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+# Voice Recognition Debug Guide
+
+## Как работает голосовая система на Android vs iOS
+
+### Основная проблема: Audio Focus на Android
+
+**Android:** STT (Speech-to-Text) и TTS (Text-to-Speech) **НЕ МОГУТ** работать одновременно из-за конфликта Audio Focus. Когда TTS начинает говорить, она захватывает аудио-фокус, и STT автоматически останавливается системой.
+
+**iOS:** STT и TTS **МОГУТ** работать одновременно. STT может слушать даже во время воспроизведения TTS (что позволяет прерывать Julia голосом).
+
+### КРИТИЧЕСКАЯ проблема Android: startListening() → AppState background
+
+**На Android обнаружен баг React Native:**
+- При вызове `startListening()` AppState кратковременно переходит в `"background"` или `"inactive"`
+- Это происходит из-за запроса аудио-фокуса и системных разрешений
+- **НЕ связано** с действиями пользователя (блокировка экрана, переключение приложений)
+
+**Workaround (реализован в коде):**
+- Добавлен флаг `sttStartingIgnoreAppStateRef`
+- Игнорируем AppState changes на 200ms после вызова `startListening()`
+- Защищает от ложной остановки сессии во время запуска STT
+
+**Логи при срабатывании workaround:**
+```
+LOG  [Android] [TabLayout] 🛡️ Ignoring AppState changes for 200ms (STT start workaround)
+LOG  [Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: listening)
+LOG  [Android] [TabLayout] 📱 AppState changed to: "background"
+LOG  [Android] [TabLayout] 🛡️ IGNORING AppState change (STT start protection active)
+LOG  [Android] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully
+LOG  [Android] [TabLayout] ✅ AppState monitoring resumed
+```
+
+---
+
+## Нормальный Flow (Должен работать так)
+
+### 1️⃣ **Юзер нажимает кнопку "Start"**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🎯 FAB PRESSED - isSessionActive: false
+[Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING session (FAB start)
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 🎤 STARTING voice session
+[Android] [VoiceContext] → Session initialized, status=listening
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🎤 Voice session STARTED - starting STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: listening)
+[Android] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully
+```
+
+**iOS:**
+```
+[iOS] [TabLayout] 🎯 FAB PRESSED - isSessionActive: false
+[iOS] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING session (FAB start)
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] 🎤 STARTING voice session
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] → Session initialized, status=listening
+[iOS] [TabLayout] 🎤 Voice session STARTED - starting STT
+[iOS] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: listening)
+[iOS] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully
+```
+
+### 2️⃣ **Юзер говорит что-то**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [TabLayout] handleSpeechResult - isFinal: false, status: listening, transcript: "hello..."
+[Android] [TabLayout] → Updating PARTIAL transcript
+[Android] [TabLayout] Partial changed: "" → "hello"
+[Android] [TabLayout] → Started 2s silence timer
+```
+
+**iOS:** (то же самое)
+
+### 3️⃣ **2 секунды тишины → auto-stop**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🤖 AUTO-STOP: 2s silence - stopping STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] handleSTTEnd - sessionActive: true, status: listening
+[Android] [TabLayout] → shouldRestartSTT set to TRUE
+[Android] [TabLayout] handleSpeechResult - isFinal: true, status: listening, transcript: "hello"
+[Android] [TabLayout] → Processing FINAL transcript, sending to API
+```
+
+**iOS:** (то же самое, но с префиксом `[iOS]`)
+
+### 4️⃣ **API запрос**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 📤 Sending transcript to API (ask_wellnuo_ai): "hello"
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 🔑 Getting API token...
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ Token obtained
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 📝 Normalized question: "how is dad doing"
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 📡 Using API type: ask_wellnuo_ai, deployment: 21
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 🌐 Sending API request...
+[Android] [TabLayout] Status transition: listening → processing, sttIsListening: true
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏸️ Stopping STT during processing (echo prevention)
+```
+
+**Важно на Android:** STT останавливается во время `processing`, чтобы не слышать эхо от TTS.
+
+### 5️⃣ **API ответ получен**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 📥 API response received, parsing...
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ API SUCCESS: "Your dad Ferdinand is doing well. He spent most of his time..."
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 🔊 Starting TTS for response...
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 🔊 Starting TTS: "Your dad Ferdinand is doing well..."
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ▶️ TTS playback STARTED
+[Android] [TabLayout] Status transition: processing → speaking, sttIsListening: false
+```
+
+**iOS:** (то же самое)
+
+### 6️⃣ **TTS заканчивает говорить**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS playback COMPLETED
+[Android] [VoiceContext] → isSpeaking = false (immediate - audio focus release)
+[Android] [VoiceContext] → status = listening (ready for next input)
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS completed
+[Android] [TabLayout] Status transition: speaking → listening, sttIsListening: false
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🔄 TTS FINISHED - preparing to restart STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏱️ Waiting 50ms before restarting STT (audio focus release)
+```
+
+**iOS:**
+```
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS playback COMPLETED
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] ⏱️ Delaying isSpeaking=false by 300ms (match STT restart)
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] → status = listening (ready for next input)
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS completed
+[iOS] [TabLayout] Status transition: speaking → listening, sttIsListening: false
+[iOS] [TabLayout] 🔄 TTS FINISHED - preparing to restart STT
+[iOS] [TabLayout] ⏱️ Waiting 300ms before restarting STT (audio focus release)
+[iOS] [VoiceContext] → isSpeaking = false (after 300ms delay)
+```
+
+**Ключевая разница:**
+- **Android:** `isSpeaking = false` **сразу** (50ms delay для STT restart)
+- **iOS:** `isSpeaking = false` через **300ms** (плавный переход, matches STT restart)
+
+### 7️⃣ **STT рестартует после TTS**
+
+**Android:**
+```
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏰ Delay complete - restarting STT now
+[Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: listening)
+[Android] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully
+```
+
+**iOS:** (то же самое)
+
+### 8️⃣ **Юзер может говорить снова → повтор с шага 2**
+
+---
+
+## Что НЕ ДОЛЖНО происходить (баги)
+
+### ❌ БАГ 1: STT не рестартует после TTS (Android)
+
+**Симптомы:**
+```
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS playback COMPLETED
