diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/FileBrowserActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/FileBrowserActivity.kt
index 60f25cb..f740745 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/FileBrowserActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/FileBrowserActivity.kt
@@ -142,11 +142,26 @@ class FileBrowserActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             currentDir = dirKey
             adapter.submit(entries)
             supportActionBar?.title = src.displayName(dirKey)
-            supportActionBar?.subtitle = "${src.title} · ${entries.count { !it.isDirectory }} items"
+            supportActionBar?.subtitle = browseSubtitle(src.title, entries)
             if (entries.isEmpty()) showMessage(getString(R.string.browse_empty)) else showGrid()
         }
     }
 
+    /** e.g. "Phone storage · 4 folders · 1 file" — folders and files counted separately. */
+    private fun browseSubtitle(sourceTitle: String, entries: List<TileEntry>): String {
+        val folders = entries.count { it.isDirectory }
+        val files = entries.size - folders
+        val parts = buildList {
+            if (folders > 0) add("$folders ${if (folders == 1) "folder" else "folders"}")
+            if (files > 0) add("$files ${if (files == 1) "file" else "files"}")
+        }
+        return if (parts.isEmpty()) {
+            "$sourceTitle · empty"
+        } else {
+            (listOf(sourceTitle) + parts).joinToString(" · ")
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun navigateUp() {
         val src = source
         val cur = currentDir
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/MainActivity.kt
index 3e59639..a4745e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bm/andpictures/MainActivity.kt
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private lateinit var etDecadeFormat: EditText
     private lateinit var etMonthFormat: EditText
 
+    /** True while a manual/one-shot sync is queued or running. */
+    private var oneShotSyncActive = false
+
+    /** True only while the periodic safety-net worker is actually running. */
+    private var periodicSyncRunning = false
+
     private val mediaPermissionLauncher =
         registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission()) { }
 
@@ -212,6 +218,15 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         statusText.text = p.lastStatus.ifBlank { getString(R.string.status_idle) }
     }
 
+    /** Repaints the status line from whatever sync is in flight right now. */
+    private fun renderStatus() {
+        statusText.text = if (oneShotSyncActive || periodicSyncRunning) {
+            "Syncing…"
+        } else {
+            Prefs(this).lastStatus.ifBlank { getString(R.string.status_idle) }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun requestMediaPermission() {
         if (!PhotoStore.hasPermission(this)) {
             mediaPermissionLauncher.launch(PhotoStore.mediaPermission)
@@ -241,15 +256,20 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     private fun observeWork() {
         val wm = WorkManager.getInstance(this)
-        fun applyState(infos: List<WorkInfo>) {
-            val latest = infos.lastOrNull() ?: return
-            when (latest.state) {
-                WorkInfo.State.ENQUEUED, WorkInfo.State.RUNNING ->
-                    statusText.text = "Syncing…"
-                else -> refreshStatus()
-            }
+
+        wm.getWorkInfosForUniqueWorkLiveData(Prefs.WORK_ONESHOT).observe(this) { infos ->
+            // ENQUEUED means "queued, waiting for a network/slot", which is still
+            // an active sync from the user's point of view.
+            val state = infos.lastOrNull()?.state
+            oneShotSyncActive =
+                state == WorkInfo.State.ENQUEUED || state == WorkInfo.State.RUNNING
+            renderStatus()
+        }
+        wm.getWorkInfosForUniqueWorkLiveData(Prefs.WORK_PERIODIC).observe(this) { infos ->
+            // The periodic safety-net job sits in ENQUEUED while it waits for its
+            // next window, so only a RUNNING job counts as a live sync.
+            periodicSyncRunning = infos.lastOrNull()?.state == WorkInfo.State.RUNNING
+            renderStatus()
         }
-        wm.getWorkInfosForUniqueWorkLiveData(Prefs.WORK_ONESHOT).observe(this) { applyState(it) }
-        wm.getWorkInfosForUniqueWorkLiveData(Prefs.WORK_PERIODIC).observe(this) { applyState(it) }
     }
 }