chore: bump version to 4.11.137 [skip ci]

Show circular sender avatars with MessagingStyle, notify on encrypted background sync events, deep-link tray taps into the right room, and suppress Firefox open-link contextual actions.

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

@@ -102,29 +102,7 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Build Android APK
         run: npm run android:apk:linux
-      
-      - name: Upload APK
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: Paarrot-Android.apk
-          path: android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/Paarrot-*.apk
 
-  create-release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [increment-version, build-android]
-    if: always() && needs.build-android.result == 'success'
-    
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-      
-      - name: Pull latest (after version bump)
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        run: git pull origin master
-      
       - name: Get version
         id: version
         run: |
@@ -135,7 +113,14 @@ jobs:
           fi
           echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Version: $VERSION"
-      
+
+      - name: Prepare release files
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p release-files
+          find android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug -type f -name "Paarrot-*.apk" -exec cp {} release-files/ \;
+          ls -la release-files/
+          test -n "$(ls -A release-files/*.apk 2>/dev/null)"
+
       - name: Check if tag exists
         id: tag_check
         run: |
@@ -147,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Tag v$VERSION does not exist"
             echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
-      
+
       - name: Create and push tag
         if: steps.tag_check.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: |
@@ -155,18 +140,9 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email "actions@github.com"
           git tag -a "v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}" -m "Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
           git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
-      
-      - name: Download all artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          path: artifacts
-      
-      - name: Prepare release files
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p release-files
-          find artifacts -type f -name "*.apk" -exec cp {} release-files/ \;
-          ls -la release-files/
-      
+
+      # Upload via the internal Gitea API. actions/upload-artifact times out against
+      # git.ruv.wtf:443 from this runner; synbox:8418 is reachable on the LAN.
       - name: Create or Update Gitea Release
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -175,10 +151,10 @@ jobs:
           TAG_NAME="v${VERSION}"
           API_BASE="http://synbox.ruv.wtf:8418/api/v1"
           REPO="litruv/cinny-mobile"
-          
+
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
             "${API_BASE}/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG_NAME}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
-          
+
           if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
             echo "Creating new release for ${TAG_NAME}..."
             RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST \
@@ -198,7 +174,7 @@ jobs:
                 "${API_BASE}/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets/${ASSET_ID}"
             done
           fi
-          
+
           echo "Uploading assets..."
           for FILE in release-files/*; do
             FILENAME="Paarrot-${VERSION}.apk"
@@ -210,9 +186,9 @@ jobs:
               "${API_BASE}/repos/${REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}/assets?name=${FILENAME}"
             echo ""
           done
-          
+
           echo "Gitea release complete!"
-      
+
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHTOKEN }}
@@ -220,10 +196,10 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
           TAG_NAME="v${VERSION}"
           GITHUB_REPO="Paarrot/Paarrot-Mobile"
-          
+
           RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GH_TOKEN}" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG_NAME}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
-          
+
           if [ -z "$RELEASE_ID" ]; then
             echo "Creating new GitHub release for ${TAG_NAME}..."
             RELEASE_ID=$(curl -s -X POST \
@@ -235,11 +211,11 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "GitHub release exists with ID: ${RELEASE_ID}"
           fi
-          
+
           echo "Uploading assets to GitHub..."
           UPLOAD_URL=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GH_TOKEN}" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_REPO}/releases/${RELEASE_ID}" | jq -r '.upload_url' | sed 's/{?name,label}//')
-          
+
           for FILE in release-files/*; do
             FILENAME="Paarrot-${VERSION}.apk"
             echo "Uploading ${FILENAME} to GitHub..."
@@ -250,5 +226,5 @@ jobs:
               "${UPLOAD_URL}?name=${FILENAME}"
             echo ""
           done
-          
+
           echo "GitHub release complete!"

.gitmodules

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "cinny"]
 	path = cinny
-	url = http://synbox.ruv.wtf:8418/litruv/cinny.git
+	url = ../cinny.git

android/app/src/main/java/com/paarrot/app/MainActivity.java

@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ public class MainActivity extends BridgeActivity {
         setupImageKeyboardSupport();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        // Keep native sync suppression in sync with the real Activity lifecycle.
+        MatrixSyncService.appInForeground = true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        MatrixSyncService.appInForeground = false;
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
     /** Advertise image MIME types and receive Gboard / paste / drag-drop media. */
     private void setupImageKeyboardSupport() {
         if (bridge == null) return;

android/app/src/main/java/com/paarrot/app/MatrixSyncService.kt

@@ -10,10 +10,18 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
+import android.util.Base64
 import android.util.Log
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import android.graphics.Canvas
+import android.graphics.Paint
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff
+import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode
+import android.graphics.Rect
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
+import androidx.core.app.Person
+import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
 
         serviceScope.launch {
             try {
-                runSingleSyncFetch(homeserver, token, userId)
+                runSingleSyncFetch(homeserver, token, userId, triggerReason)
                 Log.d(TAG, "One-shot sync completed (reason=$triggerReason)")
             } finally {
                 stopForegroundCompat()
@@ -84,7 +92,12 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
         job.cancel()
     }
 
-    private suspend fun runSingleSyncFetch(homeserver: String, token: String, userId: String) {
+    private suspend fun runSingleSyncFetch(
+        homeserver: String,
+        token: String,
+        userId: String,
+        triggerReason: String,
+    ) {
         val prefs = applicationContext.getSharedPreferences(PREFS, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
         val since = prefs.getString(KEY_SINCE, null)
         val isFirstSync = since == null
@@ -101,8 +114,17 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
                     if (nextBatch != null) {
                         prefs.edit().putString(KEY_SINCE, nextBatch).apply()
 
-                        if (!isFirstSync && !appInForeground) {
+                        // Push wakes should still notify even if the WebView leftover
+                        // "foreground" flag is stale; JS path is suppressed while backgrounded.
+                        val fromPush = triggerReason.startsWith("unifiedpush")
+                        val suppressBecauseUi = appInForeground && !fromPush
+                        if (!isFirstSync && !suppressBecauseUi) {
                             processRoomEvents(json, userId)
+                        } else {
+                            Log.d(
+                                TAG,
+                                "Skipping notifications (firstSync=$isFirstSync, foreground=$appInForeground, reason=$triggerReason)",
+                            )
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -126,7 +148,8 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
     }
 
     private fun buildSyncUrl(base: String, since: String?): String {
-        val filter = """{"room":{"timeline":{"limit":10,"types":["m.room.message"]},"state":{"types":[]},"account_data":{"types":[]},"ephemeral":{"types":[]}},"account_data":{"types":[]},"presence":{"types":[]}}"""
+        // Include encrypted events — most DMs/rooms are E2EE and never emit plaintext m.room.message.
+        val filter = """{"room":{"timeline":{"limit":10,"types":["m.room.message","m.room.encrypted","m.sticker"]},"state":{"types":[]},"account_data":{"types":[]},"ephemeral":{"types":[]}},"account_data":{"types":[]},"presence":{"types":[]}}"""
         val encodedFilter = URLEncoder.encode(filter, "UTF-8")
         val sinceParam = if (since != null) "&since=${URLEncoder.encode(since, "UTF-8")}" else ""
         return "$base/_matrix/client/v3/sync?timeout=12000&filter=$encodedFilter$sinceParam"
@@ -151,55 +174,274 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
             }
         }
 
+    private enum class RoomNotifyMode {
+        MUTE,
+        ALL_MESSAGES,
+        MENTIONS_AND_KEYWORDS,
+    }
+
+    private data class NotifyContext(
+        val myUserId: String,
+        val myDisplayName: String?,
+        val myLocalpart: String?,
+        val keywords: List<String>,
+        val directRoomIds: Set<String>,
+        val pushRules: JSONObject?,
+    )
+
     private fun processRoomEvents(sync: JSONObject, myUserId: String) {
         val prefs = applicationContext.getSharedPreferences(SyncServicePlugin.PREFS, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
         val homeserver = prefs.getString(EXTRA_HOMESERVER, null)?.trimEnd('/') ?: return
         val token = prefs.getString(EXTRA_TOKEN, null) ?: return
         val joinedRooms = sync.optJSONObject("rooms")?.optJSONObject("join") ?: return
         val nm = getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
-        ensureMessageChannel(nm)
+        ensureMessageChannels(nm)
+
+        val notifyCtx = loadNotifyContext(homeserver, token, myUserId)
 
         val roomIds = joinedRooms.keys().asSequence().toList()
         for (roomId in roomIds) {
-            val timeline = joinedRooms.optJSONObject(roomId)
-                ?.optJSONObject("timeline") ?: continue
+            val roomData = joinedRooms.optJSONObject(roomId) ?: continue
+            val mode = resolveRoomNotifyMode(roomId, notifyCtx)
+
+            // Homeserver unread counts already apply push rules — skip rooms with nothing to notify.
+            val unread = roomData.optJSONObject("unread_notifications")
+            val notificationCount = unread?.optInt("notification_count", 0) ?: 0
+            val highlightCount = unread?.optInt("highlight_count", 0) ?: 0
+            if (mode == RoomNotifyMode.MUTE || notificationCount <= 0) continue
+
+            val mentionsOnly = mode == RoomNotifyMode.MENTIONS_AND_KEYWORDS
+            if (mentionsOnly && highlightCount <= 0) {
+                // Mentions-only rooms: without a highlight, skip (encrypted bodies can't be scanned).
+                continue
+            }
+
+            val timeline = roomData.optJSONObject("timeline") ?: continue
             val events = timeline.optJSONArray("events") ?: continue
 
+            var notifiedForRoom = false
             for (i in 0 until events.length()) {
                 val event = events.optJSONObject(i) ?: continue
                 val eventId = event.optString("event_id")
+                val eventType = event.optString("type")
 
-                if (event.optString("type") != "m.room.message") continue
+                val isMessageLike =
+                    eventType == "m.room.message" ||
+                        eventType == "m.room.encrypted" ||
+                        eventType == "m.sticker"
+                if (!isMessageLike) continue
                 if (event.optString("sender") == myUserId) continue
                 if (eventId.isNotBlank() && !shownEventIds.add(eventId)) continue
 
-                val content = event.optJSONObject("content") ?: continue
-                val msgtype = content.optString("msgtype")
-                val rawBody = content.optString("body")
-                val body = when (msgtype) {
-                    "m.image"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "📷 $rawBody" else "📷 Photo"
-                    "m.video"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🎥 $rawBody" else "🎥 Video"
-                    "m.audio"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🎵 $rawBody" else "🎵 Audio"
-                    "m.file"    -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "📎 $rawBody" else "📎 File"
-                    "m.sticker" -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🖼️ $rawBody" else "🖼️ Sticker"
-                    else        -> rawBody.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: continue
+                val content = event.optJSONObject("content") ?: JSONObject()
+
+                // Plaintext mention/keyword filter; encrypted events already passed highlight_count.
+                if (
+                    mentionsOnly &&
+                    eventType != "m.room.encrypted" &&
+                    !isSpecialMessage(content, notifyCtx)
+                ) {
+                    continue
                 }
 
+                val body = when {
+                    eventType == "m.room.encrypted" -> "Encrypted message"
+                    eventType == "m.sticker" -> {
+                        val raw = content.optString("body")
+                        if (raw.isNotBlank()) "🖼️ $raw" else "🖼️ Sticker"
+                    }
+                    else -> {
+                        val msgtype = content.optString("msgtype")
+                        val rawBody = content.optString("body")
+                        when (msgtype) {
+                            "m.image"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "📷 $rawBody" else "📷 Photo"
+                            "m.video"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🎥 $rawBody" else "🎥 Video"
+                            "m.audio"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🎵 $rawBody" else "🎵 Audio"
+                            "m.file"    -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "📎 $rawBody" else "📎 File"
+                            "m.sticker" -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🖼️ $rawBody" else "🖼️ Sticker"
+                            else        -> rawBody.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                        }
+                    }
+                } ?: continue
+
                 val sender = event.optString("sender")
                 val profile = resolveProfile(sender, homeserver, token)
 
-                // For unencrypted image/sticker messages, try to download a preview bitmap.
-                // Encrypted messages have a `file` object instead of a top-level `url`.
+                val msgtype = content.optString("msgtype")
                 val inlineImage: Bitmap? = if (
-                    (msgtype == "m.image" || msgtype == "m.sticker") && !content.has("file")
+                    eventType != "m.room.encrypted" &&
+                    (msgtype == "m.image" || msgtype == "m.sticker" || eventType == "m.sticker") &&
+                    !content.has("file")
                 ) {
-                    content.optString("url").takeIf { it.startsWith("mxc://") }
-                        ?.let { mxcToDownloadUrl(it, homeserver) }
-                        ?.let { downloadBitmap(it, token) }
+                    content.optString("url").takeIf { it.startsWith("mxc://") }?.let { mxc ->
+                        mxcToDownloadUrls(mxc, homeserver)
+                            .firstNotNullOfOrNull { downloadBitmap(it, token) }
+                    }
                 } else null
 
