chore: bump version to 4.11.138 [skip ci]

FileSaver fails in Capacitor WebView, so save via MediaStore; clear tray notifications when sync reports rooms as read on another device, and improve collapsed notification avatars with conversation shortcuts.

.gitea/workflows/build.yml

@@ -103,28 +103,6 @@ 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: ${{ github.ref_name }}
-      
-      - name: Pull latest (after version bump)
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        run: git pull origin master
-      
       - name: Get version
         id: version
         run: |
@@ -136,6 +114,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "VERSION=$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 "$(ls -A release-files/*.apk 2>/dev/null)"
+
       - name: Check if tag exists
         id: tag_check
         run: |
@@ -156,17 +141,8 @@ jobs:
           git tag -a "v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}" -m "Release v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
           git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}"
 
-      - name: Download all artifacts
+      # Upload via the internal Gitea API. actions/upload-artifact times out against
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      # git.ruv.wtf:443 from this runner; synbox:8418 is reachable on the LAN.
-        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/
-      
       - name: Create or Update Gitea Release
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.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 +10,20 @@ 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.content.pm.ShortcutInfoCompat
+import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutManagerCompat
+import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@ 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 +94,12 @@ 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 +116,24 @@ 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
-                            processRoomEvents(json, userId)
+                        // "foreground" flag is stale; JS path is suppressed while backgrounded.
+                        val fromPush = triggerReason.startsWith("unifiedpush")
+                        val suppressBecauseUi = appInForeground && !fromPush
+                        if (!isFirstSync) {
+                            // Always dismiss trays when another device (or this one) marked rooms read,
+                            // even while the UI is foregrounded and posting is suppressed.
+                            dismissClearedRoomNotifications(json)
+                            if (!suppressBecauseUi) {
+                                processRoomEvents(json, userId)
+                            } else {
+                                Log.d(
+                                    TAG,
+                                    "Skipping notification posts (foreground=$appInForeground, reason=$triggerReason)",
+                                )
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            Log.d(TAG, "Skipping notifications (firstSync=true, reason=$triggerReason)")
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -126,7 +157,8 @@ 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 +183,292 @@ 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?,
+    )
+
+    /**
+     * Cancel tray notifications for rooms the homeserver now reports as fully read.
+     * Covers “marked as read on another device” while this phone is backgrounded.
+     * Only acts when [unread_notifications] is present in this sync batch (count changed).
+     */
+    private fun dismissClearedRoomNotifications(sync: JSONObject) {
+        val joinedRooms = sync.optJSONObject("rooms")?.optJSONObject("join") ?: return
+        for (roomId in joinedRooms.keys().asSequence()) {
+            val roomData = joinedRooms.optJSONObject(roomId) ?: continue
+            if (!roomData.has("unread_notifications")) continue
+            val unread = roomData.optJSONObject("unread_notifications")
+            val notificationCount = unread?.optInt("notification_count", 0) ?: 0
+            if (notificationCount <= 0) {
+                clearRoomNotifications(applicationContext, roomId)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     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)
+            val roomData = joinedRooms.optJSONObject(roomId) ?: continue
-                ?.optJSONObject("timeline") ?: 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 content = event.optJSONObject("content") ?: JSONObject()
-                val msgtype = content.optString("msgtype")
+
-                val rawBody = content.optString("body")
+                // Plaintext mention/keyword filter; encrypted events already passed highlight_count.
-                val body = when (msgtype) {
+                if (
-                    "m.image"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "📷 $rawBody" else "📷 Photo"
+                    mentionsOnly &&
-                    "m.video"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🎥 $rawBody" else "🎥 Video"
+                    eventType != "m.room.encrypted" &&
-                    "m.audio"   -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🎵 $rawBody" else "🎵 Audio"
+                    !isSpecialMessage(content, notifyCtx)
-                    "m.file"    -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "📎 $rawBody" else "📎 File"
+                ) {
-                    "m.sticker" -> if (rawBody.isNotBlank()) "🖼️ $rawBody" else "🖼️ Sticker"
+                    continue
-                    else        -> rawBody.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: 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.
+                val msgtype = content.optString("msgtype")
-                // Encrypted messages have a `file` object instead of a top-level `url`.
                 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://") }
+                    content.optString("url").takeIf { it.startsWith("mxc://") }?.let { mxc ->
-                        ?.let { mxcToDownloadUrl(it, homeserver) }
+                        mxcToDownloadUrls(mxc, homeserver)
-                        ?.let { downloadBitmap(it, token) }
+                            .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 +500,7 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
                 conn.disconnect()
             }
             displayNameCache[mxid] = displayName
-            val avatar = avatarMxc
+            val avatar = avatarMxc?.let { downloadAvatarBitmap(it, homeserver, token, size = 96) }
-                ?.let { mxcToThumbnailUrl(it, homeserver, size = 96) }
-                ?.let { downloadBitmap(it, token) }
             avatarCache[mxid] = avatar
             UserProfile(displayName, avatar)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
@@ -244,24 +511,47 @@ 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 +570,83 @@ 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)
+        val isDm = groupInfo.kind == "direct"
-            ?: Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java)
+        postMessageNotification(
-        val pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(
+            this,
-            this, 0, launchIntent,
+            roomId = roomId,
-            PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE,
+            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 +680,8 @@ class MatrixSyncService : Service() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun ensureMessageChannel(nm: NotificationManager) {
+    private fun ensureMessageChannels(nm: NotificationManager) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+        ensureMessageChannels(this)
-            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)
-        }
     }
 
