diff --git a/config/mobile-localization-coverage-allowlist.json b/config/mobile-localization-coverage-allowlist.json
index 3251f791639..3751e7f4aae 100644
--- a/config/mobile-localization-coverage-allowlist.json
+++ b/config/mobile-localization-coverage-allowlist.json
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@
     "dynamic": true,
     "count": 1
   },
+  {
+    "filePath": "mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.ts",
+    "kind": "object-property:message",
+    "text": "Native screen failed to render",
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "count": 1
+  },
   {
     "filePath": "mobile/src/files/mobile-file-preview-route.ts",
     "kind": "object-property:message",
diff --git a/mobile/app/_layout.tsx b/mobile/app/_layout.tsx
index 8aa9a49cfb9..bceaf710cf9 100644
--- a/mobile/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ import { startAndroidForegroundPushPresentation } from '../src/notifications/and
 import { registerPushDismissalTask } from '../src/notifications/push-background-dismissal'
 import { readNativeNotificationData } from '../src/notifications/native-notification-data'
 import { setNotificationViewingWorkspace } from '../src/notifications/notification-viewing-policy'
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { View } from 'react-native'
-import { Stack, useRouter, useGlobalSearchParams, usePathname } from 'expo-router'
+import { Stack, useGlobalSearchParams, usePathname } from 'expo-router'
 import { StatusBar } from 'expo-status-bar'
 import * as SplashScreen from 'expo-splash-screen'
 import * as Notifications from 'expo-notifications'
-import * as Linking from 'expo-linking'
 import { colors } from '../src/theme/mobile-theme'
 import { startMobileAppearance } from '../src/theme/mobile-appearance'
 import { themedStyleSheet } from '../src/theme/themed-styles'
@@ -25,7 +24,8 @@ import {
 import { startPushTokenSync } from '../src/notifications/push-registration'
 import { ensureDesktopNotificationChannel } from '../src/notifications/desktop-notification-channel'
 import { loadHostCatalog } from '../src/transport/host-store'
-import { extractPairingCodeFromUrl } from '../src/transport/pairing'
+import { usePairingLinks } from '../src/navigation/use-pairing-links'
+import { consumeInitialLaunchIntent } from '../src/navigation/initial-launch-intent'
 import { recoverMobileRelayPairing } from '../src/transport/mobile-relay-pairing-recovery'
 import { appUpdateChecker } from '../src/app-update/app-update-runtime'
 import { SideSafeArea } from '../src/layout/side-safe-area'
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import { useFollowDeviceUiLocale } from '../src/i18n/use-follow-device-ui-locale
 import { startMobileUiLanguage } from '../src/i18n/ui-language-preference'
 import { subscribeMobileUiLanguage } from '../src/i18n/mobile-i18n'
 
+export { NativeScreenRecovery as ErrorBoundary } from '../src/components/NativeScreenRecovery'
+
 // Keep splash visible until React content is ready to avoid a blank frame.
 SplashScreen.preventAutoHideAsync()
 // Apply the phone's scheme before the first render; the saved choice lands under the splash.
@@ -53,10 +55,12 @@ Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
   handleNotification: foregroundNotificationBehavior
 })
 
+// Survive root recovery, including shells without clearLastNotificationResponse.
+const handledNotificationIds = new Set<string>()
+
 export default function RootLayout() {
   const colorScheme = useMobileColorScheme()
   useFollowDeviceUiLocale()
-  const router = useRouter()
   const pathname = usePathname()
   const { hostId, worktreeId, executionHost } = useGlobalSearchParams<{
     hostId?: string
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
     return () => setNotificationViewingWorkspace(null)
   }, [pathname, hostId, worktreeId, executionHost])
   const openNotificationRoute = useOpenNotificationRoute()
-  const handledNotificationIdsRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set())
+  usePairingLinks()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Reconcile the crash-persistent pairing journal before another scan can replace it.
@@ -85,26 +89,6 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
   useEffect(() => appUpdateChecker.start(), [])
   useEffect(() => startAndroidForegroundPushPresentation(), [])
 
-  // Route pair links through confirmation; getInitialURL covers cold starts and the listener covers warm starts.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    function handleUrl(url: string) {
-      const code = extractPairingCodeFromUrl(url)
-      if (code) {
-        // Replace Android camera’s unmatched orca://pair route so Cancel/Back cannot reveal the router error.
-        router.replace({ pathname: '/pair-confirm', params: { code } })
-      }
-    }
-
-    void Linking.getInitialURL().then((url) => {
-      if (url) {
-        handleUrl(url)
-      }
-    })
-
-    const sub = Linking.addEventListener('url', ({ url }) => handleUrl(url))
-    return () => sub.remove()
-  }, [router])
-
   // Notification taps arrive through expo-notifications, not Linking; route both cold and warm responses to their host/worktree.
   useEffect(() => {
     let disposed = false
@@ -149,15 +133,15 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
       }
 
