diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6075acaa..23f0da2b 100755
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
         android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.software.leanback" android:required="false" />
+    <!-- TVs and set-top boxes have no touchscreen; without this Google Play hides the app there -->
+    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
 
     <!-- For Android 10+ -->
     <application
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">
-        <activity android:name="Crash" android:exported="false" />
+        <!-- Separate process: it survives the crashed main process being killed -->
+        <activity android:name="Crash" android:exported="false" android:process=":crash" />
         <activity
             android:name="Decoder"
             android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboardHidden"
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/App.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/App.java
index 69c743e2..17b0a3ef 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/App.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/App.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Process;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 public class App extends Application {
@@ -20,11 +21,17 @@ public void onCreate() {
         Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler((thread, throwable) -> {
             Log.e("OpenIPCDecoder", "Uncaught exception", throwable);
 
-            Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Crash.class);
-            intent.putExtra("error", Log.getStackTraceString(throwable));
-            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
-            startActivity(intent);
-            // Process will terminate naturally with the crash activity visible
+            try {
+                Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Crash.class);
+                intent.putExtra("error", Log.getStackTraceString(throwable));
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
+                startActivity(intent);
+            } finally {
+                // The app state is undefined after an uncaught exception (and the main looper
+                // may be dead), so end this process; Crash runs in its own ":crash" process.
+                Process.killProcess(Process.myPid());
+                System.exit(10);
+            }
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java
index 15e2dce5..ff7ae467 100755
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java
@@ -391,9 +391,40 @@ private void saveSettings() {
 
     // ====================== Status overlay ======================
 
+    // Delayed overlay updates after "connected"; cancelled on every status change
+    private final Runnable statusDetails = this::showConnectedDetails;
+    private final Runnable statusHide = () -> {
+        if (statusText != null) statusText.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+    };
+
+    private void showConnectedDetails() {
+        if (statusText == null || statusText.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE) return;
+        String videoCodec = codecH265 ? "H.265" : "H.264";
+        String aCodec;
+        switch (audioCodec) {
+            case AudioConfig.AAC:  aCodec = " • AAC"; break;
+            case AudioConfig.PCMU:
+            case AudioConfig.PCMA: aCodec = " • G.711"; break;
+            case AudioConfig.PCM:  aCodec = " • PCM"; break;
+            default:               aCodec = ""; break;
+        }
+        long elapsedNs = System.nanoTime() - statusBitrateNs;
+        String bps = "";
+        long bytes = rtspClient != null ? rtspClient.getStreamBytes() : 0;
+        if (elapsedNs > 500_000_000 && bytes > 0) {
+            double mbps = (bytes * 8.0 / 1_000_000)
+                    / (elapsedNs / 1_000_000_000.0);
+            bps = String.format(Locale.US, " • %.1f Mbps", mbps);
+        }
+        statusText.setText("Connected • " + videoCodec + aCodec + bps);
+    }
+
     private void updateStatus(String status) {
         runOnUiThread(() -> {
             if (statusText == null) return;
+            // A stale timer from an earlier "connected" must not overwrite or hide this status
+            statusText.removeCallbacks(statusDetails);
+            statusText.removeCallbacks(statusHide);
 
             switch (status) {
                 case "connecting":
@@ -405,34 +436,9 @@ private void updateStatus(String status) {
                     statusText.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                     statusStreamBytes = rtspClient != null ? rtspClient.getStreamBytes() : 0;
                     statusBitrateNs = rtspClient != null ? rtspClient.getBitrateMarkNs() : System.nanoTime();
-                    // After 1 second, refresh with codec + bitrate info
-                    statusText.postDelayed(() -> {
-                        if (statusText == null
-                                || statusText.getVisibility() != View.VISIBLE) return;
-                        String videoCodec = codecH265 ? "H.265" : "H.264";
-                        String aCodec;
-                        switch (audioCodec) {
-                            case AudioConfig.AAC:  aCodec = " • AAC"; break;
-                            case AudioConfig.PCMU:
-                            case AudioConfig.PCMA: aCodec = " • G.711"; break;
-                            case AudioConfig.PCM:  aCodec = " • PCM"; break;
-                            default:               aCodec = ""; break;
-                        }
-                        long elapsedNs = System.nanoTime() - statusBitrateNs;
-                        String bps = "";
-                        long bytes = rtspClient != null ? rtspClient.getStreamBytes() : 0;
-                        if (elapsedNs > 500_000_000 && bytes > 0) {
-                            double mbps = (bytes * 8.0 / 1_000_000)
-                                    / (elapsedNs / 1_000_000_000.0);
-                            bps = String.format(Locale.US, " • %.1f Mbps", mbps);
-                        }
-                        statusText.setText("Connected • " + videoCodec + aCodec + bps);
-                    }, 1000);
-                    statusText.postDelayed(() -> {
-                        if (statusText != null) {
-                            statusText.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                        }
-                    }, 5000);
+                    // After 1 second, refresh with codec + bitrate info; hide after 5 seconds
+                    statusText.postDelayed(statusDetails, 1000);
+                    statusText.postDelayed(statusHide, 5000);
                     break;
                 case "disconnected":
                     statusText.setText(getString(R.string.status_disconnected));
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MenuManager.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MenuManager.java
index fa85657c..8aab8d6d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MenuManager.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MenuManager.java
@@ -337,7 +337,8 @@ void startBrowser(String mHost) {
             public void onReceivedHttpAuthRequest(
                     WebView v, HttpAuthHandler handler, String h, String realm) {
                 String userInfo = finalUri.getUserInfo();
-                if (userInfo != null) {
+                // Only the camera itself gets its credentials, never a host reached by a redirect or link
+                if (userInfo != null && link.equalsIgnoreCase(h)) {
                     String[] parts = userInfo.split(":", 2);
                     if (parts.length == 2) {
                         handler.proceed(parts[0], parts[1]);