diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index a45a4439..f6bbe65f 100755
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.openipc.decoder"
         minSdk 21
         targetSdk 36
-        versionCode 41
-        versionName "2.16"
+        versionCode 42
+        versionName "2.17"
 
         buildConfigField "String", "GIT_HASH", "\"${getGitHash()}\""
     }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java
index de6097e4..46cb3567 100755
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/Decoder.java
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
             @Override public void onDecoderStarted() { removeClearOverlay(); }
             @Override public void onDecoderFailed() {}
         });
+        // Single view: streams above 1080p on decoders that need to know it up front (#166)
+        videoDecoder.allowLargeFrames(true);
         audioManager = new AudioManager();
         rtspClient = new RtspClient(framePool, nalAssembler, nalQueue);
         rtspClient.setListener(new RtspClient.Listener() {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MediaCodecManager.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MediaCodecManager.java
index f75d6ca0..4c5acbec 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MediaCodecManager.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/openipc/decoder/MediaCodecManager.java
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ class MediaCodecManager {
 
     // Surface set by the owning activity
     private volatile Surface surface;
+    /**
+     * Single view (#166): announce the largest picture the decoder supports (up to 4K) as
+     * KEY_MAX_WIDTH/HEIGHT. Configured at 1280×720 without it, some hardware decoders
+     * (Rockchip OMX) never give a frame for streams above 1080p, e.g. 2304×1296. Off in the
+     * grid: nine decoders with 4K buffers would not fit in memory.
+     */
+    private volatile boolean largeFrames;
 
     /** Frames rendered so far (#82): with the frames received this gives the real decode rate. */
     private volatile int framesOut;
@@ -255,6 +262,27 @@ void setSurface(Surface s) {
         this.surface = s;
     }
 
+    /** See {@link #largeFrames}; takes effect with the next decoder. */
+    void allowLargeFrames(boolean on) {
+        largeFrames = on;
+    }
+
+    /** Largest supported size up to 3840×2160 (a few steps down), or null if none above 1080p. */
+    static int[] maxFrameSize(MediaCodec codec, String mime) {
+        try {
+            MediaCodecInfo.VideoCapabilities video =
+                    codec.getCodecInfo().getCapabilitiesForType(mime).getVideoCapabilities();
+            if (video == null) return null;
+            int[][] sizes = {{3840, 2160}, {2560, 1920}, {2560, 1440}, {2304, 1296}};
+            for (int[] size : sizes) {
+                if (video.isSizeSupported(size[0], size[1])) return size;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {
+            // Capabilities unknown: keep the decoder's defaults
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /** Enable or disable decoding; disabling also releases the decoder. */
     /**
      * Enable or disable decoding. Never blocks the caller (the UI thread): disabling only
@@ -374,6 +402,13 @@ void createDecoder(boolean codecH265) {
                 Log.i(TAG, "Start video decoder (" + type + ")");
                 local = MediaCodec.createDecoderByType(type);
                 learnLimits(local, type);
+                int[] max = largeFrames ? maxFrameSize(local, type) : null;
+                if (max != null) {
+                    format.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_MAX_WIDTH, max[0]);
+                    format.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_MAX_HEIGHT, max[1]);
+                    Log.i(TAG, "Decoder " + local.getName() + ": pictures up to "
+                            + max[0] + "×" + max[1]);
+                }
             }
             try {
                 local.configure(format, s, null, 0);