diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index b766b27..b43d522 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
+    <!-- Ask to be exempt from battery optimization so high-priority FCM call-wakes reach the app when it's
+         been swiped away / Dozing (OnePlus/Oppo hold data messages otherwise → the ring arrives too late). -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
 
     <application>
         <!-- Our FirebaseMessagingService REPLACES the @capacitor/push-notifications one: it handles call-wake
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/CallStore.java b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/CallStore.java
index 6b5fb1f..963cd0e 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/CallStore.java
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/CallStore.java
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ class CallStore {
                 .setAutoCancel(false)
                 .setContentIntent(full)
                 .setFullScreenIntent(full, true)
-                .addAction(0, "Decline", decline)
-                .addAction(0, "Accept", accept);
+                .addAction(R.drawable.ic_call_decline, "Decline", decline)
+                .addAction(R.drawable.ic_call_answer, "Accept", accept);
 
         try {
             NotificationManagerCompat.from(ctx).notify(NOTIF_ID, b.build());
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/IncomingCallActivity.java b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/IncomingCallActivity.java
index 3eb8ea1..e3dc36b 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/IncomingCallActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/IncomingCallActivity.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
-import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -77,62 +76,113 @@ public class IncomingCallActivity extends Activity {
         getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
     }
 
+    // A clean, phone-style incoming call screen: brand-blue backdrop, a circular avatar with the caller's
+    // initial, the name + call type, and two round icon buttons (red hang-up = decline, green phone = accept).
     private View buildUi() {
         LinearLayout root = new LinearLayout(this);
         root.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
-        root.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        root.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
         root.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#16294F")); // brand blue
-        int pad = dp(24);
-        root.setPadding(pad, pad, pad, pad);
+        int side = dp(28);
+        root.setPadding(side, dp(64), side, dp(56));
 
         boolean video = "true".equals(callData.getString("hasVideo", "false"));
         String name = callData.getString("callerName", "Incoming call");
         if (name == null || name.isEmpty()) name = "Incoming call";
 
-        TextView label = new TextView(this);
-        label.setText(video ? "Incoming video call" : "Incoming call");
-        label.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#BBD0FF"));
-        label.setTextSize(16);
-        label.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        // Top spacer pushes the avatar/name to the upper third.
+        root.addView(new View(this), new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 1f));
+
+        View avatar = avatarView(name);
+        LinearLayout.LayoutParams avLp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(dp(96), dp(96));
+        avLp.gravity = Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL;
+        avLp.bottomMargin = dp(22);
+        root.addView(avatar, avLp);
 
         TextView who = new TextView(this);
         who.setText(name);
         who.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
-        who.setTextSize(30);
+        who.setTextSize(27);
         who.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
-        LinearLayout.LayoutParams whoLp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
-                LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
-        whoLp.topMargin = dp(12);
-        whoLp.bottomMargin = dp(48);
+        who.setTypeface(who.getTypeface(), android.graphics.Typeface.BOLD);
+        root.addView(who, wrap(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, dp(6)));
+
+        TextView label = new TextView(this);
+        label.setText(video ? "Incoming video call" : "Incoming voice call");
+        label.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#AEC2EA"));
+        label.setTextSize(15);
+        label.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        root.addView(label, wrap(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0));
+
+        // Larger spacer drops the buttons to the bottom.
+        root.addView(new View(this), new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 0, 1.5f));
 
         LinearLayout buttons = new LinearLayout(this);
         buttons.setOrientation(LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL);
         buttons.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        buttons.addView(callButtonColumn("Decline", "#DC2626", R.drawable.ic_call_decline, v -> doDecline()),
+                new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(0, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, 1f));
+        buttons.addView(callButtonColumn("Accept", "#16A34A", R.drawable.ic_call_answer, v -> doAccept()),
+                new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(0, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, 1f));
+        root.addView(buttons, new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
 
-        Button decline = actionButton("Decline", "#DC2626");
-        decline.setOnClickListener(v -> doDecline());
-        Button accept = actionButton("Accept", "#16A34A");
-        accept.setOnClickListener(v -> doAccept());
-
-        LinearLayout.LayoutParams bl = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(dp(120), dp(56));
-        bl.rightMargin = dp(20);
-        LinearLayout.LayoutParams br = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(dp(120), dp(56));
-        buttons.addView(decline, bl);
-        buttons.addView(accept, br);
-
-        root.addView(label);
-        root.addView(who, whoLp);
-        root.addView(buttons);
         return root;
     }
 
