diff --git a/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock b/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock
index ddd784d61c..f9434a24bb 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/mobile/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ PODS:
     - GoogleUtilities/UserDefaults (~> 8.0)
     - nanopb (~> 3.30910.0)
   - Flutter (1.0.0)
-  - flutter_app_icon_changer (0.0.1):
-    - Flutter
   - flutter_email_sender (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
   - flutter_image_compress_common (1.0.0):
@@ -113,8 +111,6 @@ PODS:
     - Flutter
   - image_editor_common (1.0.0):
     - Flutter
-  - image_picker_ios (0.0.1):
-    - Flutter
   - in_app_purchase_storekit (0.0.1):
     - Flutter
     - FlutterMacOS
@@ -259,7 +255,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - firebase_core (from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_core/ios`)
   - firebase_messaging (from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_messaging/ios`)
   - Flutter (from `Flutter`)
-  - flutter_app_icon_changer (from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_app_icon_changer/ios`)
   - flutter_email_sender (from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_email_sender/ios`)
   - flutter_image_compress_common (from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_image_compress_common/ios`)
   - flutter_inappwebview_ios (from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_inappwebview_ios/ios`)
@@ -270,7 +265,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - fluttertoast (from `.symlinks/plugins/fluttertoast/ios`)
   - home_widget (from `.symlinks/plugins/home_widget/ios`)
   - image_editor_common (from `.symlinks/plugins/image_editor_common/ios`)
-  - image_picker_ios (from `.symlinks/plugins/image_picker_ios/ios`)
   - in_app_purchase_storekit (from `.symlinks/plugins/in_app_purchase_storekit/darwin`)
   - integration_test (from `.symlinks/plugins/integration_test/ios`)
   - launcher_icon_switcher (from `.symlinks/plugins/launcher_icon_switcher/ios`)
@@ -353,8 +347,6 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/firebase_messaging/ios"
   Flutter:
     :path: Flutter
-  flutter_app_icon_changer:
-    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/flutter_app_icon_changer/ios"
   flutter_email_sender:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/flutter_email_sender/ios"
   flutter_image_compress_common:
@@ -375,8 +367,6 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/home_widget/ios"
   image_editor_common:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/image_editor_common/ios"
-  image_picker_ios:
-    :path: ".symlinks/plugins/image_picker_ios/ios"
   in_app_purchase_storekit:
     :path: ".symlinks/plugins/in_app_purchase_storekit/darwin"
   integration_test:
@@ -455,66 +445,64 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   dart_ui_isolate: 46f6714abe6891313267153ef6f9748d8ecfcab1
   device_info_plus: 335f3ce08d2e174b9fdc3db3db0f4e3b1f66bd89
   ffmpeg-kit-ios-full-gpl: 80adc341962e55ef709e36baa8ed9a70cf4ea62b
-  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_full_gpl: 8d15c14c0c3aba616fac04fe44b3d27d02e3c330
-  file_saver: 503e386464dbe118f630e17b4c2e1190fa0cf808
+  ffmpeg_kit_flutter_full_gpl: ce18b888487c05c46ed252cd2e7956812f2e3bd1
+  file_saver: 6cdbcddd690cb02b0c1a0c225b37cd805c2bf8b6
   Firebase: d80354ed7f6df5f9aca55e9eb47cc4b634735eaf
-  firebase_core: 6e223dfa350b2edceb729cea505eaaef59330682
-  firebase_messaging: 07fde77ae28c08616a1d4d870450efc2b38cf40d
+  firebase_core: 6cbed78b4f298ed103a9fd034e6dbc846320480f
+  firebase_messaging: 5e0adf2eb18b0ee59aa0c109314c091a0497ecac
   FirebaseCore: 99fe0c4b44a39f37d99e6404e02009d2db5d718d
