diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt
index 3b3a4241..07ff10ab 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/data/AvatarRepository.kt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
         scope.launch {
             try {
                 val bitmap = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                    decode(File(directory(uid), file).readBytes(), file.removeSuffix(".png"), false)
+                    decode(readImage(File(directory(uid), file)), file.removeSuffix(".png"), false)
                 }
                 alive(epoch); cache.put(file, bitmap); changed()
             } catch (e: CancellationException) { throw e }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
                         _members.value = _members.value.filterKeys { it.group != group }
                         _groups.value -= group; dirtyGroups.remove(group); changed(); return
                     }
-                    if (_groups.value.containsKey(group)) ensureGroup(group, true)
+                    if (type == 4 && _groups.value.containsKey(group)) ensureGroup(group, true)
                     requestMembers(group)
                 }
             }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
                 val record = AvatarProtocol.group(request(53, group) { id, gid -> NativeLib.requestGroupAvatar(id, gid) })
                 require(!record.failed) { "core rejected stored group avatar" }
                 val state = GroupAvatarState(record.version, record.hash, record.canEdit, hasImage = record.image.isNotEmpty())
-                val bitmap = if (record.image.isEmpty()) null else withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                val bitmap = if (record.image.isEmpty()) null else cache.get(groupKey(group, state)) ?: withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                     decode(record.image, record.hash, true)
                 }
                 alive(epoch)
@@ -259,28 +259,47 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
                 while (true) {
                     alive(epoch)
                     foreground.first { it }
+                    if (member(group, owner)?.avatarFile != key) break
+                    // Повтор берёт актуальную ссылку; тот же хеш может быть доступен через другую группу/сервер.
+                    val candidates = _members.value.entries.filter { it.value.avatarFile == key && it.value.avatarServer != 0L }
+                        .sortedBy { if (it.key.group == sourceGroup && it.key.owner == owner) 0 else 1 }
+                    if (candidates.isEmpty()) break
+                    val source = candidates[retry % candidates.size]
                     try {
                         val bitmap = transfers.withPermit {
                             val root = directory(uid); val file = File(root, key)
                             withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                                 if (!root.isDirectory && !root.mkdirs()) throw IOException("cannot create cache directory")
                                 if (file.isFile) {
-                                    try { decode(file.readBytes(), key.removeSuffix(".png"), false).also { file.setLastModified(System.currentTimeMillis()) } }
-                                    catch (e: Exception) { log("WARN", "Invalid cached avatar file=$key: ${e.message}"); file.delete(); null }
+                                    try {
+                                        decode(readImage(file), key.removeSuffix(".png"), false).also {
+                                            if (!file.setLastModified(System.currentTimeMillis())) log("WARN", "Cannot touch cache file=$file")
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    catch (e: Exception) {
+                                        log("WARN", "Invalid cached avatar file=$key: ${e.message}")
+                                        if (!file.delete()) log("WARN", "Cannot delete corrupt cache file=$file")
+                                        null
+                                    }
                                 } else null
-                            } ?: download(sourceGroup, m, root)
+                            } ?: download(source.key.group, source.value, root)
                         }
                         alive(epoch); cache.put(key, bitmap); changed()
                         log("INFO", "User image ready group=$sourceGroup owner=${AvatarProtocol.hex(owner)} file=$key retry=$retry")
                         break
                     } catch (e: CancellationException) { throw e }
                     catch (e: Exception) {
-                        log("WARN", "User image failed group=$sourceGroup owner=${AvatarProtocol.hex(owner)} server=${AvatarProtocol.hex(m.avatarServer)} file=$key retry=$retry: ${e.message}")
+                        log("WARN", "User image failed group=${source.key.group} owner=${AvatarProtocol.hex(source.value.nodeId)} server=${AvatarProtocol.hex(source.value.avatarServer)} file=$key retry=$retry: ${e.message}")
                         if (member(group, owner)?.avatarFile != key) break
                         delay((5000L shl retry.coerceAtMost(5))); retry++
                     }
                 }
-            } finally { if (generation == epoch) loads.remove(key) }
+            } finally {
+                if (generation == epoch) {
+                    loads.remove(key)
+                    if (cache.get(key) == null) changed()
