diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index 82505b3d72..d9881007df 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class AppPreferences(val context: Context) {
   val webrtcIceServers = mkStrPreference(SHARED_PREFS_WEBRTC_ICE_SERVERS, null)
   val privacyProtectScreen = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN, true)
   val privacyAcceptImages = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_ACCEPT_IMAGES, true)
-  val privacyTransferImagesInline = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE, false)
+  val privacyTransferImagesInline = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE, true)
   val privacyLinkPreviews = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_LINK_PREVIEWS, true)
   private val _simplexLinkMode = mkStrPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_SIMPLEX_LINK_MODE, SimplexLinkMode.default.name)
   val simplexLinkMode: SharedPreference<SimplexLinkMode> = SharedPreference(
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
index 464a12dfa8..8f84988ccb 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/ContentView.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_SHOW_LA_NOTICE) private var prefShowLANotice = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_LA_NOTICE_SHOWN) private var prefLANoticeShown = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PERFORM_LA) private var prefPerformLA = false
-    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = true
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = false
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_ALERT_SHOWN) private var notificationAlertShown = false
     @State private var showWhatsNew = false
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
index aa8bb4fce3..0e64776ed6 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Helpers/AppSheet.swift
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ private struct SheetForItem<T, C>: ViewModifier where T: Identifiable, C: View {
 }
 
 private struct PrivacySensitive: ViewModifier {
-    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = true
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = false
     @Environment(\.scenePhase) var scenePhase
 
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
index 8b1ce05f09..5039bd84cd 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ struct PrivacySettings: View {
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_ACCEPT_IMAGES) private var autoAcceptImages = true
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_LINK_PREVIEWS) private var useLinkPreviews = true
     @AppStorage(DEFAULT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS) private var developerTools = false
-    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE, store: groupDefaults) private var transferImagesInline = false
+    @AppStorage(GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE, store: groupDefaults) private var transferImagesInline = true
     @State private var simplexLinkMode = privacySimplexLinkModeDefault.get()
-    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = true
+    @AppStorage(DEFAULT_PRIVACY_PROTECT_SCREEN) private var protectScreen = false
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack {
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift
index 48d61e7363..6ccf51471c 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ public func registerGroupDefaults() {
         GROUP_DEFAULT_NETWORK_TCP_KEEP_CNT: KeepAliveOpts.defaults.keepCnt,
         GROUP_DEFAULT_INCOGNITO: false,
         GROUP_DEFAULT_STORE_DB_PASSPHRASE: true,
-        GROUP_DEFAULT_INITIAL_RANDOM_DB_PASSPHRASE: false
+        GROUP_DEFAULT_INITIAL_RANDOM_DB_PASSPHRASE: false,
+        GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_ACCEPT_IMAGES: true,
+        GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE: true
     ])
 }