docs(design): add multi-user / profiles design (schema-of-record)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.cargo/audit.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# cargo-audit configuration — consumed by `.gitea/workflows/audit.yml` (`cargo audit`).
+#
+# Silence only advisories that are KNOWN-UNFIXABLE and either not applicable to how we use the crate
+# or an accepted, documented risk. Keep this list TIGHT and justify every entry — an ignore here
+# means the audit job stops flagging it, so the reasoning must hold up.
+#
+# NOTE: `cargo audit` (no `--deny warnings`) fails only on *vulnerabilities*, not on the
+# `unmaintained` warnings (audiopus_sys via opus, paste via utoipa-axum). Both are transitive, at
+# their latest published version with no successor, so there's nothing to bump — left visible on
+# purpose so we keep getting the maintenance signal; they do not fail CI. (rustls-pemfile was dropped
+# 2026-06-29 by removing axum-server's unused tls-rustls feature + moving our own PEM parsing to
+# rustls-pki-types; memmap2's unsoundness was fixed by the 0.9.11 bump.)
+
+[advisories]
+ignore = [
+    # rsa "Marvin Attack" — a timing sidechannel in RSA *decryption* (PKCS#1 v1.5 padding oracle).
+    # There is NO fixed rsa release (the constant-time rewrite is still unreleased upstream), and rsa
+    # is required for GameStream/Moonlight pairing. Crucially, the host uses rsa ONLY for PKCS#1 v1.5
+    # SIGNING / VERIFYING (gamestream/cert.rs + gamestream/pairing.rs: SigningKey / VerifyingKey /
+    # Signer / Verifier) — it never performs RSA decryption, which is the operation Marvin targets.
+    # So the vulnerable code path is not exercised. Revisit if a fixed rsa ships or we add RSA decrypt.
+    "RUSTSEC-2023-0071",
+]

.dockerignore

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Root build context is used only by web/Dockerfile, which needs web/ and
-# docs/api/openapi.json. Allowlist those; keep everything else (target/, .git, crates)
+# api/openapi.json. Allowlist those; keep everything else (target/, .git, crates)
 # out of the context upload.
 *
 !web
-!docs/api/openapi.json
+!api/openapi.json
 web/node_modules
 web/.output
 web/dist

.gitea/workflows/android-screenshots.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Android client screenshots for the Play listing / marketing. Roborazzi renders the real Compose
+# UI with mock state on the host JVM via Robolectric — NO emulator, GPU, KVM, host, or JNI core
+# (`-PskipRustBuild` skips the cargo-ndk native build). The Android analogue of apple.yml's
+# `screenshots` job, gated to STABLE RELEASE tags only. Standalone + best-effort: a failure here
+# reds nothing else. PNGs land as a 30-day artifact; not committed or published.
+name: android-screenshots
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  screenshots:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: JDK 21 (AGP 9.2 + Robolectric's SDK-36 android-all jar both want 17–21)
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: "21"
+
+      - name: Android SDK
+        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
+
+      # No NDK/CMake — the screenshot unit tests are pure JVM. compileSdk 37 auto-downloads via AGP
+      # if the platform channel lacks it (same note as android.yml).
+      - name: platform-tools + platform 36 + build-tools
+        run: sdkmanager "platform-tools" "platforms;android-36" "build-tools;37.0.0"
+
+      - name: Cache (gradle)
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/caches
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: android-screenshots-${{ hashFiles('clients/android/**/*.gradle.kts') }}
+          restore-keys: android-screenshots-
+
+      # Roborazzi renders Compose on the JVM (Robolectric Native Graphics). `-PskipRustBuild` keeps
+      # the cargo-ndk native build out of the graph — the tests never load libpunktfunk_android.so.
+      - name: Capture screenshots (Roborazzi)
+        working-directory: clients/android
+        run: ./gradlew :app:testDebugUnitTest -PskipRustBuild --stacktrace
+
+      - name: Upload screenshots
+        if: always()
+        # v3: Gitea's API rejects upload-artifact@v4 (see apple.yml). Download is a zip.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: punktfunk-android-screenshots
+          path: clients/android/app/build/outputs/roborazzi
+          retention-days: 30

.gitea/workflows/android.yml

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ name: android
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    # Single project version: a `vX.Y.Z` tag is THE release (uploads to Play's `alpha` closed
+    # track for manual promotion + attaches the .aab/.apk to the unified Gitea Release). A main
+    # push is canary (Play `internal`).
+    tags: ['v*']
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -69,11 +73,24 @@ jobs:
           VERSION_CODE: ${{ github.run_number }}
         run: ./gradlew :app:assembleDebug --stacktrace
 
+      # Single source of the version name + the Play track for the release steps below. versionCode
+      # stays github.run_number (monotonic across both tracks; Play rejects a regressed code).
+      - name: Version + channel
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v'))
+        run: |
+          case "$GITHUB_REF" in
+            refs/tags/v*) VN="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; TRACK="alpha" ;;   # alpha = built-in closed testing
+            *)            VN="0.3.0-ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}"; TRACK="internal" ;;
+          esac
+          echo "VERSION_NAME=$VN" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "PLAY_TRACK=$TRACK" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "android version $VN -> Play track '$TRACK'"
+
       - name: Build Release (signed AAB + universal APK)
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v'))
         working-directory: clients/android
         env:
-          VERSION_CODE: ${{ github.run_number }}
+          VERSION_CODE: ${{ github.run_number }}   # VERSION_NAME comes from the Version+channel step (GITHUB_ENV)
           RELEASE_KEYSTORE_FILE: "../release.jks"
           RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KEYSTORE_PASSWORD }}
           RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KEY_ALIAS }}
@@ -85,33 +102,52 @@ jobs:
 
       # Publish BEFORE the Play upload so artifacts land even while the Play step is still failing.
       # Generic registry is public for reads — matches windows-msix.yml / deb.yml (REGISTRY_TOKEN, user enricobuehler).
-      - name: Publish AAB + APK to Gitea generic registry
+      # main = canary store + `canary/` sideload alias; a `vX.Y.Z` tag = `latest/` alias + attached
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      # to the unified Gitea Release.
+      - name: Publish to generic registry + attach to Gitea release
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v'))
         env:
           REGISTRY: git.unom.io
           OWNER: unom
           PKG: punktfunk-android
           VERSION: ${{ github.run_number }}
           REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           AAB=clients/android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab
           APK=clients/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk
-          base="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/$PKG/$VERSION"
+          base="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/$PKG"
-          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$REGISTRY_TOKEN" --upload-file "$AAB" "$base/punktfunk-android-r$VERSION.aab"
+          # 1) immutable, run-number-versioned store (sideload + provenance)
-          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$REGISTRY_TOKEN" --upload-file "$APK" "$base/punktfunk-android-r$VERSION.apk"
+          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$REGISTRY_TOKEN" --upload-file "$AAB" "$base/$VERSION/punktfunk-android-r$VERSION.aab"
-          echo "Published artifacts (versionCode=$VERSION):"
+          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$REGISTRY_TOKEN" --upload-file "$APK" "$base/$VERSION/punktfunk-android-r$VERSION.apk"
-          echo "  $base/punktfunk-android-r$VERSION.aab"
+          echo "published store version $VERSION (versionCode)"
-          echo "  $base/punktfunk-android-r$VERSION.apk"
+          # 2) channel alias for a predictable sideload URL: stable -> latest/, canary -> canary/
+          case "$GITHUB_REF" in refs/tags/v*) ALIAS=latest ;; *) ALIAS=canary ;; esac
+          curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$REGISTRY_TOKEN" -X DELETE "$base/$ALIAS/punktfunk-android.apk" || true
+          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$REGISTRY_TOKEN" --upload-file "$APK" "$base/$ALIAS/punktfunk-android.apk"
+          echo "sideload alias: $base/$ALIAS/punktfunk-android.apk"
+          # 3) on a real release, attach the .aab + .apk to the unified Gitea Release (X.Y.Z names)
+          case "$GITHUB_REF" in
+            refs/tags/v*)
+              . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
+              RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
+              upsert_asset "$RID" "$AAB" "punktfunk-${VERSION_NAME}.aab"
+              upsert_asset "$RID" "$APK" "punktfunk-${VERSION_NAME}.apk"
+              ;;
+          esac
 
       # Direct Publishing-API upload instead of r0adkll/upload-google-play — that action hides the
       # real API error behind "Unknown error occurred."; this prints it. stdlib + openssl only (no
       # pip), reuses SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON (raw JSON or base64), auto-handles changesNotSentForReview.
-      - name: Upload to Google Play (Internal Testing)
+      # Track: canary main -> `internal`; a vX.Y.Z release -> `alpha` (closed testing) for manual
-        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+      # promotion to production in the Play console.
+      - name: Upload to Google Play
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v'))
         env:
           SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON: ${{ secrets.SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON }}
         run: |
+          echo "uploading to Play track '$PLAY_TRACK'"
           python3 clients/android/ci/play-upload.py \
             --package io.unom.punktfunk \
             --aab clients/android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab \
-            --track internal --status completed
+            --track "$PLAY_TRACK" --status completed

.gitea/workflows/apple.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # see scripts/ci/setup-macos-runner.sh). Builds the Rust core into
 # PunktfunkCore.xcframework, then builds + tests the Swift package. Network-dependent
 # tests (RemoteFirstLightTests) self-skip without PUNKTFUNK_REMOTE_HOST.
+#
+# A second job (`screenshots`) captures the App Store Connect screenshots of the REAL UI
+# (mac window + iOS/iPad/tvOS Simulators, see clients/apple/tools/screenshots.sh) and attaches
+# them to the run as a single zip artifact (`punktfunk-appstore-screenshots`). It is isolated
+# from the build/test job and best-effort, so a capture gap never reds the core signal.
 name: apple
 
 on:
@@ -27,6 +32,25 @@ jobs:
           dirname "$RUSTUP" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           "$RUSTUP" target add aarch64-apple-darwin x86_64-apple-darwin
 
+      # `punktfunk-core` now decodes Opus in-core for the Apple client (surround), pulling
+      # `audiopus_sys`, which builds a vendored static libopus via CMake when pkg-config can't find a
+      # system Opus — so the xcframework is self-contained (no runtime libopus.dylib on end-user Macs).
+      # CMake must be on PATH; install it self-healing on a fresh runner.
+      - name: CMake (for the vendored libopus audiopus_sys builds)
+        run: |
+          # Runner steps run with `bash --noprofile --norc`, so Homebrew's bin dir isn't on PATH —
+          # locate brew explicitly, install cmake if missing, and export its bin dir to GITHUB_PATH so
+          # the xcframework build step (audiopus_sys → vendored libopus) finds `cmake`.
+          for B in /opt/homebrew/bin/brew /usr/local/bin/brew; do [ -x "$B" ] && BREW="$B" && break; done
+          if [ -z "$BREW" ]; then echo "::error::Homebrew not found on the runner"; exit 1; fi
+          BREW_BIN="$(dirname "$BREW")"; export PATH="$BREW_BIN:$PATH"
+          command -v cmake >/dev/null || "$BREW" install cmake
+          echo "$BREW_BIN" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          # Homebrew's CMake 4 dropped compatibility with the vendored libopus's pre-3.5
+          # `cmake_minimum_required`; treat 3.5 as the policy minimum (the cmake crate's child cmake
+          # inherits this from the env during the xcframework build).
+          echo "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Build PunktfunkCore.xcframework
         run: bash scripts/build-xcframework.sh
 
@@ -37,3 +61,71 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test (unit + real-codec round trip; remote tests self-skip)
         working-directory: clients/apple
         run: swift test
+
+  # App Store screenshots of the real UI, zipped and attached to the run as a build artifact.
+  # Skipped on PRs (cost); runs on main pushes + manual dispatch. Needs the build/test job green
+  # first, and is a separate job so a capture hiccup can never red the core signal.
+  #
+  # Scope = the two REQUIRED iOS sizes (iPhone 6.9" + iPad 13"), captured on the Simulator
+  # (`simctl io screenshot`, no Screen Recording grant needed). macOS and tvOS are deliberately
+  # NOT in CI: the self-hosted runner is headless (no window-server session), so the mac window
+  # capture can't run there; tvOS needs the Tier-3 build-std slice. Generate those two locally on
+  # a GUI Mac with `clients/apple/tools/screenshots.sh macos tvos`.
+  screenshots:
+    needs: swift
+    if: gitea.event_name != 'pull_request'
+    runs-on: macos-arm64
+    timeout-minutes: 75
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Rust toolchain + iOS Simulator targets
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v rustup >/dev/null && [ ! -x "$HOME/.cargo/bin/rustup" ]; then
+            curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs \
+              | sh -s -- -y --no-modify-path --profile minimal
+          fi
+          RUSTUP="$(command -v rustup || echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin/rustup")"
+          dirname "$RUSTUP" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          "$RUSTUP" target add aarch64-apple-darwin x86_64-apple-darwin \
+            aarch64-apple-ios aarch64-apple-ios-sim x86_64-apple-ios
+
+      # See the swift job: audiopus_sys (via the in-core Opus decode) builds vendored libopus with CMake.
+      - name: CMake (for the vendored libopus audiopus_sys builds)
+        run: |
+          # Runner steps run with `bash --noprofile --norc`, so Homebrew's bin dir isn't on PATH —
+          # locate brew explicitly, install cmake if missing, and export its bin dir to GITHUB_PATH so
+          # the xcframework build step (audiopus_sys → vendored libopus) finds `cmake`.
+          for B in /opt/homebrew/bin/brew /usr/local/bin/brew; do [ -x "$B" ] && BREW="$B" && break; done
+          if [ -z "$BREW" ]; then echo "::error::Homebrew not found on the runner"; exit 1; fi
+          BREW_BIN="$(dirname "$BREW")"; export PATH="$BREW_BIN:$PATH"
+          command -v cmake >/dev/null || "$BREW" install cmake
+          echo "$BREW_BIN" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          # Homebrew's CMake 4 dropped compatibility with the vendored libopus's pre-3.5
+          # `cmake_minimum_required`; treat 3.5 as the policy minimum (the cmake crate's child cmake
+          # inherits this from the env during the xcframework build).
+          echo "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Build PunktfunkCore.xcframework (mac + iOS slices)
+        run: BUILD_IOS=1 bash scripts/build-xcframework.sh
+
+      - name: Capture screenshots (iPhone 6.9" + iPad 13"; auto-creates the Simulators)
+        working-directory: clients/apple
+        env:
+          SETTLE: "8" # Simulators settle slower than a local run
+        run: |
+          # Independent invocations: one platform failing skips it, not the other.
+          bash tools/screenshots.sh ios  || echo "::warning::iOS (iPhone 6.9\") screenshots skipped"
+          bash tools/screenshots.sh ipad || echo "::warning::iPad 13\" screenshots skipped"
+          echo "Produced:"; ls -la screenshots || true
+
+      - name: Upload screenshots (zip artifact)
+        if: always()
+        # v3, not v4: Gitea's artifact backend identifies as GHES, which @actions/artifact v2+
+        # (upload-artifact@v4) refuses. v3 uses the older API Gitea supports; download is still a zip.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: punktfunk-appstore-screenshots
+          path: clients/apple/screenshots
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+          retention-days: 30

.gitea/workflows/deb.yml

@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ name: deb
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    # HOST-scoped tags only. The Apple client uses `v*` (release.yml); those must NOT trigger a
+    # Single project version: a `vX.Y.Z` tag is THE release for every platform (see
-    # host publish — a `v0.1.1` client tag previously shipped a host package versioned 0.1.1 that
+    # docs-site channels.md). The old version-shadow (a client tag shipping a host package
-    # outranked every rolling build (the version-shadow). Host releases use `host-v*`.
+    # that outranked rolling builds) is now structurally impossible — main publishes to the
-    tags: ['host-v*']
+    # `canary` apt distribution, tags to `stable`, so the two never share a version line.
+    tags: ['v*']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: git.unom.io
   OWNER: unom
-  DISTRIBUTION: stable
   COMPONENT: main
 
 jobs:
@@ -34,19 +34,22 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Version
+      - name: Version + channel
-        # host-vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z (a real host release). A main push -> 0.2.0~ciN.g<sha>: the '~'
+        # vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z, published to the `stable` apt distribution (a real release).
-        # sorts it BELOW the eventual 0.2.0 tag, it climbs monotonically by run number, AND it sits
+        # A main push -> 0.3.0~ciN.g<sha>, published to the `canary` distribution: the '~' sorts
-        # ABOVE the stray 0.1.1, so `apt upgrade` truly moves boxes forward. Computed BEFORE the
+        # below the eventual 0.3.0 tag, it climbs monotonically by run number, and the canary base
-        # build so it's stamped into the binary (PUNKTFUNK_BUILD_VERSION -> build.rs -> --version).
+        # stays one minor AHEAD of the latest stable so a stable->canary box re-point still moves
+        # forward (see channels.md). Computed BEFORE the build so it's stamped into the binary
+        # (PUNKTFUNK_BUILD_VERSION -> build.rs -> --version).
         run: |
           SHORT=$(echo "$GITHUB_SHA" | cut -c1-8)
           case "$GITHUB_REF" in
-            refs/tags/host-v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#host-v}" ;;
+            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; DIST=stable ;;
-            *)                 V="0.2.0~ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}" ;;
+            *)            V="0.3.0~ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}"; DIST=canary ;;
           esac
           echo "VERSION=$V" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "package version $V"
+          echo "DISTRIBUTION=$DIST" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "package version $V -> apt distribution '$DIST'"
 
       # dpkg-shlibdeps (Depends resolution) + dpkg-deb live in dpkg-dev. The client's link
       # deps are also baked into the rust-ci image, but this job runs against the image
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: dpkg-dev + client link deps
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends dpkg-dev \
+          # python3 is used by scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh for the stable-tag release attach.
+          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends dpkg-dev python3 \
             libgtk-4-dev libadwaita-1-dev libsdl3-dev
 
       # Share ci.yml's cache keys so the release build reuses its registry + target artifacts.
@@ -124,3 +128,17 @@ jobs:
               "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/debian/pool/$DISTRIBUTION/$COMPONENT/upload"
           done
           echo "published to $OWNER/debian $DISTRIBUTION/$COMPONENT"
+
+      # On a real release, also attach the .debs to the unified Gitea Release so they're on the
+      # downloads page next to every other platform's artifact (canary builds live in the apt
+      # `canary` distribution above — no release page for those).
+      - name: Attach .debs to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
+          RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
+          for DEB in dist/*.deb; do
+            upsert_asset "$RID" "$DEB"
+          done

.gitea/workflows/decky.yml

@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@
 #   punktfunk.zip
 #     punktfunk/                  <- single top-level dir == plugin.json "name"
 #       plugin.json   [required]
-#       package.json  [required]
+#       package.json  [required; CI stamps "version" — Decky reads the installed version here]
 #       main.py       [required: python backend]
 #       dist/index.js [required: rollup output]
+#       update.json   [CI-baked {channel, manifest}: where the plugin's self-update check polls]
 #       README.md     (recommended)
 #       LICENSE       [required by the plugin store]
 #
+# SELF-UPDATE (no Decky store): alongside the zip we also publish a tiny per-channel
+# `manifest.json` ({version, artifact=<immutable per-version zip URL>, sha256}). The installed
+# plugin polls it (main.py check_update), and the frontend drives Decky's own install RPC to
+# apply a newer build. See clients/decky/README.md "Updating".
+#
 # REGISTRY_TOKEN: repo Actions secret, a PAT with write:package scope (shared with deb/rpm/docker).
 name: decky
 
@@ -56,19 +62,26 @@ jobs:
           pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
           pnpm run build          # rollup -> clients/decky/dist/index.js
 
-      - name: Version
+      - name: Version + channel + stamp
-        # Tag v1.2.3 -> 1.2.3; main push -> 0.0.1-ciN.g<sha>. Used only for the registry
+        # Tag vX.Y.Z -> X.Y.Z (stable `latest/` alias + Gitea Release); main push -> 0.3.<run>
-        # version path + the zip name (the plugin.json version is the source of truth Decky
+        # (`canary/` alias). Decky reads a plugin's INSTALLED version from package.json (NOT
-        # reads after install).
+        # plugin.json), and the plugin's own update check (clients/decky/main.py check_update)
+        # compares against it — so the build version is STAMPED into package.json here (mirrored
+        # into plugin.json for store parity). Canary is a PLAIN numeric semver, never a
+        # `-ci<N>` prerelease: compare-versions orders prerelease identifiers lexically
+        # (ci10 < ci9), which would break update detection; the run number is monotonic.
         working-directory: ${{ gitea.workspace }}
         run: |
-          SHORT=$(echo "$GITHUB_SHA" | cut -c1-8)
           case "$GITHUB_REF" in
-            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" ;;
+            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; ALIAS=latest ;;
-            *)            V="0.0.1-ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}" ;;
+            *)            V="0.3.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}"; ALIAS=canary ;;
           esac
+          BASE="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/$PACKAGE"
           echo "VERSION=$V" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "decky version $V"
+          echo "ALIAS=$ALIAS" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "BASE=$BASE" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "decky version $V -> alias '$ALIAS'"
+          VERSION="$V" node -e 'const fs=require("fs");for(const f of ["clients/decky/package.json","clients/decky/plugin.json"]){const j=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(f,"utf8"));j.version=process.env.VERSION;fs.writeFileSync(f,JSON.stringify(j,null,2)+"\n");}'
 
       - name: Assemble store-layout zip
         working-directory: ${{ gitea.workspace }}
@@ -88,9 +101,20 @@ jobs:
           chmod 0755 "$DEST/bin/punktfunkrun.sh"
           # Store requires a LICENSE in the plugin root; the project is MIT OR Apache-2.0.
           cp LICENSE-MIT                 "$DEST/LICENSE"
+          # Self-update channel pointer the backend reads (main.py check_update). It points at
+          # THIS channel's manifest.json (published below); that manifest in turn points at the
+          # immutable per-version zip, so its sha256 stays valid across future alias re-uploads.
+          printf '{"channel":"%s","manifest":"%s/%s/manifest.json"}\n' "$ALIAS" "$BASE" "$ALIAS" > "$DEST/update.json"
           ( cd "$STAGE" && zip -r "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" "$PLUGIN" )
           ls -lh "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip"
           unzip -l "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip"
+          # The update manifest the plugin polls: the immutable per-version artifact + its
+          # sha256 (Decky's installer verifies the download against this hash, aborting on
+          # mismatch — so it MUST be the per-version URL, never the mutable alias).
+          SHA=$(sha256sum "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+          printf '{"version":"%s","artifact":"%s/%s/punktfunk.zip","sha256":"%s"}\n' \
+            "$VERSION" "$BASE" "$VERSION" "$SHA" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/manifest.json"
+          cat "$RUNNER_TEMP/manifest.json"
 
       - name: Publish to the Gitea generic registry
         working-directory: ${{ gitea.workspace }}
@@ -98,33 +122,33 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           BASE="https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/generic/$PACKAGE"
-          # 1) Immutable, versioned URL.
+          # 1) Immutable, versioned URL + its update manifest (the manifest's `artifact` points
+          #    here, so the published sha256 keeps matching what Decky later downloads).
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" \
             "$BASE/$VERSION/punktfunk.zip"
+          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/manifest.json" \
+            "$BASE/$VERSION/manifest.json"
           echo "published $BASE/$VERSION/punktfunk.zip"
-          # 2) Stable `latest/punktfunk.zip` — this is the link to paste into Decky's
+          # 2) Channel alias (stable release -> latest/, canary main build -> canary/) — the
-          #    "install from URL". The generic registry rejects re-uploading an existing
+          #    zip is the "install from URL" link; manifest.json is what the installed plugin
-          #    version/file (409), so delete the prior `latest` first (ignore 404 on run #1).
+          #    polls for updates. The generic registry rejects re-uploading an existing
-          curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE \
+          #    version/file (409), so delete the prior alias copies first (ignore 404 on run #1).
-            "$BASE/latest/punktfunk.zip" || true
+          for f in punktfunk.zip manifest.json; do
+            curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE "$BASE/$ALIAS/$f" || true
+          done
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" \
-            "$BASE/latest/punktfunk.zip"
+            "$BASE/$ALIAS/punktfunk.zip"
-          echo "install-from-URL link: $BASE/latest/punktfunk.zip"
+          curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/manifest.json" \
+            "$BASE/$ALIAS/manifest.json"
+          echo "install-from-URL link: $BASE/$ALIAS/punktfunk.zip"
+          echo "update manifest:       $BASE/$ALIAS/manifest.json"
 
-      - name: Attach zip to the Gitea release (tags only)
+      - name: Attach zip to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
-        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         working-directory: ${{ gitea.workspace }}
         env:
-          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          API="${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}"
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
-          ID=$(curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
+          RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
-                 -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+          upsert_asset "$RID" "$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" "punktfunk-${VERSION}.zip"
-                 -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$GITHUB_REF_NAME\",\"name\":\"$GITHUB_REF_NAME\"}" \
-               | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])' \
-               || curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$GITHUB_REF_NAME" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-               | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])')
-          curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$ID/assets?name=punktfunk-${VERSION}.zip" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-            -F "attachment=@$RUNNER_TEMP/punktfunk.zip" >/dev/null
-          echo "attached punktfunk-${VERSION}.zip to release $GITHUB_REF_NAME"

.gitea/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -58,16 +58,21 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
+          # On a release tag, also tag the image vX.Y.Z so a release pins reproducible web/docs images.
+          EXTRA=""
+          case "$GITHUB_REF" in refs/tags/v*) EXTRA="-t $REGISTRY/$OWNER/${{ matrix.image }}:${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" ;; esac
           docker build --pull ${{ matrix.buildargs }} \
             -f "${{ matrix.dockerfile }}" \
             -t "$REGISTRY/$OWNER/${{ matrix.image }}:latest" \
             -t "$REGISTRY/$OWNER/${{ matrix.image }}:sha-${GITHUB_SHA::8}" \
+            $EXTRA \
             "${{ matrix.context }}"
 
       - name: Push
         run: |
           docker push "$REGISTRY/$OWNER/${{ matrix.image }}:sha-${GITHUB_SHA::8}"
           docker push "$REGISTRY/$OWNER/${{ matrix.image }}:latest"
+          case "$GITHUB_REF" in refs/tags/v*) docker push "$REGISTRY/$OWNER/${{ matrix.image }}:${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" ;; esac
 
   # Deploy the docs site to unom-1, the DMZ services VM website/cms also deploy to
   # (docs.punktfunk.unom.io via Caddy on home-reverse-proxy-1 -> :3220). Same secret set

.gitea/workflows/flatpak.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     # The flatpak is the CLIENT — only rebuild when the client/core/manifest change, not on every
-    # docs/host push (this is a heavy flatpak-builder run). Tags (v*, the client release) build too.
+    # design/host push (this is a heavy flatpak-builder run). Tags (v*, the client release) build too.
     paths:
       - 'clients/linux/**'
       - 'crates/punktfunk-core/**'
@@ -71,19 +71,23 @@ jobs:
             https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
           git config --global --add safe.directory "$PWD"
 
-      - name: Version
+      - name: Version + channel
-        # Tag v1.2.3 -> 1.2.3; a main push -> 0.0.1-ciN.g<sha> (sorts before a real release,
+        # Tag vX.Y.Z -> X.Y.Z on the OSTree `stable` branch (a real release); a main push ->
-        # increases by run number — newest main build always wins). The generic registry
+        # 0.3.0-ciN.g<sha> on the `canary` branch. The two branches live side-by-side in one repo
-        # version string allows letters/dots/hyphens.
+        # (rsync runs without --delete), each tracked by its own .flatpakref, so `flatpak update`
+        # on a stable box never jumps to a canary build. The generic-registry version string allows
+        # letters/dots/hyphens.
         run: |
           SHORT=$(echo "$GITHUB_SHA" | cut -c1-8)
           case "$GITHUB_REF" in
-            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" ;;
+            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; BRANCH=stable; ALIAS=latest ;;
-            *)            V="0.0.1-ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}" ;;
+            *)            V="0.3.0-ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}"; BRANCH=canary; ALIAS=canary ;;
           esac
           echo "VERSION=$V" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "BUNDLE=punktfunk-client-${V}.flatpak" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "flatpak version $V"
+          echo "FLATPAK_BRANCH=$BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "ALIAS=$ALIAS" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "flatpak version $V -> branch '$BRANCH' alias '$ALIAS'"
 
       - name: Generate offline cargo sources
         # flatpak builds with no network; vendor every crate from Cargo.lock into
@@ -108,19 +112,20 @@ jobs:
           # runtime/SDK + the rust-stable (//25.08, rustc 1.96) and llvm20 SDK extensions, plus
           # the runtime's auto codecs-extra (HEVC libavcodec). --disable-rofiles-fuse is the
           # container-safe path (no FUSE).
-          # --default-branch=stable pins the ref to app/io.unom.Punktfunk/x86_64/stable so the
+          # --default-branch=$FLATPAK_BRANCH pins the ref to app/io.unom.Punktfunk/x86_64/<branch>
-          # hosted .flatpakref (Branch=stable) matches deterministically (manifest sets no branch).
+          # (canary or stable) so the matching hosted .flatpakref resolves deterministically
+          # (manifest sets no branch).
           flatpak-builder --user --force-clean --disable-rofiles-fuse \
-            --default-branch=stable \
+            --default-branch="$FLATPAK_BRANCH" \
             --install-deps-from=flathub \
             --repo="$PWD/repo" \
             "$PWD/build-dir" "$MANIFEST"
 
       - name: Export single-file bundle
         run: |
-          # Branch must be passed explicitly now that the repo ref is `stable` (--default-branch
+          # Branch must be passed explicitly (matches --default-branch above); build-bundle
-          # above); build-bundle otherwise defaults to `master` and errors "Refspec … not found".
+          # otherwise defaults to `master` and errors "Refspec … not found".
-          flatpak build-bundle "$PWD/repo" "$BUNDLE" "$APP_ID" stable
+          flatpak build-bundle "$PWD/repo" "$BUNDLE" "$APP_ID" "$FLATPAK_BRANCH"
           ls -lh "$BUNDLE"
 
       - name: Publish to the Gitea generic registry
@@ -132,14 +137,14 @@ jobs:
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$BUNDLE" \
             "$BASE/$VERSION/$BUNDLE"
           echo "published $BASE/$VERSION/$BUNDLE"
-          # 2) Stable `latest/punktfunk-client.flatpak` alias for the Decky fallback + scripts.
+          # 2) Channel alias (stable release -> latest/, canary main build -> canary/) for the
-          #    The generic registry rejects re-uploading an existing version/file (409), so
+          #    Decky fallback + scripts. The generic registry rejects re-uploading an existing
-          #    delete the prior `latest` file first (ignore 404 on the first ever run).
+          #    version/file (409), so delete the prior alias file first (ignore 404 on run #1).
           curl -fsS -o /dev/null --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" -X DELETE \
-            "$BASE/latest/punktfunk-client.flatpak" || true
+            "$BASE/$ALIAS/punktfunk-client.flatpak" || true
           curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$BUNDLE" \
-            "$BASE/latest/punktfunk-client.flatpak"
+            "$BASE/$ALIAS/punktfunk-client.flatpak"
-          echo "published $BASE/latest/punktfunk-client.flatpak"
+          echo "published $BASE/$ALIAS/punktfunk-client.flatpak"
 
       # Sign the OSTree repo flatpak-builder already produced and publish it to flatpak.unom.io on
       # unom-1, so users get `flatpak update` (the single-file bundle above has no remote). Mirrors
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ jobs:
           # build-sign signs the COMMIT objects; build-update-repo signs the SUMMARY. Both are
           # required — clients with gpg-verify=true verify the commit, so summary-only signing
           # fails the pull with "GPG verification enabled, but no signatures found".
-          flatpak build-sign "$PWD/repo" "$APP_ID" stable \
+          flatpak build-sign "$PWD/repo" "$APP_ID" "$FLATPAK_BRANCH" \
             --gpg-sign="$KEYID" --gpg-homedir="$GNUPGHOME"
           flatpak build-update-repo --generate-static-deltas \
             --gpg-sign="$KEYID" --gpg-homedir="$GNUPGHOME" "$PWD/repo"
@@ -180,23 +185,33 @@ jobs:
           Comment=unom Flatpak applications
           GPGKey=$GPGKEY
           EOF
-          cat > "site/${APP_ID}.flatpakref" <<EOF
+          # Two refs, one per channel — both regenerated every run and rsync'd without --delete, so
+          # the server always offers both (the stable ref only resolves once a release has built the
+          # `stable` branch). A box installs ONE; `flatpak update` then tracks that channel's branch.
+          write_ref() {  # <filename> <branch> <title>
+            cat > "site/$1" <<EOF
           [Flatpak Ref]
           Name=$APP_ID
-          Branch=stable
+          Branch=$2
           Url=$REPO_URL/repo/
-          Title=Punktfunk
+          Title=$3
           Homepage=https://punktfunk.unom.io
           IsRuntime=false
           GPGKey=$GPGKEY
           RuntimeRepo=https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
           EOF
+          }
+          write_ref "${APP_ID}.flatpakref"        stable "Punktfunk"
+          write_ref "${APP_ID}.Canary.flatpakref" canary "Punktfunk (Canary)"
           cat > site/index.html <<EOF
           <!doctype html><meta charset=utf-8><title>unom flatpak repo</title>
           <h1>unom Flatpak repository</h1>
-          <p>Install the Punktfunk Linux client (auto-adds Flathub for the GNOME runtime, then tracks updates):</p>
+          <p>Install the Punktfunk Linux client (auto-adds Flathub for the GNOME runtime, then tracks updates).</p>
+          <p><b>Stable</b> (recommended — only moves on releases):</p>
           <pre>flatpak install --user $REPO_URL/${APP_ID}.flatpakref
           flatpak run $APP_ID</pre>
+          <p><b>Canary</b> (latest main build, unstable):</p>
+          <pre>flatpak install --user $REPO_URL/${APP_ID}.Canary.flatpakref</pre>
           <p>Or add the whole remote: <code>flatpak remote-add --user --if-not-exists unom $REPO_URL/unom.flatpakrepo</code></p>
           EOF
           # 3) Ship to unom-1 and (re)start the static server. rsync WITHOUT --delete keeps old
@@ -207,24 +222,16 @@ jobs:
           DEST="${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}"
           $SSH "$DEST" "mkdir -p ~/$DEPLOY_DIR/site/repo"
           rsync -az --info=stats1 -e "$SSH" repo/ "$DEST:$DEPLOY_DIR/site/repo/"
-          rsync -az -e "$SSH" site/unom.flatpakrepo "site/${APP_ID}.flatpakref" site/index.html "$DEST:$DEPLOY_DIR/site/"
+          rsync -az -e "$SSH" site/unom.flatpakrepo "site/${APP_ID}.flatpakref" "site/${APP_ID}.Canary.flatpakref" site/index.html "$DEST:$DEPLOY_DIR/site/"
           rsync -az -e "$SSH" packaging/flatpak/server/compose.production.yml packaging/flatpak/server/Caddyfile "$DEST:$DEPLOY_DIR/"
           $SSH "$DEST" "cd ~/$DEPLOY_DIR && docker compose -f compose.production.yml up -d"
           echo "deployed → $REPO_URL/${APP_ID}.flatpakref"
 
-      - name: Attach bundle to the Gitea release (tags only)
+      - name: Attach bundle to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
-        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         env:
-          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          API="${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}"
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
-          ID=$(curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
+          RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
-                 -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+          upsert_asset "$RID" "$BUNDLE"
-                 -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$GITHUB_REF_NAME\",\"name\":\"$GITHUB_REF_NAME\"}" \
-               | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])' \
-               || curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$GITHUB_REF_NAME" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-               | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])')
-          curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$ID/assets?name=$BUNDLE" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-            -F "attachment=@$BUNDLE" >/dev/null
-          echo "attached $BUNDLE to release $GITHUB_REF_NAME"

.gitea/workflows/linux-client-screenshots.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Native Linux client screenshots for the app/marketing listings. The client renders
+# host-free mock scenes (PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE) under a virtual X display; the driver
+# (clients/linux/tools/screenshots.sh) grabs each one — no host, GPU, or Wayland. The
+# Linux analogue of apple.yml's `screenshots` job, gated to STABLE RELEASE tags only.
+# Standalone + best-effort: a failure here reds nothing else. PNGs land as a 30-day
+# artifact; they are not committed or published.
+name: linux-client-screenshots
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  screenshots:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    # Same image as ci.yml/deb.yml — already carries the Rust toolchain + GTK/SDL build deps.
+    container:
+      image: git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk-rust-ci:latest
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      # Client link deps (baked into the image; kept here so the job is green across image
+      # rebuilds — a no-op once present) PLUS the headless-render extras: a virtual X server,
+      # software GL+Vulkan (llvmpipe/lavapipe), the icon theme + fonts the UI draws with, and a
+      # root-window grab tool.
+      - name: Client link + headless-render deps
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+            libgtk-4-dev libadwaita-1-dev libsdl3-dev \
+            xvfb x11-utils imagemagick scrot \
+            libgl1-mesa-dri mesa-vulkan-drivers \
+            adwaita-icon-theme fonts-cantarell fonts-dejavu-core
+
+      # Reuse the workspace cargo caches (same keys as ci.yml/deb.yml).
+      - name: Cache keys
+        run: echo "rustc=$(rustc --version | cut -d' ' -f2)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            /usr/local/cargo/registry
+            /usr/local/cargo/git
+          key: cargo-home-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: cargo-home-
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: target
+          key: cargo-target-v3-${{ env.rustc }}-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: cargo-target-v3-${{ env.rustc }}-
+
+      - name: Build client
+        run: cargo build --release -p punktfunk-client-linux --locked
+
+      - name: Capture screenshots
+        run: bash clients/linux/tools/screenshots.sh
+
+      - name: Upload screenshots
+        if: always()
+        # v3: Gitea's API rejects upload-artifact@v4 (see apple.yml). Download is a zip.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: punktfunk-linux-client-screenshots
+          path: clients/linux/screenshots
+          retention-days: 30

.gitea/workflows/release.yml

@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ name: release
 
 on:
   push:
+    # Canary: a relevant main push uploads the iOS + macOS + tvOS builds to TestFlight (Apple's
+    # own canary channel) — no notarized DMG (that's stable-only; see the per-step gates).
+    # Heavy on the shared mac-mini runner, so paths-filtered; the TestFlight steps are
+    # continue-on-error until the App Store Connect record exists, so this no-ops until then.
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'clients/apple/**'
+      - 'crates/punktfunk-core/**'
+      - 'scripts/build-xcframework.sh'
+      - 'Cargo.lock'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/release.yml'
+    # Stable: a `vX.Y.Z` tag is THE release — notarized DMG attached to the unified Gitea Release
+    # + macOS/iOS/tvOS to TestFlight for manual promotion to the App Store.
     tags: ['v*']
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
@@ -87,8 +100,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Version from tag
         run: |
           case "$GITHUB_REF" in
-            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" ;;
+            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; V="${V%%-*}" ;;  # App Store marketing version is numeric X.Y.Z (drop -rc)
-            *)            V="0.0.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}" ;;
+            *)            V="0.3.0" ;;                                # canary marketing version; the build number disambiguates
           esac
           echo "VERSION=$V" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "BUILD_NUM=$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
@@ -105,7 +118,27 @@ jobs:
           "$RUSTUP" toolchain install nightly --profile minimal
           "$RUSTUP" component add rust-src --toolchain nightly
 
+      # The in-core Opus decode (surround) pulls audiopus_sys, which builds a vendored static libopus
+      # via CMake — keep the xcframework self-contained (no runtime libopus.dylib on end-user devices).
+      - name: CMake (for the vendored libopus audiopus_sys builds)
+        run: |
+          # Runner steps run with `bash --noprofile --norc`, so Homebrew's bin dir isn't on PATH —
+          # locate brew explicitly, install cmake if missing, and export its bin dir to GITHUB_PATH so
+          # the xcframework build step (audiopus_sys → vendored libopus) finds `cmake`.
+          for B in /opt/homebrew/bin/brew /usr/local/bin/brew; do [ -x "$B" ] && BREW="$B" && break; done
+          if [ -z "$BREW" ]; then echo "::error::Homebrew not found on the runner"; exit 1; fi
+          BREW_BIN="$(dirname "$BREW")"; export PATH="$BREW_BIN:$PATH"
+          command -v cmake >/dev/null || "$BREW" install cmake
+          echo "$BREW_BIN" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+          # Homebrew's CMake 4 dropped compatibility with the vendored libopus's pre-3.5
+          # `cmake_minimum_required`; treat 3.5 as the policy minimum (the cmake crate's child cmake
+          # inherits this from the env during the xcframework build).
+          echo "CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM=3.5" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
       - name: Build PunktfunkCore.xcframework (mac + iOS + tvOS)
+        # tvOS is a tier-3 target (nightly -Zbuild-std): slow on the first build, then cached on
+        # the self-hosted runner. Built on canary too so the tvOS archive/upload below runs on the
+        # same track as iOS/macOS (the nightly toolchain is installed unconditionally above).
         run: BUILD_IOS=1 BUILD_TVOS=1 bash scripts/build-xcframework.sh
 
       - name: Stage App Store Connect API key
@@ -116,6 +149,9 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 "$RUNNER_TEMP/asc.p8"
 
       - name: macOS — archive, codesign Developer ID, notarize, DMG
+        # Stable releases only — the notarized DMG is a Gatekeeper/direct-download artifact, not
+        # relevant to TestFlight testers (the canary channel). Skipped on canary main pushes.
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         run: |
           # Archive UNSIGNED, then codesign with the Developer ID Application identity from the
           # login keychain. Unsigned archive sidesteps Xcode's keychain-access-groups
@@ -154,23 +190,14 @@ jobs:
           DEVELOPER_DIR="$XCODE_DEV_DIR" xcrun stapler staple "$DMG"
           echo "DMG=$DMG" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
-      - name: Attach DMG to Gitea release
+      - name: Attach DMG to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
-        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
         env:
-          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          API="${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ gitea.repository }}"
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
-          # Create the release (409 -> already exists, fetch it instead).
+          RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
-          ID=$(curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases" \
+          upsert_asset "$RID" "$DMG" "Punktfunk-$VERSION.dmg"
-                 -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-                 -d "{\"tag_name\":\"$GITHUB_REF_NAME\",\"name\":\"$GITHUB_REF_NAME\"}" \
-               | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])' \
-               || curl -sf "$API/releases/tags/$GITHUB_REF_NAME" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-               | python3 -c 'import json,sys;print(json.load(sys.stdin)["id"])')
-          curl -sf -X POST "$API/releases/$ID/assets?name=Punktfunk-$VERSION.dmg" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
-            -F "attachment=@$DMG" >/dev/null
-          echo "attached Punktfunk-$VERSION.dmg to release $GITHUB_REF_NAME"
 
       - name: macOS App Store — archive + upload to TestFlight
         if: gitea.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.testflight == 'true'
@@ -278,6 +305,8 @@ jobs:
             -authenticationKeyIssuerID "${{ secrets.ASC_API_ISSUER_ID }}"
 
       - name: tvOS — archive + upload to TestFlight
+        # Canary + stable, the same track as iOS/macOS — the tvOS xcframework slice is now built
+        # on every apple push (above), so this matches the iOS step's gate exactly.
         if: gitea.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' || inputs.testflight == 'true'
         # Needs tvOS added to the App Store Connect app record + the tvOS platform installed
         # on the runner (xcodebuild -downloadPlatform tvOS).

.gitea/workflows/rpm.yml

@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ name: rpm
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-    # HOST-scoped tags only — the Apple client's `v*` tags (release.yml) must NOT publish a host
+    # Single project version: a `vX.Y.Z` tag is THE release. main publishes to the `*-canary` rpm
-    # RPM (a `v0.1.1` client tag previously shipped a host 0.1.1 that shadowed every rolling build).
+    # groups, tags to the base groups (`bazzite`/`fedora-44`) — separate repos, so the old
-    tags: ['host-v*']
+    # version-shadow (a release outranking rolling builds in one group) is structurally gone.
+    tags: ['v*']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
@@ -66,20 +67,22 @@ jobs:
           key: cargo-home-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: cargo-home-
 
-      - name: Version
+      - name: Version + channel
-        # host-vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z-1 (a real host release); main push -> 0.2.0-0.ciN.g<sha>, whose
+        # vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z-1 in the base group (a real release); main push -> 0.3.0-0.ciN.g<sha>
-        # "0." release sorts BELOW the eventual 0.2.0-1 yet climbs by run number AND outranks the
+        # in the `<base>-canary` group, whose "0." release sorts below the eventual 0.3.0-1 yet
-        # stray 0.1.1, so `rpm-ostree upgrade` truly moves to the newest build. The spec %build
+        # climbs by run number. The canary base stays one minor ahead of the latest stable so a
-        # stamps PUNKTFUNK_BUILD_VERSION from these macros into the binary (--version provenance).
+        # stable->canary box re-point still moves forward. The spec %build stamps
+        # PUNKTFUNK_BUILD_VERSION from these macros into the binary (--version provenance).
         run: |
           SHORT=$(echo "$GITHUB_SHA" | cut -c1-8)
           case "$GITHUB_REF" in
-            refs/tags/host-v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#host-v}"; R="1" ;;
+            refs/tags/v*) V="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"; R="1"; GROUP="${{ matrix.group }}" ;;
-            *)                 V="0.2.0"; R="0.ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}" ;;
+            *)            V="0.3.0"; R="0.ci${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.g${SHORT}"; GROUP="${{ matrix.group }}-canary" ;;
           esac
           echo "PF_VERSION=$V" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           echo "PF_RELEASE=$R" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "rpm $V-$R"
+          echo "GROUP=$GROUP" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "rpm $V-$R -> group '$GROUP'"
 
       - name: Build RPM
         # PF_WITH_WEB=1 → also build the noarch punktfunk-web subpackage (the publish loop below
@@ -101,6 +104,22 @@ jobs:
             case "$rpm" in *debuginfo*|*debugsource*) echo "skip $rpm"; continue;; esac
             echo "uploading $rpm"
             curl -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$TOKEN" --upload-file "$rpm" \
-              "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/rpm/${{ matrix.group }}/upload"
+              "https://$REGISTRY/api/packages/$OWNER/rpm/$GROUP/upload"
+          done
+          echo "published to $OWNER/rpm/$GROUP"
+
+      # On a real release, also attach the .rpms to the unified Gitea Release. Both Fedora bases
+      # (bazzite=F43, fedora-44) build the SAME filename, so suffix the asset with the base to keep
+      # both on the release; canary builds live in the `*-canary` rpm groups (no release page).
+      - name: Attach .rpms to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.sh
+          RID=$(ensure_release "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" auto)
+          for rpm in dist/*.rpm; do
+            case "$rpm" in *debuginfo*|*debugsource*) continue;; esac
+            base="$(basename "$rpm" .rpm)"
+            upsert_asset "$RID" "$rpm" "${base}.${{ matrix.group }}.rpm"
           done
-          echo "published to $OWNER/rpm/${{ matrix.group }}"

.gitea/workflows/web-screenshots.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Management-console screenshots for the app/marketing listings. Captured from the
+# built Storybook with headless Chromium (web/tools/screenshots.mjs) — the page
+# stories render from fixtures, so no live mgmt API, login, or GPU is needed. This
+# is the web analogue of apple.yml's `screenshots` job, but gated to STABLE RELEASE
+# tags only (the console has no release workflow of its own — it ships inside the
+# host packaging). Best-effort: a standalone workflow, so a failure here reds
+# nothing else. PNGs land as a 30-day artifact; they are not committed or published.
+name: web-screenshots
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  screenshots:
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container:
+      image: oven/bun:1
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: web
+    steps:
+      # oven/bun ships neither git nor a real node (the driver runs under node), and
+      # the slim Debian base lacks a CA bundle — without it actions/checkout's HTTPS
+      # fetch dies with "Problem with the SSL CA cert" (same as ci.yml's web job).
+      - name: Install git + node + CA certs
+        working-directory: /
+        run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ca-certificates git nodejs
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # --ignore-scripts skips the prepare→codegen hook (mirrors ci.yml); run codegen
+      # explicitly since build-storybook has no prebuild hook of its own.
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      - name: Generate API client + i18n messages
+        run: bun run codegen
+      # Pulls the matching Chromium build + the apt libs it needs (root in-container).
+      - name: Install Chromium
+        run: bunx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+      - name: Build Storybook
+        run: bun run build-storybook
+      - name: Capture screenshots
+        run: bun run screenshots
+      - name: Upload screenshots
+        if: always()
+        # v3: Gitea's API rejects upload-artifact@v4 (see apple.yml). Download is a zip.
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: punktfunk-web-console-screenshots
+          path: web/screenshots
+          retention-days: 30

.gitea/workflows/windows-drivers-provision.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# One-shot provisioning of the WDK + cargo-wdk onto the persistent self-hosted windows-amd64 runner, so
+# the all-Rust UMDF drivers can build there (design/windows-host-rewrite.md, M0). The runner has the base
+# Windows SDK + MSVC + LLVM + Rust but NOT the WDK (no km/wdf/iddcx headers) or cargo-wdk.
+#
+# Dispatch manually (workflow_dispatch). Idempotent: re-running is a near no-op once provisioned. The
+# install persists on the runner (real box, not an ephemeral container), so this runs once, not per build.
+name: windows-drivers-provision
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'scripts/ci/provision-windows-wdk.ps1'
+      - '.gitea/workflows/windows-drivers-provision.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  provision:
+    runs-on: windows-amd64
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: pwsh
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Install WDK + cargo-wdk on the runner
+        run: ./scripts/ci/provision-windows-wdk.ps1

.gitea/workflows/windows-drivers.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+# Windows driver workspace CI — runs on the self-hosted Windows runner (home-windows-1, host mode;
+# label windows-amd64). Part of the Windows-host rewrite (design/windows-host-rewrite.md, M0).
+#
+# Stage 1 (this file): PROBE the runner's driver toolchain (WDK / EWDK / cargo-make / LLVM / the
+# inf2cat/stampinf/devgen/signtool tools) so we know what's provisioned BEFORE writing driver code,
+# and build+test the owned ABI crate (pf-driver-proto) on MSVC to prove it compiles cross-OS and the
+# CI wiring works. The runner has no RTX GPU — that's fine: builds, the IddCx bindgen/link, the
+# /INTEGRITYCHECK self-sign-load, and (later) IDD-push frame flow on the basic display do not need one;
+# only live NVENC encode does, which defers to the RTX box.
+#
+# shell: pwsh deliberately (PowerShell 5.1's Out-File -Encoding utf8 prepends a BOM that corrupts the
+# first GITHUB_ENV line — see windows.yml).
+name: windows-drivers
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - '.gitea/workflows/windows-drivers.yml'
+      - 'crates/pf-driver-proto/**'
+      - 'packaging/windows/drivers/**'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.gitea/workflows/windows-drivers.yml'
+      - 'crates/pf-driver-proto/**'
+      - 'packaging/windows/drivers/**'
+
+# Driver builds need the WDK on the runner (provision once via windows-drivers-provision.yml).
+
+jobs:
+  probe-and-proto:
+    runs-on: windows-amd64
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: pwsh
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Probe driver toolchain (informational — never fails the job)
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Continue'
+          function head($t) { Write-Host ""; Write-Host "===== $t =====" }
+
+          head "Windows Kits roots"
+          $kits = @('C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10', 'C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10')
+          foreach ($k in $kits) { if (Test-Path $k) { Write-Host "found: $k" } }
+
+          head "SDK Include versions (um vs km — km => WDK present)"
+          foreach ($k in $kits) {
+            $inc = Join-Path $k 'Include'
+            if (Test-Path $inc) {
+              Get-ChildItem $inc -Directory | ForEach-Object {
+                $hasUm = Test-Path (Join-Path $_.FullName 'um')
+                $hasKm = Test-Path (Join-Path $_.FullName 'km')
+                $wdf   = Test-Path (Join-Path $_.FullName 'km\wdf\umdf\2.31')
+                $iddcx = (Get-ChildItem (Join-Path $_.FullName 'um\iddcx') -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.Name }) -join ','
+                Write-Host ("{0,-16} um={1,-5} km={2,-5} wdf2.31={3,-5} iddcx=[{4}]" -f $_.Name, $hasUm, $hasKm, $wdf, $iddcx)
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
+          head "Driver tooling (inf2cat / stampinf / signtool / devgen / InfVerif)"
+          foreach ($tool in 'inf2cat.exe','stampinf.exe','signtool.exe','devgen.exe','InfVerif.exe','makecat.exe') {
+            $hits = @()
+            foreach ($k in $kits) {
+              $hits += Get-ChildItem -Path $k -Filter $tool -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+                       Where-Object { $_.FullName -match '\\x64\\' } | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty FullName
+            }
+            $hits = $hits | Where-Object { $_ } | Select-Object -First 1
+            Write-Host ("{0,-14} -> {1}" -f $tool, ($(if ($hits) { $hits } else { 'NOT FOUND' })))
+          }
+
+          head "EWDK"
+          Write-Host ("EWDKROOT = " + ($env:EWDKROOT ?? '<unset>'))
+
+          head "LLVM / clang (bindgen 0.72 builds on the runner default clang)"
+          Write-Host ("LIBCLANG_PATH = " + ($env:LIBCLANG_PATH ?? '<unset>'))
+          $clang = Get-Command clang -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          if ($clang) { & clang --version } else { Write-Host "clang: NOT on PATH" }
+
+          head "cargo-make (the gamepad drivers' build driver)"
+          $cm = & cargo make --version 2>&1; Write-Host $cm
+
+          head "Rust + targets"
+          & rustc -V; & cargo -V
+          Write-Host "installed targets:"; & rustup target list --installed
+
+          head "Env knobs the WDK build cares about"
+          Write-Host ("Version_Number = " + ($env:Version_Number ?? '<unset>'))
+          Write-Host ("CARGO_HOME     = " + ($env:CARGO_HOME ?? '<unset>'))
+          Write-Host ("CARGO_TARGET_DIR (daemon) = " + ($env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR ?? '<unset>'))
+
+      - name: Build + test pf-driver-proto (MSVC)
+        run: |
+          # Short target dir to dodge MAX_PATH inside the deep act host workdir (see windows.yml).
+          $env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR = "C:\t\drv"
+          cargo build -p pf-driver-proto
+          cargo test  -p pf-driver-proto
+          cargo clippy -p pf-driver-proto --all-targets -- -D warnings
+          cargo fmt -p pf-driver-proto -- --check
+
+  # Build the UMDF driver workspace (wdk-probe) on windows-drivers-rs: proves wdk-sys bindgen/link works
+  # on the runner's WDK + LLVM, that pf-driver-proto path-deps into a driver, and exposes the produced
+  # DLL's FORCE_INTEGRITY (/INTEGRITYCHECK) bit — the M0 self-signed-load question.
+  driver-build:
+    runs-on: windows-amd64
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: pwsh
+        # In-tree target dir on purpose: wdk-build's find_top_level_cargo_manifest() walks UP from OUT_DIR
+        # to the first ancestor with a Cargo.lock, so a relocated CARGO_TARGET_DIR (C:\t\…) hides the
+        # workspace lock and it panics. The driver deps have no deep CMake-from-source crates, so the
+        # default in-tree target stays well under MAX_PATH (unlike the SDL3/audiopus client build).
+        working-directory: packaging/windows/drivers
+    env:
+      # wdk-build otherwise picks 10.0.28000.0 (no km/crt) and bindgen fails — pin the WDK SDK version.
+      Version_Number: '10.0.26100.0'
+      # No LIBCLANG_PATH pin: the vendored bindgen 0.72 builds clean on the runner's default clang 22
+      # (the shipping pack proves it). A 0.71-era layout-test overflow once needed LLVM 21; the 0.72 bump
+      # retired that — see design/windows-build-and-packaging.md.
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Ensure WDK + cargo-wdk (idempotent self-provision)
+        # Run the provisioning script here too so driver-build is self-sufficient and never races a
+        # separate provision run on the single runner. Path is relative to the job working-directory
+        # (packaging/windows/drivers). Near-noop once the toolchain is present.
+        run: ../../../scripts/ci/provision-windows-wdk.ps1
+      - name: cargo build the driver workspace (wdk-probe + wdk-iddcx + pf-vdisplay)
+        # Whole workspace: wdk-probe (toolchain/surface-assert probe) + wdk-iddcx (DDI wrappers) +
+        # pf-vdisplay (the real IddCx driver). pf-vdisplay linking proves the IddCx call sites resolve
+        # against IddCxStub end-to-end (M1 step 2 gate).
+        run: cargo build -v
+      - name: Inspect /INTEGRITYCHECK (before) — expect FORCE_INTEGRITY set by wdk-build
+        run: |
+          # explicit --target (.cargo/config.toml) -> output under the triple subdir.
+          $dll = "target\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\debug\pf_vdisplay.dll"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $dll)) { throw "pf_vdisplay.dll not produced at $dll" }
+          $b = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($dll)
+          $pe = [BitConverter]::ToInt32($b, 0x3c)
+          $dllchar = [BitConverter]::ToUInt16($b, $pe + 0x5e)   # OptionalHeader.DllCharacteristics
+          Write-Host ("pf_vdisplay.dll built OK ({0:N0} bytes)" -f (Get-Item $dll).Length)
+          Write-Host ("BEFORE: DllCharacteristics = 0x{0:X4}; FORCE_INTEGRITY = {1}" -f $dllchar, (($dllchar -band 0x0080) -ne 0))
+      - name: Clear FORCE_INTEGRITY (self-signed-load fix) + verify
+        # wdk-build sets /INTEGRITYCHECK unconditionally -> a self-signed driver won't load. Clear the PE
+        # bit deterministically (the reusable packaging step; signing/.cat happen later for real drivers).
+        run: ../clear-force-integrity.ps1 -Path target\x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\debug\pf_vdisplay.dll

