multiple fixes that could cause DB crashes after initial install

BUILDING.md

@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ export GEM_PATH=$shortened_path
 ##### 1. Bump the version in package.json & CHANGELOG.md for `MARKETING_VERSION`, then `grep CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION ios/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj` and add 1 for the numbered version here:
 
 ```bash
-cd ios/App && xcrun agvtool new-version 72 && perl -p -i -e "s/MARKETING_VERSION = .*;/MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.6;/g" App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj && cd -
+cd ios/App && xcrun agvtool new-version 74 && perl -p -i -e "s/MARKETING_VERSION = .*;/MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.8;/g" App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj && cd -
 # Unfortunately this edits Info.plist directly.
 #xcrun agvtool new-marketing-version 0.4.5
 ```
@@ -1434,8 +1434,8 @@ The recommended way to build for Android is using the automated build script:
 ##### 1. Bump the version in package.json, then update these versions & run:
 
 ```bash
-perl -p -i -e 's/versionCode .*/versionCode 73/g' android/app/build.gradle
+perl -p -i -e 's/versionCode .*/versionCode 74/g' android/app/build.gradle
-perl -p -i -e 's/versionName .*/versionName "1.4.7"/g' android/app/build.gradle
+perl -p -i -e 's/versionName .*/versionName "1.4.8"/g' android/app/build.gradle
 ```
 
 ##### 2. Build

android/app/build.gradle

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ android {
     compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion
 
     compileOptions {
+        // Backports java.time (API 26+) to older Android; the daily notification plugin uses it.
+        coreLibraryDesugaringEnabled true
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_21
         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_21
     }
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "app.timesafari.app"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 73
+        versionCode 74
-        versionName "1.4.7"
+        versionName "1.4.8"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         aaptOptions {
              // Files and dirs to omit from the packaged assets dir, modified to accommodate modern web apps.
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    coreLibraryDesugaring "com.android.tools:desugar_jdk_libs:2.1.5"
     implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:$androidxAppCompatVersion"
     implementation "androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout:$androidxCoordinatorLayoutVersion"

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <application
         android:name=".TimeSafariApplication"
         android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
+        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"

android/app/src/main/assets/capacitor.config.json

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 			"splashFullScreen": true,
 			"splashImmersive": true
 		},
-		"CapSQLite": {
+		"CapacitorSQLite": {
-			"iosDatabaseLocation": "Library/CapacitorDatabase",
+			"iosDatabaseLocation": "Documents",
 			"iosIsEncryption": false,
 			"iosBiometric": {
 				"biometricAuth": false,

android/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  Backup rules for Android 11 and lower; data_extraction_rules.xml has the same
+  exclusions for Android 12 and higher. Everything not excluded is backed up.
+
+  The SQLite plugin's encrypted preferences are tied to an Android Keystore key,
+  and Keystore keys are never backed up. Restoring the preferences without the
+  key makes the plugin fail to load on every launch.
+-->
+<full-backup-content>
+    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="sqlite_encrypted_shared_prefs.xml" />
+    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="__androidx_security_crypto_encrypted_prefs_key_keyset__.xml" />
+</full-backup-content>

android/app/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  Backup and device-transfer rules for Android 12 and higher; backup_rules.xml
+  has the same exclusions for Android 11 and lower. Everything not excluded is
+  backed up and transferred, including the database (which holds the user's keys).
+
+  The SQLite plugin's encrypted preferences are tied to an Android Keystore key,
+  and Keystore keys never leave the device. Restoring the preferences without
+  the key makes the plugin fail to load on every launch.
+-->
+<data-extraction-rules>
+    <cloud-backup>
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="sqlite_encrypted_shared_prefs.xml" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="__androidx_security_crypto_encrypted_prefs_key_keyset__.xml" />
+    </cloud-backup>
+    <device-transfer>
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="sqlite_encrypted_shared_prefs.xml" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="__androidx_security_crypto_encrypted_prefs_key_keyset__.xml" />
+    </device-transfer>
+</data-extraction-rules>

capacitor.config.json

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 			"splashImmersive": true
 		},
 		"CapacitorSQLite": {
-			"iosDatabaseLocation": "Library/CapacitorDatabase",
+			"iosDatabaseLocation": "Documents",
 			"iosIsEncryption": false,
 			"iosBiometric": {
 				"biometricAuth": false,