   FirebaseCoreInternal: df24ce5af28864660ecbd13596fc8dd3a8c34629
   FirebaseInstallations: 6c963bd2a86aca0481eef4f48f5a4df783ae5917
   FirebaseMessaging: 487b634ccdf6f7b7ff180fdcb2a9935490f764e8
   Flutter: e0871f40cf51350855a761d2e70bf5af5b9b5de7
-  flutter_app_icon_changer: e633ce623d36db4dd63c01e4b63fc8a5d44ed48d
-  flutter_email_sender: e03bdda7637bcd3539bfe718fddd980e9508efaa
-  flutter_image_compress_common: ec1d45c362c9d30a3f6a0426c297f47c52007e3e
-  flutter_inappwebview_ios: 6f63631e2c62a7c350263b13fa5427aedefe81d4
-  flutter_local_notifications: 4cde75091f6327eb8517fa068a0a5950212d2086
-  flutter_native_splash: f71420956eb811e6d310720fee915f1d42852e7a
-  flutter_secure_storage: d33dac7ae2ea08509be337e775f6b59f1ff45f12
-  flutter_sodium: a00383520fc689c688b66fd3092984174712493e
-  fluttertoast: 21eecd6935e7064cc1fcb733a4c5a428f3f24f0f
+  flutter_email_sender: aa1e9772696691d02cd91fea829856c11efb8e58
+  flutter_image_compress_common: 1697a328fd72bfb335507c6bca1a65fa5ad87df1
+  flutter_inappwebview_ios: b89ba3482b96fb25e00c967aae065701b66e9b99
+  flutter_local_notifications: ad39620c743ea4c15127860f4b5641649a988100
+  flutter_native_splash: 6cad9122ea0fad137d23137dd14b937f3e90b145
+  flutter_secure_storage: 1ed9476fba7e7a782b22888f956cce43e2c62f13
+  flutter_sodium: 7e4621538491834eba53bd524547854bcbbd6987
+  fluttertoast: 2c67e14dce98bbdb200df9e1acf610d7a6264ea1
   GoogleDataTransport: aae35b7ea0c09004c3797d53c8c41f66f219d6a7
   GoogleUtilities: 26a3abef001b6533cf678d3eb38fd3f614b7872d
-  home_widget: 0434835a4c9a75704264feff6be17ea40e0f0d57
-  image_editor_common: d6f6644ae4a6de80481e89fe6d0a8c49e30b4b43
-  image_picker_ios: c560581cceedb403a6ff17f2f816d7fea1421fc1
-  in_app_purchase_storekit: a1ce04056e23eecc666b086040239da7619cd783
-  integration_test: 252f60fa39af5e17c3aa9899d35d908a0721b573
-  launcher_icon_switcher: 8e0ad2131a20c51c1dd939896ee32e70cd845b37
+  home_widget: f169fc41fd807b4d46ab6615dc44d62adbf9f64f
+  image_editor_common: 3de87e7c4804f4ae24c8f8a998362b98c105cac1
+  in_app_purchase_storekit: d1a48cb0f8b29dbf5f85f782f5dd79b21b90a5e6
+  integration_test: 4a889634ef21a45d28d50d622cf412dc6d9f586e
+  launcher_icon_switcher: 84c218d233505aa7d8655d8fa61a3ba802c022da
   libwebp: 02b23773aedb6ff1fd38cec7a77b81414c6842a8
-  local_auth_darwin: 66e40372f1c29f383a314c738c7446e2f7fdadc3
-  local_auth_ios: 5046a18c018dd973247a0564496c8898dbb5adf9
+  local_auth_darwin: 553ce4f9b16d3fdfeafce9cf042e7c9f77c1c391
+  local_auth_ios: f7a1841beef3151d140a967c2e46f30637cdf451
   Mantle: c5aa8794a29a022dfbbfc9799af95f477a69b62d
-  maps_launcher: 2e5b6a2d664ec6c27f82ffa81b74228d770ab203
-  media_extension: 6618f07abd762cdbfaadf1b0c56a287e820f0c84
-  media_kit_libs_ios_video: a5fe24bc7875ccd6378a0978c13185e1344651c1
-  media_kit_video: 5da63f157170e5bf303bf85453b7ef6971218a2e
-  motion_sensors: 03f55b7c637a7e365a0b5f9697a449f9059d5d91
-  motionphoto: 8b65ce50c7d7ff3c767534fc3768b2eed9ac24e4
-  move_to_background: cd3091014529ec7829e342ad2d75c0a11f4378a5
+  maps_launcher: edf829809ba9e894d70e569bab11c16352dedb45
+  media_extension: 671e2567880d96c95c65c9a82ccceed8f2e309fd
+  media_kit_libs_ios_video: 5a18affdb97d1f5d466dc79988b13eff6c5e2854
+  media_kit_video: 1746e198cb697d1ffb734b1d05ec429d1fcd1474
+  motion_sensors: 741e702c17467b9569a92165dda8d4d88c6167f1
+  motionphoto: 23e2aeb5c6380112f69468d71f970fa7438e5ed1
+  move_to_background: 7e3467dd2a1d1013e98c9c1cb93fd53cd7ef9d84
   nanopb: fad817b59e0457d11a5dfbde799381cd727c1275
-  native_video_player: 5d36066807b680e181473e6890dde643ac85380d
-  objective_c: 77e887b5ba1827970907e10e832eec1683f3431d
-  onnxruntime: e7c2ae44385191eaad5ae64c935a72debaddc997
+  native_video_player: e363dd14f6a498ad8a8f7e6486a0db046ad19f13