     companion object {
@@ -372,17 +690,335 @@ 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")
+
+        /**
+         * Publish a long-lived conversation shortcut so Android 11+ shows the sender
+         * avatar in the collapsed shade (MessagingStyle alone only shows it expanded).
+         */
+        private fun publishConversationShortcut(
+            context: Context,
+            roomId: String,
+            label: String,
+            person: Person,
+            launchIntent: Intent,
+        ): ShortcutInfoCompat {
+            val shortcutIntent = Intent(launchIntent).apply {
+                // Shortcuts require an explicit action.
+                if (action.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                    action = NotificationNavStore.ACTION_OPEN_NOTIFICATION
+                }
+            }
+            val icon = person.icon
+                ?: IconCompat.createWithResource(context, R.drawable.ic_stat_paarrot)
+            val shortcut = ShortcutInfoCompat.Builder(context, "room:$roomId")
+                .setShortLabel(label.take(25).ifBlank { "Chat" })
+                .setLongLabel(label.ifBlank { "Chat" })
+                .setIcon(icon)
+                .setIntent(shortcutIntent)
+                .setPerson(person)
+                .setLongLived(true)
+                .setCategories(setOf("android.shortcut.conversation"))
+                .build()
+            try {
+                ShortcutManagerCompat.pushDynamicShortcut(context, shortcut)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Failed to publish conversation shortcut: ${e.message}")
+            }
+            return shortcut
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Posts a room notification (+ space/DM group summary) for both background sync
+         * and JS-driven Capacitor notifications.
+         *
+         * Avatar goes in the circular largeIcon / conversation-shortcut slot (visible when
+         * collapsed). The small status-bar icon stays the Paarrot mark (Android requirement).
+         * 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("$roomId:$resolvedSender")
+                .setImportant(true)
+            if (avatar != null) {
+                personBuilder.setIcon(IconCompat.createWithBitmap(avatar))
+            }
+            val senderPerson = personBuilder.build()
+
+            val channelId = channelIdForKindStatic(kind)
+            val collapsedTitle = if (isDm || resolvedConversation.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                resolvedSender
+            } else {
+                resolvedConversation
+            }
+            val collapsedText = if (isDm || resolvedConversation.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                resolvedMessage
+            } else {
+                "$resolvedSender: $resolvedMessage"
+            }
+
+            val shortcut = publishConversationShortcut(
+                context,
+                roomId,
+                collapsedTitle,
+                senderPerson,
+                launchIntent,
+            )
+
+            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(shortcut.id)
+                .setShortcutInfo(shortcut)
+                // 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)
+            }
+
+            // Collapsed shade avatar (large icon). Small icon must stay the monochrome app mark.
+            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 {
+                // BigTextStyle keeps setLargeIcon visible when collapsed on most OEMs.
+                // MessagingStyle alone often hides the avatar until the user expands.
+                builder.setStyle(
+                    NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
+                        .bigText(collapsedText)
+                        .setBigContentTitle(collapsedTitle)
+                        .setSummaryText(groupName)
+                )
+            }
+
+            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/ShareHandlerPlugin.kt

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package com.paarrot.app
 
-import android.app.Activity
+import android.content.ContentValues
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
+import android.provider.MediaStore
+import android.util.Base64
+import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
+import androidx.core.content.FileProvider
 import com.getcapacitor.JSArray
 import com.getcapacitor.JSObject
 import com.getcapacitor.Plugin
@@ -213,4 +217,168 @@ class ShareHandlerPlugin : Plugin() {
         ShareIntentStore.clearIntent(ShareIntentStore.pendingShare?.receivedAt)
         call.resolve()
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Save a base64-encoded file to the device gallery / Downloads.
+     * Capacitor WebView cannot use FileSaver / `<a download>`, so downloads go through MediaStore.
+     * Images → Pictures/Paarrot, videos → Movies/Paarrot, other → Download/Paarrot (API 29+).
+     * On older APIs or MediaStore failure, falls back to the system share sheet.
+     */
+    @PluginMethod
+    fun saveFile(call: PluginCall) {
+        val filename = call.getString("filename") ?: run {
+            call.reject("filename required")
+            return
+        }
+        val mimeType = call.getString("mimeType")
+            ?: guessMime(filename)
+            ?: "application/octet-stream"
+        val base64 = call.getString("base64") ?: run {
+            call.reject("base64 required")
+            return
+        }
+
+        try {
+            val cleaned = base64.substringAfter("base64,", base64).trim()
+            val bytes = Base64.decode(cleaned, Base64.DEFAULT)
+            if (bytes.isEmpty()) {
+                call.reject("empty file data")
+                return
+            }
+
+            val uri = saveBytes(bytes, filename, mimeType)
+            if (uri != null) {
+                android.widget.Toast.makeText(
+                    context,
+                    "Saved $filename",
+                    android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
+                ).show()
+                call.resolve(
+                    JSObject()
+                        .put("saved", true)
+                        .put("uri", uri.toString())
+                )
+            } else {
+                shareBytes(bytes, filename, mimeType)
+                call.resolve(JSObject().put("saved", false).put("shared", true))
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            android.util.Log.e(TAG, "saveFile failed", e)
+            call.reject("Failed to save file: ${e.message}", e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Open the system share sheet for a base64 file (Save to Files, Drive, etc.).
+     */
+    @PluginMethod
+    fun shareFile(call: PluginCall) {
+        val filename = call.getString("filename") ?: run {
+            call.reject("filename required")
+            return
+        }
+        val mimeType = call.getString("mimeType")
+            ?: guessMime(filename)
+            ?: "application/octet-stream"
+        val base64 = call.getString("base64") ?: run {
+            call.reject("base64 required")
+            return
+        }
+
+        try {
+            val cleaned = base64.substringAfter("base64,", base64).trim()
+            val bytes = Base64.decode(cleaned, Base64.DEFAULT)
+            shareBytes(bytes, filename, mimeType)
+            call.resolve(JSObject().put("shared", true))
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            android.util.Log.e(TAG, "shareFile failed", e)
+            call.reject("Failed to share file: ${e.message}", e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun saveBytes(bytes: ByteArray, filename: String, mimeType: String): Uri? {
+        return when {
+            mimeType.startsWith("image/") ->
+                insertMedia(bytes, filename, mimeType, MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, "Pictures/Paarrot")
+            mimeType.startsWith("video/") ->
+                insertMedia(bytes, filename, mimeType, MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, "Movies/Paarrot")
+            mimeType.startsWith("audio/") ->
+                insertMedia(bytes, filename, mimeType, MediaStore.Audio.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, "Music/Paarrot")
+            Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q ->
+                insertMedia(bytes, filename, mimeType, MediaStore.Downloads.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, "Download/Paarrot")
+            else -> null // share-sheet fallback (avoids WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE on API < 29)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun insertMedia(
+        bytes: ByteArray,
+        filename: String,
+        mimeType: String,
+        collection: Uri,
+        relativePath: String
+    ): Uri? {
+        val values = ContentValues().apply {
+            put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.DISPLAY_NAME, filename)
+            put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.MIME_TYPE, mimeType)
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+                put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.RELATIVE_PATH, relativePath)
+                put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.IS_PENDING, 1)
+            }
+        }
+
+        val resolver = context.contentResolver
+        val uri = resolver.insert(collection, values) ?: return null
+        try {
+            resolver.openOutputStream(uri)?.use { it.write(bytes) }
+                ?: run {
+                    resolver.delete(uri, null, null)
+                    return null
+                }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            resolver.delete(uri, null, null)
+            throw e
+        }
+
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+            values.clear()
+            values.put(MediaStore.MediaColumns.IS_PENDING, 0)
+            resolver.update(uri, values, null, null)
+        }
+        return uri
+    }
+
+    private fun shareBytes(bytes: ByteArray, filename: String, mimeType: String) {
+        val cacheDir = File(context.cacheDir, "shares").apply { mkdirs() }
+        val safeName = filename.replace(Regex("[^a-zA-Z0-9._\\-]"), "_").take(128).ifEmpty { "file" }
+        val file = File(cacheDir, safeName)
+        FileOutputStream(file).use { it.write(bytes) }
+
+        val uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(
+            context,
+            "${context.packageName}.fileprovider",
+            file
+        )
+
+        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND).apply {
+            type = mimeType
+            putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri)
+            putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, filename)
+            addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
+        }
+
+        val chooser = Intent.createChooser(intent, "Save or share").apply {
+            addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK)
+        }
+        context.startActivity(chooser)
+    }
+
+    private fun guessMime(filename: String): String? {
+        val ext = filename.substringAfterLast('.', "").lowercase()
+        if (ext.isEmpty()) return null
+        return MimeTypeMap.getSingleton().getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val TAG = "ShareHandlerPlugin"
+    }
 }