capacitor.config.ts

@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ const config: CapacitorConfig = {
       splashFullScreen: true,
       splashImmersive: true
     },
-    CapSQLite: {
+    // The key must match the plugin's registered name or every setting here is ignored.
-      iosDatabaseLocation: 'Library/CapacitorDatabase',
+    CapacitorSQLite: {
+      // Installed iOS apps keep their database in Documents; changing this strands existing data.
+      iosDatabaseLocation: 'Documents',
       iosIsEncryption: false,
       iosBiometric: {
         biometricAuth: false,

doc/CHANGES/PLAN-startup-db-failure-recovery.md

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+# Plan: Startup Database Failure — Diagnostics and Degraded Mode
+
+## Goal
+
+When the local database cannot be opened, a user should (1) get a useful
+report to the developers with one tap, and (2) keep using whatever
+parts of the app do not need local storage, with a clear path to recovery.
+
+Requirements:
+
+1. A failure report reaches the developers without the user composing an email,
+   and it carries enough to identify the cause on the first report.
+2. The report is sent only with the user's consent and holds no keys, seed
+   phrases, or contact data.
+3. A user whose database is down can browse public content (feed, projects,
+   claims) instead of being held on the recovery screen.
+4. Every action that needs the database or an identity is visibly disabled with
+   the real reason, and points to the recovery screen.
+5. Recovery steps never delete the database without keeping a copy.
+
+## Startup failure behavior
+
+- `CapacitorPlatformService._initialize()`
+  (`src/services/platforms/CapacitorPlatformService.ts`) opens the database in
+  three steps: "create connection", "open database", "run migrations". A
+  failure throws `Failed to initialize database (step: <step>): <cause>`.
+- `src/utils/startupError.ts` recognizes that error by its message and hands it
+  to `StartView` through `sessionStorage`.
+- Three places catch it and redirect to `/start`: the router `errorHandler`
+  and `beforeEach` guard (`src/router/index.ts:344`, `:363-454`), and the Vue
+  global error handler (`src/main.common.ts`).
+- The guard calls `retrieveAccountDids()` for every route except the
+  identity-setup routes, so with the database down every route except
+  `/account`, `/test` and `/logs` lands on `/start`.
+- `StartView` shows the recovery screen: Try Again, Email/Copy Details,
+  "Save a Copy of My Data" (`shareDatabaseFile()`), and "Start Over"
+  (`resetDatabase()`, which copies the file aside before deleting it).
+- API reads work without an identity: `getHeaders()`
+  (`src/libs/endorserServer.ts:430`) omits the Authorization header when there
+  is no DID.
+- Every path that creates, saves, or signs with an identity reads the `secret`
+  and `accounts` tables (`src/libs/util.ts`: `saveNewIdentity`,
+  `retrieveFullyDecryptedAccount`), so no action that needs a DID can work while
+  the database is down.
+
+## Part A: One-tap diagnostics report
+
+Contents of the report:
+
+- the startup error message (step and cause) and stack
+- app version, platform, OS version, device model
+- Android: WebView version and installer package (`getInstallerPackageName`)
+- whether a database file existed before the first connection attempt of this
+  process, which shows whether Android restored a backup at install time
+- whether the SQLite plugin loaded (a plugin load failure surfaces as a
+  `CapacitorSQLitePlugin:` prefix on the cause)
+- the `migrations` table contents, when the database opens far enough to read it
+
+Delivery: a POST to an endpoint on a server the project runs. The recovery
