GrapheneOS Vanadium browser blocks intent: URLs from web pages as a
security hardening measure. This is why every URL format we tried
caused "malformed request" — Vanadium was blocking the intent before
Amber ever saw it.
New flow that works on ALL Android browsers including GrapheneOS:
1. Tap "Open Amber" → navigates to nostrsigner: URL with no callbackUrl
(Amber copies pubkey to clipboard when no callbackUrl is given)
2. User approves in Amber, comes back to app
3. App tries navigator.clipboard.readText() automatically on visibilitychange
4. If clipboard permission denied → shows paste input for hex pubkey
5. User pastes pubkey → logged in
No intent: scheme, no callback URL, no redirect loop. Simple and bulletproof.
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Three compounding bugs fixed:
1. WRONG FORMAT: Was using nostrsigner: directly, then intent: with encoded
values. Amber README shows intent: with raw unencoded S.key=value params.
2. # IN CALLBACKURL: Our callbackUrl was https://.../#/amber-callback which
contains a # — but intent: uses # as its own delimiter (#Intent;...;end).
Having a # inside the callbackUrl value breaks the entire intent string.
Fixed: callbackUrl is now https://.../amber-callback?event= (no hash).
3. HASHROUTER MISMATCH: Amber opens /amber-callback (no hash) but HashRouter
only handles /#/route paths. Fixed in main.tsx: pre-React IIFE detects
/amber-callback path, saves ?event= to sessionStorage, then redirects to
/#/amber-callback so React Router matches AmberCallbackPage correctly.
Final correct intent URL format:
intent:#Intent;scheme=nostrsigner;S.compressionType=none;S.returnType=signature;S.type=get_public_key;S.callbackUrl=https://skate-spots.org/amber-callback?event=;end
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Root cause of "malformed request":
- buildIntentUrl() was calling encodeURIComponent() on ALL values including
callbackUrl, which was ALREADY a full URL with special chars
- This double-encoded the callbackUrl, arriving at Amber as garbage
- The intent: wrapper format was also unnecessary
Fix: back to clean nostrsigner: format per NIP-55 spec
- Only callbackUrl gets encodeURIComponent (once)
- All other params are plain query string values
- Matches exactly what NIP-55 spec shows in its example code
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The nostrsigner: scheme used directly caused "malformed request" in Amber
when opened from a browser context. The correct format per Amber's README
for web clients is the Android intent: URL format:
intent:<payload>#Intent;scheme=nostrsigner;S.type=...;S.callbackUrl=...;end
Updated all Amber operations (login, sign, nip04/nip44 encrypt/decrypt)
to use buildIntentUrl() helper instead of raw nostrsigner: URLs.
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window.open(..., '_blank') opens a new browser tab instead of firing
the Android intent — causing Amber's "malformed request" error.
Per NIP-55 spec the correct method is window.location.href = url,
which triggers the nostrsigner: intent that Amber is registered to handle.
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- release_notes must be a file path for zsp, not inline YAML text
- add release-notes.txt with v1.0.26 changelog
- sync package.json version to 1.0.26 to match APK versionName
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BUG #1 (critical): buildCallbackUrl() was returning
https://skate-spots.org/amber-callback?event=
but the app uses HashRouter, so React Router never matched /amber-callback.
Amber would open the callback URL in a new tab, land on the homepage, and
AmberCallbackPage would never render — login was silently broken.
Fixed to:
https://skate-spots.org/#/amber-callback?event=
BUG #2: AmberCallbackHandler (global, in App.tsx) was competing with
AmberCallbackPage on the /amber-callback route, causing a race condition
where the global handler could consume the pubkey before the page component.
Fixed by detecting the hash path and early-returning when on /amber-callback.
BONUS: openAmberForLogin() now persists amber_return_path from the current
hash path so AmberCallbackPage can navigate back to where the user was.
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The entire nostrconnect relay approach was wrong for a native Android/Capacitor app.
Amber on Android uses NIP-55 intents (nostrsigner: URI scheme), not NIP-46 relays.
New flow (same as Amethyst):
1. openAmberForLogin() fires nostrsigner:?type=get_public_key&callbackUrl=...
2. Amber opens, user taps approve
3. Amber calls back to org.skatespots.app://amber-callback?event=<pubkey>
4. AmberCallbackPage writes pubkey to localStorage('amber_pending_pubkey')
5. LoginDialog polls localStorage every 500ms and calls login.amber(pubkey)
6. Done — no relays, no waiting, no spinning
Also added login.amber(pubkey) method to useLoginActions.
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The nostrconnect flow was incorrectly creating a bunker login and trying
to do NIP-46 key exchange. Amber signs as the user's own key directly,
so the pubkey from the connect response IS the user pubkey. Now stores
a proper amber login which uses AmberSigner via useCurrentUser.
