Merge pull request #297 from Codename-11/dev

fix(release): repair Server 1.5.1 metadata

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- **Windows-trusted certificates work in the desktop CLI.** The packaged Windows binary and newer Node runtimes add the Windows certificate store without dropping bundled or operator-supplied roots, while TLS verification and Relay certificate pinning remain enforced.
+
+## [Android 1.6.1] - 2026-08-03
+
+### Fixed
+
 - **Voice capture waits for the microphone to be released.** Manual recording no longer races barge-in teardown, and AudioRecord startup failures now explain how to free or permit the microphone before retrying.
 - **Android text selection stays stable as streamed replies finish.** Chat resets an active selection when live text becomes rich Markdown, preventing selection-handle drags from retaining removed text nodes.
 - **Android session history follows the upstream page-size contract.** The drawer keeps its 200-session window through bounded 100-row requests, avoiding HTTP 422 errors from current dashboard servers while preserving active-profile isolation.
-- **Windows-trusted certificates work in the desktop CLI.** The packaged Windows binary and newer Node runtimes add the Windows certificate store without dropping bundled or operator-supplied roots, while TLS verification and Relay certificate pinning remain enforced.
 - **Android no longer mistakes optional-surface auth failures for expired Relay pairing.** Background session refreshes stay out of the global snackbar, Dashboard and API authorization errors name their owning credential, and Relay-only surfaces use consistent Optional, Ready, Reconnecting, Unavailable, and Needs re-pair states. Foreground recovery retries ordinary Relay backoff immediately while preserving server rate limits, and recovery prioritizes Dashboard or host session management while retained credentials are labeled as stored details instead of active pairing.
+- **Voice controls no longer collide with new-chat coaching.** The clean-view hint yields while Voice owns the composer so it cannot cover the expanding Voice drawer.
 
-## [Server 1.5.1] - 2026-08-03
+## [1.5.1] - 2026-08-03
 
 ### Fixed
 

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Hermes-Relay-Android v1.6.0
+# Hermes-Relay-Android v1.6.1
 
-**Release Date:** August 2, 2026
+**Release Date:** August 3, 2026
 
 ## Download
 
-> Installing on your phone? Download `hermes-relay-1.6.0-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-1.6.1-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).
 
 The `.aab` file is a Play Console upload bundle and cannot be installed by tapping it on a phone.
 
@@ -12,34 +12,19 @@ Verify the download against `SHA256SUMS.txt`. See the [sideload guide](https://h
 
 ## Summary
 
-This minor release brings personality and extensibility to Android: floating Petdex companions can explore the interface, Hermes plugins can contribute safe native pages, and Hermes can become the optional Android Digital Assistant. Voice, route failover, live-list identity, and Russian localization are also substantially improved.
-
-## Added
-
-- Choose, preview, and install Petdex companions from Appearance, or import your own pet. Pets remain separate from agent avatars and the background Sphere.
-- Hold and drag a pet anywhere, or enable optional UI-aware roaming across measured chat bubbles, the composer, settings cards, and other safe ledges.
-- Open native Android pages contributed by installed Hermes plugins. Pages use a host-rendered declarative schema, and scoped writes remain disabled until explicitly granted.
-- Use Relay 1.5.0 to review, keep, or remove approval-gated agent-created plugin-page drafts.
-- Select Hermes as Android’s default Digital Assistant, with an optional local “Hey Hermes” listener that keeps pre-activation audio on the device.
-- Use the complete AI-assisted Russian Android catalog from the in-app language picker.
-
-## Improved
-
-- Assistant and floating Voice controls start compact, expand for transcript and response detail, and hand off to full Voice without restarting the turn.
-- Voice interruption now covers generation and playback with upstream-aligned calibration, stop phrases, and private next-turn interruption context.
-- The Agent Passport presents profile configuration, skills, routing, reasoning, and scoped credentials more clearly.
-- Pet roaming follows measured terrain, bubble edges, scroll movement, obstacle recovery, animation capabilities, temperament, and reduced-motion/accessibility pauses.
+This patch clarifies optional Relay recovery, restores the full session drawer, and fixes several chat and Voice regressions.
 
