From 45d661d955a8ab11c6db707c64592fc410f50859 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: talksik <patel.arjun50@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:52:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] view on desktop placeholder

---
 js/mobile/src/features/stream-view/MediaParticleView.tsx | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/js/mobile/src/features/stream-view/MediaParticleView.tsx b/js/mobile/src/features/stream-view/MediaParticleView.tsx
index 5e2b0fb..4ebdb46 100644
--- a/js/mobile/src/features/stream-view/MediaParticleView.tsx
+++ b/js/mobile/src/features/stream-view/MediaParticleView.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const TICK_MS = 150;
  * WebM, which AVPlayer can't decode; the particle processor worker produces
  * an iOS-playable MP4/m4a variant and writes `transcoded_object_id` /
  * `transcoded_mime_type` to the particle. While that work is in flight, we
- * show a "Processing for mobile…" placeholder and let the Firestore listener
+ * show a placeholder and let the Firestore listener
  * swap us into the playable state once the worker finishes.
  *
  * The signed download URL is fetched lazily via apiClient.getParticleDownloadUrl
@@ -242,13 +242,12 @@ function ProcessingForMobilePlaceholder({ isAudio }: { isAudio: boolean }) {
         {isAudio ? "Voice message" : "Video message"}
       </Text>
       <View className="flex-row items-center mt-3">
-        <ActivityIndicator color="white" />
         <Text className="text-white/60 ml-3 text-sm">
-          Processing for mobile…
+          View on desktop
         </Text>
       </View>
       <Text className="text-white/40 mt-2 text-xs text-center">
-        This message will play in a moment.
+        Please view this on desktop only.
       </Text>
     </View>
   );