diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-main.yml b/.github/workflows/android-main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3fb2d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Android main verification
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "17 4 * * 1"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  evaluate-main:
+    name: Evaluate main gate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          package-manager-cache: false
+
+      - run: npm install --global npm@11.19.0
+      - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
+
+      - id: main
+        name: Evaluate main gate
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: npm run verify:android-gates -- --gate main --run-id "${{ github.run_id }}-main"
+
+      - name: Upload Main Gate evidence
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: android-main-evidence
+          path: artifacts/mobile-evidence/android-gates
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 30
+
+      - name: Enforce main verdict
+        if: ${{ steps.main.outcome == 'failure' }}
+        run: exit 1
diff --git a/apps/mobile/app.json b/apps/mobile/app.json
index 829062f5..594b0081 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/app.json
+++ b/apps/mobile/app.json
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@
             "minSdkVersion": 30
           }
         }
-      ],
-      "expo-network"
+      ]
     ],
     "experiments": {
       "typedRoutes": true
diff --git a/apps/mobile/tests/scaffold.test.mjs b/apps/mobile/tests/scaffold.test.mjs
index 58d043e9..7dfef646 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/tests/scaffold.test.mjs
+++ b/apps/mobile/tests/scaffold.test.mjs
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ test("the Android build enables SQLCipher and excludes all app data from backup"
   assert.equal(packageManifest.dependencies["expo-secure-store"], "57.0.2");
   assert.equal(packageManifest.dependencies["expo-sqlite"], "57.0.2");
   assert.equal(packageManifest.dependencies["expo-network"], "57.0.1");
+  assert.ok(
+    !appManifest.expo.plugins.flat().includes("expo-network"),
+    "expo-network has no app.plugin.js; listing it in plugins loads build/Network.js under Node and fails type stripping",
+  );
 });
 
 test("SQLCipher is proven in memory before a persistent database is opened", () => {
diff --git a/scripts/android-gates-workflow.test.mjs b/scripts/android-gates-workflow.test.mjs
index 791bf09a..e873612f 100644
--- a/scripts/android-gates-workflow.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/android-gates-workflow.test.mjs
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ async function workflowFiles() {
 }
 
 test("workflows invoke every Android gate without a release promotion", async () => {
-  const [build, candidate, publicRelease, release] = await Promise.all([
+  const [build, main, candidate, publicRelease, release] = await Promise.all([
     workflow("build.yml"),
+    workflow("android-main.yml"),
     workflow("android-candidate.yml"),
     workflow("android-public-release.yml"),
     workflow("release.yml"),
@@ -29,10 +30,18 @@ test("workflows invoke every Android gate without a release promotion", async ()
   assert.match(build.source, /--gate change/);
   assert.match(build.source, /ANDROID_GATE_FRAGMENT: "1"/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(build.source, /--gate main/);
+  assert.match(main.source, /--gate main/);
+  assert.equal(main.value.jobs["main-gate"], undefined);
+  assert.ok(main.value.jobs["evaluate-main"]);
   assert.match(candidate.source, /--gate candidate/);
   assert.match(publicRelease.source, /--gate public-release/);
   assert.doesNotMatch(release.source, /verify:android-gates|android-public-release/i);
-  for (const source of [build.source, candidate.source, publicRelease.source]) {
+  for (const source of [
+    build.source,
+    main.source,
+    candidate.source,
+    publicRelease.source,
+  ]) {
     assert.doesNotMatch(source, /firebase\s+test\s+lab|test-lab/i);
     assert.doesNotMatch(source, HOSTED_EMU_FORBIDDEN);
   }