handlewhatsapp: fix unintended drop when handling undecryptable message

2026-07-06 14:23:20 -04:00 · 2026-02-26 19:07:19 +00:00
37 changed files with 585 additions and 1480 deletions
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md
@ -7,12 +7,10 @@ type: Bug

 ---

-<!-- Include relevant logs, the bridge version and other important details here -->
+<!--
+Remember to include relevant logs, the bridge version and any other details.

-### Checklist
-
-<!-- All items below are mandatory. Issues not following the rules may be closed without comment. -->
-
-* [ ] This is an actual bug, not just a setup issue (see the [troubleshooting docs](https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/general/troubleshooting.html) or ask in the Matrix room for setup help).
-* [ ] I am certain that sufficient information is included. Ask in the Matrix room first if not.
-* [ ] The bug is still present on the main branch. The `!wa version` command output is: ``
+It's always best to ask in the Matrix room first, especially if you aren't sure
+what details are needed. Issues with insufficient detail will likely just be
+ignored or closed immediately.
+-->
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@ -1,30 +1,3 @@
-# v26.06
-
-* Added placeholder for group message history share notices.
-* Fixed community spaces not being bridged properly in some cases.
-* Fixed handling edits of HD media.
-* Fixed duplicate message when a message from another own device is initially
-  undecryptable and later gets resolved.
-
-# v26.05
-
-* Added support for importing sticker packs from WhatsApp.
-* Added support for WhatsApp's new message edit encryption scheme.
-
-# v26.04
-
-* Added support for @room mentions in both directions.
-* Changed initial backfill to happen even if WhatsApp doesn't send full history.
-* Fixed panic when handling updates to unknown polls from WhatsApp.
-* Fixed some background loops not stopping when a user is logged out.
-
-# v26.03
-
-* Added option to save outgoing messages in the database to allow encryption
-  retries to work across restarts.
-* Fixed contact list API not returning some contacts.
-* Fixed business template messages with media duplicating the text part.
-
 # v26.02

 * Bumped minimum Go version to 1.25.
--- a/cmd/mautrix-whatsapp/legacyprovision.go
+++ b/cmd/mautrix-whatsapp/legacyprovision.go
@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/hlog"
+	"go.mau.fi/util/exhttp"
+	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
+	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/appstate"
+	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/matrix"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
+
+	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp/pkg/connector"
+	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp/pkg/waid"
+)
+
+type OtherUserInfo struct {
+	MXID   id.UserID           `json:"mxid"`
+	JID    types.JID           `json:"jid"`
+	Name   string              `json:"displayname"`
+	Avatar id.ContentURIString `json:"avatar_url"`
+}
+
+type PortalInfo struct {
+	RoomID      id.RoomID        `json:"room_id"`
+	OtherUser   *OtherUserInfo   `json:"other_user,omitempty"`
+	GroupInfo   *types.GroupInfo `json:"group_info,omitempty"`
+	JustCreated bool             `json:"just_created"`
+}
+
+type Error struct {
+	Success bool   `json:"success"`
+	Error   string `json:"error"`
+	ErrCode string `json:"errcode"`
+}
+
+func legacyProvContacts(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userLogin := m.Matrix.Provisioning.GetLoginForRequest(w, r)
+	if userLogin == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if contacts, err := userLogin.Client.(*connector.WhatsAppClient).GetStore().Contacts.GetAllContacts(r.Context()); err != nil {
+		hlog.FromRequest(r).Err(err).Msg("Failed to fetch all contacts")
+		exhttp.WriteJSONResponse(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, Error{
+			Error:   "Internal server error while fetching contact list",
+			ErrCode: "failed to get contacts",
+		})
+	} else {
+		augmentedContacts := map[types.JID]any{}
+		for jid, contact := range contacts {
+			var avatarURL id.ContentURIString
+			if puppet, _ := m.Bridge.GetExistingGhostByID(r.Context(), waid.MakeUserID(jid)); puppet != nil {
+				avatarURL = puppet.AvatarMXC
+			}
+			augmentedContacts[jid] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"Found":        contact.Found,
+				"FirstName":    contact.FirstName,
+				"FullName":     contact.FullName,
+				"PushName":     contact.PushName,
+				"BusinessName": contact.BusinessName,
+				"AvatarURL":    avatarURL,
+			}
+		}
+		exhttp.WriteJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, augmentedContacts)
+	}
+}
+
+func legacyProvResolveIdentifier(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	number := r.PathValue("number")
+	userLogin := m.Matrix.Provisioning.GetLoginForRequest(w, r)
+	if userLogin == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	startChat := strings.Contains(r.URL.Path, "/v1/pm/")
+	resp, err := userLogin.Client.(*connector.WhatsAppClient).ResolveIdentifier(r.Context(), number, startChat)
+	if err != nil {
+		hlog.FromRequest(r).Warn().Err(err).Str("identifier", number).Msg("Failed to resolve identifier")
+		matrix.RespondWithError(w, err, "Internal error resolving identifier")
+		return
+	}
+	var portal *bridgev2.Portal
+	if startChat {
+		portal, err = m.Bridge.GetPortalByKey(r.Context(), resp.Chat.PortalKey)
+		if err != nil {
+			hlog.FromRequest(r).Warn().Err(err).Stringer("portal_key", resp.Chat.PortalKey).Msg("Failed to get portal by key")
+			matrix.RespondWithError(w, err, "Internal error getting portal by key")
+			return
+		}
+		err = portal.CreateMatrixRoom(r.Context(), userLogin, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			hlog.FromRequest(r).Warn().Err(err).Stringer("portal_key", resp.Chat.PortalKey).Msg("Failed to create matrix room for portal")
+			matrix.RespondWithError(w, err, "Internal error creating matrix room for portal")
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		portal, _ = m.Bridge.GetExistingPortalByKey(r.Context(), resp.Chat.PortalKey)
+	}
+	var roomID id.RoomID
+	if portal != nil {
+		roomID = portal.MXID
+	}
+	exhttp.WriteJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, PortalInfo{
+		RoomID: roomID,
+		OtherUser: &OtherUserInfo{
+			JID:    waid.ParseUserID(resp.UserID),
+			MXID:   resp.Ghost.Intent.GetMXID(),
+			Name:   resp.Ghost.Name,
+			Avatar: resp.Ghost.AvatarMXC,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func provAppStateDebug(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userLogin := m.Matrix.Provisioning.GetLoginForRequest(w, r)
+	if userLogin == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	client := userLogin.Client.(*connector.WhatsAppClient)
+	if client.Client == nil {
+		mautrix.MNotFound.WithMessage("WhatsApp client not connected").Write(w)
+		return
+	}
+	client.Client.AppStateDebugLogs = true
+	err := client.Client.FetchAppState(r.Context(), appstate.WAPatchName(r.PathValue("patch")), r.URL.Query().Get("full") == "1", false)
+	client.Client.AppStateDebugLogs = false
+	if err != nil {
+		mautrix.MUnknown.WithMessage("Failed to fetch app state: %v", err).Write(w)
+	} else {
+		exhttp.WriteEmptyJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK)
+	}
+}
+
+func provRecoverAppStateDebug(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userLogin := m.Matrix.Provisioning.GetLoginForRequest(w, r)
+	if userLogin == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	client := userLogin.Client.(*connector.WhatsAppClient)
+	if client.Client == nil {
+		mautrix.MNotFound.WithMessage("WhatsApp client not connected").Write(w)
+		return
+	}
+	resp, err := client.Client.SendPeerMessage(r.Context(), whatsmeow.BuildAppStateRecoveryRequest(appstate.WAPatchName(r.PathValue("patch"))))
+	if err != nil {
+		mautrix.MUnknown.WithMessage("Failed to send app state recovery request: %v", err).Write(w)
+	} else {
+		exhttp.WriteJSONResponse(w, http.StatusOK, resp)
+	}
+}
--- a/cmd/mautrix-whatsapp/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mautrix-whatsapp/main.go
@ -18,12 +18,21 @@ var m = mxmain.BridgeMain{
 	Name:        "mautrix-whatsapp",
 	URL:         "https://github.com/mautrix/whatsapp",
 	Description: "A Matrix-WhatsApp puppeting bridge.",
-	Version:     "26.06",
+	Version:     "26.02",
 	SemCalVer:   true,
 	Connector:   &connector.WhatsAppConnector{},
 }

 func main() {
+	m.PostStart = func() {
+		if m.Matrix.Provisioning != nil {
+			m.Matrix.Provisioning.Router.HandleFunc("GET /v1/contacts", legacyProvContacts)
+			m.Matrix.Provisioning.Router.HandleFunc("GET /v1/resolve_identifier/{number}", legacyProvResolveIdentifier)
+			m.Matrix.Provisioning.Router.HandleFunc("POST /v1/pm/{number}", legacyProvResolveIdentifier)
+			m.Matrix.Provisioning.Router.HandleFunc("POST /v1/debug/appstate/{patch}", provAppStateDebug)
+			m.Matrix.Provisioning.Router.HandleFunc("POST /v1/debug/recover-appstate/{patch}", provRecoverAppStateDebug)
+		}
+	}
 	m.InitVersion(Tag, Commit, BuildTime)
 	m.Run()
 }
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@ -2,52 +2,52 @@ module go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp

 go 1.25.0

-toolchain go1.26.4
+toolchain go1.26.0

 tool go.mau.fi/util/cmd/maubuild

 require (
-	github.com/lib/pq v1.12.3
-	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.35.1
-	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.19.0
-	go.mau.fi/util v0.9.10
-	go.mau.fi/webp v0.3.0
-	go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20260630180629-b572e5bcb92b
-	golang.org/x/image v0.42.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.56.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.21.0
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.11.2
+	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.34.0
+	go.mau.fi/util v0.9.6
+	go.mau.fi/webp v0.2.0
+	go.mau.fi/whatsmeow v0.0.0-20260218131543-e4d82a04d5d8
+	golang.org/x/image v0.36.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.50.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.28.2-0.20260702123919-bf2dbb2aa895
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.26.3
 )

 require (
-	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.2.0 // indirect
+	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/beeper/argo-go v1.1.2 // indirect
-	github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.15 // indirect
-	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/coder/websocket v1.8.14 // indirect
+	github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/elliotchance/orderedmap/v3 v3.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.45 // indirect
-	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20260330135022-df67b199bc81 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.34 // indirect
+	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20260113132338-7c7de50cc741 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.18.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/match v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/tidwall/sjson v1.2.5 // indirect
 	github.com/vektah/gqlparser/v2 v2.5.27 // indirect
-	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.8.2 // indirect
-	go.mau.fi/libsignal v0.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.7.16 // indirect
+	go.mau.fi/libsignal v0.2.1 // indirect
 	go.mau.fi/zeroconfig v0.2.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.53.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260611194520-c48552f49976 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.37.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.46.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.38.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260212183809-81e46e3db34a // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20201130134442-10cb98267c6c // indirect
 	gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2 v2.2.1 // indirect
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 // indirect
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ github.com/andreyvit/diff v0.0.0-20170406064948-c7f18ee00883 h1:bvNMNQO63//z+xNg
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--- a/pkg/connector/backfill.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/backfill.go
@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) historySyncLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	for {
 		var resetTimer bool
 		select {
+		case evt := <-wa.historySyncs:
+			// The timer is stopped unconditionally and restarted if either handleWAHistorySync had conversations,
+			// or if the timer was previously started and hadn't reached the loop above yet.
+			dispatchTimer.Stop()
+			resetTimer, _ = wa.handleWAHistorySync(ctx, evt, false)
 		case <-wa.historySyncWakeup:
 			dispatchTimer.Stop()
 			notif, rowid, err := wa.Main.DB.HSNotif.GetNext(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID)
@ -115,30 +120,14 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) downloadAndSaveWAHistorySyncData(ctx context.Context,
 		Uint32("chunk_order", evt.GetChunkOrder()).
 		Uint32("progress", evt.GetProgress()).
 		Logger()
-	log.Debug().
-		Int64("oldest_msg_in_chunk_ts", evt.GetOldestMsgInChunkTimestampSec()).
-		Any("full_request_meta", evt.GetFullHistorySyncOnDemandRequestMetadata()).
-		Any("access_status", evt.GetMessageAccessStatus()).
-		Str("peer_data_request_session_id", evt.GetPeerDataRequestSessionID()).
-		Msg("Downloading history sync")
+	log.Debug().Msg("Downloading history sync")
 	blob, err := wa.Client.DownloadHistorySync(log.WithContext(ctx), evt, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to download history sync")
 		return
 	}
-	if blob.GetSyncType() == waHistorySync.HistorySync_ON_DEMAND {
-		wa.handleOnDemandHistorySync(ctx, blob)
-		if err = wa.Main.DB.HSNotif.Delete(ctx, rowid); err != nil {
-			log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to delete queued on-demand history sync notification")
-		} else if err = wa.Client.DeleteMedia(ctx, whatsmeow.MediaHistory, evt.GetDirectPath(), evt.GetFileEncSHA256(), evt.GetEncHandle()); err != nil {
-			log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to delete history sync blob from server")
-		} else {
-			log.Debug().Msg("Finished handling on-demand history sync and deleted history sync blob from server")
-		}
-		return
-	}
 	err = wa.Main.DB.DoTxn(ctx, nil, func(ctx context.Context) (innerErr error) {
-		innerErr = wa.handleWAHistorySync(ctx, evt, blob, true)
+		resetTimer, innerErr = wa.handleWAHistorySync(ctx, blob, true)
 		if innerErr != nil {
 			return
 		}
@ -150,28 +139,13 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) downloadAndSaveWAHistorySyncData(ctx context.Context,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to store history sync notification data")
-	} else {
-		resetTimer = blob.GetSyncType() == waHistorySync.HistorySync_INITIAL_BOOTSTRAP ||
-			blob.GetSyncType() == waHistorySync.HistorySync_RECENT ||
-			blob.GetSyncType() == waHistorySync.HistorySync_FULL
-		err = wa.Client.DeleteMedia(ctx, whatsmeow.MediaHistory, evt.GetDirectPath(), evt.GetFileEncSHA256(), evt.GetEncHandle())
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to delete history sync blob from server")
-		} else {
-			log.Debug().Msg("Deleted history sync blob from server")
-		}
 	}
 	return
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	notif *waE2E.HistorySyncNotification,
-	evt *waHistorySync.HistorySync,
-	stopOnError bool,
-) error {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(ctx context.Context, evt *waHistorySync.HistorySync, stopOnError bool) (bool, error) {
 	if evt == nil || evt.SyncType == nil {
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 	log := wa.UserLogin.Log.With().
 		Str("action", "store history sync").
@ -196,16 +170,11 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 			Int("recent_sticker_count", len(evt.GetRecentStickers())).
 			Int("past_participant_count", len(evt.GetPastParticipants())).
 			Msg("Ignoring history sync")
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 	log.Info().
 		Int("conversation_count", len(evt.GetConversations())).
 		Int("past_participant_count", len(evt.GetPastParticipants())).
-		Dict("notification_metadata", zerolog.Dict().
-			Int64("oldest_msg_in_chunk_ts", notif.GetOldestMsgInChunkTimestampSec()).
-			Any("full_request_meta", notif.GetFullHistorySyncOnDemandRequestMetadata()).
-			Any("access_status", notif.GetMessageAccessStatus()).
-			Str("peer_data_request_session_id", notif.GetPeerDataRequestSessionID())).
 		Msg("Storing history sync")
 	start := time.Now()
 	successfullySavedTotal := 0
@ -246,7 +215,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 			return c.Stringer("chat_jid", jid)
 		})

-		var minTime, maxTime, firstItemTime, lastItemTime time.Time
+		var minTime, maxTime time.Time
 		var minTimeIndex, maxTimeIndex int

 		ignoredTypes := 0
@ -260,15 +229,8 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 					Str("msg_id", rawMsg.GetMessage().GetKey().GetID()).
 					Uint64("msg_time_seconds", rawMsg.GetMessage().GetMessageTimestamp()).
 					Msg("Dropping historical message due to parse error")
-				log.Trace().
-					Any("web_message_info", rawMsg.GetMessage()).
-					Msg("Content of event that failed to parse")
 				continue
 			}
-			if firstItemTime.IsZero() {
-				firstItemTime = msgEvt.Info.Timestamp
-			}
-			lastItemTime = msgEvt.Info.Timestamp
 			if minTime.IsZero() || msgEvt.Info.Timestamp.Before(minTime) {
 				minTime = msgEvt.Info.Timestamp
 				minTimeIndex = i
@ -301,9 +263,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 			Int("lowest_time_index", minTimeIndex).
 			Time("highest_time", maxTime).
 			Int("highest_time_index", maxTimeIndex).
-			Time("first_item_time", firstItemTime).
-			Time("last_item_time", lastItemTime).
-			Bool("highest_time_mismatch", firstItemTime != maxTime).
 			Dict("metadata", zerolog.Dict().
 				Uint32("ephemeral_expiration", conv.GetEphemeralExpiration()).
 				Int64("ephemeral_setting_timestamp", conv.GetEphemeralSettingTimestamp()).
@ -312,9 +271,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 				Bool("archived", conv.GetArchived()).
 				Uint32("pinned", conv.GetPinned()).
 				Uint64("mute_end", conv.GetMuteEndTime()).
-				Uint32("unread_count", conv.GetUnreadCount()).
-				Bool("end_of_history", conv.GetEndOfHistoryTransfer()).
-				Stringer("end_of_history_type", conv.GetEndOfHistoryTransferType()),
+				Uint32("unread_count", conv.GetUnreadCount()),
 			).
 			Msg("Collected messages to save from history sync conversation")

