release(android): android-v1.13.2

(cherry picked from commit ae9b22a9e6)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [Android 1.13.2] - 2026-08-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Android session rows stay neutral when optional live activity is unavailable or still loading.** Directory refreshes no longer restore a persistent Checking state, and full-row activity borders are reserved for actual Starting or Working turns.
+
 ## [Android 1.13.1] - 2026-08-25
 
 ### Fixed

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Hermes-Relay Android v1.13.1
+# Hermes-Relay Android v1.13.2
 
 **Release Date:** August 25, 2026
 
 ## Download
 
-> Installing on your phone? Download `hermes-relay-1.13.1-sideload-release.apk` and tap it for the full feature set, or install the conservative build from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.axiomlabs.hermesrelay).
+> Installing on your phone? Download `hermes-relay-1.13.2-sideload-release.apk` and tap it for the full feature set, or install the conservative build from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.axiomlabs.hermesrelay).
 
 The `.aab` file is a Play Console upload bundle and cannot be installed by tapping it on a phone.
 
@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@ Verify the download against `SHA256SUMS.txt`. See the [sideload guide](https://h
 
 ## Summary
 
-This patch makes Android session activity follow live Hermes runtime state instead of a five-minute recency estimate. It keeps Working, Starting, Needs input, Idle, Checking, Unavailable, and Background work accurate while preserving stale state until a complete, unambiguous snapshot can safely replace it.
+This patch keeps session rows neutral while optional live activity is unavailable or still loading. Full-row activity borders now appear only for actual Starting or Working turns.
 
 ## Fixed
 
-- Derive session activity from the authoritative live runtime snapshot rather than Dashboard recency.
-- Preserve prior activity when a refresh is incomplete, unsupported, or ambiguously scoped.
-- Keep session drawer labels, timestamps, and active-turn ownership aligned with the exact profile and session.
+- Stop unavailable or in-flight activity checks from presenting a persistent Checking state.
+- Reserve full-row activity borders for actual Starting and Working turns.
 
 ## Install / Verify
 
-- App version: **1.13.1** (versionCode **50**).
+- App version: **1.13.2** (versionCode **51**).
 - Standard Chat, sessions, Manage, sharing, profile switching, and Vanilla Hermes voice continue to work against unmodified upstream Hermes.
 - Granular Device Control remains sideload-only; the Google Play build continues to ship Hermes Bridge Core without AccessibilityService Device Control.
 - The optional Relay plugin remains unnecessary for standard Android chat, sessions, Manage, and Vanilla Hermes voice.

app/src/googlePlay/play/release-notes/en-US/default.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Session activity now follows live Hermes runtime state instead of a recent-activity estimate. Working, Starting, Needs input, Idle, Checking, Unavailable, and Background work stay accurate, and stale state clears only after a complete, unambiguous update.
+Session rows now stay neutral while optional live activity is unavailable or still loading. Full-row activity borders appear only for actual Starting or Working turns.

app/src/googlePlay/play/release-notes/zh-CN/default.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-会话活动现在依据 Hermes 的实时运行状态，而不是最近活动时间估算。工作中、启动中、需要输入、空闲、检查中、不可用和后台工作等状态会保持准确；只有完整且明确的更新才会清除旧状态。
+当可选的实时活动状态不可用或仍在加载时，会话行现在保持中性显示。只有会话真正处于“启动中”或“工作中”时，才会显示整行活动边框。

app/src/main/assets/changelog.json

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 {
  "versions": [
+  {
+   "version": "1.13.2",
+   "title": "Clear session activity",
+   "date": "2026-08-25",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Show only confirmed activity",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Keep session rows neutral while optional live activity is unavailable or still loading.",
+      "Show full-row activity borders only during actual Starting or Working turns."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "version": "1.13.1",
    "title": "Accurate session activity",

app/src/main/assets/whats_new.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-v1.13.1 - Accurate session activity
+v1.13.2 - Clear session activity
 
-* Follow live Hermes runtime state for Working, Starting, Needs input, and Idle.
-* Keep stale activity visible until a complete, unambiguous snapshot clears it.
-* Distinguish Checking, Unavailable, and Background work in the session drawer.
+* Keep session rows neutral while optional live activity is unavailable or loading.
+* Show full-row activity borders only during actual Starting or Working turns.

