diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/views/FilesView.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/views/FilesView.tsx
index 5e75f6d7..6452099d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/views/FilesView.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/views/FilesView.tsx
@@ -904,7 +904,6 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
   const [fileLoading, setFileLoading] = React.useState(false);
   const [fileError, setFileError] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
   const [desktopImageSrc, setDesktopImageSrc] = React.useState<string>('');
-  const desktopImageBlobUrlRef = React.useRef<string>('');
 
   const [loadedFilePath, setLoadedFilePath] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
 
@@ -3006,10 +3005,6 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
     [lightTheme.metadata.id, darkTheme.metadata.id],
   );
 
-  const imageAssetAuthKey = selectedFile?.path && isSelectedImage && !runtime.isDesktop && !isSelectedSvg
-    ? `${selectedFile.path}|${selectedFileReadOptions.allowOutsideWorkspace ? 'outside' : 'workspace'}|${selectedFileReadOptions.outsideFileGrant ?? ''}`
-    : '';
-
   const pdfAssetAuthKey = selectedFile?.path && isSelectedPdf
     ? `${selectedFile.path}|${selectedFileReadOptions.allowOutsideWorkspace ? 'outside' : 'workspace'}|${selectedFileReadOptions.outsideFileGrant ?? ''}`
     : '';
@@ -3019,30 +3014,18 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
     : '';
 
   const assetAuthErrorFallback = t('filesView.error.readFileFailed');
-  const { readyKey: imageAssetAuthReadyKey, nonce: imagePreviewNonce } =
-    useAssetAuthRefresh(imageAssetAuthKey, setFileError, assetAuthErrorFallback);
   const { readyKey: htmlAssetAuthReadyKey, nonce: htmlPreviewNonce } =
     useAssetAuthRefresh(htmlAssetAuthKey, setFileError, assetAuthErrorFallback);
   const { readyKey: pdfAssetAuthReadyKey, nonce: pdfPreviewNonce } =
     useAssetAuthRefresh(pdfAssetAuthKey, setFileError, assetAuthErrorFallback);
 
-  const isImageAssetAuthLoading = Boolean(imageAssetAuthKey && imageAssetAuthReadyKey !== imageAssetAuthKey);
   const isHtmlAssetAuthLoading = Boolean(htmlAssetAuthKey && htmlAssetAuthReadyKey !== htmlAssetAuthKey);
   const isPdfAssetAuthLoading = Boolean(pdfAssetAuthKey && pdfAssetAuthReadyKey !== pdfAssetAuthKey);
 
   const imageSrc = selectedFile?.path && isSelectedImage
-    ? (runtime.isDesktop
-      ? (isSelectedSvg
-        ? `data:${getImageMimeType(selectedFile.path)};utf8,${encodeURIComponent(fileContent)}`
-        : desktopImageSrc)
-      : (isSelectedSvg
-        ? `data:${getImageMimeType(selectedFile.path)};utf8,${encodeURIComponent(fileContent)}`
-        : imageAssetAuthReadyKey === imageAssetAuthKey ? getRuntimeUrlResolver().authenticatedAsset('/api/fs/raw', {
-          path: selectedFile.path,
-          allowOutsideWorkspace: selectedFileReadOptions.allowOutsideWorkspace ? 'true' : undefined,
-          outsideFileGrant: selectedFileReadOptions.outsideFileGrant,
-          directory: root || undefined,
-        }) : ''))
+    ? (isSelectedSvg
+      ? `data:${getImageMimeType(selectedFile.path)};utf8,${encodeURIComponent(fileContent)}`
+      : desktopImageSrc)
     : '';
 
   const pdfSrc = selectedFile?.path && isSelectedPdf && pdfAssetAuthReadyKey === pdfAssetAuthKey
@@ -3067,24 +3050,16 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
+    let objectUrl = '';
 
     const resolveDesktopImage = async () => {
-      if (!runtime.isDesktop || !selectedFile?.path || !isSelectedImage || isSelectedSvg) {
-        if (desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current) {
-          URL.revokeObjectURL(desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current);
-          desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current = '';
-        }
+      if (!selectedFile?.path || !isSelectedImage || isSelectedSvg) {
         setDesktopImageSrc('');
         return;
       }
 
       setFileError(null);
 
-      if (desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current) {
-        URL.revokeObjectURL(desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current);
-        desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current = '';
-      }
-
       const srcPromise = files.readFileBinary
         ? files.readFileBinary(selectedFile.path, selectedFileReadOptions).then((result) => result.dataUrl)
         : (async () => {
@@ -3100,13 +3075,13 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
             throw new Error(t('filesView.error.readFileFailed'));
           }
           const blob = await response.blob();
-          const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+          objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
           if (cancelled) {
-            URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+            URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl);
+            objectUrl = '';
             return '';
           }
-          desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current = url;
-          return url;
+          return objectUrl;
         })();
 
       await srcPromise
@@ -3117,10 +3092,6 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
           }
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-          if (desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current) {
-            URL.revokeObjectURL(desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current);
-            desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current = '';
-          }
           if (!cancelled) {
             setDesktopImageSrc('');
             setFileError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : t('filesView.error.readFileFailed'));
@@ -3138,17 +3109,11 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, [files, isSelectedImage, isSelectedSvg, root, runtime.isDesktop, selectedFile?.path, selectedFileReadOptions, t]);
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      if (desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current) {
-        URL.revokeObjectURL(desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current);
-        desktopImageBlobUrlRef.current = '';
+      if (objectUrl) {
+        URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl);
       }
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [files, isSelectedImage, isSelectedSvg, root, selectedFile?.path, selectedFileReadOptions, t]);
 
   const handleCloseDialog = React.useCallback(() => setActiveDialog(null), []);
 
