diff --git a/external/solanaceae_tox b/external/solanaceae_tox
index 178f08e..91ae067 160000
--- a/external/solanaceae_tox
+++ b/external/solanaceae_tox
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 178f08ee9617bd89e12bb16163a56ec4cafcf012
+Subproject commit 91ae0671b0d31276d4fa6495c28db1c3a0bd67eb
diff --git a/src/main_screen.cpp b/src/main_screen.cpp
index ac7a097..59495ab 100644
--- a/src/main_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/main_screen.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ MainScreen::MainScreen(const SimpleConfigModel& conf_, SDL_Renderer* renderer_,
 	cg(conf, os, rmm, cs, sdlrtu, contact_tc, msg_tc, theme),
 	sw(conf),
 	osui(os),
-	tuiu(tc, conf, &tpi),
+	tuiu(tc, tcm, conf, &tpi),
 	tdch(tpi),
 	tnui(tpi),
 	smui(os, sm),
diff --git a/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp b/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp
index 32f3191..7ba15ed 100644
--- a/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/tox_ui_utils.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "./tox_client.hpp"
 
 #include <solanaceae/toxcore/tox_private_interface.hpp>
+#include <solanaceae/tox_contacts/tox_contact_model2.hpp>
 
 #include <tox/tox.h>
 
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include <solanaceae/util/config_model.hpp>
 
+#include <entt/entity/registry.hpp>
+#include <entt/entity/handle.hpp>
+
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <misc/cpp/imgui_stdlib.h>
 
@@ -17,9 +21,10 @@
 
 ToxUIUtils::ToxUIUtils(
 	ToxClient& tc,
+	ToxContactModel2& tcm,
 	ConfigModelI& conf,
 	ToxPrivateI* tp
-) : _tc(tc), _conf(conf), _tp(tp) {
+) : _tc(tc), _tcm(tcm), _conf(conf), _tp(tp) {
 }
 
 void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 			if (ImGui::BeginMenuBar()) {
 				ImGui::Separator();
 				if (ImGui::BeginMenu("Tox")) {
-					ImGui::SeparatorText("Friends/Groups");
+					ImGui::SeparatorText("Friends");
 
 					if (ImGui::MenuItem("add Friend by ID", nullptr, _show_add_friend_window)) {
 						_show_add_friend_window = !_show_add_friend_window;
@@ -37,6 +42,8 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 					if (ImGui::MenuItem("copy own ToxID")) {
 						ImGui::SetClipboardText(_tc.toxSelfGetAddressStr().c_str());
 					}
+
+					ImGui::SeparatorText("Groups");
 					if (ImGui::MenuItem("join Group by ID (ngc)", nullptr, _show_add_group_window)) {
 						_show_add_group_window = !_show_add_group_window;
 					}
@@ -62,6 +69,10 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 						ImGui::EndMenu();
 					}
 
+					if (ImGui::MenuItem("new Group (ngc)", nullptr, _show_new_group_window)) {
+						_show_new_group_window = !_show_new_group_window;
+					}
+
 					ImGui::SeparatorText("DHT");
 
 					if (ImGui::MenuItem("rerun bootstrap")) {
@@ -111,7 +122,10 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 
 			static Tox_Err_Friend_Add err = Tox_Err_Friend_Add::TOX_ERR_FRIEND_ADD_OK;
 			if (ImGui::Button("add")) {
-				auto [_, err_r] = _tc.toxFriendAdd(hex2bin(std::string_view{tox_id, std::size(tox_id)-1}), message);
+				auto [_, err_r] = _tcm.createContactFriend(
+					std::string_view{tox_id, std::size(tox_id)-1},
+					message
+				);
 				err = err_r;
 
