diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
index fa51fbf404..6f96b8a2c9 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/ChatModel.swift
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
                 addChat(Chat(c), at: i)
             }
         }
-        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(totalUnreadCount())
+        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(totalUnreadCountForAllUsers())
     }
 
 //    func addGroup(_ group: SimpleXChat.Group) {
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
             if case .rcvNew = cItem.meta.itemStatus {
                 chats[i].chatStats.unreadCount = chats[i].chatStats.unreadCount + 1
                 increaseUnreadCounter(user: currentUser!)
-                NtfManager.shared.incNtfBadgeCount()
             }
             if i > 0 {
                 if chatId == nil {
@@ -253,9 +252,6 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
         // remove from current chat
         if chatId == cInfo.id {
             if let i = reversedChatItems.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == cItem.id }) {
-                if reversedChatItems[i].isRcvNew {
-                    NtfManager.shared.decNtfBadgeCount()
-                }
                 _ = withAnimation {
                     self.reversedChatItems.remove(at: i)
                 }
@@ -304,7 +300,7 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
     func markChatItemsRead(_ cInfo: ChatInfo) {
         // update preview
         _updateChat(cInfo.id) { chat in
-            NtfManager.shared.decNtfBadgeCount(by: chat.chatStats.unreadCount)
+            self.decreaseUnreadCounter(user: self.currentUser!, by: chat.chatStats.unreadCount)
             chat.chatStats = ChatStats()
         }
         // update current chat
@@ -337,7 +333,6 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
                     // update preview
                     let markedCount = chat.chatStats.unreadCount - unreadBelow
                     if markedCount > 0 {
-                        NtfManager.shared.decNtfBadgeCount(by: markedCount)
                         chat.chatStats.unreadCount -= markedCount
                         self.decreaseUnreadCounter(user: self.currentUser!, by: markedCount)
                     }
@@ -357,7 +352,7 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
     func clearChat(_ cInfo: ChatInfo) {
         // clear preview
         if let chat = getChat(cInfo.id) {
-            NtfManager.shared.decNtfBadgeCount(by: chat.chatStats.unreadCount)
+            self.decreaseUnreadCounter(user: self.currentUser!, by: chat.chatStats.unreadCount)
             chat.chatItems = []
             chat.chatStats = ChatStats()
             chat.chatInfo = cInfo
@@ -397,20 +392,23 @@ final class ChatModel: ObservableObject {
 
     func increaseUnreadCounter(user: User) {
         changeUnreadCounter(user: user, by: 1)
+        NtfManager.shared.incNtfBadgeCount()
     }
 
     func decreaseUnreadCounter(user: User, by: Int = 1) {
         changeUnreadCounter(user: user, by: -by)
+        NtfManager.shared.decNtfBadgeCount(by: by)
     }
 
     private func changeUnreadCounter(user: User, by: Int) {
         if let i = users.firstIndex(where: { $0.user.id == user.id }) {
-            users[i].unreadCount += Int64(by)
+            users[i].unreadCount += by
         }
     }
 
-    func totalUnreadCount() -> Int {
-        chats.reduce(0, { count, chat in count + chat.chatStats.unreadCount })
+    func totalUnreadCountForAllUsers() -> Int {
+        chats.filter { $0.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled }.reduce(0, { count, chat in count + chat.chatStats.unreadCount }) +
+            users.filter { !$0.user.activeUser }.reduce(0, { unread, next -> Int in unread + next.unreadCount })
     }
 