.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Build the punktfunk Windows HOST as a signed Inno Setup installer and publish it to Gitea's generic
 # package registry, so a Windows GPU box can install the streaming host (SYSTEM service + bundled
-# SudoVDA virtual-display driver) from one signed setup.exe. Runs on the self-hosted Windows runner
+# pf-vdisplay virtual-display driver + the web management console, run by a scheduled task on a bundled
+# bun) from one signed setup.exe. Runs on the self-hosted Windows runner
 # (host mode; scripts/ci/setup-windows-runner.ps1) — same MSVC/Windows-SDK/LLVM env as windows.yml.
 #
 # Why an installer and not MSIX (like the client): the host installs a LocalSystem SCM service that
@@ -11,18 +12,22 @@
 #
 # Registry (public reads, unom org): https://git.unom.io/unom/-/packages  (generic group)
 #
-# Versioning (free-form; not MSIX's 4-part rule):
+# Versioning (free-form; not MSIX's 4-part rule) — single project version:
-#   host-win-vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z   (a real host release; own tag namespace, off host-v*/win-v*/v*
+#   vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z   (THE release; published + stable `latest/` alias + attached to the
-#                                   to avoid the version-shadow bug class — see deb.yml).
+#                          unified Gitea Release).
-#   main push / dispatch -> 0.2.<run_number>  (rolling; climbs monotonically by run number).
+#   main push / dispatch -> 0.3.<run_number>  (canary; `canary/` alias; climbs by run number).
 #
 # Signing reuses the client's MSIX_CERT_PFX_B64 / MSIX_CERT_PASSWORD secrets (CN=unom). Without them
 # an ephemeral self-signed cert is generated and its public .cer published next to the installer
 # (import once to LocalMachine\TrustedPublisher). See packaging/windows/pack-host-installer.ps1.
 #
-# NVENC: the host builds with --features nvenc; the only link need is nvencodeapi.lib, synthesised
+# GPU backends: the host builds with --features nvenc,amf-qsv = all three vendors in one installer.
-# from a 2-export .def with llvm-dlltool (no GPU/SDK at build time). The resulting exe is NVIDIA-only
+#  - NVENC (NVIDIA, direct SDK): the only link need is nvencodeapi.lib, synthesised from a 2-export
-# by design — CI never launches it, so no GPU is needed here.
+#    .def with llvm-dlltool (no GPU/SDK at build time).
+#  - AMF/QSV (AMD/Intel, libavcodec): link-imports the FFmpeg libs from FFMPEG_DIR (the BtbN lgpl-shared
+#    tree the client uses; includes the *_amf/*_qsv encoders) and bundles its DLLs into the installer.
+#    lgpl-shared (not gpl-shared) keeps those bundled DLLs LGPL (we never use the GPL-only x264/x265).
+# CI never launches the exe, so no GPU is needed here — this is build + Windows clippy coverage only.
 name: windows-host
 
 on:
@@ -32,11 +37,12 @@ on:
       - 'crates/punktfunk-host/**'
       - 'crates/punktfunk-core/**'
       - 'packaging/windows/**'
-      - 'scripts/windows/host.env.example'
+      - 'scripts/windows/**'
+      - 'web/**'
       - 'Cargo.lock'
       - 'Cargo.toml'
       - '.gitea/workflows/windows-host.yml'
-    tags: ['host-win-v*']
+    tags: ['v*']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
@@ -51,6 +57,22 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Locale-safety gate (installer-run scripts must be ASCII)
+        shell: pwsh
+        # The installer runs these via powershell.exe (Windows PowerShell 5.1) and cmd.exe on the END
+        # USER's box. PS 5.1 reads a BOM-less script in the active ANSI codepage, so on a non-UTF-8 locale
+        # (e.g. German Windows-1252) a stray em-dash mis-decodes into a curly quote and the script aborts
+        # with "unterminated string" - exactly how the pf-vdisplay driver install silently failed in the
+        # field. Keep every installer-run script pure ASCII (matches install-gamepad-drivers.ps1).
+        run: |
+          $bad = Get-ChildItem packaging/windows/*.ps1, scripts/windows/*.ps1, scripts/windows/*.cmd -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+            Where-Object { [IO.File]::ReadAllText($_.FullName) -match '[^\x00-\x7F]' }
+          if ($bad) {
+            $bad.FullName | ForEach-Object { Write-Output "::error::non-ASCII in installer-run script: $_" }
+            throw "installer-run scripts must be pure ASCII (PS 5.1 mis-parses them on non-UTF-8 locales)"
+          }
+          Write-Output "installer-run scripts are ASCII-clean"
+
       - name: Configure + version
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
@@ -59,10 +81,17 @@ jobs:
           # (pwsh Out-File utf8 = no BOM, unlike Windows PowerShell 5.1 — keeps the first line clean).
           "CARGO_TARGET_DIR=C:\t" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
           "CARGO_WORKSPACE_DIR=$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
-          $v = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/host-win-v*') {
+          # FFMPEG_DIR: the same BtbN lgpl-shared x64 tree the Windows CLIENT links against (provisioned
-            $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -replace '^host-win-v', ''
+          # by scripts/ci/setup-windows-runner.ps1). The host's AMD/Intel AMF/QSV encode backend
+          # (--features amf-qsv) link-imports avcodec/avutil/swscale from it; pack-host-installer.ps1
+          # then bundles its bin\*.dll into the installer. LIBCLANG_PATH is in the runner daemon env.
+          if (-not $env:FFMPEG_DIR) {
+            "FFMPEG_DIR=C:\Users\Public\ffmpeg" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
+          }
+          $v = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/v*') {
+            $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -replace '^v', ''
           } else {
-            "0.2.$($env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)"
+            "0.3.$($env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)"
           }
           "HOST_VERSION=$v" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
           "PUNKTFUNK_BUILD_VERSION=$v" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
@@ -74,14 +103,27 @@ jobs:
           & packaging/windows/nvenc/gen-nvenc-importlib.ps1 -OutDir C:\t\nvenc
           "PUNKTFUNK_NVENC_LIB_DIR=C:\t\nvenc" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
 
-      - name: Build (release, nvenc)
+      - name: Build (release, nvenc + amf-qsv)
         shell: pwsh
-        run: cargo build --release -p punktfunk-host --features nvenc
+        # All-vendor host: NVENC (NVIDIA, direct SDK) + AMF/QSV (AMD/Intel, libavcodec via FFMPEG_DIR).
+        run: cargo build --release -p punktfunk-host --features nvenc,amf-qsv
 
       - name: Clippy (host, Windows)
         shell: pwsh
         # First-ever Windows lint coverage for the host (Linux CI never lints the windows-cfg code).
-        run: cargo clippy -p punktfunk-host --features nvenc -- -D warnings
+        run: cargo clippy -p punktfunk-host --features nvenc,amf-qsv -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Build + lint the HDR Vulkan layer (pf-vkhdr-layer)
+        shell: pwsh
+        # Standalone cdylib (own [workspace]) the installer bundles + registers (it lets Vulkan games
+        # like Doom use HDR on the virtual display). Lint here so a regression fails CI instead of
+        # silently shipping the host without the layer (pack-host-installer.ps1 builds it non-fatally).
+        # Windows-only FFI (user32 + the vk_layer loader glue) → can't be linted on the Linux CI.
+        run: |
+          Push-Location packaging/windows/pf-vkhdr-layer
+          cargo fmt --check; if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw "pf-vkhdr-layer rustfmt" }
+          cargo clippy --release -- -D warnings; if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw "pf-vkhdr-layer clippy" }
+          Pop-Location
 
       - name: Ensure Inno Setup
         shell: pwsh
@@ -91,6 +133,59 @@ jobs:
             choco install innosetup -y --no-progress
           }
 
+      - name: Fetch portable bun runtime (build tool + bundled to run the console)
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          # ONE pinned bun, used both to BUILD the console and shipped in the installer to RUN it. The
+          # .output is self-contained (Nitro noExternals — deps bundled + tree-shaken, no node_modules),
+          # so the installer ships just bun + a ~75-file .output instead of node + a node_modules forest.
+          $ver = 'bun-v1.3.14'
+          $url = "https://github.com/oven-sh/bun/releases/download/$ver/bun-windows-x64.zip"
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path C:\t | Out-Null
+          $zip = 'C:\t\bun.zip'; $dst = 'C:\t\bundist'
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $zip
+          if (Test-Path $dst) { Remove-Item $dst -Recurse -Force }
+          Expand-Archive -Path $zip -DestinationPath $dst -Force
+          $bun = (Get-ChildItem -Path $dst -Recurse -Filter bun.exe | Select-Object -First 1).FullName
+          if (-not $bun) { throw "bun.exe not found in $url" }
+          "BUN_EXE=$bun" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
+          & $bun --version
+
+      - name: Build + smoke-boot web console (bun)
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          # PAT with read access to the unom org packages — the @unom npm registry needs auth to BUILD.
+          REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        # The bun fetched above builds the Nitro server AND runs it. noExternals (vite.config) makes the
+        # output self-contained, so there's no .output/server install — the installer ships bun + the
+        # ~75-file .output. The runner is SYSTEM with no ~/.npmrc, so supply the private @unom token in
+        # the SYSTEM home .npmrc to BUILD (kept OUT of the shipped bundle — web\.npmrc has only the
+        # registry mapping, and nothing copies it into .output).
+        run: |
+          $bun = $env:BUN_EXE
+          if ($env:REGISTRY_TOKEN) {
+            $rc = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.npmrc'
+            Add-Content -Path $rc -Value '@unom:registry=https://git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/npm/'
+            Add-Content -Path $rc -Value "//git.unom.io/api/packages/unom/npm/:_authToken=$env:REGISTRY_TOKEN"
+          }
+          Push-Location web
+          & $bun install --frozen-lockfile; if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw "bun install failed ($LASTEXITCODE)" }
+          & $bun run build; if ($LASTEXITCODE) { throw "web build failed ($LASTEXITCODE)" }
+          if (Select-String -Path .output\server\index.mjs -Pattern 'Bun\.serve' -Quiet) {
+            throw "web build is a bun bundle (Bun.serve) - need the node-server preset"
+          }
+          Pop-Location
+          # Gate the installer on a real boot under the BUNDLED bun (the runtime it ships), serving /login.
+          $env:PORT = '3009'; $env:HOST = '127.0.0.1'; $env:PUNKTFUNK_UI_PASSWORD = 'ci'
+          $server = (Resolve-Path 'web\.output\server\index.mjs').Path
+          $p = Start-Process -FilePath $bun -ArgumentList $server -PassThru -WindowStyle Hidden
+          Start-Sleep -Seconds 4
+          try { $code = (Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'http://127.0.0.1:3009/login' -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 10).StatusCode } catch { $code = 0 }
+          Stop-Process -Id $p.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          Write-Output "web console smoke (bun): /login -> $code"
+          if ($code -ne 200) { throw "web console failed to boot under bun" }
+          "WEB_OUTPUT_DIR=$((Resolve-Path 'web\.output').Path)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
+
       - name: Pack + sign installer
         shell: pwsh
         env:
@@ -116,13 +211,25 @@ jobs:
           if (-not $files) { throw "pack produced no artifacts to publish" }
           $base = "https://$($env:REGISTRY)/api/packages/$($env:OWNER)/generic/$($env:PKG)"
           foreach ($f in $files) { Publish-File $f "$base/$($env:HOST_VERSION)/$(Split-Path $f -Leaf)" }
-          # On a tagged release, also refresh the stable `latest/` alias (delete-then-reupload, like
+          # Refresh the channel alias (delete-then-reupload, like flatpak.yml/decky.yml) for a
-          # flatpak.yml/decky.yml) so there's a predictable download URL.
+          # predictable download URL: stable release -> `latest/`, canary main build -> `canary/`.
-          if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/host-win-v*') {
+          $alias = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/v*') { 'latest' } else { 'canary' }
-            $aliases = @{ $env:HOST_SETUP_PATH = 'punktfunk-host-setup.exe'; $env:HOST_CER_PATH = 'punktfunk-host-windows.cer' }
+          $aliasNames = @{ $env:HOST_SETUP_PATH = 'punktfunk-host-setup.exe'; $env:HOST_CER_PATH = 'punktfunk-host-windows.cer' }
-            foreach ($f in $files) {
+          foreach ($f in $files) {
-              $alias = $aliases[$f]; if (-not $alias) { continue }
+            $an = $aliasNames[$f]; if (-not $an) { continue }
-              curl.exe -fsS -o NUL --user "enricobuehler:$($env:REGISTRY_TOKEN)" -X DELETE "$base/latest/$alias" 2>$null
+            curl.exe -fsS -o NUL --user "enricobuehler:$($env:REGISTRY_TOKEN)" -X DELETE "$base/$alias/$an" 2>$null
-              Publish-File $f "$base/latest/$alias"
+            Publish-File $f "$base/$alias/$an"
-            }
+          }
+
+      # On a real release, also attach the signed installer (+ its .cer) to the unified Gitea Release.
+      - name: Attach host installer to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.ps1
+          $rid = Ensure-GiteaRelease -Tag $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -Name $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -Prerelease 'auto'
+          foreach ($f in @($env:HOST_SETUP_PATH, $env:HOST_CER_PATH)) {
+            if ($f -and (Test-Path $f)) { Upsert-GiteaAsset -ReleaseId $rid -File $f }
           }

.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml

@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 # Registry (public, unom org): https://git.unom.io/unom/-/packages  (generic group)
 # Packaging internals: clients/windows/packaging/README.md.
 #
-# Versioning — MSIX requires a strictly 4-part numeric version (no ~/- suffixes), so:
+# Versioning — single project version; MSIX requires a strictly 4-part numeric version, so:
-#   win-vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z.0  (a real Windows-client release; `win-v*` is its own tag namespace,
+#   vX.Y.Z tag -> X.Y.Z.0  (THE release; any -rc/+meta pre-release suffix is dropped for MSIX).
-#                               kept off the host's `host-v*` and the Apple `v*` to avoid the
+#                Published to the generic registry + the stable `latest/` alias + attached to the
-#                               version-shadow class of bug — see deb.yml).
+#                unified Gitea Release alongside every other platform's artifact.
-#   main push / dispatch -> 0.2.<run_number>.0  (rolling; climbs monotonically by run number).
+#   main push / dispatch -> 0.3.<run_number>.0  (canary; climbs monotonically by run number).
+#                Published to the generic registry + the `canary/` alias.
 # Both arches share the version; artifacts are arch-suffixed (..._x64.msix / ..._arm64.msix).
 #
 # Signing (packaging/pack-msix.ps1): if the MSIX_CERT_PFX_B64 / MSIX_CERT_PASSWORD Actions secrets
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ on:
       - 'Cargo.lock'
       - 'Cargo.toml'
       - '.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml'
-    tags: ['win-v*']
+    tags: ['v*']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
@@ -72,10 +73,11 @@ jobs:
           "CARGO_TARGET_DIR=${{ matrix.td }}" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
           "FFMPEG_DIR=${{ matrix.ffmpeg }}" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
           rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
-          $parts = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/win-v*') {
+          $parts = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/v*') {
-            ($env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -replace '^win-v', '').Split('.')
+            # MSIX needs a purely-numeric 4-part version: drop any -rc/+meta pre-release suffix.
+            (($env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -replace '^v', '') -replace '[-+].*$', '').Split('.')
           } else {
-            @('0', '2', $env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)
+            @('0', '3', $env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)
           }
           while ($parts.Count -lt 4) { $parts += '0' }
           $v = ($parts[0..3] -join '.')
@@ -101,11 +103,43 @@ jobs:
         env:
           REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          $PSNativeCommandUseErrorActionPreference = $false
+          $base = "https://$($env:REGISTRY)/api/packages/$($env:OWNER)/generic/$($env:PKG)"
+          # stable release -> `latest/` alias; canary main build -> `canary/` alias.
+          $alias = if ($env:GITHUB_REF -like 'refs/tags/v*') { 'latest' } else { 'canary' }
+          # version-less, arch-suffixed alias names so each channel keeps one predictable URL.
+          $aliasNames = @{
+            "$($env:MSIX_PATH)"     = "$($env:PKG)_${{ matrix.arch }}.msix"
+            "$($env:MSIX_CER_PATH)" = "$($env:PKG)_${{ matrix.arch }}.cer"
+          }
           $files = @($env:MSIX_PATH, $env:MSIX_CER_PATH) | Where-Object { $_ -and (Test-Path $_) }
           if (-not $files) { throw "pack produced no artifacts to publish" }
+          function Put($f, $url) {
+            curl.exe -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$($env:REGISTRY_TOKEN)" --upload-file "$f" "$url"
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "upload failed ($LASTEXITCODE): $url" }
+            Write-Output "published $url"
+          }
           foreach ($f in $files) {
             $name = Split-Path $f -Leaf
-            $url = "https://$($env:REGISTRY)/api/packages/$($env:OWNER)/generic/$($env:PKG)/$($env:MSIX_VERSION)/$name"
+            # 1) immutable, versioned path
-            curl.exe -fsS --user "enricobuehler:$($env:REGISTRY_TOKEN)" --upload-file "$f" "$url"
+            Put $f "$base/$($env:MSIX_VERSION)/$name"
-            Write-Output "published $name -> $url"
+            # 2) channel alias (delete-then-reupload; the generic registry 409s on an existing file)
+            $an = $aliasNames["$f"]
+            curl.exe -fsS -o NUL --user "enricobuehler:$($env:REGISTRY_TOKEN)" -X DELETE "$base/$alias/$an" 2>$null
+            Put $f "$base/$alias/$an"
+          }
+
+      # On a real release, also attach the MSIX (+ its .cer) to the unified Gitea Release. Both
+      # arch legs attach to the same release concurrently — the helper's create-or-fetch handles
+      # the race, and x64/arm64 filenames differ so the assets don't collide.
+      - name: Attach MSIX to the Gitea release (stable tags only)
+        if: startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          . scripts/ci/gitea-release.ps1
+          $rid = Ensure-GiteaRelease -Tag $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -Name $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME -Prerelease 'auto'
+          foreach ($f in @($env:MSIX_PATH, $env:MSIX_CER_PATH)) {
+            if ($f -and (Test-Path $f)) { Upsert-GiteaAsset -ReleaseId $rid -File $f }
           }

.gitignore

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ dist/
 clients/apple/.build/
 clients/apple/PunktfunkCore.xcframework/
 clients/apple/.swiftpm/
+# Generated App Store screenshots (tools/screenshots.sh output; uploaded as a CI artifact)
+clients/apple/screenshots/
+clients/linux/screenshots/
 # Xcode per-user state
 xcuserdata/
 

CLAUDE.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Low-latency desktop/game streaming stack, Linux-first, with a shared Rust protocol core
 (`punktfunk-core`) exposed over a C ABI and native clients per platform. Full design:
-[`docs/implementation-plan.md`](docs/implementation-plan.md). Status table: `README.md`.
+[`design/implementation-plan.md`](design/implementation-plan.md). Status table: `README.md`.
 
 ## Where the work stands
 
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ Low-latency desktop/game streaming stack, Linux-first, with a shared Rust protoc
   Input: mouse/keyboard (libei via RemoteDesktop portal on KWin/GNOME, gamescope's own EIS
   socket, wlr protocols on Sway) and **gamepads** (uinput X-Box-360 pads + rumble
   back-channel; validated live — pad created/destroyed with the session). Management REST API +
-  checked-in OpenAPI doc (`mgmt.rs`).
+  checked-in OpenAPI doc (`mgmt.rs`). **Web-console performance capture** (`stats_recorder.rs`,
+  design: [`design/stats-capture-plan.md`](design/stats-capture-plan.md)): the operator arms stats
+  recording from the web console, plays, stops, and reviews the run as graphs (per-stage latency
+  breakdown · fps new/repeat · goodput · loss/FEC). A shared `Arc<StatsRecorder>` ring (the hot-path
+  gate is a runtime `AtomicBool`, replacing the startup-only `PUNKTFUNK_PERF`) is fed by **both** the
+  native `virtual_stream` and the GameStream encode loop at their existing ~2 s/~1 s aggregation
+  boundary, and finished captures are saved as on-disk recordings
+  (`~/.config/punktfunk/captures/*.json`) browsable/exportable from the console's **Performance** page
+  (recharts). Endpoints `/api/v1/stats/*` (bearer-only). *Implemented; not yet on-glass validated.*
 - **Native protocol (`punktfunk/1`): full session planes, validated live.** QUIC
   control plane (`punktfunk-core` `quic` feature: Hello{mode}/Welcome{full Config}/Start), data
   plane = the hardened core `Session` over raw UDP with **GF(2¹⁶) Leopard FEC + AES-GCM**
@@ -65,18 +73,55 @@ Low-latency desktop/game streaming stack, Linux-first, with a shared Rust protoc
   `send_rich_input`. **Client-negotiated virtual pad type**: the Hello carries a gamepad
   preference byte (same trailing-byte back-compat pattern as the compositor), the Welcome
   echoes the resolved backend — precedence: explicit client choice > `PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD`
-  env > uinput Xbox 360; DualSense (UHID) only on Linux hosts.
+  env > uinput Xbox 360. Backends: **Xbox 360** (uinput / ViGEm), **Xbox One/Series** (the same
-- **Windows host: implemented and shipping (NVIDIA-only, x64-only).** `#[cfg(windows)]` backends
+  XInput backend with the One/Series USB identity for matching glyphs — no extra game-visible
+  capability; impulse-trigger rumble is unreachable through a virtual pad), and the UHID
+  `hid-playstation` pads — **DualSense** (adaptive triggers, lightbar, touchpad, motion) and
+  **DualShock 4** (lightbar, touchpad, motion, rumble; DualSense minus adaptive triggers / player
+  LEDs / mute). DualSense and DualShock 4 each have a Linux (UHID `hid-playstation`) **and a Windows
+  (UMDF minidriver)** backend — `inject/dualsense_windows.rs` + `inject/dualshock4_windows.rs`, one
+  driver serving either identity per a `device_type` byte the host stamps into shared memory (the DS4
+  reuses the same SwDeviceCreate game-detection identity fix as the DualSense). One/Series stays
+  Linux-only and folds into Xbox 360 off it. Clients auto-resolve the type from the physical controller
+  (DS5→DualSense, DS4→DualShock 4, Xbox One→Xbox One). **Windows uses ZERO external gamepad
+  dependencies — ViGEmBus is gone.** Xbox 360 (XInput) runs on a UMDF2 **XUSB companion** driver
+  (`packaging/windows/xusb-driver/`, `inject/gamepad_windows.rs`) that registers `GUID_DEVINTERFACE_XUSB`
+  and answers the buffered XInput IOCTLs from a shared section, so classic `XInputGetState`/`SetState`
+  work with no kernel bus driver (validated live: slot connected, state + rumble round-trip; Xbox One
+  folds to this 360 path). All three UMDF drivers (DualSense/DS4 + XUSB) are bundled + pnputil-installed
+  by the Inno Setup installer (`packaging/windows/gamepad-drivers/` + `install-gamepad-drivers.ps1`).
+  **Multi-pad ready**: the host stamps each pad's index into the device Location (`pszDeviceLocation`),
+  the driver reads it (`WdfDeviceAllocAndQueryProperty`) to map its own `*-shm-<index>`, and
+  `UmdfHostProcessSharing=ProcessSharingDisabled` gives each pad its own host (per-pad statics) —
+  validated live with 2 distinct XInput slots + 2 DualSense pads. (Client-side multi-pad forwarding is
+  the remaining piece.)
+- **Windows host: implemented and shipping (all-vendor, x64-only).** `#[cfg(windows)]` backends
   behind the same traits as Linux — DXGI Desktop Duplication capture (`capture/dxgi.rs`), **SudoVDA**
-  virtual display per session (`vdisplay/sudovda.rs`), NVENC encode (`--features nvenc`), SendInput +
+  virtual display per session (`vdisplay/sudovda.rs`), GPU encode (NVENC `--features nvenc`; AMD/Intel
-  **ViGEm** gamepads (`inject/gamepad_windows.rs`), WASAPI loopback + virtual mic (`audio/wasapi_*`).
+  `--features amf-qsv`), SendInput + **ViGEm** gamepads (`inject/gamepad_windows.rs`), WASAPI loopback
-  Ships as a **signed Inno Setup installer** that registers a `LocalSystem` SCM service launching into
+  + virtual mic (`audio/wasapi_*`). Ships as a **signed Inno Setup installer** that registers a
-  the interactive session for secure-desktop (UAC/lock-screen) capture (`service.rs`), bundles the
+  `LocalSystem` SCM service launching into the interactive session for secure-desktop (UAC/lock-screen)
-  SudoVDA driver, and is published by `windows-host.yml`. **HDR (10-bit)**: WGC captures the HDR
+  capture (`service.rs`), bundles the SudoVDA driver + the FFmpeg DLLs, and is published by
-  desktop as FP16/Rgb10a2 (DDA FP16 for the secure desktop), NVENC forces HEVC Main10 + BT.2020 PQ,
+  `windows-host.yml`. **Encoder is GPU-aware** (`encode.rs` `open_video` + `windows_resolved_backend`):
-  the client auto-detects PQ from the HEVC VUI — gated by `PUNKTFUNK_10BIT` + client `VIDEO_CAP_10BIT`;
+  `PUNKTFUNK_ENCODER=auto` (the host.env default) detects the DXGI adapter vendor → **NVENC** (NVIDIA,
-  **Windows host only** (the Linux host stays 8-bit, blocked upstream). Newer/less battle-tested than
+  direct SDK, `encode/nvenc.rs`), **AMF** (AMD) / **QSV** (Intel) via libavcodec
-  the Linux host; no AMD/Intel/software encode path. Packaging: `packaging/windows/`.
+  (`encode/ffmpeg_win.rs`, the Windows analogue of the Linux VAAPI backend — `WinVendor{Amf,Qsv}`,
+  system-memory NV12/P010 readback default + opt-in zero-copy D3D11 behind `PUNKTFUNK_ZEROCOPY` with a
+  system fallback), or software H.264 (`encode/sw.rs`, GPU-less). GameStream codec advertisement is
+  probed per-GPU on AMF/QSV (`windows_codec_support` → `serverinfo`, AV1 gated). **HDR (10-bit)**: WGC
+  captures the HDR desktop as FP16/Rgb10a2 (DDA FP16 for the secure desktop), the encoder forces HEVC
+  Main10 + BT.2020 PQ (NVENC ABGR10/P010; AMF/QSV P010 + a swscale Rgb10a2→P010 fallback), the client
+  auto-detects PQ from the HEVC VUI — gated by `PUNKTFUNK_10BIT` + client `VIDEO_CAP_10BIT`; **Windows
+  host only** (the Linux host stays 8-bit, blocked upstream). **Vulkan-game HDR over the virtual
+  display**: NVIDIA/AMD Vulkan ICDs refuse to *advertise* an HDR color space for a surface on an IddCx
+  indirect display (so Vulkan games — Doom: The Dark Ages, id Tech, etc. — say "device does not support
+  HDR"), even though the ICD happily *accepts + presents* a forced HDR swapchain there. A tiny always-on
+  Vulkan **implicit layer** (`packaging/windows/pf-vkhdr-layer/`, `VK_LAYER_PUNKTFUNK_hdr_inject`)
+  injects the `HDR10_ST2084`/scRGB surface formats into `vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormats[2]KHR`,
+  self-gated on the display's actual advanced-color state (no-op on SDR / real monitors); bundled +
+  HKLM-registered by the installer. **Live-validated: Doom: The Dark Ages enables HDR over the virtual
+  display.** **AMF/QSV is CI-green but not yet on-glass validated** (no AMD/Intel Windows box in the
+  lab); NVENC is live-validated. Newer/less battle-tested than the Linux host. Packaging: `packaging/windows/`.
 
 ## What's left
 
@@ -169,7 +214,9 @@ Low-latency desktop/game streaming stack, Linux-first, with a shared Rust protoc
    `punktfunk-core`; phone + Android TV): NDK `AMediaCodec` hardware HEVC decode → `SurfaceView` incl.
    **HDR10** (Main10/BT.2020 PQ) with low-latency tuning + a live stats HUD (`decode.rs`/`stats.rs`),
    Opus/Oboe audio + mic uplink (`audio.rs`/`mic.rs`), gamepad input with rumble/HID feedback
-   (`feedback.rs`), `NsdManager` mDNS discovery, SPAKE2 PIN pairing + TOFU (Keystore identity +
+   (`feedback.rs`), **native `mdns-sd` mDNS discovery** (`discovery.rs`, polled over JNI — the same
+   browse the Linux/Windows clients use, replacing the flaky per-OEM `NsdManager`; Kotlin keeps only
+   the `MulticastLock` + permission UX), SPAKE2 PIN pairing + TOFU (Keystore identity +
    known-host store), Compose UI (Connect/Settings/Stream) with D-pad/controller focus nav. Built for
    `arm64-v8a` + `x86_64`; published to Google Play (Internal Testing) via `android.yml`
    (`ci/play-upload.py`). Next: real-device gamepad/HDR live-verify, presenter/latency polish.
@@ -213,8 +260,8 @@ bash crates/punktfunk-core/tests/c/run.sh   # standalone C-ABI link + round-trip
 ```
 
 Generated artifacts are **checked in** and CI fails on drift: `include/punktfunk_core.h`
-(cbindgen from `punktfunk-core/src/abi.rs`) and `docs/api/openapi.json` (regenerate with
+(cbindgen from `punktfunk-core/src/abi.rs`) and `api/openapi.json` (regenerate with
-`cargo run -p punktfunk-host -- openapi > docs/api/openapi.json`; spec lives in `mgmt.rs`).
+`cargo run -p punktfunk-host -- openapi > api/openapi.json`; spec lives in `mgmt.rs`).
 
 CI is Gitea Actions (`.gitea/workflows/`, guide: docs-site `ci.md`): `ci.yml` runs the
 workspace checks inside the `git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk-rust-ci` image plus web/docs-site
@@ -235,15 +282,16 @@ crates/punktfunk-host/
   vdisplay/{kwin,gamescope,mutter,wlroots}.rs   per-compositor client-sized virtual outputs
   zerocopy/{egl,cuda,vulkan}.rs         dmabuf → CUDA → NVENC (tiled via EGL/GL, LINEAR via Vulkan)
   inject/{libei,wlr,gamepad,dualsense}.rs   input backends (uinput xpad + UHID DualSense)
-  capture.rs · encode.rs · audio.rs · spike.rs · punktfunk1.rs · mgmt.rs · native_pairing.rs
+  encode/{nvenc,linux,vaapi,ffmpeg_win,sw}.rs   per-GPU encoders (NVENC · Linux NVENC/CUDA · VAAPI · AMF/QSV · openh264)
+  capture.rs · encode.rs · audio.rs · spike.rs · punktfunk1.rs · mgmt.rs · native_pairing.rs · stats_recorder.rs
 clients/probe/    punktfunk/1 reference/probe client (headless test/measurement tool)
 clients/linux/    native Linux client (GTK4/libadwaita · FFmpeg · PipeWire · SDL3)
 clients/windows/  native Windows client (WinUI 3 via windows-reactor · D3D11 · WASAPI · SDL3)
 clients/apple/    native macOS/iOS/tvOS client (Swift · VideoToolbox · GameController)
 clients/android/  native Android client (Kotlin app + native/ Rust JNI core over punktfunk-core)
 clients/decky/    Steam Deck Decky plugin
-crates/punktfunk-host/src/{capture/dxgi,vdisplay/sudovda,inject/gamepad_windows,audio/wasapi_*,service}.rs   Windows host backends
+crates/punktfunk-host/src/{capture/dxgi,vdisplay/sudovda,encode/ffmpeg_win,inject/gamepad_windows,audio/wasapi_*,service}.rs   Windows host backends
-web/                          TanStack web console over the mgmt API (status · devices · pairing)
+web/                          TanStack web console over the mgmt API (status · devices · pairing · performance graphs)
 packaging/                    apt(deb) · RPM/COPR · Arch/sysext · Flatpak · Bazzite bootc · Windows host installer (per-dir READMEs)
 tools/{loss-harness,latency-probe}/     measurement (plan §10)
 scripts/                  60-punktfunk.rules · punktfunk-host.service · host.env.example · headless/
@@ -298,7 +346,23 @@ FFI also link-needs `libGL`/`libgbm`/`libcuda` at build time). Env knobs: `PUNKT
 `PUNKTFUNK_COMPOSITOR=kwin|gamescope|mutter`, `PUNKTFUNK_ZEROCOPY=1`, `PUNKTFUNK_GAMESCOPE_APP=...`,
 `PUNKTFUNK_INPUT_BACKEND=...`, `PUNKTFUNK_PERF=1` (per-stage timing), `PUNKTFUNK_VIDEO_DROP=N` (FEC
 test), `PUNKTFUNK_FEC_PCT=N`, `PUNKTFUNK_DSCP=1` (opt-in DSCP/SO_PRIORITY media QoS on the data +
-GameStream video/audio sockets; no-op on the wire on Windows without a qWAVE policy).
+GameStream video/audio sockets; no-op on the wire on Windows without a qWAVE policy),
+`PUNKTFUNK_444=1` (full-chroma HEVC 4:4:4, see below).
+
+**HEVC 4:4:4 (full chroma, Range Extensions)**: opt-in via `PUNKTFUNK_444`, negotiated like 10-bit —
+the host emits 4:4:4 only when the client advertised `VIDEO_CAP_444` (wire bit `0x04` + ABI
+`PUNKTFUNK_VIDEO_CAP_444`), the codec is HEVC, the session is single-process, **and** a GPU probe
+(`encode::can_encode_444`, run before the Welcome) confirms support — else it resolves to 4:2:0 and
+`Welcome::chroma_format` reflects the real value (honest downgrade; the client reads it via
+`punktfunk_connection_chroma_format`). **punktfunk/1-native only** — GameStream/Moonlight stays 4:2:0
+(stock clients can't decode 4:4:4). **NVENC is the implemented path**: Linux `hevc_nvenc` feeds a
+swscale'd `yuv444p` (RGB-in is always 4:2:0 — verified on the RTX 5070 Ti — so the session forces CPU
+RGB capture for 4:4:4); Windows NVENC keeps ARGB input + FREXT profile + `chromaFormatIDC=3` and the
+DDA capturer delivers RGB. VAAPI / AMF / QSV **decline** (probe returns false — no validated 4:4:4
+hardware in the lab; they'd produce 4:2:0). Software (openh264) is 4:2:0-only. Test with
+`PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_444=1 punktfunk-probe --out x.h265` then `ffprobe x.h265` (expect `pix_fmt yuv444p`).
+*Linux NVENC mechanism validated on the RTX 5070 Ti (ffmpeg CLI); Windows NVENC + 10-bit-4:4:4 not yet
+on-glass validated.*
 
 ## Conventions
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Contributing to punktfunk
+
+Thanks for your interest in contributing!
+
+## Licensing of contributions (inbound = outbound)
+
+punktfunk is dual-licensed under **MIT OR Apache-2.0**.
+
+> Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in
+> the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as **MIT OR
+> Apache-2.0**, without any additional terms or conditions.
+
+By opening a pull request you agree to license your contribution under these terms. This is the
+standard Rust-ecosystem "inbound = outbound" model; it keeps the project's licensing unambiguous
+(including the Apache-2.0 §5 contributor patent grant) and any future relicensing clean. You retain
+the copyright to your contributions.
+
+### Do not paste copyleft (or otherwise incompatibly-licensed) code
+
+The single thing that could poison the permissive license is **copied source from a copyleft
+project**. Several adjacent projects (Sunshine, Apollo, Moonlight) are GPL-3.0. You may study them
+and reimplement a *technique*, protocol, or wire format — those are not copyrightable — but **never
+paste their code**, and do not translate a GPL implementation line-by-line. When a comment credits
+prior art, make clear it is an independent reimplementation, not a copy. The same applies to any
+third party's code under a license incompatible with MIT/Apache.
+
+If you add a new third-party dependency, it must be permissive (MIT / Apache-2.0 / BSD / ISC / Zlib /
+Unicode-3.0 / etc.). `about.toml` holds the accepted-license allow-list; regenerate the attribution
+file with `scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh` when the dependency tree changes.
+
+## Before you push
+
+```sh
+cargo fmt --all --check
+cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+cargo test  --workspace
+```
+
+Generated artifacts are checked in and CI fails on drift: `include/punktfunk_core.h` (cbindgen) and
+`api/openapi.json` (`cargo run -p punktfunk-host -- openapi`). Match the surrounding code's comment
+density and naming. Commit messages end with the `Co-Authored-By` trailer (see `git log`).
+
+See [`CLAUDE.md`](CLAUDE.md) for the full build/test/run guide and design invariants.

Cargo.toml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = [
     "crates/punktfunk-core",
     "crates/punktfunk-host",
+    "crates/pf-driver-proto",
     "clients/probe",
     "clients/linux",
     "clients/windows",
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ members = [
 ]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.0.1"
+version = "0.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.82"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"

README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-# punktfunk
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="assets/punktfunk-logo.svg" alt="punktfunk" width="320" />
+</p>
 
-**Low-latency desktop and game streaming, Linux-first.** Run the host on a Linux machine — or a
+<p align="center"><b>Low-latency desktop and game streaming with first-class Linux and Windows hosts.</b></p>
-Windows PC — with an NVIDIA GPU, connect from a Mac, PC, phone, tablet, or TV, and stream your desktop
+
-or games — each device at its **own native resolution and refresh rate**, over your local network.
+Run the host on a Linux machine or a Windows PC, connect from a Mac, PC, phone, tablet, or TV, and
+stream your desktop or games — each device at its **own native resolution and refresh rate**, over
+your local network.
 
 📖 **Documentation: [docs.punktfunk.unom.io](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io)** — start with
 [How It Works](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/how-it-works) or the
 [Quick Start](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/quickstart).
 
+💬 **Community: [Discord](https://discord.gg/kaPNvzMuGU)** — chat, support, and **Android beta
+access** · **[r/Punktfunk](https://www.reddit.com/r/Punktfunk/)**.
+
 punktfunk pairs a **virtual-display streaming host** with native clients on every platform. It speaks
 the existing **GameStream** protocol, so any [Moonlight](https://moonlight-stream.org/) client works
 day one — and adds its own faster **`punktfunk/1`** protocol that breaks the ~1 Gbps FEC wall with a
@@ -19,6 +26,11 @@ protocol, FEC, and crypto, linked into the host and every client over a stable C
 - **Your device's exact mode.** For each client that connects, the host spins up a virtual display
   sized to that device — 1080p60 to a laptop, 1440p120 to a desktop, 4K to a TV, all at once. No
   letterboxing, no scaling, no rearranging your real monitors.
+- **A real virtual display on Windows, too.** On Linux the host uses per-compositor virtual outputs;
+  on Windows you get the same on-the-fly virtual display — at the client's exact mode, no physical
+  monitor or dummy HDMI plug, even on the secure desktop (UAC / lock screen). It also has **its own
+  indirect display driver (IDD)** the host pushes finished frames straight into, rather than scraping
+  a screen — tight, push-based integration that's unusual for a Windows streaming host.
 - **Low latency, GPU end to end.** Frames go straight from the compositor to the NVENC encoder with
   zero CPU copies (dmabuf → CUDA/Vulkan → NVENC), over a transport tuned for responsiveness rather
   than throughput. Stable 240 fps at 5120×1440; sub-millisecond capture-to-reassembly on a LAN.
@@ -35,7 +47,7 @@ protocol, FEC, and crypto, linked into the host and every client over a stable C
 | **Core** — `punktfunk-core` + C ABI (protocol · FEC · crypto · QUIC) | ✅ Complete & hardened |
 | **GameStream host** → stock Moonlight | ✅ Live end-to-end: pairing, RTSP, audio, per-client virtual output at native resolution, GPU zero-copy NVENC, gamepads |
 | **Native protocol** — `punktfunk/1` | ✅ Validated live: QUIC control + GF(2¹⁶) FEC/AES-GCM data plane, PIN pairing, mDNS discovery, mid-stream mode renegotiation |
-| **Windows host** (NVIDIA, x64) | 🟡 Implemented & shipping as a signed installer (DXGI capture · SudoVDA virtual display · NVENC · WASAPI · ViGEm); NVIDIA-only, newer than the Linux host |
+| **Windows host** (x64) | 🟡 Implemented & shipping as a signed installer: DXGI/WGC capture · its own all-Rust IddCx **virtual display** (secure-desktop capable) · GPU encode (NVENC on NVIDIA, AMF/QSV on AMD/Intel) · WASAPI audio · bundled virtual-gamepad drivers (no ViGEmBus) · HDR incl. Vulkan-game HDR. NVIDIA live-validated; AMD/Intel CI-green |
 | **macOS / iOS / tvOS client** (`clients/apple`) | ✅ Streaming live: VideoToolbox decode, controllers incl. DualSense, discovery, pairing, speed test |
 | **Linux client** (`clients/linux`, GTK4) | ✅ Streaming live: FFmpeg + VAAPI zero-copy decode, PipeWire audio, SDL3 controllers; ships as Flatpak/apt/rpm/Arch |
 | **Android client** (`clients/android`, phone + TV) | ✅ Streaming live: AMediaCodec decode + HDR10, Oboe audio, controllers, discovery, pairing |
@@ -61,14 +73,14 @@ roadmap: **[/docs/roadmap](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/roadmap)**.
 
 Pick your platform and install from its package registry — the per-platform guide covers adding the
 repo, first run, and the web console. The Linux host is the primary, most battle-tested path; a
-Windows host (NVIDIA-only) also ships as a signed installer.
+Windows host also ships as a signed installer (all-vendor: NVIDIA, AMD, Intel).
 
 | Platform | Install | Guide |
 |--------|---------|-------|
 | **Ubuntu / Debian** (apt) | `sudo apt install punktfunk-host` *(after adding the repo)* | [Ubuntu — GNOME](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/ubuntu-gnome) · [KDE](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/ubuntu-kde) |
 | **Fedora / Bazzite** (rpm-ostree) | `rpm-ostree install punktfunk punktfunk-web` *(or the bootc image)* | [Fedora — KDE](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/fedora-kde) · [Bazzite](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/bazzite) |
 | **Arch / Steam Deck** (PKGBUILD / sysext) | `makepkg -si` *(Arch)* · sysext `.raw` *(SteamOS)* | [packaging/arch](packaging/arch/README.md) |
-| **Windows** (NVIDIA, x64) | signed `setup.exe` from the package registry | [Windows Host](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/windows-host) |
+| **Windows** (x64) | signed `setup.exe` from the package registry | [Windows Host](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io/docs/windows-host) |
 
 `punktfunk-host` is the streaming host; `punktfunk-web` is the browser console (pairing + status).
 After install, run `punktfunk-host serve` inside your desktop session (the secure native default;
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ and the [docs site](https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io).
 ```
 crates/
   punktfunk-core/   protocol · FEC · pacing · crypto · QUIC control plane — the C ABI (lib + cdylib + staticlib)
-  punktfunk-host/   Linux host: virtual displays · capture · encode · input · GameStream · punktfunk/1 · mgmt
+  punktfunk-host/   the host (Linux + Windows): virtual displays · capture · encode · input · GameStream · punktfunk/1 · mgmt
 clients/
   apple/    macOS / iOS / tvOS app (Swift · VideoToolbox · Metal · GameController)
   linux/    Linux desktop app (Rust · GTK4/libadwaita · FFmpeg/VAAPI · PipeWire · SDL3)
@@ -124,7 +136,7 @@ clients/
 web/                         web console (TanStack) over the management API — status · devices · pairing
 packaging/                   apt · rpm / COPR · Arch · Flatpak · Bazzite bootc image
 docs-site/                   public documentation site (Fumadocs) — https://docs.punktfunk.unom.io
-docs/                        design notes & deep-dive plans
+design/                        design notes & deep-dive plans (index: design/README.md)
 include/punktfunk_core.h     cbindgen-generated C header (checked in)
 tools/                       latency-probe · loss-harness (measurement)
 ```
@@ -143,4 +155,31 @@ tools/                       latency-probe · loss-harness (measurement)
 
 ## License
 
-MIT OR Apache-2.0.
+Licensed under either of
+
+- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
+  <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>)
+- MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>)
+
+at your option — `SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0`.
+
+### Contribution
+
+Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in
+the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dual licensed as above, without any
+additional terms or conditions. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+### Third-party components
+
+punktfunk's own source is MIT/Apache-2.0. Shipped binaries additionally link third-party components
+under their own (permissive) licenses — see [`THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt`](THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt)
+(regenerate with `scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh`). The Windows host and client builds also
+bundle FFmpeg under the **LGPL v2.1+** (dynamically linked, replaceable DLLs; the license text and
+notice ship in the installed `licenses/` folder).
+
+### Trademarks
+
+punktfunk is an independent project and is **not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by**
+NVIDIA, Microsoft, Sony, Valve, or the Moonlight project. "GameStream", "Moonlight", "Xbox",
+"DualSense", "DualShock", and "PlayStation" are trademarks of their respective owners and are used
+here only to describe interoperability.

about.hbs

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE NOTICES
+============================================================================
+
+punktfunk (https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk) is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.
+The binaries it ships statically/dynamically link the third-party Rust crates below.
+Each is distributed under its own permissive license; full texts follow.
+Generated by `cargo about generate about.hbs` (see about.toml) — do not edit by hand.
+
+Overview:
+{{#each overview}}
+  {{name}} ({{id}}): {{count}} crate(s)
+{{/each}}
+
+{{#each licenses}}
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+{{name}} ({{id}})
+Used by:
+{{#each used_by}}  - {{crate.name}} {{crate.version}}{{#if crate.repository}}  ({{crate.repository}}){{/if}}
+{{/each}}
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+{{text}}
+
+{{/each}}

about.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# cargo-about config — full-fidelity third-party license harvest for CI.
+#
+#   cargo install cargo-about
+#   cargo about generate about.hbs > THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt   # (or use scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh)
+#
+# `accepted` is the allow-list of SPDX licenses permitted in the dependency tree. CI fails if a crate
+# carries anything not listed here — which is exactly the regression guard we want against a copyleft
+# dependency silently entering the linked set. All entries
+# below are permissive / attribution-only; deliberately NO GPL/LGPL/AGPL/MPL-link/SSPL/EPL.
+#
+# The dependency-free fallback is scripts/gen-third-party-notices.py (reads the cargo registry cache),
+# which is what produced the committed baseline when cargo-about is unavailable offline.
+
+accepted = [
+    "MIT",
+    "MIT-0",
+    "Apache-2.0",
+    "Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception",
+    "BSD-2-Clause",
+    "BSD-3-Clause",
+    "ISC",
+    "Zlib",
+    "0BSD",
+    "BSL-1.0",
+    "Unicode-3.0",
+    "Unicode-DFS-2016",
+    "CDLA-Permissive-2.0",
+    "CC0-1.0",
+    "Unlicense",
+    "WTFPL",
+    "OpenSSL",
+]
+
+# cbindgen is MPL-2.0 but it is a BUILD-ONLY codegen tool that never links into a shipped artifact
+# (its generated header is not a derivative work), so it is excluded from the notices rather than
+# accepted as a linked license.
+ignore-build-dependencies = true
+ignore-dev-dependencies = true
+
+# r-efi offers an LGPL-2.1-or-later arm but is tri-licensed; take a permissive arm. (It is also
+# UEFI-target-gated out of every shipped build.)
+[r-efi.clarify]
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+
+[ring.clarify]
+license = "MIT AND ISC AND OpenSSL"
+
+[aws-lc-sys.clarify]
+license = "ISC AND Apache-2.0 AND MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND OpenSSL"

api/openapi.json

@@ -978,6 +978,309 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/api/v1/stats/capture/live": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Live in-progress capture",
+        "description": "The full sample time-series of the capture currently recording, for live graphing. `404` when\nnothing is armed.",
+        "operationId": "statsCaptureLive",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "The in-progress capture (meta + samples so far)",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Capture"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "No capture is currently recording",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/api/v1/stats/capture/start": {
+      "post": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Start a stats capture",
+        "description": "Arms a new performance-stats capture. Idempotent: if a capture is already running this returns\nthe current status unchanged. While armed, the streaming loops emit aggregated samples (~ every\n1–2 s) into the in-progress capture, readable live via `GET /stats/capture/live`.",
+        "operationId": "statsCaptureStart",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Capture armed (or already running)",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StatsStatus"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/api/v1/stats/capture/status": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Stats capture status",
+        "description": "Whether a capture is armed, its sample count, and start time. Poll this (e.g. every 2 s) to\ndrive the capture-control UI.",
+        "operationId": "statsCaptureStatus",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "In-progress capture status (idle when not armed)",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StatsStatus"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/api/v1/stats/capture/stop": {
+      "post": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Stop the stats capture",
+        "description": "Disarms the in-progress capture and writes it to disk atomically, returning its summary. If\nnothing was recording, returns `204 No Content`.",
+        "operationId": "statsCaptureStop",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Capture stopped and saved",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CaptureMeta"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "204": {
+            "description": "Nothing was recording"
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Could not write the recording to disk",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/api/v1/stats/recordings": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "List saved recordings",
+        "description": "Every saved capture's summary (the `meta` head only — not the sample body), newest first.",
+        "operationId": "statsRecordingsList",
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "Saved capture summaries, newest first",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "type": "array",
+                  "items": {
+                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CaptureMeta"
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/api/v1/stats/recordings/{id}": {
+      "get": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get a saved recording",
+        "description": "The full capture (meta + samples) for `id`, for graphing or download.",
+        "operationId": "statsRecordingGet",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "description": "The recording id (its filename stem)",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "description": "The full capture",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Capture"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "No recording with that id",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "The recording file is unreadable",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "delete": {
+        "tags": [
+          "stats"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Delete a saved recording",
+        "description": "Removes the recording `id` from disk. `404` if there is no such recording.",
+        "operationId": "statsRecordingDelete",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "name": "id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "description": "The recording id (its filename stem)",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "204": {
+            "description": "Recording deleted"
+          },
+          "401": {
+            "description": "Missing or invalid bearer token",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "description": "No recording with that id",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "500": {
+            "description": "Could not delete the recording",
+            "content": {
+              "application/json": {
+                "schema": {
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiError"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/api/v1/status": {
       "get": {
         "tags": [
@@ -1125,6 +1428,89 @@
           }
         }
       },
+      "Capture": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "description": "A full capture: summary + the sample time-series. The wire + on-disk shape.",
+        "required": [
+          "meta",
+          "samples"
+        ],
+        "properties": {
+          "meta": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CaptureMeta"
+          },
+          "samples": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StatsSample"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "CaptureMeta": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "description": "Capture summary — the filename stem plus the negotiated mode/codec/client. Stored at the head\nof each on-disk recording and listed standalone (without the sample body) by\n[`StatsRecorder::list`].",
+        "required": [
+          "id",
+          "started_unix_ms",
+          "duration_ms",
+          "kind",
+          "width",
+          "height",
+          "fps",
+          "codec",
+          "client",
+          "sample_count"
+        ],
+        "properties": {
+          "client": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Short label / fingerprint prefix, or `\"\"` if unknown."
+          },
+          "codec": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "`\"h264\" | \"hevc\" | \"av1\"`."
+          },
+          "duration_ms": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "fps": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "height": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "e.g. `\"2026-06-26T20-14-03Z_5120x1440\"` — also the filename stem."
+          },
+          "kind": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "`\"native\" | \"gamestream\"`."
+          },
+          "sample_count": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "started_unix_ms": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "width": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "minimum": 0
+          }
+        }
+      },
       "CustomEntry": {
         "type": "object",
         "description": "A user-added title, persisted in `~/.config/punktfunk/library.json`. Same shape the API\nreturns and the web console edits.",
@@ -1595,6 +1981,144 @@
           }
         }
       },
+      "StageTiming": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "description": "One pipeline stage's latency in an aggregation window (microseconds).",
+        "required": [
+          "name",
+          "p50_us",
+          "p99_us"
+        ],
+        "properties": {
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "`\"capture\" | \"submit\" | \"encode\" | \"packetize\" | \"send\"` (path-dependent)."
+          },
+          "p50_us": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "format": "float"
+          },
+          "p99_us": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "format": "float"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "StatsSample": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "description": "One aggregated sample (~ every 2 s native, ~ every 1 s GameStream).",
+        "required": [
+          "t_ms",
+          "session_id",
+          "stages",
+          "fps",
+          "repeat_fps",
+          "mbps",
+          "bitrate_kbps",
+          "frames_dropped",
+          "packets_dropped",
+          "send_dropped",
+          "fec_recovered"
+        ],
+        "properties": {
+          "bitrate_kbps": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "Configured target bitrate.",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "fec_recovered": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "FEC shards recovered this window (delta).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "fps": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "format": "float",
+            "description": "Genuine NEW frames/s from the source."
+          },
+          "frames_dropped": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "Frames dropped this window (delta).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "mbps": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "format": "float",
+            "description": "Transmit goodput (Mb/s)."
+          },
+          "packets_dropped": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "Packets dropped this window (receiver-side / reassembler, where known).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "repeat_fps": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "format": "float",
+            "description": "Re-encoded holds/s (source-starvation indicator)."
+          },
+          "send_dropped": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "Host send-buffer overflow / EAGAIN this window (delta).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "session_id": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "Disambiguates concurrent sessions (usually constant).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "stages": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StageTiming"
+            },
+            "description": "Ordered pipeline stages for this path."
+          },
+          "t_ms": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "description": "Milliseconds since capture start (monotonic; stamped by [`StatsRecorder::push_sample`]).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "StatsStatus": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "description": "Snapshot of the in-progress capture for the management API.",
+        "required": [
+          "armed",
+          "sample_count",
+          "started_unix_ms",
+          "kind"
+        ],
+        "properties": {
+          "armed": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "description": "Capture currently running."
+          },
+          "kind": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Path of the in-progress capture (`\"\"` if idle)."
+          },
+          "sample_count": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "description": "Samples in the in-progress capture.",
+            "minimum": 0
+          },
+          "started_unix_ms": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "description": "Unix start time of the in-progress capture (`0` if idle).",
+            "minimum": 0
+          }
+        }
+      },
       "StreamInfo": {
         "type": "object",
         "description": "RTSP-negotiated stream parameters.",
@@ -1696,6 +2220,10 @@
     {
       "name": "library",
       "description": "Game library: installed-store titles (Steam) plus user-curated custom entries"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "stats",
+      "description": "Streaming performance-stats capture: arm/stop a recording, read the live + saved time-series for graphing"
     }
   ]
 }

assets/punktfunk-logo.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
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+  <style>
+    /* Theme-adaptive so the logo stays readable on both light and dark README
+       backgrounds: deep violet (the brand-mark palette) on light, the original
+       light violet on dark. Evaluated by the viewer's color scheme. */
+    .pf-wm   { fill: #6c5bf3; }
+    .pf-back { fill: #a79ff8; }
+    .pf-deep { fill: #6c5bf3; }
+    @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+      .pf-wm   { fill: #cec9fb; }
+      .pf-back { fill: #f2f1fe; }
+      .pf-deep { fill: #8c7ef5; }
+    }
+  </style>
+  <g>
+    <g>
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+  <defs>
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+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+</svg>

clients/android/README.md

@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ machine, trust logic) instead of re-porting it into Kotlin.
 
 | Side | Owns |
 |------|------|
-| **Rust** (`clients/android/native` → `libpunktfunk_android.so`) | the JNI seam, `NativeClient` (QUIC control + UDP data plane), AnnexB→`AMediaCodec` decode, Opus+Oboe audio, VK keymap, latency math, trust/pairing |
+| **Rust** (`clients/android/native` → `libpunktfunk_android.so`) | the JNI seam, `NativeClient` (QUIC control + UDP data plane), AnnexB→`AMediaCodec` decode, Opus+Oboe audio, VK keymap, latency math, trust/pairing, **mDNS discovery** (`mdns-sd`, the same browse the Linux/Windows clients use) |
-| **Kotlin** (`clients/android`) | Compose UI (host grid / settings / stream), `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture, `NsdManager` discovery, Keystore identity, permissions |
+| **Kotlin** (`clients/android`) | Compose UI (host grid / settings / stream), `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture, the Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX, Keystore identity, permissions |
 
 The single seam is `io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge` ⇄ `Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_*`.
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ clients/android/native/          Rust cdylib (workspace member) — links punktf
 clients/android/                   Gradle project (this dir)
   settings.gradle.kts · build.gradle.kts · gradle.properties · gradlew
   app/                             :app — Compose UI: Connect / Settings / Stream screens (phone + TV)
-  kit/                             :kit — NativeBridge · discovery (NsdManager) · Gamepad · Keymap ·
+  kit/                             :kit — NativeBridge · discovery (native mdns-sd, polled) · Gamepad · Keymap ·
                                          security (Keystore identity + known-host store) · cargo-ndk build
 ```
 
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ streaming experience:
 - **Audio** — Opus + Oboe playback with a jitter ring, plus mic uplink to the host.
 - **Input** — game controllers (buttons + axes) with rumble and HID feedback; D-pad /
   game-controller focus navigation for the couch (TV + phone).
-- **Discovery & trust** — `NsdManager` mDNS host list, SPAKE2 PIN pairing and TOFU, with a
+- **Discovery & trust** — native `mdns-sd` mDNS host list (polled over JNI; the same browse the
+  Linux/Windows clients use, not `NsdManager`), SPAKE2 PIN pairing and TOFU, with a
   Keystore-wrapped client identity and a known-host store.
 - **UI** — Compose host list / settings / stream screens, Material You theming.
 - **Shipping** — built for `arm64-v8a` + `x86_64`; published to Google Play (Internal Testing).

clients/android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ android {
         targetSdk = 36
         val vCode = (props.getProperty("VERSION_CODE") ?: System.getenv("VERSION_CODE"))
         versionCode = vCode?.toInt() ?: 1
-        versionName = "0.0.2" // bumped for first Play Store release
+        // versionName is the single project version, threaded from CI (a vX.Y.Z release or a
+        // canary string). versionCode stays the monotonic run number (Play rejects regressions).
+        versionName = (props.getProperty("VERSION_NAME") ?: System.getenv("VERSION_NAME")) ?: "0.0.2"
         ndk { abiFilters += listOf("arm64-v8a", "x86_64") }
     }
 
@@ -60,6 +62,10 @@ android {
 
     buildFeatures { compose = true }
 
+    // Roborazzi/Robolectric render Compose on the host JVM (the CI screenshot harness) and need the
+    // merged Android resources + the app's manifest/theme available to the unit tests.
+    testOptions { unitTests { isIncludeAndroidResources = true } }
+
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
         targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
@@ -97,4 +103,21 @@ dependencies {
     // Android TV components (we target phone + TV) land in the TV-UI milestone:
     //   implementation("androidx.tv:tv-material:1.1.0")
     // The manifest already declares leanback so the scaffold installs on TV.
+
+    // --- CI screenshot harness (Roborazzi on the JVM via Robolectric — no emulator/GPU). The
+    // screenshot tests render the real Compose UI with mock state; never load the JNI core, so the
+    // job runs `:app:testDebugUnitTest -PskipRustBuild` (see kit/build.gradle.kts). ---
+    testImplementation(composeBom)
+    testImplementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui-test-junit4")
+    debugImplementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui-test-manifest") // the ComponentActivity test host
+    testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
+    testImplementation("org.robolectric:robolectric:4.16.1")
+    testImplementation("io.github.takahirom.roborazzi:roborazzi:1.64.0")
+    testImplementation("io.github.takahirom.roborazzi:roborazzi-compose:1.64.0")
+}
+
+// Record (write) the screenshots when the unit tests run. These tests exist to GENERATE marketing
+// images, not to diff goldens, so always capture rather than verify.
+tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {
+    systemProperty("roborazzi.test.record", "true")
 }

clients/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     <!-- punktfunk/1 QUIC/UDP data plane. -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
-    <!-- mDNS discovery of _punktfunk._udp on the LAN (NsdManager). -->
+    <!-- mDNS discovery of _punktfunk._udp on the LAN (native mdns-sd browse). Requested
+         opportunistically — raw multicast reception needs only the MulticastLock, not this. -->
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES"
         android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation" />
-    <!-- Hold a MulticastLock while NsdManager discovery runs (OEM Wi-Fi power-save hedge). -->
+    <!-- HostDiscovery holds a MulticastLock while the native mDNS browse runs — raw multicast
+         reception needs it (also an OEM Wi-Fi power-save hedge). -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
     <!-- Enforced from Android 17 (SDK 37) for ALL local-network traffic incl. the QUIC socket.