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/Pdf-viewer/PdfViewer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
+/* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions */
+import React, { FormEventHandler, MouseEventHandler, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { Box, Button, Chip, Header, IconButton, Input, Menu, PopOut, RectCords, Scroll, Spinner, Text, as, config } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../icons';
+import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
+import { saveMediaBlob } from '../../utils/saveMedia';
+import * as css from './PdfViewer.css';
+import { AsyncStatus } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import { useZoom } from '../../hooks/useZoom';
+import { createPage, usePdfDocumentLoader, usePdfJSLoader } from '../../plugins/pdfjs-dist';
+import { stopPropagation } from '../../utils/keyboard';
+
+export type PdfViewerProps = {
+  name: string;
+  src: string;
+  requestClose: () => void;
+};
+
+export const PdfViewer = as<'div', PdfViewerProps>(
+  ({ className, name, src, requestClose, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+    const { zoom, zoomIn, zoomOut, setZoom } = useZoom(0.2);
+
+    const [pdfJSState, loadPdfJS] = usePdfJSLoader();
+    const [docState, loadPdfDocument] = usePdfDocumentLoader(
+      pdfJSState.status === AsyncStatus.Success ? pdfJSState.data : undefined,
+      src
+    );
+    const isLoading =
+      pdfJSState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading || docState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading;
+    const isError =
+      pdfJSState.status === AsyncStatus.Error || docState.status === AsyncStatus.Error;
+    const [pageNo, setPageNo] = useState(1);
+    const [jumpAnchor, setJumpAnchor] = useState<RectCords>();
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      loadPdfJS();
+    }, [loadPdfJS]);
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (pdfJSState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) {
+        loadPdfDocument();
+      }
+    }, [pdfJSState, loadPdfDocument]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      if (docState.status === AsyncStatus.Success) {
+        const doc = docState.data;
+        if (pageNo < 0 || pageNo > doc.numPages) return;
+        createPage(doc, pageNo, { scale: zoom }).then((canvas) => {
+          const container = containerRef.current;
+          if (!container) return;
+          container.textContent = '';
+          container.append(canvas);
+          scrollRef.current?.scrollTo({
+            top: 0,
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    }, [docState, pageNo, zoom]);
+
+    const handleDownload = async () => {
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(src);
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to fetch PDF');
+        await saveMediaBlob(await res.blob(), name);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('[PdfViewer] Failed to download:', error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    const handleJumpSubmit: FormEventHandler<HTMLFormElement> = (evt) => {
+      evt.preventDefault();
+      if (docState.status !== AsyncStatus.Success) return;
+      const jumpInput = evt.currentTarget.jumpInput as HTMLInputElement;
+      if (!jumpInput) return;
+      const jumpTo = parseInt(jumpInput.value, 10);
+      setPageNo(Math.max(1, Math.min(docState.data.numPages, jumpTo)));
+      setJumpAnchor(undefined);
+    };
+
+    const handlePrevPage = () => {
+      setPageNo((n) => Math.max(n - 1, 1));
+    };
+
+    const handleNextPage = () => {
+      if (docState.status !== AsyncStatus.Success) return;
+      setPageNo((n) => Math.min(n + 1, docState.data.numPages));
+    };
+
+    const handleOpenJump: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (evt) => {
+      setJumpAnchor(evt.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect());
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <Box className={classNames(css.PdfViewer, className)} direction="Column" {...props} ref={ref}>
+        <Header className={css.PdfViewerHeader} size="400">
+          <Box grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            <IconButton size="300" radii="300" onClick={requestClose}>
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.ArrowLeft} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Text size="T300" truncate>
+              {name}
+            </Text>
+          </Box>
+          <Box shrink="No" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            <IconButton
+              variant={zoom < 1 ? 'Success' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+              outlined={zoom < 1}
+              size="300"
+              radii="Pill"
+              onClick={zoomOut}
+              aria-label="Zoom Out"
+            >
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Minus} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Chip variant="SurfaceVariant" radii="Pill" onClick={() => setZoom(zoom === 1 ? 2 : 1)}>
+              <Text size="B300">{Math.round(zoom * 100)}%</Text>
+            </Chip>
+            <IconButton
+              variant={zoom > 1 ? 'Success' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+              outlined={zoom > 1}
+              size="300"
+              radii="Pill"
+              onClick={zoomIn}
+              aria-label="Zoom In"
+            >
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Plus} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Chip
+              variant="Primary"
+              onClick={handleDownload}
+              radii="300"
+              before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.Download} />}
+            >
+              <Text size="B300">Download</Text>
+            </Chip>
+          </Box>
+        </Header>
+        <Box direction="Column" grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" justifyContent="Center" gap="200">
+          {isLoading && <Spinner variant="Secondary" size="600" />}
+          {isError && (
+            <>
+              <Text>Failed to load PDF</Text>
+              <Button
+                variant="Critical"
+                fill="Soft"
+                size="300"
+                radii="300"
+                before={<Icon src={Icons.Warning} size="50" />}
+                onClick={loadPdfJS}
+              >
+                <Text size="B300">Retry</Text>
+              </Button>
+            </>
+          )}
+          {docState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
+            <Scroll
+              ref={scrollRef}
+              size="300"
+              direction="Both"
+              variant="Surface"
+              visibility="Hover"
+            >
+              <Box>
+                <div className={css.PdfViewerContent} ref={containerRef} />
+              </Box>
+            </Scroll>
+          )}
+        </Box>
+        {docState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
+          <Header as="footer" className={css.PdfViewerFooter} size="400">
+            <Chip
+              variant="Secondary"
+              radii="300"
+              before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.ChevronLeft} />}
+              onClick={handlePrevPage}
+              aria-disabled={pageNo <= 1}
+            >
+              <Text size="B300">Previous</Text>
+            </Chip>
+            <Box grow="Yes" justifyContent="Center" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+              <PopOut
+                anchor={jumpAnchor}
+                align="Center"
+                position="Top"
+                content={
+                  <FocusTrap
+                    focusTrapOptions={{
+                      initialFocus: false,
+                      onDeactivate: () => setJumpAnchor(undefined),
+                      clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+                      escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <Menu variant="Surface">
+                      <Box
+                        as="form"
+                        onSubmit={handleJumpSubmit}
+                        style={{ padding: config.space.S200 }}
+                        direction="Column"
+                        gap="200"
+                      >
+                        <Input
+                          name="jumpInput"
+                          size="300"
+                          variant="Background"
+                          defaultValue={pageNo}
+                          min={1}
+                          max={docState.data.numPages}
+                          step={1}
+                          outlined
+                          type="number"
+                          radii="300"
+                          aria-label="Page Number"
+                        />
+                        <Button type="submit" size="300" variant="Primary" radii="300">
+                          <Text size="B300">Jump To Page</Text>
+                        </Button>
+                      </Box>
+                    </Menu>
+                  </FocusTrap>
+                }
+              >
+                <Chip
+                  onClick={handleOpenJump}
+                  variant="SurfaceVariant"
+                  radii="300"
+                  aria-pressed={jumpAnchor !== undefined}
+                >
+                  <Text size="B300">{`${pageNo}/${docState.data.numPages}`}</Text>
+                </Chip>
+              </PopOut>
+            </Box>
+            <Chip
+              variant="Primary"
+              radii="300"
+              after={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.ChevronRight} />}
+              onClick={handleNextPage}
+              aria-disabled={pageNo >= docState.data.numPages}
+            >
+              <Text size="B300">Next</Text>
+            </Chip>
+          </Header>
+        )}
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+);

