diff --git a/.idea/deploymentTargetDropDown.xml b/.idea/deploymentTargetDropDown.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06260ba85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/deploymentTargetDropDown.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="deploymentTargetDropDown">
+    <runningDeviceTargetSelectedWithDropDown>
+      <Target>
+        <type value="RUNNING_DEVICE_TARGET" />
+        <deviceKey>
+          <Key>
+            <type value="SERIAL_NUMBER" />
+            <value value="1A051FDEE005XG" />
+          </Key>
+        </deviceKey>
+      </Target>
+    </runningDeviceTargetSelectedWithDropDown>
+    <timeTargetWasSelectedWithDropDown value="2023-08-04T10:20:13.247754228Z" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/MainActivity.kt
index 7eafcf5fa..6adf6f160 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 package org.linphone.ui
 
 import android.Manifest
-import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.Gravity
@@ -43,8 +42,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, true)
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
-        requestedOrientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LOCKED
-
         window.statusBarColor = ContextCompat.getColor(
             this,
             R.color.primary_color
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactFragment.kt
index 0f26f60b5..3e4cb3d9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactFragment.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import androidx.core.view.doOnPreDraw
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.navArgs
 import androidx.transition.ChangeBounds
-import org.linphone.core.tools.Log
 import org.linphone.databinding.ContactFragmentBinding
 
 class ContactFragment : Fragment() {
@@ -58,9 +57,6 @@ class ContactFragment : Fragment() {
 
         val model = args.contact
         binding.model = model
-        Log.i("[Contact] Model ID is [${model.id}]")
-        binding.avatar.transitionName = "transition-avatar-${model.id}"
-        binding.name.transitionName = "transition-name-${model.id}"
 
         binding.setBackClickListener {
             requireActivity().onBackPressedDispatcher.onBackPressed()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactsFragment.kt
index b703c4ad0..8e7fd2b83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/ContactsFragment.kt
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ import androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.findNavController
 import androidx.navigation.navGraphViewModels
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
+import androidx.slidingpanelayout.widget.SlidingPaneLayout
 import androidx.transition.AutoTransition
 import org.linphone.R
-import org.linphone.core.tools.Log
 import org.linphone.databinding.ContactsFragmentBinding
 import org.linphone.ui.MainActivity
 import org.linphone.ui.contacts.adapter.ContactsListAdapter
 import org.linphone.ui.contacts.viewmodel.ContactsListViewModel
+import org.linphone.utils.SlidingPaneBackPressedCallback
 import org.linphone.utils.hideKeyboard
 import org.linphone.utils.setKeyboardInsetListener
 import org.linphone.utils.showKeyboard
@@ -82,6 +83,15 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment() {
             listViewModel.bottomNavBarVisible.value = !portraitOrientation || !keyboardVisible
         }
 
+        binding.root.doOnPreDraw {
+            val slidingPane = binding.slidingPaneLayout
+            requireActivity().onBackPressedDispatcher.addCallback(
+                viewLifecycleOwner,
+                SlidingPaneBackPressedCallback(slidingPane)
+            )
+            slidingPane.lockMode = SlidingPaneLayout.LOCK_MODE_LOCKED
+        }
+
         adapter = ContactsListAdapter(viewLifecycleOwner)
         binding.contactsList.setHasFixedSize(true)
         binding.contactsList.adapter = adapter
@@ -101,19 +111,14 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment() {
                 val model = pair.second
 
                 if (findNavController().currentDestination?.id == R.id.contactsFragment) {
-                    val extras = FragmentNavigatorExtras(
-                        b.avatar to "transition-avatar-${model.id}",
-                        b.name to "transition-name-${model.id}"
-                    )
-                    Log.i("[Contacts List] Model ID is [${model.id}]")
+                    val navHostFragment = childFragmentManager.findFragmentById(
+                        R.id.contacts_nav_container
+                    ) as NavHostFragment
                     val action = ContactFragmentDirections.actionGlobalContactFragment(model)
+                    navHostFragment.navController.navigate(action)
 
