From c518831a81e2b40de7b8676056f286a47b3526d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Morgan via Codex <actions@github.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 22:35:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(pals): drop creator-avatar fallback on pal thumbnail

Pal cards with no thumbnail were falling back to the creator's avatar,
which for self-authored pals shows the user's own profile picture.
Fall through to the first-letter placeholder, matching PalDetailSheet.
---
 .../SquarePalCard/SquarePalCard.tsx           | 31 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/screens/PalsScreen/components/SquarePalCard/SquarePalCard.tsx b/src/screens/PalsScreen/components/SquarePalCard/SquarePalCard.tsx
index a42fac21f..a16f571e7 100644
--- a/src/screens/PalsScreen/components/SquarePalCard/SquarePalCard.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PalsScreen/components/SquarePalCard/SquarePalCard.tsx
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ const PalThumbnail: React.FC<{
   const thumbnailUrl = pal.thumbnail_url
     ? getFullThumbnailUri(pal.thumbnail_url)
     : undefined;
-  const creatorAvatarUrl = isPalsHubPal(pal)
-    ? pal.creator?.avatar_url
-    : pal.creator_info?.avatar_url;
 
   // Get pal colors for gradient background (local pals only)
   const palColors = isLocalPal(pal) ? pal.color : null;
@@ -201,27 +198,15 @@ const PalThumbnail: React.FC<{
   return (
     <View style={thumbnailStyle}>
       {thumbnailUrl ? (
-        <>
-          <Image
-            source={{uri: thumbnailUrl}}
-            style={styles.thumbnailImage}
-            resizeMode="cover"
-          />
-        </>
-      ) : creatorAvatarUrl ? (
-        <>
-          <Image
-            source={{uri: creatorAvatarUrl}}
-            style={styles.thumbnailImage}
-            resizeMode="cover"
-          />
-        </>
+        <Image
+          source={{uri: thumbnailUrl}}
+          style={styles.thumbnailImage}
+          resizeMode="cover"
+        />
       ) : (
-        <>
-          <Text style={[styles.thumbnailText, {color: textColor}]}>
-            {firstLetter}
-          </Text>
-        </>
+        <Text style={[styles.thumbnailText, {color: textColor}]}>
+          {firstLetter}
+        </Text>
       )}
 
       {/* Chat Navigation Button (only for downloaded/local pals) */}