diff --git a/buffit/index.html b/buffit/index.html
index 8d76b26..90754af 100644
--- a/buffit/index.html
+++ b/buffit/index.html
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@
         throw new Error(data.error || 'Failed to load channels');
       }
 
-      const allChannels = data.channels || [];
+      allChannels = data.channels || [];
       renderChannels(allChannels);
       accountLabel.textContent = 'Connected · ' + allChannels.length + ' channel' + (allChannels.length === 1 ? '' : 's');
     } catch (e) {
@@ -935,22 +935,39 @@
 
   // ---------- emoji picker ----------
   emojiBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-    const input = document.createElement('input');
-    input.type = 'text';
-    if (input.showPicker) {
-      input.addEventListener('input', (e) => {
-        postText.value += e.target.value;
+    // Try to use native emoji picker via hidden input
+    const picker = document.createElement('input');
+    picker.type = 'text';
+    picker.setAttribute('inputmode', 'emoji');
+    picker.style.position = 'fixed';
+    picker.style.opacity = '0';
+    picker.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+    document.body.appendChild(picker);
+    
+    picker.addEventListener('input', (e) => {
+      if (e.data) {
+        postText.value += e.data;
         updateCharCount();
         updateSendState();
-      }, { once: true });
-      input.showPicker();
-    } else {
-      // Fallback: insert a smile emoji if showPicker is not supported
-      postText.value += '😊';
-      updateCharCount();
-      updateSendState();
+      }
+      document.body.removeChild(picker);
       postText.focus();
-    }
+    }, { once: true });
+    
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      picker.focus();
+      if (picker.showPicker) {
+        try {
+          picker.showPicker();
+        } catch (e) {
+          document.body.removeChild(picker);
+          postText.focus();
+        }
+      } else {
+        document.body.removeChild(picker);
+        postText.focus();
+      }
+    }, 0);
   });
 
   mediaInput.addEventListener('change', () => {