Reduce default poll time and add DM ack clearing to standard poll

app/event_handlers.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def track_pending_ack(expected_ack: str, message_id: int, timeout_ms: int) -> No
     )
 
 
-def _cleanup_expired_acks() -> None:
+def cleanup_expired_acks() -> None:
     """Remove expired pending ACKs."""
     now = time.time()
     expired = []
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ async def on_ack(event: "Event") -> None:
 
     logger.debug("Received ACK with code %s", ack_code)
 
-    _cleanup_expired_acks()
+    cleanup_expired_acks()
 
     if ack_code in _pending_acks:
         message_id, _, _ = _pending_acks.pop(ack_code)

app/radio_sync.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
 from meshcore import EventType
 
+from app.event_handlers import cleanup_expired_acks
 from app.models import Contact
 from app.radio import RadioOperationBusyError, radio_manager
 from app.repository import (
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # Message poll task handle
 _message_poll_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 
-# Message poll interval in seconds
-MESSAGE_POLL_INTERVAL = 5
+# Message poll interval in seconds (10s gives DM ACKs plenty of time to arrive)
+MESSAGE_POLL_INTERVAL = 10
 
 # Periodic advertisement task handle
 _advert_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
@@ -323,6 +324,10 @@ async def _message_poll_loop():
         try:
             await asyncio.sleep(MESSAGE_POLL_INTERVAL)
 
+            # Clean up expired pending ACKs every poll cycle so they don't
+            # accumulate when no ACKs arrive (e.g. all recipients out of range).
+            cleanup_expired_acks()
+
             if radio_manager.is_connected and not is_polling_paused():
                 mc = radio_manager.meshcore
                 if mc is not None: