diff --git a/AppImage/components/terminal-panel.tsx b/AppImage/components/terminal-panel.tsx
index fd12fe33..1455dca4 100644
--- a/AppImage/components/terminal-panel.tsx
+++ b/AppImage/components/terminal-panel.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   Grid2X2,
   GripHorizontal,
   ChevronDown,
+  Clipboard,
 } from "lucide-react"
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
@@ -578,6 +579,19 @@ export const TerminalPanel: React.FC<TerminalPanelProps> = ({ websocketUrl, onCl
         prev.map((t) => (t.id === terminal.id ? { ...t, isConnected: true, term, ws, fitAddon, pingInterval } : t)),
       )
       syncSizeWithBackend()
+      
+      // Auto-refresh for mobile/VPN: send a newline after 1 second to ensure connection is active
+      // This fixes the issue where mobile connections sometimes don't fully initialize
+      const isMobileDevice = window.innerWidth < 768 || 
+        ('ontouchstart' in window && navigator.maxTouchPoints > 0)
+      if (isMobileDevice) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+            // Send empty string to trigger a refresh without executing any command
+            ws.send('\n')
+          }
+        }, 1000)
+      }
     }
 
     ws.onmessage = (event) => {
@@ -724,13 +738,39 @@ const handleClose = () => {
       e.preventDefault()
       e.stopPropagation()
     }
-
+    
     const activeTerminal = terminals.find((t) => t.id === activeTerminalId)
     if (activeTerminal?.ws && activeTerminal.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
       activeTerminal.ws.send(seq)
     }
   }
-
+  
+  // Paste from clipboard - essential for mobile devices
+  const handlePaste = async (e?: React.MouseEvent | React.TouchEvent) => {
+    if (e) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      e.stopPropagation()
+    }
+    
+    try {
+      const text = await navigator.clipboard.readText()
+      if (text) {
+        const activeTerminal = terminals.find((t) => t.id === activeTerminalId)
+        if (activeTerminal?.ws && activeTerminal.ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+          // Send text character by character to handle special characters properly
+          activeTerminal.ws.send(text)
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('[Terminal] Clipboard access denied:', err)
+      // Fallback: show a message in terminal
+      const activeTerminal = terminals.find((t) => t.id === activeTerminalId)
+      if (activeTerminal?.term) {
+        activeTerminal.term.writeln('\r\n\x1b[33m[INFO] Clipboard access denied. Please allow clipboard permissions.\x1b[0m')
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
   const getLayoutClass = () => {
     const count = terminals.length
     if (isMobile || count === 1) return "grid grid-cols-1"
@@ -1032,6 +1072,16 @@ const handleClose = () => {
               </DropdownMenuItem>
             </DropdownMenuContent>
           </DropdownMenu>
+          <Button
+            onPointerDown={(e) => handlePaste(e)}
+            variant="outline"
+            size="sm"
+            className="h-8 px-2 text-xs gap-1 bg-green-600/20 hover:bg-green-600/30 border-green-600/50 text-green-400"
+            title="Paste from clipboard"
+          >
+            <Clipboard className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+            Paste
+          </Button>
         </div>
       )}