fix(geohash): include own past geohash messages on channel load; skip only very recent self-echo (<15s) to avoid duplicates

.gitignore

@@ -71,7 +71,3 @@ __pycache__/
 # Local build results
 .Result*/
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-TestResult.xcresult/
-*.xcresult/
-build.log
-*.log

bitchat.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

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@@ -220,7 +208,6 @@
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bitchat/BitchatApp.swift

@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ struct BitchatApp: App {
                 .environmentObject(chatViewModel)
                 .onAppear {
                     NotificationDelegate.shared.chatViewModel = chatViewModel
-                    // Inject live Noise service into VerificationService to avoid creating new BLE instances
-                    VerificationService.shared.configure(with: chatViewModel.meshService.getNoiseService())
-                    // Prewarm Nostr identity and QR to make first VERIFY sheet fast
-                    DispatchQueue.global(qos: .utility).async {
-                        let npub = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity()?.npub
-                        _ = VerificationService.shared.buildMyQRString(nickname: chatViewModel.nickname, npub: npub)
-                    }
                     #if os(iOS)
                     appDelegate.chatViewModel = chatViewModel
                     #elseif os(macOS)
@@ -99,18 +92,30 @@ struct BitchatApp: App {
             return
         }
         
-        // Only process if shared within configured window
+        // Only process if shared within last 30 seconds
-        if Date().timeIntervalSince(sharedDate) < TransportConfig.uiShareAcceptWindowSeconds {
+        if Date().timeIntervalSince(sharedDate) < 30 {
             let contentType = userDefaults.string(forKey: "sharedContentType") ?? "text"
             
             // Clear the shared content
             userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: "sharedContent")
             userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: "sharedContentType")
             userDefaults.removeObject(forKey: "sharedContentDate")
-            // No need to force synchronize here
+            userDefaults.synchronize()
             
-            // Send the shared content immediately on the main queue
+            // Show notification about shared content
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                // Add system message about sharing
+                let systemMessage = BitchatMessage(
+                    sender: "system",
+                    content: "preparing to share \(contentType)...",
+                    timestamp: Date(),
+                    isRelay: false
+                )
+                self.chatViewModel.messages.append(systemMessage)
+            }
+            
+            // Send the shared content after a short delay
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) {
                 if contentType == "url" {
                     // Try to parse as JSON first
                     if let data = sharedContent.data(using: .utf8),

bitchat/Identity/IdentityModels.swift

@@ -173,7 +173,56 @@ struct PendingActions {
     var setPetname: String?
 }
 
-//
+// MARK: - Privacy Settings
+
+struct PrivacySettings: Codable {
+    // Level 1: Maximum privacy (default)
+    var persistIdentityCache = false
+    var showLastSeen = false
+    
+    // Level 2: Convenience
+    var autoAcceptKnownFingerprints = false
+    var rememberNicknameHistory = false
+    
+    // Level 3: Social
+    var shareTrustNetworkHints = false  // "3 mutual contacts trust this person"
+}
+
+// MARK: - Conflict Resolution
+
+/// Strategies for resolving identity conflicts in the decentralized network.
+/// Handles cases where multiple peers claim the same nickname or when
+/// identity mappings become ambiguous due to network partitions.
+enum ConflictResolution {
+    case acceptNew(petname: String)      // "John (2)"
+    case rejectNew
+    case blockFingerprint(String)
+    case alertUser(message: String)
+}
+
+// MARK: - UI State
+
+struct PeerUIState {
+    let peerID: String
+    let nickname: String
+    var identityState: IdentityState
+    var connectionQuality: ConnectionQuality
+    
+    enum IdentityState {
+        case unknown                    // Gray - No identity info
+        case unverifiedKnown(String)   // Blue - Handshake done, matches cache
+        case verified(String)          // Green - Cryptographically verified
+        case conflict(String, String)  // Red - Nickname doesn't match fingerprint
+        case pending                   // Yellow - Handshake in progress
+    }
+}
+
+enum ConnectionQuality {
+    case excellent
+    case good
+    case poor
+    case disconnected
+}
 
 // MARK: - Migration Support
-//
+// Removed LegacyFavorite - no longer needed

bitchat/Info.plist

@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 	<string>bitchat uses Bluetooth to discover and connect with other bitchat users nearby.</string>
 	<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
 	<string>bitchat uses your approximate location to compute local geohash channels for optional public chats. Exact GPS is never shared.</string>
-	<key>NSCameraUsageDescription</key>
-	<string>bitchat uses the camera to scan QR codes to verify peers.</string>
 	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>bluetooth-central</string>

bitchat/Models/BitchatPeer.swift

@@ -89,4 +89,219 @@ struct BitchatPeer: Identifiable, Equatable {
     }
 }
 
-//
+// MARK: - Peer Manager
+
+/// Manages the collection of peers and their states
+@MainActor
+class PeerManager: ObservableObject {
+    @Published var peers: [BitchatPeer] = []
+    @Published var favorites: [BitchatPeer] = []
+    @Published var mutualFavorites: [BitchatPeer] = []
+    
+    private let meshService: Transport
+    private let favoritesService = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared
+    
+    init(meshService: Transport) {
+        self.meshService = meshService
+        updatePeers()
+        
+        // Listen for updates
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            self,
+            selector: #selector(handleFavoriteChanged),
+            name: .favoriteStatusChanged,
+            object: nil
+        )
+    }
+    
+    @objc private func handleFavoriteChanged() {
+        SecureLogger.log("⭐ Favorite status changed notification received, updating peers", 
+                        category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
+        updatePeers()
+    }
+    
+    deinit {
+        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
+    }
+    
+    func updatePeers() {
+        // Reduce log verbosity - only log when count changes
+        let previousCount = peers.count
+        
+        // Get current mesh peers
+        let meshPeers = meshService.getPeerNicknames()
+        
+        // Build peer list
+        var allPeers: [BitchatPeer] = []
+        var connectedNicknames: Set<String> = []
+        var addedPeerIDs: Set<String> = []
+        
+        // Add connected mesh peers (only if actually connected or relay connected)
+        for (peerID, nickname) in meshPeers {
+            guard let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID) else { continue }
+            
+            // Safety check: Never add our own peer ID
+            if peerID == meshService.myPeerID {
+                continue
+            }
+            
+            // Check if this peer is actually connected
+            let isConnected = meshService.isPeerConnected(peerID)
+            
+            // Skip disconnected peers unless they're favorites (handled later)
+            if !isConnected {
+                continue
+            }
+            
+            if isConnected {
+                connectedNicknames.insert(nickname)
+            }
+            
+            // Track that we've added this peer ID
+            addedPeerIDs.insert(peerID)
+            
+            var peer = BitchatPeer(
+                id: peerID,
+                noisePublicKey: noiseKey,
+                nickname: nickname,
+                isConnected: isConnected
+            )
+            // Set favorite status - check both by current noise key and by nickname
+            if let favoriteStatus = favoritesService.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey) {
+                peer.favoriteStatus = favoriteStatus
+                peer.nostrPublicKey = favoriteStatus.peerNostrPublicKey
+            } else {
+                // Check if we have a favorite for this nickname (peer may have reconnected with new ID)
+                let favoriteByNickname = favoritesService.favorites.values.first { $0.peerNickname == nickname }
+                if let favorite = favoriteByNickname {
+                    SecureLogger.log("🔄 Found favorite for '\(nickname)' by nickname, updating noise key", 
+                                    category: SecureLogger.session, level: .info)
+                    // Update the favorite's noise key to match the current connection
+                    favoritesService.updateNoisePublicKey(from: favorite.peerNoisePublicKey, to: noiseKey, peerNickname: nickname)
+                    // Get the updated favorite with the new key
+                    peer.favoriteStatus = favoritesService.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey)
+                    peer.nostrPublicKey = peer.favoriteStatus?.peerNostrPublicKey ?? favorite.peerNostrPublicKey
+                }
+            }
+            allPeers.append(peer)
+        }
+        
+        // Add offline favorites (only those not currently connected AND that we actively favorite)
+        
+        for (favoriteKey, favorite) in favoritesService.favorites {
+            let favoriteID = favorite.peerNoisePublicKey.hexEncodedString()
+            
+            // Skip if this peer is already connected (by nickname)
+            if connectedNicknames.contains(favorite.peerNickname) {
+                // Skipping favorite - already connected
+                continue
+            }
+            
+            // Skip if we already added a peer with this ID (prevents duplicates)
+            if addedPeerIDs.contains(favoriteID) {
+                // Skipping favorite - peer ID already added
+                continue
+            }
+            
+            // Only add peers that WE favorite (not just ones who favorite us)
+            if !favorite.isFavorite {
+                // Skipping - we don't favorite them
+                continue
+            }
+            
+            // Add this favorite as an offline peer
+            SecureLogger.log("  - Adding offline favorite '\(favorite.peerNickname)' (key: \(favoriteKey.hexEncodedString()), ID: \(favoriteID), mutual: \(favorite.isMutual))", 
+                            category: SecureLogger.session, level: .info)
+            
+            var peer = BitchatPeer(
+                id: favoriteID,
+                noisePublicKey: favorite.peerNoisePublicKey,
+                nickname: favorite.peerNickname,
+                isConnected: false
+            )
+            // Set favorite status
+            peer.favoriteStatus = favorite
+            peer.nostrPublicKey = favorite.peerNostrPublicKey
+            addedPeerIDs.insert(favoriteID)  // Track that we've added this ID
+            allPeers.append(peer)
+        }
+        
+        // Filter out "Unknown" peers unless they are favorites or have a favorite relationship
+        allPeers = allPeers.filter { peer in
+            !(peer.displayName == "Unknown" && peer.favoriteStatus == nil)
+        }
+        
+        // Sort: Connected first, then favorites, then alphabetical
+        allPeers.sort { lhs, rhs in
+            // Direct connections first
+            if lhs.isConnected != rhs.isConnected {
+                return lhs.isConnected
+            }
+            // Then favorites
+            if lhs.isFavorite != rhs.isFavorite {
+                return lhs.isFavorite
+            }
+            // Finally alphabetical
+            return lhs.displayName < rhs.displayName
+        }
+        
+        // Single pass to compute all subsets and counts
+        var favorites: [BitchatPeer] = []
+        var mutualFavorites: [BitchatPeer] = []
+        var connectedCount = 0
+        var offlineCount = 0
+        
+        for peer in allPeers {
+            if peer.isFavorite {
+                favorites.append(peer)
+            }
+            if peer.isMutualFavorite {
+                mutualFavorites.append(peer)
+            }
+            if peer.isConnected {
+                connectedCount += 1
+            } else {
+                offlineCount += 1
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Final safety check: ensure no duplicate IDs
+        var finalPeers: [BitchatPeer] = []
+        var seenIDs: Set<String> = []
+        for peer in allPeers {
+            if !seenIDs.contains(peer.id) {
+                seenIDs.insert(peer.id)
+                finalPeers.append(peer)
+            } else {
+                SecureLogger.log("⚠️ Removing duplicate peer ID in final check: \(peer.id) (\(peer.displayName))", 
+                               category: SecureLogger.session, level: .warning)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        self.peers = finalPeers
+        self.favorites = favorites
+        self.mutualFavorites = mutualFavorites
+        
+        // Log peer list summary sparingly at debug level
+        if favoritesService.favorites.count > 0 {
+            SecureLogger.log("📊 Peer list update: \(allPeers.count) total (\(connectedCount) connected, \(offlineCount) offline), \(favorites.count) favorites, \(mutualFavorites.count) mutual", 
+                            category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
+        } else if previousCount != allPeers.count {
+            SecureLogger.log("✅ Updated peer list: \(allPeers.count) total peers", 
+                            category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func toggleFavorite(_ peer: BitchatPeer) {
+        if peer.isFavorite {
+            favoritesService.removeFavorite(peerNoisePublicKey: peer.noisePublicKey)
+        } else {
+            favoritesService.addFavorite(
+                peerNoisePublicKey: peer.noisePublicKey,
+                peerNostrPublicKey: peer.nostrPublicKey,
+                peerNickname: peer.nickname
+            )
+        }
+        updatePeers()
+    }
+}

bitchat/Nostr/GeoRelayDirectory.swift

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ final class GeoRelayDirectory {
     private let cacheFileName = "georelays_cache.csv"
     private let lastFetchKey = "georelay.lastFetchAt"
     private let remoteURL = URL(string: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/permissionlesstech/georelays/refs/heads/main/nostr_relays.csv")!
-    private let fetchInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.geoRelayFetchIntervalSeconds // 24h
+    private let fetchInterval: TimeInterval = 60 * 60 * 24 // 24h
 
     private init() {
         // Load cached or bundled data synchronously

bitchat/Nostr/NostrProtocol.swift

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import Foundation
 import CryptoKit
 import P256K
-import Security
 
 // Note: This file depends on Data extension from BinaryEncodingUtils.swift
 // Make sure BinaryEncodingUtils.swift is included in the target
@@ -13,9 +12,8 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
     enum EventKind: Int {
         case metadata = 0
         case textNote = 1
-        case dm = 14 // NIP-17 DM rumor kind
         case seal = 13 // NIP-17 sealed event
-        case giftWrap = 1059 // NIP-59 gift wrap
+        case giftWrap = 1059 // NIP-17 gift wrap
         case ephemeralEvent = 20000
     }
     
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
         let rumor = NostrEvent(
             pubkey: senderIdentity.publicKeyHex,
             createdAt: Date(),
-            kind: .dm, // NIP-17: DM rumor kind 14
+            kind: .textNote,
             tags: [],
             content: content
         )
@@ -122,8 +120,8 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
             tags: tags,
             content: content
         )
-        let schnorrKey = try senderIdentity.schnorrSigningKey()
+        let signingKey = try senderIdentity.signingKey()
-        return try event.sign(with: schnorrKey)
+        return try event.sign(with: signingKey)
     }
     
     // MARK: - Private Methods
@@ -149,8 +147,9 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
             content: encrypted
         )
         
-        // Sign the seal with the sender's Schnorr private key
+        // Convert to P256K.Signing.PrivateKey for signing (temporary until we update sign method)
-        return try seal.sign(with: senderKey)
+        let signingKey = try P256K.Signing.PrivateKey(dataRepresentation: senderKey.dataRepresentation)
+        return try seal.sign(with: signingKey)
     }
     
     private static func createGiftWrap(
@@ -180,8 +179,9 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
             content: encrypted
         )
         
-        // Sign the gift wrap with the wrap Schnorr private key
+        // Convert to P256K.Signing.PrivateKey for signing (temporary until we update sign method)
-        return try giftWrap.sign(with: wrapKey)
+        let signingKey = try P256K.Signing.PrivateKey(dataRepresentation: wrapKey.dataRepresentation)
+        return try giftWrap.sign(with: signingKey)
     }
     
     private static func unwrapGiftWrap(
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
         return try NostrEvent(from: rumorDict)
     }
     
-    // MARK: - Encryption (NIP-44 v2)
+    // MARK: - Encryption (NIP-44 style)
     
     private static func encrypt(
         plaintext: String,
@@ -239,31 +239,33 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
             throw NostrError.invalidPublicKey
         }
         
-        // Encrypting message (NIP-44 v2: XChaCha20-Poly1305, versioned)
+        // Encrypting message
         
         // Derive shared secret
         let sharedSecret = try deriveSharedSecret(
             privateKey: senderKey,
             publicKey: recipientPubkeyData
         )
-        // Derive NIP-44 v2 symmetric key (HKDF-SHA256 with label in info)
-        let key = try deriveNIP44V2Key(from: sharedSecret)
         
-        // 24-byte random nonce for XChaCha20-Poly1305
+        // Derived shared secret
-        var nonce24 = Data(count: 24)
-        _ = nonce24.withUnsafeMutableBytes { ptr in
-            SecRandomCopyBytes(kSecRandomDefault, 24, ptr.baseAddress!)
-        }
         
-        let pt = Data(plaintext.utf8)
+        // Generate nonce
-        let sealed = try XChaCha20Poly1305Compat.seal(plaintext: pt, key: key, nonce24: nonce24)
+        let nonce = AES.GCM.Nonce()
         
-        // v2: base64url(nonce24 || ciphertext || tag)
+        // Encrypt
-        var combined = Data()
+        let sealed = try AES.GCM.seal(
-        combined.append(nonce24)
+            plaintext.data(using: .utf8)!,
-        combined.append(sealed.ciphertext)
+            using: SymmetricKey(data: sharedSecret),
-        combined.append(sealed.tag)
+            nonce: nonce
-        return "v2:" + base64URLEncode(combined)
+        )
+        
+        // Combine nonce + ciphertext + tag
+        var result = Data()
+        result.append(nonce.withUnsafeBytes { Data($0) })
+        result.append(sealed.ciphertext)
+        result.append(sealed.tag)
+        
+        return result.base64EncodedString()
     }
     
     private static func decrypt(
@@ -271,45 +273,86 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
         senderPubkey: String,
         recipientKey: P256K.Schnorr.PrivateKey
     ) throws -> String {
-        // Expect NIP-44 v2 format
+        
-        guard ciphertext.hasPrefix("v2:") else { throw NostrError.invalidCiphertext }
+        // Decrypting message
-        let encoded = String(ciphertext.dropFirst(3))
+        
-        guard let data = base64URLDecode(encoded),
+        guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: ciphertext),
-              data.count > (24 + 16),
               let senderPubkeyData = Data(hexString: senderPubkey) else {
+            SecureLogger.log("❌ Invalid ciphertext or sender pubkey format", 
+                            category: SecureLogger.session, level: .error)
             throw NostrError.invalidCiphertext
         }
         
-        let nonce24 = data.prefix(24)
+        // Ciphertext data parsed
-        let rest = data.dropFirst(24)
-        let tag = rest.suffix(16)
-        let ct = rest.dropLast(16)
         
-        // Try decryption with even-Y then odd-Y when sender pubkey is x-only
+        // Extract components
-        func attemptDecrypt(using pubKeyData: Data) throws -> Data {
+        let nonceData = data.prefix(12)
-            let ss = try deriveSharedSecret(privateKey: recipientKey, publicKey: pubKeyData)
+        let ciphertextData = data.dropFirst(12).dropLast(16)
-            let key = try deriveNIP44V2Key(from: ss)
+        let tagData = data.suffix(16)
-            return try XChaCha20Poly1305Compat.open(
+        
-                ciphertext: Data(ct),
+        // Components parsed
-                tag: Data(tag),
+        
-                key: key,
+        // Derive shared secret - try with default Y coordinate first
-                nonce24: Data(nonce24)
+        var sharedSecret: Data
+        var decrypted: Data? = nil
+        
+        do {
+            sharedSecret = try deriveSharedSecret(
+                privateKey: recipientKey,
+                publicKey: senderPubkeyData
             )
+            // Derived shared secret with first Y coordinate
+            
+            // Try to decrypt
+            let sealedBox = try AES.GCM.SealedBox(
+                nonce: AES.GCM.Nonce(data: nonceData),
+                ciphertext: ciphertextData,
+                tag: tagData
+            )
+            
+            do {
+                decrypted = try AES.GCM.open(
+                    sealedBox,
+                    using: SymmetricKey(data: sharedSecret)
+                )
+                // AES-GCM decryption successful
+            } catch {
+                // AES-GCM decryption failed, trying alternate
+                
+                // If the sender pubkey is x-only (32 bytes), try the other Y coordinate
+                if senderPubkeyData.count == 32 {
+                    // Trying alternate Y coordinate
+                    
+                    // Force deriveSharedSecret to use odd Y by manipulating the data
+                    var altPubkey = Data()
+                    altPubkey.append(0x03) // Force odd Y
+                    altPubkey.append(senderPubkeyData)
+                    
+                    sharedSecret = try deriveSharedSecretDirect(
+                        privateKey: recipientKey,
+                        publicKey: altPubkey
+                    )
+                    
+                    decrypted = try AES.GCM.open(
+                        sealedBox,
+                        using: SymmetricKey(data: sharedSecret)
+                    )
+                    // AES-GCM decryption successful with alternate Y
+                } else {
+                    throw error
+                }
+            }
+        } catch {
+            SecureLogger.log("❌ Failed to derive shared secret or decrypt: \(error)", 
+                            category: SecureLogger.session, level: .error)
+            throw error
         }
         
-        // If 32 bytes (x-only) try both parities, otherwise single try
+        guard let finalDecrypted = decrypted else {
-        if senderPubkeyData.count == 32 {
+            throw NostrError.encryptionFailed
-            let even = Data([0x02]) + senderPubkeyData
-            if let pt = try? attemptDecrypt(using: even) {
-                return String(data: pt, encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
-            }
-            let odd = Data([0x03]) + senderPubkeyData
-            let pt = try attemptDecrypt(using: odd)
-            return String(data: pt, encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
-        } else {
-            let pt = try attemptDecrypt(using: senderPubkeyData)
-            return String(data: pt, encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
         }
+        
+        return String(data: finalDecrypted, encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
     }
     
     private static func deriveSharedSecret(
@@ -369,8 +412,17 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
         let sharedSecretData = sharedSecret.withUnsafeBytes { Data($0) }
         // ECDH shared secret derived
         
