diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/discovery/DiscoveryManager.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/discovery/DiscoveryManager.java
index 92a3a51..1318d7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/discovery/DiscoveryManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/discovery/DiscoveryManager.java
@@ -69,9 +69,11 @@ public class DiscoveryManager {
         public final String pinAuth;
         /** Shown from {@link PinnedReceiversStore} at top of sender list. */
         public boolean pinnedRecent;
+        /** LAN discovery device UUID when advertised by peer. */
+        public final String deviceUuid;
 
         public DiscoveredDevice(String name, String host, int port, String transport, long lastSeenMs) {
-            this(name, host, port, transport, lastSeenMs, 0, 0, 0, 0L, "");
+            this(name, host, port, transport, lastSeenMs, 0, 0, 0, 0L, "", "");
         }
 
         public DiscoveredDevice(String name, String host, int port, String transport, long lastSeenMs,
@@ -81,6 +83,13 @@ public class DiscoveryManager {
 
         public DiscoveredDevice(String name, String host, int port, String transport, long lastSeenMs,
                 int videoCodecs, int audioCodecs, int placeholderId, long protoVersion, String pinAuth) {
+            this(name, host, port, transport, lastSeenMs, videoCodecs, audioCodecs, placeholderId, protoVersion,
+                    pinAuth, "");
+        }
+
+        public DiscoveredDevice(String name, String host, int port, String transport, long lastSeenMs,
+                int videoCodecs, int audioCodecs, int placeholderId, long protoVersion, String pinAuth,
+                String deviceUuid) {
             this.name = name;
             this.host = host;
             this.port = port;
@@ -91,6 +100,7 @@ public class DiscoveryManager {
             this.placeholderId = placeholderId;
             this.protoVersion = protoVersion;
             this.pinAuth = pinAuth != null ? pinAuth : "";
+            this.deviceUuid = deviceUuid != null ? deviceUuid : "";
         }
 
         public boolean pinMatches(String pin) {
@@ -431,7 +441,8 @@ public class DiscoveryManager {
             String pinAuth = json.optString("pin_auth", "");
             String key = host + ":" + port;
             DiscoveredDevice device = new DiscoveredDevice(name, host, port, transport,
-                    System.currentTimeMillis(), videoCodecs, audioCodecs, placeholderId, protoVersion, pinAuth);
+                    System.currentTimeMillis(), videoCodecs, audioCodecs, placeholderId, protoVersion, pinAuth,
+                    remoteUuid);
             devices.put(key, device);
             notifyListener();
         } catch (Exception ignored) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/live/LiveCastControlPlane.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/live/LiveCastControlPlane.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..404651d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/live/LiveCastControlPlane.java
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+package com.foxx.androidcast.live;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.foxx.androidcast.BuildConfig;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.DeviceInfo;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.crash.CrashSettingsStore;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.network.BackendEndpoints;
+
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+/** Keeps BE live cast session state updated (intent/live/closed + 60s keepalive). */
+public final class LiveCastControlPlane {
+    private static final String TAG = "LiveCastControl";
+    private static final int HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS = 20_000;
+    private static final long HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC = 60L;
+    private static final AtomicReference<String> SESSION_ID = new AtomicReference<>("");
+    private static final ScheduledExecutorService HEARTBEAT = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(r -> {
+        Thread t = new Thread(r, "live-cast-heartbeat");
+        t.setDaemon(true);
+        return t;
+    });
+
+    static {
+        HEARTBEAT.scheduleAtFixedRate(() -> {
+            String sid = SESSION_ID.get();
+            if (sid == null || sid.isEmpty()) {
+                return;
+            }
+            try {
+                postHeartbeat(sid, "active", "", "", "");
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "heartbeat failed: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }, HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC, HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL_SEC, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    private LiveCastControlPlane() {}
+
+    public static void onCastStart(Context context, String platform, String codecVideo, String codecAudio, String bwMode) {
+        if (context == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            String sid = SESSION_ID.get();
+            if (sid == null || sid.isEmpty()) {
+                sid = createIntent(context.getApplicationContext(), platform, codecVideo, codecAudio, bwMode);
+                if (sid != null && !sid.isEmpty()) {
+                    SESSION_ID.set(sid);
+                }
+            } else {
+                postHeartbeat(sid, "active", codecVideo, codecAudio, bwMode);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "onCastStart failed: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void onCastStop(String codecVideo, String codecAudio, String bwMode) {
+        String sid = SESSION_ID.getAndSet("");
+        if (sid == null || sid.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            postHeartbeat(sid, "ended", codecVideo, codecAudio, bwMode);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "onCastStop failed: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String createIntent(Context app, String platform, String codecVideo, String codecAudio, String bwMode)
+            throws Exception {
+        JSONObject req = new JSONObject();
+        req.put("action", "create_intent");
+        req.put("platform", platform == null || platform.isEmpty() ? "android" : platform);
+        req.put("device_id", DeviceInfo.getDeviceUuid(app));
+        req.put("max_duration_s", 300);
+        if (codecVideo != null && !codecVideo.isEmpty()) {
+            req.put("codec_video", codecVideo);
+        }
+        if (codecAudio != null && !codecAudio.isEmpty()) {
+            req.put("codec_audio", codecAudio);
+        }
+        if (bwMode != null && !bwMode.isEmpty()) {
+            req.put("bw_mode", bwMode);
+        }
+        JSONObject resp = postJson(resolveLiveCastUrl(app), req.toString());
+        if (!resp.optBoolean("ok", false)) {
+            return "";
+        }
+        JSONObject session = resp.optJSONObject("session");
+        return session != null ? session.optString("session_id", "") : "";
+    }
+
+    private static void postHeartbeat(String sid, String status, String codecVideo, String codecAudio, String bwMode)
+            throws Exception {
+        JSONObject req = new JSONObject();
+        req.put("action", "heartbeat");
+        req.put("session_id", sid);
+        req.put("status", status);
+        if (codecVideo != null && !codecVideo.isEmpty()) {
+            req.put("codec_video", codecVideo);
+        }
+        if (codecAudio != null && !codecAudio.isEmpty()) {
+            req.put("codec_audio", codecAudio);
+        }
+        if (bwMode != null && !bwMode.isEmpty()) {
+            req.put("bw_mode", bwMode);
+        }
+        JSONObject resp = postJson(resolveLiveCastUrl(null), req.toString());
+        if (!resp.optBoolean("ok", false)) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("heartbeat rejected");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String resolveLiveCastUrl(Context context) {
+        String crashesUpload = context != null ? CrashSettingsStore.load(context).uploadUrl : "";
+        if (crashesUpload != null && !crashesUpload.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String base = BackendEndpoints.normalizeCrashesUrl(crashesUpload.trim());
+            if (base.contains("/api/upload.php")) {
+                return base.replace("/api/upload.php", "/api/live_cast.php");
+            }
+            if (base.endsWith("/")) {
+                return base + "api/live_cast.php";
+            }
+            return base + "/api/live_cast.php";
+        }
+        return BackendEndpoints.CRASHES_BASE + "/api/live_cast.php";
+    }
+
+    private static JSONObject postJson(String url, String body) throws Exception {
+        HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
+        c.setRequestMethod("POST");
+        c.setConnectTimeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        c.setReadTimeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        c.setDoOutput(true);
+        c.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8");
+        if (BuildConfig.GIT_COMMIT_SHORT != null) {
+            c.setRequestProperty("X-AndroidCast", BuildConfig.GIT_COMMIT_SHORT);
+        }
+        byte[] bytes = body.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        try (OutputStream os = c.getOutputStream()) {
+            os.write(bytes);
+        }
+        int code = c.getResponseCode();
+        String text = readBody(c);
+        c.disconnect();
+        if (code < 200 || code >= 300) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("http_" + code + ":" + text);
+        }
+        return new JSONObject(text);
+    }
+
+    private static String readBody(HttpURLConnection c) {
+        try (BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
+                new InputStreamReader(c.getInputStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))) {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            String line;
+            while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
+                sb.append(line);
+                if (sb.length() > 8192) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return sb.toString();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/live/LiveCastPeerTracker.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/live/LiveCastPeerTracker.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3b37d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/live/LiveCastPeerTracker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+package com.foxx.androidcast.live;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.foxx.androidcast.crash.CrashSettingsStore;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.network.BackendEndpoints;
+
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+/** Polls BE for active live cast sessions to highlight casting peers in discovery UI. */
+public final class LiveCastPeerTracker {
+    private static final String TAG = "LiveCastPeerTracker";
+    private static final long POLL_INTERVAL_SEC = 45L;
+    private static final int HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+
+    public interface Listener {
+        void onLivePeersUpdated(Set<String> liveDeviceIds, Set<String> liveUsernames);
+    }
+
+    private static final ScheduledExecutorService EXECUTOR = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(r -> {
+        Thread t = new Thread(r, "live-cast-peer-poll");
+        t.setDaemon(true);
+        return t;
+    });
+    private static final AtomicReference<ScheduledFuture<?>> POLL_TASK = new AtomicReference<>();
+    private static final AtomicReference<Listener> LISTENER = new AtomicReference<>();
+    private static final AtomicReference<String> API_URL = new AtomicReference<>("");
+
+    private LiveCastPeerTracker() {}
+
+    public static void start(Context context, Listener listener) {
+        if (context == null || listener == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        LISTENER.set(listener);
+        API_URL.set(resolveActiveUrl(context.getApplicationContext()));
+        ScheduledFuture<?> prev = POLL_TASK.getAndSet(
+                EXECUTOR.scheduleAtFixedRate(LiveCastPeerTracker::pollOnce, 0L, POLL_INTERVAL_SEC, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        if (prev != null) {
+            prev.cancel(false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void stop() {
+        ScheduledFuture<?> prev = POLL_TASK.getAndSet(null);
+        if (prev != null) {
+            prev.cancel(false);
+        }
+        LISTENER.set(null);
+    }
+
+    private static void pollOnce() {
+        Listener listener = LISTENER.get();
+        String url = API_URL.get();
+        if (listener == null || url == null || url.isEmpty()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            Set<String> deviceIds = new HashSet<>();
+            Set<String> usernames = new HashSet<>();
+            JSONObject payload = getJson(url + "?action=active");
+            if (payload != null && payload.optBoolean("ok", false)) {
+                JSONArray sessions = payload.optJSONArray("sessions");
+                if (sessions != null) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < sessions.length(); i++) {
+                        JSONObject row = sessions.optJSONObject(i);
+                        if (row == null) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        String status = row.optString("status", "");
+                        if (!"live".equals(status) && !"intent".equals(status)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        String deviceId = row.optString("device_id", "");
+                        if (!deviceId.isEmpty()) {
+                            deviceIds.add(deviceId);
+                        }
+                        String username = row.optString("owner_username", "");
+                        if (!username.isEmpty()) {
+                            usernames.add(username.toLowerCase(Locale.US));
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            listener.onLivePeersUpdated(Collections.unmodifiableSet(deviceIds),
+                    Collections.unmodifiableSet(usernames));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "poll failed: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String resolveActiveUrl(Context context) {
+        String upload = CrashSettingsStore.load(context).uploadUrl;
+        if (upload != null && !upload.trim().isEmpty()) {
+            String base = BackendEndpoints.normalizeCrashesUrl(upload.trim());
+            if (base.contains("/api/upload.php")) {
+                return base.replace("/api/upload.php", "/api/live_cast.php");
+            }
+            if (base.endsWith("/")) {
+                return base + "api/live_cast.php";
+            }
+            return base + "/api/live_cast.php";
+        }
+        return BackendEndpoints.CRASHES_BASE + "/api/live_cast.php";
+    }
+
+    private static JSONObject getJson(String url) throws Exception {
+        HttpURLConnection c = (HttpURLConnection) new URL(url).openConnection();
+        c.setRequestMethod("GET");
+        c.setConnectTimeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        c.setReadTimeout(HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS);
+        int code = c.getResponseCode();
+        String text = readBody(c);
+        c.disconnect();
+        if (code < 200 || code >= 300) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("http_" + code);
+        }
+        return new JSONObject(text);
+    }
+
+    private static String readBody(HttpURLConnection c) {
+        try (BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(
+                new InputStreamReader(c.getInputStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))) {
+            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+            String line;
+            while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
+                sb.append(line);
+                if (sb.length() > 16384) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            return sb.toString();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return "";
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/receiver/ReceiverCastService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/receiver/ReceiverCastService.java
index d042b5e..1e05550 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/receiver/ReceiverCastService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/receiver/ReceiverCastService.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.VideoCodecBackend;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.VideoDecoderFactory;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.VideoDecoderSink;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.discovery.DiscoveryManager;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.live.LiveCastControlPlane;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.network.transport.TransportLossStats;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.network.transport.TransportLossStatsBridge;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.network.control.NetworkStatsSnapshot;
@@ -433,6 +434,9 @@ public class ReceiverCastService extends Service {
             sessionStatsRecorder.setCodecs(videoMime, "AAC");
         }
         negotiatedVideoMime = videoMime;
+        String audioCodec = remoteSettings != null && remoteSettings.isAudioRequested() ? "AAC" : "none";
+        LiveCastControlPlane.onCastStart(this, "android_receiver", videoMime, audioCodec,
+                settings.getBitrateMode().name().toLowerCase());
         remoteCastSettings = remoteSettings;
         streamIdle = false;
         streamMetrics.reset();
@@ -882,6 +886,10 @@ public class ReceiverCastService extends Service {
     }
 
