diff --git a/src/App.test.tsx b/src/App.test.tsx
index 99f01d6..7be69cc 100644
--- a/src/App.test.tsx
+++ b/src/App.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { act, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor, within } from "@testing-librar
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { App } from "./App";
 import { api, browserState } from "./api";
-import type { AppSettings, SwitchProfile } from "./types";
+import type { AppSettings, BluetoothState, SwitchProfile } from "./types";
 
 const defaultBrowserSettings = structuredClone(browserState.settings);
 
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ function stateWithSettings(settings: AppSettings) {
 describe("Switchify PC shell", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     browserState.settings = structuredClone(defaultBrowserSettings);
+    browserState.bluetooth = "initializing";
     browserState.pendingPairings = [];
     browserState.pairedDevices = [];
     browserState.connectedDeviceName = null;
+    browserState.lastActivity = null;
     browserState.diagnostics = { recentBluetooth: [], lastDisconnect: null, recentErrors: [] };
     browserState.telemetry = { consent: "undecided", available: true };
     browserState.updater = { status: "unconfigured", version: null, downloadedBytes: 0, totalBytes: null, error: null, retryAction: null };
@@ -58,6 +60,53 @@ describe("Switchify PC shell", () => {
     checkForUpdates.mockRestore();
   });
 
+  it("keeps internal activity out of Home and Support while retaining troubleshooting history", async () => {
+    browserState.bluetooth = "advertising";
+    browserState.lastActivity = { kind: "error", message: "Internal runtime activity" };
+    browserState.diagnostics = {
+      recentBluetooth: [{ sequence: 1, timestamp: 1, category: "bluetooth", status: "advertising" }],
+      lastDisconnect: null,
+      recentErrors: [{ sequence: 2, timestamp: 2, category: "runtime", status: "failed", detail: "Bluetooth adapter failed" }],
+    };
+
+    render(<App />);
+
+    await screen.findByRole("heading", { name: "Switchify PC" });
+    expect(screen.getByText("Waiting for a nearby Android device.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Recent activity")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Internal runtime activity")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Support" }));
+    fireEvent.click(await screen.findByRole("tab", { name: "Troubleshooting" }));
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Recent activity")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Internal runtime activity")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole("heading", { name: "Recent errors" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Bluetooth adapter failed")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["initializing", "Stale tablet", "Preparing this computer for nearby devices."],
+    ["advertising", "Stale tablet", "Waiting for a nearby Android device."],
+    ["connected", null, "Android device connected."],
+    ["connected", "Pixel Tablet", "Pixel Tablet"],
+    ["poweredOff", "Stale tablet", "Turn on Bluetooth to connect an Android device."],
+    ["unauthorized", "Stale tablet", "Allow Bluetooth access in System Settings to connect."],
+    ["conflict", "Stale tablet", "Quit the other Switchify PC instance, then reopen this app."],
+    ["unsupported", "Stale tablet", "This computer does not support the required Bluetooth features."],
+    ["error", "Stale tablet", "Bluetooth could not start. Try restarting Switchify PC."],
+  ] satisfies Array<[BluetoothState, string | null, string]>)('uses recovery-appropriate Home copy for Bluetooth state "%s"', async (bluetooth, deviceName, description) => {
+    browserState.bluetooth = bluetooth;
+    browserState.connectedDeviceName = deviceName;
+    browserState.lastActivity = { kind: "error", message: "Internal runtime activity" };
+
+    render(<App />);
+
+    await screen.findByRole("heading", { name: "Switchify PC" });
+    expect(screen.getByText(description)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    if (bluetooth !== "connected") expect(screen.queryByText("Stale tablet")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("Internal runtime activity")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("shows update progress and exposes cancellation in Settings", async () => {
     browserState.updater = { status: "downloading", version: "1.0.0-beta.2", downloadedBytes: 50, totalBytes: 200, error: null, retryAction: null };
     const cancel = vi.spyOn(api, "cancelUpdateDownload").mockResolvedValue(structuredClone(browserState));
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 9ec932f..a6493f3 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ const bluetoothLabels: Record<AppState["bluetooth"], string> = {
   conflict: "Current Switchify PC is running", unsupported: "Bluetooth unavailable", error: "Bluetooth unavailable",
 };
 