-        // Return raw ECDH shared secret; HKDF is applied by deriveNIP44V2Key
+        // Derive key using HKDF for NIP-44 v2
-        return sharedSecretData
+        let derivedKey = HKDF<CryptoKit.SHA256>.deriveKey(
+            inputKeyMaterial: SymmetricKey(data: sharedSecretData),
+            salt: "nip44-v2".data(using: .utf8)!,
+            info: Data(),
+            outputByteCount: 32
+        )
+        
+        let result = derivedKey.withUnsafeBytes { Data($0) }
+        // Final derived key ready
+        return result
     }
     
     // Direct version that doesn't try to add prefixes
@@ -400,8 +452,15 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
         // Convert SharedSecret to Data
         let sharedSecretData = sharedSecret.withUnsafeBytes { Data($0) }
         
-        // Return raw ECDH shared secret; HKDF is applied by deriveNIP44V2Key
+        // Derive key using HKDF for NIP-44 v2
-        return sharedSecretData
+        let derivedKey = HKDF<CryptoKit.SHA256>.deriveKey(
+            inputKeyMaterial: SymmetricKey(data: sharedSecretData),
+            salt: "nip44-v2".data(using: .utf8)!,
+            info: Data(),
+            outputByteCount: 32
+        )
+        
+        return derivedKey.withUnsafeBytes { Data($0) }
     }
     
     private static func randomizedTimestamp() -> Date {
@@ -414,7 +473,7 @@ struct NostrProtocol {
         
         // Log with explicit UTC and local time for debugging
         let formatter = DateFormatter()
-        //
+        // Removed unnecessary date formatting operations
         formatter.dateFormat = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
         formatter.timeZone = TimeZone(abbreviation: "UTC")
         
@@ -470,16 +529,16 @@ struct NostrEvent: Codable {
         self.sig = dict["sig"] as? String
     }
     
-    func sign(with key: P256K.Schnorr.PrivateKey) throws -> NostrEvent {
+    func sign(with key: P256K.Signing.PrivateKey) throws -> NostrEvent {
         let (eventId, eventIdHash) = try calculateEventId()
         
-        // Sign with Schnorr (BIP-340)
+        // Convert to Schnorr key for Nostr signing
+        let schnorrKey = try P256K.Schnorr.PrivateKey(dataRepresentation: key.dataRepresentation)
+        
+        // Sign with Schnorr
         var messageBytes = [UInt8](eventIdHash)
-        var auxRand = [UInt8](repeating: 0, count: 32)
+        var auxRand = [UInt8](repeating: 0, count: 32) // Zero auxiliary randomness for deterministic signing
-        _ = auxRand.withUnsafeMutableBytes { ptr in
+        let schnorrSignature = try schnorrKey.signature(message: &messageBytes, auxiliaryRand: &auxRand)
-            SecRandomCopyBytes(kSecRandomDefault, 32, ptr.baseAddress!)
-        }
-        let schnorrSignature = try key.signature(message: &messageBytes, auxiliaryRand: &auxRand)
         
         let signatureHex = schnorrSignature.dataRepresentation.hexEncodedString()
         
@@ -522,32 +581,3 @@ enum NostrError: Error {
     case signingFailed
     case encryptionFailed
 }
-
-// MARK: - NIP-44 v2 helpers (XChaCha20-Poly1305 + base64url)
-
-private extension NostrProtocol {
-    static func base64URLEncode(_ data: Data) -> String {
-        return data.base64EncodedString()
-            .replacingOccurrences(of: "+", with: "-")
-            .replacingOccurrences(of: "/", with: "_")
-            .replacingOccurrences(of: "=", with: "")
-    }
-
-    static func base64URLDecode(_ s: String) -> Data? {
-        var str = s
-        let pad = (4 - (str.count % 4)) % 4
-        if pad > 0 { str += String(repeating: "=", count: pad) }
-        str = str.replacingOccurrences(of: "-", with: "+").replacingOccurrences(of: "_", with: "/")
-        return Data(base64Encoded: str)
-    }
-
-    static func deriveNIP44V2Key(from sharedSecretData: Data) throws -> Data {
-        let derivedKey = HKDF<CryptoKit.SHA256>.deriveKey(
-            inputKeyMaterial: SymmetricKey(data: sharedSecretData),
-            salt: Data(),
-            info: "nip44-v2".data(using: .utf8)!,
-            outputByteCount: 32
-        )
-        return derivedKey.withUnsafeBytes { Data($0) }
-    }
-}

bitchat/Nostr/NostrRelayManager.swift

@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ class NostrRelayManager: ObservableObject {
     private let messageQueueLock = NSLock()
     
     // Exponential backoff configuration
-    private let initialBackoffInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.nostrRelayInitialBackoffSeconds
+    private let initialBackoffInterval: TimeInterval = 1.0  // Start with 1 second
-    private let maxBackoffInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.nostrRelayMaxBackoffSeconds
+    private let maxBackoffInterval: TimeInterval = 300.0    // Max 5 minutes
-    private let backoffMultiplier: Double = TransportConfig.nostrRelayBackoffMultiplier
+    private let backoffMultiplier: Double = 2.0            // Double each time
-    private let maxReconnectAttempts = TransportConfig.nostrRelayMaxReconnectAttempts
+    private let maxReconnectAttempts = 10                  // Stop after 10 attempts
     
     // Reconnection timer
     private var reconnectionTimer: Timer?
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class NostrRelayManager: ObservableObject {
                         
                         // Only log non-gift-wrap events to reduce noise
                         if event.kind != 1059 {
-                            SecureLogger.log("📥 Event kind=\(event.kind) id=\(event.id.prefix(16))… relay=\(relayUrl)",
+                            SecureLogger.log("📥 Received Nostr event (kind: \(event.kind)) from relay: \(relayUrl)", 
                                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
                         }
                         
@@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ class NostrRelayManager: ObservableObject {
                         let reason = array.count >= 4 ? (array[3] as? String ?? "no reason given") : "no reason given"
                         if success {
                             _ = Self.pendingGiftWrapIDs.remove(eventId)
-                            SecureLogger.log("✅ Accepted id=\(eventId.prefix(16))… relay=\(relayUrl)",
+                            SecureLogger.log("✅ Event accepted id=\(eventId.prefix(16))... by relay: \(relayUrl)",
                                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
                         } else {
                             let isGiftWrap = Self.pendingGiftWrapIDs.remove(eventId) != nil
-                            SecureLogger.log("📮 Rejected id=\(eventId.prefix(16))… reason=\(reason)", 
+                            SecureLogger.log("📮 Event \(eventId.prefix(16))... rejected by relay: \(reason)", 
                                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: isGiftWrap ? .warning : .error)
                         }
                     }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class NostrRelayManager: ObservableObject {
             let data = try encoder.encode(req)
             let message = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) ?? ""
             
-            SecureLogger.log("📤 Send kind=\(event.kind) id=\(event.id.prefix(16))… relay=\(relayUrl)", 
+            SecureLogger.log("📤 Sending Nostr event (kind: \(event.kind)) to relay: \(relayUrl)", 
                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
             
             connection.send(.string(message)) { [weak self] error in
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ struct NostrFilter: Encodable {
         filter.kinds = [1059] // Gift wrap kind
         filter.since = since?.timeIntervalSince1970.toInt()
         filter.tagFilters = ["p": [pubkey]]
-        filter.limit = TransportConfig.nostrRelayDefaultFetchLimit // reasonable limit
+        filter.limit = 100 // Add a reasonable limit
         return filter
     }
 

bitchat/Nostr/XChaCha20Poly1305Compat.swift

@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-import CryptoKit
-
-/// Minimal XChaCha20-Poly1305 compatibility wrapper using CryptoKit's ChaChaPoly.
-/// Implements HChaCha20 to derive a subkey and reduces the 24-byte nonce to a 12-byte nonce
-/// as per XChaCha20 construction.
-enum XChaCha20Poly1305Compat {
-    struct SealBox {
-        let ciphertext: Data
-        let tag: Data
-    }
-
-    static func seal(plaintext: Data, key: Data, nonce24: Data, aad: Data? = nil) throws -> SealBox {
-        precondition(key.count == 32, "XChaCha20 key must be 32 bytes")
-        precondition(nonce24.count == 24, "XChaCha20 nonce must be 24 bytes")
-
-        let subkey = hchacha20(key: key, nonce16: nonce24.prefix(16))
-        let nonce12 = derive12ByteNonce(from24: nonce24)
-        let chachaKey = SymmetricKey(data: subkey)
-        let nonce = try ChaChaPoly.Nonce(data: nonce12)
-        let sealed = try ChaChaPoly.seal(plaintext, using: chachaKey, nonce: nonce, authenticating: aad ?? Data())
-        return SealBox(ciphertext: sealed.ciphertext, tag: sealed.tag)
-    }
-
-    static func open(ciphertext: Data, tag: Data, key: Data, nonce24: Data, aad: Data? = nil) throws -> Data {
-        precondition(key.count == 32, "XChaCha20 key must be 32 bytes")
-        precondition(nonce24.count == 24, "XChaCha20 nonce must be 24 bytes")
-
-        let subkey = hchacha20(key: key, nonce16: nonce24.prefix(16))
-        let nonce12 = derive12ByteNonce(from24: nonce24)
-        let chachaKey = SymmetricKey(data: subkey)
-        let box = try ChaChaPoly.SealedBox(nonce: ChaChaPoly.Nonce(data: nonce12), ciphertext: ciphertext, tag: tag)
-        return try ChaChaPoly.open(box, using: chachaKey, authenticating: aad ?? Data())
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Internals
-
-    private static func derive12ByteNonce(from24 nonce24: Data) -> Data {
-        // XChaCha20-Poly1305: 12-byte nonce = 4 zero bytes || last 8 bytes of the 24-byte nonce
-        var out = Data(count: 12)
-        out.replaceSubrange(0..<4, with: [0, 0, 0, 0])
-        out.replaceSubrange(4..<12, with: nonce24.suffix(8))
-        return out
-    }
-
-    private static func hchacha20(key: Data, nonce16: Data) -> Data {
-        // HChaCha20 based on the original ChaCha20 core with a 16-byte nonce.
-        precondition(key.count == 32)
-        precondition(nonce16.count == 16)
-
-        // Constants "expand 32-byte k"
-        var state: [UInt32] = [
-            0x61707865, 0x3320646e, 0x79622d32, 0x6b206574,
-            // key (8 words)
-            key.loadLEWord(0), key.loadLEWord(4), key.loadLEWord(8), key.loadLEWord(12),
-            key.loadLEWord(16), key.loadLEWord(20), key.loadLEWord(24), key.loadLEWord(28),
-            // nonce (4 words)
-            nonce16.loadLEWord(0), nonce16.loadLEWord(4), nonce16.loadLEWord(8), nonce16.loadLEWord(12)
-        ]
-
-        // 20 rounds (10 double rounds)
-        for _ in 0..<10 {
-            // Column rounds
-            quarterRound(&state, 0, 4, 8, 12)
-            quarterRound(&state, 1, 5, 9, 13)
-            quarterRound(&state, 2, 6, 10, 14)
-            quarterRound(&state, 3, 7, 11, 15)
-            // Diagonal rounds
-            quarterRound(&state, 0, 5, 10, 15)
-            quarterRound(&state, 1, 6, 11, 12)
-            quarterRound(&state, 2, 7, 8, 13)
-            quarterRound(&state, 3, 4, 9, 14)
-        }
-
-        // Output subkey: state[0..3] and state[12..15]
-        var out = Data(count: 32)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[0], at: 0)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[1], at: 4)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[2], at: 8)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[3], at: 12)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[12], at: 16)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[13], at: 20)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[14], at: 24)
-        out.storeLEWord(state[15], at: 28)
-        return out
-    }
-
-    private static func quarterRound(_ s: inout [UInt32], _ a: Int, _ b: Int, _ c: Int, _ d: Int) {
-        s[a] = s[a] &+ s[b]; s[d] ^= s[a]; s[d] = (s[d] << 16) | (s[d] >> 16)
-        s[c] = s[c] &+ s[d]; s[b] ^= s[c]; s[b] = (s[b] << 12) | (s[b] >> 20)
-        s[a] = s[a] &+ s[b]; s[d] ^= s[a]; s[d] = (s[d] << 8)  | (s[d] >> 24)
-        s[c] = s[c] &+ s[d]; s[b] ^= s[c]; s[b] = (s[b] << 7)  | (s[b] >> 25)
-    }
-}
-
-private extension Data {
-    func loadLEWord(_ offset: Int) -> UInt32 {
-        let range = offset..<(offset+4)
-        let bytes = self[range]
-        return bytes.withUnsafeBytes { ptr -> UInt32 in
-            let b = ptr.bindMemory(to: UInt8.self)
-            return UInt32(b[0]) | (UInt32(b[1]) << 8) | (UInt32(b[2]) << 16) | (UInt32(b[3]) << 24)
-        }
-    }
-
-    mutating func storeLEWord(_ value: UInt32, at offset: Int) {
-        let bytes: [UInt8] = [
-            UInt8(value & 0xff),
-            UInt8((value >> 8) & 0xff),
-            UInt8((value >> 16) & 0xff),
-            UInt8((value >> 24) & 0xff)
-        ]
-        replaceSubrange(offset..<(offset+4), with: bytes)
-    }
-}
-

bitchat/Protocols/BitchatProtocol.swift

@@ -155,17 +155,12 @@ enum NoisePayloadType: UInt8 {
     case privateMessage = 0x01      // Private chat message
     case readReceipt = 0x02         // Message was read
     case delivered = 0x03           // Message was delivered
-    // Verification (QR-based OOB binding)
-    case verifyChallenge = 0x10     // Verification challenge
-    case verifyResponse  = 0x11     // Verification response
     
     var description: String {
         switch self {
         case .privateMessage: return "privateMessage"
         case .readReceipt: return "readReceipt"
         case .delivered: return "delivered"
-        case .verifyChallenge: return "verifyChallenge"
-        case .verifyResponse: return "verifyResponse"
         }
     }
 }
@@ -181,7 +176,8 @@ enum LazyHandshakeState {
     case failed(Error)         // Handshake failed
 }
 
-//
+// MARK: - Special Recipients (removed)
+// Previously defined broadcast identifiers were unused; removed for simplicity.
 
 // MARK: - Core Protocol Structures
 
@@ -267,7 +263,8 @@ struct BitchatPacket: Codable {
     }
 }
 
-//
+// MARK: - Delivery Acknowledgments (removed)
+// Legacy DeliveryAck structures are no longer used; delivery status flows via Noise payloads.
 
 // MARK: - Read Receipts
 
@@ -359,7 +356,7 @@ struct ReadReceipt: Codable {
 }
 
 
-//
+// PeerIdentityBinding removed (unused).
 
 
 // MARK: - Delivery Status

bitchat/Services/AutocompleteService.swift

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AutocompleteService {
     private let commandRegex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: "^/([a-z]*)$", options: [])
     
     private let commands = [
-        "/msg", "/who", "/clear",
+        "/msg", "/who", "/clear", "/help",
         "/hug", "/slap", "/fav", "/unfav",
         "/block", "/unblock"
     ]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class AutocompleteService {
     
     private func needsArgument(command: String) -> Bool {
         switch command {
-        case "/who", "/clear":
+        case "/who", "/clear", "/help":
             return false
         default:
             return true

bitchat/Services/BLEService.swift

@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
     static let characteristicUUID = CBUUID(string: "A1B2C3D4-E5F6-4A5B-8C9D-0E1F2A3B4C5D")
     
     // Default per-fragment chunk size when link limits are unknown
-    private let defaultFragmentSize = TransportConfig.bleDefaultFragmentSize
+    private let defaultFragmentSize = 469 // ~512 MTU minus protocol overhead
-    private let maxMessageLength = InputValidator.Limits.maxMessageLength
+    private let maxMessageLength = 10_000
-    private let messageTTL: UInt8 = TransportConfig.messageTTLDefault
+    private let messageTTL: UInt8 = 7
     // Flood/battery controls
-    private let maxInFlightAssemblies = TransportConfig.bleMaxInFlightAssemblies // cap concurrent fragment assemblies
+    private let maxInFlightAssemblies = 128 // cap concurrent fragment assemblies
-    private let highDegreeThreshold = TransportConfig.bleHighDegreeThreshold // for adaptive TTL/probabilistic relays
+    private let highDegreeThreshold = 6 // for adaptive TTL/probabilistic relays
     
     // MARK: - Core State (5 Essential Collections)
     
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
     
     // Simple announce throttling
     private var lastAnnounceSent = Date.distantPast
-    private let announceMinInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.bleAnnounceMinInterval
+    private let announceMinInterval: TimeInterval = 1.0
     
     // Application state tracking (thread-safe)
     #if os(iOS)
@@ -113,24 +113,14 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
     // Track short-lived traffic bursts to adapt announces/scanning under load
     private var recentPacketTimestamps: [Date] = []
     
-    // Ingress link tracking for last-hop suppression
-    private enum LinkID: Hashable {
-        case peripheral(String)
-        case central(String)
-    }
-    private var ingressByMessageID: [String: (link: LinkID, timestamp: Date)] = [:]
-
-    // Backpressure-aware write queue per peripheral
-    private var pendingPeripheralWrites: [String: [Data]] = [:]
-    
     // MARK: - Maintenance Timer
     
     private var maintenanceTimer: DispatchSourceTimer?  // Single timer for all maintenance tasks
     private var maintenanceCounter = 0  // Track maintenance cycles
 
     // MARK: - Connection budget & scheduling (central role)
-    private let maxCentralLinks = TransportConfig.bleMaxCentralLinks
+    private let maxCentralLinks = 6
-    private let connectRateLimitInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.bleConnectRateLimitInterval
+    private let connectRateLimitInterval: TimeInterval = 0.5
     private var lastGlobalConnectAttempt: Date = .distantPast
     private struct ConnectionCandidate {
         let peripheral: CBPeripheral
@@ -142,13 +132,13 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
     private var connectionCandidates: [ConnectionCandidate] = []
     private var failureCounts: [String: Int] = [:] // Peripheral UUID -> failures
     private var lastIsolatedAt: Date? = nil
-    private var dynamicRSSIThreshold: Int = TransportConfig.bleDynamicRSSIThresholdDefault
+    private var dynamicRSSIThreshold: Int = -90
 
     // MARK: - Adaptive scanning duty-cycle
     private var scanDutyTimer: DispatchSourceTimer?
     private var dutyEnabled: Bool = true
-    private var dutyOnDuration: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.bleDutyOnDuration
+    private var dutyOnDuration: TimeInterval = 5
-    private var dutyOffDuration: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.bleDutyOffDuration
+    private var dutyOffDuration: TimeInterval = 10
     private var dutyActive: Bool = false
 
     // MARK: - Link capability snapshots (thread-safe via bleQueue)
@@ -167,88 +157,6 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         }
     }
     
