diff --git a/mobile/src/components/AgentLaunchNotice.tsx b/mobile/src/components/AgentLaunchNotice.tsx
index 8a3e4826614..1047bd3c9b5 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/AgentLaunchNotice.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/AgentLaunchNotice.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Pressable, StyleSheet, Text, View, type StyleProp, type TextStyle } from 'react-native'
 import { useClipboardWriter } from '../platform/clipboard'
-import { AGENT_LAUNCH_UPDATE_REQUIRED_MESSAGE } from '../session/mobile-existing-agent-launch'
+import {
+  AGENT_LAUNCH_STATUS_UNREADABLE_MESSAGE,
+  AGENT_LAUNCH_UPDATE_REQUIRED_MESSAGE
+} from '../session/mobile-existing-agent-launch'
 import type { MobileAgentLaunchAvailability } from '../session/mobile-agent-launch-availability'
 import { colors, spacing, typography } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
 
@@ -17,7 +20,12 @@ type Props = {
 export function AgentLaunchNotice({ availability, error, undeliveredPrompt, errorStyle }: Props) {
   const clipboard = useClipboardWriter()
   const [copyState, setCopyState] = useState<{ prompt: string; label: string } | null>(null)
-  const message = availability === 'update-required' ? AGENT_LAUNCH_UPDATE_REQUIRED_MESSAGE : error
+  const message =
+    availability === 'update-required'
+      ? AGENT_LAUNCH_UPDATE_REQUIRED_MESSAGE
+      : availability === 'unverified'
+        ? AGENT_LAUNCH_STATUS_UNREADABLE_MESSAGE
+        : error
   if (!message) {
     return null
   }
diff --git a/mobile/src/components/MobileDiffReviewDrawers.tsx b/mobile/src/components/MobileDiffReviewDrawers.tsx
index 944eec88bf7..93265c507b7 100644
--- a/mobile/src/components/MobileDiffReviewDrawers.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/components/MobileDiffReviewDrawers.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ function useSendActions(controller: ReturnType<typeof useMobileDiffReviewControl
         disabled: comments.length === 0 || controller.agentLaunchAvailability !== 'available',
         ...(controller.agentLaunchAvailability === 'update-required'
           ? { hint: 'Update Orca on your computer' }
-          : {}),
+          : controller.agentLaunchAvailability === 'unverified'
+            ? { hint: "Could not read this host's status" }
+            : {}),
         skipAutoClose: true,
         onPress: () => void controller.createTerminalAndSend(comments)
       },
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/mobile-existing-agent-launch.ts b/mobile/src/session/mobile-existing-agent-launch.ts
index 7aab999b2f4..02f1035aaeb 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/mobile-existing-agent-launch.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/session/mobile-existing-agent-launch.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export const PROMPTED_AGENT_LAUNCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 90_000
 export const AGENT_LAUNCH_UPDATE_REQUIRED_MESSAGE =
   'Update Orca on your computer to start an agent from your phone.'
 
+// Same words the mobile web shell uses for a status read that failed; leaving the host re-reads it.
+export const AGENT_LAUNCH_STATUS_UNREADABLE_MESSAGE =
+  "Could not read this host's status. Go back and reopen it."
+
 export const AGENT_LAUNCH_UNCONFIRMED_MESSAGE =
   "Couldn't confirm the agent started. Check the workspace before trying again."