diff --git a/Android/app/build.gradle.kts b/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 45e47cac..40bcbfc8 100644
--- a/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.archipelago.app"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 35
-        versionCode = 38
-        versionName = "0.5.18"
+        versionCode = 39
+        versionName = "0.5.19"
 
         vectorDrawables {
             useSupportLibrary = true
diff --git a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/ArchyVpnService.kt b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/ArchyVpnService.kt
index 7badffdb..cfb51e1a 100644
--- a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/ArchyVpnService.kt
+++ b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/ArchyVpnService.kt
@@ -153,19 +153,28 @@ class ArchyVpnService : VpnService() {
                 } catch (_: Exception) {
                     emptyList()
                 }.distinct()
-                for ((ula, port) in targets) {
-                    try {
-                        java.net.Socket().use { s ->
-                            s.connect(
-                                java.net.InetSocketAddress(java.net.InetAddress.getByName(ula), port),
-                                20_000,
-                            )
+                if (round == 0) Log.i(TAG, "session warmer: ${targets.map { it.first }}")
+                // Probe all targets CONCURRENTLY with a short timeout — the
+                // old sequential 20s-per-target loop let one cold node starve
+                // every other target for the whole aggressive window.
+                targets.map { (ula, port) ->
+                    launch {
+                        try {
+                            java.net.Socket().use { s ->
+                                s.connect(
+                                    java.net.InetSocketAddress(
+                                        java.net.InetAddress.getByName(ula),
+                                        port,
+                                    ),
+                                    5_000,
+                                )
+                            }
+                        } catch (_: Exception) {
+                            // Cold path / node away — the attempt still drove
+                            // session establishment; try again next round.
                         }
-                    } catch (_: Exception) {
-                        // Cold path / node away — the connect attempt still
-                        // drove session establishment; try again next round.
                     }
-                }
+                }.forEach { it.join() }
                 round++
                 // Aggressive for the first ~minute (session bring-up), then a
                 // slow keep-warm tick that costs nearly nothing.
diff --git a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/FipsManager.kt b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/FipsManager.kt
index a10d473a..398356ec 100644
--- a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/FipsManager.kt
+++ b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/fips/FipsManager.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,15 @@ object FipsManager {
         ensureIdentity(prefs)
         prefs.upsertNodePeer(info, alias)
         peersDirty = true
-        _consentNeeded.value = true
+        // Restart the mesh with the new peer RIGHT NOW when consent already
+        // exists — relying on the consentNeeded collector left a running
+        // mesh on the OLD peer list whenever the collector wasn't active
+        // (fresh pairings looked dead until a full app restart).
+        if (VpnService.prepare(context) == null) {
+            startService(context)
+        } else {
+            _consentNeeded.value = true
+        }
     }
 
     /** Generate-once mesh identity. Returns null only if the RNG/native fails. */
diff --git a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
index f92c8484..7f44dfbc 100644
--- a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
+++ b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
@@ -897,7 +897,17 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
     fun isSameNode(u: String): Boolean =
         isSameHost(u, serverUrl) || (meshUrl != null && isSameHost(u, meshUrl))
     var browser by remember { mutableStateOf<WebView?>(null) }
-    var title by remember { mutableStateOf(android.net.Uri.parse(url).host ?: url) }
+    // Loader title: never show a raw IP host — a mesh ULA like
+    // [fd79:1aa:…] is technically the host but reads as garbage on the
+    // loading screen. Show a neutral name until the page reports its
+    // real <title> (onReceivedTitle upgrades it).
+    var title by remember {
+        mutableStateOf(
+            android.net.Uri.parse(url).host
+                ?.takeUnless { it.contains(':') || it.matches(Regex("^\\d+(\\.\\d+){3}$")) }
+                ?: "Archipelago",
+        )
+    }
     var favicon by remember { mutableStateOf<Bitmap?>(null) }
     var progress by remember { mutableIntStateOf(0) }
     var loading by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
@@ -935,12 +945,21 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxSize()
             .background(SurfaceBlack)
-            // Bottom inset handled by the touch-shield strip below the bar —
-            // NOT by padding: a padded area only paints, it doesn't consume,
-            // so taps in the gesture strip fell straight THROUGH this overlay
-            // into the kiosk's tab bar behind it (accidental AIUI-tab hits).
+            // Whole-overlay touch shield: every touch not handled by a child
+            // (control-bar gaps, inset strips) dies here instead of falling
+            // through to the kiosk's tab bar behind (a near-miss on Close
+            // was opening the AIUI tab underneath).
+            .clickable(
+                interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() },
+                indication = null,
+                onClick = {},
+            )
+            // Bottom inset handled by the touch-shield strip below the bar.
+            // No TOP inset padding: the WebView draws edge-to-edge behind the
+            // status bar so the app's own background fills it — the padded
+            // version painted an opaque black bar there (user-rejected look).
             .windowInsetsPadding(
-                WindowInsets.safeDrawing.only(WindowInsetsSides.Horizontal + WindowInsetsSides.Top)
+                WindowInsets.safeDrawing.only(WindowInsetsSides.Horizontal)
             ),
     ) {
         // WebView + loading overlay fill the area above the bottom control bar.
diff --git a/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk b/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk
index 095d27b8..07cd6748 100644
Binary files a/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk and b/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk differ