diff --git a/lib/logic/session_timer.dart b/lib/logic/session_timer.dart
index 4625647..035775d 100644
--- a/lib/logic/session_timer.dart
+++ b/lib/logic/session_timer.dart
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@ import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/app_config.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/crypto_service.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/hivemind_service.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/notification_service.dart';
-import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/power_settings.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/vpn_connection.dart';
 
 class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   Timer? _timer;
   int _tickCount = 0;
-  int _lastPushedExpiryAtMs = 0;
   bool _appBackgrounded = false;
 
   final VpnConnection vpnConnection;
@@ -25,7 +23,10 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   bool _hasSyncedOnce = false;
   int _consecutiveFailures = 0;
   bool _isDisconnecting = false;
-  bool _syncInProgress = false;
+  int? _syncEpochInProgress;
+  Completer<void>? _syncCompletion;
+  int _sessionEpoch = 0;
+
   bool _supportRewardClaimed = false;
   bool _supportRewardStateLoaded = false;
   int _supportStateEpoch = 0;
@@ -38,25 +39,21 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   static const int _maxOfflineSeconds = 120;
   int _offlineSeconds = 0;
 
-  // The countdown ticks locally every second; these only drive the slow
-  // server heartbeat that catches server-side changes (support-ad extension,
-  // 10 GB cap, session-ended). Keeping it slow avoids a chatty /session/status
-  // beacon (see internal/LAUNCH_READINESS.md "cut the beacon rate").
   static const int _pollIntervalSeconds = 60;
   static const int _backgroundPollIntervalSeconds = 60;
 
   int _lastUsedBytes = 0;
-  DateTime? _lastSuccessfulSyncAt;
+  Stopwatch? _sinceLastSuccessfulSync;
   double _currentSpeedKBps = 0.0;
 
   SessionTimer({required this.vpnConnection}) {
     WidgetsBinding.instance.addObserver(this);
     vpnConnection.addListener(_onVpnConnectionChanged);
     unawaited(_loadSupportRewardState());
-    // This provider is built lazily, so the tunnel may already be up and
-    // VpnConnection may already have fired its change before we attached.
-    // A listener does not replay history -- evaluate the current state once.
-    // Deferred so we never notify during the build that created us.
+
+    // VpnConnection is eager and can report an already-running native tunnel
+    // before this provider is created. ChangeNotifier listeners do not replay
+    // old events, so always evaluate the current state once after construction.
     unawaited(Future.microtask(_onVpnConnectionChanged));
   }
 
@@ -113,11 +110,8 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   }
 
   void _onVpnConnectionChanged() {
-    // A live tunnel with a stopped clock is always wrong, however we got here:
-    // adopting a tunnel that outlived the UI process, recovering from a blip, or
-    // attaching late to one that was already up. Previously this required either
-    // adoptedRunningRuntime or _hasSyncedOnce, both false on a fresh process, so
-    // the clock stayed at 00:00:00 and the notification countdown froze with it.
+    // A live tunnel with a stopped clock is always wrong, whether this process
+    // adopted an existing runtime, attached late, or recovered from a blip.
     if (vpnConnection.status == VpnStatus.connected &&
         !isRunning &&
         !_isDisconnecting) {
@@ -130,7 +124,7 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     if (!hadActiveSession || _isDisconnecting) return;
 
     if (vpnConnection.status == VpnStatus.error) {
-      _stopForVpnFailure('VPN entered error state');
+      unawaited(_doDisconnect('VPN entered error state'));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -139,33 +133,16 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     }
   }
 
