more robust

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt

@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) : TransportBridgeServic
                         
                         // Create NOISE_ENCRYPTED packet (not FILE_TRANSFER!)
                         val packet = BitchatPacket(
-                            version = 1u,
+                            version = if (encrypted.size > 0xFFFF) 2u else 1u,
                             type = MessageType.NOISE_ENCRYPTED.value,
                             senderID = hexStringToByteArray(myPeerID),
                             recipientID = hexStringToByteArray(recipientPeerID),

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothPacketBroadcaster.kt

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.actor
 
 /**
@@ -117,7 +115,7 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
     
     // Actor scope for the broadcaster
     private val broadcasterScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
-    private val transferJobs = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Job>()
+    private val fragmentingSender = FragmentingPacketSender(connectionScope, fragmentManager, TAG)
     
     // SERIALIZATION: Actor to serialize all broadcast operations
     @OptIn(kotlinx.coroutines.ObsoleteCoroutinesApi::class)
@@ -139,71 +137,14 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
         characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
     ) {
-        val packet = routed.packet
+        fragmentingSender.send(routed, "BLE broadcast") { packet ->
-        val isFile = packet.type == MessageType.FILE_TRANSFER.value
+            broadcastSinglePacket(packet, gattServer, characteristic)
-        if (isFile) {
+            true
-            Log.d(TAG, "📤 Broadcasting FILE_TRANSFER: ${packet.payload.size} bytes")
-        }
-        // Prefer caller-provided transferId (e.g., for encrypted media), else derive for FILE_TRANSFER
-        val transferId = routed.transferId ?: (if (isFile) sha256Hex(packet.payload) else null)
-        // Check if we need to fragment
-        if (fragmentManager != null) {
-            val fragments = try {
-                fragmentManager.createFragments(packet)
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "❌ Fragment creation failed: ${e.message}", e)
-                if (isFile) {
-                    Log.e(TAG, "❌ File fragmentation failed for ${packet.payload.size} byte file")
-                }
-                return
-            }
-            if (fragments.size > 1) {
-                if (isFile) {
-                    Log.d(TAG, "🔀 File needs ${fragments.size} fragments")
-                }
-                Log.d(TAG, "Fragmenting packet into ${fragments.size} fragments")
-                if (transferId != null) {
-                    TransferProgressManager.start(transferId, fragments.size)
-                }
-                val job = connectionScope.launch {
-                    var sent = 0
-                    fragments.forEach { fragment ->
-                        if (!isActive) return@launch
-                        // If cancelled, stop sending remaining fragments
-                        if (transferId != null && transferJobs[transferId]?.isCancelled == true) return@launch
-                        broadcastSinglePacket(RoutedPacket(fragment, transferId = transferId), gattServer, characteristic)
-                        // 20ms delay between fragments
-                        delay(20)
-                        if (transferId != null) {
-                            sent += 1
-                            TransferProgressManager.progress(transferId, sent, fragments.size)
-                            if (sent == fragments.size) TransferProgressManager.complete(transferId, fragments.size)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                if (transferId != null) {
-                    transferJobs[transferId] = job
-                    job.invokeOnCompletion { transferJobs.remove(transferId) }
-                }
-                return
-            }
-        }
-        
-        // Send single packet if no fragmentation needed
-        if (transferId != null) {
-            TransferProgressManager.start(transferId, 1)
-        }
-        broadcastSinglePacket(routed, gattServer, characteristic)
-        if (transferId != null) {
-            TransferProgressManager.progress(transferId, 1, 1)
-            TransferProgressManager.complete(transferId, 1)
         }
     }
 
     fun cancelTransfer(transferId: String): Boolean {
-        val job = transferJobs.remove(transferId) ?: return false
+        return fragmentingSender.cancelTransfer(transferId)
-        job.cancel()
-        return true
     }
 