@ -322,7 +279,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 			err = wa.Main.DB.Conversation.Put(ctx, wadb.NewConversation(wa.UserLogin.ID, jid, conv, maxTime))
 			if err != nil {
 				if stopOnError {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to save conversation metadata for %s: %w", jid, err)
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to save conversation metadata for %s: %w", jid, err)
 				}
 				log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to save conversation metadata")
 				continue
@ -330,7 +287,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 			err = wa.Main.DB.Message.Put(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, jid, messages)
 			if err != nil {
 				if stopOnError {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to save messages in %s: %w", jid, err)
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to save messages in %s: %w", jid, err)
 				}
 				log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to save messages")
 				failedToSaveTotal += len(messages)
@ -340,7 +297,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 			err = wa.Main.Bridge.DB.BackfillTask.MarkNotDone(ctx, wa.makeWAPortalKey(jid), wa.UserLogin.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				if stopOnError {
-					return fmt.Errorf("failed to mark backfill task as not done for %s: %w", jid, err)
+					return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to mark backfill task as not done for %s: %w", jid, err)
 				}
 				log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to mark backfill task as not done")
 			}
@ -352,7 +309,9 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAHistorySync(
 		Int("total_message_count", totalMessageCount).
 		Dur("duration", time.Since(start)).
 		Msg("Finished storing history sync")
-	return nil
+	resetTimer := evt.GetSyncType() == waHistorySync.HistorySync_RECENT ||
+		evt.GetSyncType() == waHistorySync.HistorySync_FULL
+	return resetTimer, nil
 }

 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) createPortalsFromHistorySync(ctx context.Context) {
@ -400,8 +359,8 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) createPortalsFromHistorySync(ctx context.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 		wrappedInfo, err := wa.getChatInfo(ctx, conv.ChatJID, conv, true)
-		if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrNotInGroup) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrGroupNotFound) {
-			log.Debug().Err(err).Stringer("chat_jid", conv.ChatJID).
+		if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrNotInGroup) {
+			log.Debug().Stringer("chat_jid", conv.ChatJID).
 				Msg("Skipping creating room because the user is not a participant")
 			//err = wa.Main.DB.Message.DeleteAllInChat(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, conv.ChatJID)
 			//if err != nil {
@ -476,67 +435,38 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) FetchMessages(ctx context.Context, params bridgev2.Fet
 	}
 	var markRead bool
 	var startTime, endTime *time.Time
-	var conv *wadb.Conversation
-	if params.Forward || wa.Main.Config.HistorySync.BackwardsOnDemand {
-		conv, err = wa.Main.DB.Conversation.Get(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get conversation from database: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
 	if params.Forward {
 		if params.AnchorMessage != nil {
 			startTime = ptr.Ptr(params.AnchorMessage.Timestamp)
 		}
-		if conv != nil {
+		conv, err := wa.Main.DB.Conversation.Get(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get conversation from database: %w", err)
+		} else if conv != nil {
 			markRead = !ptr.Val(conv.MarkedAsUnread) && ptr.Val(conv.UnreadCount) == 0
 		}
-	} else {
-		if params.AnchorMessage != nil {
-			endTime = ptr.Ptr(params.AnchorMessage.Timestamp)
+	} else if params.Cursor != "" {
+		endTimeUnix, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(params.Cursor), 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse cursor: %w", err)
 		}
-		if params.Cursor != "" {
-			endTimeUnix, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(params.Cursor), 10, 64)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse cursor: %w", err)
-			}
-			cursorTime := time.Unix(endTimeUnix, 0)
-			if endTime == nil || cursorTime.Before(*endTime) {
-				endTime = &cursorTime
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	var anchorID types.MessageID
-	if params.AnchorMessage != nil {
-		parsedID, _ := waid.ParseMessageID(params.AnchorMessage.ID)
-		if parsedID != nil {
-			anchorID = parsedID.ID
-		}
-	}
-	var hasMore bool
-	if !params.Forward && wa.Main.Config.HistorySync.BackwardsOnDemand {
-		hasMore = conv != nil && ptr.Val(conv.EndOfHistoryTransferType) == waHistorySync.Conversation_COMPLETE_BUT_MORE_MESSAGES_REMAIN_ON_PRIMARY
+		endTime = ptr.Ptr(time.Unix(endTimeUnix, 0))
+	} else if params.AnchorMessage != nil {
+		endTime = ptr.Ptr(params.AnchorMessage.Timestamp)
 	}
 	messages, err := wa.Main.DB.Message.GetBetween(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID, startTime, endTime, params.Count+1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load messages from database: %w", err)
-	} else if len(messages) == 0 || (len(messages) == 1 && anchorID != "" && messages[0].GetKey().GetID() == anchorID) {
-		wa.deleteHistorySyncMessages(ctx, portalJID, 0, 0)
-		if hasMore && !params.AllowSlowFetch {
-			return &bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse{
-				MoreRequiresSlowFetch: true,
-				HasMore:               true,
-				Forward:               params.Forward,
-			}, nil
-		} else if hasMore {
-			return wa.fetchMessagesFromPhone(ctx, params)
-		}
+	} else if len(messages) == 0 {
 		return &bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse{
 			HasMore: false,
 			Forward: params.Forward,
 		}, nil
 	}
+	hasMore := false
+	oldestTS := messages[len(messages)-1].GetMessageTimestamp()
+	newestTS := messages[0].GetMessageTimestamp()
 	if len(messages) > params.Count {
-		oldestTS := messages[len(messages)-1].GetMessageTimestamp()
 		hasMore = true
 		// For safety, cut off messages with the oldest timestamp in the response.
 		// Otherwise, if there are multiple messages with the same timestamp, the next fetch may miss some.
@ -547,81 +477,19 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) FetchMessages(ctx context.Context, params bridgev2.Fet
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	resp, err := wa.convertHistorySyncMessages(ctx, params.Portal, portalJID, messages, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert messages: %w", err)
-	}
-	resp.HasMore = hasMore
-	resp.Forward = params.Forward
-	resp.MarkRead = markRead
-	return resp, nil
-}
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) deleteHistorySyncMessages(ctx context.Context, portalJID types.JID, newestTS, oldestTS uint64) {
-	var err error
-	var rows int64
-	if (newestTS == 0 && oldestTS == 0) || !wa.Main.Bridge.Config.Backfill.Queue.AnyEnabled() {
-		// If the backfill queue isn't enabled, delete all messages after backfilling a batch.
-		rows, err = wa.Main.DB.Message.DeleteAllInChat(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID)
-	} else {
-		// Otherwise just delete the messages that got backfilled
-		rows, err = wa.Main.DB.Message.DeleteBetween(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID, newestTS, oldestTS)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).
-			Stringer("portal_jid", portalJID).
-			Uint64("newest_ts", newestTS).
-			Uint64("oldest_ts", oldestTS).
-			Msg("Failed to delete messages from database after backfill")
-	} else {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
-			Stringer("portal_jid", portalJID).
-			Uint64("newest_ts", newestTS).
-			Uint64("oldest_ts", oldestTS).
-			Int64("rows_affected", rows).
-			Msg("Deleted history sync messages from database")
-	}
-}
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) convertHistorySyncMessages(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	portal *bridgev2.Portal,
-	portalJID types.JID,
-	messages []*waWeb.WebMessageInfo,
-	explodeOnError bool,
-) (*bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse, error) {
-	oldestTS := messages[len(messages)-1].GetMessageTimestamp()
-	newestTS := messages[0].GetMessageTimestamp()
-	convertedMessages := make([]*bridgev2.BackfillMessage, 0, len(messages))
+	convertedMessages := make([]*bridgev2.BackfillMessage, len(messages))
 	var mediaRequests []*wadb.MediaRequest
 	for i, msg := range messages {
 		evt, err := wa.Client.ParseWebMessage(portalJID, msg)
 		if err != nil {
-			if explodeOnError {
-				// This should never happen because the info is already parsed once before being stored in the database
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse info of message %s: %w", msg.GetKey().GetID(), err)
-			}
-			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).
-				Int("msg_index", i).
-				Str("msg_id", msg.GetKey().GetID()).
-				Uint64("msg_time_seconds", msg.GetMessageTimestamp()).
-				Msg("Dropping historical message due to parse error")
-			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Trace().
-				Any("web_message_info", msg.GetMessage()).
-				Msg("Content of event that failed to parse")
-			continue
-		}
-		if !explodeOnError {
-			msgType := getMessageType(evt.Message)
-			if msgType == "ignore" || strings.HasPrefix(msgType, "unknown_protocol_") {
-				continue
-			}
+			// This should never happen because the info is already parsed once before being stored in the database
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse info of message %s: %w", msg.GetKey().GetID(), err)
 		}
+		var mediaReq *wadb.MediaRequest
 		isViewOnce := evt.IsViewOnce || evt.IsViewOnceV2 || evt.IsViewOnceV2Extension
-		converted, mediaReq := wa.convertHistorySyncMessage(
-			ctx, portal, &evt.Info, evt.Message, evt.RawMessage, isViewOnce, msg.Reactions,
+		convertedMessages[i], mediaReq = wa.convertHistorySyncMessage(
+			ctx, params.Portal, &evt.Info, evt.Message, evt.RawMessage, isViewOnce, msg.Reactions,
 		)
-		convertedMessages = append(convertedMessages, converted)
 		if mediaReq != nil {
 			mediaRequests = append(mediaRequests, mediaReq)
 		}
@ -630,10 +498,24 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) convertHistorySyncMessages(
 	return &bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse{
 		Messages: convertedMessages,
 		Cursor:   networkid.PaginationCursor(strconv.FormatUint(oldestTS, 10)),
+		HasMore:  hasMore,
+		Forward:  endTime == nil,
+		MarkRead: markRead,
+		// TODO set remaining or total count
 		CompleteCallback: func() {
 			// TODO this only deletes after backfilling. If there's no need for backfill after a relogin,
 			//      the messages will be stuck in the database
-			wa.deleteHistorySyncMessages(ctx, portalJID, newestTS, oldestTS)
+			var err error
+			if !wa.Main.Bridge.Config.Backfill.Queue.Enabled && !wa.Main.Bridge.Config.Backfill.WillPaginateManually {
+				// If the backfill queue isn't enabled, delete all messages after backfilling a batch.
+				err = wa.Main.DB.Message.DeleteAllInChat(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID)
+			} else {
+				// Otherwise just delete the messages that got backfilled
+				err = wa.Main.DB.Message.DeleteBetween(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, portalJID, newestTS, oldestTS)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).Msg("Failed to delete messages from database after backfill")
+			}
 			if len(mediaRequests) > 0 {
 				go func(ctx context.Context) {
 					for _, req := range mediaRequests {
@ -651,94 +533,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) convertHistorySyncMessages(
 	}, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) fetchMessagesFromPhone(ctx context.Context, params bridgev2.FetchMessagesParams) (*bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse, error) {
-	if params.AnchorMessage == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("anchor message is required to fetch messages from phone")
-	}
-	parsed, err := waid.ParseMessageID(params.AnchorMessage.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse anchor message ID: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	msgID := wa.Client.GenerateMessageID()
-	reqData := wa.Client.BuildHistorySyncRequest(&types.MessageInfo{
-		MessageSource: types.MessageSource{
-			Chat:     parsed.Chat,
-			Sender:   parsed.Sender,
-			IsFromMe: parsed.Sender.ToNonAD() == wa.JID.ToNonAD() || parsed.Sender.ToNonAD() == wa.Device.GetLID().ToNonAD(),
-			IsGroup:  parsed.Chat.Server == types.GroupServer,
-		},
-		ID:        parsed.ID,
-		Timestamp: params.AnchorMessage.Timestamp,
-	}, 50)
-	zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
-		Str("request_msg_id", msgID).
-		Any("anchor_msg_parsed", parsed).
-		Any("request_data", reqData).
-		Msg("Sending history sync request")
-	_, err = wa.Client.SendMessage(ctx, wa.JID.ToNonAD(), reqData, whatsmeow.SendRequestExtra{
-		ID:   msgID,
-		Peer: true,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to send history sync request: %w", err)
-	}
-	return &bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse{
-		HasMore: true,
-		Pending: true,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleOnDemandHistorySync(ctx context.Context, blob *waHistorySync.HistorySync) {
-	if len(blob.GetConversations()) > 1 {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().
-			Int("conversation_count", len(blob.GetConversations())).
-			Msg("Received on-demand history sync with multiple conversations")
-	}
-	for _, conv := range blob.GetConversations() {
-		portalJID, err := types.ParseJID(conv.GetID())
-		if err != nil {
-			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Str("jid", conv.GetID()).Msg("Failed to parse portal JID")
-			continue
-		}
-		portal, err := wa.Main.Bridge.GetPortalByKey(ctx, wa.makeWAPortalKey(portalJID))
-		if err != nil {
-			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Stringer("portal_jid", portalJID).Msg("Failed to get portal for on-demand history sync")
-			continue
-		}
-		ctx := zerolog.Ctx(ctx).With().
-			Str("portal_id", string(portal.ID)).
-			Str("portal_receiver", string(portal.Receiver)).
-			Stringer("portal_mxid", portal.MXID).
-			Logger().WithContext(ctx)
-		portal.HandleRemoteBackfill(ctx, wa.UserLogin, &simplevent.Backfill{
-			EventMeta: simplevent.EventMeta{
-				Type:      bridgev2.RemoteEventBackfill,
-				PortalKey: portal.PortalKey,
-			},
-			GetDataFunc: func(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal) (*bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse, error) {
-				if len(conv.GetMessages()) == 0 {
-					return &bridgev2.FetchMessagesResponse{}, nil
-				}
-				messages := make([]*waWeb.WebMessageInfo, len(conv.GetMessages()))
-				for i, rawMsg := range conv.GetMessages() {
-					messages[i] = rawMsg.Message
-				}
-				zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
-					Int("message_count", len(messages)).
-					Stringer("end_of_history_type", conv.GetEndOfHistoryTransferType()).
-					Msg("Converting messages to bridge from on-demand history sync")
-				resp, err := wa.convertHistorySyncMessages(ctx, portal, portalJID, messages, false)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				resp.HasMore = conv.GetEndOfHistoryTransferType() == waHistorySync.Conversation_COMPLETE_BUT_MORE_MESSAGES_REMAIN_ON_PRIMARY
-				return resp, nil
-			},
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) convertHistorySyncMessage(
 	ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, info *types.MessageInfo, msg, rawMsg *waE2E.Message, isViewOnce bool, reactions []*waWeb.Reaction,
 ) (*bridgev2.BackfillMessage, *wadb.MediaRequest) {
--- a/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/capabilities.go
@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ var WhatsAppGeneralCaps = &bridgev2.NetworkGeneralCapabilities{
 	AggressiveUpdateInfo: true,
 	ImplicitReadReceipts: true,
 	Provisioning: bridgev2.ProvisioningCapabilities{
-		ImagePackImport: true,
 		ResolveIdentifier: bridgev2.ResolveIdentifierCapabilities{
 			CreateDM:    true,
 			LookupPhone: true,
@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) GetCapabilities() *bridgev2.NetworkGeneralCapabilit
 }

 func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) GetBridgeInfoVersion() (info, caps int) {
-	return 1, 8
+	return 1, 7
 }

 const WAMaxFileSize = 2000 * 1024 * 1024
@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func supportedIfFFmpeg() event.CapabilitySupportLevel {
 }

 func capID() string {
-	base := "fi.mau.whatsapp.capabilities.2026_05_12"
+	base := "fi.mau.whatsapp.capabilities.2025_12_15"
 	if ffmpeg.Supported() {
 		return base + "+ffmpeg"
 	}
@ -126,10 +125,10 @@ var whatsappCaps = &event.RoomFeatures{
 		event.CapMsgSticker: {
 			MimeTypes: map[string]event.CapabilitySupportLevel{
 				"image/webp": event.CapLevelFullySupported,
+				// TODO see if sending lottie is possible
+				//"video/lottie+json": event.CapLevelFullySupported,
 				"image/png":  event.CapLevelPartialSupport,
 				"image/jpeg": event.CapLevelPartialSupport,
-				// This will only be accepted if it was imported from WhatsApp
-				"video/lottie+json": event.CapLevelPartialSupport,
 			},
 			Caption: event.CapLevelDropped,
 			MaxSize: WAMaxFileSize,
--- a/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/chatinfo.go
@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) wrapGroupInfo(ctx context.Context, info *types.GroupIn
 		Name:  ptr.Ptr(info.Name),
 		Topic: ptr.Ptr(info.Topic),
 		Members: &bridgev2.ChatMemberList{
-			IsFull:           !info.IsIncognito && !info.IsParent,
+			IsFull:           !info.IsIncognito,
 			TotalMemberCount: len(info.Participants),
 			MemberMap:        make(map[networkid.UserID]bridgev2.ChatMember, len(info.Participants)),
 			PowerLevels: &bridgev2.PowerLevelOverrides{
@ -284,15 +284,11 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) wrapGroupInfo(ctx context.Context, info *types.GroupIn
 		},
 		ExtraUpdates: extraUpdater,
 	}
-	var hasSelf bool
 	for _, pcp := range info.Participants {
 		member := bridgev2.ChatMember{
 			EventSender: wa.makeEventSender(ctx, pcp.JID),
 			Membership:  event.MembershipJoin,
 		}
-		if member.EventSender.IsFromMe {
-			hasSelf = true
-		}
 		if pcp.IsSuperAdmin {
 			member.PowerLevel = ptr.Ptr(superAdminPL)
 		} else if pcp.IsAdmin {
@ -303,21 +299,18 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) wrapGroupInfo(ctx context.Context, info *types.GroupIn
 		member.MemberEventExtra = map[string]any{
 			"com.beeper.exclude_from_timeline": true,
 		}
-		wrapped.Members.MemberMap.Set(member)
+		wrapped.Members.MemberMap[waid.MakeUserID(pcp.JID)] = member
 		if pcp.JID.Server == types.HiddenUserServer && !pcp.PhoneNumber.IsEmpty() {
-			wrapped.Members.MemberMap.Add(bridgev2.ChatMember{
+			wrapped.Members.MemberMap[waid.MakeUserID(pcp.PhoneNumber)] = bridgev2.ChatMember{
 				EventSender:    bridgev2.EventSender{Sender: waid.MakeUserID(pcp.PhoneNumber)},
 				Membership:     event.MembershipLeave,
 				PrevMembership: event.MembershipJoin,
 				MemberEventExtra: map[string]any{
 					"com.beeper.exclude_from_timeline": true,
 				},
-			})
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	if info.IsParent && !hasSelf && info.AddressingMode == types.AddressingModeLID {
-		wrapped.Members.MemberMap.Add(bridgev2.ChatMember{EventSender: wa.makeEventSender(ctx, wa.Device.LID)})
-	}

