diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33a7351..5b02c24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ All notable changes to Light Engine will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.1.16-advanced.8] - 2026-10-04
+
+### Fixed
+- Destroyed menu-repeat controls are removed and safely recycled.
+- Desktop overlay HTTP timeouts end the request without a second retry.
+- Menu navigation consumes a quick direction tap once, including presses that
+  end before an update. Held keys retain the existing repeat delay.
+- Portrait windows retain the full logical game viewport and letterbox it,
+  keeping menus and gameplay visible when Android rotates the device.
+
+Android version code: 124.
+
 ## [0.1.16-advanced.7] - 2026-10-04
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/funkin/backend/throttle.lua b/funkin/backend/throttle.lua
index 925b6e3..72ca665 100644
--- a/funkin/backend/throttle.lua
+++ b/funkin/backend/throttle.lua
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ function ThrottleObject:check()
 end
 
 function ThrottleObject:destroy()
-	table.destroy(Throttle.list, self)
-	table.insert(dead, setmetatable(self))
+	if not table.delete(Throttle.list, self) then return end
+	table.insert(dead, setmetatable(self, nil))
 end
 
 -- Throttle
diff --git a/funkin/ui/menulist.lua b/funkin/ui/menulist.lua
index 39b7564..e6f360a 100644
--- a/funkin/ui/menulist.lua
+++ b/funkin/ui/menulist.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 local MenuList = SpriteGroup:extend("MenuList")
 MenuList.selectionCache = {}
 
+local function navigationInput(name)
+	return controls:pressed(name) or controls:down(name)
+end
+
 local defaultScrolls = {
 	default = function(self, obj, dt, time)
 		obj.y = self:lerp(dt, obj, "y", time)
@@ -83,11 +87,11 @@ function MenuList:new(sound, cache, scroll, hover)
 
 	self.throttles = {}
 	if self.scroll ~= "horizontal" and not self.isMobile then
-		self.throttles[-1] = Throttle:make({controls.down, controls, "ui_up"})
-		self.throttles[1] = Throttle:make({controls.down, controls, "ui_down"})
+		self.throttles[-1] = Throttle:make({navigationInput, "ui_up"})
+		self.throttles[1] = Throttle:make({navigationInput, "ui_down"})
 	elseif self.scroll == "horizontal" and not self.isMobile then
-		self.throttles[-1] = Throttle:make({controls.down, controls, "ui_left"})
-		self.throttles[1] = Throttle:make({controls.down, controls, "ui_right"})
+		self.throttles[-1] = Throttle:make({navigationInput, "ui_left"})
+		self.throttles[1] = Throttle:make({navigationInput, "ui_right"})
 	end
 end
 
@@ -322,4 +326,4 @@ function MenuList:_getBoundary()
 		self.origin.x, self.origin.y
 end
 
-return MenuList
\ No newline at end of file
+return MenuList
diff --git a/loxel/init.lua b/loxel/init.lua
index a66a68f..f93070e 100644
--- a/loxel/init.lua
+++ b/loxel/init.lua
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ function game.init(app, state, ...)
 	local width, height = app.width, app.height
 	if app.adaptableWidth then
 		local sw, sh = love.graphics.getDimensions()
-		if sw > 0 and sh > 0 then width = math.max(1, math.floor(height * sw / sh)) end
+		if sw > 0 and sh > 0 and sw >= sh then width = math.max(1, math.floor(height * sw / sh)) end
 	end
 	game.width, game.height = width, height
 	Display.refresh()
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ function game.resize(w, h)
 	if Project.adaptableWidth then
 		local oldWidth, oldHeight = game.width, game.height
 		if oldHeight > 0 then
-			game.width = math.max(1, math.floor(oldHeight * w / h))
+			game.width = w < h and Project.width or math.max(1, math.floor(oldHeight * w / h))
 			for _, camera in ipairs(game.cameras.list) do
 				if camera.x == 0 and camera.y == 0 and camera.width == oldWidth and camera.height == oldHeight then
 					camera:resize(game.width, oldHeight, camera.resolutionX, camera.resolutionY)
diff --git a/project.lua b/project.lua
index 9f36d26..68af52d 100644
--- a/project.lua
+++ b/project.lua
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ return {
 	title = "Light Engine",
 	file = "Light Engine",
 	icon = "art/logo.png",
-	version = "0.1.16-advanced.7",
-	androidVersionCode = 123,
+	version = "0.1.16-advanced.8",
+	androidVersionCode = 124,
 	package = "com.zyn.lightengine",
 	width = 1280,
 	height = 720,
diff --git a/separate-addons/screen-overlay/modules/overlay.lua b/separate-addons/screen-overlay/modules/overlay.lua
index f5b39ad..bc8c3dd 100644
--- a/separate-addons/screen-overlay/modules/overlay.lua
+++ b/separate-addons/screen-overlay/modules/overlay.lua
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ while true do
     if success then code,body,reason=a,b,c else code,body,reason=nil,'',a end
    end
    local pending=((connecting and code and code>=200 and code<300)or code==403)and body:find('"pending"%s*:%s*true')
-   local startup=code==nil and love.timer.getTime()-started<3
+   local startup=code==nil and reason~='timeout' and love.timer.getTime()-started<3
    if not pending and not startup then break end
    if task.close or cancel:peek() or tasks:peek() or love.timer.getTime()-started>=30 then break end
    local untilTime=love.timer.getTime()+.5
diff --git a/tests/engine/compat-controls.lua b/tests/engine/compat-controls.lua
index 38fb4d4..e7d6754 100644
--- a/tests/engine/compat-controls.lua
+++ b/tests/engine/compat-controls.lua
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ function love.load()
   assert(state.camHUD.__shakeDuration==0 and state.camHUD.__fadeDuration==0,'owned camera effects survived disposal')
   assert(not pcall(cleanupFont.getHeight,cleanupFont) and pcall(cachedFont.getHeight,cachedFont),'font ownership cleanup incorrect')
   local destroyedCamera=Camera();state.camOther=destroyedCamera
-  local weakContext
-  do
+  local function disposedContext()
    local abandonedScript=Script('tests/engine/compat-fixture.lua',false,true,true)
    local abandoned=Script.createCompatibility(state,abandonedScript)
    abandonedScript.variables.requestAsset('image','test-controls','abandoned')
@@ -101,8 +100,11 @@ function love.load()
    destroyedCamera:destroy()
    abandoned:dispose();abandonedScript:close()
    assert(destroyedCamera.__flashComplete==nil,'destroyed camera retained owned completion closure')
-   weakContext=setmetatable({abandoned},{__mode='v'})
+   return setmetatable({abandoned},{__mode='v'})
   end
+  -- End the allocating stack frame before checking reachability; LuaJIT may
+  -- retain registers from a lexical block until its enclosing function returns.
+  local weakContext=disposedContext()
   collectgarbage('collect')
   assert(weakContext[1]==nil,'pending callback retained a disposed context/state')
   while paths.async.getProgress()<1 do assert(love.timer.getTime()<deadline);paths.async.update(.01);love.timer.sleep(.002) end
diff --git a/tests/engine/core-utilities.lua b/tests/engine/core-utilities.lua
index 5593248..00509d7 100644
--- a/tests/engine/core-utilities.lua
+++ b/tests/engine/core-utilities.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@ local function check(name, test)
 end
 
