feat: Per-user story seen-receipt exclusions

feat: Story seen button mode (button / toggle) feat: Long-press menu on the story seen button (mark seen, exclude, settings) feat: Auto mark-seen on exclude for both stories and DM chats imp: Cleaner exclusion menu wording across stories and DMs imp: Tweak settings now update in real time for exclude ui imp: Ability to batch select in both stories and messages exclude UI
2026-04-22 04:06:10 +02:00 · 2026-04-09 18:46:21 +01:00
parent d03da10941
commit ceb89e65d2
17 changed files with 923 additions and 100 deletions
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ A feature-rich iOS tweak for Instagram, forked from [SCInsta](https://github.com
 - Disable screenshot detection
 - Disable story seen receipt (blocks network upload, toggleable at runtime without restart) **\***
 - Keep stories visually unseen — keeps the colorful ring in the tray after viewing **\***
- Manual mark story as seen — button on story overlay to selectively mark stories as seen **\***
+- Manual mark story as seen — button on story overlay to selectively mark stories as seen (button or toggle mode) **\***
+- Long-press the story seen button for quick actions **\***
+- Per-user story seen-receipt exclusions — exclude specific users so their stories behave normally. Manage via 3-dot menu, eye button long-press, or settings list **\***
 - Stop story auto-advance — stories won't auto-skip when the timer ends **\***
 - Story download button — download directly from the story overlay **\***
 - Download disappearing DM media (photos + videos) **\***
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@

 BOOL sciSeenBypassActive = NO;
 BOOL sciAdvanceBypassActive = NO;
+BOOL sciStorySeenToggleEnabled = NO; // toggle-mode session bypass
 NSMutableSet *sciAllowedSeenPKs = nil;

+extern BOOL sciIsCurrentStoryOwnerExcluded(void);
+extern BOOL sciIsObjectStoryOwnerExcluded(id obj);
+
+static BOOL sciStorySeenToggleBypass(void) {
+    return [[SCIUtils getStringPref:@"story_seen_mode"] isEqualToString:@"toggle"] && sciStorySeenToggleEnabled;
+}
+
 void sciAllowSeenForPK(id media) {
    if (!media) return;
    id pk = sciCall(media, @selector(pk));
@@ -25,14 +33,28 @@ static BOOL sciIsPKAllowed(id media) {

 static BOOL sciShouldBlockSeenNetwork() {
    if (sciSeenBypassActive) return NO;
+    if (sciStorySeenToggleBypass()) return NO;
+    if (sciIsCurrentStoryOwnerExcluded()) return NO;
    return [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_receipt"];
 }

 static BOOL sciShouldBlockSeenVisual() {
    if (sciSeenBypassActive) return NO;
+    if (sciStorySeenToggleBypass()) return NO;
+    if (sciIsCurrentStoryOwnerExcluded()) return NO;
    return [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_receipt"] && [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_visual"];
 }

+// Per-instance gating for tray/item/ring hooks where the "current" story
+// VC may not be the owner of the model in question.
+static BOOL sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(id obj) {
+    if (sciSeenBypassActive) return NO;
+    if (sciStorySeenToggleBypass()) return NO;
+    if (![SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_receipt"] || ![SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_visual"]) return NO;
+    if (sciIsObjectStoryOwnerExcluded(obj)) return NO;
+    return YES;
+}
+
 // network seen blocking
 %hook IGStorySeenStateUploader
 - (void)uploadSeenStateWithMedia:(id)arg1 {
@@ -79,16 +101,16 @@ static BOOL sciShouldBlockSeenVisual() {
 %end

 %hook IGStoryTrayViewModel
- (void)markAsSeen { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) return; %orig; }
- (void)setHasUnseenMedia:(BOOL)arg1 { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) { %orig(YES); return; } %orig; }
- (BOOL)hasUnseenMedia { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) return YES; return %orig; }
- (void)setIsSeen:(BOOL)arg1 { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) { %orig(NO); return; } %orig; }
- (BOOL)isSeen { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) return NO; return %orig; }
+- (void)markAsSeen { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) return; %orig; }
+- (void)setHasUnseenMedia:(BOOL)arg1 { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) { %orig(YES); return; } %orig; }
+- (BOOL)hasUnseenMedia { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) return YES; return %orig; }
+- (void)setIsSeen:(BOOL)arg1 { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) { %orig(NO); return; } %orig; }
+- (BOOL)isSeen { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) return NO; return %orig; }
 %end

 %hook IGStoryItem
- (void)setHasSeen:(BOOL)arg1 { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) { %orig(NO); return; } %orig; }
- (BOOL)hasSeen { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisual()) return NO; return %orig; }
+- (void)setHasSeen:(BOOL)arg1 { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) { %orig(NO); return; } %orig; }
+- (BOOL)hasSeen { if (sciShouldBlockSeenVisualForObj(self)) return NO; return %orig; }
 %end

