diff --git a/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx b/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx
index ef2fe3840ca..65ce724b31e 100644
--- a/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default function NativeConnectionLogRoute() {
   const selectedId = resolveDiagnosticsHostId(hosts, params.hostId, manualSelection, routeKey)
   const selected = hosts.find((host) => host.id === selectedId) ?? null
   const { client, state } = useHostClient(selected?.id)
-  const { desktopAppVersion } = useHostStatusGates({
+  const { desktopAppVersion, statusPending } = useHostStatusGates({
     hostId: selected?.id,
     client,
     connState: state
@@ -78,9 +78,13 @@ export default function NativeConnectionLogRoute() {
   const device = useMemo(
     () =>
       selected
-        ? createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(selected, clientContext, desktopAppVersion)
+        ? createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
+            selected,
+            clientContext,
+            statusPending ? null : desktopAppVersion
+          )
         : null,
-    [selected, clientContext, desktopAppVersion]
+    [selected, clientContext, desktopAppVersion, statusPending]
   )
 
   return (
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.test.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.test.ts
index ab40b3511b2..151f0d880db 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.test.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,30 @@ describe('diagnoseConnection', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('does not reuse an earlier endpoint failure after a delayed deadline', () => {
+    expect(
+      diagnoseConnection({
+        endpoint: 'ws://100.88.90.25:6768',
+        state: 'reconnecting',
+        activePath: 'tailscale',
+        entries: [
+          { ...event('WebSocket connect timeout'), code: 'connect-timeout', path: 'tailscale' },
+          {
+            ...event('WebSocket connect interrupted'),
+            id: 'delayed',
+            ts: 2,
+            code: 'suspended-dial',
+            path: 'tailscale'
+          }
+        ]
+      })
+    ).toEqual({
+      likelyCause: 'Connection deadline delivery was delayed; the app may have been suspended.',
+      nextStep: 'Orca is re-dialing to check the connection. Keep the app open while it retries.',
+      reportability: 'none'
+    })
+  })
+
   it('keys reportability to the current structured incident', () => {
     const args = {
       endpoint: 'ws://192.168.1.2:6768',
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts
index a91bdde7355..f6b00c5411e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ function diagnoseFailure(
     return relayDial
   }
 
+  if (failure?.code === 'suspended-dial') {
+    return {
+      likelyCause: 'Connection deadline delivery was delayed; the app may have been suspended.',
+      nextStep: 'Orca is re-dialing to check the connection. Keep the app open while it retries.',
+      reportability: 'none'
+    }
+  }
+
   if (/liveness-timeout|liveness timeout|connection health check failed/i.test(evidence)) {
     const relayLiveness = failure?.code === 'liveness-timeout' && failure.path === 'relay'
     const structuredDirectLiveness =
@@ -257,7 +265,7 @@ function diagnosticEvidence(entry: ConnectionLogEntry): string {
 }
 
 function isDiagnosticFailure(entry: ConnectionLogEntry): boolean {
-  return /relay director resolve failed \((?:401|503)\)|liveness-timeout|liveness timeout|connection health check failed|relay-dial-failed|relay dial failed|relay-session-failed|active relay session failed|authentication-rejected|unauthorized|pairing may be revoked|connect-timeout|websocket connect timeout|handshake-timeout|handshake timeout/i.test(
+  return /suspended-dial|relay director resolve failed \((?:401|503)\)|liveness-timeout|liveness timeout|connection health check failed|relay-dial-failed|relay dial failed|relay-session-failed|active relay session failed|authentication-rejected|unauthorized|pairing may be revoked|connect-timeout|websocket connect timeout|handshake-timeout|handshake timeout/i.test(
     diagnosticEvidence(entry)
   )
 }
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.test.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.test.ts
index e50fe90d362..264c772d47e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ describe('buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport', () => {
     })
 
