diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
index 1f0d865..a07fd78 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/main.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 
+import 'package:connectivity_plus/connectivity_plus.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import 'l10n/generated/app_localizations.dart';
@@ -20,9 +21,42 @@ import 'src/rust/frb_generated.dart';
 Future<void> main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   await RustLib.init();
+  // Push the OS-reported connectivity state into the core supervisor.
+  // The supervisor uses this to short-circuit reconnect backoff when
+  // the network comes back, and to pre-charge the loss watchdog when
+  // the OS already knows we're offline (A.6.1).
+  unawaited(_wireConnectivity());
   runApp(const ChanoraApp());
 }
 
+/// Map `connectivity_plus`' list-of-results to our coarse tri-state.
+/// We consider the device "Online" if any of the reported transports
+/// is non-`none`. This is intentionally permissive — the supervisor's
+/// watchdog still verifies reachability against the actual server.
+rust.BridgeNetworkState _mapConnectivity(List<ConnectivityResult> results) {
+  if (results.isEmpty) return rust.BridgeNetworkState.unknown;
+  final allNone = results.every((r) => r == ConnectivityResult.none);
+  if (allNone) return rust.BridgeNetworkState.offline;
+  return rust.BridgeNetworkState.online;
+}
+
+Future<void> _wireConnectivity() async {
+  final connectivity = Connectivity();
+  // Seed with the current value so the supervisor has a real reading
+  // before the first transition.
+  try {
+    final initial = await connectivity.checkConnectivity();
+    rust.setNetworkState(state: _mapConnectivity(initial));
+  } catch (_) {
+    // Best effort; if the plugin isn't available on this platform
+    // we stay at Unknown and the supervisor falls back to its
+    // watchdog-only behaviour.
+  }
+  connectivity.onConnectivityChanged.listen((results) {
+    rust.setNetworkState(state: _mapConnectivity(results));
+  });
+}
+
 class ChanoraApp extends StatelessWidget {
   const ChanoraApp({super.key});
 
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/api.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/api.dart
index beb4595..e605985 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/api.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/api.dart
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import 'package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart' hide protected;
 part 'api.freezed.dart';
 
 // These functions are ignored because they are not marked as `pub`: `runtime`, `session`
-// These function are ignored because they are on traits that is not defined in current crate (put an empty `#[frb]` on it to unignore): `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `from`, `from`
+// These function are ignored because they are on traits that is not defined in current crate (put an empty `#[frb]` on it to unignore): `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `clone`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `fmt`, `from`, `from`, `from`
 
 /// Connect to a TeamSpeak-compatible server and return the initial
 /// state snapshot. Honours the DEC-006 single-connection invariant
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ Future<void> startAudio() => RustLib.instance.api.crateApiStartAudio();
 Future<void> setPtt({required bool active}) =>
     RustLib.instance.api.crateApiSetPtt(active: active);
 
+/// Notify the core of the latest OS-reported connectivity state.
+/// Called by the Flutter side from `connectivity_plus` callbacks.
+/// The core's supervisor uses this to (a) pre-charge the watchdog
+/// on Offline and (b) short-circuit reconnect backoff on Online.
+void setNetworkState({required BridgeNetworkState state}) =>
+    RustLib.instance.api.crateApiSetNetworkState(state: state);
+
 /// Subscribe to lifecycle events. Each call yields a fresh
 /// subscription; multiple subscribers are supported. On slow
 /// consumers, events are dropped rather than blocking the supervisor
@@ -185,6 +192,19 @@ sealed class BridgeEvent with _$BridgeEvent {
   const factory BridgeEvent.audioStopped() = BridgeEvent_AudioStopped;
 }
 
+/// Coarse OS-reported network state. Mirrors
+/// [`chanora_core::NetworkState`] across the bridge.
+enum BridgeNetworkState {
+  /// No signal seen yet.
+  unknown,
+
+  /// OS reports a usable network.
+  online,
+
+  /// OS reports no network.
+  offline,
+}
+
 /// Server snapshot as seen by Dart.
 class BridgeSnapshot {
   /// Server name.
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.dart
index 4c3b1f0..0fb2f0a 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class RustLib extends BaseEntrypoint<RustLibApi, RustLibApiImpl, RustLibWire> {
   String get codegenVersion => '2.12.0';
 