overlay/src/app/components/image-viewer/ImageViewer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/* eslint-disable jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions */
+import React from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { Box, Chip, Header, IconButton, Text, as } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../icons';
+import * as css from './ImageViewer.css';
+import { useZoom } from '../../hooks/useZoom';
+import { usePan } from '../../hooks/usePan';
+import { downloadAndSaveMedia } from '../../utils/saveMedia';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../utils/auth';
+
+export type ImageViewerProps = {
+  alt: string;
+  src: string;
+  requestClose: () => void;
+};
+
+export const ImageViewer = as<'div', ImageViewerProps>(
+  ({ className, alt, src, requestClose, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const { zoom, zoomIn, zoomOut, setZoom } = useZoom(0.2);
+    const { pan, cursor, onMouseDown } = usePan(zoom !== 1);
+
+    const handleDownload = async () => {
+      try {
+        await downloadAndSaveMedia(src, alt, getCurrentAccessToken());
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('[ImageViewer] Failed to download media:', error);
+        try {
+          window.open(src, '_blank');
+        } catch {
+          // ignore
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <Box
+        className={classNames(css.ImageViewer, className)}
+        direction="Column"
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+      >
+        <Header className={css.ImageViewerHeader} size="400">
+          <Box grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            <IconButton size="300" radii="300" onClick={requestClose}>
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.ArrowLeft} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Text size="T300" truncate>
+              {alt}
+            </Text>
+          </Box>
+          <Box shrink="No" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            <IconButton
+              variant={zoom < 1 ? 'Success' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+              outlined={zoom < 1}
+              size="300"
+              radii="Pill"
+              onClick={zoomOut}
+              aria-label="Zoom Out"
+            >
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Minus} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Chip variant="SurfaceVariant" radii="Pill" onClick={() => setZoom(zoom === 1 ? 2 : 1)}>
+              <Text size="B300">{Math.round(zoom * 100)}%</Text>
+            </Chip>
+            <IconButton
+              variant={zoom > 1 ? 'Success' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+              outlined={zoom > 1}
+              size="300"
+              radii="Pill"
+              onClick={zoomIn}
+              aria-label="Zoom In"
+            >
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.Plus} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Chip
+              variant="Primary"
+              onClick={handleDownload}
+              radii="300"
+              before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.Download} />}
+            >
+              <Text size="B300">Download</Text>
+            </Chip>
+          </Box>
+        </Header>
+        <Box
+          grow="Yes"
+          className={css.ImageViewerContent}
+          justifyContent="Center"
+          alignItems="Center"
+        >
+          <img
+            className={css.ImageViewerImg}
+            style={{
+              cursor,
+              transform: `scale(${zoom}) translate(${pan.translateX}px, ${pan.translateY}px)`,
+            }}
+            src={src}
+            alt={alt}
+            draggable={false}
+            onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
+          />
+        </Box>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+);

