diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/app.d.ts b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/app.d.ts
index b6f0df82a..deac78a15 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/app.d.ts
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/app.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
  * Authentication is handled entirely by Mana Core Auth (@mana/shared-auth).
  * No Supabase is needed - all data comes from mana-auth APIs.
  */
+
+// Virtual modules provided by vite-plugin-pwa (wrapped by @vite-pwa/sveltekit):
+//   - virtual:pwa-info            → pwaInfo.webManifest.linkTag for <svelte:head>
+//   - virtual:pwa-register/svelte → useRegisterSW() Svelte-store hook
+/// <reference types="vite-plugin-pwa/info" />
+/// <reference types="vite-plugin-pwa/svelte" />
+
 declare global {
 	const __BUILD_HASH__: string;
 	const __BUILD_TIME__: string;
diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/components/PwaUpdatePrompt.svelte b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/components/PwaUpdatePrompt.svelte
index 72e0c2e87..1060a153a 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/components/PwaUpdatePrompt.svelte
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/lib/components/PwaUpdatePrompt.svelte
@@ -1,64 +1,34 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { _ } from 'svelte-i18n';
+	import { useRegisterSW } from 'virtual:pwa-register/svelte';
 
-	let showPrompt = $state(false);
-	let registration = $state<ServiceWorkerRegistration | null>(null);
-
-	onMount(() => {
-		if (!('serviceWorker' in navigator)) return;
-
-		function onNewSW(reg: ServiceWorkerRegistration) {
-			registration = reg;
-			showPrompt = true;
-		}
-
-		navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then((reg) => {
-			// Already waiting worker present
-			if (reg.waiting) {
-				onNewSW(reg);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			// Watch for new installs
-			reg.addEventListener('updatefound', () => {
-				const newWorker = reg.installing;
-				if (!newWorker) return;
-
-				newWorker.addEventListener('statechange', () => {
-					if (newWorker.state === 'installed' && navigator.serviceWorker.controller) {
-						onNewSW(reg);
-					}
-				});
-			});
-		});
+	// `useRegisterSW` registers the service worker and exposes two Svelte
+	// stores we actually care about:
+	//   - needRefresh → a new SW is waiting (matches registerType: 'prompt')
+	//   - updateServiceWorker(reload) → skipWaiting + reload page
+	// `offlineReady` is available too if we ever want a "ready for offline"
+	// toast; we don't surface it today to keep the UI quiet.
+	const { needRefresh, updateServiceWorker } = useRegisterSW({
+		immediate: true,
+		onRegisterError(error: unknown) {
+			console.error('[pwa] service worker registration failed', error);
+		},
 	});
 
 	let reloading = false;
 
 	function handleUpdate() {
-		if (!registration?.waiting || reloading) return;
-
-		registration.waiting.postMessage({ type: 'SKIP_WAITING' });
-
-		// Reload once the new SW takes over (once only)
-		navigator.serviceWorker.addEventListener(
-			'controllerchange',
-			() => {
-				if (reloading) return;
-				reloading = true;
-				window.location.reload();
-			},
-			{ once: true }
-		);
+		if (reloading) return;
+		reloading = true;
+		void updateServiceWorker(true);
 	}
 
 	function handleDismiss() {
-		showPrompt = false;
+		needRefresh.set(false);
 	}
 </script>
 
-{#if showPrompt}
+{#if $needRefresh}
 	<div class="update-banner" role="alert">
 		<div class="update-content">
 			<svg class="update-icon" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 256 256" fill="currentColor">
diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index c0933c85a..3cf4f938f 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@
 	import OfflineIndicator from '$lib/components/OfflineIndicator.svelte';
 	import PwaUpdatePrompt from '$lib/components/PwaUpdatePrompt.svelte';
 	import AuthRequiredModal from '$lib/components/auth/AuthRequiredModal.svelte';
+	import { pwaInfo } from 'virtual:pwa-info';
 
 	let { children } = $props();
 
+	// vite-plugin-pwa emits the <link rel="manifest"> tag (with the hashed
+	// manifest filename) via this virtual module. Without rendering it into
+	// <svelte:head>, Chrome can't read the manifest → no install prompt,
+	// no install icon in the URL bar, no A2HS on mobile.
+	const webManifestLink = $derived(pwaInfo?.webManifest.linkTag ?? '');
+
 	// Tracks the last user id we pushed into the data layer. Comparing
 	// against this lets us short-circuit identity-update churn during auth
 	// initialisation, which previously caused effect_update_depth_exceeded.
@@ -112,6 +119,10 @@
 	});
 </script>
 
+<svelte:head>
+	{@html webManifestLink}
+</svelte:head>
+
 {@render children()}
 <SyncConflictToast />
 <OfflineIndicator />
diff --git a/apps/mana/apps/web/vite.config.ts b/apps/mana/apps/web/vite.config.ts
index 6d1a53c80..e6d2ee626 100644
--- a/apps/mana/apps/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/mana/apps/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@ export default defineConfig({
 				themeColor: '#6366f1',
 				registerType: 'prompt',
 				preset: 'full',
-				// Disable the service worker in dev. With devEnabled=true (the
-				// default) vite-plugin-pwa registers a SW that aggressively
-				// precaches the route chunks — and after the first dev session
-				// the SW keeps serving the OLD JS even when Vite HMR pushes
-				// new code, so source edits become invisible until the user
-				// manually unregisters the worker in DevTools. The 2026-04-08
-				// dreams mic-button bug took an extra hour to track down for
-				// exactly this reason. Production still gets the full SW.
+				// SW disabled in dev. Reasons:
+				//   1. Workbox precache doesn't run under `vite dev`, so the
+				//      `navigateFallback: '/offline'` rule fires for every
+				//      navigation → users land on the offline page even while
+				//      online. (Observed 2026-04-14.)
+				//   2. The 2026-04-08 dreams mic-button bug: a stuck dev SW
+				//      kept serving old JS chunks through HMR reloads.
+				// Test install prompt + offline behavior via `pnpm build &&
+				// pnpm preview` instead — production SW works correctly.
 				devEnabled: false,
 				shortcuts: [
 					{ name: 'Dashboard', short_name: 'Home', url: '/', description: 'Zum Dashboard' },
diff --git a/packages/shared-pwa/src/config.ts b/packages/shared-pwa/src/config.ts
index 8b5c4f58c..7392739b4 100644
--- a/packages/shared-pwa/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-pwa/src/config.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ export function createPWAConfig(options: PWAConfigOptions): PWAConfig {
 
 	// Build manifest
 	const manifest: ManifestConfig = {
+		// Pin the app identity to the start URL. Without `id`, Chrome derives
+		// one from start_url and warns in DevTools; it also refuses to
+		// re-prompt an install if start_url ever changes.
+		id: startUrl,
 		name,
 		short_name: shortName,
 		description,
diff --git a/packages/shared-pwa/src/types.ts b/packages/shared-pwa/src/types.ts
index 79063cb53..a83b1a038 100644
--- a/packages/shared-pwa/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-pwa/src/types.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ export interface ManifestIcon {
  * Full manifest configuration
  */
 export interface ManifestConfig {
+	/**
+	 * Unique manifest identifier. Chrome uses this to correlate the installed
+	 * app with its manifest across `start_url` changes. Strongly recommended
+	 * by the spec since 2023 — omitting it triggers a DevTools warning and
+	 * can suppress the install prompt on re-installs.
+	 */
+	id: string;
 	name: string;
 	short_name: string;
 	description: string;