diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/AdminScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/AdminScreen.h
index b4d81bf8..a2162568 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/AdminScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/AdminScreen.h
@@ -350,21 +350,12 @@ void UITask::adminValuePopup() {
 void UITask::adminTextPopup(const char* text, bool digits) {
   AdminSession& S = _core->admin;
   const admin::Field* f = S.currentField();
-  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel(f ? f->label : "Command", false);
-  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-  _nav_ta = textField(panel);
-  lv_textarea_set_max_length(_nav_ta, 150);
-  if (digits) lv_textarea_set_accepted_chars(_nav_ta, "0123456789.");
-  if (f && f->isCustom()) lv_textarea_set_placeholder_text(_nav_ta, "e.g. get advert.interval");
-  lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, text);
-  lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);
-  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-  if (digits) kb::apply(_nav_kb, kb::L_SYM);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onAdminTextKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onAdminTextKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  TextEntry t = { f ? f->label : "Command", onAdminTextKb };
+  t.text = text;
+  t.max_bytes = 150;
+  if (digits) { t.accepted = "0123456789."; t.symbols = true; }
+  if (f && f->isCustom()) t.hint = "e.g. get advert.interval";
+  navTextEntry(t);
 }
 
 void UITask::adminTextDone(bool ok) {
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/BotScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/BotScreen.h
index d25cac29..ba14498e 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/BotScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/BotScreen.h
@@ -153,13 +153,11 @@ void UITask::botRow(int row) {
   int cap;
   if (char* t = botcfg::text(p, r.kind, cap)) {
     bool reply = !botcfg::isTrigger(r.kind);
-    lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel(r.label, false);
-    lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-    _nav_ta = textField(panel);
-    lv_textarea_set_max_length(_nav_ta, cap - 1);
-    lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, t);
-    lv_textarea_set_placeholder_text(_nav_ta, botcfg::isTrigger(r.kind) ? "e.g. !hi, or * for any message" : "Reply text");
-    lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);
+    TextEntry te = { r.label, onBotTextKb };
+    te.text = t;
+    te.max_bytes = cap - 1;
+    te.hint = botcfg::isTrigger(r.kind) ? "e.g. !hi, or * for any message" : "Reply text";
+    lv_obj_t* panel = navTextEntry(te);
     if (reply) {
       // Placeholders the bot fills in, as buttons in place of the title (no
       // room for another row above the keyboard; the field says "Reply").
@@ -180,12 +178,6 @@ void UITask::botRow(int row) {
         if (strcmp(ph, "{batt}") != 0) botChip(ph, c);   // already there
       }, chips);
     }
-    _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-    lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-    lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-    lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-    lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onBotTextKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-    lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onBotTextKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/ConversationScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/ConversationScreen.h
index cd416c63..b6d6d775 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/ConversationScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/ConversationScreen.h
@@ -122,18 +122,11 @@ void UITask::roomLoginPopup(const uint8_t* pub_key) {
   ContactInfo ci;
   if (!MessageHistory::contactByPrefix(pub_key, ci)) return;
   memcpy(s_login_key, ci.id.pub_key, PUB_KEY_SIZE);
-  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel(ci.name, false);
-  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-  _nav_ta = wifiField(panel, "Room password (may be empty)", true);
-  lv_obj_remove_event_cb(_nav_ta, onWifiField);
-  lv_textarea_set_max_length(_nav_ta, 15);
-  lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);   // draws the cursor
-  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onRoomLoginKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onRoomLoginKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  TextEntry t = { ci.name, onRoomLoginKb };
+  t.hint = "Room password (may be empty)";
+  t.password = true;
+  t.max_bytes = 15;
+  navTextEntry(t);
 }
 
 void UITask::roomLoginDone(bool ok) {
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/DeviceScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/DeviceScreen.h
index e4790c69..af742902 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/DeviceScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/DeviceScreen.h
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ static uint8_t s_pin_key[PUB_KEY_SIZE];
 
 enum : uint8_t { F_CHANGE, F_REMOVE };
 