-    // MARK: - Helpers: IDs, selection, and write backpressure
-    private func makeMessageID(for packet: BitchatPacket) -> String {
-        let senderID = packet.senderID.hexEncodedString()
-        return "\(senderID)-\(packet.timestamp)-\(packet.type)"
-    }
-
-    private func subsetSizeForFanout(_ n: Int) -> Int {
-        guard n > 0 else { return 0 }
-        if n <= 2 { return n }
-        // approx ceil(log2(n)) + 1 without floating point
-        var v = n - 1
-        var bits = 0
-        while v > 0 { v >>= 1; bits += 1 }
-        return min(n, max(1, bits + 1))
-    }
-
-    private func selectDeterministicSubset(ids: [String], k: Int, seed: String) -> Set<String> {
-        guard k > 0 && ids.count > k else { return Set(ids) }
-        // Stable order by SHA256(seed || "::" || id)
-        var scored: [(score: [UInt8], id: String)] = []
-        for id in ids {
-            let msg = (seed + "::" + id).data(using: .utf8) ?? Data()
-            let digest = Array(SHA256.hash(data: msg))
-            scored.append((digest, id))
-        }
-        scored.sort { a, b in
-            for i in 0..<min(a.score.count, b.score.count) {
-                if a.score[i] != b.score[i] { return a.score[i] < b.score[i] }
-            }
-            return a.id < b.id
-        }
-        return Set(scored.prefix(k).map { $0.id })
-    }
-
-    private func writeOrEnqueue(_ data: Data, to peripheral: CBPeripheral, characteristic: CBCharacteristic) {
-        // BLE operations run on bleQueue; keep queue affinity
-        bleQueue.async { [weak self] in
-            guard let self = self else { return }
-            let uuid = peripheral.identifier.uuidString
-            if peripheral.canSendWriteWithoutResponse {
-                peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
-            } else {
-                self.collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) {
-                    self.pendingPeripheralWrites[uuid, default: []].append(data)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func drainPendingWrites(for peripheral: CBPeripheral) {
-        let uuid = peripheral.identifier.uuidString
-        bleQueue.async { [weak self] in
-            guard let self = self else { return }
-            guard let state = self.peripherals[uuid], let ch = state.characteristic else { return }
-            var queueCopy: [Data] = []
-            self.collectionsQueue.sync {
-                queueCopy = self.pendingPeripheralWrites[uuid] ?? []
-            }
-            guard !queueCopy.isEmpty else { return }
-            var sent = 0
-            for item in queueCopy {
-                if peripheral.canSendWriteWithoutResponse {
-                    peripheral.writeValue(item, for: ch, type: .withoutResponse)
-                    sent += 1
-                } else {
-                    break
-                }
-            }
-            if sent > 0 {
-                self.collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) {
-                    var q = self.pendingPeripheralWrites[uuid] ?? []
-                    if sent <= q.count {
-                        q.removeFirst(sent)
-                    } else {
-                        q.removeAll()
-                    }
-                    self.pendingPeripheralWrites[uuid] = q.isEmpty ? nil : q
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
     // MARK: - Peer snapshots publisher (non-UI convenience)
     private let peerSnapshotSubject = PassthroughSubject<[TransportPeerSnapshot], Never>()
     var peerSnapshotPublisher: AnyPublisher<[TransportPeerSnapshot], Never> {
@@ -257,15 +165,20 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
 
     func currentPeerSnapshots() -> [TransportPeerSnapshot] {
         collectionsQueue.sync {
-            let snapshot = Array(peers.values)
+            // Compute nickname collision counts for connected peers
-            let resolvedNames = PeerDisplayNameResolver.resolve(
+            let connected = peers.values.filter { $0.isConnected }
-                snapshot.map { ($0.id, $0.nickname, $0.isConnected) },
+            var counts: [String: Int] = [:]
-                selfNickname: myNickname
+            for p in connected { counts[p.nickname, default: 0] += 1 }
-            )
+            // Include our own nickname in collision counts so remote matching ours gets suffixed
-            return snapshot.map { info in
+            counts[myNickname, default: 0] += 1
-                TransportPeerSnapshot(
+            return peers.values.map { info in
+                var display = info.nickname
+                if info.isConnected, (counts[info.nickname] ?? 0) > 1 {
+                    display += "#" + String(info.id.prefix(4))
+                }
+                return TransportPeerSnapshot(
                     id: info.id,
-                    nickname: resolvedNames[info.id] ?? info.nickname,
+                    nickname: display,
                     isConnected: info.isConnected,
                     noisePublicKey: info.noisePublicKey,
                     lastSeen: info.lastSeen
@@ -346,9 +259,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         
         // Single maintenance timer for all periodic tasks (dispatch-based for determinism)
         let timer = DispatchSource.makeTimerSource(queue: bleQueue)
-        timer.schedule(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.bleMaintenanceInterval,
+        timer.schedule(deadline: .now() + 10.0, repeating: 10.0, leeway: .seconds(1))
-                       repeating: TransportConfig.bleMaintenanceInterval,
-                       leeway: .seconds(TransportConfig.bleMaintenanceLeewaySeconds))
         timer.setEventHandler { [weak self] in
             self?.performMaintenance()
         }
@@ -430,7 +341,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         
         // Send initial announce after services are ready
         // Use longer delay to avoid conflicts with other announces
-        messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.bleInitialAnnounceDelaySeconds) { [weak self] in
+        messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 2.0) { [weak self] in
             self?.sendAnnounce(forceSend: true)
         }
     }
@@ -458,7 +369,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
             // Send to peripherals we're connected to as central
             for state in peripherals.values where state.isConnected {
                 if let characteristic = state.characteristic {
-                    writeOrEnqueue(data, to: state.peripheral, characteristic: characteristic)
+                    state.peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
                 }
             }
             
@@ -469,7 +380,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         }
         
         // Give leave message a moment to send
-        Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: TransportConfig.bleThreadSleepWriteShortDelaySeconds)
+        Thread.sleep(forTimeInterval: 0.05)
         
         // Clear pending notifications
         collectionsQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
@@ -511,9 +422,22 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
 
     func getPeerNicknames() -> [String: String] {
         return collectionsQueue.sync {
+            // Only connected peers
             let connected = peers.filter { $0.value.isConnected }
-            let tuples = connected.map { ($0.key, $0.value.nickname, true) }
+            // Count collisions by nickname (include our own nickname)
-            return PeerDisplayNameResolver.resolve(tuples, selfNickname: myNickname)
+            var counts: [String: Int] = [:]
+            for (_, info) in connected { counts[info.nickname, default: 0] += 1 }
+            counts[myNickname, default: 0] += 1
+            // Build map with suffix for collisions
+            var result: [String: String] = [:]
+            for (id, info) in connected {
+                var name = info.nickname
+                if (counts[info.nickname] ?? 0) > 1 {
+                    name += "#" + String(id.prefix(4))
+                }
+                result[id] = name
+            }
+            return result
         }
     }
     
@@ -585,50 +509,10 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         sendAnnounce()
     }
     
-    // MARK: - QR Verification over Noise
-    func sendVerifyChallenge(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {
-        let payload = VerificationService.shared.buildVerifyChallenge(noiseKeyHex: noiseKeyHex, nonceA: nonceA)
-        sendNoisePayload(payload, to: peerID)
-    }
-
-    func sendVerifyResponse(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {
-        guard let payload = VerificationService.shared.buildVerifyResponse(noiseKeyHex: noiseKeyHex, nonceA: nonceA) else { return }
-        sendNoisePayload(payload, to: peerID)
-    }
-
-    private func sendNoisePayload(_ typedPayload: Data, to peerID: String) {
-        guard noiseService.hasSession(with: peerID) else {
-            // Lazy-handshake path: queue? For now, initiate handshake and drop
-            initiateNoiseHandshake(with: peerID)
-            return
-        }
-        do {
-            let encrypted = try noiseService.encrypt(typedPayload, for: peerID)
-            let packet = BitchatPacket(
-                type: MessageType.noiseEncrypted.rawValue,
-                senderID: Data(hexString: myPeerID) ?? Data(),
-                recipientID: Data(hexString: peerID),
-                timestamp: UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000),
-                payload: encrypted,
-                signature: nil,
-                ttl: messageTTL
-            )
-            if DispatchQueue.getSpecific(key: messageQueueKey) != nil {
-                broadcastPacket(packet)
-            } else {
-                messageQueue.async { [weak self] in self?.broadcastPacket(packet) }
-            }
-        } catch {
-            SecureLogger.log("Failed to send verification payload: \(error)", category: SecureLogger.noise, level: .error)
-        }
-    }
-    
     func getPeerFingerprint(_ peerID: String) -> String? {
         return collectionsQueue.sync {
             if let publicKey = peers[peerID]?.noisePublicKey {
-                // Use the same fingerprinting method as NoiseEncryptionService/UnifiedPeerService (SHA-256 of raw key)
+                return publicKey.hexEncodedString()
-                let hash = SHA256.hash(data: publicKey)
-                return hash.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
             }
             return nil
         }
@@ -714,7 +598,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         }
     }
     
-    //
+    // Removed unused getPeers(): use getPeerNicknames() from Transport
     
     // MARK: - Private Message Handling
     
@@ -953,7 +837,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
            let state = (DispatchQueue.getSpecific(key: bleQueueKey) != nil) ? peripherals[peripheralUUID] : bleQueue.sync(execute: { peripherals[peripheralUUID] }),
            state.isConnected,
            let characteristic = state.characteristic {
-            writeOrEnqueue(data, to: state.peripheral, characteristic: characteristic)
+            state.peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
             sentEncrypted = true
         }
 
@@ -965,7 +849,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 if success { sentEncrypted = true; break }
                 collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
                     guard let self = self else { return }
-                    if self.pendingNotifications.count < TransportConfig.blePendingNotificationsCapCount {
+                    if self.pendingNotifications.count < 20 {
                         self.pendingNotifications.append((data: data, centrals: [central]))
                         SecureLogger.log("📋 Queued encrypted packet for retry (notification queue full)", category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
                     }
@@ -984,10 +868,6 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
     }
 
     private func sendOnAllLinks(packet: BitchatPacket, data: Data, pad: Bool, directedOnlyPeer: String?) {
-        // Determine last-hop link for this message to avoid echoing back
-        let messageID = makeMessageID(for: packet)
-        let ingressLink: LinkID? = collectionsQueue.sync { ingressByMessageID[messageID]?.link }
-
         let states = snapshotPeripheralStates()
         var minCentralWriteLen: Int?
         for s in states where s.isConnected {
@@ -1012,54 +892,15 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
             sendFragmentedPacket(packet, pad: pad, maxChunk: chunk, directedOnlyPeer: directedOnlyPeer)
             return
         }
-        // Build link lists and apply K-of-N fanout for broadcasts; always exclude ingress link
+        // Writes to connected peripherals
-        let connectedPeripheralIDs: [String] = states.filter { $0.isConnected }.map { $0.peripheral.identifier.uuidString }
-        let subscribedCentrals: [CBCentral]
-        var centralIDs: [String] = []
-        if let _ = characteristic {
-            let (centrals, _) = snapshotSubscribedCentrals()
-            subscribedCentrals = centrals
-            centralIDs = centrals.map { $0.identifier.uuidString }
-        } else {
-            subscribedCentrals = []
-        }
-
-        // Exclude ingress link
-        var allowedPeripheralIDs = connectedPeripheralIDs
-        var allowedCentralIDs = centralIDs
-        if let ingress = ingressLink {
-            switch ingress {
-            case .peripheral(let id):
-                allowedPeripheralIDs.removeAll { $0 == id }
-            case .central(let id):
-                allowedCentralIDs.removeAll { $0 == id }
-            }
-        }
-
-        // For broadcast (no directed peer) and non-fragment, choose a subset deterministically
-        var selectedPeripheralIDs = Set(allowedPeripheralIDs)
-        var selectedCentralIDs = Set(allowedCentralIDs)
-        if directedOnlyPeer == nil && packet.type != MessageType.fragment.rawValue {
-            let kp = subsetSizeForFanout(allowedPeripheralIDs.count)
-            let kc = subsetSizeForFanout(allowedCentralIDs.count)
-            selectedPeripheralIDs = selectDeterministicSubset(ids: allowedPeripheralIDs, k: kp, seed: messageID)
-            selectedCentralIDs = selectDeterministicSubset(ids: allowedCentralIDs, k: kc, seed: messageID)
-        }
-
-        // Writes to selected connected peripherals
         for s in states where s.isConnected {
-            let pid = s.peripheral.identifier.uuidString
-            guard selectedPeripheralIDs.contains(pid) else { continue }
             if let ch = s.characteristic {
-                writeOrEnqueue(data, to: s.peripheral, characteristic: ch)
+                s.peripheral.writeValue(data, for: ch, type: .withoutResponse)
             }
         }
-        // Notify selected subscribed centrals
+        // Notify all subscribed centrals
         if let ch = characteristic {
-            let targets = subscribedCentrals.filter { selectedCentralIDs.contains($0.identifier.uuidString) }
+            _ = peripheralManager?.updateValue(data, for: ch, onSubscribedCentrals: nil)
-            if !targets.isEmpty {
-                _ = peripheralManager?.updateValue(data, for: ch, onSubscribedCentrals: targets)
-            }
         }
     }
     
@@ -1073,7 +914,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         
         // Fire-and-forget principle: always use .withoutResponse for speed
         // CoreBluetooth will handle fragmentation at L2CAP layer
-        writeOrEnqueue(data, to: peripheral, characteristic: characteristic)
+        peripheral.writeValue(data, for: characteristic, type: .withoutResponse)
     }
     
     // MARK: - Fragmentation (Required for messages > BLE MTU)
@@ -1096,7 +937,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 guard let self = self, let c = self.centralManager, c.state == .poweredOn else { return }
                 if c.isScanning { c.stopScan() }
                 // Resume scanning after we expect last fragment to be sent
-            let expectedMs = min(TransportConfig.bleExpectedWriteMaxMs, totalFragments * TransportConfig.bleExpectedWritePerFragmentMs) // ~8ms per fragment
+                let expectedMs = min(2000, totalFragments * 8) // ~8ms per fragment
                 self.bleQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(expectedMs)) { [weak self] in
                     self?.startScanning()
                 }
@@ -1127,7 +968,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 ttl: packet.ttl
             )
             // Pace fragments with small jitter to avoid bursts
-            let delayMs = index * TransportConfig.bleFragmentSpacingMs // ~6ms spacing per fragment
+            let delayMs = index * 6 // ~6ms spacing per fragment
             messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + .milliseconds(delayMs)) { [weak self] in
                 self?.broadcastPacket(fragmentPacket)
             }
@@ -1239,10 +1080,10 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
             guard let self = self else { return }
             let now = Date()
             self.recentPacketTimestamps.append(now)
-            // keep last N timestamps within window
+            // keep last 100 timestamps within 30s window
-            let cutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-TransportConfig.bleRecentPacketWindowSeconds)
+            let cutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-30)
-            if self.recentPacketTimestamps.count > TransportConfig.bleRecentPacketWindowMaxCount {
+            if self.recentPacketTimestamps.count > 100 {
-                self.recentPacketTimestamps.removeFirst(self.recentPacketTimestamps.count - TransportConfig.bleRecentPacketWindowMaxCount)
+                self.recentPacketTimestamps.removeFirst(self.recentPacketTimestamps.count - 100)
             }
             self.recentPacketTimestamps.removeAll { $0 < cutoff }
         }
@@ -1281,7 +1122,6 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 ttl: packet.ttl,
                 senderIsSelf: senderID == myPeerID,
                 isEncrypted: packet.type == MessageType.noiseEncrypted.rawValue,
-                isDirectedEncrypted: (packet.type == MessageType.noiseEncrypted.rawValue) && (packet.recipientID != nil),
                 isDirectedFragment: packet.type == MessageType.fragment.rawValue && packet.recipientID != nil,
                 isHandshake: packet.type == MessageType.noiseHandshake.rawValue,
                 degree: degree,
@@ -1543,16 +1383,6 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 notifyUI { [weak self] in
                     self?.delegate?.didReceiveNoisePayload(from: peerID, type: .readReceipt, payload: Data(payloadData), timestamp: ts)
                 }
-            case .verifyChallenge:
-                let ts = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: Double(packet.timestamp) / 1000)
-                notifyUI { [weak self] in
-                    self?.delegate?.didReceiveNoisePayload(from: peerID, type: .verifyChallenge, payload: Data(payloadData), timestamp: ts)
-                }
-            case .verifyResponse:
-                let ts = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: Double(packet.timestamp) / 1000)
-                notifyUI { [weak self] in
-                    self?.delegate?.didReceiveNoisePayload(from: peerID, type: .verifyResponse, payload: Data(payloadData), timestamp: ts)
-                }
             default:
                 SecureLogger.log("⚠️ Unknown noise payload type: \(payloadType)", category: SecureLogger.noise, level: .warning)
             }
@@ -1606,7 +1436,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         let timeSinceLastAnnounce = now.timeIntervalSince(lastAnnounceSent)
         
         // Even forced sends should respect a minimum interval to avoid overwhelming BLE
-        let minInterval = forceSend ? TransportConfig.bleForceAnnounceMinIntervalSeconds : announceMinInterval
+        let minInterval = forceSend ? 0.2 : announceMinInterval
         
         if timeSinceLastAnnounce < minInterval {
             // Skipping announce (rate limited)
@@ -1737,14 +1567,12 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         let connectedCount = collectionsQueue.sync { peers.values.filter { $0.isConnected }.count }
         let elapsed = now.timeIntervalSince(lastAnnounceSent)
         if connectedCount == 0 {
-            // Discovery mode: keep frequent announces
+            // Discovery mode: keep frequent announces (~10s)
-            if elapsed >= TransportConfig.bleAnnounceIntervalSeconds { sendAnnounce(forceSend: true) }
+            if elapsed >= 10.0 { sendAnnounce(forceSend: true) }
         } else {
             // Connected mode: announce less often; much less in dense networks
-            let base = connectedCount >= TransportConfig.bleHighDegreeThreshold ?
+            let base = connectedCount >= 6 ? 90.0 : 45.0
-                TransportConfig.bleConnectedAnnounceBaseSecondsDense : TransportConfig.bleConnectedAnnounceBaseSecondsSparse
+            let jitter = connectedCount >= 6 ? 20.0 : 7.5
-            let jitter = connectedCount >= TransportConfig.bleHighDegreeThreshold ?
-                TransportConfig.bleConnectedAnnounceJitterDense : TransportConfig.bleConnectedAnnounceJitterSparse
             let target = base + Double.random(in: -jitter...jitter)
             if elapsed >= target { sendAnnounce(forceSend: true) }
         }
@@ -1785,7 +1613,7 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         
         collectionsQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
             for (peerID, peer) in peers {
-                if peer.isConnected && now.timeIntervalSince(peer.lastSeen) > TransportConfig.blePeerInactivityTimeoutSeconds {
+                if peer.isConnected && now.timeIntervalSince(peer.lastSeen) > 20 {
                     // Check if we still have an active BLE connection to this peer
                     let hasPeripheralConnection = peerToPeripheralUUID[peerID] != nil &&
                                                  peripherals[peerToPeripheralUUID[peerID]!]?.isConnected == true
@@ -1825,9 +1653,9 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
         // Clean old processed messages efficiently
         messageDeduplicator.cleanup()
         
-        // Clean old fragments (> configured seconds old)
+        // Clean old fragments (> 30 seconds old)
         collectionsQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            let cutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-TransportConfig.bleFragmentLifetimeSeconds)
+            let cutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-30)
             let oldFragments = fragmentMetadata.filter { $0.value.timestamp < cutoff }.map { $0.key }
             for fragmentID in oldFragments {
                 incomingFragments.removeValue(forKey: fragmentID)
@@ -1835,8 +1663,8 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
             }
         }
 
-        // Clean old connection timeout backoff entries (> window)
+        // Clean old connection timeout backoff entries (> 2 minutes)
-        let timeoutCutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-TransportConfig.bleConnectTimeoutBackoffWindowSeconds)
+        let timeoutCutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-120)
         recentConnectTimeouts = recentConnectTimeouts.filter { $0.value >= timeoutCutoff }
 
         // Clean up stale scheduled relays that somehow persisted (> 2s)
@@ -1849,15 +1677,6 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        // Clean ingress link records older than configured seconds
-        collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
-            guard let self = self else { return }
-            let cutoff = now.addingTimeInterval(-TransportConfig.bleIngressRecordLifetimeSeconds)
-            if !self.ingressByMessageID.isEmpty {
-                self.ingressByMessageID = self.ingressByMessageID.filter { $0.value.timestamp >= cutoff }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     private func updateScanningDutyCycle(connectedCount: Int) {
@@ -1877,12 +1696,12 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
                 if !central.isScanning { startScanning() }
                 dutyActive = true
                 // Adjust duty cycle under dense networks to save battery
-                if connectedCount >= TransportConfig.bleHighDegreeThreshold {
+                if connectedCount >= 6 {
-                    dutyOnDuration = TransportConfig.bleDutyOnDurationDense
+                    dutyOnDuration = 3
-                    dutyOffDuration = TransportConfig.bleDutyOffDurationDense
+                    dutyOffDuration = 15
                 } else {
-                    dutyOnDuration = TransportConfig.bleDutyOnDuration
+                    dutyOnDuration = 5
-                    dutyOffDuration = TransportConfig.bleDutyOffDuration
+                    dutyOffDuration = 10
                 }
                 t.schedule(deadline: .now() + dutyOnDuration, repeating: dutyOnDuration + dutyOffDuration)
                 t.setEventHandler { [weak self] in
@@ -1916,25 +1735,25 @@ final class BLEService: NSObject {
             if lastIsolatedAt == nil { lastIsolatedAt = Date() }
             let iso = lastIsolatedAt ?? Date()
             let elapsed = Date().timeIntervalSince(iso)
-            if elapsed > TransportConfig.bleIsolationRelaxThresholdSeconds {
+            if elapsed > 60 {
-                dynamicRSSIThreshold = TransportConfig.bleRSSIIsolatedRelaxed
+                dynamicRSSIThreshold = -92
             } else {
-                dynamicRSSIThreshold = TransportConfig.bleRSSIIsolatedBase
+                dynamicRSSIThreshold = -90
             }
             return
         }
         lastIsolatedAt = nil
         // Base threshold when connected
-        var threshold = TransportConfig.bleDynamicRSSIThresholdDefault
+        var threshold = -90
         // If we're at budget or queue is large, prefer closer peers
         let linkCount = peripherals.values.filter { $0.isConnected || $0.isConnecting }.count
-        if linkCount >= maxCentralLinks || connectionCandidates.count > TransportConfig.bleConnectionCandidatesMax {
+        if linkCount >= maxCentralLinks || connectionCandidates.count > 20 {
-            threshold = TransportConfig.bleRSSIConnectedThreshold
+            threshold = -85
         }
         // If we have many recent timeouts, raise further
-        let recentTimeouts = recentConnectTimeouts.filter { Date().timeIntervalSince($0.value) < TransportConfig.bleRecentTimeoutWindowSeconds }.count
+        let recentTimeouts = recentConnectTimeouts.filter { Date().timeIntervalSince($0.value) < 60 }.count
-        if recentTimeouts >= TransportConfig.bleRecentTimeoutCountThreshold {
+        if recentTimeouts >= 3 {
-            threshold = max(threshold, TransportConfig.bleRSSIHighTimeoutThreshold)
+            threshold = max(threshold, -80)
         }
         dynamicRSSIThreshold = threshold
     }
@@ -1988,9 +1807,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBCentralManagerDelegate {
                 if a.rssi != b.rssi { return a.rssi > b.rssi }
                 return a.discoveredAt < b.discoveredAt
             }
-            if connectionCandidates.count > TransportConfig.bleConnectionCandidatesMax {
+            if connectionCandidates.count > 100 { connectionCandidates.removeLast(connectionCandidates.count - 100) }
-                connectionCandidates.removeLast(connectionCandidates.count - TransportConfig.bleConnectionCandidatesMax)
-            }
             return
         }
         
