diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 44810cce5..9ce6eee26 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
   <uses-permission android:name="com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS"/>
   <uses-permission android:name="com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS"/>
 
+  <!-- Helpdesk patch: the idle presence heartbeat re-arms its AlarmManager schedule at boot. -->
+  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
+
   <application
     android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
     android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
@@ -122,9 +125,30 @@
     android:name="com.android.dialer.binary.aosp.AospDialerApplication"
     android:appCategory="social"
     android:supportsRtl="true"
-    android:usesCleartextTraffic="false"
+    android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
     android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="false"
     android:extractNativeLibs="true">
+
+    <!-- Helpdesk patch: idle presence heartbeat. Schedules a periodic AlarmManager ping at boot so the
+         console shows "Phone connected" between calls (the reverse-command long-poll, which doubles as
+         the heartbeat, only runs during a call). Receives the protected BOOT_COMPLETED + the alarm tick. -->
+    <receiver
+        android:name="com.android.dialer.helpdesk.HelpdeskHeartbeat$Receiver"
+        android:exported="true"
+        android:enabled="true">
+      <intent-filter>
+        <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
+        <action android:name="android.intent.action.LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
+      </intent-filter>
+    </receiver>
+
+    <!-- Helpdesk patch: always-on reverse-command channel. Keeps CommandChannelClient polling between
+         calls so console commands (esp. click-to-dial, issued while the phone is idle) are received.
+         Typeless foreground service (permitted on targetSdk 30); started at BOOT_COMPLETED + app init. -->
+    <service
+        android:name="com.android.dialer.helpdesk.HelpdeskCommandService"
+        android:exported="false"
+        android:enabled="true"/>
   </application>
 
 </manifest>