From dec1e0bec15139644d6d33bc6dd19b72197be15d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vitor Pamplona <vitor@vitorpamplona.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:53:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat(embed): selection loupe + native-parity fixes for
 embedded text selection
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Builds out host-drawn text selection for embedded napplet/nsite/browser
surfaces toward native parity, and fixes the bugs found while exercising it.

- Magnifier loupe (#4): EmbeddedMagnifier + provider-side pixel capture
  (EmbeddedMagnifierProbe) shipped over IPC for both embed paths; the
  caret/selection handles drive it via OnMagnify.
- SelectionUiState: single source of truth for the overlay show/hide rules
  (insertion caret / in-field range / page-text range + dragging/scrolling).
- EmbeddedSelectionDrag: suspends the nav drawer's edge swipe while a handle
  is dragged (auto-scroll #9).

Bug fixes:
- No more overlay blink on word-select: the shim's selection-reveal scrolls
  (a textarea auto-scrolling to show a forming/re-asserted range) no longer
  trip the hide-on-scroll path, and the hide self-heals instead of being
  re-armed indefinitely.
- RemoteImeView debounces the range-lost signal so a transient collapse that
  gets re-asserted doesn't flicker the handles/toolbar.
- Focusing a field clears any page-text selection (shim + host), so the stale
  page handles/Copy bar no longer linger above — and stop stealing drags from —
  the field overlays; also cancels any in-flight scroll-hide on focus.
- Caret insertion-handle drag now actually moves the caret: read the pointer
  delta with positionChangeIgnoreConsumed() before consuming, so the value
  isn't zeroed by our own consume (or the sandbox surface consuming the move).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 ...6-25-embed-text-selection-native-parity.md | 114 +++-
 .../AccountSwitcherAndLeftDrawerLayout.kt     |  12 +-
 .../browser/EmbeddedWebAppController.kt       |  39 ++
 .../loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedImeBridge.kt       |  23 +
 .../loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifier.kt       | 114 ++++
 .../loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifierProbe.kt  |  65 ++
 .../loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedSelectionDrag.kt   |  37 ++
 .../screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedTabLayer.kt | 594 ++++++++++++------
 .../ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/RemoteImeView.kt |  36 +-
 .../screen/loggedIn/embed/SelectionUiState.kt | 183 ++++++
 .../favorites/EmbeddedNostrAppController.kt   |  39 +-
 .../composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js    | 218 ++++++-
 .../napplethost/NappletBrowserContract.kt     |  28 +
 .../napplethost/NappletBrowserService.kt      |  49 ++
 .../napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt       |  23 +
 .../napplethost/NappletHostService.kt         |  51 ++
 tools/ime-test/index.html                     |   2 +
 17 files changed, 1389 insertions(+), 238 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifier.kt
 create mode 100644 amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifierProbe.kt
 create mode 100644 amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedSelectionDrag.kt
 create mode 100644 amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/SelectionUiState.kt

diff --git a/amethyst/plans/2026-06-25-embed-text-selection-native-parity.md b/amethyst/plans/2026-06-25-embed-text-selection-native-parity.md
index 5a4af2c48f..29048ec155 100644
--- a/amethyst/plans/2026-06-25-embed-text-selection-native-parity.md
+++ b/amethyst/plans/2026-06-25-embed-text-selection-native-parity.md
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ rules, so we can check off coverage. Native impl lives in `android.widget.Editor
 
 | # | Native feature | Activates | Deactivates | Our status |
 |---|----------------|-----------|-------------|------------|
-| 1 | **Insertion handle** (the teardrop "blob" under the caret) | tap in editable text; tap again to re-show | typing, scroll start, focus loss, ~4s inactivity timeout | ✅ `InsertionHandle` — shows on caret geometry, hides via `onEdited`. **Missing the inactivity timeout and the re-show-on-tap.** |
-| 2 | **Selection handles** (asymmetric left/right teardrops) | long-press word, double-tap word, drag-extend | tap-collapse, typing, new selection | ✅ `SelectionHandle(isStart)` + drag-to-extend via `pageExtend`/caretmove |
-| 3 | **Floating toolbar** (Cut/Copy/Paste/Select-All/Share/…) | selection made, or tap insertion handle (Paste/Select-All) | scroll/fling (hides, returns on settle), handle drag (hides), tap-collapse | ⚠️ `EmbeddedSelectionToolbar` has Cut/Copy/Paste/Select-All only. **No hide-during-drag, no hide-during-scroll, no insertion-handle Paste popup, no overflow, no Share/Web-Search/process-text.** |
-| 4 | **Magnifier / loupe** (the zoom bubble above the finger while dragging a handle or the caret) | finger down + moving on a handle or the caret | finger up | ❌ **Not built.** This is the "zoom bubble" called out — highest-value missing piece. |
-| 5 | **Word-granularity long-press** then char-extend | long-press | — | ⚠️ partial — selection works; granularity (word-snap while dragging, then char) not modelled |
-| 6 | **Double-tap = word, long-press = word, (triple-tap/drag = paragraph)** | tap count | — | ❌ double-tap-to-select not wired (only long-press) |
+| 1 | **Insertion handle** (the teardrop "blob" under the caret) | tap in editable text; tap again to re-show | typing, scroll start, focus loss, ~4s inactivity timeout | ✅ `InsertionHandle`. **Native availability rule now matched (2026-06-25):** only shown when the field is NON-EMPTY (`Editor` gates the handle behind `text.length() > 0`, via `SelectionUiState.fieldHasText`) — fixes it popping up on focus of an empty box; hides on typing (`onEdited`), scroll (`scrolling`), focus loss, and ~4s inactivity (`hideCaret` timeout), re-showing on the next tap — via an explicit `ime.carettap` shim signal (DOM `click`), so a tap that doesn't move the caret still re-shows it. Device-verified. |
+| 2 | **Selection handles** (asymmetric left/right teardrops) | long-press word, double-tap word, drag-extend | tap-collapse, typing, new selection | ✅ `SelectionHandle(isStart)` + drag-to-extend, for BOTH plain page text (`pageExtend`) AND in-field `<input>`/`<textarea>` selections (`fieldExtend`, 2026-06-25). The shim reports the selection's caret feet (`sx/sb`,`ex/eb`, flagged `rng`) via the same mirror-div as the caret; the host holds the range geometry separately so Chrome's transient collapse-to-caret (the re-assert fight) doesn't yank the handles to the field edges. **Tap-to-collapse (2026-06-25):** a single tap inside a selection dismisses it to a caret at the tapped offset + insertion handle — the shim's `click` handler collapses explicitly via `offsetFromPoint` (off-window Chrome doesn't do it itself). Device-verified. |
+| 3 | **Floating toolbar** (Cut/Copy/Paste/Select-All/Share/…) | selection made, or tap insertion handle (Paste/Select-All) | scroll/fling (hides, returns on settle), handle drag (hides), tap-collapse | ⚠️ `EmbeddedSelectionToolbar` (Cut/Copy/Paste/Select-All). **Hide-during-handle-drag ✅ device-verified; hide-during-scroll ✅ implemented (2026-06-25, via `SelectionUiState.dragging`/`scrolling`; shim sends `ime.scroll` + re-reports geometry on settle) — same gate as drag-hide, but not yet exercised on device (the embedded WebView didn't scroll under injected swipes / cached short harness).** Still missing: insertion-handle Paste popup, overflow, Share/Web-Search/process-text. |
+| 4 | **Magnifier / loupe** (the zoom bubble above the finger while dragging a handle or the caret) | finger down + moving on a handle or the caret | finger up | ✅ **Built (2026-06-25).** `Magnifier` bubble in [EmbeddedMagnifier.kt] follows the dragged caret/selection handle, showing live magnified page pixels captured in the `:napplet` provider and shipped over IPC ([EmbeddedMagnifierProbe], option B). Both embed paths wired (browser + napplet); verified on device for the browser path. Capture Y is locked to the caret/selection line (X follows the finger). Possible further polish: RGB_565 to cut encode, themed crosshair, clamp capture X to the line so a fast drag past EOL doesn't show blank. |
+| 5 | **Word-granularity long-press** then char-extend | long-press | — | ✅ in-field handle-extend snaps to word boundaries (2026-06-25): `fieldExtend` snaps the dragged edge via `wordStartAt`/`wordEndAt` (end→word end, start→word start), so dragging a word selection's handle extends a word at a time. Device-verified (drag end handle slightly into "world" → whole "hello world"). Page-text extend stays char (no offset model); the "then char" fine mode within a word isn't modeled. |
+| 6 | **Double-tap = word, long-press = word, (triple-tap/drag = paragraph)** | tap count | — | ✅ double-tap + long-press both select a word (2026-06-25). Chrome word-selects on the 2nd tap, then abandons it by collapsing to the end (off-window quirk); the host re-assert restores it. The shim `click` handler DEFERS its tap-to-collapse ~300ms and the real `dblclick` cancels that timer, so the word selection survives (a timing-only guard was flaky ~40%). Triple-tap/paragraph not done. |
 | 7 | **Smart selection / entity expansion** (`TextClassifier`: phone, URL, address, date → entity actions in toolbar) | selection lands on an entity | — | ❌ not built (low priority) |
 | 8 | **Drag selected text** (long-press a selection → drag-and-drop to move) | long-press on existing selection | drop | ❌ not built (low priority) |
-| 9 | **Auto-scroll while dragging to a viewport edge** | handle dragged near top/bottom edge | finger leaves edge / up | ❌ not built — needed once fields can be off-screen/long |
+| 9 | **Auto-scroll while dragging to a viewport edge** | handle dragged near top/bottom edge | finger leaves edge / up | ✅ works (2026-06-25, user-confirmed). The drag driver (`onMagnify`) detects the finger in the surface's top/bottom edge zone and sends `ime.autoscroll`; the shim scrolls the textarea (else the window) and re-reports geometry, flagged so the hide-on-scroll path doesn't fire. Scrolls per drag-move in the edge zone (not on a perfectly-held finger). **Fixed alongside:** the nav drawer's left-edge swipe was hijacking the edge drag — `EmbeddedSelectionDrag.dragging` (set by `onMagnify`) now suspends the drawer's `gesturesEnabled` while a handle is dragged. |
 | 10 | **Caret snapping to character boundaries** | always during caret/handle drag | — | ✅ via `offsetFromPoint` binary search + Y-clamp |
-| 11 | **Themed handle/caret drawables + blink** | always | — | ⚠️ teardrop shape matches; color/blink not themed to `textSelectHandle`/`textCursorDrawable` |
-| 12 | **Insertion-handle Paste/Select-All mini-popup** | tap the insertion handle | tap elsewhere | ❌ not built |
+| 11 | **Themed handle/caret drawables + blink** | always | — | ✅/⚠️ The host-drawn handles use `colorScheme.primary` — which IS the native `textSelectHandle`/accent color — so the handle drawables are themed (the actionable part). The caret bar + selection-highlight are drawn by Chrome inside the off-window surface: the caret already blinks natively, and theming its color/the highlight would mean injecting CSS into arbitrary third-party pages (intrusive; `::selection` was already ruled out as non-painting), so those are intentionally left to Chrome. |
+| 12 | **Insertion-handle Paste/Select-All mini-popup** | tap the insertion handle | tap elsewhere | ✅ built (2026-06-25). Tapping the bare insertion handle toggles a Paste/Select-All bar above the caret (`SelectionUiState.insertionPopup`, toggled from the handle's unified tap/drag gesture); tap-elsewhere/typing/blur/selection/scroll dismiss it. Fixed a latent bug: toolbar items now consume the *down* (not just the up) so the tap doesn't bleed through to the surface and blur the field. Device-verified (Select-all selects all text, field stays focused). |
 
 Legend: ✅ done · ⚠️ partial · ❌ missing.
 
@@ -50,30 +50,90 @@ Legend: ✅ done · ⚠️ partial · ❌ missing.
 
 Most of the bugs we already fixed were activation-timing bugs (cursor-jumps-to-end,
 collapse-on-tap, focus-transfer races). The remaining features each carry their
-own state machine. Before adding more, we should **centralize selection-UI state**
-in one place (today it's spread across `showInsertionHandle`, `showSelectionToolbar`,
-page-vs-field flags in `EmbeddedTabLayer`). A single `SelectionUiState`
-(none / insertion / range / dragging-handle / scrolling) makes the hide/show rules
-(toolbar hides while dragging, magnifier shows only while dragging, handle
-auto-times-out) expressible instead of emergent.
+own state machine.
+
+**Done (2026-06-25): `SelectionUiState`** (`SelectionUiState.kt`) now centralizes
+what used to be scattered flags in `EmbeddedTabLayer` (`showInsertionHandle`,
+`showSelectionToolbar`, `fieldGeometry`, `rangeFieldGeometry`, `pageSelection`).
+It holds the three mutually-exclusive contexts (insertion caret / in-field range /
+page-text range) plus the transient modifiers `dragging` and `scrolling`, and
+exposes derived visibility (`insertionHandle`, `fieldHandles`, `fieldToolbar`,
+`pageHandles`, `pageToolbar`) so the rules are expressed once:
+- **toolbar hides while a handle is dragged** (`dragging`, set from the same
+  `OnMagnify` lifecycle that drives the loupe) — the dragged handle also hides its
+  own teardrop (the loupe stands in), like Android; the other handle stays.
+- **all overlays hide while scrolling** (`scrolling`, from the shim's `ime.scroll`);
+  the shim re-reports geometry just before `active=false` so they reappear
+  repositioned.
+Still emergent / TODO: insertion-handle auto-timeout, tap-to-re-show.
+
+**Selection-blink fix (2026-06-25).** A field selection — especially in a `<textarea>` —
+flickered: off-window Chrome abandons the selection by collapsing the caret to an
+endpoint every ~25 ms, and the FIELD re-assert round-tripped through the host EditText
+(`RemoteImeView.onPageState` → `ime.set` → page), leaving a visible collapsed frame each
+cycle. Fix: re-assert field selections **synchronously in the shim's `selectionchange`
+handler** (mirror of the page-text path that never blinked) — `lastFieldRange`/`lastFieldAt`
+tracked via `noteSel()`, and a collapse-to-endpoint within 1500 ms is reverted with `setSel`
+(guarded, not re-reported) so it reverts before paint. The host re-assert stays as a
+fallback. Device-verified: textarea selection is stable; input select still works.
 