     /**
@@ -215,6 +156,18 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         targetPeerID: String,
         gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
         characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
+    ): Boolean {
+        if (!hasPeerConnection(targetPeerID)) return false
+        return fragmentingSender.send(routed, "BLE peer ${targetPeerID.take(8)}") { packet ->
+            sendSinglePacketToPeer(packet, targetPeerID, gattServer, characteristic)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun sendSinglePacketToPeer(
+        routed: RoutedPacket,
+        targetPeerID: String,
+        gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
+        characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
     ): Boolean {
         val packet = routed.packet
         val data = packet.toBinaryData() ?: return false
@@ -222,11 +175,6 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         if (isFile) {
             Log.d(TAG, "📤 Broadcasting FILE_TRANSFER: ${packet.payload.size} bytes")
         }
-        // Prefer caller-provided transferId (e.g., for encrypted media), else derive for FILE_TRANSFER
-        val transferId = routed.transferId ?: (if (isFile) sha256Hex(packet.payload) else null)
-        if (transferId != null) {
-            TransferProgressManager.start(transferId, 1)
-        }
         val typeName = MessageType.fromValue(packet.type)?.name ?: packet.type.toString()
         val senderPeerID = routed.peerID ?: packet.senderID.toHexString()
         val incomingAddr = routed.relayAddress
@@ -241,10 +189,6 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         if (serverTarget != null) {
             if (notifyDevice(serverTarget, data, gattServer, characteristic)) {
                 logPacketRelay(typeName, senderPeerID, senderNick, incomingPeer, incomingAddr, targetPeerID, serverTarget.address, packet.ttl, packet.version, routeInfo)
-                if (transferId != null) {
-                    TransferProgressManager.progress(transferId, 1, 1)
-                    TransferProgressManager.complete(transferId, 1)
-                }
                 return true
             }
         }
@@ -255,10 +199,6 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         if (clientTarget != null) {
             if (writeToDeviceConn(clientTarget, data)) {
                 logPacketRelay(typeName, senderPeerID, senderNick, incomingPeer, incomingAddr, targetPeerID, clientTarget.device.address, packet.ttl, packet.version, routeInfo)
-                if (transferId != null) {
-                    TransferProgressManager.progress(transferId, 1, 1)
-                    TransferProgressManager.complete(transferId, 1)
-                }
                 return true
             }
         }
@@ -266,12 +206,6 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         return false
     }
 
-    private fun sha256Hex(bytes: ByteArray): String = try {
-        val md = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256")
-        md.update(bytes)
-        md.digest().joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
-    } catch (_: Exception) { bytes.size.toString(16) }
-
     
     /**
      * Public entry point for broadcasting - submits request to actor for serialization
@@ -303,34 +237,19 @@ class BluetoothPacketBroadcaster(
         gattServer: BluetoothGattServer?,
         characteristic: BluetoothGattCharacteristic?
     ): Boolean {
-        val packet = routed.packet
+        if (!hasPeerConnection(targetPeerID)) return false
-        val data = packet.toBinaryData() ?: return false
+        return fragmentingSender.send(routed, "BLE peer ${targetPeerID.take(8)}") { packet ->
-        val typeName = MessageType.fromValue(packet.type)?.name ?: packet.type.toString()
+            sendSinglePacketToPeer(packet, targetPeerID, gattServer, characteristic)
-        val senderPeerID = routed.peerID ?: packet.senderID.toHexString()
-        val incomingAddr = routed.relayAddress
-        val incomingPeer = incomingAddr?.let { connectionTracker.addressPeerMap[it] }
-        val senderNick = senderPeerID.let { pid -> nicknameResolver?.invoke(pid) }
-
-        // Try server-side connections first
-        val targetDevice = connectionTracker.getSubscribedDevices()
-            .firstOrNull { connectionTracker.addressPeerMap[it.address] == targetPeerID }
-        if (targetDevice != null) {
-            if (notifyDevice(targetDevice, data, gattServer, characteristic)) {
-                logPacketRelay(typeName, senderPeerID, senderNick, incomingPeer, incomingAddr, targetPeerID, targetDevice.address, packet.ttl)
-                return true
-            }
         }
+    }
 
-        // Try client-side connections next
+    private fun hasPeerConnection(targetPeerID: String): Boolean {
-        val targetConn = connectionTracker.getConnectedDevices().values
+        val hasServerTarget = connectionTracker.getSubscribedDevices()
-            .firstOrNull { connectionTracker.addressPeerMap[it.device.address] == targetPeerID }
+            .any { connectionTracker.addressPeerMap[it.address] == targetPeerID }
-        if (targetConn != null) {
+        if (hasServerTarget) return true
-            if (writeToDeviceConn(targetConn, data)) {
+
-                logPacketRelay(typeName, senderPeerID, senderNick, incomingPeer, incomingAddr, targetPeerID, targetConn.device.address, packet.ttl)
+        return connectionTracker.getConnectedDevices().values
-                return true
+            .any { connectionTracker.addressPeerMap[it.device.address] == targetPeerID }
-            }
-        }
-        return false
     }
     
