Fix memory leaks and post-playback freeze

Fixes:
1. Post-playback freeze: audioPlayerDidFinishPlaying now dispatches to main
   thread before updating @Published properties (Swift concurrency violation)

2. Unbounded waveform cache: Implement LRU eviction with 20-entry limit
   - Track last access time for each cached waveform
   - Evict oldest entry when cache is full
   - Prevents unlimited memory growth as voice notes accumulate

3. Audio buffer memory leaks: Wrap computeWaveform in autoreleasepool
   - AVAudioPCMBuffer allocations are autoreleased
   - Pool ensures buffers are freed promptly

4. Image processing memory: Add autoreleasepool around compression loops
   - Each jpegData() call creates temporary objects
   - Inner pool per iteration prevents memory spikes during quality search

Memory should now remain stable during extended use.

bitchat/Features/media/ImageUtils.swift

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum ImageUtils {
 
     #if os(iOS)
     static func processImage(_ image: UIImage, maxDimension: CGFloat = 512) throws -> URL {
+        return try autoreleasepool {
             let scaled = scaledImage(image, maxDimension: maxDimension)
             var quality = compressionQuality
             guard var jpegData = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality) else {
@@ -36,13 +37,17 @@ enum ImageUtils {
             }
             while jpegData.count > targetImageBytes && quality > 0.3 {
                 quality -= 0.1
-            guard let next = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality) else { break }
+                autoreleasepool {
+                    if let next = scaled.jpegData(compressionQuality: quality) {
                         jpegData = next
                     }
+                }
+            }
             let outputURL = try makeOutputURL()
             try jpegData.write(to: outputURL, options: .atomic)
             return outputURL
         }
+    }
 
     private static func scaledImage(_ image: UIImage, maxDimension: CGFloat) -> UIImage {
         let size = image.size
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ enum ImageUtils {
     }
     #else
     static func processImage(_ image: NSImage, maxDimension: CGFloat = 512) throws -> URL {
+        return try autoreleasepool {
             let scaled = scaledImage(image, maxDimension: maxDimension)
             guard let inputCG = scaled.cgImage(forProposedRect: nil, context: nil, hints: nil) else {
                 throw ImageUtilsError.encodingFailed
@@ -86,13 +92,17 @@ enum ImageUtils {
             }
             while jpegData.count > targetImageBytes && quality > 0.3 {
                 quality -= 0.1
-            guard let next = encodeJPEG(from: cgImage, quality: quality) else { break }
+                autoreleasepool {
+                    if let next = encodeJPEG(from: cgImage, quality: quality) {
                         jpegData = next
                     }
+                }
+            }
             let outputURL = try makeOutputURL()
             try jpegData.write(to: outputURL, options: .atomic)
             return outputURL
         }
+    }
 
     private static func scaledImage(_ image: NSImage, maxDimension: CGFloat) -> NSImage {
         let size = image.size

bitchat/Features/voice/VoiceNotePlaybackController.swift

@@ -91,11 +91,15 @@ final class VoiceNotePlaybackController: NSObject, ObservableObject, AVAudioPlay
     // MARK: - AVAudioPlayerDelegate
 
     func audioPlayerDidFinishPlaying(_ player: AVAudioPlayer, successfully flag: Bool) {
-        stopTimer()
+        // Delegate callback may be on background thread - ensure main thread for UI updates
-        updateProgress()
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
-        isPlaying = false
+            guard let self = self else { return }
+            self.stopTimer()
+            self.updateProgress()
+            self.isPlaying = false
             VoiceNotePlaybackCoordinator.shared.deactivate(self)
         }
+    }
 
     // MARK: - Private Helpers
 

bitchat/Features/voice/Waveform.swift

@@ -7,19 +7,28 @@ final class WaveformCache {
     static let shared = WaveformCache()
 
     private let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "com.bitchat.waveform-cache", attributes: .concurrent)
-    private var cache: [URL: [Float]] = [:]
+    private var cache: [URL: (waveform: [Float], lastAccess: Date)] = [:]
+    private let maxCacheSize = 20  // Limit cache to prevent unbounded memory growth
 
     private init() {}
 
     func cachedWaveform(for url: URL) -> [Float]? {
-        queue.sync { cache[url] }
+        queue.sync {
+            guard let entry = cache[url] else { return nil }
+            return entry.waveform
+        }
     }
 
     func waveform(for url: URL, bins: Int = 120, completion: @escaping ([Float]) -> Void) {
         queue.async { [weak self] in
             guard let self = self else { return }
-            if let cached = self.cache[url] {
+
-                DispatchQueue.main.async { completion(cached) }
+            // Check cache and update access time
+            if let entry = self.cache[url] {
+                self.queue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
+                    self?.cache[url] = (entry.waveform, Date())
+                }
+                DispatchQueue.main.async { completion(entry.waveform) }
                 return
             }
 
@@ -28,8 +37,17 @@ final class WaveformCache {
                 return
             }
 
-            self.queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
+            self.queue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
-                self.cache[url] = computed
+                guard let self = self else { return }
+
+                // Evict oldest entry if cache is full
+                if self.cache.count >= self.maxCacheSize {
+                    if let oldest = self.cache.min(by: { $0.value.lastAccess < $1.value.lastAccess }) {
+                        self.cache.removeValue(forKey: oldest.key)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                self.cache[url] = (computed, Date())
             }
             DispatchQueue.main.async { completion(computed) }
         }
@@ -49,6 +67,8 @@ final class WaveformCache {
 
     private func computeWaveform(url: URL, bins: Int) -> [Float]? {
         guard bins > 0 else { return nil }
+        // Use autoreleasepool to manage memory from audio buffer allocations
+        return autoreleasepool {
             do {
                 let audioFile = try AVAudioFile(forReading: url)
                 let length = Int(audioFile.length)
@@ -93,3 +113,4 @@ final class WaveformCache {
             }
         }
     }
+}