diff --git a/lib/cwtch/cwtchNotifier.dart b/lib/cwtch/cwtchNotifier.dart
index 5716366..aa4e0c5 100644
--- a/lib/cwtch/cwtchNotifier.dart
+++ b/lib/cwtch/cwtchNotifier.dart
@@ -23,13 +23,38 @@ class CwtchNotifier {
         profileCN.add(ProfileInfoState(
             onion: data["Identity"],
             nickname: data["name"],
-            imagePath: data["picture"]));
+            imagePath: data["picture"],
+            contactsJson: data["ContactsJson"],
+        ));
+        break;
+      case "PeerCreated":
+        print("xx peercreated");
+        profileCN.getProfile(data["ProfileOnion"]).contactList.add(ContactInfoState(
+            profileOnion: data["ProfileOnion"],
+            onion: data["RemotePeer"],
+            nickname: data["nick"],
+            status: data["status"],
+        ));
+        break;
+      case "PeerStateChange":
+        ContactInfoState contact = profileCN.getProfile(data["ProfileOnion"]).contactList.getContact(data["RemotePeer"]);
+        if (contact == null) {//todo: stopgap, as lc-g is supposed to handle this
+          print("PSC -> adding "+data["ProfileOnion"]+" :: " + data["RemotePeer"]);
+          profileCN.getProfile(data["ProfileOnion"]).contactList.add(ContactInfoState(
+            profileOnion: data["ProfileOnion"],
+            onion: data["RemotePeer"],
+            nickname: data["nick"],
+            status: data["ConnectionState"],
+          ));
+        } else {
+          contact.status = data["ConnectionState"];
+        }
         break;
       case "UpdateGlobalSettings":
         settings.handleUpdate(jsonDecode(data["Data"]));
         break;
       default:
-        print("unhandled gomobile appbus event: ${type}");
+        print("unhandled event: $type");
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/cwtch/gomobile.dart b/lib/cwtch/gomobile.dart
index a0b759e..b69fb4c 100644
--- a/lib/cwtch/gomobile.dart
+++ b/lib/cwtch/gomobile.dart
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class CwtchGomobile implements Cwtch {
   Future<void> _handleAppbusEvent(MethodCall call) async {
     final String json = call.arguments;
     var obj = jsonDecode(json);
-
     cwtchNotifier.handleMessage(call.method, obj);
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/model.dart b/lib/model.dart
index 4372a20..5713c1c 100644
--- a/lib/model.dart
+++ b/lib/model.dart
@@ -69,87 +69,84 @@ class ChatMessage {
 ///////////////////
 
 class ProfileListState extends ChangeNotifier {
-  List<ProfileInfoState> _onions = [];
-  int get num => _onions.length;
+  List<ProfileInfoState> _profiles = [];
+  int get num => _profiles.length;
 
-  void addAll(Iterable<ProfileInfoState> newOnions) {
-    _onions.addAll(newOnions);
+  void addAll(Iterable<ProfileInfoState> newProfiles) {
+    _profiles.addAll(newProfiles);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
-  void add(ProfileInfoState newOnion) {
-    print("ProfileListState: adding " + newOnion.onion + " and notifying");
-    _onions.add(newOnion);
+  void add(ProfileInfoState newProfile) {
+    print("ProfileListState: adding " + newProfile.onion +" and notifying");
+    _profiles.add(newProfile);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
-  List<ProfileInfoState> get onions => _onions
-      .sublist(0); //todo: copy?? dont want caller able to bypass changenotifier
+  List<ProfileInfoState> get profiles => _profiles.sublist(0);//todo: copy?? dont want caller able to bypass changenotifier
+
+  ProfileInfoState getProfile(String onion) {
+    int idx = _profiles.indexWhere((element) => element.onion == onion);
+    return idx >= 0 ? _profiles[idx] : null;
+  }
 }
 
 class ContactListState extends ChangeNotifier {
-  List<ContactInfoState> _onions = [];
-  int get num => _onions.length;
+  List<ContactInfoState> _contacts = [];
+  int get num => _contacts.length;
 