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import io.unom.punktfunk.components.EmptyHostsState
 import io.unom.punktfunk.components.HostCard
 import io.unom.punktfunk.components.SectionLabel
+import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.Gamepad
 import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge
 import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery.DiscoveredHost
 import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery.HostDiscovery
@@ -73,40 +74,64 @@ import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.security.KnownHostStore
 import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.security.obtainIdentity
 import io.unom.punktfunk.models.HostStatus
 import io.unom.punktfunk.models.PendingTrust
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 
+/** Handshake budget for a normal connect (the prior hardcoded value, now passed explicitly). */
+private const val CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000
+
+/**
+ * Handshake budget for the no-PIN "request access" connect. Must exceed the host's approval-park
+ * window (~180 s) so a slow operator approval still lands on this same parked connection rather than
+ * timing the client out first. Mirrors the Linux client's 185 s.
+ */
+private const val REQUEST_ACCESS_TIMEOUT_MS = 185_000
+
+/**
+ * A no-PIN "request access" connect in flight — the host being requested (drives the cancelable
+ * "Waiting for approval…" dialog) and a per-attempt flag the Cancel button trips. The connect is a
+ * blocking call with no abort, so Cancel returns the UI immediately and a late result checks
+ * [cancelled] and tears the (possibly just-approved) session down silently rather than navigating.
+ */
+private class RequestAccessState(val target: PendingTrust) {
+    val cancelled = AtomicBoolean(false)
+}
+
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
     val context = LocalContext.current
     var host by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    var hostName by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
     var port by remember { mutableStateOf("9777") }
     var connecting by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var status by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     // The host streams at exactly this mode; "Native" settings resolve from the device display.
     val (w, h, hz) = settings.effectiveMode(context)
 
-    // mDNS discovery scoped to this screen; NsdManager callbacks arrive on the main thread, so the
+    // mDNS discovery scoped to this screen, via the native mdns-sd browse (HostDiscovery) — its
-    // onChange callback can set Compose state directly. (Emulator SLIRP drops multicast → empty.)
+    // onChange fires on the main thread, so it can set Compose state directly. (Emulator SLIRP drops
-    // NsdManager discovery needs NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES on Android 13+ (a runtime permission) — without
+    // multicast → empty; that's the network, not the API.) Raw multicast reception only needs the
-    // it discoverServices silently finds nothing. Request it once, then (re)start discovery on grant.
+    // Wi-Fi MulticastLock (HostDiscovery holds it), NOT NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES — that gated the old
+    // NsdManager path. We still request NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES opportunistically (some OEMs filter
+    // multicast without it; harmless where it isn't), but never block discovery on the grant — a
+    // denial used to leave discovery dead forever.
     val discovery = remember { HostDiscovery(context) }
     var discovered by remember { mutableStateOf<List<DiscoveredHost>>(emptyList()) }
-    var nearbyGranted by remember { mutableStateOf(hasNearbyPermission(context)) }
     val nearbyLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
         ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission(),
-    ) { granted -> nearbyGranted = granted }
+    ) { _ -> /* best-effort hint; discovery runs regardless of the result */ }
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
-        if (!nearbyGranted && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU && !hasNearbyPermission(context)) {
             nearbyLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES)
         }
     }
-    DisposableEffect(nearbyGranted) {
+    DisposableEffect(Unit) {
         discovery.onChange = { discovered = it }
-        if (nearbyGranted) discovery.start()
+        discovery.start()
         onDispose {
             discovery.onChange = null
             discovery.stop()
@@ -124,8 +149,18 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
             .onSuccess { identity = it }
             .onFailure { status = "Identity unavailable: ${it.message} — re-pair may be required" }
     }
-    // A trust decision awaiting the user (first-connect TOFU / fp changed / PIN pairing).
+    // A trust decision awaiting the user (first-connect TOFU / fp changed / PIN pairing / the
+    // request-access-or-PIN choice).
     var pendingTrust by remember { mutableStateOf<PendingTrust?>(null) }
+    // A no-PIN "request access" connect in flight (the cancelable "Waiting for approval…" dialog).
+    var awaiting by remember { mutableStateOf<RequestAccessState?>(null) }
+    // A saved host whose label is being edited (the Rename dialog).
+    var renameTarget by remember { mutableStateOf<KnownHost?>(null) }
+
+    // Discovered hosts not already saved — a saved host (paired or TOFU) belongs in "Saved hosts",
+    // not also in "Discovered", so we hide the overlap (matched by fingerprint when both carry it, so
+    // it survives a DHCP address change; else by address:port). Mirrors the Apple client.
+    val discoveredUnsaved = discovered.filter { dh -> savedHosts.none { it.matches(dh) } }
 
     // Issue the actual connect with identity + (optional) pin. On a TOFU connect (pinHex null),
     // pin the fingerprint the host presented (as an unpaired known host) so the next connect goes
@@ -143,12 +178,16 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
             // Advertise HDR only when this device's display can present it (else the host sends a
             // proper SDR stream rather than PQ the panel would mis-tone-map).
             val hdrEnabled = displaySupportsHdr(context)
+            // "Automatic" resolves to a concrete pad type from the connected controller's VID/PID
+            // (Android exposes no controller-type enum) — parity with the Linux/Apple clients. An
+            // explicit choice is passed through unchanged.
+            val gamepadPref = Gamepad.resolvePref(settings.gamepad)
             val handle = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                 NativeBridge.nativeConnect(
                     targetHost, targetPort, w, h, hz,
                     id.certPem, id.privateKeyPem, pinHex ?: "",
-                    settings.bitrateKbps, settings.compositor, settings.gamepad,
+                    settings.bitrateKbps, settings.compositor, gamepadPref,
-                    hdrEnabled,
+                    hdrEnabled, settings.audioChannels, CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS,
                 )
             }
             connecting = false
@@ -167,14 +206,77 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
         }
     }
 
-    // Decide pinned-reconnect vs fp-changed vs TOFU vs PIN pairing before connecting. Trust state is
+    // The no-PIN "request access" path (delegated approval): open a normal identified connect that
+    // the host PARKS until the operator clicks Approve in its console/web UI, showing a cancelable
+    // "Waiting for approval…" dialog meanwhile. The SAME connection is admitted on approval (no
+    // reconnect), so on success we record the host as PAIRED — the operator's approval IS the pairing.
+    // The connect can't be aborted, so Cancel returns the UI immediately and a late result is torn
+    // down silently via the per-attempt flag (mirrors the Linux client's request-access flow).
+    fun requestAccess(target: PendingTrust) {
+        val id = identity
+        if (id == null) {
+            status = "Identity not ready yet — try again in a moment"
+            return
+        }
+        val req = RequestAccessState(target)
+        awaiting = req
+        connecting = true
+        status = null
+        discovery.stop() // free the Wi-Fi radio before the (parked) stream session
+        scope.launch {
+            val hdrEnabled = displaySupportsHdr(context)
+            val gamepadPref = Gamepad.resolvePref(settings.gamepad)
+            // Pin the advertised fingerprint for a discovered host (defence against an impostor while
+            // we wait); a manually-typed host has none, so trust-on-first-use.
+            val pinHex = target.advertisedFp ?: ""
+            val handle = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                NativeBridge.nativeConnect(
+                    target.host, target.port, w, h, hz,
+                    id.certPem, id.privateKeyPem, pinHex,
+                    settings.bitrateKbps, settings.compositor, gamepadPref,
+                    hdrEnabled, settings.audioChannels, REQUEST_ACCESS_TIMEOUT_MS,
+                )
+            }
+            // Cancelled while we were parked: tear the (possibly just-approved) session down and
+            // don't touch UI a fresh action may now own.
+            if (req.cancelled.get()) {
+                if (handle != 0L) withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { NativeBridge.nativeClose(handle) }
+                return@launch
+            }
+            awaiting = null
+            connecting = false
+            if (handle != 0L) {
+                // Approved — save the host as PAIRED, pinning the fingerprint it presented, so
+                // future connects are silent (exactly like after a PIN ceremony).
+                val fp = NativeBridge.nativeHostFingerprint(handle)
+                if (fp.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    knownHostStore.save(KnownHost(target.host, target.port, target.name, fp, paired = true))
+                    savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
+                }
+                onConnected(handle)
+            } else {
+                status = "Request timed out — approve this device in the host's console, then retry."
+                discovery.start()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Decide pinned-reconnect vs fp-changed vs TOFU vs pairing before connecting. Trust state is
     // keyed by address:port, so a discovered and a manually-typed connection to the same host share
     // one record. Trust-on-first-use is permitted ONLY when the host advertised pair=optional; a
-    // pair=required host, or a manual/unknown-policy host, must pair by PIN.
+    // pair=required host, or a manual/unknown-policy host, must pair — either by no-PIN request
-    fun connect(targetHost: String, targetPort: Int, dh: DiscoveredHost? = null) {
+    // access (approve in the console) or by the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony.
+    fun connect(
+        targetHost: String,
+        targetPort: Int,
+        dh: DiscoveredHost? = null,
+        manualName: String? = null,
+    ) {
         val known = knownHostStore.get(targetHost, targetPort)
         val adv = dh?.fingerprint?.lowercase()
-        val name = dh?.name ?: targetHost
+        // Label precedence: a saved host keeps its (possibly user-renamed) name; else the discovered
+        // mDNS name; else the name typed in the Add-host sheet; else the bare address.
+        val name = known?.name ?: dh?.name ?: manualName?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: targetHost
         when {
             // Known host whose advertised fp still matches the pin → silent pinned reconnect.
             known != null && (adv == null || adv == known.fpHex) ->
@@ -186,9 +288,10 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
             // clearly labeled, alongside PIN pairing). Smart-cast: this branch ⇒ dh != null.
             dh?.pairingRequired == false -> pendingTrust =
                 PendingTrust(targetHost, targetPort, name, dh.fingerprint, PendingTrust.Kind.TRUST_NEW)
-            // pair=required, or a manual/unknown-policy host → PIN pairing is mandatory.
+            // pair=required, or a manual/unknown-policy host → offer the two ways in: a no-PIN
+            // "request access" (approve in the console) or the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony.
             else -> pendingTrust =
-                PendingTrust(targetHost, targetPort, name, adv, PendingTrust.Kind.PAIR)
+                PendingTrust(targetHost, targetPort, name, adv, PendingTrust.Kind.REQUEST_ACCESS)
         }
     }
 
@@ -255,7 +358,7 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (savedHosts.isEmpty() && discovered.isEmpty()) {
+            if (savedHosts.isEmpty() && discoveredUnsaved.isEmpty()) {
                 item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                     EmptyHostsState()
                 }
@@ -276,16 +379,17 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                             knownHostStore.remove(kh.address, kh.port)
                             savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
                         },
+                        onRename = { renameTarget = kh },
                     )
                 }
             }
 
-            if (discovered.isNotEmpty()) {
+            if (discoveredUnsaved.isNotEmpty()) {
                 item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                     Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
                     SectionLabel("Discovered on the network")
                 }
-                items(discovered, key = { "disc-${it.host}-${it.port}" }) { dh ->
+                items(discoveredUnsaved, key = { "disc-${it.host}-${it.port}" }) { dh ->
                     HostCard(
                         name = dh.name,
                         address = "${dh.host}:${dh.port}",
@@ -297,9 +401,10 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Active-discovery hint: when we're scanning but nothing's turned up yet, show it's
+            // Active-discovery hint: discovery runs whenever this screen is up, so while it's
-            // working rather than looking idle/empty.
+            // scanning but nothing's turned up yet (and we're not mid-connect), show it's working
-            if (nearbyGranted && discovered.isEmpty()) {
+            // rather than looking idle/empty.
+            if (!connecting && discovered.isEmpty()) {
                 item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                     Row(
                         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(vertical = 12.dp),
@@ -358,6 +463,15 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                 )
                 Spacer(Modifier.height(20.dp))
+                OutlinedTextField(
+                    value = hostName,
+                    onValueChange = { hostName = it },
+                    label = { Text("Name (optional)") },
+                    placeholder = { Text("e.g. Living Room") },
+                    singleLine = true,
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
                 OutlinedTextField(
                     value = host,
                     onValueChange = { host = it },
@@ -365,7 +479,7 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     singleLine = true,
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
                 )
-                Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
                 OutlinedTextField(
                     value = port,
                     onValueChange = { v -> port = v.filter { it.isDigit() }.take(5) },
@@ -380,9 +494,10 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     onClick = {
                         val h = host.trim()
                         val p = port.toIntOrNull() ?: 9777
+                        val n = hostName
                         scope.launch { sheetState.hide() }.invokeOnCompletion {
                             showManualSheet = false
-                            connect(h, p)
+                            connect(h, p, manualName = n)
                         }
                     },
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
@@ -437,6 +552,33 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     TextButton({ pendingTrust = null }) { Text("Cancel") }
                 },
             )
+            // A fresh pair=required (or manual/unknown-policy) host: offer the two ways in. "Request
+            // access" is the no-PIN path — connect and wait for the operator to click Approve in the
+            // host's console; "Use a PIN…" switches to the SPAKE2 ceremony.
+            PendingTrust.Kind.REQUEST_ACCESS -> AlertDialog(
+                onDismissRequest = { pendingTrust = null },
+                title = { Text("Pairing required") },
+                text = {
+                    Column {
+                        Text("${pt.host}:${pt.port} requires pairing before it will stream.")
+                        Text(
+                            "Request access and approve this device in the host's console (or web " +
+                                "UI) — no PIN needed. Or pair with the 4-digit PIN the host displays.",
+                        )
+                    }
+                },
+                confirmButton = {
+                    TextButton({ pendingTrust = null; requestAccess(pt) }) { Text("Request access") }
+                },
+                dismissButton = {
+                    Row {
+                        TextButton({ pendingTrust = pt.copy(kind = PendingTrust.Kind.PAIR) }) {
+                            Text("Use a PIN…")
+                        }
+                        TextButton({ pendingTrust = null }) { Text("Cancel") }
+                    }
+                },
+            )
             PendingTrust.Kind.PAIR -> {
                 var pin by remember(pt) { mutableStateOf("") }
                 var name by remember(pt) { mutableStateOf(Build.MODEL ?: "Android") }
@@ -502,10 +644,95 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // The no-PIN "request access" wait: the connect is parked on the host until the operator
+    // approves this device. Cancel returns the UI immediately — it trips the per-attempt flag so a
+    // late approval is torn down silently (see requestAccess) and resumes discovery.
+    awaiting?.let { req ->
+        fun cancel() {
+            req.cancelled.set(true)
+            awaiting = null
+            connecting = false
+            discovery.start() // the request may still be pending on the host; keep scanning
+        }
+        AlertDialog(
+            onDismissRequest = { cancel() },
+            title = { Text("Waiting for approval") },
+            text = {
+                val deviceName = Build.MODEL ?: "this device"
+                Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp)) {
+                    Row(
+                        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+                    ) {
+                        CircularProgressIndicator(modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp), strokeWidth = 2.dp)
+                        Text("Approve this device on ${req.target.name}.")
+                    }
+                    Text(
+                        "Open the host's console (or web UI) and approve “$deviceName”. It connects " +
+                            "automatically once you approve — no PIN needed.",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+            },
+            confirmButton = {},
+            dismissButton = {
+                TextButton(onClick = { cancel() }) { Text("Cancel") }
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    // Rename a saved host's label (discovered hosts are named by mDNS; this is how you give one a
+    // friendly name like "Living Room" after pairing). Keyed by the host so reopening resets the field.
+    renameTarget?.let { kh ->
+        var newName by remember(kh) { mutableStateOf(kh.name) }
+        AlertDialog(
+            onDismissRequest = { renameTarget = null },
+            title = { Text("Rename host") },
+            text = {
+                OutlinedTextField(
+                    value = newName,
+                    onValueChange = { newName = it },
+                    label = { Text("Name") },
+                    placeholder = { Text(kh.address) },
+                    singleLine = true,
+                )
+            },
+            confirmButton = {
+                TextButton(
+                    enabled = newName.isNotBlank(),
+                    onClick = {
+                        knownHostStore.rename(kh.address, kh.port, newName.trim())
+                        savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
+                        renameTarget = null
+                    },
+                ) { Text("Save") }
+            },
+            dismissButton = {
+                TextButton(onClick = { renameTarget = null }) { Text("Cancel") }
+            },
+        )
+    }
 }
 
-/** NsdManager discovery needs NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES on API 33+; below that it doesn't apply. */
+/**
+ * Whether NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES is held (API 33+; not applicable below). We request it opportunistically
+ * as a multicast-reception hedge on OEMs that filter multicast without it, but discovery (raw mDNS via
+ * the native core + MulticastLock) does not depend on it.
+ */
 fun hasNearbyPermission(context: Context): Boolean =
     Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU ||
         ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES) ==
         PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+
+/**
+ * True when a saved host and a discovered advert are the same machine — matched by certificate
+ * fingerprint when both carry it (so it survives a DHCP address change), else by address:port.
+ * Mirrors the Apple client's `StoredHost.matches`; de-dupes "Discovered" against "Saved hosts".
+ */
+private fun KnownHost.matches(dh: DiscoveredHost): Boolean {
+    val advFp = dh.fingerprint?.lowercase()
+    if (!advFp.isNullOrEmpty() && fpHex.isNotEmpty() && fpHex.lowercase() == advFp) return true
+    return address == dh.host && port == dh.port
+}

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/LicensesScreen.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package io.unom.punktfunk
+
+import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
+import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+
+/**
+ * Open-source licenses: punktfunk's own license (MIT OR Apache-2.0) plus the third-party software
+ * notices, read from the bundled `THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt` asset (generated by
+ * scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh). Reached from [SettingsScreen]; Back returns there.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun LicensesScreen(onBack: () -> Unit) {
+    val context = LocalContext.current
+    BackHandler(onBack = onBack)
+
+    val notices = remember {
+        runCatching {
+            context.assets.open("THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt").bufferedReader().use { it.readText() }
+        }.getOrDefault("Third-party notices unavailable.")
+    }
+    val version = remember {
+        runCatching {
+            @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+            context.packageManager.getPackageInfo(context.packageName, 0).versionName
+        }.getOrNull()
+    }
+
+    Column(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
+            .padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 24.dp),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
+    ) {
+        Text("Open-source licenses", style = MaterialTheme.typography.headlineMedium)
+        if (version != null) {
+            Text(
+                "punktfunk $version",
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+        Text(
+            "punktfunk is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option. It uses the open-source " +
+                "components below, each under its own license.",
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+        )
+        Text(
+            notices,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall.copy(fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace),
+        )
+    }
+}

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/Settings.kt

@@ -16,9 +16,18 @@ data class Settings(
     val bitrateKbps: Int = 0,
     val compositor: Int = 0,
     val gamepad: Int = 0,
+    /** Requested audio channel count: 2 (stereo), 6 (5.1) or 8 (7.1). The host clamps to what it
+     * can capture; the resolved count drives the decoder + AAudio layout. */
+    val audioChannels: Int = 2,
     val micEnabled: Boolean = false,
     /** Show the live stats overlay (FPS / throughput / latency) during a stream. */
     val statsHudEnabled: Boolean = true,
+    /**
+     * Touch input model. `true` (default) = trackpad: the cursor stays put on touch-down and moves
+     * by the finger's relative delta (swipe to nudge, lift and re-swipe to walk it across), tap to
+     * click where it is. `false` = direct pointing: the cursor jumps to the finger (the old behaviour).
+     */
+    val trackpadMode: Boolean = true,
 )
 
 /** Loads/saves [Settings] in the app-private `punktfunk_settings` prefs. */
@@ -33,8 +42,10 @@ class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
         bitrateKbps = prefs.getInt(K_BITRATE, 0),
         compositor = prefs.getInt(K_COMPOSITOR, 0),
         gamepad = prefs.getInt(K_GAMEPAD, 0),
+        audioChannels = prefs.getInt(K_AUDIO_CH, 2),
         micEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(K_MIC, false),
         statsHudEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(K_HUD, true),
+        trackpadMode = prefs.getBoolean(K_TRACKPAD, true),
     )
 
     fun save(s: Settings) {
@@ -45,8 +56,10 @@ class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
             .putInt(K_BITRATE, s.bitrateKbps)
             .putInt(K_COMPOSITOR, s.compositor)
             .putInt(K_GAMEPAD, s.gamepad)
+            .putInt(K_AUDIO_CH, s.audioChannels)
             .putBoolean(K_MIC, s.micEnabled)
             .putBoolean(K_HUD, s.statsHudEnabled)
+            .putBoolean(K_TRACKPAD, s.trackpadMode)
             .apply()
     }
 
@@ -57,8 +70,10 @@ class SettingsStore(context: Context) {
         const val K_BITRATE = "bitrate_kbps"
         const val K_COMPOSITOR = "compositor"
         const val K_GAMEPAD = "gamepad"
+        const val K_AUDIO_CH = "audio_channels"
         const val K_MIC = "mic_enabled"
         const val K_HUD = "stats_hud_enabled"
+        const val K_TRACKPAD = "trackpad_mode"
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +139,13 @@ val REFRESH_OPTIONS = listOf(
     240 to "240 Hz",
 )
 
+/** (channel count, label). 2 = stereo (default), 6 = 5.1, 8 = 7.1. */
+val AUDIO_CHANNEL_OPTIONS = listOf(
+    2 to "Stereo",
+    6 to "5.1 Surround",
+    8 to "7.1 Surround",
+)
+
 /** (kbps, label). `0` = host default. */
 val BITRATE_OPTIONS = listOf(
     0 to "Automatic",
@@ -142,9 +164,11 @@ val COMPOSITOR_OPTIONS = listOf(
     "gamescope",
 )
 
-/** index = GamepadPref wire byte. */
+/** index = GamepadPref wire byte (0=Auto 1=Xbox360 2=DualSense 3=XboxOne 4=DualShock4). */
 val GAMEPAD_OPTIONS = listOf(
     "Automatic",
     "Xbox 360",
     "DualSense",
+    "Xbox One",
+    "DualShock 4",
 )

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
-import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ColumnScope
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -16,14 +15,14 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ArrowDropDown
-import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenu
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenuItem
-import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExposedDropdownMenuBox
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExposedDropdownMenuAnchorType
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExposedDropdownMenuDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedCard
-import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.focus.onFocusChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
@@ -47,6 +45,7 @@ import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 fun SettingsScreen(initial: Settings, onChange: (Settings) -> Unit, onBack: () -> Unit) {
     var s by remember { mutableStateOf(initial) }
     val context = LocalContext.current
+    var showLicenses by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     fun update(next: Settings) {
         s = next
         onChange(next)
@@ -59,6 +58,11 @@ fun SettingsScreen(initial: Settings, onChange: (Settings) -> Unit, onBack: () -
         ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission(),
     ) { granted -> update(s.copy(micEnabled = granted)) }
 
+    if (showLicenses) {
+        LicensesScreen(onBack = { showLicenses = false })
+        return
+    }
+
     Column(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxSize()
@@ -107,6 +111,12 @@ fun SettingsScreen(initial: Settings, onChange: (Settings) -> Unit, onBack: () -
         }
 
         SettingsGroup("Audio") {
+            SettingDropdown(
+                label = "Audio channels",
+                options = AUDIO_CHANNEL_OPTIONS,
+                selected = s.audioChannels,
+            ) { ch -> update(s.copy(audioChannels = ch)) }
+
             ToggleRow(
                 title = "Microphone",
                 subtitle = "Send your mic to the host's virtual microphone",
@@ -122,6 +132,16 @@ fun SettingsScreen(initial: Settings, onChange: (Settings) -> Unit, onBack: () -
             )
         }
 
+        SettingsGroup("Pointer") {
+            ToggleRow(
+                title = "Trackpad mode",
+                subtitle = "Relative cursor like a laptop touchpad — swipe to nudge, tap to click. " +
+                    "Off = the cursor jumps to your finger.",
+                checked = s.trackpadMode,
+                onCheckedChange = { on -> update(s.copy(trackpadMode = on)) },
+            )
+        }
+
         SettingsGroup("Overlay") {
             ToggleRow(
                 title = "Stats overlay",
@@ -130,6 +150,14 @@ fun SettingsScreen(initial: Settings, onChange: (Settings) -> Unit, onBack: () -
                 onCheckedChange = { on -> update(s.copy(statsHudEnabled = on)) },
             )
         }
+
+        SettingsGroup("About") {
+            ClickableRow(
+                title = "Open-source licenses",
+                subtitle = "Third-party notices and credits",
+                onClick = { showLicenses = true },
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -174,12 +202,26 @@ private fun ToggleRow(
     }
 }
 
-/**
+/** A title + subtitle on the left; the whole row is clickable (opens a sub-screen). */
- * A labelled value that opens a menu on click. Uses a clickable [Surface] + [DropdownMenu] rather
+@Composable
- * than `ExposedDropdownMenuBox` — that component's read-only text field traps D-pad / controller
+private fun ClickableRow(title: String, subtitle: String, onClick: () -> Unit) {
- * focus (directional keys never leave it), so you can't navigate past it on a TV. Calls [onSelect]
+    Row(
- * on a pick. A primary-colour border marks D-pad focus.
+        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().clickable(onClick = onClick),
- */
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Column(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+            Text(title, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge)
+            Text(
+                subtitle,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** A labelled read-only dropdown over [options] (value → label); calls [onSelect] on a pick. */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 private fun <T> SettingDropdown(
     label: String,
@@ -188,35 +230,20 @@ private fun <T> SettingDropdown(
     onSelect: (T) -> Unit,
 ) {
     var expanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-    var focused by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val selectedLabel = options.firstOrNull { it.first == selected }?.second
         ?: options.firstOrNull()?.second.orEmpty()
-    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+    ExposedDropdownMenuBox(expanded = expanded, onExpandedChange = { expanded = it }) {
-        Surface(
+        OutlinedTextField(
-            onClick = { expanded = true },
+            value = selectedLabel,
-            shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.small,
+            onValueChange = {},
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
+            readOnly = true,
-            border = if (focused) BorderStroke(2.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary) else null,
+            label = { Text(label) },
+            trailingIcon = { ExposedDropdownMenuDefaults.TrailingIcon(expanded = expanded) },
             modifier = Modifier
-                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .menuAnchor(ExposedDropdownMenuAnchorType.PrimaryNotEditable)
-                .onFocusChanged { focused = it.isFocused },
+                .fillMaxWidth(),
-        ) {
+        )
-            Row(
+        ExposedDropdownMenu(expanded = expanded, onDismissRequest = { expanded = false }) {
-                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
-                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-            ) {
-                Column(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
-                    Text(
-                        label,
-                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
-                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                    )
-                    Text(selectedLabel, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge)
-                }
-                Icon(Icons.Filled.ArrowDropDown, contentDescription = null)
-            }
-        }
-        DropdownMenu(expanded = expanded, onDismissRequest = { expanded = false }) {
             options.forEach { (value, lbl) ->
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text(lbl) },

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.positionChange
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -42,8 +41,25 @@ import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
 import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlin.math.abs
+import kotlin.math.hypot
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
+// Touch-gesture tuning (px / ms). TAP_SLOP: movement under this still counts as a tap, not a drag.
+// TAP_DRAG_MS: a new touch within this long after a tap starts a left-button drag. SCROLL_DIV: px of
+// two-finger pan per wheel notch (smaller = faster scroll).
+private const val TAP_SLOP = 12f
+private const val TAP_DRAG_MS = 250L
+private const val SCROLL_DIV = 4f
+
+// Trackpad-mode pointer ballistics (relative one-finger motion). POINTER_SENS: base finger-px →
+// host-px gain (~1:1, never twitchy). The rest is mild acceleration so a flick crosses the screen
+// while a slow drag stays precise: above ACCEL_SPEED_FLOOR px/ms the gain ramps by ACCEL_GAIN per
+// px/ms, capped at ACCEL_MAX (so a fast swipe can't fling the cursor uncontrollably).
+private const val POINTER_SENS = 1.3f
+private const val ACCEL_GAIN = 0.6f
+private const val ACCEL_SPEED_FLOOR = 0.3f
+private const val ACCEL_MAX = 3.0f
+
 @Composable
 fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
     val context = LocalContext.current
@@ -62,8 +78,11 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
     // Live decode stats for the HUD. Poll once a second for the whole stream (cheap, and each call
     // drains+resets the native window so it never grows unbounded even while the overlay is hidden);
     // `showStats` only gates rendering. A 3-finger tap toggles it live; the default comes from Settings.
+    val initialSettings = remember { SettingsStore(context).load() }
     var stats by remember { mutableStateOf<DoubleArray?>(null) }
-    var showStats by remember { mutableStateOf(SettingsStore(context).load().statsHudEnabled) }
+    var showStats by remember { mutableStateOf(initialSettings.statsHudEnabled) }
+    // Touch model is fixed per session (re-keys the gesture handler below if it ever changes).
+    val trackpad = initialSettings.trackpadMode
     LaunchedEffect(handle) {
         while (true) {
             delay(1000)
@@ -139,41 +158,154 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
         if (showStats) {
             stats?.let { StatsOverlay(it, Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(12.dp)) }
         }
-        // Touch virtual-trackpad overlay: 1-finger drag → relative mouse move; tap → left click;
+        // Touch → mouse. Two models, chosen by the Trackpad-mode setting:
-        // 2-finger drag → scroll; 3-finger tap → toggle the stats HUD. (Physical-mouse pointer
+        //  • trackpad (default): the cursor STAYS where it is on touch-down and moves by the finger's
-        // capture comes in a later increment.)
+        //    relative delta (MouseMove) with mild pointer acceleration — swipe to nudge, lift and
+        //    re-swipe to walk it across, tap to click where it is. This is what makes the cursor
+        //    reachable on a small screen.
+        //  • direct (opt-out): the cursor jumps to the finger and follows it (MouseMoveAbs,
+        //    host-normalized against the overlay size), the old "direct pointing" behaviour.
+        // Both share the same gesture vocabulary: tap = left click; two-finger tap = right click;
+        // two-finger drag = scroll; tap-then-press-and-drag = left-drag (text selection / moving
+        // windows); three-finger tap = toggle the stats HUD.
         Box(
-            Modifier.fillMaxSize().pointerInput(handle) {
+            Modifier.fillMaxSize().pointerInput(handle, trackpad) {
+                var lastTapUp = 0L
+                var lastTapX = 0f
+                var lastTapY = 0f
+                fun moveAbs(x: Float, y: Float) {
+                    val sw = size.width
+                    val sh = size.height
+                    if (sw <= 0 || sh <= 0) return
+                    NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerAbs(
+                        handle,
+                        x.coerceIn(0f, (sw - 1).toFloat()).roundToInt(),
+                        y.coerceIn(0f, (sh - 1).toFloat()).roundToInt(),
+                        sw,
+                        sh,
+                    )
+                }
                 awaitEachGesture {
-                    val first = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false)
+                    val down = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false)
+                    val startX = down.position.x
+                    val startY = down.position.y
+                    // A touch landing just after a quick tap nearby = tap-and-drag: hold the left
+                    // button for this whole gesture (laptop-trackpad convention).
+                    val isDrag = down.uptimeMillis - lastTapUp < TAP_DRAG_MS &&
+                        abs(startX - lastTapX) < TAP_SLOP && abs(startY - lastTapY) < TAP_SLOP
+                    lastTapUp = 0L // consume the arming either way
+                    // Direct mode jumps the cursor to the finger; trackpad mode leaves it put (the
+                    // whole point — you nudge it with swipes instead).
+                    if (!trackpad) moveAbs(startX, startY)
+                    if (isDrag) NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, true)
+
                     var moved = false
                     var maxFingers = 1
+                    var scrolling = false
+                    var prevCx = startX
+                    var prevCy = startY
+                    var upTime = down.uptimeMillis
+                    // Trackpad relative-motion state: the tracked finger, its last position/time, and
+                    // the sub-pixel remainder so a slow drag isn't lost to Int truncation.
+                    var trackId = down.id
+                    var prevX = startX
+                    var prevY = startY
+                    var prevT = down.uptimeMillis
+                    var accX = 0f
+                    var accY = 0f
+
                     while (true) {
                         val ev = awaitPointerEvent()
-                        val fingers = ev.changes.count { it.pressed }
+                        val pressed = ev.changes.filter { it.pressed }
-                        if (fingers == 0) break
+                        if (pressed.isEmpty()) {
-                        if (fingers > maxFingers) maxFingers = fingers
+                            upTime = ev.changes.firstOrNull()?.uptimeMillis ?: upTime
-                        val primary = ev.changes.firstOrNull { it.id == first.id } ?: ev.changes.first()
+                            break
-                        val d = primary.positionChange()
+                        }
-                        if (abs(d.x) > 0.5f || abs(d.y) > 0.5f) {
+                        if (pressed.size > maxFingers) maxFingers = pressed.size
-                            moved = true
+
-                            if (fingers >= 2) {
+                        if (pressed.size >= 2) {
-                                // screen +y down → wire +up, so negate y. Coarse divisor; tune live.
+                            // Two fingers → scroll by the centroid delta; never move the cursor.
-                                val sy = (-d.y / 4f).toInt()
+                            val cx = (pressed.sumOf { it.position.x.toDouble() } / pressed.size).toFloat()
-                                val sx = (d.x / 4f).toInt()
+                            val cy = (pressed.sumOf { it.position.y.toDouble() } / pressed.size).toFloat()
-                                if (sy != 0) NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 0, sy * 120)
+                            if (!scrolling) {
-                                if (sx != 0) NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 1, sx * 120)
+                                scrolling = true
+                                prevCx = cx
+                                prevCy = cy
+                            }
+                            val sy = ((prevCy - cy) / SCROLL_DIV).toInt() // finger up → wheel up
+                            val sx = ((cx - prevCx) / SCROLL_DIV).toInt()
+                            if (sy != 0) {
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 0, sy * 120)
+                                prevCy = cy
+                                moved = true
+                            }
+                            if (sx != 0) {
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 1, sx * 120)
+                                prevCx = cx
+                                moved = true
+                            }
+                        } else if (!scrolling) {
+                            // One finger (skipped once a gesture turned into a scroll, so dropping
+                            // back to one finger doesn't jerk the cursor).
+                            val p = pressed.firstOrNull { it.id == down.id } ?: pressed.first()
+                            if (abs(p.position.x - startX) > TAP_SLOP ||
+                                abs(p.position.y - startY) > TAP_SLOP
+                            ) {
+                                moved = true
+                            }
+                            if (trackpad) {
+                                // Relative: move by the finger delta × (sensitivity × acceleration),
+                                // carrying the sub-pixel remainder. Re-anchor (zero delta this frame)
+                                // if the tracked finger changed, so lifting one of several fingers
+                                // never jumps the cursor.
+                                if (p.id != trackId) {
+                                    trackId = p.id
+                                    prevX = p.position.x
+                                    prevY = p.position.y
+                                    prevT = p.uptimeMillis
+                                }
+                                val dx = p.position.x - prevX
+                                val dy = p.position.y - prevY
+                                val dt = (p.uptimeMillis - prevT).coerceAtLeast(1L)
+                                prevX = p.position.x
+                                prevY = p.position.y
+                                prevT = p.uptimeMillis
+                                val speed = hypot(dx, dy) / dt // finger px per ms
+                                val accel = (1f + ACCEL_GAIN * (speed - ACCEL_SPEED_FLOOR).coerceAtLeast(0f))
+                                    .coerceAtMost(ACCEL_MAX)
+                                accX += dx * POINTER_SENS * accel
+                                accY += dy * POINTER_SENS * accel
+                                val outX = accX.toInt() // truncates toward zero → remainder kept w/ sign
+                                val outY = accY.toInt()
+                                if (outX != 0 || outY != 0) {
+                                    NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerMove(handle, outX, outY)
+                                    accX -= outX
+                                    accY -= outY
+                                }
                             } else {
-                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerMove(handle, d.x.toInt(), d.y.toInt())
+                                moveAbs(p.position.x, p.position.y) // direct: cursor follows the finger
                             }
                         }
                         ev.changes.forEach { it.consume() }
                     }
-                    if (!moved && maxFingers == 1) {
+
-                        NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, true)
+                    if (isDrag) {
-                        NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false)
+                        NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false) // end the drag
-                    } else if (!moved && maxFingers >= 3) {
+                    } else if (!moved) {
-                        showStats = !showStats // quick in-stream HUD toggle
+                        when {
+                            maxFingers >= 3 -> showStats = !showStats // in-stream HUD toggle
+                            maxFingers == 2 -> { // two-finger tap → right click
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 3, true)
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 3, false)
+                            }
+                            else -> { // tap → left click (at the cursor's current spot), arm tap-drag
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, true)
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false)
+                                lastTapUp = upTime
+                                lastTapX = startX
+                                lastTapY = startY
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             },
@@ -187,7 +319,7 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
  * `[fps, mbps, latP50Ms, latP95Ms, latValid, skew, w, h, hz, dropped]`.
  */
 @Composable
-private fun StatsOverlay(s: DoubleArray, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+internal fun StatsOverlay(s: DoubleArray, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
     if (s.size < 10) return
     val w = s[6].toInt()
     val h = s[7].toInt()

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/Theme.kt

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 
 // punktfunk brand violets (from the app icon: #6C5BF3 / #A79FF8 / #D2C9FB on a #16132A indigo).
 // Used as the fallback dark scheme on pre-Android-12 devices; on 12+ we defer to Material You.
-private val BrandDark = darkColorScheme(
+// `internal` (not private) so the CI screenshot tests can force the deterministic brand palette —
+// Material You dynamic colour has no wallpaper to seed from under the Robolectric JVM renderer.
+internal val BrandDark = darkColorScheme(
     primary = Color(0xFFA79FF8),
     onPrimary = Color(0xFF1B1442),
     primaryContainer = Color(0xFF4C3FB3),

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fun SectionLabel(text: String) {
 
 /**
  * A host as an Apple-style card: a colored letter-avatar, name + address, a trust pill, and (for
- * saved hosts) an overflow menu with Forget. Tapping the card connects.
+ * saved hosts) an overflow menu with Rename / Forget. Tapping the card connects.
  */
 @Composable
 fun HostCard(
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ fun HostCard(
     enabled: Boolean,
     onConnect: () -> Unit,
     onForget: (() -> Unit)?,
+    onRename: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     // D-pad / controller focus highlight: a clickable card is focusable, but the default state
     // layer is too subtle on a TV across a room — draw a clear primary-colour border when focused.
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ fun HostCard(
                 StatusPill(status)
             }
 
-            if (onForget != null) {
+            if (onForget != null || onRename != null) {
                 var menu by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
                 Box(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)) {
                     IconButton(enabled = enabled, onClick = { menu = true }) {
@@ -118,13 +119,24 @@ fun HostCard(
                         )
                     }
                     DropdownMenu(expanded = menu, onDismissRequest = { menu = false }) {
-                        DropdownMenuItem(
+                        if (onRename != null) {
-                            text = { Text("Forget") },
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
-                            onClick = {
+                                text = { Text("Rename") },
-                                menu = false
+                                onClick = {
-                                onForget()
+                                    menu = false
-                            },
+                                    onRename()
-                        )
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
+                        if (onForget != null) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text("Forget") },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menu = false
+                                    onForget()
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }

clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/models/UiModels.kt

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ enum class Tab(val label: String, val icon: ImageVector) {
 /**
  * A trust decision awaiting the user before a connect proceeds. [name] is the label to save the
  * host under. Trust-on-first-use ([Kind.TRUST_NEW]) is only ever offered when the host ADVERTISED
- * pair=optional; a pair=required host or a manually-typed/unknown-policy host goes straight to PIN
+ * pair=optional; a pair=required host or a manually-typed/unknown-policy host is offered the
- * pairing ([Kind.PAIR]), and a changed fingerprint forces re-pairing — never a silent re-trust.
+ * two ways in ([Kind.REQUEST_ACCESS]): a no-PIN "request access" connect the operator approves in
+ * the host's console, or the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony ([Kind.PAIR]). A changed fingerprint forces
+ * re-pairing by PIN ([Kind.FP_CHANGED]) — never a silent re-trust.
  */
 data class PendingTrust(
     val host: String,
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ data class PendingTrust(
     val advertisedFp: String?,
     val kind: Kind,
 ) {
-    enum class Kind { TRUST_NEW, FP_CHANGED, PAIR }
+    enum class Kind { TRUST_NEW, FP_CHANGED, PAIR, REQUEST_ACCESS }
 }
 
 /** Trust state of a host, shown as a colored pill on its card. */

clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package io.unom.punktfunk.screenshots
+
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.createAndroidComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onRoot
+import com.github.takahirom.roborazzi.captureRoboImage
+import com.github.takahirom.roborazzi.captureScreenRoboImage
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+
+/**
+ * App-store / marketing screenshots of the native Android client, rendered on the JVM by Roborazzi
+ * (Robolectric Native Graphics) — no emulator, GPU, host, or JNI core. The scenes (ShotScenes.kt)
+ * render the REAL Compose UI with mock state.
+ *
+ * `sdk = [36]` is mandatory: Robolectric ships android-all jars only up to API 36 (Android 16), and
+ * the app's compileSdk is 37. PNGs land in build/outputs/roborazzi/.
+ */
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner::class)
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+@Config(sdk = [36], qualifiers = "w360dp-h800dp-xxhdpi")
+class ScreenshotTest {
+    @get:Rule
+    val compose = createAndroidComposeRule<ComponentActivity>()
+
+    private val out = "build/outputs/roborazzi"
+
+    // Pausing the animation clock before composing (then advancing once past the entrance animation
+    // and freezing) is what makes a text-field-bearing scene capturable: a focused field blinks its
+    // cursor via an infinite animation that otherwise keeps Compose perpetually "busy", so
+    // setContent's wait-for-idle never returns. Frozen, the capture is also deterministic.
+
+    /** Full-screen content scenes: the compose root fills the device, so a root capture is the shot. */
+    private fun shootRoot(name: String, content: @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable () -> Unit) {
+        compose.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        compose.setContent { ShotTheme(content) }
+        compose.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(800)
+        compose.onRoot().captureRoboImage("$out/phone-$name.png")
+    }
+
+    /** Dialog scenes: the AlertDialog is a separate window, so capture the whole screen (all windows). */
+    private fun shootScreen(name: String, content: @androidx.compose.runtime.Composable () -> Unit) {
+        compose.mainClock.autoAdvance = false
+        compose.setContent { ShotTheme(content) }
+        compose.mainClock.advanceTimeBy(800)
+        captureScreenRoboImage("$out/phone-$name.png")
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun hosts() = shootRoot("hosts") { HostsScene() }
+
+    @Test
+    fun settings() = shootRoot("settings") { SettingsScene() }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(sdk = [36], qualifiers = "w800dp-h360dp-xxhdpi") // landscape — the stream is immersive
+    fun stream() = shootRoot("stream") { StreamScene() }
+
+    @Test
+    fun trust() = shootScreen("trust") {
+        HostsScene()
+        TrustDialog()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun pair() = shootScreen("pair") {
+        HostsScene()
+        PairDialog()
+    }
+}

clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+package io.unom.punktfunk.screenshots
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridCells
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.GridItemSpan
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.LazyVerticalGrid
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.grid.items
+import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Brush
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import io.unom.punktfunk.BrandDark
+import io.unom.punktfunk.Settings
+import io.unom.punktfunk.SettingsScreen
+import io.unom.punktfunk.StatsOverlay
+import io.unom.punktfunk.components.HostCard
+import io.unom.punktfunk.components.SectionLabel
+import io.unom.punktfunk.models.HostStatus
+
+// The CI screenshot scenes: the REAL app composables, fed embedded mock state, under the forced
+// brand palette (Material You has no wallpaper to seed from on the JVM). The stream-video surface
+// and ConnectScreen/App are intentionally absent — they require the live JNI core / a session.
+
+/** Forces the deterministic punktfunk brand scheme (see Theme.kt) instead of dynamic colour. */
+@Composable
+internal fun ShotTheme(content: @Composable () -> Unit) {
+    MaterialTheme(colorScheme = BrandDark, content = content)
+}
+
+private data class MockHost(val name: String, val address: String, val status: HostStatus)
+
+private val SAVED = listOf(
+    MockHost("Living Room PC", "192.168.1.42:9777", HostStatus.PAIRED),
+    MockHost("Office", "192.168.1.50:9777", HostStatus.TOFU),
+)
+private val DISCOVERED = listOf(
+    MockHost("studio-deck", "192.168.1.61:9777", HostStatus.PAIRING),
+    MockHost("HTPC", "192.168.1.70:9777", HostStatus.TOFU),
+)
+
+/** The connect screen's host grid, reconstructed from the real HostCard/SectionLabel components. */
+@Composable
+internal fun HostsScene() {
+    Surface(Modifier.fillMaxSize(), color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background) {
+        LazyVerticalGrid(
+            columns = GridCells.Adaptive(minSize = 160.dp),
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+            contentPadding = androidx.compose.foundation.layout.PaddingValues(16.dp),
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        ) {
+            item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
+                Column(
+                    horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                ) {
+                    Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+                    Text("Punktfunk", style = MaterialTheme.typography.headlineLarge)
+                    Text(
+                        "stream a remote desktop",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                    Spacer(Modifier.height(24.dp))
+                }
+            }
+            item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) { SectionLabel("Saved hosts") }
+            items(SAVED) { h ->
+                HostCard(h.name, h.address, h.status, enabled = true, onConnect = {}, onForget = {}, onRename = {})
+            }
+            item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
+                SectionLabel("Discovered on the network")
+            }
+            items(DISCOVERED) { h ->
+                HostCard(h.name, h.address, h.status, enabled = true, onConnect = {}, onForget = null)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/** The real SettingsScreen, fed a representative non-default Settings. */
+@Composable
+internal fun SettingsScene() {
+    Surface(Modifier.fillMaxSize(), color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background) {
+        SettingsScreen(
+            initial = Settings(
+                width = 1920,
+                height = 1080,
+                hz = 120,
+                bitrateKbps = 50_000,
+                compositor = 1,
+                gamepad = 2,
+                micEnabled = true,
+                statsHudEnabled = true,
+                trackpadMode = true,
+            ),
+            onChange = {},
+            onBack = {},
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/** The real TOFU AlertDialog (mirrors ConnectScreen's PendingTrust.Kind.TRUST_NEW), shown over the host grid. */
+@Composable
+internal fun TrustDialog() {
+    AlertDialog(
+        onDismissRequest = {},
+        title = { Text("Trust this host?") },
+        text = {
+            Column {
+                Text("First connection to 192.168.1.61:9777.")
+                Text("Fingerprint 9f8e7d6c5b4a3928…")
+                Text(
+                    "This host allows trust-on-first-use, but that can't tell an impostor " +
+                        "from the real host. Pairing with a PIN is stronger — it proves both sides.",
+                )
+            }
+        },
+        confirmButton = { TextButton({}) { Text("Trust (TOFU)") } },
+        dismissButton = { TextButton({}) { Text("Pair with PIN…") } },
+    )
+}
+
+/** The PIN-pairing AlertDialog (mirrors ConnectScreen's PendingTrust.Kind.PAIR). The live screen
+ *  uses OutlinedTextFields, but a TextField inside a Dialog window never reaches idle under
+ *  Robolectric (its focus/cursor machinery animates forever) — so the PIN is shown as a static
+ *  display here, which also reads better in a marketing shot. */
+@Composable
+internal fun PairDialog() {
+    AlertDialog(
+        onDismissRequest = {},
+        title = { Text("Pair with PIN") },
+        text = {
+            Column {
+                Text("Enter the 4-digit PIN shown on the host.")
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+                Surface(
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
+                    shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.medium,
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                ) {
+                    Text(
+                        "4  8  2  7",
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.headlineMedium,
+                        textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(vertical = 16.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
+                Text(
+                    "This device: Pixel 9 Pro",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                )
+            }
+        },
+        confirmButton = { TextButton({}) { Text("Pair") } },
+        dismissButton = { TextButton({}) { Text("Cancel") } },
+    )
+}
+
+/** The live stats HUD (the real StatsOverlay) over a synthetic "streamed frame" gradient. */
+@Composable
+internal fun StreamScene() {
+    Box(
+        Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            .background(
+                Brush.linearGradient(listOf(Color(0xFF2A1E5C), Color(0xFF0E1B3D), Color(0xFF06122B))),
+            ),
+    ) {
+        // [fps, mbps, latP50, latP95, latValid, skew, w, h, hz, dropped]
+        StatsOverlay(
+            doubleArrayOf(238.0, 921.4, 1.3, 2.1, 1.0, 1.0, 5120.0, 1440.0, 240.0, 0.0),
+            Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(12.dp),
+        )
+    }
+}

clients/android/kit/build.gradle.kts

@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ val cargoNdkDebug = registerCargoNdk("cargoNdkDebug", release = false)
 val cargoNdkRelease = registerCargoNdk("cargoNdkRelease", release = true)
 
 afterEvaluate {
-    tasks.named("preDebugBuild").configure { dependsOn(cargoNdkDebug) }
+    // `-PskipRustBuild` skips the cargo-ndk native build — for JVM-only tasks (the Roborazzi
-    tasks.named("preReleaseBuild").configure { dependsOn(cargoNdkRelease) }
+    // screenshot unit tests render Compose on the JVM and never load libpunktfunk_android.so), so
+    // CI/local screenshot runs don't need the Rust toolchain or NDK. The native build stays wired
+    // for every normal APK/AAR build.
+    if (!project.hasProperty("skipRustBuild")) {
+        tasks.named("preDebugBuild").configure { dependsOn(cargoNdkDebug) }
+        tasks.named("preReleaseBuild").configure { dependsOn(cargoNdkRelease) }
+    }
 }

clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Gamepad.kt

@@ -44,6 +44,71 @@ object Gamepad {
     const val AXIS_LT = 4
     const val AXIS_RT = 5
 
+    // GamepadPref wire bytes — must equal punktfunk-core `config.rs::GamepadPref::to_u8`.
+    const val PREF_AUTO = 0
+    const val PREF_XBOX360 = 1
+    const val PREF_DUALSENSE = 2
+    const val PREF_XBOXONE = 3
+    const val PREF_DUALSHOCK4 = 4
+
+    // USB vendor ids of the controllers we can identify by VID/PID.
+    private const val VID_SONY = 0x054C
+    private const val VID_MICROSOFT = 0x045E
+
+    // Sony product ids. DualSense (PS5) and DualShock 4 (PS4) map to distinct host pad types.
+    private val PID_DUALSENSE = setOf(0x0CE6, 0x0DF2)
+    private val PID_DUALSHOCK4 = setOf(0x05C4, 0x09CC)
+
+    // Microsoft Xbox One / Series product ids (wired + the common Bluetooth/dongle revisions). All
+    // behave like Xbox 360 on the host minus the glyph identity, so they share one pref byte.
+    private val PID_XBOXONE = setOf(
+        0x02D1, 0x02DD, 0x02E3, 0x02EA, 0x0B00, 0x0B12, 0x0B13, 0x0B20,
+    )
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve a connected controller's [GamepadPref] wire byte from its USB VID/PID, mirroring the
+     * Linux client's `pref_for_type` (SDL3 `GamepadType`) and the Apple client's GameController type
+     * auto-resolution. Android exposes no controller-type enum, so we match `getVendorId()` /
+     * `getProductId()`. Used only when the user picked "Automatic" — an explicit choice is honored as
+     * is. An unrecognized pad (or none) falls back to [PREF_XBOX360], the safe XInput default the
+     * host always supports. Never returns [PREF_AUTO] (the host would then decide) — once we have a
+     * physical pad we resolve it concretely, matching the other native clients.
+     */
+    fun prefFor(dev: InputDevice?): Int {
+        if (dev == null) return PREF_XBOX360
+        val vid = dev.vendorId
+        val pid = dev.productId
+        return when {
+            vid == VID_SONY && pid in PID_DUALSENSE -> PREF_DUALSENSE
+            vid == VID_SONY && pid in PID_DUALSHOCK4 -> PREF_DUALSHOCK4
+            vid == VID_MICROSOFT && pid in PID_XBOXONE -> PREF_XBOXONE
+            else -> PREF_XBOX360
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** First connected gamepad/joystick [InputDevice], or null when none is attached. */
+    fun firstPad(): InputDevice? {
+        for (id in InputDevice.getDeviceIds()) {
+            val d = InputDevice.getDevice(id) ?: continue
+            val s = d.sources
+            if (s and InputDevice.SOURCE_GAMEPAD == InputDevice.SOURCE_GAMEPAD ||
+                s and InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK == InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK
+            ) {
+                return d
+            }
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The [GamepadPref] wire byte to send for the user's [setting] (the persisted gamepad index). A
+     * non-Auto setting is passed through unchanged; "Automatic" ([PREF_AUTO]) resolves to a concrete
+     * type from the first connected controller via [prefFor] (so the host gets the right pad even
+     * though Android can't tell it the controller type any other way).
+     */
+    fun resolvePref(setting: Int): Int =
+        if (setting == PREF_AUTO) prefFor(firstPad()) else setting
+
     /**
      * Gamepad `KEYCODE_*` → BTN_* bit, or 0 if not a gamepad button we forward. A/B/X/Y are
      * positional (Xbox layout; Nintendo relabeling needs device-type detection, deferred).

clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/GamepadFeedback.kt

@@ -81,8 +81,16 @@ class GamepadFeedback(private val handle: Long) {
         rumbleThread?.interrupt()
         hidoutThread?.interrupt()
         runCatching { vm?.cancel() } // drop any held rumble immediately
-        runCatching { rumbleThread?.join(200) }
+        // Join WITHOUT a timeout. These poll threads dereference the native session handle on every
-        runCatching { hidoutThread?.join(200) }
+        // pull (nativeNextRumble/nativeNextHidout), so they MUST be dead before StreamScreen's
+        // onDispose reaches nativeClose, which frees that handle. A *bounded* join that times out
+        // would let a thread survive into the freed handle → use-after-free SIGSEGV (the
+        // back-while-streaming crash, on the one path the main-thread `closed` guard can't cover).
+        // Safe to block unbounded: the native pulls are internally time-bounded (PULL_TIMEOUT ~100 ms)
+        // and rendering is a quick best-effort binder call, so each thread observes running=false and
+        // exits within ~one timeout — the join returns promptly (well under any ANR threshold).
+        runCatching { rumbleThread?.join() }
+        runCatching { hidoutThread?.join() }
         rumbleThread = null
         hidoutThread = null
         runCatching { lightsSession?.close() }
@@ -94,18 +102,7 @@ class GamepadFeedback(private val handle: Long) {
     }
 
     /** First connected gamepad/joystick InputDevice, or null (→ logged no-op on the emulator). */
-    private fun resolvePad(): InputDevice? {
+    private fun resolvePad(): InputDevice? = Gamepad.firstPad()
-        for (id in InputDevice.getDeviceIds()) {
-            val d = InputDevice.getDevice(id) ?: continue
-            val s = d.sources
-            if (s and InputDevice.SOURCE_GAMEPAD == InputDevice.SOURCE_GAMEPAD ||
-                s and InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK == InputDevice.SOURCE_JOYSTICK
-            ) {
-                return d
-            }
-        }
-        return null
-    }
 
     // ---- Rumble ----
 

clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ object NativeBridge {
      * trust-on-first-use — read [nativeHostFingerprint] after; else 64-hex host SHA-256, mismatch →
      * `0`). [width]/[height]/[refreshHz] are the requested virtual-output mode (the host streams at
      * exactly this); [bitrateKbps] 0 = host default; [compositorPref]/[gamepadPref] are the
-     * `CompositorPref`/`GamepadPref` wire bytes (0 = Auto). Returns an opaque session handle, or `0`
+     * `CompositorPref`/`GamepadPref` wire bytes (0 = Auto). [timeoutMs] is the handshake budget — the
-     * on failure. Pair with exactly one [nativeClose].
+     * normal path passes a short value, the no-PIN "request access" path a long one (≥ the host's
+     * approval-park window) so a slow operator approval lands on this same parked connection. Returns
+     * an opaque session handle, or `0` on failure. Pair with exactly one [nativeClose].
      */
     external fun nativeConnect(
         host: String,
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ object NativeBridge {
         compositorPref: Int,
         gamepadPref: Int,
         hdrEnabled: Boolean,
+        audioChannels: Int,
+        timeoutMs: Int,
     ): Long
 
     /** 64-hex SHA-256 of the cert the host presented on [handle]; valid after a successful connect. */
@@ -67,6 +71,27 @@ object NativeBridge {
     /** Tear down a session handle returned by [nativeConnect]. No-op on `0`. */
     external fun nativeClose(handle: Long)
 
