ios: start/stop chat toggle refactoring (#5275)

* ios: start/stop chat toggle refactoring * changes * changes * return back * reduce diff * better * update button * ios: do not start chat after export, always show run toggle (#5284) --------- Co-authored-by: Evgeny Poberezkin <evgeny@poberezkin.com>
2026-03-30 18:35:49 +00:00 · 2024-11-30 23:29:27 +07:00
parent 879c117269
commit 961bdbfc59
10 changed files with 340 additions and 238 deletions
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, UIApplicationDelegate {
        application.registerForRemoteNotifications()
        removePasscodesIfReinstalled()
        prepareForLaunch()
+        deleteOldChatArchive()
        return true
    }

--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -1600,6 +1600,15 @@ func initializeChat(start: Bool, confirmStart: Bool = false, dbKey: String? = ni
    m.chatInitialized = true
    m.currentUser = try apiGetActiveUser()
    m.conditions = try getServerOperators()
+    if shouldImportAppSettingsDefault.get() {
+        do {
+            let appSettings = try apiGetAppSettings(settings: AppSettings.current.prepareForExport())
+            appSettings.importIntoApp()
+            shouldImportAppSettingsDefault.set(false)
+        } catch {
+            logger.error("Error while importing app settings: \(error)")
+        }
+    }
    if m.currentUser == nil {
        onboardingStageDefault.set(.step1_SimpleXInfo)
        privacyDeliveryReceiptsSet.set(true)
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/ChatArchiveView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/ChatArchiveView.swift
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-//
-//  ChatArchiveView.swift
-//  SimpleXChat
-//
-//  Created by Evgeny on 23/06/2022.
-//  Copyright © 2022 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
-//
-
-import SwiftUI
-import SimpleXChat
-
-struct ChatArchiveView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
-    var archiveName: String
-    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME) private var chatArchiveName: String?
-    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_TIME) private var chatArchiveTime: Double = 0
-    @State private var showDeleteAlert = false
-
-    var body: some View {
-        let fileUrl = getDocumentsDirectory().appendingPathComponent(archiveName)
-        let fileTs = chatArchiveTimeDefault.get()
-        List {
-            Section {
-                settingsRow("square.and.arrow.up", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
-                    Button {
-                        showShareSheet(items: [fileUrl])
-                    } label: {
-                        Text("Save archive")
-                    }
-                }
-                settingsRow("trash", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
-                    Button {
-                        showDeleteAlert = true
-                    } label: {
-                        Text("Delete archive").foregroundColor(.red)
-                    }
-                }
-            } header: {
-                Text("Chat archive")
-                    .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
-            } footer: {
-                Text("Created on \(fileTs)")
-                    .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
-            }
-        }
-        .alert(isPresented: $showDeleteAlert) {
-            Alert(
-                title: Text("Delete chat archive?"),
-                primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Delete")) {
-                    do {
-                        try FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: fileUrl.path)
-                        chatArchiveName = nil
-                        chatArchiveTime = 0
-                    } catch let error {
-                        logger.error("removeItem error \(String(describing: error))")
-                    }
-                },
-                secondaryButton: .cancel()
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct ChatArchiveView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
-    static var previews: some View {
-        ChatArchiveView(archiveName: "")
-    }
-}
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseEncryptionView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseEncryptionView.swift
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ struct DatabaseEncryptionView: View {
    @State private var confirmNewKey = ""
    @State private var currentKeyShown = false

+    let stopChatRunBlockStartChat: (Binding<Bool>, @escaping () async throws -> Bool) -> Void
+
    var body: some View {
        ZStack {
            List {
@@ -134,46 +136,61 @@ struct DatabaseEncryptionView: View {
        .onAppear {
            if initialRandomDBPassphrase { currentKey = kcDatabasePassword.get() ?? "" }
        }
-        .disabled(m.chatRunning != false)
+        .disabled(progressIndicator)
        .alert(item: $alert) { item in databaseEncryptionAlert(item) }
    }

