create shared initialization function

lib/app.dart

@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class _AppMainWidgetState extends State<AppMainWidget> {
     if (_isUserCreated) {
       if (_isTwonlyLocked) {
         // do not change in case twonly was already unlocked at some point
-        _isTwonlyLocked = appSession.currentUser.screenLockEnabled;
+        _isTwonlyLocked = userService.currentUser.screenLockEnabled;
       }
-      if (appSession.currentUser.appVersion < 62) {
+      if (userService.currentUser.appVersion < 62) {
         _showDatabaseMigration = true;
       }
     }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class _AppMainWidgetState extends State<AppMainWidget> {
             _isTwonlyLocked = false;
           }),
         );
-      } else if (appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null &&
+      } else if (userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null &&
           !_skipBackup) {
         child = SetupBackupView(
           callBack: () => setState(() {

lib/locator.dart

@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ void setupLocator() {
     ..registerLazySingleton<TwonlyDB>(TwonlyDB.new);
 }
 
-UserService get appSession => locator<UserService>();
+UserService get userService => locator<UserService>();
 ApiService get apiService => locator<ApiService>();
 TwonlyDB get twonlyDB => locator<TwonlyDB>();

lib/main.dart

@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/utils/avatars.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/log.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/storage.dart';
 
-void main() async {
+/// This function is used to initialized the absolute minimum so it
+/// can also be used by the backend without the UI was loaded.
+Future<void> twonlyMinimumInitialization() async {
   SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
 
   await AppEnvironment.init();
@@ -46,24 +48,25 @@ void main() async {
       dataDirectory: AppEnvironment.supportDir,
     ),
   );
+}
+
+void main() async {
+  await twonlyMinimumInitialization();
 
   await initFCMService();
 
-  var user = await getUser();
+  final userExists = await userService.tryInit();
 
-  if (Platform.isIOS && user != null) {
+  if (Platform.isIOS && userExists) {
     final db = File('${AppEnvironment.supportDir}/twonly.sqlite');
     if (!db.existsSync()) {
       Log.error('[twonly] IOS: App was removed and then reinstalled again...');
       await const FlutterSecureStorage().deleteAll();
-      user = await getUser();
     }
   }
 
-  if (user != null) {
+  if (userExists) {
-    appSession.currentUser = user;
+    if (userService.currentUser.allowErrorTrackingViaSentry) {
-
-    if (user.allowErrorTrackingViaSentry) {
       AppState.allowErrorTrackingViaSentry = true;
       await SentryFlutter.init(
         (options) => options
@@ -86,33 +89,20 @@ void main() async {
   await settingsController.loadSettings();
   await SystemChrome.setPreferredOrientations([DeviceOrientation.portraitUp]);
 
-  unawaited(setupPushNotification());
+  await initFileDownloader();
 
-  if (user != null) {
+  if (userExists) {
-    if (appSession.currentUser.appVersion < 90) {
+    await runMigrations();
-      // BUG: Requested media files for reupload where not reuploaded because the wrong state...
-      await twonlyDB.mediaFilesDao.updateAllRetransmissionUploadingState();
-      await updateUser((u) {
-        u.appVersion = 90;
-      });
-    }
-    if (appSession.currentUser.appVersion < 91) {
-      // BUG: Requested media files for reupload where not reuploaded because the wrong state...
-      await makeMigrationToVersion91();
-      await updateUser((u) {
-        u.appVersion = 91;
-      });
-    }
-  }
 
     await twonlyDB.messagesDao.purgeMessageTable();
     await twonlyDB.receiptsDao.purgeReceivedReceipts();
+
     unawaited(MediaFileService.purgeTempFolder());
 
-  await initFileDownloader();
+    unawaited(setupPushNotification());
     unawaited(finishStartedPreprocessing());
-
     unawaited(createPushAvatars());
+  }
 
   runApp(
     MultiProvider(
@@ -126,3 +116,20 @@ void main() async {
     ),
   );
 }
+
+Future<void> runMigrations() async {
+  if (userService.currentUser.appVersion < 90) {
+    // BUG: Requested media files for reupload where not reuploaded because the wrong state...
+    await twonlyDB.mediaFilesDao.updateAllRetransmissionUploadingState();
+    await updateUser((u) {
+      u.appVersion = 90;
+    });
+  }
+  if (userService.currentUser.appVersion < 91) {
+    // BUG: Requested media files for reupload where not reuploaded because the wrong state...
+    await makeMigrationToVersion91();
+    await updateUser((u) {
+      u.appVersion = 91;
+    });
+  }
+}

lib/src/database/daos/contacts.dao.dart

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ContactsDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TwonlyDB> with _$ContactsDaoMixin {
               t.userDiscoveryVersion.isNotNull() &
               t.userDiscoveryExcluded.equals(false) &
               t.mediaSendCounter.isBiggerOrEqualValue(
-                appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged,
+                userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged,
               ),
         ))
         .watch();

lib/src/database/daos/groups.dao.dart

@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ class GroupsDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TwonlyDB> with _$GroupsDaoMixin {
     int contactId,
     GroupsCompanion group,
   ) async {
-    final groupIdDirectChat = getUUIDforDirectChat(contactId, appSession.currentUser.userId);
+    final groupIdDirectChat = getUUIDforDirectChat(
+      contactId,
+      userService.currentUser.userId,
+    );
     final insertGroup = group.copyWith(
       groupId: Value(groupIdDirectChat),
       isDirectChat: const Value(true),
@@ -209,7 +212,10 @@ class GroupsDao extends DatabaseAccessor<TwonlyDB> with _$GroupsDaoMixin {
   }
 
   Stream<Group?> watchDirectChat(int contactId) {
-    final groupId = getUUIDforDirectChat(contactId, appSession.currentUser.userId);
+    final groupId = getUUIDforDirectChat(
+      contactId,
+      userService.currentUser.userId,
+    );
     return (select(
       groups,
     )..where((t) => t.groupId.equals(groupId))).watchSingleOrNull();

lib/src/services/api.service.dart

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class ApiService {
 
       unawaited(UserDiscoveryService.checkForNewAnnouncedUsers());
 
-      if (appSession.currentUser.userStudyParticipantsToken != null) {
+      if (userService.currentUser.userStudyParticipantsToken != null) {
         // In case the user participates in the user study, call the handler after authenticated, to be sure there is a internet connection
         unawaited(handleUserStudyUpload());
       }

lib/src/services/api/client2client/groups.c2c.dart

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Future<void> handleGroupUpdate(
     case GroupActionType.demoteToMember:
       int? affectedContactId = update.affectedContactId.toInt();
 