-                showMessageNotification(nm, profile.displayName, body, profile.avatar, inlineImage)
+                showMessageNotification(
+                    nm,
+                    roomId,
+                    profile.displayName,
+                    body,
+                    profile.avatar,
+                    inlineImage,
+                    resolveGroupInfo(roomId, notifyCtx),
+                )
+                notifiedForRoom = true
             }
+
+            // Fallback: HS says there are notifications but timeline filter missed usable events.
+            if (!notifiedForRoom && notificationCount > 0) {
+                val groupInfo = resolveGroupInfo(roomId, notifyCtx)
+                showMessageNotification(
+                    nm,
+                    roomId,
+                    groupInfo.roomName.ifBlank { "New message" },
+                    if (mentionsOnly) "New mention" else "New message",
+                    null,
+                    null,
+                    groupInfo,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Load push rules, DM list, keywords, and own display name for notification filtering. */
+    private fun loadNotifyContext(homeserver: String, token: String, myUserId: String): NotifyContext {
+        val pushRules = fetchJson("$homeserver/_matrix/client/v3/pushrules/", token)
+        val accountDataDirect = fetchJson("$homeserver/_matrix/client/v3/user/${urlEncode(myUserId)}/account_data/m.direct", token)
+        val profile = fetchJson("$homeserver/_matrix/client/v3/profile/${urlEncode(myUserId)}", token)
+
+        val directRoomIds = mutableSetOf<String>()
+        accountDataDirect?.keys()?.forEach { key ->
+            val rooms = accountDataDirect.optJSONArray(key) ?: return@forEach
+            for (i in 0 until rooms.length()) {
+                rooms.optString(i).takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { directRoomIds.add(it) }
+            }
+        }
+
+        val keywords = mutableListOf<String>()
+        val contentRules = pushRules?.optJSONObject("global")?.optJSONArray("content")
+        if (contentRules != null) {
+            for (i in 0 until contentRules.length()) {
+                val rule = contentRules.optJSONObject(i) ?: continue
+                if (rule.optBoolean("enabled", true).not()) continue
+                if (!actionsIncludeNotify(rule.optJSONArray("actions"))) continue
+                rule.optString("pattern").takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { keywords.add(it) }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return NotifyContext(
+            myUserId = myUserId,
+            myDisplayName = profile?.optString("displayname")?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() },
+            myLocalpart = myUserId.substringAfter("@").substringBefore(":").takeIf { it.isNotBlank() },
+            keywords = keywords,
+            directRoomIds = directRoomIds,
+            pushRules = pushRules,
+        )
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mirrors Cinny/Paarrot room notification modes:
+     * Mute override → mute; room notify → all; room dont_notify → mentions;
+     * unset DM → all; unset room → mentions (app Default).
+     */
+    private fun resolveRoomNotifyMode(roomId: String, ctx: NotifyContext): RoomNotifyMode {
+        val global = ctx.pushRules?.optJSONObject("global")
+            // If push rules are unavailable, rely on homeserver unread_notifications only.
+            ?: return RoomNotifyMode.ALL_MESSAGES
+
+        val overrides = global.optJSONArray("override")
+        if (overrides != null) {
+            for (i in 0 until overrides.length()) {
+                val rule = overrides.optJSONObject(i) ?: continue
+                if (rule.optString("rule_id") != roomId) continue
+                if (rule.optBoolean("enabled", true).not()) continue
+                if (!actionsIncludeNotify(rule.optJSONArray("actions"))) {
+                    return RoomNotifyMode.MUTE
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        val roomRules = global.optJSONArray("room")
+        if (roomRules != null) {
+            for (i in 0 until roomRules.length()) {
+                val rule = roomRules.optJSONObject(i) ?: continue
+                if (rule.optString("rule_id") != roomId) continue
+                if (rule.optBoolean("enabled", true).not()) continue
+                return if (actionsIncludeNotify(rule.optJSONArray("actions"))) {
+                    RoomNotifyMode.ALL_MESSAGES
+                } else {
+                    RoomNotifyMode.MENTIONS_AND_KEYWORDS
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return if (ctx.directRoomIds.contains(roomId)) {
+            RoomNotifyMode.ALL_MESSAGES
+        } else {
+            RoomNotifyMode.MENTIONS_AND_KEYWORDS
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun actionsIncludeNotify(actions: org.json.JSONArray?): Boolean {
+        if (actions == null) return false
+        for (i in 0 until actions.length()) {
+            when (val action = actions.opt(i)) {
+                is String -> if (action == "notify") return true
+                is JSONObject -> if (action.has("set_tweak")) { /* tweaks only */ }
+            }
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    private fun isSpecialMessage(content: JSONObject, ctx: NotifyContext): Boolean {
+        val mentions = content.optJSONObject("m.mentions")
+        if (mentions != null) {
+            val userIds = mentions.optJSONArray("user_ids")
+            if (userIds != null) {
+                for (i in 0 until userIds.length()) {
+                    if (userIds.optString(i) == ctx.myUserId) return true
+                }
+            }
+            if (mentions.optBoolean("room", false)) return true
+        }
+
+        val body = content.optString("body").lowercase()
+        if (body.isBlank()) return false
+        if (body.contains("@room")) return true
+        ctx.myDisplayName?.lowercase()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let {
+            if (body.contains(it)) return true
+        }
+        ctx.myLocalpart?.lowercase()?.let {
+            if (body.contains(it)) return true
+        }
+        for (keyword in ctx.keywords) {
+            if (body.contains(keyword.lowercase())) return true
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+
+    private fun urlEncode(value: String): String = URLEncoder.encode(value, "UTF-8")
+
+    private fun fetchJson(urlString: String, token: String): JSONObject? {
+        return try {
+            val conn = URL(urlString).openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
+            try {
+                conn.requestMethod = "GET"
+                conn.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Bearer $token")
+                conn.setRequestProperty("Accept", "application/json")
+                conn.connectTimeout = 4_000
+                conn.readTimeout = 6_000
+                if (conn.responseCode != 200) return null
+                JSONObject(conn.inputStream.bufferedReader().readText())
+            } finally {
+                conn.disconnect()
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to fetch $urlString: ${e.message}")
+            null
         }
     }
 
@@ -231,9 +473,7 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
                 conn.disconnect()
             }
             displayNameCache[mxid] = displayName
-            val avatar = avatarMxc
-                ?.let { mxcToThumbnailUrl(it, homeserver, size = 96) }
-                ?.let { downloadBitmap(it, token) }
+            val avatar = avatarMxc?.let { downloadAvatarBitmap(it, homeserver, token, size = 96) }
             avatarCache[mxid] = avatar
             UserProfile(displayName, avatar)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -244,24 +484,47 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun mxcToThumbnailUrl(mxcUrl: String, homeserver: String, size: Int): String? {
+    private fun mxcToThumbnailUrls(mxcUrl: String, homeserver: String, size: Int): List<String> {
         val withoutScheme = mxcUrl.removePrefix("mxc://")
         val slash = withoutScheme.indexOf('/')
-        if (slash < 0) return null
+        if (slash < 0) return emptyList()
         val serverName = withoutScheme.substring(0, slash)
         val mediaId = withoutScheme.substring(slash + 1)
-        return "$homeserver/_matrix/media/v3/thumbnail/$serverName/$mediaId?width=$size&height=$size&method=crop"
+        val query = "width=$size&height=$size&method=crop"
+        // Prefer MSC3916 authenticated media, fall back to legacy media repo.
+        return listOf(
+            "$homeserver/_matrix/client/v1/media/thumbnail/$serverName/$mediaId?$query",
+            "$homeserver/_matrix/media/v3/thumbnail/$serverName/$mediaId?$query",
+        )
     }
 
-    private fun mxcToDownloadUrl(mxcUrl: String, homeserver: String): String? {
+    private fun mxcToDownloadUrls(mxcUrl: String, homeserver: String): List<String> {
         val withoutScheme = mxcUrl.removePrefix("mxc://")
         val slash = withoutScheme.indexOf('/')
-        if (slash < 0) return null
+        if (slash < 0) return emptyList()
         val serverName = withoutScheme.substring(0, slash)
         val mediaId = withoutScheme.substring(slash + 1)
-        return "$homeserver/_matrix/media/v3/download/$serverName/$mediaId"
+        return listOf(
+            "$homeserver/_matrix/client/v1/media/download/$serverName/$mediaId",
+            "$homeserver/_matrix/media/v3/download/$serverName/$mediaId",
+        )
     }
 
+    private fun downloadAvatarBitmap(
+        mxcUrl: String,
+        homeserver: String,
+        token: String,
+        size: Int,
+    ): Bitmap? {
+        for (url in mxcToThumbnailUrls(mxcUrl, homeserver, size)) {
+            downloadBitmap(url, token)?.let { return it }
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
+    private fun mxcToDownloadUrl(mxcUrl: String, homeserver: String): String? =
+        mxcToDownloadUrls(mxcUrl, homeserver).firstOrNull()
+
     private fun downloadBitmap(urlString: String, token: String): Bitmap? {
         return try {
             val conn = URL(urlString).openConnection() as HttpURLConnection
@@ -280,39 +543,83 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
         }
     }
 
+    private data class NotificationGroupInfo(
+        val groupId: String,
+        val groupName: String,
+        val roomName: String,
+        val kind: String,
+    )
+
+    private fun resolveGroupInfo(roomId: String, ctx: NotifyContext): NotificationGroupInfo {
+        val mapped = loadNotificationGroupMap()[roomId]
+        if (mapped != null) return mapped
+
+        return if (ctx.directRoomIds.contains(roomId)) {
+            NotificationGroupInfo(
+                groupId = GROUP_DIRECTS,
+                groupName = "Direct messages",
+                roomName = roomId,
+                kind = "direct",
+            )
+        } else {
+            NotificationGroupInfo(
+                groupId = GROUP_HOME,
+                groupName = "Home",
+                roomName = roomId,
+                kind = "home",
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun loadNotificationGroupMap(): Map<String, NotificationGroupInfo> {
+        val prefs = applicationContext.getSharedPreferences(SyncServicePlugin.PREFS, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
+        val raw = prefs.getString(KEY_NOTIFICATION_GROUPS, null) ?: return emptyMap()
+        return try {
+            val root = JSONObject(raw)
+            val out = mutableMapOf<String, NotificationGroupInfo>()
+            val keys = root.keys()
+            while (keys.hasNext()) {
+                val roomId = keys.next()
+                val obj = root.optJSONObject(roomId) ?: continue
+                out[roomId] = NotificationGroupInfo(
+                    groupId = obj.optString("groupId").ifBlank { GROUP_HOME },
+                    groupName = obj.optString("groupName").ifBlank { "Home" },
+                    roomName = obj.optString("roomName").ifBlank { roomId },
+                    kind = obj.optString("kind").ifBlank { "home" },
+                )
+            }
+            out
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to parse notification group map: ${e.message}")
+            emptyMap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun channelIdForKind(kind: String): String = channelIdForKindStatic(kind)
+
     private fun showMessageNotification(
         nm: NotificationManager,
+        roomId: String,
         sender: String,
         body: String,
         largeIcon: Bitmap? = null,
         inlineImage: Bitmap? = null,
+        groupInfo: NotificationGroupInfo,
     ) {
-        val launchIntent = packageManager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName)
-            ?: Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java)
-        val pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(
-            this, 0, launchIntent,
-            PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE,
+        val isDm = groupInfo.kind == "direct"
+        postMessageNotification(
+            this,
+            roomId = roomId,
+            senderName = sender,
+            messageText = body,
+            conversationTitle = if (isDm) null else groupInfo.roomName.ifBlank { null },
+            groupId = groupInfo.groupId,
+            groupName = groupInfo.groupName,
+            kind = groupInfo.kind,
+            largeIcon = largeIcon,
+            inlineImage = inlineImage,
+            path = null,
         )
-
-        val builder = NotificationCompat.Builder(this, CHANNEL_MESSAGES)
-            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat_paarrot)
-            .setContentTitle(sender)
-            .setContentText(body)
-            .setAutoCancel(true)
-            .setContentIntent(pi)
-            .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
-
-        if (largeIcon != null) builder.setLargeIcon(largeIcon)
-
-        if (inlineImage != null) {
-            builder.setStyle(
-                NotificationCompat.BigPictureStyle()
-                    .bigPicture(inlineImage)
-                    .bigLargeIcon(null as Bitmap?)
-            )
-        }
-
-        nm.notify(System.currentTimeMillis().toInt(), builder.build())
     }
 