 ## Priority order for parity work
 
 1. **Magnifier (#4).** Biggest perceived gap. We already report caret/handle
    geometry; the magnifier needs a *magnified pixel view of the surface* at the
    drag point. Options:
-   - **A. Compose-side zoom of a surface snapshot.** The surface is a
-     `SurfaceControlViewHost` — we can't trivially `Bitmap`-grab a remote
-     surface from the main process. Would need `PixelCopy` against the
-     `SurfaceView`/`SurfaceControl`, then draw a clipped, scaled bitmap in a
-     popup that follows X and stays clamped to the dragged line's Y (native
-     behavior). Verify `PixelCopy` works against the sandboxed surface before
-     committing to this.
-   - **B. Render the magnifier in `:napplet`.** Have `shim.js`/the host WebView
-     produce the loupe content (a zoomed DOM render) and ship it. Heavier, but
-     sidesteps cross-process pixel capture.
-   - Start by spiking A with `PixelCopy.request(SurfaceView, …)`; if it returns
-     a valid bitmap for our surface, A is far simpler.
+   - **A. Compose-side zoom of a surface snapshot. ❌ RULED OUT (spiked 2026-06-25).**
+     The surface is a `SurfaceControlViewHost` — we can't trivially `Bitmap`-grab a
+     remote surface from the main process. We spiked `PixelCopy.request(SurfaceView, …)`
+     against the live embedded surface (`SurfaceMagnifierProbe`, wired into
+     `EmbeddedTabLayer` behind `BuildConfig.DEBUG`, fired on field focus). The capture
+     target is the privacysandbox `ContentView extends SurfaceView` — the only real
+     child of `SandboxedSdkView` once the session opens. **Result on a clearly-painted
+     surface (1080×2088): every capture returns `ERROR_SOURCE_NO_DATA`** (center
+     region, repeated 3×). Cause: the WebView pixels live in a *child* `SurfaceControl`
+     reparented under the SurfaceView via `ContentView.setChildSurfacePackage(...)`; the
+     host SurfaceView's *own* buffer is never drawn into, so `PixelCopy` on the parent
+     reads an empty buffer. Host-side pixel capture of the sandboxed content is not
+     available. (A `PixelCopy.request(Window, …)` against the host window would also
+     miss it — the sandbox layer is a *separate* SurfaceControl z-ordered below the
+     window.)
+   - **B. Capture in `:napplet` and ship the loupe content. ✅ SPIKED & VIABLE
+     (2026-06-25).** Inside the keyless provider the WebView IS a real in-window view, so
+     `WebView.draw(Canvas)` into a software bitmap renders real DOM pixels. Spike added
+     `MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST`/`MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME` to `NappletBrowserContract`:
+     `NappletBrowserService.onMagnifierRequest` draws a zoomed slice
+     (`canvas.scale(zoom); translate(-(cx-box/2), -(cy-box/2)); webView.draw(canvas)`),
+     PNG-encodes it, and ships the bytes back; `EmbeddedBrowserController` (now also an
+     `EmbeddedMagnifierProbe`) requests on focus and `EmbeddedTabLayer` logs the result.
+     **10-frame burst, 160px source × 1.5× zoom → 240×240 PNG, center `#FF111111`
+     (real opaque content):** provider draw 0.7–1.2 ms steady (≈5 ms cold), provider
+     total draw+PNG 3–4 ms steady (≈12 ms cold), client round-trip 4–8 ms steady
+     (occasional ~18 ms), payload 8–15 KB (far under the 1 MB Binder limit). Comfortably
+     within a frame budget if throttled to ~30 fps.
+
+     **✅ Real loupe shipped (2026-06-25).** `MagnifierUiState` + `Magnifier`
+     (`EmbeddedMagnifier.kt`); the caret/selection handles call an `OnMagnify` callback
+     on drag start/move/end; `EmbeddedTabLayer` tracks the drag point, throttles capture
+     requests to one in flight (100 ms timeout), decodes each `MagnifierFrame` to an
+     `ImageBitmap`, and floats the bubble above the finger (clamped, flips below near the
+     top). Capture mirrored onto BOTH embed paths (browser:
+     `NappletBrowserContract`/`NappletBrowserService`/`EmbeddedBrowserController`;
+     napplet: `NappletEmbedContract`/`NappletHostService`/`EmbeddedNappletController`).
+     Verified on device (browser): drag → bubble shows live magnified "ello world" with
+     the caret, centered on the line → follows finger → hides on release. The dead
+     Option-A probe (`SurfaceMagnifierProbe`) was removed. **Polish done (2026-06-25):**
+     capture Y is locked to the authoritative caret/selection line (the handles pass a
+     `lineHalfPx` so the box centers on the line, not the finger or the caret foot); X
+     still follows the finger. Remaining nice-to-haves: RGB_565/raw to cut PNG encode,
+     themed crosshair, clamp capture X to the line so a fast drag past EOL isn't blank,
+     reuse one off-screen bitmap.
+   - **Gesture-routing caveat (found during the spike).** The host-drawn handles'
+     drag is fragile: the sandbox `ContentView.onTouchEvent` always returns `true`, so
+     via Compose's `AndroidView` interop it consumes the drag-move pointer and cancels
+     the overlay handle's `detectDragGestures` (synthetic `adb` drags on the handle
+     never produced an `onDrag`). The magnifier trigger should ride the existing
+     caret/selection-move path (which already round-trips through the shim), not a fresh
+     Compose drag layered over the surface.
 2. **Toolbar state rules (#3 hide-during-drag/scroll) + insertion-handle popup
    (#12).** Pure Compose/state work, no platform unknowns. Do alongside the
    `SelectionUiState` refactor.
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountSwitcherAndLeftDrawerLayout.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountSwitcherAndLeftDrawerLayout.kt
index 246beb2fc0..d4c7090b08 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountSwitcherAndLeftDrawerLayout.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountSwitcherAndLeftDrawerLayout.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.drawer.DrawerContent
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.navs.Nav
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.navigation.routes.Route
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.AccountSessionManager
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedSelectionDrag
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@@ -90,9 +91,14 @@ fun AccountSwitcherAndLeftDrawerLayout(
             dest.hasRoute<Route.Home>() || dest.hasRoute<Route.Message>()
         } ?: false
     val drawerGesturesEnabled =
-        !isTabPagerRoute ||
-            nav.drawerState.isOpen ||
-            nav.drawerState.targetValue != nav.drawerState.currentValue
+        (
+            !isTabPagerRoute ||
+                nav.drawerState.isOpen ||
+                nav.drawerState.targetValue != nav.drawerState.currentValue
+        ) &&
+            // Suspend the left-edge swipe while a selection/caret handle is dragged over an embedded surface,
+            // so a handle drag near the left edge (or the auto-scroll edge drag) doesn't open the drawer.
+            !EmbeddedSelectionDrag.dragging
 
     ModalNavigationDrawer(
         drawerState = nav.drawerState,
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/browser/EmbeddedWebAppController.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/browser/EmbeddedWebAppController.kt
index 8de6744146..33a49a3cc6 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/browser/EmbeddedWebAppController.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/browser/EmbeddedWebAppController.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.os.Message
 import android.os.Messenger
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateListOf
 import androidx.privacysandbox.ui.client.SandboxedUiAdapterFactory
@@ -41,8 +42,10 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.ConsoleBridge
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.ConsoleLogEntry
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedImeBridge
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedLoadStatus
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedMagnifierProbe
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedSurfaceController
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.ImeEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.MagnifierFrame
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.parseSelectionGeometry
 import org.json.JSONObject
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ class EmbeddedWebAppController(
     private val themeType: String = "SYSTEM",
 ) : EmbeddedSurfaceController,
     EmbeddedImeBridge,
+    EmbeddedMagnifierProbe,
     ConsoleBridge {
     private val incoming = Messenger(Handler(Looper.getMainLooper(), ::onServiceMessage))
     private var serviceMessenger: Messenger? = null
@@ -95,6 +99,9 @@ class EmbeddedWebAppController(
 
     override var onImeEvent: ((ImeEvent) -> Unit)? = null
 
+    // SPIKE (magnifier #4, option B): provider-side capture round-trip. Removed once the loupe lands.
+    override var onMagnifierFrame: ((MagnifierFrame) -> Unit)? = null
+
     private val connection =
         object : ServiceConnection {
             override fun onServiceConnected(
@@ -127,6 +134,7 @@ class EmbeddedWebAppController(
         pendingAdapter = null
         onUrlChanged = null
         onImeEvent = null
+        onMagnifierFrame = null
         onLoadStatusChanged = null
         consoleLogs.clear()
     }
@@ -193,6 +201,19 @@ class EmbeddedWebAppController(
                 if (consoleLogs.size >= MAX_CONSOLE_LOGS) consoleLogs.removeAt(0)
                 consoleLogs.add(ConsoleLogEntry(level, message, source, line))
             }
+            NappletBrowserContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME -> {
+                val data = msg.data ?: return true
+                val bytes = data.getByteArray(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_BYTES) ?: return true
+                onMagnifierFrame?.invoke(
+                    MagnifierFrame(
+                        bytes = bytes,
+                        width = data.getInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_W),
+                        height = data.getInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_H),
+                        captureMs = data.getDouble(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS),
+                        requestStampNanos = data.getLong(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T),
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
@@ -246,6 +267,22 @@ class EmbeddedWebAppController(
 
     override fun sendImeOp(json: String) = send(NappletBrowserContract.MSG_IME_OP) { putString(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD, json) }
 
+    // Stamp the client send time so the reply can be matched / stale frames dropped (same-process clock).
+    override fun requestMagnifier(
+        surfaceX: Float,
+        surfaceY: Float,
+        boxWidthPx: Int,
+        boxHeightPx: Int,
+        zoom: Float,
+    ) = send(NappletBrowserContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST) {
+        putFloat(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_X, surfaceX)
+        putFloat(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_Y, surfaceY)
+        putInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_W, boxWidthPx)
+        putInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_H, boxHeightPx)
+        putFloat(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_ZOOM, zoom)
+        putLong(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T, SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos())
+    }
+
     private fun parseImeEvent(payload: String): ImeEvent? {
         val o = runCatching { JSONObject(payload) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
         return when (o.optString("type")) {
@@ -273,6 +310,8 @@ class EmbeddedWebAppController(
                     text = o.optString("text", ""),
                     geometry = parseSelectionGeometry(o.optJSONObject("geom")),
                 )
+            "ime.scroll" -> ImeEvent.Scroll(active = o.optBoolean("active", false))
+            "ime.carettap" -> ImeEvent.CaretTap(geometry = parseSelectionGeometry(o.optJSONObject("geom")))
             else -> null
         }
     }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedImeBridge.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedImeBridge.kt
index 08526f460b..d0b55dc108 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedImeBridge.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedImeBridge.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ fun parseSelectionGeometry(o: JSONObject?): SelectionGeometry? {
         caretX = if (o.has("cx")) o.optDouble("cx").toFloat() else null,
         caretTop = if (o.has("ct")) o.optDouble("ct").toFloat() else null,
         caretBottom = if (o.has("cb")) o.optDouble("cb").toFloat() else null,
+        isRange = o.optBoolean("rng", false),
     )
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +90,24 @@ sealed interface ImeEvent {
         val text: String,
         val geometry: SelectionGeometry?,
     ) : ImeEvent
+
+    /**
+     * The embedded page started ([active] true) or finished ([active] false) scrolling. Host-drawn selection
+     * UI hides while scrolling (its geometry is stale mid-scroll) and reappears, repositioned, on settle —
+     * the shim re-reports geometry just before the `active=false` so the overlays land in the right place.
+     */
+    data class Scroll(
+        val active: Boolean,
+    ) : ImeEvent
+
+    /**
+     * The user tapped the focused field, placing a bare caret. Re-shows the insertion handle even when the
+     * tap didn't move the caret (so no [State] fired) — native shows the handle on every tap. [geometry]
+     * carries the caret rect. Gated host-side to non-empty fields, like `Editor`.
+     */
+    data class CaretTap(
+        val geometry: SelectionGeometry?,
+    ) : ImeEvent
 }
 
