diff --git a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift
index 32ff291..ca39573 100644
--- a/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/TeleTuiIOS/Sources/TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests/main.swift
@@ -43,10 +43,16 @@ struct TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests {
         let viewModel = ChatListViewModel(bridge: bridge)
 
         await viewModel.load()
+        precondition(viewModel.folders.map(\.name) == ["All", "Work"])
         precondition(viewModel.chats.map(\.title) == ["Saved Messages", "iOS Team"])
 
         viewModel.searchText = "team"
         precondition(viewModel.filteredChats.map(\.title) == ["iOS Team"])
+
+        viewModel.searchText = ""
+        viewModel.selectedFolderId = 2
+        await viewModel.load()
+        precondition(viewModel.chats.map(\.title) == ["iOS Team"])
     }
 
     @MainActor
@@ -126,6 +132,10 @@ struct TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests {
 
         let player = RecordingVoicePlayer()
         let mediaViewModel = MediaViewModel(cache: cache, voicePlayer: player)
+        mediaViewModel.showPhoto(path: "/tmp/photo.jpg")
+        mediaViewModel.showVoice(path: "/tmp/voice.ogg")
+        precondition(mediaViewModel.activePhotoPath == "/tmp/photo.jpg")
+        precondition(mediaViewModel.activeVoicePath == "/tmp/voice.ogg")
         let voiceURL = cache.voicePath(fileId: 20)
         await mediaViewModel.playVoice(url: voiceURL)
         precondition(mediaViewModel.isVoicePlaying)
diff --git a/crates/tele-ios-ffi/README.md b/crates/tele-ios-ffi/README.md
index dfe8b93..0a15ba3 100644
--- a/crates/tele-ios-ffi/README.md
+++ b/crates/tele-ios-ffi/README.md
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ Current linking status:
 - Xcode is installed at `/Applications/Xcode.app`, and `DEVELOPER_DIR=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer xcodebuild -version` reports Xcode 26.5.
 - The iOS 26.5 simulator runtime is installed and `scripts/check-ios-prereqs.sh` passes with available iPhone/iPad simulators.
 - The current app shell uses the fake Swift bridge. Real TDLib iOS simulator/device linking is still pending until TDLib is built for `iphonesimulator` and `iphoneos` and wired into the UniFFI target.
+- Run `scripts/check-ios-tdlib-linking.sh` to reproduce the current TDLib iOS blocker documented in `docs/ios/tdlib-linking.md`.
diff --git a/docs/ios/release-checklist.md b/docs/ios/release-checklist.md
index ca0d5e3..8ae83f6 100644
--- a/docs/ios/release-checklist.md
+++ b/docs/ios/release-checklist.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 - `swift build --product TeleTuiIOSApp`
 - `swift run TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests`
 - `DEVELOPER_DIR=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer scripts/build-ios-simulator-app.sh`
+- `DEVELOPER_DIR=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer scripts/check-ios-tdlib-linking.sh` once TDLib iOS artifacts are available
+
+`swift test` is not currently a CI gate on this host because the CLI Swift toolchain available to the package does not expose `XCTest` or `Testing`. The deterministic view-model coverage lives in the executable `TeleTuiIOSSmokeTests` target until an Xcode test target is introduced.
 
 ## Rollback
 
diff --git a/docs/ios/tdlib-linking.md b/docs/ios/tdlib-linking.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f724b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ios/tdlib-linking.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# TDLib iOS Linking Status
+
+Local toolchain status:
+
+- Xcode 26.5 is installed at `/Applications/Xcode.app`.
+- iOS 26.5 simulator runtime is installed.
+- `scripts/check-ios-prereqs.sh` passes.
+- `scripts/run-ios-simulator-app.sh` launches the fake-backed SwiftUI shell in iOS Simulator.
+
+Current real TDLib blocker:
+
+```bash
+DEVELOPER_DIR=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer cargo build -p tele-ios-ffi --target aarch64-apple-ios-sim --release
+```
+
+Observed failure:
+
+```text
+[Your OS or architecture may be unsupported.] Failed to download file: Please try using the `pkg-config` or `local-tdlib` features.
+404 Not Found
+https://github.com/FedericoBruzzone/tdlib-rs/releases/download/v1.2.0/tdlib-1.8.29-ios-aarch64.zip
+```
+
+Interpretation:
+
+- Rust, Swift, Xcode, and the iOS simulator runtime are working.
+- The fake-backed iOS app shell can be built, installed, launched, and rendered.
+- Real TDLib iOS linking is blocked because `tdlib-rs` 1.2.0 does not publish the iOS static library artifact requested by its `download-tdlib` build script.
+
+Next viable paths:
+
+1. Build TDLib for `iphoneos` and `iphonesimulator` locally and switch the Rust dependency path to `local-tdlib` or `pkg-config`.
+2. Add a fake-only `tele-ios-ffi` build feature that avoids linking TDLib for simulator UI work, while keeping real TDLib behind a separate feature.
+3. Replace the `tdlib-rs` packaging path for iOS with a lower-level C ABI/XCFramework if UniFFI plus `tdlib-rs` cannot link cleanly on device.
diff --git a/scripts/check-ios-tdlib-linking.sh b/scripts/check-ios-tdlib-linking.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2161107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-ios-tdlib-linking.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ -z "${DEVELOPER_DIR:-}" && -d /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer ]]; then
+  export DEVELOPER_DIR=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
+fi
+
+target="${IOS_RUST_TARGET:-aarch64-apple-ios-sim}"
+
+if ! rustup target list --installed | grep -qx "${target}"; then
+  rustup target add "${target}"
+fi
+
+cargo build -p tele-ios-ffi --target "${target}" --release