+    // ---- LAN discovery: mDNS browse of `_punktfunk._udp` in Rust (mdns-sd), polled by Kotlin ----
+    // Replaces NsdManager. The caller holds the Wi-Fi MulticastLock for the browse lifetime; raw
+    // multicast *reception* needs it. See io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery.HostDiscovery.
+
+    /**
+     * Start browsing `_punktfunk._udp` on the LAN. Returns an opaque discovery handle, or `0` on
+     * failure. Pair with exactly one [nativeDiscoveryStop]. Cheap + non-blocking (spawns the mDNS
+     * daemon + a fold thread).
+     */
+    external fun nativeDiscoveryStart(): Long
+
+    /**
+     * The current resolved-host snapshot for [handle]: newline-joined records, each
+     * `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts / `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz;
+     * cheap (a lock + string build), safe to call on the main thread.
+     */
+    external fun nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle: Long): String
+
+    /** Stop the browse, shut the mDNS daemon down and join its thread. No-op on `0`. */
+    external fun nativeDiscoveryStop(handle: Long)
+
     /**
      * Start the HEVC decode thread rendering onto [surface] (a SurfaceView's surface). Decode runs
      * entirely in Rust (NDK AMediaCodec → ANativeWindow) — no per-frame JNI. No-op if already started.
@@ -108,6 +133,13 @@ object NativeBridge {
     /** Relative mouse move; dx/dy are device-pixel deltas (screen +y down). */
     external fun nativeSendPointerMove(handle: Long, dx: Int, dy: Int)
 
+    /**
+     * Absolute mouse position — the host moves the cursor to (x, y) in a [surfaceWidth]×[surfaceHeight]
+     * pixel space (it normalizes against that size and maps into the output region). Touch
+     * "direct pointing": the cursor jumps to the finger. Parity with the Apple client's absolute touch.
+     */
+    external fun nativeSendPointerAbs(handle: Long, x: Int, y: Int, surfaceWidth: Int, surfaceHeight: Int)
+
     /** One mouse-button transition. button: 1=left 2=middle 3=right 4=X1 5=X2. */
     external fun nativeSendPointerButton(handle: Long, button: Int, down: Boolean)
 

clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt

@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 package io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery
 
 import android.content.Context
-import android.net.nsd.NsdManager
-import android.net.nsd.NsdServiceInfo
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager
-import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
+import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge
 
-private const val TAG = "PunktfunkNsd"
+private const val TAG = "PunktfunkMdns"
-
-/** DNS-SD service type punktfunk hosts advertise (host: `_punktfunk._udp.local.`). */
-const val PUNKTFUNK_SERVICE_TYPE = "_punktfunk._udp"
-const val PUNKTFUNK_PROTO = "punktfunk/1"
 
 /** One resolved host fit for the picker. [key] is the stable dedup id. */
 data class DiscoveredHost(
@@ -23,165 +19,115 @@ data class DiscoveredHost(
     val pairingRequired: Boolean = false,
 )
 
-/** Parsed TXT fields. Pure — unit-testable without Android (see ParseTxtTest). */
+/** Field separator the native browse uses inside one record (ASCII Unit Separator). */
-data class TxtFields(
+private const val FIELD_SEP = '\u001F'
-    val proto: String?,
-    val fp: String?,
-    val pair: String?,
-    val id: String?,
-) {
-    val pairingRequired: Boolean get() = pair == "required"
-    val isPunktfunk: Boolean get() = proto == PUNKTFUNK_PROTO
-}
 
 /**
- * Pure TXT parser. NSD hands TXT as a `Map<String, ByteArray?>` (a null/empty value = present-but-
+ * Parse one record from [NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll] (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair`), or null
- * empty key). Decode UTF-8; missing keys are null, never an error.
+ * if it's malformed. Pure — unit-tested without Android (see ParseRecordTest). The native side
+ * already applied the protocol gate and address selection, so this is just field marshaling.
  */
-fun parseTxt(attrs: Map<String, ByteArray?>): TxtFields {
+fun parseHostRecord(record: String): DiscoveredHost? {
-    fun s(k: String): String? = attrs[k]?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+    val f = record.split(FIELD_SEP)
-    return TxtFields(proto = s("proto"), fp = s("fp"), pair = s("pair"), id = s("id"))
+    if (f.size < 6) return null
+    val addr = f[2]
+    val port = f[3].toIntOrNull() ?: return null
+    if (addr.isBlank() || port !in 1..65535) return null
+    return DiscoveredHost(
+        key = f[0].ifBlank { "$addr:$port" },
+        name = f[1].ifBlank { addr },
+        host = addr,
+        port = port,
+        fingerprint = f[4].ifBlank { null },
+        pairingRequired = f[5] == "required",
+    )
 }
 
 /**
- * Browses `_punktfunk._udp` via NsdManager, resolves each service (the reliable
+ * Browses `_punktfunk._udp` for punktfunk/1 hosts via the native `mdns-sd` core (the same browse the
- * `registerServiceInfoCallback` path on API 34+, legacy `resolveService` on 31–33 where its TXT is
+ * Linux/Windows clients use), exposed over JNI — *not* `NsdManager`, whose per-OEM system daemon
- * often empty), and pushes the live host set to [onChange] (invoked on the main thread).
+ * made discovery "mostly broken". [start] spins up the native browse and polls it ~1 Hz on the main
+ * thread, pushing the live host set to [onChange] (also on the main thread, only when it changes);
+ * [stop] tears it down.
  *
- * Lifecycle: [start] when the picker appears, [stop] when it leaves / on connect — holds a
+ * We hold a Wi-Fi [WifiManager.MulticastLock] for the browse lifetime — raw multicast *reception*
- * MulticastLock while running (an OEM Wi-Fi power-save hedge). Note: the Android emulator's SLIRP
+ * needs it. (The Android emulator's SLIRP NAT drops multicast, so on the emulator discovery starts
- * NAT drops multicast, so on the emulator discovery starts but never finds a LAN host.
+ * but never finds a LAN host — same as before; that's the network, not the API.)
  */
 class HostDiscovery(context: Context) {
     private val appCtx = context.applicationContext
-    private val nsd = appCtx.getSystemService(Context.NSD_SERVICE) as NsdManager
 
     /** Invoked on the main thread whenever the resolved host set changes. */
     var onChange: ((List<DiscoveredHost>) -> Unit)? = null
 
-    private val resolved = LinkedHashMap<String, DiscoveredHost>() // key -> host
+    private val handler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
     private var multicastLock: WifiManager.MulticastLock? = null
-    private var discoveryListener: NsdManager.DiscoveryListener? = null
+    private var nativeHandle = 0L
-    private val infoCallbacks = mutableListOf<NsdManager.ServiceInfoCallback>() // API 34+ registrations
     private var running = false
+    private var last: List<DiscoveredHost> = emptyList()
 
-    @Synchronized
+    private val poll = object : Runnable {
-    fun start() {
+        override fun run() {
-        if (running) return
+            if (!running) return
-        running = true
+            val hosts = snapshot()
-        acquireMulticastLock()
+            if (hosts != last) {
-        val listener = makeDiscoveryListener()
+                last = hosts
-        discoveryListener = listener
+                onChange?.invoke(hosts)
-        runCatching {
+            }
-            nsd.discoverServices(PUNKTFUNK_SERVICE_TYPE, NsdManager.PROTOCOL_DNS_SD, listener)
+            handler.postDelayed(this, POLL_MS)
-        }.onFailure {
-            Log.e(TAG, "discoverServices failed", it)
-            stop()
         }
     }
 
-    @Synchronized
+    fun start() {
-    fun stop() {
+        if (running) return
-        if (!running) return
+        acquireMulticastLock()
-        running = false
+        val h = runCatching { NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStart() }
-        discoveryListener?.let { runCatching { nsd.stopServiceDiscovery(it) } }
+            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "nativeDiscoveryStart threw", it) }
-        discoveryListener = null
+            .getOrDefault(0L)
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 34) {
+        if (h == 0L) {
-            for (cb in infoCallbacks) runCatching { nsd.unregisterServiceInfoCallback(cb) }
+            Log.e(TAG, "native mDNS discovery failed to start")
+            releaseMulticastLock()
+            return
         }
-        infoCallbacks.clear()
+        nativeHandle = h
+        running = true
+        last = emptyList()
+        handler.post(poll)
+    }
+
+    fun stop() {
+        if (!running && nativeHandle == 0L) return
+        running = false
+        handler.removeCallbacks(poll)
+        val h = nativeHandle
+        nativeHandle = 0L
+        if (h != 0L) runCatching { NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStop(h) }
+            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "nativeDiscoveryStop threw", it) }
         releaseMulticastLock()
-        resolved.clear()
+        last = emptyList()
         onChange?.invoke(emptyList())
     }
 
-    private fun publish() {
+    private fun snapshot(): List<DiscoveredHost> {
-        onChange?.invoke(resolved.values.sortedBy { it.name.lowercase() })
+        val h = nativeHandle
-    }
+        if (h == 0L) return emptyList()
-
+        // getOrNull (not getOrDefault): the JNI returns a platform String!, so a (near-impossible)
-    private fun makeDiscoveryListener() = object : NsdManager.DiscoveryListener {
+        // native null is a *success* value here — coalesce it so the main-thread poll can't NPE.
-        override fun onDiscoveryStarted(type: String) {
+        val blob = runCatching { NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll(h) }
-            Log.d(TAG, "discovery started: $type")
+            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "nativeDiscoveryPoll threw", it) }
-        }
+            .getOrNull() ?: ""
-        override fun onDiscoveryStopped(type: String) {
+        if (blob.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
-            Log.d(TAG, "discovery stopped: $type")
+        return blob.split('\n')
-        }
+            .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
-        override fun onStartDiscoveryFailed(type: String, code: Int) {
+            .mapNotNull { parseHostRecord(it) }
-            Log.e(TAG, "start discovery failed: $code")
+            .associateBy { it.key } // dedup by stable key (id, or addr:port)
-            runCatching { nsd.stopServiceDiscovery(this) }
+            .values
-        }
+            .sortedBy { it.name.lowercase() }
-        override fun onStopDiscoveryFailed(type: String, code: Int) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "stop discovery failed: $code")
-        }
-
-        override fun onServiceFound(info: NsdServiceInfo) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "found: ${info.serviceName}")
-            resolve(info)
-        }
-        override fun onServiceLost(info: NsdServiceInfo) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "lost: ${info.serviceName}")
-            // onServiceLost carries no TXT, so drop by the instance-name fallback key only.
-            if (resolved.remove(info.serviceName) != null) publish()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private fun resolve(found: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 34) resolveViaCallback(found) else resolveViaLegacy(found)
-    }
-
-    private fun resolveViaCallback(found: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        val cb = object : NsdManager.ServiceInfoCallback {
-            override fun onServiceUpdated(info: NsdServiceInfo) = ingest(info)
-            override fun onServiceLost() {}
-            override fun onServiceInfoCallbackRegistrationFailed(code: Int) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "ServiceInfoCallback reg failed: $code")
-            }
-            override fun onServiceInfoCallbackUnregistered() {}
-        }
-        runCatching {
-            nsd.registerServiceInfoCallback(found, appCtx.mainExecutor, cb)
-            infoCallbacks.add(cb)
-        }.onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "registerServiceInfoCallback failed", it) }
-    }
-
-    private fun resolveViaLegacy(found: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        // A ResolveListener can't be reused — allocate one per resolve. TXT may be empty pre-34.
-        val listener = object : NsdManager.ResolveListener {
-            override fun onServiceResolved(info: NsdServiceInfo) = ingest(info)
-            override fun onResolveFailed(info: NsdServiceInfo, code: Int) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "resolve failed: $code")
-            }
-        }
-        runCatching { nsd.resolveService(found, listener) }
-            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "resolveService failed", it) }
-    }
-
-    @Suppress("DEPRECATION") // info.host is deprecated at API 34 (replaced by hostAddresses)
-    private fun ingest(info: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        val txt = parseTxt(info.attributes)
-        // Reject an incompatible protocol IF the host advertised one; tolerate empty TXT (pre-34).
-        if (txt.proto != null && !txt.isPunktfunk) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "skip non-punktfunk proto=${txt.proto}")
-            return
-        }
-        val ip = (if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 34) info.hostAddresses.firstOrNull() else info.host)
-            ?.hostAddress ?: return
-        val key = txt.id?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: info.serviceName
-        resolved[key] = DiscoveredHost(
-            key = key,
-            name = info.serviceName.removeSuffix("."),
-            host = ip,
-            port = info.port,
-            fingerprint = txt.fp,
-            pairingRequired = txt.pairingRequired,
-        )
-        Log.d(TAG, "resolved: ${resolved[key]}")
-        publish()
     }
 
     private fun acquireMulticastLock() {
         val wifi = appCtx.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE) as WifiManager
-        multicastLock = wifi.createMulticastLock("punktfunk-nsd").apply {
+        multicastLock = wifi.createMulticastLock("punktfunk-mdns").apply {
             setReferenceCounted(true)
             runCatching { acquire() }
         }
@@ -191,4 +137,8 @@ class HostDiscovery(context: Context) {
         multicastLock?.takeIf { it.isHeld }?.let { runCatching { it.release() } }
         multicastLock = null
     }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val POLL_MS = 1000L
+    }
 }

clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt

@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ class KnownHostStore(context: Context) {
         prefs.edit().remove(key(address, port)).apply()
     }
 
+    /** Set a saved host's display name, keeping its pin + paired flag. No-op if not saved. */
+    fun rename(address: String, port: Int, newName: String) {
+        val h = get(address, port) ?: return
+        save(h.copy(name = newName))
+    }
+
     /** All trusted hosts, name-sorted — backs the saved-hosts list. */
     fun all(): List<KnownHost> =
         prefs.all.values.mapNotNull { (it as? String)?.let(::parse) }.sortedBy { it.name.lowercase() }

clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseRecordTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery
+
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+
+/**
+ * Pure JVM test of the native-record parser (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair`), the Kotlin half of the
+ * discovery JNI seam. No Android types. Run: `./gradlew :kit:testDebugUnitTest`.
+ */
+class ParseRecordTest {
+    private val s = '\u001F' // field separator (must match the Rust side, discovery.rs FIELD_SEP)
+
+    private fun rec(vararg f: String) = f.joinToString(s.toString())
+
+    @Test
+    fun parsesFullRecord() {
+        val fp = "a".repeat(64)
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("host-123", "home-worker-2", "192.168.1.70", "9777", fp, "required"))!!
+        assertEquals("host-123", h.key)
+        assertEquals("home-worker-2", h.name)
+        assertEquals("192.168.1.70", h.host)
+        assertEquals(9777, h.port)
+        assertEquals(fp, h.fingerprint)
+        assertTrue(h.pairingRequired)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun optionalPairingAndEmptyFingerprint() {
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("id", "name", "10.0.0.5", "9777", "", "optional"))!!
+        assertNull(h.fingerprint)
+        assertEquals(false, h.pairingRequired)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun emptyKeyFallsBackToAddrPort() {
+        // Host advertised no `id` TXT → the native side leaves the key blank; we synthesize addr:port.
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("", "name", "10.0.0.5", "9777", "", "required"))!!
+        assertEquals("10.0.0.5:9777", h.key)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun emptyNameFallsBackToAddr() {
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("k", "", "10.0.0.5", "9777", "", "optional"))!!
+        assertEquals("10.0.0.5", h.name)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun rejectsTooFewFields() {
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord("only${'\u001F'}three${'\u001F'}fields"))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(""))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun rejectsBadPortOrAddress() {
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "10.0.0.5", "notaport", "", "required")))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "10.0.0.5", "0", "", "required")))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "10.0.0.5", "70000", "", "required")))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "", "9777", "", "required")))
+    }
+}

clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseTxtTest.kt

@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery
-
-import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
-import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
-import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
-import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
-import org.junit.Test
-
-/** Pure JVM test of the mDNS TXT parser (no Android types). Run: `./gradlew :kit:testDebugUnitTest`. */
-class ParseTxtTest {
-    private fun b(s: String): ByteArray = s.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
-
-    @Test
-    fun parsesFullRecord() {
-        val fp = "a".repeat(64)
-        val t = parseTxt(
-            mapOf(
-                "proto" to b("punktfunk/1"),
-                "fp" to b(fp),
-                "pair" to b("required"),
-                "id" to b("host-123"),
-            ),
-        )
-        assertEquals("punktfunk/1", t.proto)
-        assertEquals(fp, t.fp)
-        assertEquals("host-123", t.id)
-        assertTrue(t.isPunktfunk)
-        assertTrue(t.pairingRequired)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun optionalPairingAndMissingKeys() {
-        val t = parseTxt(mapOf("proto" to b("punktfunk/1"), "pair" to b("optional")))
-        assertFalse(t.pairingRequired)
-        assertNull(t.fp)
-        assertNull(t.id)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun emptyMapYieldsAllNull() {
-        val t = parseTxt(emptyMap())
-        assertNull(t.proto)
-        assertNull(t.fp)
-        assertNull(t.pair)
-        assertNull(t.id)
-        assertFalse(t.isPunktfunk)
-        assertFalse(t.pairingRequired)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun nullAndEmptyValuesTreatedAsAbsent() {
-        // NSD delivers present-but-empty TXT keys as null / empty ByteArray.
-        val t = parseTxt(mapOf("fp" to null, "id" to ByteArray(0), "proto" to b("punktfunk/1")))
-        assertNull(t.fp)
-        assertNull(t.id)
-        assertTrue(t.isPunktfunk)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun nonPunktfunkProtoIsNotAccepted() {
-        assertFalse(parseTxt(mapOf("proto" to b("moonlight/7"))).isPunktfunk)
-    }
-}

clients/android/native/Cargo.toml

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 punktfunk-core = { path = "../../../crates/punktfunk-core", features = ["quic"] }
 jni = "0.21"
 log = "0.4"
+# LAN host discovery: browse the host's `_punktfunk._udp` mDNS advert — the SAME crate + service the
+# Linux/Windows clients use (`clients/linux/src/discovery.rs`), replacing Android's per-OEM
+# `NsdManager` system daemon with one tested browse path. Pure Rust (socket2/if-addrs/mio), so it
+# cross-compiles to the Android targets AND builds on the host (the JNI seam links into
+# `cargo build --workspace`). Kotlin keeps only the Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX.
+mdns-sd = "0.20"
 
 # Android-only deps. Gated so `cargo build --workspace` on the Linux/macOS dev boxes + CI still
 # compiles this crate (as a host cdylib) — the Android-framework glue (logging now; AMediaCodec via

clients/android/native/src/audio.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 //! Android audio playback (android-only): pull Opus packets from the connector, decode to
-//! interleaved f32 stereo, and feed AAudio (LowLatency) via its realtime data callback through a
+//! interleaved f32 (stereo or 5.1/7.1 surround), and feed AAudio (LowLatency) via its realtime data
-//! jitter ring. Mirrors [`crate::decode`]: one thread we own (the Opus decode producer) plus a
+//! callback through a jitter ring. Mirrors [`crate::decode`]: one thread we own (the Opus decode
-//! shutdown flag; the realtime callback thread is owned by AAudio. Ring logic ported from
+//! producer) plus a shutdown flag; the realtime callback thread is owned by AAudio.
-//! `punktfunk-client-linux/src/audio.rs` (prime ~3 quanta, drop-oldest cap, re-prime on drain).
+//!
+//! The layout is the host-RESOLVED channel count (`NativeClient::audio_channels`, negotiated at
+//! connect), so an older/clamping host that can only capture stereo is decoded + played as stereo.
+//! 2 = stereo / 6 = 5.1 / 8 = 7.1, in the canonical wire order FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR.
+//!
+//! The ring started as a port of `punktfunk-client-linux/src/audio.rs`, but AAudio — unlike
+//! PipeWire, which adaptively rate-matches the stream and absorbs a shallow buffer — hands us a raw
+//! realtime callback and makes us own the buffer. So this client diverges deliberately to stop the
+//! Android-only crackle: (1) the callback is allocation/free-free — decoded buffers are recycled to
+//! the producer via a free-list instead of being freed on the audio thread (Android's Scudo `free`
+//! has unbounded tail latency); (2) the jitter ring is deeper (~40 ms prime / ~150 ms hard cap) and
+//! decoupled from the tiny LowLatency burst size, with de-prime hysteresis so a transient drain
+//! doesn't manufacture a silence; (3) the AAudio HW buffer is primed above its 2-burst default and
+//! grown on XRuns (Google's anti-glitch technique).
 
 use ndk::audio::{
     AudioCallbackResult, AudioDirection, AudioFormat, AudioPerformanceMode, AudioSharingMode,
@@ -13,16 +26,75 @@ use punktfunk_core::error::PunktfunkError;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::ffi::c_void;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
-use std::sync::mpsc::{sync_channel, SyncSender, TrySendError};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{sync_channel, Receiver, SyncSender, TrySendError};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-const CHANNELS: usize = 2;
 const SAMPLE_RATE: i32 = 48_000;
 /// Decoded-chunk hand-off depth: 64 × 5 ms = 320 ms slack (matches the core's AUDIO_QUEUE).
 const RING_CHUNKS: usize = 64;
-/// Opus decode scratch: worst-case 120 ms stereo frame (5760 samples/ch × 2 ch).
+
-const PCM_SCRATCH: usize = 5760 * CHANNELS;
+// --- Jitter-ring depths, in MILLISECONDS (scaled to interleaved-f32 samples at runtime). --------
+// The channel count is negotiated, not a compile-time const, so these are kept in ms and multiplied
+// by `ms` (interleaved-f32 samples per millisecond at the resolved layout) inside `start`.
+// Unlike the Linux client (PipeWire adaptively rate-matches the stream to the graph clock, masking
+// host↔DAC drift + a shallow ring), AAudio hands us a raw callback and we own the buffer: drift and
+// WiFi power-save bunching land as underruns/overflows = crackle. So Android runs a deliberately
+// deeper, smoothly-managed ring than Linux — keep the two clients' depths intentionally divergent.
+/// Prime/target floor: fill to ~40 ms before playing (and after a sustained drain). Deep enough to
+/// ride out WiFi arrival jitter + clock drift; the dominant Android-only anti-crackle lever.
+const PRIME_FLOOR_MS: usize = 40;
+/// Ceiling for the burst-scaled target (so a large quantum can't push the prime depth too high).
+const PRIME_CEIL_MS: usize = 80;
+/// Drop-oldest headroom above the target before trimming — a ~80 ms band swallows an arrival burst
+/// without overflowing.
+const JITTER_HEADROOM_MS: usize = 80;
+/// Hard latency bound: never let the ring exceed ~150 ms (the only thing that caps added latency).
+const HARD_CAP_MS: usize = 150;
+/// Re-prime (go silent to refill) only after this many CONSECUTIVE empty callbacks, so one transient
+/// drain doesn't manufacture a fresh 40 ms silence (the old `if ring.is_empty()` re-primed instantly).
+const DEPRIME_AFTER_CALLBACKS: u32 = 5;
+/// Throttle the AAudio XRun-driven HW-buffer grow check (cheap, but no need to poll every quantum).
+const XRUN_CHECK_EVERY: u32 = 128;
+
+/// Opus decoder for the audio plane: a plain stereo decoder (the validated path) or a multistream
+/// decoder for 5.1/7.1, both behind one `decode_float`. Built from the host-RESOLVED channel count
+/// via the shared layout table. Mirrors the Linux client's `AudioDec`.
+enum AudioDec {
+    Stereo(opus::Decoder),
+    Surround(opus::MSDecoder),
+}
+
+impl AudioDec {
+    fn new(channels: u8) -> Result<AudioDec, opus::Error> {
+        if channels == 2 {
+            Ok(AudioDec::Stereo(opus::Decoder::new(
+                SAMPLE_RATE as u32,
+                opus::Channels::Stereo,
+            )?))
+        } else {
+            let l = punktfunk_core::audio::layout_for(channels, false);
+            Ok(AudioDec::Surround(opus::MSDecoder::new(
+                SAMPLE_RATE as u32,
+                l.streams,
+                l.coupled,
+                l.mapping,
+            )?))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn decode_float(
+        &mut self,
+        input: &[u8],
+        out: &mut [f32],
+        fec: bool,
+    ) -> Result<usize, opus::Error> {
+        match self {
+            AudioDec::Stereo(d) => d.decode_float(input, out, fec),
+            AudioDec::Surround(d) => d.decode_float(input, out, fec),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 /// Diagnostics — written by the decode thread + the realtime callback, logged periodically. The
 /// audio analogue of the video `fed`/`rendered` counters (we can't "screenshot" sound).
@@ -42,27 +114,57 @@ pub struct AudioPlayback {
 }
 
 impl AudioPlayback {
-    /// Open AAudio (LowLatency, 48 kHz/stereo/f32) with a realtime callback draining a jitter ring,
+    /// Open AAudio (LowLatency, 48 kHz/f32, the host-resolved channel layout) with a realtime
-    /// then spawn the Opus decode thread. `None` on failure (the caller leaves video streaming).
+    /// callback draining a jitter ring, then spawn the Opus decode thread. `None` on failure (the
+    /// caller leaves video streaming).
     pub fn start(client: Arc<NativeClient>) -> Option<AudioPlayback> {
+        // Build playback from the host-RESOLVED channel count (never the request): 2 = stereo /
+        // 6 = 5.1 / 8 = 7.1, canonical wire order FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR.
+        let channels = punktfunk_core::audio::normalize_channels(client.audio_channels) as usize;
+        // Interleaved f32 samples per millisecond at this layout (48 kHz × channels); the ms-
+        // denominated jitter-ring depths scale by it.
+        let ms = (SAMPLE_RATE as usize / 1000) * channels;
+        let prime_floor = PRIME_FLOOR_MS * ms;
+        let prime_ceil = PRIME_CEIL_MS * ms;
+        let jitter_headroom = JITTER_HEADROOM_MS * ms;
+        let hard_cap_max = HARD_CAP_MS * ms;
         let counters = Arc::new(Counters::default());
         let (tx, rx) = sync_channel::<Vec<f32>>(RING_CHUNKS);
+        // Recycle free-list: drained PCM buffers go BACK to the decode thread to be refilled, so the
+        // realtime callback never frees heap (Android's Scudo allocator has unbounded free() tail
+        // latency — a free on the audio thread is an XRun = a click) and the decode thread rarely
+        // allocates. Same depth as the data channel.
+        let (free_tx, free_rx) = sync_channel::<Vec<f32>>(RING_CHUNKS);
 
         // Realtime consumer state, owned by the callback (FnMut) — no lock: AAudio calls it from a
-        // single high-priority thread, and the decode thread only touches `tx`.
+        // single high-priority thread, and the decode thread only touches `tx`/`free_rx`.
         let cb_counters = counters.clone();
-        let mut ring: VecDeque<f32> = VecDeque::with_capacity(PCM_SCRATCH);
+        // Pre-reserve the ring so `extend` never reallocates on the realtime thread. Worst transient
+        // before the trim below = the hard cap plus one full channel of 5 ms (480-f32) frames — the
+        // punktfunk protocol always sends 5 ms Opus frames (host `audio_thread`); a larger frame
+        // would force a one-time realloc, asserted (not silently corrupted) in `decode_loop`.
+        let mut ring: VecDeque<f32> = VecDeque::with_capacity(hard_cap_max + RING_CHUNKS * 5 * ms);
         let mut primed = false;
-        let callback = move |_s: &AudioStream, data: *mut c_void, num_frames: i32| {
+        let mut empties: u32 = 0; // consecutive empty callbacks (de-prime hysteresis)
-            let want = num_frames as usize * CHANNELS;
+        let mut cb_count: u32 = 0; // callbacks since open (throttles the XRun grow check)
+        let mut last_xrun: i32 = 0; // last AAudio XRun count we grew the buffer for
+        let callback = move |s: &AudioStream, data: *mut c_void, num_frames: i32| {
+            let want = num_frames as usize * channels;
             // SAFETY: AAudio provides `num_frames * channel_count` F32 slots at `data`.
             let out = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(data as *mut f32, want) };
-            while let Ok(chunk) = rx.try_recv() {
+            // Drain decoded chunks into the ring WITHOUT freeing on the RT thread: `drain(..)` empties
-                ring.extend(chunk);
+            // each Vec but keeps its capacity, then the empty buffer is handed back for reuse. The
+            // only RT-thread free is the rare case where the recycle channel is momentarily full.
+            while let Ok(mut chunk) = rx.try_recv() {
+                ring.extend(chunk.drain(..));
+                let _ = free_tx.try_send(chunk);
             }
-            // Prime to ~3 quanta (15 ms; floor 15 ms / ceiling 200 ms); drop OLDEST above the cap.
+            // Jitter buffer: prime to ~40 ms (prime_floor) before playing and after a sustained drain;
-            let target = (3 * want).clamp(720 * CHANNELS, 9600 * CHANNELS);
+            // drop-oldest only above a wide ~120 ms band. Decoupled from the AAudio burst `want` (tiny
-            while ring.len() > target.max(want) + want {
+            // on the LowLatency MMAP path) so the depth doesn't collapse to a single quantum.
+            let target = (3 * want).clamp(prime_floor, prime_ceil);
+            let hard_cap = (target + jitter_headroom).min(hard_cap_max);
+            while ring.len() > hard_cap {
                 ring.pop_front();
             }
             if !primed && ring.len() >= target {
@@ -79,12 +181,34 @@ impl AudioPlayback {
                 out.fill(0.0);
                 cb_counters.underruns.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
             }
+            // Re-prime only after a RUN of empty callbacks, not a single transient one — otherwise
+            // every momentary drain costs a fresh 40 ms silence (the old behaviour, self-inflicted
+            // crackle on any jitter spike).
             if ring.is_empty() {
-                primed = false; // re-prime after a genuine drain (avoids sustained crackle on loss)
+                empties += 1;
+                if empties >= DEPRIME_AFTER_CALLBACKS {
+                    primed = false;
+                }
+            } else {
+                empties = 0;
             }
             cb_counters
                 .ring_depth
                 .store(ring.len() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            // Google's AAudio anti-glitch technique: when the device reports new XRuns, grow the HW
+            // buffer by one burst (up to capacity). getXRunCount + setBufferSizeInFrames are both
+            // callback-safe / non-blocking, and set clamps to capacity so it self-limits. Throttled.
+            cb_count = cb_count.wrapping_add(1);
+            if cb_count % XRUN_CHECK_EVERY == 0 {
+                let xr = s.x_run_count();
+                if xr > last_xrun {
+                    last_xrun = xr;
+                    let burst = s.frames_per_burst().max(1);
+                    let grown =
+                        (s.buffer_size_in_frames() + burst).min(s.buffer_capacity_in_frames());
+                    let _ = s.set_buffer_size_in_frames(grown);
+                }
+            }
             AudioCallbackResult::Continue
         };
 
@@ -93,7 +217,11 @@ impl AudioPlayback {
             .ok()?
             .direction(AudioDirection::Output)
             .sample_rate(SAMPLE_RATE)
-            .channel_count(CHANNELS as i32)
+            // The wire order (FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR) is the standard AAudio/Android channel
+            // order, so this is an IDENTITY mapping — no permute. AAudio infers the 5.1/7.1 mask
+            // from `channel_count` (the ndk crate's builder exposes no setChannelMask); the host
+            // captures + Opus-encodes in exactly this order.
+            .channel_count(channels as i32)
             .format(AudioFormat::PCM_Float)
             .performance_mode(AudioPerformanceMode::LowLatency)
             .sharing_mode(AudioSharingMode::Shared)
@@ -109,19 +237,31 @@ impl AudioPlayback {
             log::error!("audio: request_start: {e}");
             return None;
         }
+        // Lift the AAudio HW buffer off its brittle ~2-burst LowLatency default so a single late
+        // callback doesn't immediately underrun; the in-callback XRun loop grows it further if the
+        // device still glitches. set_buffer_size_in_frames clamps to capacity.
+        let burst = stream.frames_per_burst().max(1);
+        let _ =
+            stream.set_buffer_size_in_frames((burst * 3).min(stream.buffer_capacity_in_frames()));
+        // perf != LowLatency or rate != 48000 means AAudio silently fell to a resampled legacy path
+        // (different burst behaviour) — surface it so the field can tell that apart from plain jitter.
         log::info!(
-            "audio: AAudio started rate={} ch={} fmt={:?} burst={}",
+            "audio: AAudio started rate={} ch={} fmt={:?} perf={:?} share={:?} burst={} buf={}/{}",
             stream.sample_rate(),
             stream.channel_count(),
             stream.format(),
+            stream.performance_mode(),
+            stream.sharing_mode(),
             stream.frames_per_burst(),
+            stream.buffer_size_in_frames(),
+            stream.buffer_capacity_in_frames(),
         );
 
         let shutdown = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         let sd = shutdown.clone();
         let join = std::thread::Builder::new()
             .name("pf-audio".into())
-            .spawn(move || decode_loop(client, tx, sd, counters))
+            .spawn(move || decode_loop(client, tx, free_rx, sd, counters, channels))
             .ok();
 
         Some(AudioPlayback {
@@ -143,31 +283,53 @@ impl Drop for AudioPlayback {
 }
 
 /// Producer: `next_audio` → Opus `decode_float` → push interleaved f32 into the ring channel.
+/// Buffers come from (and return to) the realtime callback's recycle free-list so the steady state
+/// is allocation-free on both threads.
 fn decode_loop(
     client: Arc<NativeClient>,
     tx: SyncSender<Vec<f32>>,
+    free_rx: Receiver<Vec<f32>>,
     shutdown: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     counters: Arc<Counters>,
+    channels: usize,
 ) {
-    let mut dec = match opus::Decoder::new(SAMPLE_RATE as u32, opus::Channels::Stereo) {
+    // Interleaved f32 samples per millisecond at this layout — the ring's 5 ms reserve check below.
+    let ms = (SAMPLE_RATE as usize / 1000) * channels;
+    // Opus decode scratch: worst-case 120 ms frame (5760 samples/ch) × channels.
+    let pcm_scratch = 5760 * channels;
+    let mut dec = match AudioDec::new(channels as u8) {
         Ok(d) => d,
         Err(e) => {
             log::error!("audio: opus decoder init: {e} — audio disabled");
             return;
         }
     };
-    let mut pcm = vec![0f32; PCM_SCRATCH];
+    let mut pcm = vec![0f32; pcm_scratch];
     let mut window_peak = 0f32; // loudest |sample| since the last log — tells a tone from silence
     while !shutdown.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
         match client.next_audio(Duration::from_millis(5)) {
             Ok(pkt) => match dec.decode_float(&pkt.data, &mut pcm, false) {
                 Ok(samples) => {
-                    let n = samples * CHANNELS;
+                    let n = samples * channels;
                     for &s in &pcm[..n] {
                         window_peak = window_peak.max(s.abs());
                     }
+                    // The ring's pre-reservation in `start` assumes the protocol's 5 ms (≤480-f32/ch)
+                    // frames; a larger frame would force a one-time realloc on the RT thread. Catch a
+                    // future host frame-size change here in debug, not as a silent audio glitch.
+                    debug_assert!(
+                        n <= 5 * ms,
+                        "audio frame {n} f32 exceeds the 5 ms ring reserve"
+                    );
                     let count = counters.opus_decoded.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed) + 1;
-                    match tx.try_send(pcm[..n].to_vec()) {
+                    // Reuse a recycled buffer if the callback handed one back; only allocate when the
+                    // free-list is momentarily empty (startup / after a backpressure drop).
+                    let mut buf = free_rx
+                        .try_recv()
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|_| Vec::with_capacity(pcm_scratch));
+                    buf.clear();
+                    buf.extend_from_slice(&pcm[..n]);
+                    match tx.try_send(buf) {
                         Ok(()) | Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {} // drop-newest under backpressure
                         Err(TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) => break,
                     }

clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+//! LAN host discovery over mDNS, in Rust via `mdns-sd` — the same crate + service type the
+//! Linux/Windows clients use (`clients/linux/src/discovery.rs`), exposed to Kotlin over JNI.
+//!
+//! Why not `NsdManager`: that API delegates to a per-OEM system mDNS daemon whose reliability
+//! varies wildly (the Android client's discovery was "mostly broken"). Browsing in our own Rust
+//! core — the crate is already linked for the whole protocol — gives one tested code path across
+//! every desktop + mobile client and removes the system-daemon dependency. Kotlin still holds the
+//! Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` for the browse lifetime (raw multicast *reception* needs it) and owns the
+//! permission UX; this module owns the socket + resolve.
+//!
+//! Shape: [`Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStart`] spins up a
+//! [`ServiceDaemon`] browsing `_punktfunk._udp.local.` on a background thread that folds
+//! resolve/remove events into a shared map; Kotlin polls `nativeDiscoveryPoll` ~1 Hz for a
+//! newline-joined snapshot and calls `nativeDiscoveryStop` to tear it down. Polling (not a JVM
+//! callback) mirrors `nativeVideoStats`: no `AttachCurrentThread`/global-ref lifecycle to get
+//! wrong, and 1 Hz is plenty for a host picker.
+
+use crate::session::jni_guard;
+use jni::objects::JObject;
+use jni::sys::jlong;
+use jni::JNIEnv;
+use mdns_sd::{ResolvedService, ServiceDaemon, ServiceEvent};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+
+/// DNS-SD service type punktfunk hosts advertise (host side: `punktfunk_host::discovery`).
+const SERVICE_TYPE: &str = "_punktfunk._udp.local.";
+/// Wire protocol id in the `proto` TXT record; a host advertising anything else is skipped.
+const PROTO: &str = "punktfunk/1";
+/// Field separator inside one serialized record (ASCII Unit Separator — never in a field value).
+const FIELD_SEP: char = '\u{1f}';
+
+/// One resolved host, serialized to Kotlin as `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = [`FIELD_SEP`]).
+/// Records are newline-joined in a poll snapshot; [`Host::encode`] strips the framing bytes from
+/// every field so no value can break it.
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct Host {
+    key: String,
+    name: String,
+    addr: String,
+    port: u16,
+    fp: String,
+    pair: String,
+}
+
+impl Host {
+    fn encode(&self) -> String {
+        // mDNS instance labels + TXT values are arbitrary UTF-8 from an UNauthenticated source, so
+        // strip the field/record separators: a rogue advert that smuggled '\n'/U+001F could otherwise
+        // inject or suppress picker rows. (Trust is still gated on connect — this only protects the
+        // list's integrity.)
+        fn clean(s: &str) -> String {
+            s.replace(['\n', '\r', FIELD_SEP], "")
+        }
+        format!(
+            "{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}",
+            clean(&self.key),
+            clean(&self.name),
+            clean(&self.addr),
+            self.port,
+            clean(&self.fp),
+            clean(&self.pair),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// A running browse behind the `jlong` handle: the daemon, the shared resolved-host map keyed by
+/// mDNS fullname (stable across re-announce and present on both resolve *and* remove — which fixes
+/// the old `NsdManager` key mismatch that leaked stale hosts), and the event-fold thread.
+struct Discovery {
+    daemon: ServiceDaemon,
+    hosts: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Host>>>,
+    thread: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl Discovery {
+    fn start() -> Option<Discovery> {
+        let daemon = match ServiceDaemon::new() {
+            Ok(d) => d,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("mDNS daemon failed — discovery disabled: {e}");
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+        let rx = match daemon.browse(SERVICE_TYPE) {
+            Ok(r) => r,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("mDNS browse failed — discovery disabled: {e}");
+                let _ = daemon.shutdown();
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+        let hosts: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Host>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+        let map = hosts.clone();
+        let spawned = std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("pf-mdns".into())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                // Exits when the daemon is shut down (the browse channel closes → recv errors).
+                while let Ok(event) = rx.recv() {
+                    match event {
+                        ServiceEvent::ServiceResolved(info) => {
+                            if let Some(host) = resolve(&info) {
+                                map.lock()
+                                    .unwrap()
+                                    .insert(info.get_fullname().to_string(), host);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ServiceEvent::ServiceRemoved(_ty, fullname) => {
+                            map.lock().unwrap().remove(&fullname);
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        let thread = match spawned {
+            Ok(t) => t,
+            Err(e) => {
+                // The daemon thread + bound :5353 socket outlive a dropped handle (no Drop impl), so
+                // shut it down explicitly — same cleanup as the browse-failure path above.
+                log::error!("mDNS fold thread spawn failed: {e}");
+                let _ = daemon.shutdown();
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+        log::info!("native mDNS discovery started ({SERVICE_TYPE})");
+        Some(Discovery {
+            daemon,
+            hosts,
+            thread: Some(thread),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Current resolved-host set, newline-joined (empty string = none). Sorted for a stable order
+    /// across polls; Kotlin re-sorts by display name.
+    fn snapshot(&self) -> String {
+        let mut records: Vec<String> = self
+            .hosts
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .values()
+            .map(Host::encode)
+            .collect();
+        records.sort();
+        records.join("\n")
+    }
+
+    fn stop(mut self) {
+        let _ = self.daemon.shutdown(); // closes the browse channel → the fold thread exits
+        if let Some(t) = self.thread.take() {
+            let _ = t.join();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build a [`Host`] from a resolved mDNS record, or `None` if it isn't a usable punktfunk host
+/// (incompatible advertised proto, or no IPv4 address). IPv4 only on purpose: the core dials with
+/// `format!("{host}:{port}").parse::<SocketAddr>()`, which can't parse a bare/scoped IPv6 literal
+/// (it needs the `[addr%scope]:port` form), so surfacing a v6-only host would present a card that
+/// fails on every tap. Dropping it shows the honest "not found" instead.
+fn resolve(info: &ResolvedService) -> Option<Host> {
+    let val = |k: &str| info.get_property_val_str(k).unwrap_or("").to_string();
+    let proto = val("proto");
+    if !proto.is_empty() && proto != PROTO {
+        return None; // some other DNS-SD service sharing the type — ignore
+    }
+    let addr = info
+        .get_addresses_v4()
+        .iter()
+        .next()
+        .map(|a| a.to_string())?;
+    let id = val("id");
+    let fullname = info.get_fullname();
+    Some(Host {
+        key: if id.is_empty() {
+            fullname.to_string()
+        } else {
+            id
+        },
+        name: fullname.split('.').next().unwrap_or("?").to_string(),
+        addr,
+        port: info.get_port(),
+        fp: val("fp"),
+        pair: val("pair"),
+    })
+}
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStart(): Long` — start browsing `_punktfunk._udp`; returns an opaque
+/// handle, or `0` on failure (logged). Pair with exactly one [`nativeDiscoveryStop`]. Kotlin must
+/// hold the Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` for the browse lifetime.
+///
+/// [`nativeDiscoveryStop`]: Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStop
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStart(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _this: JObject,
+) -> jlong {
+    jni_guard(0, || match Discovery::start() {
+        Some(d) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(d)) as jlong,
+        None => 0,
+    })
+}
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle): String` — the current resolved-host snapshot,
+/// newline-joined records of `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts /
+/// `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz from the UI thread (cheap: a mutex lock + string build).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryPoll<'local>(
+    env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+    _this: JObject<'local>,
+    handle: jlong,
+) -> jni::sys::jstring {
+    jni_guard(std::ptr::null_mut(), || {
+        let out = if handle == 0 {
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            // SAFETY: live handle per the start/stop contract — Kotlin owns the lifecycle and never
+            // polls after stop (it nulls the handle first).
+            let d = unsafe { &*(handle as *const Discovery) };
+            d.snapshot()
+        };
+        match env.new_string(out) {
+            Ok(s) => s.into_raw(),
+            Err(_) => std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStop(handle)` — stop the browse, shut the daemon down and join its
+/// thread. No-op on `0`.
+///
+/// # Safety contract
+/// `handle` must be `0` or a live handle from [`nativeDiscoveryStart`], stopped exactly once and not
+/// concurrently with [`nativeDiscoveryPoll`] (Kotlin owns this; all calls are on the main thread).
+///
+/// [`nativeDiscoveryStart`]: Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStart
+/// [`nativeDiscoveryPoll`]: Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryPoll
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStop(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _this: JObject,
+    handle: jlong,
+) {
+    jni_guard((), || {
+        if handle != 0 {
+            // SAFETY: live handle from nativeDiscoveryStart, stopped exactly once per the contract.
+            let d = unsafe { Box::from_raw(handle as *mut Discovery) };
+            d.stop();
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encode_round_trips_all_fields_with_unit_separator() {
+        let h = Host {
+            key: "host-123".into(),
+            name: "home-worker-2".into(),
+            addr: "192.168.1.70".into(),
+            port: 9777,
+            fp: "ab".repeat(32),
+            pair: "required".into(),
+        };
+        let encoded = h.encode();
+        let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
+        assert_eq!(fields.len(), 6);
+        assert_eq!(fields[0], "host-123");
+        assert_eq!(fields[1], "home-worker-2");
+        assert_eq!(fields[2], "192.168.1.70");
+        assert_eq!(fields[3], "9777");
+        assert_eq!(fields[4], "ab".repeat(32));
+        assert_eq!(fields[5], "required");
+        assert!(
+            !encoded.contains('\n'),
+            "a record must never contain the record separator"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encode_strips_injected_separators_from_a_hostile_advert() {
+        // A rogue advert could carry framing bytes in its instance label / TXT; encode must strip
+        // them so the snapshot stays exactly one record of exactly six fields.
+        let h = Host {
+            key: "k\u{1f}injected".into(),
+            name: "evil\nhost\r".into(),
+            addr: "10.0.0.5".into(),
+            port: 9777,
+            fp: "ab\u{1f}cd".into(),
+            pair: "required\n".into(),
+        };
+        let encoded = h.encode();
+        assert_eq!(encoded.matches(FIELD_SEP).count(), 5, "exactly six fields");
+        assert!(!encoded.contains('\n') && !encoded.contains('\r'));
+        let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
+        assert_eq!(fields[0], "kinjected");
+        assert_eq!(fields[1], "evilhost");
+        assert_eq!(fields[4], "abcd");
+        assert_eq!(fields[5], "required");
+    }
+}

clients/android/native/src/feedback.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 //! Not android-gated: `next_rumble`/`next_hidout` are pure-Rust on the `quic` feature, so these
 //! compile on the host build too (parity with the input shims in [`crate::session`]).
 
-use crate::session::SessionHandle;
+use crate::session::{jni_guard, SessionHandle};
 use jni::objects::{JByteBuffer, JObject};
 use jni::sys::{jint, jlong};
 use jni::JNIEnv;
@@ -32,17 +32,20 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeNextRumble(
     _this: JObject,
     handle: jlong,
 ) -> jlong {
-    if handle == 0 {
+    // Runs on a Kotlin poll thread, so a panic here would abort the process; guard the boundary.
-        return -1;
+    jni_guard(-1, || {
-    }
+        if handle == 0 {
-    // SAFETY: live handle per the nativeConnect/nativeClose contract; next_rumble is &self on the
+            return -1;
-    // Sync connector — safe alongside the decode/audio/input threads. Kotlin stops these poll
+        }
-    // threads (and joins them) before nativeClose frees the handle.
+        // SAFETY: live handle per the nativeConnect/nativeClose contract; next_rumble is &self on the
-    let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+        // Sync connector — safe alongside the decode/audio/input threads. Kotlin stops these poll
-    match h.client.next_rumble(PULL_TIMEOUT) {
+        // threads (and joins them — unbounded) before nativeClose frees the handle.
-        Ok((_pad, low, high)) => (jlong::from(low) << 16) | jlong::from(high),
+        let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-        Err(_) => -1, // NoFrame (timeout) or Closed — Kotlin loops on its running flag
+        match h.client.next_rumble(PULL_TIMEOUT) {
-    }
+            Ok((_pad, low, high)) => (jlong::from(low) << 16) | jlong::from(high),
+            Err(_) => -1, // NoFrame (timeout) or Closed — Kotlin loops on its running flag
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeNextHidout(handle, buf): Int` — block up to ~100 ms for the next DualSense
@@ -58,57 +61,60 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeNextHidout(
     handle: jlong,
     buf: JByteBuffer,
 ) -> jint {
-    if handle == 0 {
+    // Runs on a Kotlin poll thread, so a panic here would abort the process; guard the boundary.
-        return -1;
+    jni_guard(-1, || {
-    }
+        if handle == 0 {
-    // SAFETY: live handle per the contract; next_hidout is &self on the Sync connector.
+            return -1;
-    let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+        }
-    let ev = match h.client.next_hidout(PULL_TIMEOUT) {
+        // SAFETY: live handle per the contract; next_hidout is &self on the Sync connector.
-        Ok(ev) => ev,
+        let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-        Err(_) => return -1, // timeout or closed — Kotlin loops
+        let ev = match h.client.next_hidout(PULL_TIMEOUT) {
-    };
+            Ok(ev) => ev,
+            Err(_) => return -1, // timeout or closed — Kotlin loops
+        };
 
-    // The caller passes a direct ByteBuffer (allocateDirect) so we write its backing store directly.
+        // The caller passes a direct ByteBuffer (allocateDirect) so we write its backing store directly.
-    let cap = match env.get_direct_buffer_capacity(&buf) {
+        let cap = match env.get_direct_buffer_capacity(&buf) {
-        Ok(c) => c,
+            Ok(c) => c,
-        Err(_) => return -1,
+            Err(_) => return -1,
-    };
+        };
-    let ptr = match env.get_direct_buffer_address(&buf) {
+        let ptr = match env.get_direct_buffer_address(&buf) {
-        Ok(p) if !p.is_null() => p,
+            Ok(p) if !p.is_null() => p,
-        _ => return -1,
+            _ => return -1,
-    };
+        };
-    // SAFETY: `ptr`/`cap` describe the direct ByteBuffer's backing store, valid for this call.
+        // SAFETY: `ptr`/`cap` describe the direct ByteBuffer's backing store, valid for this call.
-    let out = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, cap) };
+        let out = unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, cap) };
 
-    let n = match ev {
+        let n = match ev {
-        HidOutput::Led { r, g, b, .. } => {
+            HidOutput::Led { r, g, b, .. } => {
-            if cap < 4 {
+                if cap < 4 {
-                return -1;
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                out[0] = TAG_LED;
+                out[1] = r;
+                out[2] = g;
+                out[3] = b;
+                4
             }
-            out[0] = TAG_LED;
+            HidOutput::PlayerLeds { bits, .. } => {
-            out[1] = r;
+                if cap < 2 {
-            out[2] = g;
+                    return -1;
-            out[3] = b;
+                }
-            4
+                out[0] = TAG_PLAYER_LEDS;
-        }
+                out[1] = bits;
-        HidOutput::PlayerLeds { bits, .. } => {
+                2
-            if cap < 2 {
-                return -1;
             }
-            out[0] = TAG_PLAYER_LEDS;
+            HidOutput::Trigger { which, effect, .. } => {
-            out[1] = bits;
+                let n = 2 + effect.len();
-            2
+                if cap < n {
-        }
+                    return -1; // the raw DS5 trigger block is ~11 bytes; Kotlin allocates 64
-        HidOutput::Trigger { which, effect, .. } => {
+                }
-            let n = 2 + effect.len();
+                out[0] = TAG_TRIGGER;
-            if cap < n {
+                out[1] = which;
-                return -1; // the raw DS5 trigger block is ~11 bytes; Kotlin allocates 64
+                out[2..n].copy_from_slice(&effect);
+                n
             }
-            out[0] = TAG_TRIGGER;
+        };
-            out[1] = which;
+        n as jint
-            out[2..n].copy_from_slice(&effect);
+    })
-            n
-        }
-    };
-    n as jint
 }

clients/android/native/src/lib.rs

@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 //! Architecture: the **Rust-heavy** client model (like `punktfunk-client-linux`, *not* the
 //! thin-native-over-C-ABI Apple model). This `cdylib` links `punktfunk-core` directly and drives
 //! the whole `punktfunk/1` protocol through [`punktfunk_core::client::NativeClient`]; Kotlin owns
-//! only the Android-framework surface (Compose UI, `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture,
+//! only the Android-framework surface (Compose UI, `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture, the
-//! `NsdManager` discovery, Keystore). The JNI seam below is the one place the two languages meet.
+//! Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX, Keystore). The JNI seam below is the one place the two
+//! languages meet.
 //!
 //! Why Rust-heavy: Kotlin cannot `import` the cbindgen C header the way Swift can, so a native
 //! bridge is unavoidable. Writing it in Rust lets the Android client reuse the Linux client's
 //! orchestration verbatim — audio jitter ring, the VK keymap inverse, latency/skew math, the
-//! input capture state machine, trust/pairing logic — instead of re-porting it into Kotlin.
+//! input capture state machine, trust/pairing logic, **mDNS discovery** ([`discovery`], the same
+//! `mdns-sd` browse the Linux/Windows clients use) — instead of re-porting it into Kotlin. Kotlin
+//! keeps only the Android-framework surface it must (Compose UI, `SurfaceView`, input capture, the
+//! Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX, Keystore identity).
 //!
 //! JNI symbols map to `io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge` in the `:kit` Gradle module
 //! (`clients/android`). The current surface is the scaffold's native-link proof
@@ -25,6 +29,9 @@ use jni::JNIEnv;
 mod audio;
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod decode;
+// Ungated: pure `mdns-sd` + `jni`, so the browse + its JNI seam link into the host workspace build
+// (and its unit test runs there) exactly like `session`/`stats`. Kotlin only ever calls it on device.
+mod discovery;
 mod feedback;
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod mic;

clients/android/native/src/session.rs

@@ -19,11 +19,28 @@ use jni::JNIEnv;
 use punktfunk_core::client::NativeClient;
 use punktfunk_core::config::{CompositorPref, GamepadPref, Mode};
 use punktfunk_core::input::{InputEvent, InputKind};
+use std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+/// Run a JNI body, catching any panic at the FFI boundary and returning `default` instead.
+///
+/// A panic unwinding out of an `extern "system"` function aborts the whole process on Rust ≥ 1.81 —
+/// a hard crash of the embedding Android app with no logcat trace. This mirrors the discipline the C
+/// ABI already enforces (`punktfunk_core::abi` wraps every entry point in `catch_unwind`); the
+/// `panic = "unwind"` profile in the workspace `Cargo.toml` exists precisely so these guards work.
+/// We apply it to the teardown + background-thread shims (the "leaving a stream" path), where an
+/// unexpected panic (e.g. a poisoned `Mutex` during concurrent teardown) must degrade to a logged
+/// no-op rather than kill the app.
+pub(crate) fn jni_guard<T>(default: T, f: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T {
+    std::panic::catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(f)).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+        log::error!("punktfunk JNI: caught a panic at the FFI boundary (returning default)");
+        default
+    })
+}
+
 /// A live session behind the `jlong` handle: the connector + the decode thread it feeds.
 pub(crate) struct SessionHandle {
     // Read only by the android decode path (`nativeStartVideo` → `crate::decode`); on the host
@@ -123,11 +140,15 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeGenerateIde
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeConnect(host, port, w, h, hz, certPem, keyPem, pinHex, bitrateKbps,
-/// compositorPref, gamepadPref): Long`. `certPem`/`keyPem` empty = anonymous, else presented as the
+/// compositorPref, gamepadPref, hdrEnabled, audioChannels, timeoutMs): Long`. `certPem`/`keyPem`
-/// persistent identity. `pinHex` empty = TOFU (read `nativeHostFingerprint` after), else 64-hex
+/// empty = anonymous, else presented as the persistent identity. `pinHex` empty = TOFU (read
-/// SHA-256 to pin the host (mismatch → 0). `bitrateKbps` 0 = host default. `compositorPref`/
+/// `nativeHostFingerprint` after), else 64-hex SHA-256 to pin the host (mismatch → 0). `bitrateKbps`
-/// `gamepadPref` are `CompositorPref`/`GamepadPref` wire bytes (0 = Auto; unknown → Auto).
+/// 0 = host default. `compositorPref`/`gamepadPref` are `CompositorPref`/`GamepadPref` wire bytes
-/// Returns an opaque handle, or 0 on failure (logged).
+/// (0 = Auto; unknown → Auto). `audioChannels` is the requested surround layout (2/6/8; normalized,
+/// anything else → stereo) — the host clamps it and the resolved count drives playback. `timeoutMs`
+/// is the handshake budget: the normal path passes a short value, the no-PIN "request access" path a
+/// long one (≥ the host's approval-park window) so a slow operator approval lands on this same parked
+/// connection rather than timing the client out first. Returns an opaque handle, or 0 on failure.
 #[no_mangle]
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeConnect<'local>(
@@ -145,6 +166,8 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeConnect<'lo
     compositor_pref: jint,
     gamepad_pref: jint,
     hdr_enabled: jboolean,
+    audio_channels: jint,
+    timeout_ms: jint,
 ) -> jlong {
     let host: String = match env.get_string(&host) {
         Ok(s) => s.into(),
@@ -196,10 +219,17 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeConnect<'lo
         } else {
             0
         },
+        // Requested surround layout (2 = stereo / 6 = 5.1 / 8 = 7.1). The host clamps to what it can
+        // capture and echoes the resolved count in `connector.audio_channels`, which drives the
+        // decoder + AAudio layout (read in `crate::audio::AudioPlayback::start`). Anything else
+        // normalizes to stereo here.
+        punktfunk_core::audio::normalize_channels(audio_channels.clamp(0, u8::MAX as jint) as u8),
         None,     // launch: default app
         pin,      // Some → Crypto on host-fp mismatch
         identity, // owned (cert, key) PEM, or None (anonymous)
-        Duration::from_secs(10),
+        // Handshake budget from Kotlin: ~10 s for a normal connect, ~185 s for "request access"
+        // (the host parks the connection until the operator approves the device — see ConnectScreen).
+        Duration::from_millis(timeout_ms.max(0) as u64),
     ) {
         Ok(client) => {
             let handle = SessionHandle {
@@ -231,10 +261,12 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeClose(
     _this: JObject,
     handle: jlong,
 ) {
-    if handle != 0 {
+    jni_guard((), || {
-        // SAFETY: per the contract, `handle` is a live `Box<SessionHandle>` pointer.
+        if handle != 0 {
-        unsafe { drop(Box::from_raw(handle as *mut SessionHandle)) };
+            // SAFETY: per the contract, `handle` is a live `Box<SessionHandle>` pointer.
-    }
+            unsafe { drop(Box::from_raw(handle as *mut SessionHandle)) };
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeHostFingerprint(handle): String` — the SHA-256 (64-hex) of the cert the host
@@ -367,11 +399,13 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeStopVideo(
     _this: JObject,
     handle: jlong,
 ) {
-    if handle != 0 {
+    jni_guard((), || {
-        // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
+        if handle != 0 {
-        let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+            // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
-        h.stop_video();
+            let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-    }
+            h.stop_video();
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeVideoStats(handle): DoubleArray?` — drain ~1 s of decode stats for the HUD.
@@ -386,36 +420,38 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeVideoStats(
     _this: JObject,
     handle: jlong,
 ) -> jdoubleArray {
-    if handle == 0 {
+    jni_guard(std::ptr::null_mut(), || {
-        return std::ptr::null_mut();
+        if handle == 0 {
-    }
+            return std::ptr::null_mut();
-    // SAFETY: live handle per the nativeConnect/nativeClose contract.
+        }
-    let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+        // SAFETY: live handle per the nativeConnect/nativeClose contract.
-    let snap = match h.video.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
+        let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-        Some(vt) => vt.stats.drain(),
+        let snap = match h.video.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
-        None => return std::ptr::null_mut(), // not streaming → no stats
+            Some(vt) => vt.stats.drain(),
-    };
+            None => return std::ptr::null_mut(), // not streaming → no stats
-    let mode = h.client.mode();
+        };
-    let buf: [f64; 10] = [
+        let mode = h.client.mode();
-        snap.fps,
+        let buf: [f64; 10] = [
-        snap.mbps,
+            snap.fps,
-        snap.lat_p50_ms,
+            snap.mbps,
-        snap.lat_p95_ms,
+            snap.lat_p50_ms,
-        if snap.lat_valid { 1.0 } else { 0.0 },
+            snap.lat_p95_ms,
-        if snap.skew_corrected { 1.0 } else { 0.0 },
+            if snap.lat_valid { 1.0 } else { 0.0 },
-        mode.width as f64,
+            if snap.skew_corrected { 1.0 } else { 0.0 },
-        mode.height as f64,
+            mode.width as f64,
-        mode.refresh_hz as f64,
+            mode.height as f64,
-        h.client.frames_dropped() as f64,
+            mode.refresh_hz as f64,
-    ];
+            h.client.frames_dropped() as f64,
-    let arr = match env.new_double_array(buf.len() as jsize) {
+        ];
-        Ok(a) => a,
+        let arr = match env.new_double_array(buf.len() as jsize) {
-        Err(_) => return std::ptr::null_mut(),
+            Ok(a) => a,
-    };
+            Err(_) => return std::ptr::null_mut(),
-    if env.set_double_array_region(&arr, 0, &buf).is_err() {
+        };
-        return std::ptr::null_mut();
+        if env.set_double_array_region(&arr, 0, &buf).is_err() {
-    }
+            return std::ptr::null_mut();
-    arr.into_raw()
+        }
+        arr.into_raw()
+    })
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeStartAudio(handle)` — start the Opus→AAudio playback thread. No-op if already
@@ -451,11 +487,13 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeStopAudio(
     _this: JObject,
     handle: jlong,
 ) {
-    if handle != 0 {
+    jni_guard((), || {
-        // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
+        if handle != 0 {
-        let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+            // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
-        h.stop_audio();
+            let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-    }
+            h.stop_audio();
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeStartMic(handle)` — start mic capture (AAudio input → Opus → host `send_mic`).
@@ -492,11 +530,13 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeStopMic(
     _this: JObject,
     handle: jlong,
 ) {
-    if handle != 0 {
+    jni_guard((), || {
-        // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
+        if handle != 0 {
-        let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+            // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
-        h.stop_mic();
+            let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
-    }
+            h.stop_mic();
+        }
+    })
 }
 
 // ---- Input plane: Kotlin capture → NativeClient::send_input ----------------------------------
@@ -530,6 +570,38 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeSendPointer
     });
 }
 
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerAbs(handle, x, y, surfaceWidth, surfaceHeight)` — absolute cursor
+/// position: the host moves the pointer to `x`/`y` in a `surfaceWidth`×`surfaceHeight` pixel space,
+/// normalizing against the size packed into `flags` as `(w << 16) | h` and mapping into the output
+/// region (it drops the event if that size is zero). This is the touch "direct pointing" path — the
+/// cursor jumps to the finger — and matches the Apple client's absolute touch forwarding.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeSendPointerAbs(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _this: JObject,
+    handle: jlong,
+    x: jint,
+    y: jint,
+    surface_width: jint,
+    surface_height: jint,
+) {
+    if handle == 0 {
+        return;
+    }
+    // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
+    let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+    let w = (surface_width.max(0) as u32) & 0xffff;
+    let ht = (surface_height.max(0) as u32) & 0xffff;
+    let _ = h.client.send_input(&InputEvent {
+        kind: InputKind::MouseMoveAbs,
+        _pad: [0; 3],
+        code: 0,
+        x,
+        y,
+        flags: (w << 16) | ht,
+    });
+}
+
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, button, down)` — one button transition.
 /// `button`: GameStream id (1=left, 2=middle, 3=right, 4=X1, 5=X2). `down`: 1=press, 0=release.
 #[no_mangle]

clients/apple/Package.swift

@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ let package = Package(
         .target(
             name: "PunktfunkKit",
             dependencies: ["PunktfunkCore"],
+            // OSS attribution shown by the app's Acknowledgements screen. Bundled here (not in the
+            // app target) so it rides along via Bundle.module in both `swift build` and the Xcode
+            // app, which links the PunktfunkKit product. Refresh with
+            // scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh (it copies the generated file into Resources/).
+            resources: [
+                .copy("Resources/THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt"),
+                .copy("Resources/LICENSE-MIT.txt"),
+                .copy("Resources/LICENSE-APACHE.txt"),
+            ],
             linkerSettings: [
                 // Rust staticlib system deps.
                 .linkedFramework("Security"),

clients/apple/README.md

@@ -174,6 +174,58 @@ signing, bundle id `io.unom.punktfunk`. Notes:
   in a simulator via `xcrun simctl install/launch` — `SIMCTL_CHILD_PUNKTFUNK_AUTOCONNECT=…`
   passes the dev autoconnect env through).
 