-    private func encryptDatabase() {
-        progressIndicator = true
-        Task {
-            do {
-                encryptionStartedDefault.set(true)
-                encryptionStartedAtDefault.set(Date.now)
-                if !m.chatDbChanged {
-                    try apiSaveAppSettings(settings: AppSettings.current.prepareForExport())
-                }
-                try await apiStorageEncryption(currentKey: currentKey, newKey: newKey)
-                encryptionStartedDefault.set(false)
-                initialRandomDBPassphraseGroupDefault.set(false)
-                if migration {
-                    storeDBPassphraseGroupDefault.set(useKeychain)
-                }
-                if useKeychain {
-                    if kcDatabasePassword.set(newKey) {
-                        await resetFormAfterEncryption(true)
-                        await operationEnded(.databaseEncrypted)
-                    } else {
-                        await resetFormAfterEncryption()
-                        await operationEnded(.error(title: "Keychain error", error: "Error saving passphrase to keychain"))
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    if migration {
-                        removePassphraseFromKeyChain()
-                    }
-                    await resetFormAfterEncryption()
+    private func encryptDatabaseAsync() async -> Bool {
+        await MainActor.run {
+            progressIndicator = true
+        }
+        do {
+            encryptionStartedDefault.set(true)
+            encryptionStartedAtDefault.set(Date.now)
+            if !m.chatDbChanged {
+                try apiSaveAppSettings(settings: AppSettings.current.prepareForExport())
+            }
+            try await apiStorageEncryption(currentKey: currentKey, newKey: newKey)
+            encryptionStartedDefault.set(false)
+            initialRandomDBPassphraseGroupDefault.set(false)
+            if migration {
+                storeDBPassphraseGroupDefault.set(useKeychain)
+            }
+            if useKeychain {
+                if kcDatabasePassword.set(newKey) {
+                    await resetFormAfterEncryption(true)
                    await operationEnded(.databaseEncrypted)
-                }
-            } catch let error {
-                if case .chatCmdError(_, .errorDatabase(.errorExport(.errorNotADatabase))) = error as? ChatResponse {
-                    await operationEnded(.currentPassphraseError)
                } else {
-                    await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error encrypting database", error: "\(responseError(error))"))
+                    await resetFormAfterEncryption()
+                    await operationEnded(.error(title: "Keychain error", error: "Error saving passphrase to keychain"))
                }
+            } else {
+                if migration {
+                    removePassphraseFromKeyChain()
+                }
+                await resetFormAfterEncryption()
+                await operationEnded(.databaseEncrypted)
+            }
+            return true
+        } catch let error {
+            if case .chatCmdError(_, .errorDatabase(.errorExport(.errorNotADatabase))) = error as? ChatResponse {
+                await operationEnded(.currentPassphraseError)
+            } else {
+                await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error encrypting database", error: "\(responseError(error))"))
+            }
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func encryptDatabase() {
+        // it will try to stop and start the chat in case of: non-migration && successful encryption. In migration the chat will remain stopped
+        if migration {
+            Task {
+                await encryptDatabaseAsync()
+            }
+        } else {
+            stopChatRunBlockStartChat($progressIndicator) {
+                return await encryptDatabaseAsync()
            }
        }
    }
@@ -371,6 +388,6 @@ func validKey(_ s: String) -> Bool {

 struct DatabaseEncryptionView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
    static var previews: some View {
-        DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: Binding.constant(true), migration: false)
+        DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: Binding.constant(true), migration: false, stopChatRunBlockStartChat: { _, _ in true })
    }
 }
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/DatabaseView.swift
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var theme: AppTheme
    let dismissSettingsSheet: DismissAction
    @State private var runChat = false
+    @State private var stoppingChat = false
    @State private var alert: DatabaseAlert? = nil
    @State private var showFileImporter = false
    @State private var importedArchivePath: URL?
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
    @State private var useKeychain = storeDBPassphraseGroupDefault.get()
    @State private var appFilesCountAndSize: (Int, Int)?

+    @State private var showDatabaseEncryptionView = false
+
    @State var chatItemTTL: ChatItemTTL
    @State private var currentChatItemTTL: ChatItemTTL = .none

@@ -69,7 +72,20 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
        }
    }