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- Replace one-shot visibility handler with pollRelay() called immediately on foreground + every 3s
- Add elapsed time counter (M:SS) so user can see the app is still trying
- Add 'Check Now' button for manual relay poll without generating a new URI
- Poll interval auto-clears on success, timeout, or cancel
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- Replace wss://relay.primal.net with wss://nos.lol (more reliable for NIP-46)
- Shorten timeout from 10 minutes to 20 seconds
- Fix stale closure bug: track amberStep in amberStepRef so timeout can correctly reset UI
- Add 'error' step with red UI and 'Try Again' button instead of endless spinner
- Extend since filter from 5s to 10s in the past
- Add console logs for URI, relays, incoming events, decryption result, secret matching
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- Index.tsx: remove Nostr.com button from homepage footer (next to FAQ/About)
- SupportersPage: change 'View on GitHub' → 'View on NostrHub' with correct naddr URL
- Layout: remove 'Map & Earn' (/bounties) from desktop More dropdown menu
- Layout: remove 'Map & Earn' (/bounties) from mobile slide-out nav
- Layout: clean up unused Gift icon import and stale isActive check
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- Partners: removed all entries, now shows 4 placeholder slots
- Friends: added No Teeth Skateboarding with red transparent logo
linking to instagram.com/noteethskateboarding
- Friends grid: always shows real entries + fills remaining slots to 5
with "Coming soon" placeholders
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1. AboutPage: add Credits section (Zapstore, ContextVM, Angor, Geyser, MKStack,
Shakespeare, Nostr), add Zapstore download button, fix powered-by text overflow
on mobile (wrap-friendly flex layout)
2. SasquatchGuide: make minimized bubble draggable on all devices
- pointer events for mouse, touch, and stylus
- saves position to localStorage, persists across sessions
- tap still opens, drag moves (5px threshold to distinguish)
3. Layout (burger menu): add overflow-y-auto + pb-8 to SheetContent so
mobile menu is scrollable when content exceeds screen height
4. CashuWalletCard (wallet): fix input+button rows overflowing on mobile
- flex-col on small screens, flex-row on xs+ (stacked on phones)
- whitespace-nowrap on buttons to prevent text wrapping
5. LabPage: compact action buttons on mobile (h-8, text-[10px], px-2)
so all 4 buttons fit in 2x2 grid without overflow/truncation
6. LoginDialog (Amber): improve visibility-change handler - use fresh
SimplePool subscription on each foreground return instead of querySync
(which doesn't exist in nostr-tools v2.13)
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- Add visibilitychange listener: when app returns to foreground after Amber,
does a one-shot relay query to catch Amber's connect response
- Store pending nostrconnect session in localStorage so it survives app suspend
- Keep live relay subscription as fallback for web/PWA
- Add nsec login tab as reliable fallback option
- Add proper step states: idle -> connecting -> waiting -> success
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Replace NRelay1 async iterator (unreliable) with nostr-tools SimplePool.subscribeMany()
using onevent callback — same pattern as Ditto/Coracle/Nostrudel.
- Switch to relay.nsec.app, relay.damus.io, relay.primal.net (support ephemeral events)
- Use nip04.decrypt() from nostr-tools for Amber's connect response decryption
- Proper cleanup of pool and subscription on abort/close
- Fall back to signerPubkey as userPubkey if NConnectSigner.getPublicKey() fails
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Completely replaces the broken NIP-55 intent approach with NIP-46:
- Amber tab: generates nostrconnect:// URI, opens Amber, waits for
Amber to connect back via relay using NLogin.fromNostrConnect()
(same pattern as Ditto/soapbox-pub)
- Bunker tab: paste bunker:// URI from Amber or nsec.app
- Extension tab: NIP-07 browser extension (desktop)
- useLoginActions: updated to match Ditto's implementation with
nostrconnect(), generateNostrConnectParams, generateNostrConnectURI
- Clean mobile-first UI — no clipboard hacks, no intent tricks
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NIP-55 (nostrsigner: intents) is fundamentally broken from Capacitor
WebView — no combination of window.open, window.location.href, or
anchor clicks works reliably across all Android WebView versions.
Switch to NIP-46 (bunker://) which works everywhere via WebSockets:
- User opens Amber → Connect apps → Add app → copies bunker:// URI
- Pastes it into the login dialog
- NLogin.fromBunker() completes the handshake over a relay
- Login works in browser, PWA, and Capacitor APK identically
This is exactly how Ditto (soapbox-pub) implements Amber login.
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Amber has two code paths:
- Native path (no Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID): reads type from intent
EXTRAS — impossible to set from a WebView URL navigation
- Web/browser path (Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID set): reads type from
URL query params — triggered when WebView opens URL as browser intent
window.open(url, '_blank') causes Android WebView to fire a browser
ACTION_VIEW intent which sets Browser.EXTRA_APPLICATION_ID, routing
Amber to parse our nostrsigner: URL query params correctly.
