diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/recording_view_model.dart b/lib/pages/chat/recording_view_model.dart
index 53ce6b993..836192c75 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/recording_view_model.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/recording_view_model.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import 'package:wakelock_plus/wakelock_plus.dart';
 
 import 'package:fluffychat/config/setting_keys.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/l10n/l10n.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/utils/localized_exception_extension.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/utils/platform_infos.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/widgets/adaptive_dialogs/show_ok_cancel_alert_dialog.dart';
 import 'events/audio_player.dart';
@@ -39,11 +40,6 @@ class RecordingViewModelState extends State<RecordingViewModel> {
   Timer? _recorderSubscription;
   Duration duration = Duration.zero;
 
-  // #Pangea
-  // bool error = false;
-  Object? error;
-  bool loading = true;
-  // Pangea#
   bool isSending = false;
 
   bool get isRecording => _audioRecorder != null;
@@ -96,11 +92,12 @@ class RecordingViewModelState extends State<RecordingViewModel> {
 
       final result = await audioRecorder.hasPermission();
       if (result != true) {
-        // #Pangea
-        throw PermissionException();
-        // setState(() => error = true);
-        // return;
-        // Pangea#
+        showOkAlertDialog(
+          context: context,
+          title: L10n.of(context).oopsSomethingWentWrong,
+          message: L10n.of(context).noPermission,
+        );
+        return;
       }
       await WakelockPlus.enable();
 
@@ -116,21 +113,16 @@ class RecordingViewModelState extends State<RecordingViewModel> {
         ),
         path: path ?? '',
       );
-      // #Pangea
-      // setState(() => duration = Duration.zero);
-      setState(() {
-        duration = Duration.zero;
-        loading = false;
-      });
-      // Pangea#
+      setState(() => duration = Duration.zero);
       _subscribe();
-      // #Pangea
-      // } catch (_) {
-      //   setState(() => error = true);
-    } catch (e) {
-      setState(() => error = e);
-      // Pangea#
-      rethrow;
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      Logs().w('Unable to start voice message recording', e, s);
+      showOkAlertDialog(
+        context: context,
+        title: L10n.of(context).oopsSomethingWentWrong,
+        message: e.toString(),
+      );
+      setState(_reset);
     }
   }
 
@@ -160,7 +152,6 @@ class RecordingViewModelState extends State<RecordingViewModel> {
     _audioRecorder?.stop();
     _audioRecorder = null;
     isSending = false;
-    error = false;
     fileName = null;
     duration = Duration.zero;
     amplitudeTimeline.clear();
@@ -213,7 +204,11 @@ class RecordingViewModelState extends State<RecordingViewModel> {
     // #Pangea
     if (amplitudeTimeline.isEmpty || amplitudeTimeline.every((e) => e <= 1)) {
       if (mounted) {
-        setState(() => error = EmptyAudioException());
+        showOkAlertDialog(
+          context: context,
+          title: L10n.of(context).oopsSomethingWentWrong,
+          message: EmptyAudioException().toLocalizedString(context),
+        );
       }
       return;
     }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/local_notifications_extension.dart b/lib/widgets/local_notifications_extension.dart
index 4d1a0e00f..2e9c539d3 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/local_notifications_extension.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/local_notifications_extension.dart
@@ -58,14 +58,18 @@ extension LocalNotificationsExtension on MatrixState {
         const size = 128;
         const thumbnailMethod = ThumbnailMethod.crop;
         // Pre-cache so that we can later just set the thumbnail uri as icon:
-        await client.downloadMxcCached(
-          avatarUrl,
-          width: size,
-          height: size,
-          thumbnailMethod: thumbnailMethod,
-          isThumbnail: true,
-          rounded: true,
-        );
+        try {
+          await client.downloadMxcCached(
+            avatarUrl,
+            width: size,
+            height: size,
+            thumbnailMethod: thumbnailMethod,
+            isThumbnail: true,
+            rounded: true,
+          );
+        } catch (e, s) {
+          Logs().d('Unable to pre-download avatar for web notification', e, s);
+        }
 
         thumbnailUri =
             await event.senderFromMemoryOrFallback.avatarUrl?.getThumbnailUri(
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 8281ef62c..f0e2aad5c 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -1953,26 +1953,26 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: record
-      sha256: "9dbc6ff3e784612f90a9b001373c45ff76b7a08abd2bd9fdf72c242320c8911c"
+      sha256: "6bad72fb3ea6708d724cf8b6c97c4e236cf9f43a52259b654efeb6fd9b737f1f"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "6.1.1"
+    version: "6.1.2"
   record_android:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: record_android
-      sha256: "8361a791c9a3fa5c065f0b8b5adb10f12531f8538c86b19474cf7b56ea80d426"
+      sha256: fb54ee4e28f6829b8c580252a9ef49d9c549cfd263b0660ad7eeac0908658e9f
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.4.1"
+    version: "1.4.4"
   record_ios:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: record_ios
-      sha256: "13e241ed9cbc220534a40ae6b66222e21288db364d96dd66fb762ebd3cb77c71"
+      sha256: "765b42ac1be019b1674ddd809b811fc721fe5a93f7bb1da7803f0d16772fd6d7"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.2"
+    version: "1.1.4"
   record_linux:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1985,10 +1985,10 @@ packages:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
       name: record_macos
-      sha256: "2849068bb59072f300ad63ed146e543d66afaef8263edba4de4834fc7c8d4d35"
+      sha256: "842ea4b7e95f4dd237aacffc686d1b0ff4277e3e5357865f8d28cd28bc18ed95"
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.1"
+    version: "1.1.2"
   record_platform_interface:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 908f38c1e..1f1b375ac 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dependencies:
   qr_code_scanner_plus: ^2.0.13
   qr_image: ^1.0.0
   receive_sharing_intent: ^1.8.1
-  record: ^6.1.1
+  record: ^6.1.2
   scroll_to_index: ^3.0.1
   share_plus: ^12.0.1
   shared_preferences: ^2.2.0 # Pinned because https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/118401