+    @ViewBuilder
    private func chatDatabaseView() -> some View {
+        NavigationLink(isActive: $showDatabaseEncryptionView) {
+            DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: $useKeychain, migration: false, stopChatRunBlockStartChat: { progressIndicator, block in
+                stopChatRunBlockStartChat(false, progressIndicator, block)
+            })
+                .navigationTitle("Database passphrase")
+                .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
+        } label: {
+            EmptyView()
+        }
+        .frame(width: 1, height: 1)
+        .hidden()
+
        List {
            let stopped = m.chatRunning == false
            Section {
@@ -101,9 +117,10 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                        isOn: $runChat
                    )
                    .onChange(of: runChat) { _ in
-                        if (runChat) {
-                            startChat()
-                        } else {
+                        if runChat {
+                            DatabaseView.startChat($runChat, $progressIndicator)
+                        } else if !stoppingChat {
+                            stoppingChat = false
                            alert = .stopChat
                        }
                    }
@@ -123,7 +140,9 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                let color: Color = unencrypted ? .orange : theme.colors.secondary
                settingsRow(unencrypted ? "lock.open" : useKeychain ? "key" : "lock", color: color) {
                    NavigationLink {
-                        DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: $useKeychain, migration: false)
+                        DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: $useKeychain, migration: false, stopChatRunBlockStartChat: { progressIndicator, block in
+                            stopChatRunBlockStartChat(false, progressIndicator, block)
+                        })
                            .navigationTitle("Database passphrase")
                            .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
                    } label: {
@@ -133,9 +152,14 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                settingsRow("square.and.arrow.up", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
                    Button("Export database") {
                        if initialRandomDBPassphraseGroupDefault.get() && !unencrypted {
-                            alert = .exportProhibited
+                            showDatabaseEncryptionView = true
+                            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
+                                alert = .exportProhibited
+                            }
                        } else {
-                            exportArchive()
+                            stopChatRunBlockStartChat(stopped, $progressIndicator) {
+                                await exportArchive()
+                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
@@ -144,20 +168,6 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                        showFileImporter = true
                    }
                }
-                if let archiveName = chatArchiveName {
-                    let title: LocalizedStringKey = chatArchiveTimeDefault.get() < chatLastStartGroupDefault.get()
-                        ? "Old database archive"
-                        : "New database archive"
-                    settingsRow("archivebox", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
-                        NavigationLink {
-                            ChatArchiveView(archiveName: archiveName)
-                                .navigationTitle(title)
-                                .modifier(ThemedBackground(grouped: true))
-                        } label: {
-                            Text(title)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
                settingsRow("trash.slash", color: theme.colors.secondary) {
                    Button("Delete database", role: .destructive) {
                        alert = .deleteChat
@@ -167,14 +177,10 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                Text("Chat database")
                    .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
            } footer: {
-                Text(
-                    stopped
-                     ? "You must use the most recent version of your chat database on one device ONLY, otherwise you may stop receiving the messages from some contacts."
-                     : "Stop chat to enable database actions"
-                )
+                Text("You must use the most recent version of your chat database on one device ONLY, otherwise you may stop receiving the messages from some contacts.")
                .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
            }
-            .disabled(!stopped)
+            .disabled(progressIndicator)