       const notificationId = response.notification.request.identifier
-      if (handledNotificationIdsRef.current.has(notificationId)) {
+      if (handledNotificationIds.has(notificationId)) {
         return
       }
-      handledNotificationIdsRef.current.add(notificationId)
-      // RootLayout never unmounts; bound tap dedup with FIFO eviction.
-      if (handledNotificationIdsRef.current.size > 256) {
-        const oldest = handledNotificationIdsRef.current.values().next().value
+      handledNotificationIds.add(notificationId)
+      // Bound process-lifetime tap dedup with FIFO eviction.
+      if (handledNotificationIds.size > 256) {
+        const oldest = handledNotificationIds.values().next().value
         if (oldest !== undefined) {
-          handledNotificationIdsRef.current.delete(oldest)
+          handledNotificationIds.delete(oldest)
         }
       }
 
@@ -171,7 +155,9 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
       }
     }
 
-    const initialResponse = getInitialNotificationResponse()
+    const initialResponse = consumeInitialLaunchIntent('notification')
+      ? getInitialNotificationResponse()
+      : null
     if (initialResponse) {
       void handleNotificationResponse(initialResponse)
     }
diff --git a/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx b/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx
index 065974d4e66..970f0bc3835 100644
--- a/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/connection-log.tsx
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ import {
 } from '../src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-screen-data'
 import { connectionDiagnosticsScreenStyles as styles } from '../src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-screen-styles'
 import { useMobileColorScheme } from '../src/theme/use-mobile-color-scheme'
+import { NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID } from '../src/diagnostics/native-render-log'
 import type { ConnectionLogEntry, HostProfile } from '../src/transport/types'
 
 // Keep empty snapshot identity stable or useSyncExternalStore rerenders forever.
 const EMPTY_ENTRIES: readonly ConnectionLogEntry[] = []
+const subscribeAppLog = (listener: () => void) =>
+  connectionLogStore.subscribe(NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID, listener)
+const getAppLog = () => connectionLogStore.get(NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID)
 
