -> ChatItem? {
+            await send(
+                [ComposedMessage(fileSource: file, quotedItemId: quoted, msgContent: mc)],
+                live: live,
+                ttl: ttl
+            ).first
+        }
+
+        func send(_ msgs: [ComposedMessage], live: Bool, ttl: Int?) async -> [ChatItem] {
             if let chatItems = chat.chatInfo.chatType == .local
-                ? await apiCreateChatItems(
-                    noteFolderId: chat.chatInfo.apiId,
-                    composedMessages: [ComposedMessage(fileSource: file, msgContent: mc)]
-                )
+                ? await apiCreateChatItems(noteFolderId: chat.chatInfo.apiId, composedMessages: msgs)
                 : await apiSendMessages(
                     type: chat.chatInfo.chatType,
                     id: chat.chatInfo.apiId,
                     live: live,
                     ttl: ttl,
-                    composedMessages: [ComposedMessage(fileSource: file, quotedItemId: quoted, msgContent: mc)]
+                    composedMessages: msgs
                 ) {
                 await MainActor.run {
                     chatModel.removeLiveDummy(animated: false)
@@ -906,33 +916,43 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                         chatModel.addChatItem(chat.chatInfo, chatItem)
                     }
                 }
-                // UI only supports sending one item at a time
-                return chatItems.first
+                return chatItems
             }
-            if let file = file {
-                removeFile(file.filePath)
+            for msg in msgs {
+                if let file = msg.fileSource {
+                    removeFile(file.filePath)
+                }
             }
-            return nil
+            return []
         }
 
-        func forwardItem(_ forwardedItem: ChatItem, _ fromChatInfo: ChatInfo, _ ttl: Int?) async -> ChatItem? {
+        func forwardItems(_ forwardedItems: [ChatItem], _ fromChatInfo: ChatInfo, _ ttl: Int?) async -> [ChatItem] {
             if let chatItems = await apiForwardChatItems(
                 toChatType: chat.chatInfo.chatType,
                 toChatId: chat.chatInfo.apiId,
                 fromChatType: fromChatInfo.chatType,
                 fromChatId: fromChatInfo.apiId,
-                itemIds: [forwardedItem.id],
+                itemIds: forwardedItems.map { $0.id },
                 ttl: ttl
             ) {
                 await MainActor.run {
                     for chatItem in chatItems {
                         chatModel.addChatItem(chat.chatInfo, chatItem)
                     }
+                    if forwardedItems.count != chatItems.count {
+                        showAlert(
+                            String.localizedStringWithFormat(
+                                NSLocalizedString("%d messages not forwarded", comment: "alert title"),
+                                forwardedItems.count - chatItems.count
+                            ),
+                            message: NSLocalizedString("Messages were deleted after you selected them.", comment: "alert message")
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
-                // TODO batch send: forward multiple messages
-                return chatItems.first
+                return chatItems
+            } else {
+                return []
             }
-            return nil
         }
 
         func checkLinkPreview() -> MsgContent {
@@ -949,14 +969,6 @@ struct ComposeView: View {
                 return .text(msgText)
             }
         }
-
-        func saveAnyImage(_ img: UploadContent) -> CryptoFile? {
-            switch img {
-            case let .simpleImage(image): return saveImage(image)
-            case let .animatedImage(image): return saveAnimImage(image)
-            default: return nil
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     private func startVoiceMessageRecording() async {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
index 6245bbe21f..8b988f5624 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/ContextItemView.swift
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import SimpleXChat
 struct ContextItemView: View {
     @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
     @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
-    let contextItem: ChatItem
+    let contextItems: [ChatItem]
     let contextIcon: String
     let cancelContextItem: () -> Void
     var showSender: Bool = true
@@ -24,13 +24,22 @@ struct ContextItemView: View {
                 .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fit)
                 .frame(width: 16, height: 16)
                 .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
-            if showSender, let sender = contextItem.memberDisplayName {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-                    Text(sender).font(.caption).foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
-                    msgContentView(lines: 2)
-                }
+            if let singleItem = contextItems.first, contextItems.count == 1 {
+                if showSender, let sender = singleItem.memberDisplayName {
+                     VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+                         Text(sender).font(.caption).foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
+                         msgContentView(lines: 2, contextItem: singleItem)
+                     }
+                 } else {
+                     msgContentView(lines: 3, contextItem: singleItem)
+                 }
             } else {
-                msgContentView(lines: 3)
+                Text(
+                    chat.chatInfo.chatType == .local
+                    ? "Saving \(contextItems.count) messages"
+                    : "Forwarding \(contextItems.count) messages"
+                )
+                .italic()
             }
             Spacer()
             Button {
@@ -45,23 +54,32 @@ struct ContextItemView: View {
         .padding(12)
         .frame(minHeight: 54)
         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-        .background(chatItemFrameColor(contextItem, theme))
+        .background(background)
     }
 
-    private func msgContentView(lines: Int) -> some View {
-        contextMsgPreview()
+    private var background: Color {
+        contextItems.first
+            .map { chatItemFrameColor($0, theme) }
+            ?? Color(uiColor: .tertiarySystemBackground)
+    }
+
+    private func msgContentView(lines: Int, contextItem: ChatItem) -> some View {
+        contextMsgPreview(contextItem)
             .multilineTextAlignment(isRightToLeft(contextItem.text) ? .trailing : .leading)
             .lineLimit(lines)
     }
 
-    private func contextMsgPreview() -> Text {
+    private func contextMsgPreview(_ contextItem: ChatItem) -> Text {
         return attachment() + messageText(contextItem.text, contextItem.formattedText, nil, preview: true, showSecrets: false, secondaryColor: theme.colors.secondary)
 
         func attachment() -> Text {
+            let isFileLoaded = if let fileSource = getLoadedFileSource(contextItem.file) {
+                FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: getAppFilePath(fileSource.filePath).path)
+            } else { false }
             switch contextItem.content.msgContent {
-            case .file: return image("doc.fill")
+            case .file: return isFileLoaded ? image("doc.fill") : Text("")
             case .image: return image("photo")
-            case .voice: return image("play.fill")
+            case .voice: return isFileLoaded ? image("play.fill") : Text("")
             default: return Text("")
             }
         }
@@ -75,6 +93,6 @@ struct ContextItemView: View {
 struct ContextItemView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         let contextItem: ChatItem = ChatItem.getSample(1, .directSnd, .now, "hello")
-        return ContextItemView(chat: Chat.sampleData, contextItem: contextItem, contextIcon: "pencil.circle", cancelContextItem: {})
+        return ContextItemView(chat: Chat.sampleData, contextItems: [contextItem], contextIcon: "pencil.circle", cancelContextItem: {})
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift
index 9ad6e986bd..50ec8f28c1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/SendMessageView.swift
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct SendMessageView: View {
            !composeState.editing {
             if case .noContextItem = composeState.contextItem,
                !composeState.voicePreview,
+               !composeState.manyMediaPreviews,
                let send = sendLiveMessage,
                let update = updateLiveMessage {
                 Button {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.swift
index 87bc73a60e..746c423b8f 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.swift
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ struct SelectedItemsBottomToolbar: View {
     var deleteItems: (Bool) -> Void
     var moderateItems: () -> Void
     //var shareItems: () -> Void
+    var forwardItems: () -> Void
     @State var deleteEnabled: Bool = false
     @State var deleteForEveryoneEnabled: Bool = false
 
     @State var canModerate: Bool = false
     @State var moderateEnabled: Bool = false
 
+    @State var forwardEnabled: Bool = false
+
     @State var allButtonsDisabled = false
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ struct SelectedItemsBottomToolbar: View {
                 } label: {
                     Image(systemName: "trash")
                         .resizable()
+                        .scaledToFit()
                         .frame(width: 20, height: 20, alignment: .center)
                         .foregroundColor(!deleteEnabled || allButtonsDisabled ? theme.colors.secondary: .red)
                 }
@@ -61,24 +65,24 @@ struct SelectedItemsBottomToolbar: View {
                 } label: {
                     Image(systemName: "flag")
                         .resizable()
+                        .scaledToFit()
                         .frame(width: 20, height: 20, alignment: .center)
                         .foregroundColor(!moderateEnabled || allButtonsDisabled ? theme.colors.secondary : .red)
                 }
                 .disabled(!moderateEnabled || allButtonsDisabled)
                 .opacity(canModerate ? 1 : 0)
 