@@ -2004,9 +1821,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBCentralManagerDelegate {
                 if a.rssi != b.rssi { return a.rssi > b.rssi }
                 return a.discoveredAt < b.discoveredAt
             }
-            if connectionCandidates.count > TransportConfig.bleConnectionCandidatesMax {
+            if connectionCandidates.count > 100 { connectionCandidates.removeLast(connectionCandidates.count - 100) }
-                connectionCandidates.removeLast(connectionCandidates.count - TransportConfig.bleConnectionCandidatesMax)
-            }
             return
         }
 
@@ -2083,7 +1898,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBCentralManagerDelegate {
         
         // Set a timeout for the connection attempt (slightly longer for reliability)
         // Use BLE queue to mutate BLE-related state consistently
-        bleQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.bleConnectTimeoutSeconds) { [weak self] in
+        bleQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 8.0) { [weak self] in
             guard let self = self,
                   let state = self.peripherals[peripheralID],
                   state.isConnecting && !state.isConnected else { return }
@@ -2155,7 +1970,7 @@ func centralManager(_ central: CBCentralManager, didConnect peripheral: CBPeriph
         if centralManager?.state == .poweredOn {
             // Stop and restart scanning to ensure we get fresh discovery events
             centralManager?.stopScan()
-            bleQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.bleRestartScanDelaySeconds) { [weak self] in
+            bleQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) { [weak self] in
                 self?.startScanning()
             }
         }
@@ -2252,27 +2067,6 @@ extension BLEService {
 // Test-only helper to inject packets into the receive pipeline
 extension BLEService {
     func _test_handlePacket(_ packet: BitchatPacket, fromPeerID: String) {
-        // Ensure the synthetic peer is known and marked verified for public-message tests
-        let normalizedID = packet.senderID.hexEncodedString()
-        collectionsQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            if peers[normalizedID] == nil {
-                peers[normalizedID] = PeerInfo(
-                    id: normalizedID,
-                    nickname: "TestPeer_\(fromPeerID.prefix(4))",
-                    isConnected: true,
-                    noisePublicKey: packet.senderID,
-                    signingPublicKey: nil,
-                    isVerifiedNickname: true,
-                    lastSeen: Date()
-                )
-            } else {
-                var p = peers[normalizedID]!
-                p.isConnected = true
-                p.isVerifiedNickname = true
-                p.lastSeen = Date()
-                peers[normalizedID] = p
-            }
-        }
         if DispatchQueue.getSpecific(key: messageQueueKey) != nil {
             handleReceivedPacket(packet, from: fromPeerID)
         } else {
@@ -2353,7 +2147,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBPeripheralDelegate {
             SecureLogger.log("🔔 Subscribed to notifications from \(peripheral.name ?? "Unknown")", category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
             
             // Send announce after subscription is confirmed (force send for new connection)
-            messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.blePostSubscribeAnnounceDelaySeconds) { [weak self] in
+            messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) { [weak self] in
                 self?.sendAnnounce(forceSend: true)
             }
         } else {
@@ -2376,9 +2170,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBPeripheralDelegate {
         
         // Process directly on main thread to avoid deadlocks (matches original implementation)
         guard let packet = BinaryProtocol.decode(data) else {
-            // Avoid dumping entire payload; log size and short prefix for diagnostics
+            SecureLogger.log("❌ Failed to decode notification packet, full data: \(data.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined(separator: " "))",
-            let prefix = data.prefix(16).map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined(separator: " ")
-            SecureLogger.log("❌ Failed to decode notification packet (len=\(data.count), prefix=\(prefix))",
                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .error)
             return
         }
@@ -2403,22 +2195,12 @@ extension BLEService: CBPeripheralDelegate {
                 peerToPeripheralUUID[senderID] = peripheralUUID
                 // Mapping update - direct announce from peer
             }
-            // Record ingress link for last-hop suppression and process
-            let msgID = makeMessageID(for: packet)
-            collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
-                self?.ingressByMessageID[msgID] = (.peripheral(peripheralUUID), Date())
-            }
             // Process the announce packet regardless of whether we updated the mapping
             handleReceivedPacket(packet, from: senderID)
         } else {
             // For non-announce packets, DO NOT update mappings
             // These could be relayed packets from other peers
             // Always use the packet's original senderID
-            // Record ingress link for last-hop suppression and process
-            let msgID = makeMessageID(for: packet)
-            collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
-                self?.ingressByMessageID[msgID] = (.peripheral(peripheralUUID), Date())
-            }
             handleReceivedPacket(packet, from: senderID)
         }
     }
@@ -2433,8 +2215,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBPeripheralDelegate {
     }
     
     func peripheralIsReady(toSendWriteWithoutResponse peripheral: CBPeripheral) {
-        // Resume queued writes for this peripheral
+        // Suppress verbose ready logs
-        drainPendingWrites(for: peripheral)
     }
     
     func peripheral(_ peripheral: CBPeripheral, didModifyServices invalidatedServices: [CBService]) {
@@ -2515,7 +2296,7 @@ extension BLEService: CBPeripheralManagerDelegate {
         SecureLogger.log("📥 Central subscribed: \(central.identifier.uuidString)", category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
         subscribedCentrals.append(central)
         // Send announce to the newly subscribed central after a small delay to avoid overwhelming
-        messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.blePostAnnounceDelaySeconds) { [weak self] in
+        messageQueue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.4) { [weak self] in
             self?.sendAnnounce(forceSend: true)
         }
     }
@@ -2658,30 +2439,19 @@ extension BLEService: CBPeripheralManagerDelegate {
                 }
                 if packet.type == MessageType.announce.rawValue {
                     if packet.ttl == messageTTL { centralToPeerID[centralUUID] = senderID }
-                    // Record ingress link for last-hop suppression then process
-                    let msgID = makeMessageID(for: packet)
-                    collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
-                        self?.ingressByMessageID[msgID] = (.central(centralUUID), Date())
-                    }
                     handleReceivedPacket(packet, from: senderID)
                 } else {
-                    // Record ingress link for last-hop suppression then process
-                    let msgID = makeMessageID(for: packet)
-                    collectionsQueue.async(flags: .barrier) { [weak self] in
-                        self?.ingressByMessageID[msgID] = (.central(centralUUID), Date())
-                    }
                     handleReceivedPacket(packet, from: senderID)
                 }
             } else {
                 // If buffer grows suspiciously large, reset to avoid memory leak
-                if combined.count > TransportConfig.blePendingWriteBufferCapBytes { // cap for safety
+                if combined.count > 1_000_000 { // 1MB cap for safety
                     pendingWriteBuffers.removeValue(forKey: centralUUID)
                     SecureLogger.log("⚠️ Dropping oversized pending write buffer (\(combined.count) bytes) for central \(centralUUID)", category: SecureLogger.session, level: .warning)
                 }
                 // If this was a single short write and still failed, log the raw chunk for debugging
                 if !hasMultiple, let only = sorted.first, let raw = only.value {
-                    let prefix = raw.prefix(16).map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined(separator: " ")
+                    SecureLogger.log("❌ Failed to decode packet from central, full data: \(raw.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined(separator: " "))", category: SecureLogger.session, level: .error)
-                    SecureLogger.log("❌ Failed to decode packet from central (len=\(raw.count), prefix=\(prefix))", category: SecureLogger.session, level: .error)
                 }
             }
         }

bitchat/Services/CommandProcessor.swift

@@ -33,15 +33,6 @@ class CommandProcessor {
         guard let cmd = parts.first else { return .error(message: "Invalid command") }
         let args = parts.count > 1 ? String(parts[1]) : ""
         
-        // Geohash context: disable favoriting in public geohash or GeoDM
-        let inGeoPublic: Bool = {
-            switch LocationChannelManager.shared.selectedChannel {
-            case .mesh: return false
-            case .location: return true
-            }
-        }()
-        let inGeoDM = (chatViewModel?.selectedPrivateChatPeer?.hasPrefix("nostr_") == true)
-
         switch cmd {
         case "/m", "/msg":
             return handleMessage(args)
@@ -58,14 +49,11 @@ class CommandProcessor {
         case "/unblock":
             return handleUnblock(args)
         case "/fav":
-            if inGeoPublic || inGeoDM { return .error(message: "favorites are only for mesh peers in #mesh") }
             return handleFavorite(args, add: true)
         case "/unfav":
-            if inGeoPublic || inGeoDM { return .error(message: "favorites are only for mesh peers in #mesh") }
             return handleFavorite(args, add: false)
-        //
         case "/help", "/h":
-            return .error(message: "unknown command: \(cmd)")
+            return handleHelp()
         default:
             return .error(message: "unknown command: \(cmd)")
         }
@@ -97,34 +85,19 @@ class CommandProcessor {
     }
     
     private func handleWho() -> CommandResult {
-        // Show geohash participants when in a geohash channel; otherwise mesh peers
+        guard let peers = meshService?.getPeerNicknames(), !peers.isEmpty else {
-        switch LocationChannelManager.shared.selectedChannel {
+            return .success(message: "no one else is online right now")
-        case .location(let ch):
-            // Geohash context: show visible geohash participants (exclude self)
-            guard let vm = chatViewModel else { return .success(message: "nobody around") }
-            let myHex = (try? NostrIdentityBridge.deriveIdentity(forGeohash: ch.geohash))?.publicKeyHex.lowercased()
-            let people = vm.visibleGeohashPeople().filter { person in
-                if let me = myHex { return person.id.lowercased() != me }
-                return true
-            }
-            let names = people.map { $0.displayName }
-            if names.isEmpty { return .success(message: "no one else is online right now") }
-            return .success(message: "online: " + names.sorted().joined(separator: ", "))
-        case .mesh:
-            // Mesh context: show connected peer nicknames
-            guard let peers = meshService?.getPeerNicknames(), !peers.isEmpty else {
-                return .success(message: "no one else is online right now")
-            }
-            let onlineList = peers.values.sorted().joined(separator: ", ")
-            return .success(message: "online: \(onlineList)")
         }
+        
+        let onlineList = peers.values.sorted().joined(separator: ", ")
+        return .success(message: "online: \(onlineList)")
     }
     
     private func handleClear() -> CommandResult {
         if let peerID = chatViewModel?.selectedPrivateChatPeer {
             chatViewModel?.privateChats[peerID]?.removeAll()
         } else {
-            chatViewModel?.clearCurrentPublicTimeline()
+            chatViewModel?.messages.removeAll()
         }
         return .handled
     }

bitchat/Services/LocationChannelManager.swift

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import Foundation
-import Combine
 
-#if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
+#if os(iOS)
 import CoreLocation
+import Combine
 
 /// Manages location permissions, one-shot location retrieval, and computing geohash channels.
 /// Not main-actor isolated to satisfy CLLocationManagerDelegate in Swift 6; state updates hop to MainActor.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
         super.init()
         cl.delegate = self
         cl.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyHundredMeters
-        cl.distanceFilter = TransportConfig.locationDistanceFilterMeters // meters; we're not tracking continuously
+        cl.distanceFilter = 1000 // meters; we're not tracking continuously
         // Load selection
         if let data = UserDefaults.standard.data(forKey: userDefaultsKey),
            let channel = try? JSONDecoder().decode(ChannelID.self, from: data) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
             teleported = teleportedSet.contains(ch.geohash)
         }
         let status: CLAuthorizationStatus
-        if #available(iOS 14.0, macOS 11.0, *) {
+        if #available(iOS 14.0, *) {
             status = cl.authorizationStatus
         } else {
             status = CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus()
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
     // MARK: - Public API
     func enableLocationChannels() {
         let status: CLAuthorizationStatus
-        if #available(iOS 14.0, macOS 11.0, *) {
+        if #available(iOS 14.0, *) {
             status = cl.authorizationStatus
         } else {
             status = CLLocationManager.authorizationStatus()
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
             Task { @MainActor in self.permissionState = .restricted }
         case .denied:
             Task { @MainActor in self.permissionState = .denied }
-        case .authorizedAlways, .authorizedWhenInUse, .authorized:
+        case .authorizedAlways, .authorizedWhenInUse:
             Task { @MainActor in self.permissionState = .authorized }
             requestOneShotLocation()
         @unknown default:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
     }
 
     /// Begin periodic one-shot location refreshes while a selector UI is visible.
-    func beginLiveRefresh(interval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.locationLiveRefreshInterval) {
+    func beginLiveRefresh(interval: TimeInterval = 5.0) {
         guard permissionState == .authorized else { return }
         // Switch to a lightweight periodic one-shot request (polling) while the sheet is open
         refreshTimer?.invalidate()
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
         }
     }
 
-    // iOS 14+ / macOS 11+
+    // iOS 14+
-    @available(iOS 14.0, macOS 11.0, *)
+    @available(iOS 14.0, *)
     func locationManagerDidChangeAuthorization(_ manager: CLLocationManager) {
         updatePermissionState(from: manager.authorizationStatus)
         if case .authorized = permissionState {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
         case .notDetermined: newState = .notDetermined
         case .restricted: newState = .restricted
         case .denied: newState = .denied
-        case .authorizedAlways, .authorizedWhenInUse, .authorized: newState = .authorized
+        case .authorizedAlways, .authorizedWhenInUse: newState = .authorized
         @unknown default: newState = .restricted
         }
         Task { @MainActor in self.permissionState = newState }
@@ -256,4 +256,5 @@ final class LocationChannelManager: NSObject, CLLocationManagerDelegate, Observa
         return dict
     }
 }
+
 #endif

bitchat/Services/NostrTransport.swift

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
     }
     private var readQueue: [QueuedRead] = []
     private var isSendingReadAcks = false
-    private let readAckInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.nostrReadAckInterval
+    private let readAckInterval: TimeInterval = 0.35 // ~3 per second
 
     var myPeerID: String { senderPeerID }
     var myNickname: String { "" }
@@ -48,7 +48,16 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
 
     func sendPrivateMessage(_ content: String, to peerID: String, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String) {
         Task { @MainActor in
-            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
+            // Resolve favorite by full noise key or by short peerID fallback
+            var recipientNostrPubkey: String?
+            if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID),
+               let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey) {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = fav.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            if recipientNostrPubkey == nil, peerID.count == 16 {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID: peerID)?.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            guard let recipientNpub = recipientNostrPubkey else { return }
             guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
             SecureLogger.log("NostrTransport: preparing PM to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))… for peerID \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…",
                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
@@ -96,7 +105,15 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
         guard !readQueue.isEmpty else { isSendingReadAcks = false; return }
         let item = readQueue.removeFirst()
         Task { @MainActor in
-            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: item.peerID) else { scheduleNextReadAck(); return }
+            var recipientNostrPubkey: String?
+            if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: item.peerID),
+               let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey) {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = fav.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            if recipientNostrPubkey == nil, item.peerID.count == 16 {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID: item.peerID)?.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            guard let recipientNpub = recipientNostrPubkey else { scheduleNextReadAck(); return }
             guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { scheduleNextReadAck(); return }
             SecureLogger.log("NostrTransport: preparing READ ack for id=\(item.receipt.originalMessageID.prefix(8))… to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…",
                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)
@@ -132,7 +149,15 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
 
     func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: String, isFavorite: Bool) {
         Task { @MainActor in
-            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
+            var recipientNostrPubkey: String?
+            if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID),
+               let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey) {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = fav.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            if recipientNostrPubkey == nil, peerID.count == 16 {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID: peerID)?.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            guard let recipientNpub = recipientNostrPubkey else { return }
             guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
             let content = isFavorite ? "[FAVORITED]:\(senderIdentity.npub)" : "[UNFAVORITED]:\(senderIdentity.npub)"
             SecureLogger.log("NostrTransport: preparing FAVORITE(\(isFavorite)) to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…",
@@ -158,26 +183,18 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
         }
     }
 
-    // MARK: - Helpers
-    @MainActor
-    private func resolveRecipientNpub(for peerID: String) -> String? {
-        if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID),
-           let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey),
-           let npub = fav.peerNostrPublicKey {
-            return npub
-        }
-        if peerID.count == 16,
-           let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID: peerID),
-           let npub = fav.peerNostrPublicKey {
-            return npub
-        }
-        return nil
-    }
-
     func sendBroadcastAnnounce() { /* no-op for Nostr */ }
     func sendDeliveryAck(for messageID: String, to peerID: String) {
         Task { @MainActor in
-            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
+            var recipientNostrPubkey: String?
+            if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID),
+               let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey) {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = fav.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            if recipientNostrPubkey == nil, peerID.count == 16 {
+                recipientNostrPubkey = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID: peerID)?.peerNostrPublicKey
+            }
+            guard let recipientNpub = recipientNostrPubkey else { return }
             guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
             SecureLogger.log("NostrTransport: preparing DELIVERED ack for id=\(messageID.prefix(8))… to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…",
                             category: SecureLogger.session, level: .debug)

bitchat/Services/PrivateChatManager.swift

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     // Cap for messages stored per private chat
-    private let privateChatCap = TransportConfig.privateChatCap
+    private let privateChatCap = 1337
     
     /// Start a private chat with a peer
     func startChat(with peerID: String) {

bitchat/Services/RelayController.swift

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ struct RelayController {
     static func decide(ttl: UInt8,
                        senderIsSelf: Bool,
                        isEncrypted: Bool,
-                       isDirectedEncrypted: Bool,
                        isDirectedFragment: Bool,
                        isHandshake: Bool,
                        degree: Int,
@@ -20,17 +19,7 @@ struct RelayController {
         // Suppress obvious non-relays
         if ttl <= 1 || senderIsSelf { return RelayDecision(shouldRelay: false, newTTL: ttl, delayMs: 0) }
 
-        // For session-critical or directed traffic, be deterministic and reliable
+        // Degree-aware probability to reduce floods in dense graphs
-        if isHandshake || isDirectedFragment || isDirectedEncrypted {
-            // Always relay with no TTL cap for these types
-            let newTTL = (ttl &- 1)
-            // Slight jitter to desynchronize without adding too much latency
-            let delayRange: ClosedRange<Int> = isHandshake ? 20...60 : 40...120
-            let delayMs = Int.random(in: delayRange)
-            return RelayDecision(shouldRelay: true, newTTL: newTTL, delayMs: delayMs)
-        }
-
-        // Degree-aware probability to reduce floods in dense graphs (broadcast/public)
         let baseProb: Double
         switch degree {
         case 0...2: baseProb = 1.0
@@ -39,22 +28,20 @@ struct RelayController {
         case 7...9: baseProb = 0.55
         default:    baseProb = 0.45
         }
-        let prob = baseProb
+        var prob = baseProb
+        if isHandshake { prob = max(0.3, baseProb - 0.2) }
+
+        // Sample a forwarding decision
         let shouldRelay = Double.random(in: 0...1) <= prob
 
-        // TTL clamping in dense graphs (only for broadcast)
+        // TTL clamping in dense graphs
         let ttlCap: UInt8 = degree >= highDegreeThreshold ? 3 : 5
         let clamped = max(1, min(ttl, ttlCap))
         let newTTL = clamped &- 1
 
-        // Wider jitter window to allow duplicate suppression to win more often
+        // Short jitter to desynchronize rebroadcasts
-        let delayMs: Int
+        let delayMs = Int.random(in: 20...80)
-        switch degree {
-        case 0...2: delayMs = Int.random(in: 40...100)
-        case 3...5: delayMs = Int.random(in: 60...150)
-        case 6...9: delayMs = Int.random(in: 80...180)
-        default:    delayMs = Int.random(in: 100...220)
-        }
         return RelayDecision(shouldRelay: shouldRelay, newTTL: newTTL, delayMs: delayMs)
     }
 }
+

bitchat/Services/Transport.swift

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Combine
 
 /// Abstract transport interface used by ChatViewModel and services.
 /// BLEService implements this protocol; a future Nostr transport can too.
-struct TransportPeerSnapshot: Equatable, Hashable {
+struct TransportPeerSnapshot {
     let id: String
     let nickname: String
     let isConnected: Bool
@@ -46,20 +46,11 @@ protocol Transport: AnyObject {
     func sendBroadcastAnnounce()
     func sendDeliveryAck(for messageID: String, to peerID: String)
 
