diff --git a/native/account/qr-auth-progress-screen.react.js b/native/account/qr-auth-progress-screen.react.js
--- a/native/account/qr-auth-progress-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/account/qr-auth-progress-screen.react.js
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 // @flow
 
-import { useFocusEffect } from '@react-navigation/core';
+import { CommonActions, useFocusEffect } from '@react-navigation/core';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Text } from 'react-native';
 import * as Progress from 'react-native-progress';
 
 import { useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext } from 'lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js';
+import { getMessageForException } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
 
 import AuthContainer from './auth-components/auth-container.react.js';
 import AuthContentContainer from './auth-components/auth-content-container.react.js';
 import type { AuthNavigationProp } from './registration/auth-navigator.react.js';
 import {
   RestoreBackupErrorScreenRouteName,
+  QRCodeScreenRouteName,
   type NavigationRoute,
 } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import {
+  appOutOfDateAlertDetails,
+  networkErrorAlertDetails,
+  unknownErrorAlertDetails,
+} from '../utils/alert-messages.js';
 
 type ProgressStepProps = {
   +stepNumber: string,
@@ -61,7 +68,8 @@
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const colors = useColors();
 
-  const { qrAuthInProgress } = useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext();
+  const { qrAuthInProgress, registerErrorListener } =
+    useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext();
   const userDataRestoreStatus = useSelector(
     state => state.restoreBackupState.status,
   );
@@ -79,6 +87,44 @@
     }, [props.navigation, userDataRestoreStatus]),
   );
 
+  useFocusEffect(
+    React.useCallback(() => {
+      if (!registerErrorListener) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      const subscription = registerErrorListener((error, isUserDataError) => {
+        if (isUserDataError) {
+          // user data errors are handled by selector
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const messageForException = getMessageForException(error);
+        let alertDetails = unknownErrorAlertDetails;
+        if (
+          messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported' ||
+          messageForException === 'unsupported_version'
+        ) {
+          alertDetails = appOutOfDateAlertDetails;
+        } else if (messageForException === 'network_error') {
+          alertDetails = networkErrorAlertDetails;
+        }
+        props.navigation.navigate(RestoreBackupErrorScreenRouteName, {
+          errorInfo: {
+            type: 'generic_error',
+            errorTitle: alertDetails.title,
+            errorMessage: alertDetails.message,
+            rawErrorMessage: messageForException,
+            returnNavAction: CommonActions.navigate({
+              name: QRCodeScreenRouteName,
+            }),
+          },
+        });
+      });
+
+      return () => subscription.remove();
+    }, [registerErrorListener, props.navigation]),
+  );
+
   const userDataRestoreStarted = userDataRestoreStatus !== 'no_backup';
   const step: 'authenticating' | 'restoring' =
     qrAuthInProgress && !userDataRestoreStarted
diff --git a/native/account/restore-backup-screen.react.js b/native/account/restore-backup-screen.react.js
--- a/native/account/restore-backup-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/account/restore-backup-screen.react.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
   siweLoginErrorAlertDetails,
   userKeysRestoreErrorAlertDetails,
 } from '../utils/alert-messages.js';
-import Alert from '../utils/alert.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +navigation: AuthNavigationProp<'RestoreBackupScreen'>,
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@
           );
         }
       } catch (e) {
-        removeListener();
         const messageForException = getMessageForException(e);
         console.log(
           `Backup restore error: ${messageForException ?? 'unknown error'}`,
@@ -157,12 +155,16 @@
           });
           return;
         }
-        Alert.alert(
-          alertDetails.title,
-          alertDetails.message,
-          [{ text: 'OK', onPress: props.navigation.goBack }],
-          { cancelable: false },
-        );
+
+        removeListener();
+        props.navigation.navigate(RestoreBackupErrorScreenRouteName, {
+          errorInfo: {
+            type: 'generic_error',
+            errorTitle: alertDetails.title,
+            errorMessage: alertDetails.message,
+            rawErrorMessage: messageForException,
+          },
+        });
       }
     })();
     return removeListener;
diff --git a/native/utils/qr-code-utils.js b/native/utils/qr-code-utils.js
--- a/native/utils/qr-code-utils.js
+++ b/native/utils/qr-code-utils.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   BackupIsNewerError,
   getMessageForException,
 } from 'lib/utils/errors.js';
+import { fullBackupSupport } from 'lib/utils/services-utils.js';
 
 import * as AES from './aes-crypto-module.js';
 import {
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@
 
 function handleSecondaryDeviceLogInError(error: mixed): void {
   console.error('Secondary device log in error:', error);
+  if (fullBackupSupport) {
+    // for full backup, errors are handled in the restore UI
+    return;
+  }
   const messageForException = getMessageForException(error);
   if (
     messageForException === 'client_version_unsupported' ||