feat: Long-press menu on the DM seen button for quick actions

Fix: Prevent play/pause patch from triggering Instagram’s “Reel has no sound” message when forcing audio on silent Reels
imp: Un-exclude button in excluded chats (toggleable)
imp: Show error for unsupported audio files that can't be processed  - we can add ffmpeg at some point
chore: Remove qr code text from import/export buttons

README.md

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ A feature-rich iOS tweak for Instagram, forked from [SCInsta](https://github.com
 - Hide trailing action buttons on preserved messages
 - Warn before clearing on refresh — optional confirmation when pulling to refresh the DMs tab if preserved messages would be cleared **\***
 - Manually mark messages as seen (button or toggle mode) **\***
+- Long-press the seen button for quick actions **\***
 - Auto mark seen on send (marks messages as read when you send any message) **\***
 - Auto mark seen on typing (marks messages as read the moment you start typing, even when typing status is hidden) **\***
 - Mark seen on story like **\***
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ A feature-rich iOS tweak for Instagram, forked from [SCInsta](https://github.com
 - Search bar in the main settings page — recursively finds any setting across nested pages with a breadcrumb to its location
 
 ### Backup & Restore **\***
-- Export RyukGram settings as a JSON file or scannable QR code
-- Import settings from a file in Files or a QR code from your photo library
+- Export RyukGram settings as a JSON file
+- Import settings from a JSON file
 - Searchable, collapsible, editable preview before saving or applying
 
 ### Optimization

src/Features/Reels/EnhancedPlayback.xm

@@ -112,31 +112,60 @@ static void sciSetPlayViewOpacity(id cell, CGFloat opacity) {
     }
 }
 
-// Force unmute by calling _didTapSoundButton on the section controller
+// Swallow IG's "no sound" toast and remember the media so we don't retry it.
+static NSString * const SCINoSoundToastText = @"This reel has no sound.";
+static BOOL sciSuppressNoSoundToast = NO;
+static BOOL sciSawNoSoundDuringUnmute = NO;
+static NSMutableSet<NSString *> *sciNoAudioMediaIds = nil;
+
+static NSString *sciMediaIdFor(id media) {
+    if (!media) return nil;
+    for (NSString *k in @[@"pk", @"mediaPk", @"mediaID", @"mpk"]) {
+        @try {
+            id v = [media valueForKey:k];
+            if (v) return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", v];
+        } @catch (__unused id e) {}
+    }
+    return nil;
+}
+
 static void sciForceUnmuteCell(id videoCell) {
     if (!videoCell) return;
     Ivar delegateIvar = class_getInstanceVariable([videoCell class], "_delegate");
     if (!delegateIvar) return;
     id sectionCtrl = object_getIvar(videoCell, delegateIvar);
     if (!sectionCtrl) return;
+
+    Ivar mediaIvar = class_getInstanceVariable([sectionCtrl class], "_media");
+    id media = mediaIvar ? object_getIvar(sectionCtrl, mediaIvar) : nil;
+    NSString *mediaId = sciMediaIdFor(media);
+    if (mediaId && [sciNoAudioMediaIds containsObject:mediaId]) return;
+
     SEL isAudioSel = NSSelectorFromString(@"isAudioEnabled");
     if (![sectionCtrl respondsToSelector:isAudioSel]) return;
     BOOL audioOn = ((BOOL(*)(id,SEL))objc_msgSend)(sectionCtrl, isAudioSel);
     if (audioOn) return;
+
     SEL tapSel = NSSelectorFromString(@"_didTapSoundButton");
-    if ([sectionCtrl respondsToSelector:tapSel]) {
-        ((void(*)(id,SEL))objc_msgSend)(sectionCtrl, tapSel);
+    if (![sectionCtrl respondsToSelector:tapSel]) return;
+
+    sciSuppressNoSoundToast = YES;
+    sciSawNoSoundDuringUnmute = NO;
+    ((void(*)(id,SEL))objc_msgSend)(sectionCtrl, tapSel);
+    sciSuppressNoSoundToast = NO;
+
+    if (sciSawNoSoundDuringUnmute && mediaId) {
+        if (!sciNoAudioMediaIds) sciNoAudioMediaIds = [NSMutableSet new];
+        [sciNoAudioMediaIds addObject:mediaId];
     }
 }
 