 %hook IGStoryGradientRingView
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ static id new_ctxMenuCfg(id self, SEL _cmd, id indexPath) {
    UIContextMenuActionProvider wrapped = ^UIMenu *(NSArray<UIMenuElement *> *suggested) {
        UIMenu *base = origProvider ? origProvider(suggested) : [UIMenu menuWithChildren:suggested];
        BOOL excluded = [SCIExcludedThreads isThreadIdExcluded:tid];
-        NSString *title = excluded ? @"Remove from read-receipt exclusion"
-                                   : @"Add to read-receipt exclusion";
+        NSString *title = excluded ? @"Un-exclude chat" : @"Exclude chat";
        UIImage *img = [UIImage systemImageNamed:excluded ? @"eye.fill" : @"eye.slash"];
        UIAction *toggle = [UIAction actionWithTitle:title image:img identifier:nil
                                             handler:^(__kindof UIAction *_) {
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+// Per-user story seen-receipt exclusions. Excluded users' stories behave
+// normally (your view appears in their viewer list). Provides owner detection
+// helpers, 3-dot menu injection, and overlay refresh utilities.
+
+#import "../../Utils.h"
+#import "../../InstagramHeaders.h"
+#import "StoryHelpers.h"
+#import "SCIExcludedStoryUsers.h"
+#import <objc/runtime.h>
+#import <objc/message.h>
+#import <substrate.h>
+
+NSDictionary *sciOwnerInfoFromObject(id obj);
+
+// ============ Active story VC tracking ============
+
+__weak UIViewController *sciActiveStoryViewerVC = nil;
+
+%hook IGStoryViewerViewController
+- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated {
+    %orig;
+    sciActiveStoryViewerVC = self;
+}
+- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
+    if (sciActiveStoryViewerVC == (UIViewController *)self) sciActiveStoryViewerVC = nil;
+    %orig;
+}
+%end
+
+// ============ Owner extraction ============
+
+NSDictionary *sciOwnerInfoFromObject(id obj) {
+    if (!obj) return nil;
+    @try {
+        id pk = nil, un = nil, fn = nil;
+        if ([obj respondsToSelector:@selector(pk)])
+            pk = ((id(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(obj, @selector(pk));
+        if ([obj respondsToSelector:@selector(username)])
+            un = ((id(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(obj, @selector(username));
+        if ([obj respondsToSelector:@selector(fullName)])
+            fn = ((id(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(obj, @selector(fullName));
+        if (pk && un) {
+            return @{ @"pk": [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", pk],
+                      @"username": [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", un],
+                      @"fullName": fn ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", fn] : @"" };
+        }
+        NSArray *nestedKeys = @[@"user", @"owner", @"author", @"reelUser", @"reelOwner"];
+        for (NSString *k in nestedKeys) {
+            @try {
+                id sub = [obj valueForKey:k];
+                if (sub && sub != obj) {
+                    NSDictionary *d = sciOwnerInfoFromObject(sub);
+                    if (d) return d;
+                }
+            } @catch (__unused id e) {}
+        }
+    } @catch (__unused id e) {}
+    return nil;
+}
+
+NSDictionary *sciOwnerInfoForStoryVC(UIViewController *vc) {
+    if (!vc) return nil;
+    @try {
+        id vm = ((id(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(vc, @selector(currentViewModel));
+        if (!vm) return nil;
+        id owner = nil;
+        @try { owner = [vm valueForKey:@"owner"]; } @catch (__unused id e) {}
+        if (!owner) return nil;
+        return sciOwnerInfoFromObject(owner);
+    } @catch (__unused id e) { return nil; }
+}
+
+NSDictionary *sciCurrentStoryOwnerInfo(void) {
+    return sciOwnerInfoForStoryVC(sciActiveStoryViewerVC);
+}
+
+// Find the section controller for a specific cell via ivar scan.
+static id sciFindSectionControllerForCell(UICollectionViewCell *cell) {
+    Class sectionClass = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenSectionController");
+    if (!sectionClass || !cell) return nil;
+    unsigned int cCount = 0;
+    Ivar *cIvars = class_copyIvarList([cell class], &cCount);
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < cCount; i++) {
+        const char *type = ivar_getTypeEncoding(cIvars[i]);
+        if (!type || type[0] != '@') continue;
+        id val = object_getIvar(cell, cIvars[i]);
+        if (!val) continue;
+        if ([val isKindOfClass:sectionClass]) { free(cIvars); return val; }
+        unsigned int vCount = 0;
+        Ivar *vIvars = class_copyIvarList([val class], &vCount);
+        for (unsigned int j = 0; j < vCount; j++) {
+            const char *type2 = ivar_getTypeEncoding(vIvars[j]);
+            if (!type2 || type2[0] != '@') continue;
+            id val2 = object_getIvar(val, vIvars[j]);
+            if (val2 && [val2 isKindOfClass:sectionClass]) { free(vIvars); free(cIvars); return val2; }
+        }
+        if (vIvars) free(vIvars);
+    }
+    if (cIvars) free(cIvars);
+    return nil;
+}
+
+static NSDictionary *sciOwnerInfoFromSectionController(id sc) {
+    if (!sc) return nil;
+    NSArray *tryKeys = @[@"viewModel", @"item", @"model", @"object"];
+    for (NSString *k in tryKeys) {
+        @try {
+            id obj = [sc valueForKey:k];
+            if (obj) {
+                NSDictionary *info = sciOwnerInfoFromObject(obj);
+                if (info) return info;
+            }
+        } @catch (__unused id e) {}
+    }
+    return sciOwnerInfoFromObject(sc);
+}
+
+// Per-cell owner lookup: walks from the overlay to its IGStoryFullscreenCell,
+// finds the cell's section controller, and reads the owner. Gives the correct
+// owner even when multiple cells are alive (pre-loaded adjacent reels).
+NSDictionary *sciOwnerInfoForView(UIView *view) {
+    if (!view) return nil;
+    Class cellClass = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenCell");
+    UIView *cur = view;
+    UICollectionViewCell *cell = nil;
+    while (cur) {
+        if (cellClass && [cur isKindOfClass:cellClass]) { cell = (UICollectionViewCell *)cur; break; }
+        cur = cur.superview;
+    }
+    if (cell) {
+        id sc = sciFindSectionControllerForCell(cell);
+        NSDictionary *info = sciOwnerInfoFromSectionController(sc);
+        if (info) return info;
+    }
+    // Fallback: VC's currentViewModel
+    UIViewController *vc = sciFindVC(view, @"IGStoryViewerViewController");
+    return sciOwnerInfoForStoryVC(vc);
+}
+
+BOOL sciIsCurrentStoryOwnerExcluded(void) {
+    NSDictionary *info = sciCurrentStoryOwnerInfo();
+    if (!info) return NO;
+    return [SCIExcludedStoryUsers isUserPKExcluded:info[@"pk"]];
+}
+
+BOOL sciIsObjectStoryOwnerExcluded(id obj) {
+    NSDictionary *info = sciOwnerInfoFromObject(obj);
+    if (!info) return NO;
+    return [SCIExcludedStoryUsers isUserPKExcluded:info[@"pk"]];
+}
+
+// ============ Overlay utilities ============
+
+void sciTriggerStoryMarkSeen(UIViewController *storyVC) {
+    if (!storyVC) return;
+    Class overlayCls = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenOverlayView");
+    if (!overlayCls) overlayCls = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenOverlayMetalLayerView");
+    if (!overlayCls) return;
+    SEL markSel = @selector(sciMarkSeenTapped:);
+    NSMutableArray *stack = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:storyVC.view];
+    while (stack.count) {
+        UIView *v = stack.lastObject; [stack removeLastObject];
+        if ([v isKindOfClass:overlayCls] && [v respondsToSelector:markSel]) {
+            ((void(*)(id, SEL, id))objc_msgSend)(v, markSel, nil);
+            return;
+        }
+        for (UIView *sub in v.subviews) [stack addObject:sub];
+    }
+}
+
+void sciRefreshAllVisibleOverlays(UIViewController *storyVC) {
+    if (!storyVC) return;
+    Class overlayCls = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenOverlayView");
+    if (!overlayCls) overlayCls = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenOverlayMetalLayerView");
+    if (!overlayCls) return;
+    SEL refreshSel = @selector(sciRefreshSeenButton);
+    NSMutableArray *stack = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:storyVC.view];
+    while (stack.count) {
+        UIView *v = stack.lastObject; [stack removeLastObject];
+        if ([v isKindOfClass:overlayCls] && [v respondsToSelector:refreshSel]) {
+            ((void(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(v, refreshSel);
+        }
+        for (UIView *sub in v.subviews) [stack addObject:sub];
+    }
+}
+
+// ============ 3-dot menu injection ============
+// Hooks into the existing IGDSMenu hook in Tweak.x via sciMaybeAppendStoryExcludeMenuItem.
+// Always present regardless of master toggle (fallback when eye affordance is hidden).
+
+NSArray *sciMaybeAppendStoryExcludeMenuItem(NSArray *items) {
+    if (!sciActiveStoryViewerVC) return items;
+    BOOL looksLikeStoryHeader = NO;
+    for (id it in items) {
+        @try {
+            id title = [it valueForKey:@"title"];
+            NSString *t = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", title ?: @""];
+            if ([t isEqualToString:@"Report"] || [t isEqualToString:@"Mute"] ||
+                [t isEqualToString:@"Unfollow"] || [t isEqualToString:@"Follow"] ||
+                [t isEqualToString:@"Hide"]) {
+                looksLikeStoryHeader = YES; break;
+            }
+        } @catch (__unused id e) {}
+    }
+    if (!looksLikeStoryHeader) return items;
+
+    NSDictionary *ownerInfo = sciCurrentStoryOwnerInfo();
+    if (!ownerInfo) return items;
+
+    NSString *pk = ownerInfo[@"pk"];
+    NSString *username = ownerInfo[@"username"] ?: @"";
+    NSString *fullName = ownerInfo[@"fullName"] ?: @"";
+    // Bypass master toggle so the 3-dot fallback always shows
+    BOOL excluded = NO;
+    for (NSDictionary *e in [SCIExcludedStoryUsers allEntries]) {
+        if ([e[@"pk"] isEqualToString:pk]) { excluded = YES; break; }
+    }
+
+    Class menuItemCls = NSClassFromString(@"IGDSMenuItem");
+    if (!menuItemCls) return items;
+
+    NSString *title = excluded ? @"Un-exclude story seen" : @"Exclude story seen";
+
+    __weak UIViewController *weakVC = sciActiveStoryViewerVC;
+    void (^handler)(void) = ^{
+        if (excluded) {
+            [SCIExcludedStoryUsers removePK:pk];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Un-excluded"];
+        } else {
+            [SCIExcludedStoryUsers addOrUpdateEntry:@{
+                @"pk": pk, @"username": username, @"fullName": fullName
+            }];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Excluded"];
+            sciTriggerStoryMarkSeen(weakVC);
+        }
+        sciRefreshAllVisibleOverlays(weakVC);
+    };
+
+    id newItem = nil;
+    @try {
+        SEL initSel = @selector(initWithTitle:image:handler:);
+        typedef id (*Init)(id, SEL, id, id, id);
+        newItem = ((Init)objc_msgSend)([menuItemCls alloc], initSel, title, nil, handler);
+    } @catch (__unused id e) { newItem = nil; }
+
+    if (!newItem) return items;
+
+    NSMutableArray *newItems = [items mutableCopy] ?: [NSMutableArray array];
+    [newItems addObject:newItem];
+    return [newItems copy];
+}
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 // Download + mark seen buttons on story/DM visual message overlay
 #import "StoryHelpers.h"
 #import "SCIExcludedThreads.h"
+#import "SCIExcludedStoryUsers.h"

