test(binary): drain AwaitingInitialSync timer & fix stale comment

Addresses 2 review comments on PR #384:

- Codex P2: the fresh-pair test ended the socket immediately after the
  buffer assertion, leaving the 2s setTimeout in chats.ts:1522 alive.
  Its callback fired post-teardown and emitted "Cannot log after tests
  are done" via baileys-logger, making the suite noisy and trippable
  by --detectOpenHandles. Drain the timer with a 2.1s wait before
  cleanup; bump the per-test timeout to 10s to accommodate it.

- Copilot: the file header said "live messages are not held for up to
  4 seconds", but the chats.ts AwaitingInitialSync timeout is 2s.
  Replace the stale literal with "the initial-sync window" so the
  comment doesn't drift again when the timeout is tuned.

Skipped intentionally (per PR review):
- CodeRabbit Major (try/finally cleanup): diverges from the pattern
  used by the only sibling test (connection-deadlock.test.ts).
- CodeRabbit Nitpick (replace 50ms sleeps with deterministic waits):
  not flaky in practice; sibling test uses the same pattern.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

WAProto/WAProto.proto

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 syntax = "proto3";
 package proto;
 
-/// WhatsApp Version: 2.3000.1037162330
+/// WhatsApp Version: 2.3000.1038024963
 
 message ADVDeviceIdentity {
     optional uint32 rawId = 1;
@@ -4221,6 +4221,8 @@ enum MutationProps {
     CUSTOMER_DATA_ACTION = 83;
     SUBSCRIPTIONS_SYNC_V2_ACTION = 84;
     THREAD_PIN_ACTION = 85;
+    AUTO_ORGANIZE_BUSINESS_CHAT_SETTING = 86;
+    BIZ_AI_SETTINGS_NUDGE_ACTION = 87;
     SHARE_OWN_PN = 10001;
     BUSINESS_BROADCAST_ACTION = 10002;
     AI_THREAD_DELETE_ACTION = 10003;
@@ -4866,6 +4868,8 @@ message SyncActionValue {
     optional CustomerDataAction customerDataAction = 83;
     optional SubscriptionsSyncV2Action subscriptionsSyncV2Action = 84;
     optional ThreadPinAction threadPinAction = 85;
+    optional AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = 86;
+    optional BizAISettingsNudgeAction bizAiSettingsNudgeAction = 87;
     message AgentAction {
         optional string name = 1;
         optional int32 deviceID = 2;
@@ -4885,6 +4889,10 @@ message SyncActionValue {
         optional SyncActionValue.SyncActionMessageRange messageRange = 2;
     }
     
+    message AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting {
+        optional bool autoOrganize = 1;
+    }
+    
     message AvatarUpdatedAction {
         optional AvatarEventType eventType = 1;
         repeated SyncActionValue.StickerAction recentAvatarStickers = 2;
@@ -4895,6 +4903,20 @@ message SyncActionValue {
         }
     }
     
+    message BizAISettingsNudgeAction {
+        optional BizAISettingsCategory category = 1;
+        optional int64 version = 2;
+        optional int64 updatedAtMs = 3;
+        enum BizAISettingsCategory {
+            UNKNOWN = 0;
+            INSTRUCTIONS = 1;
+            RESPONSE_SETTINGS = 2;
+            EXAMPLE_RESPONSES = 3;
+            KNOWLEDGE = 4;
+            LEAD_GEN = 5;
+        }
+    }
+    
     message BotWelcomeRequestAction {
         optional bool isSent = 1;
     }
@@ -5358,6 +5380,7 @@ message SyncActionValue {
         optional bool shareToFB = 3;
         optional bool shareToIG = 4;
         repeated CustomList customLists = 5;
+        repeated StatusDistributionMode modes = 6;
         message CustomList {
             optional string listId = 1;
             optional string name = 2;

WAProto/index.d.ts

@@ -10692,6 +10692,8 @@ export namespace proto {
         CUSTOMER_DATA_ACTION = 83,
         SUBSCRIPTIONS_SYNC_V2_ACTION = 84,
         THREAD_PIN_ACTION = 85,
+        AUTO_ORGANIZE_BUSINESS_CHAT_SETTING = 86,
+        BIZ_AI_SETTINGS_NUDGE_ACTION = 87,
         SHARE_OWN_PN = 10001,
         BUSINESS_BROADCAST_ACTION = 10002,
         AI_THREAD_DELETE_ACTION = 10003
@@ -12309,6 +12311,8 @@ export namespace proto {
         customerDataAction?: (proto.SyncActionValue.ICustomerDataAction|null);
         subscriptionsSyncV2Action?: (proto.SyncActionValue.ISubscriptionsSyncV2Action|null);
         threadPinAction?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IThreadPinAction|null);
+        autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting|null);
+        bizAiSettingsNudgeAction?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IBizAISettingsNudgeAction|null);
     }
 
     class SyncActionValue implements ISyncActionValue {
@@ -12389,6 +12393,8 @@ export namespace proto {
         public customerDataAction?: (proto.SyncActionValue.ICustomerDataAction|null);
         public subscriptionsSyncV2Action?: (proto.SyncActionValue.ISubscriptionsSyncV2Action|null);
         public threadPinAction?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IThreadPinAction|null);
+        public autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting|null);
+        public bizAiSettingsNudgeAction?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IBizAISettingsNudgeAction|null);
         public static create(properties?: proto.ISyncActionValue): proto.SyncActionValue;
         public static encode(m: proto.ISyncActionValue, w?: $protobuf.Writer): $protobuf.Writer;
         public static decode(r: ($protobuf.Reader|Uint8Array), l?: number): proto.SyncActionValue;
@@ -12470,6 +12476,22 @@ export namespace proto {
             public static getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix?: string): string;
         }
 
+        interface IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting {
+            autoOrganize?: (boolean|null);
+        }
+
+        class AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting implements IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting {
+            constructor(p?: proto.SyncActionValue.IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting);
+            public autoOrganize?: (boolean|null);
+            public static create(properties?: proto.SyncActionValue.IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting): proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting;
+            public static encode(m: proto.SyncActionValue.IAutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting, w?: $protobuf.Writer): $protobuf.Writer;
+            public static decode(r: ($protobuf.Reader|Uint8Array), l?: number): proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting;
+            public static fromObject(d: { [k: string]: any }): proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting;
+            public static toObject(m: proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting, o?: $protobuf.IConversionOptions): { [k: string]: any };
+            public toJSON(): { [k: string]: any };
+            public static getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix?: string): string;
+        }
+
         interface IAvatarUpdatedAction {
             eventType?: (proto.SyncActionValue.AvatarUpdatedAction.AvatarEventType|null);
             recentAvatarStickers?: (proto.SyncActionValue.IStickerAction[]|null);
@@ -12497,6 +12519,38 @@ export namespace proto {
             }
         }
 
