From b68d6f51b2969524b56ebababbb905dee4f065e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brennan Benson <79079362+brennanb2025@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:38:13 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(mobile-pairing): keep recovery alert actionable

---
 mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-unauthorized-close.test.ts | 5 +++++
 src/renderer/src/hooks/useIpcEvents.ts                     | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-unauthorized-close.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-unauthorized-close.test.ts
index 71d0414d2e8..5fb4ab18e40 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-unauthorized-close.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-unauthorized-close.test.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ describe('unauthorized close-code mapping (silent 4001)', () => {
     }
 
     expect(client.getState()).toBe('auth-failed')
+    expect(mockSockets).toHaveLength(3)
+    expect(vi.getTimerCount()).toBe(0)
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(10 * 60_000)
+    expect(mockSockets).toHaveLength(3)
 
     client.close()
   })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useIpcEvents.ts b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useIpcEvents.ts
index 7148190b770..a217e2add98 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useIpcEvents.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useIpcEvents.ts
@@ -1188,7 +1188,8 @@ export function useIpcEvents(): void {
               'auto.hooks.useIpcEvents.11992d0337',
               'If this was your phone or another Orca client, re-pair it from Settings → Mobile.'
             ),
-            duration: 15_000,
+            // Why: main emits this recovery path once per session, so it must remain visible until acted on or dismissed.
+            duration: Infinity,
             action: {
               label: translate('auto.hooks.useIpcEvents.6573cfe955', 'Open Mobile Settings'),
               onClick: () => {