diff --git a/client/src/console/api.test.ts b/client/src/console/api.test.ts
index dde7a29b..6b72a70b 100644
--- a/client/src/console/api.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/console/api.test.ts
@@ -118,4 +118,20 @@ describe("probeHelper (is the helper there, or is this the offline copy?)", () =
     globalThis.fetch = (async () => jsonResponse(500, { error: "x" })) as typeof fetch;
     expect(await api.probeHelper()).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  it("a token read that never answers gives up after TOKEN_TIMEOUT_MS (offline screen, not a blank page)", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      globalThis.fetch = ((_u: unknown, init?: RequestInit) =>
+        new Promise<Response>((_res, rej) => {
+          init?.signal?.addEventListener("abort", () => rej(new Error("aborted")));
+        })) as typeof fetch;
+      const p = api.probeHelper();
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(api.TOKEN_TIMEOUT_MS);
+      expect(await p).toBe(false);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
 });
+
diff --git a/client/src/console/api.ts b/client/src/console/api.ts
index 11c853a8..635e7214 100644
--- a/client/src/console/api.ts
+++ b/client/src/console/api.ts
@@ -39,12 +39,19 @@ export function onTokenExpired(fn: () => void): () => void {
 
 let tokenPromise: Promise<string> | null = null;
 
+/** A token read that has not answered by then counts as "nothing answered" (the offline screen). */
+export const TOKEN_TIMEOUT_MS = 4000;
+
 async function fetchToken(): Promise<string> {
   let res: Response;
+  const stop = typeof AbortController === "function" ? new AbortController() : null;
+  const timer = setTimeout(() => stop?.abort(), TOKEN_TIMEOUT_MS);
   try {
-    res = await fetch("/api/token", { method: "GET", credentials: "same-origin", cache: "no-store" });
+    res = await fetch("/api/token", { method: "GET", credentials: "same-origin", cache: "no-store", signal: stop?.signal });
   } catch {
     throw new ApiError(0, "offline");
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
   }
   if (!res.ok) throw new ApiError(res.status, res.status === 503 ? "stopping" : "token_unavailable");
   // Anything but JSON (another server on the port, a captive page) is not the helper.
diff --git a/client/src/console/backHistory.ts b/client/src/console/backHistory.ts
index 786aa705..a8d1855b 100644
--- a/client/src/console/backHistory.ts
+++ b/client/src/console/backHistory.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
  *
  * On the PS5 (opts.onRoot) the guard stays up on the first screen too, and ○
  * there calls onRoot (window.close(): the browser goes back to the PS5's home
- * screen, as Payload Manager does). If the page is still open after that, the
+ * screen, as Payload Manager does). Escape, Backspace and a gamepad ○ take
+ * the same path (requestBack → history.back()), so on the PS5 they too close
+ * the browser from Home with nothing open. If the page is still open after that, the
  * guard is left down so the next ○ does what the browser does by itself.
  *
  * WebKit can fire a popstate as the page loads that pops nothing. Such a pop
diff --git a/client/src/console/console.css b/client/src/console/console.css
index ccee5a31..83626d99 100644
--- a/client/src/console/console.css
+++ b/client/src/console/console.css
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ button {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.9rem;
-  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
+  margin: 0.9rem 0 1rem;
   padding: 0.6rem;
   border-radius: 12px;
   background: var(--color-surface-3);
@@ -1522,3 +1522,14 @@ button {
   font-size: 0.95rem;
   overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
+
+/* ---- first moment while the helper is asked (main.tsx) ---- */
+.cw-splash {
+  min-height: 100vh;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  background: var(--color-canvas);
+  color: var(--color-muted);
+  font-size: 1.4rem;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/console/env.d.ts b/client/src/console/env.d.ts
index f228747d..0e4442e3 100644
--- a/client/src/console/env.d.ts
+++ b/client/src/console/env.d.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 declare module "virtual:pc-tokens.css";
 /** The strings' build hash, defined by vite.console.config.ts (consoleStrings); absent under vitest. */
 declare const __CW_STRINGS_V__: string | undefined;
+/** The app version the page was built from (vite.console.config.ts); absent under vitest. */
+declare const __CW_APP_V__: string | undefined;
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/ar.json b/client/src/console/locales/ar.json
index 8a0b9846..8c0604d6 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/ar.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/ar.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "نصائح",
   "cw_tour_next": "التالي",
   "cw_tour_skip": "تخطٍّ",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} من {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} من {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "لاحقًا",
+  "cw_update_ready": "تم تحديث PS5Upload Files. أعد التحميل لاستخدام الإصدار الجديد."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/bn.json b/client/src/console/locales/bn.json
index b1118aa7..630e16cd 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/bn.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/bn.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "টিপস",
   "cw_tour_next": "পরের",
   "cw_tour_skip": "এড়িয়ে যান",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{total}-এর মধ্যে {n}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{total}-এর মধ্যে {n}",
+  "cw_update_later": "পরে",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files আপডেট হয়েছে। নতুন সংস্করণ ব্যবহার করতে আবার লোড করুন।"
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/de.json b/client/src/console/locales/de.json
index fe251cd8..b2747085 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/de.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/de.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Tipps",
   "cw_tour_next": "Weiter",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Überspringen",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} von {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} von {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Später",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files wurde aktualisiert. Lade neu, um die neue Version zu verwenden."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/en.json b/client/src/console/locales/en.json
index 87fd4aa0..07ee1a25 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/en.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/en.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Tips",
   "cw_tour_next": "Next",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Skip",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} of {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} of {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Later",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files was updated. Reload to use the new version."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/es.json b/client/src/console/locales/es.json
index bb9ba070..ae808190 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/es.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/es.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Consejos",
   "cw_tour_next": "Siguiente",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Omitir",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} de {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} de {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Más tarde",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files se actualizó. Recarga para usar la nueva versión."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/fa.json b/client/src/console/locales/fa.json
index f2c1f1bc..6112c107 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/fa.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/fa.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "نکته‌ها",
   "cw_tour_next": "بعدی",
   "cw_tour_skip": "رد شدن",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} از {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} از {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "بعداً",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files به‌روزرسانی شد. برای استفاده از نسخهٔ جدید، دوباره بارگیری کنید."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/fr.json b/client/src/console/locales/fr.json
index 96e22669..8ad7d385 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/fr.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/fr.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Astuces",
   "cw_tour_next": "Suivant",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Passer",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} sur {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} sur {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Plus tard",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files a été mis à jour. Rechargez pour utiliser la nouvelle version."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/hi.json b/client/src/console/locales/hi.json
index 2fb8eed1..9b67b669 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/hi.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/hi.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "सुझाव",
   "cw_tour_next": "आगे",
   "cw_tour_skip": "छोड़ें",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{total} में से {n}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{total} में से {n}",
