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From: enricobuehler <buehler@unom.io>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:48:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(android): native mDNS discovery, host naming, touch
 mouse, stock selects
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Discovery: replace the flaky per-OEM NsdManager with the same mdns-sd browse
the Linux/Windows clients use, in the Rust core over JNI and polled by Kotlin
(discovery.rs + nativeDiscovery{Start,Poll,Stop}); Kotlin keeps only the Wi-Fi
MulticastLock + permission UX. IPv4-only (the core can't dial a bare/scoped v6
literal); daemon + fold-thread cleanup on every failure path; field
sanitization so a rogue advert can't corrupt the picker snapshot. Discovery
now starts regardless of NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES (raw multicast only needs the
MulticastLock) — a denial no longer kills it forever. ParseTxtTest replaced by
ParseRecordTest.

Hosts: hide already-saved hosts from the "Discovered" section (match by
fingerprint, else address:port — mirrors the Apple client); add an optional
Name field to the Add-host sheet and a Rename action on saved cards.

Input: touch -> absolute mouse "direct pointing" like the Apple client — the
host cursor follows the finger (new nativeSendPointerAbs -> MouseMoveAbs). Tap
= left click, two-finger tap = right click, two-finger drag = scroll,
tap-then-drag = left-drag, three-finger tap = HUD toggle.

Settings: revert the dropdowns to the stock ExposedDropdownMenuBox look (a
controller-focus UI will come separately); even out the Add-host field gaps.

Docs updated (CLAUDE.md, client READMEs, docs-site status).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 CLAUDE.md                                     |   4 +-
 Cargo.lock                                    |   1 +
 clients/android/README.md                     |   9 +-
 .../android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml  |   6 +-
 .../kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt | 116 +++++--
 .../io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt       |  58 ++--
 .../kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt  | 123 +++++--
 .../punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt    |  30 +-
 .../io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt     |  28 ++
 .../punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt  | 226 +++++--------
 .../punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt  |   6 +
 .../kit/discovery/ParseRecordTest.kt          |  62 ++++
 .../punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseTxtTest.kt   |  63 ----
 clients/android/native/Cargo.toml             |   6 +
 clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs       | 303 ++++++++++++++++++
 clients/android/native/src/lib.rs             |  13 +-
 clients/android/native/src/session.rs         |  32 ++
 docs-site/content/docs/status.md              |   2 +-
 18 files changed, 782 insertions(+), 306 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseRecordTest.kt
 delete mode 100644 clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseTxtTest.kt
 create mode 100644 clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs

diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index a4d0f05..562996f 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ Low-latency desktop/game streaming stack, Linux-first, with a shared Rust protoc
    `punktfunk-core`; phone + Android TV): NDK `AMediaCodec` hardware HEVC decode → `SurfaceView` incl.
    **HDR10** (Main10/BT.2020 PQ) with low-latency tuning + a live stats HUD (`decode.rs`/`stats.rs`),
    Opus/Oboe audio + mic uplink (`audio.rs`/`mic.rs`), gamepad input with rumble/HID feedback
-   (`feedback.rs`), `NsdManager` mDNS discovery, SPAKE2 PIN pairing + TOFU (Keystore identity +
+   (`feedback.rs`), **native `mdns-sd` mDNS discovery** (`discovery.rs`, polled over JNI — the same
+   browse the Linux/Windows clients use, replacing the flaky per-OEM `NsdManager`; Kotlin keeps only
+   the `MulticastLock` + permission UX), SPAKE2 PIN pairing + TOFU (Keystore identity +
    known-host store), Compose UI (Connect/Settings/Stream) with D-pad/controller focus nav. Built for
    `arm64-v8a` + `x86_64`; published to Google Play (Internal Testing) via `android.yml`
    (`ci/play-upload.py`). Next: real-device gamepad/HDR live-verify, presenter/latency polish.
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0469fd7..9d25097 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2547,6 +2547,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "jni",
  "libc",
  "log",
+ "mdns-sd",
  "ndk",
  "opus",
  "punktfunk-core",
diff --git a/clients/android/README.md b/clients/android/README.md
index 92fe991..8f54da5 100644
--- a/clients/android/README.md
+++ b/clients/android/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ machine, trust logic) instead of re-porting it into Kotlin.
 
 | Side | Owns |
 |------|------|
-| **Rust** (`clients/android/native` → `libpunktfunk_android.so`) | the JNI seam, `NativeClient` (QUIC control + UDP data plane), AnnexB→`AMediaCodec` decode, Opus+Oboe audio, VK keymap, latency math, trust/pairing |
-| **Kotlin** (`clients/android`) | Compose UI (host grid / settings / stream), `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture, `NsdManager` discovery, Keystore identity, permissions |
+| **Rust** (`clients/android/native` → `libpunktfunk_android.so`) | the JNI seam, `NativeClient` (QUIC control + UDP data plane), AnnexB→`AMediaCodec` decode, Opus+Oboe audio, VK keymap, latency math, trust/pairing, **mDNS discovery** (`mdns-sd`, the same browse the Linux/Windows clients use) |
+| **Kotlin** (`clients/android`) | Compose UI (host grid / settings / stream), `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture, the Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX, Keystore identity, permissions |
 
 The single seam is `io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge` ⇄ `Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_*`.
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ clients/android/native/          Rust cdylib (workspace member) — links punktf
 clients/android/                   Gradle project (this dir)
   settings.gradle.kts · build.gradle.kts · gradle.properties · gradlew
   app/                             :app — Compose UI: Connect / Settings / Stream screens (phone + TV)
-  kit/                             :kit — NativeBridge · discovery (NsdManager) · Gamepad · Keymap ·
+  kit/                             :kit — NativeBridge · discovery (native mdns-sd, polled) · Gamepad · Keymap ·
                                          security (Keystore identity + known-host store) · cargo-ndk build
 ```
 
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ streaming experience:
 - **Audio** — Opus + Oboe playback with a jitter ring, plus mic uplink to the host.
 - **Input** — game controllers (buttons + axes) with rumble and HID feedback; D-pad /
   game-controller focus navigation for the couch (TV + phone).
-- **Discovery & trust** — `NsdManager` mDNS host list, SPAKE2 PIN pairing and TOFU, with a
+- **Discovery & trust** — native `mdns-sd` mDNS host list (polled over JNI; the same browse the
+  Linux/Windows clients use, not `NsdManager`), SPAKE2 PIN pairing and TOFU, with a
   Keystore-wrapped client identity and a known-host store.
 - **UI** — Compose host list / settings / stream screens, Material You theming.
 - **Shipping** — built for `arm64-v8a` + `x86_64`; published to Google Play (Internal Testing).
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/clients/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 310de54..4cadcfb 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     <!-- punktfunk/1 QUIC/UDP data plane. -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
-    <!-- mDNS discovery of _punktfunk._udp on the LAN (NsdManager). -->
+    <!-- mDNS discovery of _punktfunk._udp on the LAN (native mdns-sd browse). Requested
+         opportunistically — raw multicast reception needs only the MulticastLock, not this. -->
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES"
         android:usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation" />
-    <!-- Hold a MulticastLock while NsdManager discovery runs (OEM Wi-Fi power-save hedge). -->
+    <!-- HostDiscovery holds a MulticastLock while the native mDNS browse runs — raw multicast
+         reception needs it (also an OEM Wi-Fi power-save hedge). -->
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
     <!-- Enforced from Android 17 (SDK 37) for ALL local-network traffic incl. the QUIC socket.
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt
index 04db0ae..a0c28ed 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectScreen.kt
@@ -84,30 +84,33 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
     val context = LocalContext.current
     var host by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    var hostName by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
     var port by remember { mutableStateOf("9777") }
     var connecting by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var status by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     // The host streams at exactly this mode; "Native" settings resolve from the device display.
     val (w, h, hz) = settings.effectiveMode(context)
 
-    // mDNS discovery scoped to this screen; NsdManager callbacks arrive on the main thread, so the
-    // onChange callback can set Compose state directly. (Emulator SLIRP drops multicast → empty.)