-      if (affectedContactId == appSession.currentUser.userId) {
+      if (affectedContactId == userService.currentUser.userId) {
         affectedContactId = null;
         if (actionType == GroupActionType.removedMember) {
           // Oh no, I just got removed from the group...

lib/src/services/api/client2client/user_discovery.c2c.dart

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Future<void> handleUserDiscoveryRequest(
 ) async {
   Log.info('Got a user discovery request');
 
-  if (!appSession.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled) {
+  if (!userService.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled) {
     Log.warn('Got a user discovery request while it is disabled');
     return;
   }
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ Future<void> handleUserDiscoveryRequest(
   if (contact == null) return;
 
   if (contact.mediaSendCounter <
-          appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged ||
+          userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged ||
       contact.userDiscoveryExcluded) {
     Log.warn(
-      'Got a request to update user discovery, but mediaSendCounter (${contact.mediaSendCounter}) < ${appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged} or user is excluded ${contact.userDiscoveryExcluded}',
+      'Got a request to update user discovery, but mediaSendCounter (${contact.mediaSendCounter}) < ${userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged} or user is excluded ${contact.userDiscoveryExcluded}',
     );
     return;
   }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Future<void> handleUserDiscoveryUpdate(
   int fromUserId,
   EncryptedContent_UserDiscoveryUpdate update,
 ) async {
-  if (!appSession.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled) {
+  if (!userService.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled) {
     Log.warn('Got a user discovery update while it is disabled');
     return;
   }

lib/src/services/api/mediafiles/download.api.dart

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Future<bool> isAllowedToDownload(MediaType type) async {
   final connectivityResult = await Connectivity().checkConnectivity();
 
   final options =
-      appSession.currentUser.autoDownloadOptions ?? defaultAutoDownloadOptions;
+      userService.currentUser.autoDownloadOptions ?? defaultAutoDownloadOptions;
 
   if (connectivityResult.contains(ConnectivityResult.mobile)) {
     if (type == MediaType.video) {

lib/src/services/api/mediafiles/upload.api.dart

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ Future<void> startBackgroundMediaUpload(MediaFileService mediaService) async {
 
     // if the user has enabled auto storing and the file
     // was send with unlimited counter not in twonly-Mode then store the file
-    if (appSession.currentUser.autoStoreAllSendUnlimitedMediaFiles &&
+    if (userService.currentUser.autoStoreAllSendUnlimitedMediaFiles &&
         !mediaService.mediaFile.requiresAuthentication &&
         !mediaService.storedPath.existsSync() &&
         mediaService.mediaFile.displayLimitInMilliseconds == null) {

lib/src/services/api/messages.api.dart

@@ -346,12 +346,15 @@ Future<(Uint8List, Uint8List?)?> sendCipherText(
       return null;
     }
   }
-  encryptedContent.senderProfileCounter = Int64(appSession.currentUser.avatarCounter);
+  encryptedContent.senderProfileCounter = Int64(
+    userService.currentUser.avatarCounter,
+  );
 
-  if (appSession.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled && messageId != null) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled && messageId != null) {
     final contact = await twonlyDB.contactsDao.getContactById(contactId);
     if (contact != null &&
-        contact.mediaSendCounter >= appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged &&
+        contact.mediaSendCounter >=
+            userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged &&
         !contact.userDiscoveryExcluded) {
       final version = await UserDiscoveryService.getCurrentVersion();
       if (version != null) {
@@ -407,7 +410,7 @@ Future<(Uint8List, Uint8List?)?> sendCipherText(
 }
 
 Future<void> sendTypingIndication(String groupId, bool isTyping) async {
-  if (!appSession.currentUser.typingIndicators) return;
+  if (!userService.currentUser.typingIndicators) return;
   await sendCipherTextToGroup(
     groupId,
     pb.EncryptedContent(
@@ -463,15 +466,17 @@ Future<void> notifyContactAboutOpeningMessage(
 
 Future<void> sendContactMyProfileData(int contactId) async {
   List<int>? avatarSvgCompressed;
-  if (appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg != null) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.avatarSvg != null) {
-    avatarSvgCompressed = gzip.encode(utf8.encode(appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg!));
+    avatarSvgCompressed = gzip.encode(
+      utf8.encode(userService.currentUser.avatarSvg!),
+    );
   }
   final encryptedContent = pb.EncryptedContent(
     contactUpdate: pb.EncryptedContent_ContactUpdate(
       type: pb.EncryptedContent_ContactUpdate_Type.UPDATE,
       avatarSvgCompressed: avatarSvgCompressed,
-      displayName: appSession.currentUser.displayName,
+      displayName: userService.currentUser.displayName,
-      username: appSession.currentUser.username,
+      username: userService.currentUser.username,
     ),
   );
   await sendCipherText(contactId, encryptedContent);

lib/src/services/api/server_messages.api.dart

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Future<(EncryptedContent?, PlaintextContent?)> handleEncryptedMessage(
   await twonlyDB.receiptsDao.markMessagesForRetry(fromUserId);
 
   final senderProfileCounter = await checkForProfileUpdate(fromUserId, content);
-  if (appSession.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled &&
+  if (userService.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled &&
       content.hasSenderUserDiscoveryVersion()) {
     await checkForUserDiscoveryChanges(
       fromUserId,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ Future<(EncryptedContent?, PlaintextContent?)> handleEncryptedMessage(
 
   /// Verify that the user is (still) in that group...
   if (!await twonlyDB.groupsDao.isContactInGroup(fromUserId, content.groupId)) {
-    if (getUUIDforDirectChat(appSession.currentUser.userId, fromUserId) ==
+    if (getUUIDforDirectChat(userService.currentUser.userId, fromUserId) ==
         content.groupId) {
       final contact = await twonlyDB.contactsDao
           .getContactByUserId(fromUserId)

lib/src/services/background/callback_dispatcher.background.dart

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:mutex/mutex.dart';
-import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/globals.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/locator.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/main.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/constants/keyvalue.keys.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/services/api/mediafiles/upload.api.dart';
-import 'package:twonly/src/services/user.service.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/exclusive_access.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/keyvalue.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/log.dart';
@@ -54,21 +53,15 @@ Future<bool> initBackgroundExecution() async {
   if (_isInitialized) {
     // Reload the users, as on Android the background isolate can
     // stay alive for multiple hours between task executions
-    final user = await getUser();
+    return userService.tryInit();
-    if (user == null) return false;
-    appSession.currentUser = user;
-    return true;
   }
 
-  SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  await twonlyMinimumInitialization();
-  await AppEnvironment.init();
-  Log.init();
 
