diff --git a/src/app/components/typing-indicator/TypingIndicator.tsx b/src/app/components/typing-indicator/TypingIndicator.tsx
index 78d0c3a18..0469a70fd 100644
--- a/src/app/components/typing-indicator/TypingIndicator.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/typing-indicator/TypingIndicator.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Box, as, toRem } from 'folds';
+import { useSetting } from '../../state/hooks/settings';
+import { settingsAtom } from '../../state/settings';
 import * as css from './TypingIndicator.css';
 
 export type TypingIndicatorProps = {
@@ -8,18 +10,25 @@ export type TypingIndicatorProps = {
 };
 
 export const TypingIndicator = as<'div', TypingIndicatorProps>(
-  ({ size, disableAnimation, style, ...props }, ref) => (
-    <Box
-      as="span"
-      alignItems="Center"
-      shrink="No"
-      style={{ gap: toRem(size === '300' ? 1 : 2), ...style }}
-      {...props}
-      ref={ref}
-    >
-      <span className={css.TypingDot({ size, index: '0', animated: !disableAnimation })} />
-      <span className={css.TypingDot({ size, index: '1', animated: !disableAnimation })} />
-      <span className={css.TypingDot({ size, index: '2', animated: !disableAnimation })} />
-    </Box>
-  ),
+  function TypingIndicatorInner({ size, disableAnimation, style, ...props }, ref) {
+    const [lotusTerminal] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'lotusTerminal');
+    return (
+      <Box
+        as="span"
+        alignItems="Center"
+        shrink="No"
+        style={{
+          gap: toRem(size === '300' ? 1 : 2),
+          color: lotusTerminal ? 'var(--lt-accent-orange)' : undefined,
+          ...style,
+        }}
+        {...props}
+        ref={ref}
+      >
+        <span className={css.TypingDot({ size, index: '0', animated: !disableAnimation })} />
+        <span className={css.TypingDot({ size, index: '1', animated: !disableAnimation })} />
+        <span className={css.TypingDot({ size, index: '2', animated: !disableAnimation })} />
+      </Box>
+    );
+  },
 );
diff --git a/src/app/features/call/CallControls.tsx b/src/app/features/call/CallControls.tsx
index 6c49a4806..4ffccc7ff 100644
--- a/src/app/features/call/CallControls.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/call/CallControls.tsx
@@ -196,6 +196,29 @@ export function CallControls({ callEmbed }: CallControlsProps) {
     // microphone intentionally read via microphoneRef — excluded from deps to avoid listener churn
   }, [pttMode, pttKey, callEmbed]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const isEditable = (el: HTMLElement): boolean => {
+      const tag = el.tagName;
+      if (tag === 'INPUT' || tag === 'TEXTAREA' || tag === 'SELECT') return true;
+      let node: HTMLElement | null = el;
+      while (node && node !== el.ownerDocument.body) {
+        if (node.contentEditable === 'true') return true;
+        if (node.contentEditable === 'false') return false;
+        node = node.parentElement;
+      }
+      return false;
+    };
+    const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.code !== 'KeyM') return;
+      if (e.repeat) return;
+      if (isEditable(e.target as HTMLElement)) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      callEmbed.control.toggleSound();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+  }, [callEmbed]);
+
   const [hangupState, hangup] = useAsyncCallback(
     useCallback(() => callEmbed.hangup(), [callEmbed]),
   );
diff --git a/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx b/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
index 0a8c33180..d316a0d30 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room/RoomInput.tsx
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
     const powerLevels = usePowerLevelsContext();
     const creators = useRoomCreators(room);
 
