wSedlacek · Nov 14, 2026
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/NewThreadButton.android.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/NewThreadButton.android.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export function NewThreadButton(props: ComponentProps<typeof SharedNewThreadButt
   return (
     <FloatingActionButton
       {...props}
-      icon="square.and.pencil"
-      label="New thread"
+      icon={props.icon ?? "square.and.pencil"}
+      label={props.label ?? "New thread"}
       tone="primary"
       variant={props.extended ? "extended" : "large"}
     />

diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/NewThreadButton.ios.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/NewThreadButton.ios.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { ComponentProps } from "react";
+import { Pressable } from "react-native";
+
+import { cn } from "../lib/cn";
+import { NATIVE_LIQUID_GLASS_SUPPORTED } from "../native/native-glass";
+import { AppText } from "./ui/AppText";
+import { SymbolView } from "./ui/AppSymbol";
+import { GlassSurface } from "./ui/GlassSurface";
+import { NewThreadButton as SolidNewThreadButton } from "./NewThreadButton.shared";
+
+export function NewThreadButton(props: ComponentProps<typeof SolidNewThreadButton>) {
+  if (!NATIVE_LIQUID_GLASS_SUPPORTED) {
+    return <SolidNewThreadButton {...props} />;
+  }
+
+  const label = props.label ?? "New thread";
+  const icon = props.icon ?? "square.and.pencil";
+  const showLabel = props.extended === true && props.expanded !== false;
+  const height = props.extended ? 48 : 56;
+
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      accessibilityLabel={label}
+      accessibilityRole="button"
+      onPress={props.onPress}
+      className={cn("active:opacity-85", props.className)}
+      style={props.style}
+    >
+      <GlassSurface
+        isInteractive
+        style={{
+          height,
+          borderRadius: height / 2,
+          alignSelf: "center",
+        }}
+        className={cn(
+          "items-center justify-center",
+          props.extended ? "flex-row gap-2 px-6" : "w-14",
+        )}
+      >
+        <SymbolView
+          name={icon}
+          size={props.extended ? 20 : 23}
+          tintColorClassName="accent-primary"
+          type="monochrome"
+        />
+        {showLabel ? (
+          <AppText className="text-[16px] font-t3-semibold text-primary">{label}</AppText>
+        ) : null}
+      </GlassSurface>
+    </Pressable>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/NewThreadButton.shared.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/NewThreadButton.shared.tsx
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@ import { Pressable, type StyleProp, type ViewStyle } from "react-native";
 
 import { cn } from "../lib/cn";
 import { AppText } from "./ui/AppText";
-import { SymbolView } from "./ui/AppSymbol";
+import { SymbolView, type AppSymbolName } from "./ui/AppSymbol";
 
 export function NewThreadButton(props: {
   readonly onPress: () => void;
+  readonly label?: string;
+  readonly icon?: AppSymbolName;
   readonly extended?: boolean;
   readonly expanded?: boolean;
   readonly className?: string;
   readonly style?: StyleProp<ViewStyle>;
 }) {
+  const label = props.label ?? "New thread";
+  const icon = props.icon ?? "square.and.pencil";
   return (
     <Pressable
-      accessibilityLabel="New thread"
+      accessibilityLabel={label}
       accessibilityRole="button"
       onPress={props.onPress}
       className={cn(
@@ -26,13 +30,13 @@ export function NewThreadButton(props: {
       style={props.style}
     >
       <SymbolView
-        name="square.and.pencil"
+        name={icon}
         size={props.extended ? 24 : 28}
         tintColorClassName="accent-primary-foreground"
         type="monochrome"
       />
       {props.extended && props.expanded !== false ? (
-        <AppText className="text-[16px] font-t3-medium text-primary-foreground">New thread</AppText>
+        <AppText className="text-[16px] font-t3-medium text-primary-foreground">{label}</AppText>
       ) : null}
     </Pressable>
   );

diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/ui/EmptyState.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/ui/EmptyState.tsx
@@ -2,19 +2,31 @@ import { View } from "react-native";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 
 import { AppText as Text } from "./AppText";
+import { SymbolView, type AppSymbolName } from "./AppSymbol";
 import { Button } from "./Button";
 
 export function EmptyState(props: {
   readonly title: string;
   readonly detail: string;
+  readonly icon?: AppSymbolName;
   readonly actionLabel?: string;
   readonly onAction?: () => void;
   readonly action?: ReactNode;
   readonly variant?: "card" | "plain";
 }) {
+  const icon = props.icon ? (
+    <SymbolView
+      name={props.icon}
+      size={props.variant === "plain" ? 44 : 28}
+      tintColorClassName="accent-icon-subtle"
+      type="hierarchical"
+    />
+  ) : null;
+
   if (props.variant === "plain") {
     return (
       <View className="items-center px-8 py-8">
+        {icon ? <View className="mb-4">{icon}</View> : null}
         <Text textRole="title" className="text-center font-t3-bold text-foreground">
           {props.title}
         </Text>
@@ -37,6 +49,7 @@ export function EmptyState(props: {
 
