diff --git a/osu.Android/Native/CMakeLists.txt b/osu.Android/Native/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d7e2357101a..f71cbc60e344 100644
--- a/osu.Android/Native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/osu.Android/Native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,27 +18,24 @@ set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "-Wl,--gc-sections -s")
 # This reduces the Oboe portion of the binary by ~50%.
 set(OBOE_ENABLE_FLOWGRAPH OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable Oboe flowgraph to reduce binary size")
 
-# Try pre-installed Oboe first (e.g. via Android NDK prefab or local install).
-# If not found, download and build from source for CI/hermetic builds.
-find_package(oboe QUIET CONFIG)
-
-if(oboe_FOUND)
-    set(OBOE_LIB oboe::oboe)
-else()
-    include(FetchContent)
-    FetchContent_Declare(oboe
-        URL https://github.com/google/oboe/archive/refs/tags/1.10.0.tar.gz
-    )
-    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(oboe)
-    # Patch Oboe's deprecated -Ofast flag
-    get_target_property(OBOE_OPTIONS oboe COMPILE_OPTIONS)
-    if(OBOE_OPTIONS)
-        string(REPLACE "-Ofast" "-O3;-ffast-math" OBOE_OPTIONS "${OBOE_OPTIONS}")
-        set_target_properties(oboe PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "${OBOE_OPTIONS}")
-    endif()
-    set(OBOE_LIB oboe)
+# Download and build Oboe 1.10.0 from source to ensure we have the latest
+# features (like ADPF performance hints) regardless of the build environment.
+include(FetchContent)
+FetchContent_Declare(oboe
+    URL https://github.com/google/oboe/archive/refs/tags/1.10.0.tar.gz
+)
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(oboe)
+
+# Patch Oboe's deprecated -Ofast flag to avoid build warnings/errors
+# and ensure we use the same optimized flags as the rest of the project.
+get_target_property(OBOE_OPTIONS oboe COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+if(OBOE_OPTIONS)
+    string(REPLACE "-Ofast" "-O3;-ffast-math" OBOE_OPTIONS "${OBOE_OPTIONS}")
+    set_target_properties(oboe PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "${OBOE_OPTIONS}")
 endif()
 
+set(OBOE_LIB oboe)
+
 find_library(vulkan-lib vulkan)
 find_library(log-lib log)
 find_library(android-lib android)
diff --git a/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp b/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp
index 9b4112bc7234..38597140d67d 100644
--- a/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp
+++ b/osu.Android/Native/oboe_bridge.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ bool OboeBridge::open() {
            ->setAudioApi(oboe::AudioApi::AAudio)
            ->setFramesPerCallback(oboe::kUnspecified)
            ->setBufferCapacityInFrames(oboe::kUnspecified)
-           ->setPerformanceHintEnabled(true) // Enable ADPF for dynamic performance management
            ->setChannelConversionAllowed(false)
            ->setFormatConversionAllowed(false)
            ->setCallback(this);
@@ -62,6 +61,11 @@ bool OboeBridge::open() {
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Enable ADPF for dynamic performance management.
+    // This is only supported on AAudio streams on Android 12+ (API 31+).
+    // Oboe handles the internal version checks.
+    stream_->setPerformanceHintEnabled(true);
+
     optimiseBufferSize();
 
     LOGI("Oboe stream opened: api=%s, sampleRate=%d, framesPerBurst=%d, "