fix(startup): recover failed server bind

lib/main.dart

@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ void _registerShaderLicenses() {
 final RouteObserver<PageRoute> routeObserver = RouteObserver<PageRoute>();
 final rootNavigatorKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>();
 
+@visibleForTesting
+bool shouldEnterOfflineModeAfterStartupBind({required bool bindingSucceeded, required bool hasOnlineServers}) {
+  return !bindingSucceeded && !hasOnlineServers;
+}
+
 /// Top-level PIN prompt used by [ActiveProfileBinder] when it runs above the
 /// per-screen widget tree. Routes through [rootNavigatorKey] so the dialog
 /// renders correctly whether the binder fires from the splash, MainScreen,
@@ -1127,7 +1132,7 @@ class _SetupScreenState extends State<SetupScreen> with MountedSetStateMixin {
     // Reading the binder here is enough — the Provider is `lazy: false` so
     // it has already constructed the binder and called `start()` during
     // MultiProvider build. We just need to wait for it.
-    context.read<ActiveProfileBinder>();
+    final binder = context.read<ActiveProfileBinder>();
     final downloadProvider = context.read<DownloadProvider>();
 
     // Wait for the active profile to load from disk so the binder has a
@@ -1160,19 +1165,38 @@ class _SetupScreenState extends State<SetupScreen> with MountedSetStateMixin {
         settings.read(SettingsService.requireProfileSelectionOnOpen) && activeProfile.hasMultipleProfiles;
     final shouldPrompt = hasNoActive || requireOnOpen;
 
+    var bindingSucceeded = activeProfile.lastBindingSucceeded;
     if (shouldPrompt) {
       await Navigator.of(
         context,
       ).push(MaterialPageRoute(builder: (_) => const ProfileSwitchScreen(requireSelection: true)));
       if (!mounted) return;
+      bindingSucceeded = activeProfile.active != null && activeProfile.lastBindingSucceeded;
     } else {
       // Now wait for the binder to settle. This is the Plex/Jellyfin server
       // race: per-server status flips on the splash list as each client comes
       // online, and we don't push MainScreen until they're all done (success
       // or fail). Eliminates the "Failed to load discover content: No servers
       // available" race the old eager-navigate flow caused.
-      await activeProfile.awaitBindingSettle();
+      bindingSucceeded = await activeProfile.awaitBindingSettle();
       if (!mounted) return;
+      if (!bindingSucceeded) {
+        appLogger.w('Setup: initial profile bind failed; retrying once before entering main screen');
+        await binder.rebindActive();
+        if (!mounted) return;
+        bindingSucceeded = activeProfile.lastBindingSucceeded;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (shouldEnterOfflineModeAfterStartupBind(
+      bindingSucceeded: bindingSucceeded,
+      hasOnlineServers: _serverManagerFromContext().onlineServerIds.isNotEmpty,
+    )) {
+      appLogger.w('Setup: no servers online after startup bind; starting offline mode');
+      await downloadProvider.ensureInitialized();
+      if (!mounted) return;
+      unawaited(Navigator.pushReplacement(context, fadeRoute(const MainScreen(isOfflineMode: true))));
+      return;
     }
 
     // Repopulate metadata for downloaded items now that per-backend caches

lib/screens/main_screen.dart

@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ class MainScreenFocusScope extends InheritedWidget {
   }
 }
 
+@visibleForTesting
+bool shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect({
+  required bool hasActiveProfile,
+  required bool hasVisibleConnectedServers,
+  required bool hasManagerOnlineServers,
+  required bool hasKnownOfflineServers,
+}) {
+  return hasActiveProfile && !hasVisibleConnectedServers && (hasManagerOnlineServers || !hasKnownOfflineServers);
+}
+
 class MainScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   final bool isOfflineMode;
 
@@ -576,16 +586,20 @@ class _MainScreenState extends State<MainScreen>
   void didChangeDependencies() {
     super.didChangeDependencies();
 
