diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
index 0b700507..f2204451 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/mesh/BluetoothMeshService.kt
@@ -626,10 +626,10 @@ class BluetoothMeshService(private val context: Context) {
     }
     
     /**
-     * Generate peer ID compatible with iOS
+     * Generate peer ID compatible with iOS - exactly 8 bytes (16 hex characters)
      */
     private fun generateCompatiblePeerID(): String {
-        val randomBytes = ByteArray(4)
+        val randomBytes = ByteArray(8)  // 8 bytes = 16 hex characters (like iOS)
         Random.nextBytes(randomBytes)
         return randomBytes.joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
     }