   @override
-  int get rustContentHash => -1896742393;
+  int get rustContentHash => -1212711005;
 
   static const kDefaultExternalLibraryLoaderConfig =
       ExternalLibraryLoaderConfig(
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ abstract class RustLibApi extends BaseApi {
 
   Future<bool> crateApiIsConnected();
 
+  void crateApiSetNetworkState({required BridgeNetworkState state});
+
   Future<void> crateApiSetPtt({required bool active});
 
   Future<BridgeSnapshot> crateApiSnapshot();
@@ -281,6 +283,29 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
   TaskConstMeta get kCrateApiIsConnectedConstMeta =>
       const TaskConstMeta(debugName: "is_connected", argNames: []);
 
+  @override
+  void crateApiSetNetworkState({required BridgeNetworkState state}) {
+    return handler.executeSync(
+      SyncTask(
+        callFfi: () {
+          final serializer = SseSerializer(generalizedFrbRustBinding);
+          sse_encode_bridge_network_state(state, serializer);
+          return pdeCallFfi(generalizedFrbRustBinding, serializer, funcId: 7)!;
+        },
+        codec: SseCodec(
+          decodeSuccessData: sse_decode_unit,
+          decodeErrorData: null,
+        ),
+        constMeta: kCrateApiSetNetworkStateConstMeta,
+        argValues: [state],
+        apiImpl: this,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  TaskConstMeta get kCrateApiSetNetworkStateConstMeta =>
+      const TaskConstMeta(debugName: "set_network_state", argNames: ["state"]);
+
   @override
   Future<void> crateApiSetPtt({required bool active}) {
     return handler.executeNormal(
@@ -291,7 +316,7 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
           pdeCallFfi(
             generalizedFrbRustBinding,
             serializer,
-            funcId: 7,
+            funcId: 8,
             port: port_,
           );
         },
@@ -318,7 +343,7 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
           pdeCallFfi(
             generalizedFrbRustBinding,
             serializer,
-            funcId: 8,
+            funcId: 9,
             port: port_,
           );
         },
@@ -345,7 +370,7 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
           pdeCallFfi(
             generalizedFrbRustBinding,
             serializer,
-            funcId: 9,
+            funcId: 10,
             port: port_,
           );
         },
@@ -477,6 +502,12 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     }
   }
 
+  @protected
+  BridgeNetworkState dco_decode_bridge_network_state(dynamic raw) {
+    // Codec=Dco (DartCObject based), see doc to use other codecs
+    return BridgeNetworkState.values[raw as int];
+  }
+
   @protected
   BridgeSnapshot dco_decode_bridge_snapshot(dynamic raw) {
     // Codec=Dco (DartCObject based), see doc to use other codecs
@@ -493,6 +524,12 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     );
   }
 
+  @protected
+  int dco_decode_i_32(dynamic raw) {
+    // Codec=Dco (DartCObject based), see doc to use other codecs
+    return raw as int;
+  }
+
   @protected
   PlatformInt64 dco_decode_i_64(dynamic raw) {
     // Codec=Dco (DartCObject based), see doc to use other codecs
@@ -665,6 +702,15 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     }
   }
 
+  @protected
+  BridgeNetworkState sse_decode_bridge_network_state(
+    SseDeserializer deserializer,
+  ) {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    var inner = sse_decode_i_32(deserializer);
+    return BridgeNetworkState.values[inner];
+  }
+
   @protected
   BridgeSnapshot sse_decode_bridge_snapshot(SseDeserializer deserializer) {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
@@ -684,6 +730,12 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     );
   }
 
+  @protected
+  int sse_decode_i_32(SseDeserializer deserializer) {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    return deserializer.buffer.getInt32();
+  }
+
   @protected
   PlatformInt64 sse_decode_i_64(SseDeserializer deserializer) {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
@@ -748,12 +800,6 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
   }
 
