diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.java b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.java
index e975976..7fe3338 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tailscale/ipn/App.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
+import android.os.Build;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -77,5 +78,9 @@ public class App extends Application {
 		);
 	}
 
+	String getHostname() {
+		return Build.MODEL;
+	}
+
 	private static native void onConnectivityChanged(boolean connected);
 }
diff --git a/cmd/tailscale/main.go b/cmd/tailscale/main.go
index ea53abd..928ca0a 100644
--- a/cmd/tailscale/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tailscale/main.go
@@ -141,7 +141,11 @@ func (a *App) runBackend(events <-chan UIEvent) error {
 			alarmChan = timer.C
 		}
 	}
+	var prefs *ipn.Prefs
 	err = b.Start(func(n ipn.Notify) {
+		if p := n.Prefs; p != nil {
+			prefs = p
+		}
 		if s := n.State; s != nil {
 			oldState := state.State
 			state.State = *s
@@ -179,6 +183,8 @@ func (a *App) runBackend(events <-chan UIEvent) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	prefs.Hostname = a.hostname()
+	b.backend.SetPrefs(prefs)
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-alarmChan:
@@ -237,6 +243,23 @@ func (a *App) runBackend(events <-chan UIEvent) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// hostname builds a hostname from android.os.Build fields, in place of a
+// useless os.Hostname().
+func (a *App) hostname() string {
+	var hostname string
+	err := jni.Do(a.jvm, func(env jni.Env) error {
+		cls := jni.GetObjectClass(env, a.appCtx)
+		getHostname := jni.GetMethodID(env, cls, "getHostname", "()Ljava/lang/String;")
+		n, err := jni.CallObjectMethod(env, a.appCtx, getHostname)
+		hostname = jni.GoString(env, jni.String(n))
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return hostname
+}
+
 // updateNotification updates the foreground persistent status notification.
 func (a *App) updateNotification(service jni.Object, state ipn.State) error {
 	var msg, title string
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4c8691e..9fbd0bb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/tailscale/wireguard-go v0.0.0-20200515231107-62868271d710
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20191002040644-a1355ae1e2c3
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200501052902-10377860bb8e
-	tailscale.com v0.98.1-0.20200528074203-30e5c1921435
+	tailscale.com v0.98.1-0.20200602194027-364a8508b2a3
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5648022..b55d283 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ github.com/tcnksm/go-httpstat v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s3JVJFtQxtBEBC9dwcdTTXS9xFnM3SXAZ
 github.com/toqueteos/webbrowser v1.2.0/go.mod h1:XWoZq4cyp9WeUeak7w7LXRUQf1F1ATJMir8RTqb4ayM=
 github.com/ulikunitz/xz v0.5.6/go.mod h1:2bypXElzHzzJZwzH67Y6wb67pO62Rzfn7BSiF4ABRW8=
 github.com/xi2/xz v0.0.0-20171230120015-48954b6210f8/go.mod h1:HUYIGzjTL3rfEspMxjDjgmT5uz5wzYJKVo23qUhYTos=
-go4.org/mem v0.0.0-20200411205429-f77f31c81751 h1:sgGPu7KkyLjyOYOwKFHCtnfosdSuM5q2Gud23Y/+nzw=
-go4.org/mem v0.0.0-20200411205429-f77f31c81751/go.mod h1:NEYvpHWemiG/E5UWfaN5QAIGZeT1sa0Z2UNk6oeMb/k=
+go4.org/mem v0.0.0-20200601023850-d8ee1dfa5518 h1:AA3bSGklCgkrqIGnvL4894oa/2K9ltE0RejXh8CgyvA=
+go4.org/mem v0.0.0-20200601023850-d8ee1dfa5518/go.mod h1:NEYvpHWemiG/E5UWfaN5QAIGZeT1sa0Z2UNk6oeMb/k=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190510104115-cbcb75029529/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191002192127-34f69633bfdc/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.4/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.7/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
-inet.af/netaddr v0.0.0-20200430175045-5aaf2097c7fc h1:We3b/z+7i9LV4Ls0yWve5vYIlnAPSPeqxKVgZseRDBs=
-inet.af/netaddr v0.0.0-20200430175045-5aaf2097c7fc/go.mod h1:qqYzz/2whtrbWJvt+DNWQyvekNN4ePQZcg2xc2/Yjww=
+inet.af/netaddr v0.0.0-20200513162223-787f13e36cbe h1:WjJ6wZhXEWQA3FFSwOjG8tO2q1NDFSqrUwNcTvxwMEQ=
+inet.af/netaddr v0.0.0-20200513162223-787f13e36cbe/go.mod h1:qqYzz/2whtrbWJvt+DNWQyvekNN4ePQZcg2xc2/Yjww=
 rsc.io/goversion v1.2.0 h1:SPn+NLTiAG7w30IRK/DKp1BjvpWabYgxlLp/+kx5J8w=
 rsc.io/goversion v1.2.0/go.mod h1:Eih9y/uIBS3ulggl7KNJ09xGSLcuNaLgmvvqa07sgfo=
-tailscale.com v0.98.1-0.20200528074203-30e5c1921435 h1:Aosg7R6BEAr+pZlsDM+l/C5eqByuqlKI7DIWEUVjNB0=
-tailscale.com v0.98.1-0.20200528074203-30e5c1921435/go.mod h1:qhqIOURjwBji/8sD4E3HmTou3eyp/2HfFuPLdjs7ge8=
+tailscale.com v0.98.1-0.20200602194027-364a8508b2a3 h1:bNfw9eZYqqIV82TIYVYsE5IuetrLx3nugrAA6+u4bto=
+tailscale.com v0.98.1-0.20200602194027-364a8508b2a3/go.mod h1:XQhcTfDAdZHL82OoizTIB/veZgYwGZwcF0XHtAu/Jmk=