     /**

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/MeshConnectionTracker.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.bitchat.android.mesh
 
 import android.util.Log
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -131,6 +132,8 @@ abstract class MeshConnectionTracker(
                     if (expired.isNotEmpty()) {
                         Log.d(tag, "Cleaned up ${expired.size} expired connection attempts")
                     }
+                } catch (e: CancellationException) {
+                    break
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     Log.w(tag, "Error in periodic cleanup: ${e.message}")
                 }

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/MeshCore.kt

@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class MeshCore(
                 val np = NoisePayload(type = NoisePayloadType.FILE_TRANSFER, data = tlv).encode()
                 val enc = encryptionService.encrypt(np, recipientPeerID)
                 val packet = BitchatPacket(
-                    version = 1u,
+                    version = if (enc.size > 0xFFFF) 2u else 1u,
                     type = MessageType.NOISE_ENCRYPTED.value,
                     senderID = MeshPacketUtils.hexStringToByteArray(myPeerID),
                     recipientID = MeshPacketUtils.hexStringToByteArray(recipientPeerID),

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/protocol/BinaryProtocol.kt

@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ object BinaryProtocol {
             if (packet.version >= 2u.toUByte()) {
                 buffer.putInt(payloadDataSize)  // 4 bytes for v2+
             } else {
+                if (payloadDataSize > 0xFFFF || (originalPayloadSize ?: 0) > 0xFFFF) {
+                    Log.w("BinaryProtocol", "Cannot encode oversized v1 packet payload: $payloadDataSize bytes")
+                    return null
+                }
                 buffer.putShort(payloadDataSize.toShort())  // 2 bytes for v1
             }
             

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/service/MeshForegroundService.kt

@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ class MeshForegroundService : Service() {
 
     private fun ensureMeshStarted() {
         if (isShuttingDown) return
+        try {
+            com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.startIfPossible()
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            android.util.Log.e("MeshForegroundService", "Failed to ensure Wi-Fi Aware transport: ${e.message}")
+        }
+
         val bleEnabled = try {
             com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugPreferenceManager.getBleEnabled(true)
         } catch (_: Exception) {

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/wifi-aware/WifiAwareConnectionTracker.kt

@@ -48,17 +48,20 @@ class WifiAwareConnectionTracker(
 
         // Ensure any pending/active network request is explicitly released
         releaseNetworkRequest(canonicalId)
+        removePendingConnection(id)
+        removePendingConnection(canonicalId)
     }
 
     fun releaseNetworkRequest(id: String) {
-        if (!networkCallbacks.containsKey(id)) return
+        val canonicalId = resolveCanonicalPeerId(id)
+        if (!networkCallbacks.containsKey(canonicalId)) return
         
         // 3. Unregister network callback properly from ConnectivityManager
-        networkCallbacks.remove(id)?.let {
+        networkCallbacks.remove(canonicalId)?.let {
             try { 
-                Log.d(TAG, "Unregistering network callback for $id")
+                Log.d(TAG, "Unregistering network callback for $canonicalId")
                 cm.unregisterNetworkCallback(it) 
-            } catch (e: Exception) { Log.w(TAG, "Error unregistering callback for $id: ${e.message}") }
+            } catch (e: Exception) { Log.w(TAG, "Error unregistering callback for $canonicalId: ${e.message}") }
         }
     }
 
@@ -125,11 +128,37 @@ class WifiAwareConnectionTracker(
     }
 
     fun addServerSocket(peerId: String, socket: ServerSocket) {
-        serverSockets[peerId] = socket
+        val canonicalId = resolveCanonicalPeerId(peerId)
+        serverSockets.put(canonicalId, socket)?.let {
+            try { it.close() } catch (e: Exception) { Log.w(TAG, "Error closing replaced server socket for $peerId: ${e.message}") }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun hasOpenServerSocket(peerId: String): Boolean {
+        val canonicalId = resolveCanonicalPeerId(peerId)
+        val socket = serverSockets[canonicalId] ?: return false
+        if (!socket.isClosed) return true
+        serverSockets.remove(canonicalId)
+        return false
+    }
+
+    fun closeServerSocket(peerId: String) {
+        val canonicalId = resolveCanonicalPeerId(peerId)
+        serverSockets.remove(canonicalId)?.let {
+            try { it.close() } catch (e: Exception) { Log.w(TAG, "Error closing server socket for $peerId: ${e.message}") }
+        }
     }
 