-                    val navHostFragment =
-                        childFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.contacts_nav_container) as NavHostFragment?
-                    if (navHostFragment != null) {
-                        navHostFragment.navController.navigate(action, extras)
-                    } else {
-                        findNavController().navigate(action, extras)
+                    if (!binding.slidingPaneLayout.isOpen) {
+                        binding.slidingPaneLayout.openPane()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -151,9 +156,13 @@ class ContactsFragment : Fragment() {
 
         binding.setOnNewContactClicked {
             if (findNavController().currentDestination?.id == R.id.contactsFragment) {
-                findNavController().navigate(
-                    R.id.action_contactsFragment_to_newContactFragment
-                )
+                val navHostFragment =
+                    childFragmentManager.findFragmentById(R.id.contacts_nav_container) as NavHostFragment?
+                if (navHostFragment != null) {
+                    navHostFragment.navController.navigate(R.id.action_global_newContactFragment)
+                } else {
+                    findNavController().navigate(R.id.action_contactsFragment_to_newContactFragment)
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/adapter/ContactsListAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/adapter/ContactsListAdapter.kt
index 02e7d8dee..24b76c258 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/adapter/ContactsListAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/contacts/adapter/ContactsListAdapter.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.ListAdapter
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import org.linphone.R
-import org.linphone.core.tools.Log
 import org.linphone.databinding.ContactListCellBinding
 import org.linphone.ui.contacts.model.ContactModel
 import org.linphone.utils.Event
@@ -73,9 +72,6 @@ class ContactsListAdapter(
                 lifecycleOwner = viewLifecycleOwner
 
                 binding.root.isSelected = bindingAdapterPosition == selectedAdapterPosition
-                Log.i("[Contacts List] Model ID is [${contactModel.id}]")
-                binding.avatar.transitionName = "transition-avatar-${contactModel.id}"
-                binding.name.transitionName = "transition-name-${contactModel.id}"
 
                 binding.setOnClickListener {
                     contactClickedEvent.value = Event(Pair(binding, contactModel))
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-land/shape_gray_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable-land/shape_gray_background.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 960325aff..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable-land/shape_gray_background.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
-    <solid android:color="@color/gray_7"/>
-</shape>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable-land/shape_white_background.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable-land/shape_white_background.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 95a658bb5..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/res/drawable-land/shape_white_background.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
-    <solid android:color="@color/white"/>
-</shape>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_fragment.xml
index ea17dd88d..3c9085c25 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-land/contacts_fragment.xml
@@ -19,123 +19,122 @@
             type="org.linphone.ui.contacts.viewmodel.ContactsListViewModel" />
     </data>
 
-    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+    <androidx.slidingpanelayout.widget.SlidingPaneLayout
+        android:id="@+id/sliding_pane_layout"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:background="@color/primary_color">
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-        <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            app:constraint_referenced_ids="no_contacts_image, no_contacts_label"
-            android:visibility="@{viewModel.contactsList.empty ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}" />
+        <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+            android:layout_width="355dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:background="@color/primary_color">
 
-        <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Guideline
-            android:id="@+id/separator"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:orientation="vertical"
-            app:layout_constraintGuide_percent="0.5"/>
+            <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                app:constraint_referenced_ids="no_contacts_image, no_contacts_label"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.contactsList.empty ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}" />
 
-        <include
-            android:id="@+id/top_bar"
-            bind:viewModel="@{viewModel}"
-            bind:onAvatarClickListener="@{onAvatarClickListener}"
-            layout="@layout/top_search_bar"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+            <include
+                android:id="@+id/top_bar"
+                bind:viewModel="@{viewModel}"
+                bind:onAvatarClickListener="@{onAvatarClickListener}"
+                layout="@layout/top_search_bar"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/background"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/shape_white_background"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/separator"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/top_bar" />
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/background"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/shape_white_background"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/top_bar" />
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/no_contacts_image"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:src="@drawable/illu"
-            android:layout_margin="10dp"
-            app:layout_constraintHeight_max="200dp"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/no_contacts_label"
-            app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/separator"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/background" />
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/no_contacts_image"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:src="@drawable/illu"
+                android:layout_margin="10dp"
+                app:layout_constraintHeight_max="200dp"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/no_contacts_label"
+                app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/background" />
 