+[Android] [TabLayout] Status transition: speaking → listening, sttIsListening: false
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🔄 TTS FINISHED - preparing to restart STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏱️ Waiting 50ms before restarting STT (audio focus release)
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏰ Delay complete - restarting STT now
+[Android] [TabLayout] safeStartSTT - already listening or starting, skipping  ❌ ПРОБЛЕМА!
+```
+
+**Причина:** `sttIsListening` или `sttStartingRef.current` остались `true`, хотя STT на самом деле не работает.
+
+**Решение:** Убедиться что `stopListening()` вызывается корректно и флаги сбрасываются.
+
+### ❌ БАГ 2: STT не останавливается во время TTS (эхо)
+
+**Симптомы:**
+```
+[Android] [TabLayout] Status transition: processing → speaking, sttIsListening: true  ❌ ПРОБЛЕМА!
+```
+
+**Причина:** STT не остановилось при переходе в `speaking`, и будет слышать Julia как эхо.
+
+**Решение:** Проверить что `stopListening()` вызывается при `status === 'speaking'`.
+
+### ❌ БАГ 3: isSpeaking не сбрасывается
+
+**Симптомы (Android):**
+```
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS playback COMPLETED
+[Android] [VoiceContext] → isSpeaking = false (immediate - audio focus release)
+... но FAB остаётся зелёным (isSpeaking === true в UI)
+```
+
+**Причина:** `setIsSpeaking(false)` не отрабатывает или есть race condition.
+
+**Решение:** Проверить что `setIsSpeaking(false)` вызывается в `onDone` TTS callback.
+
+---
+
+## Как читать логи
+
+### Префиксы платформ:
+- `[iOS]` — событие происходит на iOS
+- `[Android]` — событие происходит на Android
+
+### Префиксы модулей:
+- `[TabLayout]` — события из `app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx` (STT orchestration)
+- `[VoiceContext]` — события из `contexts/VoiceContext.tsx` (API + TTS)
+
+### Эмодзи:
+- 🎯 — FAB нажат
+- 🎤 — Voice session start/stop
+- ▶️ — STT start
+- ⏸️ — STT stop
+- 📤 — Sending to API
+- 📥 — API response
+- 🔊 — TTS start/playback
+- ✅ — Success
+- ❌ — Error
+- ⚠️ — Warning
+- 🔄 — Restart/retry
+- ⏱️ — Timer/delay
+- ⏰ — Timer triggered
+- 🛑 — Force stop
+
+---
+
+## Как тестировать
+
+### Тест 1: Базовый цикл (1 вопрос → 1 ответ → 1 вопрос)
+
+1. Нажать FAB (зелёная кнопка)
+2. Сказать: "Hello"
+3. Подождать 2 секунды (auto-stop)
+4. **Проверить:** Julia отвечает
+5. **Проверить:** После ответа Julia, STT рестартует автоматически
+6. Сказать: "How is dad?"
+7. **Проверить:** Julia отвечает снова
+
+**Ожидаемые логи (Android):**
+```
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🎯 FAB PRESSED - isSessionActive: false
+[Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING session (FAB start)
+[Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: listening)
+[Android] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully
+... пользователь говорит ...
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🤖 AUTO-STOP: 2s silence - stopping STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] → Processing FINAL transcript, sending to API
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 📤 Sending transcript to API
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏸️ Stopping STT during processing (echo prevention)
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ API SUCCESS
+[Android] [VoiceContext] 🔊 Starting TTS for response...
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ▶️ TTS playback STARTED
+... Julia говорит ...
+[Android] [VoiceContext] ✅ TTS playback COMPLETED
+[Android] [TabLayout] 🔄 TTS FINISHED - preparing to restart STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏱️ Waiting 50ms before restarting STT
+[Android] [TabLayout] ⏰ Delay complete - restarting STT now
+[Android] [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: listening)
+[Android] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully  ← КРИТИЧНО! Если нет этой строки — БАГ!
+```
+
+### Тест 2: Прерывание Julia голосом (только iOS)
+
+**На iOS:**
+1. Нажать FAB
+2. Сказать: "Tell me a long story"
+3. Пока Julia говорит, сказать: "Stop"
+4. **Проверить:** Julia прервалась
+5. **Проверить:** "Stop" отправилось как новый запрос
+
+**На Android:**
+Прерывание голосом **НЕ РАБОТАЕТ** (STT выключен во время TTS). Прервать можно только кнопкой FAB.
+
+---
+
+## Checklist для отладки
+
+Если STT не рестартует после TTS на Android:
+
+- [ ] Проверь что `stopListening()` вызывается при `status === 'speaking'`
+- [ ] Проверь что `sttIsListening === false` после `stopListening()`
+- [ ] Проверь что `safeStartSTT()` вызывается после задержки 50ms
+- [ ] Проверь что `sttStartingRef.current === false` перед вызовом `safeStartSTT()`
+- [ ] Проверь что `sessionActiveRef.current === true` (сессия активна)
+- [ ] Проверь логи на наличие `[Android] [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully`
+- [ ] Проверь что нет логов `[Android] [TabLayout] ⚠️ SKIPPING STT start - TTS is playing`
+
+---
+
+## Audio Focus на Android (детально)
+
+### Как работает Audio Focus:
+
+1. **TTS запрашивает Audio Focus:**
+   - Когда `Speech.speak()` вызывается, Android TTS запрашивает `AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN_TRANSIENT`
+   - Это **автоматически** останавливает все другие аудио-источники, включая STT
+
+2. **STT теряет Audio Focus:**
+   - Expo Speech Recognition получает событие `onAudioFocusLoss`
+   - STT автоматически останавливается (не нужно вручную вызывать `stopListening()`)
+
+3. **TTS освобождает Audio Focus:**
+   - Когда TTS заканчивает (`onDone` callback), Audio Focus освобождается
+   - Но STT **НЕ** рестартует автоматически — нужно вручную вызвать `startListening()`
+
+### Почему 50ms delay на Android?
+
+- TTS может освободить Audio Focus с небольшой задержкой
+- Если попытаться запустить STT слишком рано, STT может не получить Audio Focus
+- 50ms — достаточно для освобождения, но незаметно для юзера
+
+### Почему 300ms delay на iOS?
+
+- iOS не имеет проблем с Audio Focus
+- 300ms delay нужен для плавного перехода анимаций (зелёный индикатор)
+- Также даёт время для TTS полностью завершиться и освободить аудио-драйвер
diff --git a/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx b/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
index ead68ab..688292f 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
@@ -45,39 +45,55 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
   // so interruption on Android happens via FAB press instead.
   // On iOS, STT can run alongside TTS, so voice detection works.
   const handleVoiceDetected = useCallback(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+    console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] handleVoiceDetected called - status: ${status}, isSpeaking: ${isSpeaking}`);
+
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios' && (status === 'speaking' || isSpeaking)) {
-      console.log('[TabLayout] Voice detected during TTS (iOS) - INTERRUPTING Julia');
+      console.log('[iOS] [TabLayout] Voice detected during TTS - INTERRUPTING Julia');
       interruptIfSpeaking();
+    } else if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+      console.log('[Android] [TabLayout] Voice detected but ignoring (STT disabled during TTS on Android)');
     }
   }, [status, isSpeaking, interruptIfSpeaking]);
 