-
                 Spacer()
                 Button {
-                    //shareItems()
+                    forwardItems()
                 } label: {
-                    Image(systemName: "square.and.arrow.up")
+                    Image(systemName: "arrowshape.turn.up.forward")
                         .resizable()
+                        .scaledToFit()
                         .frame(width: 20, height: 20, alignment: .center)
-                        .foregroundColor(allButtonsDisabled ? theme.colors.secondary : theme.colors.primary)
+                        .foregroundColor(!forwardEnabled || allButtonsDisabled ? theme.colors.secondary : theme.colors.primary)
                 }
-                .disabled(allButtonsDisabled)
-                .opacity(0)
+                .disabled(!forwardEnabled || allButtonsDisabled)
             }
             .frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
             .padding([.leading, .trailing], 12)
@@ -106,15 +110,16 @@ struct SelectedItemsBottomToolbar: View {
         if let selected = selectedItems {
             let me: Bool
             let onlyOwnGroupItems: Bool
-            (deleteEnabled, deleteForEveryoneEnabled, me, onlyOwnGroupItems, selectedChatItems) = chatItems.reduce((true, true, true, true, [])) { (r, ci) in
+            (deleteEnabled, deleteForEveryoneEnabled, me, onlyOwnGroupItems, forwardEnabled, selectedChatItems) = chatItems.reduce((true, true, true, true, true, [])) { (r, ci) in
                 if selected.contains(ci.id) {
-                    var (de, dee, me, onlyOwnGroupItems, sel) = r
+                    var (de, dee, me, onlyOwnGroupItems, fe, sel) = r
                     de = de && ci.canBeDeletedForSelf
                     dee = dee && ci.meta.deletable && !ci.localNote
                     onlyOwnGroupItems = onlyOwnGroupItems && ci.chatDir == .groupSnd
                     me = me && ci.content.msgContent != nil && ci.memberToModerate(chatInfo) != nil
+                    fe = fe && ci.content.msgContent != nil && ci.meta.itemDeleted == nil && !ci.isLiveDummy
                     sel.insert(ci.id) // we are collecting new selected items here to account for any changes in chat items list
-                    return (de, dee, me, onlyOwnGroupItems, sel)
+                    return (de, dee, me, onlyOwnGroupItems, fe, sel)
                 } else {
                     return r
                 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ShareSheet.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ShareSheet.swift
index 7b80dd1544..b8de0e4ceb 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ShareSheet.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/ShareSheet.swift
@@ -47,8 +47,24 @@ func showAlert(
             buttonAction()
         })
         if cancelButton {
-            alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: NSLocalizedString("Cancel", comment: "alert button"), style: .cancel))
+            alert.addAction(cancelAlertAction)
         }
         topController.present(alert, animated: true)
     }
 }
+
+func showAlert(
+    _ title: String,
+    message: String? = nil,
+    actions: () -> [UIAlertAction] = { [okAlertAction] }
+) {
+    if let topController = getTopViewController() {
+        let alert = UIAlertController(title: title, message: message, preferredStyle: .alert)
+        for action in actions() { alert.addAction(action) }
+        topController.present(alert, animated: true)
+    }
+}
+
+let okAlertAction = UIAlertAction(title: NSLocalizedString("Ok", comment: "alert button"), style: .default)
+
+let cancelAlertAction = UIAlertAction(title: NSLocalizedString("Cancel", comment: "alert button"), style: .cancel)
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 39c404e2cc..e05f87fd8c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@
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 		E51CC1E62C62085600DB91FE /* OneHandUICard.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E51CC1E52C62085600DB91FE /* OneHandUICard.swift */; };
-		E55128DD2C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63-ghc9.6.3.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128D82C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63-ghc9.6.3.a */; };
-		E55128DE2C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128D92C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63.a */; };
-		E55128DF2C9AA96B001D165C /* libffi.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128DA2C9AA96B001D165C /* libffi.a */; };
-		E55128E02C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmpxx.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128DB2C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmpxx.a */; };
-		E55128E12C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmp.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128DC2C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmp.a */; };
+		E55128E72C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128E22C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt.a */; };
+		E55128E82C9AD063001D165C /* libgmp.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128E32C9AD063001D165C /* libgmp.a */; };
+		E55128E92C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt-ghc9.6.3.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128E42C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt-ghc9.6.3.a */; };
+		E55128EA2C9AD063001D165C /* libgmpxx.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128E52C9AD063001D165C /* libgmpxx.a */; };
+		E55128EB2C9AD063001D165C /* libffi.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E55128E62C9AD063001D165C /* libffi.a */; };
 		E5DCF8DB2C56FAC1007928CC /* SimpleXChat.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CE2BA682845308900EC33A6 /* SimpleXChat.framework */; };
 		E5DCF9712C590272007928CC /* Localizable.strings in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E5DCF96F2C590272007928CC /* Localizable.strings */; };
 		E5DCF9842C5902CE007928CC /* Localizable.strings in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E5DCF9822C5902CE007928CC /* Localizable.strings */; };
@@ -566,11 +566,11 @@
 		D741547929AF90B00022400A /* PushKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = PushKit.framework; path = Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS16.1.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/PushKit.framework; sourceTree = DEVELOPER_DIR; };
 		D7AA2C3429A936B400737B40 /* MediaEncryption.playground */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.playground; name = MediaEncryption.playground; path = Shared/MediaEncryption.playground; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; xcLanguageSpecificationIdentifier = xcode.lang.swift; };
 		E51CC1E52C62085600DB91FE /* OneHandUICard.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = OneHandUICard.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		E55128D82C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63-ghc9.6.3.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = "libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63-ghc9.6.3.a"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		E55128D92C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = "libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63.a"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		E55128DA2C9AA96B001D165C /* libffi.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = libffi.a; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		E55128DB2C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmpxx.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = libgmpxx.a; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		E55128DC2C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmp.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = libgmp.a; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E55128E22C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = "libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt.a"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E55128E32C9AD063001D165C /* libgmp.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = libgmp.a; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E55128E42C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt-ghc9.6.3.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = "libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt-ghc9.6.3.a"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E55128E52C9AD063001D165C /* libgmpxx.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = libgmpxx.a; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E55128E62C9AD063001D165C /* libffi.a */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = archive.ar; path = libffi.a; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E5DCF9702C590272007928CC /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = en; path = en.lproj/Localizable.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E5DCF9722C590274007928CC /* bg */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = bg; path = bg.lproj/Localizable.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -661,14 +661,14 @@
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				E55128E72C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt.a in Frameworks */,
+				E55128E82C9AD063001D165C /* libgmp.a in Frameworks */,
 				5CE2BA93284534B000EC33A6 /* libiconv.tbd in Frameworks */,
-				E55128DF2C9AA96B001D165C /* libffi.a in Frameworks */,
-				E55128E12C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmp.a in Frameworks */,
-				E55128DE2C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63.a in Frameworks */,
-				E55128DD2C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63-ghc9.6.3.a in Frameworks */,
+				E55128EB2C9AD063001D165C /* libffi.a in Frameworks */,
 				5CE2BA94284534BB00EC33A6 /* libz.tbd in Frameworks */,
+				E55128E92C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt-ghc9.6.3.a in Frameworks */,
 				CE38A29C2C3FCD72005ED185 /* SwiftyGif in Frameworks */,
-				E55128E02C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmpxx.a in Frameworks */,
+				E55128EA2C9AD063001D165C /* libgmpxx.a in Frameworks */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -745,11 +745,11 @@
 		5C764E5C279C70B7000C6508 /* Libraries */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
-				E55128DA2C9AA96B001D165C /* libffi.a */,
-				E55128DC2C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmp.a */,
-				E55128DB2C9AA96B001D165C /* libgmpxx.a */,
-				E55128D82C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63-ghc9.6.3.a */,
-				E55128D92C9AA96B001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.1-2faBJOPOSgP5OStZMK9U63.a */,
+				E55128E62C9AD063001D165C /* libffi.a */,
+				E55128E32C9AD063001D165C /* libgmp.a */,
+				E55128E52C9AD063001D165C /* libgmpxx.a */,
+				E55128E42C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt-ghc9.6.3.a */,
+				E55128E22C9AD063001D165C /* libHSsimplex-chat-6.1.0.2-ItgztLmvKyzFsOmChHMkFt.a */,
 			);
 			path = Libraries;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@
 				CLANG_TIDY_MISC_REDUNDANT_EXPRESSION = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX (iOS).entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = YES_THIN;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = chat.simplex.app;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = SimpleX;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@
 				CLANG_TIDY_MISC_REDUNDANT_EXPRESSION = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX (iOS).entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = chat.simplex.app;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = SimpleX;
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -1991,11 +1991,11 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "chat.simplex.Tests-iOS";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -2011,11 +2011,11 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "chat.simplex.Tests-iOS";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX NSE/SimpleX NSE.entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = s;
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "chat.simplex.app.SimpleX-NSE";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "";
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX NSE/SimpleX NSE.entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY = "Apple Development";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_BITCODE = NO;
 				ENABLE_CODE_COVERAGE = NO;
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "chat.simplex.app.SimpleX-NSE";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				PROVISIONING_PROFILE_SPECIFIER = "";
@@ -2110,7 +2110,7 @@
 				CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_REDUNDANT_BRANCH_CONDITION = YES;
 				CLANG_TIDY_MISC_REDUNDANT_EXPRESSION = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEFINES_MODULE = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
@@ -2136,7 +2136,7 @@
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Libraries/sim",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = chat.simplex.SimpleXChat;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME:c99extidentifier)";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@
 				CLANG_TIDY_BUGPRONE_REDUNDANT_BRANCH_CONDITION = YES;
 				CLANG_TIDY_MISC_REDUNDANT_EXPRESSION = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEFINES_MODULE = YES;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 1;
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Libraries/sim",
 				);
 				LLVM_LTO = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = chat.simplex.SimpleXChat;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME:c99extidentifier)";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@
 				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "gnu++20";
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX SE/SimpleX SE.entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = YES;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu17;
@@ -2227,7 +2227,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "chat.simplex.app.SimpleX-SE";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@
 				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "gnu++20";
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = "SimpleX SE/SimpleX SE.entitlements";
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 236;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 237;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = 5NN7GUYB6T;
 				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = YES;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu17;
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.0.4;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 6.1;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "chat.simplex.app.SimpleX-SE";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index c210431d12..b0cd62a867 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
     case apiDeleteChatItem(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemIds: [Int64], mode: CIDeleteMode)
     case apiDeleteMemberChatItem(groupId: Int64, itemIds: [Int64])
     case apiChatItemReaction(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemId: Int64, add: Bool, reaction: MsgReaction)
+    case apiPlanForwardChatItems(toChatType: ChatType, toChatId: Int64, itemIds: [Int64])
     case apiForwardChatItems(toChatType: ChatType, toChatId: Int64, fromChatType: ChatType, fromChatId: Int64, itemIds: [Int64], ttl: Int?)
     case apiGetNtfToken
     case apiRegisterToken(token: DeviceToken, notificationMode: NotificationsMode)
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case let .apiDeleteChatItem(type, id, itemIds, mode): return "/_delete item \(ref(type, id)) \(itemIds.map({ "\($0)" }).joined(separator: ",")) \(mode.rawValue)"
             case let .apiDeleteMemberChatItem(groupId, itemIds): return "/_delete member item #\(groupId) \(itemIds.map({ "\($0)" }).joined(separator: ","))"
             case let .apiChatItemReaction(type, id, itemId, add, reaction): return "/_reaction \(ref(type, id)) \(itemId) \(onOff(add)) \(encodeJSON(reaction))"
+            case let .apiPlanForwardChatItems(type, id, itemIds): return "/_forward plan \(ref(type, id)) \(itemIds.map({ "\($0)" }).joined(separator: ","))"
             case let .apiForwardChatItems(toChatType, toChatId, fromChatType, fromChatId, itemIds, ttl):
                 let ttlStr = ttl != nil ? "\(ttl!)" : "default"
                 return "/_forward \(ref(toChatType, toChatId)) \(ref(fromChatType, fromChatId)) \(itemIds.map({ "\($0)" }).joined(separator: ",")) ttl=\(ttlStr)"
@@ -359,6 +361,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case .apiConnectContactViaAddress: return "apiConnectContactViaAddress"
             case .apiDeleteMemberChatItem: return "apiDeleteMemberChatItem"
             case .apiChatItemReaction: return "apiChatItemReaction"
+            case .apiPlanForwardChatItems: return "apiPlanForwardChatItems"
             case .apiForwardChatItems: return "apiForwardChatItems"
             case .apiGetNtfToken: return "apiGetNtfToken"
             case .apiRegisterToken: return "apiRegisterToken"
@@ -601,6 +604,7 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
     case groupEmpty(user: UserRef, groupInfo: GroupInfo)
     case userContactLinkSubscribed
     case newChatItems(user: UserRef, chatItems: [AChatItem])
+    case forwardPlan(user: UserRef, chatItemIds: [Int64], forwardConfirmation: ForwardConfirmation?)
     case chatItemsStatusesUpdated(user: UserRef, chatItems: [AChatItem])
     case chatItemUpdated(user: UserRef, chatItem: AChatItem)
     case chatItemNotChanged(user: UserRef, chatItem: AChatItem)
@@ -772,6 +776,7 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
             case .groupEmpty: return "groupEmpty"
             case .userContactLinkSubscribed: return "userContactLinkSubscribed"
             case .newChatItems: return "newChatItems"
+            case .forwardPlan: return "forwardPlan"
             case .chatItemsStatusesUpdated: return "chatItemsStatusesUpdated"
             case .chatItemUpdated: return "chatItemUpdated"
             case .chatItemNotChanged: return "chatItemNotChanged"
@@ -943,6 +948,7 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
             case let .newChatItems(u, chatItems):
                 let itemsString = chatItems.map { chatItem in String(describing: chatItem) }.joined(separator: "\n")
                 return withUser(u, itemsString)
+            case let .forwardPlan(u, chatItemIds, forwardConfirmation): return withUser(u, "items: \(chatItemIds) forwardConfirmation: \(String(describing: forwardConfirmation))")
             case let .chatItemsStatusesUpdated(u, chatItems):
                 let itemsString = chatItems.map { chatItem in String(describing: chatItem) }.joined(separator: "\n")
                 return withUser(u, itemsString)
@@ -1134,7 +1140,7 @@ public enum ChatPagination {
 public struct ComposedMessage: Encodable {
     public var fileSource: CryptoFile?
     var quotedItemId: Int64?
-    var msgContent: MsgContent
+    public var msgContent: MsgContent
 
     public init(fileSource: CryptoFile? = nil, quotedItemId: Int64? = nil, msgContent: MsgContent) {
         self.fileSource = fileSource
@@ -1595,6 +1601,13 @@ public enum NetworkStatus: Decodable, Equatable {
     }
 }
 
