diff --git a/stacks/android-emulator/docker/Dockerfile b/stacks/android-emulator/docker/Dockerfile
index 1de82e9a..762026c3 100644
--- a/stacks/android-emulator/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/stacks/android-emulator/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # cmdline-tools and the native libraries the emulator needs at runtime.
 #
 # Rebuild + push (rare — only when tool/library versions bump):
-#   docker build -t forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator:api36-v6 .
-#   docker push forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator:api36-v6
+#   docker build -t forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator:api36-v7 .
+#   docker push forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator:api36-v7
 FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jdk-jammy
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/stacks/android-emulator/docker/entrypoint.sh b/stacks/android-emulator/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 511d9bb0..c9390407 100644
--- a/stacks/android-emulator/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/stacks/android-emulator/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ hw.keyboard=yes
 EOF
 fi
 
+# --- noVNC defaults: scaled view, autoconnect, self-reconnect ----------------
+cat > /usr/share/novnc/defaults.json <<'JSON'
+{
+  "autoconnect": true,
+  "reconnect": true,
+  "reconnect_delay": 2000,
+  "resize": "scale",
+  "shared": true
+}
+JSON
+
 # --- virtual display + browser viewing ---------------------------------------
 export DISPLAY=:0
 Xvfb :0 -screen 0 "$SCREEN_GEOMETRY" -nolisten tcp &
diff --git a/stacks/android-emulator/variables.tf b/stacks/android-emulator/variables.tf
index 230384ca..70ffca04 100644
--- a/stacks/android-emulator/variables.tf
+++ b/stacks/android-emulator/variables.tf
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ variable "tls_secret_name" {
 
 variable "image_tag" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "api36-v6"
+  default     = "api36-v7"
   description = "android-emulator image tag at forgejo.viktorbarzin.me/viktor/android-emulator. Built + pushed manually from stacks/android-emulator/docker/ (see README.md) — bump this when the image is rebuilt."
 }