     fun addNetworkCallback(peerId: String, callback: ConnectivityManager.NetworkCallback) {
-        networkCallbacks[peerId] = callback
+        val canonicalId = resolveCanonicalPeerId(peerId)
+        networkCallbacks.put(canonicalId, callback)?.let {
+            try {
+                Log.d(TAG, "Replacing network callback for $canonicalId")
+                cm.unregisterNetworkCallback(it)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Error unregistering replaced callback for $canonicalId: ${e.message}")
+            }
+        }
     }
     
     /**

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/wifi-aware/WifiAwareController.kt

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ object WifiAwareController {
 
     private var service: WifiAwareMeshService? = null
     private var appContext: Context? = null
+    private val lifecycleLock = Any()
+    private var starting = false
 
     private val scope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
 
@@ -71,23 +73,33 @@ object WifiAwareController {
     }
 
     fun startIfPossible() {
-        if (_running.value) {
+        val reusableService = synchronized(lifecycleLock) {
             if (!_enabled.value) return
-            // If already marked running but we are calling this (e.g. after a drop), 
+            val existing = service
-            // ensure we clean up the old service before restarting.
+            if (existing?.isRunning() == true) {
-            stop()
+                _running.value = true
+                return
+            }
+            if (starting) return
+            starting = true
+            existing
+        }
+
+        val ctx = appContext ?: run {
+            synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
+            return
         }
-        if (!_enabled.value) return
-        val ctx = appContext ?: return
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
             Log.w(TAG, "Wi‑Fi Aware requires Android 10 (Q)+; disabled.")
             try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi‑Fi Aware not supported on this device (requires Android 10+)")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
+            synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
             return
         }
         val awareManager = ctx.getSystemService(android.net.wifi.aware.WifiAwareManager::class.java)
         if (awareManager == null || !awareManager.isAvailable) {
             Log.w(TAG, "Wi-Fi Aware is not currently available; not starting")
             try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi‑Fi Aware is not available on this device right now")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
+            synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
             return
         }
 
@@ -104,6 +116,7 @@ object WifiAwareController {
         if (!locationEnabled) {
             Log.w(TAG, "Location services are disabled; Wi-Fi Aware cannot start.")
             try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Enable Location Services to start Wi-Fi Aware")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
+            synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
             return
         }
 
@@ -113,34 +126,54 @@ object WifiAwareController {
             if (!granted) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "Missing NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES permission; not starting Wi‑Fi Aware")
                 try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Grant Nearby Wi‑Fi Devices to start Wi‑Fi Aware")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
+                synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
                 return
             }
         }
+        if (!_enabled.value) {
+            synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
+            return
+        }
         try {
-            Log.i(TAG, "Instantiating WifiAwareMeshService...")
+            val startedService = reusableService ?: run {
-            val startedService = WifiAwareMeshService(ctx)
+                Log.i(TAG, "Instantiating WifiAwareMeshService...")
+                WifiAwareMeshService(ctx)
+            }
             startedService.startServices()
             if (startedService.isRunning()) {
-                service = startedService
+                synchronized(lifecycleLock) {
-                _running.value = true
+                    service = startedService
+                    _running.value = true
+                }
                 try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi‑Fi Aware started")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
             } else {
-                try { startedService.stopServices() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+                if (reusableService == null) {
-                service = null
+                    try { startedService.stopServices() } catch (_: Exception) { }
-                _running.value = false
+                }
+                synchronized(lifecycleLock) {
+                    if (service === startedService) service = null
+                    _running.value = false
+                }
                 try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi‑Fi Aware did not start")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
             }
         } catch (e: Throwable) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Failed to start WifiAwareMeshService", e)
             _running.value = false
             try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi‑Fi Aware failed to start: ${e.message}")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
+        } finally {
+            synchronized(lifecycleLock) { starting = false }
         }
     }
 