+  objective_c: 89e720c30d716b036faf9c9684022048eee1eee2
+  onnxruntime: f9b296392c96c42882be020a59dbeac6310d81b2
   onnxruntime-c: a909204639a1f035f575127ac406f781ac797c9c
   onnxruntime-objc: b6fab0f1787aa6f7190c2013f03037df4718bd8b
-  open_mail_app: 70273c53f768beefdafbe310c3d9086e4da3cb02
+  open_mail_app: 7314a609e88eed22d53671279e189af7a0ab0f11
   OrderedSet: e539b66b644ff081c73a262d24ad552a69be3a94
-  package_info_plus: c0502532a26c7662a62a356cebe2692ec5fe4ec4
-  path_provider_foundation: 2b6b4c569c0fb62ec74538f866245ac84301af46
-  permission_handler_apple: 9878588469a2b0d0fc1e048d9f43605f92e6cec2
-  photo_manager: ff695c7a1dd5bc379974953a2b5c0a293f7c4c8a
-  privacy_screen: 1a131c052ceb3c3659934b003b0d397c2381a24e
+  package_info_plus: af8e2ca6888548050f16fa2f1938db7b5a5df499
+  path_provider_foundation: 080d55be775b7414fd5a5ef3ac137b97b097e564
+  permission_handler_apple: 4ed2196e43d0651e8ff7ca3483a069d469701f2d
+  photo_manager: d2fbcc0f2d82458700ee6256a15018210a81d413
+  privacy_screen: 3159a541f5d3a31bea916cfd4e58f9dc722b3fd4
   PromisesObjC: f5707f49cb48b9636751c5b2e7d227e43fba9f47
-  receive_sharing_intent: 79c848f5b045674ad60b9fea3bafea59962ad2c1
+  receive_sharing_intent: 222384f00ffe7e952bbfabaa9e3967cb87e5fe00
   SDWebImage: f84b0feeb08d2d11e6a9b843cb06d75ebf5b8868
   SDWebImageWebPCoder: e38c0a70396191361d60c092933e22c20d5b1380
   Sentry: 0f9bc9adfc0b960e7f3bb5ec67e9a3d8193f3bdb
-  sentry_flutter: 64a43fb39ab4c7f67d8a4cad52b49e22439e58b7
-  share_plus: 8b6f8b3447e494cca5317c8c3073de39b3600d1f
-  shared_preferences_foundation: fcdcbc04712aee1108ac7fda236f363274528f78
-  sqflite_darwin: 5a7236e3b501866c1c9befc6771dfd73ffb8702d
+  sentry_flutter: f4a0466dc8855998ffd59378ec33507c7dc32d7b
+  share_plus: 50da8cb520a8f0f65671c6c6a99b3617ed10a58a
+  shared_preferences_foundation: 9e1978ff2562383bd5676f64ec4e9aa8fa06a6f7
+  sqflite_darwin: 20b2a3a3b70e43edae938624ce550a3cbf66a3d0
   sqlite3: fc1400008a9b3525f5914ed715a5d1af0b8f4983
   sqlite3_flutter_libs: 3c323550ef3b928bc0aa9513c841e45a7d242832
   system_info_plus: 555ce7047fbbf29154726db942ae785c29211740
diff --git a/mobile/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/mobile/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7c55fde57c..6005978df3 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/mobile/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/dart_ui_isolate/dart_ui_isolate.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/device_info_plus/device_info_plus.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/file_saver/file_saver.framework",
-				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/flutter_app_icon_changer/flutter_app_icon_changer.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/flutter_email_sender/flutter_email_sender.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/flutter_image_compress_common/flutter_image_compress_common.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/flutter_inappwebview_ios/flutter_inappwebview_ios.framework",
@@ -393,7 +392,6 @@
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/fluttertoast/fluttertoast.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/home_widget/home_widget.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/image_editor_common/image_editor_common.framework",
-				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/image_picker_ios/image_picker_ios.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/in_app_purchase_storekit/in_app_purchase_storekit.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/integration_test/integration_test.framework",
 				"${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}/launcher_icon_switcher/launcher_icon_switcher.framework",
@@ -478,7 +476,6 @@
