diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3c35b41..0a47a912 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ The product is built as a native Kotlin app with Jetpack Compose and Firebase-ba
 
 <p>
   <img src="docs/screenshots/06-answer-history.png" alt="Closer answer history" width="180" />
+  <img src="docs/screenshots/08-play.png" alt="Closer play hub" width="180" />
+  <img src="docs/screenshots/09-date-builder.png" alt="Closer date planning screen" width="180" />
   <img src="docs/screenshots/07-settings.png" alt="Closer settings screen" width="180" />
+</p>
+
+<p>
   <img src="docs/screenshots/02-login.png" alt="Closer login screen" width="180" />
 </p>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreAnswerDataSource.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreAnswerDataSource.kt
index f1348e5f..f7347789 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreAnswerDataSource.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/remote/FirestoreAnswerDataSource.kt
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ class FirestoreAnswerDataSource @Inject constructor(
         dailyQuestionRef(coupleId, date).collection(FirestoreCollections.DailyQuestion.ANSWERS).document(userId)
 
     /**
-     * Persists the user's answer to Firestore. Uses sealed:v1: format (schemaVersion 3)
-     * when the user has an ECIES keypair, giving partner-proof privacy. Falls back to
-     * enc:v1: format (schemaVersion 2) if no keypair is present yet.
+     * Persists the user's answer to Firestore using sealed:v1: format (schemaVersion 3).
+     * The private key is created on first call if it does not exist yet.
      */
     suspend fun saveAnswer(
         coupleId: String,
@@ -59,14 +58,7 @@ class FirestoreAnswerDataSource @Inject constructor(
         userId: String,
         answer: LocalAnswer,
         date: String = todayLocalDateString()
-    ): Unit {
-        val privateKey = userKeyManager.loadPrivateKey()
-        if (privateKey != null) {
-            saveAnswerSealed(coupleId, questionId, userId, answer, date)
-        } else {
-            saveAnswerEncrypted(coupleId, questionId, userId, answer, date)
-        }
-    }
+    ): Unit = saveAnswerSealed(coupleId, questionId, userId, answer, date)
 
     private suspend fun saveAnswerSealed(
         coupleId: String,
@@ -109,37 +101,14 @@ class FirestoreAnswerDataSource @Inject constructor(
             .addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
     }
 
-    private suspend fun saveAnswerEncrypted(
-        coupleId: String,
-        questionId: String,
-        userId: String,
-        answer: LocalAnswer,
-        date: String
-    ): Unit = suspendCancellableCoroutine { cont ->
-        val aead = encryptionManager.requireAead(coupleId)
-        val data = mapOf(
-            "userId" to userId,
-            "questionId" to questionId,
-            "answerType" to answer.answerType,
-            "writtenText" to fieldEncryptor.encryptNullable(answer.writtenText, aead, coupleId),
-            "selectedOptionIds" to if (answer.selectedOptionIds.isNotEmpty())
-                listOf(fieldEncryptor.encrypt(JSONArray(answer.selectedOptionIds).toString(), aead, coupleId))
-            else answer.selectedOptionIds,
-            "scaleValue" to if (answer.scaleValue != null)
-                fieldEncryptor.encrypt(answer.scaleValue.toString(), aead, coupleId)
-            else answer.scaleValue,
-            "schemaVersion" to 2,
-            "answerDate" to date,
-            "createdAt" to answer.createdAt,
-            "updatedAt" to answer.updatedAt,
-            "isRevealed" to answer.isRevealed
-        )
-
-        answerRef(coupleId, date, userId)
-            .set(data)
-            .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(Unit) }
-            .addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
-    }
+    /** Updates the answerKeyReleased flag after the one-time key is sent to the partner. */
+    suspend fun markAnswerKeyReleased(coupleId: String, date: String, userId: String): Unit =
+        suspendCancellableCoroutine { cont ->
+            answerRef(coupleId, date, userId)
+                .update(mapOf("answerKeyReleased" to true, "updatedAt" to com.google.firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp()))
+                .addOnSuccessListener { cont.resume(Unit) }
+                .addOnFailureListener { cont.resumeWithException(it) }
+        }
 