-  @protected
-  int sse_decode_i_32(SseDeserializer deserializer) {
-    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
-    return deserializer.buffer.getInt32();
-  }
-
   @protected
   void sse_encode_AnyhowException(
     AnyhowException self,
@@ -871,6 +917,15 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     }
   }
 
+  @protected
+  void sse_encode_bridge_network_state(
+    BridgeNetworkState self,
+    SseSerializer serializer,
+  ) {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    sse_encode_i_32(self.index, serializer);
+  }
+
   @protected
   void sse_encode_bridge_snapshot(
     BridgeSnapshot self,
@@ -885,6 +940,12 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
     sse_encode_list_bridge_client(self.clients, serializer);
   }
 
+  @protected
+  void sse_encode_i_32(int self, SseSerializer serializer) {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    serializer.buffer.putInt32(self);
+  }
+
   @protected
   void sse_encode_i_64(PlatformInt64 self, SseSerializer serializer) {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
@@ -947,10 +1008,4 @@ class RustLibApiImpl extends RustLibApiImplPlatform implements RustLibApi {
   void sse_encode_unit(void self, SseSerializer serializer) {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
   }
-
-  @protected
-  void sse_encode_i_32(int self, SseSerializer serializer) {
-    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
-    serializer.buffer.putInt32(self);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.io.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.io.dart
index 8ec8270..3005cf5 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.io.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.io.dart
@@ -48,9 +48,15 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   BridgeEvent dco_decode_bridge_event(dynamic raw);
 
+  @protected
+  BridgeNetworkState dco_decode_bridge_network_state(dynamic raw);
+
   @protected
   BridgeSnapshot dco_decode_bridge_snapshot(dynamic raw);
 
+  @protected
+  int dco_decode_i_32(dynamic raw);
+
   @protected
   PlatformInt64 dco_decode_i_64(dynamic raw);
 
@@ -104,9 +110,17 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   BridgeEvent sse_decode_bridge_event(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
+  @protected
+  BridgeNetworkState sse_decode_bridge_network_state(
+    SseDeserializer deserializer,
+  );
+
   @protected
   BridgeSnapshot sse_decode_bridge_snapshot(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
+  @protected
+  int sse_decode_i_32(SseDeserializer deserializer);
+
   @protected
   PlatformInt64 sse_decode_i_64(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
@@ -135,9 +149,6 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   void sse_decode_unit(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
-  @protected
-  int sse_decode_i_32(SseDeserializer deserializer);
-
   @protected
   void sse_encode_AnyhowException(
     AnyhowException self,
@@ -174,12 +185,21 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   void sse_encode_bridge_event(BridgeEvent self, SseSerializer serializer);
 
+  @protected
+  void sse_encode_bridge_network_state(
+    BridgeNetworkState self,
+    SseSerializer serializer,
+  );
+
   @protected
   void sse_encode_bridge_snapshot(
     BridgeSnapshot self,
     SseSerializer serializer,
   );
 
+  @protected
+  void sse_encode_i_32(int self, SseSerializer serializer);
+
   @protected
   void sse_encode_i_64(PlatformInt64 self, SseSerializer serializer);
 
@@ -212,9 +232,6 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
 
   @protected
   void sse_encode_unit(void self, SseSerializer serializer);
-
-  @protected
-  void sse_encode_i_32(int self, SseSerializer serializer);
 }
 
 // Section: wire_class
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.web.dart b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.web.dart
index ad79de9..5e189b5 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.web.dart
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/lib/src/rust/frb_generated.web.dart
@@ -50,9 +50,15 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   BridgeEvent dco_decode_bridge_event(dynamic raw);
 
+  @protected
+  BridgeNetworkState dco_decode_bridge_network_state(dynamic raw);
+
   @protected
   BridgeSnapshot dco_decode_bridge_snapshot(dynamic raw);
 
+  @protected
+  int dco_decode_i_32(dynamic raw);
+
   @protected
   PlatformInt64 dco_decode_i_64(dynamic raw);
 