+  "cw_update_later": "बाद में",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files अपडेट हो गया है। नया संस्करण इस्तेमाल करने के लिए फिर से लोड करें।"
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/hu.json b/client/src/console/locales/hu.json
index cbc26582..cdbffbc9 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/hu.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/hu.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Tippek",
   "cw_tour_next": "Tovább",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Kihagyás",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Később",
+  "cw_update_ready": "A PS5Upload Files frissült. Töltsd újra az új verzió használatához."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/id.json b/client/src/console/locales/id.json
index 7cdb4d44..24deeae8 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/id.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/id.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Tips",
   "cw_tour_next": "Berikutnya",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Lewati",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} dari {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} dari {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Nanti",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files telah diperbarui. Muat ulang untuk memakai versi baru."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/it.json b/client/src/console/locales/it.json
index de7c6633..3c211cf6 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/it.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/it.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Suggerimenti",
   "cw_tour_next": "Avanti",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Salta",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} di {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} di {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Più tardi",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files è stato aggiornato. Ricarica per usare la nuova versione."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/ja.json b/client/src/console/locales/ja.json
index be0c1dfd..581e38cc 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/ja.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/ja.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "ヒント",
   "cw_tour_next": "次へ",
   "cw_tour_skip": "スキップ",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "後で",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files が更新されました。新しいバージョンを使うには再読み込みしてください。"
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/ko.json b/client/src/console/locales/ko.json
index d23e198e..40801e40 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/ko.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/ko.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "팁",
   "cw_tour_next": "다음",
   "cw_tour_skip": "건너뛰기",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "나중에",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files가 업데이트되었습니다. 새 버전을 사용하려면 다시 불러오세요."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/pl.json b/client/src/console/locales/pl.json
index 552b97d0..349ba2c2 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/pl.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/pl.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Wskazówki",
   "cw_tour_next": "Dalej",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Pomiń",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} z {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} z {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Później",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files został zaktualizowany. Wczytaj ponownie, aby użyć nowej wersji."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/pt-BR.json b/client/src/console/locales/pt-BR.json
index 7378249b..c157ae4d 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/pt-BR.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/pt-BR.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Dicas",
   "cw_tour_next": "Próxima",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Pular",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} de {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} de {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Depois",
+  "cw_update_ready": "O PS5Upload Files foi atualizado. Recarregue para usar a nova versão."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/ru.json b/client/src/console/locales/ru.json
index 2794ece7..fce7bc72 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/ru.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/ru.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Советы",
   "cw_tour_next": "Далее",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Пропустить",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} из {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} из {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Позже",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files обновлён. Перезагрузите страницу, чтобы использовать новую версию."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/th.json b/client/src/console/locales/th.json
index 38939155..3dddbcdc 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/th.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/th.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "เคล็ดลับ",
   "cw_tour_next": "ถัดไป",
   "cw_tour_skip": "ข้าม",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} จาก {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} จาก {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "ภายหลัง",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files ได้รับการอัปเดตแล้ว โหลดใหม่เพื่อใช้เวอร์ชันใหม่"
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/tr.json b/client/src/console/locales/tr.json
index d6a0a76e..a3aaeb7a 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/tr.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/tr.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "İpuçları",
   "cw_tour_next": "İleri",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Atla",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Sonra",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files güncellendi. Yeni sürümü kullanmak için yeniden yükleyin."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/vi.json b/client/src/console/locales/vi.json
index d9b5a1fd..35a34d2a 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/vi.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/vi.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "Mẹo",
   "cw_tour_next": "Tiếp",
   "cw_tour_skip": "Bỏ qua",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "Để sau",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files đã được cập nhật. Hãy tải lại để dùng phiên bản mới."
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/zh-CN.json b/client/src/console/locales/zh-CN.json
index ae5dbceb..8d5ec449 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/zh-CN.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/zh-CN.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "提示",
   "cw_tour_next": "下一步",
   "cw_tour_skip": "跳过",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "稍后",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files 已更新。请重新加载以使用新版本。"
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/locales/zh-TW.json b/client/src/console/locales/zh-TW.json
index 7096e140..483778cc 100644
--- a/client/src/console/locales/zh-TW.json
+++ b/client/src/console/locales/zh-TW.json
@@ -414,5 +414,7 @@
   "cw_tour_label": "提示",
   "cw_tour_next": "下一步",
   "cw_tour_skip": "略過",
-  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}"
+  "cw_tour_step": "{n} / {total}",
+  "cw_update_later": "稍後",
+  "cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files 已更新。請重新載入以使用新版本。"
 }
diff --git a/client/src/console/main.tsx b/client/src/console/main.tsx
index 96ae3dab..7d3b5802 100644
--- a/client/src/console/main.tsx
+++ b/client/src/console/main.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,18 @@ import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import "virtual:pc-tokens.css";
 import "./console.css";
 import { App } from "./App";
-import { probeHelper } from "./api";
+import { call, probeHelper } from "./api";
 import { installBackHistory } from "./backHistory";
 import { installFullscreen } from "./fullscreen";
 import { installMarquee } from "./ui/marquee";
 import { DEFAULT_INPUT_MAP, dispatchNav, installNavigation } from "./nav";
 import { installOfflineCopy } from "./offline/offlineCopy";
 import { OfflinePage } from "./offline/OfflinePage";
+import { UpdateBanner } from "./offline/UpdateBanner";
+import { isNewerHelper, markUpdateReady } from "./offline/update";
 import { ErrorBoundary } from "./ui/ErrorBoundary";
 import { applyStoredTheme } from "./theme";
-import { getLanguage, onLanguageChange, setLanguage, stringsVersion } from "./strings";
+import { getLanguage, onLanguageChange, setLanguage, stringsVersion, t } from "./strings";
 
 applyStoredTheme(); // before the first paint: no flash of the wrong theme
 // English is in the page; the detected (or stored) language loads from the helper and the page
@@ -40,15 +42,35 @@ function Root() {
   useEffect(() => {
     let live = true;
     void probeHelper().then((ok) => {
-      if (live) setUp(ok);
+      if (!live) return;
+      setUp(ok);
+      // An older page than the helper (the browser's offline copy, or the helper updated
+      // underneath): offer the one-press reload. An older helper's reply is just not compared.