+screen shows the exact payload and a Send button; the email option stays for
+users who decline.
+
+The database-existed flag needs a native-side or `Filesystem.stat` check before
+`createConnection`; `databaseDirectoryUri()` already resolves the directory on
+Android and iOS.
+
+## Part B: Degraded mode
+
+- Change the router guard so that a database startup error records the error
+  and lets read-only routes through: home feed, projects, project and claim
+  views, and discovery. Identity-setup routes and anything that writes stay
+  redirected to `/start`.
+- Show a persistent banner on every page while in degraded mode: "Your
+  device's storage isn't working. You can look around, but you can't act yet.
+  Fix it →", linking to the recovery screen.
+- Disable buttons that need a DID or the database (give, offer, create project,
+  confirm, invite, contacts) with that same reason, instead of the
+  "someone must register you" text an unregistered user sees.
+- Default `apiServer` in every settings fallback. `$accountSettings()`
+  (`src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts:1071-1136`) returns `defaultSettings` or
+  the caller's `defaults` (often `{}`) on its early-return and error paths, so
+  `apiServer` can be undefined; `HomeView` works around this on its own.
+- Order the recovery screen as a ladder: Try Again → Send Diagnostics → Save a
+  Copy → Start Over.
+
+## Part C (optional): An identity that does not need SQLite
+
+Key generation is pure (`generateSeed` → `deriveAddress` → `newIdentifier`).
+In degraded mode the app could generate an identity, require the user to write
+down the seed phrase, and keep the mnemonic in `@capacitor/preferences`
+(installed, and independent of SQLite). The user would then have a DID someone
+can register. When the database opens again, the app imports the identity from
+Preferences and deletes the Preferences copy.
+
+Trade-off: the mnemonic sits unencrypted in Preferences, about the same
+protection as the database's secret stored next to the data it encrypts.
+Worth building only if startup failures keep being reported with the plugin's
+encryption setting (`androidIsEncryption: false`) in effect.
+
+## Open questions
+
+- Which server and endpoint receive diagnostics, and how long reports are kept.
+- Whether to quarantine a corrupt database automatically ("file is not a
+  database", "malformed") and start fresh. Automatic quarantine trades a
+  visible failure for a silent switch to a new identity, and some "malformed"
+  databases are recoverable with `REINDEX` or `.recover`; the manual Start Over
+  button covers this case.
+- Whether Android backup should include `databases/`. Including it restores a
+  user's identity on a new phone; it also gives the Google backup a copy of the
+  keys together with the secret that decrypts them. The backup rules
+  (`android/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml`,
+  `data_extraction_rules.xml`) include it.
+
+## Rejected
+
+- An IndexedDB (absurd-sql) database as a fallback inside the Capacitor
+  WebView: untested there, and two stores that both hold keys risk losing an
+  identity when they disagree.
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] A1. Decide the diagnostics endpoint and payload retention.
+- [ ] A2. Capture "database file existed before first connection" during startup.
+- [ ] A3. Build the report payload and the Send Diagnostics button with preview.
+- [ ] B1. Let read-only routes through the router guard on a database startup error.
+- [ ] B2. Degraded-mode banner and disabled-action reasons.
+- [ ] B3. Default `apiServer` in all `$accountSettings()` fallbacks.
+- [ ] B4. Reorder the recovery screen.
+- [ ] C1. (Optional) Preferences-backed identity with import on recovery.