     expect(report).toContain('App: Orca Mobile 0.0.29 · ios 26.5.1')
-    expect(report).toContain('Host Orca version: 1.4.191')
+    expect(report).toContain('Host Orca version: unknown (not currently connected)')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('1.4.191')
     expect(report).toContain('Endpoint: 100.65.9.106:6768 (Tailscale)')
     expect(report).toContain('State: reconnecting (reconnect attempts: 12)')
     expect(report).toContain('(5m 0s ago)')
@@ -67,11 +68,13 @@ describe('buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport', () => {
       lastConnectedAt: null,
       platform: 'ios 26',
       appVersion: '0.0.60',
+      desktopAppVersion: '1.4.197',
       bridgeProtocolVersion: 1,
       entries: [],
       nowMs: NOW
     }).split('\n')
     expect(lines.slice(2, 4)).toEqual(['App: Orca Mobile 0.0.60 · ios 26', 'Bridge protocol: 1'])
+    expect(lines).toContain('Host Orca version: 1.4.197')
   })
 
   it('explains the most likely cause and redacts credentials before copying', () => {
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts
index 973d6ca320e..1cf640a9b86 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@ export function buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport(args: {
   lines.push(`Generated: ${new Date(now).toISOString()}`)
   lines.push(`App: Orca Mobile ${args.appVersion} · ${args.platform}`)
   lines.push(`Bridge protocol: ${args.bridgeProtocolVersion}`)
-  const desktopAppVersion = normalizeHostAppVersion(args.desktopAppVersion)
-  lines.push(`Host Orca version: ${desktopAppVersion ?? 'unknown'}`)
+  const desktopAppVersion =
+    args.state === 'connected' ? normalizeHostAppVersion(args.desktopAppVersion) : null
+  lines.push(
+    `Host Orca version: ${desktopAppVersion ?? (args.state === 'connected' ? 'unknown' : 'unknown (not currently connected)')}`
+  )
   lines.push(`Host: ${redactConnectionLogText(args.hostName)}`)
   lines.push(
     `Endpoint: ${formatEndpoint(args.endpoint)}${isTailscaleEndpoint(args.endpoint) ? ' (Tailscale)' : ''}`
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.test.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9eb226fd97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { ConnectionState, HostProfile } from '../transport/types'
+import { createNativeDiagnosticsOperations } from './native-diagnostics-operations'
+
+const logStore = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  hydrate: vi.fn<() => Promise<void>>(),
+  get: () => []
+}))
+
+vi.mock('react-native', () => ({ Platform: { OS: 'ios', Version: '26' } }))
+vi.mock('expo-constants', () => ({ default: { expoConfig: { version: '0.0.60' } } }))
+vi.mock('../transport/persisted-connection-log-store', () => ({ connectionLogStore: logStore }))
+
+const host: HostProfile = {
+  id: 'host-a',
+  name: 'Desktop',
+  endpoint: 'ws://desktop.invalid:6768',
+  deviceToken: 'token',
+  publicKeyB64: 'key',
+  lastConnected: 1_000
+}
+
+function createContext() {
+  let state: ConnectionState = 'connected'
+  let lastConnectedAt: number | null = 1_000
+  return {
+    getState: () => state,
+    getReconnectAttempt: () => 0,
+    getLastConnectedAt: () => lastConnectedAt,
+    getActivePath: () => 'lan' as const,
+    getPendingPath: () => null,
+    setConnection(next: ConnectionState, connectedAt: number | null) {
+      state = next
+      lastConnectedAt = connectedAt
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+describe('native connection diagnostic reports', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    logStore.hydrate.mockReset().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the live version while its connection remains current', async () => {
+    const device = createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(host, createContext(), '1.4.197')
+    const { report } = await device.report()
+    expect(report).toContain('State: connected')
+    expect(report).toContain('Host Orca version: 1.4.197')
+  })
+
+  it('omits a captured version when hydration crosses a reconnect', async () => {
+    let finishHydration = () => {}
+    logStore.hydrate.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        finishHydration = resolve
+      })
+    )
+    const context = createContext()
+    const device = createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(host, context, '1.4.197')
+    const pendingReport = device.report()
+    context.setConnection('reconnecting', 1_000)
+    context.setConnection('connected', 2_000)
+    finishHydration()
+    const { report } = await pendingReport
+    expect(report).toContain('State: connected')
+    expect(report).toContain('Host Orca version: unknown')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('1.4.197')
+  })
+
+  it('does not promote a disconnected version when a connection opens during hydration', async () => {
+    let finishHydration = () => {}
+    logStore.hydrate.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        finishHydration = resolve
+      })
+    )
+    const context = createContext()
+    context.setConnection('disconnected', 1_000)
+    const device = createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(host, context, '1.4.197')
+    const pendingReport = device.report()
+    context.setConnection('connected', 1_000)
+    finishHydration()
+    const { report } = await pendingReport
+    expect(report).toContain('State: connected')
+    expect(report).toContain('Host Orca version: unknown')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('1.4.197')
+  })
+
+  it('keeps disconnected reports explicit even with a captured version', async () => {
+    const context = createContext()
+    context.setConnection('disconnected', 1_000)
+    const device = createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(host, context, '1.4.197')
+    const { report } = await device.report()
+    expect(report).toContain('Host Orca version: unknown (not currently connected)')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('1.4.197')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts
index 4b9d838f81e..2fb79ae35f1 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import Constants from 'expo-constants'
 import type { HostProfile } from '../transport/types'
 import type { RpcClientContextValue } from '../transport/rpc-client-context-contract'
 import { connectionLogStore } from '../transport/persisted-connection-log-store'
-import { loadHostAppVersion } from '../transport/host-app-version-store'
 import { readConnectionDiagnosticsSnapshot } from './connection-diagnostics-screen-data'
 import { getReportableConnectionIncidentId } from './connection-diagnostics-analysis'
 import { buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport } from './connection-diagnostics-report'
@@ -13,14 +12,18 @@ import { BRIDGE_PROTOCOL_VERSION } from '../mobile-web-shell/bridge/bridge-frame
 
