I don't see a solution to your current symptom, but there are workarounds involving different emulators.
I personally use free MemuPlay (ad-supported), and load the Companion .apk file onto it whenever a new AI2 version comes out.
My connection technique is through Connect -> AICompanion after starting the Companion app on the MemuPlay emulator, and I copy the 6 letter code from AI2 and paste the 6 letter code into the Companion app.