diff --git a/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.spec.ts b/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.spec.ts
index 2732b86a..bc8a34b6 100644
--- a/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.spec.ts
@@ -1039,6 +1039,9 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
     });
 
     it('should call the underlying SDK', async () => {
+      (
+        auth0Client.isAuthenticated as unknown as MockInstance
+      ).mockResolvedValue(true);
       const localService = createService();
       await firstValueFrom(localService.handleRedirectCallback());
       expect(auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -1046,6 +1049,9 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
 
     it('should call the underlying SDK and pass options', async () => {
       const url = 'http://localhost';
+      (
+        auth0Client.isAuthenticated as unknown as MockInstance
+      ).mockResolvedValue(true);
       const localService = createService();
       await firstValueFrom(localService.handleRedirectCallback(url));
       expect(auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
@@ -1076,6 +1082,9 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
 
     it('should record the appState in the appState$ observable if it is present', async () => {
       const appState = { myValue: 'State to Preserve' };
+      (
+        auth0Client.isAuthenticated as unknown as MockInstance
+      ).mockResolvedValue(true);
       (
         auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback as unknown as MockInstance
       ).mockResolvedValue({ appState });
@@ -1087,6 +1096,9 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
 
     it('should preserve appState as-is for regular login', async () => {
       const appState = { myValue: 'State to Preserve' };
+      (
+        auth0Client.isAuthenticated as unknown as MockInstance
+      ).mockResolvedValue(true);
       (
         auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback as unknown as MockInstance
       ).mockResolvedValue({ appState, response_type: ResponseType.Code });
@@ -1105,6 +1117,9 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
         created_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
         expires_at: '2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z',
       };
+      (
+        auth0Client.isAuthenticated as unknown as MockInstance
+      ).mockResolvedValue(true);
       (
         auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback as unknown as MockInstance
       ).mockResolvedValue({
@@ -1130,6 +1145,9 @@ describe('AuthService', () => {
         created_at: '2024-02-01T00:00:00.000Z',
         expires_at: '2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z',
       };
+      (
+        auth0Client.isAuthenticated as unknown as MockInstance
+      ).mockResolvedValue(true);
       (
         auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback as unknown as MockInstance
       ).mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.ts b/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.ts
index f930962d..bd381904 100644
--- a/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.ts
+++ b/projects/auth0-angular/src/lib/auth.service.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ import {
   concatMap,
   tap,
   map,
+  filter,
+  take,
   takeUntil,
   catchError,
   switchMap,
@@ -407,10 +409,7 @@ export class AuthService<TAppState extends AppState = AppState>
       this.auth0Client.handleRedirectCallback<TAppState>(url)
     ).pipe(
       withLatestFrom(this.authState.isLoading$),
-      tap(([result, isLoading]) => {
-        if (!isLoading) {
-          this.authState.refresh();
-        }
+      switchMap(([result, isLoading]) => {
         const { appState, response_type, ...rest } = result;
         const target = appState?.target ?? '/';
 
@@ -424,9 +423,22 @@ export class AuthService<TAppState extends AppState = AppState>
           this.appStateSubject$.next(appState);
         }
 
+        if (!isLoading) {
+          this.authState.refresh();
+          // Capacitor flow: app was already running so isLoading is false.
+          // refresh() is async — wait for isAuthenticated$ to become true
+          // before navigating so AuthGuard does not read the stale cached false.
+          return this.authState.isAuthenticated$.pipe(
+            filter((authenticated) => authenticated),
+            take(1),
+            tap(() => this.navigator.navigateByUrl(target)),
+            map(() => result)
+          );
+        }
+
         this.navigator.navigateByUrl(target);
-      }),
-      map(([result]) => result)
+        return of(result);
+      })
     );
   }
 
@@ -577,10 +589,7 @@ export class AuthService<TAppState extends AppState = AppState>
     updateAuthenticationMethod: (
       id: string,
       data: UpdateAuthenticationMethodRequest
-    ) =>
-      from(
-        this.auth0Client.myAccount.updateAuthenticationMethod(id, data)
-      ),
+    ) => from(this.auth0Client.myAccount.updateAuthenticationMethod(id, data)),
     enrollmentChallenge: (options: EnrollmentChallengeOptions) =>
       from(this.auth0Client.myAccount.enrollmentChallenge(options)),
     enrollmentVerify: (options: EnrollmentVerifyOptions) =>