diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2Device.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2Device.kt
index 7a202d0b..50b03ca6 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2Device.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2Device.kt
@@ -79,6 +79,20 @@ object Sc2Device {
         // [4..6] = LIZARD_MODE_OFF (0) — already zero
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Force firmware-calibrated signed i16 stick coordinates. Steam sends this during physical
+     * controller initialization (`SETTING_ENABLE_RAW_JOYSTICK` = 0x2e, value 0); without it a
+     * controller previously opened in raw mode reports ADC coordinates around 0..3200, which a
+     * Triton consumer interprets as only a few percent of full travel.
+     */
+    val NORMALIZE_JOYSTICKS: ByteArray = ByteArray(64).also {
+        it[0] = 0x01 // feature report id
+        it[1] = 0x87.toByte() // ID_SET_SETTINGS_VALUES
+        it[2] = 3 // one ControllerSetting {u8 num, u16 value}
+        it[3] = 0x2E // SETTING_ENABLE_RAW_JOYSTICK
+        // [4..6] = disabled (0) — firmware emits calibrated signed i16 values
+    }
+
     const val LIZARD_REFRESH_MS = 3000L
 
     /** Wire mapping: SC2 button bit → punktfunk `Gamepad.BTN_*`, the inverse of the host's
diff --git a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2UsbLink.kt b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2UsbLink.kt
index baf74cc5..040d5d29 100644
--- a/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2UsbLink.kt
+++ b/clients/android/kit/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/kit/Sc2UsbLink.kt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class Sc2UsbLink(
             @Suppress("UnspecifiedRegisterReceiverFlag")
             context.registerReceiver(receiver, filter)
         }
-        claimed.forEach { sendFeature(conn, it.iface.id, Sc2Device.DISABLE_LIZARD) }
+        claimed.forEach { configureInputMode(conn, it.iface.id) }
         reader = Thread({ readLoop(conn, claimed) }, "pf-sc2-usb").apply {
             isDaemon = true
             start()
@@ -215,11 +215,12 @@ class Sc2UsbLink(
             while (running) {
                 val now = android.os.SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()
                 if (now - lastLizard >= Sc2Device.LIZARD_REFRESH_MS) {
-                    // Refresh on every claimed interface until one is known-active (the dongle
-                    // relays it per-slot); afterwards the active one suffices.
+                    // Refresh both required firmware modes. The raw-joystick setting is normally
+                    // persistent, but replaying it also repairs a host/driver that enabled ADC
+                    // coordinates after capture started.
                     val target = activeClaim
-                    if (target != null) sendFeature(conn, target.iface.id, Sc2Device.DISABLE_LIZARD)
-                    else live.forEach { sendFeature(conn, it.iface.id, Sc2Device.DISABLE_LIZARD) }
+                    if (target != null) configureInputMode(conn, target.iface.id)
+                    else live.forEach { configureInputMode(conn, it.iface.id) }
                     lastLizard = now
                 }
                 // Submit the next pending OUT report on the active (else first) interface.
@@ -321,6 +322,11 @@ class Sc2UsbLink(
         sendReport(conn, ifId, type, data)
     }
 
+    private fun configureInputMode(conn: UsbDeviceConnection, ifaceId: Int) {
+        sendFeature(conn, ifaceId, Sc2Device.DISABLE_LIZARD)
+        sendFeature(conn, ifaceId, Sc2Device.NORMALIZE_JOYSTICKS)
+    }
+
     private fun sendFeature(conn: UsbDeviceConnection, ifaceId: Int, data: ByteArray) {
         sendReport(conn, ifaceId, REPORT_TYPE_FEATURE, data)
     }