 // Acquire client here so opening logs during host failure starts dialing and live logging.
 export default function NativeConnectionLogRoute() {
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ export default function NativeConnectionLogRoute() {
   const { activePath, pendingPath } = useConnectionPathStatus(selected?.id)
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    void readHydratedConnectionLog(connectionLogStore, NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID)
     if (selectedId) {
       void readHydratedConnectionLog(connectionLogStore, selectedId)
     }
@@ -73,16 +78,19 @@ export default function NativeConnectionLogRoute() {
     () => (selectedId ? connectionLogStore.get(selectedId) : EMPTY_ENTRIES),
     [selectedId]
   )
-  const entries = useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getSnapshot)
+  const hostEntries = useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getSnapshot)
+  const appEntries = useSyncExternalStore(subscribeAppLog, getAppLog)
+  const entries = useMemo(
+    () => [...hostEntries, ...appEntries].sort((a, b) => a.ts - b.ts),
+    [hostEntries, appEntries]
+  )
   const device = useMemo(
     () =>
-      selected
-        ? createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
-            selected,
-            clientContext,
-            statusPending ? null : desktopAppVersion
-          )
-        : null,
+      createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
+        selected,
+        clientContext,
+        statusPending ? null : desktopAppVersion
+      ),
     [selected, clientContext, desktopAppVersion, statusPending]
   )
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/NativeScreenRecovery.tsx b/mobile/src/components/NativeScreenRecovery.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa2479d12dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/components/NativeScreenRecovery.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { Pressable, Text, View } from 'react-native'
+import { useRouter, useSegments, type ErrorBoundaryProps } from 'expo-router'
+import { discardInitialLaunchIntent } from '../navigation/initial-launch-intent'
+import { recordNativeRenderError } from '../diagnostics/native-render-log'
+import { useMobileTranslation } from '../i18n/use-mobile-translation'
+import { colors, radii, spacing, typography } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
+import { themedStyleSheet } from '../theme/themed-styles'
+import { useMobileColorScheme } from '../theme/use-mobile-color-scheme'
+
+export function NativeScreenRecovery({ error, retry }: ErrorBoundaryProps) {
+  useMobileColorScheme()
+  const t = useMobileTranslation()
+  const router = useRouter()
+  const route = useRef(useSegments().join('/'))
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    recordNativeRenderError(error, route.current)
+  }, [error])
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      <Text style={styles.title}>
+        {t('components.nativeScreenRecovery.title', 'Something went wrong')}
+      </Text>
+      <Pressable accessibilityRole="button" style={styles.retryButton} onPress={() => void retry()}>
+        <Text style={styles.retryText}>
+          {t('components.nativeScreenRecovery.tryAgain', 'Try again')}
+        </Text>
+      </Pressable>
+      <Pressable
+        accessibilityRole="button"
+        style={styles.homeButton}
+        onPress={() => {
+          discardInitialLaunchIntent()
+          router.replace('/')
+        }}
+      >
+        <Text style={styles.homeText}>{t('components.nativeScreenRecovery.home', 'Home')}</Text>
+      </Pressable>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = themedStyleSheet(() => ({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    backgroundColor: colors.bgBase,
+    padding: spacing.xl,
+    gap: spacing.md
+  },
+  title: {
+    color: colors.textPrimary,
+    fontSize: typography.titleSize,
+    fontWeight: '600',
+    textAlign: 'center',
+    marginBottom: spacing.sm
+  },
+  retryButton: {
+    backgroundColor: colors.surfaceBright,
+    borderRadius: radii.button,
+    padding: spacing.md,
+    alignItems: 'center'
+  },
+  retryText: { color: colors.bgBase, fontSize: typography.bodySize, fontWeight: '600' },
+  homeButton: { padding: spacing.md, alignItems: 'center' },
+  homeText: { color: colors.textPrimary, fontSize: typography.bodySize }
+}))
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/native-screen-recovery.test.tsx b/mobile/src/components/native-screen-recovery.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa1fb35d617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/components/native-screen-recovery.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { createElement } from 'react'
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'
+import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { NativeScreenRecovery } from './NativeScreenRecovery'
+import { connectionLogStore } from '../transport/persisted-connection-log-store'
+import { NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID } from '../diagnostics/native-render-log'
+
+const navigation = vi.hoisted(() => ({ segments: ['about'] }))
+vi.mock('expo-router', () => ({
+  useRouter: () => ({ replace: () => {} }),
+  useSegments: () => navigation.segments
+}))
+vi.mock('react-native', () => ({
+  Text: 'Text',
+  View: 'View',
+  Pressable: 'Pressable',
+  StyleSheet: { create: (styles: unknown) => styles }
+}))
+vi.mock('@react-native-async-storage/async-storage', () => ({
+  default: { getItem: async () => null, setItem: async () => {} }
+}))
+
+it('records the original failed route once when the unmounted layout resets router state', async () => {
+  const props = { error: new Error('render failed'), retry: async () => {} }
+  const mounted: { tree?: ReactTestRenderer } = {}
+  await act(async () => {
+    mounted.tree = create(createElement(NativeScreenRecovery, props))
+  })
+  const tree = mounted.tree
+  if (!tree) {
+    throw new Error('NativeScreenRecovery did not mount')
+  }
+  navigation.segments = []
+  await act(async () => tree.update(createElement(NativeScreenRecovery, props)))
+  const entries = connectionLogStore.get(NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID)
+  expect(entries).toHaveLength(1)
+  expect(entries[0]?.detail).toContain('/about: Error')
+  await act(async () => tree.unmount())
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts
index 467ff1ad584..d0da5f2cc7d 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-analysis.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ function diagnosticEvidence(entry: ConnectionLogEntry): string {
 }
 
 function isDiagnosticFailure(entry: ConnectionLogEntry): boolean {
+  if (entry.code === 'native-render-failed') {
+    return false
+  }
   return /suspended-dial|relay director resolve failed \((?:401|503)\)|liveness-timeout|liveness timeout|connection health check failed|relay-dial-failed|relay dial failed|relay-session-failed|active relay session failed|authentication-rejected|unauthorized|pairing may be revoked|connect-timeout|websocket connect timeout|handshake-timeout|handshake timeout/i.test(
     diagnosticEvidence(entry)
   )
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts
index 824bfa064c0..7094a32574c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-report.ts
@@ -67,11 +67,18 @@ export function buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport(args: {
   lines.push(`Likely cause: ${diagnosis.likelyCause}`)
   lines.push(`Next step: ${diagnosis.nextStep}`)
   lines.push('')
+  lines.push(formatConnectionLogHistory(entries))
+  return lines.join('\n')
+}
+
+export function formatConnectionLogHistory(entries: readonly ConnectionLogEntry[]): string {
+  const lines: string[] = []
   if (entries.length === 0) {
     lines.push('No connection events recorded.')
   } else {
     lines.push(`Recent connection history (${entries.length} events, oldest first):`)
-    for (const entry of entries) {
+    for (const rawEntry of entries) {
+      const entry = redactConnectionLogEntry(rawEntry)
       const detail = entry.detail ? ` — ${entry.detail}` : ''
       const evidence = [entry.code, entry.path].filter(Boolean).join(' · ')
       lines.push(
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-screen.tsx b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-screen.tsx
index 063f2d0dcad..c93dd87aaec 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-screen.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-screen.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export function ConnectionDiagnosticsScreen({
   onBack: () => void
   hostPicker?: ReactNode
 }) {
-  const [copiedHostId, setCopiedHostId] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [copiedScope, setCopiedScope] = useState<{ hostId: string | null } | null>(null)
   const [submissionStates, setSubmissionStates] = useState<DiagnosticsSubmissionStates>({})
 