@@ -106,9 +112,17 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   BridgeEvent sse_decode_bridge_event(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
+  @protected
+  BridgeNetworkState sse_decode_bridge_network_state(
+    SseDeserializer deserializer,
+  );
+
   @protected
   BridgeSnapshot sse_decode_bridge_snapshot(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
+  @protected
+  int sse_decode_i_32(SseDeserializer deserializer);
+
   @protected
   PlatformInt64 sse_decode_i_64(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
@@ -137,9 +151,6 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   void sse_decode_unit(SseDeserializer deserializer);
 
-  @protected
-  int sse_decode_i_32(SseDeserializer deserializer);
-
   @protected
   void sse_encode_AnyhowException(
     AnyhowException self,
@@ -176,12 +187,21 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
   @protected
   void sse_encode_bridge_event(BridgeEvent self, SseSerializer serializer);
 
+  @protected
+  void sse_encode_bridge_network_state(
+    BridgeNetworkState self,
+    SseSerializer serializer,
+  );
+
   @protected
   void sse_encode_bridge_snapshot(
     BridgeSnapshot self,
     SseSerializer serializer,
   );
 
+  @protected
+  void sse_encode_i_32(int self, SseSerializer serializer);
+
   @protected
   void sse_encode_i_64(PlatformInt64 self, SseSerializer serializer);
 
@@ -214,9 +234,6 @@ abstract class RustLibApiImplPlatform extends BaseApiImpl<RustLibWire> {
 
   @protected
   void sse_encode_unit(void self, SseSerializer serializer);
-
-  @protected
-  void sse_encode_i_32(int self, SseSerializer serializer);
 }
 
 // Section: wire_class
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.lock b/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.lock
index efd4404..3b8043c 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.lock
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.lock
@@ -129,6 +129,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.19.1"
+  connectivity_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: connectivity_plus
+      sha256: b5e72753cf63becce2c61fd04dfe0f1c430cc5278b53a1342dc5ad839eab29ec
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.1.5"
+  connectivity_plus_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: connectivity_plus_platform_interface
+      sha256: "3c09627c536d22fd24691a905cdd8b14520de69da52c7a97499c8be5284a32ed"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.0"
   convert:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -161,6 +177,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "3.1.7"
+  dbus:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: dbus
+      sha256: d0c98dcd4f5169878b6cf8f6e0a52403a9dff371a3e2f019697accbf6f44a270
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.7.12"
   fake_async:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -169,6 +193,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.3.3"
+  ffi:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: ffi
+      sha256: "6d7fd89431262d8f3125e81b50d3847a091d846eafcd4fdb88dd06f36d705a45"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.2.0"
   file:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -216,6 +248,11 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  flutter_web_plugins:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description: flutter
+    source: sdk
+    version: "0.0.0"
   freezed:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
@@ -360,6 +397,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.0"
+  nm:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: nm
+      sha256: "2c9aae4127bdc8993206464fcc063611e0e36e72018696cd9631023a31b24254"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.5.0"
   package_config:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -376,6 +421,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.9.1"
+  petitparser:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: petitparser
+      sha256: "91bd59303e9f769f108f8df05e371341b15d59e995e6806aefab827b58336675"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.0.2"
+  plugin_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: plugin_platform_interface
+      sha256: "4820fbfdb9478b1ebae27888254d445073732dae3d6ea81f0b7e06d5dedc3f02"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.8"
   pool:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -541,6 +602,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "3.0.3"
+  xml:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: xml
+      sha256: "971043b3a0d3da28727e40ed3e0b5d18b742fa5a68665cca88e74b7876d5e025"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.6.1"
   yaml:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml b/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml
index 66f44e1..dd7e8bb 100644
--- a/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/apps/chanora_flutter/pubspec.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ dependencies:
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.8
   flutter_rust_bridge: 2.12.0
   freezed_annotation: ^3.1.0
+  connectivity_plus: ^6.1.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
diff --git a/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs b/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs
index 6d0bba5..f5d2d98 100644
--- a/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/chanora_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use thiserror::Error;
-use tokio::sync::{broadcast, oneshot, Mutex};
+use tokio::sync::{broadcast, oneshot, watch, Mutex};
 use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
@@ -121,6 +121,20 @@ pub enum SessionEvent {
     AudioStopped,
 }
 