     private fun buildStatusNotification(): Notification {
@@ -346,24 +653,8 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun ensureMessageChannel(nm: NotificationManager) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-            val soundUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://$packageName/${R.raw.paarrot_notification}")
-            val channel = NotificationChannel(
-                CHANNEL_MESSAGES, "Messages",
-                NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH,
-            ).apply {
-                description = "Matrix message notifications"
-                setSound(
-                    soundUri,
-                    AudioAttributes.Builder()
-                        .setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_NOTIFICATION)
-                        .setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION)
-                        .build(),
-                )
-            }
-            nm.createNotificationChannel(channel)
-        }
+    private fun ensureMessageChannels(nm: NotificationManager) {
+        ensureMessageChannels(this)
     }
 
     companion object {
@@ -372,17 +663,293 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
         const val EXTRA_TOKEN = "access_token"
         const val EXTRA_USER_ID = "user_id"
         const val EXTRA_DEVICE_ID = "device_id"
+        const val EXTRA_ROOM_ID = "room_id"
+        const val EXTRA_GROUP_ID = "group_id"
         const val EXTRA_TRIGGER_REASON = "trigger_reason"
+        const val KEY_NOTIFICATION_GROUPS = "notification_groups"
         const val PREFS = "matrix_sync_prefs"
         const val KEY_SINCE = "since_token"
         private const val KEY_LAST_WAKE_MS = "last_wake_ms"
         private const val NOTIF_ID_STATUS = 1001
         private const val CHANNEL_STATUS = "sync_status"
         private const val CHANNEL_MESSAGES = "messages_paarrot"
+        private const val CHANNEL_DIRECTS = "messages_directs"
+        private const val CHANNEL_SPACES = "messages_spaces"
+        private const val CHANNEL_HOME = "messages_home"
+        private const val GROUP_DIRECTS = "paarrot_directs"
+        private const val GROUP_HOME = "paarrot_home"
         private const val MIN_WAKE_INTERVAL_MS = 7_500L
         const val MODE_ONE_SHOT = "one_shot"
 
-        /** Set by [SyncServicePlugin] — true when the Capacitor WebView UI is visible. */
+        /** Same hashing scheme as JS `notificationIdForRoom` so clear-on-read hits both paths. */
+        fun notificationIdForRoom(roomId: String): Int {
+            var hash = 0
+            for (ch in roomId) {
+                hash = (hash shl 5) - hash + ch.code
+            }
+            // Match JS Math.abs(...); avoid Int.MIN_VALUE abs edge case.
+            val positive = if (hash == Int.MIN_VALUE) 0 else kotlin.math.abs(hash)
+            var id = positive % 2147483647
+            if (id == 0 || id == NOTIF_ID_STATUS) {
+                id = NOTIF_ID_STATUS + 1
+            }
+            return id
+        }
+
+        fun notificationIdForGroupSummary(groupId: String): Int =
+            notificationIdForRoom("summary:$groupId")
+
+        private fun channelIdForKindStatic(kind: String): String = when (kind) {
+            "direct" -> CHANNEL_DIRECTS
+            "space" -> CHANNEL_SPACES
+            else -> CHANNEL_HOME
+        }
+
+        fun ensureMessageChannels(context: Context) {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) return
+            val nm = context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
+            val soundUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://${context.packageName}/${R.raw.paarrot_notification}")
+            val soundAttrs = AudioAttributes.Builder()
+                .setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_NOTIFICATION)
+                .setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION)
+                .build()
+
+            val channels = listOf(
+                Triple(CHANNEL_DIRECTS, "Direct messages", "One-to-one Matrix conversations"),
+                Triple(CHANNEL_SPACES, "Spaces", "Messages from rooms inside Spaces"),
+                Triple(CHANNEL_HOME, "Other rooms", "Rooms that are not in a Space"),
+                Triple(CHANNEL_MESSAGES, "Messages", "Legacy message channel"),
+            )
+
+            for ((id, name, description) in channels) {
+                val channel = NotificationChannel(id, name, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH).apply {
+                    this.description = description
+                    setSound(soundUri, soundAttrs)
+                }
+                nm.createNotificationChannel(channel)
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun decodeBase64Bitmap(base64: String?): Bitmap? {
+            if (base64.isNullOrBlank()) return null
+            return try {
+                val raw = if (base64.contains(',')) base64.substringAfter(',') else base64
+                val bytes = Base64.decode(raw, Base64.DEFAULT)
+                BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Failed to decode notification icon: ${e.message}")
+                null
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** Crop a bitmap into a circle for the notification avatar slot. */
+        fun toCircularBitmap(bitmap: Bitmap): Bitmap {
+            val size = minOf(bitmap.width, bitmap.height)
+            val output = Bitmap.createBitmap(size, size, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+            val canvas = Canvas(output)
+            val paint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG)
+            val radius = size / 2f
+            canvas.drawCircle(radius, radius, radius, paint)
+            paint.xfermode = PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN)
+            val left = (bitmap.width - size) / 2
+            val top = (bitmap.height - size) / 2
+            canvas.drawBitmap(
+                bitmap,
+                Rect(left, top, left + size, top + size),
+                Rect(0, 0, size, size),
+                paint,
+            )
+            return output
+        }
+
+        /** Soften URLs so Android Assistant doesn't add "Open link in Firefox" actions. */
+        fun sanitizeNotificationText(text: String): String =
+            text.replace(Regex("""https?://\S+""", RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE), "🔗 link")
+
+        /**
+         * Posts a room notification (+ space/DM group summary) for both background sync
+         * and JS-driven Capacitor notifications.
+         *
+         * Avatar goes in the circular Person / largeIcon slot on the left.
+         * Optional image attachments use BigPictureStyle while keeping that circular avatar.
+         */
+        fun postMessageNotification(
+            context: Context,
+            roomId: String,
+            senderName: String,
+            messageText: String,
+            conversationTitle: String?,
+            groupId: String,
+            groupName: String,
+            kind: String,
+            largeIcon: Bitmap? = null,
+            inlineImage: Bitmap? = null,
+            path: String? = null,
+            // Back-compat for older call sites that passed title/body.
+            title: String? = null,
+            body: String? = null,
+        ) {
+            val nm = context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
+            ensureMessageChannels(context)
+
+            val resolvedSender = senderName.ifBlank { title ?: "Someone" }
+            val resolvedMessage = sanitizeNotificationText(
+                messageText.ifBlank { body ?: "New message" },
+            )
+            val isDm = kind == "direct"
+            val resolvedConversation =
+                conversationTitle?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    ?: title?.takeIf { !isDm && it != resolvedSender }
+
+            val launchIntent = Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
+                action = NotificationNavStore.ACTION_OPEN_NOTIFICATION
+                flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or
+                    Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP or
+                    Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP or
+                    Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT
+                putExtra(EXTRA_ROOM_ID, roomId)
+                if (!path.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                    putExtra(NotificationNavStore.EXTRA_NAV_PATH, path)
+                }
+            }
+            val roomNotifId = notificationIdForRoom(roomId)
+            val pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(
+                context, roomNotifId, launchIntent,
+                PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE,
+            )
+
+            val avatar = largeIcon?.let { toCircularBitmap(it) }
+            val personBuilder = Person.Builder()
+                .setName(resolvedSender)
+                .setKey(resolvedSender)
+            if (avatar != null) {
+                personBuilder.setIcon(IconCompat.createWithBitmap(avatar))
+            }
+            val senderPerson = personBuilder.build()
+
+            val channelId = channelIdForKindStatic(kind)
+            val collapsedTitle = if (isDm || resolvedConversation.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                resolvedSender
+            } else {
+                resolvedConversation
+            }
+            val collapsedText = if (isDm || resolvedConversation.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                resolvedMessage
+            } else {
+                "$resolvedSender: $resolvedMessage"
+            }
+
+            val builder = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, channelId)
+                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat_paarrot)
+                .setContentTitle(collapsedTitle)
+                .setContentText(collapsedText)
+                .setAutoCancel(true)
+                .setContentIntent(pi)
+                .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
+                .setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_MESSAGE)
+                .setGroup(groupId)
+                .setOnlyAlertOnce(true)
+                .setSubText(groupName)
+                .setShortcutId(roomId)
+                // Prevent system "Open link in Chrome/Firefox" contextual actions on URL bodies.
+                .setAllowSystemGeneratedContextualActions(false)
+
+            builder.extras.putString(EXTRA_ROOM_ID, roomId)
+            builder.extras.putString(EXTRA_GROUP_ID, groupId)
+            if (!path.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                builder.extras.putString(NotificationNavStore.EXTRA_NAV_PATH, path)
+            }
+
+            // Circular avatar on the left (collapsed + MessagingStyle Person).
+            if (avatar != null) builder.setLargeIcon(avatar)
+
+            if (inlineImage != null) {
+                // Expanded image attachment — keep avatar in the circular large-icon slot.
+                builder.setStyle(
+                    NotificationCompat.BigPictureStyle()
+                        .bigPicture(inlineImage)
+                        .bigLargeIcon(avatar)
+                        .setBigContentTitle(collapsedTitle)
+                        .setSummaryText(collapsedText)
+                )
+            } else {
+                val messaging = NotificationCompat.MessagingStyle(senderPerson)
+                    .addMessage(
+                        NotificationCompat.MessagingStyle.Message(
+                            resolvedMessage,
+                            System.currentTimeMillis(),
+                            senderPerson,
+                        )
+                    )
+                if (!resolvedConversation.isNullOrBlank() && !isDm) {
+                    messaging.conversationTitle = resolvedConversation
+                    messaging.isGroupConversation = true
+                }
+                builder.setStyle(messaging)
+            }
+
+            nm.notify(roomNotifId, builder.build())
+
+            val summaryId = notificationIdForGroupSummary(groupId)
+            val summary = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, channelId)
+                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat_paarrot)
+                .setContentTitle(groupName)
+                .setContentText("New messages")
+                .setAutoCancel(true)
+                .setContentIntent(pi)
+                .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
+                .setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_MESSAGE)
+                .setGroup(groupId)
+                .setGroupSummary(true)
+                .setAllowSystemGeneratedContextualActions(false)
+                .setStyle(
+                    NotificationCompat.InboxStyle()
+                        .setBigContentTitle(groupName)
+                        .setSummaryText(groupName)
+                )
+            summary.extras.putString(EXTRA_GROUP_ID, groupId)
+            nm.notify(summaryId, summary.build())
+        }
+
+        /** Cancel the tray notification posted for [roomId], if any. */
+        fun clearRoomNotifications(context: Context, roomId: String) {
+            if (roomId.isBlank()) return
+            val nm = context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
+            val roomNotifId = notificationIdForRoom(roomId)
+
+            var groupId: String? = null
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+                groupId = nm.activeNotifications
+                    .firstOrNull { it.id == roomNotifId }
+                    ?.notification?.extras?.getString(EXTRA_GROUP_ID)
+            }
+
+            nm.cancel(roomNotifId)
+
+            // Also drop any legacy stacked notifications that still carry this room id.
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
+                for (active in nm.activeNotifications) {
+                    val tagged = active.notification.extras.getString(EXTRA_ROOM_ID)
+                    if (tagged == roomId && active.id != roomNotifId) {
+                        nm.cancel(active.id)
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (!groupId.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                    val summaryId = notificationIdForGroupSummary(groupId)
+                    val siblingsRemain = nm.activeNotifications.any { active ->
+                        active.id != summaryId &&
+                            active.notification.extras.getString(EXTRA_GROUP_ID) == groupId
+                    }
+                    if (!siblingsRemain) {
+                        nm.cancel(summaryId)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /** Set by [SyncServicePlugin] / [MainActivity] — true when the Capacitor UI is visible. */
+        @JvmField
         @Volatile
         var appInForeground = false
 

android/app/src/main/java/com/paarrot/app/NotificationNavStore.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.paarrot.app
+
+import android.content.Intent
+
+/**
+ * Bridges notification tap intents into the Capacitor JS layer so we can
+ * navigate to the correct room when a tray notification is opened.
+ */
+object NotificationNavStore {
+    const val EXTRA_NAV_PATH = "paarrot_nav_path"
+    const val ACTION_OPEN_NOTIFICATION = "com.paarrot.app.OPEN_NOTIFICATION"
+
+    @Volatile
+    var pendingPath: String? = null
+
+    @Volatile
+    var pendingRoomId: String? = null
+
+    @Volatile
+    var plugin: SyncServicePlugin? = null
+
+    /** Read navigation extras from a notification tap [intent] and notify JS. */
+    fun handleIntent(intent: Intent?) {
+        if (intent == null) return
+        val path = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_NAV_PATH)?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        val roomId = intent.getStringExtra(MatrixSyncService.EXTRA_ROOM_ID)?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        if (path == null && roomId == null) return
+
+        pendingPath = path
+        pendingRoomId = roomId
+        plugin?.emitNotificationOpened(path, roomId)
+    }
+
+    /** Consume and clear the pending navigation target. */
+    fun consume(): Pair<String?, String?> {
+        val path = pendingPath
+        val roomId = pendingRoomId
+        pendingPath = null
+        pendingRoomId = null
+        return path to roomId
+    }
+}

