diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
index 455ec2fba24e..9efdc93e0dd7 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
@@ -6051,10 +6051,16 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
         let statusText = self.gatewayStatusText == "Connected"
             ? self.operatorStatusText
             : self.gatewayStatusText
-        if statusText != "Offline" {
+        switch statusText {
+        case "Connecting…":
+            return OpenClawWatchAppStatus(code: .gatewayConnecting)
+        case "Reconnecting…":
+            return OpenClawWatchAppStatus(code: .gatewayReconnecting)
+        case "Offline":
+            return OpenClawWatchAppStatus(code: .gatewayOffline)
+        default:
             return OpenClawWatchAppStatus(code: .legacy, verbatim: statusText)
         }
-        return OpenClawWatchAppStatus(code: .gatewayOffline)
     }
 
     private static func makeWatchGatewayProblemStatus(
@@ -6100,6 +6106,12 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
         if self.talkMode.hasActivePushToTalkSession {
             return self.makeWatchTalkPresentationStatus()
         }
+        switch self.talkMode.watchPresentation {
+        case .localized, .verbatim:
+            return self.makeWatchTalkPresentationStatus()
+        case .phase:
+            break
+        }
         if !self.talkMode.isEnabled {
             return OpenClawWatchAppStatus(code: .talkOff)
         }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift b/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift
index fca99fb99732..77f0f80bd650 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Tests/NodeAppModelInvokeTests.swift
@@ -4730,8 +4730,8 @@ private func overrideNotificationServingPreference(_ enabled: Bool) -> () -> Voi
         }
 
         let status = try #require(watchService.lastSentAppSnapshot?.gatewayStatus)
-        #expect(status.code == .legacy)
-        #expect(status.verbatim == "Connecting…")
+        #expect(status.code == .gatewayConnecting)
+        #expect(status.verbatim == nil)
         #expect(watchService.lastSentAppSnapshot?.gatewayStatusText == "Connecting…")
     }
 
@@ -4780,6 +4780,29 @@ private func overrideNotificationServingPreference(_ enabled: Bool) -> () -> Voi
         #expect(watchService.lastSentAppSnapshot?.talkStatus.code == .talkThinking)
     }
 
+    @Test @MainActor func `watch app snapshot preserves terminal push to talk failure`() async {
+        let watchService = MockWatchMessagingService()
+        let appModel = NodeAppModel(watchMessagingService: watchService)
+        appModel.talkMode._test_handleRealtimeRelayStatus("Backend rejected realtime request")
+
+        watchService.emitAppSnapshotRequest(
+            WatchAppSnapshotRequestEvent(
+                requestId: "app-snapshot-push-to-talk-failure",
+                sentAtMs: 123,
+                transport: "sendMessage"))
+        for _ in 0..<20 {
+            if watchService.lastSentAppSnapshot != nil {
+                break
+            }
+            try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 50_000_000)
+        }
+
+        #expect(watchService.lastSentAppSnapshot?.talkStatus.code == .talkFailure)
+        #expect(
+            watchService.lastSentAppSnapshot?.talkStatus.verbatim
+                == "Backend rejected realtime request")
+    }
+
     @Test @MainActor func `watch app snapshot publishes online when operator reconnects`() async {
         let watchService = MockWatchMessagingService()
         let appModel = NodeAppModel(watchMessagingService: watchService)
diff --git a/apps/ios/WatchApp/Sources/WatchInboxMessages.swift b/apps/ios/WatchApp/Sources/WatchInboxMessages.swift
index 3308dcc85266..3564a6a3bebe 100644
--- a/apps/ios/WatchApp/Sources/WatchInboxMessages.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/WatchApp/Sources/WatchInboxMessages.swift
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ typealias WatchAppCommand = OpenClawWatchAppCommand
 
 enum WatchStatusLocalizationKey: String {
     case connected
+    case reconnecting
     case offline
     case gatewayProblemRequestIDFormat
     case ready
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ enum WatchStatusLocalizationKey: String {
         switch self {
         case .connected:
             String(localized: "Connected")
+        case .reconnecting:
+            String(localized: "Reconnecting…")
         case .offline:
             String(localized: "Offline")
         case .gatewayProblemRequestIDFormat:
@@ -878,6 +881,10 @@ extension OpenClawWatchAppStatus {
         return switch self.code {
         case .gatewayConnected:
             localize(.connected)
+        case .gatewayConnecting:
+            localize(.connecting)
+        case .gatewayReconnecting:
+            localize(.reconnecting)
         case .gatewayOffline:
             localize(.offline)
         case .gatewayProblem:
diff --git a/apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/WatchCommands.swift b/apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/WatchCommands.swift
index 5b340ca0e8f9..c55d58d351ee 100644
--- a/apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/WatchCommands.swift
+++ b/apps/shared/OpenClawKit/Sources/OpenClawKit/WatchCommands.swift
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ public struct OpenClawWatchChatCompletionMessage: Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
 
 public enum OpenClawWatchAppStatusCode: String, Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
     case gatewayConnected
+    case gatewayConnecting
+    case gatewayReconnecting
     case gatewayOffline
     case gatewayProblem
     case gatewayProblemWithRequestID
@@ -611,6 +613,8 @@ public struct OpenClawWatchAppSnapshotMessage: Codable, Sendable, Equatable {
         }
         return switch status.code {
         case .gatewayConnected: "Connected"
+        case .gatewayConnecting: "Connecting…"
+        case .gatewayReconnecting: "Reconnecting…"
         case .gatewayOffline: "Offline"
         case .gatewayProblem, .gatewayProblemWithRequestID: "Gateway unavailable"
         case .talkOff: "Off"