diff --git a/changelog.d/1563.misc b/changelog.d/1563.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8de1c9b6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1563.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove usage of blocking methods.
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClient.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClient.kt
index f557a0fc0f..14cf3cd17e 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClient.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClient.kt
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class RustMatrixClient constructor(
     private val innerRoomListService = syncService.roomListService()
     private val sessionDispatcher = dispatchers.io.limitedParallelism(64)
     private val sessionCoroutineScope = appCoroutineScope.childScope(dispatchers.main, "Session-${sessionId}")
-    private val rustSyncService = RustSyncService(syncService, dispatchers, sessionCoroutineScope)
-    private val verificationService = RustSessionVerificationService(rustSyncService, dispatchers)
+    private val rustSyncService = RustSyncService(syncService, sessionCoroutineScope)
+    private val verificationService = RustSessionVerificationService(rustSyncService)
     private val pushersService = RustPushersService(
         client = client,
         dispatchers = dispatchers,
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ class RustMatrixClient constructor(
 
     private fun pairOfRoom(roomId: RoomId): Pair<RoomListItem, Room>? {
         val cachedRoomListItem = innerRoomListService.roomOrNull(roomId.value)
+        // Keep using fullRoomBlocking for now as it's faster.
         val fullRoom = cachedRoomListItem?.fullRoomBlocking()
         return if (cachedRoomListItem == null || fullRoom == null) {
             Timber.d("No room cached for $roomId")
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt
index bddf904533..b37266342e 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class RustMatrixClientFactory @Inject constructor(
 
         client.restoreSession(sessionData.toSession())
 
-        val syncService = client.syncService().finishBlocking()
+        val syncService = client.syncService()
+            .finish()
 
         RustMatrixClient(
             client = client,
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/notificationsettings/RustNotificationSettingsService.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/notificationsettings/RustNotificationSettingsService.kt
index 618c12cc03..a2fffdbdfb 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/notificationsettings/RustNotificationSettingsService.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/notificationsettings/RustNotificationSettingsService.kt
@@ -47,19 +47,15 @@ class RustNotificationSettingsService(
         notificationSettings.setDelegate(notificationSettingsDelegate)
     }
 
-    override suspend fun getRoomNotificationSettings(roomId: RoomId, isEncrypted: Boolean, isOneToOne: Boolean): Result<RoomNotificationSettings> = withContext(
-        dispatchers.io
-    ) {
+    override suspend fun getRoomNotificationSettings(roomId: RoomId, isEncrypted: Boolean, isOneToOne: Boolean): Result<RoomNotificationSettings> =
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.getRoomNotificationSettingsBlocking(roomId.value, isEncrypted, isOneToOne).let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::map)
+            notificationSettings.getRoomNotificationSettings(roomId.value, isEncrypted, isOneToOne).let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::map)
         }
-    }
 
-    override suspend fun getDefaultRoomNotificationMode(isEncrypted: Boolean, isOneToOne: Boolean): Result<RoomNotificationMode> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
+    override suspend fun getDefaultRoomNotificationMode(isEncrypted: Boolean, isOneToOne: Boolean): Result<RoomNotificationMode> =
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.getDefaultRoomNotificationModeBlocking(isEncrypted, isOneToOne).let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::mapMode)
+            notificationSettings.getDefaultRoomNotificationMode(isEncrypted, isOneToOne).let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::mapMode)
         }
-    }
 
     override suspend fun setDefaultRoomNotificationMode(
         isEncrypted: Boolean,
@@ -67,19 +63,19 @@ class RustNotificationSettingsService(
         isOneToOne: Boolean
     ): Result<Unit> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.setDefaultRoomNotificationModeBlocking(isEncrypted, isOneToOne, mode.let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::mapMode))
+            notificationSettings.setDefaultRoomNotificationMode(isEncrypted, isOneToOne, mode.let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::mapMode))
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun setRoomNotificationMode(roomId: RoomId, mode: RoomNotificationMode): Result<Unit> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.setRoomNotificationModeBlocking(roomId.value, mode.let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::mapMode))
+            notificationSettings.setRoomNotificationMode(roomId.value, mode.let(RoomNotificationSettingsMapper::mapMode))
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun restoreDefaultRoomNotificationMode(roomId: RoomId): Result<Unit> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.restoreDefaultRoomNotificationModeBlocking(roomId.value)
+            notificationSettings.restoreDefaultRoomNotificationMode(roomId.value)
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,31 +83,31 @@ class RustNotificationSettingsService(
 
     override suspend fun unmuteRoom(roomId: RoomId, isEncrypted: Boolean, isOneToOne: Boolean) = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.unmuteRoomBlocking(roomId.value, isEncrypted, isOneToOne)
+            notificationSettings.unmuteRoom(roomId.value, isEncrypted, isOneToOne)
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun isRoomMentionEnabled(): Result<Boolean> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.isRoomMentionEnabledBlocking()
+            notificationSettings.isRoomMentionEnabled()
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun setRoomMentionEnabled(enabled: Boolean): Result<Unit> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.setRoomMentionEnabledBlocking(enabled)
+            notificationSettings.setRoomMentionEnabled(enabled)
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun isCallEnabled(): Result<Boolean> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.isCallEnabledBlocking()
+            notificationSettings.isCallEnabled()
         }
     }
 
