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Section 1 of the split requested in #669.

A WHOOP advertising the standard heart-rate service can be saved as a plain workout sensor, leaving the wearer without their band data. Recognize band evidence during scan and GATT discovery, and refuse that save unless a confirmation is tied to the same device ID and band entry.

This is the correctness fix Abdul requested first in #669. Includes registry roles, ranked identity evidence, a structured pairing result, and the small changes existing screens need to show a refusal. It does not add the new device-choice flow or comparison table.

The intentional band-as-sensor confirmation UI is introduced in section 4; this section adds the safe seam and refusal to existing screens.

A WHOOP deliberately retained as a workout sensor is saved at wristOptical; a true chest strap retains beatToBeat. Tests inspect the persistence decision. Name-only WHOOP evidence does not establish a generation.

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Validation: local localization generation and full flutter analyze --no-pub pass. Focused test files pass: band_identity_test, pairing_device_role_test, hrs_link_test, device_sources_test, pair_sensor_test, paired_device_test and ui2_tokens_test. Physical iPhone testing remains outstanding. CodeRabbit reviewed head 415ff7d0 with no actionable issue; all eight review threads are resolved. Upstream Actions require maintainer approval before jobs run.

Review follow-up: OS system-device results use the scan evidence ledger; cached names can be disproved by real advertisements; service/data evidence outranks names; evidence is checked after discovery and again before persistence. Device roles are required at compile time. Direct device upserts now roll back their insert if the update fails. The generic HRS entry uses a neutral kind because HRS does not prove body placement.

Upstream review order: 1 ready → 2 draft → 3 draft → 4 draft → 5 draft → 6 draft. All target upstream main; draft diffs include preceding dependencies. Use the individual section link above to review this section alone.

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Flutter widget renders using fixture data and the bundled Manrope font. Native iPhone testing remains outstanding.

Existing sensor picker refuses saving a WHOOP as a plain sensor

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Device discovery now recognizes supported bands alongside nearby sensors and uses advertised information to improve identification.
    • Pairing results distinguish bands from standalone sensors and can request confirmation when a band is selected as a sensor.
  • Bug Fixes
    • A device identified as a band is no longer saved as a sensor; a message explains the mismatch.
    • Failed device updates no longer leave partially saved changes.
  • Localization
    • Added translated pairing-mismatch messages in English, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Russian, Thai, and Chinese.

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Data structures

The registry now requires every entry to declare its band-or-sensor role and physical kind, and identifies which framed bands may be main devices.

  • lib/ble/adapters/_registry.dart L313-330, L466-482, L501-505 (+16 small edits)

The new identity and pairing types define the evidence, confirmation, persistence payload, result, and injected I/O contracts consumed by pairing code.

  • lib/ble/band_identity.dart L1-12, L76-160

API

The public pairing operation now returns a structured outcome and accepts prior band evidence and a device-and-entry-bound confirmation.

  • lib/ble/band_identity.dart L161-197
  • lib/ble/hrs_link.dart L834-837, L842-845, L850-865

Uses of the API

The picker and profile sensor-pairing screen pass scan evidence into pairing and translate its structured outcome for the user.

  • lib/ui2/pairing/device_picker.dart L45, L200-201
  • lib/ui2/profile/pair_sensor.dart L62-64, L284-286, L325-330

Implementation

Band identity matching and the evidence ledger prioritize service, service-data, and name evidence while preserving stronger scan evidence across advertisements.

  • lib/ble/adapters/_registry.dart L1096-1119
  • lib/ble/band_identity.dart L13-75

Sensor scanning records band evidence, preserves the first system-device adapter claim, and carries band identity on candidates into pairing.

  • lib/ble/hrs_link.dart L374-392, L417-422, L468-609 (+8 small edits)

Pairing checks discovered and late-arriving band evidence before saving, validates the selected sensor, and stores a deliberately retained band at the wrist-optical tier.

  • lib/ble/hrs_link.dart L867 (removed lines), L869-872, L1393-1557

Device upserts now run transactionally so a failed update cannot leave behind the preceding insert.

  • lib/data/db.dart L3325-3333

UI

Pairing refusal messages are localized, with name-only WHOOP evidence displayed without claiming a generation.