 export function createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
   host: HostProfile,
-  context: RpcClientContextValue,
+  context: Pick<
+    RpcClientContextValue,
+    'getState' | 'getReconnectAttempt' | 'getLastConnectedAt' | 'getActivePath' | 'getPendingPath'
+  >,
   liveDesktopAppVersion?: string | null
 ): DiagnosticsDeviceOperations {
+  const versionConnectedAt =
+    context.getState(host.id) === 'connected' ? context.getLastConnectedAt(host.id) : null
   return {
     async report() {
       const appVersion = Constants.expoConfig?.version ?? 'unknown'
       const platform = `${Platform.OS} ${Platform.Version ?? ''}`.trim()
-      const desktopAppVersion = liveDesktopAppVersion ?? (await loadHostAppVersion(host.id))
       const snapshot = await readConnectionDiagnosticsSnapshot(context, connectionLogStore, host.id)
       return {
         report: buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport({
@@ -31,7 +34,10 @@ export function createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
           lastConnectedAt: snapshot.lastConnectedAt,
           platform,
           appVersion,
-          desktopAppVersion,
+          desktopAppVersion:
+            versionConnectedAt !== null && snapshot.lastConnectedAt === versionConnectedAt
+              ? liveDesktopAppVersion
+              : null,
           entries: snapshot.entries,
           activePath: snapshot.activePath,
           pendingPath: snapshot.pendingPath,
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts
index 30efcd4f9bd..108710317fa 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers } from './connection-revival-triggers'
+import { startSocketDeadlineClock } from './socket-deadline-clock'
 
 type AppStateListener = (next: string) => void
 type NetworkSnapshot = { isConnected?: boolean; type?: string }
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const networkRemove = vi.fn()
 
