I have mobile and web app with stream chat. I call connectUser method on mobile and pass userInfo with imageURL. The user avatar starts showing up on the web, but as soon as I close the mobile app or minimize it, the avatar disappears.

FYI: image is stored in backend.

Mobile app is opened

Mobile app is closed or minimized

let userInfo = UserInfo(id: userID, name: userName, imageURL: URL(string: userService.getLocalUser()?.avatar ?? ""))


        return Promise { resolver in
            self.chatClient.connectUser(userInfo: userInfo, tokenProvider: tokenProvider(_:)) { error in
                if let error = error {
                    resolver.reject(error)
                } else {
                    resolver.fulfill(())
                }
            }
        }

I pass userInfo with imageURL and call connectUser with image in it. I expect the avatar to set permanently, not only when user online. Any ideas what i’m doing wrong?