  • lib/l10n/app_de.arb L3475-3476
  • lib/l10n/app_en.arb L16346-16354
  • lib/l10n/app_es.arb L2895-2896
  • lib/l10n/app_fr.arb L2866-2867
  • lib/l10n/app_hi.arb L2866-2867
  • lib/l10n/app_ru.arb L7910-7918
  • lib/l10n/app_th.arb L16331-16340
  • lib/l10n/app_zh.arb L2866-2867
  • lib/ui2/pairing/pair_outcome_text.dart L1-17

Tests

Tests cover registry roles, evidence ranking and persistence decisions, pairing refusals and confirmations, UI outcome text, and transactional upserts.

  • test/band_identity_test.dart L1-972
  • test/device_picker_test.dart L18
  • test/hrs_link_test.dart L586, L592-596, L602-603
  • test/pair_sensor_test.dart L38
  • test/paired_device_test.dart L196-217
  • test/pairing_device_role_test.dart L1-72
  • test/sensor_cap_test.dart L147

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The registry now classifies devices by role and kind. Scanning carries band identity evidence into pairing, where discovered identity and explicit confirmation affect validation and persistence. Pairing screens display localized feedback when a selected sensor is identified as a band.

Changes: Band identification and sensor pairing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Device classifications and scan hints
lib/ble/adapters/_registry.dart
Registry entries gain device roles and kinds. Main-device eligibility is limited to framed band entries configured as eligible. Name matching can also require an advertised scan hint.
Band identity and pairing contracts
lib/ble/band_identity.dart
Adds GATT UUID normalization and band identification from service UUIDs, service-data UUIDs, and names. Adds pairing confirmation, outcome, persistence, and I/O contracts.
Scan candidate classification
lib/ble/hrs_link.dart
Scanning accumulates band identity evidence by remote ID and includes separate band evidence on candidates when the selected entry differs or the model is uncertain.
Pairing checks and outcome feedback
lib/ble/hrs_link.dart, lib/data/db.dart, lib/ui2/pairing/*, lib/ui2/profile/pair_sensor.dart, lib/l10n/app_{de,en,es,fr,hi,ru,th,zh}.arb
Pairing checks discovered identity and requires matching confirmation when a different band is identified. It validates the device before persistence and formats band-specific outcomes in the pairing UI. Localizations add the band rejection message. Device upserts without an executor run in a transaction.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant DevicePickerScreen
  participant HrsLink
  participant PairingIo
  participant PairOutcomeText
  DevicePickerScreen->>HrsLink: pairNotifySensor with selected entry and band evidence
  HrsLink->>PairingIo: discover services
  PairingIo-->>HrsLink: discovered services
  HrsLink->>HrsLink: check band identity and confirmation
  HrsLink->>PairingIo: validate device and persist when allowed
  PairingIo-->>HrsLink: pairing outcome
  HrsLink-->>DevicePickerScreen: PairOutcome
  DevicePickerScreen->>PairOutcomeText: format PairOutcome
  PairOutcomeText-->>DevicePickerScreen: localized message or null
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Possibly related PRs

  • OpenStrap/edge#669: Defines related band roles, identity evidence, pairing checks, outcomes, and UI flow.
  • OpenStrap/edge#654: Adds executor-aware transactional persistence for pairing data, related to this PR’s transactional device upsert.

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Please address the comments from this code review:

## Individual Comments

### Comment 1
<location path="lib/ble/hrs_link.dart" line_range="422" />
<code_context>
                       label: cleanDeviceLabel(d.platformName),
                       rssi: null,
                       entryId: e.id,
+                      alsoBand: null,
                     ));
           }
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Bands appear as plain sensors**

When an iOS system-device lookup returns a band without an advertisement sighting, the user pairs it from that row, and GATT exposes only standard services, `_scanForEntries` creates the candidate with `alsoBand: null` without checking its name or service evidence or populating `bandSeen`, so `pairNotifyDevice` has no band evidence to refuse the save and the band appears as a plain sensor.

Populate or check band identity evidence for iOS system-device candidates before allowing them to be paired as plain sensors.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 2
<location path="lib/ui2/pairing/device_picker.dart" line_range="201" />
<code_context>
-          : await HrsLink.pairNotifySensor(sensor.entry, cand.device,
-              label: cand.label);
+          : pairOutcomeText(l, await HrsLink.pairNotifySensor(sensor.entry, cand.device,
+              label: cand.label, earlierBand: cand.alsoBand));
     } catch (e) {
       failure = l?.pairSensorCouldNotPair(e.toString()) ?? 'Could not pair that device: $e';
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Late band evidence is lost**

When the user taps a candidate before a later band-identifying advertisement is processed, that advertisement arrives while scan shutdown is pending, and GATT discovery reports only standard heart-rate services, `pairNotifySensor` receives only the tapped candidate’s `alsoBand`; it does not re-read the scan’s updated evidence after stopping the scan. A newly received band advertisement can therefore be missed, and standard-only GATT discovery then lets the band be saved as a plain sensor.

