Bump version to 1.6.6 in pyproject.toml

Refactor channel settings to rename 'is_client_muted' to 'is_muted' and update related save functionality and tests
Enhance remote admin verification to establish authorized sessions and update related tests
2026-10-31 16:21:57 +01:00 · 2026-07-26 14:26:01 -07:00 · 2026-07-26 14:23:11 -07:00 · 2026-07-26 14:07:09 -07:00 · 2026-07-26 13:47:51 -07:00 · 2026-07-26 11:09:26 -07:00
31 changed files with 1139 additions and 201 deletions
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "module": "contact.__main__",
            "args": ["--host","192.168.86.69"]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Python Debugger: tcp-remote",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "module": "contact.__main__",
+            "args": ["--host","100.89.187.29"]
        }
    ]
 }
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ All messages will saved in a SQLite DB and restored upon relaunch of the app.  Y

 By navigating to Settings -> App Settings, you may customize your UI's icons, colors, and more!

+### Notification sounds
+
+Add audio files to Contact's `contact/sounds/` folder, then choose one in Settings → App Settings → Notification sound. `alert.mp3` is the default selection; choose `None` to disable notification audio. Supported file types are MP3, WAV, OGG, AIFF, and FLAC.
+
+### Remote administration
+
+With the Nodes pane selected, press `` ` `` or `F12` and choose **Remote admin** for the highlighted node. Contact requests the node's settings through Meshtastic Remote Admin and displays an error if the node does not authorize your public key. Remote App Settings are intentionally unavailable because they apply only to the local Contact client.
+
 For smaller displays you may wish to enable `single_pane_mode`:

 <img width="486" height="194" alt="Screenshot 2025-08-22 at 11 15 54 PM" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/447c5d30-0850-4a4f-b0d4-976e4c5e329d" />
@@ -60,7 +68,6 @@ For smaller displays you may wish to enable `single_pane_mode`:
 - `CTRL` + `t` or `F4` = With the Node List highlighted, send a traceroute to the selected node
 - `F5` = Display a node's info
 - `CTRL` + `f` = With the Node List highlighted, favorite the selected node
- `CTRL` + `b` = Enable/Disable Autoresponder Bot (ping / pong)
 - `CTRL` + `g` = With the Node List highlighted, ignore the selected node 
 - `CTRL` + `d` = With the Channel List hightlighted, archive a chat to reduce UI clutter. Messages will be saved in the db and repopulate if you send or receive a DM from this user.
 - `CTRL` + `d` = With the Note List highlghted, remove a node from your nodedb.
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ if os.environ.get("COLORTERM") == "gnome-terminal":
    os.environ["TERM"] = "xterm-256color"

 logging.basicConfig(
-    filename=config.log_file_path, level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+    filename=config.log_file_path,
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+    # Meshtastic or another dependency may have installed a stderr handler
+    # before Contact starts curses. Replace it so background warnings cannot
+    # overwrite the terminal UI.
+    force=True,
 )

 app_state.lock = threading.Lock()
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ help.traceroute, "Ctrl+T or F4 = Traceroute", ""
 help.node_info, "F5 = Full node info", ""
 help.archive_chat, "Ctrl+D = Archive chat / remove node", ""
 help.favorite, "Ctrl+F = Favorite", ""
-help.bot_responder, "Ctrl+B = Toggle Bot Responder", ""
 help.ignore, "Ctrl+G = Ignore", ""
 help.search, "Ctrl+/ or / = Search", ""
 help.help, "Ctrl+K = Help", ""
@@ -94,17 +93,13 @@ confirm.remove_ignored, "Remove {name} from Ignored?", ""
 confirm.region_unset, "Your region is UNSET.  Set it now?", ""
 dialog.resize_title, "Resize Terminal", ""
 dialog.resize_body, "Please resize the terminal to at least {rows} rows.", ""
-bot.status.enabled, "Enabled", ""
-bot.status.disabled, "Disabled", ""
-bot.dialog.title, "Bot Responder", ""
-bot.dialog.body, "Bot responder is now {status}.", ""
-bot.status.message, "Bot responder is now {status}.", ""

 [User Settings]
 user, "User"
 longName, "Node long name", "If you are a licensed HAM operator and have enabled HAM mode, this must be set to your HAM operator call sign."
 shortName, "Node short name", "Must be up to 4 bytes. Usually this is 4 characters, if using latin characters and no emojis."
 isLicensed, "Enable licensed amateur (HAM) mode", "IMPORTANT: Read Meshtastic help documentation before enabling."
+isUnmessagable, "Disable incoming messages", "When enabled, this node advertises that it cannot receive messages."

 [app_settings]
 title, "App Settings", ""
@@ -118,7 +113,8 @@ language, "Language", "UI language for labels and help text."
 message_prefix, "Message prefix", ""
 sent_message_prefix, "Sent message prefix", ""
 notification_symbol, "Notification symbol", ""
-notification_sound, "Notification sound", ""
+notification_sound, "Notification sound", "Select a sound file from Contact's sounds folder, or None to disable notification audio."
+view_log, "View Log", "Open a scrollable live view of Contact's log file."
 ack_implicit_str, "ACK (implicit)", ""
 ack_str, "ACK", ""
 nak_str, "NAK", ""
@@ -132,6 +128,7 @@ COLOR_CONFIG_GREEN, "Theme colors (green)", ""

 [app_settings.ping_bot]
 title, "Ping Bot", ""
+enabled, "Enabled", "Enable automatic Ping Bot responses."
 catch_words, "Catch words", "Semicolon-separated bot trigger words."
 response_word, "Response word", "Bot response word."

@@ -171,7 +168,7 @@ uplink_enabled, "Uplink enabled", "Let this channel's data be sent to the MQTT s
 downlink_enabled, "Downlink enabled", "Let data from the MQTT server configured on this node be sent to this channel."
 module_settings, "Module settings", "Position precision and Client Mute."
 module_settings.position_precision, "Position precision", "The precision level of location data sent on this channel."
-module_settings.is_client_muted, "Is Client Muted", "Controls whether or not the phone / clients should mute the current channel. Useful for noisy public channels you don't necessarily want to disable."
+module_settings.is_muted, "Is muted", "Controls whether or not the client or device should mute this channel. Useful for noisy public channels you do not necessarily want to disable."

 [config.device]
 title, "Device"
@@ -257,6 +254,8 @@ heading_bold, "Heading bold", "The heading can be hard to read when 'INVERTED' o
 wake_on_tap_or_motion, "Wake on tap or motion", "This option enables the ability to wake the device screen when motion, such as a tap on the device, is detected via an attached accelerometer, or a capacitive touch button."
 compass_orientation, "Compass orientation", "Whether to rotate the compass."
 use_12h_clock, "Use 12 hour clock"
+use_long_node_name, "Use long node name", "Show each node's long name on the device display when space permits."
+enable_message_bubbles, "Enable message bubbles", "Display messages in chat-style bubbles on supported device displays."

 [config.device_ui]
 title, "Device UI"
@@ -275,6 +274,10 @@ node_filter, "Node Filter", ""
 node_highlight, "Node Highlight", ""
 calibration_data, "Calibration Data", ""
 map_data, "Map Data", ""
+compass_mode, "Compass mode", "Controls whether the compass is dynamic, fixed, or freezes its heading."
+screen_rgb_color, "Screen RGB color", "Sets the display color on supported RGB screens."
+is_clockface_analog, "Analog clock face", "Use an analog clock face on supported device displays."
+gps_format, "GPS coordinate format", "Select the coordinate format used by the device UI."

 [config.device_ui.node_filter]
 title, "Node Filter"
@@ -300,6 +303,12 @@ home, "Home", ""
 style, "Style", ""
 follow_gps, "Follow GPS", ""

+[config.device_ui.map_data.home]
+title, "Home location", ""
+zoom, "Zoom", "Map zoom level for the home location."
+latitude, "Latitude", "Latitude of the home location."
+longitude, "Longitude", "Longitude of the home location."
+
 [config.lora]
 title, "LoRa"
 use_preset, "Use modem preset", "Presets are pre-defined modem settings (Bandwidth, Spread Factor, and Coding Rate) which influence both message speed and range. The vast majority of users use a preset."
@@ -319,6 +328,8 @@ override_frequency, "Override frequency in MHz", "Overrides frequency slot. May
 pa_fan_disabled, "PA Fan Disabled", "If true, disable the build-in PA FAN using pin define in RF95_FAN_EN"
 ignore_mqtt, "Ignore MQTT", "Ignores any messages it receives via LoRa that came via MQTT somewhere along the path towards the device."
 config_ok_to_mqtt, "OK to MQTT", "Indicates that the user approves their packets to be uplinked to MQTT brokers."
+fem_lna_mode, "FEM LNA mode", "Configures the front-end module low-noise amplifier mode on supported hardware."
+serial_hal_only, "Serial HAL only", "Use only the serial hardware abstraction layer on supported hardware."

 [config.bluetooth]
 title, "Bluetooth"
@@ -335,6 +346,7 @@ serial_enabled, "Enable serial console", ""
 debug_log_api_enabled, "Enable debug log", "Set this to true to continue outputting live debug logs over serial or Bluetooth when the API is active."
 admin_channel_enabled, "Enable legacy admin channel", "If the node you need to administer or be administered by is running 2.4.x or earlier, you should set this to enabled. Requires a secondary channel named 'admin' be present on both nodes."
 admin_key, "Admin keys", "The public key(s) authorized to send administrative messages to this node. Only messages signed by these keys will be accepted for administrative control. Up to 3."
+packet_signature_policy, "Packet signature policy", "Controls how the node validates packet signatures."

 [module.mqtt]
 title, "MQTT"
@@ -366,6 +378,7 @@ override_console_serial_port, "Override console serial port", "If set to true, t

 [module.external_notification]
 title, "External Notification"
+ringtone, "Ringtone", "RTTTL ringtone played by supported external-notification hardware."
 enabled, "Enabled", "Enables the module."
 output_ms, "Length", "Specifies how long in milliseconds you would like your GPIOs to be active. In case of the repeat option, this is the duration of every tone and pause."
 output, "Output GPIO", "Define the output pin GPIO setting Defaults to EXT_NOTIFY_OUT if set for the board. In standalone devices this pin should drive the LED to match the UI."
@@ -396,6 +409,7 @@ title, "Range Test"
 enabled, "Enabled", "Enables the module."
 sender, "Sender interval", "How long to wait between sending sequential test packets in seconds. 0 is default which disables sending messages."
 save, "Save CSV file", "If enabled, all received messages are saved to the device's flash memory in a file named rangetest.csv. Leave disabled when using the Android or Apple apps. Saves directly to the device's flash memory (without the need for a smartphone). [warning]Only available on ESP32-based devices.[/warning]"
+clear_on_reboot, "Clear CSV on reboot", "Delete the RangeTest.csv file when the device reboots. [warning]Only available on ESP32-based devices.[/warning]"

 [module.telemetry]
 title, "Telemetry"
@@ -413,9 +427,11 @@ health_measurement_enabled, "Health telemetry interval", "This option is used to
 health_update_interval, "Health telemetry enabled", "This option is used to enable/disable the sending of health data from an attached supported sensor over the mesh network."
 health_screen_enabled, "Health screen enabled", "Show the health telemetry data on the device display."
 device_telemetry_enabled, "Device telemetry enabled", "Enable the Device Telemetry"
+air_quality_screen_enabled, "Air quality screen enabled", "Show air-quality telemetry on the device display."