-    // NsdManager discovery needs NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES on Android 13+ (a runtime permission) — without
-    // it discoverServices silently finds nothing. Request it once, then (re)start discovery on grant.
+    // mDNS discovery scoped to this screen, via the native mdns-sd browse (HostDiscovery) — its
+    // onChange fires on the main thread, so it can set Compose state directly. (Emulator SLIRP drops
+    // multicast → empty; that's the network, not the API.) Raw multicast reception only needs the
+    // Wi-Fi MulticastLock (HostDiscovery holds it), NOT NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES — that gated the old
+    // NsdManager path. We still request NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES opportunistically (some OEMs filter
+    // multicast without it; harmless where it isn't), but never block discovery on the grant — a
+    // denial used to leave discovery dead forever.
     val discovery = remember { HostDiscovery(context) }
     var discovered by remember { mutableStateOf<List<DiscoveredHost>>(emptyList()) }
-    var nearbyGranted by remember { mutableStateOf(hasNearbyPermission(context)) }
     val nearbyLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
         ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission(),
-    ) { granted -> nearbyGranted = granted }
+    ) { _ -> /* best-effort hint; discovery runs regardless of the result */ }
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
-        if (!nearbyGranted && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU && !hasNearbyPermission(context)) {
             nearbyLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES)
         }
     }
-    DisposableEffect(nearbyGranted) {
+    DisposableEffect(Unit) {
         discovery.onChange = { discovered = it }
-        if (nearbyGranted) discovery.start()
+        discovery.start()
         onDispose {
             discovery.onChange = null
             discovery.stop()
@@ -127,6 +130,13 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
     }
     // A trust decision awaiting the user (first-connect TOFU / fp changed / PIN pairing).
     var pendingTrust by remember { mutableStateOf<PendingTrust?>(null) }
+    // A saved host whose label is being edited (the Rename dialog).
+    var renameTarget by remember { mutableStateOf<KnownHost?>(null) }
+
+    // Discovered hosts not already saved — a saved host (paired or TOFU) belongs in "Saved hosts",
+    // not also in "Discovered", so we hide the overlap (matched by fingerprint when both carry it, so
+    // it survives a DHCP address change; else by address:port). Mirrors the Apple client.
+    val discoveredUnsaved = discovered.filter { dh -> savedHosts.none { it.matches(dh) } }
 
     // Issue the actual connect with identity + (optional) pin. On a TOFU connect (pinHex null),
     // pin the fingerprint the host presented (as an unpaired known host) so the next connect goes
@@ -176,10 +186,17 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
     // keyed by address:port, so a discovered and a manually-typed connection to the same host share
     // one record. Trust-on-first-use is permitted ONLY when the host advertised pair=optional; a
     // pair=required host, or a manual/unknown-policy host, must pair by PIN.
-    fun connect(targetHost: String, targetPort: Int, dh: DiscoveredHost? = null) {
+    fun connect(
+        targetHost: String,
+        targetPort: Int,
+        dh: DiscoveredHost? = null,
+        manualName: String? = null,
+    ) {
         val known = knownHostStore.get(targetHost, targetPort)
         val adv = dh?.fingerprint?.lowercase()
-        val name = dh?.name ?: targetHost
+        // Label precedence: a saved host keeps its (possibly user-renamed) name; else the discovered
+        // mDNS name; else the name typed in the Add-host sheet; else the bare address.
+        val name = known?.name ?: dh?.name ?: manualName?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: targetHost
         when {
             // Known host whose advertised fp still matches the pin → silent pinned reconnect.
             known != null && (adv == null || adv == known.fpHex) ->
@@ -260,7 +277,7 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (savedHosts.isEmpty() && discovered.isEmpty()) {
+            if (savedHosts.isEmpty() && discoveredUnsaved.isEmpty()) {
                 item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                     EmptyHostsState()
                 }
@@ -281,16 +298,17 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                             knownHostStore.remove(kh.address, kh.port)
                             savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
                         },
+                        onRename = { renameTarget = kh },
                     )
                 }
             }
 
-            if (discovered.isNotEmpty()) {
+            if (discoveredUnsaved.isNotEmpty()) {
                 item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                     Spacer(Modifier.height(12.dp))
                     SectionLabel("Discovered on the network")
                 }
-                items(discovered, key = { "disc-${it.host}-${it.port}" }) { dh ->
+                items(discoveredUnsaved, key = { "disc-${it.host}-${it.port}" }) { dh ->
                     HostCard(
                         name = dh.name,
                         address = "${dh.host}:${dh.port}",
@@ -302,9 +320,10 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Active-discovery hint: when we're scanning but nothing's turned up yet, show it's
-            // working rather than looking idle/empty.
-            if (nearbyGranted && discovered.isEmpty()) {
+            // Active-discovery hint: discovery runs whenever this screen is up, so while it's
+            // scanning but nothing's turned up yet (and we're not mid-connect), show it's working
+            // rather than looking idle/empty.
+            if (!connecting && discovered.isEmpty()) {
                 item(span = { GridItemSpan(maxLineSpan) }) {
                     Row(
                         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(vertical = 12.dp),
@@ -363,6 +382,15 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                 )
                 Spacer(Modifier.height(20.dp))
+                OutlinedTextField(
+                    value = hostName,
+                    onValueChange = { hostName = it },
+                    label = { Text("Name (optional)") },
+                    placeholder = { Text("e.g. Living Room") },
+                    singleLine = true,
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
                 OutlinedTextField(
                     value = host,
                     onValueChange = { host = it },
@@ -370,7 +398,7 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     singleLine = true,
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
                 )
-                Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
                 OutlinedTextField(
                     value = port,
                     onValueChange = { v -> port = v.filter { it.isDigit() }.take(5) },
@@ -385,9 +413,10 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
                     onClick = {
                         val h = host.trim()
                         val p = port.toIntOrNull() ?: 9777
+                        val n = hostName
                         scope.launch { sheetState.hide() }.invokeOnCompletion {
                             showManualSheet = false
-                            connect(h, p)
+                            connect(h, p, manualName = n)
                         }
                     },
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
@@ -507,10 +536,57 @@ fun ConnectScreen(settings: Settings, onConnected: (Long) -> Unit) {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // Rename a saved host's label (discovered hosts are named by mDNS; this is how you give one a
+    // friendly name like "Living Room" after pairing). Keyed by the host so reopening resets the field.
+    renameTarget?.let { kh ->
+        var newName by remember(kh) { mutableStateOf(kh.name) }
+        AlertDialog(
+            onDismissRequest = { renameTarget = null },
+            title = { Text("Rename host") },
+            text = {
+                OutlinedTextField(
+                    value = newName,
+                    onValueChange = { newName = it },
+                    label = { Text("Name") },
+                    placeholder = { Text(kh.address) },
+                    singleLine = true,
+                )
+            },
+            confirmButton = {
+                TextButton(
+                    enabled = newName.isNotBlank(),
+                    onClick = {
+                        knownHostStore.rename(kh.address, kh.port, newName.trim())
+                        savedHosts = knownHostStore.all()
+                        renameTarget = null
+                    },
+                ) { Text("Save") }
+            },
+            dismissButton = {
+                TextButton(onClick = { renameTarget = null }) { Text("Cancel") }
+            },
+        )
+    }
 }
 
-/** NsdManager discovery needs NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES on API 33+; below that it doesn't apply. */
+/**
+ * Whether NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES is held (API 33+; not applicable below). We request it opportunistically
+ * as a multicast-reception hedge on OEMs that filter multicast without it, but discovery (raw mDNS via
+ * the native core + MulticastLock) does not depend on it.
+ */
 fun hasNearbyPermission(context: Context): Boolean =
     Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU ||
         ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES) ==
         PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+
+/**
+ * True when a saved host and a discovered advert are the same machine — matched by certificate
+ * fingerprint when both carry it (so it survives a DHCP address change), else by address:port.