+## App Store screenshots
+
+Automated, faithful screenshots of the real UI for App Store Connect — one set per platform at
+exactly the accepted pixel sizes. Driver: **`tools/screenshots.sh`**.
+
+```sh
+tools/screenshots.sh all                 # macOS + (if full Xcode) iOS, iPadOS, tvOS → ./screenshots
+tools/screenshots.sh macos               # just macOS
+OUT=~/Desktop/shots tools/screenshots.sh ios ipad tvos
+PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO=~/frame.png tools/screenshots.sh ios   # real captured frame behind the hero
+```
+
+How it works: the app has a DEBUG-only **shot mode** (`Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/`).
+Launched with `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE=<name>` it renders **one** mock-populated screen full-bleed
+(`ScreenshotHostView`) instead of `ContentView`, then the OS screenshots the *real, fully-rendered*
+window — `screencapture` on macOS, `xcrun simctl io booted screenshot` on the Simulators. The five
+scenes (`ShotScenes.all`): `01-stream` (the stream hero — a synthetic frame + the glass HUD, since
+`StreamView` needs a live connection), `02-hosts`, `03-pair`, `04-trust`, `05-settings`. Mock data
+is in `ShotMock`; nothing touches a host.
+
+Output pixels are App Store Connect's required/largest sizes (Apple auto-derives the smaller ones):
+`mac` 2880×1800 · `iphone-6.9` 1320×2868 (hero 2868×1320) · `ipad-13` 2064×2752 (hero 2752×2064) ·
+`appletv` 1920×1080.
+
+Why not `ImageRenderer` (the obvious offscreen route)? It can't rasterize this app's chrome —
+`NavigationStack`, `Form`/`TabView`, and Liquid-Glass/`NSVisualEffect` materials all render black or
+SwiftUI's "can't render" placeholder. Capturing the live window/Simulator avoids that entirely.
+
+Requirements / gotchas:
+- **macOS**: only the Swift toolchain is needed, **plus a one-time Screen Recording grant** for
+  your terminal (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording) — without it
+  `screencapture -l` fails with "could not create image from window". (A no-permission fallback,
+  `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SELFCAPTURE=<dir>`, uses `cacheDisplay` — but it omits material blur and can't
+  read `ScrollView` content, so it's for quick checks, not submission.)
+- **iOS/iPadOS/tvOS**: needs **full Xcode** (xcodebuild + Simulators), not just Command Line Tools,
+  and the matching device Simulators installed (iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPad Pro 13", Apple TV). Run it
+  on a full-Xcode Mac (e.g. the `macos-arm64` CI mini).
+- The hero defaults to a synthetic synthwave frame — set `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO` to a real captured
+  frame for a production-quality lead screenshot.
+
+**CI**: the `apple` workflow's **`screenshots`** job runs on the `macos-arm64` runner on every main
+push + manual dispatch (skipped on PRs), and attaches the result as a single zip artifact,
+**`punktfunk-appstore-screenshots`** (download it from the run's Artifacts; `upload-artifact@v3` —
+Gitea's backend rejects v4). It captures the two **required iOS sizes — iPhone 6.9" + iPad 13"** —
+on the Simulator (auto-creating the device if the runner lacks it), and is isolated from the
+build/test job so a capture hiccup never reds the build.
+
+**macOS and tvOS are NOT in CI**, by design: the self-hosted runner is **headless** (no
+window-server session), so the macOS window capture can't run there, and tvOS needs the Tier-3
+build-std slice. Generate those on a GUI Mac: `tools/screenshots.sh macos tvos`. (If the runner is
+ever switched to a logged-in GUI session, re-adding macOS to the job's capture step is one line.)
+
 ## Notes for whoever picks this up next
 
 1. **cbindgen import quirk** (the predicted "small compile fixes", now fixed): the
@@ -309,4 +361,4 @@ signing, bundle id `io.unom.punktfunk`. Notes:
 - Mid-stream renegotiation (resolution change without reconnect) is designed-for but not
   implemented (the Welcome is one-shot today).
 - Host-side gamepad injection needs `/dev/uinput` access on the box (udev rule from
-  `docs/linux-setup.md`).
+  `design/linux-setup.md`).

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/AcknowledgementsView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import PunktfunkKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// Open-source acknowledgements: punktfunk's own license (MIT OR Apache-2.0) followed by the
+/// third-party software notices. Used as a pushed view on iOS/tvOS and a preferences tab on macOS.
+struct AcknowledgementsView: View {
+    private var version: String? {
+        Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["CFBundleShortVersionString"] as? String
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        ScrollView {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 18) {
+                Text("punktfunk")
+                    .font(.title2).bold()
+                if let version {
+                    Text("Version \(version)")
+                        .font(.caption)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+                Text(Licenses.appLicense)
+                    .font(.caption.monospaced())
+                    .modifier(SelectableText())
+
+                Divider()
+
+                Text("Third-party software")
+                    .font(.headline)
+                Text(
+                    "punktfunk uses the open-source components below, each under its own license. "
+                        + "On some platforms FFmpeg is additionally bundled under the LGPL v2.1+ "
+                        + "(dynamically linked, replaceable)."
+                )
+                .font(.caption)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                Text(Licenses.thirdPartyNotices)
+                    .font(.caption2.monospaced())
+                    .modifier(SelectableText())
+            }
+            .frame(maxWidth: 900, alignment: .leading)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+            .padding()
+            #if os(tvOS)
+                .padding(40)
+            #endif
+        }
+        .navigationTitle("Acknowledgements")
+    }
+}
+
+/// `textSelection(.enabled)` is unavailable on tvOS, so apply it only where it exists.
+private struct SelectableText: ViewModifier {
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        #if os(tvOS)
+            content
+        #else
+            content.textSelection(.enabled)
+        #endif
+    }
+}

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift

@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 // (HomeView/HostCards), the trust prompt (TrustCardView), and the HUD (StreamHUDView) live in
 // their own files.
 //
-// Two ways to establish trust on first contact: the TOFU prompt (host fingerprint over the
+// Ways to establish trust on first contact: the TOFU prompt (host fingerprint over the
-// live-but-blurred stream, compared with the host's log) or the PIN pairing ceremony — pairing
+// live-but-blurred stream, compared with the host's log; only for a host advertising pair=optional),
-// verifies both sides at once and is the only way into hosts running --require-pairing. Once
+// the PIN pairing ceremony (verifies both sides at once), or — for a host that requires pairing —
-// pinned, reconnects are silent and a changed host identity refuses to connect.
+// delegated approval ("Request Access": a plain identified connect the host parks until the operator
+// approves this device in its console, no PIN). Once pinned, reconnects are silent and a changed
+// host identity refuses to connect.
 
 #if os(macOS)
 import AppKit
@@ -25,11 +27,18 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.compositor) private var compositor = 0
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.gamepadType) private var gamepadType = 0
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.bitrateKbps) private var bitrateKbps = 0
+    @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.audioChannels) private var audioChannels = 2
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.fullscreenWhileStreaming) private var fullscreenWhileStreaming = true
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.hudEnabled) private var hudEnabled = true
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.hudPlacement) private var hudPlacement = HUDPlacement.topTrailing.rawValue
     @State private var showAddHost = false
     @State private var pairingTarget: StoredHost?
+    /// A fresh `pair=required`/unknown host the user tapped: drives the choice between no-PIN
+    /// delegated approval ("Request Access") and the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony (rule 3b).
+    @State private var approvalChoice: ApprovalRequest?
+    /// A delegated-approval connect is in flight (host parks it until the operator approves):
+    /// drives the cancelable "Waiting for approval" prompt and the pin-as-paired on success.
+    @State private var awaitingApproval: ApprovalRequest?
     @State private var speedTestTarget: StoredHost?
     @State private var libraryTarget: StoredHost?
     #if !os(macOS)
@@ -54,10 +63,27 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             autoConnectIfAsked()
         }
         .onChange(of: model.phase) { _, phase in
-            // A session actually started — remember it on the card ("Connected … ago"
+            switch phase {
-            // plus the accent ring on the most recent host).
+            case .streaming:
-            if case .streaming = phase, let host = model.activeHost {
+                // A session actually started — remember it on the card ("Connected … ago"
+                // plus the accent ring on the most recent host).
+                guard let host = model.activeHost else { break }
                 store.markConnected(host.id)
+                // Delegated approval just succeeded: the operator let this device in, so pin the
+                // host's observed fingerprint and remember it as paired — future connects are then
+                // silent (rule 1), exactly like after a PIN/TOFU success. Dismisses the wait prompt.
+                if awaitingApproval?.host.id == host.id {
+                    if let fp = model.connection?.hostFingerprint {
+                        store.pin(host.id, fingerprint: fp)
+                    }
+                    awaitingApproval = nil
+                }
+            case .idle:
+                // The delegated-approval connect failed, timed out, or was cancelled — drop the
+                // wait prompt (SessionModel surfaces any error via `errorMessage`).
+                if awaitingApproval != nil { awaitingApproval = nil }
+            default:
+                break
             }
         }
         .onDisappear { model.disconnect() } // window closed mid-session (Cmd+N spawns more)
@@ -89,6 +115,47 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             }
         }
         #endif
+        // Fresh pair=required / unknown host: offer the two ways in. An action sheet (not an
+        // alert) so it never collides with the wait alert below. "Request Access" is the no-PIN
+        // delegated-approval path; "Pair with PIN…" runs the SPAKE2 ceremony. The follow-on
+        // presentation is deferred a tick so this dialog is fully dismissed first.
+        .confirmationDialog(
+            "Pairing required",
+            isPresented: Binding(
+                get: { approvalChoice != nil },
+                set: { if !$0 { approvalChoice = nil } }),
+            titleVisibility: .visible,
+            presenting: approvalChoice
+        ) { req in
+            Button("Request Access") {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async { requestAccess(req) }
+            }
+            Button("Pair with PIN…") {
+                DispatchQueue.main.async { pairingTarget = req.host }
+            }
+            Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {}
+        } message: { req in
+            Text("\(req.host.displayName) requires pairing. Request access and approve this "
+                + "device in the host's web console (port 3000 → Pairing) — no PIN needed. Or "
+                + "pair with the 4-digit PIN it can display.")
+        }
+        // The delegated-approval wait: the host holds the connection open until the operator
+        // approves it. Cancel returns the UI at once; the in-flight connect is left to time out
+        // and its late result is discarded by SessionModel's connect guard (disconnect resets the
+        // phase/host it checks).
+        .alert(
+            "Waiting for approval",
+            isPresented: Binding(
+                get: { awaitingApproval != nil },
+                set: { if !$0 { awaitingApproval = nil } }),
+            presenting: awaitingApproval
+        ) { _ in
+            Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) { model.disconnect() }
+        } message: { req in
+            Text("Approve \u{201C}\(localDeviceName)\u{201D} in \(req.host.displayName)'s web "
+                + "console (port 3000 → Pairing). This device connects automatically once you "
+                + "approve it — no need to reconnect.")
+        }
     }
 
     private var home: some View {
@@ -229,19 +296,32 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         // A pinned host connects on its stored fingerprint; an unpinned host may only TOFU when
         // the host's LIVE advert says `pair=optional` (rule 3a). When the caller doesn't already
         // know the policy (a saved-card tap / manual entry), resolve it from the current mDNS set:
-        // an unpinned host with no matching `pair=optional` advert routes to PIN pairing instead
+        // an unpinned host with no matching `pair=optional` advert routes to the approval choice
-        // of silently entering the trust prompt (rules 3b + 4). A pinned host ignores all of this.
+        // (request access / pair with PIN) instead of silently entering the trust prompt (rules
+        // 3b + 4). A pinned host ignores all of this.
         if host.pinnedSHA256 == nil {
             let tofuOK = allowTofu ?? discovery.hosts.contains {
                 host.matches($0) && $0.allowsTofu
             }
             if !tofuOK {
-                pairingTarget = host
+                // pair=required / unknown policy / manual entry (rule 3b): never a silent
+                // connect — offer no-PIN delegated approval or the PIN ceremony.
+                approvalChoice = ApprovalRequest(
+                    host: host, advertisedFingerprint: advertisedFingerprint(for: host))
                 return
             }
         }
-        // The gamepad-type setting resolves NOW (Automatic → match the active physical
+        startSession(host, launchID: launchID, allowTofu: host.pinnedSHA256 == nil)
-        // controller): the host's virtual pad backend is fixed per session.
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve the @AppStorage stream mode + input prefs and hand off to the session model. The
+    /// gamepad-type setting resolves NOW (Automatic → match the active physical controller): the
+    /// host's virtual pad backend is fixed per session. `requestAccess` opens the no-PIN
+    /// delegated-approval connect (host parks it until the operator approves).
+    private func startSession(
+        _ host: StoredHost, launchID: String? = nil,
+        allowTofu: Bool, requestAccess: Bool = false
+    ) {
         model.connect(
             to: host,
             width: UInt32(clamping: width), height: UInt32(clamping: height),
@@ -252,8 +332,24 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 setting: PunktfunkConnection.GamepadType(
                     rawValue: UInt32(clamping: gamepadType)) ?? .auto),
             bitrateKbps: UInt32(clamping: bitrateKbps),
+            audioChannels: UInt8(clamping: audioChannels),
             launchID: launchID,
-            allowTofu: host.pinnedSHA256 == nil)
+            allowTofu: allowTofu,
+            requestAccess: requestAccess)
+    }
+
+    /// The no-PIN delegated-approval flow: open an identified connect the host parks until the
+    /// operator approves it in the console, showing the cancelable "Waiting for approval" prompt
+    /// meanwhile. On success the SAME connection is admitted (no reconnect) and the host is pinned
+    /// as paired (see the `.streaming` branch of `onChange`).
+    private func requestAccess(_ req: ApprovalRequest) {
+        guard !model.isBusy else { return }
+        awaitingApproval = req
+        // Pin the advertised certificate for a discovered host (impostor defence during the long
+        // wait); a manually-typed host has no advertised fingerprint, so trust-on-first-use.
+        var host = req.host
+        host.pinnedSHA256 = req.advertisedFingerprint
+        startSession(host, allowTofu: false, requestAccess: true)
     }
 
     /// Picked a title in the (experimental) library: dismiss the browser and start a session that
@@ -266,8 +362,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     /// Tap a discovered host: save it (so the session has a stored identity and the trust pin
     /// persists), then connect or pair per the host's advertised policy. The host is the policy
     /// authority — TOFU is offered ONLY when it explicitly advertised `pair=optional` (rule 3a);
-    /// a `pair=required` host, or one with no/unknown `pair` field, goes straight to the PIN
+    /// a `pair=required` host, or one with no/unknown `pair` field, gets the approval choice
-    /// pairing ceremony (rule 3b). (A pinned discovered host connects silently inside `connect`.)
+    /// (request access / pair with PIN) (rule 3b). (A pinned discovered host connects silently
+    /// inside `connect`.)
     private func connectDiscovered(_ d: DiscoveredHost) {
         guard !model.isBusy else { return }
         let host = StoredHost(name: d.name, address: d.host, port: d.port)
@@ -275,7 +372,9 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         if d.allowsTofu {
             connect(host, allowTofu: true)
         } else {
-            pairingTarget = host
+            // pair=required / unknown policy (rule 3b): offer no-PIN delegated approval or PIN.
+            approvalChoice = ApprovalRequest(
+                host: host, advertisedFingerprint: pinFingerprint(d.fingerprintHex))
         }
     }
 
@@ -289,6 +388,30 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         connect(pinned)
     }
 
+    /// The certificate fingerprint a live mDNS advert carries for this saved host (advisory — see
+    /// `HostDiscovery`), to pin during a delegated-approval wait. nil if the host isn't currently
+    /// advertising or advertised no/invalid `fp`.
+    private func advertisedFingerprint(for host: StoredHost) -> Data? {
+        pinFingerprint(discovery.hosts.first { host.matches($0) }?.fingerprintHex)
+    }
+
+    /// Parse an advertised cert fingerprint (lowercase hex) into the 32-byte pin the connect
+    /// expects; nil unless it's exactly a 32-byte (SHA-256) value, so a malformed advert falls
+    /// back to trust-on-first-use rather than failing the connect closed.
+    private func pinFingerprint(_ hex: String?) -> Data? {
+        guard let hex, let data = Data(hexString: hex), data.count == 32 else { return nil }
+        return data
+    }
+
+    /// How the host lists this device in its approval prompt (matches PairSheet's client name).
+    private var localDeviceName: String {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        Host.current().localizedName ?? "Mac"
+        #else
+        UIDevice.current.name
+        #endif
+    }
+
     // MARK: - First-run + dev hooks
 
     /// First run on iOS: default the stream mode to this device's native screen so the
@@ -351,6 +474,7 @@ struct ContentView: View {
             compositor: pref,
             gamepad: pad,
             bitrateKbps: bitrate,
+            audioChannels: UInt8(clamping: audioChannels),
             autoTrust: true)
     }
 }
@@ -375,3 +499,31 @@ private struct FullscreenController: NSViewRepresentable {
     }
 }
 #endif
+
+/// A fresh `pair=required`/unknown host pending a trust decision: drives both the "request access
+/// vs. pair with PIN" choice and the subsequent approval wait. `advertisedFingerprint` is the
+/// discovered host's advertised cert (nil for a manually-typed host → trust-on-first-use).
+private struct ApprovalRequest {
+    let host: StoredHost
+    let advertisedFingerprint: Data?
+}
+
+private extension Data {
+    /// Parse an even-length hex string into bytes; nil on any non-hex character or odd length.
+    /// Used to turn an mDNS-advertised cert fingerprint into a connect pin.
+    init?(hexString: String) {
+        let chars = Array(hexString)
+        guard chars.count.isMultiple(of: 2) else { return nil }
+        var bytes = [UInt8]()
+        bytes.reserveCapacity(chars.count / 2)
+        var i = 0
+        while i < chars.count {
+            guard let hi = chars[i].hexDigitValue, let lo = chars[i + 1].hexDigitValue else {
+                return nil
+            }
+            bytes.append(UInt8(hi << 4 | lo))
+            i += 2
+        }
+        self = Data(bytes)
+    }
+}

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ControllerTestView.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,387 @@
+// DEBUG-only controller test panel, reached from Settings → Controllers → "Test Controller…".
+// It shows the live input of the active controller and lets you fire the host→client feedback
+// channels — rumble, DualSense adaptive triggers, lightbar, player LEDs — straight at the
+// physical pad (no host needed), so the rendering paths a session uses can be confirmed
+// on-device. Driven by PunktfunkKit's `ControllerTester`, which reuses the real renderers.
+//
+// tvOS is excluded for now (it has no segmented picker / the panel wants a pointer-style
+// layout); macOS + iOS/iPadOS cover the validation need.
+
+#if DEBUG && !os(tvOS)
+import GameController
+import PunktfunkKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+@MainActor
+struct ControllerTestView: View {
+    @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @ObservedObject private var gamepads = GamepadManager.shared
+    @StateObject private var tester = ControllerTester()
+
+    @State private var heavyOn = false
+    @State private var lightOn = false
+    @State private var intensity = 0.75
+    @State private var triggerTarget = TriggerTarget.both
+    @State private var playerLED = -1
+
+    private enum TriggerTarget: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
+        case left = "L2", right = "R2", both = "Both"
+        var id: String { rawValue }
+    }
+
+    private struct TriggerDemo: Identifiable {
+        let label: String
+        let effect: DualSenseTriggerEffect
+        var id: String { label }
+    }
+
+    private static let triggerDemos: [TriggerDemo] = [
+        .init(label: "Off", effect: .off),
+        .init(label: "Resistance", effect: .feedback(start: 0.3, strength: 0.7)),
+        .init(label: "Weapon", effect: .weapon(start: 0.4, end: 0.7, strength: 0.9)),
+        .init(label: "Vibration", effect: .vibration(start: 0.1, amplitude: 0.8, frequency: 0.5)),
+        .init(label: "Bow", effect: .slope(start: 0.2, end: 0.9, startStrength: 0.2, endStrength: 0.9)),
+    ]
+
+    // (display name, hardware colour, swatch colour)
+    private static let lightSwatches: [(String, GCColor, Color)] = [
+        ("Red", GCColor(red: 1, green: 0, blue: 0), .red),
+        ("Green", GCColor(red: 0, green: 1, blue: 0), .green),
+        ("Blue", GCColor(red: 0, green: 0.2, blue: 1), .blue),
+        ("White", GCColor(red: 1, green: 1, blue: 1), .white),
+    ]
+
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 0) {
+            HStack {
+                Text("Test Controller").font(.headline)
+                Spacer()
+                Button("Done") { dismiss() }.keyboardShortcut(.cancelAction)
+            }
+            .padding()
+            Divider()
+            ScrollView {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 16) {
+                    if let active = gamepads.active {
+                        header(active)
+                        inputCard
+                        rumbleCard()
+                        triggerCard(active)
+                        extrasCard(active)
+                    } else {
+                        ContentUnavailableView(
+                            "No controller",
+                            systemImage: "gamecontroller",
+                            description: Text("Connect a controller and pick it under "
+                                + "Settings → Controllers → Use controller."))
+                            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 220)
+                    }
+                }
+                .padding()
+            }
+        }
+        .frame(minWidth: 420, minHeight: 540)
+        .onAppear { tester.target(gamepads.active?.controller) }
+        .onDisappear { tester.stop() }
+        .onChange(of: gamepads.active?.id) { _, _ in
+            heavyOn = false
+            lightOn = false
+            playerLED = -1
+            tester.target(gamepads.active?.controller)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Header
+
+    private func header(_ c: GamepadManager.DiscoveredController) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 10) {
+            Image(systemName: c.isDualSense ? "playstation.logo" : "gamecontroller.fill")
+                .font(.title2)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+                Text(c.name).font(.headline)
+                Text(c.productCategory).font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            }
+            Spacer()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Input
+
+    private var inputCard: some View {
+        card("Input") {
+            // Poll the live controller at 30 Hz — no handlers installed, so nothing else's
+            // capture is disturbed.
+            TimelineView(.periodic(from: .now, by: 1.0 / 30.0)) { _ in
+                if let gp = gamepads.active?.controller.extendedGamepad {
+                    inputReadout(gp, controller: gamepads.active?.controller)
+                } else {
+                    Text("Not an extended gamepad").foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func inputReadout(_ g: GCExtendedGamepad, controller: GCController?) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 14) {
+            HStack(alignment: .top, spacing: 20) {
+                stick("L", x: g.leftThumbstick.xAxis.value, y: g.leftThumbstick.yAxis.value,
+                      pressed: g.leftThumbstickButton?.isPressed ?? false)
+                stick("R", x: g.rightThumbstick.xAxis.value, y: g.rightThumbstick.yAxis.value,
+                      pressed: g.rightThumbstickButton?.isPressed ?? false)
+                VStack(spacing: 8) {
+                    triggerBar("L2", value: g.leftTrigger.value)
+                    triggerBar("R2", value: g.rightTrigger.value)
+                }
+            }
+            buttonGrid(g)
+            if let tp = Self.touchpad(g) {
+                touchpadView(tp)
+            }
+            if let m = controller?.motion {
+                motionReadout(m)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func stick(_ label: String, x: Float, y: Float, pressed: Bool) -> some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 4) {
+            ZStack {
+                Circle().stroke(Color.secondary.opacity(0.3))
+                Circle()
+                    .fill(pressed ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary)
+                    .frame(width: 12, height: 12)
+                    .offset(x: CGFloat(x) * 22, y: CGFloat(-y) * 22) // GC y is +up
+            }
+            .frame(width: 56, height: 56)
+            Text("\(label) \(sgn(x)),\(sgn(y))").font(.caption2.monospaced()).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func triggerBar(_ label: String, value: Float) -> some View {
+        HStack(spacing: 6) {
+            Text(label).font(.caption2.monospaced()).frame(width: 22, alignment: .leading)
+            GeometryReader { geo in
+                ZStack(alignment: .leading) {
+                    Capsule().fill(Color.secondary.opacity(0.15))
+                    Capsule().fill(Color.accentColor).frame(width: geo.size.width * CGFloat(value))
+                }
+            }
+            .frame(height: 10)
+            Text(mag(value)).font(.caption2.monospaced()).frame(width: 34, alignment: .trailing)
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+        }
+        .frame(width: 150)
+    }
+
+    private func buttonGrid(_ g: GCExtendedGamepad) -> some View {
+        var items: [(String, Bool)] = [
+            ("A", g.buttonA.isPressed), ("B", g.buttonB.isPressed),
+            ("X", g.buttonX.isPressed), ("Y", g.buttonY.isPressed),
+            ("LB", g.leftShoulder.isPressed), ("RB", g.rightShoulder.isPressed),
+            ("L3", g.leftThumbstickButton?.isPressed ?? false),
+            ("R3", g.rightThumbstickButton?.isPressed ?? false),
+            ("Menu", g.buttonMenu.isPressed),
+            ("Opts", g.buttonOptions?.isPressed ?? false),
+            ("↑", g.dpad.up.isPressed), ("↓", g.dpad.down.isPressed),
+            ("←", g.dpad.left.isPressed), ("→", g.dpad.right.isPressed),
+        ]
+        if let tp = Self.touchpad(g) { items.append(("Pad", tp.button.isPressed)) }
+        return LazyVGrid(
+            columns: Array(repeating: GridItem(.flexible(), spacing: 6), count: 5), spacing: 6
+        ) {
+            ForEach(items.indices, id: \.self) { i in
+                Text(items[i].0)
+                    .font(.caption.monospaced())
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 24)
+                    .background(
+                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 6)
+                            .fill(items[i].1 ? Color.accentColor : Color.secondary.opacity(0.15)))
+                    .foregroundStyle(items[i].1 ? Color.white : Color.secondary)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func touchpadView(
+        _ tp: (primary: GCControllerDirectionPad, secondary: GCControllerDirectionPad,
+               button: GCControllerButtonInput)
+    ) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 4) {
+            Text("Touchpad\(tp.button.isPressed ? " — click" : "")")
+                .font(.caption2).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            ZStack {
+                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 8).stroke(Color.secondary.opacity(0.3))
+                fingerDot(tp.primary, color: .accentColor)
+                fingerDot(tp.secondary, color: .orange)
+            }
+            .frame(width: 150, height: 74)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func fingerDot(_ pad: GCControllerDirectionPad, color: Color) -> some View {
+        let x = pad.xAxis.value, y = pad.yAxis.value
+        let active = !(x == 0 && y == 0) // GC snaps a lifted finger to exactly (0, 0)
+        return Circle().fill(color).frame(width: 10, height: 10)
+            .offset(x: CGFloat(x) * 71, y: CGFloat(-y) * 33)
+            .opacity(active ? 1 : 0)
+    }
+
+    private func motionReadout(_ m: GCMotion) -> some View {
+        let a = Self.totalAccel(m)
+        return VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
+            Text("Motion").font(.caption2).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            Text(String(format: "gyro  %+.2f %+.2f %+.2f",
+                        m.rotationRate.x, m.rotationRate.y, m.rotationRate.z))
+                .font(.caption2.monospaced())
+            Text(String(format: "accel %+.2f %+.2f %+.2f", a.0, a.1, a.2))
+                .font(.caption2.monospaced())
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Rumble
+
+    private func rumbleCard() -> some View {
+        card("Rumble") {
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+                Picker("Strength", selection: $intensity) {
+                    Text("25%").tag(0.25)
+                    Text("50%").tag(0.5)
+                    Text("75%").tag(0.75)
+                    Text("100%").tag(1.0)
+                }
+                .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+                Toggle("Heavy motor (left)", isOn: $heavyOn)
+                Toggle("Light motor (right)", isOn: $lightOn)
+                Label("Backend: \(tester.rumbleBackend)", systemImage: "waveform")
+                    .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                Text("Toggle a motor to feel it. The host maps a game's low/high-frequency "
+                    + "rumble onto these two. A DualSense is driven over raw HID (CoreHaptics "
+                    + "can't reach its motors on macOS).")
+                    .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            }
+            .onChange(of: heavyOn) { _, _ in applyRumble() }
+            .onChange(of: lightOn) { _, _ in applyRumble() }
+            .onChange(of: intensity) { _, _ in applyRumble() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func applyRumble() {
+        tester.rumble(low: heavyOn ? Float(intensity) : 0, high: lightOn ? Float(intensity) : 0)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Adaptive triggers
+
+    private func triggerCard(_ c: GamepadManager.DiscoveredController) -> some View {
+        card("Adaptive triggers") {
+            if c.hasAdaptiveTriggers {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+                    Picker("Apply to", selection: $triggerTarget) {
+                        ForEach(TriggerTarget.allCases) { Text($0.rawValue).tag($0) }
+                    }
+                    .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+                    LazyVGrid(
+                        columns: [GridItem(.adaptive(minimum: 96), spacing: 8)], spacing: 8
+                    ) {
+                        ForEach(Self.triggerDemos) { demo in
+                            Button(demo.label) { applyTrigger(demo.effect) }
+                                .buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Text("Pick an effect, then pull L2/R2 to feel the resistance.")
+                        .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+                }
+            } else {
+                Text("Adaptive triggers need a DualSense.")
+                    .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func applyTrigger(_ e: DualSenseTriggerEffect) {
+        switch triggerTarget {
+        case .left: tester.applyTrigger(e, right: false)
+        case .right: tester.applyTrigger(e, right: true)
+        case .both:
+            tester.applyTrigger(e, right: false)
+            tester.applyTrigger(e, right: true)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Lightbar + player LED
+
+    @ViewBuilder
+    private func extrasCard(_ c: GamepadManager.DiscoveredController) -> some View {
+        if c.hasLight {
+            card("Lightbar & player LED") {
+                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+                    HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                        ForEach(Self.lightSwatches.indices, id: \.self) { i in
+                            Button { tester.setLight(Self.lightSwatches[i].1) } label: {
+                                Circle().fill(Self.lightSwatches[i].2)
+                                    .frame(width: 26, height: 26)
+                                    .overlay(Circle().stroke(Color.secondary.opacity(0.4)))
+                            }
+                            .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                        }
+                        Button("Off") { tester.setLight(nil) }.buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                    }
+                    Picker("Player LED", selection: $playerLED) {
+                        Text("Off").tag(-1)
+                        Text("1").tag(0)
+                        Text("2").tag(1)
+                        Text("3").tag(2)
+                        Text("4").tag(3)
+                    }
+                    .pickerStyle(.segmented)
+                    .onChange(of: playerLED) { _, v in
+                        tester.setPlayerIndex(GCControllerPlayerIndex(rawValue: v) ?? .indexUnset)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Helpers
+
+    private func card<Content: View>(
+        _ title: String, @ViewBuilder _ content: () -> Content
+    ) -> some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 10) {
+            Text(title).font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold))
+            content()
+        }
+        .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading)
+        .padding(14)
+        .background(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12).fill(Color.secondary.opacity(0.08)))
+    }
+
+    private func sgn(_ v: Float) -> String { String(format: "%+.2f", v) }
+    private func mag(_ v: Float) -> String { String(format: "%.2f", v) }
+
+    /// The touchpad surface of a PlayStation pad — `GCDualSenseGamepad` and `GCDualShockGamepad`
+    /// don't share a touchpad type, so downcast either. `nil` for any other controller.
+    private static func touchpad(
+        _ g: GCExtendedGamepad
+    ) -> (primary: GCControllerDirectionPad, secondary: GCControllerDirectionPad,
+          button: GCControllerButtonInput)? {
+        if let ds = g as? GCDualSenseGamepad {
+            return (ds.touchpadPrimary, ds.touchpadSecondary, ds.touchpadButton)
+        }
+        if let ds4 = g as? GCDualShockGamepad {
+            return (ds4.touchpadPrimary, ds4.touchpadSecondary, ds4.touchpadButton)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    /// Total acceleration in g: gravity + user when the pad splits them, else the raw vector.
+    private static func totalAccel(_ m: GCMotion) -> (Double, Double, Double) {
+        if m.hasGravityAndUserAcceleration {
+            return (m.gravity.x + m.userAcceleration.x,
+                    m.gravity.y + m.userAcceleration.y,
+                    m.gravity.z + m.userAcceleration.z)
+        }
+        return (m.acceleration.x, m.acceleration.y, m.acceleration.z)
+    }
+}
+#endif

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/PunktfunkClientApp.swift

@@ -14,7 +14,18 @@ struct PunktfunkClientApp: App {
 
     var body: some Scene {
         WindowGroup("Punktfunk") {
+            #if DEBUG
+            // PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE=<name> → show that single mock-populated screen full-bleed for
+            // the App Store screenshot capture (tools/screenshots.sh). Normal launch otherwise;
+            // the whole path is absent from Release builds.
+            if let scene = ScreenshotMode.requestedScene {
+                ScreenshotHostView(scene: scene)
+            } else {
+                ContentView()
+            }
+            #else
             ContentView()
+            #endif
         }
         // The Stream menu (Disconnect ⌘D, Show/Hide Statistics ⌘⇧S) — a real menu bar on
         // macOS, hardware-keyboard shortcuts on iPad. tvOS has neither.

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotDevice.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// App Store screenshot harness — device catalog.
+//
+// The harness captures the REAL running UI (not an offscreen ImageRenderer snapshot, which can't
+// rasterize NavigationStack / Form / Liquid-Glass — they come out black). The app is launched in
+// "shot mode" (PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE=<name>, see ScreenshotHost) showing one mock-populated scene
+// full-bleed, and the OS screenshots it: `xcrun simctl io booted screenshot` on the iOS/tvOS
+// simulators (native pixels = the exact App Store size), `screencapture` for the mac window.
+// tools/screenshots.sh drives it. DEBUG-only — none of this ships in Release.
+//
+// This catalog records the target App Store sizes; on Apple platforms only the mac size is read
+// at runtime (to size the capture window) — the simulator IS the device, so iOS/tvOS pixels are
+// whatever the booted device is.
+
+#if DEBUG
+import CoreGraphics
+
+enum ShotOrientation { case natural, portrait, landscape }
+
+/// A target App Store canvas: a natural-orientation pixel size + backing scale.
+struct ShotDevice {
+    let id: String
+    let naturalWidth: Int
+    let naturalHeight: Int
+    let scale: CGFloat
+
+    func pixels(_ o: ShotOrientation) -> (w: Int, h: Int) {
+        let long = max(naturalWidth, naturalHeight)
+        let short = min(naturalWidth, naturalHeight)
+        switch o {
+        case .natural: return (naturalWidth, naturalHeight)
+        case .portrait: return (short, long)
+        case .landscape: return (long, short)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Logical point size (pixels / scale) — used to size the mac capture window so that a
+    /// `screencapture` on a 2× display yields exactly `pixels(_:)`.
+    func points(_ o: ShotOrientation) -> CGSize {
+        let (w, h) = pixels(o)
+        return CGSize(width: CGFloat(w) / scale, height: CGFloat(h) / scale)
+    }
+
+    /// Mac: 2880×1800 (16:10 Retina) — an accepted size; on a 1× display the window capture is
+    /// 1440×900, also accepted.
+    static let mac = ShotDevice(id: "mac", naturalWidth: 2880, naturalHeight: 1800, scale: 2)
+
+    /// iPhone 6.9" (required) — for reference / the driver script's simulator choice.
+    static let iphone69 = ShotDevice(id: "iphone-6.9", naturalWidth: 1320, naturalHeight: 2868,
+                                     scale: 3)
+    /// iPad 13" (required).
+    static let ipad13 = ShotDevice(id: "ipad-13", naturalWidth: 2064, naturalHeight: 2752,
+                                   scale: 2)
+    /// Apple TV (always landscape).
+    static let appleTV = ShotDevice(id: "appletv", naturalWidth: 1920, naturalHeight: 1080,
+                                    scale: 1)
+}
+#endif

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotHost.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+// App Store screenshot harness — the in-app "shot mode" root.
+//
+// Launched with PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE=<name> (one of ShotScenes.all), the app shows that single
+// mock-populated scene full-bleed instead of ContentView, so the OS can screenshot the REAL,
+// fully-rendered UI (materials, NavigationStack, glass — all the things ImageRenderer can't
+// rasterize offscreen). tools/screenshots.sh drives one launch per scene per device.
+//
+// Capture per platform:
+//   • iOS / tvOS simulator → `xcrun simctl io booted screenshot` (native pixels = exact size).
+//   • macOS → `screencapture -l<windowID>` of the borderless capture window (the configurator
+//     prints `PF_SHOT_WINDOW=<id>`), or the no-permission self-capture fallback
+//     (PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SELFCAPTURE=<dir> → cacheDisplay; renders the real hierarchy but, like all
+//     non-window-server capture, omits material blur).
+//
+// Every screen prints `PF_SHOT_READY scene=<name>` to stdout once it has settled, so the driver
+// can wait for layout instead of guessing with a fixed sleep.
+
+#if DEBUG
+import SwiftUI
+#if os(macOS)
+import AppKit
+import ImageIO
+#endif
+
+@MainActor
+enum ScreenshotMode {
+    /// The scene requested via PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE, or nil for a normal launch.
+    static var requestedScene: ShotScene? {
+        let name = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE"] ?? ""
+        guard !name.isEmpty else { return nil }
+        return ShotScenes.all.first { $0.name == name }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Full-bleed host for a single scene, with per-platform window sizing / orientation and a
+/// readiness ping for the capture script.
+struct ScreenshotHostView: View {
+    let scene: ShotScene
+
+    var body: some View {
+        scene.make()
+            .environment(\.colorScheme, scene.colorScheme)
+            .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
+            .background(Color.black)
+            .ignoresSafeArea()
+            #if os(macOS)
+            .background(MacShotWindowConfigurator(scene: scene))
+            #elseif os(iOS)
+            .background(IOSOrientationConfigurator(orientation: scene.orientation))
+            #endif
+            .task {
+                // Let layout + materials settle, then signal the driver.
+                try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 900_000_000)
+                announceReady()
+            }
+    }
+
+    private func announceReady() {
+        print("PF_SHOT_READY scene=\(scene.name)")
+        fflush(stdout)
+        #if os(macOS)
+        MacSelfCapture.captureIfRequested(scene: scene)
+        #endif
+    }
+}
+
+#if os(macOS)
+/// Sizes the hosting window to the mac canvas, strips the title bar to a clean full-bleed
+/// surface, and prints the CGWindowID for `screencapture -l`.
+private struct MacShotWindowConfigurator: NSViewRepresentable {
+    let scene: ShotScene
+
+    func makeNSView(context: Context) -> NSView { NSView() }
+
+    func updateNSView(_ view: NSView, context: Context) {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            guard let window = view.window, !context.coordinator.configured else { return }
+            context.coordinator.configured = true
+            // NavigationStack / Form / material chrome follow the WINDOW's appearance, not the
+            // SwiftUI colorScheme — without this the dark scenes render on a light window (white
+            // background, washed-out materials).
+            window.appearance = NSAppearance(named: scene.colorScheme == .dark ? .darkAqua : .aqua)
+            let size = ShotDevice.mac.points(scene.orientation)
+            window.styleMask = [.titled, .fullSizeContentView]
+            window.titlebarAppearsTransparent = true
+            window.titleVisibility = .hidden
+            window.isMovable = false
+            for button in [NSWindow.ButtonType.closeButton, .miniaturizeButton, .zoomButton] {
+                window.standardWindowButton(button)?.isHidden = true
+            }
+            window.setContentSize(size)
+            window.center()
+            window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+            NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+            print("PF_SHOT_WINDOW=\(window.windowNumber) scene=\(scene.name) "
+                + "size=\(Int(size.width))x\(Int(size.height))pt")
+            fflush(stdout)
+        }
+    }
+
+    func makeCoordinator() -> Coordinator { Coordinator() }
+    final class Coordinator { var configured = false }
+}
+
+/// No-permission fallback: capture the window's view tree via cacheDisplay. Renders the real
+/// hierarchy (NavigationStack/Form/cards — unlike ImageRenderer) but omits material blur, which
+/// only the window server (screencapture) composites. Used when PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SELFCAPTURE is set.
+enum MacSelfCapture {
+    static func captureIfRequested(scene: ShotScene) {
+        guard let dir = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SELFCAPTURE"],
+              !dir.isEmpty,
+              let window = NSApp.windows.first(where: { $0.isVisible }),
+              let content = window.contentView else { return }
+        let outDir = URL(fileURLWithPath: (dir as NSString).expandingTildeInPath, isDirectory: true)
+        try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: outDir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        guard let rep = content.bitmapImageRepForCachingDisplay(in: content.bounds) else { return }
+        content.cacheDisplay(in: content.bounds, to: rep)
+        let url = outDir.appendingPathComponent("\(ShotDevice.mac.id)-\(scene.name).png")
+        if let dest = CGImageDestinationCreateWithURL(
+            url as CFURL, "public.png" as CFString, 1, nil), let cg = rep.cgImage {
+            CGImageDestinationAddImage(dest, cg, nil)
+            CGImageDestinationFinalize(dest)
+            print("PF_SHOT_SAVED \(url.path) \(rep.pixelsWide)x\(rep.pixelsHigh)px")
+        }
+        fflush(stdout)
+        exit(0)
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
+#if os(iOS)
+/// Best-effort orientation lock for the requested scene (landscape for the stream hero, portrait
+/// for chrome). Requires the app to allow those orientations in Info.plist.
+private struct IOSOrientationConfigurator: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
+    let orientation: ShotOrientation
+
+    func makeUIViewController(context: Context) -> UIViewController { UIViewController() }
+
+    func updateUIViewController(_ vc: UIViewController, context: Context) {
+        guard let scene = vc.view.window?.windowScene else { return }
+        let mask: UIInterfaceOrientationMask = orientation == .landscape ? .landscapeRight : .portrait
+        scene.requestGeometryUpdate(.iOS(interfaceOrientations: mask))
+        vc.setNeedsUpdateOfSupportedInterfaceOrientations()
+    }
+}
+#endif
+#endif

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotScenes.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+// App Store screenshot scenes — the actual screens we render, each wired with mock data so it
+// looks populated without a live host. Every scene is built from the REAL app views (HomeView,
+// SettingsView, PairSheet, TrustCardView) so the screenshots track the shipping UI; only the
+// live stream is faked (StreamView needs a real punktfunk/1 connection — see ShotStreamHero).
+
+#if DEBUG
+import PunktfunkKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+/// One screen to capture: a name (→ file suffix), the canvas orientation, a color scheme, and a
+/// factory that builds the populated view on the main actor.
+struct ShotScene {
+    let name: String
+    let orientation: ShotOrientation
+    let colorScheme: ColorScheme
+    let make: @MainActor () -> AnyView
+}
+
+@MainActor
+enum ShotScenes {
+    static let all: [ShotScene] = [
+        ShotScene(name: "01-stream", orientation: .landscape, colorScheme: .dark) {
+            AnyView(ShotStreamHero())
+        },
+        ShotScene(name: "02-hosts", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
+            AnyView(ShotHome())
+        },
+        ShotScene(name: "03-pair", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
+            AnyView(ShotPair())
+        },
+        ShotScene(name: "04-trust", orientation: .landscape, colorScheme: .dark) {
+            AnyView(ShotTrust())
+        },
+        ShotScene(name: "05-settings", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
+            AnyView(ShotSettings())
+        },
+    ]
+}
+
+// MARK: - Mock data
+
+@MainActor
+enum ShotMock {
+    /// A populated saved-host grid: a pinned recent host, a couple more, mixed online state.
+    static func hostStore() -> HostStore {
+        let store = HostStore()
+        store.hosts = [
+            StoredHost(name: "Battlestation", address: "192.168.1.20", port: 9777,
+                       pinnedSHA256: fingerprint, lastConnected: Date().addingTimeInterval(-420)),
+            StoredHost(name: "Living Room PC", address: "192.168.1.41", port: 9777,
+                       pinnedSHA256: fingerprint),
+            StoredHost(name: "Workshop", address: "10.0.0.7", port: 9777),
+        ]
+        return store
+    }
+
+    static let host = StoredHost(name: "Battlestation", address: "192.168.1.20", port: 9777,
+                                 pinnedSHA256: fingerprint)
+
+    /// A plausible-looking 32-byte SHA-256 for the trust card / pin lock glyphs.
+    static let fingerprint = Data((0..<32).map { UInt8(($0 &* 37 &+ 0x1d) & 0xff) })
+}
+
+// MARK: - Home
+
+private struct ShotHome: View {
+    @StateObject private var store = ShotMock.hostStore()
+    @StateObject private var model = SessionModel()
+    @StateObject private var discovery = HostDiscovery()
+
+    var body: some View {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        HomeView(
+            store: store, model: model, discovery: discovery,
+            showAddHost: .constant(false), pairingTarget: .constant(nil),
+            speedTestTarget: .constant(nil), libraryTarget: .constant(nil),
+            connect: { _ in }, connectDiscovered: { _ in },
+            onPaired: { _, _ in }, onLaunchTitle: { _, _ in })
+        #else
+        HomeView(
+            store: store, model: model, discovery: discovery,
+            showAddHost: .constant(false), pairingTarget: .constant(nil),
+            speedTestTarget: .constant(nil), libraryTarget: .constant(nil),
+            showSettings: .constant(false),
+            connect: { _ in }, connectDiscovered: { _ in },
+            onPaired: { _, _ in }, onLaunchTitle: { _, _ in })
+        #endif
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Settings
+
+private struct ShotSettings: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        // The mac Settings window is a fixed-size tabbed panel — float it over a dimmed host
+        // grid so the shot reads as the preferences window over the running app.
+        ZStack {
+            ShotHome().blur(radius: 24).overlay(Color.black.opacity(0.45))
+            SettingsView()
+                .fixedSize()
+                .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 12))
+                .shadow(radius: 40, y: 16)
+        }
+        #elseif os(iOS)
+        NavigationStack {
+            SettingsView()
+                .navigationTitle("Settings")
+                .navigationBarTitleDisplayMode(.inline)
+        }
+        #else
+        NavigationStack { SettingsView() }
+        #endif
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Pair (PIN ceremony)
+
+private struct ShotPair: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        ZStack {
+            ShotHome().blur(radius: 28).overlay(Color.black.opacity(0.5))
+            PairSheet(host: ShotMock.host, onPaired: { _ in })
+                .frame(maxWidth: 460)
+                .background(.regularMaterial, in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 18))
+                .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 18))
+                .shadow(radius: 40, y: 16)
+                .padding(40)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Trust (TOFU card over the blurred live stream)
+
+private struct ShotTrust: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        ZStack {
+            ShotDesktopFrame()
+                .blur(radius: 32)
+                .overlay(Color.black.opacity(0.45))
+            TrustCardView(
+                fingerprint: ShotMock.fingerprint, hostName: "Battlestation",
+                onCancel: {}, onTrust: {}, onPairInstead: {})
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Stream hero
+
+/// The marketing hero: a stand-in streamed frame with the real glass HUD chip on top.
+/// StreamView can't render here (it needs a live punktfunk/1 connection), so the frame is
+/// synthetic — set `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO=/path/to/frame.png` to drop in a real captured frame.
+private struct ShotStreamHero: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        ZStack(alignment: .topTrailing) {
+            ShotDesktopFrame()
+            ShotHUD()
+        }
+        .background(Color.black)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A faithful copy of StreamHUDView's overlay (which needs a live PunktfunkConnection for the
+/// mode line) with representative numbers, reusing the app's real `.glassBackground`.
+private struct ShotHUD: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .trailing, spacing: 4) {
+            HStack(spacing: 6) {
+                Circle().fill(Color.accentColor).frame(width: 7, height: 7)
+                Text("5120×1440@240  240 fps  812.4 Mb/s")
+                    .font(.system(.caption, design: .monospaced))
+            }
+            Text("capture→client 1.3/2.1 ms p50/p95")
+                .font(.system(.caption2, design: .monospaced))
+                .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            #if os(macOS)
+            Text("⌘⎋ releases the mouse")
+                .font(.caption2).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            #elseif os(tvOS)
+            Text("Press Menu to disconnect")
+                .font(.caption).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
+            #endif
+        }
+        .padding(10)
+        .glassBackground(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10))
+        .padding(10)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A synthetic "streamed frame" — a synthwave scene that reads as game content without shipping
+/// any real art. Replaced wholesale when `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO` points at a real PNG.
+private struct ShotDesktopFrame: View {
+    var body: some View {
+        if let image = Self.overrideImage {
+            image.resizable().scaledToFill()
+        } else {
+            synthetic
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var synthetic: some View {
+        ZStack {
+            LinearGradient(
+                colors: [
+                    Color(red: 0.05, green: 0.02, blue: 0.16),
+                    Color(red: 0.35, green: 0.05, blue: 0.42),
+                    Color(red: 0.95, green: 0.30, blue: 0.35),
+                    Color(red: 0.99, green: 0.62, blue: 0.32),
+                ],
+                startPoint: .top, endPoint: .bottom)
+            Canvas { ctx, size in
+                let horizon = size.height * 0.52
+                // Sun.
+                let sunR = size.height * 0.20
+                let sun = CGRect(x: size.width / 2 - sunR, y: horizon - sunR * 1.6,
+                                 width: sunR * 2, height: sunR * 2)
+                ctx.fill(Path(ellipseIn: sun),
+                         with: .linearGradient(
+                            Gradient(colors: [Color(red: 1, green: 0.95, blue: 0.5),
+                                              Color(red: 1, green: 0.35, blue: 0.45)]),
+                            startPoint: CGPoint(x: sun.midX, y: sun.minY),
+                            endPoint: CGPoint(x: sun.midX, y: sun.maxY)))
+                // Sun scanlines — clip a copy so the base context stays unclipped (GraphicsContext
+                // is a value type; there is no resetClip).
+                var sunCtx = ctx
+                sunCtx.clip(to: Path(ellipseIn: sun))
+                for i in 0..<7 {
+                    let y = sun.minY + sun.height * (0.55 + Double(i) * 0.07)
+                    let bar = CGRect(x: sun.minX, y: y, width: sun.width,
+                                     height: sun.height * (0.012 + Double(i) * 0.006))
+                    sunCtx.fill(Path(bar), with: .color(.black.opacity(0.85)))
+                }
+                // Perspective grid below the horizon.
+                ctx.opacity = 0.55
+                let cx = size.width / 2
+                for col in -10...10 {
+                    var p = Path()
+                    p.move(to: CGPoint(x: cx, y: horizon))
+                    p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: cx + Double(col) * size.width * 0.11,
+                                          y: size.height))
+                    ctx.stroke(p, with: .color(Color(red: 0.6, green: 0.95, blue: 1)),
+                               lineWidth: 1.5)
+                }
+                var row = horizon
+                var step = size.height * 0.012
+                while row < size.height {
+                    var p = Path()
+                    p.move(to: CGPoint(x: 0, y: row))
+                    p.addLine(to: CGPoint(x: size.width, y: row))
+                    ctx.stroke(p, with: .color(Color(red: 0.6, green: 0.95, blue: 1)),
+                               lineWidth: 1.5)
+                    step *= 1.32
+                    row += step
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        .overlay(alignment: .bottomLeading) {
+            // A small "now playing" chip so the frame reads as live content, not a wallpaper.
+            HStack(spacing: 8) {
+                Image(systemName: "gamecontroller.fill")
+                Text("Streaming from Battlestation")
+                    .font(.system(.callout, weight: .semibold))
+            }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 14).padding(.vertical, 9)
+            .glassBackground(Capsule())
+            .padding(18)
+        }
+        .ignoresSafeArea()
+    }
+
+    /// `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO=/abs/path.png` → use a real captured frame as the hero background.
+    static var overrideImage: Image? {
+        guard let path = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO"],
+              !path.isEmpty, FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path) else { return nil }
+        #if os(macOS)
+        guard let ns = NSImage(contentsOfFile: path) else { return nil }
+        return Image(nsImage: ns)
+        #else
+        guard let ui = UIImage(contentsOfFile: path) else { return nil }
+        return Image(uiImage: ui)
+        #endif
+    }
+}
+#endif

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/SessionModel.swift

@@ -95,14 +95,23 @@ final class SessionModel: ObservableObject {
     /// field — TOFU is forbidden (rule 3b): the connect refuses rather than offering trust, and
     /// the user is routed to PIN pairing by the caller. (A pinned host connects regardless: its
     /// stored fingerprint is the trust decision.)
+    ///
+    /// `requestAccess` is the no-PIN delegated-approval path: open an identified connect the host
+    /// PARKS until the operator clicks Approve in its console, then admits the SAME connection (no
+    /// reconnect). The handshake budget is widened to exceed the host's park window, and a
+    /// successful connect streams directly (the approval IS the trust decision) — the caller pins
+    /// the observed fingerprint as paired. `host.pinnedSHA256`, when set, pins the advertised cert
+    /// for the wait; nil = trust-on-first-use.
     func connect(to host: StoredHost, width: UInt32, height: UInt32, hz: UInt32,
                  compositor: PunktfunkConnection.Compositor = .auto,
                  gamepad: PunktfunkConnection.GamepadType = .auto,
                  bitrateKbps: UInt32 = 0,
+                 audioChannels: UInt8 = 2,
                  hdrEnabled: Bool = true,
                  launchID: String? = nil,
                  allowTofu: Bool = false,
-                 autoTrust: Bool = false) {
+                 autoTrust: Bool = false,
+                 requestAccess: Bool = false) {
         guard phase == .idle else { return }
         phase = .connecting
         activeHost = host
@@ -137,7 +146,11 @@ final class SessionModel: ObservableObject {
                 width: width, height: height, refreshHz: hz,
                 pinSHA256: pin, identity: identity, compositor: compositor,
                 gamepad: gamepad, bitrateKbps: bitrateKbps, videoCaps: videoCaps,
-                launchID: launchID) }
+                audioChannels: audioChannels, launchID: launchID,
+                // Delegated approval: the host holds this connect open until the operator approves
+                // it (~180 s) — outwait that window so a slow approval still lands here. Normal
+                // connects keep the snappy default.
+                timeoutMs: requestAccess ? 185_000 : 10_000) }
             await MainActor.run { [weak self] in
                 guard let self else { return }
                 // The user may have abandoned this attempt (window closed, another host
@@ -151,7 +164,9 @@ final class SessionModel: ObservableObject {
                 }
                 switch result {
                 case .success(let conn):
-                    if pin != nil || autoTrust {
+                    if pin != nil || autoTrust || requestAccess {
+                        // requestAccess: the operator approved this device on the host, so the
+                        // session is trusted — stream directly (the caller pins it as paired).
                         self.connection = conn
                         self.startStatsTimer()
                         self.beginStreaming()
@@ -173,16 +188,25 @@ final class SessionModel: ObservableObject {
                 case .failure:
                     self.phase = .idle
                     self.activeHost = nil
-                    self.errorMessage = pin != nil
+                    if requestAccess {
-                        ? "Could not connect to \(host.displayName) — host unreachable, "
+                        // The delegated-approval connect ended without being admitted: the
-                            + "not running, its identity no longer matches the pinned "
+                        // operator didn't approve it before the host's park window elapsed (or
-                            + "fingerprint, or it requires pairing and no longer "
+                        // the host was unreachable).
-                            + "recognizes this Mac (right-click the host card to pair "
+                        self.errorMessage = "\(host.displayName) didn't let this device in. "
-                            + "again)."
+                            + "Approve it in the host's web console (port 3000 → Pairing), then "
-                        : "Could not connect to \(host.displayName) — is punktfunk-host "
+                            + "request access again — the request expires after a few minutes."
-                            + "running on \(host.address):\(host.port)? If it requires "
+                    } else {
-                            + "pairing, right-click the host card and pair with its PIN "
+                        self.errorMessage = pin != nil
-                            + "first."
+                            ? "Could not connect to \(host.displayName) — host unreachable, "
+                                + "not running, its identity no longer matches the pinned "
+                                + "fingerprint, or it requires pairing and no longer "
+                                + "recognizes this Mac (right-click the host card to pair "
+                                + "again)."
+                            : "Could not connect to \(host.displayName) — is punktfunk-host "
+                                + "running on \(host.address):\(host.port)? If it requires "
+                                + "pairing, right-click the host card and pair with its PIN "
+                                + "first."
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/SettingsView.swift

@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.libraryEnabled) private var libraryEnabled = false
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.fullscreenWhileStreaming) private var fullscreenWhileStreaming = true
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.micEnabled) private var micEnabled = true
+    @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.audioChannels) private var audioChannels = 2
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.hudEnabled) private var hudEnabled = true
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.hudPlacement) private var hudPlacement = HUDPlacement.topTrailing.rawValue
     @ObservedObject private var gamepads = GamepadManager.shared
+    #if DEBUG && !os(tvOS)
+    @State private var showControllerTest = false
+    #endif
     #if os(macOS)
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.speakerUID) private var speakerUID = ""
     @AppStorage(DefaultsKey.micUID) private var micUID = ""
@@ -94,6 +98,9 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             }
             .formStyle(.grouped)
             .tabItem { Label("Advanced", systemImage: "slider.horizontal.3") }
+
+            AcknowledgementsView()
+                .tabItem { Label("About", systemImage: "info.circle") }
         }
         .frame(width: 480, height: 460)
     }
@@ -111,6 +118,9 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
             statisticsSection
             experimentalSection
             controllersSection
+            Section {
+                NavigationLink("Acknowledgements") { AcknowledgementsView() }
+            }
         }
         .formStyle(.grouped)
         .onAppear {
@@ -170,6 +180,10 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                 TVSelectionRow(title: "Stream mode", options: options, selection: modeTag)
                 TVSelectionRow(
                     title: "Bitrate", options: bitrateOptions, selection: $bitrateKbps)
+                TVSelectionRow(
+                    title: "Audio channels",
+                    options: [("Stereo", 2), ("5.1 Surround", 6), ("7.1 Surround", 8)],
+                    selection: $audioChannels)
                 if bitrateKbps > 1_000_000 {
                     Label(Self.gigabitWarning, systemImage: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill")
                         .font(.caption)
@@ -209,6 +223,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
                     .padding(.top, 8)
+                NavigationLink("Acknowledgements") { AcknowledgementsView() }
+                    .padding(.top, 8)
             }
             .frame(maxWidth: 1000)
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
@@ -268,6 +284,11 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
 
     @ViewBuilder private var audioSection: some View {
         Section {
+            Picker("Audio channels", selection: $audioChannels) {
+                Text("Stereo").tag(2)
+                Text("5.1 Surround").tag(6)
+                Text("7.1 Surround").tag(8)
+            }
             #if os(macOS)
             Picker("Speaker", selection: $speakerUID) {
                 Text("System default").tag("")
@@ -411,6 +432,11 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     Text(option.label).tag(option.tag)
                 }
             }
+            #if DEBUG && !os(tvOS)
+            Button("Test Controller…") { showControllerTest = true }
+                .disabled(gamepads.active == nil)
+                .sheet(isPresented: $showControllerTest) { ControllerTestView() }
+            #endif
         } header: {
             Text("Controllers")
         } footer: {
@@ -511,15 +537,18 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     private static let padTypes: [(label: String, tag: Int)] = [
         ("Automatic", 0),
         ("Xbox 360", 1),
+        ("Xbox One", 3),
         ("DualSense", 2),
+        ("DualShock 4", 4),
     ]
 
     private static let controllersFooter =
         "One controller is forwarded to the host, as player 1 — Automatic picks the most "
         + "recently connected one. The type is the virtual pad the host creates: Automatic "
         + "matches the controller (a DualSense gets adaptive triggers, lightbar, touchpad "
-        + "and motion), and changes apply from the next session. Two identical controllers "
+        + "and motion; a DualShock 4 the same minus adaptive triggers), and changes apply "
-        + "may swap a manual selection after reconnecting."
+        + "from the next session. Two identical controllers may swap a manual selection "
+        + "after reconnecting."
 