+public enum ForwardConfirmation: Decodable, Hashable {
+    case filesNotAccepted(fileIds: [Int64])
+    case filesInProgress(filesCount: Int)
+    case filesMissing(filesCount: Int)
+    case filesFailed(filesCount: Int)
+}
+
 public struct ConnNetworkStatus: Decodable {
     public var agentConnId: String
     public var networkStatus: NetworkStatus
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt b/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
index c63b6cb497..f29c0c3387 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/android/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -150,12 +150,9 @@ fun processIntent(intent: Intent?) {
     "android.intent.action.VIEW" -> {
       val uri = intent.data
       if (uri != null) {
-        val transformedUri = uri.toURIOrNull()
-        if (transformedUri != null) {
-          chatModel.appOpenUrl.value = null to transformedUri
-        } else {
-          AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(generalGetString(MR.strings.error_parsing_uri_title), generalGetString(MR.strings.error_parsing_uri_desc))
-        }
+        chatModel.appOpenUrl.value = null to uri.toString()
+      } else {
+        AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(generalGetString(MR.strings.error_parsing_uri_title), generalGetString(MR.strings.error_parsing_uri_desc))
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 5671322d17..4fcda25855 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ object ChatModel {
   val desktopOnboardingRandomPassword = mutableStateOf(false)
 
   // set when app is opened via contact or invitation URI (rhId, uri)
-  val appOpenUrl = mutableStateOf<Pair<Long?, URI>?>(null)
+  val appOpenUrl = mutableStateOf<Pair<Long?, String>?>(null)
 
   // Needed to check for bottom nav bar and to apply or not navigation bar color on Android
   val newChatSheetVisible = mutableStateOf(false)
@@ -1404,6 +1404,14 @@ class Group (
   var members: List<GroupMember>
 )
 
+@Serializable
+sealed class ForwardConfirmation {
+  @Serializable @SerialName("filesNotAccepted") data class FilesNotAccepted(val fileIds: List<Long>) : ForwardConfirmation()
+  @Serializable @SerialName("filesInProgress") data class FilesInProgress(val filesCount: Int) : ForwardConfirmation()
+  @Serializable @SerialName("filesMissing") data class FilesMissing(val filesCount: Int) : ForwardConfirmation()
+  @Serializable @SerialName("filesFailed") data class FilesFailed(val filesCount: Int) : ForwardConfirmation()
+}
+
 @Serializable
 data class GroupInfo (
   val groupId: Long,
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index 906ca826ca..7bf97a6e37 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 package chat.simplex.common.model
 
 import SectionItemView
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
-import androidx.compose.material.MaterialTheme
-import androidx.compose.material.Text
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
+import androidx.compose.material.*
 import chat.simplex.common.views.helpers.*
 import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusRequester
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.painter.Painter
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalClipboardManager
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import chat.simplex.common.model.ChatController.getNetCfg
 import chat.simplex.common.model.ChatController.setNetCfg
 import chat.simplex.common.model.ChatModel.changingActiveUserMutex
@@ -905,7 +906,15 @@ object ChatController {
     return processSendMessageCmd(rh, cmd)?.map { it.chatItem }
   }
 
-
+  suspend fun apiPlanForwardChatItems(rh: Long?, fromChatType: ChatType, fromChatId: Long, chatItemIds: List<Long>): CR.ForwardPlan? {
+    return when (val r = sendCmd(rh, CC.ApiPlanForwardChatItems(fromChatType, fromChatId, chatItemIds))) {
+      is CR.ForwardPlan -> r
+      else -> {
+        apiErrorAlert("apiPlanForwardChatItems", generalGetString(MR.strings.error_forwarding_messages), r)
+        null
+      }
+    }
+  }
 
   suspend fun apiUpdateChatItem(rh: Long?, type: ChatType, id: Long, itemId: Long, mc: MsgContent, live: Boolean = false): AChatItem? {
     val r = sendCmd(rh, CC.ApiUpdateChatItem(type, id, itemId, mc, live))
@@ -1541,50 +1550,132 @@ object ChatController {
     }
   }
 
-  suspend fun apiReceiveFile(rh: Long?, fileId: Long, userApprovedRelays: Boolean, encrypted: Boolean, inline: Boolean? = null, auto: Boolean = false): AChatItem? {
-    // -1 here is to override default behavior of providing current remote host id because file can be asked by local device while remote is connected
-    val r = sendCmd(rh, CC.ReceiveFile(fileId, userApprovedRelays = userApprovedRelays, encrypt = encrypted, inline = inline))
-    return when (r) {
-      is CR.RcvFileAccepted -> r.chatItem
-      is CR.RcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled -> {
-        Log.d(TAG, "apiReceiveFile error: sender cancelled file transfer")
-        if (!auto) {
-          AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
-            generalGetString(MR.strings.cannot_receive_file),
-            generalGetString(MR.strings.sender_cancelled_file_transfer)
-          )
-        }
-        null
-      }
+  suspend fun receiveFiles(rhId: Long?, user: UserLike, fileIds: List<Long>, userApprovedRelays: Boolean = false, auto: Boolean = false) {
+    val fileIdsToApprove = mutableListOf<Long>()
+    val srvsToApprove = mutableSetOf<String>()
+    val otherFileErrs = mutableListOf<CR>()
 
-      else -> {
-        if (!(networkErrorAlert(r))) {
-          val maybeChatError = chatError(r)
-          if (maybeChatError is ChatErrorType.FileCancelled || maybeChatError is ChatErrorType.FileAlreadyReceiving) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "apiReceiveFile ignoring FileCancelled or FileAlreadyReceiving error")
-          } else if (maybeChatError is ChatErrorType.FileNotApproved) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "apiReceiveFile FileNotApproved error")
-            if (!auto) {
-              val srvs = maybeChatError.unknownServers.map{ serverHostname(it) }
-              AlertManager.shared.showAlertDialog(
-                title = generalGetString(MR.strings.file_not_approved_title),
-                text = generalGetString(MR.strings.file_not_approved_descr).format(srvs.sorted().joinToString(separator = ", ")),
-                confirmText = generalGetString(MR.strings.download_file),
-                onConfirm = {
-                  val user = chatModel.currentUser.value
-                  if (user != null) {
-                    withBGApi { chatModel.controller.receiveFile(rh, user, fileId, userApprovedRelays = true) }
-                  }
-                },
-              )
-            }
-          } else if (!auto) {
-            apiErrorAlert("apiReceiveFile", generalGetString(MR.strings.error_receiving_file), r)
-          }
+    for (fileId in fileIds) {
+      val r = sendCmd(
+        rhId, CC.ReceiveFile(
+          fileId,
+          userApprovedRelays = userApprovedRelays || !appPrefs.privacyAskToApproveRelays.get(),
+          encrypt = appPrefs.privacyEncryptLocalFiles.get(),
+          inline = null
+        )
+      )
+      if (r is CR.RcvFileAccepted) {
+        chatItemSimpleUpdate(rhId, user, r.chatItem)
+      } else {
+        val maybeChatError = chatError(r)
+        if (maybeChatError is ChatErrorType.FileNotApproved) {
+          fileIdsToApprove.add(maybeChatError.fileId)
+          srvsToApprove.addAll(maybeChatError.unknownServers.map { serverHostname(it) })
+        } else {
+          otherFileErrs.add(r)
         }
-        null
       }
     }
+
+    if (!auto) {
+      // If there are not approved files, alert is shown the same way both in case of singular and plural files reception
+      if (fileIdsToApprove.isNotEmpty()) {
+        showFilesToApproveAlert(
+          srvsToApprove = srvsToApprove,
+          otherFileErrs = otherFileErrs,
+          approveFiles = {
+            withBGApi {
+              receiveFiles(
+                rhId = rhId,
+                user = user,
+                fileIds = fileIdsToApprove,
+                userApprovedRelays = true
+              )
+            }
+          }
+        )
+      } else if (otherFileErrs.size == 1) { // If there is a single other error, we differentiate on it
+        when (val errCR = otherFileErrs.first()) {
+          is CR.RcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled -> {
+            Log.d(TAG, "receiveFiles error: sender cancelled file transfer")
+            AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
+              generalGetString(MR.strings.cannot_receive_file),
+              generalGetString(MR.strings.sender_cancelled_file_transfer)
+            )
+          }
+          else -> {
+            val maybeChatError = chatError(errCR)
+            if (maybeChatError is ChatErrorType.FileCancelled || maybeChatError is ChatErrorType.FileAlreadyReceiving) {
+              Log.d(TAG, "receiveFiles ignoring FileCancelled or FileAlreadyReceiving error")
+            } else {
+              apiErrorAlert("receiveFiles", generalGetString(MR.strings.error_receiving_file), errCR)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      } else if (otherFileErrs.size > 1) { // If there are multiple other errors, we show general alert
+        val errsStr = otherFileErrs.map { json.encodeToString(it) }.joinToString(separator = "\n")
+        AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
+          generalGetString(MR.strings.error_receiving_file),
+          text = String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.n_file_errors), otherFileErrs.size, errsStr),
+          shareText = true
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun showFilesToApproveAlert(
+    srvsToApprove: Set<String>,
+    otherFileErrs: List<CR>,
+    approveFiles: (() -> Unit)
+  ) {
+    val srvsToApproveStr = srvsToApprove.sorted().joinToString(separator = ", ")
+    val alertText =
+      generalGetString(MR.strings.file_not_approved_descr).format(srvsToApproveStr) +
+          (if (otherFileErrs.isNotEmpty()) "\n" + generalGetString(MR.strings.n_other_file_errors).format(otherFileErrs.size) else "")
+
+    AlertManager.shared.showAlertDialogButtonsColumn(generalGetString(MR.strings.file_not_approved_title), alertText, belowTextContent = {
+      if (otherFileErrs.isNotEmpty()) {
+        val clipboard = LocalClipboardManager.current
+        SimpleButtonFrame(click = {
+          clipboard.setText(AnnotatedString(otherFileErrs.map { json.encodeToString(it) }.joinToString(separator = "\n")))
+        }) {
+          Icon(
+            painterResource(MR.images.ic_content_copy),
+            contentDescription = null,
+            tint = MaterialTheme.colors.primary,
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(end = 8.dp)
+          )
+          Text(generalGetString(MR.strings.copy_error), color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+        }
+      }
+    }) {
+      Row(
+        Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = DEFAULT_PADDING),
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween
+      ) {
+        val focusRequester = remember { FocusRequester() }
+        LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+          // Wait before focusing to prevent auto-confirming if a user used Enter key on hardware keyboard
+          delay(200)
+          focusRequester.requestFocus()
+        }
+        TextButton(onClick = AlertManager.shared::hideAlert) { Text(generalGetString(MR.strings.cancel_verb)) }
+        TextButton(onClick = {
+          approveFiles.invoke()
+          AlertManager.shared.hideAlert()
+        }, Modifier.focusRequester(focusRequester)) { Text(generalGetString(MR.strings.download_file)) }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  suspend fun receiveFile(rhId: Long?, user: UserLike, fileId: Long, userApprovedRelays: Boolean = false, auto: Boolean = false) {
+    receiveFiles(
+      rhId = rhId,
+      user = user,
+      fileIds = listOf(fileId),
+      userApprovedRelays = userApprovedRelays,
+      auto = auto
+    )
   }
 
   suspend fun cancelFile(rh: Long?, user: User, fileId: Long) {
@@ -2689,19 +2780,6 @@ object ChatController {
     }
   }
 