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/dart_ui_isolate.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/device_info_plus.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/file_saver.framework",
-				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/flutter_app_icon_changer.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/flutter_email_sender.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/flutter_image_compress_common.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/flutter_inappwebview_ios.framework",
@@ -489,7 +486,6 @@
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/fluttertoast.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/home_widget.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/image_editor_common.framework",
-				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/image_picker_ios.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/in_app_purchase_storekit.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/integration_test.framework",
 				"${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH}/launcher_icon_switcher.framework",
diff --git a/mobile/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift b/mobile/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
index 3f14877d91..728fbf48f9 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import AVFoundation
 import Flutter
 import UIKit
-import AVFoundation
+import app_links
 
 @main
 @objc class AppDelegate: FlutterAppDelegate {
@@ -13,10 +14,11 @@ import AVFoundation
       UNUserNotificationCenter.current().delegate = self as UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate
     }
 
-    let controller : FlutterViewController = window?.rootViewController as! FlutterViewController
-    let audioSessionChannel = FlutterMethodChannel(name: "io.ente.frame/audio_session",
-                                                   binaryMessenger: controller.binaryMessenger)
-    
+    let controller: FlutterViewController = window?.rootViewController as! FlutterViewController
+    let audioSessionChannel = FlutterMethodChannel(
+      name: "io.ente.frame/audio_session",
+      binaryMessenger: controller.binaryMessenger)
+
     audioSessionChannel.setMethodCallHandler({
       (call: FlutterMethodCall, result: @escaping FlutterResult) -> Void in
       if call.method == "setAudioSessionCategory" {
@@ -28,18 +30,28 @@ import AVFoundation
 
     GeneratedPluginRegistrant.register(with: self)
 
+    // Retrieve the link from parameters
+    if let url = AppLinks.shared.getLink(launchOptions: launchOptions) {
+      // We have a link, propagate it to your Flutter app or not
+      AppLinks.shared.handleLink(url: url)
+      return true  // Returning true will stop the propagation to other packages
+    }
+
     return super.application(application, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions: launchOptions)
   }
 
   private func setAudioSessionCategory(result: @escaping FlutterResult) {
     do {
-      try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers, .defaultToSpeaker])
+      try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(
+        .playback, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers, .defaultToSpeaker])
       try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setActive(true)
       result(nil)
     } catch {
-      result(FlutterError(code: "AUDIO_SESSION_ERROR",
-                          message: "Failed to set audio session category",
-                          details: error.localizedDescription))
+      result(
+        FlutterError(
+          code: "AUDIO_SESSION_ERROR",
+          message: "Failed to set audio session category",
