diff --git a/src/client/mod.rs b/src/client/mod.rs
index 06386bc..f3304f0 100644
--- a/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ impl ClientType {
     }
 
     fn needs_deobf(self) -> bool {
-        !matches!(self, ClientType::Ios)
+        // Android + iOS InnerTube paths return pre-signed stream URLs (no &s= cipher,
+        // no &n= throttling param), so they don't need player.js deobfuscation at all.
+        // Skipping the deobf fetch here keeps the player path alive even when YouTube
+        // rotates the player.js to a shape our extractor doesn't recognise.
+        !matches!(self, ClientType::Ios | ClientType::Android)
     }
 
     fn needs_po_token(self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/client/player.rs b/src/client/player.rs
index 9bae601..1fd00ab 100644
--- a/src/client/player.rs
+++ b/src/client/player.rs
@@ -245,10 +245,15 @@ impl RustyPipeQuery {
     /// The order may change in the future in case YouTube applies changes to their
     /// platform that disable a client or make it less reliable.
     pub fn player_client_order(&self) -> &'static [ClientType] {
+        // Default to the InnerTube clients that don't need player.js deobfuscation
+        // (Android, iOS). Tv is kept as a final fallback for when the mobile clients
+        // return degraded responses. Desktop is only used when botguard is wired
+        // (po_token signing) because it otherwise serves obfuscated URLs we can't
+        // currently deobf on YT's newer player versions.
         if self.client.inner.botguard.is_some() {
-            &[ClientType::Desktop, ClientType::Ios, ClientType::Tv]
+            &[ClientType::Android, ClientType::Ios, ClientType::Desktop, ClientType::Tv]
         } else {
-            &[ClientType::Ios, ClientType::Tv]
+            &[ClientType::Android, ClientType::Ios, ClientType::Tv]
         }
     }