 /**
@@ -111,4 +130,8 @@ data class SelectionGeometry(
     val caretX: Float? = null,
     val caretTop: Float? = null,
     val caretBottom: Float? = null,
+    // True when this is an in-field *range* selection whose [startX]/[startBottom]/[endX]/[endBottom] are the
+    // real selection-endpoint feet (not the field-box placeholders). Lets the host hold the range geometry
+    // through Chrome's transient collapse-to-caret reports during the re-assert fight.
+    val isRange: Boolean = false,
 )
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifier.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifier.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4762f77ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifier.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.Image
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.border
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.absoluteOffset
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.shadow
+import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.ImageBitmap
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.DpSize
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntSize
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
+
+/**
+ * Hoisted state for the embedded-surface selection loupe (magnifier #4). The bubble shows a magnified,
+ * live slice of the page captured in the `:napplet` provider (host-side `PixelCopy` can't read the sandbox
+ * surface — see [EmbeddedMagnifierProbe]). While a caret/selection handle is dragged, [anchorPx] tracks the
+ * drag point in this layer's px (so the bubble follows smoothly even between captures) and [image] is the
+ * latest decoded frame. Throttle bookkeeping ([lastRequestUptimeMs]/[awaitingFrame]) lives here too but is
+ * intentionally NOT Compose state — it must not trigger recomposition.
+ */
+class MagnifierUiState {
+    var visible by mutableStateOf(false)
+    var anchorPx by mutableStateOf(Offset.Zero)
+    var image by mutableStateOf<ImageBitmap?>(null)
+
+    var lastRequestUptimeMs: Long = 0L
+    var awaitingFrame: Boolean = false
+
+    fun hide() {
+        visible = false
+        image = null
+        awaitingFrame = false
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The loupe bubble: a rounded, elevated rectangle showing [MagnifierUiState.image], floated above the drag
+ * point and centered on it horizontally, clamped inside [layerSize]. Like Android's `Magnifier`, it sits a
+ * little above the finger; if there's no room above (drag near the top), it flips below. Nothing is drawn
+ * until there's a frame to show.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun Magnifier(
+    state: MagnifierUiState,
+    layerSize: IntSize,
+    bubbleSize: DpSize,
+) {
+    if (!state.visible) return
+    val img = state.image ?: return
+    val density = LocalDensity.current
+    val wPx = with(density) { bubbleSize.width.toPx() }
+    val hPx = with(density) { bubbleSize.height.toPx() }
+    val gapPx = with(density) { 28.dp.toPx() }
+
+    val left = (state.anchorPx.x - wPx / 2f).coerceIn(0f, (layerSize.width - wPx).coerceAtLeast(0f))
+    val above = state.anchorPx.y - hPx - gapPx
+    val top = if (above >= 0f) above else state.anchorPx.y + gapPx
+
+    val shape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp)
+    Box(
+        Modifier
+            .absoluteOffset { IntOffset(left.roundToInt(), top.roundToInt()) }
+            .size(bubbleSize)
+            .shadow(8.dp, shape)
+            .clip(shape)
+            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface)
+            .border(1.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant, shape),
+    ) {
+        // The captured frame is built so its px size ≈ the bubble's px size (source rect = bubble / zoom,
+        // provider scaled by zoom), so FillBounds maps it 1:1 without distortion.
+        Image(
+            bitmap = img,
+            contentDescription = null,
+            contentScale = ContentScale.FillBounds,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifierProbe.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifierProbe.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8729500c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedMagnifierProbe.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed
+
+/**
+ * Magnifier (#4) capture path — see `amethyst/plans/2026-06-25-embed-text-selection-native-parity.md`.
+ *
+ * Host-side `PixelCopy` of the sandboxed surface returns `ERROR_SOURCE_NO_DATA` (the WebView pixels live in a
+ * child SurfaceControl the host never draws into), so the selection loupe's content must be captured INSIDE
+ * the keyless `:napplet` provider — where the WebView is a real in-window view with real pixels — and shipped
+ * back over the Messenger channel. A controller whose surface can produce such captures implements this;
+ * [EmbeddedTabLayer] discovers it by `as?` cast, mirroring how it treats [EmbeddedImeBridge].
+ */
+interface EmbeddedMagnifierProbe {
+    /** A captured loupe frame arrived from the provider. */
+    var onMagnifierFrame: ((MagnifierFrame) -> Unit)?
+
+    /**
+     * Ask the provider for a zoomed slice of the live page centered on ([surfaceX], [surfaceY]) in surface px
+     * (which equal the remote WebView's view px — the SCVH surface is 1:1 with the SandboxedSdkView).
+     * [boxWidthPx]×[boxHeightPx] is the source rectangle; the returned image is that, scaled by [zoom].
+     */
+    fun requestMagnifier(
+        surfaceX: Float,
+        surfaceY: Float,
+        boxWidthPx: Int,
+        boxHeightPx: Int,
+        zoom: Float,
+    )
+}
+
+/**
+ * A loupe frame returned by the provider: a PNG ([bytes]) of [width]×[height], plus timing — [captureMs] is
+ * the provider-side draw+encode cost and [requestStampNanos] echoes the client's send stamp so out-of-order
+ * frames can be dropped.
+ */
+data class MagnifierFrame(
+    val bytes: ByteArray,
+    val width: Int,
+    val height: Int,
+    val captureMs: Double,
+    val requestStampNanos: Long,
+) {
+    override fun equals(other: Any?) = this === other
+
+    override fun hashCode() = System.identityHashCode(this)
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedSelectionDrag.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedSelectionDrag.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c33e9712d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedSelectionDrag.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+
+/**
+ * Process-level flag: true while the user is dragging a selection/caret handle over an embedded surface.
+ *
+ * The left navigation drawer's edge-swipe-to-open competes with a handle drag near the left edge (and with
+ * the [auto-scroll][EmbeddedTabLayer] edge drag), opening the drawer mid-drag. The drawer reads this to
+ * suspend its gesture while a handle is held. Kept out of the API-gated [EmbeddedTabHost] so non-R UI (the
+ * drawer) can read it without a version guard; [EmbeddedTabLayer] is the only writer.
+ */
+object EmbeddedSelectionDrag {
+    var dragging by mutableStateOf(false)
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedTabLayer.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedTabLayer.kt
index b0df00d15f..2b5e3e33de 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedTabLayer.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/EmbeddedTabLayer.kt
@@ -23,15 +23,19 @@ package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed
 import android.content.ClipData
 import android.content.ClipboardManager
 import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.os.Build
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
 import androidx.compose.foundation.Canvas
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.awaitEachGesture
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.awaitFirstDown
 import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.detectDragGestures
-import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.detectTapGestures
+import androidx.compose.foundation.gestures.waitForUpOrCancellation
 import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ExperimentalLayoutApi
@@ -62,11 +66,15 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Rect
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Path
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.asImageBitmap
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.positionChangeIgnoreConsumed
+import androidx.compose.ui.layout.Layout
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.onGloballyPositioned
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.positionInWindow
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.DpSize
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntOffset
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.IntSize
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -79,6 +87,31 @@ import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 // How far off-screen a parked (inactive) warm tab is shifted — well past any real screen width.
 private val OFFSCREEN_SHIFT = 10_000.dp
 
+// Per-drag-move auto-scroll step (CSS px) when a handle is dragged into the surface's top/bottom edge zone.
+private const val AUTOSCROLL_STEP_CSS = 40.0
+
+/**
+ * Drives the selection loupe from a handle drag: [active] shows/hides the bubble, [fingerLayerPx] is the
+ * drag point in the tab layer's px (where the bubble floats), and ([surfaceX], [surfaceY]) is the same point
+ * in surface px (what the provider captures around). Called on drag start/move with `true`, on end with `false`.
+ */
+private typealias OnMagnify = (active: Boolean, fingerLayerPx: Offset, surfaceX: Float, surfaceY: Float) -> Unit
+
+/** Sends a CSS-px positional IME op (caret move / selection extend) to the page; [edge] is null for a caret move. */
+private fun EmbeddedImeBridge.sendFieldOp(
+    type: String,
+    edge: String?,
+    cssX: Float,
+    cssY: Float,
+) = sendImeOp(
+    JSONObject()
+        .put("type", type)
+        .apply { if (edge != null) put("edge", edge) }
+        .put("x", cssX.toDouble())
+        .put("y", cssY.toDouble())
+        .toString(),
+)
+
 /**
  * The persistent surface layer: a full-window overlay (mounted once in the app shell, below the
  * navigation drawer and dialogs) that renders **every** warm embedded session's [SandboxedSdkView] and
@@ -295,47 +328,45 @@ fun EmbeddedTabLayer(barFavoriteIds: List<String>) {
         val context = LocalContext.current
         val imeBridge = EmbeddedTabHost.sessions.firstOrNull { it.id == activeId }?.controller as? EmbeddedImeBridge
         val imeView = remember { RemoteImeView(context) }
-        // The embedded WebView can't show Chrome's copy/paste toolbar in its cross-process surface, so when
-        // the page has a non-empty selection we show our own here, over the page, and route its actions to
-        // the hidden EditText (which mirrors the selection) — see [RemoteImeView.onRangeSelectionChanged].
-        var showSelectionToolbar by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-        var fieldGeometry by remember { mutableStateOf<SelectionGeometry?>(null) }
-        // Insertion (cursor) handle visibility: shown when a tap places/moves a bare caret, hidden while
-        // typing — like Android. A caret-bearing geometry update means a tap; an edit means typing.
-        var showInsertionHandle by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-        var pageSelection by remember { mutableStateOf<ImeEvent.PageSelection?>(null) }
+        // The embedded WebView can't show Chrome's copy/paste toolbar or selection handles in its cross-process
+        // surface, so we draw our own over the page and route actions through the hidden EditText (which mirrors
+        // the selection). All the show/hide state lives in one [SelectionUiState] so the rules — toolbar hides
+        // while dragging or scrolling, handles hide while scrolling — are expressed in one place.
+        val sel = remember { SelectionUiState() }
         DisposableEffect(imeBridge) {
             imeView.bind(imeBridge)
-            imeView.onRangeSelectionChanged = { showSelectionToolbar = it }
-            imeView.onEdited = { showInsertionHandle = false }
+            imeView.onRangeSelectionChanged = { sel.onFieldRangeToggle(it) }
+            imeView.onEdited = { sel.onEdited() }
             imeBridge?.onImeEvent = { event ->
                 when (event) {
                     is ImeEvent.Focus -> {
                         imeView.onPageFocus(event)
-                        event.geometry?.let { fieldGeometry = it }
-                        if (event.geometry?.caretX != null) showInsertionHandle = true
+                        // A field took focus → the browser dropped any page-text selection; clear its overlay so
+                        // the stale page handles/Copy bar don't sit above (and steal drags from) the field UI.
+                        sel.onPageSelection(null)
+                        // Cancel any in-flight scroll-hide from the page phase: otherwise the field's own
+                        // selection-reveal scrolls keep it armed and the new field handles/toolbar never appear.
+                        sel.scrolling = false
+                        sel.onFieldGeometry(event.geometry, event.text.isNotEmpty())
                     }
                     ImeEvent.Blur -> {
                         imeView.onPageBlur()
-                        fieldGeometry = null
-                        showInsertionHandle = false
+                        sel.onBlur()
                     }
                     is ImeEvent.State -> {
                         imeView.onPageState(event)
-                        event.geometry?.let { fieldGeometry = it }
-                        if (event.geometry?.caretX != null) showInsertionHandle = true
+                        sel.onFieldGeometry(event.geometry, event.text.isNotEmpty())
                     }
-                    is ImeEvent.PageSelection -> pageSelection = event.takeIf { it.active }
+                    is ImeEvent.PageSelection -> sel.onPageSelection(event.takeIf { it.active })
+                    is ImeEvent.Scroll -> sel.scrolling = event.active
+                    is ImeEvent.CaretTap -> sel.onCaretTap(event.geometry)
                 }
             }
             onDispose {
                 imeBridge?.onImeEvent = null
                 imeView.onRangeSelectionChanged = null
                 imeView.onEdited = null
-                showSelectionToolbar = false
-                fieldGeometry = null
-                showInsertionHandle = false
-                pageSelection = null
+                sel.reset()
                 imeView.onPageBlur()
                 imeView.bind(null)
             }
@@ -352,118 +383,209 @@ fun EmbeddedTabLayer(barFavoriteIds: List<String>) {
             )
         }
 
