diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/DataPacket.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/DataPacket.kt
index 6e991aab4..24d380c04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/DataPacket.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/DataPacket.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,21 @@ package com.geeksville.mesh
 
 import android.os.Parcel
 import android.os.Parcelable
-import com.geeksville.mesh.util.readParcelableCompat
 import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 
+/**
+ * Generic [Parcel.readParcelable] Android 13 compatibility extension.
+ */
+private inline fun <reified T : Parcelable> Parcel.readParcelableCompat(loader: ClassLoader?): T? {
+    return if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+        @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+        readParcelable(loader)
+    } else {
+        readParcelable(loader, T::class.java)
+    }
+}
+
 @Parcelize
 enum class MessageStatus : Parcelable {
     UNKNOWN, // Not set for this message
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt
index 7c222e5b0..51f39af35 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/NodeInfo.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.os.Parcelable
 import androidx.room.Embedded
 import androidx.room.Entity
 import androidx.room.PrimaryKey
-import com.geeksville.mesh.MeshProtos.User
 import com.geeksville.mesh.util.GPSFormat
 import com.geeksville.mesh.util.bearing
 import com.geeksville.mesh.util.latLongToMeter
@@ -13,8 +12,9 @@ import com.geeksville.mesh.util.anonymize
 import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
 
 /**
- * Room [Embedded], [Entity] and [PrimaryKey] annotations and imports can be removed when only using the API.
- *  For details check the AIDL interface in [com.geeksville.mesh.IMeshService]
+ * Room [Embedded], [Entity] and [PrimaryKey] annotations and imports, as well as any protobuf
+ * reference [MeshProtos], [TelemetryProtos], [ConfigProtos] can be removed when only using the API.
+ * For details check the AIDL interface in [com.geeksville.mesh.IMeshService]
  */
 
 //
@@ -34,8 +34,24 @@ data class MeshUser(
         return "MeshUser(id=${id.anonymize}, longName=${longName.anonymize}, shortName=${shortName.anonymize}, hwModel=${hwModelString}, isLicensed=${isLicensed})"
     }
 
-    fun toProto(): User = User.newBuilder().setId(id).setLongName(longName).setShortName(shortName)
-        .setHwModel(hwModel).setIsLicensed(isLicensed).build()
+    /** Create our model object from a protobuf.
+     */
+    constructor(p: MeshProtos.User) : this(
+        p.id,
+        p.longName,
+        p.shortName,
+        p.hwModel,
+        p.isLicensed,
+    )
+
+    fun toProto(): MeshProtos.User =
+        MeshProtos.User.newBuilder()
+            .setId(id)
+            .setLongName(longName)
+            .setShortName(shortName)
+            .setHwModel(hwModel)
+            .setIsLicensed(isLicensed)
+            .build()
 
     /** a string version of the hardware model, converted into pretty lowercase and changing _ to -, and p to dot
      * or null if unset
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index 121d7d8b8..c3a4002f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -1225,15 +1225,9 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
     private fun installNodeInfo(info: MeshProtos.NodeInfo) {
         // Just replace/add any entry
         updateNodeInfo(info.num) {
-            if (info.hasUser())
-                it.user =
-                    MeshUser(
-                        info.user.id,
-                        info.user.longName,
-                        info.user.shortName,
-                        info.user.hwModel,
-                        info.user.isLicensed
-                    )
+            if (info.hasUser()) {
+                it.user = MeshUser(info.user)
+            }
 
             if (info.hasPosition()) {
                 // For the local node, it might not be able to update its times because it doesn't have a valid GPS reading yet