diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 638b55d..cffdbb4 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 node_modules
 scaffold-tmp
+mobile
 .next
 .git
 .gitignore
diff --git a/mobile/.gitignore b/mobile/.gitignore
index 60db44a..4701d6f 100644
--- a/mobile/.gitignore
+++ b/mobile/.gitignore
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ yarn-error.*
 .env*
 !.env.example
 
+# Firebase (FCM push credentials) — project-specific, redownload from
+# Firebase Console (org.pawfeed.app app) on a fresh clone instead of committing
+google-services.json
+
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 
diff --git a/mobile/app.json b/mobile/app.json
index d25f4f6..9adbcf0 100644
--- a/mobile/app.json
+++ b/mobile/app.json
@@ -14,13 +14,17 @@
     },
     "android": {
       "package": "org.pawfeed.app",
+      "googleServicesFile": "./google-services.json",
       "adaptiveIcon": {
         "backgroundColor": "#fafafa",
         "foregroundImage": "./assets/android-icon-foreground.png",
         "backgroundImage": "./assets/android-icon-background.png",
         "monochromeImage": "./assets/android-icon-monochrome.png"
       },
-      "predictiveBackGestureEnabled": false
+      "predictiveBackGestureEnabled": false,
+      "permissions": [
+        "android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"
+      ]
     },
     "web": {
       "favicon": "./assets/favicon.png"
@@ -47,6 +51,13 @@
           "color": "#f97316"
         }
       ]
-    ]
+    ],
+    "extra": {
+      "router": {},
+      "eas": {
+        "projectId": "e56a076a-08a2-4e4e-afa0-dfc611fba536"
+      }
+    },
+    "owner": "pawfeed"
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/src/hooks/usePushNotifications.ts b/mobile/src/hooks/usePushNotifications.ts
index 4b5541e..98544a8 100644
--- a/mobile/src/hooks/usePushNotifications.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/hooks/usePushNotifications.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,19 @@ Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
  *
  * Minting a real token needs an EAS project id (app.json's
  * extra.eas.projectId, set once via `eas init` — a free step, no EAS Build
- * required). Until that's set up, this no-ops with a console warning rather
+ * required) plus FCM credentials (app.json's googleServicesFile) for
+ * Android. Until both are set up, this no-ops with a console warning rather
  * than crashing: push delivery is best-effort everywhere else in this stack
  * (a missing/expired token just means notify.ts silently skips the push).
  */
 export function usePushNotifications(): void {
   const trpc = useTRPC();
   const { isSignedIn } = useAuth();
-  const registerMutation = useMutation(trpc.owner.registerPushToken.mutationOptions());
+  const registerMutation = useMutation(
+    trpc.owner.registerPushToken.mutationOptions({
+      onError: (err) => console.warn("[push] registerPushToken failed", err),
+    })
+  );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isSignedIn || Platform.OS === "web") return;
@@ -57,7 +62,16 @@ export function usePushNotifications(): void {
       }
 
       try {
-        const { data: token } = await Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync({ projectId });
+        // getExpoPushTokenAsync can hang indefinitely if the device can't
+        // reach Google's FCM registration backend (seen on some emulators
+        // without working Play Services network access) — a timeout turns
+        // that into a visible failure instead of permanent silence.
+        const { data: token } = await Promise.race([
+          Notifications.getExpoPushTokenAsync({ projectId }),
+          new Promise<never>((_, reject) =>
+            setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Timed out after 15s")), 15000)
+          ),
+        ]);
         if (!cancelled) registerMutation.mutate({ expoPushToken: token });
       } catch (err) {
         console.warn("[push] Failed to get Expo push token", err);
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index cf9c65d..99a302a 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
     ".next/dev/types/**/*.ts",
     "**/*.mts"
   ],
-  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "mobile"]
 }