 %hook IGSundialViewerVideoCell
-// Video playing/unpausing — use hidden (IG sets hidden=NO on next pause)
+// hidden=YES on play; IG resets it on the next pause.
 - (void)sundialVideoPlaybackViewDidStartPlaying:(id)view {
     %orig;
     if (sciIsPausePlayMode()) {
         sciHidePlayView(self);
-        // Force unmute if in reels tab — this fires when the video ACTUALLY starts
-        // playing, guaranteed to have a ready section controller
         if (sciIsInReelsTab) sciForceUnmuteCell(self);
     }
 }
@@ -226,7 +255,7 @@ static void new_playbackToggle_layoutSubviews(id self, SEL _cmd) {
 - (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
     %orig;
     sciIsInReelsTab = YES;
-    // Force unmute first reel — retry until the cell is ready
+    // Retry-until-ready: the first reel's cell may not be wired up yet.
     if (sciIsPausePlayMode()) {
         id feedVC = self;
         for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -256,6 +285,30 @@ static void new_playbackToggle_layoutSubviews(id self, SEL _cmd) {
 }
 %end
 
+%hook UILabel
+- (void)setText:(NSString *)text {
+    if (sciSuppressNoSoundToast && [text isEqualToString:SCINoSoundToastText]) {
+        sciSawNoSoundDuringUnmute = YES;
+        %orig(@"");
+        self.hidden = YES;
+        // Container view is attached to a window after we return — detach the
+        // topmost non-window ancestor on the next tick to remove the outline.
+        __weak UILabel *weakSelf = self;
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+            UILabel *s = weakSelf;
+            if (!s) return;
+            UIView *top = s;
+            while (top.superview && ![top.superview isKindOfClass:[UIWindow class]]) {
+                top = top.superview;
+            }
+            [top removeFromSuperview];
+        });
+        return;
+    }
+    %orig;
+}
+%end
+
 // ============ RUNTIME HOOKS ============
 
 %ctor {

src/Features/StoriesAndMessages/DownloadAudioMessage.xm

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-// Download voice messages from DMs
-// Hooks IGDirectMessageMenuConfiguration to detect audio messages, then injects a "Download"
-// item into the IGDSPrismMenuView long-press menu. Downloads the audio via the playbackURL
-// on IGAudio (accessed through vm -> audio -> _server_audio), converts mp4 to m4a, and
-// presents a share sheet.
+// Download voice messages from DMs. Detects audio messages via the
+// menuConfiguration hook, then injects a Download item into the long-press
+// PrismMenu. Tries to convert to .m4a; falls back to the source extension
+// (e.g. .ogg from web users) if AVFoundation can't decode the format.
+
 #import "../../Utils.h"
 #import "../../InstagramHeaders.h"
 #import <objc/runtime.h>
@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ static inline id sciDAF(id obj, SEL sel) {
     return ((SCIMsgSendId)objc_msgSend)(obj, sel);
 }
 
-// Flag set by menuConfig hook when a voice_media menu is about to be created
 static BOOL sciAudioMenuPending = NO;
 static id sciLastAudioViewModel = nil;
 
-#pragma mark - Detect audio message long-press
-
 // Demangled: IGDirectMessageMenuConfiguration.IGDirectMessageMenuConfiguration
 %hook _TtC32IGDirectMessageMenuConfiguration32IGDirectMessageMenuConfiguration
 
@@ -47,10 +44,7 @@ static id sciLastAudioViewModel = nil;
 