+ * Mirrors the Apple client's `StoredHost.matches`; de-dupes "Discovered" against "Saved hosts".
+ */
+private fun KnownHost.matches(dh: DiscoveredHost): Boolean {
+    val advFp = dh.fingerprint?.lowercase()
+    if (!advFp.isNullOrEmpty() && fpHex.isNotEmpty() && fpHex.lowercase() == advFp) return true
+    return address == dh.host && port == dh.port
+}
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt
index b42ba2c..34a91a2 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
-import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ColumnScope
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -16,14 +14,14 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.verticalScroll
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ArrowDropDown
-import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenu
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenuItem
-import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExperimentalMaterial3Api
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExposedDropdownMenuBox
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExposedDropdownMenuAnchorType
+import androidx.compose.material3.ExposedDropdownMenuDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedCard
-import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.focus.onFocusChanged
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
@@ -174,12 +171,8 @@ private fun ToggleRow(
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * A labelled value that opens a menu on click. Uses a clickable [Surface] + [DropdownMenu] rather
- * than `ExposedDropdownMenuBox` — that component's read-only text field traps D-pad / controller
- * focus (directional keys never leave it), so you can't navigate past it on a TV. Calls [onSelect]
- * on a pick. A primary-colour border marks D-pad focus.
- */
+/** A labelled read-only dropdown over [options] (value → label); calls [onSelect] on a pick. */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
 @Composable
 private fun <T> SettingDropdown(
     label: String,
@@ -188,35 +181,20 @@ private fun <T> SettingDropdown(
     onSelect: (T) -> Unit,
 ) {
     var expanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-    var focused by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val selectedLabel = options.firstOrNull { it.first == selected }?.second
         ?: options.firstOrNull()?.second.orEmpty()
-    Box(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-        Surface(
-            onClick = { expanded = true },
-            shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.small,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
-            border = if (focused) BorderStroke(2.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary) else null,
+    ExposedDropdownMenuBox(expanded = expanded, onExpandedChange = { expanded = it }) {
+        OutlinedTextField(
+            value = selectedLabel,
+            onValueChange = {},
+            readOnly = true,
+            label = { Text(label) },
+            trailingIcon = { ExposedDropdownMenuDefaults.TrailingIcon(expanded = expanded) },
             modifier = Modifier
-                .fillMaxWidth()
-                .onFocusChanged { focused = it.isFocused },
-        ) {
-            Row(
-                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
-                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-            ) {
-                Column(Modifier.weight(1f)) {
-                    Text(
-                        label,
-                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
-                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                    )
-                    Text(selectedLabel, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge)
-                }
-                Icon(Icons.Filled.ArrowDropDown, contentDescription = null)
-            }
-        }
-        DropdownMenu(expanded = expanded, onDismissRequest = { expanded = false }) {
+                .menuAnchor(ExposedDropdownMenuAnchorType.PrimaryNotEditable)
+                .fillMaxWidth(),
+        )
+        ExposedDropdownMenu(expanded = expanded, onDismissRequest = { expanded = false }) {
             options.forEach { (value, lbl) ->
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text(lbl) },
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt
index 12af3ae..c51e568 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/StreamScreen.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.pointerInput
-import androidx.compose.ui.input.pointer.positionChange
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -44,6 +43,13 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import kotlin.math.abs
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
 
+// Touch-gesture tuning (px / ms). TAP_SLOP: movement under this still counts as a tap, not a drag.
+// TAP_DRAG_MS: a new touch within this long after a tap starts a left-button drag. SCROLL_DIV: px of
+// two-finger pan per wheel notch (smaller = faster scroll).
+private const val TAP_SLOP = 12f
+private const val TAP_DRAG_MS = 250L
+private const val SCROLL_DIV = 4f
+
 @Composable
 fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
     val context = LocalContext.current
@@ -139,41 +145,108 @@ fun StreamScreen(handle: Long, micEnabled: Boolean, onDisconnect: () -> Unit) {
         if (showStats) {
             stats?.let { StatsOverlay(it, Modifier.align(Alignment.TopStart).padding(12.dp)) }
         }
-        // Touch virtual-trackpad overlay: 1-finger drag → relative mouse move; tap → left click;
-        // 2-finger drag → scroll; 3-finger tap → toggle the stats HUD. (Physical-mouse pointer
-        // capture comes in a later increment.)
+        // Touch → mouse, absolute "direct pointing" like the Apple client: the host cursor follows
+        // your finger (MouseMoveAbs, host-normalized against the overlay size — which fills the video,
+        // so finger position maps straight onto the remote screen). Gestures: tap = left click;
+        // two-finger tap = right click; two-finger drag = scroll; tap-then-press-and-drag = left-drag
+        // (text selection / moving windows); three-finger tap = toggle the stats HUD.
         Box(
             Modifier.fillMaxSize().pointerInput(handle) {
+                var lastTapUp = 0L
+                var lastTapX = 0f
+                var lastTapY = 0f
+                fun moveAbs(x: Float, y: Float) {
+                    val sw = size.width
+                    val sh = size.height
+                    if (sw <= 0 || sh <= 0) return
+                    NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerAbs(
+                        handle,
+                        x.coerceIn(0f, (sw - 1).toFloat()).roundToInt(),
+                        y.coerceIn(0f, (sh - 1).toFloat()).roundToInt(),
+                        sw,
+                        sh,
+                    )
+                }
                 awaitEachGesture {
-                    val first = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false)
+                    val down = awaitFirstDown(requireUnconsumed = false)
+                    val startX = down.position.x
+                    val startY = down.position.y
+                    // A touch landing just after a quick tap nearby = tap-and-drag: hold the left
+                    // button for this whole gesture (laptop-trackpad convention).
+                    val isDrag = down.uptimeMillis - lastTapUp < TAP_DRAG_MS &&
+                        abs(startX - lastTapX) < TAP_SLOP && abs(startY - lastTapY) < TAP_SLOP
+                    lastTapUp = 0L // consume the arming either way
+                    moveAbs(startX, startY) // cursor jumps to the finger immediately
+                    if (isDrag) NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, true)
+
                     var moved = false
                     var maxFingers = 1
+                    var scrolling = false
+                    var prevCx = startX
+                    var prevCy = startY
+                    var upTime = down.uptimeMillis
+
                     while (true) {
                         val ev = awaitPointerEvent()
-                        val fingers = ev.changes.count { it.pressed }
-                        if (fingers == 0) break
-                        if (fingers > maxFingers) maxFingers = fingers
-                        val primary = ev.changes.firstOrNull { it.id == first.id } ?: ev.changes.first()
-                        val d = primary.positionChange()
-                        if (abs(d.x) > 0.5f || abs(d.y) > 0.5f) {
-                            moved = true
-                            if (fingers >= 2) {
-                                // screen +y down → wire +up, so negate y. Coarse divisor; tune live.
-                                val sy = (-d.y / 4f).toInt()
-                                val sx = (d.x / 4f).toInt()
-                                if (sy != 0) NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 0, sy * 120)
-                                if (sx != 0) NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 1, sx * 120)
-                            } else {
-                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerMove(handle, d.x.toInt(), d.y.toInt())
+                        val pressed = ev.changes.filter { it.pressed }
+                        if (pressed.isEmpty()) {
+                            upTime = ev.changes.firstOrNull()?.uptimeMillis ?: upTime
+                            break
+                        }
+                        if (pressed.size > maxFingers) maxFingers = pressed.size
+
+                        if (pressed.size >= 2) {
+                            // Two fingers → scroll by the centroid delta; never move the cursor.