 [module.canned_message]
 title, "Canned Message"
+messages, "Messages", "Pipe-separated canned messages, for example: Hi|On my way|Yes|No."
 rotary1_enabled, "Rotary encoder enabled", "Enable the default rotary encoder."
 inputbroker_pin_a, "Input broker pin A", "GPIO Pin Value (1-39) For encoder port A."
 inputbroker_pin_b, "Input broker pin B", "GPIO Pin Value (1-39) For encoder port B."
@@ -473,5 +489,52 @@ use_pullup, "Use pull-up", "Whether or not use INPUT_PULLUP mode for GPIO pin. O
 title, "Paxcounter"
 enabled, "Enabled", "Enables the module."
 paxcounter_update_interval, "Update interval", "The interval in seconds of how often we can send a message to the mesh when a state change is detected."
-Wi-Fi_threshold, "Wi-Fi Threshold", "WiFi RSSI threshold. Defaults to -80"
+wifi_threshold, "Wi-Fi threshold", "Wi-Fi RSSI threshold. Defaults to -80."
 ble_threshold, "BLE Threshold", "BLE RSSI threshold. Defaults to -80"
+
+[module.statusmessage]
+title, "Status Message"
+node_status, "Node status", ""
+
+[module.traffic_management]
+title, "Traffic Management"
+position_min_interval_secs, "Position minimum interval", "Minimum seconds between position updates from the same node. Set to 0 to disable position-update suppression."
+nodeinfo_direct_response_max_hops, "NodeInfo direct-response maximum hops", "Maximum hop distance at which cached NodeInfo requests receive a direct response. Set to 0 to disable direct responses."
+rate_limit_window_secs, "Rate-limit window", "Per-node rate-limit window in seconds. Set to 0 to disable rate limiting."
+rate_limit_max_packets, "Rate-limit maximum packets", "Maximum packets allowed per node during the rate-limit window. Set to 0 to disable rate limiting."
+unknown_packet_threshold, "Unknown-packet threshold", "Maximum unknown or undecryptable packets per rate-limit window before packets from that source are dropped. Set to 0 to disable filtering."
+
+[module.tak]
+title, "Tak"
+team, "Team", "Your team color."
+role, "Role", "Your role in the team."
+
+[module.mesh_beacon]
+title, "Mesh Beacon", ""
+flags, "Beacon options", "Bitwise combination of the listen, broadcast, and legacy-split options."
+broadcast_send_as_node, "Broadcast as node", "Optional node ID to use as the sender of beacon packets. Leave unset to send as this node."
+broadcast_message, "Broadcast message", "Message included in each beacon broadcast. Maximum 100 bytes."
+broadcast_offer_channel, "Offered channel", "Optional channel name and key to advertise in the beacon offer."
+broadcast_offer_region, "Offered region", "Optional LoRa region to advertise in the beacon offer."
+broadcast_offer_preset, "Offered modem preset", "Optional modem preset to advertise in the beacon offer."
+broadcast_on_channel, "Broadcast channel", "Optional channel settings to use when transmitting beacons. Uses the primary channel when unset."
+broadcast_on_region, "Broadcast region", "Optional LoRa region to use when transmitting beacons."
+broadcast_on_preset, "Broadcast modem preset", "Optional modem preset to use when transmitting beacons."
+broadcast_interval_secs, "Broadcast interval", "How often to broadcast beacons in seconds. The minimum and default is 3600 seconds."
+broadcast_targets, "Broadcast targets", "Optional list of channel, region, and modem-preset targets for beacon broadcasts."
+
+[module.mesh_beacon.broadcast_offer_channel]
+title, "Offered channel", ""
+psk, "PSK", "Encryption key for the offered channel."
+name, "Name", "Name of the offered channel."
+
+[module.mesh_beacon.broadcast_on_channel]
+title, "Broadcast channel", ""
+psk, "PSK", "Encryption key for the broadcast channel."
+name, "Name", "Name of the broadcast channel."
+
+[module.mesh_beacon.broadcast_targets]
+title, "Broadcast targets", ""
+preset, "Modem preset", "Optional modem preset for this beacon target."
+region, "Region", "LoRa region for this beacon target."
+channel_index, "Channel index", "Index of the configured channel to use for this beacon target."
@@ -78,16 +78,10 @@ help.traceroute, "Ctrl+T ou F4 = Traceroute", ""
 help.node_info, "F5 = Informations complètes du nœud", ""
 help.archive_chat, "Ctrl+D = Archiver la discussion / supprimer le nœud", ""
 help.favorite, "Ctrl+F = Favori", ""
-help.bot_responder, "Ctrl+B = Activer/désactiver le bot répondeur", ""
 help.ignore, "Ctrl+G = Ignorer", ""
 help.search, "Ctrl+/ ou / = Rechercher", ""
 help.help, "Ctrl+K = Aide", ""
 help.no_help, "Aucune aide disponible.", ""
-bot.status.enabled, "Activé", ""
-bot.status.disabled, "Désactivé", ""
-bot.dialog.title, "Bot répondeur", ""
-bot.dialog.body, "Le bot répondeur est maintenant {status}.", ""
-bot.status.message, "Le bot répondeur est maintenant {status}.", ""

 [User Settings]
 user, "Utilisateur", ""
@@ -118,6 +112,7 @@ ping_bot, "Bot Ping", ""

 [app_settings.ping_bot]
 title, "Bot Ping", ""
+enabled, "Activé", "Activer les réponses automatiques du bot Ping."
 catch_words, "Mots déclencheurs", "Mots déclencheurs du bot séparés par des points-virgules."
 response_word, "Mot de réponse", "Mot de réponse du bot."

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ help.traceroute, "Ctrl+T или F4 = Traceroute", ""
 help.node_info, "F5 = Полная информация об узле", ""
 help.archive_chat, "Ctrl+D = Архив чата / удалить узел", ""
 help.favorite, "Ctrl+F = Избранное", ""
-help.bot_responder, "Ctrl+B = Вкл/выкл автоответчик", ""
 help.ignore, "Ctrl+G = Игнорировать", ""
 help.search, "Ctrl+/ или / = Поиск", ""
 help.help, "Ctrl+K = Справка", ""
@@ -91,11 +90,6 @@ confirm.remove_ignored, "Убрать {name} из игнорируемых?", ""
 confirm.region_unset, "Ваш регион НЕ ЗАДАН. Установить сейчас?", ""
 dialog.resize_title, "Увеличьте окно", ""
 dialog.resize_body, "Пожалуйста, увеличьте окно до {rows} строк.", ""
-bot.status.enabled, "Включен", ""
-bot.status.disabled, "Выключен", ""
-bot.dialog.title, "Автоответчик", ""
-bot.dialog.body, "Автоответчик теперь {status}.", ""
-bot.status.message, "Автоответчик теперь {status}.", ""

 [User Settings]
 user, "Пользователь"
@@ -129,6 +123,7 @@ COLOR_CONFIG_GREEN, "Цвета темы (зеленая)", ""

 [app_settings.ping_bot]
 title, "Пинг-бот", ""
+enabled, "Включен", "Включить автоматические ответы пинг-бота."
 catch_words, "Слова-триггеры", "Слова для активации бота, разделенные точкой с запятой."
 response_word, "Ответное слово", "Ответное слово бота."

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import time
 from typing import Any, Dict

 import contact.ui.default_config as config
-from contact.utilities.singleton import app_state, interface_state, ui_state
+from contact.utilities.singleton import app_state, interface_state
+from contact.utilities.utils import get_reply_context
 from contact.message_handlers.tx_handler import send_message

 BOT_RESPONSE_DELAY_SECONDS = 2.3
@@ -24,9 +25,15 @@ def is_bot_message(message: str) -> bool:
    """Return True when the incoming message should trigger an automatic response."""
    return message.strip().casefold() in _get_bot_catch_words()

+
+def is_bot_enabled() -> bool:
+    """Return whether automatic responses are enabled in app settings."""
+    value = getattr(config, "ping_bot_enabled", False)
+    return value if isinstance(value, bool) else str(value).strip().casefold() == "true"
+
 def bot_respond(packet: Dict[str, Any], message: str, send_channel: int) -> bool:
    """Send a basic response when bot mode is enabled."""
-    if not ui_state.bot_mode_enabled:
+    if not is_bot_enabled():
        return False

    if not is_bot_message(message):
@@ -40,7 +47,8 @@ def bot_respond(packet: Dict[str, Any], message: str, send_channel: int) -> bool
        return False
    snr = packet.get('rxSnr', -128)
    rssi = packet.get('rxRssi', -128)
-    replyIDset = (packet.get('decoded') or {}).get('replyId', False)
+    incoming_reply_id = (packet.get('decoded') or {}).get('replyId')
+    packet_id = packet.get("id")
    hop_start = packet.get('hopStart', 0)
    hop_limit = packet.get('hopLimit', 0)
    transport_type = packet.get('transportMechanism', None)
@@ -53,8 +61,8 @@ def bot_respond(packet: Dict[str, Any], message: str, send_channel: int) -> bool
        details.append(f"RSSI: {rssi}")
    if hops != 0:
        details.append(f"Hops: {hops}")
-    if replyIDset:
-        details.append(f"Relay: {replyIDset}")
+    if incoming_reply_id:
+        details.append(f"Relay: {incoming_reply_id}")
    transport_text = str(transport_type).upper() if transport_type is not None else ""
    for transport_name in ("UDP", "MQTT"):
        if transport_name in transport_text:
@@ -69,10 +77,18 @@ def bot_respond(packet: Dict[str, Any], message: str, send_channel: int) -> bool
            time.sleep(BOT_RESPONSE_DELAY_SECONDS)

            with app_state.lock:
-                if not ui_state.bot_mode_enabled:
+                if not is_bot_enabled():
                    return

-                send_message(response_data_string,channel=send_channel)
+                # Use the triggering packet's ID so Meshtastic clients render this
+                # automatic response as a native reply when that ID is available.
+                reply_context = get_reply_context(packet_id) if packet_id is not None else ""
+                send_message(
+                    response_data_string,
+                    channel=send_channel,
+                    reply_id=packet_id,
+                    reply_context=reply_context,
+                )

            # Import locally to avoid circular import at module import time.
            from contact.ui.contact_ui import request_ui_redraw
@@ -66,37 +66,34 @@ from contact.message_handlers.bot_handler import bot_respond

 def play_sound():
    try:
-        system = platform.system()
-        sound_path = None
-        executable = None
+        selected_sound = str(getattr(config, "notification_sound", "None"))
+        if selected_sound.casefold() in {"none", "false", ""}:
+            return
+        sound_path = os.path.join(config.parent_dir, "sounds", selected_sound)
+        if not os.path.isfile(sound_path):
+            logging.warning("Configured notification sound is unavailable: %s", sound_path)
+            return

-        if system == "Darwin":  # macOS
-            sound_path = "/System/Library/Sounds/Ping.aiff"
-            executable = "afplay"
-
-        elif system == "Linux":
-            ogg_path = "/usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/complete.oga"
-            wav_path = "/usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav"  # common fallback
-
-            if shutil.which("paplay") and os.path.exists(ogg_path):
-                executable = "paplay"
-                sound_path = ogg_path
-            elif shutil.which("ffplay") and os.path.exists(ogg_path):
-                executable = "ffplay"
-                sound_path = ogg_path
-            elif shutil.which("aplay") and os.path.exists(wav_path):
-                executable = "aplay"
-                sound_path = wav_path
-            else:
-                logging.warning("No suitable sound player or sound file found on Linux")
+        executable = "afplay" if platform.system() == "Darwin" else next(
+            (shutil.which(player) for player in ("ffplay", "mpg123", "mpv", "cvlc", "paplay") if shutil.which(player)),
+            None,
+        )

        if executable and sound_path:
+            player = os.path.basename(executable)
            cmd = [executable, sound_path]
-            if executable == "ffplay":
+            if player == "ffplay":
                cmd = [executable, "-nodisp", "-autoexit", sound_path]
+            elif player == "mpv":
+                cmd = [executable, "--no-video", sound_path]
+            elif player == "cvlc":
+                cmd = [executable, "--play-and-exit", sound_path]

            subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
            return
+        logging.warning(
+            "No suitable sound player found for notification sound; install ffmpeg (ffplay), mpg123, mpv, or VLC."
+        )

    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        logging.error(f"Sound playback failed: {e}")
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ def on_receive(packet: Dict[str, Any], interface: Any) -> None:
                hops = hop_start - hop_limit


-                if config.notification_sound == "True":
+                if str(config.notification_sound).casefold() not in {"none", "false", ""}:
                    schedule_notification_sound()

                message_bytes = packet["decoded"]["payload"]
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import time

-from typing import Any, Dict
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional

 import google.protobuf.json_format
 from meshtastic import BROADCAST_NUM
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def send_message(
    message: str,
    destination: int = BROADCAST_NUM,
    channel: int = 0,
-    reply_id: int | None = None,
+    reply_id: Optional[int] = None,
    reply_context: str = "",
 ) -> None:
    """
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ logging.basicConfig(  # Run `tail -f client.log` in another terminal to view liv
    filename=config.log_file_path,
    level=logging.WARNING,  # DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)
    format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+    force=True,
 )

 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import curses
 import logging
+import os
+from typing import Optional
 import time
 import traceback
 from numbers import Real
@@ -14,11 +16,14 @@ from contact.utilities.utils import (
    build_reply_prefix,
 )
 from contact.settings import settings_menu
+from contact.ui.control_ui import RemoteAdminCancelled, verify_remote_admin
+from contact.ui.user_config import load_log_tail
 from contact.message_handlers.tx_handler import send_message, send_traceroute
 from contact.utilities.utils import parse_protobuf
 from contact.ui.colors import get_color
 from contact.utilities.db_handler import get_name_from_database, update_node_info_in_db, is_chat_archived, load_older_messages
 from contact.utilities.input_handlers import get_list_input
+from contact.utilities.interfaces import interface_is_connected
 from contact.utilities.i18n import t
 from contact.utilities.emoji_utils import normalize_message_text
 import contact.ui.default_config as config
@@ -40,6 +45,115 @@ root_win = None
 nodes_pad = None


