diff --git a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-file-upload.test.ts b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-file-upload.test.ts
index 1d23867c..c7573082 100644
--- a/src/hooks/__tests__/use-file-upload.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/__tests__/use-file-upload.test.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,53 @@ describe('useFileUpload', () => {
     expect(hook().isUploading).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('surfaces Android Capacitor rejection attempts in user-visible alert (preferred mode)', async () => {
+    uploadModeRef.value = 'preferred';
+    preferredProviderRef.value = 'catbox';
+    vi.mocked(Capacitor.getPlatform).mockReturnValue('android');
+    const capacitorRejection = new Error('All providers failed: catbox: timeout') as Error & {
+      data?: { attempts?: { provider: string; error: string; stage?: string; elapsedMs?: number }[] };
+    };
+    capacitorRejection.data = {
+      attempts: [{ provider: 'catbox', error: 'timeout', stage: 'timeout', elapsedMs: 5000 }],
+    };
+    vi.mocked(FileUploader.pickAndUploadMedia).mockRejectedValue(capacitorRejection);
+    const { onUploadComplete, hook } = mountHook();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await hook().handleUpload();
+    });
+
+    expect(window.alert).toHaveBeenCalledWith('upload_failed. upload_failed_all_providers: catbox: timeout (stage=timeout, 5000ms)');
+    expect(onUploadComplete).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(hook().isUploading).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('surfaces Android rejection with multiple provider attempts in alert', async () => {
+    uploadModeRef.value = 'random';
+    preferredProviderRef.value = 'catbox';
+    vi.mocked(Capacitor.getPlatform).mockReturnValue('android');
+    const capacitorRejection = new Error('All providers failed') as Error & {
+      data?: { attempts?: { provider: string; error: string }[] };
+    };
+    capacitorRejection.data = {
+      attempts: [
+        { provider: 'catbox', error: 'timeout' },
+        { provider: 'imgur', error: 'rate limit' },
+      ],
+    };
+    vi.mocked(FileUploader.pickAndUploadMedia).mockRejectedValue(capacitorRejection);
+    const { onUploadComplete, hook } = mountHook();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await hook().handleUpload();
+    });
+
+    expect(window.alert).toHaveBeenCalledWith('upload_failed. upload_failed_all_providers: catbox: timeout; imgur: rate limit');
+    expect(onUploadComplete).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(hook().isUploading).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('returns early when uploadMode is none (no upload, no alert)', async () => {
     uploadModeRef.value = 'none';
     vi.mocked(Capacitor.getPlatform).mockReturnValue('android');
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-file-upload.ts b/src/hooks/use-file-upload.ts
index 93460cf1..68e51f18 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-file-upload.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-file-upload.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,66 @@ import { formatAggregatedError, formatPreferredModeError, type ProviderAttempt }
 import { getProviderOrder } from '../lib/media-hosting/provider-order';
 import { orchestrateElectronUpload } from '../lib/media-hosting/upload-orchestrator';
 import useMediaHostingStore from '../stores/use-media-hosting-store';
+import type { ProviderId } from '../lib/media-hosting/types';
 
 const FILE_SELECTION_CANCELLED_ERROR = 'File selection cancelled';
 
+const VALID_PROVIDERS: ProviderId[] = ['catbox', 'imgur', 'postimages'];
+
+/** Raw attempt shape from Android plugin rejection payload */
+interface RawAttempt {
+  provider?: unknown;
+  success?: unknown;
+  error?: unknown;
+  stage?: unknown;
+  elapsedMs?: unknown;
+  matchedSelectors?: unknown;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes Android Capacitor rejection payload. The plugin may reject with
+ * `{ message, code, data: { attempts: [...] } }` where attempts contain
+ * provider, error, stage, elapsedMs, matchedSelectors. We extract and attach
+ * attempts to the error so formatAggregatedError can surface them.
+ */
+function normalizeAndroidRejection(error: unknown): Error & { attempts?: ProviderAttempt[] } {
+  const err = error as Error & { data?: { attempts?: unknown[] } };
+  const raw = err?.data?.attempts;
+  if (!Array.isArray(raw) || raw.length === 0) return err;
+
+  const attempts: ProviderAttempt[] = raw
+    .map((a: unknown): ProviderAttempt | null => {
+      const item = a as RawAttempt;
+      const provider = item?.provider;
+      if (typeof provider !== 'string' || !VALID_PROVIDERS.includes(provider as ProviderId)) return null;
+      const ms = typeof item?.elapsedMs === 'number' ? item.elapsedMs : undefined;
+      let sel: string[] | undefined;
+      if (Array.isArray(item?.matchedSelectors)) {
+        sel = (item.matchedSelectors as unknown[]).filter((s): s is string => typeof s === 'string');
+      } else if (typeof item?.matchedSelectors === 'string' && item.matchedSelectors.trim()) {
+        sel = item.matchedSelectors
+          .split(',')
+          .map((s: string) => s.trim())
+          .filter(Boolean);
+      }
+      const attempt: ProviderAttempt = {
+        provider: provider as ProviderId,
+        success: Boolean(item?.success),
+        error: typeof item?.error === 'string' ? item.error : undefined,
+        stage: typeof item?.stage === 'string' && item.stage ? (item.stage as ProviderAttempt['stage']) : undefined,
+        elapsedMs: ms,
+        matchedSelectors: sel?.length ? sel : undefined,
+      };
+      return attempt;
+    })
+    .filter((a): a is ProviderAttempt => a !== null);
+
+  if (attempts.length > 0) {
+    (err as Error & { attempts?: ProviderAttempt[] }).attempts = attempts;
+  }
+  return err as Error & { attempts?: ProviderAttempt[] };
+}
+
 function isElectronRuntime(): boolean {
   return window.electronApi?.isElectron === true || window.isElectron === true;
 }
@@ -122,7 +179,7 @@ export function useFileUpload(options: UseFileUploadOptions) {
       const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
       if (errorMessage === FILE_SELECTION_CANCELLED_ERROR) return;
 
-      const err = error as Error & { attempts?: ProviderAttempt[] };
+      const err = normalizeAndroidRejection(error) as Error & { attempts?: ProviderAttempt[] };
       if (err.attempts && err.attempts.length > 0) {
         window.alert(formatAggregatedError(err.attempts, t));
       } else if (uploadMode === 'preferred') {