diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.test.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.test.tsx
index 8854f23c9ac4..dc6864f307fe 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.test.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ describe('SettingsView', () => {
 
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('settings-local-inference-tab')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByTestId('settings-mesh-tab')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('settings-sharing-tab')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText('Models section')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
index 267d7644f728..5b47b12b4440 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -2,25 +2,13 @@ import { ScrollArea } from '../ui/scroll-area';
 import { Tabs, TabsContent, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from '../ui/tabs';
 import { View, ViewOptions } from '../../utils/navigationUtils';
 import ModelsSection from './models/ModelsSection';
-import SessionSharingSection from './sessions/SessionSharingSection';
-import ExternalBackendSection from './app/ExternalBackendSection';
 import AppSettingsSection from './app/AppSettingsSection';
 import ConfigSettings from './config/ConfigSettings';
 import PromptsSettingsSection from './PromptsSettingsSection';
 import { ExtensionConfig } from '../../api';
 import { MainPanelLayout } from '../Layout/MainPanelLayout';
-import {
-  Bot,
-  Share2,
-  Monitor,
-  MessageSquare,
-  FileText,
-  Keyboard,
-} from 'lucide-react';
+import { Bot, Monitor, MessageSquare, FileText, Keyboard } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-import TunnelSection from './tunnel/TunnelSection';
-import GatewaySettingsSection from './gateways/GatewaySettingsSection';
-import { getTunnelStatus } from '../../api/sdk.gen';
 import ChatSettingsSection from './chat/ChatSettingsSection';
 import KeyboardShortcutsSection from './keyboard/KeyboardShortcutsSection';
 import { CONFIGURATION_ENABLED } from '../../updates';
@@ -40,10 +28,6 @@ const i18n = defineMessages({
     id: 'settingsView.tabChat',
     defaultMessage: 'Chat',
   },
-  tabSession: {
-    id: 'settingsView.tabSession',
-    defaultMessage: 'Session',
-  },
   tabPrompts: {
     id: 'settingsView.tabPrompts',
     defaultMessage: 'Prompts',
@@ -75,7 +59,6 @@ export default function SettingsView({
   viewOptions: SettingsViewOptions;
 }) {
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState('models');
-  const [tunnelDisabled, setTunnelDisabled] = useState(false);
   const hasTrackedInitialTab = useRef(false);
   const intl = useIntl();
 
@@ -92,14 +75,12 @@ export default function SettingsView({
         update: 'app',
         models: 'models',
         modes: 'chat',
-        sharing: 'sharing',
         styles: 'chat',
         tools: 'chat',
         app: 'app',
         chat: 'chat',
         prompts: 'prompts',
         keyboard: 'keyboard',
-        gateway: 'sharing',
       };
 
       const targetTab = sectionToTab[viewOptions.section];
@@ -116,16 +97,6 @@ export default function SettingsView({
     }
   }, [activeTab]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    getTunnelStatus()
-      .then(({ data }) => {
-        setTunnelDisabled(data?.state === 'disabled');
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        setTunnelDisabled(false);
-      });
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (event.key === 'Escape' && !event.defaultPrevented) {
@@ -172,14 +143,6 @@ export default function SettingsView({
                     <MessageSquare className="h-4 w-4" />
                     {intl.formatMessage(i18n.tabChat)}
                   </TabsTrigger>
-                  <TabsTrigger
-                    value="sharing"
-                    className="flex gap-2"
-                    data-testid="settings-sharing-tab"
-                  >
-                    <Share2 className="h-4 w-4" />
-                    {intl.formatMessage(i18n.tabSession)}
-                  </TabsTrigger>
                   <TabsTrigger
                     value="prompts"
                     className="flex gap-2"
@@ -218,22 +181,6 @@ export default function SettingsView({
                   <ChatSettingsSection sessionId={viewOptions.sessionId} />
                 </TabsContent>
 
-                <TabsContent
-                  value="sharing"
-                  className="mt-0 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-0"
-                >
-                  <div className="space-y-8 pb-8">
-                    <SessionSharingSection />
-                    <ExternalBackendSection />
-                    {!tunnelDisabled && (
-                      <div className="space-y-4">
-                        <TunnelSection />
-                        <GatewaySettingsSection />
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                </TabsContent>
-
                 <TabsContent
                   value="prompts"
                   className="mt-0 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-0"
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.test.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..923c81bc3ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/**
+ * @vitest-environment jsdom
+ */
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import ChatSettingsSection from './ChatSettingsSection';
+import { IntlTestWrapper } from '../../../i18n/test-utils';
+
+vi.mock('../mode/ModeSection', () => ({
+  ModeSection: () => <div>Mode section</div>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../dictation/DictationSettings', () => ({
+  DictationSettings: () => <div>Dictation settings</div>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('./SpellcheckToggle', () => ({
+  SpellcheckToggle: () => <div>Spellcheck toggle</div>,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../response_styles/ResponseStylesSection', () => ({
+  ResponseStylesSection: () => <div>Response styles section</div>,
+}));
+
+describe('ChatSettingsSection', () => {
+  it('hides project hints and prompt injection settings from ApeCloud builds', () => {
+    render(<ChatSettingsSection />, { wrapper: IntlTestWrapper });
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('Mode section')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Project Hints (.goosehints)')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Enable Prompt Injection Detection')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.tsx
index a3f3ef23d08e..26f8db02b92a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/ChatSettingsSection.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { ModeSection } from '../mode/ModeSection';
 import { DictationSettings } from '../dictation/DictationSettings';
-import { SecurityToggle } from '../security/SecurityToggle';
 import { ResponseStylesSection } from '../response_styles/ResponseStylesSection';
-import { GoosehintsSection } from './GoosehintsSection';
 import { SpellcheckToggle } from './SpellcheckToggle';
 import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardHeader, CardTitle } from '../../ui/card';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from '../../../i18n';
@@ -41,12 +39,6 @@ export default function ChatSettingsSection({ sessionId }: { sessionId?: string
         </CardContent>
       </Card>
 