doc/CHANGES/history/fix-startup-db-crash.md

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Fix: Startup Database Error on Android
+
+## Symptom
+
+On some Android installs from the Play Store, the app showed a "Startup
+Error" on every launch:
+
+```
+[CapacitorPlatformService] Failed to initialize database
+```
+
+Reinstalling did not help. The failure never appeared on developer devices
+installed through adb or Android Studio. Full symptom report:
+`startup-db-error-symptoms.md`.
+
+## Causes
+
+### 1. The SQLite plugin ignored its configuration (main cause)
+
+`capacitor.config.ts` listed the SQLite settings under the key `CapSQLite`.
+The plugin registers as `CapacitorSQLite` and reads only that key, so every
+setting under `CapSQLite` was ignored and the plugin defaults applied:
+
+- **Android:** `isEncryption` defaults to true, so on every launch the plugin
+  created an Android Keystore master key and opened an
+  `EncryptedSharedPreferences` file (`sqlite_encrypted_shared_prefs`) to hold a
+  database passphrase. If that step throws, the plugin fails to load and every
+  `createConnection` call is rejected.
+- **iOS:** the database location defaults to `Documents`, not the configured
+  `Library/CapacitorDatabase`.
+- **Electron:** the plugin reads `plugins.CapacitorSQLite` directly, so a
+  bundled config with the wrong key would throw at plugin startup.
+
+The Keystore step fails on Android in two ways:
+
+- **Restore without the key.** Android Auto Backup and device-to-device
+  transfer restore the encrypted preferences file, but Keystore keys never
+  leave the device. The restored file can't be decrypted, so the plugin fails on
+  every launch, and a reinstall from Play restores the same file again.
+- **Device Keystore bugs.** Some manufacturers' Keystore implementations fail
+  without any restore.
+
+The app never used plugin encryption: it opens the database with
+`encrypted = false` and mode `"no-encryption"`, and never stores a passphrase.
+The Keystore setup protected nothing.
+
+### 2. A migration could be applied but not recorded
+
+The migration runner ran each migration's SQL in one transaction and recorded
+its name in the `migrations` table in a second one. If the app died between the
+two, the migration ran again on the next launch. Migration 001's
+`INSERT INTO secret (id, ...) VALUES (1, ...)` then failed with
+`UNIQUE constraint failed: secret.id` on every launch. The window is
+milliseconds, but once hit the failure is permanent, and Auto Backup carries it
+to a reinstall.
+
+## Changes
+
+| Area | Change |
+|---|---|
+| `capacitor.config.ts`, `electron/capacitor.config.ts`, `android/app/src/main/assets/capacitor.config.json` | Key renamed to `CapacitorSQLite`, so `androidIsEncryption: false` takes effect and the Keystore step never runs. `iosDatabaseLocation` set to `Documents`, the location every iOS install uses. |
+| `capacitor.config.json`, `electron/capacitor.config.json` | `iosDatabaseLocation` set to `Documents` to match. These files already used the correct key. |
+| `src/services/platforms/CapacitorPlatformService.ts` | `databaseDirectoryUri()` points at `Documents` on iOS, so "Save a Copy of My Data" and "Start Over" find the real database file. |
+| `src/services/migrationService.ts` | Each migration's `INSERT INTO migrations` is appended to its own statement batch, which the native plugin runs as one transaction. |
+| `src/db-sql/migration.ts` | Migration 001 uses `INSERT OR IGNORE` for the `secret` and `settings` rows, so a re-run never replaces the existing secret. |
+| `android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`, `res/xml/backup_rules.xml`, `res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml` | Cloud backup and device transfer exclude the plugin's encrypted preference files. Everything else is backed up, including the database. |
+| `src/test/migrations.test.ts` | Tests for a crash right after a migration commits, and for a re-run of 001 keeping the secret. |
+| `src/test/capacitorConfig.test.ts` | Fails if the plugin config key or the iOS location is wrong. |
+
+## Security
+
+Encryption of user keys is unchanged. The identity and seed phrase are encrypted
+by the app (`simpleEncrypt` with the random secret from migration 001) and stored
+in `accounts`. The plugin's encryption flag only controlled whole-database
+SQLCipher encryption, which the app never used; the database file was plain
+SQLite before and after this change. App sandboxing keeps the file private to
+the app on both platforms.
+
+## Compatibility with existing installs
+
+- **Android:** the database has no password whether plugin encryption is on or
+  off, so it opens the same way. The leftover encrypted preferences file is
+  never read again.
+- **iOS:** the database stays in `Documents`. Setting the location back to
+  `Library/CapacitorDatabase` would not be safe: the plugin moves databases into
+  a custom location only when that folder does not exist yet, and installs from
+  between May and August 2025 have that folder with an outdated database in it.
+- **Migrations:** existing installs already have 001 recorded, so its edit
+  never runs for them. The recording change affects only migrations that have
+  not run.
+
+## Verification
+
+- **Reproduced before the fix** on an Android emulator: run the app once, copy
+  `shared_prefs` out with `run-as app.timesafari.app`, uninstall (which deletes
+  the Keystore key), reinstall, put the copied `shared_prefs` back, and launch.
+  The startup error appeared.
+- **Unit tests:** `pkgx npm run test:unit -- src/test/migrations.test.ts
+  src/test/capacitorConfig.test.ts`. The two migration tests fail on the
+  earlier code and pass on the fixed code.
+- **Android resources:** `./gradlew :app:processDebugResources` builds, and
+  the merged manifest carries both backup-rule attributes.
+- **After the fix:** run the same emulator steps on a fixed build, and also
+  restore `shared_prefs` captured from a pre-fix build. The app should start
+  normally either way.
+
+## Follow-up
+
+The one-tap diagnostics report and a degraded mode for users without a working
+database are planned in `doc/CHANGES/PLAN-startup-db-failure-recovery.md`.
+
+## History
+
+- 2025-05-27: `capacitor.config.json` set `iosDatabaseLocation` to
+  `Library/CapacitorDatabase` under the correct `CapacitorSQLite` key
+  (commit 7b4f9d65).
+- 2025-08-14: the config moved to `capacitor.config.ts` under the key
+  `CapSQLite`, which the plugin does not read (commit a2840675). Plugin
+  encryption setup ran on Android from then on, and iOS databases moved to the
+  default `Documents` location.
+- 2026-10-10: commit d6ccf0e4 added the failed step and underlying cause to the
+  startup error, made migration 008 tolerate duplicate contact DIDs and labels
+  pointing at deleted contacts, and added the recovery screen.
+- 2026-10-10: this fix (config key, atomic migration records, backup rules).