 vi.mock('react-native', () => ({
   AppState: {
+    currentState: 'active',
     addEventListener: (_event: string, listener: AppStateListener) => {
       appStateListener = listener
       return { remove: appStateRemove }
@@ -55,6 +57,27 @@ describe('subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers', () => {
     expect(nudge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
+  it('keeps elapsed background time when a device sleep pauses the monotonic clock', async () => {
+    let wall = 1_000
+    let monotonic = 50
+    const wallClock = vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockImplementation(() => wall)
+    const monotonicClock = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => monotonic)
+    const unsubscribe = await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
+    const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+    try {
+      appStateListener?.('background')
+      wall += 3 * 60 * 60_000
+      monotonic += 12_000
+      appStateListener?.('active')
+      expect(elapsed()).toBe(3 * 60 * 60_000)
+      expect(nudge).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    } finally {
+      unsubscribe()
+      wallClock.mockRestore()
+      monotonicClock.mockRestore()
+    }
+  })
+
   it('nudges when the network comes back online', async () => {
     await subscribeAndSeed(nudge)
     networkListener?.({ isConnected: false, type: 'NONE' })
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts
index a7e5bb8578b..2585c8bc032 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/connection-revival-triggers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { AppState } from 'react-native'
 import { addNetworkStateListener, getNetworkStateAsync, type NetworkState } from 'expo-network'
+import { recordSocketDeadlineAppState } from './socket-deadline-clock'
 
 // Why: Android/iOS suspend JS timers and silently kill sockets while the app
 // is backgrounded, and network handoffs (Wi-Fi → cellular) kill the TCP path
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ import { addNetworkStateListener, getNetworkStateAsync, type NetworkState } from
 export function subscribeConnectionRevivalTriggers(
   nudge: (reason: 'app-resume' | 'network-change') => void
 ): () => void {
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState(AppState.currentState)
   const appStateSub = AppState.addEventListener('change', (next) => {
+    recordSocketDeadlineAppState(next)
     if (next === 'active') {
       nudge('app-resume')
     }
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-socket-session.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-socket-session.ts
index fdcbe12fd6b..976e8f304b6 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-socket-session.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-socket-session.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { createDirectSocketFraming, type DirectSocketFraming } from './direct-so
 import { isRpcResponse } from './rpc-response-shape'
 import { isStaleRpcSocketEvent, logRpcSocketClose } from './rpc-socket-close-evidence'
 import { describeSocketEvent, redactSocketEndpoint } from './socket-event-debug'
+import { reportSocketDeadline, type SocketDeadlineKind } from './socket-deadline-suspension'
+import { startSocketDeadlineClock } from './socket-deadline-clock'
 import type { ConnectionLogEmitter, ConnectionState, RpcRequest, RpcResponse } from './types'
 
 const CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 12_000
@@ -233,44 +235,45 @@ export class RpcClientSocketSession {
   }
 
   private armConnectTimeout(): void {
-    this.connectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.connectTimer = null
-      if (
-        this.options.getCurrentSocket() === this.socket &&
-        this.socket.readyState === WEBSOCKET_CONNECTING_STATE
-      ) {
-        console.log('[net] connect-timeout fired (onopen never arrived)', {
-          attempt: this.options.getReconnectAttempt(),
-          timeoutMs: CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
-        })
-        this.options.emitLog(
-          'error',
-          'WebSocket connect timeout',
-          `No TCP/WS handshake within ${CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s — endpoint unreachable?`,
-          { code: 'connect-timeout' }
-        )
-        this.options.onForcedClose(this)
-      }
-    }, CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    this.armSocketDeadline('connect', CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
   }
 
