diff --git a/.claude/CLAUDE.md b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
index 451a7ad..db427f8 100644
--- a/.claude/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ The native Android app (`ANDROID_PLAN.md`) is a Capacitor 8 wrapper of the `ui`
   eyeball per-variant tiles.
 - **Durable Playwright MCP servers** (chromium + webkit) exist for UI inspection (there's a
   plugin-config gotcha in wiring them).
+- **The `playwright test` runner can't fetch browsers in this sandbox** — `playwright install` dies
+  with `EBADF` against the Playwright CDN (blocked network), even with the sandbox off. Run the e2e in
+  **CI** (the `ui` job installs chromium+webkit), or drive a state live through the **Playwright MCP**
+  browser against a local `vite --mode mock` server for visual verification.
 - **`docker run -p ...` boot tests fail from the shell** (published ports unreachable in this env).
   Use **testcontainers** for container-backed tests.
 - **Distroless images run as UID 65532 (nonroot).** Bind-mounted TLS keys must be **0644** (not 0600)
diff --git a/ANDROID_PLAN.md b/ANDROID_PLAN.md
index 4876a05..0312637 100644
--- a/ANDROID_PLAN.md
+++ b/ANDROID_PLAN.md
@@ -71,7 +71,17 @@ Kept current as parts land so a fresh session resumes without re-deriving. Verif
   **Launcher icon:** a **temporary** placeholder is in place — `ui/assets/icon.png` (the maskable «Э»
   brand mark upscaled 512→1024) → `pnpm android:assets` regenerated the Android launcher/adaptive
   icons + splashes. Superseded by the icon rebrand below.
-- **B–G — pending.**
+- **B. Native web-build correctness — ✅ DONE & verified (2026-07-12).** New `ui/src/lib/origin.ts`
+  `gatewayOrigin()`; the two `location.origin` landmines fixed (`game/Game.svelte` export/share URL,
+  `screens/Wallet.svelte` site-root) — `transport.ts:32` already resolves via `VITE_GATEWAY_URL`, left
+  as-is. Service worker skipped on the native channel (`lib/pwa.svelte.ts`). Payments hidden in the MVP
+  via new `purchasesHidden()` (`lib/distribution.ts`: folds `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED` + the GP flag, plus
+  a `?nopay` mock force); the `Wallet.svelte` buy tab shows a neutral pointer-free note
+  (`wallet.purchasesSoon`) for the RuStore MVP, RuStore stub kept GP-only. Native env types in
+  `vite-env.d.ts`. `svelte-check` 0 errors, `vitest` 590 passed, web + native `vite build` clean;
+  `?nopay`/`?gp` wallet states verified live via the Playwright MCP browser (the e2e runner can't fetch
+  browsers in this sandbox — the states are covered by `e2e/wallet.spec.ts`, which CI runs).
+- **C–G — pending.**
 
 Open logistics (not code): **mandatory icon rebrand (future)** — author ONE vector master and generate
 *every* icon from it (web `favicon.svg` / PWA `icon-*` / maskable, Android adaptive, future iOS). Today
@@ -232,7 +242,7 @@ is: scaffold → native-correct → gate → offline-first → CI → docs → r
 **Done when:** `npx cap sync android` succeeds against a real `pnpm build`, and (from `ui/android/`)
 `./gradlew assembleDebug` produces a debug APK that installs and cold-launches to the login screen.
 
-### B. Native web-build correctness (file:// origin)
+### B. Native web-build correctness (file:// origin) — ✅ DONE
 