 ## Fixed
 
-- Streaming voice output falls back when no first audio arrives, and long Standard Voice recordings upload without duplicate in-memory encoding.
-- Relay failover no longer allows competing reconnect loops to bounce rapidly between LAN and remote routes.
-- Streamed chat rows retain stable UI identity while server IDs and background-process state reconcile.
-- Pets recover from occupied or scrolling terrain, avoid text and the jump-to-latest control, and preserve walk, jump, held, and drop animation states.
-- OEM assistant picker activation, local wake completion, and empty-speech recovery are reliable across the supported lifecycle.
+- Optional Relay failures stay within Relay-only surfaces, use consistent status labels, and only request re-pairing when the stored Relay credential actually needs it.
+- Foreground recovery reconnects immediately after ordinary backoff, while retained credentials are described as stored details rather than an active in-memory session.
+- Session history loads its 200-row drawer window through upstream-compatible 100-row pages instead of failing with HTTP 422.
+- Selecting text remains stable when a streamed response changes from live text to rendered Markdown.
+- Manual Voice recording waits for barge-in microphone teardown and gives a useful recovery message when the microphone is unavailable.
+- New-chat coaching yields while Voice owns the composer, so it no longer covers the expanding Voice drawer.
 
 ## Install / Verify
 
-- App version: **1.6.0** (versionCode **37**).
+- App version: **1.6.1** (versionCode **38**).
 - Standard Chat and Vanilla Hermes voice continue to work against unmodified upstream Hermes.
-- Petdex installation is built into Android. Native pages from ordinary installed plugins use the authenticated Dashboard; agent-created page drafts require the optional Relay 1.5.0 plugin.
+- Same-device Relay re-pair replacement requires the optional Server 1.5.1 plugin; Dashboard and `/relay revoke <token-prefix>` remain available for explicit cleanup.

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

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Add floating Petdex companions that can roam across the interface, safe native pages from installed Hermes plugins, and an optional Android Digital Assistant with local “Hey Hermes.” This release also adds Russian and improves voice recovery, route failover, live chat stability, and pet movement.
+Optional Relay recovery now stays in the right surfaces with clear status labels and immediate foreground retry. Session history again loads its full window through upstream-compatible paging. Streamed text selection, Voice microphone handoff, and the expanding Voice drawer are also more reliable.

app/src/main/assets/changelog.json

@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 {
  "versions": [
+  {
+   "version": "1.6.1",
+   "title": "Clearer recovery, steadier chat",
+   "date": "2026-08-03",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Relay stays optional",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Relay-only surfaces now use consistent Optional, Ready, Reconnecting, Unavailable, and Needs re-pair states without nagging from background session refreshes.",
+      "Foreground recovery retries ordinary reconnect backoff immediately and explains whether Relay credentials are merely stored or actually need re-pairing."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Sessions and chat stay stable",
+     "bullets": [
+      "The session drawer restores its 200-row window through upstream-compatible 100-row pages.",
+      "Selecting streamed text stays stable when a completed response changes to rendered Markdown."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Voice controls stay reachable",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Manual recording waits for the previous microphone owner to release it and gives a useful recovery message if capture cannot start.",
+      "New-chat coaching yields while Voice owns the composer so it cannot cover the expanding Voice drawer."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "version": "1.6.0",
    "title": "Pets, plugins, and voice",

app/src/main/assets/whats_new.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-v1.6.0 - Pets, plugins, and voice
+v1.6.1 - Clearer recovery, steadier chat
 
-* Add floating Petdex companions that can roam across the interface.
-* Add safe native pages contributed by installed Hermes plugins.
-* Use Hermes as the optional Android Digital Assistant with local “Hey Hermes.”
-* Add Russian and improve voice, routing, chat, and pet stability.
+* Keep optional Relay recovery scoped to Relay surfaces with clear status labels.
+* Restore the 200-session drawer through upstream-compatible paging.
+* Stabilize streamed text selection and Voice microphone handoff.
+* Keep new-chat coaching clear of the expanding Voice drawer.

docs/play-store-listing.md

@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ This app is a community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NousRe
 Paste into Play Console → **What's new** (≤500 characters):
 
 ```
-v1.6.0 - Pets, plugins, and voice
+v1.6.1 - Clearer recovery, steadier chat
 
-* Floating Petdex companions that can roam across the UI.
-* Safe native pages from installed Hermes plugins.
-* Optional Android Digital Assistant with local "Hey Hermes."
-* Russian plus voice, route, chat, and pet stability improvements.
+* Clear optional Relay status and recovery guidance.
+* Full session history through compatible paging.
+* Stable streamed text selection and Voice microphone handoff.
+* New-chat coaching stays clear of Voice controls.
 ```
 
 ## Category

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
-appVersionName = "1.6.0"
-appVersionCode = "37"
+appVersionName = "1.6.1"
+appVersionCode = "38"
 agp = "9.3.1"
 kotlin = "2.4.10"
 compose-bom = "2026.06.01"