   private armHandshakeTimeout(): void {
-    this.handshakeTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-      this.handshakeTimer = null
-      if (this.options.getCurrentSocket() !== this.socket || this.authenticated) {
+    this.armSocketDeadline('handshake', HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+  }
+
+  private armSocketDeadline(kind: SocketDeadlineKind, timeoutMs: number): void {
+    const elapsedMs = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (kind === 'connect') {
+        this.connectTimer = null
+      } else {
+        this.handshakeTimer = null
+      }
+      if (
+        this.options.getCurrentSocket() !== this.socket ||
+        (kind === 'connect'
+          ? this.socket.readyState !== WEBSOCKET_CONNECTING_STATE
+          : this.authenticated)
+      ) {
         return
       }
-      console.log('[net] handshake-timeout fired (e2ee_authenticated never arrived)', {
-        timeoutMs: HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS
-      })
-      this.options.emitLog(
-        'error',
-        'Handshake timeout',
-        `No e2ee_ready/e2ee_authenticated within ${HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS / 1000}s`,
-        { code: 'handshake-timeout' }
+      reportSocketDeadline(
+        {
+          kind,
+          elapsedMs: elapsedMs(),
+          timeoutMs,
+          ...(kind === 'connect' ? { attempt: this.options.getReconnectAttempt() } : {})
+        },
+        this.options.emitLog,
+        () => this.options.onForcedClose(this)
       )
-      this.options.onForcedClose(this)
-    }, HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }, timeoutMs)
+    if (kind === 'connect') {
+      this.connectTimer = timer
+    } else {
+      this.handshakeTimer = timer
+    }
   }
 
   private clearConnectTimer(): void {
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-synthesized-close-diagnostics.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-synthesized-close-diagnostics.test.ts
index 7b75593f40e..1231a200ebf 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-synthesized-close-diagnostics.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/rpc-client-synthesized-close-diagnostics.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 // never costs us the auth-failed latch when the real close lands late.
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { connect } from './rpc-client'
+import { diagnoseConnection } from '../diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis'
+import type { ConnectionLogEntry } from './types'
+import { recordSocketDeadlineAppState } from './socket-deadline-clock'
 
 vi.mock('./direct-e2ee-framing-policy', () => import('./legacy-direct-framing-test-policy'))
 
@@ -87,6 +90,7 @@ describe('synthesized close diagnostics', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.useFakeTimers()
+    recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
     sockets.length = 0
     globalThis.WebSocket = WedgedWebSocket as unknown as typeof WebSocket
     logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {})
@@ -98,6 +102,117 @@ describe('synthesized close diagnostics', () => {
     globalThis.WebSocket = originalWebSocket
   })
 
