diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/sandbox/demoapp/data/Models.qml b/ui/StatusQ/sandbox/demoapp/data/Models.qml
index 930120bd78..7ead53195c 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/sandbox/demoapp/data/Models.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/sandbox/demoapp/data/Models.qml
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ QtObject {
             itemId: "x012340000"
             name: "#status"
             icon: ""
+            emoji: ""
             isIdenticon: false
+            colorHash: []
             color: "blue"
             description: ""
             type: StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicChat
@@ -78,7 +80,9 @@ QtObject {
             itemId: "x012340001"
             name: "status-desktop"
             icon: ""
+            emoji: ""
             isIdenticon: false
+            colorHash: []
             color: "red"
             description: ""
             type: StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicChat
@@ -95,7 +99,9 @@ QtObject {
             name: "Amazing Funny Squirrel"
             icon: "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADIAAAAyCAYAAAAeP4ixAAAAlklEQVR4nOzW0QmDQBAG4SSkl7SUQlJGCrElq9F3QdjjVhh/5nv3cFhY9vUIYQiNITSG0Bh
 CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2ImYgiNITTlTdG1nUZ5a92VITQxITFiJmIIjSE0htAYQrMHAAD//+wwFVpz+yqXAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
+            emoji: ""
             isIdenticon: true
+            colorHash: []
             color: "green"
             description: ""
             type: StatusChatListItem.Type.OneToOneChat
@@ -111,7 +117,9 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             itemId: "x012340003"
             name: "Black Ops"
             icon: ""
+            emoji: ""
             isIdenticon: false
+            colorHash: []
             color: "purple"
             description: ""
             type: StatusChatListItem.Type.OneToOneChat
@@ -127,7 +135,9 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             itemId: "x012340004"
             name: "Spectacular Growing Otter"
             icon: ""
+            emoji: ""
             isIdenticon: false
+            colorHash: []
             color: "orange"
             description: ""
             type: StatusChatListItem.Type.OneToOneChat
@@ -143,7 +153,9 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             itemId: "x012340005"
             name: "channel-with-a-super-duper-long-name"
             icon: ""
+            emoji: ""
             isIdenticon: false
+            colorHash: []
             color: "green"
             description: ""
             type: StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicChat
@@ -397,7 +409,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             imageSource: ""
             iconName: "chat"
             iconColor: ""
-            isIdenticon: false
             subItems: [
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_1_1"
@@ -405,7 +416,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1369221718338895873/T_5fny6o_400x400.jpg"
                     iconName: ""
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: false
                 },
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_1_2"
@@ -413,7 +423,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAADIAAAAyCAYAAAAeP4ixAAAAlklEQVR4nOzW0QmDQBAG4SSkl7SUQlJGCrElq9F3QdjjVhh/5nv3cFhY9vUIYQiNITSG0BhCExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2ImYgiNITTlTdG1nUZ5a92VITQxITFiJmIIjSE0htAYQrMHAAD//+wwFVpz+yqXAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"
                     iconName: ""
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: true
                 }]}
         ListElement {
             value: "item_2"
@@ -421,7 +430,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             imageSource: "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1369221718338895873/T_5fny6o_400x400.jpg"
             iconName: ""
             iconColor: ""
-            isIdenticon: false
             subItems: [
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_2_1"
@@ -429,7 +437,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: ""
                     iconName: "channel"
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: false
                 },
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_2_2"
@@ -437,7 +444,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: ""
                     iconName: "channel"
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: false
                 },
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_2_3"
@@ -445,7 +451,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: ""
                     iconName: "channel"
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: false
                 }]}
         ListElement {
             value: "item_3"
@@ -453,7 +458,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             imageSource: "";
             iconName: "info"
             iconColor: ""
-            isIdenticon: false
             subItems: [
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_3_1"
@@ -461,7 +465,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: ""
                     iconName: "channel"
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: false
                 }]}
         ListElement {
             value: "item_4"
@@ -469,7 +472,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
             imageSource: "";
             iconName: ""
             iconColor: "red"
-            isIdenticon: false
             subItems: [
                 ListElement {
                     value: "sub_item_4_1"
@@ -477,7 +479,6 @@ CExPynn1gWf9bx498P7/nzPcxEzGExhBdJGYihtAYQlO+tUZvqrPbqeudo5iJGEJjCE15a3VtodH3q2I
                     imageSource: ""
                     iconName: "channel"
                     iconColor: ""
-                    isIdenticon: false
                 }]}
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
index 63ffe23af2..e839975d08 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
@@ -90,23 +90,25 @@ Column {
                 }
 
