diff --git a/server/public/home.html b/server/public/home.html
index 994b2b4..a4b7b2b 100644
--- a/server/public/home.html
+++ b/server/public/home.html
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 <script src="/icons.js?v=6"></script>
-<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-22-batch153';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
+<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-22-batch154';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
 // Emoji are rendered with the OS's own (colour) emoji font — instant, zero network.
 //
 // We used to run Twemoji over every emoji, which swapped each one for an <img> pulled INDIVIDUALLY from
@@ -5016,21 +5016,57 @@ function bzcBack(){
 }
 try{ history.pushState(null,'',location.href); }catch(_){}
 window.addEventListener('popstate', ()=>{ if(bzcBack()){ try{ history.pushState(null,'',location.href); }catch(_){} } });
-// #4: left-edge SWIPE-back. A drag that begins at the very left edge and releases clearly rightward closes
-// the topmost layer (popup → in-conversation search → open chat) via bzcBack() → showWelcome()'s parallax
-// slide. RELEASE-triggered on purpose: the finger-following version had a layout bug (the conversation pane
-// sat one screen-width off, so it couldn't be dragged into view) that I could not resolve without seeing it
-// render on-device. This version reliably runs the same push-slide close.
+// #4: left-edge SWIPE-back. In an open conversation the pane FOLLOWS your finger and reveals the chat list
+// behind it (iOS-style); past ~35% of the width it completes the back, otherwise it springs back. It reuses
+// the SAME layout showWelcome()'s close slide uses (body.chat-dragging: content z-index:2 at translateX(0),
+// the list .chatcol absolute behind at z-index:0), so the pane tracks the finger from the correct on-screen
+// origin — the earlier version's "pane one screen-width off" bug came from a different setup. When a popup /
+// in-conversation search is open instead, a rightward edge release just closes that (release-based bzcBack).
 (function(){
-  let sx=0, sy=0, edge=false;
+  let sx=0, sy=0, edge=false, mode='', dragging=false, content=null, W=0;
+  const mobile=()=>window.matchMedia('(max-width:760px)').matches;
+  function reset(){ edge=false; mode=''; dragging=false; content=null; }
   window.addEventListener('touchstart',(e)=>{
-    if(e.touches.length!==1){ edge=false; return; }
-    const t=e.touches[0]; edge = t.clientX<=24; sx=t.clientX; sy=t.clientY; // only arm when starting at the left edge
+    reset();
+    if(e.touches.length!==1) return;
+    const t=e.touches[0];
+    if(t.clientX>24 || !mobile()) return;                  // must start at the very left edge, on mobile
+    const overlay=document.querySelector('.modal-ov');
+    const sh=document.getElementById('convoSearchHead'); const searchOpen=sh && sh.style.display!=='none';
+    if(overlay || searchOpen){ edge=true; mode='back'; sx=t.clientX; sy=t.clientY; return; } // release-based close
+    if(!selected) return;                                  // only drag when a conversation is open
+    edge=true; mode='drag'; sx=t.clientX; sy=t.clientY; W=window.innerWidth||360;
   }, {passive:true});
+  window.addEventListener('touchmove',(e)=>{
+    if(!edge || mode!=='drag' || e.touches.length!==1) return;
+    const t=e.touches[0], dx=t.clientX-sx, dy=t.clientY-sy;
+    if(!dragging){
+      if(Math.abs(dy)>Math.abs(dx) && Math.abs(dy)>10){ reset(); return; } // vertical → let the messages scroll
+      if(dx<8) return;                                     // wait for a clear rightward intent
+      dragging=true;
+      renderChats(searchVal());                            // populate the list underneath before revealing it
+      document.body.classList.add('chat-dragging');        // content on top (z:2), list absolute behind (z:0)
+      content=document.querySelector('.shell > .content');
+      if(content) content.style.transition='none';
+    }
+    if(content) content.style.transform='translateX('+Math.max(0,dx)+'px)';
+    if(e.cancelable) e.preventDefault();                   // stop the message list scrolling under the drag
+  }, {passive:false});
   window.addEventListener('touchend',(e)=>{
-    if(!edge) return; edge=false;
-    const t=e.changedTouches&&e.changedTouches[0]; if(!t) return;
-    if((t.clientX-sx)>60 && Math.abs(t.clientY-sy)<50) bzcBack(); // rightward, mostly-horizontal swipe = back
+    if(!edge) return;
+    const m=mode, wasDragging=dragging, c=content;
+    const t=e.changedTouches&&e.changedTouches[0];
+    const dx=t?(t.clientX-sx):0, dy=t?(t.clientY-sy):0;
+    reset();
+    if(m==='back'){ if(dx>60 && Math.abs(dy)<50) bzcBack(); return; }
+    if(!wasDragging) return;                               // never became a horizontal drag
+    if(dx > Math.min(140, W*0.35)){                        // far enough → complete the back
+      if(c){ c.style.transition='transform .18s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.7,.4)'; requestAnimationFrame(()=>{ c.style.transform='translateX(100%)'; }); }
+      setTimeout(()=>{ if(c){ c.style.transition=''; c.style.transform=''; } showWelcome(true); }, 185);
+    } else {                                               // not far enough → spring back to the conversation
+      if(c){ c.style.transition='transform .18s ease-out'; requestAnimationFrame(()=>{ c.style.transform='translateX(0)'; }); }
+      setTimeout(()=>{ if(c){ c.style.transition=''; c.style.transform=''; } document.body.classList.remove('chat-dragging'); }, 185);
+    }
   }, {passive:true});
 })();
 // #9: swipe a message bubble to the right to reply to it (mobile), like WhatsApp/Teams. The bubble