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/data/SessionActivityRegistry.kt

@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ data class SessionActivityRecord(
         }
     }
 
-    /** Presentation projection that never labels uncertain or background activity as Working. */
+    /** Presentation projection that never labels missing optional runtime data as session state. */
     fun presentationState(nowMillis: Long = Long.MIN_VALUE): SessionActivityState? = when (freshness) {
-        SessionActivityFreshness.Revalidating -> SessionActivityState.Checking
-        SessionActivityFreshness.Unavailable -> SessionActivityState.Unavailable
+        SessionActivityFreshness.Revalidating -> null
+        SessionActivityFreshness.Unavailable -> null
         SessionActivityFreshness.Confirmed -> when (phase(nowMillis)) {
             SessionActivityPhase.Starting -> SessionActivityState.Starting
             SessionActivityPhase.Working -> SessionActivityState.Working
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ data class SessionActivityRegistry(
 
     private fun observeOwner(update: SessionActivityUpdate.ObserveOwner): SessionActivityRegistry {
         val existing = records[update.owner]
-        if (existing?.freshness == SessionActivityFreshness.Confirmed) return this
+        // Directory rows establish ownership only. They are not live evidence and must not
+        // turn an unsupported/failed active-list probe back into a permanent Checking row.
+        if (existing != null) return this
         val observed = SessionActivityRecord(
             owner = update.owner,
             turnPhase = SessionActivityPhase.Idle,

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/SessionDrawer.kt

@@ -1752,19 +1752,9 @@ private fun Modifier.sessionActivityBorder(
     state: SessionActivityState?,
     animated: Boolean,
 ): Modifier {
-    if (state == null) return this
-    val color = when (state) {
-        SessionActivityState.Starting,
-        SessionActivityState.Working -> RelayRefresh.Relay
-        SessionActivityState.NeedsInput -> RelayRefresh.Amber
-        SessionActivityState.BackgroundWork,
-        SessionActivityState.Checking,
-        SessionActivityState.Unavailable,
-        -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant
-    }
-    val shouldRotate = animated && (
-        state == SessionActivityState.Starting || state == SessionActivityState.Working
-    )
+    if (!sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(state)) return this
+    val color = RelayRefresh.Relay
+    val shouldRotate = animated
     val phase = if (shouldRotate) {
         val transition = rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "session-activity")
         transition.animateFloat(

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/SessionDrawerPolicy.kt

@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ internal fun sessionDrawerStatus(
     null -> SessionDrawerStatus.Idle
 }
 
+/** Desktop-style row emphasis is reserved for an actual foreground turn. */
+internal fun sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(state: SessionActivityState?): Boolean =
+    state == SessionActivityState.Starting || state == SessionActivityState.Working
+
 /**
  * Normalizes live activity to the drawer's profile-scoped row identity.
  *

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/data/SessionActivityRegistryTest.kt

@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
     private val scope = SessionActivityScope.of("connection-a", "default")
 
     @Test
-    fun `directory owner is checking until status is unavailable or confirms idle`() {
+    fun `directory owner stays neutral until status confirms live activity`() {
         val checking = SessionActivityRegistry().reduce(
             SessionActivityUpdate.ObserveOwner(owner, generation = 1, observedAtMillis = 1),
         )
         assertEquals(SessionActivityPhase.Idle, checking.record(owner)?.phase())
-        assertEquals(SessionActivityState.Checking, checking.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+        assertEquals(SessionActivityFreshness.Revalidating, checking.record(owner)?.freshness)
+        assertNull(checking.record(owner)?.presentationState())
 
         val unavailable = checking.reduce(
             SessionActivityUpdate.StatusUnavailable(scope, generation = 1, observedAtMillis = 2),
         )
-        assertEquals(SessionActivityState.Unavailable, unavailable.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+        assertEquals(SessionActivityFreshness.Unavailable, unavailable.record(owner)?.freshness)
+        assertNull(unavailable.record(owner)?.presentationState())
 
         val confirmedIdle = checking.reduce(activeList(scope, generation = 1))
         assertEquals(SessionActivityPhase.Idle, confirmedIdle.record(owner)?.phase())
@@ -28,6 +30,17 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
         assertNull(confirmedIdle.record(owner)?.presentationState())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `directory refresh cannot restore checking after active status is unavailable`() {
+        val state = SessionActivityRegistry()
+            .reduce(SessionActivityUpdate.ObserveOwner(owner, generation = 1, observedAtMillis = 1))
+            .reduce(SessionActivityUpdate.StatusUnavailable(scope, generation = 1, observedAtMillis = 2))
+            .reduce(SessionActivityUpdate.ObserveOwner(owner, generation = 1, observedAtMillis = 3))
+
+        assertEquals(SessionActivityFreshness.Unavailable, state.record(owner)?.freshness)
+        assertNull(state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `directory observation cannot downgrade confirmed live evidence`() {
         val state = SessionActivityRegistry()
@@ -184,7 +197,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `failed or unsupported status refresh is unavailable rather than idle`() {
+    fun `failed or unsupported status refresh preserves evidence but presents a neutral row`() {
         val state = SessionActivityRegistry()
             .reduce(
                 SessionActivityUpdate.LiveState(
@@ -206,7 +219,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
 