-  void _stopForVpnFailure(String reason) {
-    if (_isDisconnecting) return;
-    _isDisconnecting = true;
-    debugPrint('[Timer] Stopping after VPN failure: $reason');
-
-    _timer?.cancel();
-    _timer = null;
-    _currentSpeedKBps = 0.0;
-    _remainingSeconds = 0;
-    _remainingAtLastSync = 0;
-    _hasSyncedOnce = false;
-    _lastSuccessfulSyncAt = null;
-    _consecutiveFailures = 0;
-    _offlineSeconds = 0;
-    NotificationService.reset();
-    notifyListeners();
-  }
-
   Future<void> start() async {
+    _sessionEpoch++;
     _remainingSeconds = 0;
     _remainingAtLastSync = 0;
     _usedBytes = 0;
     _lastUsedBytes = 0;
-    _lastSuccessfulSyncAt = null;
+    _sinceLastSuccessfulSync?.stop();
+    _sinceLastSuccessfulSync = null;
     _currentSpeedKBps = 0.0;
     _tickCount = 0;
-    _lastPushedExpiryAtMs = 0;
     _hasSyncedOnce = false;
     _consecutiveFailures = 0;
     _offlineSeconds = 0;
@@ -188,7 +165,7 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   void _tick(Timer t) {
     if (_isDisconnecting) return;
 
-    if (_hasSyncedOnce && _consecutiveFailures < _maxConsecutiveFailures) {
+    if (_hasSyncedOnce) {
       _reconcileElapsedTime();
     }
 
@@ -220,9 +197,23 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Force an immediate server sync (e.g. after a support-ad extension so the
-  /// countdown reflects the new expiry without waiting for the next heartbeat).
-  Future<void> syncNow() => _syncWithHivemind();
+  /// Force a control-plane refresh after an event that changes the session
+  /// server-side. If a periodic sync is already in flight, wait for it and
+  /// issue a fresh request so the event cannot be hidden behind the busy guard.
+  Future<void> syncNow() async {
+    final requestedEpoch = _sessionEpoch;
+    while (requestedEpoch == _sessionEpoch && !_isDisconnecting) {
+      final active = _syncEpochInProgress == requestedEpoch
+          ? _syncCompletion
+          : null;
+      if (active != null) {
+        await active.future;
+        continue;
+      }
+      await _syncWithHivemind();
+      return;
+    }
+  }
 
   Future<void> disconnect({String reason = 'User requested'}) async {
     await _doDisconnect(reason);
@@ -231,6 +222,7 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   Future<void> _doDisconnect(String reason) async {
     if (_isDisconnecting) return;
     _isDisconnecting = true;
+    _sessionEpoch++;
     debugPrint('[Timer] Disconnecting: $reason');
 
     _timer?.cancel();
@@ -239,13 +231,13 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
     _remainingSeconds = 0;
     _remainingAtLastSync = 0;
     _hasSyncedOnce = false;
-    _lastSuccessfulSyncAt = null;
+    _sinceLastSuccessfulSync?.stop();
+    _sinceLastSuccessfulSync = null;
     NotificationService.reset();
     notifyListeners();
 
     await vpnConnection.disconnect();
 
-    if (!_isDisconnecting) return;
     _isDisconnecting = false;
     notifyListeners();
   }
@@ -257,20 +249,28 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   }
 
   Future<void> _syncWithHivemind() async {
-    if (_isDisconnecting || _syncInProgress) return;
-    _syncInProgress = true;
+    if (_isDisconnecting) return;
+    final epoch = _sessionEpoch;
+    if (_syncEpochInProgress == epoch) return;
+
+    final completion = Completer<void>();
+    _syncCompletion = completion;
+    _syncEpochInProgress = epoch;
+
     try {
       final deviceId = await CryptoService.getDeviceId();
+      if (epoch != _sessionEpoch || _isDisconnecting) return;
+
       final base = Uri.parse('${AppConfig.hivemindApiPublic}/session/status');
       final url = base.replace(queryParameters: {'device_id': deviceId});
       final response = await HivemindService.directGet(url);
-      if (_isDisconnecting) return;
+      if (epoch != _sessionEpoch || _isDisconnecting) return;
 
       if (response.statusCode == 200) {
         final decoded = jsonDecode(response.body);
         if (decoded is! Map<String, dynamic>) {
           debugPrint('[Timer] Invalid session payload type.');
-          _markSyncFailure();
+          _markSyncFailure(epoch);
           return;
         }
         final data = decoded;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
         final activeValue = data['active'];
         if (activeValue is! bool) {
           debugPrint('[Timer] Session payload missing boolean active state.');
-          _markSyncFailure();
+          _markSyncFailure(epoch);
           return;
         }
         if (!activeValue) {
@@ -291,61 +291,66 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
             !expiresValue.isFinite ||
             expiresValue < 0) {
           debugPrint('[Timer] Session payload has invalid expiry.');
-          _markSyncFailure();
+          _markSyncFailure(epoch);
           return;
         }
 