 				{ // reset everything
@@ -143,8 +157,8 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 
 			static Tox_Err_Group_Join err = Tox_Err_Group_Join::TOX_ERR_GROUP_JOIN_OK;
 			if (ImGui::Button("join/reconnect")) {
-				auto [_, err_r] = _tc.toxGroupJoin(
-					hex2bin(std::string_view{_chat_id, std::size(_chat_id)-1}),
+				auto [_, err_r] = _tcm.createContactGroupJoin(
+					std::string_view{_chat_id, std::size(_chat_id)-1},
 					self_name,
 					password
 				);
@@ -168,5 +182,59 @@ void ToxUIUtils::render(void) {
 		}
 		ImGui::End();
 	}
+
+	if (_show_new_group_window) {
+		if (ImGui::Begin("Tox new Group", &_show_new_group_window)) {
+			ImGui::TextDisabled("NGC refers to the New DHT enabled Group Chats.");
+			ImGui::TextDisabled("Connecting via ID might take a very long time.");
+
+			static int privacy_state{Tox_Group_Privacy_State::TOX_GROUP_PRIVACY_STATE_PUBLIC};
+			ImGui::Combo("privacy state", &privacy_state, "public\0private\0");
+			ImGui::SetItemTooltip("Public groups get announced to the DHT.\nAnyone can scrape the DHT and find your group.\n\nPrivate groups can not be joined via ID (DHT lookup).");
+
+			static std::string name;
+			ImGui::InputText("name of the group", &name);
+
+			static std::string self_name = _conf.get_string("tox", "name").value_or("default_tomato");
+			ImGui::InputText("name of yourself", &self_name);
+
+			static std::string password;
+			ImGui::InputText("password for group", &password);
+
+			static Tox_Err_Group_New err = Tox_Err_Group_New::TOX_ERR_GROUP_NEW_OK;
+			static Tox_Err_Group_Set_Password err_pw = Tox_Err_Group_Set_Password::TOX_ERR_GROUP_SET_PASSWORD_OK;
+			if (ImGui::Button("create")) {
+				auto [new_c, err_r, err_pw_r] = _tcm.createContactGroupNew(
+					static_cast<Tox_Group_Privacy_State>(privacy_state),
+					name,
+					self_name,
+					password
+				);
+				err = err_r;
+				err_pw = err_pw_r;
+
+				{ // reset everything
+					for (size_t i = 0; i < name.size(); i++) {
+						name.at(i) = '\0';
+					}
+					name.clear();
+
+					self_name = _conf.get_string("tox", "name").value_or("default_tomato");
+
+					for (size_t i = 0; i < password.size(); i++) {
+						password.at(i) = '\0';
+					}
+					password.clear();
+				}
+			}
+			if (err != Tox_Err_Group_New::TOX_ERR_GROUP_NEW_OK || err_pw != Tox_Err_Group_Set_Password::TOX_ERR_GROUP_SET_PASSWORD_OK) {
+				ImGui::SameLine();
+				ImGui::Text("error creating group!");
+				ImGui::Text("group: '%s' (%d)", tox_err_group_new_to_string(err), err);
+				ImGui::Text("pw:    '%s' (%d)", tox_err_group_set_password_to_string(err_pw), err_pw);
+			}
+		}
+		ImGui::End();
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp b/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp
index db8da5c..9dffe80 100644
--- a/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp
+++ b/src/tox_ui_utils.hpp
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 class ToxClient;
 struct ConfigModelI;
 struct ToxPrivateI;
+class ToxContactModel2;
 
 class ToxUIUtils {
 	bool _show_add_friend_window {false};
 	bool _show_add_group_window {false};
+	bool _show_new_group_window {false};
 
 	ToxClient& _tc;
+	ToxContactModel2& _tcm;
 	ConfigModelI& _conf;
 	ToxPrivateI* _tp {nullptr};
 
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ class ToxUIUtils {
 	public:
 		ToxUIUtils(
 			ToxClient& tc,
+			ToxContactModel2& tcm,
 			ConfigModelI& conf,
 			ToxPrivateI* tp = nullptr
 		);