     private void finishSessionStatsAsync() {
+        String video = negotiatedVideoMime != null ? negotiatedVideoMime : "";
+        String audio = Boolean.TRUE.equals(audioAccepted) ? "AAC" : "none";
+        String bwMode = settings != null ? settings.getBitrateMode().name().toLowerCase() : "";
+        LiveCastControlPlane.onCastStop(video, audio, bwMode);
         final SessionStatsRecorder recorder = sessionStatsRecorder;
         sessionStatsRecorder = null;
         if (recorder == null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/DeviceListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/DeviceListAdapter.java
index 7984be7..a4ba14d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/DeviceListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/DeviceListAdapter.java
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ import com.foxx.androidcast.R;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.discovery.DiscoveryManager;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 /** Device list with single or multi selection. */
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ public class DeviceListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
   private final List<DiscoveryManager.DiscoveredDevice> devices = new ArrayList<>();
   private int selectedPosition = -1;
   private final Set<Integer> selectedPositions = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+  private Set<String> liveDeviceIds = Collections.emptySet();
+  private Set<String> liveUsernames = Collections.emptySet();
 
   public DeviceListAdapter(Context context, boolean multiSelect) {
     this.context = context;
@@ -99,6 +103,25 @@ public class DeviceListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
     return list.isEmpty() ? null : list.get(0);
   }
 
+  public void setLiveIndicators(Set<String> deviceIds, Set<String> usernames) {
+    liveDeviceIds = deviceIds != null ? deviceIds : Collections.emptySet();
+    liveUsernames = usernames != null ? usernames : Collections.emptySet();
+    notifyDataSetChanged();
+  }
+
+  private boolean isLiveCasting(DiscoveryManager.DiscoveredDevice d) {
+    if (d == null) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (d.deviceUuid != null && !d.deviceUuid.isEmpty() && liveDeviceIds.contains(d.deviceUuid)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (d.name != null && !d.name.isEmpty()) {
+      return liveUsernames.contains(d.name.toLowerCase(Locale.US));
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public int getCount() {
     return devices.size();
@@ -129,6 +152,11 @@ public class DeviceListAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
     row.setActivated(selected);
     row.setSelected(selected);
     label.setTypeface(null, selected ? Typeface.BOLD : Typeface.NORMAL);
+    if (isLiveCasting(d)) {
+      label.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.device_item_live_border);
+    } else {
+      label.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.device_item_background);
+    }
     return row;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/ScreenCastService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/ScreenCastService.java
index 57c63c2..804074e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/ScreenCastService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/ScreenCastService.java
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.PassthroughCodecPolicy;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.VideoCodecFactory;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.VideoEncoderSink;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.media.codec.AudioEncoderSink;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.live.LiveCastControlPlane;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.stats.SessionStatsContext;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.stats.SessionStatsRecorder;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.stats.SessionStatsStore;
@@ -298,6 +299,10 @@ public class ScreenCastService extends Service implements
             casting.set(true);
             CastActiveState.setSenderCasting(true);
             CastTrayNotifier.refresh(this);
+            LiveCastControlPlane.onCastStart(this, "android_sender",
+                    settings.getNegotiatedVideoMime(),
+                    PassthroughCodecPolicy.displayAudioPreference(AudioNegotiator.effective(settings)),
+                    settings.getBitrateMode().name().toLowerCase());
             activeSettings = settings;
             if (AppPreferences.isGrabSessionStats(this)) {
                 if (sessionStatsRecorder == null) {
@@ -1053,6 +1058,14 @@ public class ScreenCastService extends Service implements
     }
 
     private void finishSessionStatsAsync() {
+        String vCodec = activeSettings != null ? activeSettings.getNegotiatedVideoMime() : "";
+        String aCodec = activeSettings != null
+                ? PassthroughCodecPolicy.displayAudioPreference(AudioNegotiator.effective(activeSettings))
+                : "";
+        String bwMode = activeSettings != null
+                ? activeSettings.getBitrateMode().name().toLowerCase()
+                : "";
+        LiveCastControlPlane.onCastStop(vCodec, aCodec, bwMode);
         final SessionStatsRecorder recorder = sessionStatsRecorder;
         sessionStatsRecorder = null;
         if (recorder == null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/SenderActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/SenderActivity.java
index c41d554..d4b06e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/SenderActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/foxx/androidcast/sender/SenderActivity.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import com.foxx.androidcast.CastSettings;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.PermissionHelper;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.PlatformCastSupport;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.R;
+import com.foxx.androidcast.live.LiveCastPeerTracker;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.discovery.DiscoveryManager;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.discovery.PinnedReceiversStore;
 import com.foxx.androidcast.discovery.ReceiverCompatibility;
@@ -218,6 +219,11 @@ public class SenderActivity extends DrawerHostActivity {
             findViewById(R.id.panel_preview).post(this::maybeRequestPreviewConsent);
         }
         PermissionHelper.remindIfMissing(this, castSettings.isAudioEnabled());
+        LiveCastPeerTracker.start(this, (deviceIds, usernames) -> runOnUiThread(() -> {
+            if (deviceAdapter != null) {
+                deviceAdapter.setLiveIndicators(deviceIds, usernames);
+            }
+        }));
     }
 
     private void publishFilteredDevices() {
@@ -277,6 +283,7 @@ public class SenderActivity extends DrawerHostActivity {
 
