diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index 9ee821cd36..8c838557ed 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -923,12 +923,6 @@ final class Chat: ObservableObject, Identifiable, ChatLike {
             chatStats: chatStats ?? self.chatStats
         )
     }
-    
-    func copyFrom(_ c: Chat) {
-        self.chatInfo = c.chatInfo
-        self.chatItems = c.chatItems
-        self.chatStats = c.chatStats
-    }
 
     var userCanSend: Bool {
         switch chatInfo {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index 04e084af15..b17e0057d8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ struct ChatView: View {
     @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
     @Environment(\.presentationMode) var presentationMode
     @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
-    // chat cannot be assigned, as it breaks observation in chat items
     @State @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
     @StateObject private var scrollModel = ReverseListScrollModel<ChatItem>()
     @StateObject private var floatingButtonModel = FloatingButtonModel()
@@ -142,8 +141,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
             if let cId {
                 selectedChatItems = nil
                 if let c = chatModel.getChat(cId) {
-                    // chat cannot be assigned, as it breaks observation in chat items
-                    chat.copyFrom(c)
+                    chat = c
                 }
                 initChatView()
                 theme = buildTheme()
@@ -391,14 +389,22 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                 : voiceNoFrame
                                     ? (g.size.width - 32)
                                     : (g.size.width - 32) * 0.84
-                return chatItemView(ci, maxWidth)
-                    .onAppear {
-                        floatingButtonModel.appeared(viewId: ci.viewId)
-                    }
-                    .onDisappear {
-                        floatingButtonModel.disappeared(viewId: ci.viewId)
-                    }
-                    .id(ci.id) // Required to trigger `onAppear` on iOS15
+                return ChatItemWithMenu(
+                    chat: $chat,
+                    chatItem: ci,
+                    maxWidth: maxWidth,
+                    composeState: $composeState,
+                    selectedMember: $selectedMember,
+                    revealedChatItem: $revealedChatItem,
+                    selectedChatItems: $selectedChatItems
+                )
+                .onAppear {
+                    floatingButtonModel.appeared(viewId: ci.viewId)
+                }
+                .onDisappear {
+                    floatingButtonModel.disappeared(viewId: ci.viewId)
+                }
+                .id(ci.id) // Required to trigger `onAppear` on iOS15
             } loadPage: {
                 loadChatItems(cInfo)
             }
@@ -409,8 +415,7 @@ struct ChatView: View {
             }
             .onChange(of: chatModel.chatId) { chatId in
                 if let chatId, let c = chatModel.getChat(chatId) {
-                    // chat cannot be assigned, as it breaks observation in chat items
-                    chat.copyFrom(c)
+                    chat = c
                     showChatInfoSheet = false
                     loadChat(chat: c)
                     scrollModel.scrollToBottom()
@@ -679,22 +684,10 @@ struct ChatView: View {
         VoiceItemState.chatView = [:]
     }
 
-    @ViewBuilder private func chatItemView(_ ci: ChatItem, _ maxWidth: CGFloat) -> some View {
-        ChatItemWithMenu(
-            chat: chat,
-            chatItem: ci,
-            maxWidth: maxWidth,
-            composeState: $composeState,
-            selectedMember: $selectedMember,
-            revealedChatItem: $revealedChatItem,
-            selectedChatItems: $selectedChatItems
-        )
-    }
-
     private struct ChatItemWithMenu: View {
         @EnvironmentObject var m: ChatModel
         @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
-        @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
+        @Binding @ObservedObject var chat: Chat
         let chatItem: ChatItem
         let maxWidth: CGFloat
         @Binding var composeState: ComposeState
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
index 9430dc04cf..97638a21c7 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ReverseList.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import Combine
 
 /// A List, which displays it's items in reverse order - from bottom to top
 struct ReverseList<Item: Identifiable & Hashable & Sendable, Content: View>: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
-
     let items: Array<Item>
 
     @Binding var scrollState: ReverseListScrollModel<Item>.State