-        <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/no_contacts_label"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:text="No contacts for the moment..."
-            android:textColor="@color/gray_9"
-            android:textSize="16sp"
-            android:textStyle="bold"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/background"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/separator"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/no_contacts_image" />
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/no_contacts_label"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="No contacts for the moment..."
+                android:textColor="@color/gray_9"
+                android:textSize="16sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/background"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/no_contacts_image" />
 
-        <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-            android:id="@+id/contactsList"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
-            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
-            android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/separator"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/background"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
+            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+                android:id="@+id/contactsList"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
+                android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/background"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent" />
 
-        <include
-            bind:onConversationsClicked="@{onConversationsClicked}"
-            bind:contactsSelected="@{true}"
-            android:visibility="@{viewModel.bottomNavBarVisible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
-            android:id="@+id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            layout="@layout/bottom_nav_bar"
-            android:layout_width="75dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
+            <include
+                bind:onConversationsClicked="@{onConversationsClicked}"
+                bind:contactsSelected="@{true}"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.bottomNavBarVisible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                android:id="@+id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                layout="@layout/bottom_nav_bar"
+                android:layout_width="75dp"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
 
-        <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
-            android:id="@+id/new_contact"
-            android:onClick="@{onNewContactClicked}"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
-            android:layout_margin="16dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/add"
-            app:tint="@color/gray_8"
-            app:backgroundTint="@color/white"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/separator"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
+            <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
+                android:id="@+id/new_contact"
+                android:onClick="@{onNewContactClicked}"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
+                android:layout_margin="16dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/add"
+                app:tint="@color/gray_8"
+                app:backgroundTint="@color/white"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
+
+        </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
         <androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainerView
             android:id="@+id/contacts_nav_container"
             android:name="androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
             app:defaultNavHost="false"
             app:navGraph="@navigation/chat_nav_graph"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/top_bar"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/separator"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/contactsList"
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"/>
 
-    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+    </androidx.slidingpanelayout.widget.SlidingPaneLayout>
 
 </layout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_fragment.xml
index 85135aa97..cae54f3d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/contacts_fragment.xml
@@ -19,97 +19,113 @@
             type="org.linphone.ui.contacts.viewmodel.ContactsListViewModel" />
     </data>
 
-    <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+    <androidx.slidingpanelayout.widget.SlidingPaneLayout
+        android:id="@+id/sliding_pane_layout"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent"
-        android:background="@color/primary_color">
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-        <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            app:constraint_referenced_ids="no_contacts_image, no_contacts_label"
-            android:visibility="@{viewModel.contactsList.empty ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}" />
+        <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+            android:layout_width="280dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:background="@color/primary_color">
 
-        <include
-            android:id="@+id/top_bar"
-            bind:viewModel="@{viewModel}"
-            bind:onAvatarClickListener="@{onAvatarClickListener}"
-            layout="@layout/top_search_bar" />
+            <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                app:constraint_referenced_ids="no_contacts_image, no_contacts_label"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.contactsList.empty ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}" />
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/background"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:layout_marginTop="17dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/shape_white_background"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/top_bar" />
+            <include
+                android:id="@+id/top_bar"
+                bind:viewModel="@{viewModel}"
+                bind:onAvatarClickListener="@{onAvatarClickListener}"
+                layout="@layout/top_search_bar" />
 
-        <ImageView
-            android:id="@+id/no_contacts_image"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:src="@drawable/illu"
-            android:layout_margin="10dp"
-            app:layout_constraintHeight_max="200dp"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/no_contacts_label"
-            app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/background" />
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/background"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/shape_white_background"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/top_bar" />
 
