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From: MarekWo <mwojtaszek@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:07:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update README.md for new UI and message limit
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- Update message limit from 200 chars to 140 bytes
- Add mobile-first design as key feature
- Update instructions for accessing menu-based features:
  * Managing Channels now via slide-out menu
  * Message Archives now via slide-out menu
- Reflect new offcanvas menu navigation

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 README.md | 17 ++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 173c3e4..955c532 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ A lightweight web interface for meshcore-cli, providing browser-based access to
 
 ### Key Features
 
-- 📱 **View messages** - Display chat history with intelligent auto-refresh
+- 📱 **Mobile-first design** - Optimized responsive UI with slide-out menu for small screens
+- 💬 **View messages** - Display chat history with intelligent auto-refresh
 - 🔔 **Smart notifications** - Bell icon with unread message counter across all channels
 - 📊 **Per-channel badges** - Unread count displayed on each channel in selector
-- ✉️ **Send messages** - Publish to any channel (200 char limit for LoRa)
+- ✉️ **Send messages** - Publish to any channel (140 byte limit for LoRa)
 - 📡 **Channel management** - Create, join, and switch between encrypted channels
 - 🔐 **Channel sharing** - Share channels via QR code or encrypted keys
-- 💬 **Reply to users** - Quick reply with `@[UserName]` format
+- 🎯 **Reply to users** - Quick reply with `@[UserName]` format
 - 🧹 **Clean contacts** - Remove inactive contacts with configurable threshold
 - 📦 **Message archiving** - Automatic daily archiving with browse-by-date selector
 - ⚡ **Efficient polling** - Lightweight update checks every 10s, UI refreshes only when needed
@@ -180,7 +181,9 @@ By default, the live view shows messages from the last 7 days. Older messages ar
 
 ### Managing Channels
 
-Access channel management by clicking the broadcast icon (📡) in the navbar:
+Access channel management:
+1. Click the menu icon (☰) in the navbar
+2. Select "Manage Channels" from the slide-out menu
 
 #### Creating a New Channel
 1. Click "Add New Channel"
@@ -204,10 +207,10 @@ Use the channel selector dropdown in the navbar to switch between channels. Your
 
 ### Viewing Message Archives
 
-Access historical messages using the date selector in the navbar:
+Access historical messages using the date selector:
 
-1. Click the date dropdown in the navbar
-2. Select a date to view archived messages for that day
+1. Click the menu icon (☰) in the navbar
+2. Under "Message History" select a date to view archived messages for that day
 3. Select "Today (Live)" to return to live view
 
 Archives are created automatically at midnight (00:00 UTC) each day. The live view always shows the most recent messages (last 7 days by default).