-// Text field whose limit is in UTF-8 bytes (user data: the byte cap).
-static void onByteCapInsert(lv_event_t* e) {
-  lv_obj_t* ta = (lv_obj_t*)lv_event_get_target(e);
-  const char* ins = (const char*)lv_event_get_param(e);
-  size_t cap = (size_t)(uintptr_t)lv_event_get_user_data(e);
-  if (ins && strlen(lv_textarea_get_text(ta)) + strlen(ins) > cap) lv_textarea_set_insert_replace(ta, "");
-}
-
 }  // namespace devview
 
 static void onNodeName(lv_event_t* e)    { (void)e; s_ui->nodeNamePopup(); }
@@ -116,20 +108,11 @@ static bool pinEdit(char* entry, const char* key) {
 
 void UITask::nodeNamePopup() {
   if (!_prefs) return;
-  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel("Node name", false);
-  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-  _nav_ta = wifiField(panel, "Shown to others in adverts", false);
-  lv_obj_remove_event_cb(_nav_ta, onWifiField);
-  lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, the_mesh.getNodeName());
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_ta, devview::onByteCapInsert, LV_EVENT_INSERT,
-                      (void*)(uintptr_t)(sizeof(_prefs->node_name) - 1));
-  lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);   // draws the cursor
-  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onNodeNameKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onNodeNameKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  TextEntry t = { "Node name", onNodeNameKb };
+  t.hint = "Shown to others in adverts";
+  t.text = the_mesh.getNodeName();
+  t.max_bytes = sizeof(_prefs->node_name) - 1;
+  navTextEntry(t);
 }
 
 void UITask::nodeNameDone(bool ok) {
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/Keyboard.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/Keyboard.h
index ad99ac86..9a183a41 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/Keyboard.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/Keyboard.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static const char* s_var_map[13];
 // on another object) can take that state away: put it back after a pick.
 static void keepCursor(lv_obj_t* ta) {
   lv_obj_add_state(ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);
+  lv_textarea_set_cursor_pos(ta, lv_textarea_get_cursor_pos(ta));   // restarts the blink (see fieldFocus)
   lv_obj_invalidate(ta);
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/MapAreas.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/MapAreas.h
index f03ee60a..8babec4d 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/MapAreas.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/MapAreas.h
@@ -452,18 +452,10 @@ void UITask::mapAreaAction(uint8_t act) {
   bool trails = m.flags & mapview::AreaStore::F_TRAILS;
   switch (act) {
     case A_RENAME: {
-      lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel("Area name", false);
-      lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-      _nav_ta = textField(panel);
-      lv_textarea_set_max_length(_nav_ta, sizeof(m.name) - 1);
-      lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, m.name);
-      lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);
-      _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-      lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-      lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-      lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-      lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onRenameKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-      lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onRenameKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+      TextEntry t = { "Area name", onRenameKb };
+      t.text = m.name;
+      t.max_bytes = sizeof(m.name) - 1;
+      navTextEntry(t);
       return;
     }
     case A_FILL:
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/NavMap.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/NavMap.h
index e136ab0a..d335c3f3 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/NavMap.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/NavMap.h
@@ -92,15 +92,6 @@ static void onTrailDraw(lv_event_t* e) {
   lv_draw_line(d.base.layer, &d);
 }
 
-// Waypoint labels are 11 bytes of UTF-8 (Waypoint.h): reject input past that,
-// so a two-byte letter is never cut in half.
-static void onLabelInsert(lv_event_t* e) {
-  lv_obj_t* ta = (lv_obj_t*)lv_event_get_target(e);
-  const char* ins = (const char*)lv_event_get_param(e);
-  if (ins && strlen(lv_textarea_get_text(ta)) + strlen(ins) > WAYPOINT_LABEL_LEN - 1)
-    lv_textarea_set_insert_replace(ta, "");
-}
-
 }  // namespace navmap
 
 static void onNavList(lv_event_t* e)    { (void)e; s_ui->navTargetsPopup(); }
@@ -603,6 +594,24 @@ void UITask::navClosePopup() {
   _nav_trail_lbl = _nav_trail_btn = _nav_reset_lbl = _nav_share_lbl = _nav_share_btn = _nav_tb_btn = nullptr;
 }
 