android/app/src/main/java/com/paarrot/app/SyncServicePlugin.kt

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import com.getcapacitor.annotation.CapacitorPlugin
  * - `stop()` — clear persisted credentials and unregister UnifiedPush
  * - `setAppForeground({ foreground })` — tell the service whether the app UI is visible
  * - `getStatus()` — returns current fetch and UnifiedPush state
+ * - `clearRoomNotifications({ roomId })` — dismiss native tray notifs for a room
+ * - `setNotificationGroups({ rooms })` — persist space/DM grouping for tray nesting
+ * - `showNotification({ title, body, roomId, groupId, groupName, kind, largeIconBase64 })`
  */
 @CapacitorPlugin(name = "MatrixBackgroundSync")
 class SyncServicePlugin : Plugin() {
@@ -28,13 +31,44 @@ class SyncServicePlugin : Plugin() {
     override fun load() {
         super.load()
         UnifiedPushManager.setPlugin(this)
+        NotificationNavStore.plugin = this
+        NotificationNavStore.handleIntent(activity?.intent)
+    }
+
+    override fun handleOnNewIntent(intent: Intent?) {
+        super.handleOnNewIntent(intent)
+        if (intent != null) {
+            activity?.intent = intent
+        }
+        NotificationNavStore.handleIntent(intent)
     }
 
     override fun handleOnDestroy() {
         UnifiedPushManager.clearPlugin(this)
+        if (NotificationNavStore.plugin === this) {
+            NotificationNavStore.plugin = null
+        }
         super.handleOnDestroy()
     }
 
+    /** Emit a notificationOpened event toward the JS layer. */
+    fun emitNotificationOpened(path: String?, roomId: String?) {
+        val payload = JSObject()
+        if (path != null) payload.put("path", path)
+        if (roomId != null) payload.put("roomId", roomId)
+        notifyListeners("notificationOpened", payload, true)
+    }
+
+    /** Returns any pending notification navigation target from a tray tap. */
+    @PluginMethod
+    fun getPendingNotificationNav(call: PluginCall) {
+        val (path, roomId) = NotificationNavStore.consume()
+        val result = JSObject()
+        result.put("path", path)
+        result.put("roomId", roomId)
+        call.resolve(result)
+    }
+
     /** Persists Matrix credentials and starts UnifiedPush registration. */
     @PluginMethod
     fun start(call: PluginCall) {
@@ -97,6 +131,69 @@ class SyncServicePlugin : Plugin() {
         call.resolve(result)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Cancels native tray notifications for a Matrix room after it has been marked as read.
+     */
+    @PluginMethod
+    fun clearRoomNotifications(call: PluginCall) {
+        val roomId = call.getString("roomId")
+            ?: return call.reject("roomId required")
+        MatrixSyncService.clearRoomNotifications(context, roomId)
+        call.resolve(JSObject().put("cleared", true))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Persists room → space/group metadata from the JS layer so background
+     * notifications can nest under Direct messages / Space name / Home.
+     */
+    @PluginMethod
+    fun setNotificationGroups(call: PluginCall) {
+        val rooms = call.getObject("rooms")
+            ?: return call.reject("rooms required")
+        context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS, Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit()
+            .putString(MatrixSyncService.KEY_NOTIFICATION_GROUPS, rooms.toString())
+            .apply()
+        call.resolve(JSObject().put("success", true))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Shows a message notification from the JS layer (supports dynamic avatar icons).
+     * Capacitor LocalNotifications cannot load authenticated/dynamic large icons, so
+     * we post through the same native NotificationManager path as background sync.
+     */
+    @PluginMethod
+    fun showNotification(call: PluginCall) {
+        val roomId = call.getString("roomId") ?: return call.reject("roomId required")
+        val groupId = call.getString("groupId") ?: "paarrot_home"
+        val groupName = call.getString("groupName") ?: "Home"
+        val kind = call.getString("kind") ?: "home"
+        val senderName = call.getString("senderName")
+            ?: call.getString("title")
+            ?: "Someone"
+        val messageText = call.getString("messageText")
+            ?: call.getString("body")
+            ?: "New message"
+        val conversationTitle = call.getString("conversationTitle")
+        val path = call.getString("path")
+        val largeIconBase64 = call.getString("largeIconBase64")
+        val bigPictureBase64 = call.getString("bigPictureBase64")
+
+        MatrixSyncService.postMessageNotification(
+            context = context,
+            roomId = roomId,
+            senderName = senderName,
+            messageText = messageText,
+            conversationTitle = conversationTitle,
+            groupId = groupId,
+            groupName = groupName,
+            kind = kind,
+            largeIcon = MatrixSyncService.decodeBase64Bitmap(largeIconBase64),
+            inlineImage = MatrixSyncService.decodeBase64Bitmap(bigPictureBase64),
+            path = path,
+        )
+        call.resolve(JSObject().put("shown", true))
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val PREFS = "sync_service_prefs"
     }

overlay/src/app/components/page/Page.tsx

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as swipeCss from '../mobile/mobile-gestures.css';
 import { ScreenSize, useScreenSizeContext } from '../../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { SidebarDockedCallPanel } from '../../features/call/SidebarDockedCallPanel';
 import { useShowCompactMasterView } from '../../hooks/useCompactNav';
+import { isStationeryTheme, useTheme } from '../../hooks/useTheme';
 
 type PageRootProps = {
   nav: ReactNode;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export function PageNav({
       grow={isMobile ? 'Yes' : undefined}
       className={classNames(css.PageNav({ size }), className)}
       shrink={isMobile ? 'Yes' : 'No'}
+      data-page-nav=""
     >
       <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
         {children}
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ export const PageNavHeader = as<'header', css.PageNavHeaderVariants>(
       className={classNames(css.PageNavHeader({ outlined }), className)}
       variant="Background"
       size="600"
+      data-folder-tab="nav"
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />
@@ -104,13 +107,16 @@ export function PageNavContent({
   scrollRef?: MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>;
   scrollProps?: React.ComponentProps<typeof Scroll>;
 }) {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const hideScrollbar = isStationeryTheme(theme);
+
   return (
     <Box grow="Yes" direction="Column">
       <Scroll
         ref={scrollRef}
         variant="Background"
         direction="Vertical"
-        size="300"
+        size={hideScrollbar ? '0' : '300'}
         hideTrack
         visibility="Hover"
         {...scrollProps}
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ export const Page = as<'div'>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
     grow="Yes"
     direction="Column"
     className={classNames(ContainerColor({ variant: 'Surface' }), className)}
+    data-page=""
     {...props}
     ref={ref}
   />
@@ -137,6 +144,7 @@ export const PageHeader = as<'div', css.PageHeaderVariants>(
       as="header"
       size="600"
       className={classNames(css.PageHeader({ balance, outlined }), className)}
+      data-folder-tab-bar=""
       {...props}
       ref={ref}
     />

overlay/src/app/features/forum/ForumBoardDetail.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { Box, Scroll, Text, color } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../../components/icons';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { useCompactNav } from '../../hooks/useCompactNav';
+import { Page, PageContent } from '../../components/page';
+import { ContainerColor } from '../../styles/ContainerColor.css';
+import { activeThreadIdAtomFamily } from '../../state/activeThread';
+import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import { getSpacePath } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
+import { useForumBoardContext } from './ForumBoardContext';
+import { ForumThreadDetail } from './ForumThreadDetail';
+import type { ForumPost } from './types';
+import * as theme from './forumTheme.css';
+
+/** Thread detail in the main pane; post list lives in ForumFeedSidebar. */
+export function ForumBoardDetail() {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const compact = useCompactNav();
+  const [optimisticPost, setOptimisticPost] = useState<ForumPost | null>(null);
+
+  const {
+    forumSpace,
+    query,
+    error,
+    selectedPostId,
+    activeTopicRoomId,
+    threads,
+    recordThreadReply,
+  } = useForumBoardContext();
+
+  // Compact: /feed/ without a selected post has no detail content — return to the list
+  // so an empty detail layer cannot cover the forum sidebar.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!compact || selectedPostId) return;
+    navigate(getSpacePath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, forumSpace.roomId)), { replace: true });
+  }, [compact, selectedPostId, navigate, mx, forumSpace.roomId]);
+
+  const activeTopicRoom = activeTopicRoomId ? mx.getRoom(activeTopicRoomId) : null;
+  const topicSelected = Boolean(query.topic);
+
+  const setActiveThreadId = useSetAtom(
+    activeThreadIdAtomFamily(activeTopicRoomId ?? forumSpace.roomId)
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedPostId && activeTopicRoomId) {
+      setActiveThreadId(selectedPostId);
+      return () => setActiveThreadId(undefined);
+    }
+    setActiveThreadId(undefined);
+    return undefined;
+  }, [selectedPostId, activeTopicRoomId, setActiveThreadId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (optimisticPost && optimisticPost.eventId !== selectedPostId) {
+      setOptimisticPost(null);
+    }
+  }, [optimisticPost, selectedPostId]);
+
+  const selectedThread = useMemo(
+    () => threads.find((t) => t.eventId === selectedPostId),
+    [threads, selectedPostId]
+  );
+
+  const handleReplySent = useCallback(
+    (_reply: ForumPost) => {
+      if (selectedPostId) {
+        recordThreadReply(selectedPostId);
+      }
+    },
+    [recordThreadReply, selectedPostId]
+  );
+
+  const showThread = Boolean(selectedPostId && activeTopicRoom);
+  const threadInitialPost =
+    optimisticPost?.eventId === selectedPostId ? optimisticPost : null;
+  const detailDropRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+  return (
+    <Page className={classNames(ContainerColor({ variant: 'Background' }), theme.ForumAppRoot)}>
+      <PageContent className={theme.ForumPageContent}>
+        {error && (
+          <Text as="p" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main, padding: '0.5rem 1rem' }}>
+            {error}
+          </Text>
+        )}
+        <aside className={theme.ForumDetailPane}>
+          {showThread && activeTopicRoom ? (
+            <div ref={detailDropRef} className={theme.ForumTopicPostDetailThreadLayout}>
+              <ForumThreadDetail
+                roomId={activeTopicRoom.roomId}
+                rootEventId={selectedPostId!}
+                titleHint={selectedThread?.title}
+                initialPost={threadInitialPost}
+                fileDropContainerRef={detailDropRef}
+                onReplySent={handleReplySent}
+              />
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <Scroll
+              id="topicPostDetail"
+              className={theme.ForumTopicPostDetailScroll}
+              variant="Surface"
+              direction="Vertical"
+              size="300"
+              hideTrack
+              visibility="Hover"
+            >
+              <div className={theme.ForumTopicPostDetailInner}>
+                <Box
+                  className={theme.ForumEmptyDetail}
+                  direction="Column"
+                  alignItems="Center"
+                  justifyContent="Center"
+                  gap="300"
+                >
+                  <Icon src={Icons.Thread} size="600" />
+                  <Text size="T300" priority="300">
+                    {topicSelected
+                      ? 'Select a post to read the thread'
+                      : 'Pick a category and topic, then choose a post'}
+                  </Text>
+                </Box>
+              </div>
+            </Scroll>
+          )}
+        </aside>
+      </PageContent>
+    </Page>
+  );
+}

