diff --git a/mobile_app/components/onboarding/CTAButtons.tsx b/mobile_app/components/onboarding/CTAButtons.tsx
index efeadb6f..fd6a1faa 100644
--- a/mobile_app/components/onboarding/CTAButtons.tsx
+++ b/mobile_app/components/onboarding/CTAButtons.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const CTAButtons = memo(function CTAButtons({ isLoading, onConnect, onCre
           style={S.primary}
         >
           <Text style={S.primaryText}>
-            {isLoading ? 'CONNECTING...' : 'CREATE IDENTITY'}
+            {isLoading ? 'CREATING…' : 'CREATE IDENTITY'}
           </Text>
         </LinearGradient>
       </Pressable>
diff --git a/mobile_app/components/send/AmountKeypad.tsx b/mobile_app/components/send/AmountKeypad.tsx
index 20ddda05..55116243 100644
--- a/mobile_app/components/send/AmountKeypad.tsx
+++ b/mobile_app/components/send/AmountKeypad.tsx
@@ -62,8 +62,17 @@ export function AmountKeypad() {
   }, [recipient, router]);
 
   const balanceNum = token.uiAmount;
+  // Reserve enough headroom to cover: signature fee (~5k lamports), priority
+  // fees if added later, recipient-account rent-exempt minimum (~890k lamports)
+  // when sending to a brand-new wallet, and any rounding between the uiAmount
+  // display and the underlying lamport count. 0.001 SOL = 1M lamports — costs
+  // the user a tiny crumb on MAX but makes the send reliable.
+  // SPL transfers pay fees in SOL so their MAX is the full token balance.
+  const SOL_FEE_BUFFER = 0.001;
+  const isNativeSol = !mint || mint === "";
+  const maxSendable = isNativeSol ? Math.max(0, balanceNum - SOL_FEE_BUFFER) : balanceNum;
   const amountNum = Number.parseFloat(amount) || 0;
-  const isValid = amountNum > 0 && amountNum <= balanceNum && Boolean(recipient);
+  const isValid = amountNum > 0 && amountNum <= maxSendable && Boolean(recipient);
 
   function handleNext() {
     if (!isValid) return;
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ export function AmountKeypad() {
           <NumericKeypad
             currency={token.symbol}
             fiatLabel={`${formatBalance(token.uiAmount, token.maxDecimals)} ${token.symbol} available`}
-            maxAmount={balanceNum.toString()}
+            maxAmount={maxSendable.toString()}
             maxDecimals={token.maxDecimals}
             onChangeValue={setAmount}
             showMaxChip
@@ -132,7 +141,7 @@ export function AmountKeypad() {
         </View>
 