+        final elapsedMs = _sinceLastSuccessfulSync?.elapsedMilliseconds;
         _remainingAtLastSync = expiresValue.toInt();
         _remainingSeconds = _remainingAtLastSync;
-        // Push the absolute deadline to the VPN service so it can tear the
-        // tunnel down on its own clock, even if this UI process is gone.
-        final expiresAtMs =
-            DateTime.now().millisecondsSinceEpoch + _remainingSeconds * 1000;
-        if ((expiresAtMs - _lastPushedExpiryAtMs).abs() > 5000) {
-          _lastPushedExpiryAtMs = expiresAtMs;
-          unawaited(PowerSettings.setSessionExpiry(expiresAtMs));
-        }
         _usedBytes = _readNonNegativeInt(data['used_bytes'], _usedBytes);
 
-        final now = DateTime.now();
-        final previousSyncAt = _lastSuccessfulSyncAt;
         final deltaBytes = _usedBytes - _lastUsedBytes;
-        if (_hasSyncedOnce && previousSyncAt != null) {
-          final elapsedMs = now.difference(previousSyncAt).inMilliseconds;
-          if (deltaBytes > 0 && elapsedMs > 0) {
-            _currentSpeedKBps = (deltaBytes / (elapsedMs / 1000.0)) / 1000.0;
-          } else {
-            _currentSpeedKBps = 0.0;
-          }
+        if (_hasSyncedOnce && elapsedMs != null && elapsedMs > 0) {
+          _currentSpeedKBps = deltaBytes > 0
+              ? (deltaBytes / (elapsedMs / 1000.0)) / 1000.0
+              : 0.0;
         } else {
           _currentSpeedKBps = 0.0;
         }
         _lastUsedBytes = _usedBytes;
-        _lastSuccessfulSyncAt = now;
+        _sinceLastSuccessfulSync?.stop();
+        _sinceLastSuccessfulSync = Stopwatch()..start();
 
         if (data['cap_exhausted'] == true) {
           await _doDisconnect('Data cap reached');
           return;
         }
 
+        if (epoch != _sessionEpoch || _isDisconnecting) return;
+        try {
+          await vpnConnection.setNativeSessionDeadline(_remainingAtLastSync);
+        } catch (e) {
+          debugPrint('[Timer] Failed to arm native session deadline: $e');
+          await _doDisconnect('Native session deadline unavailable');
+          return;
+        }
+        if (epoch != _sessionEpoch || _isDisconnecting) return;
         _consecutiveFailures = 0;
         _offlineSeconds = 0;
         _hasSyncedOnce = true;
         notifyListeners();
       } else {
-        _markSyncFailure();
+        _markSyncFailure(epoch);
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      if (!_isDisconnecting) {
+      if (epoch == _sessionEpoch && !_isDisconnecting) {
         debugPrint('Hivemind sync error: $e');
-        _markSyncFailure();
+        _markSyncFailure(epoch);
       }
     } finally {
-      _syncInProgress = false;
+      if (_syncEpochInProgress == epoch) {
+        _syncEpochInProgress = null;
+      }
+      if (identical(_syncCompletion, completion)) {
+        _syncCompletion = null;
+      }
+      if (!completion.isCompleted) completion.complete();
     }
   }
 