-  final user = await getUser();
+  if (!await userService.tryInit()) {
-  if (user == null) return false;
+    Log.info('Early return as user is not registered yet.');
-
+    return false;
-  setupLocator();
+  }
-  appSession.currentUser = user;
 
   AppState.isInBackgroundTask = true;
 

lib/src/services/backup/common.backup.dart

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/utils/misc.dart';
 Future<void> enableTwonlySafe(String password) async {
   final (backupId, encryptionKey) = await getMasterKey(
     password,
-    appSession.currentUser.username,
+    userService.currentUser.username,
   );
 
   await updateUser((user) {
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ Future<(Uint8List, Uint8List)> getMasterKey(
 }
 
 String? getTwonlySafeBackupUrl() {
-  if (appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null) return null;
+  if (userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null) return null;
   return getTwonlySafeBackupUrlFromServer(
-    appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.backupId,
+    userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.backupId,
-    appSession.currentUser.backupServer,
+    userService.currentUser.backupServer,
   );
 }
 

lib/src/services/backup/create.backup.dart

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/utils/log.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/utils/misc.dart';
 
 Future<void> performTwonlySafeBackup({bool force = false}) async {
-  if (appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null) {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.backupUploadState ==
+  if (userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.backupUploadState ==
       LastBackupUploadState.pending) {
     Log.warn('Backup upload is already pending.');
     return;
   }
 
   final lastUpdateTime =
-      appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.lastBackupDone;
+      userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.lastBackupDone;
   if (!force && lastUpdateTime != null) {
     if (lastUpdateTime.isAfter(clock.now().subtract(const Duration(days: 1)))) {
       return;
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ Future<void> performTwonlySafeBackup({bool force = false}) async {
 
   final backupHash = uint8ListToHex((await Sha256().hash(backupBytes)).bytes);
 
-  if (appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.lastBackupDone == null ||
+  if (userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.lastBackupDone == null ||
-      appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.lastBackupDone!.isAfter(
+      userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.lastBackupDone!.isAfter(
         clock.now().subtract(const Duration(days: 90)),
       )) {
     force = true;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Future<void> performTwonlySafeBackup({bool force = false}) async {
   final secretBox = await chacha20.encrypt(
     backupBytes,
     secretKey: SecretKey(
-      appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.encryptionKey,
+      userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup!.encryptionKey,
     ),
     nonce: nonce,
   );
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ Future<void> performTwonlySafeBackup({bool force = false}) async {
     'Create twonly Backup with a size of ${encryptedBackupBytes.length} bytes.',
   );
 
-  if (appSession.currentUser.backupServer != null) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.backupServer != null) {
     if (encryptedBackupBytes.length >
-        appSession.currentUser.backupServer!.maxBackupBytes) {
+        userService.currentUser.backupServer!.maxBackupBytes) {
       Log.error('Backup is to big for the alternative backup server.');
       await updateUser((user) {
         user.twonlySafeBackup!.backupUploadState = LastBackupUploadState.failed;

lib/src/services/flame.service.dart

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Future<void> syncFlameCounters({String? forceForGroup}) async {
     (x) => x.totalMediaCounter == maxMessageCounter,
   );
 
-  if (appSession.currentUser.myBestFriendGroupId != bestFriend.groupId) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.myBestFriendGroupId != bestFriend.groupId) {
     await updateUser((user) {
       user.myBestFriendGroupId = bestFriend.groupId;
     });

lib/src/services/group.services.dart

@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Future<bool> createNewGroup(String groupName, List<Contact> members) async {
   final memberIds = members.map((x) => Int64(x.userId)).toList();
 
   final groupState = EncryptedGroupState(
-    memberIds: [Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId)] + memberIds,
+    memberIds: [Int64(userService.currentUser.userId)] + memberIds,
-    adminIds: [Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId)],
+    adminIds: [Int64(userService.currentUser.userId)],
     groupName: groupName,
     deleteMessagesAfterMilliseconds: Int64(
       defaultDeleteMessagesAfterMilliseconds,
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ Future<(int, EncryptedGroupState)?> fetchGroupState(Group group) async {
         final myPubKey = keyPair.getPublicKey().serialize().toList();
 
         if (listEquals(appendedPubKey, myPubKey)) {
-          adminIds.remove(Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId));
+          adminIds.remove(Int64(userService.currentUser.userId));
           memberIds.remove(
-            Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId),
+            Int64(userService.currentUser.userId),
           ); // -> Will remove the user later...
         } else {
           Log.info('A non admin left the group!!!');
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ Future<(int, EncryptedGroupState)?> fetchGroupState(Group group) async {
       }
     }
 
-    if (!memberIds.contains(Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId))) {
+    if (!memberIds.contains(Int64(userService.currentUser.userId))) {
       // OH no, I am no longer a member of this group...
       // Return from the group...
       await twonlyDB.groupsDao.updateGroup(
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Future<(int, EncryptedGroupState)?> fetchGroupState(Group group) async {
 
     final isGroupAdmin =
         adminIds.firstWhereOrNull(
-          (t) => t.toInt() == appSession.currentUser.userId,
+          (t) => t.toInt() == userService.currentUser.userId,
         ) !=
         null;
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Future<(int, EncryptedGroupState)?> fetchGroupState(Group group) async {
 
     // First find and insert NEW members
     for (final memberId in memberIds) {
-      if (memberId == Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId)) {
+      if (memberId == Int64(userService.currentUser.userId)) {
         continue;
       }
       if (currentGroupMembers.any((t) => t.contactId == memberId.toInt())) {
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ Future<bool> removeMemberFromGroup(
       groupId: Value(group.groupId),
       type: const Value(GroupActionType.removedMember),
       affectedContactId: Value(
-        removeContactId == appSession.currentUser.userId
+        removeContactId == userService.currentUser.userId
             ? null
             : removeContactId,
       ),
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ Future<bool> leaveAsNonAdminFromGroup(Group group) async {
     EncryptedContent(
       groupUpdate: EncryptedContent_GroupUpdate(
         groupActionType: groupActionType.name,
-        affectedContactId: Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId),
+        affectedContactId: Int64(userService.currentUser.userId),
       ),
     ),
   );

lib/src/services/intent/links.intent.dart

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Future<bool> handleIntentUrl(BuildContext context, Uri uri) async {
 
   if (!context.mounted) return false;
 
