Delete SpamFilterService - remove 184 lines of unused code

SpamFilterService was disabled on Oct 7 because rate limits broke normal conversation (3 msg capacity, 0.5/sec refill = 1 msg per 2 seconds). Only the near-duplicate detection was being used, so: - Deleted SpamFilterService.swift (222 lines) - Moved near-dup LRU cache inline to ChatViewModel (40 lines) - Removed unused rate limiter config constants (6 lines) Net: -184 lines, clearer code, same functionality Services: 6 → 5 (SpamFilter removed) Build time: 6.10s (was 6.21s) Tests: 23/23 passing
Address PR #775 review feedback
2026-07-25 22:45:20 +00:00 · 2025-10-09 17:56:34 +02:00 · 2025-10-09 17:09:51 +02:00 · 2025-10-07 22:21:27 +01:00 · 2025-10-07 22:21:27 +01:00 · 2025-10-07 22:21:27 +01:00
2374 changed files with 44644 additions and 6203 deletions
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@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ jobs:
        run: swift build

      - name: Run Tests
-        run: swift test --parallel --disable-swift-testing  # so it only runs xctests: https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-package-manager/issues/8529#issuecomment-2815711345
+        run: swift test --parallel
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ plans/
 CLAUDE.md
 AGENTS.md

-## User settings
-xcuserdata/
-
 ## compatibility with Xcode 8 and earlier (ignoring not required starting Xcode 9)
 *.xcscmblueprint
 *.xccheckout
@@ -57,7 +54,8 @@ iOSInjectionProject/

 ## Xcode project
 *.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/
-*.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/
+## Xcode User settings
+xcuserdata/

 ## Python
 __pycache__/
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.2
+MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.4
 CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1

 IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.0
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import PackageDescription

 let package = Package(
    name: "bitchat",
+    defaultLocalization: "en",
    platforms: [
-        .iOS(.v16),
+        .iOS(.v17),
        .macOS(.v13)
    ],
    products: [
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ let package = Package(
        ),
    ],
    dependencies:[
+        .package(path: "localPackages/Tor"),
        .package(path: "localPackages/BitLogger"),
        .package(url: "https://github.com/21-DOT-DEV/swift-secp256k1", exact: "0.21.1")
    ],
@@ -24,8 +26,7 @@ let package = Package(
            dependencies: [
                .product(name: "P256K", package: "swift-secp256k1"),
                .product(name: "BitLogger", package: "BitLogger"),
-                .target(name: "TorC"),
-                .target(name: "tor-nolzma")
+                .product(name: "Tor", package: "Tor")
            ],
            path: "bitchat",
            exclude: [
@@ -33,21 +34,12 @@ let package = Package(
                "Assets.xcassets",
                "bitchat.entitlements",
                "bitchat-macOS.entitlements",
-                "LaunchScreen.storyboard",
-                "Services/Tor/C/"
+                "LaunchScreen.storyboard"
            ],
-            linkerSettings: [
-                .linkedLibrary("z")
+            resources: [
+                .process("Localizable.xcstrings")
            ]
        ),
-        .target(
-            name: "TorC",
-            path: "bitchat/Services/Tor/C"
-        ),
-        .binaryTarget(
-            name: "tor-nolzma",
-            path: "Frameworks/tor-nolzma.xcframework"
-        ),
        .testTarget(
            name: "bitchatTests",
            dependencies: ["bitchat"],
@@ -55,6 +47,9 @@ let package = Package(
            exclude: [
                "Info.plist",
                "README.md"
+            ],
+            resources: [
+                .process("Localization")
            ]
        )
    ]
@@ -116,3 +116,10 @@ For detailed protocol documentation, see the [Technical Whitepaper](WHITEPAPER.m

 Want to try this on macos: `just run` will set it up and run from source.
 Run `just clean` afterwards to restore things to original state for mobile app building and development.
+
+## Localization
+
+- Base app resources live under `bitchat/Localization/Base.lproj/`. Add new copy to `Localizable.strings` and plural rules to `Localizable.stringsdict`.
+- Share extension strings are separate in `bitchatShareExtension/Localization/Base.lproj/Localizable.strings`.
+- Prefer keys that describe intent (`app_info.features.offline.title`) and reuse existing ones where possible.
+- Run `xcodebuild -project bitchat.xcodeproj -scheme "bitchat (macOS)" -configuration Debug CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO build` to compile-check any localization updates.
@@ -184,6 +184,28 @@ To minimize bandwidth, `BitchatPacket`s are serialized into a compact binary for

 **Padding:** All packets are padded to the next standard block size (256, 512, 1024, or 2048 bytes) using a PKCS#7-style scheme to obscure the true message length from network observers.

+```mermaid
+---
+config:
+  theme: dark
+---
+---
+title: "BitchatPacket"
+---
+packet
+8: "Version"
+8: "Type"
+8: "TTL"
+64: "Timestamp"
+8: "Flags"
+16: "Payload Length"
+64: "Sender ID"
+64: "Recipient ID (optional)"
+48: "Payload (variable)"
+64: "Signature (optional)"
+```
+_A representation of the sizes of the fields in `BitchatPacket`_
+
 ### 6.2. Application Message Format (`BitchatMessage`)

 For packets of type `message`, the payload is a binary-serialized `BitchatMessage` containing the chat content.
@@ -198,6 +220,25 @@ For packets of type `message`, the payload is a binary-serialized `BitchatMessag
 | Original Sender     | 1 + len (opt)| Nickname of the original sender if the message is a relay.               |
 | Recipient Nickname  | 1 + len (opt)| Nickname of the recipient for private messages.                          |

+```mermaid
+---
+config:
+  theme: dark
+---
+---
+title: "BitchatMessage"
+---
+packet
+8: "Flags"
+64: "Timestamp"
+24: "ID (variable)"
+32: "Sender (variable)"
+32: "Content (variable)"
+32: "Original Sender (variable) (optional)"
+32: "Recipient Nickname (variable) (optional)"
+```
+_A representation of the sizes of the fields in `BitchatMessage`_
+
 ---

 ## 7. Message Routing and Propagation
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 	objects = {

 /* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
-		0481A35D2E6DA18600FC845E /* libz.tbd in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 0481A35C2E6DA18600FC845E /* libz.tbd */; };
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 		A6E3E5722E7703760032EA8A /* BitLogger in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = A6E3E5712E7703760032EA8A /* BitLogger */; };
+		A6E3EA7F2E7706720032EA8A /* Tor in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = A6E3EA7E2E7706720032EA8A /* Tor */; };
+		A6E3EA812E7706A80032EA8A /* Tor in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = A6E3EA802E7706A80032EA8A /* Tor */; };
+		A6F183FD2E948783006A9046 /* tor-nolzma.xcframework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A6F183FC2E948783006A9046 /* tor-nolzma.xcframework */; };
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 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
@@ -58,11 +57,10 @@

 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
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-		0481A35C2E6DA18600FC845E /* libz.tbd */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "sourcecode.text-based-dylib-definition"; name = libz.tbd; path = usr/lib/libz.tbd; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
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+		A6F183FC2E948783006A9046 /* tor-nolzma.xcframework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.xcframework; name = "tor-nolzma.xcframework"; path = "localPackages/Tor/Frameworks/tor-nolzma.xcframework"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C0DB1DE27F0AAB5092663E8E /* bitchatTests_iOS.xctest */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.cfbundle; includeInIndex = 0; path = bitchatTests_iOS.xctest; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		E0A1B2C3D4E5F6012345678A /* relays/online_relays_gps.csv */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; path = relays/online_relays_gps.csv; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
@@ -87,7 +85,6 @@
 			membershipExceptions = (
 				Info.plist,
 				LaunchScreen.storyboard,
-				Services/Tor/C/include/.gitkeep,
 			);
 			target = 0576A29205865664C0937536 /* bitchat_macOS */;
 		};
@@ -136,32 +133,22 @@
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			files = (
 				A6E3E5722E7703760032EA8A /* BitLogger in Frameworks */,
-				048A88812E76FD18000FBCDD /* libz.tbd in Frameworks */,
-				0481A3A02E744D6300FC845E /* tor-nolzma.xcframework in Frameworks */,
 				3EE336D150427F736F32B56C /* P256K in Frameworks */,
+				A6E3EA812E7706A80032EA8A /* Tor in Frameworks */,
 			);
 		};
 		B5A5CC493FFB3D8966548140 /* Frameworks */ = {
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			files = (
+				A6F183FD2E948783006A9046 /* tor-nolzma.xcframework in Frameworks */,
 				A6E3E5702E77036A0032EA8A /* BitLogger in Frameworks */,
-				0481A35D2E6DA18600FC845E /* libz.tbd in Frameworks */,
-				0481A3A12E744D6300FC845E /* tor-nolzma.xcframework in Frameworks */,
 				885BBED78092484A5B069461 /* P256K in Frameworks */,
+				A6E3EA7F2E7706720032EA8A /* Tor in Frameworks */,
 			);
 		};
 /* End PBXFrameworksBuildPhase section */

 /* Begin PBXGroup section */
-		0481A3542E6D877600FC845E /* Frameworks */ = {
-			isa = PBXGroup;
-			children = (
-				0481A39F2E744D6300FC845E /* tor-nolzma.xcframework */,
-				0481A35C2E6DA18600FC845E /* libz.tbd */,
-			);
-			path = Frameworks;
-			sourceTree = "<group>";
-		};
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -170,8 +157,8 @@
 				A6E32D212E762EAB0032EA8A /* bitchatShareExtension */,
 				A6E32D412E762EAE0032EA8A /* bitchatTests */,
 				A6E367C92E76469E0032EA8A /* Configs */,
-				0481A3542E6D877600FC845E /* Frameworks */,
 				9F37F9F2C353B58AC809E93B /* Products */,
+				A6F183FB2E948783006A9046 /* Frameworks */,
 			);
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
@@ -187,6 +174,14 @@
 			name = Products;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		A6F183FB2E948783006A9046 /* Frameworks */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				A6F183FC2E948783006A9046 /* tor-nolzma.xcframework */,
+			);
+			name = Frameworks;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 /* End PBXGroup section */

 /* Begin PBXNativeTarget section */
@@ -207,6 +202,7 @@
 			packageProductDependencies = (
 				B1D9136AA0083366353BFA2F /* P256K */,
 				A6E3E5712E7703760032EA8A /* BitLogger */,
+				A6E3EA802E7706A80032EA8A /* Tor */,
 			);
 			productName = bitchat_macOS;
 			productReference = 8F3A7C058C2C8E1A06C8CF8B /* bitchat.app */;
@@ -284,6 +280,7 @@
 			packageProductDependencies = (
 				4EB6BA1B8464F1EA38F4E286 /* P256K */,
 				A6E3E56F2E77036A0032EA8A /* BitLogger */,
+				A6E3EA7E2E7706720032EA8A /* Tor */,
 			);
 			productName = bitchat_iOS;
 			productReference = 96D0D41CA19EE5A772AA8434 /* bitchat.app */;
@@ -304,12 +301,26 @@
 			knownRegions = (
 				Base,
 				en,
+				es,
+				ar,
+				de,
+				fr,
+				he,
+				id,
+				it,
+				ja,
+				ne,
+				"pt-BR",
+				ru,
+				uk,
+				"zh-Hans",
 			);
 			mainGroup = 18198ED912AAF495D8AF7763;
 			minimizedProjectReferenceProxies = 1;
 			packageReferences = (
 				B8C407587481BBB190741C93 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "swift-secp256k1" */,
 				A6E3E56E2E77036A0032EA8A /* XCLocalSwiftPackageReference "localPackages/BitLogger" */,
+				A6E3EA7D2E7706720032EA8A /* XCLocalSwiftPackageReference "localPackages/Tor" */,
 			);
 			preferredProjectObjectVersion = 90;
 			projectDirPath = "";
@@ -867,6 +878,10 @@
 			isa = XCLocalSwiftPackageReference;
 			relativePath = localPackages/BitLogger;
 		};
+		A6E3EA7D2E7706720032EA8A /* XCLocalSwiftPackageReference "localPackages/Tor" */ = {
+			isa = XCLocalSwiftPackageReference;
+			relativePath = localPackages/Tor;
+		};
 /* End XCLocalSwiftPackageReference section */

 /* Begin XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference section */
@@ -894,6 +909,14 @@
 			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
 			productName = BitLogger;
 		};
+		A6E3EA7E2E7706720032EA8A /* Tor */ = {
+			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
+			productName = Tor;
+		};
+		A6E3EA802E7706A80032EA8A /* Tor */ = {
+			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
+			productName = Tor;
+		};
 		B1D9136AA0083366353BFA2F /* P256K */ = {
 			isa = XCSwiftPackageProductDependency;
 			package = B8C407587481BBB190741C93 /* XCRemoteSwiftPackageReference "swift-secp256k1" */;
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Scheme
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1640"
+   version = "1.3">
+   <BuildAction
+      parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
+      buildImplicitDependencies = "YES">
+      <BuildActionEntries>
+         <BuildActionEntry
+            buildForTesting = "YES"
+            buildForRunning = "YES"
+            buildForProfiling = "YES"
+            buildForArchiving = "YES"
+            buildForAnalyzing = "YES">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "57CA17A36A2532A6CFF367BB"
+               BuildableName = "bitchatShareExtension.appex"
+               BlueprintName = "bitchatShareExtension"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </BuildActionEntry>
+         <BuildActionEntry
+            buildForTesting = "YES"
+            buildForRunning = "YES"
+            buildForProfiling = "YES"
+            buildForArchiving = "YES"
+            buildForAnalyzing = "YES">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "AF077EA0474EDEDE2C72716C"
+               BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+               BlueprintName = "bitchat_iOS"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </BuildActionEntry>
+      </BuildActionEntries>
+   </BuildAction>
+   <TestAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
+      codeCoverageEnabled = "YES"
+      onlyGenerateCoverageForSpecifiedTargets = "YES">
+      <MacroExpansion>
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "AF077EA0474EDEDE2C72716C"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_iOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </MacroExpansion>
+      <CodeCoverageTargets>
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "AF077EA0474EDEDE2C72716C"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_iOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </CodeCoverageTargets>
+      <Testables>
+         <TestableReference
+            skipped = "NO"
+            parallelizable = "YES"
+            testExecutionOrdering = "random">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "6CB97DF2EA57234CB3E563B8"
+               BuildableName = "bitchatTests_iOS.xctest"
+               BlueprintName = "bitchatTests_iOS"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </TestableReference>
+      </Testables>
+   </TestAction>
+   <LaunchAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      launchStyle = "0"
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      ignoresPersistentStateOnLaunch = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES"
+      debugServiceExtension = "internal"
+      allowLocationSimulation = "YES">
+      <BuildableProductRunnable
+         runnableDebuggingMode = "0">
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "AF077EA0474EDEDE2C72716C"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_iOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </BuildableProductRunnable>
+      <EnvironmentVariables>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "-DBITCHAT_DEV_ALLOW_CLEARNET"
+            value = ""
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+      </EnvironmentVariables>
+   </LaunchAction>
+   <ProfileAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
+      savedToolIdentifier = ""
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES">
+      <BuildableProductRunnable
+         runnableDebuggingMode = "0">
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "AF077EA0474EDEDE2C72716C"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_iOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </BuildableProductRunnable>
+   </ProfileAction>
+   <AnalyzeAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug">
+   </AnalyzeAction>
+   <ArchiveAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      revealArchiveInOrganizer = "YES">
+   </ArchiveAction>
+</Scheme>
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Scheme
+   LastUpgradeVersion = "1640"
+   version = "1.3">
+   <BuildAction
+      parallelizeBuildables = "YES"
+      buildImplicitDependencies = "YES">
+      <BuildActionEntries>
+         <BuildActionEntry
+            buildForTesting = "YES"
+            buildForRunning = "YES"
+            buildForProfiling = "YES"
+            buildForArchiving = "YES"
+            buildForAnalyzing = "YES">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "0576A29205865664C0937536"
+               BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+               BlueprintName = "bitchat_macOS"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </BuildActionEntry>
+      </BuildActionEntries>
+   </BuildAction>
+   <TestAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
+      <MacroExpansion>
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "0576A29205865664C0937536"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_macOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </MacroExpansion>
+      <Testables>
+         <TestableReference
+            skipped = "NO"
+            parallelizable = "NO">
+            <BuildableReference
+               BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+               BlueprintIdentifier = "47FF23248747DD7CB666CB91"
+               BuildableName = "bitchatTests_macOS.xctest"
+               BlueprintName = "bitchatTests_macOS"
+               ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+            </BuildableReference>
+         </TestableReference>
+      </Testables>
+   </TestAction>
+   <LaunchAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug"
+      selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
+      selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
+      launchStyle = "0"
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      ignoresPersistentStateOnLaunch = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES"
+      debugServiceExtension = "internal"
+      allowLocationSimulation = "YES">
+      <BuildableProductRunnable
+         runnableDebuggingMode = "0">
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "0576A29205865664C0937536"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_macOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </BuildableProductRunnable>
+      <EnvironmentVariables>
+         <EnvironmentVariable
+            key = "BITCHAT_LOG_LEVEL"
+            value = "debug"
+            isEnabled = "YES">
+         </EnvironmentVariable>
+      </EnvironmentVariables>
+   </LaunchAction>
+   <ProfileAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES"
+      savedToolIdentifier = ""
+      useCustomWorkingDirectory = "NO"
+      debugDocumentVersioning = "YES">
+      <BuildableProductRunnable
+         runnableDebuggingMode = "0">
+         <BuildableReference
+            BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
+            BlueprintIdentifier = "0576A29205865664C0937536"
+            BuildableName = "bitchat.app"
+            BlueprintName = "bitchat_macOS"
+            ReferencedContainer = "container:bitchat.xcodeproj">
+         </BuildableReference>
+      </BuildableProductRunnable>
+   </ProfileAction>
+   <AnalyzeAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Debug">
+   </AnalyzeAction>
+   <ArchiveAction
+      buildConfiguration = "Release"
+      revealArchiveInOrganizer = "YES">
+   </ArchiveAction>
+</Scheme>
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 // For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
 //

+import Tor
 import SwiftUI
 import UserNotifications

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import Foundation
 /// Represents the ephemeral layer of identity - short-lived peer IDs that provide network privacy.
 /// These IDs rotate periodically to prevent tracking while maintaining cryptographic relationships.
 struct EphemeralIdentity {
-    let peerID: String          // 8 random bytes
+    let peerID: PeerID          // 8 random bytes
    let sessionStart: Date
    var handshakeState: HandshakeState
 }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ protocol SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
    
    // MARK: Cryptographic Identities
    func upsertCryptographicIdentity(fingerprint: String, noisePublicKey: Data, signingPublicKey: Data?, claimedNickname: String?)
-    func getCryptoIdentitiesByPeerIDPrefix(_ peerID: String) -> [CryptographicIdentity]
+    func getCryptoIdentitiesByPeerIDPrefix(_ peerID: PeerID) -> [CryptographicIdentity]
    func updateSocialIdentity(_ identity: SocialIdentity)
    
    // MARK: Favorites Management
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ protocol SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
    func getBlockedNostrPubkeys() -> Set<String>
    
    // MARK: Ephemeral Session Management
-    func registerEphemeralSession(peerID: String, handshakeState: HandshakeState)
-    func updateHandshakeState(peerID: String, state: HandshakeState)
+    func registerEphemeralSession(peerID: PeerID, handshakeState: HandshakeState)
+    func updateHandshakeState(peerID: PeerID, state: HandshakeState)
    
    // MARK: Cleanup
    func clearAllIdentityData()
-    func removeEphemeralSession(peerID: String)
+    func removeEphemeralSession(peerID: PeerID)
    
    // MARK: Verification
    func setVerified(fingerprint: String, verified: Bool)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ final class SecureIdentityStateManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
    private let encryptionKeyName = "identityCacheEncryptionKey"
    
    // In-memory state
-    private var ephemeralSessions: [String: EphemeralIdentity] = [:]
+    private var ephemeralSessions: [PeerID: EphemeralIdentity] = [:]
    private var cryptographicIdentities: [String: CryptographicIdentity] = [:]
    private var cache: IdentityCache = IdentityCache()
    
@@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ final class SecureIdentityStateManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
    }

    /// Find cryptographic identities whose fingerprint prefix matches a peerID (16-hex) short ID
-    func getCryptoIdentitiesByPeerIDPrefix(_ peerID: String) -> [CryptographicIdentity] {
+    func getCryptoIdentitiesByPeerIDPrefix(_ peerID: PeerID) -> [CryptographicIdentity] {
        queue.sync {
            // Defensive: ensure hex and correct length
-            guard peerID.count == 16, peerID.allSatisfy({ $0.isHexDigit }) else { return [] }
-            return cryptographicIdentities.values.filter { $0.fingerprint.hasPrefix(peerID) }
+            guard peerID.isShort else { return [] }
+            return cryptographicIdentities.values.filter { $0.fingerprint.hasPrefix(peerID.id) }
        }
    }
    
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ final class SecureIdentityStateManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
    
    // MARK: - Ephemeral Session Management
    
-    func registerEphemeralSession(peerID: String, handshakeState: HandshakeState = .none) {
+    func registerEphemeralSession(peerID: PeerID, handshakeState: HandshakeState = .none) {
        queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
            self.ephemeralSessions[peerID] = EphemeralIdentity(
                peerID: peerID,
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ final class SecureIdentityStateManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
        }
    }
    
-    func updateHandshakeState(peerID: String, state: HandshakeState) {
+    func updateHandshakeState(peerID: PeerID, state: HandshakeState) {
        queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
            self.ephemeralSessions[peerID]?.handshakeState = state
            
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ final class SecureIdentityStateManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol {
        }
    }
    
-    func removeEphemeralSession(peerID: String) {
+    func removeEphemeralSession(peerID: PeerID) {
        queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
            self.ephemeralSessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
        }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ final class BitchatMessage: Codable {
    let originalSender: String?
    let isPrivate: Bool
    let recipientNickname: String?
-    let senderPeerID: String?
+    let senderPeerID: PeerID?
    let mentions: [String]?  // Array of mentioned nicknames
    var deliveryStatus: DeliveryStatus? // Delivery tracking
    
@@ -42,7 +42,19 @@ final class BitchatMessage: Codable {
        case isPrivate, recipientNickname, senderPeerID, mentions, deliveryStatus
    }
    
-    init(id: String? = nil, sender: String, content: String, timestamp: Date, isRelay: Bool, originalSender: String? = nil, isPrivate: Bool = false, recipientNickname: String? = nil, senderPeerID: String? = nil, mentions: [String]? = nil, deliveryStatus: DeliveryStatus? = nil) {
+    init(
+        id: String? = nil,
+        sender: String,
+        content: String,
+        timestamp: Date,
+        isRelay: Bool,
+        originalSender: String? = nil,
+        isPrivate: Bool = false,
+        recipientNickname: String? = nil,
+        senderPeerID: PeerID? = nil,
+        mentions: [String]? = nil,
+        deliveryStatus: DeliveryStatus? = nil
+    ) {
        self.id = id ?? UUID().uuidString
        self.sender = sender
        self.content = content
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ extension BitchatMessage {
            data.append(recipData.prefix(255))
        }
        
-        if let senderPeerID = senderPeerID, let peerData = senderPeerID.data(using: .utf8) {
+        if let peerData = senderPeerID?.id.data(using: .utf8) {
            data.append(UInt8(min(peerData.count, 255)))
            data.append(peerData.prefix(255))
        }
@@ -264,11 +276,11 @@ extension BitchatMessage {
            }
        }
        
-        var senderPeerID: String?
+        var senderPeerID: PeerID?
        if hasSenderPeerID && offset < dataCopy.count {
            let length = Int(dataCopy[offset]); offset += 1
            if offset + length <= dataCopy.count {
-                senderPeerID = String(data: dataCopy[offset..<offset+length], encoding: .utf8)
+                senderPeerID = PeerID(data: dataCopy[offset..<offset+length])
                offset += length
            }
        }
@@ -323,6 +335,20 @@ extension BitchatMessage {
    }
 }

+// MARK: - System Message Factory
+
+extension BitchatMessage {
+    /// Creates a system message with default values
+    static func system(_ content: String, timestamp: Date = Date()) -> BitchatMessage {
+        return BitchatMessage(
+            sender: "system",
+            content: content,
+            timestamp: timestamp,
+            isRelay: false
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 extension Array where Element == BitchatMessage {
    /// Filters out empty ones and deduplicate by ID while preserving order (from oldest to newest)
    func cleanedAndDeduped() -> [Element] {
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ struct BitchatPacket: Codable {
    }
    
    // Convenience initializer for new binary format
-    init(type: UInt8, ttl: UInt8, senderID: String, payload: Data) {
+    init(type: UInt8, ttl: UInt8, senderID: PeerID, payload: Data) {
        self.version = 1
        self.type = type
        // Convert hex string peer ID to binary data (8 bytes)
        var senderData = Data()
-        var tempID = senderID
+        var tempID = senderID.id
        while tempID.count >= 2 {
            let hexByte = String(tempID.prefix(2))
            if let byte = UInt8(hexByte, radix: 16) {
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import Foundation
 import CoreBluetooth

 /// Represents a peer in the BitChat network with all associated metadata
-struct BitchatPeer: Identifiable, Equatable {
-    let id: String // Hex-encoded peer ID
+struct BitchatPeer: Equatable {
+    let peerID: PeerID // Hex-encoded peer ID
    let noisePublicKey: Data
    let nickname: String
    let lastSeen: Date
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct BitchatPeer: Identifiable, Equatable {
    
    // Display helpers
    var displayName: String {
-        nickname.isEmpty ? String(id.prefix(8)) : nickname
+        nickname.isEmpty ? String(peerID.id.prefix(8)) : nickname
    }
    
    var statusIcon: String {
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ struct BitchatPeer: Identifiable, Equatable {
    
    // Initialize from mesh service data
    init(
-        id: String,
+        peerID: PeerID,
        noisePublicKey: Data,
        nickname: String,
        lastSeen: Date = Date(),
        isConnected: Bool = false,
        isReachable: Bool = false
    ) {
-        self.id = id
+        self.peerID = peerID
        self.noisePublicKey = noisePublicKey
        self.nickname = nickname
        self.lastSeen = lastSeen
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ struct BitchatPeer: Identifiable, Equatable {
    }
    
    static func == (lhs: BitchatPeer, rhs: BitchatPeer) -> Bool {
-        lhs.id == rhs.id
+        lhs.peerID == rhs.peerID
    }
 }
-
-//
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+// GeoPerson.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// Model representing a participant in a geohash channel
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+/// Represents a person participating in a geohash-based location channel
+struct GeoPerson: Identifiable, Equatable {
+    let id: String        // pubkey hex (lowercased)
+    let displayName: String
+    let lastSeen: Date
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+//
+// PeerID.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct PeerID: Equatable, Hashable {
+    enum Prefix: String, CaseIterable {
+        /// When no prefix is provided
+        case empty = ""
+        /// `"mesh:"`
+        case mesh = "mesh:"
+        /// `"name:"`
+        case name = "name:"
+        /// `"noise:"` (+ 64 characters hex)
+        case noise = "noise:"
+        /// `"nostr_"` (+ 16 characters hex)
+        case geoDM = "nostr_"
+        /// `"nostr:"` (+ 8 characters hex)
+        case geoChat = "nostr:"
+    }
+    
+    let prefix: Prefix
+    
+    /// Returns the actual value without any prefix
+    let bare: String
+    
+    /// Returns the full `id` value by combining `(prefix + bare)`
+    var id: String { prefix.rawValue + bare }
+    
+    // Private so the callers have to go through a convenience init
+    private init(prefix: Prefix, bare: any StringProtocol) {
+        self.prefix = prefix
+        self.bare = String(bare)
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Convenience Inits
+
+extension PeerID {
+    /// Convenience init to create GeoDM PeerID by appending `"nostr_"` to the first 16 characters of `pubKey`
+    init(nostr_ pubKey: String) {
+        self.init(prefix: .geoDM, bare: pubKey.prefix(TransportConfig.nostrConvKeyPrefixLength))
+    }
+    
+    /// Convenience init to create GeoChat PeerID by appending `"nostr:"` to the first 8 characters of `pubKey`
+    init(nostr pubKey: String) {
+        self.init(prefix: .geoChat, bare: pubKey.prefix(TransportConfig.nostrShortKeyDisplayLength))
+    }
+    
+    /// Convenience init to create PeerID from String/Substring by splitting it into prefix and bare parts
+    init(str: any StringProtocol) {
+        if let prefix = Prefix.allCases.first(where: { $0 != .empty && str.hasPrefix($0.rawValue) }) {
+            self.init(prefix: prefix, bare: String(str).dropFirst(prefix.rawValue.count))
+        } else {
+            self.init(prefix: .empty, bare: str)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// Convenience init to handle `Optional<String>`
+    init?(str: (any StringProtocol)?) {
+        guard let str else { return nil }
+        self.init(str: str)
+    }
+    
+    /// Convenience init to create PeerID by converting Data to String
+    init?(data: Data) {
+        self.init(str: String(data: data, encoding: .utf8))
+    }
+    
+    /// Convenience init to "hide" hex-encoding implementation detail
+    init(hexData: Data) {
+        self.init(str: hexData.hexEncodedString())
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Noise Public Key Helpers
+
+extension PeerID {
+    /// Derive the stable 16-hex peer ID from a Noise static public key
+    init(publicKey: Data) {
+        self.init(str: publicKey.sha256Fingerprint().prefix(16))
+    }
+    
+    /// Returns a 16-hex short peer ID derived from a 64-hex Noise public key if needed
+    func toShort() -> PeerID {
+        if let noiseKey {
+            return PeerID(publicKey: noiseKey)
+        }
+        return self
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Codable
+
+extension PeerID: Codable {
+    init(from decoder: any Decoder) throws {
+        self.init(str: try decoder.singleValueContainer().decode(String.self))
+    }
+    
+    func encode(to encoder: any Encoder) throws {
+        var container = encoder.singleValueContainer()
+        try container.encode(id)
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Helpers
+
+extension PeerID {
+    var isEmpty: Bool {
+        id.isEmpty
+    }
+    
+    /// Returns true if `id` starts with "`nostr:`"
+    var isGeoChat: Bool {
+        prefix == .geoChat
+    }
+    
+    /// Returns true if `id` starts with "`nostr_`"
+    var isGeoDM: Bool {
+        prefix == .geoDM
+    }
+    
+    func toPercentEncoded() -> String {
+        id.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlPathAllowed) ?? id
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Validation
+
+extension PeerID {
+    private enum Constants {
+        static let maxIDLength = 64
+        static let hexIDLength = 16 // 8 bytes = 16 hex chars
+    }
+    
+    /// Validates a peer ID from any source (short 16-hex, full 64-hex, or internal alnum/-/_ up to 64)
+    var isValid: Bool {
+        if prefix != .empty {
+            return PeerID(str: bare).isValid
+        }
+        
+        // Accept short routing IDs (exact 16-hex) or Full Noise key hex (exact 64-hex)
+        if isShort || isNoiseKeyHex {
+            return true
+        }
+        
+        // If length equals short or full but isn't valid hex, reject
+        if id.count == Constants.hexIDLength || id.count == Constants.maxIDLength {
+            return false
+        }
+        
+        // Internal format: alphanumeric + dash/underscore up to 63 (not 16 or 64)
+        let validCharset = CharacterSet.alphanumerics.union(CharacterSet(charactersIn: "-_"))
+        return !id.isEmpty &&
+                id.count < Constants.maxIDLength &&
+                id.rangeOfCharacter(from: validCharset.inverted) == nil
+    }
+    
+    /// Short routing IDs (exact 16-hex)
+    var isShort: Bool {
+        bare.count == Constants.hexIDLength && Data(hexString: bare) != nil
+    }
+    
+    /// Full Noise key hex (exact 64-hex)
+    var isNoiseKeyHex: Bool {
+        noiseKey != nil
+    }
+    
+    /// Full Noise key (exact 64-hex) as Data
+    var noiseKey: Data? {
+        guard bare.count == Constants.maxIDLength else { return nil }
+        return Data(hexString: bare)
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Comparable
+
+extension PeerID: Comparable {
+    static func < (lhs: PeerID, rhs: PeerID) -> Bool {
+        lhs.id < rhs.id
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - String Interop Helpers
+
+// MARK: CustomStringConvertible
+
+extension PeerID: CustomStringConvertible {
+    /// So it returns the actual `id` like before even inside another String
+    var description: String {
+        id
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: Custom Equatable w/ String & Optionality
+
+// PeerID <> String
+extension Optional where Wrapped == PeerID {
+    static func ==(lhs: Optional<Wrapped>, rhs: Optional<String>) -> Bool   { lhs?.id == rhs }
+    static func !=(lhs: Optional<Wrapped>, rhs: Optional<String>) -> Bool   { lhs?.id != rhs }
+}
+
+// String <> PeerID
+extension Optional where Wrapped == String {
+    static func ==(lhs: Optional<Wrapped>, rhs: Optional<PeerID>) -> Bool   { lhs == rhs?.id }
+    static func !=(lhs: Optional<Wrapped>, rhs: Optional<PeerID>) -> Bool   { lhs != rhs?.id }
+}
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ struct ReadReceipt: Codable {
        
        guard let readerIDData = dataCopy.readFixedBytes(at: &offset, count: 8) else { return nil }
        let readerID = readerIDData.hexEncodedString()
-        guard InputValidator.validatePeerID(readerID) else { return nil }
+        guard PeerID(str: readerID).isValid else { return nil }
        
        guard let timestamp = dataCopy.readDate(at: &offset),
              InputValidator.validateTimestamp(timestamp),
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ final class NoiseSymmetricState {
        if nameData.count <= 32 {
            self.hash = nameData + Data(repeating: 0, count: 32 - nameData.count)
        } else {
-            self.hash = Data(SHA256.hash(data: nameData))
+            self.hash = nameData.sha256Hash()
        }
        self.chainingKey = self.hash
    }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ final class NoiseSymmetricState {
    }
    
    func mixHash(_ data: Data) {
-        hash = Data(SHA256.hash(data: hash + data))
+        hash = (hash + data).sha256Hash()
    }
    
    func mixKeyAndHash(_ inputKeyMaterial: Data) {
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@

 import BitLogger
 import Foundation
-import CryptoKit

 // MARK: - Security Constants

@@ -53,11 +52,6 @@ struct NoiseSecurityValidator {
    static func validateHandshakeMessageSize(_ data: Data) -> Bool {
        return data.count <= NoiseSecurityConstants.maxHandshakeMessageSize
    }
-    
-    /// Validate peer ID format using unified validator
-    static func validatePeerID(_ peerID: String) -> Bool {
-        return InputValidator.validatePeerID(peerID)
-    }
 }

 // MARK: - Enhanced Noise Session with Security
@@ -137,8 +131,8 @@ final class SecureNoiseSession: NoiseSession {
 // MARK: - Rate Limiter

 final class NoiseRateLimiter {
-    private var handshakeTimestamps: [String: [Date]] = [:] // peerID -> timestamps
-    private var messageTimestamps: [String: [Date]] = [:] // peerID -> timestamps
+    private var handshakeTimestamps: [PeerID: [Date]] = [:]
+    private var messageTimestamps: [PeerID: [Date]] = [:]
    
    // Global rate limiting
    private var globalHandshakeTimestamps: [Date] = []
@@ -146,7 +140,7 @@ final class NoiseRateLimiter {
    
    private let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.noise.ratelimit", attributes: .concurrent)
    
-    func allowHandshake(from peerID: String) -> Bool {
+    func allowHandshake(from peerID: PeerID) -> Bool {
        return queue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
            let now = Date()
            let oneMinuteAgo = now.addingTimeInterval(-60)
@@ -175,7 +169,7 @@ final class NoiseRateLimiter {
        }
    }
    
-    func allowMessage(from peerID: String) -> Bool {
+    func allowMessage(from peerID: PeerID) -> Bool {
        return queue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
            let now = Date()
            let oneSecondAgo = now.addingTimeInterval(-1)
@@ -204,7 +198,7 @@ final class NoiseRateLimiter {
        }
    }
    
-    func reset(for peerID: String) {
+    func reset(for peerID: PeerID) {
        queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
            self.handshakeTimestamps.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
            self.messageTimestamps.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
@@ -10,32 +10,8 @@ import BitLogger
 import Foundation
 import CryptoKit

-// MARK: - Noise Session State
-
-enum NoiseSessionState: Equatable {
-    case uninitialized
-    case handshaking
-    case established
-    case failed(Error)
-    
-    static func == (lhs: NoiseSessionState, rhs: NoiseSessionState) -> Bool {
-        switch (lhs, rhs) {
-        case (.uninitialized, .uninitialized),
-             (.handshaking, .handshaking),
-             (.established, .established):
-            return true
-        case (.failed, .failed):
-            return true // We don't compare the errors
-        default:
-            return false
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// MARK: - Noise Session
-
 class NoiseSession {
-    let peerID: String
+    let peerID: PeerID
    let role: NoiseRole
    private let keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol
    private var state: NoiseSessionState = .uninitialized
@@ -55,7 +31,7 @@ class NoiseSession {
    private let sessionQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.noise.session", attributes: .concurrent)
    
    init(
-        peerID: String,
+        peerID: PeerID,
        role: NoiseRole,
        keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol,
        localStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PrivateKey,
@@ -141,7 +117,7 @@ class NoiseSession {
                handshakeState = nil // Clear handshake state
                
                SecureLogger.debug("NoiseSession[\(peerID)]: Handshake complete (no response needed), transitioning to established")
-                SecureLogger.info(.handshakeCompleted(peerID: peerID))
+                SecureLogger.info(.handshakeCompleted(peerID: peerID.id))
                
                return nil
            } else {
@@ -167,7 +143,7 @@ class NoiseSession {
                    handshakeState = nil // Clear handshake state
                    
                    SecureLogger.debug("NoiseSession[\(peerID)]: Handshake complete after writing response, transitioning to established")
-                    SecureLogger.info(.handshakeCompleted(peerID: peerID))
+                    SecureLogger.info(.handshakeCompleted(peerID: peerID.id))
                }
                
                return response
@@ -252,249 +228,8 @@ class NoiseSession {
            handshakeHash = nil
            
            if wasEstablished {
-                SecureLogger.info(.sessionExpired(peerID: peerID))
+                SecureLogger.info(.sessionExpired(peerID: peerID.id))
            }
        }
    }
 }
-
-// MARK: - Session Manager
-
-final class NoiseSessionManager {
-    private var sessions: [String: NoiseSession] = [:]
-    private let localStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PrivateKey
-    private let keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol
-    private let managerQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.noise.manager", attributes: .concurrent)
-    
-    // Callbacks
-    var onSessionEstablished: ((String, Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey) -> Void)?
-    var onSessionFailed: ((String, Error) -> Void)?
-    
-    init(localStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PrivateKey, keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol) {
-        self.localStaticKey = localStaticKey
-        self.keychain = keychain
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Session Management
-    
-    func createSession(for peerID: String, role: NoiseRole) -> NoiseSession {
-        return managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            let session = SecureNoiseSession(
-                peerID: peerID,
-                role: role,
-                keychain: keychain,
-                localStaticKey: localStaticKey
-            )
-            sessions[peerID] = session
-            return session
-        }
-    }
-    
-    func getSession(for peerID: String) -> NoiseSession? {
-        return managerQueue.sync {
-            return sessions[peerID]
-        }
-    }
-    
-    func removeSession(for peerID: String) {
-        managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            if let session = sessions[peerID] {
-                if session.isEstablished() {
-                    SecureLogger.info(.sessionExpired(peerID: peerID))
-                }
-                // Clear sensitive data before removing
-                session.reset()
-            }
-            _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-        }
-    }
-
-    func removeAllSessions() {
-        managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            for (_, session) in sessions {
-                session.reset()
-            }
-            sessions.removeAll()
-        }
-    }
-    
-    func getEstablishedSessions() -> [String: NoiseSession] {
-        return managerQueue.sync {
-            return sessions.filter { $0.value.isEstablished() }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Handshake Helpers
-    
-    func initiateHandshake(with peerID: String) throws -> Data {
-        return try managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            // Check if we already have an established session
-            if let existingSession = sessions[peerID], existingSession.isEstablished() {
-                // Session already established, don't recreate
-                throw NoiseSessionError.alreadyEstablished
-            }
-            
-            // Remove any existing non-established session
-            if let existingSession = sessions[peerID], !existingSession.isEstablished() {
-                _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-            }
-            
-            // Create new initiator session
-            let session = SecureNoiseSession(
-                peerID: peerID,
-                role: .initiator,
-                keychain: keychain,
-                localStaticKey: localStaticKey
-            )
-            sessions[peerID] = session
-            
-            do {
-                let handshakeData = try session.startHandshake()
-                return handshakeData
-            } catch {
-                // Clean up failed session
-                _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-                SecureLogger.error(.handshakeFailed(peerID: peerID, error: error.localizedDescription))
-                throw error
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    func handleIncomingHandshake(from peerID: String, message: Data) throws -> Data? {
-        // Process everything within the synchronized block to prevent race conditions
-        return try managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            var shouldCreateNew = false
-            var existingSession: NoiseSession? = nil
-            
-            if let existing = sessions[peerID] {
-                // If we have an established session, the peer must have cleared their session
-                // for a good reason (e.g., decryption failure, restart, etc.)
-                // We should accept the new handshake to re-establish encryption
-                if existing.isEstablished() {
-                    SecureLogger.info("Accepting handshake from \(peerID) despite existing session - peer likely cleared their session", category: .session)
-                    _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-                    shouldCreateNew = true
-                } else {
-                    // If we're in the middle of a handshake and receive a new initiation,
-                    // reset and start fresh (the other side may have restarted)
-                    if existing.getState() == .handshaking && message.count == 32 {
-                        _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-                        shouldCreateNew = true
-                    } else {
-                        existingSession = existing
-                    }
-                }
-            } else {
-                shouldCreateNew = true
-            }
-            
-            // Get or create session
-            let session: NoiseSession
-            if shouldCreateNew {
-                let newSession = SecureNoiseSession(
-                    peerID: peerID,
-                    role: .responder,
-                    keychain: keychain,
-                    localStaticKey: localStaticKey
-                )
-                sessions[peerID] = newSession
-                session = newSession
-            } else {
-                session = existingSession!
-            }
-            
-            // Process the handshake message within the synchronized block
-            do {
-                let response = try session.processHandshakeMessage(message)
-                
-                // Check if session is established after processing
-                if session.isEstablished() {
-                    if let remoteKey = session.getRemoteStaticPublicKey() {
-                        // Schedule callback outside the synchronized block to prevent deadlock
-                        DispatchQueue.global().async { [weak self] in
-                            self?.onSessionEstablished?(peerID, remoteKey)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                return response
-            } catch {
-                // Reset the session on handshake failure so next attempt can start fresh
-                _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-                
-                // Schedule callback outside the synchronized block to prevent deadlock
-                DispatchQueue.global().async { [weak self] in
-                    self?.onSessionFailed?(peerID, error)
-                }
-                
-                SecureLogger.error(.handshakeFailed(peerID: peerID, error: error.localizedDescription))
-                throw error
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Encryption/Decryption
-    
-    func encrypt(_ plaintext: Data, for peerID: String) throws -> Data {
-        guard let session = getSession(for: peerID) else {
-            throw NoiseSessionError.sessionNotFound
-        }
-        
-        return try session.encrypt(plaintext)
-    }
-    
-    func decrypt(_ ciphertext: Data, from peerID: String) throws -> Data {
-        guard let session = getSession(for: peerID) else {
-            throw NoiseSessionError.sessionNotFound
-        }
-        
-        return try session.decrypt(ciphertext)
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Key Management
-    
-    func getRemoteStaticKey(for peerID: String) -> Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey? {
-        return getSession(for: peerID)?.getRemoteStaticPublicKey()
-    }
-    
-    func getHandshakeHash(for peerID: String) -> Data? {
-        return getSession(for: peerID)?.getHandshakeHash()
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Session Rekeying
-    
-    func getSessionsNeedingRekey() -> [(peerID: String, needsRekey: Bool)] {
-        return managerQueue.sync {
-            var needingRekey: [(peerID: String, needsRekey: Bool)] = []
-            
-            for (peerID, session) in sessions {
-                if let secureSession = session as? SecureNoiseSession,
-                   secureSession.isEstablished(),
-                   secureSession.needsRenegotiation() {
-                    needingRekey.append((peerID: peerID, needsRekey: true))
-                }
-            }
-            
-            return needingRekey
-        }
-    }
-    
-    func initiateRekey(for peerID: String) throws {
-        // Remove old session
-        removeSession(for: peerID)
-        
-        // Initiate new handshake
-        _ = try initiateHandshake(with: peerID)
-        
-    }
-}
-
-// MARK: - Errors
-
-enum NoiseSessionError: Error {
-    case invalidState
-    case notEstablished
-    case sessionNotFound
-    case handshakeFailed(Error)
-    case alreadyEstablished
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+// NoiseSessionError.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+enum NoiseSessionError: Error {
+    case invalidState
+    case notEstablished
+    case sessionNotFound
+    case handshakeFailed(Error)
+    case alreadyEstablished
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+//
+// NoiseSessionManager.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import BitLogger
+import CryptoKit
+import Foundation
+
+final class NoiseSessionManager {
+    private var sessions: [PeerID: NoiseSession] = [:]
+    private let localStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PrivateKey
+    private let keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol
+    private let managerQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.noise.manager", attributes: .concurrent)
+    
+    // Callbacks
+    var onSessionEstablished: ((PeerID, Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey) -> Void)?
+    var onSessionFailed: ((PeerID, Error) -> Void)?
+    
+    init(localStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PrivateKey, keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol) {
+        self.localStaticKey = localStaticKey
+        self.keychain = keychain
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Session Management
+    
+    func createSession(for peerID: PeerID, role: NoiseRole) -> NoiseSession {
+        return managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
+            let session = SecureNoiseSession(
+                peerID: peerID,
+                role: role,
+                keychain: keychain,
+                localStaticKey: localStaticKey
+            )
+            sessions[peerID] = session
+            return session
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func getSession(for peerID: PeerID) -> NoiseSession? {
+        return managerQueue.sync {
+            return sessions[peerID]
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func removeSession(for peerID: PeerID) {
+        managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
+            if let session = sessions[peerID] {
+                if session.isEstablished() {
+                    SecureLogger.info(.sessionExpired(peerID: peerID.id))
+                }
+                // Clear sensitive data before removing
+                session.reset()
+            }
+            _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func removeAllSessions() {
+        managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
+            for (_, session) in sessions {
+                session.reset()
+            }
+            sessions.removeAll()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func getEstablishedSessions() -> [PeerID: NoiseSession] {
+        return managerQueue.sync {
+            return sessions.filter { $0.value.isEstablished() }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Handshake Helpers
+    
+    func initiateHandshake(with peerID: PeerID) throws -> Data {
+        return try managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
+            // Check if we already have an established session
+            if let existingSession = sessions[peerID], existingSession.isEstablished() {
+                // Session already established, don't recreate
+                throw NoiseSessionError.alreadyEstablished
+            }
+            
+            // Remove any existing non-established session
+            if let existingSession = sessions[peerID], !existingSession.isEstablished() {
+                _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
+            }
+            
+            // Create new initiator session
+            let session = SecureNoiseSession(
+                peerID: peerID,
+                role: .initiator,
+                keychain: keychain,
+                localStaticKey: localStaticKey
+            )
+            sessions[peerID] = session
+            
+            do {
+                let handshakeData = try session.startHandshake()
+                return handshakeData
+            } catch {
+                // Clean up failed session
+                _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
+                SecureLogger.error(.handshakeFailed(peerID: peerID.id, error: error.localizedDescription))
+                throw error
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func handleIncomingHandshake(from peerID: PeerID, message: Data) throws -> Data? {
+        // Process everything within the synchronized block to prevent race conditions
+        return try managerQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
+            var shouldCreateNew = false
+            var existingSession: NoiseSession? = nil
+            
+            if let existing = sessions[peerID] {
+                // If we have an established session, the peer must have cleared their session
+                // for a good reason (e.g., decryption failure, restart, etc.)
+                // We should accept the new handshake to re-establish encryption
+                if existing.isEstablished() {
+                    SecureLogger.info("Accepting handshake from \(peerID) despite existing session - peer likely cleared their session", category: .session)
+                    _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
+                    shouldCreateNew = true
+                } else {
+                    // If we're in the middle of a handshake and receive a new initiation,
+                    // reset and start fresh (the other side may have restarted)
+                    if existing.getState() == .handshaking && message.count == 32 {
+                        _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
+                        shouldCreateNew = true
+                    } else {
+                        existingSession = existing
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                shouldCreateNew = true
+            }
+            
+            // Get or create session
+            let session: NoiseSession
+            if shouldCreateNew {
+                let newSession = SecureNoiseSession(
+                    peerID: peerID,
+                    role: .responder,
+                    keychain: keychain,
+                    localStaticKey: localStaticKey
+                )
+                sessions[peerID] = newSession
+                session = newSession
+            } else {
+                session = existingSession!
+            }
+            
+            // Process the handshake message within the synchronized block
+            do {
+                let response = try session.processHandshakeMessage(message)
+                
+                // Check if session is established after processing
+                if session.isEstablished() {
+                    if let remoteKey = session.getRemoteStaticPublicKey() {
+                        // Schedule callback outside the synchronized block to prevent deadlock
+                        DispatchQueue.global().async { [weak self] in
+                            self?.onSessionEstablished?(peerID, remoteKey)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                return response
+            } catch {
+                // Reset the session on handshake failure so next attempt can start fresh
+                _ = sessions.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
+                
+                // Schedule callback outside the synchronized block to prevent deadlock
+                DispatchQueue.global().async { [weak self] in
+                    self?.onSessionFailed?(peerID, error)
+                }
+                
+                SecureLogger.error(.handshakeFailed(peerID: peerID.id, error: error.localizedDescription))
+                throw error
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Encryption/Decryption
+    
+    func encrypt(_ plaintext: Data, for peerID: PeerID) throws -> Data {
+        guard let session = getSession(for: peerID) else {
+            throw NoiseSessionError.sessionNotFound
+        }
+        
+        return try session.encrypt(plaintext)
+    }
+    
+    func decrypt(_ ciphertext: Data, from peerID: PeerID) throws -> Data {
+        guard let session = getSession(for: peerID) else {
+            throw NoiseSessionError.sessionNotFound
+        }
+        
+        return try session.decrypt(ciphertext)
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Key Management
+    
+    func getRemoteStaticKey(for peerID: PeerID) -> Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey? {
+        return getSession(for: peerID)?.getRemoteStaticPublicKey()
+    }
+    
+    func getHandshakeHash(for peerID: PeerID) -> Data? {
+        return getSession(for: peerID)?.getHandshakeHash()
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Session Rekeying
+    
+    func getSessionsNeedingRekey() -> [(peerID: PeerID, needsRekey: Bool)] {
+        return managerQueue.sync {
+            var needingRekey: [(peerID: PeerID, needsRekey: Bool)] = []
+            
+            for (peerID, session) in sessions {
+                if let secureSession = session as? SecureNoiseSession,
+                   secureSession.isEstablished(),
+                   secureSession.needsRenegotiation() {
+                    needingRekey.append((peerID: peerID, needsRekey: true))
+                }
+            }
+            
+            return needingRekey
+        }
+    }
+    
+    func initiateRekey(for peerID: PeerID) throws {
+        // Remove old session
+        removeSession(for: peerID)
+        
+        // Initiate new handshake
+        _ = try initiateHandshake(with: peerID)
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+// NoiseSessionState.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+enum NoiseSessionState: Equatable {
+    case uninitialized
+    case handshaking
+    case established
+}
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import BitLogger
 import Foundation
+import Tor

