diff --git a/src/daemon/app-log-android.ts b/src/daemon/app-log-android.ts
index b2d63004..1c63d192 100644
--- a/src/daemon/app-log-android.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/app-log-android.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { AppError } from '../utils/errors.ts';
 import { runCmd } from '../utils/exec.ts';
 import {
   clearPidFile,
+  readStoredAppLogProcessMeta,
   writePidFile,
   type AppLogResult,
   type AppLogState,
@@ -21,7 +22,10 @@ export function assertAndroidPackageArgSafe(appBundleId: string): void {
   }
 }
 
-async function resolveAndroidPid(deviceId: string, appBundleId: string): Promise<string | null> {
+export async function resolveAndroidPid(
+  deviceId: string,
+  appBundleId: string,
+): Promise<string | null> {
   const pidResult = await runCmd('adb', ['-s', deviceId, 'shell', 'pidof', appBundleId], {
     allowFailure: true,
   });
@@ -30,6 +34,13 @@ async function resolveAndroidPid(deviceId: string, appBundleId: string): Promise
   return pid;
 }
 
+export function readTrackedAndroidLogcatPid(pidPath: string | undefined): string | null {
+  const command = readStoredAppLogProcessMeta(pidPath)?.command;
+  if (!command) return null;
+  const match = /(?:^|\s)--pid\s+(\d+)(?:\s|$)/.exec(command);
+  return match?.[1] ?? null;
+}
+
 export async function readRecentAndroidLogcatForPackage(
   deviceId: string,
   appBundleId: string,
diff --git a/src/daemon/app-log-process.ts b/src/daemon/app-log-process.ts
index b197e8b2..b8ad7f51 100644
--- a/src/daemon/app-log-process.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/app-log-process.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ function shouldTerminateStoredProcess(meta: StoredAppLogProcessMeta): boolean {
   return true;
 }
 
+export function readStoredAppLogProcessMeta(
+  pidPath: string | undefined,
+): StoredAppLogProcessMeta | null {
+  if (!pidPath || !fs.existsSync(pidPath)) return null;
+  try {
+    return parsePidFile(fs.readFileSync(pidPath, 'utf8'));
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 export function writePidFile(pidPath: string | undefined, pid: number): void {
   if (!pidPath) return;
   const dir = path.dirname(pidPath);
diff --git a/src/daemon/app-log.ts b/src/daemon/app-log.ts
index e40fd2e5..5c117b52 100644
--- a/src/daemon/app-log.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/app-log.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { AppError } from '../utils/errors.ts';
 import { runCmd } from '../utils/exec.ts';
 import {
   assertAndroidPackageArgSafe,
+  readTrackedAndroidLogcatPid,
   readRecentAndroidLogcatForPackage,
+  resolveAndroidPid,
   startAndroidAppLog,
 } from './app-log-android.ts';
 import {
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ import {
   startIosSimulatorAppLog,
   startMacOsAppLog,
 } from './app-log-ios.ts';
-import type { AppLogResult, AppLogState } from './app-log-process.ts';
+import { APP_LOG_PID_FILENAME, type AppLogResult, type AppLogState } from './app-log-process.ts';
 import { waitForChildExit } from './app-log-stream.ts';
 import {
   mergeNetworkDumps,
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ export type SessionNetworkCapture = {
   notes: string[];
 };
 
+type AndroidNetworkRecoveryContext = {
+  reason: 'inactive' | 'stale-active';
+  trackedPid?: string;
+};
+
 type IosSimulatorNetworkRecovery = {
   dump: NetworkDump;
   recoveredLineCount: number;
@@ -171,12 +178,13 @@ export async function readSessionNetworkCapture(params: {
   });
   const notes: string[] = [];
 
-  const canRecoverAndroidLogcat =
-    device.platform === 'android' &&
-    appLogState !== undefined &&
-    appLogState !== 'active' &&
-    Boolean(appBundleId);
-  if (canRecoverAndroidLogcat) {
+  const androidRecovery = await resolveAndroidNetworkRecoveryContext({
+    device,
+    appBundleId,
+    appLogPath,
+    appLogState,
+  });
+  if (androidRecovery) {
     const recovered = await readRecentAndroidLogcatForPackage(device.id, appBundleId as string);
     if (recovered) {
       const recoveredDump = readRecentNetworkTrafficFromText(recovered.text, {
@@ -189,9 +197,7 @@ export async function readSessionNetworkCapture(params: {
       });
       if (recoveredDump.entries.length > 0) {
         dump = mergeNetworkDumps(recoveredDump, dump, maxEntries);
-        notes.push(
-          `Session app log stream was inactive. Recovered recent Android HTTP entries from adb logcat for PID set ${recovered.recoveredPids.join(', ')}.`,
-        );
+        notes.push(buildAndroidRecoveryNote(androidRecovery, recovered.recoveredPids));
       }
     }
   }
@@ -248,6 +254,46 @@ export async function readSessionNetworkCapture(params: {
   return { backend, dump, notes };
 }
 