+        interface IBizAISettingsNudgeAction {
+            category?: (proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.BizAISettingsCategory|null);
+            version?: (number|Long|null);
+            updatedAtMs?: (number|Long|null);
+        }
+
+        class BizAISettingsNudgeAction implements IBizAISettingsNudgeAction {
+            constructor(p?: proto.SyncActionValue.IBizAISettingsNudgeAction);
+            public category?: (proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.BizAISettingsCategory|null);
+            public version?: (number|Long|null);
+            public updatedAtMs?: (number|Long|null);
+            public static create(properties?: proto.SyncActionValue.IBizAISettingsNudgeAction): proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction;
+            public static encode(m: proto.SyncActionValue.IBizAISettingsNudgeAction, w?: $protobuf.Writer): $protobuf.Writer;
+            public static decode(r: ($protobuf.Reader|Uint8Array), l?: number): proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction;
+            public static fromObject(d: { [k: string]: any }): proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction;
+            public static toObject(m: proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction, o?: $protobuf.IConversionOptions): { [k: string]: any };
+            public toJSON(): { [k: string]: any };
+            public static getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix?: string): string;
+        }
+
+        namespace BizAISettingsNudgeAction {
+
+            enum BizAISettingsCategory {
+                UNKNOWN = 0,
+                INSTRUCTIONS = 1,
+                RESPONSE_SETTINGS = 2,
+                EXAMPLE_RESPONSES = 3,
+                KNOWLEDGE = 4,
+                LEAD_GEN = 5
+            }
+        }
+
         interface IBotWelcomeRequestAction {
             isSent?: (boolean|null);
         }
@@ -13844,6 +13898,7 @@ export namespace proto {
             shareToFB?: (boolean|null);
             shareToIG?: (boolean|null);
             customLists?: (proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.ICustomList[]|null);
+            modes?: (proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.StatusDistributionMode[]|null);
         }
 
         class StatusPrivacyAction implements IStatusPrivacyAction {
@@ -13853,6 +13908,7 @@ export namespace proto {
             public shareToFB?: (boolean|null);
             public shareToIG?: (boolean|null);
             public customLists: proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.ICustomList[];
+            public modes: proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.StatusDistributionMode[];
             public static create(properties?: proto.SyncActionValue.IStatusPrivacyAction): proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction;
             public static encode(m: proto.SyncActionValue.IStatusPrivacyAction, w?: $protobuf.Writer): $protobuf.Writer;
             public static decode(r: ($protobuf.Reader|Uint8Array), l?: number): proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction;

WAProto/index.js

@@ -75158,6 +75158,8 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
         values[valuesById[83] = "CUSTOMER_DATA_ACTION"] = 83;
         values[valuesById[84] = "SUBSCRIPTIONS_SYNC_V2_ACTION"] = 84;
         values[valuesById[85] = "THREAD_PIN_ACTION"] = 85;
+        values[valuesById[86] = "AUTO_ORGANIZE_BUSINESS_CHAT_SETTING"] = 86;
+        values[valuesById[87] = "BIZ_AI_SETTINGS_NUDGE_ACTION"] = 87;
         values[valuesById[10001] = "SHARE_OWN_PN"] = 10001;
         values[valuesById[10002] = "BUSINESS_BROADCAST_ACTION"] = 10002;
         values[valuesById[10003] = "AI_THREAD_DELETE_ACTION"] = 10003;
@@ -85556,6 +85558,8 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
         SyncActionValue.prototype.customerDataAction = null;
         SyncActionValue.prototype.subscriptionsSyncV2Action = null;
         SyncActionValue.prototype.threadPinAction = null;
+        SyncActionValue.prototype.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = null;
+        SyncActionValue.prototype.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction = null;
 
         let $oneOfFields;
 
@@ -86015,6 +86019,18 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
             set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
         });
 
+        // Virtual OneOf for proto3 optional field
+        Object.defineProperty(SyncActionValue.prototype, "_autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting", {
+            get: $util.oneOfGetter($oneOfFields = ["autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting"]),
+            set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
+        });
+
+        // Virtual OneOf for proto3 optional field
+        Object.defineProperty(SyncActionValue.prototype, "_bizAiSettingsNudgeAction", {
+            get: $util.oneOfGetter($oneOfFields = ["bizAiSettingsNudgeAction"]),
+            set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
+        });
+
         SyncActionValue.create = function create(properties) {
             return new SyncActionValue(properties);
         };
@@ -86174,6 +86190,10 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                 $root.proto.SyncActionValue.SubscriptionsSyncV2Action.encode(m.subscriptionsSyncV2Action, w.uint32(674).fork()).ldelim();
             if (m.threadPinAction != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "threadPinAction"))
                 $root.proto.SyncActionValue.ThreadPinAction.encode(m.threadPinAction, w.uint32(682).fork()).ldelim();
+            if (m.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting"))
+                $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.encode(m.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting, w.uint32(690).fork()).ldelim();
+            if (m.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "bizAiSettingsNudgeAction"))
+                $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.encode(m.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction, w.uint32(698).fork()).ldelim();
             return w;
         };
 
@@ -86490,6 +86510,14 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                         m.threadPinAction = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.ThreadPinAction.decode(r, r.uint32());
                         break;
                     }
+                case 86: {
+                        m.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.decode(r, r.uint32());
+                        break;
+                    }
+                case 87: {
+                        m.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.decode(r, r.uint32());
+                        break;
+                    }
                 default:
                     r.skipType(t & 7);
                     break;
@@ -86887,6 +86915,16 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                     throw TypeError(".proto.SyncActionValue.threadPinAction: object expected");
                 m.threadPinAction = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.ThreadPinAction.fromObject(d.threadPinAction);
             }
+            if (d.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting != null) {
+                if (typeof d.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting !== "object")
+                    throw TypeError(".proto.SyncActionValue.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting: object expected");
+                m.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.fromObject(d.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting);
+            }
+            if (d.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction != null) {
+                if (typeof d.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction !== "object")
+                    throw TypeError(".proto.SyncActionValue.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction: object expected");
+                m.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.fromObject(d.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction);
+            }
             return m;
         };
 
@@ -87277,6 +87315,16 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                 if (o.oneofs)
                     d._threadPinAction = "threadPinAction";
             }
+            if (m.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting != null && m.hasOwnProperty("autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting")) {
+                d.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.toObject(m.autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting, o);
+                if (o.oneofs)
+                    d._autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = "autoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting";
+            }
+            if (m.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction != null && m.hasOwnProperty("bizAiSettingsNudgeAction")) {
+                d.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.toObject(m.bizAiSettingsNudgeAction, o);
+                if (o.oneofs)
+                    d._bizAiSettingsNudgeAction = "bizAiSettingsNudgeAction";
+            }
             return d;
         };
 