electron/capacitor.config.json

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 			"splashImmersive": true
 		},
 		"CapacitorSQLite": {
-			"iosDatabaseLocation": "Library/CapacitorDatabase",
+			"iosDatabaseLocation": "Documents",
 			"iosIsEncryption": false,
 			"iosBiometric": {
 				"biometricAuth": false,

electron/capacitor.config.ts

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ const config: CapacitorConfig = {
       splashFullScreen: true,
       splashImmersive: true
     },
-    CapSQLite: {
+    // The key must match the plugin's registered name or every setting here is ignored.
-      iosDatabaseLocation: 'Library/CapacitorDatabase',
+    CapacitorSQLite: {
+      iosDatabaseLocation: 'Documents',
       iosIsEncryption: false,
       iosBiometric: {
         biometricAuth: false,

ios/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = App/AppDebug.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 72;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 74;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = GM3FS5JQPH;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = NO;
 				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = NO;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.6;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.8;
 				OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS = "$(inherited) \"-D\" \"COCOAPODS\" \"-DDEBUG\"";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = app.timesafari;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = App/App.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 72;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 74;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = GM3FS5JQPH;
 				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = NO;
 				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = NO;
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.6;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.8;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = app.timesafari;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 				SWIFT_ACTIVE_COMPILATION_CONDITIONS = "";
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_WEAK = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = TimeSafariShareExtension/TimeSafariShareExtension.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 72;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 74;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = GM3FS5JQPH;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu17;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.6;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.8;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = app.timesafari.TimeSafariShareExtension;
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
 				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_WEAK = YES;
 				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = TimeSafariShareExtension/TimeSafariShareExtension.entitlements;
 				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
-				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 72;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 74;
 				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = GM3FS5JQPH;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu17;
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 					"@executable_path/../../Frameworks",
 				);
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.6;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.4.8;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = app.timesafari.TimeSafariShareExtension;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";

src/db-sql/migration.ts

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const MIGRATIONS = [
         secretBase64 TEXT NOT NULL
       );
 
-      INSERT INTO secret (id, secretBase64) VALUES (1, '${secretBase64}');
+      INSERT OR IGNORE INTO secret (id, secretBase64) VALUES (1, '${secretBase64}');
 
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS settings (
         id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ const MIGRATIONS = [
 
       CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_settings_accountDid ON settings(accountDid);
 
-      INSERT INTO settings (id, apiServer) VALUES (1, '${DEFAULT_ENDORSER_API_SERVER}');
+      INSERT OR IGNORE INTO settings (id, apiServer) VALUES (1, '${DEFAULT_ENDORSER_API_SERVER}');
 
       CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
         id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,

src/services/migrationService.ts

@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ class MigrationRegistry {
 // Create a singleton instance of the migration registry
 const migrationRegistry = new MigrationRegistry();
 
+/** The migration's SQL followed by the statement that records it as applied. */
+function withMigrationRecord(migration: Migration): string {
+  // A trailing "--" comment ends at its newline, so check what's left without comments.
+  const terminated = migration.sql
+    .replace(/--[^\n]*/g, "")
+    .trim()
+    .endsWith(";");
+  const name = migration.name.replace(/'/g, "''");
+  return `${migration.sql}\n${terminated ? "" : ";\n"}INSERT INTO migrations (name) VALUES ('${name}');\n`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Register a migration with the migration service
  *
@@ -282,19 +293,15 @@ export async function runMigrations<T>(
         logger.debug(`[Migration] Executing SQL for: ${migration.name}`);
         logger.debug(`[Migration] SQL content: ${migration.sql}`);
 
-        // Execute the migration SQL directly - it should be atomic
+        // The record goes in the same batch as the migration, which the native
-        // The SQL itself should handle any necessary transactions
+        // plugin runs as one transaction: if the app dies between the two, a
-        const execResult = await sqlExec(migration.sql);
+        // migration that can't run twice (like 001) would fail every launch.
+        const execResult = await sqlExec(withMigrationRecord(migration));
 
         logger.debug(
           `[Migration] SQL execution result: ${JSON.stringify(execResult)}`,
         );
 