+def refresh_log_viewer() -> None:
+    """Refresh the in-app log overlay only when the log file changes."""
+    try:
+        stat = os.stat(config.log_file_path)
+        signature = (stat.st_mtime_ns, stat.st_size)
+    except OSError:
+        signature = None
+
+    if not ui_state.log_viewer_loaded or signature != ui_state.log_viewer_signature:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_lines = load_log_tail(config.log_file_path)
+        ui_state.log_viewer_signature = signature
+        ui_state.log_viewer_loaded = True
+
+
+def flush_log_handlers() -> None:
+    """Ensure a just-written status event is visible to the log tailer."""
+    for handler in logging.getLogger().handlers:
+        try:
+            handler.flush()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
+def draw_log_viewer(stdscr: curses.window) -> int:
+    """Draw the log overlay and return the number of visible log rows."""
+    refresh_log_viewer()
+    height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+    content_height = max(1, height - 4)
+    max_start = max(0, len(ui_state.log_viewer_lines) - content_height)
+    if ui_state.log_viewer_follow:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = max_start
+    else:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = min(ui_state.log_viewer_start_line, max_start)
+
+    try:
+        stdscr.erase()
+        stdscr.bkgd(get_color("background"))
+        stdscr.attrset(get_color("window_frame"))
+        stdscr.border()
+        state = "Following" if ui_state.log_viewer_follow else "Paused"
+        title = " View Log — {} ".format(state)
+        stdscr.addstr(0, 2, title[: max(0, width - 4)], get_color("settings_breadcrumbs", bold=True))
+        for row, line in enumerate(
+            ui_state.log_viewer_lines[ui_state.log_viewer_start_line : ui_state.log_viewer_start_line + content_height],
+            start=1,
+        ):
+            stdscr.addstr(row, 1, line[: max(0, width - 2)], get_color("settings_default"))
+        hint = " Esc Close  Up/Down Scroll  PgUp/PgDn Page  F Follow "
+        stdscr.addstr(height - 2, 1, hint[: max(0, width - 2)], get_color("commands"))
+        stdscr.refresh()
+    except curses.error:
+        pass
+    return content_height
+
+
+def handle_log_viewer_key(key: int, content_height: int) -> bool:
+    """Handle a log-overlay key. Returns True when the overlay closes."""
+    if ui_state.reconnect_prompt_open:
+        if key in (ord("r"), ord("R")):
+            ui_state.reconnect_prompt_open = False
+            ui_state.reconnect_attempted = False
+        elif key in (ord("c"), ord("C"), 27):
+            ui_state.reconnect_prompt_open = False
+        return False
+
+    if key == 27:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_open = False
+        return True
+    if key in (ord("f"), ord("F")):
+        ui_state.log_viewer_follow = not ui_state.log_viewer_follow
+        return False
+
+    max_start = max(0, len(ui_state.log_viewer_lines) - content_height)
+    if key == curses.KEY_UP:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_follow = False
+        ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = max(0, ui_state.log_viewer_start_line - 1)
+    elif key == curses.KEY_DOWN:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = min(max_start, ui_state.log_viewer_start_line + 1)
+        ui_state.log_viewer_follow = ui_state.log_viewer_start_line >= max_start
+    elif key == curses.KEY_PPAGE:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_follow = False
+        ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = max(0, ui_state.log_viewer_start_line - content_height)
+    elif key == curses.KEY_NPAGE:
+        ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = min(max_start, ui_state.log_viewer_start_line + content_height)
+        ui_state.log_viewer_follow = ui_state.log_viewer_start_line >= max_start
+    return False
+
+
+def draw_log_reconnect_prompt(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
+    """Draw a non-blocking reconnect choice over the live log overlay."""
+    if not ui_state.reconnect_prompt_open:
+        return
+    try:
+        height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+        message = "Could not reconnect after 20 seconds."
+        hint = "R Retry   C Cancel"
+        box_width = min(width - 4, max(len(message) + 4, len(hint) + 4, 42))
+        win = curses.newwin(6, box_width, max(0, (height - 6) // 2), max(0, (width - box_width) // 2))
+        win.bkgd(get_color("background"))
+        win.attrset(get_color("window_frame"))
+        win.border()
+        win.addstr(0, 2, " Disconnected ", get_color("settings_default"))
+        win.addstr(2, 2, message[: box_width - 4], get_color("settings_default"))
+        win.addstr(4, 2, hint[: box_width - 4], get_color("commands"))
+        win.refresh()
+    except curses.error:
+        pass
+
+
 def request_ui_redraw(
    *,
    channels: bool = False,
@@ -383,6 +497,62 @@ def main_ui(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
    handle_resize(stdscr, True)

    while True:
+        interface = interface_state.interface
+        if not interface_is_connected(interface) and not ui_state.reconnect_attempted:
+            ui_state.reconnect_attempted = True
+            logging.warning("Meshtastic connection disconnected; attempting automatic reconnect")
+            flush_log_handlers()
+            if ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+                # Reconnect is synchronous. Repaint once before entering it so
+                # the disconnect event remains visible during the attempt.
+                draw_log_viewer(stdscr)
+            status_win = None
+            if not ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+                status_win = show_connection_status(stdscr, "Disconnected", "Trying to reconnect…")
+            try:
+                from contact.ui.control_ui import reconnect_interface_with_splash
+
+                reconnect_interface_with_splash(stdscr, interface)
+                if status_win is not None:
+                    status_win.erase()
+                    status_win.refresh()
+                ui_state.reconnect_attempted = False
+                if not ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+                    handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+            except Exception:
+                if status_win is not None:
+                    status_win.erase()
+                    status_win.refresh()
+                if not ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+                    handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+                logging.exception("Automatic reconnect after transport disconnect failed")
+                if ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+                    ui_state.reconnect_prompt_open = True
+                    continue
+                retry = get_list_input(
+                    "Contact could not reconnect after 20 seconds.",
+                    "Retry",
+                    ["Retry", "Cancel"],
+                    mandatory=True,
+                )
+                if retry == "Retry":
+                    ui_state.reconnect_attempted = False
+                    handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+                    continue
+                handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+
+        if ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+            content_height = draw_log_viewer(stdscr)
+            draw_log_reconnect_prompt(stdscr)
+            stdscr.timeout(200)
+            try:
+                key = stdscr.getch()
+            except curses.error:
+                continue
+            if key != -1 and handle_log_viewer_key(key, content_height):
+                handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+            continue
+
        with app_state.lock:
            process_pending_ui_updates(stdscr)
        entry_display = f"{ui_state.reply_context}{input_text or ''}"
@@ -468,9 +638,6 @@ def main_ui(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
        elif char == chr(6):  # Ctrl + F to toggle favorite
            handle_ctrl_f(stdscr)

-        elif char == chr(2):  # Ctrl + B to toggle bot responder
-            handle_ctrl_b(stdscr)
-
        elif char == chr(7):  # Ctrl + G to toggle ignored
            handle_ctlr_g(stdscr)

@@ -655,12 +822,27 @@ def handle_enter(input_text: str) -> str:
            )
            return input_text
        # Enter key pressed, send user input as message
-        send_message(
-            input_text,
-            channel=ui_state.selected_channel,
-            reply_id=ui_state.reply_id,
-            reply_context=ui_state.reply_context,
-        )
+        try:
+            send_message(
+                input_text,
+                channel=ui_state.selected_channel,
+                reply_id=ui_state.reply_id,
+                reply_context=ui_state.reply_context,
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logging.warning("Message send failed; reconnecting interface: %s", exc)
+            try:
+                from contact.ui.control_ui import reconnect_interface_with_splash
+
+                reconnect_interface_with_splash(root_win, interface_state.interface)
+                contact.ui.dialog.dialog("Reconnected", "Connection restored. Your message was not sent; press Enter to retry.")
+            except Exception as reconnect_exc:
+                logging.exception("Automatic reconnect failed")
+                contact.ui.dialog.dialog(
+                    "Reconnect failed",
+                    "Contact could not reconnect after 20 seconds. Check the radio connection and retry your message.",
+                )
+            return input_text
        ui_state.reply_id = None
        ui_state.reply_context = ""
        ui_state.reply_id_unavailable = False
@@ -941,7 +1123,85 @@ def handle_backtick(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
    curses.curs_set(0)
    previous_window = ui_state.current_window
    ui_state.current_window = 4
-    settings_menu(stdscr, interface_state.interface)
+    interface = interface_state.interface
+    if previous_window != 2:
+        settings_menu(stdscr, interface)
+        ui_state.current_window = previous_window
+        ui_state.single_pane_mode = config.single_pane_mode.lower() == "true"
+        curses.curs_set(1)
+        get_channels()
+        refresh_node_list()
+        handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+        return
+
+    options = ["Local settings"]
+    remote_node_num = None
+    if ui_state.node_list:
+        remote_node_num = ui_state.node_list[ui_state.selected_node]
+        options.append(f"Remote admin: {get_name_from_database(remote_node_num)}")
+    choice = get_list_input("Open settings for", None, options)
+    if choice == "Local settings":
+        settings_menu(stdscr, interface)
+    elif remote_node_num is not None:
+        wait_win = None
+
+        def remote_status(message: Optional[str]) -> None:
+            nonlocal wait_win
+            if message is None:
+                if wait_win is not None:
+                    wait_win.erase()
+                    wait_win.refresh()
+                    wait_win = None
+                return
+            if wait_win is None:
+                wait_win = show_remote_admin_wait(stdscr, get_name_from_database(remote_node_num))
+            update_remote_admin_wait(wait_win, message)
+
+        def remote_cancel_requested() -> bool:
+            if wait_win is None:
+                return False
+            try:
+                wait_win.timeout(0)
+                return wait_win.getch() == 27
+            finally:
+                wait_win.timeout(-1)
+
+        try:
+            remote_node = interface.getNode(remote_node_num, False)
+            verify_remote_admin(
+                remote_node,
+                status_callback=remote_status,
+                cancel_callback=remote_cancel_requested,
+            )
+            remote_status(None)
+            settings_menu(
+                stdscr,
+                interface,
+                # Settings requests configs explicitly; avoid getNode's
+                # implicit channel request racing that setup.
+                node=remote_node,
+                remote=True,
+                status_callback=remote_status,
+                cancel_callback=remote_cancel_requested,
+            )
+        except RemoteAdminCancelled:
+            logging.info("Remote admin request cancelled for %s", remote_node_num)
+            remote_status(None)
+        except (SystemExit, PermissionError) as exc:
+            logging.warning("Remote admin was rejected for %s: %s", remote_node_num, exc)
+            if wait_win is not None:
+                wait_win.erase()
+                wait_win.refresh()
+            contact.ui.dialog.dialog(
+                "Remote admin rejected",
+                "The selected node did not authorize this admin request.",
+            )
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logging.exception("Remote admin failed for %s", remote_node_num)
+            if wait_win is not None:
+                wait_win.erase()
+                wait_win.refresh()
+            contact.ui.dialog.dialog("Remote admin failed", str(exc))
    ui_state.current_window = previous_window
    ui_state.single_pane_mode = config.single_pane_mode.lower() == "true"
    curses.curs_set(1)
@@ -950,6 +1210,55 @@ def handle_backtick(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
    handle_resize(stdscr, False)


+def show_remote_admin_wait(stdscr: curses.window, node_name: str) -> Optional[curses.window]:
+    """Show progress while Meshtastic retrieves remote-admin settings."""
+    message = f"Attempting remote admin of {node_name}, waiting for response..."
+    try:
+        height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+        box_width = min(width - 4, max(len(message) + 4, 36))
+        box_height = 5
+        wait_win = curses.newwin(box_height, box_width, max(0, (height - box_height) // 2), max(0, (width - box_width) // 2))
+        wait_win.bkgd(get_color("background"))
+        wait_win.attrset(get_color("window_frame"))
+        wait_win.border()
+        wait_win.addstr(0, 2, " Remote Admin ", get_color("settings_default"))
+        wait_win.addstr(2, 2, message[: box_width - 4], get_color("settings_default"))
+        wait_win.refresh()
+        return wait_win
+    except curses.error:
+        return None
+
+
+def show_connection_status(stdscr: curses.window, title: str, message: str) -> Optional[curses.window]:
+    """Display a non-blocking connection-status dialog over the current UI."""
+    try:
+        height, width = stdscr.getmaxyx()
+        box_width = min(width - 4, max(len(message) + 4, len(title) + 6, 32))
+        win = curses.newwin(5, box_width, max(0, (height - 5) // 2), max(0, (width - box_width) // 2))
+        win.bkgd(get_color("background"))
+        win.attrset(get_color("window_frame"))
+        win.border()
+        win.addstr(0, 2, f" {title} ", get_color("settings_default"))
+        win.addstr(2, 2, message[: box_width - 4], get_color("settings_default"))
+        win.refresh()
+        return win
+    except curses.error:
+        return None
+
+
+def update_remote_admin_wait(wait_win: Optional[curses.window], message: str) -> None:
+    """Append the current remote-admin request to the waiting overlay."""
+    if wait_win is None:
+        return
+    try:
+        _, width = wait_win.getmaxyx()
+        wait_win.addstr(3, 2, " " * (width - 4), get_color("settings_default"))
+        wait_win.addstr(3, 2, message[: width - 4], get_color("settings_default"))
+        wait_win.refresh()
+    except curses.error:
+        pass
+
+
 def handle_ctrl_p() -> None:
    """Handle Ctrl + P key events to toggle the packet log display."""
    # Display packet log
@@ -1023,7 +1332,6 @@ def handle_ctrl_k(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
        t("ui.help.node_info", default="F5 = Full node info"),
        t("ui.help.archive_chat", default="Ctrl+D = Archive chat / remove node"),
        t("ui.help.favorite", default="Ctrl+F = Favorite"),
-        t("ui.help.bot_responder", default="Ctrl+B = Toggle Bot Responder"),
        t("ui.help.ignore", default="Ctrl+G = Ignore"),
        t("ui.help.search", default="Ctrl+/ = Search"),
        t("ui.help.help", default="Ctrl+K = Help"),
@@ -1035,32 +1343,6 @@ def handle_ctrl_k(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
    handle_resize(stdscr, False)