@@ -87708,6 +87756,94 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
             return ArchiveChatAction;
         })();
 
+        SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting = (function() {
+
+            function AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting(p) {
+                if (p)
+                    for (var ks = Object.keys(p), i = 0; i < ks.length; ++i)
+                        if (p[ks[i]] != null)
+                            this[ks[i]] = p[ks[i]];
+            }
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.prototype.autoOrganize = null;
+
+            let $oneOfFields;
+
+            // Virtual OneOf for proto3 optional field
+            Object.defineProperty(AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.prototype, "_autoOrganize", {
+                get: $util.oneOfGetter($oneOfFields = ["autoOrganize"]),
+                set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
+            });
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.create = function create(properties) {
+                return new AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting(properties);
+            };
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.encode = function encode(m, w) {
+                if (!w)
+                    w = $Writer.create();
+                if (m.autoOrganize != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "autoOrganize"))
+                    w.uint32(8).bool(m.autoOrganize);
+                return w;
+            };
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.decode = function decode(r, l, e) {
+                if (!(r instanceof $Reader))
+                    r = $Reader.create(r);
+                var c = l === undefined ? r.len : r.pos + l, m = new $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting();
+                while (r.pos < c) {
+                    var t = r.uint32();
+                    if (t === e)
+                        break;
+                    switch (t >>> 3) {
+                    case 1: {
+                            m.autoOrganize = r.bool();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    default:
+                        r.skipType(t & 7);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                return m;
+            };
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.fromObject = function fromObject(d) {
+                if (d instanceof $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting)
+                    return d;
+                var m = new $root.proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting();
+                if (d.autoOrganize != null) {
+                    m.autoOrganize = Boolean(d.autoOrganize);
+                }
+                return m;
+            };
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.toObject = function toObject(m, o) {
+                if (!o)
+                    o = {};
+                var d = {};
+                if (m.autoOrganize != null && m.hasOwnProperty("autoOrganize")) {
+                    d.autoOrganize = m.autoOrganize;
+                    if (o.oneofs)
+                        d._autoOrganize = "autoOrganize";
+                }
+                return d;
+            };
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
+                return this.constructor.toObject(this, $protobuf.util.toJSONOptions);
+            };
+
+            AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting.getTypeUrl = function getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix) {
+                if (typeUrlPrefix === undefined) {
+                    typeUrlPrefix = "type.googleapis.com";
+                }
+                return typeUrlPrefix + "/proto.SyncActionValue.AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting";
+            };
+
+            return AutoOrganizeBusinessChatSetting;
+        })();
+
         SyncActionValue.AvatarUpdatedAction = (function() {
 
             function AvatarUpdatedAction(p) {
@@ -87852,6 +87988,196 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
             return AvatarUpdatedAction;
         })();
 
+        SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction = (function() {
+
+            function BizAISettingsNudgeAction(p) {
+                if (p)
+                    for (var ks = Object.keys(p), i = 0; i < ks.length; ++i)
+                        if (p[ks[i]] != null)
+                            this[ks[i]] = p[ks[i]];
+            }
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype.category = null;
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype.version = null;
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype.updatedAtMs = null;
+
+            let $oneOfFields;
+
+            // Virtual OneOf for proto3 optional field
+            Object.defineProperty(BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype, "_category", {
+                get: $util.oneOfGetter($oneOfFields = ["category"]),
+                set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
+            });
+
+            // Virtual OneOf for proto3 optional field
+            Object.defineProperty(BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype, "_version", {
+                get: $util.oneOfGetter($oneOfFields = ["version"]),
+                set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
+            });
+
+            // Virtual OneOf for proto3 optional field
+            Object.defineProperty(BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype, "_updatedAtMs", {
+                get: $util.oneOfGetter($oneOfFields = ["updatedAtMs"]),
+                set: $util.oneOfSetter($oneOfFields)
+            });
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.create = function create(properties) {
+                return new BizAISettingsNudgeAction(properties);
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.encode = function encode(m, w) {
+                if (!w)
+                    w = $Writer.create();
+                if (m.category != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "category"))
+                    w.uint32(8).int32(m.category);
+                if (m.version != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "version"))
+                    w.uint32(16).int64(m.version);
+                if (m.updatedAtMs != null && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(m, "updatedAtMs"))
+                    w.uint32(24).int64(m.updatedAtMs);
+                return w;
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.decode = function decode(r, l, e) {
+                if (!(r instanceof $Reader))
+                    r = $Reader.create(r);
+                var c = l === undefined ? r.len : r.pos + l, m = new $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction();
+                while (r.pos < c) {
+                    var t = r.uint32();
+                    if (t === e)
+                        break;
+                    switch (t >>> 3) {
+                    case 1: {
+                            m.category = r.int32();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    case 2: {
+                            m.version = r.int64();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    case 3: {
+                            m.updatedAtMs = r.int64();
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    default:
+                        r.skipType(t & 7);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                return m;
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.fromObject = function fromObject(d) {
+                if (d instanceof $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction)
+                    return d;
+                var m = new $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction();
+                switch (d.category) {
+                default:
+                    if (typeof d.category === "number") {
+                        m.category = d.category;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case "UNKNOWN":
+                case 0:
+                    m.category = 0;
+                    break;
+                case "INSTRUCTIONS":
+                case 1:
+                    m.category = 1;
+                    break;
+                case "RESPONSE_SETTINGS":
+                case 2:
+                    m.category = 2;
+                    break;
+                case "EXAMPLE_RESPONSES":
+                case 3:
+                    m.category = 3;
+                    break;
+                case "KNOWLEDGE":
+                case 4:
+                    m.category = 4;
+                    break;
+                case "LEAD_GEN":
+                case 5:
+                    m.category = 5;
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (d.version != null) {
+                    if ($util.Long)
+                        (m.version = $util.Long.fromValue(d.version)).unsigned = false;
+                    else if (typeof d.version === "string")
+                        m.version = parseInt(d.version, 10);
+                    else if (typeof d.version === "number")
+                        m.version = d.version;
+                    else if (typeof d.version === "object")
+                        m.version = new $util.LongBits(d.version.low >>> 0, d.version.high >>> 0).toNumber();
+                }
+                if (d.updatedAtMs != null) {
+                    if ($util.Long)
+                        (m.updatedAtMs = $util.Long.fromValue(d.updatedAtMs)).unsigned = false;
+                    else if (typeof d.updatedAtMs === "string")
+                        m.updatedAtMs = parseInt(d.updatedAtMs, 10);
+                    else if (typeof d.updatedAtMs === "number")
+                        m.updatedAtMs = d.updatedAtMs;
+                    else if (typeof d.updatedAtMs === "object")
+                        m.updatedAtMs = new $util.LongBits(d.updatedAtMs.low >>> 0, d.updatedAtMs.high >>> 0).toNumber();
+                }
+                return m;
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.toObject = function toObject(m, o) {
+                if (!o)
+                    o = {};
+                var d = {};
+                if (m.category != null && m.hasOwnProperty("category")) {
+                    d.category = o.enums === String ? $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.BizAISettingsCategory[m.category] === undefined ? m.category : $root.proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction.BizAISettingsCategory[m.category] : m.category;
+                    if (o.oneofs)
+                        d._category = "category";
+                }
+                if (m.version != null && m.hasOwnProperty("version")) {
+                    if (typeof m.version === "number")
+                        d.version = o.longs === String ? String(m.version) : m.version;
+                    else
+                        d.version = o.longs === String ? longToString(m.version) : o.longs === Number ? longToNumber(m.version) : m.version;
+                    if (o.oneofs)
+                        d._version = "version";
+                }
+                if (m.updatedAtMs != null && m.hasOwnProperty("updatedAtMs")) {
+                    if (typeof m.updatedAtMs === "number")
+                        d.updatedAtMs = o.longs === String ? String(m.updatedAtMs) : m.updatedAtMs;
+                    else
+                        d.updatedAtMs = o.longs === String ? longToString(m.updatedAtMs) : o.longs === Number ? longToNumber(m.updatedAtMs) : m.updatedAtMs;
+                    if (o.oneofs)
+                        d._updatedAtMs = "updatedAtMs";
+                }
+                return d;
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
+                return this.constructor.toObject(this, $protobuf.util.toJSONOptions);
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.getTypeUrl = function getTypeUrl(typeUrlPrefix) {
+                if (typeUrlPrefix === undefined) {
+                    typeUrlPrefix = "type.googleapis.com";
+                }
+                return typeUrlPrefix + "/proto.SyncActionValue.BizAISettingsNudgeAction";
+            };
+
+            BizAISettingsNudgeAction.BizAISettingsCategory = (function() {
+                const valuesById = {}, values = Object.create(valuesById);
+                values[valuesById[0] = "UNKNOWN"] = 0;
+                values[valuesById[1] = "INSTRUCTIONS"] = 1;
+                values[valuesById[2] = "RESPONSE_SETTINGS"] = 2;
+                values[valuesById[3] = "EXAMPLE_RESPONSES"] = 3;
+                values[valuesById[4] = "KNOWLEDGE"] = 4;
+                values[valuesById[5] = "LEAD_GEN"] = 5;
+                return values;
+            })();
+
+            return BizAISettingsNudgeAction;
+        })();
+
         SyncActionValue.BotWelcomeRequestAction = (function() {
 