-    // Listen for offline/online transitions to refresh navigation & screens
-    // Note: We don't call _handleOfflineStatusChanged() immediately because
-    // widget.isOfflineMode (from SetupScreen navigation) is authoritative for
-    // initial state. The provider may not yet have received the server status
-    // update due to initialization timing. The listener handles runtime changes.
+    // Listen for offline/online transitions to refresh navigation & screens.
+    // `widget.isOfflineMode` stays authoritative when SetupScreen explicitly
+    // routed here offline, but if the provider already observed a failed bind
+    // before this listener attached, mirror that missed state after build.
     final provider = context.read<OfflineModeProvider?>();
     if (provider != null && provider != _offlineModeProvider) {
       _offlineModeProvider?.removeListener(_handleOfflineStatusChanged);
       _offlineModeProvider = provider;
       _offlineModeProvider!.addListener(_handleOfflineStatusChanged);
+      if (!widget.isOfflineMode && !_isOffline && provider.isOffline) {
+        WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+          if (mounted) _handleOfflineStatusChanged();
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     // Listen for Live TV / DVR availability changes
@@ -793,13 +807,25 @@ class _MainScreenState extends State<MainScreen>
     if (_isReconnecting) return;
     setState(() => _isReconnecting = true);
 
-    final serverManager = context.read<MultiServerProvider>().serverManager;
+    final multiServerProvider = context.read<MultiServerProvider>();
+    final serverManager = multiServerProvider.serverManager;
+    final activeProfile = context.read<ActiveProfileProvider>();
+    final binder = context.read<ActiveProfileBinder>();
     unawaited(() async {
       try {
         // Health check first so stale "online" servers get marked offline before
         // we snapshot the offline list for reconnection.
         await serverManager.checkServerHealth();
         await serverManager.reconnectOfflineServers(forceRediscovery: true);
+        if (!mounted) return;
+        if (shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect(
+          hasActiveProfile: activeProfile.active != null,
+          hasVisibleConnectedServers: multiServerProvider.hasConnectedServers,
+          hasManagerOnlineServers: serverManager.onlineServerIds.isNotEmpty,
+          hasKnownOfflineServers: serverManager.offlineServerIds.isNotEmpty,
+        )) {
+          await binder.rebindActive();
+        }
       } finally {
         setStateIfMounted(() => _isReconnecting = false);
       }

test/screens/startup_bind_recovery_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/main.dart';
+import 'package:plezy/screens/main_screen.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('startup bind recovery', () {
+    test('enters offline mode only when initial bind failed with no online servers', () {
+      expect(shouldEnterOfflineModeAfterStartupBind(bindingSucceeded: false, hasOnlineServers: false), isTrue);
+      expect(shouldEnterOfflineModeAfterStartupBind(bindingSucceeded: true, hasOnlineServers: false), isFalse);
+      expect(shouldEnterOfflineModeAfterStartupBind(bindingSucceeded: false, hasOnlineServers: true), isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('retries active profile bind when reconnect has no visible servers', () {
+      expect(
+        shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect(
+          hasActiveProfile: true,
+          hasVisibleConnectedServers: false,
+          hasManagerOnlineServers: true,
+          hasKnownOfflineServers: false,
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+      expect(
+        shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect(
+          hasActiveProfile: true,
+          hasVisibleConnectedServers: false,
+          hasManagerOnlineServers: false,
+          hasKnownOfflineServers: false,
+        ),
+        isTrue,
+      );
+      expect(
+        shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect(
+          hasActiveProfile: true,
+          hasVisibleConnectedServers: true,
+          hasManagerOnlineServers: true,
+          hasKnownOfflineServers: false,
+        ),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+      expect(
+        shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect(
+          hasActiveProfile: false,
+          hasVisibleConnectedServers: false,
+          hasManagerOnlineServers: true,
+          hasKnownOfflineServers: false,
+        ),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+      expect(
+        shouldRetryActiveProfileBindAfterReconnect(
+          hasActiveProfile: true,
+          hasVisibleConnectedServers: false,
+          hasManagerOnlineServers: false,
+          hasKnownOfflineServers: true,
+        ),
+        isFalse,
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}