 	if !info.LinkedParentJID.IsEmpty() {
 		wrapped.ParentID = ptr.Ptr(waid.MakePortalID(info.LinkedParentJID))
@ -457,7 +450,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) makePortalAvatarFetcher(avatarID string, sender types.
 			wrappedAvatar = &bridgev2.Avatar{
 				ID: networkid.AvatarID(avatar.ID),
 				Get: func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-					return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithOnlyPath(ctx, avatar.DirectPath)
+					return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithPath(ctx, avatar.DirectPath, nil, nil, nil, 0, "", "")
 				},
 			}
 		}
@ -496,7 +489,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) wrapNewsletterInfo(ctx context.Context, info *types.Ne
 	if info.ThreadMeta.Picture != nil {
 		avatar.ID = networkid.AvatarID(info.ThreadMeta.Picture.ID)
 		avatar.Get = func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-			return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithOnlyPath(ctx, info.ThreadMeta.Picture.DirectPath)
+			return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithPath(ctx, info.ThreadMeta.Picture.DirectPath, nil, nil, nil, 0, "", "")
 		}
 	} else if info.ThreadMeta.Preview.ID != "" {
 		avatar.ID = networkid.AvatarID(info.ThreadMeta.Preview.ID)
@ -507,7 +500,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) wrapNewsletterInfo(ctx context.Context, info *types.Ne
 			} else if meta.ThreadMeta.Picture == nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("full res avatar info is missing")
 			}
-			return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithOnlyPath(ctx, meta.ThreadMeta.Picture.DirectPath)
+			return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithPath(ctx, meta.ThreadMeta.Picture.DirectPath, nil, nil, nil, 0, "", "")
 		}
 	} else {
 		avatar.ID = "remove"
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/appstate"
 	waBinary "go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/binary"
+	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waHistorySync"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waWa6"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/store"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/networkid"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/status"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"

 	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp/pkg/waid"
 )
@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) LoadUserLogin(ctx context.Context, login *bridgev2.
 		UserLogin: login,
 		MC:        noopMCInstance,

+		historySyncs:              make(chan *waHistorySync.HistorySync, 64),
 		historySyncWakeup:         make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		resyncQueue:               make(map[types.JID]resyncQueueItem),
 		directMediaRetries:        make(map[networkid.MessageID]*directMediaRetry),
@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ type WhatsAppClient struct {
 	JID       types.JID
 	MC        mClient

+	historySyncs       chan *waHistorySync.HistorySync
 	historySyncWakeup  chan struct{}
 	stopLoops          atomic.Pointer[context.CancelFunc]
 	resyncQueue        map[types.JID]resyncQueueItem
@ -129,7 +131,6 @@ var (
 	_ bridgev2.PushableNetworkAPI          = (*WhatsAppClient)(nil)
 	_ bridgev2.BackgroundSyncingNetworkAPI = (*WhatsAppClient)(nil)
 	_ bridgev2.ChatViewingNetworkAPI       = (*WhatsAppClient)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.StickerImportingNetworkAPI  = (*WhatsAppClient)(nil)
 )

 var pushCfg = &bridgev2.PushConfig{
@ -210,7 +211,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) Connect(ctx context.Context) {
 	wa.Client.BackgroundEventCtx = wa.UserLogin.Log.WithContext(wa.Main.Bridge.BackgroundCtx)
 	zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().Msg("Connecting to WhatsApp")
 	if err := wa.Client.ConnectContext(ctx); err != nil {
-		wa.callStopLoops()
 		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Msg("Failed to connect to WhatsApp")
 		state := status.BridgeState{
 			StateEvent: status.StateUnknownError,
@ -266,9 +266,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) ConnectBackground(ctx context.Context, params *bridgev
 		return payload
 	}
 	defer func() {
-		if cli := wa.Client; cli != nil {
-			cli.GetClientPayload = nil
-		}
+		wa.Client.GetClientPayload = nil
 	}()
 	err := wa.Client.ConnectContext(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@ -337,7 +335,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) startLoops() {
 	if oldStop != nil {
 		(*oldStop)()
 	}
-	ctx = wa.UserLogin.Log.WithContext(ctx)
 	go wa.historySyncLoop(ctx)
 	go wa.ghostResyncLoop(ctx)
 	if mrc := wa.Main.Config.HistorySync.MediaRequests; mrc.AutoRequestMedia && mrc.RequestMethod == MediaRequestMethodLocalTime {
@ -355,14 +352,10 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) GetStore() *store.Device {
 	return store.NoopDevice
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) callStopLoops() {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) Disconnect() {
 	if stopHistorySyncLoop := wa.stopLoops.Swap(nil); stopHistorySyncLoop != nil {
 		(*stopHistorySyncLoop)()
 	}
-}
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) Disconnect() {
-	wa.callStopLoops()
 	if cli := wa.Client; cli != nil {
 		cli.Disconnect()
 	}
@ -469,12 +462,3 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) updatePresence(ctx context.Context, presence types.Pre
 	}
 	return err
 }
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) DownloadImagePack(ctx context.Context, url string) (*bridgev2.ImportedImagePack, error) {
-	return wa.Main.MsgConv.DownloadImagePack(ctx, wa.UserLogin.ID, wa.Client, url)
-}
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) ListImagePacks(ctx context.Context) ([]*event.ImagePackMetadata, error) {
-	// TODO
-	return nil, nil
-}
--- a/pkg/connector/config.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/config.go
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package connector

 import (
 	_ "embed"
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
@ -71,8 +70,6 @@ type Config struct {
 			RequestLocalTime int                `yaml:"request_local_time"`
 			MaxAsyncHandle   int64              `yaml:"max_async_handle"`
 		} `yaml:"media_requests"`
-
-		BackwardsOnDemand bool `yaml:"backwards_on_demand"`
 	} `yaml:"history_sync"`

 	displaynameTemplate *template.Template `yaml:"-"`
@ -91,15 +88,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalYAML(node *yaml.Node) error {
 func (c *Config) PostProcess() error {
 	var err error
 	c.displaynameTemplate, err = template.New("displayname").Parse(c.DisplaynameTemplate)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// Try to execute template to make sure it's valid
-	_, err = c.formatDisplayname(types.PSAJID, "", types.ContactInfo{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute displayname template: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
+	return err
 }

 func upgradeConfig(helper up.Helper) {
@ -145,7 +134,6 @@ func upgradeConfig(helper up.Helper) {
 	helper.Copy(up.Str, "history_sync", "media_requests", "request_method")
 	helper.Copy(up.Int, "history_sync", "media_requests", "request_local_time")
 	helper.Copy(up.Int, "history_sync", "media_requests", "max_async_handle")
-	helper.Copy(up.Bool, "history_sync", "backwards_on_demand")
 }

 type DisplaynameParams struct {
@ -160,7 +148,7 @@ type DisplaynameParams struct {
 	Short  string
 }

-func (c *Config) formatDisplayname(jid types.JID, phone string, contact types.ContactInfo) (string, error) {
+func (c *Config) FormatDisplayname(jid types.JID, phone string, contact types.ContactInfo) string {
 	var nameBuf strings.Builder
 	if phone == "" && jid.Server == types.DefaultUserServer {
 		phone = "+" + jid.User
@ -179,21 +167,13 @@ func (c *Config) formatDisplayname(jid types.JID, phone string, contact types.Co
 		Name:   contact.FullName,
 		Short:  contact.FirstName,
 	})
-	return nameBuf.String(), err
-}
-
-func (c *Config) FormatDisplayname(jid types.JID, phone string, contact types.ContactInfo) string {
-	name, err := c.formatDisplayname(jid, phone, contact)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	return name
+	return nameBuf.String()
 }

 func redactPhone(phone string) string {
-	if len(phone) <= 4 {
-		return phone
-	}
 	// This doesn't keep 2+ digit country codes properly, but whatever
 	return phone[:2] + strings.Repeat("∙", len(phone)-4) + phone[len(phone)-2:]
 }
--- a/pkg/connector/directmedia.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/directmedia.go
@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package connector

 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@ -68,8 +67,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) Download(ctx context.Context, mediaID networkid.Med
 		return wa.downloadMessageDirectMedia(ctx, parsedID, params)
 	} else if parsedID.Avatar != nil {
 		return wa.downloadAvatarDirectMedia(ctx, parsedID, params)
-	} else if parsedID.Sticker != nil {
-		return wa.downloadStickerDirectMedia(ctx, parsedID, params)
 	} else {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected media ID parsing result")
 	}
@ -131,30 +128,15 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) downloadAvatarDirectMedia(ctx context.Context, pars
 	}
 	return &mediaproxy.GetMediaResponseFile{
 		Callback: func(w *os.File) (*mediaproxy.FileMeta, error) {
-			return &mediaproxy.FileMeta{}, waClient.Client.DownloadMediaWithOnlyPathToFile(ctx, cachedInfo.DirectPath, w)
+			return &mediaproxy.FileMeta{}, waClient.Client.DownloadMediaWithPathToFile(
+				ctx, cachedInfo.DirectPath, nil, nil, nil, 0, "", "", w,
+			)
 		},
 	}, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) downloadStickerDirectMedia(ctx context.Context, parsedID *waid.ParsedMediaID, params map[string]string) (mediaproxy.GetMediaResponse, error) {
-	ul := wa.Bridge.GetCachedUserLoginByID(parsedID.UserLogin)
-	if ul == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: user login %s not found", bridgev2.ErrNotLoggedIn, parsedID.UserLogin)
-	}
-	waClient := ul.Client.(*WhatsAppClient)
-	if waClient.Client == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no WhatsApp client found on login %s", parsedID.UserLogin)
-	}
-	sticker, err := wa.MsgConv.GetCachedSticker(ctx, waClient.Client, parsedID.Sticker.PackID, parsedID.Sticker.FileHash)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else if sticker == nil {
-		return nil, mautrix.MNotFound.WithMessage("Sticker not found in pack")
-	}
-	return wa.makeDirectMediaResponse(ctx, waClient, sticker, sticker.MimeType, "", nil, params)
-}
-
 func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) downloadMessageDirectMedia(ctx context.Context, parsedID *waid.ParsedMediaID, params map[string]string) (mediaproxy.GetMediaResponse, error) {
+	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
 	msg, err := wa.Bridge.DB.Message.GetFirstPartByID(ctx, parsedID.UserLogin, parsedID.Message.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get message: %w", err)
@ -170,9 +152,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) downloadMessageDirectMedia(ctx context.Context, par
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal media keys: %w", err)
 	}
-	if version := parsedID.Message.Version; len(version) > 0 && !bytes.Equal(version, keys.EncSHA256) && !bytes.Equal(version, keys.SHA256) {
-		return nil, mautrix.MNotFound.WithMessage("Version mismatch, media was likely replaced")
-	}
 	var ul *bridgev2.UserLogin
 	if parsedID.UserLogin != "" {
 		ul = wa.Bridge.GetCachedUserLoginByID(parsedID.UserLogin)
@ -195,29 +174,16 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) downloadMessageDirectMedia(ctx context.Context, par
 	if waClient.Client == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no WhatsApp client found on login")
 	}
-	return wa.makeDirectMediaResponse(ctx, waClient, keys, keys.MimeType, msg.ID, keys, params)
-}
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) makeDirectMediaResponse(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	waClient *WhatsAppClient,
-	dm whatsmeow.DownloadableMessage,
-	mimeType string,
-	msgID networkid.MessageID,
-	keys *msgconv.FailedMediaKeys,
-	params map[string]string,
-) (mediaproxy.GetMediaResponse, error) {
 	return &mediaproxy.GetMediaResponseFile{
 		Callback: func(f *os.File) (*mediaproxy.FileMeta, error) {
-			log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
-			err := waClient.Client.DownloadToFile(ctx, dm, f)
-			if keys != nil && (errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith403) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith404) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith410) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrNoURLPresent)) {
+			err := waClient.Client.DownloadToFile(ctx, keys, f)
+			if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith403) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith404) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith410) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrNoURLPresent) {
 				val := params["fi.mau.whatsapp.reload_media"]
 				if val == "false" || (!wa.Config.DirectMediaAutoRequest && val != "true") {
 					return nil, ErrReloadNeeded
 				}
 				log.Trace().Msg("Media not found for direct download, requesting and waiting")
-				err = waClient.requestAndWaitDirectMedia(ctx, msgID, keys)
+				err = waClient.requestAndWaitDirectMedia(ctx, msg.ID, keys)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Trace().Err(err).Msg("Failed to wait for media for direct download")
 					return nil, err
@ -225,29 +191,30 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) makeDirectMediaResponse(
 				log.Trace().Msg("Retrying download after successful retry")
 				err = waClient.Client.DownloadToFile(ctx, keys, f)
 			}
-			if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrInvalidMediaSHA256) {
+			if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrFileLengthMismatch) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrInvalidMediaSHA256) {
 				zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).Msg("Mismatching media checksums in message. Ignoring because WhatsApp seems to ignore them too")
 			} else if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}

-			if mimeType == "application/was" {
+			mime := keys.MimeType
+			if mime == "application/was" {
 				if _, err := f.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to seek to start of sticker zip: %w", err)
 				} else if zipData, err := io.ReadAll(f); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read sticker zip: %w", err)
-				} else if data, _, err := msgconv.ExtractAnimatedSticker(zipData); err != nil {
+				} else if data, err := msgconv.ExtractAnimatedSticker(zipData); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to extract animated sticker: %w %x", err, zipData)
 				} else if _, err := f.WriteAt(data, 0); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write animated sticker to file: %w", err)
 				} else if err := f.Truncate(int64(len(data))); err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to truncate animated sticker file: %w", err)
 				}
-				mimeType = "video/lottie+json"
+				mime = "video/lottie+json"
 			}

 			return &mediaproxy.FileMeta{
-				ContentType: mimeType,
+				ContentType: mime,
 			}, nil
 		},
 	}, nil
--- a/pkg/connector/events.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/events.go
@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ type WAMessageEvent struct {

 	parsedMessageType             string
 	isUndecryptableUpsertSubEvent bool
-	dontRenderEdited              bool
 	postHandle                    func()
 }