-  ContactListState(Cwtch cwtch, String profileOnion) {
-    cwtch.GetContacts(profileOnion).then((jsonStr) {
-      if (jsonStr == null) return;
-
-      print("contacts: " + jsonStr);
-      List<dynamic> contacts = jsonDecode(jsonStr);
-      contacts.forEach((c) {
-        add(ContactInfoState(
-          profileOnion: profileOnion,
-          onion: c["onion"],
-          nickname: c["name"],
-          isGroup: false,
-          isInvitation: false,
-          isBlocked: false,
-          status: c["status"],
-          imagePath: "",
-        ));
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  void addAll(Iterable<ContactInfoState> newOnions) {
-    _onions.addAll(newOnions);
+  void addAll(Iterable<ContactInfoState> newContacts) {
+    _contacts.addAll(newContacts);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
-  void add(ContactInfoState newOnion) {
-    _onions.add(newOnion);
+  void add(ContactInfoState newContact) {
+    _contacts.add(newContact);
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
   void updateUnreadMessages(String forOnion, int newVal) {
-    _onions.sort((ContactInfoState a, ContactInfoState b) {
-      return b.unreadMessages - a.unreadMessages;
-    });
+    _contacts.sort((ContactInfoState a, ContactInfoState b) { return b.unreadMessages - a.unreadMessages; });
     //<todo> if(changed) {
     notifyListeners();
     //} </todo>
   }
 
-  List<ContactInfoState> get onions => _onions
-      .sublist(0); //todo: copy?? dont want caller able to bypass changenotifier
+  List<ContactInfoState> get contacts => _contacts.sublist(0);//todo: copy?? dont want caller able to bypass changenotifier
+
+  ContactInfoState getContact(String onion) {
+    int idx = _contacts.indexWhere((element) => element.onion == onion);
+    return idx >= 0 ? _contacts[idx] : null;
+  }
 }
 
 class ProfileInfoState extends ChangeNotifier {
+  ContactListState _contacts = ContactListState();
   final String onion;
   String _nickname = "";
   String _imagePath = "";
   int _unreadMessages = 0;
 
-  ProfileInfoState({
-    this.onion,
-    nickname = "",
-    imagePath = "",
-    unreadMessages = 0,
-  }) {
+  ProfileInfoState({this.onion, nickname = "", imagePath = "", unreadMessages = 0, contactsJson = "",}){
     this._nickname = nickname;
     this._imagePath = imagePath;
     this._unreadMessages = unreadMessages;
+
+    if (contactsJson != null && contactsJson != "" && contactsJson != "null") {
+      print("decoding " + contactsJson);
+      List<dynamic> contacts = jsonDecode(contactsJson);
+      this._contacts.addAll(
+          contacts.map((contact){
+            return ContactInfoState(
+                profileOnion: this.onion,
+                onion: contact["onion"],
+                nickname: contact["name"],
+                status: contact["status"],
+                imagePath: contact["picture"],
+            );
+          })
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   String get nickname => this._nickname;
@@ -170,6 +167,8 @@ class ProfileInfoState extends ChangeNotifier {
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
+  ContactListState get contactList => this._contacts;
+
   @override
   void dispose() {
     super.dispose();
@@ -229,6 +228,12 @@ class ContactInfoState extends ChangeNotifier {
     this._unreadMessages = newVal;
     notifyListeners();
   }
+
+  get imagePath => this._imagePath;
+  set imagePath(String newVal) {
+    this._imagePath = newVal;
+    notifyListeners();
+  }
 }
 
 /////////////
diff --git a/lib/views/contactsview.dart b/lib/views/contactsview.dart
index d054489..58f60e2 100644
--- a/lib/views/contactsview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/contactsview.dart
@@ -14,27 +14,6 @@ class ContactsView extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _ContactsViewState extends State<ContactsView> {
-  _ContactsViewState();
-  // Map<String, ContactModel> _contacts = new HashMap<String, ContactModel>();
-
-  // @override
-  // void didChangeDependencies() {
-  //   super.didChangeDependencies();
-  //
-  //   Provider.of<ContactListState>(context).onions.forEach((contact) {
-  //     _contacts.putIfAbsent(contact.onion, () => ContactModel(contact);
-  //   });
-  // .cwtch.GetContacts(widget.profile.onion).then((jsonContacts) {
-  //   print("got contact: $jsonContacts");
-  //   setState(() {
-  //     List<dynamic> contacts = jsonDecode(jsonContacts);
-  //     contacts.forEach((onion) {
-  //       _contacts.putIfAbsent(onion['onion'], () => ContactModel(onion: onion['onion'], nickname: onion['name'], status: onion['status']));
-  //     });
-  //   });
-  // });
-  // }
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
@@ -61,26 +40,11 @@ class _ContactsViewState extends State<ContactsView> {
   }
 