+    const [charCount, setCharCount] = useState(0);
+    useEffect(() => { setCharCount(0); }, [roomId]);
+
     const alive = useAlive();
     const [msgDraft, setMsgDraft] = useAtom(roomIdToMsgDraftAtomFamily(roomId));
     const [replyDraft, setReplyDraft] = useAtom(roomIdToReplyDraftAtomFamily(roomId));
@@ -718,6 +721,7 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
           onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
           onKeyUp={handleKeyUp}
           onPaste={handlePaste}
+          onChange={(value) => setCharCount(toPlainText(value, isMarkdown).trim().length)}
           top={
             replyDraft && (
               <div>
@@ -953,6 +957,22 @@ export const RoomInput = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, RoomInputProps>(
                   setTimeout(() => setLocationError(null), 4000);
                 }}
               />
+              {charCount > 0 && (
+                <Text
+                  size="T200"
+                  style={{
+                    color: 'var(--tc-surface-low)',
+                    padding: '0 4px',
+                    alignSelf: 'center',
+                    userSelect: 'none',
+                    minWidth: '2rem',
+                    textAlign: 'right',
+                    opacity: 0.7,
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {charCount}
+                </Text>
+              )}
               <IconButton
                 onClick={submit}
                 variant="SurfaceVariant"
diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
index 0844e25a7..662bdc13d 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/general/General.tsx
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ function Appearance() {
     'perMessageProfiles',
   );
   const [lotusTerminal, setLotusTerminal] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'lotusTerminal');
+  const [nightLightEnabled, setNightLightEnabled] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'nightLightEnabled');
+  const [nightLightOpacity, setNightLightOpacity] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'nightLightOpacity');
 
   return (
     <Box direction="Column" gap="100">
@@ -393,6 +395,42 @@ function Appearance() {
           }
         />
       </SequenceCard>
+      <SequenceCard
+        className={SequenceCardStyle}
+        variant="SurfaceVariant"
+        direction="Column"
+        gap="200"
+      >
+        <SettingTile
+          title="Night Light"
+          description="Reduce blue light with a warm orange tint overlay."
+          after={
+            <Switch variant="Primary" value={nightLightEnabled} onChange={setNightLightEnabled} />
+          }
+        />
+        {nightLightEnabled && (
+          <Box
+            direction="Column"
+            gap="100"
+            style={{ padding: `0 ${config.space.S400} ${config.space.S300}` }}
+          >
+            <Text size="T200" style={{ opacity: 0.7 }}>
+              Intensity: {nightLightOpacity}%
+            </Text>
+            <input
+              type="range"
+              min={5}
+              max={80}
+              value={nightLightOpacity}
+              onChange={(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) =>
+                setNightLightOpacity(parseInt(e.target.value, 10))
+              }
+              style={{ width: '100%' }}
+            />
+          </Box>
+        )}
+      </SequenceCard>
+
       <SequenceCard className={SequenceCardStyle} variant="SurfaceVariant" direction="Column">
         <SettingTile
           title="Lotus Terminal Mode"
diff --git a/src/app/pages/App.tsx b/src/app/pages/App.tsx
index 45d474795..8f5e58b39 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/App.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/App.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/react';
-import { Provider as JotaiProvider } from 'jotai';
+import { Provider as JotaiProvider, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { OverlayContainerProvider, PopOutContainerProvider, TooltipContainerProvider } from 'folds';
 import { RouterProvider } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@ import { FeatureCheck } from './FeatureCheck';
 import { createRouter } from './Router';
 import { ScreenSizeProvider, useScreenSize } from '../hooks/useScreenSize';
 import { useCompositionEndTracking } from '../hooks/useComposingCheck';
+import { settingsAtom } from '../state/settings';
+
+function NightLightOverlay() {
+  const settings = useAtomValue(settingsAtom);
+  if (!settings.nightLightEnabled) return null;
+  return (
+    <div
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      style={{
+        position: 'fixed',
+        inset: 0,
+        pointerEvents: 'none',
+        zIndex: 9998,
+        backgroundColor: `rgba(255, 140, 0, ${(settings.nightLightOpacity ?? 30) / 100})`,
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
@@ -76,6 +94,7 @@ function App() {
                       <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
                         <JotaiProvider>
                           <RouterProvider router={createRouter(clientConfig, screenSize)} />
+                          <NightLightOverlay />
                         </JotaiProvider>
                         <ReactQueryDevtools initialIsOpen={false} />
                       </QueryClientProvider>
diff --git a/src/app/state/settings.ts b/src/app/state/settings.ts
index 94ab53c1a..9c8810d72 100644
--- a/src/app/state/settings.ts
+++ b/src/app/state/settings.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ export interface Settings {
   callNoiseSuppression: boolean;
   pttMode: boolean;
   pttKey: string;
+
+  nightLightEnabled: boolean;
+  nightLightOpacity: number;
 }
 
 const defaultSettings: Settings = {
@@ -121,6 +124,9 @@ const defaultSettings: Settings = {
   callNoiseSuppression: true,
   pttMode: false,
   pttKey: 'Space',
+
+  nightLightEnabled: false,
+  nightLightOpacity: 30,
 };
 
 export const getSettings = (): Settings => {