diff --git a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
index 0c6303e9..ed51b2ea 100644
--- a/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/ViewModels/ChatViewModel.swift
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
     @Published var showBluetoothAlert = false
     @Published var bluetoothAlertMessage = ""
     @Published var bluetoothState: CBManagerState = .unknown
+
+    // Presentation state for privacy gating
+    @Published var isLocationChannelsSheetPresented: Bool = false
+    @Published var isAppInfoPresented: Bool = false
+    @Published var showScreenshotPrivacyWarning: Bool = false
     
     // Messages are naturally ephemeral - no persistent storage
     // Persist mesh public timeline across channel switches
@@ -2588,6 +2593,17 @@ class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
     
     @MainActor
     @objc private func userDidTakeScreenshot() {
+        // Respect privacy: do not broadcast screenshots taken from non-chat sheets
+        if isLocationChannelsSheetPresented {
+            // Show a warning about sharing location screenshots publicly
+            showScreenshotPrivacyWarning = true
+            return
+        }
+        if isAppInfoPresented {
+            // Silently ignore screenshots of app info
+            return
+        }
+
         // Send screenshot notification based on current context
         let screenshotMessage = "* \(nickname) took a screenshot *"
         
@@ -2607,7 +2623,7 @@ class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
                 }
             }
             
-            // Show local notification immediately as system message
+            // Show local notification immediately as system message (only in chat)
             let localNotification = BitchatMessage(
                 sender: "system",
                 content: "you took a screenshot",
@@ -2658,7 +2674,7 @@ class ChatViewModel: ObservableObject, BitchatDelegate {
             }
             
 
-            // Show local notification immediately as system message
+            // Show local notification immediately as system message (only in chat)
             let localNotification = BitchatMessage(
                 sender: "system",
                 content: "you took a screenshot",
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift b/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift
index cc757ad7..83629553 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         }
         .sheet(isPresented: $showAppInfo) {
             AppInfoView()
+                .onAppear { viewModel.isAppInfoPresented = true }
+                .onDisappear { viewModel.isAppInfoPresented = false }
         }
         .sheet(isPresented: Binding(
             get: { viewModel.showingFingerprintFor != nil },
@@ -1182,6 +1184,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         .padding(.horizontal, 12)
         .sheet(isPresented: $showLocationChannelsSheet) {
             LocationChannelsSheet(isPresented: $showLocationChannelsSheet)
+                .onAppear { viewModel.isLocationChannelsSheetPresented = true }
+                .onDisappear { viewModel.isLocationChannelsSheetPresented = false }
+        }
+        .alert("heads up", isPresented: $viewModel.showScreenshotPrivacyWarning) {
+            Button("ok", role: .cancel) {}
+        } message: {
+            Text("screenshots of location channels will reveal your location. think before sharing publicly.")
         }
         .background(backgroundColor.opacity(0.95))
     }
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/LocationChannelsSheet.swift b/bitchat/Views/LocationChannelsSheet.swift
index 44a6438e..19ab4a26 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/LocationChannelsSheet.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/LocationChannelsSheet.swift
@@ -304,22 +304,17 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                                 .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                         }
                     }
-                    HStack(spacing: 0) {
-                        Text(subtitlePrefix)
-                            .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                            .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                        if let name = subtitleName {
-                            Text(" • ")
-                                .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                            Text(name)
-                                .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                                .fontWeight(subtitleNameBold ? .bold : .regular)
-                                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                                .lineLimit(1)
-                                .truncationMode(.tail)
-                        }
+                let subtitleFull: String = {
+                    if let name = subtitleName, !name.isEmpty {
+                        return subtitlePrefix + " • " + name
                     }
+                    return subtitlePrefix
+                }()
+                Text(subtitleFull)
+                    .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                    .lineLimit(1)
+                    .truncationMode(.tail)
                 }
                 Spacer()
                 if isSelected {