diff --git a/ios/build.zsh b/ios/build.zsh
index 62294b1..ae64e05 100755
--- a/ios/build.zsh
+++ b/ios/build.zsh
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ function cleanup_build {
 		echo "   ⚠️  APP_VERSION not set in .env"
 	fi
 
+	# 1.9. Update buildNumber (CFBundleVersion) with current timestamp
+	echo "1.9. Updating buildNumber..."
+	local build_number=$(date +%y%m%d%H%M%S)
+	CONFIG_FILE="$REPO_DIR/app.config.js"
+	sediment "s/buildNumber: '[0-9]*'/buildNumber: '${build_number}'/" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+	echo "   ✅ Set buildNumber to $build_number"
+
 	# 2. Prebuild (Generate ios directory)
 	echo "2. Running Expo Prebuild..."
 	# Clean old ios folder to remove old entitlements/AppClip targets
diff --git a/ios/patching/037-social-app-ios-disable-contacts-nux.patch b/ios/patching/037-social-app-ios-disable-contacts-nux.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fddde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/patching/037-social-app-ios-disable-contacts-nux.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
+index 63e11a7f4..70fa993cf 100644
+--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
++++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
+@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const queuedNuxs: {
+     enabled: ({currentProfile}) => {
+       return (
+         isNative &&
+-        isExistingUserAsOf('2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z', currentProfile.createdAt)
++        isExistingUserAsOf('2099-12-16T00:00:00.000Z', currentProfile.createdAt)
+       )
+     },
+   },
diff --git a/ios/preview.zsh b/ios/preview.zsh
index 0f2802e..ad6eb11 100755
--- a/ios/preview.zsh
+++ b/ios/preview.zsh
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ else
     echo "   ⚠️  APP_VERSION not set in .env"
 fi
 
+# 1.9. Update buildNumber (CFBundleVersion) with current timestamp
+echo "1.9. Updating buildNumber..."
+build_number=$(date +%y%m%d%H%M%S)
+CONFIG_FILE="$REPO_DIR/app.config.js"
+sediment "s/buildNumber: '[0-9]*'/buildNumber: '${build_number}'/" "$CONFIG_FILE"
+echo "   ✅ Set buildNumber to $build_number"
+
 # 2. Prebuild (Generate ios directory)
 echo "2. Running Expo Prebuild..."
 # Clean old ios folder to remove old entitlements/AppClip targets
diff --git a/ios/setup.zsh b/ios/setup.zsh
index a14c7f2..2ce3727 100755
--- a/ios/setup.zsh
+++ b/ios/setup.zsh
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ PATCH_FILES_IOS=(
 	"032-social-app-ios-feed-loggedout.patch"
 	"033-social-app-ios-hide-profile-tabs.patch"
 	"036-social-app-ios-homeheader-loggedout.patch"
+	"037-social-app-ios-disable-contacts-nux.patch"
 )
 
 function ios-env() {