diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized Contents/en.xliff b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized Contents/en.xliff
index aa9a798ad1..d4c03f1dfa 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized Contents/en.xliff	
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Localized Contents/en.xliff	
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Connecting server…" xml:space="preserve">
-        <source>Connecting server…</source>
-        <target>Connecting server…</target>
+        <source>Connecting to server…</source>
+        <target>Connecting to server…</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Connecting server… (error: %@)" xml:space="preserve">
-        <source>Connecting server… (error: %@)</source>
-        <target>Connecting server… (error: %@)</target>
+        <source>Connecting to server… (error: %@)</source>
+        <target>Connecting to server… (error: %@)</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Connecting..." xml:space="preserve">
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index bfd0429fb5..97efd9d6d7 100644
Binary files a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings and b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/en.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings differ
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Localized Contents/ru.xliff b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Localized Contents/ru.xliff
index b261a35a1e..1946fec047 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Localized Contents/ru.xliff	
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Localized Contents/ru.xliff	
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Connecting server…" xml:space="preserve">
-        <source>Connecting server…</source>
+        <source>Connecting to server…</source>
         <target>Устанавливается соединение с сервером…</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="Connecting server… (error: %@)" xml:space="preserve">
-        <source>Connecting server… (error: %@)</source>
+        <source>Connecting to server… (error: %@)</source>
         <target>Устанавливается соединение с сервером… (ошибка: %@)</target>
         <note>No comment provided by engineer.</note>
       </trans-unit>
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index bfd0429fb5..97efd9d6d7 100644
Binary files a/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings and b/apps/ios/SimpleX Localizations/ru.xcloc/Source Contents/en.lproj/Localizable.strings differ
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 768994e607..c43f120f56 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 		5CEACCE227DE9246000BD591 /* ComposeView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ComposeView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CEACCEC27DEA495000BD591 /* MsgContentView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MsgContentView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		640F50E227CF991C001E05C2 /* SMPServers.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SMPServers.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		6493D667280ED77F007A76FB /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = en; path = en.lproj/Localizable.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		649BCD9F280460FD00C3A862 /* ComposeImageView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ComposeImageView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		649BCDA12805D6EF00C3A862 /* CIImageView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIImageView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64AA1C6827EE10C800AC7277 /* ContextItemView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ContextItemView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -548,6 +549,7 @@
 			isa = PBXVariantGroup;
 			children = (
 				5CC2C0FB2809BF11000C35E3 /* ru */,
+				6493D667280ED77F007A76FB /* en */,
 			);
 			name = Localizable.strings;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
diff --git a/apps/ios/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/apps/ios/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97efd9d6d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* No comment provided by engineer. */
+"Connecting server…" = "Connecting to server…";
+
+/* No comment provided by engineer. */
+"Connecting server… (error: %@)" = "Connecting to server… (error: %@)";
+