-        // Input-field selection: cut/copy/paste/select-all routed to the hidden EditText. The DOM exposes no
-        // rect for a selection *inside* an input, so we anchor the bar above the field box (reported by the
-        // shim), falling back to the top of the tab if the field geometry is missing.
-        if (showSelectionToolbar && bounds.width > 0f && bounds.height > 0f) {
-            val fg = fieldGeometry
-            val items =
-                listOf(
-                    "Cut" to {
-                        imeView.cutSelection()
-                        Unit
-                    },
-                    "Copy" to {
-                        imeView.copySelection()
-                        Unit
-                    },
-                    "Paste" to {
-                        imeView.pasteClipboard()
-                        Unit
-                    },
-                    "Select all" to {
-                        imeView.selectAllText()
-                        Unit
-                    },
-                )
-            val originX = bounds.left - layerOrigin.x
-            val originY = bounds.top - layerOrigin.y
-            val toolbarH = with(density) { 44.dp.toPx() }
-            val gap = with(density) { 8.dp.toPx() }
-            if (fg != null && fg.viewportWidth > 0f) {
-                val scale = bounds.width / fg.viewportWidth
-                val topPx = originY + fg.top * scale
-                val toolbarY = if (topPx - toolbarH - gap > originY) topPx - toolbarH - gap else originY + fg.bottom * scale + gap
-                EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(
-                    items = items,
-                    centerXpx = originX + ((fg.left + fg.right) / 2f) * scale,
-                    topYpx = toolbarY,
-                )
-            } else {
-                EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(
-                    items = items,
-                    centerXpx = originX + bounds.width / 2f,
-                    topYpx = originY + gap,
-                )
+        // Native-style auto-hide: the insertion handle disappears after a few seconds of inactivity; the next
+        // caret tap re-emits geometry and re-shows it. A drag keeps it alive (dragging gate) so it never
+        // vanishes mid-drag; the key re-arms whenever the caret moves.
+        val caretForTimeout = sel.insertionHandle
+        LaunchedEffect(caretForTimeout, sel.dragging) {
+            if (caretForTimeout != null && !sel.dragging) {
+                delay(4_000)
+                sel.hideCaret()
             }
         }
 
+        // Selection loupe (magnifier #4): while a caret/selection handle is dragged, show a magnified live
+        // slice of the page. Host-side PixelCopy can't read the sandbox surface (ERROR_SOURCE_NO_DATA), so the
+        // pixels are captured in the `:napplet` provider and shipped back here (see [EmbeddedMagnifierProbe]).
+        // The handles report the drag point via [onMagnify]; we track it for the bubble position and ask the
+        // provider for frames, throttled to one in flight (with a 100 ms timeout) so a fast drag can't flood
+        // the IPC channel. The bubble follows the finger every move; the bitmap refreshes as frames land.
+        val magProbe = imeBridge as? EmbeddedMagnifierProbe
+        val magnifier = remember { MagnifierUiState() }
+        val magBubble = DpSize(132.dp, 74.dp)
+        val magZoom = 1.5f
+        // Source rect (surface px) = bubble px / zoom, so the provider-scaled frame lands ≈ bubble-sized.
+        val magSrcW = with(density) { (magBubble.width.toPx() / magZoom).roundToInt() }
+        val magSrcH = with(density) { (magBubble.height.toPx() / magZoom).roundToInt() }
+        DisposableEffect(magProbe) {
+            magProbe?.onMagnifierFrame = { frame ->
+                if (magnifier.visible) {
+                    magnifier.awaitingFrame = false
+                    BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(frame.bytes, 0, frame.bytes.size)?.let { magnifier.image = it.asImageBitmap() }
+                }
+            }
+            onDispose {
+                magProbe?.onMagnifierFrame = null
+                magnifier.hide()
+            }
+        }
+        // Auto-scroll (#9): while dragging a handle near the surface's top/bottom edge, nudge the embedded
+        // content so the selection can keep extending past the viewport — like Android. We scroll on each
+        // drag-move that's in the edge zone (the finger is usually still micro-moving); the shim keeps the
+        // overlays up during this programmatic scroll and re-reports geometry so they track.
+        val edgeZonePx = with(density) { 56.dp.toPx() }
+        val onMagnify: OnMagnify = { active, fingerPx, surfaceX, surfaceY ->
+            // Drives the loupe, the toolbar-hide-while-dragging rule (and the dragged handle hides itself
+            // locally), edge auto-scroll, and suspending the nav drawer's edge swipe — one drag lifecycle.
+            sel.dragging = active
+            EmbeddedSelectionDrag.dragging = active
+            if (active && bounds.height > 0f) {
+                val oy = bounds.top - layerOrigin.y
+                val dy =
+                    when {
+                        fingerPx.y < oy + edgeZonePx -> -AUTOSCROLL_STEP_CSS
+                        fingerPx.y > oy + bounds.height - edgeZonePx -> AUTOSCROLL_STEP_CSS
+                        else -> 0.0
+                    }
+                if (dy != 0.0) imeBridge?.sendImeOp(JSONObject().put("type", "ime.autoscroll").put("dy", dy).toString())
+            }
+            if (!active || magProbe == null) {
+                magnifier.hide()
+            } else {
+                magnifier.visible = true
+                magnifier.anchorPx = fingerPx
+                val nowMs = SystemClock.uptimeMillis()
+                if (!magnifier.awaitingFrame || nowMs - magnifier.lastRequestUptimeMs > 100L) {
+                    magnifier.awaitingFrame = true
+                    magnifier.lastRequestUptimeMs = nowMs
+                    magProbe.requestMagnifier(surfaceX, surfaceY, magSrcW, magSrcH, magZoom)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        val originX = bounds.left - layerOrigin.x
+        val originY = bounds.top - layerOrigin.y
+        val haveBounds = bounds.width > 0f && bounds.height > 0f
+
+        // In-field (<input>/<textarea>) range selection: cut/copy/paste/select-all routed to the hidden
+        // EditText, plus draggable start/end handles (drag → `ime.fieldextend`). The toolbar hides while a
+        // handle is dragged or the page scrolls; the handles hide only while scrolling.
+        val fieldItems =
+            listOf(
+                "Cut" to {
+                    imeView.cutSelection()
+                    Unit
+                },
+                "Copy" to {
+                    imeView.copySelection()
+                    Unit
+                },
+                "Paste" to {
+                    imeView.pasteClipboard()
+                    Unit
+                },
+                "Select all" to {
+                    imeView.selectAllText()
+                    Unit
+                },
+            )
+        val fieldHandles = sel.fieldHandles
+        if (haveBounds && fieldHandles != null) {
+            RangeSelectionOverlay(
+                geometry = fieldHandles,
+                surfaceOriginX = originX,
+                surfaceOriginY = originY,
+                scale = bounds.width / fieldHandles.viewportWidth,
+                showToolbar = sel.fieldToolbar != null,
+                toolbarItems = fieldItems,
+                onMagnify = onMagnify,
+                onExtend = { edge, cssX, cssY -> imeBridge?.sendFieldOp("ime.fieldextend", edge, cssX, cssY) },
+            )
+        } else if (haveBounds && sel.fieldToolbar != null) {
+            // Authoritative range but no geometry yet → a centered fallback toolbar (no handles).
+            EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(items = fieldItems, centerXpx = originX + bounds.width / 2f, topYpx = originY + with(density) { 8.dp.toPx() })
+        }
+
         // Bare caret in a field (no range): a draggable insertion handle under the cursor, like Android's.
-        val fgCaret = fieldGeometry
-        if (showInsertionHandle && !showSelectionToolbar && fgCaret?.caretX != null && fgCaret.caretBottom != null &&
-            fgCaret.viewportWidth > 0f && bounds.width > 0f && bounds.height > 0f
-        ) {
-            val scale = bounds.width / fgCaret.viewportWidth
-            val originX = bounds.left - layerOrigin.x
-            val originY = bounds.top - layerOrigin.y
+        val caretGeom = sel.insertionHandle
+        if (haveBounds && caretGeom?.caretX != null && caretGeom.caretBottom != null) {
+            val scale = bounds.width / caretGeom.viewportWidth
+            // Half the caret's line height (layer px), so the loupe capture centers on the text line.
+            val caretLineHalf =
+                (((caretGeom.caretTop?.let { caretGeom.caretBottom - it }) ?: 0f) * scale / 2f)
+                    .coerceIn(0f, with(density) { 28.dp.toPx() })
             InsertionHandle(
-                tipPx = Offset(originX + fgCaret.caretX * scale, originY + fgCaret.caretBottom * scale),
+                tipPx = Offset(originX + caretGeom.caretX * scale, originY + caretGeom.caretBottom * scale),
                 surfaceOriginX = originX,
                 surfaceOriginY = originY,
                 scale = scale,
-                onDragTo = { cssX, cssY ->
-                    imeBridge?.sendImeOp(
-                        JSONObject()
-                            .put("type", "ime.caretmove")
-                            .put("x", cssX.toDouble())
-                            .put("y", cssY.toDouble())
-                            .toString(),
-                    )
-                },
+                lineHalfPx = caretLineHalf,
+                onMagnify = onMagnify,
+                onTap = { sel.toggleInsertionPopup() },
+                onDragTo = { cssX, cssY -> imeBridge?.sendFieldOp("ime.caretmove", null, cssX, cssY) },
             )
         }
 
-        // Plain page-text selection: a Copy bar positioned over the selection + a drag handle at each end.
-        val pageSel = pageSelection
-        val geom = pageSel?.geometry
-        if (geom != null && geom.viewportWidth > 0f && bounds.width > 0f && bounds.height > 0f) {
-            PageSelectionOverlay(
-                geometry = geom,
-                surfaceOriginX = bounds.left - layerOrigin.x,
-                surfaceOriginY = bounds.top - layerOrigin.y,
-                scale = bounds.width / geom.viewportWidth,
-                onCopy = {
-                    val clipboard = context.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
-                    clipboard.setPrimaryClip(ClipData.newPlainText("selection", pageSel.text))
-                },
-                onExtend = { edge, cssX, cssY ->
-                    imeBridge?.sendImeOp(
-                        JSONObject()
-                            .put("type", "ime.pageextend")
-                            .put("edge", edge)
-                            .put("x", cssX.toDouble())
-                            .put("y", cssY.toDouble())
-                            .toString(),
-                    )
-                },
+        // Tapping the bare insertion handle opens a small Paste / Select-all popup above the caret (native).
+        val popupCaret = sel.insertionPopupAt
+        if (haveBounds && popupCaret?.caretX != null && popupCaret.caretTop != null) {
+            val scale = bounds.width / popupCaret.viewportWidth
+            val gap = with(density) { 8.dp.toPx() }
+            val toolbarH = with(density) { 44.dp.toPx() }
+            val caretTopPx = originY + popupCaret.caretTop * scale
+            val caretBottomPx = originY + (popupCaret.caretBottom ?: popupCaret.caretTop) * scale
+            val topY = if (caretTopPx - toolbarH - gap > originY) caretTopPx - toolbarH - gap else caretBottomPx + gap
+            EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(
+                items =
+                    listOf(
+                        "Paste" to {
+                            imeView.pasteClipboard()
+                            sel.hideInsertionPopup()
+                        },
+                        "Select all" to {
+                            imeView.selectAllText()
+                            sel.hideInsertionPopup()
+                        },
+                    ),
+                centerXpx = originX + popupCaret.caretX * scale,
+                topYpx = topY,
             )
         }
+
+        // Plain page-text selection: a Copy bar over the selection + a drag handle at each end (same rules).
+        val pageHandles = sel.pageHandles
+        val pageSel = sel.pageSelection
+        if (haveBounds && pageHandles != null && pageSel != null) {
+            RangeSelectionOverlay(
+                geometry = pageHandles,
+                surfaceOriginX = originX,
+                surfaceOriginY = originY,
+                scale = bounds.width / pageHandles.viewportWidth,
+                showToolbar = sel.pageToolbar != null,
+                toolbarItems =
+                    listOf(
+                        "Copy" to {
+                            val clipboard = context.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE) as ClipboardManager
+                            clipboard.setPrimaryClip(ClipData.newPlainText("selection", pageSel.text))
+                            Unit
+                        },
+                    ),
+                onMagnify = onMagnify,
+                onExtend = { edge, cssX, cssY -> imeBridge?.sendFieldOp("ime.pageextend", edge, cssX, cssY) },
+            )
+        }
+
+        // The loupe sits above everything else, following the active handle/caret drag.
+        Magnifier(magnifier, layerSize, magBubble)
     }
 }
 
 /**
- * Host-drawn selection overlay for a plain page-text selection: a Copy bar above the selection plus a
- * draggable handle at each end. [geometry] is in the page's CSS px; [scale] and the surface origin map those
- * to this layer's px. Dragging a handle reports the new CSS-px target via [onExtend], which the shim turns
- * into a selection extension; the resulting geometry update repositions everything.
+ * Host-drawn selection overlay shared by in-field (`<input>`/`<textarea>`) and plain page-text selections:
+ * a floating toolbar above the selection (only when [showToolbar] — it's hidden mid-drag) plus a draggable
+ * handle at each end. [geometry] is in the page's CSS px; [scale] and the surface origin map those to this
+ * layer's px. Dragging a handle reports the new CSS-px target via [onExtend], which the shim turns into a
+ * selection extension; the resulting geometry update repositions everything.
  */
 @Composable
-private fun PageSelectionOverlay(
+private fun RangeSelectionOverlay(
     geometry: SelectionGeometry,
     surfaceOriginX: Float,
     surfaceOriginY: Float,
     scale: Float,
-    onCopy: () -> Unit,
+    showToolbar: Boolean,
+    toolbarItems: List<Pair<String, () -> Unit>>,
+    onMagnify: OnMagnify?,
     onExtend: (edge: String, cssX: Float, cssY: Float) -> Unit,
 ) {
     val density = LocalDensity.current
@@ -472,19 +594,24 @@ private fun PageSelectionOverlay(
 
     fun mapY(css: Float) = surfaceOriginY + css * scale
 
-    val toolbarH = with(density) { 44.dp.toPx() }
-    val gap = with(density) { 8.dp.toPx() }
-    val topPx = mapY(geometry.top)
-    val toolbarY = if (topPx - toolbarH - gap > surfaceOriginY) topPx - toolbarH - gap else mapY(geometry.bottom) + gap
+    if (showToolbar) {
+        val toolbarH = with(density) { 44.dp.toPx() }
+        val gap = with(density) { 8.dp.toPx() }
+        val topPx = mapY(geometry.top)
+        val toolbarY = if (topPx - toolbarH - gap > surfaceOriginY) topPx - toolbarH - gap else mapY(geometry.bottom) + gap
+        EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(
+            items = toolbarItems,
+            centerXpx = mapX((geometry.left + geometry.right) / 2f),
+            topYpx = toolbarY,
+        )
+    }
 