+      if (ok) {
+        call<{ version?: unknown }>("/api/settings").then(
+          (s) => {
+            if (isNewerHelper(s?.version)) markUpdateReady();
+          },
+          () => undefined,
+        );
+      }
     });
     return () => {
       live = false;
     };
   }, []);
-  if (up === null) return null;
+  // A moment at most (the token read gives up after 4 s): the name, not a blank screen.
+  if (up === null)
+    return (
+      <div className="cw-splash" aria-busy="true">
+        {t("cw_settings_app_name")}
+      </div>
+    );
   return (
-    <ErrorBoundary>{up ? <App inputMap={DEFAULT_INPUT_MAP} /> : <OfflinePage />}</ErrorBoundary>
+    <ErrorBoundary>
+      {up ? <App inputMap={DEFAULT_INPUT_MAP} /> : <OfflinePage />}
+      <UpdateBanner />
+    </ErrorBoundary>
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/console/offline/UpdateBanner.tsx b/client/src/console/offline/UpdateBanner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f26b79e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/console/offline/UpdateBanner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import { RotateCw } from "lucide-react";
+import { t } from "../strings";
+import { dismissUpdate, useUpdateReady } from "./update";
+
+/** A newer page is waiting (update.ts): one press reloads into it; Later keeps working on this one. */
+export function UpdateBanner({ reload = () => window.location.reload() }: { reload?: () => void }) {
+  const ready = useUpdateReady();
+  const button = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (ready) button.current?.focus();
+  }, [ready]);
+  if (!ready) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="cw-banner" role="alertdialog" aria-labelledby="cw-update-title" data-nav-modal>
+      <h2 id="cw-update-title">{t("cw_update_ready")}</h2>
+      <div className="cw-dialog-buttons">
+        <button type="button" className="cw-focusable cw-button" onClick={dismissUpdate}>
+          <span>{t("cw_update_later")}</span>
+        </button>
+        <button ref={button} type="button" className="cw-focusable cw-button is-primary" onClick={reload}>
+          <RotateCw aria-hidden />
+          <span>{t("cw_error_reload")}</span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.test.ts b/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.test.ts
index 68b84cf5..5ed52fd3 100644
--- a/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.test.ts
+++ b/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { APPCACHE_RELOAD_WINDOW_MS, appcacheManifest, installOfflineCopy, serviceWorkerSource } from "./offlineCopy";
+import { appcacheManifest, installOfflineCopy, serviceWorkerSource } from "./offlineCopy";
 
 /** The service worker run against a fake worker scope: caches in a Map, a scripted network. */
 function worker(network: (url: string) => Promise<Response>) {
@@ -134,22 +134,20 @@ describe("offline copy: appcache and registration", () => {
 
   it("registers the worker at / in a secure context (the console's 127.0.0.1) only", () => {
     const a = fakeWindow(true);
-    installOfflineCopy(a.win as unknown as Window, Date.now());
+    installOfflineCopy(a.win as unknown as Window, vi.fn());
     expect(a.win.navigator.serviceWorker.register).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/sw.js", { scope: "/" });
     const b = fakeWindow(false); // a phone at the console's LAN address
-    installOfflineCopy(b.win as unknown as Window, Date.now());
+    installOfflineCopy(b.win as unknown as Window, vi.fn());
     expect(b.win.navigator.serviceWorker.register).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it("a newer appcache copy reloads right after opening, never later", () => {
+  it("a newer appcache copy offers the reload banner instead of reloading by itself", () => {
     const a = fakeWindow(true);
-    installOfflineCopy(a.win as unknown as Window, Date.now());
+    const onUpdate = vi.fn();
+    installOfflineCopy(a.win as unknown as Window, onUpdate);
     a.fns.updateready();
     expect(a.win.applicationCache.swapCache).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(a.win.location.reload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    const b = fakeWindow(true);
-    installOfflineCopy(b.win as unknown as Window, Date.now() - APPCACHE_RELOAD_WINDOW_MS - 1);
-    b.fns.updateready();
-    expect(b.win.location.reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(onUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(a.win.location.reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.ts b/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.ts
index 1816d10f..4a956be6 100644
--- a/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.ts
+++ b/client/src/console/offline/offlineCopy.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  *   - the appcache (<html manifest="/cache.appcache">), the fallback the PS5
  *     browser honours for Payload Manager: the page is its only cached entry
  *     (NETWORK: * lets everything else through). An appcache serves its copy
- *     first and updates behind it, so a newer page reloads once on
- *     "updateready" (only right after the page opened, never mid-task).
+ *     first and updates behind it, so on "updateready" the page offers a
+ *     one-press reload (UpdateBanner, update.ts), never reloading by itself.