     @Override
     protected void onPause() {
+        LiveCastPeerTracker.stop();
         if (capturePreview != null) {
             capturePreview.pause();
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/device_item_live_border.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/device_item_live_border.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e8cd03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/device_item_live_border.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:shape="rectangle">
+    <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
+    <stroke
+        android:width="3dp"
+        android:color="@color/device_live_border" />
+    <corners android:radius="6dp" />
+    <padding
+        android:left="11dp"
+        android:top="11dp"
+        android:right="11dp"
+        android:bottom="11dp" />
+</shape>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index e788592..39edf8f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 <resources>
     <color name="ic_launcher_background">#1565C0</color>
     <color name="device_item_selected">#331565C0</color>
+    <color name="device_live_border">#FF34D399</color>
     <!-- Section headers: blue (left) → dark (right) -->
     <color name="settings_header_gradient_start">#FF1565C0</color>
     <color name="settings_header_gradient_end">#FF212121</color>
diff --git a/docs/DRs/20260620_live_cast_control_plane.md b/docs/DRs/20260620_live_cast_control_plane.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72bf6b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/DRs/20260620_live_cast_control_plane.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Live Cast Control Plane (P0-P2 kickoff)
+
+## Scope implemented
+
+- New BE API `POST/GET .../api/live_cast.php`:
+  - `create_intent`, `heartbeat` (60s KA), `join_event`
+  - `GET action=active|analytics|session|list`
+  - Public (no login): `session`, `join_event`, education `create_intent`/`heartbeat`
+- New BE repository `LiveCastRepository` with auto-schema:
+  - `live_cast_sessions`, `live_cast_join_events`
+- Expiry rule: sessions without heartbeat for 60s become `expired`.
+- Short links + QR per session (join + direct) via internal short-links service.
+- Analytics payload includes `live_cast` section; shell label **Analytics**.
+- Web pages:
+  - `/live/join` — viewer entry, join_event tracking, player placeholder
+  - `/live/education` — 5-minute browser screen-share demo
+  - `?view=live_sessions` — session tree (read-only, auto-refresh)
+- Cookie consent banner (`cookie_consent.js`) gates GA4 until user accepts.
+- Mobile:
+  - `LiveCastControlPlane` — start/heartbeat/stop from sender/receiver services
+  - `LiveCastPeerTracker` — polls `active` sessions; green border on discovery list
+
+## Non-goals (remaining)
+
+- WebRTC/SFU media plane and real HTML5 playback.
+- Push notification delivery (Web Push / FCM).
+- Gravatar / refined avatar chrome on web lists.
+- Short-link click counter migration in url-shortener submodule.
+
+## Data model notes
+
+`live_cast_sessions` stores owner/device/platform, state transitions, short URLs, codec/BW hints.  
+`live_cast_join_events` stores open/join/leave events with platform/channel/direct flags and basic anon dimensions.
+
+## Follow-up phases
+
+1. Integrate SFU/web viewer when media-plane branch is ready.
+2. Browser/mobile notification fan-out on cast start.
+3. Gravatar + green-border on web peer lists.
+4. Shortener click stats joined into live session analytics.
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/api/live_cast.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/api/live_cast.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd6fe0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/api/live_cast.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../src/bootstrap.php';
+
+header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+
+$method = strtoupper((string) ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ?? 'GET'));
+$action = '';
+$body = [];
+
+if ($method === 'GET') {
+    $action = trim((string) ($_GET['action'] ?? 'active'));
+} else {
+    $raw = file_get_contents('php://input') ?: '';
+    $body = json_decode($raw, true);
+    if (!is_array($body)) {
+        json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'invalid_json'], 400);
+    }
+    $action = trim((string) ($body['action'] ?? ''));
+}
+
+$public = ($method === 'GET' && $action === 'session')
+    || ($method === 'POST' && $action === 'join_event');
+
+if ($method === 'POST' && in_array($action, ['create_intent', 'heartbeat'], true)) {
+    $platform = strtolower(trim((string) ($body['platform'] ?? '')));
+    if ($action === 'create_intent' && str_starts_with($platform, 'education')) {
+        $public = true;
+    }
+    if ($action === 'heartbeat') {
+        $sid = trim((string) ($body['session_id'] ?? ''));
+        if ($sid !== '') {
+            $existing = LiveCastRepository::sessionById($sid);
+            $existingPlatform = strtolower((string) ($existing['platform'] ?? ''));
+            if ($existing !== null && str_starts_with($existingPlatform, 'education')) {
+                $public = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+if (!$public) {
+    Auth::check();
+}
+$actor = Auth::user() ?? [];
+
+if ($method === 'GET') {
+    if ($action === 'active') {
+        $platform = trim((string) ($_GET['platform'] ?? ''));
+        $rows = LiveCastRepository::activeSessions($actor, $platform !== '' ? $platform : null);
+        json_out(['ok' => true, 'sessions' => $rows]);
+    }
+    if ($action === 'analytics') {
+        $days = (int) ($_GET['days'] ?? 14);
+        $payload = LiveCastRepository::analytics($days, $actor);
+        json_out(['ok' => true, 'data' => $payload]);
+    }
+    if ($action === 'list') {
+        $days = (int) ($_GET['days'] ?? 14);
+        $limit = (int) ($_GET['limit'] ?? 200);
+        $rows = LiveCastRepository::listSessions($days, $actor, $limit);
+        json_out(['ok' => true, 'sessions' => $rows]);
+    }
+    if ($action === 'session') {
+        $sessionId = trim((string) ($_GET['session_id'] ?? ''));
+        if ($sessionId === '') {
+            json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'missing_session_id'], 400);
+        }
+        $row = LiveCastRepository::publicSession($sessionId);
+        if ($row === null) {
+            json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'not_found'], 404);
+        }
+        json_out(['ok' => true, 'session' => $row]);
+    }
+    json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'unknown_action'], 400);
+}
+
+if ($method !== 'POST') {
+    json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'method_not_allowed'], 405);
+}
+
+if ($action === 'create_intent') {
+    $row = LiveCastRepository::createIntent($body, $actor);
+    if ($row === []) {
+        json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'create_failed'], 500);
+    }
+    json_out(['ok' => true, 'session' => $row]);
+}
+
+if ($action === 'heartbeat') {
+    $sessionId = trim((string) ($body['session_id'] ?? ''));
+    if ($sessionId === '') {
+        json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'missing_session_id'], 400);
+    }
+    $row = LiveCastRepository::heartbeat($sessionId, $body, $actor);
+    if ($row === null) {
+        json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'not_found'], 404);
+    }
+    json_out(['ok' => true, 'session' => $row]);
+}
+
+if ($action === 'join_event') {
+    $sessionId = trim((string) ($body['session_id'] ?? ''));
+    if ($sessionId === '') {
+        json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'missing_session_id'], 400);
+    }
+    $ok = LiveCastRepository::registerJoin($sessionId, $body, $actor);
+    if (!$ok) {
+        json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'not_found'], 404);
+    }
+    json_out(['ok' => true]);
+}
+
+json_out(['ok' => false, 'error' => 'unknown_action'], 400);
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/css/app.css b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/css/app.css
index e2d7007..40e4839 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/css/app.css
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/css/app.css
@@ -2217,3 +2217,147 @@ button.report-tag--filter:hover {
   max-width: 72ch;
   line-height: 1.5;
 }
+
+/* Live cast pages */
+.live-page {
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  background: var(--bg-shell, #0f1419);
+}
+.live-shell {
+  max-width: 880px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 24px 16px 48px;
+}
+.live-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 16px;
+}
+.live-brand {
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--text-primary, #e2e8f0);
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+.live-card h1 {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+.live-meta-list {
+  list-style: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  margin: 12px 0;
+}
+.live-meta-list li {
+  padding: 4px 0;
+  color: var(--text-muted, #94a3b8);
+}
+.live-player-wrap,
+.live-player-shell {
+  margin-top: 16px;
+  min-height: 200px;
+  border-radius: 12px;
+  background: rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.55);
+  padding: 16px;
+}
+.live-player-placeholder {
+  font-size: 1.1rem;
+  margin: 0 0 8px;
+}
+.live-preview {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-height: 360px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  background: #000;
+  margin: 12px 0;
+}
+.live-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-top: 12px;
+}
+.live-timer-label {
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+
+/* Cookie consent */
+.cookie-consent {
+  position: fixed;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  z-index: 1200;
+  padding: 12px;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+.cookie-consent-inner {
+  pointer-events: auto;
+  max-width: 720px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 16px 18px;
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  background: var(--card-bg, rgba(30, 41, 59, 0.96));
+  border: 1px solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.25);
+  box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+}
+.cookie-consent-title {
+  margin: 0 0 6px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+.cookie-consent-text {
+  margin: 0 0 12px;
+  font-size: 0.92rem;
+  line-height: 1.45;
+}
+.cookie-consent-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+/* Nav icons: live + education */
+.nav-icon--live::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 7px 11px 11px 7px;
+  border: 2px solid currentColor;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+.nav-icon--live::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: #34d399;
+  top: 6px;
+  right: 6px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--nav-bg, #111827);
+}
+.nav-icon--education::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 8px;
+  right: 8px;
+  bottom: 8px;
+  height: 10px;
+  border: 2px solid currentColor;
+  border-top: none;
+  border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
+}
+.nav-icon--education::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 10px;
+  right: 10px;
+  top: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border: 2px solid currentColor;
+  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
+}
+
+.tag-pill--ok {
+  background: rgba(52, 211, 153, 0.15);
+  color: #6ee7b7;
+}
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/analytics.js b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/analytics.js
index 6613e9b..be542e6 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/analytics.js
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/analytics.js
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
   }
 
   function enabled() {
+    if (global.AndroidCastCookieConsent && !global.AndroidCastCookieConsent.allowsAnalytics()) {
+      var choice = global.AndroidCastCookieConsent.getChoice && global.AndroidCastCookieConsent.getChoice();
+      if (choice && choice !== 'all') {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
     return measurementId.length > 0 && /^G-[A-Z0-9]+$/i.test(measurementId);
   }
 
@@ -120,17 +126,23 @@
 
   function init() {
     if (!enabled()) {
-      log('disabled (no measurement id)');
+      log('disabled (no measurement id or cookie consent)');
       return;
     }
     pageView();
-    if (platform === 'crashes') {
+    if (platform === 'crashes' || String(platform).indexOf('live_') === 0) {
       bindConsoleView();
     } else if (platform === 'hub') {
       bindHubInteractions();
     }
   }
 
+  global.addEventListener('ac-cookie-consent', function () {
+    if (enabled()) {
+      init();
+    }
+  });
+
   global.AndroidCastAnalytics = {
     enabled: enabled,
     pageView: pageView,
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/cookie_consent.js b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/cookie_consent.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd73075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/cookie_consent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/**
+ * Cookie consent banner — stores choice in localStorage (ac_cookie_consent).
+ * Values: all | necessary | reject
+ */
+(function (global) {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var STORAGE_KEY = 'ac_cookie_consent';
+  var banner = null;
+
+  function getChoice() {
+    try {
+      var v = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+      if (v === 'all' || v === 'necessary' || v === 'reject') {
+        return v;
+      }
+    } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function setChoice(value) {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, value);
+    } catch (e) { /* ignore */ }
+    global.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('ac-cookie-consent', { detail: { choice: value } }));
+    hideBanner();
+  }
+
+  function allowsAnalytics() {
+    return getChoice() === 'all';
+  }
+
+  function allowsPreferenceCookies() {
+    var c = getChoice();
+    return c === 'all' || c === 'necessary';
+  }
+
+  function hideBanner() {
+    if (banner) {
+      banner.hidden = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function ensureBanner() {
+    if (banner || getChoice()) {
+      return;
+    }
+    banner = document.getElementById('cookie-consent-banner');
+    if (!banner) {
+      return;
+    }
+    banner.hidden = false;
+    var allBtn = document.getElementById('cookie-consent-all');
+    var necBtn = document.getElementById('cookie-consent-necessary');
+    var rejBtn = document.getElementById('cookie-consent-reject');
+    if (allBtn) {
+      allBtn.addEventListener('click', function () { setChoice('all'); });
+    }
+    if (necBtn) {
+      necBtn.addEventListener('click', function () { setChoice('necessary'); });
+    }
+    if (rejBtn) {
+      rejBtn.addEventListener('click', function () { setChoice('reject'); });
+    }
+  }
+
+  global.AndroidCastCookieConsent = {
+    getChoice: getChoice,
+    allowsAnalytics: allowsAnalytics,
+    allowsPreferenceCookies: allowsPreferenceCookies,
+    setChoice: setChoice
+  };
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', ensureBanner);
+  } else {
+    ensureBanner();
+  }
+})(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this);
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/graphs.js b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/graphs.js
index 6c4b902..01fcd2f 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/graphs.js
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/graphs.js
@@ -19,9 +19,18 @@
     'ntp-avg': { type: 'kpi', field: 'ntp_correction_avg_s', title: 'NTP correction', suffix: ' s avg correction' },
     fingerprints: { type: 'toplist', field: 'top_crash_fingerprints', title: 'Top issue fingerprints' },
     'crash-versions': { type: 'pie', field: 'crashes_by_app_version', title: 'Issues by app version' },
+    'live-casts': { type: 'line', field: 'casts_per_day', title: 'Live casts / day', color: COLORS[0] },
+    'live-avg-length': { type: 'line', field: 'avg_length_s_per_day', title: 'Avg cast length (s) / day', color: COLORS[2] },
+    'live-platform-pie': { type: 'pie', field: 'platform_mix', title: 'Cast platforms' },
+    'live-join-platform-pie': { type: 'pie', field: 'joins_platform_mix', title: 'Join platforms' },
+    'live-video-codec-pie': { type: 'pie', field: 'video_codec_mix', title: 'Video codecs' },
+    'live-audio-codec-pie': { type: 'pie', field: 'audio_codec_mix', title: 'Audio codecs' },
+    'live-bw-pie': { type: 'pie', field: 'bw_mode_mix', title: 'Bandwidth modes' },
+    'live-top-users': { type: 'toplist', field: 'top_users', title: 'Top casters' },
   };
 
   let graphScopes = { user: null, slug: null, platform: null };
+  let liveCastScope = null;
   let detailState = null;
 
   function basePath() {
@@ -84,12 +93,20 @@
 
   function parseCanvasId(id) {
     const m = String(id || '').match(/^graph-(user|slug|platform)-(.+)$/);
-    if (!m) return null;
-    const scopeKey = m[1] === 'user' ? 'user' : m[1] === 'slug' ? 'slug' : 'platform';
-    return { scopeKey, suffix: m[2], def: BRICK_DEFS[m[2]] || null };
+    if (m) {
+      const scopeKey = m[1] === 'user' ? 'user' : m[1] === 'slug' ? 'slug' : 'platform';
+      return { scopeKey, suffix: m[2], def: BRICK_DEFS[m[2]] || null };
+    }
+    const live = String(id || '').match(/^graph-live-(.+)$/);
+    if (live) {
+      const suffix = 'live-' + live[1];
+      return { scopeKey: 'live_cast', suffix: suffix, def: BRICK_DEFS[suffix] || null };
+    }
+    return null;
   }
 
   function scopeData(scopeKey) {
+    if (scopeKey === 'live_cast') return liveCastScope;
     if (scopeKey === 'user') return graphScopes.user;
     if (scopeKey === 'slug') return graphScopes.slug;
     return graphScopes.platform;
@@ -446,6 +463,24 @@
     drawPie(el('graph-' + prefix + '-crash-versions'), scope.crashes_by_app_version);
   }
 