-def handle_ctrl_b(stdscr: curses.window) -> None:
-    """Handle Ctrl + B key events to toggle automatic bot responses."""
-    ui_state.bot_mode_enabled = not ui_state.bot_mode_enabled
-    status = t("ui.bot.status.enabled", default="Enabled") if ui_state.bot_mode_enabled else t(
-        "ui.bot.status.disabled", default="Disabled"
-    )
-
-    curses.curs_set(0)
-    contact.ui.dialog.dialog(
-        t("ui.bot.dialog.title", default="Bot Responder"),
-        t("ui.bot.dialog.body", default="Bot responder is now {status}.", status=status),
-    )
-
-    if ui_state.channel_list:
-        channel_id = ui_state.channel_list[ui_state.selected_channel]
-        add_new_message(
-            channel_id,
-            f"{config.message_prefix} Info: ",
-            t("ui.bot.status.message", default="Bot responder is now {status}.", status=status.lower()),
-        )
-        draw_messages_window(True)
-
-    curses.curs_set(1)
-    handle_resize(stdscr, False)
-
-
 def handle_ctrl_d() -> None:
    if ui_state.current_window == 0:
        if isinstance(ui_state.channel_list[ui_state.selected_channel], int):
@@ -1705,21 +1987,25 @@ def remove_notification(channel_number: int) -> None:

 def draw_text_field(win: curses.window, text: str, color: int) -> None:
    win.border()
+    height, width = win.getmaxyx()

    # Put a small hint in the border of the message entry field.
    # We key off the "Message:" prompt to avoid affecting other bordered fields.
    if isinstance(text, str) and text.startswith("Message:"):
        hint = " Ctrl+K Help "
-        h, w = win.getmaxyx()
-        x = max(2, w - len(hint) - 2)
+        x = max(2, width - len(hint) - 2)
        try:
            win.addstr(0, x, hint, get_color("commands"))
        except curses.error:
            pass

-    # Draw the actual field text
+    # Clear the row before redrawing.  Reply context can be longer than the
+    # next value (or empty after Ctrl+R cancels it), so simply overwriting the
+    # new text leaves trailing characters from the old context on screen.
    try:
-        win.addstr(1, 1, text, color)
+        if height > 2 and width > 2:
+            win.addstr(1, 1, " " * (width - 2), color)
+        win.addstr(1, 1, text[: max(0, width - 2)], color)
    except curses.error:
        pass

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import ipaddress
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
+import threading
+import time
 from typing import List
 from meshtastic.protobuf import admin_pb2

@@ -25,7 +27,6 @@ from contact.ui.colors import get_color
 from contact.ui.dialog import dialog
 from contact.ui.menus import generate_menu_from_protobuf
 from contact.ui.nav_utils import move_highlight, draw_arrows, update_help_window
-from contact.ui.splash import draw_splash
 from contact.ui.user_config import json_editor
 from contact.utilities.arg_parser import setup_parser
 from contact.utilities.singleton import interface_state, menu_state
@@ -34,10 +35,16 @@ from contact.utilities.singleton import interface_state, menu_state
 MAX_MENU_WIDTH = 80  # desired max; will shrink on small terminals
 save_option = "Save Changes"
 max_help_lines = 0
+REMOTE_ADMIN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 15
+admin_target_label = ""
 help_win = None
 sensitive_settings = ["Reboot", "Reset Node DB", "Shutdown", "Factory Reset", "factory_reset_config"]


+class RemoteAdminCancelled(Exception):
+    """Raised when the user dismisses an in-progress remote-admin request."""
+
+
 # Compute the effective menu width for the current terminal
 def get_menu_width() -> int:
    # Leave at least 2 columns for borders; clamp to >= 20 for usability
@@ -86,7 +93,8 @@ def get_translated_header(menu_path: List[str]) -> str:
            continue
        full_key = ".".join(transformed_path[:idx])
        translated_parts.append(field_mapping.get(full_key, part))
-    return " > ".join(translated_parts)
+    breadcrumb = " > ".join(translated_parts)
+    return f"{admin_target_label} | {breadcrumb}" if admin_target_label else breadcrumb


 def display_menu() -> tuple[object, object]:
@@ -232,9 +240,6 @@ def reconnect_interface_with_splash(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> object
    except Exception:
        pass

-    stdscr.clear()
-    stdscr.refresh()
-    draw_splash(stdscr)
    new_interface = reconnect_interface(setup_parser().parse_args())
    interface_state.interface = new_interface
    redraw_main_ui_after_reconnect(stdscr)
@@ -274,15 +279,118 @@ def redraw_main_ui_after_reconnect(stdscr: object) -> None:

        get_channels()
        refresh_node_list()
-        contact_ui.handle_resize(stdscr, False)
+        if not contact_ui.ui_state.log_viewer_open:
+            contact_ui.handle_resize(stdscr, False)
    except Exception:
        logging.debug("Skipping main UI redraw after reconnect", exc_info=True)


-def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
-    curses.update_lines_cols()
+def _request_remote_with_timeout(request, *args, cancel_callback=None) -> None:
+    """Run a Meshtastic remote request without allowing its ACK wait to hang the UI."""
+    failure = []

-    menu = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface)
+    def run_request() -> None:
+        try:
+            request(*args)
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            failure.append(exc)
+
+    worker = threading.Thread(target=run_request, name="remote-admin-request", daemon=True)
+    worker.start()
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + REMOTE_ADMIN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+    while worker.is_alive() and time.monotonic() < deadline:
+        worker.join(0.1)
+        if cancel_callback and cancel_callback():
+            raise RemoteAdminCancelled()
+    if worker.is_alive():
+        raise TimeoutError("Timed out waiting for the remote node to answer the admin request.")
+    if failure:
+        raise failure[0]
+
+
+def _request_remote_channels_with_timeout(node: object, cancel_callback=None) -> None:
+    """Retrieve a remote node's channel list without leaving the UI waiting forever."""
+    node.requestChannels()
+    deadline = time.monotonic() + REMOTE_ADMIN_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
+    while getattr(node, "channels", None) is None:
+        if cancel_callback and cancel_callback():
+            raise RemoteAdminCancelled()
+        if time.monotonic() >= deadline:
+            raise TimeoutError("Timed out waiting for the remote node's channel list.")
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+
+
+def verify_remote_admin(node: object, status_callback=None, cancel_callback=None) -> None:
+    """Establish and verify an authorized remote-admin session.
+
+    Config reads alone are not a sufficient authorization check.  The
+    Meshtastic admin-session exchange only provides a session passkey when
+    the remote node accepts this client's administrative credentials.
+    """
+    if status_callback:
+        status_callback("Checking remote-admin permission…")
+    _request_remote_with_timeout(node.ensureSessionKey, cancel_callback=cancel_callback)
+
+    try:
+        remote_session = node.iface._getOrCreateByNum(node.nodeNum).get("adminSessionPassKey")
+    except (AttributeError, TypeError):
+        remote_session = None
+    if not remote_session:
+        raise PermissionError("The selected node did not authorize this admin request.")
+
+
+def _request_remote_section(
+    node: object, menu_path: List[str], selected_option: str, status_callback=None, cancel_callback=None
+) -> bool:
+    """Fetch exactly the remote-admin section the user is opening.
+
+    Meshtastic returns radio and module settings one protobuf section at a
+    time.  Asking for all of them on menu entry is both slow and unreliable on
+    long paths, so leave the top-level menu immediately available.
+    """
+    if menu_path == ["Main Menu"] and selected_option == "Channels":
+        if status_callback:
+            status_callback("Requesting channel list…")
+        _request_remote_channels_with_timeout(node, cancel_callback=cancel_callback)
+        return True
+
+    if len(menu_path) != 2:
+        return False
+
+    category = menu_path[-1]
+    if category == "Radio Settings":
+        config = node.localConfig
+    elif category == "Module Settings":
+        config = node.moduleConfig
+    else:
+        return False
+
+    field = config.DESCRIPTOR.fields_by_name.get(selected_option)
+    if field is None or field.name in {"version", "sessionkey"}:
+        return False
+    if status_callback:
+        status_callback(f"Requesting {selected_option} config…")
+    _request_remote_with_timeout(node.requestConfig, field, cancel_callback=cancel_callback)
+    return True
+
+
+def settings_menu(
+    stdscr: object,
+    interface: object,
+    node: object = None,
+    remote: bool = False,
+    status_callback=None,
+    cancel_callback=None,
+) -> None:
+    curses.update_lines_cols()
+    global admin_target_label
+    node = node or interface.localNode
+    node_num = getattr(node, "nodeNum", 0)
+    node_info = interface.getMyNodeInfo() if not remote else getattr(interface, "nodesByNum", {}).get(node_num, {})
+    node_name = node_info.get("user", {}).get("longName") if isinstance(node_info, dict) else None
+    admin_target_label = node_name or f"!{node_num:08x}"
+
+    menu = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface, node=node, include_app_settings=not remote)
    menu_state.current_menu = menu["Main Menu"]
    menu_state.menu_path = ["Main Menu"]

@@ -387,12 +495,14 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                help_win.refresh()

            if menu_state.show_save_option and menu_state.selected_index == len(options):
-                reconnect_required = save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state)
+                reconnect_required = save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state, node=node)
                modified_settings.clear()
                logging.info("Changes Saved")
+                if remote:
+                    break
                if reconnect_required:
                    interface = reconnect_interface_with_splash(stdscr, interface)
-                    menu = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface)
+                    menu = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface, node=node, include_app_settings=not remote)

                if len(menu_state.menu_path) > 1:
                    menu_state.menu_path.pop()
@@ -422,7 +532,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                    filename += ".yaml"

                try:
-                    config_text = config_export(interface)
+                    config_text = config_export(interface, node=node)
                    yaml_file_path = os.path.join(config_folder, filename)

                    if os.path.exists(yaml_file_path):
@@ -487,12 +597,12 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                        ["Yes", "No"],
                    )
                    if overwrite == "Yes":
-                        config_import(interface, file_path)
+                        config_import(interface, file_path, node=node)
                menu_state.start_index.pop()
                continue

            elif selected_option == "Config URL":
-                current_value = interface.localNode.getURL()
+                current_value = node.getURL()
                new_value = get_text_input(
                    t(
                        "ui.prompt.config_url_current",
@@ -510,7 +620,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                        ["Yes", "No"],
                    )
                    if overwrite == "Yes":
-                        interface.localNode.setURL(new_value)
+                        node.setURL(new_value)
                        logging.info(f"New Config URL sent to node")
                menu_state.start_index.pop()
                continue
@@ -521,7 +631,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                )
                if confirmation == "Yes":
                    interface = reconnect_after_admin_action(
-                        stdscr, interface, interface.localNode.reboot, "Node Reboot Requested by menu"
+                        stdscr, interface, node.reboot, "Node Reboot Requested by menu"
                    )
                    menu = rebuild_menu_at_current_path(interface, menu_state)
                menu_state.start_index.pop()
@@ -535,7 +645,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                )
                if confirmation == "Yes":
                    interface = reconnect_after_admin_action(
-                        stdscr, interface, interface.localNode.resetNodeDb, "Node DB Reset Requested by menu"
+                        stdscr, interface, node.resetNodeDb, "Node DB Reset Requested by menu"
                    )
                    menu = rebuild_menu_at_current_path(interface, menu_state)
                menu_state.start_index.pop()
@@ -546,7 +656,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                    t("ui.confirm.shutdown", default="Are you sure you want to Shutdown?"), None, ["Yes", "No"]
                )
                if confirmation == "Yes":
-                    interface.localNode.shutdown()
+                    node.shutdown()
                    logging.info(f"Node Shutdown Requested by menu")
                menu_state.start_index.pop()
                continue
@@ -561,7 +671,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                    interface = reconnect_after_admin_action(
                        stdscr,
                        interface,
-                        lambda: request_factory_reset(interface.localNode, full=True),
+                        lambda: request_factory_reset(node, full=True),
                        "Factory Reset Requested by menu",
                    )
                    menu = rebuild_menu_at_current_path(interface, menu_state)
@@ -578,7 +688,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                    interface = reconnect_after_admin_action(
                        stdscr,
                        interface,
-                        lambda: request_factory_reset(interface.localNode, full=False),
+                        lambda: request_factory_reset(node, full=False),
                        "Factory Reset Config Requested by menu",
                    )
                    menu = rebuild_menu_at_current_path(interface, menu_state)
@@ -590,12 +700,14 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                menu_win.refresh()
                menu_state.menu_path.append("App Settings")
                menu_state.menu_index.append(menu_state.selected_index)
-                json_editor(stdscr, menu_state)  # Open the App Settings menu
+                open_log_viewer = json_editor(stdscr, menu_state)  # Open the App Settings menu
                reload_translations()
                menu_state.current_menu = menu["Main Menu"]
                menu_state.menu_path = ["Main Menu"]
                menu_state.start_index.pop()
                menu_state.selected_index = 4
+                if open_log_viewer:
+                    break
                continue

            field_info = menu_state.current_menu.get(selected_option)
@@ -609,7 +721,25 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                # Fetch human-readable name from field_mapping
                human_readable_name = field_mapping.get(full_key, selected_option)

-                if selected_option in ["longName", "shortName", "isLicensed"]:
+                if field is None and selected_option in ("ringtone", "messages"):
+                    is_ringtone = selected_option == "ringtone"
+                    getter_name = "get_ringtone" if is_ringtone else "get_canned_message"
+                    setter_name = "set_ringtone" if is_ringtone else "set_canned_message"
+                    getter = getattr(node, getter_name, None)
+                    setter = getattr(node, setter_name, None)
+                    fetched_value = getter() if callable(getter) else None
+                    current_value = fetched_value if fetched_value is not None else current_value
+                    new_value = get_text_input(
+                        f"{human_readable_name} is currently: {current_value}", selected_option, None
+                    )
+                    if new_value is not None and new_value != current_value and callable(setter):
+                        setter(new_value)
+                        menu_state.current_menu[selected_option] = (field, new_value)
+                    menu_state.start_index.pop()
+                    menu_state.need_redraw = True
+                    continue
+
+                if selected_option in ["longName", "shortName", "isLicensed", "isUnmessagable"]:
                    if selected_option in ["longName", "shortName"]:
                        new_value = get_text_input(
                            f"{human_readable_name} is currently: {current_value}", selected_option, None
@@ -617,7 +747,7 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:
                        new_value = current_value if new_value is None else new_value
                        menu_state.current_menu[selected_option] = (field, new_value)