     fun stop() {
-        try { service?.stopServices() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+        val stopped = synchronized(lifecycleLock) {
-        service = null
+            val current = service
-        _running.value = false
+            service = null
+            starting = false
+            _running.value = false
+            current
+        }
+        try { stopped?.stopServices() } catch (_: Exception) { }
         try { com.bitchat.android.services.AppStateStore.clearTransportPeers("WIFI") } catch (_: Exception) { }
         _connectedPeers.value = emptyMap()
         _knownPeers.value = emptyMap()
@@ -149,7 +182,8 @@ object WifiAwareController {
     }
 
     internal fun onServiceStopped(stoppedService: WifiAwareMeshService) {
-        if (service === stoppedService) {
+        synchronized(lifecycleLock) {
+            if (service !== stoppedService) return
             service = null
             _running.value = false
             try { com.bitchat.android.services.AppStateStore.clearTransportPeers("WIFI") } catch (_: Exception) { }

app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/wifi-aware/WifiAwareMeshService.kt

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresPermission
 import com.bitchat.android.crypto.EncryptionService
+import com.bitchat.android.mesh.FragmentingPacketSender
 import com.bitchat.android.mesh.MeshCore
 import com.bitchat.android.mesh.MeshService
 import com.bitchat.android.mesh.MeshTransport
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import com.bitchat.android.protocol.SpecialRecipients
 import com.bitchat.android.service.TransportBridgeService
 import com.bitchat.android.sync.GossipSyncManager
 import com.bitchat.android.util.toHexString
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 import java.nio.ByteOrder
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
 
 /**
  * WifiAware mesh service - LATEST
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
     private val serviceScope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.IO + SupervisorJob())
     private val wifiTransport = WifiAwareTransport()
     private lateinit var meshCore: MeshCore
+    private lateinit var fragmentingSender: FragmentingPacketSender
 
     // Service-level notification manager for background (no-UI) DMs
     private val serviceNotificationManager = com.bitchat.android.ui.NotificationManager(
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
     private var subscribeSession: SubscribeDiscoverySession? = null
     private val listenerExec = Executors.newCachedThreadPool()
     private var isActive = false
+    @Volatile private var recoveryInProgress = false
+    private val sessionGeneration = AtomicInteger(0)
 
     // Delegate
     override var delegate: WifiAwareMeshDelegate? = null
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                 }
             )
         )
+        fragmentingSender = FragmentingPacketSender(serviceScope, meshCore.fragmentManager, TAG)
     }
 
     private fun handleMessageReceived(message: BitchatMessage) {
@@ -206,7 +213,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
         val packet = routed.packet
         if (packet.senderID.toHexString() == myPeerID && !packet.route.isNullOrEmpty()) {
             val firstHop = packet.route!![0].toHexString()
-            if (sendPacketToPeer(firstHop, packet)) {
+            if (sendRoutedPacketToPeer(firstHop, routed)) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "TX: source-routed packet sent only to first Wi-Fi hop ${firstHop.take(8)}")
                 return
             }
@@ -215,15 +222,15 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
 
         val recipientId = packet.recipientID?.toHexString()
         if (recipientId != null && !packet.recipientID.contentEquals(SpecialRecipients.BROADCAST)) {
-            if (sendPacketToPeer(recipientId, packet)) {
+            if (sendRoutedPacketToPeer(recipientId, routed)) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "TX: addressed packet sent directly to Wi-Fi peer ${recipientId.take(8)}")
                 return
             }
         }
 
-        // Wi-Fi Aware uses full packets; no fragmentation
+        fragmentingSender.send(routed, "Wi-Fi Aware broadcast") { single ->
-        val data = packet.toBinaryData() ?: return
+            broadcastSinglePacket(single)
-        serviceScope.launch { broadcastRaw(data) }
+        }
     }
 