             function BotWelcomeRequestAction(p) {
@@ -96080,6 +96406,7 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
             function StatusPrivacyAction(p) {
                 this.userJid = [];
                 this.customLists = [];
+                this.modes = [];
                 if (p)
                     for (var ks = Object.keys(p), i = 0; i < ks.length; ++i)
                         if (p[ks[i]] != null)
@@ -96091,6 +96418,7 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
             StatusPrivacyAction.prototype.shareToFB = null;
             StatusPrivacyAction.prototype.shareToIG = null;
             StatusPrivacyAction.prototype.customLists = $util.emptyArray;
+            StatusPrivacyAction.prototype.modes = $util.emptyArray;
 
             let $oneOfFields;
 
@@ -96133,6 +96461,12 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                     for (var i = 0; i < m.customLists.length; ++i)
                         $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.CustomList.encode(m.customLists[i], w.uint32(42).fork()).ldelim();
                 }
+                if (m.modes != null && m.modes.length) {
+                    w.uint32(50).fork();
+                    for (var i = 0; i < m.modes.length; ++i)
+                        w.int32(m.modes[i]);
+                    w.ldelim();
+                }
                 return w;
             };
 
@@ -96169,6 +96503,17 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                             m.customLists.push($root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.CustomList.decode(r, r.uint32()));
                             break;
                         }
+                    case 6: {
+                            if (!(m.modes && m.modes.length))
+                                m.modes = [];
+                            if ((t & 7) === 2) {
+                                var c2 = r.uint32() + r.pos;
+                                while (r.pos < c2)
+                                    m.modes.push(r.int32());
+                            } else
+                                m.modes.push(r.int32());
+                            break;
+                        }
                     default:
                         r.skipType(t & 7);
                         break;
@@ -96233,6 +96578,40 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                         m.customLists[i] = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.CustomList.fromObject(d.customLists[i]);
                     }
                 }
+                if (d.modes) {
+                    if (!Array.isArray(d.modes))
+                        throw TypeError(".proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.modes: array expected");
+                    m.modes = [];
+                    for (var i = 0; i < d.modes.length; ++i) {
+                        switch (d.modes[i]) {
+                        default:
+                            if (typeof d.modes[i] === "number") {
+                                m.modes[i] = d.modes[i];
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        case "ALLOW_LIST":
+                        case 0:
+                            m.modes[i] = 0;
+                            break;
+                        case "DENY_LIST":
+                        case 1:
+                            m.modes[i] = 1;
+                            break;
+                        case "CONTACTS":
+                        case 2:
+                            m.modes[i] = 2;
+                            break;
+                        case "CLOSE_FRIENDS":
+                        case 3:
+                            m.modes[i] = 3;
+                            break;
+                        case "CUSTOM_LIST":
+                        case 4:
+                            m.modes[i] = 4;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
                 return m;
             };
 
@@ -96243,6 +96622,7 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                 if (o.arrays || o.defaults) {
                     d.userJid = [];
                     d.customLists = [];
+                    d.modes = [];
                 }
                 if (m.mode != null && m.hasOwnProperty("mode")) {
                     d.mode = o.enums === String ? $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.StatusDistributionMode[m.mode] === undefined ? m.mode : $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.StatusDistributionMode[m.mode] : m.mode;
@@ -96271,6 +96651,12 @@ export const proto = $root.proto = (() => {
                         d.customLists[j] = $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.CustomList.toObject(m.customLists[j], o);
                     }
                 }
+                if (m.modes && m.modes.length) {
+                    d.modes = [];
+                    for (var j = 0; j < m.modes.length; ++j) {
+                        d.modes[j] = o.enums === String ? $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.StatusDistributionMode[m.modes[j]] === undefined ? m.modes[j] : $root.proto.SyncActionValue.StatusPrivacyAction.StatusDistributionMode[m.modes[j]] : m.modes[j];
+                    }
+                }
                 return d;
             };
 

