diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index c2c035f10a..30a2a9346e 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,60 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     delete[] newPaths;
   }
 
+#if defined( Q_OS_ANDROID ) || defined( Q_OS_IOS )
+  for ( const QString &dataDir : dataDirs )
+  {
+    const QFileInfo pgServiceFileInfo( QStringLiteral( "%1/pg_service.conf" ).arg( dataDir ) );
+    if ( pgServiceFileInfo.exists() && pgServiceFileInfo.isReadable() )
+    {
+      const QString systemLocalDataPath = platformUtils->systemLocalDataLocation( QString() );
+
+      QFile pgServiceFile( QStringLiteral( "%1/pg_service.conf" ).arg( dataDir ) );
+      pgServiceFile.open( QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text );
+      QTextStream textStream( &pgServiceFile );
+      QString psServiceFileContent = textStream.readAll();
+      pgServiceFile.close();
+
+      const QStringList keys = QStringList() << QStringLiteral( "sslrootcert" ) << QStringLiteral( "sslcert" ) << QStringLiteral( "sslkey" );
+      for ( const QString &key : keys )
+      {
+        const QRegularExpression rx( QStringLiteral( "%1=(.*)" ).arg( key ) );
+        QRegularExpressionMatchIterator matchIt = rx.globalMatch( psServiceFileContent );
+        while ( matchIt.hasNext() )
+        {
+          const QRegularExpressionMatch match = matchIt.next();
+          const QString fileName = match.captured( 1 ).trimmed();
+
+          // Check if the file is relative to the pg_service.conf, in which case copy to user-owned location, use absolute path, and change permissions
+          const QString filePath = QStringLiteral( "%1/%2" ).arg( dataDir, fileName );
+          const QFileInfo fileInfo( filePath );
+          if ( QFileInfo::exists( filePath ) )
+          {
+            const QString newFilePath = QStringLiteral( "%1/%2" ).arg( systemLocalDataPath, fileName );
+            if ( QFileInfo::exists( newFilePath ) )
+            {
+              QFile newFile( newFilePath );
+              newFile.remove();
+            }
+            QFile::copy( filePath, newFilePath );
+            QFile::setPermissions( newFilePath, QFileDevice::ReadOwner | QFileDevice::WriteOwner );
+            psServiceFileContent.replace( QStringLiteral( "%1=%2" ).arg( key, match.captured( 1 ) ), QStringLiteral( "%1=%2" ).arg( key, newFilePath ) );
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      const QString localPgServiceFileName = QStringLiteral( "%1/pg_service.conf" ).arg( systemLocalDataPath );
+      QFile localPgServiceFile( localPgServiceFileName );
+      localPgServiceFile.open( QFile::WriteOnly );
+      localPgServiceFile.write( psServiceFileContent.toUtf8() );
+      localPgServiceFile.close();
+
+      setenv( "PGSYSCONFDIR", systemLocalDataPath.toUtf8(), true );
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+
 #if WITH_SENTRY
   sentry_wrapper::install_message_handler();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.cpp b/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.cpp
index 5d172fe706..21bdfef0db 100644
--- a/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.cpp
+++ b/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ QString PlatformUtilities::systemSharedDataLocation() const
 
 QString PlatformUtilities::systemLocalDataLocation( const QString &subDir ) const
 {
-  return QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation ) + '/' + subDir;
+  return QStandardPaths::writableLocation( QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation ) + ( !subDir.isEmpty() ? '/' + subDir : QString() );
 }
 
 bool PlatformUtilities::hasQgsProject() const
diff --git a/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.h b/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.h
index f52b65fe91..313d46a2a0 100644
--- a/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.h
+++ b/src/core/platforms/platformutilities.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class QFIELD_CORE_EXPORT PlatformUtilities : public QObject
      *          this includes local qfieldcloud data or sample projects.
      *          A \a subDir is appended to the path.
      */
-    virtual QString systemLocalDataLocation( const QString &subDir ) const;
+    virtual QString systemLocalDataLocation( const QString &subDir = QString() ) const;
 
     /**
      * Returns TRUE is a project file has been provided and should be opened at launch.
diff --git a/src/core/qgismobileapp.cpp b/src/core/qgismobileapp.cpp
index cb277f427b..767bd79fcb 100644
--- a/src/core/qgismobileapp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgismobileapp.cpp
@@ -287,18 +287,6 @@ QgisMobileapp::QgisMobileapp( QgsApplication *app, QObject *parent )
 
   if ( !dataDirs.isEmpty() )
   {
-#if defined( Q_OS_ANDROID ) || defined( Q_OS_IOS )
-    for ( const QString &dataDir : dataDirs )
-    {
-      QFileInfo pgServiceFile( QStringLiteral( "%1/pg_service.conf" ).arg( dataDir ) );
-      if ( pgServiceFile.exists() && pgServiceFile.isReadable() )
-      {
-        setenv( "PGSYSCONFDIR", dataDir.toUtf8(), true );
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-#endif
-
     QgsApplication::instance()->authManager()->setPasswordHelperEnabled( false );
     QgsApplication::instance()->authManager()->setMasterPassword( QString( "qfield" ) );
     // import authentication method configurations