-    // QR verification (optional for transports)
-    func sendVerifyChallenge(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data)
-    func sendVerifyResponse(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data)
-
     // Peer snapshots (for non-UI services)
     var peerSnapshotPublisher: AnyPublisher<[TransportPeerSnapshot], Never> { get }
     func currentPeerSnapshots() -> [TransportPeerSnapshot]
 }
 
-extension Transport {
-    func sendVerifyChallenge(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {}
-    func sendVerifyResponse(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {}
-}
-
 protocol TransportPeerEventsDelegate: AnyObject {
     @MainActor func didUpdatePeerSnapshots(_ peers: [TransportPeerSnapshot])
 }

bitchat/Services/TransportConfig.swift

@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-
-/// Centralized knobs for transport- and UI-related limits.
-/// Keep values aligned with existing behavior when replacing magic numbers.
-enum TransportConfig {
-    // BLE / Protocol
-    static let bleDefaultFragmentSize: Int = 469            // ~512 MTU minus protocol overhead
-    static let messageTTLDefault: UInt8 = 7                 // Default TTL for mesh flooding
-    static let bleMaxInFlightAssemblies: Int = 128          // Cap concurrent fragment assemblies
-    static let bleHighDegreeThreshold: Int = 6              // For adaptive TTL/probabilistic relays
-
-    // UI / Storage Caps
-    static let privateChatCap: Int = 1337
-    static let meshTimelineCap: Int = 1337
-    static let geoTimelineCap: Int = 1337
-    static let contentLRUCap: Int = 2000
-
-    // Timers
-    static let networkResetGraceSeconds: TimeInterval = 600 // 10 minutes
-    static let basePublicFlushInterval: TimeInterval = 0.08  // ~12.5 fps batching
-
-    // BLE duty/announce/connect
-    static let bleConnectRateLimitInterval: TimeInterval = 0.5
-    static let bleMaxCentralLinks: Int = 6
-    static let bleDutyOnDuration: TimeInterval = 5.0
-    static let bleDutyOffDuration: TimeInterval = 10.0
-    static let bleAnnounceMinInterval: TimeInterval = 1.0
-
-    // BLE discovery/quality thresholds
-    static let bleDynamicRSSIThresholdDefault: Int = -90
-    static let bleConnectionCandidatesMax: Int = 100
-    static let blePendingWriteBufferCapBytes: Int = 1_000_000
-    static let blePendingNotificationsCapCount: Int = 20
-
-    // Nostr
-    static let nostrReadAckInterval: TimeInterval = 0.35 // ~3 per second
-
-    // UI thresholds
-    static let uiLateInsertThreshold: TimeInterval = 15.0
-    static let uiProcessedNostrEventsCap: Int = 2000
-    static let uiChannelInactivityThresholdSeconds: TimeInterval = 9 * 60
-    
-    // UI rate limiters (token buckets)
-    static let uiSenderRateBucketCapacity: Double = 5
-    static let uiSenderRateBucketRefillPerSec: Double = 1.0
-    static let uiContentRateBucketCapacity: Double = 3
-    static let uiContentRateBucketRefillPerSec: Double = 0.5
-
-    // UI sleeps/delays
-    static let uiStartupInitialDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 1.0
-    static let uiStartupShortSleepNs: UInt64 = 200_000_000
-    static let uiStartupPhaseDurationSeconds: TimeInterval = 2.0
-    static let uiAsyncShortSleepNs: UInt64 = 100_000_000
-    static let uiAsyncMediumSleepNs: UInt64 = 500_000_000
-    static let uiReadReceiptRetryShortSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.1
-    static let uiReadReceiptRetryLongSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.5
-    static let uiBatchDispatchStaggerSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.15
-    static let uiScrollThrottleSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.5
-    static let uiAnimationShortSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.15
-    static let uiAnimationMediumSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.2
-    static let uiAnimationSidebarSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.25
-    static let uiRecentCutoffFiveMinutesSeconds: TimeInterval = 5 * 60
-
-    // BLE maintenance & thresholds
-    static let bleMaintenanceInterval: TimeInterval = 10.0
-    static let bleMaintenanceLeewaySeconds: Int = 1
-    static let bleIsolationRelaxThresholdSeconds: TimeInterval = 60
-    static let bleRecentTimeoutWindowSeconds: TimeInterval = 60
-    static let bleRecentTimeoutCountThreshold: Int = 3
-    static let bleRSSIIsolatedBase: Int = -90
-    static let bleRSSIIsolatedRelaxed: Int = -92
-    static let bleRSSIConnectedThreshold: Int = -85
-    static let bleRSSIHighTimeoutThreshold: Int = -80
-    static let blePeerInactivityTimeoutSeconds: TimeInterval = 20.0
-    static let bleFragmentLifetimeSeconds: TimeInterval = 30.0
-    static let bleIngressRecordLifetimeSeconds: TimeInterval = 3.0
-    static let bleConnectTimeoutBackoffWindowSeconds: TimeInterval = 120.0
-    static let bleRecentPacketWindowSeconds: TimeInterval = 30.0
-    static let bleRecentPacketWindowMaxCount: Int = 100
-    static let bleThreadSleepWriteShortDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 0.05
-    static let bleExpectedWritePerFragmentMs: Int = 8
-    static let bleExpectedWriteMaxMs: Int = 2000
-    static let bleFragmentSpacingMs: Int = 6
-    static let bleAnnounceIntervalSeconds: TimeInterval = 10.0
-    static let bleDutyOnDurationDense: TimeInterval = 3.0
-    static let bleDutyOffDurationDense: TimeInterval = 15.0
-    static let bleConnectedAnnounceBaseSecondsDense: TimeInterval = 90.0
-    static let bleConnectedAnnounceBaseSecondsSparse: TimeInterval = 45.0
-    static let bleConnectedAnnounceJitterDense: TimeInterval = 20.0
-    static let bleConnectedAnnounceJitterSparse: TimeInterval = 7.5
-
-    // Location
-    static let locationDistanceFilterMeters: Double = 1000
-    static let locationLiveRefreshInterval: TimeInterval = 5.0
-
-    // Nostr geohash
-    static let nostrGeohashInitialLookbackSeconds: TimeInterval = 3600
-    static let nostrGeohashInitialLimit: Int = 200
-    static let nostrGeoRelayCount: Int = 5
-    static let nostrGeohashSampleLookbackSeconds: TimeInterval = 300
-    static let nostrGeohashSampleLimit: Int = 100
-    static let nostrDMSubscribeLookbackSeconds: TimeInterval = 86400
-
-    // Nostr helpers
-    static let nostrShortKeyDisplayLength: Int = 8
-    static let nostrConvKeyPrefixLength: Int = 16
-
-    // Compression
-    static let compressionThresholdBytes: Int = 100
-
-    // Message deduplication
-    static let messageDedupMaxAgeSeconds: TimeInterval = 300
-    static let messageDedupMaxCount: Int = 1000
-
-    // Verification QR
-    static let verificationQRMaxAgeSeconds: TimeInterval = 5 * 60
-
-    // Nostr relay backoff
-    static let nostrRelayInitialBackoffSeconds: TimeInterval = 1.0
-    static let nostrRelayMaxBackoffSeconds: TimeInterval = 300.0
-    static let nostrRelayBackoffMultiplier: Double = 2.0
-    static let nostrRelayMaxReconnectAttempts: Int = 10
-    static let nostrRelayDefaultFetchLimit: Int = 100
-
-    // Geo relay directory
-    static let geoRelayFetchIntervalSeconds: TimeInterval = 60 * 60 * 24
-
-    // BLE operational delays
-    static let bleInitialAnnounceDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 2.0
-    static let bleConnectTimeoutSeconds: TimeInterval = 8.0
-    static let bleRestartScanDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 0.1
-    static let blePostSubscribeAnnounceDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 0.1
-    static let blePostAnnounceDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 0.4
-    static let bleForceAnnounceMinIntervalSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.2
-
-    // Content hashing / formatting
-    static let contentKeyPrefixLength: Int = 256
-    static let uiLongMessageLengthThreshold: Int = 2000
-    static let uiVeryLongTokenThreshold: Int = 512
-    static let uiLongMessageLineLimit: Int = 30
-    static let uiFingerprintSampleCount: Int = 3
-    
-    // UI swipe/gesture thresholds
-    static let uiBackSwipeTranslationLarge: CGFloat = 50
-    static let uiBackSwipeTranslationSmall: CGFloat = 30
-    static let uiBackSwipeVelocityThreshold: CGFloat = 300
-    
-    // UI color tuning
-    static let uiColorHueAvoidanceDelta: Double = 0.05
-    static let uiColorHueOffset: Double = 0.12
-
-    // UI windowing (infinite scroll)
-    static let uiWindowInitialCountPublic: Int = 300
-    static let uiWindowInitialCountPrivate: Int = 300
-    static let uiWindowStepCount: Int = 200
-
-    // Share extension
-    static let uiShareExtensionDismissDelaySeconds: TimeInterval = 0.3
-    static let uiShareAcceptWindowSeconds: TimeInterval = 30.0
-    static let uiMigrationCutoffSeconds: TimeInterval = 24 * 60 * 60
-}

bitchat/Services/VerificationService.swift

@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-import CryptoKit
-
-/// QR verification scaffolding: schema, signing, and basic challenge/response helpers.
-final class VerificationService {
-    static let shared = VerificationService()
-
-    // Injected Noise service from the running transport (do NOT create new BLEService)
-    private var noise: NoiseEncryptionService?
-    func configure(with noise: NoiseEncryptionService) { self.noise = noise }
-
-    /// Encapsulates the data encoded into a verification QR
-    struct VerificationQR: Codable {
-        let v: Int
-        let noiseKeyHex: String
-        let signKeyHex: String
-        let npub: String?
-        let nickname: String
-        let ts: Int64
-        let nonceB64: String
-        var sigHex: String
-
-        static let context = "bitchat-verify-v1"
-
-        /// Canonical bytes used for signature (deterministic ordering)
-        func canonicalBytes() -> Data {
-            var out = Data()
-            func appendField(_ s: String) {
-                let d = s.data(using: .utf8) ?? Data()
-                out.append(UInt8(min(d.count, 255)))
-                out.append(d.prefix(255))
-            }
-            appendField(Self.context)
-            appendField(String(v))
-            appendField(noiseKeyHex.lowercased())
-            appendField(signKeyHex.lowercased())
-            appendField(npub ?? "")
-            appendField(nickname)
-            appendField(String(ts))
-            appendField(nonceB64)
-            return out
-        }
-
-        func toURLString() -> String {
-            var comps = URLComponents()
-            comps.scheme = "bitchat"
-            comps.host = "verify"
-            comps.queryItems = [
-                URLQueryItem(name: "v", value: String(v)),
-                URLQueryItem(name: "noise", value: noiseKeyHex),
-                URLQueryItem(name: "sign", value: signKeyHex),
-                URLQueryItem(name: "nick", value: nickname),
-                URLQueryItem(name: "ts", value: String(ts)),
-                URLQueryItem(name: "nonce", value: nonceB64),
-                URLQueryItem(name: "sig", value: sigHex)
-            ] + (npub != nil ? [URLQueryItem(name: "npub", value: npub)] : [])
-            return comps.string ?? ""
-        }
-
-        static func fromURL(_ url: URL) -> VerificationQR? {
-            guard url.scheme == "bitchat", url.host == "verify",
-                  let items = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)?.queryItems else { return nil }
-            func val(_ name: String) -> String? { items.first(where: { $0.name == name })?.value }
-            guard let vStr = val("v"), let v = Int(vStr),
-                  let noise = val("noise"), let sign = val("sign"),
-                  let nick = val("nick"), let tsStr = val("ts"), let ts = Int64(tsStr),
-                  let nonce = val("nonce"), let sig = val("sig") else { return nil }
-            return VerificationQR(v: v, noiseKeyHex: noise, signKeyHex: sign, npub: val("npub"), nickname: nick, ts: ts, nonceB64: nonce, sigHex: sig)
-        }
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Public API
-
-    /// Build a signed QR string for the current identity
-    func buildMyQRString(nickname: String, npub: String?) -> String? {
-        // Simple short-lived cache to speed up sheet opening
-        struct Cache { static var last: (nick: String, npub: String?, builtAt: Date, value: String)? }
-        if let c = Cache.last, c.nick == nickname, c.npub == npub, Date().timeIntervalSince(c.builtAt) < 60 {
-            return c.value
-        }
-        guard let noise = noise else { return nil }
-        let noiseKey = noise.getStaticPublicKeyData().hexEncodedString()
-        let signKey = noise.getSigningPublicKeyData().hexEncodedString()
-        let ts = Int64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970)
-        var nonce = Data(count: 16)
-        _ = nonce.withUnsafeMutableBytes { SecRandomCopyBytes(kSecRandomDefault, 16, $0.baseAddress!) }
-        let nonceB64 = nonce.base64EncodedString().replacingOccurrences(of: "+", with: "-").replacingOccurrences(of: "/", with: "_").replacingOccurrences(of: "=", with: "")
-        let payload = VerificationQR(v: 1, noiseKeyHex: noiseKey, signKeyHex: signKey, npub: npub, nickname: nickname, ts: ts, nonceB64: nonceB64, sigHex: "")
-        let msg = payload.canonicalBytes()
-        guard let sig = noise.signData(msg) else { return nil }
-        let signed = VerificationQR(v: payload.v,
-                                    noiseKeyHex: payload.noiseKeyHex,
-                                    signKeyHex: payload.signKeyHex,
-                                    npub: payload.npub,
-                                    nickname: payload.nickname,
-                                    ts: payload.ts,
-                                    nonceB64: payload.nonceB64,
-                                    sigHex: sig.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined())
-        let out = signed.toURLString()
-        Cache.last = (nickname, npub, Date(), out)
-        return out
-    }
-
-    /// Verify a scanned QR and return the parsed payload if valid (signature + freshness checks)
-    func verifyScannedQR(_ urlString: String, maxAge: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.verificationQRMaxAgeSeconds) -> VerificationQR? {
-        guard let url = URL(string: urlString), let qr = VerificationQR.fromURL(url) else { return nil }
-        // Freshness
-        let now = Date().timeIntervalSince1970
-        if now - Double(qr.ts) > maxAge { return nil }
-        // Verify signature using embedded ed25519 signKey
-        guard let sig = Data(hexString: qr.sigHex), let signKey = Data(hexString: qr.signKeyHex) else { return nil }
-        guard let noise = noise else { return nil }
-        let ok = noise.verifySignature(sig, for: qr.canonicalBytes(), publicKey: signKey)
-        return ok ? qr : nil
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Noise payloads (scaffold only)
-
-    func buildVerifyChallenge(noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) -> Data {
-        // TLV: [0x01 len noiseKeyHex ascii] [0x02 len nonceA]
-        var tlv = Data()
-        let n0: [UInt8] = [0x01, UInt8(min(noiseKeyHex.count, 255))]
-        tlv.append(contentsOf: n0)
-        tlv.append(noiseKeyHex.data(using: .utf8)!.prefix(255))
-        tlv.append(0x02)
-        tlv.append(UInt8(min(nonceA.count, 255)))
-        tlv.append(nonceA.prefix(255))
-        return NoisePayload(type: .verifyChallenge, data: tlv).encode()
-    }
-
-    func buildVerifyResponse(noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) -> Data? {
-        // Sign context: verify-response | noiseKeyHex | nonceA
-        var msg = Data("bitchat-verify-resp-v1".utf8)
-        let nk = noiseKeyHex.data(using: .utf8) ?? Data()
-        msg.append(UInt8(min(nk.count, 255))); msg.append(nk.prefix(255))
-        msg.append(nonceA)
-        guard let noise = noise, let sig = noise.signData(msg) else { return nil }
-        var tlv = Data()
-        tlv.append(0x01); tlv.append(UInt8(min(nk.count, 255))); tlv.append(nk.prefix(255))
-        tlv.append(0x02); tlv.append(UInt8(min(nonceA.count, 255))); tlv.append(nonceA.prefix(255))
-        tlv.append(0x03); tlv.append(UInt8(min(sig.count, 255))); tlv.append(sig.prefix(255))
-        return NoisePayload(type: .verifyResponse, data: tlv).encode()
-    }
-
-    func parseVerifyChallenge(_ data: Data) -> (noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data)? {
-        var idx = 0
-        func take(_ n: Int) -> Data? {
-            guard idx + n <= data.count else { return nil }
-            let d = data[idx..<(idx+n)]
-            idx += n
-            return Data(d)
-        }
-        // Expect type already stripped; we receive only TLV here
-        // TLV 0x01 noiseKeyHex
-        guard let t1 = take(1), t1[0] == 0x01, let l1 = take(1), let s1 = take(Int(l1[0])),
-              let noiseStr = String(data: s1, encoding: .utf8) else { return nil }
-        // TLV 0x02 nonceA
-        guard let t2 = take(1), t2[0] == 0x02, let l2 = take(1), let nA = take(Int(l2[0])) else { return nil }
-        return (noiseStr, nA)
-    }
-
-    func parseVerifyResponse(_ data: Data) -> (noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data, signature: Data)? {
-        var idx = 0
-        func take(_ n: Int) -> Data? {
-            guard idx + n <= data.count else { return nil }
-            let d = data[idx..<(idx+n)]
-            idx += n
-            return Data(d)
-        }
-        guard let t1 = take(1), t1[0] == 0x01, let l1 = take(1), let s1 = take(Int(l1[0])),
-              let noiseStr = String(data: s1, encoding: .utf8) else { return nil }
-        guard let t2 = take(1), t2[0] == 0x02, let l2 = take(1), let nA = take(Int(l2[0])) else { return nil }
-        guard let t3 = take(1), t3[0] == 0x03, let l3 = take(1), let sig = take(Int(l3[0])) else { return nil }
-        return (noiseStr, nA, sig)
-    }
-
-    func verifyResponseSignature(noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data, signature: Data, signerPublicKeyHex: String) -> Bool {
-        var msg = Data("bitchat-verify-resp-v1".utf8)
-        let nk = noiseKeyHex.data(using: .utf8) ?? Data()
-        msg.append(UInt8(min(nk.count, 255))); msg.append(nk.prefix(255))
-        msg.append(nonceA)
-        guard let noise = noise, let pub = Data(hexString: signerPublicKeyHex) else { return false }
-        return noise.verifySignature(signature, for: msg, publicKey: pub)
-    }
-}

bitchat/Utils/CompressionUtil.swift

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Compression
 
 struct CompressionUtil {
     // Compression threshold - don't compress if data is smaller than this
-    static let compressionThreshold = TransportConfig.compressionThresholdBytes // bytes
+    static let compressionThreshold = 100 // bytes
     
     // Compress data using zlib algorithm (most compatible)
     static func compress(_ data: Data) -> Data? {

bitchat/Utils/InputValidator.swift

@@ -18,18 +18,14 @@ struct InputValidator {
     
     /// Validates a peer ID from any source (short 16-hex, full 64-hex, or internal alnum/-/_ up to 64)
     static func validatePeerID(_ peerID: String) -> Bool {
-        // Accept short routing IDs (exact 16-hex)
+        // Accept short routing IDs (16-hex)
         if PeerIDResolver.isShortID(peerID) { return true }
-        // If length equals short-hex length but isn't valid hex, reject
+        // Accept full Noise key hex (64-hex)
-        if peerID.count == Limits.hexPeerIDLength { return false }
-        // Accept full Noise key hex (exact 64-hex)
         if PeerIDResolver.isNoiseKeyHex(peerID) { return true }
-        // If length equals full key length but isn't valid hex, reject
+        // Internal format: alphanumeric + dash/underscore up to 64
-        if peerID.count == Limits.maxPeerIDLength { return false }
-        // Internal format: alphanumeric + dash/underscore up to 63 (not 16 or 64)
         let validCharset = CharacterSet.alphanumerics.union(CharacterSet(charactersIn: "-_"))
         return !peerID.isEmpty &&
-               peerID.count < Limits.maxPeerIDLength &&
+               peerID.count <= Limits.maxPeerIDLength &&
                peerID.rangeOfCharacter(from: validCharset.inverted) == nil
     }
     

bitchat/Utils/MessageDeduplicator.swift

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ final class MessageDeduplicator {
     private var entries: [Entry] = []
     private var lookup = Set<String>()
     private let lock = NSLock()
-    private let maxAge: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.messageDedupMaxAgeSeconds  // 5 minutes
+    private let maxAge: TimeInterval = 300  // 5 minutes
-    private let maxCount = TransportConfig.messageDedupMaxCount
+    private let maxCount = 1000
 