   const diagnosisArgs = host
@@ -51,16 +51,19 @@ export function ConnectionDiagnosticsScreen({
   const hostId = host?.id ?? null
   const submissionKey = hostId && incidentId ? `${hostId}:${incidentId}` : null
   const submissionState = getDiagnosticsSubmissionState(submissionStates, submissionKey)
-  const copied = copiedHostId !== null && copiedHostId === hostId
+  const copied = copiedScope !== null && copiedScope.hostId === hostId
 
   const copyDiagnostics = useCallback(async () => {
-    if (!device || !hostId) {
+    if (!device) {
       return
     }
     const { report } = await device.report()
     await writeClipboard(report)
-    setCopiedHostId(hostId)
-    setTimeout(() => setCopiedHostId((current) => (current === hostId ? null : current)), 2000)
+    setCopiedScope({ hostId })
+    setTimeout(
+      () => setCopiedScope((current) => (current?.hostId === hostId ? null : current)),
+      2000
+    )
   }, [device, hostId, writeClipboard])
 
   const sendDiagnostics = useCallback(async () => {
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-view.tsx b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-view.tsx
index b7899eda6c6..f2bcc0f9437 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-view.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-view.tsx
@@ -66,17 +66,19 @@ export function ConnectionDiagnosticsView({
       </View>
 
       {hostPicker}
-      {hasHost ? (
+      {hasHost || entries.length > 0 ? (
         <>
           <View style={styles.statusRow}>
             <Text style={styles.statusText}>
-              {reconnectAttempts > 0
-                ? t(
-                    'diagnostics.connectionDiagnosticsView.stateWithAttempt',
-                    '{{state}} · attempt {{attempts}}',
-                    { state: stateLabels[state], attempts: reconnectAttempts }
-                  )
-                : stateLabels[state]}
+              {!hasHost
+                ? t('diagnostics.connectionDiagnosticsView.noHosts', 'No paired hosts.')
+                : reconnectAttempts > 0
+                  ? t(
+                      'diagnostics.connectionDiagnosticsView.stateWithAttempt',
+                      '{{state}} · attempt {{attempts}}',
+                      { state: stateLabels[state], attempts: reconnectAttempts }
+                    )
+                  : stateLabels[state]}
             </Text>
             <Pressable style={styles.copyButton} onPress={() => void copyDiagnostics()}>
               {copied ? (
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts
index 2fb79ae35f1..f81181e72c2 100644
--- a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-diagnostics-operations.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,22 @@ import Constants from 'expo-constants'
 import type { HostProfile } from '../transport/types'
 import type { RpcClientContextValue } from '../transport/rpc-client-context-contract'
 import { connectionLogStore } from '../transport/persisted-connection-log-store'
-import { readConnectionDiagnosticsSnapshot } from './connection-diagnostics-screen-data'
+import {
+  readConnectionDiagnosticsSnapshot,
+  readHydratedConnectionLog
+} from './connection-diagnostics-screen-data'
 import { getReportableConnectionIncidentId } from './connection-diagnostics-analysis'
-import { buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport } from './connection-diagnostics-report'
+import {
+  buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport,
+  formatConnectionLogHistory
+} from './connection-diagnostics-report'
+import { NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID } from './native-render-log'
 import { submitConnectionDiagnostics } from './connection-diagnostics-submission'
 import type { DiagnosticsDeviceOperations } from './diagnostics-device-operations'
 import { BRIDGE_PROTOCOL_VERSION } from '../mobile-web-shell/bridge/bridge-frame-fields'
 
