diff --git a/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
--- a/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/native/ios/Comm.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
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+		CB38B47F28771A3B00171182 /* TemporaryMessageStorage.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = TemporaryMessageStorage.mm; path = Comm/TemporaryMessageStorage/TemporaryMessageStorage.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				CB38B47F28771A3B00171182 /* TemporaryMessageStorage.mm */,
 				CB38B47E287719C500171182 /* TemporaryMessageStorage.h */,
 				CB38B47D2877194100171182 /* EncryptedFileUtils.mm */,
 				CB38B47C2877190100171182 /* EncryptedFileUtils.h */,
@@ -930,6 +934,7 @@
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 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
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 				CB38B48228771C7A00171182 /* NonBlockingLock.mm in Sources */,
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@@ -971,6 +976,7 @@
 			isa = PBXSourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				CB38B48728771CE500171182 /* TemporaryMessageStorage.mm in Sources */,
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 				CB38B48328771C8300171182 /* NonBlockingLock.mm in Sources */,
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diff --git a/native/ios/Comm/TemporaryMessageStorage/TemporaryMessageStorage.mm b/native/ios/Comm/TemporaryMessageStorage/TemporaryMessageStorage.mm
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/ios/Comm/TemporaryMessageStorage/TemporaryMessageStorage.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#import "TemporaryMessageStorage.h"
+#import "EncryptedFileUtils.h"
+#import "Logger.h"
+#import "NonBlockingLock.h"
+#import <string>
+
+@implementation TemporaryMessageStorage
+
+- (instancetype)init {
+  self = [self initAtDirectory:@"TemporaryMessageStorage"];
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (instancetype)initAtDirectory:(NSString *)directoryName {
+  self = [super init];
+  if (!self) {
+    return self;
+  }
+
+  NSURL *groupURL = [NSFileManager.defaultManager
+      containerURLForSecurityApplicationGroupIdentifier:@"group.app.comm"];
+  NSURL *directoryURL = [groupURL URLByAppendingPathComponent:directoryName];
+  NSString *directoryPath = directoryURL.path;
+  NSError *err = nil;
+
+  if (![NSFileManager.defaultManager fileExistsAtPath:directoryPath]) {
+    [NSFileManager.defaultManager createDirectoryAtPath:directoryPath
+                            withIntermediateDirectories:NO
+                                             attributes:nil
+                                                  error:&err];
+  }
+  if (err) {
+    comm::Logger::log(
+        "Failed to create directory at path: " +
+        std::string([directoryPath UTF8String]) +
+        ". Details: " + std::string([err.localizedDescription UTF8String]));
+  }
+  _directoryURL = directoryURL;
+  _directoryPath = directoryPath;
+  return self;
+}
+
+@end