@ -182,15 +181,12 @@ func (evt *WAMessageEvent) ConvertEdit(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Por
 	}
 	var editedMsg *waE2E.Message
 	var previouslyConvertedPart *bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart
-	targetMessage := evt.GetTargetMessage()
-	cacheMessage := targetMessage
 	if evt.isUndecryptableUpsertSubEvent {
 		// TODO db metadata needs to be updated in this case to remove the error
 		editedMsg = evt.Message
-		cacheMessage = evt.GetID()
 	} else {
 		editedMsg = evt.Message.GetProtocolMessage().GetEditedMessage()
-		previouslyConvertedPart = evt.wa.Main.GetMediaEditCache(portal, targetMessage)
+		previouslyConvertedPart = evt.wa.Main.GetMediaEditCache(portal, evt.GetTargetMessage())
 		meta := existing[0].Metadata.(*waid.MessageMetadata)
 		if slices.Contains(meta.Edits, evt.Info.ID) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: edit already handled", bridgev2.ErrIgnoringRemoteEvent)
@ -206,11 +202,9 @@ func (evt *WAMessageEvent) ConvertEdit(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Por
 		evt.postHandle = func() {
 			evt.wa.processFailedMedia(ctx, portal.PortalKey, evt.GetID(), cm, false)
 		}
-	} else if len(cm.Parts) > 0 && cacheMessage != "" {
-		evt.wa.Main.AddMediaEditCache(portal, cacheMessage, cm.Parts[0])
 	}
 	editPart := cm.Parts[0].ToEditPart(existing[0])
-	if evt.isUndecryptableUpsertSubEvent || evt.dontRenderEdited {
+	if evt.isUndecryptableUpsertSubEvent {
 		if editPart.TopLevelExtra == nil {
 			editPart.TopLevelExtra = make(map[string]any)
 		}
@ -270,6 +264,18 @@ func (evt *WAMessageEvent) GetType() bridgev2.RemoteEventType {
 func (evt *WAMessageEvent) HandleExisting(ctx context.Context, portal *bridgev2.Portal, intent bridgev2.MatrixAPI, existing []*database.Message) (bridgev2.UpsertResult, error) {
 	if existing[0].Metadata.(*waid.MessageMetadata).Error == waid.MsgErrDecryptionFailed {
 		evt.wa.trackUndecryptableResolved(evt.MsgEvent)
+		if existing[0].HasFakeMXID() {
+			// The undecryptable message was hidden (decrypt_fail=hide), so no Matrix
+			// event was sent. Delete the placeholder DB entry and let the framework
+			// handle this as a brand-new message so a real Matrix event is created.
+			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
+				Msg("Received decryptable version of previously hidden undecryptable message, re-handling as new message")
+			err := portal.Bridge.DB.Message.DeleteAllParts(ctx, portal.Receiver, evt.GetID())
+			if err != nil {
+				return bridgev2.UpsertResult{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete hidden placeholder message: %w", err)
+			}
+			return bridgev2.UpsertResult{ContinueMessageHandling: true}, nil
+		}
 		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().
 			Stringer("existing_mxid", existing[0].MXID).
 			Msg("Received decryptable version of previously undecryptable message")
@ -325,7 +331,8 @@ func (evt *WANowDecryptableMessage) GetType() bridgev2.RemoteEventType {

 type WAUndecryptableMessage struct {
 	*MessageInfoWrapper
-	Type events.UnavailableType
+	Type   events.UnavailableType
+	Hidden bool
 }

 var (
@ -372,9 +379,10 @@ func (evt *WAUndecryptableMessage) ConvertMessage(ctx context.Context, portal *b
 	// TODO thread root for comments
 	return &bridgev2.ConvertedMessage{
 		Parts: []*bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart{{
-			Type:    event.EventMessage,
-			Content: content,
-			Extra:   extra,
+			Type:       event.EventMessage,
+			Content:    content,
+			Extra:      extra,
+			DontBridge: evt.Hidden,
 			DBMetadata: &waid.MessageMetadata{
 				SenderDeviceID:   evt.Info.Sender.Device,
 				Error:            waid.MsgErrDecryptionFailed,
--- a/pkg/connector/example-config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/connector/example-config.yaml
@ -121,6 +121,3 @@ history_sync:
        request_local_time: 120
        # Maximum number of media request responses to handle in parallel per user.
        max_async_handle: 2
-    # Use on-demand history sync requests for fetching older messages?
-    # This only applies when using the backfill queue, never for forward backfills.
-    backwards_on_demand: false
--- a/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlematrix.go
@ -48,12 +48,11 @@ var (
 	_ bridgev2.DeleteChatHandlingNetworkAPI     = (*WhatsAppClient)(nil)
 )

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixPollStart(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixPollStart) (result *bridgev2.MatrixMessageResponse, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixPollStart(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixPollStart) (*bridgev2.MatrixMessageResponse, error) {
 	waMsg, optionMap, err := wa.Main.MsgConv.PollStartToWhatsApp(ctx, msg.Content, msg.ReplyTo, msg.Portal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert poll vote: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	resp, err := wa.handleConvertedMatrixMessage(ctx, &msg.MatrixMessage, waMsg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@ -68,21 +67,19 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixPollStart(ctx context.Context, msg *bridge
 	return resp, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixPollVote(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixPollVote) (result *bridgev2.MatrixMessageResponse, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixPollVote(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixPollVote) (*bridgev2.MatrixMessageResponse, error) {
 	waMsg, err := wa.Main.MsgConv.PollVoteToWhatsApp(ctx, wa.Client, msg.Content, msg.VoteTo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert poll vote: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	return wa.handleConvertedMatrixMessage(ctx, &msg.MatrixMessage, waMsg, nil)
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMessage) (result *bridgev2.MatrixMessageResponse, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMessage) (*bridgev2.MatrixMessageResponse, error) {
 	waMsg, req, err := wa.Main.MsgConv.ToWhatsApp(ctx, wa.Client, msg.Event, msg.Content, msg.ReplyTo, msg.ThreadRoot, msg.Portal)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to convert message: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	return wa.handleConvertedMatrixMessage(ctx, msg, waMsg, req)
 }

@ -110,7 +107,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleConvertedMatrixMessage(ctx context.Context, msg
 	wrappedMsgID2 := waid.MakeMessageID(chatJID, wa.GetStore().GetLID(), req.ID)
 	msg.AddPendingToIgnore(networkid.TransactionID(wrappedMsgID))
 	msg.AddPendingToIgnore(networkid.TransactionID(wrappedMsgID2))
-	zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Trace().Any("payload", waMsg).Msg("Outgoing message payload")
 	resp, err := wa.Client.SendMessage(ctx, chatJID, waMsg, *req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@ -157,7 +153,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) PreHandleMatrixReaction(_ context.Context, msg *bridge
 	}, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReaction(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixReaction) (result *database.Reaction, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReaction(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixReaction) (*database.Reaction, error) {
 	messageID, err := waid.ParseMessageID(msg.TargetMessage.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target message ID: %w", err)
@ -174,7 +170,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReaction(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev
 			SenderTimestampMS: proto.Int64(msg.Event.Timestamp),
 		},
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	var req whatsmeow.SendRequestExtra
 	if msg.Portal.Metadata.(*waid.PortalMetadata).CommunityAnnouncementGroup {
 		reactionMsg.EncReactionMessage, err = wa.Client.EncryptReaction(ctx, msgconv.MessageIDToInfo(wa.Client, messageID), reactionMsg.ReactionMessage)
@ -196,7 +191,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReaction(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev
 	}, err
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReactionRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixReactionRemove) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReactionRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixReactionRemove) error {
 	messageID, err := waid.ParseMessageID(msg.TargetReaction.MessageID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse target message ID: %w", err)
@ -220,13 +215,12 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReactionRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *b
 		extra.ID = types.MessageID(msg.InputTransactionID)
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	resp, err := wa.Client.SendMessage(ctx, portalJID, reactionMsg, extra)
 	zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Trace().Any("response", resp).Msg("WhatsApp reaction response")
 	return err
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, edit *bridgev2.MatrixEdit) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, edit *bridgev2.MatrixEdit) error {
 	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)

 	var editID types.MessageID
@ -250,8 +244,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, edit *bridgev2.M
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert message: %w", err)
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(edit, time.Now(), &retErr)
-
 	convertedEdit := wa.Client.BuildEdit(messageID.Chat, messageID.ID, waMsg)
 	if edit.OrigSender == nil {
 		convertedEdit.EditedMessage.Message.ProtocolMessage.TimestampMS = proto.Int64(edit.Event.Timestamp)
@ -266,7 +258,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixEdit(ctx context.Context, edit *bridgev2.M
 	return err
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMessageRemove) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMessageRemove) error {
 	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
 	messageID, err := waid.ParseMessageID(msg.TargetMessage.ID)
 	if err != nil {
@ -278,7 +270,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *br
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse portal ID: %w", err)
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	revokeMessage := wa.Client.BuildRevoke(messageID.Chat, messageID.Sender, messageID.ID)

 	extra := whatsmeow.SendRequestExtra{}
@ -291,7 +282,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMessageRemove(ctx context.Context, msg *br
 	return err
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReadReceipt(ctx context.Context, receipt *bridgev2.MatrixReadReceipt) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReadReceipt(ctx context.Context, receipt *bridgev2.MatrixReadReceipt) error {
 	if !receipt.ReadUpTo.After(receipt.LastRead) {
 		return nil
 	}
@ -330,7 +321,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReadReceipt(ctx context.Context, receipt *
 		}
 		messagesToRead[key] = append(messagesToRead[key], parsed.ID)
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(receipt, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	for messageSender, ids := range messagesToRead {
 		err = wa.Client.MarkRead(ctx, ids, receipt.Receipt.Timestamp, portalJID, messageSender)
 		if err != nil {
@ -340,7 +330,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixReadReceipt(ctx context.Context, receipt *
 	return err
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixTyping(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixTyping) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixTyping(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixTyping) error {
 	portalJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@ -361,7 +351,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixTyping(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.
 		return nil
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	if wa.Main.Config.SendPresenceOnTyping {
 		err = wa.updatePresence(ctx, types.PresenceAvailable)
 		if err != nil {
@ -373,7 +362,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixTyping(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.

 var errUnsupportedDisappearingTimer = bridgev2.WrapErrorInStatus(errors.New("invalid value for disappearing timer")).WithErrorAsMessage().WithIsCertain(true).WithSendNotice(true)

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDisappearingTimer(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixDisappearingTimer) (ok bool, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDisappearingTimer(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixDisappearingTimer) (bool, error) {
 	portalJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@ -385,7 +374,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDisappearingTimer(ctx context.Context, msg
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w (%s)", errUnsupportedDisappearingTimer, msg.Content.Timer.Duration)
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	settingTS := time.UnixMilli(msg.Event.Timestamp)
 	err = wa.Client.SetDisappearingTimer(ctx, portalJID, msg.Content.Timer.Duration, settingTS)
 	if err != nil {
@ -402,11 +390,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDisappearingTimer(ctx context.Context, msg
 	return true, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMembership(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMembershipChange) (result *bridgev2.MatrixMembershipResult, retErr error) {
-	if msg.Type.IsSelf && msg.OrigSender != nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMembership(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMembershipChange) (*bridgev2.MatrixMembershipResult, error) {
 	portalJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@ -446,7 +430,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMembership(ctx context.Context, msg *bridg
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot get target intent: unknown type: %T", target)
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	resp, err := wa.Client.UpdateGroupParticipants(ctx, portalJID, changes, action)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@ -462,7 +445,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixMembership(ctx context.Context, msg *bridg
 	return &bridgev2.MatrixMembershipResult{RedirectTo: waid.MakeUserID(resp[0].JID)}, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomName(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomName) (ok bool, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomName(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomName) (bool, error) {
 	portalJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@ -472,7 +455,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomName(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot set room name for DM")
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	err = wa.Client.SetGroupName(ctx, portalJID, msg.Content.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@ -484,7 +466,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomName(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev
 	return true, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomTopic(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomTopic) (ok bool, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomTopic(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomTopic) (bool, error) {
 	portalJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@ -494,7 +476,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomTopic(ctx context.Context, msg *bridge
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot set room topic for DM")
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	newID := wa.Client.GenerateMessageID()
 	oldID := msg.Portal.Metadata.(*waid.PortalMetadata).TopicID
 	err = wa.Client.SetGroupTopic(ctx, portalJID, oldID, newID, msg.Content.Topic)
@ -509,7 +490,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomTopic(ctx context.Context, msg *bridge
 	return true, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomAvatar(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomAvatar) (ok bool, retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomAvatar(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomAvatar) (bool, error) {
 	portalJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@ -532,7 +513,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixRoomAvatar(ctx context.Context, msg *bridg
 		}
 	}

-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	avatarID, err := wa.Client.SetGroupPhoto(ctx, portalJID, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@ -600,7 +580,7 @@ func convertRoomAvatar(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return buf.Bytes(), nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMute(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMute) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMute(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMute) error {
 	chatJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@ -611,16 +591,14 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMute(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMu
 	if !muted || mutedUntil == event.MutedForever {
 		muteTS = nil
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	return wa.Client.SendAppState(ctx, appstate.BuildMuteAbs(chatJID, muted, muteTS))
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleRoomTag(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomTag) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleRoomTag(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixRoomTag) error {
 	chatJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	_, isFavorite := msg.Content.Tags[event.RoomTagFavourite]
 	return wa.Client.SendAppState(ctx, appstate.BuildPin(chatJID, isFavorite))
 }
@ -652,7 +630,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) getLastMessageInfo(ctx context.Context, chatJID types.
 	return lastTS, lastKey, nil
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMarkedUnread(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMarkedUnread) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMarkedUnread(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixMarkedUnread) error {
 	chatJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@ -661,11 +639,10 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMarkedUnread(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	return wa.Client.SendAppState(ctx, appstate.BuildMarkChatAsRead(chatJID, msg.Content.Unread, lastTS, lastKey))
 }

-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDeleteChat(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixDeleteChat) (retErr error) {
+func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDeleteChat(ctx context.Context, msg *bridgev2.MatrixDeleteChat) error {
 	chatJID, err := waid.ParsePortalID(msg.Portal.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@ -686,6 +663,5 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) HandleMatrixDeleteChat(ctx context.Context, msg *bridg
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer wa.mcTrack(msg, time.Now(), &retErr)
 	return wa.Client.SendAppState(ctx, appstate.BuildDeleteChat(chatJID, lastTS, lastKey, true))
 }
--- a/pkg/connector/handlewhatsapp.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlewhatsapp.go
@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/appstate"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waE2E"
+	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/store"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types/events"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
@ -76,7 +77,6 @@ func init() {
 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAEvent(rawEvt any) (success bool) {
 	log := wa.UserLogin.Log
 	ctx := log.WithContext(wa.Main.Bridge.BackgroundCtx)
-	wa.MC.OnWhatsAppEvent(rawEvt)

 	success = true
 	switch evt := rawEvt.(type) {
@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAEvent(rawEvt any) (success bool) {
 		success = wa.handleWAPin(evt)

 	case *events.HistorySync:
-		wa.UserLogin.Log.Warn().Msg("Unexpected history sync event received")
+		if wa.Main.Bridge.Config.Backfill.Enabled {
+			wa.historySyncs <- evt.Data
+		}
 	case *events.MediaRetry:
 		wa.phoneSeen(evt.Timestamp)
 		success = wa.UserLogin.QueueRemoteEvent(&WAMediaRetry{MediaRetry: evt, wa: wa}).Success
@ -126,20 +128,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAEvent(rawEvt any) (success bool) {
 		success = wa.handleWANewsletterLeave(evt)
 	case *events.Picture:
 		success = wa.handleWAPictureUpdate(ctx, evt)
-	case *events.NotifyAccountReachoutTimelock:
-		wa.UserLogin.TrackAnalytics("WhatsApp Account Reachout Timelock", map[string]any{
-			"enforcement_type":      evt.EnforcementType,
-			"is_active":             evt.IsActive,
-			"time_enforcement_ends": evt.TimeEnforcementEnds.Time,
-		})
-		wa.UserLogin.Metadata.(*waid.UserLoginMetadata).ReachoutTimelockUntil = evt.TimeEnforcementEnds.Time
-		if wa.UserLogin.BridgeState.GetPrevUnsent().StateEvent == status.StateConnected {
-			wa.UserLogin.BridgeState.Send(status.BridgeState{StateEvent: status.StateConnected})
-		}
-		err := wa.UserLogin.Save(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to save user login metadata after reachout timelock update")
-		}

 	case *events.AppStateSyncComplete:
 		wa.handleWAAppStateSyncComplete(ctx, evt)
@ -182,6 +170,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAEvent(rawEvt any) (success bool) {
 			}()
 			go wa.syncRemoteProfile(ctx, nil)
 		}
+		wa.MC.OnConnect(store.GetWAVersion()[2], wa.Device.Platform)
 	case *events.OfflineSyncPreview:
 		log.Info().
 			Int("message_count", evt.Messages).
@ -322,10 +311,52 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) rerouteWAMessage(ctx context.Context, evtType string,