     /// Check if message is duplicate and add if not
     func isDuplicate(_ messageID: String) -> Bool {
@@ -84,3 +84,4 @@ final class MessageDeduplicator {
         }
     }
 }
+

bitchat/Utils/PeerDisplayNameResolver.swift

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-
-/// Resolves a stable display name for peers, adding a short suffix when collisions exist.
-struct PeerDisplayNameResolver {
-    /// Computes display names with a `#xxxx` suffix for connected peers when nickname collisions occur.
-    /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - peers: Array of tuples (id, nickname, isConnected).
-    ///   - selfNickname: The local user's current nickname, included in collision counts to suffix remotes matching it.
-    /// - Returns: Map of peerID -> displayName.
-    static func resolve(_ peers: [(id: String, nickname: String, isConnected: Bool)], selfNickname: String) -> [String: String] {
-        // Count collisions among connected peers and include our own nickname
-        var counts: [String: Int] = [:]
-        for p in peers where p.isConnected {
-            counts[p.nickname, default: 0] += 1
-        }
-        counts[selfNickname, default: 0] += 1
-
-        var result: [String: String] = [:]
-        for p in peers {
-            var name = p.nickname
-            if p.isConnected, (counts[p.nickname] ?? 0) > 1 {
-                name += "#" + String(p.id.prefix(4))
-            }
-            result[p.id] = name
-        }
-        return result
-    }
-}
-

bitchat/Views/ContentView.swift

@@ -13,9 +13,19 @@ import UIKit
 
 // MARK: - Supporting Types
 
-//
+// Pre-computed peer data for performance
+struct PeerDisplayData: Identifiable {
+    let id: String
+    let displayName: String
+    let isFavorite: Bool
+    let isMe: Bool
+    let hasUnreadMessages: Bool
+    let encryptionStatus: EncryptionStatus
+    let connectionState: BitchatPeer.ConnectionState
+    let isMutualFavorite: Bool
+}
 
-//
+// (Link previews removed; URLs are now clickable inline)
 
 // MARK: - Main Content View
 
@@ -23,7 +33,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     // MARK: - Properties
     
     @EnvironmentObject var viewModel: ChatViewModel
+    #if os(iOS)
     @ObservedObject private var locationManager = LocationChannelManager.shared
+    #endif
     @State private var messageText = ""
     @State private var textFieldSelection: NSRange? = nil
     @FocusState private var isTextFieldFocused: Bool
@@ -46,7 +58,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State private var scrollThrottleTimer: Timer?
     @State private var autocompleteDebounceTimer: Timer?
     @State private var showLocationChannelsSheet = false
-    @State private var showVerifySheet = false
     @State private var expandedMessageIDs: Set<String> = []
     // Window sizes for rendering (infinite scroll up)
     @State private var windowCountPublic: Int = 300
@@ -100,14 +111,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                 .onEnded { value in
                                     let translation = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
                                     let velocity = value.velocity.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.velocity.width
-                                    if translation > TransportConfig.uiBackSwipeTranslationLarge || (translation > TransportConfig.uiBackSwipeTranslationSmall && velocity > TransportConfig.uiBackSwipeVelocityThreshold) {
+                                    if translation > 50 || (translation > 30 && velocity > 300) {
-                                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                                             showPrivateChat = false
                                             backSwipeOffset = 0
                                             viewModel.endPrivateChat()
                                         }
                                     } else {
-                                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationShortSeconds)) {
+                                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.15)) {
                                             backSwipeOffset = 0
                                         }
                                     }
@@ -121,7 +132,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     Color.clear
                         .contentShape(Rectangle())
                         .onTapGesture {
-            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                                 showSidebar = false
                                 sidebarDragOffset = 0
                             }
@@ -151,14 +162,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     let width = geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 0 : max(0, geometry.size.width)
                     return showSidebar ? -dragOffset : width - dragOffset
                 }())
-                .animation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationSidebarSeconds), value: showSidebar)
+                .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.25), value: showSidebar)
             }
         }
         #if os(macOS)
         .frame(minWidth: 600, minHeight: 400)
         #endif
         .onChange(of: viewModel.selectedPrivateChatPeer) { newValue in
-            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                 showPrivateChat = newValue != nil
             }
         }
@@ -188,6 +199,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
 
             Button("direct message") {
                 if let peerID = selectedMessageSenderID {
+                    #if os(iOS)
                     if peerID.hasPrefix("nostr:") {
                         if let full = viewModel.fullNostrHex(forSenderPeerID: peerID) {
                             viewModel.startGeohashDM(withPubkeyHex: full)
@@ -195,7 +207,10 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     } else {
                         viewModel.startPrivateChat(with: peerID)
                     }
-                    withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                    #else
+                    viewModel.startPrivateChat(with: peerID)
+                    #endif
+                    withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                         showSidebar = false
                         sidebarDragOffset = 0
                     }
@@ -216,6 +231,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             
             Button("BLOCK", role: .destructive) {
                 // Prefer direct geohash block when we have a Nostr sender ID
+                #if os(iOS)
                 if let peerID = selectedMessageSenderID, peerID.hasPrefix("nostr:"),
                    let full = viewModel.fullNostrHex(forSenderPeerID: peerID),
                    let sender = selectedMessageSender {
@@ -223,6 +239,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 } else if let sender = selectedMessageSender {
                     viewModel.sendMessage("/block \(sender)")
                 }
+                #else
+                if let sender = selectedMessageSender { viewModel.sendMessage("/block \(sender)") }
+                #endif
             }
             
             Button("cancel", role: .cancel) {}
@@ -264,19 +283,22 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     
                     // Implement windowing with adjustable window count per chat
                     let currentWindowCount: Int = {
-                        if let peer = privatePeer { return windowCountPrivate[peer] ?? TransportConfig.uiWindowInitialCountPrivate }
+                        if let peer = privatePeer { return windowCountPrivate[peer] ?? 300 }
                         return windowCountPublic
                     }()
                     let windowedMessages = messages.suffix(currentWindowCount)
 
                     // Build stable UI IDs with a context key to avoid ID collisions when switching channels
+                    #if os(iOS)
                     let contextKey: String = {
-                        if let peer = privatePeer { return "dm:\(peer)" }
                         switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
                         case .mesh: return "mesh"
                         case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                         }
                     }()
+                    #else
+                    let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                    #endif
                     let items = windowedMessages.map { (uiID: "\(contextKey)|\($0.id)", message: $0) }
                     
                     ForEach(items, id: \.uiID) { item in
@@ -296,11 +318,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                     let cashuTokens = message.content.extractCashuTokens()
                                     let lightningLinks = message.content.extractLightningLinks()
                                     HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 0) {
-                                        let isLong = (message.content.count > TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLengthThreshold || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: TransportConfig.uiVeryLongTokenThreshold)) && cashuTokens.isEmpty
+                                        let isLong = (message.content.count > 2000 || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: 512)) && cashuTokens.isEmpty
                                         let isExpanded = expandedMessageIDs.contains(message.id)
                                         Text(viewModel.formatMessageAsText(message, colorScheme: colorScheme))
                                             .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-                                            .lineLimit(isLong && !isExpanded ? TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLineLimit : nil)
+                                            .lineLimit(isLong && !isExpanded ? 30 : nil)
                                             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                                         
                                         // Delivery status indicator for private messages
@@ -312,7 +334,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                     }
                                     
                                     // Expand/Collapse for very long messages
-                                    if (message.content.count > TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLengthThreshold || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: TransportConfig.uiVeryLongTokenThreshold)) && cashuTokens.isEmpty {
+                                    if (message.content.count > 2000 || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: 512)) && cashuTokens.isEmpty {
                                         let isExpanded = expandedMessageIDs.contains(message.id)
                                         Button(isExpanded ? "show less" : "show more") {
                                             if isExpanded { expandedMessageIDs.remove(message.id) }
@@ -371,17 +393,20 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                             }
                             // Infinite scroll up: when top row appears, increase window and preserve anchor
                             if message.id == windowedMessages.first?.id, messages.count > windowedMessages.count {
-                                let step = TransportConfig.uiWindowStepCount
+                                let step = 200
+                                #if os(iOS)
                                 let contextKey: String = {
-                                    if let peer = privatePeer { return "dm:\(peer)" }
                                     switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
                                     case .mesh: return "mesh"
                                     case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                                     }
                                 }()
+                                #else
+                                let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                                #endif
                                 let preserveID = "\(contextKey)|\(message.id)"
                                 if let peer = privatePeer {
-                                    let current = windowCountPrivate[peer] ?? TransportConfig.uiWindowInitialCountPrivate
+                                    let current = windowCountPrivate[peer] ?? 300
                                     let newCount = min(messages.count, current + step)
                                     if newCount != current {
                                         windowCountPrivate[peer] = newCount
@@ -447,6 +472,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 let gh = url.path.trimmingCharacters(in: CharacterSet(charactersIn: "/")).lowercased()
                 let allowed = Set("0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz")
                 guard (2...12).contains(gh.count), gh.allSatisfy({ allowed.contains($0) }) else { return }
+                #if os(iOS)
                 func levelForLength(_ len: Int) -> GeohashChannelLevel {
                     switch len {
                     case 0...2: return .region
@@ -461,6 +487,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 let ch = GeohashChannel(level: level, geohash: gh)
                 LocationChannelManager.shared.markTeleported(for: gh, true)
                 LocationChannelManager.shared.select(ChannelID.location(ch))
+                #endif
             }
             .onTapGesture(count: 3) {
                 // Triple-tap to clear current chat
@@ -473,12 +500,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        let last = viewModel.getPrivateChatMessages(for: peer).suffix(300).last?.id {
                         return "dm:\(peer)|\(last)"
                     }
+                    #if os(iOS)
                     let contextKey: String = {
                         switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
                         case .mesh: return "mesh"
                         case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                         }
                     }()
+                    #else
+                    let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                    #endif
                     if let last = viewModel.messages.suffix(300).last?.id { return "\(contextKey)|\(last)" }
                     return nil
                 }()
@@ -493,12 +524,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                            let last = viewModel.getPrivateChatMessages(for: peer).suffix(300).last?.id {
                             return "dm:\(peer)|\(last)"
                         }
+                        #if os(iOS)
                         let contextKey: String = {
                             switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
                             case .mesh: return "mesh"
                             case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                             }
                         }()
+                        #else
+                        let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                        #endif
                         if let last = viewModel.messages.suffix(300).last?.id { return "\(contextKey)|\(last)" }
                         return nil
                     }()
@@ -512,12 +547,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        let last = viewModel.getPrivateChatMessages(for: peer).suffix(300).last?.id {
                         return "dm:\(peer)|\(last)"
                     }
+                    #if os(iOS)
                     let contextKey: String = {
                         switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
                         case .mesh: return "mesh"
                         case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                         }
                     }()
+                    #else
+                    let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                    #endif
                     if let last = viewModel.messages.suffix(300).last?.id { return "\(contextKey)|\(last)" }
                     return nil
                 }()
@@ -540,15 +579,19 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     }
                     // Throttle scroll animations to prevent excessive UI updates
                     let now = Date()
-                    if now.timeIntervalSince(lastScrollTime) > TransportConfig.uiScrollThrottleSeconds {
+                    if now.timeIntervalSince(lastScrollTime) > 0.5 {
                         // Immediate scroll if enough time has passed
                         lastScrollTime = now
+                        #if os(iOS)
                         let contextKey: String = {
                             switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
                             case .mesh: return "mesh"
                             case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                             }
                         }()
+                        #else
+                        let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                        #endif
                         let count = windowCountPublic
                         let target = viewModel.messages.suffix(count).last.map { "\(contextKey)|\($0.id)" }
                         DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -557,14 +600,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     } else {
                         // Schedule a delayed scroll
                         scrollThrottleTimer?.invalidate()
-                        scrollThrottleTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: TransportConfig.uiScrollThrottleSeconds, repeats: false) { _ in
+                        scrollThrottleTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.5, repeats: false) { _ in
                             lastScrollTime = Date()
-                        let contextKey: String = {
+                            #if os(iOS)
-                            switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
+                            let contextKey: String = {
-                            case .mesh: return "mesh"
+                                switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
-                            case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
+                                case .mesh: return "mesh"
-                            }
+                                case .location(let ch): return "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
-                        }()
+                                }
+                            }()
+                            #else
+                            let contextKey: String = "mesh"
+                            #endif
                             let count = windowCountPublic
                             let target = viewModel.messages.suffix(count).last.map { "\(contextKey)|\($0.id)" }
                             DispatchQueue.main.async {
@@ -589,7 +636,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     }
                     // Same throttling for private chats
                     let now = Date()
-                    if now.timeIntervalSince(lastScrollTime) > TransportConfig.uiScrollThrottleSeconds {
+                    if now.timeIntervalSince(lastScrollTime) > 0.5 {
                         lastScrollTime = now
                         let contextKey = "dm:\(peerID)"
                         let count = windowCountPrivate[peerID] ?? 300
@@ -599,7 +646,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                         }
                     } else {
                         scrollThrottleTimer?.invalidate()
-                        scrollThrottleTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: TransportConfig.uiScrollThrottleSeconds, repeats: false) { _ in
+                        scrollThrottleTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.5, repeats: false) { _ in
                             lastScrollTime = Date()
                             let contextKey = "dm:\(peerID)"
                             let count = windowCountPrivate[peerID] ?? 300
@@ -611,6 +658,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            #if os(iOS)
             .onChange(of: locationManager.selectedChannel) { newChannel in
                 // When switching to a new geohash channel, scroll to the bottom
                 guard privatePeer == nil else { return }
@@ -619,7 +667,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     break
                 case .location(let ch):
                     // Reset window size
-                    windowCountPublic = TransportConfig.uiWindowInitialCountPublic
+                    windowCountPublic = 300
                     let contextKey = "geo:\(ch.geohash)"
                     let last = viewModel.messages.suffix(windowCountPublic).last?.id
                     let target = last.map { "\(contextKey)|\($0)" }
@@ -629,17 +677,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            #endif
             .onAppear {
                 // Also check when view appears
                 if let peerID = privatePeer {
                     // Try multiple times to ensure read receipts are sent
                     viewModel.markPrivateMessagesAsRead(from: peerID)
                     
-                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.uiReadReceiptRetryShortSeconds) {
+                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
                         viewModel.markPrivateMessagesAsRead(from: peerID)
                     }
                     
-                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.uiReadReceiptRetryLongSeconds) {
+                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) {
                         viewModel.markPrivateMessagesAsRead(from: peerID)
                     }
                 }
@@ -698,22 +747,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             if showCommandSuggestions && !commandSuggestions.isEmpty {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
                     // Define commands with aliases and syntax
-                    let baseInfo: [(commands: [String], syntax: String?, description: String)] = [
+                    let commandInfo: [(commands: [String], syntax: String?, description: String)] = [
                         (["/block"], "[nickname]", "block or list blocked peers"),
                         (["/clear"], nil, "clear chat messages"),
+                        (["/fav"], "<nickname>", "add to favorites"),
+                        (["/help"], nil, "show this help"),
                         (["/hug"], "<nickname>", "send someone a warm hug"),
                         (["/m", "/msg"], "<nickname> [message]", "send private message"),
                         (["/slap"], "<nickname>", "slap someone with a trout"),
                         (["/unblock"], "<nickname>", "unblock a peer"),
+                        (["/unfav"], "<nickname>", "remove from favorites"),
                         (["/w"], nil, "see who's online")
                     ]
-                    let isGeoPublic: Bool = { if case .location = locationManager.selectedChannel { return true }; return false }()
-                    let isGeoDM: Bool = (viewModel.selectedPrivateChatPeer?.hasPrefix("nostr_") == true)
-                    let favInfo: [(commands: [String], syntax: String?, description: String)] = [
-                        (["/fav"], "<nickname>", "add to favorites"),
-                        (["/unfav"], "<nickname>", "remove from favorites")
-                    ]
-                    let commandInfo = baseInfo + ((isGeoPublic || isGeoDM) ? [] : favInfo)
                     
                     // Build the display
                     let allCommands = commandInfo
@@ -788,25 +833,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     // Check for command autocomplete (instant, no debounce needed)
                     if newValue.hasPrefix("/") && newValue.count >= 1 {
                         // Build context-aware command list
-                        let isGeoPublic: Bool = {
+                        let commandDescriptions = [
-                            if case .location = locationManager.selectedChannel { return true }
-                            return false
-                        }()
-                        let isGeoDM: Bool = (viewModel.selectedPrivateChatPeer?.hasPrefix("nostr_") == true)
-                        var commandDescriptions = [
                             ("/block", "block or list blocked peers"),
                             ("/clear", "clear chat messages"),
+                            ("/fav", "add to favorites"),
+                            ("/help", "show this help"),
                             ("/hug", "send someone a warm hug"),
                             ("/m", "send private message"),
                             ("/slap", "slap someone with a trout"),
                             ("/unblock", "unblock a peer"),
+                            ("/unfav", "remove from favorites"),
                             ("/w", "see who's online")
                         ]
-                        // Only show favorites commands when not in geohash context
-                        if !(isGeoPublic || isGeoDM) {
-                            commandDescriptions.append(("/fav", "add to favorites"))
-                            commandDescriptions.append(("/unfav", "remove from favorites"))
-                        }
                         
                         let input = newValue.lowercased()
                         
@@ -859,7 +897,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         }
         .onAppear {
             // Delay keyboard focus to avoid iOS constraint warnings
-            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.uiReadReceiptRetryShortSeconds) {
+            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
                 isTextFieldFocused = true
             }
         }
@@ -888,15 +926,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                         .font(.system(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                         .foregroundColor(textColor)
                     Spacer()
-                    // Show QR in mesh on all platforms
-                    if case .mesh = locationManager.selectedChannel {
-                        Button(action: { showVerifySheet = true }) {
-                            Image(systemName: "qrcode")
-                                .font(.system(size: 14))
-                        }
-                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                        .help("Verification: show my QR or scan a friend")
-                    }
                 }
                 .frame(height: 44) // Match header height
                 .padding(.horizontal, 12)
@@ -909,34 +938,53 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                     // People section
                     VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-                if case .location = locationManager.selectedChannel {
+                        #if os(iOS)
-                    GeohashPeopleList(viewModel: viewModel,
+                        if case .location = locationManager.selectedChannel {
-                                      textColor: textColor,
+                            GeohashPeopleList(viewModel: viewModel,
-                                      secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
+                                              textColor: textColor,
-                                      onTapPerson: {
+                                              secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
-                                          withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+                                              onTapPerson: {
-                                              showSidebar = false
+                                                  withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
-                                              sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                                                      showSidebar = false
-                                          }
+                                                      sidebarDragOffset = 0
-                                      })
+                                                  }
-                } else {
+                                              })
-                    MeshPeerList(viewModel: viewModel,
+                        } else {
-                                 textColor: textColor,
+                            MeshPeerList(viewModel: viewModel,
-                                 secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
+                                         textColor: textColor,
-                                 onTapPeer: { peerID in
+                                         secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
-                                     viewModel.startPrivateChat(with: peerID)
+                                         onTapPeer: { peerID in
-                                     withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                                             viewModel.startPrivateChat(with: peerID)
-                                         showSidebar = false
+                                             withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
-                                         sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                                                 showSidebar = false
-                                     }
+                                                 sidebarDragOffset = 0
-                                 },
+                                             }
-                                 onToggleFavorite: { peerID in
+                                         },
-                                     viewModel.toggleFavorite(peerID: peerID)
+                                         onToggleFavorite: { peerID in
-                                 },
+                                             viewModel.toggleFavorite(peerID: peerID)
-                                 onShowFingerprint: { peerID in
+                                         },
-                                     viewModel.showFingerprint(for: peerID)
+                                         onShowFingerprint: { peerID in
-                                 })
+                                             viewModel.showFingerprint(for: peerID)
-                }
+                                         })
+                        }
+                        #else
+                        MeshPeerList(viewModel: viewModel,
+                                     textColor: textColor,
+                                     secondaryTextColor: secondaryTextColor,
+                                     onTapPeer: { peerID in
+                                         viewModel.startPrivateChat(with: peerID)
+                                         withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+                                             showSidebar = false
+                                             sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                                         }
+                                     },
+                                     onToggleFavorite: { peerID in
+                                         viewModel.toggleFavorite(peerID: peerID)
+                                     },
+                                     onShowFingerprint: { peerID in
+                                         viewModel.showFingerprint(for: peerID)
+                                     })
+                        #endif
                     }
                 }
                 .id(viewModel.allPeers.map { "\($0.id)-\($0.isConnected)" }.joined())
@@ -973,7 +1021,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 .onEnded { value in
                     let translation = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
                     let velocity = value.velocity.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.velocity.width
-                    withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                    withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                         if !showSidebar {
                             if translation < -100 || (translation < -50 && velocity < -500) {
                                 showSidebar = true
@@ -1026,11 +1074,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         return (name, "")
     }
     
