diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/ios/Sources/NativeCallPlugin/NativeCallPlugin.swift b/mobile/plugins/native-call/ios/Sources/NativeCallPlugin/NativeCallPlugin.swift
index 4c5ab10..174bab5 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/ios/Sources/NativeCallPlugin/NativeCallPlugin.swift
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/ios/Sources/NativeCallPlugin/NativeCallPlugin.swift
@@ -175,16 +175,12 @@ public class NativeCallPlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin, PKPushRegistryDelega
         var data: [String: Any] = calls[uuid] ?? [:]
         data["callUUID"] = uuid.uuidString
         action.fulfill()
-        // RING-ONLY MODEL: CallKit was used purely for the incoming ring. End the CallKit call NOW so iOS
-        // RELEASES the microphone — an active CallKit call reserves the mic and the WebView's WebRTC would get
-        // a dead mic. Then hand the call to the WebView, giving iOS a beat to tear down the CallKit audio
-        // session before the WebView grabs the mic. Background audio is preserved by the 'voip' background mode.
-        provider.reportCall(with: uuid, endedAt: Date(), reason: .remoteEnded)
-        calls.removeValue(forKey: uuid)
-        endedCalls.insert(uuid)
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) { [weak self] in
-            self?.notifyListeners("answerCall", data: data)
-        }
+        // Keep the CallKit call ACTIVE — fulfilling the answer for an ACTIVE call is what foregrounds/unlocks
+        // the app and gives it in-call context (ending it here made iOS cancel the app launch → the app never
+        // opened). The WebView carries the media; we deliberately do NOT reconfigure the audio session
+        // (didActivate is a no-op) so we don't fight WebKit's WebRTC mic. The CallKit call is ended later when
+        // the WebView call ends (the dm-call/group-call inactive event → JS calls endCall()).
+        notifyListeners("answerCall", data: data)
     }
 
     public func provider(_ provider: CXProvider, perform action: CXEndCallAction) {