diff --git a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/ios/Sources/AudioRoutePlugin/AudioRoutePlugin.swift b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/ios/Sources/AudioRoutePlugin/AudioRoutePlugin.swift
index 9f1d1fc..dbdb984 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/ios/Sources/AudioRoutePlugin/AudioRoutePlugin.swift
+++ b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/ios/Sources/AudioRoutePlugin/AudioRoutePlugin.swift
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ import AVFoundation
 // up as window.Capacitor.Plugins.AudioRoute (an app-embedded class gets stripped in release builds).
 //
 // The built-in EARPIECE is unreachable inside a WKWebView — WebKit owns the WebRTC audio unit and forces the
-// loudspeaker (proven on device: overrideOutputAudioPort(.none) is a no-op there). So this plugin exposes only
-// what iOS actually allows for call audio:
-//   * setSpeaker(true)  -> force the loudspeaker (overrideOutputAudioPort(.speaker))
-//   * setSpeaker(false) -> use the default output port: a connected Bluetooth/wired headset, else the default
+// loudspeaker. So this plugin exposes only what iOS actually allows for call audio:
+//   * setSpeaker(true)  -> force the loudspeaker. IMPORTANT: overrideOutputAudioPort(.speaker) ALONE cannot
+//                          beat a connected Bluetooth headset (BT is higher priority), so we also DROP the
+//                          Bluetooth options from the category (options [.defaultToSpeaker]) so BT isn't a
+//                          candidate output — that's what actually forces the speaker over BT.
+//   * setSpeaker(false) -> "Device": allow BT/wired again and use the default port, which routes to a connected
+//                          headset (else the system default).
 // It also REPORTS the active output to the web UI (getRoute() + a 'routeChange' event), because iOS hides audio
-// outputs from JavaScript (enumerateDevices returns none), so the web layer can't otherwise show the correct
-// speaker/bluetooth/headset icon.
+// outputs from JavaScript, so the web layer can't otherwise show the correct speaker/bluetooth/headset icon.
 @objc(AudioRoutePlugin)
 public class AudioRoutePlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin {
     public let identifier = "AudioRoutePlugin"
@@ -26,15 +28,30 @@ public class AudioRoutePlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin {
     private var pending: DispatchWorkItem?
 
     override public func load() {
-        let s = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
-        try? s.setCategory(.playAndRecord, mode: .voiceChat, options: [.allowBluetooth, .allowBluetoothA2DP])
-        try? s.setActive(true)
+        try? configureDevice()   // start in "device" mode (BT/wired allowed); the web forces speaker per call
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(routeChanged),
                                                name: AVAudioSession.routeChangeNotification, object: nil)
     }
 
     deinit { NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self) }
 
+    // Force the loudspeaker even over a connected BT headset: with no .allowBluetooth option, BT is not an
+    // eligible output, so the port override lands on the built-in speaker.
+    private func configureSpeaker() throws {
+        let s = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+        try s.setCategory(.playAndRecord, mode: .voiceChat, options: [.defaultToSpeaker])
+        try s.setActive(true)
+        try s.overrideOutputAudioPort(.speaker)
+    }
+
+    // Allow BT/wired and use the default port (routes to a connected headset, else the system default).
+    private func configureDevice() throws {
+        let s = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+        try s.setCategory(.playAndRecord, mode: .voiceChat, options: [.allowBluetooth, .allowBluetoothA2DP])
+        try s.setActive(true)
+        try s.overrideOutputAudioPort(.none)
+    }
+
     // The ACTIVE output, mapped to a simple label the web UI turns into an icon.
     private func currentOutput() -> String {
         for o in AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().currentRoute.outputs {
@@ -51,15 +68,13 @@ public class AudioRoutePlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin {
     }
 
     @objc private func routeChanged() {
-        // Coalesce the burst iOS/WebKit fire on device (dis)connect, then re-hold the loudspeaker if the user
-        // chose it, and tell the web UI where the audio actually is so the icon stays correct.
+        // Coalesce the burst iOS fires on device (dis)connect, then re-hold the loudspeaker if the user chose
+        // it (a BT connect can steal the route), and tell the web UI where the audio actually is.
         pending?.cancel()
         let work = DispatchWorkItem { [weak self] in
             guard let self = self else { return }
-            let s = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
-            if self.wantSpeaker && !s.currentRoute.outputs.contains(where: { $0.portType == .builtInSpeaker }) {
-                try? s.overrideOutputAudioPort(.speaker)
-            }
+            let onSpeaker = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().currentRoute.outputs.contains { $0.portType == .builtInSpeaker }
+            if self.wantSpeaker && !onSpeaker { try? self.configureSpeaker() }
             self.notifyListeners("routeChange", data: ["output": self.currentOutput()])
         }
         pending = work
@@ -68,11 +83,8 @@ public class AudioRoutePlugin: CAPPlugin, CAPBridgedPlugin {
 
     @objc func setSpeaker(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
         wantSpeaker = call.getBool("on") ?? true
-        let s = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
         do {
-            // "not speaker" means use the default port (headset if present); .voiceChat keeps AEC/AGC on.
-            if !wantSpeaker && s.category == .playAndRecord && s.mode != .voiceChat { try s.setMode(.voiceChat) }
-            try s.overrideOutputAudioPort(wantSpeaker ? .speaker : .none)
+            if wantSpeaker { try configureSpeaker() } else { try configureDevice() }
             call.resolve(["output": currentOutput()])   // immediate (may be stale); the routeChange event corrects it
         } catch {
             call.reject(error.localizedDescription)
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json
index ba45f13..41a1f76 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json
+++ b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "audio-route",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "iOS earpiece/speaker audio route toggle for Biz Connect",
   "main": "dist/plugin.cjs.js",
   "module": "dist/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/server/public/home.html b/server/public/home.html
index e5a7e76..8566675 100644
--- a/server/public/home.html
+++ b/server/public/home.html
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 <script src="/icons.js?v=6"></script>
-<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-21-batch148';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
+<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-22-batch149';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
 // Emoji are rendered with the OS's own (colour) emoji font — instant, zero network.
 //
 // We used to run Twemoji over every emoji, which swapped each one for an <img> pulled INDIVIDUALLY from
@@ -4456,6 +4456,7 @@ function bzInitNativeRoute(){
 function bzOnNativeRoute(output){
   if(!output) return;
   _nativeOutput=output;
+  if(window.bzDbg) window.bzDbg('nroute',{out:output, want:meetRoute}); // TEMP verify speaker-over-BT (remove after confirm)
   meetRoute = (output==='bluetooth'||output==='wired') ? 'bt' : (output==='speaker' ? 'speaker' : meetRoute);
   refreshSpkBtn();
 }
@@ -4567,6 +4568,7 @@ async function toggleSpeakerphone(){
   const i=routes.indexOf(cur);
   meetRoute=routes[(i<0?0:(i+1)%routes.length)];
   try{ localStorage.setItem('bzc_route', meetRoute); }catch(_){}
+  if(window.bzDbg) window.bzDbg('sptap',{route:meetRoute, ios:ios, nout:_nativeOutput}); // TEMP verify toggle (remove after confirm)
   bzApplyRoute(meetRoute); // iOS native: switch loudspeaker<->default port via AVAudioSession (setSinkId below is a no-op there)
   if(!ios){
     if(meetRoute==='bt' && bt) await setSpeakerDevice(bt.deviceId);