From ffb6d679c09f67bcb955ff7f77661db38e8f833c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MayaTheShy <MayaTheShy@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:19:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] refactor: enhance status message handling for dual-mode
 channel compatibility

---
 pocketgps.lua | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pocketgps.lua b/pocketgps.lua
index c30480f..9714404 100644
--- a/pocketgps.lua
+++ b/pocketgps.lua
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ local function main()
             local replyChannel = param3
             local message = param4
             
-            if channel == STATUS_CHANNEL and type(message) == "table" then
+            -- Uses Channels.match() for dual-mode safety: accepts messages on
+            -- both legacy (102) and target (4212) channels during migration.
+            if Channels.match('remoteturtle.status', channel) and type(message) == "table" then
                 handleStatus(message)
             end