+                            val cx = (pressed.sumOf { it.position.x.toDouble() } / pressed.size).toFloat()
+                            val cy = (pressed.sumOf { it.position.y.toDouble() } / pressed.size).toFloat()
+                            if (!scrolling) {
+                                scrolling = true
+                                prevCx = cx
+                                prevCy = cy
                             }
+                            val sy = ((prevCy - cy) / SCROLL_DIV).toInt() // finger up → wheel up
+                            val sx = ((cx - prevCx) / SCROLL_DIV).toInt()
+                            if (sy != 0) {
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 0, sy * 120)
+                                prevCy = cy
+                                moved = true
+                            }
+                            if (sx != 0) {
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendScroll(handle, 1, sx * 120)
+                                prevCx = cx
+                                moved = true
+                            }
+                        } else if (!scrolling) {
+                            // One finger → the cursor follows it (skipped once a gesture turned into
+                            // a scroll, so dropping back to one finger doesn't jerk the cursor).
+                            val p = pressed.firstOrNull { it.id == down.id } ?: pressed.first()
+                            if (abs(p.position.x - startX) > TAP_SLOP ||
+                                abs(p.position.y - startY) > TAP_SLOP
+                            ) {
+                                moved = true
+                            }
+                            moveAbs(p.position.x, p.position.y)
                         }
                         ev.changes.forEach { it.consume() }
                     }
-                    if (!moved && maxFingers == 1) {
-                        NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, true)
-                        NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false)
-                    } else if (!moved && maxFingers >= 3) {
-                        showStats = !showStats // quick in-stream HUD toggle
+
+                    if (isDrag) {
+                        NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false) // end the drag
+                    } else if (!moved) {
+                        when {
+                            maxFingers >= 3 -> showStats = !showStats // in-stream HUD toggle
+                            maxFingers == 2 -> { // two-finger tap → right click
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 3, true)
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 3, false)
+                            }
+                            else -> { // tap → left click, and arm tap-and-drag
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, true)
+                                NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, 1, false)
+                                lastTapUp = upTime
+                                lastTapX = startX
+                                lastTapY = startY
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             },
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt
index bf4d35d..7d0b959 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/components/HostComponents.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fun SectionLabel(text: String) {
 
 /**
  * A host as an Apple-style card: a colored letter-avatar, name + address, a trust pill, and (for
- * saved hosts) an overflow menu with Forget. Tapping the card connects.
+ * saved hosts) an overflow menu with Rename / Forget. Tapping the card connects.
  */
 @Composable
 fun HostCard(
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ fun HostCard(
     enabled: Boolean,
     onConnect: () -> Unit,
     onForget: (() -> Unit)?,
+    onRename: (() -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
     // D-pad / controller focus highlight: a clickable card is focusable, but the default state
     // layer is too subtle on a TV across a room — draw a clear primary-colour border when focused.
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ fun HostCard(
                 StatusPill(status)
             }
 
-            if (onForget != null) {
+            if (onForget != null || onRename != null) {
                 var menu by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
                 Box(modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.TopEnd)) {
                     IconButton(enabled = enabled, onClick = { menu = true }) {
@@ -118,13 +119,24 @@ fun HostCard(
                         )
                     }
                     DropdownMenu(expanded = menu, onDismissRequest = { menu = false }) {
-                        DropdownMenuItem(
-                            text = { Text("Forget") },
-                            onClick = {
-                                menu = false
-                                onForget()
-                            },
-                        )
+                        if (onRename != null) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text("Rename") },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menu = false
+                                    onRename()
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
+                        if (onForget != null) {
+                            DropdownMenuItem(
+                                text = { Text("Forget") },
+                                onClick = {
+                                    menu = false
+                                    onForget()
+                                },
+                            )
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt
index ee67b7c..6be7552 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/NativeBridge.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,27 @@ object NativeBridge {
     /** Tear down a session handle returned by [nativeConnect]. No-op on `0`. */
     external fun nativeClose(handle: Long)
 
+    // ---- LAN discovery: mDNS browse of `_punktfunk._udp` in Rust (mdns-sd), polled by Kotlin ----
+    // Replaces NsdManager. The caller holds the Wi-Fi MulticastLock for the browse lifetime; raw
+    // multicast *reception* needs it. See io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery.HostDiscovery.
+
+    /**
+     * Start browsing `_punktfunk._udp` on the LAN. Returns an opaque discovery handle, or `0` on
+     * failure. Pair with exactly one [nativeDiscoveryStop]. Cheap + non-blocking (spawns the mDNS
+     * daemon + a fold thread).
+     */
+    external fun nativeDiscoveryStart(): Long
+
+    /**
+     * The current resolved-host snapshot for [handle]: newline-joined records, each
+     * `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts / `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz;
+     * cheap (a lock + string build), safe to call on the main thread.
+     */
+    external fun nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle: Long): String
+
+    /** Stop the browse, shut the mDNS daemon down and join its thread. No-op on `0`. */
+    external fun nativeDiscoveryStop(handle: Long)
+
     /**
      * Start the HEVC decode thread rendering onto [surface] (a SurfaceView's surface). Decode runs
      * entirely in Rust (NDK AMediaCodec → ANativeWindow) — no per-frame JNI. No-op if already started.
@@ -108,6 +129,13 @@ object NativeBridge {
     /** Relative mouse move; dx/dy are device-pixel deltas (screen +y down). */
     external fun nativeSendPointerMove(handle: Long, dx: Int, dy: Int)
 
+    /**
+     * Absolute mouse position — the host moves the cursor to (x, y) in a [surfaceWidth]×[surfaceHeight]
+     * pixel space (it normalizes against that size and maps into the output region). Touch
+     * "direct pointing": the cursor jumps to the finger. Parity with the Apple client's absolute touch.
+     */
+    external fun nativeSendPointerAbs(handle: Long, x: Int, y: Int, surfaceWidth: Int, surfaceHeight: Int)
+
     /** One mouse-button transition. button: 1=left 2=middle 3=right 4=X1 5=X2. */
     external fun nativeSendPointerButton(handle: Long, button: Int, down: Boolean)
 
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt
index 2dc1b24..a52746e 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/HostDiscovery.kt
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 package io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery
 
 import android.content.Context
-import android.net.nsd.NsdManager
-import android.net.nsd.NsdServiceInfo
 import android.net.wifi.WifiManager
-import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
+import io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge
 
-private const val TAG = "PunktfunkNsd"
-
-/** DNS-SD service type punktfunk hosts advertise (host: `_punktfunk._udp.local.`). */
-const val PUNKTFUNK_SERVICE_TYPE = "_punktfunk._udp"
-const val PUNKTFUNK_PROTO = "punktfunk/1"
+private const val TAG = "PunktfunkMdns"
 
 /** One resolved host fit for the picker. [key] is the stable dedup id. */
 data class DiscoveredHost(
@@ -23,165 +19,115 @@ data class DiscoveredHost(
     val pairingRequired: Boolean = false,
 )
 
-/** Parsed TXT fields. Pure — unit-testable without Android (see ParseTxtTest). */
-data class TxtFields(
-    val proto: String?,
-    val fp: String?,
-    val pair: String?,
-    val id: String?,
-) {
-    val pairingRequired: Boolean get() = pair == "required"
-    val isPunktfunk: Boolean get() = proto == PUNKTFUNK_PROTO
-}
+/** Field separator the native browse uses inside one record (ASCII Unit Separator). */
+private const val FIELD_SEP = '\u001F'
 
 /**
- * Pure TXT parser. NSD hands TXT as a `Map<String, ByteArray?>` (a null/empty value = present-but-
- * empty key). Decode UTF-8; missing keys are null, never an error.
+ * Parse one record from [NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll] (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair`), or null
+ * if it's malformed. Pure — unit-tested without Android (see ParseRecordTest). The native side
+ * already applied the protocol gate and address selection, so this is just field marshaling.
  */
-fun parseTxt(attrs: Map<String, ByteArray?>): TxtFields {
-    fun s(k: String): String? = attrs[k]?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }?.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
-    return TxtFields(proto = s("proto"), fp = s("fp"), pair = s("pair"), id = s("id"))
+fun parseHostRecord(record: String): DiscoveredHost? {
+    val f = record.split(FIELD_SEP)
+    if (f.size < 6) return null
+    val addr = f[2]
+    val port = f[3].toIntOrNull() ?: return null
+    if (addr.isBlank() || port !in 1..65535) return null
+    return DiscoveredHost(
+        key = f[0].ifBlank { "$addr:$port" },
+        name = f[1].ifBlank { addr },
+        host = addr,
+        port = port,
+        fingerprint = f[4].ifBlank { null },
+        pairingRequired = f[5] == "required",
+    )
 }
 
 /**
- * Browses `_punktfunk._udp` via NsdManager, resolves each service (the reliable
- * `registerServiceInfoCallback` path on API 34+, legacy `resolveService` on 31–33 where its TXT is
- * often empty), and pushes the live host set to [onChange] (invoked on the main thread).