+const bluetoothDescriptions: Record<AppState["bluetooth"], string> = {
+  initializing: "Preparing this computer for nearby devices.",
+  advertising: "Waiting for a nearby Android device.",
+  connected: "Android device connected.",
+  poweredOff: "Turn on Bluetooth to connect an Android device.",
+  unauthorized: "Allow Bluetooth access in System Settings to connect.",
+  conflict: "Quit the other Switchify PC instance, then reopen this app.",
+  unsupported: "This computer does not support the required Bluetooth features.",
+  error: "Bluetooth could not start. Try restarting Switchify PC.",
+};
+
 function NavButton({ active, icon, children, onClick }: { active: boolean; icon: ReactNode; children: ReactNode; onClick: () => void }) {
   return <button className="nav-button" data-active={active} onClick={onClick}>{icon}<span>{children}</span></button>;
 }
@@ -47,7 +58,7 @@ function HomeView({ state, onDisconnect, onAccessibility, onSetup }: { state: Ap
     <header className="page-header"><div><h1>Switchify PC</h1><p>Android control for this computer</p></div></header>
     <section className="connection-band" data-connected={state.bluetooth === "connected"}>
       <StatusIcon ok={bluetoothOk}>{bluetoothOk ? <Radio size={20} /> : <WifiOff size={20} />}</StatusIcon>
-      <div><h2>{bluetoothLabels[state.bluetooth]}</h2><p>{state.connectedDeviceName ?? state.lastActivity?.message ?? "Waiting for a nearby Android device."}</p></div>
+      <div><h2>{bluetoothLabels[state.bluetooth]}</h2><p>{state.bluetooth === "connected" ? state.connectedDeviceName ?? bluetoothDescriptions.connected : bluetoothDescriptions[state.bluetooth]}</p></div>
       {state.bluetooth === "connected" ? <button className="secondary" onClick={onDisconnect}><Power size={16} />Disconnect</button> : <button className="secondary" onClick={onSetup}><Wrench size={16} />Set up</button>}
     </section>
     <section className="status-list" aria-label="System status">
@@ -55,7 +66,6 @@ function HomeView({ state, onDisconnect, onAccessibility, onSetup }: { state: Ap
       <article><StatusIcon ok={state.accessibility === "granted"}><Accessibility size={19} /></StatusIcon><div><h3>Input access</h3><AccessibilityCopy state={state} /></div>{state.accessibility === "required" && <button className="text-button" onClick={onAccessibility}>Open Accessibility Settings</button>}</article>
       <article><StatusIcon ok><ShieldCheck size={19} /></StatusIcon><div><h3>Secure pairing</h3><p>{state.pairedDevices.length === 0 ? "No saved devices" : `${state.pairedDevices.length} saved device${state.pairedDevices.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`}</p></div></article>
     </section>
-    <section className="activity-panel" aria-live="polite"><span>Recent activity</span><p data-kind={state.lastActivity?.kind}>{state.lastActivity?.message ?? "No recent activity."}</p></section>
   </div>;
 }
 
@@ -406,7 +416,6 @@ function SupportView({ state, busy, perform, openSetup }: { state: AppState; bus
       <article className="diagnostic-detail"><Power size={20} /><div><h2>Last disconnect</h2><p>{state.diagnostics.lastDisconnect ? `${state.diagnostics.lastDisconnect.detail ?? state.diagnostics.lastDisconnect.status}` : "No disconnect recorded yet"}</p></div></article>
       <article className="diagnostic-detail"><CircleHelp size={20} /><div><h2>Recent errors</h2><p>{state.diagnostics.recentErrors.length > 0 ? state.diagnostics.recentErrors.map((event) => event.detail ?? event.status).join(" · ") : "No recent errors"}</p></div></article>
     </section>}
-    {state.lastActivity && <section className="activity-panel" aria-live="polite"><span>Recent activity</span><p data-kind={state.lastActivity.kind}>{state.lastActivity.message}</p></section>}
   </div>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index 40d7141..0892fc4 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ main { min-width: 0; }
 .status-list h3 { font-size: 14px; }
 .status-list p { margin-top: 3px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
 .status-list .status-icon { width: 34px; height: 34px; }
-.activity-panel { margin-top: 24px; border-left: 3px solid var(--inactive); padding: 12px 15px; background: var(--surface-muted); }
-.activity-panel span { color: var(--muted); font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; }
-.activity-panel p { margin-top: 5px; font-size: 13px; }
-.activity-panel p[data-kind="success"] { color: var(--status-ok); }
-.activity-panel p[data-kind="error"] { color: var(--status-error); }
 
 .primary, .secondary, .text-button { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 7px; min-height: 36px; border-radius: 6px; padding: 0 14px; cursor: pointer; }
 .primary { border: 1px solid var(--brand); color: var(--on-brand); background: var(--brand); font-weight: 650; }