-  void _markSyncFailure() {
+  void _markSyncFailure(int epoch) {
+    if (epoch != _sessionEpoch || _isDisconnecting) return;
     _consecutiveFailures++;
     if (_consecutiveFailures >= _maxConsecutiveFailures) {
       notifyListeners();
@@ -353,10 +358,10 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
   }
 
   void _reconcileElapsedTime() {
-    final syncedAt = _lastSuccessfulSyncAt;
-    if (!_hasSyncedOnce || syncedAt == null) return;
+    final clock = _sinceLastSuccessfulSync;
+    if (!_hasSyncedOnce || clock == null) return;
 
-    final elapsed = DateTime.now().difference(syncedAt).inSeconds;
+    final elapsed = clock.elapsed.inSeconds;
     _remainingSeconds =
         (_remainingAtLastSync - elapsed).clamp(0, 1 << 31).toInt();
   }
@@ -396,9 +401,15 @@ class SessionTimer extends ChangeNotifier with WidgetsBindingObserver {
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    // Invalidate every asynchronous generation before removing listeners so
+    // late storage/network completions cannot notify a disposed notifier.
+    _sessionEpoch++;
+    _supportStateEpoch++;
+    _isDisconnecting = true;
     WidgetsBinding.instance.removeObserver(this);
     vpnConnection.removeListener(_onVpnConnectionChanged);
     _timer?.cancel();
+    _sinceLastSuccessfulSync?.stop();
     super.dispose();
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/logic/vpn_connection.dart b/lib/logic/vpn_connection.dart
index 80d7c83..4147fe6 100644
--- a/lib/logic/vpn_connection.dart
+++ b/lib/logic/vpn_connection.dart
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_vless/flutter_vless.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/connection_settings.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/hivemind_service.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/local_socks_tester.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/network_monitor.dart';
-import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/power_settings.dart';
 import 'package:revoltvpn/logic/secure_socks_session.dart';
 
 enum VpnStatus {
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ enum VpnStatus {
 }
 
 class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
-  bool _cancelled = false;
+  static const MethodChannel _nativeControl = MethodChannel('flutter_vless');
+
+  int _connectEpoch = 0;
+  bool _suppressNativeConnect = false;
+  bool _disposed = false;
+
   VpnStatus _status = VpnStatus.disconnected;
   VpnStatus get status => _status;
 
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
   SecureSocksSession? get activeSocksSession => _lastSecureSocks;
 
   bool get canTestActiveLocalSocks =>
+      !_disposed &&
       _status == VpnStatus.connected &&
       _activeMode == ConnectionMode.proxy &&
       _lastSecureSocks != null;
@@ -94,9 +100,10 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   Future<void> _startEngine() async {
-    if (kIsWeb) return;
+    if (kIsWeb || _disposed) return;
 
     await ConnectionSettings.initialize();
+    if (_disposed) return;
     _activeMode = ConnectionSettings.mode;
 
     _vless = FlutterVless(
@@ -115,13 +122,16 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
         notificationIconResourceType: 'drawable',
         notificationIconResourceName: 'notification_status_icon',
       );
+      if (_disposed) return;
       _initialized = true;
     } catch (e) {
       debugPrint('[VPN] VLESS init error (expected on emulator): $e');
     }
+    if (_disposed) return;
 
     _networkSubscription = NetworkMonitor.changes.listen(
       (snapshot) {
+        if (_disposed) return;
         // ConnectivityManager is informational only. Restarting from every
         // callback caused the old VPN-created-network reconnect loop.
         _networkTransport = snapshot.transport;
@@ -139,32 +149,10 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
 