 %end
 
-#pragma mark - Inject Download item into PrismMenu
-
-// PrismMenu uses Swift classes — must use MSHookMessageEx with runtime class lookup
-// (dot-notation names like liquid glass hooks in Tweak.x)
+// PrismMenu uses Swift classes with mangled names — hook via MSHookMessageEx in %ctor.
 
 static id (*orig_prismMenuView_init3)(id, SEL, NSArray *, id, BOOL);
 
@@ -74,7 +68,7 @@ static id new_prismMenuView_init3(id self, SEL _cmd, NSArray *elements, id heade
     void (^handler)(void) = ^{
         if (!capturedVM) return;
 
-        // Audio URL path: vm -> audio (IGDirectAudio) -> _server_audio (IGAudio) -> playbackURL
+        // vm -> audio (IGDirectAudio) -> _server_audio (IGAudio) -> playbackURL
         id directAudio = nil;
         @try { directAudio = [capturedVM valueForKey:@"audio"]; } @catch (NSException *e) {}
         if (!directAudio) {
@@ -112,9 +106,7 @@ static id new_prismMenuView_init3(id self, SEL _cmd, NSArray *elements, id heade
                 return;
             }
 
-            // Always try to convert to .m4a via AVFoundation. If that fails (e.g. Ogg/Opus
-            // from PC/web users — iOS has no decoder), fall back to keeping the original
-            // extension from the URL so the share sheet still treats it as audio.
+            // Try to convert to .m4a; on failure (e.g. Ogg/Opus) keep the source extension.
             NSString *urlExt = [[playbackURL.path pathExtension] lowercaseString];
             if (urlExt.length == 0) urlExt = @"m4a";
 
@@ -150,7 +142,7 @@ static id new_prismMenuView_init3(id self, SEL _cmd, NSArray *elements, id heade
                     present(m4aURL);
                     return;
                 }
-                // Conversion failed — keep the original file with its real extension.
+                // Conversion failed — keep the original with its real extension.
                 [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtURL:m4aURL error:nil];
                 NSString *outPath = [NSTemporaryDirectory() stringByAppendingPathComponent:
                     [NSString stringWithFormat:@"audio_%@.%@", mediaId, urlExt]];
@@ -166,14 +158,13 @@ static id new_prismMenuView_init3(id self, SEL _cmd, NSArray *elements, id heade
         [task resume];
     };
 
-    // Build menu item via IGDSPrismMenuItemBuilder
     id builder = ((InitFn)objc_msgSend)([builderClass alloc], @selector(initWithTitle:), @"Download");
     builder = ((WithFn)objc_msgSend)(builder, @selector(withImage:), [UIImage systemImageNamed:@"arrow.down.circle"]);
     builder = ((WithFn)objc_msgSend)(builder, @selector(withHandler:), handler);
     id menuItem = ((BuildFn)objc_msgSend)(builder, @selector(build));
     if (!menuItem) return orig_prismMenuView_init3(self, _cmd, elements, header, edr);
 
-    // Wrap in IGDSPrismMenuElement (copy _subtype from existing element, set _item_menuItem)
+    // Wrap in IGDSPrismMenuElement: clone _subtype from a sibling, attach the menuItem.
     id templateEl = elements[0];
     id newElement = [[templateEl class] new];
     Ivar subtypeIvar = class_getInstanceVariable([templateEl class], "_subtype");

