diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectOverlay.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectOverlay.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eecd8de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/ConnectOverlay.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+package io.unom.punktfunk
+
+import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.LinearEasing
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.RepeatMode
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloat
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.infiniteRepeatable
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.rememberInfiniteTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.foundation.Canvas
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.border
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.widthIn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Bedtime
+import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.drawscope.Stroke
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
+
+/**
+ * Which phase of the connect takeover to draw — the pure view model [ConnectOverlay] resolves from the
+ * live dial/wake state, so [ConnectTakeover] can render (and be screenshot-tested) statelessly.
+ */
+internal sealed interface ConnectPhase {
+    val hostName: String
+
+    /** The dial is in flight (shown the instant a host is picked). */
+    data class Connecting(override val hostName: String) : ConnectPhase
+
+    /** A sleeping host is being Wake-on-LAN'd and we're waiting for it to advertise again. */
+    data class Waking(override val hostName: String, val seconds: Int, val connectsAfter: Boolean) : ConnectPhase
+
+    /** The wake wait ran out — offer retry / cancel. */
+    data class WakeTimedOut(override val hostName: String) : ConnectPhase
+}
+
+/**
+ * The unified full-screen "getting you connected" takeover — one look for BOTH phases of reaching a
+ * host, so the user gets feedback the instant they pick one and it flows seamlessly into a wake if the
+ * host turns out to be asleep:
+ *
+ *  - **Connecting** ([connectingHostName] non-null): the dial is in flight. Shown immediately on tap,
+ *    so a host that takes a beat to answer no longer looks like nothing happened.
+ *  - **Waking** ([WakeController.waking] non-null): the dial failed on a sleeping host, so we're firing
+ *    Wake-on-LAN and waiting for it to advertise again (the old standalone `WakeOverlay`'s job),
+ *    escalating to a retry/cancel prompt on timeout.
+ *
+ * The two phases hand off within a single Compose frame (see ConnectScreen's `doConnectDirect` →
+ * `waker.start` → redial), so the overlay never blinks between them. It replaces both the touch grid's
+ * tiny inline "Connecting…" row and the old centred "Waking…" card with one opaque, aurora-backed
+ * screen — the same signature backdrop the console UI uses, so it reads as a deliberate takeover.
+ *
+ * Rendered over BOTH the touch grid and the console home; it swallows input to the screen behind it,
+ * and in console mode the pad drives it (B cancels via the BackHandler, A retries once a wake has timed
+ * out) with a hint bar spelling that out, while the touch buttons work for a pointer either way.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun ConnectOverlay(
+    connectingHostName: String?,
+    waker: WakeController,
+    gamepadUi: Boolean,
+    onCancelConnect: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    val waking = waker.waking
+    // Waking takes precedence (it only exists after a dial has failed) so a stray overlap can't strand
+    // the "Connecting…" phase over a wake in progress.
+    val phase = when {
+        waking != null && waking.timedOut -> ConnectPhase.WakeTimedOut(waking.hostName)
+        waking != null -> ConnectPhase.Waking(waking.hostName, waking.seconds, waking.connectsAfter)
+        connectingHostName != null -> ConnectPhase.Connecting(connectingHostName)
+        else -> return
+    }
+
+    // System Back / pad B (remapped) cancels whatever's in flight — a plain dial or the wake wait.
+    val cancel = { if (waking != null) waker.cancel() else onCancelConnect() }
+    BackHandler { cancel() }
+    if (gamepadUi) {
+        // A retries once a wake has timed out; B falls through to the BackHandler above.
+        GamepadNavEffect2D(
+            active = true,
+            onDirection = {},
+            onActivate = { if (phase is ConnectPhase.WakeTimedOut) waker.retry() },
+        )
+    }
+
+    ConnectTakeover(phase = phase, gamepadUi = gamepadUi, onCancel = cancel, onRetry = { waker.retry() })
+}
+
+/**
+ * The stateless view of the connect takeover: an opaque aurora backdrop with a centred spinner/title/
+ * subtitle for [phase], plus its actions (touch pills, or a console hint bar in [gamepadUi] mode).
+ */
+@Composable
+internal fun ConnectTakeover(
+    phase: ConnectPhase,
+    gamepadUi: Boolean,
+    onCancel: () -> Unit,
+    onRetry: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    val timedOut = phase is ConnectPhase.WakeTimedOut
+    // Copy per phase. Titles lead with the verb + host (parallel across phases); the waking counter
+    // gets a monospace subtitle so its width doesn't jitter as the seconds tick.
+    val title: String
+    val subtitle: String
+    val monoSubtitle: Boolean
+    when (phase) {
+        is ConnectPhase.Connecting -> {
+            title = "Connecting to ${phase.hostName}"
+            subtitle = "Establishing a secure connection…"
+            monoSubtitle = false
+        }
+        is ConnectPhase.Waking -> {
+            title = "Waking ${phase.hostName}…"
+            subtitle = "Waiting for it to come online · ${phase.seconds}s"
+            monoSubtitle = true
+        }
+        is ConnectPhase.WakeTimedOut -> {
+            title = "${phase.hostName} didn't wake"
+            subtitle = "It may still be booting, or it's powered off / off this network."
+            monoSubtitle = false
+        }
+    }
+    // A wake-only wait (no dial after) says "Stop Waiting"; every other phase is a plain "Cancel".
+    val cancelLabel = if (phase is ConnectPhase.Waking && !phase.connectsAfter) "Stop Waiting" else "Cancel"
+
+    Box(
+        Modifier
+            .fillMaxSize()
+            // Swallow taps so the screen behind can't be touched through the takeover.
+            .clickable(interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() }, indication = null) {},
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        GamepadAuroraBackground(Modifier.fillMaxSize())
+        Column(
+            Modifier.padding(horizontal = 40.dp).widthIn(max = 460.dp),
+            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(18.dp),
+        ) {
+            if (timedOut) {
+                Box(Modifier.size(120.dp), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                    Icon(
+                        Icons.Filled.Bedtime,
+                        contentDescription = null,
+                        tint = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.9f),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(46.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            } else {
+                PulsingSpinner()
+            }
+            Text(
+                title,
+                color = Color.White,
+                fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
+                fontSize = 24.sp,
+                textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+            )
+            Text(
+                subtitle,
+                color = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.65f),
+                fontSize = 14.sp,
+                textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+                fontFamily = if (monoSubtitle) FontFamily.Monospace else FontFamily.Default,
+            )
+            // Touch: real tappable pills. Console: the bottom hint bar owns the actions instead, so the
+            // look stays glyph-driven like every other console screen.
