diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/components/MessageBubble.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/components/MessageBubble.kt
index 8c174b21..e81b0a9b 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/components/MessageBubble.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/components/MessageBubble.kt
@@ -185,47 +185,49 @@ fun InputBar(
             }
         } else {
             /* Idle: PTT + send */
-            IconButton(
-                onClick = {
-                    if (!hasMicPerm) { permLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO); return@IconButton }
-                },
-                enabled = true,
-                modifier = Modifier.pointerInput(Unit) {
-                    awaitPointerEventScope {
-                        /* wait for the first down */
-                        var event = awaitPointerEvent()
-                        var change = event.changes.firstOrNull() ?: return@awaitPointerEventScope
-                        if (!change.pressed) return@awaitPointerEventScope
-                        change.consume()
-
-                        if (!hasMicPerm) return@awaitPointerEventScope
-                        onPttPressed()
-                        var locked = false
-                        var totalDragY = 0f
-                        var lastY = change.position.y
-
-                        while (true) {
-                            event = awaitPointerEvent()
-                            change = event.changes.firstOrNull() ?: break
-                            if (change.pressed) {
-                                val dy = change.position.y - lastY
-                                lastY = change.position.y
-                                totalDragY += dy
-                                if (totalDragY < -lockThresholdPx && !locked) {
-                                    locked = true; onPttLock()
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .size(48.dp)
+                    .pointerInput(hasMicPerm) {
+                        awaitPointerEventScope {
+                            val down = awaitPointerEvent()
+                            val ch = down.changes.firstOrNull() ?: return@awaitPointerEventScope
+                            if (!ch.pressed) return@awaitPointerEventScope
+                            ch.consume()
+
+                            if (!hasMicPerm) {
+                                permLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
+                                return@awaitPointerEventScope
+                            }
+
+                            onPttPressed()
+                            var locked = false
+                            var totalDragY = 0f
+                            var lastY = ch.position.y
+
+                            while (true) {
+                                val event = awaitPointerEvent()
+                                val change = event.changes.firstOrNull() ?: break
+                                if (change.pressed) {
+                                    val dy = change.position.y - lastY
+                                    lastY = change.position.y
+                                    totalDragY += dy
+                                    if (totalDragY < -lockThresholdPx && !locked) { locked = true; onPttLock() }
+                                    change.consume()
+                                } else {
+                                    change.consume(); break
                                 }
-                                change.consume()
-                            } else {
-                                change.consume(); break
                             }
+                            onPttReleased()
                         }
-                        onPttReleased()
-                    }
-                }
+                    },
+                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
             ) {
                 Text("\uD83C\uDFA4", fontSize = 20.sp)
             }
 
+            Spacer(Modifier.width(4.dp))
+
             Button(onClick = onSend, enabled = enabled && text.isNotBlank()) {
                 Text("Send")
             }