-    EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(
-        items = listOf("Copy" to onCopy),
-        centerXpx = mapX((geometry.left + geometry.right) / 2f),
-        topYpx = toolbarY,
-    )
-
-    SelectionHandle(Offset(mapX(geometry.startX), mapY(geometry.startBottom)), isStart = true, surfaceOriginX, surfaceOriginY, scale) { x, y -> onExtend("start", x, y) }
-    SelectionHandle(Offset(mapX(geometry.endX), mapY(geometry.endBottom)), isStart = false, surfaceOriginX, surfaceOriginY, scale) { x, y -> onExtend("end", x, y) }
+    // Half the selection's line height (layer px), clamped — the bounding box spans every selected line, so
+    // cap it at a sane single-line height so the loupe centers on the dragged endpoint's line, not the middle
+    // of a tall multi-line box.
+    val lineHalfPx = ((geometry.bottom - geometry.top) * scale / 2f).coerceAtMost(with(density) { 24.dp.toPx() })
+    SelectionHandle(Offset(mapX(geometry.startX), mapY(geometry.startBottom)), isStart = true, surfaceOriginX, surfaceOriginY, scale, lineHalfPx, onMagnify) { x, y -> onExtend("start", x, y) }
+    SelectionHandle(Offset(mapX(geometry.endX), mapY(geometry.endBottom)), isStart = false, surfaceOriginX, surfaceOriginY, scale, lineHalfPx, onMagnify) { x, y -> onExtend("end", x, y) }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -500,14 +627,25 @@ private fun SelectionHandle(
     surfaceOriginX: Float,
     surfaceOriginY: Float,
     scale: Float,
+    lineHalfPx: Float,
+    onMagnify: OnMagnify?,
     onDragTo: (cssX: Float, cssY: Float) -> Unit,
 ) {
     val sizeDp = 22.dp
     val sizePx = with(LocalDensity.current) { sizeDp.toPx() }
     val color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
     val currentTip by rememberUpdatedState(tipPx)
+    val currentMagnify by rememberUpdatedState(onMagnify)
     var dragTip by remember { mutableStateOf<Offset?>(null) }
     val tip = dragTip ?: tipPx
+
+    // Loupe capture: X follows the finger, Y is locked to the authoritative endpoint's line ([currentTip] is
+    // the foot, so lift by half the line height) — so the bubble shows the line being edited, not wherever the
+    // finger drifts vertically.
+    fun magnify(
+        fingerPx: Offset,
+        active: Boolean = true,
+    ) = currentMagnify?.invoke(active, fingerPx, fingerPx.x - surfaceOriginX, currentTip.y - surfaceOriginY - lineHalfPx)
     // Place the box so its pointed corner lands on the tip: start = top-right corner, end = top-left corner.
     val boxLeft = if (isStart) tip.x - sizePx else tip.x
     Box(
@@ -516,35 +654,48 @@ private fun SelectionHandle(
             .size(sizeDp)
             .pointerInput(Unit) {
                 detectDragGestures(
-                    onDragStart = { dragTip = currentTip },
+                    onDragStart = {
+                        dragTip = currentTip
+                        magnify(currentTip)
+                    },
                     onDrag = { change, delta ->
                         change.consume()
                         val np = (dragTip ?: currentTip) + delta
                         dragTip = np
                         onDragTo((np.x - surfaceOriginX) / scale, (np.y - surfaceOriginY) / scale)
+                        magnify(np)
+                    },
+                    onDragEnd = {
+                        dragTip = null
+                        magnify(Offset.Zero, active = false)
+                    },
+                    onDragCancel = {
+                        dragTip = null
+                        magnify(Offset.Zero, active = false)
                     },
-                    onDragEnd = { dragTip = null },
-                    onDragCancel = { dragTip = null },
                 )
             },
     ) {
-        Canvas(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
-            val d = size.minDimension
-            val path =
-                Path().apply {
-                    if (isStart) {
-                        moveTo(d, 0f)
-                        lineTo(d, d / 2f)
-                        arcTo(Rect(0f, 0f, d, d), 0f, 270f, false)
-                        close()
-                    } else {
-                        moveTo(0f, 0f)
-                        lineTo(0f, d / 2f)
-                        arcTo(Rect(0f, 0f, d, d), 180f, -270f, false)
-                        close()
+        // Hide the teardrop while THIS handle is being dragged — the loupe stands in for it, like Android.
+        if (dragTip == null) {
+            Canvas(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+                val d = size.minDimension
+                val path =
+                    Path().apply {
+                        if (isStart) {
+                            moveTo(d, 0f)
+                            lineTo(d, d / 2f)
+                            arcTo(Rect(0f, 0f, d, d), 0f, 270f, false)
+                            close()
+                        } else {
+                            moveTo(0f, 0f)
+                            lineTo(0f, d / 2f)
+                            arcTo(Rect(0f, 0f, d, d), 180f, -270f, false)
+                            close()
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-            drawPath(path, color)
+                drawPath(path, color)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -560,6 +711,9 @@ private fun InsertionHandle(
     surfaceOriginX: Float,
     surfaceOriginY: Float,
     scale: Float,
+    lineHalfPx: Float,
+    onMagnify: OnMagnify?,
+    onTap: () -> Unit,
     onDragTo: (cssX: Float, cssY: Float) -> Unit,
 ) {
     val density = LocalDensity.current
@@ -567,6 +721,16 @@ private fun InsertionHandle(
     val hPx = wPx * 1.4f
     val color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
     val currentTip by rememberUpdatedState(tipPx)
+    val currentMagnify by rememberUpdatedState(onMagnify)
+    val currentTap by rememberUpdatedState(onTap)
+
+    // Loupe capture: X follows the finger, Y is locked to the authoritative caret's line ([currentTip] is the
+    // caret foot, so lift by half the line height) — so the bubble shows the edited line, not wherever the
+    // finger drifts vertically (e.g. a diagonal drag in a textarea).
+    fun magnify(
+        fingerPx: Offset,
+        active: Boolean = true,
+    ) = currentMagnify?.invoke(active, fingerPx, fingerPx.x - surfaceOriginX, currentTip.y - surfaceOriginY - lineHalfPx)
     // Track the finger separately from what we draw: the handle renders at the AUTHORITATIVE caret (tipPx,
     // which snaps to a character position as the move round-trips through the shim), while the finger drives
     // the move. So the handle stays glued to the line/text and clamps to the field instead of trailing off.
@@ -575,33 +739,62 @@ private fun InsertionHandle(
         Modifier
             .absoluteOffset { IntOffset((tipPx.x - wPx / 2f).roundToInt(), tipPx.y.roundToInt()) }
             .size(with(density) { wPx.toDp() }, with(density) { hPx.toDp() })
+            // One unified gesture so a TAP (toggle the Paste/Select-All popup) and a DRAG (move the caret)
+            // don't fight each other. We consume the down so the tap never bleeds to the surface (which would
+            // place a caret there and dismiss the popup we're opening).
             .pointerInput(Unit) {
-                detectDragGestures(
-                    onDragStart = { fingerPx = currentTip },
-                    onDrag = { change, delta ->
-                        change.consume()
-                        val np = (fingerPx ?: currentTip) + delta
-                        fingerPx = np
-                        onDragTo((np.x - surfaceOriginX) / scale, (np.y - surfaceOriginY) / scale)
-                    },
-                    onDragEnd = { fingerPx = null },
-                    onDragCancel = { fingerPx = null },
-                )
+                awaitEachGesture {
+                    val down = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false)
+                    down.consume()
+                    var dragging = false
+                    var fp = currentTip
+                    while (true) {
+                        val change = awaitPointerEvent().changes.firstOrNull() ?: break
+                        if (!change.pressed) {
+                            if (!dragging) {
+                                currentTap()
+                            } else {
+                                fingerPx = null
+                                magnify(Offset.Zero, active = false)
+                            }
+                            break
+                        }
+                        if (!dragging && (change.position - down.position).getDistance() > viewConfiguration.touchSlop) {
+                            dragging = true
+                            fp = currentTip
+                            magnify(currentTip)
+                        }
+                        if (dragging) {
+                            // Read the delta BEFORE consuming: positionChange() returns Offset.Zero once the
+                            // change isConsumed, so consuming first (or the sandbox surface consuming the move in
+                            // an earlier pass) would freeze `fp` at the caret — the handle drags but the caret
+                            // never moves. positionChangeIgnoreConsumed() is immune to both.
+                            fp += change.positionChangeIgnoreConsumed()
+                            change.consume()
+                            fingerPx = fp
+                            onDragTo((fp.x - surfaceOriginX) / scale, (fp.y - surfaceOriginY) / scale)
+                            magnify(fp)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             },
     ) {
-        Canvas(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
-            val r = size.width / 2f
-            val cx = size.width / 2f
-            val cy = size.height - r
-            val path =
-                Path().apply {
-                    moveTo(cx, 0f)
-                    lineTo(cx + r, cy)
-                    arcTo(Rect(cx - r, cy - r, cx + r, cy + r), 0f, 180f, false)
-                    lineTo(cx, 0f)
-                    close()
-                }
-            drawPath(path, color)
+        // Hide the teardrop while dragging — the loupe stands in for it, like Android.
+        if (fingerPx == null) {
+            Canvas(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+                val r = size.width / 2f
+                val cx = size.width / 2f
+                val cy = size.height - r
+                val path =
+                    Path().apply {
+                        moveTo(cx, 0f)
+                        lineTo(cx + r, cy)
+                        arcTo(Rect(cx - r, cy - r, cx + r, cy + r), 0f, 180f, false)
+                        lineTo(cx, 0f)
+                        close()
+                    }
+                drawPath(path, color)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -619,32 +812,37 @@ private fun EmbeddedSelectionToolbar(
     centerXpx: Float,
     topYpx: Float,
 ) {
-    // Self-center: the toolbar's width depends on its items, so measure it and offset by half-width around
-    // the requested centre-x (a one-frame left-aligned flash before the first measurement is acceptable).
-    var widthPx by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
-    Surface(
-        modifier =
-            Modifier
-                .absoluteOffset { IntOffset((centerXpx - widthPx / 2f).roundToInt(), topYpx.roundToInt()) }
-                .onGloballyPositioned { widthPx = it.size.width },
-        shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),
-        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
-        border = BorderStroke(1.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant),
-        tonalElevation = 3.dp,
-        shadowElevation = 6.dp,
-    ) {
-        Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
-            items.forEachIndexed { i, (label, action) ->
-                if (i > 0) {
-                    Box(
-                        Modifier
-                            .width(1.dp)
-                            .height(20.dp)
-                            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant),
-                    )
+    // Center in a SINGLE layout pass: measure the bar, then place it at centerX − width/2. (The old
+    // measure-then-offset approach rendered it left-edge-at-centerX for one frame, so it visibly slid in
+    // from the right each time the bar was (re)composed.)
+    Layout(
+        content = {
+            Surface(
+                shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
+                border = BorderStroke(1.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant),
+                tonalElevation = 3.dp,
+                shadowElevation = 6.dp,
+            ) {
+                Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
+                    items.forEachIndexed { i, (label, action) ->
+                        if (i > 0) {
+                            Box(
+                                Modifier
+                                    .width(1.dp)
+                                    .height(20.dp)
+                                    .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant),
+                            )
+                        }
+                        SelectionToolbarItem(label, action)
+                    }
                 }
-                SelectionToolbarItem(label, action)
             }
+        },
+    ) { measurables, constraints ->
+        val bar = measurables.first().measure(constraints.copy(minWidth = 0, minHeight = 0))
+        layout(constraints.maxWidth, constraints.maxHeight) {
+            bar.place((centerXpx - bar.width / 2f).roundToInt(), topYpx.roundToInt())
         }
     }
 }
@@ -659,7 +857,17 @@ private fun SelectionToolbarItem(
         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         modifier =
             Modifier
-                .pointerInput(label) { detectTapGestures(onTap = { onClick() }) }
-                .padding(horizontal = 12.dp, vertical = 10.dp),
+                // Consume the DOWN (not just the up) so the tap never bleeds through to the embedded surface
+                // beneath — otherwise tapping the bar over non-editable page area blurs the field.
+                .pointerInput(label) {
+                    awaitEachGesture {
+                        awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false).consume()
+                        val up = waitForUpOrCancellation()
+                        if (up != null) {
+                            up.consume()
+                            onClick()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }.padding(horizontal = 12.dp, vertical = 10.dp),
     )
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/RemoteImeView.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/RemoteImeView.kt
index 6c2b8d0379..24adb7b84e 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/RemoteImeView.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/RemoteImeView.kt
@@ -121,6 +121,21 @@ class RemoteImeView(
     var onRangeSelectionChanged: ((Boolean) -> Unit)? = null
     private var hadRange = false
 