src/Features/StoriesAndMessages/SeenButtons.x

@@ -71,13 +71,121 @@ static void new_setHasSent(id self, SEL _cmd, BOOL sent) {
 
 // ============ NAV BAR BUTTONS ============
 
+// Re-runs setRightBarButtonItems with the live items. The hook tags its own
+// buttons so they get stripped and rebuilt against the new exclusion state.
+static void sciRefreshNavBarItems(UIView *anchor) {
+    if (!anchor || ![anchor respondsToSelector:@selector(setRightBarButtonItems:)]) return;
+    NSArray *cur = [(id)anchor performSelector:@selector(rightBarButtonItems)];
+    [(id)anchor performSelector:@selector(setRightBarButtonItems:) withObject:cur];
+}
+
+// Long-press menu shared by the seen button and the un-exclude button.
+static UIMenu *sciBuildThreadActionsMenu(UIView *anchor, NSString *threadId, UIWindow *window) {
+    BOOL excluded = threadId && [SCIExcludedThreads isThreadIdExcluded:threadId];
+    BOOL seenFeatureOn = [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"remove_lastseen"];
+
+    NSMutableArray<UIMenuElement *> *items = [NSMutableArray array];
+
+    if (seenFeatureOn && !excluded) {
+        BOOL toggleMode = sciIsSeenToggleMode();
+        NSString *title;
+        UIImage *img;
+        if (toggleMode) {
+            title = dmSeenToggleEnabled ? @"Disable read receipts" : @"Enable read receipts";
+            img = [UIImage systemImageNamed:dmSeenToggleEnabled ? @"eye.slash" : @"eye"];
+        } else {
+            title = @"Mark messages as seen";
+            img = [UIImage systemImageNamed:@"eye"];
+        }
+        UIAction *seenAction = [UIAction actionWithTitle:title image:img identifier:nil
+                                                 handler:^(__kindof UIAction *_) {
+            UIViewController *nearestVC = [SCIUtils nearestViewControllerForView:anchor];
+            if (![nearestVC isKindOfClass:%c(IGDirectThreadViewController)]) return;
+            if (toggleMode) {
+                dmSeenToggleEnabled = !dmSeenToggleEnabled;
+                if (dmSeenToggleEnabled) {
+                    [(IGDirectThreadViewController *)nearestVC markLastMessageAsSeen];
+                    [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Read receipts enabled"];
+                } else {
+                    [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Read receipts disabled"];
+                }
+            } else {
+                [(IGDirectThreadViewController *)nearestVC markLastMessageAsSeen];
+                [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Marked messages as seen"];
+            }
+        }];
+        [items addObject:seenAction];
+    }
+
+    NSString *toggleTitle = excluded ? @"Remove from exclusion" : @"Add to exclusion";
+    UIImage *toggleImg = [UIImage systemImageNamed:excluded ? @"eye.fill" : @"eye.slash"];
+    __weak UIView *weakAnchor = anchor;
+    UIAction *toggle = [UIAction actionWithTitle:toggleTitle image:toggleImg identifier:nil
+                                         handler:^(__kindof UIAction *_) {
+        if (!threadId) return;
+        if (excluded) {
+            [SCIExcludedThreads removeThreadId:threadId];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Removed from exclusion"];
+        } else {
+            [SCIExcludedThreads addOrUpdateEntry:@{ @"threadId": threadId,
+                                                    @"threadName": @"",
+                                                    @"isGroup": @NO,
+                                                    @"users": @[] }];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Added to exclusion"];
+        }
+        sciRefreshNavBarItems(weakAnchor);
+    }];
+    if (excluded) toggle.attributes = UIMenuElementAttributesDestructive;
+    [items addObject:toggle];
+
+    UIAction *openSettings = [UIAction actionWithTitle:@"Messages settings"
+                                                 image:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"gear"]
+                                            identifier:nil
+                                               handler:^(__kindof UIAction *_) {
+        UIWindow *win = window;
+        if (!win) {
+            for (UIWindow *w in [UIApplication sharedApplication].windows) {
+                if (w.isKeyWindow) { win = w; break; }
+            }
+        }
+        [SCIUtils showSettingsVC:win atTopLevelEntry:@"Messages"];
+    }];
+    [items addObject:openSettings];
+
+    return [UIMenu menuWithTitle:@"" children:items];
+}
+
 %hook IGTallNavigationBarView
+
+%new - (void)sciUnexcludeButtonHandler:(UIBarButtonItem *)sender {
+    UIViewController *nearestVC = [SCIUtils nearestViewControllerForView:self];
+    NSString *tid = sciThreadIdForVC(nearestVC);
+    if (!tid) return;
+
+    UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController
+        alertControllerWithTitle:@"Remove from exclusion?"
+                         message:@"This chat will resume normal read-receipt behavior."
+                  preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
+    __weak typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Remove" style:UIAlertActionStyleDestructive handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+        [SCIExcludedThreads removeThreadId:tid];
+        [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Removed from exclusion"];
+        sciRefreshNavBarItems(weakSelf);
+    }]];
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
+    [nearestVC presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
 - (void)setRightBarButtonItems:(NSArray <UIBarButtonItem *> *)items {
+    // Strip our own injected buttons so re-running this hook doesn't dupe them.
     NSMutableArray *new_items = [[items filteredArrayUsingPredicate:
-        [NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(UIView *value, NSDictionary *_) {
+        [NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(UIBarButtonItem *value, NSDictionary *_) {
+            NSString *aid = value.accessibilityIdentifier;
+            if ([aid isEqualToString:@"sci-seen-btn"] ||
+                [aid isEqualToString:@"sci-unex-btn"] ||
+                [aid isEqualToString:@"sci-visual-btn"]) return NO;
             if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"hide_reels_blend"])
-                return ![value.accessibilityIdentifier isEqualToString:@"blend-button"];
-            return true;
+                return ![aid isEqualToString:@"blend-button"];
+            return YES;
         }]
     ] mutableCopy];
 