-    // Compute channel-aware people count and color for toolbar (cross-platform)
+    #if os(iOS)
+    // Compute channel-aware people count and color for toolbar
     private func channelPeopleCountAndColor() -> (Int, Color) {
         switch locationManager.selectedChannel {
         case .location:
             let n = viewModel.geohashPeople.count
+            // Use standard green (dark: system green; light: custom darker green)
             let standardGreen = (colorScheme == .dark) ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
             return (n, n > 0 ? standardGreen : Color.secondary)
         case .mesh:
@@ -1040,11 +1090,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 if isMeshConnected { counts.mesh += 1; counts.others += 1 }
                 else if peer.isMutualFavorite { counts.others += 1 }
             }
+            // Darker, more neutral blue (less purple hue)
             let meshBlue = Color(hue: 0.60, saturation: 0.85, brightness: 0.82)
             let color: Color = counts.mesh > 0 ? meshBlue : Color.secondary
             return (counts.others, color)
         }
     }
+    #endif
 
     
     private var mainHeaderView: some View {
@@ -1091,6 +1143,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             
             // Channel badge + dynamic spacing + people counter
             // Precompute header count and color outside the ViewBuilder expressions
+            #if os(iOS)
             let cc = channelPeopleCountAndColor()
             let headerCountColor: Color = cc.1
             let headerOtherPeersCount: Int = {
@@ -1099,11 +1152,24 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 }
                 return cc.0
             }()
+            #else
+            let peerCounts = viewModel.allPeers.reduce(into: (others: 0, mesh: 0)) { counts, peer in
+                guard peer.id != viewModel.meshService.myPeerID else { return }
+                let isMeshConnected = peer.isConnected
+                if isMeshConnected { counts.mesh += 1; counts.others += 1 }
+                else if peer.isMutualFavorite { counts.others += 1 }
+            }
+            let headerOtherPeersCount = peerCounts.others
+            // Darker, more neutral blue (less purple hue)
+            let meshBlue = Color(hue: 0.60, saturation: 0.85, brightness: 0.82)
+            let headerCountColor: Color = (peerCounts.mesh > 0) ? meshBlue : Color.secondary
+            #endif
 
             HStack(spacing: 10) {
                 // Unread icon immediately to the left of the channel badge (independent from channel button)
                 
-                // Unread indicator (now shown on iOS and macOS)
+                // Unread indicator
+                #if os(iOS)
                 if viewModel.hasAnyUnreadMessages {
                     Button(action: { viewModel.openMostRelevantPrivateChat() }) {
                         Image(systemName: "envelope.fill")
@@ -1138,6 +1204,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                         .accessibilityLabel("location channels")
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                #endif
 
                 HStack(spacing: 4) {
                     // People icon with count
@@ -1149,25 +1216,21 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                         .accessibilityHidden(true)
                 }
                 .foregroundColor(headerCountColor)
-
-                // QR moved to the PEOPLE header in the sidebar when on mesh channel
             }
             .onTapGesture {
-                withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                     showSidebar.toggle()
                     sidebarDragOffset = 0
                 }
             }
-            .sheet(isPresented: $showVerifySheet) {
-                VerificationSheetView(isPresented: $showVerifySheet)
-                    .environmentObject(viewModel)
-            }
         }
         .frame(height: 44)
         .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+        #if os(iOS)
         .sheet(isPresented: $showLocationChannelsSheet) {
             LocationChannelsSheet(isPresented: $showLocationChannelsSheet)
         }
+        #endif
         .background(backgroundColor.opacity(0.95))
     }
     
@@ -1203,11 +1266,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         let peer = viewModel.getPeer(byID: headerPeerID)
         let privatePeerNick: String = {
             if privatePeerID.hasPrefix("nostr_") {
+                #if os(iOS)
                 // Build geohash DM header: "#<ghash>/@name#abcd"
                 if case .location(let ch) = locationManager.selectedChannel {
                     let disp = viewModel.geohashDisplayName(for: privatePeerID)
                     return "#\(ch.geohash)/@\(disp)"
                 }
+                #endif
             }
             return peer?.displayName ?? 
                    viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: headerPeerID) ??
@@ -1294,7 +1359,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                     // Left and right buttons positioned with HStack
                     HStack {
                         Button(action: {
-                            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
                                 showPrivateChat = false
                                 viewModel.endPrivateChat()
                             }
@@ -1372,7 +1437,23 @@ private struct PaymentChipView: View {
     }
 }
 
-//
+// Helper view for rendering message content (plain, no hashtag/mention formatting)
+struct MessageContentView: View {
+    let message: BitchatMessage
+    let viewModel: ChatViewModel
+    let colorScheme: ColorScheme
+    let isMentioned: Bool
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        Text(message.content)
+            .font(.system(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
+            .fontWeight(isMentioned ? .bold : .regular)
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Helper Methods
+    
+    // buildTextSegments removed: content is rendered plain.
+}
 
 // Delivery status indicator view
 struct DeliveryStatusView: View {

bitchat/Views/FingerprintView.swift

@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                 
                 Spacer()
                 
-                Button(action: { dismiss() }) {
+                Button("DONE") {
-                    Image(systemName: "xmark")
+                    dismiss()
-                        .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
                 }
                 .foregroundColor(textColor)
             }
@@ -166,20 +165,6 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                                     .cornerRadius(8)
                             }
                             .buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
-                        } else {
-                            Button(action: {
-                                viewModel.unverifyFingerprint(for: peerID)
-                                dismiss()
-                            }) {
-                                Text("REMOVE VERIFICATION")
-                                    .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
-                                    .foregroundColor(.white)
-                                    .padding(.horizontal, 20)
-                                    .padding(.vertical, 10)
-                                    .background(Color.red)
-                                    .cornerRadius(8)
-                            }
-                            .buttonStyle(PlainButtonStyle())
                         }
                     }
                     .padding(.top)

bitchat/Views/GeohashPeopleList.swift

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
+#if os(iOS)
 struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
     @ObservedObject var viewModel: ChatViewModel
     let textColor: Color
@@ -28,12 +29,16 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
             let people = viewModel.visibleGeohashPeople()
             let currentIDs = people.map { $0.id }
 
+            #if os(iOS)
             let teleportedSet = Set(viewModel.teleportedGeo.map { $0.lowercased() })
             let isTeleportedID: (String) -> Bool = { id in
                 if teleportedSet.contains(id.lowercased()) { return true }
                 if let me = myHex, id == me, LocationChannelManager.shared.teleported { return true }
                 return false
             }
+            #else
+            let isTeleportedID: (String) -> Bool = { _ in false }
+            #endif
 
             let displayIDs = orderedIDs.filter { currentIDs.contains($0) } + currentIDs.filter { !orderedIDs.contains($0) }
             let nonTele = displayIDs.filter { !isTeleportedID($0) }
@@ -47,7 +52,11 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
                     let person = personByID[pid]!
                     HStack(spacing: 4) {
                         let isMe = (person.id == myHex)
+                        #if os(iOS)
                         let teleported = viewModel.teleportedGeo.contains(person.id.lowercased()) || (isMe && LocationChannelManager.shared.teleported)
+                        #else
+                        let teleported = false
+                        #endif
                         let icon = teleported ? "face.dashed" : "mappin.and.ellipse"
                         let assignedColor = viewModel.colorForNostrPubkey(person.id, isDark: colorScheme == .dark)
                         let rowColor: Color = isMe ? .orange : assignedColor
@@ -118,8 +127,10 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
         }
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 // Helper to split a trailing #abcd suffix
+#if os(iOS)
 private func splitSuffix(from name: String) -> (String, String) {
     guard name.count >= 5 else { return (name, "") }
     let suffix = String(name.suffix(5))
@@ -131,3 +142,4 @@ private func splitSuffix(from name: String) -> (String, String) {
     }
     return (name, "")
 }
+#endif

bitchat/Views/LocationChannelsSheet.swift

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import SwiftUI
-import CoreLocation
+
 #if os(iOS)
 import UIKit
-#else
-import AppKit
-#endif
 struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
     @Binding var isPresented: Bool
     @ObservedObject private var manager = LocationChannelManager.shared
@@ -40,7 +37,11 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                             Text("location permission denied. enable in settings to use location channels.")
                                 .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                                 .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                            Button("open settings") { openSystemLocationSettings() }
+                            Button("open settings") {
+                                if let url = URL(string: UIApplication.openSettingsURLString) {
+                                    UIApplication.shared.open(url)
+                                }
+                            }
                             .buttonStyle(.plain)
                         }
                     case LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.authorized:
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
             }
             .padding(.horizontal, 16)
             .padding(.vertical, 12)
-            #if os(iOS)
             .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
             .toolbar {
                 ToolbarItem(placement: .navigationBarTrailing) {
@@ -61,21 +61,8 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                         .font(.system(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                 }
             }
-            #else
-            .toolbar {
-                ToolbarItem(placement: .automatic) {
-                    Button("close") { isPresented = false }
-                        .font(.system(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
-                }
-            }
-            #endif
         }
-        #if os(iOS)
         .presentationDetents([.large])
-        #endif
-        #if os(macOS)
-        .frame(minWidth: 420, minHeight: 520)
-        #endif
         .onAppear {
             // Refresh channels when opening
             if manager.permissionState == LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.authorized {
@@ -141,12 +128,10 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                         .font(.system(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                         .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                     TextField("geohash", text: $customGeohash)
-                        #if os(iOS)
                         .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
                         .autocorrectionDisabled(true)
-                        .keyboardType(.asciiCapable)
-                        #endif
                         .font(.system(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
+                        .keyboardType(.asciiCapable)
                         .onChange(of: customGeohash) { newValue in
                             // Allow only geohash base32 characters, strip '#', limit length
                             let allowed = Set("0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz")
@@ -198,7 +183,9 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
             // Footer action inside the list
             if manager.permissionState == LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.authorized {
                 Button(action: {
-                    openSystemLocationSettings()
+                    if let url = URL(string: UIApplication.openSettingsURLString) {
+                        UIApplication.shared.open(url)
+                    }
                 }) {
                     Text("remove location access")
                         .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
@@ -356,7 +343,7 @@ extension LocationChannelsSheet {
         }()
 
         let usesMetric: Bool = {
-            if #available(iOS 16.0, macOS 13.0, *) {
+            if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
                 return Locale.current.measurementSystem == .metric
             } else {
                 return Locale.current.usesMetricSystem
@@ -379,7 +366,7 @@ extension LocationChannelsSheet {
 
     private func bluetoothRangeString() -> String {
         let usesMetric: Bool = {
-            if #available(iOS 16.0, macOS 13.0, *) {
+            if #available(iOS 16.0, *) {
                 return Locale.current.measurementSystem == .metric
             } else {
                 return Locale.current.usesMetricSystem
@@ -403,17 +390,4 @@ extension LocationChannelsSheet {
     }
 }
 
-// MARK: - Open Settings helper
+#endif
-private func openSystemLocationSettings() {
-    #if os(iOS)
-    if let url = URL(string: UIApplication.openSettingsURLString) {
-        UIApplication.shared.open(url)
-    }
-    #else
-    if let url = URL(string: "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_LocationServices") {
-        NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
-    } else if let url = URL(string: "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security") {
-        NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
-    }
-    #endif
-}

bitchat/Views/MeshPeerList.swift

@@ -44,24 +44,9 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                         let assigned = viewModel.colorForMeshPeer(id: peer.id, isDark: colorScheme == .dark)
                         let baseColor = isMe ? Color.orange : assigned
                         if isMe {
-                            Image(systemName: "person.fill")
+                            Image(systemName: "person.fill").font(.system(size: 10)).foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                                .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                .foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                        } else if peer.isConnected {
-                            // Mesh-connected peer: radio icon
-                            Image(systemName: "antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right")
-                                .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                .foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                        } else if peer.isMutualFavorite {
-                            // Mutual favorite reachable via Nostr: globe icon (purple)
-                            Image(systemName: "globe")
-                                .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                .foregroundColor(.purple)
                         } else {
-                            // Fallback icon for others (dimmed)
+                            Image(systemName: "mappin.and.ellipse").font(.system(size: 10)).foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                            Image(systemName: "person")
-                                .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
                         }
 
                         let displayName = isMe ? viewModel.nickname : peer.nickname
@@ -85,27 +70,10 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                                 .help("Blocked")
                         }
 
-                        if !isMe {
+                        if let icon = item.enc.icon, !isMe {
-                            if peer.isConnected {
+                            Image(systemName: icon)
-                                if let icon = item.enc.icon {
+                                .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                    Image(systemName: icon)
+                                .foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                                        .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                        .foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                // Offline: prefer showing verified badge from persisted fingerprints
-                                if let fp = viewModel.getFingerprint(for: peer.id),
-                                   viewModel.verifiedFingerprints.contains(fp) {
-                                    Image(systemName: "checkmark.seal.fill")
-                                        .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                        .foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                                } else if let icon = item.enc.icon {
-                                    // Fallback to whatever status says (likely lock if we had a past session)
-                                    Image(systemName: icon)
-                                        .font(.system(size: 10))
-                                        .foregroundColor(baseColor)
-                                }
-                            }
                         }
 
                         Spacer()

bitchat/Views/VerificationViews.swift

@@ -1,347 +0,0 @@
-import SwiftUI
-import CoreImage
-import CoreImage.CIFilterBuiltins
-#if os(iOS)
-import UIKit
-#else
-import AppKit
-#endif
-
-/// Placeholder view to display the user's verification QR payload as text.
-struct MyQRView: View {
-    let qrString: String
-    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
-    private var boxColor: Color { Color.gray.opacity(0.1) }
-
-    var body: some View {
-        VStack(spacing: 12) {
-            Text("scan to verify me")
-                .font(.system(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
-
-            VStack(spacing: 10) {
-                QRCodeImage(data: qrString, size: 240)
-                    .accessibilityLabel("verification qr code")
-
-                // Non-scrolling, fully visible URL (wraps across lines)
-                Text(qrString)
-                    .font(.system(size: 11, design: .monospaced))
-                    .textSelection(.enabled)
-                    .multilineTextAlignment(.leading)
-                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-                    .padding(8)
-                    .background(boxColor)
-                    .cornerRadius(8)
-            }
-            .padding()
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-            .background(boxColor)
-            .cornerRadius(8)
-        }
-        .padding()
-    }
-}
-
-// Render a QR code image for a given string using CoreImage
-struct QRCodeImage: View {
-    let data: String
-    let size: CGFloat
-
-    private let context = CIContext()
-    private let filter = CIFilter.qrCodeGenerator()
-
-    var body: some View {
-        Group {
-            if let image = generateImage() {
-                ImageWrapper(image: image)
-                    .frame(width: size, height: size)
-            } else {
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8)
-                    .stroke(Color.gray.opacity(0.5), lineWidth: 1)
-                    .frame(width: size, height: size)
-                    .overlay(
-                        Text("qr unavailable")
-                            .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                            .foregroundColor(.gray)
-                    )
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    private func generateImage() -> CGImage? {
-        let inputData = Data(data.utf8)
-        filter.message = inputData
-        filter.correctionLevel = "M"
-        guard let outputImage = filter.outputImage else { return nil }
-        let scale = max(1, Int(size / 32))
-        let transformed = outputImage.transformed(by: CGAffineTransform(scaleX: CGFloat(scale), y: CGFloat(scale)))
-        return context.createCGImage(transformed, from: transformed.extent)
-    }
-}
-
-// Platform-specific wrapper to display CGImage in SwiftUI
-struct ImageWrapper: View {
-    let image: CGImage
-    var body: some View {
-        #if os(iOS)
-        let ui = UIImage(cgImage: image)
-        return Image(uiImage: ui)
-            .interpolation(.none)
-            .resizable()
-        #else
-        let ns = NSImage(cgImage: image, size: .zero)
-        return Image(nsImage: ns)
-            .interpolation(.none)
-            .resizable()
-        #endif
-    }
-}
-
-/// Placeholder scanner UI; real camera scanning will be added later.
-struct QRScanView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var viewModel: ChatViewModel
-    var isActive: Bool = true
-    @State private var input = ""
-    @State private var result: String = "" // not shown for iOS scanner
-    @State private var lastValid: String = ""
-    var body: some View {
-        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
-            #if os(iOS)
-            CameraScannerView(isActive: isActive) { code in
-                if let qr = VerificationService.shared.verifyScannedQR(code) {
-                    let ok = viewModel.beginQRVerification(with: qr)
-                    if !ok { /* already pending; continue scanning */ }
-                    lastValid = code
-                } else {
-                    // ignore invalid reads; continue scanning
-                }
-            }
-            .frame(height: 260)
-            .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
-            #else
-            Text("paste qr content to validate:")
-                .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced))
-            TextEditor(text: $input)
-                .frame(height: 100)
-                .border(Color.gray.opacity(0.4))
-            Button("validate") {
-                if let qr = VerificationService.shared.verifyScannedQR(input) {
-                    let ok = viewModel.beginQRVerification(with: qr)
-                    result = ok ? "verification requested for \(qr.nickname)" : "could not find matching peer"
-                } else {
-                    result = "invalid or expired qr payload"
-                }
-            }
-            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-            #endif
-            // No status text under camera per design
-            Spacer()
-        }
-        .padding()
-    }
-}
-
-#if os(iOS)
-import AVFoundation
-
-struct CameraScannerView: UIViewRepresentable {
-    typealias UIViewType = PreviewView
-    var isActive: Bool
-    var onCode: (String) -> Void
-
-    func makeUIView(context: Context) -> PreviewView {
-        let view = PreviewView()
-        context.coordinator.setup(sessionOwner: view, onCode: onCode)
-        context.coordinator.setActive(isActive)
-        return view
-    }
-
-    func updateUIView(_ uiView: PreviewView, context: Context) {
-        context.coordinator.setActive(isActive)
-    }
-
-    func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator { Coordinator() }
-
-    final class Coordinator: NSObject, AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate {
-        private var onCode: ((String) -> Void)?
-        private weak var owner: PreviewView?
-        private let session = AVCaptureSession()
-        private var isRunning = false
-        private var permissionGranted = false
-        private var desiredActive = false
-
-        func setup(sessionOwner: PreviewView, onCode: @escaping (String) -> Void) {
-            self.owner = sessionOwner
-            self.onCode = onCode
-            session.beginConfiguration()
-            session.sessionPreset = .high
-            guard let device = AVCaptureDevice.default(for: .video),
-                  let input = try? AVCaptureDeviceInput(device: device),
-                  session.canAddInput(input) else { return }
-            session.addInput(input)
-            let output = AVCaptureMetadataOutput()
-            guard session.canAddOutput(output) else { return }
-            session.addOutput(output)
-            output.setMetadataObjectsDelegate(self, queue: DispatchQueue.main)
-            if output.availableMetadataObjectTypes.contains(.qr) {
-                output.metadataObjectTypes = [.qr]
-            }
-            session.commitConfiguration()
-            sessionOwner.videoPreviewLayer.session = session
-            // Request permission and start
-            AVCaptureDevice.requestAccess(for: .video) { granted in
-                self.permissionGranted = granted
-                if granted && self.desiredActive && !self.isRunning {
-                    self.setActive(true)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        func setActive(_ active: Bool) {
-            desiredActive = active
-            guard permissionGranted else { return }
-            if active && !isRunning {
-                isRunning = true
-                DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
-                    if !self.session.isRunning { self.session.startRunning() }
-                }
-            } else if !active && isRunning {
-                isRunning = false
-                DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
-                    if self.session.isRunning { self.session.stopRunning() }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        func metadataOutput(_ output: AVCaptureMetadataOutput, didOutput metadataObjects: [AVMetadataObject], from connection: AVCaptureConnection) {
-            for obj in metadataObjects {
-                guard let m = obj as? AVMetadataMachineReadableCodeObject,
-                      m.type == .qr,
-                      let str = m.stringValue else { continue }
-                onCode?(str)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    final class PreviewView: UIView {
-        override class var layerClass: AnyClass { AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer.self }
-        var videoPreviewLayer: AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer { layer as! AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer }
-        override init(frame: CGRect) {
-            super.init(frame: frame)
-            videoPreviewLayer.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill
-        }
-        required init?(coder: NSCoder) { fatalError("init(coder:) has not been implemented") }
-    }
-}
-#endif
-
-// Combined sheet: shows my QR by default with a button to scan instead
-struct VerificationSheetView: View {
-    @EnvironmentObject var viewModel: ChatViewModel
-    @Binding var isPresented: Bool
-    @State private var showingScanner = false
-    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
-
-    private var backgroundColor: Color { colorScheme == .dark ? Color.black : Color.white }
-    private var accentColor: Color { colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0) }
-    private var boxColor: Color { Color.gray.opacity(0.1) }
-
-    private func myQRString() -> String {
-        let npub = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity()?.npub
-        return VerificationService.shared.buildMyQRString(nickname: viewModel.nickname, npub: npub) ?? ""
-    }
-
-    var body: some View {
-        VStack(spacing: 0) {
-            // Top header (always at top)
-            HStack {
-                Text("VERIFY")
-                    .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
-                    .foregroundColor(accentColor)
-                Spacer()
-                Button(action: {
-                    showingScanner = false
-                    isPresented = false
-                }) {
-                    Image(systemName: "xmark")
-                        .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
-                        .foregroundColor(accentColor)
-                }
-                .buttonStyle(.plain)
-            }
-            .padding(.horizontal, 16)
-            .padding(.top, 12)
-            .padding(.bottom, 8)
-
-            Divider()
-
-            // Content area
-            Group {
-                if showingScanner {
-                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
-                        Text("scan a friend's qr")
-                            .font(.system(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
-                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                            .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
-                            .foregroundColor(accentColor)
-                        #if os(iOS)
-                        QRScanView(isActive: showingScanner)
-                            .environmentObject(viewModel)
-                            .frame(height: 280)
-                            .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10))
-                        #else
-                        QRScanView()
-                            .environmentObject(viewModel)
-                        #endif
-                    }
-                    .padding()
-                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                    .background(boxColor)
-                    .cornerRadius(8)
-                } else {
-                    let qr = myQRString()
-                    MyQRView(qrString: qr)
-                }
-            }
-            .padding(16)
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .top)
-
-            // Centered controls moved up
-            VStack(spacing: 10) {
-                if showingScanner {
-                    Button(action: { showingScanner = false }) {
-                        Label("show my qr", systemImage: "qrcode")
-                            .font(.system(size: 13, design: .monospaced))
-                    }
-                    .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                } else {
-                    Button(action: { showingScanner = true }) {
-                        Label("scan someone else's qr", systemImage: "camera.viewfinder")
-                            .font(.system(size: 13, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced))
-                    }
-                    .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                    .tint(.gray)
-                }
-
-                // Optional: Remove verification for selected peer (if verified)
-                if let pid = viewModel.selectedPrivateChatPeer,
-                   let fp = viewModel.getFingerprint(for: pid),
-                   viewModel.verifiedFingerprints.contains(fp) {
-                    Button(action: { viewModel.unverifyFingerprint(for: pid) }) {
-                        Label("remove verification", systemImage: "minus.circle")
-                            .font(.system(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                    }
-                    .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                    .tint(.gray)
-                }
-            }
-            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-            .padding(.vertical, 14)
-        }
-        .background(backgroundColor)
-        #if os(iOS)
-        .presentationDetents([.large])
-        .presentationDragIndicator(.visible)
-        #endif
-        .onDisappear { showingScanner = false }
-    }
-}