     func getPrevChatItem(_ ci: ChatItem) -> ChatItem? {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/NtfManager.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/NtfManager.swift
index 90e092701d..97252f1ade 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/NtfManager.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/NtfManager.swift
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class NtfManager: NSObject, UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate, ObservableObject {
         logger.debug("NtfManager.userNotificationCenter: didReceive: action \(action), categoryIdentifier \(content.categoryIdentifier)")
         if let userId = content.userInfo["userId"] as? Int64,
            userId != chatModel.currentUser?.userId {
-            changeActiveUser(userId)
+           changeActiveUser(userId)
         }
         if content.categoryIdentifier == ntfCategoryContactRequest && action == ntfActionAcceptContact,
-           let chatId = content.userInfo["chatId"] as? String {
+            let chatId = content.userInfo["chatId"] as? String {
             if case let .contactRequest(contactRequest) = chatModel.getChat(chatId)?.chatInfo {
                 Task { await acceptContactRequest(contactRequest) }
             } else {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 4026b7c2c1..35dbf0370c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ func startChat() throws {
     m.users = try listUsers()
     if justStarted {
         try getUserChatData()
-        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(m.totalUnreadCount())
+        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(m.totalUnreadCountForAllUsers())
         try refreshCallInvitations()
         (m.savedToken, m.tokenStatus, m.notificationMode) = apiGetNtfToken()
         if let token = m.deviceToken {
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
             }
         case let .newChatItem(user, aChatItem):
             if !active(user) {
-                if case .rcvNew = aChatItem.chatItem.meta.itemStatus {
+                if case .rcvNew = aChatItem.chatItem.meta.itemStatus, aChatItem.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled {
                     m.increaseUnreadCounter(user: user)
                 }
                 return
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
             }
         case let .chatItemDeleted(user, deletedChatItem, toChatItem, _):
             if !active(user) {
-                if toChatItem == nil && deletedChatItem.chatItem.isRcvNew {
+                if toChatItem == nil && deletedChatItem.chatItem.isRcvNew && deletedChatItem.chatInfo.ntfsEnabled {
                     m.decreaseUnreadCounter(user: user)
                 }
                 return
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
index 459cab70de..c8b641d20b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/SimpleXApp.swift
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ struct SimpleXApp: App {
                             enteredBackground = ProcessInfo.processInfo.systemUptime
                         }
                         doAuthenticate = false
-                        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(chatModel.totalUnreadCount())
+                        NtfManager.shared.setNtfBadgeCount(chatModel.totalUnreadCountForAllUsers())
                     case .active:
                         if chatModel.chatRunning == true {
                             ChatReceiver.shared.start()
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallManager.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallManager.swift
index 7da22919e9..962d783bcb 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallManager.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/CallManager.swift
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class CallManager {
 
     func answerIncomingCall(invitation: RcvCallInvitation) {
         let m = ChatModel.shared
-        // TODO: change active user
         m.callInvitations.removeValue(forKey: invitation.contact.id)
         m.activeCall = Call(
             direction: .incoming,
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/IncomingCallView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/IncomingCallView.swift
index 22a14e4d5b..0044434efd 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/IncomingCallView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Call/IncomingCallView.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ struct IncomingCallView: View {
     private func incomingCall(_ invitation: RcvCallInvitation) -> some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
             HStack {
+                if m.users.count > 1 {
+                    ProfileImage(imageStr: invitation.user.image, color: .white)
+                        .frame(width: 24, height: 24)
+                }
                 Image(systemName: invitation.callType.media == .video ? "video.fill" : "phone.fill").foregroundColor(.green)
                 Text(invitation.callTypeText)
             }
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ struct IncomingCallView: View {
 struct IncomingCallView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
         CallController.shared.activeCallInvitation = RcvCallInvitation.sampleData
-        return IncomingCallView()
+        let m = ChatModel()
+        m.users = [UserInfo.sampleData, UserInfo.sampleData]
+        return IncomingCallView().environmentObject(m)
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
index fd94e96a33..62e2822065 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatView.swift
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ struct ChatView: View {
                                             if chatModel.chatId == cInfo.id && itemsInView.contains(ci.viewId) {
                                                 Task {
                                                     await apiMarkChatItemRead(cInfo, ci)
-                                                    NtfManager.shared.decNtfBadgeCount()
                                                 }
                                             }
                                         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
index 7078cdbfd1..9a151c8a90 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/UserPicker.swift
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ struct UserPicker: View {
     }
 }
 
-func unreadCounter(_ unread: Int64) -> some View {
-    unreadCountText(Int(truncatingIfNeeded: unread))
+func unreadCounter(_ unread: Int) -> some View {
+    unreadCountText(unread)
     .font(.caption)
     .foregroundColor(.white)
     .padding(.horizontal, 4)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
index 211905255c..ce0a6160b8 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Onboarding/CreateProfile.swift
@@ -51,13 +51,17 @@ struct CreateProfile: View {
             Spacer()
 