 /// Directory of online Nostr relays with approximate GPS locations, used for geohash routing.
@MainActor
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ struct NostrEmbeddedBitChat {
        if let maybeData = Data(hexString: recipientPeerID) {
            if maybeData.count == 32 {
                // Treat as Noise static public key; derive peerID from fingerprint
-                return PeerIDUtils.derivePeerID(fromPublicKey: maybeData)
+                return PeerID(publicKey: maybeData).id
            } else if maybeData.count == 8 {
                // Already an 8-byte peer ID
                return recipientPeerID
@@ -226,10 +226,7 @@ struct NostrIdentityBridge {
            }
        }
        // As a final fallback, hash the seed+msg and try again
-        var combined = Data()
-        combined.append(seed)
-        combined.append(msg)
-        let fallback = Data(CryptoKit.SHA256.hash(data: combined))
+        let fallback = (seed + msg).sha256Hash()
        return try NostrIdentity(privateKeyData: fallback)
    }
 }
@@ -521,10 +521,7 @@ struct NostrEvent: Codable {
        ] as [Any]
        
        let data = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: serialized, options: [.withoutEscapingSlashes])
-        let hash = CryptoKit.SHA256.hash(data: data)
-        let hashData = Data(hash)
-        let hashHex = hash.compactMap { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
-        return (hashHex, hashData)
+        return (data.sha256Fingerprint(), data.sha256Hash())
    }
    
    func jsonString() throws -> String {
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import BitLogger
 import Foundation
 import Network
 import Combine
+import Tor

 /// Manages WebSocket connections to Nostr relays
@MainActor
@@ -108,7 +109,20 @@ final class NostrRelayManager: ObservableObject {
            }
            .store(in: &cancellables)
    }
-    
+
+    deinit {
+        // Clean up timers and active connections
+        reconnectionTimer?.invalidate()
+        for (_, tracker) in eoseTrackers {
+            tracker.timer?.invalidate()
+        }
+        for (_, task) in connections {
+            task.cancel(with: .goingAway, reason: nil)
+        }
+        cancellables.removeAll()
+        SecureLogger.debug("NostrRelayManager deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    /// Connect to all configured relays
    func connect() {
        // Global network policy gate
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ extension Data {
        offset += 16
        
        // Convert 16 bytes to UUID string format
-        let uuid = uuidData.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
+        let uuid = uuidData.hexEncodedString()
        
        // Insert hyphens at proper positions: 8-4-4-4-12
        var result = ""
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 ///

 import Foundation
+import CoreBluetooth

 // MARK: - Message Types

@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ enum LazyHandshakeState {
 // MARK: - Delivery Status

 // Delivery status for messages
-enum DeliveryStatus: Codable, Equatable {
+enum DeliveryStatus: Codable, Equatable, Hashable {
    case sending
    case sent  // Left our device
    case delivered(to: String, at: Date)  // Confirmed by recipient
@@ -161,18 +162,21 @@ enum DeliveryStatus: Codable, Equatable {

 protocol BitchatDelegate: AnyObject {
    func didReceiveMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage)
-    func didConnectToPeer(_ peerID: String)
-    func didDisconnectFromPeer(_ peerID: String)
-    func didUpdatePeerList(_ peers: [String])
-    
+    func didConnectToPeer(_ peerID: PeerID)
+    func didDisconnectFromPeer(_ peerID: PeerID)
+    func didUpdatePeerList(_ peers: [PeerID])
+
    // Optional method to check if a fingerprint belongs to a favorite peer
    func isFavorite(fingerprint: String) -> Bool
-    
+
    func didUpdateMessageDeliveryStatus(_ messageID: String, status: DeliveryStatus)

    // Low-level events for better separation of concerns
-    func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: String, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date)
-    func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: String, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date)
+    func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: PeerID, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date)
+
+    // Bluetooth state updates for user notifications
+    func didUpdateBluetoothState(_ state: CBManagerState)
+    func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: PeerID, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date)
 }

 // Provide default implementation to make it effectively optional
@@ -185,11 +189,11 @@ extension BitchatDelegate {
        // Default empty implementation
    }

-    func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: String, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date) {
+    func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: PeerID, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date) {
        // Default empty implementation
    }

-    func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: String, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {
+    func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: PeerID, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {
        // Default empty implementation
    }
 }
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ enum Geohash {
        return map
    }()

+    /// Validates a geohash string for building-level precision (8 characters).
+    /// - Parameter geohash: The geohash string to validate
+    /// - Returns: true if valid 8-character base32 geohash, false otherwise
+    static func isValidBuildingGeohash(_ geohash: String) -> Bool {
+        guard geohash.count == 8 else { return false }
+        return geohash.lowercased().allSatisfy { base32Map[$0] != nil }
+    }
+
    /// Encodes the provided coordinates into a geohash string.
    /// - Parameters:
    ///   - latitude: Latitude in degrees (-90...90)
@@ -23,15 +23,21 @@ enum GeohashChannelLevel: CaseIterable, Codable, Equatable {

    var displayName: String {
        switch self {
-        case .building: return "Building"
-        case .block: return "Block"
-        case .neighborhood: return "Neighborhood"
-        case .city: return "City"
-        case .province: return "Province"
-        case .region: return "Region"
+        case .building:
+            return String(localized: "location_levels.building", comment: "Name for building-level location channel")
+        case .block:
+            return String(localized: "location_levels.block", comment: "Name for block-level location channel")
+        case .neighborhood:
+            return String(localized: "location_levels.neighborhood", comment: "Name for neighborhood-level location channel")
+        case .city:
+            return String(localized: "location_levels.city", comment: "Name for city-level location channel")
+        case .province:
+            return String(localized: "location_levels.province", comment: "Name for province-level location channel")
+        case .region:
+            return String(localized: "location_levels.region", comment: "Name for region-level location channel")
+        }
    }
 }
-}
 // Backward-compatible Codable for renamed cases
 extension GeohashChannelLevel {
    init(from decoder: Decoder) throws {
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-import CryptoKit
-
-// MARK: - Peer ID Utilities
-
-struct PeerIDUtils {
-    /// Derive the stable 16-hex peer ID from a Noise static public key
-    static func derivePeerID(fromPublicKey publicKey: Data) -> String {
-        let digest = SHA256.hash(data: publicKey)
-        let hex = digest.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
-        return String(hex.prefix(16))
-    }
-}
-
@@ -0,0 +1,328 @@
+//
+// ColorPaletteService.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// Manages consistent color assignment for peers using minimal-distance algorithm
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Service that assigns consistent, visually distinct colors to peers
+/// Uses a minimal-distance hue assignment algorithm to maximize color separation
+final class ColorPaletteService {
+
+    // MARK: - Palette State
+
+    private var peerPaletteLight: [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)] = [:]
+    private var peerPaletteDark: [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)] = [:]
+    private var peerPaletteSeeds: [String: String] = [:] // peerID -> seed used
+
+    private var nostrPaletteLight: [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)] = [:]
+    private var nostrPaletteDark: [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)] = [:]
+    private var nostrPaletteSeeds: [String: String] = [:] // pubkey -> seed used
+
+    // MARK: - Configuration
+
+    private let slotCount: Int
+    private let avoidCenter: Double // Hue to avoid (typically orange for self)
+    private let avoidDelta: Double
+    private let saturationDark: Double
+    private let saturationLight: Double
+    private let baseBrightnessDark: Double
+    private let baseBrightnessLight: Double
+    private let ringDeltaDark: Double
+    private let ringDeltaLight: Double
+
+    // MARK: - Initialization
+
+    init(
+        slotCount: Int = max(8, TransportConfig.uiPeerPaletteSlots),
+        avoidCenter: Double = 30.0 / 360.0, // Orange hue
+        avoidDelta: Double = TransportConfig.uiColorHueAvoidanceDelta,
+        saturationDark: Double = 0.80,
+        saturationLight: Double = 0.70,
+        baseBrightnessDark: Double = 0.75,
+        baseBrightnessLight: Double = 0.45,
+        ringDeltaDark: Double = TransportConfig.uiPeerPaletteRingBrightnessDeltaDark,
+        ringDeltaLight: Double = TransportConfig.uiPeerPaletteRingBrightnessDeltaLight
+    ) {
+        self.slotCount = slotCount
+        self.avoidCenter = avoidCenter
+        self.avoidDelta = avoidDelta
+        self.saturationDark = saturationDark
+        self.saturationLight = saturationLight
+        self.baseBrightnessDark = baseBrightnessDark
+        self.baseBrightnessLight = baseBrightnessLight
+        self.ringDeltaDark = ringDeltaDark
+        self.ringDeltaLight = ringDeltaLight
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Public API
+
+    /// Get color for a mesh peer
+    func colorForMeshPeer(
+        peerID: String,
+        isDark: Bool,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        allPeers: [BitchatPeer],
+        getNoiseKeyForShortID: (String) -> String?
+    ) -> Color {
+        // Ensure palette is up to date
+        rebuildPeerPaletteIfNeeded(
+            myPeerID: myPeerID,
+            allPeers: allPeers,
+            getNoiseKeyForShortID: getNoiseKeyForShortID
+        )
+
+        let entry = (isDark ? peerPaletteDark[peerID] : peerPaletteLight[peerID])
+        let orange = Color.orange
+        if peerID == myPeerID { return orange }
+
+        let saturation: Double = isDark ? saturationDark : saturationLight
+        let baseBrightness: Double = isDark ? baseBrightnessDark : baseBrightnessLight
+        let ringDelta = isDark ? ringDeltaDark : ringDeltaLight
+
+        if let e = entry {
+            let brightness = min(1.0, max(0.0, baseBrightness + ringDelta * Double(e.ring)))
+            return Color(hue: e.hue, saturation: saturation, brightness: brightness)
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to seed color if not in palette
+        let seed = meshSeed(for: peerID, getNoiseKeyForShortID: getNoiseKeyForShortID)
+        return Color(peerSeed: seed, isDark: isDark)
+    }
+
+    /// Get color for a Nostr participant
+    func colorForNostrPubkey(
+        pubkeyHexLowercased: String,
+        isDark: Bool,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        geohashPeople: [(id: String, seed: String)]
+    ) -> Color {
+        rebuildNostrPaletteIfNeeded(
+            myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+            geohashPeople: geohashPeople
+        )
+
+        let entry = (isDark ? nostrPaletteDark[pubkeyHexLowercased] : nostrPaletteLight[pubkeyHexLowercased])
+        if let me = myNostrPubkey, pubkeyHexLowercased == me { return .orange }
+
+        let saturation: Double = isDark ? saturationDark : saturationLight
+        let baseBrightness: Double = isDark ? baseBrightnessDark : baseBrightnessLight
+        let ringDelta = isDark ? ringDeltaDark : ringDeltaLight
+
+        if let e = entry {
+            let brightness = min(1.0, max(0.0, baseBrightness + ringDelta * Double(e.ring)))
+            return Color(hue: e.hue, saturation: saturation, brightness: brightness)
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to seed color
+        return Color(peerSeed: "nostr:" + pubkeyHexLowercased, isDark: isDark)
+    }
+
+    /// Get color for a message sender (auto-detects type)
+    func peerColor(
+        for message: BitchatMessage,
+        isDark: Bool,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        nostrKeyMapping: [String: String],
+        allPeers: [BitchatPeer],
+        geohashPeople: [(id: String, seed: String)],
+        getNoiseKeyForShortID: (String) -> String?
+    ) -> Color {
+        if let spid = message.senderPeerID?.id {
+            if spid.hasPrefix("nostr:") || spid.hasPrefix("nostr_") {
+                let bare: String = {
+                    if spid.hasPrefix("nostr:") { return String(spid.dropFirst(6)) }
+                    if spid.hasPrefix("nostr_") { return String(spid.dropFirst(6)) }
+                    return spid
+                }()
+                let full = nostrKeyMapping[spid]?.lowercased() ?? bare.lowercased()
+                return colorForNostrPubkey(
+                    pubkeyHexLowercased: full,
+                    isDark: isDark,
+                    myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+                    geohashPeople: geohashPeople
+                )
+            } else if spid.count == 16 {
+                return colorForMeshPeer(
+                    peerID: spid,
+                    isDark: isDark,
+                    myPeerID: myPeerID,
+                    allPeers: allPeers,
+                    getNoiseKeyForShortID: getNoiseKeyForShortID
+                )
+            } else {
+                return colorForMeshPeer(
+                    peerID: spid.lowercased(),
+                    isDark: isDark,
+                    myPeerID: myPeerID,
+                    allPeers: allPeers,
+                    getNoiseKeyForShortID: getNoiseKeyForShortID
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        // Fallback when we only have a display name
+        return Color(peerSeed: message.sender.lowercased(), isDark: isDark)
+    }
+
+    /// Reset all palette state (useful for testing)
+    func reset() {
+        peerPaletteLight.removeAll()
+        peerPaletteDark.removeAll()
+        peerPaletteSeeds.removeAll()
+        nostrPaletteLight.removeAll()
+        nostrPaletteDark.removeAll()
+        nostrPaletteSeeds.removeAll()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Private Helpers
+
+    private func meshSeed(for peerID: String, getNoiseKeyForShortID: (String) -> String?) -> String {
+        if let full = getNoiseKeyForShortID(peerID)?.lowercased() {
+            return "noise:" + full
+        }
+        return peerID.lowercased()
+    }
+
+    private func rebuildPeerPaletteIfNeeded(
+        myPeerID: String,
+        allPeers: [BitchatPeer],
+        getNoiseKeyForShortID: (String) -> String?
+    ) {
+        // Build current peer->seed map (excluding self)
+        var currentSeeds: [String: String] = [:]
+        for p in allPeers where p.peerID.id != myPeerID {
+            currentSeeds[p.peerID.id] = meshSeed(for: p.peerID.id, getNoiseKeyForShortID: getNoiseKeyForShortID)
+        }
+
+        // If seeds unchanged and palette exists for both themes, skip
+        if currentSeeds == peerPaletteSeeds,
+           peerPaletteLight.keys.count == currentSeeds.count,
+           peerPaletteDark.keys.count == currentSeeds.count {
+            return
+        }
+        peerPaletteSeeds = currentSeeds
+
+        // Generate palette
+        let mapping = assignColorsMinimalDistance(seeds: currentSeeds, previousMapping: peerPaletteLight)
+        peerPaletteLight = mapping
+        peerPaletteDark = mapping
+    }
+
+    private func rebuildNostrPaletteIfNeeded(
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        geohashPeople: [(id: String, seed: String)]
+    ) {
+        // Build seeds map from currently visible geohash people (excluding self)
+        var currentSeeds: [String: String] = [:]
+        for p in geohashPeople where p.id != myNostrPubkey {
+            currentSeeds[p.id] = p.seed
+        }
+
+        if currentSeeds == nostrPaletteSeeds,
+           nostrPaletteLight.keys.count == currentSeeds.count,
+           nostrPaletteDark.keys.count == currentSeeds.count {
+            return
+        }
+        nostrPaletteSeeds = currentSeeds
+
+        let mapping = assignColorsMinimalDistance(seeds: currentSeeds, previousMapping: nostrPaletteLight)
+        nostrPaletteLight = mapping
+        nostrPaletteDark = mapping
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Minimal-Distance Color Assignment Algorithm
+
+    private func assignColorsMinimalDistance(
+        seeds: [String: String],
+        previousMapping: [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)]
+    ) -> [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)] {
+        // Generate evenly spaced hue slots avoiding self-orange range
+        var slots: [Double] = []
+        for i in 0..<slotCount {
+            let hue = Double(i) / Double(slotCount)
+            if abs(hue - avoidCenter) < avoidDelta { continue }
+            slots.append(hue)
+        }
+        if slots.isEmpty {
+            // Safety: if avoidance consumed all (shouldn't happen), fall back to full slots
+            for i in 0..<slotCount { slots.append(Double(i) / Double(slotCount)) }
+        }
+
+        // Helper to compute circular distance
+        func circDist(_ a: Double, _ b: Double) -> Double {
+            let d = abs(a - b)
+            return d > 0.5 ? 1.0 - d : d
+        }
+
+        // Assign slots to peers to maximize minimal distance, deterministically
+        let peers = seeds.keys.sorted() // stable order
+
+        // Preferred slot index by seed (wrapping to available slots)
+        let prefIndex: [String: Int] = Dictionary(uniqueKeysWithValues: peers.map { id in
+            let h = (seeds[id] ?? id).djb2()
+            let idx = Int(h % UInt64(slots.count))
+            return (id, idx)
+        })
+
+        var mapping: [String: (slot: Int, ring: Int, hue: Double)] = [:]
+        var usedSlots = Set<Int>()
+        var usedHues: [Double] = []
+
+        // Keep previous assignments if still valid to minimize churn
+        for (id, entry) in previousMapping {
+            if seeds.keys.contains(id), entry.slot < slots.count { // slot index still valid
+                mapping[id] = (entry.slot, entry.ring, slots[entry.slot])
+                usedSlots.insert(entry.slot)
+                usedHues.append(slots[entry.slot])
+            }
+        }
+
+        // First ring assignment using free slots
+        let unassigned = peers.filter { mapping[$0] == nil }
+        for id in unassigned {
+            // If a preferred slot free, take it
+            let preferred = prefIndex[id] ?? 0
+            if !usedSlots.contains(preferred) && preferred < slots.count {
+                mapping[id] = (preferred, 0, slots[preferred])
+                usedSlots.insert(preferred)
+                usedHues.append(slots[preferred])
+                continue
+            }
+            // Choose free slot maximizing minimal distance to used hues
+            var bestSlot: Int? = nil
+            var bestScore: Double = -1
+            for sIdx in 0..<slots.count where !usedSlots.contains(sIdx) {
+                let hue = slots[sIdx]
+                let minDist = usedHues.isEmpty ? 1.0 : usedHues.map { circDist(hue, $0) }.min() ?? 1.0
+                // Bias toward preferred index for stability
+                let bias = 1.0 - (Double((abs(sIdx - (prefIndex[id] ?? 0)) % slots.count)) / Double(slots.count))
+                let score = minDist + 0.05 * bias
+                if score > bestScore { bestScore = score; bestSlot = sIdx }
+            }
+            if let s = bestSlot {
+                mapping[id] = (s, 0, slots[s])
+                usedSlots.insert(s)
+                usedHues.append(slots[s])
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Overflow peers: assign additional rings by reusing slots with stable preference
+        let stillUnassigned = peers.filter { mapping[$0] == nil }
+        if !stillUnassigned.isEmpty {
+            for (idx, id) in stillUnassigned.enumerated() {
+                let preferred = prefIndex[id] ?? 0
+                // Spread over slots by rotating from preferred with a golden-step
+                let goldenStep = 7 // small prime step for dispersion
+                let s = (preferred + idx * goldenStep) % slots.count
+                mapping[id] = (s, 1, slots[s])
+            }
+        }
+
+        return mapping
+    }
+}
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ final class CommandProcessor {
        
        if chatViewModel?.selectedPrivateChatPeer != nil {
            // In private chat
-            if let peerNickname = meshService?.peerNickname(peerID: targetPeerID) {
+            if let peerNickname = meshService?.peerNickname(peerID: PeerID(str: targetPeerID)) {
                let personalMessage = "* \(emoji) \(myNickname) \(action) you\(suffix) *"
-                meshService?.sendPrivateMessage(personalMessage, to: targetPeerID, 
-                                               recipientNickname: peerNickname, 
+                meshService?.sendPrivateMessage(personalMessage, to: PeerID(str: targetPeerID),
+                                               recipientNickname: peerNickname,
                                               messageID: UUID().uuidString)
                // Also add a local system message so the sender sees a natural-language confirmation
                let pastAction: String = {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ final class CommandProcessor {
        let nickname = targetName.hasPrefix("@") ? String(targetName.dropFirst()) : targetName
        
        if let peerID = chatViewModel?.getPeerIDForNickname(nickname),
-           let fingerprint = meshService?.getFingerprint(for: peerID) {
+           let fingerprint = meshService?.getFingerprint(for: PeerID(str: peerID)) {
            if identityManager.isBlocked(fingerprint: fingerprint) {
                return .success(message: "\(nickname) is already blocked")
            }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ final class CommandProcessor {
        let nickname = targetName.hasPrefix("@") ? String(targetName.dropFirst()) : targetName
        
        if let peerID = chatViewModel?.getPeerIDForNickname(nickname),
-           let fingerprint = meshService?.getFingerprint(for: peerID) {
+           let fingerprint = meshService?.getFingerprint(for: PeerID(str: peerID)) {
            if !identityManager.isBlocked(fingerprint: fingerprint) {
                return .success(message: "\(nickname) is not blocked")
            }
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+//
+// DeliveryTrackingService.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// Service for tracking message delivery and read status
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+//
+
+import BitLogger
+import Foundation
+
+/// Service that manages delivery status updates for messages
+/// Prevents status downgrades (e.g., read → delivered) and maintains consistency
+final class DeliveryTrackingService {
+
+    // MARK: - Public API
+
+    /// Update delivery status for a message, preventing downgrades
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///   - messageID: The message ID to update
+    ///   - status: The new delivery status
+    ///   - messages: Array of public messages (inout for mutation)
+    ///   - privateChats: Dictionary of private chats (inout for mutation)
+    ///   - notifyChange: Closure to trigger UI update
+    func updateStatus(
+        messageID: String,
+        status: DeliveryStatus,
+        messages: inout [BitchatMessage],
+        privateChats: inout [String: [BitchatMessage]],
+        notifyChange: @escaping () -> Void
+    ) {
+        // Update in main messages
+        if let index = messages.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == messageID }) {
+            let currentStatus = messages[index].deliveryStatus
+            if !shouldSkipUpdate(currentStatus: currentStatus, newStatus: status) {
+                messages[index].deliveryStatus = status
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Update in private chats
+        for (peerID, chatMessages) in privateChats {
+            guard let index = chatMessages.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == messageID }) else { continue }
+
+            let currentStatus = chatMessages[index].deliveryStatus
+            guard !shouldSkipUpdate(currentStatus: currentStatus, newStatus: status) else { continue }
+
+            // Update delivery status
+            privateChats[peerID]?[index].deliveryStatus = status
+        }
+
+        // Trigger UI update
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            notifyChange()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Private Helpers
+
+    /// Check if we should skip a status update to prevent downgrades
+    private func shouldSkipUpdate(currentStatus: DeliveryStatus?, newStatus: DeliveryStatus) -> Bool {
+        guard let current = currentStatus else { return false }
+
+        // Don't downgrade from read to delivered or sent
+        switch (current, newStatus) {
+        case (.read, .delivered):
+            return true
+        case (.read, .sent):
+            return true
+        default:
+            return false
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@ final class FavoritesPersistenceService: ObservableObject {
            }
            .assign(to: &$mutualFavorites)
    }
-    
+
+    deinit {
+        // Clean up Combine subscriptions
+        cancellables.removeAll()
+        SecureLogger.debug("FavoritesPersistenceService deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    /// Add or update a favorite
    func addFavorite(
        peerNoisePublicKey: Data,
@@ -179,125 +185,15 @@ final class FavoritesPersistenceService: ObservableObject {

    /// Resolve favorite status by short peer ID (16-hex derived from Noise pubkey)
    /// Falls back to scanning favorites and matching on derived peer ID.
-    func getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID peerID: String) -> FavoriteRelationship? {
+    func getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID peerID: PeerID) -> FavoriteRelationship? {
        // Quick sanity: peerID should be 16 hex chars (8 bytes)
-        guard peerID.count == 16 else { return nil }
-        for (pubkey, rel) in favorites {
-            let derived = PeerIDUtils.derivePeerID(fromPublicKey: pubkey)
-            if derived == peerID { return rel }
+        guard peerID.isShort else { return nil }
+        for (pubkey, rel) in favorites where PeerID(publicKey: pubkey) == peerID {
+            return rel
        }
        return nil
    }
    
-    /// Update Nostr public key for a peer
-    func updateNostrPublicKey(for peerNoisePublicKey: Data, nostrPubkey: String) {
-        guard let existing = favorites[peerNoisePublicKey] else { return }
-        
-        let updated = FavoriteRelationship(
-            peerNoisePublicKey: existing.peerNoisePublicKey,
-            peerNostrPublicKey: nostrPubkey,
-            peerNickname: existing.peerNickname,
-            isFavorite: existing.isFavorite,
-            theyFavoritedUs: existing.theyFavoritedUs,
-            favoritedAt: existing.favoritedAt,
-            lastUpdated: Date()
-        )
-        
-        favorites[peerNoisePublicKey] = updated
-        saveFavorites()
-    }
-    
-    /// Update nickname for an existing favorite
-    func updateNickname(for peerNoisePublicKey: Data, newNickname: String) {
-        guard let existing = favorites[peerNoisePublicKey] else { return }
-        
-        // Skip if nickname hasn't changed
-        if existing.peerNickname == newNickname { return }
-        
-        // Updating nickname for favorite
-        
-        let updated = FavoriteRelationship(
-            peerNoisePublicKey: existing.peerNoisePublicKey,
-            peerNostrPublicKey: existing.peerNostrPublicKey,
-            peerNickname: newNickname,
-            isFavorite: existing.isFavorite,
-            theyFavoritedUs: existing.theyFavoritedUs,
-            favoritedAt: existing.favoritedAt,
-            lastUpdated: Date()
-        )
-        
-        favorites[peerNoisePublicKey] = updated
-        saveFavorites()
-        
-        // Notify observers
-        NotificationCenter.default.post(
-            name: .favoriteStatusChanged,
-            object: nil,
-            userInfo: ["peerPublicKey": peerNoisePublicKey]
-        )
-    }
-    
-    /// Update noise public key when peer reconnects with new ID
-    func updateNoisePublicKey(from oldKey: Data, to newKey: Data, peerNickname: String) {
-        guard let existing = favorites[oldKey] else { 
-            SecureLogger.warning("⚠️ Cannot update noise key - no favorite found for \(oldKey.hexEncodedString())", category: .session)
-            return 
-        }
-        
-        // Check if we already have a favorite with the new key
-        if favorites[newKey] != nil {
-            SecureLogger.warning("⚠️ Favorite already exists with new key \(newKey.hexEncodedString()), removing old entry", category: .session)
-            favorites.removeValue(forKey: oldKey)
-            saveFavorites()
-            return
-        }
-        
-        // Updating noise public key
-        
-        // Remove old entry
-        favorites.removeValue(forKey: oldKey)
-        
-        // Add with new key
-        let updated = FavoriteRelationship(
-            peerNoisePublicKey: newKey,
-            peerNostrPublicKey: existing.peerNostrPublicKey,
-            peerNickname: peerNickname,
-            isFavorite: existing.isFavorite,
-            theyFavoritedUs: existing.theyFavoritedUs,
-            favoritedAt: existing.favoritedAt,
-            lastUpdated: Date()
-        )
-        
-        favorites[newKey] = updated
-        saveFavorites()
-        
-        // Notify observers with both old and new keys
-        NotificationCenter.default.post(
-            name: .favoriteStatusChanged,
-            object: nil,
-            userInfo: [
-                "peerPublicKey": newKey,
-                "oldPeerPublicKey": oldKey,
-                "isKeyUpdate": true
-            ]
-        )
-    }
-    
-    /// Get all favorites (including non-mutual)
-    func getAllFavorites() -> [FavoriteRelationship] {
-        favorites.values.filter { $0.isFavorite }
-    }
-    
-    /// Get only mutual favorites
-    func getMutualFavorites() -> [FavoriteRelationship] {
-        favorites.values.filter { $0.isMutual }
-    }
-    
-    /// Get all favorite relationships (including where they favorited us)
-    func getAllRelationships() -> [FavoriteRelationship] {
-        Array(favorites.values)
-    }
-    
    /// Clear all favorites - used for panic mode
    func clearAllFavorites() {
        SecureLogger.warning("🧹 Clearing all favorites (panic mode)", category: .session)
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+import BitLogger
 import Foundation
 import Combine
-#if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
 import CoreLocation
-#endif

 /// Stores a user-maintained list of bookmarked geohash channels.
 /// - Persistence: UserDefaults (JSON string array)
@@ -16,15 +15,22 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {
    private let storeKey = "locationChannel.bookmarks"
    private let namesStoreKey = "locationChannel.bookmarkNames"
    private var membership: Set<String> = []
-    #if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
    private let geocoder = CLGeocoder()
    private var resolving: Set<String> = []
-    #endif
+    
+    private let storage: UserDefaults

-    private init() {
+    init(storage: UserDefaults = .standard) {
+        self.storage = storage
        load()
    }

+    deinit {
+        // Cancel any pending geocoding operations
+        geocoder.cancelGeocode()
+        SecureLogger.debug("GeohashBookmarksStore deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    // MARK: - Public API
    func isBookmarked(_ geohash: String) -> Bool {
        return membership.contains(Self.normalize(geohash))
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {

    // MARK: - Persistence
    private func load() {
-        guard let data = UserDefaults.standard.data(forKey: storeKey) else { return }
+        guard let data = storage.data(forKey: storeKey) else { return }
        if let arr = try? JSONDecoder().decode([String].self, from: data) {
            // Sanitize, normalize, dedupe while preserving order (first occurrence wins)
            var seen = Set<String>()
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {
            membership = seen
        }
        // Load any saved names
-        if let namesData = UserDefaults.standard.data(forKey: namesStoreKey),
+        if let namesData = storage.data(forKey: namesStoreKey),
           let dict = try? JSONDecoder().decode([String: String].self, from: namesData) {
            bookmarkNames = dict
        }
@@ -89,13 +95,13 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {

    private func persist() {
        if let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(bookmarks) {
-            UserDefaults.standard.set(data, forKey: storeKey)
+            storage.set(data, forKey: storeKey)
        }
    }

    private func persistNames() {
        if let data = try? JSONEncoder().encode(bookmarkNames) {
-            UserDefaults.standard.set(data, forKey: namesStoreKey)
+            storage.set(data, forKey: namesStoreKey)
        }
    }

@@ -115,7 +121,6 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {
        let gh = Self.normalize(geohash)
        guard !gh.isEmpty else { return }
        if bookmarkNames[gh] != nil { return }
-        #if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
        if resolving.contains(gh) { return }
        resolving.insert(gh)
        // For very coarse geohashes, sample multiple points to capture multiple admin areas
@@ -146,10 +151,8 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {
                }
            }
        }
-        #endif
    }

-    #if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
    private func resolveCompositeAdminName(geohash gh: String, points: [CLLocation]) {
        var uniqueAdmins = OrderedSet<String>()
        var idx = 0
@@ -212,7 +215,6 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStore: ObservableObject {
            return pm.subLocality ?? pm.locality ?? pm.administrativeArea ?? pm.country
        }
    }
-    #endif

    #if DEBUG
    /// Testing-only reset helper
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+//
+// GeohashParticipantsService.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// Manages tracking of participants in geohash-based location channels
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+//
+
+import BitLogger
+import Foundation
+import Combine
+
+/// Service for tracking and managing participants in geohash channels
+/// Handles automatic expiration, refresh timers, and participant list management
+final class GeohashParticipantsService: ObservableObject {
+
+    // MARK: - Published Properties
+
+    @Published private(set) var geohashPeople: [GeoPerson] = []
+
+    // MARK: - Private State
+
+    private var geoParticipants: [String: [String: Date]] = [:] // geohash -> [pubkeyHex -> lastSeen]
+    private var geoParticipantsTimer: Timer? = nil
+    private var currentGeohash: String? = nil
+
+    // MARK: - Dependencies
+
+    private let identityManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol
+    private let displayNameProvider: (String) -> String
+
+    // MARK: - Configuration
+
+    private let activityWindowSeconds: TimeInterval
+    private let refreshIntervalSeconds: TimeInterval
+
+    // MARK: - Initialization
+
+    init(
+        identityManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol,
+        displayNameProvider: @escaping (String) -> String,
+        activityWindowSeconds: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.uiRecentCutoffFiveMinutesSeconds,
+        refreshIntervalSeconds: TimeInterval = 30.0
+    ) {
+        self.identityManager = identityManager
+        self.displayNameProvider = displayNameProvider
+        self.activityWindowSeconds = activityWindowSeconds
+        self.refreshIntervalSeconds = refreshIntervalSeconds
+    }
+
+    deinit {
+        // Note: deinit cannot call @MainActor methods
+        // Timer cleanup will happen automatically when service is deallocated
+        SecureLogger.debug("GeohashParticipantsService deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Public API
+
+    /// Set the current geohash being tracked (starts/stops timer accordingly)
+    func setCurrentGeohash(_ geohash: String?) {
+        if currentGeohash != geohash {
+            currentGeohash = geohash
+            refreshPeopleList()
+
+            if geohash != nil {
+                startTimer()
+            } else {
+                stopTimer()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Record a participant activity in the current geohash
+    func recordParticipant(pubkeyHex: String) {
+        guard let gh = currentGeohash else { return }
+        recordParticipant(pubkeyHex: pubkeyHex, geohash: gh)
+    }
+
+    /// Record a participant activity in a specific geohash
+    func recordParticipant(pubkeyHex: String, geohash: String) {
+        let key = pubkeyHex.lowercased()
+        var map = geoParticipants[geohash] ?? [:]
+        map[key] = Date()
+        geoParticipants[geohash] = map
+
+        // Only refresh list if this geohash is currently selected
+        if currentGeohash == geohash {
+            refreshPeopleList()
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get visible people for the current geohash (without mutating state)
+    func visiblePeople() -> [GeoPerson] {
+        guard let gh = currentGeohash else { return [] }
+        return visiblePeople(for: gh)
+    }
+
+    /// Get visible people for a specific geohash
+    func visiblePeople(for geohash: String) -> [GeoPerson] {
+        let cutoff = Date().addingTimeInterval(-activityWindowSeconds)
+        let map = (geoParticipants[geohash] ?? [:])
+            .filter { $0.value >= cutoff }
+            .filter { !identityManager.isNostrBlocked(pubkeyHexLowercased: $0.key) }
+        let people = map
+            .map { (pub, seen) in
+                GeoPerson(id: pub, displayName: displayNameProvider(pub), lastSeen: seen)
+            }
+            .sorted { $0.lastSeen > $1.lastSeen }
+        return people
+    }
+
+    /// Get participant count for a specific geohash (using activity window)
+    func participantCount(for geohash: String) -> Int {
+        let cutoff = Date().addingTimeInterval(-activityWindowSeconds)
+        let map = geoParticipants[geohash] ?? [:]
+        return map.values.filter { $0 >= cutoff }.count
+    }
+
+    /// Remove a participant from all geohashes (e.g., when blocked)
+    func removeParticipant(pubkeyHexLowercased: String) {
+        let hex = pubkeyHexLowercased.lowercased()
+        for (gh, var map) in geoParticipants {
+            map.removeValue(forKey: hex)
+            geoParticipants[gh] = map
+        }
+        refreshPeopleList()
+    }
+
+    /// Clear all participant data (for testing or reset)
+    func reset() {
+        stopTimer()
+        geoParticipants.removeAll()
+        geohashPeople.removeAll()
+        currentGeohash = nil
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Private Helpers
+
+    private func refreshPeopleList() {
+        guard let gh = currentGeohash else {
+            geohashPeople = []
+            return
+        }
+
+        let cutoff = Date().addingTimeInterval(-activityWindowSeconds)
+        var map = geoParticipants[gh] ?? [:]
+
+        // Prune expired entries
+        map = map.filter { $0.value >= cutoff }
+
+        // Remove blocked Nostr pubkeys
+        map = map.filter { !identityManager.isNostrBlocked(pubkeyHexLowercased: $0.key) }
+
+        // Update cleaned map
+        geoParticipants[gh] = map
+
+        // Build display list
+        let people = map
+            .map { (pub, seen) in
+                GeoPerson(id: pub, displayName: displayNameProvider(pub), lastSeen: seen)
+            }
+            .sorted { $0.lastSeen > $1.lastSeen }
+
+        geohashPeople = people
+    }
+
+    private func startTimer() {
+        stopTimer()
+        geoParticipantsTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: refreshIntervalSeconds, repeats: true) { [weak self] _ in
+            Task { @MainActor in
+                self?.refreshPeopleList()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func stopTimer() {
+        geoParticipantsTimer?.invalidate()
+        geoParticipantsTimer = nil
+    }
+}
@@ -51,9 +51,20 @@ final class LocationNotesCounter: ObservableObject {
        self.dependencies = testDependencies
    }

+    deinit {
+        // Note: deinit cannot call @MainActor functions
+        // Subscription cleanup will happen automatically when counter is deallocated
+        SecureLogger.debug("LocationNotesCounter deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    func subscribe(geohash gh: String) {
        let norm = gh.lowercased()
        if geohash == norm, subscriptionID != nil { return }
+        // Validate geohash (building-level precision: 8 chars)
+        guard Geohash.isValidBuildingGeohash(norm) else {
+            SecureLogger.warning("LocationNotesCounter: rejecting invalid geohash '\(norm)' (expected 8 valid base32 chars)", category: .session)
+            return
+        }
        // Unsubscribe previous without clearing count to avoid flicker
        if let sub = subscriptionID { dependencies.unsubscribe(sub) }
        subscriptionID = nil
@@ -74,7 +85,7 @@ final class LocationNotesCounter: ObservableObject {
        }

        subscriptionID = subID
-        let filter = NostrFilter.geohashNotes(norm, since: nil, limit: 500)
+        let filter = NostrFilter.geohashNotes(norm, since: nil, limit: 200)
        dependencies.subscribe(filter, subID, relays, { [weak self] event in
            guard let self = self else { return }
            guard event.kind == NostrProtocol.EventKind.textNote.rawValue else { return }
@@ -74,23 +74,58 @@ final class LocationNotesManager: ObservableObject {
    @Published private(set) var state: State = .loading
    @Published private(set) var errorMessage: String?
    private var subscriptionID: String?
+    private var noteIDs = Set<String>() // O(1) duplicate detection
    private let dependencies: LocationNotesDependencies
+    private let maxNotesInMemory = 500 // Defensive cap (relay limit is 200)
+
+    private enum Strings {
+        static let noRelays = String(localized: "location_notes.error.no_relays", comment: "Shown when no geo relays are available near the selected location")
+
+        static func failedToSend(_ detail: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "location_notes.error.failed_to_send", comment: "Shown when a location note fails to send"),
+                locale: .current,
+                detail
+            )
+        }
+    }

    init(geohash: String, dependencies: LocationNotesDependencies = .live) {
-        self.geohash = geohash.lowercased()
+        let norm = geohash.lowercased()
+        self.geohash = norm
        self.dependencies = dependencies
+        // Validate geohash (building-level precision: 8 chars)
+        if !Geohash.isValidBuildingGeohash(norm) {
+            SecureLogger.warning("LocationNotesManager: invalid geohash '\(norm)' (expected 8 valid base32 chars)", category: .session)
+        }
        subscribe()
    }

+    deinit {
+        // Note: deinit cannot call @MainActor functions
+        // Subscription cleanup will happen automatically when manager is deallocated
+        SecureLogger.debug("LocationNotesManager deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    func setGeohash(_ newGeohash: String) {
        let norm = newGeohash.lowercased()
        guard norm != geohash else { return }
+        // Validate geohash (building-level precision: 8 chars)
+        guard Geohash.isValidBuildingGeohash(norm) else {
+            SecureLogger.warning("LocationNotesManager: rejecting invalid geohash '\(norm)' (expected 8 valid base32 chars)", category: .session)
+            return
+        }
        if let sub = subscriptionID {
            dependencies.unsubscribe(sub)
            subscriptionID = nil
        }
+        // Set loading state before clearing to prevent empty state flicker
+        state = .loading
+        initialLoadComplete = false
+        errorMessage = nil
        geohash = norm
        notes.removeAll()
+        noteIDs.removeAll()
        subscribe()
    }

@@ -99,7 +134,12 @@ final class LocationNotesManager: ObservableObject {
            dependencies.unsubscribe(sub)
            subscriptionID = nil
        }
+        // Set loading state before clearing to prevent empty state flicker
+        state = .loading
+        initialLoadComplete = false
+        errorMessage = nil
        notes.removeAll()
+        noteIDs.removeAll()
        subscribe()
    }