-                    elif selected_option == "isLicensed":
+                    elif selected_option in ["isLicensed", "isUnmessagable"]:
                        new_value = get_list_input(
                            f"{human_readable_name} is currently: {current_value}",
                            str(current_value),
@@ -717,7 +847,28 @@ def settings_menu(stdscr: object, interface: object) -> None:

                menu_state.current_menu[selected_option] = (field, new_value)
            else:
-                menu_state.current_menu = menu_state.current_menu[selected_option]
+                requested_remote_section = False
+                if remote:
+                    try:
+                        requested_remote_section = _request_remote_section(
+                            node, menu_state.menu_path, selected_option, status_callback, cancel_callback
+                        )
+                    finally:
+                        if status_callback:
+                            status_callback(None)
+                    if requested_remote_section:
+                        # The response updates the node's protobufs. Rebuild
+                        # the menu before entering the requested section so
+                        # the newly received values are what the user sees.
+                        menu = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface, node=node, include_app_settings=False)
+                        refreshed_menu = menu["Main Menu"]
+                        for path_step in menu_state.menu_path[1:]:
+                            refreshed_menu = refreshed_menu[path_step]
+                        menu_state.current_menu = refreshed_menu[selected_option]
+                    else:
+                        menu_state.current_menu = menu_state.current_menu[selected_option]
+                else:
+                    menu_state.current_menu = menu_state.current_menu[selected_option]
                menu_state.menu_path.append(selected_option)
                menu_state.menu_index.append(menu_state.selected_index)
                menu_state.selected_index = 0
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def initialize_config() -> Dict[str, object]:
        "message_prefix": ">>",
        "sent_message_prefix": ">> Sent",
        "notification_symbol": "*",
-        "notification_sound": "True",
+        "notification_sound": "alert.mp3",
        "ack_implicit_str": "[◌]",
        "ack_str": "[✓]",
        "nak_str": "[x]",
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ def initialize_config() -> Dict[str, object]:
        "node_sort": "lastHeard",
        "theme": "dark",
        "ping_bot": {
+            "enabled": "False",
            "catch_words": "ping; test",
            "response_word": "Pong!",
        },
@@ -263,6 +264,15 @@ def initialize_config() -> Dict[str, object]:
    # Check and add missing variables
    updated = update_dict(default_config_variables, loaded_config)

+    # Migrate the legacy boolean notification preference to the file-based
+    # sound selection introduced in 1.5.12.
+    if loaded_config.get("notification_sound") == "True":
+        loaded_config["notification_sound"] = "alert.mp3"
+        updated = True
+    elif loaded_config.get("notification_sound") == "False":
+        loaded_config["notification_sound"] = "None"
+        updated = True
+
    # Update the JSON file if any variables were missing
    if updated:
        formatted_json = format_json_single_line_arrays(loaded_config)
@@ -280,7 +290,7 @@ def assign_config_variables(loaded_config: Dict[str, object]) -> None:
    global notification_symbol, ack_implicit_str, ack_str, nak_str, ack_unknown_str
    global node_list_16ths, channel_list_16ths, single_pane_mode
    global theme, COLOR_CONFIG, language
-    global node_sort, notification_sound, ping_bot_catch_words, ping_bot_response_word
+    global node_sort, notification_sound, ping_bot_enabled, ping_bot_catch_words, ping_bot_response_word

    channel_list_16ths = loaded_config["channel_list_16ths"]
    node_list_16ths = loaded_config["node_list_16ths"]
@@ -300,6 +310,7 @@ def assign_config_variables(loaded_config: Dict[str, object]) -> None:
    node_sort = loaded_config["node_sort"]
    theme = loaded_config["theme"]
    ping_bot = loaded_config.get("ping_bot", {})
+    ping_bot_enabled = ping_bot.get("enabled", "False")
    ping_bot_catch_words = ping_bot.get("catch_words", "ping; test")
    ping_bot_response_word = ping_bot.get("response_word", "Pong!")
    if theme == "dark":
@@ -57,14 +57,17 @@ def extract_fields(
    return menu


-def generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface: object) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface: object, node: Any = None, include_app_settings: bool = True) -> Dict[str, Any]:
    """
    Builds the full settings menu structure from the protobuf definitions.
    """
    menu_structure = {"Main Menu": {}}

    # Add User Settings
-    current_node_info = interface.getMyNodeInfo() if interface else None
+    node = node or (interface.localNode if interface else None)
+    current_node_info = interface.getMyNodeInfo() if interface and node is interface.localNode else None
+    if current_node_info is None and interface and node is not None:
+        current_node_info = getattr(interface, "nodesByNum", {}).get(getattr(node, "nodeNum", None))

    if current_node_info:
        current_user_config = current_node_info.get("user", None)
@@ -73,34 +76,35 @@ def generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface: object) -> Dict[str, Any]:
                "longName": (None, current_user_config.get("longName", "Not Set")),
                "shortName": (None, current_user_config.get("shortName", "Not Set")),
                "isLicensed": (None, current_user_config.get("isLicensed", "False")),
+                "isUnmessagable": (None, current_user_config.get("isUnmessagable", "False")),
            }
        else:
            logging.info("User settings not found in Node Info")
            menu_structure["Main Menu"]["User Settings"] = "No user settings available"
    else:
        logging.info("Node Info not available")
-        menu_structure["Main Menu"]["User Settings"] = "Node Info not available"
+        menu_structure["Main Menu"]["User Settings"] = {}

    # Add Channels
    channel = channel_pb2.ChannelSettings()
    menu_structure["Main Menu"]["Channels"] = {}
-    if interface:
+    if node:
        for i in range(8):
-            current_channel = interface.localNode.getChannelByChannelIndex(i)
+            current_channel = node.getChannelByChannelIndex(i)
            if current_channel:
                channel_config = extract_fields(channel, current_channel.settings)
                menu_structure["Main Menu"]["Channels"][f"Channel {i + 1}"] = channel_config

    # Add Radio Settings
    radio = config_pb2.Config()
-    current_radio_config = interface.localNode.localConfig if interface else None
+    current_radio_config = node.localConfig if node else None
    menu_structure["Main Menu"]["Radio Settings"] = extract_fields(radio, current_radio_config)

    # Add Lat/Lon/Alt
    position_data = {
-        "latitude": (None, current_node_info["position"].get("latitude", 0.0)),
-        "longitude": (None, current_node_info["position"].get("longitude", 0.0)),
-        "altitude": (None, current_node_info["position"].get("altitude", 0)),
+        "latitude": (None, (current_node_info or {}).get("position", {}).get("latitude", 0.0)),
+        "longitude": (None, (current_node_info or {}).get("position", {}).get("longitude", 0.0)),
+        "altitude": (None, (current_node_info or {}).get("position", {}).get("altitude", 0)),
    }

    existing_position_menu = menu_structure["Main Menu"]["Radio Settings"].get("position", {})
@@ -117,11 +121,24 @@ def generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface: object) -> Dict[str, Any]:

    # Add Module Settings
    module = module_config_pb2.ModuleConfig()
-    current_module_config = interface.localNode.moduleConfig if interface else None
-    menu_structure["Main Menu"]["Module Settings"] = extract_fields(module, current_module_config)
+    current_module_config = node.moduleConfig if node else None
+    module_settings = extract_fields(module, current_module_config)
+    if node:
+        # These values use dedicated admin requests rather than ModuleConfig
+        # fields, so expose them alongside their related module settings.
+        module_settings.setdefault("external_notification", {})["ringtone"] = (
+            None,
+            getattr(node, "ringtone", "") or "",
+        )
+        module_settings.setdefault("canned_message", {})["messages"] = (
+            None,
+            getattr(node, "cannedPluginMessage", "") or "",
+        )
+    menu_structure["Main Menu"]["Module Settings"] = module_settings

    # Add App Settings
-    menu_structure["Main Menu"]["App Settings"] = {"Open": "app_settings"}
+    if include_app_settings:
+        menu_structure["Main Menu"]["App Settings"] = {"Open": "app_settings"}

    # Additional settings options
    menu_structure["Main Menu"].update(
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ class ChatUIState:
    current_window: int = 0
    last_sent_time: float = 0.0
    last_traceroute_time: float = 0.0
-    bot_mode_enabled: bool = False
-
    selected_index: int = 0
    start_index: List[int] = field(default_factory=lambda: [0, 0, 0])
    show_save_option: bool = False
@@ -41,6 +39,14 @@ class ChatUIState:
    redraw_full_ui: bool = False
    scroll_messages_to_bottom: bool = False
    preserve_message_selection: bool = False
+    reconnect_attempted: bool = False
+    reconnect_prompt_open: bool = False
+    log_viewer_open: bool = False
+    log_viewer_follow: bool = True
+    log_viewer_start_line: int = 0
+    log_viewer_lines: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    log_viewer_signature: Any = None
+    log_viewer_loaded: bool = False
    oldest_message_rowid: Dict[Union[str, int], int] = field(default_factory=dict)
    has_older_messages: Dict[Union[str, int], bool] = field(default_factory=dict)
    message_line_ranges: Dict[Union[str, int], List[tuple]] = field(default_factory=dict)
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ from contact.ui.nav_utils import move_highlight, draw_arrows, update_help_window
 from contact.utilities.ini_utils import parse_ini_file
 from contact.utilities.input_handlers import get_list_input
 from contact.utilities.i18n import t
-from contact.utilities.singleton import menu_state
+from contact.utilities.singleton import menu_state, ui_state


 MAX_MENU_WIDTH = 80  # desired max; will shrink on small terminals
 max_help_lines = 6
 save_option = "Save Changes"
+VIEW_LOG_OPTION = "__view_log__"
+LOG_VIEWER_LINE_LIMIT = 500
 translation_file = config.get_localisation_file(config.language)
 field_mapping, help_text = parse_ini_file(translation_file)
 translation_language = config.language
@@ -86,6 +88,32 @@ def get_effective_width() -> int:
    return max(20, min(MAX_MENU_WIDTH, curses.COLS - 2))


+def load_log_tail(path: str, max_lines: int = LOG_VIEWER_LINE_LIMIT) -> List[str]:
+    """Read the final log lines without loading an arbitrarily large log file."""
+    if max_lines <= 0:
+        return []
+    try:
+        with open(path, "rb") as log_file:
+            log_file.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
+            position = log_file.tell()
+            chunks = []
+            newline_count = 0
+            while position > 0 and newline_count <= max_lines:
+                read_size = min(8192, position)
+                position -= read_size
+                log_file.seek(position)
+                chunk = log_file.read(read_size)
+                chunks.append(chunk)
+                newline_count += chunk.count(b"\n")
+        data = b"".join(reversed(chunks)).decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
+        lines = data.splitlines()
+        if position > 0 and lines:
+            lines = lines[1:]
+        return lines[-max_lines:]
+    except OSError as exc:
+        return [f"Unable to read log: {exc}"]
+
+
 def edit_color_pair(key: str, display_label: str, current_value: List[str]) -> List[str]:
    """
    Allows the user to select a foreground and background color for a key.
@@ -115,6 +143,23 @@ def edit_color_pair(key: str, display_label: str, current_value: List[str]) -> L

 def edit_value(key: str, display_label: str, current_value: str) -> str:

+    if key in ("single_pane_mode", "enabled"):
+        return get_list_input(display_label, current_value, ["True", "False"])
+
+    if key == "notification_sound":
+        sounds_dir = os.path.join(config.parent_dir, "sounds")
+        try:
+            sound_options = sorted(
+                filename for filename in os.listdir(sounds_dir)
+                if filename.lower().endswith((".mp3", ".wav", ".ogg", ".aiff", ".flac"))
+            )
+        except OSError:
+            sound_options = []
+        sound_options = ["None"] + sound_options
+        if current_value not in sound_options:
+            sound_options.append(current_value)
+        return get_list_input(display_label, current_value, sound_options)
+
    w = get_effective_width()
    height = 10
    input_width = w - 16  # Allow space for "New Value: "
@@ -170,14 +215,6 @@ def edit_value(key: str, display_label: str, current_value: str) -> str:
        sort_options = ["lastHeard", "name", "hops"]
        return get_list_input(display_label, current_value, sort_options)