 extern "C" BOOL sciSeenBypassActive;
 extern "C" BOOL sciAdvanceBypassActive;
 extern "C" NSMutableSet *sciAllowedSeenPKs;
 extern "C" void sciAllowSeenForPK(id);
+extern "C" BOOL sciIsCurrentStoryOwnerExcluded(void);
+extern "C" NSDictionary *sciCurrentStoryOwnerInfo(void);
+extern "C" NSDictionary *sciOwnerInfoForView(UIView *view);
+extern "C" BOOL sciStorySeenToggleEnabled;
+extern "C" void sciRefreshAllVisibleOverlays(UIViewController *storyVC);
+extern "C" void sciTriggerStoryMarkSeen(UIViewController *storyVC);
+extern "C" __weak UIViewController *sciActiveStoryViewerVC;

 static SCIDownloadDelegate *sciStoryVideoDl = nil;
 static SCIDownloadDelegate *sciStoryImageDl = nil;
@@ -41,7 +49,6 @@ static void sciDownloadWithConfirm(void(^block)(void)) {
    }
 }

-// get media from DM visual message VC
 static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
    Ivar dsIvar = class_getInstanceVariable([dmVC class], "_dataSource");
    id ds = dsIvar ? object_getIvar(dmVC, dsIvar) : nil;
@@ -50,7 +57,6 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
    id msg = msgIvar ? object_getIvar(ds, msgIvar) : nil;
    if (!msg) return;

-    // video
    id rawVideo = sciCall(msg, @selector(rawVideo));
    if (rawVideo) {
        NSURL *url = [SCIUtils getVideoUrl:rawVideo];
@@ -61,7 +67,6 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
        }
    }

-    // photo via rawPhoto
    id rawPhoto = sciCall(msg, @selector(rawPhoto));
    if (rawPhoto) {
        NSURL *url = [SCIUtils getPhotoUrl:rawPhoto];
@@ -72,7 +77,6 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
        }
    }

-    // photo via imageSpecifier
    id imgSpec = sciCall(msg, NSSelectorFromString(@"imageSpecifier"));
    if (imgSpec) {
        NSURL *url = sciCall(imgSpec, @selector(url));
@@ -83,7 +87,6 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
        }
    }

-    // photo via _visualMediaInfo._media
    Ivar vmiIvar = class_getInstanceVariable([msg class], "_visualMediaInfo");
    id vmi = vmiIvar ? object_getIvar(msg, vmiIvar) : nil;
    if (vmi) {
@@ -100,11 +103,14 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
 }

 %hook IGStoryFullscreenOverlayView
+
+// ============ Button injection ============
+
 - (void)didMoveToSuperview {
    %orig;
    if (!self.superview) return;

-    // download button
+    // Download button
    if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"dw_story"] && ![self viewWithTag:1340]) {
        UIButton *btn = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
        btn.tag = 1340;
@@ -125,50 +131,111 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
        ]];
    }

-    // mark seen button (stories: mark as seen, DMs: mark as viewed + dismiss)
-    // Skip for DM visual messages inside an excluded thread — the button
-    // would be a no-op there since we don't block visual seen anyway.
-    if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_receipt"] && ![self viewWithTag:1339]
-        && ![SCIExcludedThreads isActiveThreadExcluded]) {
-        UIButton *btn = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
-        btn.tag = 1339;
-        UIImageSymbolConfiguration *cfg = [UIImageSymbolConfiguration configurationWithPointSize:18 weight:UIImageSymbolWeightSemibold];
-        [btn setImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"eye" withConfiguration:cfg] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
-        btn.tintColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
-        btn.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0 alpha:0.4];
-        btn.layer.cornerRadius = 18;
-        btn.clipsToBounds = YES;
-        btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
-        [btn addTarget:self action:@selector(sciMarkSeenTapped:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
-        [self addSubview:btn];
-        UIView *dlBtn = [self viewWithTag:1340];
-        if (dlBtn) {
-            [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
-                [btn.centerYAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:dlBtn.centerYAnchor],
-                [btn.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:dlBtn.leadingAnchor constant:-10],
-                [btn.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36],
-                [btn.heightAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36]
-            ]];
-        } else {
-            [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
-                [btn.bottomAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor constant:-100],
-                [btn.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.trailingAnchor constant:-12],
-                [btn.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36],
-                [btn.heightAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36]
-            ]];
-        }
+    // Seen button — deferred so the responder chain is wired up
+    __weak UIView *weakSelf = self;
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        UIView *s = weakSelf;
+        if (s && s.superview) ((void(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(s, @selector(sciRefreshSeenButton));
+    });
+}
+
+// ============ Seen button lifecycle ============
+
+// Rebuilds the eye button (tag 1339) based on current owner + prefs. Idempotent.
+%new - (void)sciRefreshSeenButton {
+    if (![SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_receipt"]) return;
+    if ([SCIExcludedThreads isActiveThreadExcluded]) return;
+
+    NSDictionary *ownerInfo = sciOwnerInfoForView(self);
+    NSString *ownerPK = ownerInfo[@"pk"] ?: @"";
+    BOOL ownerExcluded = ownerInfo && [SCIExcludedStoryUsers isUserPKExcluded:ownerPK];
+    BOOL hideForExcludedOwner = ownerExcluded && ![SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"story_excluded_show_unexclude_eye"];
+    BOOL toggleMode = [[SCIUtils getStringPref:@"story_seen_mode"] isEqualToString:@"toggle"];
+
+    NSString *symName;
+    UIColor *tint;
+    if (ownerExcluded) {
+        symName = @"eye.slash.fill"; tint = SCIUtils.SCIColor_Primary;
+    } else if (toggleMode) {
+        symName = sciStorySeenToggleEnabled ? @"eye.fill" : @"eye";
+        tint = sciStorySeenToggleEnabled ? SCIUtils.SCIColor_Primary : [UIColor whiteColor];
+    } else {
+        symName = @"eye"; tint = [UIColor whiteColor];
+    }
+
+    UIButton *existing = (UIButton *)[self viewWithTag:1339];
+
+    if (hideForExcludedOwner) {
+        [existing removeFromSuperview];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    UIImageSymbolConfiguration *cfg = [UIImageSymbolConfiguration configurationWithPointSize:18 weight:UIImageSymbolWeightSemibold];
+
+    if (existing) {
+        [existing setImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:symName withConfiguration:cfg] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+        existing.tintColor = tint;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    UIButton *btn = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
+    btn.tag = 1339;
+    [btn setImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:symName withConfiguration:cfg] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+    btn.tintColor = tint;
+    btn.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0 alpha:0.4];
+    btn.layer.cornerRadius = 18;
+    btn.clipsToBounds = YES;
+    btn.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
+    [btn addTarget:self action:@selector(sciSeenButtonTapped:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
+    UILongPressGestureRecognizer *lp = [[UILongPressGestureRecognizer alloc]
+        initWithTarget:self action:@selector(sciSeenButtonLongPressed:)];
+    lp.minimumPressDuration = 0.4;
+    [btn addGestureRecognizer:lp];
+    [self addSubview:btn];
+    UIView *dlBtn = [self viewWithTag:1340];
+    if (dlBtn) {
+        [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
+            [btn.centerYAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:dlBtn.centerYAnchor],
+            [btn.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:dlBtn.leadingAnchor constant:-10],
+            [btn.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36],
+            [btn.heightAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36]
+        ]];
+    } else {
+        [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
+            [btn.bottomAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor constant:-100],
+            [btn.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.trailingAnchor constant:-12],
+            [btn.widthAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36],
+            [btn.heightAnchor constraintEqualToConstant:36]
+        ]];
    }
 }