 export function createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
-  host: HostProfile,
+  host: HostProfile | null,
   context: Pick<
     RpcClientContextValue,
     'getState' | 'getReconnectAttempt' | 'getLastConnectedAt' | 'getActivePath' | 'getPendingPath'
@@ -19,11 +26,20 @@ export function createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
   liveDesktopAppVersion?: string | null
 ): DiagnosticsDeviceOperations {
   const versionConnectedAt =
-    context.getState(host.id) === 'connected' ? context.getLastConnectedAt(host.id) : null
+    host && context.getState(host.id) === 'connected' ? context.getLastConnectedAt(host.id) : null
   return {
     async report() {
       const appVersion = Constants.expoConfig?.version ?? 'unknown'
       const platform = `${Platform.OS} ${Platform.Version ?? ''}`.trim()
+      const appEntries = await readHydratedConnectionLog(connectionLogStore, NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID)
+      if (!host) {
+        return {
+          report: `Orca Mobile connection diagnostics\nApp: Orca Mobile ${appVersion} · ${platform}\nNo paired hosts.\n\n${formatConnectionLogHistory(appEntries)}`,
+          appVersion,
+          platform,
+          incidentId: null
+        }
+      }
       const snapshot = await readConnectionDiagnosticsSnapshot(context, connectionLogStore, host.id)
       return {
         report: buildConnectionDiagnosticsReport({
@@ -38,7 +54,7 @@ export function createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(
             versionConnectedAt !== null && snapshot.lastConnectedAt === versionConnectedAt
               ? liveDesktopAppVersion
               : null,
-          entries: snapshot.entries,
+          entries: [...snapshot.entries, ...appEntries].sort((a, b) => a.ts - b.ts),
           activePath: snapshot.activePath,
           pendingPath: snapshot.pendingPath,
           bridgeProtocolVersion: BRIDGE_PROTOCOL_VERSION
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.test.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87fc8ba9272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
+import { beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { HostProfile } from '../transport/types'
+
+vi.mock('react-native', () => ({ Platform: { OS: 'ios', Version: '27' } }))
+vi.mock('expo-constants', () => ({ default: { expoConfig: { version: '0.0.60' } } }))
+vi.mock('@react-native-async-storage/async-storage', () => ({
+  default: { getItem: vi.fn(), setItem: vi.fn() }
+}))
+
+const context = {
+  getState: () => 'disconnected' as const,
+  getReconnectAttempt: () => 0,
+  getLastConnectedAt: () => null,
+  getActivePath: () => 'lan' as const,
+  getPendingPath: () => null
+}
+const pairedHost: HostProfile = {
+  id: 'desktop',
+  name: 'Desktop',
+  endpoint: 'ws://desktop.invalid:6768',
+  deviceToken: 'device-secret',
+  publicKeyB64: 'key',
+  lastConnected: 0
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetModules()
+  const storage = new Map<string, string>()
+  vi.mocked(AsyncStorage.getItem).mockImplementation(async (key) => storage.get(key) ?? null)
+  vi.mocked(AsyncStorage.setItem).mockImplementation(async (key, value) => {
+    storage.set(key, value)
+  })
+})
+
+it.each([null, pairedHost])(
+  'retains a native render failure in the copied report after restart, host %s',
+  async (host) => {
+    const { recordNativeRenderError, NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID } = await import('./native-render-log')
+    const { connectionLogStore } = await import('../transport/persisted-connection-log-store')
+    const failure = new Error('Private prompt\n    at PRIVATE PROMPT\ntoken=do-not-share')
+    failure.stack = `${failure.name}: ${failure.message}\n    at UnauthorizedAboutRoute (/Users/private/project/about.tsx:12:3)`
+    recordNativeRenderError(failure, 'about')
+    await connectionLogStore.hydrate(NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID)
+    await connectionLogStore.flush()
+    vi.resetModules()
+
+    const { createNativeDiagnosticsOperations } = await import('./native-diagnostics-operations')
+    const { report, incidentId } = await createNativeDiagnosticsOperations(host, context).report()
+    expect(report).toContain('Native screen failed to render')
+    expect(report).toContain('UnauthorizedAboutRoute')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('Private prompt')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('PRIVATE PROMPT')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('do-not-share')
+    expect(report).not.toContain('/Users/private')
+    expect(incidentId).toBeNull()
+  }
+)
+
+it('keeps a log entry when the thrown error has an unreadable stack', async () => {
+  const { recordNativeRenderError, NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID } = await import('./native-render-log')
+  const failure = new Error('bad stack')
+  Object.defineProperty(failure, 'stack', {
+    get() {
+      throw new Error('unreadable')
+    }
+  })
+  recordNativeRenderError(failure, 'pair-scan')
+  const { connectionLogStore } = await import('../transport/persisted-connection-log-store')
+  expect(connectionLogStore.get(NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID)).toEqual([
+    expect.objectContaining({ level: 'error', detail: '/pair-scan: Error\n' })
+  ])
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.ts b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7ed76992bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/diagnostics/native-render-log.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { sanitizeCrashReportString } from '../../../src/shared/crash-report-redaction'
+import { captureBridgeError } from '../mobile-web-shell/bridge/bridge-error-capture'
+import { connectionLogStore } from '../transport/persisted-connection-log-store'
+
+export const NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID = 'orca:native-app'
+let sequence = 0
+
+export function recordNativeRenderError(error: unknown, route: string): void {