-  if (username == appSession.currentUser.username) {
+  if (username == userService.currentUser.username) {
     await context.push(Routes.settingsPublicProfile);
     return true;
   }
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Future<void> handleIntentMediaFile(
 
   final newMediaService = await initializeMediaUpload(
     type,
-    appSession.currentUser.defaultShowTime,
+    userService.currentUser.defaultShowTime,
   );
   if (newMediaService == null) {
     Log.error('Could not create new media file for intent shared file');

lib/src/services/mediafiles/mediafile.service.dart

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class MediaFileService {
     }
     if (tempPath.existsSync()) {
       await tempPath.copy(storedPath.path);
-      if (appSession.currentUser.storeMediaFilesInGallery) {
+      if (userService.currentUser.storeMediaFilesInGallery) {
         if (mediaFile.type == MediaType.video) {
           await saveVideoToGallery(storedPath.path);
         } else {

lib/src/services/notifications/fcm.notifications.dart

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Future<void> checkForTokenUpdates() async {
 }
 
 Future<void> initFCMAfterAuthenticated({bool force = false}) async {
-  if (appSession.currentUser.updateFCMToken || force) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.updateFCMToken || force) {
     const storage = FlutterSecureStorage();
     final storedToken = await storage.read(key: SecureStorageKeys.googleFcm);
     if (storedToken != null) {

lib/src/services/signal/identity.signal.dart

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ Future<IdentityKeyPair?> getSignalIdentityKeyPair() async {
 // This function runs after the clients authenticated with the server.
 // It then checks if it should update a new session key
 Future<void> signalHandleNewServerConnection() async {
-  if (appSession.currentUser.signalLastSignedPreKeyUpdated != null) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.signalLastSignedPreKeyUpdated != null) {
     final fortyEightHoursAgo = clock.now().subtract(const Duration(hours: 48));
     final isYoungerThan48Hours =
-        (appSession.currentUser.signalLastSignedPreKeyUpdated!).isAfter(
+        (userService.currentUser.signalLastSignedPreKeyUpdated!).isAfter(
           fortyEightHoursAgo,
         );
     if (isYoungerThan48Hours) {

lib/src/services/user.service.dart

@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ class UserService {
   final _userDataUpdateController = StreamController<void>.broadcast();
   Stream<void> get onUserUpdated => _userDataUpdateController.stream;
 
+  Future<bool> tryInit() async {
+    final user = await getUser();
+    if (user == null) return false;
+    userService.currentUser = user;
+    return true;
+  }
+
   void triggerUserUpdate() {
     _userDataUpdateController.add(null);
   }
@@ -32,7 +39,7 @@ Future<bool> isUserCreated() async {
   if (user == null) {
     return false;
   }
-  appSession.currentUser = user;
+  userService.currentUser = user;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -84,8 +91,8 @@ Future<void> updateUser(
       key: SecureStorageKeys.userData,
       value: jsonEncode(user),
     );
-    appSession.currentUser = user;
+    userService.currentUser = user;
   });
 
-  appSession.triggerUserUpdate();
+  userService.triggerUserUpdate();
 }

lib/src/services/user_discovery.service.dart

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class UserDiscoveryService {
     try {
       await FlutterUserDiscovery.initializeOrUpdate(
         threshold: threshold,
-        userId: appSession.currentUser.userId,
+        userId: userService.currentUser.userId,
         publicKey: await getUserPublicKey(),
       );
       await updateUser(

lib/src/services/user_study.service.dart

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const surveyUrlBase = 'https://survey.twonly.org/upload.php';
 
 Future<void> handleUserStudyUpload() async {
   try {
-    final token = appSession.currentUser.userStudyParticipantsToken;
+    final token = userService.currentUser.userStudyParticipantsToken;
     if (token == null) return;
 
     // in case the survey was taken offline try again
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Future<void> handleUserStudyUpload() async {
       await KeyValueStore.delete(userStudySurveyKey);
     }
 
-    if (appSession.currentUser.lastUserStudyDataUpload != null &&
+    if (userService.currentUser.lastUserStudyDataUpload != null &&
-        isToday(appSession.currentUser.lastUserStudyDataUpload!)) {
+        isToday(userService.currentUser.lastUserStudyDataUpload!)) {
       // Only send updates once a day.
       // This enables to see if improvements to actually work.
       return;

lib/src/utils/avatars.dart

@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ File avatarPNGFile(int contactId) {
 }
 
 Future<Uint8List> getUserAvatar() async {
-  if (appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg == null) {
+  if (userService.currentUser.avatarSvg == null) {
     final data = await rootBundle.load('assets/images/default_avatar.png');
     return data.buffer.asUint8List();
   }
 
   final pictureInfo = await vg.loadPicture(
-    SvgStringLoader(appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg!),
+    SvgStringLoader(userService.currentUser.avatarSvg!),
     null,
   );
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Future<Uint8List> getUserAvatar() async {
   final byteData = await image.toByteData(format: ui.ImageByteFormat.png);
   final pngBytes = byteData!.buffer.asUint8List();
 
-  final file = avatarPNGFile(appSession.currentUser.userId)
+  final file = avatarPNGFile(userService.currentUser.userId)
     ..writeAsBytesSync(pngBytes);
   pictureInfo.picture.dispose();
 

lib/src/utils/qr.dart

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ Future<Uint8List> getProfileQrCodeData() async {
   final signedPreKey = (await signalStore.loadSignedPreKeys())[0];
 
   final publicProfile = PublicProfile(
-    userId: Int64(appSession.currentUser.userId),
+    userId: Int64(userService.currentUser.userId),
-    username: appSession.currentUser.username,
+    username: userService.currentUser.username,
     publicIdentityKey: (await signalStore.getIdentityKeyPair())
         .getPublicKey()
         .serialize(),

lib/src/visual/components/avatar_icon.comp.dart

@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ class _AvatarIconState extends State<AvatarIcon> {
             setState(() {});
           });
     } else if (widget.myAvatar) {
-      _userSub = appSession.onUserUpdated.listen((_) {
+      _userSub = userService.onUserUpdated.listen((_) {
         if (mounted) {
           setState(() {
-            if (appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg != null) {
+            if (userService.currentUser.avatarSvg != null) {
-              _avatarSvg = appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg;
+              _avatarSvg = userService.currentUser.avatarSvg;
             } else {
               _avatarContacts = [];
             }
           });
         }
       });
-      if (appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg != null) {
+      if (userService.currentUser.avatarSvg != null) {
-        _avatarSvg = appSession.currentUser.avatarSvg;
+        _avatarSvg = userService.currentUser.avatarSvg;
       }
     } else if (widget.contactId != null) {
       contactStream = twonlyDB.contactsDao

lib/src/visual/components/flame_counter.comp.dart

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class _FlameCounterWidgetState extends State<FlameCounterWidget> {
     }
     if (groupId != null && group != null) {
       isBestFriend =
-          appSession.currentUser.myBestFriendGroupId == groupId &&
+          userService.currentUser.myBestFriendGroupId == groupId &&
           group.alsoBestFriend;
       final stream = twonlyDB.groupsDao.watchFlameCounter(groupId);
       flameCounterSub = stream.listen((counter) {

lib/src/visual/views/camera/camera_preview_components/camera_preview_controller_view.dart

