fix(android): verify public WebView smoke

android/app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ android {
             "FIREBASE_GCM_SENDER_ID",
             quotedBuildConfig(firebaseSenderId.get())
         )
+        buildConfigField("boolean", "SAFE_PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS", "false")
 
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ android {
                 "BASE_URL",
                 "\"${releaseBaseUrl.get().replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\\"")}\""
             )
+            buildConfigField("boolean", "SAFE_PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS", "true")
             manifestPlaceholders["usesCleartextTraffic"] = "false"
             manifestPlaceholders["deepLinkHost"] =
                 releaseManifestOrigin?.host ?: "invalid.whoneedhelp.local"
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ android {
                 "BASE_URL",
                 "\"${releaseBaseUrl.get().replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\\"")}\""
             )
+            buildConfigField("boolean", "SAFE_PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS", "true")
             manifestPlaceholders["usesCleartextTraffic"] = "false"
             manifestPlaceholders["deepLinkHost"] =
                 releaseManifestOrigin?.host ?: "invalid.whoneedhelp.local"

android/app/src/androidTest/java/org/whoneedhelp/mobile/PublicStagingInstrumentedTest.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import static androidx.test.espresso.web.assertion.WebViewAssertions.webMatches;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.web.sugar.Web.onWebView;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.web.webdriver.DriverAtoms.findElement;
 import static androidx.test.espresso.web.webdriver.DriverAtoms.getText;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -28,10 +29,15 @@ public final class PublicStagingInstrumentedTest {
 
     @Test
     public void publicHomeAndSafetyDeepLinkRenderExpectedDom() throws Exception {
+        assertTrue(
+            "Public non-production smoke builds must expose redacted page-load diagnostics",
+            BuildConfig.SAFE_PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS
+        );
+
         try (ActivityScenario<MainActivity> scenario = launch("/")) {
             waitForElementText(
                 "main-content",
-                "Help can be closer than you think."
+                "Need help nearby? Ask the community."
             );
         }
 

android/app/src/main/java/org/whoneedhelp/mobile/MainActivity.java

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "WhoNeedHelpWebView";
+    private static final boolean PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS =
+        BuildConfig.DEBUG || BuildConfig.SAFE_PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS;
     private WebView webView;
     private TrustedOrigin trustedOrigin;
     private GeolocationPermissions.Callback pendingLocationCallback;
@@ -201,13 +203,26 @@ public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
     }
 
     private static String safeLogPath(Uri uri) {
+        if (uri == null) {
+            return "/";
+        }
+
         String path = uri.getPath();
 
         if (path != null && path.startsWith("/users/log-in/")) {
             return "/users/log-in/[redacted]";
         }
 
-        return path;
+        return path == null || path.isEmpty() ? "/" : path;
+    }
+
+    private static void logMainFrameFailure(String detail, Uri uri) {
+        if (PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS) {
+            Log.e(
+                LOG_TAG,
+                "Main-frame load failed: " + detail + " path=" + safeLogPath(uri)
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -886,6 +901,10 @@ public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
             SslError error
         ) {
             mainFrameLoadFailed = true;
+            logMainFrameFailure(
+                "ssl_error=" + error.getPrimaryError(),
+                Uri.parse(error.getUrl() == null ? "" : error.getUrl())
+            );
             handler.cancel();
             showPageLoadError(R.string.secure_connection_failed);
         }
@@ -898,17 +917,7 @@ public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
         ) {
             if (request.isForMainFrame()) {
                 mainFrameLoadFailed = true;
-
-                if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
-                    Log.e(
-                        LOG_TAG,
-                        "Main-frame load failed: code="
-                            + error.getErrorCode()
-                            + " path="
-                            + safeLogPath(request.getUrl())
-                    );
-                }
-
+                logMainFrameFailure("code=" + error.getErrorCode(), request.getUrl());
                 showPageLoadError(R.string.page_load_failed);
             }
         }
@@ -921,6 +930,10 @@ public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
         ) {
             if (request.isForMainFrame()) {
                 mainFrameLoadFailed = true;
+                logMainFrameFailure(
+                    "http_status=" + errorResponse.getStatusCode(),
+                    request.getUrl()
+                );
                 showPageLoadError(R.string.page_load_failed);
             }
         }
@@ -930,7 +943,7 @@ public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
             mainFrameLoadFailed = false;
             dismissPageLoadError();
 