+            if (!gamepadUi) {
+                Row(
+                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 8.dp),
+                ) {
+                    OverlayButton(cancelLabel, primary = false, onClick = onCancel)
+                    if (timedOut) OverlayButton("Try Again", primary = true, onClick = onRetry)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (gamepadUi) {
+            // B cancels, A retries (only once timed out). onClick keeps the cells tappable too, so a
+            // user without a working pad can still get out.
+            val hints = buildList {
+                add(PadGlyph.hint('B', cancelLabel, onClick = onCancel))
+                if (timedOut) add(PadGlyph.hint('A', "Try Again", onClick = onRetry))
+            }
+            GamepadHintBar(hints, Modifier.align(Alignment.BottomCenter).padding(bottom = 28.dp))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The connecting/waking indicator: a white progress ring inside two brand-violet halo rings that
+ * expand and fade on a staggered loop — a small sign of life so the takeover reads as working, not
+ * stalled.
+ */
+@Composable
+private fun PulsingSpinner() {
+    val transition = rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "connectPulse")
+    val pulse by transition.animateFloat(
+        initialValue = 0f,
+        targetValue = 1f,
+        animationSpec = infiniteRepeatable(tween(1600, easing = LinearEasing), RepeatMode.Restart),
+        label = "pulse",
+    )
+    Box(Modifier.size(120.dp), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+        Canvas(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+            val maxR = size.minDimension / 2f
+            for (i in 0..1) {
+                val p = (pulse + i * 0.5f) % 1f
+                drawCircle(
+                    color = Color(0xFF8678F5).copy(alpha = (1f - p) * 0.35f),
+                    radius = maxR * (0.42f + p * 0.58f),
+                    style = Stroke(width = 2.dp.toPx()),
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        CircularProgressIndicator(
+            color = Color.White,
+            strokeWidth = 3.dp,
+            modifier = Modifier.size(54.dp),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/** A pill action button styled for the dark aurora — filled violet when [primary], else glassy. */
+@Composable
+private fun OverlayButton(label: String, primary: Boolean, onClick: () -> Unit) {
+    val shape = RoundedCornerShape(14.dp)
+    Box(
+        Modifier
+            .clip(shape)
+            .background(if (primary) Color(0xFF6656F2) else Color(0x1FFFFFFF))
+            .border(1.dp, Color.White.copy(alpha = if (primary) 0f else 0.18f), shape)
+            .clickable(onClick = onClick)
+            .padding(horizontal = 26.dp, vertical = 13.dp),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        Text(
+            label,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge,
+            fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+            color = Color.White,
+        )
+    }
+}
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 9b8f9ff3..62b6a458 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
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ private class RequestAccessState(val target: PendingTrust) {
     val cancelled = AtomicBoolean(false)
 }
 
+/**
+ * A plain dial in flight — [hostName] labels the unified [ConnectOverlay]'s "Connecting…" phase, and
+ * [cancelled] lets its Cancel abort. The native connect is a blocking call with no abort, so Cancel
+ * returns the UI immediately and a late-arriving handle is torn down silently rather than navigating
+ * into a session the user already backed out of. Mirrors [RequestAccessState]'s late-result handling.
+ */
+private class ConnectAttempt(val hostName: String) {
+    val cancelled = AtomicBoolean(false)
+}
+
 @Composable
 fun ConnectScreen(
     settings: Settings,
@@ -107,6 +117,9 @@ fun ConnectScreen(
     var port by remember { mutableStateOf("9777") }
     var connecting by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var status by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
+    // A plain dial in flight (drives the "Connecting…" phase of the full-screen ConnectOverlay); null
+    // when idle or when the request-access / wake flows own the screen instead.
+    var attempt by remember { mutableStateOf<ConnectAttempt?>(null) }
     // The host streams at exactly this mode; "Native" settings resolve from the device display.
     val (w, h, hz) = settings.effectiveMode(context)
 
@@ -267,11 +280,20 @@ fun ConnectScreen(
             status = "Identity not ready yet — try again in a moment"
             return
         }
+        val thisAttempt = ConnectAttempt(name)
+        attempt = thisAttempt // shows the ConnectOverlay's "Connecting…" phase immediately
         connecting = true
-        status = "Connecting to $targetHost:$targetPort…"
+        status = null
         discovery.stop() // free the Wi-Fi radio before the stream session
         scope.launch {
             val handle = connectNative(id, targetHost, targetPort, pinHex ?: "", CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+            // Cancelled mid-dial: the UI's already been returned (and discovery restarted) by
+            // cancelConnect — drop the just-opened session silently rather than navigating into it.
+            if (thisAttempt.cancelled.get()) {
+                if (handle != 0L) withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { NativeBridge.nativeClose(handle) }
+                return@launch
+            }
+            attempt = null
             connecting = false
             if (handle != 0L) {
                 if (pinHex == null) { // TOFU: pin what we observed (unpaired)
@@ -284,7 +306,9 @@ fun ConnectScreen(
             } else {
                 discovery.start()
                 if (onFailure != null) {
-                    status = ""
+                    // Hand off to the wake-and-wait flow — clearing `attempt` above and setting
+                    // `waker.waking` here land in one recompose, so the overlay slides
+                    // Connecting → Waking without a blank frame.
                     onFailure()
                 } else {
                     status = "Connection failed — check host/port, PIN, and logcat"
@@ -293,6 +317,16 @@ fun ConnectScreen(
         }
     }
 
+    // Cancel a plain dial in flight (the overlay's "Connecting…" phase, B / Cancel). The native
+    // connect can't be aborted, so flag this attempt (a late handle is closed silently in
+    // doConnectDirect) and return the UI now, resuming the discovery we paused for the dial.
+    fun cancelConnect() {
+        attempt?.cancelled?.set(true)
+        attempt = null
+        connecting = false
+        discovery.start()
+    }
+
     // Wake-aware connect. If auto-wake is on (Settings.autoWakeEnabled) and the target is a saved
     // host with a learned MAC that ISN'T currently advertising, fire a wake packet and DIAL
     // IMMEDIATELY — mDNS absence does NOT mean unreachable (a host reached over a routed network —
@@ -506,40 +540,21 @@ fun ConnectScreen(
                     Spacer(Modifier.height(24.dp))
 
                     status?.let {
-                        // While connecting it's progress (spinner, neutral); otherwise it's a
-                        // result/error (red). Previously every status showed in error-red, so a
-                        // normal "Connecting…" looked like a failure.