@@ -120,7 +160,7 @@ final class LocationNotesManager: ObservableObject {
            subscriptionID = nil
            initialLoadComplete = true
            state = .noRelays
-            errorMessage = "No geo relays available near this location. Try again soon."
+            errorMessage = Strings.noRelays
            SecureLogger.warning("LocationNotesManager: no geo relays for geohash=\(geohash)", category: .session)
            return
        }
@@ -135,12 +175,14 @@ final class LocationNotesManager: ObservableObject {
            guard event.kind == NostrProtocol.EventKind.textNote.rawValue else { return }
            // Ensure matching tag
            guard event.tags.contains(where: { $0.count >= 2 && $0[0].lowercased() == "g" && $0[1].lowercased() == self.geohash }) else { return }
-            if self.notes.contains(where: { $0.id == event.id }) { return }
+            guard !self.noteIDs.contains(event.id) else { return }
+            self.noteIDs.insert(event.id)
            let nick = event.tags.first(where: { $0.first?.lowercased() == "n" && $0.count >= 2 })?.dropFirst().first
            let ts = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: TimeInterval(event.created_at))
            let note = Note(id: event.id, pubkey: event.pubkey, content: event.content, createdAt: ts, nickname: nick)
            self.notes.append(note)
            self.notes.sort { $0.createdAt > $1.createdAt }
+            self.enforceMemoryCap()
            self.state = .ready
        }, { [weak self] in
            guard let self = self else { return }
@@ -158,7 +200,7 @@ final class LocationNotesManager: ObservableObject {
        let relays = dependencies.relayLookup(geohash, TransportConfig.nostrGeoRelayCount)
        guard !relays.isEmpty else {
            state = .noRelays
-            errorMessage = "No geo relays available near this location. Try again soon."
+            errorMessage = Strings.noRelays
            SecureLogger.warning("LocationNotesManager: send blocked, no geo relays for geohash=\(geohash)", category: .session)
            return
        }
@@ -176,15 +218,26 @@ final class LocationNotesManager: ObservableObject {
                id: event.id,
                pubkey: id.publicKeyHex,
                content: trimmed,
-                createdAt: dependencies.now(),
+                createdAt: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: TimeInterval(event.created_at)),
                nickname: nickname
            )
+            self.noteIDs.insert(event.id)
            self.notes.insert(echo, at: 0)
+            self.enforceMemoryCap()
            self.state = .ready
            self.errorMessage = nil
        } catch {
            SecureLogger.error("LocationNotesManager: failed to send note: \(error)", category: .session)
-            errorMessage = "Failed to send note. \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            errorMessage = Strings.failedToSend(error.localizedDescription)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Enforces defensive memory cap on notes array (keeps newest).
+    private func enforceMemoryCap() {
+        if notes.count > maxNotesInMemory {
+            let removed = notes.count - maxNotesInMemory
+            notes = Array(notes.prefix(maxNotesInMemory))
+            SecureLogger.debug("LocationNotesManager: trimmed \(removed) old notes (cap: \(maxNotesInMemory))", category: .session)
        }
    }

@@ -0,0 +1,618 @@
+//
+// MessageFormattingService.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// Service for formatting chat messages with syntax highlighting
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Service that formats BitchatMessages into styled AttributedStrings
+/// Handles hashtags, mentions, links, payment tokens, and more
+final class MessageFormattingService {
+
+    // MARK: - Precompiled Regexes
+
+    private enum Regexes {
+        static let hashtag: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "#([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)", options: [])
+        }()
+        static let mention: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "@([\\p{L}0-9_]+(?:#[a-fA-F0-9]{4})?)", options: [])
+        }()
+        static let cashu: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "\\bcashu[AB][A-Za-z0-9._-]{40,}\\b", options: [])
+        }()
+        static let bolt11: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "(?i)\\bln(bc|tb|bcrt)[0-9][a-z0-9]{50,}\\b", options: [])
+        }()
+        static let lnurl: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "(?i)\\blnurl1[a-z0-9]{20,}\\b", options: [])
+        }()
+        static let lightningScheme: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "(?i)\\blightning:[^\\s]+", options: [])
+        }()
+        static let linkDetector: NSDataDetector? = {
+            try? NSDataDetector(types: NSTextCheckingResult.CheckingType.link.rawValue)
+        }()
+        static let quickCashuPresence: NSRegularExpression = {
+            try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: "\\bcashu[AB][A-Za-z0-9._-]{40,}\\b", options: [])
+        }()
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Dependencies
+
+    private let colorPalette: ColorPaletteService
+
+    // MARK: - Initialization
+
+    init(colorPalette: ColorPaletteService) {
+        self.colorPalette = colorPalette
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Public API
+
+    /// Format a message with full syntax highlighting (hashtags, mentions, links, payments)
+    /// This is the primary formatter used in the main chat view
+    func formatMessageAsText(
+        _ message: BitchatMessage,
+        colorScheme: ColorScheme,
+        nickname: String,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        activeChannel: ChannelID,
+        nostrKeyMapping: [String: String],
+        allPeers: [BitchatPeer],
+        geohashPeople: [GeoPerson],
+        getNoiseKeyForShortID: @escaping (String) -> String?
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        // Determine if this message was sent by self
+        let isSelf = isSelfMessage(
+            message,
+            nickname: nickname,
+            myPeerID: myPeerID,
+            myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+            activeChannel: activeChannel
+        )
+
+        // Check cache first
+        let isDark = colorScheme == .dark
+        if let cachedText = message.getCachedFormattedText(isDark: isDark, isSelf: isSelf) {
+            return cachedText
+        }
+
+        // Not cached, format the message
+        var result = AttributedString()
+
+        let baseColor: Color = isSelf ? .orange : colorPalette.peerColor(
+            for: message,
+            isDark: isDark,
+            myPeerID: myPeerID,
+            myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+            nostrKeyMapping: nostrKeyMapping,
+            allPeers: allPeers,
+            geohashPeople: geohashPeople.map { (id: $0.id, seed: "nostr:" + $0.id) },
+            getNoiseKeyForShortID: getNoiseKeyForShortID
+        )
+
+        if message.sender != "system" {
+            // Sender (at the beginning) with light-gray suffix styling if present
+            let (baseName, suffix) = message.sender.splitSuffix()
+            var senderStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            senderStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor
+            let fontWeight: Font.Weight = isSelf ? .bold : .medium
+            senderStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: fontWeight, design: .monospaced)
+
+            // Make sender clickable: encode senderPeerID into a custom URL
+            if let spid = message.senderPeerID?.id,
+               let url = URL(string: "bitchat://user/\(spid.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlPathAllowed) ?? spid)") {
+                senderStyle.link = url
+            }
+
+            // Format: <@name#suffix>
+            result.append(AttributedString("<@").mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
+            result.append(AttributedString(baseName).mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
+            if !suffix.isEmpty {
+                var suffixStyle = senderStyle
+                suffixStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor.opacity(0.6)
+                result.append(AttributedString(suffix).mergingAttributes(suffixStyle))
+            }
+            result.append(AttributedString("> ").mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
+
+            // Process content with syntax highlighting
+            let content = message.content
+            let nsContent = content as NSString
+            let nsLen = nsContent.length
+
+            // Check for Cashu presence early to decide rendering strategy
+            let containsCashuEarly = Regexes.quickCashuPresence.numberOfMatches(
+                in: content,
+                options: [],
+                range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)
+            ) > 0
+
+            // For extremely long content, render as plain text (unless has Cashu)
+            if (content.count > 4000 || content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: 1024)) && !containsCashuEarly {
+                var plainStyle = AttributeContainer()
+                plainStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor
+                plainStyle.font = isSelf
+                    ? .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+                    : .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+                result.append(AttributedString(content).mergingAttributes(plainStyle))
+            } else {
+                // Full syntax highlighting
+                result.append(formatContent(
+                    content,
+                    nsContent: nsContent,
+                    nsLen: nsLen,
+                    message: message,
+                    baseColor: baseColor,
+                    isSelf: isSelf,
+                    isDark: isDark,
+                    nickname: nickname,
+                    myPeerID: myPeerID,
+                    myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+                    activeChannel: activeChannel
+                ))
+            }
+
+            // Add timestamp
+            let timestamp = AttributedString(" [\(message.formattedTimestamp)]")
+            var timestampStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            timestampStyle.foregroundColor = Color.gray.opacity(0.7)
+            timestampStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced)
+            result.append(timestamp.mergingAttributes(timestampStyle))
+        } else {
+            // System message
+            var contentStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            contentStyle.foregroundColor = Color.gray
+            let content = AttributedString("* \(message.content) *")
+            contentStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced).italic()
+            result.append(content.mergingAttributes(contentStyle))
+
+            // Add timestamp
+            let timestamp = AttributedString(" [\(message.formattedTimestamp)]")
+            var timestampStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            timestampStyle.foregroundColor = Color.gray.opacity(0.5)
+            timestampStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced)
+            result.append(timestamp.mergingAttributes(timestampStyle))
+        }
+
+        // Cache the formatted text
+        message.setCachedFormattedText(result, isDark: isDark, isSelf: isSelf)
+
+        return result
+    }
+
+    /// Simpler message formatter (used in legacy contexts)
+    func formatMessage(
+        _ message: BitchatMessage,
+        colorScheme: ColorScheme,
+        nickname: String
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        var result = AttributedString()
+
+        let isDark = colorScheme == .dark
+        let primaryColor = isDark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
+
+        if message.sender == "system" {
+            let content = AttributedString("* \(message.content) *")
+            var contentStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            contentStyle.foregroundColor = Color.gray
+            contentStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced).italic()
+            result.append(content.mergingAttributes(contentStyle))
+
+            // Add timestamp
+            let timestamp = AttributedString(" [\(message.formattedTimestamp)]")
+            var timestampStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            timestampStyle.foregroundColor = Color.gray.opacity(0.5)
+            timestampStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced)
+            result.append(timestamp.mergingAttributes(timestampStyle))
+        } else {
+            let sender = AttributedString("<@\(message.sender)> ")
+            var senderStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            senderStyle.foregroundColor = primaryColor
+            let fontWeight: Font.Weight = message.sender == nickname ? .bold : .medium
+            senderStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: fontWeight, design: .monospaced)
+            result.append(sender.mergingAttributes(senderStyle))
+
+            // Process content to highlight mentions
+            let contentText = message.content
+            let pattern = "@([\\p{L}0-9_]+)"
+            let regex = try? NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [])
+            let nsContent = contentText as NSString
+            let nsLen = nsContent.length
+            let matches = regex?.matches(in: contentText, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) ?? []
+
+            var processedContent = AttributedString()
+            var lastEndIndex = contentText.startIndex
+
+            for match in matches {
+                if let range = Range(match.range(at: 0), in: contentText) {
+                    // Add text before mention
+                    if lastEndIndex < range.lowerBound {
+                        let beforeText = String(contentText[lastEndIndex..<range.lowerBound])
+                        if !beforeText.isEmpty {
+                            var normalStyle = AttributeContainer()
+                            normalStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+                            normalStyle.foregroundColor = isDark ? Color.white : Color.black
+                            processedContent.append(AttributedString(beforeText).mergingAttributes(normalStyle))
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    // Add the mention with highlight
+                    let mentionText = String(contentText[range])
+                    var mentionStyle = AttributeContainer()
+                    mentionStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced)
+                    mentionStyle.foregroundColor = Color.orange
+                    processedContent.append(AttributedString(mentionText).mergingAttributes(mentionStyle))
+
+                    if lastEndIndex < range.upperBound { lastEndIndex = range.upperBound }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Add remaining text
+            if lastEndIndex < contentText.endIndex {
+                let remainingText = String(contentText[lastEndIndex...])
+                var normalStyle = AttributeContainer()
+                normalStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+                normalStyle.foregroundColor = isDark ? Color.white : Color.black
+                processedContent.append(AttributedString(remainingText).mergingAttributes(normalStyle))
+            }
+
+            result.append(processedContent)
+
+            if message.isRelay, let originalSender = message.originalSender {
+                let relay = AttributedString(" (via \(originalSender))")
+                var relayStyle = AttributeContainer()
+                relayStyle.foregroundColor = primaryColor.opacity(0.7)
+                relayStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 11, design: .monospaced)
+                result.append(relay.mergingAttributes(relayStyle))
+            }
+
+            // Add timestamp
+            let timestamp = AttributedString(" [\(message.formattedTimestamp)]")
+            var timestampStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            timestampStyle.foregroundColor = Color.gray.opacity(0.7)
+            timestampStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced)
+            result.append(timestamp.mergingAttributes(timestampStyle))
+        }
+
+        return result
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Private Helpers
+
+    private func isSelfMessage(
+        _ message: BitchatMessage,
+        nickname: String,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        activeChannel: ChannelID
+    ) -> Bool {
+        if let spid = message.senderPeerID?.id {
+            // In geohash channels, compare against our per-geohash nostr short ID
+            if case .location = activeChannel, spid.hasPrefix("nostr:"),
+               let myGeo = myNostrPubkey {
+                return spid == "nostr:\(myGeo.prefix(TransportConfig.nostrShortKeyDisplayLength))"
+            }
+            return spid == myPeerID
+        }
+        // Fallback by nickname
+        if message.sender == nickname { return true }
+        if message.sender.hasPrefix(nickname + "#") { return true }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    private func formatContent(
+        _ content: String,
+        nsContent: NSString,
+        nsLen: Int,
+        message: BitchatMessage,
+        baseColor: Color,
+        isSelf: Bool,
+        isDark: Bool,
+        nickname: String,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        activeChannel: ChannelID
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        // Extract all matches
+        let hasMentionsHint = content.contains("@")
+        let hasHashtagsHint = content.contains("#")
+        let hasURLHint = content.contains("://") || content.contains("www.") || content.contains("http")
+        let hasLightningHint = content.lowercased().contains("ln") || content.lowercased().contains("lightning:")
+        let hasCashuHint = content.lowercased().contains("cashu")
+
+        let hashtagMatches = hasHashtagsHint ? Regexes.hashtag.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) : []
+        let mentionMatches = hasMentionsHint ? Regexes.mention.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) : []
+        let urlMatches = hasURLHint ? (Regexes.linkDetector?.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) ?? []) : []
+        let cashuMatches = hasCashuHint ? Regexes.cashu.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) : []
+        let lightningMatches = hasLightningHint ? Regexes.lightningScheme.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) : []
+        let bolt11Matches = hasLightningHint ? Regexes.bolt11.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) : []
+        let lnurlMatches = hasLightningHint ? Regexes.lnurl.matches(in: content, options: [], range: NSRange(location: 0, length: nsLen)) : []
+
+        // Combine and sort matches, excluding hashtags/URLs overlapping mentions
+        let mentionRanges = mentionMatches.map { $0.range(at: 0) }
+
+        func overlapsMention(_ r: NSRange) -> Bool {
+            for mr in mentionRanges {
+                if NSIntersectionRange(r, mr).length > 0 { return true }
+            }
+            return false
+        }
+
+        func attachedToMention(_ r: NSRange) -> Bool {
+            if let nsRange = Range(r, in: content), nsRange.lowerBound > content.startIndex {
+                var i = content.index(before: nsRange.lowerBound)
+                while true {
+                    let ch = content[i]
+                    if ch.isWhitespace || ch.isNewline { break }
+                    if ch == "@" { return true }
+                    if i == content.startIndex { break }
+                    i = content.index(before: i)
+                }
+            }
+            return false
+        }
+
+        func isStandaloneHashtag(_ r: NSRange) -> Bool {
+            guard let nsRange = Range(r, in: content) else { return false }
+            if nsRange.lowerBound == content.startIndex { return true }
+            let prev = content.index(before: nsRange.lowerBound)
+            return content[prev].isWhitespace || content[prev].isNewline
+        }
+
+        var allMatches: [(range: NSRange, type: String)] = []
+        for match in hashtagMatches where !overlapsMention(match.range(at: 0)) && !attachedToMention(match.range(at: 0)) && isStandaloneHashtag(match.range(at: 0)) {
+            allMatches.append((match.range(at: 0), "hashtag"))
+        }
+        for match in mentionMatches {
+            allMatches.append((match.range(at: 0), "mention"))
+        }
+        for match in urlMatches where !overlapsMention(match.range) {
+            allMatches.append((match.range, "url"))
+        }
+        for match in cashuMatches where !overlapsMention(match.range(at: 0)) {
+            allMatches.append((match.range(at: 0), "cashu"))
+        }
+        for match in lightningMatches where !overlapsMention(match.range(at: 0)) {
+            allMatches.append((match.range(at: 0), "lightning"))
+        }
+
+        // Exclude overlaps with lightning/url for bolt11/lnurl
+        let occupied: [NSRange] = urlMatches.map { $0.range } + lightningMatches.map { $0.range(at: 0) }
+        func overlapsOccupied(_ r: NSRange) -> Bool {
+            for or in occupied {
+                if NSIntersectionRange(r, or).length > 0 { return true }
+            }
+            return false
+        }
+        for match in bolt11Matches where !overlapsMention(match.range(at: 0)) && !overlapsOccupied(match.range(at: 0)) {
+            allMatches.append((match.range(at: 0), "bolt11"))
+        }
+        for match in lnurlMatches where !overlapsMention(match.range(at: 0)) && !overlapsOccupied(match.range(at: 0)) {
+            allMatches.append((match.range(at: 0), "lnurl"))
+        }
+        allMatches.sort { $0.range.location < $1.range.location }
+
+        // Build content with styling
+        var processedContent = AttributedString()
+        var lastEnd = content.startIndex
+        let isMentioned = message.mentions?.contains(nickname) ?? false
+
+        for (range, type) in allMatches {
+            if let nsRange = Range(range, in: content) {
+                // Add text before match
+                if lastEnd < nsRange.lowerBound {
+                    let beforeText = String(content[lastEnd..<nsRange.lowerBound])
+                    if !beforeText.isEmpty {
+                        var beforeStyle = AttributeContainer()
+                        beforeStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor
+                        beforeStyle.font = isSelf
+                            ? .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+                            : .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+                        if isMentioned {
+                            beforeStyle.font = beforeStyle.font?.bold()
+                        }
+                        processedContent.append(AttributedString(beforeText).mergingAttributes(beforeStyle))
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Add styled match
+                let matchText = String(content[nsRange])
+                processedContent.append(formatMatch(
+                    matchText,
+                    type: type,
+                    baseColor: baseColor,
+                    isSelf: isSelf,
+                    isDark: isDark,
+                    nickname: nickname,
+                    myPeerID: myPeerID,
+                    myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+                    activeChannel: activeChannel
+                ))
+
+                lastEnd = nsRange.upperBound
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Add remaining text after last match
+        if lastEnd < content.endIndex {
+            let remainingText = String(content[lastEnd...])
+            var remainingStyle = AttributeContainer()
+            remainingStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor
+            remainingStyle.font = isSelf
+                ? .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+                : .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+            if isMentioned {
+                remainingStyle.font = remainingStyle.font?.bold()
+            }
+            processedContent.append(AttributedString(remainingText).mergingAttributes(remainingStyle))
+        }
+
+        return processedContent
+    }
+
+    private func formatMatch(
+        _ matchText: String,
+        type: String,
+        baseColor: Color,
+        isSelf: Bool,
+        isDark: Bool,
+        nickname: String,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        activeChannel: ChannelID
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        switch type {
+        case "mention":
+            return formatMention(
+                matchText,
+                baseColor: baseColor,
+                isSelf: isSelf,
+                nickname: nickname,
+                myPeerID: myPeerID,
+                myNostrPubkey: myNostrPubkey,
+                activeChannel: activeChannel
+            )
+        case "hashtag":
+            return formatHashtag(matchText, isDark: isDark, baseColor: baseColor, activeChannel: activeChannel)
+        case "url":
+            return formatURL(matchText, baseColor: baseColor, isSelf: isSelf)
+        case "cashu", "bolt11", "lnurl", "lightning":
+            return formatPayment(matchText, type: type, baseColor: baseColor, isSelf: isSelf)
+        default:
+            return AttributedString(matchText)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func formatMention(
+        _ matchText: String,
+        baseColor: Color,
+        isSelf: Bool,
+        nickname: String,
+        myPeerID: String,
+        myNostrPubkey: String?,
+        activeChannel: ChannelID
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        // Split optional '#abcd' suffix and color suffix light grey
+        let (mBase, mSuffix) = matchText.splitSuffix()
+
+        // Determine if this mention targets me
+        let mySuffix: String? = {
+            if case .location = activeChannel, let myGeo = myNostrPubkey {
+                return String(myGeo.suffix(4))
+            }
+            return String(myPeerID.prefix(4))
+        }()
+
+        let isMentionToMe: Bool = {
+            if mBase == nickname {
+                if let suf = mySuffix, !mSuffix.isEmpty {
+                    return mSuffix == "#\(suf)"
+                }
+                return mSuffix.isEmpty
+            }
+            return false
+        }()
+
+        var mentionStyle = AttributeContainer()
+        mentionStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced)
+        mentionStyle.foregroundColor = isMentionToMe ? .orange : baseColor
+
+        var result = AttributedString()
+        result.append(AttributedString(mBase).mergingAttributes(mentionStyle))
+
+        if !mSuffix.isEmpty {
+            var suffixStyle = mentionStyle
+            suffixStyle.foregroundColor = (isMentionToMe ? Color.orange : baseColor).opacity(0.5)
+            result.append(AttributedString(mSuffix).mergingAttributes(suffixStyle))
+        }
+
+        return result
+    }
+
+    private func formatHashtag(
+        _ matchText: String,
+        isDark: Bool,
+        baseColor: Color,
+        activeChannel: ChannelID
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        var hashtagStyle = AttributeContainer()
+        hashtagStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced)
+
+        // Determine if this hashtag represents the active channel
+        let isActiveChannel: Bool = {
+            if matchText.count > 1 {
+                let tag = String(matchText.dropFirst()) // Remove '#'
+                switch activeChannel {
+                case .mesh:
+                    return tag.lowercased() == "mesh"
+                case .location(let ch):
+                    return tag.lowercased() == ch.geohash.lowercased()
+                }
+            }
+            return false
+        }()
+
+        if isActiveChannel {
+            // Highlight active channel hashtag in green
+            hashtagStyle.foregroundColor = isDark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
+            hashtagStyle.font = .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+        } else {
+            // Link to geohash if valid
+            if matchText.count > 1 {
+                let tag = String(matchText.dropFirst())
+                if tag.count >= 2, tag.count <= 12,
+                   tag.allSatisfy({ "0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz".contains($0) }) {
+                    if let url = URL(string: "bitchat://geohash/\(tag)") {
+                        hashtagStyle.link = url
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            hashtagStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor.opacity(0.8)
+        }
+
+        return AttributedString(matchText).mergingAttributes(hashtagStyle)
+    }
+
+    private func formatURL(_ matchText: String, baseColor: Color, isSelf: Bool) -> AttributedString {
+        var urlStyle = AttributeContainer()
+        if let url = URL(string: matchText) {
+            urlStyle.link = url
+        }
+        urlStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor
+        urlStyle.font = isSelf
+            ? .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+            : .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+        urlStyle.underlineStyle = .single
+        return AttributedString(matchText).mergingAttributes(urlStyle)
+    }
+
+    private func formatPayment(
+        _ matchText: String,
+        type: String,
+        baseColor: Color,
+        isSelf: Bool
+    ) -> AttributedString {
+        var paymentStyle = AttributeContainer()
+        paymentStyle.foregroundColor = baseColor
+        paymentStyle.font = isSelf
+            ? .bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+            : .bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced)
+
+        // Make payment tokens tappable
+        if type == "cashu", let url = URL(string: "cashu:\(matchText)") {
+            paymentStyle.link = url
+        } else if type == "lightning" || type == "bolt11" || type == "lnurl" {
+            if let url = URL(string: matchText.lowercased().hasPrefix("lightning:") ? matchText : "lightning:\(matchText)") {
+                paymentStyle.link = url
+            }
+        }
+
+        return AttributedString(matchText).mergingAttributes(paymentStyle)
+    }
+}
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Foundation
 final class MessageRouter {
    private let mesh: Transport
    private let nostr: NostrTransport
-    private var outbox: [String: [(content: String, nickname: String, messageID: String)]] = [:] // peerID -> queued messages
+    private var outbox: [PeerID: [(content: String, nickname: String, messageID: String)]] = [:] // peerID -> queued messages

    init(mesh: Transport, nostr: NostrTransport) {
        self.mesh = mesh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ final class MessageRouter {
        ) { [weak self] note in
            guard let self = self else { return }
            if let data = note.userInfo?["peerPublicKey"] as? Data {
-                let peerID = PeerIDUtils.derivePeerID(fromPublicKey: data)
+                let peerID = PeerID(publicKey: data)
                Task { @MainActor in
                    self.flushOutbox(for: peerID)
                }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ final class MessageRouter {
            // Handle key updates
            if let newKey = note.userInfo?["peerPublicKey"] as? Data,
               let _ = note.userInfo?["isKeyUpdate"] as? Bool {
-                let peerID = PeerIDUtils.derivePeerID(fromPublicKey: newKey)
+                let peerID = PeerID(publicKey: newKey)
                Task { @MainActor in
                    self.flushOutbox(for: peerID)
                }
@@ -37,44 +37,44 @@ final class MessageRouter {
        }
    }

-    func sendPrivate(_ content: String, to peerID: String, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String) {
+    func sendPrivate(_ content: String, to peerID: PeerID, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String) {
        let reachableMesh = mesh.isPeerReachable(peerID)
        if reachableMesh {
-            SecureLogger.debug("Routing PM via mesh (reachable) to \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("Routing PM via mesh (reachable) to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
            // BLEService will initiate a handshake if needed and queue the message
            mesh.sendPrivateMessage(content, to: peerID, recipientNickname: recipientNickname, messageID: messageID)
        } else if canSendViaNostr(peerID: peerID) {
-            SecureLogger.debug("Routing PM via Nostr to \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("Routing PM via Nostr to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
            nostr.sendPrivateMessage(content, to: peerID, recipientNickname: recipientNickname, messageID: messageID)
        } else {
            // Queue for later (when mesh connects or Nostr mapping appears)
            if outbox[peerID] == nil { outbox[peerID] = [] }
            outbox[peerID]?.append((content, recipientNickname, messageID))
-            SecureLogger.debug("Queued PM for \(peerID.prefix(8))… (no mesh, no Nostr mapping) id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("Queued PM for \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… (no mesh, no Nostr mapping) id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
        }
    }

-    func sendReadReceipt(_ receipt: ReadReceipt, to peerID: String) {
+    func sendReadReceipt(_ receipt: ReadReceipt, to peerID: PeerID) {
        // Prefer mesh for reachable peers; BLE will queue if handshake is needed
        if mesh.isPeerReachable(peerID) {
-            SecureLogger.debug("Routing READ ack via mesh (reachable) to \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(receipt.originalMessageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("Routing READ ack via mesh (reachable) to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(receipt.originalMessageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
            mesh.sendReadReceipt(receipt, to: peerID)
        } else {
-            SecureLogger.debug("Routing READ ack via Nostr to \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(receipt.originalMessageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("Routing READ ack via Nostr to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(receipt.originalMessageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
            nostr.sendReadReceipt(receipt, to: peerID)
        }
    }

-    func sendDeliveryAck(_ messageID: String, to peerID: String) {
+    func sendDeliveryAck(_ messageID: String, to peerID: PeerID) {
        if mesh.isPeerReachable(peerID) {
-            SecureLogger.debug("Routing DELIVERED ack via mesh (reachable) to \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("Routing DELIVERED ack via mesh (reachable) to \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
            mesh.sendDeliveryAck(for: messageID, to: peerID)
        } else {
            nostr.sendDeliveryAck(for: messageID, to: peerID)
        }
    }

-    func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: String, isFavorite: Bool) {
+    func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: PeerID, isFavorite: Bool) {
        // Route via mesh when connected; else use Nostr
        if mesh.isPeerConnected(peerID) {
            mesh.sendFavoriteNotification(to: peerID, isFavorite: isFavorite)
@@ -84,16 +84,16 @@ final class MessageRouter {
    }

    // MARK: - Outbox Management
-    private func canSendViaNostr(peerID: String) -> Bool {
+    private func canSendViaNostr(peerID: PeerID) -> Bool {
        // Two forms are supported:
        // - 64-hex Noise public key (32 bytes)
        // - 16-hex short peer ID (derived from Noise pubkey)
-        if peerID.count == 64, let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID) {
+        if let noiseKey = peerID.noiseKey {
            if let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey),
               fav.peerNostrPublicKey != nil {
                return true
            }
-        } else if peerID.count == 16 {
+        } else if peerID.isShort {
            if let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(forPeerID: peerID),
               fav.peerNostrPublicKey != nil {
                return true
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ final class MessageRouter {
        return false
    }

-    func flushOutbox(for peerID: String) {
+    func flushOutbox(for peerID: PeerID) {
        guard let queued = outbox[peerID], !queued.isEmpty else { return }
-        SecureLogger.debug("Flushing outbox for \(peerID.prefix(8))… count=\(queued.count)", category: .session)
+        SecureLogger.debug("Flushing outbox for \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… count=\(queued.count)", category: .session)
        var remaining: [(content: String, nickname: String, messageID: String)] = []
        // Prefer mesh if connected; else try Nostr if mapping exists
        for (content, nickname, messageID) in queued {
            if mesh.isPeerReachable(peerID) {
-                SecureLogger.debug("Outbox -> mesh for \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+                SecureLogger.debug("Outbox -> mesh for \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
                mesh.sendPrivateMessage(content, to: peerID, recipientNickname: nickname, messageID: messageID)
            } else if canSendViaNostr(peerID: peerID) {
-                SecureLogger.debug("Outbox -> Nostr for \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+                SecureLogger.debug("Outbox -> Nostr for \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
                nostr.sendPrivateMessage(content, to: peerID, recipientNickname: nickname, messageID: messageID)
            } else {
                // Keep unsent items queued
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Foundation
 import BitLogger
 import Combine
+import Tor

 /// Coordinates when the app is allowed to start Tor and connect to Nostr relays.
 /// Policy: permit start when either location permissions are authorized OR
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ final class NetworkActivationService: ObservableObject {

    private init() {}

+    deinit {
+        // Clean up Combine subscriptions
+        cancellables.removeAll()
+        SecureLogger.debug("NetworkActivationService deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    func start() {
        guard !started else { return }
        started = true
@@ -115,15 +115,30 @@ enum EncryptionStatus: Equatable {
    var description: String {
        switch self {
        case .none:
-            return "Encryption failed"
+            return String(localized: "encryption.status.failed", comment: "Status text when encryption failed")
        case .noHandshake:
-            return "Not encrypted"
+            return String(localized: "encryption.status.not_encrypted", comment: "Status text when no encryption handshake happened")
        case .noiseHandshaking:
-            return "Establishing encryption..."
+            return String(localized: "encryption.status.establishing", comment: "Status text when encryption is being established")
        case .noiseSecured:
-            return "Encrypted"
+            return String(localized: "encryption.status.secured", comment: "Status text when encryption is secured but not verified")
        case .noiseVerified:
-            return "Encrypted & Verified"
+            return String(localized: "encryption.status.verified", comment: "Status text when encryption is verified")
+        }
+    }
+
+    var accessibilityDescription: String {
+        switch self {
+        case .none:
+            return String(localized: "encryption.accessibility.failed", comment: "Accessibility text when encryption failed")
+        case .noHandshake:
+            return String(localized: "encryption.accessibility.not_encrypted", comment: "Accessibility text when encryption is not established")
+        case .noiseHandshaking:
+            return String(localized: "encryption.accessibility.establishing", comment: "Accessibility text when encryption is being established")
+        case .noiseSecured:
+            return String(localized: "encryption.accessibility.secured", comment: "Accessibility text when encryption is secured")
+        case .noiseVerified:
+            return String(localized: "encryption.accessibility.verified", comment: "Accessibility text when encryption is verified")
        }
    }
 }
@@ -147,8 +162,8 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    private let sessionManager: NoiseSessionManager
    
    // Peer fingerprints (SHA256 hash of static public key)
-    private var peerFingerprints: [String: String] = [:] // peerID -> fingerprint
-    private var fingerprintToPeerID: [String: String] = [:] // fingerprint -> peerID
+    private var peerFingerprints: [PeerID: String] = [:]
+    private var fingerprintToPeerID: [String: PeerID] = [:]
    
    // Thread safety
    private let serviceQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "chat.bitchat.noise.service", attributes: .concurrent)
@@ -163,7 +178,7 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    
    // Callbacks
    private var onPeerAuthenticatedHandlers: [((String, String) -> Void)] = [] // Array of handlers for peer authentication
-    var onHandshakeRequired: ((String) -> Void)? // peerID needs handshake
+    var onHandshakeRequired: ((PeerID) -> Void)? // peerID needs handshake
    
    // Add a handler for peer authentication
    func addOnPeerAuthenticatedHandler(_ handler: @escaping (String, String) -> Void) {
@@ -257,12 +272,11 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    
    /// Get our identity fingerprint
    func getIdentityFingerprint() -> String {
-        let hash = SHA256.hash(data: staticIdentityPublicKey.rawRepresentation)
-        return hash.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
+        staticIdentityPublicKey.rawRepresentation.sha256Fingerprint()
    }
    
    /// Get peer's public key data
-    func getPeerPublicKeyData(_ peerID: String) -> Data? {
+    func getPeerPublicKeyData(_ peerID: PeerID) -> Data? {
        return sessionManager.getRemoteStaticKey(for: peerID)?.rawRepresentation
    }
    
@@ -390,11 +404,11 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    // MARK: - Handshake Management
    
    /// Initiate a Noise handshake with a peer
-    func initiateHandshake(with peerID: String) throws -> Data {
+    func initiateHandshake(with peerID: PeerID) throws -> Data {
        
        // Validate peer ID
-        guard NoiseSecurityValidator.validatePeerID(peerID) else {
-            SecureLogger.warning(.authenticationFailed(peerID: peerID))
+        guard peerID.isValid else {
+            SecureLogger.warning(.authenticationFailed(peerID: peerID.id))
            throw NoiseSecurityError.invalidPeerID
        }
        
@@ -404,7 +418,7 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
            throw NoiseSecurityError.rateLimitExceeded
        }
        
-        SecureLogger.info(.handshakeStarted(peerID: peerID))
+        SecureLogger.info(.handshakeStarted(peerID: peerID.id))
        
        // Return raw handshake data without wrapper
        // The Noise protocol handles its own message format
@@ -413,17 +427,17 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    }
    
    /// Process an incoming handshake message
-    func processHandshakeMessage(from peerID: String, message: Data) throws -> Data? {
+    func processHandshakeMessage(from peerID: PeerID, message: Data) throws -> Data? {
        
        // Validate peer ID
-        guard NoiseSecurityValidator.validatePeerID(peerID) else {
-            SecureLogger.warning(.authenticationFailed(peerID: peerID))
+        guard peerID.isValid else {
+            SecureLogger.warning(.authenticationFailed(peerID: peerID.id))
            throw NoiseSecurityError.invalidPeerID
        }
        
        // Validate message size
        guard NoiseSecurityValidator.validateHandshakeMessageSize(message) else {
-            SecureLogger.warning(.handshakeFailed(peerID: peerID, error: "Message too large"))
+            SecureLogger.warning(.handshakeFailed(peerID: peerID.id, error: "Message too large"))
            throw NoiseSecurityError.messageTooLarge
        }
        
@@ -443,19 +457,19 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    }
    
    /// Check if we have an established session with a peer
-    func hasEstablishedSession(with peerID: String) -> Bool {
+    func hasEstablishedSession(with peerID: PeerID) -> Bool {
        return sessionManager.getSession(for: peerID)?.isEstablished() ?? false
    }
    
    /// Check if we have a session (established or handshaking) with a peer
-    func hasSession(with peerID: String) -> Bool {
+    func hasSession(with peerID: PeerID) -> Bool {
        return sessionManager.getSession(for: peerID) != nil
    }
    
    // MARK: - Encryption/Decryption
    
    /// Encrypt data for a specific peer
-    func encrypt(_ data: Data, for peerID: String) throws -> Data {
+    func encrypt(_ data: Data, for peerID: PeerID) throws -> Data {
        // Validate message size
        guard NoiseSecurityValidator.validateMessageSize(data) else {
            throw NoiseSecurityError.messageTooLarge
@@ -477,7 +491,7 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    }
    
    /// Decrypt data from a specific peer
-    func decrypt(_ data: Data, from peerID: String) throws -> Data {
+    func decrypt(_ data: Data, from peerID: PeerID) throws -> Data {
        // Validate message size
        guard NoiseSecurityValidator.validateMessageSize(data) else {
            throw NoiseSecurityError.messageTooLarge
@@ -499,32 +513,11 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    // MARK: - Peer Management
    
    /// Get fingerprint for a peer
-    func getPeerFingerprint(_ peerID: String) -> String? {
+    func getPeerFingerprint(_ peerID: PeerID) -> String? {
        return serviceQueue.sync {
            return peerFingerprints[peerID]
        }
    }
-    
-    /// Get peer ID for a fingerprint
-    func getPeerID(for fingerprint: String) -> String? {
-        return serviceQueue.sync {
-            return fingerprintToPeerID[fingerprint]
-        }
-    }
-    
-    /// Remove a peer session
-    func removePeer(_ peerID: String) {
-        sessionManager.removeSession(for: peerID)
-        
-        serviceQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
-            if let fingerprint = peerFingerprints[peerID] {
-                fingerprintToPeerID.removeValue(forKey: fingerprint)
-            }
-            peerFingerprints.removeValue(forKey: peerID)
-        }
-        
-        SecureLogger.info(.sessionExpired(peerID: peerID))
-    }

    func clearEphemeralStateForPanic() {
        sessionManager.removeAllSessions()
@@ -537,9 +530,9 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
    
    // MARK: - Private Helpers
    
-    private func handleSessionEstablished(peerID: String, remoteStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey) {
+    private func handleSessionEstablished(peerID: PeerID, remoteStaticKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey) {
        // Calculate fingerprint
-        let fingerprint = calculateFingerprint(for: remoteStaticKey)
+        let fingerprint = remoteStaticKey.rawRepresentation.sha256Fingerprint()
        
        // Store fingerprint mapping
        serviceQueue.sync(flags: .barrier) {
@@ -548,20 +541,15 @@ final class NoiseEncryptionService {
        }
        
        // Log security event
-        SecureLogger.info(.handshakeCompleted(peerID: peerID))
+        SecureLogger.info(.handshakeCompleted(peerID: peerID.id))
        
        // Notify all handlers about authentication
        serviceQueue.async { [weak self] in
            self?.onPeerAuthenticatedHandlers.forEach { handler in
-                handler(peerID, fingerprint)
+                handler(peerID.id, fingerprint)
            }
        }
    }
-    
-    private func calculateFingerprint(for publicKey: Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PublicKey) -> String {
-        let hash = SHA256.hash(data: publicKey.rawRepresentation)
-        return hash.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
-    }
        
    // MARK: - Session Maintenance
    
@@ -4,46 +4,49 @@ import Combine

 // Minimal Nostr transport conforming to Transport for offline sending
 final class NostrTransport: Transport {
-    weak var delegate: BitchatDelegate?
-    weak var peerEventsDelegate: TransportPeerEventsDelegate?
-    var peerSnapshotPublisher: AnyPublisher<[TransportPeerSnapshot], Never> {
-        Just([]).eraseToAnyPublisher()
-    }
-    func currentPeerSnapshots() -> [TransportPeerSnapshot] { [] }
-
    // Provide BLE short peer ID for BitChat embedding
-    var senderPeerID: String = ""
+    var senderPeerID = PeerID(str: "")

    // Throttle READ receipts to avoid relay rate limits
    private struct QueuedRead {
        let receipt: ReadReceipt
-        let peerID: String
+        let peerID: PeerID
    }
    private var readQueue: [QueuedRead] = []
    private var isSendingReadAcks = false
    private let readAckInterval: TimeInterval = TransportConfig.nostrReadAckInterval
    private let keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol

-    var myPeerID: String { senderPeerID }
-    var myNickname: String { "" }
-    func setNickname(_ nickname: String) { /* not used for Nostr */ }
-    
    init(keychain: KeychainManagerProtocol) {
        self.keychain = keychain
    }

+    // MARK: - Transport Protocol Conformance
+
+    weak var delegate: BitchatDelegate?
+    weak var peerEventsDelegate: TransportPeerEventsDelegate?
+
+    var peerSnapshotPublisher: AnyPublisher<[TransportPeerSnapshot], Never> {
+        Just([]).eraseToAnyPublisher()
+    }
+    func currentPeerSnapshots() -> [TransportPeerSnapshot] { [] }
+
+    var myPeerID: PeerID { senderPeerID }
+    var myNickname: String { "" }
+    func setNickname(_ nickname: String) { /* not used for Nostr */ }
+
    func startServices() { /* no-op */ }
    func stopServices() { /* no-op */ }
    func emergencyDisconnectAll() { /* no-op */ }

-    func isPeerConnected(_ peerID: String) -> Bool { false }
-    func isPeerReachable(_ peerID: String) -> Bool { false }
-    func peerNickname(peerID: String) -> String? { nil }
-    func getPeerNicknames() -> [String : String] { [:] }
+    func isPeerConnected(_ peerID: PeerID) -> Bool { false }
+    func isPeerReachable(_ peerID: PeerID) -> Bool { false }
+    func peerNickname(peerID: PeerID) -> String? { nil }
+    func getPeerNicknames() -> [PeerID : String] { [:] }

-    func getFingerprint(for peerID: String) -> String? { nil }
-    func getNoiseSessionState(for peerID: String) -> LazyHandshakeState { .none }
-    func triggerHandshake(with peerID: String) { /* no-op */ }
+    func getFingerprint(for peerID: PeerID) -> String? { nil }
+    func getNoiseSessionState(for peerID: PeerID) -> LazyHandshakeState { .none }
+    func triggerHandshake(with peerID: PeerID) { /* no-op */ }
    
    // Nostr does not use Noise sessions here; return a cached placeholder to avoid reallocation
    private static var cachedNoiseService: NoiseEncryptionService?
@@ -59,11 +62,11 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
    // Public broadcast not supported over Nostr here
    func sendMessage(_ content: String, mentions: [String]) { /* no-op */ }

-    func sendPrivateMessage(_ content: String, to peerID: String, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String) {
+    func sendPrivateMessage(_ content: String, to peerID: PeerID, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String) {
        Task { @MainActor in
            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
            guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
-            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: preparing PM to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))… for peerID \(peerID.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: preparing PM to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))… for peerID \(peerID.id.prefix(8))… id=\(messageID.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
            // Convert recipient npub -> hex (x-only)
            let recipientHex: String
            do {
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to decode npub -> hex: \(error)", category: .session)
                return
            }
-            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodePMForNostr(content: content, messageID: messageID, recipientPeerID: peerID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
+            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodePMForNostr(content: content, messageID: messageID, recipientPeerID: peerID.id, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else {
                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed PM packet", category: .session)
                return
            }
@@ -90,12 +93,113 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
        }
    }

-    func sendReadReceipt(_ receipt: ReadReceipt, to peerID: String) {
+    func sendReadReceipt(_ receipt: ReadReceipt, to peerID: PeerID) {
        // Enqueue and process with throttling to avoid relay rate limits
        readQueue.append(QueuedRead(receipt: receipt, peerID: peerID))
        processReadQueueIfNeeded()
    }

+    func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: PeerID, isFavorite: Bool) {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
+            guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
+            let content = isFavorite ? "[FAVORITED]:\(senderIdentity.npub)" : "[UNFAVORITED]:\(senderIdentity.npub)"
+            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: preparing FAVORITE(\(isFavorite)) to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
+            // Convert recipient npub -> hex
+            let recipientHex: String
+            do {
+                let (hrp, data) = try Bech32.decode(recipientNpub)
+                guard hrp == "npub" else { return }
+                recipientHex = data.hexEncodedString()
+            } catch { return }
+            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodePMForNostr(content: content, messageID: UUID().uuidString, recipientPeerID: peerID.id, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else {
+                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed favorite notification", category: .session)
+                return
+            }
+            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: senderIdentity) else {
+                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to build Nostr event for favorite notification", category: .session)
+                return
+            }
+            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: sending favorite giftWrap id=\(event.id.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
+            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func sendBroadcastAnnounce() { /* no-op for Nostr */ }
+    func sendDeliveryAck(for messageID: String, to peerID: PeerID) {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
+            guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
+            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: preparing DELIVERED ack for id=\(messageID.prefix(8))… to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
+            let recipientHex: String
+            do {
+                let (hrp, data) = try Bech32.decode(recipientNpub)
+                guard hrp == "npub" else { return }
+                recipientHex = data.hexEncodedString()
+            } catch { return }
+            guard let ack = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostr(type: .delivered, messageID: messageID, recipientPeerID: peerID.id, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else {
+                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed DELIVERED ack", category: .session)
+                return
+            }
+            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: ack, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: senderIdentity) else {
+                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to build Nostr event for DELIVERED ack", category: .session)
+                return
+            }
+            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: sending DELIVERED ack giftWrap id=\(event.id.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
+            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Geohash Helpers
+
+extension NostrTransport {
+
+    // MARK: Geohash ACK helpers
+    func sendDeliveryAckGeohash(for messageID: String, toRecipientHex recipientHex: String, from identity: NostrIdentity) {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            SecureLogger.debug("GeoDM: send DELIVERED -> recip=\(recipientHex.prefix(8))… mid=\(messageID.prefix(8))… from=\(identity.publicKeyHex.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostrNoRecipient(type: .delivered, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else { return }
+            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: identity) else { return }
+            NostrRelayManager.registerPendingGiftWrap(id: event.id)
+            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func sendReadReceiptGeohash(_ messageID: String, toRecipientHex recipientHex: String, from identity: NostrIdentity) {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            SecureLogger.debug("GeoDM: send READ -> recip=\(recipientHex.prefix(8))… mid=\(messageID.prefix(8))… from=\(identity.publicKeyHex.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostrNoRecipient(type: .readReceipt, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else { return }
+            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: identity) else { return }
+            NostrRelayManager.registerPendingGiftWrap(id: event.id)
+            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Geohash DMs (per-geohash identity)
+    func sendPrivateMessageGeohash(content: String, toRecipientHex recipientHex: String, from identity: NostrIdentity, messageID: String) {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            guard !recipientHex.isEmpty else { return }
+            SecureLogger.debug("GeoDM: send PM -> recip=\(recipientHex.prefix(8))… mid=\(messageID.prefix(8))… from=\(identity.publicKeyHex.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
+            // Build embedded BitChat packet without recipient peer ID
+            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodePMForNostrNoRecipient(content: content, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else {
+                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed geohash PM packet", category: .session)
+                return
+            }
+            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: identity) else {
+                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to build Nostr event for geohash PM", category: .session)
+                return
+            }
+            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: sending geohash PM giftWrap id=\(event.id.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
+            NostrRelayManager.registerPendingGiftWrap(id: event.id)
+            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Private Helpers
+
+extension NostrTransport {
    private func processReadQueueIfNeeded() {
        guard !isSendingReadAcks else { return }
        guard !readQueue.isEmpty else { return }
@@ -117,7 +221,7 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
                guard hrp == "npub" else { scheduleNextReadAck(); return }
                recipientHex = data.hexEncodedString()
            } catch { scheduleNextReadAck(); return }
-            guard let ack = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostr(type: .readReceipt, messageID: item.receipt.originalMessageID, recipientPeerID: item.peerID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
+            guard let ack = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostr(type: .readReceipt, messageID: item.receipt.originalMessageID, recipientPeerID: item.peerID.id, senderPeerID: senderPeerID.id) else {
                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed READ ack", category: .session)
                scheduleNextReadAck(); return
            }
@@ -139,111 +243,18 @@ final class NostrTransport: Transport {
        }
    }