+lv_obj_t* UITask::navTextEntry(const TextEntry& t) {
+  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel(t.title, false);
+  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
+  _nav_ta = textField(panel, t.hint);
+  if (t.password) lv_textarea_set_password_mode(_nav_ta, true);
+  if (t.accepted) lv_textarea_set_accepted_chars(_nav_ta, t.accepted);
+  if (t.text) lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, t.text);   // before the cap: a longer stored text is shown, not wiped
+  if (t.max_bytes) lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_ta, onByteCapInsert, LV_EVENT_INSERT, (void*)(uintptr_t)t.max_bytes);
+  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
+  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
+  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
+  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);   // focuses the field: the cursor
+  if (t.symbols) kb::apply(_nav_kb, kb::L_SYM);
+  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, t.done, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
+  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, t.done, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  return panel;
+}
+
 static void navRowRight(lv_obj_t* row, const char* text, uint32_t col, int right) {
   lv_obj_align(label(row, text, THEME_FONT_SMALL, col), LV_ALIGN_RIGHT_MID, -right, 0);
 }
@@ -742,19 +751,10 @@ void UITask::navWaypointAction(uint8_t act) {
 
 void UITask::navRenamePopup(int idx) {
   _nav_wp = idx;
-  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel("Waypoint name", false);
-  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-  _nav_ta = textField(panel);
-  lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, _core->waypoints.at(idx).label);
-  lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);   // draws the cursor
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_ta, navmap::onLabelInsert, LV_EVENT_INSERT, NULL);
-
-  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onNavRenameKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onNavRenameKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  TextEntry t = { "Waypoint name", onNavRenameKb };
+  t.text = _core->waypoints.at(idx).label;
+  t.max_bytes = WAYPOINT_LABEL_LEN - 1;
+  navTextEntry(t);
 }
 
 void UITask::navRenameDone(bool ok) {
@@ -1460,19 +1460,10 @@ void UITask::navWaypointsPopup() {
 // name is optional) -> a new waypoint.
 void UITask::navCoordsPopup() {
   if (_core->waypoints.full()) { showToast(waypointsFull()); return; }
-  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel("Add by coordinates", false);
-  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-  _nav_ta = textField(panel);
-  lv_textarea_set_placeholder_text(_nav_ta, "50.06142, 19.93721 Name");
-  lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);   // draws the cursor
-
-  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-  kb::apply(_nav_kb, kb::L_SYM);   // digits first; "abc" gives letters for the name
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onNavCoordsKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onNavCoordsKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  TextEntry t = { "Add by coordinates", onNavCoordsKb };
+  t.hint = "50.06142, 19.93721 Name";
+  t.symbols = true;   // digits first; "abc" gives letters for the name
+  navTextEntry(t);
 }
 
 void UITask::navCoordsDone(bool ok) {
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/QuickScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/QuickScreen.h
index dc002f44..edfd0932 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/QuickScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/QuickScreen.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void UITask::quickEdit(int slot) {
   lv_obj_set_width(_nav_ta, w);
   lv_obj_set_pos(_nav_ta, 8, theme::STATUS_H + 4);
   lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, msgtext::quick(_prefs, slot));
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_ta, devview::onByteCapInsert, LV_EVENT_INSERT, (void*)(uintptr_t)(msgtext::QUICK_LEN - 1));
+  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_ta, onByteCapInsert, LV_EVENT_INSERT, (void*)(uintptr_t)(msgtext::QUICK_LEN - 1));
   lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);   // draws the cursor
 
   lv_obj_t* row = chips(_nav_overlay, onQuickEditPh, false);
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/RadioExtras.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/RadioExtras.h
index 899ea0ef..c01d7449 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/RadioExtras.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/RadioExtras.h
@@ -112,19 +112,11 @@ void UITask::radioNamePopup(uint8_t what) {
   const char* title = what == N_PRESET ? "Preset name" : what == N_SCOPE_ADD ? "New scope" : "Scope name";
   const char* hint = what == N_PRESET ? "e.g. Hiking" : "Region name, e.g. pl-maz";
   size_t cap = what == N_PRESET ? sizeof(_prefs->user_radio_presets[0].name) - 1 : sizeof(ScopeEntry::name) - 1;
-  lv_obj_t* panel = navPopupPanel(title, false);
-  lv_obj_align(panel, LV_ALIGN_TOP_MID, 0, theme::STATUS_H + 4);   // above the keyboard
-  _nav_ta = wifiField(panel, hint, false);
-  lv_obj_remove_event_cb(_nav_ta, onWifiField);
-  if (what == N_SCOPE_RENAME) lv_textarea_set_text(_nav_ta, the_mesh.scopeList().name((uint8_t)s_scope));
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_ta, devview::onByteCapInsert, LV_EVENT_INSERT, (void*)(uintptr_t)cap);
-  lv_obj_add_state(_nav_ta, LV_STATE_FOCUSED);   // draws the cursor
-  _nav_kb = kb::create(_nav_overlay, _prefs);
-  lv_obj_set_size(_nav_kb, LV_PCT(100), 124);
-  lv_obj_align(_nav_kb, LV_ALIGN_BOTTOM_MID, 0, 0);
-  lv_keyboard_set_textarea(_nav_kb, _nav_ta);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onRadioNameKb, LV_EVENT_READY, NULL);
-  lv_obj_add_event_cb(_nav_kb, onRadioNameKb, LV_EVENT_CANCEL, NULL);
+  TextEntry t = { title, onRadioNameKb };
+  t.hint = hint;
+  t.max_bytes = cap;
+  if (what == N_SCOPE_RENAME) t.text = the_mesh.scopeList().name((uint8_t)s_scope);
+  navTextEntry(t);
 }
 