-                        if (connecting) {
-                            Row(
-                                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-                                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
-                            ) {
-                                CircularProgressIndicator(
-                                    modifier = Modifier.size(16.dp),
-                                    strokeWidth = 2.dp,
-                                )
-                                Text(
-                                    it,
-                                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                                )
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            // Result/error: a filled error container reads as a real failure banner,
-                            // not just red text lost in the layout.
-                            Surface(
-                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.errorContainer,
-                                shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.medium,
-                                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-                            ) {
-                                Text(
-                                    it,
-                                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onErrorContainer,
-                                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
-                                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
-                                )
-                            }
+                        // In-flight progress (connecting / waking) is the full-screen ConnectOverlay's
+                        // job now, so `status` only ever carries a result/error here — a filled error
+                        // container reads as a real failure banner, not just red text lost in the layout.
+                        Surface(
+                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.errorContainer,
+                            shape = MaterialTheme.shapes.medium,
+                            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                        ) {
+                            Text(
+                                it,
+                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onErrorContainer,
+                                textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
+                                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 12.dp),
+                            )
                         }
                         Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
                     }
@@ -837,8 +852,15 @@ fun ConnectScreen(
         }
     }
 
-    // Topmost: the "Waking…" overlay rides over both the touch grid and the console home.
-    WakeOverlay(waker, gamepadUi)
+    // Topmost: the full-screen connect takeover — instant "Connecting…" feedback on any dial, flowing
+    // seamlessly into the "Waking…" wait if the host turns out to be asleep. Rides over both the touch
+    // grid and the console home.
+    ConnectOverlay(
+        connectingHostName = attempt?.hostName,
+        waker = waker,
+        gamepadUi = gamepadUi,
+        onCancelConnect = { cancelConnect() },
+    )
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeController.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeController.kt
index 070d62a3..38cc170b 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeController.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeController.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
  * [isOnline]/[onOnline] callbacks all run on the main thread; only the blocking send is off-loaded.
  */
 class WakeController(private val scope: CoroutineScope) {
-    /** null = idle; non-null drives [WakeOverlay]. */
+    /** null = idle; non-null drives the "Waking…" phase of [ConnectOverlay]. */
     data class Waking(
         val hostName: String,
         /** Whether coming online chains into a connect (Wake & Connect) vs. just stopping. */
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeOverlay.kt b/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeOverlay.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index e91292e7..00000000
--- a/clients/android/app/src/main/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/WakeOverlay.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,124 +0,0 @@
-package io.unom.punktfunk
-
-import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
-import androidx.compose.foundation.background
-import androidx.compose.foundation.border
-import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
-import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.widthIn
-import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
-import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Bedtime
-import androidx.compose.material3.Button
-import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
-import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
-import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedButton
-import androidx.compose.material3.Text
-import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
-import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
-import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
-import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
-import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
-import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
-import androidx.compose.ui.unit.sp
-
-/**
- * The "Waking <host>…" modal shown while [WakeController] brings a sleeping host back — a spinner + a
- * live elapsed counter, escalating to a retry/cancel prompt on timeout. The Android mirror of the
- * Apple client's `WakeOverlay`. Rendered over BOTH the touch grid and the console home; it swallows
- * input to the screen behind it, and in console mode the pad drives it (B cancels, A retries once
- * timed out) while the touch buttons work for a pointer.
- */
-@Composable
-fun WakeOverlay(waker: WakeController, gamepadUi: Boolean) {
-    val w = waker.waking ?: return
-
-    BackHandler { waker.cancel() } // system Back / pad B (remapped) cancels the wait
-    if (gamepadUi) {
-        // A retries once timed out; B falls through to the BackHandler above.
-        GamepadNavEffect2D(
-            active = true,
-            onDirection = {},
-            onActivate = { if (w.timedOut) waker.retry() },
-        )
-    }
-
-    Box(
-        Modifier
-            .fillMaxSize()
-            .background(Color.Black.copy(alpha = 0.6f))
-            // Swallow taps so the home behind can't be touched while waking.
-            .clickable(interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() }, indication = null) {},
-        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
-    ) {
-        Column(
-            Modifier
-                .padding(40.dp)
-                .widthIn(max = 380.dp)
-                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(22.dp))
-                .background(Color(0xF01A1730))
-                .border(1.dp, Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.12f), RoundedCornerShape(22.dp))
-                .padding(28.dp),
-            horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
-            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
-        ) {
-            if (w.timedOut) {
-                Icon(
-                    Icons.Filled.Bedtime,
-                    contentDescription = null,
-                    tint = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.85f),
-                    modifier = Modifier.size(34.dp),
-                )
-                Text(
-                    "${w.hostName} didn't wake",
-                    color = Color.White,
-                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
-                    fontSize = 19.sp,
-                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
-                )
-                Text(
-                    "It may still be booting, or it's powered off / off this network.",
-                    color = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.6f),
-                    fontSize = 13.sp,
-                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
-                )
-                Row(
-                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
-                    modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 6.dp),
-                ) {
-                    OutlinedButton(onClick = { waker.cancel() }) { Text("Cancel") }
-                    Button(onClick = { waker.retry() }) { Text("Try Again") }
-                }
-            } else {
-                CircularProgressIndicator(color = Color.White)
-                Text(
-                    "Waking ${w.hostName}…",
-                    color = Color.White,
-                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold,
-                    fontSize = 19.sp,
-                    textAlign = TextAlign.Center,
-                )
-                Text(
-                    "Waiting for it to come online · ${w.seconds}s",
-                    color = Color.White.copy(alpha = 0.6f),
-                    fontSize = 13.sp,
-                    fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace,
-                )
-                OutlinedButton(onClick = { waker.cancel() }, modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 6.dp)) {
-                    Text(if (w.connectsAfter) "Cancel" else "Stop Waiting")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt
index b7b3b47c..749549b3 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ScreenshotTest.kt
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ class ScreenshotTest {
     @Config(sdk = [36], qualifiers = "w800dp-h360dp-xxhdpi")
     fun streamNormal() = shootRoot("stream-normal") { StreamScene(io.unom.punktfunk.StatsVerbosity.NORMAL) }
 
+    @Test
+    fun connecting() = shootRoot("connecting") { ConnectingScene() }
+
+    @Test
+    fun waking() = shootRoot("waking") { WakingScene() }
+
+    @Test
+    fun wakeTimedOut() = shootRoot("wake-timed-out") { WakeTimedOutScene() }
+
+    @Test
+    fun connectingConsole() = shootRoot("connecting-console") { ConnectingScene(gamepadUi = true) }
+
     @Test
     fun trust() = shootScreen("trust") {
         HostsScene()
diff --git a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt
index 16b463c5..ffb55a83 100644
--- a/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt
+++ b/clients/android/app/src/test/kotlin/io/unom/punktfunk/screenshots/ShotScenes.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import io.unom.punktfunk.BrandDark
+import io.unom.punktfunk.ConnectPhase
+import io.unom.punktfunk.ConnectTakeover
 import io.unom.punktfunk.Settings
 import io.unom.punktfunk.TouchMode
 import io.unom.punktfunk.SettingsScreen
@@ -215,3 +217,23 @@ internal fun StreamScene(verbosity: StatsVerbosity = StatsVerbosity.DETAILED) {
         )
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * The unified full-screen connect takeover (the real [ConnectTakeover]) in each phase — instant
+ * "Connecting…" feedback, the "Waking…" wait, and the wake-timed-out prompt. `gamepadUi = true`
+ * renders the console variant with its bottom hint bar instead of touch pills.