-            if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+            if (PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS) {
                 Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Main-frame load started: path=" + safeLogPath(Uri.parse(url)));
             }
 
@@ -946,7 +959,7 @@ public final class MainActivity extends ComponentActivity {
                 dismissPageLoadError();
             }
 
-            if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+            if (PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS) {
                 Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Main-frame load finished: path=" + safeLogPath(Uri.parse(url)));
                 scheduleMapDiagnostics(view, Uri.parse(url));
             }

android/app/src/test/java/org/whoneedhelp/mobile/BuildTypeConfigurationTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.whoneedhelp.mobile;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public final class BuildTypeConfigurationTest {
+    @Test
+    public void safePageLoadDiagnosticsAreLimitedToPublicNonProductionBuilds() {
+        boolean expected =
+            BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID.endsWith(".development")
+                || BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID.endsWith(".staging");
+
+        assertEquals(expected, BuildConfig.SAFE_PAGE_LOAD_DIAGNOSTICS);
+    }
+}

docs/verification.md

@@ -1413,6 +1413,22 @@ None of the observations below describe the current delivery path.
   production pipeline separately passed release tests, lint, R8/resource
   shrinking, APK/AAB signing checks, Bundletool validation, and production App
   Links identity validation.
+- The API 37 development emulator smoke now passes the signed
+  `org.whoneedhelp.mobile.development` APK against
+  `https://whoneedhelp.imalto.site`. It observed the home and `/safety`
+  main-frame loads, asserted both DOMs, rejected an unrelated HTTPS origin,
+  found no load/TLS error, and captured the rendered phone screenshots.
+  Evidence is retained at
+  `output/android-development-smoke/20260723225620-2568739`. Its run-scoped
+  container, AVD volume, and image were all absent after cleanup.
+- This replay exposed and fixed two stale checks rather than treating a build as
+  runtime proof. Development/staging APKs deliberately have Android debugging
+  disabled, so their previous smoke harness waited for a debug-only page-load
+  message even after WebView rendered successfully. Redacted path-only load
+  diagnostics are now enabled only for the signed non-production public build
+  types, while WebView debugging and the release build remain disabled. The
+  public DOM assertion was also updated from the retired hero copy to the
+  current `Need help nearby? Ask the community.` heading.
 - The complete isolated quality/security gate passed with 353 ExUnit tests,
   ShellCheck, Hadolint, actionlint, Compose/Helm validation, format/compiler,
   xref, Credo, Sobelow, Dialyzer, Hex/npm audits, source scanning, and all
@@ -1459,14 +1475,17 @@ None of the observations below describe the current delivery path.
   after that promotion; the current test origin still depends on its configured
   workstation/VPN/gateway path.
 - The final Android application ID is `org.whoneedhelp.mobile`. The application
-  publishes environment-specific `/.well-known/assetlinks.json`. The previous
-  staging identity was checked against its HTTPS response; repeat that online
-  check for the new `org.whoneedhelp.mobile.development` identity after the
-  controlled development rebuild. Before a Play release, register the
-  application, add the Play App Signing certificate fingerprint alongside any
-  sideload/upload fingerprint, repeat Android's domain verification on a
-  device, and complete store policy/release work. A dedicated upload key and
-  signed APK/AAB exist, but no Play application has been registered.
+  publishes environment-specific `/.well-known/assetlinks.json`. The online
+  development response now agrees with
+  `org.whoneedhelp.mobile.development` and its signed certificate, and the
+  explicit same-origin deep link rendered in the API 37 smoke. Android still
+  reported the fresh emulator's domain-verification state as `none`, so a
+  verified implicit App Link has not yet been observed on a device. Before a
+  Play release, register the application, add the Play App Signing certificate
+  fingerprint alongside any sideload/upload fingerprint, repeat Android's
+  domain verification on a device, and complete store policy/release work. A
+  dedicated upload key and signed APK/AAB exist, but no Play application has
+  been registered.
 - Operate PostgreSQL/PostGIS with off-site backups, recovery testing, monitoring,
   and the availability model selected for real usage.
 - The development Brevo SMTP transport and sender have completed both an