refresh peer list more often

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

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
             field = value
             if (::meshCore.isInitialized) {
                 meshCore.delegate = value
+                meshCore.refreshPeerList()
             }
         }
     // Tracks whether this instance has been terminated via stopServices()

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

@@ -668,6 +668,10 @@ class MeshCore(
 
     fun getActivePeerCount(): Int = try { peerManager.getActivePeerCount() } catch (_: Exception) { 0 }
 
+    fun refreshPeerList() {
+        try { peerManager.refreshPeerList() } catch (_: Exception) { }
+    }
+
     fun getDeviceAddressForPeer(peerID: String): String? = transport.getDeviceAddressForPeer(peerID)
 
     fun getDeviceAddressToPeerMapping(): Map<String, String> = transport.getDeviceAddressToPeerMapping()

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

@@ -108,9 +108,20 @@ class PeerManager {
     ): Boolean {
         if (peerID == "unknown") return false
 
+        fun keysMatch(a: ByteArray?, b: ByteArray?): Boolean {
+            if (a == null && b == null) return true
+            if (a == null || b == null) return false
+            return a.contentEquals(b)
+        }
+        
         val now = System.currentTimeMillis()
         val existingPeer = peers[peerID]
         val isNewPeer = existingPeer == null
+        val wasVerified = existingPeer?.isVerifiedNickname == true
+        val nicknameChanged = existingPeer != null && existingPeer.nickname != nickname
+        val noiseKeyChanged = existingPeer != null && !keysMatch(existingPeer.noisePublicKey, noisePublicKey)
+        val signingKeyChanged = existingPeer != null && !keysMatch(existingPeer.signingPublicKey, signingPublicKey)
+        val connectedChanged = existingPeer != null && existingPeer.isConnected != true
         
         // Update or create peer info
         val peerInfo = PeerInfo(
@@ -130,18 +141,27 @@ class PeerManager {
         // No legacy maps; peers map is the single source of truth
         // Maintain announcedPeers for first-time announce semantics
         
+        val shouldNotify = when {
+            isNewPeer && isVerified -> true
+            wasVerified != isVerified -> true
+            nicknameChanged || noiseKeyChanged || signingKeyChanged || connectedChanged -> true
+            else -> false
+        }
+
         if (isNewPeer && isVerified) {
             announcedPeers.add(peerID)
-            notifyPeerListUpdate()
             Log.d(TAG, "🆕 New verified peer: $nickname ($peerID)")
-            return true
         } else if (isVerified) {
             Log.d(TAG, "🔄 Updated verified peer: $nickname ($peerID)")
         } else {
             Log.d(TAG, "⚠️ Unverified peer announcement from: $nickname ($peerID)")
         }
 
-        return false
+        if (shouldNotify) {
+            notifyPeerListUpdate()
+        }
+        
+        return isNewPeer && isVerified
     }
 
     /**
@@ -409,6 +429,10 @@ class PeerManager {
         delegate?.onPeerListUpdated(peerList)
     }
 
+    fun refreshPeerList() {
+        notifyPeerListUpdate()
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Start periodic cleanup of stale peers
      */

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

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
             field = value
             if (::meshCore.isInitialized) {
                 meshCore.delegate = value
+                meshCore.refreshPeerList()
             }
         }
     private val cm = context.getSystemService(Context.CONNECTIVITY_SERVICE) as ConnectivityManager
@@ -114,6 +115,9 @@ class WifiAwareMeshService(private val context: Context) : MeshService, Transpor
                         try { meshCore.gossipSyncManager.scheduleInitialSyncToPeer(pid, 1_000) } catch (_: Exception) { }
                     }
                 },
+                announcementNicknameProvider = {
+                    try { com.bitchat.android.services.NicknameProvider.getNickname(context, myPeerID) } catch (_: Exception) { null }
+                },
                 leavePayloadProvider = {
                     (delegate?.getNickname() ?: myPeerID).toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
                 }