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68f39f3697 feat(mobile): bring message actions to desktop parity (#3070)
**Category:** new-feature
**User Impact:** Mobile users can copy permalinks, revisit, follow, and
manage messages through a clearer long-press menu that matches desktop
capabilities.

**Problem:** The mobile message menu exposed only a small subset of
desktop actions, and important workflows such as copying a permalink or
scheduling a reminder were unavailable or hard to discover.

**Solution:** Bring applicable desktop actions to mobile using native
patterns, promote Reply, Copy link, and Remind me above the fold, and
group the remaining actions by intent in a scrollable sheet.

**Intentional behavior changes (per review):**
- The quick-reaction row goes from 6 emojis to 4 (👀 and 🙏 dropped) to
make room for larger 52px tap targets alongside the `+` picker, which
still offers the full set.
- **Copy link — not a native share sheet — is the permalink path.** An
earlier revision shipped a `share_plus` Share message row; it was
removed in review since Copy link covers the job and custom-scheme
`buzz://` URIs are handled inconsistently by share targets. Native share
can return as a follow-up with an https fallback.
- Mark unread is message-scoped and session-local: it forces just that
message unread (surfacing its channel as unread), and message-level Mark
read can never clear a channel-level unread set from the channel tile.

<details>
<summary>File changes</summary>

**mobile/lib/features/channels/channels_provider.dart**
Feeds followed thread roots into unread and notification evaluation so
following a thread has meaningful behavior.

**mobile/lib/features/channels/message_actions.dart**
Reworks the long-press sheet with promoted fast actions, message links,
reminders, read state, thread following, and clearer action grouping
while preserving existing guards. Quick-reaction circles share one
extracted widget.

**mobile/lib/features/channels/read_state/message_read_state.dart**
Centralizes message-level unread evaluation across channel, message, and
thread markers; channel-level forced unread deliberately does not leak
into message state.

**mobile/lib/features/channels/read_state/read_state_provider.dart**
Forced-unread flags are per-context (channel id or `msg:` key) mapped to
their channel, so message- and channel-level unread choices round-trip
independently.


**mobile/lib/features/channels/thread_follows/thread_follows_provider.dart**
Exposes per-identity thread follow state to the message menu and
notification pipeline.


**mobile/lib/features/channels/thread_follows/thread_follows_storage.dart**
Persists a bounded, validated set of followed thread roots on the
device.

**mobile/lib/shared/reminders/remind_me_later_sheet.dart**
Adds reminder presets and a native custom date/time flow for deferring a
message. Lives under `shared/` so the channels feature never imports
another feature module. Cancelling the custom picker keeps the preset
sheet open; submission failures show stable copy and log the underlying
error.

**mobile/lib/shared/reminders/reminder_service.dart**
Creates desktop-compatible, self-encrypted kind-30300 reminder events.

**mobile/lib/shared/reminders/reminder_time_presets.dart**
Defines reminder choices that match the desktop experience.

**mobile/lib/shared/deeplink/deep_link.dart**
Builds canonical Buzz message links, including thread context when
present.

**mobile/lib/shared/relay/nostr_models.dart**
Adds the reminder event kind to the shared Nostr model constants.

**mobile/lib/shared/widgets/sheet_divider.dart**
Shared bottom-sheet section divider used by the message actions and
reminder sheets.

**mobile/test/features/channels/message_actions_test.dart**
Covers action visibility and guards, promoted actions, read/unread
round-tripping (including channel- vs message-level force isolation),
thread follows, and canonical links.


**mobile/test/features/channels/read_state/message_read_state_test.dart**
Covers unread precedence for channel, message, and thread contexts.


**mobile/test/features/channels/thread_follows/thread_follows_storage_test.dart**
Covers follow persistence, identity separation, validation, and storage
bounds.

**mobile/test/shared/reminders/reminder_service_test.dart**
Covers reminder payloads, tags, crypto round-tripping, and preset
behavior.


**mobile/test/features/channels/read_state/read_state_provider_test.dart**
Drives the production ReadStateNotifier/ReadStateManager (no fake
bookkeeping) through message unread → read → unread round-trips,
explicit channel-level Mark read clearing forced messages, and automatic
channel-open reads preserving them.

**mobile/test/shared/reminders/remind_me_later_sheet_test.dart**
Covers custom-picker cancel keeping the sheet open, stable failure copy
without the raw error, and the happy preset path.