   Widget _buildContactList() {
-    return StreamBuilder<String>(
-      stream: Provider.of<FlwtchState>(context).appStatus.contactEvents(),
-      builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<String> snapshot) {
-        final tiles = Provider.of<ContactListState>(context).onions.map(
-          (ContactInfoState contact) {
-            return ChangeNotifierProvider<ContactInfoState>(
-              create: (context) => contact,
-              builder: (context, child) => ContactRow(),
-            );
-          },
-        );
-
-        final divided = ListTile.divideTiles(
-          context: context,
-          tiles: tiles,
-        ).toList();
-
-        return ListView(children: divided);
-      },
-    );
+    final tiles = Provider.of<ContactListState>(context).contacts.map((ContactInfoState contact) {
+        return ChangeNotifierProvider<ContactInfoState>.value(value: contact, child: ContactRow());
+    });
+    final divided = ListTile.divideTiles(context: context, tiles: tiles, ).toList();
+    return ListView(children: divided);
   }
 
   void _pushAddContact() {
diff --git a/lib/views/profilemgrview.dart b/lib/views/profilemgrview.dart
index bc2363a..30f6b8b 100644
--- a/lib/views/profilemgrview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/profilemgrview.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class _ProfileMgrViewState extends State<ProfileMgrView> {
   }
 
   void _testChangingContactInfo() {
-    Provider.of<ProfileListState>(context, listen: false).notifyListeners();
+    Provider.of<ProfileListState>(context, listen:false).profiles.first.nickname = "yay!";
   }
 
   void _pushGlobalSettings() {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class _ProfileMgrViewState extends State<ProfileMgrView> {
   }
 
   Widget _buildProfileManager() {
-    final tiles = Provider.of<ProfileListState>(context).onions.map(
+    final tiles = Provider.of<ProfileListState>(context).profiles.map(
       (ProfileInfoState profile) {
         return ChangeNotifierProvider<ProfileInfoState>.value(
           value: profile,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/contactrow.dart b/lib/widgets/contactrow.dart
index e5b28d1..3dbcb65 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/contactrow.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/contactrow.dart
@@ -20,19 +20,7 @@ class _ContactRowState extends State<ContactRow> {
         width: 60,
         height: 60,
         child: ClipOval(
-          child: SizedBox(
-              width: 60,
-              height: 60,
-              child: Container(
-                  color: Colors.white,
-                  width: 60,
-                  height: 60,
-                  child: Image(
-                    image: AssetImage("assets/profiles/001-centaur.png"),
-                    width: 50,
-                    height: 50,
-                  ))),
-          //child: SizedBox(width:60, height:60, child:Container(color:Colors.white, width: 60, height: 60, child: Image(image: AssetImage(contact.imagePath), width:50,height:50,))),
+          child: SizedBox(width:60, height:60, child:Container(color:Colors.white, width: 60, height: 60, child: Image(image: AssetImage("assets/"+contact.imagePath), width:50,height:50,))),
         ),
       ),
       trailing: contact.isInvitation != null && contact.isInvitation
diff --git a/lib/widgets/profilerow.dart b/lib/widgets/profilerow.dart
index b6e2682..6130399 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/profilerow.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/profilerow.dart
@@ -80,11 +80,7 @@ class _ProfileRowState extends State<ProfileRow> {
           return MultiProvider(
             providers: [
               ChangeNotifierProvider<ProfileInfoState>.value(value: profile),
-              ChangeNotifierProvider<ContactListState>(
-                create: (_) => ContactListState(
-                    Provider.of<FlwtchState>(buildcontext).cwtch,
-                    profile.onion),
-              ),
+              ChangeNotifierProvider<ContactListState>.value(value: profile.contactList),
             ],
             builder: (context, widget) =>
                 includeDoublePane ? DoubleColumnView() : ContactsView(),
diff --git a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
index d38195a..e71a16d 100644
--- a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
+++ b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //  Generated file. Do not edit.
 //
 
+// clang-format off
+
 #include "generated_plugin_registrant.h"
 
 
diff --git a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.h b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.h
index 9bf7478..e0f0a47 100644
--- a/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.h
+++ b/linux/flutter/generated_plugin_registrant.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //  Generated file. Do not edit.
 //
 
+// clang-format off
+
 #ifndef GENERATED_PLUGIN_REGISTRANT_
 #define GENERATED_PLUGIN_REGISTRANT_
 
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 20f4452..fb63563 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ packages:
       name: flutter_lokalise
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.1.3"
+    version: "0.1.4"
   flutter_test:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description: flutter
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ packages:
       name: freezed_annotation
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.1"
+    version: "0.12.0"
   http:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ packages:
       name: nested
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "0.0.4"
+    version: "1.0.0"
   package_info_plus:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ packages:
       name: pedantic
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "1.10.0"
+    version: "1.11.0"
   platform:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -355,13 +355,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.0"
-  string_unescape:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: string_unescape
-      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.5.1"
   term_glyph:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -396,7 +389,7 @@ packages:
       name: win32
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
+    version: "2.0.4"
   xdg_directories:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -412,5 +405,5 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "2.2.1"
 sdks:
-  dart: ">=2.12.0-259.9.beta <3.0.0"
+  dart: ">=2.12.0 <3.0.0"
   flutter: ">=1.20.0"