 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAMessage(ctx context.Context, evt *events.Message) (success bool) {
 	success = true
+	wa.rerouteWAMessage(ctx, "message", &evt.Info.MessageSource, evt.Info.ID)
+	wa.UserLogin.Log.Trace().
+		Any("info", evt.Info).
+		Any("payload", evt.Message).
+		Msg("Received WhatsApp message")
 	if evt.Info.Chat == types.StatusBroadcastJID && !wa.Main.Config.EnableStatusBroadcast {
 		return
 	}
+	if evt.Info.IsFromMe &&
+		evt.Message.GetProtocolMessage().GetHistorySyncNotification() != nil &&
+		wa.Main.Bridge.Config.Backfill.Enabled &&
+		wa.Client.ManualHistorySyncDownload {
+		wa.saveWAHistorySyncNotification(ctx, evt.Message.ProtocolMessage.HistorySyncNotification)
+	}
+
+	messageAssoc := evt.Message.GetMessageContextInfo().GetMessageAssociation()
+	if assocType := messageAssoc.GetAssociationType(); assocType == waE2E.MessageAssociation_HD_IMAGE_DUAL_UPLOAD || assocType == waE2E.MessageAssociation_HD_VIDEO_DUAL_UPLOAD {
+		parentKey := messageAssoc.GetParentMessageKey()
+		associatedMessage := evt.Message.GetAssociatedChildMessage().GetMessage()
+		wa.UserLogin.Log.Debug().
+			Str("message_id", evt.Info.ID).
+			Str("parent_id", parentKey.GetID()).
+			Stringer("assoc_type", assocType).
+			Msg("Received HD replacement message, converting to edit")
+
+		protocolMsg := &waE2E.ProtocolMessage{
+			Type:          waE2E.ProtocolMessage_MESSAGE_EDIT.Enum(),
+			Key:           parentKey,
+			EditedMessage: associatedMessage,
+		}
+		evt.Message = &waE2E.Message{
+			ProtocolMessage: protocolMsg,
+		}
+	} else if assocType == waE2E.MessageAssociation_MOTION_PHOTO {
+		//evt.Message = evt.Message.GetAssociatedChildMessage().GetMessage()
+		wa.UserLogin.Log.Debug().
+			Str("message_id", evt.Info.ID).
+			Str("parent_id", messageAssoc.GetParentMessageKey().GetID()).
+			Msg("Ignoring motion photo update")
+		return
+	}
+
 	parsedMessageType := getMessageType(evt.Message)
+	if parsedMessageType == "ignore" || strings.HasPrefix(parsedMessageType, "unknown_protocol_") {
+		return
+	}
 	if encReact := evt.Message.GetEncReactionMessage(); encReact != nil {
 		decrypted, err := wa.Client.DecryptReaction(ctx, evt)
 		if err != nil {
@ -347,66 +378,13 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAMessage(ctx context.Context, evt *events.Messa
 	if encMessage := evt.Message.GetSecretEncryptedMessage(); encMessage != nil {
 		decrypted, err := wa.Client.DecryptSecretEncryptedMessage(ctx, evt)
 		if err != nil {
-			wa.UserLogin.Log.Err(err).
-				Str("message_id", evt.Info.ID).
-				Stringer("evt_sender", evt.Info.Sender).
-				Any("target_message_key", encMessage.TargetMessageKey).
-				Msg("Failed to decrypt secret-encrypted message")
+			wa.UserLogin.Log.Err(err).Str("message_id", evt.Info.ID).Msg("Failed to decrypt message")
 			return
 		}
 		evt.RawMessage = decrypted
 		evt.UnwrapRaw()
 		parsedMessageType = getMessageType(evt.Message)
 	}
-	wa.rerouteWAMessage(ctx, "message", &evt.Info.MessageSource, evt.Info.ID)
-	wa.UserLogin.Log.Trace().
-		Any("info", evt.Info).
-		Any("payload", evt.Message).
-		Msg("Received WhatsApp message")
-	if evt.Info.IsFromMe &&
-		evt.Message.GetProtocolMessage().GetHistorySyncNotification() != nil &&
-		wa.Main.Bridge.Config.Backfill.Enabled {
-		wa.saveWAHistorySyncNotification(ctx, evt.Message.ProtocolMessage.HistorySyncNotification)
-	}
-	if parsedMessageType == "ignore" || strings.HasPrefix(parsedMessageType, "unknown_protocol_") {
-		return
-	}
-
-	dontRenderEdited := false
-	messageAssoc := evt.Message.GetMessageContextInfo().GetMessageAssociation()
-	if assocType := messageAssoc.GetAssociationType(); assocType == waE2E.MessageAssociation_HD_IMAGE_DUAL_UPLOAD || assocType == waE2E.MessageAssociation_HD_VIDEO_DUAL_UPLOAD {
-		parentKey := messageAssoc.GetParentMessageKey()
-		protocolMsg := evt.Message.GetProtocolMessage()
-		if protocolMsg.GetType() != waE2E.ProtocolMessage_MESSAGE_EDIT || protocolMsg.GetKey() == nil {
-			protocolMsg = &waE2E.ProtocolMessage{
-				Type:          waE2E.ProtocolMessage_MESSAGE_EDIT.Enum(),
-				Key:           parentKey,
-				EditedMessage: evt.Message.GetAssociatedChildMessage().GetMessage(),
-			}
-			dontRenderEdited = true
-		} else if child := protocolMsg.GetEditedMessage().GetAssociatedChildMessage().GetMessage(); child != nil {
-			protocolMsg.EditedMessage = child
-			protocolMsg.Key = parentKey
-		}
-		wa.UserLogin.Log.Debug().
-			Str("message_id", evt.Info.ID).
-			Str("parent_id", parentKey.GetID()).
-			Stringer("assoc_type", assocType).
-			Msg("Received HD replacement message, converting to edit")
-
-		evt.Message = &waE2E.Message{
-			ProtocolMessage: protocolMsg,
-		}
-		parsedMessageType = getMessageType(evt.Message)
-	} else if assocType == waE2E.MessageAssociation_MOTION_PHOTO {
-		//evt.Message = evt.Message.GetAssociatedChildMessage().GetMessage()
-		wa.UserLogin.Log.Debug().
-			Str("message_id", evt.Info.ID).
-			Str("parent_id", messageAssoc.GetParentMessageKey().GetID()).
-			Msg("Ignoring motion photo update")
-		return
-	}
-
 	res := wa.UserLogin.QueueRemoteEvent(&WAMessageEvent{
 		MessageInfoWrapper: &MessageInfoWrapper{
 			Info: evt.Info,
@ -416,7 +394,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAMessage(ctx context.Context, evt *events.Messa
 		MsgEvent: evt,

 		parsedMessageType: parsedMessageType,
-		dontRenderEdited:  dontRenderEdited,
 	})
 	return res.Success
 }
@ -429,18 +406,17 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWAUndecryptableMessage(ctx context.Context, evt
 		Str("decrypt_fail", string(evt.DecryptFailMode)).
 		Msg("Received undecryptable WhatsApp message")
 	wa.trackUndecryptable(evt)
-	if evt.DecryptFailMode == events.DecryptFailHide {
-		return true
-	}
 	if evt.Info.Chat == types.StatusBroadcastJID && !wa.Main.Config.EnableStatusBroadcast {
 		return true
 	}
+	hidden := evt.DecryptFailMode == events.DecryptFailHide
 	res := wa.UserLogin.QueueRemoteEvent(&WAUndecryptableMessage{
 		MessageInfoWrapper: &MessageInfoWrapper{
 			Info: evt.Info,
 			wa:   wa,
 		},
-		Type: evt.UnavailableType,
+		Type:   evt.UnavailableType,
+		Hidden: hidden,
 	})
 	return res.Success
 }
@ -530,7 +506,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) handleWALogout(reason events.ConnectFailureReason, onC
 	} else if reason == events.ConnectFailureMainDeviceGone {
 		errorCode = WAMainDeviceGone
 	}
-	wa.Disconnect()
+	wa.Client.Disconnect()
 	wa.Client = nil
 	wa.JID = types.EmptyJID
 	wa.UserLogin.Metadata.(*waid.UserLoginMetadata).WADeviceID = 0
--- a/pkg/connector/login.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/login.go
@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package connector

 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"go.mau.fi/util/exsync"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/jsontime"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
-	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types/events"
 	waLog "go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/util/log"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ const (
 	LoginStepIDQR          = "fi.mau.whatsapp.login.qr"
 	LoginStepIDPhoneNumber = "fi.mau.whatsapp.login.phone"
 	LoginStepIDCode        = "fi.mau.whatsapp.login.code"
-	LoginStepIDPasskey     = "fi.mau.whatsapp.login.passkey"
 	LoginStepIDComplete    = "fi.mau.whatsapp.login.complete"

 	LoginFlowIDQR    = "qr"
@ -79,8 +76,8 @@ var (
 	}
 	ErrRateLimitedByWhatsApp = bridgev2.RespError{
 		ErrCode:    "FI.MAU.WHATSAPP.RATE_LIMITED",
-		Err:        "Rate limited by WhatsApp. Try again later.",
-		StatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
+		Err:        "Rate limited by WhatsApp",
+		StatusCode: http.StatusTooManyRequests,
 	}
 )

@ -94,11 +91,9 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppConnector) CreateLogin(_ context.Context, user *bridgev2.User,
 			Bool("phone_code", flowID == LoginFlowIDPhone).
 			Logger(),

-		WaitForQRs:          exsync.NewEvent(),
-		LoginComplete:       exsync.NewEvent(),
-		PasskeyRequest:      exsync.NewEvent(),
-		PasskeyConfirmation: exsync.NewEvent(),
-		Received515:         exsync.NewEvent(),
+		WaitForQRs:    exsync.NewEvent(),
+		LoginComplete: exsync.NewEvent(),
+		Received515:   exsync.NewEvent(),
 	}, nil
 }

@ -119,11 +114,6 @@ type WALogin struct {
 	Received515   *exsync.Event
 	PrevQRIndex   atomic.Int32

-	PasskeyRequest          *exsync.Event
-	PasskeyRequestData      *events.PairPasskeyRequest
-	PasskeyConfirmation     *exsync.Event
-	PasskeyConfirmationData *events.PairPasskeyConfirmation
-
 	Closed         atomic.Bool
 	EventHandlerID uint32
 }
@ -132,7 +122,6 @@ var (
 	_ bridgev2.LoginProcessDisplayAndWait = (*WALogin)(nil)
 	_ bridgev2.LoginProcessUserInput      = (*WALogin)(nil)
 	_ bridgev2.LoginProcessWithOverride   = (*WALogin)(nil)
-	_ bridgev2.LoginProcessWebAuthn       = (*WALogin)(nil)
 )

 const LoginConnectWait = 15 * time.Second
@ -273,17 +262,6 @@ func (wl *WALogin) handleEvent(rawEvt any) {
 	case *events.ClientOutdated:
 		wl.Log.Error().Msg("Got client outdated error")
 		wl.LoginError = ErrLoginClientOutdated
-	case *events.PairPasskeyRequest:
-		wl.PasskeyRequestData = evt
-		wl.PasskeyRequest.Set()
-		return
-	case *events.PairPasskeyConfirmation:
-		wl.PasskeyConfirmationData = evt
-		wl.PasskeyConfirmation.Set()
-		return
-	case *events.PairPasskeyError:
-		wl.Log.Err(evt.Error).Msg("Got passkey error")
-		wl.LoginError = evt.Error
 	case *events.PairSuccess:
 		wl.Log.Info().Any("event_data", evt).Msg("Got pair successful event")
 		wl.LoginSuccess = evt
@ -311,14 +289,10 @@ func (wl *WALogin) handleEvent(rawEvt any) {

 func (wl *WALogin) Wait(ctx context.Context) (*bridgev2.LoginStep, error) {
 	if wl.PhoneCode {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
+		err := wl.LoginComplete.Wait(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
 			wl.Cancel()
-			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		case <-wl.PasskeyRequest.GetChan():
-			return wl.makePasskeyStep()
-		case <-wl.LoginComplete.GetChan():
-			// continue
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	} else {
 		prevIndex := int(wl.PrevQRIndex.Load())
@ -345,16 +319,9 @@ func (wl *WALogin) Wait(ctx context.Context) (*bridgev2.LoginStep, error) {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			wl.Cancel()
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
-		case <-wl.PasskeyRequest.GetChan():
-			return wl.makePasskeyStep()
 		case <-wl.LoginComplete.GetChan():
-			// continue
 		}
 	}
-	return wl.onLoginComplete(ctx)
-}
-
-func (wl *WALogin) onLoginComplete(ctx context.Context) (*bridgev2.LoginStep, error) {
 	if wl.LoginError != nil {
 		wl.Log.Debug().Err(wl.LoginError).Msg("Login completed with error")
 		wl.Cancel()
@ -405,66 +372,6 @@ func (wl *WALogin) onLoginComplete(ctx context.Context) (*bridgev2.LoginStep, er
 	}, nil
 }

-func (wl *WALogin) makePasskeyStep() (*bridgev2.LoginStep, error) {
-	pubkeyData, err := json.Marshal(wl.PasskeyRequestData.PublicKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		wl.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to marshal public key data")
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &bridgev2.LoginStep{
-		Type:   bridgev2.LoginStepTypeWebAuthn,
-		StepID: LoginStepIDPasskey,
-		WebAuthnParams: &bridgev2.LoginWebAuthnParams{
-			URL:       "https://web.whatsapp.com",
-			PublicKey: pubkeyData,
-		},
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func (wl *WALogin) SubmitWebAuthnResponse(ctx context.Context, rawResp json.RawMessage) (*bridgev2.LoginStep, error) {
-	var resp types.WebAuthnResponse
-	err := json.Unmarshal(rawResp, &resp)
-	if err != nil {
-		wl.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to unmarshal WebAuthn response")
-		wl.Cancel()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	err = wl.Client.SendPasskeyResponse(ctx, &resp)
-	if err != nil {
-		wl.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to send WebAuthn response")
-		wl.Cancel()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		wl.Cancel()
-		return nil, ctx.Err()
-	case <-wl.PasskeyConfirmation.GetChan():
-		if !wl.PasskeyConfirmationData.SkipHandoffUX {
-			wl.Cancel()
-			return nil, bridgev2.RespError{
-				ErrCode:    "FI.MAU.WHATSAPP.NOT_IMPLEMENTED",
-				Err:        "Displaying WebAuthn pairing confirmation codes is not yet implemented",
-				StatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
-			}
-		}
-		err = wl.Client.SendPasskeyConfirmation(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			wl.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to send WebAuthn confirmation")
-			wl.Cancel()
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	case <-wl.LoginComplete.GetChan():
-	}
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		wl.Cancel()
-		return nil, ctx.Err()
-	case <-wl.LoginComplete.GetChan():
-	}
-	return wl.onLoginComplete(ctx)
-}
-
 func (wl *WALogin) Cancel() {
 	wl.Closed.Store(true)
 	wl.Client.RemoveEventHandler(wl.EventHandlerID)
--- a/pkg/connector/mclient.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/mclient.go
@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"time"

-	"go.mau.fi/util/ptr"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
 	waBinary "go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/binary"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
@ -40,16 +39,14 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) initMC() {
 }

 type mClient = interface {
-	OnMatrixEvent(any, time.Duration, error)
-	OnWhatsAppEvent(any)
+	OnConnect(version uint32, platform string)
 }

 type noopMC struct{}

 var noopMCInstance mClient = &noopMC{}

-func (n *noopMC) OnMatrixEvent(any, time.Duration, error) {}
-func (n *noopMC) OnWhatsAppEvent(any)                     {}
+func (n *noopMC) OnConnect(version uint32, platform string) {}

 type mWAClient = interface {
 	MSend(data []byte)
@ -82,7 +79,3 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) MSave(s json.RawMessage) {
 		wa.UserLogin.Log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to save MC data")
 	}
 }
-
-func (wa *WhatsAppClient) mcTrack(evt any, start time.Time, err *error) {
-	wa.MC.OnMatrixEvent(evt, time.Since(start), ptr.Val(err))
-}
--- a/pkg/connector/mediarequest.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/mediarequest.go
@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) processFailedMedia(ctx context.Context, portalKey netw
 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) mediaRequestLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	log := wa.UserLogin.Log.With().Str("loop", "media requests").Logger()
 	ctx = log.WithContext(ctx)
-	userTz, err := wa.UserLogin.Metadata.(*waid.UserLoginMetadata).LoadTimezone()
+	tzName := wa.UserLogin.Metadata.(*waid.UserLoginMetadata).Timezone
+	userTz, err := time.LoadLocation(tzName)
 	var startIn time.Duration
-	if err == nil && userTz != nil {
+	if tzName != "" && err == nil && userTz != nil {
 		now := time.Now()
 		startAt := time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, userTz)
 		startAt = startAt.Add(time.Duration(wa.Main.Config.HistorySync.MediaRequests.RequestLocalTime) * time.Minute)
--- a/pkg/connector/phoneping.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/phoneping.go
@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) FillBridgeState(state status.BridgeState) status.Bridg
 		state.Error = WAPhoneOffline
 		state.UserAction = status.UserActionOpenNative
 	}
-	rtu := wa.UserLogin.Metadata.(*waid.UserLoginMetadata).ReachoutTimelockUntil
-	if !rtu.IsZero() {
-		if state.Info == nil {
-			state.Info = make(map[string]any)
-		}
-		state.Info["reachout_timelock_until"] = rtu
-	}
 	return state
 }

--- a/pkg/connector/startchat.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/startchat.go
@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) getContactList(ctx context.Context, filter string, onl
 	}
 	resp := make([]*bridgev2.ResolveIdentifierResponse, 0, len(contacts))
 	for jid, contactInfo := range contacts {
-		if onlyContacts && (contactInfo.FirstName == "" && contactInfo.FullName == "") {
+		if onlyContacts && contactInfo.FirstName == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 		if !matchesQuery(contactInfo.PushName, filter) && !matchesQuery(contactInfo.FullName, filter) && !matchesQuery(jid.User, filter) {
--- a/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/userinfo.go
@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ var ResyncLoopInterval = 4 * time.Hour
 var ResyncJitterSeconds = 3600