+ */
+@Composable
+internal fun ConnectingScene(gamepadUi: Boolean = false) =
+    ConnectTakeover(ConnectPhase.Connecting("Living Room PC"), gamepadUi, onCancel = {}, onRetry = {})
+
+@Composable
+internal fun WakingScene(gamepadUi: Boolean = false) =
+    ConnectTakeover(
+        ConnectPhase.Waking("Living Room PC", seconds = 12, connectsAfter = true),
+        gamepadUi, onCancel = {}, onRetry = {},
+    )
+
+@Composable
+internal fun WakeTimedOutScene(gamepadUi: Boolean = false) =
+    ConnectTakeover(ConnectPhase.WakeTimedOut("Living Room PC"), gamepadUi, onCancel = {}, onRetry = {})
diff --git a/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements b/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements
index 7ef8c245..bee84560 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements
+++ b/clients/apple/Config/Punktfunk.entitlements
@@ -14,19 +14,11 @@
 	<!-- Wake-on-LAN needs to send a UDP broadcast magic packet (a sleeping host has no ARP
 	     entry, so unicast can't wake it). Since iOS 14 / tvOS 14 the OS blocks sending to
 	     broadcast/multicast addresses unless the app carries this managed entitlement — it must
-	     be requested from and approved by Apple for the App ID, then enabled in the provisioning
-	     profile. macOS is not gated by this (its App Sandbox network.client/server cover it).
-
-	     GATED pending Apple's approval of the request (form filed) — an unauthorized managed
-	     entitlement breaks iOS/tvOS signing, so it's commented out to keep those apps releasable.
-	     ON APPROVAL: (1) uncomment the two lines below, and (2) flip
-	     PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable (PunktfunkConnection.swift) to enable the iOS/tvOS
-	     wake path + UI. Until then iOS/tvOS Wake-on-LAN is a clean no-op — MACs are still learned
-	     from mDNS so it works immediately once ungated. macOS is unaffected (separate entitlements
-	     file, no multicast entitlement needed). -->
-	<!--
+	     be approved by Apple for the App ID and enabled in the provisioning profile. macOS is not
+	     gated by this (its App Sandbox network.client/server cover it), hence its separate file.
+	     Approved and provisioned, so it's enabled here and PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable
+	     is true on iOS/tvOS too. -->
 	<key>com.apple.developer.networking.multicast</key>
 	<true/>
-	-->
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift
index 849b7b72..56b16525 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/ContentView.swift
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     @State private var speedTestTarget: StoredHost?
     @State private var libraryTarget: StoredHost?
     /// Wakes a sleeping host and waits for it to come back online before connecting (drives the
-    /// "Waking…" overlay). macOS-only in practice — WoL is gated off on iOS/tvOS.
+    /// "Waking…" phase of the connect overlay). Available on every platform now that the iOS/tvOS
+    /// multicast entitlement is granted (see PunktfunkConnection.wakeOnLANAvailable).
     @StateObject private var waker = HostWaker()
     #if os(macOS)
     /// Whether the hosting window is native-fullscreen right now (reported by
@@ -259,9 +260,25 @@ struct ContentView: View {
     }
 
     private var home: some View {
-        // The "Waking…" overlay rides over BOTH home UIs (and the pre-connect window is still
-        // `home`, so it covers the whole wake→online→connect sequence).
-        homeBase.overlay { WakeOverlay(waker: waker) }
+        // The full-screen connect takeover rides over BOTH home UIs (and the pre-connect window is
+        // still `home`, so it covers the whole dial → wake → online → connect sequence): instant
+        // "Connecting…" feedback on any dial, flowing seamlessly into the "Waking…" wait if the host
+        // turns out to be asleep.
+        homeBase.overlay {
+            ConnectOverlay(
+                connectingHostName: connectingOverlayName,
+                waker: waker,
+                onCancelConnect: { model.disconnect() })
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The host label for the connect takeover's "Connecting…" phase — a plain dial in flight. Nil
+    /// during the delegated-approval wait (that has its own "Waiting for approval" prompt, so the
+    /// takeover must not stack over it) and, of course, when idle or streaming.
+    private var connectingOverlayName: String? {
+        guard awaitingApproval == nil, model.phase == .connecting, let host = model.activeHost
+        else { return nil }
+        return host.displayName
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private var homeBase: some View {
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/ConnectOverlay.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/ConnectOverlay.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58c3e469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/ConnectOverlay.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+// The unified full-screen "getting you connected" takeover — one look for BOTH phases of reaching a
+// host, so the user gets feedback the instant they pick one and it flows seamlessly into a wake if
+// the host turns out to be asleep. The Apple mirror of the Android client's `ConnectOverlay` and the
+// shared console UI's connect/wake takeover; it replaces the old centered-card `WakeOverlay`.
+//
+//   - Connecting (`connectingHostName` non-nil): the dial is in flight. Shown immediately on activate
+//     so a host that takes a beat to answer no longer looks like nothing happened.
+//   - Waking (`waker.waking` non-nil): the dial failed on a sleeping host, so we're firing
+//     Wake-on-LAN and waiting for it to advertise again, escalating to a retry/cancel prompt on
+//     timeout.