   // Callback when STT ends - may need to restart if session is still active
   const handleSTTEnd = useCallback(() => {
-    console.log('[TabLayout] STT ended, sessionActive:', sessionActiveRef.current);
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+    console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] handleSTTEnd - sessionActive: ${sessionActiveRef.current}, status: ${status}`);
+
     // If session is still active (user didn't stop it), we should restart STT
     // This ensures STT continues during and after TTS playback
     if (sessionActiveRef.current) {
       shouldRestartSTTRef.current = true;
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → shouldRestartSTT set to TRUE`);
+    } else {
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → Session not active, will NOT restart STT`);
     }
-  }, []);
+  }, [status]);
 
   // Callback for STT results
   const handleSpeechResult = useCallback((transcript: string, isFinal: boolean) => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+    console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] handleSpeechResult - isFinal: ${isFinal}, status: ${status}, transcript: "${transcript.slice(0, 40)}..."`);
+
     // Ignore any STT results during TTS playback or processing (echo prevention)
     if (status === 'speaking' || status === 'processing') {
       if (isFinal) {
         // User interrupted Julia with speech — store to send after TTS stops
-        console.log('[TabLayout] Got final result during TTS/processing - storing for after interruption:', transcript);
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] Got FINAL result during ${status} - storing for after interruption: "${transcript}"`);
         pendingInterruptTranscriptRef.current = transcript;
+      } else {
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] Ignoring PARTIAL transcript during ${status} (likely echo)`);
       }
-      // Ignore partial transcripts during TTS (they're likely echo)
       return;
     }
 