 void UITask::radioNameDone(bool ok) {
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp
index 9c13b8df..ccf098e8 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp
@@ -1056,6 +1056,15 @@ static void fieldFocus(lv_obj_t* ta, bool on) {
   lv_textarea_set_cursor_pos(ta, lv_textarea_get_cursor_pos(ta));
 }
 
+// A field limited in UTF-8 bytes (user data: the cap) -- names and other text
+// that is stored in a fixed buffer. LVGL's own limit counts characters.
+static void onByteCapInsert(lv_event_t* e) {
+  lv_obj_t* ta = (lv_obj_t*)lv_event_get_target(e);
+  const char* ins = (const char*)lv_event_get_param(e);
+  size_t cap = (size_t)(uintptr_t)lv_event_get_user_data(e);
+  if (ins && strlen(lv_textarea_get_text(ta)) + strlen(ins) > cap) lv_textarea_set_insert_replace(ta, "");
+}
+
 // The primary action of a screen or popup: full amber, dark text (Theme.h);
 // call after its label is made.
 static void stylePrimary(lv_obj_t* b) {
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h
index ac370f0b..866cc616 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ struct UiEvent;
 
 namespace mapview { struct TileArea; }
 
+// A popup that asks for one line of text: the field over the keyboard. `done`
+// gets the keyboard's READY (OK) and CANCEL; the field is _nav_ta, the keyboard
+// _nav_kb, until navClosePopup().
+struct TextEntry {
+  const char* title;
+  lv_event_cb_t done;
+  const char* text = nullptr;       // what the field starts with
+  const char* hint = nullptr;       // placeholder
+  size_t max_bytes = 0;             // UTF-8 bytes the field takes; 0 = no limit
+  bool password = false;
+  const char* accepted = nullptr;   // only these characters (lv_textarea_set_accepted_chars)
+  bool symbols = false;             // open on the digits / symbols page
+};
+
 class UITask : public UITaskBase, public UiCoreHost {
 public:
   UITask(mesh::MainBoard* board, BaseSerialInterface* serial) : UITaskBase(board, serial) {}
@@ -385,6 +399,7 @@ private:
   void navFrameTarget();
   void navSetTarget(uint8_t kind, const uint8_t* key, int32_t lat, int32_t lon, const char* name);
   lv_obj_t* navPopupPanel(const char* title, bool full, bool bottom = false);
+  lv_obj_t* navTextEntry(const TextEntry& t);   // popup + one-line field + keyboard (NavMap.h)
   void navRenamePopup(int idx);
   void navAddWaypoint(int32_t lat, int32_t lon);
   void navDropAt(int x, int y);
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/MessagesScreen.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/MessagesScreen.h
index bb8e1b39..e6ab8fd4 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/MessagesScreen.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-new/MessagesScreen.h
@@ -562,6 +562,83 @@ class MessagesScreen : public UIScreen {
     return { outgoing ? (full_avail - w) : 0, w };
   }
 
