**Category:** new-feature
**User Impact:** Mobile users must confirm with Face ID, biometrics, or
their device passcode before sending their Buzz identity to Desktop.
**Problem:** A signed-in phone could send its full identity, including
the `nsec`, to a desktop without fresh local verification.
**Solution:** Require OS device authentication before opening the
identity-recovery scanner, retain that authorization only for the active
pairing session and short pairing window, and require fresh
authentication again if it expires before the identity payload is sent.
Normal app opening, identity import, and community removal remain
unchanged.
## Screencasts
| Enable Face ID | Use Face ID |
| --- | --- |
| 
| 
|
<details>
<summary>File changes</summary>
**Android and iOS integration**
- `mobile/android/app/build.gradle.kts` declares the AppCompat
dependency required by the biometric activity theme.
-
`mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/xyz/block/buzz/mobile/MainActivity.kt`
uses the activity type required by the system authentication prompt.
- `mobile/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml` and
`mobile/android/app/src/main/res/values-night/styles.xml` use the
compatible launch theme.
- `mobile/ios/Podfile.lock` records the native local-authentication
dependency.
- `mobile/ios/Runner/Info.plist` explains why Buzz requests Face ID
access.
**Identity policy and pairing flow**
- `mobile/lib/shared/security/sensitive_action_authorizer.dart` wraps OS
authentication and maps platform errors to stable app-level outcomes.
- `mobile/lib/shared/community/community.dart` and
`mobile/lib/shared/community/community_storage.dart` persist the
sensitive-action policy.
- `mobile/lib/features/invites/invite_join_provider.dart` assigns the
explicit policy for invite-created communities.
- `mobile/lib/features/pairing/pairing_provider.dart` gates export,
binds grants to the active community/session, reauthenticates expired
grants, and clears grants on every terminal path.
- `mobile/lib/features/pairing/pairing_page.dart` lets users choose
biometric protection while importing an identity.
- `mobile/lib/features/settings/settings_page.dart` wires pairing into
settings.
- `mobile/lib/features/settings/settings_page/connection_section.dart`
authenticates before opening export recovery and bounds the
foreground-resume wait.
- `mobile/pubspec.yaml` and `mobile/pubspec.lock` add and lock
`local_auth`.
**Coverage**
- `mobile/test/shared/security/sensitive_action_authorizer_test.dart`
covers native result mapping, unsupported devices, and single-flight
behavior.
- `mobile/test/shared/community/community_test.dart` and
`mobile/test/shared/community/community_storage_test.dart` cover policy
defaults and persistence.
- `mobile/test/features/invites/invite_join_provider_test.dart` covers
the invite policy.
- `mobile/test/features/pairing/pairing_page_test.dart` covers import
protection controls.
- `mobile/test/features/pairing/pairing_provider_test.dart` covers
export/import authorization, stale/reset/concurrent guards, malformed
payload cleanup, and no-export failure paths.
- `mobile/test/features/settings/connection_section_test.dart` covers
the tap gate, lifecycle resume, and timeout behavior.
</details>
## Reproduction steps
1. Pair an identity into the mobile app.
2. Open Settings and choose “Send identity to desktop.”
3. Verify Face ID, biometrics, or the device passcode is required before
the recovery scanner opens.
4. Cancel device authentication and verify the scanner does not open and
no identity transfer begins.
5. Authenticate, scan a Desktop recovery code, confirm the SAS, and
verify the identity transfer completes.
## Validation
At `be5620f5f10aa6cc16e86a4f01f102f3d9aeef9b`:
- `cd mobile && ../bin/flutter analyze` — no issues
- `cd mobile && ../bin/flutter test` — 1,368 tests passed
- `cd mobile/android && JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 21)
./gradlew app:assembleDebug` — debug APK assembled successfully
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Signed-off-by: Taylor Ho <taylorkmho@gmail.com>
## Summary
- make mobile unread state visible with bold channel names, an animated
Inbox badge, and swipe-to-toggle Inbox rows
- add directional transitions for top-level mobile navigation
- let mobile send while media uploads, with cancellable progress UI
- normalize iOS and Android video uploads, attach poster frames, and
improve native video playback
## Validation
- `just mobile-check`
- `just mobile-test`
- `cargo test -p buzz-media`
- Pixel smoke test
- iPhone smoke test
Desktop background uploads moved to #4522 so the two platforms can be
reviewed independently.
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Signed-off-by: kenny lopez <klopez4212@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Tom Brow <tomb@block.xyz>
Co-authored-by: leader <71e9f2c44a6932b6772caaaccda1911d010463c3e2c6c40410b8329956046801@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
Co-authored-by: Tom Brow <tomb@block.xyz>
## What
- morph the composer plus button into the attachment menu, camera, and
photo surfaces
- add ordered multi-select with inline recent photos and system picker
fallback
- add native iOS attachment/photo popovers and align the Android camera
treatment
## Stack
- follows #3312
## Validation
- `just mobile-check`
- `flutter test test/features/channels/compose_bar_test.dart`
- full mobile pre-push suite
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Signed-off-by: kenny lopez <klopez4212@gmail.com>
## What
- group uploaded photos into full-width message carousels
- add a fullscreen viewer with pinch zoom, double-tap reset, swipe-down
dismissal, a centered filmstrip, and image actions
- preload nearby display-sized images for smoother swiping and keep each
upload as its own avatar-backed message
## Validation
- `just mobile-check`
- `flutter test test/features/channels/message_content_test.dart`
- iOS 26.5 simulator gesture pass
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Signed-off-by: kenny lopez <klopez4212@gmail.com>
**Category:** improvement
**User Impact:** Developers can identify which worktree produced a
mobile debug app, keep a bounded set of worktree builds installed side
by side, and preserve each worktree app's login and local state while
switching branches.