@@ -88,14 +196,31 @@ static void new_setHasSent(id self, SEL _cmd, BOOL sent) {
     BOOL navExcluded = navThreadId && [SCIExcludedThreads isThreadIdExcluded:navThreadId];
 
     if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"remove_lastseen"] && !navExcluded) {
-        UIBarButtonItem *seenButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"checkmark.message"] style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(seenButtonHandler:)];
+        UIBarButtonItem *seenButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"eye"] style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(seenButtonHandler:)];
+        seenButton.accessibilityIdentifier = @"sci-seen-btn";
         if (sciIsSeenToggleMode())
             [seenButton setTintColor:dmSeenToggleEnabled ? SCIUtils.SCIColor_Primary : UIColor.labelColor];
+        seenButton.menu = sciBuildThreadActionsMenu(self, navThreadId, self.window);
         [new_items addObject:seenButton];
     }
 
+    // Excluded chats hide the seen button — surface an un-exclude affordance instead.
+    if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"remove_lastseen"] && navExcluded &&
+        [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"unexclude_inbox_button"]) {
+        UIBarButtonItem *unexBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
+            initWithImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"eye.slash.fill"]
+                    style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain
+                   target:self
+                   action:@selector(sciUnexcludeButtonHandler:)];
+        unexBtn.accessibilityIdentifier = @"sci-unex-btn";
+        unexBtn.tintColor = SCIUtils.SCIColor_Primary;
+        unexBtn.menu = sciBuildThreadActionsMenu(self, navThreadId, self.window);
+        [new_items addObject:unexBtn];
+    }
+
     if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"unlimited_replay"] && !navExcluded) {
         UIBarButtonItem *dmVisualMsgsViewedButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"photo.badge.checkmark"] style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(dmVisualMsgsViewedButtonHandler:)];
+        dmVisualMsgsViewedButton.accessibilityIdentifier = @"sci-visual-btn";
         [new_items addObject:dmVisualMsgsViewedButton];
         [dmVisualMsgsViewedButton setTintColor:dmVisualMsgsViewedButtonEnabled ? SCIUtils.SCIColor_Primary : UIColor.labelColor];
     }

src/Features/StoriesAndMessages/SendAudioAsFile.xm

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-// Send audio file as voice message in DMs
-// Injects native "Upload Audio" item into the DM plus menu via IGDSMenuItem,
-// presents file/video picker with trim support, converts to AAC, sends through IG's voice pipeline.
+// Send audio/video files as voice messages in DMs.
+// Injects an Upload Audio item into the DM plus menu, runs the file through a
+// trim UI, transcodes to AAC m4a (or passes formats IG accepts as-is), then
+// hands the URL to IG's native voice pipeline.
+
 #import "../../Utils.h"
 #import "../../InstagramHeaders.h"
 #import <objc/runtime.h>
@@ -18,13 +20,13 @@ static BOOL sciDMMenuPending = NO;
 