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
     _hasAudioPermission = await Permission.microphone.isGranted;
 
     if (!_hasAudioPermission &&
-        !appSession.currentUser.requestedAudioPermission) {
+        !userService.currentUser.requestedAudioPermission) {
       await updateUser((u) {
         u.requestedAudioPermission = true;
       });
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class _CameraPreviewViewState extends State<CameraPreviewView> {
         ((videoFilePath != null) ? MediaType.video : MediaType.image);
     final mediaFileService = await initializeMediaUpload(
       type,
-      appSession.currentUser.defaultShowTime,
+      userService.currentUser.defaultShowTime,
       isDraftMedia: true,
     );
     if (!mounted) return true;

lib/src/visual/views/camera/camera_preview_components/main_camera_controller.dart

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class MainCameraController {
       await cameraController?.initialize();
       await cameraController?.startImageStream(_processCameraImage);
       await cameraController?.setZoomLevel(selectedCameraDetails.scaleFactor);
-      if (appSession.currentUser.videoStabilizationEnabled && !kDebugMode) {
+      if (userService.currentUser.videoStabilizationEnabled && !kDebugMode) {
         await cameraController?.setVideoStabilizationMode(
           VideoStabilizationMode.level1,
         );
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class MainCameraController {
             }
           }
         } else {
-          if (profile.username != appSession.currentUser.username) {
+          if (profile.username != userService.currentUser.username) {
             if (scannedNewProfiles[profile.userId.toInt()] == null) {
               await HapticFeedback.heavyImpact();
               scannedNewProfiles[profile.userId.toInt()] = ScannedNewProfile(

lib/src/visual/views/camera/share_image_contact_selection.view.dart

@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class _ShareImageView extends State<ShareImageView> {
             children: [
               if (widget.mediaFileService.mediaFile.type == MediaType.image &&
                   _screenshotImage?.image != null &&
-                  appSession.currentUser.showShowImagePreviewWhenSending)
+                  userService.currentUser.showShowImagePreviewWhenSending)
                 SizedBox(
                   height: 100,
                   width: 100 * 9 / 16,

lib/src/visual/views/chats/add_new_user.view.dart

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class _SearchUsernameView extends State<AddNewUserView> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _requestNewUserByUsername(String username) async {
-    if (appSession.currentUser.username == username) return;
+    if (userService.currentUser.username == username) return;
 
     setState(() {
       _isLoading = true;

lib/src/visual/views/chats/chat_list.view.dart

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class _ChatListViewState extends State<ChatListView> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     initAsync();
-    _userSub = appSession.onUserUpdated.listen((_) {
+    _userSub = userService.onUserUpdated.listen((_) {
       if (mounted) setState(() {});
     });
     super.initState();
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ class _ChatListViewState extends State<ChatListView> {
         Sha256().hash,
         changeLog.codeUnits,
       )).bytes;
-      if (!appSession.currentUser.hideChangeLog &&
+      if (!userService.currentUser.hideChangeLog &&
-          appSession.currentUser.lastChangeLogHash.toString() !=
+          userService.currentUser.lastChangeLogHash.toString() !=
               changeLogHash.toString()) {
         await updateUser((u) {
           u.lastChangeLogHash = changeLogHash;

lib/src/visual/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
       _receiverDeletedAccount = groupContacts.first.accountDeleted;
     }
 
-    if (appSession.currentUser.typingIndicators) {
+    if (userService.currentUser.typingIndicators) {
       unawaited(sendTypingIndication(widget.groupId, false));
       _nextTypingIndicator = Timer.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 4), (
         _,
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
                   itemScrollController: itemScrollController,
                   itemBuilder: (context, i) {
                     if (i == 0) {
-                      return appSession.currentUser.typingIndicators
+                      return userService.currentUser.typingIndicators
                           ? TypingIndicator(group: group)
                           : Container();
                     }

lib/src/visual/views/chats/chat_messages_components/entries/chat_contacts.entry.dart

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class _ContactRowState extends State<_ContactRow> {
   bool _isLoading = false;
 
   Future<void> _onContactClick(bool isAdded) async {
-    if (widget.contact.userId.toInt() == appSession.currentUser.userId) {
+    if (widget.contact.userId.toInt() == userService.currentUser.userId) {
       await context.push(Routes.settingsProfile);
       return;
     }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class _ContactRowState extends State<_ContactRow> {
         final contactInDb = snapshot.data;
         final isAdded =
             contactInDb != null ||
-            widget.contact.userId.toInt() == appSession.currentUser.userId;
+            widget.contact.userId.toInt() == userService.currentUser.userId;
 
         return GestureDetector(
           onTap: _isLoading ? null : () => _onContactClick(isAdded),

lib/src/visual/views/chats/chat_messages_components/message_input.dart

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class _MessageInputState extends State<MessageInput> {
       _textFieldController.text = widget.group.draftMessage!;
     }
     widget.textFieldFocus.addListener(_handleTextFocusChange);
-    if (appSession.currentUser.typingIndicators) {
+    if (userService.currentUser.typingIndicators) {
       _nextTypingIndicator = Timer.periodic(const Duration(seconds: 1), (
         _,
       ) async {

lib/src/visual/views/chats/media_viewer_components/reaction_buttons.comp.dart

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ class _ReactionButtonsState extends State<ReactionButtons> {
   }
 
   Future<void> initAsync() async {
-    if (appSession.currentUser.preSelectedEmojies != null) {
+    if (userService.currentUser.preSelectedEmojies != null) {
-      selectedEmojis = appSession.currentUser.preSelectedEmojies!;
+      selectedEmojis = userService.currentUser.preSelectedEmojies!;
     }
     setState(() {});
   }

lib/src/visual/views/contact/components/restore_flame.comp.dart

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class _RestoreFlameCompState extends State<RestoreFlameComp> {
   void initState() {
     _groupId = getUUIDforDirectChat(
       widget.contactId,
-      appSession.currentUser.userId,
+      userService.currentUser.userId,
     );
     final stream = twonlyDB.groupsDao.watchGroup(_groupId);
     _groupSub = stream.listen((update) {
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ class _RestoreFlameCompState extends State<RestoreFlameComp> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _restoreFlames() async {
-    final currentPlan = planFromString(appSession.currentUser.subscriptionPlan);
+    final currentPlan = planFromString(
+      userService.currentUser.subscriptionPlan,
+    );
     if (!isUserAllowed(currentPlan, PremiumFeatures.RestoreFlames) &&
         kReleaseMode) {
       await context.push(Routes.settingsSubscription);