overlay/src/app/features/forum/useForumBoard.ts

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+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { MatrixEvent, Room, RoomStateEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { useSelectedRoom } from '../../hooks/router/useSelectedRoom';
+import { useCompactNav } from '../../hooks/useCompactNav';
+import { getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import { getSpaceFeedPath, getSpaceLobbyPath, getSpacePath } from '../../pages/pathUtils';
+import { createRoomModalAtom } from '../../state/createRoomModal';
+import { createSpaceModalAtom } from '../../state/createSpaceModal';
+import { StateEvent } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
+import {
+  buildForumSections,
+  buildTopicThreads,
+  buildThreadSummaries,
+} from './forumTopicHelpers';
+import { applyTopicStatusSort } from './topicSearch';
+import {
+  createForumPostFromPayload,
+  listForumTopics,
+  listTopicFeedPosts,
+  loadAggregatedTopicFeed,
+} from './forumFeed';
+import type {
+  ForumBoardQuery,
+  ForumPost,
+  ForumPublishedPost,
+  ForumSection,
+  ForumThreadSummary,
+} from './types';
+import { useForumRoomLiveUpdates } from './useForumRoomLiveUpdates';
+
+export type ForumBoardScope = {
+  forumSpaceId: string;
+  /** When set, only show posts from this topic room. */
+  topicRoomId?: string;
+};
+
+function scopesFromSelection(
+  sections: ForumSection[],
+  category?: string,
+  topic?: string
+): Array<{ roomId: string; sectionTitle?: string; topicName?: string }> {
+  if (topic) {
+    for (const section of sections) {
+      const match = section.topics.find((t) => t.roomId === topic);
+      if (match) {
+        return [{ roomId: match.roomId, sectionTitle: section.title, topicName: match.name }];
+      }
+    }
+    return [{ roomId: topic }];
+  }
+
+  if (category) {
+    const section = sections.find((s) => s.title === category);
+    if (!section) return [];
+    return section.topics.map((t) => ({
+      roomId: t.roomId,
+      sectionTitle: section.title,
+      topicName: t.name,
+    }));
+  }
+
+  return sections.flatMap((section) =>
+    section.topics.map((t) => ({
+      roomId: t.roomId,
+      sectionTitle: section.title,
+      topicName: t.name,
+    }))
+  );
+}
+
+export function useForumBoard(scope: ForumBoardScope, forumSpace: Room) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const location = useLocation();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const selectedRoomId = useSelectedRoom();
+  const compact = useCompactNav();
+
+  const searchParams = useMemo(
+    () => new URLSearchParams(location.search),
+    [location.search]
+  );
+
+  const filterQuery: ForumBoardQuery = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      category: searchParams.get('category') || undefined,
+      topic: searchParams.get('topic') || undefined,
+      q: searchParams.get('q') || undefined,
+      status: (searchParams.get('status') as ForumBoardQuery['status']) || 'all',
+      sort: (searchParams.get('sort') as ForumBoardQuery['sort']) || 'hot',
+    }),
+    [searchParams]
+  );
+
+  const query: ForumBoardQuery = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      ...filterQuery,
+      post: searchParams.get('post') || undefined,
+      postRoom: searchParams.get('postRoom') || undefined,
+    }),
+    [filterQuery, searchParams]
+  );
+
+  const [sections, setSections] = useState<ForumSection[]>([]);
+  const [threads, setThreads] = useState<ForumThreadSummary[]>([]);
+  const [loadingSections, setLoadingSections] = useState(true);
+  const [loadingThreads, setLoadingThreads] = useState(true);
+  const [loadingMore, setLoadingMore] = useState(false);
+  const [postsNextBatch, setPostsNextBatch] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  const applyForumSearchParams = useCallback(
+    (mutate: (next: URLSearchParams) => void) => {
+      const next = new URLSearchParams(location.search);
+      mutate(next);
+      const search = next.toString();
+      const spaceIdOrAlias = getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, forumSpace.roomId);
+
+      const onTopicRoomRoute =
+        Boolean(selectedRoomId) && selectedRoomId !== forumSpace.roomId;
+
+      // Compact master view only mounts the post list on /:spaceId/. Opening a post
+      // must switch to /feed/ so ForumFeedPage mounts as the detail pane.
+      let pathname = location.pathname;
+      if (onTopicRoomRoute) {
+        pathname = getSpaceLobbyPath(spaceIdOrAlias);
+      } else if (next.get('post')) {
+        pathname = getSpaceFeedPath(spaceIdOrAlias);
+      } else if (compact) {
+        pathname = getSpacePath(spaceIdOrAlias);
+      }
+
+      navigate(
+        {
+          pathname,
+          search: search ? `?${search}` : '',
+        },
+        { replace: true }
+      );
+    },
+    [
+      location.pathname,
+      location.search,
+      navigate,
+      mx,
+      forumSpace.roomId,
+      selectedRoomId,
+      compact,
+    ]
+  );
+
+  const setQueryParam = useCallback(
+    (key: string, value: string | null) => {
+      applyForumSearchParams((next) => {
+        if (!value) next.delete(key);
+        else next.set(key, value);
+        if (key !== 'post') {
+          next.delete('post');
+          next.delete('postRoom');
+        }
+      });
+    },
+    [applyForumSearchParams]
+  );
+
+  const setCategory = useCallback(
+    (category: string | null) => {
+      applyForumSearchParams((next) => {
+        if (!category) next.delete('category');
+        else next.set('category', category);
+        next.delete('topic');
+        next.delete('post');
+        next.delete('postRoom');
+      });
+    },
+    [applyForumSearchParams]
+  );
+
+  const loadSections = useCallback(async () => {
+    setLoadingSections(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const topics = await listForumTopics(mx, scope.forumSpaceId);
+      setSections(buildForumSections(topics));
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load forum categories');
+    } finally {
+      setLoadingSections(false);
+    }
+  }, [mx, scope.forumSpaceId]);
+
+  const refreshThreads = useCallback(async (options?: { silent?: boolean }) => {
+    if (!options?.silent) setLoadingThreads(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const roomScopes = scopesFromSelection(sections, filterQuery.category, filterQuery.topic);
+      if (roomScopes.length === 0) {
+        setThreads([]);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      let posts;
+      if (roomScopes.length === 1) {
+        const result = await listTopicFeedPosts(mx, roomScopes[0].roomId);
+        posts = result.posts;
+        setPostsNextBatch(result.nextBatch);
+        const scopeMeta = roomScopes[0];
+        posts.forEach((post) => {
+          post.topicRoomId = scopeMeta.roomId;
+          if (scopeMeta.sectionTitle) post.sectionTitle = scopeMeta.sectionTitle;
+          if (scopeMeta.topicName) post.topicName = scopeMeta.topicName;
+        });
+      } else {
+        posts = await loadAggregatedTopicFeed(mx, roomScopes);
+        setPostsNextBatch(null);
+      }
+
+      setThreads(buildTopicThreads(posts, filterQuery));
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load forum posts');
+    } finally {
+      if (!options?.silent) setLoadingThreads(false);
+    }
+  }, [mx, sections, filterQuery]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadSections();
+  }, [loadSections]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleSpaceChild = (event: MatrixEvent) => {
+      if (event.getType() !== StateEvent.SpaceChild) return;
+      const roomId = event.getRoomId();
+      if (!roomId) return;
+      if (
+        roomId === forumSpace.roomId ||
+        sections.some((section) => section.spaceId === roomId)
+      ) {
+        loadSections();
+      }
+    };
+    mx.on(RoomStateEvent.Events, handleSpaceChild);
+    return () => {
+      mx.removeListener(RoomStateEvent.Events, handleSpaceChild);
+    };
+  }, [mx, forumSpace.roomId, sections, loadSections]);
+
+  const createSpaceModal = useAtomValue(createSpaceModalAtom);
+  const createRoomModal = useAtomValue(createRoomModalAtom);
+  const prevCreateSpaceModal = useRef(createSpaceModal);
+  const prevCreateRoomModal = useRef(createRoomModal);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (prevCreateSpaceModal.current && !createSpaceModal) {
+      loadSections();
+    }
+    if (prevCreateRoomModal.current && !createRoomModal) {
+      loadSections();
+    }
+    prevCreateSpaceModal.current = createSpaceModal;
+    prevCreateRoomModal.current = createRoomModal;
+  }, [createSpaceModal, createRoomModal, loadSections]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (loadingSections) return;
+    void refreshThreads();
+  }, [
+    loadingSections,
+    refreshThreads,
+    filterQuery.category,
+    filterQuery.topic,
+    filterQuery.q,
+    filterQuery.status,
+    filterQuery.sort,
+  ]);
+
+  const scopedRooms = useMemo(() => {
+    if (loadingSections) return [];
+    const roomScopes = scopesFromSelection(sections, filterQuery.category, filterQuery.topic);
+    return roomScopes
+      .map((scope) => mx.getRoom(scope.roomId))
+      .filter((room): room is Room => room !== null);
+  }, [loadingSections, sections, filterQuery.category, filterQuery.topic, mx]);
+
+  useForumRoomLiveUpdates(scopedRooms, () => {
+    void refreshThreads({ silent: true });
+  });
+
+  const selectedPostId = query.post ?? null;
+  const selectedThread = threads.find((t) => t.eventId === selectedPostId);
+  const activeTopicRoomId =
+    query.postRoom || selectedThread?.topicRoomId || query.topic || scope.topicRoomId || null;
+
+  const selectPost = useCallback(
+    (eventId: string | null, topicRoomId?: string) => {
+      applyForumSearchParams((next) => {
+        if (!eventId) {
+          next.delete('post');
+          next.delete('postRoom');
+        } else {
+          next.set('post', eventId);
+          if (topicRoomId) next.set('postRoom', topicRoomId);
+          else next.delete('postRoom');
+        }
+      });
+    },
+    [applyForumSearchParams]
+  );
+
+  const insertThreadFromNewPost = useCallback(
+    (published: ForumPublishedPost): ForumPost | null => {
+      const roomScopes = scopesFromSelection(sections, filterQuery.category, filterQuery.topic);
+      const inScope =
+        filterQuery.topic === published.topicRoomId ||
+        (!filterQuery.topic &&
+          (filterQuery.category
+            ? roomScopes.some((s) => s.roomId === published.topicRoomId)
+            : true));
+
+      const scopeMeta = roomScopes.find((s) => s.roomId === published.topicRoomId);
+      const post = createForumPostFromPayload(
+        mx,
+        published.topicRoomId,
+        published.eventId,
+        {
+          title: published.title,
+          plainText: published.plainText,
+          formattedHtml: published.formattedHtml,
+        },
+        {
+          topicRoomId: published.topicRoomId,
+          sectionTitle: scopeMeta?.sectionTitle,
+          topicName: scopeMeta?.topicName,
+        }
+      );
+
+      if (inScope) {
+        const [summary] = buildThreadSummaries([post]);
+        if (summary) {
+          setThreads((prev) => {
+            const without = prev.filter((t) => t.eventId !== summary.eventId);
+            const merged = [summary, ...without];
+            return applyTopicStatusSort(merged, filterQuery.status || 'all', filterQuery.sort || 'hot');
+          });
+        }
+      }
+
+      return post;
+    },
+    [mx, sections, filterQuery]
+  );
+
+  const recordThreadReply = useCallback((rootEventId: string) => {
+    setThreads((prev) =>
+      prev.map((t) =>
+        t.eventId === rootEventId
+          ? {
+              ...t,
+              totalReplies: t.totalReplies + 1,
+              lastActivityTs: Date.now(),
+            }
+          : t
+      )
+    );
+  }, []);
+
+  const loadMorePosts = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!postsNextBatch || loadingMore) return;
+    const roomScopes = scopesFromSelection(sections, filterQuery.category, filterQuery.topic);
+    if (roomScopes.length !== 1) return;
+
+    setLoadingMore(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      const scopeMeta = roomScopes[0];
+      const result = await listTopicFeedPosts(mx, scopeMeta.roomId, {
+        from: postsNextBatch,
+        minRoots: 1,
+      });
+      setPostsNextBatch(result.nextBatch);
+      result.posts.forEach((post) => {
+        post.topicRoomId = scopeMeta.roomId;
+        if (scopeMeta.sectionTitle) post.sectionTitle = scopeMeta.sectionTitle;
+        if (scopeMeta.topicName) post.topicName = scopeMeta.topicName;
+      });
+      setThreads((prev) => {
+        const existingIds = new Set(prev.map((t) => t.eventId));
+        const added = buildTopicThreads(result.posts, filterQuery).filter(
+          (t) => !existingIds.has(t.eventId)
+        );
+        const merged = [...prev, ...added];
+        const sort = filterQuery.sort || 'hot';
+        merged.sort((a, b) => {
+          if (sort === 'new') return b.timestamp - a.timestamp;
+          if (sort === 'top') return b.totalReplies - a.totalReplies;
+          const hotA = a.totalReplies * 4 + Math.floor((a.lastActivityTs - a.timestamp) / 3600000);
+          const hotB = b.totalReplies * 4 + Math.floor((b.lastActivityTs - b.timestamp) / 3600000);
+          return hotB - hotA;
+        });
+        return merged;
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load older posts');
+    } finally {
+      setLoadingMore(false);
+    }
+  }, [postsNextBatch, loadingMore, sections, filterQuery, mx]);
+
+  return {
+    forumSpace,
+    sections,
+    threads,
+    query,
+    loadingSections,
+    loadingThreads,
+    error,
+    selectedPostId,
+    selectedThread,
+    activeTopicRoomId,
+    setQueryParam,
+    setCategory,
+    selectPost,
+    refreshThreads,
+    insertThreadFromNewPost,
+    recordThreadReply,
+    loadMorePosts,
+    hasMorePosts: Boolean(postsNextBatch),
+    loadingMore,
+  };
+}