 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) EnqueueGhostResync(ghost *bridgev2.Ghost) {
-	lastSync := ghost.Metadata.(*waid.GhostMetadata).LastSync.Time
-	if lastSync.Add(ResyncMinInterval).After(time.Now()) {
+	if ghost.Metadata.(*waid.GhostMetadata).LastSync.Add(ResyncMinInterval).After(time.Now()) {
 		return
 	}
 	wa.resyncQueueLock.Lock()
@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) EnqueueGhostResync(ghost *bridgev2.Ghost) {
 		wa.UserLogin.Log.Debug().
 			Stringer("jid", jid).
 			Str("next_resync_in", nextResyncIn).
-			Time("last_ghost_resync", lastSync).
 			Msg("Enqueued resync for ghost")
 	}
 	wa.resyncQueueLock.Unlock()
@ -52,8 +50,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) EnqueueGhostResync(ghost *bridgev2.Ghost) {

 func (wa *WhatsAppClient) EnqueuePortalResync(portal *bridgev2.Portal, allowDM bool) {
 	jid, _ := waid.ParsePortalID(portal.ID)
-	lastSync := portal.Metadata.(*waid.PortalMetadata).LastSync.Time
-	if lastSync.Add(ResyncMinInterval).After(time.Now()) {
+	if portal.Metadata.(*waid.PortalMetadata).LastSync.Add(ResyncMinInterval).After(time.Now()) {
 		return
 	} else if !allowDM && jid.Server != types.GroupServer {
 		return
@ -64,7 +61,6 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) EnqueuePortalResync(portal *bridgev2.Portal, allowDM b
 		wa.UserLogin.Log.Debug().
 			Stringer("jid", jid).
 			Stringer("next_resync_in", time.Until(wa.nextResync)).
-			Time("last_portal_resync", lastSync).
 			Msg("Enqueued resync for portal")
 	}
 	wa.resyncQueueLock.Unlock()
@ -361,7 +357,7 @@ func (wa *WhatsAppClient) fetchGhostAvatar(ctx context.Context, ghost *bridgev2.
 		wrappedAvatar = &bridgev2.Avatar{
 			ID: networkid.AvatarID(avatar.ID),
 			Get: func(ctx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
-				return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithOnlyPath(ctx, avatar.DirectPath)
+				return wa.Client.DownloadMediaWithPath(ctx, avatar.DirectPath, nil, nil, nil, 0, "", "")
 			},
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/connector/wadb/message.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/wadb/message.go
@ -116,12 +116,9 @@ func (mq *MessageQuery) GetBetween(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLo
 		AsList()
 }

-func (mq *MessageQuery) DeleteBetween(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID, chatJID types.JID, before, after uint64) (int64, error) {
-	res, err := mq.Exec(ctx, deleteHistorySyncMessagesBetweenQuery, mq.BridgeID, loginID, chatJID, before, after)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return res.RowsAffected()
+func (mq *MessageQuery) DeleteBetween(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID, chatJID types.JID, before, after uint64) error {
+	_, err := mq.Exec(ctx, deleteHistorySyncMessagesBetweenQuery, mq.BridgeID, loginID, chatJID, before, after)
+	return err
 }

 func (mq *MessageQuery) DeleteAll(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID) error {
@ -129,12 +126,9 @@ func (mq *MessageQuery) DeleteAll(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLog
 	return err
 }

-func (mq *MessageQuery) DeleteAllInChat(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID, chatJID types.JID) (int64, error) {
-	res, err := mq.Exec(ctx, deleteHistorySyncMessagesForPortalQuery, mq.BridgeID, loginID, chatJID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	return res.RowsAffected()
+func (mq *MessageQuery) DeleteAllInChat(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID, chatJID types.JID) error {
+	_, err := mq.Exec(ctx, deleteHistorySyncMessagesForPortalQuery, mq.BridgeID, loginID, chatJID)
+	return err
 }

 func (mq *MessageQuery) ConversationHasMessages(ctx context.Context, loginID networkid.UserLoginID, chatJID types.JID) (exists bool, err error) {
--- a/pkg/connector/wamsgtype.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/wamsgtype.go
@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ func getMessageType(waMsg *waE2E.Message) string {
 		return "secret encrypted"
 	case waMsg.PollResultSnapshotMessage != nil:
 		return "poll result snapshot"
-	case waMsg.MessageHistoryNotice != nil:
-		return "message history notice"
+	case waMsg.MessageHistoryBundle != nil:
+		return "message history bundle"
 	case waMsg.RequestPhoneNumberMessage != nil:
 		return "request phone number"
 	case waMsg.KeepInChatMessage != nil:
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func getMessageType(waMsg *waE2E.Message) string {
 		return "chat"
 	case waMsg.PlaceholderMessage != nil:
 		return "placeholder"
-	case waMsg.SenderKeyDistributionMessage != nil, waMsg.StickerSyncRmrMessage != nil, waMsg.MessageHistoryBundle != nil:
+	case waMsg.SenderKeyDistributionMessage != nil, waMsg.StickerSyncRmrMessage != nil:
 		return "ignore"
 	default:
 		return "unknown"
--- a/pkg/msgconv/from-matrix.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/from-matrix.go
@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package msgconv
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@ -50,13 +49,7 @@ import (
 	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp/pkg/waid"
 )

-func (mc *MessageConverter) generateContextInfo(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	replyTo *database.Message,
-	portal *bridgev2.Portal,
-	perMessageTimer *event.BeeperDisappearingTimer,
-	roomMention bool,
-) *waE2E.ContextInfo {
+func (mc *MessageConverter) generateContextInfo(ctx context.Context, replyTo *database.Message, portal *bridgev2.Portal, perMessageTimer *event.BeeperDisappearingTimer) *waE2E.ContextInfo {
 	contextInfo := &waE2E.ContextInfo{}
 	if replyTo != nil {
 		msgID, err := waid.ParseMessageID(replyTo.ID)
@ -64,7 +57,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) generateContextInfo(
 			contextInfo.StanzaID = proto.String(msgID.ID)
 			contextInfo.Participant = proto.String(msgID.Sender.String())
 			contextInfo.QuotedMessage = &waE2E.Message{Conversation: proto.String("")}
-			contextInfo.QuotedType = waE2E.ContextInfo_EXPLICIT.Enum()
 		} else {
 			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).
 				Stringer("reply_to_event_id", replyTo.MXID).
@ -85,9 +77,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) generateContextInfo(
 	if setAt > 0 && contextInfo.Expiration != nil {
 		contextInfo.EphemeralSettingTimestamp = ptr.Ptr(setAt)
 	}
-	if roomMention {
-		contextInfo.NonJIDMentions = proto.Uint32(1)
-	}
 	return contextInfo
 }

@ -107,7 +96,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) ToWhatsApp(
 	}

 	message := &waE2E.Message{}
-	contextInfo := mc.generateContextInfo(ctx, replyTo, portal, content.BeeperDisappearingTimer, content.Mentions != nil && content.Mentions.Room)
+	contextInfo := mc.generateContextInfo(ctx, replyTo, portal, content.BeeperDisappearingTimer)

 	switch content.MsgType {
 	case event.MsgText, event.MsgNotice, event.MsgEmote:
@ -202,7 +191,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) constructMediaMessage(
 				FileSHA256:    uploaded.FileSHA256,
 				FileLength:    proto.Uint64(uploaded.FileLength),
 				URL:           proto.String(uploaded.URL),
-				IsLottie:      proto.Bool(mime == "application/was"),
 			},
 		}
 	case event.MsgAudio:
@ -484,17 +472,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertToWebP(img []byte) ([]byte, int, error) {
 	return webpBuffer.Bytes(), size, nil
 }

-func (mc *MessageConverter) getOriginalBridgedSticker(ctx context.Context, info *event.BridgedSticker) (*types.StickerPackItem, error) {
-	if info == nil || info.Network != StickerSourceID || !strings.HasPrefix(info.PackURL, StickerPackURLPrefix) || info.ID == "" {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	fileHash, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(info.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return mc.GetCachedSticker(ctx, getClient(ctx), strings.TrimPrefix(info.PackURL, StickerPackURLPrefix), fileHash)
-}
-
 func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadFileToWhatsApp(
 	ctx context.Context, content *event.MessageEventContent,
 ) (*whatsmeow.UploadResponse, []byte, string, error) {
@ -503,25 +480,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadFileToWhatsApp(
 	if content.FileName != "" {
 		fileName = content.FileName
 	}
-	var data []byte
-	var err error
-	var sticker *types.StickerPackItem
-	if sticker, err = mc.getOriginalBridgedSticker(ctx, content.Info.BridgedSticker); err != nil {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).
-			Msg("Failed to get original bridged sticker, falling back to downloading from URL")
-		data, err = mc.Bridge.Bot.DownloadMedia(ctx, content.URL, content.File)
-	} else if sticker != nil {
-		if sticker.MimeType == "application/was" {
-			data, err = getClient(ctx).Download(ctx, sticker)
-			mime = sticker.MimeType
-		} else {
-			data, err = mc.Bridge.Bot.DownloadMedia(ctx, content.URL, content.File)
-		}
-		content.Info.Width = sticker.Width
-		content.Info.Height = sticker.Height
-	} else {
-		data, err = mc.Bridge.Bot.DownloadMedia(ctx, content.URL, content.File)
-	}
+	data, err := mc.Bridge.Bot.DownloadMedia(ctx, content.URL, content.File)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", bridgev2.ErrMediaDownloadFailed, err)
 	}
@ -539,14 +498,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadFileToWhatsApp(
 	case event.MessageType(event.EventSticker.Type):
 		isSticker = true
 		mediaType = whatsmeow.MediaImage
-		if mime == "video/lottie+json" {
-			// This likely won't work
-			data, err = PackAnimatedSticker(data)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, nil, mime, fmt.Errorf("%w (packing animated sticker): %w", bridgev2.ErrMediaConvertFailed, err)
-			}
-			mime = "application/was"
-		} else if (mime != "image/webp" || content.Info.Width != content.Info.Height) && mime != "application/was" {
+		if mime != "image/webp" || content.Info.Width != content.Info.Height {
 			var size int
 			data, size, err = mc.convertToWebP(data)
 			if err != nil {
--- a/pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/from-whatsapp.go
@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) ToMatrix(
 	isBackfill bool,
 	previouslyConvertedPart *bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart,
 ) *bridgev2.ConvertedMessage {
-	if waMsg == nil {
-		waMsg = &waE2E.Message{}
-	}
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyClient, client)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyIntent, intent)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyPortal, portal)
@ -215,8 +212,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) ToMatrix(
 		part, contextInfo = mc.convertPlaceholderMessage(ctx, waMsg)
 	case waMsg.GroupInviteMessage != nil:
 		part, contextInfo = mc.convertGroupInviteMessage(ctx, info, waMsg.GroupInviteMessage)
-	case waMsg.MessageHistoryNotice != nil:
-		part, contextInfo = mc.convertMessageHistoryNotice(ctx, info, waMsg.MessageHistoryNotice)
 	case waMsg.ProtocolMessage != nil && waMsg.ProtocolMessage.GetType() == waE2E.ProtocolMessage_EPHEMERAL_SETTING:
 		part, contextInfo = mc.convertEphemeralSettingMessage(ctx, waMsg.ProtocolMessage, info.Timestamp, isBackfill)
 	case waMsg.EncCommentMessage != nil:
@ -239,9 +234,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) ToMatrix(
 		part.Extra["fi.mau.whatsapp.source_broadcast_list"] = info.Chat.String()
 	}
 	mc.addMentions(ctx, contextInfo.GetMentionedJID(), part.Content)
-	if contextInfo.GetNonJIDMentions() == 1 {
-		part.Content.Mentions.Room = true
-	}

 	cm := &bridgev2.ConvertedMessage{
 		Parts: []*bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart{part},
--- a/pkg/msgconv/matrixpoll.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/matrixpoll.go
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) PollStartToWhatsApp(
 	if maxAnswers >= len(content.PollStart.Answers) || maxAnswers < 0 {
 		maxAnswers = 0
 	}
-	contextInfo := mc.generateContextInfo(ctx, replyTo, portal, nil, content.Mentions != nil && content.Mentions.Room)
+	contextInfo := mc.generateContextInfo(ctx, replyTo, portal, nil)
 	var question string
 	question, contextInfo.MentionedJID = mc.msc1767ToWhatsApp(ctx, content.PollStart.Question, content.Mentions)
 	if len(question) == 0 {
--- a/pkg/msgconv/msgconv.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/msgconv.go
@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 package msgconv

 import (
-	"sync"
-
-	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/format"

@ -46,16 +43,12 @@ type MessageConverter struct {
 	DisableViewOnce       bool
 	DirectMedia           bool
 	OldMediaSuffix        string
-
-	stickerPackCache     map[string]*types.StickerPack
-	stickerPackCacheLock sync.Mutex
 }

 func New(br *bridgev2.Bridge) *MessageConverter {
 	mc := &MessageConverter{
-		Bridge:           br,
-		MaxFileSize:      50 * 1024 * 1024,
-		stickerPackCache: make(map[string]*types.StickerPack),
+		Bridge:      br,
+		MaxFileSize: 50 * 1024 * 1024,
 	}
 	mc.HTMLParser = &format.HTMLParser{
 		PillConverter: mc.convertPill,
--- a/pkg/msgconv/wa-business.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/wa-business.go
@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertTemplateMessage(ctx context.Context, info *ty
 		if addButtonText {
 			description += "\nUse the WhatsApp app to click buttons"
 		}
-		content = strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", content, description))
+		content = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", content, description)
 	}
 	if footer := tpl.GetHydratedFooterText(); footer != "" {
-		content = strings.TrimSpace(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", content, footer))
+		content = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", content, footer)
 	}

 	var convertedTitle *bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart
@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) postProcessBusinessMessage(content string, headerMed
 			converted.Content.Body += content
 			contentHTML := parseWAFormattingToHTML(content, true)
 			if contentHTML != event.TextToHTML(content) || converted.Content.FormattedBody != "" {
-				converted.Content.Format = event.FormatHTML
+				converted.Content.EnsureHasHTML()
 				if converted.Content.FormattedBody != "" {
 					converted.Content.FormattedBody += "<br><br>"
 				}
--- a/pkg/msgconv/wa-location.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/wa-location.go
@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"html"
 	"image"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertLocationMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *waE
 		MsgType:       event.MsgLocation,
 		Body:          fmt.Sprintf("Location: %s\n%s\n%s", name, msg.GetAddress(), url),
 		Format:        event.FormatHTML,
-		FormattedBody: fmt.Sprintf(`Location: <a href="%s">%s</a><br>%s`, html.EscapeString(url), html.EscapeString(name), html.EscapeString(msg.GetAddress())),
+		FormattedBody: fmt.Sprintf("Location: <a href='%s'>%s</a><br>%s", url, name, msg.GetAddress()),
 		GeoURI:        fmt.Sprintf("geo:%.5f,%.5f", msg.GetDegreesLatitude(), msg.GetDegreesLongitude()),
 	}

--- a/pkg/msgconv/wa-media.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/wa-media.go
@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package msgconv

 import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@ -24,19 +26,21 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"

 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"go.mau.fi/util/exfmt"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/exmime"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/exslices"
+	"go.mau.fi/util/lottie"
+	"go.mau.fi/util/random"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waE2E"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/database"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"

 	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp/pkg/waid"
 )
@ -83,15 +87,15 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertMediaMessage(
 		MimeType:  msg.GetMimetype(),
 	}
 	if mc.DirectMedia {
+		preparedMedia.FillFileName()
 		if preparedMedia.Info.MimeType == "application/was" {
 			preparedMedia.Info.MimeType = "video/lottie+json"
 			preparedMedia.FileName = "sticker.json"
 		}
-		preparedMedia.FillFileName()
 		var err error
 		portal := getPortal(ctx)
 		idOverride := getEditTargetID(ctx)
-		preparedMedia.URL, err = portal.Bridge.Matrix.GenerateContentURI(ctx, waid.MakeMediaID(messageInfo, idOverride, portal.Receiver, getMediaIDVersion(msg)))
+		preparedMedia.URL, err = portal.Bridge.Matrix.GenerateContentURI(ctx, waid.MakeMediaID(messageInfo, idOverride, portal.Receiver))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to generate content URI: %w", err))
 		}
@ -120,20 +124,13 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertMediaMessage(
 	return
 }