     // Expose a public method so BLE can forward relays to Wi-Fi Aware
@@ -235,22 +242,40 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
      * Send packet to connected peer.
      */
     private fun sendPacketToPeer(peerID: String, packet: BitchatPacket): Boolean {
-        // Wi-Fi Aware uses full packets; no fragmentation
+        return sendRoutedPacketToPeer(peerID, RoutedPacket(packet))
+    }
+
+    private fun sendRoutedPacketToPeer(peerID: String, routed: RoutedPacket): Boolean {
+        if (connectionTracker.getSocketForPeer(peerID) == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "TX: no socket for ${peerID.take(8)}")
+            return false
+        }
+        return fragmentingSender.send(routed, "Wi-Fi Aware peer ${peerID.take(8)}") { single ->
+            sendSinglePacketToPeer(peerID, single.packet)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun broadcastSinglePacket(routed: RoutedPacket): Boolean {
+        val data = routed.packet.toBinaryData() ?: return false
+        broadcastRaw(data)
+        return true
+    }
+
+    private fun sendSinglePacketToPeer(peerID: String, packet: BitchatPacket): Boolean {
         val data = packet.toBinaryData() ?: return false
         val sock = connectionTracker.getSocketForPeer(peerID)
         if (sock == null) {
             Log.w(TAG, "TX: no socket for ${peerID.take(8)}")
             return false
         }
-        serviceScope.launch {
+        try {
-            try {
+            sock.write(data)
-                sock.write(data)
+            Log.d(TAG, "TX: packet type=${packet.type} to ${peerID.take(8)} (bytes=${data.size})")
-                Log.d(TAG, "TX: packet type=${packet.type} to ${peerID.take(8)} (bytes=${data.size})")
+            return true
-            } catch (e: IOException) {
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "TX: write to ${peerID.take(8)} failed: ${e.message}")
+            Log.e(TAG, "TX: write to ${peerID.take(8)} failed: ${e.message}")
-            }
+            return false
         }
-        return true
     }
 
     
@@ -273,12 +298,17 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
             Log.i(TAG, "Wi-Fi Aware transport disabled by debug settings; not starting")
             return
         }
+        if (recoveryInProgress) {
+            Log.i(TAG, "Wi-Fi Aware recovery cleanup still in progress; deferring start")
+            return
+        }
         val manager = awareManager
         if (manager == null || !manager.isAvailable) {
             Log.w(TAG, "Wi-Fi Aware manager unavailable; not starting")
             return
         }
         isActive = true
+        val generation = sessionGeneration.incrementAndGet()
         Log.i(TAG, "Starting Wi-Fi Aware mesh with peer ID: $myPeerID")
 
         manager.attach(object : AttachCallback() {
@@ -288,6 +318,10 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                 Manifest.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES
             ])
             override fun onAttached(session: WifiAwareSession) {
+                if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) {
+                    session.close()
+                    return
+                }
                 wifiAwareSession = session
                 Log.i(TAG, "Wi-Fi Aware attached; starting publish & subscribe (peerID=$myPeerID)")
 
@@ -299,6 +333,10 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                         .build(),
                     object : DiscoverySessionCallback() {
                         override fun onPublishStarted(pub: PublishDiscoverySession) {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) {
+                                pub.close()
+                                return
+                            }
                             publishSession = pub
                             Log.d(TAG, "PUBLISH: onPublishStarted()")
                             try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi-Fi Aware Publish Started")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
@@ -308,6 +346,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                             serviceSpecificInfo: ByteArray,
                             matchFilter: List<ByteArray>
                         ) {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                             val peerId = try { String(serviceSpecificInfo) } catch (_: Exception) { "" }
                             handleToPeerId[peerHandle] = peerId
                             if (peerId.isNotBlank()) {
@@ -322,6 +361,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                             peerHandle: PeerHandle,
                             message: ByteArray
                         ) {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                             if (message.isEmpty()) return
                             val subscriberId = try { String(message) } catch (_: Exception) { "" }
                             if (subscriberId == myPeerID) return
@@ -333,10 +373,11 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                         }
 
             override fun onSessionTerminated() {
+                if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                 Log.e(TAG, "PUBLISH: onSessionTerminated()")
                 publishSession = null
                 val shouldRestart = isActive && com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.enabled.value
-                handleUnexpectedStop()
+                handleUnexpectedStop(generation)
                 if (shouldRestart) {
                     Log.i(TAG, "PUBLISH: Scheduling Wi-Fi Aware restart")
                     com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.restartIfStillEnabled(2000)
@@ -353,6 +394,10 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                         .build(),
                     object : DiscoverySessionCallback() {
                         override fun onSubscribeStarted(sub: SubscribeDiscoverySession) {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) {
+                                sub.close()
+                                return
+                            }
                             subscribeSession = sub
                             Log.d(TAG, "SUBSCRIBE: onSubscribeStarted()")
                             try { com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugSettingsManager.getInstance().addDebugMessage(com.bitchat.android.ui.debug.DebugMessage.SystemMessage("Wi-Fi Aware Subscribe Started")) } catch (_: Exception) {}
@@ -362,6 +407,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                             serviceSpecificInfo: ByteArray,
                             matchFilter: List<ByteArray>
                         ) {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                             val peerId = try { String(serviceSpecificInfo) } catch (_: Exception) { "" }
                             handleToPeerId[peerHandle] = peerId
                             val msgId = (System.nanoTime() and 0x7fffffff).toInt()
@@ -375,6 +421,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                             peerHandle: PeerHandle,
                             message: ByteArray
                         ) {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                             if (message.isEmpty()) return
                             val peerId = handleToPeerId[peerHandle] ?: return
                             if (peerId == myPeerID) return
@@ -384,10 +431,11 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                         }
 