src/Defaults/baileys-version.json

@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":[2,3000,1037166441]}
+{"version":[2,3000,1038147544]}

src/Defaults/index.ts

@@ -31,9 +31,26 @@ export const STATUS_EXPIRY_SECONDS = 24 * 60 * 60
 export const PLACEHOLDER_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60
 
 export const NOISE_MODE = 'Noise_XX_25519_AESGCM_SHA256\0\0\0\0'
-export const DICT_VERSION = 3
+
+/**
+ * Protocol mode: 'web' (default) or 'native' (experimental)
+ * - web: WA\x06\x03 — standard WhatsApp Web protocol
+ * - native: WAM\x05 — native Android protocol (may enable view-once media on companions)
+ *
+ * Set via BAILEYS_PROTOCOL env var:
+ *   BAILEYS_PROTOCOL=native
+ */
+const PROTOCOL_MODE = process.env.BAILEYS_PROTOCOL?.trim().toLowerCase() === 'native' ? 'native' : 'web'
+
+export const DICT_VERSION = PROTOCOL_MODE === 'native' ? 5 : 3
 export const KEY_BUNDLE_TYPE = Buffer.from([5])
-export const NOISE_WA_HEADER = Buffer.from([87, 65, 6, DICT_VERSION]) // last is "DICT_VERSION"
+
+// WA\x06\x03 = web protocol, WAM\x05 = native Android protocol
+export const NOISE_WA_HEADER = PROTOCOL_MODE === 'native'
+	? Buffer.from([87, 65, 77, DICT_VERSION]) // WAM\x05
+	: Buffer.from([87, 65, 6, DICT_VERSION])  // WA\x06\x03
+
+export { PROTOCOL_MODE }
 /** from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3809401/what-is-a-good-regular-expression-to-match-a-url */
 export const URL_REGEX = /https:\/\/(?![^:@\/\s]+:[^:@\/\s]+@)[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}(:\d+)?(\/[^\s]*)?/g
 

src/Socket/chats.ts

@@ -1060,22 +1060,21 @@ export const makeChatsSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/** sending non-abt props may fix QR scan fail if server expects */
+	/** fetch AB props */
 	const fetchProps = async () => {
-		//TODO: implement both protocol 1 and protocol 2 prop fetching, specially for abKey for WM
 		const resultNode = await query({
 			tag: 'iq',
 			attrs: {
 				to: S_WHATSAPP_NET,
-				xmlns: 'w',
+				xmlns: 'abt',
 				type: 'get'
 			},
 			content: [
 				{
 					tag: 'props',
 					attrs: {
-						protocol: '2',
-						hash: authState?.creds?.lastPropHash || ''
+						protocol: '1',
+						...(authState?.creds?.lastPropHash ? { hash: authState.creds.lastPropHash } : {})
 					}
 				}
 			]

src/Socket/groups.ts

@@ -343,11 +343,13 @@ export const extractGroupMetadata = (result: BinaryNode) => {
 	let descId: string | undefined
 	let descOwner: string | undefined
 	let descOwnerPn: string | undefined
+	let descOwnerUsername: string | undefined
 	let descTime: number | undefined
 	if (descChild) {
 		desc = getBinaryNodeChildString(descChild, 'body')
 		descOwner = descChild.attrs.participant ? jidNormalizedUser(descChild.attrs.participant) : undefined
 		descOwnerPn = descChild.attrs.participant_pn ? jidNormalizedUser(descChild.attrs.participant_pn) : undefined
+		descOwnerUsername = descChild.attrs.participant_username || undefined
 		descTime = +descChild.attrs.t!
 		descId = descChild.attrs.id
 	}
@@ -362,16 +364,19 @@ export const extractGroupMetadata = (result: BinaryNode) => {
 		subject: group.attrs.subject!,
 		subjectOwner: group.attrs.s_o,
 		subjectOwnerPn: group.attrs.s_o_pn,
+		subjectOwnerUsername: group.attrs.s_o_username,
 		subjectTime: +(group.attrs.s_t ?? '0'),
 		size: group.attrs.size ? +group.attrs.size : getBinaryNodeChildren(group, 'participant').length,
 		creation: +(group.attrs.creation ?? '0'),
 		owner: group.attrs.creator ? jidNormalizedUser(group.attrs.creator) : undefined,
 		ownerPn: group.attrs.creator_pn ? jidNormalizedUser(group.attrs.creator_pn) : undefined,
+		ownerUsername: group.attrs.creator_username || undefined,
 		owner_country_code: group.attrs.creator_country_code,
 		desc,
 		descId,
 		descOwner,
 		descOwnerPn,
+		descOwnerUsername,
 		descTime,
 		linkedParent: getBinaryNodeChild(group, 'linked_parent')?.attrs.jid || undefined,
 		restrict: !!getBinaryNodeChild(group, 'locked'),
@@ -386,6 +391,7 @@ export const extractGroupMetadata = (result: BinaryNode) => {
 				id: attrs.jid!,
 				phoneNumber: isLidUser(attrs.jid) && isPnUser(attrs.phone_number) ? attrs.phone_number : undefined,
 				lid: isPnUser(attrs.jid) && isLidUser(attrs.lid) ? attrs.lid : undefined,
+				username: attrs.participant_username || attrs.username || undefined,
 				admin: (attrs.type || null) as GroupParticipant['admin']
 			}
 		}),

src/Socket/messages-recv.ts

@@ -2124,12 +2124,6 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		if (resolvedRemoteJid) key.remoteJid = resolvedRemoteJid
 		if (resolvedParticipant) key.participant = resolvedParticipant
 
-		if (shouldIgnoreJid(remoteJid!) && remoteJid !== S_WHATSAPP_NET) {
-			logger.trace({ remoteJid }, 'ignoring receipt from jid')
-			await sendMessageAck(node)
-			return
-		}
-
 		const ids = [attrs.id!]
 		if (Array.isArray(content)) {
 			const items = getBinaryNodeChildren(content[0], 'item')
@@ -2205,11 +2199,6 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 
 	const handleNotification = async (node: BinaryNode) => {
 		const remoteJid = node.attrs.from
-		if (shouldIgnoreJid(remoteJid!) && remoteJid !== S_WHATSAPP_NET) {
-			logger.trace({ remoteJid }, 'ignored notification')
-			await sendMessageAck(node)
-			return
-		}
 
 		try {
 			await Promise.all([
@@ -2223,6 +2212,7 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 							fromMe,
 							participant: node.attrs.participant,
 							participantAlt,
+							participantUsername: node.attrs.participant_username,
 							addressingMode,
 							id: node.attrs.id,
 							...(msg.key || {})
@@ -2231,6 +2221,10 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 						msg.messageTimestamp = +node.attrs.t!
 