+  const ts = Date.now()
+  const category = captureBridgeError(error).category
+  let frames = ''
+  try {
+    if (error instanceof Error && typeof error.stack === 'string') {
+      // Only frames: multiline error messages can contain user content.
+      const prefix = `${error.name}: ${error.message}`
+      frames = (error.stack.startsWith(prefix) ? error.stack.slice(prefix.length) : '')
+        .split(/\r?\n/)
+        .filter((line) => /^\s+at /.test(line))
+        .join('\n')
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // A thrown value can have an unreadable stack getter.
+  }
+  connectionLogStore.append(NATIVE_APP_LOG_ID, {
+    id: `native-render-${ts}-${++sequence}`,
+    ts,
+    level: 'error',
+    code: 'native-render-failed',
+    message: 'Native screen failed to render',
+    detail: sanitizeCrashReportString(`/${route || 'index'}: ${category}\n${frames}`, 2_000)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/de.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/de.json
index 2def28b8004..7b4c432e268 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/de.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/de.json
@@ -1004,6 +1004,11 @@
       "folder": "Ordner",
       "project": "Projekt {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "Remote-Host"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Etwas ist schiefgelaufen",
+      "tryAgain": "Erneut versuchen",
+      "home": "Startseite"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 6b73b9ae74b..dd50380a053 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -1276,6 +1276,11 @@
       "detailsChangedMessage": "The account or reset offer changed before the host contacted Codex. Review the updated details, then confirm again.",
       "resetFailed": "Could not reset rate limits",
       "confirmTitle": "Use a rate-limit reset?"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Something went wrong",
+      "tryAgain": "Try again",
+      "home": "Home"
     }
   },
   "pullRequest": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index a1f6abce474..eb9995e1bc3 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -1047,6 +1047,11 @@
       "folder": "Carpeta",
       "project": "Proyecto {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "Host remoto"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Algo salió mal",
+      "tryAgain": "Volver a intentar",
+      "home": "Inicio"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index f76747d7481..2931691544b 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -1047,6 +1047,11 @@
       "folder": "Dossier",
       "project": "Projet {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "Hôte distant"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Une erreur est survenue",
+      "tryAgain": "Réessayer",
+      "home": "Accueil"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 0f7d4201b8c..3b1525f7aa9 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -1000,6 +1000,11 @@
       "folder": "フォルダー",
       "project": "プロジェクト {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "リモートホスト"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "問題が発生しました",
+      "tryAgain": "再試行",
+      "home": "ホーム"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index a7e9e477d95..74fed1fcdd3 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -1000,6 +1000,11 @@
       "folder": "폴더",
       "project": "프로젝트 {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "원격 호스트"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "문제가 발생했습니다",
+      "tryAgain": "다시 시도",
+      "home": "홈"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/pt.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
index 21fed3071fd..3757abf34f0 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
@@ -1047,6 +1047,11 @@
       "folder": "Pasta",
       "project": "Projeto {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "Host remoto"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Algo deu errado",
+      "tryAgain": "Tentar novamente",
+      "home": "Início"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ru.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
index 7bb106bdca2..7f64f43f476 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/ru.json
@@ -1090,6 +1090,11 @@
       "folder": "Папка",
       "project": "Проект {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "Удалённый сервер"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Что-то пошло не так",
+      "tryAgain": "Повторить",
+      "home": "Главная"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/tr.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/tr.json
index c330255e254..23ec987e1d8 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/tr.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/tr.json
@@ -1004,6 +1004,11 @@
       "folder": "Klasör",
       "project": "{{repo}} projesi",
       "remoteHost": "Uzak sunucu"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "Bir sorun oluştu",
+      "tryAgain": "Tekrar dene",
+      "home": "Ana sayfa"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh-Hant.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh-Hant.json
index 837f848967b..1d7dbfe242e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh-Hant.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh-Hant.json
@@ -1000,6 +1000,11 @@
       "folder": "資料夾",
       "project": "專案 {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "遠端主機"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "發生錯誤",
+      "tryAgain": "再試一次",
+      "home": "首頁"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index 31f8c761191..2d25a6f0cdb 100644
--- a/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/mobile/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -1000,6 +1000,11 @@
       "folder": "文件夹",
       "project": "项目 {{repo}}",
       "remoteHost": "远程主机"
+    },
+    "nativeScreenRecovery": {
+      "title": "出了点问题",
+      "tryAgain": "重试",
+      "home": "首页"