     if (isFinal) {
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → Processing FINAL transcript, sending to API`);
       setTranscript(transcript);
       sendTranscript(transcript);
     } else {
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → Updating PARTIAL transcript`);
       setPartialTranscript(transcript);
     }
   }, [setTranscript, setPartialTranscript, sendTranscript, status]);
@@ -98,6 +114,8 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
 
   // Ref to prevent concurrent startListening calls
   const sttStartingRef = useRef(false);
+  // Ref to ignore AppState changes during STT start (Android bug workaround)
+  const sttStartingIgnoreAppStateRef = useRef(false);
   // Ref to track last partial transcript for iOS auto-stop
   const lastPartialTextRef = useRef('');
   const silenceTimerRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null);
@@ -105,6 +123,8 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
   // iOS AUTO-STOP: Stop STT after 2 seconds of silence (no new partial transcripts)
   // This triggers onEnd → iOS fix sends lastPartial as final
   useEffect(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+
     // Clear existing timer
     if (silenceTimerRef.current) {
       clearTimeout(silenceTimerRef.current);
@@ -118,15 +138,22 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
 
       // If partial changed, update ref and set new 2s timer
       if (currentPartial !== lastPartialTextRef.current) {
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] Partial changed: "${lastPartialTextRef.current}" → "${currentPartial}"`);
         lastPartialTextRef.current = currentPartial;
 
         // Start 2-second silence timer
         silenceTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
           if (sttIsListening && sessionActiveRef.current) {
-            console.log('[TabLayout] 🍎 iOS AUTO-STOP: 2s silence - stopping STT to trigger onEnd → iOS fix');
+            if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+              console.log('[iOS] [TabLayout] 🍎 AUTO-STOP: 2s silence - stopping STT to trigger onEnd → iOS fix');
+            } else {
+              console.log('[Android] [TabLayout] 🤖 AUTO-STOP: 2s silence - stopping STT');
+            }
             stopListening();
           }
         }, 2000);
+
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → Started 2s silence timer`);
       }
     }
 
