diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 19fa1d910c..7077141aa1 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -549,13 +549,14 @@ func apiChatUnread(type: ChatType, id: Int64, unreadChat: Bool) async throws {
 }
 
 func receiveFile(fileId: Int64) async {
-    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(fileId: fileId) {
+    let inline = privacyTransferImagesInlineGroupDefault.get()
+    if let chatItem = await apiReceiveFile(fileId: fileId, inline: inline) {
         DispatchQueue.main.async { chatItemSimpleUpdate(chatItem) }
     }
 }
 
-func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64) async -> AChatItem? {
-    let r = await chatSendCmd(.receiveFile(fileId: fileId))
+func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64, inline: Bool) 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 {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
index 3dc6f705a4..4f3e328207 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/PrivacySettings.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import SimpleXChat
 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
+    @State private var transferImagesInline = false
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack {
@@ -22,7 +24,17 @@ struct PrivacySettings: View {
                 Section("Chats") {
                     settingsRow("photo") {
                         Toggle("Auto-accept images", isOn: $autoAcceptImages)
-                            .onChange(of: autoAcceptImages) { privacyAcceptImagesGroupDefault.set($0) }
+                            .onChange(of: autoAcceptImages) {
+                                privacyAcceptImagesGroupDefault.set($0)
+                            }
+                    }
+                    if developerTools {
+                        settingsRow("photo.on.rectangle") {
+                            Toggle("Transfer images faster (BETA)", isOn: $transferImagesInline)
+                                .onChange(of: transferImagesInline) {
+                                    privacyTransferImagesInlineGroupDefault.set($0)
+                                }
+                        }
                     }
                     settingsRow("network") {
                         Toggle("Send link previews", isOn: $useLinkPreviews)
@@ -30,6 +42,9 @@ struct PrivacySettings: View {
                 }
             }
         }
+        .onAppear {
+            transferImagesInline = privacyTransferImagesInlineGroupDefault.get()
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift
index 0555244999..ef0939ccc3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift	
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX NSE/NotificationService.swift	
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ func receivedMsgNtf(_ res: ChatResponse) async -> (String, UNMutableNotification
            if let file = cItem.file,
               file.fileSize <= maxImageSize,
               privacyAcceptImagesGroupDefault.get() {
-               cItem = apiReceiveFile(fileId: file.fileId)?.chatItem ?? cItem
+               let inline = privacyTransferImagesInlineGroupDefault.get()
+               cItem = apiReceiveFile(fileId: file.fileId, inline: inline)?.chatItem ?? cItem
            }
         }
         return cItem.isCall() ? nil : (aChatItem.chatId, createMessageReceivedNtf(cInfo, cItem))
@@ -274,8 +275,8 @@ func apiGetNtfMessage(nonce: String, encNtfInfo: String) -> NtfMessages? {
     return nil
 }
 
-func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64) -> AChatItem? {
-    let r = sendSimpleXCmd(.receiveFile(fileId: fileId))
+func apiReceiveFile(fileId: Int64, inline: Bool) -> AChatItem? {
+    let r = sendSimpleXCmd(.receiveFile(fileId: fileId, inline: inline))
     if case let .rcvFileAccepted(chatItem) = r { return chatItem }
     logger.error("receiveFile error: \(responseError(r))")
     return nil
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
index 8375890cbb..a74241b445 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/APITypes.swift
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
     case apiCallStatus(contact: Contact, callStatus: WebRTCCallStatus)
     case apiChatRead(type: ChatType, id: Int64, itemRange: (Int64, Int64))
     case apiChatUnread(type: ChatType, id: Int64, unreadChat: Bool)
-    case receiveFile(fileId: Int64)
+    case receiveFile(fileId: Int64, inline: Bool)
     case string(String)
 
     public var cmdString: String {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public enum ChatCommand {
             case let .apiCallStatus(contact, callStatus): return "/_call status @\(contact.apiId) \(callStatus.rawValue)"
             case let .apiChatRead(type, id, itemRange: (from, to)): return "/_read chat \(ref(type, id)) from=\(from) to=\(to)"
             case let .apiChatUnread(type, id, unreadChat): return "/_unread chat \(ref(type, id)) \(onOff(unreadChat))"
-            case let .receiveFile(fileId): return "/freceive \(fileId)"
+            case let .receiveFile(fileId, inline): return "/freceive \(fileId) inline=\(onOff(inline))"
             case let .string(str): return str
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift
index c44ed18af9..99c30228c0 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleXChat/AppGroup.swift
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ let GROUP_DEFAULT_DB_CONTAINER = "dbContainer"
 public let GROUP_DEFAULT_CHAT_LAST_START = "chatLastStart"
 let GROUP_DEFAULT_NTF_PREVIEW_MODE = "ntfPreviewMode"
 let GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_ACCEPT_IMAGES = "privacyAcceptImages"
+let GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE = "privacyTransferImagesInline"
 let GROUP_DEFAULT_NTF_BADGE_COUNT = "ntgBadgeCount"
 let GROUP_DEFAULT_NETWORK_USE_ONION_HOSTS = "networkUseOnionHosts"
 let GROUP_DEFAULT_NETWORK_TCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = "networkTCPConnectTimeout"
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ public let incognitoGroupDefault = BoolDefault(defaults: groupDefaults, forKey:
 
 public let privacyAcceptImagesGroupDefault = BoolDefault(defaults: groupDefaults, forKey: GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_ACCEPT_IMAGES)
 
+public let privacyTransferImagesInlineGroupDefault = BoolDefault(defaults: groupDefaults, forKey: GROUP_DEFAULT_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE)
+
 public let ntfBadgeCountGroupDefault = IntDefault(defaults: groupDefaults, forKey: GROUP_DEFAULT_NTF_BADGE_COUNT)
 
 public let networkUseOnionHostsGroupDefault = EnumDefault<OnionHosts>(