+ * Browses `_punktfunk._udp` for punktfunk/1 hosts via the native `mdns-sd` core (the same browse the
+ * Linux/Windows clients use), exposed over JNI — *not* `NsdManager`, whose per-OEM system daemon
+ * made discovery "mostly broken". [start] spins up the native browse and polls it ~1 Hz on the main
+ * thread, pushing the live host set to [onChange] (also on the main thread, only when it changes);
+ * [stop] tears it down.
  *
- * Lifecycle: [start] when the picker appears, [stop] when it leaves / on connect — holds a
- * MulticastLock while running (an OEM Wi-Fi power-save hedge). Note: the Android emulator's SLIRP
- * NAT drops multicast, so on the emulator discovery starts but never finds a LAN host.
+ * We hold a Wi-Fi [WifiManager.MulticastLock] for the browse lifetime — raw multicast *reception*
+ * needs it. (The Android emulator's SLIRP NAT drops multicast, so on the emulator discovery starts
+ * but never finds a LAN host — same as before; that's the network, not the API.)
  */
 class HostDiscovery(context: Context) {
     private val appCtx = context.applicationContext
-    private val nsd = appCtx.getSystemService(Context.NSD_SERVICE) as NsdManager
 
     /** Invoked on the main thread whenever the resolved host set changes. */
     var onChange: ((List<DiscoveredHost>) -> Unit)? = null
 
-    private val resolved = LinkedHashMap<String, DiscoveredHost>() // key -> host
+    private val handler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
     private var multicastLock: WifiManager.MulticastLock? = null
-    private var discoveryListener: NsdManager.DiscoveryListener? = null
-    private val infoCallbacks = mutableListOf<NsdManager.ServiceInfoCallback>() // API 34+ registrations
+    private var nativeHandle = 0L
     private var running = false
+    private var last: List<DiscoveredHost> = emptyList()
 
-    @Synchronized
-    fun start() {
-        if (running) return
-        running = true
-        acquireMulticastLock()
-        val listener = makeDiscoveryListener()
-        discoveryListener = listener
-        runCatching {
-            nsd.discoverServices(PUNKTFUNK_SERVICE_TYPE, NsdManager.PROTOCOL_DNS_SD, listener)
-        }.onFailure {
-            Log.e(TAG, "discoverServices failed", it)
-            stop()
+    private val poll = object : Runnable {
+        override fun run() {
+            if (!running) return
+            val hosts = snapshot()
+            if (hosts != last) {
+                last = hosts
+                onChange?.invoke(hosts)
+            }
+            handler.postDelayed(this, POLL_MS)
         }
     }
 
-    @Synchronized
-    fun stop() {
-        if (!running) return
-        running = false
-        discoveryListener?.let { runCatching { nsd.stopServiceDiscovery(it) } }
-        discoveryListener = null
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 34) {
-            for (cb in infoCallbacks) runCatching { nsd.unregisterServiceInfoCallback(cb) }
+    fun start() {
+        if (running) return
+        acquireMulticastLock()
+        val h = runCatching { NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStart() }
+            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "nativeDiscoveryStart threw", it) }
+            .getOrDefault(0L)
+        if (h == 0L) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "native mDNS discovery failed to start")
+            releaseMulticastLock()
+            return
         }
-        infoCallbacks.clear()
+        nativeHandle = h
+        running = true
+        last = emptyList()
+        handler.post(poll)
+    }
+
+    fun stop() {
+        if (!running && nativeHandle == 0L) return
+        running = false
+        handler.removeCallbacks(poll)
+        val h = nativeHandle
+        nativeHandle = 0L
+        if (h != 0L) runCatching { NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStop(h) }
+            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "nativeDiscoveryStop threw", it) }
         releaseMulticastLock()
-        resolved.clear()
+        last = emptyList()
         onChange?.invoke(emptyList())
     }
 
-    private fun publish() {
-        onChange?.invoke(resolved.values.sortedBy { it.name.lowercase() })
-    }
-
-    private fun makeDiscoveryListener() = object : NsdManager.DiscoveryListener {
-        override fun onDiscoveryStarted(type: String) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "discovery started: $type")
-        }
-        override fun onDiscoveryStopped(type: String) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "discovery stopped: $type")
-        }
-        override fun onStartDiscoveryFailed(type: String, code: Int) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "start discovery failed: $code")
-            runCatching { nsd.stopServiceDiscovery(this) }
-        }
-        override fun onStopDiscoveryFailed(type: String, code: Int) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "stop discovery failed: $code")
-        }
-
-        override fun onServiceFound(info: NsdServiceInfo) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "found: ${info.serviceName}")
-            resolve(info)
-        }
-        override fun onServiceLost(info: NsdServiceInfo) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "lost: ${info.serviceName}")
-            // onServiceLost carries no TXT, so drop by the instance-name fallback key only.
-            if (resolved.remove(info.serviceName) != null) publish()
-        }
-    }
-
-    private fun resolve(found: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 34) resolveViaCallback(found) else resolveViaLegacy(found)
-    }
-
-    private fun resolveViaCallback(found: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        val cb = object : NsdManager.ServiceInfoCallback {
-            override fun onServiceUpdated(info: NsdServiceInfo) = ingest(info)
-            override fun onServiceLost() {}
-            override fun onServiceInfoCallbackRegistrationFailed(code: Int) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "ServiceInfoCallback reg failed: $code")
-            }
-            override fun onServiceInfoCallbackUnregistered() {}
-        }
-        runCatching {
-            nsd.registerServiceInfoCallback(found, appCtx.mainExecutor, cb)
-            infoCallbacks.add(cb)
-        }.onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "registerServiceInfoCallback failed", it) }
-    }
-
-    private fun resolveViaLegacy(found: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        // A ResolveListener can't be reused — allocate one per resolve. TXT may be empty pre-34.
-        val listener = object : NsdManager.ResolveListener {
-            override fun onServiceResolved(info: NsdServiceInfo) = ingest(info)
-            override fun onResolveFailed(info: NsdServiceInfo, code: Int) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "resolve failed: $code")
-            }
-        }
-        runCatching { nsd.resolveService(found, listener) }
-            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "resolveService failed", it) }
-    }
-
-    @Suppress("DEPRECATION") // info.host is deprecated at API 34 (replaced by hostAddresses)
-    private fun ingest(info: NsdServiceInfo) {
-        val txt = parseTxt(info.attributes)
-        // Reject an incompatible protocol IF the host advertised one; tolerate empty TXT (pre-34).
-        if (txt.proto != null && !txt.isPunktfunk) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "skip non-punktfunk proto=${txt.proto}")
-            return
-        }
-        val ip = (if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 34) info.hostAddresses.firstOrNull() else info.host)
-            ?.hostAddress ?: return
-        val key = txt.id?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: info.serviceName
-        resolved[key] = DiscoveredHost(
-            key = key,
-            name = info.serviceName.removeSuffix("."),
-            host = ip,
-            port = info.port,
-            fingerprint = txt.fp,
-            pairingRequired = txt.pairingRequired,
-        )
-        Log.d(TAG, "resolved: ${resolved[key]}")
-        publish()
+    private fun snapshot(): List<DiscoveredHost> {
+        val h = nativeHandle
+        if (h == 0L) return emptyList()
+        // getOrNull (not getOrDefault): the JNI returns a platform String!, so a (near-impossible)
+        // native null is a *success* value here — coalesce it so the main-thread poll can't NPE.