+  // The marker in a bubble's header, after the sender: a delivery glyph (an
+  // outgoing DM, or a channel post a repeater echoed), or the hop count an
+  // incoming message took; none if neither applies.
+  struct BubbleMark {
+    enum Kind : uint8_t { NONE, ACK, HOPS } kind = NONE;
+    AckState status = ACK_OK;
+    int sends = 1, relay = 0, hops = 0;
+    static BubbleMark ack(AckState s, int sends, int relay) { BubbleMark m; m.kind = ACK; m.status = s; m.sends = sends; m.relay = relay; return m; }
+    static BubbleMark hop(int n) { BubbleMark m; if (n > 0) { m.kind = HOPS; m.hops = n; } return m; }
+    int width(DisplayDriver& d) const {
+      return kind == ACK ? 3 + ackGlyphWidth(d, status, sends, relay)
+           : kind == HOPS ? 3 + miniIconNumberWidth(d, hops) : 0;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // One history row as a bubble with a header (sender, marker, age) over its
+  // body, sized to its own content -- shared by the DM/room and channel lists.
+  // `expand` wraps the body over several lines; otherwise one line that the
+  // selected row marquees. `mq_delay` takes the marquee's redraw request.
+  void drawHeadedBubble(DisplayDriver& display, int y, int bh, int lh, bool sel, int reserve, bool outgoing,
+                        const char* sender, const char* body, const char* age, const BubbleMark& mark,
+                        bool expand, int& mq_delay) {
+    const int age_w = age[0] ? display.getTextWidth(age) + 3 : 0;
+    // Size the bubble to its own content before drawing anything (see
+    // computeBubbleBox): the header (sender+marker+age) vs the body, measured
+    // once here and reused below instead of re-wrapping.
+    const int full_avail = display.width() - reserve;
+    const int max_w = bubbleMaxW(display, full_avail);
+    const int ack_w = mark.width(display);
+    // A little air between a marker and the age, so "12" + "1s" doesn't read as "121s".
+    const int mk_gap = (ack_w > 0 && age_w > 0) ? 2 : 0;
+    const int header_w = 3 + (sender[0] ? display.getTextWidth(sender) : -3) + ack_w + mk_gap + age_w + 3;
+    int body_w, nl = 0;
+    if (expand) {
+      display.translateUTF8ToBlocks(s_wrap_trans, body, sizeof(s_wrap_trans));
+      nl = FullscreenMsgView::wrapLines(display, s_wrap_trans, max_w - 6, s_wrap_lines, 8);
+      body_w = 0;
+      for (int li = 0; li < nl; li++) { int w = display.getTextWidth(s_wrap_lines[li]); if (w > body_w) body_w = w; }
+      body_w += 6;
+    } else {
+      int raw_w = display.getTextWidth(body);
+      body_w = (raw_w > max_w - 6 ? max_w - 6 : raw_w) + 6;
+    }
+    const BubbleBox box = computeBubbleBox(full_avail, max_w, outgoing, header_w, body_w);
+
+    drawHistRowFrame(display, box.x, box.w, y, bh, lh, sel);
+    // Only the body marquees, not the sender too: both share the single
+    // marquee slot on DisplayDriver, and if two texts in the same row both
+    // qualified they'd keep resetting each other's animation every frame.
+    // The name gives way to the marker and the age (a long name is
+    // ellipsized), and the marker sits right after whatever width the name
+    // actually got -- not after its full width, which would run it into the age.
+    int name_avail = box.w - 6 - age_w - ack_w - mk_gap;
+    if (name_avail < display.getCharWidth()) name_avail = display.getCharWidth();
+    int name_w = sender[0] ? display.getTextWidth(sender) : 0;
+    if (name_w > name_avail) name_w = name_avail;
+    if (sender[0]) display.drawTextEllipsized(box.x + 3, y + 1, name_avail, sender);
+    int gx = box.x + 3 + (name_w ? name_w + 3 : 0);
+    if (mark.kind == BubbleMark::ACK)       drawAckGlyph(display, gx, y + 1, mark.status, mark.sends, mark.relay);
+    else if (mark.kind == BubbleMark::HOPS) miniIconDrawNumber(display, gx, y + 1, mark.hops);
+    if (age[0]) { display.setCursor(box.x + box.w - age_w, y + 1); display.print(age); }
+    // Ink is already LIGHT (unselected) or DARK (selected) from
+    // drawHistRowFrame above, and nothing since has changed it.
+    if (expand) {
+      for (int li = 0; li < nl; li++) { display.setCursor(box.x + 3, y + (li + 1) * lh + 1); display.print(s_wrap_lines[li]); }
+    } else {
+      // Suppress this row's own marquee while _ctx_menu (Path/Relayed by,
+      // etc.) sits on top of it -- both would otherwise fight over
+      // DisplayDriver's single shared marquee slot every frame (this row
+      // redraws every frame regardless of the popup), each is_new-resetting
+      // the other's animation and producing a stuck-then-jumpy scroll.
+      const bool body_marquee = sel && !_ctx_menu.active;
+      const int r_body = display.drawTextEllipsized(box.x + 3, y + lh + 1, box.w - 6, body, body_marquee);
+      if (body_marquee && r_body > 0) mq_delay = r_body;
+    }
+  }
+
   // Bottom-right "+ Send" compose button, shared by both history lists:
   // bordered when idle, inverted (filled) when selected. Right-aligned to
   // match the outgoing ("Me") bubbles anchored on that side, so composing