            if case .group = dbContainer, legacyDatabase {
                Section(header: Text("Old database").foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)) {
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                Button(m.users.count > 1 ? "Delete files for all chat profiles" : "Delete all files", role: .destructive) {
                    alert = .deleteFilesAndMedia
                }
-                .disabled(!stopped || appFilesCountAndSize?.0 == 0)
+                .disabled(progressIndicator || appFilesCountAndSize?.0 == 0)
            } header: {
                Text("Files & media")
                    .foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)
@@ -255,7 +261,10 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                    title: Text("Import chat database?"),
                    message: Text("Your current chat database will be DELETED and REPLACED with the imported one.") + Text("This action cannot be undone - your profile, contacts, messages and files will be irreversibly lost."),
                    primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Import")) {
-                        importArchive(fileURL)
+                        stopChatRunBlockStartChat(m.chatRunning == false, $progressIndicator) {
+                            _ = await DatabaseView.importArchive(fileURL, $progressIndicator, $alert)
+                            return true
+                        }
                    },
                    secondaryButton: .cancel()
                )
@@ -263,19 +272,15 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                return Alert(title: Text("Error: no database file"))
            }
        case .archiveImported:
-            return Alert(
-                title: Text("Chat database imported"),
-                message: Text("Restart the app to use imported chat database")
-            )
+            let (title, message) = archiveImportedAlertText()
+            return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(message))
        case let .archiveImportedWithErrors(errs):
-            return Alert(
-                title: Text("Chat database imported"),
-                message: Text("Restart the app to use imported chat database") + Text(verbatim: "\n") + Text("Some non-fatal errors occurred during import:") + archiveErrorsText(errs)
-            )
+            let (title, message) = archiveImportedWithErrorsAlertText(errs: errs)
+            return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(message))
        case let .archiveExportedWithErrors(archivePath, errs):
            return Alert(
                title: Text("Chat database exported"),
-                message: Text("You may save the exported archive.") + Text(verbatim: "\n") + Text("Some file(s) were not exported:") + archiveErrorsText(errs),
+                message: Text("You may save the exported archive.") + Text(verbatim: "\n") + Text("Some file(s) were not exported:") + Text(archiveErrorsText(errs)),
                dismissButton: .default(Text("Continue")) {
                    showShareSheet(items: [archivePath])
                }
@@ -285,15 +290,17 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                title: Text("Delete chat profile?"),
                message: Text("This action cannot be undone - your profile, contacts, messages and files will be irreversibly lost."),
                primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Delete")) {
-                    deleteChat()
+                    let wasStopped = m.chatRunning == false
+                    stopChatRunBlockStartChat(wasStopped, $progressIndicator) {
+                        _ = await deleteChat()
+                        return true
+                    }
                },
                secondaryButton: .cancel()
            )
        case .chatDeleted:
-            return Alert(
-                title: Text("Chat database deleted"),
-                message: Text("Restart the app to create a new chat profile")
-            )
+            let (title, message) = chatDeletedAlertText()
+            return Alert(title: Text(title), message: Text(message))
        case .deleteLegacyDatabase:
            return Alert(
                title: Text("Delete old database?"),
@@ -308,7 +315,10 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
                title: Text("Delete files and media?"),
                message: Text("This action cannot be undone - all received and sent files and media will be deleted. Low resolution pictures will remain."),
                primaryButton: .destructive(Text("Delete")) {
-                    deleteFiles()
+                    stopChatRunBlockStartChat(m.chatRunning == false, $progressIndicator) {
+                        deleteFiles()
+                        return true
+                    }
                },
                secondaryButton: .cancel()
            )
@@ -328,95 +338,180 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
        }
    }

-    private func authStopChat() {
+    private func authStopChat(_ onStop: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
        if UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA) {
            authenticate(reason: NSLocalizedString("Stop SimpleX", comment: "authentication reason")) { laResult in
                switch laResult {
-                case .success: stopChat()
-                case .unavailable: stopChat()
+                case .success: stopChat(onStop)
+                case .unavailable: stopChat(onStop)
                case .failed: withAnimation { runChat = true }
                }
            }
        } else {
-            stopChat()
+            stopChat(onStop)
        }
    }

-    private func stopChat() {
+    private func stopChat(_ onStop: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
        Task {
            do {
                try await stopChatAsync()
+                onStop?()
            } catch let error {
                await MainActor.run {
                    runChat = true
-                    alert = .error(title: "Error stopping chat", error: responseError(error))
+                    showAlert("Error stopping chat", message: responseError(error))
                }
            }
        }
    }

