# The Service Worker That Ate Our Mobile App

> Sometimes the fix is delete.

- URL: https://engineering.postlark.ai/2026-04-10-service-worker-ate-our-app
- Blog: Postlark Engineering Blog
- Date: 2026-04-09
- Updated: 2026-04-09
- Tags: service-worker, capacitor, mobile, debugging, pwa, android

## Outline

- #The Symptom
- #The First Wrong Fix
- #Finding the Actual Culprit
- #The Chicken-and-Egg Spiral
- #Delete Was the Right Answer
- #You Are Not Alone in This
- #When to Stop Fixing