   return (
     <View className="rounded-[22px] border border-border bg-card p-5">
+      {icon ? <View className="mb-3">{icon}</View> : null}
       <Text textRole="headline" className="font-t3-bold text-foreground">
         {props.title}
       </Text>

diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/ui/GlassSurface.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/ui/GlassSurface.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ interface GlassSurfaceProps extends ViewProps {
   // null leaves UIKit's material untinted instead of applying the theme tint.
   readonly tintColor?: ColorValue | null;
   readonly tintColorClassName?: string;
+  readonly isInteractive?: boolean;
   readonly chrome?: "default" | "none";
   readonly fallbackColor?: ColorValue;
   readonly fallbackClassName?: string;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ export function GlassSurface({
   chrome = "default",
   tintColor,
   tintColorClassName,
+  isInteractive = false,
   fallbackColor,
   fallbackClassName,
   className,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export function GlassSurface({
           className,
         )}
         glassEffectStyle={glassEffectStyle}
+        isInteractive={isInteractive}
         tintColor={tintColor == null ? undefined : String(tintColor)}
         tintColorClassName={
           tintColorClassName ?? (tintColor === undefined ? "accent-glass-tint" : undefined)

diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/home/HomeScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/home/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   ANDROID_READING_MAX_WIDTH,
   deriveCenteredContentHorizontalPadding,
 } from "../../lib/layout";
+import { NewThreadButton } from "../../components/NewThreadButton";
 import { EmptyState } from "../../components/ui/EmptyState";
 import { FloatingActionButton } from "../../components/ui/FloatingActionButton";
 import type { WorkspaceEnvironment, WorkspaceState } from "../../state/workspaceModel";
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ import { threadListEnvironmentsAtom } from "../../state/presentation";
 import type { PendingNewTask } from "../../state/use-pending-new-tasks";
 import { useQueuedThreadKeys } from "../../state/use-thread-outbox";
 import {
+  ThreadListV2CaughtUpPlaceholder,
   ThreadListV2PendingRow,
   ThreadListV2Row,
   ThreadListV2SettledShelfHeader,
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ interface HomeScreenProps {
   readonly onNewThreadInProject: (project: EnvironmentProject) => void;
 }
 
-const ESTIMATED_THREAD_LIST_V2_ROW_HEIGHT = 72;
+const ESTIMATED_THREAD_LIST_V2_ROW_HEIGHT = 112;
 // Rows away from the viewport skip their swipe actions (see
 // swipe-row-activation), so render further ahead: a fast fling then reaches
 // rows that are already built instead of rows still being rebuilt.
@@ -168,12 +170,17 @@ function HomeScrollView(props: ComponentProps<typeof ScrollView>) {
   if (Platform.OS !== "ios") return <ScrollView {...props} />;
 
   // Register the scroll view explicitly; layout and header siblings hide it from UIKit.
+  // Soft paints a hard-edged white band that bisects the glass filter chips on the phone
+  // list. Keep soft only for the iOS 26 sidebar fade; otherwise let the glass header alone
+  // handle the top edge so filters and rows share one continuous surface.
+  const topEdge =
+    sidebarSurface && Number.parseInt(String(Platform.Version), 10) < 27 ? "soft" : "hidden";
   return (
     <ScrollViewMarker
       style={{ flex: 1 }}
       scrollEdgeEffects={{
         ...nativeHeaderScrollEdgeEffects(Platform.OS, Platform.Version),
-        top: Number.parseInt(String(Platform.Version), 10) >= 27 ? "automatic" : "soft",
+        top: topEdge,
       }}
     >
       <ScrollView
@@ -278,7 +285,7 @@ export function HomeScreen(props: HomeScreenProps) {
       animated: false,
     });
   });
-  const swipeRowActivation = createSwipeRowActivation();
+  const [swipeRowActivation] = useState(createSwipeRowActivation);
   const activateVisibleRows = (rows: ReadonlyArray<ThreadListV2ListItem>) => {
     const state = listRef.current?.getState();
     if (state === undefined || !(state.end >= 0)) return;
@@ -303,17 +310,18 @@ export function HomeScreen(props: HomeScreenProps) {
       200,
     );
   };
+  const { swipeEnabled, releaseGate, scrollGateHandlers } = useSwipeableScrollGate({
+    onScroll: handleListScroll,
+    onScrollBeginDrag: handleScrollBeginDrag,
+  });
   const trackListTouches = (event: GestureResponderEvent, started: boolean) => {
     const { changedTouches, touches } = event.nativeEvent;
     swipeRowActivation.trackTouches(
       started ? changedTouches.map((touch) => String(touch.identifier)) : [],
       touches.map((touch) => String(touch.identifier)),
     );
+    if (!started && touches.length === 0) releaseGate();
   };
-  const { swipeEnabled, scrollGateHandlers } = useSwipeableScrollGate({
-    onScroll: handleListScroll,
-    onScrollBeginDrag: handleScrollBeginDrag,
-  });
 