-    private func exportArchive() {
-        progressIndicator = true
-        Task {
-            do {
-                let (archivePath, archiveErrors) = try await exportChatArchive()
-                if archiveErrors.isEmpty {
-                    showShareSheet(items: [archivePath])
-                    await MainActor.run { progressIndicator = false }
-                } else {
-                    await MainActor.run {
-                        alert = .archiveExportedWithErrors(archivePath: archivePath, archiveErrors: archiveErrors)
-                        progressIndicator = false
+    func stopChatRunBlockStartChat(
+        _ stopped: Bool,
+        _ progressIndicator: Binding<Bool>,
+        _ block: @escaping () async throws -> Bool
+    ) {
+        // if the chat was running, the sequence is: stop chat, run block, start chat.
+        // Otherwise, just run block and do nothing - the toggle will be visible anyway and the user can start the chat or not
+        if stopped {
+            Task {
+                do {
+                    _ = try await block()
+                } catch {
+                    logger.error("Error while executing block: \(error)")
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            authStopChat {
+                stoppingChat = true
+                runChat = false
+                Task {
+                    // if it throws, let's start chat again anyway
+                    var canStart = false
+                    do {
+                        canStart = try await block()
+                    } catch {
+                        logger.error("Error executing block: \(error)")
+                        canStart = true
+                    }
+                    if canStart {
+                        await MainActor.run {
+                            DatabaseView.startChat($runChat, $progressIndicator)
+                        }
                    }
                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    static func startChat(_ runChat: Binding<Bool>, _ progressIndicator: Binding<Bool>) {
+        progressIndicator.wrappedValue = true
+        let m = ChatModel.shared
+        if m.chatDbChanged {
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
+                resetChatCtrl()
+                do {
+                    let hadDatabase = hasDatabase()
+                    try initializeChat(start: true)
+                    m.chatDbChanged = false
+                    AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
+                    if m.chatDbStatus != .ok || !hadDatabase {
+                        // Hide current view and show `DatabaseErrorView`
+                        dismissAllSheets(animated: true)
+                    }
+                } catch let error {
+                    fatalError("Error starting chat \(responseError(error))")
+                }
+                progressIndicator.wrappedValue = false
+            }
+        } else {
+            do {
+                _ = try apiStartChat()
+                runChat.wrappedValue = true
+                m.chatRunning = true
+                ChatReceiver.shared.start()
+                chatLastStartGroupDefault.set(Date.now)
+                AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
            } catch let error {
+                runChat.wrappedValue = false
+                showAlert(NSLocalizedString("Error starting chat", comment: ""), message: responseError(error))
+            }
+            progressIndicator.wrappedValue = false
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func exportArchive() async -> Bool {
+        await MainActor.run {
+            progressIndicator = true
+        }
+        do {
+            let (archivePath, archiveErrors) = try await exportChatArchive()
+            if archiveErrors.isEmpty {
+                showShareSheet(items: [archivePath])
+                await MainActor.run { progressIndicator = false }
+            } else {
                await MainActor.run {
-                    alert = .error(title: "Error exporting chat database", error: responseError(error))
+                    alert = .archiveExportedWithErrors(archivePath: archivePath, archiveErrors: archiveErrors)
                    progressIndicator = false
                }
            }
+        } catch let error {
+            await MainActor.run {
+                alert = .error(title: "Error exporting chat database", error: responseError(error))
+                progressIndicator = false
+            }
        }
+        return false
    }

-    private func importArchive(_ archivePath: URL) {
+    static func importArchive(
+        _ archivePath: URL,
+        _ progressIndicator: Binding<Bool>,
+        _ alert: Binding<DatabaseAlert?>
+    ) async -> Bool {
        if archivePath.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() {
-            progressIndicator = true
-            Task {
-                do {
-                    try await apiDeleteStorage()
-                    try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: getWallpaperDirectory(), withIntermediateDirectories: true)
-                    do {
-                        let config = ArchiveConfig(archivePath: archivePath.path)
-                        let archiveErrors = try await apiImportArchive(config: config)
-                        _ = kcDatabasePassword.remove()
-                        if archiveErrors.isEmpty {
-                            await operationEnded(.archiveImported)
-                        } else {
-                            await operationEnded(.archiveImportedWithErrors(archiveErrors: archiveErrors))
-                        }
-                    } catch let error {
-                        await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error importing chat database", error: responseError(error)))
-                    }
-                } catch let error {
-                    await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error deleting chat database", error: responseError(error)))
-                }
-                archivePath.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
+            await MainActor.run {
+                progressIndicator.wrappedValue = true
            }
+            do {
+                try await apiDeleteStorage()
+                try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: getWallpaperDirectory(), withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+                do {
+                    let config = ArchiveConfig(archivePath: archivePath.path)
+                    let archiveErrors = try await apiImportArchive(config: config)
+                    shouldImportAppSettingsDefault.set(true)
+                    _ = kcDatabasePassword.remove()
+                    if archiveErrors.isEmpty {
+                        await operationEnded(.archiveImported, progressIndicator, alert)
+                    } else {
+                        await operationEnded(.archiveImportedWithErrors(archiveErrors: archiveErrors), progressIndicator, alert)
+                    }
+                    return true
+                } catch let error {
+                    await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error importing chat database", error: responseError(error)), progressIndicator, alert)
+                }
+            } catch let error {
+                await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error deleting chat database", error: responseError(error)), progressIndicator, alert)
+            }
+            archivePath.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource()
        } else {
-            alert = .error(title: "Error accessing database file")
+            showAlert("Error accessing database file")
        }
+        return false
    }