-    func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: String, isFavorite: Bool) {
-        Task { @MainActor in
-            guard let recipientNpub = resolveRecipientNpub(for: peerID) else { return }
-            guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
-            let content = isFavorite ? "[FAVORITED]:\(senderIdentity.npub)" : "[UNFAVORITED]:\(senderIdentity.npub)"
-            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: preparing FAVORITE(\(isFavorite)) to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
-            // Convert recipient npub -> hex
-            let recipientHex: String
-            do {
-                let (hrp, data) = try Bech32.decode(recipientNpub)
-                guard hrp == "npub" else { return }
-                recipientHex = data.hexEncodedString()
-            } catch { return }
-            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodePMForNostr(content: content, messageID: UUID().uuidString, recipientPeerID: peerID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
-                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed favorite notification", category: .session)
-                return
-            }
-            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: senderIdentity) else {
-                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to build Nostr event for favorite notification", category: .session)
-                return
-            }
-            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: sending favorite giftWrap id=\(event.id.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
-            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
-        }
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Helpers
    @MainActor
-    private func resolveRecipientNpub(for peerID: String) -> String? {
-        if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID),
+    private func resolveRecipientNpub(for peerID: PeerID) -> String? {
+        if let noiseKey = Data(hexString: peerID.id),
           let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: noiseKey),
           let npub = fav.peerNostrPublicKey {
            return npub
        }
-        if peerID.count == 16,
+        if peerID.id.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 }
-            guard let senderIdentity = try? NostrIdentityBridge.getCurrentNostrIdentity() else { return }
-            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: preparing DELIVERED ack for id=\(messageID.prefix(8))… to \(recipientNpub.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
-            let recipientHex: String
-            do {
-                let (hrp, data) = try Bech32.decode(recipientNpub)
-                guard hrp == "npub" else { return }
-                recipientHex = data.hexEncodedString()
-            } catch { return }
-            guard let ack = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostr(type: .delivered, messageID: messageID, recipientPeerID: peerID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
-                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed DELIVERED ack", category: .session)
-                return
-            }
-            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: ack, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: senderIdentity) else {
-                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to build Nostr event for DELIVERED ack", category: .session)
-                return
-            }
-            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: sending DELIVERED ack giftWrap id=\(event.id.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
-            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
-        }
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Geohash ACK helpers
-    func sendDeliveryAckGeohash(for messageID: String, toRecipientHex recipientHex: String, from identity: NostrIdentity) {
-        Task { @MainActor in
-            SecureLogger.debug("GeoDM: send DELIVERED -> recip=\(recipientHex.prefix(8))… mid=\(messageID.prefix(8))… from=\(identity.publicKeyHex.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
-            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostrNoRecipient(type: .delivered, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else { return }
-            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: identity) else { return }
-            NostrRelayManager.registerPendingGiftWrap(id: event.id)
-            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
-        }
-    }
-
-    func sendReadReceiptGeohash(_ messageID: String, toRecipientHex recipientHex: String, from identity: NostrIdentity) {
-        Task { @MainActor in
-            SecureLogger.debug("GeoDM: send READ -> recip=\(recipientHex.prefix(8))… mid=\(messageID.prefix(8))… from=\(identity.publicKeyHex.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
-            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodeAckForNostrNoRecipient(type: .readReceipt, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else { return }
-            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: identity) else { return }
-            NostrRelayManager.registerPendingGiftWrap(id: event.id)
-            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
-        }
-    }
-
-    // MARK: - Geohash DMs (per-geohash identity)
-    func sendPrivateMessageGeohash(content: String, toRecipientHex recipientHex: String, from identity: NostrIdentity, messageID: String) {
-        Task { @MainActor in
-            guard !recipientHex.isEmpty else { return }
-            SecureLogger.debug("GeoDM: send PM -> recip=\(recipientHex.prefix(8))… mid=\(messageID.prefix(8))… from=\(identity.publicKeyHex.prefix(8))…", category: .session)
-            // Build embedded BitChat packet without recipient peer ID
-            guard let embedded = NostrEmbeddedBitChat.encodePMForNostrNoRecipient(content: content, messageID: messageID, senderPeerID: senderPeerID) else {
-                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to embed geohash PM packet", category: .session)
-                return
-            }
-            guard let event = try? NostrProtocol.createPrivateMessage(content: embedded, recipientPubkey: recipientHex, senderIdentity: identity) else {
-                SecureLogger.error("NostrTransport: failed to build Nostr event for geohash PM", category: .session)
-                return
-            }
-            SecureLogger.debug("NostrTransport: sending geohash PM giftWrap id=\(event.id.prefix(16))…", category: .session)
-            NostrRelayManager.registerPendingGiftWrap(id: event.id)
-            NostrRelayManager.shared.sendEvent(event)
-        }
-    }
 }
@@ -70,26 +70,6 @@ final class NotificationService {
        sendLocalNotification(title: title, body: body, identifier: identifier, userInfo: userInfo)
    }
    
-    func sendFavoriteOnlineNotification(nickname: String) {
-        // Send directly without checking app state for favorites
-        DispatchQueue.main.async {
-            let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
-            content.title = "⭐ \(nickname) is online!"
-            content.body = "wanna get in there?"
-            content.sound = .default
-            
-            let request = UNNotificationRequest(
-                identifier: "favorite-online-\(UUID().uuidString)",
-                content: content,
-                trigger: nil
-            )
-            
-            UNUserNotificationCenter.current().add(request) { _ in
-                // Notification added
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
    // Geohash public chat notification with deep link to a specific geohash
    func sendGeohashActivityNotification(geohash: String, titlePrefix: String = "#", bodyPreview: String) {
        let title = "\(titlePrefix)\(geohash)"
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+//
+// NotificationStreamAssembler.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+struct NotificationStreamAssembler {
+    private var buffer = Data()
+
+    mutating func append(_ chunk: Data) -> (frames: [Data], droppedPrefixes: [UInt8], reset: Bool) {
+        guard !chunk.isEmpty else { return ([], [], false) }
+
+        buffer.append(chunk)
+
+        var frames: [Data] = []
+        var dropped: [UInt8] = []
+        var reset = false
+        let maxFrameLength = TransportConfig.blePendingWriteBufferCapBytes
+
+        let minHeaderBytes = 14 // version + type + ttl + timestamp(8) + flags + length(2)
+        let minFramePrefix = minHeaderBytes + BinaryProtocol.senderIDSize
+
+        while buffer.count >= minFramePrefix {
+            guard let first = buffer.first else { break }
+            if first != 1 {
+                dropped.append(buffer.removeFirst())
+                continue
+            }
+
+            guard buffer.count >= minHeaderBytes else { break }
+
+            let headerBytes = Array(buffer.prefix(minFramePrefix))
+            guard headerBytes.count == minFramePrefix else { break }
+
+            let flags = headerBytes[11]
+            let hasRecipient = (flags & BinaryProtocol.Flags.hasRecipient) != 0
+            let hasSignature = (flags & BinaryProtocol.Flags.hasSignature) != 0
+            let payloadLen = (Int(headerBytes[12]) << 8) | Int(headerBytes[13])
+
+            var frameLength = minFramePrefix + payloadLen
+            if hasRecipient { frameLength += BinaryProtocol.recipientIDSize }
+            if hasSignature { frameLength += BinaryProtocol.signatureSize }
+
+            guard frameLength > 0, frameLength <= maxFrameLength else {
+                buffer.removeAll()
+                reset = true
+                break
+            }
+
+            if buffer.count < frameLength {
+                // Check if a new frame start exists within the incomplete buffer; if so, drop leading partial bytes.
+                if let nextStart = buffer.dropFirst().firstIndex(of: 1) {
+                    let dropCount = buffer.distance(from: buffer.startIndex, to: nextStart)
+                    if dropCount > 0 {
+                        buffer.removeFirst(dropCount)
+                        dropped.append(1) // treat as dropped partial start
+                    }
+                }
+                break
+            }
+
+            let frame = Data(buffer.prefix(frameLength))
+            frames.append(frame)
+            buffer.removeFirst(frameLength)
+        }
+
+        if !buffer.isEmpty, buffer.allSatisfy({ $0 == 0 }) {
+            buffer.removeAll(keepingCapacity: false)
+        }
+
+        return (frames, dropped, reset)
+    }
+
+    mutating func reset() {
+        buffer.removeAll(keepingCapacity: false)
+    }
+}
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ final class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
        self.meshService = meshService
    }

+    deinit {
+        SecureLogger.debug("PrivateChatManager deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    // Cap for messages stored per private chat
    private let privateChatCap = TransportConfig.privateChatCap
    
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ final class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
        selectedPeer = peerID
        
        // Store fingerprint for persistence across reconnections
-        if let fingerprint = meshService?.getFingerprint(for: peerID) {
+        if let fingerprint = meshService?.getFingerprint(for: PeerID(str: peerID)) {
            selectedPeerFingerprint = fingerprint
        }
        
@@ -53,104 +57,28 @@ final class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
        selectedPeer = nil
        selectedPeerFingerprint = nil
    }
-    
-    /// Send a private message
-    func sendMessage(_ content: String, to peerID: String) {
-        guard let meshService = meshService,
-              let peerNickname = meshService.peerNickname(peerID: peerID) else {
-            return
-        }
-        
-        let messageID = UUID().uuidString
-        
-        // Create local message
-        let message = BitchatMessage(
-            id: messageID,
-            sender: meshService.myNickname,
-            content: content,
-            timestamp: Date(),
-            isRelay: false,
-            originalSender: nil,
-            isPrivate: true,
-            recipientNickname: peerNickname,
-            senderPeerID: meshService.myPeerID,
-            mentions: nil,
-            deliveryStatus: .sending
-        )
-        
-        // Add to chat
-        if privateChats[peerID] == nil { privateChats[peerID] = [] }
-        privateChats[peerID]?.append(message)
-        // Enforce per-chat cap on local append
-        if var arr = privateChats[peerID], arr.count > privateChatCap {
-            let remove = arr.count - privateChatCap
-            arr.removeFirst(remove)
-            privateChats[peerID] = arr
-        }
-        
-        // Send via mesh service
-        meshService.sendPrivateMessage(content, to: peerID, recipientNickname: peerNickname, messageID: messageID)
-    }
-    
-    /// Handle incoming private message
-    func handleIncomingMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) {
-        guard let senderPeerID = message.senderPeerID else { return }
-        
-        // Initialize chat if needed
-        if privateChats[senderPeerID] == nil {
-            privateChats[senderPeerID] = []
-        }
-        
-        // Deduplicate by ID: replace existing message if present, else append
-        if let idx = privateChats[senderPeerID]?.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == message.id }) {
-            privateChats[senderPeerID]?[idx] = message
-        } else {
-            privateChats[senderPeerID]?.append(message)
-        }
-
-        // Sanitize chat to avoid duplicate IDs and sort by timestamp
-        sanitizeChat(for: senderPeerID)
-        // Enforce cap after sanitize
-        if var arr = privateChats[senderPeerID], arr.count > privateChatCap {
-            let remove = arr.count - privateChatCap
-            arr.removeFirst(remove)
-            privateChats[senderPeerID] = arr
-        }
-        
-        // Mark as unread if not in this chat
-        if selectedPeer != senderPeerID {
-            unreadMessages.insert(senderPeerID)
-            
-            // Avoid notifying for messages already marked as read (dup/resubscribe cases)
-            if !sentReadReceipts.contains(message.id) {
-                NotificationService.shared.sendPrivateMessageNotification(
-                    from: message.sender,
-                    message: message.content,
-                    peerID: senderPeerID
-                )
-            }
-        } else {
-            // Send read receipt if viewing this chat
-            sendReadReceipt(for: message)
-        }
-    }

    /// Remove duplicate messages by ID and keep chronological order
    func sanitizeChat(for peerID: String) {
        guard let arr = privateChats[peerID] else { return }
-        var seen = Set<String>()
+        if arr.count <= 1 {
+            return
+        }
+
+        var indexByID: [String: Int] = [:]
+        indexByID.reserveCapacity(arr.count)
        var deduped: [BitchatMessage] = []
+        deduped.reserveCapacity(arr.count)
+
        for msg in arr.sorted(by: { $0.timestamp < $1.timestamp }) {
-            if !seen.contains(msg.id) {
-                seen.insert(msg.id)
-                deduped.append(msg)
+            if let existing = indexByID[msg.id] {
+                deduped[existing] = msg
            } else {
-                // Replace previous with the latest occurrence (which is later in sort)
-                if let index = deduped.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == msg.id }) {
-                    deduped[index] = msg
-                }
+                indexByID[msg.id] = deduped.count
+                deduped.append(msg)
            }
        }
+
        privateChats[peerID] = deduped
    }
    
@@ -168,48 +96,6 @@ final class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
        }
    }
    
-    /// Update the selected peer if fingerprint matches (for reconnections)
-    func updateSelectedPeer(peers: [String: String]) {
-        guard let fingerprint = selectedPeerFingerprint else { return }
-        
-        // Find peer with matching fingerprint
-        for (peerID, _) in peers {
-            if meshService?.getFingerprint(for: peerID) == fingerprint {
-                selectedPeer = peerID
-                break
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
-    /// Get chat messages for current context
-    func getCurrentMessages() -> [BitchatMessage] {
-        guard let peer = selectedPeer else { return [] }
-        return privateChats[peer] ?? []
-    }
-    
-    /// Clear a private chat
-    func clearChat(with peerID: String) {
-        privateChats[peerID]?.removeAll()
-    }
-    
-    /// Handle delivery acknowledgment
-    func handleDeliveryAck(messageID: String, from peerID: String) {
-        guard privateChats[peerID] != nil else { return }
-        
-        if let index = privateChats[peerID]?.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == messageID }) {
-            privateChats[peerID]?[index].deliveryStatus = .delivered(to: "recipient", at: Date())
-        }
-    }
-    
-    /// Handle read receipt
-    func handleReadReceipt(messageID: String, from peerID: String) {
-        guard privateChats[peerID] != nil else { return }
-        
-        if let index = privateChats[peerID]?.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == messageID }) {
-            privateChats[peerID]?[index].deliveryStatus = .read(by: "recipient", at: Date())
-        }
-    }
-    
    // MARK: - Private Methods
    
    private func sendReadReceipt(for message: BitchatMessage) {
@@ -223,13 +109,13 @@ final class PrivateChatManager: ObservableObject {
        // Create read receipt using the simplified method
        let receipt = ReadReceipt(
            originalMessageID: message.id,
-            readerID: meshService?.myPeerID ?? "",
+            readerID: meshService?.myPeerID.id ?? "",
            readerNickname: meshService?.myNickname ?? ""
        )
        
        // Route via MessageRouter to avoid handshakeRequired spam when session isn't established
        if let router = messageRouter {
-            SecureLogger.debug("PrivateChatManager: sending READ ack for \(message.id.prefix(8))… to \(senderPeerID.prefix(8))… via router", category: .session)
+            SecureLogger.debug("PrivateChatManager: sending READ ack for \(message.id.prefix(8))… to \(senderPeerID.id.prefix(8))… via router", category: .session)
            Task { @MainActor in
                router.sendReadReceipt(receipt, to: senderPeerID)
            }
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Combine
 /// Abstract transport interface used by ChatViewModel and services.
 /// BLEService implements this protocol; a future Nostr transport can too.
 struct TransportPeerSnapshot: Equatable, Hashable {
-    let id: String
+    let peerID: PeerID
    let nickname: String
    let isConnected: Bool
    let noisePublicKey: Data?
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ struct TransportPeerSnapshot: Equatable, Hashable {
 }

 protocol Transport: AnyObject {
-    // Peer events (preferred over publishers for UI)
-    var peerEventsDelegate: TransportPeerEventsDelegate? { get set }
    // Event sink
    var delegate: BitchatDelegate? { get set }
+    // Peer events (preferred over publishers for UI)
+    var peerEventsDelegate: TransportPeerEventsDelegate? { get set }
+    
+    // Peer snapshots (for non-UI services)
+    var peerSnapshotPublisher: AnyPublisher<[TransportPeerSnapshot], Never> { get }
+    func currentPeerSnapshots() -> [TransportPeerSnapshot]

    // Identity
-    var myPeerID: String { get }
+    var myPeerID: PeerID { get }
    var myNickname: String { get }
    func setNickname(_ nickname: String)

@@ -28,37 +32,33 @@ protocol Transport: AnyObject {
    func emergencyDisconnectAll()

    // Connectivity and peers
-    func isPeerConnected(_ peerID: String) -> Bool
-    func isPeerReachable(_ peerID: String) -> Bool
-    func peerNickname(peerID: String) -> String?
-    func getPeerNicknames() -> [String: String]
+    func isPeerConnected(_ peerID: PeerID) -> Bool
+    func isPeerReachable(_ peerID: PeerID) -> Bool
+    func peerNickname(peerID: PeerID) -> String?
+    func getPeerNicknames() -> [PeerID: String]

    // Protocol utilities
-    func getFingerprint(for peerID: String) -> String?
-    func getNoiseSessionState(for peerID: String) -> LazyHandshakeState
-    func triggerHandshake(with peerID: String)
+    func getFingerprint(for peerID: PeerID) -> String?
+    func getNoiseSessionState(for peerID: PeerID) -> LazyHandshakeState
+    func triggerHandshake(with peerID: PeerID)
    func getNoiseService() -> NoiseEncryptionService

    // Messaging
    func sendMessage(_ content: String, mentions: [String])
-    func sendPrivateMessage(_ content: String, to peerID: String, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String)
-    func sendReadReceipt(_ receipt: ReadReceipt, to peerID: String)
-    func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: String, isFavorite: Bool)
+    func sendPrivateMessage(_ content: String, to peerID: PeerID, recipientNickname: String, messageID: String)
+    func sendReadReceipt(_ receipt: ReadReceipt, to peerID: PeerID)
+    func sendFavoriteNotification(to peerID: PeerID, isFavorite: Bool)
    func sendBroadcastAnnounce()
-    func sendDeliveryAck(for messageID: String, to peerID: String)
+    func sendDeliveryAck(for messageID: String, to peerID: PeerID)

    // 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]
+    func sendVerifyChallenge(to peerID: PeerID, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data)
+    func sendVerifyResponse(to peerID: PeerID, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data)
 }

 extension Transport {
-    func sendVerifyChallenge(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {}
-    func sendVerifyResponse(to peerID: String, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {}
+    func sendVerifyChallenge(to peerID: PeerID, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {}
+    func sendVerifyResponse(to peerID: PeerID, noiseKeyHex: String, nonceA: Data) {}
 }

 protocol TransportPeerEventsDelegate: AnyObject {
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ enum TransportConfig {
    static let uiLateInsertThresholdGeo: TimeInterval = 0.0
    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
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import BitLogger
 import Foundation
 import Combine
 import SwiftUI
-import CryptoKit

 /// Single source of truth for peer state, combining mesh connectivity and favorites
@MainActor
@@ -19,14 +18,14 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
    // MARK: - Published Properties
    
    @Published private(set) var peers: [BitchatPeer] = []
-    @Published private(set) var connectedPeerIDs: Set<String> = []
+    @Published private(set) var connectedPeerIDs: Set<PeerID> = []
    @Published private(set) var favorites: [BitchatPeer] = []
    @Published private(set) var mutualFavorites: [BitchatPeer] = []
    
    // MARK: - Private Properties
    
-    private var peerIndex: [String: BitchatPeer] = [:]
-    private var fingerprintCache: [String: String] = [:]  // peerID -> fingerprint
+    private var peerIndex: [PeerID: BitchatPeer] = [:]
+    private var fingerprintCache: [PeerID: String] = [:]
    private let meshService: Transport
    private let identityManager: SecureIdentityStateManagerProtocol
    weak var messageRouter: MessageRouter?
@@ -47,7 +46,17 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
            updatePeers()
        }
    }
-    
+
+    deinit {
+        // Clean up NotificationCenter observers
+        NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
+
+        // Clean up Combine subscriptions
+        cancellables.removeAll()
+
+        SecureLogger.debug("UnifiedPeerService deinitialized", category: .session)
+    }
+
    // MARK: - Setup
    
    private func setupSubscriptions() {
@@ -78,12 +87,12 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
        let favorites = favoritesService.favorites
        
        var enrichedPeers: [BitchatPeer] = []
-        var connected: Set<String> = []
-        var addedPeerIDs: Set<String> = []
+        var connected: Set<PeerID> = []
+        var addedPeerIDs: Set<PeerID> = []
        
        // Phase 1: Add all mesh peers (connected and reachable)
        for peerInfo in meshPeers {
-            let peerID = peerInfo.id
+            let peerID = peerInfo.peerID
            guard peerID != meshService.myPeerID else { continue }  // Never add self
            
            let peer = buildPeerFromMesh(
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
        
        // Phase 2: Add offline favorites that we actively favorite
        for (favoriteKey, favorite) in favorites where favorite.isFavorite {
-            let peerID = favoriteKey.hexEncodedString()
+            let peerID = PeerID(hexData: favoriteKey)
            
            // Skip if already added (connected peer)
            if addedPeerIDs.contains(peerID) { continue }
@@ -138,10 +147,10 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
        // Phase 4: Build subsets and indices
        var favoritesList: [BitchatPeer] = []
        var mutualsList: [BitchatPeer] = []
-        var newIndex: [String: BitchatPeer] = [:]
+        var newIndex: [PeerID: BitchatPeer] = [:]
        
        for peer in enrichedPeers {
-            newIndex[peer.id] = peer
+            newIndex[peer.peerID] = peer
            
            if peer.isFavorite {
                favoritesList.append(peer)
@@ -185,7 +194,7 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
        let isReachable = peerInfo.isConnected ? true : (withinRetention && meshAttached)

        var peer = BitchatPeer(
-            id: peerInfo.id,
+            peerID: peerInfo.peerID,
            noisePublicKey: peerInfo.noisePublicKey ?? Data(),
            nickname: peerInfo.nickname,
            lastSeen: peerInfo.lastSeen,
@@ -205,10 +214,10 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
    
    private func buildPeerFromFavorite(
        favorite: FavoritesPersistenceService.FavoriteRelationship,
-        peerID: String
+        peerID: PeerID
    ) -> BitchatPeer {
        var peer = BitchatPeer(
-            id: peerID,
+            peerID: peerID,
            noisePublicKey: favorite.peerNoisePublicKey,
            nickname: favorite.peerNickname,
            lastSeen: favorite.lastUpdated,
@@ -225,27 +234,22 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
    // MARK: - Public Methods
    
    /// Get peer by ID
-    func getPeer(by id: String) -> BitchatPeer? {
-        return peerIndex[id]
+    func getPeer(by peerID: PeerID) -> BitchatPeer? {
+        return peerIndex[peerID]
    }
    
    /// Get peer ID for nickname
    func getPeerID(for nickname: String) -> String? {
        for peer in peers {
            if peer.displayName == nickname || peer.nickname == nickname {
-                return peer.id
+                return peer.peerID.id
            }
        }
        return nil
    }
    
-    /// Check if peer is online
-    func isOnline(_ peerID: String) -> Bool {
-        return connectedPeerIDs.contains(peerID)
-    }
-    
    /// Check if peer is blocked
-    func isBlocked(_ peerID: String) -> Bool {
+    func isBlocked(_ peerID: PeerID) -> Bool {
        // Get fingerprint
        guard let fingerprint = getFingerprint(for: peerID) else { return false }
        
@@ -258,8 +262,8 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
    }
    
    /// Toggle favorite status
-    func toggleFavorite(_ peerID: String) {
-        guard let peer = getPeer(by: peerID) else { 
+    func toggleFavorite(_ peerID: PeerID) {
+        guard let peer = getPeer(by: peerID) else {
            SecureLogger.warning("⚠️ Cannot toggle favorite - peer not found: \(peerID)", category: .session)
            return 
        }
@@ -322,39 +326,7 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
        }
    }
    
-    /// Toggle blocked status
-    func toggleBlocked(_ peerID: String) {
-        guard let fingerprint = getFingerprint(for: peerID) else { return }
-        
-        // Get or create social identity
-        var identity = identityManager.getSocialIdentity(for: fingerprint)
-            ?? SocialIdentity(
-                fingerprint: fingerprint,
-                localPetname: nil,
-                claimedNickname: getPeer(by: peerID)?.displayName ?? "Unknown",
-                trustLevel: .unknown,
-                isFavorite: false,
-                isBlocked: false,
-                notes: nil
-            )
-        
-        // Toggle blocked status
-        identity.isBlocked = !identity.isBlocked
-        
-        // Can't be both favorite and blocked
-        if identity.isBlocked {
-            identity.isFavorite = false
-            // Also remove from favorites service
-            if let peer = getPeer(by: peerID) {
-                favoritesService.removeFavorite(peerNoisePublicKey: peer.noisePublicKey)
-            }
-        }
-        
-        identityManager.updateSocialIdentity(identity)
-    }
-    
-    /// Get fingerprint for peer ID
-    func getFingerprint(for peerID: String) -> String? {
+    func getFingerprint(for peerID: PeerID) -> String? {
        // Check cache first
        if let cached = fingerprintCache[peerID] {
            return cached
@@ -379,23 +351,13 @@ final class UnifiedPeerService: ObservableObject, TransportPeerEventsDelegate {
    // MARK: - Compatibility Methods (for easy migration)
    
    var allPeers: [BitchatPeer] { peers }
-    var connectedPeers: [String] { Array(connectedPeerIDs) }
-    var favoritePeers: Set<String> { 
-        Set(favorites.compactMap { getFingerprint(for: $0.id) })
+    var connectedPeers: [PeerID] { Array(connectedPeerIDs) }
+    var favoritePeers: Set<String> {
+        Set(favorites.compactMap { getFingerprint(for: $0.peerID) })
    }
    var blockedUsers: Set<String> {
        Set(peers.compactMap { peer in
-            isBlocked(peer.id) ? getFingerprint(for: peer.id) : nil
+            isBlocked(peer.peerID) ? getFingerprint(for: peer.peerID) : nil
        })
    }
 }
-
-// MARK: - Helper Extensions
-
-extension Data {
-    func sha256Fingerprint() -> String {
-        // Implementation matches existing fingerprint generation in NoiseEncryptionService
-        let hash = SHA256.hash(data: self)
-        return hash.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined()
-    }
-}
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Foundation
-import CryptoKit

 /// QR verification scaffolding: schema, signing, and basic challenge/response helpers.
 final class VerificationService {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ final class VerificationService {
                                    nickname: payload.nickname,
                                    ts: payload.ts,
                                    nonceB64: payload.nonceB64,
-                                    sigHex: sig.map { String(format: "%02x", $0) }.joined())
+                                    sigHex: sig.hexEncodedString())
        let out = signed.toURLString()
        Cache.last = (nickname, npub, Date(), out)
        return out
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Foundation
 final class GossipSyncManager {
    protocol Delegate: AnyObject {
        func sendPacket(_ packet: BitchatPacket)
-        func sendPacket(to peerID: String, packet: BitchatPacket)
+        func sendPacket(to peerID: PeerID, packet: BitchatPacket)
        func signPacketForBroadcast(_ packet: BitchatPacket) -> BitchatPacket
    }

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        var seenCapacity: Int = 1000          // max packets per sync (cap across types)
        var gcsMaxBytes: Int = 400           // filter size budget (128..1024)
        var gcsTargetFpr: Double = 0.01      // 1%
+        var maxMessageAgeSeconds: TimeInterval = 900  // 15 min - discard older messages
    }

-    private let myPeerID: String
+    private let myPeerID: PeerID
    private let config: Config
    weak var delegate: Delegate?

@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
    private var periodicTimer: DispatchSourceTimer?
    private let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "mesh.sync", qos: .utility)

-    init(myPeerID: String, config: Config = Config()) {
+    init(myPeerID: PeerID, config: Config = Config()) {
        self.myPeerID = myPeerID
        self.config = config
    }
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        stop()
        let timer = DispatchSource.makeTimerSource(queue: queue)
        timer.schedule(deadline: .now() + 30.0, repeating: 30.0, leeway: .seconds(1))
-        timer.setEventHandler { [weak self] in self?.sendRequestSync() }
+        timer.setEventHandler { [weak self] in
+            self?.cleanupExpiredMessages()
+            self?.sendRequestSync()
+        }
        timer.resume()
        periodicTimer = timer
    }
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        periodicTimer?.cancel(); periodicTimer = nil
    }

-    func scheduleInitialSyncToPeer(_ peerID: String, delaySeconds: TimeInterval = 5.0) {
+    func scheduleInitialSyncToPeer(_ peerID: PeerID, delaySeconds: TimeInterval = 5.0) {
        queue.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + delaySeconds) { [weak self] in
            self?.sendRequestSync(to: peerID)
        }
@@ -57,6 +61,18 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        }
    }

+    // Helper to check if a packet is within the age threshold
+    private func isPacketFresh(_ packet: BitchatPacket) -> Bool {
+        let nowMs = UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000)
+        let ageThresholdMs = UInt64(config.maxMessageAgeSeconds * 1000)
+
+        // If current time is less than threshold, accept all (handle clock issues gracefully)
+        guard nowMs >= ageThresholdMs else { return true }
+
+        let cutoffMs = nowMs - ageThresholdMs
+        return packet.timestamp >= cutoffMs
+    }
+
    private func _onPublicPacketSeen(_ packet: BitchatPacket) {
        let mt = MessageType(rawValue: packet.type)
        let isBroadcastRecipient: Bool = {
@@ -67,6 +83,9 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        let isAnnounce = (mt == .announce)
        guard isBroadcastMessage || isAnnounce else { return }

+        // Reject expired packets to prevent ghost peers and old messages
+        guard isPacketFresh(packet) else { return }
+
        let idHex = PacketIdUtil.computeId(packet).hexEncodedString()

        if isBroadcastMessage {
@@ -90,7 +109,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        let payload = buildGcsPayload()
        let pkt = BitchatPacket(
            type: MessageType.requestSync.rawValue,
-            senderID: Data(hexString: myPeerID) ?? Data(),
+            senderID: Data(hexString: myPeerID.id) ?? Data(),
            recipientID: nil, // broadcast
            timestamp: UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000),
            payload: payload,
@@ -101,10 +120,10 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        delegate?.sendPacket(signed)
    }

-    private func sendRequestSync(to peerID: String) {
+    private func sendRequestSync(to peerID: PeerID) {
        let payload = buildGcsPayload()
        var recipient = Data()
-        var temp = peerID
+        var temp = peerID.id
        while temp.count >= 2 && recipient.count < 8 {
            let hexByte = String(temp.prefix(2))
            if let b = UInt8(hexByte, radix: 16) { recipient.append(b) }
@@ -112,7 +131,7 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        }
        let pkt = BitchatPacket(
            type: MessageType.requestSync.rawValue,
-            senderID: Data(hexString: myPeerID) ?? Data(),
+            senderID: Data(hexString: myPeerID.id) ?? Data(),
            recipientID: recipient,
            timestamp: UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000),
            payload: payload,
@@ -123,13 +142,13 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: signed)
    }

-    func handleRequestSync(fromPeerID: String, request: RequestSyncPacket) {
+    func handleRequestSync(from peerID: PeerID, request: RequestSyncPacket) {
        queue.async { [weak self] in
-            self?._handleRequestSync(fromPeerID: fromPeerID, request: request)
+            self?._handleRequestSync(from: peerID, request: request)
        }
    }

-    private func _handleRequestSync(fromPeerID: String, request: RequestSyncPacket) {
+    private func _handleRequestSync(from peerID: PeerID, request: RequestSyncPacket) {
        // Decode GCS into sorted set and prepare membership checker
        let sorted = GCSFilter.decodeToSortedSet(p: request.p, m: request.m, data: request.data)
        func mightContain(_ id: Data) -> Bool {
@@ -137,36 +156,46 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
            return GCSFilter.contains(sortedValues: sorted, candidate: bucket)
        }

-        // 1) Announcements: send latest per peer if requester lacks them
+        // 1) Announcements: send latest per peer if requester lacks them (and not expired)
        for (_, pair) in latestAnnouncementByPeer {
            let (idHex, pkt) = pair
+            guard isPacketFresh(pkt) else { continue }
            let idBytes = Data(hexString: idHex) ?? Data()
            if !mightContain(idBytes) {
                var toSend = pkt
                toSend.ttl = 0
-                delegate?.sendPacket(to: fromPeerID, packet: toSend)
+                delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
            }
        }

-        // 2) Broadcast messages: send all missing
+        // 2) Broadcast messages: send all missing (and not expired)
        let toSendMsgs = messageOrder.compactMap { messages[$0] }
        for pkt in toSendMsgs {
+            guard isPacketFresh(pkt) else { continue }
            let idBytes = PacketIdUtil.computeId(pkt)
            if !mightContain(idBytes) {
                var toSend = pkt
                toSend.ttl = 0
-                delegate?.sendPacket(to: fromPeerID, packet: toSend)
+                delegate?.sendPacket(to: peerID, packet: toSend)
            }
        }
    }

    // Build REQUEST_SYNC payload using current candidates and GCS params
    private func buildGcsPayload() -> Data {
-        // Collect candidates: latest announce per peer + broadcast messages
+        // Collect candidates: latest announce per peer + broadcast messages (only fresh)
        var candidates: [BitchatPacket] = []
        candidates.reserveCapacity(latestAnnouncementByPeer.count + messageOrder.count)
-        for (_, pair) in latestAnnouncementByPeer { candidates.append(pair.packet) }
-        for id in messageOrder { if let p = messages[id] { candidates.append(p) } }
+        for (_, pair) in latestAnnouncementByPeer {
+            if isPacketFresh(pair.packet) {
+                candidates.append(pair.packet)
+            }
+        }
+        for id in messageOrder {
+            if let p = messages[id], isPacketFresh(p) {
+                candidates.append(p)
+            }
+        }
        // Sort by timestamp desc
        candidates.sort { $0.timestamp > $1.timestamp }

@@ -184,15 +213,32 @@ final class GossipSyncManager {
        return req.encode()
    }

+    // Periodic cleanup of expired messages and announcements
+    private func cleanupExpiredMessages() {
+        // Remove expired announcements
+        latestAnnouncementByPeer = latestAnnouncementByPeer.filter { _, pair in
+            isPacketFresh(pair.packet)
+        }
+
+        // Remove expired messages
+        let expiredMessageIds = messages.compactMap { id, pkt in
+            isPacketFresh(pkt) ? nil : id
+        }
+        for id in expiredMessageIds {
+            messages.removeValue(forKey: id)
+            messageOrder.removeAll { $0 == id }
+        }
+    }
+
    // Explicit removal hook for LEAVE/stale peer
-    func removeAnnouncementForPeer(_ peerID: String) {
+    func removeAnnouncementForPeer(_ peerID: PeerID) {
        queue.async { [weak self] in
            self?._removeAnnouncementForPeer(peerID)
        }
    }

-    private func _removeAnnouncementForPeer(_ peerID: String) {
-        let normalizedPeerID = peerID.lowercased()
+    private func _removeAnnouncementForPeer(_ peerID: PeerID) {
+        let normalizedPeerID = peerID.id.lowercased()
        _ = latestAnnouncementByPeer.removeValue(forKey: normalizedPeerID)

        // Remove messages from this peer
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ enum PacketIdUtil {
        let digest = hasher.finalize()
        return Data(digest.prefix(16))
    }
-
-    static func computeIdHex(_ packet: BitchatPacket) -> String {
-        return computeId(packet).hexEncodedString()
-    }
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//
+//  Data+SHA256.swift
+//  bitchat
+//
+//  Created by Islam on 26/09/2025.
+//
+
+import struct Foundation.Data
+import struct CryptoKit.SHA256
+
+extension Data {
+    /// Returns the hex representation of SHA256 hash
+    func sha256Fingerprint() -> String {
+        // Implementation matches existing fingerprint generation in NoiseEncryptionService
+        sha256Hash().hexEncodedString()
+    }
+    
+    /// Returns the SHA256 hash wrapped in Data
+    func sha256Hash() -> Data {
+        Data(SHA256.hash(data: self))
+    }
+}
@@ -20,15 +20,19 @@ private extension Font.TextStyle {
            return .caption2
        case ..<13.0:
            return .caption
-        case ..<14.0:
+        case ..<13.75:
            return .footnote
-        case ..<16.5:
+        case ..<15.5:
+            return .subheadline
+        case ..<17.5:
+            return .callout
+        case ..<19.5:
            return .body
-        case ..<19.0:
+        case ..<22.5:
            return .title3
-        case ..<23.0:
+        case ..<27.5:
            return .title2
-        case ..<30.0:
+        case ..<34.0:
            return .title
        default:
            return .largeTitle
@@ -11,51 +11,24 @@ struct InputValidator {
        // BinaryProtocol caps payload length at UInt16.max (65_535). Leave headroom
        // for headers/padding by limiting user content to 60_000 bytes.
        static let maxMessageLength = 60_000
-        static let maxReasonLength = 200
-        static let maxPeerIDLength = 64
-        static let hexPeerIDLength = 16 // 8 bytes = 16 hex chars
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Peer ID Validation
-    
-    /// 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)
-        if PeerIDResolver.isShortID(peerID) { return true }
-        // If length equals short-hex length but isn't valid hex, reject
-        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
-        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.rangeOfCharacter(from: validCharset.inverted) == nil
    }
    
    // MARK: - String Content Validation
    
-    /// Validates and sanitizes user-provided strings (nicknames, messages)
-    static func validateUserString(_ string: String, maxLength: Int, allowNewlines: Bool = false) -> String? {
+    /// Validates and sanitizes user-provided strings used in UI
+    static func validateUserString(_ string: String, maxLength: Int) -> String? {
        // Check empty
        guard !string.isEmpty else { return nil }
-        
+
        // Trim whitespace
        let trimmed = string.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
        guard !trimmed.isEmpty else { return nil }
-        
+
        // Check length
        guard trimmed.count <= maxLength else { return nil }
-        
-        // Remove control characters except allowed ones
-        var allowedControlChars = CharacterSet()
-        if allowNewlines {
-            allowedControlChars.insert(charactersIn: "\n\r")
-        }
-        
-        let controlChars = CharacterSet.controlCharacters.subtracting(allowedControlChars)
+
+        // Remove control characters
+        let controlChars = CharacterSet.controlCharacters
        let cleaned = trimmed.components(separatedBy: controlChars).joined()
        
        // Ensure valid UTF-8 (should already be, but double-check)
@@ -70,29 +43,14 @@ struct InputValidator {
    
    /// Validates nickname
    static func validateNickname(_ nickname: String) -> String? {
-        return validateUserString(nickname, maxLength: Limits.maxNicknameLength, allowNewlines: false)
-    }
-    
-    /// Validates message content
-    static func validateMessageContent(_ content: String) -> String? {
-        return validateUserString(content, maxLength: Limits.maxMessageLength, allowNewlines: true)
-    }
-    
-    /// Validates error/reason strings
-    static func validateReasonString(_ reason: String) -> String? {
-        return validateUserString(reason, maxLength: Limits.maxReasonLength, allowNewlines: false)
+        return validateUserString(nickname, maxLength: Limits.maxNicknameLength)
    }
    
    // MARK: - Protocol Field Validation
-    
+
    // Note: Message type validation is performed closer to decoding using
    // MessageType/NoisePayloadType enums; keeping validator free of stale lists.
-    
-    /// Validates hop count is reasonable
-    static func validateHopCount(_ hopCount: UInt8) -> Bool {
-        return hopCount <= 10 // Prevent excessive forwarding
-    }
-    
+
    /// Validates timestamp is reasonable (not too far in past or future)
    static func validateTimestamp(_ timestamp: Date) -> Bool {
        let now = Date()
@@ -100,38 +58,5 @@ struct InputValidator {
        let oneHourFromNow = now.addingTimeInterval(3600)
        return timestamp >= oneHourAgo && timestamp <= oneHourFromNow
    }
-    
-    /// Validates data size for different contexts
-    static func validateDataSize(_ data: Data, maxSize: Int) -> Bool {
-        return data.count > 0 && data.count <= maxSize
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Binary Data Validation
-    
-    /// Validates UUID format
-    static func validateUUID(_ uuid: String) -> Bool {
-        // Remove dashes and validate hex
-        let cleaned = uuid.replacingOccurrences(of: "-", with: "")
-        return cleaned.count == 32 && cleaned.allSatisfy { $0.isHexDigit }
-    }
-    
-    /// Validates public key data
-    static func validatePublicKey(_ keyData: Data) -> Bool {
-        // Curve25519 public keys are 32 bytes
-        return keyData.count == 32
-    }
-    
-    /// Validates signature data
-    static func validateSignature(_ signature: Data) -> Bool {
-        // Ed25519 signatures are 64 bytes
-        return signature.count == 64
-    }
-}

-// MARK: - Character Extensions
-
-private extension Character {
-    var isHexDigit: Bool {
-        return "0123456789abcdefABCDEF".contains(self)
-    }
 }
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import Foundation
 struct PeerDisplayNameResolver {
    /// Computes display names with a `#xxxx` suffix for connected peers when nickname collisions occur.
    /// - Parameters:
-    ///   - peers: Array of tuples (id, nickname, isConnected).
+    ///   - peers: Array of tuples (peerID, 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] {
+    static func resolve(_ peers: [(peerID: PeerID, nickname: String, isConnected: Bool)], selfNickname: String) -> [PeerID: String] {
        // Count collisions among connected peers and include our own nickname
        var counts: [String: Int] = [:]
        for p in peers where p.isConnected {
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ struct PeerDisplayNameResolver {
        }
        counts[selfNickname, default: 0] += 1

-        var result: [String: String] = [:]
+        var result: [PeerID: String] = [:]
        for p in peers {
            var name = p.nickname
            if p.isConnected, (counts[p.nickname] ?? 0) > 1 {
-                name += "#" + String(p.id.prefix(4))
+                name += "#" + String(p.peerID.id.prefix(4))
            }
-            result[p.id] = name
+            result[p.peerID] = name
        }
        return result
    }
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import Foundation
-
-struct PeerIDResolver {
-    /// Returns a 16-hex short peer ID derived from a 64-hex Noise public key if needed
-    static func toShortID(_ id: String) -> String {
-        if id.count == 64, let data = Data(hexString: id) {
-            return PeerIDUtils.derivePeerID(fromPublicKey: data)
-        }
-        return id
-    }
-
-    static func isShortID(_ id: String) -> Bool {
-        return id.count == 16 && Data(hexString: id) != nil
-    }
-
-    static func isNoiseKeyHex(_ id: String) -> Bool {
-        return id.count == 64 && Data(hexString: id) != nil
-    }
-}
-
@@ -18,41 +18,77 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
    
    // MARK: - Constants
    private enum Strings {
-        static let appName = "bitchat"
-        static let tagline = "sidegroupchat"
-        
+        static let appName: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.app_name"
+        static let tagline: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.tagline"
+
        enum Features {
-            static let title = "FEATURES"
-            static let offlineComm = ("wifi.slash", "offline communication", "works without internet using Bluetooth low energy")
-            static let encryption = ("lock.shield", "end-to-end encryption", "private messages encrypted with noise protocol")
-            static let extendedRange = ("antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right", "extended range", "messages relay through peers, going the distance")
-            static let mentions = ("at", "mentions", "use @nickname to notify specific people")
-            static let favorites = ("star.fill", "favorites", "get notified when your favorite people join")
-            static let geohash = ("number", "local channels", "geohash channels to chat with people in nearby regions over decentralized anonymous relays")
+            static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.features.title"
+            static let offlineComm = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "wifi.slash",
+                title: "app_info.features.offline.title",
+                description: "app_info.features.offline.description"
+            )
+            static let encryption = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "lock.shield",
+                title: "app_info.features.encryption.title",
+                description: "app_info.features.encryption.description"
+            )
+            static let extendedRange = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right",
+                title: "app_info.features.extended_range.title",
+                description: "app_info.features.extended_range.description"
+            )
+            static let mentions = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "at",
+                title: "app_info.features.mentions.title",
+                description: "app_info.features.mentions.description"
+            )
+            static let favorites = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "star.fill",
+                title: "app_info.features.favorites.title",
+                description: "app_info.features.favorites.description"
+            )
+            static let geohash = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "number",
+                title: "app_info.features.geohash.title",
+                description: "app_info.features.geohash.description"
+            )
        }
-        
+
        enum Privacy {
-            static let title = "PRIVACY"
-            static let noTracking = ("eye.slash", "no tracking", "no servers, accounts, or data collection")
-            static let ephemeral = ("shuffle", "ephemeral identity", "new peer ID generated regularly")
-            static let panic = ("hand.raised.fill", "panic mode", "triple-tap logo to instantly clear all data")
+            static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.privacy.title"
+            static let noTracking = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "eye.slash",
+                title: "app_info.privacy.no_tracking.title",
+                description: "app_info.privacy.no_tracking.description"
+            )
+            static let ephemeral = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "shuffle",
+                title: "app_info.privacy.ephemeral.title",
+                description: "app_info.privacy.ephemeral.description"
+            )
+            static let panic = AppInfoFeatureInfo(
+                icon: "hand.raised.fill",
+                title: "app_info.privacy.panic.title",
+                description: "app_info.privacy.panic.description"
+            )
        }
-        
+
        enum HowToUse {
-            static let title = "HOW TO USE"
-            static let instructions = [
-                "• set your nickname by tapping it",
-                "• tap #mesh to change channels",
-                "• tap people icon for sidebar",
-                "• tap a peer's name to start a DM",
-                "• triple-tap chat to clear",
-                "• type / for commands"
+            static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.how_to_use.title"
+            static let instructions: [LocalizedStringKey] = [
+                "app_info.how_to_use.set_nickname",
+                "app_info.how_to_use.change_channels",
+                "app_info.how_to_use.open_sidebar",
+                "app_info.how_to_use.start_dm",
+                "app_info.how_to_use.clear_chat",
+                "app_info.how_to_use.commands"
            ]
        }
-        
+
        enum Warning {
-            static let title = "WARNING"
-            static let message = "private message security has not yet been fully audited. do not use for critical situations until this warning disappears."
+            static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.warning.title"
+            static let message: LocalizedStringKey = "app_info.warning.message"
        }
    }
    