**Problem:** Mobile debug builds from every checkout currently appear as
the same “Buzz” app and share one application identity, so the running
source is ambiguous and one worktree build replaces another. A
branch-keyed identity would avoid replacement but create stale installs
and fresh app state on every branch switch.
**Solution:** Give each linked worktree a stable Debug-only application
identity derived from its sanitized directory name. Show the sanitized
branch name (or short commit SHA when detached) in the display label,
persist generated native overrides for direct IDE builds, and leave
Release/Profile identities unchanged. Worktree defaults remain lower
precedence than a developer's iOS `AppOverrides.xcconfig`. `just
mobile-clean` provides a safe cleanup path for suffixed worktree
installs while preserving production Buzz.
<details>
<summary>File changes</summary>
**.github/workflows/ci.yml**
Runs the expanded worktree override contract when relevant mobile or
native configuration changes.
**AGENTS.md**
Documents worktree-aware mobile development and cleanup for contributors
and agents.
**Justfile**
Generates overrides before mobile development and Android debug builds,
and exposes `just mobile-clean`.
**mobile/README.md**
Explains stable per-worktree identities, branch/SHA labels, direct IDE
usage, cleanup, and Release/Profile guarantees.
**mobile/android/.gitignore**
Ignores generated worktree properties.
**mobile/android/app/build.gradle.kts**
Loads and validates generated properties, then applies the application
ID suffix and display label to Android Debug only.
**mobile/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml**
Resolves the Android app label through an overridable string resource.
**mobile/ios/.gitignore**
Ignores generated iOS worktree settings.
**mobile/ios/Flutter/Debug.xcconfig**
Loads generated worktree defaults before developer `AppOverrides`, so
personal signing overrides retain precedence.
**mobile/ios/Flutter/Release.xcconfig**
Pins the production display name and bundle identifier for
Release/Profile builds.
**mobile/ios/Runner/Info.plist**
Resolves the visible iOS app name from build settings.
**scripts/mobile-worktree-overrides.sh**
Detects linked worktrees, derives a stable directory-keyed identity,
sanitizes branch/SHA display context, writes native Debug overrides, and
removes stale overrides in the main checkout.
**scripts/mobile-worktree-clean.sh**
Lists or removes suffixed Buzz worktree installs from booted iOS
simulators and connected Android emulators without matching production
IDs; supports `--dry-run`.
**scripts/test-mobile-worktree-overrides.sh**
Covers worktree detection, branch-switch identity stability, detached
HEAD fallback, special-character sanitization, iOS override precedence,
brace-aware Release/Profile purity, cleanup safety, ignores, and command
integration.
</details>
## Reproduction steps
1. From a linked worktree, activate the repository toolchain and run
`just mobile-dev`.
2. Inspect the running app: its label should be `Buzz
(<sanitized-branch>)`, while its application ID suffix is derived from
the worktree directory.
3. Switch branches in the same worktree, rerun the override script, and
confirm the application ID remains stable while the display label
updates. In detached HEAD, confirm the label uses a short SHA.
4. Build Debug from a second worktree and confirm both apps remain
installed side by side with independent state.
5. Build from Xcode after setting `AppOverrides.xcconfig` and confirm
developer overrides still win over generated worktree defaults.
6. Run `just mobile-clean --dry-run`, then `just mobile-clean`, and
confirm suffixed worktree installs are targeted while the production app
is preserved.
7. Build Release/Profile and confirm the production name and application
identity remain unchanged.
8. Run `scripts/test-mobile-worktree-overrides.sh`, `just mobile-check`,
`just mobile-test`, and `just mobile-build-android`.
## Screenshots / demos
| iOS — labeled app switcher | iOS — side-by-side installs |
| --- | --- |
| <img width="360" alt="Buzz worktree label in the iOS app switcher"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4bcae067-7ce5-4333-bb11-2803c4107663"
/> | <img width="360" alt="Buzz production and worktree debug apps
installed side by side on iOS"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/08a107b5-fdf2-463a-8a4c-81d41d7bf5e7"
/> |
| Android — side-by-side installs | Android — labeled app switcher |
| --- | --- |
| <img width="360" alt="Buzz production and worktree debug apps
installed side by side on Android"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4f5841a1-adae-42da-ae84-47c09ec85fb9"
/> | <img width="360" alt="Buzz worktree label in the Android app
switcher"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0546ff51-efcc-4cb6-a4bd-2a3af26cd60f"
/> |
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Signed-off-by: Taylor Ho <taylorkmho@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: npub1223z34hd7vtwc6qj4s7flsxkj644nlre2nthu7lrrmkumhu3xddsrx9r6w <52a228d6edf316ec6812ac3c9fc0d696ab59fc7954d77e7be31eedcddf91335b@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