overlay/src/app/components/message/FileHeader.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { Badge, Box, IconButton, Spinner, Text, as, toRem } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../icons';
+import React, { ReactNode, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { EncryptedAttachmentInfo } from 'browser-encrypt-attachment';
+import { mimeTypeToExt } from '../../utils/mimeTypes';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
+import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import {
+  decryptFile,
+  downloadEncryptedMedia,
+  downloadMedia,
+  mxcUrlToHttp,
+} from '../../utils/matrix';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../utils/auth';
+import { saveMediaBlob } from '../../utils/saveMedia';
+
+const badgeStyles = { maxWidth: toRem(100) };
+
+type FileDownloadButtonProps = {
+  filename: string;
+  url: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  encInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+};
+export function FileDownloadButton({ filename, url, mimeType, encInfo }: FileDownloadButtonProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+
+  const [downloadState, download] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, url, useAuthentication) ?? url;
+      // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+      const fileContent = encInfo
+        ? await downloadEncryptedMedia(mediaUrl, (encBuf) => decryptFile(encBuf, mimeType, encInfo), accessToken)
+        : await downloadMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+
+      await saveMediaBlob(fileContent, filename);
+      return true;
+    }, [mx, url, useAuthentication, mimeType, encInfo, filename])
+  );
+
+  const downloading = downloadState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading;
+  const hasError = downloadState.status === AsyncStatus.Error;
+  return (
+    <IconButton
+      disabled={downloading}
+      onClick={download}
+      variant={hasError ? 'Critical' : 'SurfaceVariant'}
+      size="300"
+      radii="300"
+    >
+      {downloading ? (
+        <Spinner size="100" variant={hasError ? 'Critical' : 'Secondary'} />
+      ) : (
+        <Icon size="100" src={Icons.Download} />
+      )}
+    </IconButton>
+  );
+}
+
+export type FileHeaderProps = {
+  body: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  after?: ReactNode;
+};
+export const FileHeader = as<'div', FileHeaderProps>(({ body, mimeType, after, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <Box alignItems="Center" gap="200" grow="Yes" {...props} ref={ref}>
+    <Box shrink="No">
+      <Badge style={badgeStyles} variant="Secondary" radii="Pill">
+        <Text size="O400" truncate>
+          {mimeTypeToExt(mimeType)}
+        </Text>
+      </Badge>
+    </Box>
+    <Box grow="Yes">
+      <Text size="T300" truncate>
+        {body}
+      </Text>
+    </Box>
+    {after}
+  </Box>
+));

