diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2b6c953..901ae4e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@
                 android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                 android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
         </provider>
+        <!-- v1 launcher: full-screen WebView web shell pointed at the Gateway web chat.
+             MainActivity + WebSocket node infrastructure stay intact for v2 heartbeat. -->
+        <activity
+            android:name=".WebShellActivity"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:launchMode="singleTask"
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
+            android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|density|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
         <!-- External sender tasks must converge on one visible composer and share queue. -->
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
@@ -113,10 +126,6 @@
             <meta-data
                 android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
                 android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
-            </intent-filter>
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.ASSIST" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/WebShellActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/WebShellActivity.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52ba2b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/WebShellActivity.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+package ai.openclaw.app
+
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.app.DownloadManager
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.Environment
+import android.webkit.CookieManager
+import android.webkit.DownloadListener
+import android.webkit.URLUtil
+import android.webkit.ValueCallback
+import android.webkit.WebChromeClient
+import android.webkit.WebResourceRequest
+import android.webkit.WebSettings
+import android.webkit.WebView
+import android.webkit.WebViewClient
+import android.widget.Toast
+import androidx.activity.OnBackPressedCallback
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
+
+/**
+ * v1 Web shell: a full-screen WebView pointed at the OpenClaw Gateway web chat.
+ *
+ * The official app's native UI (MainActivity) and WebSocket node connection
+ * infrastructure (NodeRuntime, NodeForegroundService, ...) remain intact in
+ * this fork — v2 will reuse them for the heartbeat watchdog.
+ */
+class WebShellActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+
+  companion object {
+    /** Same Gateway the node WebSocket connects to; the web chat lives at its root. */
+    const val DEFAULT_GATEWAY_URL = "https://tech.greenlee.website/"
+
+    private const val EXTRA_GATEWAY_URL = "ai.openclaw.app.extra.GATEWAY_URL"
+
+    /** Launch the web shell, optionally overriding the default gateway URL. */
+    fun start(context: Context, gatewayUrl: String = DEFAULT_GATEWAY_URL) {
+      context.startActivity(
+        Intent(context, WebShellActivity::class.java)
+          .putExtra(EXTRA_GATEWAY_URL, gatewayUrl),
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
+  private var webView: WebView? = null
+  private var filePathCallback: ValueCallback<Array<Uri>>? = null
+
+  private val fileChooserLauncher =
+    registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult()) { result ->
+      val results =
+        if (result.resultCode == RESULT_OK && result.data != null) {
+          val clipData = result.data!!.clipData
+          if (clipData != null) {
+            Array(clipData.itemCount) { index -> clipData.getItemAt(index).uri }
+          } else {
+            result.data!!.data?.let { arrayOf(it) }
+          }
+        } else {
+          null
+        }
+      filePathCallback?.onReceiveValue(results)
+      filePathCallback = null
+    }
+
+  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+
+    // Full screen, edge-to-edge, no browser chrome.
+    WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
+    WindowCompat.getInsetsController(window, window.decorView).apply {
+      systemBarsBehavior = WindowInsetsControllerCompat.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE
+      hide(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())
+    }
+
+    val gatewayUrl = intent?.getStringExtra(EXTRA_GATEWAY_URL) ?: DEFAULT_GATEWAY_URL
+
+    webView =
+      WebView(this).apply {
+        configureWebView(this, gatewayUrl)
+      }
+    setContentView(webView)
+
+    onBackPressedDispatcher.addCallback(
+      this,
+      object : OnBackPressedCallback(true) {
+        override fun handleOnBackPressed() {
+          if (webView?.canGoBack() == true) {
+            webView?.goBack()
+          } else {
+            finish()
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    )
+  }
+
+  @SuppressLint("SetJavaScriptEnabled")
+  private fun configureWebView(view: WebView, gatewayUrl: String) {
+    view.settings.apply {
+      javaScriptEnabled = true
+      domStorageEnabled = true
+      databaseEnabled = true
+      setSupportMultipleWindows(false)
+      mediaPlaybackRequiresUserGesture = false
+      // Proper mobile viewport: let the page's viewport meta drive layout.
+      useWideViewPort = true
+      loadWithOverviewMode = true
+      builtInZoomControls = false
+      displayZoomControls = false
+      cacheMode = WebSettings.LOAD_DEFAULT
+    }
+
+    // Persistent session: cookies + DOM storage survive app restarts.
+    CookieManager.getInstance().apply {
+      setAcceptCookie(true)
+      setAcceptThirdPartyCookies(view, true)
+    }
+
+    view.webViewClient =
+      object : WebViewClient() {
+        override fun shouldOverrideUrlLoading(
+          view: WebView?,
+          request: WebResourceRequest?,
+        ): Boolean {
+          val url = request?.url ?: return false
+          val gatewayHost = Uri.parse(DEFAULT_GATEWAY_URL).host
+          // Keep the gateway chat (and its assets) inside the WebView; open
+          // external links in the system browser.
+          if (url.host == gatewayHost) return false
+          return runCatching {
+            startActivity(Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, url))
+            true
+          }.getOrDefault(false)
+        }
+      }
+
+    view.webChromeClient =
+      object : WebChromeClient() {
+        override fun onShowFileChooser(
+          webView: WebView?,
+          filePathCallback: ValueCallback<Array<Uri>>?,
+          fileChooserParams: FileChooserParams?,
+        ): Boolean {
+          this@WebShellActivity.filePathCallback?.onReceiveValue(null)
+          this@WebShellActivity.filePathCallback = filePathCallback
+          val intent =
+            fileChooserParams?.createIntent()
+              ?: Intent(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT).apply {
+                  addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE)
+                  type = "*/*"
+                }
+          return try {
+            fileChooserLauncher.launch(intent)
+            true
+          } catch (e: ActivityNotFoundException) {
+            this@WebShellActivity.filePathCallback = null
+            false
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+    view.setDownloadListener(
+      DownloadListener { url, userAgent, contentDisposition, mimetype, _ ->
+        runCatching {
+          val request =
+            DownloadManager.Request(Uri.parse(url))
+              .setMimeType(mimetype)
+              .addRequestHeader("User-Agent", userAgent)
+              .setNotificationVisibility(
+                DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED,
+              )
+              .setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(
+                Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS,
+                URLUtil.guessFileName(url, contentDisposition, mimetype),
+              )
+          (getSystemService(Context.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE) as DownloadManager).enqueue(request)
+          Toast.makeText(this@WebShellActivity, "Download started", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        }.onFailure {
+          Toast.makeText(this@WebShellActivity, "Download failed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+        }
+      },
+    )
+
+    view.loadUrl(gatewayUrl)
+  }
+
+  override fun onSaveInstanceState(outState: Bundle) {
+    webView?.saveState(outState)
+    super.onSaveInstanceState(outState)
+  }
+
+  override fun onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState: Bundle) {
+    super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState)
+    webView?.restoreState(savedInstanceState)
+  }
+
+  override fun onPause() {
+    webView?.onPause()
+    super.onPause()
+  }
+
+  override fun onResume() {
+    super.onResume()
+    webView?.onResume()
+  }
+
+  override fun onDestroy() {
+    webView?.destroy()
+    super.onDestroy()
+  }
+}