     }
   },
   "connection": {
diff --git a/mobile/src/navigation/initial-launch-intent.ts b/mobile/src/navigation/initial-launch-intent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8804d7834fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/navigation/initial-launch-intent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+type LaunchSource = 'pairing-link' | 'notification'
+
+const launchIntent = { discarded: false, consumedSources: new Set<LaunchSource>() }
+
+export function consumeInitialLaunchIntent(
+  source: LaunchSource
+): { readonly discarded: boolean } | null {
+  if (launchIntent.discarded || launchIntent.consumedSources.has(source)) {
+    return null
+  }
+  launchIntent.consumedSources.add(source)
+  return launchIntent
+}
+
+export function discardInitialLaunchIntent(): void {
+  launchIntent.discarded = true
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/navigation/native-root-recovery.test.tsx b/mobile/src/navigation/native-root-recovery.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb0570a58d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/navigation/native-root-recovery.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { createElement, type ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'
+import { expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { findAllByHostType } from '../test-support/react-test-renderer-host-nodes'
+
+const startup = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  fail: true,
+  replace: vi.fn(),
+  openNotification: vi.fn(),
+  readLink: vi.fn(async () => 'orca://pair?code=cold-code'),
+  readNotification: vi.fn(() => ({
+    actionIdentifier: 'default',
+    notification: {
+      request: { identifier: 'cold-tap', content: { data: { hostId: 'desktop' } }, trigger: null }
+    }
+  }))
+}))
+const router = { replace: startup.replace }
+vi.mock('expo-router', () => ({
+  Stack: Object.assign(
+    () => {
+      if (startup.fail) {
+        throw new Error('first native render failed')
+      }
+      return null
+    },
+    { Screen: () => null }
+  ),
+  useRouter: () => router,
+  useSegments: () => ['about'],
+  useGlobalSearchParams: () => ({}),
+  usePathname: () => '/about'
+}))
+vi.mock('react-native', () => ({
+  Text: 'Text',
+  View: 'View',
+  Pressable: 'Pressable',
+  StyleSheet: { create: (styles: unknown) => styles }
+}))
+vi.mock('expo-linking', () => ({
+  getInitialURL: startup.readLink,
+  addEventListener: () => ({ remove: () => {} })
+}))
+vi.mock('expo-notifications', () => ({
+  DEFAULT_ACTION_IDENTIFIER: 'default',
+  getLastNotificationResponse: startup.readNotification,
+  clearLastNotificationResponse: () => {},
+  setNotificationHandler: () => {},
+  addNotificationResponseReceivedListener: () => ({ remove: () => {} })
+}))
+vi.mock('expo-splash-screen', () => ({
+  preventAutoHideAsync: async () => {},
+  hideAsync: async () => {}
+}))
+vi.mock('expo-status-bar', () => ({ StatusBar: () => null }))
+vi.mock('@react-native-async-storage/async-storage', () => ({
+  default: { getItem: async () => null, setItem: async () => {} }
+}))
+vi.mock('../notifications/android-foreground-push', () => ({
+  startAndroidForegroundPushPresentation: () => () => {}
+}))
+vi.mock('../notifications/push-background-dismissal', () => ({
+  registerPushDismissalTask: async () => {}
+}))
+vi.mock('../notifications/notification-viewing-policy', () => ({
+  setNotificationViewingWorkspace: () => {}
+}))
+vi.mock('../notifications/use-open-notification-route', () => ({
+  useOpenNotificationRoute: () => startup.openNotification
+}))
+vi.mock('../notifications/push-receive', () => ({
+  foregroundNotificationBehavior: async () => ({}),
+  isRemotePushTrigger: () => false,
+  pushNotificationRouteData: (data: unknown) => data
+}))
+vi.mock('../notifications/push-registration', () => ({ startPushTokenSync: () => () => {} }))
+vi.mock('../notifications/desktop-notification-channel', () => ({
+  ensureDesktopNotificationChannel: async () => {}
+}))
+vi.mock('../transport/host-store', () => ({ loadHostCatalog: async () => [{ id: 'desktop' }] }))
+vi.mock('../transport/mobile-relay-pairing-recovery', () => ({
+  recoverMobileRelayPairing: async () => {}
+}))
+vi.mock('../transport/client-context', () => ({
+  RpcClientProvider: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children
+}))
+vi.mock('../components/OrcaLogo', () => ({ OrcaLogo: () => null }))
+vi.mock('../layout/side-safe-area', () => ({
+  SideSafeArea: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => children
+}))
+vi.mock('../theme/mobile-appearance', () => ({ startMobileAppearance: async () => {} }))
+vi.mock('../i18n/use-follow-device-ui-locale', () => ({ useFollowDeviceUiLocale: () => {} }))
+vi.mock('../i18n/ui-language-preference', () => ({ startMobileUiLanguage: async () => {} }))
+vi.mock('../app-update/app-update-runtime', () => ({ appUpdateChecker: { start: () => () => {} } }))
+
+import RootLayout, { ErrorBoundary } from '../../app/_layout'
+
+it('recovery Home discards unread cold links and notification taps after a first-render failure', async () => {
+  await expect(
+    act(async () => {
+      create(createElement(RootLayout))
+    })
+  ).rejects.toThrow('first native render failed')
+  expect(startup.readLink).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(startup.readNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+  const mounted: { fallback?: ReactTestRenderer; recovered?: ReactTestRenderer } = {}
+  await act(async () => {
+    mounted.fallback = create(
+      createElement(ErrorBoundary, {
+        error: new Error('first native render failed'),
+        retry: async () => {}
+      })
+    )
+  })
+  const fallback = mounted.fallback
+  if (!fallback) {
+    throw new Error('native recovery fallback did not mount')
+  }
+  const home = findAllByHostType(fallback.root, 'Pressable').find((button) =>
+    findAllByHostType(button, 'Text').some((label) => label.props.children === 'Home')
+  )
+  expect(home).toBeDefined()
