diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/MainActivity.kt
index e9528bb6..b380325e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1594,8 +1594,31 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
                 if (lastUser != null && lastUser.id != lastObservedUserMessageId) {
                     lastObservedUserMessageId = lastUser.id
                     val escaped = escapeForJs(lastUser.text)
+                    // Load the first attached image (e.g. the screenshot just sent to the AI), if
+                    // any, as a base64 data URI so the WebView can render a small thumbnail
+                    // directly inside the user bubble instead of relying on a separate native
+                    // Toast ("Screenshot added, sending to AI...").
+                    val imageDataUri = lastUser.imageUris.firstOrNull()?.let { uriString ->
+                        try {
+                            val uri = Uri.parse(uriString)
+                            contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use { input ->
+                                val bytes = input.readBytes()
+                                val bitmap = android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size)
+                                bitmap?.let { com.google.ai.sample.network.PuterApiClient.bitmapToBase64DataUri(it) }
+                            }
+                        } catch (e: Exception) {
+                            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to load image for chat thumbnail: ${e.message}")
+                            null
+                        }
+                    }
+                    val escapedImage = imageDataUri?.let { escapeForJs(it) }
                     wv.post {
-                        wv.evaluateJavascript("window.onUserMessage && window.onUserMessage('$escaped')", null)
+                        val js = if (escapedImage != null) {
+                            "window.onUserMessage && window.onUserMessage('$escaped', '$escapedImage')"
+                        } else {
+                            "window.onUserMessage && window.onUserMessage('$escaped')"
+                        }
+                        wv.evaluateJavascript(js, null)
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/feature/multimodal/PhotoReasoningScreenshotUiNotifier.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/feature/multimodal/PhotoReasoningScreenshotUiNotifier.kt
index 8b7d7c60..e3e46636 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/feature/multimodal/PhotoReasoningScreenshotUiNotifier.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/google/ai/sample/feature/multimodal/PhotoReasoningScreenshotUiNotifier.kt
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ internal object PhotoReasoningScreenshotUiNotifier {
     }
 
     fun showSendingToAi(context: Context, onStatus: (String) -> Unit) {
-        onStatus("Screenshot added, sending to AI...")
-        Toast.makeText(context, com.google.ai.sample.util.UiStringsConfig.get("toast_screenshot_sending", "Screenshot added, sending to AI..."), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        // No-op Toast: the screenshot now appears as a thumbnail directly inside the user
+        // bubble in the WebView (see index.html addUserBubble), so this separate native
+        // notification is no longer needed. onStatus() is kept for any other status-area
+        // consumers, but intentionally left blank here.
     }
 
     fun showAddedToConversation(context: Context) {
-        Toast.makeText(context, com.google.ai.sample.util.UiStringsConfig.get("toast_screenshot_added", "Screenshot added to conversation"), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        // No-op: superseded by the in-bubble screenshot thumbnail in the WebView.
     }
 }
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c1df46f3..ffc6f0e6 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@
 .bubble-wrap.user-wrap{flex-direction:row-reverse}
 .bubble{border-radius:12px;padding:16px;font-size:17px;line-height:1.55;max-width:82%;word-break:break-word}
 .bubble.user{background:var(--bubble-user-bg);color:var(--bubble-user-text);white-space:pre-wrap}
+.bubble-thumb{display:block;max-width:160px;max-height:160px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:8px;cursor:pointer;object-fit:cover}
+.thumb-lightbox{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,0.85);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;z-index:9999;padding:24px;box-sizing:border-box}
+.thumb-lightbox img{max-width:100%;max-height:100%;border-radius:8px}
 .bubble.model{background:var(--bubble-model-bg);color:var(--bubble-model-text);display:flex;align-items:flex-start;gap:8px}
 .model-icon{flex-shrink:0;width:24px;height:24px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-size:15px;line-height:1;margin-top:1px}
 .model-text{flex:1;white-space:pre-wrap}
@@ -1212,10 +1215,12 @@
 
 // Called by Android after assembling the full user message (typed text + screen elements +
 // Termux output). Appends a new user bubble so every message appears in order at the bottom.
-window.onUserMessage = function(text) {
+// imageDataUri (optional) is a base64 data: URI of the screenshot just sent to the AI; when
+// present it's rendered as a small thumbnail inside the bubble instead of a separate toast.
+window.onUserMessage = function(text, imageDataUri) {
   if (text) {
     text = _applyPendingTruncationWarning(text);
-    addUserBubble(text);
+    addUserBubble(text, imageDataUri);
   }
 };
 
@@ -4285,14 +4290,25 @@
 /* ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
    CHAT
 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
-function addUserBubble(text) {
+function addUserBubble(text, imageDataUri) {
   const wrap = document.createElement('div');
   wrap.className = 'bubble-wrap user-wrap';
-  wrap.innerHTML = `<div class="bubble user">${escHtml(text)}</div>
+  const thumbHtml = imageDataUri
+    ? `<img class="bubble-thumb" src="${escAttr(imageDataUri)}" alt="Screenshot" onclick="_showThumbLightbox('${escAttr(imageDataUri)}')" />`
+    : '';
+  wrap.innerHTML = `<div class="bubble user">${thumbHtml}${escHtml(text)}</div>
     <button class="btn-icon" onclick="undoLast('${escAttr(text)}')" title="Undo">&#10227;</button>`;
   document.getElementById('chat-messages').appendChild(wrap);
   scrollToBottom();
 }
+// Tapping a screenshot thumbnail opens it full-size in a simple lightbox overlay.
+function _showThumbLightbox(src) {
+  const overlay = document.createElement('div');
+  overlay.className = 'thumb-lightbox';
+  overlay.onclick = () => overlay.remove();
+  overlay.innerHTML = `<img src="${escAttr(src)}" alt="Screenshot" />`;
+  document.body.appendChild(overlay);
+}
 function addModelBubble(text, isPending) {
   const wrap = document.createElement('div');
   wrap.className = 'bubble-wrap';
@@ -4394,7 +4410,8 @@
   // Adding it here too would cause the bubble to appear twice.
   // In demo/browser mode there is no Android callback, so we add it directly.
   if (!getInAndroid()) {
-    addUserBubble(text || "(attached images)");
+    const firstThumb = selectedImages.find(img => !img.isVideo && img.objectUrl);
+    addUserBubble(text || "(attached images)", firstThumb ? firstThumb.objectUrl : null);
   }
   input.value = '';
   input.style.height = '';