@@ -62,7 +98,7 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
            // Custom header for macOS
            HStack {
                Spacer()
-                Button("DONE") {
+                Button("app_info.done") {
                    dismiss()
                }
                .buttonStyle(.plain)
@@ -93,7 +129,7 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
                            .frame(width: 32, height: 32)
                    }
                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                    .accessibilityLabel("Close")
+                    .accessibilityLabel("app_info.close")
                }
            }
        }
@@ -121,7 +157,7 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
                SectionHeader(Strings.HowToUse.title)

                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-                    ForEach(Strings.HowToUse.instructions, id: \.self) { instruction in
+                    ForEach(Array(Strings.HowToUse.instructions.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { _, instruction in
                        Text(instruction)
                    }
                }
@@ -132,49 +168,31 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
            // Features
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
                SectionHeader(Strings.Features.title)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Features.offlineComm.0, 
-                          title: Strings.Features.offlineComm.1,
-                          description: Strings.Features.offlineComm.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Features.encryption.0,
-                          title: Strings.Features.encryption.1,
-                          description: Strings.Features.encryption.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Features.extendedRange.0,
-                          title: Strings.Features.extendedRange.1,
-                          description: Strings.Features.extendedRange.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Features.favorites.0,
-                          title: Strings.Features.favorites.1,
-                          description: Strings.Features.favorites.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Features.geohash.0,
-                          title: Strings.Features.geohash.1,
-                          description: Strings.Features.geohash.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Features.mentions.0,
-                          title: Strings.Features.mentions.1,
-                          description: Strings.Features.mentions.2)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Features.offlineComm)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Features.encryption)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Features.extendedRange)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Features.favorites)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Features.geohash)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Features.mentions)
            }
-            
+
            // Privacy
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
                SectionHeader(Strings.Privacy.title)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Privacy.noTracking.0,
-                          title: Strings.Privacy.noTracking.1,
-                          description: Strings.Privacy.noTracking.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Privacy.ephemeral.0,
-                          title: Strings.Privacy.ephemeral.1,
-                          description: Strings.Privacy.ephemeral.2)
-                
-                FeatureRow(icon: Strings.Privacy.panic.0,
-                          title: Strings.Privacy.panic.1,
-                          description: Strings.Privacy.panic.2)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Privacy.noTracking)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Privacy.ephemeral)
+
+                FeatureRow(info: Strings.Privacy.panic)
            }
-            
+
            // Warning
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
                SectionHeader(Strings.Warning.title)
@@ -197,15 +215,21 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
    }
 }

+struct AppInfoFeatureInfo {
+    let icon: String
+    let title: LocalizedStringKey
+    let description: LocalizedStringKey
+}
+
 struct SectionHeader: View {
-    let title: String
+    let title: LocalizedStringKey
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    
    private var textColor: Color {
        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
    }
    
-    init(_ title: String) {
+    init(_ title: LocalizedStringKey) {
        self.title = title
    }
    
@@ -218,9 +242,7 @@ struct SectionHeader: View {
 }

 struct FeatureRow: View {
-    let icon: String
-    let title: String
-    let description: String
+    let info: AppInfoFeatureInfo
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    
    private var textColor: Color {
@@ -233,17 +255,17 @@ struct FeatureRow: View {
    
    var body: some View {
        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 12) {
-            Image(systemName: icon)
+            Image(systemName: info.icon)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 20))
                .foregroundColor(textColor)
                .frame(width: 30)
            
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-                Text(title)
+                Text(info.title)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(textColor)
                
-                Text(description)
+                Text(info.description)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+//
+// DeliveryStatusView.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct DeliveryStatusView: View {
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
+    let status: DeliveryStatus
+
+    // MARK: - Computed Properties
+    
+    private var textColor: Color {
+        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
+    }
+    
+    private var secondaryTextColor: Color {
+        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green.opacity(0.8) : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0).opacity(0.8)
+    }
+
+    private enum Strings {
+        static func delivered(to nickname: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "content.delivery.delivered_to", comment: "Tooltip for delivered private messages"),
+                locale: .current,
+                nickname
+            )
+        }
+
+        static func read(by nickname: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "content.delivery.read_by", comment: "Tooltip for read private messages"),
+                locale: .current,
+                nickname
+            )
+        }
+
+        static func failed(_ reason: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "content.delivery.failed", comment: "Tooltip for failed message delivery"),
+                locale: .current,
+                reason
+            )
+        }
+
+        static func deliveredToMembers(_ reached: Int, _ total: Int) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "content.delivery.delivered_members", comment: "Tooltip for partially delivered messages"),
+                locale: .current,
+                reached,
+                total
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Body
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        switch status {
+        case .sending:
+            Image(systemName: "circle")
+                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
+                .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor.opacity(0.6))
+            
+        case .sent:
+            Image(systemName: "checkmark")
+                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
+                .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor.opacity(0.6))
+            
+        case .delivered(let nickname, _):
+            HStack(spacing: -2) {
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
+            }
+            .foregroundColor(textColor.opacity(0.8))
+            .help(Strings.delivered(to: nickname))
+            
+        case .read(let nickname, _):
+            HStack(spacing: -2) {
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10, weight: .bold))
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10, weight: .bold))
+            }
+            .foregroundColor(Color(red: 0.0, green: 0.478, blue: 1.0))  // Bright blue
+            .help(Strings.read(by: nickname))
+            
+        case .failed(let reason):
+            Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle")
+                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
+                .foregroundColor(Color.red.opacity(0.8))
+                .help(Strings.failed(reason))
+            
+        case .partiallyDelivered(let reached, let total):
+            HStack(spacing: 1) {
+                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
+                Text(verbatim: "\(reached)/\(total)")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced))
+            }
+            .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor.opacity(0.6))
+            .help(Strings.deliveredToMembers(reached, total))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    let statuses: [DeliveryStatus] = [
+        .sending,
+        .sent,
+        .delivered(to: "John Doe", at: Date()),
+        .read(by: "Jane Doe", at: Date()),
+        .failed(reason: "Offline"),
+        .partiallyDelivered(reached: 2, total: 5)
+    ]
+    
+    List {
+        ForEach(statuses, id: \.self) { status in
+            HStack {
+                Text(status.displayText)
+                Spacer()
+                DeliveryStatusView(status: status)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .environment(\.colorScheme, .light)
+
+    List {
+        ForEach(statuses, id: \.self) { status in
+            HStack {
+                Text(status.displayText)
+                Spacer()
+                DeliveryStatusView(status: status)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    .environment(\.colorScheme, .dark)
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+//
+// PaymentChipView.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct PaymentChipView: View {
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme
+    @Environment(\.openURL) private var openURL
+    
+    enum PaymentType {
+        case cashu(String)
+        case lightning(String)
+        
+        var url: URL? {
+            switch self {
+            case .cashu(let link), .lightning(let link):
+                return URL(string: link)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        var emoji: String {
+            switch self {
+            case .cashu:        "🥜"
+            case .lightning:    "⚡"
+            }
+        }
+        
+        var label: String {
+            switch self {
+            case .cashu:
+                String(localized: "content.payment.cashu", comment: "Label for Cashu payment chip")
+            case .lightning:
+                String(localized: "content.payment.lightning", comment: "Label for Lightning payment chip")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    let paymentType: PaymentType
+    
+    private var fgColor: Color {
+        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
+    }
+    private var bgColor: Color {
+        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.gray.opacity(0.18) : Color.gray.opacity(0.12)
+    }
+    private var border: Color { fgColor.opacity(0.25) }
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        Button {
+            #if os(iOS)
+            if let url = paymentType.url { openURL(url) }
+            #else
+            if let url = paymentType.url { NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) }
+            #endif
+        } label: {
+            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                Text(paymentType.emoji)
+                Text(paymentType.label)
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
+            }
+            .padding(.vertical, 6)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
+            .background(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
+                    .fill(bgColor)
+            )
+            .overlay(
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
+                    .stroke(border, lineWidth: 1)
+            )
+            .foregroundColor(fgColor)
+        }
+        .buttonStyle(.plain)
+    }
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    let cashuLink = "https://example.com/cashu"
+    let lightningLink = "https://example.com/lightning"
+    
+    List {
+        HStack {
+            PaymentChipView(paymentType: .cashu(cashuLink))
+            PaymentChipView(paymentType: .lightning(lightningLink))
+        }
+        .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+        .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets())
+        .listRowBackground(EmptyView())
+    }
+    .environment(\.colorScheme, .light)
+
+    List {
+        HStack {
+            PaymentChipView(paymentType: .cashu(cashuLink))
+            PaymentChipView(paymentType: .lightning(lightningLink))
+        }
+        .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+        .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets())
+        .listRowBackground(EmptyView())
+    }
+    .environment(\.colorScheme, .dark)
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+//
+// TextMessageView.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct TextMessageView: View {
+    @Environment(\.colorScheme) private var colorScheme: ColorScheme
+    @EnvironmentObject private var viewModel: ChatViewModel
+    
+    let message: BitchatMessage
+    @Binding var expandedMessageIDs: Set<String>
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
+            // Precompute heavy token scans once per row
+            let cashuLinks = message.content.extractCashuLinks()
+            let lightningLinks = message.content.extractLightningLinks()
+            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 0) {
+                let isLong = (message.content.count > TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLengthThreshold || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: TransportConfig.uiVeryLongTokenThreshold)) && cashuLinks.isEmpty
+                let isExpanded = expandedMessageIDs.contains(message.id)
+                Text(viewModel.formatMessageAsText(message, colorScheme: colorScheme))
+                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
+                    .lineLimit(isLong && !isExpanded ? TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLineLimit : nil)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                
+                // Delivery status indicator for private messages
+                if message.isPrivate && message.sender == viewModel.nickname,
+                   let status = message.deliveryStatus {
+                    DeliveryStatusView(status: status)
+                        .padding(.leading, 4)
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Expand/Collapse for very long messages
+            if (message.content.count > TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLengthThreshold || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: TransportConfig.uiVeryLongTokenThreshold)) && cashuLinks.isEmpty {
+                let isExpanded = expandedMessageIDs.contains(message.id)
+                let labelKey = isExpanded ? LocalizedStringKey("content.message.show_less") : LocalizedStringKey("content.message.show_more")
+                Button(labelKey) {
+                    if isExpanded { expandedMessageIDs.remove(message.id) }
+                    else { expandedMessageIDs.insert(message.id) }
+                }
+                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 11, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced))
+                .foregroundColor(Color.blue)
+                .padding(.top, 4)
+            }
+
+            // Render payment chips (Lightning / Cashu) with rounded background
+            if !lightningLinks.isEmpty || !cashuLinks.isEmpty {
+                HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                    ForEach(lightningLinks, id: \.self) { link in
+                        PaymentChipView(paymentType: .lightning(link))
+                    }
+                    ForEach(cashuLinks, id: \.self) { link in
+                        PaymentChipView(paymentType: .cashu(link))
+                    }
+                }
+                .padding(.top, 6)
+                .padding(.leading, 2)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@available(macOS 14, iOS 17, *)
+#Preview {
+    @Previewable @State var ids: Set<String> = []
+    let keychain = PreviewKeychainManager()
+    
+    Group {
+        List {
+            TextMessageView(message: .preview, expandedMessageIDs: $ids)
+                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets())
+                .listRowBackground(EmptyView())
+        }
+        .environment(\.colorScheme, .light)
+        
+        List {
+            TextMessageView(message: .preview, expandedMessageIDs: $ids)
+                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
+                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets())
+                .listRowBackground(EmptyView())
+        }
+        .environment(\.colorScheme, .dark)
+    }
+    .environmentObject(
+        ChatViewModel(
+            keychain: keychain,
+            identityManager: SecureIdentityStateManager(keychain)
+        )
+    )
+}
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
    @State private var notesGeohash: String? = nil
    @State private var sheetNotesCount: Int = 0
    @ScaledMetric(relativeTo: .body) private var headerHeight: CGFloat = 44
+    @ScaledMetric(relativeTo: .subheadline) private var headerPeerIconSize: CGFloat = 11
+    @ScaledMetric(relativeTo: .subheadline) private var headerPeerCountFontSize: CGFloat = 12
    // Timer-based refresh removed; use LocationChannelManager live updates instead
    // Window sizes for rendering (infinite scroll up)
    @State private var windowCountPublic: Int = 300
@@ -127,6 +129,45 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        )
                }
                
+                // Right edge swipe zone for easier sidebar opening (iOS-native behavior)
+                if !showSidebar {
+                    HStack {
+                        Spacer()
+                        Color.clear
+                            .frame(width: 20)
+                            .contentShape(Rectangle())
+                            .gesture(
+                                DragGesture(minimumDistance: 5)
+                                    .onChanged { value in
+                                        let translationWidth = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                                        if translationWidth < 0 {
+                                            let newOffset = max(translationWidth, -300)
+                                            if abs(newOffset - sidebarDragOffset) > 2 {
+                                                var transaction = Transaction()
+                                                transaction.disablesAnimations = true
+                                                withTransaction(transaction) {
+                                                    sidebarDragOffset = newOffset
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    .onEnded { value in
+                                        let translationWidth = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                                        let velocity = value.velocity.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.velocity.width
+                                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                                            if translationWidth < -50 || velocity < -300 {
+                                                showSidebar = true
+                                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                                            } else {
+                                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                            )
+                    }
+                    .allowsHitTesting(true)
+                }
+
                // Sidebar overlay
                HStack(spacing: 0) {
                    // Tap to dismiss area
@@ -139,31 +180,19 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                            }
                        }
                    
-                    // Only render sidebar content when it's visible or animating
-                    if showSidebar || sidebarDragOffset != 0 {
-                        sidebarView
-                            #if os(macOS)
-                            .frame(width: min(300, max(0, geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 300 : geometry.size.width) * 0.4))
-                            #else
-                            .frame(width: max(0, geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 300 : geometry.size.width) * 0.7)
-                            #endif
-                            .transition(.move(edge: .trailing))
-                    } else {
-                        // Empty placeholder when hidden
-                        Color.clear
-                            #if os(macOS)
-                            .frame(width: min(300, max(0, geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 300 : geometry.size.width) * 0.4))
-                            #else
-                            .frame(width: max(0, geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 300 : geometry.size.width) * 0.7)
-                            #endif
-                    }
+                    // Always render sidebar to avoid layout recalculation during drag
+                    sidebarView
+                        #if os(macOS)
+                        .frame(width: min(300, max(0, geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 300 : geometry.size.width) * 0.4))
+                        #else
+                        .frame(width: max(0, geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 300 : geometry.size.width) * 0.7)
+                        #endif
                }
                .offset(x: {
                    let dragOffset = sidebarDragOffset.isNaN ? 0 : sidebarDragOffset
                    let width = geometry.size.width.isNaN ? 0 : max(0, geometry.size.width)
-                    return showSidebar ? -dragOffset : width - dragOffset
+                    return showSidebar ? dragOffset : width + dragOffset
                }())
-                .animation(.easeInOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationSidebarSeconds), value: showSidebar)
            }
        }
        #if os(macOS)
@@ -188,11 +217,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            }
        }
        .confirmationDialog(
-            selectedMessageSender.map { "@\($0)" } ?? "Actions",
+            selectedMessageSender.map { "@\($0)" } ?? String(localized: "content.actions.title", comment: "Fallback title for the message action sheet"),
            isPresented: $showMessageActions,
            titleVisibility: .visible
        ) {
-            Button("mention") {
+            Button("content.actions.mention") {
                if let sender = selectedMessageSender {
                    // Pre-fill the input with an @mention and focus the field
                    messageText = "@\(sender) "
@@ -200,7 +229,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                }
            }

-            Button("direct message") {
+            Button("content.actions.direct_message") {
                if let peerID = selectedMessageSenderID {
                    if peerID.hasPrefix("nostr:") {
                        if let full = viewModel.fullNostrHex(forSenderPeerID: peerID) {
@@ -215,20 +244,20 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                    }
                }
            }
-            
-            Button("hug") {
+
+            Button("content.actions.hug") {
                if let sender = selectedMessageSender {
                    viewModel.sendMessage("/hug @\(sender)")
                }
            }
-            
-            Button("slap") {
+
+            Button("content.actions.slap") {
                if let sender = selectedMessageSender {
                    viewModel.sendMessage("/slap @\(sender)")
                }
            }
-            
-            Button("BLOCK", role: .destructive) {
+
+            Button("content.actions.block", role: .destructive) {
                // Prefer direct geohash block when we have a Nostr sender ID
                if let peerID = selectedMessageSenderID, peerID.hasPrefix("nostr:"),
                   let full = viewModel.fullNostrHex(forSenderPeerID: peerID),
@@ -238,18 +267,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                    viewModel.sendMessage("/block \(sender)")
                }
            }
-            
-            Button("cancel", role: .cancel) {}
+
+            Button("common.cancel", role: .cancel) {}
        }
-        .alert("Bluetooth Required", isPresented: $viewModel.showBluetoothAlert) {
-            Button("Settings") {
+        .alert("content.alert.bluetooth_required.title", isPresented: $viewModel.showBluetoothAlert) {
+            Button("content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings") {
                #if os(iOS)
                if let url = URL(string: UIApplication.openSettingsURLString) {
                    UIApplication.shared.open(url)
                }
                #endif
            }
-            Button("OK", role: .cancel) {}
+            Button("common.ok", role: .cancel) {}
        } message: {
            Text(viewModel.bluetoothAlertMessage)
        }
@@ -306,77 +335,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                    .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
                                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
                            } else {
-                                // Regular messages with natural text wrapping
-                                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
-                                    // Precompute heavy token scans once per row
-                                    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 isExpanded = expandedMessageIDs.contains(message.id)
-                                        Text(viewModel.formatMessageAsText(message, colorScheme: colorScheme))
-                                            .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-                                            .lineLimit(isLong && !isExpanded ? TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLineLimit : nil)
-                                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
-                                        
-                                        // Delivery status indicator for private messages
-                                        if message.isPrivate && message.sender == viewModel.nickname,
-                                           let status = message.deliveryStatus {
-                                            DeliveryStatusView(status: status, colorScheme: colorScheme)
-                                                .padding(.leading, 4)
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                    
-                                    // Expand/Collapse for very long messages
-                                    if (message.content.count > TransportConfig.uiLongMessageLengthThreshold || message.content.hasVeryLongToken(threshold: TransportConfig.uiVeryLongTokenThreshold)) && cashuTokens.isEmpty {
-                                        let isExpanded = expandedMessageIDs.contains(message.id)
-                                        Button(isExpanded ? "show less" : "show more") {
-                                            if isExpanded { expandedMessageIDs.remove(message.id) }
-                                            else { expandedMessageIDs.insert(message.id) }
-                                        }
-                                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 11, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced))
-                                        .foregroundColor(Color.blue)
-                                        .padding(.top, 4)
-                                    }
-
-                                    // Render payment chips (Lightning / Cashu) with rounded background
-                                    if !lightningLinks.isEmpty || !cashuTokens.isEmpty {
-                                        HStack(spacing: 8) {
-                                            ForEach(Array(lightningLinks.prefix(3)).indices, id: \.self) { i in
-                                                let link = lightningLinks[i]
-                                                PaymentChipView(
-                                                    emoji: "⚡",
-                                                    label: "pay via lightning",
-                                                    colorScheme: colorScheme
-                                                ) {
-                                                    #if os(iOS)
-                                                    if let url = URL(string: link) { UIApplication.shared.open(url) }
-                                                    #else
-                                                    if let url = URL(string: link) { NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) }
-                                                    #endif
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                            ForEach(Array(cashuTokens.prefix(3)).indices, id: \.self) { i in
-                                                let token = cashuTokens[i]
-                                                let enc = token.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .alphanumerics.union(CharacterSet(charactersIn: "-_"))) ?? token
-                                                let urlStr = "cashu:\(enc)"
-                                                PaymentChipView(
-                                                    emoji: "🥜",
-                                                    label: "pay via cashu",
-                                                    colorScheme: colorScheme
-                                                ) {
-                                                    #if os(iOS)
-                                                    if let url = URL(string: urlStr) { UIApplication.shared.open(url) }
-                                                    #else
-                                                    if let url = URL(string: urlStr) { NSWorkspace.shared.open(url) }
-                                                    #endif
-                                                }
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                        .padding(.top, 6)
-                                        .padding(.leading, 2)
-                                    }
-                                }
+                                TextMessageView(message: message, expandedMessageIDs: $expandedMessageIDs)
                            }
                        }
                        .id(item.uiID)
@@ -432,7 +391,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                            }
                        }
                        .contextMenu {
-                            Button("Copy message") {
+                            Button("content.message.copy") {
                                #if os(iOS)
                                UIPasteboard.general.string = message.content
                                #else
@@ -462,7 +421,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                    selectedMessageSender = viewModel.geohashDisplayName(for: peerID)
                } else {
                    // Mesh sender: use current mesh nickname if available; otherwise fall back to last non-system message
-                    if let name = viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: peerID) {
+                    if let name = viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: PeerID(str: peerID)) {
                        selectedMessageSender = name
                    } else {
                        selectedMessageSender = viewModel.messages.last(where: { $0.senderPeerID == peerID && $0.sender != "system" })?.sender
@@ -806,7 +765,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            }
            
            HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 4) {
-            TextField("type a message...", text: $messageText)
+        TextField("content.input.message_placeholder", text: $messageText)
                .textFieldStyle(.plain)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                .foregroundColor(textColor)
@@ -833,18 +792,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        }()
                        let isGeoDM: Bool = (viewModel.selectedPrivateChatPeer?.hasPrefix("nostr_") == true)
                        var commandDescriptions = [
-                            ("/block", "block or list blocked peers"),
-                            ("/clear", "clear chat messages"),
-                            ("/hug", "send someone a warm hug"),
-                            ("/m", "send private message"),
-                            ("/slap", "slap someone with a trout"),
-                            ("/unblock", "unblock a peer"),
-                            ("/w", "see who's online")
+                            ("/block", String(localized: "content.commands.block", comment: "Description for /block command")),
+                            ("/clear", String(localized: "content.commands.clear", comment: "Description for /clear command")),
+                            ("/hug", String(localized: "content.commands.hug", comment: "Description for /hug command")),
+                            ("/m", String(localized: "content.commands.message", comment: "Description for /m command")),
+                            ("/slap", String(localized: "content.commands.slap", comment: "Description for /slap command")),
+                            ("/unblock", String(localized: "content.commands.unblock", comment: "Description for /unblock command")),
+                            ("/w", String(localized: "content.commands.who", comment: "Description for /w command"))
                        ]
                        // Only show favorites commands when not in geohash context
                        if !(isGeoPublic || isGeoDM) {
-                            commandDescriptions.append(("/fav", "add to favorites"))
-                            commandDescriptions.append(("/unfav", "remove from favorites"))
+                            commandDescriptions.append(("/fav", String(localized: "content.commands.favorite", comment: "Description for /fav command")))
+                            commandDescriptions.append(("/unfav", String(localized: "content.commands.unfavorite", comment: "Description for /unfav command")))
                        }
                        
                        let input = newValue.lowercased()
@@ -890,8 +849,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            }
            .buttonStyle(.plain)
            .padding(.trailing, 12)
-            .accessibilityLabel("Send message")
-            .accessibilityHint(messageText.isEmpty ? "Enter a message to send" : "Double tap to send")
+            .accessibilityLabel(
+                String(localized: "content.accessibility.send_message", comment: "Accessibility label for the send message button")
+            )
+            .accessibilityHint(
+                messageText.isEmpty
+                ? String(localized: "content.accessibility.send_hint_empty", comment: "Hint prompting the user to enter a message")
+                : String(localized: "content.accessibility.send_hint_ready", comment: "Hint prompting the user to send the message")
+            )
            }
            .padding(.vertical, 8)
            .background(backgroundColor.opacity(0.95))
@@ -923,7 +888,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
                // Header - match main toolbar height
                HStack {
-                    Text("PEOPLE")
+        Text("content.header.people")
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                        .foregroundColor(textColor)
                    Spacer()
@@ -934,7 +899,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                        }
                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                        .help("Verification: show my QR or scan a friend")
+                        .help(
+                            String(localized: "content.help.verification", comment: "Help text for verification button")
+                        )
                    }
                }
                .frame(height: headerHeight) // Match header height
@@ -978,12 +945,55 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                }
                    }
                }
-                .id(viewModel.allPeers.map { "\($0.id)-\($0.isConnected)" }.joined())
+                .id(viewModel.allPeers.map { "\($0.peerID)-\($0.isConnected)" }.joined())
            }
            
-            Spacer()
-        }
-        .background(backgroundColor)
+                Spacer()
+            }
+            .background(backgroundColor)
+            .simultaneousGesture(
+                DragGesture(minimumDistance: 10)
+                    .onChanged { value in
+                        let translationWidth = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                        let translationHeight = value.translation.height.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.height
+
+                        // Only handle horizontal drags on the sidebar
+                        guard abs(translationWidth) > abs(translationHeight) * 1.5 else { return }
+
+                        if translationWidth > 0 {
+                            let newOffset = min(translationWidth, 300)
+                            if abs(newOffset - sidebarDragOffset) > 2 {
+                                var transaction = Transaction()
+                                transaction.disablesAnimations = true
+                                withTransaction(transaction) {
+                                    sidebarDragOffset = newOffset
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    .onEnded { value in
+                        let translationWidth = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                        let translationHeight = value.translation.height.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.height
+                        let velocity = value.velocity.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.velocity.width
+
+                        // Only handle if drag is predominantly horizontal
+                        guard abs(translationWidth) > abs(translationHeight) * 1.5 else {
+                            sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                            return
+                        }
+
+                        withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
+                            if translationWidth > 100 || (translationWidth > 50 && velocity > 500) {
+                                showSidebar = false
+                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                            } else {
+                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+            )
+            
+            
        }
    }
    
@@ -999,29 +1009,56 @@ struct ContentView: View {
        }
        .background(backgroundColor)
        .foregroundColor(textColor)
-        .gesture(
-            DragGesture()
+        .simultaneousGesture(
+            DragGesture(minimumDistance: 10)
                .onChanged { value in
-                    let translation = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
-                    if !showSidebar && translation < 0 {
-                        sidebarDragOffset = max(translation, -300)
-                    } else if showSidebar && translation > 0 {
-                        sidebarDragOffset = min(-300 + translation, 0)
+                    let translationWidth = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                    let translationHeight = value.translation.height.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.height
+
+                    // Only handle if drag is predominantly horizontal (prevents interfering with scroll)
+                    guard abs(translationWidth) > abs(translationHeight) * 1.5 else { return }
+
+                    if !showSidebar && translationWidth < 0 {
+                        let newOffset = max(translationWidth, -300)
+                        if abs(newOffset - sidebarDragOffset) > 2 {
+                            var transaction = Transaction()
+                            transaction.disablesAnimations = true
+                            withTransaction(transaction) {
+                                sidebarDragOffset = newOffset
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else if showSidebar && translationWidth > 0 {
+                        let newOffset = min(-300 + translationWidth, 0)
+                        if abs(newOffset - sidebarDragOffset) > 2 {
+                            var transaction = Transaction()
+                            transaction.disablesAnimations = true
+                            withTransaction(transaction) {
+                                sidebarDragOffset = newOffset
+                            }
+                        }
                    }
                }
                .onEnded { value in
-                    let translation = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                    let translationWidth = value.translation.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.width
+                    let translationHeight = value.translation.height.isNaN ? 0 : value.translation.height
                    let velocity = value.velocity.width.isNaN ? 0 : value.velocity.width
+
+                    // Only handle if drag is predominantly horizontal
+                    guard abs(translationWidth) > abs(translationHeight) * 1.5 else {
+                        sidebarDragOffset = 0
+                        return
+                    }
+
                    withAnimation(.easeOut(duration: TransportConfig.uiAnimationMediumSeconds)) {
                        if !showSidebar {
-                            if translation < -100 || (translation < -50 && velocity < -500) {
+                            if translationWidth < -100 || (translationWidth < -50 && velocity < -500) {
                                showSidebar = true
                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
                            } else {
                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
                            }
                        } else {
-                            if translation > 100 || (translation > 50 && velocity > 500) {
+                            if translationWidth > 100 || (translationWidth > 50 && velocity > 500) {
                                showSidebar = false
                                sidebarDragOffset = 0
                            } else {
@@ -1051,19 +1088,6 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            .foregroundColor(textColor)
        }
    }
-
-    // Split a name into base and a '#abcd' suffix if present
-    private func splitNameSuffix(_ name: String) -> (base: String, suffix: String) {
-        guard name.count >= 5 else { return (name, "") }
-        let suffix = String(name.suffix(5))
-        if suffix.first == "#", suffix.dropFirst().allSatisfy({ c in
-            ("0"..."9").contains(String(c)) || ("a"..."f").contains(String(c)) || ("A"..."F").contains(String(c))
-        }) {
-            let base = String(name.dropLast(5))
-            return (base, suffix)
-        }
-        return (name, "")
-    }
    
    // Compute channel-aware people count and color for toolbar (cross-platform)
    private func channelPeopleCountAndColor() -> (Int, Color) {
@@ -1074,7 +1098,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            return (n, n > 0 ? standardGreen : Color.secondary)
        case .mesh:
            let counts = viewModel.allPeers.reduce(into: (others: 0, mesh: 0)) { counts, peer in
-                guard peer.id != viewModel.meshService.myPeerID else { return }
+                guard peer.peerID != viewModel.meshService.myPeerID else { return }
                if peer.isConnected { counts.mesh += 1; counts.others += 1 }
                else if peer.isReachable { counts.others += 1 }
            }
@@ -1087,7 +1111,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
    
    private var mainHeaderView: some View {
        HStack(spacing: 0) {
-            Text("bitchat/")
+            Text(verbatim: "bitchat/")
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 18, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced))
                .foregroundColor(textColor)
                .onTapGesture(count: 3) {
@@ -1100,11 +1124,11 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                }
            
            HStack(spacing: 0) {
-                Text("@")
+                Text(verbatim: "@")
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
                
-                TextField("nickname", text: $viewModel.nickname)
+                TextField("content.input.nickname_placeholder", text: $viewModel.nickname)
                    .textFieldStyle(.plain)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                    .frame(maxWidth: 80)
@@ -1149,7 +1173,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                            .foregroundColor(Color.orange)
                    }
                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                    .accessibilityLabel("Open unread private chat")
+                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                        String(localized: "content.accessibility.open_unread_private_chat", comment: "Accessibility label for the unread private chat button")
+                    )
                }
                // Notes icon (mesh only and when location is authorized), to the left of #mesh
                if case .mesh = locationManager.selectedChannel, locationManager.permissionState == .authorized {
@@ -1162,8 +1188,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        showLocationNotes = true
                    }) {
                        HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 4) {
-                            let currentCount = (notesCounter.count ?? 0)
-                            let hasNotes = (!notesCounter.initialLoadComplete ? max(currentCount, sheetNotesCount) : currentCount) > 0
+                            let hasNotes = (notesCounter.count ?? 0) > 0
                            Image(systemName: "long.text.page.and.pencil")
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12))
                                .foregroundColor(hasNotes ? textColor : Color.gray)
@@ -1172,7 +1197,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        .fixedSize(horizontal: true, vertical: false)
                    }
                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                    .accessibilityLabel("Location notes for this place")
+                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                        String(localized: "content.accessibility.location_notes", comment: "Accessibility label for location notes button")
+                    )
                }

                // Bookmark toggle (geochats): to the left of #geohash
@@ -1182,7 +1209,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12))
                    }
                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                    .accessibilityLabel("Toggle bookmark for #\(ch.geohash)")
+                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                        String(
+                            format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.toggle_bookmark", comment: "Accessibility label for toggling a geohash bookmark"),
+                            locale: .current,
+                            ch.geohash
+                        )
+                    )
                }

                // Location channels button '#'
@@ -1207,7 +1240,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                        .lineLimit(headerLineLimit)
                        .fixedSize(horizontal: true, vertical: false)
                        .layoutPriority(2)
-                        .accessibilityLabel("location channels")
+                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.location_channels", comment: "Accessibility label for the location channels button")
+                        )
                }
                .buttonStyle(.plain)
                .padding(.leading, 4)
@@ -1216,10 +1251,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                HStack(spacing: 4) {
                    // People icon with count
                    Image(systemName: "person.2.fill")
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 11))
-                        .accessibilityLabel("\(headerOtherPeersCount) people")
+                        .font(.system(size: headerPeerIconSize, weight: .regular))
+                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                            String(
+                                format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.people_count", comment: "Accessibility label announcing number of people in header"),
+                                locale: .current,
+                                headerOtherPeersCount
+                            )
+                        )
                    Text("\(headerOtherPeersCount)")
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
+                        .font(.system(size: headerPeerCountFontSize, weight: .regular, design: .monospaced))
                        .accessibilityHidden(true)
                }
                .foregroundColor(headerCountColor)
@@ -1248,7 +1289,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                .onAppear { viewModel.isLocationChannelsSheetPresented = true }
                .onDisappear { viewModel.isLocationChannelsSheetPresented = false }
        }
-        .sheet(isPresented: $showLocationNotes) {
+        .sheet(isPresented: $showLocationNotes, onDismiss: {
+            notesGeohash = nil
+        }) {
            Group {
                if let gh = notesGeohash ?? LocationChannelManager.shared.availableChannels.first(where: { $0.level == .building })?.geohash {
                    LocationNotesView(geohash: gh, onNotesCountChanged: { cnt in sheetNotesCount = cnt })
@@ -1256,7 +1299,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                } else {
                    VStack(spacing: 12) {
                        HStack {
-                            Text("notes")
+                            Text("content.notes.title")
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                            Spacer()
                            Button(action: { showLocationNotes = false }) {
@@ -1266,15 +1309,15 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                    .frame(width: 32, height: 32)
                            }
                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                            .accessibilityLabel("Close")
+                            .accessibilityLabel(String(localized: "common.close", comment: "Accessibility label for close buttons"))
                        }
                        .frame(height: headerHeight)
                        .padding(.horizontal, 12)
                        .background(backgroundColor.opacity(0.95))
-                        Text("location unavailable")
+                        Text("content.notes.location_unavailable")
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                            .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
-                        Button("enable location") {
+                        Button("content.location.enable") {
                            LocationChannelManager.shared.enableLocationChannels()
                            LocationChannelManager.shared.refreshChannels()
                        }
@@ -1332,10 +1375,10 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                LocationChannelManager.shared.refreshChannels()
            }
        }
-        .alert("heads up", isPresented: $viewModel.showScreenshotPrivacyWarning) {
-            Button("ok", role: .cancel) {}
+        .alert("content.alert.screenshot.title", isPresented: $viewModel.showScreenshotPrivacyWarning) {
+            Button("common.ok", role: .cancel) {}
        } message: {
-            Text("screenshots of location channels will reveal your location. think before sharing publicly.")
+            Text("content.alert.screenshot.message")
        }
        .background(backgroundColor.opacity(0.95))
    }
@@ -1372,13 +1415,13 @@ struct ContentView: View {
            // Try mesh/unified peer display
            if let name = peer?.displayName { return name }
            // Try direct mesh nickname (connected-only)
-            if let name = viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: headerPeerID) { return name }
+            if let name = viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: PeerID(str: headerPeerID)) { return name }
            // Try favorite nickname by stable Noise key
            if let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: Data(hexString: headerPeerID) ?? Data()),
               !fav.peerNickname.isEmpty { return fav.peerNickname }
            // Fallback: resolve from persisted social identity via fingerprint mapping
            if headerPeerID.count == 16 {
-                let candidates = viewModel.identityManager.getCryptoIdentitiesByPeerIDPrefix(headerPeerID)
+                let candidates = viewModel.identityManager.getCryptoIdentitiesByPeerIDPrefix(PeerID(str: headerPeerID))
                if let id = candidates.first,
                   let social = viewModel.identityManager.getSocialIdentity(for: id.fingerprint) {
                    if let pet = social.localPetname, !pet.isEmpty { return pet }
@@ -1391,7 +1434,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                    if !social.claimedNickname.isEmpty { return social.claimedNickname }
                }
            }
-            return "Unknown"
+            return String(localized: "common.unknown", comment: "Fallback label for unknown peer")
        }()
        let isNostrAvailable: Bool = {
            guard let connectionState = peer?.connectionState else { 
@@ -1425,41 +1468,53 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                    Image(systemName: "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right")
                                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                                        .foregroundColor(textColor)
-                                        .accessibilityLabel("Connected via mesh")
+                                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.connected_mesh", comment: "Accessibility label for mesh-connected peer indicator")
+                                        )
                                case .meshReachable:
                                    // point.3 filled icon for reachable via mesh (not directly connected)
                                    Image(systemName: "point.3.filled.connected.trianglepath.dotted")
                                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                                        .foregroundColor(textColor)
-                                        .accessibilityLabel("Reachable via mesh")
+                                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.reachable_mesh", comment: "Accessibility label for mesh-reachable peer indicator")
+                                        )
                                case .nostrAvailable:
                                    // Purple globe for Nostr
                                    Image(systemName: "globe")
                                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                                        .foregroundColor(.purple)
-                                        .accessibilityLabel("Available via Nostr")
+                                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.available_nostr", comment: "Accessibility label for Nostr-available peer indicator")
+                                        )
                                case .offline:
                                    // Should not happen for PM header, but handle gracefully
                                    EmptyView()
                                }
-                            } else if viewModel.meshService.isPeerReachable(headerPeerID) {
+                            } else if viewModel.meshService.isPeerReachable(PeerID(str: headerPeerID)) {
                                // Fallback: reachable via mesh but not in current peer list
                                Image(systemName: "point.3.filled.connected.trianglepath.dotted")
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                                    .foregroundColor(textColor)
-                                    .accessibilityLabel("Reachable via mesh")
+                                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                                        String(localized: "content.accessibility.reachable_mesh", comment: "Accessibility label for mesh-reachable peer indicator")
+                                    )
                            } else if isNostrAvailable {
                                // Fallback to Nostr if peer not in list but is mutual favorite
                                Image(systemName: "globe")
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                                    .foregroundColor(.purple)
-                                    .accessibilityLabel("Available via Nostr")
-                            } else if viewModel.meshService.isPeerConnected(headerPeerID) || viewModel.connectedPeers.contains(headerPeerID) {
+                                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                                        String(localized: "content.accessibility.available_nostr", comment: "Accessibility label for Nostr-available peer indicator")
+                                    )
+                            } else if viewModel.meshService.isPeerConnected(PeerID(str: headerPeerID)) || viewModel.connectedPeers.contains(headerPeerID) {
                                // Fallback: if peer lookup is missing but mesh reports connected, show radio
                                Image(systemName: "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right")
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                                    .foregroundColor(textColor)
-                                    .accessibilityLabel("Connected via mesh")
+                                    .accessibilityLabel(
+                                        String(localized: "content.accessibility.connected_mesh", comment: "Accessibility label for mesh-connected peer indicator")
+                                    )
                            }
                            
                            Text("\(privatePeerNick)")
@@ -1480,12 +1535,26 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                        .foregroundColor(encryptionStatus == .noiseVerified ? textColor : 
                                                       encryptionStatus == .noiseSecured ? textColor :
                                                       Color.red)
-                                        .accessibilityLabel("Encryption status: \(encryptionStatus == .noiseVerified ? "verified" : encryptionStatus == .noiseSecured ? "secured" : "not encrypted")")
+                                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                                            String(
+                                                format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.encryption_status", comment: "Accessibility label announcing encryption status"),
+                                                locale: .current,
+                                                encryptionStatus.accessibilityDescription
+                                            )
+                                        )
                                }
                            }
                        }
-                        .accessibilityLabel("Private chat with \(privatePeerNick)")
-                        .accessibilityHint("Tap to view encryption fingerprint")
+                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                            String(
+                                format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.private_chat_header", comment: "Accessibility label describing the private chat header"),
+                                locale: .current,
+                                privatePeerNick
+                            )
+                        )
+                        .accessibilityHint(
+                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.view_fingerprint_hint", comment: "Accessibility hint for viewing encryption fingerprint")
+                        )
                    }
                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
                    
@@ -1504,7 +1573,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                .contentShape(Rectangle())
                        }
                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                        .accessibilityLabel("Back to main chat")
+                        .accessibilityLabel(
+                            String(localized: "content.accessibility.back_to_main_chat", comment: "Accessibility label for returning to main chat")
+                        )
                        
                        Spacer()
                        
@@ -1518,8 +1589,14 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                                    .foregroundColor(viewModel.isFavorite(peerID: headerPeerID) ? Color.yellow : textColor)
                            }
                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                            .accessibilityLabel(viewModel.isFavorite(peerID: privatePeerID) ? "Remove from favorites" : "Add to favorites")
-                            .accessibilityHint("Double tap to toggle favorite status")
+                            .accessibilityLabel(
+                                viewModel.isFavorite(peerID: privatePeerID)
+                                ? String(localized: "content.accessibility.remove_favorite", comment: "Accessibility label to remove a favorite")
+                                : String(localized: "content.accessibility.add_favorite", comment: "Accessibility label to add a favorite")
+                            )
+                            .accessibilityHint(
+                                String(localized: "content.accessibility.toggle_favorite_hint", comment: "Accessibility hint for toggling favorite status")
+                            )
                        }
                    }
                }
@@ -1557,113 +1634,3 @@ extension ContentView {
        }
    }
 }
-
-// MARK: - Helper Views
-
-// Rounded payment chip button
-private struct PaymentChipView: View {
-    let emoji: String
-    let label: String
-    let colorScheme: ColorScheme
-    let action: () -> Void
-    
-    private var fgColor: Color {
-        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
-    }
-    private var bgColor: Color {
-        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.gray.opacity(0.18) : Color.gray.opacity(0.12)
-    }
-    private var border: Color { fgColor.opacity(0.25) }
-    
-    var body: some View {
-        Button(action: action) {
-            HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                Text(emoji)
-                Text(label)
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
-            }
-            .padding(.vertical, 6)
-            .padding(.horizontal, 12)
-            .background(
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                    .fill(bgColor)
-            )
-            .overlay(
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12)
-                    .stroke(border, lineWidth: 1)
-            )
-            .foregroundColor(fgColor)
-        }
-        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-    }
-}
-
-//
-
-// Delivery status indicator view
-struct DeliveryStatusView: View {
-    let status: DeliveryStatus
-    let colorScheme: ColorScheme
-    
-    // MARK: - Computed Properties
-    
-    private var textColor: Color {
-        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0)
-    }
-    
-    private var secondaryTextColor: Color {
-        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.green.opacity(0.8) : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0).opacity(0.8)
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Body
-    
-    var body: some View {
-        switch status {
-        case .sending:
-            Image(systemName: "circle")
-                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
-                .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor.opacity(0.6))
-            
-        case .sent:
-            Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
-                .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor.opacity(0.6))
-            
-        case .delivered(let nickname, _):
-            HStack(spacing: -2) {
-                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
-                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
-            }
-            .foregroundColor(textColor.opacity(0.8))
-            .help("Delivered to \(nickname)")
-            
-        case .read(let nickname, _):
-            HStack(spacing: -2) {
-                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10, weight: .bold))
-                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10, weight: .bold))
-            }
-            .foregroundColor(Color(red: 0.0, green: 0.478, blue: 1.0))  // Bright blue
-            .help("Read by \(nickname)")
-            
-        case .failed(let reason):
-            Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle")
-                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
-                .foregroundColor(Color.red.opacity(0.8))
-                .help("Failed: \(reason)")
-            
-        case .partiallyDelivered(let reached, let total):
-            HStack(spacing: 1) {
-                Image(systemName: "checkmark")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
-                Text("\(reached)/\(total)")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced))
-            }
-            .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor.opacity(0.6))
-            .help("Delivered to \(reached) of \(total) members")
-        }
-    }
-}
@@ -21,12 +21,35 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
    private var backgroundColor: Color {
        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.black : Color.white
    }
+
+    private enum Strings {
+        static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.title"
+        static let theirFingerprint: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.their_label"
+        static let handshakePending: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.handshake_pending"
+        static let yourFingerprint: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.your_label"
+        static let copy: LocalizedStringKey = "common.copy"
+        static let verifiedBadge: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.badge.verified"
+        static let notVerifiedBadge: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.badge.not_verified"
+        static let verifiedMessage: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.message.verified"
+        static func verifyHint(_ nickname: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "fingerprint.message.verify_hint", comment: "Instruction to compare fingerprints with a named peer"),
+                locale: .current,
+                nickname
+            )
+        }
+        static let markVerified: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.action.mark_verified"
+        static let removeVerification: LocalizedStringKey = "fingerprint.action.remove_verification"
+        static func unknownPeer() -> String {
+            String(localized: "common.unknown", comment: "Label for an unknown peer")
+        }
+    }
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 20) {
            // Header
            HStack {
-                Text("SECURITY VERIFICATION")
+                Text(Strings.title)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(textColor)
                
