diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/notifications/SystemNotification.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/notifications/SystemNotification.tsx
index f2aeeea..ad1aa78 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/notifications/SystemNotification.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/notifications/SystemNotification.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ type PushStatus = {
   endpoint: string;
   distributors: string[];
   lastFailure: string;
+  autoStartBlocked: boolean;
 };
 
 /** Android-only section showing UnifiedPush registration status and controls. */
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ function AndroidPushNotifications() {
             endpoint: s.endpoint || '',
             distributors,
             lastFailure: s.lastFailure || '',
+            autoStartBlocked: Boolean(s.autoStartBlocked),
           }
         : undefined
     );
@@ -246,6 +248,13 @@ function AndroidPushNotifications() {
         </Text>
       );
     }
+    if (status.lastFailure === 'AUTO_START_BLOCKED' || status.autoStartBlocked) {
+      return (
+        <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
+          Phone is blocking auto-start for Paarrot. Open App Boot / Auto-start settings, allow Paarrot (and ntfy), then tap Reset.
+        </Text>
+      );
+    }
     if (status.lastFailure) {
       return (
         <Text as="span" style={{ color: color.Critical.Main }} size="T200">
diff --git a/src/app/utils/backgroundSync.ts b/src/app/utils/backgroundSync.ts
index afd18c8..2939f58 100644
--- a/src/app/utils/backgroundSync.ts
+++ b/src/app/utils/backgroundSync.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ type UnifiedPushStatus = {
   distributor: string;
   distributors: string[] | string;
   lastFailure?: string;
+  /** OEM App Boot / AUTO_START is blocking distributor broadcasts (e.g. TCL). */
+  autoStartBlocked?: boolean;
 };
 
 type UnifiedPushEndpointEvent = {