 						const fullMsg = proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject(msg) as WAMessage
+						// Preserve custom WAMessageKey fields (participantAlt, participantUsername,
+						// addressingMode) that proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject strips because
+						// they aren't part of the proto.MessageKey schema.
+						fullMsg.key = msg.key
 						await upsertMessage(fullMsg, 'append')
 					}
 				})
@@ -2241,25 +2235,55 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 	}
 
 	const handleMessage = async (node: BinaryNode) => {
-		if (shouldIgnoreJid(node.attrs.from!) && node.attrs.from !== S_WHATSAPP_NET) {
-			logger.trace({ from: node.attrs.from }, 'ignored message')
-			// Send a clean ACK (no error code) so the server considers the
-			// message delivered. Using error 500 (UnhandledError) previously
-			// caused the server to retry delivery, generating duplicate traffic.
-			await sendMessageAck(node)
-			return
-		}
-
 		const encNode = getBinaryNodeChild(node, 'enc')
-		// msmsg block removed — allow msmsg decryption (required for view-once on linked devices)
-
-		// Handle view-once unavailable sync from primary device.
-		// When the primary device sends a view-once, linked companions receive
-		// <unavailable type="view_once"/> — no enc content, just a sync signal.
-		// Acknowledge and skip decryption (nothing to decrypt).
 		const unavailableNode = getBinaryNodeChild(node, 'unavailable')
+
+		// msmsg block removed — allow msmsg decryption (required for view-once on linked devices)
 		if (unavailableNode?.attrs?.type === 'view_once') {
-			logger.debug({ id: node.attrs.id, from: node.attrs.from }, 'received view_once unavailable sync from primary device')
+			const { fullMessage: voMsg } = decryptMessageNode(
+				node,
+				authState.creds.me!.id,
+				authState.creds.me!.lid || '',
+				signalRepository,
+				logger,
+			)
+			voMsg.key.isViewOnce = true
+
+			// Try to request the actual view-once content from the primary phone via PDO
+			// The phone may resend the full media (url, mediaKey, directPath, etc.)
+			console.log(`[VO_PDO] Requesting view-once content via PDO for ${voMsg.key.id} from ${voMsg.key.remoteJid}`)
+			try {
+				const requestId = await requestPlaceholderResend(voMsg.key, {
+					key: { ...voMsg.key },
+					pushName: voMsg.pushName,
+					messageTimestamp: voMsg.messageTimestamp,
+					participant: voMsg.key.participant,
+					participantAlt: voMsg.key.participantAlt
+				})
+				if (requestId && requestId !== 'RESOLVED') {
+					console.log(`[VO_PDO] PDO request sent! requestId=${requestId} — waiting for phone to resend`)
+				} else if (requestId === 'RESOLVED') {
+					console.log(`[VO_PDO] Message arrived during PDO delay!`)
+				} else {
+					console.log(`[VO_PDO] Already requested or no response`)
+				}
+			} catch (err: any) {
+				console.log(`[VO_PDO] PDO request failed: ${err.message} — falling back to placeholder`)
+			}
+
+			// Emit placeholder immediately so consumers see the notification
+			// If PDO succeeds, the real message will arrive via messages.upsert later
+			voMsg.message = {
+				viewOnceMessage: {
+					message: {
+						imageMessage: {
+							viewOnce: true,
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			const upsertType = node.attrs.offline ? 'append' : 'notify'
+			await upsertMessage(voMsg, upsertType)
 			await sendMessageAck(node)
 			return
 		}
@@ -3064,6 +3088,40 @@ export const makeMessagesRecvSocket = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		identifier: string,
 		exec: (node: BinaryNode) => Promise<void>
 	) => {
+		// Fast path: ack and drop ignored JIDs before entering the buffer/queue.
+		// Skips type='call' so call events are never silently dropped via
+		// shouldIgnoreJid (preserves InfiniteAPI's pre-existing behavior).
+		// Wrapped in try/catch so a throw from shouldIgnoreJid (user callback)
+		// or sendMessageAck (e.g. websocket closed) is routed through
+		// onUnexpectedError instead of becoming an unhandled rejection —
+		// matches the protection processNodeWithBuffer provides.
+		if (type !== 'call') {
+			try {
+				const from = node.attrs.from
+				let ignoreJid = from
+				if (type === 'receipt' && from) {
+					const attrs = node.attrs
+					const isLid = attrs.from!.includes('lid')
+					const isNodeFromMe = areJidsSameUser(
+						attrs.participant || attrs.from,
+						isLid ? authState.creds.me?.lid : authState.creds.me?.id
+					)
+					ignoreJid = !isNodeFromMe || isJidGroup(attrs.from) ? attrs.from : attrs.recipient
+				}
+
+				if (ignoreJid && ignoreJid !== S_WHATSAPP_NET && shouldIgnoreJid(ignoreJid)) {
+					// Plain ack (no NACK error code) preserves InfiniteAPI's prior
+					// behavior — ignored stanzas are an intentional drop, not a
+					// processing failure, so we don't want server-side retries.
+					await sendMessageAck(node)
+					return
+				}
+			} catch (error) {
+				onUnexpectedError(error as Error, identifier)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		const isOffline = !!node.attrs.offline
 
 		if (isOffline) {

src/Types/Contact.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export interface Contact {
 	name?: string
 	/** name of the contact, the contact has set on their own on WA */
 	notify?: string
+	/** username associated with this contact, when provided by WA */
+	username?: string
 	/** I have no idea */
 	verifiedName?: string
 	// Baileys Added

src/Types/Events.ts

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export type BaileysEventMap = {
 		id: string
 		author: string
 		authorPn?: string
+		authorUsername?: string
 		participants: GroupParticipant[]
 		action: ParticipantAction
 	}
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ export type BaileysEventMap = {
 		id: string
 		author: string
 		authorPn?: string
+		authorUsername?: string
 		participant: string
 		participantPn?: string
 		action: RequestJoinAction

src/Types/GroupMetadata.ts

@@ -20,17 +20,20 @@ export interface GroupMetadata {
 	addressingMode?: WAMessageAddressingMode
 	owner: string | undefined
 	ownerPn?: string | undefined
+	ownerUsername?: string | undefined
 	owner_country_code?: string | undefined
 	subject: string
 	/** group subject owner */
 	subjectOwner?: string
 	subjectOwnerPn?: string
+	subjectOwnerUsername?: string
 	/** group subject modification date */
 	subjectTime?: number
 	creation?: number
 	desc?: string
 	descOwner?: string
 	descOwnerPn?: string
+	descOwnerUsername?: string
 	descId?: string
 	descTime?: number
 	/** if this group is part of a community, it returns the jid of the community to which it belongs */
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export interface GroupMetadata {
 	/** the person who added you to group or changed some setting in group */
 	author?: string
 	authorPn?: string
+	authorUsername?: string
 }
 