@@ -1511,71 +1588,12 @@ public:
         // time at write time), but if it ever does, show the receipt time
         // (now_ts) rather than leave the row with no age at all.
         char age[6]; geo::fmtAgeShort(age, sizeof(age), now_ts, e.timestamp ? e.timestamp : now_ts);
-        int age_w = age[0] ? display.getTextWidth(age) + 3 : 0;
-
-        // Size the bubble to its own content before drawing anything (see
-        // computeBubbleBox): the header (sender+ack+age) vs the body, measured
-        // once here and reused below instead of re-wrapping.
-        int full_avail = display.width() - reserve;
-        int max_w = bubbleMaxW(display, full_avail);
-        // Incoming: the hop count the DM actually took to reach us, shown as
-        // the same tiny digit icon an outgoing send uses for its relay/echo
-        // count -- no ack glyph exists for incoming (there's nothing to
-        // deliver), so this slot is otherwise empty.
-        int in_hop_count = !e.outgoing ? (e.path_len & 63) : 0;
-        int ack_w = e.outgoing ? (3 + ackGlyphWidth(display, _history.dmEffectiveStatus(e), e.attempt + 1))
-                  : (in_hop_count > 0 ? (3 + miniIconNumberWidth(display, in_hop_count)) : 0);
-        // A little air between a marker and the age, so "12" + "1s" doesn't read as "121s".
-        int mk_gap = (ack_w > 0 && age_w > 0) ? 2 : 0;
-        int header_w = 3 + (sender[0] ? display.getTextWidth(sender) : -3) + ack_w + mk_gap + age_w + 3;
-        int body_w, nl = 0;
-        if (expand) {
-          display.translateUTF8ToBlocks(s_wrap_trans, body, sizeof(s_wrap_trans));
-          nl = FullscreenMsgView::wrapLines(display, s_wrap_trans, max_w - 6, s_wrap_lines, 8);
-          body_w = 0;
-          for (int li = 0; li < nl; li++) { int w = display.getTextWidth(s_wrap_lines[li]); if (w > body_w) body_w = w; }
-          body_w += 6;
-        } else {
-          int raw_w = display.getTextWidth(body);
-          body_w = (raw_w > max_w - 6 ? max_w - 6 : raw_w) + 6;
-        }
-        BubbleBox box = computeBubbleBox(full_avail, max_w, e.outgoing, header_w, body_w);
-
-        drawHistRowFrame(display, box.x, box.w, y, bh, lh, sel);
-        // Only the body marquees, not the sender too: both share the single
-        // marquee slot on DisplayDriver, and if two texts in the same row both
-        // qualified they'd keep resetting each other's animation every frame.
-        // The name gives way to the ack/hop marker and the age (a long name is
-        // ellipsized), and the marker sits right after whatever width the name
-        // actually got -- not after its full width, which would run it into the age.
-        int name_avail = box.w - 6 - age_w - ack_w - mk_gap;
-        if (name_avail < display.getCharWidth()) name_avail = display.getCharWidth();
-        int name_w = sender[0] ? display.getTextWidth(sender) : 0;
-        if (name_w > name_avail) name_w = name_avail;
-        if (sender[0]) display.drawTextEllipsized(box.x + 3, y + 1, name_avail, sender);
-        const int mark_x = box.x + 3 + (name_w ? name_w + 3 : 0);
-        if (e.outgoing) {                       // delivery marker after "Me"
-          int gx = mark_x;
-          drawAckGlyph(display, gx, y + 1, _history.dmEffectiveStatus(e), e.attempt + 1);
-        } else if (in_hop_count > 0) {          // hop count after the sender name
-          int gx = mark_x;
-          miniIconDrawNumber(display, gx, y + 1, in_hop_count);
-        }
-        if (age[0]) { display.setCursor(box.x + box.w - age_w, y + 1); display.print(age); }
-        // Ink is already LIGHT (unselected) or DARK (selected) from
-        // drawHistRowFrame above, and nothing since has changed it.
-        if (expand) {
-          for (int li = 0; li < nl; li++) { display.setCursor(box.x + 3, y + (li + 1) * lh + 1); display.print(s_wrap_lines[li]); }
-        } else {
-          // Suppress this row's own marquee while _ctx_menu (Path/Relayed by,
-          // etc.) sits on top of it -- both would otherwise fight over
-          // DisplayDriver's single shared marquee slot every frame (this row
-          // redraws every frame regardless of the popup), each is_new-resetting
-          // the other's animation and producing a stuck-then-jumpy scroll.
-          bool body_marquee = sel && !_ctx_menu.active;
-          int r_body = display.drawTextEllipsized(box.x + 3, y + lh + 1, box.w - 6, body, body_marquee);
-          if (body_marquee && r_body > 0) mq_delay = r_body;
-        }
+        // Outgoing: the delivery marker. Incoming: the hop count the DM
+        // actually took to reach us, as the same tiny digit icon (no ack
+        // glyph exists for incoming -- there's nothing to deliver).
+        const BubbleMark mark = e.outgoing ? BubbleMark::ack(_history.dmEffectiveStatus(e), e.attempt + 1, 0)
+                                           : BubbleMark::hop(e.path_len & 63);
+        drawHeadedBubble(display, y, bh, lh, sel, reserve, e.outgoing, sender, body, age, mark, expand, mq_delay);
       }
 