 #pragma mark - Send audio through IG pipeline
 
+static NSSet<NSString *> *sciPassthroughAudioExts(void);
+
 static void sciSendAudioFile(NSURL *audioURL, UIViewController *threadVC) {
     AVAsset *asset = [AVAsset assetWithURL:audioURL];
     double duration = CMTimeGetSeconds(asset.duration);
-    if (duration <= 0) {
-        [SCIUtils showErrorHUDWithDescription:@"Invalid audio duration"];
-        return;
-    }
+    // AVFoundation returns 0/NaN for containers it can't parse (e.g. Ogg).
+    if (duration <= 0 || isnan(duration)) duration = 1.0;
 
     id voiceController = sciAF(threadVC, @selector(voiceController));
     id voiceRecordVC = nil;
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ static void sciSendAudioFile(NSURL *audioURL, UIViewController *threadVC) {
         voiceRecordVC = vrIvar ? object_getIvar(voiceController, vrIvar) : nil;
     }
 
-    // generate waveform
     id waveform = nil;
     Class wfClass = NSClassFromString(@"IGDirectAudioWaveform");
     NSMutableArray *fallbackArr = [NSMutableArray array];
@@ -101,19 +102,60 @@ static void sciSendAudioFile(NSURL *audioURL, UIViewController *threadVC) {
 
 #pragma mark - Audio conversion with optional trim
 
+// Unified failure alert: explains why, lets the user try sending raw, and links
+// to the GitHub issues page for format requests.
+static void sciShowUnsupportedAlert(NSURL *url, NSString *reason, UIViewController *threadVC) {
+    NSString *fileExt = [[url pathExtension] lowercaseString];
+    NSString *displayExt = (fileExt.length > 0) ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@".%@", fileExt] : @"This file";
+    NSString *title = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ can't be converted", displayExt];
+    NSString *msg = [NSString stringWithFormat:
+        @"iOS audio APIs couldn't process this file%@%@\n\n"
+         "You can try sending it to Instagram as-is — IG's server may accept it "
+         "(e.g. Opus/Ogg from web users), or it may silently fail.\n\n"
+         "If you'd like RyukGram to support this format natively, open an issue:\n"
+         "https://github.com/faroukbmiled/RyukGram/issues",
+        reason.length > 0 ? @":\n" : @".",
+        reason.length > 0 ? reason : @""];
+
+    UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:title
+                                                                   message:msg
+                                                            preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
+    __weak UIViewController *weakVC = threadVC;
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Send anyway" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *a) {
+        sciSendAudioFile(url, weakVC);
+    }]];
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Open GitHub" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *a) {
+        [[UIApplication sharedApplication]
+            openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://github.com/faroukbmiled/RyukGram/issues"]
+            options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
+    }]];
+    [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"OK" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
+
+    UIViewController *presenter = threadVC ?: [UIApplication sharedApplication].keyWindow.rootViewController;
+    [presenter presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
+
 static void sciExportAndSend(NSURL *url, UIViewController *threadVC, BOOL isVideo, CMTimeRange trimRange) {
     BOOL hasTrim = CMTIMERANGE_IS_VALID(trimRange) && !CMTIMERANGE_IS_EMPTY(trimRange) &&
                    CMTimeGetSeconds(trimRange.duration) > 0;
 