overlay/src/app/components/message/content/FileContent.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+import React, { ReactNode, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
+import { Box, Button, Modal, Overlay, OverlayBackdrop, OverlayCenter, Spinner, Text, Tooltip, TooltipProvider, as } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../../icons';
+import { EncryptedAttachmentInfo } from 'browser-encrypt-attachment';
+import { saveMediaBlob } from '../../../utils/saveMedia';
+import FocusTrap from 'focus-trap-react';
+import { IFileInfo } from '../../../../types/matrix/common';
+import { AsyncStatus, useAsyncCallback } from '../../../hooks/useAsyncCallback';
+import { useMatrixClient } from '../../../hooks/useMatrixClient';
+import { bytesToSize } from '../../../utils/common';
+import {
+  READABLE_EXT_TO_MIME_TYPE,
+  READABLE_TEXT_MIME_TYPES,
+  getFileNameExt,
+  mimeTypeToExt,
+} from '../../../utils/mimeTypes';
+import { stopPropagation } from '../../../utils/keyboard';
+import {
+  decryptFile,
+  downloadEncryptedMedia,
+  downloadMedia,
+  mxcUrlToHttp,
+} from '../../../utils/matrix';
+import { useMediaAuthentication } from '../../../hooks/useMediaAuthentication';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../../utils/auth';
+import { ModalWide } from '../../../styles/Modal.css';
+
+const renderErrorButton = (retry: () => void, text: string) => (
+  <TooltipProvider
+    tooltip={
+      <Tooltip variant="Critical">
+        <Text>Failed to load file!</Text>
+      </Tooltip>
+    }
+    position="Top"
+    align="Center"
+  >
+    {(triggerRef) => (
+      <Button
+        ref={triggerRef}
+        size="400"
+        variant="Critical"
+        fill="Soft"
+        outlined
+        radii="300"
+        onClick={retry}
+        before={<Icon size="100" src={Icons.Warning} filled />}
+      >
+        <Text size="B400" truncate>
+          {text}
+        </Text>
+      </Button>
+    )}
+  </TooltipProvider>
+);
+
+type RenderTextViewerProps = {
+  name: string;
+  text: string;
+  langName: string;
+  requestClose: () => void;
+};
+type ReadTextFileProps = {
+  body: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  url: string;
+  encInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+  renderViewer: (props: RenderTextViewerProps) => ReactNode;
+};
+export function ReadTextFile({ body, mimeType, url, encInfo, renderViewer }: ReadTextFileProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+  const [textViewer, setTextViewer] = useState(false);
+
+  const [textState, loadText] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, url, useAuthentication) ?? url;
+      // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+      const fileContent = encInfo
+        ? await downloadEncryptedMedia(mediaUrl, (encBuf) => decryptFile(encBuf, mimeType, encInfo), accessToken)
+        : await downloadMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+
+      const text = fileContent.text();
+      setTextViewer(true);
+      return text;
+    }, [mx, useAuthentication, mimeType, encInfo, url])
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {textState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
+        <Overlay open={textViewer} backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
+          <OverlayCenter>
+            <FocusTrap
+              focusTrapOptions={{
+                initialFocus: false,
+                onDeactivate: () => setTextViewer(false),
+                clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+                escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+              }}
+            >
+              <Modal
+                className={ModalWide}
+                size="500"
+                onContextMenu={(evt: any) => evt.stopPropagation()}
+              >
+                {renderViewer({
+                  name: body,
+                  text: textState.data,
+                  langName: READABLE_TEXT_MIME_TYPES.includes(mimeType)
+                    ? mimeTypeToExt(mimeType)
+                    : mimeTypeToExt(READABLE_EXT_TO_MIME_TYPE[getFileNameExt(body)] ?? mimeType),
+                  requestClose: () => setTextViewer(false),
+                })}
+              </Modal>
+            </FocusTrap>
+          </OverlayCenter>
+        </Overlay>
+      )}
+      {textState.status === AsyncStatus.Error ? (
+        renderErrorButton(loadText, 'Open File')
+      ) : (
+        <Button
+          variant="Secondary"
+          fill="Solid"
+          radii="300"
+          size="400"
+          onClick={() =>
+            textState.status === AsyncStatus.Success ? setTextViewer(true) : loadText()
+          }
+          disabled={textState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading}
+          before={
+            textState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading ? (
+              <Spinner fill="Solid" size="100" variant="Secondary" />
+            ) : (
+              <Icon size="100" src={Icons.ArrowRight} filled />
+            )
+          }
+        >
+          <Text size="B400" truncate>
+            Open File
+          </Text>
+        </Button>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+type RenderPdfViewerProps = {
+  name: string;
+  src: string;
+  requestClose: () => void;
+};
+export type ReadPdfFileProps = {
+  body: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  url: string;
+  encInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+  renderViewer: (props: RenderPdfViewerProps) => ReactNode;
+};
+export function ReadPdfFile({ body, mimeType, url, encInfo, renderViewer }: ReadPdfFileProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+  const [pdfViewer, setPdfViewer] = useState(false);
+
+  const [pdfState, loadPdf] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, url, useAuthentication) ?? url;
+      // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+      const fileContent = encInfo
+        ? await downloadEncryptedMedia(mediaUrl, (encBuf) => decryptFile(encBuf, mimeType, encInfo), accessToken)
+        : await downloadMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+      setPdfViewer(true);
+      return URL.createObjectURL(fileContent);
+    }, [mx, url, useAuthentication, mimeType, encInfo])
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {pdfState.status === AsyncStatus.Success && (
+        <Overlay open={pdfViewer} backdrop={<OverlayBackdrop />}>
+          <OverlayCenter>
+            <FocusTrap
+              focusTrapOptions={{
+                initialFocus: false,
+                onDeactivate: () => setPdfViewer(false),
+                clickOutsideDeactivates: true,
+                escapeDeactivates: stopPropagation,
+              }}
+            >
+              <Modal
+                className={ModalWide}
+                size="500"
+                onContextMenu={(evt: any) => evt.stopPropagation()}
+              >
+                {renderViewer({
+                  name: body,
+                  src: pdfState.data,
+                  requestClose: () => setPdfViewer(false),
+                })}
+              </Modal>
+            </FocusTrap>
+          </OverlayCenter>
+        </Overlay>
+      )}
+      {pdfState.status === AsyncStatus.Error ? (
+        renderErrorButton(loadPdf, 'Open PDF')
+      ) : (
+        <Button
+          variant="Secondary"
+          fill="Solid"
+          radii="300"
+          size="400"
+          onClick={() => (pdfState.status === AsyncStatus.Success ? setPdfViewer(true) : loadPdf())}
+          disabled={pdfState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading}
+          before={
+            pdfState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading ? (
+              <Spinner fill="Solid" size="100" variant="Secondary" />
+            ) : (
+              <Icon size="100" src={Icons.ArrowRight} filled />
+            )
+          }
+        >
+          <Text size="B400" truncate>
+            Open PDF
+          </Text>
+        </Button>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export type DownloadFileProps = {
+  body: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  url: string;
+  info: IFileInfo;
+  encInfo?: EncryptedAttachmentInfo;
+};
+export function DownloadFile({ body, mimeType, url, info, encInfo }: DownloadFileProps) {
+  const mx = useMatrixClient();
+  const useAuthentication = useMediaAuthentication();
+
+  const [downloadState, download] = useAsyncCallback(
+    useCallback(async () => {
+      const mediaUrl = mxcUrlToHttp(mx, url, useAuthentication) ?? url;
+      // Always use current session's token to avoid stale tokens during account switches
+      const accessToken = getCurrentAccessToken();
+      const fileContent = encInfo
+        ? await downloadEncryptedMedia(mediaUrl, (encBuf) => decryptFile(encBuf, mimeType, encInfo), accessToken)
+        : await downloadMedia(mediaUrl, accessToken);
+
+      await saveMediaBlob(fileContent, body);
+      return fileContent;
+    }, [mx, url, useAuthentication, mimeType, encInfo, body])
+  );
+
+  return downloadState.status === AsyncStatus.Error ? (
+    renderErrorButton(download, `Retry Download (${bytesToSize(info.size ?? 0)})`)
+  ) : (
+    <Button
+      variant="Secondary"
+      fill="Soft"
+      radii="300"
+      size="400"
+      onClick={() =>
+        downloadState.status === AsyncStatus.Success
+          ? saveMediaBlob(downloadState.data, body)
+          : download()
+      }
+      disabled={downloadState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading}
+      before={
+        downloadState.status === AsyncStatus.Loading ? (
+          <Spinner fill="Soft" size="100" variant="Secondary" />
+        ) : (
+          <Icon size="100" src={Icons.Download} filled />
+        )
+      }
+    >
+      <Text size="B400" truncate>{`Download (${bytesToSize(info.size ?? 0)})`}</Text>
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
+
+type FileContentProps = {
+  body: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  renderAsTextFile: () => ReactNode;
+  renderAsPdfFile: () => ReactNode;
+};
+export const FileContent = as<'div', FileContentProps>(
+  ({ body, mimeType, renderAsTextFile, renderAsPdfFile, children, ...props }, ref) => (
+    <Box direction="Column" gap="300" {...props} ref={ref}>
+      {(READABLE_TEXT_MIME_TYPES.includes(mimeType) ||
+        READABLE_EXT_TO_MIME_TYPE[getFileNameExt(body)]) &&
+        renderAsTextFile()}
+      {mimeType === 'application/pdf' && renderAsPdfFile()}
+      {children}
+    </Box>
+  )
+);