overlay/src/app/features/room/message/Message.tsx

@@ -802,8 +802,9 @@ export const Message = as<'div', MessageProps>(
         gap="300"
         direction={messageLayout === MessageLayout.Compact ? 'RowReverse' : 'Row'}
         justifyContent="SpaceBetween"
-        alignItems="Baseline"
+        alignItems="Center"
         grow="Yes"
+        data-message-header=""
       >
         <Box alignItems="Center" gap="200">
           <Username

overlay/src/app/pages/client/ClientNonUIFeatures.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useAtomValue, useStore } from 'jotai';
 import React, { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState, Fragment } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { RoomEvent, RoomEventHandlerMap } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
+import { RoomEvent, RoomEventHandlerMap, MatrixClient, MatrixEvent, MatrixEventEvent } from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import { roomToUnreadAtom, unreadEqual, unreadInfoToUnread } from '../../state/room/roomToUnread';
 import LogoSVG from '../../../../public/res/svg/paarrot.svg';
 import LogoUnreadSVG from '../../../../public/res/svg/paarrot-unread.svg';
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
 import { getDirectRoomPath, getHomeRoomPath, getSpaceRoomPath, getInboxInvitesPath } from '../pathUtils';
 import {
   getMemberDisplayName,
+  getMemberAvatarMxc,
   getNotificationType,
   getUnreadInfo,
   isNotificationEvent,
@@ -22,7 +23,15 @@ import {
   guessPerfectParent,
 } from '../../utils/room';
 import { NotificationType, UnreadInfo } from '../../../types/matrix/room';
-import { getMxIdLocalPart, mxcUrlToHttp, getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId, encryptFile } from '../../utils/matrix';
+import {
+  getMxIdLocalPart,
+  mxcUrlToHttp,
+  getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId,
+  encryptFile,
+  downloadMedia,
+  downloadEncryptedMedia,
+  decryptFile,
+} from '../../utils/matrix';
 import { mDirectAtom } from '../../state/mDirectList';
 import { roomToParentsAtom } from '../../state/room/roomToParents';
 import { useSelectedRoom } from '../../hooks/router/useSelectedRoom';
@@ -35,12 +44,17 @@ import {
   isCapacitorNative,
   sendNotification,
   setupNotificationTapListener,
+  clearNotificationsForRoom,
+  NOTIF_GROUP_DIRECTS,
+  NOTIF_GROUP_HOME,
+  type NotificationGroupInfo,
 } from '../../utils/tauri';
 import { setPaarrotNavigate, initPaarrotAPI } from '../../paarrot-api';
 import {
   startBackgroundSync,
   stopBackgroundSync,
   setAppForegroundState,
+  syncNotificationGroupMap,
 } from '../../utils/backgroundSync';
 import {
   TUploadItem,
@@ -57,6 +71,162 @@ import {
   materializeSharedFile,
 } from '../../utils/androidShare';
 
+/** Wait briefly for an encrypted event to decrypt before reading its body. */
+async function waitForEventDecryption(mx: MatrixClient, mEvent: MatrixEvent) {
+  if (!mEvent.isEncrypted() || mEvent.getClearContent() || mEvent.isDecryptionFailure()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const crypto = mx.getCrypto();
+  if (crypto) {
+    try {
+      await mEvent.attemptDecryption(crypto as any, { isRetry: true });
+    } catch {
+      // Decryption may complete asynchronously via the Decrypted listener below.
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (mEvent.getClearContent() || mEvent.isDecryptionFailure()) return;
+
+  await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    const timeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      mEvent.removeListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, onDecrypted);
+      resolve();
+    }, 2000);
+
+    const onDecrypted = () => {
+      window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+      mEvent.removeListener(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, onDecrypted);
+      resolve();
+    };
+
+    mEvent.once(MatrixEventEvent.Decrypted, onDecrypted);
+  });
+}
+
+/** Build a human-readable notification body from (possibly decrypted) event content. */
+function notificationBodyFromEvent(mEvent: MatrixEvent): string | undefined {
+  const content = mEvent.getClearContent() ?? mEvent.getContent();
+  const eventType = mEvent.getType();
+
+  if (eventType === 'm.reaction') {
+    const reactionKey = content['m.relates_to']?.key;
+    return reactionKey ? `reacted with ${reactionKey}` : 'reacted to a message';
+  }
+
+  if (eventType === 'm.room.encrypted' || mEvent.isDecryptionFailure()) {
+    return 'Encrypted message';
+  }
+
+  const rawBody = typeof content.body === 'string' ? content.body : undefined;
+  switch (content.msgtype) {
+    case 'm.image':
+      return rawBody ? `📷 ${rawBody}` : '📷 Photo';
+    case 'm.video':
+      return rawBody ? `🎥 ${rawBody}` : '🎥 Video';
+    case 'm.audio':
+      return rawBody ? `🎵 ${rawBody}` : '🎵 Audio';
+    case 'm.file':
+      return rawBody ? `📎 ${rawBody}` : '📎 File';
+    case 'm.sticker':
+      return rawBody ? `🖼️ ${rawBody}` : '🖼️ Sticker';
+    default:
+      return rawBody;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Download an authenticated media URL to a base64 string for native notification icons. */
+async function mediaUrlToBase64(
+  url: string,
+  accessToken: string | null | undefined
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  try {
+    const blob = await downloadMedia(url, accessToken);
+    return blobToBase64(blob);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[Notifications] Failed to fetch media for notification:', err);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+async function blobToBase64(blob: Blob): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  try {
+    const buffer = await blob.arrayBuffer();
+    const bytes = new Uint8Array(buffer);
+    let binary = '';
+    const chunk = 0x8000;
+    for (let i = 0; i < bytes.length; i += chunk) {
+      binary += String.fromCharCode(...bytes.subarray(i, i + chunk));
+    }
+    const mime = blob.type || 'image/jpeg';
+    return `data:${mime};base64,${btoa(binary)}`;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
+/** Resolve a sender display name from room membership, user directory, then MXID. */
+function resolveSenderDisplayName(mx: MatrixClient, room: { roomId: string }, sender: string): string {
+  return (
+    getMemberDisplayName(room as any, sender) ??
+    mx.getUser(sender)?.displayName ??
+    getMxIdLocalPart(sender) ??
+    sender
+  );
+}
+
+/** Fetch image attachment preview (plaintext or encrypted) for the notification shade. */
+async function fetchNotificationImageBase64(
+  mx: MatrixClient,
+  mEvent: MatrixEvent,
+  useAuthentication: boolean
+): Promise<string | undefined> {
+  const content = (mEvent.getClearContent() ?? mEvent.getContent()) as Record<string, any>;
+  if (content.msgtype !== 'm.image' && mEvent.getType() !== 'm.sticker') return undefined;
+
+  const accessToken = mx.getAccessToken();
+  const info = content.info ?? {};
+
+  try {
+    // Prefer a smaller thumbnail when available.
+    if (info.thumbnail_file?.url) {
+      const mediaUrl =
+        mxcUrlToHttp(mx, info.thumbnail_file.url, useAuthentication) ?? info.thumbnail_file.url;
+      const blob = await downloadEncryptedMedia(
+        mediaUrl,
+        (encBuf) =>
+          decryptFile(encBuf, info.thumbnail_info?.mimetype ?? 'image/jpeg', info.thumbnail_file),
+        accessToken
+      );
+      return blobToBase64(blob);
+    }
+    if (typeof info.thumbnail_url === 'string') {
+      const mediaUrl =
+        mxcUrlToHttp(mx, info.thumbnail_url, useAuthentication, 512, 512, 'scale') ??
+        mxcUrlToHttp(mx, info.thumbnail_url, useAuthentication);
+      if (mediaUrl) return mediaUrlToBase64(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+    }
+    if (content.file?.url) {
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, content.file.url, useAuthentication) ?? content.file.url;
+      const blob = await downloadEncryptedMedia(
+        mediaUrl,
+        (encBuf) => decryptFile(encBuf, info.mimetype ?? 'image/jpeg', content.file),
+        accessToken
+      );
+      return blobToBase64(blob);
+    }
+    if (typeof content.url === 'string') {
+      const mediaUrl =
+        mxcUrlToHttp(mx, content.url, useAuthentication, 512, 512, 'scale') ??
+        mxcUrlToHttp(mx, content.url, useAuthentication);
+      if (mediaUrl) return mediaUrlToBase64(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[Notifications] Failed to fetch image attachment for notification:', err);
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 /**
  * Applies the selected emoji style font to the document.
  * - System: Uses the native OS emoji font
@@ -221,15 +391,58 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
 
   // Set up notification tap listener for mobile
   useEffect(() => {
-    setupNotificationTapListener((path) => {
-      navigate(path);
-    });
-  }, [navigate]);
+    const openFromNotification = (target: string) => {
+      if (!target) return;
+
+      if (target.startsWith('__room__:')) {
+        const roomId = target.slice('__room__:'.length);
+        if (!mx || !roomId) return;
+        try {
+          const roomIdOrAlias = getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, roomId);
+          if (mDirects.has(roomId)) {
+            navigate(getDirectRoomPath(roomIdOrAlias));
+            return;
+          }
+          const orphanParents = getOrphanParents(roomToParents, roomId);
+          if (orphanParents.length > 0) {
+            const parentSpace = guessPerfectParent(mx, roomId, orphanParents) ?? orphanParents[0];
+            const pSpaceIdOrAlias = getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, parentSpace);
+            navigate(getSpaceRoomPath(pSpaceIdOrAlias, roomIdOrAlias));
+            return;
+          }
+          navigate(getHomeRoomPath(roomIdOrAlias));
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.error('[Notifications] Navigate from roomId error:', err);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      navigate(target);
+    };
+
+    setupNotificationTapListener(openFromNotification);
+  }, [navigate, mx, mDirects, roomToParents]);
+
+  const roomToUnread = useAtomValue(roomToUnreadAtom);
+  const previousUnreadRoomsRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+  // Dismiss OS notifications when a room's unread is cleared (local read or receipt).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const currentRooms = new Set(roomToUnread.keys());
+    for (const roomId of previousUnreadRoomsRef.current) {
+      if (!currentRooms.has(roomId)) {
+        void clearNotificationsForRoom(roomId);
+      }
+    }
+    previousUnreadRoomsRef.current = currentRooms;
+  }, [roomToUnread]);
 
   const notify = useCallback(
     ({
       roomName,
       roomAvatar,
+      iconBase64,
+      bigPictureBase64,
       username,
       messageBody,
       roomId,
@@ -238,14 +451,52 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
     }: {
       roomName: string;
       roomAvatar?: string;
+      iconBase64?: string;
+      bigPictureBase64?: string;
       username: string;
       messageBody?: string;
       roomId: string;
       eventId: string;
       isDm: boolean;
     }) => {
-      const notificationTitle = username;
-      const notificationBody = messageBody || 'New message';
+      let group: NotificationGroupInfo;
+      if (isDm) {
+        group = {
+          groupId: NOTIF_GROUP_DIRECTS,
+          groupName: 'Direct messages',
+          kind: 'direct',
+          roomName,
+        };
+      } else {
+        const orphanParents = getOrphanParents(roomToParents, roomId);
+        if (orphanParents.length > 0 && mx) {
+          const parentSpace = guessPerfectParent(mx, roomId, orphanParents) ?? orphanParents[0];
+          const spaceRoom = mx.getRoom(parentSpace);
+          group = {
+            groupId: parentSpace,
+            groupName: spaceRoom?.name || 'Space',
+            kind: 'space',
+            roomName,
+          };
+        } else {
+          group = {
+            groupId: NOTIF_GROUP_HOME,
+            groupName: 'Home',
+            kind: 'home',
+            roomName,
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      // DMs: sender as title. Rooms: room name as title, sender in body.
+      const notificationTitle = isDm ? username : roomName || username;
+      const notificationBody = isDm
+        ? messageBody || 'New message'
+        : messageBody
+          ? `${username}: ${messageBody}`
+          : `${username} sent a message`;
+      const messageText = messageBody || 'New message';
+      const conversationTitle = isDm ? undefined : roomName || undefined;
 
       /** Replicates TitleBar click navigation logic */
       const navigateToRoom = () => {
@@ -290,7 +541,15 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
         sendNotification({
           title: notificationTitle,
           body: notificationBody,
+          senderName: username,
+          messageText,
+          conversationTitle,
           path: roomPath,
+          roomId,
+          group,
+          icon: roomAvatar,
+          iconBase64,
+          bigPictureBase64,
           onClick: () => {
             if (!window.closed) navigate(roomPath);
           },
@@ -376,39 +635,54 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
         return;
       }
 