   const { projects, selectedEnvironmentId, projectGroupingMode } = props;
   const projectScopes = useMemo(
@@ -489,6 +497,9 @@ export function HomeScreen(props: HomeScreenProps) {
         />
       );
     }
+    if (item.type === "v2-caught-up") {
+      return <ThreadListV2CaughtUpPlaceholder pane={sidebarSurface ? "sidebar" : "screen"} />;
+    }
     if (item.type === "v2-working-shelf") {
       return (
         <ThreadListV2WorkingShelfHeader
@@ -623,6 +634,8 @@ export function HomeScreen(props: HomeScreenProps) {
   const emptyState = deriveHomeEmptyState(props.catalogState, props.projects.length);
 
   if (!hasAnyThreads) {
+    const needsEnvironment = emptyState.showsAddEnvironment;
+    const showStartAction = !emptyState.loading;
     return (
       <View className={containerClassName}>
         <ScreenContent surface={sidebarSurface ? "drawer" : "screen"}>
@@ -641,19 +654,27 @@ export function HomeScreen(props: HomeScreenProps) {
           >
             <View className="w-full max-w-[430px]">
               <EmptyState
+                icon={needsEnvironment ? "desktopcomputer" : "bubble.left.and.bubble.right"}
                 title={emptyState.title}
                 detail={emptyState.detail}
-                actionLabel={emptyState.showsAddEnvironment ? "Add environment" : undefined}
-                onAction={emptyState.showsAddEnvironment ? props.onAddConnection : undefined}
                 action={
-                  Platform.OS === "android" && emptyState.showsAddEnvironment ? (
-                    <FloatingActionButton
-                      label="Add environment"
-                      icon="plus"
-                      variant="extended"
-                      tone="primary"
-                      onPress={props.onAddConnection}
-                    />
+                  showStartAction ? (
+                    Platform.OS === "android" ? (
+                      <FloatingActionButton
+                        label={needsEnvironment ? "Add environment" : "New thread"}
+                        icon={needsEnvironment ? "plus" : "square.and.pencil"}
+                        variant="extended"
+                        tone="primary"
+                        onPress={needsEnvironment ? props.onAddConnection : props.onStartNewTask}
+                      />
+                    ) : (
+                      <NewThreadButton
+                        extended
+                        label={needsEnvironment ? "Add environment" : "New thread"}
+                        icon={needsEnvironment ? "plus" : "square.and.pencil"}
+                        onPress={needsEnvironment ? props.onAddConnection : props.onStartNewTask}
+                      />
+                    )
                   ) : undefined
                 }
                 variant="plain"

diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/home/ThreadListFilters.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/home/ThreadListFilters.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ export function ThreadListFilters(props: {
   const selectedProject = props.projects.find(
     (project) => project.key === props.selectedProjectKey,
   );
+  const showReset = props.selectedEnvironmentId !== null || props.selectedProjectKey !== null;
+
+  // Solid chips (not Liquid Glass): glass blooms clip at the pill bounds inside a
+  // list header and read as a hard color cut. Opaque pills sit on the same continuous
+  // list surface as the rows below — matching Mail-style secondary controls.
   return (
     <ScrollView
       horizontal
@@ -31,6 +36,7 @@ export function ThreadListFilters(props: {
       contentContainerStyle={{ paddingHorizontal: 20, paddingTop: 2, paddingBottom: 10, gap: 8 }}
     >
       <ListFilterMenu
+        glass={false}
         label={selectedEnvironment?.label ?? "All environments"}
         accessibilityLabel="Filter threads by environment"
         active={selectedEnvironment !== undefined}
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ export function ThreadListFilters(props: {
         }}
       />
       <ListFilterMenu
+        glass={false}
         label={selectedProject?.label ?? "All projects"}
         accessibilityLabel="Filter threads by project"
         active={selectedProject !== undefined}
@@ -85,7 +92,7 @@ export function ThreadListFilters(props: {
           }
         }}
       />
-      {props.selectedEnvironmentId !== null || props.selectedProjectKey !== null ? (
+      {showReset ? (
         <Pressable
           accessibilityRole="button"
           accessibilityLabel="Reset thread filters"

diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/home/swipe-row-activation.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/features/home/swipe-row-activation.test.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
 import { createSwipeRowActivation } from "./swipe-row-activation";
 
 describe("createSwipeRowActivation", () => {
+  it("leaves rows live before the first activate so swipe works on first paint", () => {
+    const activation = createSwipeRowActivation();
+    expect(activation.isPrimed()).toBe(false);
+    expect(activation.isActive("a")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("defers changes while a finger is on the list so a press is never remounted", () => {
     const activation = createSwipeRowActivation();
     activation.activate(["a"]);
+    expect(activation.isPrimed()).toBe(true);
 
     activation.trackTouches(["1"], ["1"]);
     activation.activate(["b"]);