-      <Card className="pb-2 rounded-lg">
-        <CardContent className="px-2">
-          <GoosehintsSection />
-        </CardContent>
-      </Card>
-
       <Card className="pb-2 rounded-lg">
         <CardContent className="px-2">
           <DictationSettings />
@@ -64,11 +56,6 @@ export default function ChatSettingsSection({ sessionId }: { sessionId?: string
         </CardContent>
       </Card>
 
-      <Card className="pb-2 rounded-lg">
-        <CardContent className="px-2">
-          <SecurityToggle />
-        </CardContent>
-      </Card>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsModal.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsModal.tsx
index ba0172676433..6ca27d6dff2c 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsModal.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsModal.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const i18n = defineMessages({
   helpText1: {
     id: 'goosehintsModal.helpText1',
     defaultMessage:
-      '.goosehints is a text file used to provide additional context about your project and improve the communication with Goose.',
+      '.goosehints is a text file used to provide additional context about your project and improve the communication with ApeMind.',
   },
   helpText2: {
     id: 'goosehintsModal.helpText2',
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsSection.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsSection.tsx
index 7f99c2d99a86..000fca86d740 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings/chat/GoosehintsSection.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const i18n = defineMessages({
   description: {
     id: 'goosehintsSection.description',
     defaultMessage:
-      "Configure your project's .goosehints file to provide additional context to Goose",
+      "Configure your project's .goosehints file to provide additional context to ApeMind",
   },
   configure: {
     id: 'goosehintsSection.configure',
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
index e554a899f452..7317078cb8a3 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/en.json
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@
     "defaultMessage": ".goosehints file found at: {filePath}"
   },
   "goosehintsModal.helpText1": {
-    "defaultMessage": ".goosehints is a text file used to provide additional context about your project and improve the communication with Goose."
+    "defaultMessage": ".goosehints is a text file used to provide additional context about your project and improve the communication with ApeMind."
   },
   "goosehintsModal.helpText2": {
     "defaultMessage": "Please make sure {bold} extension is enabled in the extensions page. This extension is required to use .goosehints. You'll need to restart your session for .goosehints updates to take effect."
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@
     "defaultMessage": "Configure"
   },
   "goosehintsSection.description": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Configure your project's .goosehints file to provide additional context to Goose"
+    "defaultMessage": "Configure your project's .goosehints file to provide additional context to ApeMind"
   },
   "goosehintsSection.title": {
     "defaultMessage": "Project Hints (.goosehints)"
@@ -4184,9 +4184,6 @@
   "settingsView.tabPrompts": {
     "defaultMessage": "Prompts"
   },
-  "settingsView.tabSession": {
-    "defaultMessage": "Session"
-  },
   "settingsView.title": {
     "defaultMessage": "Settings"
   },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json
index 0f71d2033b33..dadbf9775a63 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/i18n/messages/zh-CN.json
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@
     "defaultMessage": "已找到 .goosehints 文件：{filePath}"
   },
   "goosehintsModal.helpText1": {
-    "defaultMessage": ".goosehints 是一个文本文件，用于为你的项目提供额外上下文，改善与 Goose 的沟通。"
+    "defaultMessage": ".goosehints 是一个文本文件，用于为你的项目提供额外上下文，改善与 ApeMind 的沟通。"
   },
   "goosehintsModal.helpText2": {
     "defaultMessage": "请确认已在扩展页面启用 {bold} 扩展。此扩展是使用 .goosehints 所必需的。你需要重启会话，.goosehints 的更新才会生效。"
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
     "defaultMessage": "配置"
   },
   "goosehintsSection.description": {
-    "defaultMessage": "配置项目的 .goosehints 文件，为 Goose 提供额外上下文"
+    "defaultMessage": "配置项目的 .goosehints 文件，为 ApeMind 提供额外上下文"
   },
   "goosehintsSection.title": {
     "defaultMessage": "项目提示（.goosehints）"
@@ -4097,9 +4097,6 @@
   "settingsView.tabPrompts": {
     "defaultMessage": "提示词"
   },
-  "settingsView.tabSession": {
-    "defaultMessage": "会话"
-  },
   "settingsView.title": {
     "defaultMessage": "设置"
   },