-    private func deleteChat() {
-        progressIndicator = true
-        Task {
-            do {
-                try await deleteChatAsync()
-                await operationEnded(.chatDeleted)
-                appFilesCountAndSize = directoryFileCountAndSize(getAppFilesDirectory())
-            } catch let error {
-                await operationEnded(.error(title: "Error deleting database", error: responseError(error)))
-            }
+    private func deleteChat() async -> Bool {
+        await MainActor.run {
+            progressIndicator = true
+        }
+        do {
+            try await deleteChatAsync()
+            appFilesCountAndSize = directoryFileCountAndSize(getAppFilesDirectory())
+            await DatabaseView.operationEnded(.chatDeleted, $progressIndicator, $alert)
+            return true
+        } catch let error {
+            await DatabaseView.operationEnded(.error(title: "Error deleting database", error: responseError(error)), $progressIndicator, $alert)
+            return false
        }
    }

@@ -428,39 +523,28 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
        }
    }

-    private func operationEnded(_ dbAlert: DatabaseAlert) async {
+    private static func operationEnded(_ dbAlert: DatabaseAlert, _ progressIndicator: Binding<Bool>, _ alert: Binding<DatabaseAlert?>) async {
        await MainActor.run {
+            let m = ChatModel.shared
            m.chatDbChanged = true
            m.chatInitialized = false
-            progressIndicator = false
-            alert = dbAlert
+            progressIndicator.wrappedValue = false
        }
-    }
-
-    private func startChat() {
-        if m.chatDbChanged {
-            dismissSettingsSheet()
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
-                resetChatCtrl()
-                do {
-                    try initializeChat(start: true)
-                    m.chatDbChanged = false
-                    AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
-                } catch let error {
-                    fatalError("Error starting chat \(responseError(error))")
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            do {
-                _ = try apiStartChat()
-                runChat = true
-                m.chatRunning = true
-                ChatReceiver.shared.start()
-                chatLastStartGroupDefault.set(Date.now)
-                AppChatState.shared.set(.active)
-            } catch let error {
-                runChat = false
-                alert = .error(title: "Error starting chat", error: responseError(error))
+        await withCheckedContinuation { cont in
+            let okAlertActionWaiting = UIAlertAction(title: NSLocalizedString("Ok", comment: "alert button"), style: .default, handler: { _ in cont.resume() })
+            // show these alerts globally so they are visible when all sheets will be hidden
+            if case .archiveImported = dbAlert {
+                let (title, message) = archiveImportedAlertText()
+                showAlert(title, message: message, actions: { [okAlertActionWaiting] })
+            } else if case .archiveImportedWithErrors(let errs) = dbAlert {
+                let (title, message) = archiveImportedWithErrorsAlertText(errs: errs)
+                showAlert(title, message: message, actions: { [okAlertActionWaiting] })
+            } else if case .chatDeleted = dbAlert {
+                let (title, message) = chatDeletedAlertText()
+                showAlert(title, message: message, actions: { [okAlertActionWaiting] })
+            } else {
+                alert.wrappedValue = dbAlert
+                cont.resume()
            }
        }
    }
@@ -503,8 +587,28 @@ struct DatabaseView: View {
    }
 }

-func archiveErrorsText(_ errs: [ArchiveError]) -> Text {
-    return Text("\n" + errs.map(showArchiveError).joined(separator: "\n"))
+private func archiveImportedAlertText() -> (String, String) {
+    (
+        NSLocalizedString("Chat database imported", comment: ""),
+        NSLocalizedString("Restart the app to use imported chat database", comment: "")
+    )
+}
+private func archiveImportedWithErrorsAlertText(errs: [ArchiveError]) -> (String, String) {
+    (
+        NSLocalizedString("Chat database imported", comment: ""),
+        NSLocalizedString("Restart the app to use imported chat database", comment: "") + "\n" + NSLocalizedString("Some non-fatal errors occurred during import:", comment: "") + archiveErrorsText(errs)
+    )
+}
+
+private func chatDeletedAlertText() -> (String, String) {
+    (
+        NSLocalizedString("Chat database deleted", comment: ""),
+        NSLocalizedString("Restart the app to create a new chat profile", comment: "")
+    )
+}
+
+func archiveErrorsText(_ errs: [ArchiveError]) -> String {
+    return "\n" + errs.map(showArchiveError).joined(separator: "\n")
    
    func showArchiveError(_ err: ArchiveError) -> String {
        switch err {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/MigrateToAppGroupView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Database/MigrateToAppGroupView.swift
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct MigrateToAppGroupView: View {
                            setV3DBMigration(.migration_error)
                            migrationError = "Error starting chat: \(responseError(error))"
                        }
-                        deleteOldArchive()
+                        deleteOldChatArchive()
                    } label: {
                        Text("Start chat")
                            .font(.title)
@@ -235,14 +235,16 @@ func exportChatArchive(_ storagePath: URL? = nil) async throws -> (URL, [Archive
    try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: getWallpaperDirectory(), withIntermediateDirectories: true)
    let errs = try await apiExportArchive(config: config)
    if storagePath == nil {
-        deleteOldArchive()
+        deleteOldChatArchive()
        UserDefaults.standard.set(archiveName, forKey: DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME)
        chatArchiveTimeDefault.set(archiveTime)
    }
    return (archivePath, errs)
 }