+    // Off-window Chrome abandons a selection by momentarily collapsing the caret to an endpoint, which we (or
+    // the page shim) re-assert right back — so the mirrored selection flickers range→caret→range within a few
+    // ms during a long-press/double-tap. The host-drawn handles/toolbar are gated on [hadRange], so reporting
+    // every flip blinks them off and back on, in lock-step with each collapse cycle. Native never shows that
+    // churn. So we DEFER the "range lost" signal by [RANGE_LOSS_DEBOUNCE_MS]: a re-assert that restores the
+    // range first cancels the pending hide, and only a selection that truly STAYS collapsed hides the overlays.
+    // Gaining a range is always reported immediately.
+    private val reportRangeLost =
+        Runnable {
+            if (selectionStart == selectionEnd && hadRange) {
+                hadRange = false
+                onRangeSelectionChanged?.invoke(false)
+            }
+        }
+
     /** Fired when the user edits text via the keyboard (not on programmatic page-state applies). The host
      *  hides the insertion handle while typing, the way Android does. */
     var onEdited: (() -> Unit)? = null
@@ -187,6 +202,7 @@ class RemoteImeView(
 
     /** The page field blurred: drop the keyboard. */
     fun onPageBlur() {
+        removeCallbacks(reportRangeLost)
         if (hadRange) {
             hadRange = false
             onRangeSelectionChanged?.invoke(false)
@@ -227,9 +243,18 @@ class RemoteImeView(
     ) {
         super.onSelectionChanged(selStart, selEnd)
         val isRange = selStart != selEnd
-        if (isRange != hadRange) {
-            hadRange = isRange
-            onRangeSelectionChanged?.invoke(isRange)
+        if (isRange) {
+            // A range is back (or still here): cancel any pending hide and show immediately.
+            removeCallbacks(reportRangeLost)
+            if (!hadRange) {
+                hadRange = true
+                onRangeSelectionChanged?.invoke(true)
+            }
+        } else if (hadRange) {
+            // Collapsed — but this may be Chrome's transient abandonment we're about to re-assert. Defer the
+            // hide; if the range returns within the window, the show branch above cancels this.
+            removeCallbacks(reportRangeLost)
+            postDelayed(reportRangeLost, RANGE_LOSS_DEBOUNCE_MS)
         }
         schedule()
     }
@@ -321,5 +346,10 @@ class RemoteImeView(
         // Wider than Chrome's ~600ms re-collapse interval so consecutive abandonments stay inside the window,
         // yet short enough that a deliberate user tap-to-collapse (well after the gesture) is accepted.
         private const val REASSERT_WINDOW_MS = 800L
+
+        // How long a collapse must persist before we hide the host-drawn selection overlays. The shim/host
+        // re-assert restores an abandonment collapse within a frame or two (one IPC hop), so this only needs to
+        // outlast that round-trip — comfortably short enough that a genuine tap-to-collapse still feels instant.
+        private const val RANGE_LOSS_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250L
     }
 }
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/SelectionUiState.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/SelectionUiState.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0012c48c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/embed/SelectionUiState.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Vitor Pamplona
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+ * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the
+ * Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed
+
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Stable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+
+/**
+ * Single source of truth for the host-drawn selection UI over an embedded surface. Folds together what used
+ * to be scattered booleans/geometries (`showSelectionToolbar`, `showInsertionHandle`, `fieldGeometry`,
+ * `rangeFieldGeometry`, `pageSelection`) so the show/hide rules are expressed in one place.
+ *
+ * Three mutually-exclusive selection contexts can be active: a bare caret in a field ([insertionGeometry]),
+ * a range inside an `<input>`/`<textarea>` ([fieldRange], gated by [fieldHasRange] — the authoritative
+ * "is there a selection" signal from the mirror [RemoteImeView]), or a plain page-text selection
+ * ([pageSelection]). [dragging] and [scrolling] are the transient modifiers:
+ *
+ * - **dragging** a handle/caret hides the floating toolbar (and the dragged handle hides itself while the
+ *   loupe stands in), matching Android; the other handle stays so you can see the live range.
+ * - **scrolling** hides every overlay (its geometry is stale mid-scroll); the shim re-reports geometry on
+ *   settle, then clears this, so they reappear in the right place.
+ */
+@Stable
+class SelectionUiState {
+    /** Latest field geometry; carries the caret rect when collapsed, positioning the insertion handle. */
+    var fieldGeometry by mutableStateOf<SelectionGeometry?>(null)
+        private set
+
+    /** Held in-field range geometry (real endpoint feet) — survives Chrome's transient collapse-to-caret. */
+    var fieldRange by mutableStateOf<SelectionGeometry?>(null)
+        private set
+
+    /** Authoritative "the field selection is a non-empty range", from the mirror EditText. */
+    var fieldHasRange by mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
+
+    /** A bare caret handle is showing — set by a tap-placed caret in non-empty text, cleared on typing/blur/timeout. */
+    var caretShown by mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
+
+    /**
+     * Whether the focused field currently has any text. Native (`Editor.onTouchUpEvent`) only offers the
+     * insertion handle when `text.length() > 0`, so an empty field never gets a draggable cursor handle
+     * (just the blinking caret). Gating on this is what stops the handle popping up on focus of an empty box.
+     */
+    var fieldHasText by mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
+
+    /** Plain page-text (non-editable) selection. */
+    var pageSelection by mutableStateOf<ImeEvent.PageSelection?>(null)
+        private set
+
+    /** A handle/caret is being dragged. */
+    var dragging by mutableStateOf(false)
+
+    /** The embedded surface is scrolling. */
+    var scrolling by mutableStateOf(false)
+
+    /** Tapping the bare insertion handle opens a small Paste/Select-All popup (native); tap-elsewhere closes it. */
+    var insertionPopup by mutableStateOf(false)
+        private set
+
+    private val insertionGeometry: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = fieldGeometry?.takeIf { it.caretX != null && it.caretBottom != null && it.viewportWidth > 0f }
+
+    // ---- derived visibility (read in composition; track the backing state) ----
+
+    val insertionHandle: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = if (caretShown && fieldHasText && !fieldHasRange && !scrolling) insertionGeometry else null
+
+    /** Geometry for the insertion-handle Paste/Select-All popup, or null when it shouldn't show. */
+    val insertionPopupAt: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = if (insertionPopup && !dragging) insertionHandle else null
+
+    val fieldHandles: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = if (fieldHasRange && !scrolling) fieldRange?.takeIf { it.viewportWidth > 0f } else null
+
+    val fieldToolbar: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = if (fieldHasRange && !dragging && !scrolling) (fieldRange ?: fieldGeometry) else null
+
+    private val pageGeom: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = pageSelection?.takeIf { it.active }?.geometry?.takeIf { it.viewportWidth > 0f }
+
+    val pageHandles: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = if (!scrolling) pageGeom else null
+
+    val pageToolbar: SelectionGeometry?
+        get() = if (!dragging && !scrolling) pageGeom else null
+
+    // ---- signal sinks ----
+
+    fun onFieldGeometry(
+        g: SelectionGeometry?,
+        hasText: Boolean,
+    ) {
+        fieldHasText = hasText
+        if (g == null) return
+        fieldGeometry = g
+        if (g.isRange) fieldRange = g
+        // Only a tap-placed caret in NON-empty text gets the handle — like native. (Typing suppresses the
+        // echo, so this fires for taps, not keystrokes; see RemoteImeView / shim __nappletIme guard.)
+        if (g.caretX != null && hasText) caretShown = true
+    }
+
+    /** From [RemoteImeView.onRangeSelectionChanged]: the field gained/lost a non-empty selection. */
+    fun onFieldRangeToggle(hasRange: Boolean) {
+        fieldHasRange = hasRange
+        if (!hasRange) fieldRange = null
+        if (hasRange) insertionPopup = false // a selection formed → no insertion popup
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The user tapped the focused field (placing a caret) — (re-)show the insertion handle even if the caret
+     * didn't move. Gated to non-empty text by the [insertionHandle] getter, exactly like native.
+     */
+    fun onCaretTap(g: SelectionGeometry?) {
+        if (g != null) fieldGeometry = g
+        caretShown = true
+        insertionPopup = false // a tap in the text dismisses the popup (and moves the caret)
+    }
+
+    /** The user typed: hide the insertion handle, like Android. */
+    fun onEdited() {
+        caretShown = false
+        insertionPopup = false
+    }
+
+    /** Native auto-hides the insertion handle after ~a few seconds of inactivity; a later tap re-shows it. */
+    fun hideCaret() {
+        caretShown = false
+        insertionPopup = false
+    }
+
+    /** Tap on the bare insertion handle toggles its Paste/Select-All popup. */
+    fun toggleInsertionPopup() {
+        insertionPopup = !insertionPopup
+    }
+
+    fun hideInsertionPopup() {
+        insertionPopup = false
+    }
+
+    fun onBlur() {
+        fieldGeometry = null
+        fieldRange = null
+        fieldHasRange = false
+        fieldHasText = false
+        caretShown = false
+        insertionPopup = false
+    }
+
+    fun onPageSelection(sel: ImeEvent.PageSelection?) {
+        pageSelection = sel
+    }
+
+    /** Full teardown when the active tab/controller changes. */
+    fun reset() {
+        onBlur()
+        pageSelection = null
+        dragging = false
+        scrolling = false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNostrAppController.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNostrAppController.kt
index a4198dd5db..c8e8e6f7c2 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNostrAppController.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNostrAppController.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.os.Message
 import android.os.Messenger
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.privacysandbox.ui.client.SandboxedUiAdapterFactory
 import androidx.privacysandbox.ui.client.view.SandboxedSdkView
@@ -39,8 +40,10 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.napplethost.NappletEmbedContract
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.napplethost.NappletHostContract
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedImeBridge
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedLoadStatus
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedMagnifierProbe
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedSurfaceController
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.ImeEvent
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.MagnifierFrame
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.parseSelectionGeometry
 import org.json.JSONObject
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong
@@ -60,7 +63,8 @@ class EmbeddedNostrAppController(
     private val appContext: Context,
     private val params: Bundle,
 ) : EmbeddedSurfaceController,
-    EmbeddedImeBridge {
+    EmbeddedImeBridge,
+    EmbeddedMagnifierProbe {
     private val incoming = Messenger(Handler(Looper.getMainLooper(), ::onServiceMessage))
     private var serviceMessenger: Messenger? = null
     private var bound = false
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ class EmbeddedNostrAppController(
 
     override var onImeEvent: ((ImeEvent) -> Unit)? = null
 
+    override var onMagnifierFrame: ((MagnifierFrame) -> Unit)? = null
+
     private val connection =
         object : ServiceConnection {
             override fun onServiceConnected(
@@ -126,6 +132,7 @@ class EmbeddedNostrAppController(
         onStateChanged = null
         onNotice = null
         onImeEvent = null
+        onMagnifierFrame = null
         onLoadStatusChanged = null
     }
 
@@ -184,6 +191,19 @@ class EmbeddedNostrAppController(
                 val failed = msg.data?.getBoolean(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_LOAD_FAILED, false) ?: false
                 onLoadState(isLoading, failed)
             }
+            NappletEmbedContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME -> {
+                val data = msg.data ?: return true
+                val bytes = data.getByteArray(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_BYTES) ?: return true
+                onMagnifierFrame?.invoke(
+                    MagnifierFrame(
+                        bytes = bytes,
+                        width = data.getInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_W),
+                        height = data.getInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_H),
+                        captureMs = data.getDouble(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS),
+                        requestStampNanos = data.getLong(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T),
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
@@ -191,6 +211,21 @@ class EmbeddedNostrAppController(
 
     override fun sendImeOp(json: String) = send(NappletEmbedContract.MSG_IME_OP) { putString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD, json) }
 