             HStack {
-                Button {
-                    hideKeyboard()
-                    withAnimation { m.onboardingStage = .step1_SimpleXInfo }
-                } label: {
-                    HStack {
-                        Image(systemName: "lessthan")
-                        Text("About SimpleX")
+                if m.users.isEmpty {
+                    Button {
+                        hideKeyboard()
+                        withAnimation {
+                            m.onboardingStage = .step1_SimpleXInfo
+                        }
+                    } label: {
+                        HStack {
+                            Image(systemName: "lessthan")
+                            Text("About SimpleX")
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift
index 6971c3f447..9f1ffb731b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift	
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift	
@@ -107,18 +107,16 @@ class NotificationService: UNNotificationServiceExtension {
            let encNtfInfo = ntfData["message"] as? String,
            let dbStatus = startChat() {
             if case .ok = dbStatus,
-                let ntfMsgInfos = apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: nonce, encNtfInfo: encNtfInfo) {
-                for ntfMsgInfo in ntfMsgInfos {
-                    logger.debug("NotificationService: receiveNtfMessages: apiGetNtfMessage \(String(describing: ntfMsgInfo), privacy: .public)")
-                    if let connEntity = ntfMsgInfo.connEntity {
-                        setBestAttemptNtf(createConnectionEventNtf(ntfMsgInfo.user, connEntity))
-                        if let id = connEntity.id {
-                            Task {
-                                logger.debug("NotificationService: receiveNtfMessages: in Task, connEntity id \(id, privacy: .public)")
-                                await PendingNtfs.shared.createStream(id)
-                                await PendingNtfs.shared.readStream(id, for: self, msgCount: ntfMsgInfo.ntfMessages.count)
-                                deliverBestAttemptNtf()
-                            }
+               let ntfMsgInfo = apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: nonce, encNtfInfo: encNtfInfo) {
+                logger.debug("NotificationService: receiveNtfMessages: apiGetNtfMessage \(String(describing: ntfMsgInfo), privacy: .public)")
+                if let connEntity = ntfMsgInfo.connEntity {
+                    setBestAttemptNtf(createConnectionEventNtf(ntfMsgInfo.user, connEntity))
+                    if let id = connEntity.id {
+                        Task {
+                            logger.debug("NotificationService: receiveNtfMessages: in Task, connEntity id \(id, privacy: .public)")
+                            await PendingNtfs.shared.createStream(id)
+                            await PendingNtfs.shared.readStream(id, for: self, msgCount: ntfMsgInfo.ntfMessages.count)
+                            deliverBestAttemptNtf()
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -220,6 +218,9 @@ func receivedMsgNtf(_ res: ChatResponse) async -> (String, UNMutableNotification
     case let .newChatItem(user, aChatItem):
         let cInfo = aChatItem.chatInfo
         var cItem = aChatItem.chatItem
+        if !cInfo.ntfsEnabled {
+            ntfBadgeCountGroupDefault.set(max(0, ntfBadgeCountGroupDefault.get() - 1))
+        }
         if case .image = cItem.content.msgContent {
            if let file = cItem.file,
               file.fileSize <= MAX_IMAGE_SIZE_AUTO_RCV,
@@ -258,15 +259,6 @@ func updateNetCfg() {
     }
 }
 
-func listUsers() -> [UserInfo] {
-    let r = sendSimpleXCmd(.listUsers)
-    logger.debug("listUsers sendSimpleXCmd response: \(String(describing: r))")
-    switch r {
-    case let .usersList(users): return users
-    default: return []
-    }
-}
-
 func apiGetActiveUser() -> User? {
     let r = sendSimpleXCmd(.showActiveUser)
     logger.debug("apiGetActiveUser sendSimpleXCmd response: \(String(describing: r))")
@@ -300,21 +292,20 @@ func apiSetIncognito(incognito: Bool) throws {
     throw r
 }
 