+// Refresh when story owner changes (overlay reuse across reels)
+- (void)layoutSubviews {
+    %orig;
+    if (![SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"no_seen_receipt"]) return;
+    static char kLastPKKey;
+    static char kLastExclKey;
+    NSDictionary *info = sciOwnerInfoForView(self);
+    NSString *pk = info[@"pk"] ?: @"";
+    BOOL excluded = pk.length && [SCIExcludedStoryUsers isUserPKExcluded:pk];
+    NSString *prev = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &kLastPKKey);
+    NSNumber *prevExcl = objc_getAssociatedObject(self, &kLastExclKey);
+    BOOL changed = ![pk isEqualToString:prev ?: @""] || (prevExcl && [prevExcl boolValue] != excluded);
+    if (!changed) return;
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &kLastPKKey, pk, OBJC_ASSOCIATION_COPY_NONATOMIC);
+    objc_setAssociatedObject(self, &kLastExclKey, @(excluded), OBJC_ASSOCIATION_RETAIN_NONATOMIC);
+    ((void(*)(id, SEL))objc_msgSend)(self, @selector(sciRefreshSeenButton));
+}
+
+// ============ Download handler ============

-// download handler — works for both stories and DM visual messages
 %new - (void)sciDownloadTapped:(UIButton *)sender {
    UIImpactFeedbackGenerator *haptic = [[UIImpactFeedbackGenerator alloc] initWithStyle:UIImpactFeedbackStyleMedium];
    [haptic impactOccurred];
    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.1 animations:^{ sender.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(0.8, 0.8); }
                     completion:^(BOOL f) { [UIView animateWithDuration:0.1 animations:^{ sender.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity; }]; }];
    @try {
-        // story path
        id item = sciGetCurrentStoryItem(self);
        IGMedia *media = sciExtractMediaFromItem(item);
        if (media) {
@@ -176,7 +243,6 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
            return;
        }

-        // DM visual message path
        UIViewController *dmVC = sciFindVC(self, @"IGDirectVisualMessageViewerController");
        if (dmVC) {
            sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(dmVC);
@@ -189,18 +255,101 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
    }
 }

-// mark seen handler — stories: allow-list approach, DMs: trigger viewed + dismiss
+// ============ Seen button tap ============
+
+%new - (void)sciSeenButtonTapped:(UIButton *)sender {
+    NSDictionary *ownerInfo = sciOwnerInfoForView(self);
+    BOOL excluded = ownerInfo && [SCIExcludedStoryUsers isUserPKExcluded:ownerInfo[@"pk"]];
+
+    // Excluded owner: tap to un-exclude
+    if (excluded) {
+        UIViewController *host = [SCIUtils nearestViewControllerForView:self];
+        UIAlertController *alert = [UIAlertController
+            alertControllerWithTitle:@"Un-exclude story seen?"
+                             message:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"@%@ will resume normal story-seen blocking.", ownerInfo[@"username"] ?: @""]
+                      preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleAlert];
+        [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Un-exclude" style:UIAlertActionStyleDestructive handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+            [SCIExcludedStoryUsers removePK:ownerInfo[@"pk"]];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Un-excluded"];
+            sciRefreshAllVisibleOverlays(sciActiveStoryViewerVC);
+        }]];
+        [alert addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
+        [host presentViewController:alert animated:YES completion:nil];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Toggle mode
+    if ([[SCIUtils getStringPref:@"story_seen_mode"] isEqualToString:@"toggle"]) {
+        sciStorySeenToggleEnabled = !sciStorySeenToggleEnabled;
+        UIImageSymbolConfiguration *cfg = [UIImageSymbolConfiguration configurationWithPointSize:18 weight:UIImageSymbolWeightSemibold];
+        [sender setImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:(sciStorySeenToggleEnabled ? @"eye.fill" : @"eye") withConfiguration:cfg] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
+        sender.tintColor = sciStorySeenToggleEnabled ? SCIUtils.SCIColor_Primary : [UIColor whiteColor];
+        [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:sciStorySeenToggleEnabled ? @"Story read receipts enabled" : @"Story read receipts disabled"];
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Button mode: mark seen once
+    ((void(*)(id, SEL, id))objc_msgSend)(self, @selector(sciMarkSeenTapped:), sender);
+}
+
+// ============ Seen button long-press menu ============
+
+%new - (void)sciSeenButtonLongPressed:(UILongPressGestureRecognizer *)gr {
+    if (gr.state != UIGestureRecognizerStateBegan) return;
+    UIView *btn = gr.view;
+    UIViewController *host = [SCIUtils nearestViewControllerForView:self];
+    if (!host) return;
+    UIWindow *capturedWin = btn.window ?: self.window;
+    if (!capturedWin) {
+        for (UIWindow *w in [UIApplication sharedApplication].windows) { if (w.isKeyWindow) { capturedWin = w; break; } }
+    }
+    NSDictionary *ownerInfo = sciOwnerInfoForView(self);
+    NSString *pk = ownerInfo[@"pk"];
+    NSString *username = ownerInfo[@"username"] ?: @"";
+    NSString *fullName = ownerInfo[@"fullName"] ?: @"";
+    BOOL excluded = pk && [SCIExcludedStoryUsers isUserPKExcluded:pk];
+
+    UIAlertController *sheet = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:nil message:nil preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleActionSheet];
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Mark seen" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+        ((void(*)(id, SEL, id))objc_msgSend)(self, @selector(sciMarkSeenTapped:), btn);
+    }]];
+    if (pk) {
+        NSString *t = excluded ? @"Un-exclude story seen" : @"Exclude story seen";
+        [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:t style:excluded ? UIAlertActionStyleDestructive : UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+            if (excluded) {
+                [SCIExcludedStoryUsers removePK:pk];
+                [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Un-excluded"];
+            } else {
+                [SCIExcludedStoryUsers addOrUpdateEntry:@{ @"pk": pk, @"username": username, @"fullName": fullName }];
+                [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Excluded"];
+                sciTriggerStoryMarkSeen(sciActiveStoryViewerVC);
+            }
+            sciRefreshAllVisibleOverlays(sciActiveStoryViewerVC);
+        }]];
+    }
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Stories settings" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+        [SCIUtils showSettingsVC:capturedWin atTopLevelEntry:@"Stories"];
+    }]];
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
+    sheet.popoverPresentationController.sourceView = btn;
+    sheet.popoverPresentationController.sourceRect = btn.bounds;
+    [host presentViewController:sheet animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
+
+// ============ Mark seen handler ============
+
 %new - (void)sciMarkSeenTapped:(UIButton *)sender {
    UIImpactFeedbackGenerator *haptic = [[UIImpactFeedbackGenerator alloc] initWithStyle:UIImpactFeedbackStyleMedium];
    [haptic impactOccurred];
-    [UIView animateWithDuration:0.1 animations:^{ sender.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(0.8, 0.8); sender.alpha = 0.6; }
-                     completion:^(BOOL f) { [UIView animateWithDuration:0.15 animations:^{ sender.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity; sender.alpha = 1.0; }]; }];
+    if (sender) {
+        [UIView animateWithDuration:0.1 animations:^{ sender.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(0.8, 0.8); sender.alpha = 0.6; }
+                         completion:^(BOOL f) { [UIView animateWithDuration:0.15 animations:^{ sender.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity; sender.alpha = 1.0; }]; }];
+    }

