diff --git a/tests/util/basic-checks.js b/tests/util/basic-checks.js
index 38b2f0cda..e49c64ff2 100644
--- a/tests/util/basic-checks.js
+++ b/tests/util/basic-checks.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-disable */
-import {notFirefox, notIE, notIOS, notSafari, onlyIE} from "../../tools/browser-matcher/common-matchers.mjs";
+import {onlyAndroid, onlyIE, supportsFirstPaint, supportsFirstContentfulPaint} from "../../tools/browser-matcher/common-matchers.mjs";
 
 export const baseQuery = expect.objectContaining({
   a: expect.any(String),
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export function checkSpa ({ query, body }, { trigger } = {}) {
 
   const interaction = body.find(b => b.type === 'interaction')
   expect(interaction).toBeDefined()
-  expect(interaction).toMatchObject({
+  expect(interaction).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
     type: "interaction",
     children: expect.any(Array),
     start: expect.any(Number),
@@ -300,8 +300,14 @@ export function checkSpa ({ query, body }, { trigger } = {}) {
     category: expect.any(String),
     id: expect.any(String),
     nodeId: expect.any(String),
-    firstPaint: browserMatch([notIE, notSafari, notIOS, notFirefox]) && (!trigger || trigger === 'initialPageLoad') ? expect.any(Number) : null,
-    firstContentfulPaint: browserMatch(notIE) && (!trigger || trigger === 'initialPageLoad') ? expect.any(Number) : null,
     navTiming: expect.any(Object)
-  })
+  }))
+  // *cli Jun'24 - LambdaTest's Android Chrome arbitrarily have paint timing in spa tests checking IPL depending on some race condition.
+  // Sometimes they are present (Number) and sometimes not (null). It's too unreliable for tests so their check is excluded.
+  if (!browserMatch(onlyAndroid)) {
+    expect(interaction).toEqual(expect.objectContaining({
+      firstPaint: browserMatch(supportsFirstPaint) && (!trigger || trigger === 'initialPageLoad') ? expect.any(Number) : null,
+      firstContentfulPaint: browserMatch(supportsFirstContentfulPaint) && (!trigger || trigger === 'initialPageLoad') ? expect.any(Number) : null
+    }))
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tools/browser-matcher/common-matchers.mjs b/tools/browser-matcher/common-matchers.mjs
index a16bcc643..4981d6b0d 100644
--- a/tools/browser-matcher/common-matchers.mjs
+++ b/tools/browser-matcher/common-matchers.mjs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export const onlyAndroid = new SpecMatcher()
 export const onlyChromium = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome')
   .include('edge')
-  .include('android>9.0')
+  .include('android>=9.0')
 
 export const onlyFirefox = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('firefox')
@@ -109,17 +109,17 @@ export const supportsBFCache = new SpecMatcher()
   // .include('edge>=89') -- not enabled by default still (current v109); user must set flag
   .include('firefox')
   .include('ios')
-  // .include('android>9.0') -- does not work on android 9.0 emulator (v100 Chrome) for unknown precise reason;
+  .include('android>=9.0') // -- does not work on android 9.0 emulator (v100 Chrome) for unknown precise reason;
 
 export const supportsFirstPaint = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome>=60')
   .include('edge>=79')
-  // .include('android>9.0') -- LT simulated chromium android does not appear to support PerformancePaintTiming
+  // .include('android>=9.0') -- LT simulated chromium android does not appear to support PerformancePaintTiming
 
 export const supportsFirstContentfulPaint = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome>=60')
   .include('edge>=79')
-  // .include('android>9.0') -- LT simulated chromium android does not appear to support PerformancePaintTiming
+  // .include('android>=9.0') -- LT simulated chromium android does not appear to support PerformancePaintTiming
   .include('firefox>=84')
   .include('safari>15') // this should be >= 14.1 but safari 15 on Sauce hates FCP, and it destroys the other tests on the same thread too...
   .include('ios>=14.5') // -- *cli Mar'23 - FYI there's a bug associated with paint observer for version < 16, see ios-version.js
@@ -128,17 +128,17 @@ export const supportsFirstInputDelay = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome>=76')
   .include('edge>=79')
   .include('firefox>=89')
-  .include('android>9.0')
+  .include('android>=9.0')
 
 export const supportsLargestContentfulPaint = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome>=77')
   .include('edge>=79')
-  .include('android>9.0')
+  .include('android>=9.0')
 
 export const supportsInteractionToNextPaint = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome>=96')
   .include('edge>=96')
-  .include('android>9.0')
+  .include('android>=9.0')
 
 export const supportsLongTaskTiming = new SpecMatcher()
   .include('chrome>=58')