diff --git a/App/CompactViewController.swift b/App/CompactViewController.swift
index a810a74d..f775a6a3 100644
--- a/App/CompactViewController.swift
+++ b/App/CompactViewController.swift
@@ -222,12 +222,15 @@ private struct CompactView: View {
 
 private struct Content<LaunchModel>: View where LaunchModel: LaunchProtocol {
     @Environment(\.scenePhase) private var scenePhase
+    @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var horizontalSizeClass
     @EnvironmentObject private var browser: BrowserViewModel
     @EnvironmentObject private var library: LibraryViewModel
+    @EnvironmentObject private var navigation: NavigationViewModel
     @FetchRequest(
         sortDescriptors: [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \ZimFile.size, ascending: false)],
         predicate: ZimFile.openedPredicate
     ) private var zimFiles: FetchedResults<ZimFile>
+    
     /// this is still hacky a bit, as the change from here re-validates the view
     /// which triggers the model to be revalidated
     @Default(.hasSeenCategories) private var hasSeenCategories
@@ -258,7 +261,7 @@ private struct Content<LaunchModel>: View where LaunchModel: LaunchProtocol {
                 case .list:
                     LocalLibraryList()
                 case .welcome(let welcomeViewState):
-                    WelcomeCatalog(viewState: welcomeViewState, showLibrary: showLibrary)
+                    WelcomeCatalog(viewState: welcomeViewState)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -269,10 +272,6 @@ private struct Content<LaunchModel>: View where LaunchModel: LaunchProtocol {
         .onAppear {
             browser.updateLastOpened()
         }
-        .task {
-            debugPrint("library: \(library)")
-            debugPrint("")
-        }
         .onDisappear {
             // since the browser is comming from @Environment,
             // by the time we get to .onDisappear,
@@ -298,6 +297,22 @@ private struct Content<LaunchModel>: View where LaunchModel: LaunchProtocol {
                 browser.refreshVideoState()
             }
         }
+        .onChange(of: library.state) { state in
+            guard state == .complete else { return }
+            showTheLibrary()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func showTheLibrary() {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        navigation.currentItem = .categories
+        #else
+        if horizontalSizeClass == .regular {
+            navigation.currentItem = .categories
+        } else {
+            showLibrary()
+        }
+        #endif
     }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Views/BrowserTab.swift b/Views/BrowserTab.swift
index 1d84cb10..caef7a73 100644
--- a/Views/BrowserTab.swift
+++ b/Views/BrowserTab.swift
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ struct BrowserTab: View {
 
     private struct Content<LaunchModel>: View where LaunchModel: LaunchProtocol {
         @Environment(\.isSearching) private var isSearching
+        @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var horizontalSizeClass
         @EnvironmentObject private var browser: BrowserViewModel
+        @EnvironmentObject private var library: LibraryViewModel
+        @EnvironmentObject private var navigation: NavigationViewModel
         @FetchRequest(
             sortDescriptors: [NSSortDescriptor(keyPath: \ZimFile.size, ascending: false)],
             predicate: ZimFile.openedPredicate
@@ -135,11 +138,19 @@ struct BrowserTab: View {
                         case .catalog(.list):
                             LocalLibraryList()
                         case .catalog(.welcome(let welcomeViewState)):
-                            WelcomeCatalog(viewState: welcomeViewState, showLibrary: nil)
+                            WelcomeCatalog(viewState: welcomeViewState)
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+            .onChange(of: library.state) { state in
+                guard state == .complete else { return }
+                showTheLibrary()
+            }
+        }
+
+        private func showTheLibrary() {
+            navigation.currentItem = .categories
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Views/LocalLibraryList.swift b/Views/LocalLibraryList.swift
index e3f2a17b..01a0b9b5 100644
--- a/Views/LocalLibraryList.swift
+++ b/Views/LocalLibraryList.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import SwiftUI
 import Combine
 import Defaults
 
+/// Displays a grid of available local ZIM files. Used on new tab.
 struct LocalLibraryList: View {
     @EnvironmentObject private var browser: BrowserViewModel
     @FetchRequest(
diff --git a/Views/WelcomeCatalog.swift b/Views/WelcomeCatalog.swift
index 68c1c59d..87e71ce5 100644
--- a/Views/WelcomeCatalog.swift
+++ b/Views/WelcomeCatalog.swift
@@ -17,17 +17,14 @@ import SwiftUI
 import Combine
 import Defaults
 
