diff --git a/customManifest.plugin.js b/customManifest.plugin.js
index 46d8424..a8c858e 100644
--- a/customManifest.plugin.js
+++ b/customManifest.plugin.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const withForegroundService = (config) => {
     mainApplication['service'].push({
       $: {
         'android:name': 'app.notifee.core.ForegroundService',
-        'android:foregroundServiceType': 'microphone|mediaPlayback|connectedDevice',
+        'android:foregroundServiceType': 'microphone|connectedDevice',
         'tools:replace': 'android:foregroundServiceType',
       },
     });
diff --git a/jest-setup.ts b/jest-setup.ts
index 8291564..02f47a9 100644
--- a/jest-setup.ts
+++ b/jest-setup.ts
@@ -176,10 +176,16 @@ jest.mock('@notifee/react-native', () => {
     UNSPECIFIED: 'unspecified',
   };
 
+  const AndroidForegroundServiceType = {
+    FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE: 128,
+    FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CONNECTED_DEVICE: 16,
+  };
+
   return {
     __esModule: true,
     default: mockNotifee,
     AndroidImportance,
+    AndroidForegroundServiceType,
   };
 });
 
diff --git a/src/__tests__/no-self-mocking-suites.test.ts b/src/__tests__/no-self-mocking-suites.test.ts
index 98cc807..7aefe70 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/no-self-mocking-suites.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/no-self-mocking-suites.test.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ const findSelfMock = (testFile: string): string | null => {
   const source = stripComments(fs.readFileSync(testFile, 'utf8'));
   // Match jest.mock('../<subject>') / jest.doMock("../<subject>"), with or without a factory.
   const selfMock = new RegExp(String.raw`jest\.(?:do)?[Mm]ock\(\s*['"\`]\.\./${subjectName.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}['"\`]`);
-  return selfMock.test(source) ? path.relative(path.join(SRC, '..'), testFile) : null;
+  // Normalize to forward slashes so the known-debt list matches on Windows too.
+  return selfMock.test(source) ? path.relative(path.join(SRC, '..'), testFile).split(path.sep).join('/') : null;
 };
 
 describe('test suites cover their real subject', () => {
diff --git a/src/services/location.ts b/src/services/location.ts
index 17ce5f2..56d6130 100644
--- a/src/services/location.ts
+++ b/src/services/location.ts
@@ -366,7 +366,16 @@ class LocationService {
     this.isRealtimeGeolocationEnabled = await loadRealtimeGeolocationState();
 
     // Only request background permissions if the user has enabled background geolocation
-    const hasPermissions = await this.requestPermissions(this.isBackgroundGeolocationEnabled);
+    let hasPermissions: boolean;
+    try {
+      hasPermissions = await this.requestPermissions(this.isBackgroundGeolocationEnabled);
+    } catch (error) {
+      logger.error({
+        message: 'Failed to request location permissions before starting updates',
+        context: { operation: 'startLocationUpdates', error },
+      });
+      throw error;
+    }
     if (!hasPermissions) {
       throw new Error('Location permissions not granted');
     }
diff --git a/src/stores/app/__tests__/livekit-store-room-switch.test.ts b/src/stores/app/__tests__/livekit-store-room-switch.test.ts
index a42b360..4a5a984 100644
--- a/src/stores/app/__tests__/livekit-store-room-switch.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/app/__tests__/livekit-store-room-switch.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jest.mock('@notifee/react-native', () => ({
     stopForegroundService: jest.fn(),
   },
   AndroidForegroundServiceType: {
-    FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE: 1,
+    FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE: 128,
+    FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CONNECTED_DEVICE: 16,
   },
   AndroidImportance: {
     DEFAULT: 3,
diff --git a/src/stores/app/livekit-store.ts b/src/stores/app/livekit-store.ts
index 3c05545..283818b 100644
--- a/src/stores/app/livekit-store.ts
+++ b/src/stores/app/livekit-store.ts
@@ -737,13 +737,25 @@ export const useLiveKitStore = create<LiveKitState>((set, get) => ({
       // that triggers the already-registered handler.
       if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
         try {
+          // connectedDevice type is only legal when a bluetooth PTT handset is actually
+          // connected AND a runtime prerequisite (BLUETOOTH_CONNECT) is held — Android 14+
+          // validates both at FGS start and throws SecurityException otherwise, blocking
+          // the service. Manifest FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CONNECTED_DEVICE alone is not enough.
+          let bluetoothDeviceActive = useBluetoothAudioStore.getState().connectedDevice !== null;
+          if (bluetoothDeviceActive) {
+            bluetoothDeviceActive = await PermissionsAndroid.check(PermissionsAndroid.PERMISSIONS.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT);
+          }
           await notifee.displayNotification({
             title: 'Active PTT Call',
             body: 'There is an active PTT call in progress.',
             android: {
               channelId: 'notif',
               asForegroundService: true,
-              foregroundServiceTypes: [AndroidForegroundServiceType.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE],
+              // microphone: keeps mic capture legal while backgrounded (Android 14+).
+              // Playback of remote audio needs no FGS type — any running FGS keeps the process alive.
+              foregroundServiceTypes: bluetoothDeviceActive
+                ? [AndroidForegroundServiceType.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE, AndroidForegroundServiceType.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CONNECTED_DEVICE]
+                : [AndroidForegroundServiceType.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE],
               smallIcon: 'ic_launcher',
             },
           });