diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealScreen.kt
index d003dca2..e5288a0b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/closer/ui/answers/AnswerRevealScreen.kt
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ private fun AnswerRevealContent(
                             partnerAnswer = state.partnerAnswer,
                             question = state.question,
                             onHistory = onHistory,
-                            onHome = onHome
+                            onHome = onHome,
+                            wasSealed = state.answer.schemaVersion == 3
                         )
                         if (state.followUpOptions.isNotEmpty()) {
                             FollowUpSection(
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ private fun WaitingForPartnerState(
                 overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis
             )
             Text(
-                text = "Your answer key is released. Once your partner opens their reveal, both answers will appear here.",
+                text = "Your answer key is released. You'll get a notification when your partner completes the reveal — no need to keep checking.",
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
                 color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                 maxLines = 4,
@@ -480,12 +481,19 @@ private fun LostLocalKeyState(onHome: () -> Unit) {
                 overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis
             )
             Text(
-                text = "The sealed answer key was stored on the device you originally answered on. Open the app on that device to complete the reveal.",
+                text = "The sealed answer key is stored on the device you originally answered on. Open the app on that device to complete the reveal.",
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
                 color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                 maxLines = 5,
                 overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis
             )
+            Text(
+                text = "If you no longer have that device, this answer cannot be recovered.",
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error.copy(alpha = 0.75f),
+                maxLines = 3,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis
+            )
             OutlinedButton(
                 onClick = onHome,
                 modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min = 48.dp),
@@ -503,12 +511,13 @@ private fun RevealedState(
     partnerAnswer: LocalAnswer?,
     question: Question?,
     onHistory: () -> Unit,
-    onHome: () -> Unit
+    onHome: () -> Unit,
+    wasSealed: Boolean = false
 ) {
     RevealMessageCard {
         Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp)) {
             Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) {
-                RevealPill("Revealed")
+                RevealPill(if (wasSealed) "Sealed reveal" else "Revealed")
                 RevealPill(answer.category.displayCategoryName())
                 RevealPill(answer.answerType.displayQuestionType())
             }
diff --git a/firestore.rules b/firestore.rules
index a739b6bd..c56c80ab 100644
--- a/firestore.rules
+++ b/firestore.rules
@@ -72,15 +72,18 @@ service cloud.firestore {
     // Sealed-answer helpers (schemaVersion 3, partner-proof reveal).
 
     function isSealedPayload(value) {
-      return value is string && value.matches('^sealed:v1:');
+      // sealed:v1: + URL-safe base64 no-padding body; 80 chars minimum rules out trivially short values
+      return value is string && value.matches('^sealed:v1:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{80,}$');
     }
 
     function isKeybox(value) {
-      return value is string && value.matches('^keybox:v1:');
+      // keybox:v1: + URL-safe base64 no-padding; ECIES-P256 wrapping a 32-byte key is ~174 chars
+      return value is string && value.matches('^keybox:v1:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{120,}$');
     }
 
     function isCommitmentHash(value) {
-      return value is string && value.matches('^sha256:');
+      // sha256: + URL-safe base64 no-padding of a 32-byte digest = exactly 43 chars
+      return value is string && value.matches('^sha256:[A-Za-z0-9_-]{43}$');
     }
 
     // Returns true when the incoming data satisfies the sealed-answer create shape.