@@ -140,19 +167,44 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
 
   // Safe wrapper to start STT with debounce protection
   const safeStartSTT = useCallback(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+
     if (sttIsListening || sttStartingRef.current) {
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] safeStartSTT - already listening or starting, skipping`);
       return; // Already listening or starting
     }
+
     // Don't start STT during TTS on Android - they share audio focus
     if (Platform.OS === 'android' && (status === 'speaking' || isSpeaking)) {
-      console.log('[TabLayout] Skipping STT start - TTS is playing (Android audio focus)');
+      console.log('[Android] [TabLayout] ⚠️ SKIPPING STT start - TTS is playing (audio focus conflict)');
       return;
     }
+
     sttStartingRef.current = true;
-    console.log('[TabLayout] Starting STT...');
-    startListening().finally(() => {
-      sttStartingRef.current = false;
-    });
+
+    // ANDROID BUG WORKAROUND: startListening() triggers AppState change to background
+    // Ignore AppState changes for 200ms after starting STT
+    if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+      sttStartingIgnoreAppStateRef.current = true;
+      console.log('[Android] [TabLayout] 🛡️ Ignoring AppState changes for 200ms (STT start workaround)');
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        sttStartingIgnoreAppStateRef.current = false;
+        console.log('[Android] [TabLayout] ✅ AppState monitoring resumed');
+      }, 200);
+    }
+
+    console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING STT... (status: ${status})`);
+
+    startListening()
+      .then(() => {
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ✅ STT started successfully`);
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.error(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ❌ STT start failed:`, err);
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        sttStartingRef.current = false;
+      });
   }, [sttIsListening, status, isSpeaking, startListening]);
 
   // Update session active ref when isListening changes
@@ -165,11 +217,13 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
 
   // Start/stop STT when voice session starts/stops
   useEffect(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+
     if (isListening) {
-      console.log('[TabLayout] Voice session started - starting STT');
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 🎤 Voice session STARTED - starting STT`);
       safeStartSTT();
     } else {
-      console.log('[TabLayout] Voice session ended - stopping STT');
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 🛑 Voice session ENDED - stopping STT`);
       stopListening();
     }
   }, [isListening]); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
@@ -180,23 +234,26 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
   // Stop STT when entering processing or speaking state (prevent echo)
   // Restart STT when TTS finishes (speaking → listening)
   useEffect(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
     const prevStatus = prevStatusRef.current;
     prevStatusRef.current = status;
 
+    console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] Status transition: ${prevStatus} → ${status}, sttIsListening: ${sttIsListening}`);
+
     // Stop STT when processing starts or TTS starts (prevent Julia hearing herself)
     if ((status === 'processing' || status === 'speaking') && sttIsListening) {
-      console.log('[TabLayout] Stopping STT during', status, '(echo prevention)');
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ⏸️ Stopping STT during ${status} (echo prevention)`);
       stopListening();
     }
 
     // When TTS finishes (speaking → listening), restart STT
     if (prevStatus === 'speaking' && status === 'listening' && sessionActiveRef.current) {
-      console.log('[TabLayout] TTS finished - restarting STT');
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 🔄 TTS FINISHED - preparing to restart STT`);
 
       // Process pending transcript from interruption if any
       const pendingTranscript = pendingInterruptTranscriptRef.current;
       if (pendingTranscript) {
-        console.log('[TabLayout] Processing pending interrupt transcript:', pendingTranscript);
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 📝 Processing pending interrupt transcript: "${pendingTranscript}"`);
         pendingInterruptTranscriptRef.current = null;
         setTranscript(pendingTranscript);
         sendTranscript(pendingTranscript);
@@ -206,9 +263,14 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
       // iOS: 300ms for smooth audio fade
       // Android: 50ms (Audio Focus releases immediately)
       const delay = Platform.OS === 'android' ? 50 : 300;
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ⏱️ Waiting ${delay}ms before restarting STT (audio focus release)`);
+
       const timer = setTimeout(() => {
         if (sessionActiveRef.current) {
+          console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ⏰ Delay complete - restarting STT now`);
           safeStartSTT();
+        } else {
+          console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ⚠️ Session stopped during delay, NOT restarting STT`);
         }
       }, delay);
       return () => clearTimeout(timer);
@@ -220,6 +282,8 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
 