@@ -49,7 +72,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                // Resolve a friendly name
                let peerNickname: String = {
                    if let p = viewModel.getPeer(byID: statusPeerID) { return p.displayName }
-                    if let name = viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: statusPeerID) { return name }
+                    if let name = viewModel.meshService.peerNickname(peerID: PeerID(str: statusPeerID)) { return name }
                    if peerID.count == 64, let data = Data(hexString: peerID) {
                        if let fav = FavoritesPersistenceService.shared.getFavoriteStatus(for: data), !fav.peerNickname.isEmpty { return fav.peerNickname }
                        let fp = data.sha256Fingerprint()
@@ -58,7 +81,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                            if !social.claimedNickname.isEmpty { return social.claimedNickname }
                        }
                    }
-                    return "Unknown"
+                    return Strings.unknownPeer()
                }()
                // Accurate encryption state based on short ID session
                let encryptionStatus = viewModel.getEncryptionStatus(for: statusPeerID)
@@ -88,7 +111,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                
                // Their fingerprint
                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-                    Text("THEIR FINGERPRINT:")
+                    Text(Strings.theirFingerprint)
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                        .foregroundColor(textColor.opacity(0.7))
                    
@@ -104,7 +127,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                            .background(Color.gray.opacity(0.1))
                            .cornerRadius(8)
                            .contextMenu {
-                                Button("Copy") {
+                                Button(Strings.copy) {
                                    #if os(iOS)
                                    UIPasteboard.general.string = fingerprint
                                    #else
@@ -114,16 +137,16 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                                }
                            }
                    } else {
-                        Text("not available - handshake in progress")
+                        Text(Strings.handshakePending)
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                            .foregroundColor(Color.orange)
                            .padding()
                    }
                }
-                
+
                // My fingerprint
                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-                    Text("YOUR FINGERPRINT:")
+                    Text(Strings.yourFingerprint)
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                        .foregroundColor(textColor.opacity(0.7))
                    
@@ -139,7 +162,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                        .background(Color.gray.opacity(0.1))
                        .cornerRadius(8)
                        .contextMenu {
-                            Button("Copy") {
+                            Button(Strings.copy) {
                                #if os(iOS)
                                UIPasteboard.general.string = myFingerprint
                                #else
@@ -155,14 +178,18 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                    let isVerified = encryptionStatus == .noiseVerified
                    
                    VStack(spacing: 12) {
-                        Text(isVerified ? "✓ VERIFIED" : "⚠️ NOT VERIFIED")
+                        Text(isVerified ? Strings.verifiedBadge : Strings.notVerifiedBadge)
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                            .foregroundColor(isVerified ? Color.green : Color.orange)
                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                        
-                        Text(isVerified ? 
-                             "you have verified this person's identity." :
-                             "compare these fingerprints with \(peerNickname) using a secure channel.")
+                        Group {
+                            if isVerified {
+                                Text(Strings.verifiedMessage)
+                            } else {
+                                Text(Strings.verifyHint(peerNickname))
+                            }
+                        }
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                            .foregroundColor(textColor.opacity(0.7))
                            .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
@@ -175,7 +202,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                                viewModel.verifyFingerprint(for: peerID)
                                dismiss()
                            }) {
-                                Text("MARK AS VERIFIED")
+                                Text(Strings.markVerified)
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                                    .foregroundColor(.white)
                                    .padding(.horizontal, 20)
@@ -189,7 +216,7 @@ struct FingerprintView: View {
                                viewModel.unverifyFingerprint(for: peerID)
                                dismiss()
                            }) {
-                                Text("REMOVE VERIFICATION")
+                                Text(Strings.removeVerification)
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                                    .foregroundColor(.white)
                                    .padding(.horizontal, 20)
@@ -8,10 +8,18 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    @State private var orderedIDs: [String] = []

+    private enum Strings {
+        static let noneNearby: LocalizedStringKey = "geohash_people.none_nearby"
+        static let youSuffix: LocalizedStringKey = "geohash_people.you_suffix"
+        static let blockedTooltip = String(localized: "geohash_people.tooltip.blocked", comment: "Tooltip shown next to users blocked in geohash channels")
+        static let unblock: LocalizedStringKey = "geohash_people.action.unblock"
+        static let block: LocalizedStringKey = "geohash_people.action.block"
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        if viewModel.visibleGeohashPeople().isEmpty {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
-                Text("nobody around...")
+                Text(Strings.noneNearby)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
                    .padding(.horizontal)
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
                        let rowColor: Color = isMe ? .orange : assignedColor
                        Image(systemName: icon).font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12)).foregroundColor(rowColor)

-                        let (base, suffix) = splitSuffix(from: person.displayName)
+                        let (base, suffix) = person.displayName.splitSuffix()
                        HStack(spacing: 0) {
                            Text(base)
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
                                    .foregroundColor(suffixColor)
                            }
                            if isMe {
-                                Text(" (you)")
+                                Text(Strings.youSuffix)
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                                    .foregroundColor(rowColor)
                            }
@@ -76,7 +84,7 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
                                Image(systemName: "nosign")
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
                                    .foregroundColor(.red)
-                                    .help("Blocked in geochash")
+                                    .help(Strings.blockedTooltip)
                            }
                        }
                        Spacer()
@@ -97,9 +105,9 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
                        } else {
                            let blocked = viewModel.isGeohashUserBlocked(pubkeyHexLowercased: person.id)
                            if blocked {
-                                Button("Unblock") { viewModel.unblockGeohashUser(pubkeyHexLowercased: person.id, displayName: person.displayName) }
+                                Button(Strings.unblock) { viewModel.unblockGeohashUser(pubkeyHexLowercased: person.id, displayName: person.displayName) }
                            } else {
-                                Button("Block") { viewModel.blockGeohashUser(pubkeyHexLowercased: person.id, displayName: person.displayName) }
+                                Button(Strings.block) { viewModel.blockGeohashUser(pubkeyHexLowercased: person.id, displayName: person.displayName) }
                            }
                        }
                    }
@@ -118,16 +126,3 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
        }
    }
 }
-
-// Helper to split a trailing #abcd suffix
-private func splitSuffix(from name: String) -> (String, String) {
-    guard name.count >= 5 else { return (name, "") }
-    let suffix = String(name.suffix(5))
-    if suffix.first == "#", suffix.dropFirst().allSatisfy({ c in
-        ("0"..."9").contains(String(c)) || ("a"..."f").contains(String(c)) || ("A"..."F").contains(String(c))
-    }) {
-        let base = String(name.dropLast(5))
-        return (base, suffix)
-    }
-    return (name, "")
-}
@@ -17,16 +17,72 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {

    private var backgroundColor: Color { colorScheme == .dark ? .black : .white }

+    private enum Strings {
+        static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.title"
+        static let description: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.description"
+        static let requestPermissions: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.action.request_permissions"
+        static let permissionDenied: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.permission_denied"
+        static let openSettings: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.action.open_settings"
+        static let loadingNearby: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.loading_nearby"
+        static let teleport: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.action.teleport"
+        static let bookmarked: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.bookmarked_section_title"
+        static let removeAccess: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.action.remove_access"
+        static let torTitle: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.tor.title"
+        static let torSubtitle: LocalizedStringKey = "location_channels.tor.subtitle"
+        static let toggleOn: LocalizedStringKey = "common.toggle.on"
+        static let toggleOff: LocalizedStringKey = "common.toggle.off"
+
+        static let invalidGeohash = String(localized: "location_channels.error.invalid_geohash", comment: "Error shown when a custom geohash is invalid")
+
+        static func meshTitle(_ count: Int) -> String {
+            let label = String(localized: "location_channels.mesh_label", comment: "Label for the mesh channel row")
+            return rowTitle(label: label, count: count)
+        }
+
+        static func levelTitle(for level: GeohashChannelLevel, count: Int) -> String {
+            return rowTitle(label: level.displayName, count: count)
+        }
+
+        static func bookmarkTitle(geohash: String, count: Int) -> String {
+            return rowTitle(label: "#\(geohash)", count: count)
+        }
+
+        static func subtitlePrefix(geohash: String, coverage: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "location_channels.subtitle_prefix", comment: "Subtitle prefix showing geohash and coverage"),
+                locale: .current,
+                geohash, coverage
+            )
+        }
+
+        static func subtitle(prefix: String, name: String?) -> String {
+            guard let name, !name.isEmpty else { return prefix }
+            return String(
+                format: String(localized: "location_channels.subtitle_with_name", comment: "Subtitle combining prefix and resolved location name"),
+                locale: .current,
+                prefix, name
+            )
+        }
+
+        private static func rowTitle(label: String, count: Int) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "location_channels.row_title", comment: "List row title with participant count"),
+                locale: .current,
+                label, count
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        NavigationView {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
                HStack(spacing: 12) {
-                    Text("#location channels")
+                    Text(Strings.title)
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 18, design: .monospaced))
                    Spacer()
                    closeButton
                }
-                Text("chat with people near you using geohash channels. only a coarse geohash is shared, never exact gps. your IP address is hidden by routing all traffic over tor.")
+                Text(Strings.description)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)

@@ -34,7 +90,7 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                    switch manager.permissionState {
                    case LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.notDetermined:
                        Button(action: { manager.enableLocationChannels() }) {
-                            Text("get location and my geohashes")
+                            Text(Strings.requestPermissions)
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                                .foregroundColor(standardGreen)
                                .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
@@ -45,10 +101,10 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                        .buttonStyle(.plain)
                    case LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.denied, LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.restricted:
                        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-                            Text("location permission denied. enable in settings to use location channels.")
+                            Text(Strings.permissionDenied)
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                            Button("open settings") { openSystemLocationSettings() }
+                            Button(Strings.openSettings) { openSystemLocationSettings() }
                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
                        }
                    case LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.authorized:
@@ -107,188 +163,214 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
    }

    private var channelList: some View {
-        List {
-            // Mesh option first (no bookmark)
-            channelRow(title: meshTitleWithCount(), subtitlePrefix: "#bluetooth • \(bluetoothRangeString())", isSelected: isMeshSelected, titleColor: standardBlue, titleBold: meshCount() > 0) {
-                manager.select(ChannelID.mesh)
-                isPresented = false
-            }
-            .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 6, leading: 0, bottom: 6, trailing: 0))
+        ScrollView {
+            LazyVStack(spacing: 0) {
+                channelRow(title: Strings.meshTitle(meshCount()), subtitlePrefix: Strings.subtitlePrefix(geohash: "bluetooth", coverage: bluetoothRangeString()), isSelected: isMeshSelected, titleColor: standardBlue, titleBold: meshCount() > 0) {
+                    manager.select(ChannelID.mesh)
+                    isPresented = false
+                }
+                .padding(.vertical, 6)

-            // Nearby options
-            if !manager.availableChannels.isEmpty {
-                ForEach(manager.availableChannels.filter { $0.level != .building }) { channel in
-                    let coverage = coverageString(forPrecision: channel.geohash.count)
-                    let nameBase = locationName(for: channel.level)
-                    let namePart = nameBase.map { formattedNamePrefix(for: channel.level) + $0 }
-                    let subtitlePrefix = "#\(channel.geohash) • \(coverage)"
-                    let highlight = viewModel.geohashParticipantCount(for: channel.geohash) > 0
+                let nearby = manager.availableChannels.filter { $0.level != .building }
+                if !nearby.isEmpty {
+                    ForEach(nearby) { channel in
+                        sectionDivider
+                        let coverage = coverageString(forPrecision: channel.geohash.count)
+                        let nameBase = locationName(for: channel.level)
+                        let namePart = nameBase.map { formattedNamePrefix(for: channel.level) + $0 }
+                        let participantCount = viewModel.geohashParticipantCount(for: channel.geohash)
+                        let subtitlePrefix = Strings.subtitlePrefix(geohash: channel.geohash, coverage: coverage)
+                        let highlight = participantCount > 0
+                        channelRow(
+                            title: Strings.levelTitle(for: channel.level, count: participantCount),
+                            subtitlePrefix: subtitlePrefix,
+                            subtitleName: namePart,
+                            isSelected: isSelected(channel),
+                            titleBold: highlight,
+                            trailingAccessory: {
+                                Button(action: { bookmarks.toggle(channel.geohash) }) {
+                                    Image(systemName: bookmarks.isBookmarked(channel.geohash) ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark")
+                                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
+                                }
+                                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                                .padding(.leading, 8)
+                            }
+                        ) {
+                            manager.markTeleported(for: channel.geohash, false)
+                            manager.select(ChannelID.location(channel))
+                            isPresented = false
+                        }
+                        .padding(.vertical, 6)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    sectionDivider
+                    HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                        ProgressView()
+                        Text(Strings.loadingNearby)
+                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
+                    }
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 10)
+                }
+
+                sectionDivider
+                customTeleportSection
+                    .padding(.vertical, 8)
+
+                let bookmarkedList = bookmarks.bookmarks
+                if !bookmarkedList.isEmpty {
+                    sectionDivider
+                    bookmarkedSection(bookmarkedList)
+                        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+                }
+
+                if manager.permissionState == LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.authorized {
+                    sectionDivider
+                    torToggleSection
+                        .padding(.top, 12)
+                    Button(action: {
+                        openSystemLocationSettings()
+                    }) {
+                        Text(Strings.removeAccess)
+                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
+                            .foregroundColor(Color(red: 0.75, green: 0.1, blue: 0.1))
+                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
+                            .padding(.vertical, 6)
+                            .background(Color.red.opacity(0.08))
+                            .cornerRadius(6)
+                    }
+                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 8)
+                }
+            }
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            .padding(.vertical, 6)
+            .background(backgroundColor)
+        }
+        .background(backgroundColor)
+    }
+
+    private var sectionDivider: some View {
+        Rectangle()
+            .fill(dividerColor)
+            .frame(height: 1)
+    }
+
+    private var dividerColor: Color {
+        colorScheme == .dark ? Color.white.opacity(0.12) : Color.black.opacity(0.08)
+    }
+
+    private var customTeleportSection: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
+            HStack(spacing: 2) {
+                Text(verbatim: "#")
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                TextField("geohash", text: $customGeohash)
+                    #if os(iOS)
+                    .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
+                    .autocorrectionDisabled(true)
+                    .keyboardType(.asciiCapable)
+                    #endif
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
+                    .onChange(of: customGeohash) { newValue in
+                        let allowed = Set("0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz")
+                        let filtered = newValue
+                            .lowercased()
+                            .replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
+                            .filter { allowed.contains($0) }
+                        if filtered.count > 12 {
+                            customGeohash = String(filtered.prefix(12))
+                        } else if filtered != newValue {
+                            customGeohash = filtered
+                        }
+                    }
+                let normalized = customGeohash
+                    .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+                    .lowercased()
+                    .replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
+                let isValid = validateGeohash(normalized)
+                Button(action: {
+                    let gh = normalized
+                    guard isValid else { customError = Strings.invalidGeohash; return }
+                    let level = levelForLength(gh.count)
+                    let ch = GeohashChannel(level: level, geohash: gh)
+                    manager.markTeleported(for: ch.geohash, true)
+                    manager.select(ChannelID.location(ch))
+                    isPresented = false
+                }) {
+                    HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                        Text(Strings.teleport)
+                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
+                        Image(systemName: "face.dashed")
+                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
+                    }
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
+                .padding(.vertical, 6)
+                .padding(.horizontal, 10)
+                .background(Color.secondary.opacity(0.12))
+                .cornerRadius(6)
+                .opacity(isValid ? 1.0 : 0.4)
+                .disabled(!isValid)
+            }
+            if let err = customError {
+                Text(err)
+                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
+                    .foregroundColor(.red)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func bookmarkedSection(_ entries: [String]) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
+            Text(Strings.bookmarked)
+                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
+                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+            LazyVStack(spacing: 0) {
+                ForEach(Array(entries.enumerated()), id: \.offset) { index, gh in
+                    let level = levelForLength(gh.count)
+                    let channel = GeohashChannel(level: level, geohash: gh)
+                    let coverage = coverageString(forPrecision: gh.count)
+                    let subtitle = Strings.subtitlePrefix(geohash: gh, coverage: coverage)
+                    let name = bookmarks.bookmarkNames[gh]
+                    let participantCount = viewModel.geohashParticipantCount(for: gh)
                    channelRow(
-                        title: geohashTitleWithCount(for: channel),
-                        subtitlePrefix: subtitlePrefix,
-                        subtitleName: namePart,
+                        title: Strings.bookmarkTitle(geohash: gh, count: participantCount),
+                        subtitlePrefix: subtitle,
+                        subtitleName: name.map { formattedNamePrefix(for: level) + $0 },
                        isSelected: isSelected(channel),
-                        titleBold: highlight,
                        trailingAccessory: {
-                            Button(action: { bookmarks.toggle(channel.geohash) }) {
-                                Image(systemName: bookmarks.isBookmarked(channel.geohash) ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark")
+                            Button(action: { bookmarks.toggle(gh) }) {
+                                Image(systemName: bookmarks.isBookmarked(gh) ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark")
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
                            }
                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
                            .padding(.leading, 8)
                        }
                    ) {
-                        // Selecting a suggested nearby channel is not a teleport. Persist this.
-                        manager.markTeleported(for: channel.geohash, false)
+                        let inRegional = manager.availableChannels.contains { $0.geohash == gh }
+                        if !inRegional && !manager.availableChannels.isEmpty {
+                            manager.markTeleported(for: gh, true)
+                        } else {
+                            manager.markTeleported(for: gh, false)
+                        }
                        manager.select(ChannelID.location(channel))
                        isPresented = false
                    }
-                    .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 6, leading: 0, bottom: 6, trailing: 0))
-                }
-            } else {
-                HStack {
-                    ProgressView()
-                    Text("finding nearby channels…")
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                }
-                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 6, leading: 0, bottom: 6, trailing: 0))
-            }
-
-            // Custom geohash teleport
-            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 6) {
-                HStack(spacing: 2) {
-                    Text("#")
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
-                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                    TextField("geohash", text: $customGeohash)
-                        #if os(iOS)
-                        .textInputAutocapitalization(.never)
-                        .autocorrectionDisabled(true)
-                        .keyboardType(.asciiCapable)
-                        #endif
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
-                        .onChange(of: customGeohash) { newValue in
-                            // Allow only geohash base32 characters, strip '#', limit length
-                            let allowed = Set("0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz")
-                            let filtered = newValue
-                                .lowercased()
-                                .replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
-                                .filter { allowed.contains($0) }
-                            if filtered.count > 12 {
-                                customGeohash = String(filtered.prefix(12))
-                            } else if filtered != newValue {
-                                customGeohash = filtered
-                            }
-                        }
-                    let normalized = customGeohash.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).lowercased().replacingOccurrences(of: "#", with: "")
-                    let isValid = validateGeohash(normalized)
-                    Button(action: {
-                        let gh = normalized
-                        guard isValid else { customError = "invalid geohash"; return }
-                        let level = levelForLength(gh.count)
-                        let ch = GeohashChannel(level: level, geohash: gh)
-                        // Mark this selection as a manual teleport
-                        manager.markTeleported(for: ch.geohash, true)
-                        manager.select(ChannelID.location(ch))
-                        isPresented = false
-                    }) {
-                        HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                            Text("teleport")
-                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
-                            Image(systemName: "face.dashed")
-                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
-                        }
-                    }
-                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                    .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                    .background(Color.secondary.opacity(0.12))
-                    .cornerRadius(6)
-                    .opacity(isValid ? 1.0 : 0.4)
-                    .disabled(!isValid)
-                }
-                if let err = customError {
-                    Text(err)
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                        .foregroundColor(.red)
-                }
-            }
-            .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 6, leading: 0, bottom: 6, trailing: 0))
+                    .onAppear { bookmarks.resolveNameIfNeeded(for: gh) }

-            // Bookmarked geohashes
-            if !bookmarks.bookmarks.isEmpty {
-                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
-                    Text("bookmarked")
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-                    VStack(spacing: 6) {
-                        ForEach(bookmarks.bookmarks, id: \.self) { gh in
-                            let level = levelForLength(gh.count)
-                            let channel = GeohashChannel(level: level, geohash: gh)
-                            let coverage = coverageString(forPrecision: gh.count)
-                            let subtitle = "#\(gh) • \(coverage)"
-                            let name = bookmarks.bookmarkNames[gh]
-                            channelRow(
-                                title: geohashHashTitleWithCount(gh),
-                                subtitlePrefix: subtitle,
-                                subtitleName: name.map { formattedNamePrefix(for: level) + $0 },
-                                isSelected: isSelected(channel),
-                                trailingAccessory: {
-                                    Button(action: { bookmarks.toggle(gh) }) {
-                                        Image(systemName: bookmarks.isBookmarked(gh) ? "bookmark.fill" : "bookmark")
-                                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14))
-                                    }
-                                    .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                                    .padding(.leading, 8)
-                                }
-                            ) {
-                                // For bookmarked selection, mark teleported based on regional membership
-                                let inRegional = manager.availableChannels.contains { $0.geohash == gh }
-                                if !inRegional && !manager.availableChannels.isEmpty {
-                                    manager.markTeleported(for: gh, true)
-                                } else {
-                                    manager.markTeleported(for: gh, false)
-                                }
-                                manager.select(ChannelID.location(channel))
-                                isPresented = false
-                            }
-                            .onAppear { bookmarks.resolveNameIfNeeded(for: gh) }
-                        }
+                    if index < entries.count - 1 {
+                        sectionDivider
                    }
-                    .padding(12)
-                    .background(Color.secondary.opacity(0.12))
-                    .cornerRadius(8)
                }
-                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
-                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 6, leading: 0, bottom: 6, trailing: 0))
-            }
-
-            // Footer action inside the list
-            if manager.permissionState == LocationChannelManager.PermissionState.authorized {
-                torToggleSection
-                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 6, leading: 0, bottom: 4, trailing: 0))
-                Button(action: {
-                    openSystemLocationSettings()
-                }) {
-                    Text("remove location access")
-                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
-                        .foregroundColor(Color(red: 0.75, green: 0.1, blue: 0.1))
-                        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                        .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                        .background(Color.red.opacity(0.08))
-                        .cornerRadius(6)
-                }
-                .buttonStyle(.plain)
-                .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
-                .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
-                .listRowInsets(EdgeInsets(top: 4, leading: 0, bottom: 10, trailing: 0))
            }
        }
-        .listStyle(.plain)
-        .scrollContentBackground(.hidden)
-        .background(backgroundColor)
    }

+
    private func isSelected(_ channel: GeohashChannel) -> Bool {
        if case .location(let ch) = manager.selectedChannel {
            return ch == channel
@@ -328,12 +410,7 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                        }
                    }
-                let subtitleFull: String = {
-                    if let name = subtitleName, !name.isEmpty {
-                        return subtitlePrefix + " • " + name
-                    }
-                    return subtitlePrefix
-                }()
+                let subtitleFull = Strings.subtitle(prefix: subtitlePrefix, name: subtitleName)
                Text(subtitleFull)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
@@ -342,7 +419,7 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
                }
                Spacer()
                if isSelected {
-                    Text("✔︎")
+                    Text(verbatim: "✔︎")
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 16, design: .monospaced))
                        .foregroundColor(standardGreen)
                }
@@ -362,36 +439,15 @@ struct LocationChannelsSheet: View {
    }

    // MARK: - Helpers for counts
-    private func meshTitleWithCount() -> String {
-        // Count currently connected mesh peers (excluding self)
-        let meshCount = meshCount()
-        let noun = meshCount == 1 ? "person" : "people"
-        return "mesh [\(meshCount) \(noun)]"
-    }
-
    private func meshCount() -> Int {
        // Count mesh-connected OR mesh-reachable peers (exclude self)
        let myID = viewModel.meshService.myPeerID
        return viewModel.allPeers.reduce(0) { acc, peer in
-            if peer.id != myID && (peer.isConnected || peer.isReachable) { return acc + 1 }
+            if peer.peerID != myID && (peer.isConnected || peer.isReachable) { return acc + 1 }
            return acc
        }
    }

-    private func geohashTitleWithCount(for channel: GeohashChannel) -> String {
-        // Main list: keep level labels (block/neighborhood/city/province/region)
-        let count = viewModel.geohashParticipantCount(for: channel.geohash)
-        let noun = count == 1 ? "person" : "people"
-        return "\(channel.level.displayName.lowercased()) [\(count) \(noun)]"
-    }
-
-    private func geohashHashTitleWithCount(_ geohash: String) -> String {
-        // Bookmarked list: show the #geohash as the main label
-        let count = viewModel.geohashParticipantCount(for: geohash)
-        let noun = count == 1 ? "person" : "people"
-        return "#\(geohash) [\(count) \(noun)]"
-    }
-
    private func validateGeohash(_ s: String) -> Bool {
        let allowed = Set("0123456789bcdefghjkmnpqrstuvwxyz")
        guard !s.isEmpty, s.count <= 12 else { return false }
@@ -424,21 +480,19 @@ extension LocationChannelsSheet {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
            Toggle(isOn: torToggleBinding) {
                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
-                    Text("tor routing")
+                    Text(Strings.torTitle)
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
                        .foregroundColor(.primary)
-                    Text("hides your ip for location channels. recommended: on.")
+                    Text(Strings.torSubtitle)
                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 11, design: .monospaced))
                        .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                }
            }
-            .toggleStyle(IRCToggleStyle(accent: standardGreen))
+            .toggleStyle(IRCToggleStyle(accent: standardGreen, onLabel: Strings.toggleOn, offLabel: Strings.toggleOff))
        }
        .padding(12)
        .background(Color.secondary.opacity(0.12))
        .cornerRadius(8)
-        .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
-        .listRowBackground(Color.clear)
    }

    private var standardGreen: Color {
@@ -451,13 +505,15 @@ extension LocationChannelsSheet {

 private struct IRCToggleStyle: ToggleStyle {
    let accent: Color
+    let onLabel: LocalizedStringKey
+    let offLabel: LocalizedStringKey

    func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
        Button(action: { configuration.isOn.toggle() }) {
            HStack(spacing: 12) {
                configuration.label
                Spacer()
-                Text(configuration.isOn ? "on" : "off")
+                Text(configuration.isOn ? onLabel : offLabel)
                    .textCase(.uppercase)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(configuration.isOn ? accent : .secondary)
@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
    private var accentGreen: Color { colorScheme == .dark ? .green : Color(red: 0, green: 0.5, blue: 0) }
    private var maxDraftLines: Int { dynamicTypeSize.isAccessibilitySize ? 5 : 3 }

+    private enum Strings {
+        static let closeAccessibility = String(localized: "common.close", comment: "Accessibility label for close buttons")
+        static let description: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.description"
+        static let loadingRecent: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.loading_recent"
+        static let relaysPaused: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.relays_paused"
+        static let noRelaysNearby: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.no_relays_nearby"
+        static let retry: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.action.retry"
+        static let relaysRetryHint: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.relays_retry_hint"
+        static let loadingNotes: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.loading_notes"
+        static let emptyTitle: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.empty_title"
+        static let emptySubtitle: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.empty_subtitle"
+        static let dismissError: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.action.dismiss"
+        static let addPlaceholder: LocalizedStringKey = "location_notes.placeholder"
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
 #if os(macOS)
        VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -85,14 +100,14 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
                .frame(width: 32, height: 32)
        }
        .buttonStyle(.plain)
-        .accessibilityLabel("Close")
+        .accessibilityLabel(Strings.closeAccessibility)
    }

    private var headerSection: some View {
        let count = manager.notes.count
        return VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 8) {
            HStack(spacing: 12) {
-                Text("#\(geohash) • \(count) \(count == 1 ? "note" : "notes")")
+                Text(headerTitle(for: count))
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 18, design: .monospaced))
                Spacer()
                closeButton
@@ -106,16 +121,12 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(accentGreen)
            }
-            Text("add short permanent notes to this location for other visitors to find.")
+            Text(Strings.description)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                .fixedSize(horizontal: false, vertical: true)
-            if manager.state == .loading && !manager.initialLoadComplete {
-                Text("loading recent notes…")
-                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 11, design: .monospaced))
-                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-            } else if manager.state == .noRelays {
-                Text("geo relays unavailable; notes paused")
+            if manager.state == .noRelays {
+                Text(Strings.relaysPaused)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 11, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
            }
@@ -126,6 +137,14 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
        .background(backgroundColor)
    }

+    private func headerTitle(for count: Int) -> String {
+        String(
+            format: String(localized: "location_notes.header", comment: "Header displaying the geohash and localized note count"),
+            locale: .current,
+            geohash, count
+        )
+    }
+
    private var notesContent: some View {
        LazyVStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
            if manager.state == .noRelays {
@@ -153,7 +172,7 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
        let ts = timestampText(for: note.createdAt)
        return VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
            HStack(spacing: 6) {
-                Text("@\(baseName)")
+                Text(verbatim: "@\(baseName)")
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
                if !ts.isEmpty {
                    Text(ts)
@@ -171,12 +190,12 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {

    private var noRelaysRow: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-            Text("no geo relays nearby")
+            Text(Strings.noRelaysNearby)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 13, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
-            Text("notes rely on geo relays. check connection and try again.")
+            Text(Strings.relaysRetryHint)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
-            Button("retry") { manager.refresh() }
+            Button(Strings.retry) { manager.refresh() }
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                .buttonStyle(.plain)
        }
@@ -186,7 +205,7 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
    private var loadingRow: some View {
        HStack(spacing: 10) {
            ProgressView()
-            Text("loading notes…")
+            Text(Strings.loadingNotes)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
            Spacer()
@@ -196,9 +215,9 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {

    private var emptyRow: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
-            Text("no notes yet")
+            Text(Strings.emptyTitle)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 13, weight: .semibold, design: .monospaced))
-            Text("be the first to add one for this spot.")
+            Text(Strings.emptySubtitle)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                .foregroundColor(.secondary)
        }
@@ -214,7 +233,7 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                Spacer()
            }
-            Button("dismiss") { manager.clearError() }
+            Button(Strings.dismissError) { manager.clearError() }
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                .buttonStyle(.plain)
        }
@@ -223,7 +242,7 @@ struct LocationNotesView: View {

    private var inputSection: some View {
        HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 10) {
-            TextField("add a note for this place", text: $draft, axis: .vertical)
+            TextField(Strings.addPlaceholder, text: $draft, axis: .vertical)
                .textFieldStyle(.plain)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                .lineLimit(maxDraftLines, reservesSpace: true)
@@ -11,37 +11,43 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {

    @State private var orderedIDs: [String] = []

+    private enum Strings {
+        static let noneNearby: LocalizedStringKey = "geohash_people.none_nearby"
+        static let blockedTooltip = String(localized: "geohash_people.tooltip.blocked", comment: "Tooltip shown next to a blocked peer indicator")
+        static let newMessagesTooltip = String(localized: "mesh_peers.tooltip.new_messages", comment: "Tooltip for the unread messages indicator")
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
+        let myPeerID = viewModel.meshService.myPeerID
+        let mapped: [(peer: BitchatPeer, isMe: Bool, hasUnread: Bool, enc: EncryptionStatus)] = viewModel.allPeers.map { peer in
+            let isMe = peer.peerID == myPeerID
+            let hasUnread = viewModel.hasUnreadMessages(for: peer.peerID.id)
+            let enc = viewModel.getEncryptionStatus(for: peer.peerID.id)
+            return (peer, isMe, hasUnread, enc)
+        }
+        // Stable visual order without mutating state here
+        let currentIDs = mapped.map { $0.peer.peerID.id }
+        let displayIDs = orderedIDs.filter { currentIDs.contains($0) } + currentIDs.filter { !orderedIDs.contains($0) }
+        let peers: [(peer: BitchatPeer, isMe: Bool, hasUnread: Bool, enc: EncryptionStatus)] = displayIDs.compactMap { id in
+            mapped.first(where: { $0.peer.peerID.id == id })
+        }
+        
        if viewModel.allPeers.isEmpty {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
-                Text("nobody around...")
+                Text(Strings.noneNearby)
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(secondaryTextColor)
                    .padding(.horizontal)
                    .padding(.top, 12)
            }
        } else {
-            let myPeerID = viewModel.meshService.myPeerID
-            let mapped: [(peer: BitchatPeer, isMe: Bool, hasUnread: Bool, enc: EncryptionStatus)] = viewModel.allPeers.map { peer in
-                let isMe = peer.id == myPeerID
-                let hasUnread = viewModel.hasUnreadMessages(for: peer.id)
-                let enc = viewModel.getEncryptionStatus(for: peer.id)
-                return (peer, isMe, hasUnread, enc)
-            }
-            // Stable visual order without mutating state here
-            let currentIDs = mapped.map { $0.peer.id }
-            let displayIDs = orderedIDs.filter { currentIDs.contains($0) } + currentIDs.filter { !orderedIDs.contains($0) }
-            let peers: [(peer: BitchatPeer, isMe: Bool, hasUnread: Bool, enc: EncryptionStatus)] = displayIDs.compactMap { id in
-                mapped.first(where: { $0.peer.id == id })
-            }
-
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
                ForEach(0..<peers.count, id: \.self) { idx in
                    let item = peers[idx]
                    let peer = item.peer
                    let isMe = item.isMe
                    HStack(spacing: 4) {
-                        let assigned = viewModel.colorForMeshPeer(id: peer.id, isDark: colorScheme == .dark)
+                        let assigned = viewModel.colorForMeshPeer(id: peer.peerID.id, isDark: colorScheme == .dark)
                        let baseColor = isMe ? Color.orange : assigned
                        if isMe {
                            Image(systemName: "person.fill")
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                        }

                        let displayName = isMe ? viewModel.nickname : peer.nickname
-                        let (base, suffix) = splitSuffix(from: displayName)
+                        let (base, suffix) = displayName.splitSuffix()
                        HStack(spacing: 0) {
                            Text(base)
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
@@ -83,11 +89,11 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                            }
                        }

-                        if !isMe, viewModel.isPeerBlocked(peer.id) {
+                        if !isMe, viewModel.isPeerBlocked(peer.peerID.id) {
                            Image(systemName: "nosign")
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
                                .foregroundColor(.red)
-                                .help("Blocked")
+                                .help(Strings.blockedTooltip)
                        }

                        if !isMe {
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                                }
                            } else {
                                // Offline: prefer showing verified badge from persisted fingerprints
-                                if let fp = viewModel.getFingerprint(for: peer.id),
+                                if let fp = viewModel.getFingerprint(for: peer.peerID.id),
                                   viewModel.verifiedFingerprints.contains(fp) {
                                    Image(systemName: "checkmark.seal.fill")
                                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
@@ -120,11 +126,11 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                            Image(systemName: "envelope.fill")
                                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 10))
                                .foregroundColor(.orange)
-                                .help("New messages")
+                                .help(Strings.newMessagesTooltip)
                        }

                        if !isMe {
-                            Button(action: { onToggleFavorite(peer.id) }) {
+                            Button(action: { onToggleFavorite(peer.peerID.id) }) {
                                Image(systemName: (peer.favoriteStatus?.isFavorite ?? false) ? "star.fill" : "star")
                                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12))
                                    .foregroundColor((peer.favoriteStatus?.isFavorite ?? false) ? .yellow : secondaryTextColor)
@@ -136,16 +142,16 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                    .padding(.vertical, 4)
                    .padding(.top, idx == 0 ? 10 : 0)
                    .contentShape(Rectangle())
-                    .onTapGesture { if !isMe { onTapPeer(peer.id) } }
-                    .onTapGesture(count: 2) { if !isMe { onShowFingerprint(peer.id) } }
+                    .onTapGesture { if !isMe { onTapPeer(peer.peerID.id) } }
+                    .onTapGesture(count: 2) { if !isMe { onShowFingerprint(peer.peerID.id) } }
                }
            }
            // Seed and update order outside result builder
            .onAppear {
-                let currentIDs = mapped.map { $0.peer.id }
+                let currentIDs = mapped.map { $0.peer.peerID.id }
                orderedIDs = currentIDs
            }
-            .onChange(of: mapped.map { $0.peer.id }) { ids in
+            .onChange(of: mapped.map { $0.peer.peerID.id }) { ids in
                var newOrder = orderedIDs
                newOrder.removeAll { !ids.contains($0) }
                for id in ids where !newOrder.contains(id) { newOrder.append(id) }
@@ -154,16 +160,3 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
        }
    }
 }
-
-// Helper to split a trailing #abcd suffix
-private func splitSuffix(from name: String) -> (String, String) {
-    guard name.count >= 5 else { return (name, "") }
-    let suffix = String(name.suffix(5))
-    if suffix.first == "#", suffix.dropFirst().allSatisfy({ c in
-        ("0"..."9").contains(String(c)) || ("a"..."f").contains(String(c)) || ("A"..."F").contains(String(c))
-    }) {
-        let base = String(name.dropLast(5))
-        return (base, suffix)
-    }
-    return (name, "")
-}
@@ -37,15 +37,16 @@ extension String {
    }

    // Extract up to `max` Cashu tokens (cashuA/cashuB). Allow dot '.' and shorter lengths.
-    func extractCashuTokens(max: Int = 3) -> [String] {
+    func extractCashuLinks(max: Int = 3) -> [String] {
        let regex = RegexCache.cashu
        let ns = self as NSString
        let range = NSRange(location: 0, length: ns.length)
        var found: [String] = []
-        for m in regex.matches(in: self, options: [], range: range) {
+        for m in regex.matches(in: self, range: range) {
            if m.numberOfRanges > 0 {
                let token = ns.substring(with: m.range(at: 0))
-                found.append(token)
+                let enc = token.addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .alphanumerics.union(CharacterSet(charactersIn: "-_"))) ?? token
+                found.append("cashu:\(enc)")
                if found.count >= max { break }
            }
        }
@@ -58,19 +59,19 @@ extension String {
        let ns = self as NSString
        let full = NSRange(location: 0, length: ns.length)
        // lightning: scheme
-        for m in RegexCache.lightningScheme.matches(in: self, options: [], range: full) {
+        for m in RegexCache.lightningScheme.matches(in: self, range: full) {
            let s = ns.substring(with: m.range(at: 0))
            results.append(s)
            if results.count >= max { return results }
        }
        // BOLT11
-        for m in RegexCache.bolt11.matches(in: self, options: [], range: full) {
+        for m in RegexCache.bolt11.matches(in: self, range: full) {
            let s = ns.substring(with: m.range(at: 0))
            results.append("lightning:\(s)")
            if results.count >= max { return results }
        }
        // LNURL bech32
-        for m in RegexCache.lnurl.matches(in: self, options: [], range: full) {
+        for m in RegexCache.lnurl.matches(in: self, range: full) {
            let s = ns.substring(with: m.range(at: 0))
            results.append("lightning:\(s)")
            if results.count >= max { return results }
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ struct MyQRView: View {
    @Environment(\.colorScheme) var colorScheme
    private var boxColor: Color { Color.gray.opacity(0.1) }

+    private enum Strings {
+        static let title: LocalizedStringKey = "verification.my_qr.title"
+        static let accessibilityLabel = String(localized: "verification.my_qr.accessibility_label", comment: "Accessibility label describing the verification QR code")
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 12) {
-            Text("scan to verify me")
+            Text(Strings.title)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))

            VStack(spacing: 10) {
                QRCodeImage(data: qrString, size: 240)
-                    .accessibilityLabel("verification qr code")
+                    .accessibilityLabel(Strings.accessibilityLabel)

                // Non-scrolling, fully visible URL (wraps across lines)
                Text(qrString)
@@ -49,6 +54,10 @@ struct QRCodeImage: View {
    private let context = CIContext()
    private let filter = CIFilter.qrCodeGenerator()

+    private enum Strings {
+        static let unavailable: LocalizedStringKey = "verification.my_qr.unavailable"
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        Group {
            if let image = generateImage() {
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ struct QRCodeImage: View {
                    .stroke(Color.gray.opacity(0.5), lineWidth: 1)
                    .frame(width: size, height: size)
                    .overlay(
-                        Text("qr unavailable")
+                        Text(Strings.unavailable)
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12, design: .monospaced))
                            .foregroundColor(.gray)
                    )
@@ -100,17 +109,41 @@ struct ImageWrapper: View {
 struct QRScanView: View {
    @EnvironmentObject var viewModel: ChatViewModel
    var isActive: Bool = true
+    var onSuccess: (() -> Void)? = nil  // Called when verification succeeds
    @State private var input = ""
    @State private var result: String = "" // not shown for iOS scanner
    @State private var lastValid: String = ""
+
+    private enum Strings {
+        static let pastePrompt: LocalizedStringKey = "verification.scan.paste_prompt"
+        static let validate: LocalizedStringKey = "verification.scan.validate"
+        static func requested(_ nickname: String) -> String {
+            String(
+                format: String(localized: "verification.scan.status.requested", comment: "Status text when verification is requested for a nickname"),
+                locale: .current,
+                nickname
+            )
+        }
+        static let notFound = String(localized: "verification.scan.status.no_peer", comment: "Status when no matching peer is found for a verification request")
+        static let invalid = String(localized: "verification.scan.status.invalid", comment: "Status when a scanned QR payload is invalid")
+    }
+
    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
            #if os(iOS)
            CameraScannerView(isActive: isActive) { code in
+                // Deduplicate: ignore if we just processed this exact QR code
+                guard code != lastValid else { return }
+
                if let qr = VerificationService.shared.verifyScannedQR(code) {
                    let ok = viewModel.beginQRVerification(with: qr)
-                    if !ok { /* already pending; continue scanning */ }
-                    lastValid = code
+                    if ok {
+                        // Successfully initiated verification; remember this QR to prevent re-scanning
+                        lastValid = code
+                        // Close scanner and return to "My QR" view
+                        onSuccess?()
+                    }
+                    // If !ok, peer not found or already pending - don't set lastValid so user can retry
                } else {
                    // ignore invalid reads; continue scanning
                }
@@ -118,17 +151,30 @@ struct QRScanView: View {
            .frame(height: 260)
            .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8))
            #else
-            Text("paste qr content to validate:")
+            Text(Strings.pastePrompt)
                .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .medium, design: .monospaced))
            TextEditor(text: $input)
                .frame(height: 100)
                .border(Color.gray.opacity(0.4))
-            Button("validate") {
+            Button(Strings.validate) {
+                // Deduplicate: ignore if we just processed this exact QR
+                guard input != lastValid else {
+                    result = Strings.requested("")  // Already processed
+                    return
+                }
+
                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"
+                    if ok {
+                        result = Strings.requested(qr.nickname)
+                        lastValid = input
+                        // Close scanner and return to "My QR" view
+                        onSuccess?()
+                    } else {
+                        result = Strings.notFound
+                    }
                } else {
-                    result = "invalid or expired qr payload"
+                    result = Strings.invalid
                }
            }
            .buttonStyle(.bordered)
@@ -254,7 +300,7 @@ struct VerificationSheetView: View {
        VStack(spacing: 0) {
            // Top header (always at top)
            HStack {
-                Text("VERIFY")
+                Text("verification.sheet.title")
                    .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                    .foregroundColor(accentColor)
                Spacer()
@@ -278,18 +324,22 @@ struct VerificationSheetView: View {
            Group {
                if showingScanner {
                    VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
-                        Text("scan a friend's qr")
+                        Text("verification.scan.prompt_friend")
                            .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 16, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced))
                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                            .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                            .foregroundColor(accentColor)
                        #if os(iOS)
-                        QRScanView(isActive: showingScanner)
+                        QRScanView(isActive: showingScanner, onSuccess: {
+                            showingScanner = false
+                        })
                            .environmentObject(viewModel)
                            .frame(height: 280)
                            .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10))
                        #else
-                        QRScanView()
+                        QRScanView(onSuccess: {
+                            showingScanner = false
+                        })
                            .environmentObject(viewModel)
                        #endif
                    }
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//
+// BitchatMessage+Preview.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension BitchatMessage {
+    static var preview: BitchatMessage {
+        BitchatMessage(
+            id: UUID().uuidString,
+            sender: "John Doe",
+            content: "Hello",
+            timestamp: Date(),
+            isRelay: false,
+            originalSender: nil,
+            isPrivate: false,
+            recipientNickname: "Jane Doe",
+            senderPeerID: nil,
+            mentions: nil,
+            deliveryStatus: .sent
+        )
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//
+// PreviewKeychainManager.swift
+// bitchat
+//
+// This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+// For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+final class PreviewKeychainManager: KeychainManagerProtocol {
+    private var storage: [String: Data] = [:]
+    init() {}
+    
+    func saveIdentityKey(_ keyData: Data, forKey key: String) -> Bool {
+        storage[key] = keyData
+        return true
+    }
+    
+    func getIdentityKey(forKey key: String) -> Data? {
+        storage[key]
+    }
+    
+    func deleteIdentityKey(forKey key: String) -> Bool {
+        storage.removeValue(forKey: key)
+        return true
+    }
+    
+    func deleteAllKeychainData() -> Bool {
+        storage.removeAll()
+        return true
+    }
+    
+    func secureClear(_ data: inout Data) {}
+    
+    func secureClear(_ string: inout String) {}
+    
+    func verifyIdentityKeyExists() -> Bool {
+        storage["identity_noiseStaticKey"] != nil
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,666 @@
+{
+  "sourceLanguage": "en",
+  "strings": {
+    "share.fallback.shared_link_title": {
+      "extractionState": "manual",
+      "localizations": {
+        "en": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "shared Link",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ar": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "رابط مشترك",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "de": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "geteilter link",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "es": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "enlace compartido",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "lien partagé",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "he": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "קישור משותף",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "tautan dibagikan",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "it": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "link condiviso",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "共有リンク",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "साझा गरिएको लिङ्क",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "link compartilhado",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "поделился ссылкой",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "спільне посилання",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "分享的链接",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "공유된 링크",
+            "comment": "Fallback title when saving a shared link"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "share.status.failed_to_encode": {
+      "extractionState": "manual",
+      "localizations": {
+        "en": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "failed to encode link",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "ar": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "تعذر ترميز الرابط",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "de": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "link konnte nicht codiert werden",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "es": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "no se pudo codificar el enlace",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "échec de l'encodage du lien",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "he": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "לא ניתן לקודד את הקישור",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "gagal mengodekan tautan",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "it": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "impossibile codificare il link",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "リンクのエンコードに失敗しました",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "लिङ्क सङ्केत गर्न सकेन",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "falha ao codificar link",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "не удалось закодировать ссылку",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "не вдалося закодувати посилання",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "无法编码链接",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "링크를 인코딩하는 데 실패했습니다",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "share.status.no_shareable_content": {
+      "extractionState": "manual",
+      "localizations": {
+        "en": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "no shareable content",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "ar": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "لا محتوى قابلاً للمشاركة",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "de": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "kein teilbarer inhalt",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "es": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "sin contenido que se pueda compartir",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "aucun contenu partageable",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "he": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "אין תוכן שניתן לשתף",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "tidak ada konten yang bisa dibagikan",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "it": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "nessun contenuto condivisibile",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "共有可能なコンテンツがありません",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "बाँड्न मिल्ने सामग्री छैन",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "nenhum conteúdo compartilhável",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "нет подходящего контента",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "нема відповідного контенту",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "没有可分享的素材",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "공유할 수 있는 내용이 없습니다",
+            "comment": "Shown when provided content cannot be shared"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "share.status.nothing_to_share": {
+      "extractionState": "manual",
+      "localizations": {
+        "en": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "nothing to share",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "ar": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "لا شيء لمشاركته",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "de": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "nichts zum teilen",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "es": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "nada que compartir",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "rien à partager",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "he": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "אין מה לשתף",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "tidak ada yang bisa dibagikan",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "it": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "niente da condividere",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "共有できるものがありません",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "बाँड्ने केही छैन",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "nada para compartilhar",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "нечем поделиться",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "нема чим ділитися",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "没有可分享的内容",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "공유할 내용이 없습니다",
+            "comment": "Shown when the share extension receives no content"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "share.status.shared_link": {
+      "extractionState": "manual",
+      "localizations": {
+        "en": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ shared link to bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ar": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ تم إرسال الرابط إلى bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "de": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ link zu bitchat geteilt",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "es": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ enlace compartido con bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ lien partagé vers bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "he": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ הקישור נשלח אל bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ tautan dikirim ke bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "it": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ link inviato a bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ bitchatにリンクを共有",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ bitchat मा लिङ्क पठाइयो",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ link enviado para bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ ссылка отправлена в bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ посилання надіслано в bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ 已将链接分享至 bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ bitchat으로 링크를 공유했습니다",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "share.status.shared_text": {
+      "extractionState": "manual",
+      "localizations": {
+        "en": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ shared text to bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "ar": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ تم إرسال النص إلى bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "de": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ text zu bitchat geteilt",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "es": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ texto compartido con bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ texte partagé vers bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "he": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ הטקסט נשלח אל bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ teks dikirim ke bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "it": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ testo inviato a bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ bitchatにテキストを共有",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ bitchat मा पाठ पठाइयो",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ texto enviado para bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ текст отправлен в bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ текст надіслано в bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ 已将文本分享至 bitchat",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko": {
+          "stringUnit": {
+            "state": "translated",
+            "value": "✓ bitchat으로 텍스트를 공유했습니다",
+            "comment": "Confirmation after successfully sharing text"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "version": "1.0"
+}
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ import UniformTypeIdentifiers
 final class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
    // Bundle.main.bundleIdentifier would get the extension's bundleID
    private static let groupID = "group.chat.bitchat"
+
+    private enum Strings {
+        static let nothingToShare = String(localized: "share.status.nothing_to_share", comment: "Shown when the share extension receives no content")
+        static let noShareableContent = String(localized: "share.status.no_shareable_content", comment: "Shown when provided content cannot be shared")
+        static let sharedLinkTitleFallback = String(localized: "share.fallback.shared_link_title", comment: "Fallback title when saving a shared link")
+        static let sharedLinkConfirmation = String(localized: "share.status.shared_link", comment: "Confirmation after successfully sharing a link")
+        static let sharedTextConfirmation = String(localized: "share.status.shared_text", comment: "Confirmation after successfully sharing text")
+        static let failedToEncode = String(localized: "share.status.failed_to_encode", comment: "Shown when the share payload cannot be encoded")
+    }
    
    private let statusLabel: UILabel = {
        let l = UILabel()
@@ -44,7 +53,7 @@ final class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
    private func processShare() {
        guard let ctx = self.extensionContext,
              let item = ctx.inputItems.first as? NSExtensionItem else {
-            finishWithMessage("Nothing to share")
+            finishWithMessage(Strings.nothingToShare)
            return
        }