    @try {
-        // story path
+        // Story path
        UIViewController *storyVC = sciFindVC(self, @"IGStoryViewerViewController");
        if (storyVC) {
-            // allow-list the current media PK for deferred upload
            id sectionCtrl = sciFindSectionController(storyVC);
            id storyItem = sectionCtrl ? sciCall(sectionCtrl, NSSelectorFromString(@"currentStoryItem")) : nil;
            if (!storyItem) storyItem = sciGetCurrentStoryItem(self);
@@ -238,28 +387,24 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {
            sciSeenBypassActive = NO;
            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Marked as seen" subtitle:@"Will sync when leaving stories"];

-            // Advance to next story item if enabled — bypass the stop-auto-advance hook
-            if ([SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"advance_on_mark_seen"] && sectionCtrl) {
+            // Advance to next story if enabled (skip when triggered programmatically via exclude)
+            if (sender && [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"advance_on_mark_seen"] && sectionCtrl) {
                __block id secCtrl = sectionCtrl;
                __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
                dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(0.1 * NSEC_PER_SEC)), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                    sciAdvanceBypassActive = YES;
-
                    SEL advSel = NSSelectorFromString(@"advanceToNextItemWithNavigationAction:");
-                    if ([secCtrl respondsToSelector:advSel]) {
+                    if ([secCtrl respondsToSelector:advSel])
                        ((void(*)(id, SEL, NSInteger))objc_msgSend)(secCtrl, advSel, 1);
-                    }

-                    // After advancing, kick playback on the new section controller
                    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(0.2 * NSEC_PER_SEC)), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
                        __strong __typeof(weakSelf) strongSelf = weakSelf;
                        UIViewController *vc2 = strongSelf ? sciFindVC(strongSelf, @"IGStoryViewerViewController") : nil;
                        id sc2 = vc2 ? sciFindSectionController(vc2) : nil;
                        if (sc2) {
                            SEL resumeSel = NSSelectorFromString(@"tryResumePlaybackWithReason:");
-                            if ([sc2 respondsToSelector:resumeSel]) {
+                            if ([sc2 respondsToSelector:resumeSel])
                                ((void(*)(id, SEL, NSInteger))objc_msgSend)(sc2, resumeSel, 0);
-                            }
                        }
                        sciAdvanceBypassActive = NO;
                    });
@@ -317,9 +462,8 @@ static void sciDownloadDMVisualMessage(UIViewController *dmVC) {

 %end

-// Mirror IG's chrome alpha onto our injected seen + download buttons so they
-// fade in sync during hold/zoom. Walks up from a fading sibling to find the
-// IGStoryFullscreenOverlayView and updates its tagged subviews.
+// ============ Chrome alpha sync ============
+
 static void sciSyncStoryButtonsAlpha(UIView *self_, CGFloat alpha) {
    Class overlayCls = NSClassFromString(@"IGStoryFullscreenOverlayView");
    if (!overlayCls) return;
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Persistent per-user exclusion list for story read-receipts. Lookup is by
+// user pk (string). Excluded users get normal seen behavior — your view
+// shows up in their viewer list as if RyukGram weren't installed.
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+@interface SCIExcludedStoryUsers : NSObject
+
+ (BOOL)isFeatureEnabled;
+
+ (BOOL)isUserPKExcluded:(NSString *)pk;
+ (NSDictionary *)entryForPK:(NSString *)pk;
+ (NSArray<NSDictionary *> *)allEntries;
+ (NSUInteger)count;
+
+ (void)addOrUpdateEntry:(NSDictionary *)entry; // {pk, username, fullName}
+ (void)removePK:(NSString *)pk;
+
+@end
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#import "SCIExcludedStoryUsers.h"
+#import "../../Utils.h"
+
+#define SCI_STORY_EXCL_KEY @"excluded_story_users"
+
+@implementation SCIExcludedStoryUsers
+
+ (BOOL)isFeatureEnabled {
+    return [SCIUtils getBoolPref:@"enable_story_user_exclusions"];
+}
+
+ (NSArray<NSDictionary *> *)allEntries {
+    NSArray *raw = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] arrayForKey:SCI_STORY_EXCL_KEY];
+    return raw ?: @[];
+}
+
+ (NSUInteger)count { return [self allEntries].count; }
+
+ (void)saveAll:(NSArray *)entries {
+    [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:entries forKey:SCI_STORY_EXCL_KEY];
+}
+
+ (NSDictionary *)entryForPK:(NSString *)pk {
+    if (pk.length == 0) return nil;
+    for (NSDictionary *e in [self allEntries]) {
+        if ([e[@"pk"] isEqualToString:pk]) return e;
+    }
+    return nil;
+}
+
+ (BOOL)isUserPKExcluded:(NSString *)pk {
+    if (![self isFeatureEnabled]) return NO;
+    return [self entryForPK:pk] != nil;
+}
+
+ (void)addOrUpdateEntry:(NSDictionary *)entry {
+    NSString *pk = entry[@"pk"];
+    if (pk.length == 0) return;
+    NSMutableArray *all = [[self allEntries] mutableCopy];
+    NSInteger existingIdx = -1;
+    for (NSInteger i = 0; i < (NSInteger)all.count; i++) {
+        if ([all[i][@"pk"] isEqualToString:pk]) { existingIdx = i; break; }
+    }
+    NSMutableDictionary *merged = [entry mutableCopy];
+    if (existingIdx >= 0) {
+        NSDictionary *old = all[existingIdx];
+        if (old[@"addedAt"]) merged[@"addedAt"] = old[@"addedAt"];
+        all[existingIdx] = merged;
+    } else {
+        if (!merged[@"addedAt"]) merged[@"addedAt"] = @([[NSDate date] timeIntervalSince1970]);
+        [all addObject:merged];
+    }
+    [self saveAll:all];
+}
+
+ (void)removePK:(NSString *)pk {
+    if (pk.length == 0) return;
+    NSMutableArray *all = [[self allEntries] mutableCopy];
+    [all filterUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(NSDictionary *e, id _) {
+        return ![e[@"pk"] isEqualToString:pk];
+    }]];
+    [self saveAll:all];
+}
+
+@end
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static UIMenu *sciBuildThreadActionsMenu(UIView *anchor, NSString *threadId, UIW
        [items addObject:seenAction];
    }

-    NSString *toggleTitle = excluded ? @"Remove from exclusion" : @"Add to exclusion";
+    NSString *toggleTitle = excluded ? @"Un-exclude chat" : @"Exclude chat";
    UIImage *toggleImg = [UIImage systemImageNamed:excluded ? @"eye.fill" : @"eye.slash"];
    __weak UIView *weakAnchor = anchor;
    UIAction *toggle = [UIAction actionWithTitle:toggleTitle image:toggleImg identifier:nil
@@ -125,13 +125,17 @@ static UIMenu *sciBuildThreadActionsMenu(UIView *anchor, NSString *threadId, UIW
        if (!threadId) return;
        if (excluded) {
            [SCIExcludedThreads removeThreadId:threadId];
-            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Removed from exclusion"];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Un-excluded"];
        } else {
            [SCIExcludedThreads addOrUpdateEntry:@{ @"threadId": threadId,
                                                    @"threadName": @"",
                                                    @"isGroup": @NO,
                                                    @"users": @[] }];
-            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Added to exclusion"];
+            [SCIUtils showToastForDuration:2.0 title:@"Excluded"];
+            // Immediately mark seen since exclusion means normal behavior.
+            UIViewController *nearestVC = [SCIUtils nearestViewControllerForView:weakAnchor];
+            if ([nearestVC isKindOfClass:%c(IGDirectThreadViewController)])
+                [(IGDirectThreadViewController *)nearestVC markLastMessageAsSeen];
        }
        sciRefreshNavBarItems(weakAnchor);
    }];
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
@property (nonatomic, strong) UISearchBar *searchBar;
@property (nonatomic, copy)   NSArray<NSDictionary *> *filtered;
@property (nonatomic, copy)   NSString *query;
-@property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger sortMode; // 0=added desc, 1=name asc
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger sortMode;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIBarButtonItem *sortBtn;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIBarButtonItem *editBtn;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIToolbar *batchToolbar;
@end