                 StatusChatListItem {
-
                     id: statusChatListItem
+
                     opacity: dragSensor.active ? 0.0 : 1.0
                     originalOrder: model.position
                     chatId: model.itemId
                     categoryId: model.parentItemId? model.parentItemId : ""
                     name: model.name
-                    icon.emoji: model.emoji
                     type: !!model.type ? model.type : StatusChatListItem.Type.CommunityChat
                     muted: model.muted
                     hasUnreadMessages: model.hasUnreadMessages
                     notificationsCount: model.notificationsCount
                     highlightWhenCreated: !!model.highlight
                     selected: model.active
+
+                    icon.emoji: model.emoji
                     icon.color: model.color
-                    image.isIdenticon: model.isIdenticon
+                    image.isIdenticon: false
                     image.source: model.icon
+                    ringSettings.ringSpecModel: model.colorHash
 
                     sensor.cursorShape: dragSensor.cursorShape
                     onClicked: {
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListItem.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListItem.qml
index 3482544468..64c960a59a 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListItem.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatListItem.qml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import StatusQ.Components 0.1
 import StatusQ.Controls 0.1
 
 Rectangle {
-    id: statusChatListItem
+    id: root
 
     objectName: "chatItem"
     property int originalOrder: -1
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ Rectangle {
         width: 24
         height: 24
         color: Theme.palette.miscColor5
-        letterSize: emoji ? 11 : 15
         emoji: ""
-        emojiSize: Emoji.size.verySmall
-        charactersLen: 1
+        charactersLen: root.type === StatusChatListItem.Type.OneToOneChat ? 2 : 1
     }
+    property alias ringSettings: identicon.ringSettings
     property int type: StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicChat
     property bool highlighted: false
     property bool highlightWhenCreated: false
@@ -79,16 +78,16 @@ Rectangle {
         cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
 
-        onClicked: statusChatListItem.clicked(mouse)
+        onClicked: root.clicked(mouse)
 
         StatusSmartIdenticon {
             id: identicon
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.leftMargin: 8
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-            image: statusChatListItem.image
-            icon: statusChatListItem.icon
-            name: statusChatListItem.name
+            image: root.image
+            icon: root.icon
+            name: root.name
         }
 
         StatusIcon {
@@ -98,21 +97,21 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
             width: 14
-            visible: statusChatListItem.type !== StatusChatListItem.Type.OneToOneChat
+            visible: root.type !== StatusChatListItem.Type.OneToOneChat
             opacity: {
-                if (statusChatListItem.muted && !hoverHander.hovered && !statusChatListItem.highlighted) {
+                if (root.muted && !hoverHander.hovered && !root.highlighted) {
                     return 0.4
                 }
-                return statusChatListItem.hasUnreadMessages ||
-                        statusChatListItem.notificationsCount > 0 ||
-                        statusChatListItem.selected ||
-                        statusChatListItem.highlighted ||
+                return root.hasUnreadMessages ||
+                        root.notificationsCount > 0 ||
+                        root.selected ||
+                        root.highlighted ||
                         statusBadge.visible ||
                         hoverHander.hovered ? 1.0 : 0.7
             }
 
