diff --git a/app/src/google/kotlin/org/meshtastic/app/map/component/NodeClusterMarkers.kt b/app/src/google/kotlin/org/meshtastic/app/map/component/NodeClusterMarkers.kt
index 32e250475..16d399e49 100644
--- a/app/src/google/kotlin/org/meshtastic/app/map/component/NodeClusterMarkers.kt
+++ b/app/src/google/kotlin/org/meshtastic/app/map/component/NodeClusterMarkers.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package org.meshtastic.app.map.component
 
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
-import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.SideEffect
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalView
 import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ fun NodeClusterMarkers(
     val savedStateRegistryOwner = LocalSavedStateRegistryOwner.current
 
     // Workaround for https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/issues/858
+    // and https://github.com/googlemaps/android-maps-compose/issues/875
     // The maps clustering library creates an internal ComposeView to snapshot markers.
     // If that view is not attached to the hierarchy (which it often isn't during rendering),
     // it fails to find the Lifecycle and SavedState owners. We propagate them to the root view
     // so the internal snapshot view can find them when walking up the tree.
-    LaunchedEffect(view, lifecycleOwner, savedStateRegistryOwner) {
+    // We do this in a SideEffect to ensure it happens before or during composition of children.
+    SideEffect {
         val root = view.rootView
         if (root.findViewTreeLifecycleOwner() == null) {
             root.setViewTreeLifecycleOwner(lifecycleOwner)
diff --git a/core/ble/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ble/KableBleConnection.kt b/core/ble/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ble/KableBleConnection.kt
index d64a88dde..5bb26c8a5 100644
--- a/core/ble/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ble/KableBleConnection.kt
+++ b/core/ble/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/ble/KableBleConnection.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.meshtastic.core.ble
 
 import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
+import com.juul.kable.NotConnectedException
 import com.juul.kable.Peripheral
 import com.juul.kable.PeripheralBuilder
 import com.juul.kable.State
@@ -259,6 +260,9 @@ class KableBleConnection(private val scope: CoroutineScope, private val loggingC
     private suspend fun safeClosePeripheral(tag: String) {
         try {
             peripheral?.disconnect()
+        } catch (_: NotConnectedException) {
+            // Silence "Disconnect requested" which Kable throws if already disconnected.
+            // This is a common non-fatal reported in Crashlytics that is safe to ignore here.
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             Logger.w(e) { "[$tag] Failed to disconnect peripheral" }
         }
diff --git a/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/network/radio/BleRadioTransport.kt b/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/network/radio/BleRadioTransport.kt
index 7da67a54a..769476822 100644
--- a/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/network/radio/BleRadioTransport.kt
+++ b/core/network/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/network/radio/BleRadioTransport.kt
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ class BleRadioTransport(
                 // materially speeds up the initial config drain and any bulk fromRadio reads.
                 if (bleConnection.requestHighConnectionPriority()) {
                     Logger.d { "[$address] Requested high BLE connection priority" }
+                    // Wait for the connection parameter update to succeed before starting the heavy traffic
+                    // in onConnect(). Otherwise, the Android BLE stack may disconnect with GATT 147.
+                    delay(1.seconds)
                 }
 
                 this@BleRadioTransport.callback.onConnect()
diff --git a/core/service/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/service/MeshService.kt b/core/service/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/service/MeshService.kt
index 5869ce94f..6c4087298 100644
--- a/core/service/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/core/service/src/androidMain/kotlin/org/meshtastic/core/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -159,9 +159,24 @@ class MeshService : Service() {
                 0
             }
 
+        startForegroundSafely(notification, foregroundServiceType)
+
+        return if (!wantForeground) {
+            Logger.i { "Stopping mesh service because no device is selected" }
+            ServiceCompat.stopForeground(this, ServiceCompat.STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE)
+            stopSelf()
+            START_NOT_STICKY
+        } else {
+            START_STICKY
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun startForegroundSafely(notification: android.app.Notification, foregroundServiceType: Int) {
         @Suppress("TooGenericExceptionCaught")
         try {
             ServiceCompat.startForeground(this, SERVICE_NOTIFY_ID, notification, foregroundServiceType)
+        } catch (ex: android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException) {
+            Logger.e(ex) { "ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException: OS restricted background start." }
         } catch (ex: SecurityException) {
             // On Android 14+ starting a location FGS from the background can fail with SecurityException
             // if the app is not in an allowed state. Retry without the location type if that was requested.
@@ -177,6 +192,8 @@ class MeshService : Service() {
                 }
                 try {
                     ServiceCompat.startForeground(this, SERVICE_NOTIFY_ID, notification, connectedDeviceOnly)
+                } catch (retryEx: android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException) {
+                    Logger.e(retryEx) { "ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException on retry." }
                 } catch (retryEx: Exception) {
                     Logger.e(retryEx) { "Failed to start foreground service even after retry" }
                 }
@@ -185,16 +202,6 @@ class MeshService : Service() {
             }
         } catch (ex: Exception) {
             Logger.e(ex) { "Error starting foreground service" }
-            return START_NOT_STICKY
-        }
-
-        return if (!wantForeground) {
-            Logger.i { "Stopping mesh service because no device is selected" }
-            ServiceCompat.stopForeground(this, ServiceCompat.STOP_FOREGROUND_REMOVE)
-            stopSelf()
-            START_NOT_STICKY
-        } else {
-            START_STICKY
         }
     }