                         override fun onSessionTerminated() {
+                            if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                             Log.e(TAG, "SUBSCRIBE: onSessionTerminated()")
                             subscribeSession = null
                             val shouldRestart = isActive && com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.enabled.value
-                            handleUnexpectedStop()
+                            handleUnexpectedStop(generation)
                             if (shouldRestart) {
                                 Log.i(TAG, "SUBSCRIBE: Scheduling Wi-Fi Aware restart")
                                 com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.restartIfStillEnabled(2000)
@@ -398,15 +446,20 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                 )
             }
             override fun onAttachFailed() {
+                if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                 Log.e(TAG, "Wi-Fi Aware attach failed")
-                handleUnexpectedStop()
+                handleUnexpectedStop(generation)
+                if (com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.enabled.value) {
+                    com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.restartIfStillEnabled(3000)
+                }
             }
 
             override fun onAwareSessionTerminated() {
+                if (!isCurrentSession(generation)) return
                 Log.e(TAG, "Aware Session Terminated unexpectedly")
                 wifiAwareSession = null
                 val shouldRestart = com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.enabled.value
-                handleUnexpectedStop()
+                handleUnexpectedStop(generation)
                 if (shouldRestart) {
                     com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.restartIfStillEnabled(3000)
                 }
@@ -427,6 +480,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
     override fun stopServices() {
         val wasActive = isActive
         isActive = false
+        sessionGeneration.incrementAndGet()
         Log.i(TAG, "Stopping Wi-Fi Aware mesh")
 
         // Unregister from bridge
@@ -456,27 +510,38 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
         }
     }
 
-    private fun handleUnexpectedStop() {
+    private fun isCurrentSession(generation: Int): Boolean {
+        return generation == sessionGeneration.get() && isActive
+    }
+
+    private fun handleUnexpectedStop(generation: Int) {
+        if (generation != sessionGeneration.get()) return
         if (!isActive) {
-            com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.onServiceStopped(this)
             return
         }
+        recoveryInProgress = true
         isActive = false
         TransportBridgeService.unregister("WIFI")
         try { com.bitchat.android.services.AppStateStore.clearTransportPeers("WIFI") } catch (_: Exception) { }
+        val oldPublishSession = publishSession
+        val oldSubscribeSession = subscribeSession
+        val oldWifiAwareSession = wifiAwareSession
         serviceScope.launch {
-            try { meshCore.stopCore() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+            try {
-            try { connectionTracker.stop() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+                try { meshCore.stopCore() } catch (_: Exception) { }
-            try { publishSession?.close() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+                try { connectionTracker.stop() } catch (_: Exception) { }
-            try { subscribeSession?.close() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+                try { oldPublishSession?.close() } catch (_: Exception) { }
-            try { wifiAwareSession?.close() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+                try { oldSubscribeSession?.close() } catch (_: Exception) { }
-            publishSession = null
+                try { oldWifiAwareSession?.close() } catch (_: Exception) { }
-            subscribeSession = null
+                if (generation == sessionGeneration.get() && !isActive) {
-            wifiAwareSession = null
+                    if (publishSession === oldPublishSession) publishSession = null
-            handleToPeerId.clear()
+                    if (subscribeSession === oldSubscribeSession) subscribeSession = null
-            try { meshCore.shutdown() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+                    if (wifiAwareSession === oldWifiAwareSession) wifiAwareSession = null
-            com.bitchat.android.wifiaware.WifiAwareController.onServiceStopped(this@WifiAwareMeshService)
+                    handleToPeerId.clear()
-            serviceScope.cancel()
+                }
+            } finally {
+                recoveryInProgress = false
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -511,16 +576,16 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                         if (!connectionTracker.isConnectionAttemptAllowed(peerId)) continue
 