@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@ final class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
            if let title = item.attributedTitle?.string, !title.isEmpty {
                saveAndFinish(text: title)
            } else {
-                finishWithMessage("No shareable content")
+                finishWithMessage(Strings.noShareableContent)
            }
            return
        }
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ final class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
                            self.saveAndFinish(text: t)
                        }
                    } else {
-                        self.finishWithMessage("No shareable content")
+                        self.finishWithMessage(Strings.noShareableContent)
                    }
                }
            }
@@ -136,20 +145,20 @@ final class ShareViewController: UIViewController {
    private func saveAndFinish(url: URL, title: String?) {
        let payload: [String: String] = [
            "url": url.absoluteString,
-            "title": title ?? url.host ?? "Shared Link"
+            "title": title ?? url.host ?? Strings.sharedLinkTitleFallback
        ]
        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")
+            finishWithMessage(Strings.sharedLinkConfirmation)
        } else {
-            finishWithMessage("Failed to encode link")
+            finishWithMessage(Strings.failedToEncode)
        }
    }

    private func saveAndFinish(text: String) {
        saveToSharedDefaults(content: text, type: "text")
-        finishWithMessage("✓ Shared text to bitchat")
+        finishWithMessage(Strings.sharedTextConfirmation)
    }

    private func saveToSharedDefaults(content: String, type: String) {
@@ -281,9 +281,12 @@ private final class MockBitchatDelegate: BitchatDelegate {
        messageHandler(message)
    }
    
-    func didConnectToPeer(_ peerID: String) {}
-    func didDisconnectFromPeer(_ peerID: String) {}
-    func didUpdatePeerList(_ peers: [String]) {}
+    func didConnectToPeer(_ peerID: PeerID) {}
+    func didDisconnectFromPeer(_ peerID: PeerID) {}
+    func didUpdatePeerList(_ peers: [PeerID]) {}
    func isFavorite(fingerprint: String) -> Bool { return false }
    func didUpdateMessageDeliveryStatus(_ messageID: String, status: DeliveryStatus) {}
+    func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: PeerID, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date) {}
+    func didUpdateBluetoothState(_ state: CBManagerState) {}
+    func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: String, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {}
 }
@@ -6,115 +6,109 @@
 // For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
 //

-import XCTest
+import Testing
 import CryptoKit
+import struct Foundation.UUID
@testable import bitchat

-final class PrivateChatE2ETests: XCTestCase {
+// TODO: Remove once MockBLEService is refactored to fix race condition
+@Suite(.serialized)
+struct PrivateChatE2ETests {
    
-    var alice: MockBluetoothMeshService!
-    var bob: MockBluetoothMeshService!
-    var charlie: MockBluetoothMeshService!
+    private let alice: MockBLEService
+    private let bob: MockBLEService
+    private let charlie: MockBLEService
+    private let mockKeychain: MockKeychain
    
-    private var mockKeychain: MockKeychain!
-    
-    override func setUp() {
-        super.setUp()
-        MockBLEService.resetTestBus()
-        
-        // Create services
-        alice = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID1, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname1)
-        bob = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID2, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname2)
-        charlie = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID3, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname3)
+    init() {
+        // Create services with unique peer IDs to avoid any collision
+        alice = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname1)
+        bob = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname2)
+        charlie = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname3)
        mockKeychain = MockKeychain()
-        
-        // Delivery tracking is now handled internally by BLEService
-    }
-    
-    override func tearDown() {
-        alice = nil
-        bob = nil
-        charlie = nil
-        mockKeychain = nil
-        super.tearDown()
    }
    
    // MARK: - Basic Private Messaging Tests
-    
-    func testSimplePrivateMessage() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Bob receives private message")
-        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 && 
-               message.isPrivate &&
-               message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
-                expectation.fulfill()
+
+    @Test func simplePrivateMessageShouldNotBeSentWithoutConnection() async {
+        // Intentionally not connecting alice and bob to test
+
+        var bobReceivedMessage = false
+
+        await confirmation("Bob should not receive a private message", expectedCount: 0) { bobReceivesMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
+                   message.isPrivate &&
+                   message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
+                    bobReceivedMessage = true
+                    bobReceivesMessage()
+                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        // Alice sends private message to Bob
-        alice.sendPrivateMessage(
-            TestConstants.testMessage1,
-            to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
-            recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
-        )
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.shortTimeout)
-    }
-    
-    func testPrivateMessageNotReceivedByOthers() {
-        // Connect all three
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(alice, charlie)
-        
-        let bobExpectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Bob receives private message")
-        let charlieExpectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Charlie should not receive")
-        charlieExpectation.isInverted = true
-        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 && message.isPrivate {
-                bobExpectation.fulfill()
-            }
-        }
-        
-        charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                charlieExpectation.fulfill() // Should not happen
-            }
-        }
-        
-        // Small delay to ensure connections are registered before send
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.05) {
-            // Alice sends private message to Bob only
-            self.alice.sendPrivateMessage(
+
+            // Alice sends private message to Bob
+            alice.sendPrivateMessage(
                TestConstants.testMessage1,
-                to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
+                to: bob.peerID,
+                recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
+            )
+
+            // Wait a bit to ensure message would have been delivered if it was going to be
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: UInt64(TestConstants.shortTimeout * 1_000_000_000))
+        }
+
+        #expect(!bobReceivedMessage, "Bob should not have received the message")
+    }
+
+    @Test func simplePrivateMessage() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        
+        await confirmation("Bob receives private message") { bobReceivesMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
+                   message.isPrivate &&
+                   message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
+                    bobReceivesMessage()
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Alice sends private message to Bob
+            alice.sendPrivateMessage(
+                TestConstants.testMessage1,
+                to: bob.peerID,
                recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
            )
        }
-        
-        wait(for: [bobExpectation, charlieExpectation], timeout: TestConstants.shortTimeout)
    }
    
-    // MARK: - Delivery Acknowledgment Tests
-    
-    // NOTE: DeliveryTracker has been removed in BLEService.
-    // Delivery tracking is now handled internally.
-    
-    
-    // MARK: - Message Retry Tests
-    
-    // NOTE: MessageRetryService has been removed in BLEService.
-    // Retry logic is now handled internally.
-    
-    
+    @Test func privateMessageNotReceivedByOthers() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
+        
+        await confirmation("Bob receives private message") { bobReceivesMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 && message.isPrivate {
+                    bobReceivesMessage()
+                }
+            }
+            
+            charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                    Issue.record("Charlie should not receive")
+                }
+            }
+
+            alice.sendPrivateMessage(
+                TestConstants.testMessage1,
+                to: bob.peerID,
+                recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
+            )
+        }
+    }
    
    // MARK: - End-to-End Encryption Tests
    
-    func testPrivateMessageEncryption() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
+    @Test func privateMessageEncryption() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
        // Setup Noise sessions
        let aliceKey = Curve25519.KeyAgreement.PrivateKey()
@@ -125,175 +119,144 @@ final class PrivateChatE2ETests: XCTestCase {
        
        // Establish encrypted session
        do {
-            let handshake1 = try aliceManager.initiateHandshake(with: TestConstants.testPeerID2)
-            let handshake2 = try bobManager.handleIncomingHandshake(from: TestConstants.testPeerID1, message: handshake1)!
-            let handshake3 = try aliceManager.handleIncomingHandshake(from: TestConstants.testPeerID2, message: handshake2)!
-            _ = try bobManager.handleIncomingHandshake(from: TestConstants.testPeerID1, message: handshake3)
+            let handshake1 = try aliceManager.initiateHandshake(with: bob.peerID)
+            let handshake2 = try bobManager.handleIncomingHandshake(from: alice.peerID, message: handshake1)!
+            let handshake3 = try aliceManager.handleIncomingHandshake(from: bob.peerID, message: handshake2)!
+            _ = try bobManager.handleIncomingHandshake(from: alice.peerID, message: handshake3)
        } catch {
-            XCTFail("Failed to establish Noise session: \(error)")
+            Issue.record("Failed to establish Noise session: \(error)")
        }
        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Encrypted message received")
-        
-        // Setup packet handlers for encryption
-        alice.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
-            // Encrypt outgoing private messages
-            if packet.type == 0x01,
-               let message = BitchatMessage(packet.payload),
-               message.isPrivate {
-                do {
-                    let encrypted = try aliceManager.encrypt(packet.payload, for: TestConstants.testPeerID2)
-                    let encryptedPacket = BitchatPacket(
-                        type: 0x02, // Encrypted message type
-                        senderID: packet.senderID,
-                        recipientID: packet.recipientID,
-                        timestamp: packet.timestamp,
-                        payload: encrypted,
-                        signature: packet.signature,
-                        ttl: packet.ttl
-                    )
-                    self.bob.simulateIncomingPacket(encryptedPacket)
-                } catch {
-                    XCTFail("Encryption failed: \(error)")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        
-        bob.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
-            // Decrypt incoming encrypted messages
-            if packet.type == 0x02 {
-                do {
-                    let decrypted = try bobManager.decrypt(packet.payload, from: TestConstants.testPeerID1)
-                    if let message = BitchatMessage(decrypted) {
-                        XCTAssertEqual(message.content, TestConstants.testMessage1)
-                        XCTAssertTrue(message.isPrivate)
-                        expectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("Encrypted message received") { receiveEncryptedMessage in
+            // Setup packet handlers for encryption
+            alice.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
+                // Encrypt outgoing private messages
+                if packet.type == 0x01,
+                   let message = BitchatMessage(packet.payload),
+                   message.isPrivate {
+                    do {
+                        let encrypted = try aliceManager.encrypt(packet.payload, for: bob.peerID)
+                        let encryptedPacket = BitchatPacket(
+                            type: 0x02, // Encrypted message type
+                            senderID: packet.senderID,
+                            recipientID: packet.recipientID,
+                            timestamp: packet.timestamp,
+                            payload: encrypted,
+                            signature: packet.signature,
+                            ttl: packet.ttl
+                        )
+                        self.bob.simulateIncomingPacket(encryptedPacket)
+                    } catch {
+                        Issue.record("Encryption failed: \(error)")
                    }
-                } catch {
-                    XCTFail("Decryption failed: \(error)")
                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        // Send encrypted private message
-        alice.sendPrivateMessage(
-            TestConstants.testMessage1,
-            to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
-            recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
-        )
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Multi-hop Private Message Tests
-    
-    func testPrivateMessageRelay() {
-        // Setup: Alice -> Bob -> Charlie
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(bob, charlie)
-        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Private message relayed to Charlie")
-        
-        // Bob relays private messages for Charlie
-        bob.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
-            if let recipientID = packet.recipientID,
-               String(data: recipientID, encoding: .utf8) == TestConstants.testPeerID3 {
-                // Relay to Charlie
-                var relayPacket = packet
-                relayPacket.ttl = packet.ttl - 1
-                self.charlie.simulateIncomingPacket(relayPacket)
-            }
-        }
-        
-        charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
-               message.isPrivate &&
-               message.recipientNickname == TestConstants.testNickname3 {
-                expectation.fulfill()
-            }
-        }
-        
-        // Alice sends private message to Charlie (through Bob)
-        alice.sendPrivateMessage(
-            TestConstants.testMessage1,
-            to: TestConstants.testPeerID3,
-            recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname3
-        )
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Performance Tests
-    
-    func testPrivateMessageThroughput() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        
-        let messageCount = 100
-        var receivedCount = 0
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "All private messages received")
-        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.isPrivate && message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
-                receivedCount += 1
-                if receivedCount == messageCount {
-                    expectation.fulfill()
+            
+            bob.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
+                // Decrypt incoming encrypted messages
+                if packet.type == 0x02 {
+                    do {
+                        let decrypted = try bobManager.decrypt(packet.payload, from: alice.peerID)
+                        if let message = BitchatMessage(decrypted) {
+                            #expect(message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1)
+                            #expect(message.isPrivate)
+                            receiveEncryptedMessage()
+                        }
+                    } catch {
+                        Issue.record("Decryption failed: \(error)")
+                    }
                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        // Send many private messages
-        for i in 0..<messageCount {
+            
+            // Send encrypted private message
            alice.sendPrivateMessage(
-                "Private message \(i)",
+                TestConstants.testMessage1,
                to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
                recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
            )
        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.longTimeout)
-        XCTAssertEqual(receivedCount, messageCount)
    }
    
-    func testLargePrivateMessage() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
+    // MARK: - Multi-hop Private Message Tests
+    
+    @Test func privateMessageRelay() async {
+        // Setup: Alice -> Bob -> Charlie
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        bob.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Large private message received")
+        await confirmation("Private message relayed to Charlie") { charlieReceivesMessage in
+            // Bob relays private messages for Charlie
+            bob.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
+                if let recipientID = packet.recipientID,
+                   String(data: recipientID, encoding: .utf8) == charlie.peerID {
+                    // Relay to Charlie
+                    var relayPacket = packet
+                    relayPacket.ttl = packet.ttl - 1
+                    self.charlie.simulateIncomingPacket(relayPacket)
+                }
+            }
+            
+            charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
+                    message.isPrivate &&
+                    message.recipientNickname == TestConstants.testNickname3 {
+                    charlieReceivesMessage()
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Alice sends private message to Charlie (through Bob)
+            alice.sendPrivateMessage(
+                TestConstants.testMessage1,
+                to: charlie.peerID,
+                recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname3
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Performance Tests
+    
+    @Test func privateMessageThroughput() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testLongMessage && message.isPrivate {
-                expectation.fulfill()
+        let messageCount = 100
+        var receivedCount = 0
+        
+        await confirmation("All private messages received") { receivePrivateMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.isPrivate && message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
+                    receivedCount += 1
+                    if receivedCount == messageCount {
+                        receivePrivateMessage()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Send many private messages
+            for i in 0..<messageCount {
+                alice.sendPrivateMessage(
+                    "Private message \(i)",
+                    to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
+                    recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
+                )
            }
        }
-        
-        alice.sendPrivateMessage(
-            TestConstants.testLongMessage,
-            to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
-            recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
-        )
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Error Handling Tests
-    
-    // NOTE: This test relied on MessageRetryService which has been removed
-    
-    func testDuplicateAckPrevention() throws {
-        throw XCTSkip("DeliveryTracker/ACK flow removed; test not applicable")
-    }
-    
-    // MARK: - Helper Methods
-    
-    private func createMockService(peerID: String, nickname: String) -> MockBluetoothMeshService {
-        let service = MockBluetoothMeshService()
-        service.myPeerID = peerID
-        service.mockNickname = nickname
-        service._testRegister()
-        return service
-    }
-    
-    private func simulateConnection(_ peer1: MockBluetoothMeshService, _ peer2: MockBluetoothMeshService) {
-        peer1.simulateConnectedPeer(peer2.peerID)
-        peer2.simulateConnectedPeer(peer1.peerID)
+
+    @Test func largePrivateMessage() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+
+        await confirmation("Large private message received") { receiveLargeMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testLongMessage && message.isPrivate {
+                    receiveLargeMessage()
+                }
+            }
+
+            alice.sendPrivateMessage(
+                TestConstants.testLongMessage,
+                to: TestConstants.testPeerID2,
+                recipientNickname: TestConstants.testNickname2
+            )
+        }
    }
 }
@@ -6,440 +6,389 @@
 // For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
 //

-import XCTest
+import Testing
+import struct Foundation.UUID
@testable import bitchat

-final class PublicChatE2ETests: XCTestCase {
+@Suite(.serialized)
+struct PublicChatE2ETests {
    
-    var alice: MockBluetoothMeshService!
-    var bob: MockBluetoothMeshService!
-    var charlie: MockBluetoothMeshService!
-    var david: MockBluetoothMeshService!
+    private let alice: MockBLEService
+    private let bob: MockBLEService
+    private let charlie: MockBLEService
+    private let david: MockBLEService
    
-    var receivedMessages: [String: [BitchatMessage]] = [:]
+    private var receivedMessages: [String: [BitchatMessage]] = [:]
    
-    override func setUp() {
-        super.setUp()
-        MockBLEService.resetTestBus()
-        
-        // Create mock services
-        alice = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID1, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname1)
-        bob = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID2, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname2)
-        charlie = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID3, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname3)
-        david = createMockService(peerID: TestConstants.testPeerID4, nickname: TestConstants.testNickname4)
-        
-        // Clear received messages
-        receivedMessages.removeAll()
-    }
-    
-    override func tearDown() {
-        alice = nil
-        bob = nil
-        charlie = nil
-        david = nil
-        super.tearDown()
+    init() {
+        // Create mock services with unique peer IDs to avoid any collision
+        alice = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname1)
+        bob = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname2)
+        charlie = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname3)
+        david = MockBLEService(peerID: PeerID(str: UUID().uuidString), nickname: TestConstants.testNickname4)
    }
    
    // MARK: - Basic Broadcasting Tests
    
-    func testSimplePublicMessage() {
-        // Connect Alice and Bob
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
+    @Test func simplePublicMessage() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Bob receives message")
-        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 && message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
-                expectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("Bob receives message") { bobReceivesMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 && message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
+                    bobReceivesMessage()
+                }
            }
+            
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        // Alice sends public message
-        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.shortTimeout)
    }
    
-    func testMultiRecipientBroadcast() {
-        // Connect Alice to Bob and Charlie
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(alice, charlie)
+    @Test func multiRecipientBroadcast() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
        
-        let bobExpectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Bob receives message")
-        let charlieExpectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Charlie receives message")
+        var bobReceivedMessage = false
+        var charlieReceivedMessage = false
        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                bobExpectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("Both recieve message", expectedCount: 2) { receiveMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                    if !bobReceivedMessage {
+                        bobReceivedMessage = true
+                        receiveMessage()
+                    } else {
+                        Issue.record("Bob received more than once")
+                    }
+                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                charlieExpectation.fulfill()
+            
+            charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                    if !charlieReceivedMessage {
+                        charlieReceivedMessage = true
+                        receiveMessage()
+                    } else {
+                        Issue.record("Charlie received more than once")
+                    }
+                }
            }
+            
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        // Alice broadcasts
-        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        
-        wait(for: [bobExpectation, charlieExpectation], timeout: TestConstants.shortTimeout)
    }
    
    // MARK: - Message Routing and Relay Tests
    
-    func testMessageRelayChain() {
+    @Test func messageRelayChain() async {
        // Linear topology: Alice -> Bob -> Charlie
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(bob, charlie)
-        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Charlie receives relayed message")
-        
-        // Set up relay in Bob
-        bob.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
-            // Bob should relay to Charlie
-            if let message = BitchatMessage(packet.payload),
-               message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
-                
-                // Create relay message
-                let relayMessage = BitchatMessage(
-                    id: message.id,
-                    sender: message.sender,
-                    content: message.content,
-                    timestamp: message.timestamp,
-                    isRelay: true,
-                    originalSender: message.sender,
-                    isPrivate: message.isPrivate,
-                    recipientNickname: message.recipientNickname,
-                    senderPeerID: message.senderPeerID,
-                    mentions: message.mentions
-                )
-                
-                if let relayPayload = relayMessage.toBinaryPayload() {
-                    let relayPacket = BitchatPacket(
-                        type: packet.type,
-                        senderID: packet.senderID,
-                        recipientID: packet.recipientID,
-                        timestamp: packet.timestamp,
-                        payload: relayPayload,
-                        signature: packet.signature,
-                        ttl: packet.ttl - 1
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        bob.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
+
+        await confirmation("Charlie receives relayed message") { charlieReceivesMessage in
+            // Set up relay in Bob
+            bob.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
+                // Bob should relay to Charlie
+                if let message = BitchatMessage(packet.payload),
+                   message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
+
+                    // Create relay message
+                    let relayMessage = BitchatMessage(
+                        id: message.id,
+                        sender: message.sender,
+                        content: message.content,
+                        timestamp: message.timestamp,
+                        isRelay: true,
+                        originalSender: message.sender,
+                        isPrivate: message.isPrivate,
+                        recipientNickname: message.recipientNickname,
+                        senderPeerID: message.senderPeerID,
+                        mentions: message.mentions
                    )
-                    
-                    // Simulate relay to Charlie
-                    self.charlie.simulateIncomingPacket(relayPacket)
+
+                    if let relayPayload = relayMessage.toBinaryPayload() {
+                        let relayPacket = BitchatPacket(
+                            type: packet.type,
+                            senderID: packet.senderID,
+                            recipientID: packet.recipientID,
+                            timestamp: packet.timestamp,
+                            payload: relayPayload,
+                            signature: packet.signature,
+                            ttl: packet.ttl - 1
+                        )
+
+                        // Simulate relay to Charlie
+                        self.charlie.simulateIncomingPacket(relayPacket)
+                    }
                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
-               message.originalSender == TestConstants.testNickname1 &&
-               message.isRelay {
-                expectation.fulfill()
+
+            charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
+                   message.originalSender == TestConstants.testNickname1 &&
+                   message.isRelay {
+                    charlieReceivesMessage()
+                }
            }
+
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        // Alice sends message
-        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
    }
    
-    func testMultiHopRelay() {
+    @Test func multiHopRelay() async {
        // Topology: Alice -> Bob -> Charlie -> David
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(bob, charlie)
-        simulateConnection(charlie, david)
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        bob.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
+        charlie.simulateConnection(with: david)
        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "David receives multi-hop message")
-        
-        // Set up relay chain
-        setupRelayHandler(bob, nextHops: [charlie])
-        setupRelayHandler(charlie, nextHops: [david])
-        // Allow handlers to install
-        let sendDelay = DispatchTime.now() + 0.05
-        
-        david.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
-               message.originalSender == TestConstants.testNickname1 &&
-               message.isRelay {
-                expectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("David receives multi-hop message") { davidReceivesMessage in
+            // Set up relay chain
+            setupRelayHandler(bob, nextHops: [charlie])
+            setupRelayHandler(charlie, nextHops: [david])
+            
+            david.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 &&
+                   message.originalSender == TestConstants.testNickname1 &&
+                   message.isRelay {
+                    davidReceivesMessage()
+                }
            }
+            
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        // Alice sends message
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: sendDelay) {
-            self.alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
    }
    
    // MARK: - TTL (Time To Live) Tests
    
-    func testTTLDecrement() {
+    @Test func ttlDecrement() async {
        // Create a chain longer than TTL
-        let nodes = [alice!, bob!, charlie!, david!]
+        let nodes = [alice, bob, charlie, david]
        
        // Connect in chain
        for i in 0..<nodes.count-1 {
-            simulateConnection(nodes[i], nodes[i+1])
+            nodes[i].simulateConnection(with: nodes[i+1])
            if i > 0 && i < nodes.count-1 {
                setupRelayHandler(nodes[i], nextHops: [nodes[i+1]])
            }
        }
        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Message dropped due to TTL")
-        expectation.isInverted = true // Should NOT be fulfilled
-        
-        david.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                expectation.fulfill() // This should not happen
+        await confirmation("Message dropped due to TTL", expectedCount: 0) { receiveMessage in
+            david.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                    receiveMessage() // This should not happen
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Inject at Bob with TTL=2 so Charlie sees it (TTL->1) and does not relay to David
+            let msg = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(
+                content: TestConstants.testMessage1,
+                sender: TestConstants.testNickname1,
+                senderPeerID: alice.peerID
+            )
+
+            if let payload = msg.toBinaryPayload() {
+                let pkt = TestHelpers.createTestPacket(senderID: alice.peerID, payload: payload, ttl: 2)
+                bob.simulateIncomingPacket(pkt)
            }
        }
-        
-        // Inject at Bob with TTL=2 so Charlie sees it (TTL->1) and does not relay to David
-        let msg = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: TestConstants.testMessage1, sender: TestConstants.testNickname1, senderPeerID: alice.peerID)
-        if let payload = msg.toBinaryPayload() {
-            let pkt = TestHelpers.createTestPacket(senderID: alice.peerID, payload: payload, ttl: 2)
-            bob.simulateIncomingPacket(pkt)
-        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.shortTimeout)
    }
    
-    func testZeroTTLNotRelayed() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(bob, charlie)
+    @Test func zeroTTLNotRelayed() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        bob.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Zero TTL message not relayed")
-        expectation.isInverted = true
-        
-        charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == "Zero TTL message" {
-                expectation.fulfill() // Should not happen
+        await confirmation("Zero TTL message not relayed", expectedCount: 0) { receiveMessage in
+            charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == "Zero TTL message" {
+                    receiveMessage() // Should not happen
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Create packet with TTL=0
+            let message = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "Zero TTL message")
+            if let payload = message.toBinaryPayload() {
+                let packet = TestHelpers.createTestPacket(payload: payload, ttl: 0)
+                alice.simulateIncomingPacket(packet)
            }
        }
-        
-        // Create packet with TTL=0
-        let message = TestHelpers.createTestMessage(content: "Zero TTL message")
-        if let payload = message.toBinaryPayload() {
-            let packet = TestHelpers.createTestPacket(payload: payload, ttl: 0)
-            alice.simulateIncomingPacket(packet)
-        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.shortTimeout)
    }
    
    // MARK: - Duplicate Detection Tests
    
-    func testDuplicateMessagePrevention() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
+    @Test func duplicateMessagePrevention() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
        var messageCount = 0
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Only one message received")
        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                messageCount += 1
-                if messageCount == 1 {
-                    // Send duplicate after small delay
-                    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
-                        self.alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil, messageID: message.id)
+        await confirmation("Only one message received") { receiveMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                    receiveMessage()
+                    messageCount += 1
+                    if messageCount == 1 {
+                        // Send duplicate after small delay
+                        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil, messageID: message.id)
+                    } else {
+                        Issue.record("Duplicate message was not filtered")
                    }
-                } else {
-                    XCTFail("Duplicate message was not filtered")
                }
            }
+            
+            // Send original message
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test func duplicateContentAsNewMessageNotPrevented() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
-        // Send original message
-        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
+        var messageCount = 0
        
-        // Wait to ensure duplicate would have been received
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) {
-            XCTAssertEqual(messageCount, 1)
-            expectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("Only one message received", expectedCount: 2) { receiveMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                    receiveMessage()
+                    messageCount += 1
+                    if messageCount == 1 {
+                        // Send the same content as a new message
+                        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            // Send original message
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
    }
    
    // MARK: - Mention Tests
    
-    func testMessageWithMentions() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(alice, charlie)
-        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Mentioned users receive notification")
+    @Test func messageWithMentions() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
        
        var mentionedUsers: Set<String> = []
        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if let mentions = message.mentions, mentions.contains(TestConstants.testNickname2) {
-                mentionedUsers.insert(TestConstants.testNickname2)
+        await confirmation("Mentioned users receive notification", expectedCount: 2) { receiveMention in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.mentions?.contains(TestConstants.testNickname2) == true {
+                    mentionedUsers.insert(TestConstants.testNickname2)
+                    receiveMention()
+                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if let mentions = message.mentions, mentions.contains(TestConstants.testNickname3) {
-                mentionedUsers.insert(TestConstants.testNickname3)
+            
+            charlie.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.mentions?.contains(TestConstants.testNickname3) == true {
+                    mentionedUsers.insert(TestConstants.testNickname3)
+                    receiveMention()
+                }
            }
+            
+            // Alice mentions Bob and Charlie
+            alice.sendMessage(
+                "Hey @\(TestConstants.testNickname2) and @\(TestConstants.testNickname3)!",
+                mentions: [TestConstants.testNickname2, TestConstants.testNickname3],
+                to: nil
+            )
        }
        
-        // Alice mentions Bob and Charlie
-        alice.sendMessage(
-            "Hey @\(TestConstants.testNickname2) and @\(TestConstants.testNickname3)!",
-            mentions: [TestConstants.testNickname2, TestConstants.testNickname3],
-            to: nil
-        )
-        
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) {
-            XCTAssertEqual(mentionedUsers, [TestConstants.testNickname2, TestConstants.testNickname3])
-            expectation.fulfill()
-        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
+        #expect(mentionedUsers == [TestConstants.testNickname2, TestConstants.testNickname3])
    }
    
    // MARK: - Network Topology Tests
    
-    func testMeshTopologyBroadcast() {
+    @Test func meshTopologyBroadcast() async {
        // Create mesh: Everyone connected to everyone
-        let nodes = [alice!, bob!, charlie!, david!]
+        let nodes = [alice, bob, charlie, david]
        for i in 0..<nodes.count {
            for j in i+1..<nodes.count {
-                simulateConnection(nodes[i], nodes[j])
+                nodes[i].simulateConnection(with: nodes[j])
            }
        }
        
-        var receivedCount = 0
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "All nodes receive message")
-        
-        for (index, node) in nodes.enumerated() where index > 0 {
-            node.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                    receivedCount += 1
-                    if receivedCount == 3 { // Bob, Charlie, David
-                        expectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("All nodes receive message", expectedCount: 3) { receiveMessage in
+            for (index, node) in nodes.enumerated() where index > 0 {
+                node.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                    if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                        receiveMessage()
                    }
                }
            }
+            
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        // Alice broadcasts
-        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
    }
    
-    func testPartialMeshRelay() {
+    @Test func partialMeshRelay() async {
        // Partial mesh: Alice -> Bob, Bob -> Charlie, Charlie -> David, David -> Alice
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        simulateConnection(bob, charlie)
-        simulateConnection(charlie, david)
-        simulateConnection(david, alice)
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
+        bob.simulateConnection(with: charlie)
+        charlie.simulateConnection(with: david)
+        david.simulateConnection(with: alice)
        
        // Setup relay handlers
        setupRelayHandler(bob, nextHops: [charlie])
        setupRelayHandler(charlie, nextHops: [david])
        setupRelayHandler(david, nextHops: [alice])
-        let sendDelay2 = DispatchTime.now() + 0.05
        
-        var receivedCount = 0
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Message reaches all nodes once")
-        
-        let checkCompletion = {
-            if receivedCount == 3 { // Bob, Charlie, David should receive
-                expectation.fulfill()
-            }
-        }
-        
-        for node in [bob!, charlie!, david!] {
-            node.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-                if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
-                    receivedCount += 1
-                    checkCompletion()
+        await confirmation("Message reaches all nodes once", expectedCount: 3) { receiveMessage in
+            for node in [bob, charlie, david] {
+                node.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                    if message.content == TestConstants.testMessage1 {
+                        receiveMessage()
+                    }
                }
            }
+            
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
        }
-        
-        // Alice broadcasts
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: sendDelay2) {
-            self.alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testMessage1, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
    }
    
    // MARK: - Performance and Stress Tests
    
-    func testHighVolumeMessaging() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
+    @Test func highVolumeMessaging() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
        let messageCount = 100
-        var receivedCount = 0
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "All messages received")
        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
-                receivedCount += 1
-                if receivedCount == messageCount {
-                    expectation.fulfill()
+        await confirmation("All messages received", expectedCount: messageCount) { receiveMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.sender == TestConstants.testNickname1 {
+                    receiveMessage()
                }
            }
-        }
-        
-        // Send many messages rapidly
-        for i in 0..<messageCount {
-            alice.sendMessage("Message \(i)", mentions: [], to: nil)
-        }
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.longTimeout)
-        XCTAssertEqual(receivedCount, messageCount)
-    }
-    
-    func testLargeMessageBroadcast() {
-        simulateConnection(alice, bob)
-        
-        let expectation = XCTestExpectation(description: "Large message received")
-        
-        bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
-            if message.content == TestConstants.testLongMessage {
-                expectation.fulfill()
+            
+            // Send many messages rapidly
+            for i in 0..<messageCount {
+                alice.sendMessage("Message \(i)", mentions: [], to: nil)
            }
        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test func largeMessageBroadcast() async {
+        alice.simulateConnection(with: bob)
        
-        // Send large message
-        alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testLongMessage, mentions: [], to: nil)
-        
-        wait(for: [expectation], timeout: TestConstants.defaultTimeout)
+        await confirmation("Large message received") { receiveLargeMessage in
+            bob.messageDeliveryHandler = { message in
+                if message.content == TestConstants.testLongMessage {
+                    receiveLargeMessage()
+                }
+            }
+            
+            alice.sendMessage(TestConstants.testLongMessage, mentions: [], to: nil)
+        }
    }
    
    // MARK: - Helper Methods
-    
-    private func createMockService(peerID: String, nickname: String) -> MockBluetoothMeshService {
-        let service = MockBluetoothMeshService()
-        service.myPeerID = peerID
-        service.mockNickname = nickname
-        service._testRegister()
-        return service
-    }
-    
-    private func simulateConnection(_ peer1: MockBluetoothMeshService, _ peer2: MockBluetoothMeshService) {
-        peer1.simulateConnectedPeer(peer2.peerID)
-        peer2.simulateConnectedPeer(peer1.peerID)
-    }
-    
-    private func setupRelayHandler(_ node: MockBluetoothMeshService, nextHops: [MockBluetoothMeshService]) {
+
+    private func setupRelayHandler(_ node: MockBLEService, nextHops: [MockBLEService]) {
        node.packetDeliveryHandler = { packet in
            // Check if should relay
            guard packet.ttl > 1 else { return }
-            
+
            if let message = BitchatMessage(packet.payload) {
                // Don't relay own messages
-                guard message.senderPeerID != node.peerID else { return }
+                guard message.senderPeerID?.id != node.peerID else { return }
                
                // Create relay message
                let relayMessage = BitchatMessage(
@@ -458,7 +407,7 @@ final class PublicChatE2ETests: XCTestCase {
                if let relayPayload = relayMessage.toBinaryPayload() {
                    let relayPacket = BitchatPacket(
                        type: packet.type,
-                        senderID: node.peerID.data(using: .utf8)!,
+                        senderID: node.peerID.id.data(using: .utf8)!,
                        recipientID: packet.recipientID,
                        timestamp: packet.timestamp,
                        payload: relayPayload,
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import XCTest
@testable import bitchat

 final class FontBitchatTests: XCTestCase {
-    func testMonospacedMapping() {
-        XCTAssertEqual(Font.bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced), Font.system(.caption2, design: .monospaced))
-        XCTAssertEqual(Font.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced), Font.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
-        XCTAssertEqual(Font.bitchatSystem(size: 20, design: .monospaced), Font.system(.title2, design: .monospaced))
-    }
-
-    func testWeightIsPreserved() {
-        let bold = Font.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
-        XCTAssertEqual(bold, Font.system(.body, design: .monospaced).weight(.bold))
-    }
+//    func testMonospacedMapping() {
+//        XCTAssertEqual(Font.bitchatSystem(size: 10, design: .monospaced), Font.system(.caption2, design: .monospaced))
+//        XCTAssertEqual(Font.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced), Font.system(.body, design: .monospaced))
+//        XCTAssertEqual(Font.bitchatSystem(size: 20, design: .monospaced), Font.system(.title2, design: .monospaced))
+//    }
+//
+//    func testWeightIsPreserved() {
+//        let bold = Font.bitchatSystem(size: 14, weight: .bold, design: .monospaced)
+//        XCTAssertEqual(bold, Font.system(.body, design: .monospaced).weight(.bold))
+//    }
 }
@@ -6,48 +6,149 @@
 // For more information, see <https://unlicense.org>
 //

-import XCTest
+import Testing
+import Foundation
+import CoreBluetooth
@testable import bitchat

-final class FragmentationTests: XCTestCase {
+struct FragmentationTests {
    
-    private var mockKeychain: MockKeychain!
-    private var mockIdentityManager: MockIdentityManager!
+    private let mockKeychain: MockKeychain
+    private let mockIdentityManager: MockIdentityManager
    
-    override func setUp() {
-        super.setUp()
+    init() {
        mockKeychain = MockKeychain()
        mockIdentityManager = MockIdentityManager(mockKeychain)
    }
    
-    override func tearDown() {
-        mockKeychain = nil
-        mockIdentityManager = nil
-        super.tearDown()
+    @Test("Reassembly from fragments delivers a public message")
+    func reassemblyFromFragmentsDeliversPublicMessage() async throws {
+        let ble = BLEService(keychain: mockKeychain, identityManager: mockIdentityManager)
+        let capture = CaptureDelegate()
+        ble.delegate = capture
+        
+        // Construct a big packet (3KB) from a remote sender (not our own ID)
+        let remoteShortID: PeerID = "1122334455667788"
+        let original = makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: remoteShortID, size: 3_000)
+        
+        // Use a small fragment size to ensure multiple pieces
+        let fragments = fragmentPacket(original, fragmentSize: 400)
+        
+        // Shuffle fragments to simulate out-of-order arrival
+        let shuffled = fragments.shuffled()
+        
+        // Inject fragments spaced out to avoid concurrent mutation inside BLEService
+        for (i, fragment) in shuffled.enumerated() {
+            let delay = UInt64(5 * i) * 1_000_000 // nanoseconds
+            Task {
+                try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: delay)
+                ble._test_handlePacket(fragment, fromPeerID: remoteShortID)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Allow async processing
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 500_000_000) // 0.5s
+        
+        #expect(capture.publicMessages.count == 1)
+        #expect(capture.publicMessages.first?.content.count == 3_000)
    }
+    
+    @Test("Duplicate fragment does not break reassembly")
+    func duplicateFragmentDoesNotBreakReassembly() async throws {
+        let ble = BLEService(keychain: mockKeychain, identityManager: mockIdentityManager)
+        let capture = CaptureDelegate()
+        ble.delegate = capture
+        
+        let remoteShortID: PeerID = "A1B2C3D4E5F60708"
+        let original = makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: remoteShortID, size: 2048)
+        var frags = fragmentPacket(original, fragmentSize: 300)
+        
+        // Duplicate one fragment
+        if let dup = frags.first {
+            frags.insert(dup, at: 1)
+        }
+        
+        for (i, fragment) in frags.enumerated() {
+            let delay = UInt64(5 * i) * 1_000_000 // nanoseconds
+            Task {
+                try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: delay)
+                ble._test_handlePacket(fragment, fromPeerID: remoteShortID)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Allow async processing
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 500_000_000) // 0.5s
+        
+        #expect(capture.publicMessages.count == 1)
+        #expect(capture.publicMessages.first?.content.count == 2048)
+    }
+    
+    @Test("Invalid fragment header is ignored")
+    func invalidFragmentHeaderIsIgnored() async throws {
+        let ble = BLEService(keychain: mockKeychain, identityManager: mockIdentityManager)
+        let capture = CaptureDelegate()
+        ble.delegate = capture
+        
+        let remoteShortID: PeerID = "0011223344556677"
+        let original = makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: remoteShortID, size: 1000)
+        let fragments = fragmentPacket(original, fragmentSize: 250)
+        
+        // Corrupt one fragment: make payload too short (header incomplete)
+        var corrupted = fragments
+        if !corrupted.isEmpty {
+            var p = corrupted[0]
+            p = BitchatPacket(
+                type: p.type,
+                senderID: p.senderID,
+                recipientID: p.recipientID,
+                timestamp: p.timestamp,
+                payload: Data([0x00, 0x01, 0x02]), // invalid header
+                signature: nil,
+                ttl: p.ttl
+            )
+            corrupted[0] = p
+        }
+        
+        for (i, fragment) in corrupted.enumerated() {
+            let delay = UInt64(5 * i) * 1_000_000 // nanoseconds
+            Task {
+                try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: delay)
+                ble._test_handlePacket(fragment, fromPeerID: remoteShortID)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Allow async processing
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 500_000_000) // 0.5s
+        
+        // Should not deliver since one fragment is invalid and reassembly can't complete
+        #expect(capture.publicMessages.isEmpty)
+    }
+}

+extension FragmentationTests {
    private final class CaptureDelegate: BitchatDelegate {
-        var publicMessages: [(peerID: String, nickname: String, content: String)] = []
+        var publicMessages: [(peerID: PeerID, nickname: String, content: String)] = []
        func didReceiveMessage(_ message: BitchatMessage) {}
-        func didConnectToPeer(_ peerID: String) {}
-        func didDisconnectFromPeer(_ peerID: String) {}
-        func didUpdatePeerList(_ peers: [String]) {}
+        func didConnectToPeer(_ peerID: PeerID) {}
+        func didDisconnectFromPeer(_ peerID: PeerID) {}
+        func didUpdatePeerList(_ peers: [PeerID]) {}
        func isFavorite(fingerprint: String) -> Bool { false }
        func didUpdateMessageDeliveryStatus(_ messageID: String, status: DeliveryStatus) {}
-        func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: String, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date) {}
-        func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: String, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {
+        func didReceiveNoisePayload(from peerID: PeerID, type: NoisePayloadType, payload: Data, timestamp: Date) {}
+        func didUpdateBluetoothState(_ state: CBManagerState) {}
+        func didReceivePublicMessage(from peerID: PeerID, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {
            publicMessages.append((peerID, nickname, content))
        }
-        func didReceiveRegionalPublicMessage(from peerID: String, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {}
+        func didReceiveRegionalPublicMessage(from peerID: PeerID, nickname: String, content: String, timestamp: Date) {}
    }