         {/* Overage warning */}
-        {amountNum > balanceNum ? (
+        {amountNum > maxSendable ? (
           <View style={S.errorRow}>
             <Feather name="alert-circle" size={14} color={colors.error} />
             <Text style={[S.errorText, { color: colors.error }]}>
diff --git a/mobile_app/components/send/ReviewCard.tsx b/mobile_app/components/send/ReviewCard.tsx
index 7b8adfc5..961d9c30 100644
--- a/mobile_app/components/send/ReviewCard.tsx
+++ b/mobile_app/components/send/ReviewCard.tsx
@@ -310,14 +310,12 @@ export function ReviewCard({ to, amount, symbol, mintAddress, decimals, programI
         networkMode: rpcAdapter.mode,
         userCancel: isUserCancel,
       });
-      setError(
-        isUserCancel
-          ? {
-              kind: "approval",
-              message: "Approve the transaction in your wallet to submit it.",
-            }
-          : { kind: "send", message: summary.message },
-      );
+      // User-cancel returns silently per Solana Mobile guidance (LESSON
+      // 2026-05-13) — the wallet popup is the consent surface, an inline banner
+      // double-prompts and reads like an error.
+      if (!isUserCancel) {
+        setError({ kind: "send", message: summary.message });
+      }
       setSliderResetKey((k) => k + 1);
       setIsConfirming(false);
       setTxPhase(null);
@@ -337,11 +335,27 @@ export function ReviewCard({ to, amount, symbol, mintAddress, decimals, programI
       title="review"
       footer={
         isConfirming ? (
-          <View style={[S.waitingFooter, { backgroundColor: colors.surface1, borderColor: colors.border }]}>
-            <Feather name="smartphone" size={16} color={colors.primary} />
-            <Text style={[S.waitingFooterText, { color: colors.textPrimary }]}>
-              Approve in wallet
-            </Text>
+          <View style={S.waitingFooterStack}>
+            <View style={[S.waitingFooter, { backgroundColor: colors.surface1, borderColor: colors.border }]}>
+              <Feather name="smartphone" size={16} color={colors.primary} />
+              <Text style={[S.waitingFooterText, { color: colors.textPrimary }]}>
+                Approve in wallet
+              </Text>
+            </View>
+            <Pressable
+              accessibilityRole="button"
+              accessibilityLabel="Cancel approval"
+              hitSlop={10}
+              onPress={() => {
+                haptics.tap();
+                setIsConfirming(false);
+                setTxPhase(null);
+                setSliderResetKey((k) => k + 1);
+              }}
+              style={S.waitingCancelBtn}
+            >
+              <Text style={[S.waitingCancelText, { color: colors.textTertiary }]}>Cancel</Text>
+            </Pressable>
           </View>
         ) : (
           <SlideToConfirm
@@ -398,7 +412,7 @@ export function ReviewCard({ to, amount, symbol, mintAddress, decimals, programI
             colors={colors}
             icon="zap"
             label="Fee"
-            secondary="Estimated from devnet RPC"
+            secondary="Estimated from network RPC"
             value={feeLabel}
           />
         </View>
@@ -574,6 +588,20 @@ const S = StyleSheet.create({
     fontFamily: FF.sansMd,
     fontSize: 16,
   },
+  waitingFooterStack: {
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: 6,
+  },
+  waitingCancelBtn: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 12,
+    paddingVertical: 4,
+  },
+  waitingCancelText: {
+    fontFamily: FF.sansMd,
+    fontSize: 13,
+    letterSpacing: 0.6,
+    textTransform: "uppercase",
+  },
 
   // error
   errorPanel: {
diff --git a/mobile_app/components/send/SuccessCard.tsx b/mobile_app/components/send/SuccessCard.tsx
index 83949646..2da6e59f 100644
--- a/mobile_app/components/send/SuccessCard.tsx
+++ b/mobile_app/components/send/SuccessCard.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export function SuccessCard({ txId, amount, symbol }: SuccessCardProps) {
       showBack={false}
       eyebrow="Transfer receipt"
       title="sent"
-      subtitle="Settlement confirmed on devnet."
+      subtitle="Settlement confirmed on-chain."
       footer={
         <DepthButton label="Done" onPress={handleDone} size="lg" tone="cyan" variant="primary" />
       }
diff --git a/mobile_app/components/settings/RotateKeypairModal.tsx b/mobile_app/components/settings/RotateKeypairModal.tsx
index 77175423..02efb98e 100644
--- a/mobile_app/components/settings/RotateKeypairModal.tsx
+++ b/mobile_app/components/settings/RotateKeypairModal.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { View, Text, Pressable, Modal, StyleSheet, Animated } from 'react-native';
 import Reanimated, { FadeIn } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 import { Feather } from '@expo/vector-icons';
+import * as LocalAuthentication from 'expo-local-authentication';
 import { fontFamily, useTheme } from '@/theme';
 import { useGlass } from '@/hooks/useGlass';
 import { useLxmfContext } from '@/context/LxmfContext';
+import { useBiometricEnabled } from '@/hooks/useBiometricEnabled';
 
 const ROTATE_LINES = [
   'wiping ed25519 keypair from secure store…',
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ export function RotateKeypairModal({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
   const softGlass   = useGlass('soft');
 
   const { resetIdentity, status } = useLxmfContext();
+  const [biometricEnabled] = useBiometricEnabled();
 
   const [phase,   setPhase]   = useState<0 | 1 | 2>(0); // 0=confirm 1=rotating 2=done
   const [newAddr, setNewAddr] = useState('');
@@ -46,6 +49,21 @@ export function RotateKeypairModal({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
   };
 