 export interface WAGroupCreateResponse {

src/Types/Message.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export type WAContactMessage = proto.Message.IContactMessage
 export type WAContactsArrayMessage = proto.Message.IContactsArrayMessage
 export type WAMessageKey = proto.IMessageKey & {
 	remoteJidAlt?: string
+	remoteJidUsername?: string
 	participantAlt?: string
+	participantUsername?: string
 	server_id?: string
 	addressingMode?: string
 	isViewOnce?: boolean // TODO: remove out of the message key, place in WebMessageInfo

src/Utils/chat-utils.ts

@@ -1083,6 +1083,7 @@ export const processSyncAction = (
 					action.lidContactAction.firstName ||
 					action.lidContactAction.username ||
 					undefined,
+				username: action.lidContactAction.username || undefined,
 				lid: id!,
 				phoneNumber: undefined
 			}

src/Utils/decode-wa-message.ts

@@ -242,10 +242,14 @@ export function decodeMessageNode(stanza: BinaryNode, meId: string, meLid: strin
 	const key: WAMessageKey = {
 		remoteJid: chatId,
 		remoteJidAlt: !isJidGroup(chatId) ? addressingContext.senderAlt : undefined,
+		remoteJidUsername: !isJidGroup(chatId)
+			? stanza.attrs.peer_recipient_username || stanza.attrs.recipient_username
+			: undefined,
 		fromMe,
 		id: msgId,
 		participant,
 		participantAlt: isJidGroup(chatId) ? addressingContext.senderAlt : undefined,
+		participantUsername: stanza.attrs.participant ? stanza.attrs.participant_username : undefined,
 		addressingMode: addressingContext.addressingMode,
 		...(msgType === 'newsletter' && stanza.attrs.server_id ? { server_id: stanza.attrs.server_id } : {})
 	}

src/Utils/history.ts

@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ export const processHistoryMessage = (item: proto.IHistorySync, logger?: ILogger
 				contacts.push({
 					id: chatId,
 					name: chat.displayName || chat.name || chat.username || undefined,
+					username: chat.username || undefined,
 					lid: chat.lidJid || chat.accountLid || undefined,
 					phoneNumber: chat.pnJid || undefined
 				})

src/Utils/process-message.ts

@@ -763,12 +763,19 @@ const processMessage = async (
 				id: jid,
 				author: message.key.participant!,
 				authorPn: message.key.participantAlt!,
+				authorUsername: message.key.participantUsername!,
 				participants,
 				action
 			})
 		const emitGroupUpdate = (update: Partial<GroupMetadata>) => {
 			ev.emit('groups.update', [
-				{ id: jid, ...update, author: message.key.participant ?? undefined, authorPn: message.key.participantAlt }
+				{
+					id: jid,
+					...update,
+					author: message.key.participant ?? undefined,
+					authorPn: message.key.participantAlt,
+					authorUsername: message.key.participantUsername
+				}
 			])
 		}
 
@@ -777,6 +784,7 @@ const processMessage = async (
 				id: jid,
 				author: message.key.participant!,
 				authorPn: message.key.participantAlt!,
+				authorUsername: message.key.participantUsername!,
 				participant: participant.lid,
 				participantPn: participant.pn,
 				action,

src/Utils/sync-action-utils.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const processContactAction = (
 			{
 				id,
 				name: action.fullName || action.firstName || action.username || undefined,
+				username: action.username || undefined,
 				lid: lidJid || undefined,
 				phoneNumber
 			}

src/Utils/validate-connection.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createHash } from 'crypto'
 import { proto } from '../../WAProto/index.js'
 import {
 	KEY_BUNDLE_TYPE,
+	PROTOCOL_MODE,
 	WA_ADV_ACCOUNT_SIG_PREFIX,
 	WA_ADV_DEVICE_SIG_PREFIX,
 	WA_ADV_HOSTED_ACCOUNT_SIG_PREFIX
@@ -58,7 +59,10 @@ const getClientPayload = (config: SocketConfig) => {
 		userAgent: getUserAgent(config)
 	}
 
-	payload.webInfo = getWebInfo(config)
+	// Native protocol (WAM\x05) does not use WebInfo — only web protocol does
+	if (PROTOCOL_MODE !== 'native') {
+		payload.webInfo = getWebInfo(config)
+	}
 
 	return payload
 }

src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncContactProtocol.ts

@@ -13,11 +13,37 @@ export class USyncContactProtocol implements USyncQueryProtocol {
 	}
 
 	getUserElement(user: USyncUser): BinaryNode {
-		//TODO: Implement type / username fields (not yet supported)
+		if (user.phone) {
+			return {
+				tag: 'contact',
+				attrs: {},
+				content: user.phone
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (user.username) {
+			return {
+				tag: 'contact',
+				attrs: {
+					username: user.username,
+					...(user.usernameKey ? { pin: user.usernameKey } : {}),
+					...(user.lid ? { lid: user.lid } : {})
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (user.type) {
+			return {
+				tag: 'contact',
+				attrs: {
+					type: user.type
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		return {
 			tag: 'contact',
-			attrs: {},
-			content: user.phone
+			attrs: {}
 		}
 	}
 

src/WAUSync/Protocols/USyncUsernameProtocol.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { USyncQueryProtocol } from '../../Types/USync'
+import { assertNodeErrorFree, type BinaryNode } from '../../WABinary'
+import { USyncUser } from '../USyncUser'
+
+export class USyncUsernameProtocol implements USyncQueryProtocol {
+	name = 'username'
+
+	getQueryElement(): BinaryNode {
+		return {
+			tag: 'username',
+			attrs: {}
+		}
+	}
+
+	getUserElement(user: USyncUser): BinaryNode | null {
+		void user
+		return null
+	}
+
+	parser(node: BinaryNode): string | null {
+		if (node.tag === 'username') {
+			assertNodeErrorFree(node)
+			return typeof node.content === 'string' ? node.content : null
+		}
+
+		return null
+	}
+}

src/WAUSync/Protocols/index.ts

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './USyncDeviceProtocol'
 export * from './USyncContactProtocol'
 export * from './USyncStatusProtocol'
 export * from './USyncDisappearingModeProtocol'
+export * from './USyncUsernameProtocol'

src/WAUSync/USyncQuery.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import {
 	USyncContactProtocol,
 	USyncDeviceProtocol,
 	USyncDisappearingModeProtocol,
-	USyncStatusProtocol
+	USyncStatusProtocol,
+	USyncUsernameProtocol
 } from './Protocols'
 import { USyncUser } from './USyncUser'
 