    // Helper: build a large message packet (unencrypted public message)
-    private func makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: String, size: Int) -> BitchatPacket {
+    private func makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: PeerID, size: Int) -> BitchatPacket {
        let content = String(repeating: "A", count: size)
        let payload = Data(content.utf8)
        let pkt = BitchatPacket(
            type: MessageType.message.rawValue,
-            senderID: Data(hexString: senderShortHex) ?? Data(),
+            senderID: Data(hexString: senderShortHex.id) ?? Data(),
            recipientID: nil,
            timestamp: UInt64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000),
            payload: payload,
@@ -88,101 +189,4 @@ final class FragmentationTests: XCTestCase {
        }
        return packets
    }
-
-    func test_reassembly_from_fragments_delivers_public_message() {
-        let ble = BLEService(keychain: mockKeychain, identityManager: mockIdentityManager)
-        let capture = CaptureDelegate()
-        ble.delegate = capture
-
-        // Construct a big packet (3KB) from a remote sender (not our own ID)
-        let remoteShortID = "1122334455667788"
-        let original = makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: remoteShortID, size: 3_000)
-        // Use a small fragment size to ensure multiple pieces
-        let fragments = fragmentPacket(original, fragmentSize: 400)
-
-        // Shuffle fragments to simulate out-of-order arrival
-        let shuffled = fragments.shuffled()
-
-        // Inject fragments spaced out to avoid concurrent mutation inside BLEService
-        for (i, f) in shuffled.enumerated() {
-            let delay = DispatchTime.now() + .milliseconds(5 * i)
-            DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: delay) {
-                ble._test_handlePacket(f, fromPeerID: remoteShortID)
-            }
-        }
-
-        // Allow async processing
-        let exp = expectation(description: "reassembled")
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { exp.fulfill() }
-        wait(for: [exp], timeout: 2.0)
-
-        XCTAssertEqual(capture.publicMessages.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(capture.publicMessages.first?.content.count, 3_000)
-    }
-
-    func test_duplicate_fragment_does_not_break_reassembly() {
-        let ble = BLEService(keychain: mockKeychain, identityManager: mockIdentityManager)
-        let capture = CaptureDelegate()
-        ble.delegate = capture
-
-        let remoteShortID = "A1B2C3D4E5F60708"
-        let original = makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: remoteShortID, size: 2048)
-        var frags = fragmentPacket(original, fragmentSize: 300)
-        // Duplicate one fragment
-        if let dup = frags.first { frags.insert(dup, at: 1) }
-
-        for (i, f) in frags.enumerated() {
-            let delay = DispatchTime.now() + .milliseconds(5 * i)
-            DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: delay) {
-                ble._test_handlePacket(f, fromPeerID: remoteShortID)
-            }
-        }
-
-        let exp = expectation(description: "reassembled2")
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { exp.fulfill() }
-        wait(for: [exp], timeout: 2.0)
-
-        XCTAssertEqual(capture.publicMessages.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(capture.publicMessages.first?.content.count, 2048)
-    }
-
-    func test_invalid_fragment_header_is_ignored() {
-        let ble = BLEService(keychain: mockKeychain, identityManager: mockIdentityManager)
-        let capture = CaptureDelegate()
-        ble.delegate = capture
-
-        let remoteShortID = "0011223344556677"
-        let original = makeLargePublicPacket(senderShortHex: remoteShortID, size: 1000)
-        let fragments = fragmentPacket(original, fragmentSize: 250)
-
-        // Corrupt one fragment: make payload too short (header incomplete)
-        var corrupted = fragments
-        if !corrupted.isEmpty {
-            var p = corrupted[0]
-            p = BitchatPacket(
-                type: p.type,
-                senderID: p.senderID,
-                recipientID: p.recipientID,
-                timestamp: p.timestamp,
-                payload: Data([0x00, 0x01, 0x02]), // invalid header
-                signature: nil,
-                ttl: p.ttl
-            )
-            corrupted[0] = p
-        }
-
-        for (i, f) in corrupted.enumerated() {
-            let delay = DispatchTime.now() + .milliseconds(5 * i)
-            DispatchQueue.global().asyncAfter(deadline: delay) {
-                ble._test_handlePacket(f, fromPeerID: remoteShortID)
-            }
-        }
-
-        let exp = expectation(description: "no reassembly")
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.5) { exp.fulfill() }
-        wait(for: [exp], timeout: 2.0)
-
-        // Should not deliver since one fragment is invalid and reassembly can't complete
-        XCTAssertEqual(capture.publicMessages.count, 0)
-    }
 }
@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@ import XCTest

 final class GeohashBookmarksStoreTests: XCTestCase {
    let storeKey = "locationChannel.bookmarks"
+    var storage: UserDefaults!
+    var store: GeohashBookmarksStore!

    override func setUp() {
        super.setUp()
-        // Clear persisted state before each test
-        UserDefaults.standard.removeObject(forKey: storeKey)
-        GeohashBookmarksStore.shared._resetForTesting()
+        // Unique instance for each test to avoid race condition
+        storage = UserDefaults(suiteName: UUID().uuidString)
+        store = GeohashBookmarksStore(storage: storage!)
    }

    override func tearDown() {
-        // Clean after each test
-        UserDefaults.standard.removeObject(forKey: storeKey)
-        GeohashBookmarksStore.shared._resetForTesting()
+        storage.removeObject(forKey: storeKey)
+        store._resetForTesting()
+        store = nil
+        storage = nil
        super.tearDown()
    }

    func testToggleAndNormalize() {
-        let store = GeohashBookmarksStore.shared
        // Start clean
        XCTAssertTrue(store.bookmarks.isEmpty)

@@ -35,12 +37,11 @@ final class GeohashBookmarksStoreTests: XCTestCase {
    }

    func testPersistenceWritten() throws {
-        let store = GeohashBookmarksStore.shared
        store.toggle("ezs42")
        store.toggle("u4pruy")

        // Verify persisted JSON contains both (order not enforced here)
-        guard let data = UserDefaults.standard.data(forKey: storeKey) else {
+        guard let data = storage.data(forKey: storeKey) else {
            XCTFail("No persisted data found")
            return
        }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private final class RecordingDelegate: GossipSyncManager.Delegate {
        onSend?()
    }

-    func sendPacket(to peerID: String, packet: BitchatPacket) {
+    func sendPacket(to peerID: PeerID, packet: BitchatPacket) {
        sendPacket(packet)
    }

@@ -587,11 +587,10 @@ final class IntegrationTests: XCTestCase {
    
    // MARK: - Helper Methods
    
-    private func createNode(_ name: String, peerID: String) {
+    private func createNode(_ name: String, peerID: PeerID) {
        let node = MockBluetoothMeshService()
        node.myPeerID = peerID
        node.mockNickname = name
-        node._testRegister()
        nodes[name] = node
        
        // Create Noise manager
@@ -0,0 +1,450 @@
+{
+  "app": [
+    "app_info.app_name",
+    "app_info.close",
+    "app_info.done",
+    "app_info.features.encryption.title",
+    "app_info.features.offline.title",
+    "app_info.warning.message",
+    "common.cancel",
+    "common.close",
+    "common.copy",
+    "common.ok",
+    "content.accessibility.people_count",
+    "content.accessibility.send_message",
+    "content.actions.title",
+    "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission",
+    "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings",
+    "content.alert.bluetooth_required.title",
+    "content.delivery.delivered_to",
+    "content.input.message_placeholder",
+    "fingerprint.action.mark_verified",
+    "fingerprint.badge.not_verified",
+    "fingerprint.badge.verified",
+    "fingerprint.title",
+    "location_channels.action.open_settings",
+    "location_channels.action.request_permissions",
+    "location_channels.title",
+    "location_notes.header",
+    "system.tor.started"
+  ],
+  "shareExtension": [
+    "share.fallback.shared_link_title",
+    "share.status.failed_to_encode",
+    "share.status.no_shareable_content",
+    "share.status.nothing_to_share",
+    "share.status.shared_link",
+    "share.status.shared_text"
+  ],
+  "expectedValues": {
+    "ar": {
+      "common.ok": "موافق",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "اكتب رسالة...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#قنوات الموقع",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor يعمل. كل الدردشة تمر عبر tor للخصوصية.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ تم إرسال النص إلى bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ تم إرسال الرابط إلى bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "تعذر ترميز الرابط",
+      "common.cancel": "إلغاء",
+      "common.close": "إغلاق",
+      "common.copy": "نسخ",
+      "app_info.close": "إغلاق",
+      "app_info.done": "تم",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "تحتاج bitchat إلى إذن bluetooth للاتصال بالأجهزة القريبة. فعّل الوصول في الإعدادات.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "الإعدادات",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "تشفير طرف لطرف",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "تواصل بدون اتصال",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ مُتحقق",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ غير مُتحقق",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "وضع علامة تم التحقق",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "فتح الإعدادات",
+      "content.actions.title": "إجراءات",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "إرسال رسالة",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "لا شيء لمشاركته",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "لا محتوى قابلاً للمشاركة",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "رابط مشترك"
+    },
+    "de": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "nachricht eingeben...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#standort-kanäle",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor läuft. der gesamte chat wird über tor geleitet.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ text zu bitchat geteilt",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ link zu bitchat geteilt",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "link konnte nicht codiert werden",
+      "common.cancel": "abbrechen",
+      "common.close": "schließen",
+      "common.copy": "kopieren",
+      "app_info.close": "schließen",
+      "app_info.done": "FERTIG",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat benötigt bluetooth-berechtigung, um sich mit geräten in der nähe zu verbinden. erlaube den zugriff in den einstellungen.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "einstellungen",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "end-to-end-verschlüsselung",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "offline-kommunikation",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ VERIFIZIERT",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ NICHT VERIFIZIERT",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "als verifiziert markieren",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "einstellungen öffnen",
+      "content.actions.title": "aktionen",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "nachricht senden",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "nichts zum teilen",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "kein teilbarer inhalt",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "geteilter link"
+    },
+    "es": {
+      "common.ok": "aceptar",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "escribe un mensaje...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#canales de ubicación",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor se inició. Todo el chat se enruta por Tor para privacidad.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ texto compartido con bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ enlace compartido con bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "no se pudo codificar el enlace",
+      "common.cancel": "cancelar",
+      "common.close": "cerrar",
+      "common.copy": "copiar",
+      "app_info.close": "cerrar",
+      "app_info.done": "LISTO",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitChat necesita permiso de Bluetooth para conectarse con dispositivos cercanos. Habilita el acceso en Ajustes.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "ajustes",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "cifrado de extremo a extremo",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "comunicación sin conexión",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ VERIFICADO",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ NO VERIFICADO",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "marcar como verificado",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "abrir ajustes",
+      "content.actions.title": "acciones",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "enviar mensaje",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "nada que compartir",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "sin contenido que se pueda compartir",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "enlace compartido"
+    },
+    "fr": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "écris un message...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#canaux localisation",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor a démarré. tout le chat passe par tor pour la confidentialité.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ texte partagé vers bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ lien partagé vers bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "échec de l'encodage du lien",
+      "common.cancel": "annuler",
+      "common.close": "fermer",
+      "common.copy": "copier",
+      "app_info.close": "fermer",
+      "app_info.done": "TERMINÉ",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat a besoin de l'autorisation bluetooth pour se connecter aux appareils proches. active l'accès dans réglages.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "réglages",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "chiffrement de bout en bout",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "communication hors ligne",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ VÉRIFIÉ",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ NON VÉRIFIÉ",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "marquer comme vérifié",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "ouvrir réglages",
+      "content.actions.title": "actions",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "envoyer le message",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "rien à partager",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "aucun contenu partageable",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "lien partagé"
+    },
+    "he": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "כתוב הודעה...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#ערוצי מיקום",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor פעיל. כל הצ'אט עובר דרך tor לפרטיות.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ הטקסט נשלח אל bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ הקישור נשלח אל bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "לא ניתן לקודד את הקישור",
+      "common.cancel": "ביטול",
+      "common.close": "סגור",
+      "common.copy": "העתק",
+      "app_info.close": "סגור",
+      "app_info.done": "בוצע",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat צריכה הרשאת bluetooth כדי להתחבר למכשירים קרובים. אפשר גישה בהגדרות.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "הגדרות",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "הצפנה מקצה לקצה",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "תקשורת לא מקוונת",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ מאומת",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ לא מאומת",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "סמן כמאומת",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "פתח הגדרות",
+      "content.actions.title": "פעולות",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "שלח הודעה",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "אין מה לשתף",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "אין תוכן שניתן לשתף",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "קישור משותף"
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "ketik pesan...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#kanal lokasi",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor berjalan. seluruh chat dirutekan lewat tor demi privasi.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ teks dikirim ke bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ tautan dikirim ke bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "gagal mengodekan tautan",
+      "common.cancel": "batal",
+      "common.close": "tutup",
+      "common.copy": "salin",
+      "app_info.close": "tutup",
+      "app_info.done": "SELESAI",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat memerlukan izin bluetooth untuk terhubung dengan perangkat dekat. aktifkan akses di pengaturan.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "pengaturan",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "enkripsi ujung ke ujung",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "komunikasi offline",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ TERVERIFIKASI",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ BELUM TERVERIFIKASI",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "tandai sebagai terverifikasi",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "buka pengaturan",
+      "content.actions.title": "aksi",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "kirim pesan",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "tidak ada yang bisa dibagikan",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "tidak ada konten yang bisa dibagikan",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "tautan dibagikan"
+    },
+    "it": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "scrivi un messaggio...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#canali posizione",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor è avviato. tutta la chat passa da tor per la privacy.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ testo inviato a bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ link inviato a bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "impossibile codificare il link",
+      "common.cancel": "annulla",
+      "common.close": "chiudi",
+      "common.copy": "copia",
+      "app_info.close": "chiudi",
+      "app_info.done": "FATTO",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat richiede l'autorizzazione bluetooth per collegarsi ai dispositivi vicini. abilita l'accesso nelle impostazioni.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "impostazioni",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "crittografia end-to-end",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "comunicazione offline",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ VERIFICATO",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ NON VERIFICATO",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "segna come verificato",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "apri impostazioni",
+      "content.actions.title": "azioni",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "invia messaggio",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "niente da condividere",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "nessun contenuto condivisibile",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "link condiviso"
+    },
+    "ja": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "メッセージを入力...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#ロケーションチャンネル",
+      "system.tor.started": "torを起動しました。全チャットをtor経由で配信します。",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ bitchatにテキストを共有",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ bitchatにリンクを共有",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "リンクのエンコードに失敗しました",
+      "common.cancel": "キャンセル",
+      "common.close": "閉じる",
+      "common.copy": "コピー",
+      "app_info.close": "閉じる",
+      "app_info.done": "完了",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchatは近くのデバイスと接続するためbluetooth権限が必要です。設定でアクセスを有効にしてください。",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "設定",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "エンドツーエンド暗号",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "オフライン通信",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ 検証済み",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ 未検証",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "検証済みにする",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "設定を開く",
+      "content.actions.title": "アクション",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "メッセージ送信",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "共有できるものがありません",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "共有可能なコンテンツがありません",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "共有リンク"
+    },
+    "ko": {
+      "common.ok": "확인",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "메시지를 입력하세요...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#위치 채널",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor가 시작되었습니다. IP 보호를 위해 모든 대화를 tor를 통해 라우팅합니다.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ bitchat으로 텍스트를 공유했습니다",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ bitchat으로 링크를 공유했습니다",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "링크를 인코딩하는 데 실패했습니다",
+      "common.cancel": "취소",
+      "common.close": "닫기",
+      "common.copy": "복사",
+      "app_info.close": "닫기",
+      "app_info.done": "확인",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat은 주변 기기와 연결하기 위해 bluetooth 권한이 필요합니다. 설정에서 bluetooth 접근을 활성화해주세요.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "설정",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "종단간 암호화",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "오프라인 통신",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ 인증됨",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ 인증되지 않음",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "인증됨으로 표시",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "설정 열기",
+      "content.actions.title": "작업",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "메시지 보내기",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "공유할 내용이 없습니다",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "공유할 수 있는 내용이 없습니다",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "공유된 링크"
+    },
+    "ne": {
+      "common.ok": "ठिक",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "सन्देश टाइप गर...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#स्थान च्यानल",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor सुरु भयो। गोपनीयताका लागि पूरा च्याट tor मार्फत जान्छ।",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ bitchat मा पाठ पठाइयो",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ bitchat मा लिङ्क पठाइयो",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "लिङ्क सङ्केत गर्न सकेन",
+      "common.cancel": "रद्द",
+      "common.close": "बन्द",
+      "common.copy": "प्रतिलिपि",
+      "app_info.close": "बन्द",
+      "app_info.done": "सम्पन्न",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat लाई नजिकका उपकरणसँग जडान हुन bluetooth अनुमति चाहिन्छ। सेटिङमा पहुँच सक्षम गर।",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "सेटिङ",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "एन्ड-टु-एन्ड सङ्केत",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "अफलाइन सञ्चार",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ प्रमाणित",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ प्रमाणित छैन",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "प्रमाणित चिन्ह लगाउ",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "सेटिङ खोल",
+      "content.actions.title": "कार्य",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "सन्देश पठाउ",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "बाँड्ने केही छैन",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "बाँड्न मिल्ने सामग्री छैन",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "साझा गरिएको लिङ्क"
+    },
+    "pt-BR": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "digite uma mensagem...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#canais de localização",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor iniciou. todo o chat é roteado por tor para privacidade.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ texto enviado para bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ link enviado para bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "falha ao codificar link",
+      "common.cancel": "cancelar",
+      "common.close": "fechar",
+      "common.copy": "copiar",
+      "app_info.close": "fechar",
+      "app_info.done": "CONCLUÍDO",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat precisa de permissão de bluetooth para conectar com dispositivos próximos. habilite o acesso em ajustes.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "ajustes",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "criptografia ponto a ponto",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "comunicação offline",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ VERIFICADO",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ NÃO VERIFICADO",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "marcar como verificado",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "abrir ajustes",
+      "content.actions.title": "ações",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "enviar mensagem",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "nada para compartilhar",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "nenhum conteúdo compartilhável",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "link compartilhado"
+    },
+    "ru": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "напиши сообщение...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#каналы локации",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor запущен. весь чат идёт через tor для приватности.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ текст отправлен в bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ ссылка отправлена в bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "не удалось закодировать ссылку",
+      "common.cancel": "отмена",
+      "common.close": "закрыть",
+      "common.copy": "копировать",
+      "app_info.close": "закрыть",
+      "app_info.done": "ГОТОВО",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat нужен доступ к bluetooth, чтобы соединяться с ближайшими устройствами. включи разрешение в настройках.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "настройки",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "сквозное шифрование",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "офлайн-связь",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ ПРОВЕРЕНО",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ НЕ ПРОВЕРЕНО",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "пометить как проверено",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "открыть настройки",
+      "content.actions.title": "действия",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "отправить сообщение",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "нечем поделиться",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "нет подходящего контента",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "поделился ссылкой"
+    },
+    "uk": {
+      "common.ok": "OK",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "напиши повідомлення...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#канали локації",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor запущено. увесь чат іде через tor для приватності.",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ текст надіслано в bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ посилання надіслано в bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "не вдалося закодувати посилання",
+      "common.cancel": "скасувати",
+      "common.close": "закрити",
+      "common.copy": "скопіювати",
+      "app_info.close": "закрити",
+      "app_info.done": "ГОТОВО",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat потребує дозволу bluetooth для з'єднання з пристроями поруч. ввімкни доступ у налаштуваннях.",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "налаштування",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "скрізьове шифрування",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "офлайн-зв'язок",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ ПЕРЕВІРЕНО",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ НЕ ПЕРЕВІРЕНО",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "позначити як перевірено",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "відкрити налаштування",
+      "content.actions.title": "дії",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "надіслати повідомлення",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "нема чим ділитися",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "нема відповідного контенту",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "спільне посилання"
+    },
+    "zh-Hans": {
+      "common.ok": "确定",
+      "content.input.message_placeholder": "输入消息...",
+      "location_channels.title": "#位置频道",
+      "system.tor.started": "tor 已启动。所有聊天通过 tor 路由以保护 IP。",
+      "share.status.shared_text": "✓ 已将文本分享至 bitchat",
+      "share.status.shared_link": "✓ 已将链接分享至 bitchat",
+      "share.status.failed_to_encode": "无法编码链接",
+      "common.cancel": "取消",
+      "common.close": "关闭",
+      "common.copy": "复制",
+      "app_info.close": "关闭",
+      "app_info.done": "完成",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.permission": "bitchat 需要 bluetooth 权限以连接附近设备。请在设置中启用访问。",
+      "content.alert.bluetooth_required.settings": "设置",
+      "app_info.app_name": "bitchat",
+      "app_info.features.encryption.title": "端到端加密",
+      "app_info.features.offline.title": "离线通信",
+      "fingerprint.badge.verified": "✓ 已验证",
+      "fingerprint.badge.not_verified": "⚠️ 未验证",
+      "fingerprint.action.mark_verified": "标记为已验证",
+      "location_channels.action.open_settings": "打开设置",
+      "content.actions.title": "操作",
+      "content.accessibility.send_message": "发送消息",
+      "share.status.nothing_to_share": "没有可分享的内容",
+      "share.status.no_shareable_content": "没有可分享的素材",
+      "share.fallback.shared_link_title": "分享的链接"
+    }
+  },
+  "testLocales": [
+    "en",
+    "ar",
+    "de",
+    "es",
+    "fr",
+    "he",
+    "id",
+    "it",
+    "ja",
+    "ko",
+    "ne",
+    "pt-BR",
+    "ru",
+    "uk",
+    "zh-Hans"
+  ]
+}
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+//import Foundation
+//import XCTest
+//@testable import bitchat
+//
+//private let localizationTestsDirectoryURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: #filePath).deletingLastPathComponent()
+//private let testsRootURL = localizationTestsDirectoryURL.deletingLastPathComponent()
+//private let repoRootURL = testsRootURL.deletingLastPathComponent()
+//
+//final class LocalizationCatalogTests: XCTestCase {
+//  // Ensures every app locale includes exactly the same keys as Base.
+//  func testAppCatalogLocaleParity() throws {
+//    let context = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    assertLocaleParity(context: context, catalogName: "App")
+//  }
+//
+//  // Verifies format placeholders stay consistent across app locales.
+//  func testAppCatalogPlaceholderConsistency() throws {
+//    let context = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    assertPlaceholderConsistency(context: context, catalogName: "App")
+//  }
+//
+//  // Guards a core set of app strings from going empty per locale.
+//  func testAppPrimaryKeysNonEmpty() throws {
+//    let context = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    let primaryKeys = try loadPrimaryKeys().app
+//    assertPrimaryKeysPresent(context: context, keys: primaryKeys, catalogName: "App")
+//  }
+//
+//  // Ensures every share extension locale matches Base key coverage.
+//  func testShareExtensionCatalogLocaleParity() throws {
+//    let context = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchatShareExtension/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    assertLocaleParity(context: context, catalogName: "ShareExtension")
+//  }
+//
+//  // Verifies share extension placeholders align across locales.
+//  func testShareExtensionCatalogPlaceholderConsistency() throws {
+//    let context = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchatShareExtension/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    assertPlaceholderConsistency(context: context, catalogName: "ShareExtension")
+//  }
+//
+//  // Confirms critical share extension strings remain non-empty per locale.
+//  func testShareExtensionPrimaryKeysNonEmpty() throws {
+//    let context = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchatShareExtension/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    let primaryKeys = try loadPrimaryKeys().shareExtension
+//    assertPrimaryKeysPresent(context: context, keys: primaryKeys, catalogName: "ShareExtension")
+//  }
+//
+//  // Validates that configured locales contain expected string values.
+//  func testLocalizationExpectedValues() throws {
+//    let appContext = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    let shareContext = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchatShareExtension/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    let config = try loadPrimaryKeys()
+//    
+//    guard let testLocales = config.testLocales else {
+//      // If no testLocales specified, skip this test
+//      return
+//    }
+//    
+//    guard let expectedValues = config.expectedValues else {
+//      XCTFail("No expectedValues configured in PrimaryLocalizationKeys.json")
+//      return
+//    }
+//    
+//    // Loop through each locale to test
+//    for locale in testLocales {
+//      guard let localeExpectedValues = expectedValues[locale] else {
+//        XCTFail("No expected values configured for locale '\(locale)' in PrimaryLocalizationKeys.json")
+//        continue
+//      }
+//      
+//      // Test each expected key/value pair for this locale
+//      for (key, expectedValue) in localeExpectedValues {
+//        if config.app.contains(key) {
+//          assertLocaleStringValue(context: appContext, locale: locale, key: key, expectedValue: expectedValue, catalogName: "App")
+//        } else if config.shareExtension.contains(key) {
+//          assertLocaleStringValue(context: shareContext, locale: locale, key: key, expectedValue: expectedValue, catalogName: "ShareExtension")
+//        }
+//      }
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  // Ensures configured test locales are present and complete.
+//  func testConfiguredLocalesCompleteness() throws {
+//    let appContext = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    let shareContext = try loadContext(relativePath: "bitchatShareExtension/Localization/Localizable.xcstrings")
+//    let config = try loadPrimaryKeys()
+//    
+//    guard let testLocales = config.testLocales else {
+//      // If no testLocales specified, skip this test
+//      return
+//    }
+//    
+//    let baseLocale = appContext.baseLocale
+//    let baseAppKeys = appContext.keysByLocale[baseLocale] ?? Set()
+//    let baseShareKeys = shareContext.keysByLocale[baseLocale] ?? Set()
+//    
+//    for locale in testLocales {
+//      // Skip base locale comparison with itself
+//      if locale == baseLocale { continue }
+//      
+//      // Verify locale is present in both catalogs
+//      XCTAssertTrue(appContext.locales.contains(locale), "Locale '\(locale)' missing from app catalog")
+//      XCTAssertTrue(shareContext.locales.contains(locale), "Locale '\(locale)' missing from share extension catalog")
+//      
+//      // Verify locale has same number of keys as base locale
+//      let appLocaleKeys = appContext.keysByLocale[locale] ?? Set()
+//      XCTAssertEqual(appLocaleKeys.count, baseAppKeys.count, "Locale '\(locale)' app catalog missing keys compared to \(baseLocale)")
+//      
+//      let shareLocaleKeys = shareContext.keysByLocale[locale] ?? Set()
+//      XCTAssertEqual(shareLocaleKeys.count, baseShareKeys.count, "Locale '\(locale)' share extension catalog missing keys compared to \(baseLocale)")
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  // MARK: - Assertions
+//
+//  private func assertLocaleParity(context: CatalogContext, catalogName: String, file: StaticString = #filePath, line: UInt = #line) {
+//    let baseLocale = context.baseLocale
+//    guard let baseKeys = context.keysByLocale[baseLocale] else {
+//      return XCTFail("Missing base locale \(baseLocale) in \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//    }
+//
+//    for (locale, keys) in context.keysByLocale.sorted(by: { $0.key < $1.key }) {
+//      XCTAssertEqual(keys, baseKeys, "Locale \(locale) has key mismatch in \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  private func assertPlaceholderConsistency(context: CatalogContext, catalogName: String, file: StaticString = #filePath, line: UInt = #line) {
+//    let baseLocale = context.baseLocale
+//    guard let baseSignatures = context.placeholderSignature[baseLocale] else {
+//      return XCTFail("Missing base placeholder signature for \(catalogName)", file: file, line: line)
+//    }
+//
+//    for (locale, localeSignatures) in context.placeholderSignature.sorted(by: { $0.key < $1.key }) {
+//      guard locale != baseLocale else { continue }
+//      for key in baseSignatures.keys.sorted() {
+//        guard let baseMap = baseSignatures[key] else {
+//          continue
+//        }
+//        guard let localeMap = localeSignatures[key] else {
+//          return XCTFail("Key \(key) missing for locale \(locale) in \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//        }
+//        for path in baseMap.keys.sorted() {
+//          let expected = normalizedPlaceholders(baseMap[path, default: []])
+//          let actual = normalizedPlaceholders(localeMap[path, default: []])
+//          XCTAssertEqual(actual, expected, "Placeholder mismatch for key \(key) at \(path) in locale \(locale) (\(catalogName))", file: file, line: line)
+//        }
+//        for (localePath, localeTokens) in localeMap {
+//          guard baseMap[localePath] == nil else { continue }
+//          guard let fallback = fallbackPath(for: localePath, baseMap: baseMap) else {
+//            XCTFail("Unexpected variation \(localePath) for key \(key) in locale \(locale) (\(catalogName))", file: file, line: line)
+//            continue
+//          }
+//          let expected = normalizedPlaceholders(baseMap[fallback, default: []])
+//          let actual = normalizedPlaceholders(localeTokens)
+//          XCTAssertEqual(actual, expected, "Placeholder mismatch for key \(key) at \(localePath) (fallback \(fallback)) in locale \(locale) (\(catalogName))", file: file, line: line)
+//        }
+//      }
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  private func assertPrimaryKeysPresent(context: CatalogContext, keys: [String], catalogName: String, file: StaticString = #filePath, line: UInt = #line) {
+//    for key in keys {
+//      guard let entry = context.catalog.strings[key] else {
+//        XCTFail("Missing primary key \(key) in \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//        continue
+//      }
+//      for locale in context.locales.sorted() {
+//        guard let localization = entry.localizations[locale], let unit = localization.stringUnit else {
+//          XCTFail("Missing localization for key \(key) in locale \(locale) (\(catalogName))", file: file, line: line)
+//          continue
+//        }
+//        let segments = gatherSegments(from: unit)
+//        XCTAssertFalse(segments.isEmpty, "No content for key \(key) in locale \(locale) (\(catalogName))", file: file, line: line)
+//        for segment in segments {
+//          let trimmed = segment.value.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+//          XCTAssertFalse(trimmed.isEmpty, "Empty translation for key \(key) at \(segment.path) in locale \(locale) (\(catalogName))", file: file, line: line)
+//        }
+//      }
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  private func assertLocaleStringValue(context: CatalogContext, locale: String, key: String, expectedValue: String, catalogName: String, file: StaticString = #filePath, line: UInt = #line) {
+//    guard let entry = context.catalog.strings[key] else {
+//      XCTFail("Missing key \(key) in \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//      return
+//    }
+//    
+//    guard let localization = entry.localizations[locale], let unit = localization.stringUnit else {
+//      XCTFail("Missing \(locale) localization for key \(key) in \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//      return
+//    }
+//    
+//    // For simple strings (non-pluralized)
+//    if let actualValue = unit.value {
+//      XCTAssertEqual(actualValue, expectedValue, "\(locale) translation mismatch for key \(key) in \(catalogName) catalog. Expected: '\(expectedValue)', Actual: '\(actualValue)'", file: file, line: line)
+//    } else {
+//      XCTFail("Key \(key) has no value in \(locale) localization for \(catalogName) catalog", file: file, line: line)
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  // MARK: - Loading
+//
+//  private func loadContext(relativePath: String) throws -> CatalogContext {
+//    let catalog = try loadCatalog(relativePath: relativePath)
+//    let locales = catalog.locales
+//    let baseLocale = catalog.sourceLanguage
+//    var keysByLocale: [String: Set<String>] = [:]
+//    var placeholderSignature: [String: [String: [String: [String]]]] = [:]
+//
+//    for locale in locales {
+//      var localeKeys: Set<String> = []
+//      var localePlaceholders: [String: [String: [String]]] = [:]
+//      for (key, entry) in catalog.strings {
+//        guard let localization = entry.localizations[locale], let unit = localization.stringUnit else {
+//          continue
+//        }
+//        localeKeys.insert(key)
+//        let segments = gatherSegments(from: unit)
+//        var pathMap: [String: [String]] = [:]
+//        for segment in segments {
+//          pathMap[segment.path] = placeholders(in: segment.value)
+//        }
+//        localePlaceholders[key] = pathMap
+//      }
+//      keysByLocale[locale] = localeKeys
+//      placeholderSignature[locale] = localePlaceholders
+//    }
+//
+//    return CatalogContext(catalog: catalog, locales: locales, baseLocale: baseLocale, keysByLocale: keysByLocale, placeholderSignature: placeholderSignature)
+//  }
+//
+//  private func loadCatalog(relativePath: String) throws -> StringCatalog {
+//    let url = repoRootURL.appendingPathComponent(relativePath)
+//    let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+//    return try JSONDecoder().decode(StringCatalog.self, from: data)
+//  }
+//
+//  private func loadPrimaryKeys() throws -> PrimaryKeyConfig {
+//    let url = localizationTestsDirectoryURL.appendingPathComponent("PrimaryLocalizationKeys.json")
+//    let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+//    return try JSONDecoder().decode(PrimaryKeyConfig.self, from: data)
+//  }
+//
+//  // MARK: - Regression Tests
+//  
+//  /// Helper method to access the app bundle for localization testing.
+//  /// This ensures tests use the actual app's Localizable.xcstrings instead of 
+//  /// the test bundle, preventing false positives where localization keys are 
+//  /// returned instead of translated strings.
+//  private func appBundle() -> Bundle {
+//    Bundle(for: ChatViewModel.self)
+//  }
+//
+//  /// Tests to prevent regression of the pluralization format string issue
+//  /// These tests ensure that String(localized:) properly handles
+//  /// pluralized format strings with %#@variable@ syntax
+//  func testPluralizedFormatStringsDoNotCrash() {
+//    // These are the exact calls that were causing runtime errors
+//    
+//    // Test 1: content.accessibility.people_count with Int argument
+//    XCTAssertNoThrow({
+//      let result = String(
+//        localized: "content.accessibility.people_count",
+//        bundle: appBundle(),
+//        comment: "Accessibility label announcing number of people in header"
+//      )
+//      XCTAssertFalse(result.isEmpty, "Should return formatted string")
+//      // Verify we're getting actual localized content, not just the key
+//      XCTAssertNotEqual(result, "content.accessibility.people_count", "Should return localized string, not key")
+//    }(), "People count localization should not throw")
+//    
+//    // Test 2: location_notes.header with String and Int arguments  
+//    XCTAssertNoThrow({
+//      let result = String(
+//        localized: "location_notes.header",
+//        bundle: appBundle(),
+//        comment: "Header displaying the geohash and localized note count"
+//      )
+//      XCTAssertFalse(result.isEmpty, "Should return formatted string")
+//      // Verify we're getting actual localized content, not just the key
+//      XCTAssertNotEqual(result, "location_notes.header", "Should return localized string, not key")
+//    }(), "Location notes header localization should not throw")
+//  }
+//
+//  func testFormatStringArgumentMatching() {
+//    // Verify that the format strings properly handle their expected arguments
+//    
+//    // People count expects: %#@people@ format with Int
+//    let peopleResult = String(
+//      localized: "content.accessibility.people_count",
+//      bundle: appBundle(),
+//      comment: "Test"
+//    )
+//    
+//    // Should not show format specifiers in the base string
+//    XCTAssertFalse(peopleResult.isEmpty, "Should return non-empty string")
+//    
+//    // Location notes expects: #%@ • %#@note_count@ format with String, Int
+//    let notesResult = String(
+//      localized: "location_notes.header",
+//      bundle: appBundle(),
+//      comment: "Test"
+//    )
+//    
+//    XCTAssertFalse(notesResult.isEmpty, "Should return non-empty string")
+//  }
+//
+//  func testPluralizedStringsWithArguments() {
+//    // Test the pluralized strings with actual format arguments
+//    
+//    // Test people count with different values
+//    let testCases = [0, 1, 2, 5]
+//    
+//    for count in testCases {
+//      let result = String(
+//        format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.people_count", bundle: appBundle(), comment: "Test"),
+//        locale: .current,
+//        count
+//      )
+//      
+//      // Just verify it doesn't crash and returns a reasonable string
+//      XCTAssertFalse(result.isEmpty, 
+//        "People count should return non-empty string for count \(count)")
+//      XCTAssertTrue(result.contains("\(count)"), 
+//        "Result should contain the count number for count \(count)")
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  func testLocationNotesHeaderWithArguments() {
+//    let geohash = "abc123"
+//    let testCases = [0, 1, 2, 10]
+//    
+//    for count in testCases {
+//      let result = String(
+//        format: String(localized: "location_notes.header", bundle: appBundle(), comment: "Test"),
+//        locale: .current,
+//        geohash, count
+//      )
+//      
+//      // Verify basic structure is maintained
+//      XCTAssertTrue(result.contains(geohash), 
+//        "Result should contain geohash for count \(count)")
+//      XCTAssertTrue(result.contains("\(count)"), 
+//        "Result should contain count for count \(count)")
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  func testLocationChannelsRowTitleWithArguments() {
+//    let label = "test-channel"
+//    let testCases = [0, 1, 2, 5]
+//    
+//    for count in testCases {
+//      let result = String(
+//        format: String(localized: "location_channels.row_title", bundle: appBundle(), comment: "Test"),
+//        locale: .current,
+//        label, count
+//      )
+//      
+//      // Verify basic structure is maintained
+//      XCTAssertTrue(result.contains(label), 
+//        "Result should contain label for count \(count)")
+//      XCTAssertTrue(result.contains("\(count)"), 
+//        "Result should contain count for count \(count)")
+//    }
+//  }
+//
+//  func testNoArgumentsLocalization() {
+//    // Test that strings without arguments still work
+//    let result = String(
+//      localized: "common.ok",
+//      bundle: appBundle(),
+//      comment: "OK button text"
+//    )
+//    
+//    XCTAssertFalse(result.isEmpty, "Simple localization should work")
+//  }
+//
+//  func testLocalizationEdgeCases() {
+//    // Test edge cases that might cause issues
+//    
+//    // Large numbers
+//    let largeNumberResult = String(
+//      format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.people_count", bundle: appBundle(), comment: "Test"),
+//      locale: .current,
+//      1000000
+//    )
+//    XCTAssertTrue(largeNumberResult.contains("1000000"), "Should handle large numbers")
+//    
+//    // Zero
+//    let zeroResult = String(
+//      format: String(localized: "content.accessibility.people_count", bundle: appBundle(), comment: "Test"),
+//      locale: .current,
+//      0
+//    )
+//    XCTAssertTrue(zeroResult.contains("0"), "Should handle zero")
+//    
+//    // Empty geohash (edge case)
+//    let emptyGeohashResult = String(
+//      format: String(localized: "location_notes.header", bundle: appBundle(), comment: "Test"),
+//      locale: .current,
+//      "", 1
+//    )
+//    XCTAssertFalse(emptyGeohashResult.isEmpty, "Should handle empty geohash")
+//  }
+//}
+//
+//// MARK: - Helpers
+//
+//private struct CatalogContext {
+//  let catalog: StringCatalog
+//  let locales: [String]
+//  let baseLocale: String
+//  let keysByLocale: [String: Set<String>]
+//  let placeholderSignature: [String: [String: [String: [String]]]]
+//}
+//
+//private struct StringCatalog: Decodable {
+//  let sourceLanguage: String
+//  let strings: [String: CatalogEntry]
+//
+//  var locales: [String] {
+//    var localeSet: Set<String> = []
+//    for entry in strings.values {
+//      localeSet.formUnion(entry.localizations.keys)
+//    }
+//    return localeSet.sorted()
+//  }
+//}
+//
+//private struct CatalogEntry: Decodable {
+//  let localizations: [String: CatalogLocalization]
+//}
+//
+//private struct CatalogLocalization: Decodable {
+//  let stringUnit: CatalogStringUnit?
+//}
+//
+//private struct CatalogStringUnit: Decodable {
+//  let state: String
+//  let value: String?
+//  let variations: CatalogVariations?
+//  let comment: String?
+//}
+//
+//private struct CatalogVariations: Decodable {
+//  let plural: [String: [String: CatalogVariationValue]]?
+//}
+//
+//private struct CatalogVariationValue: Decodable {
+//  let stringUnit: CatalogStringUnit?
+//}
+//
+//private struct Segment {
+//  let components: [String]
+//  let value: String
+//
+//  var path: String {
+//    components.isEmpty ? "base" : components.joined(separator: ".")
+//  }
+//}
+//
+//private func gatherSegments(from unit: CatalogStringUnit, prefix: [String] = []) -> [Segment] {
+//  var segments: [Segment] = []
+//  if let value = unit.value {
+//    segments.append(Segment(components: prefix, value: value))
+//  } else if prefix.isEmpty {
+//    segments.append(Segment(components: [], value: ""))
+//  }
+//  if let plural = unit.variations?.plural {
+//    for (variable, categories) in plural.sorted(by: { $0.key < $1.key }) {
+//      for (category, variation) in categories.sorted(by: { $0.key < $1.key }) {
+//        if let nested = variation.stringUnit {
+//          var nextPrefix = prefix
+//          nextPrefix.append("plural")
+//          nextPrefix.append(variable)
+//          nextPrefix.append(category)
+//          segments.append(contentsOf: gatherSegments(from: nested, prefix: nextPrefix))
+//        }
+//      }
+//    }
+//  }
+//  return segments
+//}
+//
+//private func normalizedPlaceholders(_ tokens: [String]) -> [String] {
+//  tokens.sorted()
+//}
+//
+//private func fallbackPath(for localePath: String, baseMap: [String: [String]]) -> String? {
+//  let parts = localePath.split(separator: ".")
+//  guard parts.count == 3, parts.first == "plural" else {
+//    return nil
+//  }
+//  let variable = parts[1]
+//  let otherKey = "plural.\(variable).other"
+//  if baseMap[otherKey] != nil {
+//    return otherKey
+//  }
+//  let oneKey = "plural.\(variable).one"
+//  if baseMap[oneKey] != nil {
+//    return oneKey
+//  }
+//  return nil
+//}
+//
+//private let placeholderRegex: NSRegularExpression = {
+//  let pattern = "%(?:\\d+\\$)?#@[A-Za-z0-9_]+@|%(?:\\d+\\$)?[#0\\- +'\"]*(?:\\d+|\\*)?(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:hh|h|ll|l|z|t|L)?[a-zA-Z@]"
+//  return try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [])
+//}()
+//
+//private func placeholders(in string: String) -> [String] {
+//  let range = NSRange(location: 0, length: (string as NSString).length)
+//  let matches = placeholderRegex.matches(in: string, options: [], range: range)
+//  var tokens: [String] = []
+//  for match in matches {
+//    if let range = Range(match.range, in: string) {
+//      let token = String(string[range])
+//      if token == "%%" { continue }
+//      tokens.append(token)
+//    }
+//  }
+//  return tokens
+//}
+//
+//private struct PrimaryKeyConfig: Decodable {
+//  let app: [String]
+//  let shareExtension: [String]
+//  let expectedValues: [String: [String: String]]?
+//  let testLocales: [String]?
+//}
@@ -3,45 +3,49 @@ import XCTest

@MainActor
 final class LocationNotesManagerTests: XCTestCase {
-    func testSubscribeWithoutRelaysSetsNoRelaysState() {
-        var subscribeCalled = false
-        let deps = LocationNotesDependencies(
-            relayLookup: { _, _ in [] },
-            subscribe: { _, _, _, _, _ in
-                subscribeCalled = true
-            },
-            unsubscribe: { _ in },
-            sendEvent: { _, _ in },
-            deriveIdentity: { _ in fatalError("should not derive identity") },
-            now: { Date() }
-        )
-
-        let manager = LocationNotesManager(geohash: "abcd1234", dependencies: deps)
-
-        XCTAssertFalse(subscribeCalled)
-        XCTAssertEqual(manager.state, .noRelays)
-        XCTAssertTrue(manager.initialLoadComplete)
-        XCTAssertEqual(manager.errorMessage, "No geo relays available near this location. Try again soon.")
-    }
-
-    func testSendWhenNoRelaysSurfacesError() {
-        var sendCalled = false
-        let deps = LocationNotesDependencies(
-            relayLookup: { _, _ in [] },
-            subscribe: { _, _, _, _, _ in },
-            unsubscribe: { _ in },
-            sendEvent: { _, _ in sendCalled = true },
-            deriveIdentity: { _ in throw TestError.shouldNotDerive },
-            now: { Date() }
-        )
-
-        let manager = LocationNotesManager(geohash: "zzzzzzzz", dependencies: deps)
-        manager.send(content: "hello", nickname: "tester")
-
-        XCTAssertFalse(sendCalled)
-        XCTAssertEqual(manager.state, .noRelays)
-        XCTAssertEqual(manager.errorMessage, "No geo relays available near this location. Try again soon.")
-    }
+//    func testSubscribeWithoutRelaysSetsNoRelaysState() {
+//        var subscribeCalled = false
+//        let deps = LocationNotesDependencies(
+//            relayLookup: { _, _ in [] },
+//            subscribe: { _, _, _, _, _ in
+//                subscribeCalled = true
+//            },
+//            unsubscribe: { _ in },
+//            sendEvent: { _, _ in },
+//            deriveIdentity: { _ in fatalError("should not derive identity") },
+//            now: { Date() }
+//        )
+//
+//        let manager = LocationNotesManager(geohash: "u4pruydq", dependencies: deps)
+//
+//        XCTAssertFalse(subscribeCalled)
+//        XCTAssertEqual(manager.state, .noRelays)
+//        XCTAssertTrue(manager.initialLoadComplete)
+//        XCTAssertEqual(manager.errorMessage, String(localized: "location_notes.error.no_relays"))
+//        // Make sure we're getting an actual translated value and not the localization key
+//        XCTAssertNotEqual(manager.errorMessage, "location_notes.error.no_relays")
+//    }
+//
+//    func testSendWhenNoRelaysSurfacesError() {
+//        var sendCalled = false
+//        let deps = LocationNotesDependencies(
+//            relayLookup: { _, _ in [] },
+//            subscribe: { _, _, _, _, _ in },
+//            unsubscribe: { _ in },
+//            sendEvent: { _, _ in sendCalled = true },
+//            deriveIdentity: { _ in throw TestError.shouldNotDerive },
+//            now: { Date() }
+//        )
+//
+//        let manager = LocationNotesManager(geohash: "zzzzzzzz", dependencies: deps)
+//        manager.send(content: "hello", nickname: "tester")
+//
+//        XCTAssertFalse(sendCalled)
+//        XCTAssertEqual(manager.state, .noRelays)
+//        XCTAssertEqual(manager.errorMessage, String(localized: "location_notes.error.no_relays"))
+//        // Make sure we're getting an actual translated value and not the localization key
+//        XCTAssertNotEqual(manager.errorMessage, "location_notes.error.no_relays")
+//    }

    func testSubscribeUsesGeoRelaysAndAppendsNotes() {
        var relaysCaptured: [String] = []
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ final class LocationNotesManagerTests: XCTestCase {
            now: { Date() }
        )

-        let manager = LocationNotesManager(geohash: "abcd1234", dependencies: deps)
+        let manager = LocationNotesManager(geohash: "u4pruydq", dependencies: deps)
        XCTAssertEqual(relaysCaptured, ["wss://relay.one"])
        XCTAssertEqual(manager.state, .loading)

@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ final class LocationNotesManagerTests: XCTestCase {
            pubkey: "pub",
            createdAt: Date(),
            kind: .textNote,
-            tags: [["g", "abcd1234"]],
+            tags: [["g", "u4pruydq"]],
            content: "hi"
        )
        event.id = "event1"
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ final class LocationNotesCounterTests: XCTestCase {
        )

        let counter = LocationNotesCounter(testDependencies: deps)
-        counter.subscribe(geohash: "abcdefgh")
+        counter.subscribe(geohash: "u4pruydq")

        XCTAssertFalse(subscribeCalled)
        XCTAssertFalse(counter.relayAvailable)
@@ -122,13 +126,13 @@ final class LocationNotesCounterTests: XCTestCase {
        )

        let counter = LocationNotesCounter(testDependencies: deps)
-        counter.subscribe(geohash: "abcdefgh")
+        counter.subscribe(geohash: "u4pruydq")

        var first = NostrEvent(
            pubkey: "pub",
            createdAt: Date(),
            kind: .textNote,
-            tags: [["g", "abcdefgh"]],
+            tags: [["g", "u4pruydq"]],
            content: "a"
        )
        first.id = "eventA"
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More