 1. **One origin helper** — new `ui/src/lib/origin.ts`:
    ```ts
@@ -264,8 +274,13 @@ is: scaffold → native-correct → gate → offline-first → CI → docs → r
    }
    ```
    Switch the wallet/purchase consumers from `isGooglePlayBuild()` to `purchasesHidden()` where they
-   hide the buy actions (grep `isGooglePlayBuild` under `ui/src`). Keep the "go to RuStore" stub
-   `isGooglePlayBuild()`-only. Add `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string`, `VITE_STORE_URL?: string`,
+   hide the buy actions (the sole consumer is `Wallet.svelte`). Keep the "go to RuStore" stub
+   `isGooglePlayBuild()`-only. **As built (owner decision):** in the RuStore MVP (`purchasesHidden() &&
+   !isGooglePlayBuild()`) the buy tab shows a neutral, pointer-free note — new i18n key
+   `wallet.purchasesSoon`, `data-testid="purchases-hidden"` — not an empty tab and not a store link; the
+   same note can replace the RuStore stub in the later Google Play anti-steering variant.
+   `purchasesHidden()` also carries a mock-only `?nopay` force (mirrors `?gp`) so the e2e drives the
+   state without a separate build. Add `VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string`, `VITE_STORE_URL?: string`,
    `VITE_DICT_VERSION?: string` to `ui/src/vite-env.d.ts`.
 4. **Native env matrix** — see Build & env.
 
diff --git a/ui/e2e/wallet.spec.ts b/ui/e2e/wallet.spec.ts
index 1651bc0..c10935e 100644
--- a/ui/e2e/wallet.spec.ts
+++ b/ui/e2e/wallet.spec.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ test('wallet: the Google Play build hides the money purchases behind the RuStore
   await expect(page.locator('[data-kind="value"]').first().getByTestId('buy')).toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test('wallet: the native MVP hides the money purchases behind a neutral note (no store pointer)', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('/?nopay');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: /guest/i }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByText('Your turn')).toBeVisible();
+  await openWallet(page);
+
+  // Buy chips: the chip pack is gone; a neutral note shows and — unlike the Google Play build — it
+  // carries no RuStore (or any store) pointer.
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('purchases-hidden')).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('gp-stub')).toHaveCount(0);
+  await expect(page.locator('[data-kind="pack"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+  // Spending earned chips still works — the values live in the Spend tab.
+  await page.getByTestId('tab-spend').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('[data-kind="value"]').first().getByTestId('buy')).toBeVisible();
+});
+
 test('wallet: a web spend that would draw store chips confirms with a warning, then completes', async ({ page }) => {
   await loginLobby(page);
   await openWallet(page);
diff --git a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
index f2ab090..a7d6a4c 100644
--- a/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/game/Game.svelte
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   import { alphabetLetters, hasAlphabet } from '../lib/alphabet';
   import { hintsLeft, hintGateRemainingMs, hintLockMinutes, HINT_GATE_MS } from '../lib/hints';
   import { downloadUrl, shareOrDownloadGcg, shareUrlAsFile } from '../lib/share';
+  import { gatewayOrigin } from '../lib/origin';
   import { insideVK, vkAndroidWebView, vkCopyText, vkDownloadFile, vkPlatform, vkShowImages } from '../lib/vk';
   import { getCachedGame, setCachedGame, setCachedDraft, type CachedGame } from '../lib/gamecache';
   import { patchLobbyGame } from '../lib/lobbycache';
@@ -1211,7 +1212,7 @@
       const dateLocale = typeof navigator !== 'undefined' ? (navigator.language ?? '') : '';
       const timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone ?? '';
       const { path, filename } = await gateway.exportUrl(id, kind, dateLocale, labels, timeZone);
-      const url = new URL(path, location.origin).href;
+      const url = new URL(path, gatewayOrigin()).href;
       const mime = kind === 'png' ? 'image/png' : 'text/plain';
       if (insideTelegram() && !tgShareSheet && telegramDownloadFile(url, filename)) return;
       if (insideVK()) {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/distribution.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/distribution.test.ts
index a429e35..ba9d72a 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/distribution.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/distribution.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { isGooglePlayBuild } from './distribution';
+import { afterEach, describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { isGooglePlayBuild, purchasesHidden } from './distribution';
 
