diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/RandomId.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/RandomId.kt
index 7795d0a29..67489eff6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/RandomId.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/mattermost/helpers/RandomId.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.mattermost.helpers
 
-import kotlin.math.floor
+import java.util.UUID
 
 class RandomId {
     companion object {
@@ -9,14 +9,7 @@ class RandomId {
         private const val idLength = 16
 
         fun generate(): String {
-            var id = ""
-            for (i in 1.rangeTo((idLength / 2))) {
-                val random = floor(Math.random() * alphabetLength * alphabetLength)
-                id += alphabet[floor(random / alphabetLength).toInt()]
-                id += alphabet[(random % alphabetLength).toInt()]
-            }
-
-            return id
+            return UUID.randomUUID().toString()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/formatted_text/index.tsx b/app/components/formatted_text/index.tsx
index 2114fdaa6..fd8f335aa 100644
--- a/app/components/formatted_text/index.tsx
+++ b/app/components/formatted_text/index.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import {createElement, isValidElement} from 'react';
 import {useIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import {type StyleProp, Text, type TextProps, type TextStyle} from 'react-native';
 
+import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
+
 type FormattedTextProps = TextProps & {
     id: string;
     defaultMessage?: string;
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ const FormattedText = (props: FormattedTextProps) => {
     if (values && Object.keys(values).length > 0) {
         // Creates a token with a random UID that should not be guessable or
         // conflict with other parts of the `message` string.
-        const uid = Math.floor(Math.random() * 0x10000000000).toString(16);
+        const uid = generateId();
 
         const generateToken = (() => {
             let counter = 0;
diff --git a/app/utils/general/index.ts b/app/utils/general/index.ts
index 3a42dea9d..4b9ea98af 100644
--- a/app/utils/general/index.ts
+++ b/app/utils/general/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 import {applicationId} from 'expo-application';
+import {randomUUID} from 'expo-crypto';
 import {createIntl} from 'react-intl';
 import ReactNativeHapticFeedback, {HapticFeedbackTypes} from 'react-native-haptic-feedback';
 
@@ -25,22 +26,7 @@ export function emptyFunction(..._args: any[]) {
 
 // Generates a RFC-4122 version 4 compliant globally unique identifier.
 export const generateId = (prefix?: string): string => {
-    // implementation taken from http://stackoverflow.com/a/2117523
-    let id = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx';
-    id = id.replace(/[xy]/g, (c) => {
-        const r = Math.floor(Math.random() * 16);
-        let v;
-
-        if (c === 'x') {
-            v = r;
-        } else {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-mixed-operators
-            v = (r & 0x3) | 0x8;
-        }
-
-        return v.toString(16);
-    });
-
+    const id = randomUUID();
     if (prefix) {
         return `${prefix}-${id}`;
     }
diff --git a/ios/Gekidou/Sources/Gekidou/Storage/Database.swift b/ios/Gekidou/Sources/Gekidou/Storage/Database.swift
index 1caf68c4a..49f30c930 100644
--- a/ios/Gekidou/Sources/Gekidou/Storage/Database.swift
+++ b/ios/Gekidou/Sources/Gekidou/Storage/Database.swift
@@ -87,20 +87,7 @@ public class Database: NSObject {
     }
     
     public func generateId() -> String {
-        let alphabet = Array("0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz")
-        let alphabetLenght = alphabet.count
-        let idLenght = 16
-        var id = ""
-
-        for _ in 1...(idLenght / 2) {
-            let random = floor(Double.random(in: 0..<1) * Double(alphabetLenght) * Double(alphabetLenght))
-            let firstIndex = Int(floor(random / Double(alphabetLenght)))
-            let lastIndex = Int(random) % alphabetLenght
-            id += String(alphabet[firstIndex])
-            id += String(alphabet[lastIndex])
-        }
-        
-        return id
+        return UUID().uuidString.lowercased()
     }
     