     /// "Use controller" choices: Automatic, every forwardable controller, and — so a stale
     /// pin stays visible instead of leaving the Picker selection tag-less — any pinned id
@@ -537,7 +566,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
 
     private func controllerRow(_ controller: GamepadManager.DiscoveredController) -> some View {
         HStack(spacing: 10) {
-            Image(systemName: controller.isDualSense ? "playstation.logo" : "gamecontroller.fill")
+            Image(systemName: controller.hasTouchpadAndMotion ? "playstation.logo" : "gamecontroller.fill")
                 .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
                 Text(controller.name)

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/DefaultsKeys.swift

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public enum DefaultsKey {
     public static let gamepadType = "punktfunk.gamepadType"
     public static let gamepadID = "punktfunk.gamepadID"
     public static let bitrateKbps = "punktfunk.bitrateKbps"
+    /// Requested audio channel count: 2 (stereo), 6 (5.1) or 8 (7.1). The host clamps to what it
+    /// can capture; the resolved count drives the in-core decode + AVAudioEngine layout.
+    public static let audioChannels = "punktfunk.audioChannels"
     public static let micEnabled = "punktfunk.micEnabled"
     public static let speakerUID = "punktfunk.speakerUID"
     public static let micUID = "punktfunk.micUID"

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/DualSenseHID.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+// Raw-HID DualSense rumble for macOS.
+//
+// Apple's GameController/CHHapticEngine path does NOT drive the DualSense's rumble motors on
+// macOS — a documented platform gap: adaptive triggers, lightbar and player LEDs all work
+// (different APIs), but `CHHapticEngine` output never reaches the motors. So we write the motor
+// amplitudes straight into the DualSense HID output report, exactly the way SDL and the Linux
+// `hid-playstation` driver do (the same report that already rumbles this pad on a Linux host).
+//
+// USB (report 0x02, 48 bytes, no CRC) and Bluetooth (report 0x31, 78 bytes, trailing CRC32) are
+// both handled. The App Sandbox permits the raw-HID access via the app's `device.usb` +
+// `device.bluetooth` entitlements, and this coexists with GameController holding the same device
+// (non-seized open). Output-only, so no run-loop scheduling is needed.
+//
+// macOS-only: IOKit HID device access isn't available to apps on iOS/tvOS.
+
+#if os(macOS)
+import Foundation
+import IOKit
+import IOKit.hid
+import os
+
+private let log = Logger(subsystem: "io.unom.punktfunk", category: "gamepad")
+
+/// Opens the first connected Sony DualSense and forwards motor rumble to it over raw HID.
+/// Single-pad model (we forward exactly one controller), so the first match is the right one.
+final class DualSenseHID {
+    private let manager: IOHIDManager
+    private var device: IOHIDDevice?
+    private var bluetooth = false
+    private var closed = false
+
+    private static let vendorSony = 0x054C
+    // DualSense (0x0CE6) and DualSense Edge (0x0DF2). The DualShock 4 uses a different report
+    // layout and is intentionally not handled here.
+    private static let productIDs = [0x0CE6, 0x0DF2]
+
+    /// "USB" or "Bluetooth" — for logs / the debug panel. Valid after a successful `open()`.
+    var transport: String { bluetooth ? "Bluetooth" : "USB" }
+
+    init() {
+        manager = IOHIDManagerCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, IOOptionBits(kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone))
+    }
+
+    deinit { close() }
+
+    /// Find and open the first connected DualSense. Returns false if none is present or it can't
+    /// be opened (caller then falls back to CoreHaptics).
+    func open() -> Bool {
+        let matches = Self.productIDs.map { pid in
+            [kIOHIDVendorIDKey: Self.vendorSony, kIOHIDProductIDKey: pid] as CFDictionary
+        }
+        IOHIDManagerSetDeviceMatchingMultiple(manager, matches as CFArray)
+        guard IOHIDManagerOpen(manager, IOOptionBits(kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone)) == kIOReturnSuccess else {
+            log.info("rumble: DualSense HID manager open failed — falling back to CoreHaptics")
+            return false
+        }
+        guard let devices = IOHIDManagerCopyDevices(manager) as? Set<IOHIDDevice>,
+              let dev = devices.first
+        else {
+            log.info("rumble: no DualSense HID device found — falling back to CoreHaptics")
+            IOHIDManagerClose(manager, IOOptionBits(kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone))
+            return false
+        }
+        device = dev
+        let transport = IOHIDDeviceGetProperty(dev, kIOHIDTransportKey as CFString) as? String
+        bluetooth = transport?.lowercased().contains("bluetooth") ?? false
+        log.info("rumble: DualSense raw-HID rumble active (transport=\(self.transport, privacy: .public))")
+        return true
+    }
+
+    /// Drive the motors. `low` = left/heavy (low-frequency), `high` = right/light (high-frequency),
+    /// each 0...255. (0, 0) stops.
+    func rumble(low: UInt8, high: UInt8) {
+        guard let dev = device else { return }
+        let report = bluetooth
+            ? Self.bluetoothReport(low: low, high: high)
+            : Self.usbReport(low: low, high: high)
+        let rc = report.withUnsafeBufferPointer { buf in
+            IOHIDDeviceSetReport(
+                dev, kIOHIDReportTypeOutput, CFIndex(report[0]), buf.baseAddress!, buf.count)
+        }
+        if rc != kIOReturnSuccess {
+            log.error("rumble: IOHIDDeviceSetReport failed (0x\(String(format: "%08x", rc), privacy: .public))")
+        }
+    }
+
+    func close() {
+        guard !closed else { return }
+        closed = true
+        if device != nil { rumble(low: 0, high: 0) } // silence the motors before releasing
+        device = nil
+        IOHIDManagerClose(manager, IOOptionBits(kIOHIDOptionsTypeNone))
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Report builders
+
+    // DualSense effects payload (DS5EffectsState_t / hid-playstation `common`) — offsets relative
+    // to the payload start:
+    //   0  flag0 (enable bits)   2  motor_right (high-freq)   3  motor_left (low-freq)
+    //   1  flag1                 38 flag2 (enhanced enable)
+    // We mirror the Linux driver: flag0 = COMPATIBLE_VIBRATION | HAPTICS_SELECT, flag2 =
+    // COMPATIBLE_VIBRATION2 (the enhanced-firmware path), motors sent directly. valid_flag1 stays
+    // 0 so this rumble-only report leaves the lightbar / triggers / player LEDs (driven by
+    // GameController) untouched.
+    private static func fillEffects(_ data: inout [UInt8], at base: Int, low: UInt8, high: UInt8) {
+        data[base + 0] = 0x03 // COMPATIBLE_VIBRATION (0x01) | HAPTICS_SELECT (0x02)
+        data[base + 2] = high // motor_right
+        data[base + 3] = low // motor_left
+        data[base + 38] = 0x04 // COMPATIBLE_VIBRATION2 (enhanced rumble, firmware ≥ 0x0224)
+    }
+
+    // `usbReport` / `bluetoothReport` / `crc32` are internal (not private) so the unit tests can
+    // pin the exact wire layout against the SDL / hid-playstation spec without a physical pad.
+    static func usbReport(low: UInt8, high: UInt8) -> [UInt8] {
+        var d = [UInt8](repeating: 0, count: 48)
+        d[0] = 0x02 // report id
+        fillEffects(&d, at: 1, low: low, high: high)
+        return d
+    }
+
+    static func bluetoothReport(low: UInt8, high: UInt8) -> [UInt8] {
+        var d = [UInt8](repeating: 0, count: 78)
+        d[0] = 0x31 // report id
+        d[1] = 0x00 // seq/tag (static, as SDL)
+        d[2] = 0x10 // magic
+        fillEffects(&d, at: 3, low: low, high: high)
+        // Trailing CRC32 over a 0xA2 seed byte + the report minus its 4 CRC bytes, little-endian.
+        let crc = Self.crc32(seed: 0xA2, d[0..<(d.count - 4)])
+        d[74] = UInt8(crc & 0xFF)
+        d[75] = UInt8((crc >> 8) & 0xFF)
+        d[76] = UInt8((crc >> 16) & 0xFF)
+        d[77] = UInt8((crc >> 24) & 0xFF)
+        return d
+    }
+
+    /// Standard reflected CRC32 (zlib poly 0xEDB88320, init 0xFFFFFFFF, final XOR) over `seed`
+    /// followed by `bytes` — the DualSense Bluetooth output-report checksum (seed 0xA2). Matches
+    /// SDL's `SDL_crc32`/the kernel's `crc32_le` framing.
+    static func crc32<S: Sequence>(seed: UInt8, _ bytes: S) -> UInt32
+    where S.Element == UInt8 {
+        var crc: UInt32 = 0xFFFF_FFFF
+        func step(_ b: UInt8) {
+            crc ^= UInt32(b)
+            for _ in 0..<8 {
+                crc = (crc & 1) != 0 ? (crc >> 1) ^ 0xEDB8_8320 : crc >> 1
+            }
+        }
+        step(seed)
+        for b in bytes { step(b) }
+        return ~crc
+    }
+}
+#endif

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/GamepadCapture.swift

@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 // full GCExtendedGamepad state on every valueChanged and diff against the previous
 // snapshot. Sticks are ±32767 with +y = up (GC already matches, no flip), triggers 0...255.
 //
-// DualSense extras ride the rich-input plane (0xCC): touchpad contacts normalized
+// PlayStation-pad extras ride the rich-input plane (0xCC): touchpad contacts normalized
 // 0...65535 (origin top-left, +y down — GC's ±1/+y-up is converted here) and motion
 // samples in raw DualSense sensor units (gyro 20 LSB per deg/s, accel 10000 LSB per g —
 // derived from the host's fixed calibration blob; the conversion lives in ONE place,
 // `Wire`, so a live sign/scale correction is a one-line change). The host ignores both
-// unless the session's virtual pad is a DualSense.
+// unless the session's virtual pad is a DualSense or DualShock 4 — both carry a touchpad
+// and motion, so the capture below covers either (`GCDualShockGamepad` exposes the same
+// `touchpad*` surface as `GCDualSenseGamepad`).
 //
 // Unlike mouse/keyboard capture, gamepad forwarding is NOT gated on the mouse-capture
 // toggle — a controller can't click local UI, so it always drives the host while the app
@@ -154,8 +156,9 @@ public final class GamepadCapture {
         releaseAll()
         if let ext = bound?.extendedGamepad {
             ext.valueChangedHandler = nil
-            (ext as? GCDualSenseGamepad)?.touchpadPrimary.valueChangedHandler = nil
+            let tp = Self.touchpad(ext)
-            (ext as? GCDualSenseGamepad)?.touchpadSecondary.valueChangedHandler = nil
+            tp?.primary.valueChangedHandler = nil
+            tp?.secondary.valueChangedHandler = nil
         }
         if let motion = bound?.motion {
             motion.valueChangedHandler = nil
@@ -186,11 +189,11 @@ public final class GamepadCapture {
         connection.send(.gamepadAxis(GamepadWire.axisLSX, value: 0, pad: 0))
         sync(ext)
 
-        if let ds = ext as? GCDualSenseGamepad {
+        if let tp = Self.touchpad(ext) {
-            ds.touchpadPrimary.valueChangedHandler = { [weak self] _, x, y in
+            tp.primary.valueChangedHandler = { [weak self] _, x, y in
                 MainActor.assumeIsolated { self?.touch(finger: 0, x: x, y: y) }
             }
-            ds.touchpadSecondary.valueChangedHandler = { [weak self] _, x, y in
+            tp.secondary.valueChangedHandler = { [weak self] _, x, y in
                 MainActor.assumeIsolated { self?.touch(finger: 1, x: x, y: y) }
             }
         }
@@ -257,12 +260,29 @@ public final class GamepadCapture {
         if g.buttonB.isPressed { b |= GamepadWire.b }
         if g.buttonX.isPressed { b |= GamepadWire.x }
         if g.buttonY.isPressed { b |= GamepadWire.y }
-        if (g as? GCDualSenseGamepad)?.touchpadButton.isPressed == true {
+        if Self.touchpad(g)?.button.isPressed == true {
             b |= GamepadWire.touchpadClick
         }
         return b
     }
 
+    /// The touchpad surface of a PlayStation pad — present on both `GCDualSenseGamepad` and
+    /// `GCDualShockGamepad` (DualShock 4), which don't share a common touchpad type, so we
+    /// downcast either and project the identical `touchpad*` properties. `nil` for any other
+    /// controller (Xbox, MFi).
+    private static func touchpad(
+        _ g: GCExtendedGamepad
+    ) -> (primary: GCControllerDirectionPad, secondary: GCControllerDirectionPad,
+          button: GCControllerButtonInput)? {
+        if let ds = g as? GCDualSenseGamepad {
+            return (ds.touchpadPrimary, ds.touchpadSecondary, ds.touchpadButton)
+        }
+        if let ds4 = g as? GCDualShockGamepad {
+            return (ds4.touchpadPrimary, ds4.touchpadSecondary, ds4.touchpadButton)
+        }
+        return nil
+    }
+
     /// One touchpad finger moved. GC reports ±1 positions and snaps to exactly (0, 0) on
     /// lift — treated as the lift signal (a real finger landing on the precise center
     /// momentarily reads as a lift; harmless for a 1-in-65k coincidence).

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/GamepadFeedback.swift

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 //   trigger FX    → DualSenseTriggerEffect.parse → GCDualSenseAdaptiveTrigger.
 //
 // Only pad 0 is rendered (exactly one controller is forwarded). HID-output traffic exists
-// only on DualSense sessions — the drain always polls both planes with short timeouts and
+// only on PlayStation-pad sessions (a DualSense, or a DualShock 4 = lightbar only) — the
-// never spins, so an Xbox session just renders rumble. GameController profile mutation
+// drain always polls both planes with short timeouts and never spins, so an Xbox session
+// just renders rumble. GameController profile mutation
 // happens on main; CHHapticEngine work on its own serial queue; the drain thread itself
 // touches neither. When GamepadManager switches the active controller mid-session, the
 // old pad is reset (triggers off, player index unset) and the last known feedback state
@@ -49,10 +50,12 @@ private final class FeedbackStopFlag: @unchecked Sendable {
 private final class RumbleRenderer: @unchecked Sendable {
     private let queue = DispatchQueue(label: "io.unom.punktfunk.haptics", qos: .userInteractive)
 
+    /// One actuator's started engine plus the player currently driving it (nil = idle). The
+    /// player is rebuilt per level change — `drive` bakes the target intensity into a fresh
+    /// continuous event rather than scaling a long-lived one with a dynamic parameter.
     private struct Motor {
         let engine: CHHapticEngine
-        let player: CHHapticAdvancedPatternPlayer
+        var player: CHHapticAdvancedPatternPlayer?
-        var playing = false
     }
 
     private var controller: GCController?
@@ -66,11 +69,30 @@ private final class RumbleRenderer: @unchecked Sendable {
     /// Last logged active/silent state — for a one-line transition log, not per-event spam.
     private var wasActive = false
 
-    func retarget(_ c: GCController?) {
+    /// CHHapticEvent sharpness = actuator frequency. A DualSense's voice-coil motors need a
+    /// defined frequency to move at all — an intensity-only event (no sharpness) left them
+    /// silent, while a classic Xbox rotor (which ignores sharpness) rumbled fine. 0.5 is the mid
+    /// value the known-working macOS DualSense rumble implementations use. (Used only on the
+    /// CoreHaptics path — a DualSense on macOS is driven over raw HID instead, see below.)
+    private static let sharpness: Float = 0.5
+
+    #if os(macOS)
+    /// Set when the active pad is a DualSense: its motors are driven over raw HID (CoreHaptics
+    /// does not reach them on macOS — adaptive triggers/lightbar work, rumble is silent). nil for
+    /// every other controller, which keeps the CoreHaptics path.
+    private var dualSenseHID: DualSenseHID?
+    #endif
+
+    /// `onBackend`, if given, is invoked (on the internal queue) with a human-readable name of the
+    /// rumble backend now in use — for the debug controller-test panel.
+    func retarget(_ c: GCController?, onBackend: ((String) -> Void)? = nil) {
         queue.async {
             self.teardown()
+            self.closeHID()
             self.controller = c
             self.broken = false
+            _ = self.openHIDIfDualSense(c)
+            onBackend?(self.backendNote(for: c))
         }
     }
 
@@ -82,22 +104,36 @@ private final class RumbleRenderer: @unchecked Sendable {
                 log.debug(
                     "rumble: \(active ? "active" : "stop", privacy: .public) low=\(lowAmp, privacy: .public) high=\(highAmp, privacy: .public)")
             }
+            // A DualSense on macOS is driven over raw HID; CoreHaptics is the path for every
+            // other pad (and for a DualSense whose HID device could not be opened).
+            if self.hidRumble(low: lowAmp, high: highAmp) { return }
             guard !self.broken else { return }
             if active, self.low == nil, self.high == nil {
                 self.setup()
             }
+            let ok: Bool
             if self.high != nil {
-                self.drive(&self.low, Float(lowAmp) / 65535)
+                // Per-handle: low = left/heavy motor, high = right/light — the XInput convention
-                self.drive(&self.high, Float(highAmp) / 65535)
+                // the wire carries.
+                let okLow = self.drive(&self.low, Float(lowAmp) / 65535)
+                let okHigh = self.drive(&self.high, Float(highAmp) / 65535)
+                ok = okLow && okHigh
             } else {
                 // Combined engine: whichever motor is stronger wins.
-                self.drive(&self.low, Float(max(lowAmp, highAmp)) / 65535)
+                ok = self.drive(&self.low, Float(max(lowAmp, highAmp)) / 65535)
             }
+            // Rebuild on the next nonzero amplitude if an engine errored — and tear down OUTSIDE
+            // the `inout` accesses above, so teardown() never mutates a motor that a `drive` call
+            // still holds an exclusive reference to.
+            if !ok { self.teardown() }
         }
     }
 
     func stop() {
-        queue.sync { self.teardown() }
+        queue.sync {
+            self.teardown()
+            self.closeHID()
+        }
     }
 
     /// Engines per handle when the pad distinguishes them (low = left/heavy motor,
@@ -143,44 +179,51 @@ private final class RumbleRenderer: @unchecked Sendable {
             self?.queue.async { self?.teardown() }
         }
         do {
+            // Start the engine now; the player that actually moves the motor is built per level
+            // change in `drive` (a fresh event baked at the target intensity).
             try engine.start()
-            let event = CHHapticEvent(
+            return Motor(engine: engine, player: nil)
-                eventType: .hapticContinuous,
-                parameters: [CHHapticEventParameter(parameterID: .hapticIntensity, value: 1)],
-                relativeTime: 0,
-                duration: TimeInterval(GCHapticDurationInfinite))
-            let player = try engine.makeAdvancedPlayer(with: CHHapticPattern(events: [event], parameters: []))
-            return Motor(engine: engine, player: player)
         } catch {
             log.warning("haptic engine setup failed (\(locality.rawValue, privacy: .public)): \(error, privacy: .public)")
             return nil
         }
     }
 
-    private func drive(_ motor: inout Motor?, _ amplitude: Float) {
+    /// Drive one motor at `amplitude` (0...1) by (re)building a continuous player whose intensity
-        guard var m = motor else { return }
+    /// is BAKED into the event. On a DualSense this is what actually moves the actuators: a
+    /// fixed-intensity event scaled by a dynamic `.hapticIntensityControl` parameter (the old
+    /// path) drives the iPhone Taptic Engine but is silent on a controller's haptic engine. The
+    /// event carries an explicit sharpness (frequency) so the voice coils respond, and an infinite
+    /// duration so a single host update — the host sends rumble only when the level changes —
+    /// sustains until the next one. Returns false if the engine errored; the caller tears down for
+    /// a rebuild (done outside this `inout` access to avoid an exclusivity violation).
+    private func drive(_ motor: inout Motor?, _ amplitude: Float) -> Bool {
+        guard var m = motor else { return true }
+        // Replace any running player: stop the old, and for a zero level leave the motor idle.
+        try? m.player?.stop(atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
+        m.player = nil
+        guard amplitude > 0 else { motor = m; return true }
         do {
-            if amplitude > 0 {
+            let event = CHHapticEvent(
-                if !m.playing {
+                eventType: .hapticContinuous,
-                    try m.player.start(atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
+                parameters: [
-                    m.playing = true
+                    CHHapticEventParameter(parameterID: .hapticIntensity, value: amplitude),
-                }
+                    CHHapticEventParameter(parameterID: .hapticSharpness, value: Self.sharpness),
-                try m.player.sendParameters(
+                ],
-                    [CHHapticDynamicParameter(
+                relativeTime: 0,
-                        parameterID: .hapticIntensityControl,
+                duration: TimeInterval(GCHapticDurationInfinite))
-                        value: amplitude, relativeTime: 0)],
+            let player = try m.engine.makeAdvancedPlayer(
-                    atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
+                with: CHHapticPattern(events: [event], parameters: []))
-            } else if m.playing {
+            try player.start(atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
-                try m.player.stop(atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
+            m.player = player
-                m.playing = false
-            }
             motor = m
+            return true
         } catch {
             // A transient failure (the engine stopped/reset between its handler firing and now).
-            // Tear down so the next nonzero amplitude rebuilds — do NOT latch rumble off for the
+            // Signal a rebuild — do NOT latch rumble off for the session (the old "spotty" bug).
-            // session (that was the old "spotty" behaviour).
             log.warning("rumble: haptic update failed — rebuilding: \(error, privacy: .public)")
-            teardown()
+            motor = m
+            return false
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,12 +233,56 @@ private final class RumbleRenderer: @unchecked Sendable {
             // (Both properties are non-optional closures on this SDK, so assign no-ops, not nil.)
             m.engine.stoppedHandler = { _ in }
             m.engine.resetHandler = {}
-            try? m.player.stop(atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
+            try? m.player?.stop(atTime: CHHapticTimeImmediate)
             m.engine.stop()
         }
         low = nil
         high = nil
     }
+
+    // MARK: - DualSense raw-HID rumble (macOS)
+    //
+    // On macOS the DualSense's motors aren't reachable through CHHapticEngine, so for a DualSense
+    // we drive them over raw HID (see `DualSenseHID`); every other pad keeps the CoreHaptics path.
+    // All three run on the serial `queue`, like the rest of the renderer state.
+
+    private func openHIDIfDualSense(_ c: GCController?) -> Bool {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        guard let c, c.extendedGamepad is GCDualSenseGamepad else { return false }
+        let hid = DualSenseHID()
+        guard hid.open() else { return false }
+        dualSenseHID = hid
+        return true
+        #else
+        return false
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    /// Drive the DualSense's motors over HID if that's the active backend; false → not a HID pad,
+    /// so the caller uses CoreHaptics. The wire's 0...0xFFFF amplitudes scale to the pad's 0...255.
+    private func hidRumble(low: UInt16, high: UInt16) -> Bool {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        guard let hid = dualSenseHID else { return false }
+        hid.rumble(low: UInt8(low >> 8), high: UInt8(high >> 8))
+        return true
+        #else
+        return false
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    private func closeHID() {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        dualSenseHID?.close()
+        dualSenseHID = nil
+        #endif
+    }
+
+    private func backendNote(for c: GCController?) -> String {
+        #if os(macOS)
+        if let hid = dualSenseHID { return "DualSense HID · \(hid.transport)" }
+        #endif
+        return c == nil ? "—" : "CoreHaptics"
+    }
 }
 
 public final class GamepadFeedback {
@@ -248,9 +335,12 @@ public final class GamepadFeedback {
     public func start() {
         guard !drainStarted else { return }
         drainStarted = true
-        // No hidout traffic can exist on a non-DualSense session — poll that plane
+        // Hidout traffic (lightbar / player LEDs / triggers) only exists on a PlayStation-pad
-        // nonblocking there and let rumble own the wait.
+        // session — a DualSense or a DualShock 4 (lightbar only). Block briefly on it there and
-        let hidTimeout: UInt32 = connection.resolvedGamepad == .dualSense ? 10 : 0
+        // let rumble own the wait elsewhere; on an Xbox session it stays nonblocking.
+        let hasHidout = connection.resolvedGamepad == .dualSense
+            || connection.resolvedGamepad == .dualShock4
+        let hidTimeout: UInt32 = hasHidout ? 10 : 0
         let thread = Thread { [connection, flag, drainDone, weak self] in
             while !flag.isStopped {
                 do {
@@ -365,3 +455,74 @@ public final class GamepadFeedback {
         return which == 0 ? ds.leftTrigger : ds.rightTrigger
     }
 }
+
+#if DEBUG
+/// Local feedback driver for the Settings → Controllers "Test Controller" panel (DEBUG builds
+/// only). It drives the SAME CoreHaptics rumble renderer and `DualSenseTriggerEffect` path a
+/// live session uses — just aimed at the physically-connected controller instead of the
+/// host→client feedback planes — so rumble, the adaptive triggers, the lightbar and the player
+/// LEDs can be confirmed on-device without a host. Reusing the real renderers is the point:
+/// a passing test exercises the exact code a session runs.
+@MainActor
+public final class ControllerTester: ObservableObject {
+    private let renderer = RumbleRenderer()
+    private weak var controller: GCController?
+
+    /// The rumble backend now in use — "DualSense HID · USB/Bluetooth", "CoreHaptics", or "—" —
+    /// for the test panel to display so it's obvious which path a given pad takes.
+    @Published public private(set) var rumbleBackend = "—"
+
+    public init() {}
+
+    /// Aim the feedback at a controller (nil releases it). Idempotent — safe to call on every
+    /// active-controller change.
+    public func target(_ c: GCController?) {
+        guard c !== controller else { return }
+        controller = c
+        renderer.retarget(c) { [weak self] note in
+            Task { @MainActor in self?.rumbleBackend = note }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Drive both motors at 0...1 amplitudes — low = left/heavy, high = right/light — mapped to
+    /// the 0...0xFFFF wire range the session carries, through the real `RumbleRenderer`.
+    public func rumble(low: Float, high: Float) {
+        func u16(_ v: Float) -> UInt16 { UInt16((min(max(v, 0), 1) * 65535).rounded()) }
+        renderer.apply(low: u16(low), high: u16(high))
+    }
+
+    public func stopRumble() { renderer.apply(low: 0, high: 0) }
+
+    /// Replay an adaptive-trigger effect on a DualSense via the real `DualSenseTriggerEffect`
+    /// renderer. `right == false` → L2, `true` → R2. No-op on a non-DualSense pad.
+    public func applyTrigger(_ effect: DualSenseTriggerEffect, right: Bool) {
+        guard let ds = controller?.extendedGamepad as? GCDualSenseGamepad else { return }
+        effect.apply(to: right ? ds.rightTrigger : ds.leftTrigger)
+    }
+
+    public func resetTriggers() {
+        guard let ds = controller?.extendedGamepad as? GCDualSenseGamepad else { return }
+        ds.leftTrigger.setModeOff()
+        ds.rightTrigger.setModeOff()
+    }
+
+    /// Lightbar colour (DualSense / DualShock 4); nil turns it off. No-op without a light.
+    public func setLight(_ color: GCColor?) {
+        controller?.light?.color = color ?? GCColor(red: 0, green: 0, blue: 0)
+    }
+
+    /// Player-indicator LEDs (`.index1`...`.index4`, or `.indexUnset` to clear).
+    public func setPlayerIndex(_ index: GCControllerPlayerIndex) {
+        controller?.playerIndex = index
+    }
+
+    /// Silence every channel and release the controller — call on the panel's disappear.
+    public func stop() {
+        resetTriggers()
+        setPlayerIndex(.indexUnset)
+        setLight(nil)
+        renderer.retarget(nil) // async teardown: stops the motors + drops the controller ref
+        controller = nil
+    }
+}
+#endif

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/GamepadManager.swift

@@ -30,11 +30,22 @@ public final class GamepadManager: ObservableObject {
         public let productCategory: String
         /// The full extended profile exists — only these are forwardable.
         public let isExtended: Bool
-        public let isDualSense: Bool
+        /// The virtual-pad type a physical match resolves to under `.auto`: DualSense →
+        /// `.dualSense`, DualShock 4 → `.dualShock4`, an Xbox pad → `.xboxOne`, anything
+        /// else → `.xbox360`. (`.auto` is never stored here.)
+        public let kind: PunktfunkConnection.GamepadType
         public let hasLight: Bool
         public let hasHaptics: Bool
         public let hasMotion: Bool
         public let hasAdaptiveTriggers: Bool
+        /// Specifically a DualSense — gates the DualSense-only feedback (adaptive triggers,
+        /// player LEDs) and the PlayStation glyph in Settings.
+        public var isDualSense: Bool { kind == .dualSense }
+        /// A PlayStation pad with a touchpad + motion (DualSense OR DualShock 4) — gates
+        /// rich-input CAPTURE (touchpad contacts + gyro/accel on plane 0xCC).
+        public var hasTouchpadAndMotion: Bool {
+            kind == .dualSense || kind == .dualShock4
+        }
         /// 0...1, nil when the controller doesn't report a battery (e.g. wired).
         public let batteryLevel: Float?
         public let isCharging: Bool
@@ -102,7 +113,8 @@ public final class GamepadManager: ObservableObject {
 
     /// Connect-time resolution of the user's controller-type setting: an explicit choice
     /// wins; `.auto` matches the virtual pad to the active physical controller (DualSense →
-    /// DualSense, anything else → Xbox 360); no controller at all defers to the host.
+    /// DualSense, DualShock 4 → DualShock 4, an Xbox pad → Xbox One, anything else → Xbox
+    /// 360); no controller at all defers to the host.
     public func resolveType(
         setting: PunktfunkConnection.GamepadType
     ) -> PunktfunkConnection.GamepadType {
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ public final class GamepadManager: ObservableObject {
         // pad. `rebuild()` re-reads `GCController.controllers()` synchronously, closing that race.
         rebuild()
         guard let active else { return .auto }
-        return active.isDualSense ? .dualSense : .xbox360
+        return active.kind
     }
 
     private func noteConnected(_ c: GCController) {
@@ -152,20 +164,38 @@ public final class GamepadManager: ObservableObject {
 
     private static func describe(_ c: GCController, id: String) -> DiscoveredController {
         let extended = c.extendedGamepad
-        let ds = extended as? GCDualSenseGamepad
+        let kind = padKind(extended)
         return DiscoveredController(
             id: id,
             name: c.vendorName ?? c.productCategory,
             productCategory: c.productCategory,
             isExtended: extended != nil,
-            isDualSense: ds != nil,
+            kind: kind,
             hasLight: c.light != nil,
             hasHaptics: c.haptics != nil,
             hasMotion: c.motion != nil,
-            // GCDualSenseGamepad's triggers are GCDualSenseAdaptiveTrigger by declaration.
+            // GCDualSenseGamepad's triggers are GCDualSenseAdaptiveTrigger by declaration; the
-            hasAdaptiveTriggers: ds != nil,
+            // DualShock 4 has none.
+            hasAdaptiveTriggers: kind == .dualSense,
             batteryLevel: c.battery.flatMap { $0.batteryLevel >= 0 ? $0.batteryLevel : nil },
             isCharging: c.battery?.batteryState == .charging,
             controller: c)
     }
+
+    /// Resolve a physical controller's matching virtual-pad type from its GameController
+    /// subclass. Detection order (all are `: GCExtendedGamepad`): DualSense first, then
+    /// DualShock 4, then any Xbox pad, else fall back to Xbox 360. A non-extended / absent
+    /// profile also falls back to `.xbox360` (it's never forwarded anyway).
+    private static func padKind(
+        _ extended: GCExtendedGamepad?
+    ) -> PunktfunkConnection.GamepadType {
+        guard let extended else { return .xbox360 }
+        // Deployment floor (macOS 14 / iOS 17 / tvOS 17) clears every introduction version
+        // here, so no `@available` guard is needed — matching the unguarded
+        // `GCDualSenseGamepad` use elsewhere in the package.
+        if extended is GCDualSenseGamepad { return .dualSense }
+        if extended is GCDualShockGamepad { return .dualShock4 }
+        if extended is GCXboxGamepad { return .xboxOne }
+        return .xbox360
+    }
 }

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Licenses.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import Foundation
+
+/// Open-source license / attribution text bundled with PunktfunkKit (see `Resources/`).
+///
+/// Exposed from the kit so the app shell can show an Acknowledgements screen. The text files are
+/// bundled as SwiftPM resources and read via `Bundle.module`, which works both for `swift build`
+/// and for the Xcode app (it links the PunktfunkKit product, so the resource bundle rides along).
+public enum Licenses {
+    private static func resource(_ name: String) -> String {
+        guard let url = Bundle.module.url(forResource: name, withExtension: "txt"),
+            let text = try? String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
+        else { return "" }
+        return text
+    }
+
+    /// punktfunk's own license — MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option.
+    public static var appLicense: String {
+        let mit = resource("LICENSE-MIT")
+        let apache = resource("LICENSE-APACHE")
+        if mit.isEmpty && apache.isEmpty {
+            return "punktfunk is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option."
+        }
+        return "punktfunk is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option.\n\n"
+            + "================================ MIT ================================\n\n"
+            + mit
+            + "\n\n============================== Apache-2.0 ==============================\n\n"
+            + apache
+    }
+
+    /// Third-party software notices for the linked Rust crates (generated by
+    /// `scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh`).
+    public static var thirdPartyNotices: String {
+        let text = resource("THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES")
+        return text.isEmpty ? "Third-party notices unavailable." : text
+    }
+}

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/PunktfunkConnection.swift

@@ -170,13 +170,18 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
 
     /// Which virtual gamepad the host creates for this session's pads (the
     /// `PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_*` ABI values). `.auto` lets the host decide (its env var, else
-    /// X-Box 360); `.dualSense` is honored only on hosts with UHID (Linux) — games then see
+    /// X-Box 360); `.dualSense` / `.dualShock4` are honored only on hosts with UHID (Linux) —
-    /// a real DualSense and their lightbar / adaptive-trigger writes come back on the
+    /// games then see a real PlayStation pad and its lightbar (and, on a DualSense,
-    /// HID-output plane (`nextHidOutput`). The host's actual choice is `resolvedGamepad`.
+    /// adaptive-trigger / player-LED) writes come back on the HID-output plane
+    /// (`nextHidOutput`). `.xboxOne` is an X-Box-Series-glyph variant of `.xbox360` (same
+    /// buttons/sticks/triggers + rumble, no touchpad/motion/lightbar). The host's actual
+    /// choice is `resolvedGamepad`.
     public enum GamepadType: UInt32, CaseIterable, Sendable {
         case auto = 0
         case xbox360 = 1
         case dualSense = 2
+        case xboxOne = 3
+        case dualShock4 = 4
 
         /// Loose name parsing for env/dev hooks, mirroring the host's
         /// `GamepadPref::from_name`.
@@ -184,7 +189,9 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
             switch name.lowercased() {
             case "auto", "default": self = .auto
             case "xbox", "xbox360", "x360", "uinput": self = .xbox360
-            case "dualsense", "ds", "ps5": self = .dualSense
+            case "dualsense", "ds", "ds5", "ps5": self = .dualSense
+            case "xboxone", "xbox-one", "xboxseries", "series": self = .xboxOne
+            case "dualshock4", "dualshock", "ds4", "ps4": self = .dualShock4
             default: return nil
             }
         }
@@ -228,6 +235,12 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
     /// drain `nextHdrMeta`.
     public var isHDR: Bool { colorTransfer == 16 || colorTransfer == 18 }
 
+    /// The audio channel count the host resolved for this session (the Welcome's echo of the
+    /// requested `audioChannels`, clamped to what the host can capture): `2` (stereo), `6` (5.1)
+    /// or `8` (7.1). Build the playback layout from THIS, never the request. `2` for an older host.
+    /// PCM from `nextAudioPcm` is interleaved in the canonical wire order FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR.
+    public private(set) var resolvedAudioChannels: UInt8 = 2
+
     /// Connect and start a session at the requested mode (the host creates a native virtual
     /// output at exactly this size/refresh). Blocks up to `timeoutMs`.
     ///
@@ -257,6 +270,7 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
         gamepad: GamepadType = .auto,
         bitrateKbps: UInt32 = 0,
         videoCaps: UInt8 = 0,
+        audioChannels: UInt8 = 2,
         launchID: String? = nil,
         timeoutMs: UInt32 = 10_000
     ) throws {
@@ -272,16 +286,16 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
                     withOptionalCString(launchID) { launch in
                         if let pin = pinSHA256 {
                             return pin.withUnsafeBytes { p in
-                                punktfunk_connect_ex5(
+                                punktfunk_connect_ex6(
                                     cs, port, width, height, refreshHz, compositor.rawValue,
-                                    gamepad.rawValue, bitrateKbps, videoCaps, launch,
+                                    gamepad.rawValue, bitrateKbps, videoCaps, audioChannels, launch,
                                     p.bindMemory(to: UInt8.self).baseAddress, &observed,
                                     cert, key, timeoutMs)
                             }
                         }
-                        return punktfunk_connect_ex5(
+                        return punktfunk_connect_ex6(
                             cs, port, width, height, refreshHz, compositor.rawValue,
-                            gamepad.rawValue, bitrateKbps, videoCaps, launch,
+                            gamepad.rawValue, bitrateKbps, videoCaps, audioChannels, launch,
                             nil, &observed, cert, key, timeoutMs)
                     }
                 }
@@ -313,6 +327,9 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
         colorMatrix = mtx
         colorFullRange = fullRange != 0
         bitDepth = depth
+        var ac: UInt8 = 2
+        _ = punktfunk_connection_audio_channels(handle, &ac)
+        resolvedAudioChannels = ac
     }
 
     /// A bandwidth speed-test measurement (see `startSpeedTest`). Partial until `done`.
@@ -461,6 +478,50 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
         }
     }
 
+    /// One decoded audio frame from `nextAudioPcm`: interleaved 32-bit float at 48 kHz, in the
+    /// canonical wire channel order FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR (the first `channels`).
+    public struct AudioPCM: Sendable {
+        /// Interleaved f32 samples (`frameCount * channels` long), wire channel order.
+        public let samples: [Float]
+        /// Samples per channel.
+        public let frameCount: Int
+        /// Channel count (2/6/8) — `resolvedAudioChannels`.
+        public let channels: Int
+        public let ptsNs: UInt64
+        public let seq: UInt32
+    }
+
+    /// Pull the next audio frame, **decoded in-core** to interleaved f32 PCM — Apple's AudioToolbox
+    /// Opus path is stereo-only, so surround (and, for uniformity, stereo too) is decoded by the
+    /// Rust core (libopus multistream) and handed back as PCM. nil on timeout, throws `.closed` once
+    /// the session ended. Drain from a dedicated audio thread (do NOT also call `nextAudio` — they
+    /// share the underlying queue). The returned `samples` are copied out, so the buffer is owned.
+    public func nextAudioPcm(timeoutMs: UInt32 = 100) throws -> AudioPCM? {
+        audioLock.lock()
+        defer { audioLock.unlock() }
+        guard let h = liveHandle() else { throw PunktfunkClientError.closed }
+
+        var out = PunktfunkAudioPcm()
+        let rc = punktfunk_connection_next_audio_pcm(h, &out, timeoutMs)
+        switch rc {
+        case statusOK:
+            let channels = Int(out.channels)
+            let total = Int(out.frame_count) * channels
+            guard let base = out.samples, total > 0 else { return nil }
+            // Copy: the pointer borrows connection memory only until the next PCM call.
+            let samples = Array(UnsafeBufferPointer(start: base, count: total))
+            return AudioPCM(
+                samples: samples, frameCount: Int(out.frame_count),
+                channels: channels, ptsNs: out.pts_ns, seq: out.seq)
+        case statusNoFrame:
+            return nil
+        case statusClosed:
+            throw PunktfunkClientError.closed
+        default:
+            throw PunktfunkClientError.status(rc)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Pull the next force-feedback update for the GCController haptics engine:
     /// `(pad, lowFrequency, highFrequency)` with 0...0xFFFF amplitudes, (0, 0) = stop.
     /// Drain from the (single) feedback thread, alongside `nextHidOutput`.
@@ -497,10 +558,11 @@ public final class PunktfunkConnection {
         case triggerEffect(pad: UInt8, which: UInt8, effect: [UInt8])
     }
 
-    /// Pull the next DualSense feedback event (lightbar / player LEDs / adaptive triggers);
+    /// Pull the next PlayStation-pad feedback event (lightbar / player LEDs / adaptive
-    /// nil on timeout, throws `.closed` once the session ended. Drain from the (single)
+    /// triggers); nil on timeout, throws `.closed` once the session ended. Drain from the
-    /// feedback thread, alongside `nextRumble`. Nothing ever arrives unless
+    /// (single) feedback thread, alongside `nextRumble`. Nothing arrives unless the session's
-    /// `resolvedGamepad == .dualSense` — poll with a short timeout, never spin.
+    /// virtual pad is a DualSense (all three) or a DualShock 4 (lightbar only) — poll with a
+    /// short timeout, never spin.
     public func nextHidOutput(timeoutMs: UInt32 = 0) throws -> HidOutputEvent? {
         feedbackLock.lock()
         defer { feedbackLock.unlock() }

clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Resources/LICENSE-APACHE.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
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clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Resources/LICENSE-MIT.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
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clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/SessionAudio.swift

@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ import os
 
 private let log = Logger(subsystem: "io.unom.punktfunk", category: "audio")
 
-/// SPSC-ish jitter ring (interleaved stereo float), drain thread → render callback.
+/// SPSC-ish jitter ring (interleaved float, `channels` per frame), drain thread → render
-/// The unfair lock is held for microseconds; fine at render-callback rates. Priming:
+/// callback. The unfair lock is held for microseconds; fine at render-callback rates. Priming:
 /// reads return silence until enough is buffered (at least `prefill`, and at least one
 /// packet more than the device's render quantum — large-buffer devices would otherwise
 /// chronically out-demand the prefill and oscillate prime → dropout → re-prime), and an
 /// underrun re-primes, concealing jitter as one short dip instead of sustained crackle.
-/// All counts stay even (whole stereo frames), so L/R interleave can never flip.
+/// All counts stay whole frames (multiples of `channels`), so the interleave can never slip.
 final class AudioRing: @unchecked Sendable {
     private var buf: [Float]
     private var readIdx = 0
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ final class AudioRing: @unchecked Sendable {
     private var renderQuantum = 0
     private let prefill: Int
     private let highWater: Int
+    private let channels: Int
     private let lock = OSAllocatedUnfairLock()
 
-    /// `capacity`/`prefill` in samples (interleaved — 2 per frame, both must be even).
+    /// `capacity`/`prefill` in samples (interleaved — `channels` per frame, both whole frames).
-    init(capacity: Int, prefill: Int) {
+    init(capacity: Int, prefill: Int, channels: Int) {
         buf = [Float](repeating: 0, count: capacity)
         self.prefill = prefill
+        self.channels = channels
         highWater = prefill * 4
     }
 
@@ -74,8 +76,8 @@ final class AudioRing: @unchecked Sendable {
         renderQuantum = max(renderQuantum, count)
         let available = writeIdx - readIdx
         if !primed {
-            // 480 samples = one 5 ms host packet of slack beyond the device's demand.
+            // One 5 ms host packet (240 frames × channels) of slack beyond the device's demand.
-            if available >= max(prefill, renderQuantum + 480) {
+            if available >= max(prefill, renderQuantum + 240 * channels) {
                 primed = true
             } else {
                 for i in 0..<count { out[i] = 0 }
@@ -113,10 +115,55 @@ private final class StopFlag: @unchecked Sendable {
 /// Render-block-owned scratch storage: freed exactly when the closure (and thus the
 /// last possible render call) is released — never racing CoreAudio.
 private final class ScratchBuffer {
-    let ptr = UnsafeMutablePointer<Float>.allocate(capacity: 8192 * 2)
+    // 8192 frames × up to 8 channels (7.1) — the render block caps `frames` at 8192.
+    let ptr = UnsafeMutablePointer<Float>.allocate(capacity: 8192 * 8)
     deinit { ptr.deallocate() }
 }
 
+/// CoreAudio channel layout for the canonical wire order FL FR FC LFE RL RR [SL SR]. nil for
+/// stereo (the standard layout is correct). For 5.1/7.1 we list explicit channel labels via
+/// `kAudioChannelLayoutTag_UseChannelDescriptions` — preset tags (DTS_5_1 etc.) don't reliably
+/// match Moonlight's order. NB the 7.1 mapping (verified against the WASAPI 0x63F + SPA orderings):
+/// wire idx 4-5 = RL/RR = the WAVE *back* pair → LeftSurround/RightSurround; idx 6-7 = SL/SR = the
+/// WAVE *side* pair → LeftSurroundDirect/RightSurroundDirect. (Using RearSurround* for 6-7 would
+/// swap side/back vs the Windows/Linux clients.)
+private func wireChannelLayout(channels: Int) -> AVAudioChannelLayout? {
+    let labels: [AudioChannelLabel]
+    switch channels {
+    case 6:
+        labels = [
+            kAudioChannelLabel_Left, kAudioChannelLabel_Right, kAudioChannelLabel_Center,
+            kAudioChannelLabel_LFEScreen, kAudioChannelLabel_LeftSurround,
+            kAudioChannelLabel_RightSurround,
+        ]
+    case 8:
+        labels = [
+            kAudioChannelLabel_Left, kAudioChannelLabel_Right, kAudioChannelLabel_Center,
+            kAudioChannelLabel_LFEScreen,
+            kAudioChannelLabel_LeftSurround, kAudioChannelLabel_RightSurround, // wire RL/RR (back)
+            kAudioChannelLabel_LeftSurroundDirect, kAudioChannelLabel_RightSurroundDirect, // wire SL/SR (side)
+        ]
+    default:
+        return nil
+    }
+    let size = MemoryLayout<AudioChannelLayout>.size
+        + (labels.count - 1) * MemoryLayout<AudioChannelDescription>.stride
+    let raw = UnsafeMutableRawPointer.allocate(byteCount: size, alignment: 16)
+    defer { raw.deallocate() }
+    let layout = raw.bindMemory(to: AudioChannelLayout.self, capacity: 1)
+    layout.pointee.mChannelLayoutTag = kAudioChannelLayoutTag_UseChannelDescriptions
+    layout.pointee.mChannelBitmap = AudioChannelBitmap(rawValue: 0)
+    layout.pointee.mNumberChannelDescriptions = UInt32(labels.count)
+    let descs = UnsafeMutableBufferPointer(
+        start: &layout.pointee.mChannelDescriptions, count: labels.count)
+    for (i, lbl) in labels.enumerated() {
+        descs[i] = AudioChannelDescription(
+            mChannelLabel: lbl, mChannelFlags: AudioChannelFlags(rawValue: 0),
+            mCoordinates: (0, 0, 0))
+    }
+    return AVAudioChannelLayout(layout: layout)
+}
+
 public final class SessionAudio {
     private let connection: PunktfunkConnection
     private let flag = StopFlag()
@@ -229,9 +276,13 @@ public final class SessionAudio {
     // MARK: - Playback (host → speaker)
 
     private func startPlayback(speakerUID: String) {
-        // 1 s of interleaved stereo capacity, ~20 ms prefill: four 5 ms host packets of
+        // Build the playback layout from the host-RESOLVED channel count (never the request):
-        // jitter absorption before the first sample plays.
+        // 2 = stereo / 6 = 5.1 / 8 = 7.1, canonical wire order FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR.
-        let ring = AudioRing(capacity: 96_000, prefill: 1920)
+        let channels = Int(connection.resolvedAudioChannels)
+        // 1 s interleaved capacity, ~20 ms prefill (four 5 ms host packets of jitter absorption
+        // before the first sample plays), both scaled by the channel count.
+        let ring = AudioRing(
+            capacity: 48_000 * channels, prefill: 960 * channels, channels: channels)
 
         let engine = AVAudioEngine()
         #if os(macOS)
@@ -247,21 +298,32 @@ public final class SessionAudio {
         }
         #endif
 