  *
  * vite.console.config.ts writes both files next to the page with the page's
  * hash in them (a new build = a new cache), and payload/Makefile embeds them in
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  * main.tsx shows the offline screen (OfflinePage) and reloads once it answers.
  */
 
+import { markUpdateReady } from "./update";
+
 /** The service worker. `__CW_SW_V__` is replaced with the page's build hash. */
 export const SW_SOURCE = `/* PS5Upload Files: offline copy of the page (generated; see offlineCopy.ts) */
 "use strict";
@@ -82,9 +84,6 @@ export function serviceWorkerSource(version: string): string {
   return SW_SOURCE.split("__CW_SW_V__").join(version);
 }
 
-/** An appcache update this soon after the page opened reloads into it; later it waits for the next open. */
-export const APPCACHE_RELOAD_WINDOW_MS = 20_000;
-
 interface AppCacheLike {
   addEventListener(type: "updateready", fn: () => void): void;
   swapCache?: () => void;
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ interface AppCacheLike {
  * console's own browser at 127.0.0.1, not a phone at the console's LAN address) and follow the
  * appcache's updates. Never throws; nothing here is needed for the page to work.
  */
-export function installOfflineCopy(win: Window = window, startedAt: number = Date.now()): void {
+export function installOfflineCopy(win: Window = window, onUpdate: () => void = markUpdateReady): void {
   try {
     const nav = win.navigator as Navigator & { serviceWorker?: ServiceWorkerContainer };
     if (win.isSecureContext && nav.serviceWorker && typeof nav.serviceWorker.register === "function") {
@@ -108,13 +107,12 @@ export function installOfflineCopy(win: Window = window, startedAt: number = Dat
     const ac = (win as unknown as { applicationCache?: AppCacheLike }).applicationCache;
     if (ac && typeof ac.addEventListener === "function") {
       ac.addEventListener("updateready", () => {
-        if (Date.now() - startedAt > APPCACHE_RELOAD_WINDOW_MS) return;
         try {
           ac.swapCache?.();
         } catch {
           /* already swapped */
         }
-        win.location.reload();
+        onUpdate(); // the banner: one press reloads into the new page
       });
     }
   } catch {
diff --git a/client/src/console/offline/update.test.tsx b/client/src/console/offline/update.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32d21dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/console/offline/update.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { t } from "../strings";
+import { UpdateBanner } from "./UpdateBanner";
+import { _resetUpdateForTests, dismissUpdate, isNewerHelper, markUpdateReady } from "./update";
+
+beforeEach(() => _resetUpdateForTests());
+
+describe("updated page banner", () => {
+  it("a helper version other than the page's means a newer page; unknowns are never compared", () => {
+    expect(isNewerHelper("7.1.0", "7.0.34")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isNewerHelper("7.0.34", "7.0.34")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isNewerHelper(undefined, "7.0.34")).toBe(false); // an older helper's reply
+    expect(isNewerHelper("", "7.0.34")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isNewerHelper("7.1.0", "")).toBe(false); // tests / dev build
+  });
+
+  it("shows a one-press Reload (and Later) only once marked, and Later hides it", () => {
+    expect(renderToStaticMarkup(<UpdateBanner />)).toBe("");
+    markUpdateReady();
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(<UpdateBanner />);
+    expect(html).toContain(t("cw_update_ready"));
+    expect(html).toContain(t("cw_error_reload"));
+    expect(html).toContain(t("cw_update_later"));
+    dismissUpdate();
+    expect(renderToStaticMarkup(<UpdateBanner />)).toBe("");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/src/console/offline/update.ts b/client/src/console/offline/update.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..affd2384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/console/offline/update.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/**
+ * "PS5Upload Files was updated": the page shown is older than the helper's.
+ * That happens when the browser served its offline copy (the appcache serves
+ * its copy first and fetches the new page behind it: "updateready"), or when
+ * the helper was updated under an open page. Either way the page offers a
+ * one-press Reload (UpdateBanner) instead of reloading by itself mid-task.
+ */
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from "react";
+
+/** The version this page was built from ("" under tests: never compared). */
+export const PAGE_VERSION: string = typeof __CW_APP_V__ === "string" ? __CW_APP_V__ : "";
+
+let ready = false;
+const listeners = new Set<() => void>();
+
+/** A newer page is waiting: show the banner (once). */
+export function markUpdateReady(): void {
+  if (ready) return;
+  ready = true;
+  listeners.forEach((fn) => fn());
+}
+
+/** The helper's version (/api/settings) against this page's; a difference means a newer page. */
+export function isNewerHelper(helperVersion: unknown, page: string = PAGE_VERSION): boolean {
+  return !!page && typeof helperVersion === "string" && !!helperVersion && helperVersion !== page;
+}
+
+/** Later: hide the banner for this page's life. */
+export function dismissUpdate(): void {
+  if (!ready) return;
+  ready = false;
+  listeners.forEach((fn) => fn());
+}
+
+function subscribe(fn: () => void): () => void {
+  listeners.add(fn);
+  return () => {
+    listeners.delete(fn);
+  };
+}
+
+export const useUpdateReady = (): boolean => useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, () => ready, () => ready);
+
+/** Tests. */
+export function _resetUpdateForTests(): void {
+  ready = false;
+}
diff --git a/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.test.tsx b/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.test.tsx
index 918e6077..5f3ca66a 100644
--- a/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { phoneUrl } from "./PhoneHandoff";
+import { onConsoleBrowser, phoneUrl } from "./PhoneHandoff";
 
 describe("continue on your phone", () => {
   it("is this page on the console's LAN address while LAN access is on", () => {
@@ -15,4 +15,11 @@ describe("continue on your phone", () => {
     expect(phoneUrl({ lan: true, addr: "evil.example/x?" }, "9180")).toBeNull();
     expect(phoneUrl(null, "9180")).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it("is offered only in the console's own browser, not on a phone or PC already", () => {
+    expect(onConsoleBrowser("127.0.0.1")).toBe(true);
+    expect(onConsoleBrowser("localhost")).toBe(true);
+    expect(onConsoleBrowser("192.168.86.99")).toBe(false);
+    expect(onConsoleBrowser("")).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.tsx b/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.tsx
index 0b6202c0..059d49b0 100644
--- a/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.tsx
+++ b/client/src/console/ui/PhoneHandoff.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ export function phoneUrl(info: LanInfo | null, port: string): string | null {
   return `http://${info.addr}:${p}/`;
 }
 
+/** The console's own browser (the page at 127.0.0.1): a phone or PC already has a keyboard. */
+export function onConsoleBrowser(host: string = typeof location !== "undefined" ? location.hostname : ""): boolean {
+  return host === "127.0.0.1" || host === "localhost";
+}
+
 /** Read once per page and kept briefly: every text dialog asks, the answer rarely changes. */
 const KEEP_MS = 30_000;
 let cached: { at: number; url: string | null } | null = null;
@@ -53,11 +58,14 @@ export function forgetPhoneUrl(): void {
  * "Continue on your phone": in dialogs where the user types (rename, bulk
  * rename, go to path), when LAN access is on, a QR code and the address of this
  * page on the console's IP, so the typing can happen on a phone. Nothing shows
- * while LAN access is off (the address would not answer).