-  suspend fun receiveFile(rhId: Long?, user: UserLike, fileId: Long, userApprovedRelays: Boolean = false, auto: Boolean = false) {
-    val chatItem = apiReceiveFile(
-      rhId,
-      fileId,
-      userApprovedRelays = userApprovedRelays || !appPrefs.privacyAskToApproveRelays.get(),
-      encrypted = appPrefs.privacyEncryptLocalFiles.get(),
-      auto = auto
-    )
-    if (chatItem != null) {
-      chatItemSimpleUpdate(rhId, user, chatItem)
-    }
-  }
-
   suspend fun leaveGroup(rh: Long?, groupId: Long) {
     val groupInfo = apiLeaveGroup(rh, groupId)
     if (groupInfo != null) {
@@ -2914,6 +2992,7 @@ sealed class CC {
   class ApiDeleteChatItem(val type: ChatType, val id: Long, val itemIds: List<Long>, val mode: CIDeleteMode): CC()
   class ApiDeleteMemberChatItem(val groupId: Long, val itemIds: List<Long>): CC()
   class ApiChatItemReaction(val type: ChatType, val id: Long, val itemId: Long, val add: Boolean, val reaction: MsgReaction): CC()
+  class ApiPlanForwardChatItems(val fromChatType: ChatType, val fromChatId: Long, val chatItemIds: List<Long>): CC()
   class ApiForwardChatItems(val toChatType: ChatType, val toChatId: Long, val fromChatType: ChatType, val fromChatId: Long, val itemIds: List<Long>, val ttl: Int?): CC()
   class ApiNewGroup(val userId: Long, val incognito: Boolean, val groupProfile: GroupProfile): CC()
   class ApiAddMember(val groupId: Long, val contactId: Long, val memberRole: GroupMemberRole): CC()
@@ -3072,6 +3151,9 @@ sealed class CC {
       val ttlStr = if (ttl != null) "$ttl" else "default"
       "/_forward ${chatRef(toChatType, toChatId)} ${chatRef(fromChatType, fromChatId)} ${itemIds.joinToString(",")} ttl=${ttlStr}"
     }
+    is ApiPlanForwardChatItems -> {
+      "/_forward plan ${chatRef(fromChatType, fromChatId)} ${chatItemIds.joinToString(",")}"
+    }
     is ApiNewGroup -> "/_group $userId incognito=${onOff(incognito)} ${json.encodeToString(groupProfile)}"
     is ApiAddMember -> "/_add #$groupId $contactId ${memberRole.memberRole}"
     is ApiJoinGroup -> "/_join #$groupId"
@@ -3216,6 +3298,7 @@ sealed class CC {
     is ApiDeleteMemberChatItem -> "apiDeleteMemberChatItem"
     is ApiChatItemReaction -> "apiChatItemReaction"
     is ApiForwardChatItems -> "apiForwardChatItems"
+    is ApiPlanForwardChatItems -> "apiPlanForwardChatItems"
     is ApiNewGroup -> "apiNewGroup"
     is ApiAddMember -> "apiAddMember"
     is ApiJoinGroup -> "apiJoinGroup"
@@ -4878,6 +4961,7 @@ sealed class CR {
   @Serializable @SerialName("chatItemNotChanged") class ChatItemNotChanged(val user: UserRef, val chatItem: AChatItem): CR()
   @Serializable @SerialName("chatItemReaction") class ChatItemReaction(val user: UserRef, val added: Boolean, val reaction: ACIReaction): CR()
   @Serializable @SerialName("chatItemsDeleted") class ChatItemsDeleted(val user: UserRef, val chatItemDeletions: List<ChatItemDeletion>, val byUser: Boolean): CR()
+  @Serializable @SerialName("forwardPlan") class ForwardPlan(val user: UserRef, val itemsCount: Int, val chatItemIds: List<Long>, val forwardConfirmation: ForwardConfirmation? = null): CR()
   // group events
   @Serializable @SerialName("groupCreated") class GroupCreated(val user: UserRef, val groupInfo: GroupInfo): CR()
   @Serializable @SerialName("sentGroupInvitation") class SentGroupInvitation(val user: UserRef, val groupInfo: GroupInfo, val contact: Contact, val member: GroupMember): CR()
@@ -5055,6 +5139,7 @@ sealed class CR {
     is ChatItemNotChanged -> "chatItemNotChanged"
     is ChatItemReaction -> "chatItemReaction"
     is ChatItemsDeleted -> "chatItemsDeleted"
+    is ForwardPlan -> "forwardPlan"
     is GroupCreated -> "groupCreated"
     is SentGroupInvitation -> "sentGroupInvitation"
     is UserAcceptedGroupSent -> "userAcceptedGroupSent"
@@ -5224,6 +5309,7 @@ sealed class CR {
     is ChatItemNotChanged -> withUser(user, json.encodeToString(chatItem))
     is ChatItemReaction -> withUser(user, "added: $added\n${json.encodeToString(reaction)}")
     is ChatItemsDeleted -> withUser(user, "${chatItemDeletions.map { (deletedChatItem, toChatItem) -> "deletedChatItem: ${json.encodeToString(deletedChatItem)}\ntoChatItem: ${json.encodeToString(toChatItem)}" }} \nbyUser: $byUser")
+    is ForwardPlan -> withUser(user, "itemsCount: $itemsCount\nchatItemIds: ${json.encodeToString(chatItemIds)}\nforwardConfirmation: ${json.encodeToString(forwardConfirmation)}")
     is GroupCreated -> withUser(user, json.encodeToString(groupInfo))
     is SentGroupInvitation -> withUser(user, "groupInfo: $groupInfo\ncontact: $contact\nmember: $member")
     is UserAcceptedGroupSent -> json.encodeToString(groupInfo)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
index 2bef0bdca7..835f884f98 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.intl.Locale
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.*
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.*
 import chat.simplex.common.model.*
 import chat.simplex.common.model.ChatController.appPrefs
@@ -172,7 +173,30 @@ fun ChatView(staleChatId: State<String?>, onComposed: suspend (chatId: String) -
                         })
                       }
                     }
-                  }
+                  },
+                  forwardItems = {
+                    val itemIds = selectedChatItems.value
+
+                    if (itemIds != null) {
+                      withBGApi {
+                        val chatItemIds = itemIds.toList()
+                        val forwardPlan = controller.apiPlanForwardChatItems(
+                          rh = chatRh,
+                          fromChatType = chatInfo.chatType,
+                          fromChatId = chatInfo.apiId,
+                          chatItemIds = chatItemIds
+                        )
+
+                        if (forwardPlan != null) {
+                          if (forwardPlan.chatItemIds.count() < chatItemIds.count() || forwardPlan.forwardConfirmation != null) {
+                            handleForwardConfirmation(chatRh, forwardPlan, chatInfo)
+                          } else {
+                            forwardContent(forwardPlan.chatItemIds, chatInfo)
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  },
                 )
               }
             },
@@ -347,9 +371,9 @@ fun ChatView(staleChatId: State<String?>, onComposed: suspend (chatId: String) -
                 openDirectChat(chatRh, contactId, chatModel)
               }
             },
-            forwardItem = { cItem, cInfo ->
+            forwardItem = { cInfo, cItem ->
               chatModel.chatId.value = null
-              chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Forward(cInfo, cItem)
+              chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Forward(listOf(cItem), cInfo)
             },
             updateContactStats = { contact ->
               withBGApi {
@@ -1416,6 +1440,65 @@ private fun TopEndFloatingButton(
   }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun DownloadFilesButton(
+  forwardConfirmation: ForwardConfirmation.FilesNotAccepted,
+  rhId: Long?,
+  modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+  contentPadding: PaddingValues = ButtonDefaults.TextButtonContentPadding
+) {
+  val user = chatModel.currentUser.value
+
+  if (user != null) {
+    TextButton(
+      contentPadding = contentPadding,
+      modifier = modifier,
+      onClick = {
+        AlertManager.shared.hideAlert()
+
+        withBGApi {
+          controller.receiveFiles(
+            rhId = rhId,
+            fileIds = forwardConfirmation.fileIds,
+            user = user
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    ) {
+      Text(stringResource(MR.strings.forward_files_not_accepted_receive_files), textAlign = TextAlign.Center, color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun ForwardButton(
+  forwardPlan: CR.ForwardPlan,
+  chatInfo: ChatInfo,
+  modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+  contentPadding: PaddingValues = ButtonDefaults.TextButtonContentPadding
+) {
+  TextButton(
+    onClick = {
+      forwardContent(forwardPlan.chatItemIds, chatInfo)
+      AlertManager.shared.hideAlert()
+    },
+    modifier = modifier,
+    contentPadding = contentPadding
+  ) {
+    Text(stringResource(MR.strings.forward_chat_item), textAlign = TextAlign.Center, color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+  }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun ButtonRow(horizontalArrangement: Arrangement.Horizontal, content: @Composable() (RowScope.() -> Unit)) {
+  Row(
+    Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = DEFAULT_PADDING),
+    horizontalArrangement = horizontalArrangement
+  ) {
+    content()
+  }
+}
+
 val chatViewScrollState = MutableStateFlow(false)
 
 fun addGroupMembers(groupInfo: GroupInfo, rhId: Long?, view: Any? = null, close: (() -> Unit)? = null) {
@@ -1712,6 +1795,83 @@ private fun ViewConfiguration.bigTouchSlop(slop: Float = 50f) = object: ViewConf
   override val touchSlop: Float get() = slop
 }
 
