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 44b9873e..027019fc 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
@@ -183,35 +183,37 @@ fun InputBar(
                     .background(pttBg, RoundedCornerShape(4.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
+                                val down = awaitPointerEvent()
+                                val ch = down.changes.firstOrNull() ?: continue
+                                if (!ch.pressed) continue
+                                ch.consume()
+
+                                if (!hasMicPerm) {
+                                    permLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
+                                    continue
+                                }
+
+                                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
+                                    }
                                 }
+                                onPttReleased()
                             }
-                            onPttReleased()
                         }
                     },
                 contentAlignment = Alignment.Center
diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/libutun_lite/voice_recorder.c b/tools/chatgui-android/libutun_lite/voice_recorder.c
index 1073c04f..e9e0805a 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/libutun_lite/voice_recorder.c
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/libutun_lite/voice_recorder.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #define MEDIA_BLOCK_MIN  (10 * 1024 * 1024)
 #define MEDIA_BLOCK_MAX  (25 * 1024 * 1024)
@@ -263,13 +264,21 @@ int voice_recorder_stop(int* out_duration_ms) {
     /* ensure media dir exists */
     char media_dir[1024];
     snprintf(media_dir, sizeof(media_dir), "%s/media/%s", g_rec->db_path, g_rec->channel_id);
+    DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_GENERAL, "voice_recorder_stop: db_path=%s ch=%s media_dir=%s",
+               g_rec->db_path, g_rec->channel_id, media_dir);
     {
         char tmp[1024]; size_t off = 0;
         for (size_t i = 0; media_dir[i] && off < sizeof(tmp) - 1; i++) {
             tmp[off++] = media_dir[i];
-            if (media_dir[i] == '/' && off > 1) { tmp[off] = '\0'; mkdir(tmp, 0755); }
+            if (media_dir[i] == '/' && off > 1) {
+                tmp[off - 1] = '\0';
+                if (mkdir(tmp, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST)
+                    DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_GENERAL, "voice_recorder_stop: mkdir(%s) errno=%d", tmp, errno);
+                tmp[off - 1] = '/';
+            }
         }
-        mkdir(tmp, 0755);
+        if (mkdir(tmp, 0755) != 0 && errno != EEXIST)
+            DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_GENERAL, "voice_recorder_stop: mkdir(%s) errno=%d", tmp, errno);
     }
 
     /* encode to Opus and write blocks */
@@ -288,7 +297,7 @@ int voice_recorder_stop(int* out_duration_ms) {
     snprintf(temp_path, sizeof(temp_path), "%s/%s_%s_%s.opus", media_dir, dt, basename, suffix);
     FILE* of = fopen(temp_path, "wb");
     if (!of) {
-        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_GENERAL, "voice_recorder_stop: cannot create %s", temp_path);
+        DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_GENERAL, "voice_recorder_stop: cannot create %s (errno=%d)", temp_path, errno);
         opus_codec_encoder_destroy(enc);
         voice_cleanup_locked(g_rec);
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_rec->mtx);