+    // Allowlisted formats skip AVFoundation entirely; trim is ignored since
+    // AVFoundation can't read their timelines anyway.
+    NSString *ext = [[url pathExtension] lowercaseString];
+    if (!isVideo && [sciPassthroughAudioExts() containsObject:ext]) {
+        sciSendAudioFile(url, threadVC);
+        return;
+    }
+
     [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:1.5 title:isVideo ? @"Extracting audio..." : @"Converting..."];
 
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(0, 0), ^{
         AVAsset *asset = [AVAsset assetWithURL:url];
-
-        // build composition — extract audio track (works for both audio-only and video files)
         AVAssetTrack *audioTrack = [[asset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio] firstObject];
         if (!audioTrack) {
-            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ [SCIUtils showErrorHUDWithDescription:@"No audio track found"]; });
+            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+                sciShowUnsupportedAlert(url, @"no audio track could be read", threadVC);
+            });
             return;
         }
 
@@ -124,7 +166,9 @@ static void sciExportAndSend(NSURL *url, UIViewController *threadVC, BOOL isVide
         NSError *insertErr = nil;
         [ct insertTimeRange:sourceRange ofTrack:audioTrack atTime:kCMTimeZero error:&insertErr];
         if (insertErr) {
-            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ [SCIUtils showErrorHUDWithDescription:@"Failed to process audio"]; });
+            dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+                sciShowUnsupportedAlert(url, insertErr.localizedDescription, threadVC);
+            });
             return;
         }
 
@@ -141,19 +185,28 @@ static void sciExportAndSend(NSURL *url, UIViewController *threadVC, BOOL isVide
                 if (exp.status == AVAssetExportSessionStatusCompleted) {
                     sciSendAudioFile([NSURL fileURLWithPath:out], threadVC);
                 } else {
-                    [SCIUtils showErrorHUDWithDescription:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Export failed: %@",
-                        exp.error.localizedDescription ?: @"unknown"]];
+                    sciShowUnsupportedAlert(url, exp.error.localizedDescription, threadVC);
                 }
             });
         }];
     });
 }
 
-// convenience: no trim
+// Extensions IG accepts as voice messages without conversion. Append after testing.
+//   m4a/aac    — native iOS recording format
+//   ogg/opus   — what web/desktop IG sends
+static NSSet<NSString *> *sciPassthroughAudioExts(void) {
+    static NSSet *set;
+    static dispatch_once_t once;
+    dispatch_once(&once, ^{
+        set = [NSSet setWithArray:@[@"m4a", @"aac", @"ogg", @"opus"]];
+    });
+    return set;
+}
+
 static void sciConvertAndSend(NSURL *url, UIViewController *threadVC, BOOL isVideo) {
     NSString *ext = [[url pathExtension] lowercaseString];
-    // if audio file already in the right format and no trim needed, send directly
-    if (!isVideo && ([ext isEqualToString:@"m4a"] || [ext isEqualToString:@"aac"])) {
+    if (!isVideo && [sciPassthroughAudioExts() containsObject:ext]) {
         sciSendAudioFile(url, threadVC);
         return;
     }