         assertEquals(SessionActivityPhase.Working, state.record(owner)?.phase())
         assertEquals(SessionActivityFreshness.Unavailable, state.record(owner)?.freshness)
-        assertEquals(SessionActivityState.Unavailable, state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+        assertNull(state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -226,7 +239,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `presentation keeps starting background and revalidation distinct from working`() {
+    fun `presentation keeps starting and background distinct while revalidation stays neutral`() {
         val starting = SessionActivityRegistry().reduce(
             SessionActivityUpdate.LocalSend(owner, generation = 1, observedAtMillis = 1),
         )
@@ -240,7 +253,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
         val checking = starting.reduce(
             SessionActivityUpdate.BeginGeneration(scope, generation = 2, observedAtMillis = 2),
         )
-        assertEquals(SessionActivityState.Checking, checking.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+        assertNull(checking.record(owner)?.presentationState())
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -287,7 +300,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `restored needs-input checkpoint stays checking until live confirmation`() {
+    fun `restored needs-input checkpoint stays neutral until live confirmation`() {
         val state = SessionActivityRegistry().reduce(
             SessionActivityUpdate.RestoreCheckpoint(
                 owner = owner,
@@ -298,7 +311,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
             ),
         )
 
-        assertEquals(SessionActivityState.Checking, state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+        assertNull(state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -323,7 +336,7 @@ class SessionActivityRegistryTest {
                 ),
             )
 
-        assertEquals(SessionActivityState.Checking, state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
+        assertNull(state.record(owner)?.presentationState())
 
         state = state.reduce(
             SessionActivityUpdate.PendingInputOpened(

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/SessionDrawerPolicyTest.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ChatSession
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.SessionActivityState
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
 
 class SessionDrawerPolicyTest {
@@ -144,6 +145,17 @@ class SessionDrawerPolicyTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `full row border is limited to foreground live work`() {
+        assertTrue(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(SessionActivityState.Starting))
+        assertTrue(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(SessionActivityState.Working))
+        assertFalse(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(SessionActivityState.NeedsInput))
+        assertFalse(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(SessionActivityState.BackgroundWork))
+        assertFalse(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(SessionActivityState.Checking))
+        assertFalse(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(SessionActivityState.Unavailable))
+        assertFalse(sessionActivityShowsRowBorder(null))
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `profile project status and pull request filters compose`() {
         val wanted = row(

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/viewmodel/ChatViewModelGatewayInboundTurnTest.kt

@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class ChatViewModelGatewayInboundTurnTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun unsupportedActiveListProjectsUnavailableInsteadOfRestWorking() {
+    fun unsupportedActiveListLeavesRowsNeutralAcrossDirectoryRefresh() {
         bindActivityTestDirectory()
         handler.updateSessions(
             listOf(SessionItem(id = STORED_SESSION_ID, title = "Recent", isActive = true)),
@@ -344,9 +344,14 @@ class ChatViewModelGatewayInboundTurnTest {
         gatewayHarness.awaitRpc("session.active_list")
 
         awaitCondition {
-            viewModel.backgroundSessionActivityStates.value["default:$STORED_SESSION_ID"] ==
-                SessionActivityState.Unavailable
+            "default:$STORED_SESSION_ID" !in viewModel.backgroundSessionActivityStates.value
         }
+
+        viewModel.updateSessionActivityDirectory(
+            rows = listOf("default" to STORED_SESSION_ID),
+        )
+
+        assertFalse("default:$STORED_SESSION_ID" in viewModel.backgroundSessionActivityStates.value)
     }
 
     @Test

docs/play-store-listing.md

@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ This app is a community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NousRe
 Paste into Play Console → **What's new** (≤500 characters):
 
 ```
-v1.13.1 - Accurate session activity
+v1.13.2 - Clear session activity
 
-Session activity now follows live Hermes runtime state instead of a recent-activity estimate. Working, Starting, Needs input, Idle, Checking, Unavailable, and Background work stay accurate, and stale state clears only after a complete, unambiguous update.
+Session rows now stay neutral while optional live activity is unavailable or still loading. Full-row activity borders appear only for actual Starting or Working turns.
 ```
 ## Category
 

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
-appVersionName = "1.13.1"
-appVersionCode = "50"
+appVersionName = "1.13.2"
+appVersionCode = "51"
 agp = "9.3.2"
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 compose-bom = "2026.08.00"