             icon: {
-                switch (statusChatListItem.type) {
+                switch (root.type) {
                 case StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicCat:
                     return Theme.palette.name == "light" ? "tiny/public-chat" : "tiny/public-chat-white"
                     break;
@@ -137,27 +136,27 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.rightMargin: 6
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
-            text: (statusChatListItem.type === StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicChat &&
-                  !statusChatListItem.name.startsWith("#") ?
-                      "#" + statusChatListItem.name :
-                      statusChatListItem.name)
+            text: (root.type === StatusChatListItem.Type.PublicChat &&
+                  !root.name.startsWith("#") ?
+                      "#" + root.name :
+                      root.name)
             elide: Text.ElideRight
             color: {
-                if (statusChatListItem.muted && !hoverHander.hovered && !statusChatListItem.highlighted) {
+                if (root.muted && !hoverHander.hovered && !root.highlighted) {
                     return Theme.palette.directColor5
                 }
-                return statusChatListItem.hasUnreadMessages ||
-                        statusChatListItem.notificationsCount > 0 ||
-                        statusChatListItem.selected ||
-                        statusChatListItem.highlighted ||
-                        statusChatListItem.highlightWhenCreated ||
+                return root.hasUnreadMessages ||
+                        root.notificationsCount > 0 ||
+                        root.selected ||
+                        root.highlighted ||
+                        root.highlightWhenCreated ||
                         hoverHander.hovered ||
                         statusBadge.visible ? Theme.palette.directColor1 : Theme.palette.directColor4
             }
-            font.weight: !statusChatListItem.muted &&
-                         (statusChatListItem.hasUnreadMessages ||
-                          statusChatListItem.notificationsCount > 0 ||
-                          statusChatListItem.highlightWhenCreated ||
+            font.weight: !root.muted &&
+                         (root.hasUnreadMessages ||
+                          root.notificationsCount > 0 ||
+                          root.highlightWhenCreated ||
                           statusBadge.visible) ? Font.Bold : Font.Medium
             font.pixelSize: 15
         }
@@ -170,14 +169,14 @@ Rectangle {
             width: 14
             opacity: mutedIconSensor.containsMouse ? 1.0 : 0.2
             icon: Theme.palette.name === "light" ? "tiny/muted" : "tiny/muted-white"
-            visible: statusChatListItem.muted
+            visible: root.muted
 
             MouseArea {
                 id: mutedIconSensor
                 hoverEnabled: true
                 cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                onClicked: statusChatListItem.unmute()
+                onClicked: root.unmute()
             }
 
             StatusToolTip {
@@ -193,11 +192,11 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.right: parent.right
             anchors.rightMargin: 8
 
-            color: statusChatListItem.muted ? Theme.palette.primaryColor2 : Theme.palette.primaryColor1
+            color: root.muted ? Theme.palette.primaryColor2 : Theme.palette.primaryColor1
             border.width: 4
             border.color: color
-            value: statusChatListItem.notificationsCount
-            visible: statusChatListItem.notificationsCount > 0
+            value: root.notificationsCount
+            visible: root.notificationsCount > 0
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusLetterIdenticon.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusLetterIdenticon.qml
index a835504031..2c209e3155 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusLetterIdenticon.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusLetterIdenticon.qml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property alias identiconText: identiconText
     property string name
     property string emoji
-    property string emojiSize
+    property string emojiSize: Emoji.size.small
     property int letterSize: 21
     property int charactersLen: 1
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 if(Utils.isHtml(emoji))
                     return emoji
                 else
-                    return Emoji.parse(emoji, emojiSize || undefined)
+                    return Emoji.parse(root.emoji, emojiSize)
             }
 
             const shift = (root.name.charAt(0) === "#") ||
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusSmartIdenticon.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusSmartIdenticon.qml
index 6c1f7b71b1..3aaa206f44 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusSmartIdenticon.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusSmartIdenticon.qml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Loader {
     property StatusIconSettings icon: StatusIconSettings {
         width: 40
         height: 40
-        charactersLen: 1
     }
 
     property StatusImageSettings image: StatusImageSettings {
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ Loader {
 
     property StatusIdenticonRingSettings ringSettings: StatusIdenticonRingSettings {
         initalAngleRad: 0
-        ringPxSize: 1.5
+        ringPxSize: Math.max(1.5, statusSmartIdenticon.image.width / 24.0)
         distinctiveColors: Theme.palette.identiconRingColors
     }
 
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusChatInfoButton.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusChatInfoButton.qml
index 1758d9f2e7..50d0785f65 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusChatInfoButton.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusChatInfoButton.qml
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ Rectangle {
     property StatusIconSettings icon: StatusIconSettings {
         width: 36
         height: 36
-        letterSize: 20
+        charactersLen: 2
     }
+    property alias ringSettings: identicon.ringSettings
+
     property int type: StatusChatInfoButton.Type.PublicChat
     property alias tooltip: statusToolTip
     property alias sensor: sensor
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIconTabButton.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIconTabButton.qml
index f121ba57a6..c4879c68fa 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIconTabButton.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIconTabButton.qml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ TabButton {
     property string name: ""
     property bool highlighted: false
 