+private fun forwardContent(chatItemsIds: List<Long>, chatInfo: ChatInfo) {
+  chatModel.chatId.value = null
+  chatModel.sharedContent.value = SharedContent.Forward(
+    chatModel.chatItems.value.filter { chatItemsIds.contains(it.id) },
+    chatInfo
+  )
+}
+
+private fun forwardConfirmationAlertDescription(forwardConfirmation: ForwardConfirmation): String {
+  return when (forwardConfirmation) {
+    is ForwardConfirmation.FilesNotAccepted -> String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_files_not_accepted_desc), forwardConfirmation.fileIds.count())
+    is ForwardConfirmation.FilesInProgress -> String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_files_in_progress_desc), forwardConfirmation.filesCount)
+    is ForwardConfirmation.FilesFailed -> String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_files_failed_to_receive_desc), forwardConfirmation.filesCount)
+    is ForwardConfirmation.FilesMissing -> String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_files_missing_desc), forwardConfirmation.filesCount)
+  }
+}
+
+private fun handleForwardConfirmation(
+  rhId: Long?,
+  forwardPlan: CR.ForwardPlan,
+  chatInfo: ChatInfo
+) {
+  var alertDescription = if (forwardPlan.forwardConfirmation != null) forwardConfirmationAlertDescription(forwardPlan.forwardConfirmation) else ""
+
+  if (forwardPlan.chatItemIds.isNotEmpty()) {
+    alertDescription += "\n${generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_alert_forward_messages_without_files)}"
+  }
+
+  AlertManager.shared.showAlertDialogButtonsColumn(
+    title = if (forwardPlan.chatItemIds.isNotEmpty())
+      String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_alert_title_messages_to_forward), forwardPlan.chatItemIds.count()) else
+        generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_alert_title_nothing_to_forward),
+    text = alertDescription,
+    buttons = {
+      if (forwardPlan.chatItemIds.isNotEmpty()) {
+        when (val confirmation = forwardPlan.forwardConfirmation) {
+          is ForwardConfirmation.FilesNotAccepted -> {
+            val fillMaxWidthModifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
+            val contentPadding = PaddingValues(vertical = DEFAULT_MIN_SECTION_ITEM_PADDING_VERTICAL)
+            Column {
+              ForwardButton(forwardPlan, chatInfo, fillMaxWidthModifier, contentPadding)
+              DownloadFilesButton(confirmation, rhId, fillMaxWidthModifier, contentPadding)
+              TextButton(onClick = { AlertManager.shared.hideAlert() }, modifier = fillMaxWidthModifier, contentPadding = contentPadding) {
+                Text(stringResource(MR.strings.cancel_verb), textAlign = TextAlign.Center, color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          else -> {
+            ButtonRow(Arrangement.SpaceBetween) {
+              TextButton(onClick = { AlertManager.shared.hideAlert() }) {
+                Text(stringResource(MR.strings.cancel_verb), textAlign = TextAlign.Center, color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+              }
+              ForwardButton(forwardPlan, chatInfo)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        when (val confirmation = forwardPlan.forwardConfirmation) {
+          is ForwardConfirmation.FilesNotAccepted -> {
+            ButtonRow(Arrangement.SpaceBetween) {
+              TextButton(onClick = { AlertManager.shared.hideAlert() }) {
+                Text(stringResource(MR.strings.cancel_verb), textAlign = TextAlign.Center, color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+              }
+              DownloadFilesButton(confirmation, rhId)
+            }
+          }
+          else -> ButtonRow(Arrangement.Center) {
+            TextButton(onClick = { AlertManager.shared.hideAlert() }) {
+              Text(stringResource(MR.strings.ok), textAlign = TextAlign.Center, color = MaterialTheme.colors.primary)
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  )
+}
+
 @Preview/*(
   uiMode = Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES,
   showBackground = true,
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
index 821a449509..cad18af9bb 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeView.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ImageBitmap
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.painter.Painter
-import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontStyle
 import dev.icerock.moko.resources.compose.painterResource
 import dev.icerock.moko.resources.compose.stringResource
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ sealed class ComposeContextItem {
   @Serializable object NoContextItem: ComposeContextItem()
   @Serializable class QuotedItem(val chatItem: ChatItem): ComposeContextItem()
   @Serializable class EditingItem(val chatItem: ChatItem): ComposeContextItem()
-  @Serializable class ForwardingItem(val chatItem: ChatItem, val fromChatInfo: ChatInfo): ComposeContextItem()
+  @Serializable class ForwardingItems(val chatItems: List<ChatItem>, val fromChatInfo: ChatInfo): ComposeContextItem()
 }
 
 @Serializable
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ data class ComposeState(
       }
   val forwarding: Boolean
     get() = when (contextItem) {
-      is ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItem -> true
+      is ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItems -> true
       else -> false
     }
   val sendEnabled: () -> Boolean
@@ -407,33 +406,41 @@ fun ComposeView(
     return null
   }
 
-  suspend fun sendMessageAsync(text: String?, live: Boolean, ttl: Int?): ChatItem? {
+  suspend fun sendMessageAsync(text: String?, live: Boolean, ttl: Int?): List<ChatItem>? {
     val cInfo = chat.chatInfo
     val cs = composeState.value
-    var sent: ChatItem?
+    var sent: List<ChatItem>?
     val msgText = text ?: cs.message
 
     fun sending() {
       composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(inProgress = true)
     }
 
-    suspend fun forwardItem(rhId: Long?, forwardedItem: ChatItem, fromChatInfo: ChatInfo, ttl: Int?): ChatItem? {
+    suspend fun forwardItem(rhId: Long?, forwardedItem: List<ChatItem>, fromChatInfo: ChatInfo, ttl: Int?): List<ChatItem>? {
       val chatItems = controller.apiForwardChatItems(
         rh = rhId,
         toChatType = chat.chatInfo.chatType,
         toChatId = chat.chatInfo.apiId,
         fromChatType = fromChatInfo.chatType,
         fromChatId = fromChatInfo.apiId,
-        itemIds = listOf(forwardedItem.id),
+        itemIds = forwardedItem.map { it.id },
         ttl = ttl
       )
+
       chatItems?.forEach { chatItem ->
         withChats {
           addChatItem(rhId, chat.chatInfo, chatItem)
         }
       }
-      // TODO batch send: forward multiple messages
-      return chatItems?.firstOrNull()
+
+      if (chatItems != null && chatItems.count() < forwardedItem.count()) {
+        AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
+          title = String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_files_messages_deleted_after_selection_title), forwardedItem.count() - chatItems.count()),
+          text = generalGetString(MR.strings.forward_files_messages_deleted_after_selection_desc)
+        )
+      }
+
+      return chatItems
     }
 
     fun checkLinkPreview(): MsgContent {
@@ -506,16 +513,25 @@ fun ComposeView(
     if (chat.nextSendGrpInv) {
       sendMemberContactInvitation()
       sent = null
-    } else if (cs.contextItem is ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItem) {
-      sent = forwardItem(chat.remoteHostId, cs.contextItem.chatItem, cs.contextItem.fromChatInfo, ttl = ttl)
+    } else if (cs.contextItem is ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItems) {
+      sent = forwardItem(chat.remoteHostId, cs.contextItem.chatItems, cs.contextItem.fromChatInfo, ttl = ttl)
       if (cs.message.isNotEmpty()) {
-        sent = send(chat, checkLinkPreview(), quoted = sent?.id, live = false, ttl = ttl)
+        sent?.mapIndexed { index, message ->
+          if (index == sent!!.lastIndex) {
+            send(chat, checkLinkPreview(), quoted = message.id, live = false, ttl = ttl)
+          } else {
+            message
+          }
+        }
       }
-    } else if (cs.contextItem is ComposeContextItem.EditingItem) {
+    }
+    else if (cs.contextItem is ComposeContextItem.EditingItem) {
       val ei = cs.contextItem.chatItem
-      sent = updateMessage(ei, chat, live)
+      val updatedMessage = updateMessage(ei, chat, live)
+      sent = if (updatedMessage != null) listOf(updatedMessage) else null
     } else if (liveMessage != null && liveMessage.sent) {
-      sent = updateMessage(liveMessage.chatItem, chat, live)
+      val updatedMessage = updateMessage(liveMessage.chatItem, chat, live)
+      sent = if (updatedMessage != null) listOf(updatedMessage) else null
     } else {
       val msgs: ArrayList<MsgContent> = ArrayList()
       val files: ArrayList<CryptoFile> = ArrayList()
@@ -608,21 +624,23 @@ fun ComposeView(
             localPath = file.filePath
           )
         }
-        sent = send(chat, content, if (index == 0) quotedItemId else null, file,
+        val sendResult = send(chat, content, if (index == 0) quotedItemId else null, file,
           live = if (content !is MsgContent.MCVoice && index == msgs.lastIndex) live else false,
           ttl = ttl
         )
+        sent = if (sendResult != null) listOf(sendResult) else null
       }
       if (sent == null &&
         (cs.preview is ComposePreview.MediaPreview ||
             cs.preview is ComposePreview.FilePreview ||
             cs.preview is ComposePreview.VoicePreview)
       ) {
-        sent = send(chat, MsgContent.MCText(msgText), quotedItemId, null, live, ttl)
+        val sendResult = send(chat, MsgContent.MCText(msgText), quotedItemId, null, live, ttl)
+        sent = if (sendResult != null) listOf(sendResult) else null
       }
     }
     val wasForwarding = cs.forwarding
-    val forwardingFromChatId = (cs.contextItem as? ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItem)?.fromChatInfo?.id
+    val forwardingFromChatId = (cs.contextItem as? ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItems)?.fromChatInfo?.id
     clearState(live)
     val draft = chatModel.draft.value
     if (wasForwarding && chatModel.draftChatId.value == chat.chatInfo.id && forwardingFromChatId != chat.chatInfo.id && draft != null) {
@@ -724,8 +742,8 @@ fun ComposeView(
     val typedMsg = cs.message
     if ((cs.sendEnabled() || cs.contextItem is ComposeContextItem.QuotedItem) && (cs.liveMessage == null || !cs.liveMessage.sent)) {
       val ci = sendMessageAsync(typedMsg, live = true, ttl = null)
-      if (ci != null) {
-        composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(liveMessage = LiveMessage(ci, typedMsg = typedMsg, sentMsg = typedMsg, sent = true))
+      if (!ci.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+        composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(liveMessage = LiveMessage(ci.last(), typedMsg = typedMsg, sentMsg = typedMsg, sent = true))
       }
     } else if (cs.liveMessage == null) {
       val cItem = chatModel.addLiveDummy(chat.chatInfo)
@@ -745,8 +763,8 @@ fun ComposeView(
       val sentMsg = liveMessageToSend(liveMessage, typedMsg)
       if (sentMsg != null) {
         val ci = sendMessageAsync(sentMsg, live = true, ttl = null)
-        if (ci != null) {
-          composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(liveMessage = LiveMessage(ci, typedMsg = typedMsg, sentMsg = sentMsg, sent = true))
+        if (!ci.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+          composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(liveMessage = LiveMessage(ci.last(), typedMsg = typedMsg, sentMsg = sentMsg, sent = true))
         }
       } else if (liveMessage.typedMsg != typedMsg) {
         composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(liveMessage = liveMessage.copy(typedMsg = typedMsg))
@@ -805,13 +823,13 @@ fun ComposeView(
   fun contextItemView() {
     when (val contextItem = composeState.value.contextItem) {
       ComposeContextItem.NoContextItem -> {}
-      is ComposeContextItem.QuotedItem -> ContextItemView(contextItem.chatItem, painterResource(MR.images.ic_reply)) {
+      is ComposeContextItem.QuotedItem -> ContextItemView(listOf(contextItem.chatItem), painterResource(MR.images.ic_reply), chatType = chat.chatInfo.chatType) {
         composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(contextItem = ComposeContextItem.NoContextItem)
       }
-      is ComposeContextItem.EditingItem -> ContextItemView(contextItem.chatItem, painterResource(MR.images.ic_edit_filled)) {
+      is ComposeContextItem.EditingItem -> ContextItemView(listOf(contextItem.chatItem), painterResource(MR.images.ic_edit_filled),  chatType = chat.chatInfo.chatType) {
         clearState()
       }
-      is ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItem -> ContextItemView(contextItem.chatItem, painterResource(MR.images.ic_forward), showSender = false) {
+      is ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItems -> ContextItemView(contextItem.chatItems, painterResource(MR.images.ic_forward), showSender = false,  chatType = chat.chatInfo.chatType) {
         composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(contextItem = ComposeContextItem.NoContextItem)
       }
     }
@@ -834,7 +852,7 @@ fun ComposeView(
       is SharedContent.Media -> composeState.processPickedMedia(shared.uris, shared.text)
       is SharedContent.File -> composeState.processPickedFile(shared.uri, shared.text)
       is SharedContent.Forward -> composeState.value = composeState.value.copy(
-        contextItem = ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItem(shared.chatItem, shared.fromChatInfo),
+        contextItem = ComposeContextItem.ForwardingItems(shared.chatItems, shared.fromChatInfo),
         preview = if (composeState.value.preview is ComposePreview.CLinkPreview) composeState.value.preview else ComposePreview.NoPreview
       )
       null -> {}
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ContextItemView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ContextItemView.kt
index 0c4efa7d0d..5850f0b7ec 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ContextItemView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ContextItemView.kt
@@ -13,28 +13,31 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.text.InlineTextContent
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.appendInlineContent
 import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.*
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontStyle
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
 import chat.simplex.common.ui.theme.*
 import chat.simplex.common.views.chat.item.*
 import chat.simplex.common.model.*
+import chat.simplex.common.platform.getLoadedFilePath
+import chat.simplex.common.views.helpers.*
 import chat.simplex.res.MR
 import dev.icerock.moko.resources.ImageResource
 import kotlinx.datetime.Clock
 