-    elif key == "notification_sound":
-        sound_options = ["True", "False"]
-        return get_list_input(display_label, current_value, sound_options)
-
-    elif key == "single_pane_mode":
-        sound_options = ["True", "False"]
-        return get_list_input(display_label, current_value, sound_options)
-
    # Standard Input Mode (Scrollable)
    edit_win.addstr(7, 2, t("ui.label.new_value", default="New Value: "), get_color("settings_default"))
    curses.curs_set(1)
@@ -264,6 +301,8 @@ def display_menu() -> tuple[Any, Any, List[str]]:
    # Determine menu items based on the type of current_menu
    if isinstance(menu_state.current_menu, dict):
        options = list(menu_state.current_menu.keys())
+        if len(menu_state.menu_path) <= 2:
+            options.insert(0, VIEW_LOG_OPTION)
    elif isinstance(menu_state.current_menu, list):
        options = [f"[{i}]" for i in range(len(menu_state.current_menu))]
    else:
@@ -302,10 +341,13 @@ def display_menu() -> tuple[Any, Any, List[str]]:
            menu_state.current_menu[key]
            if isinstance(menu_state.current_menu, dict)
            else menu_state.current_menu[int(key.strip("[]"))]
-        )
+        ) if key != VIEW_LOG_OPTION else ""
        if isinstance(menu_state.current_menu, dict):
-            full_key = get_app_settings_key(menu_state.menu_path, key)
-            display_key = lookup_app_settings_label(full_key, key)
+            if key == VIEW_LOG_OPTION:
+                display_key = field_mapping.get("app_settings.view_log", "View Log")
+            else:
+                full_key = get_app_settings_key(menu_state.menu_path, key)
+                display_key = lookup_app_settings_label(full_key, key)
        else:
            display_key = key
        display_key = f"{display_key}"[: w // 2 - 2]
@@ -382,7 +424,7 @@ def update_app_settings_help(menu_win: curses.window, options: List[str]) -> Non
    )


-def json_editor(stdscr: curses.window, menu_state: Any) -> None:
+def json_editor(stdscr: curses.window, menu_state: Any) -> bool:

    menu_state.selected_index = 0  # Track the selected option
    made_changes = False  # Track if any changes were made
@@ -461,6 +503,14 @@ def json_editor(stdscr: curses.window, menu_state: Any) -> None:

            if menu_state.selected_index < len(options):  # Handle selection of a menu item
                selected_key = options[menu_state.selected_index]
+                if selected_key == VIEW_LOG_OPTION:
+                    ui_state.log_viewer_open = True
+                    ui_state.log_viewer_follow = True
+                    ui_state.log_viewer_start_line = 0
+                    ui_state.log_viewer_lines = []
+                    ui_state.log_viewer_signature = None
+                    ui_state.log_viewer_loaded = False
+                    return True
                menu_state.menu_path.append(str(selected_key))
                menu_state.start_index.append(0)
                menu_state.menu_index.append(menu_state.selected_index)
@@ -564,6 +614,8 @@ def json_editor(stdscr: curses.window, menu_state: Any) -> None:

                break

+    return False
+

 def save_json(file_path: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
    formatted_json = config.format_json_single_line_arrays(data)
@@ -134,47 +134,47 @@ def setPref(config, comp_name, raw_val) -> bool:
    return True


-def config_import(interface, filename):
+def config_import(interface, filename, node=None):
+    """Apply a configuration file to the selected local or remote node."""
+    node = node or interface.localNode
    with open(filename, encoding="utf8") as file:
        configuration = yaml.safe_load(file)
        closeNow = True

-        interface.getNode("^local", False).beginSettingsTransaction()
+        node.beginSettingsTransaction()

        if "owner" in configuration:
            logging.info(f"Setting device owner to {configuration['owner']}")
            waitForAckNak = True
-            interface.getNode("^local", False).setOwner(configuration["owner"])
+            node.setOwner(configuration["owner"])
            time.sleep(0.5)

        if "owner_short" in configuration:
            logging.info(f"Setting device owner short to {configuration['owner_short']}")
            waitForAckNak = True
-            interface.getNode("^local", False).setOwner(long_name=None, short_name=configuration["owner_short"])
+            node.setOwner(long_name=None, short_name=configuration["owner_short"])
            time.sleep(0.5)

        if "ownerShort" in configuration:
            logging.info(f"Setting device owner short to {configuration['ownerShort']}")
            waitForAckNak = True
-            interface.getNode("^local", False).setOwner(long_name=None, short_name=configuration["ownerShort"])
+            node.setOwner(long_name=None, short_name=configuration["ownerShort"])
            time.sleep(0.5)

        if "channel_url" in configuration:
            logging.info(f"Setting channel url to {configuration['channel_url']}")
-            interface.getNode("^local").setURL(configuration["channel_url"])
+            node.setURL(configuration["channel_url"])
            time.sleep(0.5)

        if "channelUrl" in configuration:
            logging.info(f"Setting channel url to {configuration['channelUrl']}")
-            interface.getNode("^local").setURL(configuration["channelUrl"])
+            node.setURL(configuration["channelUrl"])
            time.sleep(0.5)

        if "location" in configuration:
            alt = 0
            lat = 0.0
            lon = 0.0
-            localConfig = interface.localNode.localConfig
-
            if "alt" in configuration["location"]:
                alt = int(configuration["location"]["alt"] or 0)
                logging.info(f"Fixing altitude at {alt} meters")
@@ -185,39 +185,44 @@ def config_import(interface, filename):
                lon = float(configuration["location"]["lon"] or 0)
                logging.info(f"Fixing longitude at {lon} degrees")
            logging.info("Setting device position")
-            interface.localNode.setFixedPosition(lat, lon, alt)
+            node.setFixedPosition(lat, lon, alt)
            time.sleep(0.5)

        if "config" in configuration:
-            localConfig = interface.getNode("^local").localConfig
+            localConfig = node.localConfig
            for section in configuration["config"]:
                traverseConfig(section, configuration["config"][section], localConfig)
-                interface.getNode("^local").writeConfig(camel_to_snake(section))
+                node.writeConfig(camel_to_snake(section))
                time.sleep(0.5)

        if "module_config" in configuration:
-            moduleConfig = interface.getNode("^local").moduleConfig
+            moduleConfig = node.moduleConfig
            for section in configuration["module_config"]:
                traverseConfig(
                    section,
                    configuration["module_config"][section],
                    moduleConfig,
                )
-                interface.getNode("^local").writeConfig(camel_to_snake(section))
+                node.writeConfig(camel_to_snake(section))
                time.sleep(0.5)

-        interface.getNode("^local", False).commitSettingsTransaction()
+        node.commitSettingsTransaction()
        logging.info("Writing modified configuration to device")


-def config_export(interface) -> str:
-    """used in --export-config"""
+def config_export(interface, node=None) -> str:
+    """Export the selected node's configuration as Meshtastic configure YAML."""
    configObj = {}
+    node = node or interface.localNode

-    owner = interface.getLongName()
-    owner_short = interface.getShortName()
-    channel_url = interface.localNode.getURL()
-    myinfo = interface.getMyNodeInfo()
+    if node is interface.localNode:
+        myinfo = interface.getMyNodeInfo()
+    else:
+        myinfo = getattr(interface, "nodesByNum", {}).get(getattr(node, "nodeNum", None), {})
+    user = myinfo.get("user", {}) if isinstance(myinfo, dict) else {}
+    owner = user.get("longName")
+    owner_short = user.get("shortName")
+    channel_url = node.getURL()
    pos = myinfo.get("position")
    lat = None
    lon = None
@@ -242,7 +247,7 @@ def config_export(interface) -> str:
        if alt:
            configObj["location"]["alt"] = alt

-    config = MessageToDict(interface.localNode.localConfig)  # checkme - Used as a dictionary here and a string below
+    config = MessageToDict(node.localConfig)  # checkme - Used as a dictionary here and a string below
    if config:
        # Convert inner keys to correct snake/camelCase
        prefs = {}
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ def config_export(interface) -> str:
        else:
            configObj["config"] = config

-    module_config = MessageToDict(interface.localNode.moduleConfig)
+    module_config = MessageToDict(node.moduleConfig)
    if module_config:
        # Convert inner keys to correct snake/camelCase
        prefs = {}
@@ -3,6 +3,28 @@ import time
 import meshtastic.serial_interface, meshtastic.tcp_interface, meshtastic.ble_interface


+def interface_is_connected(interface) -> bool:
+    """Return the transport-independent connection state for an interface.
+
+    TCPInterface deliberately leaves ``stream`` set to ``None`` and uses its
+    ``socket`` instead.  Checking only ``stream`` therefore treats every TCP
+    connection (including meshtasticd) as disconnected.
+    """
+    if interface is None:
+        return False
+
+    connected = getattr(interface, "isConnected", None)
+    if hasattr(connected, "is_set"):
+        return connected.is_set()
+    if isinstance(connected, bool):
+        return connected
+    if hasattr(interface, "socket"):
+        return getattr(interface, "socket", None) is not None
+    if hasattr(interface, "stream"):
+        return getattr(interface, "stream", None) is not None
+    return getattr(interface, "localNode", None) is not None
+
+
 def initialize_interface(args):
    try:

@@ -44,19 +66,34 @@ def initialize_interface(args):
        logging.critical(f"Fatal error initializing interface: {ex}")


-def reconnect_interface(args, attempts: int = 15, delay_seconds: float = 1.0):
+def reconnect_interface(args, attempts: int = 20, delay_seconds: float = 1.0):
    last_error = None
+    target = getattr(args, "host", None) or getattr(args, "port", None) or getattr(args, "ble", None) or "auto"

    for attempt in range(attempts):
+        attempt_number = attempt + 1
+        logging.info("Reconnect attempt %d/%d to %s", attempt_number, attempts, target)
        try:
            interface = initialize_interface(args)
-            if interface is not None:
+            if interface_is_connected(interface) and getattr(interface, "localNode", None) is not None and getattr(
+                interface.localNode, "localConfig", None
+            ) is not None:
+                node_num = getattr(interface.localNode, "nodeNum", None)
+                node_label = f" !{node_num:08x}" if isinstance(node_num, int) else ""
+                logging.info("Reconnected to Meshtastic node%s on attempt %d/%d", node_label, attempt_number, attempts)
                return interface
-            last_error = RuntimeError("initialize_interface returned None")
+            last_error = RuntimeError("interface did not complete connection setup")
+            try:
+                interface.close()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
        except Exception as ex:
            last_error = ex

+        logging.warning("Reconnect attempt %d/%d failed: %s", attempt_number, attempts, last_error)
+
        if attempt < attempts - 1:
            time.sleep(delay_seconds)

+    logging.error("Unable to reconnect to Meshtastic node after %d attempts", attempts)
    raise RuntimeError("Failed to reconnect to the Meshtastic node") from last_error
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ LORA_REBOOT_KEYS = {
    "sx126x_rx_boosted_gain",
 }
 SECURITY_NON_REBOOT_KEYS = {"debug_log_api_enabled", "serial_enabled"}
-USER_RECONNECT_KEYS = {"longName", "shortName", "isLicensed", "is_licensed"}
+USER_RECONNECT_KEYS = {"longName", "shortName", "isLicensed", "is_licensed", "isUnmessagable", "is_unmessagable"}


 def _collect_changed_keys(modified_settings):
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _requires_reconnect(menu_state, modified_settings) -> bool:
    return True


-def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state):
+def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state, node=None):
    """
    Save changes to the device based on modified settings.
    :param interface: Meshtastic interface instance
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state):
            logging.info("No changes to save. modified_settings is empty.")
            return False

-        node = interface.getNode("^local")
+        node = node or interface.getNode("^local")
        admin_key_backup = None
        if "admin_key" in modified_settings:
            # Get reference to security config
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state):
                lon = float(modified_settings.get("longitude", 0.0))
                alt = int(modified_settings.get("altitude", 0))

-                interface.localNode.setFixedPosition(lat, lon, alt)
+                node.setFixedPosition(lat, lon, alt)
                logging.info(f"Updated {config_category} with Latitude: {lat} and Longitude {lon} and Altitude {alt}")
                return False

@@ -143,12 +143,16 @@ def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state):
            long_name = modified_settings.get("longName")
            short_name = modified_settings.get("shortName")
            is_licensed = modified_settings.get("isLicensed")
+            is_unmessagable = modified_settings.get("isUnmessagable")
            is_licensed = is_licensed == "True" or is_licensed is True  # Normalize boolean
+            if is_unmessagable is not None:
+                is_unmessagable = is_unmessagable == "True" or is_unmessagable is True

-            node.setOwner(long_name, short_name, is_licensed)
+            node.setOwner(long_name, short_name, is_licensed, is_unmessagable)

            logging.info(
-                f"Updated {config_category} with Long Name: {long_name}, Short Name: {short_name}, Licensed Mode: {is_licensed}"
+                f"Updated {config_category} with Long Name: {long_name}, Short Name: {short_name}, "
+                f"Licensed Mode: {is_licensed}, Unmessageable: {is_unmessagable}"
            )

            return _requires_reconnect(menu_state, modified_settings)
@@ -157,7 +161,8 @@ def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state):
            config_category = "Channels"

            try:
-                channel = menu_state.menu_path[-1]
+                channels_index = menu_state.menu_path.index("Channels")
+                channel = menu_state.menu_path[channels_index + 1]
                channel_num = int(channel.split()[-1]) - 1
            except (IndexError, ValueError) as e:
                channel_num = None
@@ -166,8 +171,10 @@ def save_changes(interface, modified_settings, menu_state):
            for key, value in modified_settings.items():
                if key == "psk":  # Special case: decode Base64 for psk
                    channel.settings.psk = base64.b64decode(value)
-                elif key == "position_precision":  # Special case: module_settings
-                    channel.settings.module_settings.position_precision = value
+                elif key in {"position_precision", "is_muted"}:
+                    # These fields belong to ChannelSettings.module_settings,
+                    # not ChannelSettings itself.
+                    setattr(channel.settings.module_settings, key, value)
                else:
                    setattr(channel.settings, key, value)  # Use setattr for other fields