-    private Button actionButton(String text, String colorHex) {
-        Button b = new Button(this);
-        b.setText(text);
-        b.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
-        b.setAllCaps(false);
-        b.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor(colorHex));
-        return b;
+    private LinearLayout.LayoutParams wrap(int gravity, int bottomMargin) {
+        LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
+                LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
+        lp.gravity = gravity;
+        lp.bottomMargin = bottomMargin;
+        return lp;
+    }
+
+    // Circular avatar with the caller's first initial.
+    private View avatarView(String name) {
+        android.widget.FrameLayout f = new android.widget.FrameLayout(this);
+        android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable bg = new android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable();
+        bg.setShape(android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable.OVAL);
+        bg.setColor(Color.parseColor("#2F4E8F"));
+        f.setBackground(bg);
+        TextView initial = new TextView(this);
+        String ch = (name != null && !name.trim().isEmpty()) ? name.trim().substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() : "?";
+        initial.setText(ch);
+        initial.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
+        initial.setTextSize(40);
+        initial.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        f.addView(initial, new android.widget.FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                android.widget.FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, android.widget.FrameLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT));
+        return f;
+    }
+
+    // A round colored icon button with a caption underneath.
+    private View callButtonColumn(String caption, String colorHex, int iconRes, View.OnClickListener onClick) {
+        LinearLayout col = new LinearLayout(this);
+        col.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
+        col.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
+
+        android.widget.ImageButton btn = new android.widget.ImageButton(this);
+        android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable circle = new android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable();
+        circle.setShape(android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable.OVAL);
+        circle.setColor(Color.parseColor(colorHex));
+        btn.setBackground(circle);
+        btn.setImageResource(iconRes);
+        btn.setColorFilter(Color.WHITE);
+        btn.setScaleType(android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType.CENTER);
+        btn.setOnClickListener(onClick);
+        col.addView(btn, new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(dp(72), dp(72)));
+
+        TextView t = new TextView(this);
+        t.setText(caption);
+        t.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#D5E1F5"));
+        t.setTextSize(14);
+        t.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);
+        LinearLayout.LayoutParams tLp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
+                LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
+        tLp.topMargin = dp(10);
+        tLp.gravity = Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL;
+        col.addView(t, tLp);
+        return col;
     }
 
     private void startRinging() {
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/NativeCallPlugin.java b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/NativeCallPlugin.java
index 3f61983..df1f2b3 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/NativeCallPlugin.java
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/java/com/bizgaze/connect/nativecall/NativeCallPlugin.java
@@ -113,6 +113,35 @@ public class NativeCallPlugin extends Plugin {
     // Increment 1: mute is handled by the WebView (it owns the media). No-op so the shared bridge doesn't reject.
     @PluginMethod public void setMuted(PluginCall call) { call.resolve(); }
 