+  it.each(['connect', 'handshake'] as const)(
+    'redials a suspended %s deadline without blaming the endpoint',
+    async (kind) => {
+      let elapsed = 0
+      const clock = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => elapsed)
+      const entries: ConnectionLogEntry[] = []
+      const client = connect('ws://desktop.invalid', 'token', 'server-key', {
+        onLog: (entry) => entries.push(entry)
+      })
+      if (kind === 'handshake') {
+        lastSocket().open()
+      }
+      const timeout = kind === 'connect' ? 12_000 : 5_000
+      try {
+        elapsed = 164 * 60_000
+        vi.setSystemTime(Date.now() + elapsed - timeout)
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(timeout)
+        expect(client.getState()).toBe('reconnecting')
+        expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === 'suspended-dial')).toBe(true)
+        expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === `${kind}-timeout`)).toBe(false)
+        expect(
+          diagnoseConnection({
+            endpoint: 'ws://desktop.invalid',
+            state: client.getState(),
+            entries
+          }).likelyCause
+        ).not.toContain('endpoint did not answer')
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(500)
+        expect(sockets).toHaveLength(2)
+      } finally {
+        client.close()
+        clock.mockRestore()
+      }
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('does not blame the endpoint when device sleep pauses the monotonic clock', async () => {
+    let elapsed = 0
+    const clock = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => elapsed)
+    const entries: ConnectionLogEntry[] = []
+    const client = connect('ws://desktop.invalid', 'token', 'server-key', {
+      onLog: (entry) => entries.push(entry)
+    })
+    try {
+      recordSocketDeadlineAppState('background')
+      elapsed = 12_000
+      vi.setSystemTime(Date.now() + 3 * 60 * 60_000)
+      recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(12_000)
+      expect(client.getState()).toBe('reconnecting')
+      expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === 'suspended-dial')).toBe(true)
+      expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === 'connect-timeout')).toBe(false)
+    } finally {
+      client.close()
+      clock.mockRestore()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('lets the next on-time failure replace a delayed deadline diagnosis', async () => {
+    let elapsed = 0
+    const clock = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => elapsed)
+    const entries: ConnectionLogEntry[] = []
+    const client = connect('ws://desktop.invalid', 'token', 'server-key', {
+      onLog: (entry) => entries.push(entry)
+    })
+    try {
+      elapsed = 164 * 60_000
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(12_000)
+      expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === 'suspended-dial')).toBe(true)
+      elapsed += 500
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(500)
+      expect(sockets).toHaveLength(2)
+      elapsed += 12_000
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(12_000)
+      expect(entries.filter((entry) => entry.code === 'connect-timeout')).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(
+        diagnoseConnection({
+          endpoint: 'ws://desktop.invalid',
+          state: client.getState(),
+          entries
+        }).likelyCause
+      ).toContain('endpoint did not answer')
+    } finally {
+      client.close()
+      clock.mockRestore()
+    }
+  })
+
+  it.each([3 * 60 * 60_000, -3 * 60 * 60_000])(
+    'keeps an on-time connect timeout when the wall clock shifts by %i ms',
+    async (wallShift) => {
+      let elapsed = 0
+      const clock = vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => elapsed)
+      const entries: ConnectionLogEntry[] = []
+      const client = connect('ws://desktop.invalid', 'token', 'server-key', {
+        onLog: (entry) => entries.push(entry)
+      })
+      try {
+        elapsed = 12_000
+        vi.setSystemTime(Date.now() + wallShift)
+        await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(12_000)
+        expect(client.getState()).toBe('reconnecting')
+        expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === 'connect-timeout')).toBe(true)
+        expect(entries.some((entry) => entry.code === 'suspended-dial')).toBe(false)
+      } finally {
+        client.close()
+        clock.mockRestore()
+      }
+    }
+  )
+
   it('records the close clock when a handshake timeout synthesizes the close', async () => {
     const client = connect('ws://desktop.invalid', 'token', 'server-key')
     lastSocket().open()
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-clock.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-clock.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..688bab6ef9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-clock.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { recordSocketDeadlineAppState, startSocketDeadlineClock } from './socket-deadline-clock'
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+  vi.restoreAllMocks()
+})
+
+function createClock() {
+  let wallMs = 1_000
+  let monotonicMs = 10