       if (dm_count == 0) {
@@ -1734,70 +1752,18 @@ public:
         // now_ts here too rather than leave the row with no age at all.
         uint32_t ch_ts = _history.chAtPos(ring_pos).timestamp;
         char age[6]; geo::fmtAgeShort(age, sizeof(age), now_ts, ch_ts ? ch_ts : now_ts);
-        int age_w = age[0] ? display.getTextWidth(age) + 3 : 0;
         const char* body = skipReplyPrefix(msg_part);
 
-        // Size the bubble to its own content before drawing anything (see
-        // computeBubbleBox): the header (sender+ack+age) vs the body, measured
-        // once here and reused below instead of re-wrapping. Channels have no
-        // recipient ACK — only show ✓ once a repeater echo confirms the send
-        // was relayed into the mesh; otherwise no marker (absence is normal).
-        bool outgoing = strcmp(sender, "Me") == 0;
-        bool show_ack = outgoing && _history.chAtPos(ring_pos).relay_status == ACK_OK;
-        int relay_count = show_ack ? (_history.chAtPos(ring_pos).path_len & 63) : 0;
-        // Incoming: the hop count this post actually took to reach us, shown
-        // the same way an outgoing post's repeater-echo count is.
-        int in_hop_count = !outgoing ? (_history.chAtPos(ring_pos).path_len & 63) : 0;
-        int full_avail = display.width() - reserve;
-        int max_w = bubbleMaxW(display, full_avail);
-        int ack_w = show_ack ? (3 + ackGlyphWidth(display, ACK_OK, 1, relay_count))
-                  : (in_hop_count > 0 ? (3 + miniIconNumberWidth(display, in_hop_count)) : 0);
-        // A little air between a marker and the age, so "12" + "1s" doesn't read as "121s".
-        int mk_gap = (ack_w > 0 && age_w > 0) ? 2 : 0;
-        int header_w = 3 + (sender[0] ? display.getTextWidth(sender) : -3) + ack_w + mk_gap + age_w + 3;
-        int body_w, nl = 0;
-        if (expand) {
-          display.translateUTF8ToBlocks(s_wrap_trans, body, sizeof(s_wrap_trans));
-          nl = FullscreenMsgView::wrapLines(display, s_wrap_trans, max_w - 6, s_wrap_lines, 8);
-          body_w = 0;
-          for (int li = 0; li < nl; li++) { int w = display.getTextWidth(s_wrap_lines[li]); if (w > body_w) body_w = w; }
-          body_w += 6;
-        } else {
-          int raw_w = display.getTextWidth(body);
-          body_w = (raw_w > max_w - 6 ? max_w - 6 : raw_w) + 6;
-        }
-        BubbleBox box = computeBubbleBox(full_avail, max_w, outgoing, header_w, body_w);
-
-        drawHistRowFrame(display, box.x, box.w, y, bh, lh, sel);
-        // Only the body marquees, not the sender — see the DM history block above.
-        // Name yields to the marker and age -- see the DM history block above.
-        int name_avail = box.w - 6 - age_w - ack_w - mk_gap;
-        if (name_avail < display.getCharWidth()) name_avail = display.getCharWidth();
-        int name_w = display.getTextWidth(sender);
-        if (name_w > name_avail) name_w = name_avail;
-        display.drawTextEllipsized(box.x + 3, y + 1, name_avail, sender);
-        if (show_ack) {
-          int gx = box.x + 3 + name_w + 3;
-          drawAckGlyph(display, gx, y + 1, ACK_OK, 1, relay_count);
-        } else if (in_hop_count > 0) {
-          int gx = box.x + 3 + name_w + 3;
-          miniIconDrawNumber(display, gx, y + 1, in_hop_count);
-        }
-        if (age[0]) { display.setCursor(box.x + box.w - age_w, y + 1); display.print(age); }
-        // Ink is already LIGHT (unselected) or DARK (selected) from
-        // drawHistRowFrame above, and nothing since has changed it.
-        if (expand) {
-          for (int li = 0; li < nl; li++) { display.setCursor(box.x + 3, y + (li + 1) * lh + 1); display.print(s_wrap_lines[li]); }
-        } else {
-          // Suppress this row's own marquee while _ctx_menu (Path/Relayed by,
-          // etc.) sits on top of it -- both would otherwise fight over
-          // DisplayDriver's single shared marquee slot every frame (this row
-          // redraws every frame regardless of the popup), each is_new-resetting
-          // the other's animation and producing a stuck-then-jumpy scroll.
-          bool body_marquee = sel && !_ctx_menu.active;
-          int r_body = display.drawTextEllipsized(box.x + 3, y + lh + 1, box.w - 6, body, body_marquee);
-          if (body_marquee && r_body > 0) mq_delay = r_body;
-        }
+        // Channels have no recipient ACK -- only show the glyph once a
+        // repeater echo confirms the send was relayed into the mesh; otherwise
+        // no marker (absence is normal). Incoming: the hop count this post
+        // actually took to reach us.
+        const bool outgoing = strcmp(sender, "Me") == 0;
+        const ChHistEntry& cm = _history.chAtPos(ring_pos);
+        const BubbleMark mark = !outgoing ? BubbleMark::hop(cm.path_len & 63)
+                              : cm.relay_status == ACK_OK ? BubbleMark::ack(ACK_OK, 1, cm.path_len & 63)
+                              : BubbleMark();
+        drawHeadedBubble(display, y, bh, lh, sel, reserve, outgoing, sender, body, age, mark, expand, mq_delay);
       }
 