   // When STT ends unexpectedly during active session, restart it (but not during TTS)
   useEffect(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+
     if (
       shouldRestartSTTRef.current &&
       sessionActiveRef.current &&
@@ -228,10 +292,15 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
       status !== 'speaking'
     ) {
       shouldRestartSTTRef.current = false;
-      console.log('[TabLayout] STT ended unexpectedly - restarting');
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 🔄 STT ended UNEXPECTEDLY - will restart in 300ms`);
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → Conditions: sessionActive=${sessionActiveRef.current}, status=${status}`);
+
       const timer = setTimeout(() => {
         if (sessionActiveRef.current) {
+          console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ⏰ Restarting STT after unexpected end`);
           safeStartSTT();
+        } else {
+          console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ⚠️ Session stopped during delay, NOT restarting`);
         }
       }, 300);
       return () => clearTimeout(timer);
@@ -241,10 +310,20 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
   // Handle app state changes (background/foreground)
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleAppStateChange = (nextAppState: AppStateStatus) => {
+      const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 📱 AppState changed to: "${nextAppState}"`);
+
+      // ANDROID BUG WORKAROUND: Ignore AppState changes during STT start
+      // startListening() triggers spurious background transition on Android
+      if (Platform.OS === 'android' && sttStartingIgnoreAppStateRef.current) {
+        console.log(`[Android] [TabLayout] 🛡️ IGNORING AppState change (STT start protection active)`);
+        return;
+      }
+
       // When app goes to background/inactive - stop voice session
       // STT/TTS cannot work in background, so it's pointless to keep session active
       if ((nextAppState === 'background' || nextAppState === 'inactive') && sessionActiveRef.current) {
-        console.log('[TabLayout] App going to background - stopping voice session');
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] App going to ${nextAppState} - stopping voice session`);
         stopListening();
         stopSession();
         sessionActiveRef.current = false;
@@ -255,7 +334,7 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
       // When app comes back to foreground - do NOT auto-restart session
       // User must manually press FAB to start new session
       if (nextAppState === 'active') {
-        console.log('[TabLayout] App foregrounded - session remains stopped (user must restart via FAB)');
+        console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] App foregrounded - session remains stopped (user must restart via FAB)`);
       }
     };
 
@@ -266,18 +345,21 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
   // Handle voice FAB press - toggle listening mode
   // Must check ALL active states (listening, processing, speaking), not just isListening
   const handleVoiceFABPress = useCallback(() => {
+    const platformPrefix = Platform.OS === 'ios' ? '[iOS]' : '[Android]';
     const isSessionActive = isListening || status === 'speaking' || status === 'processing';
-    console.log('[TabLayout] FAB pressed, isSessionActive:', isSessionActive, 'status:', status, 'isListening:', isListening);
+    console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 🎯 FAB PRESSED - isSessionActive: ${isSessionActive}, status: ${status}, isListening: ${isListening}`);
 
     if (isSessionActive) {
       // Force-stop everything: STT, TTS, and session state
-      console.log('[TabLayout] Force-stopping everything');
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] 🛑 FORCE-STOPPING everything (FAB stop)`);
       stopListening();
       stopSession();
       sessionActiveRef.current = false;
       shouldRestartSTTRef.current = false;
       pendingInterruptTranscriptRef.current = null;
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] → All flags cleared`);
     } else {
+      console.log(`${platformPrefix} [TabLayout] ▶️ STARTING session (FAB start)`);
       startSession();
     }
   }, [isListening, status, startSession, stopSession, stopListening]);
@@ -351,11 +433,14 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
             ),
           }}
         />
-        {/* Voice Debug - hidden from tab bar */}
+        {/* Voice Debug - VISIBLE for debugging */}
         <Tabs.Screen
           name="voice-debug"
           options={{
-            href: null,
+            title: 'Debug',
+            tabBarIcon: ({ color, size }) => (
+              <Feather name="activity" size={22} color={color} />
+            ),
           }}
         />
         <Tabs.Screen