**mobile/test/shared/deeplink/deep_link_test.dart**
Covers canonical top-level and threaded message-link generation.

</details>

## Reproduction steps

1. Run the mobile app with a signed-in identity and open a channel
containing regular messages and threads.
2. Long-press a message and confirm reactions plus Reply, Copy link, and
Remind me appear as fast actions above the fold.
3. Use Copy link; confirm the resulting `buzz://message` link opens the
correct channel and thread context.
4. Toggle Mark unread/Mark read and Follow thread/Unfollow thread,
reopening the sheet to confirm each state changes correctly. Force a
channel unread from the channel tile, then mark a message read — the
channel stays unread.
5. Choose a reminder preset and a custom date/time; confirm the reminder
is created and appears in the desktop reminder experience. Cancel the
custom date picker and confirm the reminder sheet stays open.
6. Long-press a system message and a message you cannot manage; confirm
utility and destructive actions remain appropriately hidden.

## Screenshots / demos

<img width="1206" height="2622" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/81096cd6-329b-408f-bcff-712e23b268a4"
/>

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Signed-off-by: Taylor Ho <taylorkmho@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: npub1223z34hd7vtwc6qj4s7flsxkj644nlre2nthu7lrrmkumhu3xddsrx9r6w <52a228d6edf316ec6812ac3c9fc0d696ab59fc7954d77e7be31eedcddf91335b@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
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Buzz Mobile

Flutter mobile client for Buzz.

Setup

cd mobile
flutter pub get

Run

# From repo root (recommended — starts Docker, relay, and simulator):
just mobile-dev

# Direct (requires services and relay already running):
cd mobile && flutter run

Worktree-aware debug identity

Debug builds produced from a git worktree get a unique app identifier keyed to the worktree directory name (com.buzz.buzzMobile.<slug> on iOS, xyz.block.buzz.mobile.<slug> on Android) plus a display-only branch label in the app name (Buzz (my-branch), or a short SHA when the worktree is detached). Because the identifier follows the directory rather than the branch, one worktree keeps exactly one installed app — and its login state — across branch switches, and builds from multiple worktrees install side by side, mirroring the desktop dev experience. Release and profile builds always keep the production identity and name.

just mobile-dev and just mobile-build-android apply this automatically by running scripts/mobile-worktree-overrides.sh, which writes two gitignored files:

  • mobile/ios/Flutter/WorktreeOverrides.xcconfig (included by Debug builds only; a developer's AppOverrides.xcconfig is included after it, so app-specific overrides like a personal BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER for device signing always win)
  • mobile/android/worktree.properties (read by the debug build type only)

For direct Xcode / Android Studio / flutter run development, run ./scripts/mobile-worktree-overrides.sh from the repo root once per branch switch to refresh the display label (the install identity never changes); the persisted files are then picked up by any subsequent build. In the main checkout the script is a no-op that removes stale override files, restoring the plain Buzz identity.

To remove leftover worktree-suffixed installs from booted iOS simulators and connected Android emulators, run just mobile-clean (add --dry-run via ./scripts/mobile-worktree-clean.sh --dry-run to preview). Production installs are never touched.

Checks

dart format --output=none --set-exit-if-changed .
flutter analyze
flutter test

Or from the repo root: just mobile-check and just mobile-test.

Android release signing

Android release builds fail unless all upload-key inputs are supplied through the environment:

  • BUZZ_ANDROID_UPLOAD_KEYSTORE_PATH: path to a CI-vended keystore file
  • BUZZ_ANDROID_UPLOAD_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
  • BUZZ_ANDROID_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS
  • BUZZ_ANDROID_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD

The keystore path must be absolute, and the keystore must remain outside the repository. Development and debug builds do not require these variables.

Release pipelines that sign through the central APK Signer service instead of a local upload keystore must set BUZZ_ANDROID_RELEASE_SIGNING=external. That mode produces an unsigned release bundle and refuses to run if any BUZZ_ANDROID_UPLOAD_* value is also set.

Architecture

lib/
├── main.dart              # Entry point, Riverpod bootstrap
├── app.dart               # MaterialApp with theme
├── shared/
│   └── theme/             # Catppuccin light/dark, spacing tokens, extensions
└── features/
    └── home/              # Placeholder home surface
  • State management: Riverpod + Hooks (HookConsumerWidget)
  • Theme: Catppuccin Latte (light) / Macchiato (dark) — matches desktop
  • Spacing: Grid tokens for consistent spacing
  • Linting: flutter_lints + riverpod_lint via custom_lint
  • Feature isolation: No cross-feature imports except shared/