       if (ch_hist_count == 0) {
diff --git a/src/helpers/sensors/GpsSky.h b/src/helpers/sensors/GpsSky.h
index 0e861b11..3bd47211 100644
--- a/src/helpers/sensors/GpsSky.h
+++ b/src/helpers/sensors/GpsSky.h
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ public:
     _len = 0;
   }
 
+  // The receiver was switched off: a search that never ended stops counting
+  // (a fix already found keeps its time-to-first-fix to look at).
+  void halt() { if (!ttff_ms) start_ms = 0; }
+
   void feed(char c) {
     if (c == '$') { _len = 0; _buf[_len++] = c; return; }
     if (_len == 0) return;
diff --git a/src/helpers/sensors/MicroNMEALocationProvider.h b/src/helpers/sensors/MicroNMEALocationProvider.h
index 99f1d3af..588b21af 100644
--- a/src/helpers/sensors/MicroNMEALocationProvider.h
+++ b/src/helpers/sensors/MicroNMEALocationProvider.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public :
 
     void stop() override {
 #ifdef GPS_SKYVIEW
-        _sky.reset();   // a receiver that is off is not searching: stop the TTFF clock
+        _sky.halt();   // a receiver that is off is not searching: stop the search clock
 #endif
         if (_pin_en != -1) {
             digitalWrite(_pin_en, !GPS_EN_ACTIVE);