diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/NativeTextEditor.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/NativeTextEditor.swift
index 31d4ceecc6..c5fd8e39d0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/NativeTextEditor.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ComposeMessage/NativeTextEditor.swift
@@ -71,13 +71,17 @@ struct NativeTextEditor: UIViewRepresentable {
         if field.selectedRange != selectedRange {
             field.selectedRange = selectedRange
         }
-        if focused && !field.isFocused {
-            DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                if !field.isFocused {
-                    field.becomeFirstResponder()
-                }
-            }
-        }
+// This block causes delays in closing keyboard when navigating from chat view to chat list.
+// It is also a candidate for iOS 26.1 freeze.
+// This was added in commit below to open keyboard programmatically via a passed binding but this approach is not reliable.
+// https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/pull/6003/commits/cb666de51375623451a5e80dcf59449adc7d2a5f
+//        if focused && !field.isFocused {
+//            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+//                if !field.isFocused {
+//                    field.becomeFirstResponder()
+//                }
+//            }
+//        }
     }
 }