-func apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: String, encNtfInfo: String) -> [NtfMessages]? {
-    let users = listUsers()
-    if users.isEmpty {
-        logger.debug("no users")
-        return []
+func apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: String, encNtfInfo: String) -> NtfMessages? {
+    guard apiGetActiveUser() != nil else {
+        logger.debug("no active user")
+        return nil
     }
-    var result: [NtfMessages] = []
-    users.forEach {
-        let r = sendSimpleXCmd(.apiGetNtfMessage(userId: $0.user.userId, nonce: nonce, encNtfInfo: encNtfInfo))
-        if case let .ntfMessages(user, connEntity, msgTs, ntfMessages) = r {
-            result.append(NtfMessages(user: user, connEntity: connEntity, msgTs: msgTs, ntfMessages: ntfMessages))
-        }
-        logger.debug("apiGetNtfMessage ignored response: \(String.init(describing: r), privacy: .public)")
+    let r = sendSimpleXCmd(.apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: nonce, encNtfInfo: encNtfInfo))
+    if case let .ntfMessages(user, connEntity, msgTs, ntfMessages) = r, let user = user {
+        return NtfMessages(user: user, connEntity: connEntity, msgTs: msgTs, ntfMessages: ntfMessages)
+    } else if case let .chatCmdError(_, error) = r {
+        logger.debug("apiGetNtfMessage error response: \(String.init(describing: error))")
+    } else {
+        logger.debug("apiGetNtfMessage ignored response: \(r.responseType, privacy: .public) \(String.init(describing: r), privacy: .private)")
     }
-    return result
+    return nil
 }
 
 func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64, inline: Bool) -> AChatItem? {
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index d1b3dbab0d..eb03b9a27d 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
     case apiRegisterToken(token: DeviceToken, notificationMode: NotificationsMode)
     case apiVerifyToken(token: DeviceToken, nonce: String, code: String)
     case apiDeleteToken(token: DeviceToken)
-    case apiGetNtfMessage(userId: Int64, nonce: String, encNtfInfo: String)
+    case apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: String, encNtfInfo: String)
     case apiNewGroup(userId: Int64, groupProfile: GroupProfile)
     case apiAddMember(groupId: Int64, contactId: Int64, memberRole: GroupMemberRole)
     case apiJoinGroup(groupId: Int64)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case let .apiRegisterToken(token, notificationMode): return "/_ntf register \(token.cmdString) \(notificationMode.rawValue)"
             case let .apiVerifyToken(token, nonce, code): return "/_ntf verify \(token.cmdString) \(nonce) \(code)"
             case let .apiDeleteToken(token): return "/_ntf delete \(token.cmdString)"
-            case let .apiGetNtfMessage(userId, nonce, encNtfInfo): return "/_ntf message \(userId) \(nonce) \(encNtfInfo)"
+            case let .apiGetNtfMessage(nonce, encNtfInfo): return "/_ntf message \(nonce) \(encNtfInfo)"
             case let .apiNewGroup(userId, groupProfile): return "/_group \(userId) \(encodeJSON(groupProfile))"
             case let .apiAddMember(groupId, contactId, memberRole): return "/_add #\(groupId) \(contactId) \(memberRole)"
             case let .apiJoinGroup(groupId): return "/_join #\(groupId)"
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ public enum ChatResponse: Decodable, Error {
     case callInvitations(callInvitations: [RcvCallInvitation])
     case ntfTokenStatus(status: NtfTknStatus)
     case ntfToken(token: DeviceToken, status: NtfTknStatus, ntfMode: NotificationsMode)
-    case ntfMessages(user: User, connEntity: ConnectionEntity?, msgTs: Date?, ntfMessages: [NtfMsgInfo])
+    case ntfMessages(user_: User?, connEntity: ConnectionEntity?, msgTs: Date?, ntfMessages: [NtfMsgInfo])
     case newContactConnection(user: User, connection: PendingContactConnection)
     case contactConnectionDeleted(user: User, connection: PendingContactConnection)
     case versionInfo(versionInfo: CoreVersionInfo)
@@ -1078,6 +1078,7 @@ public enum ChatError: Decodable {
 public enum ChatErrorType: Decodable {
     case noActiveUser
     case activeUserExists
+    case differentActiveUser
     case chatNotStarted
     case invalidConnReq
     case invalidChatMessage(message: String)
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
index 009462d979..8ae256cdda 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/ChatTypes.swift
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ public struct User: Decodable, NamedChat, Identifiable {
 
 public struct UserInfo: Decodable, Identifiable {
     public var user: User
-    public var unreadCount: Int64
+    public var unreadCount: Int
 
-    public init(user: User, unreadCount: Int64) {
+    public init(user: User, unreadCount: Int) {
         self.user = user
         self.unreadCount = unreadCount
     }