diff --git a/native/account/restore-password-account-screen.react.js b/native/account/restore-password-account-screen.react.js
--- a/native/account/restore-password-account-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/account/restore-password-account-screen.react.js
@@ -3,15 +3,26 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, TextInput, View } from 'react-native';
 
+import { usePasswordLogIn } from 'lib/hooks/login-hooks.js';
+import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+
+import { setNativeCredentials } from './native-credentials.js';
 import PromptButton from './prompt-button.react.js';
 import RegistrationButtonContainer from './registration/registration-button-container.react.js';
 import RegistrationContainer from './registration/registration-container.react.js';
 import RegistrationContentContainer from './registration/registration-content-container.react.js';
 import RegistrationTextInput from './registration/registration-text-input.react.js';
 import type { SignInNavigationProp } from './sign-in-navigator.react.js';
+import { useClientBackup } from '../backup/use-client-backup.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { RestoreBackupScreenRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import {
+  appOutOfDateAlertDetails,
+  unknownErrorAlertDetails,
+  userNotFoundAlertDetails,
+} from '../utils/alert-messages.js';
+import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +navigation: SignInNavigationProp<'RestorePasswordAccountScreen'>,
@@ -27,9 +38,36 @@
     passwordInputRef.current?.focus();
   }, []);
 
+  const usernameInputRef = React.useRef<?React.ElementRef<typeof TextInput>>();
+  const focusUsernameInput = React.useCallback(() => {
+    usernameInputRef.current?.focus();
+  }, []);
+
+  const onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAcknowledged = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setUsername('');
+    setPassword('');
+    focusUsernameInput();
+  }, [focusUsernameInput]);
+
+  const identityPasswordLogIn = usePasswordLogIn();
+  const { retrieveLatestBackupInfo } = useClientBackup();
   const areCredentialsPresent = !!username && !!password;
-  const onProceed = React.useCallback(() => {
-    if (areCredentialsPresent) {
+  const [isProcessing, setIsProcessing] = React.useState(false);
+  const onProceed = React.useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!areCredentialsPresent) {
+      return;
+    }
+    setIsProcessing(true);
+    try {
+      const latestBackupInfo = await retrieveLatestBackupInfo(username);
+      if (!latestBackupInfo) {
+        await identityPasswordLogIn(username, password);
+        await setNativeCredentials({
+          username,
+          password,
+        });
+        return;
+      }
       props.navigation.navigate(RestoreBackupScreenRouteName, {
         userIdentifier: username,
         credentials: {
@@ -37,8 +75,46 @@
           password,
         },
       });
+    } catch (e) {
+      const messageForException = getMessageForException(e);
+      let alertMessage = unknownErrorAlertDetails;
+      let onPress = null;
+      if (
+        messageForException === 'user_not_found' ||
+        messageForException === 'login_failed'
+      ) {
+        alertMessage = userNotFoundAlertDetails;
+        onPress = onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAcknowledged;
+      } else if (
+        messageForException === 'unsupported_version' ||
+        messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported' ||
+        messageForException === 'use_new_flow'
+      ) {
+        alertMessage = appOutOfDateAlertDetails;
+      }
+      Alert.alert(
+        alertMessage.title,
+        alertMessage.message,
+        [{ text: 'OK', onPress }],
+        { cancelable: false },
+      );
+    } finally {
+      setIsProcessing(false);
     }
-  }, [areCredentialsPresent, password, props.navigation, username]);
+  }, [
+    areCredentialsPresent,
+    identityPasswordLogIn,
+    onUnsuccessfulLoginAlertAcknowledged,
+    password,
+    props.navigation,
+    retrieveLatestBackupInfo,
+    username,
+  ]);
+
+  let restoreButtonVariant = 'loading';
+  if (!isProcessing) {
+    restoreButtonVariant = areCredentialsPresent ? 'enabled' : 'disabled';
+  }
 
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   return (
@@ -57,6 +133,7 @@
           autoComplete="username"
           returnKeyType="next"
           onSubmitEditing={focusPasswordInput}
+          ref={usernameInputRef}
         />
         <RegistrationTextInput
           value={password}
@@ -77,7 +154,7 @@
           <PromptButton
             text="Restore"
             onPress={onProceed}
-            variant={areCredentialsPresent ? 'enabled' : 'disabled'}
+            variant={restoreButtonVariant}
           />
         </View>
       </RegistrationButtonContainer>
diff --git a/native/account/restore-prompt-screen.react.js b/native/account/restore-prompt-screen.react.js
--- a/native/account/restore-prompt-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/account/restore-prompt-screen.react.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 
+import { useWalletLogIn } from 'lib/hooks/login-hooks.js';
 import type { SIWEResult } from 'lib/types/siwe-types.js';
 import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@
   RestorePasswordAccountScreenRouteName,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
-import { unknownErrorAlertDetails } from '../utils/alert-messages.js';
+import {
+  appOutOfDateAlertDetails,
+  unknownErrorAlertDetails,
+} from '../utils/alert-messages.js';
 import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 import RestoreIcon from '../vectors/restore-icon.react.js';
 
@@ -40,12 +44,19 @@
     props.navigation.navigate(RestorePasswordAccountScreenRouteName);
   }, [props.navigation]);
 
+  const [authInProgress, setAuthInProgress] = React.useState(false);
   const { retrieveLatestBackupInfo } = useClientBackup();
+  const walletLogIn = useWalletLogIn();
   const onSIWESuccess = React.useCallback(
     async (result: SIWEResult) => {
       try {
+        setAuthInProgress(true);
         const { address, signature, message } = result;
         const backupInfo = await retrieveLatestBackupInfo(address);
+        if (!backupInfo) {
+          await walletLogIn(result.address, result.message, result.signature);
+          return;
+        }
         const { siweBackupData } = backupInfo;
 
         if (!siweBackupData) {
@@ -71,16 +82,30 @@
         console.log(
           `SIWE restore error: ${messageForException ?? 'unknown error'}`,
         );
-        const alertDetails = unknownErrorAlertDetails;
+        let alertDetails = unknownErrorAlertDetails;
+        if (
+          messageForException === 'unsupported_version' ||
+          messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported' ||
+          messageForException === 'use_new_flow'
+        ) {
+          alertDetails = appOutOfDateAlertDetails;
+        } else if (messageForException === 'nonce_expired') {
+          alertDetails = {
+            title: 'Login attempt timed out',
+            message: 'Please try again',
+          };
+        }
         Alert.alert(
           alertDetails.title,
           alertDetails.message,
           [{ text: 'OK', onPress: props.navigation.goBack }],
           { cancelable: false },
         );
+      } finally {
+        setAuthInProgress(false);
       }
     },
-    [props.navigation, retrieveLatestBackupInfo],
+    [props.navigation, retrieveLatestBackupInfo, walletLogIn],
   );
 
   const {
@@ -104,6 +129,12 @@
     );
   }
 
+  const openSIWEPanel = React.useCallback(() => {
+    if (!authInProgress) {
+      openPanel();
+    }
+  }, [authInProgress, openPanel]);
+
   const colors = useColors();
   return (
     <>
@@ -130,8 +161,10 @@
           <View style={styles.buttonContainer}>
             <PromptButton
               text="Restore with Ethereum"
-              onPress={openPanel}
-              variant={panelState === 'opening' ? 'loading' : 'siwe'}
+              onPress={openSIWEPanel}
+              variant={
+                panelState === 'opening' || authInProgress ? 'loading' : 'siwe'
+              }
             />
           </View>
           <View style={styles.buttonContainer}>