 @Composable
 fun ContextItemView(
-  contextItem: ChatItem,
+  contextItems: List<ChatItem>,
   contextIcon: Painter,
   showSender: Boolean = true,
-  cancelContextItem: () -> Unit
+  chatType: ChatType,
+  cancelContextItem: () -> Unit,
 ) {
-  val sent = contextItem.chatDir.sent
   val sentColor = MaterialTheme.appColors.sentMessage
   val receivedColor = MaterialTheme.appColors.receivedMessage
 
   @Composable
-  fun MessageText(attachment: ImageResource?, lines: Int) {
+  fun MessageText(contextItem: ChatItem, attachment: ImageResource?, lines: Int) {
     val inlineContent: Pair<AnnotatedString.Builder.() -> Unit, Map<String, InlineTextContent>>? = if (attachment != null) {
       remember(contextItem.id) {
         val inlineContentBuilder: AnnotatedString.Builder.() -> Unit = {
@@ -62,19 +65,24 @@ fun ContextItemView(
     )
   }
 
-  fun attachment(): ImageResource? =
-    when (contextItem.content.msgContent) {
-      is MsgContent.MCFile -> MR.images.ic_draft_filled
+  fun attachment(contextItem: ChatItem): ImageResource? {
+    val fileIsLoaded = getLoadedFilePath(contextItem.file) != null
+
+    return when (contextItem.content.msgContent) {
+      is MsgContent.MCFile -> if (fileIsLoaded) MR.images.ic_draft_filled else null
       is MsgContent.MCImage -> MR.images.ic_image
-      is MsgContent.MCVoice -> MR.images.ic_play_arrow_filled
+      is MsgContent.MCVoice ->  if (fileIsLoaded) MR.images.ic_play_arrow_filled else null
       else -> null
     }
+  }
 
   @Composable
-  fun ContextMsgPreview(lines: Int) {
-    MessageText(remember(contextItem.id) { attachment() }, lines)
+  fun ContextMsgPreview(contextItem: ChatItem, lines: Int) {
+    MessageText(contextItem, remember(contextItem.id) { attachment(contextItem) }, lines)
   }
 
+  val sent = contextItems[0].chatDir.sent
+
   Row(
     Modifier
       .padding(top = 8.dp)
@@ -97,20 +105,27 @@ fun ContextItemView(
         contentDescription = stringResource(MR.strings.icon_descr_context),
         tint = MaterialTheme.colors.secondary,
       )
-      val sender = contextItem.memberDisplayName
-      if (showSender && sender != null) {
-        Column(
-          horizontalAlignment = Alignment.Start,
-          verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
-        ) {
-          Text(
-            sender,
-            style = TextStyle(fontSize = 13.5.sp, color = CurrentColors.value.colors.secondary)
-          )
-          ContextMsgPreview(lines = 2)
+
+      if (contextItems.count() == 1) {
+        val contextItem = contextItems[0]
+        val sender = contextItem.memberDisplayName
+
+        if (showSender && sender != null) {
+          Column(
+            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.Start,
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
+          ) {
+            Text(
+              sender,
+              style = TextStyle(fontSize = 13.5.sp, color = CurrentColors.value.colors.secondary)
+            )
+            ContextMsgPreview(contextItem, lines = 2)
+          }
+        } else {
+          ContextMsgPreview(contextItem, lines = 3)
         }
-      } else {
-        ContextMsgPreview(lines = 3)
+      } else if (contextItems.isNotEmpty()) {
+        Text(String.format(generalGetString(if (chatType == ChatType.Local) MR.strings.compose_save_messages_n else MR.strings.compose_forward_messages_n), contextItems.count()), fontStyle = FontStyle.Italic)
       }
     }
     IconButton(onClick = cancelContextItem) {
@@ -129,8 +144,9 @@ fun ContextItemView(
 fun PreviewContextItemView() {
   SimpleXTheme {
     ContextItemView(
-      contextItem = ChatItem.getSampleData(1, CIDirection.DirectRcv(), Clock.System.now(), "hello"),
-      contextIcon = painterResource(MR.images.ic_edit_filled)
+      contextItems = listOf(ChatItem.getSampleData(1, CIDirection.DirectRcv(), Clock.System.now(), "hello")),
+      contextIcon = painterResource(MR.images.ic_edit_filled),
+      chatType = ChatType.Direct
     ) {}
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.kt
index 2aebe07306..d12e7ac090 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/SelectableChatItemToolbars.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.alpha
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -51,17 +52,29 @@ fun SelectedItemsBottomToolbar(
   selectedChatItems: MutableState<Set<Long>?>,
   deleteItems: (Boolean) -> Unit, // Boolean - delete for everyone is possible
   moderateItems: () -> Unit,
-//  shareItems: () -> Unit,
+  forwardItems: () -> Unit,
 ) {
   val deleteEnabled = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
   val deleteForEveryoneEnabled = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
   val canModerate = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
   val moderateEnabled = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+  val forwardEnabled = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
   val allButtonsDisabled = remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
   Box {
     // It's hard to measure exact height of ComposeView with different fontSizes. Better to depend on actual ComposeView, even empty
     ComposeView(chatModel = chatModel, Chat.sampleData, remember { mutableStateOf(ComposeState(useLinkPreviews = false)) }, remember { mutableStateOf(null) }, {})
-    Row(Modifier.matchParentSize().background(MaterialTheme.colors.background), horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween, verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+    Row(
+      Modifier
+        .matchParentSize()
+        .background(MaterialTheme.colors.background)
+        .pointerInput(Unit) {
+          detectGesture {
+            true
+          }
+        },
+      horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween,
+      verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically
+    ) {
       IconButton({ deleteItems(deleteForEveryoneEnabled.value) }, enabled = deleteEnabled.value && !allButtonsDisabled.value) {
         Icon(
           painterResource(MR.images.ic_delete),
@@ -80,18 +93,18 @@ fun SelectedItemsBottomToolbar(
         )
       }
 
-      IconButton({ /*shareItems()*/ }, Modifier.alpha(0f), enabled = false/*!allButtonsDisabled.value*/) {
+      IconButton({ forwardItems() }, enabled = forwardEnabled.value && !allButtonsDisabled.value) {
         Icon(
-          painterResource(MR.images.ic_share),
+          painterResource(MR.images.ic_forward),
           null,
           Modifier.size(22.dp),
-          tint = if (allButtonsDisabled.value) MaterialTheme.colors.secondary else MaterialTheme.colors.primary
+          tint = if (!forwardEnabled.value || allButtonsDisabled.value) MaterialTheme.colors.secondary else MaterialTheme.colors.primary
         )
       }
     }
   }
   LaunchedEffect(chatInfo, chatItems, selectedChatItems.value) {
-    recheckItems(chatInfo, chatItems, selectedChatItems, deleteEnabled, deleteForEveryoneEnabled, canModerate, moderateEnabled, allButtonsDisabled)
+    recheckItems(chatInfo, chatItems, selectedChatItems, deleteEnabled, deleteForEveryoneEnabled, canModerate, moderateEnabled, forwardEnabled, allButtonsDisabled)
   }
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +115,7 @@ private fun recheckItems(chatInfo: ChatInfo,
   deleteForEveryoneEnabled: MutableState<Boolean>,
   canModerate: MutableState<Boolean>,
   moderateEnabled: MutableState<Boolean>,
+  forwardEnabled: MutableState<Boolean>,
   allButtonsDisabled: MutableState<Boolean>
 ) {
   val count = selectedChatItems.value?.size ?: 0
@@ -112,6 +126,7 @@ private fun recheckItems(chatInfo: ChatInfo,
   var rDeleteForEveryoneEnabled = true
   var rModerateEnabled = true
   var rOnlyOwnGroupItems = true
+  var rForwardEnabled = true
   val rSelectedChatItems = mutableSetOf<Long>()
   for (ci in chatItems) {
     if (selected.contains(ci.id)) {
@@ -119,6 +134,7 @@ private fun recheckItems(chatInfo: ChatInfo,
       rDeleteForEveryoneEnabled = rDeleteForEveryoneEnabled && ci.meta.deletable && !ci.localNote
       rOnlyOwnGroupItems = rOnlyOwnGroupItems && ci.chatDir is CIDirection.GroupSnd
       rModerateEnabled = rModerateEnabled && ci.content.msgContent != null && ci.memberToModerate(chatInfo) != null
+      rForwardEnabled = rForwardEnabled && ci.content.msgContent != null && ci.meta.itemDeleted == null && !ci.isLiveDummy
       rSelectedChatItems.add(ci.id) // we are collecting new selected items here to account for any changes in chat items list
     }
   }
@@ -126,6 +142,7 @@ private fun recheckItems(chatInfo: ChatInfo,
   deleteEnabled.value = rDeleteEnabled
   deleteForEveryoneEnabled.value = rDeleteForEveryoneEnabled
   moderateEnabled.value = rModerateEnabled
+  forwardEnabled.value = rForwardEnabled
   selectedChatItems.value = rSelectedChatItems
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt
index f814fb2eb8..9981d70a52 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/group/GroupMemberInfoView.kt
@@ -665,9 +665,8 @@ private fun updateMemberRoleDialog(
 