@implementation SCIExcludedChatsViewController

 - (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
-    self.title = @"Excluded chats";
+    self.title = @"Chats";
    self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor systemBackgroundColor];

    self.searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] init];
@@ -25,23 +28,89 @@
    self.tableView.dataSource = self;
    self.tableView.delegate = self;
    self.tableView.tableHeaderView = self.searchBar;
+    self.tableView.allowsMultipleSelectionDuringEditing = YES;
    self.tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
    [self.view addSubview:self.tableView];
+
+    self.batchToolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
+    self.batchToolbar.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
+    self.batchToolbar.hidden = YES;
+    [self.view addSubview:self.batchToolbar];
+
    [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
        [self.tableView.topAnchor      constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor],
-        [self.tableView.bottomAnchor   constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor],
        [self.tableView.leadingAnchor  constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.leadingAnchor],
        [self.tableView.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.trailingAnchor],
+        [self.tableView.bottomAnchor   constraintEqualToAnchor:self.batchToolbar.topAnchor],
+        [self.batchToolbar.leadingAnchor  constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.leadingAnchor],
+        [self.batchToolbar.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.trailingAnchor],
+        [self.batchToolbar.bottomAnchor   constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor],
    ]];

-    UIBarButtonItem *sortBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
+    self.sortBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
        initWithImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"arrow.up.arrow.down"]
                style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(toggleSort)];
-    self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = sortBtn;
+    self.editBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
+        initWithTitle:@"Select" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(toggleEdit)];
+    self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems = @[self.editBtn, self.sortBtn];

    [self reload];
 }

+- (void)toggleEdit {
+    BOOL entering = !self.tableView.isEditing;
+    [self.tableView setEditing:entering animated:YES];
+    self.editBtn.title = entering ? @"Done" : @"Select";
+    self.editBtn.style = entering ? UIBarButtonItemStyleDone : UIBarButtonItemStylePlain;
+    self.batchToolbar.hidden = !entering;
+    if (entering) [self updateToolbar];
+}
+
+- (void)updateToolbar {
+    UIBarButtonItem *flex = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:nil action:nil];
+    UIBarButtonItem *del = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Remove" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(removeSelected)];
+    del.tintColor = [UIColor systemRedColor];
+    UIBarButtonItem *kd = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Keep-deleted" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(batchKeepDeleted)];
+    self.batchToolbar.items = @[del, flex, kd];
+}
+
+- (void)removeSelected {
+    NSArray<NSIndexPath *> *sel = self.tableView.indexPathsForSelectedRows;
+    if (!sel.count) return;
+    for (NSIndexPath *ip in sel) {
+        NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[ip.row];
+        [SCIExcludedThreads removeThreadId:e[@"threadId"]];
+    }
+    [self toggleEdit];
+    [self reload];
+}
+
+- (void)batchKeepDeleted {
+    NSArray<NSIndexPath *> *sel = self.tableView.indexPathsForSelectedRows;
+    if (!sel.count) return;
+    UIAlertController *sheet = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Set keep-deleted override" message:nil preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleActionSheet];
+    void (^apply)(SCIKeepDeletedOverride) = ^(SCIKeepDeletedOverride mode) {
+        for (NSIndexPath *ip in sel) {
+            NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[ip.row];
+            [SCIExcludedThreads setKeepDeletedOverride:mode forThreadId:e[@"threadId"]];
+        }
+        [self toggleEdit];
+        [self reload];
+    };
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Follow default" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+        apply(SCIKeepDeletedOverrideDefault);
+    }]];
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Force ON (preserve unsends)" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+        apply(SCIKeepDeletedOverrideIncluded);
+    }]];
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Force OFF (allow unsends)" style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+        apply(SCIKeepDeletedOverrideExcluded);
+    }]];
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
+    sheet.popoverPresentationController.barButtonItem = self.batchToolbar.items.lastObject;
+    [self presentViewController:sheet animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
+
 - (void)toggleSort {
    UIAlertController *sheet = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Sort by"
                                                                   message:nil
@@ -58,7 +127,7 @@
        [sheet addAction:a];
    }
    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
-    sheet.popoverPresentationController.barButtonItem = self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem;
+    sheet.popoverPresentationController.barButtonItem = self.sortBtn;
    [self presentViewController:sheet animated:YES completion:nil];
 }

@@ -77,17 +146,15 @@
    }
    if (self.sortMode == 0) {
        all = [all sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSDictionary *a, NSDictionary *b) {
-            NSNumber *na = a[@"addedAt"] ?: @0, *nb = b[@"addedAt"] ?: @0;
-            return [nb compare:na];
+            return [b[@"addedAt"] ?: @0 compare:a[@"addedAt"] ?: @0];
        }];
    } else {
        all = [all sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSDictionary *a, NSDictionary *b) {
-            NSString *na = a[@"threadName"] ?: @"", *nb = b[@"threadName"] ?: @"";
-            return [na caseInsensitiveCompare:nb];
+            return [a[@"threadName"] ?: @"" caseInsensitiveCompare:b[@"threadName"] ?: @""];
        }];
    }
    self.filtered = all;
-    self.title = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Excluded chats (%lu)", (unsigned long)self.filtered.count];
+    self.title = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Chats (%lu)", (unsigned long)self.filtered.count];
    [self.tableView reloadData];
 }

@@ -129,11 +196,12 @@
    cell.textLabel.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", isGroup ? @"👥 " : @"", name];
    cell.detailTextLabel.text = subtitle;
    cell.detailTextLabel.numberOfLines = 2;
-    cell.accessoryType = isGroup ? UITableViewCellAccessoryNone : UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
+    cell.accessoryType = (isGroup || tv.isEditing) ? UITableViewCellAccessoryNone : UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
    return cell;
 }

 - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tv didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
+    if (tv.isEditing) return;
    [tv deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
    NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[indexPath.row];
    NSArray *users = e[@"users"];
@@ -141,9 +209,8 @@
    NSString *username = users.firstObject[@"username"];
    if (!username) return;
    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"instagram://user?username=%@", username]];
-    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:url]) {
+    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:url])
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
-    }
 }

