diff --git a/SESSION_HANDOFF.md b/SESSION_HANDOFF.md
index cf18db8..9e01bcf 100644
--- a/SESSION_HANDOFF.md
+++ b/SESSION_HANDOFF.md
@@ -127,18 +127,23 @@ Three bugs fixed:
 
 ## Open punch list
 
-### 1. Android APK launch verification (Option A)
+### 1. Physical-device smoke test — THE ONLY REMAINING v0.40.0 ITEM
 
-Physical device test: install the latest APK on a real Android device (not AVD),
-and run the checklist in `docs/ANDROID.md §4`. This has never been gated in CI.
-AVD `adb shell input tap` doesn't deliver real touch events, so physical-device
-smoke testing is the only gate.
+This is the **single outstanding task** for the v0.40.0 Android release. Everything
+else is done and verified: workspace gates, `aarch64-linux-android` cross-compile +
+clippy, release manifest sanity, a full local signed APK, the published release, and
+Obtainium-facing delivery (public releases API, latest non-draft release, APK
+downloadable anonymously). The only thing that cannot be done without hardware is
+running the app on a real phone.
 
-**Still open after the v0.40.0 release.** The signed release APK is now published
-(grab it from the release page, or use the local `target/debug/apk/ferrous-solitaire.apk`).
-When testing, specifically exercise the Draw-Three waste fan fixed in #106: switch
-to Draw-Three, draw several cards, and confirm dragging the visible top waste card
-plays *that* card, not the one beneath it.
+Install the published APK on a real Android device (not AVD) and run the checklist
+in `docs/ANDROID.md §4`. This has never been gated in CI — AVD `adb shell input tap`
+doesn't deliver real touch events, so physical-device smoke testing is the only gate.
+
+The signed release APK is published (grab it from the release page, or use the local
+`target/debug/apk/ferrous-solitaire.apk`). When testing, specifically exercise the
+Draw-Three waste fan fixed in #106: switch to Draw-Three, draw several cards, and
+confirm dragging the visible top waste card plays *that* card, not the one beneath it.
 
 Latest AVD smoke (2026-06-08 local / 2026-06-09 UTC): built
 `target/debug/apk/ferrous-solitaire.apk` for `x86_64-linux-android`, installed
@@ -147,13 +152,13 @@ rendered the board, safe-area insets resolved as `top=136 bottom=63 left=0
 right=0` after 2 frames, onboarding could be dismissed via AVD input, and
 filtered logcat showed no Ferrous panic/fatal/ANR.
 
-### 2. Matomo analytics live validation
+### 2. Matomo analytics live validation (independent — NOT a v0.40.0 release blocker)
 
-`Settings` has `analytics_enabled`, `matomo_url`, and `matomo_site_id`; the engine
-consumes them via `AnalyticsPlugin` on non-wasm targets. Remaining work is live
-validation against the deployed Matomo instance. Use
-`docs/analytics-validation.md` for the native validation checklist and the
-current web/WASM decision notes.
+Separate, ongoing task unrelated to the Android release. `Settings` has
+`analytics_enabled`, `matomo_url`, and `matomo_site_id`; the engine consumes them via
+`AnalyticsPlugin` on non-wasm targets. Remaining work is live validation against the
+deployed Matomo instance. Use `docs/analytics-validation.md` for the native
+validation checklist and the current web/WASM decision notes.
 
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