-func getMediaIDVersion(msg MediaMessage) []byte {
-	if encSHA256 := msg.GetFileEncSHA256(); len(encSHA256) > 0 {
-		return encSHA256
-	}
-	return msg.GetFileSHA256()
-}
-
 func (mc *MessageConverter) convertAlbumMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *waE2E.AlbumMessage) (*bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart, *waE2E.ContextInfo) {
 	parts := make([]string, 0, 2)
 	if msg.GetExpectedImageCount() > 0 {
-		parts = append(parts, exfmt.Pluralizable("image")(int(msg.GetExpectedImageCount())))
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%d images", msg.GetExpectedImageCount()))
 	}
 	if msg.GetExpectedVideoCount() > 0 {
-		parts = append(parts, exfmt.Pluralizable("video")(int(msg.GetExpectedVideoCount())))
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%d videos", msg.GetExpectedVideoCount()))
 	}
 	var partDesc string
 	if len(parts) > 0 {
@ -201,9 +198,7 @@ type PreparedMedia struct {
 }

 func (pm *PreparedMedia) FillFileName() *PreparedMedia {
-	if pm.Type == event.EventSticker {
-		pm.FileName = ""
-	} else if pm.FileName == "" {
+	if pm.FileName == "" {
 		pm.FileName = strings.TrimPrefix(string(pm.MsgType), "m.") + exmime.ExtensionFromMimetype(pm.Info.MimeType)
 	}
 	return pm
@ -244,19 +239,6 @@ type MediaMessageWithDuration interface {

 const WhatsAppStickerSize = 190

-func fixStickerDimensions(info *event.FileInfo) {
-	if info.Width == info.Height {
-		info.Width = WhatsAppStickerSize
-		info.Height = WhatsAppStickerSize
-	} else if info.Width > info.Height {
-		info.Height /= info.Width / WhatsAppStickerSize
-		info.Width = WhatsAppStickerSize
-	} else {
-		info.Width /= info.Height / WhatsAppStickerSize
-		info.Height = WhatsAppStickerSize
-	}
-}
-
 func prepareMediaMessage(rawMsg MediaMessage) *PreparedMedia {
 	extraInfo := map[string]any{}
 	data := &PreparedMedia{
@ -305,7 +287,19 @@ func prepareMediaMessage(rawMsg MediaMessage) *PreparedMedia {
 	case *waE2E.StickerMessage:
 		data.Type = event.EventSticker
 		data.FileName = "sticker" + exmime.ExtensionFromMimetype(msg.GetMimetype())
-		fixStickerDimensions(data.Info)
+		if msg.GetMimetype() == "application/was" && data.FileName == "sticker" {
+			data.FileName = "sticker.json"
+		}
+		if data.Info.Width == data.Info.Height {
+			data.Info.Width = WhatsAppStickerSize
+			data.Info.Height = WhatsAppStickerSize
+		} else if data.Info.Width > data.Info.Height {
+			data.Info.Height /= data.Info.Width / WhatsAppStickerSize
+			data.Info.Width = WhatsAppStickerSize
+		} else {
+			data.Info.Width /= data.Info.Height / WhatsAppStickerSize
+			data.Info.Height = WhatsAppStickerSize
+		}
 	case *waE2E.VideoMessage:
 		data.MsgType = event.MsgVideo
 		pairedMediaType := msg.GetContextInfo().GetPairedMediaType()
@ -365,17 +359,14 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadWhatsAppAttachment(
 ) error {
 	client := getClient(ctx)
 	intent := getIntent(ctx)
-	var roomID id.RoomID
-	if portal := getPortal(ctx); portal != nil {
-		roomID = portal.MXID
-	}
+	portal := getPortal(ctx)
 	var thumbnailData []byte
 	var thumbnailInfo *event.FileInfo
 	if part.Info.Size > uploadFileThreshold {
 		var err error
-		part.URL, part.File, err = intent.UploadMediaStream(ctx, roomID, -1, true, func(file io.Writer) (*bridgev2.FileStreamResult, error) {
+		part.URL, part.File, err = intent.UploadMediaStream(ctx, portal.MXID, -1, true, func(file io.Writer) (*bridgev2.FileStreamResult, error) {
 			err := client.DownloadToFile(ctx, message, file.(*os.File))
-			if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrInvalidMediaSHA256) {
+			if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrFileLengthMismatch) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrInvalidMediaSHA256) {
 				zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).Msg("Mismatching media checksums in message. Ignoring because WhatsApp seems to ignore them too")
 			} else if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", bridgev2.ErrMediaDownloadFailed, err)
@ -396,7 +387,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadWhatsAppAttachment(
 		}
 	} else {
 		data, err := client.Download(ctx, message)
-		if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrInvalidMediaSHA256) {
+		if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrFileLengthMismatch) || errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrInvalidMediaSHA256) {
 			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Err(err).Msg("Mismatching media checksums in message. Ignoring because WhatsApp seems to ignore them too")
 		} else if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", bridgev2.ErrMediaDownloadFailed, err)
@ -406,14 +397,12 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadWhatsAppAttachment(
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		} else if part.Type == event.EventSticker && part.Info.MimeType == "image/webp" {
-			mc.fillWebPStickerInfo(ctx, part, data)
 		}
 		if part.Info.MimeType == "" {
 			part.Info.MimeType = http.DetectContentType(data)
 		}
 		part.FillFileName()
-		part.URL, part.File, err = intent.UploadMedia(ctx, roomID, data, part.FileName, part.Info.MimeType)
+		part.URL, part.File, err = intent.UploadMedia(ctx, portal.MXID, data, part.FileName, part.Info.MimeType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", bridgev2.ErrMediaReuploadFailed, err)
 		}
@ -422,7 +411,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadWhatsAppAttachment(
 		var err error
 		part.Info.ThumbnailURL, part.Info.ThumbnailFile, err = intent.UploadMedia(
 			ctx,
-			roomID,
+			portal.MXID,
 			thumbnailData,
 			"thumbnail"+exmime.ExtensionFromMimetype(thumbnailInfo.MimeType),
 			thumbnailInfo.MimeType,
@ -436,6 +425,68 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) reuploadWhatsAppAttachment(
 	return nil
 }

+func (mc *MessageConverter) extractAnimatedSticker(fileInfo *PreparedMedia, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	data, err := ExtractAnimatedSticker(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fileInfo.Info.MimeType = "video/lottie+json"
+	fileInfo.FileName = "sticker.json"
+	return data, nil
+}
+
+func (mc *MessageConverter) convertAnimatedSticker(ctx context.Context, fileInfo *PreparedMedia, data []byte) ([]byte, []byte, *event.FileInfo, error) {
+	data, err := mc.extractAnimatedSticker(fileInfo, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	c := mc.AnimatedStickerConfig
+	if c.Target == "disable" {
+		return data, nil, nil, nil
+	} else if !lottie.Supported() {
+		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Msg("Animated sticker conversion is enabled, but lottieconverter is not installed")
+		return data, nil, nil, nil
+	}
+	input := bytes.NewReader(data)
+	fileInfo.Info.MimeType = "image/" + c.Target
+	fileInfo.FileName = "sticker." + c.Target
+	switch c.Target {
+	case "png":
+		var output bytes.Buffer
+		err = lottie.Convert(ctx, input, "", &output, c.Target, c.Args.Width, c.Args.Height, "1")
+		return output.Bytes(), nil, nil, err
+	case "gif":
+		var output bytes.Buffer
+		err = lottie.Convert(ctx, input, "", &output, c.Target, c.Args.Width, c.Args.Height, strconv.Itoa(c.Args.FPS))
+		return output.Bytes(), nil, nil, err
+	case "webm", "webp":
+		tmpFile := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), fmt.Sprintf("mautrix-whatsapp-lottieconverter-%s.%s", random.String(10), c.Target))
+		defer func() {
+			_ = os.Remove(tmpFile)
+		}()
+		thumbnailData, err := lottie.FFmpegConvert(ctx, input, tmpFile, c.Args.Width, c.Args.Height, c.Args.FPS)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, nil, err
+		}
+		data, err = os.ReadFile(tmpFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read converted file: %w", err)
+		}
+		var thumbnailInfo *event.FileInfo
+		if thumbnailData != nil {
+			thumbnailInfo = &event.FileInfo{
+				MimeType: "image/png",
+				Width:    c.Args.Width,
+				Height:   c.Args.Height,
+				Size:     len(thumbnailData),
+			}
+		}
+		return data, thumbnailData, thumbnailInfo, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported target format %s", c.Target)
+	}
+}
+
 func (mc *MessageConverter) makeMediaFailure(ctx context.Context, mediaInfo *PreparedMedia, keys *FailedMediaKeys, err error) *bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart {
 	logLevel := zerolog.ErrorLevel
 	var extra map[string]any
@ -480,3 +531,28 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) makeMediaFailure(ctx context.Context, mediaInfo *Pre
 	}
 	return part
 }
+
+func ExtractAnimatedSticker(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	zipReader, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(data), int64(len(data)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read sticker zip: %w", err)
+	}
+	animationFile, err := zipReader.Open("animation/animation.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open animation.json: %w", err)
+	}
+	animationFileInfo, err := animationFile.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = animationFile.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat animation.json: %w", err)
+	} else if animationFileInfo.Size() > uploadFileThreshold {
+		_ = animationFile.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("animation.json is too large (%.2f MiB)", float64(animationFileInfo.Size())/1024/1024)
+	}
+	data, err = io.ReadAll(animationFile)
+	_ = animationFile.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read animation.json: %w", err)
+	}
+	return data, nil
+}
--- a/pkg/msgconv/wa-misc.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/wa-misc.go
@ -20,16 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
-	"html"
 	"html/template"
 	"strings"
 	"time"

 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/exerrors"
-	"go.mau.fi/util/exfmt"
 	"go.mau.fi/util/ptr"
-	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waAICommonDeprecated"
+	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waAICommon"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/proto/waE2E"
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertGroupInviteMessage(ctx context.Context, info
 		}
 	}

-	htmlMessage := fmt.Sprintf(template, event.TextToHTML(msg.GetCaption()), html.EscapeString(msg.GetGroupName()), expiry, mc.Bridge.Config.CommandPrefix)
+	htmlMessage := fmt.Sprintf(template, event.TextToHTML(msg.GetCaption()), msg.GetGroupName(), expiry, mc.Bridge.Config.CommandPrefix)
 	content := &event.MessageEventContent{
 		MsgType:       event.MsgText,
 		Body:          format.HTMLToText(htmlMessage),
@ -119,92 +117,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertGroupInviteMessage(ctx context.Context, info
 	}, msg.GetContextInfo()
 }

-func (mc *MessageConverter) formatMessageHistoryNoticeJID(ctx context.Context, jid types.JID) string {
-	_, displayName, err := mc.getBasicUserInfo(ctx, jid)
-	if err != nil {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Stringer("jid", jid).Msg("Failed to get user info for message history notice")
-	} else if displayName != "" {
-		return displayName
-	}
-	switch jid.Server {
-	case types.DefaultUserServer:
-		return "+" + jid.User
-	default:
-		return "Unknown user " + jid.String()
-	}
-}
-
-const maxMessageHistoryNoticeReceivers = 5
-
-var others = exfmt.Pluralizable("other")
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) formatMessageHistoryNoticeReceivers(ctx context.Context, receivers []string) string {
-	receiverLimit := min(len(receivers), maxMessageHistoryNoticeReceivers)
-	receiverNames := make([]string, 0, receiverLimit)
-	for _, receiver := range receivers[:receiverLimit] {
-		jid, err := types.ParseJID(receiver)
-		if err != nil {
-			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Str("receiver", receiver).Msg("Failed to parse message history receiver JID")
-			receiverNames = append(receiverNames, receiver)
-		} else {
-			receiverNames = append(receiverNames, mc.formatMessageHistoryNoticeJID(ctx, jid))
-		}
-	}
-	receiverText := strings.Join(receiverNames, ", ")
-	if len(receivers) > receiverLimit {
-		receiverText = fmt.Sprintf("%s + %s", receiverText, others(len(receivers)-receiverLimit))
-	}
-	return receiverText
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) messageHistoryNoticeLocation(ctx context.Context) *time.Location {
-	portal := getPortal(ctx)
-	loginID := portal.Receiver
-	if loginID == "" {
-		loginID = waid.MakeUserLoginID(getClient(ctx).Store.GetJID().ToNonAD())
-	}
-	if login := mc.Bridge.GetCachedUserLoginByID(loginID); login != nil {
-		meta, _ := login.Metadata.(*waid.UserLoginMetadata)
-		loc, err := meta.LoadTimezone()
-		if err != nil {
-			zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Err(err).Str("timezone", meta.Timezone).Msg("Failed to load user timezone for message history notice")
-		} else if loc != nil {
-			return loc
-		}
-	}
-	return time.Local
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) convertMessageHistoryNotice(ctx context.Context, info *types.MessageInfo, msg *waE2E.MessageHistoryNotice) (*bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart, *waE2E.ContextInfo) {
-	metadata := msg.GetMessageHistoryMetadata()
-
-	sender := mc.formatMessageHistoryNoticeJID(ctx, info.Sender)
-	body := fmt.Sprintf("%s sent message history", sender)
-	if receiverText := mc.formatMessageHistoryNoticeReceivers(ctx, metadata.GetHistoryReceivers()); receiverText != "" {
-		body = fmt.Sprintf("%s to %s", body, receiverText)
-	}
-	if count := metadata.GetMessageCount(); count > 0 {
-		messageWord := "messages"
-		if count == 1 {
-			messageWord = "message"
-		}
-		body = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%d %s)", body, count, messageWord)
-	}
-	if metadata != nil && metadata.OldestMessageTimestampInWindow != nil {
-		oldestTS := time.Unix(metadata.GetOldestMessageTimestampInWindow(), 0).In(mc.messageHistoryNoticeLocation(ctx))
-		body = fmt.Sprintf("%s, starting %s", body, oldestTS.Format("Jan 2, 2006 at 3:04 PM"))
-	}
-	body += "."
-
-	return &bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart{
-		Type: event.EventMessage,
-		Content: &event.MessageEventContent{
-			MsgType: event.MsgNotice,
-			Body:    body,
-		},
-	}, msg.GetContextInfo()
-}
-
 func (mc *MessageConverter) convertEphemeralSettingMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *waE2E.ProtocolMessage, ts time.Time, isBackfill bool) (*bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart, *waE2E.ContextInfo) {
 	portal := getPortal(ctx)
 	portalMeta := portal.Metadata.(*waid.PortalMetadata)
@ -354,9 +266,8 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertKeepInChatMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *w
 func (mc *MessageConverter) convertRichResponseMessage(ctx context.Context, msg *waE2E.AIRichResponseMessage) (*bridgev2.ConvertedMessagePart, *waE2E.ContextInfo) {
 	var body strings.Builder