+//
+// The two phases hand off within a single view update (HostWaker clears `waking` and starts the
+// connect in the same MainActor step), so the overlay never blinks between them. Presented over BOTH
+// the touch and gamepad home; it swallows input to the screen behind it, and on iOS/macOS the pad
+// drives it (B cancels, A retries once timed out) while the buttons work for a pointer / tvOS focus.
+
+import PunktfunkKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct ConnectOverlay: View {
+    /// Non-nil while a plain dial is in flight (the delegated-approval wait has its own prompt, so it
+    /// passes nil here). Drives the "Connecting…" phase.
+    let connectingHostName: String?
+    @ObservedObject var waker: HostWaker
+    /// Cancel a dial in flight — tears down the (uncancelable) connect and returns the UI; the late
+    /// result is discarded by SessionModel's connect guard.
+    var onCancelConnect: () -> Void
+
+    private enum Phase {
+        case connecting(name: String)
+        case waking(HostWaker.Waking)
+    }
+
+    /// Waking takes precedence — it only ever exists after a dial has already failed, so a stray
+    /// overlap can't strand the "Connecting…" phase over a wake in progress.
+    private var phase: Phase? {
+        if let w = waker.waking { return .waking(w) }
+        if let name = connectingHostName { return .connecting(name: name) }
+        return nil
+    }
+
+    var body: some View {
+        if let phase {
+            ZStack {
+                // Opaque aurora — the same living backdrop the console home wears, so the takeover
+                // reads as a deliberate full-screen moment rather than a card popping up.
+                Color.black.ignoresSafeArea()
+                GamepadScreenBackground().ignoresSafeArea()
+                // Swallow taps so the home behind can't be touched through the takeover.
+                Color.clear.contentShape(Rectangle()).onTapGesture {}
+                content(phase).padding(40).frame(maxWidth: 460)
+            }
+            .environment(\.colorScheme, .dark)
+            .transition(.opacity)
+            #if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
+            .background { ConnectControllerInput(waker: waker, onCancelConnect: onCancelConnect) }
+            #endif
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ViewBuilder private func content(_ phase: Phase) -> some View {
+        VStack(spacing: 16) {
+            switch phase {
+            case .connecting(let name):
+                ProgressView().controlSize(.large).tint(.white)
+                Text("Connecting to \(name)")
+                    .font(.geist(24, .bold, relativeTo: .title2)).foregroundStyle(.white)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+                Text("Establishing a secure connection…")
+                    .font(.geist(14, relativeTo: .callout)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.65))
+                Button("Cancel") { onCancelConnect() }.buttonStyle(.bordered).padding(.top, 6)
+            case .waking(let w) where w.timedOut:
+                Image(systemName: "moon.zzz.fill")
+                    .font(.system(size: 40)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.9))
+                Text("\(w.hostName) didn't wake")
+                    .font(.geist(24, .bold, relativeTo: .title2)).foregroundStyle(.white)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+                Text("It may still be booting, or it's powered off / off this network.")
+                    .font(.geist(14, relativeTo: .callout)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.65))
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+                HStack(spacing: 12) {
+                    Button("Cancel") { waker.cancel() }.buttonStyle(.bordered)
+                    Button("Try Again") { waker.retry() }.glassProminentButtonStyle()
+                }
+                .padding(.top, 6)
+            case .waking(let w):
+                ProgressView().controlSize(.large).tint(.white)
+                Text("Waking \(w.hostName)…")
+                    .font(.geist(24, .bold, relativeTo: .title2)).foregroundStyle(.white)
+                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
+                Text("Waiting for it to come online · \(w.seconds)s")
+                    .font(.geistFixed(14)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.65)).monospacedDigit()
+                // A wake-only wait (no dial after) offers "Stop Waiting"; a wake-&-connect is "Cancel".
+                Button(w.connectsAfter ? "Cancel" : "Stop Waiting") { waker.cancel() }
+                    .buttonStyle(.bordered).padding(.top, 6)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
+/// Controller binding for the overlay: B cancels whatever's in flight (a dial or the wake wait); A
+/// retries once a wake has timed out. The closures read the live state on each press, so they stay
+/// correct across the Connecting ↔ Waking handoff without the view re-mounting. A zero-size backing
+/// view owning a `GamepadMenuInput` for the overlay's lifetime (the home is gated inactive while the
+/// overlay is up, so nothing else is consuming the pad).
+private struct ConnectControllerInput: View {
+    @ObservedObject var waker: HostWaker
+    var onCancelConnect: () -> Void
+    @State private var input = GamepadMenuInput(manager: .shared)
+
+    var body: some View {
+        Color.clear
+            .onAppear {
+                input.onBack = { if waker.waking != nil { waker.cancel() } else { onCancelConnect() } }
+                input.onConfirm = { if waker.waking?.timedOut == true { waker.retry() } }
+                input.start()
+            }
+            .onDisappear { input.stop() }
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/GamepadHomeView.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/GamepadHomeView.swift
index ef44fd44..b984a8d2 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/GamepadHomeView.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/GamepadHomeView.swift
@@ -192,9 +192,12 @@ struct GamepadHomeView: View {
             onActivate: { $0.activate() },
             onSecondary: { openLibraryForSelected() },
             onTertiary: { showSettings = true },
-            // Stop consuming the controller while another screen (or the wake overlay) is on top —
-            // otherwise the launcher navigates behind it (invisibly on iPhone, visibly on iPad).
-            isActive: libraryTarget == nil && !showSettings && !showAddHost && waker.waking == nil
+            // Stop consuming the controller while another screen (or the connect/wake takeover) is on
+            // top — otherwise the launcher navigates behind it (invisibly on iPhone, visibly on iPad),
+            // and a second A during a dial would launch a concurrent connect. `.connecting` covers the
+            // takeover's Connecting phase; `waker.waking` covers its Waking phase.
+            isActive: libraryTarget == nil && !showSettings && !showAddHost
+                && waker.waking == nil && model.phase != .connecting
         ) { tile in
             hostCard(tile, size: CGSize(width: cardWidth, height: cardHeight))
         }
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/WakeOverlay.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/WakeOverlay.swift
deleted file mode 100644
index 4be79f96..00000000
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Home/WakeOverlay.swift
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-// The "Waking <host>…" modal shown while HostWaker brings a sleeping host back — a spinner + a
-// live elapsed counter, escalating to a retry/cancel prompt on timeout. Presented over BOTH the
-// touch and gamepad home (a wake only ever starts on macOS today, where WoL is ungated), and it
-// drives from either a pointer (the buttons) or a controller (B cancels, A retries once timed out).
