diff --git a/capacitor.config.ts b/capacitor.config.ts
index 4010ce7e..f35cbcf1 100644
--- a/capacitor.config.ts
+++ b/capacitor.config.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ const config: CapacitorConfig = {
   appName: 'Minder',
   webDir: 'dist',
   server: { 
-    allowNavigation: ["erudition.github.io", "localhost"],
-    url: "https://erudition.github.io/minder-preview/Erudition/Minder/branch/master/",
+    allowNavigation: ["erudition.github.io", "localhost"], // don't add "localhost" here
+    // url: "https://localhost/", // default is https://localhost, but setting this to ANYTHING prevent navigation to localhost...
+    //url: "https://erudition.github.io/minder-preview/Erudition/Minder/branch/master/",
     hostname: 'localhost',
     androidScheme: 'https',
     cleartext: true,
-    errorPath: "error.html",
+    //errorPath: "error.html",
     },
   plugins: {
     SplashScreen: {
diff --git a/elm/Main.elm b/elm/Main.elm
index 12089ab9..4700fd4d 100644
--- a/elm/Main.elm
+++ b/elm/Main.elm
@@ -510,7 +510,8 @@ globalLayout model replica innerStuff =
                         ]
                     , menuItemHref "Test Marvin Sync" "sync-outline" "?sync=marvin"
                     , menuItemHref "Reload App" "sync-outline" "index.html"
-                    , menuItemHref "Installed branch" "sync-outline" "https://localhost/index.html"
+                    , menuItemHref "Installed branch" "sync-outline" "https://localhost/fallback.html"
+                    , menuItemHref "Redirect" "sync-outline" "https://localhost/"
                     , menuItemHref "Master branch" "sync-outline" "https://erudition.github.io/minder-preview/Erudition/Minder/branch/master/"
                     , Ion.Item.item [ Ion.Item.button, HE.onClick ClearPreferences, Ion.Item.detail False ]
                         [ Ion.Item.label [] [ H.text "Switch Account" ]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c19ee281..dfbf68e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "build": "tsc && vite build",
     "build-ci": "vite build",
     "build-sync": "vite build && cap sync",
-    "patch-elm": "rm -rf ~/.elm/0.19.1/packages/ && elm make --output=www/elm-gui.js elm/Main.elm && make --directory ./elm-patches && rm -rf elm-stuff"
+    "patch-elm": "rm -rf ~/.elm/0.19.1/packages/ && elm make --output=www/elm-gui.js elm/Main.elm && make --directory ./elm-patches && rm -rf elm-stuff",
+    "capacitor:copy:after": "if [ $CAPACITOR_PLATFORM_NAME == 'web' ]; then echo leaving index in place for web. ; else echo replacing index with go-online... && mv android/app/src/main/assets/public/index.html android/app/src/main/assets/public/fallback.html && mv android/app/src/main/assets/public/go-online.html android/app/src/main/assets/public/index.html; fi"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 2dc276b0..9dcb35fd 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
         //devOptions: {enabled: true},
         includeAssets: ['favicon.ico', 'apple-touch-icon.png', 'masked-icon.svg'],
         workbox: {  
-          navigateFallbackDenylist: [/.js/],
-          globPatterns: ['**/*.{css,ico,png,svg}'] // TODO removed js so capacitor plugins can work
+          //navigateFallbackDenylist: [/.js/],
+          globPatterns: ['**/*.{html,css,ico,png,svg}'] // TODO removed js so capacitor plugins can work
         },
         outDir: "../dist", // weird it's not default, it looks for webapp files to cache here
         manifest: {
diff --git a/www/index.ts b/www/index.ts
index 68ff0cde..67a78497 100644
--- a/www/index.ts
+++ b/www/index.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function elmStarted(app) {
 
       App.addListener('appStateChange', ({ isActive }) => {
         detectDarkMode();
-        Toast.show({ text: ("App became " + isActive ? "active!" : "inactive."), duration: "short"}).then();
+        Toast.show({ text: ("App became " + (isActive ? "active!" : "inactive.")), duration: "short"}).then();
       });
       
       App.addListener('appUrlOpen', data => {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function elmStarted(app) {
       
         console.log('App opened with URL: ' + url);
       };
-
+      Toast.show({ text: window.location.href, duration: "short"}).then();
       try {
         attachOrbit(app);
       } catch (problemWithOrbit)
diff --git a/www/vite-extra-assets/go-online.html b/www/vite-extra-assets/go-online.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b468af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/www/vite-extra-assets/go-online.html
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">    
+  <head>      
+    <title>Going online...</title>      
+    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL='https://erudition.github.io/minder-preview/Erudition/Minder/branch/master/'" />    
+  </head>    
+  <body> 
+    <h1>Going online...</h1>
+    <a href="https://erudition.github.io/minder-preview/Erudition/Minder/branch/master/">Online</a>
+    <a href="https://localhost/fallback.html">Local</a>
+  </body>  
+</html>    
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