     override suspend fun setCallEnabled(enabled: Boolean): Result<Unit> = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
         runCatching {
-            notificationSettings.setCallEnabledBlocking(enabled)
+            notificationSettings.setCallEnabled(enabled)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/room/RustMatrixRoom.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/room/RustMatrixRoom.kt
index 87cc742549..4dcdb6d88c 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/room/RustMatrixRoom.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/room/RustMatrixRoom.kt
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class RustMatrixRoom(
         _membersStateFlow.value = MatrixRoomMembersState.Pending(prevRoomMembers = currentMembers)
         var rustMembers: List<RoomMember>? = null
         try {
-            rustMembers = innerRoom.membersBlocking().use { membersIterator ->
+            rustMembers = innerRoom.members().use { membersIterator ->
                 buildList {
                     while (true) {
                         // Loading the whole membersIterator as a stop-gap measure.
@@ -299,27 +299,27 @@ class RustMatrixRoom(
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun canUserInvite(userId: UserId): Result<Boolean> = withContext(roomMembersDispatcher) {
-        runCatching {
-            innerRoom.canUserInviteBlocking(userId.value)
+    override suspend fun canUserInvite(userId: UserId): Result<Boolean> {
+        return runCatching {
+            innerRoom.canUserInvite(userId.value)
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun canUserRedact(userId: UserId): Result<Boolean> = withContext(roomMembersDispatcher) {
-        runCatching {
-            innerRoom.canUserRedactBlocking(userId.value)
+    override suspend fun canUserRedact(userId: UserId): Result<Boolean> {
+        return runCatching {
+            innerRoom.canUserRedact(userId.value)
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun canUserSendState(userId: UserId, type: StateEventType): Result<Boolean> = withContext(roomMembersDispatcher) {
-        runCatching {
-            innerRoom.canUserSendStateBlocking(userId.value, type.map())
+    override suspend fun canUserSendState(userId: UserId, type: StateEventType): Result<Boolean> {
+        return runCatching {
+            innerRoom.canUserSendState(userId.value, type.map())
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun canUserSendMessage(userId: UserId, type: MessageEventType): Result<Boolean> = withContext(roomMembersDispatcher) {
-        runCatching {
-            innerRoom.canUserSendMessageBlocking(userId.value, type.map())
+    override suspend fun canUserSendMessage(userId: UserId, type: MessageEventType): Result<Boolean> {
+        return runCatching {
+            innerRoom.canUserSendMessage(userId.value, type.map())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/roomlist/RoomSummaryListProcessor.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/roomlist/RoomSummaryListProcessor.kt
index 754e35ec66..d0e3d1c8cf 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/roomlist/RoomSummaryListProcessor.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/roomlist/RoomSummaryListProcessor.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class RoomSummaryListProcessor(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun MutableList<RoomSummary>.applyUpdate(update: RoomListEntriesUpdate) {
+    private suspend fun MutableList<RoomSummary>.applyUpdate(update: RoomListEntriesUpdate) {
         when (update) {
             is RoomListEntriesUpdate.Append -> {
                 val roomSummaries = update.values.map {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class RoomSummaryListProcessor(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun buildSummaryForRoomListEntry(entry: RoomListEntry): RoomSummary {
+    private suspend fun buildSummaryForRoomListEntry(entry: RoomListEntry): RoomSummary {
         return when (entry) {
             RoomListEntry.Empty -> buildEmptyRoomSummary()
             is RoomListEntry.Filled -> buildAndCacheRoomSummaryForIdentifier(entry.roomId)
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ class RoomSummaryListProcessor(
         return RoomSummary.Empty(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
     }
 
-    private fun buildAndCacheRoomSummaryForIdentifier(identifier: String): RoomSummary {
+    private suspend fun buildAndCacheRoomSummaryForIdentifier(identifier: String): RoomSummary {
         val builtRoomSummary = roomListService.roomOrNull(identifier)?.use { roomListItem ->
-            roomListItem.roomInfoBlocking().use { roomInfo ->
+            roomListItem.roomInfo().use { roomInfo ->
                 RoomSummary.Filled(
                     details = roomSummaryDetailsFactory.create(roomInfo)
                 )
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/sync/RustSyncService.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/sync/RustSyncService.kt
index 259c2330b9..932da42afb 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/sync/RustSyncService.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/sync/RustSyncService.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package io.element.android.libraries.matrix.impl.sync
 
