diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/ReconnectScheduler.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/ReconnectScheduler.cs
index a812779c..cb75286a 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/ReconnectScheduler.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/ReconnectScheduler.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ internal interface IReconnectScheduler
         event Action ReconnectionScheduled;
 
         void Reset();
+
+        void SetTarget(IReconnectTarget target);
+    }
+
+    internal interface IReconnectTarget
+    {
+        event ConnectionStateChangeHandler ConnectionStateChanged;
+        ConnectionState ConnectionState { get; }
     }
+    
     /// <summary>
     /// Schedules next reconnection time based on the past attempts and network availability
     /// </summary>
@@ -44,29 +53,26 @@ private set
             }
         }
 
-        public ReconnectScheduler(ITimeService timeService, IStreamVideoLowLevelClient lowLevelClient,
-            INetworkMonitor networkMonitor, Func<bool> shouldReconnect)
+        public ReconnectScheduler(ITimeService timeService, INetworkMonitor networkMonitor, Func<bool> shouldReconnect)
         {
             _shouldReconnect = shouldReconnect ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(shouldReconnect));
-            _client = lowLevelClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(lowLevelClient));
             _timeService = timeService ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(timeService));
             _networkMonitor = networkMonitor ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(networkMonitor));
 
             _networkMonitor.NetworkAvailabilityChanged += OnNetworkAvailabilityChanged;
+        }
 
-            _client.Connected += OnConnected;
-            //_client.Reconnecting += OnReconnecting;
-            _client.ConnectionStateChanged += OnConnectionStateChanged;
+        //StreamTODO: refactor so that each WS instance creates the reconnector internally and injects its instance
+        public void SetTarget(IReconnectTarget target)
+        {
+            UnsubscribeFromTarget();
+            _target = target ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(target));
+            SubscribeToTarget();
         }
         
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            if (_client != null)
-            {
-                _client.Connected -= OnConnected;
-                //_client.Reconnecting -= OnReconnecting;
-                _client.ConnectionStateChanged -= OnConnectionStateChanged;
-            }
+            UnsubscribeFromTarget();
         }
 
         public void SetReconnectStrategySettings(ReconnectStrategy reconnectStrategy, float? exponentialMinInterval,
@@ -114,7 +120,6 @@ public void Stop()
         }
 
         //StreamTodo: connection info could be split to separate interface
-        private readonly IStreamVideoLowLevelClient _client;
         private readonly ITimeService _timeService;
         private readonly INetworkMonitor _networkMonitor;
 
@@ -122,6 +127,28 @@ public void Stop()
         private bool _isStopped;
         private double? _nextReconnectTime;
         private Func<bool> _shouldReconnect;
+        
+        private IReconnectTarget _target;
+        
+        private void SubscribeToTarget()
+        {
+            if (_target == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            _target.ConnectionStateChanged += OnConnectionStateChanged;
+        }
+
+        private void UnsubscribeFromTarget()
+        {
+            if (_target == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            
+            _target.ConnectionStateChanged -= OnConnectionStateChanged;
+        }
 
         private void TryScheduleNextReconnectTime()
         {
@@ -198,8 +225,8 @@ private void OnNetworkAvailabilityChanged(bool isNetworkAvailable)
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (_client.ConnectionState == ConnectionState.Connected ||
-                _client.ConnectionState == ConnectionState.Connecting)
+            if (_target.ConnectionState == ConnectionState.Connected ||
+                _target.ConnectionState == ConnectionState.Connecting)
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs
index d6414914..02663ebe 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/RtcSession.cs
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public void TryRestartAudioPlayback()
         public void PauseAndroidAudioPlayback()
         {
 #if STREAM_NATIVE_AUDIO
-            WebRTC.StopAudioPlayback();
+            WebRTC.MuteAndroidAudioPlayback();
             _logs.Warning("Audio Playback is paused. This stops all audio coming from StreamVideo SDK on Android platform.");
 #else
             throw new NotSupportedException(
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ public void PauseAndroidAudioPlayback()
         public void ResumeAndroidAudioPlayback()
         {
 #if STREAM_NATIVE_AUDIO
-            WebRTC.StartAudioPlayback(AudioOutputSampleRate, AudioOutputChannels);
+            WebRTC.UnmuteAndroidAudioPlayback();
             _logs.Warning("Audio Playback is resumed. This resumes audio coming from StreamVideo SDK on Android platform.");
 #else
             throw new NotSupportedException(
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/StreamVideoLowLevelClient.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/StreamVideoLowLevelClient.cs
index 47840ce5..5bdd0196 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/StreamVideoLowLevelClient.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/StreamVideoLowLevelClient.cs
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ public StreamVideoLowLevelClient(IWebsocketClient coordinatorWebSocket, IWebsock
             }
 
