diff --git a/public/boot-guard.js b/public/boot-guard.js
index 8682db8..7335175 100644
--- a/public/boot-guard.js
+++ b/public/boot-guard.js
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@
 */
 (function () {
   var shown = false;
+
+  // Native WebViews can keep a service worker from an older build forever.
+  // That worker can serve a stale index.html whose hashed chunks no longer
+  // exist, producing a white/black reload loop. The native shell is served from
+  // https://localhost; clear its app-shell registrations before the bundle runs.
+  try {
+    var isNativeShell = location.protocol === 'https:' && location.hostname === 'localhost';
+    if (isNativeShell && 'serviceWorker' in navigator) {
+      navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistrations().then(function (regs) {
+        regs.forEach(function (reg) { try { reg.unregister(); } catch (e) {} });
+      }).catch(function () {});
+      if (window.caches) {
+        window.caches.keys().then(function (keys) {
+          keys.filter(function (key) { return key.indexOf('skate-spots-shell-') === 0; })
+            .forEach(function (key) { window.caches.delete(key).catch(function () {}); });
+        }).catch(function () {});
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (e) { /* best effort */ }
+
   function paint(kind, err) {
     if (shown) return;
     shown = true;
diff --git a/src/lib/appServiceWorker.ts b/src/lib/appServiceWorker.ts
index 7d5d32f..ec27978 100644
--- a/src/lib/appServiceWorker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/appServiceWorker.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,21 @@ let started = false;
  */
 export function registerAppServiceWorker(): void {
   if (started || typeof window === 'undefined' || !('serviceWorker' in navigator)) return;
-  if (Capacitor.isNativePlatform()) return;
+  if (Capacitor.isNativePlatform()) {
+    // The native shell must never inherit an old web app-shell worker.
+    if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
+      void navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistrations()
+        .then((regs) => regs.forEach((reg) => { try { reg.unregister(); } catch { /* ignore */ } }))
+        .catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+    if (typeof caches !== 'undefined') {
+      void caches.keys()
+        .then((keys) => keys.filter((key) => key.startsWith('skate-spots-shell-'))
+          .forEach((key) => { void caches.delete(key).catch(() => undefined); }))
+        .catch(() => undefined);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   started = true;
 
   const register = () => {