+/// Coarse OS-reported network state. Populated by the Flutter side
+/// via `connectivity_plus`; on platforms where no signal is wired
+/// we stay at `Unknown` forever and the supervisor falls back to
+/// pure watchdog/backoff behaviour.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum NetworkState {
+    /// No signal seen yet — treat as ambiguous; don't change behaviour.
+    Unknown,
+    /// OS reports at least one network with internet capability.
+    Online,
+    /// OS reports no networks available.
+    Offline,
+}
+
 /// Channel capacity for the broadcast events. Generous because
 /// reconnect cycles emit several events per attempt; if subscribers
 /// fall behind we'd rather skip than block the supervisor.
@@ -161,18 +175,39 @@ struct ConnectedState {
 pub struct ChanoraSession {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<Option<ConnectedState>>>,
     events_tx: broadcast::Sender<SessionEvent>,
+    /// OS-reported network state. Updated by the bridge from
+    /// `connectivity_plus` callbacks. Supervisor observes via
+    /// [`watch::Receiver`].
+    network_tx: watch::Sender<NetworkState>,
 }
 
 impl ChanoraSession {
     /// Construct an empty session. Performs no I/O.
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         let (events_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(EVENT_CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
+        let (network_tx, _) = watch::channel(NetworkState::Unknown);
         Self {
             inner: Arc::new(Mutex::new(None)),
             events_tx,
+            network_tx,
         }
     }
 
+    /// Push an OS connectivity update. Called by the bridge when
+    /// `connectivity_plus` fires. Safe to call from any thread.
+    pub fn set_network_state(&self, state: NetworkState) {
+        // `send_if_modified` would suppress duplicate sends, but
+        // `watch::Sender::send` already drops sends with no
+        // subscribers gracefully. Using `send_replace` so the value
+        // is updated even before any subscriber attaches.
+        let _ = self.network_tx.send_replace(state);
+    }
+
+    /// Read the latest OS connectivity state. Useful for diagnostics.
+    pub fn network_state(&self) -> NetworkState {
+        *self.network_tx.borrow()
+    }
+
     /// Subscribe to lifecycle events. The returned receiver fires
     /// on connect / lost / reconnecting / disconnected /
     /// audio-started / audio-stopped transitions. Multiple
@@ -213,6 +248,7 @@ impl ChanoraSession {
             probe,
             cancel_rx,
             sup_inner.clone(),
+            self.network_tx.subscribe(),
         ));
 
         let _ = self.events_tx.send(SessionEvent::Connected {
@@ -355,6 +391,7 @@ async fn supervisor_loop(
     initial_probe: chanora_protocol::SnapshotProbe,
     mut cancel_rx: oneshot::Receiver<()>,
     sup_inner: Arc<Mutex<SupervisorInner>>,
+    mut network_rx: watch::Receiver<NetworkState>,
 ) {
     let mut lost_rx = initial_lost_rx;
     let mut probe = initial_probe;
@@ -390,6 +427,39 @@ async fn supervisor_loop(
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                changed = network_rx.changed() => {
+                    if changed.is_err() {
+                        // The session was dropped; nothing more to do.
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    let new_state = *network_rx.borrow_and_update();
+                    if new_state == NetworkState::Offline {
+                        // OS says we're offline. Don't fabricate a
+                        // loss outright — captive portals and
+                        // transient flicker can produce false
+                        // negatives — but pre-charge the watchdog
+                        // so the next probe failure trips it
+                        // immediately. This shrinks UI latency from
+                        // ~15s to ~5s in the common case.
+                        misses = misses.saturating_add(1).min(WATCHDOG_MAX_MISSES - 1);
+                        info!(
+                            target: "chanora_core",
+                            misses,
+                            "connectivity: OS reports offline; pre-charging watchdog"
+                        );
+                    } else if new_state == NetworkState::Online {
+                        // Reset on confirmed online so we don't
+                        // carry stale Offline charges into the
+                        // healthy state.
+                        if misses > 0 {
+                            info!(
+                                target: "chanora_core",
+                                "connectivity: OS reports online; clearing watchdog misses"
+                            );
+                        }
+                        misses = 0;
+                    }
+                }
                 _ = watchdog.tick() => {
                     match tokio::time::timeout(WATCHDOG_PROBE_TIMEOUT, probe.probe()).await {
                         Ok(Ok(_)) => {
@@ -426,14 +496,6 @@ async fn supervisor_loop(
                             misses,
                             "watchdog: declaring connection lost"
                         );
-                        // Replace the dead protocol client with a
-                        // dropped slot so the reconnect path below
-                        // doesn't accidentally keep using it. We
-                        // also stop audio here (the reconnect path
-                        // does this too, but doing it now ensures
-                        // the mic / playback engine stops talking
-                        // to a stale voice_out_tx as quickly as
-                        // possible).
                         break chanora_protocol::DisconnectReason::Error(
                             "watchdog: server stopped responding".to_string(),
                         );
@@ -490,17 +552,46 @@ async fn supervisor_loop(
                         "reconnect: sleeping before next attempt"
                     );
 
