diff --git a/apps/readest-app/.claude/memory/mobile-reading-widgets.md b/apps/readest-app/.claude/memory/mobile-reading-widgets.md
index 124db307..0f56b2aa 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/.claude/memory/mobile-reading-widgets.md
+++ b/apps/readest-app/.claude/memory/mobile-reading-widgets.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Durable, non-obvious gotchas (each cost a debugging round):
 - **iOS widget missing from gallery = stale `.xcodeproj`.** `gen/apple/project.yml` defines the `ReadestWidget` target, but **Tauri's iOS build does NOT re-run xcodegen**, so a newly-added target is silently omitted from the build. Fix: `cd src-tauri/gen/apple && xcodegen generate`. Also: iOS builds from the **MAIN repo** `/Users/chrox/dev/readest` (complete gen/apple), NOT the `pnpm worktree:new` worktree (its gen/apple is incomplete — missing `Sources/`, `Assets.xcassets`, `Externals`, `LaunchScreen.storyboard` — so xcodegen fails there).
 - **Android RemoteViews allow only @RemoteView widgets.** Plain `<View>` (and `<Space>`) is NOT allowed → launcher inflate fails → "Can't load widget". Use an empty `FrameLayout` for spacers. Covers: badge + progress bar are **baked into the bitmap** (Canvas in `writeThumbnail`) because RemoteViews can't clip/overlay reliably; shown via `fitCenter`. Responsive sizing by grid cells: `n = (minWidthDp + 30) / 70` (Android cell formula); one book per column, cap 3.
 - **Background TTS progress freeze.** `book.progress` (libraryStore) AND `readerProgressStore` are both written by the same `setProgress`, inside `commitRelocate` → **`requestAnimationFrame`**, which Android pauses for a backgrounded WebView → both freeze during background TTS. No store-only fix (page-based progress needs rendering). Fix: in `FoliateViewer.progressRelocateHandler`, commit synchronously when `document.visibilityState === 'hidden'` (relocate still fires; only the rAF commit was deferred). Confirmed working on device.
+- **Android crash: "cannot use a recycled source in createBitmap" (exact-2:3 covers).** In `ReadingWidgetStore.writeThumbnail`, `Bitmap.createBitmap(src, x, y, w, h)` returns the SAME instance when the crop covers the whole *immutable* source (`decodeFile` bitmaps are immutable) — which happens when the cover decodes to exactly 2:3 (height==width*3/2), making the center-crop a no-op. The old code then did `bitmap.recycle()`, recycling `cropped` too, so the next `createScaledBitmap(cropped, …)` threw. Fix: `if (cropped !== bitmap) bitmap.recycle()` — mirror the `if (scaled !== cropped) cropped.recycle()` guard already 4 lines below. Trace was R8-obfuscated + ran inside `update_reading_widget`'s `pluginScope.launch { withContext(Dispatchers.IO) }`, surfacing as `FATAL EXCEPTION: main` with a `Dispatchers.Main` cancelled-coroutine suppressed frame. **iOS is unaffected** — `ReadingWidgetWriter.writeThumbnail` uses ARC-managed immutable `UIImage` + `UIGraphicsImageRenderer`, no manual recycle/aliasing.
 - **iOS TTS controls deferred** — interactive widget buttons need iOS 17 App Intents; widget min target is iOS 15 (15/16 widgets can only deep-link, no buttons). Android uses `MediaButtonReceiver.buildMediaButtonPendingIntent` (any version). Follow-up only.
 - **`.superpowers/` is NOT gitignored** in this repo → a subagent's `git add` can sweep SDD scratch (`*-report.md`) into a commit; check `git ls-files '.superpowers/*'` before squashing/pushing.
 
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/androidTest/java/ReadingWidgetStoreTest.kt b/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/androidTest/java/ReadingWidgetStoreTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cea1d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/androidTest/java/ReadingWidgetStoreTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package com.readest.native_bridge
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import java.io.File
+
+/**
+ * Instrumented test (runs on an Android device/emulator).
+ *
+ * Regression for the widget cover crash: a cover that decodes to exactly 2:3
+ * makes the center-crop a no-op, so Bitmap.createBitmap returns the SAME
+ * immutable instance as the source. The pre-fix code recycled the source right
+ * after, then passed the now-recycled bitmap to createScaledBitmap, throwing
+ * "cannot use a recycled source in createBitmap" and killing the app.
+ */
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+class ReadingWidgetStoreTest {
+    @Test
+    fun writeThumbnail_exact2to3Cover_doesNotCrash() {
+        val ctx = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().targetContext
+
+        // 240x360 is exactly 2:3 and small enough to skip downsampling, so the
+        // decoded cover hits the createBitmap same-instance path.
+        val src = Bitmap.createBitmap(240, 360, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+        val srcFile = File(ctx.cacheDir, "widget-cover-2x3.png")
+        srcFile.outputStream().use { src.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, it) }
+        src.recycle()
+
+        val hash = "regression2x3"
+        try {
+            // Pre-fix: throws IllegalArgumentException. Post-fix: writes the PNG.
+            ReadingWidgetStore.writeThumbnail(ctx, hash, srcFile.absolutePath, 42)
+
+            val out = File(ReadingWidgetStore.coversDir(ctx), "$hash.png")
+            assertTrue("thumbnail should be written", out.exists())
+            val decoded = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(out.absolutePath)
+            assertNotNull("thumbnail should decode to a valid bitmap", decoded)
+            out.delete()
+        } finally {
+            srcFile.delete()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/main/java/ReadingWidgetStore.kt b/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/main/java/ReadingWidgetStore.kt
index 5291d7e0..3312f984 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/main/java/ReadingWidgetStore.kt
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-bridge/android/src/main/java/ReadingWidgetStore.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ object ReadingWidgetStore {
         val cropX = (srcW - cropW) / 2
         val cropY = (srcH - cropH) / 2
         val cropped = Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, cropX, cropY, cropW, cropH)
-        bitmap.recycle()
+        // createBitmap returns the SAME instance when the crop covers the whole
+        // (immutable) source — i.e. covers already at exactly 2:3. Recycling here
+        // would recycle `cropped` too and crash createScaledBitmap below with
+        // "cannot use a recycled source". Mirror the scaled !== cropped guard.
+        if (cropped !== bitmap) bitmap.recycle()
 
         // Scale the cropped bitmap to the target size.
         val scaled = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(cropped, THUMB_WIDTH, THUMB_HEIGHT, true)
diff --git a/fastlane/README.md b/fastlane/README.md
index e247113a..a35cb290 100644
--- a/fastlane/README.md
+++ b/fastlane/README.md
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ For _fastlane_ installation instructions, see [Installing _fastlane_](https://do
 
 # Available Actions
 
-### verify_paths
-
-```sh
-[bundle exec] fastlane verify_paths
-```
-
-
-
 ### release_ios
 
 ```sh