diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationDropDownMenu.vue b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationDropDownMenu.vue
index 6bcf411..4524b1e 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationDropDownMenu.vue
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationDropDownMenu.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <DropDownMenu>
+    <DropDownMenu v-if="compact">
         <template #button>
             <IconButton>
                 <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="dots-vertical" class="size-7" />
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             </div>
 
             <!-- telemetry trust toggle -->
-            <div v-if="GlobalState.config?.telemetry_enabled" class="border-t">
+            <div v-if="GlobalState?.config?.telemetry_enabled" class="border-t">
                 <DropDownMenuItem @click="onToggleTelemetryTrust">
                     <MaterialDesignIcon
                         :icon-name="contact?.is_telemetry_trusted ? 'shield-check' : 'shield-outline'"
@@ -80,6 +80,55 @@
             </div>
         </template>
     </DropDownMenu>
+    <div v-else class="flex items-center gap-0.5 sm:gap-1 flex-wrap justify-end max-w-[min(100%,52vw)] sm:max-w-none">
+        <IconButton
+            v-if="hasFailedMessages"
+            :title="$t('messages.retry_failed')"
+            class="shrink-0"
+            @click="$emit('retry-failed')"
+        >
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="refresh" class="size-5 text-red-500" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton :title="$t('messages.telemetry_history')" class="shrink-0" @click="$emit('open-telemetry-history')">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="satellite-variant" class="size-5" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton :title="$t('messages.start_call')" class="shrink-0" @click="$emit('start-call')">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="phone" class="size-5" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton :title="$t('messages.share_contact')" class="shrink-0" @click="$emit('share-contact')">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="notebook-outline" class="size-5" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton :title="$t('messages.pop_out_chat')" class="shrink-0" @click="$emit('popout')">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="open-in-new" class="size-5" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton title="Ping Destination" class="shrink-0" @click="onPingDestination">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="flash" class="size-5" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton :title="$t('messages.custom_display_name')" class="shrink-0" @click="onSetCustomDisplayName">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="account-edit" class="size-5" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton v-if="!isBlocked" title="Banish User" class="shrink-0" @click="onBlockDestination">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="gavel" class="size-5 text-red-500" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton v-else title="Lift Banishment" class="shrink-0" @click="onUnblockDestination">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="check-circle" class="size-5 text-green-500" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton title="Delete Message History" class="shrink-0" @click="onDeleteMessageHistory">
+            <MaterialDesignIcon icon-name="delete" class="size-5 text-red-500" />
+        </IconButton>
+        <IconButton
+            v-if="GlobalState?.config?.telemetry_enabled"
+            :title="contact?.is_telemetry_trusted ? $t('app.telemetry_trust_revoke') : $t('app.telemetry_trust_grant')"
+            class="shrink-0"
+            @click="onToggleTelemetryTrust"
+        >
+            <MaterialDesignIcon
+                :icon-name="contact?.is_telemetry_trusted ? 'shield-check' : 'shield-outline'"
+                :class="contact?.is_telemetry_trusted ? 'text-blue-500' : 'text-gray-500'"
+                class="size-5"
+            />
+        </IconButton>
+    </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -108,6 +157,10 @@ export default {
             type: Boolean,
             default: false,
         },
+        compact: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default: true,
+        },
     },
     emits: [
         "conversation-deleted",
@@ -123,6 +176,7 @@ export default {
     data() {
         return {
             contact: null,
+            GlobalState,
         };
     },
     computed: {
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue
index 42f0794..de293e3 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/ConversationViewer.vue
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@
     >
         <!-- banished overlay -->
         <div
-            v-if="GlobalState.config.banished_effect_enabled && isSelectedPeerBlocked"
+            v-if="GlobalState?.config?.banished_effect_enabled && isSelectedPeerBlocked"
             class="banished-overlay"
-            :style="{ background: GlobalState.config.banished_color + '33' }"
+            :style="{ background: (GlobalState?.config?.banished_color || '#dc2626') + '33' }"
         >
             <span
                 class="banished-text !opacity-100 !text-white !shadow-lg !bg-red-600 !px-4 !py-2 !rounded-xl !border-2 !tracking-widest"
                 :style="{
-                    'background-color': GlobalState.config.banished_color,
-                    'border-color': GlobalState.config.banished_color,
+                    'background-color': GlobalState?.config?.banished_color || '#dc2626',
+                    'border-color': GlobalState?.config?.banished_color || '#dc2626',
                 }"
-                >{{ GlobalState.config.banished_text }}</span
+                >{{ GlobalState?.config?.banished_text || "BANISHED" }}</span
             >
         </div>
 
