diff --git a/ios/patching/023-social-app-ios-disable-dm.patch b/ios/patching/023-social-app-ios-disable-dm.patch
index 2f2236e..fdc0278 100644
--- a/ios/patching/023-social-app-ios-disable-dm.patch
+++ b/ios/patching/023-social-app-ios-disable-dm.patch
@@ -1,70 +1,75 @@
-diff --git a/src/state/messages/events/index.tsx b/src/state/messages/events/index.tsx
-index 2ff0784ae..dc314ecc5 100644
---- a/src/state/messages/events/index.tsx
-+++ b/src/state/messages/events/index.tsx
-@@ -10,13 +10,7 @@ const MessagesEventBusContext = React.createContext<MessagesEventBus | null>(
- MessagesEventBusContext.displayName = 'MessagesEventBusContext'
- 
- export function useMessagesEventBus() {
--  const ctx = React.useContext(MessagesEventBusContext)
--  if (!ctx) {
--    throw new Error(
--      'useMessagesEventBus must be used within a MessagesEventBusProvider',
--    )
--  }
--  return ctx
-+  return React.useContext(MessagesEventBusContext)
- }
- 
- export function MessagesEventBusProvider({
-@@ -24,18 +18,11 @@ export function MessagesEventBusProvider({
- }: {
-   children: React.ReactNode
- }) {
--  const {currentAccount} = useSession()
--
--  if (!currentAccount) {
--    return (
--      <MessagesEventBusContext.Provider value={null}>
--        {children}
--      </MessagesEventBusContext.Provider>
--    )
--  }
--
-+  // DM functionality is disabled for syu.is
-   return (
--    <MessagesEventBusProviderInner>{children}</MessagesEventBusProviderInner>
-+    <MessagesEventBusContext.Provider value={null}>
-+      {children}
-+    </MessagesEventBusContext.Provider>
-   )
- }
- 
-diff --git a/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx b/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx
-index c5457d1cb..5bc37bdce 100644
---- a/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx
-+++ b/src/state/queries/messages/list-conversations.tsx
-@@ -74,17 +74,12 @@ export function useListConvos() {
- 
- const empty = {accepted: [], request: []}
- export function ListConvosProvider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
--  const {hasSession} = useSession()
--
--  if (!hasSession) {
--    return (
--      <ListConvosContext.Provider value={empty}>
--        {children}
--      </ListConvosContext.Provider>
--    )
--  }
--
--  return <ListConvosProviderInner>{children}</ListConvosProviderInner>
-+  // DM functionality is disabled for syu.is - always return empty
-+  return (
-+    <ListConvosContext.Provider value={empty}>
-+      {children}
-+    </ListConvosContext.Provider>
-+  )
- }
- 
- export function ListConvosProviderInner({
+--- a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
++++ b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
+@@ -198,38 +198,40 @@
+               accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Search`)}
+               accessibilityHint=""
+             />
+-            <Btn
+-              testID="bottomBarMessagesBtn"
+-              icon={
+-                isAtMessages ? (
+-                  <MessageFilled
+-                    width={iconWidth - 1}
+-                    style={[styles.ctrlIcon, pal.text, styles.feedsIcon]}
+-                  />
+-                ) : (
+-                  <Message
+-                    width={iconWidth - 1}
+-                    style={[styles.ctrlIcon, pal.text, styles.feedsIcon]}
+-                  />
+-                )
+-              }
+-              onPress={onPressMessages}
+-              notificationCount={numUnreadMessages.numUnread}
+-              hasNew={numUnreadMessages.hasNew}
+-              accessible={true}
+-              accessibilityRole="tab"
+-              accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Chat`)}
+-              accessibilityHint={
+-                numUnreadMessages.count > 0
+-                  ? _(
+-                      msg`${plural(numUnreadMessages.numUnread ?? 0, {
+-                        one: '# unread item',
+-                        other: '# unread items',
+-                      })}` || '',
+-                    )
+-                  : ''
+-              }
+-            />
++            {!currentAccount?.isSelfHosted && (
++              <Btn
++                testID="bottomBarMessagesBtn"
++                icon={
++                  isAtMessages ? (
++                    <MessageFilled
++                      width={iconWidth - 1}
++                      style={[styles.ctrlIcon, pal.text, styles.feedsIcon]}
++                    />
++                  ) : (
++                    <Message
++                      width={iconWidth - 1}
++                      style={[styles.ctrlIcon, pal.text, styles.feedsIcon]}
++                    />
++                  )
++                }
++                onPress={onPressMessages}
++                notificationCount={numUnreadMessages.numUnread}
++                hasNew={numUnreadMessages.hasNew}
++                accessible={true}
++                accessibilityRole="tab"
++                accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Chat`)}
++                accessibilityHint={
++                  numUnreadMessages.count > 0
++                    ? _(
++                        msg`${plural(numUnreadMessages.numUnread ?? 0, {
++                          one: '# unread item',
++                          other: '# unread items',
++                        })}` || '',
++                      )
++                    : ''
++                }
++              />
++            )}
+             <Btn
+               testID="bottomBarNotificationsBtn"
+               icon={