+  vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockImplementation(() => wallMs)
+  vi.spyOn(performance, 'now').mockImplementation(() => monotonicMs)
+  return {
+    set: (nextWallMs: number, nextMonotonicMs: number) => {
+      wallMs = nextWallMs
+      monotonicMs = nextMonotonicMs
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+it('does not inherit an earlier foreground loss into a fresh foreground deadline', () => {
+  const clock = createClock()
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('background')
+  clock.set(10_801_000, 12_010)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+  const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+  clock.set(21_601_000, 24_010)
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(12_000)
+})
+
+it('handles a deadline armed outside foreground despite a paused monotonic clock', () => {
+  const clock = createClock()
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('inactive')
+  const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+  clock.set(10_801_000, 12_010)
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(10_800_000)
+})
+
+it('does not shorten elapsed monotonic time after a backwards background wall-clock step', () => {
+  const clock = createClock()
+  const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('background')
+  clock.set(-10_800_000, 12_010)
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(12_000)
+})
+
+it('excludes a foreground wall jump after a brief inactive transition', () => {
+  const clock = createClock()
+  const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+  clock.set(2_000, 1_010)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('inactive')
+  clock.set(2_100, 1_110)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+  clock.set(10_813_000, 12_010)
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(12_000)
+})
+
+it('counts only sleep after a deadline armed partway through a background segment', () => {
+  const clock = createClock()
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('inactive')
+  clock.set(61_000, 10)
+  const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+  clock.set(121_000, 10)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(60_000)
+})
+
+it('accumulates sleep across background segments without counting foreground clock changes', () => {
+  const clock = createClock()
+  const elapsed = startSocketDeadlineClock()
+  clock.set(10_801_000, 1_010)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('inactive')
+  clock.set(10_831_000, 1_010)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('background')
+  clock.set(10_861_000, 1_010)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+  clock.set(21_662_000, 2_010)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('background')
+  clock.set(21_692_000, 2_010)
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(92_000)
+  recordSocketDeadlineAppState('active')
+  expect(elapsed()).toBe(92_000)
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-clock.ts b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-clock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7a109ac7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-clock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+type SocketDeadlineClockReading = { wallMs: number; monotonicMs: number }
+
+let outsideForegroundSince: SocketDeadlineClockReading | null = null
+let completedSleepGapMs = 0
+
+function readSocketDeadlineClock(): SocketDeadlineClockReading {
+  return { wallMs: Date.now(), monotonicMs: performance.now() }
+}
+
+function sleepGapMs(start: SocketDeadlineClockReading, end: SocketDeadlineClockReading): number {
+  return Math.max(0, end.wallMs - start.wallMs - (end.monotonicMs - start.monotonicMs))
+}
+
+function totalSleepGapMs(now: SocketDeadlineClockReading): number {
+  return (
+    completedSleepGapMs + (outsideForegroundSince ? sleepGapMs(outsideForegroundSince, now) : 0)
+  )
+}
+
+export function recordSocketDeadlineAppState(state: string | null | undefined): void {
+  if (state === 'background' || state === 'inactive') {
+    outsideForegroundSince ??= readSocketDeadlineClock()
+  } else if (state === 'active' && outsideForegroundSince) {
+    completedSleepGapMs += sleepGapMs(outsideForegroundSince, readSocketDeadlineClock())
+    outsideForegroundSince = null
+  }
+}
+
+export function startSocketDeadlineClock(): () => number {
+  const armed = readSocketDeadlineClock()
+  const armedSleepGapMs = totalSleepGapMs(armed)
+  return () => {
+    const now = readSocketDeadlineClock()
+    const monotonicElapsedMs = now.monotonicMs - armed.monotonicMs
+    // Only background segments can supplement native clocks that pause during device sleep.
+    return monotonicElapsedMs + Math.max(0, totalSleepGapMs(now) - armedSleepGapMs)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-suspension.test.ts b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-suspension.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec43cdae5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-suspension.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { describeSocketDeadline } from './socket-deadline-suspension'
+
+describe('socket deadline diagnostics', () => {
+  it.each([