 function love.load()
+	check('destroyed navigation throttles can be reused', function()
+		local throttle = require 'funkin.backend.throttle'
+		local first = throttle:make({function() return false end})
+		local destroy = first.destroy
+		first:destroy()
+		assert(not table.find(throttle.list, first), 'destroyed throttle remained active')
+		local second = throttle:make({function() return true end})
+		assert(second == first, 'destroyed throttle was not recycled')
+		second:update(0.016)
+		assert(second:check(), 'recycled throttle lost its methods or input')
+		second:destroy()
+		-- A repeated destroy must not insert the same object into the pool twice.
+		destroy(second)
+		local third = throttle:make({function() return false end})
+		local fourth = throttle:make({function() return false end})
+		assert(third ~= fourth, 'repeated destruction recycled one throttle twice')
+		third:destroy()
+		fourth:destroy()
+	end)
 	check('keyboard taps keep both edges until the frame ends', function()
 		local keyboard = require 'loxel.input.keyboard'
 		keyboard.onPressed('a')
diff --git a/tests/engine/display.lua b/tests/engine/display.lua
index f284044..99058e2 100644
--- a/tests/engine/display.lua
+++ b/tests/engine/display.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ local function mode(w,h)
 end
 local function near(a,b) assert(math.abs(a-b)<.001, tostring(a)..' ~= '..tostring(b)) end
 function love.load()
+ check('portrait adaptive resize retains a usable game viewport',function()
+  mode(360,640);Project.adaptableWidth=true
+  game.resize(360,640)
+  assert(game.width==Project.width and game.height==Project.height,'portrait orientation cropped the logical game screen')
+  local view=game.display.getViewport()
+  near(view.width,360);near(view.height,202.5)
+  local x,y=game.display.gameToWindow(640,360)
+  near(x,180);near(y,320)
+  Project.adaptableWidth=false
+ end)
  check('adaptive OS resize preserves native size and project configuration',function()
   mode(640,480); local original=Project.width; Project.adaptableWidth=true
   game.resize(640,480)
diff --git a/tests/engine/gameplay-flow.lua b/tests/engine/gameplay-flow.lua
index 80b52bc..a4fb459 100644
--- a/tests/engine/gameplay-flow.lua
+++ b/tests/engine/gameplay-flow.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+check('quick menu taps move once and accept the selected item', function()
+	for _, navigation in ipairs({{'vertical', 's'}, {'horizontal', 'd'}}) do
+		local menu = MenuList(nil, false, navigation[1])
+		for _ = 1, 3 do menu:add(Sprite()) end
+		controls:onKeyPress(navigation[2])
+		controls:onKeyRelease(navigation[2])
+		controls:update()
+		Throttle:update(0.016)
+		menu:update(0.016)
+		assert(menu.curSelected == 2, 'a quick direction tap did not move the menu')
+		controls:update()
+		Throttle:update(0.016)
+		menu:update(0.016)
+		assert(menu.curSelected == 2, 'one direction tap moved twice')
+		local selected, calls = nil, 0
+		menu.selectCallback = function(item) selected = item; calls = calls + 1 end
+		controls:onKeyPress('return')
+		controls:onKeyRelease('return')
+		controls:update()
+		menu:update(0.016)
+		assert(selected == menu.members[2] and calls == 1, 'a quick accept tap did not select the second item')
+		for _, throttle in pairs(menu.throttles) do throttle:destroy() end
+		menu:destroy()
+	end
+end)
+
 check('keyboard hits, misses and pause preserve a native song and mod HUD', function()
 	ClientPrefs.data.botplayMode = false
 	ClientPrefs.data.ghostTap = false