     try {
       final coreVersion = await _vless.getCoreVersion();
-      debugPrint('[VPN] Xray core version: $coreVersion');
-    } catch (_) {}
-
-    await _adoptRunningRuntime();
-  }
-
-  /// Reflect a tunnel that is already up when the UI starts.
-  ///
-  /// This asks the OS whether our VPN service process is alive, rather than
-  /// probing a local SOCKS port. The old probe called getConnectedServerDelay(),
-  /// which reads AppConfigs.V2RAY_CONFIG?.LOCAL_SOCKS5_PORT ?: 10807 — but
-  /// AppConfigs lives in the VPN's own process, so from here it is always null
-  /// and the port always fell back to 10807. That was correct only while the
-  /// SOCKS port was fixed; per-session ephemeral ports made it permanently
-  /// wrong, so the app reported "connected" against a dead tunnel.
-  Future<void> _adoptRunningRuntime() async {
-    if (kIsWeb) return;
-    try {
-      final state = await PowerSettings.runtimeState();
-      if (state.aliveFor(tunMode: _activeMode == ConnectionMode.tun)) {
-        _adoptedRunningRuntime = true;
-        _setStatus(VpnStatus.connected, _connectedLabel);
+      if (!_disposed) {
+        debugPrint('[VPN] Xray core version: $coreVersion');
       }
-    } catch (e) {
-      debugPrint('[VPN] Runtime liveness check failed: $e');
-    }
+    } catch (_) {}
   }
 
   String get _connectedLabel {
@@ -176,9 +164,15 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
     }
   }
 
+  bool _isCurrentConnect(int epoch) =>
+      !_disposed && epoch == _connectEpoch && !_userDisconnecting;
+
   void _mapStatus(VlessStatus status) {
+    if (_disposed) return;
     switch (status.connectionState) {
       case VlessConnectionState.connected:
+        if (_suppressNativeConnect || _userDisconnecting) return;
+        if (_connectEpoch == 0) _adoptedRunningRuntime = true;
         _setStatus(VpnStatus.connected, _connectedLabel);
         break;
 
@@ -188,6 +182,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
         break;
 
       case VlessConnectionState.connecting:
+        if (_suppressNativeConnect || _userDisconnecting) return;
         _setStatus(VpnStatus.connecting, 'Establishing tunnel…');
         break;
 
@@ -196,6 +191,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
         break;
 
       case VlessConnectionState.unknown:
+        if (_suppressNativeConnect || _userDisconnecting) return;
         if (_status != VpnStatus.connected &&
             _status != VpnStatus.disconnected) {
           _setStatus(VpnStatus.error, 'Connection failed');
@@ -205,27 +201,34 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   Future<bool> connect({bool skipAdBypass = false}) async {
-    if (_status == VpnStatus.connected || _status == VpnStatus.connecting) {
+    if (_disposed ||
+        _userDisconnecting ||
+        _status == VpnStatus.connected ||
+        _status == VpnStatus.connecting ||
+        _status == VpnStatus.disconnecting) {
       return false;
     }
 
-    _cancelled = false;
+    final connectEpoch = ++_connectEpoch;
+    _suppressNativeConnect = false;
     _userDisconnecting = false;
 
     await ConnectionSettings.initialize();
+    if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
     _activeMode = ConnectionSettings.mode;
 
     if (!kIsWeb && !_initialized) {
+      _suppressNativeConnect = true;
       _errorMessage = 'VPN service unavailable.';
       _setStatus(VpnStatus.error, 'Service unavailable');
       return false;
     }
 
-    // TUN needs the Android VPN permission; SOCKS5 proxy mode runs a local
-    // authenticated proxy without a VpnService, so no VPN permission is needed.
     if (!kIsWeb && _activeMode == ConnectionMode.tun) {
       final ok = await _vless.requestPermission();
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       if (!ok) {
+        _suppressNativeConnect = true;
         _errorMessage = 'VPN permission denied.';
         _setStatus(VpnStatus.error, 'Permission required');
         return false;
@@ -241,6 +244,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
 
     if (kIsWeb) {
       await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 1));
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       _setStatus(VpnStatus.connected, 'Secured (dev mode)');
       return true;
     }
@@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
       realUrl = await HivemindService.fetchConfigDirectly(
         skipAdBypass: skipAdBypass,
         onAttempt: (attempt, total) {
+          if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return;
           _setStatus(
             VpnStatus.connecting,
             'Contacting server ($attempt/$total)…',
@@ -259,9 +264,11 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
         },
       );
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       debugPrint('[VPN] Config fetch error: $e');
       final raw = e.toString().replaceAll('Exception: ', '');
       if (raw.contains('Cancelled')) return false;
+      _suppressNativeConnect = true;
       if (raw.contains('timed out') || raw.contains('Session not activated')) {
         _errorMessage =
             'The server did not respond in time.\nCheck your connection and try again.';
@@ -273,11 +280,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
       return false;
     }
 
