modified: android/app/src/main/java/com/aethex/os/MainActivity.java

android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
             </intent-filter>
 
         </activity>

android/app/src/main/java/com/aethex/os/MainActivity.java

@@ -1,77 +1,9 @@
 package com.aethex.os;
 
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.webkit.WebView;
-import android.webkit.WebSettings;
-import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
-import android.webkit.WebResourceRequest;
-import android.webkit.WebResourceError;
-import android.widget.Toast;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import com.getcapacitor.BridgeActivity;
 
-import android.util.Log;
-
-import android.os.Handler;
-
-import android.view.View;
-
 public class MainActivity extends BridgeActivity {
-    
+    // Reverting to standard Capacitor implementation.
-    @Override
+    // The BridgeActivity handles the WebView creation and loading of assets
-    public void onStart() {
+    // via the scheme configured in capacitor.config.ts (androidScheme: "https").
-        super.onStart();
-        if (this.bridge != null && this.bridge.getWebView() != null) {
-            // Delay loading to ensure WebView is ready and avoid race conditions
-            new Handler().postDelayed(this::loadCustomUrl, 1000);
-        }
-    }
-    
-    private void loadCustomUrl() {
-        WebView webView = this.bridge.getWebView();
-        
-        // Disable software rendering (Revert)
-        // webView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null);
-        
-        // Set WebView background to BLACK
-        webView.setBackgroundColor(0xFF000000); 
-        
-        WebSettings settings = webView.getSettings();
-        settings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
-        settings.setDomStorageEnabled(true);
-        settings.setAllowFileAccess(true);
-        settings.setAllowContentAccess(true);
-        settings.setAllowFileAccessFromFileURLs(true);
-        settings.setAllowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs(true);
-        
-        // Add WebViewClient to catch errors
-        webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
-            @Override
-            public void onReceivedError(WebView view, WebResourceRequest request, WebResourceError error) {
-                Log.e("AeThexOS", "WebView Error: " + error.getDescription());
-                runOnUiThread(() -> {
-                    new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this)
-                        .setTitle("WebView Error")
-                        .setMessage("Failed to load: " + request.getUrl() + "\n\nReason: " + error.getDescription())
-                        .setPositiveButton("OK", null)
-                        .show();
-                });
-            }
-            
-            @Override
-            public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
-                Log.i("AeThexOS", "Page Loaded: " + url);
-                runOnUiThread(() -> {
-                    Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "Loaded: " + url, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
-                });
-            }
-        });
-        
-        // NUCLEAR CACHE CLEAR
-        webView.clearCache(true);
-        webView.clearHistory();
-        
-        // LOAD THE REAL APP (SINGLE FILE BUILD)
-        webView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/public/index.html");
-    }
 }

capacitor.config.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const config: CapacitorConfig = {
   appName: 'AeThex OS',
   webDir: 'dist/public',
   server: {
-    // androidScheme: 'http', // Disable explicit http scheme, let it fall back to file or default
+    androidScheme: 'https',
     url: undefined, // Ensure no server URL is set
     cleartext: true,
   },

client/index.html

@@ -95,16 +95,13 @@
       .safe-area-inset-left { padding-left: var(--safe-area-inset-left) !important; }
       .safe-area-inset-right { padding-right: var(--safe-area-inset-right) !important; }
       /* Disable pull-to-refresh on body */
-      body { 
+      body {
-        overscroll-behavior-y: contain; 
+        overscroll-behavior-y: contain;
-        background-color: #FF00FF; /* MAGENTA DEBUG */
+        background-color: #0a0a0a;
       }
     </style>
     <script>
-      console.log('Index.html loaded - Setting Magenta background');
+      console.log('Index.html loaded');
-      document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-          document.body.style.backgroundColor = '#FF00FF';
-      });
     </script>
   </head>
   <body>

client/src/lib/platform.ts

@@ -37,10 +37,19 @@ export function detectPlatform(): PlatformType {
   }
   
   // Capacitor check - sometimes injected late, so don't cache 'web' result immediately
+  // IMPORTANT: Capacitor has a web implementation that creates window.Capacitor
+  // We need to check if we're in a REAL native app, not just the web polyfill
   if (window.Capacitor !== undefined) {
-    console.log('[Platform] Detected: mobile (Capacitor)');
+    // Check if we're actually in a native app by checking for native platform
-    cachedPlatform = 'mobile';
+    const isRealNative = (window.Capacitor as any)?.getPlatform &&
-    return cachedPlatform;
+                         (window.Capacitor as any).getPlatform() !== 'web';
+    if (isRealNative) {
+      console.log('[Platform] Detected: mobile (Capacitor native)');
+      cachedPlatform = 'mobile';
+      return cachedPlatform;
+    } else {
+      console.log('[Platform] Capacitor detected but running on web - treating as web');
+    }
   }
 