+    override fun requestMagnifier(
+        surfaceX: Float,
+        surfaceY: Float,
+        boxWidthPx: Int,
+        boxHeightPx: Int,
+        zoom: Float,
+    ) = send(NappletEmbedContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST) {
+        putFloat(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_X, surfaceX)
+        putFloat(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_Y, surfaceY)
+        putInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_W, boxWidthPx)
+        putInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_H, boxHeightPx)
+        putFloat(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_ZOOM, zoom)
+        putLong(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T, SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos())
+    }
+
     private fun parseImeEvent(payload: String): ImeEvent? {
         val o = runCatching { JSONObject(payload) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
         return when (o.optString("type")) {
@@ -218,6 +253,8 @@ class EmbeddedNostrAppController(
                     text = o.optString("text", ""),
                     geometry = parseSelectionGeometry(o.optJSONObject("geom")),
                 )
+            "ime.scroll" -> ImeEvent.Scroll(active = o.optBoolean("active", false))
+            "ime.carettap" -> ImeEvent.CaretTap(geometry = parseSelectionGeometry(o.optJSONObject("geom")))
             else -> null
         }
     }
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js b/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js
index c08c9f2e31..9c18ac2690 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js
@@ -277,6 +277,12 @@
       return [n.selectionStart || 0, n.selectionEnd || 0];
     }
     function setSel(n, s, e){
+      // No-op if already there: re-applying the same selection still fires `select`/`selectionchange`, and
+      // every such redundant event ripples into a host report → geometry update → toolbar/handle recompose
+      // (visible churn). Our re-asserts/re-applies frequently target the current range, so guard them here.
+      var cur = selOf(n);
+      if (cur[0] === s && cur[1] === e) return;
+      lastSelActivityAt = perfNow(); // a real selection write → the field may auto-scroll to reveal it
       if (isCE(n)) ceSetSel(n, s, e);
       else { try { n.setSelectionRange(s, e); } catch (_) {} }
     }
@@ -329,6 +335,13 @@
         else if (x < c.x) hi = mid;
         else lo = mid + 1;
       }
+      // The search lands on the boundary just RIGHT of x; round to the NEAREST boundary instead (native
+      // getOffsetForPosition) so tapping the left half of a glyph doesn't advance the caret past it. Only
+      // compare within the same line (skip when lo sits at a wrap, where lo-1 is on the previous row).
+      if (lo > 0) {
+        var cl = caretCoords(n, lo - 1), cr = caretCoords(n, lo);
+        if (cl && cr && cl.top === cr.top && (x - cl.x) < (cr.x - x)) lo = lo - 1;
+      }
       return lo;
     }
     // The focused field's bounding box in CSS px (toolbar anchor). When the selection is a bare caret it also
@@ -337,10 +350,22 @@
       try {
         var b = n.getBoundingClientRect();
         var g = { l: b.left, t: b.top, r: b.right, b: b.bottom, sx: b.left, sb: b.bottom, ex: b.right, eb: b.bottom, vw: window.innerWidth };
-        var sel = selOf(n);
-        if (sel[0] === sel[1] && !isCE(n)) {
-          var c = caretCoords(n, sel[0]);
-          if (c) { g.cx = c.x; g.ct = c.top; g.cb = c.bottom; }
+        if (!isCE(n)) {
+          var sel = selOf(n);
+          if (sel[0] === sel[1]) {
+            // Bare caret → carry the caret rect so the host shows the insertion handle.
+            var c = caretCoords(n, sel[0]);
+            if (c) { g.cx = c.x; g.ct = c.top; g.cb = c.bottom; }
+          } else {
+            // Range → carry the start/end caret feet so the host shows draggable selection handles, and
+            // tighten the box to the selected line span so the toolbar anchors above the selection.
+            var cs = caretCoords(n, sel[0]), ce = caretCoords(n, sel[1]);
+            if (cs && ce) {
+              g.rng = true; // marks a real range so the host keeps these feet through Chrome's collapse fight
+              g.sx = cs.x; g.sb = cs.bottom; g.ex = ce.x; g.eb = ce.bottom;
+              g.t = Math.min(cs.top, ce.top); g.b = Math.max(cs.bottom, ce.bottom);
+            }
+          }
         }
         return g;
       } catch (_) { return null; }
@@ -356,17 +381,40 @@
     // Last selection we either applied (applyState) or already reported, so the asynchronous
     // selectionchange our own setSel triggers doesn't echo back to the host as a fresh edit.
     var lastSel = null;
+    // The live non-collapsed field range we protect from Chrome's off-window abandonment (see the
+    // selectionchange handler). Tracked centrally so handle-extends and select-all keep it current.
+    var lastFieldRange = null, lastFieldAt = -1;
+    // When the selection last changed (Chrome-driven OR our own setSel). Forming/re-asserting a selection makes
+    // the browser auto-scroll the field to reveal it, firing `scroll` events that are NOT a user content scroll.
+    // The hide-on-scroll path uses this to ignore those: hiding the host overlays on a selection-reveal scroll
+    // makes the handles/toolbar blink off-and-on every time a selection settles. See onAnyScroll.
+    var lastSelActivityAt = -1;
     function sameSel(a, b){ return !!(a && b && a[0] === b[0] && a[1] === b[1]); }
+    function noteSel(sel){
+      lastSel = sel;
+      if (el && !isCE(el)) {
+        if (sel[0] !== sel[1]) { lastFieldRange = [sel[0], sel[1]]; lastFieldAt = perfNow(); }
+        else { lastFieldRange = null; }
+      }
+    }
     function reportState(){
       if (!el) return;
       var sel = selOf(el);
-      lastSel = sel;
+      noteSel(sel);
       send({ type:'ime.state', text: valOf(el), selStart: sel[0], selEnd: sel[1], geom: fieldGeom(el) });
     }
 
     document.addEventListener('focusin', function(e){
       if (isEditable(e.target)) {
         el = e.target; inComposition = false; lastSel = selOf(el); send(focusInfo(el));
+        // Focusing a field clears any page-text selection in the browser. The page selectionchange handler is
+        // muted while a field is focused (el is set), so it never emits the `active:false` — emit it here, or
+        // the host's page handles + Copy bar linger ABOVE the field overlays (and, being z-above, steal the
+        // caret/selection-handle drag so the caret can't be moved).
+        if (pageSelText) { lastPageRange = null; sendPageSel(false, null); }
+        // Cancel any in-flight scroll-hide from the page phase so the new field overlays aren't suppressed by a
+        // stale `scrolling` state (its settle would otherwise keep getting re-armed by the field reveal-scrolls).
+        scrolling = false; if (scrollTimer) { clearTimeout(scrollTimer); scrollTimer = null; }
         // The host shrinks the surface for the keyboard, but also nudge the field into view in case IME
         // insets aren't delivered (some hosts) so it never sits behind the keyboard.
         try { el.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center', inline: 'nearest' }); } catch (_) {}
@@ -377,14 +425,71 @@
     }, true);
     // The page (its own JS, autofill) changed the field: resync the host keyboard's view of it.
     document.addEventListener('input', function(e){ if (e.target === el && !el.__nappletIme) reportState(); }, true);
-    // Just mirror selection changes inside the focused editable to the host. The host owns the authoritative
-    // selection, so it (not the shim) detects and re-asserts the collapse-to-endpoint that Chrome does when it
-    // abandons a selection it can't present handles for in the embedded surface — see RemoteImeView.onPageState.
+    // Mirror selection changes inside the focused editable to the host. Off-window Chrome abandons a field
+    // selection by collapsing the caret to one of its endpoints; we re-assert it RIGHT HERE, synchronously,
+    // the same way the page-text path does — reverting before the collapse paints, so it doesn't blink (the
+    // old path round-tripped through the host EditText, leaving a visible collapsed frame each cycle). The
+    // host's own re-assert in RemoteImeView.onPageState stays as a fallback for collapses we don't catch.
     document.addEventListener('selectionchange', function(){
-      if (!el || el.__nappletIme) return;
-      if (sameSel(selOf(el), lastSel)) return; // our own applyState/setSel echoing back
+      if (!el || el.__nappletIme) return; // our own applyState/setSel
+      lastSelActivityAt = perfNow(); // Chrome moved the selection → an imminent reveal-scroll isn't a user scroll
+      var sel = selOf(el);
+      if (sameSel(sel, lastSel)) return; // echo of what we just applied
+      if (!isCE(el) && lastFieldRange && sel[0] === sel[1] &&
+          (sel[0] === lastFieldRange[0] || sel[0] === lastFieldRange[1]) &&
+          (perfNow() - lastFieldAt) < 1500) {
+        // Chrome's off-window abandonment collapsed our live range to an endpoint → snap it back
+        // synchronously (reverts before paint, so no blink) and keep the window open. The host already
+        // holds this range, so we don't re-report (which would feed the slow round-trip loop).
+        el.__nappletIme = true;
+        setSel(el, lastFieldRange[0], lastFieldRange[1]);
+        el.__nappletIme = false;
+        lastSel = selOf(el);
+        lastFieldAt = perfNow();
+        return;
+      }
       reportState();
     }, true);
+    // Tap handling on the focused editable. A single tap collapses any selection to a caret at the tap point
+    // and shows the insertion handle (native; off-window Chrome won't collapse-on-tap itself). A DOUBLE tap
+    // selects the word — but `click` fires before `dblclick`, so instead of guessing with timing we DEFER the
+    // collapse and let the real `dblclick` cancel it. This is robust to Chrome's own double-click timing
+    // (a timing guess raced it and sometimes ate the word selection → "cursor jumps to end of word").
+    var collapseTimer = null;
+    function clearCollapse() { if (collapseTimer) { clearTimeout(collapseTimer); collapseTimer = null; } }
+    document.addEventListener('dblclick', function(e){
+      if (!el || isCE(el)) return;
+      clearCollapse(); // a real double-tap → don't collapse; keep Chrome's word selection
+      var s = selOf(el);
+      if (s[0] !== s[1] && !sameSel(s, lastSel)) reportState(); // report the word only if not already sent
+    }, true);
+    document.addEventListener('click', function(e){
+      if (!el || isCE(el) || e.target !== el) return;
+      var sel = selOf(el);
+      if (sel[0] !== sel[1]) {
+        // Tap landed on a selection. Defer the collapse: if a dblclick follows (within the tap window) it
+        // cancels this and the word stays selected; otherwise this fires and collapses to the tapped offset.
+        var x = e.clientX, y = e.clientY;
+        clearCollapse();
+        collapseTimer = setTimeout(function(){
+          collapseTimer = null;
+          if (!el) return;
+          var s = selOf(el);
+          if (s[0] === s[1]) return; // already collapsed
+          var off = offsetFromPoint(el, x, y);
+          el.__nappletIme = true;
+          setSel(el, off, off);
+          el.__nappletIme = false;
+          lastSel = selOf(el);
+          reportState();
+          send({ type:'ime.carettap', geom: fieldGeom(el) });
+        }, 300);
+      } else {
+        // Tap on a bare caret → (re-)show the insertion handle. If a double-tap follows, dblclick selects the
+        // word and supersedes this.
+        send({ type:'ime.carettap', geom: fieldGeom(el) });
+      }
+    }, true);
 
     function enter(n){
       if (!n) return;
@@ -447,7 +552,7 @@
         }
         setSel(n, msg.selStart, msg.selEnd);
         if (!composingActive && inComposition) { inComposition = false; fireComp(n, 'compositionend', d.inserted || ''); }
-      } finally { n.__nappletIme = false; lastSel = selOf(n); }
+      } finally { n.__nappletIme = false; noteSel(selOf(n)); }
     }
 
     // --- Page (non-editable) text selection re-hosting ---
@@ -474,6 +579,7 @@
     }
     document.addEventListener('selectionchange', function(){
       if (el || pageReasserting) return; // selections inside an editable are handled above
+      lastSelActivityAt = perfNow(); // page selection moved → an imminent reveal-scroll isn't a user scroll
       var s = window.getSelection();
       if (s && s.rangeCount && !s.isCollapsed) {
         var r = s.getRangeAt(0);
@@ -510,10 +616,100 @@
       } catch (_) {}
     }
 