+        val blob = runCatching { NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll(h) }
+            .onFailure { Log.e(TAG, "nativeDiscoveryPoll threw", it) }
+            .getOrNull() ?: ""
+        if (blob.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+        return blob.split('\n')
+            .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+            .mapNotNull { parseHostRecord(it) }
+            .associateBy { it.key } // dedup by stable key (id, or addr:port)
+            .values
+            .sortedBy { it.name.lowercase() }
     }
 
     private fun acquireMulticastLock() {
         val wifi = appCtx.getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE) as WifiManager
-        multicastLock = wifi.createMulticastLock("punktfunk-nsd").apply {
+        multicastLock = wifi.createMulticastLock("punktfunk-mdns").apply {
             setReferenceCounted(true)
             runCatching { acquire() }
         }
@@ -191,4 +137,8 @@ class HostDiscovery(context: Context) {
         multicastLock?.takeIf { it.isHeld }?.let { runCatching { it.release() } }
         multicastLock = null
     }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val POLL_MS = 1000L
+    }
 }
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt
index 80c4700..277b6ac 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/security/KnownHostStore.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ class KnownHostStore(context: Context) {
         prefs.edit().remove(key(address, port)).apply()
     }
 
+    /** Set a saved host's display name, keeping its pin + paired flag. No-op if not saved. */
+    fun rename(address: String, port: Int, newName: String) {
+        val h = get(address, port) ?: return
+        save(h.copy(name = newName))
+    }
+
     /** All trusted hosts, name-sorted — backs the saved-hosts list. */
     fun all(): List<KnownHost> =
         prefs.all.values.mapNotNull { (it as? String)?.let(::parse) }.sortedBy { it.name.lowercase() }
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseRecordTest.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseRecordTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67070d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseRecordTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery
+
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+
+/**
+ * Pure JVM test of the native-record parser (`key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair`), the Kotlin half of the
+ * discovery JNI seam. No Android types. Run: `./gradlew :kit:testDebugUnitTest`.
+ */
+class ParseRecordTest {
+    private val s = '\u001F' // field separator (must match the Rust side, discovery.rs FIELD_SEP)
+
+    private fun rec(vararg f: String) = f.joinToString(s.toString())
+
+    @Test
+    fun parsesFullRecord() {
+        val fp = "a".repeat(64)
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("host-123", "home-worker-2", "192.168.1.70", "9777", fp, "required"))!!
+        assertEquals("host-123", h.key)
+        assertEquals("home-worker-2", h.name)
+        assertEquals("192.168.1.70", h.host)
+        assertEquals(9777, h.port)
+        assertEquals(fp, h.fingerprint)
+        assertTrue(h.pairingRequired)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun optionalPairingAndEmptyFingerprint() {
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("id", "name", "10.0.0.5", "9777", "", "optional"))!!
+        assertNull(h.fingerprint)
+        assertEquals(false, h.pairingRequired)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun emptyKeyFallsBackToAddrPort() {
+        // Host advertised no `id` TXT → the native side leaves the key blank; we synthesize addr:port.
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("", "name", "10.0.0.5", "9777", "", "required"))!!
+        assertEquals("10.0.0.5:9777", h.key)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun emptyNameFallsBackToAddr() {
+        val h = parseHostRecord(rec("k", "", "10.0.0.5", "9777", "", "optional"))!!
+        assertEquals("10.0.0.5", h.name)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun rejectsTooFewFields() {
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord("only${'\u001F'}three${'\u001F'}fields"))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(""))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun rejectsBadPortOrAddress() {
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "10.0.0.5", "notaport", "", "required")))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "10.0.0.5", "0", "", "required")))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "10.0.0.5", "70000", "", "required")))
+        assertNull(parseHostRecord(rec("k", "n", "", "9777", "", "required")))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseTxtTest.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseTxtTest.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 36c78cc..0000000
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/discovery/ParseTxtTest.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package io.unom.punktfunk.kit.discovery
-
-import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
-import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
-import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
-import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
-import org.junit.Test
-
-/** Pure JVM test of the mDNS TXT parser (no Android types). Run: `./gradlew :kit:testDebugUnitTest`. */
-class ParseTxtTest {
-    private fun b(s: String): ByteArray = s.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
-
-    @Test
-    fun parsesFullRecord() {
-        val fp = "a".repeat(64)
-        val t = parseTxt(
-            mapOf(
-                "proto" to b("punktfunk/1"),
-                "fp" to b(fp),
-                "pair" to b("required"),
-                "id" to b("host-123"),
-            ),
-        )
-        assertEquals("punktfunk/1", t.proto)
-        assertEquals(fp, t.fp)
-        assertEquals("host-123", t.id)
-        assertTrue(t.isPunktfunk)
-        assertTrue(t.pairingRequired)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun optionalPairingAndMissingKeys() {
-        val t = parseTxt(mapOf("proto" to b("punktfunk/1"), "pair" to b("optional")))
-        assertFalse(t.pairingRequired)
-        assertNull(t.fp)
-        assertNull(t.id)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun emptyMapYieldsAllNull() {
-        val t = parseTxt(emptyMap())
-        assertNull(t.proto)
-        assertNull(t.fp)
-        assertNull(t.pair)
-        assertNull(t.id)
-        assertFalse(t.isPunktfunk)
-        assertFalse(t.pairingRequired)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun nullAndEmptyValuesTreatedAsAbsent() {
-        // NSD delivers present-but-empty TXT keys as null / empty ByteArray.
-        val t = parseTxt(mapOf("fp" to null, "id" to ByteArray(0), "proto" to b("punktfunk/1")))
-        assertNull(t.fp)
-        assertNull(t.id)
-        assertTrue(t.isPunktfunk)
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun nonPunktfunkProtoIsNotAccepted() {
-        assertFalse(parseTxt(mapOf("proto" to b("moonlight/7"))).isPunktfunk)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/clients/android/native/Cargo.toml b/clients/android/native/Cargo.toml
index 6ae9eba..c952a96 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clients/android/native/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 punktfunk-core = { path = "../../../crates/punktfunk-core", features = ["quic"] }
 jni = "0.21"
 log = "0.4"
+# LAN host discovery: browse the host's `_punktfunk._udp` mDNS advert — the SAME crate + service the
+# Linux/Windows clients use (`clients/linux/src/discovery.rs`), replacing Android's per-OEM
+# `NsdManager` system daemon with one tested browse path. Pure Rust (socket2/if-addrs/mio), so it
+# cross-compiles to the Android targets AND builds on the host (the JNI seam links into
+# `cargo build --workspace`). Kotlin keeps only the Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX.
+mdns-sd = "0.20"
 
 # Android-only deps. Gated so `cargo build --workspace` on the Linux/macOS dev boxes + CI still
 # compiles this crate (as a host cdylib) — the Android-framework glue (logging now; AMediaCodec via
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs b/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e36e0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/discovery.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+//! LAN host discovery over mDNS, in Rust via `mdns-sd` — the same crate + service type the
+//! Linux/Windows clients use (`clients/linux/src/discovery.rs`), exposed to Kotlin over JNI.
+//!
+//! Why not `NsdManager`: that API delegates to a per-OEM system mDNS daemon whose reliability
+//! varies wildly (the Android client's discovery was "mostly broken"). Browsing in our own Rust
+//! core — the crate is already linked for the whole protocol — gives one tested code path across
+//! every desktop + mobile client and removes the system-daemon dependency. Kotlin still holds the
+//! Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` for the browse lifetime (raw multicast *reception* needs it) and owns the
+//! permission UX; this module owns the socket + resolve.
+//!
+//! Shape: [`Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStart`] spins up a
+//! [`ServiceDaemon`] browsing `_punktfunk._udp.local.` on a background thread that folds
+//! resolve/remove events into a shared map; Kotlin polls `nativeDiscoveryPoll` ~1 Hz for a
+//! newline-joined snapshot and calls `nativeDiscoveryStop` to tear it down. Polling (not a JVM
+//! callback) mirrors `nativeVideoStats`: no `AttachCurrentThread`/global-ref lifecycle to get
+//! wrong, and 1 Hz is plenty for a host picker.