         <!-- header -->
         <div
-            class="relative z-20 flex items-center px-4 py-3 border-b border-gray-200/60 dark:border-zinc-800/60 bg-white/80 dark:bg-zinc-900/50 backdrop-blur-sm"
+            class="relative z-20 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-y-2 px-3 sm:px-4 py-3 border-b border-gray-200/60 dark:border-zinc-800/60 bg-white/80 dark:bg-zinc-900/50 backdrop-blur-sm"
         >
             <!-- peer icon -->
             <div class="flex-shrink-0 mr-3">
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
                 <ConversationDropDownMenu
                     v-if="selectedPeer"
                     :peer="selectedPeer"
+                    :compact="compactPeerActions"
                     :has-failed-messages="hasFailedOrCancelledMessages"
                     @conversation-deleted="onConversationDeleted"
                     @set-custom-display-name="updateCustomDisplayName"
@@ -1563,7 +1564,7 @@
                                 :is-sending-message="false"
                                 :can-send-message="canSendMessage"
                                 :delivery-method="newMessageDeliveryMethod"
-                                :compact="isMobile"
+                                :compact="compactSendLayout"
                                 :sending-tooltip="sendMessagePathfindingTooltip"
                                 @send="sendMessage"
                                 @delivery-method-changed="newMessageDeliveryMethod = $event"
@@ -2268,7 +2269,8 @@ export default {
         },
         myLxmfAddressHash: {
             type: String,
-            required: true,
+            required: false,
+            default: "",
         },
         selectedPeer: {
             type: Object,
@@ -2363,14 +2365,22 @@ export default {
             updateTimer: null,
             sendStatusUiMs: Date.now(),
             sendStatusTickInterval: null,
+            windowWidth: typeof window !== "undefined" ? window.innerWidth : 1024,
         };
     },
     computed: {
+        compactPeerActions() {
+            return this.windowWidth < 640;
+        },
+        compactSendLayout() {
+            return this.windowWidth < 640;
+        },
         bubbleStyles() {
             void GlobalState.detailedOutboundSendStatus;
             void this.sendStatusUiMs;
             return (chatItem) => {
                 const styles = {};
+                const cfg = GlobalState?.config;
                 const m = chatItem.lxmf_message;
                 const isFailed = ["cancelled", "failed"].includes(m.state);
 
@@ -2380,24 +2390,24 @@ export default {
                         styles["color"] = "#ffffff";
                         return styles;
                     }
-                    const color = GlobalState.config.message_failed_bubble_color || "#ef4444";
+                    const color = cfg?.message_failed_bubble_color || "#ef4444";
                     styles["background-color"] = color;
                     styles["color"] = "#ffffff";
                 } else if (chatItem.is_outbound) {
                     if (chatItem.lxmf_message?._pendingPathfinding) {
                         if (!this.showRichOutboundPendingUi(chatItem)) {
-                            const color = GlobalState.config.message_outbound_bubble_color || "#4f46e5";
+                            const color = cfg?.message_outbound_bubble_color || "#4f46e5";
                             styles["background-color"] = color;
                             styles["color"] = "#ffffff";
                             return styles;
                         }
                         return {};
                     }
-                    const color = GlobalState.config.message_outbound_bubble_color || "#4f46e5";
+                    const color = cfg?.message_outbound_bubble_color || "#4f46e5";
                     styles["background-color"] = color;
                     styles["color"] = "#ffffff";
-                } else if (GlobalState.config.message_inbound_bubble_color) {
-                    styles["background-color"] = GlobalState.config.message_inbound_bubble_color;
+                } else if (cfg?.message_inbound_bubble_color) {
+                    styles["background-color"] = cfg.message_inbound_bubble_color;
                 }
 
                 return styles;
@@ -2701,8 +2711,16 @@ export default {
         }, 2000);
 
         this._scheduleOutboundSendStatusTick();
+
+        this._onWindowResize = () => {
+            this.windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
+        };
+        window.addEventListener("resize", this._onWindowResize);
     },
     beforeUnmount() {
+        if (this._onWindowResize) {
+            window.removeEventListener("resize", this._onWindowResize);
+        }
         if (this.updateTimer) {
             clearInterval(this.updateTimer);
         }
diff --git a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesPage.vue b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesPage.vue
index 5acaf10..e084c29 100644
--- a/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesPage.vue
+++ b/meshchatx/src/frontend/components/messages/MessagesPage.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
             <ConversationViewer
                 ref="conversation-viewer"
                 :config="config"
-                :my-lxmf-address-hash="config?.lxmf_address_hash"
+                :my-lxmf-address-hash="config?.lxmf_address_hash || ''"
                 :selected-peer="selectedPeer"
                 :conversations="conversations"
                 @update:selected-peer="onPeerClick"
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ import WebSocketConnection from "../../js/WebSocketConnection";
 import MessagesSidebar from "./MessagesSidebar.vue";
 import ConversationViewer from "./ConversationViewer.vue";
 import GlobalState, { mergeGlobalConfig } from "../../js/GlobalState";
+
+function snapshotGlobalConfig() {
+    return GlobalState.config && typeof GlobalState.config === "object" ? { ...GlobalState.config } : {};
+}
 import DialogUtils from "../../js/DialogUtils";
 import GlobalEmitter from "../../js/GlobalEmitter";
 import ToastUtils from "../../js/ToastUtils";
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ export default {
             reloadInterval: null,
             conversationRefreshTimeout: null,
 
-            config: null,
+            config: snapshotGlobalConfig(),
             hasLoadedConversations: false,
             peers: {},
             selectedPeer: null,
@@ -283,8 +287,8 @@ export default {
                     this.config = next;
                 }
             } catch (e) {
-                // do nothing if failed to load config
                 console.log(e);
+                this.config = snapshotGlobalConfig();
             }
         },
         async onWebsocketMessage(message) {