+ * while LAN access is off (the address would not answer), nor when the page is
+ * already open on a phone or PC (not at 127.0.0.1).
  */
-export function PhoneHandoff() {
-  const [url, setUrl] = useState<string | null>(cached?.url ?? null);
+export function PhoneHandoff({ host }: { host?: string } = {}) {
+  const here = onConsoleBrowser(host);
+  const [url, setUrl] = useState<string | null>(here ? (cached?.url ?? null) : null);
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!here) return;
     let live = true;
     void loadPhoneUrl().then((u) => {
       if (live) setUrl(u);
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@ export function PhoneHandoff() {
     return () => {
       live = false;
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [here]);
   const path = useMemo(() => {
     if (!url) return null;
     try {
@@ -75,7 +83,7 @@ export function PhoneHandoff() {
       return null;
     }
   }, [url]);
-  if (!url || !path) return null;
+  if (!here || !url || !path) return null;
   return (
     <div className="cw-phone" data-phone="">
       <svg viewBox={`0 0 ${path.n} ${path.n}`} role="img" aria-label={t("cw_phone_qr_label")} shapeRendering="crispEdges">
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/ar.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/ar.ts
index eb2ba252..08369403 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/ar.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/ar.ts
@@ -4074,6 +4074,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "لم يصل الإرسال التجريبي بحجم 4 KiB:
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "رمز QR لعنوان هذه الصفحة",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "إصلاح أذونات {n} عناصر",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "يغيّر تطبيق آخر غشّ هذه اللعبة الآن. حاول مرة أخرى بعد قليل.",
+"cw_update_ready": "تم تحديث PS5Upload Files. أعد التحميل لاستخدام الإصدار الجديد.",
+"cw_update_later": "لاحقًا",
 "cw_hints_label": "أزرار وحدة التحكم",
 "cw_task_from_console": "من هذا الجهاز",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "من حاسوب",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/bn.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/bn.ts
index 05c7c51b..1b29a8f8 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/bn.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/bn.ts
@@ -4074,6 +4074,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB-এর পরীক্ষামূলক পাঠা
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "এই পাতার ঠিকানার QR কোড",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "{n}টি আইটেমের অনুমতি ঠিক করুন",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "অন্য একটি অ্যাপ এখন এই গেমের চিট বদলাচ্ছে। একটু পরে আবার চেষ্টা করুন।",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files আপডেট হয়েছে। নতুন সংস্করণ ব্যবহার করতে আবার লোড করুন।",
+"cw_update_later": "পরে",
 "cw_hints_label": "কন্ট্রোলারের বোতাম",
 "cw_task_from_console": "এই কনসোল থেকে",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "PC থেকে",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/de.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
index f9662fd9..30923855 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
@@ -4082,6 +4082,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "Die 4-KiB-Testsendung ist nicht angekommen: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "QR-Code der Adresse dieser Seite",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Berechtigungen von {n} Elementen reparieren",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Eine andere App ändert gerade die Cheats dieses Spiels. Versuche es gleich noch einmal.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files wurde aktualisiert. Lade neu, um die neue Version zu verwenden.",
+"cw_update_later": "Später",
 "cw_hints_label": "Controller-Tasten",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Von dieser Konsole",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Von einem PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index 55612f81..9d680f52 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -4397,6 +4397,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "The 4 KiB test send did not arrive: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "QR code of this page's address",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Fix permissions of {n} items",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Another app is changing this game's cheats right now. Try again in a moment.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files was updated. Reload to use the new version.",
+"cw_update_later": "Later",
 "cw_hints_label": "Controller buttons",
 "cw_task_from_console": "From this console",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "From a PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/es.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
index 1edfc581..fdb7db85 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/es.ts
@@ -4024,6 +4024,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "El envío de prueba de 4 KiB no llegó: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Código QR de la dirección de esta página",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Corregir permisos de {n} elementos",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Otra app está cambiando los trucos de este juego ahora mismo. Inténtalo de nuevo en un momento.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files se actualizó. Recarga para usar la nueva versión.",
+"cw_update_later": "Más tarde",
 "cw_hints_label": "Botones del mando",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Desde esta consola",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Desde un PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/fa.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/fa.ts
index 325e0e22..af61b6d2 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/fa.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/fa.ts
@@ -4375,6 +4375,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "ارسال آزمایشی ۴ KiB نرسید: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "کد QR نشانی این صفحه",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "اصلاح مجوزهای {n} مورد",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "برنامهٔ دیگری همین حالا تقلب‌های این بازی را تغییر می‌دهد. کمی بعد دوباره امتحان کنید.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files به‌روزرسانی شد. برای استفاده از نسخهٔ جدید، دوباره بارگیری کنید.",
+"cw_update_later": "بعداً",
 "cw_hints_label": "دکمه‌های دسته",
 "cw_task_from_console": "از این کنسول",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "از رایانه",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
index 09878a0e..fc12d923 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/fr.ts