-
-import PunktfunkKit
-import SwiftUI
-
-struct WakeOverlay: View {
-    @ObservedObject var waker: HostWaker
-
-    var body: some View {
-        if let w = waker.waking {
-            ZStack {
-                // Dim + swallow input to the home behind it.
-                Rectangle().fill(.black.opacity(0.6)).ignoresSafeArea()
-                    .contentShape(Rectangle())
-                    .onTapGesture {}
-                card(w)
-                    .frame(maxWidth: 380)
-                    .padding(28)
-                    .consoleGlass(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 22, style: .continuous))
-                    .overlay(
-                        RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 22, style: .continuous)
-                            .strokeBorder(.white.opacity(0.12), lineWidth: 1))
-                    .padding(40)
-            }
-            .environment(\.colorScheme, .dark)
-            .transition(.opacity)
-            #if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
-            .background { WakeControllerInput(waker: waker) }
-            #endif
-        }
-    }
-
-    @ViewBuilder private func card(_ w: HostWaker.Waking) -> some View {
-        VStack(spacing: 14) {
-            if w.timedOut {
-                Image(systemName: "moon.zzz.fill")
-                    .font(.system(size: 34)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.85))
-                Text("\(w.hostName) didn't wake")
-                    .font(.geist(19, .bold, relativeTo: .title3)).foregroundStyle(.white)
-                Text("It may still be booting, or it's powered off / off this network.")
-                    .font(.geist(13, relativeTo: .caption)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.6))
-                    .multilineTextAlignment(.center)
-                HStack(spacing: 12) {
-                    Button("Cancel") { waker.cancel() }.buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                    Button("Try Again") { waker.retry() }.glassProminentButtonStyle()
-                }
-                .padding(.top, 6)
-            } else {
-                ProgressView().controlSize(.large).tint(.white)
-                Text("Waking \(w.hostName)…")
-                    .font(.geist(19, .bold, relativeTo: .title3)).foregroundStyle(.white)
-                Text("Waiting for it to come online · \(w.seconds)s")
-                    .font(.geistFixed(13)).foregroundStyle(.white.opacity(0.6))
-                    .monospacedDigit()
-                Button(w.connectsAfter ? "Cancel" : "Stop Waiting") { waker.cancel() }
-                    .buttonStyle(.bordered)
-                    .padding(.top, 6)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#if os(iOS) || os(macOS)
-/// Controller binding for the overlay: B cancels; A retries once it has timed out. A zero-size
-/// backing view owning a `GamepadMenuInput` for the overlay's lifetime (the home carousel/list is
-/// gated inactive while a wake is up, so nothing else is consuming the pad).
-private struct WakeControllerInput: View {
-    @ObservedObject var waker: HostWaker
-    @State private var input = GamepadMenuInput(manager: .shared)
-
-    var body: some View {
-        Color.clear
-            .onAppear {
-                input.onBack = { waker.cancel() }
-                input.onConfirm = { if waker.waking?.timedOut == true { waker.retry() } }
-                input.start()
-            }
-            .onDisappear { input.stop() }
-    }
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotScenes.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotScenes.swift
index 70133fa3..f1d07d01 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotScenes.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Screenshots/ScreenshotScenes.swift
@@ -49,8 +49,14 @@ enum ShotScenes {
             ShotScene(name: "08-gamepad-addhost", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
                 AnyView(ShotGamepadAddHost())
             },
-            ShotScene(name: "09-waking", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
-                AnyView(ShotWaking())
+            ShotScene(name: "09-connecting", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
+                AnyView(ShotConnect(kind: .connecting))
+            },
+            ShotScene(name: "09b-waking", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
+                AnyView(ShotConnect(kind: .waking))
+            },
+            ShotScene(name: "09c-wake-timed-out", orientation: .natural, colorScheme: .dark) {
+                AnyView(ShotConnect(kind: .timedOut))
             },
         ]
         #endif
@@ -137,7 +143,12 @@ private struct ShotGamepadAddHost: View {
     var body: some View { GamepadAddHostView(onAdd: { _ in }) }
 }
 
-private struct ShotWaking: View {
+/// The unified full-screen connect takeover (the real `ConnectOverlay`) in each phase — instant
+/// "Connecting…" feedback, the "Waking…" wait, and the wake-timed-out prompt — over the gamepad home.
+private struct ShotConnect: View {
+    enum Kind { case connecting, waking, timedOut }
+    let kind: Kind
+
     @StateObject private var store = ShotMock.hostStore()
     @StateObject private var model = SessionModel()
     @StateObject private var discovery = HostDiscovery()
@@ -149,11 +160,25 @@ private struct ShotWaking: View {
             libraryTarget: .constant(nil), waker: waker,
             connect: { _ in }, connectDiscovered: { _ in }
         )
-        .overlay { WakeOverlay(waker: waker) }
+        .overlay {
+            ConnectOverlay(
+                connectingHostName: kind == .connecting ? "Battlestation" : nil,
+                waker: waker,
+                onCancelConnect: {})
+        }
         .onAppear {
-            waker.debugSet(.init(
-                hostID: store.hosts.first?.id ?? UUID(),
-                hostName: "Battlestation", connectsAfter: true, seconds: 14))
+            switch kind {
+            case .connecting:
+                break
+            case .waking:
+                waker.debugSet(.init(
+                    hostID: store.hosts.first?.id ?? UUID(),
+                    hostName: "Battlestation", connectsAfter: true, seconds: 14))
+            case .timedOut:
+                waker.debugSet(.init(
+                    hostID: store.hosts.first?.id ?? UUID(),
+                    hostName: "Battlestation", connectsAfter: true, seconds: 90, timedOut: true))
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Session/HostWaker.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Session/HostWaker.swift
index 46c23819..5fdb30f3 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Session/HostWaker.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkClient/Session/HostWaker.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ final class HostWaker: ObservableObject {
         var timedOut = false
     }
 
-    /// nil = idle; non-nil drives `WakeOverlay`.
+    /// nil = idle; non-nil drives the "Waking…" phase of `ConnectOverlay`.
     @Published private(set) var waking: Waking?
