v9

README.md

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 - ARM64 Android DragonTCP core build: PASS.
 - APK resource/DEX/native packaging: PASS.
 - APK signature verification (v3): PASS.
-- Supplied APK uses the same signing certificate as the previous v7 APK (versionCode 8), so it can be installed as an in-place update over v7.
+- Supplied APK uses the same signing certificate as the previous Lite/v7 APK and has versionCode 9, so it can be installed as an in-place update.
 
 A physical Android device is still required to validate the final VpnService
 path against a real mobile network.
+
+## v9 dark UI update
+
+This release changes only the Android UI/service state handling. The embedded
+DragonTCP Go transport core is byte-for-byte identical to the previous Lite
+release.
+
+UI changes:
+
+- permanent dark theme independent of the Android system theme
+- fixed header with CONNECTED / CONNECTING / STOPPING / DISCONNECTED state
+- connection and transport settings are grouped into compact dark cards
+- the settings area and Live Log have independent scrolling regions
+- Live Log appends new lines in-place and no longer calls
+  `fullScroll(FOCUS_DOWN)`, so log updates do not move the settings screen
+- automatic log following happens only while the user is already near the
+  bottom; scrolling upward pauses auto-follow
+- CONNECT is immediately disabled/greyed while connecting or connected
+- STOP is enabled only while DragonTCP is active
+- the service independently rejects duplicate CONNECT commands, so a double
+  tap cannot restart a working tunnel
+- connection state is broadcast to the Activity, so buttons and the status
+  chip update without rebuilding the screen
+
+The supplied APK is versionCode 9 / versionName `9.0-lite-ui` and is signed
+with the same DragonTCP VPN development certificate used by the preceding
+Lite APK, allowing an in-place update.