                         Log.i(TAG, "🔄 Maintenance: attempting reconnect to ${peerId.take(8)}")
-                        if (connectionTracker.addPendingConnection(peerId)) {
+                        // Resend ping to trigger a fresh server-ready/data-path attempt.
-                            // Resend ping to trigger handshake
+                        val msgId = (System.nanoTime() and 0x7fffffff).toInt()
-                            val msgId = (System.nanoTime() and 0x7fffffff).toInt()
+                        try {
-                            try {
+                            subscribeSession?.sendMessage(handle, msgId, myPeerID.toByteArray())
-                                subscribeSession?.sendMessage(handle, msgId, myPeerID.toByteArray())
+                        } catch (e: Exception) {
-                            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to send maintenance ping to ${peerId.take(8)}: ${e.message}")
-                                Log.w(TAG, "Failed to send maintenance ping to ${peerId.take(8)}: ${e.message}")
-                            }
                         }
                     }
+                } catch (e: CancellationException) {
+                    break
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "Error in connection maintenance: ${e.message}")
                 }
@@ -542,16 +607,23 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
         val peerId = handleToPeerId[peerHandle] ?: return
         if (!amIServerFor(peerId)) return
 
-        if (connectionTracker.serverSockets.containsKey(peerId)) {
+        if (connectionTracker.hasOpenServerSocket(peerId)) {
             Log.v(TAG, "↪ already serving $peerId, skipping")
             return
         }
+        if (!connectionTracker.addPendingConnection(peerId)) {
+            return
+        }
 
         val ss = ServerSocket()
         try {
             ss.reuseAddress = true
             ss.bind(java.net.InetSocketAddress(0))
-        } catch (e: Exception) { Log.e(TAG, "Failed to bind server socket", e) }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to bind server socket", e)
+            handleNetworkFailure(peerId)
+            return
+        }
 
         connectionTracker.addServerSocket(peerId, ss)
         val port = ss.localPort
@@ -597,6 +669,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                     serviceScope.launch { delay(150); sendBroadcastAnnounce() }
                 } catch (ioe: IOException) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "SERVER: accept failed for ${peerId.take(8)}", ioe)
+                    handleNetworkFailure(peerId)
                 }
             }
 
@@ -687,6 +760,9 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
             Log.v(TAG, "↪ already client-connected to $peerId, skipping")
             return
         }
+        if (!connectionTracker.addPendingConnection(peerId)) {
+            return
+        }
 
         val port = ByteBuffer.wrap(payload).order(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN).int
         Log.i(TAG, "CLIENT: Received server-ready from ${peerId.take(8)} on port $port. Requesting network...")
@@ -758,6 +834,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                     serviceScope.launch { delay(150); sendBroadcastAnnounce() }
                 } catch (ioe: IOException) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "CLIENT: socket connect failed to ${peerId.take(8)}", ioe)
+                    handleNetworkFailure(peerId)
                 }
             }
             override fun onLost(network: Network) {
@@ -867,11 +944,9 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
     private fun handleNetworkFailure(peerId: String) {
          serviceScope.launch {
             Log.d(TAG, "Network failure cleanup for: $peerId")
-            // Specifically release the callback if it didn't happen automatically
-            connectionTracker.releaseNetworkRequest(peerId)
-            
             if (!connectionTracker.isConnected(peerId)) {
                 val canonicalPeerId = connectionTracker.canonicalPeerId(peerId)
+                connectionTracker.disconnect(peerId)
                 meshCore.removePeer(canonicalPeerId)
                 if (canonicalPeerId != peerId) {
                     meshCore.removePeer(peerId)
@@ -1133,6 +1208,9 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
         override fun sendPacketToPeer(peerID: String, packet: BitchatPacket): Boolean {
             return this@WifiAwareMeshService.sendPacketToPeer(peerID, packet)
         }
+        override fun cancelTransfer(transferId: String): Boolean {
+            return fragmentingSender.cancelTransfer(transferId)
+        }
         override fun getDeviceAddressForPeer(peerID: String): String? {
             return connectionTracker.getSocketForPeer(peerID)?.let { resolveScopedAddress(it.rawSocket) }
         }