+
+use crate::session::jni_guard;
+use jni::objects::JObject;
+use jni::sys::jlong;
+use jni::JNIEnv;
+use mdns_sd::{ResolvedService, ServiceDaemon, ServiceEvent};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread::JoinHandle;
+
+/// DNS-SD service type punktfunk hosts advertise (host side: `punktfunk_host::discovery`).
+const SERVICE_TYPE: &str = "_punktfunk._udp.local.";
+/// Wire protocol id in the `proto` TXT record; a host advertising anything else is skipped.
+const PROTO: &str = "punktfunk/1";
+/// Field separator inside one serialized record (ASCII Unit Separator — never in a field value).
+const FIELD_SEP: char = '\u{1f}';
+
+/// One resolved host, serialized to Kotlin as `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = [`FIELD_SEP`]).
+/// Records are newline-joined in a poll snapshot; [`Host::encode`] strips the framing bytes from
+/// every field so no value can break it.
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct Host {
+    key: String,
+    name: String,
+    addr: String,
+    port: u16,
+    fp: String,
+    pair: String,
+}
+
+impl Host {
+    fn encode(&self) -> String {
+        // mDNS instance labels + TXT values are arbitrary UTF-8 from an UNauthenticated source, so
+        // strip the field/record separators: a rogue advert that smuggled '\n'/U+001F could otherwise
+        // inject or suppress picker rows. (Trust is still gated on connect — this only protects the
+        // list's integrity.)
+        fn clean(s: &str) -> String {
+            s.replace(['\n', '\r', FIELD_SEP], "")
+        }
+        format!(
+            "{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}{FIELD_SEP}{}",
+            clean(&self.key),
+            clean(&self.name),
+            clean(&self.addr),
+            self.port,
+            clean(&self.fp),
+            clean(&self.pair),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// A running browse behind the `jlong` handle: the daemon, the shared resolved-host map keyed by
+/// mDNS fullname (stable across re-announce and present on both resolve *and* remove — which fixes
+/// the old `NsdManager` key mismatch that leaked stale hosts), and the event-fold thread.
+struct Discovery {
+    daemon: ServiceDaemon,
+    hosts: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Host>>>,
+    thread: Option<JoinHandle<()>>,
+}
+
+impl Discovery {
+    fn start() -> Option<Discovery> {
+        let daemon = match ServiceDaemon::new() {
+            Ok(d) => d,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("mDNS daemon failed — discovery disabled: {e}");
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+        let rx = match daemon.browse(SERVICE_TYPE) {
+            Ok(r) => r,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::error!("mDNS browse failed — discovery disabled: {e}");
+                let _ = daemon.shutdown();
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+        let hosts: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Host>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+        let map = hosts.clone();
+        let spawned = std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("pf-mdns".into())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                // Exits when the daemon is shut down (the browse channel closes → recv errors).
+                while let Ok(event) = rx.recv() {
+                    match event {
+                        ServiceEvent::ServiceResolved(info) => {
+                            if let Some(host) = resolve(&info) {
+                                map.lock()
+                                    .unwrap()
+                                    .insert(info.get_fullname().to_string(), host);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        ServiceEvent::ServiceRemoved(_ty, fullname) => {
+                            map.lock().unwrap().remove(&fullname);
+                        }
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        let thread = match spawned {
+            Ok(t) => t,
+            Err(e) => {
+                // The daemon thread + bound :5353 socket outlive a dropped handle (no Drop impl), so
+                // shut it down explicitly — same cleanup as the browse-failure path above.
+                log::error!("mDNS fold thread spawn failed: {e}");
+                let _ = daemon.shutdown();
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+        log::info!("native mDNS discovery started ({SERVICE_TYPE})");
+        Some(Discovery {
+            daemon,
+            hosts,
+            thread: Some(thread),
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Current resolved-host set, newline-joined (empty string = none). Sorted for a stable order
+    /// across polls; Kotlin re-sorts by display name.
+    fn snapshot(&self) -> String {
+        let mut records: Vec<String> = self
+            .hosts
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .values()
+            .map(Host::encode)
+            .collect();
+        records.sort();
+        records.join("\n")
+    }
+
+    fn stop(mut self) {
+        let _ = self.daemon.shutdown(); // closes the browse channel → the fold thread exits
+        if let Some(t) = self.thread.take() {
+            let _ = t.join();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Build a [`Host`] from a resolved mDNS record, or `None` if it isn't a usable punktfunk host
+/// (incompatible advertised proto, or no IPv4 address). IPv4 only on purpose: the core dials with
+/// `format!("{host}:{port}").parse::<SocketAddr>()`, which can't parse a bare/scoped IPv6 literal
+/// (it needs the `[addr%scope]:port` form), so surfacing a v6-only host would present a card that
+/// fails on every tap. Dropping it shows the honest "not found" instead.
+fn resolve(info: &ResolvedService) -> Option<Host> {
+    let val = |k: &str| info.get_property_val_str(k).unwrap_or("").to_string();
+    let proto = val("proto");
+    if !proto.is_empty() && proto != PROTO {
+        return None; // some other DNS-SD service sharing the type — ignore
+    }
+    let addr = info
+        .get_addresses_v4()
+        .iter()
+        .next()
+        .map(|a| a.to_string())?;
+    let id = val("id");
+    let fullname = info.get_fullname();
+    Some(Host {
+        key: if id.is_empty() {
+            fullname.to_string()
+        } else {
+            id
+        },
+        name: fullname.split('.').next().unwrap_or("?").to_string(),
+        addr,
+        port: info.get_port(),
+        fp: val("fp"),
+        pair: val("pair"),
+    })
+}
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStart(): Long` — start browsing `_punktfunk._udp`; returns an opaque
+/// handle, or `0` on failure (logged). Pair with exactly one [`nativeDiscoveryStop`]. Kotlin must
+/// hold the Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` for the browse lifetime.
+///
+/// [`nativeDiscoveryStop`]: Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStop
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStart(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _this: JObject,
+) -> jlong {
+    jni_guard(0, || match Discovery::start() {
+        Some(d) => Box::into_raw(Box::new(d)) as jlong,
+        None => 0,
+    })
+}
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryPoll(handle): String` — the current resolved-host snapshot,
+/// newline-joined records of `key␟name␟addr␟port␟fp␟pair` (`␟` = U+001F). Empty string = no hosts /
+/// `0` handle. Poll ~1 Hz from the UI thread (cheap: a mutex lock + string build).
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryPoll<'local>(
+    env: JNIEnv<'local>,
+    _this: JObject<'local>,
+    handle: jlong,
+) -> jni::sys::jstring {
+    jni_guard(std::ptr::null_mut(), || {
+        let out = if handle == 0 {
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            // SAFETY: live handle per the start/stop contract — Kotlin owns the lifecycle and never
+            // polls after stop (it nulls the handle first).
+            let d = unsafe { &*(handle as *const Discovery) };
+            d.snapshot()
+        };
+        match env.new_string(out) {
+            Ok(s) => s.into_raw(),
+            Err(_) => std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeDiscoveryStop(handle)` — stop the browse, shut the daemon down and join its
+/// thread. No-op on `0`.
+///
+/// # Safety contract
+/// `handle` must be `0` or a live handle from [`nativeDiscoveryStart`], stopped exactly once and not
+/// concurrently with [`nativeDiscoveryPoll`] (Kotlin owns this; all calls are on the main thread).
+///
+/// [`nativeDiscoveryStart`]: Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStart
+/// [`nativeDiscoveryPoll`]: Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryPoll
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeDiscoveryStop(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _this: JObject,
+    handle: jlong,
+) {
+    jni_guard((), || {
+        if handle != 0 {
+            // SAFETY: live handle from nativeDiscoveryStart, stopped exactly once per the contract.