@@ -3870,7 +3835,7 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
         <ScrollableOverlay outerClassName="h-full min-w-0" className="h-full min-w-0">
           {!selectedFile ? (
             <div className="p-3 typography-ui text-muted-foreground">{t('filesView.editor.pickFileFromTree')}</div>
-          ) : (fileLoading || isImageAssetAuthLoading || isPdfAssetAuthLoading) ? (
+          ) : (fileLoading || isPdfAssetAuthLoading) ? (
             suppressFileLoadingIndicator
               ? <div className="p-3" />
               : (
@@ -3884,7 +3849,7 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
           ) : isSelectedImage ? (
             <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center p-3">
               <img
-                key={imagePreviewNonce}
+                key={selectedFile.path}
                 src={imageSrc}
                 alt={selectedFile?.name ?? t('filesView.editor.imageAltFallback')}
                 className="max-w-full max-h-[70vh] object-contain rounded-md border border-border/30 bg-primary/10"
@@ -4264,7 +4229,7 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
           {renderFloatingFileControls({ exitFullscreenOnly: true })}
         </div>
         <ScrollableOverlay outerClassName="h-full min-w-0" className="h-full min-w-0">
-          {(fileLoading || isImageAssetAuthLoading || isPdfAssetAuthLoading) ? (
+          {(fileLoading || isPdfAssetAuthLoading) ? (
             suppressFileLoadingIndicator
               ? <div className="p-4" />
               : (
@@ -4278,7 +4243,7 @@ export const FilesView: React.FC<FilesViewProps> = ({ mode = 'full' }) => {
           ) : isSelectedImage ? (
             <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center p-4">
               <img
-                key={imagePreviewNonce}
+                key={selectedFile.path}
                 src={imageSrc}
                 alt={selectedFile.name}
                 className="max-w-full max-h-full object-contain rounded-md border border-border/30 bg-primary/10"
diff --git a/packages/web/src/api/files.test.ts b/packages/web/src/api/files.test.ts
index 19bd5bb3..beb88c9c 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/api/files.test.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/api/files.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import type { RuntimeUrlQuery, RuntimeUrlResolver } from '@openchamber/ui/lib/runtime-url';
 
 const runtimeFetchMock = vi.fn();
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
 vi.mock('@openchamber/ui/lib/runtime-fetch', () => ({
   runtimeFetch: runtimeFetchMock,
 }));
@@ -87,4 +91,20 @@ describe('createWebFilesAPI', () => {
       headers: { 'x-opencode-directory': '/current-workspace' },
     });
   });
+
+  it('opens the native share sheet for downloads in the Capacitor app', async () => {
+    const { createWebFilesAPI } = await import('./files');
+    const api = createWebFilesAPI({ urls, getDirectory: () => '/workspace' });
+    const share = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    vi.stubGlobal('window', globalThis);
+    vi.stubGlobal('navigator', {});
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'Capacitor', { configurable: true, value: { isNativePlatform: () => true } });
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'canShare', { configurable: true, value: () => true });
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'share', { configurable: true, value: share });
+    runtimeFetchMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(new Response('hello', { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' } }));
+
+    await api.downloadFile?.('/workspace/hello.txt');
+
+    expect(share).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ files: [expect.objectContaining({ name: 'hello.txt', type: 'text/plain' })] });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/web/src/api/files.ts b/packages/web/src/api/files.ts
index 3d1c91ae..6655d365 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/api/files.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/api/files.ts
@@ -285,10 +285,20 @@ export const createWebFilesAPI = ({ getDirectory }: WebFilesAPIOptions): FilesAP
     }
 
     const blob = await response.blob();
+    const filename = target.split('/').pop() || 'file';
+    const capacitor = (window as typeof window & {
+      Capacitor?: { isNativePlatform?: () => boolean };
+    }).Capacitor;
+    const file = new File([blob], filename, { type: blob.type || 'application/octet-stream' });
+    if (capacitor?.isNativePlatform?.() === true && navigator.canShare?.({ files: [file] })) {
+      await navigator.share({ files: [file] });
+      return;
+    }
+
     const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
     const a = document.createElement('a');
     a.href = url;
-    a.download = target.split('/').pop() || 'file';
+    a.download = filename;
     document.body.appendChild(a);
     a.click();
     document.body.removeChild(a);