diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
index 787bcb8..1e22dee 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
@@ -356,7 +356,19 @@ class _BetaHomeState extends State<_BetaHome> {
   Future<void> _onToggleHardMute() async {
     final next = !_hardMute;
     try {
+      // Hard-mute is two coordinated effects:
+      //  * setHardMute  — local TransmitGate clamp; we stop sending
+      //    Opus frames the instant this returns.
+      //  * setInputMuted — server-side ClientMuted flag so other
+      //    clients see the mic-off icon next to our name and the
+      //    server stops relaying any in-flight frames.
+      // Sending only one of them is user-confusing; clients see
+      // silence but no icon, or icon but a beat of audio leaks
+      // through. Drive them together.
       await rust.setHardMute(muted: next);
+      await rust.setInputMuted(muted: next);
+      if (!mounted) return;
+      setState(() => _inputMuted = next);
     } catch (e) {
       if (!mounted) return;
       setState(() => _error = e.toString());
@@ -822,6 +834,7 @@ class _BetaHomeState extends State<_BetaHome> {
                 pttBoundKeyLabel: _pttBoundKeyLabel,
                 onToggleMute: _onToggleHardMute,
                 onConfigure: _onOpenVoiceSettings,
+                onBindKey: () => _onConfigurePtt(context),
                 onLeave: _onLeaveVoice,
               ),
               const SizedBox(height: 12),
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_bar.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_bar.dart
index 0d55fae..7941035 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_bar.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_bar.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class VoiceBar extends StatelessWidget {
     required this.pttBoundKeyLabel,
     required this.onToggleMute,
     required this.onConfigure,
+    required this.onBindKey,
     required this.onLeave,
   });
 
@@ -67,17 +68,21 @@ class VoiceBar extends StatelessWidget {
   /// Toggle the hard-mute clamp.
   final VoidCallback onToggleMute;
 
-  /// Open the voice settings dialog.
+  /// Open the voice settings dialog (mode + release tail).
   final VoidCallback onConfigure;
 
+  /// Open the bind-key capture flow directly (skips the settings
+  /// dialog). Surfaced from the capability badge when PTT mode is
+  /// active.
+  final VoidCallback onBindKey;
+
   /// Leave the voice channel.
   final VoidCallback onLeave;
 
   String _modeLabel(AppL10n l10n) {
     switch (transmitMode) {
       case rust.BridgeTransmitMode.ptt:
-        final key = pttBoundKeyLabel.isEmpty ? '—' : pttBoundKeyLabel;
-        return '${l10n.voiceModePtt}: $key';
+        return l10n.voiceModePtt;
       case rust.BridgeTransmitMode.continuous:
         return l10n.voiceModeContinuous;
       case rust.BridgeTransmitMode.voiceActivity:
@@ -91,6 +96,7 @@ class VoiceBar extends StatelessWidget {
     final theme = Theme.of(context);
     final stats = audioStats;
     final levelActive = stats?.pttActive ?? false;
+    final isPtt = transmitMode == rust.BridgeTransmitMode.ptt;
 
