From 256874997be2501a3f8944bcc2b8e5843d18ea77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Edison Jwa <me@edison.network>
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 14:42:00 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix(android): request microphone permission on startup

---
 apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
index 9a045f8..0a40201 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
@@ -328,10 +328,22 @@ class _BetaHomeState extends State<_BetaHome> {
     _androidPermissions.recordAudioState.addListener(
       _onRecordAudioPermissionChanged,
     );
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+      unawaited(_requestRecordAudioOnStartup());
+    });
     unawaited(_reloadBookmarks());
     unawaited(_hydratePttBinding());
   }
 
+  Future<void> _requestRecordAudioOnStartup() async {
+    try {
+      await _androidPermissions.ensureRecordAudio();
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Best-effort startup prompt only. The join path still gates on
+      // ensureRecordAudio() and applies the listen-only hard-mute policy.
+    }
+  }
+
   void _onRecordAudioPermissionChanged() {
     if (_androidPermissions.recordAudioState.value ==
         AndroidRecordAudioPermissionState.granted) {