diff --git a/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.test.mjs
index 2d806c0b2..3cd95eb3d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.test.mjs
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import assert from "node:assert/strict";
 import test from "node:test";
 
 import {
+  classifySpeakableAgentText,
   createInitialMembershipGate,
   createLatestStateGate,
   createOrderedSpeaker,
   routeLiveAgentText,
-  speakableAgentText,
 } from "./ttsLiveMessages.ts";
 
 const agents = new Set(["agent"]);
@@ -18,59 +18,48 @@ const base = {
   content: "Hello there",
   tags: [["h", CHANNEL]],
 };
+const speakableText = (event, selfPubkey = "human") =>
+  classifySpeakableAgentText(event, agents, selfPubkey, CHANNEL).text;
 
 test("speaks only new agent-authored text message events", () => {
+  assert.equal(speakableText(base), "Hello there");
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText(base, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
-    "Hello there",
-  );
-  assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText({ ...base, kind: 40002 }, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
+    speakableText({ ...base, kind: 40002 }),
     "Hello there",
     "managed stream-message-v2 replies are spoken",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText({ ...base, kind: 7 }, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
+    speakableText({ ...base, kind: 7 }),
     null,
     "reactions and other event kinds are excluded",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText({ ...base, kind: 10 }, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
+    speakableText({ ...base, kind: 10 }),
     null,
     "edits and status events are excluded",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText({ ...base, pubkey: "human" }, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
+    speakableText({ ...base, pubkey: "human" }),
     null,
     "human-authored messages are excluded",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText({ ...base, content: " " }, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
+    speakableText({ ...base, content: " " }),
     null,
     "empty and non-text content are excluded",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText({ ...base, content: "K" }, agents, "human", CHANNEL),
+    speakableText({ ...base, content: "K" }),
     "K",
     "one-character agent text remains speakable",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText(
-      { ...base, content: "[System] tool started" },
-      agents,
-      "human",
-      CHANNEL,
-    ),
+    speakableText({ ...base, content: "[System] tool started" }),
     null,
     "legacy system rows are excluded",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText(
-      { ...base, tags: [["h", "another-huddle"]] },
-      agents,
-      "human",
-      CHANNEL,
-    ),
+    speakableText({ ...base, tags: [["h", "another-huddle"]] }),
     null,
     "messages for another huddle are excluded",
   );
@@ -134,30 +123,19 @@ test("strips attachment markup and skips attachment-only events", () => {
   const url = "https://cdn.example/voice.png";
   const tags = [...base.tags, ["imeta", `url ${url}`, "m image/png"]];
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText(
-      { ...base, content: `![image](${url})`, tags },
-      agents,
-      "human",
-      CHANNEL,
-    ),
+    speakableText({ ...base, content: `![image](${url})`, tags }),
     null,
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText(
-      { ...base, content: `Here is the diagram.\n\n![image](${url})`, tags },
-      agents,
-      "human",
-      CHANNEL,
-    ),
+    speakableText({
+      ...base,
+      content: `Here is the diagram.\n\n![image](${url})`,
+      tags,
+    }),
     "Here is the diagram.",
   );
   assert.equal(
-    speakableAgentText(
-      { ...base, content: `||\n![image](${url})\n||`, tags },
-      agents,
-      "human",
-      CHANNEL,
-    ),
+    speakableText({ ...base, content: `||\n![image](${url})\n||`, tags }),
     null,
   );
 });
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.ts b/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.ts
index 18c9fa8eb..b809afee2 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/ttsLiveMessages.ts
@@ -94,16 +94,6 @@ export function routeLiveAgentText(
   return enqueue(eligibility.text, routeId);
 }
 
-export function speakableAgentText(
-  event: LiveTtsEvent,
-  agentPubkeys: ReadonlySet<string>,
-  selfPubkey: string | null,
-  channelId: string,
-): string | null {
-  return classifySpeakableAgentText(event, agentPubkeys, selfPubkey, channelId)
-    .text;
-}
-
 /**
  * Serialize native speak calls so live messages enter the bounded Pocket queue
  * in thread arrival order even when the bridge resolves calls asynchronously.
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/useTtsSubscription.ts b/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/useTtsSubscription.ts
index b7c27afc4..c77b2cfab 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/useTtsSubscription.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/huddle/lib/useTtsSubscription.ts
@@ -193,31 +193,27 @@ export function useTtsSubscription(
     const seenOrder: string[] = [];
     const MAX_SEEN_EVENTS = 5000;
     relayClient
-      .subscribeLive(
-        buildHuddleTtsLiveFilter(ephemeralChannelId),
-        (event) => {
-          if (disposed) return;
-          // Dedup by event ID (covers reconnect replay).
-          if (seenEventIds.has(event.id)) return;
-          seenEventIds.add(event.id);
-          seenOrder.push(event.id);
-          if (seenOrder.length > MAX_SEEN_EVENTS) {
-            const oldest = seenOrder.shift();
-            if (oldest !== undefined) seenEventIds.delete(oldest);
-          }
+      .subscribeLive(buildHuddleTtsLiveFilter(ephemeralChannelId), (event) => {
+        if (disposed) return;
+        // Dedup by event ID if a relay repeats live fan-out.
+        if (seenEventIds.has(event.id)) return;
+        seenEventIds.add(event.id);
+        seenOrder.push(event.id);
+        if (seenOrder.length > MAX_SEEN_EVENTS) {
+          const oldest = seenOrder.shift();
+          if (oldest !== undefined) seenEventIds.delete(oldest);
+        }
 
