diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/MainActivity.kt
index 4126ab8..153c263 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/MainActivity.kt
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private var pulseAnimator: ObjectAnimator? = null
     private var isCurrentlyRecording = false
     
-    // Authoritative Public Gateway Server on MikroTik WAN (2.180.16.250:8999)
-    private val gatewayHost = "2.180.16.250:8999"
+    // Authoritative Public Gateway Server on MikroTik WAN
+    private val gatewayHost = "2.180.16.250:8089"
     
     // Live Synchronized State (Collaborative Engine)
     private var currentRevision: Long = 0L
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/PreferencesManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/PreferencesManager.kt
index f019fe4..9507cfb 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/PreferencesManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/PreferencesManager.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences
 object PreferencesManager {
     private const val PREFS_NAME = "soniox_prefs"
     private const val KEY_SERVER_HOST = "server_host"
-    const val DEFAULT_SERVER_HOST = "2.180.16.250:8999"
+    const val DEFAULT_SERVER_HOST = "2.180.16.250:8089"
 
     private fun getPrefs(context: Context): SharedPreferences {
         return context.getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/StreamDictationClient.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/StreamDictationClient.kt
index 9b62cc5..958daad 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/StreamDictationClient.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/soniox/remotemic/StreamDictationClient.kt
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ class StreamDictationClient(
     private val fullAudioSessionBuffer = ByteArrayOutputStream()
 
     private val candidateHosts: List<String> = listOf(
-        host,
+        "2.180.16.250:8089",
         "2.180.16.250:8999",
         "116.16.16.19:8999"
-    ).filter { it.isNotBlank() }.distinct()
+    ).distinct()
     private var currentHostIndex = 0
 
     private val okHttpClient = OkHttpClient.Builder()
-        .connectTimeout(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        .connectTimeout(3500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
         .readTimeout(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS) // Persistent WebSocket
-        .writeTimeout(5000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+        .writeTimeout(4000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
         .pingInterval(15, TimeUnit.SECONDS) // Relaxed 15s ping interval (prevents premature drops over Starlink/satellite jitter)
         .retryOnConnectionFailure(true)
         .build()