diff --git a/server/public/home.html b/server/public/home.html
index dea6e68..db08e02 100644
--- a/server/public/home.html
+++ b/server/public/home.html
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 <script src="/icons.js?v=6"></script>
-<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-23-batch166';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
+<script>window.__BUILD='2026-07-24-batch167';console.log('%cBiz Connect','color:#1F3B73;font-weight:bold','build '+window.__BUILD);
 // Emoji are rendered with the OS's own (colour) emoji font — instant, zero network.
 //
 // We used to run Twemoji over every emoji, which swapped each one for an <img> pulled INDIVIDUALLY from
@@ -3551,13 +3551,28 @@ function bzUploadBlob(file, onPct){
     xhr.send(file);
   });
 }
+function bzB64ToBlob(b64, mime){
+  const bin=atob(b64||''), len=bin.length, u8=new Uint8Array(len);
+  for(let i=0;i<len;i++) u8[i]=bin.charCodeAt(i);
+  return new Blob([u8], { type: mime||'application/octet-stream' });
+}
 async function bzShareItemToFile(it){
-  // Pull the staged file's bytes into a File the upload endpoint accepts. convertFileSrc turns the
-  // App Group file:// URI into something the WebView can fetch.
+  // Read the staged file's bytes for upload. We MUST go through the native Filesystem bridge, NOT
+  // fetch(convertFileSrc(...)): this app loads its UI from the REMOTE origin (remote.bizgaze.com), so
+  // Capacitor's local `_capacitor_file_` serving isn't on this origin — a fetch there is CORS-blocked or
+  // hits the remote server (404 "not found"). Filesystem.readFile reads the file in native code and
+  // returns base64, bypassing the webview network stack entirely.
+  const Fs=window.Capacitor&&window.Capacitor.Plugins&&window.Capacitor.Plugins.Filesystem;
+  if(Fs&&Fs.readFile){
+    let r=null;
+    try{ r=await Fs.readFile({ path: it.uri }); }               // full file:// path, no directory
+    catch(e){ try{ r=await Fs.readFile({ path: it.path }); }catch(e2){ throw new Error('Could not read the shared file'); } }
+    return new File([bzB64ToBlob((r&&r.data)||'', it.mime)], it.name||'file', { type: it.mime||'application/octet-stream' });
+  }
+  // Fallback (local-asset builds only): the webview file scheme.
   const src=window.Capacitor.convertFileSrc(it.uri);
   const res=await fetch(src); if(!res.ok) throw new Error('read failed');
-  const blob=await res.blob();
-  return new File([blob], it.name||'file', { type: it.mime||blob.type||'application/octet-stream' });
+  return new File([await res.blob()], it.name||'file', { type: it.mime||'application/octet-stream' });
 }
 function openSharePicker(items){
   const files=items.filter(i=>i.kind==='file');