-        // Engine-native deinterleaved float; the render block deinterleaves from the ring.
+        // Engine-native deinterleaved float; the render block deinterleaves from the ring. Surround
-        guard let format = AVAudioFormat(standardFormatWithSampleRate: 48_000, channels: 2)
+        // uses an explicit wire-order channel layout; the mixer downmixes to the output device when
-        else { return }
+        // it has fewer speakers (e.g. an iPhone's stereo built-ins). (Explicit if/else rather than
+        // map/flatMap so it's correct whether the channelLayout initializer is failable or not.)
+        var format: AVAudioFormat?
+        if channels == 2 {
+            format = AVAudioFormat(standardFormatWithSampleRate: 48_000, channels: 2)
+        } else if let layout = wireChannelLayout(channels: channels) {
+            format = AVAudioFormat(standardFormatWithSampleRate: 48_000, channelLayout: layout)
+        }
+        guard let format else {
+            log.error("could not build \(channels)-channel audio format — audio disabled")
+            return
+        }
         let scratch = ScratchBuffer() // block-owned; freed with the closure
         let source = AVAudioSourceNode(format: format) { _, _, frameCount, abl -> OSStatus in
             let frames = Int(frameCount)
             guard frames <= 8192 else { return kAudioUnitErr_TooManyFramesToProcess }
-            ring.read(into: scratch.ptr, count: frames * 2)
+            ring.read(into: scratch.ptr, count: frames * channels)
             let buffers = UnsafeMutableAudioBufferListPointer(abl)
-            if buffers.count >= 2,
+            // Deinterleave the wire-order interleaved ring into the engine's per-channel buses.
-               let left = buffers[0].mData?.assumingMemoryBound(to: Float.self),
+            if buffers.count >= channels {
-               let right = buffers[1].mData?.assumingMemoryBound(to: Float.self) {
+                for ch in 0..<channels {
-                for f in 0..<frames {
+                    if let dst = buffers[ch].mData?.assumingMemoryBound(to: Float.self) {
-                    left[f] = scratch.ptr[f * 2]
+                        for f in 0..<frames { dst[f] = scratch.ptr[f * channels + ch] }
-                    right[f] = scratch.ptr[f * 2 + 1]
+                    }
                 }
             }
             return noErr
@@ -292,29 +354,20 @@ public final class SessionAudio {
         stateLock.unlock()
         let thread = Thread { [connection, flag, drainDone] in
             defer { drainDone.signal() }
-            guard let decoder = try? OpusDecoder(framesPerPacket: 240),
+            // Decode happens IN-CORE (libopus multistream) — AudioToolbox's Opus path is
-                  let pcm = AVAudioPCMBuffer(
+            // stereo-only — and is handed back as interleaved f32 PCM in wire channel order.
-                      pcmFormat: decoder.pcmFormat, frameCapacity: 5760)
-            else {
-                log.error("Opus decoder unavailable — audio playback disabled")
-                return
-            }
             while !flag.isStopped {
-                let packet: AudioPacket?
+                let pcm: PunktfunkConnection.AudioPCM?
                 do {
-                    packet = try connection.nextAudio(timeoutMs: 100)
+                    pcm = try connection.nextAudioPcm(timeoutMs: 100)
                 } catch {
                     break // session closed
                 }
-                guard let packet else { continue }
+                guard let pcm, pcm.frameCount > 0 else { continue }
-                do {
+                pcm.samples.withUnsafeBufferPointer { p in
-                    let frames = try decoder.decode(packet.data, into: pcm)
+                    if let base = p.baseAddress {
-                    if frames > 0, let p = pcm.floatChannelData?[0] {
+                        ring.write(base, count: pcm.frameCount * pcm.channels)
-                        ring.write(p, count: Int(frames) * 2)
                     }
-                } catch {
-                    // One corrupt packet ≠ a dead stream; skip it.
-                    log.warning("audio decode failed: \(error.localizedDescription)")
                 }
             }
         }

clients/apple/Tests/PunktfunkKitTests/DualSenseHIDTests.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Locks the DualSense raw-HID rumble report layout to the SDL / Linux hid-playstation spec.
+// The motors can only be confirmed on a physical pad, but these guard against a silent byte
+// error in the offsets, enable flags, lengths, and the Bluetooth CRC32 — the parts most likely
+// to regress unnoticed. macOS-only (DualSenseHID isn't compiled elsewhere).
+
+#if os(macOS)
+import XCTest
+
+@testable import PunktfunkKit
+
+final class DualSenseHIDTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testUSBReportLayout() {
+        let r = DualSenseHID.usbReport(low: 0xAA, high: 0xBB)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r.count, 48)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[0], 0x02) // report id
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[1], 0x03) // flag0: COMPATIBLE_VIBRATION | HAPTICS_SELECT
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[2], 0x00) // flag1 (untouched — leaves lightbar/LEDs alone)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[3], 0xBB) // motor_right = high
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[4], 0xAA) // motor_left  = low
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[39], 0x04) // flag2: COMPATIBLE_VIBRATION2 (payload offset 38 + report id)
+    }
+
+    func testBluetoothReportLayoutAndCRC() {
+        let r = DualSenseHID.bluetoothReport(low: 0xAA, high: 0xBB)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r.count, 78)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[0], 0x31) // report id
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[1], 0x00) // seq/tag
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[2], 0x10) // magic
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[3], 0x03) // flag0
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[5], 0xBB) // motor_right = high (payload offset 2 + 3-byte BT header)
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[6], 0xAA) // motor_left  = low
+        XCTAssertEqual(r[41], 0x04) // flag2 (payload offset 38 + 3)
+
+        // Trailing CRC32 = standard CRC32 over (0xA2 seed + report[0..<74]), little-endian.
+        let expected = DualSenseHID.crc32(seed: 0xA2, r[0..<74])
+        let stored = UInt32(r[74]) | (UInt32(r[75]) << 8) | (UInt32(r[76]) << 16) | (UInt32(r[77]) << 24)
+        XCTAssertEqual(stored, expected)
+    }
+
+    func testCRC32MatchesStandardCheckVector() {
+        // The canonical CRC32 check value: CRC32("123456789") == 0xCBF43926. Our helper folds a
+        // seed byte in first, so feed seed='1' and the rest — proving poly/reflection/init/final.
+        let crc = DualSenseHID.crc32(seed: UInt8(ascii: "1"), Array("23456789".utf8))
+        XCTAssertEqual(crc, 0xCBF4_3926)
+    }
+}
+#endif

clients/apple/tools/screenshots.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# App Store screenshot driver for the Punktfunk Apple client.
+#
+# Launches the app in "shot mode" (PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE=<name> → one mock-populated screen,
+# full-bleed; see Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/) once per scene per device, and lets the OS
+# capture the REAL rendered UI:
+#   • macOS  → `screencapture` of the app's borderless window.
+#   • iOS/iPadOS/tvOS → a booted Simulator + `xcrun simctl io booted screenshot` (native pixels =
+#                       the exact App Store size for that device).
+#
+# The captured pixels are exactly App Store Connect's required sizes:
+#   mac        2880×1800   (a 1× display yields 1440×900 — also accepted)
+#   iphone-6.9 1320×2868   (portrait)  /  2868×1320 (the landscape hero)
+#   ipad-13    2064×2752   (portrait)  /  2752×2064 (the landscape hero)
+#   appletv    1920×1080
+#
+# Requirements:
+#   • macOS target: just the Swift toolchain (`swift build`) + a one-time Screen Recording grant
+#     for your terminal (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording).
+#   • iOS/iPadOS/tvOS targets: full Xcode (xcodebuild + Simulators), not just Command Line Tools.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   tools/screenshots.sh all            # every platform this machine can build
+#   tools/screenshots.sh macos          # just macOS
+#   tools/screenshots.sh ios ipad tvos  # specific platforms
+#   OUT=~/Desktop/shots tools/screenshots.sh all
+#   PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO=~/frame.png tools/screenshots.sh ios   # real captured frame for the hero
+#
+# Keep SCENES in sync with ShotScenes.all.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+APPLE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "$APPLE_DIR"
+
+OUT="${OUT:-$APPLE_DIR/screenshots}"
+BUNDLE_ID="io.unom.punktfunk"
+SCENES=(01-stream 02-hosts 03-pair 04-trust 05-settings)
+SETTLE="${SETTLE:-4}" # seconds to let a scene lay out before capturing
+
+mkdir -p "$OUT"
+
+log()  { printf '\033[1;36m[shots]\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
+warn() { printf '\033[1;33m[shots]\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; }
+die()  { printf '\033[1;31m[shots]\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
+
+require_xcode() {
+  xcrun --find simctl >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+    || die "Full Xcode required for simulator capture (have Command Line Tools only).
+       Install Xcode, then: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app"
+}
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- macOS
+
+shoot_macos() {
+  log "macOS — building (swift build -c release)…"
+  swift build -c release >/dev/null
+  local bin=".build/release/PunktfunkClient"
+  [ -x "$bin" ] || die "build produced no $bin"
+
+  for scene in "${SCENES[@]}"; do
+    local logf; logf="$(mktemp)"
+    PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE="$scene" "$bin" >"$logf" 2>&1 &
+    local pid=$!
+    # Wait for the window to exist and the scene to settle.
+    local win=""
+    for _ in $(seq 1 50); do
+      win="$(grep -o 'PF_SHOT_WINDOW=[0-9]*' "$logf" | head -1 | cut -d= -f2 || true)"
+      [ -n "$win" ] && grep -q PF_SHOT_READY "$logf" && break
+      sleep 0.2
+    done
+    if [ -z "$win" ]; then
+      kill -9 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+      warn "macOS/$scene: app never reported a window — skipping"; cat "$logf" >&2; continue
+    fi
+    local dest="$OUT/mac-$scene.png"
+    if screencapture -x -o -l"$win" "$dest" 2>/dev/null && [ -s "$dest" ]; then
+      log "macOS/$scene → $dest ($(pixels "$dest"))"
+    else
+      warn "macOS/$scene: screencapture failed — grant your terminal Screen Recording permission
+       (System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording), then re-run."
+    fi
+    kill -9 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+    rm -f "$logf"
+  done
+}
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------ iOS / iPadOS / tvOS
+
+# $1 device-type regex (matches both existing device names and the device-type catalog)
+# $2 scheme  $3 sdk  $4 file prefix  $5 runtime platform (iOS|tvOS — for the create fallback)
+shoot_sim() {
+  require_xcode
+  local match="$1" scheme="$2" sdk="$3" prefix="$4" platform="$5"
+
+  # Reuse an existing device of this type; else create a throwaway one against the newest
+  # available runtime for the platform. CI runners commonly ship a runtime but not every device
+  # (the iPhone 16 Pro Max is absent on ours), so create-on-demand is what makes it reproducible.
+  local udid
+  udid="$(xcrun simctl list devices available | grep -E "$match" | grep -oE '[0-9A-F-]{36}' | head -1 || true)"
+  if [ -z "$udid" ]; then
+    local devtype rt
+    devtype="$(xcrun simctl list devicetypes | grep -E "$match" \
+      | grep -oE 'com\.apple\.CoreSimulator\.SimDeviceType\.[A-Za-z0-9.-]+' | head -1 || true)"
+    rt="$(xcrun simctl list runtimes available | grep -E "^$platform " \
+      | grep -oE 'com\.apple\.CoreSimulator\.SimRuntime\.[A-Za-z0-9.-]+' | tail -1 || true)"
+    if [ -n "$devtype" ] && [ -n "$rt" ]; then
+      udid="$(xcrun simctl create "pf-shot-$prefix" "$devtype" "$rt" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+      [ -n "$udid" ] && log "$prefix — created Simulator $udid ($devtype)"
+    fi
+  fi
+  [ -n "$udid" ] || die "$prefix: no Simulator matching /$match/, and none could be created
+       (needs a $platform runtime + a matching device type — check 'xcrun simctl list')."
+  log "$prefix — Simulator $udid"
+  xcrun simctl boot "$udid" 2>/dev/null || true
+  xcrun simctl bootstatus "$udid" -b >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+  log "$prefix — building ($scheme)…"
+  local dd; dd="$(mktemp -d)"
+  xcodebuild -project Punktfunk.xcodeproj -scheme "$scheme" -configuration Debug \
+    -sdk "$sdk" -destination "id=$udid" -derivedDataPath "$dd" \
+    CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO build >/dev/null \
+    || die "$prefix: xcodebuild failed"
+  local app; app="$(find "$dd/Build/Products" -maxdepth 2 -name '*.app' -type d | head -1)"
+  [ -n "$app" ] || die "$prefix: no .app built"
+  xcrun simctl install "$udid" "$app"
+
+  for scene in "${SCENES[@]}"; do
+    xcrun simctl terminate "$udid" "$BUNDLE_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
+    SIMCTL_CHILD_PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE="$scene" \
+      ${PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO:+SIMCTL_CHILD_PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO="$PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_HERO"} \
+      xcrun simctl launch "$udid" "$BUNDLE_ID" >/dev/null
+    sleep "$SETTLE"
+    local dest="$OUT/$prefix-$scene.png"
+    xcrun simctl io "$udid" screenshot "$dest" >/dev/null
+    log "$prefix/$scene → $dest ($(pixels "$dest"))"
+  done
+  xcrun simctl terminate "$udid" "$BUNDLE_ID" 2>/dev/null || true
+  rm -rf "$dd"
+}
+
+pixels() { sips -g pixelWidth -g pixelHeight "$1" 2>/dev/null | awk '/pixel/{print $2}' | paste -sd× -; }
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- dispatch
+
+[ $# -gt 0 ] || set -- all
+for target in "$@"; do
+  case "$target" in
+    macos) shoot_macos ;;
+    ios)   shoot_sim 'iPhone 16 Pro Max'   Punktfunk-iOS  iphonesimulator  iphone-6.9 iOS ;;
+    ipad)  shoot_sim 'iPad Pro 13|iPad Pro .*M4|iPad Pro \(13' Punktfunk-iOS iphonesimulator ipad-13 iOS ;;
+    tvos)  shoot_sim 'Apple TV'            Punktfunk-tvOS appletvsimulator appletv    tvOS ;;
+    all)
+      shoot_macos
+      if xcrun --find simctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        shoot_sim 'iPhone 16 Pro Max' Punktfunk-iOS iphonesimulator iphone-6.9 iOS
+        shoot_sim 'iPad Pro 13|iPad Pro .*M4|iPad Pro \(13' Punktfunk-iOS iphonesimulator ipad-13 iOS
+        shoot_sim 'Apple TV' Punktfunk-tvOS appletvsimulator appletv tvOS
+      else
+        warn "Skipping iOS/iPadOS/tvOS — full Xcode not found (Command Line Tools only)."
+      fi
+      ;;
+    *) die "unknown target '$target' (use: all macos ios ipad tvos)" ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+log "Done. Screenshots in $OUT"
+ls -1 "$OUT" 2>/dev/null || true

clients/decky/README.md

@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ Gaming Mode automatically.
 | `src/steam.ts` | Steam-shortcut launch (`AddShortcut` / `SetAppLaunchOptions` / `RunGame`) — the focus-correct stream start. |
 | `src/backend.ts` | Typed `callable` bridges to `main.py`. |
 | `bin/punktfunkrun.sh` | The launch wrapper the Steam shortcut targets (so the window is focusable). |
-| `main.py` | Backend: `discover` / `pair` / `runner_info` / `get_settings` / `set_settings` / `kill_stream`. |
+| `main.py` | Backend: `discover` / `pair` / `runner_info` / `get_settings` / `set_settings` / `kill_stream` / `check_update`. |
 | `plugin.json` | Decky plugin manifest. |
+| `update.json` | CI-baked `{channel, manifest}` — where `check_update()` polls (absent on dev builds). |
 | `decky.pyi` | Type stub for the injected `decky` module (vendored from the template). |
 
 ### Discovery (`discover()`)
@@ -140,6 +141,40 @@ shows up in the Quick Access Menu.
 > [`../../packaging/flatpak/README.md`](../../packaging/flatpak/README.md)) — install that on
 > the Deck too, or the panel's Connect surfaces a `client-not-found` error.
 
+## Updating (self-update, no store)
+
+The plugin updates itself without the official Decky store. CI (`decky.yml`) publishes a tiny
+per-channel `manifest.json` next to the zip in the Gitea registry:
+
+```json
+{"version":"0.3.123","artifact":".../punktfunk-decky/0.3.123/punktfunk.zip","sha256":"…"}
+```
+
+and bakes an `update.json` (`{channel, manifest}`) into the plugin so it knows which channel it was
+installed from. The backend `check_update()` reads the **installed** version from `package.json` —
+the value Decky itself reports (it does **not** read `plugin.json`) — fetches the channel manifest,
+and compares. When a newer build exists the frontend shows an **Update to vX** button that drives
+Decky Loader's own install RPC:
+
+```ts
+window.DeckyBackend.callable("utilities/install_plugin")(artifact, "punktfunk", version, hash, /*UPDATE=*/2)
+```
+
+The loader (root) downloads the immutable per-version zip, **SHA-256-verifies** it against `hash`,
+replaces `~/homebrew/plugins/punktfunk`, and hot-reloads — the unprivileged backend never writes the
+root-owned plugins dir itself. `window.DeckyBackend` / `utilities/install_plugin` are loader
+internals (not `@decky/api`), so every access is guarded; missing them, the button falls back to a
+toast pointing at **Install Plugin from URL**.
+
+> CI stamps a **plain numeric** semver per channel (`0.3.<run>` canary, `X.Y.Z` stable) into
+> `package.json`. Decky's `compare-versions` orders pre-release identifiers lexically (so `ci10 < ci9`)
+> — a `-ciN` suffix would mis-detect updates.
+
+**Optional — native Updates tab:** Decky's store is single-source (a custom store URL *replaces* the
+official catalog), so punktfunk doesn't ship one by default. A user who wants the native update badge
+can point Decky → Settings → **Custom store** at a punktfunk-only store JSON — not recommended if you
+use other plugins, since it hides the official catalog.
+
 ## Limitations / next steps
 
 - **Needs on-Deck validation in Gaming Mode**: the Steam-shortcut launch (`AddShortcut` /

clients/decky/bin/punktfunkrun.sh

@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ fi
 echo "punktfunkrun: streaming $APPID --connect $PF_HOST" >&2
 # exec so the flatpak client IS the game process — when it exits, Steam ends the "game" and
 # Gaming Mode reclaims focus automatically (no manual refocus needed).
-exec "$FLATPAK" run --arch=x86_64 "$APPID" --connect "$PF_HOST"
+# --fullscreen: present the stream chrome-less and fullscreen (the client also auto-detects the
+# Deck/gamescope env, and ignores the flag harmlessly on older builds that predate it).
+exec "$FLATPAK" run --arch=x86_64 "$APPID" --connect "$PF_HOST" --fullscreen

clients/decky/main.py

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ The backend's jobs are the things Steam can't do:
 * **get_settings() / set_settings()** — read/write the flatpak client's stream settings JSON
   (resolution / bitrate / gamepad), so the Deck UI configures the stream the client reads.
 * **kill_stream()** — force-stop a wedged stream (``flatpak kill``).
+* **check_update()** — poll the registry's per-channel ``manifest.json`` and report whether a
+  newer build is available (the frontend then drives Decky's own install RPC to apply it).
 
 The TXT-record keys parsed (``proto`` / ``fp`` / ``pair`` / ``id``) are defined by the host
 advert in ``crates/punktfunk-host/src/discovery.rs``.
@@ -26,7 +28,10 @@ import asyncio
 import json
 import os
 import shutil
+import ssl
 import stat
+import time
+import urllib.request
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import decky
@@ -37,22 +42,99 @@ APP_ID = "io.unom.Punktfunk"
 # Service type advertised by punktfunk/1 hosts (matches NATIVE_SERVICE in the Rust host).
 SERVICE_TYPE = "_punktfunk._udp"
 
-# The flatpak client persists identity / known-hosts / settings under HOME/.config/punktfunk;
+# The flatpak client persists identity / known-hosts / settings under HOME/.config/punktfunk.
-# inside the flatpak sandbox HOME is ~/.var/app/<APP_ID>, so the real on-disk location is this.
+# The sandbox HOME resolves to the REAL user home (== DECKY_USER_HOME), NOT the per-app
-# The backend writes settings here so the (sandboxed) client reads them.
+# ~/.var/app/<APP_ID> dir — verified on-device (`flatpak run … sh -c 'echo $HOME'` prints
+# /home/deck, and the manifest's `--filesystem=~/.config/punktfunk` grants exactly that path;
+# we also pass HOME=DECKY_USER_HOME into `flatpak run`, see _flatpak_env). Pointing here is what
+# lets plugin settings actually reach the client AND lets us read the client's known-hosts to
+# tell whether THIS device is already paired with a given host.
 def _client_config_dir() -> Path:
-    return Path(decky.DECKY_USER_HOME) / ".var" / "app" / APP_ID / ".config" / "punktfunk"
+    return Path(decky.DECKY_USER_HOME) / ".config" / "punktfunk"
 
 
 def _settings_path() -> Path:
     return _client_config_dir() / "client-gtk-settings.json"
 
 
+def _paired_fingerprints() -> set[str]:
+    """Host cert fingerprints (lowercase hex) this client has PIN-paired, from the client's
+    known-hosts store. Keyed by fingerprint so it survives a host changing IP address."""
+    try:
+        data = json.loads((_client_config_dir() / "client-known-hosts.json").read_text())
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return set()
+    hosts = data.get("hosts", []) if isinstance(data, dict) else []
+    return {
+        h["fp_hex"].lower()
+        for h in hosts
+        if isinstance(h, dict) and h.get("paired") and isinstance(h.get("fp_hex"), str)
+    }
+
+
 def _runner_path() -> str:
     """Absolute path to the launch wrapper shipped with the plugin (bin/punktfunkrun.sh)."""
     return str(Path(decky.DECKY_PLUGIN_DIR) / "bin" / "punktfunkrun.sh")
 
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Self-update check (no Decky store). The plugin is distributed via "Install Plugin from
+# URL" pointing at our Gitea generic registry, so the official store never sees it and
+# can't offer updates. Instead the backend polls a tiny per-channel ``manifest.json`` the
+# CI publishes next to the zip, compares it to the installed version, and the frontend
+# offers a one-tap update that drives Decky's own (root, privileged) install RPC. The
+# channel + manifest URL are baked into ``update.json`` by CI (.gitea/workflows/decky.yml);
+# a dev/sideload build has no ``update.json`` and update checks are simply disabled.
+_UPDATE_TTL_S = 1800.0  # cache a successful check for 30 min (the QAM remounts often)
+_update_cache: dict = {"at": 0.0, "data": None}
+
+
+def _update_config() -> dict:
+    """The CI-baked ``{channel, manifest}`` next to the plugin (absent on dev builds)."""
+    try:
+        return json.loads((Path(decky.DECKY_PLUGIN_DIR) / "update.json").read_text())
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return {}
+
+
+def _installed_version() -> str:
+    """The version Decky itself reports for this plugin — it reads ``package.json`` (NOT
+    plugin.json), so the CI stamps the build version there."""
+    try:
+        pkg = json.loads((Path(decky.DECKY_PLUGIN_DIR) / "package.json").read_text())
+        return str(pkg.get("version", "0.0.0"))
+    except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return "0.0.0"
+
+
+def _semver_tuple(v: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
+    """A tolerant (major, minor, patch) tuple for ``>`` comparison. We control the version
+    format (plain numeric ``X.Y.Z`` on both channels), so leading-int-per-component is
+    enough; any pre-release suffix is dropped before comparing."""
+    parts: list[int] = []
+    for comp in str(v).split("-", 1)[0].split(".")[:3]:
+        digits = ""
+        for ch in comp:
+            if ch.isdigit():
+                digits += ch
+            else:
+                break
+        parts.append(int(digits) if digits else 0)
+    while len(parts) < 3:
+        parts.append(0)
+    return (parts[0], parts[1], parts[2])
+
+
+def _fetch_json(url: str, timeout: float = 8.0) -> dict:
+    """Blocking HTTPS GET of a small JSON document (run in an executor)."""
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        url, headers={"Accept": "application/json", "User-Agent": "punktfunk-decky"}
+    )
+    ctx = ssl.create_default_context()
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout, context=ctx) as resp:
+        return json.loads(resp.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace"))
+
+
 def _flatpak() -> str | None:
     return shutil.which("flatpak") or (
         "/usr/bin/flatpak" if Path("/usr/bin/flatpak").exists() else None
@@ -179,6 +261,13 @@ class Plugin:
         if stderr:
             decky.logger.debug("avahi-browse stderr: %s", stderr.decode(errors="replace"))
         hosts = _parse_avahi_browse(stdout.decode(errors="replace"))
+        # Mark which hosts THIS device has already paired (by cert fingerprint), so the UI can
+        # show "Stream" instead of "Pair" — the mDNS `pair` field is the host's policy, not our
+        # per-device pairing state.
+        paired = _paired_fingerprints()
+        for h in hosts:
+            fp = h.get("fp") or ""
+            h["paired"] = bool(fp) and fp.lower() in paired
         decky.logger.info("discovered %d punktfunk host(s)", len(hosts))
         return hosts
 
@@ -279,6 +368,54 @@ class Plugin:
             return {"ok": False}
         return {"ok": True}
 
+    async def check_update(self, force: bool = False) -> dict:
+        """Is a newer build available in our registry? Compares the installed version
+        (``package.json``) against the per-channel ``manifest.json`` the CI publishes, and
+        returns everything the frontend needs to drive Decky's install RPC. Non-fatal: any
+        failure (no channel baked in, network down) returns ``update_available: False``.
+        """
+        current = _installed_version()
+        cfg = _update_config()
+        result = {
+            "current": current,
+            "latest": current,
+            "artifact": "",
+            "hash": "",
+            "channel": str(cfg.get("channel", "")),
+            "update_available": False,
+        }
+
+        manifest_url = cfg.get("manifest")
+        if not manifest_url:
+            result["error"] = "update-channel-unknown"  # dev / sideloaded build
+            return result
+
+        now = time.monotonic()
+        cached = _update_cache["data"]
+        if not force and cached and (now - _update_cache["at"]) < _UPDATE_TTL_S:
+            return cached
+
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            manifest = await loop.run_in_executor(None, _fetch_json, manifest_url)
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            decky.logger.warning("update check failed: %s", exc)
+            result["error"] = "fetch-failed"
+            return result  # transient — don't cache, retry next open
+
+        latest = str(manifest.get("version", current))
+        result["latest"] = latest
+        result["artifact"] = str(manifest.get("artifact", ""))
+        result["hash"] = str(manifest.get("sha256", ""))
+        result["update_available"] = bool(result["artifact"]) and (
+            _semver_tuple(latest) > _semver_tuple(current)
+        )
+        if result["update_available"]:
+            decky.logger.info("update available: %s -> %s (%s)", current, latest, result["channel"])
+        _update_cache["at"] = now
+        _update_cache["data"] = result
+        return result
+
     # ---- Decky lifecycle ----
 
     async def _main(self):

clients/decky/src/backend.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ export interface Host {
   name: string;
   host: string;
   port: number;
-  pair: string; // "required" | "optional"
+  pair: string; // "required" | "optional" — the HOST's policy
   fp: string;
+  paired: boolean; // whether THIS device has already PIN-paired this host (by fingerprint)
 }
 
 export interface PairResult {
@@ -32,6 +33,16 @@ export interface StreamSettings {
   mic_enabled: boolean;
 }
 
+export interface UpdateInfo {
+  current: string; // installed version (package.json)
+  latest: string; // newest version in our registry for this channel
+  artifact: string; // immutable zip URL Decky should install
+  hash: string; // sha256 of that zip (Decky verifies it)
+  channel: string; // "latest" (stable) | "canary"
+  update_available: boolean;
+  error?: string; // "update-channel-unknown" (dev build) | "fetch-failed"
+}
+
 export const discover = callable<[], Host[]>("discover");
 export const pair = callable<
   [host: string, port: number, pin: string, name: string],
@@ -43,3 +54,4 @@ export const setSettings = callable<[settings: StreamSettings], { ok: boolean }>
   "set_settings",
 );
 export const killStream = callable<[], { ok: boolean }>("kill_stream");
+export const checkUpdate = callable<[force: boolean], UpdateInfo>("check_update");

clients/decky/src/index.tsx

@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@ import {
   PanelSectionRow,
   SliderField,
   Spinner,
+  Tabs,
   ToggleField,
   showModal,
   staticClasses,
 } from "@decky/ui";
 import { definePlugin, routerHook, toaster } from "@decky/api";
-import { FC, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  Component,
+  CSSProperties,
+  ErrorInfo,
+  FC,
+  ReactNode,
+  useCallback,
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
 import {
   FaTv,
   FaSyncAlt,
@@ -23,19 +33,130 @@ import {
   FaLockOpen,
   FaPlay,
   FaArrowLeft,
+  FaDownload,
 } from "react-icons/fa";
 import {
   discover,
   getSettings,
   pair,
   setSettings,
+  checkUpdate,
   Host,
   StreamSettings,
+  UpdateInfo,
 } from "./backend";
 import { launchStream } from "./steam";
 
 const ROUTE = "/punktfunk";
 
+// Decky Loader exposes its already-authenticated WSRouter as a global. This is NOT part of
+// @decky/api (it's a loader internal), so we treat it as optional and guard every use — on a
+// loader without it we fall back to manual "Install Plugin from URL". We use it to drive
+// Decky's own privileged install path (the root loader does the download + SHA-256 verify +
+// extract + hot-reload), which is the only way a plugin can update itself: ~/homebrew/plugins
+// is root-owned, so our unprivileged backend can't swap its own files.
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    DeckyBackend?: {
+      callable: (route: string) => (...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown>;
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+// PluginInstallType.UPDATE in decky-loader's browser.py (INSTALL=0/REINSTALL=1/UPDATE=2/…).
+const INSTALL_TYPE_UPDATE = 2;
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Error boundary — contains ANY render failure in our UI so a single bad render can never take
+// down the whole Quick Access "Decky" section (Decky's tab-level boundary shows the generic
+// "Something went wrong while displaying this content" for the entire tab when one plugin
+// throws). The realistic trigger is a future Steam client update that makes a @decky/ui
+// component resolve to `undefined` (React then throws "Element type is invalid"). The fallback
+// is built from ONLY plain DOM elements + inline styles, so it cannot itself depend on a
+// (possibly broken) Steam-internal component — it is guaranteed to render.
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class PluginErrorBoundary extends Component<
+  { children: ReactNode },
+  { error: Error | null }
+> {
+  state: { error: Error | null } = { error: null };
+
+  static getDerivedStateFromError(error: Error) {
+    return { error };
+  }
+
+  componentDidCatch(error: Error, info: ErrorInfo) {
+    // Surface it for diagnosis, but never rethrow — containment is the whole point.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.error("[punktfunk] contained UI render error:", error, info?.componentStack);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { error } = this.state;
+    if (!error) return this.props.children;
+    return (
+      <div style={{ padding: "1em", lineHeight: 1.45 }}>
+        <div style={{ fontWeight: "bold", marginBottom: "0.4em" }}>
+          punktfunk couldn’t draw this view
+        </div>
+        <div style={{ opacity: 0.8, marginBottom: "0.6em" }}>
+          The plugin hit a display error — your Steam Deck is fine. Reload punktfunk from
+          Decky&apos;s plugin list, or update the plugin.
+        </div>
+        <div
+          style={{
+            opacity: 0.55,
+            fontFamily: "monospace",
+            fontSize: "0.8em",
+            wordBreak: "break-word",
+          }}
+        >
+          {String(error?.message ?? error)}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+// Checks our registry for a newer build on mount (the backend caches + is non-fatal offline).
+function useUpdate() {
+  const [info, setInfo] = useState<UpdateInfo | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    void checkUpdate(false)
+      .then(setInfo)
+      .catch(() => {});
+  }, []);
+  return info;
+}
+
+async function applyUpdate(info: UpdateInfo) {
+  try {
+    const backend = window.DeckyBackend;
+    if (backend?.callable) {
+      // Fire-and-forget: the loader reinstalls + reloads THIS plugin, tearing the panel down
+      // before any result could arrive — so never await it. Decky shows its own confirm prompt.
+      void backend.callable("utilities/install_plugin")(
+        info.artifact,
+        "punktfunk",
+        info.latest,
+        info.hash,
+        INSTALL_TYPE_UPDATE,
+      );
+      toaster.toast({
+        title: "punktfunk",
+        body: `Updating to v${info.latest}… confirm the Decky prompt.`,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // fall through to the manual path
+  }
+  toaster.toast({
+    title: "punktfunk",
+    body: "Update from Decky → Developer → Install Plugin from URL.",
+  });
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Discovery hook — shared by the QAM panel and the full page.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -255,20 +376,24 @@ const SettingsSection: FC = () => {
 // One host row on the full page.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const HostRow: FC<{ host: Host }> = ({ host }) => {
-  const pairRequired = host.pair === "required";
+  // The host's policy is `pair=required`, but if THIS device is already paired we don't need to
+  // pair again — show it as trusted and go straight to Stream.
+  const needsPair = host.pair === "required" && !host.paired;
   return (
     <Field
       label={
         <span style={{ display: "inline-flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.4em" }}>
-          {pairRequired ? <FaLock /> : <FaLockOpen />}
+          {needsPair ? <FaLock /> : <FaLockOpen />}
           {host.name}
         </span>
       }
-      description={`${host.host}:${host.port}${pairRequired ? " · pairing required" : ""}`}
+      description={`${host.host}:${host.port}${
+        needsPair ? " · pairing required" : host.paired ? " · paired" : ""
+      }`}
       childrenContainerWidth="max"
     >
       <Focusable style={{ display: "flex", gap: "0.5em" }}>
-        {pairRequired && (
+        {needsPair && (
           <DialogButton
             style={{ minWidth: "5em" }}
             onClick={() =>
@@ -288,52 +413,129 @@ const HostRow: FC<{ host: Host }> = ({ host }) => {
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// The fullscreen page (registered as the /punktfunk route).
+// The fullscreen page (registered as the /punktfunk route) — a tabbed Hosts / Settings view.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Bottom inset so the last control clears Gaming Mode's footer hint bar. Routed pages render
+// *under* that bar otherwise — that's why the last Stream-settings row was getting hidden. The
+// value is generous on purpose (and harmless where the tab area already insets); tune to taste.
+const SAFE_BOTTOM = "80px";
+
+// Each tab is its own scroll area so long content is always reachable above the footer.
+const tabScroll: CSSProperties = {
+  height: "100%",
+  overflowY: "auto",
+  padding: "0.5em 2.5em",
+  paddingBottom: SAFE_BOTTOM,
+  boxSizing: "border-box",
+};
+
+const HostsTab: FC<{
+  hosts: Host[];
+  scanning: boolean;
+  refresh: () => void;
+}> = ({ hosts, scanning, refresh }) => (
+  <div style={tabScroll}>
+    <Field
+      label="Discover"
+      description={
+        scanning
+          ? "Scanning the LAN…"
+          : `${hosts.length} host${hosts.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} on your network`
+      }
+      childrenContainerWidth="max"
+      bottomSeparator={hosts.length ? "standard" : "none"}
+    >
+      <DialogButton style={{ minWidth: "8em" }} disabled={scanning} onClick={refresh}>
+        {scanning ? (
+          <Spinner style={{ height: "1em", marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+        ) : (
+          <FaSyncAlt style={{ marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+        )}
+        {scanning ? "Scanning…" : "Refresh"}
+      </DialogButton>
+    </Field>
+
+    {hosts.length === 0 && !scanning && (
+      <Field
+        focusable={false}
+        description="No punktfunk hosts found. Make sure a host is running on the same network."
+      >
+        No hosts found
+      </Field>
+    )}
+    {hosts.map((h) => (
+      <HostRow key={h.fp || `${h.host}:${h.port}`} host={h} />
+    ))}
+  </div>
+);
+
+const SettingsTab: FC = () => (
+  <div style={tabScroll}>
+    <SettingsSection />
+  </div>
+);
+
 const PunktfunkPage: FC = () => {
   const { hosts, scanning, refresh } = useHosts();
+  const update = useUpdate();
+  const [tab, setTab] = useState("hosts");
 
   return (
     <div
       style={{
         marginTop: "40px",
         height: "calc(100% - 40px)",
-        overflowY: "auto",
+        display: "flex",
-        padding: "0 2.5em 2.5em",
+        flexDirection: "column",
       }}
     >
-      <Focusable style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "1em", marginBottom: "1em" }}>
+      <Focusable
+        style={{
+          display: "flex",
+          alignItems: "center",
+          gap: "1em",
+          padding: "0 2.5em",
+          marginBottom: "0.4em",
+          flexShrink: 0,
+        }}
+      >
         <DialogButton
-          style={{ width: "3em", minWidth: "3em" }}
+          style={{ width: "3em", minWidth: "3em", padding: 0 }}
           onClick={() => Navigation.NavigateBack()}
         >
           <FaArrowLeft />
         </DialogButton>
-        <div className={staticClasses.Title} style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+        <div className={staticClasses?.Title} style={{ flex: 1, margin: 0 }}>
           punktfunk
         </div>
-        <DialogButton style={{ width: "10em" }} disabled={scanning} onClick={refresh}>
+        {update?.update_available && (
-          {scanning ? (
+          <DialogButton style={{ minWidth: "9em" }} onClick={() => applyUpdate(update)}>
-            <Spinner style={{ height: "1em", marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+            <FaDownload style={{ marginRight: "0.4em" }} />
-          ) : (
+            Update v{update.latest}
-            <FaSyncAlt style={{ marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+          </DialogButton>
-          )}
+        )}
-          {scanning ? "Scanning…" : "Refresh"}
-        </DialogButton>
       </Focusable>
 
-      <div style={{ fontSize: "1.1em", fontWeight: "bold", margin: "0.5em 0" }}>Hosts</div>
+      <div style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 0 }}>
-      {hosts.length === 0 && !scanning && (
+        <Tabs
-        <Field focusable={false}>No hosts discovered on the LAN.</Field>
+          activeTab={tab}
-      )}
+          onShowTab={(id: string) => setTab(id)}
-      {hosts.map((h) => (
+          autoFocusContents
-        <HostRow key={h.fp || `${h.host}:${h.port}`} host={h} />
+          tabs={[
-      ))}
+            {
-
+              id: "hosts",
-      <div style={{ fontSize: "1.1em", fontWeight: "bold", margin: "1.5em 0 0.5em" }}>
+              title: "Hosts",
-        Stream settings
+              content: <HostsTab hosts={hosts} scanning={scanning} refresh={refresh} />,
+            },
+            {
+              id: "settings",
+              title: "Settings",
+              content: <SettingsTab />,
+            },
+          ]}
+        />
       </div>
-      <SettingsSection />
     </div>
   );
 };
@@ -343,9 +545,25 @@ const PunktfunkPage: FC = () => {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const QamPanel: FC = () => {
   const { hosts, scanning, refresh } = useHosts();
+  const update = useUpdate();
 
   return (
     <>
+      {update?.update_available && (
+        <PanelSection title="Update">
+          <PanelSectionRow>
+            <ButtonItem
+              layout="below"
+              onClick={() => applyUpdate(update)}
+              label={`v${update.current} → v${update.latest}`}
+            >
+              <FaDownload style={{ marginRight: "0.5em" }} />
+              Update punktfunk
+            </ButtonItem>
+          </PanelSectionRow>
+        </PanelSection>
+      )}
+
       <PanelSection title="punktfunk">
         <PanelSectionRow>
           <ButtonItem
@@ -378,25 +596,25 @@ const QamPanel: FC = () => {
           </PanelSectionRow>
         )}
         {hosts.map((h) => {
-          const pairRequired = h.pair === "required";
+          const needsPair = h.pair === "required" && !h.paired;
           return (
             <PanelSectionRow key={h.fp || `${h.host}:${h.port}`}>
               <ButtonItem
                 layout="below"
                 onClick={() =>
-                  pairRequired
+                  needsPair
                     ? showModal(<PairModal host={h} onPaired={() => startStream(h)} />)
                     : startStream(h)
                 }
                 label={
                   <span style={{ display: "inline-flex", alignItems: "center", gap: "0.4em" }}>
-                    {pairRequired ? <FaLock /> : <FaLockOpen />}
+                    {needsPair ? <FaLock /> : <FaLockOpen />}
                     {h.name}
                   </span>
                 }
-                description={`${h.host}:${h.port}`}
+                description={`${h.host}:${h.port}${h.paired ? " · paired" : ""}`}
               >
-                {pairRequired ? "Pair & Stream" : "Stream"}
+                {needsPair ? "Pair & Stream" : "Stream"}
               </ButtonItem>
             </PanelSectionRow>
           );
@@ -406,12 +624,25 @@ const QamPanel: FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
+// Full page behind the boundary — registered as the /punktfunk route.
+const PunktfunkRoute: FC = () => (
+  <PluginErrorBoundary>
+    <PunktfunkPage />
+  </PluginErrorBoundary>
+);
+
 export default definePlugin(() => {
-  routerHook.addRoute(ROUTE, PunktfunkPage, { exact: true });
+  routerHook.addRoute(ROUTE, PunktfunkRoute, { exact: true });
   return {
     name: "punktfunk",
-    titleView: <div className={staticClasses.Title}>punktfunk</div>,
+    // `staticClasses?.Title` is guarded so a future client that drops the export can't throw
-    content: <QamPanel />,
+    // at plugin-load time (an error boundary only catches render-time, not load-time, errors).
+    titleView: <div className={staticClasses?.Title}>punktfunk</div>,
+    content: (
+      <PluginErrorBoundary>
+        <QamPanel />
+      </PluginErrorBoundary>
+    ),
     icon: <FaTv />,
     onDismount() {
       routerHook.removeRoute(ROUTE);

clients/decky/src/steam.ts

@@ -24,12 +24,31 @@ declare const SteamClient: {
     SetShortcutExe(appId: number, exe: string): void;
     SetShortcutStartDir(appId: number, dir: string): void;
     SetAppLaunchOptions(appId: number, options: string): void;
-    SetAppHidden(appId: number, hidden: boolean): void;
     RunGame(gameId: string, _unused: string, _i: number, _j: number): void;
     TerminateApp(gameId: string, _b: boolean): void;
   };
 };
 
+// Steam removed `SteamClient.Apps.SetAppHidden`. Hiding a non-Steam shortcut now goes through
+// `collectionStore.SetAppsAsHidden([appId], true)` — but that looks the app up in appStore, which
+// only registers a freshly-created shortcut a moment later (calling it immediately throws on a
+// null overview). So hiding is BEST-EFFORT + DEFERRED and must NEVER block the launch.
+declare const collectionStore:
+  | { SetAppsAsHidden?: (appIds: number[], hidden: boolean) => void }
+  | undefined;
+
+function hideShortcut(appId: number): void {
+  const attempt = () => {
+    try {
+      collectionStore?.SetAppsAsHidden?.([appId], true);
+    } catch {
+      /* overview not registered yet, or the API changed — cosmetic, ignore */
+    }
+  };
+  attempt(); // succeeds immediately for an already-registered (reused) shortcut
+  setTimeout(attempt, 2500); // fresh shortcut: retry once its app overview lands
+}
+
 const SHORTCUT_NAME = "punktfunk";
 
 // The 64-bit "gameid" RunGame wants, derived from a 32-bit non-Steam shortcut appId: the
@@ -88,7 +107,8 @@ async function ensureShortcut(): Promise<number> {
   );
   SteamClient.Apps.SetShortcutName(appId, SHORTCUT_NAME);
   // Hide it from the library — it's an implementation detail, launched programmatically.
-  SteamClient.Apps.SetAppHidden(appId, true);
+  // Best-effort + deferred (see hideShortcut); never let it block the launch.
+  hideShortcut(appId);
   rememberAppId(appId);
   return appId;
 }

clients/linux/src/app.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct App {
     gamepad: crate::gamepad::GamepadService,
     /// One session at a time — ignore connects while one is starting/running.
     busy: std::cell::Cell<bool>,
+    /// Steam Deck / Gaming-Mode launch: fullscreen the window (chrome-less) when a stream starts.
+    fullscreen: bool,
 }
 
 impl App {
@@ -41,7 +43,13 @@ pub fn run() -> glib::ExitCode {
     if let Some(pin) = arg_value("--pair") {
         return headless_pair(&pin);
     }
-    let app = adw::Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID).build();
+    let mut builder = adw::Application::builder().application_id(APP_ID);
+    // Screenshot mode launches the app once per scene back-to-back; NON_UNIQUE keeps each
+    // launch its own primary instance instead of forwarding to a still-registered name.
+    if shot_scene().is_some() {
+        builder = builder.flags(gtk::gio::ApplicationFlags::NON_UNIQUE);
+    }
+    let app = builder.build();
     app.connect_activate(build_ui);
     // GTK doesn't see our argv (`--connect` is handled in `build_ui`); an empty argv also
     // keeps GApplication from rejecting unknown options.
@@ -56,6 +64,20 @@ fn arg_value(flag: &str) -> Option<String> {
         .filter(|v| !v.starts_with("--"))
 }
 
+/// True if argv contains `flag` (a valueless switch).
+fn arg_flag(flag: &str) -> bool {
+    std::env::args().any(|a| a == flag)
+}
+
+/// Run the stream fullscreen with no window chrome — the Steam Deck / Gaming-Mode launch path.
+/// The Decky wrapper passes `--fullscreen`; we also honor the Deck/gamescope env as a fallback
+/// so a manual launch under Gaming Mode does the right thing too.
+fn fullscreen_mode() -> bool {
+    arg_flag("--fullscreen")
+        || std::env::var_os("SteamDeck").is_some()
+        || std::env::var_os("GAMESCOPE_WAYLAND_DISPLAY").is_some()
+}
+
 /// Run the SPAKE2 PIN ceremony without a GTK window and persist the verified host to the
 /// known-hosts store as paired, so a later `--connect` connects silently. Same identity
 /// store the streaming path uses (same binary), so pairing here makes the stream work.
@@ -161,6 +183,7 @@ fn build_ui(gtk_app: &adw::Application) {
         identity,
         gamepad: crate::gamepad::GamepadService::start(),
         busy: std::cell::Cell::new(false),
+        fullscreen: fullscreen_mode(),
     });
 
     let hosts_page = crate::ui_hosts::new(
@@ -182,11 +205,65 @@ fn build_ui(gtk_app: &adw::Application) {
     nav.add(&hosts_page);
     window.present();
 
+    // CI screenshot mode: render one scripted, host-free scene and signal readiness
+    // (clients/linux/tools/screenshots.sh). Mutually exclusive with a real connect.
+    if let Some(scene) = shot_scene() {
+        run_shot(app, &scene);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if let Some(req) = cli_connect_request() {
         initiate_connect(app, req);
     }
 }
 
+/// `PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE`, when set, selects a scripted host-free scene for CI screenshots.
+fn shot_scene() -> Option<String> {
+    std::env::var("PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
+}
+
+/// Render one mock-populated, host-free scene over the already-presented window, then print
+/// `PF_SHOT_READY` once it has had a moment to map + settle so the driver knows when to capture.
+/// No `NativeClient` or session is created. The stream scene is deliberately absent — its page
+/// requires a live connector (`ui_stream::new` takes an `Arc<NativeClient>`).
+fn run_shot(app: Rc<App>, scene: &str) {
+    // A plausible host for the trust/pair dialogs (fp_hex is 64 hex chars, like a real SHA-256).
+    let mock_req = || ConnectRequest {
+        name: "Living Room PC".to_string(),
+        addr: "192.168.1.42".to_string(),
+        port: 9777,
+        fp_hex: Some(
+            "9f8e7d6c5b4a39281706f5e4d3c2b1a0998877665544332211ffeeddccbbaa00".to_string(),
+        ),
+        pair_optional: true,
+    };
+
+    match scene {
+        // The saved-hosts grid reads ~/.config/punktfunk/client-known-hosts.json, which the
+        // driver seeds — so the already-shown hosts page is the scene; nothing to do here.
+        "hosts" | "02-hosts" => {}
+        "settings" | "03-settings" => {
+            crate::ui_settings::show(&app.window, app.settings.clone(), &app.gamepad);
+        }
+        "trust" | "04-trust" => tofu_dialog(app.clone(), mock_req()),
+        "pair" | "05-pair" => pin_dialog(app.clone(), mock_req()),
+        other => tracing::warn!("unknown PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE={other:?}; showing hosts only"),
+    }
+
+    let settle_ms = std::env::var("PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SETTLE_MS")
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|v| v.parse().ok())
+        .unwrap_or(900);
+    let scene = scene.to_string();
+    glib::timeout_add_local_once(std::time::Duration::from_millis(settle_ms), move || {
+        use std::io::Write as _;
+        println!("PF_SHOT_READY scene={scene}");
+        let _ = std::io::stdout().flush();
+    });
+}
+
 /// The trust gate in front of every connect. The host is the policy authority (it
 /// advertises `pair=optional` only when it accepts unpaired clients); the client renders
 /// its trust UI from that:
@@ -218,19 +295,21 @@ fn initiate_connect(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest) {
                 // Rule 3a: the host opted into reduced-security TOFU; offer it alongside PIN.
                 tofu_dialog(app, req);
             } else {
-                // Rule 3b: pair=required or unknown policy — PIN pairing is mandatory.
+                // Rule 3b: pair=required or unknown policy — offer no-PIN delegated approval
-                pin_dialog(app, req);
+                // (request access → approve in the console) or the PIN ceremony.
+                approval_dialog(app, req);
             }
         }
         None => {
             // Manual entry (no advertised fingerprint). A known address connects silently
-            // on its stored pin (rule 1); an unknown one must pair — never silent TOFU.
+            // on its stored pin (rule 1); an unknown one must pair — request access (approve in
+            // the console) or use a PIN; never silent TOFU.
             match known
                 .find_by_addr(&req.addr, req.port)
                 .and_then(|k| crate::trust::parse_hex32(&k.fp_hex))
             {
                 Some(pin) => start_session(app, req, Some(pin)),
-                None => pin_dialog(app, req), // rule 3b
+                None => approval_dialog(app, req), // rule 3b
             }
         }
     }
@@ -341,6 +420,83 @@ fn pin_dialog(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest) {
     dialog.present(Some(&parent));
 }
 
+/// A fresh host that requires pairing: offer the two ways in. "Request access" is the no-PIN
+/// path — connect and wait for the operator to click Approve in the host's console/web UI
+/// (delegated approval); "Use a PIN instead…" runs the SPAKE2 ceremony.
+fn approval_dialog(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest) {
+    let dialog = adw::AlertDialog::new(
+        Some("Pairing Required"),
+        Some(&format!(
+            "{} requires pairing.\n\nRequest access and approve this device in the host's console \
+             (or web UI) — no PIN needed. Or pair with the 4-digit PIN it can display.",
+            req.name
+        )),
+    );
+    dialog.add_responses(&[
+        ("cancel", "Cancel"),
+        ("pin", "Use a PIN instead…"),
+        ("request", "Request Access"),
+    ]);
+    dialog.set_response_appearance("request", adw::ResponseAppearance::Suggested);
+    dialog.set_default_response(Some("request"));
+    dialog.set_close_response("cancel");
+    let parent = app.window.clone();
+    dialog.connect_response(None, move |_, response| match response {
+        "request" => request_access(app.clone(), req.clone()),
+        "pin" => pin_dialog(app.clone(), req.clone()),
+        _ => {}
+    });
+    dialog.present(Some(&parent));
+}
+
+/// The no-PIN "request access" flow: open an identified connect that the host PARKS until the
+/// operator approves it in the console, showing a cancelable "waiting" dialog meanwhile. On
+/// approval the same connection is admitted (no reconnect) and the host is saved as paired.
+fn request_access(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest) {
+    // Pin the advertised certificate for a discovered host (defence against a host impostor while
+    // we wait); a manually-typed host has no advertised fingerprint, so trust-on-first-use.
+    let pin = req.fp_hex.as_deref().and_then(crate::trust::parse_hex32);
+    let cancel = Rc::new(std::cell::Cell::new(false));
+
+    let waiting = adw::AlertDialog::new(
+        Some("Waiting for Approval"),
+        Some(&format!(
+            "Approve “{}” in {}’s console or web UI.\n\nThis device is waiting to be let in — it \
+             connects automatically once you approve it.",
+            glib::host_name(),
+            req.name
+        )),
+    );
+    waiting.add_responses(&[("cancel", "Cancel")]);
+    waiting.set_close_response("cancel");
+    {
+        let app = app.clone();
+        let cancel = cancel.clone();
+        waiting.connect_response(Some("cancel"), move |_, _| {
+            // Return the UI immediately; the in-flight connect is left to time out and is torn
+            // down silently by the event loop (see StartOpts::cancel).
+            cancel.set(true);
+            app.busy.set(false);
+            app.toast("Cancelled — the request may still be pending on the host.");
+        });
+    }
+    waiting.present(Some(&app.window));
+
+    start_session_with(
+        app,
+        req,
+        pin,
+        StartOpts {
+            // Must exceed the host's approval window (PENDING_APPROVAL_WAIT) so a slow operator
+            // approval still lands on this connection rather than timing the client out first.
+            connect_timeout: std::time::Duration::from_secs(185),
+            persist_paired: true,
+            waiting: Some(waiting),
+            cancel: Some(cancel),
+        },
+    );
+}
+
 /// Measure the path to a host over the real data plane (Swift's "Test Network Speed…"):
 /// connect, have the host burst probe filler for 2 s up to its 3 Gbps ceiling, report
 /// goodput · loss · a recommended bitrate (≈70 % of measured), and apply it in one tap.
@@ -375,6 +531,7 @@ fn speed_test(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest) {
                 GamepadPref::Auto,
                 0,    // bitrate_kbps (host default)
                 0,    // video_caps: the Linux client has no 10-bit/HDR present path yet
+                2,    // audio_channels: speed-test probe, stereo
                 None, // launch: speed-test probe connect, no game
                 pin,
                 Some(identity),
@@ -443,11 +600,19 @@ fn resolve_mode(app: &App) -> punktfunk_core::config::Mode {
         refresh_hz: s.refresh_hz,
     };
     if mode.width == 0 || mode.refresh_hz == 0 {
+        // Prefer the monitor the window is on; fall back to the display's first monitor. On a
+        // `--connect` launch the window may not be mapped yet when this runs, and without the
+        // fallback we'd drop to the 1920×1080 floor below — wrong on the Deck (1280×800).
         let monitor = app
             .window
             .surface()
             .zip(gdk::Display::default())
-            .and_then(|(surf, d)| d.monitor_at_surface(&surf));
+            .and_then(|(surf, d)| d.monitor_at_surface(&surf))
+            .or_else(|| {
+                gdk::Display::default()
+                    .and_then(|d| d.monitors().item(0))
+                    .and_then(|o| o.downcast::<gdk::Monitor>().ok())
+            });
         if let Some(m) = monitor {
             let geo = m.geometry();
             let scale = m.scale_factor().max(1);
@@ -470,7 +635,42 @@ fn resolve_mode(app: &App) -> punktfunk_core::config::Mode {
     mode
 }
 
+/// Tunables for a session start that differ between the normal connect and the "request access"
+/// (delegated-approval) flow. `Default` is the normal connect.
+struct StartOpts {
+    /// Handshake budget. The request-access flow uses a long one because the host PARKS the
+    /// connection until the operator clicks Approve (see the host's `PENDING_APPROVAL_WAIT`).
+    connect_timeout: std::time::Duration,
+    /// Persist the host as *paired* on a successful connect. Set for request-access, where the
+    /// operator's approval IS the pairing, so future connects are silent (rule 1). Normal TOFU
+    /// persists the host *unpaired* (pinned, but not PIN/approval-verified).
+    persist_paired: bool,
+    /// A "waiting for approval" dialog to dismiss on the first session event (request-access only).
+    waiting: Option<adw::AlertDialog>,
+    /// Set by the waiting dialog's Cancel button. `NativeClient::connect` is a blocking call with
+    /// no abort, so Cancel returns the UI immediately (clears busy, closes the dialog) and leaves
+    /// the in-flight connect to time out; when it finally resolves, the event loop sees this flag
+    /// and tears down silently (drops the connector → closes the connection) without touching the
+    /// UI a new session may already own.
+    cancel: Option<Rc<std::cell::Cell<bool>>>,
+}
+
+impl Default for StartOpts {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            connect_timeout: std::time::Duration::from_secs(15),
+            persist_paired: false,
+            waiting: None,
+            cancel: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn start_session(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>) {
+    start_session_with(app, req, pin, StartOpts::default());
+}
+
+fn start_session_with(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>, opts: StartOpts) {
     if app.busy.replace(true) {
         return;
     }
@@ -488,12 +688,17 @@ fn start_session(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>) {
         },
         bitrate_kbps: s.bitrate_kbps,
         mic_enabled: s.mic_enabled,
+        audio_channels: s.audio_channels,
         pin,
         identity: app.identity.clone(),
+        connect_timeout: opts.connect_timeout,
     };
     let inhibit = s.inhibit_shortcuts;
     drop(s);
     let tofu = pin.is_none();
+    let persist_paired = opts.persist_paired;
+    let mut waiting = opts.waiting;
+    let cancel = opts.cancel;
 
     let mut handle = crate::session::start(params);
     let frames = std::mem::replace(&mut handle.frames, async_channel::bounded(1).1);
@@ -501,14 +706,41 @@ fn start_session(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>) {
         let mut frames = Some(frames);
         let mut page: Option<crate::ui_stream::StreamPage> = None;
         while let Ok(event) = handle.events.recv().await {
+            // A cancelled request-access connect resolved late: tear down silently. Don't touch
+            // app.busy — Cancel already cleared it, and a fresh session may now own it.
+            if cancel.as_ref().is_some_and(|c| c.get()) {
+                if let Some(w) = waiting.take() {
+                    w.close();
+                }
+                break;
+            }
             match event {
                 SessionEvent::Connected {
                     connector,
                     mode,
                     fingerprint,
                 } => {
-                    // A TOFU connect just observed the real fingerprint — pin it from now on.
+                    // Dismiss the "waiting for approval" dialog (request-access flow), if any.
-                    if tofu {
+                    if let Some(w) = waiting.take() {
+                        w.close();
+                    }
+                    if persist_paired {
+                        // Request-access: the operator approved this device, so record the host as
+                        // a trusted PAIRED host (pinning the fingerprint we observed) — future
+                        // connects are then silent (rule 1), exactly like after a PIN ceremony.
+                        let fp_hex = crate::trust::hex(&fingerprint);
+                        let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
+                        known.upsert(KnownHost {
+                            name: req.name.clone(),
+                            addr: req.addr.clone(),
+                            port: req.port,
+                            fp_hex,
+                            paired: true,
+                        });
+                        let _ = known.save();
+                        app.toast("Approved — connecting…");
+                    } else if tofu {
+                        // A TOFU connect just observed the real fingerprint — pin it from now on.
                         let fp_hex = crate::trust::hex(&fingerprint);
                         let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
                         known.upsert(KnownHost {
@@ -540,6 +772,12 @@ fn start_session(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>) {
                         &title,
                     );
                     app.nav.push(&p.page);
+                    // Steam Deck / Gaming Mode: gamescope fullscreens the window but GTK doesn't
+                    // know it, so its header bar stays drawn. Enter GTK fullscreen explicitly —
+                    // the stream page's `connect_fullscreened_notify` then hides all chrome.
+                    if app.fullscreen {
+                        app.window.fullscreen();
+                    }
                     page = Some(p);
                 }
                 SessionEvent::Stats(s) => {
@@ -551,6 +789,9 @@ fn start_session(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>) {
                     msg,
                     trust_rejected,
                 } => {
+                    if let Some(w) = waiting.take() {
+                        w.close();
+                    }
                     tracing::warn!(%msg, trust_rejected, "connect failed");
                     app.busy.set(false);
                     // A pinned connect rejected on trust grounds means the host's cert no
@@ -565,6 +806,9 @@ fn start_session(app: Rc<App>, req: ConnectRequest, pin: Option<[u8; 32]>) {
                     break;
                 }
                 SessionEvent::Ended(err) => {
+                    if let Some(w) = waiting.take() {
+                        w.close();
+                    }
                     app.gamepad.detach();
                     app.nav.pop_to_tag("hosts");
                     if let Some(e) = err {

clients/linux/src/audio.rs

@@ -27,16 +27,17 @@ pub struct AudioPlayer {
 }
 
 impl AudioPlayer {
-    /// Spawn the PipeWire playback thread. Failure (no PipeWire in the session) is
+    /// Spawn the PipeWire playback thread for `channels` (2/6/8, canonical wire order
-    /// survivable — the caller streams video-only.
+    /// FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR). Failure (no PipeWire in the session) is survivable — the
-    pub fn spawn() -> Result<AudioPlayer> {
+    /// caller streams video-only.
+    pub fn spawn(channels: u32) -> Result<AudioPlayer> {
         // 64 × 5 ms = 320 ms of slack between the pump and the PipeWire loop.
         let (pcm_tx, pcm_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<Vec<f32>>(64);
         let (quit_tx, quit_rx) = pipewire::channel::channel::<Terminate>();
         let thread = std::thread::Builder::new()
             .name("punktfunk-audio".into())
             .spawn(move || {
-                if let Err(e) = pw_thread(pcm_rx, quit_rx) {
+                if let Err(e) = pw_thread(pcm_rx, quit_rx, channels as usize) {
                     tracing::warn!(error = %e, "audio playback thread ended");
                 }
             })
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ impl AudioPlayer {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Queue one interleaved-stereo f32 chunk. Drops the chunk if the PipeWire side is
+    /// Queue one interleaved f32 chunk (in the session's channel layout). Drops the chunk if the
-    /// wedged (the renderer conceals the gap; never block the session pump).
+    /// PipeWire side is wedged (the renderer conceals the gap; never block the session pump).
     pub fn push(&self, pcm: Vec<f32>) {
         if let Err(TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) = self.pcm_tx.try_send(pcm) {
             // Thread already dead — Drop will reap it; nothing to do per-chunk.
@@ -71,11 +72,14 @@ struct PlayerData {
     rx: Receiver<Vec<f32>>,
     ring: VecDeque<f32>,
     primed: bool,
+    /// Interleaved channel count this stream was opened with (2/6/8).
+    channels: usize,
 }
 
 fn pw_thread(
     pcm_rx: Receiver<Vec<f32>>,
     quit_rx: pipewire::channel::Receiver<Terminate>,
+    channels: usize,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     use pipewire as pw;
     use pw::{properties::properties, spa};
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ fn pw_thread(
         rx: pcm_rx,
         ring: VecDeque::new(),
         primed: false,
+        channels,
     };
 
     let _listener = stream
@@ -130,19 +135,19 @@ fn pw_thread(
                 while let Ok(chunk) = ud.rx.try_recv() {
                     ud.ring.extend(chunk);
                 }
-                let stride = 4 * CHANNELS; // F32LE interleaved
+                let stride = 4 * ud.channels; // F32LE interleaved
                 let datas = buffer.datas_mut();
                 if datas.is_empty() {
                     return;
                 }
                 let data = &mut datas[0];
                 let want_frames = data.data().map(|s| s.len() / stride).unwrap_or(0);
-                let want = want_frames * CHANNELS;
+                let want = want_frames * ud.channels;
 