Previous attempts:
- window.location.href: WebView intercepts as asset URL
- window.open(_system): strips query params
- anchor click: goes through native path (no extras = INVALID type)
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window.location.href causes WebView to try loading nostrsigner: as an
asset URL. window.open(_system) strips query params. The only reliable
method in Capacitor WebView is creating a temporary <a> element and
clicking it — this correctly triggers Android's intent system with the
full URL intact.
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window.open(_system) was stripping query parameters from the nostrsigner:
URL, causing Amber to receive a request with no type parameter and
rejecting it as malformed.
window.location.href works correctly in Capacitor WebView — Android
intercepts nostrsigner: scheme via intent-filter with full URL intact.
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Capacitor native apps fail with "malformed nostrsigner request" when
using callbackUrl because Amber treats custom URI schemes as invalid.
Fix: detect window.Capacitor.isNativePlatform() and use the no-callback
clipboard flow (openAmberForLoginNoCallback) instead of the callbackUrl
flow. Amber copies the pubkey to clipboard, app reads it on
visibilitychange when user returns.
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- Remove debug red banner from index.html and main.tsx
- Add android:build:apk script that uses CAPACITOR_BUILD=1 for single
bundle output + strips Shakespeare build artifacts from dist/index.html
- Update all android:* scripts to use android:build:apk
Root cause of white screen: 100+ JS chunk files overwhelm Android
WebView local file serving. Single bundle with inlineDynamicImports
fixes this.
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Use CAPACITOR_BUILD=1 env var to disable code splitting and produce a
single JS bundle. This fixes the white screen caused by 100+ chunk
file requests failing silently in Android WebView local file serving.
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Red banner renders from pure HTML before any JS loads.
If visible → HTML loads but JS fails.
If not visible → WebView can't even load index.html.
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Use window.Capacitor.Plugins.App directly instead of dynamic import()
so the build doesn't fail when @capacitor/app isn't in node_modules
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The primary cause of the white screen in the APK was BrowserRouter.
Capacitor serves files via https://localhost/ and the HTML5 History API
routing (BrowserRouter) fails to resolve routes in this context,
resulting in a blank white page.
Changes:
- Switch BrowserRouter → HashRouter in AppRouter.tsx
- Add DeepLinkHandler component (handles appUrlOpen for Amber callbacks
and other deep links in native context)
- Fix Amber callback URL builder to use org.skatespots.app:// custom
scheme when running in Capacitor (so Android fires an intent back into
the app instead of navigating a browser)
- Fix getSearchParams() in amber.ts to extract query params from hash
fragment (HashRouter URLs look like /#/amber-callback?event=XXX)
- Fix captureAmberCallback in main.tsx to check hash fragment too
- Remove debug error overlay (no longer needed)
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- Add SplashScreen.hide() call in main.tsx so splash dismisses when JS loads
- Set launchShowDuration: 0 + launchAutoHide: true in capacitor.config.ts
- Fix ErrorBoundary to use bg-black text-white instead of bg-background
(bg-background = white before dark class is applied = white screen on error)
- These three combined should eliminate the white screen in the APK
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The CSP meta tag blocks Capacitor's internal asset loading (https://localhost
scheme) causing a white screen. Android/iOS provide OS-level sandboxing so
the CSP is not needed for security in native APK context.
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The strict CSP was blocking Capacitor's internal capacitor:// and ionic://
schemes causing a white screen in the Android APK. Added capacitor: and
ionic: to all relevant CSP directives (default-src, script-src, connect-src,
img-src, media-src, font-src).
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Amber login (critical):
- Replace window.location.href with window.open(_system) in Capacitor WebViews
- Capacitor's WebView throws "malformed nostrsigner request" on href navigation
- New openAmberUrl() helper detects Capacitor via window.Capacitor.isNativePlatform()
- Add openAmberForLoginNoCallback() for PWA/Capacitor clipboard flow
- Fix all 6 Amber URL opens in amber.ts + LoginDialog.tsx
Mobile nav:
- Newsletter and Sasquatch AI (/pyramid) added to hamburger menu
- Sasquatch floating guide now shows on mobile (removed hidden md:block)
Lab page mobile:
- Action buttons (Offer Coaching/Filming/Editing/Get Card) now 2-col grid on mobile
- Service type filter (Coaches/Filmers/Editors) now 3-col grid, full width
- Reduced top padding on mobile (py-6 → py-12 on md+)
- Text truncates cleanly, icons don't overflow
Wallet page mobile:
- Reduced padding (py-6 md:py-8)
- Tab triggers use h-auto + py-2.5 to avoid overflow
- Smaller header text on mobile
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- repository now uses the NIP-34 naddr for the Nostr git repo on nostrhub
- release_source points to local APK built by `npm run android:build`
- metadata_sources uses playstore only (no github dependency)
- removed GitHub Actions zapstore.yml workflow (not needed)
- added clear publish instructions in comments
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