diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 2ac9d51e9c..12cab783a1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -802,33 +802,41 @@ func apiChatUnread(type: ChatType, id: Int64, unreadChat: Bool) async throws {
     try await sendCommandOkResp(.apiChatUnread(type: type, id: id, unreadChat: unreadChat))
 }
 
-func receiveFile(user: User, fileId: Int64) async {
-    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(fileId: fileId) {
+func receiveFile(user: User, fileId: Int64, auto: Bool = false) async {
+    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(fileId: fileId, auto: auto) {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { chatItemSimpleUpdate(user, chatItem) }
     }
 }
 
-func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64, inline: Bool? = nil) async -> AChatItem? {
+func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64, inline: Bool? = nil, auto: Bool = false) async -> AChatItem? {
     let r = await chatSendCmd(.receiveFile(fileId: fileId, inline: inline))
     let am = AlertManager.shared
     if case let .rcvFileAccepted(_, chatItem) = r { return chatItem }
     if case .rcvFileAcceptedSndCancelled = r {
-        am.showAlertMsg(
-            title: "Cannot receive file",
-            message: "Sender cancelled file transfer."
-        )
+        logger.debug("apiReceiveFile error: sender cancelled file transfer")
+        if !auto {
+            am.showAlertMsg(
+                title: "Cannot receive file",
+                message: "Sender cancelled file transfer."
+            )
+        }
     } else if let networkErrorAlert = networkErrorAlert(r) {
-        am.showAlert(networkErrorAlert)
+        logger.error("apiReceiveFile network error: \(String(describing: r))")
+        if !auto {
+            am.showAlert(networkErrorAlert)
+        }
     } else {
-        logger.error("apiReceiveFile error: \(String(describing: r))")
         switch r {
         case .chatCmdError(_, .error(.fileAlreadyReceiving)):
             logger.debug("apiReceiveFile ignoring fileAlreadyReceiving error")
         default:
-            am.showAlertMsg(
-                title: "Error receiving file",
-                message: "Error: \(String(describing: r))"
-            )
+            logger.error("apiReceiveFile error: \(String(describing: r))")
+            if !auto {
+                am.showAlertMsg(
+                    title: "Error receiving file",
+                    message: "Error: \(String(describing: r))"
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
     return nil
@@ -1323,7 +1331,7 @@ func processReceivedMsg(_ res: ChatResponse) async {
             }
             if let file = cItem.autoReceiveFile() {
                 Task {
-                    await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId)
+                    await receiveFile(user: user, fileId: file.fileId, auto: true)
                 }
             }
             if cItem.showNotification {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVideoView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVideoView.swift
index 4387614918..f9db2cf777 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVideoView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/ChatItem/CIVideoView.swift
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ struct CIVideoView: View {
         .padding([.trailing, .top], 11)
     }
 
-    private func receiveFileIfValidSize(file: CIFile, receiveFile: @escaping (User, Int64) async -> Void) {
+    private func receiveFileIfValidSize(file: CIFile, receiveFile: @escaping (User, Int64, Bool) async -> Void) {
         Task {
             if let user = ChatModel.shared.currentUser {
-                await receiveFile(user, file.fileId)
+                await receiveFile(user, file.fileId, false)
             }
         }
     }