+  function renderLiveCast(scope) {
+    if (!scope) {
+      const section = document.getElementById('graphs-live-cast-section');
+      if (section) section.hidden = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    const section = document.getElementById('graphs-live-cast-section');
+    if (section) section.hidden = false;
+    drawLineChart(el('graph-live-casts'), scope.casts_per_day, COLORS[0]);
+    drawLineChart(el('graph-live-avg-length'), scope.avg_length_s_per_day, COLORS[2]);
+    drawPie(el('graph-live-platform-pie'), scope.platform_mix);
+    drawPie(el('graph-live-join-platform-pie'), scope.joins_platform_mix);
+    drawPie(el('graph-live-video-codec-pie'), scope.video_codec_mix);
+    drawPie(el('graph-live-audio-codec-pie'), scope.audio_codec_mix);
+    drawPie(el('graph-live-bw-pie'), scope.bw_mode_mix);
+    renderTopList(el('graph-live-top-users'), scope.top_users);
+  }
+
   function setScopeVisibility(viewer) {
     document.querySelectorAll('[data-graph-scope]').forEach((section) => {
       const need = section.getAttribute('data-graph-scope');
@@ -536,6 +571,9 @@
         const scopeKey = m[1] === 'user' ? 'user' : m[1] === 'slug' ? 'slug' : 'platform';
         const def = BRICK_DEFS[m[2]];
         empty = !fieldHasData(def, scopeData(scopeKey));
+      } else if (brickId.startsWith('live-')) {
+        const def = BRICK_DEFS[brickId];
+        empty = !fieldHasData(def, liveCastScope);
       } else if (canvas && canvas.id) {
         const parsed = parseCanvasId(canvas.id);
         empty = !fieldHasData(parsed && parsed.def, scopeData(parsed && parsed.scopeKey));
@@ -1013,10 +1051,12 @@
         graphScopes.user = data.user || null;
         graphScopes.slug = data.slug_admin || null;
         graphScopes.platform = data.platform_admin || null;
+        liveCastScope = data.live_cast || null;
         setScopeVisibility(viewer);
         renderScope('user', graphScopes.user);
         if (graphScopes.slug) renderScope('slug', graphScopes.slug);
         if (graphScopes.platform) renderScope('platform', graphScopes.platform);
+        renderLiveCast(liveCastScope);
         markGraphBricks();
         hideEmptyBricks();
         applyBrickOrder();
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_education.js b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_education.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e16f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_education.js
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var MAX_DEMO_S = 300;
+  var timer = null;
+  var secondsLeft = MAX_DEMO_S;
+  var mediaStream = null;
+  var sessionId = '';
+
+  function basePath() {
+    return document.body.getAttribute('data-base-path') || '';
+  }
+
+  function el(id) {
+    return document.getElementById(id);
+  }
+
+  function detectPlatform() {
+    var ua = navigator.userAgent || '';
+    if (/Firefox\//i.test(ua)) return 'firefox';
+    if (/Edg\//i.test(ua)) return 'edge';
+    if (/Chrome\//i.test(ua)) return 'chrome';
+    if (/Safari\//i.test(ua)) return 'safari';
+    return 'desktop';
+  }
+
+  function apiUrl() {
+    return basePath() + '/api/live_cast.php';
+  }
+
+  function postJson(body, cb) {
+    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open('POST', apiUrl(), true);
+    xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json; charset=utf-8');
+    xhr.onload = function () {
+      var payload = null;
+      try {
+        payload = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+      } catch (e) {
+        cb(null);
+        return;
+      }
+      cb(payload);
+    };
+    xhr.onerror = function () { cb(null); };
+    xhr.send(JSON.stringify(body));
+  }
+
+  function setStatus(text) {
+    var node = el('edu-status');
+    if (node) node.textContent = text;
+  }
+
+  function updateTimer() {
+    var node = el('edu-timer');
+    if (!node) return;
+    var m = Math.floor(secondsLeft / 60);
+    var s = secondsLeft % 60;
+    node.textContent = m + ':' + (s < 10 ? '0' : '') + s;
+  }
+
+  function stopDemo() {
+    if (timer) {
+      clearInterval(timer);
+      timer = null;
+    }
+    if (mediaStream) {
+      mediaStream.getTracks().forEach(function (t) { t.stop(); });
+      mediaStream = null;
+    }
+    var preview = el('edu-preview');
+    if (preview) preview.srcObject = null;
+    if (sessionId) {
+      postJson({ action: 'heartbeat', session_id: sessionId, status: 'ended' }, function () {});
+      sessionId = '';
+    }
+    el('edu-start').disabled = false;
+    el('edu-stop').disabled = true;
+    setStatus('Demo ended. Thanks for trying AndroidCast education mode.');
+  }
+
+  function startDemo() {
+    if (!navigator.mediaDevices || !navigator.mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia) {
+      setStatus('Screen sharing is not supported in this browser.');
+      return;
+    }
+    setStatus('Requesting screen share permission…');
+    navigator.mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia({ video: true, audio: false })
+      .then(function (stream) {
+        mediaStream = stream;
+        var preview = el('edu-preview');
+        if (preview) {
+          preview.hidden = false;
+          preview.srcObject = stream;
+          preview.play().catch(function () {});
+        }
+        stream.getVideoTracks()[0].addEventListener('ended', stopDemo);
+        setStatus('Creating demo session…');
+        postJson({
+          action: 'create_intent',
+          platform: 'education_' + detectPlatform(),
+          max_duration_s: MAX_DEMO_S,
+          codec_video: 'browser_screen',
+          codec_audio: 'none',
+          bw_mode: 'demo'
+        }, function (resp) {
+          if (!resp || !resp.ok || !resp.session) {
+            setStatus('Could not register demo session. Sign in or try again later.');
+            stopDemo();
+            return;
+          }
+          sessionId = resp.session.session_id || '';
+          secondsLeft = MAX_DEMO_S;
+          updateTimer();
+          el('edu-start').disabled = true;
+          el('edu-stop').disabled = false;
+          setStatus('Live demo — max ' + MAX_DEMO_S / 60 + ' minutes.');
+          timer = setInterval(function () {
+            secondsLeft -= 1;
+            updateTimer();
+            if (sessionId && secondsLeft % 60 === 0) {
+              postJson({ action: 'heartbeat', session_id: sessionId, status: 'active' }, function () {});
+            }
+            if (secondsLeft <= 0) {
+              stopDemo();
+            }
+          }, 1000);
+          if (window.AndroidCastAnalytics && window.AndroidCastAnalytics.trackEvent) {
+            window.AndroidCastAnalytics.trackEvent('live_education_start', { platform: detectPlatform() });
+          }
+        });
+      })
+      .catch(function () {
+        setStatus('Screen share permission denied or cancelled.');
+      });
+  }
+
+  function boot() {
+    if (!el('live-education-app')) return;
+    updateTimer();
+    var startBtn = el('edu-start');
+    var stopBtn = el('edu-stop');
+    if (startBtn) startBtn.addEventListener('click', startDemo);
+    if (stopBtn) {
+      stopBtn.disabled = true;
+      stopBtn.addEventListener('click', stopDemo);
+    }
+    var notifBtn = el('edu-notify');
+    if (notifBtn && 'Notification' in window) {
+      notifBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
+        Notification.requestPermission().then(function (perm) {
+          setStatus(perm === 'granted' ? 'Notifications enabled.' : 'Notifications not granted.');
+        });
+      });
+    } else if (notifBtn) {
+      notifBtn.hidden = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', boot);
+  } else {
+    boot();
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_join.js b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_join.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6fb0ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_join.js
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  function basePath() {
+    return document.body.getAttribute('data-base-path') || '';
+  }
+
+  function el(id) {
+    return document.getElementById(id);
+  }
+
+  function escapeHtml(s) {
+    return String(s || '')
+      .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+      .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+      .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+      .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+  }
+
+  function detectPlatform() {
+    var ua = navigator.userAgent || '';
+    if (/Android/i.test(ua)) return 'android';
+    if (/iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(ua)) return 'ios';
+    if (/Firefox\//i.test(ua)) return 'firefox';
+    if (/Edg\//i.test(ua)) return 'edge';
+    if (/Chrome\//i.test(ua)) return 'chrome';
+    if (/Safari\//i.test(ua)) return 'safari';
+    return 'desktop';
+  }
+
+  function anonId() {
+    var key = 'ac_live_anon_id';
+    try {
+      var existing = localStorage.getItem(key);
+      if (existing) return existing;
+      var id = 'anon-' + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2) + Date.now().toString(36);
+      localStorage.setItem(key, id);
+      return id;
+    } catch (e) {
+      return 'anon-' + Date.now();
+    }
+  }
+
+  function apiUrl() {
+    return basePath() + '/api/live_cast.php';
+  }
+
+  function postJoinEvent(sessionId, eventType, direct) {
+    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open('POST', apiUrl(), true);
+    xhr.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json; charset=utf-8');
+    xhr.send(JSON.stringify({
+      action: 'join_event',
+      session_id: sessionId,
+      event_type: eventType,
+      platform: detectPlatform(),
+      channel: direct ? 'direct_link' : 'viewer_link',
+      direct: !!direct,
+      anon_id: anonId()
+    }));
+  }
+
+  function fetchSession(sessionId, cb) {
+    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open('GET', apiUrl() + '?action=session&session_id=' + encodeURIComponent(sessionId), true);
+    xhr.onload = function () {
+      var payload = null;
+      try {
+        payload = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+      } catch (e) {
+        cb(null);
+        return;
+      }
+      cb(payload && payload.ok ? payload.session : null);
+    };
+    xhr.onerror = function () { cb(null); };
+    xhr.send();
+  }
+
+  function formatStatus(session) {
+    if (!session) return 'Unknown';
+    var st = session.status || '';
+    if (st === 'live' || st === 'intent') return 'Live';
+    if (st === 'closed') return 'Ended';
+    if (st === 'expired') return 'Expired';
+    return st;
+  }
+
+  function boot() {
+    var root = el('live-join-app');
+    if (!root) return;
+
+    var params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    var sessionId = params.get('session_id') || root.getAttribute('data-session-id') || '';
+    var direct = params.get('direct') === '1' || root.getAttribute('data-direct') === '1';
+    var role = params.get('role') || (direct ? 'direct' : 'viewer');
+
+    if (!sessionId) {
+      el('live-join-status').textContent = 'Missing session_id in URL.';
+      return;
+    }
+
+    postJoinEvent(sessionId, 'open', direct);
+
+    var statusEl = el('live-join-status');
+    var metaEl = el('live-join-meta');
+    var playerEl = el('live-join-player');
+
+    function render(session) {
+      if (!session) {
+        statusEl.textContent = 'Session not found or no longer available.';
+        return;
+      }
+      var live = session.status === 'live' || session.status === 'intent';
+      statusEl.textContent = formatStatus(session) + (live ? ' — waiting for stream' : '');
+      var owner = session.owner_username || 'host';
+      var lines = [
+        'Host: ' + owner,
+        'Platform: ' + (session.platform || '—'),
+        'Video: ' + (session.codec_video || '—'),
+        'Audio: ' + (session.codec_audio || '—'),
+        'Bandwidth: ' + (session.bw_mode || '—')
+      ];
+      metaEl.innerHTML = lines.map(function (l) {
+        return '<li>' + escapeHtml(l) + '</li>';
+      }).join('');
+
+      if (direct && /android|ios/i.test(detectPlatform())) {
+        playerEl.innerHTML =
+          '<p class="muted">Open in the AndroidCast app to join this P2P session.</p>' +
+          '<p><code>androidcast://join?session_id=' + escapeHtml(sessionId) + '&amp;direct=1</code></p>';
+        postJoinEvent(sessionId, 'join', true);
+      } else if (role === 'viewer' || !direct) {
+        playerEl.innerHTML =
+          '<div class="live-player-shell">' +
+          '<p class="live-player-placeholder">HTML5 viewer placeholder</p>' +
+          '<p class="muted">WebRTC media plane is not wired yet. Session control plane is active.</p>' +
+          '</div>';
+        postJoinEvent(sessionId, 'join', false);
+      } else {
+        playerEl.innerHTML = '<p class="muted">Use a mobile device with direct=1 for P2P join.</p>';
+      }
+
+      if (window.AndroidCastAnalytics && window.AndroidCastAnalytics.trackEvent) {
+        window.AndroidCastAnalytics.trackEvent('live_join_view', {
+          session_id: sessionId,
+          direct: direct ? 1 : 0,
+          platform: detectPlatform(),
+          status: session.status || ''
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
+    fetchSession(sessionId, render);
+    setInterval(function () {
+      fetchSession(sessionId, function (session) {
+        if (session && (session.status === 'live' || session.status === 'intent')) {
+          statusEl.textContent = formatStatus(session) + ' — waiting for stream';
+        } else if (session) {
+          statusEl.textContent = formatStatus(session);
+        }
+      });
+    }, 30000);
+  }
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', boot);
+  } else {
+    boot();
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_sessions.js b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_sessions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8167f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/assets/js/live_sessions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+(function () {
+  'use strict';
+
+  function basePath() {
+    return document.body.getAttribute('data-base-path') || '';
+  }
+
+  function el(id) {
+    return document.getElementById(id);
+  }
+
+  function escapeHtml(s) {
+    return String(s || '')
+      .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
+      .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
+      .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
+      .replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
+  }
+
+  function formatMs(ms) {
+    if (!ms) return '—';
+    try {
+      return new Date(ms).toLocaleString();
+    } catch (e) {
+      return String(ms);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function durationS(startMs, endMs) {
+    if (!startMs) return '—';
+    var end = endMs || Date.now();
+    var sec = Math.max(0, Math.round((end - startMs) / 1000));
+    if (sec < 60) return sec + 's';
+    return Math.floor(sec / 60) + 'm ' + (sec % 60) + 's';
+  }
+
+  function statusClass(status) {
+    if (status === 'live' || status === 'intent') return 'tag-pill tag-pill--ok';
+    if (status === 'expired') return 'tag-pill tag-pill--warn';
+    return 'tag-pill';
+  }
+
+  function renderRows(sessions) {
+    var tbody = el('live-sessions-tbody');
+    if (!tbody) return;
+    if (!sessions || !sessions.length) {
+      tbody.innerHTML = '<tr><td colspan="8" class="muted">No sessions in this window.</td></tr>';
+      return;
+    }
+    tbody.innerHTML = sessions.map(function (s) {
+      var joinUrl = s.join_short_url || '';
+      var joinCell = joinUrl
+        ? '<a href="' + escapeHtml(joinUrl) + '" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open</a>'
+        : '—';
+      return (
+        '<tr>' +
+        '<td><span class="' + statusClass(s.status) + '">' + escapeHtml(s.status) + '</span></td>' +
+        '<td>' + escapeHtml(s.owner_username || '—') + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + escapeHtml(s.platform || '—') + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + escapeHtml(s.codec_video || '—') + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + durationS(s.started_at_ms, s.ended_at_ms) + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + formatMs(s.last_heartbeat_ms) + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + Number(s.join_opens || 0) + '</td>' +
+        '<td>' + joinCell + '</td>' +
+        '</tr>'
+      );
+    }).join('');
+  }
+
+  function load() {
+    var status = el('live-sessions-status');
+    var daysSel = el('live-sessions-days');
+    var days = daysSel && daysSel.value ? daysSel.value : '14';
+    if (status) status.textContent = 'Loading…';
+    var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    xhr.open('GET', basePath() + '/api/live_cast.php?action=list&days=' + encodeURIComponent(days), true);
+    xhr.onload = function () {
+      var payload = null;
+      try {
+        payload = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
+      } catch (e) {
+        if (status) status.textContent = 'Invalid response';
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!payload || !payload.ok) {
+        if (status) status.textContent = (payload && payload.error) || 'Failed';
+        return;
+      }
+      renderRows(payload.sessions || []);
+      if (status) {
+        status.textContent = 'Loaded ' + (payload.sessions || []).length + ' session(s) · ' + days + 'd window';
+      }
+    };
+    xhr.onerror = function () {
+      if (status) status.textContent = 'Network error';
+    };
+    xhr.send();
+  }
+
+  function boot() {
+    if (!el('live-sessions-app')) return;
+    var daysSel = el('live-sessions-days');
+    if (daysSel) daysSel.addEventListener('change', load);
+    load();
+    setInterval(load, 60000);
+  }
+
+  if (document.readyState === 'loading') {
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', boot);
+  } else {
+    boot();
+  }
+})();
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/index.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/index.php
index 57d8d13..26b02c9 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/index.php
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/public/index.php
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@ if ($route === '/api/remote_access.php' || str_ends_with($route, '/api/remote_ac
     exit;
 }
 
