diff --git a/native/chat/sidebar-item.react.js b/native/chat/sidebar-item.react.js
--- a/native/chat/sidebar-item.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/sidebar-item.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import type { SidebarInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import { shortAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils';
+import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers';
 
 import { SingleLine } from '../components/single-line.react';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors';
@@ -17,14 +18,13 @@
   const lastActivity = shortAbsoluteDate(lastUpdatedTime);
 
   const { threadInfo } = props.sidebarInfo;
+  const { uiName } = useResolvedThreadInfo(threadInfo);
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const unreadStyle = threadInfo.currentUser.unread ? styles.unread : null;
 
   return (
     <View style={styles.itemContainer}>
-      <SingleLine style={[styles.name, unreadStyle]}>
-        {threadInfo.uiName}
-      </SingleLine>
+      <SingleLine style={[styles.name, unreadStyle]}>{uiName}</SingleLine>
       <Text style={[styles.lastActivity, unreadStyle]}>{lastActivity}</Text>
     </View>
   );
diff --git a/native/chat/subchannel-item.react.js b/native/chat/subchannel-item.react.js
--- a/native/chat/subchannel-item.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/subchannel-item.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import type { ChatThreadItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors';
 import { shortAbsoluteDate } from 'lib/utils/date-utils';
+import { useResolvedThreadInfo } from 'lib/utils/entity-helpers';
 
 import { SingleLine } from '../components/single-line.react';
 import SWMansionIcon from '../components/swmansion-icon.react';
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
     threadInfo,
     mostRecentMessageInfo,
   } = props.subchannelInfo;
+  const { uiName } = useResolvedThreadInfo(threadInfo);
 
   const lastActivity = shortAbsoluteDate(lastUpdatedTime);
 
@@ -51,9 +53,7 @@
             style={[styles.icon, unreadStyle]}
           />
         </View>
-        <SingleLine style={[styles.name, unreadStyle]}>
-          {threadInfo.uiName}
-        </SingleLine>
+        <SingleLine style={[styles.name, unreadStyle]}>{uiName}</SingleLine>
       </View>
       <View style={styles.itemRowContainer}>
         {lastMessage}