     public func getOnlyServerUrl() throws -> String {
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 6b3190003..e564e2462 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ PODS:
     - ExpoModulesCore
   - Expo (51.0.14):
     - ExpoModulesCore
+  - ExpoCrypto (13.0.2):
+    - ExpoModulesCore
   - ExpoDevice (6.0.2):
     - ExpoModulesCore
   - ExpoFileSystem (17.0.1):
@@ -1645,6 +1647,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - EXApplication (from `../node_modules/expo-application/ios`)
   - EXConstants (from `../node_modules/expo-constants/ios`)
   - Expo (from `../node_modules/expo`)
+  - ExpoCrypto (from `../node_modules/expo-crypto/ios`)
   - ExpoDevice (from `../node_modules/expo-device/ios`)
   - ExpoFileSystem (from `../node_modules/expo-file-system/ios`)
   - ExpoImage (from `../node_modules/expo-image/ios`)
@@ -1775,6 +1778,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo-constants/ios"
   Expo:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo"
+  ExpoCrypto:
+    :path: "../node_modules/expo-crypto/ios"
   ExpoDevice:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo-device/ios"
   ExpoFileSystem:
@@ -1981,6 +1986,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   EXApplication: c08200c34daca7af7fd76ac4b9d606077410e8ad
   EXConstants: 409690fbfd5afea964e5e9d6c4eb2c2b59222c59
   Expo: 9c87c876b45a6934894ba5e9353ee94fdba48125
+  ExpoCrypto: 156078f266bf28f80ecf5e2a9c3a0d6ffce07a1c
   ExpoDevice: fc94f0e42ecdfd897e7590f2874fc64dfa7e9b1c
   ExpoFileSystem: 80bfe850b1f9922c16905822ecbf97acd711dc51
   ExpoImage: 2ccccff1219ebc765e344f3338f2430af2df4824
@@ -1992,7 +1998,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBLazyVector: 4bc164e5b5e6cfc288d2b5ff28643ea15fa1a589
   fmt: 4c2741a687cc09f0634a2e2c72a838b99f1ff120
   glog: fdfdfe5479092de0c4bdbebedd9056951f092c4f
-  hermes-engine: 49d04e119f7241031cb4718f6bdea0a536c0ddd9
+  hermes-engine: 01d3e052018c2a13937aca1860fbedbccd4a41b7
   HMSegmentedControl: 34c1f54d822d8308e7b24f5d901ec674dfa31352
   JitsiWebRTC: 37fb2fb70d42cac58c06948527a5f9e1b3f50812
   libavif: 84bbb62fb232c3018d6f1bab79beea87e35de7b7
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c8a9e7162..23aef6ae4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         "emoji-regex": "10.3.0",
         "expo": "51.0.14",
         "expo-application": "5.9.1",
+        "expo-crypto": "~13.0.2",
         "expo-device": "6.0.2",
         "expo-image": "1.12.12",
         "expo-linear-gradient": "13.0.2",
@@ -13914,6 +13915,17 @@
         "expo": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/expo-crypto": {
+      "version": "13.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-crypto/-/expo-crypto-13.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7f/IMPYJZkBM21LNEMXGrNo/0uXSVfZTwufUdpNKedJR0fm5fH4DCSN79ZddlV26nF90PuXjK2inIbI6lb0qRA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "base64-js": "^1.3.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "expo": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/expo-device": {
       "version": "6.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-device/-/expo-device-6.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35bf7804d..dbfb7f422 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     "emoji-regex": "10.3.0",
     "expo": "51.0.14",
     "expo-application": "5.9.1",
+    "expo-crypto": "13.0.2",
     "expo-device": "6.0.2",
     "expo-image": "1.12.12",
     "expo-linear-gradient": "13.0.2",
diff --git a/test/test_helper.ts b/test/test_helper.ts
index 0439a1177..e39a4e587 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.ts
+++ b/test/test_helper.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {SYSTEM_IDENTIFIERS} from '@constants/database';
 import {PUSH_PROXY_STATUS_VERIFIED} from '@constants/push_proxy';
 import DatabaseManager from '@database/manager';
 import {prepareCommonSystemValues} from '@queries/servers/system';
-import {generateId} from '@utils/general';
 
 import type {APIClientInterface} from '@mattermost/react-native-network-client';
 
@@ -134,7 +133,23 @@ class TestHelper {
     };
 
     generateId = () => {
-        return generateId();
+        // implementation taken from http://stackoverflow.com/a/2117523
+        let id = 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx';
+        id = id.replace(/[xy]/g, (c) => {
+            const r = Math.floor(Math.random() * 16);
+            let v;
+
+            if (c === 'x') {
+                v = r;
+            } else {
+                // eslint-disable-next-line no-mixed-operators
+                v = (r & 0x3) | 0x8;
+            }
+
+            return v.toString(16);
+        });
+
+        return id;
     };
 
     createClient = () => {