+if ($route === '/api/live_cast.php' || str_ends_with($route, '/api/live_cast.php')) {
+    require __DIR__ . '/api/live_cast.php';
+    exit;
+}
+
+if ($route === '/live/join' || str_ends_with($route, '/live/join')) {
+    require __DIR__ . '/../views/live_join.php';
+    exit;
+}
+
+if ($route === '/live/education' || str_ends_with($route, '/live/education')) {
+    require __DIR__ . '/../views/live_education.php';
+    exit;
+}
+
 if ($route === '/api/short_links.php' || str_ends_with($route, '/api/short_links.php')) {
     require __DIR__ . '/api/short_links.php';
     exit;
@@ -375,7 +390,8 @@ if ($view === 'ticket' && isset($_GET['id'])) {
 $pageTitle = match ($view) {
     'home' => 'Home',
     'tickets' => 'Tickets',
-    'graphs' => 'Graphs',
+    'graphs' => 'Analytics',
+    'live_sessions' => 'Live sessions',
     'remote_access' => 'Remote access',
     'short_links' => 'Short links',
     'rbac' => 'Access control',
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/scripts/test_live_cast_api.sh b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/scripts/test_live_cast_api.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..43590b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/scripts/test_live_cast_api.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Smoke-test live cast API (public join + authenticated list).
+#
+#   ./scripts/test_live_cast_api.sh
+#   COOKIE='ac_crash_sess=…' CRASH_BASE=https://apps.f0xx.org/app/androidcast_project/crashes ./scripts/test_live_cast_api.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+CRASH_BASE="${CRASH_BASE:-http://127.0.0.1:8080/app/androidcast_project/crashes}"
+API_URL="${CRASH_BASE}/api/live_cast.php"
+COOKIE_JAR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/live_cast_cookies_$$.txt"
+trap 'rm -f "$COOKIE_JAR"' EXIT
+
+CURL_AUTH=()
+if [[ -n "${COOKIE:-}" ]]; then
+  CURL_AUTH=(-H "Cookie: ${COOKIE}")
+else
+  user="${CRASH_USER:-admin}"
+  pass="${CRASH_PASS:-admin}"
+  curl -sS -c "$COOKIE_JAR" -b "$COOKIE_JAR" -X POST \
+    -d "username=${user}&password=${pass}" \
+    "${CRASH_BASE}/login" -o /dev/null
+  CURL_AUTH=(-b "$COOKIE_JAR")
+fi
+
+sid="smoke-live-$(date +%s)"
+echo "POST create_intent (${sid})"
+create_code="$(curl -sS -o /tmp/live_create.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+  "${CURL_AUTH[@]}" \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  -d "{\"action\":\"create_intent\",\"platform\":\"android\",\"device_id\":\"smoke-device\",\"max_duration_s\":120}" \
+  "${API_URL}")"
+echo "create HTTP ${create_code}"
+cat /tmp/live_create.json
+echo
+
+session_id="$(python3 - <<'PY'
+import json
+try:
+    d=json.load(open("/tmp/live_create.json"))
+    print(d.get("session",{}).get("session_id",""))
+except Exception:
+    print("")
+PY
+)"
+if [[ -z "${session_id}" ]]; then
+  echo "FAIL: no session_id in create response" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "GET public session"
+pub_code="$(curl -sS -o /tmp/live_session.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+  "${API_URL}?action=session&session_id=${session_id}")"
+echo "session HTTP ${pub_code}"
+head -c 300 /tmp/live_session.json
+echo
+
+echo "POST public join_event"
+join_code="$(curl -sS -o /tmp/live_join.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  -d "{\"action\":\"join_event\",\"session_id\":\"${session_id}\",\"event_type\":\"open\",\"platform\":\"chrome\"}" \
+  "${API_URL}")"
+echo "join HTTP ${join_code}"
+cat /tmp/live_join.json
+echo
+
+echo "GET list (auth)"
+list_code="$(curl -sS -o /tmp/live_list.json -w '%{http_code}' \
+  "${CURL_AUTH[@]}" \
+  "${API_URL}?action=list&days=7")"
+echo "list HTTP ${list_code}"
+head -c 300 /tmp/live_list.json
+echo
+
+for code in "${create_code}" "${pub_code}" "${join_code}" "${list_code}"; do
+  if [[ "${code}" != "200" ]]; then
+    echo "FAIL: expected HTTP 200" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+echo "OK"
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/GraphRepository.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/GraphRepository.php
index cbbb214..19ade6a 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/GraphRepository.php
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/GraphRepository.php
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ final class GraphRepository {
             'viewer' => $viewer,
             'links' => self::serviceLinks(),
         ];
+        $payload['live_cast'] = LiveCastRepository::analytics($days, $user ?? []);
         $payload['user'] = self::buildScope($days, $activeCompanyId, null);
         if ($viewer === 'user') {
             return $payload;
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/LiveCastRepository.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/LiveCastRepository.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8b7953
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/LiveCastRepository.php
@@ -0,0 +1,583 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+final class LiveCastRepository {
+    private static bool $schemaEnsured = false;
+
+    public static function ensureSchema(): void {
+        if (self::$schemaEnsured) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        Database::withMigrationLock($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions', static function () use ($pdo): void {
+            self::createTables($pdo);
+            self::ensureIndexes($pdo);
+        });
+        self::$schemaEnsured = true;
+    }
+
+    private static function createTables(PDO $pdo): void {
+        if (!Database::tableExists($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions')) {
+            if (Database::isMysql()) {
+                $pdo->exec(
+                    "CREATE TABLE live_cast_sessions (
+                        id BIGINT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+                        session_id VARCHAR(96) NOT NULL,
+                        company_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+                        owner_user_id INT UNSIGNED NULL,
+                        owner_username VARCHAR(64) NULL,
+                        device_id VARCHAR(128) NULL,
+                        platform VARCHAR(24) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'android',
+                        status ENUM('intent','live','closed','expired') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'intent',
+                        started_at_ms BIGINT NOT NULL,
+                        last_heartbeat_ms BIGINT NOT NULL,
+                        ended_at_ms BIGINT NULL,
+                        max_duration_s INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 300,
+                        join_short_url TEXT NULL,
+                        join_qr_url TEXT NULL,
+                        join_slug VARCHAR(32) NULL,
+                        direct_short_url TEXT NULL,
+                        direct_qr_url TEXT NULL,
+                        direct_slug VARCHAR(32) NULL,
+                        codec_video VARCHAR(32) NULL,
+                        codec_audio VARCHAR(32) NULL,
+                        bw_mode VARCHAR(24) NULL,
+                        metadata_json LONGTEXT NULL,
+                        created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                        updated_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                        UNIQUE KEY uq_live_cast_session_id (session_id),
+                        KEY idx_live_cast_company_status (company_id, status),
+                        KEY idx_live_cast_last_hb (last_heartbeat_ms),
+                        KEY idx_live_cast_owner (owner_user_id)
+                    ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci"
+                );
+            } else {
+                $pdo->exec(
+                    "CREATE TABLE live_cast_sessions (
+                        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                        session_id TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+                        company_id INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+                        owner_user_id INTEGER NULL,
+                        owner_username TEXT NULL,
+                        device_id TEXT NULL,
+                        platform TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'android',
+                        status TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'intent',
+                        started_at_ms INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                        last_heartbeat_ms INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                        ended_at_ms INTEGER NULL,
+                        max_duration_s INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 300,
+                        join_short_url TEXT NULL,
+                        join_qr_url TEXT NULL,
+                        join_slug TEXT NULL,
+                        direct_short_url TEXT NULL,
+                        direct_qr_url TEXT NULL,
+                        direct_slug TEXT NULL,
+                        codec_video TEXT NULL,
+                        codec_audio TEXT NULL,
+                        bw_mode TEXT NULL,
+                        metadata_json TEXT NULL,
+                        created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now')),
+                        updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
+                    )"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!Database::tableExists($pdo, 'live_cast_join_events')) {
+            if (Database::isMysql()) {
+                $pdo->exec(
+                    "CREATE TABLE live_cast_join_events (
+                        id BIGINT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+                        session_id VARCHAR(96) NOT NULL,
+                        company_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+                        event_type ENUM('open','join','leave') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'open',
+                        platform VARCHAR(24) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'unknown',
+                        channel VARCHAR(24) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'short_link',
+                        direct TINYINT(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                        user_id INT UNSIGNED NULL,
+                        anon_id VARCHAR(96) NULL,
+                        user_agent VARCHAR(255) NULL,
+                        ip_hash CHAR(64) NULL,
+                        created_at_ms BIGINT NOT NULL,
+                        created_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+                        KEY idx_live_join_session_time (session_id, created_at_ms),
+                        KEY idx_live_join_company_time (company_id, created_at_ms)
+                    ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_unicode_ci"
+                );
+            } else {
+                $pdo->exec(
+                    "CREATE TABLE live_cast_join_events (
+                        id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+                        session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+                        company_id INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+                        event_type TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'open',
+                        platform TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'unknown',
+                        channel TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'short_link',
+                        direct INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+                        user_id INTEGER NULL,
+                        anon_id TEXT NULL,
+                        user_agent TEXT NULL,
+                        ip_hash TEXT NULL,
+                        created_at_ms INTEGER NOT NULL,
+                        created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (datetime('now'))
+                    )"
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static function ensureIndexes(PDO $pdo): void {
+        if (Database::isMysql()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $pdo->exec('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_cast_company_status ON live_cast_sessions (company_id, status)');
+        $pdo->exec('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_cast_last_hb ON live_cast_sessions (last_heartbeat_ms)');
+        $pdo->exec('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_join_session_time ON live_cast_join_events (session_id, created_at_ms)');