@@ -160,13 +160,28 @@ def get_time_ago(timestamp):
 REPLY_EXCERPT_LENGTH = 5


+def _local_short_name() -> str:
+    """Return this node's short name without depending on the message database."""
+    nodes = getattr(interface_state.interface, "nodes", {}) or {}
+    for node in nodes.values():
+        if node.get("num") == interface_state.myNodeNum:
+            short_name = node.get("user", {}).get("shortName")
+            if short_name:
+                return str(short_name)
+    return ""
+
+
 def build_reply_prefix(prefix: str, message: str) -> str:
    """Create Contact's local display marker for a native Meshtastic reply."""
    sender_text = re.sub(r"^\[[^]]+\]\s*", "", prefix).strip()
-    sender_text = re.sub(r"^(?:>>|<<)\s*(?:\[[^]]+\]\s*)?", "", sender_text)
-    sender_match = re.search(r"(.+?)\s*:\s*$", sender_text)
-    sender = sender_match.group(1).strip() if sender_match else "me"
-    excerpt = " ".join(message.replace("\x00", "").split())[:REPLY_EXCERPT_LENGTH]
+    if sender_text.startswith(config.sent_message_prefix.strip()):
+        sender = _local_short_name()
+    else:
+        sender_text = re.sub(r"^(?:>>|<<)\s*(?:\[[^]]+\]\s*)?", "", sender_text)
+        sender_match = re.search(r"(.+?)\s*:\s*$", sender_text)
+        sender = sender_match.group(1).strip() if sender_match else ""
+    message_without_reply_marker = re.sub(r"^<Re:\s*[^>]*>\s*", "", message.replace("\x00", ""))
+    excerpt = " ".join(message_without_reply_marker.split())[:REPLY_EXCERPT_LENGTH]
    return f"<Re: {sender}: {excerpt}> "


@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "contact"
-version = "1.5.8"
+version = "1.6.6"
 description = "This Python curses client for Meshtastic is a terminal-based client designed to manage device settings, enable mesh chat communication, and handle configuration backups and restores."
 authors = [
    {name = "Ben Lipsey",email = "ben@pdxlocations.com"}
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import types
 from unittest import mock

 import contact.ui.default_config as config
+from contact.utilities.singleton import interface_state
+from tests.test_support import reset_singletons


 class BotHandlerTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -16,6 +18,13 @@ class BotHandlerTests(unittest.TestCase):
        )
        cls.bot_handler = importlib.import_module("contact.message_handlers.bot_handler")

+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        reset_singletons()
+        self.bot_handler.send_message.reset_mock()
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        reset_singletons()
+
    def test_is_bot_message_uses_configured_catch_words(self) -> None:
        with mock.patch.object(config, "ping_bot_catch_words", "ping; test; pong"):
            self.assertTrue(self.bot_handler.is_bot_message("PING"))
@@ -26,6 +35,30 @@ class BotHandlerTests(unittest.TestCase):
        with mock.patch.object(config, "ping_bot_catch_words", " ;  ; "):
            self.assertTrue(self.bot_handler.is_bot_message("ping"))

+    def test_bot_response_replies_to_triggering_packet(self) -> None:
+        interface_state.myNodeNum = 111
+        packet = {"id": 900, "from": 222, "decoded": {}}
+
+        with mock.patch.object(config, "ping_bot_enabled", "True"):
+            with mock.patch.object(self.bot_handler, "get_reply_context", return_value="<Re: NODE: ping> "):
+                with mock.patch.object(self.bot_handler.threading, "Thread") as thread:
+                    self.assertTrue(self.bot_handler.bot_respond(packet, "ping", 0))
+                    send_response = thread.call_args.kwargs["target"]
+                    with mock.patch.object(self.bot_handler.time, "sleep"):
+                        with mock.patch.dict(
+                            sys.modules,
+                            {"contact.ui.contact_ui": types.SimpleNamespace(request_ui_redraw=mock.Mock())},
+                        ):
+                            send_response()
+
+        self.bot_handler.send_message.assert_called_once_with(
+            "Pong!", channel=0, reply_id=900, reply_context="<Re: NODE: ping> "
+        )
+
+    def test_bot_response_requires_enabled_app_setting(self) -> None:
+        with mock.patch.object(config, "ping_bot_enabled", "False"):
+            self.assertFalse(self.bot_handler.bot_respond({"from": 222}, "ping", 0))
+

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+from unittest.mock import Mock

-from contact.utilities.config_io import _is_repeated_field, splitCompoundName
+import yaml
+from meshtastic.protobuf import config_pb2, module_config_pb2
+
+from contact.utilities.config_io import _is_repeated_field, config_export, config_import, splitCompoundName


 class ConfigIoTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -19,3 +25,42 @@ class ConfigIoTests(unittest.TestCase):
        field_type = type("Field", (), {"label": 3, "LABEL_REPEATED": 3})

        self.assertTrue(_is_repeated_field(field_type()))
+
+    def test_config_export_uses_selected_remote_node(self) -> None:
+        local_node = SimpleNamespace(nodeNum=1)
+        remote_node = SimpleNamespace(
+            nodeNum=2,
+            localConfig=config_pb2.Config(),
+            moduleConfig=module_config_pb2.ModuleConfig(),
+            getURL=lambda: "remote-channel-url",
+        )
+        interface = SimpleNamespace(
+            localNode=local_node,
+            nodesByNum={
+                2: {
+                    "user": {"longName": "Remote Node", "shortName": "REM"},
+                    "position": {"latitude": 1.25, "longitude": 2.5, "altitude": 12},
+                }
+            },
+        )
+
+        exported = yaml.safe_load(config_export(interface, node=remote_node))
+
+        self.assertEqual(exported["owner"], "Remote Node")
+        self.assertEqual(exported["owner_short"], "REM")
+        self.assertEqual(exported["channel_url"], "remote-channel-url")
+        self.assertEqual(exported["location"], {"lat": 1.25, "lon": 2.5, "alt": 12})
+
+    def test_config_import_uses_selected_remote_node(self) -> None:
+        remote_node = Mock()
+        interface = SimpleNamespace(localNode=Mock())
+        with NamedTemporaryFile("w", suffix=".yaml") as config_file:
+            yaml.safe_dump({"owner": "Remote Node"}, config_file)
+            config_file.flush()
+
+            config_import(interface, config_file.name, node=remote_node)
+
+        remote_node.beginSettingsTransaction.assert_called_once_with()
+        remote_node.setOwner.assert_called_once_with("Remote Node")
+        remote_node.commitSettingsTransaction.assert_called_once_with()
+        interface.localNode.setOwner.assert_not_called()
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest import mock

 import contact.ui.default_config as config
@@ -38,6 +39,51 @@ class ContactUiTests(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertEqual(curs_set.call_args_list[-1].args, (1,))
        self.assertEqual(ui_state.current_window, 1)

+    def test_handle_backtick_shows_error_when_remote_admin_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        stdscr = mock.Mock()
+        ui_state.current_window = 2
+        ui_state.node_list = [123]
+        ui_state.selected_node = 0
+        contact_ui.interface_state.interface = mock.Mock()
+        contact_ui.interface_state.interface.getNode.return_value = mock.Mock()
+
+        with mock.patch.object(contact_ui.curses, "curs_set"):
+            with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "get_channels"):
+                with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "refresh_node_list"):
+                    with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "handle_resize"):
+                        with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "get_list_input", return_value="Remote admin: node"):
+                            with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "get_name_from_database", return_value="node"):
+                                with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "verify_remote_admin", side_effect=SystemExit(1)):
+                                    with mock.patch.object(contact_ui, "settings_menu") as settings_menu:
+                                        with mock.patch("contact.ui.dialog.dialog") as dialog:
+                                            contact_ui.handle_backtick(stdscr)
+
+        dialog.assert_called_once_with(
+            "Remote admin rejected",
+            "The selected node did not authorize this admin request.",
+        )
+        settings_menu.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_show_remote_admin_wait_draws_status(self) -> None:
+        stdscr = mock.Mock()
+        stdscr.getmaxyx.return_value = (24, 100)
+        wait_win = mock.Mock()
+
+        with mock.patch.object(contact_ui.curses, "newwin", return_value=wait_win):
+            result = contact_ui.show_remote_admin_wait(stdscr, "Remote")
+
+        self.assertIs(result, wait_win)
+        self.assertIn("Attempting remote admin of Remote", wait_win.addstr.call_args_list[-1].args[2])
+        wait_win.refresh.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_update_remote_admin_wait_replaces_status_line(self) -> None:
+        wait_win = mock.Mock()
+        wait_win.getmaxyx.return_value = (5, 40)
+
+        contact_ui.update_remote_admin_wait(wait_win, "Requesting lora config…")
+
+        self.assertIn("Requesting lora config", wait_win.addstr.call_args_list[-1].args[2])
+
    def test_process_pending_ui_updates_draws_requested_windows(self) -> None:
        stdscr = mock.Mock()
        ui_state.redraw_channels = True
@@ -110,6 +156,23 @@ class ContactUiTests(unittest.TestCase):

        self.assertEqual(reply, "<Re: B1G1: This > ")

+    def test_build_reply_prefix_uses_me_for_an_outgoing_message(self) -> None:
+        contact_ui.interface_state.myNodeNum = 123
+        contact_ui.interface_state.interface = SimpleNamespace(
+            nodes={"!0000007b": {"num": 123, "user": {"shortName": "LRY"}}}
+        )
+        reply = contact_ui.build_reply_prefix("[06:27:25] >> Sent[☼]: ", "Thanks Lairy")
+
+        self.assertEqual(reply, "<Re: LRY: Thank> ")
+
+    def test_build_reply_prefix_does_not_nest_an_existing_reply_marker(self) -> None:
+        reply = contact_ui.build_reply_prefix(
+            "[06:27:25] >> xT1e: ",
+            "<Re: CATS: Woot!> Woot indeed",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(reply, "<Re: xT1e: Woot > ")
+
    def test_handle_ctrl_r_prefills_reply_for_message_at_cursor(self) -> None:
        ui_state.current_window = 1
        ui_state.channel_list = ["Primary"]
@@ -134,6 +197,15 @@ class ContactUiTests(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertEqual(ui_state.reply_context, "")
        self.assertFalse(ui_state.reply_id_unavailable)

+    def test_draw_text_field_clears_stale_reply_context(self) -> None:
+        win = mock.Mock()
+        win.getmaxyx.return_value = (3, 30)
+
+        contact_ui.draw_text_field(win, "Message: ", 1)
+
+        self.assertIn(mock.call(1, 1, " " * 28, 1), win.addstr.call_args_list)
+        self.assertIn(mock.call(1, 1, "Message: ", 1), win.addstr.call_args_list)
+
    def test_handle_ctrl_r_shows_context_when_message_id_is_unavailable(self) -> None:
        ui_state.current_window = 1
        ui_state.channel_list = ["Primary"]
@@ -53,6 +53,32 @@ class ControlUiTests(unittest.TestCase):
        reconnect.assert_called_once_with(stdscr, interface)
        self.assertIs(result, new_interface)

+    def test_verify_remote_admin_establishes_an_authorized_session(self) -> None:
+        node = SimpleNamespace(
+            nodeNum=123,
+            ensureSessionKey=mock.Mock(),
+            iface=SimpleNamespace(_getOrCreateByNum=mock.Mock(return_value={"adminSessionPassKey": b"key"})),
+        )
+        status_callback = mock.Mock()
+
+        with mock.patch.object(control_ui, "_request_remote_with_timeout") as request:
+            control_ui.verify_remote_admin(node, status_callback=status_callback)
+
+        status_callback.assert_called_once_with("Checking remote-admin permission…")
+        request.assert_called_once_with(node.ensureSessionKey, cancel_callback=None)
+        node.iface._getOrCreateByNum.assert_called_once_with(123)
+
+    def test_verify_remote_admin_rejects_missing_session_key(self) -> None:
+        node = SimpleNamespace(
+            nodeNum=123,
+            ensureSessionKey=mock.Mock(),
+            iface=SimpleNamespace(_getOrCreateByNum=mock.Mock(return_value={})),
+        )
+
+        with mock.patch.object(control_ui, "_request_remote_with_timeout"):
+            with self.assertRaises(PermissionError):
+                control_ui.verify_remote_admin(node)
+
    def test_redraw_main_ui_after_reconnect_refreshes_channels_nodes_and_layout(self) -> None:
        stdscr = mock.Mock()

@@ -57,15 +57,10 @@ class I18nTests(unittest.TestCase):
            self.assertEqual(i18n.t("missing", default="fallback"), "fallback")
            self.assertEqual(parse_ini_file.call_count, 2)

-    def test_bot_ui_translation_keys_exist_in_all_locales(self) -> None:
+    def test_ping_bot_settings_translation_keys_exist_in_all_locales(self) -> None:
        required_keys = {
-            "ui.help.bot_responder",
-            "ui.bot.status.enabled",
-            "ui.bot.status.disabled",
-            "ui.bot.dialog.title",
-            "ui.bot.dialog.body",
-            "ui.bot.status.message",
            "app_settings.ping_bot",
+            "app_settings.ping_bot.enabled",
            "app_settings.ping_bot.catch_words",
            "app_settings.ping_bot.response_word",
        }
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from argparse import Namespace
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock

