diff --git a/app.config.js b/app.config.js
index e5ec435aba..096756b084 100644
--- a/app.config.js
+++ b/app.config.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
   /**
    * iOS build number. Must be incremented for each TestFlight version.
    */
-  const IOS_BUILD_NUMBER = '1'
+  const IOS_BUILD_NUMBER = '2'
 
   /**
    * Android build number. Must be incremented for each release.
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx b/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx
index 7ebacc9db1..fceaa60c29 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ export function NotificationsScreen({}: Props) {
   const onFocusCheckLatest = React.useCallback(() => {
     // on focus, check for latest, but only invalidate if the user
     // isnt scrolled down to avoid moving content underneath them
-    unreadApi.checkUnread({invalidate: !isScrolledDown && isDesktop})
-  }, [unreadApi, isScrolledDown, isDesktop])
+    unreadApi.checkUnread({invalidate: !isScrolledDown})
+  }, [unreadApi, isScrolledDown])
   checkLatestRef.current = onFocusCheckLatest
 
   // on-visible setup