 
     /// How long to wait for the host to reappear before giving up. Generous — a cold boot + service
diff --git a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift
index 6975fa30..7a8e1195 100644
--- a/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift
+++ b/clients/apple/Sources/PunktfunkKit/Connection/PunktfunkConnection.swift
@@ -70,19 +70,10 @@ func withOptionalCString<R>(_ s: String?, _ body: (UnsafePointer<CChar>?) -> R)
 public extension PunktfunkConnection {
     /// Whether the Wake-on-LAN broadcast path is usable on this platform/build. macOS can always
     /// broadcast (its App Sandbox network entitlements cover it). iOS/tvOS need the managed
-    /// `com.apple.developer.networking.multicast` entitlement, which is GATED pending Apple's
-    /// approval (see `Config/Punktfunk.entitlements`) — until it's granted, sending a broadcast is
-    /// blocked by the OS, so the wake path + its UI are gated off there to avoid a dead action.
-    /// The MAC-learning path stays active on every platform, so flipping this on once the
-    /// entitlement lands makes wake work immediately. ON APPROVAL: change `#if os(macOS)` below to
-    /// `true` for iOS/tvOS too (and uncomment the entitlement).
-    static var wakeOnLANAvailable: Bool {
-        #if os(macOS)
-        return true
-        #else
-        return false
-        #endif
-    }
+    /// `com.apple.developer.networking.multicast` entitlement — now approved and enabled (see
+    /// `Config/Punktfunk.entitlements`), so wake is available on every platform. Kept as the single
+    /// switch every call site gates on, should a future build ever need to disable it.
+    static var wakeOnLANAvailable: Bool { true }
 
     /// Send a Wake-on-LAN magic packet to wake a sleeping host. `macs` are the host's NIC MAC(s)
     /// (`aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`, learned from its mDNS `mac` TXT while awake); malformed entries are
diff --git a/crates/pf-console-ui/src/shell.rs b/crates/pf-console-ui/src/shell.rs
index b755b8e2..b417bd81 100644
--- a/crates/pf-console-ui/src/shell.rs
+++ b/crates/pf-console-ui/src/shell.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use pf_client_core::gamepad::{MenuDir, MenuEvent, MenuPulse, PadInfo};
 use pf_client_core::trust;
 use pf_presenter::overlay::OverlayAction;
-use skia_safe::{Canvas, Color4f, Data, Paint, Rect, RuntimeEffect};
+use skia_safe::{
+    gradient_shader, Canvas, Color4f, Data, Paint, Point, Rect, RuntimeEffect, TileMode,
+};
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::time::Instant;
 
@@ -240,6 +242,11 @@ impl Shell {
                 self.wake = None;
                 if let Some(Some(intent)) = intent {
                     self.start_connect(intent);
+                    // The wake takeover was already full-screen; skip the connect fade-in so the
+                    // Waking → Connecting handoff is seamless (no flash of the home behind).
+                    if let Some(c) = &mut self.connecting {
+                        c.appear = 1.0;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -607,77 +614,68 @@ impl Shell {
         t: f64,
         fonts: &Fonts,
     ) {
-        if let Some(c) = &mut self.connecting {
-            c.appear = approach(c.appear, 1.0, dt, 0.07);
-            let a = c.appear;
-            canvas.draw_rect(
-                Rect::from_wh(w as f32, h as f32),
-                &Paint::new(Color4f::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, (0.45 * a) as f32), None),
-            );
-            let title = if c.canceling {
-                "Canceling…".to_string()
+        // Resolve the connect/wake takeover — the two phases of reaching a host — into one
+        // full-screen shape (spinner, title, one detail line, its own hints). Connecting flows
+        // straight out of a wake (see `sync`) so they share the same backdrop and never blink
+        // between them. Mirrors the Android client's unified `ConnectOverlay`.
+        let takeover: Option<(f64, bool, String, String, Vec<Hint>)> =
+            if let Some(c) = &mut self.connecting {
+                c.appear = approach(c.appear, 1.0, dt, 0.07);
+                if c.canceling {
+                    Some((
+                        c.appear,
+                        true,
+                        "Canceling…".to_string(),
+                        String::new(),
+                        vec![],
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    Some((
+                        c.appear,
+                        true,
+                        format!("Connecting to {}…", c.title),
+                        "Starting the stream in this window.".to_string(),
+                        vec![Hint::new(HintKey::Back, "Cancel")],
+                    ))
+                }
+            } else if let Some(wk) = &self.wake {
+                // Service-driven, so it appears settled (no fade-in).
+                if wk.timed_out {
+                    Some((
+                        1.0,
+                        false,
+                        format!("{} didn't wake", wk.name),
+                        "Check its power settings, or wake it manually and try again.".to_string(),
+                        vec![
+                            Hint::new(HintKey::Confirm, "Try Again"),
+                            Hint::new(HintKey::Back, "Cancel"),
+                        ],
+                    ))
+                } else {
+                    Some((
+                        1.0,
+                        true,
+                        format!("Waking {}…", wk.name),
+                        format!("Waiting for it to come online · {} s", wk.seconds),
+                        // A wake-only wait (no dial after) offers "Stop Waiting"; a wake-&-connect
+                        // is a plain "Cancel".
+                        vec![Hint::new(
+                            HintKey::Back,
+                            if wk.then_connect {
+                                "Cancel"
+                            } else {
+                                "Stop Waiting"
+                            },
+                        )],
+                    ))
+                }
             } else {
-                format!("Connecting to {}…", c.title)
+                None
             };
-            let hints = if c.canceling {
-                vec![]
-            } else {
-                vec![Hint::new(HintKey::Back, "Cancel")]
-            };
-            card(
-                canvas,
-                fonts,
-                w,
-                h,
-                k,
-                a,
-                t,
-                self.glyphs,
-                true,
-                &title,
-                "Starting the stream in this window.",
-                &hints,
+        if let Some((appear, spinner, title, body, hints)) = takeover {
+            self.draw_takeover(
+                canvas, w, h, k, appear, t, fonts, spinner, &title, &body, &hints,
             );
-        } else if let Some(wk) = &self.wake {
-            let a = 1.0; // the wake card is service-driven; it appears settled
-            canvas.draw_rect(
-                Rect::from_wh(w as f32, h as f32),
-                &Paint::new(Color4f::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.45), None),
-            );
-            if wk.timed_out {
-                card(
-                    canvas,
-                    fonts,
-                    w,
-                    h,
-                    k,
-                    a,
-                    t,
-                    self.glyphs,
-                    false,
-                    &format!("{} didn't wake", wk.name),
-                    "Check its power settings, or wake it manually and try again.",
-                    &[
-                        Hint::new(HintKey::Confirm, "Try Again"),
-                        Hint::new(HintKey::Back, "Cancel"),
-                    ],
-                );
-            } else {
-                card(
-                    canvas,
-                    fonts,
-                    w,
-                    h,
-                    k,
-                    a,
-                    t,
-                    self.glyphs,
-                    true,
-                    &format!("Waking {}…", wk.name),
-                    &format!("Waiting for it to come online · {} s", wk.seconds),
-                    &[Hint::new(HintKey::Back, "Cancel")],
-                );
-            }
         }
 
         // The toast: a transient pill above the hint bar; slides in, fades out.
