diff --git a/apps/mobile/components/Avatar.tsx b/apps/mobile/components/Avatar.tsx
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+import { StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import { colors } from '../theme/colors';
+
+// Initial-letter avatar circle. Phase 2 will swap in an image-aware
+// version that prefers profile.avatarUrl when present.
+export function Avatar({ name, size = 40 }: { name: string; size?: number }) {
+  const letter = (name.trim().charAt(0) || '?').toUpperCase();
+  return (
+    <View style={[styles.circle, { width: size, height: size, borderRadius: size / 2 }]}>
+      <Text style={[styles.letter, { fontSize: size * 0.45 }]}>{letter}</Text>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  circle: {
+    backgroundColor: colors.accentMuted,
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+  letter: { color: colors.accent, fontWeight: '700' },
+});
diff --git a/apps/mobile/components/ConversationRow.tsx b/apps/mobile/components/ConversationRow.tsx
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+import type { ConversationSummary } from '@chat-app/shared/chat';
+import { Pressable, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native';
+
+import { formatRelativeTime } from '../lib/timeFormat';
+import { colors } from '../theme/colors';
+import { Avatar } from './Avatar';
+
+interface Props {
+  conversation: ConversationSummary;
+  lastMessagePreview: string;
+  onPress: () => void;
+}
+
+export function ConversationRow({ conversation, lastMessagePreview, onPress }: Props) {
+  const title =
+    conversation.type === 'group'
+      ? (conversation.name ?? 'Gruppe')
+      : (conversation.peer?.displayName ?? '—');
+  const subtitle =
+    conversation.type === 'group'
+      ? conversation.members.length + ' Mitglieder'
+      : '@' + (conversation.peer?.username ?? '');
+
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      style={({ pressed }) => [styles.row, pressed && { backgroundColor: colors.surface }]}
+      onPress={onPress}
+    >
+      <Avatar name={title} />
+      <View style={styles.center}>
+        <View style={styles.titleLine}>
+          <Text style={styles.title} numberOfLines={1}>
+            {title}
+          </Text>
+          <Text style={styles.time}>{formatRelativeTime(conversation.lastMessageAt)}</Text>
+        </View>
+        <Text style={styles.preview} numberOfLines={1}>
+          {lastMessagePreview || subtitle}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    </Pressable>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  row: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    paddingHorizontal: 16,
+    paddingVertical: 12,
+    gap: 12,
+  },
+  center: { flex: 1, minWidth: 0 },
+  titleLine: { flexDirection: 'row', alignItems: 'baseline', gap: 8 },
+  title: { color: colors.text, fontSize: 15, fontWeight: '600', flex: 1 },
+  time: { color: colors.textDim, fontSize: 11 },
+  preview: { color: colors.textMuted, fontSize: 13, marginTop: 2 },
+});
diff --git a/apps/mobile/lib/timeFormat.ts b/apps/mobile/lib/timeFormat.ts
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+// Minimal relative-time formatter for chat lists. Matches the desktop's
+// terse style ("Vor 5 Min", "Gestern", "12.05.").
+export function formatRelativeTime(iso: string | null): string {
+  if (!iso) return '';
+  const then = new Date(iso).getTime();
+  if (!Number.isFinite(then)) return '';
+  const diffSec = (Date.now() - then) / 1000;
+  if (diffSec < 60) return 'Gerade eben';
+  if (diffSec < 3600) return 'Vor ' + Math.floor(diffSec / 60) + ' Min';
+  if (diffSec < 86400) return 'Vor ' + Math.floor(diffSec / 3600) + ' Std';
+  if (diffSec < 86400 * 2) return 'Gestern';
+  const d = new Date(iso);
+  return [
+    String(d.getDate()).padStart(2, '0'),
+    String(d.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, '0'),
+    String(d.getFullYear()).slice(-2),
+  ].join('.');
+}