src/Settings/TweakSettings.m

@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
                                                                                 [SCISetting menuCellWithTitle:@"Read receipt mode" subtitle:@"How the seen button behaves" menu:[self menus][@"seen_mode"]],
                                                                                 [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Auto mark seen on interact" subtitle:@"Locally marks messages as seen when you send any message" defaultsKey:@"seen_auto_on_interact"],
                                                                                 [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Auto mark seen on typing" subtitle:@"Marks messages as seen the moment you start typing in a DM (works even when typing status is hidden)" defaultsKey:@"seen_auto_on_typing"],
+                                                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Un-exclude button in excluded chats" subtitle:@"Show a small eye button in excluded chats to remove them from the exclusion list (with confirmation). Long-press it for more options." defaultsKey:@"unexclude_inbox_button"],
                                                                             ]
                                                                         }]
                                                 ],
@@ -295,15 +296,15 @@
                                                icon:[SCISymbol symbolWithName:@"arrow.up.arrow.down.square"]
                                         navSections:@[@{
                                             @"header": @"",
-                                            @"footer": @"Export your RyukGram settings to a JSON file or QR code, and import them later from Files or a photo. Importing resets all settings to defaults before applying the imported values, and shows a preview before anything changes.",
+                                            @"footer": @"Export your RyukGram settings to a JSON file and import them later. Importing resets all settings to defaults before applying the imported values, and shows a preview before anything changes.",
                                             @"rows": @[
                                                 [SCISetting buttonCellWithTitle:@"Export settings"
-                                                                       subtitle:@"Save as a file or scannable QR code"
+                                                                       subtitle:@"Save settings as a JSON file"
                                                                            icon:[SCISymbol symbolWithName:@"square.and.arrow.up"]
                                                                          action:^(void) { [SCISettingsBackup presentExport]; }
                                                 ],
                                                 [SCISetting buttonCellWithTitle:@"Import settings"
-                                                                       subtitle:@"From a file or QR code in your library"
+                                                                       subtitle:@"Load settings from a JSON file"
                                                                            icon:[SCISymbol symbolWithName:@"square.and.arrow.down"]
                                                                          action:^(void) { [SCISettingsBackup presentImport]; }
                                                 ]

src/Tweak.x

@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ BOOL dmVisualMsgsViewedButtonEnabled = false;
         @"unsent_message_toast": @(NO),
         @"warn_refresh_clears_preserved": @(NO),
         @"enable_chat_exclusions": @(YES),
-        @"exclusions_default_keep_deleted": @(NO)
+        @"exclusions_default_keep_deleted": @(NO),
+        @"unexclude_inbox_button": @(YES)
     };
     [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:sciDefaults];
     

src/Utils.h

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 + (void)showQuickLookVC:(NSArray<id> *)items;
 + (void)showShareVC:(id)item;
 + (void)showSettingsVC:(UIWindow *)window;
++ (void)showSettingsVC:(UIWindow *)window atTopLevelEntry:(NSString *)entryTitle;
 
 // Colours
 + (UIColor *)SCIColor_Primary;

src/Utils.m

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #import "Utils.h"
 #import "PhotoAlbum.h"
+#import "Settings/TweakSettings.h"
 
 @implementation SCIUtils
 
@@ -113,10 +114,37 @@
     UIViewController *rootController = [window rootViewController];
     SCISettingsViewController *settingsViewController = [SCISettingsViewController new];
     UINavigationController *navigationController = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:settingsViewController];
-    
+
     [rootController presentViewController:navigationController animated:YES completion:nil];
 }
 
+// Open settings and push straight into a named top-level entry (e.g. "Messages").
++ (void)showSettingsVC:(UIWindow *)window atTopLevelEntry:(NSString *)entryTitle {
+    UIViewController *rootController = [window rootViewController];
+    SCISettingsViewController *root = [SCISettingsViewController new];
+    UINavigationController *nav = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:root];
+
+    NSArray *targetNavSections = nil;
+    for (NSDictionary *section in [SCITweakSettings sections]) {
+        for (SCISetting *row in section[@"rows"]) {
+            if (row.type == SCITableCellNavigation && [row.title isEqualToString:entryTitle]) {
+                targetNavSections = row.navSections;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (targetNavSections) break;
+    }
+
+    if (targetNavSections) {
+        SCISettingsViewController *child = [[SCISettingsViewController alloc]
+            initWithTitle:entryTitle sections:targetNavSections reduceMargin:NO];
+        child.title = entryTitle;
+        [nav pushViewController:child animated:NO];
+    }
+
+    [rootController presentViewController:nav animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
+
 // Colours
 + (UIColor *)SCIColor_Primary {
     return [UIColor colorWithRed:0/255.0 green:152/255.0 blue:254/255.0 alpha:1];