+  await act(async () => home?.props.onPress())
+  expect(startup.replace).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('/')
+  await act(async () => fallback.unmount())
+
+  startup.fail = false
+  await act(async () => {
+    mounted.recovered = create(createElement(RootLayout))
+  })
+  const recovered = mounted.recovered
+  if (!recovered) {
+    throw new Error('native root did not mount after recovery')
+  }
+  expect(startup.openNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(startup.readNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(startup.readLink).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(startup.replace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  await act(async () => recovered.unmount())
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/navigation/use-pairing-links.test.tsx b/mobile/src/navigation/use-pairing-links.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86612437928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/navigation/use-pairing-links.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { createElement } from 'react'
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'
+import { beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+const links = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  initial: vi.fn<() => Promise<string | null>>(),
+  replace: vi.fn(),
+  listeners: new Set<(event: { url: string }) => void>()
+}))
+const router = { replace: links.replace }
+vi.mock('expo-router', () => ({ useRouter: () => router }))
+vi.mock('expo-linking', () => ({
+  getInitialURL: links.initial,
+  addEventListener: (_type: string, listener: (event: { url: string }) => void) => {
+    links.listeners.add(listener)
+    return { remove: () => links.listeners.delete(listener) }
+  }
+}))
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetModules()
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+  links.listeners.clear()
+})
+
+async function mountPairingRoot(): Promise<ReactTestRenderer> {
+  const { usePairingLinks } = await import('./use-pairing-links')
+  function Root() {
+    usePairingLinks()
+    return null
+  }
+  const mounted: { tree?: ReactTestRenderer } = {}
+  await act(async () => {
+    mounted.tree = create(createElement(Root))
+  })
+  if (!mounted.tree) {
+    throw new Error('pairing root did not mount')
+  }
+  return mounted.tree
+}
+
+it('handles a cold link once and keeps warm links working after recovery remount', async () => {
+  links.initial.mockResolvedValue('orca://pair?code=cold-code')
+  const first = await mountPairingRoot()
+  expect(links.replace).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith({
+    pathname: '/pair-confirm',
+    params: { code: 'cold-code' }
+  })
+  await act(async () => first.unmount())
+  expect(links.listeners.size).toBe(0)
+
+  const recovered = await mountPairingRoot()
+  expect(links.replace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  expect(links.initial).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  await act(async () => {
+    for (const listener of links.listeners) {
+      listener({ url: 'orca://pair?code=warm-code' })
+    }
+  })
+  expect(links.replace).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+    pathname: '/pair-confirm',
+    params: { code: 'warm-code' }
+  })
+  await act(async () => recovered.unmount())
+})
+
+it('does not redirect Home when a pending launch-link read completes after recovery', async () => {
+  let resolveUrl: (url: string) => void = () => {}
+  links.initial.mockImplementation(
+    () =>
+      new Promise((resolve) => {
+        resolveUrl = resolve
+      })
+  )
+  const first = await mountPairingRoot()
+  await act(async () => first.unmount())
+  const recovered = await mountPairingRoot()
+  await act(async () => resolveUrl('orca://pair?code=stale-code'))
+  expect(links.replace).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  await act(async () => recovered.unmount())
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/navigation/use-pairing-links.ts b/mobile/src/navigation/use-pairing-links.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce81c4be1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/navigation/use-pairing-links.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useRouter } from 'expo-router'
+import * as Linking from 'expo-linking'
+import { extractPairingCodeFromUrl } from '../transport/pairing'
+import { consumeInitialLaunchIntent } from './initial-launch-intent'
+
+export function usePairingLinks(): void {
+  const router = useRouter()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let disposed = false
+    function handleUrl(url: string) {
+      if (disposed) {
+        return
+      }
+      const code = extractPairingCodeFromUrl(url)
+      if (code) {
+        // Replace the camera's unmatched pair route so Back cannot reveal the router error.
+        router.replace({ pathname: '/pair-confirm', params: { code } })
+      }
+    }
+
+    const intent = consumeInitialLaunchIntent('pairing-link')
+    if (intent) {
+      void Linking.getInitialURL()
+        .then((url) => {
+          if (url && !intent.discarded) {
+            handleUrl(url)
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(() => {})
+    }
+    const sub = Linking.addEventListener('url', ({ url }) => handleUrl(url))
+    return () => {
+      disposed = true
+      sub.remove()
+    }
+  }, [router])
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/transport/types.ts b/mobile/src/transport/types.ts
index bc7cefca841..e8fb5c93edd 100644
--- a/mobile/src/transport/types.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/transport/types.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export type ConnectionLogLevel = 'info' | 'success' | 'warn' | 'error'
 export type MobileConnectionDiagnosticPath = 'lan' | 'tailscale' | 'relay'
 
 export type ConnectionDiagnosticCode =
+  | 'native-render-failed'
   | 'client-session-started'
   | 'app-resumed'
   | 'network-changed'