             //StreamTodo: move to factory
-            var coordinatorReconnect = new ReconnectScheduler(_timeService, this, _networkMonitor, shouldReconnect: () => true);
-            var sfuReconnect = new ReconnectScheduler(_timeService, this, _networkMonitor, shouldReconnect: () => RtcSession.ShouldSfuAttemptToReconnect());
+            var coordinatorReconnect = new ReconnectScheduler(_timeService, _networkMonitor, shouldReconnect: () => true);
+            var sfuReconnect = new ReconnectScheduler(_timeService, _networkMonitor, shouldReconnect: () => RtcSession.ShouldSfuAttemptToReconnect());
 
             //StreamTodo: move to factory
             _coordinatorWS = new CoordinatorWebSocket(coordinatorWebSocket, coordinatorReconnect, authProvider: this,
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/BasePersistentWebSocket.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/BasePersistentWebSocket.cs
index cbab6449..77e53ae4 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/BasePersistentWebSocket.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Core/LowLevelClient/WebSockets/BasePersistentWebSocket.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 namespace StreamVideo.Core.LowLevelClient.WebSockets
 {
-    internal abstract class BasePersistentWebSocket : IPersistentWebSocket
+    internal abstract class BasePersistentWebSocket : IPersistentWebSocket, IReconnectTarget
     {
         public event ConnectionStateChangeHandler ConnectionStateChanged;
         public event Action Connected;
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ protected BasePersistentWebSocket(IWebsocketClient websocketClient, IReconnectSc
             Logs = logs;
             WebsocketClient = websocketClient ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(websocketClient));
 
+            _reconnectScheduler.SetTarget(this);
+
             WebsocketClient.ConnectionFailed += OnConnectionFailed;
             WebsocketClient.Disconnected += OnDisconnected;
 
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Plugins/Android/libwebrtc.aar b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Plugins/Android/libwebrtc.aar
index 1b3a9a72..a44ddb01 100644
Binary files a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Plugins/Android/libwebrtc.aar and b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Plugins/Android/libwebrtc.aar differ
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/Context.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/Context.cs
index ea3ec37b..be9498af 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/Context.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/Context.cs
@@ -412,6 +412,16 @@ public void StopAudioPlayback()
             NativeMethods.StopAudioPlayback(self);
         }
 
+        public void MuteAndroidAudioPlayback()
+        {
+            NativeMethods.MuteAndroidAudioPlayback(self);
+        }
+
+        public void UnmuteAndroidAudioPlayback()
+        {
+            NativeMethods.UnmuteAndroidAudioPlayback(self);
+        }
+
         public void SetAndroidAudioUsageMode(int usage)
         {
             NativeMethods.SetAndroidAudioUsageMode(self, usage);
diff --git a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/WebRTC.cs b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/WebRTC.cs
index 9472218c..d52e2881 100644
--- a/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/WebRTC.cs
+++ b/Packages/StreamVideo/Runtime/Libs/io.stream.unity.webrtc/Runtime/Scripts/WebRTC.cs
@@ -1153,6 +1153,16 @@ public static void StopAudioPlayback()
             Context.StopAudioPlayback();
         }
 
+        public static void MuteAndroidAudioPlayback()
+        {
+            Context.MuteAndroidAudioPlayback();
+        }
+
+        public static void UnmuteAndroidAudioPlayback()
+        {
+            Context.UnmuteAndroidAudioPlayback();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the Android audio usage mode for audio playback.
         /// Changing the usage mode during an active call will restart the audio stream.
@@ -1866,6 +1876,12 @@ public static extern IntPtr CreateVideoRenderer(
         [DllImport(WebRTC.Lib)]
         public static extern void StopAudioPlayback(IntPtr context);
 
+        [DllImport(WebRTC.Lib)]
+        public static extern void MuteAndroidAudioPlayback(IntPtr context);
+
+        [DllImport(WebRTC.Lib)]
+        public static extern void UnmuteAndroidAudioPlayback(IntPtr context);
+
         [DllImport(WebRTC.Lib)]
         public static extern void SetAudioProcessingModule(IntPtr context, bool enabled, bool echoCancellationEnabled, bool autoGainEnabled, bool noiseSuppressionEnabled, int noiseSuppressionLevel);