+      // Match TitleBar / room bell settings: Default and Mentions rooms only notify on highlights.
+      const notificationType = getNotificationType(mx, room.roomId);
+      const isDm = mDirects.has(room.roomId);
+      const mentionsOnly =
+        notificationType === NotificationType.MentionsAndKeywords ||
+        (notificationType === NotificationType.Default && !isDm);
+      if (mentionsOnly && unreadInfo.highlight === 0) return;
+
       if (
         showNotifications &&
         ((isTauri() && !isElectron()) || isCapacitorNative() || notificationPermission('granted'))
       ) {
-        const avatarMxc =
-          room.getAvatarFallbackMember()?.getMxcAvatarUrl() ?? room.getMxcAvatarUrl();
-        const content = mEvent.getContent();
-        
-        let messageBody: string | undefined;
-        if (mEvent.getType() === 'm.reaction') {
-          // For reactions, show "reacted with {emoji}"
-          const reactionKey = content['m.relates_to']?.key;
-          if (reactionKey) {
-            messageBody = `reacted with ${reactionKey}`;
-          } else {
-            messageBody = 'reacted to a message';
-          }
-        } else {
-          messageBody = typeof content.body === 'string' ? content.body : undefined;
-        }
-        
-        const isDm = room.getJoinedMemberCount() === 2 && !room.isSpaceRoom();
-        notify({
-          roomName: room.name ?? 'Unknown',
-          roomAvatar: avatarMxc
+        void (async () => {
+          await waitForEventDecryption(mx, mEvent);
+
+          const avatarMxc =
+            getMemberAvatarMxc(room, sender) ??
+            room.getAvatarFallbackMember()?.getMxcAvatarUrl() ??
+            room.getMxcAvatarUrl();
+          const roomAvatar = avatarMxc
             ? mxcUrlToHttp(mx, avatarMxc, useAuthentication, 96, 96, 'crop') ?? undefined
-            : undefined,
-          username: getMemberDisplayName(room, sender) ?? getMxIdLocalPart(sender) ?? sender,
-          messageBody,
-          roomId: room.roomId,
-          eventId,
-          isDm,
-        });
+            : undefined;
+
+          const username = resolveSenderDisplayName(mx, room, sender);
+
+          const [iconBase64, bigPictureBase64] = await Promise.all([
+            roomAvatar && isCapacitorNative()
+              ? mediaUrlToBase64(roomAvatar, mx.getAccessToken())
+              : Promise.resolve(undefined),
+            isCapacitorNative()
+              ? fetchNotificationImageBase64(mx, mEvent, useAuthentication)
+              : Promise.resolve(undefined),
+          ]);
+
+          const messageBody = notificationBodyFromEvent(mEvent);
+
+          notify({
+            roomName: room.name ?? 'Unknown',
+            roomAvatar,
+            iconBase64,
+            bigPictureBase64,
+            username,
+            messageBody,
+            roomId: room.roomId,
+            eventId,
+            isDm,
+          });
+        })();
       }
 
       if (notificationSound) {
@@ -428,6 +702,7 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
     notify,
     selectedRoomId,
     useAuthentication,
+    mDirects,
   ]);
 
   return null;
@@ -441,6 +716,9 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
  */
 function BackgroundSyncSetup() {
   const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const mDirects = useAtomValue(mDirectAtom);
+  const roomToParents = useAtomValue(roomToParentsAtom);
+
   // Try to make a simple fetch to verify component is rendering
   try {
     fetch('/_matrix/client/v3/sync', { method: 'HEAD' }).catch(() => {});
@@ -460,6 +738,49 @@ function BackgroundSyncSetup() {
     };
   }, [mx]);
 
+  // Keep native background notifier informed of space → room grouping.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const rooms: Record<
+      string,
+      { groupId: string; groupName: string; roomName: string; kind: 'direct' | 'space' | 'home' }
+    > = {};
+
+    for (const room of mx.getRooms()) {
+      if (room.isSpaceRoom()) continue;
+      const roomId = room.roomId;
+      const roomName = room.name || roomId;
+      if (mDirects.has(roomId)) {
+        rooms[roomId] = {
+          groupId: NOTIF_GROUP_DIRECTS,
+          groupName: 'Direct messages',
+          roomName,
+          kind: 'direct',
+        };
+        continue;
+      }
+      const orphanParents = getOrphanParents(roomToParents, roomId);
+      if (orphanParents.length > 0) {
+        const parentSpace = guessPerfectParent(mx, roomId, orphanParents) ?? orphanParents[0];
+        const spaceRoom = mx.getRoom(parentSpace);
+        rooms[roomId] = {
+          groupId: parentSpace,
+          groupName: spaceRoom?.name || 'Space',
+          roomName,
+          kind: 'space',
+        };
+      } else {
+        rooms[roomId] = {
+          groupId: NOTIF_GROUP_HOME,
+          groupName: 'Home',
+          roomName,
+          kind: 'home',
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    void syncNotificationGroupMap(rooms);
+  }, [mx, mDirects, roomToParents]);
+
   return null;
 }
 

overlay/src/app/utils/backgroundSync.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ type UnifiedPushStatus = {
   distributors: string[] | string;
 };
 
+type ClearRoomNotificationsResult = {
+  cleared: boolean;
+};
+
 type UnifiedPushEndpointEvent = {
   endpoint: string;
   previousEndpoint: string;
@@ -48,6 +52,39 @@ interface MatrixBackgroundSyncPlugin {
   setAppForeground(options: { foreground: boolean }): Promise<void>;
   /** Returns fetch state and current UnifiedPush registration details. */
   getStatus(): Promise<UnifiedPushStatus>;
+  /** Cancel native tray notifications posted for a Matrix room. */
+  clearRoomNotifications(options: { roomId: string }): Promise<ClearRoomNotificationsResult>;
+  /**
+   * Persist room → space/group metadata so background notifications can nest
+   * under Direct messages / Space name / Home.
+   */
+  setNotificationGroups(options: {
+    rooms: Record<
+      string,
+      { groupId: string; groupName: string; roomName: string; kind: string }
+    >;
+  }): Promise<{ success: boolean }>;
+  /** Post a message notification with optional avatar (base64) from the JS layer. */
+  showNotification(options: {
+    title?: string;
+    body?: string;
+    senderName?: string;
+    messageText?: string;
+    conversationTitle?: string;
+    path?: string;
+    roomId: string;
+    groupId: string;
+    groupName: string;
+    kind: string;
+    largeIconBase64?: string;
+    bigPictureBase64?: string;
+  }): Promise<{ shown: boolean }>;
+  /** Pending navigation target from a native notification tap. */
+  getPendingNotificationNav(): Promise<{ path?: string | null; roomId?: string | null }>;
+  addListener(
+    eventName: 'notificationOpened',
+    listenerFunc: (event: { path?: string; roomId?: string }) => void
+  ): Promise<PluginListenerHandle>;
   addListener(
     eventName: 'unifiedPushNewEndpoint',
     listenerFunc: (event: UnifiedPushEndpointEvent) => void
@@ -516,3 +553,91 @@ export const getBackgroundSyncStatus = async (): Promise<UnifiedPushStatus | und
     return undefined;
   }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Clears native (MatrixSyncService) tray notifications for a room after it is read.
+ * No-op when background sync / native Android is unavailable.
+ */
+export const clearNativeRoomNotifications = async (roomId: string): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!isBackgroundSyncSupported() || !roomId) return;
+
+  try {
+    await MatrixBackgroundSync.clearRoomNotifications({ roomId });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[BackgroundSync] clearRoomNotifications failed:', err);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Syncs space/DM grouping metadata to the native layer for background notifications.
+ */
+export const syncNotificationGroupMap = async (
+  rooms: Record<
+    string,
+    { groupId: string; groupName: string; roomName: string; kind: string }
+  >
+): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!isBackgroundSyncSupported()) return;
+
+  try {
+    await MatrixBackgroundSync.setNotificationGroups({ rooms });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[BackgroundSync] setNotificationGroups failed:', err);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Posts a native tray notification (supports dynamic/authenticated avatar icons).
+ * Prefer this over Capacitor LocalNotifications on Android.
+ */
+export const showNativeNotification = async (options: {
+  title?: string;
+  body?: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  messageText?: string;
+  conversationTitle?: string;
+  path?: string;
+  roomId: string;
+  groupId: string;
+  groupName: string;
+  kind: string;
+  largeIconBase64?: string;
+  bigPictureBase64?: string;
+}): Promise<boolean> => {
+  if (!isBackgroundSyncSupported()) return false;
+
+  try {
+    await MatrixBackgroundSync.showNotification(options);
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[BackgroundSync] showNotification failed:', err);
+    return false;
+  }
+};
+
+/** Consume a pending native notification navigation target, if any. */
+export const getPendingNotificationNav = async (): Promise<{
+  path?: string | null;
+  roomId?: string | null;
+}> => {
+  if (!isBackgroundSyncSupported()) return {};
+  try {
+    return await MatrixBackgroundSync.getPendingNotificationNav();
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[BackgroundSync] getPendingNotificationNav failed:', err);
+    return {};
+  }
+};
+
+/** Subscribe to native notification taps that open the app. */
+export const listenForNotificationOpens = async (
+  listener: (event: { path?: string; roomId?: string }) => void
+): Promise<PluginListenerHandle | undefined> => {
+  if (!isBackgroundSyncSupported()) return undefined;
+  try {
+    return await MatrixBackgroundSync.addListener('notificationOpened', listener);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[BackgroundSync] notificationOpened listener failed:', err);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};

overlay/src/app/utils/tauri.ts

@@ -207,6 +207,36 @@ export const setupNotificationTapListener = async (onTap: (path: string) => void
     } catch (err) {
       console.warn('Failed to set up Capacitor notification tap listener:', err);
     }
+
+    // Native NotificationManager posts (MatrixBackgroundSync.showNotification) open the
+    // Activity with extras — LocalNotifications never sees those taps.
+    try {
+      const {
+        getPendingNotificationNav,
+        listenForNotificationOpens,
+      } = await import('./backgroundSync');
+
+      const deliver = (path?: string | null, roomId?: string | null) => {
+        if (path && notificationTapCallback) {
+          notificationTapCallback(path);
+          return;
+        }
+        if (roomId && notificationTapCallback) {
+          // Encode a synthetic marker path that ClientNonUIFeatures can resolve.
+          notificationTapCallback(`__room__:${roomId}`);
+        }
+      };
+
+      const pending = await getPendingNotificationNav();
+      deliver(pending.path, pending.roomId);
+
+      await listenForNotificationOpens((event) => {
+        void focusWindow();
+        deliver(event.path, event.roomId);
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('Failed to set up native notification open listener:', err);
+    }
   }
 };
 
@@ -351,24 +381,7 @@ const ensureNotificationChannel = async (): Promise<void> => {
 };
 
 const ensureCapacitorNotificationChannel = async (): Promise<void> => {
-  if (notificationChannelCreated || !isAndroid()) return;
-
-  try {
-    const { LocalNotifications } = await import('@capacitor/local-notifications');
-    await LocalNotifications.createChannel({
-      id: 'messages',
-      name: 'Messages',
-      description: 'Message notifications from Matrix',
-      importance: 5,
-      sound: 'default',
-      visibility: 1,
-      vibration: true,
-      lights: true,
-    });
-    notificationChannelCreated = true;
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.warn('Failed to create Capacitor notification channel:', err);
-  }
+  await ensureCapacitorNotificationChannels();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -422,6 +435,225 @@ export const getSystemNotificationPermissionState = async (): Promise<Permission
   return 'denied';
 };
 
