diff --git a/src/android/org/linphone/activities/LinphoneActivity.java b/src/android/org/linphone/activities/LinphoneActivity.java
index bbef7cdfc..32c412c7b 100644
--- a/src/android/org/linphone/activities/LinphoneActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/org/linphone/activities/LinphoneActivity.java
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends LinphoneGenericActivity implements OnClick
     }
 
     public void hideTabBar(Boolean hide) {
-        if (hide) {
+        if (hide && !isTablet()) { // do not hide if tablet, otherwise won't be able to navigate...
             mTabBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         } else {
             mTabBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
diff --git a/src/android/org/linphone/fragments/FragmentsAvailable.java b/src/android/org/linphone/fragments/FragmentsAvailable.java
index cb2e2b55f..d59fc5df0 100644
--- a/src/android/org/linphone/fragments/FragmentsAvailable.java
+++ b/src/android/org/linphone/fragments/FragmentsAvailable.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public enum FragmentsAvailable {
                 return fragment == CHAT_LIST || fragment == CHAT;
 
             case GROUP_CHAT:
-                return fragment == CHAT_LIST || fragment == GROUP_CHAT;
+                return fragment == CHAT_LIST || fragment == GROUP_CHAT || fragment == INFO_GROUP_CHAT || fragment == CREATE_CHAT;
 
             case MESSAGE_IMDN:
                 return fragment == GROUP_CHAT || fragment == MESSAGE_IMDN;