-                    // Sleep with cancellation support.
-                    let slept = tokio::select! {
+                    // Sleep with cancellation support. An OS
+                    // "online" notification short-circuits the
+                    // sleep and resets the attempt counter so the
+                    // next outage starts with the smallest backoff
+                    // window again.
+                    enum SleepOutcome { Elapsed, NetworkUp, Cancelled }
+                    let outcome = tokio::select! {
                         biased;
-                        _ = &mut cancel_rx => {
+                        _ = &mut cancel_rx => SleepOutcome::Cancelled,
+                        changed = network_rx.changed() => {
+                            if changed.is_err() {
+                                SleepOutcome::Cancelled
+                            } else if *network_rx.borrow_and_update() == NetworkState::Online {
+                                SleepOutcome::NetworkUp
+                            } else {
+                                // Offline / Unknown transition — keep waiting the rest of the slot.
+                                tokio::select! {
+                                    _ = &mut cancel_rx => SleepOutcome::Cancelled,
+                                    _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(delay_secs as u64)) => SleepOutcome::Elapsed,
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(delay_secs as u64)) => SleepOutcome::Elapsed,
+                    };
+                    match outcome {
+                        SleepOutcome::Cancelled => {
                             info!(target: "chanora_core", "supervisor cancelled during backoff");
                             return;
                         }
-                        _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(delay_secs as u64)) => true,
-                    };
-                    if !slept {
-                        return;
+                        SleepOutcome::NetworkUp => {
+                            info!(
+                                target: "chanora_core",
+                                attempt,
+                                "connectivity: OS reports online; redialling immediately"
+                            );
+                            // Reset attempt counter so future losses
+                            // start the backoff schedule fresh.
+                            attempt = 0;
+                        }
+                        SleepOutcome::Elapsed => {}
                     }
 
                     info!(target: "chanora_core", attempt, "reconnect: dialling");
diff --git a/crates/chanora_bridge/src/api.rs b/crates/chanora_bridge/src/api.rs
index 7edd0e8..bf2bb4b 100644
--- a/crates/chanora_bridge/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/chanora_bridge/src/api.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,39 @@ pub struct BridgeAudioStats {
     pub ptt_active: bool,
 }
 
+// ---------- Connectivity (A.6.1) ----------
+
+/// Coarse OS-reported network state. Mirrors
+/// [`chanora_core::NetworkState`] across the bridge.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum BridgeNetworkState {
+    /// No signal seen yet.
+    Unknown,
+    /// OS reports a usable network.
+    Online,
+    /// OS reports no network.
+    Offline,
+}
+
+impl From<BridgeNetworkState> for chanora_core::NetworkState {
+    fn from(s: BridgeNetworkState) -> Self {
+        match s {
+            BridgeNetworkState::Unknown => chanora_core::NetworkState::Unknown,
+            BridgeNetworkState::Online => chanora_core::NetworkState::Online,
+            BridgeNetworkState::Offline => chanora_core::NetworkState::Offline,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Notify the core of the latest OS-reported connectivity state.
+/// Called by the Flutter side from `connectivity_plus` callbacks.
+/// The core's supervisor uses this to (a) pre-charge the watchdog
+/// on Offline and (b) short-circuit reconnect backoff on Online.
+#[frb(sync)]
+pub fn set_network_state(state: BridgeNetworkState) {
+    session().set_network_state(state.into());
+}
+
 // ---------- Events (A.6) ----------
 
