diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c1ca8680..cea52e8d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Enhancements
+
+- Honor the serverURL init parameter on Android by configuring it through MixpanelOptions and bumping the native SDK to v8.2.7.
+
+#
+
 ## [v3.1.2](https://github.com/mixpanel/mixpanel-react-native/tree/v3.1.2) (2025-06-05)
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 3bb316ac..4dc67a18 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
-    implementation 'com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:8.2.0'
+    implementation 'com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:8.2.7'
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/AutomaticProperties.java b/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/AutomaticProperties.java
index 9ac48f24..641506df 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/AutomaticProperties.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/AutomaticProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.mixpanel.reactnative;
 
+import com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.MixpanelAPI;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
@@ -16,18 +17,27 @@ public static void setAutomaticProperties(JSONObject properties) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * This method will append library properties to the default properties.
+     * This method will append fresh super properties to the given properties object.
+     * Instead of using a stale static cache, it fetches super properties directly from the Android SDK
+     * to ensure updated values are used.
+     * 
+     * @param instance The MixpanelAPI instance to get fresh super properties from
+     * @param properties The properties object to append to. If null, a new JSONObject will be created
+     *                   (note: the caller's reference will not be updated; use the return value if needed)
+     * @throws JSONException If there's an error merging properties
      */
-    public static void appendLibraryProperties(JSONObject properties) throws JSONException {
-        if (properties == null) {
-            properties = new JSONObject();
-        }
-
-        if (sAutomaticProperties != null) {
-            // merge automatic properties
-            for (Iterator<String> keys = sAutomaticProperties.keys(); keys.hasNext();) {
-                String key = keys.next();
-                properties.put(key, sAutomaticProperties.get(key));
+    public static void appendLibraryProperties(MixpanelAPI instance, JSONObject properties) throws JSONException {
+        // Get fresh super properties from the Android SDK (not from stale static cache)
+        if (instance != null) {
+            if (properties == null) {
+                properties = new JSONObject();
+            }
+            JSONObject superProperties = instance.getSuperProperties();
+            if (superProperties != null) {
+                for (Iterator<String> keys = superProperties.keys(); keys.hasNext();) {
+                    String key = keys.next();
+                    properties.put(key, superProperties.get(key));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/MixpanelReactNativeModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/MixpanelReactNativeModule.java
index b800c9b3..21656c5c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/MixpanelReactNativeModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/mixpanel/reactnative/MixpanelReactNativeModule.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.mixpanel.reactnative;
 
 import com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.MixpanelAPI;
+import com.mixpanel.android.mpmetrics.MixpanelOptions;
 
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext;
@@ -31,16 +32,26 @@ public String getName() {
         return "MixpanelReactNative";
     }
 
-
     @ReactMethod
     public void initialize(String token, boolean trackAutomaticEvents, boolean optOutTrackingDefault, ReadableMap metadata, String serverURL, boolean useGzipCompression, Promise promise) throws JSONException {
         JSONObject mixpanelProperties = ReactNativeHelper.reactToJSON(metadata);
         AutomaticProperties.setAutomaticProperties(mixpanelProperties);
-        MixpanelAPI instance = MixpanelAPI.getInstance(this.mReactContext, token, optOutTrackingDefault, mixpanelProperties, null, trackAutomaticEvents);
-        instance.setServerURL(serverURL);
-        if (useGzipCompression) {
-            instance.setShouldGzipRequestPayload(true);
+
+        MixpanelOptions.Builder optionsBuilder = new MixpanelOptions.Builder()
+                .optOutTrackingDefault(optOutTrackingDefault)
+                .superProperties(mixpanelProperties);
+
+        if (serverURL != null && !serverURL.isEmpty()) {
+            optionsBuilder.serverURL(serverURL);
+        }
+
+        MixpanelAPI instance = MixpanelAPI.getInstance(this.mReactContext, token, trackAutomaticEvents, optionsBuilder.build());
+
+        if (serverURL != null && !serverURL.isEmpty()) {
+            instance.setServerURL(serverURL);
         }
+
+        instance.setShouldGzipRequestPayload(useGzipCompression);
         promise.resolve(null);
     }
 
@@ -181,7 +192,7 @@ public void track(final String token, final String eventName, ReadableMap proper
         }
         synchronized (instance) {
             JSONObject eventProperties = ReactNativeHelper.reactToJSON(properties);
-            AutomaticProperties.appendLibraryProperties(eventProperties);
+            AutomaticProperties.appendLibraryProperties(instance, eventProperties);
             instance.track(eventName, eventProperties);
             promise.resolve(null);
         }
@@ -340,7 +351,7 @@ public void set(final String token, ReadableMap properties, Promise promise) thr
         }
         synchronized (instance) {
             JSONObject sendProperties = ReactNativeHelper.reactToJSON(properties);
-            AutomaticProperties.appendLibraryProperties(sendProperties);
+            AutomaticProperties.appendLibraryProperties(instance, sendProperties);
             instance.getPeople().set(sendProperties);
             promise.resolve(null);
         }
@@ -368,7 +379,7 @@ public void setOnce(final String token, ReadableMap properties, Promise promise)
         }
         synchronized (instance) {
             JSONObject sendProperties = ReactNativeHelper.reactToJSON(properties);
-            AutomaticProperties.appendLibraryProperties(sendProperties);
+            AutomaticProperties.appendLibraryProperties(instance, sendProperties);
             instance.getPeople().setOnce(sendProperties);
             promise.resolve(null);
         }