 - (UISwipeActionsConfiguration *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv trailingSwipeActionsConfigurationForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
+
+@interface SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController : UIViewController <UITableViewDataSource, UITableViewDelegate, UISearchBarDelegate>
+@end
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+#import "SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController.h"
+#import "../Features/StoriesAndMessages/SCIExcludedStoryUsers.h"
+
+@interface SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController ()
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UITableView *tableView;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UISearchBar *searchBar;
+@property (nonatomic, copy)   NSArray<NSDictionary *> *filtered;
+@property (nonatomic, copy)   NSString *query;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger sortMode;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIBarButtonItem *sortBtn;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIBarButtonItem *editBtn;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) UIToolbar *batchToolbar;
+@end
+
+@implementation SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController
+
+- (void)viewDidLoad {
+    [super viewDidLoad];
+    self.title = @"Story users";
+    self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor systemBackgroundColor];
+
+    self.searchBar = [[UISearchBar alloc] init];
+    self.searchBar.delegate = self;
+    self.searchBar.placeholder = @"Search by username or name";
+    [self.searchBar sizeToFit];
+
+    self.tableView = [[UITableView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero style:UITableViewStyleInsetGrouped];
+    self.tableView.dataSource = self;
+    self.tableView.delegate = self;
+    self.tableView.tableHeaderView = self.searchBar;
+    self.tableView.allowsMultipleSelectionDuringEditing = YES;
+    self.tableView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
+    [self.view addSubview:self.tableView];
+
+    self.batchToolbar = [[UIToolbar alloc] init];
+    self.batchToolbar.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
+    self.batchToolbar.hidden = YES;
+    [self.view addSubview:self.batchToolbar];
+
+    [NSLayoutConstraint activateConstraints:@[
+        [self.tableView.topAnchor      constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.topAnchor],
+        [self.tableView.leadingAnchor  constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.leadingAnchor],
+        [self.tableView.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.trailingAnchor],
+        [self.tableView.bottomAnchor   constraintEqualToAnchor:self.batchToolbar.topAnchor],
+        [self.batchToolbar.leadingAnchor  constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.leadingAnchor],
+        [self.batchToolbar.trailingAnchor constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.trailingAnchor],
+        [self.batchToolbar.bottomAnchor   constraintEqualToAnchor:self.view.safeAreaLayoutGuide.bottomAnchor],
+    ]];
+
+    self.sortBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
+        initWithImage:[UIImage systemImageNamed:@"arrow.up.arrow.down"]
+                style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(toggleSort)];
+    self.editBtn = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
+        initWithTitle:@"Select" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(toggleEdit)];
+    self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItems = @[self.editBtn, self.sortBtn];
+
+    [self reload];
+}
+
+- (void)toggleEdit {
+    BOOL entering = !self.tableView.isEditing;
+    [self.tableView setEditing:entering animated:YES];
+    self.editBtn.title = entering ? @"Done" : @"Select";
+    self.editBtn.style = entering ? UIBarButtonItemStyleDone : UIBarButtonItemStylePlain;
+    self.batchToolbar.hidden = !entering;
+    if (entering) {
+        UIBarButtonItem *flex = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemFlexibleSpace target:nil action:nil];
+        UIBarButtonItem *del = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"Remove Selected" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain target:self action:@selector(removeSelected)];
+        del.tintColor = [UIColor systemRedColor];
+        self.batchToolbar.items = @[flex, del, flex];
+    }
+}
+
+- (void)removeSelected {
+    NSArray<NSIndexPath *> *sel = self.tableView.indexPathsForSelectedRows;
+    if (!sel.count) return;
+    for (NSIndexPath *ip in sel) {
+        NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[ip.row];
+        [SCIExcludedStoryUsers removePK:e[@"pk"]];
+    }
+    [self toggleEdit];
+    [self reload];
+}
+
+- (void)toggleSort {
+    UIAlertController *sheet = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:@"Sort by"
+                                                                   message:nil
+                                                            preferredStyle:UIAlertControllerStyleActionSheet];
+    NSArray *titles = @[@"Recently added", @"Username (A–Z)"];
+    for (NSInteger i = 0; i < (NSInteger)titles.count; i++) {
+        UIAlertAction *a = [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:titles[i]
+                                                    style:UIAlertActionStyleDefault
+                                                  handler:^(UIAlertAction *_) {
+            self.sortMode = i;
+            [self reload];
+        }];
+        if (i == self.sortMode) [a setValue:@YES forKey:@"checked"];
+        [sheet addAction:a];
+    }
+    [sheet addAction:[UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:@"Cancel" style:UIAlertActionStyleCancel handler:nil]];
+    sheet.popoverPresentationController.barButtonItem = self.sortBtn;
+    [self presentViewController:sheet animated:YES completion:nil];
+}
+
+- (void)reload {
+    NSArray *all = [SCIExcludedStoryUsers allEntries];
+    NSString *q = [self.query lowercaseString];
+    if (q.length > 0) {
+        all = [all filteredArrayUsingPredicate:[NSPredicate predicateWithBlock:^BOOL(NSDictionary *e, id _) {
+            if ([[e[@"username"] lowercaseString] containsString:q]) return YES;
+            if ([[e[@"fullName"] lowercaseString] containsString:q]) return YES;
+            return NO;
+        }]];
+    }
+    if (self.sortMode == 0) {
+        all = [all sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSDictionary *a, NSDictionary *b) {
+            return [b[@"addedAt"] ?: @0 compare:a[@"addedAt"] ?: @0];
+        }];
+    } else {
+        all = [all sortedArrayUsingComparator:^NSComparisonResult(NSDictionary *a, NSDictionary *b) {
+            return [a[@"username"] ?: @"" caseInsensitiveCompare:b[@"username"] ?: @""];
+        }];
+    }
+    self.filtered = all;
+    self.title = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Story users (%lu)", (unsigned long)self.filtered.count];
+    [self.tableView reloadData];
+}
+
+- (void)searchBar:(UISearchBar *)searchBar textDidChange:(NSString *)searchText {
+    self.query = searchText;
+    [self reload];
+}
+- (void)searchBarSearchButtonClicked:(UISearchBar *)searchBar { [searchBar resignFirstResponder]; }
+
+- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tv numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
+    return self.filtered.count;
+}
+
+- (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
+    static NSString *reuse = @"sciStoryExclCell";
+    UITableViewCell *cell = [tv dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:reuse];
+    if (!cell) cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleSubtitle reuseIdentifier:reuse];
+
+    NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[indexPath.row];
+    NSString *username = e[@"username"] ?: @"";
+    NSString *fullName = e[@"fullName"] ?: @"";
+
+    cell.textLabel.text = fullName.length ? fullName : (username.length ? [@"@" stringByAppendingString:username] : @"(unknown)");
+    cell.detailTextLabel.text = username.length ? [@"@" stringByAppendingString:username] : @"";
+    cell.accessoryType = tv.isEditing ? UITableViewCellAccessoryNone : UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
+    return cell;
+}
+
+- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tv didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
+    if (tv.isEditing) return;
+    [tv deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];
+    NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[indexPath.row];
+    NSString *username = e[@"username"];
+    if (!username.length) return;
+    NSURL *url = [NSURL URLWithString:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"instagram://user?username=%@", username]];
+    if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] canOpenURL:url])
+        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url options:@{} completionHandler:nil];
+}
+
+- (UISwipeActionsConfiguration *)tableView:(UITableView *)tv trailingSwipeActionsConfigurationForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
+    NSDictionary *e = self.filtered[indexPath.row];
+    NSString *pk = e[@"pk"];
+    UIContextualAction *del = [UIContextualAction
+        contextualActionWithStyle:UIContextualActionStyleDestructive
+                            title:@"Remove"
+                          handler:^(UIContextualAction *_, UIView *__, void (^cb)(BOOL)) {
+        [SCIExcludedStoryUsers removePK:pk];
+        [self reload];
+        cb(YES);
+    }];
+    return [UISwipeActionsConfiguration configurationWithActions:@[del]];
+}
+
+@end
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, SCITableCell) {

@property (nonatomic, strong) UIMenu *baseMenu;

+@property (nonatomic, copy, nullable) NSString *(^dynamicTitle)(void);
+
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSArray *navSections;
@property (nonatomic, strong) UIViewController *navViewController;

@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, SCIBackupPreviewRowKind) {
 + (NSArray<NSString *> *)extraDataKeys {
    return @[
        @"excluded_threads",
+        @"excluded_story_users",
    ];
 }

@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ static char rowStaticRef[] = "row";
    }
 }

+- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
+    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
+    [self.tableView reloadData];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Search

 - (BOOL)isSearching {
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ static char rowStaticRef[] = "row";
    UITableViewCell *cell = [[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleDefault reuseIdentifier:nil];
    UIListContentConfiguration *cellContentConfig = cell.defaultContentConfiguration;
    
-    cellContentConfig.text = row.title;
+    cellContentConfig.text = row.dynamicTitle ? row.dynamicTitle() : row.title;