+          details: error.localizedDescription))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/account/passkey_page.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/account/passkey_page.dart
index 402ec5c83f..90d54e606b 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/account/passkey_page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/account/passkey_page.dart
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class PasskeyPage extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _PasskeyPageState extends State<PasskeyPage> {
   final Logger _logger = Logger("PasskeyPage");
-  late StreamSubscription<String?> linkStreamSubscription;
+  late StreamSubscription<Uri?> linkStreamSubscription;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -85,15 +85,16 @@ class _PasskeyPageState extends State<PasskeyPage> {
     await UserService.instance.onPassKeyVerified(context, response);
   }
 
-  Future<void> _handleDeeplink(String? link) async {
+  Future<void> _handleDeeplink(Uri? uri) async {
     if (!context.mounted ||
         Configuration.instance.hasConfiguredAccount() ||
-        link == null) {
+        uri == null) {
       _logger.warning(
         'ignored deeplink: contextMounted ${context.mounted} hasConfiguredAccount ${Configuration.instance.hasConfiguredAccount()}',
       );
       return;
     }
+    final link = uri.toString();
     try {
       if (mounted && link.toLowerCase().startsWith("ente://passkey")) {
         if (Configuration.instance.isLoggedIn()) {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ class _PasskeyPageState extends State<PasskeyPage> {
   Future<bool> _initDeepLinks() async {
     final appLinks = AppLinks();
     // Attach a listener to the stream
-    linkStreamSubscription = appLinks.stringLinkStream.listen(
+    linkStreamSubscription = appLinks.uriLinkStream.listen(
       _handleDeeplink,
       onError: (err) {
         _logger.severe(err);
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/home_widget.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/home_widget.dart
index 2f92333cdf..839b16c733 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/home_widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/tabs/home_widget.dart
@@ -779,11 +779,11 @@ class _HomeWidgetState extends State<HomeWidget> {
     // Platform messages may fail, so we use a try/catch PlatformException.
     final appLinks = AppLinks();
     try {
-      final String? initialLink = await appLinks.getInitialLinkString();
+      final initialLink = await appLinks.getInitialLink();
       // Parse the link and warn the user, if it is not correct,
       // but keep in mind it could be `null`.
       if (initialLink != null) {
-        _logger.info("Initial link received: " + initialLink);
+        _logger.info("Initial link received: " + initialLink.toString());
         _getCredentials(context, initialLink);
         return true;
       } else {
@@ -796,9 +796,9 @@ class _HomeWidgetState extends State<HomeWidget> {
     }
 
     // Attach a listener to the stream
-    appLinks.stringLinkStream.listen(
-      (String? link) {
-        _logger.info("Link received: " + link!);
+    appLinks.uriLinkStream.listen(
+      (link) {
+        _logger.info("Link received: " + link.toString());
         _getCredentials(context, link);
       },
       onError: (err) {
@@ -808,11 +808,11 @@ class _HomeWidgetState extends State<HomeWidget> {
     return false;
   }
 
-  void _getCredentials(BuildContext context, String? link) {
+  void _getCredentials(BuildContext context, Uri? link) {
     if (Configuration.instance.hasConfiguredAccount()) {
       return;
     }
-    final ott = Uri.parse(link!).queryParameters["ott"]!;
+    final ott = link!.queryParameters["ott"]!;
     UserService.instance.verifyEmail(context, ott);
   }