   // Flutter check

client/src/pages/os.tsx

@@ -1385,9 +1385,10 @@ export default function AeThexOS() {
 
   // Native Android App Layout
   if (layout.isMobile) {
+    console.log('📱 [OS] Rendering MOBILE layout (isMobile=true)', { layout });
     const activeWindows = windows.filter(w => !w.minimized);
     const currentWindow = activeWindows[activeWindows.length - 1];
-    
+
     // Dynamic theme colors based on clearance mode
     const isFoundation = clearanceMode === 'foundation';
     const mobileTheme = {

package-lock.json

@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@
         "tsx": "^4.20.5",
         "typescript": "5.6.3",
         "vite": "^7.1.9",
-        "vite-plugin-singlefile": "^2.3.0",
         "vitest": "^4.0.16"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
@@ -5416,19 +5415,6 @@
         "node": ">= 5.10.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/braces": {
-      "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yQbXgO/OSZVD2IsiLlro+7Hf6Q18EJrKSEsdoMzKePKXct3gvD8oLcOQdIzGupr5Fj+EDe8gO/lxc1BzfMpxvA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "fill-range": "^7.1.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/browserslist": {
       "version": "4.28.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/browserslist/-/browserslist-4.28.1.tgz",
@@ -6699,19 +6685,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/fill-range": {
-      "version": "7.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YsGpe3WHLK8ZYi4tWDg2Jy3ebRz2rXowDxnld4bkQB00cc/1Zw9AWnC0i9ztDJitivtQvaI9KaLyKrc+hBW0yg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "to-regex-range": "^5.0.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/finalhandler": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/finalhandler/-/finalhandler-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -7118,16 +7091,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/is-number": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-number/-/is-number-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-41Cifkg6e8TylSpdtTpeLVMqvSBEVzTttHvERD741+pnZ8ANv0004MRL43QKPDlK9cGvNp6NZWZUBlbGXYxxng==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=0.12.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/is-wsl": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -7600,33 +7563,6 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/micromatch": {
-      "version": "4.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PXwfBhYu0hBCPw8Dn0E+WDYb7af3dSLVWKi3HGv84IdF4TyFoC0ysxFd0Goxw7nSv4T/PzEJQxsYsEiFCKo2BA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "braces": "^3.0.3",
-        "picomatch": "^2.3.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8.6"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/micromatch/node_modules/picomatch": {
-      "version": "2.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JU3teHTNjmE2VCGFzuY8EXzCDVwEqB2a8fsIvwaStHhAWJEeVd1o1QD80CU6+ZdEXXSLbSsuLwJjkCBWqRQUVA==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8.6"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/mime": {
       "version": "1.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/-/mime-1.6.0.tgz",
@@ -8145,6 +8081,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-5gTmgEY/sqK6gFXLIsQNH19lWb4ebPDLA4SdLP7dsWkIXHWlG66oPuVvXSGFPppYZz8ZDZq0dYYrbHfBCVUb1Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -9332,19 +9269,6 @@
         "node": ">=14.0.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/to-regex-range": {
-      "version": "5.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-65P7iz6X5yEr1cwcgvQxbbIw7Uk3gOy5dIdtZ4rDveLqhrdJP+Li/Hx6tyK0NEb+2GCyneCMJiGqrADCSNk8sQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "is-number": "^7.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/toidentifier": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/toidentifier/-/toidentifier-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -10254,23 +10178,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/vite-plugin-singlefile": {
-      "version": "2.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vite-plugin-singlefile/-/vite-plugin-singlefile-2.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DAcHzYypM0CasNLSz/WG0VdKOCxGHErfrjOoyIPiNxTPTGmO6rRD/te93n1YL/s+miXq66ipF1brMBikf99c6A==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "micromatch": "^4.0.8"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">18.0.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "rollup": "^4.44.1",
-        "vite": "^5.4.11 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/vite/node_modules/@esbuild/aix-ppc64": {
       "version": "0.27.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@esbuild/aix-ppc64/-/aix-ppc64-0.27.2.tgz",

package.json

@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
     "tsx": "^4.20.5",
     "typescript": "5.6.3",
     "vite": "^7.1.9",
-    "vite-plugin-singlefile": "^2.3.0",
     "vitest": "^4.0.16"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {

vite.config.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import tailwindcss from "@tailwindcss/vite";
 import path from "path";
 import runtimeErrorOverlay from "@replit/vite-plugin-runtime-error-modal";
 import { metaImagesPlugin } from "./vite-plugin-meta-images";
-import { viteSingleFile } from "vite-plugin-singlefile";
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     runtimeErrorOverlay(),
     tailwindcss(),
     metaImagesPlugin(),
-    viteSingleFile(), // <--- INLINE EVERYTHING
     ...(process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" &&
     process.env.REPL_ID !== undefined
       ? [