diff --git a/cmd/cli/prog_linux.go b/cmd/cli/prog_linux.go
index 2e5c7c7..f566441 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/prog_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/prog_linux.go
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func init() {
+	if isAndroid() {
+		return
+	}
 	if r, err := newLoopbackOSConfigurator(); err == nil {
 		useSystemdResolved = r.Mode() == "systemd-resolved"
 	}
diff --git a/nameservers_darwin.go b/nameservers_darwin.go
index 1bf4574..ca79bf1 100644
--- a/nameservers_darwin.go
+++ b/nameservers_darwin.go
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ func dnsFns() []dnsFn {
 func getDNSFromScutil() []string {
 	logger := *ProxyLogger.Load()
 
+	// Skip scutil on mobile platforms - not available in sandbox
+	if isMobile() {
+		Log(context.Background(), logger.Debug(), "skipping scutil DNS discovery on mobile platform")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	const (
 		maxRetries    = 10
 		retryInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
@@ -89,6 +95,11 @@ func getDNSFromScutil() []string {
 }
 
 func getDHCPNameservers(iface string) ([]string, error) {
+	// Skip ipconfig on mobile platforms - not available in sandbox
+	if isMobile() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ipconfig not available on mobile")
+	}
+
 	// Run the ipconfig command for the given interface.
 	cmd := exec.Command("ipconfig", "getpacket", iface)
 	output, err := cmd.Output()
@@ -201,6 +212,11 @@ func getAllDHCPNameservers() []string {
 }
 
 func patchNetIfaceName(iface *net.Interface) (bool, error) {
+	// Skip networksetup on mobile platforms - not available in sandbox
+	if isMobile() {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
 	b, err := exec.Command("networksetup", "-listnetworkserviceorder").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
diff --git a/nameservers_linux.go b/nameservers_linux.go
index 37a9ed2..3534897 100644
--- a/nameservers_linux.go
+++ b/nameservers_linux.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"tailscale.com/net/netmon"
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ func dnsFns() []dnsFn {
 }
 
 func dns4() []string {
+	// Skip route-based DNS discovery on Android
+	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	f, err := os.Open(v4RouteFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -64,6 +70,11 @@ func dns4() []string {
 }
 
 func dns6() []string {
+	// Skip route-based DNS discovery on Android
+	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	f, err := os.Open(v6RouteFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -98,6 +109,11 @@ func dns6() []string {
 }
 
 func dnsFromSystemdResolver() []string {
+	// Skip systemd resolver on Android
+	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	c, err := resolvconffile.ParseFile("/run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil