From 859919348d63b3393a4ce236329143b55e02fb13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pelgraine <140762863+pelgraine@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 19:13:29 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] fix serial settings loop regression argh

---
 examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index cb4a8637..d709053b 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -2723,9 +2723,11 @@ void MyMesh::checkSerialInterface() {
 void MyMesh::loop() {
   BaseChatMesh::loop();
 
-  if (_cli_rescue) {
-    checkCLIRescueCmd();
-  } else {
+  // Always check USB serial for text CLI commands (independent of BLE)
+  checkCLIRescueCmd();
+
+  // Process BLE/WiFi companion app binary frames
+  if (!_cli_rescue) {
     checkSerialInterface();
   }