+    // Ask the OS to exempt the app from battery optimization. Without this, aggressive OEMs (OnePlus/Oppo/Xiaomi)
+    // hold high-priority FCM call-wake messages while the app is swiped-away/Dozing, so an incoming call doesn't
+    // ring until it's already over. Shows the system "allow background activity" dialog once; harmless if already
+    // exempt. (OEM "auto-launch"/"allow background" toggles are separate and can only be enabled by the user.)
+    @PluginMethod
+    public void requestCallReliability(PluginCall call) {
+        com.getcapacitor.JSObject ret = new com.getcapacitor.JSObject();
+        try {
+            android.content.Context ctx = getContext();
+            android.os.PowerManager pm = (android.os.PowerManager) ctx.getSystemService(android.content.Context.POWER_SERVICE);
+            String pkg = ctx.getPackageName();
+            boolean ignoring = pm != null && pm.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations(pkg);
+            ret.put("ignoringBatteryOptimizations", ignoring);
+            if (!ignoring && Boolean.TRUE.equals(call.getBoolean("prompt", true))) {
+                android.app.Activity act = getActivity();
+                android.content.Context launcher = act != null ? act : ctx;
+                android.content.Intent i = new android.content.Intent(
+                        android.provider.Settings.ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS,
+                        android.net.Uri.parse("package:" + pkg));
+                i.addFlags(android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+                launcher.startActivity(i);
+                ret.put("prompted", true);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            ret.put("error", e.getMessage() == null ? "failed" : e.getMessage());
+        }
+        call.resolve(ret);
+    }
+
     // --- Increment 2+ methods (video / screen-share / hole-punch / #12 reconnect / #5 transcript). Safe no-ops
     // for now so the shared web bridge never rejects on Android; real bodies land with the native-media build. ---
     @PluginMethod public void reconnectRoom(PluginCall call) { call.resolve(); }
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/res/drawable/ic_call_answer.xml b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/res/drawable/ic_call_answer.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8413df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/res/drawable/ic_call_answer.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="26dp"
+    android:height="26dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M6.62,10.79c1.44,2.83 3.76,5.14 6.59,6.59l2.2,-2.2c0.27,-0.27 0.67,-0.36 1.02,-0.24 1.12,0.37 2.33,0.57 3.57,0.57 0.55,0 1,0.45 1,1V20c0,0.55 -0.45,1 -1,1 -9.39,0 -17,-7.61 -17,-17 0,-0.55 0.45,-1 1,-1h3.5c0.55,0 1,0.45 1,1 0,1.25 0.2,2.45 0.57,3.57 0.11,0.35 0.03,0.74 -0.25,1.02l-2.2,2.2z" />
+</vector>
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/res/drawable/ic_call_decline.xml b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/res/drawable/ic_call_decline.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e8f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/android/src/main/res/drawable/ic_call_decline.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="26dp"
+    android:height="26dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FFFFFF"
+        android:pathData="M12,9c-1.6,0 -3.15,0.25 -4.6,0.72v3.1c0,0.39 -0.23,0.74 -0.56,0.9 -0.98,0.49 -1.87,1.12 -2.66,1.85 -0.18,0.18 -0.43,0.28 -0.7,0.28 -0.28,0 -0.53,-0.11 -0.71,-0.29L0.29,13.08c-0.18,-0.17 -0.29,-0.42 -0.29,-0.7 0,-0.28 0.11,-0.53 0.29,-0.71C3.34,8.78 7.46,7 12,7s8.66,1.78 11.71,4.67c0.18,0.18 0.29,0.43 0.29,0.71 0,0.28 -0.11,0.53 -0.29,0.71l-2.48,2.48c-0.18,0.18 -0.43,0.29 -0.71,0.29 -0.27,0 -0.52,-0.11 -0.7,-0.28 -0.79,-0.74 -1.69,-1.36 -2.67,-1.85 -0.33,-0.16 -0.56,-0.5 -0.56,-0.9v-3.1C15.15,9.25 13.6,9 12,9z" />
+</vector>
diff --git a/server/public/home.html b/server/public/home.html
index 5236ea1..54aa0a4 100644
--- a/server/public/home.html
+++ b/server/public/home.html
@@ -4350,6 +4350,9 @@ async function setupNativeCall(){
     // token is already registered by setupNativePush — the server call-wake targets it, so no token step here.
     if(!cfg || !cfg.androidCall){ console.log('[nativecall] Android native calling disabled by server — using WebView calls'); return; }
     _callkitReady=true; _callWebViewMedia=true;
+    // Ask for a battery-optimization exemption so a killed/Dozing phone still gets the high-priority FCM
+    // call-wake in time to ring (OnePlus/Oppo hold it otherwise). Prompt only the first time; then just check.
+    try{ if(NC.requestCallReliability){ const asked=localStorage.getItem('bzcCallRelAsked'); const rel=await NC.requestCallReliability({ prompt: !asked }); localStorage.setItem('bzcCallRelAsked','1'); if(rel && rel.ignoringBatteryOptimizations===false) console.log('[nativecall] app is NOT exempt from battery optimization — killed-state ring may be delayed until this is allowed'); } }catch(_){}
   } else {
     // iOS CallKit: native media (the plugin owns this identity's one LiveKit connection). Flipped on once native
     // media carries the audio.