-func deleteOldArchive() {
+/// Deprecated. Remove in the end of 2025. All unused archives should be deleted for the most users til then.
+/// Remove DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME and DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_TIME as well
+func deleteOldChatArchive() {
    let d = UserDefaults.standard
    if let archiveName = d.string(forKey: DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME) {
        do {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Migration/MigrateFromDevice.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Migration/MigrateFromDevice.swift
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct MigrateFromDevice: View {
            case let .archiveExportedWithErrors(archivePath, errs):
                return Alert(
                    title: Text("Chat database exported"),
-                    message: Text("You may migrate the exported database.") + Text(verbatim: "\n") + Text("Some file(s) were not exported:") + archiveErrorsText(errs),
+                    message: Text("You may migrate the exported database.") + Text(verbatim: "\n") + Text("Some file(s) were not exported:") + Text(archiveErrorsText(errs)),
                    dismissButton: .default(Text("Continue")) {
                        Task { await uploadArchive(path: archivePath) }
                    }
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ struct MigrateFromDevice: View {
    }

    private func passphraseNotSetView() -> some View {
-        DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: $useKeychain, migration: true)
+        DatabaseEncryptionView(useKeychain: $useKeychain, migration: true, stopChatRunBlockStartChat: { _, _ in
+        })
            .onChange(of: initialRandomDBPassphrase) { initial in
                if !initial {
                    migrationState = .uploadConfirmation
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Migration/MigrateToDevice.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Migration/MigrateToDevice.swift
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ struct MigrateToDevice: View {
    @State private var showQRCodeScanner: Bool = true
    @State private var pasteboardHasStrings = UIPasteboard.general.hasStrings

+    @State private var importingArchiveFromFileProgressIndicator = false
+    @State private var showFileImporter = false
+
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            switch migrationState {
@@ -200,6 +203,12 @@ struct MigrateToDevice: View {
                Section(header: Text("Or paste archive link").foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)) {
                    pasteLinkView()
                }
+                Section(header: Text("Or import archive file").foregroundColor(theme.colors.secondary)) {
+                    archiveImportFromFileView()
+                }
+            }
+            if importingArchiveFromFileProgressIndicator {
+                progressView()
            }
        }
    }
@@ -220,6 +229,34 @@ struct MigrateToDevice: View {
        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .center)
    }

+    private func archiveImportFromFileView() -> some View {
+        Button {
+            showFileImporter = true
+        } label: {
+            Label("Import database", systemImage: "square.and.arrow.down")
+        }
+        .disabled(importingArchiveFromFileProgressIndicator)
+        .fileImporter(
+            isPresented: $showFileImporter,
+            allowedContentTypes: [.zip],
+            allowsMultipleSelection: false
+        ) { result in
+            if case let .success(files) = result, let fileURL = files.first {
+                Task {
+                    let success = await DatabaseView.importArchive(fileURL, $importingArchiveFromFileProgressIndicator, Binding.constant(nil))
+                    if success {
+                        DatabaseView.startChat(
+                            Binding.constant(false),
+                            $importingArchiveFromFileProgressIndicator
+                        )
+                        hideView()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
    private func linkDownloadingView(_ link: String) -> some View {
        ZStack {
            List {
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ let DEFAULT_EXPERIMENTAL_CALLS = "experimentalCalls"
 let DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME = "chatArchiveName"
 let DEFAULT_CHAT_ARCHIVE_TIME = "chatArchiveTime"
 let DEFAULT_CHAT_V3_DB_MIGRATION = "chatV3DBMigration"
+let DEFAULT_SHOULD_IMPORT_APP_SETTINGS = "shouldImportAppSettings"
 let DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS = "developerTools"
 let DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION_STARTED = "encryptionStarted"
 let DEFAULT_ENCRYPTION_STARTED_AT = "encryptionStartedAt"
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ let customDisappearingMessageTimeDefault = IntDefault(defaults: UserDefaults.sta
 let showDeleteConversationNoticeDefault = BoolDefault(defaults: UserDefaults.standard, forKey: DEFAULT_SHOW_DELETE_CONVERSATION_NOTICE)
 let showDeleteContactNoticeDefault = BoolDefault(defaults: UserDefaults.standard, forKey: DEFAULT_SHOW_DELETE_CONTACT_NOTICE)