overlay/src/app/components/video-viewer/VideoViewer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
+import { Box, Chip, Header, IconButton, Text, as } from 'folds';
+import { Icon, Icons } from '../icons';
+import * as css from './VideoViewer.css';
+import { downloadAndSaveMedia } from '../../utils/saveMedia';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from '../../utils/auth';
+
+export type VideoViewerProps = {
+  alt: string;
+  src: string;
+  requestClose: () => void;
+};
+
+export const VideoViewer = as<'div', VideoViewerProps>(
+  ({ className, alt, src, requestClose, ...props }, ref) => {
+    const handleDownload = async () => {
+      try {
+        await downloadAndSaveMedia(src, alt, getCurrentAccessToken());
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('[VideoViewer] Failed to download media:', error);
+        try {
+          window.open(src, '_blank');
+        } catch {
+          // ignore
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <Box
+        className={classNames(css.VideoViewer, className)}
+        direction="Column"
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+      >
+        <Header className={css.VideoViewerHeader} size="400">
+          <Box grow="Yes" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            <IconButton size="300" radii="300" onClick={requestClose}>
+              <Icon size="50" src={Icons.ArrowLeft} />
+            </IconButton>
+            <Text size="T300" truncate>
+              {alt}
+            </Text>
+          </Box>
+          <Box shrink="No" alignItems="Center" gap="200">
+            <Chip
+              variant="Primary"
+              onClick={handleDownload}
+              radii="300"
+              before={<Icon size="50" src={Icons.Download} />}
+            >
+              <Text size="B300">Download</Text>
+            </Chip>
+          </Box>
+        </Header>
+        <Box
+          grow="Yes"
+          className={css.VideoViewerContent}
+          justifyContent="Center"
+          alignItems="Center"
+        >
+          <video
+            className={css.VideoViewerVideo}
+            src={src}
+            title={alt}
+            controls
+            autoPlay
+          />
+        </Box>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+);

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 +391,72 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
 
   // Set up notification tap listener for mobile
   useEffect(() => {
-    setupNotificationTapListener((path) => {
+    const openFromNotification = (target: string) => {
-      navigate(path);
+      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());
+  const previousUnreadTotalsRef = useRef<Map<string, number>>(new Map());
+
+  // Dismiss OS notifications when a room's unread is cleared
+  // (local mark-as-read, or our receipt syncing from another device).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const currentRooms = new Set(roomToUnread.keys());
+    const nextTotals = new Map<string, number>();
+
+    roomToUnread.forEach((unread, roomId) => {
+      nextTotals.set(roomId, unread.total);
+      const prevTotal = previousUnreadTotalsRef.current.get(roomId);
+      if (prevTotal !== undefined && prevTotal > 0 && unread.total === 0) {
+        void clearNotificationsForRoom(roomId);
+      }
     });
-  }, [navigate]);
+
+    for (const roomId of previousUnreadRoomsRef.current) {
+      if (!currentRooms.has(roomId)) {
+        void clearNotificationsForRoom(roomId);
+      }
+    }
+
+    previousUnreadRoomsRef.current = currentRooms;
+    previousUnreadTotalsRef.current = nextTotals;
+  }, [roomToUnread]);
 
   const notify = useCallback(
     ({
       roomName,
       roomAvatar,
+      iconBase64,
+      bigPictureBase64,
       username,
       messageBody,
       roomId,
@@ -238,14 +465,52 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
     }: {
       roomName: string;
       roomAvatar?: string;
+      iconBase64?: string;
+      bigPictureBase64?: string;
       username: string;
       messageBody?: string;
       roomId: string;
       eventId: string;
       isDm: boolean;
     }) => {
-      const notificationTitle = username;
+      let group: NotificationGroupInfo;
-      const notificationBody = messageBody || 'New message';
+      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 +555,15 @@ 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 +649,54 @@ 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 =
+        void (async () => {
-          room.getAvatarFallbackMember()?.getMxcAvatarUrl() ?? room.getMxcAvatarUrl();
+          await waitForEventDecryption(mx, mEvent);
-        const content = mEvent.getContent();
 