@@ -137,4 +138,9 @@ export class USyncQuery {
 		this.protocols.push(new USyncLIDProtocol())
 		return this
 	}
+
+	withUsernameProtocol() {
+		this.protocols.push(new USyncUsernameProtocol())
+		return this
+	}
 }

src/WAUSync/USyncUser.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export class USyncUser {
 	id?: string
 	lid?: string
 	phone?: string
+	username?: string
+	usernameKey?: string
 	type?: string
 	personaId?: string
 
@@ -20,6 +22,16 @@ export class USyncUser {
 		return this
 	}
 
+	withUsername(username: string) {
+		this.username = username
+		return this
+	}
+
+	withUsernameKey(usernameKey: string) {
+		this.usernameKey = usernameKey
+		return this
+	}
+
 	withType(type: string) {
 		this.type = type
 		return this

src/__tests__/binary/reconnection-sync-skip.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+import { jest } from '@jest/globals'
+import { proto, type WAMessage } from '../..'
+import { DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG } from '../../Defaults'
+import makeWASocket from '../../Socket'
+import { makeSession, mockWebSocket } from '../TestUtils/session'
+
+mockWebSocket()
+
+// chats.ts treats a connection as a reconnection when EITHER signal is true:
+//   1. authState.creds.accountSyncCounter > 0
+//      (at least one full history sync completed in a previous session)
+//   2. socketSkippedOfflineBuffer (forwarded from socket.ts as `skipOfflineBuffer`)
+//      (socket.ts already decided to skip the offline buffer, e.g. because
+//       routingInfo was stale and was discarded on startup)
+// On reconnection, AwaitingInitialSync is skipped and the buffer is flushed
+// immediately so live messages are not held in the initial-sync window.
+describe('Reconnection Sync Skip', () => {
+	it('should skip the history sync wait on reconnection (accountSyncCounter > 0)', async () => {
+		const { state, clear } = await makeSession()
+
+		state.creds.me = { id: '1234567890:1@s.whatsapp.net', name: 'Test User' }
+		// Simulate a session that has already synced before
+		state.creds.accountSyncCounter = 1
+
+		const sock = makeWASocket({
+			...DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG,
+			auth: state
+		})
+
+		const messageListener = jest.fn()
+		sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', messageListener)
+
+		// Simulate receiving pending notifications (triggers AwaitingInitialSync)
+		sock.ev.emit('connection.update', { receivedPendingNotifications: true })
+
+		// Emit a message immediately after — if the wait is skipped,
+		// the buffer should already be flushed and this message should be delivered.
+		const msg = proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject({
+			key: { remoteJid: '1234567890@s.whatsapp.net', fromMe: false, id: 'MSG_AFTER_RECONNECT' },
+			messageTimestamp: Date.now() / 1000,
+			message: { conversation: 'Hello after reconnect' }
+		}) as WAMessage
+		sock.ev.emit('messages.upsert', { messages: [msg], type: 'notify' })
+
+		await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
+
+		// Message should be delivered immediately, NOT buffered
+		expect(messageListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(messageListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				messages: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ key: msg.key })]),
+				type: 'notify'
+			})
+		)
+
+		await sock.end(new Error('Test completed'))
+		await clear()
+	})
+
+	it('should skip the history sync wait when socketSkippedOfflineBuffer is true (stale routingInfo, accountSyncCounter === 0)', async () => {
+		const { state, clear } = await makeSession()
+
+		state.creds.me = { id: '1234567890:1@s.whatsapp.net', name: 'Test User' }
+		// Fresh-looking session from the counter perspective
+		state.creds.accountSyncCounter = 0
+		// But routingInfo is present and we ask the socket to discard it on start.
+		// socket.ts will set hadStaleRoutingInfo=true → skipOfflineBuffer=true,
+		// which chats.ts forwards as socketSkippedOfflineBuffer. Without this
+		// branch, the buffers would be misaligned (offline buffer skipped while
+		// AwaitingInitialSync still waits) and live messages would stall.
+		state.creds.routingInfo = Buffer.from([1, 2, 3, 4])
+
+		const sock = makeWASocket({
+			...DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG,
+			auth: state,
+			clearRoutingInfoOnStart: true
+		})
+
+		const messageListener = jest.fn()
+		sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', messageListener)
+
+		sock.ev.emit('connection.update', { receivedPendingNotifications: true })
+
+		const msg = proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject({
+			key: { remoteJid: '1234567890@s.whatsapp.net', fromMe: false, id: 'MSG_AFTER_STALE_ROUTING' },
+			messageTimestamp: Date.now() / 1000,
+			message: { conversation: 'Hello after stale routing reconnect' }
+		}) as WAMessage
+		sock.ev.emit('messages.upsert', { messages: [msg], type: 'notify' })
+
+		await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
+
+		expect(messageListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+		expect(messageListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				messages: expect.arrayContaining([expect.objectContaining({ key: msg.key })]),
+				type: 'notify'
+			})
+		)
+
+		await sock.end(new Error('Test completed'))
+		await clear()
+	})
+
+	it('should still wait for history sync on fresh pairing (both signals false)', async () => {
+		const { state, clear } = await makeSession()
+
+		state.creds.me = { id: '1234567890:1@s.whatsapp.net', name: 'Test User' }
+		// Fresh pairing — both reconnect signals are false:
+		// accountSyncCounter is 0 (default) and no stale routingInfo to clear.
+		state.creds.accountSyncCounter = 0
+
+		const sock = makeWASocket({
+			...DEFAULT_CONNECTION_CONFIG,
+			auth: state
+		})
+
+		const messageListener = jest.fn()
+		sock.ev.on('messages.upsert', messageListener)
+
+		sock.ev.emit('connection.update', { receivedPendingNotifications: true })
+
+		const msg = proto.WebMessageInfo.fromObject({
+			key: { remoteJid: '1234567890@s.whatsapp.net', fromMe: false, id: 'MSG_DURING_INITIAL_SYNC' },
+			messageTimestamp: Date.now() / 1000,
+			message: { conversation: 'Hello during initial sync' }
+		}) as WAMessage
+		sock.ev.emit('messages.upsert', { messages: [msg], type: 'notify' })
+
+		await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50))
+
+		// Message should be BUFFERED (not delivered) because we're waiting for history sync
+		expect(messageListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0)
+
+		// Drain the 2s AwaitingInitialSync timeout (chats.ts:1522) so its callback
+		// doesn't fire after Jest considers the test done — otherwise we get a
+		// "Cannot log after tests are done" warning from the post-teardown flush
+		// and the suite is flagged with --detectOpenHandles. After the timer
+		// fires, syncState becomes Online and the buffer flushes; that delivery
+		// is post-assertion and irrelevant to the test goal.
+		await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2_100))
+
+		await sock.end(new Error('Test completed'))
+		await clear()
+	}, 10_000)
+})