lib/src/visual/views/contact/contact.view.dart

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class _ContactViewState extends State<ContactView> {
           SelectChatDeletionTimeListTitle(
             groupId: getUUIDforDirectChat(
               widget.userId,
-              appSession.currentUser.userId,
+              userService.currentUser.userId,
             ),
           ),
           const Divider(),
@@ -226,17 +226,17 @@ class _ContactViewState extends State<ContactView> {
                 setState(() {});
               },
             ),
-          if (appSession.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled)
+          if (userService.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled)
             BetterListTile(
               icon: FontAwesomeIcons.usersViewfinder,
               text: context.lang.userDiscoverySettingsTitle,
               subtitle:
                   !contact.userDiscoveryExcluded &&
                       contact.mediaSendCounter <
-                          appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged
+                          userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged
                   ? Text(
                       context.lang.contactUserDiscoveryImagesLeft(
-                        appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged -
+                        userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged -
                             contact.mediaSendCounter,
                         getContactDisplayName(contact),
                       ),

lib/src/visual/views/groups/group.view.dart

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class _GroupViewState extends State<GroupView> {
       success = await removeMemberFromGroup(
         _group!,
         keyPair.getPublicKey().serialize(),
-        appSession.currentUser.userId,
+        userService.currentUser.userId,
       );
     } else {
       success = await leaveAsNonAdminFromGroup(_group!);

lib/src/visual/views/home.view.dart

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class HomeViewState extends State<HomeView> {
     );
     WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
       if (widget.initialPage == 1 &&
-              !appSession.currentUser.startWithCameraOpen ||
+              !userService.currentUser.startWithCameraOpen ||
           widget.initialPage == 0) {
         globalUpdateOfHomeViewPageIndex(0);
       }

lib/src/visual/views/onboarding/register.view.dart

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class _RegisterViewState extends State<RegisterView> {
       value: jsonEncode(userData),
     );
 
-    appSession.currentUser = userData;
+    userService.currentUser = userData;
 
     await apiService.authenticate();
     widget.callbackOnSuccess();

lib/src/visual/views/public_profile.view.dart

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class _PublicProfileViewState extends State<PublicProfileView> {
             ),
           const SizedBox(height: 20),
           Text(
-            appSession.currentUser.username,
+            userService.currentUser.username,
             style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 24),
           ),
           const SizedBox(height: 20),
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ class _PublicProfileViewState extends State<PublicProfileView> {
             subtitle: (_publicKey == null)
                 ? null
                 : Text(
-                    'https://me.twonly.eu/${appSession.currentUser.username}',
+                    'https://me.twonly.eu/${userService.currentUser.username}',
                   ),
             onTap: () {
               final params = ShareParams(
                 text:
-                    'https://me.twonly.eu/${appSession.currentUser.username}#${base64Url.encode(_publicKey!)}',
+                    'https://me.twonly.eu/${userService.currentUser.username}#${base64Url.encode(_publicKey!)}',
               );
               SharePlus.instance.share(params);
             },

lib/src/visual/views/settings/appearance.view.dart

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class _AppearanceViewState extends State<AppearanceView> {
         title: Text(context.lang.settingsAppearance),
       ),
       body: StreamBuilder<void>(
-        stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+        stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
         builder: (context, snapshot) {
           return ListView(
             children: [
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class _AppearanceViewState extends State<AppearanceView> {
                 title: Text(context.lang.contactUsShortcut),
                 onTap: toggleShowFeedbackIcon,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: !appSession.currentUser.showFeedbackShortcut,
+                  value: !userService.currentUser.showFeedbackShortcut,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleShowFeedbackIcon(),
                 ),
               ),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class _AppearanceViewState extends State<AppearanceView> {
                 title: Text(context.lang.startWithCameraOpen),
                 onTap: toggleStartWithCameraOpen,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession.currentUser.startWithCameraOpen,
+                  value: userService.currentUser.startWithCameraOpen,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleStartWithCameraOpen(),
                 ),
               ),
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ class _AppearanceViewState extends State<AppearanceView> {
                 title: Text(context.lang.showImagePreviewWhenSending),
                 onTap: toggleShowImagePreviewWhenSending,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession.currentUser.showShowImagePreviewWhenSending,
+                  value:
+                      userService.currentUser.showShowImagePreviewWhenSending,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleShowImagePreviewWhenSending(),
                 ),
               ),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/backup/backup_server.view.dart

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class _BackupServerViewState extends State<BackupServerView> {
   }
 
   Future<void> initAsync() async {
-    if (appSession.currentUser.backupServer != null) {
+    if (userService.currentUser.backupServer != null) {
-      final uri = Uri.parse(appSession.currentUser.backupServer!.serverUrl);
+      final uri = Uri.parse(userService.currentUser.backupServer!.serverUrl);
       // remove user auth data
       final serverUrl = Uri(
         scheme: uri.scheme,

lib/src/visual/views/settings/backup/backup_settings.view.dart

@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class _BackupViewState extends State<BackupView> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return StreamBuilder<void>(
-      stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+      stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
       builder: (context, _) {
         final backupServer =
-            appSession.currentUser.backupServer ?? _defaultBackupServer;
+            userService.currentUser.backupServer ?? _defaultBackupServer;
         return Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
             title: Text(context.lang.settingsBackup),
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class _BackupViewState extends State<BackupView> {
                   textAlign: TextAlign.center,
                 ),
                 const SizedBox(height: 8),
-                if (appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup != null)
+                if (userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup != null)
                   Column(
                     children: [
                       const SizedBox(height: 32),
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class _BackupViewState extends State<BackupView> {
                               context.lang.backupLastBackupDate,
                               formatDateTime(
                                 context,
-                                appSession
+                                userService
                                     .currentUser
                                     .twonlySafeBackup!
                                     .lastBackupDone,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class _BackupViewState extends State<BackupView> {
                             (
                               context.lang.backupLastBackupSize,
                               formatBytes(
-                                appSession
+                                userService
                                     .currentUser
                                     .twonlySafeBackup!
                                     .lastBackupSize,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class _BackupViewState extends State<BackupView> {
                             (
                               context.lang.backupLastBackupResult,
                               _backupStatus(
-                                appSession
+                                userService
                                     .currentUser
                                     .twonlySafeBackup!
                                     .backupUploadState,
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class _BackupViewState extends State<BackupView> {
                     onPressed: () =>
                         context.push(Routes.settingsBackupSetup, extra: true),
                     child: Text(
-                      appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null
+                      userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null
                           ? context.lang.backupEnableBackup
                           : context.lang.backupChangePassword,
                     ),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/backup/backup_setup.view.dart