+/// after importing new database, this flag will be set and unset only after importing app settings in `initializeChat` */
+let shouldImportAppSettingsDefault = BoolDefault(defaults: UserDefaults.standard, forKey: DEFAULT_SHOULD_IMPORT_APP_SETTINGS)
 let currentThemeDefault = StringDefault(defaults: UserDefaults.standard, forKey: DEFAULT_CURRENT_THEME, withDefault: DefaultTheme.SYSTEM_THEME_NAME)
 let systemDarkThemeDefault = StringDefault(defaults: UserDefaults.standard, forKey: DEFAULT_SYSTEM_DARK_THEME, withDefault: DefaultTheme.DARK.themeName)
 let currentThemeIdsDefault = CodableDefault<[String: String]>(defaults: UserDefaults.standard, forKey: DEFAULT_CURRENT_THEME_IDS, withDefault: [:] )
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
 		5CF937202B24DE8C00E1D781 /* SharedFileSubscriber.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CF9371F2B24DE8C00E1D781 /* SharedFileSubscriber.swift */; };
 		5CF937232B2503D000E1D781 /* NSESubscriber.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CF937212B25034A00E1D781 /* NSESubscriber.swift */; };
 		5CFA59C42860BC6200863A68 /* MigrateToAppGroupView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CFA59C32860BC6200863A68 /* MigrateToAppGroupView.swift */; };
-		5CFA59D12864782E00863A68 /* ChatArchiveView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CFA59CF286477B400863A68 /* ChatArchiveView.swift */; };
 		5CFE0921282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CFE0920282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift */; };
 		5CFE0922282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5CFE0920282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift */; };
 		640417CD2B29B8C200CCB412 /* NewChatMenuButton.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 640417CB2B29B8C200CCB412 /* NewChatMenuButton.swift */; };
@@ -489,7 +488,6 @@
 		5CF9371F2B24DE8C00E1D781 /* SharedFileSubscriber.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SharedFileSubscriber.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CF937212B25034A00E1D781 /* NSESubscriber.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NSESubscriber.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CFA59C32860BC6200863A68 /* MigrateToAppGroupView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MigrateToAppGroupView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		5CFA59CF286477B400863A68 /* ChatArchiveView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ChatArchiveView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		5CFE0920282EEAF60002594B /* ZoomableScrollView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; name = ZoomableScrollView.swift; path = Shared/Views/ZoomableScrollView.swift; sourceTree = SOURCE_ROOT; };
 		640417CB2B29B8C200CCB412 /* NewChatMenuButton.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NewChatMenuButton.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		640417CC2B29B8C200CCB412 /* NewChatView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NewChatView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1058,7 +1056,6 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				5C4B3B09285FB130003915F2 /* DatabaseView.swift */,
-				5CFA59CF286477B400863A68 /* ChatArchiveView.swift */,
 				5CFA59C32860BC6200863A68 /* MigrateToAppGroupView.swift */,
 				5C9CC7A828C532AB00BEF955 /* DatabaseErrorView.swift */,
 				5C9CC7AC28C55D7800BEF955 /* DatabaseEncryptionView.swift */,
@@ -1511,7 +1508,6 @@
 				8C9BC2652C240D5200875A27 /* ThemeModeEditor.swift in Sources */,
 				5CB346E92869E8BA001FD2EF /* PushEnvironment.swift in Sources */,
 				5C55A91F283AD0E400C4E99E /* CallManager.swift in Sources */,
-				5CFA59D12864782E00863A68 /* ChatArchiveView.swift in Sources */,
 				649BCDA22805D6EF00C3A862 /* CIImageView.swift in Sources */,
 				5CADE79C292131E900072E13 /* ContactPreferencesView.swift in Sources */,
 				CEA6E91C2CBD21B0002B5DB4 /* UserDefault.swift in Sources */,