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -293,7 +312,7 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
             }) ?: throw IOException("missing final transfer result")
             require(reply.status == 0 && reply.size in 1..AvatarProtocol.MAX_USER) { "download status=${reply.status} size=${reply.size}" }
             return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                val bitmap = decode(temp.readBytes(), m.avatarFile.removeSuffix(".png"), false)
+                val bitmap = decode(readImage(temp), m.avatarFile.removeSuffix(".png"), false)
                 val target = File(root, m.avatarFile)
                 if (!temp.renameTo(target)) throw IOException("cannot publish validated cache file")
                 prune(root)
@@ -302,6 +321,21 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
         } finally { withContext(NonCancellable + Dispatchers.IO) { if (temp.exists() && !temp.delete()) log("WARN", "Cannot delete temp=$temp") } }
     }
 
+    private fun readImage(file: File): ByteArray {
+        val size = file.length()
+        require(size in 1..AvatarProtocol.MAX_USER) { "invalid cached file size=$size path=$file" }
+        return file.inputStream().use { input ->
+            val bytes = ByteArray(size.toInt()); var offset = 0
+            while (offset < bytes.size) {
+                val count = input.read(bytes, offset, bytes.size - offset)
+                require(count > 0) { "cached file truncated while reading" }
+                offset += count
+            }
+            require(input.read() == -1) { "cached file grew while reading" }
+            bytes
+        }
+    }
+
     /** Проверяем размер, хеш и геометрию до выделения декодированного изображения. */
     private fun decode(bytes: ByteArray, hash: String, group: Boolean): Bitmap {
         require(bytes.size in 1..if (group) AvatarProtocol.MAX_GROUP else AvatarProtocol.MAX_USER) { "image byte limit" }
@@ -317,7 +351,9 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
     }
     private fun prune(root: File) {
         val pinned = defaultAvatar?.substringAfter('/')
-        val files = root.listFiles()?.filter { AvatarProtocol.validFile(it.name) }?.sortedBy { it.lastModified() } ?: return
+        val entries = root.listFiles()
+        if (entries == null) { log("WARN", "Cannot enumerate avatar cache directory=$root"); return }
+        val files = entries.filter { AvatarProtocol.validFile(it.name) }.sortedBy { it.lastModified() }
         var size = files.sumOf { it.length() }
         for (file in files) if (size > 100L * 1024 * 1024 && file.name != pinned) {
             val bytes = file.length()
@@ -401,7 +437,7 @@ class AvatarRepository(context: Context) {
                         transfers.withPermit {
                             if (server != 0L) {
                                 val local = File(directory(uid), file)
-                                withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { decode(local.readBytes(), file.removeSuffix(".png"), false) }
+                                withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { decode(readImage(local), file.removeSuffix(".png"), false) }
                                 val mkdir = AvatarProtocol.response(request(49, group, server, uid, 8) { id, gid -> NativeLib.avatarMkdir(id, gid, server, uid) })
                                 require(mkdir.status == 0 || mkdir.status == 5) { "mkdir status=${mkdir.status}" }
                                 val stat = AvatarProtocol.response(request(49, group, server, uid, 2) { id, gid -> NativeLib.avatarStat(id, gid, server, uid, "avatars/$file") })
diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/ChatScreen.kt b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/ChatScreen.kt
index 9084c0c2..5fdd693a 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/ChatScreen.kt
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/app/src/main/java/com/utun/chat/ui/screens/ChatScreen.kt
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ fun ChatScreen(
                 }
             }
         )
-        if (properties) GroupPropertiesDialog(channel, onDismiss = { properties = false })
+        if (properties) GroupPropertiesDialog(channel, onDismiss = {
+            properties = false
+            if (soundOn == com.utun.chat.data.NotificationSound.isMuted(channel.id)) viewModel.toggleSound()
+        })
         if (radioActive) {
             RadioSourceBar(viewModel)
         }
diff --git a/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c b/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c
index 2a5fa5a8..26a05699 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c
+++ b/tools/chatgui-android/jni_bridge/android_jni_bridge.c
@@ -778,6 +778,11 @@ char* utun_bridge_get_channel_members_json(const char* channel_id) {
         char* esc_name = json_escape_alloc(local_nick && local_nick[0] ? local_nick :
                                              (name && name[0] ? name : ""));
         char* esc_userinfo = json_escape_alloc((const char*)sqlite3_column_text(st, 7));
+        if (!esc_name || !esc_userinfo) {
+            DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CHAT, "Android members: JSON allocation failed channel=%s node=%016llx",
+                        channel_id, (unsigned long long)node_id);
+            u_free(esc_name); u_free(esc_userinfo); continue;
+        }
         const char* sep = first ? "" : ",";
         first = 0;