 fun connectViaMemberAddressAlert(rhId: Long?, connReqUri: String) {
   try {
-    val uri = URI(connReqUri)
     withBGApi {
-      planAndConnect(rhId, uri, incognito = null, close = { ModalManager.closeAllModalsEverywhere() })
+      planAndConnect(rhId, connReqUri, incognito = null, close = { ModalManager.closeAllModalsEverywhere() })
     }
   } catch (e: RuntimeException) {
     AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
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 54c67674ad..50949b0b16 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
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ private fun ToggleFilterEnabledButton() {
 @Composable
 expect fun ActiveCallInteractiveArea(call: Call)
 
-fun connectIfOpenedViaUri(rhId: Long?, uri: URI, chatModel: ChatModel) {
+fun connectIfOpenedViaUri(rhId: Long?, uri: String, chatModel: ChatModel) {
   Log.d(TAG, "connectIfOpenedViaUri: opened via link")
   if (chatModel.currentUser.value == null) {
     chatModel.appOpenUrl.value = rhId to uri
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ private fun connect(link: String, searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: MutableState<
   withBGApi {
     planAndConnect(
       chatModel.remoteHostId(),
-      URI.create(link),
+      link,
       incognito = null,
       filterKnownContact = { searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink.value = it.id },
       filterKnownGroup = { searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink.value = it.id },
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ShareListView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ShareListView.kt
index b4d0b05584..769a0b83f6 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ShareListView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chatlist/ShareListView.kt
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ fun ShareListView(chatModel: ChatModel, stopped: Boolean) {
         hasSimplexLink = hasSimplexLink(sharedContent.text)
       }
       is SharedContent.Forward -> {
-        val mc = sharedContent.chatItem.content.msgContent
-        if (mc != null) {
-          isMediaOrFileAttachment = mc.isMediaOrFileAttachment
-          isVoice = mc.isVoice
-          hasSimplexLink = hasSimplexLink(mc.text)
+        sharedContent.chatItems.forEach { ci ->
+          val mc = ci.content.msgContent
+          if (mc != null) {
+            isMediaOrFileAttachment = isMediaOrFileAttachment || mc.isMediaOrFileAttachment
+            isVoice = isVoice || mc.isVoice
+            hasSimplexLink = hasSimplexLink || hasSimplexLink(mc.text)
+          }
         }
       }
       null -> {}
@@ -175,11 +177,11 @@ private fun ShareListToolbar(chatModel: ChatModel, stopped: Boolean, onSearchVal
     title = {
       Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
         Text(
-          when (chatModel.sharedContent.value) {
+          when (val v = chatModel.sharedContent.value) {
             is SharedContent.Text -> stringResource(MR.strings.share_message)
             is SharedContent.Media -> stringResource(MR.strings.share_image)
             is SharedContent.File -> stringResource(MR.strings.share_file)
-            is SharedContent.Forward -> stringResource(MR.strings.forward_message)
+            is SharedContent.Forward -> if (v.chatItems.size > 1) stringResource(MR.strings.forward_multiple) else stringResource(MR.strings.forward_message)
             null -> stringResource(MR.strings.share_message)
           },
           color = MaterialTheme.colors.onBackground,
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Enums.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Enums.kt
index ee4638445b..30811d5c94 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Enums.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Enums.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 package chat.simplex.common.views.helpers
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.Saver
-import chat.simplex.common.model.ChatInfo
-import chat.simplex.common.model.ChatItem
+import chat.simplex.common.model.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.serialization.*
 import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.*
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ sealed class SharedContent {
   data class Text(val text: String): SharedContent()
   data class Media(val text: String, val uris: List<URI>): SharedContent()
   data class File(val text: String, val uri: URI): SharedContent()
-  data class Forward(val chatItem: ChatItem, val fromChatInfo: ChatInfo): SharedContent()
+  data class Forward(val chatItems: List<ChatItem>, val fromChatInfo: ChatInfo): SharedContent()
 }
 
 enum class AnimatedViewState {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
index 7b504116cc..39611361e3 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/helpers/Utils.kt
@@ -480,12 +480,11 @@ inline fun <reified T> serializableSaver(): Saver<T, *> = Saver(
 )
 
 fun UriHandler.openVerifiedSimplexUri(uri: String) {
-  val URI = try { URI.create(uri) } catch (e: Exception) { null }
-  if (URI != null) {
-    connectIfOpenedViaUri(chatModel.remoteHostId(), URI, ChatModel)
-  }
+  connectIfOpenedViaUri(chatModel.remoteHostId(), uri, ChatModel)
 }
 
+fun uriCreateOrNull(uri: String) = try { URI.create(uri) } catch (e: Exception) { null }
+
 fun UriHandler.openUriCatching(uri: String) {
   try {
     openUri(uri)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt
index e49fbcf1e6..6c18e47df3 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ enum class ConnectionLinkType {
 
 suspend fun planAndConnect(
   rhId: Long?,
-  uri: URI,
+  uri: String,
   incognito: Boolean?,
   close: (() -> Unit)?,
   cleanup: (() -> Unit)? = null,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ suspend fun planAndConnect(
 ) {
   val connectionPlan = chatModel.controller.apiConnectPlan(rhId, uri.toString())
   if (connectionPlan != null) {
-    val link = strHasSingleSimplexLink(uri.toString().trim())
+    val link = strHasSingleSimplexLink(uri.trim())
     val linkText = if (link?.format is Format.SimplexLink)
       "<br><br><u>${link.simplexLinkText(link.format.linkType, link.format.smpHosts)}</u>"
     else
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ suspend fun planAndConnect(
 suspend fun connectViaUri(
   chatModel: ChatModel,
   rhId: Long?,
-  uri: URI,
+  uri: String,
   incognito: Boolean,
   connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?,
   close: (() -> Unit)?,
   cleanup: (() -> Unit)?,
 ) {
-  val pcc = chatModel.controller.apiConnect(rhId, incognito, uri.toString())
+  val pcc = chatModel.controller.apiConnect(rhId, incognito, uri)
   val connLinkType = if (connectionPlan != null) planToConnectionLinkType(connectionPlan) else ConnectionLinkType.INVITATION
   if (pcc != null) {
     withChats {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ fun planToConnectionLinkType(connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan): ConnectionLinkType
 fun askCurrentOrIncognitoProfileAlert(
   chatModel: ChatModel,
   rhId: Long?,
-  uri: URI,
+  uri: String,
   connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?,
   close: (() -> Unit)?,
   title: String,
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ fun openKnownContact(chatModel: ChatModel, rhId: Long?, close: (() -> Unit)?, co
 fun ownGroupLinkConfirmConnect(
   chatModel: ChatModel,
   rhId: Long?,
-  uri: URI,
+  uri: String,
   linkText: String,
   incognito: Boolean?,
   connectionPlan: ConnectionPlan?,
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatSheet.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatSheet.kt
index 2a6c8838e4..1a3ea10806 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatSheet.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatSheet.kt
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ private fun connect(link: String, searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink: MutableState<
   withBGApi {
     planAndConnect(
       chatModel.remoteHostId(),
-      URI.create(link),
+      link,
       incognito = null,
       filterKnownContact = { searchChatFilteredBySimplexLink.value = it.id },
       close = close,
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatView.kt
index a05de0e8b3..3ac8cdee64 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/NewChatView.kt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fun ModalData.NewChatView(rh: RemoteHostInfo?, selection: NewChatOption, showQRC
        * Otherwise, it will be called here AFTER [AddContactLearnMore] is launched and will clear the value too soon.
        * It will be dropped automatically when connection established or when user goes away from this screen.
        **/
-      if (chatModel.showingInvitation.value != null && ModalManager.start.openModalCount() == 1) {
+      if (chatModel.showingInvitation.value != null && ModalManager.start.openModalCount() <= 1) {
         val conn = contactConnection.value
         if (chatModel.showingInvitation.value?.connChatUsed == false && conn != null) {
           AlertManager.shared.showAlertDialog(
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ fun ActiveProfilePicker(
         switchingProfile.value = true
         withApi {
           try {
+            appPreferences.incognito.set(false)
             var updatedConn: PendingContactConnection? = null;
 
             if (contactConnection != null) {
@@ -361,6 +362,7 @@ fun ActiveProfilePicker(
         switchingProfile.value = true
         withApi {
           try {
+            appPreferences.incognito.set(true)
             val conn = controller.apiSetConnectionIncognito(rhId, contactConnection.pccConnId, true)
             if (conn != null) {
               withChats {
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@ private suspend fun verify(rhId: Long?, text: String?, close: () -> Unit): Boole
 private suspend fun connect(rhId: Long?, link: String, close: () -> Unit, cleanup: (() -> Unit)? = null) {
   planAndConnect(
     rhId,
-    URI.create(link),
+    link,
     close = close,
     cleanup = cleanup,
     incognito = null
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 55cd86e035..08a16075a4 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@
   <string name="proxy_destination_error_broker_version">Destination server version of %1$s is incompatible with forwarding server %2$s.</string>
   <string name="please_try_later">Please try later.</string>
   <string name="error_sending_message">Error sending message</string>
+  <string name="error_forwarding_messages">Error forwarding messages</string>
   <string name="error_creating_message">Error creating message</string>
   <string name="error_loading_details">Error loading details</string>
   <string name="error_adding_members">Error adding member(s)</string>
@@ -133,7 +134,9 @@
   <string name="sender_cancelled_file_transfer">Sender cancelled file transfer.</string>
   <string name="file_not_approved_title">Unknown servers!</string>
   <string name="file_not_approved_descr">Without Tor or VPN, your IP address will be visible to these XFTP relays:\n%1$s.</string>
+  <string name="n_other_file_errors">%1$d other file error(s).</string>
   <string name="error_receiving_file">Error receiving file</string>
+  <string name="n_file_errors">%1$d file error(s):\n%2$s</string>
   <string name="error_creating_address">Error creating address</string>
   <string name="contact_already_exists">Contact already exists</string>
   <string name="you_are_already_connected_to_vName_via_this_link">You are already connected to %1$s.</string>
@@ -378,12 +381,23 @@
   <string name="no_selected_chat">No selected chat</string>
   <string name="selected_chat_items_nothing_selected">Nothing selected</string>
   <string name="selected_chat_items_selected_n">Selected %d</string>
+  <string name="forward_alert_title_messages_to_forward">Forward %1$s message(s)?</string>
+  <string name="forward_alert_title_nothing_to_forward">Nothing to forward!</string>
+  <string name="forward_alert_forward_messages_without_files">Forward messages without files?</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_messages_deleted_after_selection_desc">Messages were deleted after you selected them.</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_not_accepted_desc">%1$d file(s) were not downloaded.</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_in_progress_desc">%1$d file(s) are still being downloaded.</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_failed_to_receive_desc">%1$d file(s) failed to download.</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_missing_desc">%1$d file(s) were deleted.</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_not_accepted_receive_files">Download</string>
+  <string name="forward_files_messages_deleted_after_selection_title">%1$s messages not forwarded</string>
 
