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Add presence status indicators (online/unavailable/offline) to Element X to match Element Classic/Web

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
After element-hq/element-x-ios#5838 was merged, Synapse now correctly reports user presence (online/offline/unavailable) instead of the previously unreliable/inconsistent state. Element Web already displays this presence information visually and correctly, but EXI (probably, also EXA) does not show it the same way, so users can't see accurate online/offline status for their contacts in the client.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Add a visual presence indicator (e.g. colored dot: green for online, similar to Element Web's implementation) on user avatars in DM lists, room member lists, and 1:1 chat headers in Element X iOS, matching Element Web's current visual treatment of the m.presence state (online/unavailable/offline).

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
N/A - the underlying presence data is now accurate server-side thanks to element-hq/element-x-ios#5838, so a client-side UI change is the main remaining gap; no alternative implementation path considered.

**Additional context**
Related PR: https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios/pull/5838
Reference for existing UX: Element Web's presence dot indicators on avatars (green/yellow/gray states).

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked Element X iOS PR and Element Web's existing presence-dot treatment. Locate the avatar views for DM lists, room member lists, and 1:1 chat headers, then determine how the m.presence states should map to indicators; done means all listed surfaces show matching online, unavailable, and offline states.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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