-        // Record that the migration was applied
-        await sqlExec("INSERT INTO migrations (name) VALUES (?)", [
-          migration.name,
-        ]);
-
         logger.debug(`✅ [Migration] Successfully applied: ${migration.name}`);
         appliedCount++;
       } catch (error) {

src/services/platforms/CapacitorPlatformService.ts

@@ -462,10 +462,10 @@ export class CapacitorPlatformService
       return uri.replace(/\/files\/?$/, "/databases");
     }
     if (platform === "ios") {
-      // Matches iosDatabaseLocation "Library/CapacitorDatabase" in capacitor.config
+      // Matches iosDatabaseLocation "Documents" in capacitor.config
       const { uri } = await Filesystem.getUri({
-        path: "CapacitorDatabase",
+        path: "",
-        directory: Directory.Library,
+        directory: Directory.Documents,
       });
       return uri.replace(/\/$/, "");
     }

src/test/capacitorConfig.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * The SQLite plugin reads its settings only under its registered name,
+ * "CapacitorSQLite". Under any other key the settings are silently ignored and
+ * the plugin defaults apply, which on Android means Keystore-backed encryption
+ * setup that can fail on every launch.
+ */
+
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
+import { join } from "path";
+
+const repo = join(__dirname, "..", "..");
+
+function read(relativePath: string): string {
+  return readFileSync(join(repo, relativePath), "utf8");
+}
+
+describe("SQLite plugin config", () => {
+  it.each(["capacitor.config.ts", "electron/capacitor.config.ts"])(
+    "%s uses the plugin's registered name",
+    (file) => {
+      const source = read(file);
+      expect(source).toMatch(/^\s*CapacitorSQLite:\s*\{/m);
+      expect(source).toMatch(/androidIsEncryption:\s*false/);
+      expect(source).toMatch(/iosDatabaseLocation:\s*'Documents'/);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("the synced Android config uses the plugin's registered name", () => {
+    const config = JSON.parse(
+      read("android/app/src/main/assets/capacitor.config.json"),
+    );
+    expect(config.plugins.CapacitorSQLite.androidIsEncryption).toBe(false);
+    expect(config.plugins.CapacitorSQLite.iosDatabaseLocation).toBe(
+      "Documents",
+    );
+  });
+});

src/test/migrations.test.ts

@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ async function newDatabase(): Promise<SqlJsDatabase> {
   return db;
 }
 
-async function migrate(db: SqlJsDatabase): Promise<void> {
+/** @param afterExec runs after each successful sqlExec, e.g. to simulate the app dying */
-  const sqlExec = async (sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<void> => {
+async function migrate(
+  db: SqlJsDatabase,
+  afterExec?: (sql: string) => void,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const rawExec = async (sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<void> => {
     if (params && params.length > 0) {
       db.run(sql, params);
       return;
@@ -65,6 +69,10 @@ async function migrate(db: SqlJsDatabase): Promise<void> {
       db.run(sql);
     }
   };
+  const sqlExec = async (sql: string, params?: unknown[]): Promise<void> => {
+    await rawExec(sql, params);
+    afterExec?.(sql);
+  };
   const sqlQuery = async (
     sql: string,
     params?: unknown[],
@@ -99,6 +107,38 @@ describe("migrations", () => {
     ).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
+  it("survives the app dying right after a migration commits", async () => {
+    const db = await newDatabase();
+    await expect(
+      migrate(db, (sql) => {
+        if (sql.includes("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS accounts")) {
+          throw new Error("app killed");
+        }
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("app killed");
+
+    await migrate(db);
+
+    const clean = await newDatabase();
+    await migrate(clean);
+    const names = "SELECT name FROM migrations ORDER BY name";
+    expect(rows(db, names)).toEqual(rows(clean, names));
+  });
+
+  it("re-running 001 keeps the existing secret", async () => {
+    const db = await newDatabase();
+    await migrate(db);
+    const secret = rows(db, "SELECT secretBase64 FROM secret");
+    db.run("DELETE FROM migrations WHERE name = '001_initial'");
+
+    await migrate(db);
+
+    expect(rows(db, "SELECT secretBase64 FROM secret")).toEqual(secret);
+    expect(
+      rows(db, "SELECT name FROM migrations WHERE name = '001_initial'"),
+    ).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it("008 keeps the newest contact when a DID was saved twice", async () => {
     const db = await newDatabase();
     await migrate(db);