-          // Preserve arrival order while the initial authoritative membership
-          // lookup is pending. A failed lookup clears this buffer fail-closed.
-          const routeId = allocateTtsRouteId();
-          if (!agentsLoaded) {
-            console.debug(
-              `[huddle] tts stage=eligibility status=deferred reason=membership_unavailable route_id=${routeId}`,
-            );
-          }
-          initialMembershipGate.push({ event, routeId });
-        },
-        { replayMissedHistory: true },
-      )
+        // Preserve arrival order while the initial authoritative membership
+        // lookup is pending. A failed lookup clears this buffer fail-closed.
+        const routeId = allocateTtsRouteId();
+        if (!agentsLoaded) {
+          console.debug(
+            `[huddle] tts stage=eligibility status=deferred reason=membership_unavailable route_id=${routeId}`,
+          );
+        }
+        initialMembershipGate.push({ event, routeId });
+      })
       .then((dispose) => {
         if (disposed) {
           void dispose();
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/VoiceSettingsCard.tsx b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/VoiceSettingsCard.tsx
index 47f4e43fb..0854b099e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/VoiceSettingsCard.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/settings/ui/VoiceSettingsCard.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export function VoiceSettingsCard() {
           <SettingsOptionGroup>
             <SettingsOptionRow>
               <div className="min-w-0">
-                <p className="text-sm font-medium">Voice</p>
+                <p className="text-sm font-medium">Pocket TTS voice</p>
                 <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                   Voice files stay private on this device.
                 </p>
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ export function VoiceSettingsCard() {
                 <DropdownMenu>
                   <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
                     <Button
+                      aria-label={`Pocket TTS voice: ${selectedVoice?.displayName ?? "Mary"}`}
                       className="min-w-32 justify-between"
                       data-testid="pocket-voice-selector"
                       disabled={controlsDisabled}
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientSession.ts b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientSession.ts
index e89874b2e..8ea2fb187 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientSession.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientSession.ts
@@ -430,9 +430,8 @@ export class RelayClient {
   async subscribeLive(
     filter: RelaySubscriptionFilter,
     onEvent: (event: RelayEvent) => void,
-    options?: { replayMissedHistory?: boolean },
   ) {
-    return this.subscribe(filter, onEvent, options);
+    return this.subscribe(filter, onEvent);
   }
 
   async subscribeToChannelMentionEvents(
@@ -586,7 +585,6 @@ export class RelayClient {
   private async subscribe(
     filter: RelaySubscriptionFilter,
     onEvent: (event: RelayEvent) => void,
-    options?: { replayMissedHistory?: boolean },
   ) {
     await this.ensureConnected();
 
@@ -608,10 +606,6 @@ export class RelayClient {
       mode: "live",
       filter,
       onEvent,
-      replayMissedHistory: options?.replayMissedHistory,
-      lastSeenCreatedAt: options?.replayMissedHistory
-        ? Math.floor(Date.now() / 1_000)
-        : undefined,
       resolveReady,
     });
 
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientShared.ts b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientShared.ts
index 7559478b3..9108f7b6d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientShared.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayClientShared.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ type LiveSubscription = {
   mode: "live";
   filter: RelaySubscriptionFilter;
   onEvent: (event: RelayEvent) => void;
-  replayMissedHistory?: boolean;
   resolveReady?: () => void;
   lastSeenCreatedAt?: number;
   closedRetryAttempt?: number;
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.test.mjs b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.test.mjs
index 922d8ade4..59253a459 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.test.mjs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test("reconnect replay preserves the live-only zero-history contract", () => {
   });
 });
 
-test("missed-history replay is explicit for live-only subscriptions", () => {
+test("live-only subscriptions do not page reconnect history", () => {
   const filter = {
     kinds: [9],
     "#h": ["channel-1"],
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ test("missed-history replay is explicit for live-only subscriptions", () => {
   };
 
   assert.equal(shouldPageReconnectReplay(filter), false);
-  assert.equal(shouldPageReconnectReplay(filter, true), true);
 });
 
 test("reconnect replay keeps the stricter existing since window", () => {
diff --git a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.ts b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.ts
index 6a09d1c54..74b752f66 100644
--- a/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/shared/api/relayReconnectReplay.ts
@@ -69,11 +69,7 @@ export function buildReconnectReplayFilter(
   return replayFilter;
 }
 
-export function shouldPageReconnectReplay(
-  filter: RelaySubscriptionFilter,
-  replayMissedHistory = false,
-) {
-  if (replayMissedHistory) return true;
+export function shouldPageReconnectReplay(filter: RelaySubscriptionFilter) {
   return (
     filter.limit > 0 &&
     Array.isArray(filter["#h"]) &&
@@ -180,10 +176,7 @@ export async function replayLiveSubscriptions({
             );
       const shouldPageReplay =
         replaySince !== undefined &&
-        shouldPageReconnectReplay(
-          subscription.filter,
-          subscription.replayMissedHistory,
-        );
+        shouldPageReconnectReplay(subscription.filter);
 
       return { subId, subscription, replaySince, shouldPageReplay };
     });
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/voice-settings.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/voice-settings.spec.ts
index a96f235c0..490bee342 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/voice-settings.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/voice-settings.spec.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ test.describe("Pocket voice settings", () => {
     await expect(
       page.getByText("Agent text to speech", { exact: true }),
     ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      page.getByText("Pocket TTS voice", { exact: true }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(card).not.toContainText("April INT8");
 
     await page.getByTestId("pocket-voice-selector").click();
     await expect(page.getByRole("menuitemradio")).toHaveCount(12);
@@ -28,6 +32,9 @@ test.describe("Pocket voice settings", () => {
     await expect(page.getByTestId("pocket-voice-selector")).toContainText(
       "Eve",
     );
+    await expect(
+      page.getByRole("button", { name: "Pocket TTS voice: Eve" }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
 
     await page.getByTestId("agent-text-to-speech-toggle").click();
     await expect(