diff --git a/packages/app/app.config.js b/packages/app/app.config.js
index 79d68249f2..e09a06f71d 100644
--- a/packages/app/app.config.js
+++ b/packages/app/app.config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const fs = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const pkg = require("./package.json");
 const withAndroidAsyncStorageSize = require("./plugins/with-android-async-storage-size");
+const withAndroidOptionalCamera = require("./plugins/with-android-optional-camera");
 const withAndroidProfileable = require("./plugins/with-android-profileable");
 const withFdroidAutolinking = require("./plugins/with-fdroid-autolinking");
 const withPasteInput = require("./plugins/with-paste-input");
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ export default {
       withAndroidScroll,
       [withAndroidAsyncStorageSize, 64],
       ...buildProfile.cameraPlugins,
+      withAndroidOptionalCamera,
       [
         "expo-splash-screen",
         {
diff --git a/packages/app/app.config.test.ts b/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b98258ff9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+// Load the copies the Expo CLI uses for prebuild, not older hoisted ones.
+const requireFromExpo = createRequire(require.resolve("expo/package.json"));
+const requireFromExpoCli = createRequire(requireFromExpo.resolve("@expo/cli/package.json"));
+const { getPrebuildConfigAsync } = requireFromExpoCli("@expo/prebuild-config");
+const { compileModsAsync } = requireFromExpoCli(
+  "@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/mod-compiler.js",
+);
+
+interface ManifestEntry {
+  $: Record<string, string>;
+}
+
+const originalFdroidFlag = process.env.PASEO_FDROID_BUILD;
+
+async function resolveAndroidManifest() {
+  const { exp } = await getPrebuildConfigAsync(__dirname, { platforms: ["android"] });
+  await compileModsAsync(exp, {
+    projectRoot: __dirname,
+    introspect: true,
+    platforms: ["android"],
+    assertMissingModProviders: false,
+  });
+  return exp._internal.modResults.android.manifest.manifest;
+}
+
+describe("Android app config", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (originalFdroidFlag === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.PASEO_FDROID_BUILD;
+    } else {
+      process.env.PASEO_FDROID_BUILD = originalFdroidFlag;
+    }
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ["Google Play", "0"],
+    ["F-Droid", "1"],
+  ])(
+    "%s build installs on devices without a camera",
+    async (_build, fdroidFlag) => {
+      process.env.PASEO_FDROID_BUILD = fdroidFlag;
+      const manifest = await resolveAndroidManifest();
+      const permissions = (manifest["uses-permission"] ?? []).map(
+        (entry: ManifestEntry) => entry.$["android:name"],
+      );
+      const features = (manifest["uses-feature"] ?? []).map((entry: ManifestEntry) => entry.$);
+
+      expect(permissions).toContain("android.permission.CAMERA");
+      expect(features).toEqual(
+        expect.arrayContaining([
+          { "android:name": "android.hardware.camera", "android:required": "false" },
+          { "android:name": "android.hardware.camera.autofocus", "android:required": "false" },
+        ]),
+      );
+    },
+    30_000,
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/plugins/with-android-optional-camera.js b/packages/app/plugins/with-android-optional-camera.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd5776e155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/plugins/with-android-optional-camera.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+const { withAndroidManifest } = require("expo/config-plugins");
+
+// Requesting CAMERA implies these features are required, which hides the app
+// on Google Play for devices without a camera. Pairing works without QR scanning.
+const OPTIONAL_CAMERA_FEATURES = ["android.hardware.camera", "android.hardware.camera.autofocus"];
+
+function withAndroidOptionalCamera(config) {
+  return withAndroidManifest(config, (modConfig) => {
+    const manifest = modConfig.modResults.manifest;
+    const features = manifest["uses-feature"] ?? [];
+    for (const name of OPTIONAL_CAMERA_FEATURES) {
+      const existing = features.find((feature) => feature.$["android:name"] === name);
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.$["android:required"] = "false";
+      } else {
+        features.push({ $: { "android:name": name, "android:required": "false" } });
+      }
+    }
+    manifest["uses-feature"] = features;
+    return modConfig;
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = withAndroidOptionalCamera;
diff --git a/packages/app/vitest.config.ts b/packages/app/vitest.config.ts
index 521fb6dbe0..3838948be9 100644
--- a/packages/app/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/app/vitest.config.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
         test: {
           name: "unit",
           environment: "node",
-          include: ["src/**/*.{test,spec}.{ts,tsx}", "native-release-version.test.ts"],
+          include: [
+            "src/**/*.{test,spec}.{ts,tsx}",
+            "native-release-version.test.ts",
+            "app.config.test.ts",
+          ],
           setupFiles: [path.resolve(__dirname, "vitest.setup.ts")],
           exclude: [...configDefaults.exclude, "e2e/**", "src/**/*.browser.{test,spec}.{ts,tsx}"],
         },