   <!-- ShareListView.kt -->
   <string name="share_message">Share message…</string>
   <string name="share_image">Share media…</string>
   <string name="share_file">Share file…</string>
   <string name="forward_message">Forward message…</string>
+  <string name="forward_multiple">Forward messages…</string>
   <string name="cannot_share_message_alert_title">Cannot send message</string>
   <string name="cannot_share_message_alert_text">Selected chat preferences prohibit this message.</string>
 
@@ -405,6 +419,8 @@
   <string name="files_and_media_prohibited">Files and media prohibited!</string>
   <string name="only_owners_can_enable_files_and_media">Only group owners can enable files and media.</string>
   <string name="compose_send_direct_message_to_connect">Send direct message to connect</string>
+  <string name="compose_forward_messages_n">Forwarding %1$s messages</string>
+  <string name="compose_save_messages_n">Saving %1$s messages</string>
   <string name="simplex_links_not_allowed">SimpleX links not allowed</string>
   <string name="files_and_media_not_allowed">Files and media not allowed</string>
   <string name="voice_messages_not_allowed">Voice messages not allowed</string>
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js
index 571c494c7c..68b2f1bf54 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/assets/www/call.js
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ var useWorker = false;
 var isDesktop = false;
 var localizedState = "";
 var localizedDescription = "";
+// When one side of a call sends candidates tot fast (until local & remote descriptions are set), that candidates
+// will be stored here and then set when the call will be ready to process them
+let afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
 const processCommand = (function () {
     const defaultIceServers = [
         { urls: ["stuns:stun.simplex.im:443"] },
@@ -234,6 +237,8 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
                     const pc = activeCall.connection;
                     const offer = await pc.createOffer();
                     await pc.setLocalDescription(offer);
+                    addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates);
+                    afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
                     // for debugging, returning the command for callee to use
                     // resp = {
                     //   type: "offer",
@@ -272,6 +277,8 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
                         const answer = await pc.createAnswer();
                         await pc.setLocalDescription(answer);
                         addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates);
+                        addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates);
+                        afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
                         // same as command for caller to use
                         resp = {
                             type: "answer",
@@ -297,17 +304,20 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
                         // console.log("answer remoteIceCandidates", JSON.stringify(remoteIceCandidates))
                         await pc.setRemoteDescription(new RTCSessionDescription(answer));
                         addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates);
+                        addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates);
+                        afterCallInitializedCandidates = [];
                         resp = { type: "ok" };
                     }
                     break;
                 case "ice":
+                    const remoteIceCandidates = parse(command.iceCandidates);
                     if (pc) {
-                        const remoteIceCandidates = parse(command.iceCandidates);
                         addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates);
                         resp = { type: "ok" };
                     }
                     else {
-                        resp = { type: "error", message: "ice: call not started" };
+                        afterCallInitializedCandidates.push(...remoteIceCandidates);
+                        resp = { type: "error", message: "ice: call not started yet, will add candidates later" };
                     }
                     break;
                 case "media":
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt
index d6331616cc..8d40ab4c0a 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/call/CallView.desktop.kt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fun startServer(onResponse: (WVAPIMessage) -> Unit): NanoWSD {
       return when {
         session.headers["upgrade"] == "websocket" -> super.handle(session)
         session.uri.contains("/simplex/call/") -> resourcesToResponse("/desktop/call.html")
-        else -> resourcesToResponse(URI.create(session.uri).path)
+        else -> resourcesToResponse(uriCreateOrNull(session.uri)?.path ?: return newFixedLengthResponse("Error parsing URL"))
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/gradle.properties b/apps/multiplatform/gradle.properties
index ac2fce0e12..6123ce156f 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/gradle.properties
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/gradle.properties
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ android.enableJetifier=true
 kotlin.mpp.androidSourceSetLayoutVersion=2
 kotlin.jvm.target=11
 
-android.version_name=6.0.4
-android.version_code=237
+android.version_name=6.1-beta.0
+android.version_code=239
 
-desktop.version_name=6.0.4
-desktop.version_code=65
+desktop.version_name=6.1-beta.0
+desktop.version_code=66
 
 kotlin.version=1.9.23
 gradle.plugin.version=8.2.0
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index ab4c9790ef..4e4ba3a549 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: simplex-chat
-version: 6.1.0.2
+version: 6.1.0.3
 #synopsis:
 #description:
 homepage: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme
diff --git a/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts b/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts
index 19682249e9..2e9a58750c 100644
--- a/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts
+++ b/packages/simplex-chat-webrtc/src/call.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ var useWorker = false
 var isDesktop = false
 var localizedState = ""
 var localizedDescription = ""
+// When one side of a call sends candidates tot fast (until local & remote descriptions are set), that candidates
+// will be stored here and then set when the call will be ready to process them
+let afterCallInitializedCandidates: RTCIceCandidateInit[] = []
 
 const processCommand = (function () {
   type RTCRtpSenderWithEncryption = RTCRtpSender & {
@@ -445,6 +448,8 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
           const pc = activeCall.connection
           const offer = await pc.createOffer()
           await pc.setLocalDescription(offer)
+          addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates)
+          afterCallInitializedCandidates = []
           // for debugging, returning the command for callee to use
           // resp = {
           //   type: "offer",
@@ -481,6 +486,8 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             const answer = await pc.createAnswer()
             await pc.setLocalDescription(answer)
             addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates)
+            addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates)
+            afterCallInitializedCandidates = []
             // same as command for caller to use
             resp = {
               type: "answer",
@@ -503,16 +510,19 @@ const processCommand = (function () {
             // console.log("answer remoteIceCandidates", JSON.stringify(remoteIceCandidates))
             await pc.setRemoteDescription(new RTCSessionDescription(answer))
             addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates)
+            addIceCandidates(pc, afterCallInitializedCandidates)
+            afterCallInitializedCandidates = []
             resp = {type: "ok"}
           }
           break
         case "ice":
+          const remoteIceCandidates: RTCIceCandidateInit[] = parse(command.iceCandidates)
           if (pc) {
-            const remoteIceCandidates: RTCIceCandidateInit[] = parse(command.iceCandidates)
             addIceCandidates(pc, remoteIceCandidates)
             resp = {type: "ok"}
           } else {
-            resp = {type: "error", message: "ice: call not started"}
+            afterCallInitializedCandidates.push(...remoteIceCandidates)
+            resp = {type: "error", message: "ice: call not started yet, will add candidates later"}
           }
           break
         case "media":
diff --git a/simplex-chat.cabal b/simplex-chat.cabal
index 51602084f4..bf42c5117e 100644
--- a/simplex-chat.cabal
+++ b/simplex-chat.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           simplex-chat
-version:        6.1.0.2
+version:        6.1.0.3
 category:       Web, System, Services, Cryptography
 homepage:       https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme
 author:         simplex.chat
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index d5f06a326f..7ca2f4b948 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -2945,8 +2945,8 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
           msgs_ <- sendDirectContactMessages user ct $ L.map XMsgNew msgContainers
           let itemsData = prepareSndItemsData msgs_ cmrs ciFiles_ quotedItems_
           when (length itemsData /= length cmrs) $ logError "sendContactContentMessages: cmrs and itemsData length mismatch"
-          (errs, cis) <- partitionEithers <$> saveSndChatItems user (CDDirectSnd ct) itemsData timed_ live
-          unless (null errs) $ toView $ CRChatErrors (Just user) errs
+          r@(_, cis) <- partitionEithers <$> saveSndChatItems user (CDDirectSnd ct) itemsData timed_ live
+          processSendErrs user r
           forM_ (timed_ >>= timedDeleteAt') $ \deleteAt ->
             forM_ cis $ \ci ->
               startProximateTimedItemThread user (ChatRef CTDirect contactId, chatItemId' ci) deleteAt
@@ -3010,8 +3010,8 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
           cis_ <- saveSndChatItems user (CDGroupSnd gInfo) itemsData timed_ live
           when (length itemsData /= length cmrs) $ logError "sendGroupContentMessages: cmrs and cis_ length mismatch"
           createMemberSndStatuses cis_ msgs_ gsr
-          let (errs, cis) = partitionEithers cis_
-          unless (null errs) $ toView $ CRChatErrors (Just user) errs
+          let r@(_, cis) = partitionEithers cis_
+          processSendErrs user r
           forM_ (timed_ >>= timedDeleteAt') $ \deleteAt ->
             forM_ cis $ \ci ->
               startProximateTimedItemThread user (ChatRef CTGroup groupId, chatItemId' ci) deleteAt
@@ -3103,6 +3103,18 @@ processChatCommand' vr = \case
         | (msg_, (ComposedMessage {msgContent}, itemForwarded), f, q) <-
             zipWith4 (,,,) msgs_ (L.toList cmrs') (L.toList ciFiles_) (L.toList quotedItems_)
       ]
+    processSendErrs :: User -> ([ChatError], [ChatItem c d]) -> CM ()
+    processSendErrs user = \case
+      -- no errors
+      ([], _) -> pure ()
+      -- at least one item is successfully created
+      (errs, _ci : _) -> toView $ CRChatErrors (Just user) errs
+      -- single error
+      ([err], []) -> throwError err
+      -- multiple errors
+      (errs@(err : _), []) -> do
+        toView $ CRChatErrors (Just user) errs
+        throwError err
     getCommandDirectChatItems :: User -> Int64 -> NonEmpty ChatItemId -> CM (Contact, [CChatItem 'CTDirect])
     getCommandDirectChatItems user ctId itemIds = do
       ct <- withFastStore $ \db -> getContact db vr user ctId
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
index 97a9d89200..c47cf975a1 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ setupDesynchronizedRatchet tmp alice = do
     (bob </)
     bob ##> "/tail @alice 1"
     bob <# "alice> decryption error, possibly due to the device change (header, 3 messages)"
-    bob `send` "@alice 1"
+    bob ##> "@alice 1"
     bob <## "error: command is prohibited, sendMessagesB: send prohibited"
     (alice </)
   where