After scan shutdown, use the latest candidate for that remote ID—or otherwise carry the scan’s final band evidence into pairing.

Also at `lib/ui2/profile/pair_sensor.dart:329`.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 3
<location path="lib/ble/hrs_link.dart" line_range="1409" />
<code_context>
-      }
-      link.close();
-      final deviceId = mintDeviceId(entry, device.remoteId.str);
-      await LocalDb.upsertDevice(
-        id: deviceId,
-        adapterId: entry.id,
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Failed pairing leaves device saved**

When the insert succeeds but the following database update fails, `LocalDb.upsertDevice` can insert the device row before its subsequent update throws; `pairNotifyDevice` catches that error and reports that nothing was saved, while the row remains and appears paired.

Run both database statements in one transaction so a failed update rolls back the insert.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 4
<location path="lib/ui2/pairing/device_picker.dart" line_range="201" />
<code_context>
-          : await HrsLink.pairNotifySensor(sensor.entry, cand.device,
-              label: cand.label);
+          : pairOutcomeText(l, await HrsLink.pairNotifySensor(sensor.entry, cand.device,
+              label: cand.label, earlierBand: cand.alsoBand));
     } catch (e) {
       failure = l?.pairSensorCouldNotPair(e.toString()) ?? 'Could not pair that device: $e';
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Confirmed band pairing is unreachable**

When a user wants to intentionally pair a detected band as a plain sensor, neither pairing screen creates or passes a `PairConfirmation`; both only pass `earlierBand`. `pairNotifyDevice` therefore returns a band outcome for every detected band, and the UI only displays a refusal, so users cannot deliberately keep one as a sensor or reach the promised `wristOptical` persistence path.

Add an explicit confirmation step bound to the selected remote ID and band entry, and pass that `PairConfirmation` into the pairing operation.

Also at `lib/ui2/profile/pair_sensor.dart:329`.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 5
<location path="lib/ble/hrs_link.dart" line_range="569-571" />
<code_context>
+    // Evidence only accumulates: a later advertisement that shows a band
+    // replaces a weaker (name-only) guess, never a bare one erases it.
+    final earlier = bandSeen?[key];
+    final best = band != null && (earlier == null || band.modelCertain)
+        ? band
+        : earlier ?? band;
+    if (best != null) bandSeen?[key] = best;
+    if (match == null &&
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Stale names block real straps**

When the first advertisement has no name and a stale cached platform name matches a band, then a later advertisement names a genuine strap, `bandSeen` retains the earlier name-only band identity even after a later advertisement supplies a different name. If that earlier name came from a stale `platformName` and GATT shows only standard services, `pairNotifyDevice` refuses a genuine strap as a band.

Track the source of name-only evidence and replace or discard it when a later advertised name contradicts that guess.
</issue_to_address>

### Comment 6
<location path="lib/ble/hrs_link.dart" line_range="569" />
<code_context>
+    // Evidence only accumulates: a later advertisement that shows a band
+    // replaces a weaker (name-only) guess, never a bare one erases it.
+    final earlier = bandSeen?[key];
+    final best = band != null && (earlier == null || band.modelCertain)
+        ? band
+        : earlier ?? band;
</code_context>
<issue_to_address>
**Name overrides stronger band evidence**

When a peripheral first advertises a band service or service-data UUID, then later advertises only a name matching a different non-framed band, `candidateFromAd` treats `modelCertain` as evidence strength, but `bandIdentityOf` marks a name match for a non-framed band as model-certain. A later name-only advertisement can therefore replace an earlier service or service-data identity, so pairing reports the wrong band to the user.

Track evidence strength separately from model certainty and retain the stronger identity when later advertisements provide weaker evidence.
</issue_to_address>

Sourcery assessment

Needs a human reviewer. 6 findings to address first, and a confirmed band can be saved as a sensor, with a persistent device row and a wrist-optical tier; if that classification is wrong, reverting the code will not remove the row, though it can be repaired by removing or re-pairing the device. The other main effect is refusing to save a band as a plain sensor, which is reversible runtime behavior.

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