 describe('isGooglePlayBuild', () => {
   it('is false by default (no VITE_GP_BUILD flag, not the mock ?gp force)', () => {
@@ -8,3 +8,21 @@ describe('isGooglePlayBuild', () => {
     expect(isGooglePlayBuild()).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('purchasesHidden', () => {
+  afterEach(() => vi.unstubAllEnvs());
+
+  it('is false by default (the build sells normally)', () => {
+    expect(purchasesHidden()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('is true for the native MVP that defers billing (VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED)', () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED', '1');
+    expect(purchasesHidden()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('is true for the Google Play build (folds isGooglePlayBuild)', () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_GP_BUILD', '1');
+    expect(purchasesHidden()).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/distribution.ts b/ui/src/lib/distribution.ts
index e7b10a0..4ddcef9 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/distribution.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/distribution.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-// Distribution channel of the native build. Google Play forbids selling in-app currency through
-// an external gate, so the Google Play build hides the purchase actions and shows a stub pointing
-// the user to the RuStore build; every other build (web, VK, Telegram, RuStore native) sells
-// normally. The channel is a build-time flag the Google Play build sets, not a runtime guess.
+// Distribution flags for the native builds. Two independent build-time flags hide the in-app-currency
+// purchase actions: VITE_GP_BUILD marks the Google Play build (Google forbids selling in-app currency
+// through an external gate — it hides the actions and shows a stub pointing at the RuStore build), and
+// VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED marks the thin native MVP that defers store billing (it hides the actions with
+// no store pointer). Every other build (web, VK, Telegram, a billing-enabled RuStore native build) sells
+// normally. purchasesHidden() folds both; isGooglePlayBuild() stays separate for the RuStore-pointer stub.
 
 /**
  * isGooglePlayBuild reports whether this is the Google Play native build, where in-app-currency
@@ -19,3 +21,22 @@ export function isGooglePlayBuild(): boolean {
   }
   return (import.meta.env as Record<string, string | undefined>).VITE_GP_BUILD === '1';
 }
+
+/**
+ * purchasesHidden reports whether this build hides the in-app-currency purchase actions. It is true
+ * for the Google Play build (external-payment policy — see isGooglePlayBuild) and for the thin native
+ * MVP that defers store billing (the build-time flag VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED set to "1"). Every other
+ * build sells normally. Under the mock e2e it can be forced on with a `?nopay` query parameter so the
+ * hidden-purchases state is exercisable without a separate build.
+ */
+export function purchasesHidden(): boolean {
+  if (isGooglePlayBuild()) return true;
+  if (
+    import.meta.env.MODE === 'mock' &&
+    typeof window !== 'undefined' &&
+    new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).has('nopay')
+  ) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return (import.meta.env as Record<string, string | undefined>).VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED === '1';
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index d3a50de..67dad18 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ export const en = {
   'wallet.iosBlockedLink': 'other version',
   'wallet.iosBlockedPost': ' of the game.',
   'wallet.gpStub': 'To buy chips, install the RuStore build.',
+  'wallet.purchasesSoon': 'Purchases will be available in a future update.',
   'wallet.cur.RUB': '₽',
   'wallet.cur.VOTE': 'votes',
   'wallet.cur.XTR': '⭐',
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
index b177751..6c5c5d7 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ export const ru: Record<MessageKey, string> = {
   'wallet.iosBlockedLink': 'другой версией',
   'wallet.iosBlockedPost': ' игры.',
   'wallet.gpStub': 'Чтобы покупать фишки, установите версию из RuStore.',
+  'wallet.purchasesSoon': 'Покупки появятся в одном из следующих обновлений.',
   'wallet.cur.RUB': '₽',
   'wallet.cur.VOTE': 'голосов',
   'wallet.cur.XTR': '⭐',
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/origin.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/origin.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fe23d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/origin.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { gatewayOrigin } from './origin';
+
+describe('gatewayOrigin', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it('returns the configured VITE_GATEWAY_URL (the packaged native build)', () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_GATEWAY_URL', 'https://erudit-game.ru');
+    // Even with a page origin present, the configured gateway wins (native loads from a local origin).
+    vi.stubGlobal('location', { origin: 'https://localhost' });
+    expect(gatewayOrigin()).toBe('https://erudit-game.ru');
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the page origin when VITE_GATEWAY_URL is unset (web/mock)', () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_GATEWAY_URL', '');
+    vi.stubGlobal('location', { origin: 'https://erudit-game.ru' });
+    expect(gatewayOrigin()).toBe('https://erudit-game.ru');
+  });
+
+  it('returns an empty string with neither a configured gateway nor a location (server-side)', () => {
+    vi.stubEnv('VITE_GATEWAY_URL', '');
+    // No location stub — location is undefined in the node test env, so the path degrades to relative.
+    expect(gatewayOrigin()).toBe('');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/origin.ts b/ui/src/lib/origin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..644fc75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/origin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// The absolute origin the client talks to. A packaged native build (Capacitor) loads the SPA from
+// its own local origin (https://localhost / file://), so an absolute URL built from location.origin
+// would point at the app itself, not the gateway. The native build therefore sets VITE_GATEWAY_URL
+// to the real gateway; web/mock leave it empty and fall back to the page origin. Centralised so every
+// absolute-URL construction resolves identically. transport.ts computes the same fallback inline for
+// the Connect base URL and is intentionally left untouched.
+
+/**
+ * gatewayOrigin returns the absolute origin every client build talks to: the configured
+ * VITE_GATEWAY_URL when set (the native build), otherwise the current page origin. It returns an
+ * empty string when there is no location (server-side), so callers appending a path degrade to a
+ * relative URL.
+ */
+export function gatewayOrigin(): string {
+  const configured = import.meta.env.VITE_GATEWAY_URL ?? '';
+  return configured || (typeof location !== 'undefined' ? location.origin : '');
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/pwa.svelte.ts b/ui/src/lib/pwa.svelte.ts
index 0357a6e..472b7bf 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/pwa.svelte.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/pwa.svelte.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { isIosSafari, isStandalone, resolveInstallMode, type InstallMode } from './pwa';
 import { insideTelegram } from './telegram';
 import { insideVK } from './vk';
+import { clientChannel } from './channel';
 