@@ -4092,6 +4092,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "L’envoi test de 4 Kio n’est pas arrivé : {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Code QR de l'adresse de cette page",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Corriger les autorisations de {n} éléments",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Une autre app modifie les codes de triche de ce jeu en ce moment. Réessayez dans un instant.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files a été mis à jour. Rechargez pour utiliser la nouvelle version.",
+"cw_update_later": "Plus tard",
 "cw_hints_label": "Boutons de la manette",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Depuis cette console",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Depuis un PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/hi.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/hi.ts
index ae9ab7ef..6493bfca 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/hi.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/hi.ts
@@ -4090,6 +4090,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB का परीक्षण नहीं पहुँ
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "इस पेज के पते का QR कोड",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "{n} आइटम की अनुमतियाँ ठीक करें",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "कोई दूसरा ऐप अभी इस गेम के चीट बदल रहा है। थोड़ी देर में फिर से कोशिश करें।",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files अपडेट हो गया है। नया संस्करण इस्तेमाल करने के लिए फिर से लोड करें।",
+"cw_update_later": "बाद में",
 "cw_hints_label": "कंट्रोलर के बटन",
 "cw_task_from_console": "इस कंसोल से",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "PC से",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/hu.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/hu.ts
index b973e79a..d0b75389 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/hu.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/hu.ts
@@ -4389,6 +4389,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "A 4 KiB-os tesztküldés nem érkezett meg: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Az oldal címének QR-kódja",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "{n} elem jogosultságainak javítása",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Egy másik alkalmazás éppen most módosítja a játék csaláskódjait. Próbáld újra egy kicsit később.",
+"cw_update_ready": "A PS5Upload Files frissült. Töltsd újra az új verzió használatához.",
+"cw_update_later": "Később",
 "cw_hints_label": "Kontroller gombjai",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Erről a konzolról",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Egy PC-ről",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/id.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
index ca53dac3..c54daf04 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/id.ts
@@ -4083,6 +4083,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "Kiriman uji 4 KiB tidak tiba: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Kode QR alamat halaman ini",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Perbaiki izin {n} item",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Aplikasi lain sedang mengubah cheat game ini sekarang. Coba lagi sebentar lagi.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files telah diperbarui. Muat ulang untuk memakai versi baru.",
+"cw_update_later": "Nanti",
 "cw_hints_label": "Tombol kontroler",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Dari konsol ini",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Dari PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/it.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
index 43695781..a58ab9d5 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/it.ts
@@ -4024,6 +4024,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "L’invio di prova di 4 KiB non è arrivato: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Codice QR dell'indirizzo di questa pagina",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Correggi i permessi di {n} elementi",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Un'altra app sta cambiando i trucchi di questo gioco proprio ora. Riprova tra un attimo.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files è stato aggiornato. Ricarica per usare la nuova versione.",
+"cw_update_later": "Più tardi",
 "cw_hints_label": "Tasti del controller",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Da questa console",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Da un PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
index 626ecdc2..7095e730 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/ja.ts
@@ -4095,6 +4095,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB のテスト送信が届きませんでした: {detail
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "このページのアドレスの QR コード",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "{n} 件の権限を修正",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "別のアプリが今このゲームのチートを変更しています。少し待ってからもう一度お試しください。",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files が更新されました。新しいバージョンを使うには再読み込みしてください。",
+"cw_update_later": "後で",
 "cw_hints_label": "コントローラーのボタン",
 "cw_task_from_console": "このコンソールから",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "PCから",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
index 29f3321a..d6f00d51 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/ko.ts
@@ -4093,6 +4093,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB 테스트 전송이 도착하지 않았습니다: {det
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "이 페이지 주소의 QR 코드",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "항목 {n}개의 권한 수정",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "다른 앱이 지금 이 게임의 치트를 바꾸고 있습니다. 잠시 후 다시 시도하세요.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files가 업데이트되었습니다. 새 버전을 사용하려면 다시 불러오세요.",
+"cw_update_later": "나중에",
 "cw_hints_label": "컨트롤러 버튼",
 "cw_task_from_console": "이 콘솔에서",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "PC에서",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/pl.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/pl.ts
index 6b32033a..c3ecce18 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/pl.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/pl.ts
@@ -4329,6 +4329,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "Testowa wysyłka 4 KiB nie dotarła: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Kod QR adresu tej strony",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Napraw uprawnienia {n} elementów",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Inna aplikacja właśnie zmienia kody tej gry. Spróbuj ponownie za chwilę.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files został zaktualizowany. Wczytaj ponownie, aby użyć nowej wersji.",
+"cw_update_later": "Później",
 "cw_hints_label": "Przyciski kontrolera",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Z tej konsoli",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Z komputera",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