   const confirmRotate = async () => {
+    // Re-auth gate so the irreversible step requires a fresh biometric — the
+    // SIGN OUT / rotate confirm row is otherwise reachable from any unlocked
+    // session.
+    if (biometricEnabled) {
+      const hasHw = await LocalAuthentication.hasHardwareAsync();
+      const enrolled = await LocalAuthentication.isEnrolledAsync();
+      if (hasHw && enrolled) {
+        const auth = await LocalAuthentication.authenticateAsync({
+          promptMessage: 'Authenticate to rotate your anonmesh identity',
+          disableDeviceFallback: true,
+          cancelLabel: 'Cancel',
+        });
+        if (!auth.success) return;
+      }
+    }
     setPhase(1);
     await resetIdentity();
   };
diff --git a/mobile_app/src/hooks/useWalletBalance.tsx b/mobile_app/src/hooks/useWalletBalance.tsx
index 336d110f..6844757f 100644
--- a/mobile_app/src/hooks/useWalletBalance.tsx
+++ b/mobile_app/src/hooks/useWalletBalance.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ interface WalletBalanceState {
   activityLoading: boolean;
   activityError: string | null;
   loading: boolean;
-  error: string | null;
   refetch: () => Promise<void>;
   lastFetched: number | null;
 }
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ export function WalletBalanceProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const [activityLoading, setActivityLoading] = useState(false);
   const [activityError, setActivityError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
-  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [lastFetched, setLastFetched] = useState<number | null>(null);
 
   const lastFetchedRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ export function WalletBalanceProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       setTokens([NATIVE_SOL]);
       setSolBalance(null);
       setActivity([]);
-      setError(null);
+      setActivityError(null);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -100,14 +98,13 @@ export function WalletBalanceProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       applyBalanceResults(solResult, splResult);
       applyActivityResult(activityResult);
 
-      const allFailed =
-        solResult.status === "rejected" &&
-        splResult.status === "rejected" &&
-        activityResult.status === "rejected";
-      setError(allFailed ? "Couldn't reach devnet" : null);
+      // When every fetch fails (e.g. devnet 429), activityError already
+      // carries the canonical "Devnet rate-limited" string for RecentActivity.
+      // Surfacing a duplicate `error` field here just drifts: nothing reads it.
       setLastFetched(Date.now());
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Couldn't refresh balance — pull to retry");
+      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      setActivityError(msg.includes("429") ? "Devnet rate-limited" : "Couldn't load activity");
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
       setActivityLoading(false);
@@ -140,7 +137,6 @@ export function WalletBalanceProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     activityLoading,
     activityError,
     loading,
-    error,
     refetch,
     lastFetched,
   };
diff --git a/mobile_app/src/infrastructure/wallet/LocalWallet.ts b/mobile_app/src/infrastructure/wallet/LocalWallet.ts
index 696abefb..1957e43d 100644
--- a/mobile_app/src/infrastructure/wallet/LocalWallet.ts
+++ b/mobile_app/src/infrastructure/wallet/LocalWallet.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function aesDecrypt(aesKey: Uint8Array, payload: StoredPayload): Uint8Array {
 async function readAndDecrypt(): Promise<Keypair> {
   const auth = await LocalAuthentication.authenticateAsync({
     promptMessage: 'Authenticate to export your private key',
-    disableDeviceFallback: false,
+    disableDeviceFallback: true,
     cancelLabel: 'Cancel',
   });
   if (!auth.success) throw new Error('Authentication cancelled');
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class LocalWallet implements IWalletAdapter {
     if (needsBiometric) {
       const auth = await LocalAuthentication.authenticateAsync({
         promptMessage: 'Unlock your anonmesh wallet',
-        disableDeviceFallback: false,
+        disableDeviceFallback: true,
         cancelLabel: 'Cancel',
       });
       if (!auth.success) throw new Error('Authentication cancelled');
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class LocalWallet implements IWalletAdapter {
   static async create(): Promise<LocalWallet> {
     const auth = await LocalAuthentication.authenticateAsync({
       promptMessage: 'Authenticate to create your anonmesh wallet',
-      disableDeviceFallback: false,
+      disableDeviceFallback: true,
       cancelLabel: 'Cancel',
     });
     if (!auth.success) throw new Error('Authentication cancelled');