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class _SetupBackupViewState extends State<SetupBackupView> {
                         )
                       : const Icon(Icons.lock_clock_rounded),
                   label: Text(
-                    appSession.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null
+                    userService.currentUser.twonlySafeBackup == null
                         ? context.lang.backupEnableBackup
                         : context.lang.backupChangePassword,
                   ),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/chat/chat_reactions.view.dart

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class _ChatReactionSelectionView extends State<ChatReactionSelectionView> {
   List<String> _selectedEmojis = [];
 
   List<String> _emojisFromSession() {
-    final user = appSession.currentUser;
+    final user = userService.currentUser;
     if (user.preSelectedEmojies != null) {
       return user.preSelectedEmojies!;
     }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class _ChatReactionSelectionView extends State<ChatReactionSelectionView> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return StreamBuilder<void>(
-      stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+      stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
       builder: (context, _) {
         _selectedEmojis = _emojisFromSession();
         return Scaffold(

lib/src/visual/views/settings/data_and_storage.view.dart

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class _DataAndStorageViewState extends State<DataAndStorageView> {
       builder: (context) {
         return AutoDownloadOptionsDialog(
           autoDownloadOptions:
-              appSession.currentUser.autoDownloadOptions ??
+              userService.currentUser.autoDownloadOptions ??
               defaultAutoDownloadOptions,
           connectionMode: connectionMode,
           onUpdate: () {},
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class _DataAndStorageViewState extends State<DataAndStorageView> {
         title: Text(context.lang.settingsStorageData),
       ),
       body: StreamBuilder<void>(
-        stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+        stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
         builder: (context, _) {
           final autoDownloadOptions =
-              appSession.currentUser.autoDownloadOptions ??
+              userService.currentUser.autoDownloadOptions ??
               defaultAutoDownloadOptions;
           return ListView(
             children: [
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class _DataAndStorageViewState extends State<DataAndStorageView> {
                 ),
                 onTap: toggleStoreInGallery,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession.currentUser.storeMediaFilesInGallery,
+                  value: userService.currentUser.storeMediaFilesInGallery,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleStoreInGallery(),
                 ),
               ),
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class _DataAndStorageViewState extends State<DataAndStorageView> {
                 ),
                 onTap: toggleAutoStoreMediaFiles,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession
+                  value: userService
                       .currentUser
                       .autoStoreAllSendUnlimitedMediaFiles,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleAutoStoreMediaFiles(),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/developer/developer.view.dart

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class _DeveloperSettingsViewState extends State<DeveloperSettingsView> {
         title: const Text('Developer Settings'),
       ),
       body: StreamBuilder<void>(
-        stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+        stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
         builder: (context, _) {
           return ListView(
             children: [
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class _DeveloperSettingsViewState extends State<DeveloperSettingsView> {
                 title: const Text('Show Developer Settings'),
                 onTap: toggleDeveloperSettings,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession.currentUser.isDeveloper,
+                  value: userService.currentUser.isDeveloper,
                   onChanged: (_) => toggleDeveloperSettings(),
                 ),
               ),
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class _DeveloperSettingsViewState extends State<DeveloperSettingsView> {
                 title: const Text('Toggle Video Stabilization'),
                 onTap: toggleVideoStabilization,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession.currentUser.videoStabilizationEnabled,
+                  value: userService.currentUser.videoStabilizationEnabled,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleVideoStabilization(),
                 ),
               ),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/help/changelog.view.dart

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class _ChangeLogViewState extends State<ChangeLogView> {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return StreamBuilder<void>(
-      stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+      stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
       builder: (context, _) {
         return Scaffold(
           appBar: AppBar(
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class _ChangeLogViewState extends State<ChangeLogView> {
               children: [
                 Text(context.lang.openChangeLog),
                 Switch(
-                  value: !appSession.currentUser.hideChangeLog,
+                  value: !userService.currentUser.hideChangeLog,
                   onChanged: (_) =>
                       updateUser((u) => u.hideChangeLog = !u.hideChangeLog),
                 ),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/help/help.view.dart

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class _HelpViewState extends State<HelpView> {
         title: Text(context.lang.settingsHelp),
       ),
       body: StreamBuilder<void>(
-        stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+        stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
         builder: (context, _) {
           return ListView(
             children: [
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class _HelpViewState extends State<HelpView> {
                 ),
                 onTap: toggleAllowErrorTrackingViaSentry,
                 trailing: Switch(
-                  value: appSession.currentUser.allowErrorTrackingViaSentry,
+                  value: userService.currentUser.allowErrorTrackingViaSentry,
                   onChanged: (a) => toggleAllowErrorTrackingViaSentry(),
                 ),
               ),
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class _HelpViewState extends State<HelpView> {
                 onTap: () => context.push(Routes.settingsHelpDiagnostics),
               ),
               const Divider(),
-              if (appSession.currentUser.userStudyParticipantsToken == null ||
+              if (userService.currentUser.userStudyParticipantsToken == null ||
                   kDebugMode)
                 ListTile(
                   title: const Text('Teilnahme an Nutzerstudie'),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/privacy.view.dart

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class _PrivacyViewState extends State<PrivacyView> {
 
   Future<void> toggleAuthRequirementOnStartup() async {
     final isAuth = await authenticateUser(
-      appSession.currentUser.screenLockEnabled
+      userService.currentUser.screenLockEnabled
           ? context.lang.settingsScreenLockAuthMessageDisable
           : context.lang.settingsScreenLockAuthMessageEnable,
     );
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class _PrivacyViewState extends State<PrivacyView> {
             subtitle: Text(context.lang.settingsTypingIndicationSubtitle),
             onTap: toggleTypingIndicators,
             trailing: Switch(
-              value: appSession.currentUser.typingIndicators,
+              value: userService.currentUser.typingIndicators,
               onChanged: (a) => toggleTypingIndicators(),
             ),
           ),
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class _PrivacyViewState extends State<PrivacyView> {
             subtitle: Text(context.lang.settingsScreenLockSubtitle),
             onTap: toggleAuthRequirementOnStartup,
             trailing: Switch(
-              value: appSession.currentUser.screenLockEnabled,
+              value: userService.currentUser.screenLockEnabled,
               onChanged: (a) => toggleAuthRequirementOnStartup(),
             ),
           ),

lib/src/visual/views/settings/privacy/user_discovery.view.dart

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ class _UserDiscoverySettingsViewState extends State<UserDiscoverySettingsView> {
         title: const Text('Freunde finden'),
       ),
       body: StreamBuilder<void>(
-        stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+        stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
         builder: (context, _) {
-          return appSession.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled
+          return userService.currentUser.isUserDiscoveryEnabled
               ? const UserDiscoveryEnabledComp()
               : const UserDiscoveryDisabledComp();
         },

lib/src/visual/views/settings/privacy/user_discovery/components/user_discovery_enabled.comp.dart