-	// TODO switch to new format?
 	for i, submsg := range msg.GetSubmessages() {
-		if submsg.GetMessageType() == waAICommonDeprecated.AIRichResponseSubMessageType_AI_RICH_RESPONSE_TEXT {
+		if submsg.GetMessageType() == waAICommon.AIRichResponseSubMessageType_AI_RICH_RESPONSE_TEXT {
 			if i > 0 {
 				body.WriteString("\n")
 			}
--- a/pkg/msgconv/wa-poll.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/wa-poll.go
@ -177,9 +177,6 @@ func (mc *MessageConverter) convertPollUpdateMessage(ctx context.Context, info *
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Err(err).Msg("Failed to get poll update target message")
 		return failedPollUpdatePart, nil
-	} else if pollMessage == nil {
-		log.Warn().Str("target_message_id", string(pollMessageID)).Msg("Poll update target message not found")
-		return failedPollUpdatePart, nil
 	}
 	vote, err := getClient(ctx).DecryptPollVote(ctx, &events.Message{
 		Info:    *info,
--- a/pkg/msgconv/wa-sticker.go
+++ b/pkg/msgconv/wa-sticker.go
@ -1,455 +0,0 @@
-// mautrix-whatsapp - A Matrix-WhatsApp puppeting bridge.
-// Copyright (C) 2026 Tulir Asokan
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package msgconv
-
-import (
-	"archive/zip"
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/url"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
-	"go.mau.fi/util/exstrings"
-	"go.mau.fi/util/lottie"
-	"go.mau.fi/util/random"
-	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
-	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/types"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/database"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/networkid"
-	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
-
-	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-whatsapp/pkg/waid"
-)
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) GetCachedStickerPack(ctx context.Context, client *whatsmeow.Client, packID string) (*types.StickerPack, error) {
-	mc.stickerPackCacheLock.Lock()
-	defer mc.stickerPackCacheLock.Unlock()
-	cached, ok := mc.stickerPackCache[packID]
-	if ok {
-		if cached == nil {
-			return nil, bridgev2.RespError(mautrix.MNotFound.WithMessage("sticker pack not found (cached)"))
-		}
-		return cached, nil
-	}
-
-	pack, err := client.FetchStickerPack(ctx, packID)
-	if errors.Is(err, whatsmeow.ErrMediaDownloadFailedWith404) {
-		mc.stickerPackCache[packID] = nil
-		return nil, bridgev2.WrapRespErr(err, mautrix.MNotFound)
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	mc.stickerPackCache[packID] = pack
-	if packID != pack.StickerPackID {
-		mc.stickerPackCache[pack.StickerPackID] = pack
-	}
-	return pack, nil
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) GetCachedSticker(ctx context.Context, client *whatsmeow.Client, packID string, hash []byte) (*types.StickerPackItem, error) {
-	pack, err := mc.GetCachedStickerPack(ctx, client, packID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, sticker := range pack.Stickers {
-		if bytes.Equal(sticker.FileHash, hash) {
-			return sticker, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return nil, nil
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) DownloadImagePack(ctx context.Context, userLoginID networkid.UserLoginID, client *whatsmeow.Client, inputURL string) (*bridgev2.ImportedImagePack, error) {
-	parsedURL, err := url.Parse(inputURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, bridgev2.WrapRespErr(err, mautrix.MNotFound)
-	} else if parsedURL.Host != "api.whatsapp.com" && parsedURL.Host != "wa.me" {
-		return nil, bridgev2.WrapRespErr(fmt.Errorf("invalid host %q", parsedURL.Host), mautrix.MNotFound)
-	} else if !strings.HasPrefix(parsedURL.Path, "/stickerpack/") {
-		return nil, bridgev2.WrapRespErr(fmt.Errorf("invalid path %q", parsedURL.Path), mautrix.MNotFound)
-	}
-	packName := strings.Split(strings.TrimPrefix(parsedURL.Path, "/stickerpack/"), "/")[0]
-	if packName == "" {
-		return nil, bridgev2.WrapRespErr(fmt.Errorf("empty pack name"), mautrix.MNotFound)
-	}
-	pack, err := mc.GetCachedStickerPack(ctx, client, packName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	canonicalURL := "https://wa.me/stickerpack/" + pack.StickerPackID
-	topLevelExtra := map[string]any{
-		"fi.mau.whatsapp.stickerpack": map[string]any{
-			"id":          pack.StickerPackID,
-			"name":        pack.Name,
-			"description": pack.Description,
-			"publisher":   pack.Publisher,
-			"animated":    pack.Animated > 0,
-			"lottie":      pack.Lottie > 0,
-		},
-	}
-	content := &event.ImagePackEventContent{
-		Images: make(map[string]*event.ImagePackImage, len(pack.Stickers)),
-		Metadata: event.ImagePackMetadata{
-			DisplayName: pack.Name,
-			AvatarURL:   "",
-			Usage:       []event.ImagePackUsage{event.ImagePackUsageSticker},
-			Attribution: fmt.Sprintf("By %s on WhatsApp %s", pack.Publisher, canonicalURL),
-			BridgedPack: &event.BridgedStickerPack{
-				Network: StickerSourceID,
-				URL:     canonicalURL,
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyClient, client)
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyIntent, mc.Bridge.Bot)
-	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, contextKeyPortal, (*bridgev2.Portal)(nil))
-	for i, sticker := range pack.Stickers {
-		shortcode := sticker.PreviewWebpID
-		if shortcode == "" {
-			shortcode = fmt.Sprintf("%s_img%d", pack.StickerPackID, i+1)
-		}
-		body := sticker.AccessibilityText
-		var emoji string
-		if len(sticker.Emojis) > 0 {
-			emoji = sticker.Emojis[0]
-			if body == "" {
-				body = strings.Join(sticker.Emojis, " ")
-			}
-		}
-		part := &PreparedMedia{
-			Type: event.EventSticker,
-			MessageEventContent: &event.MessageEventContent{
-				Body: body,
-				Info: &event.FileInfo{
-					MimeType: sticker.MimeType,
-					Width:    sticker.Width,
-					Height:   sticker.Height,
-					Size:     int(sticker.FileSize),
-					BridgedSticker: &event.BridgedSticker{
-						Network: StickerSourceID,
-						ID:      base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(sticker.FileHash),
-						Emoji:   emoji,
-						PackURL: canonicalURL,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			TypeDescription: "sticker",
-		}
-		dbKey := database.Key(fmt.Sprintf("stickercache:%x", part.Info.BridgedSticker.ID))
-		fixStickerDimensions(part.Info)
-		var packed *event.ImagePackImage
-		if mc.DirectMedia {
-			dbKey = ""
-			if part.Info.MimeType == "application/was" {
-				part.Info.MimeType = "video/lottie+json"
-			}
-			part.URL, err = mc.Bridge.Matrix.GenerateContentURI(ctx, waid.MakeStickerPackMediaID(pack.StickerPackID, sticker.FileHash, userLoginID))
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("failed to generate content URI: %w", err))
-			}
-		} else if cached := mc.Bridge.DB.KV.Get(ctx, dbKey); cached != "" {
-			err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(cached), &packed)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal cached sticker data: %w", err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			err = mc.reuploadWhatsAppAttachment(ctx, sticker, part)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reupload sticker %q: %w", sticker.GetDirectPath(), err)
-			}
-		}
-		if packed == nil {
-			packed = &event.ImagePackImage{
-				URL:  part.URL,
-				Body: part.Body,
-				Info: part.Info,
-			}
-			if dbKey != "" {
-				data, _ := json.Marshal(packed)
-				if data != nil {
-					mc.Bridge.DB.KV.Set(ctx, dbKey, string(data))
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		content.Images[shortcode] = packed
-	}
-
-	return &bridgev2.ImportedImagePack{
-		Content:   content,
-		Extra:     topLevelExtra,
-		Shortcode: pack.StickerPackID,
-	}, nil
-}
-
-type StickerMetadata struct {
-	StickerPackID       string   `json:"sticker-pack-id"`
-	AccessibilityText   string   `json:"accessibility-text"`
-	Emojis              []string `json:"emojis"`
-	IsFirstPartySticker int      `json:"is-first-party-sticker"`
-}
-
-func (sm *StickerMetadata) ToMatrix(content *event.MessageEventContent) {
-	if sm == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if sm.StickerPackID != "" && content.Info.BridgedSticker == nil {
-		content.Info.BridgedSticker = &event.BridgedSticker{
-			Network: StickerSourceID,
-			PackURL: StickerPackURLPrefix + sm.StickerPackID,
-		}
-		if len(sm.Emojis) > 0 {
-			content.Info.BridgedSticker.Emoji = sm.Emojis[0]
-		}
-	}
-	if sm.AccessibilityText != "" {
-		content.Body = sm.AccessibilityText
-	} else if len(sm.Emojis) > 0 {
-		content.Body = strings.Join(sm.Emojis, " ")
-	}
-}
-
-const StickerSourceID = "whatsapp"
-const StickerPackURLPrefix = "https://wa.me/stickerpack/"
-
-func PackAnimatedSticker(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	zipWriter := zip.NewWriter(&buf)
-	f, err := zipWriter.Create("animation/animation.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create zip entry: %w", err)
-	}
-	_, err = f.Write(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write zip entry: %w", err)
-	}
-	err = zipWriter.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to close zip writer: %w", err)
-	}
-	return buf.Bytes(), nil
-}
-
-func ExtractAnimatedSticker(data []byte) ([]byte, *StickerMetadata, error) {
-	zipReader, err := zip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(data), int64(len(data)))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read sticker zip: %w", err)
-	}
-	animationFile, err := zipReader.Open("animation/animation.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open animation.json: %w", err)
-	}
-	animationFileInfo, err := animationFile.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		_ = animationFile.Close()
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat animation.json: %w", err)
-	} else if animationFileInfo.Size() > uploadFileThreshold {
-		_ = animationFile.Close()
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("animation.json is too large (%.2f MiB)", float64(animationFileInfo.Size())/1024/1024)
-	}
-	data, err = io.ReadAll(animationFile)
-	_ = animationFile.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read animation.json: %w", err)
-	}
-	var meta StickerMetadata
-	metaFile, err := zipReader.Open("animation/animation.json.overridden_metadata")
-	if err == nil {
-		_ = json.NewDecoder(metaFile).Decode(&meta)
-		_ = metaFile.Close()
-	}
-	if meta.StickerPackID == "" {
-		res := gjson.GetBytes(data, "metadata.customProps")
-		if res.IsObject() {
-			_ = json.Unmarshal(exstrings.UnsafeBytes(res.Raw), &meta)
-		}
-	}
-	return data, &meta, nil
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) extractAnimatedSticker(fileInfo *PreparedMedia, data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	data, meta, err := ExtractAnimatedSticker(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	meta.ToMatrix(fileInfo.MessageEventContent)
-	fileInfo.Info.MimeType = "video/lottie+json"
-	fileInfo.FileName = "sticker.json"
-	return data, nil
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) convertAnimatedSticker(ctx context.Context, fileInfo *PreparedMedia, data []byte) ([]byte, []byte, *event.FileInfo, error) {
-	data, err := mc.extractAnimatedSticker(fileInfo, data)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	}
-	c := mc.AnimatedStickerConfig
-	if c.Target == "disable" {
-		return data, nil, nil, nil
-	} else if !lottie.Supported() {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Warn().Msg("Animated sticker conversion is enabled, but lottieconverter is not installed")
-		return data, nil, nil, nil
-	}
-	input := bytes.NewReader(data)
-	fileInfo.Info.MimeType = "image/" + c.Target
-	fileInfo.FileName = "sticker." + c.Target
-	switch c.Target {
-	case "png":
-		var output bytes.Buffer
-		err = lottie.Convert(ctx, input, "", &output, c.Target, c.Args.Width, c.Args.Height, "1")
-		return output.Bytes(), nil, nil, err
-	case "gif":
-		var output bytes.Buffer
-		err = lottie.Convert(ctx, input, "", &output, c.Target, c.Args.Width, c.Args.Height, strconv.Itoa(c.Args.FPS))
-		return output.Bytes(), nil, nil, err
-	case "webm", "webp":
-		tmpFile := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), fmt.Sprintf("mautrix-whatsapp-lottieconverter-%s.%s", random.String(10), c.Target))
-		defer func() {
-			_ = os.Remove(tmpFile)
-		}()
-		thumbnailData, err := lottie.FFmpegConvert(ctx, input, tmpFile, c.Args.Width, c.Args.Height, c.Args.FPS)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, err
-		}
-		data, err = os.ReadFile(tmpFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read converted file: %w", err)
-		}
-		var thumbnailInfo *event.FileInfo
-		if thumbnailData != nil {
-			thumbnailInfo = &event.FileInfo{
-				MimeType: "image/png",
-				Width:    c.Args.Width,
-				Height:   c.Args.Height,
-				Size:     len(thumbnailData),
-			}
-		}
-		return data, thumbnailData, thumbnailInfo, nil
-	default:
-		return nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported target format %s", c.Target)
-	}
-}
-
-func (mc *MessageConverter) fillWebPStickerInfo(ctx context.Context, fileInfo *PreparedMedia, data []byte) {
-	meta, err := extractWebPStickerMetadata(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		zerolog.Ctx(ctx).Debug().Err(err).Msg("Failed to extract webp sticker metadata")
-		return
-	}
-	meta.ToMatrix(fileInfo.MessageEventContent)
-}
-
-// stickerMetadataEXIFTag is the custom EXIF tag WhatsApp uses to embed
-// sticker pack metadata as a JSON object inside non-animated webp stickers.
-const stickerMetadataEXIFTag = 0x5741
-
-// extractWebPStickerMetadata parses the WhatsApp sticker pack metadata JSON
-// embedded in EXIF tag 0x5741 of a non-animated webp sticker.
-func extractWebPStickerMetadata(data []byte) (*StickerMetadata, error) {
-	exif, err := findWebPChunk(data, "EXIF")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	raw, err := findEXIFTagValue(exif, stickerMetadataEXIFTag)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	var meta StickerMetadata
-	err = json.Unmarshal(raw, &meta)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse sticker metadata JSON: %w", err)
-	}
-	return &meta, nil
-}
-
-func findWebPChunk(data []byte, chunkType string) ([]byte, error) {
-	if len(data) < 12 || string(data[0:4]) != "RIFF" || string(data[8:12]) != "WEBP" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a webp file")
-	}
-	for pos := 12; pos+8 <= len(data); {
-		size := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(data[pos+4 : pos+8])
-		start := pos + 8
-		end := start + int(size)
-		if end > len(data) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("webp chunk %q extends past end of file", data[pos:pos+4])
-		}
-		if string(data[pos:pos+4]) == chunkType {
-			return data[start:end], nil
-		}
-		pos = end
-		if pos%2 != 0 {
-			pos++
-		}
-	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("webp chunk %q not found", chunkType)
-}
-
-func findEXIFTagValue(exif []byte, tag uint16) ([]byte, error) {
-	if len(exif) < 8 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("exif data too short")
-	}
-	var bo binary.ByteOrder
-	switch string(exif[0:2]) {
-	case "II":
-		bo = binary.LittleEndian
-	case "MM":
-		bo = binary.BigEndian
-	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid TIFF byte order %q", exif[0:2])
-	}
-	if bo.Uint16(exif[2:4]) != 0x002A {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid TIFF magic")
-	}
-	ifdOffset := int(bo.Uint32(exif[4:8]))
-	if ifdOffset < 0 || ifdOffset+2 > len(exif) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("IFD offset out of range")
-	}
-	count := int(bo.Uint16(exif[ifdOffset : ifdOffset+2]))
-	entries := ifdOffset + 2
-	if entries+count*12 > len(exif) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("IFD entries out of range")
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
-		entry := exif[entries+i*12 : entries+(i+1)*12]
-		if bo.Uint16(entry[0:2]) != tag {
-			continue
-		}
-		// Tag 0x5741 stores JSON as type 7 (UNDEFINED), where size == count bytes.
-		size := int(bo.Uint32(entry[4:8]))
-		if size <= 4 {
-			return entry[8 : 8+size], nil
-		}
-		offset := int(bo.Uint32(entry[8:12]))
-		if offset+size > len(exif) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("exif tag value out of range")
-		}
-		return exif[offset : offset+size], nil
-	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("exif tag 0x%04x not found", tag)
-}
--- a/pkg/waid/dbmeta.go
+++ b/pkg/waid/dbmeta.go
@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ type UserLoginMetadata struct {

 	AppStateRecoveryAttempted map[appstate.WAPatchName]time.Time `json:"app_state_recovery_attempted,omitempty"`

-	HistorySyncPortalsNeedCreating bool      `json:"history_sync_portals_need_creating,omitempty"`
-	ReachoutTimelockUntil          time.Time `json:"reachout_timelock_until,omitempty"`
+	HistorySyncPortalsNeedCreating bool `json:"history_sync_portals_need_creating,omitempty"`

 	MData json.RawMessage `json:"mdata,omitempty"`
 }
@ -62,13 +61,6 @@ func (m *UserLoginMetadata) GeneratePushKeys() {
 	}
 }

-func (m *UserLoginMetadata) LoadTimezone() (*time.Location, error) {
-	if m == nil || m.Timezone == "" {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	return time.LoadLocation(m.Timezone)
-}
-
 type MessageErrorType string

 const (
--- a/pkg/waid/id.go
+++ b/pkg/waid/id.go
@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ func MakeFakeMessageID(chat, sender types.JID, data string) networkid.MessageID
 }

 type ParsedMessageID struct {
-	Chat    types.JID
-	Sender  types.JID
-	ID      types.MessageID
-	Version []byte
+	Chat   types.JID
+	Sender types.JID
+	ID     types.MessageID
 }

 func (pmi *ParsedMessageID) String() networkid.MessageID {
--- a/pkg/waid/mediaid.go
+++ b/pkg/waid/mediaid.go
@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ const (
 	mediaIDTypeMessage         = 255
 	mediaIDTypeAvatar          = 254
 	mediaIDTypeCommunityAvatar = 253
-	mediaIDTypeStickerPackItem = 252
 )

-func MakeMediaID(messageInfo *types.MessageInfo, idOverride types.MessageID, receiver networkid.UserLoginID, version []byte) networkid.MediaID {
+func MakeMediaID(messageInfo *types.MessageInfo, idOverride types.MessageID, receiver networkid.UserLoginID) networkid.MediaID {
 	compactChat := compactJID(messageInfo.Chat.ToNonAD())
 	compactSender := compactJID(messageInfo.Sender.ToNonAD())
 	receiverID := compactJID(ParseUserLoginID(receiver, 0))
@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func MakeMediaID(messageInfo *types.MessageInfo, idOverride types.MessageID, rec
 	} else {
 		compactID = compactMsgID(messageInfo.ID)
 	}
-	mediaID := make([]byte, 0, 6+len(compactChat)+len(compactSender)+len(receiverID)+len(compactID)+len(version))
+	mediaID := make([]byte, 0, 5+len(compactChat)+len(compactSender)+len(receiverID)+len(compactID))
 	mediaID = append(mediaID, mediaIDTypeMessage)
 	mediaID = append(mediaID, byte(len(compactChat)))
 	mediaID = append(mediaID, compactChat...)
@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ func MakeMediaID(messageInfo *types.MessageInfo, idOverride types.MessageID, rec
 	mediaID = append(mediaID, receiverID...)
 	mediaID = append(mediaID, byte(len(compactID)))
 	mediaID = append(mediaID, compactID...)
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, byte(len(version)))
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, version...)
 	return mediaID
 }

@ -85,28 +82,9 @@ type AvatarMediaInfo struct {
 	Community bool
 }

-func MakeStickerPackMediaID(packID string, fileHash []byte, receiver networkid.UserLoginID) networkid.MediaID {
-	receiverID := compactJID(ParseUserLoginID(receiver, 0))
-	mediaID := make([]byte, 0, 4+len(packID)+len(fileHash)+len(receiverID))
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, mediaIDTypeStickerPackItem)
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, byte(len(packID)))
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, packID...)
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, byte(len(fileHash)))
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, fileHash...)
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, byte(len(receiverID)))
-	mediaID = append(mediaID, receiverID...)
-	return mediaID
-}
-
-type StickerPackMediaInfo struct {
-	PackID   string
-	FileHash []byte
-}
-
 type ParsedMediaID struct {
 	Message   *ParsedMessageID
 	Avatar    *AvatarMediaInfo
-	Sticker   *StickerPackMediaInfo
 	UserLogin networkid.UserLoginID
 }

@ -140,12 +118,6 @@ func ParseMediaID(mediaID networkid.MediaID) (*ParsedMediaID, error) {
 			Sender: senderJID,
 			ID:     id,
 		}
-		if len(mediaID) > 0 {
-			parsed.Message.Version, err = readCompact(&mediaID, rawBytes)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse version: %w", err)
-			}
-		}
 		parsed.UserLogin = MakeUserLoginID(receiverID)
 	case mediaIDTypeAvatar, mediaIDTypeCommunityAvatar:
 		targetJID, err := readCompact(&mediaID, parseCompactJID)
@ -166,24 +138,6 @@ func ParseMediaID(mediaID networkid.MediaID) (*ParsedMediaID, error) {
 			Community: mediaIDType == mediaIDTypeCommunityAvatar,
 		}
 		parsed.UserLogin = MakeUserLoginID(receiverID)
-	case mediaIDTypeStickerPackItem:
-		packID, err := readCompact(&mediaID, parseString)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse sticker pack ID: %w", err)
-		}
-		fileHash, err := readCompact(&mediaID, rawBytes)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse sticker file hash: %w", err)
-		}
-		receiverID, err := readCompact(&mediaID, parseCompactJID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse receiver JID: %w", err)
-		}
-		parsed.Sticker = &StickerPackMediaInfo{
-			PackID:   packID,
-			FileHash: fileHash,
-		}
-		parsed.UserLogin = MakeUserLoginID(receiverID)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown media ID type %d", mediaIDType)
 	}
@ -292,10 +246,6 @@ func parseCompactJID(jid []byte) (types.JID, error) {
 	}
 }

-func rawBytes(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	return data, nil
-}
-
 func readCompact[T any](data *networkid.MediaID, fn func(data []byte) (T, error)) (T, error) {
 	var defVal T
 	if len(*data) < 1 {