iOS: reconnect gateway on foreground return (#41384)

Merged via squash.

Prepared head SHA: 0e2e0dcc36
Co-authored-by: mbelinky <132747814+mbelinky@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: mbelinky <132747814+mbelinky@users.noreply.github.com>
Reviewed-by: @mbelinky

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - ACP/stop reason mapping: resolve gateway chat `state: "error"` completions as ACP `end_turn` instead of `refusal` so transient backend failures are not surfaced as deliberate refusals. (#41187) thanks @pejmanjohn.
 - ACP/setSessionMode: propagate gateway `sessions.patch` failures back to ACP clients so rejected mode changes no longer return silent success. (#41185) thanks @pejmanjohn.
 - Agents/embedded logs: add structured, sanitized lifecycle and failover observation events so overload and provider failures are easier to tail and filter. (#41336) thanks @altaywtf.
+- iOS/gateway foreground recovery: reconnect immediately on foreground return after stale background sockets are torn down, so the app no longer stays disconnected until a later wake path happens. (#41384) Thanks @mbelinky.
 
 ## 2026.3.8
 

apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift

@@ -362,7 +362,14 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
                         await MainActor.run {
                             self.operatorConnected = false
                             self.gatewayConnected = false
+                            // Foreground recovery must actively restart the saved gateway config.
+                            // Disconnecting stale sockets alone can leave us idle if the old
+                            // reconnect tasks were suppressed or otherwise got stuck in background.
+                            self.gatewayStatusText = "Reconnecting…"
                             self.talkMode.updateGatewayConnected(false)
+                            if let cfg = self.activeGatewayConnectConfig {
+                                self.applyGatewayConnectConfig(cfg)
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }