diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index bd936406e9..71f97316d8 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -793,6 +793,19 @@ impl CommandApi {
         }
         Ok(contacts)
     }
+
+    /// Get encryption info for a contact.
+    /// Get a multi-line encryption info, containing your fingerprint and the
+    /// fingerprint of the contact, used e.g. to compare the fingerprints for a simple out-of-band verification.
+    async fn get_contact_encryption_info(
+        &self,
+        account_id: u32,
+        contact_id: u32,
+    ) -> Result<String> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        Contact::get_encrinfo(&ctx, ContactId::new(contact_id)).await
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------
     //                   chat
     // ---------------------------------------------
@@ -858,6 +871,20 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(ctx.get_connectivity().await as u32)
     }
 
+    /// Get an overview of the current connectivity, and possibly more statistics.
+    /// Meant to give the user more insight about the current status than
+    /// the basic connectivity info returned by get_connectivity(); show this
+    /// e.g., if the user taps on said basic connectivity info.
+    ///
+    /// If this page changes, a #DC_EVENT_CONNECTIVITY_CHANGED will be emitted.
+    ///
+    /// This comes as an HTML from the core so that we can easily improve it
+    /// and the improvement instantly reaches all UIs.
+    async fn get_connectivity_html(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<String> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        ctx.get_connectivity_html().await
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------
     //                   webxdc
     // ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index 66b25b7cd8..079b015b0d 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -896,11 +896,8 @@ impl Contact {
                     EncryptPreference::Reset => stock_str::encr_none(context).await,
                 };
 
-                ret += &format!(
-                    "{}.\n{}:",
-                    stock_message,
-                    stock_str::finger_prints(context).await
-                );
+                let finger_prints = stock_str::finger_prints(context).await;
+                ret += &format!("{}.\n{}:", stock_message, finger_prints);
 
                 let fingerprint_self = SignedPublicKey::load_self(context)
                     .await?
diff --git a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
index 4fe16c90ba..880c2760a6 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
+++ b/src/scheduler/connectivity.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ impl Context {
         // =============================================================================================
 
         let watched_folders = get_watched_folder_configs(self).await?;
-        ret += &format!("<h3>{}</h3><ul>", stock_str::incoming_messages(self).await);
+        let incoming_messages = stock_str::incoming_messages(self).await;
+        ret += &format!("<h3>{}</h3><ul>", incoming_messages);
         for (folder, state) in &folders_states {
             let mut folder_added = false;
 
@@ -432,10 +433,8 @@ impl Context {
         //                                Your last message was sent successfully
         // =============================================================================================
 
-        ret += &format!(
-            "<h3>{}</h3><ul><li>",
-            stock_str::outgoing_messages(self).await
-        );
+        let outgoing_messages = stock_str::outgoing_messages(self).await;
+        ret += &format!("<h3>{}</h3><ul><li>", outgoing_messages);
         let detailed = smtp.get_detailed().await;
         ret += &*detailed.to_icon();
         ret += " ";
@@ -450,10 +449,8 @@ impl Context {
         // =============================================================================================
 
         let domain = tools::EmailAddress::new(&self.get_primary_self_addr().await?)?.domain;
-        ret += &format!(
-            "<h3>{}</h3><ul>",
-            stock_str::storage_on_domain(self, domain).await
-        );
+        let storage_on_domain = stock_str::storage_on_domain(self, domain).await;
+        ret += &format!("<h3>{}</h3><ul>", storage_on_domain);
         let quota = self.quota.read().await;
         if let Some(quota) = &*quota {
             match &quota.recent {
@@ -473,30 +470,23 @@ impl Context {
                                 info!(self, "connectivity: root name hidden: \"{}\"", root_name);
                             }
 
+                            let messages = stock_str::messages(self).await;
+                            let part_of_total_used = stock_str::part_of_total_used(
+                                self,
+                                resource.usage.to_string(),
+                                resource.limit.to_string(),
+                            )
+                            .await;
                             ret += &match &resource.name {
                                 Atom(resource_name) => {
                                     format!(
                                         "<b>{}:</b> {}",
                                         &*escaper::encode_minimal(resource_name),
-                                        stock_str::part_of_total_used(
-                                            self,
-                                            resource.usage.to_string(),
-                                            resource.limit.to_string()
-                                        )
-                                        .await,
+                                        part_of_total_used
                                     )
                                 }
                                 Message => {
-                                    format!(
-                                        "<b>{}:</b> {}",
-                                        stock_str::messages(self).await,
-                                        stock_str::part_of_total_used(
-                                            self,
-                                            resource.usage.to_string(),
-                                            resource.limit.to_string()
-                                        )
-                                        .await,
-                                    )
+                                    format!("<b>{}:</b> {}", part_of_total_used, messages)
                                 }
                                 Storage => {
                                     // do not use a special title needed for "Storage":
@@ -538,7 +528,8 @@ impl Context {
                 self.schedule_quota_update().await?;
             }
         } else {
-            ret += &format!("<li>{}</li>", stock_str::not_connected(self).await);
+            let not_connected = stock_str::not_connected(self).await;
+            ret += &format!("<li>{}</li>", not_connected);
             self.schedule_quota_update().await?;
         }
         ret += "</ul>";