diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
index b24d2b6549..c04bfc2b3e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ let appDefaults: [String: Any] = [
     DEFAULT_PRIVACY_ACCEPT_IMAGES: true,
     DEFAULT_PRIVACY_LINK_PREVIEWS: true,
     DEFAULT_PRIVACY_SIMPLEX_LINK_MODE: "description",
-    DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN: true,
+    DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN: false,
     DEFAULT_EXPERIMENTAL_CALLS: false,
     DEFAULT_CHAT_V3_DB_MIGRATION: "offer",
     DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS: false,