diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
index 66dbc7348e..3ffb5ba6d2 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/ChatList/ChatListView.swift
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
                 Spacer()
                 trailingToolbarItem.padding(.bottom, padding)
             }
+            .privacySensitive(protectScreen)
             .contentShape(Rectangle())
             .onTapGesture { scrollToSearchBar = true }
         }
@@ -251,11 +252,13 @@ struct ChatListView: View {
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder var trailingToolbarItem: some View {
-        switch chatModel.chatRunning {
-        case .some(true): NewChatMenuButton()
-        case .some(false): chatStoppedIcon()
-        case .none: EmptyView()
-        }
+        Group {
+            switch chatModel.chatRunning {
+            case .some(true): NewChatMenuButton()
+            case .some(false): chatStoppedIcon()
+            case .none: EmptyView()
+            }
+        }.privacySensitive(protectScreen)
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private var chatList: some View {
@@ -412,6 +415,7 @@ struct SubsStatusIndicator: View {
     @State private var showServersSummary = false
 
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_SUBSCRIPTION_PERCENTAGE) private var showSubscriptionPercentage = false
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = false
 
     var body: some View {
         Button {
@@ -426,6 +430,7 @@ struct SubsStatusIndicator: View {
             }
         }
         .disabled(ChatModel.shared.chatRunning != true)
+        .privacySensitive(protectScreen)
         .onAppear {
             startTask()
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
index 6fb39ce2cf..9950d62a32 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/LocalAuthenticationUtils.swift
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@ func systemAuthenticate(_ reason: String, _ completed: @escaping (LAResult) -> V
         logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate: canEvaluatePolicy callback")
         AppSheetState.shared.biometricAuth = true
         laContext.evaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthentication, localizedReason: reason) { success, authError in
-            AppSheetState.shared.biometricAuth = false
             logger.debug("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate evaluatePolicy callback")
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
                 if success {
                     completed(LAResult.success)
+                    AppSheetState.shared.biometricAuth = false
                 } else {
                     logger.error("DEBUGGING: systemAuthenticate authentication error: \(authError.debugDescription)")
                     completed(LAResult.failed(authError: authError?.localizedDescription))
+                    AppSheetState.shared.biometricAuth = false
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfilesView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfilesView.swift
index 8ac1b704db..e7c9661352 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfilesView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserProfilesView.swift
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ struct UserProfilesView: View {
             userProfilesView()
         } else {
             Button(action: runAuth) { Label("Unlock", systemImage: "lock") }
-            // TODO: Prevent Feedback loop
-//            .onAppear(perform: runAuth)
+                .onAppear {
+                    // `scenePhase` check Prevents a feedback loop
+                    if AppSheetState.shared.scenePhaseActive { runAuth() }
+                }
         }
     }