 /** inMiniApp reports whether the app runs inside a Telegram or VK Mini App webview, where a web
  *  install makes no sense (the platform manages its own launcher). Kept here, out of the pure
@@ -79,12 +80,16 @@ export async function promptInstall(): Promise<void> {
  * registerServiceWorker registers the app-shell service worker (built from ui/src/sw.ts to
  * dist/sw.js by vite-plugin-pwa): it satisfies Chromium's installability requirement and precaches
  * the shell + assets so an installed PWA cold-launches offline. Web-only: skipped in the mock build
- * (a real worker would perturb the Playwright run) and inside a Telegram/VK Mini App. Best-effort —
- * a failed registration only means the app is not installable and cannot launch offline.
+ * (a real worker would perturb the Playwright run), inside a Telegram/VK Mini App, and inside the
+ * Capacitor native shell (the bundle is already local, and a worker would risk serving stale assets
+ * across store updates). Best-effort — a failed registration only means the app is not installable
+ * and cannot launch offline.
  */
 export function registerServiceWorker(): void {
   if (typeof navigator === 'undefined' || !('serviceWorker' in navigator)) return;
   if (import.meta.env.MODE === 'mock') return;
   if (inMiniApp()) return;
+  const ch = clientChannel();
+  if (ch === 'android' || ch === 'ios') return;
   void navigator.serviceWorker.register('sw.js').catch(() => {});
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/screens/Wallet.svelte b/ui/src/screens/Wallet.svelte
index 1dbbe42..ff4c1c5 100644
--- a/ui/src/screens/Wallet.svelte
+++ b/ui/src/screens/Wallet.svelte
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
   import { normalizeSubtype } from '../lib/platform';
   import { t, i18n, type MessageKey } from '../lib/i18n/index.svelte';
   import { executionContext, formatAmount, needsWebSpendWarning, spendableChips, type SpendContext } from '../lib/wallet';
-  import { isGooglePlayBuild } from '../lib/distribution';
+  import { isGooglePlayBuild, purchasesHidden } from '../lib/distribution';
   import { onExternalLinkClick, openExternalUrl } from '../lib/links';
+  import { gatewayOrigin } from '../lib/origin';
   import { vkPlatform, vkShowOrderBox } from '../lib/vk';
   import { telegramOpenInvoice } from '../lib/telegram';
   import { rewardedReady, showRewarded } from '../lib/ads';
@@ -16,8 +17,9 @@
 
