diff --git a/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/DeployFragment.java b/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/DeployFragment.java
index f77036e..c1b2f6a 100644
--- a/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/DeployFragment.java
+++ b/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/DeployFragment.java
@@ -2276,6 +2276,15 @@ private String queryDisplayName(Uri uri) {
         return null;
     }
 
+    /** Show a Snackbar whose visible time scales with the message length (reading time). */
+    private void showImportSnackbar(CharSequence text) {
+        View v = getView();
+        if (v != null) {
+            Snackbar.make(v, text,
+                    org.iiab.controller.util.SnackbarDuration.millisForText(text.toString())).show();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void importBackupSafely(Uri sourceUri) {
         isImporting = true;
         updateDynamicButtons();
@@ -2334,10 +2343,11 @@ private void importBackupSafely(Uri sourceUri) {
                     if (getActivity() != null) {
                         getActivity().runOnUiThread(() -> {
                             isImporting = false;
+                            stopImportSpinner(); // stop the braille spinner; rejection ends the import
                             updateDynamicButtons();
                             btnImportBackup.setEnabled(true);
                             btnImportBackup.setText(getString(R.string.install_btn_import_backup));
-                            Snackbar.make(getView(), errMsg, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                            showImportSnackbar(getString(errMsg));
                         });
                     }
                     return;
@@ -2346,12 +2356,12 @@ private void importBackupSafely(Uri sourceUri) {
                 // user (a future version will validate silently). See docs/ROOTFS_MANIFEST.md.
                 if (okNoManifest && getActivity() != null) {
                     getActivity().runOnUiThread(() ->
-                            Snackbar.make(getView(), R.string.install_warn_manifest_missing, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show());
+                            showImportSnackbar(getString(R.string.install_warn_manifest_missing)));
                 }
                 // Transparency: an app-made (device) backup carries no integrity checksum.
                 if (okNoChecksum && getActivity() != null) {
                     getActivity().runOnUiThread(() ->
-                            Snackbar.make(getView(), R.string.install_warn_no_checksum, Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show());
+                            showImportSnackbar(getString(R.string.install_warn_no_checksum)));
                 }
 
                 if (getActivity() != null) {
@@ -2362,7 +2372,7 @@ private void importBackupSafely(Uri sourceUri) {
                         btnImportBackup.setText(getString(R.string.install_btn_import_backup));
                         selectedBackupFile = fileName;
                         updateDynamicButtons();
-                        Snackbar.make(getView(), getString(R.string.install_msg_import_success), Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                        showImportSnackbar(getString(R.string.install_msg_import_success));
                     });
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -2373,7 +2383,7 @@ private void importBackupSafely(Uri sourceUri) {
                         updateDynamicButtons();
                         btnImportBackup.setEnabled(true);
                         btnImportBackup.setText(getString(R.string.install_btn_import_backup));
-                        Snackbar.make(getView(), getString(R.string.install_msg_import_failed, e.getMessage()), Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+                        showImportSnackbar(getString(R.string.install_msg_import_failed, e.getMessage()));
                     });
                 }
             } finally {
diff --git a/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/util/SnackbarDuration.java b/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/util/SnackbarDuration.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82364c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/app/src/main/java/org/iiab/controller/util/SnackbarDuration.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * ============================================================================
+ * Name        : SnackbarDuration.java
+ * Author      : AppDevForAll
+ * Copyright   : Copyright (c) 2026 AppDevForAll
+ * Description : Reading-time based Snackbar duration (longer text shows longer).
+ * ============================================================================
+ */
+package org.iiab.controller.util;
+
+/**
+ * Snackbar has only SHORT (~1.5s) / LONG (~2.75s). Long messages get cut off.
+ * This scales the duration with the message length using an average reading
+ * speed (~200 wpm ≈ 300ms/word) plus a reaction margin, clamped so it never
+ * flashes too briefly nor lingers forever. Pure JVM (unit-tested).
+ */
+public final class SnackbarDuration {
+
+    private SnackbarDuration() {}
+
+    static final int BASE_MS = 1500;       // fixed reaction/append time
+    static final int PER_WORD_MS = 320;    // ~200 wpm reading speed + margin
+    static final int MIN_MS = 3000;        // floor (~ LENGTH_LONG)
+    static final int MAX_MS = 10000;       // cap so it doesn't linger
+
+    /** Duration in ms appropriate for reading {@code text}. */
+    public static int millisForText(String text) {
+        if (text == null) return MIN_MS;
+        String t = text.trim();
+        if (t.isEmpty()) return MIN_MS;
+        int words = t.split("\\s+").length;
+        long ms = BASE_MS + (long) words * PER_WORD_MS;
+        if (ms < MIN_MS) ms = MIN_MS;
+        if (ms > MAX_MS) ms = MAX_MS;
+        return (int) ms;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/controller/app/src/test/java/org/iiab/controller/util/SnackbarDurationTest.java b/controller/app/src/test/java/org/iiab/controller/util/SnackbarDurationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f05083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/app/src/test/java/org/iiab/controller/util/SnackbarDurationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.iiab.controller.util;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+/** Pure-JVM tests for reading-time Snackbar duration. */
+public class SnackbarDurationTest {
+
+    @Test public void nullOrBlankIsFloor() {
+        assertEquals(SnackbarDuration.MIN_MS, SnackbarDuration.millisForText(null));
+        assertEquals(SnackbarDuration.MIN_MS, SnackbarDuration.millisForText("   "));
+    }
+
+    @Test public void shortTextStaysAtFloor() {
+        assertEquals(SnackbarDuration.MIN_MS, SnackbarDuration.millisForText("Done"));
+    }
+
+    @Test public void longerTextScalesUp() {
+        int many = SnackbarDuration.millisForText(
+                "This backup was built for a different processor architecture and cannot run on this device");
+        assertTrue("expected > floor, got " + many, many > SnackbarDuration.MIN_MS);
+        assertTrue(many <= SnackbarDuration.MAX_MS);
+    }
+
+    @Test public void veryLongTextIsCapped() {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 200; i++) sb.append("word ");
+        assertEquals(SnackbarDuration.MAX_MS, SnackbarDuration.millisForText(sb.toString()));
+    }
+}