diff --git a/server/public/home.html b/server/public/home.html
index f640197..6e8083c 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='2026-07-19-batch136';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
+<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-19-batch137';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
@@ -4903,11 +4903,12 @@ function switchTab(tab){
   if(tab==='connect' && !loaded.connect){ document.getElementById('connectPanel').innerHTML='<iframe src="/connect?embed=1" allow="camera; microphone; display-capture; clipboard-read; clipboard-write"></iframe>'; loaded.connect=true; }
   if(tab==='meeting' && meetState==='idle'){ renderMeetingLobby(); }
 }
-function showWelcome(){
-  const finish=()=>{ selected=null; document.body.classList.remove('chat-open','chat-closing'); renderChats(searchVal()); renderChatPanel(); updateRailUnread(); };
+function showWelcome(skipAnim){
+  const finish=()=>{ selected=null; document.body.classList.remove('chat-open','chat-closing','chat-dragging'); renderChats(searchVal()); renderChatPanel(); updateRailUnread(); };
   // Mobile: slide the outgoing conversation off to the right before swapping back to the chat list, so
   // "back" has a clear push/pop direction (like Teams/WhatsApp). Desktop just closes instantly.
-  if(document.body.classList.contains('chat-open') && !document.body.classList.contains('chat-closing') && window.matchMedia('(max-width:760px)').matches){
+  // skipAnim=true when the interactive swipe already dragged the pane off-screen — just do the state swap.
+  if(!skipAnim && document.body.classList.contains('chat-open') && !document.body.classList.contains('chat-closing') && window.matchMedia('(max-width:760px)').matches){
     const content=document.querySelector('.shell > .content');
     // Render the list NOW so it's ready underneath before we start sliding the conversation away.
     renderChats(searchVal());
@@ -4943,22 +4944,68 @@ function bzcBack(){
 }
 try{ history.pushState(null,'',location.href); }catch(_){}
 window.addEventListener('popstate', ()=>{ if(bzcBack()){ try{ history.pushState(null,'',location.href); }catch(_){} } });
-// #4: iOS/Android have no on-screen back button in a full-screen webview, so give the app a left-edge
-// SWIPE-back: a drag that begins at the very left edge and moves clearly rightward closes the topmost
-// layer (popup → in-conversation search → open chat) via bzcBack() — which runs showWelcome()'s parallax
-// slide. This is RELEASE-triggered on purpose: an interactive finger-follow drag conflicts with iOS's own
-// edge gesture (it fires touchcancel), which left the UI stuck; release-based never leaves that state.
+// #4: native-style INTERACTIVE swipe-back. Drag the open conversation rightward from the left edge and it
+// FOLLOWS YOUR FINGER 1:1, with the chat list parallaxing in underneath; release past ~35% of the width (or
+// a quick flick) completes the pop, otherwise it snaps back. The old version's bug — the pane getting stuck
+// — happened because passive listeners let iOS/scroll steal the gesture and fire touchcancel. Fix: once a
+// clear horizontal drag is detected we preventDefault (passive:false) to CLAIM the gesture, and touchcancel
+// always resolves to a clean state via end()/reset(). Arms only in the left 32px so it never clashes with
+// the bubble swipe-to-reply (which starts >32px). Works in the native app, PWA and mobile browser alike.
 (function(){
-  let sx=0, sy=0, edge=false;
+  const EDGE=32;
+  let sx=0, sy=0, w=0, armed=false, dragging=false, content=null, chatcol=null, t0=0;
+  const isMobile=()=>window.matchMedia('(max-width:760px)').matches;
+  function canSwipe(){
+    if(!isMobile() || selected==null) return false;
+    if(!document.body.classList.contains('chat-open') || document.body.classList.contains('chat-closing')) return false;
+    if(document.querySelector('.modal-ov') || document.getElementById('lightbox')) return false;
+    const sh=document.getElementById('convoSearchHead'); if(sh && sh.style.display==='flex') return false; // let search close via its own X / the back button
+    return true;
+  }
+  function reset(){ if(content){ content.style.transition=''; content.style.transform=''; } if(chatcol){ chatcol.style.transition=''; chatcol.style.transform=''; } document.body.classList.remove('chat-dragging'); armed=false; dragging=false; content=null; chatcol=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
-  }, {passive:true});
-  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(dragging) return;
+    if(e.touches.length!==1 || !canSwipe()){ armed=false; return; }
+    const t=e.touches[0];
+    if(t.clientX>EDGE){ armed=false; return; }
+    armed=true; dragging=false; sx=t.clientX; sy=t.clientY; w=window.innerWidth||360; t0=Date.now();
   }, {passive:true});
+  window.addEventListener('touchmove',(e)=>{
+    if(!armed || 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)>8){ armed=false; return; } // vertical scroll → release
+      if(dx>10 && dx>=Math.abs(dy)){                                           // confirmed rightward → claim it
+        dragging=true;
+        content=document.querySelector('.shell > .content');
+        chatcol=document.getElementById('chatcol');
+        renderChats(searchVal());                                             // make the list under the pane current
+        document.body.classList.add('chat-dragging');
+        if(content) content.style.transition='none';
+        if(chatcol) chatcol.style.transition='none';
+      } else return;
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();                                                        // needs passive:false — claims the gesture
+    const x=Math.max(0, dx);
+    if(content) content.style.transform='translate3d('+x+'px,0,0)';
+    if(chatcol) chatcol.style.transform='translate3d('+(-22*(1-Math.min(1,x/w)))+'%,0,0)';
+  }, {passive:false});
+  function end(e){
+    if(!dragging){ armed=false; return; }
+    const t=(e.changedTouches&&e.changedTouches[0]);
+    const dx=t?Math.max(0,t.clientX-sx):0, dt=Math.max(1,Date.now()-t0), v=dx/dt;
+    if(dx>w*0.35 || (v>0.5 && dx>40)){                                         // complete the pop
+      if(content){ content.style.transition='transform .17s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.7,.4)'; content.style.transform='translate3d(100%,0,0)'; }
+      if(chatcol){ chatcol.style.transition='transform .17s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.7,.4)'; chatcol.style.transform='translate3d(0,0,0)'; }
+      setTimeout(()=>{ document.body.classList.remove('chat-dragging'); showWelcome(true); if(content){ content.style.transition=''; content.style.transform=''; } if(chatcol){ chatcol.style.transition=''; chatcol.style.transform=''; } armed=false; dragging=false; content=null; chatcol=null; }, 175);
+    } else {                                                                   // snap back — stay in the chat
+      if(content){ content.style.transition='transform .17s'; content.style.transform='translate3d(0,0,0)'; }
+      if(chatcol){ chatcol.style.transition='transform .17s'; chatcol.style.transform='translate3d(-22%,0,0)'; }
+      setTimeout(reset, 175);
+    }
+  }
+  window.addEventListener('touchend', end, {passive:true});
+  window.addEventListener('touchcancel',(e)=>{ if(dragging) end(e); else armed=false; }, {passive:true}); // never leave the pane stuck
 })();
 // #9: swipe a message bubble to the right to reply to it (mobile), like WhatsApp/Teams. The bubble
 // follows the finger a little; releasing past the threshold opens the reply composer for that message.
