diff --git a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
index 7ddf05e24..9aaca2f24 100644
--- a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
+++ b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@ QMLManager::QMLManager() : m_locationServiceEnabled(false),
 	QString libdcLogFileName = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation).first() + "/libdivecomputer.log";
 	logfile_name = copy_qstring(libdcLogFileName);
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
 	appLogFileName = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation).first() + "/subsurface.log";
+#elif defined(Q_OS_IOS)
+	// on iOS we should save the data to the DocumentsLocation so it becomes accessible to the user
+	appLogFileName = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation).first() + "/subsurface.log";
+#endif
 	appLogFile.setFileName(appLogFileName);
 	if (!appLogFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite|QIODevice::Truncate)) {
 		appLogFileOpen = false;
diff --git a/packaging/ios/Info.plist.in b/packaging/ios/Info.plist.in
index c64d04560..dab667ccd 100644
--- a/packaging/ios/Info.plist.in
+++ b/packaging/ios/Info.plist.in
@@ -54,5 +54,9 @@
 	<string>Subsurface-mobile can track your location to match imported dives</string>
 	<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
 	<string>Subsurface-mobile can track your location to match imported dives</string>
+	<key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>
+	<string>YES</string>
+	<key>LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace</key>
+	<string>YES</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>