    // While searching, show the breadcrumb path instead of the row subtitle.
    NSString *displaySubtitle = [self isSearching] && searchBreadcrumb.length ? searchBreadcrumb : row.subtitle;
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #import "SCISettingsBackup.h"
 #import "SCIExcludedChatsViewController.h"
 #import "../Features/StoriesAndMessages/SCIExcludedThreads.h"
+#import "../Features/StoriesAndMessages/SCIExcludedStoryUsers.h"
+#import "SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController.h"

@implementation SCITweakSettings

@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@
                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Disable story seen receipt" subtitle:@"Hides the notification for others when you view their story" defaultsKey:@"no_seen_receipt"],
                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Keep stories visually unseen" subtitle:@"Prevents stories from visually marking as seen in the tray (keeps colorful ring)" defaultsKey:@"no_seen_visual"],
                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Mark seen on story like" subtitle:@"Marks a story as seen the moment you tap the heart, even with seen blocking on" defaultsKey:@"seen_on_story_like"],
+                                                [SCISetting menuCellWithTitle:@"Manual seen button mode" subtitle:@"Button = single-tap mark seen. Toggle = tap toggles story read receipts on/off (eye fills blue when on)" menu:[self menus][@"story_seen_mode"]],
                                            ]
                                        },
                                        @{
@@ -156,6 +159,34 @@
                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Advance when marking as seen" subtitle:@"Tapping the eye button to mark a story as seen advances to the next story automatically" defaultsKey:@"advance_on_mark_seen"],
                                            ]
                                        },
+                                        @{
+                                            @"header": @"Excluded users",
+                                            @"footer": @"Excluded users' stories behave normally — your view shows up in their viewer list. Add via the long-press menu on the eye button while viewing a story, or via the 3-dot menu on the story header.",
+                                            @"rows": @[
+                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Enable story user exclusions" subtitle:@"Master toggle. When off, exclusions are ignored" defaultsKey:@"enable_story_user_exclusions"],
+                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Show un-exclude eye on excluded users" subtitle:@"When viewing an excluded user's story, the eye button appears so you can un-exclude with one tap. Off = use the 3-dot menu only" defaultsKey:@"story_excluded_show_unexclude_eye"],
+                                                ({
+                                                    SCISetting *s = [SCISetting buttonCellWithTitle:@"Manage list"
+                                                                       subtitle:@"Search, sort, swipe to remove"
+                                                                           icon:[SCISymbol symbolWithName:@"list.bullet.rectangle"]
+                                                                         action:^(void) {
+                                                        UIWindow *win = nil;
+                                                        for (UIWindow *w in [UIApplication sharedApplication].windows) {
+                                                            if (w.isKeyWindow) { win = w; break; }
+                                                        }
+                                                        UIViewController *top = win.rootViewController;
+                                                        while (top.presentedViewController) top = top.presentedViewController;
+                                                        if ([top isKindOfClass:[UINavigationController class]]) {
+                                                            [(UINavigationController *)top pushViewController:[SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController new] animated:YES];
+                                                        } else if (top.navigationController) {
+                                                            [top.navigationController pushViewController:[SCIExcludedStoryUsersViewController new] animated:YES];
+                                                        }
+                                                    }];
+                                                    s.dynamicTitle = ^{ return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Manage list (%lu)", (unsigned long)[SCIExcludedStoryUsers count]]; };
+                                                    s;
+                                                }),
+                                            ]
+                                        },
                                        @{
                                            @"header": @"Other",
                                            @"rows": @[
@@ -207,22 +238,26 @@
                                            @"rows": @[
                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Enable chat exclusions" subtitle:@"Master toggle. When off, the inbox menu item disappears and exclusions are ignored" defaultsKey:@"enable_chat_exclusions"],
                                                [SCISetting switchCellWithTitle:@"Default: also exclude keep-deleted" subtitle:@"Excluded chats also bypass keep-deleted-messages by default. Each chat can override this in the list" defaultsKey:@"exclusions_default_keep_deleted"],
-                                                [SCISetting buttonCellWithTitle:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Manage list (%lu)", (unsigned long)[SCIExcludedThreads count]]
+                                                ({
+                                                    SCISetting *s = [SCISetting buttonCellWithTitle:@"Manage list"
                                                                       subtitle:@"Search, sort, swipe to remove or toggle keep-deleted"
                                                                           icon:[SCISymbol symbolWithName:@"list.bullet.rectangle"]
                                                                         action:^(void) {
-                                                    UIWindow *win = nil;
-                                                    for (UIWindow *w in [UIApplication sharedApplication].windows) {
-                                                        if (w.isKeyWindow) { win = w; break; }
-                                                    }
-                                                    UIViewController *top = win.rootViewController;
-                                                    while (top.presentedViewController) top = top.presentedViewController;
-                                                    if ([top isKindOfClass:[UINavigationController class]]) {
-                                                        [(UINavigationController *)top pushViewController:[SCIExcludedChatsViewController new] animated:YES];
-                                                    } else if (top.navigationController) {
-                                                        [top.navigationController pushViewController:[SCIExcludedChatsViewController new] animated:YES];
-                                                    }
-                                                }],
+                                                        UIWindow *win = nil;
+                                                        for (UIWindow *w in [UIApplication sharedApplication].windows) {
+                                                            if (w.isKeyWindow) { win = w; break; }
+                                                        }
+                                                        UIViewController *top = win.rootViewController;
+                                                        while (top.presentedViewController) top = top.presentedViewController;
+                                                        if ([top isKindOfClass:[UINavigationController class]]) {
+                                                            [(UINavigationController *)top pushViewController:[SCIExcludedChatsViewController new] animated:YES];
+                                                        } else if (top.navigationController) {
+                                                            [top.navigationController pushViewController:[SCIExcludedChatsViewController new] animated:YES];
+                                                        }
+                                                    }];
+                                                    s.dynamicTitle = ^{ return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Manage list (%lu)", (unsigned long)[SCIExcludedThreads count]]; };
+                                                    s;
+                                                }),
                                            ]
                                        },
                                        @{
@@ -428,6 +463,25 @@

 + (NSDictionary *)menus {
    return @{
+        @"story_seen_mode": [UIMenu menuWithChildren:@[
+            [UICommand commandWithTitle:@"Button"
+                                    image:nil
+                                    action:@selector(menuChanged:)
+                            propertyList:@{
+                                @"defaultsKey": @"story_seen_mode",
+                                @"value": @"button"
+                            }
+            ],
+            [UICommand commandWithTitle:@"Toggle"
+                                    image:nil
+                                    action:@selector(menuChanged:)
+                            propertyList:@{
+                                @"defaultsKey": @"story_seen_mode",
+                                @"value": @"toggle"
+                            }
+            ]
+        ]],
+
        @"seen_mode": [UIMenu menuWithChildren:@[
            [UICommand commandWithTitle:@"Button"
                                    image:nil
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ BOOL dmVisualMsgsViewedButtonEnabled = false;
        @"warn_refresh_clears_preserved": @(NO),
        @"enable_chat_exclusions": @(YES),
        @"exclusions_default_keep_deleted": @(NO),
-        @"unexclude_inbox_button": @(YES)
+        @"unexclude_inbox_button": @(YES),
+        @"enable_story_user_exclusions": @(YES),
+        @"story_excluded_show_unexclude_eye": @(YES),
+        @"story_seen_mode": @"button"
    };
    [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:sciDefaults];
    
@@ -611,7 +614,9 @@ shouldPersistLastBugReportId:(id)arg6

    }

-    return %orig([filteredObjs copy], edr, headerLabelText);
+    extern NSArray *sciMaybeAppendStoryExcludeMenuItem(NSArray *);
+    NSArray *finalObjs = sciMaybeAppendStoryExcludeMenuItem([filteredObjs copy]);
+    return %orig(finalObjs, edr, headerLabelText);
 }
 %end

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
 // 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];
+    while (rootController.presentedViewController) rootController = rootController.presentedViewController;
    SCISettingsViewController *root = [SCISettingsViewController new];
    UINavigationController *nav = [[UINavigationController alloc] initWithRootViewController:root];