diff --git a/lib/src/components/better_text.dart b/lib/src/components/better_text.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..847770a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/components/better_text.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
+import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
+import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
+
+class BetterText extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String text;
+
+  const BetterText({super.key, required this.text});
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    // Regular expression to find URLs and domains
+    final RegExp urlRegExp = RegExp(
+      r'(?:(?:https?://|www\.)[^\s]+|(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}))',
+      caseSensitive: false,
+      multiLine: false,
+    );
+
+    // Split the text into parts based on the URLs and domains
+    final List<TextSpan> spans = [];
+    final Iterable<RegExpMatch> matches = urlRegExp.allMatches(text);
+
+    int lastMatchEnd = 0;
+
+    for (final match in matches) {
+      // Add the text before the URL/domain
+      if (match.start > lastMatchEnd) {
+        spans.add(TextSpan(text: text.substring(lastMatchEnd, match.start)));
+      }
+
+      // Add the URL/domain as a clickable TextSpan
+      final String? url = match.group(0);
+      spans.add(TextSpan(
+        text: url,
+        style: TextStyle(color: Colors.blue),
+        recognizer: TapGestureRecognizer()
+          ..onTap = () async {
+            final lUrl =
+                Uri.parse(url!.startsWith('http') ? url : 'http://$url');
+            try {
+              await launchUrl(lUrl);
+            } catch (e) {
+              Logger("launchUrl").shout("Could not launch $e");
+            }
+          },
+      ));
+
+      lastMatchEnd = match.end;
+    }
+
+    // Add any remaining text after the last URL/domain
+    if (lastMatchEnd < text.length) {
+      spans.add(TextSpan(text: text.substring(lastMatchEnd)));
+    }
+
+    return SelectableText.rich(
+      TextSpan(
+        children: spans,
+      ),
+      style: TextStyle(
+        color: Colors.white, // Set text color for contrast
+        fontSize: 17,
+      ),
+    );
+
+//           child: SelectableText(
+//             content.text,
+//             style: TextStyle(
+//               color: Colors.white, // Set text color for contrast
+//               fontSize: 17,
+//             ),
+//             textAlign: TextAlign.left, // Center the text
+//           ),
+// RichText
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/localization/app_de.arb b/lib/src/localization/app_de.arb
index ae4cce1..bd07567 100644
--- a/lib/src/localization/app_de.arb
+++ b/lib/src/localization/app_de.arb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "onboardingTryForFree": "Kostenlos testen",
     "registerUsernameSlogan": "Bitte wähle einen Benutzernamen, damit dich andere finden können!",
     "registerUsernameDecoration": "Benutzername",
-    "registerUsernameLimits": "Der Benutzername muss 4 bis 12 Zeichen lang sein und darf nur aus Buchstaben (a-z) und Zahlen (0-9) bestehen.",
+    "registerUsernameLimits": "Der Benutzername muss 3 bis 12 Zeichen lang sein und darf nur aus Buchstaben (a-z) und Zahlen (0-9) bestehen.",
     "registerSubmitButton": "Jetzt registrieren!",
     "newMessageTitle": "Neue Nachricht",
     "chatsTapToSend": "Klicke, um dein erstes Bild zu teilen.",
diff --git a/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb b/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb
index 1ddaef0..6c02e11 100644
--- a/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb
+++ b/lib/src/localization/app_en.arb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "onboardingTryForFree": "Try for free",
   "registerUsernameSlogan": "Please select a username so others can find you!",
   "registerUsernameDecoration": "Username",
-  "registerUsernameLimits": "Username must be 4 to 12 characters long, consisting only of letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9).",
+  "registerUsernameLimits": "Username must be 3 to 12 characters long, consisting only of letters (a-z) and numbers (0-9).",
   "registerSubmitButton": "Register now!",
   "newMessageTitle": "New message",
   "chatsTapToSend": "Click to send your first image",
diff --git a/lib/src/providers/hive.dart b/lib/src/providers/hive.dart
index e0fcc00..3df1e17 100644
--- a/lib/src/providers/hive.dart
+++ b/lib/src/providers/hive.dart
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ Future initMediaStorage() async {
 }
 
 Future<Box> getMediaStorage() async {
-  await initMediaStorage();
-
   final storage = getSecureStorage();
+
+  var containsEncryptionKey =
+      await storage.containsKey(key: 'hive_encryption_key');
+  if (!containsEncryptionKey) {
+    await initMediaStorage();
+  }
+
   var encryptionKey =
       base64Url.decode((await storage.read(key: 'hive_encryption_key'))!);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_item_details_view.dart b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_item_details_view.dart
index ea486f3..1349a2c 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_item_details_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_item_details_view.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:font_awesome_flutter/font_awesome_flutter.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/globals.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/components/animate_icon.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/components/better_text.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/components/initialsavatar.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/components/message_send_state_icon.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/components/verified_shield.dart';
@@ -62,14 +63,7 @@ class ChatListEntry extends StatelessWidget {
                     83, 68, 137, 255), // Set the background color
             borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12.0), // Set border radius
           ),
-          child: SelectableText(
-            content.text,
-            style: TextStyle(
-              color: Colors.white, // Set text color for contrast
-              fontSize: 17,
-            ),
-            textAlign: TextAlign.left, // Center the text
-          ),
+          child: BetterText(text: content.text),
         );
       }
     } else if (content is MediaMessageContent && !content.isVideo) {
diff --git a/lib/src/views/onboarding/register_view.dart b/lib/src/views/onboarding/register_view.dart
index 7130cab..8ac596d 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/onboarding/register_view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/onboarding/register_view.dart
@@ -105,9 +105,15 @@ class _RegisterViewState extends State<RegisterView> {
                 const SizedBox(height: 15),
                 TextField(
                   controller: usernameController,
+                  onChanged: (value) {
+                    usernameController.text = value.toLowerCase();
+                    usernameController.selection = TextSelection.fromPosition(
+                      TextPosition(offset: usernameController.text.length),
+                    );
+                  },
                   inputFormatters: [
                     LengthLimitingTextInputFormatter(12),
-                    FilteringTextInputFormatter.allow(RegExp(r'[a-z0-9]')),
+                    FilteringTextInputFormatter.allow(RegExp(r'[a-z0-9A-Z]')),
                   ],
                   style: TextStyle(fontSize: 17),
                   decoration: getInputDecoration(