 /// Lifecycle event surfaced to Dart. Schema-controlled mirror of
diff --git a/crates/chanora_bridge/src/frb_generated.rs b/crates/chanora_bridge/src/frb_generated.rs
index 7967217..f55de7d 100644
--- a/crates/chanora_bridge/src/frb_generated.rs
+++ b/crates/chanora_bridge/src/frb_generated.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ flutter_rust_bridge::frb_generated_boilerplate!(
     default_rust_auto_opaque = RustAutoOpaqueMoi,
 );
 pub(crate) const FLUTTER_RUST_BRIDGE_CODEGEN_VERSION: &str = "2.12.0";
-pub(crate) const FLUTTER_RUST_BRIDGE_CODEGEN_CONTENT_HASH: i32 = -1896742393;
+pub(crate) const FLUTTER_RUST_BRIDGE_CODEGEN_CONTENT_HASH: i32 = -1212711005;
 
 // Section: executor
 
@@ -258,6 +258,38 @@ fn wire__crate__api__is_connected_impl(
         },
     )
 }
+fn wire__crate__api__set_network_state_impl(
+    ptr_: flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::PlatformGeneralizedUint8ListPtr,
+    rust_vec_len_: i32,
+    data_len_: i32,
+) -> flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::WireSyncRust2DartSse {
+    FLUTTER_RUST_BRIDGE_HANDLER.wrap_sync::<flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseCodec, _>(
+        flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::TaskInfo {
+            debug_name: "set_network_state",
+            port: None,
+            mode: flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::FfiCallMode::Sync,
+        },
+        move || {
+            let message = unsafe {
+                flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::Dart2RustMessageSse::from_wire(
+                    ptr_,
+                    rust_vec_len_,
+                    data_len_,
+                )
+            };
+            let mut deserializer =
+                flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer::new(message);
+            let api_state = <crate::api::BridgeNetworkState>::sse_decode(&mut deserializer);
+            deserializer.end();
+            transform_result_sse::<_, ()>((move || {
+                let output_ok = Result::<_, ()>::Ok({
+                    crate::api::set_network_state(api_state);
+                })?;
+                Ok(output_ok)
+            })())
+        },
+    )
+}
 fn wire__crate__api__set_ptt_impl(
     port_: flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::MessagePort,
     ptr_: flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::PlatformGeneralizedUint8ListPtr,
@@ -522,6 +554,19 @@ impl SseDecode for crate::api::BridgeEvent {
     }
 }
 
+impl SseDecode for crate::api::BridgeNetworkState {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    fn sse_decode(deserializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer) -> Self {
+        let mut inner = <i32>::sse_decode(deserializer);
+        return match inner {
+            0 => crate::api::BridgeNetworkState::Unknown,
+            1 => crate::api::BridgeNetworkState::Online,
+            2 => crate::api::BridgeNetworkState::Offline,
+            _ => unreachable!("Invalid variant for BridgeNetworkState: {}", inner),
+        };
+    }
+}
+
 impl SseDecode for crate::api::BridgeSnapshot {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
     fn sse_decode(deserializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer) -> Self {
@@ -542,6 +587,13 @@ impl SseDecode for crate::api::BridgeSnapshot {
     }
 }
 
+impl SseDecode for i32 {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    fn sse_decode(deserializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer) -> Self {
+        deserializer.cursor.read_i32::<NativeEndian>().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
 impl SseDecode for i64 {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
     fn sse_decode(deserializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer) -> Self {
@@ -611,13 +663,6 @@ impl SseDecode for () {
     fn sse_decode(deserializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer) -> Self {}
 }
 