+            let d = unsafe { Box::from_raw(handle as *mut Discovery) };
+            d.stop();
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encode_round_trips_all_fields_with_unit_separator() {
+        let h = Host {
+            key: "host-123".into(),
+            name: "home-worker-2".into(),
+            addr: "192.168.1.70".into(),
+            port: 9777,
+            fp: "ab".repeat(32),
+            pair: "required".into(),
+        };
+        let encoded = h.encode();
+        let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
+        assert_eq!(fields.len(), 6);
+        assert_eq!(fields[0], "host-123");
+        assert_eq!(fields[1], "home-worker-2");
+        assert_eq!(fields[2], "192.168.1.70");
+        assert_eq!(fields[3], "9777");
+        assert_eq!(fields[4], "ab".repeat(32));
+        assert_eq!(fields[5], "required");
+        assert!(
+            !encoded.contains('\n'),
+            "a record must never contain the record separator"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn encode_strips_injected_separators_from_a_hostile_advert() {
+        // A rogue advert could carry framing bytes in its instance label / TXT; encode must strip
+        // them so the snapshot stays exactly one record of exactly six fields.
+        let h = Host {
+            key: "k\u{1f}injected".into(),
+            name: "evil\nhost\r".into(),
+            addr: "10.0.0.5".into(),
+            port: 9777,
+            fp: "ab\u{1f}cd".into(),
+            pair: "required\n".into(),
+        };
+        let encoded = h.encode();
+        assert_eq!(encoded.matches(FIELD_SEP).count(), 5, "exactly six fields");
+        assert!(!encoded.contains('\n') && !encoded.contains('\r'));
+        let fields: Vec<&str> = encoded.split(FIELD_SEP).collect();
+        assert_eq!(fields[0], "kinjected");
+        assert_eq!(fields[1], "evilhost");
+        assert_eq!(fields[4], "abcd");
+        assert_eq!(fields[5], "required");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs b/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs
index 47128b9..7e222ac 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 //! Architecture: the **Rust-heavy** client model (like `punktfunk-client-linux`, *not* the
 //! thin-native-over-C-ABI Apple model). This `cdylib` links `punktfunk-core` directly and drives
 //! the whole `punktfunk/1` protocol through [`punktfunk_core::client::NativeClient`]; Kotlin owns
-//! only the Android-framework surface (Compose UI, `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture,
-//! `NsdManager` discovery, Keystore). The JNI seam below is the one place the two languages meet.
+//! only the Android-framework surface (Compose UI, `SurfaceView` lifecycle, input capture, the
+//! Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX, Keystore). The JNI seam below is the one place the two
+//! languages meet.
 //!
 //! Why Rust-heavy: Kotlin cannot `import` the cbindgen C header the way Swift can, so a native
 //! bridge is unavoidable. Writing it in Rust lets the Android client reuse the Linux client's
 //! orchestration verbatim — audio jitter ring, the VK keymap inverse, latency/skew math, the
-//! input capture state machine, trust/pairing logic — instead of re-porting it into Kotlin.
+//! input capture state machine, trust/pairing logic, **mDNS discovery** ([`discovery`], the same
+//! `mdns-sd` browse the Linux/Windows clients use) — instead of re-porting it into Kotlin. Kotlin
+//! keeps only the Android-framework surface it must (Compose UI, `SurfaceView`, input capture, the
+//! Wi-Fi `MulticastLock` + permission UX, Keystore identity).
 //!
 //! JNI symbols map to `io.unom.punktfunk.kit.NativeBridge` in the `:kit` Gradle module
 //! (`clients/android`). The current surface is the scaffold's native-link proof
@@ -25,6 +29,9 @@ use jni::JNIEnv;
 mod audio;
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod decode;
+// Ungated: pure `mdns-sd` + `jni`, so the browse + its JNI seam link into the host workspace build
+// (and its unit test runs there) exactly like `session`/`stats`. Kotlin only ever calls it on device.
+mod discovery;
 mod feedback;
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
 mod mic;
diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/session.rs b/clients/android/native/src/session.rs
index 903ba3f..28127e5 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/session.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/session.rs
@@ -557,6 +557,38 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeSendPointer
     });
 }
 
+/// `NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerAbs(handle, x, y, surfaceWidth, surfaceHeight)` — absolute cursor
+/// position: the host moves the pointer to `x`/`y` in a `surfaceWidth`×`surfaceHeight` pixel space,
+/// normalizing against the size packed into `flags` as `(w << 16) | h` and mapping into the output
+/// region (it drops the event if that size is zero). This is the touch "direct pointing" path — the
+/// cursor jumps to the finger — and matches the Apple client's absolute touch forwarding.
+#[no_mangle]
+pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeSendPointerAbs(
+    _env: JNIEnv,
+    _this: JObject,
+    handle: jlong,
+    x: jint,
+    y: jint,
+    surface_width: jint,
+    surface_height: jint,
+) {
+    if handle == 0 {
+        return;
+    }
+    // SAFETY: live handle per the contract.
+    let h = unsafe { &*(handle as *const SessionHandle) };
+    let w = (surface_width.max(0) as u32) & 0xffff;
+    let ht = (surface_height.max(0) as u32) & 0xffff;
+    let _ = h.client.send_input(&InputEvent {
+        kind: InputKind::MouseMoveAbs,
+        _pad: [0; 3],
+        code: 0,
+        x,
+        y,
+        flags: (w << 16) | ht,
+    });
+}
+
 /// `NativeBridge.nativeSendPointerButton(handle, button, down)` — one button transition.
 /// `button`: GameStream id (1=left, 2=middle, 3=right, 4=X1, 5=X2). `down`: 1=press, 0=release.
 #[no_mangle]
diff --git a/docs-site/content/docs/status.md b/docs-site/content/docs/status.md
index 7c26229..510b999 100644
--- a/docs-site/content/docs/status.md
+++ b/docs-site/content/docs/status.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Linux, Windows, and Android.
 | **macOS / iOS / iPadOS / tvOS** | VideoToolbox HEVC decode, GameController capture, full DualSense feedback, mDNS discovery, PIN pairing + TOFU, network speed test, latency HUD. Stage-2 presenter (`VTDecompressionSession` → `CAMetalLayer`, ~11 ms p50 capture→present) is built and validated on glass behind an opt-in flag, becoming the default. Ships as one universal TestFlight build / App Store listing. |
 | **Linux** (`punktfunk-client`) | GTK4/libadwaita. FFmpeg decode with VAAPI → DRM-PRIME dmabuf zero-copy (Intel/AMD; software fallback on NVIDIA), PipeWire audio + mic, SDL3 gamepads incl. DualSense, mDNS discovery, PIN pairing + TOFU, speed test. Ships as Flatpak, apt, rpm, and Arch packages. |
 | **Windows** (`punktfunk-client`) | WinUI 3. D3D11VA zero-copy decode, HDR10, WASAPI audio + mic, SDL3 gamepads incl. DualSense, mDNS discovery, and the full PIN/TOFU trust surface are all implemented. Ships as a signed MSIX (x86_64 + ARM64). **Stage 1 complete; D3D11VA decode, HDR present, and the GUI are pending on-glass validation on real GPU hardware.** |
-| **Android** (phone + Android TV) | Kotlin app with a Rust core over JNI. NDK `AMediaCodec` hardware HEVC decode + HDR10 (Main10/BT.2020 PQ), Opus/Oboe audio + mic, gamepad input with rumble/HID feedback, NsdManager mDNS discovery, PIN pairing + TOFU (Keystore identity), live stats HUD, and D-pad/controller focus navigation for TV. Ships to the Google Play Internal Testing track. |
+| **Android** (phone + Android TV) | Kotlin app with a Rust core over JNI. NDK `AMediaCodec` hardware HEVC decode + HDR10 (Main10/BT.2020 PQ), Opus/Oboe audio + mic, gamepad input with rumble/HID feedback, mDNS discovery, PIN pairing + TOFU (Keystore identity), live stats HUD, and D-pad/controller focus navigation for TV. Ships to the Google Play Internal Testing track. |
 
 `punktfunk-probe` is a headless reference and measurement client (for testing and
 benchmarking, not everyday use).