-    if (_cancelled) {
-      _setStatus(VpnStatus.disconnected, 'Tap to connect');
-      return false;
-    }
-
+    if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
     _setStatus(VpnStatus.connecting, 'Starting secure route…');
 
     try {
@@ -285,6 +288,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
       final baseConfig = parsed.getFullConfiguration();
       final remark = parsed.remark.isNotEmpty ? parsed.remark : 'Revolt VPN';
       final secureSocks = await SecureSocksSession.create(baseConfig);
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       final verifyLocalSocks = _activeMode == ConnectionMode.proxy;
 
       await _startRuntime(
@@ -292,26 +296,45 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
         remark: remark,
         proxyOnly: verifyLocalSocks,
       );
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
 
       _setStatus(
         VpnStatus.connecting,
-        verifyLocalSocks ? 'Waiting for local SOCKS5…' : 'Waiting for VPN interface…',
+        verifyLocalSocks
+            ? 'Waiting for local SOCKS5…'
+            : 'Waiting for VPN interface…',
       );
-      if (!await _waitForNativeConnected()) {
+      if (!await _waitForNativeConnected(connectEpoch)) {
         throw StateError('VPN runtime did not report CONNECTED');
       }
 
       if (verifyLocalSocks) {
+        if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
         _setStatus(VpnStatus.connecting, 'Checking Local SOCKS5…');
-        if (!await _waitForLocalSocksListener(secureSocks)) {
+        if (!await _waitForLocalSocksListener(
+          secureSocks,
+          connectEpoch,
+        )) {
           throw StateError('Local SOCKS5 listener did not become ready');
         }
       }
 
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       _lastSecureSocks = secureSocks;
     } catch (e) {
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       debugPrint('[VPN] Tunnel start error: $e');
-      await _stopRuntime();
+      _suppressNativeConnect = true;
+      try {
+        await _stopRuntime();
+      } catch (stopError) {
+        debugPrint('[VPN] Runtime cleanup failed after start error: $stopError');
+        if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
+        _errorMessage = 'VPN failed to shut down cleanly.\nPlease restart the app.';
+        _setStatus(VpnStatus.error, 'Shutdown failed');
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       _clearRuntimeSnapshot();
       _errorMessage = _activeMode == ConnectionMode.proxy
           ? 'SOCKS5 gateway failed to start.\nTry reconnecting.'
@@ -320,6 +343,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
     _setStatus(VpnStatus.connected, _connectedLabel);
     return true;
   }
@@ -336,22 +360,20 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
     );
   }
 
-  Future<bool> _waitForLocalSocksListener([
-    SecureSocksSession? session,
-  ]) async {
-    final active = session ?? _lastSecureSocks;
-    if (active == null) return false;
-
+  Future<bool> _waitForLocalSocksListener(
+    SecureSocksSession session,
+    int connectEpoch,
+  ) async {
     for (var attempt = 0; attempt < 4; attempt++) {
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       final result = await LocalSocksTester.testListener(
         host: '127.0.0.1',
-        port: active.port,
-        username: active.username,
-        password: active.password,
+        port: session.port,
+        username: session.username,
+        password: session.password,
       );
-      if (result.ok) {
-        return true;
-      }
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
+      if (result.ok) return true;
       if (attempt < 3) {
         await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 250));
       }
@@ -359,54 +381,59 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
     return false;
   }
 
-  Future<bool> _waitForNativeConnected() async {
-    // startVless() queues the Android foreground service. Wait for the native
-    // service/core broadcast rather than treating MethodChannel completion as
-    // proof that a TUN interface was established.
+  Future<bool> _waitForNativeConnected(int connectEpoch) async {
     for (var attempt = 0; attempt < 24; attempt++) {
+      if (!_isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch)) return false;
       if (_status == VpnStatus.connected) return true;
-      if (_status == VpnStatus.error) return false;
-      if (_cancelled || _userDisconnecting) return false;
+      if (_status == VpnStatus.error || _status == VpnStatus.disconnected) {
+        return false;
+      }
       await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 250));
     }
-    return _status == VpnStatus.connected;
+    return _isCurrentConnect(connectEpoch) &&
+        _status == VpnStatus.connected;
   }
 