index cc331cb0..8d0bf7ae 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/pt-BR.ts
@@ -4091,6 +4091,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "O envio de teste de 4 KiB não chegou: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Código QR do endereço desta página",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Corrigir permissões de {n} itens",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Outro app está alterando as trapaças deste jogo agora. Tente de novo em um instante.",
+"cw_update_ready": "O PS5Upload Files foi atualizado. Recarregue para usar a nova versão.",
+"cw_update_later": "Depois",
 "cw_hints_label": "Botões do controle",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Deste console",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "De um PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
index e868584d..076815e8 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/ru.ts
@@ -4024,6 +4024,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "Тестовая отправка 4 КиБ не дошла:
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "QR-код адреса этой страницы",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Исправить права у {n} элементов",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Другое приложение прямо сейчас меняет читы этой игры. Попробуйте ещё раз через пару секунд.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files обновлён. Перезагрузите страницу, чтобы использовать новую версию.",
+"cw_update_later": "Позже",
 "cw_hints_label": "Кнопки геймпада",
 "cw_task_from_console": "С этой консоли",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "С ПК",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/th.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/th.ts
index 0a6e2510..5b8701b1 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/th.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/th.ts
@@ -4083,6 +4083,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "การส่งทดสอบ 4 KiB ไปไม่ถ
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "คิวอาร์โค้ดของที่อยู่หน้านี้",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "แก้ไขสิทธิ์ของ {n} รายการ",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "มีแอปอื่นกำลังเปลี่ยนสูตรโกงของเกมนี้อยู่ ลองอีกครั้งในอีกสักครู่",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files ได้รับการอัปเดตแล้ว โหลดใหม่เพื่อใช้เวอร์ชันใหม่",
+"cw_update_later": "ภายหลัง",
 "cw_hints_label": "ปุ่มคอนโทรลเลอร์",
 "cw_task_from_console": "จากคอนโซลนี้",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "จาก PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
index abed0183..3acd64a7 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/tr.ts
@@ -4081,6 +4081,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB'lik test gönderimi ulaşmadı: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Bu sayfanın adresinin QR kodu",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "{n} öğenin izinlerini düzelt",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Başka bir uygulama şu anda bu oyunun hilelerini değiştiriyor. Birazdan yeniden deneyin.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files güncellendi. Yeni sürümü kullanmak için yeniden yükleyin.",
+"cw_update_later": "Sonra",
 "cw_hints_label": "Kumanda düğmeleri",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Bu konsoldan",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Bir PC'den",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/vi.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/vi.ts
index 14debc14..141cac76 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/vi.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/vi.ts
@@ -4076,6 +4076,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "Lượt gửi thử 4 KiB không tới: {detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "Mã QR địa chỉ của trang này",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "Sửa quyền của {n} mục",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "Một ứng dụng khác đang thay đổi cheat của trò chơi này. Hãy thử lại sau giây lát.",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files đã được cập nhật. Hãy tải lại để dùng phiên bản mới.",
+"cw_update_later": "Để sau",
 "cw_hints_label": "Nút tay cầm",
 "cw_task_from_console": "Từ máy này",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "Từ PC",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
index 7da9a897..2b05b2c2 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.ts
@@ -4030,6 +4030,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB 测试发送未到达：{detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "此页面地址的二维码",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "修复 {n} 项的权限",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "另一个应用正在更改此游戏的金手指。请稍后再试。",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files 已更新。请重新加载以使用新版本。",
+"cw_update_later": "稍后",
 "cw_hints_label": "手柄按键",
 "cw_task_from_console": "来自本主机",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "来自电脑",
diff --git a/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts b/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
index 9b10a700..eb8e1293 100644
--- a/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
+++ b/client/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.ts
@@ -4024,6 +4024,8 @@ c2c_test_deep_bad: "4 KiB 測試傳送未抵達：{detail}",
 "cw_phone_qr_label": "此頁面位址的 QR 碼",
 "cw_files_fixperm_many": "修正 {n} 個項目的權限",
 "cw_cheats_err_busy": "另一個應用程式正在變更此遊戲的金手指。請稍後再試。",
+"cw_update_ready": "PS5Upload Files 已更新。請重新載入以使用新版本。",
+"cw_update_later": "稍後",
 "cw_hints_label": "控制器按鍵",
 "cw_task_from_console": "來自本主機",
 "cw_task_from_pc": "來自電腦",
diff --git a/client/vite.console.config.ts b/client/vite.console.config.ts
index 28aca74d..7c7a65a9 100644
--- a/client/vite.console.config.ts
+++ b/client/vite.console.config.ts
@@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ function escapeRe(s: string): string {
   return s.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
 }
 
+/** The app version the page was built with (package.json; the helper's /api/settings version is the same). */
+const APP_VERSION = (JSON.parse(readFileSync(fileURLToPath(new URL("./package.json", import.meta.url)), "utf8")) as { version: string }).version;
+
 export default defineConfig({
+  define: { __CW_APP_V__: JSON.stringify(APP_VERSION) },
   root: fileURLToPath(new URL("./src/console", import.meta.url)),
   base: "./",
   publicDir: false,
diff --git a/payload/src/cheats.c b/payload/src/cheats.c
index 0ecab327..f4c4d67c 100644
--- a/payload/src/cheats.c
+++ b/payload/src/cheats.c
@@ -1597,16 +1597,19 @@ int cheats_toggle(const char *title_id, int mod_index, int turn_on,
      * webui_cheats_toggle_error matches these texts; keep them in step) says each differently:
