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buzz/mobile
d5da74e4e0 feat(mobile): add channel scroll navigation (#4239)
**Category:** improvement
**User Impact:** Mobile readers can jump directly to their oldest unread
message and return to the latest message with compact directional
controls.
**Problem:** Opening an active channel at its newest message makes it
easy to miss where unread conversation began, while moving back through
history lacks a lightweight route to the live edge.
**Solution:** Capture the channel's unread boundary when it opens, offer
an accessible up-chevron beneath the app bar to reach that stable
target, then reveal the inverse down-chevron at the bottom whenever the
reader is away from latest. Deep links retain precedence, and
live-follow, pagination, composer resizing, and explicit scroll
ownership continue to use the existing timeline behavior.

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

**mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_detail_page.dart**
Captures the channel's read state at open time and passes a stable
unread snapshot into the timeline before the normal deferred read update
advances it.

**mobile/lib/features/channels/channel_detail_page/message_list.dart**
Adds mutually exclusive oldest-unread and latest navigation, with
accessible icon controls positioned at opposite edges of the message
surface while preserving existing follow and deep-link behavior.

**mobile/test/features/channels/channel_detail_page_test.dart**
Covers the unread target, compact inverse controls, accessible tooltips,
and placement beneath the frosted app bar.

</details>

## Reproduction steps

1. Open a Flutter mobile channel that has unread messages without
entering through a message or thread deep link.
2. Confirm an up-chevron appears directly below the channel app bar
while the timeline remains at latest.
3. Tap the up-chevron and confirm the timeline scrolls to the oldest
message that was unread when the channel opened.
4. Confirm the unread control is replaced by a down-chevron at the
bottom of the timeline.
5. Tap the down-chevron and confirm the timeline returns to latest and
resumes following new messages.

## Screenshots

| At latest — up-chevron to oldest unread | Away from latest —
down-chevron to latest |
|---|---|
| ![Up-chevron beneath the mobile channel app
bar](https://d24qwcpro867f5.cloudfront.net/repos/buzz/prs/4239/buzz-mobile-scroll-to-oldest-unread.png)
| ![Down-chevron above the mobile channel
composer](https://d24qwcpro867f5.cloudfront.net/repos/buzz/prs/4239/buzz-mobile-scroll-to-latest.png)
|

_Real iPhone 17 Pro Simulator captures from the neutral
`buzz-mobile-scroll-to` channel._

Originating Buzz thread:
`buzz://message?channel=5b16c478-22d8-4ddd-951a-6036e19b81ff&id=6a78af32d7ac6f531b182c4e70dd5a04c503a2dab2ce2c0c74b2c6baa5921741&thread=6a78af32d7ac6f531b182c4e70dd5a04c503a2dab2ce2c0c74b2c6baa5921741`

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Signed-off-by: Taylor Ho <taylorkmho@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: npub1223z34hd7vtwc6qj4s7flsxkj644nlre2nthu7lrrmkumhu3xddsrx9r6w <52a228d6edf316ec6812ac3c9fc0d696ab59fc7954d77e7be31eedcddf91335b@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
Co-authored-by: npub1223z34hd7vtwc6qj4s7flsxkj644nlre2nthu7lrrmkumhu3xddsrx9r6w <52a228d6edf316ec6812ac3c9fc0d696ab59fc7954d77e7be31eedcddf91335b@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
2026-08-03 17:48:41 -07:00
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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/