diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 90c4cc81b..9166a16a9 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile).all {
 
 android {
   compileSdkVersion 29
-  buildToolsVersion '29.0.2'
+  buildToolsVersion '29.0.3'
   defaultConfig {
     applicationId "com.nextcloud.talk2"
     versionName version
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ android {
     targetSdkVersion 29
     testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
 
-    versionCode 130
+    versionCode 132
     versionName "9.0.0alpha1"
 
     flavorDimensions "default"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/contactsflow/contacts/ContactsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/contactsflow/contacts/ContactsViewModel.kt
index c361b1772..d4249cae3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/contactsflow/contacts/ContactsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/features/contactsflow/contacts/ContactsViewModel.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.newarch.features.contactsflow.ContactsViewOperationSta
 import com.nextcloud.talk.newarch.features.contactsflow.ContactsViewOperationStateWrapper
 import com.nextcloud.talk.newarch.features.contactsflow.ParticipantElement
 import com.nextcloud.talk.newarch.features.conversationslist.ConversationsListView
+import com.nextcloud.talk.newarch.local.models.canUserCreateGroupConversations
 import com.nextcloud.talk.newarch.services.GlobalService
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.koin.core.parameter.parametersOf
@@ -137,41 +138,44 @@ class ContactsViewModel constructor(
 
     private fun loadContacts() {
         val searchQuery: String = if (filterMutableLiveData.value.isNullOrBlank()) "" else filterMutableLiveData.value.toString()
-        getContactsUseCase.invoke(viewModelScope, parametersOf(globalService.currentUserLiveData.value, groupConversation, searchQuery, conversationToken), object :
-                UseCaseResponse<List<Participant>> {
-            override suspend fun onSuccess(result: List<Participant>) {
-                val sortPriority = mapOf("users" to 0, "groups" to 1, "emails" to 2, "circles" to 3)
+        val user = globalService.currentUserLiveData.value
+        user?.let { operationUser ->
+            getContactsUseCase.invoke(viewModelScope, parametersOf(operationUser, groupConversation, searchQuery, conversationToken), object :
+                    UseCaseResponse<List<Participant>> {
+                override suspend fun onSuccess(result: List<Participant>) {
+                    val sortPriority = mapOf("users" to 0, "groups" to 1, "emails" to 2, "circles" to 3)
 
-                val sortedList = result.sortedWith(compareBy({
-                    sortPriority[it.source]
-                }, {
-                    it.displayName!!.toLowerCase()
-                }))
+                    val sortedList = result.sortedWith(compareBy({
+                        sortPriority[it.source]
+                    }, {
+                        it.displayName!!.toLowerCase()
+                    }))
 
-                val selectedUserIds = selectedParticipants.map { (it.data as Participant).userId }
+                    val selectedUserIds = selectedParticipants.map { (it.data as Participant).userId }
 
 
-                val participantElementsList: MutableList<ParticipantElement> = sortedList.map {
-                    if (it.userId in selectedUserIds) {
-                        it.selected = true
+                    val participantElementsList: MutableList<ParticipantElement> = sortedList.map {
+                        if (it.userId in selectedUserIds) {
+                            it.selected = true
+                        }
+
+                        ParticipantElement(it, ParticipantElementType.PARTICIPANT.ordinal)
+                    } as MutableList<ParticipantElement>
+
+
+                    if (operationUser.canUserCreateGroupConversations() && conversationToken.isNullOrEmpty() && filterLiveData.value.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+                        val newGroupElement = ParticipantElement(Pair(context.getString(R.string.nc_new_group), R.drawable.ic_people_group_white_24px), ParticipantElementType.PARTICIPANT_NEW_GROUP.ordinal)
+                        participantElementsList.add(0, newGroupElement)
                     }
 
-                    ParticipantElement(it, ParticipantElementType.PARTICIPANT.ordinal)
-                } as MutableList<ParticipantElement>
-
-
-                if (conversationToken.isNullOrEmpty() && filterLiveData.value.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-                    val newGroupElement = ParticipantElement(Pair(context.getString(R.string.nc_new_group), R.drawable.ic_people_group_white_24px), ParticipantElementType.PARTICIPANT_NEW_GROUP.ordinal)
-                    participantElementsList.add(0, newGroupElement)
+                    _contacts.postValue(participantElementsList)
                 }
 
-                _contacts.postValue(participantElementsList)
-            }
+                override suspend fun onError(errorModel: ErrorModel?) {
+                    _operationState.postValue(ContactsViewOperationStateWrapper(ContactsViewOperationState.LOADING_FAILED, errorModel?.getErrorMessage(), conversationToken))
 
-            override suspend fun onError(errorModel: ErrorModel?) {
-                _operationState.postValue(ContactsViewOperationStateWrapper(ContactsViewOperationState.LOADING_FAILED, errorModel?.getErrorMessage(), conversationToken))
-
-            }
-        })
+                }
+            })
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/User.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/User.kt
index fa64c511c..f07d6ea95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/User.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/User.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,20 @@ fun User.getMaxMessageLength(): Int {
     return capabilities?.spreedCapability?.config?.get("chat")?.get("max-length")?.toInt() ?: 1000
 }
 
+
+fun User.getAttachmentsConfig(key: String): Any? {
+    return capabilities?.spreedCapability?.config?.get("attachments")?.get(key)
+}
+
+fun User.canUserCreateGroupConversations(): Boolean {
+    val canCreateValue = capabilities?.spreedCapability?.config?.get("conversations")?.get("can-create")
+    canCreateValue?.let {
+        return it.toBoolean()
+    }
+    return true
+}
+
+
 fun User.getCredentials(): String = ApiUtils.getCredentials(username, token)
 
 fun User.hasSpreedFeatureCapability(capabilityName: String): Boolean {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/UserNgEntity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/UserNgEntity.kt
index ed95efd1a..a67cfc673 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/UserNgEntity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/newarch/local/models/UserNgEntity.kt
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ data class UserNgEntity(
     }
 }
 
+fun UserNgEntity.canUserCreateGroupConversations(): Boolean {
+    val canCreateValue = capabilities?.spreedCapability?.config?.get("conversations")?.get("can-create")
+    canCreateValue?.let {
+        return it.toBoolean()
+    }
+    return true
+}
+
 fun UserNgEntity.toUser(): User {
     return User(this.id, this.userId, this.username, this.baseUrl, this.token, this.displayName, this.pushConfiguration, this.capabilities, this.clientCertificate, this.signalingSettings, this.status)
 }