-impl SseDecode for i32 {
-    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
-    fn sse_decode(deserializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseDeserializer) -> Self {
-        deserializer.cursor.read_i32::<NativeEndian>().unwrap()
-    }
-}
-
 fn pde_ffi_dispatcher_primary_impl(
     func_id: i32,
     port: flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::MessagePort,
@@ -633,9 +678,9 @@ fn pde_ffi_dispatcher_primary_impl(
         4 => wire__crate__api__disconnect_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
         5 => wire__crate__api__events_stream_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
         6 => wire__crate__api__is_connected_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
-        7 => wire__crate__api__set_ptt_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
-        8 => wire__crate__api__snapshot_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
-        9 => wire__crate__api__start_audio_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
+        8 => wire__crate__api__set_ptt_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
+        9 => wire__crate__api__snapshot_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
+        10 => wire__crate__api__start_audio_impl(port, ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }
 }
@@ -648,6 +693,7 @@ fn pde_ffi_dispatcher_sync_impl(
 ) -> flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::WireSyncRust2DartSse {
     // Codec=Pde (Serialization + dispatch), see doc to use other codecs
     match func_id {
+        7 => wire__crate__api__set_network_state_impl(ptr, rust_vec_len, data_len),
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }
 }
@@ -778,6 +824,28 @@ impl flutter_rust_bridge::IntoIntoDart<crate::api::BridgeEvent> for crate::api::
     }
 }
 // Codec=Dco (DartCObject based), see doc to use other codecs
+impl flutter_rust_bridge::IntoDart for crate::api::BridgeNetworkState {
+    fn into_dart(self) -> flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::DartAbi {
+        match self {
+            Self::Unknown => 0.into_dart(),
+            Self::Online => 1.into_dart(),
+            Self::Offline => 2.into_dart(),
+            _ => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::IntoDartExceptPrimitive
+    for crate::api::BridgeNetworkState
+{
+}
+impl flutter_rust_bridge::IntoIntoDart<crate::api::BridgeNetworkState>
+    for crate::api::BridgeNetworkState
+{
+    fn into_into_dart(self) -> crate::api::BridgeNetworkState {
+        self
+    }
+}
+// Codec=Dco (DartCObject based), see doc to use other codecs
 impl flutter_rust_bridge::IntoDart for crate::api::BridgeSnapshot {
     fn into_dart(self) -> flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::DartAbi {
         [
@@ -927,6 +995,23 @@ impl SseEncode for crate::api::BridgeEvent {
     }
 }
 
+impl SseEncode for crate::api::BridgeNetworkState {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    fn sse_encode(self, serializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseSerializer) {
+        <i32>::sse_encode(
+            match self {
+                crate::api::BridgeNetworkState::Unknown => 0,
+                crate::api::BridgeNetworkState::Online => 1,
+                crate::api::BridgeNetworkState::Offline => 2,
+                _ => {
+                    unimplemented!("");
+                }
+            },
+            serializer,
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 impl SseEncode for crate::api::BridgeSnapshot {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
     fn sse_encode(self, serializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseSerializer) {
@@ -939,6 +1024,13 @@ impl SseEncode for crate::api::BridgeSnapshot {
     }
 }
 
+impl SseEncode for i32 {
+    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
+    fn sse_encode(self, serializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseSerializer) {
+        serializer.cursor.write_i32::<NativeEndian>(self).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
 impl SseEncode for i64 {
     // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
     fn sse_encode(self, serializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseSerializer) {
@@ -1002,13 +1094,6 @@ impl SseEncode for () {
     fn sse_encode(self, serializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseSerializer) {}
 }
 
-impl SseEncode for i32 {
-    // Codec=Sse (Serialization based), see doc to use other codecs
-    fn sse_encode(self, serializer: &mut flutter_rust_bridge::for_generated::SseSerializer) {
-        serializer.cursor.write_i32::<NativeEndian>(self).unwrap();
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))]
 mod io {
     // This file is automatically generated, so please do not edit it.