-        let messageBody: string | undefined;
+          const avatarMxc =
-        if (mEvent.getType() === 'm.reaction') {
+            getMemberAvatarMxc(room, sender) ??
-          // For reactions, show "reacted with {emoji}"
+            room.getAvatarFallbackMember()?.getMxcAvatarUrl() ??
-          const reactionKey = content['m.relates_to']?.key;
+            room.getMxcAvatarUrl();
-          if (reactionKey) {
+          const roomAvatar = avatarMxc
-            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
             ? mxcUrlToHttp(mx, avatarMxc, useAuthentication, 96, 96, 'crop') ?? undefined
-            : undefined,
+            : undefined;
-          username: getMemberDisplayName(room, sender) ?? getMxIdLocalPart(sender) ?? sender,
+
-          messageBody,
+          const username = resolveSenderDisplayName(mx, room, sender);
-          roomId: room.roomId,
+
-          eventId,
+          const [iconBase64, bigPictureBase64] = await Promise.all([
-          isDm,
+            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 +716,7 @@ function MessageNotifications() {
     notify,
     selectedRoomId,
     useAuthentication,
+    mDirects,
   ]);
 
   return null;
@@ -441,6 +730,9 @@ 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 +752,49 @@ 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/androidShare.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ interface AndroidShareHandlerPlugin {
   getPendingShare(): Promise<{ share: AndroidSharePayload | null }>;
   /** Clears the last pending share payload after it has been consumed. */
   clearPendingShare(): Promise<void>;
+  /** Save a base64 file to gallery / Downloads (MediaStore), or share-sheet fallback. */
+  saveFile(options: {
+    filename: string;
+    mimeType?: string;
+    base64: string;
+  }): Promise<{ saved: boolean; shared?: boolean; uri?: string }>;
+  /** Open the system share sheet for a base64 file. */
+  shareFile(options: {
+    filename: string;
+    mimeType?: string;
+    base64: string;
+  }): Promise<{ shared: boolean }>;
   addListener(
     eventName: 'shareReceived',
     listenerFunc: (payload: AndroidSharePayload) => void

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/saveMedia.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import FileSaver from 'file-saver';
+import { Capacitor, registerPlugin } from '@capacitor/core';
+import { downloadMedia } from './matrix';
+import { getCurrentAccessToken } from './auth';
+
+interface AndroidShareHandlerSavePlugin {
+  saveFile(options: {
+    filename: string;
+    mimeType?: string;
+    base64: string;
+  }): Promise<{ saved: boolean; shared?: boolean; uri?: string }>;
+  shareFile(options: {
+    filename: string;
+    mimeType?: string;
+    base64: string;
+  }): Promise<{ shared: boolean }>;
+}
+
+const AndroidShareHandler = registerPlugin<AndroidShareHandlerSavePlugin>('AndroidShareHandler');
+
+const isAndroidNative = (): boolean =>
+  Capacitor.isNativePlatform() && Capacitor.getPlatform() === 'android';
+
+/** Convert a Blob to raw base64 (no data: prefix). */
+const blobToBase64 = (blob: Blob): Promise<string> =>
+  new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const reader = new FileReader();
+    reader.onload = () => {
+      const result = reader.result;
+      if (typeof result !== 'string') {
+        reject(new Error('Failed to read blob as base64'));
+        return;
+      }
+      resolve(result.includes(',') ? result.split(',')[1] : result);
+    };
+    reader.onerror = () => reject(reader.error ?? new Error('FileReader failed'));
+    reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
+  });
+
+const guessMimeFromName = (filename: string): string | undefined => {
+  const ext = filename.split('.').pop()?.toLowerCase();
+  if (!ext) return undefined;
+  const map: Record<string, string> = {
+    jpg: 'image/jpeg',
+    jpeg: 'image/jpeg',
+    png: 'image/png',
+    gif: 'image/gif',
+    webp: 'image/webp',
+    bmp: 'image/bmp',
+    svg: 'image/svg+xml',
+    mp4: 'video/mp4',
+    webm: 'video/webm',
+    mkv: 'video/x-matroska',
+    mov: 'video/quicktime',
+    mp3: 'audio/mpeg',
+    ogg: 'audio/ogg',
+    wav: 'audio/wav',
+    pdf: 'application/pdf',
+    txt: 'text/plain',
+  };
+  return map[ext];
+};
+
+/**
+ * Persist a Blob to disk. On Capacitor Android, uses MediaStore via the native
+ * ShareHandler plugin (FileSaver / `<a download>` does not work in WebView).
+ * Elsewhere falls back to FileSaver.
+ */
+export const saveMediaBlob = async (blob: Blob, filename: string): Promise<void> => {
+  if (isAndroidNative()) {
+    const base64 = await blobToBase64(blob);
+    const mimeType = blob.type || guessMimeFromName(filename) || 'application/octet-stream';
+    await AndroidShareHandler.saveFile({ filename, mimeType, base64 });
+    return;
+  }
+  FileSaver.saveAs(blob, filename);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Fetch media (auth download or blob:/http URL) and save it via [saveMediaBlob].
+ */
+export const downloadAndSaveMedia = async (
+  src: string,
+  filename: string,
+  accessToken?: string | null
+): Promise<void> => {
+  let blob: Blob;
+  try {
+    if (src.startsWith('blob:') || src.startsWith('data:')) {
+      const res = await fetch(src);
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch ${src}`);
+      blob = await res.blob();
+    } else {
+      blob = await downloadMedia(src, accessToken ?? getCurrentAccessToken());
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('[saveMedia] downloadMedia failed, trying fetch fallback:', error);
+    const res = await fetch(src);
+    if (!res.ok) throw error;
+    blob = await res.blob();
+  }
+  await saveMediaBlob(blob, filename);
+};

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;
+  await ensureCapacitorNotificationChannels();
-
-  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);
-  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -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,
+          channelId: isAndroid() ? channelId : undefined,
-          // Store path in extra data for notification tap handling
+          group: groupId,
-          extra: path ? { path } : undefined,
+          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: [
+          notifications: notifications as any,
-            {
-              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,
-            },
-          ],
         });
       }
       return;

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paarrot",
-  "version": "4.11.130",
+  "version": "4.11.138",
   "description": "Paarrot - A Matrix client based on Cinny",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18.0.0"