From ab05cf8b3e8d07c5397e24b26f3a3cb4a8c6fca5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Allfree <ben@benallfree.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:33:45 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] chrome BLE sync

---
 lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index 8eacdab..c558171 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -891,8 +891,9 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
         // We trigger it but don't await its completion to avoid blocking the connection flow.
         debugPrint('Web: Calling setNotifyValue(true) without awaiting');
         // ignore: unawaited_futures
-        _txCharacteristic!.setNotifyValue(true).catchError((e) {
+        _txCharacteristic!.setNotifyValue(true, timeout: 2).catchError((e) {
           debugPrint('Web setNotifyValue error (ignoring): $e');
+          return false; // catchError must return a bool to match Future<bool>
         });
         // Give the browser a moment to process the underlying startNotifications call
         await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 500));