diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/IPEnumeration.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/IPEnumeration.cpp
index a7a4844be..ad3e2a1dc 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/IPEnumeration.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/GameNetwork/IPEnumeration.cpp
@@ -112,10 +112,25 @@ EnumeratedIP * IPEnumeration::getAddresses()
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			// GeneralsX @bugfix 07/07/2026 Skip point-to-point interfaces: cellular (pdp_ip* on iOS) and
+			// VPN tunnels (utun*) are not reachable by LAN peers, and their addresses sort numerically
+			// below the Wi-Fi/Ethernet address, so the LAN lobby would pick them as the default IP.
+			if ((ifa->ifa_flags & IFF_POINTOPOINT) != 0)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			const sockaddr_in *addr = reinterpret_cast<const sockaddr_in *>(ifa->ifa_addr);
 			// GeneralsX @bugfix BenderAI 31/03/2026 Use ntohl to convert from network byte order before extracting octets;
 			// reading s_addr byte-by-byte on little-endian platforms reverses the IPv4 octets.
 			const UnsignedInt hostAddr = ntohl(addr->sin_addr.s_addr);
+
+			// GeneralsX @bugfix 07/07/2026 Skip 169.254.0.0/16 link-local addresses (awdl0/llw0 on Apple
+			// platforms, or any interface that failed DHCP); they cannot host a LAN game.
+			if ((hostAddr & 0xFFFF0000u) == 0xA9FE0000u)
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
 			addNewIP(
 				(UnsignedByte)((hostAddr >> 24) & 0xFF),
 				(UnsignedByte)((hostAddr >> 16) & 0xFF),
diff --git a/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WWLib/systimer.h b/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WWLib/systimer.h
index 8313aa49d..624b9a39d 100644
--- a/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WWLib/systimer.h
+++ b/Core/Libraries/Source/WWVegas/WWLib/systimer.h
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@
 #define TIMEGETTIME SystemTime.Get
 #define MS_TIMER_SECOND 1000
 #else
-#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
+// GeneralsX @bugfix 07/07/2026 Use the monotonic clock, not gettimeofday: wall time steps
+// backward on NTP/carrier sync (frequent on iOS), and every elapsed-time gate in the engine
+// (shell updates, animations, network resends) then stalls until the clock catches back up.
 inline unsigned long systimerGetMS()
 {
-	struct timeval tv;
-	gettimeofday(&tv, nullptr);
-	return (tv.tv_sec * 1000) + (tv.tv_usec / 1000);
+	struct timespec ts;
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+	return (unsigned long)((unsigned long long)ts.tv_sec * 1000ull + (unsigned long long)ts.tv_nsec / 1000000ull);
 }
 
 #define TIMEGETTIME systimerGetMS
diff --git a/Generals/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h b/Generals/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h
index 899529924..e39d34084 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h
+++ b/Generals/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h
@@ -183,11 +183,14 @@ inline BOOL GetVersionEx(OSVERSIONINFO* lpVersionInfo) {
 
 // TheSuperHackers @build 10/02/2026 Bender
 // Timing functions: timeBeginPeriod(), timeEndPeriod() for Linux
+// GeneralsX @bugfix 07/07/2026 Use the monotonic clock, not gettimeofday: wall time steps
+// backward on NTP/carrier sync (frequent on iOS), and every elapsed-time gate in the engine
+// (shell updates, animations, network resends) then stalls until the clock catches back up.
 static inline DWORD timeGetTime(void)
 {
-    struct timeval tv;
-    gettimeofday(&tv, nullptr);
-    return (DWORD)((tv.tv_sec * 1000) + (tv.tv_usec / 1000));
+    struct timespec ts;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+    return (DWORD)((unsigned long long)ts.tv_sec * 1000ull + (unsigned long long)ts.tv_nsec / 1000000ull);
 }
 
 static inline DWORD timeBeginPeriod(DWORD period)
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h b/GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h
index 899529924..e39d34084 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Include/windows_compat.h
@@ -183,11 +183,14 @@ inline BOOL GetVersionEx(OSVERSIONINFO* lpVersionInfo) {
 
 // TheSuperHackers @build 10/02/2026 Bender
 // Timing functions: timeBeginPeriod(), timeEndPeriod() for Linux
+// GeneralsX @bugfix 07/07/2026 Use the monotonic clock, not gettimeofday: wall time steps
+// backward on NTP/carrier sync (frequent on iOS), and every elapsed-time gate in the engine
+// (shell updates, animations, network resends) then stalls until the clock catches back up.
 static inline DWORD timeGetTime(void)
 {
-    struct timeval tv;
-    gettimeofday(&tv, nullptr);
-    return (DWORD)((tv.tv_sec * 1000) + (tv.tv_usec / 1000));
+    struct timespec ts;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts);
+    return (DWORD)((unsigned long long)ts.tv_sec * 1000ull + (unsigned long long)ts.tv_nsec / 1000000ull);
 }
 
 static inline DWORD timeBeginPeriod(DWORD period)
diff --git a/scripts/build/ios/package-ios-zh.sh b/scripts/build/ios/package-ios-zh.sh
index 93d75dee0..871c70e2b 100755
--- a/scripts/build/ios/package-ios-zh.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/ios/package-ios-zh.sh
@@ -190,11 +190,9 @@ echo "==> App ready: ${APP}"
 
 if [[ "${DO_INSTALL}" == "1" ]]; then
     echo "==> Installing to connected device"
-    DEVICE_ID=$(xcrun devicectl list devices 2>/dev/null | awk '/connected/{print $(NF-2); exit}')
-    if [[ -z "${DEVICE_ID}" ]]; then
-        # fall back: parse the identifier column (3rd-from-last varies with model names)
-        DEVICE_ID=$(xcrun devicectl list devices 2>/dev/null | grep -i connected | grep -oE '[0-9A-F-]{36}' | head -1)
-    fi
+    # Extract the identifier by shape (UUID), not by column position — the column
+    # index shifts with multi-word device/model names (e.g. "iPhone 15 Pro Max").
+    DEVICE_ID=$(xcrun devicectl list devices 2>/dev/null | grep -i connected | grep -oE '[0-9A-F]{8}(-[0-9A-F]{4}){3}-[0-9A-F]{12}' | head -1)
     if [[ -z "${DEVICE_ID}" ]]; then
         echo "ERROR: no connected device found (xcrun devicectl list devices)"
         exit 1