bitchat/bitchat-macOS.entitlements

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 	</array>
 	<key>com.apple.security.device.bluetooth</key>
 	<true/>
-	<key>com.apple.security.personal-information.location</key>
-	<true/>
 	<key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
 	<true/>
 </dict>

bitchatShareExtension/ShareViewController.swift

@@ -7,160 +7,160 @@
 //
 
 import UIKit
+import Social
 import UniformTypeIdentifiers
 
-/// Modern share extension using UIKit + UTTypes.
+class ShareViewController: SLComposeServiceViewController {
-/// Avoids deprecated Social framework and SLComposeServiceViewController.
-final class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
-    private let statusLabel: UILabel = {
-        let l = UILabel()
-        l.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
-        l.font = .systemFont(ofSize: 15, weight: .semibold)
-        l.textAlignment = .center
-        l.numberOfLines = 0
-        l.textColor = .label
-        return l
-    }()
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
-        view.backgroundColor = .systemBackground
+        // Set placeholder text
-        view.addSubview(statusLabel)
+        placeholder = "Share to bitchat..."
-        NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
+        // Set character limit (optional)
-            statusLabel.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor),
+        charactersRemaining = 500
-            statusLabel.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerYAnchor),
-            statusLabel.leadingAnchor.constraint(greaterThanOrEqualTo: view.layoutMarginsGuide.leadingAnchor),
-            statusLabel.trailingAnchor.constraint(lessThanOrEqualTo: view.layoutMarginsGuide.trailingAnchor)
-        ])
-
-        processShare()
     }
     
-    // MARK: - Processing
+    override func isContentValid() -> Bool {
-    private func processShare() {
+        // Validate that we have text content or attachments
-        guard let ctx = self.extensionContext,
+        if let text = contentText, !text.isEmpty {
-              let item = ctx.inputItems.first as? NSExtensionItem else {
+            return true
-            finishWithMessage("Nothing to share")
+        }
+        // Check if we have attachments
+        if let item = extensionContext?.inputItems.first as? NSExtensionItem,
+           let attachments = item.attachments,
+           !attachments.isEmpty {
+            return true
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+    
+    override func didSelectPost() {
+        guard let extensionItem = extensionContext?.inputItems.first as? NSExtensionItem else {
+            self.extensionContext?.completeRequest(returningItems: nil, completionHandler: nil)
             return
         }
         
-        // Try content from attributed text first (Safari often passes URL here)
-        if let url = detectURL(in: item.attributedContentText?.string ?? "") {
-            saveAndFinish(url: url, title: item.attributedTitle?.string)
-            return
-        }
         
-        // Scan attachments for URL/text
+        // Get the page title from the compose view or extension item
-        let providers = item.attachments ?? []
+        let pageTitle = self.contentText ?? extensionItem.attributedContentText?.string ?? extensionItem.attributedTitle?.string
-        if providers.isEmpty {
+        
-            // Fallback: use attributed title as plain text
+        var foundURL: URL? = nil
-            if let title = item.attributedTitle?.string, !title.isEmpty {
+        let group = DispatchGroup()
-                saveAndFinish(text: title)
+        
-            } else {
+        // IMPORTANT: Check if the NSExtensionItem itself has a URL
-                finishWithMessage("No shareable content")
+        // Safari often provides the URL as an attributedString with a link
+        if let attributedText = extensionItem.attributedContentText {
+            let text = attributedText.string
+            let detector = try? NSDataDetector(types: NSTextCheckingResult.CheckingType.link.rawValue)
+            let matches = detector?.matches(in: text, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: text.utf16.count))
+            if let firstMatch = matches?.first, let url = firstMatch.url {
+                foundURL = url
             }
-            return
         }
         
-        // Load URL or text asynchronously
+        // Only check attachments if we haven't found a URL yet
-        loadFirstURL(from: providers) { [weak self] url in
+        if foundURL == nil {
-            guard let self = self else { return }
+            for (_, itemProvider) in (extensionItem.attachments ?? []).enumerated() {
-            if let url = url {
+                
-                self.saveAndFinish(url: url, title: item.attributedTitle?.string)
+                // Try multiple URL type identifiers that Safari might use
-            } else {
+                let urlTypes = [
-                self.loadFirstPlainText(from: providers) { text in
+                    UTType.url.identifier,
-                    if let t = text, !t.isEmpty {
+                    "public.url",
-                        // Treat as URL if parseable http(s), else plain text
+                    "public.file-url"
-                        if let u = URL(string: t), ["http","https"].contains(u.scheme?.lowercased() ?? "") {
+                ]
-                            self.saveAndFinish(url: u, title: item.attributedTitle?.string)
+                
-                        } else {
+                for urlType in urlTypes {
-                            self.saveAndFinish(text: t)
+                    if itemProvider.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(urlType) {
+                        group.enter()
+                        itemProvider.loadItem(forTypeIdentifier: urlType, options: nil) { (item, error) in
+                            defer { group.leave() }
+                            
+                            if let url = item as? URL {
+                                foundURL = url
+                        } else if let data = item as? Data,
+                                  let urlString = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8),
+                                  let url = URL(string: urlString) {
+                            foundURL = url
+                        } else if let string = item as? String,
+                                  let url = URL(string: string) {
+                            foundURL = url
+                        }
+                    }
+                    break // Found a URL type, no need to check other types
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Also check for plain text that might be a URL
+            if foundURL == nil && itemProvider.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(UTType.plainText.identifier) {
+                group.enter()
+                itemProvider.loadItem(forTypeIdentifier: UTType.plainText.identifier, options: nil) { (item, error) in
+                    defer { group.leave() }
+                    
+                    if let text = item as? String {
+                        // Check if the text is actually a URL
+                        if let url = URL(string: text),
+                           (url.scheme == "http" || url.scheme == "https") {
+                            foundURL = url
                         }
-                    } else {
-                        self.finishWithMessage("No shareable content")
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-    }
+        } // End of if foundURL == nil
         
-    private func detectURL(in text: String) -> URL? {
+        // Process after all checks complete
-        guard !text.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        group.notify(queue: .main) { [weak self] in
-        let detector = try? NSDataDetector(types: NSTextCheckingResult.CheckingType.link.rawValue)
+            if let url = foundURL {
-        let range = NSRange(location: 0, length: (text as NSString).length)
+                // We have a URL! Create the JSON data
-        let match = detector?.matches(in: text, options: [], range: range).first
+                let urlData: [String: String] = [
-        return match?.url
+                    "url": url.absoluteString,
-    }
+                    "title": pageTitle ?? url.host ?? "Shared Link"
+                ]
                 
-    private func loadFirstURL(from providers: [NSItemProvider], completion: @escaping (URL?) -> Void) {
-        let identifiers = [UTType.url.identifier, "public.url", "public.file-url"]
-        let grp = DispatchGroup()
-        var found: URL?
                 
-        for p in providers where found == nil {
+                if let jsonData = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: urlData),
-            for id in identifiers where p.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(id) {
+                   let jsonString = String(data: jsonData, encoding: .utf8) {
-                grp.enter()
+                    self?.saveToSharedDefaults(content: jsonString, type: "url")
-                p.loadItem(forTypeIdentifier: id, options: nil) { item, _ in
-                    defer { grp.leave() }
-                    if let u = item as? URL { found = u; return }
-                    if let s = item as? String, let u = URL(string: s) { found = u; return }
-                    if let d = item as? Data, let s = String(data: d, encoding: .utf8), let u = URL(string: s) { found = u; return }
                 }
-                break
+            } else if let title = pageTitle, !title.isEmpty {
+                // No URL found, just share the text
+                self?.saveToSharedDefaults(content: title, type: "text")
             }
-        }
-        grp.notify(queue: .main) { completion(found) }
-    }
             
-    private func loadFirstPlainText(from providers: [NSItemProvider], completion: @escaping (String?) -> Void) {
+            self?.extensionContext?.completeRequest(returningItems: nil, completionHandler: nil)
-        let id = UTType.plainText.identifier
-        let grp = DispatchGroup()
-        var text: String?
-        for p in providers where p.hasItemConformingToTypeIdentifier(id) {
-            grp.enter()
-            p.loadItem(forTypeIdentifier: id, options: nil) { item, _ in
-                defer { grp.leave() }
-                if let s = item as? String { text = s }
-                else if let d = item as? Data, let s = String(data: d, encoding: .utf8) { text = s }
-            }
-            break
-        }
-        grp.notify(queue: .main) { completion(text) }
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Save + Finish
-    private func saveAndFinish(url: URL, title: String?) {
-        let payload: [String: String] = [
-            "url": url.absoluteString,
-            "title": title ?? url.host ?? "Shared Link"
-        ]
-        if let json = try? JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: payload),
-           let s = String(data: json, encoding: .utf8) {
-            saveToSharedDefaults(content: s, type: "url")
-            finishWithMessage("✓ Shared link to bitchat")
-        } else {
-            finishWithMessage("Failed to encode link")
         }
     }
     
-    private func saveAndFinish(text: String) {
+    override func configurationItems() -> [Any]! {
-        saveToSharedDefaults(content: text, type: "text")
+        // No configuration items needed
-        finishWithMessage("✓ Shared text to bitchat")
+        return []
     }
     
+    // MARK: - Helper Methods
+    
     private func saveToSharedDefaults(content: String, type: String) {
-        guard let userDefaults = UserDefaults(suiteName: "group.chat.bitchat") else { return }
+        // Use app groups to share data between extension and main app
+        guard let userDefaults = UserDefaults(suiteName: "group.chat.bitchat") else {
+            return
+        }
+        
         userDefaults.set(content, forKey: "sharedContent")
         userDefaults.set(type, forKey: "sharedContentType")
         userDefaults.set(Date(), forKey: "sharedContentDate")
-        // No need to force synchronize; the system persists changes
+        userDefaults.synchronize()
+        
+        
+        // Force open the main app
+        self.openMainApp()
     }
     
-    private func finishWithMessage(_ msg: String) {
+    private func openMainApp() {
-        statusLabel.text = msg
+        // Share extensions cannot directly open the containing app
-        // Complete shortly after showing status
+        // The app will check for shared content when it becomes active
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + TransportConfig.uiShareExtensionDismissDelaySeconds) {
+        // Show success feedback to user
-            self.extensionContext?.completeRequest(returningItems: nil, completionHandler: nil)
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            self.textView.text = "✓ Shared to bitchat"
+            self.textView.isEditable = false
         }
     }
 }

bitchatTests/NostrProtocolTests.swift

@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ final class NostrProtocolTests: XCTestCase {
         let sender = try NostrIdentity.generate()
         let recipient = try NostrIdentity.generate()
         
-        #if DEBUG
         print("Sender pubkey: \(sender.publicKeyHex)")
         print("Recipient pubkey: \(recipient.publicKeyHex)")
-        #endif
         
         // Create a test message
         let originalContent = "Hello from NIP-17 test!"
@@ -36,10 +34,8 @@ final class NostrProtocolTests: XCTestCase {
             senderIdentity: sender
         )
         
-        #if DEBUG
         print("Gift wrap created with ID: \(giftWrap.id)")
         print("Gift wrap pubkey: \(giftWrap.pubkey)")
-        #endif
         
         // Decrypt the gift wrap
         let (decryptedContent, senderPubkey, timestamp) = try NostrProtocol.decryptPrivateMessage(
@@ -56,9 +52,7 @@ final class NostrProtocolTests: XCTestCase {
         let timeDiff = abs(messageDate.timeIntervalSinceNow)
         XCTAssertLessThan(timeDiff, 60, "Message timestamp should be recent")
         
-        #if DEBUG
         print("✅ Successfully decrypted message: '\(decryptedContent)' from \(senderPubkey) at \(messageDate)")
-        #endif
     }
     
     func testGiftWrapUsesUniqueEphemeralKeys() throws {
@@ -81,10 +75,8 @@ final class NostrProtocolTests: XCTestCase {
         
         // Gift wrap pubkeys should be different (unique ephemeral keys)
         XCTAssertNotEqual(message1.pubkey, message2.pubkey)
-        #if DEBUG
         print("Message 1 gift wrap pubkey: \(message1.pubkey)")
         print("Message 2 gift wrap pubkey: \(message2.pubkey)")
-        #endif
         
         // Both should decrypt successfully
         let (content1, _, _) = try NostrProtocol.decryptPrivateMessage(
@@ -117,114 +109,7 @@ final class NostrProtocolTests: XCTestCase {
             giftWrap: giftWrap,
             recipientIdentity: wrongRecipient
         )) { error in
-            #if DEBUG
             print("Expected error when decrypting with wrong key: \(error)")
-            #endif
         }
     }
-
-    func testAckRoundTripNIP44V2_Delivered() throws {
-        // Identities
-        let sender = try NostrIdentity.generate()
-        let recipient = try NostrIdentity.generate()
-
-        // Build a DELIVERED ack embedded payload (geohash-style, no recipient peer ID)
-        let messageID = "TEST-MSG-DELIVERED-1"
-        let senderPeerID = "0123456789abcdef" // 8-byte hex peer ID
-        guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostrNoRecipient(type: .delivered, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
-            XCTFail("Failed to embed delivered ack")
-            return
-        }
-
-        // Create NIP-17 gift wrap to recipient (uses NIP-44 v2 internally)
-        let giftWrap = try NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(
-            content: embedded,
-            recipientPubkey: recipient.publicKeyHex,
-            senderIdentity: sender
-        )
-
-        // Ensure v2 format was used for ciphertext
-        XCTAssertTrue(giftWrap.content.hasPrefix("v2:"))
-
-        // Decrypt as recipient
-        let (content, senderPubkey, _) = try NostrProtocol.decryptPrivateMessage(
-            giftWrap: giftWrap,
-            recipientIdentity: recipient
-        )
-
-        // Verify sender is correct
-        XCTAssertEqual(senderPubkey, sender.publicKeyHex)
-
-        // Parse BitChat payload
-        XCTAssertTrue(content.hasPrefix("bitchat1:"))
-        let base64url = String(content.dropFirst("bitchat1:".count))
-        guard let packetData = Self.base64URLDecode(base64url),
-              let packet = BitchatPacket.from(packetData) else {
-            return XCTFail("Failed to decode bitchat packet")
-        }
-        XCTAssertEqual(packet.type, MessageType.noiseEncrypted.rawValue)
-        guard let payload = NoisePayload.decode(packet.payload) else {
-            return XCTFail("Failed to decode NoisePayload")
-        }
-        switch payload.type {
-        case .delivered:
-            let mid = String(data: payload.data, encoding: .utf8)
-            XCTAssertEqual(mid, messageID)
-        default:
-            XCTFail("Unexpected payload type: \(payload.type)")
-        }
-    }
-
-    func testAckRoundTripNIP44V2_ReadReceipt() throws {
-        // Identities
-        let sender = try NostrIdentity.generate()
-        let recipient = try NostrIdentity.generate()
-
-        let messageID = "TEST-MSG-READ-1"
-        let senderPeerID = "fedcba9876543210" // 8-byte hex peer ID
-        guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostrNoRecipient(type: .readReceipt, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
-            XCTFail("Failed to embed read ack")
-            return
-        }
-
-        let giftWrap = try NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(
-            content: embedded,
-            recipientPubkey: recipient.publicKeyHex,
-            senderIdentity: sender
-        )
-
-        XCTAssertTrue(giftWrap.content.hasPrefix("v2:"))
-
-        let (content, senderPubkey, _) = try NostrProtocol.decryptPrivateMessage(
-            giftWrap: giftWrap,
-            recipientIdentity: recipient
-        )
-        XCTAssertEqual(senderPubkey, sender.publicKeyHex)
-
-        XCTAssertTrue(content.hasPrefix("bitchat1:"))
-        let base64url = String(content.dropFirst("bitchat1:".count))
-        guard let packetData = Self.base64URLDecode(base64url),
-              let packet = BitchatPacket.from(packetData) else {
-            return XCTFail("Failed to decode bitchat packet")
-        }
-        XCTAssertEqual(packet.type, MessageType.noiseEncrypted.rawValue)
-        guard let payload = NoisePayload.decode(packet.payload) else {
-            return XCTFail("Failed to decode NoisePayload")
-        }
-        switch payload.type {
-        case .readReceipt:
-            let mid = String(data: payload.data, encoding: .utf8)
-            XCTAssertEqual(mid, messageID)
-        default:
-            XCTFail("Unexpected payload type: \(payload.type)")
-        }
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Helpers
-    private static func base64URLDecode(_ s: String) -> Data? {
-        var str = s.replacingOccurrences(of: "-", with: "+").replacingOccurrences(of: "_", with: "/")
-        let rem = str.count % 4
-        if rem > 0 { str.append(String(repeating: "=", count: 4 - rem)) }
-        return Data(base64Encoded: str)
-    }
 }

bitchatTests/TestUtilities/LegacyTestProtocolTypes.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//
+// LegacyTestProtocolTypes.swift
+// bitchatTests
+//
+// Minimal legacy protocol types used only by tests to simulate old flows.
+// These are not part of production code anymore.
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct ProtocolNack {
+    let originalPacketID: String
+    let nackID: String
+    let senderID: String
+    let receiverID: String
+    let packetType: UInt8
+    let reason: String
+    let errorCode: UInt8
+    
+    enum ErrorCode: UInt8 {
+        case unknown = 0
+        case decryptionFailed = 2
+    }
+    
+    init(originalPacketID: String, senderID: String, receiverID: String, packetType: UInt8, reason: String, errorCode: ErrorCode = .unknown) {
+        self.originalPacketID = originalPacketID
+        self.nackID = UUID().uuidString
+        self.senderID = senderID
+        self.receiverID = receiverID
+        self.packetType = packetType
+        self.reason = reason
+        self.errorCode = errorCode.rawValue
+    }
+    
+    func toBinaryData() -> Data {
+        // Tests don't parse the payload; return a compact encoding for completeness
+        var data = Data()
+        data.appendUUID(originalPacketID)
+        data.appendUUID(nackID)
+        data.append(UInt8(packetType))
+        data.append(UInt8(errorCode))
+        data.appendString(reason)
+        return data
+    }
+}
+

build.log

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Command line invocation:
+    /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -project bitchat.xcodeproj -scheme bitchat -configuration Debug -sdk iphonesimulator CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=YES
+
+Build settings from command line:
+    CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED = NO
+    ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES
+    SDKROOT = iphonesimulator18.5
+
+Resolve Package Graph
+/Users/jack/Library/org.swift.swiftpm/configuration is not accessible or not writable, disabling user-level cache features./Users/jack/Library/org.swift.swiftpm/security is not accessible or not writable, disabling user-level cache features./Users/jack/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm is not accessible or not writable, disabling user-level cache features.
+Package: swift-secp256k1
+
+fatalError