+        $pdo->exec('CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_live_join_company_time ON live_cast_join_events (company_id, created_at_ms)');
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+    public static function createIntent(array $input, array $actor): array {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        self::expireStale();
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        $now = (int) floor(microtime(true) * 1000);
+        $userId = (int) ($actor['id'] ?? 0);
+        $companyId = Rbac::activeCompanyId($actor) ?? Rbac::defaultCompanyId();
+        $ownerUsername = trim((string) ($actor['username'] ?? ''));
+        $platform = strtolower(trim((string) ($input['platform'] ?? 'android')));
+        if ($platform === '') {
+            $platform = 'android';
+        }
+        $deviceId = trim((string) ($input['device_id'] ?? ''));
+        $maxDuration = (int) ($input['max_duration_s'] ?? 300);
+        $maxDuration = max(60, min(1800, $maxDuration));
+        if (str_starts_with($platform, 'education')) {
+            $maxDuration = min($maxDuration, 300);
+        }
+
+        $sessionId = self::newSessionId($now, $companyId, $userId);
+        $joinLongUrl = self::joinLongUrl($sessionId, false);
+        $directLongUrl = self::joinLongUrl($sessionId, true);
+
+        $links = self::makeShortLinks($joinLongUrl, $directLongUrl);
+        $meta = is_array($input['meta'] ?? null) ? $input['meta'] : [];
+
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'INSERT INTO live_cast_sessions (
+                session_id, company_id, owner_user_id, owner_username, device_id, platform, status,
+                started_at_ms, last_heartbeat_ms, max_duration_s,
+                join_short_url, join_qr_url, join_slug, direct_short_url, direct_qr_url, direct_slug,
+                codec_video, codec_audio, bw_mode, metadata_json
+            ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([
+            $sessionId,
+            $companyId,
+            $userId > 0 ? $userId : null,
+            $ownerUsername !== '' ? $ownerUsername : null,
+            $deviceId !== '' ? $deviceId : null,
+            $platform,
+            'intent',
+            $now,
+            $now,
+            $maxDuration,
+            $links['join_short_url'],
+            $links['join_qr_url'],
+            $links['join_slug'],
+            $links['direct_short_url'],
+            $links['direct_qr_url'],
+            $links['direct_slug'],
+            trim((string) ($input['codec_video'] ?? '')) ?: null,
+            trim((string) ($input['codec_audio'] ?? '')) ?: null,
+            trim((string) ($input['bw_mode'] ?? '')) ?: null,
+            safe_json_encode($meta, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE),
+        ]);
+
+        return self::sessionById($sessionId) ?? [];
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed>|null */
+    public static function heartbeat(string $sessionId, array $input, array $actor): ?array {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        self::expireStale();
+        $sessionId = trim($sessionId);
+        if ($sessionId === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        $now = (int) floor(microtime(true) * 1000);
+        $companyId = Rbac::activeCompanyId($actor) ?? Rbac::defaultCompanyId();
+        $status = strtolower(trim((string) ($input['status'] ?? 'active')));
+        if ($status !== 'ended' && $status !== 'active') {
+            $status = 'active';
+        }
+        $nextState = $status === 'ended' ? 'closed' : 'live';
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'UPDATE live_cast_sessions
+             SET status = ?, last_heartbeat_ms = ?, ended_at_ms = CASE WHEN ? = ? THEN ? ELSE ended_at_ms END,
+                 codec_video = COALESCE(NULLIF(?, \'\'), codec_video),
+                 codec_audio = COALESCE(NULLIF(?, \'\'), codec_audio),
+                 bw_mode = COALESCE(NULLIF(?, \'\'), bw_mode)
+             WHERE session_id = ? AND company_id = ?'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([
+            $nextState,
+            $now,
+            $nextState,
+            'closed',
+            $now,
+            trim((string) ($input['codec_video'] ?? '')),
+            trim((string) ($input['codec_audio'] ?? '')),
+            trim((string) ($input['bw_mode'] ?? '')),
+            $sessionId,
+            $companyId,
+        ]);
+        if ($stmt->rowCount() < 1) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return self::sessionById($sessionId);
+    }
+
+    /** @return list<array<string,mixed>> */
+    public static function activeSessions(array $actor, ?string $platform = null): array {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        self::expireStale();
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        $companyId = Rbac::activeCompanyId($actor) ?? Rbac::defaultCompanyId();
+        $where = ['company_id = ?', "status IN ('intent','live')"];
+        $params = [$companyId];
+        if ($platform !== null && trim($platform) !== '') {
+            $where[] = 'platform = ?';
+            $params[] = strtolower(trim($platform));
+        }
+        $sql = 'SELECT session_id, owner_user_id, owner_username, device_id, platform, status,
+                       started_at_ms, last_heartbeat_ms, max_duration_s, ended_at_ms,
+                       join_short_url, join_qr_url, direct_short_url, direct_qr_url,
+                       codec_video, codec_audio, bw_mode
+                FROM live_cast_sessions
+                WHERE ' . implode(' AND ', $where) . '
+                ORDER BY last_heartbeat_ms DESC LIMIT 200';
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
+        $stmt->execute($params);
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) as $row) {
+            $out[] = self::normalizeSessionRow($row);
+        }
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+    public static function analytics(int $days, array $actor): array {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        self::expireStale();
+        $days = max(1, min(90, $days));
+        $startMs = (int) ((time() - ($days * 86400)) * 1000);
+        $companyId = Rbac::activeCompanyId($actor) ?? Rbac::defaultCompanyId();
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+
+        $castsPerDay = self::countByDay($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions', 'started_at_ms', $startMs, $companyId);
+        $avgDurationPerDay = self::avgDurationByDay($pdo, $startMs, $companyId);
+        $platformMix = self::breakdown($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions', 'platform', $startMs, $companyId);
+        $videoCodecMix = self::breakdown($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions', 'codec_video', $startMs, $companyId);
+        $audioCodecMix = self::breakdown($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions', 'codec_audio', $startMs, $companyId);
+        $bwModeMix = self::breakdown($pdo, 'live_cast_sessions', 'bw_mode', $startMs, $companyId);
+        $joinsPerPlatform = self::breakdown($pdo, 'live_cast_join_events', 'platform', $startMs, $companyId);
+
+        $topUsersStmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'SELECT COALESCE(NULLIF(owner_username, \'\'), \'unknown\') AS u, COUNT(*) AS c
+             FROM live_cast_sessions
+             WHERE company_id = ? AND started_at_ms >= ?
+             GROUP BY u ORDER BY c DESC LIMIT 20'
+        );
+        $topUsersStmt->execute([$companyId, $startMs]);
+        $topUsers = [];
+        foreach ($topUsersStmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) as $row) {
+            $topUsers[] = ['label' => (string) ($row['u'] ?? 'unknown'), 'value' => (int) ($row['c'] ?? 0)];
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'window_days' => $days,
+            'casts_per_day' => $castsPerDay,
+            'avg_length_s_per_day' => $avgDurationPerDay,
+            'platform_mix' => $platformMix,
+            'joins_platform_mix' => $joinsPerPlatform,
+            'video_codec_mix' => $videoCodecMix,
+            'audio_codec_mix' => $audioCodecMix,
+            'bw_mode_mix' => $bwModeMix,
+            'top_users' => $topUsers,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public static function registerJoin(string $sessionId, array $payload, array $actor): bool {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        $sessionId = trim($sessionId);
+        if ($sessionId === '') {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $session = self::sessionById($sessionId);
+        if ($session === null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        $now = (int) floor(microtime(true) * 1000);
+        $companyId = (int) ($session['company_id'] ?? Rbac::defaultCompanyId());
+        $eventType = strtolower(trim((string) ($payload['event_type'] ?? 'open')));
+        if (!in_array($eventType, ['open', 'join', 'leave'], true)) {
+            $eventType = 'open';
+        }
+        $platform = strtolower(trim((string) ($payload['platform'] ?? 'unknown')));
+        if ($platform === '') {
+            $platform = 'unknown';
+        }
+        $channel = strtolower(trim((string) ($payload['channel'] ?? 'short_link')));
+        if ($channel === '') {
+            $channel = 'short_link';
+        }
+        $direct = !empty($payload['direct']) ? 1 : 0;
+        $userId = (int) ($actor['id'] ?? 0);
+        $anon = trim((string) ($payload['anon_id'] ?? ''));
+        $ua = trim((string) ($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ?? ''));
+        $ip = (string) ($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'] ?? ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] ?? ''));
+        $ipHash = $ip !== '' ? hash('sha256', $ip . '|ac-live-cast') : null;
+
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'INSERT INTO live_cast_join_events
+             (session_id, company_id, event_type, platform, channel, direct, user_id, anon_id, user_agent, ip_hash, created_at_ms)
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([
+            $sessionId,
+            $companyId,
+            $eventType,
+            $platform,
+            $channel,
+            $direct,
+            $userId > 0 ? $userId : null,
+            $anon !== '' ? $anon : null,
+            $ua !== '' ? substr($ua, 0, 255) : null,
+            $ipHash,
+            $now,
+        ]);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed>|null */
+    public static function sessionById(string $sessionId): ?array {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        $stmt = Database::pdo()->prepare(
+            'SELECT * FROM live_cast_sessions WHERE session_id = ? LIMIT 1'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([$sessionId]);
+        $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
+        if (!is_array($row)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return self::normalizeSessionRow($row);
+    }
+
+    private static function expireStale(): void {
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        $now = (int) floor(microtime(true) * 1000);
+        $staleBefore = $now - 60_000;
+        $sql = "UPDATE live_cast_sessions
+                SET status = 'expired', ended_at_ms = COALESCE(ended_at_ms, ?)
+                WHERE status IN ('intent','live')
+                  AND last_heartbeat_ms < ?";
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
+        $stmt->execute([$now, $staleBefore]);
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+    private static function normalizeSessionRow(array $row): array {
+        return [
+            'session_id' => (string) ($row['session_id'] ?? ''),
+            'company_id' => (int) ($row['company_id'] ?? 0),
+            'owner_user_id' => isset($row['owner_user_id']) ? (int) $row['owner_user_id'] : null,
+            'owner_username' => (string) ($row['owner_username'] ?? ''),
+            'device_id' => (string) ($row['device_id'] ?? ''),
+            'platform' => (string) ($row['platform'] ?? ''),
+            'status' => (string) ($row['status'] ?? ''),
+            'started_at_ms' => (int) ($row['started_at_ms'] ?? 0),
+            'last_heartbeat_ms' => (int) ($row['last_heartbeat_ms'] ?? 0),
+            'ended_at_ms' => isset($row['ended_at_ms']) ? (int) $row['ended_at_ms'] : null,
+            'max_duration_s' => (int) ($row['max_duration_s'] ?? 0),
+            'join_short_url' => (string) ($row['join_short_url'] ?? ''),
+            'join_qr_url' => (string) ($row['join_qr_url'] ?? ''),
+            'direct_short_url' => (string) ($row['direct_short_url'] ?? ''),
+            'direct_qr_url' => (string) ($row['direct_qr_url'] ?? ''),