     /**
      * Fetches a partner's answer for the current local date.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/repository/SharedPreferencesLocalAnswerRepository.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/repository/SharedPreferencesLocalAnswerRepository.kt
index 36116720..8eefa0eb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/repository/SharedPreferencesLocalAnswerRepository.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/data/repository/SharedPreferencesLocalAnswerRepository.kt
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ class SharedPreferencesLocalAnswerRepository @Inject constructor(
             scaleValue = if (has("scaleValue") && !isNull("scaleValue")) optInt("scaleValue") else null,
             createdAt = optLong("createdAt", System.currentTimeMillis()),
             updatedAt = optLong("updatedAt", System.currentTimeMillis()),
-            isRevealed = optBoolean("isRevealed", false)
+            isRevealed = optBoolean("isRevealed", false),
+            schemaVersion = optInt("schemaVersion", 2),
+            isSealed = optBoolean("isSealed", false),
+            answerDate = optString("answerDate", "")
         )
     }
 
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ class SharedPreferencesLocalAnswerRepository @Inject constructor(
             .put("createdAt", createdAt)
             .put("updatedAt", updatedAt)
             .put("isRevealed", isRevealed)
+            .put("schemaVersion", schemaVersion)
+            .put("isSealed", isSealed)
+            .put("answerDate", answerDate)
     }
 
     private fun JSONObject.optStringList(key: String): List<String> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealViewModel.kt
index 0d402db1..a839aea8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealViewModel.kt
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ class AnswerRevealViewModel @Inject constructor(
     private fun computeSealedPhase(answer: LocalAnswer?, partnerAnswer: LocalAnswer?): SealedRevealPhase {
         if (answer?.schemaVersion != 3) return SealedRevealPhase.NONE
         if (answer.isRevealed) return SealedRevealPhase.REVEALED
+        // isSealed == false means our key was already released; we are waiting for the partner's key.
+        // Only check the local key store while the key is still pending (isSealed == true).
+        if (!answer.isSealed) return SealedRevealPhase.WAITING_FOR_PARTNER
         val pendingKey = "daily_${answer.answerDate}_${questionId}"
         if (!pendingAnswerKeyStore.hasPendingKey(pendingKey)) return SealedRevealPhase.LOST_LOCAL_KEY
         return if (partnerAnswer != null) SealedRevealPhase.BOTH_ANSWERED else SealedRevealPhase.ANSWER_SEALED
@@ -210,6 +213,19 @@ class AnswerRevealViewModel @Inject constructor(
                 return@launch
             }
 
+            // Update local answer to isSealed=false so cold restarts enter WAITING_FOR_PARTNER,
+            // not LOST_LOCAL_KEY (the pending key was just removed from the store on release).
+            val ownAnswer = _uiState.value.answer
+            if (ownAnswer != null) {
+                val updated = ownAnswer.copy(isSealed = false, updatedAt = System.currentTimeMillis())
+                localAnswerRepository.saveAnswer(updated)
+                _uiState.update { it.copy(answer = updated) }
+            }
+            // Mirror to Firestore so the partner's reveal screen can verify our key was released.
+            runCatching {
+                firestoreAnswerDataSource.markAnswerKeyReleased(coupleId, date, userId)
+            }.onFailure { crashReporter.recordException(it) }
+
             tryDecryptPartnerAnswer(coupleId, partnerId, _uiState.value)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/questions/DailyQuestionViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/questions/DailyQuestionViewModel.kt
index 1c71276e..8436cf2e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/questions/DailyQuestionViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/questions/DailyQuestionViewModel.kt
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ class DailyQuestionViewModel @Inject constructor(
         if (dailyQuestionDate.isNullOrBlank()) return
         runCatching {
             firestoreAnswerDataSource.saveAnswer(coupleId, questionId, userId, answer, dailyQuestionDate)
+            // Mirror the sealed schema fields into local storage so the reveal screen can
+            // enter the sealed reveal state machine on subsequent launches.
+            localAnswerRepository.saveAnswer(answer.copy(schemaVersion = 3, isSealed = true, answerDate = dailyQuestionDate))
         }.onFailure {
             crashReporter.recordException(it)
         }
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