-        <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/no_contacts_label"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:text="No contacts for the moment..."
-            android:textColor="@color/gray_9"
-            android:textSize="16sp"
-            android:textStyle="bold"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/background"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/no_contacts_image" />
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/no_contacts_image"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:src="@drawable/illu"
+                android:layout_margin="10dp"
+                app:layout_constraintHeight_max="200dp"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/no_contacts_label"
+                app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/background" />
 
-        <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-            android:id="@+id/contactsList"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
-            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
-            android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/background"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar" />
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/no_contacts_label"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="No contacts for the moment..."
+                android:textColor="@color/gray_9"
+                android:textSize="16sp"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/background"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/no_contacts_image" />
 
-        <include
-            bind:onConversationsClicked="@{onConversationsClicked}"
-            bind:contactsSelected="@{true}"
-            android:visibility="@{viewModel.bottomNavBarVisible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
-            android:id="@+id/bottom_nav_bar"
-            layout="@layout/bottom_nav_bar"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
+            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+                android:id="@+id/contactsList"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="0dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
+                android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/background"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar" />
 
-        <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
-            android:id="@+id/new_contact"
-            android:onClick="@{onNewContactClicked}"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
-            android:layout_margin="16dp"
-            android:src="@drawable/add"
-            app:tint="@color/gray_8"
-            app:backgroundTint="@color/white"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar" />
+            <include
+                bind:onConversationsClicked="@{onConversationsClicked}"
+                bind:contactsSelected="@{true}"
+                android:visibility="@{viewModel.bottomNavBarVisible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE}"
+                android:id="@+id/bottom_nav_bar"
+                layout="@layout/bottom_nav_bar"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
 
-    </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+            <com.google.android.material.floatingactionbutton.FloatingActionButton
+                android:id="@+id/new_contact"
+                android:onClick="@{onNewContactClicked}"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
+                android:layout_margin="16dp"
+                android:src="@drawable/add"
+                app:tint="@color/gray_8"
+                app:backgroundTint="@color/white"
+                app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/bottom_nav_bar" />
+
+        </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+
+        <androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainerView
+            android:id="@+id/contacts_nav_container"
+            android:name="androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment"
+            android:layout_width="300dp"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            app:defaultNavHost="false"
+            app:navGraph="@navigation/chat_nav_graph"/>
+
+    </androidx.slidingpanelayout.widget.SlidingPaneLayout>
 
 </layout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/navigation/chat_nav_graph.xml b/app/src/main/res/navigation/chat_nav_graph.xml
index ca55b255e..1330a2b0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/navigation/chat_nav_graph.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/navigation/chat_nav_graph.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,15 @@
     <action android:id="@+id/action_global_contactFragment"
         app:destination="@id/contactFragment"/>
 
+    <fragment
+        android:id="@+id/newContactFragment"
+        android:name="org.linphone.ui.contacts.NewContactFragment"
+        android:label="NewContactFragment"
+        tools:layout="@layout/new_contact_fragment" />
+
+    <action android:id="@+id/action_global_newContactFragment"
+        app:destination="@id/newContactFragment"
+        app:enterAnim="@anim/slide_in"
+        app:popExitAnim="@anim/slide_out"/>
+
 </navigation>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/navigation/main_nav_graph.xml b/app/src/main/res/navigation/main_nav_graph.xml
index 6c5d5bc0a..1ffc3a710 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/navigation/main_nav_graph.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/navigation/main_nav_graph.xml
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@
             app:popUpTo="@id/conversationsFragment"
             app:popUpToInclusive="true" />
     </fragment>
-    <fragment
-
-        android:id="@+id/newContactFragment"
-        android:name="org.linphone.ui.contacts.NewContactFragment"
-        android:label="NewContactFragment"
-        tools:layout="@layout/new_contact_fragment" />
 
     <fragment
         android:id="@+id/contactFragment"