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class _UserDiscoveryEnabledCompState extends State<UserDiscoveryEnabledComp> {
                         ),
                         subtitle:
                             (version != null &&
-                                (appSession.currentUser.isDeveloper ||
+                                (userService.currentUser.isDeveloper ||
                                     !kReleaseMode))
                             ? Text(
                                 context.lang.userDiscoveryEnabledVersion(
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class _UserDiscoveryEnabledCompState extends State<UserDiscoveryEnabledComp> {
             onTap: _disableUserDiscovery,
           ),
           if (_version != null &&
-              (appSession.currentUser.isDeveloper || !kReleaseMode))
+              (userService.currentUser.isDeveloper || !kReleaseMode))
             ListTile(
               title: Text(
                 context.lang.userDiscoveryEnabledYourVersion(

lib/src/visual/views/settings/privacy/user_discovery/user_discovery_settings.view.dart

@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ class _UserDiscoverySettingsViewState extends State<UserDiscoverySettingsView> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     _minimumRequiredImagesExchanged =
-        appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged;
+        userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged;
-    _userDiscoveryThreshold = appSession.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold;
+    _userDiscoveryThreshold = userService.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold;
     super.initState();
   }
 
   Future<void> _saveChanges() async {
     final requiresNewInitialization =
-        appSession.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold !=
+        userService.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold !=
         _userDiscoveryThreshold;
 
     await updateUser((u) {
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class _UserDiscoverySettingsViewState extends State<UserDiscoverySettingsView> {
 
     if (requiresNewInitialization) {
       await UserDiscoveryService.initializeOrUpdate(
-        threshold: appSession.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold,
+        threshold: userService.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold,
         minimumRequiredImagesExchanged:
-            appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged,
+            userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged,
       );
     }
     if (mounted) Navigator.pop(context);
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ class _UserDiscoverySettingsViewState extends State<UserDiscoverySettingsView> {
               height: 30,
             ),
             if (_minimumRequiredImagesExchanged !=
-                    appSession.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged ||
+                    userService.currentUser.minimumRequiredImagesExchanged ||
                 _userDiscoveryThreshold !=
-                    appSession.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold)
+                    userService.currentUser.userDiscoveryThreshold)
               Padding(
                 padding: const EdgeInsets.all(17),
                 child: FilledButton(

lib/src/visual/views/settings/profile/modify_avatar.view.dart

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class _ModifyAvatarViewState extends State<ModifyAvatarView> {
       onPopInvokedWithResult: (didPop, result) async {
         if (didPop) return;
         if (_avatarMakerController.getJsonOptionsSync() !=
-            appSession.currentUser.avatarJson) {
+            userService.currentUser.avatarJson) {
           // there where changes
           final shouldPop = await _showBackDialog() ?? false;
           if (context.mounted && shouldPop) {

lib/src/visual/views/settings/profile/profile.view.dart

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
         title: Text(context.lang.settingsProfile),
       ),
       body: StreamBuilder<void>(
-        stream: appSession.onUserUpdated,
+        stream: userService.onUserUpdated,
         builder: (context, _) {
           return ListView(
             physics: const BouncingScrollPhysics(),
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
                   ),
                 ),
                 text: context.lang.registerUsernameDecoration,
-                subtitle: Text(appSession.currentUser.username),
+                subtitle: Text(userService.currentUser.username),
                 onTap: () async {
                   final username = await showDisplayNameChangeDialog(
                     context,
-                    appSession.currentUser.username,
+                    userService.currentUser.username,
                     context.lang.registerUsernameDecoration,
                     context.lang.registerUsernameDecoration,
                     maxLength: 12,
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
               BetterListTile(
                 icon: FontAwesomeIcons.userPen,
                 text: context.lang.settingsProfileEditDisplayName,
-                subtitle: Text(appSession.currentUser.displayName),
+                subtitle: Text(userService.currentUser.displayName),
                 onTap: () async {
                   final displayName = await showDisplayNameChangeDialog(
                     context,
-                    appSession.currentUser.displayName,
+                    userService.currentUser.displayName,
                     context.lang.settingsProfileEditDisplayName,
                     context.lang.settingsProfileEditDisplayNameNew,
                     maxLength: 30,

lib/src/visual/views/settings/settings_main.view.dart

@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ class _SettingsMainViewState extends State<SettingsMainView> {
                             children: [
                               Text(
                                 substringBy(
-                                  appSession.currentUser.displayName,
+                                  userService.currentUser.displayName,
                                   27,
                                 ),
                                 style: const TextStyle(fontSize: 20),
                                 textAlign: TextAlign.left,
                               ),
                               Text(
-                                appSession.currentUser.username,
+                                userService.currentUser.username,
                                 style: const TextStyle(
                                   fontSize: 14,
                                 ),
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class _SettingsMainViewState extends State<SettingsMainView> {
               });
             },
           ),
-          if (appSession.currentUser.isDeveloper)
+          if (userService.currentUser.isDeveloper)
             BetterListTile(
               icon: FontAwesomeIcons.code,
               text: 'Developer Settings',

lib/src/visual/views/settings/subscription/subscription.view.dart

@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class _PlanCardState extends State<PlanCard> {
                     var url = 'https://apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions';
                     if (Platform.isAndroid) {
                       url =
-                          'https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions?sku=${appSession.currentUser.subscriptionPlanIdStore}&package=eu.twonly';
+                          'https://play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions?sku=${userService.currentUser.subscriptionPlanIdStore}&package=eu.twonly';
                     }
                     await launchUrl(
                       Uri.parse(url),

lib/src/visual/views/shared/memory_item_slider.view.dart

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class _MemoriesPhotoSliderViewState extends State<MemoriesPhotoSliderView> {
 
     final newMediaService = await initializeMediaUpload(
       orgMediaService.mediaFile.type,
-      appSession.currentUser.defaultShowTime,
+      userService.currentUser.defaultShowTime,
     );
     if (newMediaService == null) {
       Log.error('Could not create new mediaFIle');

test/features/flame_counter_test.dart

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void main() {
       )
       ..registerSingleton<UserService>(UserService());
 
-    appSession.currentUser = UserData(
+    userService.currentUser = UserData(
       userId: 0x133337,
       username: 'test_user',
       displayName: 'Test User',