diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
index 8378626f2..acf988489 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Controller/ContactDetailViewController.swift
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
             case .deleteChat:
                 return deleteChatCell
             case .addToHomescreen:
-                // only relevant for iOS 15
                 return homescreenWidgetCell
             }
         case .sharedChats:
@@ -403,7 +402,6 @@ class ContactDetailViewController: UITableViewController {
             tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: false)
             showDeleteChatConfirmationAlert()
         case .addToHomescreen:
-            // only relevant for iOS 15
             tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
             toggleChatInHomescreenWidget()
         }
diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Controller/GroupChatDetailViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Controller/GroupChatDetailViewController.swift
index 26ccb8680..dca1db71e 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Controller/GroupChatDetailViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Controller/GroupChatDetailViewController.swift
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ extension GroupChatDetailViewController: UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSou
             case .copyToClipboard:
                 return copyToClipboardCell
             case .addToHomescreen:
-                // relevant only for iOS 15+
                 return homescreenWidgetCell
             }
         }
diff --git a/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift b/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift
index 0cd63039c..bb4ae6b7b 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/ViewModel/ContactDetailViewModel.swift
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class ContactDetailViewModel {
             }
 
             chatActions = [.archiveChat]
-            if #available(iOS 15, *) {
+            if #available(iOS 17, *) {
                 chatActions.append(.addToHomescreen)
             }
             if !isDeviceTalk && !isSavedMessages {