1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/features/messages.js b/src/features/messages.js
index b491a5c..592c5dc 100644
--- a/src/features/messages.js
+++ b/src/features/messages.js
@@ -2332,6 +2332,13 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
   // An invite link opened in the browser lands here before the wallet exists.
   const urlInvite = typeof location !== 'undefined' ? parseInviteLink(location.href) : null;
   if (urlInvite) { try { history.replaceState(null, '', '/'); } catch {} }
+  // /?chat: the public chat page's button on a device that has an account.
+  // It opens the coinos community's room itself once the wallet is open
+  // (init below), where "Open coinos" used to leave a signed-in reader on
+  // the wallet to find the chat (Andy, 2026-11-10).
+  let urlChat = typeof location !== 'undefined' && !urlInvite && location.pathname === '/'
+    && /(?:^|&)chat(?:=|&|$)/.test((location.search || '').slice(1));
+  if (urlChat) { try { history.replaceState(null, '', '/'); } catch {} }
   // coinos's own pack share link, /emojis/pack/<naddr> — the Android app
   // owns every v3.coinos.io path, so one tapped on a phone lands here, not
   // in a browser; added once a wallet is open (init below).
@@ -19130,6 +19137,13 @@ export function messagesFeature(ctx) {
         loadLinkInvite(urlInvite);
         setTimeout(() => { ui.chatOpen = true; ui.msgView = 'home'; render(); }, 0);
       }
+      if (urlChat) {
+        urlChat = false; // once: init runs again for every wallet born in this tab
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          ui.chatOpen = true; ui.msgView = 'room'; ui.msgCommunity = COMMUNITY.community_id;
+          ui.msgChannel = null; ui.msgStick = true; render();
+        }, 0);
+      }
       if (urlPack) {
         addPack(urlPack).catch(() => {});
         setTimeout(() => { ui.chatOpen = true; ui.msgView = 'home'; render(); }, 0);