diff --git a/ios/sdk/sdk.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/sdk/sdk.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 2955b909e93e..f8163e04937f 100644
--- a/ios/sdk/sdk.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/sdk/sdk.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		4E812F3A28F9A4ED0087ACC9 /* JitsiMeetView+Private.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4E812F3628F9A4ED0087ACC9 /* JitsiMeetView+Private.m */; };
 		4ED4FFF32721B9B90074E620 /* JitsiAudioSession.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4ED4FFF12721B9B90074E620 /* JitsiAudioSession.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
 		4ED4FFF42721B9B90074E620 /* JitsiAudioSession.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 4ED4FFF22721B9B90074E620 /* JitsiAudioSession.m */; };
-		6F08DF7D4458EE3CF3F36F6D /* (null) in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; };
+		6F08DF7D4458EE3CF3F36F6D /* BuildFile in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; };
 		9A8EE79C77C17743BB66E8BD /* libPods-JitsiMeetSDKLite.a in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = B46497DE9A95BDF5E312AF48 /* libPods-JitsiMeetSDKLite.a */; };
 		A4A934E9212F3ADB001E9388 /* Dropbox.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A4A934E8212F3ADB001E9388 /* Dropbox.m */; };
 		C6245F5D2053091D0040BE68 /* image-resize@2x.png in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C6245F5B2053091D0040BE68 /* image-resize@2x.png */; };
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 			files = (
 				0BB9AD791F5EC6D7001C08DB /* Intents.framework in Frameworks */,
 				0BB9AD771F5EC6CE001C08DB /* CallKit.framework in Frameworks */,
-				6F08DF7D4458EE3CF3F36F6D /* (null) in Frameworks */,
+				6F08DF7D4458EE3CF3F36F6D /* BuildFile in Frameworks */,
 				3453F4A32680898C4A40E821 /* libPods-JitsiMeetSDK.a in Frameworks */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
diff --git a/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.h b/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.h
index 8670f9bb3aa2..cd871ef3ea54 100644
--- a/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.h
+++ b/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright @ 2019-present 8x8, Inc.
+ * Copyright @ 2021-present 8x8, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.m b/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.m
index 8244e28aa0f4..a4e39baca50b 100644
--- a/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.m
+++ b/ios/sdk/src/ScreenShareEventEmitter.m
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright @ 2019-present 8x8, Inc.
+ * Copyright @ 2021-present 8x8, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts b/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
index fc5cc3c0d7e7..0bc1f3d513b6 100644
--- a/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
+++ b/react/features/mobile/external-api/middleware.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { AnyAction } from 'redux';
 import { ENDPOINT_TEXT_MESSAGE_NAME } from '../../../../modules/API/constants';
 import { appNavigate } from '../../app/actions.native';
 import { IStore } from '../../app/types';
+import { APP_WILL_MOUNT, APP_WILL_UNMOUNT } from '../../base/app/actionTypes';
 import {
     CONFERENCE_BLURRED,
     CONFERENCE_FAILED,
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../base/participants/functions';
 import MiddlewareRegistry from '../../base/redux/MiddlewareRegistry';
 import StateListenerRegistry from '../../base/redux/StateListenerRegistry';
-import { toggleScreensharing } from '../../base/tracks/actions.native';
 import { getLocalTracks, isLocalTrackMuted } from '../../base/tracks/functions.native';
 import { ITrack } from '../../base/tracks/types';
 import { CLOSE_CHAT, OPEN_CHAT } from '../../chat/actionTypes';
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ externalAPIEnabled && MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     const { type } = action;
 
     switch (type) {
+    case APP_WILL_MOUNT:
+        _registerForNativeEvents(store);
+        break;
+    case APP_WILL_UNMOUNT:
+        _unregisterForNativeEvents();
+        break;
     case CONFERENCE_FAILED: {
         const { error, ...data } = action;
 
diff --git a/react/features/mobile/screen-share/middleware.ts b/react/features/mobile/screen-share/middleware.ts
index e12a23299374..da9bfda10c43 100644
--- a/react/features/mobile/screen-share/middleware.ts
+++ b/react/features/mobile/screen-share/middleware.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (screenShareApi) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Middleware that captures Redux actions and uses the ExternalAPI module to
+ * Middleware that captures Redux actions and uses the ScreenShareEventEmitter module to
  * turn them into native events so the application knows about them.
  *
  * @param {Store} store - Redux store.
@@ -51,12 +51,15 @@ screenShareEventEmitter && MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action =
  * @private
  * @returns {void}
  */
-function _registerForNativeEvents(store) {
+function _registerForNativeEvents(store: any) {
     const { dispatch } = store;
 
-    screenShareEventEmitter.addListener(ScreenShareEventEmitter.TOGGLE_SCREEN_SHARE, ({ enabled }) => {
-        dispatch(toggleScreensharing(enabled));
-    });
+    screenShareEventEmitter.addListener(
+        ScreenShareEventEmitter.TOGGLE_SCREEN_SHARE,
+        ({ enabled }: { enabled: boolean; }
+        ) => {
+            dispatch(toggleScreensharing(enabled));
+        });
 }
 
 /**