diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
index 1494b45b..9261a555 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
 
         // Wire up PacketProcessor reference for recursive handling in MessageHandler
         messageHandler.packetProcessor = packetProcessor
-//        startPeriodicDebugLogging()
+        startPeriodicDebugLogging()
     }
     
     /**
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
                     
                     if (encryptedPayload != null) {
                         // Sign
-                        val signature = securityManager.signPacket(encryptedPayload)
+                        // val signature = securityManager.signPacket(encryptedPayload)
                         
                         val packet = BitchatPacket(
                             version = 1u,
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
                             recipientID = hexStringToByteArray(recipientPeerID),
                             timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis().toULong(),
                             payload = encryptedPayload,
-                            signature = signature,
+                            signature = null,
                             ttl = MAX_TTL
                         )
                         
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
index 504a342f..272fbdf2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt
@@ -8,11 +8,20 @@ import android.util.Log
 import com.bitchat.android.protocol.SpecialRecipients
 import com.bitchat.android.model.RoutedPacket
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.actor
 
 /**
- * Handles packet broadcasting to connected devices
+ * Handles packet broadcasting to connected devices using actor pattern for serialization
+ * 
+ * SERIALIZATION FIX: Uses Kotlin coroutine actor to serialize all packet broadcasting
+ * This prevents race conditions when multiple threads try to broadcast simultaneously
  */
 class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
     private val connectionScope: CoroutineScope,
@@ -25,6 +34,33 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         private const val CLEANUP_DELAY = 500L
     }
     
+    // Data class to hold broadcast request information
+    private data class BroadcastRequest(
+        val routed: RoutedPacket,
+        val gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
+        val characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
+    )
+    
+    // Actor scope for the broadcaster
+    private val broadcasterScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
+    
+    // SERIALIZATION: Actor to serialize all broadcast operations
+    @OptIn(kotlinx.coroutines.ObsoleteCoroutinesApi::class)
+    private val broadcasterActor = broadcasterScope.actor<BroadcastRequest>(
+        capacity = Channel.UNLIMITED
+    ) {
+        Log.d(TAG, "🎭 Created packet broadcaster actor")
+        try {
+            for (request in channel) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "Processing broadcast for packet type ${request.routed.packet.type} (serialized)")
+                broadcastSinglePacketInternal(request.routed, request.gattServer, request.characteristic)
+                Log.d(TAG, "Completed broadcast for packet type ${request.routed.packet.type}")
+            }
+        } finally {
+            Log.d(TAG, "🎭 Packet broadcaster actor terminated")
+        }
+    }
+    
     fun broadcastPacket(
         routed: RoutedPacket,
         gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
@@ -54,12 +90,32 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
 
     
     /**
-     * Broadcast single packet to connected devices with connection limit enforcement
+     * Public entry point for broadcasting - submits request to actor for serialization
      */
     fun broadcastSinglePacket(
         routed: RoutedPacket,
         gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
         characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
+    ) {
+        // Submit broadcast request to actor for serialized processing
+        broadcasterScope.launch {
+            try {
+                broadcasterActor.send(BroadcastRequest(routed, gattServer, characteristic))
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Failed to send broadcast request to actor: ${e.message}")
+                // Fallback to direct processing if actor fails
+                broadcastSinglePacketInternal(routed, gattServer, characteristic)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Internal broadcast implementation - runs in serialized actor context
+     */
+    private suspend fun broadcastSinglePacketInternal(
+        routed: RoutedPacket,
+        gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
+        characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
     ) {
         val packet = routed.packet
         val data = packet.toBinaryData() ?: return
@@ -177,4 +233,31 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
             false
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Get debug information
+     */
+    fun getDebugInfo(): String {
+        return buildString {
+            appendLine("=== Packet Broadcaster Debug Info ===")
+            appendLine("Broadcaster Scope Active: ${broadcasterScope.isActive}")
+            appendLine("Actor Channel Closed: ${broadcasterActor.isClosedForSend}")
+            appendLine("Connection Scope Active: ${connectionScope.isActive}")
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Shutdown the broadcaster actor gracefully
+     */
+    fun shutdown() {
+        Log.d(TAG, "Shutting down BluetoothPacketBroadcaster actor")
+        
+        // Close the actor gracefully
+        broadcasterActor.close()
+        
+        // Cancel the broadcaster scope
+        broadcasterScope.cancel()
+        
+        Log.d(TAG, "BluetoothPacketBroadcaster shutdown complete")
+    }
 } 
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/FragmentManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/FragmentManager.kt
index 92eadffe..90817dfb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/FragmentManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/FragmentManager.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class FragmentManager {
     
     companion object {
         private const val TAG = "FragmentManager"
+        private const val FRAGMENT_SIZE_THRESHOLD = 512 // 512 bytes
         private const val MAX_FRAGMENT_SIZE = 500  // Match iOS/Rust for BLE compatibility (185 byte MTU limit)
         private const val FRAGMENT_TIMEOUT = 30000L // 30 seconds
         private const val CLEANUP_INTERVAL = 10000L // 10 seconds
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class FragmentManager {
     fun createFragments(packet: BitchatPacket): List<BitchatPacket> {
         val data = packet.toBinaryData() ?: return emptyList()
         
-        if (data.size <= MAX_FRAGMENT_SIZE) {
+        if (data.size <= FRAGMENT_SIZE_THRESHOLD) {
             return listOf(packet) // No fragmentation needed
         }