+            'codec_video' => (string) ($row['codec_video'] ?? ''),
+            'codec_audio' => (string) ($row['codec_audio'] ?? ''),
+            'bw_mode' => (string) ($row['bw_mode'] ?? ''),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private static function newSessionId(int $nowMs, int $companyId, int $userId): string {
+        $seed = $nowMs . ':' . $companyId . ':' . $userId . ':' . bin2hex(random_bytes(6));
+        return 'live-' . substr(hash('sha256', $seed), 0, 20);
+    }
+
+    private static function joinLongUrl(string $sessionId, bool $direct): string {
+        $base = rtrim((string) cfg('base_path', '/app/androidcast_project/crashes'), '/');
+        $qs = 'session_id=' . rawurlencode($sessionId);
+        if ($direct) {
+            $qs .= '&direct=1';
+        }
+        return 'https://apps.f0xx.org' . $base . '/live/join?' . $qs;
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string, string|null> */
+    private static function makeShortLinks(string $joinLongUrl, string $directLongUrl): array {
+        $out = [
+            'join_short_url' => null,
+            'join_qr_url' => null,
+            'join_slug' => null,
+            'direct_short_url' => null,
+            'direct_qr_url' => null,
+            'direct_slug' => null,
+        ];
+        if (!UrlShortenerDatabase::enabled() || !UrlShortenerDatabase::ping()) {
+            return $out;
+        }
+        $bearers = ShortLinksRepository::listBearers();
+        if ($bearers === []) {
+            return $out;
+        }
+        $bearerId = (int) ($bearers[0]['id'] ?? 0);
+        if ($bearerId <= 0) {
+            return $out;
+        }
+        $join = ShortLinksRepository::createLink($bearerId, $joinLongUrl, 3600);
+        if (!empty($join['ok'])) {
+            $out['join_short_url'] = (string) ($join['short_url'] ?? '');
+            $out['join_qr_url'] = (string) ($join['qr_url'] ?? '');
+            $out['join_slug'] = (string) ($join['slug'] ?? '');
+        }
+        $direct = ShortLinksRepository::createLink($bearerId, $directLongUrl, 3600);
+        if (!empty($direct['ok'])) {
+            $out['direct_short_url'] = (string) ($direct['short_url'] ?? '');
+            $out['direct_qr_url'] = (string) ($direct['qr_url'] ?? '');
+            $out['direct_slug'] = (string) ($direct['slug'] ?? '');
+        }
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    /** @return list<array{x:string,y:int}> */
+    private static function countByDay(PDO $pdo, string $table, string $msColumn, int $startMs, int $companyId): array {
+        $day = Database::isMysql()
+            ? 'DATE(FROM_UNIXTIME(FLOOR(' . $msColumn . ' / 1000)))'
+            : "strftime('%Y-%m-%d', " . $msColumn . " / 1000, 'unixepoch')";
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'SELECT ' . $day . ' AS d, COUNT(*) AS c FROM ' . $table . '
+             WHERE company_id = ? AND ' . $msColumn . ' >= ?
+             GROUP BY d ORDER BY d'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([$companyId, $startMs]);
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) as $row) {
+            $out[] = ['x' => (string) ($row['d'] ?? ''), 'y' => (int) ($row['c'] ?? 0)];
+        }
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    /** @return list<array{x:string,y:float}> */
+    private static function avgDurationByDay(PDO $pdo, int $startMs, int $companyId): array {
+        $day = Database::isMysql()
+            ? 'DATE(FROM_UNIXTIME(FLOOR(started_at_ms / 1000)))'
+            : "strftime('%Y-%m-%d', started_at_ms / 1000, 'unixepoch')";
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'SELECT ' . $day . ' AS d,
+                    AVG(CASE WHEN ended_at_ms IS NOT NULL AND ended_at_ms >= started_at_ms
+                             THEN (ended_at_ms - started_at_ms) / 1000.0 ELSE 0 END) AS v
+             FROM live_cast_sessions
+             WHERE company_id = ? AND started_at_ms >= ?
+             GROUP BY d ORDER BY d'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([$companyId, $startMs]);
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) as $row) {
+            $out[] = ['x' => (string) ($row['d'] ?? ''), 'y' => round((float) ($row['v'] ?? 0), 1)];
+        }
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    /** @return list<array<string,mixed>> */
+    public static function listSessions(int $days, array $actor, int $limit = 200): array {
+        self::ensureSchema();
+        self::expireStale();
+        $days = max(1, min(90, $days));
+        $startMs = (int) ((time() - ($days * 86400)) * 1000);
+        $companyId = Rbac::activeCompanyId($actor) ?? Rbac::defaultCompanyId();
+        $limit = max(1, min(500, $limit));
+        $pdo = Database::pdo();
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'SELECT s.session_id, s.owner_user_id, s.owner_username, s.device_id, s.platform, s.status,
+                    s.started_at_ms, s.last_heartbeat_ms, s.ended_at_ms, s.max_duration_s,
+                    s.join_short_url, s.direct_short_url, s.codec_video, s.codec_audio, s.bw_mode,
+                    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM live_cast_join_events j
+                     WHERE j.session_id = s.session_id AND j.event_type IN (\'open\', \'join\')) AS join_opens
+             FROM live_cast_sessions s
+             WHERE s.company_id = ? AND s.started_at_ms >= ?
+             ORDER BY s.last_heartbeat_ms DESC
+             LIMIT ' . (int) $limit
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([$companyId, $startMs]);
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) as $row) {
+            $normalized = self::normalizeSessionRow($row);
+            $normalized['join_opens'] = (int) ($row['join_opens'] ?? 0);
+            $out[] = $normalized;
+        }
+        return $out;
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed>|null */
+    public static function publicSession(string $sessionId): ?array {
+        $row = self::sessionById($sessionId);
+        if ($row === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return [
+            'session_id' => $row['session_id'],
+            'owner_username' => $row['owner_username'],
+            'platform' => $row['platform'],
+            'status' => $row['status'],
+            'started_at_ms' => $row['started_at_ms'],
+            'last_heartbeat_ms' => $row['last_heartbeat_ms'],
+            'ended_at_ms' => $row['ended_at_ms'],
+            'max_duration_s' => $row['max_duration_s'],
+            'codec_video' => $row['codec_video'],
+            'codec_audio' => $row['codec_audio'],
+            'bw_mode' => $row['bw_mode'],
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /** @return list<array{label:string,value:int}> */
+    private static function breakdown(PDO $pdo, string $table, string $column, int $startMs, int $companyId): array {
+        $allowedTables = ['live_cast_sessions', 'live_cast_join_events'];
+        if (!in_array($table, $allowedTables, true)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        $allowedCols = ['platform', 'codec_video', 'codec_audio', 'bw_mode'];
+        if ($table === 'live_cast_join_events') {
+            $allowedCols = ['platform'];
+        }
+        if (!in_array($column, $allowedCols, true)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        $timeColumn = $table === 'live_cast_sessions' ? 'started_at_ms' : 'created_at_ms';
+        $stmt = $pdo->prepare(
+            'SELECT COALESCE(NULLIF(' . $column . ', \'\'), \'unknown\') AS k, COUNT(*) AS c
+             FROM ' . $table . '
+             WHERE company_id = ? AND ' . $timeColumn . ' >= ?
+             GROUP BY k ORDER BY c DESC'
+        );
+        $stmt->execute([$companyId, $startMs]);
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC) as $row) {
+            $out[] = ['label' => (string) ($row['k'] ?? 'unknown'), 'value' => (int) ($row['c'] ?? 0)];
+        }
+        return $out;
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/bootstrap.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/bootstrap.php
index 207b651..f1987dc 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/bootstrap.php
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/src/bootstrap.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ require_once __DIR__ . '/UserRepository.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/TicketRepository.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/GraphRepository.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/RemoteAccessRepository.php';
+require_once __DIR__ . '/LiveCastRepository.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/UrlShortenerDatabase.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/ShortLinksRepository.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/WireGuardPeerProvisioner.php';
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/layout.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/layout.php
index efb6579..3f1d51b 100644
--- a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/layout.php
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/layout.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/nav_shell.js" defer></script>
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/i18n.js" defer></script>
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/app.js" defer></script>
+  <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/cookie_consent.js" defer></script>
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/ticket_create.js" defer></script>
   <?php if (in_array($view ?? '', ['tickets', 'ticket'], true)): ?>
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/tickets.js" defer></script>
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@
   <?php if (($view ?? '') === 'graphs'): ?>
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/graphs.js" defer></script>
   <?php endif; ?>
+  <?php if (($view ?? '') === 'live_sessions'): ?>
+  <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/live_sessions.js" defer></script>
+  <?php endif; ?>
   <?php if (($view ?? '') === 'remote_access'): ?>
   <script src="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/assets/js/remote_access.js" defer></script>
   <?php endif; ?>
@@ -106,15 +110,39 @@
         <li>
           <a href="/app/androidcast_project/graphs/"
              class="nav-link <?= ($view ?? '') === 'graphs' ? 'active' : '' ?>"
-             aria-label="Graphs"
-             title="Graphs">
+             aria-label="Analytics"
+             title="Analytics">
             <span class="nav-icon nav-icon--graphs" aria-hidden="true"></span>
             <span class="nav-text">
-              <span class="nav-label" data-i18n="nav.graphs">Graphs</span>
+              <span class="nav-label" data-i18n="nav.graphs">Analytics</span>
               <span class="nav-desc" data-i18n="nav.graphs_desc">Sessions, issues, and device activity.</span>
             </span>
           </a>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <a href="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/?view=live_sessions"
+             class="nav-link <?= ($view ?? '') === 'live_sessions' ? 'active' : '' ?>"
+             aria-label="Live sessions"
+             title="Live sessions">
+            <span class="nav-icon nav-icon--live" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            <span class="nav-text">
+              <span class="nav-label">Live sessions</span>
+              <span class="nav-desc">Cast intents, join stats, and session history.</span>
+            </span>
+          </a>
+        </li>
+        <li>
+          <a href="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/live/education"
+             class="nav-link"
+             aria-label="Education demo"
+             title="Education demo">
+            <span class="nav-icon nav-icon--education" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+            <span class="nav-text">
+              <span class="nav-label">Education demo</span>
+              <span class="nav-desc">Browser screen-share trial (5 min).</span>
+            </span>
+          </a>
+        </li>
         <?php if (Rbac::can('remote_access_view')): ?>
         <li>
           <a href="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/?view=remote_access"
@@ -325,7 +353,7 @@
       <?php elseif (($view ?? '') === 'graphs'): ?>
         <div id="graphs-app" class="reports-app graphs-app">
           <div class="toolbar reports-toolbar">
-            <h1>AndroidCast graphs</h1>
+            <h1>AndroidCast analytics</h1>
             <div class="toolbar-actions">
               <label class="toolbar-select">
                 <span>Theme</span>
@@ -401,6 +429,20 @@
             </div>
           </section>
 