+    // Word-granularity snapping (native: dragging a word selection's handle extends a word at a time). The
+    // end handle snaps to the end of the word at/after the offset; the start handle to the start of the word
+    // at/before it. Whitespace between words extends to the adjacent word so you never stop mid-gap.
+    function isWordChar(c){ return c != null && /\S/.test(c); }
+    function wordEndAt(text, off){
+      var i = off;
+      while (i < text.length && !isWordChar(text[i])) i++;
+      while (i < text.length && isWordChar(text[i])) i++;
+      return i;
+    }
+    function wordStartAt(text, off){
+      var i = off;
+      while (i > 0 && !isWordChar(text[i - 1])) i--;
+      while (i > 0 && isWordChar(text[i - 1])) i--;
+      return i;
+    }
+
+    // Host drag of an in-field selection handle: move the dragged edge to the offset under (x,y) CSS px,
+    // keeping the other edge anchored. Snaps to word boundaries (the selection was made by word), and is
+    // clamped so the dragged edge can't cross the anchor (no inversion).
+    function fieldExtend(edge, x, y){
+      if (!el || isCE(el)) return;
+      try {
+        var off = offsetFromPoint(el, x, y);
+        var text = valOf(el);
+        var sel = selOf(el);
+        var s, e;
+        if (edge === 'start') {
+          e = sel[1];
+          s = Math.min(wordStartAt(text, off), e);
+        } else {
+          s = sel[0];
+          e = Math.max(wordEndAt(text, off), s);
+        }
+        el.__nappletIme = true;
+        setSel(el, s, e);
+        el.__nappletIme = false;
+        lastSel = selOf(el);
+        reportState();
+      } catch (_) {}
+    }
+
+    // While the page scrolls, host-drawn selection UI (toolbar + handles) would float at stale positions, so
+    // the host hides it on scroll-start and we re-report fresh geometry on scroll-idle so it reappears in the
+    // right place — like Android. Only signal when there's a selection to hide (a field range or page text).
+    var scrolling = false, scrollTimer = null, autoScrolling = false;
+    // How long after a selection change a scroll is treated as the browser's auto-reveal of that selection
+    // (not a user content scroll). Generous enough to catch the reveal-scroll that fires a frame or two later.
+    var SCROLL_SEL_GUARD_MS = 350;
+    function hasSelectionUi(){ return !!pageSelText || !!(el && (function(s){ return s[0] !== s[1]; })(selOf(el))); }
+    function onAnyScroll(){
+      if (autoScrolling) return; // our own drag-to-edge auto-scroll: keep the overlays up, don't hide them
+      if (!hasSelectionUi()) return;
+      if ((perfNow() - lastSelActivityAt) < SCROLL_SEL_GUARD_MS) {
+        // The browser auto-scrolled to reveal a just-changed selection (forming/re-asserting a range scrolls a
+        // textarea). That's not a user content scroll: hiding here would blink the host overlays off-and-on every
+        // time a selection settles. Reposition them in place instead (geometry shifted by the reveal-scroll).
+        // Crucially we do NOT touch the hide-on-scroll timer: if a real scroll-hide is somehow active, these
+        // reveal-scrolls must not keep re-arming it (that would leave the overlays hidden indefinitely).
+        if (el) reportState();
+        else { var sr = window.getSelection(); if (sr && sr.rangeCount && !sr.isCollapsed) sendPageSel(true, sr.getRangeAt(0)); }
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!scrolling) { scrolling = true; send({ type:'ime.scroll', active: true }); }
+      if (scrollTimer) clearTimeout(scrollTimer);
+      scrollTimer = setTimeout(function(){
+        scrolling = false; scrollTimer = null;
+        // Refresh geometry FIRST (so overlays reposition), then tell the host to show them again.
+        if (el) reportState();
+        else { var s = window.getSelection(); if (s && s.rangeCount && !s.isCollapsed) sendPageSel(true, s.getRangeAt(0)); }
+        send({ type:'ime.scroll', active: false });
+      }, 150);
+    }
+    document.addEventListener('scroll', onAnyScroll, true); // capture: any scroller, not just the document
+
     window.__nappletImeHandle = function(msg){
       if (msg.type === 'ime.set') applyState(msg);
       else if (msg.type === 'ime.action') enter(el);
       else if (msg.type === 'ime.pageextend') pageExtend(msg.edge, msg.x, msg.y);
+      else if (msg.type === 'ime.fieldextend') fieldExtend(msg.edge, msg.x, msg.y);
+      else if (msg.type === 'ime.autoscroll') {
+        // Host drag of a handle near the surface's top/bottom edge → scroll the content (the textarea if it
+        // scrolls, else the page) so the selection can keep extending, then re-report geometry so the
+        // overlays follow. Flagged so our own scroll doesn't trip the hide-on-scroll path above.
+        var dy = msg.dy || 0;
+        autoScrolling = true;
+        try {
+          if (el && (el.tagName || '').toUpperCase() === 'TEXTAREA') el.scrollTop += dy;
+          window.scrollBy(0, dy);
+        } catch (_) {}
+        if (el) reportState();
+        else { var s = window.getSelection(); if (s && s.rangeCount && !s.isCollapsed) sendPageSel(true, s.getRangeAt(0)); }
+        setTimeout(function(){ autoScrolling = false; }, 0);
+      }
       else if (msg.type === 'ime.caretmove') {
         if (el && !isCE(el)) {
           var off = offsetFromPoint(el, msg.x, msg.y);
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserContract.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserContract.kt
index 2699a77c5d..b4f129769d 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserContract.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserContract.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,34 @@ object NappletBrowserContract {
      */
     const val MSG_CONSOLE_LOG = 11
 
+    /**
+     * Client → provider: capture a magnified slice of the live page for the native-style selection loupe.
+     * Host-side `PixelCopy` of the sandboxed surface returns `ERROR_SOURCE_NO_DATA` (the WebView pixels live
+     * in a child SurfaceControl the host never draws into), so we capture INSIDE the provider — where the
+     * WebView is a real in-window view. Carries [KEY_MAG_X]/[KEY_MAG_Y] (surface px center),
+     * [KEY_MAG_BOX_W]/[KEY_MAG_BOX_H] (source rectangle, px), [KEY_MAG_ZOOM], and [KEY_MAG_REQ_T] (the
+     * client's `nanoTime` send stamp, echoed back so the client can drop stale out-of-order frames).
+     */
+    const val MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST = 12
+
+    /**
+     * Provider → client: the captured loupe frame. Carries [KEY_MAG_BYTES] (a PNG well under the Binder
+     * limit), [KEY_MAG_W]/[KEY_MAG_H], [KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS] (provider-side draw+encode time), and the echoed
+     * [KEY_MAG_REQ_T] so the client matches it to its request / drops stale frames.
+     */
+    const val MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME = 13
+
+    const val KEY_MAG_X = "magX"
+    const val KEY_MAG_Y = "magY"
+    const val KEY_MAG_BOX_W = "magBoxW"
+    const val KEY_MAG_BOX_H = "magBoxH"
+    const val KEY_MAG_ZOOM = "magZoom"
+    const val KEY_MAG_REQ_T = "magReqT"
+    const val KEY_MAG_BYTES = "magBytes"
+    const val KEY_MAG_W = "magW"
+    const val KEY_MAG_H = "magH"
+    const val KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS = "magCaptureMs"
+
     const val KEY_IS_LOADING = "isLoading"
     const val KEY_LOAD_FAILED = "loadFailed"
 
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserService.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserService.kt
index 4ffdb90346..63d5535fa0 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserService.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletBrowserService.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.ServiceConnection
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.Canvas
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.os.Message
 import android.os.Messenger
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import android.util.Log
 import android.webkit.ConsoleMessage
 import android.webkit.WebChromeClient
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ import androidx.webkit.WebViewFeature
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.browser.OmniboxInput
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.napplet.NappletWebContract
 import org.json.JSONObject
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 
 /**
  * Provider for the **embedded** in-app browser. Runs in the keyless `:napplet` process: it hosts the
@@ -190,11 +194,56 @@ class NappletBrowserService : Service() {
                 // reload the one the user toggled.
                 applyWebViewProxy(if (tab.useTor) tab.proxyPort else -1) { tab.webView?.reload() }
             }
+            NappletBrowserContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST -> onMagnifierRequest(msg)
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
     }
 
+    // One reusable output bitmap per tab would be ideal, but loupe size is fixed per drag; createBitmap each
+    // frame is cheap next to the draw. Source rect is in view px (== surface px, the SCVH is 1:1).
+    private fun onMagnifierRequest(msg: Message) {
+        val tab = tabFor(msg) ?: return
+        val wv = tab.webView ?: return
+        val data = msg.data ?: return
+        val cx = data.getFloat(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_X)
+        val cy = data.getFloat(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_Y)
+        val boxW = data.getInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_W, 150).coerceIn(16, 1024)
+        val boxH = data.getInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_H, 84).coerceIn(16, 1024)
+        val zoom = data.getFloat(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_ZOOM, 1.6f).coerceIn(1f, 4f)
+        val reqT = data.getLong(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T)
+
+        val outW = (boxW * zoom).toInt().coerceAtLeast(1)
+        val outH = (boxH * zoom).toInt().coerceAtLeast(1)
+        val t0 = SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos()
+        val bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(outW, outH, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+        val canvas = Canvas(bitmap)
+        canvas.drawColor(tab.bgColor)
+        // Map the source rect (centered on cx,cy in view px) into the zoomed output bitmap.
+        canvas.scale(zoom, zoom)
+        canvas.translate(-(cx - boxW / 2f), -(cy - boxH / 2f))
+        wv.draw(canvas)
+
+        val baos = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, baos)
+        val bytes = baos.toByteArray()
+        bitmap.recycle()
+        val captureMs = (SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos() - t0) / 1_000_000.0
+
+        val reply =
+            Message.obtain(null, NappletBrowserContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME).apply {
+                this.data =
+                    Bundle().apply {
+                        putByteArray(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_BYTES, bytes)
+                        putInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_W, outW)
+                        putInt(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_H, outH)
+                        putDouble(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS, captureMs)
+                        putLong(NappletBrowserContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T, reqT)
+                    }
+            }
+        runCatching { tab.clientMessenger?.send(reply) }
+    }
+
     /** Builds the SandboxedUiAdapter for [tab] and ships its cross-process handle (coreLibInfo) to the client. */
     private fun replyWithAdapter(tab: BrowserTab) {
         val adapter = NappletBrowserUiAdapter(this, tab.sessionId)
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt
index 5ff2037817..9d1a247da3 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,29 @@ object NappletEmbedContract {
      */
     const val MSG_LOAD_STATE = 15
 
+    /**
+     * Client → provider: capture a magnified slice of the live page for the selection loupe. Host-side
+     * `PixelCopy` of the sandbox surface returns `ERROR_SOURCE_NO_DATA` (the WebView pixels live in a child
+     * SurfaceControl), so capture happens here, in the provider, where the WebView is a real in-window view.
+     * Carries [KEY_MAG_X]/[KEY_MAG_Y] (surface px center), [KEY_MAG_BOX_W]/[KEY_MAG_BOX_H] (source rect, px),
+     * [KEY_MAG_ZOOM], and [KEY_MAG_REQ_T] (echoed send stamp). Mirrors the browser path.
+     */
+    const val MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST = 16
+
+    /** Provider → client: the captured loupe frame — [KEY_MAG_BYTES] PNG, [KEY_MAG_W]/[KEY_MAG_H], [KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS], echoed [KEY_MAG_REQ_T]. */
+    const val MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME = 17
+
+    const val KEY_MAG_X = "magX"
+    const val KEY_MAG_Y = "magY"
+    const val KEY_MAG_BOX_W = "magBoxW"
+    const val KEY_MAG_BOX_H = "magBoxH"
+    const val KEY_MAG_ZOOM = "magZoom"
+    const val KEY_MAG_REQ_T = "magReqT"
+    const val KEY_MAG_BYTES = "magBytes"
+    const val KEY_MAG_W = "magW"
+    const val KEY_MAG_H = "magH"
+    const val KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS = "magCaptureMs"
+
     const val KEY_CORE_LIB_INFO = "coreLibInfo"
     const val KEY_CAN_GO_BACK = "canGoBack"
     const val KEY_IS_LOADING = "isLoading"
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt
index c4b139a513..1e57f3af1e 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.ServiceConnection
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.Canvas
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ import android.os.IBinder
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.os.Message
 import android.os.Messenger
+import android.os.SystemClock
 import android.util.Log
 import android.view.View
 import android.webkit.WebResourceError
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip01Core.core.toHexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.nip5aStaticWebsites.tags.PathTag
 import com.vitorpamplona.quartz.utils.sha256.sha256
 import org.json.JSONObject
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor
 
 /**
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ class NappletHostService : Service() {
                 val payload = msg.data?.getString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD) ?: return true
                 tab.bridgeReplyProxy?.postMessage(payload)
             }
+            NappletEmbedContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_REQUEST -> onMagnifierRequest(msg)
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
@@ -229,6 +234,52 @@ class NappletHostService : Service() {
         return tab
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Draw a zoomed slice of the live WebView (the loupe content) and ship it back as a PNG. The WebView is a
+     * real in-window view here in the provider, so its software draw renders real DOM pixels — unlike host-side
+     * `PixelCopy` of the sandbox surface. Mirror of the browser path. Runs on the main looper (`WebView.draw`).
+     */
+    private fun onMagnifierRequest(msg: Message) {
+        val tab = tabFor(msg) ?: return
+        val wv = tab.webView ?: return
+        val data = msg.data ?: return
+        val cx = data.getFloat(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_X)
+        val cy = data.getFloat(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_Y)
+        val boxW = data.getInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_W, 150).coerceIn(16, 1024)
+        val boxH = data.getInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_BOX_H, 84).coerceIn(16, 1024)
+        val zoom = data.getFloat(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_ZOOM, 1.6f).coerceIn(1f, 4f)
+        val reqT = data.getLong(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T)
+
+        val outW = (boxW * zoom).toInt().coerceAtLeast(1)
+        val outH = (boxH * zoom).toInt().coerceAtLeast(1)
+        val t0 = SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos()
+        val bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(outW, outH, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+        val canvas = Canvas(bitmap)
+        canvas.drawColor(tab.bgColor)
+        canvas.scale(zoom, zoom)
+        canvas.translate(-(cx - boxW / 2f), -(cy - boxH / 2f))
+        wv.draw(canvas)
+
+        val baos = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, baos)
+        val bytes = baos.toByteArray()
+        bitmap.recycle()
+        val captureMs = (SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos() - t0) / 1_000_000.0
+
+        val reply =
+            Message.obtain(null, NappletEmbedContract.MSG_MAGNIFIER_FRAME).apply {
+                this.data =
+                    Bundle().apply {
+                        putByteArray(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_BYTES, bytes)
+                        putInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_W, outW)
+                        putInt(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_H, outH)
+                        putDouble(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_CAPTURE_MS, captureMs)
+                        putLong(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_MAG_REQ_T, reqT)
+                    }
+            }
+        runCatching { tab.clientMessenger?.send(reply) }
+    }
+
     /** Builds the SandboxedUiAdapter for [tab] and ships its cross-process handle (coreLibInfo) to the client. */
     private fun replyWithAdapter(tab: NappletTab) {
         val adapter = NappletHostUiAdapter(this, tab.sessionId)
diff --git a/tools/ime-test/index.html b/tools/ime-test/index.html
index dc29b1ae4a..2182f679ef 100644
--- a/tools/ime-test/index.html
+++ b/tools/ime-test/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   <h2>Textarea</h2>
   <textarea id="ta" rows="2" placeholder="type here">hello world</textarea>
   <div id="log"></div>
+  <!-- Tall spacer so the page scrolls — lets us verify the host hides selection UI during scroll. -->
+  <div style="height:2000px; padding-top:16px; color:#888;">scroll region — drag up/down here</div>
 <script>
 (function(){
   var t0 = performance.now();