@@ -799,70 +797,91 @@ impl LayerEnv<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-/// A centered modal card: spinner (or not), a title, one detail line, and its own hint
-/// row — the connect/wake overlays share this one shape.
-#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-fn card(
-    canvas: &Canvas,
-    fonts: &Fonts,
-    w: f64,
-    h: f64,
-    k: f64,
-    appear: f64,
-    t: f64,
-    glyphs: GlyphStyle,
-    spinner: bool,
-    title: &str,
-    body: &str,
-    hints: &[Hint],
-) {
-    let cw = (440.0 * k).min(w * 0.86);
-    let ch = 190.0 * k;
-    let cx = w / 2.0;
-    let top = h / 2.0 - ch / 2.0 + (1.0 - appear) * 14.0 * k;
-    canvas.save_layer_alpha_f(None, appear as f32);
-    let rect = Rect::from_xywh((cx - cw / 2.0) as f32, top as f32, cw as f32, ch as f32);
-    crate::theme::drop_shadow(canvas, rect, 22.0, k as f32, 0.5);
-    crate::theme::panel(
-        canvas,
-        rect,
-        22.0,
-        Some(Color4f::new(0.07, 0.06, 0.12, 0.85)),
-        PanelStroke::Plain(0.14),
-        k as f32,
-    );
-    let mut y = top + 44.0 * k;
-    if spinner {
-        crate::theme::spinner(canvas, cx, y, 14.0 * k, t);
-        y += 34.0 * k;
-    } else {
-        y += 6.0 * k;
-    }
-    fonts.centered(canvas, title, W::SemiBold, 19.0 * k, WHITE, cx, y, cw * 0.9);
-    fonts.centered(
-        canvas,
-        body,
-        W::Regular,
-        13.0 * k,
-        DIM,
-        cx,
-        y + 30.0 * k,
-        cw * 0.86,
-    );
-    if !hints.is_empty() {
-        // Centered inside the card's bottom band.
-        let probe = hint_bar(canvas, fonts, hints, glyphs, -10_000.0, -10_000.0, k);
-        hint_bar(
+impl Shell {
+    /// A full-screen connect/wake takeover: a fresh aurora over everything (so the carousel and
+    /// chrome fall away), a centered spinner (or none, when a wake has timed out), a title, one
+    /// detail line, and its own bottom hint row. `appear` fades the whole thing in over the home;
+    /// a wake that hands off to a connect passes 1.0 so the two never blink between them. The
+    /// console counterpart of the Android/Apple `ConnectOverlay` — one full-screen shape, not a
+    /// centered modal card.
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+    fn draw_takeover(
+        &self,
+        canvas: &Canvas,
+        w: f64,
+        h: f64,
+        k: f64,
+        appear: f64,
+        t: f64,
+        fonts: &Fonts,
+        spinner: bool,
+        title: &str,
+        body: &str,
+        hints: &[Hint],
+    ) {
+        let cx = w / 2.0;
+        canvas.save_layer_alpha_f(None, appear as f32);
+        // Opaque aurora — the same living backdrop the home wears, so the takeover reads as the
+        // console taking over rather than a card popping up.
+        self.draw_aurora(canvas, w, h, t);
+        // A soft pool of shade under the centre seats the white text against a bright aurora.
+        let mut vignette = Paint::default();
+        vignette.set_shader(gradient_shader::radial(
+            Point::new(cx as f32, (h / 2.0) as f32),
+            (w.max(h) * 0.42) as f32,
+            gradient_shader::GradientShaderColors::Colors(&[
+                Color4f::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.5).to_color(),
+                Color4f::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).to_color(),
+            ]),
+            None,
+            TileMode::Clamp,
+            None,
+            None,
+        ));
+        canvas.draw_rect(Rect::from_wh(w as f32, h as f32), &vignette);
+
+        // Centre the spinner + title + detail as a group around the middle of the screen.
+        let title_y = h / 2.0 + if spinner { 14.0 * k } else { 0.0 };
+        if spinner {
+            crate::theme::spinner(canvas, cx, title_y - 52.0 * k, 22.0 * k, t);
+        }
+        fonts.centered(
             canvas,
-            fonts,
-            hints,
-            glyphs,
-            cx - probe.0 / 2.0,
-            top + ch - 16.0 * k,
-            k,
+            title,
+            W::SemiBold,
+            23.0 * k,
+            WHITE,
+            cx,
+            title_y,
+            w * 0.82,
         );
+        if !body.is_empty() {
+            fonts.centered(
+                canvas,
+                body,
+                W::Regular,
+                14.0 * k,
+                DIM,
+                cx,
+                title_y + 32.0 * k,
+                w * 0.66,
+            );
+        }
+        if !hints.is_empty() {
+            // Centered near the bottom, where every console screen's legend sits.
+            let probe = hint_bar(canvas, fonts, hints, self.glyphs, -10_000.0, -10_000.0, k);
+            hint_bar(
+                canvas,
+                fonts,
+                hints,
+                self.glyphs,
+                cx - probe.0 / 2.0,
+                h - 34.0 * k,
+                k,
+            );
+        }
+        canvas.restore();
     }
-    canvas.restore();
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -1154,6 +1173,15 @@ mod tests {
             then_connect: true,
         }));
         dump(&mut s, 10, 8, "08-waking", true);
+        console.set_wake(Some(WakeStatus {
+            key: "bb22".into(),
+            name: "Office Tower".into(),
+            seconds: 90,
+            timed_out: true,
+            online: false,
+            then_connect: true,
+        }));
+        dump(&mut s, 10, 8, "08b-wake-timed-out", true);
         console.set_wake(None);
         s.set_connecting(Some("Elden Ring".into()));
         dump(&mut s, 10, 8, "09-connecting", true);