   // The Wallet section: a compact chip balance, the active benefits, and the storefront. The store
   // splits into "buy chips" (chip packs, funded with money — a provider redirect) and "spend chips"
-  // (values bought with chips — an instant exchange). On the Google Play build the money purchases
-  // are hidden behind a RuStore stub (store policy), while spending already-earned chips still works.
+  // (values bought with chips — an instant exchange). When purchases are hidden — the Google Play
+  // build (behind a RuStore stub, store policy) or the native MVP that defers billing (a neutral
+  // note) — the money purchases disappear while spending already-earned chips still works.
 
   let wallet = $state<Wallet | null>(null);
   let catalog = $state<Catalog | null>(null);
@@ -38,13 +40,16 @@
   );
 
   const gpBuild = isGooglePlayBuild();
+  // Money purchases are hidden in the Google Play build (policy) and in the native MVP that defers
+  // billing; the RuStore-pointer stub shows only for the former (gpBuild).
+  const noPurchases = purchasesHidden();
   // Money purchases are not permitted inside the VK iOS app (Apple ToS); the pack CTA is shown
   // muted and taps explain why, rather than hiding the storefront. VK's device family is not on the
   // client platformSubtype (server-derived) — read it from the signed vk_platform launch param.
   const purchaseBlocked = context === 'vk' && normalizeSubtype(vkPlatform()) === 'ios';
   // The "other version" link points at this deployment's own site root (the landing lists every
   // platform), so it follows prod vs the contour without a hardcoded host.
-  const siteRoot = typeof location !== 'undefined' ? `${location.origin}/` : '/';
+  const siteRoot = `${gatewayOrigin()}/`;
 
   const values = $derived(catalog?.products.filter((p) => p.kind === 'value') ?? []);
   const packs = $derived(catalog?.products.filter((p) => p.kind === 'pack') ?? []);
@@ -237,8 +242,12 @@
           >
         </div>
       {/if}
-      {#if gpBuild}
-        <p class="stub" data-testid="gp-stub">{t('wallet.gpStub')}</p>
+      {#if noPurchases}
+        {#if gpBuild}
+          <p class="stub" data-testid="gp-stub">{t('wallet.gpStub')}</p>
+        {:else}
+          <p class="stub" data-testid="purchases-hidden">{t('wallet.purchasesSoon')}</p>
+        {/if}
       {:else}
         {#each packs as p (p.productId)}
           <div class="row product" data-testid="product" data-kind="pack" data-pid={p.productId}>
diff --git a/ui/src/vite-env.d.ts b/ui/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 02e18e8..f607cb6 100644
--- a/ui/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/ui/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,15 @@
 /// <reference types="vite/client" />
 
 interface ImportMetaEnv {
-  /** Base URL of the gateway Connect endpoint. Empty in dev (same-origin proxy). */
+  /** Base URL of the gateway Connect endpoint. Empty in dev (same-origin proxy); set to the real
+   *  gateway origin in a packaged native build. */
   readonly VITE_GATEWAY_URL?: string;
+  /** "1" hides the in-app-currency purchase actions in the thin native MVP that defers store billing. */
+  readonly VITE_PAYMENTS_DISABLED?: string;
+  /** Store listing URL the native update overlay opens for its "update" action (e.g. the RuStore page). */
+  readonly VITE_STORE_URL?: string;
+  /** Bundled-dictionary version the native offline path requests; matches the packaged DAWG files. */
+  readonly VITE_DICT_VERSION?: string;
 }
 
 interface ImportMeta {