+/** Foreground sync status notification — must not collide with room message IDs. */
+const ANDROID_STATUS_NOTIFICATION_ID = 1001;
+
+/** Android notification group keys for rooms outside a space. */
+export const NOTIF_GROUP_DIRECTS = 'paarrot_directs';
+export const NOTIF_GROUP_HOME = 'paarrot_home';
+
+/** Capacitor / native channel ids (under the Paarrot app). */
+export const NOTIF_CHANNEL_DIRECTS = 'messages_directs';
+export const NOTIF_CHANNEL_SPACES = 'messages_spaces';
+export const NOTIF_CHANNEL_HOME = 'messages_home';
+/** Legacy channel — kept so older installs still receive. */
+export const NOTIF_CHANNEL_MESSAGES_LEGACY = 'messages';
+
+export type NotificationGroupKind = 'direct' | 'space' | 'home';
+
+export type NotificationGroupInfo = {
+  groupId: string;
+  groupName: string;
+  kind: NotificationGroupKind;
+  roomName?: string;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Stable Android notification id for a Matrix room.
+ * Re-using the same id replaces the previous tray entry instead of stacking.
+ */
+export const notificationIdForRoom = (roomId: string): number => {
+  let hash = 0;
+  for (let i = 0; i < roomId.length; i += 1) {
+    hash = (hash << 5) - hash + roomId.charCodeAt(i);
+    hash |= 0;
+  }
+  let id = Math.abs(hash) % 2147483647;
+  if (id === 0 || id === ANDROID_STATUS_NOTIFICATION_ID) {
+    id = ANDROID_STATUS_NOTIFICATION_ID + 1;
+  }
+  return id;
+};
+
+/** Stable id for a space/group summary notification. */
+export const notificationIdForGroupSummary = (groupId: string): number =>
+  notificationIdForRoom(`summary:${groupId}`);
+
+const channelIdForKind = (kind: NotificationGroupKind): string => {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'direct':
+      return NOTIF_CHANNEL_DIRECTS;
+    case 'space':
+      return NOTIF_CHANNEL_SPACES;
+    default:
+      return NOTIF_CHANNEL_HOME;
+  }
+};
+
+const ensureCapacitorNotificationChannels = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!isAndroid()) return;
+
+  try {
+    const { LocalNotifications } = await import('@capacitor/local-notifications');
+    const channels: Array<{
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      description: string;
+    }> = [
+      {
+        id: NOTIF_CHANNEL_DIRECTS,
+        name: 'Direct messages',
+        description: 'One-to-one Matrix conversations',
+      },
+      {
+        id: NOTIF_CHANNEL_SPACES,
+        name: 'Spaces',
+        description: 'Messages from rooms inside Spaces',
+      },
+      {
+        id: NOTIF_CHANNEL_HOME,
+        name: 'Other rooms',
+        description: 'Rooms that are not in a Space',
+      },
+      {
+        id: NOTIF_CHANNEL_MESSAGES_LEGACY,
+        name: 'Messages',
+        description: 'Legacy message channel',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    await Promise.all(
+      channels.map((channel) =>
+        LocalNotifications.createChannel({
+          id: channel.id,
+          name: channel.name,
+          description: channel.description,
+          importance: 5,
+          sound: 'default',
+          visibility: 1,
+          vibration: true,
+          lights: true,
+        })
+      )
+    );
+    notificationChannelCreated = true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('Failed to create Capacitor notification channels:', err);
+  }
+};
+
+const notificationBelongsToRoom = (
+  notification: { id?: number; extra?: Record<string, unknown> },
+  roomId: string
+): boolean => {
+  if (notification.id === notificationIdForRoom(roomId)) return true;
+  const extra = notification.extra;
+  if (!extra || typeof extra !== 'object') return false;
+  if (extra.roomId === roomId) return true;
+  const path = extra.path;
+  if (typeof path === 'string') {
+    return path.includes(encodeURIComponent(roomId)) || path.includes(roomId);
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
+const clearCapacitorGroupSummaryIfEmpty = async (
+  LocalNotifications: {
+    getDeliveredNotifications: () => Promise<{ notifications: Array<{ id?: number; extra?: Record<string, unknown>; group?: string }> }>;
+    cancel: (opts: { notifications: Array<{ id: number }> }) => Promise<void>;
+    removeDeliveredNotifications: (opts: { notifications: unknown[] }) => Promise<void>;
+  },
+  groupId: string
+): Promise<void> => {
+  const summaryId = notificationIdForGroupSummary(groupId);
+  const delivered = await LocalNotifications.getDeliveredNotifications().catch(() => null);
+  if (!delivered?.notifications) return;
+
+  const siblings = delivered.notifications.filter((n) => {
+    if (n.id === summaryId) return false;
+    if (n.group === groupId) return true;
+    return n.extra?.groupId === groupId;
+  });
+
+  if (siblings.length > 0) return;
+
+  await LocalNotifications.cancel({ notifications: [{ id: summaryId }] }).catch(() => undefined);
+  const summary = delivered.notifications.find((n) => n.id === summaryId);
+  if (summary) {
+    await LocalNotifications.removeDeliveredNotifications({
+      notifications: [summary],
+    }).catch(() => undefined);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Dismiss system notifications tied to a room (after mark-as-read / receipt).
+ * Clears Capacitor LocalNotifications and native MatrixSyncService tray entries.
+ * Also drops the space/group summary when no child notifications remain.
+ */
+export const clearNotificationsForRoom = async (roomId: string): Promise<void> => {
+  if (!roomId) return;
+
+  if (isCapacitorNative()) {
+    try {
+      const { LocalNotifications } = await import('@capacitor/local-notifications');
+      const id = notificationIdForRoom(roomId);
+
+      const deliveredBefore = await LocalNotifications.getDeliveredNotifications().catch(() => null);
+      const roomNotif = deliveredBefore?.notifications?.find((n: { id?: number; extra?: Record<string, unknown> }) =>
+        notificationBelongsToRoom(n, roomId)
+      );
+      const groupId =
+        (typeof roomNotif?.extra?.groupId === 'string' && roomNotif.extra.groupId) ||
+        (typeof (roomNotif as { group?: string } | undefined)?.group === 'string'
+          ? (roomNotif as { group?: string }).group
+          : undefined);
+
+      await LocalNotifications.cancel({ notifications: [{ id }] }).catch(() => undefined);
+
+      if (deliveredBefore?.notifications?.length) {
+        const matching = deliveredBefore.notifications.filter((n: { id?: number; extra?: Record<string, unknown> }) =>
+          notificationBelongsToRoom(n, roomId)
+        );
+        if (matching.length > 0) {
+          await LocalNotifications.removeDeliveredNotifications({
+            notifications: matching,
+          }).catch(() => undefined);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (groupId) {
+        await clearCapacitorGroupSummaryIfEmpty(LocalNotifications, groupId);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('Failed to clear Capacitor notifications for room:', err);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const { clearNativeRoomNotifications } = await import('./backgroundSync');
+      await clearNativeRoomNotifications(roomId);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('Failed to clear native room notifications:', err);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (isTauri() && !isElectron()) {
+    try {
+      const { cancel, removeActive } = await import('@tauri-apps/plugin-notification');
+      const id = notificationIdForRoom(roomId);
+      if (typeof cancel === 'function') {
+        await cancel([id]).catch(() => undefined);
+      }
+      if (typeof removeActive === 'function') {
+        await removeActive([{ id }]).catch(() => undefined);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('Failed to clear Tauri notifications for room:', err);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Send a notification using Tauri's notification plugin
  * Falls back to browser Notification API if not in Tauri
@@ -430,10 +662,39 @@ export const sendNotification = async (options: {
   title: string;
   body: string;
   icon?: string;
+  iconBase64?: string;
+  bigPictureBase64?: string;
+  senderName?: string;
+  messageText?: string;
+  conversationTitle?: string;
   path?: string;
+  roomId?: string;
+  group?: NotificationGroupInfo;
   onClick?: () => void;
 }): Promise<void> => {
-  const { title, body, icon, path, onClick } = options;
+  const {
+    title,
+    body,
+    icon,
+    iconBase64,
+    bigPictureBase64,
+    senderName,
+    messageText,
+    conversationTitle,
+    path,
+    roomId,
+    group,
+    onClick,
+  } = options;
+  const extra = {
+    ...(path ? { path } : {}),
+    ...(roomId ? { roomId } : {}),
+    ...(group?.groupId ? { groupId: group.groupId, groupName: group.groupName, groupKind: group.kind } : {}),
+  };
+  const hasExtra = Object.keys(extra).length > 0;
+  const channelId = group ? channelIdForKind(group.kind) : NOTIF_CHANNEL_HOME;
+  const groupId = group?.groupId;
+  const groupName = group?.groupName;
 
   // Use Electron's native notification API if in Electron
   if (isElectron()) {
@@ -475,11 +736,27 @@ export const sendNotification = async (options: {
         await tauriSendNotification({
           title,
           body,
+          // Stable per-room id replaces prior tray entry instead of stacking
+          id: roomId ? notificationIdForRoom(roomId) : undefined,
           // Use the channel on Android
-          channelId: isAndroid() ? 'messages' : undefined,
-          // Store path in extra data for notification tap handling
-          extra: path ? { path } : undefined,
+          channelId: isAndroid() ? channelId : undefined,
+          group: groupId,
+          icon,
+          // Store path/roomId in extra data for tap handling + clear-on-read
+          extra: hasExtra ? extra : undefined,
         });
+
+        if (isAndroid() && groupId && groupName) {
+          await tauriSendNotification({
+            title: groupName,
+            body: 'New messages',
+            id: notificationIdForGroupSummary(groupId),
+            channelId,
+            group: groupId,
+            groupSummary: true,
+            extra: { groupId, groupName, isGroupSummary: true },
+          }).catch(() => undefined);
+        }
       }
       return;
     } catch (err) {
@@ -488,6 +765,31 @@ export const sendNotification = async (options: {
   }
 
   if (isCapacitorNative()) {
+    // Prefer native NotificationManager so we can set dynamic/authenticated avatars.
+    // Capacitor LocalNotifications only supports drawable resource largeIcon names.
+    if (roomId && groupId && groupName && group) {
+      try {
+        const { showNativeNotification } = await import('./backgroundSync');
+        const shown = await showNativeNotification({
+          title,
+          body,
+          senderName: senderName ?? title,
+          messageText: messageText ?? body,
+          conversationTitle,
+          path,
+          roomId,
+          groupId,
+          groupName,
+          kind: group.kind,
+          largeIconBase64: iconBase64,
+          bigPictureBase64,
+        });
+        if (shown) return;
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn('Native showNotification failed, falling back to LocalNotifications:', err);
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       const { LocalNotifications } = await import('@capacitor/local-notifications');
       let perm = await LocalNotifications.checkPermissions();
@@ -496,21 +798,53 @@ export const sendNotification = async (options: {
       }
 
       if (perm.display === 'granted') {
-        await ensureCapacitorNotificationChannel();
+        await ensureCapacitorNotificationChannels();
+
+        // One notification per room: same id updates the existing tray entry.
+        const id = roomId
+          ? notificationIdForRoom(roomId)
+          : Math.floor(Date.now() % 2147483647);
+
+        const roomNotification: Record<string, unknown> = {
+          id,
+          title,
+          body,
+          channelId: isAndroid() ? channelId : undefined,
+          smallIcon: isAndroid() ? ANDROID_NOTIFICATION_SMALL_ICON : undefined,
+          iconColor: isAndroid() ? ANDROID_NOTIFICATION_ICON_COLOR : undefined,
+          extra: hasExtra ? extra : undefined,
+          threadIdentifier: groupId,
+        };
+
+        if (isAndroid() && groupId) {
+          roomNotification.group = groupId;
+          if (groupName) {
+            roomNotification.summaryText = groupName;
+          }
+          if (group?.roomName && group.roomName !== title) {
+            roomNotification.largeBody = body;
+          }
+        }
+
+        const notifications: Array<Record<string, unknown>> = [roomNotification];
+
+        // Nest rooms under a space / Directs / Home summary in the shade.
+        if (isAndroid() && groupId && groupName) {
+          notifications.push({
+            id: notificationIdForGroupSummary(groupId),
+            title: groupName,
+            body: 'New messages',
+            channelId,
+            smallIcon: ANDROID_NOTIFICATION_SMALL_ICON,
+            iconColor: ANDROID_NOTIFICATION_ICON_COLOR,
+            group: groupId,
+            groupSummary: true,
+            extra: { groupId, groupName, isGroupSummary: true },
+          });
+        }
 
-        const id = Math.floor(Date.now() % 2147483647);
         await LocalNotifications.schedule({
-          notifications: [
-            {
-              id,
-              title,
-              body,
-              channelId: isAndroid() ? 'messages' : undefined,
-              smallIcon: isAndroid() ? ANDROID_NOTIFICATION_SMALL_ICON : undefined,
-              iconColor: isAndroid() ? ANDROID_NOTIFICATION_ICON_COLOR : undefined,
-              extra: path ? { path } : undefined,
-            },
-          ],
+          notifications: notifications as any,
         });
       }
       return;

overlay/src/font-setup.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ export const isCapacitorAndroid = Boolean(
   cap?.isNativePlatform?.() && cap?.getPlatform?.() === 'android'
 );
 
+// Stationery signatures use Caveat on all platforms (including Android WebView).
+await import('@fontsource/caveat/500.css');
+await import('@fontsource/caveat/600.css');
+await import('@fontsource/caveat/700.css');
+
 if (isCapacitorAndroid) {
   document.documentElement.classList.add('android-capacitor');
   document.documentElement.style.setProperty(

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paarrot",
-  "version": "4.11.125",
+  "version": "4.11.137",
   "description": "Paarrot - A Matrix client based on Cinny",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"