   Future<void> _stopRuntime() async {
-    try {
-      await _vless.stopVless().timeout(const Duration(seconds: 5));
-    } catch (_) {}
+    await _vless.stopVless().timeout(const Duration(seconds: 8));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> setNativeSessionDeadline(int remainingSeconds) async {
+    if (kIsWeb) return;
+    if (_disposed) throw StateError('VPN connection has been disposed');
+    if (!_initialized) throw StateError('VPN native service is not initialized');
+    if (remainingSeconds < 0) {
+      throw ArgumentError.value(remainingSeconds, 'remainingSeconds');
+    }
+    await _nativeControl.invokeMethod<void>(
+      'setSessionDeadline',
+      <String, Object>{'remainingSeconds': remainingSeconds},
+    );
   }
 
   Future<void> disconnect() async {
-    _cancelled = true;
+    if (_disposed || _status == VpnStatus.disconnecting) return;
+
+    _connectEpoch++;
+    _suppressNativeConnect = true;
     _userDisconnecting = true;
     HivemindService.cancel();
 
-    if (_status == VpnStatus.disconnected ||
-        _status == VpnStatus.disconnecting) {
-      _clearRuntimeSnapshot();
-      _userDisconnecting = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
     _setStatus(VpnStatus.disconnecting, 'Tearing down…');
 
     if (kIsWeb) {
       await Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 500));
+      if (_disposed) return;
       _clearRuntimeSnapshot();
       _setStatus(VpnStatus.disconnected, 'Tap to connect');
       _userDisconnecting = false;
       return;
     }
 
-    bool timedOut = false;
     try {
-      await _vless.stopVless().timeout(
-            const Duration(seconds: 5),
-            onTimeout: () => timedOut = true,
-          );
+      await _vless.stopVless().timeout(const Duration(seconds: 8));
     } catch (e) {
+      if (_disposed) return;
       debugPrint('[VPN] VLESS stop error: $e');
       _errorMessage = 'VPN shutdown error.\nPlease restart the app.';
       _clearRuntimeSnapshot();
@@ -415,15 +442,7 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (timedOut) {
-      debugPrint('[VPN] stopVless() timed out after 5 s.');
-      _errorMessage = 'VPN did not shut down cleanly.\nPlease restart the app.';
-      _clearRuntimeSnapshot();
-      _setStatus(VpnStatus.error, 'Shutdown failed');
-      _userDisconnecting = false;
-      return;
-    }
-
+    if (_disposed) return;
     _errorMessage = null;
     _clearRuntimeSnapshot();
     _setStatus(VpnStatus.disconnected, 'Tap to connect');
@@ -436,21 +455,27 @@ class VpnConnection extends ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   void _setStatus(VpnStatus status, String message) {
+    if (_disposed) return;
     _status = status;
     _statusMessage = message;
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
   Future<void> _checkHealth() async {
-    // A live tunnel already proves reachability; only probe while disconnected
-    // so we don't add direct /health traffic while the VPN is active.
-    if (_status == VpnStatus.connected) return;
-    _serverReachable = await HivemindService.checkHealth();
+    if (_disposed || _status == VpnStatus.connected) return;
+    final reachable = await HivemindService.checkHealth();
+    if (_disposed || _status == VpnStatus.connected) return;
+    _serverReachable = reachable;
     notifyListeners();
   }
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
+    _disposed = true;
+    _connectEpoch++;
+    _suppressNativeConnect = true;
+    _userDisconnecting = true;
+    HivemindService.cancel();
     _healthTimer?.cancel();
     _networkSubscription?.cancel();
     // Provider/UI disposal is not a user disconnect command. Keeping teardown