@@ -9,13 +10,18 @@ class InterfacesTests(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_reconnect_interface_retries_until_connection_succeeds(self) -> None:
        args = Namespace()

-        with mock.patch("contact.utilities.interfaces.initialize_interface", side_effect=[None, None, "iface"]) as initialize:
+        ready_interface = SimpleNamespace(localNode=SimpleNamespace(localConfig=object(), nodeNum=123))
+        with mock.patch(
+            "contact.utilities.interfaces.initialize_interface", side_effect=[None, None, ready_interface]
+        ) as initialize:
            with mock.patch("contact.utilities.interfaces.time.sleep") as sleep:
-                result = reconnect_interface(args, attempts=3, delay_seconds=0.25)
+                with mock.patch("contact.utilities.interfaces.logging.info") as info:
+                    result = reconnect_interface(args, attempts=3, delay_seconds=0.25)

-        self.assertEqual(result, "iface")
+        self.assertIs(result, ready_interface)
        self.assertEqual(initialize.call_count, 3)
        self.assertEqual(sleep.call_count, 2)
+        self.assertTrue(any("Reconnected to Meshtastic node" in call.args[0] for call in info.call_args_list))

    def test_reconnect_interface_raises_after_exhausting_attempts(self) -> None:
        args = Namespace()
@@ -26,3 +26,38 @@ class MenusTests(unittest.TestCase):

        self.assertLess(keys.index("Factory Reset"), keys.index("factory_reset_config"))
        self.assertEqual(keys[keys.index("Factory Reset") + 1], "factory_reset_config")
+
+    def test_module_settings_include_ringtone_and_canned_messages(self) -> None:
+        local_node = SimpleNamespace(
+            localConfig=config_pb2.Config(),
+            moduleConfig=module_config_pb2.ModuleConfig(),
+            ringtone="tone",
+            cannedPluginMessage="Hi|Bye",
+            getChannelByChannelIndex=lambda _: None,
+        )
+        interface = SimpleNamespace(
+            localNode=local_node,
+            getMyNodeInfo=lambda: {"position": {"latitude": 0.0, "longitude": 0.0, "altitude": 0}},
+        )
+
+        module_settings = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface)["Main Menu"]["Module Settings"]
+
+        self.assertEqual(module_settings["external_notification"]["ringtone"], (None, "tone"))
+        self.assertEqual(module_settings["canned_message"]["messages"], (None, "Hi|Bye"))
+
+    def test_user_settings_include_unmessageable_toggle(self) -> None:
+        local_node = SimpleNamespace(
+            localConfig=config_pb2.Config(),
+            moduleConfig=module_config_pb2.ModuleConfig(),
+            getChannelByChannelIndex=lambda _: None,
+        )
+        interface = SimpleNamespace(
+            localNode=local_node,
+            getMyNodeInfo=lambda: {
+                "user": {"longName": "Test User", "shortName": "TU", "isUnmessagable": True},
+                "position": {},
+            },
+        )
+
+        user_settings = generate_menu_from_protobuf(interface)["Main Menu"]["User Settings"]
+        self.assertEqual(user_settings["isUnmessagable"], (None, True))
@@ -95,6 +95,18 @@ class SaveToRadioTests(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertTrue(reconnect_required)
        self.assertTrue(node.moduleConfig.mqtt.enabled)

+    def test_save_changes_writes_channel_is_muted_to_module_settings(self) -> None:
+        interface, node = self.build_interface()
+        channel = SimpleNamespace(settings=SimpleNamespace(module_settings=SimpleNamespace(is_muted=False)), role=None)
+        node.channels = [channel]
+        menu_state = SimpleNamespace(menu_path=["Main Menu", "Channels", "Channel 1", "module_settings"])
+
+        reconnect_required = save_changes(interface, {"is_muted": True}, menu_state)
+
+        self.assertFalse(reconnect_required)
+        self.assertTrue(channel.settings.module_settings.is_muted)
+        node.writeChannel.assert_called_once_with(0)
+
    def test_save_changes_returns_true_for_user_name_changes(self) -> None:
        interface, node = self.build_interface()
        menu_state = SimpleNamespace(menu_path=["Main Menu", "User Settings"])
@@ -112,3 +124,12 @@ class SaveToRadioTests(unittest.TestCase):

        self.assertTrue(reconnect_required)
        node.setOwner.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_save_changes_sends_user_unmessageable_setting(self) -> None:
+        interface, node = self.build_interface()
+        menu_state = SimpleNamespace(menu_path=["Main Menu", "User Settings"])
+
+        reconnect_required = save_changes(interface, {"isUnmessagable": True}, menu_state)
+
+        self.assertTrue(reconnect_required)
+        self.assertEqual(node.setOwner.call_args.args[3], True)
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import unittest
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
+from unittest import mock
+
+import contact.ui.default_config  # Initialize config before the color helpers.
+from contact.ui import user_config
+
+
+class UserConfigTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_ping_bot_enabled_uses_boolean_picker(self) -> None:
+        with mock.patch.object(user_config, "get_list_input", return_value="True") as picker:
+            result = user_config.edit_value("enabled", "Enabled", "False")
+
+        self.assertEqual(result, "True")
+        picker.assert_called_once_with("Enabled", "False", ["True", "False"])
+
+    def test_load_log_tail_returns_only_requested_recent_lines(self) -> None:
+        with NamedTemporaryFile("w") as log_file:
+            log_file.write("".join(f"line {index}\n" for index in range(600)))
+            log_file.flush()
+
+            lines = user_config.load_log_tail(log_file.name, max_lines=500)
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(lines), 500)
+        self.assertEqual(lines[0], "line 100")
+        self.assertEqual(lines[-1], "line 599")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
pdxlocations	40665ff076	Bump version to 1.6.6 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-26 14:26:01 -07:00
pdxlocations	d1b6da6f26	Refactor channel settings to rename 'is_client_muted' to 'is_muted' and update related save functionality and tests	2026-07-26 14:23:11 -07:00
pdxlocations	ac90b4af3e	Enhance remote admin verification to establish authorized sessions and update related tests	2026-07-26 14:07:09 -07:00
pdxlocations	7af693ddea	Enhance bot response to include reply context in message sending	2026-07-26 13:47:51 -07:00
pdxlocations	dae6a43652	Bump version to 1.6.5 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-26 11:09:26 -07:00
pdxlocations	22e5e89828	Bump version to 1.6.4 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-26 11:08:57 -07:00
pdxlocations	c2db76d5ec	Merge pull request #298 from pdxlocations:log-viewer Add log viewer functionality and enhance reconnect handling	2026-07-26 11:08:27 -07:00
pdxlocations	d8dc4876b6	Add log viewer functionality and enhance reconnect handling - Introduced a log viewer in the UI to display live logs. - Added functionality to load the last few lines of the log file. - Enhanced reconnect logic to handle UI state during connection attempts. - Updated UI state management to track log viewer status. - Added tests for log loading functionality.	2026-07-26 11:07:33 -07:00
pdxlocations	0ae644e3fb	Keep Meshtastic logs out of the curses terminal	2026-07-26 10:44:02 -07:00
pdxlocations	bfd20bfa49	Verify remote admin access before opening settings	2026-07-26 10:31:00 -07:00
pdxlocations	fa2dbccf44	Bump version to 1.6.3 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-25 22:31:42 -07:00
pdxlocations	66256f0a4c	Enhance config import/export to support selected remote nodes	2026-07-25 22:30:33 -07:00
pdxlocations	e570ce4e48	Merge pull request #296 from pdxlocations:unmessagable Add 'isUnmessagable' setting to user configuration	2026-07-25 22:12:28 -07:00
pdxlocations	d0d9c1dd55	Add 'isUnmessagable' setting to user configuration and update related functionality	2026-07-25 22:12:04 -07:00
pdxlocations	043418bfde	Implement remote admin cancellation handling and improve timeout management	2026-07-25 22:01:23 -07:00
pdxlocations	a8a1527a84	Add interface connection check utility and refactor connection logic	2026-07-25 21:58:52 -07:00
pdxlocations	7d2092e25f	Merge pull request #295 from pdxlocations:remote-admin Refactor remote admin handling	2026-07-25 21:55:34 -07:00
pdxlocations	ac23c2bbbb	Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into remote-admin # Conflicts: # contact/ui/contact_ui.py # contact/ui/control_ui.py	2026-07-25 21:55:13 -07:00
pdxlocations	e378aba526	Refactor remote admin handling to improve status updates and timeout management	2026-07-25 21:53:36 -07:00
pdxlocations	ec35cbd3e7	Merge pull request #294 from pdxlocations:reconnect-01 Reconnect after disconnect	2026-07-25 21:47:05 -07:00
pdxlocations	7f6fa49385	Enhance reconnect logic and error handling in UI and interface modules - Implement automatic reconnection attempts in the main UI when disconnected. - Add a non-blocking connection status dialog to inform users during reconnection. - Improve error handling when sending messages and during interface reconnections. - Update the reconnect_interface function to increase the number of attempts and refine connection checks.	2026-07-25 21:46:27 -07:00
pdxlocations	4ed3cbf370	bump version to 1.6.2 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-25 14:31:22 -07:00
pdxlocations	7afc025b9d	Refactor settings menu to improve channel request handling and status updates	2026-07-25 14:30:58 -07:00
pdxlocations	ece37f2a36	bump version to 1.6.1 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-24 23:40:07 -07:00
pdxlocations	0cee9777bc	Improve sound playback handling by adding support for multiple audio players and enhancing error logging	2026-07-24 23:39:46 -07:00
pdxlocations	72956321da	bump version to 1.6.0 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-24 23:16:02 -07:00
pdxlocations	6a61f7dcd5	Merge pull request #290 from pdxlocations:notifications-2 Add notification sound feature and update configuration	2026-07-24 23:12:45 -07:00
pdxlocations	b1b9f22203	Add notification sound feature and update configuration	2026-07-24 23:12:21 -07:00
pdxlocations	f63c27e9ad	typo	2026-07-24 22:57:30 -07:00
pdxlocations	8ea5646f6c	Merge pull request #284 from pdxlocations:update-en.ini-with-2.8-fields Add new configuration options for device UI and modules	2026-07-24 22:56:27 -07:00
pdxlocations	41d703ad9b	Merge pull request #289 from pdxlocations:remote-admin Remote-admin	2026-07-24 22:52:43 -07:00
pdxlocations	f4bd0c8614	add remote admin	2026-07-24 22:50:39 -07:00
pdxlocations	68b5d81c1f	Enhance settings menu and remote admin handling - Refactor settings_menu to support remote node configurations. - Add show_remote_admin_wait function for displaying progress during remote admin requests. - Update save_changes to accept a node parameter for better flexibility. - Improve error handling for remote admin rejections in handle_backtick. - Add unit tests for new remote admin functionalities and error scenarios.	2026-07-24 15:47:06 -07:00
pdxlocations	61bbc24d29	Merge pull request #287 from pdxlocations:display-bug Clear stale reply context in draw_text_field function and add corresponding test	2026-07-24 15:25:38 -07:00
pdxlocations	0143d9bacc	Clear stale reply context in draw_text_field function and add corresponding test	2026-07-24 15:25:07 -07:00
pdxlocations	424e10af1e	Bump version to 1.5.13 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-24 10:17:55 -07:00
pdxlocations	986cf817f3	Merge pull request #286 from pdxlocations:canned-messages-and-ringtone Add Canned Messages and Ringone	2026-07-24 10:17:18 -07:00
pdxlocations	c699845c81	Improve error handling in API responses Enhance the error handling mechanism in API responses to provide clearer and more informative messages to users. This change aims to improve user experience and debugging capabilities.	2026-07-24 10:14:49 -07:00
pdxlocations	7273e80639	Add new configuration options for device UI and modules	2026-07-24 09:55:53 -07:00
pdxlocations	954bd6ee82	Bump version to 1.5.12 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-24 09:35:48 -07:00
pdxlocations	2cebd6b659	Merge pull request #283 from pdxlocations:bot-enable-config Move bot responder enable to app config	2026-07-24 09:31:51 -07:00
pdxlocations	72d959a3c1	Move bot responder enable to app config	2026-07-24 09:31:34 -07:00
pdxlocations	73b31a5124	Merge pull request #282 from pdxlocations:ping-reply Enhance bot response to include triggering packet ID for native replies	2026-07-24 09:20:43 -07:00
pdxlocations	d403d2cea5	Enhance bot response to include triggering packet ID for native replies	2026-07-24 09:20:11 -07:00
pdxlocations	59a7b5b488	Fix reply sender extraction to handle missing sender gracefully	2026-07-24 09:13:24 -07:00
pdxlocations	5baef73c3c	Bump version to 1.5.11 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-18 22:58:03 -07:00
pdxlocations	46a73fbc65	Fix reply prefix logic to prevent nesting existing reply markers and update tests accordingly	2026-07-18 22:57:32 -07:00
pdxlocations	0145d84f3b	Bump version to 1.5.10 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-18 22:50:29 -07:00
pdxlocations	ff656f20ad	Implement local short name retrieval and update reply prefix logic for outgoing messages	2026-07-18 22:49:57 -07:00
pdxlocations	eef321cac7	Bump version to 1.5.9 in pyproject.toml	2026-07-18 22:25:00 -07:00
pdxlocations	cc33716222	Merge pull request #281 from pdxlocations/replies Support replies	2026-07-18 22:23:33 -07:00