diff --git a/apps/rebreak-native/app.config.ts b/apps/rebreak-native/app.config.ts
index 9e42fb8..89046ad 100644
--- a/apps/rebreak-native/app.config.ts
+++ b/apps/rebreak-native/app.config.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export default ({ config }: ConfigContext): ExpoConfig => ({
 
   android: {
     package: "org.rebreak.app",
+    versionCode: 2,
     adaptiveIcon: {
       // Play-Console-Icon (rebreak_android.png) verwenden — wird durch Adaptive-Mask
       // gecropped (Kreis/Squircle), evtl. Edges leicht beschnitten je nach Design.
diff --git a/apps/rebreak-native/eas.json b/apps/rebreak-native/eas.json
index dd7ecd5..bd8ddeb 100644
--- a/apps/rebreak-native/eas.json
+++ b/apps/rebreak-native/eas.json
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 {
   "cli": {
     "version": ">= 5.0.0",
-    "appVersionSource": "remote"
+    "appVersionSource": "local"
   },
   "build": {
     "development": {
       "developmentClient": true,
       "distribution": "internal",
+      "env": {
+        "EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "https://staging.rebreak.org"
+      },
       "ios": {
         "simulator": false
       },
@@ -16,24 +19,30 @@
     },
     "preview": {
       "distribution": "internal",
+      "env": {
+        "EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "https://staging.rebreak.org"
+      },
       "ios": {
         "resourceClass": "m-medium",
-        "autoIncrement": true
+        "autoIncrement": false
       },
       "android": {
         "buildType": "apk",
-        "autoIncrement": true
+        "autoIncrement": false
       },
       "channel": "preview"
     },
     "production": {
+      "env": {
+        "EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "https://staging.rebreak.org"
+      },
       "ios": {
         "resourceClass": "m-medium",
-        "autoIncrement": true
+        "autoIncrement": false
       },
       "android": {
         "buildType": "app-bundle",
-        "autoIncrement": true
+        "autoIncrement": false
       },
       "channel": "production"
     }
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@
         "appleTeamId": "84BQ7MTFYK"
       },
       "android": {
-        "serviceAccountKeyPath": "<USER: lokaler Pfad zu Google-Cloud-Service-Account-JSON, z.B. ~/secrets/rebreak-play-service-account.json>",
+        "serviceAccountKeyPath": "<TODO: lokaler Pfad zu Google-Cloud-Service-Account-JSON, z.B. ~/secrets/rebreak-play-service-account.json>",
         "track": "internal"
       }
     }
diff --git a/apps/rebreak-native/lib/avatars.ts b/apps/rebreak-native/lib/avatars.ts
index 9caf10d..6d3ba2e 100644
--- a/apps/rebreak-native/lib/avatars.ts
+++ b/apps/rebreak-native/lib/avatars.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ export interface HeroAvatar {
   url: string;
 }
 
-const DICEBEAR_BASE = 'https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/adventurer/svg';
+// PNG, not SVG — React Native's <Image> can't decode SVG (Hero-Avatars rendered
+// blank/transparent on Android otherwise). DiceBear serves PNG at the /png path.
+const DICEBEAR_BASE = 'https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/adventurer/png';
 
 export const HERO_AVATARS: HeroAvatar[] = [
   { id: 'spider', name: 'Spider', color: 'border-red-500', url: `${DICEBEAR_BASE}?seed=spiderman&backgroundColor=b71c1c` },
diff --git a/apps/rebreak-native/lib/resolveAvatar.ts b/apps/rebreak-native/lib/resolveAvatar.ts
index 4b044b8..1394b79 100644
--- a/apps/rebreak-native/lib/resolveAvatar.ts
+++ b/apps/rebreak-native/lib/resolveAvatar.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { getAvatarById, getAvatarUrl } from './avatars';
 
-const DICEBEAR_BASE = 'https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/adventurer/svg';
+// PNG, not SVG — RN <Image> can't decode SVG. DiceBear serves PNG at the /png path.
+const DICEBEAR_BASE = 'https://api.dicebear.com/9.x/adventurer/png';
 
 /**
  * Resolves the `profiles.avatar` field zu einer renderbaren URL.