-import io.element.android.libraries.core.coroutine.CoroutineDispatchers
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.sync.SyncService
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.sync.SyncState
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -26,33 +25,27 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.stateIn
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.matrix.rustcomponents.sdk.SyncServiceInterface
 import org.matrix.rustcomponents.sdk.SyncServiceState
 import timber.log.Timber
 
 class RustSyncService(
     private val innerSyncService: SyncServiceInterface,
-    private val dispatchers: CoroutineDispatchers,
     sessionCoroutineScope: CoroutineScope
 ) : SyncService {
 
-    override suspend fun startSync() = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
-        runCatching {
-            Timber.i("Start sync")
-            innerSyncService.startBlocking()
-        }.onFailure {
-            Timber.d("Start sync failed: $it")
-        }
+    override suspend fun startSync() = runCatching {
+        Timber.i("Start sync")
+        innerSyncService.start()
+    }.onFailure {
+        Timber.d("Start sync failed: $it")
     }
 
-    override suspend fun stopSync() = withContext(dispatchers.io){
-        runCatching {
-            Timber.i("Stop sync")
-            innerSyncService.stopBlocking()
-        }.onFailure {
-            Timber.d("Stop sync failed: $it")
-        }
+    override suspend fun stopSync() = runCatching {
+        Timber.i("Stop sync")
+        innerSyncService.stop()
+    }.onFailure {
+        Timber.d("Stop sync failed: $it")
     }
 
     override val syncState: StateFlow<SyncState> =
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RoomTimelineExtensions.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RoomTimelineExtensions.kt
index 7b38ba6823..bddd2bc872 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RoomTimelineExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RoomTimelineExtensions.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ internal fun Room.timelineDiffFlow(onInitialList: suspend (List<TimelineItem>) -
         }
         val roomId = id()
         Timber.d("Open timelineDiffFlow for room $roomId")
-        val result = addTimelineListenerBlocking(listener)
+        val result = addTimelineListener(listener)
         try {
             onInitialList(result.items)
         } catch (exception: Exception) {
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RustMatrixTimeline.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RustMatrixTimeline.kt
index e453019b52..1f0d13c9bf 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RustMatrixTimeline.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/timeline/RustMatrixTimeline.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class RustMatrixTimeline(
 
     private suspend fun fetchMembers() = withContext(dispatcher) {
         initLatch.await()
-        innerRoom.fetchMembersBlocking()
+        innerRoom.fetchMembers()
     }
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalCoroutinesApi::class)
diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/verification/RustSessionVerificationService.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/verification/RustSessionVerificationService.kt
index 01646b1e4b..29797ed3c4 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/verification/RustSessionVerificationService.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/verification/RustSessionVerificationService.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package io.element.android.libraries.matrix.impl.verification
 
-import io.element.android.libraries.core.coroutine.CoroutineDispatchers
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.data.tryOrNull
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.sync.SyncState
 import io.element.android.libraries.matrix.api.verification.SessionVerificationService
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
-import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.matrix.rustcomponents.sdk.SessionVerificationController
 import org.matrix.rustcomponents.sdk.SessionVerificationControllerDelegate
 import org.matrix.rustcomponents.sdk.SessionVerificationControllerInterface
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class RustSessionVerificationService @Inject constructor(
     private val syncService: RustSyncService,
-    private val dispatchers: CoroutineDispatchers,
 ) : SessionVerificationService, SessionVerificationControllerDelegate {
 
     var verificationController: SessionVerificationControllerInterface? = null
@@ -64,31 +61,21 @@ class RustSessionVerificationService @Inject constructor(
         syncState == SyncState.Running && verificationStatus == SessionVerifiedStatus.NotVerified
     }
 
-    override suspend fun requestVerification() {
-        tryOrFail {
-            verificationController?.requestVerificationBlocking()
-        }
+    override suspend fun requestVerification() = tryOrFail {
+        verificationController?.requestVerification()
     }
 
-    override suspend fun cancelVerification() {
-        tryOrFail { verificationController?.cancelVerificationBlocking() }
+    override suspend fun cancelVerification() = tryOrFail { verificationController?.cancelVerification() }
+
+    override suspend fun approveVerification() = tryOrFail { verificationController?.approveVerification() }
+
+    override suspend fun declineVerification() = tryOrFail { verificationController?.declineVerification() }
+
+    override suspend fun startVerification() = tryOrFail {
+        verificationController?.startSasVerification()
     }
 
-    override suspend fun approveVerification() {
-        tryOrFail { verificationController?.approveVerificationBlocking() }
-    }
-
-    override suspend fun declineVerification() {
-        tryOrFail { verificationController?.declineVerificationBlocking() }
-    }
-
-    override suspend fun startVerification() {
-        tryOrFail {
-            verificationController?.startSasVerificationBlocking()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private suspend fun tryOrFail(block: suspend () -> Unit) = withContext(dispatchers.io) {
+    private suspend fun tryOrFail(block: suspend () -> Unit) {
         runCatching {
             block()
         }.onFailure { didFail() }