+/// Displays the Logo and 2 buttons open file | fetch catalog.
+/// Used on new tab, when no ZIM files are available
 struct WelcomeCatalog: View {
     @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var horizontalSizeClass
     @Environment(\.verticalSizeClass) private var verticalSizeClass
-    @EnvironmentObject private var navigation: NavigationViewModel
     @EnvironmentObject private var library: LibraryViewModel
-    @Default(.hasSeenCategories) private var hasSeenCategories
     let viewState: WelcomeViewState
 
-    /// Used only for iPhone
-    let showLibrary: (() -> Void)?
-
     var body: some View {
         ZStack {
             LogoView()
@@ -48,21 +45,6 @@ struct WelcomeCatalog: View {
                     x: geometry.size.width * 0.5,
                     y: logoCalc.buttonCenterY)
                 .frame(maxWidth: logoCalc.buttonsWidth)
-                .onChange(of: library.state) { state in
-                    if state == .error {
-                        hasSeenCategories = true
-                    }
-                    guard state == .complete else { return }
-#if os(macOS)
-                    navigation.currentItem = .categories
-#elseif os(iOS)
-                    if horizontalSizeClass == .regular {
-                        navigation.currentItem = .categories
-                    } else {
-                        showLibrary?()
-                    }
-#endif
-                }
             if viewState == .error {
                 Text("library_refresh_error.retrieve.description".localized)
                     .foregroundColor(.red)
@@ -107,7 +89,7 @@ struct WelcomeCatalog: View {
         } label: {
             HStack {
                 Spacer()
-                if library.state == .inProgress {
+                if viewState == .loading {
                     Text("welcome.button.status.fetching_catalog.text".localized)
                 } else {
                     Text("welcome.button.status.fetch_catalog.text".localized)
@@ -115,60 +97,15 @@ struct WelcomeCatalog: View {
                 Spacer()
             }.padding(6)
         }
-        .disabled(library.state == .inProgress)
+        .disabled(viewState == .loading)
         .font(.subheadline)
         .buttonStyle(.bordered)
     }
 }
-//
-//struct Welcome: View {
-//    @Environment(\.horizontalSizeClass) private var horizontalSizeClass
-//    @Environment(\.verticalSizeClass) private var verticalSizeClass
-//    @EnvironmentObject private var browser: BrowserViewModel
-//    @EnvironmentObject private var library: LibraryViewModel
-//    @EnvironmentObject private var navigation: NavigationViewModel
-//    @Default(.hasSeenCategories) private var hasSeenCategories
-//
-//    /// Used only for iPhone
-//    let showLibrary: (() -> Void)?
-//
-//    var body: some View {
-//        if zimFiles.isEmpty || !FeatureFlags.hasLibrary {
-//            ZStack {
-//                if !FeatureFlags.hasLibrary && browser.isLoading != false {
-//                    LoadingView()
-//                } else {
-//                    LogoView()
-//                    welcomeContent
-//                        .onAppear {
-//                            if !hasSeenCategories, library.state == .complete {
-//                                // safety path for upgrading user with no ZIM files, but fetched categories
-//                                // to make sure we do display the buttons
-//                                hasSeenCategories = true
-//                            }
-//                        }
-//                    if library.state == .inProgress {
-//                        if hasSeenCategories {
-//                            LoadingProgressView()
-//                        } else {
-//                            LoadingMessageView(message: "welcome.button.status.fetching_catalog.text".localized)
-//                        }
-//                    }
-//                }
-//            }.ignoresSafeArea()
-//        } else if FeatureFlags.hasLibrary {
-//
-//        }
-//    }
-//
-//
-//}
 
 struct WelcomeView_Previews: PreviewProvider {
     static var previews: some View {
-        WelcomeCatalog(viewState: .loading,
-                       showLibrary: nil).environmentObject(LibraryViewModel()).preferredColorScheme(.light).padding()
-        WelcomeCatalog(viewState: .error,
-                       showLibrary: nil).environmentObject(LibraryViewModel()).preferredColorScheme(.dark).padding()
+        WelcomeCatalog(viewState: .loading).environmentObject(LibraryViewModel()).preferredColorScheme(.light).padding()
+        WelcomeCatalog(viewState: .error).environmentObject(LibraryViewModel()).preferredColorScheme(.dark).padding()
     }
 }