      *   - the game exited a moment ago (the 2 s running-game cache still had its pid): the same
      *     text as no game at all, and the cache is dropped so the next status read sees it gone;
-     *   - the game is alive but another debugger is attached (the PC app toggling at the same
-     *     moment, or another cheat tool): "is attached to the game". */
+     *   - the game is alive but another debugger is attached (EBUSY: the PC app toggling at the
+     *     same moment, or another cheat tool): "is attached to the game";
+     *   - anything else: the plain "pt_attach failed (errno=N)". */
     if (pt_attach(pid) != 0) {
         int e = errno;
         free(target_cf);
         invalidate_rg_cache();
         if (kill(pid, 0) != 0 && errno == ESRCH) {
             if (err) snprintf(err, err_cap, "no game is currently running");
+        } else if (e == EBUSY) {
+            if (err) snprintf(err, err_cap, "pt_attach failed: another debugger or cheat tool is attached to the game (errno=%d)", e);
         } else if (err) {
-            snprintf(err, err_cap, "pt_attach failed: another debugger or cheat tool is attached to the game (errno=%d)", e);
+            snprintf(err, err_cap, "pt_attach failed (errno=%d)", e);
         }
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/payload/src/webui_server.c b/payload/src/webui_server.c
index 60423a96..b6536ca9 100644
--- a/payload/src/webui_server.c
+++ b/payload/src/webui_server.c
@@ -138,11 +138,13 @@ static int thread_start(pthread_t *t, void *(*fn)(void *), void *arg) {
     return rc == 0 ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
-/* The console's IPv4 addresses, for the LAN Host check. */
-static size_t own_addrs(char out[WEBUI_MAX_ADDRS][INET_ADDRSTRLEN]) {
+/* The console's IPv4 addresses, for the LAN Host check; -1 when they could not be read
+ * (getifaddrs failed: the caller keeps the list it has, so a passing failure never looks like an
+ * address change). */
+static int own_addrs(char out[WEBUI_MAX_ADDRS][INET_ADDRSTRLEN]) {
     struct ifaddrs *ifa = NULL, *p;
-    size_t n = 0;
-    if (getifaddrs(&ifa) != 0) return 0;
+    int n = 0;
+    if (getifaddrs(&ifa) != 0) return -1;
     for (p = ifa; p && n < WEBUI_MAX_ADDRS; p = p->ifa_next) {
         if (!p->ifa_addr || p->ifa_addr->sa_family != AF_INET) continue;
         if (!inet_ntop(AF_INET, &((struct sockaddr_in *)(void *)p->ifa_addr)->sin_addr,
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ static void watch_listener(srv_t *s, uint64_t *mono_prev, int64_t *real_prev) {
     int64_t real = real_ms();
     int resumed, lan, changed = 0;
     char addrs[WEBUI_MAX_ADDRS][INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
-    size_t n = 0;
+    int n = -1;
     resumed = webui_watch_resumed(*mono_prev, mono, *real_prev, real);
     *mono_prev = mono;
     *real_prev = real;
@@ -493,16 +495,17 @@ static void watch_listener(srv_t *s, uint64_t *mono_prev, int64_t *real_prev) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&s->mu);
     if (lan) n = own_addrs(addrs);
     pthread_mutex_lock(&s->mu);
-    if (lan && s->lan && webui_addrs_differ((const char (*)[INET_ADDRSTRLEN])s->addrs, s->n_addrs,
-                                            (const char (*)[INET_ADDRSTRLEN])addrs, n)) {
+    if (lan && s->lan && n >= 0 &&
+        webui_addrs_differ((const char (*)[INET_ADDRSTRLEN])s->addrs, s->n_addrs,
+                           (const char (*)[INET_ADDRSTRLEN])addrs, (size_t)n)) {
         memcpy(s->addrs, addrs, sizeof addrs);
-        s->n_addrs = n;
+        s->n_addrs = (size_t)n;
         changed = 1;
     }
     if ((resumed || changed) && s->listen_fd >= 0) drop_listener_locked(s);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&s->mu);
     if (resumed) fprintf(stderr, "webui: resumed (clock gap); rebinding port %u\n", (unsigned)s->port);
-    if (changed) fprintf(stderr, "webui: console addresses changed (%u now); rebinding port %u\n", (unsigned)n, (unsigned)s->port);
+    if (changed) fprintf(stderr, "webui: console addresses changed (%d now); rebinding port %u\n", n, (unsigned)s->port);
 }
 
 static void *accept_main(void *arg) {
@@ -592,11 +595,16 @@ static void *accept_main(void *arg) {
             /* Never leave the loop on an accept error (a stray errno once killed a helper's
              * server); back off briefly on the ones that would otherwise spin, and rebind when they
              * go on for WEBUI_BROKEN_MS. */
-            if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK && errno != EINTR && errno != ECONNABORTED) {
+            int e = errno;
+            if (e == EMFILE || e == ENFILE || e == ENOBUFS || e == ENOMEM) {
+                /* Out of descriptors or buffers: the listener is fine, the process or system is
+                 * busy. Back off; a rebind would not help and must not be counted toward one. */
+                nap_ms(50);
+            } else if (e != EAGAIN && e != EWOULDBLOCK && e != EINTR && e != ECONNABORTED) {
                 if (!err_since) err_since = mono_ms();
                 else if (webui_watch_broken(err_since, mono_ms())) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "webui: accept on port %u failing for %u ms (errno %d); rebinding\n",
-                            (unsigned)s->port, (unsigned)WEBUI_BROKEN_MS, errno);
+                            (unsigned)s->port, (unsigned)WEBUI_BROKEN_MS, e);
                     pthread_mutex_lock(&s->mu);
                     if (s->listen_fd == fd) drop_listener_locked(s);
                     pthread_mutex_unlock(&s->mu);
@@ -714,7 +722,10 @@ int webui_start(const webui_cfg_t *cfg) {
     s->route = cfg->route;
     s->lan = cfg->lan ? 1 : 0;
     webui_token_new(s->token);
-    if (s->lan) s->n_addrs = own_addrs(s->addrs);
+    if (s->lan) {
+        int got = own_addrs(s->addrs);
+        s->n_addrs = got > 0 ? (size_t)got : 0;
+    }
 
     /* First bind here so the server answers as soon as start returns; on failure the accept
      * thread retries (a takeover's old instance may still hold the port for a moment). */
@@ -788,9 +799,12 @@ int webui_restart(int lan) {
     size_t n = 0;
     unsigned gen;
     uint64_t end;
-    int bound = 0;
+    int bound = 0, got = -1;
 
-    if (lan) n = own_addrs(addrs);
+    if (lan) {
+        got = own_addrs(addrs);
+        n = got > 0 ? (size_t)got : 0;
+    }
     pthread_mutex_lock(&g_life);
     s = g_srv;
     if (!s) {
@@ -799,8 +813,10 @@ int webui_restart(int lan) {
     }
     pthread_mutex_lock(&s->mu);
     s->lan = lan ? 1 : 0;
-    s->n_addrs = n;
-    if (n) memcpy(s->addrs, addrs, sizeof addrs);
+    if (!lan || got >= 0) { /* a failed read keeps the list it had */
+        s->n_addrs = n;
+        if (n) memcpy(s->addrs, addrs, sizeof addrs);
+    }
     s->rebind_req = 1;
     gen = s->bind_gen;
     s->refs++;