+    { kind: 'connect', timeoutMs: 12_000, code: 'connect-timeout' },
+    { kind: 'handshake', timeoutMs: 5_000, code: 'handshake-timeout' }
+  ] as const)(
+    'keeps ordinary $kind deadlines through the grace boundary',
+    ({ kind, timeoutMs, code }) => {
+      const report = describeSocketDeadline({ kind, timeoutMs, elapsedMs: timeoutMs + 60_000 })
+      expect(report).toMatchObject({ suspended: false, level: 'error', code })
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('classifies the reported 2h44m connect gap as suspension', () => {
+    const report = describeSocketDeadline({
+      kind: 'connect',
+      timeoutMs: 12_000,
+      elapsedMs: Date.parse('2026-09-04T15:40:52.242Z') - Date.parse('2026-09-04T12:56:55.512Z')
+    })
+    expect(report).toMatchObject({
+      suspended: true,
+      level: 'warn',
+      code: 'suspended-dial',
+      detail:
+        'Connection deadline delayed for 2h44m; app may have been suspended. Connection state unknown, re-dialing'
+    })
+    expect(report.detail).not.toContain('endpoint unreachable')
+  })
+
+  it('classifies a handshake timer beyond the grace boundary as suspension', () => {
+    const report = describeSocketDeadline({
+      kind: 'handshake',
+      timeoutMs: 5_000,
+      elapsedMs: 65_001
+    })
+    expect(report).toMatchObject({
+      suspended: true,
+      code: 'suspended-dial',
+      title: 'Handshake interrupted'
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-suspension.ts b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-suspension.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bcf3830592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/socket-deadline-suspension.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import type { ConnectionDiagnosticCode, ConnectionLogEmitter, ConnectionLogLevel } from './types'
+
+// Allow ordinary scheduling delays before treating a deadline as suspended.
+const SUSPENSION_SLACK_MS = 60_000
+
+export type SocketDeadlineKind = 'connect' | 'handshake'
+
+export type SocketDeadlineInput = {
+  kind: SocketDeadlineKind
+  elapsedMs: number
+  timeoutMs: number
+  attempt?: number
+}
+
+export type SocketDeadlineReport = {
+  suspended: boolean
+  level: ConnectionLogLevel
+  code: ConnectionDiagnosticCode
+  title: string
+  detail: string
+  consoleMessage: string
+  consoleFields: { timeoutMs: number; elapsedMs: number; attempt?: number }
+}
+
+function elapsedLooksFrozen(elapsedMs: number, timeoutMs: number): boolean {
+  return elapsedMs > timeoutMs + SUSPENSION_SLACK_MS
+}
+
+export function describeSocketDeadline(input: SocketDeadlineInput): SocketDeadlineReport {
+  const elapsedMs = input.elapsedMs
+  const suspended = elapsedLooksFrozen(elapsedMs, input.timeoutMs)
+  const consoleFields = {
+    timeoutMs: input.timeoutMs,
+    elapsedMs,
+    ...(input.attempt === undefined ? {} : { attempt: input.attempt })
+  }
+  if (suspended) {
+    return {
+      suspended: true,
+      level: 'warn',
+      code: 'suspended-dial',
+      title: input.kind === 'connect' ? 'WebSocket connect interrupted' : 'Handshake interrupted',
+      detail: `Connection deadline delayed for ${formatSuspendedElapsed(elapsedMs)}; app may have been suspended. Connection state unknown, re-dialing`,
+      consoleMessage: `[net] ${input.kind} deadline delivery delayed`,
+      consoleFields
+    }
+  }
+  if (input.kind === 'connect') {
+    return {
+      suspended: false,
+      level: 'error',
+      code: 'connect-timeout',
+      title: 'WebSocket connect timeout',
+      detail: `No TCP/WS handshake within ${input.timeoutMs / 1000}s — endpoint unreachable?`,
+      consoleMessage: '[net] connect-timeout fired (onopen never arrived)',
+      consoleFields
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    suspended: false,
+    level: 'error',
+    code: 'handshake-timeout',
+    title: 'Handshake timeout',
+    detail: `No e2ee_ready/e2ee_authenticated within ${input.timeoutMs / 1000}s`,
+    consoleMessage: '[net] handshake-timeout fired (e2ee_authenticated never arrived)',
+    consoleFields
+  }
+}
+
+export function reportSocketDeadline(
+  input: SocketDeadlineInput,
+  emitLog: ConnectionLogEmitter,
+  close: () => void
+): void {
+  const report = describeSocketDeadline(input)
+  console.log(report.consoleMessage, report.consoleFields)
+  emitLog(report.level, report.title, report.detail, { code: report.code })
+  close()
+}
+
+function formatSuspendedElapsed(elapsedMs: number): string {
+  const totalMinutes = Math.max(1, Math.round(elapsedMs / 60_000))
+  const hours = Math.floor(totalMinutes / 60)
+  const minutes = totalMinutes % 60
+  if (hours > 0 && minutes > 0) {
+    return `${hours}h${minutes}m`
+  }
+  if (hours > 0) {
+    return `${hours}h`
+  }
+  return `${minutes}m`
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/types.ts b/mobile/src/transport/types.ts
index 4d83a5cb762..706e08cdb37 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/types.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/types.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export type ConnectionDiagnosticCode =
   | 'client-session-started'
   | 'app-resumed'
   | 'network-changed'
+  | 'suspended-dial'
   | 'connect-timeout'
   | 'handshake-timeout'
   | 'authentication-rejected'