diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
index 845bacf..7baafae 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
@@ -1283,37 +1283,37 @@ class _ConnectFormState extends State<_ConnectForm> {
   final FocusNode _nickFocus = FocusNode();
   final FocusNode _passwordFocus = FocusNode();
 
-  /// Workaround for flutter/flutter#181474 (open, P2, triaged-text-
-  /// input, iOS 26+): after the soft keyboard is dismissed, the
-  /// FocusNode still reports `hasFocus == true`. Because the node is
-  /// already focused, the next user tap on the same TextField does
-  /// not trigger any focus-change side effect, so the platform
-  /// TextInput channel is never re-opened, and iOS keeps the soft
-  /// keyboard hidden. The user has to tap twice (the second tap
-  /// triggers an explicit re-focus path that re-shows the keyboard).
-  ///
-  /// The community-recommended workaround in the issue thread is to
-  /// **unfocus first, then re-request focus** on every tap. That
-  /// forces a real focus-change transition (`false -> true`) which
-  /// re-opens TextInput and slides the keyboard up on the first tap.
-  ///
-  /// This costs nothing on hosts where the bug doesn't reproduce
-  /// (the unfocus call is a no-op when the node isn't focused; the
-  /// re-request just reaffirms focus and EditableText's own attach
-  /// path handles the rest).
-  void _kickFocus(FocusNode node) {
-    // Drop focus synchronously, then re-grab it on the next frame.
-    // Doing both in one frame can race with EditableText's internal
-    // bookkeeping; deferring the re-grab by one microtask sidesteps
-    // that and matches the workaround pattern in the issue thread.
-    if (node.hasFocus) {
-      node.unfocus();
-    }
-    Future.microtask(() {
-      if (!mounted) return;
-      node.requestFocus();
-    });
-  }
+  // _kickFocus (unfocus + Future.microtask refocus on every onTap)
+  // was removed after user-reported 500\u20131000 ms keyboard appearance
+  // latency on iPhone 16 Pro / iOS 26.
+  //
+  // The microtask deferral was the source of the lag: it forces
+  // EditableText's attach-to-TextInput path to wait one frame past
+  // the user's pointer-up, and iOS 26's keyboard slide-up animation
+  // then dovetails into that extra frame in a way that adds another
+  // 200\u2013800 ms before the keyboard actually appears.
+  //
+  // The tap-outside-to-unfocus GestureDetector wrapping the connect
+  // form Column (see build() below) already guarantees the FocusNode
+  // is in the unfocused state when the user taps a field, because
+  // any prior keyboard dismissal (tap outside / tap a sibling field)
+  // goes through FocusScope.unfocus(). Therefore TextField's native
+  // tap path can attach TextInput on the first frame with no help
+  // from us, and the keyboard appears instantly.
+  //
+  // If iOS regresses again such that focus state desyncs from
+  // keyboard visibility, the workaround to re-introduce here is the
+  // canonical pattern from flutter/flutter#181474:
+  //
+  //   void _kickFocus(FocusNode node) {
+  //     if (node.hasFocus) node.unfocus();
+  //     Future.microtask(() {
+  //       if (!mounted) return;
+  //       node.requestFocus();
+  //     });
+  //   }
+  //
+  // and wire onTap: () => _kickFocus(_xxxFocus) on each TextField.
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
@@ -1347,7 +1347,6 @@ class _ConnectFormState extends State<_ConnectForm> {
         TextField(
           controller: widget.hostCtl,
           focusNode: _hostFocus,
-          onTap: () => _kickFocus(_hostFocus),
           // Server addresses are URL-shaped: hostname or
           // hostname:port, all-lowercase ASCII, never user-
           // friendly prose. Configure the on-screen keyboard
@@ -1391,7 +1390,6 @@ class _ConnectFormState extends State<_ConnectForm> {
         TextField(
           controller: widget.nickCtl,
           focusNode: _nickFocus,
-          onTap: () => _kickFocus(_nickFocus),
           textInputAction: TextInputAction.next,
           autocorrect: false,
           enableSuggestions: false,
@@ -1404,7 +1402,6 @@ class _ConnectFormState extends State<_ConnectForm> {
         TextField(
           controller: widget.passwordCtl,
           focusNode: _passwordFocus,
-          onTap: () => _kickFocus(_passwordFocus),
           obscureText: true,
           textInputAction: TextInputAction.done,
           autocorrect: false,