diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/net/RelayPinger.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/net/RelayPinger.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b371774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/net/RelayPinger.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.wzp.net
+
+import android.util.Log
+import java.net.DatagramPacket
+import java.net.DatagramSocket
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+
+/**
+ * Pure Kotlin UDP ping — no JNI, no native lib loading.
+ * Sends a minimal packet to the relay and measures response time.
+ * QUIC servers reply with Version Negotiation to unknown packets.
+ */
+object RelayPinger {
+    private const val TAG = "RelayPinger"
+    private const val TIMEOUT_MS = 2000
+
+    // Minimal QUIC-like Initial packet (just enough to provoke a response)
+    // First byte 0xC0 = long header, version 0x00000000 = version negotiation trigger
+    private val PROBE = byteArrayOf(
+        0xC0.toByte(), // long header form
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // version 0 → triggers Version Negotiation
+        0x08, // DCID length = 8
+        0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x08, // fake DCID
+        0x00, // SCID length = 0
+        0x00, 0x00, // token length = 0 (for Initial)
+        0x00, 0x04, // payload length = 4
+        0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, // dummy payload
+    )
+
+    data class PingResult(
+        val rttMs: Int,
+        val reachable: Boolean,
+    )
+
+    /**
+     * Ping a relay server via UDP. Returns RTT in ms, or unreachable.
+     * Thread-safe, can be called from coroutine on Dispatchers.IO.
+     */
+    fun ping(address: String): PingResult {
+        return try {
+            val parts = address.split(":")
+            if (parts.size != 2) return PingResult(0, false)
+            val host = parts[0]
+            val port = parts[1].toIntOrNull() ?: return PingResult(0, false)
+
+            val socket = DatagramSocket()
+            socket.soTimeout = TIMEOUT_MS
+            val dest = InetSocketAddress(host, port)
+
+            val sendPacket = DatagramPacket(PROBE, PROBE.size, dest)
+            val recvBuf = ByteArray(1200)
+            val recvPacket = DatagramPacket(recvBuf, recvBuf.size)
+
+            val start = System.nanoTime()
+            socket.send(sendPacket)
+            socket.receive(recvPacket) // blocks until response or timeout
+            val rttMs = ((System.nanoTime() - start) / 1_000_000).toInt()
+
+            socket.close()
+            PingResult(rttMs, true)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "ping $address failed: ${e.message}")
+            PingResult(0, false)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/CallViewModel.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/CallViewModel.kt
index 3520938..7772f93 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/CallViewModel.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/CallViewModel.kt
@@ -203,38 +203,46 @@ class CallViewModel : ViewModel(), WzpCallback {
         settings?.saveSelectedServer(_selectedServer.value)
     }
 
-    /** Ping all servers in background, update results. */
-    fun pingAllServers() {
+    private var pingJob: Job? = null
+
+    /** Start periodic ping every 5 seconds. Safe to call multiple times. */
+    fun startPeriodicPing() {
+        if (pingJob?.isActive == true) return
+        pingJob = viewModelScope.launch {
+            while (isActive) {
+                pingAllServersOnce()
+                delay(5000)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Stop periodic ping. */
+    fun stopPeriodicPing() {
+        pingJob?.cancel()
+        pingJob = null
+    }
+
+    /** Ping all servers once (pure Kotlin UDP, no JNI). */
+    fun pingAllServersOnce() {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             val results = mutableMapOf<String, PingResult>()
-            val known = mutableMapOf<String, String>()
             _servers.value.forEach { server ->
-                val pr = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                    try {
-                        val json = WzpEngine.pingRelay(server.address) ?: return@withContext null
-                        val obj = JSONObject(json)
-                        PingResult(
-                            rttMs = obj.getInt("rtt_ms"),
-                            serverFingerprint = obj.optString("server_fingerprint", ""),
-                        )
-                    } catch (e: Exception) {
-                        Log.w(TAG, "ping ${server.address} failed: ${e.message}")
-                        null
-                    }
-                }
-                if (pr != null) {
-                    results[server.address] = pr
-                    // TOFU: save fingerprint on first contact
-                    if (pr.serverFingerprint.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        val saved = settings?.loadServerFingerprint(server.address)
-                        if (saved == null) {
-                            settings?.saveServerFingerprint(server.address, pr.serverFingerprint)
-                        }
-                        known[server.address] = saved ?: pr.serverFingerprint
-                    }
+                val udpResult = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    com.wzp.net.RelayPinger.ping(server.address)
                 }
+                results[server.address] = PingResult(
+                    rttMs = udpResult.rttMs,
+                    serverFingerprint = "", // filled lazily on first real connection
+                )
             }
             _pingResults.value = results
+            // Load saved TOFU fingerprints
+            val known = mutableMapOf<String, String>()
+            _servers.value.forEach { server ->
+                settings?.loadServerFingerprint(server.address)?.let {
+                    known[server.address] = it
+                }
+            }
             _knownFingerprints.value = known
         }
     }
@@ -242,9 +250,9 @@ class CallViewModel : ViewModel(), WzpCallback {
     /** Get lock status for a server. */
     fun lockStatus(address: String): LockStatus {
         val pr = _pingResults.value[address] ?: return LockStatus.UNKNOWN
-        val known = _knownFingerprints.value[address]
-        if (pr.serverFingerprint.isEmpty()) return LockStatus.NEW
-        if (known == null) return LockStatus.NEW
+        if (pr.rttMs <= 0 && pr.serverFingerprint.isEmpty()) return LockStatus.OFFLINE
+        val known = _knownFingerprints.value[address] ?: return LockStatus.NEW
+        if (pr.serverFingerprint.isEmpty()) return LockStatus.NEW // no fingerprint yet
         return if (pr.serverFingerprint == known) LockStatus.VERIFIED else LockStatus.CHANGED
     }
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/InCallScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/InCallScreen.kt
index 0cfb675..f95ada0 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/InCallScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/wzp/ui/call/InCallScreen.kt
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ fun InCallScreen(
 
     var showManageRelays by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
-    // Don't auto-ping — loading the native .so triggers jemalloc init
-    // which crashes on Android 16 MTE. Let user click "Ping All" manually.
+    // Pure Kotlin UDP ping — no native .so loading, safe on Android 16 MTE
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
+        viewModel.startPeriodicPing()
+    }
 
     Surface(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),