                 // Adaptive jitter buffer (same shape as the host's virtual mic): prime to
                 // ~3 quanta, cap at ~1 quantum of slack beyond that, re-prime after a
                 // genuine drain.
-                let target = (3 * want).clamp(720 * CHANNELS, 9600 * CHANNELS);
+                let target = (3 * want).clamp(720 * ud.channels, 9600 * ud.channels);
                 while ud.ring.len() > target.max(want) + want {
                     ud.ring.pop_front();
                 }
@@ -182,7 +187,13 @@ fn pw_thread(
     let mut info = AudioInfoRaw::new();
     info.set_format(AudioFormat::F32LE);
     info.set_rate(SAMPLE_RATE);
-    info.set_channels(CHANNELS as u32);
+    info.set_channels(channels as u32);
+    // Channel positions in canonical wire order (FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR) so PipeWire routes each
+    // slot to the matching speaker (and downmixes when the sink has fewer). Identity, no permute.
+    let order = punktfunk_core::audio::spa_positions(channels as u8);
+    let mut positions = [0u32; 64];
+    positions[..order.len()].copy_from_slice(order);
+    info.set_position(positions);
     let obj = pw::spa::pod::Object {
         type_: pw::spa::utils::SpaTypes::ObjectParamFormat.as_raw(),
         id: pw::spa::param::ParamType::EnumFormat.as_raw(),

clients/linux/src/gamepad.rs

@@ -39,7 +39,39 @@ const ESCAPE_CHORD: [u32; 4] = [wire::BTN_LB, wire::BTN_RB, wire::BTN_START, wir
 pub struct PadInfo {
     pub id: u32,
     pub name: String,
-    pub is_dualsense: bool,
+    /// The virtual pad "Automatic" resolves to for this physical controller (so the host creates a
+    /// matching pad: DualSense → DualSense, DS4 → DualShock 4, Xbox One/Series → Xbox One, anything
+    /// else → Xbox 360). Drives [`GamepadService::auto_pref`] and the rich-feedback render path.
+    pub pref: GamepadPref,
+}
+
+impl PadInfo {
+    /// True for a real DualSense — the only pad whose lightbar / player-LED / adaptive-trigger
+    /// feedback we replay as raw DS5 HID effect packets (a DS4 uses SDL's generic `set_led`).
+    fn is_dualsense(&self) -> bool {
+        self.pref == GamepadPref::DualSense
+    }
+
+    /// A short controller-kind label for the Settings list (`""` for a plain Xbox/standard pad).
+    pub fn kind_label(&self) -> &'static str {
+        match self.pref {
+            GamepadPref::DualSense => "DualSense",
+            GamepadPref::DualShock4 => "DualShock 4",
+            GamepadPref::XboxOne => "Xbox One",
+            _ => "",
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Map the SDL-reported controller type to the virtual pad we'd ask the host to create.
+fn pref_for_type(t: sdl3::gamepad::GamepadType) -> GamepadPref {
+    use sdl3::gamepad::GamepadType as T;
+    match t {
+        T::PS5 => GamepadPref::DualSense,
+        T::PS4 => GamepadPref::DualShock4,
+        T::XboxOne => GamepadPref::XboxOne,
+        _ => GamepadPref::Xbox360,
+    }
 }
 
 enum Ctl {
@@ -120,8 +152,7 @@ impl GamepadService {
     /// (Swift parity); no pad connected leaves the host's own default.
     pub fn auto_pref(&self) -> GamepadPref {
         match self.active() {
-            Some(p) if p.is_dualsense => GamepadPref::DualSense,
+            Some(p) => p.pref,
-            Some(_) => GamepadPref::Xbox360,
             None => GamepadPref::Auto,
         }
     }
@@ -247,10 +278,9 @@ impl Worker {
         Some(PadInfo {
             id,
             name: pad.name().unwrap_or_else(|| "Controller".into()),
-            is_dualsense: matches!(
+            pref: pref_for_type(
                 self.subsystem
                     .type_for_id(sdl3::sys::joystick::SDL_JoystickID(id)),
-                sdl3::gamepad::GamepadType::PS5
             ),
         })
     }
@@ -552,7 +582,7 @@ fn run(
             }
             while let Ok(hid) = connector.next_hidout(Duration::ZERO) {
                 let Some(id) = w.active_id() else { continue };
-                let is_ds = w.pad_info(id).is_some_and(|p| p.is_dualsense);
+                let is_ds = w.pad_info(id).is_some_and(|p| p.is_dualsense());
                 let Some(pad) = w.opened.get_mut(&id) else {
                     continue;
                 };

clients/linux/src/session.rs

@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@ pub struct SessionParams {
     pub compositor: CompositorPref,
     pub gamepad: GamepadPref,
     pub bitrate_kbps: u32,
+    /// Requested audio channel count (2/6/8); the host echoes the resolved value.
+    pub audio_channels: u8,
     /// Stream the default microphone to the host's virtual mic source.
     pub mic_enabled: bool,
     /// Pinned host fingerprint; `None` = trust on first use (caller persists the observed one).
     pub pin: Option<[u8; 32]>,
     pub identity: (String, String),
+    /// How long to wait for the handshake. The normal path uses a short budget; the
+    /// "request access" (delegated-approval) path uses a long one, because the host PARKS the
+    /// connection until the operator clicks Approve in its console (so this must exceed the
+    /// host's approval window — see `PENDING_APPROVAL_WAIT`).
+    pub connect_timeout: Duration,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Default)]
@@ -83,6 +90,42 @@ fn now_ns() -> u64 {
         .unwrap_or(0)
 }
 
+/// Opus decoder for the audio plane: a plain stereo decoder (the validated path) or a multistream
+/// decoder for 5.1/7.1, both behind one `decode_float`. Built from the host-RESOLVED channel count
+/// via the shared layout table.
+enum AudioDec {
+    Stereo(opus::Decoder),
+    Surround(opus::MSDecoder),
+}
+
+impl AudioDec {
+    fn new(channels: u8) -> Result<AudioDec, opus::Error> {
+        if channels == 2 {
+            Ok(AudioDec::Stereo(opus::Decoder::new(
+                48_000,
+                opus::Channels::Stereo,
+            )?))
+        } else {
+            let l = punktfunk_core::audio::layout_for(channels, false);
+            Ok(AudioDec::Surround(opus::MSDecoder::new(
+                48_000, l.streams, l.coupled, l.mapping,
+            )?))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn decode_float(
+        &mut self,
+        input: &[u8],
+        out: &mut [f32],
+        fec: bool,
+    ) -> Result<usize, opus::Error> {
+        match self {
+            AudioDec::Stereo(d) => d.decode_float(input, out, fec),
+            AudioDec::Surround(d) => d.decode_float(input, out, fec),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn pump(
     params: SessionParams,
     ev_tx: async_channel::Sender<SessionEvent>,
@@ -96,11 +139,12 @@ fn pump(
         params.compositor,
         params.gamepad,
         params.bitrate_kbps,
-        0,    // video_caps: the Linux client has no 10-bit/HDR present path yet
+        0, // video_caps: the Linux client has no 10-bit/HDR present path yet
+        params.audio_channels,
         None, // launch: the Linux client has no library picker yet
         params.pin,
         Some(params.identity),
-        Duration::from_secs(15),
+        params.connect_timeout,
     ) {
         Ok(c) => Arc::new(c),
         Err(e) => {
@@ -134,11 +178,14 @@ fn pump(
         }
     };
     // Audio is best-effort: a session without it still streams. Gamepads are the
-    // app-lifetime service's job (the UI attaches it on Connected).
+    // app-lifetime service's job (the UI attaches it on Connected). Build the decoder + playback
-    let player = audio::AudioPlayer::spawn()
+    // from the host-RESOLVED channel count (never the request), so an older/clamping host that
+    // resolves stereo is decoded as stereo.
+    let channels = connector.audio_channels;
+    let player = audio::AudioPlayer::spawn(channels as u32)
         .map_err(|e| tracing::warn!(error = %e, "audio disabled"))
         .ok();
-    let mut opus_dec = opus::Decoder::new(48_000, opus::Channels::Stereo)
+    let mut opus_dec = AudioDec::new(channels)
         .map_err(|e| tracing::warn!(error = %e, "opus decoder failed — audio disabled"))
         .ok();
     let _mic = params
@@ -157,8 +204,8 @@ fn pump(
     let mut bytes_n = 0u64;
     let mut decode_us_sum = 0u64;
     let mut lat_us: Vec<u64> = Vec::with_capacity(256);
-    let mut pcm = vec![0f32; 5760 * 2]; // decode scratch: max Opus frame (120 ms stereo)
+    let mut pcm = vec![0f32; 5760 * channels as usize]; // scratch: max Opus frame (120 ms) × channels
-                                        // Loss recovery: watch the host→client unrecoverable-drop count and ask for an IDR when it climbs.
+                                                        // Loss recovery: watch the host→client unrecoverable-drop count and ask for an IDR when it climbs.
     let mut last_dropped = connector.frames_dropped();
     let mut last_kf_req: Option<Instant> = None;
 
@@ -221,7 +268,8 @@ fn pump(
         while let Ok(pkt) = connector.next_audio(Duration::ZERO) {
             if let (Some(player), Some(dec)) = (&player, opus_dec.as_mut()) {
                 match dec.decode_float(&pkt.data, &mut pcm, false) {
-                    Ok(samples) => player.push(pcm[..samples * 2].to_vec()),
+                    // `samples` is per-channel; the interleaved frame is `samples * channels`.
+                    Ok(samples) => player.push(pcm[..samples * channels as usize].to_vec()),
                     Err(e) => tracing::debug!(error = %e, "opus decode"),
                 }
             }

clients/linux/src/trust.rs

@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ impl KnownHosts {
         self.hosts.iter().find(|h| h.addr == addr && h.port == port)
     }
 
+    /// Forget the entry with this fingerprint. Returns true if one was removed (the user
+    /// will have to pair/trust again to reconnect).
+    pub fn remove_by_fp(&mut self, fp_hex: &str) -> bool {
+        let before = self.hosts.len();
+        self.hosts.retain(|h| h.fp_hex != fp_hex);
+        self.hosts.len() != before
+    }
+
     /// Insert or refresh an entry, keyed by fingerprint. `paired` only ever upgrades
     /// (a later TOFU connect must not demote a PIN-paired host).
     pub fn upsert(&mut self, entry: KnownHost) {
@@ -124,6 +132,9 @@ pub struct Settings {
     pub inhibit_shortcuts: bool,
     /// Stream the default microphone to the host's virtual mic source.
     pub mic_enabled: bool,
+    /// Requested audio channel count: 2 (stereo), 6 (5.1) or 8 (7.1). The host clamps to what it
+    /// can capture; the resolved count drives the decoder + playback layout.
+    pub audio_channels: u8,
 }
 
 impl Default for Settings {
@@ -137,6 +148,7 @@ impl Default for Settings {
             compositor: "auto".into(),
             inhibit_shortcuts: true,
             mic_enabled: false,
+            audio_channels: 2,
         }
     }
 }

clients/linux/src/ui_hosts.rs

@@ -181,6 +181,52 @@ pub fn new(
                     // pinned connect; TOFU eligibility is irrelevant.
                     pair_optional: false,
                 };
+                // Forget this host (drops the pinned fingerprint — a later connect re-pairs).
+                // Confirmed first, since it's destructive and a misclick on the Deck is easy.
+                let remove_btn = gtk::Button::from_icon_name("user-trash-symbolic");
+                remove_btn.set_tooltip_text(Some("Remove saved host"));
+                remove_btn.set_valign(gtk::Align::Center);
+                remove_btn.add_css_class("flat");
+                {
+                    let fp = k.fp_hex.clone();
+                    let name = k.name.clone();
+                    let saved_list = saved_list.clone();
+                    let saved_label = saved_label.clone();
+                    let row = row.clone();
+                    remove_btn.connect_clicked(move |_| {
+                        let dialog = adw::AlertDialog::new(
+                            Some("Remove saved host?"),
+                            Some(&format!(
+                                "Forget “{name}”? You'll need to pair (or trust) it again to reconnect."
+                            )),
+                        );
+                        dialog.add_responses(&[("cancel", "Cancel"), ("remove", "Remove")]);
+                        dialog.set_response_appearance(
+                            "remove",
+                            adw::ResponseAppearance::Destructive,
+                        );
+                        dialog.set_default_response(Some("cancel"));
+                        dialog.set_close_response("cancel");
+                        {
+                            // Scoped clones for the response handler so `row` survives for present().
+                            let fp = fp.clone();
+                            let saved_list = saved_list.clone();
+                            let saved_label = saved_label.clone();
+                            let row = row.clone();
+                            dialog.connect_response(Some("remove"), move |_, _| {
+                                let mut known = KnownHosts::load();
+                                known.remove_by_fp(&fp);
+                                let _ = known.save();
+                                saved_list.remove(&row);
+                                let empty = known.hosts.is_empty();
+                                saved_list.set_visible(!empty);
+                                saved_label.set_visible(!empty);
+                            });
+                        }
+                        dialog.present(Some(&row));
+                    });
+                }
+                row.add_suffix(&remove_btn);
                 let speed_btn = gtk::Button::from_icon_name("network-transmit-receive-symbolic");
                 speed_btn.set_tooltip_text(Some("Test network speed"));
                 speed_btn.set_valign(gtk::Align::Center);

clients/linux/src/ui_settings.rs

@@ -16,9 +16,52 @@ const RESOLUTIONS: &[(u32, u32)] = &[
 ];
 /// `0` = the monitor's native refresh, resolved at connect.
 const REFRESH: &[u32] = &[0, 30, 60, 90, 120, 144, 165, 240];
-const GAMEPADS: &[&str] = &["auto", "xbox360", "dualsense"];
+const GAMEPADS: &[&str] = &["auto", "xbox360", "dualsense", "xboxone", "dualshock4"];
 const COMPOSITORS: &[&str] = &["auto", "kwin", "wlroots", "mutter", "gamescope"];
 
+/// punktfunk's own license (MIT OR Apache-2.0), shown on the About dialog's Legal page.
+const APP_LICENSE: &str = concat!(
+    "punktfunk is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option.\n\n",
+    "================================ MIT ================================\n\n",
+    include_str!("../../../LICENSE-MIT"),
+    "\n\n=============================== Apache-2.0 ===============================\n\n",
+    include_str!("../../../LICENSE-APACHE"),
+);
+/// Third-party software notices for the linked Rust crates (generated by
+/// scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh; shown as a Legal section in the About dialog).
+const THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES: &str = include_str!("../../../THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt");
+
+/// Show the About dialog (app license + the third-party-software Legal section).
+fn show_about(parent: &impl IsA<gtk::Widget>) {
+    let about = adw::AboutDialog::builder()
+        .application_name("punktfunk")
+        .developer_name("unom")
+        .version(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
+        .website("https://git.unom.io/unom/punktfunk")
+        .license_type(gtk::License::Custom)
+        .license(APP_LICENSE)
+        .build();
+    // The native (FFmpeg/GTK/PipeWire/SDL3) components are dynamically linked under their own
+    // (LGPL/Zlib/MIT) licenses; the Rust crate notices are the substantive attribution set.
+    about.add_legal_section(
+        "Third-party software (Rust crates)",
+        None,
+        gtk::License::Custom,
+        Some(THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES),
+    );
+    about.add_legal_section(
+        "Third-party software (system libraries)",
+        None,
+        gtk::License::Custom,
+        Some(
+            "This application dynamically links system libraries under their own licenses, \
+             including FFmpeg (LGPL v2.1+), GTK 4 and libadwaita (LGPL v2.1+), PipeWire (MIT), \
+             and SDL 3 (Zlib). Their full license texts are available from each project.",
+        ),
+    );
+    about.present(Some(parent));
+}
+
 pub fn show(
     parent: &impl IsA<gtk::Widget>,
     settings: Rc<RefCell<Settings>>,
@@ -85,10 +128,11 @@ pub fn show(
     let pads = gamepads.pads();
     let mut pad_names = vec!["Automatic (most recent)".to_string()];
     pad_names.extend(pads.iter().map(|p| {
-        if p.is_dualsense {
+        let kind = p.kind_label();
-            format!("{} · DualSense", p.name)
+        if kind.is_empty() {
-        } else {
             p.name.clone()
+        } else {
+            format!("{} · {kind}", p.name)
         }
     }));
     let forward_row = adw::ComboRow::builder()
@@ -126,6 +170,8 @@ pub fn show(
             "Automatic",
             "Xbox 360",
             "DualSense",
+            "Xbox One",
+            "DualShock 4",
         ]))
         .build();
     let inhibit_row = adw::SwitchRow::builder()
@@ -137,15 +183,39 @@ pub fn show(
     input.add(&inhibit_row);
 
     let audio = adw::PreferencesGroup::builder().title("Audio").build();
+    let surround_row = adw::ComboRow::builder()
+        .title("Audio channels")
+        .subtitle("Request stereo or surround (the host downmixes if its output has fewer)")
+        .model(&gtk::StringList::new(&[
+            "Stereo",
+            "5.1 Surround",
+            "7.1 Surround",
+        ]))
+        .build();
+    audio.add(&surround_row);
     let mic_row = adw::SwitchRow::builder()
         .title("Stream microphone")
         .subtitle("Send the default input device to the host's virtual microphone")
         .build();
     audio.add(&mic_row);
 
+    let about = adw::PreferencesGroup::builder().title("About").build();
+    let licenses_row = adw::ActionRow::builder()
+        .title("Third-party licenses")
+        .subtitle("Open-source software used by punktfunk")
+        .activatable(true)
+        .build();
+    licenses_row.add_suffix(&gtk::Image::from_icon_name("go-next-symbolic"));
+    {
+        let about_parent: gtk::Widget = parent.clone().upcast();
+        licenses_row.connect_activated(move |_| show_about(&about_parent));
+    }
+    about.add(&licenses_row);
+
     page.add(&stream);
     page.add(&input);
     page.add(&audio);
+    page.add(&about);
 
     // Seed from the current settings.
     {
@@ -167,6 +237,11 @@ pub fn show(
         compositor_row.set_selected(comp_i as u32);
         inhibit_row.set_active(s.inhibit_shortcuts);
         mic_row.set_active(s.mic_enabled);
+        surround_row.set_selected(match s.audio_channels {
+            6 => 1,
+            8 => 2,
+            _ => 0,
+        });
     }
 
     let dialog = adw::PreferencesDialog::new();
@@ -183,6 +258,11 @@ pub fn show(
             .to_string();
         s.inhibit_shortcuts = inhibit_row.is_active();
         s.mic_enabled = mic_row.is_active();
+        s.audio_channels = match surround_row.selected() {
+            1 => 6,
+            2 => 8,
+            _ => 2,
+        };
         s.save();
     });
     dialog.present(Some(parent));

clients/linux/tools/screenshots.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Capture host-free UI screenshots of the native Linux client under a virtual X
+# display. Mirrors the iOS harness (clients/apple/tools/screenshots.sh): one app
+# launch per scene (PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE), the app renders a mock-populated REAL
+# view and prints `PF_SHOT_READY`, then we grab the X root window. No host, GPU, or
+# live stream — only the chrome scenes (the stream page needs a live connector).
+#
+#   cargo build --release -p punktfunk-client-linux
+#   bash clients/linux/tools/screenshots.sh            # → clients/linux/screenshots/<scene>.png
+#   bash clients/linux/tools/screenshots.sh hosts pair # a subset
+#
+# Env knobs: BIN (client binary), OUT (output dir), GEOMETRY (Xvfb WxHxDepth),
+# SETTLE (extra seconds after PF_SHOT_READY), SHOT_DISPLAY (X display), GSK_RENDERER
+# (gl|ngl|cairo — gl/llvmpipe by default for full libadwaita fidelity).
+set -euo pipefail
+
+here="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)" # clients/linux
+BIN="${BIN:-$here/../../target/release/punktfunk-client}"
+OUT="${OUT:-$here/screenshots}"
+# The client window maps at its 1100x720 default; with no WM under Xvfb it lands at the
+# top-left, so keep the root just larger so the full window (incl. its CSD shadow) is
+# captured by a root grab with only a thin margin to crop.
+GEOMETRY="${GEOMETRY:-1280x800x24}"
+SETTLE="${SETTLE:-1.2}"
+SHOT_DISPLAY="${SHOT_DISPLAY:-:99}"
+
+if [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; then SCENES=("$@"); else SCENES=(hosts settings trust pair); fi
+
+[ -x "$BIN" ] || {
+	echo "client binary not found: $BIN (build it first: cargo build --release -p punktfunk-client-linux)" >&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+# Isolated scratch HOME: the client generates its identity here on first run, and the
+# saved-hosts grid is read from client-known-hosts.json, so seed mock hosts for the
+# `hosts` scene (the dialogs/settings build their own mock state in-app).
+WORK="$(mktemp -d)"
+export HOME="$WORK"
+mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/punktfunk"
+cat >"$HOME/.config/punktfunk/client-known-hosts.json" <<'JSON'
+{
+  "hosts": [
+    { "name": "Living Room PC", "addr": "192.168.1.42", "port": 9777,
+      "fp_hex": "9f8e7d6c5b4a39281706f5e4d3c2b1a0998877665544332211ffeeddccbbaa00",
+      "paired": true },
+    { "name": "Office", "addr": "192.168.1.50", "port": 9777,
+      "fp_hex": "a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8f90112233445566778899aabbccddeeff00",
+      "paired": false }
+  ]
+}
+JSON
+
+# Software-rendered X session — no GPU/Wayland. GL/llvmpipe runs the real NGL renderer
+# (cairo is documented-incomplete for 3D-transformed content / libadwaita transitions).
+unset WAYLAND_DISPLAY
+export DISPLAY="$SHOT_DISPLAY"
+export GDK_BACKEND=x11
+export LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1
+export GALLIUM_DRIVER="${GALLIUM_DRIVER:-llvmpipe}"
+export GSK_RENDERER="${GSK_RENDERER:-gl}"
+
+Xvfb "$SHOT_DISPLAY" -screen 0 "$GEOMETRY" -nolisten tcp >"$WORK/xvfb.log" 2>&1 &
+XVFB_PID=$!
+cleanup() {
+	kill "$XVFB_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
+	rm -rf "$WORK"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+# Wait for the display to accept connections.
+for _ in $(seq 1 50); do
+	if command -v xdpyinfo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		xdpyinfo -display "$SHOT_DISPLAY" >/dev/null 2>&1 && break
+	else
+		[ -e "/tmp/.X11-unix/X${SHOT_DISPLAY#:}" ] && break
+	fi
+	sleep 0.1
+done
+
+capture() {
+	local out="$1"
+	if command -v import >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		import -silent -window root "$out"
+	elif command -v scrot >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		scrot -o "$out"
+	else
+		echo "no screenshot tool — install imagemagick or scrot" >&2
+		return 1
+	fi
+}
+
+mkdir -p "$OUT"
+rc=0
+for scene in "${SCENES[@]}"; do
+	: >"$WORK/log"
+	PUNKTFUNK_SHOT_SCENE="$scene" "$BIN" >"$WORK/log" 2>&1 &
+	pid=$!
+	ready=0
+	for _ in $(seq 1 200); do # up to ~20s
+		if grep -q "PF_SHOT_READY" "$WORK/log"; then
+			ready=1
+			break
+		fi
+		if ! kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then break; fi
+		sleep 0.1
+	done
+	if [ "$ready" = 1 ]; then
+		sleep "$SETTLE"
+		if capture "$OUT/$scene.png"; then
+			echo "✓ $scene → $OUT/$scene.png"
+		else
+			rc=1
+		fi
+	else
+		echo "✗ $scene: client never signalled PF_SHOT_READY" >&2
+		sed 's/^/    /' "$WORK/log" >&2 || true
+		rc=1
+	fi
+	kill "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+	wait "$pid" 2>/dev/null || true
+done
+
+exit "$rc"

clients/probe/Cargo.toml

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 # LAN host discovery (`--discover`): browse the native `_punktfunk._udp` mDNS service the host
 # advertises (same crate/version the host advertises with).
 mdns-sd = "0.20"
-
+# Opus: multistream DECODE of the host's audio plane (the surround validator) + `--mic-test`'s
-# Linux-only: --mic-test's Opus encoder (libopus). The mic UPLINK itself is portable —
+# encoder. libopus is already in the graph via `punktfunk-core`'s quic feature; this exposes the
-# only this synthetic-tone test rig needs the encoder.
+# name directly. Cross-platform (cmake-vendored), so the probe builds + validates everywhere.
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
 opus = "0.3"

clients/probe/src/main.rs

@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@
 //! `gamescope`); the host honors it if available, else auto-detects and reports the resolved
 //! choice in its Welcome (logged as `session offer … compositor=…`).
 //!
-//! `--gamepad NAME` requests a host virtual-pad backend (`auto`|`xbox360`|`dualsense`); the
+//! `--gamepad NAME` requests a host virtual-pad backend
-//! host honors it where available (DualSense needs Linux UHID), else falls back to X-Box 360,
+//! (`auto`|`xbox360`|`dualsense`|`xboxone`|`dualshock4`); the host honors it where available (the
-//! and reports the resolved choice in its Welcome (logged as `session offer … gamepad=…`).
+//! UHID pads — DualSense, DualShock 4 — need Linux), else falls back to X-Box 360, and reports the
+//! resolved choice in its Welcome (logged as `session offer … gamepad=…`).
 //!
 //! `--discover [SECS]` browses the LAN for native (`_punktfunk._udp`) hosts the host advertises
 //! over mDNS, prints each (name, addr:port, pairing requirement, cert fingerprint to pin), and
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ struct Args {
     gamepad: GamepadPref,
     /// `--bitrate KBPS` — request this encoder bitrate (kilobits/s); 0 = host default.
     bitrate_kbps: u32,
+    /// `--audio-channels N` — request stereo (2), 5.1 (6) or 7.1 (8) audio; default 2. The probe
+    /// multistream-decodes the host's frames and asserts the per-channel sample count, so it's the
+    /// headless validator for the surround encode path.
+    audio_channels: u8,
     /// `--launch ID` — ask the host to launch a library title in this session (a store-qualified
     /// id from the host's `GET /api/v1/library`, e.g. `steam:570`). Host resolves it; `None` = none.
     launch: Option<String>,
@@ -178,7 +183,9 @@ fn parse_args() -> Args {
         Some(s) => match GamepadPref::from_name(s) {
             Some(g) => g,
             None => {
-                eprintln!("--gamepad must be one of: auto, xbox360, dualsense");
+                eprintln!(
+                    "--gamepad must be one of: auto, xbox360, dualsense, xboxone, dualshock4"
+                );
                 std::process::exit(2);
             }
         },
@@ -198,6 +205,11 @@ fn parse_args() -> Args {
         compositor,
         gamepad,
         bitrate_kbps: get("--bitrate").and_then(|s| s.parse().ok()).unwrap_or(0),
+        audio_channels: punktfunk_core::audio::normalize_channels(
+            get("--audio-channels")
+                .and_then(|s| s.parse().ok())
+                .unwrap_or(2),
+        ),
         launch: get("--launch").map(str::to_string),
         speed_test: get("--speed-test").and_then(|s| {
             let (kbps, ms) = s.split_once(':')?;
@@ -382,13 +394,23 @@ async fn session(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             // `--launch ID` — host resolves it against its own library and runs it this session.
             launch: args.launch.clone(),
             // This headless tool just dumps the bitstream (no decode), so it can always claim
-            // 10-bit support. Gated by env so latency runs stay on the 8-bit baseline:
+            // 10-bit / 4:4:4 support. Gated by env so latency runs stay on the 8-bit 4:2:0 baseline:
-            // PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_10BIT=1 advertises VIDEO_CAP_10BIT to exercise the host Main10 path.
+            // PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_10BIT=1 advertises VIDEO_CAP_10BIT (host Main10 path);
-            video_caps: if std::env::var_os("PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_10BIT").is_some() {
+            // PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_444=1 advertises VIDEO_CAP_444 (host HEVC 4:4:4 path) — verify the
-                punktfunk_core::quic::VIDEO_CAP_10BIT
+            // resulting chroma with `ffprobe` on the `--out` .h265.
-            } else {
+            video_caps: {
-                0
+                let mut caps = 0u8;
+                if std::env::var_os("PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_10BIT").is_some() {
+                    caps |= punktfunk_core::quic::VIDEO_CAP_10BIT;
+                }
+                if std::env::var_os("PUNKTFUNK_CLIENT_444").is_some() {
+                    caps |= punktfunk_core::quic::VIDEO_CAP_444;
+                }
+                caps
             },
+            // `--audio-channels` (default stereo); the probe multistream-decodes + validates the
+            // host's frames to exercise the surround encode path headlessly.
+            audio_channels: args.audio_channels,
         }
         .encode(),
     )
@@ -405,6 +427,8 @@ async fn session(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         bit_depth = welcome.bit_depth,
         color = ?welcome.color,
         hdr = welcome.color.is_hdr(),
+        chroma_444 = welcome.chroma_format == punktfunk_core::quic::CHROMA_IDC_444,
+        chroma_format_idc = welcome.chroma_format,
         "session offer"
     );
 
@@ -827,13 +851,37 @@ async fn session(args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             hidout_pkts.clone(),
         );
         let conn2 = conn.clone();
+        // Build a multistream decoder for the host-RESOLVED layout so the probe actually decodes
+        // the surround stream (not just counts bytes) — the headless validator for the encode path.
+        let audio_channels = welcome.audio_channels;
         tokio::spawn(async move {
             use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
             let mut hdr_logged = false;
+            let layout = punktfunk_core::audio::layout_for(audio_channels, false);
+            let mut audio_dec =
+                opus::MSDecoder::new(48_000, layout.streams, layout.coupled, layout.mapping).ok();
+            let mut pcm = vec![0f32; 5760 * audio_channels as usize];
+            let mut audio_decoded_logged = false;
             while let Ok(d) = conn2.read_datagram().await {
                 if let Some((_, _, opus)) = punktfunk_core::quic::decode_audio_datagram(&d) {
                     a.fetch_add(1, Relaxed);
                     ab.fetch_add(opus.len() as u64, Relaxed);
+                    // Decode + validate: the per-channel sample count must be a legal Opus frame
+                    // size; log the first success so a loopback test can assert surround decoded.
+                    if let Some(dec) = audio_dec.as_mut() {
+                        match dec.decode_float(opus, &mut pcm, false) {
+                            Ok(samples) if !audio_decoded_logged => {
+                                audio_decoded_logged = true;
+                                tracing::info!(
+                                    channels = audio_channels,
+                                    samples_per_channel = samples,
+                                    "audio decoded (Opus multistream)"
+                                );
+                            }
+                            Ok(_) => {}
+                            Err(e) => tracing::debug!(error = %e, "probe audio decode"),
+                        }
+                    }
                 } else if punktfunk_core::quic::decode_rumble_datagram(&d).is_some() {
                     r.fetch_add(1, Relaxed);
                 } else if let Some(meta) = punktfunk_core::quic::decode_hdr_meta_datagram(&d) {

clients/windows/packaging/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ The Windows client ships as **signed MSIX** packages so Windows boxes get a real
 tile, clean install/uninstall) instead of a loose exe. CI builds + publishes them from
 [`.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml`](../../../.gitea/workflows/windows-msix.yml) to Gitea's
 **generic** package registry (`https://git.unom.io/unom/-/packages`), on every `main` push that
-touches the client and on `win-v*` release tags.
+touches the client (canary) and on `vX.Y.Z` release tags (stable) — see
+[Release Channels](https://punktfunk.unom.io/docs/channels).
 
 **Two architectures, one x64 runner.** Both `x64` and `arm64` packages are produced off the single
 x64 Windows runner — `x86_64-pc-windows-msvc` builds natively, `aarch64-pc-windows-msvc` is
@@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ because it owns raw D3D11, Win32 low-level input hooks, WASAPI and SDL3.
 ## Versioning
 
 MSIX requires a strictly 4-part numeric version. The workflow computes:
-- `win-vX.Y.Z` tag → `X.Y.Z.0` (a real client release; `win-v*` is its own tag namespace, kept off
+- `vX.Y.Z` tag → `X.Y.Z.0` (THE release; any `-rc`/`+meta` suffix is dropped for MSIX). Published to
-  the host's `host-v*` and Apple's `v*` to avoid the version-shadow bug).
+  the stable `latest/` alias and attached to the unified Gitea Release.
-- `main` push / `workflow_dispatch` → `0.2.<run_number>.0` (rolling, climbs by run number).
+- `main` push / `workflow_dispatch` → `0.3.<run_number>.0` (canary, climbs by run number; `canary/` alias).
 
 ## Signing & install
 

clients/windows/packaging/pack-msix.ps1

@@ -76,11 +76,29 @@ foreach ($f in $required) {
     Copy-Item $src (Join-Path $layout $f) -Force
 }
 
-# FFmpeg runtime DLLs (the exe link-imports the decode set; copy them all — small and correct)
+# FFmpeg runtime DLLs (the exe link-imports the decode set; copy them all — small and correct).
+# These are unmodified BtbN *lgpl-shared* builds, linked dynamically (replaceable DLLs) — FFmpeg is
+# used under the LGPL v2.1+; the license text + notice ship in licenses\ below.
 $ff = Get-ChildItem -Path $FfmpegBin -Filter *.dll -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 if (-not $ff) { throw "no FFmpeg DLLs in $FfmpegBin" }
 $ff | ForEach-Object { Copy-Item $_.FullName (Join-Path $layout $_.Name) -Force }
 
+# license/attribution payload (MSIX has no installer EULA page, so ship them as files): FFmpeg's LGPL
+# notice + license text, the project's own MIT/Apache texts, and the generated third-party notices.
+$licDir = Join-Path $layout 'licenses'
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $licDir | Out-Null
+$repoRoot = (Resolve-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\..\..')).Path
+Copy-Item (Join-Path $repoRoot 'packaging\windows\licenses\FFmpeg-LGPL-NOTICE.txt') $licDir -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+foreach ($n in @('THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt', 'LICENSE-MIT', 'LICENSE-APACHE')) {
+    $p = Join-Path $repoRoot $n
+    if (Test-Path $p) { Copy-Item $p $licDir -Force }
+}
+$ffRoot = Split-Path $FfmpegBin -Parent
+foreach ($lic in @('LICENSE.txt', 'LICENSE', 'COPYING.LGPLv2.1', 'COPYING.LGPLv3', 'COPYING.txt')) {
+    $p = Join-Path $ffRoot $lic
+    if (Test-Path $p) { Copy-Item $p $licDir -Force }
+}
+
 # tile/store assets
 Copy-Item (Join-Path $assets '*') (Join-Path $layout 'Assets') -Force
 

clients/windows/src/app.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ use crate::video::{DecodedFrame, DecoderPref};
 use punktfunk_core::client::NativeClient;
 use punktfunk_core::config::{CompositorPref, GamepadPref, Mode};
 use std::cell::RefCell;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::time::Duration;
 use windows_reactor::*;
 
 const RESOLUTIONS: &[(u32, u32)] = &[
@@ -39,13 +41,31 @@ const DECODERS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
 ];
 /// Bitrate presets in Mb/s; `0` = host default.
 const BITRATES_MBPS: &[u32] = &[0, 10, 20, 30, 50, 80, 150];
+/// Audio channel presets: `(channel count, display label)`. The host clamps to what it can
+/// capture; the resolved count drives the decoder + WASAPI render layout.
+const AUDIO_CHANNELS: &[(u8, &str)] = &[(2, "Stereo"), (6, "5.1 Surround"), (8, "7.1 Surround")];
+
+/// punktfunk's own license (MIT OR Apache-2.0), shown on the Licenses screen.
+const APP_LICENSE: &str = concat!(
+    include_str!("../../../LICENSE-MIT"),
+    "\n\n================================ Apache-2.0 ================================\n\n",
+    include_str!("../../../LICENSE-APACHE"),
+);
+/// Third-party software notices for the linked Rust crates (generated by
+/// scripts/gen-third-party-notices.sh; the MSIX also ships this under licenses/).
+const THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES: &str = include_str!("../../../THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt");
 
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
 enum Screen {
     Hosts,
     Connecting,
+    /// The no-PIN "request access" wait: an identified connect is in flight, parked by the host
+    /// until the operator approves this device in its console. Cancelable.
+    RequestAccess,
     Stream,
     Settings,
+    /// Open-source / third-party license notices (reached from Settings).
+    Licenses,
     Pair,
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +149,11 @@ struct Shared {
     /// Latest stream stats, written by the session's event loop and mirrored into reactor state
     /// by the stream page's HUD poll thread to drive the overlay.
     stats: Mutex<Stats>,
+    /// Cancel flag for the in-flight "request access" connect. A FRESH flag is installed per
+    /// request: the waiting screen's Cancel button reads it back from here and sets it, and that
+    /// request's event loop (which captured the same `Arc` at spawn) then tears down silently when
+    /// the parked connect finally resolves. `None` outside a request-access flow.
+    cancel: Mutex<Option<Arc<AtomicBool>>>,
 }
 
 pub struct AppCtx {
@@ -373,8 +398,13 @@ fn root(cx: &mut RenderCx, ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>) -> Element {
             .vertical_alignment(VerticalAlignment::Center)
             .into()
         }
+        // request_access_page (like settings_page/Connecting) uses no hooks, so calling it inline
+        // is sound — it only wires a Cancel button to the shared cancel flag + navigation.
+        Screen::RequestAccess => request_access_page(ctx, &set_screen),
         // settings_page uses no hooks (it never touches `cx`), so calling it inline is sound.
         Screen::Settings => settings_page(ctx, &set_screen),
+        // licenses_page is a static text screen (no hooks), so inline is sound.
+        Screen::Licenses => licenses_page(&set_screen),
         Screen::Pair => component(pair_page, svc),
         Screen::Stream => component(stream_page, StreamProps { svc, stats }),
     }
@@ -566,12 +596,61 @@ fn initiate(
     }
 }
 
+/// Tunables that differ between the normal connect and the no-PIN "request access" flow.
+/// `Default` is the normal connect: short handshake budget, persist *unpaired* on TOFU, and the
+/// plain "Connecting" screen.
+struct ConnectOpts {
+    /// Handshake budget. Request-access uses a long one because the host PARKS the connection
+    /// until the operator clicks Approve in its console (see the host's `PENDING_APPROVAL_WAIT`).
+    connect_timeout: Duration,
+    /// Persist the host as *paired* on a successful connect. Set for request-access, where the
+    /// operator's approval IS the pairing, so future connects are silent (rule 1). Normal TOFU
+    /// persists the host *unpaired* (pinned, but not PIN/approval-verified).
+    persist_paired: bool,
+    /// Show the cancelable "waiting for approval" screen instead of "Connecting" (request-access).
+    awaiting_approval: bool,
+    /// Set by the waiting screen's Cancel button. `NativeClient::connect` is blocking with no
+    /// abort, so Cancel returns the UI immediately and leaves the parked connect to resolve/time
+    /// out; this request's event loop then sees the flag and tears down silently (drops the
+    /// connector → closes the connection) without touching a screen a new session may already own.
+    cancel: Option<Arc<AtomicBool>>,
+}
+
+impl Default for ConnectOpts {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(15),
+            persist_paired: false,
+            awaiting_approval: false,
+            cancel: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn connect(
     ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>,
     target: &Target,
     pin: Option<[u8; 32]>,
     set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>,
     set_status: &AsyncSetState<String>,
+) {
+    connect_with(
+        ctx,
+        target,
+        pin,
+        set_screen,
+        set_status,
+        ConnectOpts::default(),
+    );
+}
+
+fn connect_with(
+    ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>,
+    target: &Target,
+    pin: Option<[u8; 32]>,
+    set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>,
+    set_status: &AsyncSetState<String>,
+    opts: ConnectOpts,
 ) {
     let s = ctx.settings.lock().unwrap().clone();
     let mode = if s.width != 0 && s.refresh_hz != 0 {
@@ -598,34 +677,60 @@ fn connect(
         compositor: CompositorPref::Auto,
         gamepad: gamepad_pref,
         bitrate_kbps: s.bitrate_kbps,
+        audio_channels: s.audio_channels,
         mic_enabled: s.mic_enabled,
         hdr_enabled: s.hdr_enabled,
         decoder: DecoderPref::from_name(&s.decoder),
         pin,
         identity: ctx.identity.clone(),
+        connect_timeout: opts.connect_timeout,
     });
     set_status.call(String::new());
-    set_screen.call(Screen::Connecting);
+    set_screen.call(if opts.awaiting_approval {
+        Screen::RequestAccess
+    } else {
+        Screen::Connecting
+    });
 
     let tofu = pin.is_none();
+    let persist_paired = opts.persist_paired;
+    let cancel = opts.cancel;
     let (shared, gamepad) = (ctx.shared.clone(), ctx.gamepad.clone());
     let (ss, st) = (set_screen.clone(), set_status.clone());
     let target = target.clone();
     std::thread::spawn(move || loop {
-        match handle.events.recv_blocking() {
+        let event = match handle.events.recv_blocking() {
-            Ok(SessionEvent::Connected {
+            Ok(e) => e,
+            Err(_) => {
+                gamepad.detach();
+                ss.call(Screen::Hosts);
+                break;
+            }
+        };
+        // A cancelled request-access connect that resolved late (the host approved or the park
+        // timed out after the user walked away): tear down silently. Cancel already returned the
+        // UI to the host list; dropping `event` (and with it any connector) closes the connection
+        // without popping a stream or a stray error over the screen a new session may own.
+        if cancel.as_ref().is_some_and(|c| c.load(Ordering::SeqCst)) {
+            break;
+        }
+        match event {
+            SessionEvent::Connected {
                 connector,
                 fingerprint,
                 ..
-            }) => {
+            } => {
-                if tofu {
+                if persist_paired || tofu {
+                    // Request-access: the operator approved this device, so record the host as a
+                    // trusted PAIRED host — future connects are then silent (rule 1), exactly like
+                    // after a PIN ceremony. A plain TOFU connect persists it *unpaired* (pinned).
                     let mut k = KnownHosts::load();
                     k.upsert(KnownHost {
                         name: target.name.clone(),
                         addr: target.addr.clone(),
                         port: target.port,
                         fp_hex: trust::hex(&fingerprint),
-                        paired: false,
+                        paired: persist_paired,
                     });
                     let _ = k.save();
                 }
@@ -634,10 +739,10 @@ fn connect(
                 *shared.handoff.lock().unwrap() = Some((connector, handle.frames.clone()));
                 ss.call(Screen::Stream);
             }
-            Ok(SessionEvent::Failed {
+            SessionEvent::Failed {
                 msg,
                 trust_rejected,
-            }) => {
+            } => {
                 st.call(msg);
                 gamepad.detach();
                 if trust_rejected {
@@ -649,22 +754,100 @@ fn connect(
                 }
                 break;
             }
-            Ok(SessionEvent::Ended(err)) => {
+            SessionEvent::Ended(err) => {
                 st.call(err.unwrap_or_else(|| "Session ended".into()));
                 gamepad.detach();
                 ss.call(Screen::Hosts);
                 break;
             }
-            Ok(SessionEvent::Stats(s)) => *shared.stats.lock().unwrap() = s,
+            SessionEvent::Stats(s) => *shared.stats.lock().unwrap() = s,
-            Err(_) => {
-                gamepad.detach();
-                ss.call(Screen::Hosts);
-                break;
-            }
         }
     });
 }
 
+/// The no-PIN "request access" flow: open an identified connect that the host PARKS until the
+/// operator approves this device in its console (or web UI), showing a cancelable "waiting"
+/// screen meanwhile. On approval the SAME connection is admitted (no reconnect) and the host is
+/// saved as paired, so later connects are silent.
+fn request_access(
+    ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>,
+    target: &Target,
+    set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>,
+    set_status: &AsyncSetState<String>,
+) {
+    // Pin the advertised certificate for a discovered host (defence against a host impostor while
+    // we wait); a manually-typed host has no advertised fingerprint, so trust-on-first-use.
+    let pin = target.fp_hex.as_deref().and_then(trust::parse_hex32);
+    // A fresh cancel flag per request, installed where the waiting screen's Cancel button can read
+    // it back; this request's event loop captures the same `Arc` (via ConnectOpts) below.
+    let cancel = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    *ctx.shared.cancel.lock().unwrap() = Some(cancel.clone());
+    connect_with(
+        ctx,
+        target,
+        pin,
+        set_screen,
+        set_status,
+        ConnectOpts {
+            // Must exceed the host's approval window (PENDING_APPROVAL_WAIT) so a slow operator
+            // approval still lands on this connection rather than timing the client out first.
+            connect_timeout: Duration::from_secs(185),
+            persist_paired: true,
+            awaiting_approval: true,
+            cancel: Some(cancel),
+        },
+    );
+}
+
+/// The cancelable "waiting for approval" screen (request-access flow): a spinner + guidance while
+/// the identified connect sits parked on the host, plus a Cancel that returns to the host list and
+/// trips the shared cancel flag so the parked connect tears down silently if it resolves after the
+/// user has walked away. Mirrors the inline `Connecting` screen; uses no hooks.
+fn request_access_page(ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>, set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>) -> Element {
+    let target_name = ctx.shared.target.lock().unwrap().name.clone();
+    let headline = if target_name.is_empty() {
+        "Waiting for approval\u{2026}".to_string()
+    } else {
+        format!("Waiting for {target_name} to approve\u{2026}")
+    };
+    let cancel_btn = {
+        let (ctx, ss) = (ctx.clone(), set_screen.clone());
+        button("Cancel")
+            .icon(SymbolGlyph::Cancel)
+            .on_click(move || {
+                // Return the UI immediately; the parked connect is blocking with no abort, so trip
+                // the flag this request's event loop captured — it then tears down silently when
+                // the connect finally resolves (see ConnectOpts::cancel).
+                if let Some(c) = ctx.shared.cancel.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
+                    c.store(true, Ordering::SeqCst);
+                }
+                ss.call(Screen::Hosts);
+            })
+            .horizontal_alignment(HorizontalAlignment::Center)
+    };
+    vstack((
+        ProgressRing::indeterminate()
+            .width(48.0)
+            .height(48.0)
+            .horizontal_alignment(HorizontalAlignment::Center),
+        text_block(headline)
+            .font_size(18.0)
+            .semibold()
+            .horizontal_alignment(HorizontalAlignment::Center),
+        text_block(
+            "Approve this device in the host's console or web UI \u{2014} it connects automatically \
+             once you approve it. No PIN needed.",
+        )
+        .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText)
+        .horizontal_alignment(HorizontalAlignment::Center),
+        cancel_btn,
+    ))
+    .spacing(16.0)
+    .horizontal_alignment(HorizontalAlignment::Center)
+    .vertical_alignment(VerticalAlignment::Center)
+    .into()
+}
+
 fn pair_page(props: &Svc, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
     let ctx = &props.ctx;
     let set_screen = &props.set_screen;
@@ -724,6 +907,20 @@ fn pair_page(props: &Svc, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
             .icon(SymbolGlyph::Cancel)
             .on_click(move || ss.call(Screen::Hosts))
     };
+    // The no-PIN alternative offered alongside the PIN ceremony: open an identified connect that
+    // the host parks until the operator approves this device in its console (delegated approval).
+    let request_btn = {
+        let (ctx2, ss, st, target2) = (
+            ctx.clone(),
+            set_screen.clone(),
+            set_status.clone(),
+            target.clone(),
+        );
+        button("Request access without a PIN")
+            .icon(SymbolGlyph::Send)
+            .on_click(move || request_access(&ctx2, &target2, &ss, &st))
+            .horizontal_alignment(HorizontalAlignment::Stretch)
+    };
 
     let content = card(vstack((
         grid((
@@ -756,6 +953,13 @@ fn pair_page(props: &Svc, cx: &mut RenderCx) -> Element {
             .font_size(28.0)
             .on_changed(move |s| set_code.call(s)),
         hstack((pair_btn, cancel_btn)).spacing(8.0),
+        text_block(
+            "Don\u{2019}t have a PIN? Request access instead and approve this device on the host \
+             (its console or web UI) \u{2014} no PIN needed.",
+        )
+        .font_size(12.0)
+        .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+        request_btn,
     ))
     .spacing(16.0))
     .max_width(480.0)
@@ -886,6 +1090,23 @@ fn settings_page(ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>, set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>) -> Eleme
                 s.save();
             })
     };
+    let ac_i = AUDIO_CHANNELS
+        .iter()
+        .position(|&(v, _)| v == s.audio_channels)
+        .unwrap_or(0) as i32;
+    let ac_names: Vec<String> = AUDIO_CHANNELS.iter().map(|&(_, l)| l.to_string()).collect();
+    let channels_combo = {
+        let ctx = ctx.clone();
+        ComboBox::new(ac_names)
+            .header("Audio channels")
+            .selected_index(ac_i)
+            .on_selection_changed(move |i: i32| {
+                let (v, _) = AUDIO_CHANNELS[(i.max(0) as usize).min(AUDIO_CHANNELS.len() - 1)];
+                let mut s = ctx.settings.lock().unwrap();
+                s.audio_channels = v;
+                s.save();
+            })
+    };
 
     let header = grid((
         text_block("Settings")
@@ -934,8 +1155,32 @@ fn settings_page(ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>, set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>) -> Eleme
         .spacing(10.0),
     );
 
-    let audio_card =
+    let audio_card = card(
-        card(vstack((text_block("Audio").font_size(15.0).semibold(), mic_toggle)).spacing(10.0));
+        vstack((
+            text_block("Audio").font_size(15.0).semibold(),
+            text_block("Request stereo or surround — the host downmixes if its output has fewer.")
+                .font_size(12.0)
+                .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+            channels_combo,
+            mic_toggle,
+        ))
+        .spacing(10.0),
+    );
+
+    let licenses_button = {
+        let ss = set_screen.clone();
+        button("Third-party licenses").on_click(move || ss.call(Screen::Licenses))
+    };
+    let about_card = card(
+        vstack((
+            text_block("About").font_size(15.0).semibold(),
+            text_block("punktfunk is licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0.")
+                .font_size(12.0)
+                .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+            licenses_button,
+        ))
+        .spacing(10.0),
+    );
 
     page(vec![
         header.into(),
@@ -945,6 +1190,77 @@ fn settings_page(ctx: &Arc<AppCtx>, set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>) -> Eleme
         video_card.into(),
         section("AUDIO"),
         audio_card.into(),
+        section("ABOUT"),
+        about_card.into(),
+    ])
+}
+
+/// Static screen: the app's own license + the third-party software notices (reached from Settings).
+fn licenses_page(set_screen: &AsyncSetState<Screen>) -> Element {
+    let header = grid((
+        text_block("Third-party licenses")
+            .font_size(30.0)
+            .bold()
+            .grid_column(0)
+            .vertical_alignment(VerticalAlignment::Center),
+        button("Back")
+            .accent()
+            .icon(SymbolGlyph::Back)
+            .on_click({
+                let ss = set_screen.clone();
+                move || ss.call(Screen::Settings)
+            })
+            .grid_column(1)
+            .vertical_alignment(VerticalAlignment::Center),
+    ))
+    .columns([GridLength::Star(1.0), GridLength::Auto])
+    .margin(edges(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 6.0));
+
+    let app_card = card(
+        vstack((
+            text_block("punktfunk").font_size(15.0).semibold(),
+            text_block("Licensed under MIT OR Apache-2.0, at your option.")
+                .font_size(12.0)
+                .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+            text_block(APP_LICENSE)
+                .font_size(11.0)
+                .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+        ))
+        .spacing(8.0),
+    );
+
+    let natives_card = card(
+        vstack((
+            text_block("Bundled components").font_size(15.0).semibold(),
+            text_block(
+                "FFmpeg is bundled under the LGPL v2.1+ (dynamically linked, replaceable DLLs); its \
+                 license and notice ship in the installed licenses\\ folder. SDL 3 (Zlib) and the \
+                 Windows App SDK (Microsoft) are also linked.",
+            )
+            .font_size(12.0)
+            .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+        ))
+        .spacing(8.0),
+    );
+
+    let notices_card = card(
+        vstack((
+            text_block("Rust crates").font_size(15.0).semibold(),
+            text_block(THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES)
+                .font_size(11.0)
+                .foreground(ThemeRef::SecondaryText),
+        ))
+        .spacing(8.0),
+    );
+
+    page(vec![
+        header.into(),
+        section("PUNKTFUNK"),
+        app_card.into(),
+        section("BUNDLED"),
+        natives_card.into(),
+        section("OPEN SOURCE"),
+        notices_card.into(),
     ])
 }
 

clients/windows/src/audio.rs

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use wasapi::{DeviceEnumerator, Direction, SampleType, StreamMode, WaveFormat};
 
 const SAMPLE_RATE: usize = 48_000;
+/// The microphone uplink stays stereo (the host's virtual mic is stereo). The render path is
+/// multichannel — its channel count + block align are runtime, driven by the host-resolved layout.
 const CHANNELS: usize = 2;
-/// 48 kHz stereo f32: 2 channels * 4 bytes = 8 bytes per frame.
-const BLOCK_ALIGN: usize = CHANNELS * 4;
 /// Mic frames are 20 ms (960 samples/channel) — any size ≤ 120 ms is fine host-side.
 const MIC_FRAME: usize = 960;
 
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ pub struct AudioPlayer {
 }
 
 impl AudioPlayer {
-    /// Spawn the WASAPI render thread. Failure (no render endpoint on this box) is
+    /// Spawn the WASAPI render thread for `channels` (2/6/8, canonical wire order
-    /// survivable — the caller streams video-only.
+    /// FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR). Failure (no render endpoint on this box) is survivable — the
-    pub fn spawn() -> Result<AudioPlayer> {
+    /// caller streams video-only.
+    pub fn spawn(channels: u8) -> Result<AudioPlayer> {
         // 64 × 5 ms = 320 ms of slack between the pump and the WASAPI loop.
         let (pcm_tx, pcm_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::sync_channel::<Vec<f32>>(64);
         let stop = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
@@ -45,14 +46,14 @@ impl AudioPlayer {
         let thread = std::thread::Builder::new()
             .name("punktfunk-audio".into())
             .spawn(move || {
-                if let Err(e) = render_thread(pcm_rx, stop_t, ready_tx) {
+                if let Err(e) = render_thread(pcm_rx, stop_t, ready_tx, channels) {
                     tracing::warn!(error = format!("{e:#}"), "audio playback thread ended");
                 }
             })
             .context("spawn audio thread")?;
         match ready_rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(3)) {
             Ok(Ok(())) => {
-                tracing::info!("WASAPI render: 48 kHz stereo f32 (default endpoint)");
+                tracing::info!(channels, "WASAPI render: 48 kHz f32 (default endpoint)");
                 Ok(AudioPlayer {
                     pcm_tx,
                     stop,
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ impl AudioPlayer {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Queue one interleaved-stereo f32 chunk. Drops the chunk if the WASAPI side is wedged
+    /// Queue one interleaved f32 chunk (in the session's channel layout). Drops the chunk if the
-    /// (the renderer conceals the gap; never block the session pump).
+    /// WASAPI side is wedged (the renderer conceals the gap; never block the session pump).
     pub fn push(&self, pcm: Vec<f32>) {
         if let Err(TrySendError::Disconnected(_)) = self.pcm_tx.try_send(pcm) {
             // Thread already dead — Drop will reap it; nothing to do per-chunk.
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ fn render_thread(
     pcm_rx: Receiver<Vec<f32>>,
     stop: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ready: SyncSender<Result<()>>,
+    channels: u8,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     if let Err(e) = wasapi::initialize_mta()
         .ok()
@@ -97,12 +99,26 @@ fn render_thread(
         return Ok(());
     }
     let res = (|| -> Result<()> {
+        // F32LE interleaved: channels × 4 bytes/sample. Stereo (channels == 2) is byte-identical
+        // to the old fixed path (mask 0x3, block align 8).
+        let block_align = channels as usize * 4;
         let device = DeviceEnumerator::new()
             .context("DeviceEnumerator")?
             .get_default_device(&Direction::Render)
             .context("default render endpoint")?;
         let mut audio_client = device.get_iaudioclient().context("IAudioClient")?;
-        let desired = WaveFormat::new(32, 32, &SampleType::Float, SAMPLE_RATE, CHANNELS, None);
+        // The explicit dwChannelMask is the wire order (FL FR FC LFE RL RR SL SR); 5.1 = 0x3F,
+        // 7.1 = 0x63F. WASAPI delivers channels in ascending mask-bit order, which equals the wire
+        // order, so the render mapping is the identity — no permute. `autoconvert` (below) lets the
+        // audio engine downmix when the endpoint has fewer speakers.
+        let desired = WaveFormat::new(
+            32,
+            32,
+            &SampleType::Float,
+            SAMPLE_RATE,
+            channels as usize,
+            Some(punktfunk_core::audio::wasapi_channel_mask(channels)),
+        );
         let (default_period, _min_period) =
             audio_client.get_device_period().context("device period")?;
         let mode = StreamMode::EventsShared {
@@ -139,10 +155,10 @@ fn render_thread(
             if avail_frames == 0 {
                 continue;
             }
-            let want_bytes = avail_frames * BLOCK_ALIGN;
+            let want_bytes = avail_frames * block_align;
 
             // Prime to ~3 quanta; cap at ~1 quantum of slack beyond that; re-prime on drain.
-            let target = (3 * want_bytes).clamp(720 * BLOCK_ALIGN, 9600 * BLOCK_ALIGN);
+            let target = (3 * want_bytes).clamp(720 * block_align, 9600 * block_align);
             while ring.len() > target.max(want_bytes) + want_bytes {
                 ring.pop_front();
             }