+          <section class="graphs-scope" id="graphs-live-cast-section">
+            <h2 class="graphs-scope-title">Live cast</h2>
+            <div class="cards cards--lift graphs-grid">
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Live casts / day</h3><canvas id="graph-live-casts" width="520" height="160"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Avg cast length (s) / day</h3><canvas id="graph-live-avg-length" width="520" height="160"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Cast platforms</h3><canvas id="graph-live-platform-pie" width="520" height="180"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Join platforms</h3><canvas id="graph-live-join-platform-pie" width="520" height="180"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Video codecs</h3><canvas id="graph-live-video-codec-pie" width="520" height="180"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Audio codecs</h3><canvas id="graph-live-audio-codec-pie" width="520" height="180"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Bandwidth modes</h3><canvas id="graph-live-bw-pie" width="520" height="180"></canvas></article>
+              <article class="card card--lift"><h3>Top casters</h3><div id="graph-live-top-users" class="graph-breakdown"></div></article>
+            </div>
+          </section>
+
           <div id="graph-detail-overlay" class="graph-detail-overlay" hidden>
             <div class="graph-detail-panel" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="graph-detail-title">
               <header class="graph-detail-header">
@@ -420,6 +462,44 @@
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
+      <?php elseif (($view ?? '') === 'live_sessions'): ?>
+        <div id="live-sessions-app" class="reports-app">
+          <div class="toolbar reports-toolbar">
+            <h1>Live cast sessions</h1>
+            <div class="toolbar-actions">
+              <label class="toolbar-select">
+                <span>Window</span>
+                <select id="live-sessions-days" aria-label="Sessions window">
+                  <option value="1">1d</option>
+                  <option value="7">7d</option>
+                  <option value="14" selected>14d</option>
+                  <option value="30">30d</option>
+                </select>
+              </label>
+              <a class="btn" href="<?= h(Auth::basePath()) ?>/live/education">Education demo</a>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <?php require __DIR__ . '/partials/console_quick_links.php'; ?>
+          <p id="live-sessions-status" class="reports-status muted" aria-live="polite">Loading…</p>
+          <p class="muted graphs-footnote">Read-only session tree for all signed-in users. Sorted by last heartbeat (most recent first).</p>
+          <div class="reports-table-wrap">
+            <table class="data-table reports-table--cols" id="live-sessions-table">
+              <thead>
+                <tr>
+                  <th>Status</th>
+                  <th>User</th>
+                  <th>Platform</th>
+                  <th>Video</th>
+                  <th>Duration</th>
+                  <th>Last heartbeat</th>
+                  <th>Join opens</th>
+                  <th>Link</th>
+                </tr>
+              </thead>
+              <tbody id="live-sessions-tbody"></tbody>
+            </table>
+          </div>
+        </div>
       <?php elseif (($view ?? '') === 'remote_access'): ?>
         <div id="remote-access-app" class="reports-app">
           <div class="toolbar reports-toolbar">
@@ -739,6 +819,7 @@
       </footer>
     </form>
   </dialog>
+  <?php require __DIR__ . '/partials/cookie_consent.php'; ?>
   <?php platform_render_footer(); ?>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/live_education.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/live_education.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37b5ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/live_education.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+$bp = Auth::basePath();
+?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" data-theme="dark">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>Education demo — <?= h(cfg('app_name')) ?></title>
+  <script>
+    (function () {
+      var t = localStorage.getItem('crash_console_theme');
+      if (t === 'light' || t === 'dark') document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', t);
+    })();
+  </script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?= h($bp) ?>/assets/css/app.css">
+  <script src="<?= h($bp) ?>/assets/js/cookie_consent.js" defer></script>
+  <?php AnalyticsHead::render('live_education'); ?>
+  <script src="<?= h($bp) ?>/assets/js/live_education.js" defer></script>
+</head>
+<body class="live-page" data-base-path="<?= h($bp) ?>" data-view="live_education">
+  <main id="live-education-app" class="live-shell">
+    <header class="live-header">
+      <a href="<?= h($bp) ?>/" class="live-brand"><?= h(cfg('app_name')) ?></a>
+      <span class="tag-pill">Education demo</span>
+    </header>
+    <section class="card card--lift live-card">
+      <h1>Try screen sharing in your browser</h1>
+      <p class="muted">Free demo up to 5 minutes. No install required — great for first-time visitors.</p>
+      <p id="edu-status" class="reports-status muted" aria-live="polite">Ready when you are.</p>
+      <p class="live-timer-label">Time left: <strong id="edu-timer">5:00</strong></p>
+      <video id="edu-preview" class="live-preview" playsinline muted autoplay hidden></video>
+      <div class="live-actions">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn--primary" id="edu-start">Start screen share</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn" id="edu-stop">Stop</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn--ghost" id="edu-notify">Enable notifications</button>
+      </div>
+      <p class="muted graphs-footnote">
+        Media is previewed locally only until the WebRTC viewer ships. Session metadata is recorded for analytics.
+      </p>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+  <?php require __DIR__ . '/partials/cookie_consent.php'; ?>
+  <?php platform_render_footer(); ?>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/live_join.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/live_join.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a2dab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/live_join.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+$bp = Auth::basePath();
+$sessionId = trim((string) ($_GET['session_id'] ?? ''));
+$direct = isset($_GET['direct']) && (string) $_GET['direct'] === '1';
+$role = trim((string) ($_GET['role'] ?? ''));
+?>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en" data-theme="dark">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>Join live cast — <?= h(cfg('app_name')) ?></title>
+  <script>
+    (function () {
+      var t = localStorage.getItem('crash_console_theme');
+      if (t === 'light' || t === 'dark') document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-theme', t);
+    })();
+  </script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?= h($bp) ?>/assets/css/app.css">
+  <script src="<?= h($bp) ?>/assets/js/cookie_consent.js" defer></script>
+  <?php AnalyticsHead::render('live_join'); ?>
+  <script src="<?= h($bp) ?>/assets/js/live_join.js" defer></script>
+</head>
+<body class="live-page" data-base-path="<?= h($bp) ?>"
+      data-view="live_join">
+  <main id="live-join-app" class="live-shell"
+        data-session-id="<?= h($sessionId) ?>"
+        data-direct="<?= $direct ? '1' : '0' ?>"
+        data-role="<?= h($role) ?>">
+    <header class="live-header">
+      <a href="<?= h($bp) ?>/" class="live-brand"><?= h(cfg('app_name')) ?></a>
+      <span class="tag-pill tag-pill--ok">Live viewer</span>
+    </header>
+    <section class="card card--lift live-card">
+      <h1>Join live cast</h1>
+      <p id="live-join-status" class="reports-status muted" aria-live="polite">Loading session…</p>
+      <ul id="live-join-meta" class="live-meta-list"></ul>
+      <div id="live-join-player" class="live-player-wrap"></div>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+  <?php require __DIR__ . '/partials/cookie_consent.php'; ?>
+  <?php platform_render_footer(); ?>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/partials/cookie_consent.php b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/partials/cookie_consent.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a0e5ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/crash_reporter/backend/views/partials/cookie_consent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1); ?>
+<div id="cookie-consent-banner" class="cookie-consent" hidden role="dialog" aria-labelledby="cookie-consent-title" aria-modal="false">
+  <div class="cookie-consent-inner">
+    <p id="cookie-consent-title" class="cookie-consent-title">Cookies on AndroidCast</p>
+    <p class="cookie-consent-text muted">
+      We use necessary session cookies to sign you in. With your consent we also load analytics to improve the service.
+      You can change this later in your browser by clearing site data.
+    </p>
+    <div class="cookie-consent-actions">
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn--primary" id="cookie-consent-all">Accept all</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn" id="cookie-consent-necessary">Necessary only</button>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn--ghost" id="cookie-consent-reject">Reject optional</button>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>