+    property alias identicon: identicon
+
     implicitWidth: 40
     implicitHeight: 40
 
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@ TabButton {
             icon.name: statusIconTabButton.icon.name
             icon.color: (statusIconTabButton.hovered || highlighted || statusIconTabButton.checked) ? Theme.palette.primaryColor1 : statusIconTabButton.icon.color
             icon.isLetterIdenticon: statusIconTabButton.name !== "" && !statusIconTabButton.icon.source.toString()
-            icon.letterSize: 15
             name: statusIconTabButton.name
         }
     }
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIdenticonRing.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIdenticonRing.qml
index 3da4e87424..9e8c63d5af 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIdenticonRing.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/StatusIdenticonRing.qml
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ Item {
             }
 
             function getSegmentsCount() {
+                if (typeof settings.ringSpecModel.rowCount !== "undefined") {
+                    return settings.ringSpecModel.rowCount()
+                }
                 if (typeof settings.ringSpecModel.count !== "undefined") {
                     return settings.ringSpecModel.count
                 }
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ Item {
             }
 
             function getSegment(i) {
+                if (typeof settings.ringSpecModel.rowCount !== "undefined") {
+                    return abstactItemModelWrapper.itemAt(i)
+                }
                 if (typeof settings.ringSpecModel.count !== "undefined") {
                     return settings.ringSpecModel.get(i)
                 }
@@ -101,6 +107,14 @@ Item {
                 return Math.max(1, units)
             }
 
+            Repeater {
+                id: abstactItemModelWrapper
+                model: typeof settings.ringSpecModel.rowCount !== "undefined" ? settings.ringSpecModel : null
+                delegate: Item {
+                    readonly property int segmentLength: model.segmentLength
+                    readonly property int colorId: model.colorId
+                }
+            }
 
             onPaint: {
                 const context = getContext("2d")
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Core/StatusIconSettings.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Core/StatusIconSettings.qml
index 60fedd2ccf..049bfdb0a9 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Core/StatusIconSettings.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Core/StatusIconSettings.qml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.13
 import StatusQ.Core 0.1
 
 QtObject {
-    id: statusIconSettings
+    id: root
 
     property string name
     property real width
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ QtObject {
     property url source
     property int rotation
     property bool isLetterIdenticon
-    property int letterSize
+    property int letterSize: emoji ? 11 : (charactersLen == 1 ? _oneLetterSize : _twoLettersSize)
     property int charactersLen: 1
     property string emoji
-    property string emojiSize
+    property string emojiSize: _emojiSize
     property StatusIconBackgroundSettings background: StatusIconBackgroundSettings {}
+
+    // can't have QtObject { id: d } inside QtObject, using '_' to indicate private
+    readonly property int _oneLetterSize: Math.max(15, root.width / 2.0)
+    readonly property int _twoLettersSize: Math.max(12, root.width / 2.2)
+    readonly property string _emojiSize: "%1x%1".arg(Math.max(16, root.width * 0.6))
 }
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Popups/StatusSearchLocationMenu.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Popups/StatusSearchLocationMenu.qml
index d488b39c7d..c562189774 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Popups/StatusSearchLocationMenu.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Popups/StatusSearchLocationMenu.qml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ StatusPopupMenu {
                     item.parentIconName = model.iconName;
                     item.parentImageSource = model.imageSource;
                     item.parentIdenticonColor = !!model.iconColor ? model.iconColor : Theme.palette.primaryColor1;
-                    item.parentIsIdenticon = model.isIdenticon;
                     root.subMenuItemIcons.push({
                                     source: model.imageSource,
                                     icon: model.iconName,
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ StatusPopupMenu {
                         image.source: model.imageSource
                         iconSettings.name: model.iconName
                         iconSettings.color: model.iconColor
-                        image.isIdenticon: model.isIdenticon
                         onTriggered: {
                             searchPopup.resetSearchSelection()
                             if (menuLoader.parentTitleText === "Chat") {