The web protocol (WA\x06\x03) requires a web-compatible UserAgent.
Using SMB_ANDROID in the UserAgent caused pair code registration to
fail with "cannot connect device" even though the phone confirmation
appeared. The Android identity is now only set in DeviceProps.platformType
(ANDROID_PHONE) in the registration node, which correctly determines
the display name in "Linked Devices" as "Android (14)".
Changes:
- getUserAgent(): always returns MACOS platform and Desktop device
- getClientPayload(): always includes webInfo (no longer skipped for Android)
- Remove unused isAndroidBrowser import from validate-connection.ts
- Update pair code comments documenting tested platform IDs
- Add structured logging to pair code request
* feat: add Android browser preset for companion device registration
Add Browsers.android(apiLevel) preset that identifies as an Android
companion device (SMB_ANDROID platform, ANDROID_PHONE device type).
Validated against Frida captures of real WhatsApp Android protocol.
* feat: support BAILEYS_BROWSER env var for browser selection
Allows selecting Android companion mode via environment variable
without code changes. Set BAILEYS_BROWSER=android (or android:15
for a specific API level) to register as an Android device.
* fix: auto-detect Android browser in pair code and fall back to Chrome
Pair code companion registration fails with Android browser because the
WA server rejects the ANDROID_PHONE companion_platform_id over the web
Noise protocol. When Android is detected, requestPairingCode() now
transparently uses Chrome/macOS platform values for the pair code stanza
while QR code pairing continues to work as Android (SMB_ANDROID).
* docs: add android to isValidBrowserPreset JSDoc
* refactor: reorganize browser utility functions and improve buffer handling
* fix: harden protobuf deserialization and clean up code
* refactor: simplify data handling in GroupCipher and SenderKey classes
* fix: Ensure consistent Buffer hydration and remove redundant code
* refactor: update decodeAndHydrate calls to use proto types for improved type safety
* lid-mapping: get missing lid from usync
* lid-mapping, jid-utils: change to isPnUser and store multiple mappings
* process-message: parse protocolMsg mapping, and store from new msgs
* types: lid-mapping event, addressing enum, alt, contact, group types
* validate, decode: use lid for identity, better logic
* lid: final commit
* linting
* linting
* linting
* linting
* misc: fix testing and also remove version json
* lint: IDE fucking up lint
* lid-mapping: fix build error on NPM
* message-retry: fix proto import
* chore: remove comments and veirfy from generated proto files (improve size)
* refactor: replace fromObject with create for proto message instantiation and flag no beautiful
* chore: lint issues
The new proto extract has a bunch of breaking changes, so if you were using the raw proto in your code somewhere -- then you may have to update your code to make it work with the new proto
!BREAKING_CHANGE
the proto was generated using a different method, hence the diff is larger -- but if the method continues to work, we should get very nice little diffs
Renato Alcara