diff --git a/packages/chat/src/components/message.tsx b/packages/chat/src/components/message.tsx
index 351e76f..fc6fc10 100644
--- a/packages/chat/src/components/message.tsx
+++ b/packages/chat/src/components/message.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import MessageContextMenu from "./messageContextMenu";
 import Media from "./media/media";
 import { useStorage } from "@tensamin/storage/context";
-import { requireRelaySuccess, useMTP } from "@tensamin/mtp";
+import { useMTP } from "@tensamin/mtp";
 import { getMessage, useChat } from "../context";
 import { decryptChatText, encryptChatText } from "@tensamin/crypto/chatSecret";
 import { log, toast } from "@tensamin/shared/log";
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function MessageComponent({
   user: SelectedUser<readonly ["UserId", "Avatar", "Display"]> | null;
 }) {
   const actuallyFailed =
-    Boolean(message.ErrorType) ||
     (message.failed && message.MessageState === "awaiting") ||
     message.decryptionFailed;
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ function MessageComponent({
 
   // Message states
   const { load } = useStorage();
-  const { send, sendSealedRelay } = useMTP();
+  const { send } = useMTP();
   const [ownId, setOwnId] = useState(0);
   useEffect(() => {
     load("user_id").then(setOwnId);
@@ -74,38 +73,22 @@ function MessageComponent({
   const messageStateReadUpdate = useCallback(async () => {
     const readConfirmations = await load("settings.read_confirmations");
 
-    if (!user?.UserId || !message.RelayMessageId || ownId === 0) return;
-    const [ownIota, peerIota] = await Promise.all([
-      send("GetIotaData", { UserId: ownId }),
-      send("GetIotaData", { UserId: user.UserId }),
-    ]);
-    if (ownIota.type !== "GetIotaData" || peerIota.type !== "GetIotaData") {
-      throw new Error("Could not resolve an Iota for this receipt");
+    if (readConfirmations) {
+      if (!user?.UserId) return;
+
+      await send("MessageState", {
+        ChatPartnerId: user?.UserId,
+        SendTime: message.SendTime,
+        MessageState: "read",
+      });
+    } else {
+      await send("MessageState", {
+        ChatPartnerId: user?.UserId,
+        SendTime: message.SendTime,
+        MessageState: "received",
+      });
     }
-    const response = await sendSealedRelay(
-      "MessageState",
-      {
-        ChatPartnerId: user.UserId,
-        RelayMessageId: message.RelayMessageId,
-        EventAt: Date.now(),
-        MessageState: readConfirmations ? "read" : "received",
-        ReceiverId: user.UserId,
-      },
-      {
-        nextHop: { kind: "iota", id: ownIota.data.IotaId },
-        finalRecipientId: user.UserId,
-        metadataRecipients: [
-          { value: ownIota.data.PublicKey, encoding: "base64" },
-          { value: peerIota.data.PublicKey, encoding: "base64" },
-        ],
-        contentRecipients: [
-          { value: ownIota.data.PublicKey, encoding: "base64" },
-          { value: peerIota.data.PublicKey, encoding: "base64" },
-        ],
-      },
-    );
-    requireRelaySuccess(response);
-  }, [load, message.RelayMessageId, ownId, send, sendSealedRelay, user]);
+  }, [load, message.SendTime, user?.UserId, send]);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (message.SenderId === ownId || ownId === 0) return;
 
diff --git a/packages/chat/src/context.tsx b/packages/chat/src/context.tsx
index c4328db..bc9f90c 100644
--- a/packages/chat/src/context.tsx
+++ b/packages/chat/src/context.tsx
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ type MessageEdit = Partial<
   >
 >;
 
-const messageStateRank: Record<RawMessage["MessageState"], number> = {
-  awaiting: 0,
-  sending: 0,
-  sent: 1,
-  received: 2,
-  read: 3,
-};
-
 function updateMessagesBySendTime<T extends EditableMessage>(
   messages: T[],
   sendTime: number,
@@ -89,13 +81,6 @@ function updateMessagesBySendTime<T extends EditableMessage>(
       return item;
     }
 
-    if (
-      edit.MessageState !== undefined &&
-      messageStateRank[edit.MessageState] < messageStateRank[item.MessageState]
-    ) {
-      return item;
-    }
-
     const entries = Object.entries(edit) as Array<
       [keyof MessageEdit, MessageEdit[keyof MessageEdit]]
     >;
@@ -998,7 +983,9 @@ export default function Provider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
         );
         return;
       }
-      editMessage(data.SendTime, { MessageState: data.MessageState });
+      editMessage(data.SendTime, {
+        MessageState: data.MessageState,
+      });
     });
     return () => {
       unsubscribeEdit();
diff --git a/packages/notifications/src/context.tsx b/packages/notifications/src/context.tsx
index eef4e8b..ca311b0 100644
--- a/packages/notifications/src/context.tsx
+++ b/packages/notifications/src/context.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async function requestNotificationPermission() {
 }
 
 export default function Provider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-  const { subscribe } = useMTP();
+  const { subscribe, send } = useMTP();
   const { load } = useStorage();
   const { get } = useUser();
   const { addLiveMessage, chatSecret, getChatSecret, userId } = useChat();
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ export default function Provider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
             // todo: add notification symbol to conversation cards (incl. message start)
             moveUserIdToTop(data.SenderId);
 
+            if (await load("settings.receive_confirmations")) {
+              void send("MessageState", {
+                MessageState: "received",
+              });
+            }
           }
 
           const user = await get(data.SenderId, [
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ export default function Provider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     load,
     location.pathname,
     navigate,
+    send,
     moveUserIdToTop,
     subscribe,
     getChatSecret,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/data.ts b/packages/shared/src/data.ts
index e7d2c33..4a64c80 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/data.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/data.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ const callSecretEnvelopeRequest = z.object({
 export const Reaction = z.object({
   Reaction: z.string(),
   SenderId: z.number(),
-  RelayMessageId: z.string().optional(),
 });
 
 export const Message = z.object({
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ export const Message = z.object({
   Avatar: z.boolean().optional(),
   Display: z.boolean().optional(),
   ReplyId: z.number().optional(),
-  UpdatedAt: z.number().optional(),
-  ErrorType: z.string().optional(),
   MessageState: z
     .enum(["read", "received", "sent", "sending", "awaiting"]) // awaiting for 'internal' use
     .default("received"),
@@ -110,7 +107,6 @@ const authPayload = z.object({
     .array(
       z.object({
         LastMessageAt: z.number().default(0),
-        CreatedAt: z.number().optional(),
         UserId: z.number(),
         LastMessage: z
           .object({
@@ -401,12 +397,17 @@ export const mtp = {
     response: z.object({}),
   },
   MessageState: {
-    request: z.object({
-      ChatPartnerId: z.number(),
-      RelayMessageId: z.string(),
-      EventAt: z.number(),
-      MessageState: z.enum(["received", "read"]),
-    }),
+    request: z
+      .object({
+        ChatPartnerId: z.number(),
+        SendTime: z.number(),
+        MessageState: Message.shape.MessageState,
+      })
+      .or(
+        z.object({
+          MessageState: Message.shape.MessageState,
+        }),
+      ),
     response: z.object({
       ChatPartnerId: z.number(),
       MessageState: Message.shape.MessageState,