     return Card(
       margin: EdgeInsets.zero,
@@ -169,11 +175,16 @@ class VoiceBar extends StatelessWidget {
                 ),
               ],
             ),
-            // Row 3: release tail hint (only meaningful for PTT mode)
-            if (transmitMode == rust.BridgeTransmitMode.ptt)
+            // Row 3: PTT-only secondary line — bound key + release
+            // tail. Hidden entirely for Continuous / Voice Activity
+            // so the bar stays focused on what's actually in use.
+            if (isPtt)
               Padding(
                 padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 22, top: 2),
                 child: Text(
+                  '${l10n.voiceModePtt}: '
+                  '${pttBoundKeyLabel.isEmpty ? "—" : pttBoundKeyLabel}'
+                  '   ·   '
                   '${l10n.voiceReleaseTailLabel}: $releaseTailMs${l10n.voiceReleaseTailHint}',
                   style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall?.copyWith(
                     color: theme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
@@ -194,14 +205,17 @@ class VoiceBar extends StatelessWidget {
                 style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
               ),
             const SizedBox(height: 6),
-            // PTT capability badge
-            PttCapabilityBadge(
-              level: pttLevel,
-              backendId: pttBackendId,
-              boundInputClass: pttBoundInputClass,
-              boundKeyLabel: pttBoundKeyLabel,
-              onConfigure: onConfigure,
-            ),
+            // PTT capability badge — only relevant when PTT mode is
+            // active. Hidden for Continuous / Voice Activity since
+            // there's no key binding to surface a capability for.
+            if (isPtt)
+              PttCapabilityBadge(
+                level: pttLevel,
+                backendId: pttBackendId,
+                boundInputClass: pttBoundInputClass,
+                boundKeyLabel: pttBoundKeyLabel,
+                onConfigure: onBindKey,
+              ),
             if (inChannel) ...[
               const SizedBox(height: 6),
               Align(
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_settings.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_settings.dart
index f4f213b..daf2134 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_settings.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/widgets/voice_settings.dart
@@ -103,46 +103,53 @@ class _VoiceSettingsDialogState extends State<VoiceSettingsDialog> {
               onChanged: null,
             ),
             const Divider(),
-            OutlinedButton.icon(
-              icon: const Icon(Icons.keyboard),
-              label: Text(l10n.voiceBindKeyAction),
-              onPressed: () {
-                Navigator.of(context).pop(
-                  VoiceSettingsResult(
-                    mode: _mode,
-                    releaseTailMs: _releaseTail.round(),
-                    bindKeyRequested: true,
+            // Bind-key + release-tail are PTT-only concepts. Hide
+            // them entirely when the user has switched to a
+            // non-PTT mode so the dialog stays focused on what's
+            // actually configurable for that mode.
+            if (_mode == rust.BridgeTransmitMode.ptt) ...[
+              OutlinedButton.icon(
+                icon: const Icon(Icons.keyboard),
+                label: Text(l10n.voiceBindKeyAction),
+                onPressed: () {
+                  Navigator.of(context).pop(
+                    VoiceSettingsResult(
+                      mode: _mode,
+                      releaseTailMs: _releaseTail.round(),
+                      bindKeyRequested: true,
+                    ),
+                  );
+                },
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(height: 8),
+              Text(
+                l10n.voiceReleaseTailLabel,
+                style: theme.textTheme.titleSmall,
+              ),
+              Row(
+                children: [
+                  Expanded(
+                    child: Slider(
+                      value: _releaseTail,
+                      min: 0,
+                      max: 500,
+                      divisions: 20, // step 25 ms
+                      label:
+                          '${_releaseTail.round()}${l10n.voiceReleaseTailHint}',
+                      onChanged: (v) => setState(() => _releaseTail = v),
+                    ),
                   ),
-                );
-              },
-            ),
-            const SizedBox(height: 8),
-            Text(
-              l10n.voiceReleaseTailLabel,
-              style: theme.textTheme.titleSmall,
-            ),
-            Row(
-              children: [
-                Expanded(
-                  child: Slider(
-                    value: _releaseTail,
-                    min: 0,
-                    max: 500,
-                    divisions: 20, // step 25 ms
-                    label: '${_releaseTail.round()}${l10n.voiceReleaseTailHint}',
-                    onChanged: (v) => setState(() => _releaseTail = v),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    width: 64,
+                    child: Text(
+                      '${_releaseTail.round()}${l10n.voiceReleaseTailHint}',
+                      style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
+                      textAlign: TextAlign.end,
+                    ),
                   ),
-                ),
-                SizedBox(
-                  width: 64,
-                  child: Text(
-                    '${_releaseTail.round()}${l10n.voiceReleaseTailHint}',
-                    style: theme.textTheme.bodySmall,
-                    textAlign: TextAlign.end,
-                  ),
-                ),
-              ],
-            ),
+                ],
+              ),
+            ],
           ],
         ),
       ),