+async function resolveAndroidNetworkRecoveryContext(params: {
+  device: DeviceInfo;
+  appBundleId?: string;
+  appLogPath: string;
+  appLogState?: AppLogState;
+}): Promise<AndroidNetworkRecoveryContext | null> {
+  const { device, appBundleId, appLogPath, appLogState } = params;
+  if (device.platform !== 'android' || !appBundleId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (appLogState !== undefined && appLogState !== 'active') {
+    return { reason: 'inactive' };
+  }
+  if (appLogState !== 'active') {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const trackedPid = readTrackedAndroidLogcatPid(
+    path.join(path.dirname(appLogPath), APP_LOG_PID_FILENAME),
+  );
+  if (!trackedPid) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const currentPid = await resolveAndroidPid(device.id, appBundleId);
+  if (!currentPid || currentPid === trackedPid) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return { reason: 'stale-active', trackedPid };
+}
+
+function buildAndroidRecoveryNote(
+  context: AndroidNetworkRecoveryContext,
+  recoveredPids: string[],
+): string {
+  if (context.reason === 'stale-active') {
+    return `Session app log stream was still bound to prior Android PID ${context.trackedPid}. Recovered recent Android HTTP entries from adb logcat for PID set ${recoveredPids.join(', ')}.`;
+  }
+  return `Session app log stream was inactive. Recovered recent Android HTTP entries from adb logcat for PID set ${recoveredPids.join(', ')}.`;
+}
+
 export async function startAppLog(
   device: DeviceInfo,
   appBundleId: string,
diff --git a/src/daemon/handlers/__tests__/session.test.ts b/src/daemon/handlers/__tests__/session.test.ts
index e5bab7c7..af979a76 100644
--- a/src/daemon/handlers/__tests__/session.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/handlers/__tests__/session.test.ts
@@ -4853,6 +4853,90 @@ test('network dump recovers Android entries from previous package pid in bounded
   }
 });
 
+test('network dump recovers Android entries when an active stream is still bound to a prior pid', async () => {
+  const sessionStore = makeSessionStore();
+  const sessionName = 'android-network-stale-active-pid';
+  const appLogPath = sessionStore.resolveAppLogPath(sessionName);
+  const appLogPidPath = sessionStore.resolveAppLogPidPath(sessionName);
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(appLogPath), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    appLogPath,
+    '2026-04-01T09:59:00Z GET https://api.example.com/v1/stale status=200\n',
+    'utf8',
+  );
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    appLogPidPath,
+    `${JSON.stringify({
+      pid: 9999,
+      startTime: 'Tue Apr  1 09:59:00 2026',
+      command: 'adb -s emulator-5554 logcat -v time --pid 1234',
+    })}\n`,
+    'utf8',
+  );
+  sessionStore.set(sessionName, {
+    ...makeSession(sessionName, {
+      platform: 'android',
+      id: 'emulator-5554',
+      name: 'Pixel',
+      kind: 'emulator',
+      booted: true,
+    }),
+    appBundleId: 'com.example.app',
+    appLog: {
+      platform: 'android',
+      backend: 'android',
+      outPath: appLogPath,
+      startedAt: Date.now(),
+      getState: () => 'active',
+      stop: async () => {},
+      wait: Promise.resolve({ stdout: '', stderr: '', exitCode: 0 }),
+    },
+  });
+
+  mockRunCmd.mockImplementation(async (_cmd, args) => {
+    if (args.join(' ') === '-s emulator-5554 shell pidof com.example.app') {
+      return { stdout: '4321\n', stderr: '', exitCode: 0 };
+    }
+    if (args.join(' ') === '-s emulator-5554 logcat -d -v time -t 4000') {
+      return {
+        stdout:
+          '04-01 10:00:14.500 I/ActivityManager( 9999): Start proc 4321:com.example.app/u0a123 for top-activity\n' +
+          '04-01 10:00:15.000 D/GIBSDK  (4321): POST https://api.example.com/v1/fresh status=201 duration=15032\n',
+        stderr: '',
+        exitCode: 0,
+      };
+    }
+    return { stdout: '', stderr: '', exitCode: 0 };
+  });
+
+  const response = await handleSessionCommands({
+    req: {
+      token: 't',
+      session: sessionName,
+      command: 'network',
+      positionals: ['dump', '10', 'summary'],
+      flags: {},
+    },
+    sessionName,
+    logPath: path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'daemon.log'),
+    sessionStore,
+    invoke: noopInvoke,
+  });
+
+  expect(response?.ok).toBe(true);
+  if (response && response.ok) {
+    expect(response.data?.path).toContain('adb logcat recovery');
+    expect(response.data?.state).toBe('active');
+    const entries = Array.isArray(response.data?.entries) ? response.data.entries : [];
+    expect(entries.length).toBe(2);
+    expect((entries[0] as Record<string, unknown>).url).toBe('https://api.example.com/v1/fresh');
+    expect((entries[1] as Record<string, unknown>).url).toBe('https://api.example.com/v1/stale');
+    expect(response.data?.notes).toContain(
+      'Session app log stream was still bound to prior Android PID 1234. Recovered recent Android HTTP entries from adb logcat for PID set 4321.',
+    );
+  }
+});
+
 test('network dump recovers iOS simulator entries from simctl log show when the live stream is empty', async () => {
   const sessionStore = makeSessionStore();
   const sessionName = 'ios-network-recovery';