diff --git a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
index 9dd84d5..e8c9b6f 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/ContentView.swift
@@ -182,13 +182,16 @@ struct ContentView: View {
         .onChange(of: showOnboarding) { _, showing in
             // After onboarding finishes (or the test re-run is dismissed),
             // begin foreground location tracking if permission allows, and
-            // run the first data fetch (the relay probe during onboarding
-            // already surfaced the Local Network prompt).
+            // run the FIRST data fetch. This must be a forced refresh: a
+            // reinstall may leave a recent `lastRefresh` in the app-group
+            // defaults (which survive app deletion), which would make the
+            // cache-gated refresh skip the fetch and leave the station list
+            // empty on a brand-new install.
             if !showing, FuelStore.loadHasCompletedOnboarding() {
                 locationManager.startForegroundTracking()
                 monitor.update(stations: stations, favourites: refreshedFavourites,
                                fuel: alertsFuel, radiusKM: alertsRadius)
-                Task { await refresh() }
+                Task { await refresh(force: true) }
             }
         }
         .onChange(of: scenePhase) { _, newPhase in
diff --git a/FuelBoard/OnboardingView.swift b/FuelBoard/OnboardingView.swift
index 4d6696e..08afcab 100644
--- a/FuelBoard/OnboardingView.swift
+++ b/FuelBoard/OnboardingView.swift
@@ -18,15 +18,8 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
-            // Top bar: skip + page dots
+            // Top bar: page dots only — onboarding is mandatory, no skip.
             HStack {
-                if page < totalPages - 1 {
-                    Button("Skip") { finish() }
-                        .font(.subheadline)
-                        .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
-                } else {
-                    Color.clear.frame(width: 40, height: 20)
-                }
                 Spacer()
                 HStack(spacing: 8) {
                     ForEach(0..<totalPages, id: \.self) { index in
@@ -36,7 +29,6 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
                     }
                 }
                 Spacer()
-                Color.clear.frame(width: 40, height: 20)  // balances Skip
             }
             .padding(.horizontal, 20)
             .padding(.top, 12)
@@ -49,17 +41,23 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
                 donePage.tag(4)
             }
             .tabViewStyle(.page(indexDisplayMode: .never))
-            .onChange(of: page) { _, newPage in
-                // Trigger each system prompt the moment its page appears.
-                if newPage == 1 { prompter.requestLocation() }
-                if newPage == 2 { prompter.requestNotifications() }
-                if newPage == 3 { prompter.requestDataAccess() }
-            }
 
             bottomAction
                 .padding(.horizontal, 20)
                 .padding(.bottom, 24)
         }
+        // Auto-advance once the user grants a permission — the prompt itself
+        // only fires when the Continue button is tapped (after reading the
+        // page's description), never when the page merely appears.
+        .onChange(of: prompter.locationGranted) { _, granted in
+            if granted, page == 1 { page = 2 }
+        }
+        .onChange(of: prompter.notificationsGranted) { _, granted in
+            if granted, page == 2 { page = 3 }
+        }
+        .onChange(of: prompter.dataGranted) { _, granted in
+            if granted, page == 3 { page = 4 }
+        }
         .background(
             LinearGradient(
                 colors: [Color(.systemBackground), Color.accentColor.opacity(0.06)],
@@ -263,9 +261,12 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
             ) {
                 if prompter.locationDenied {
                     openSettings()
-                } else {
+                } else if !prompter.locationGranted {
+                    // The system prompt fires HERE — after the user has read
+                    // the description and tapped Continue — not on page appear.
                     prompter.requestLocation()
-                    if prompter.locationGranted { page = 2 }
+                } else {
+                    page = 2
                 }
             }
         case 2:
@@ -274,9 +275,10 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
             ) {
                 if prompter.notificationsDenied {
                     page = 3
-                } else {
+                } else if !prompter.notificationsGranted {
                     prompter.requestNotifications()
-                    if prompter.notificationsGranted { page = 3 }
+                } else {
+                    page = 3
                 }
             }
         case 3:
@@ -286,8 +288,12 @@ struct OnboardingView: View {
                 ) {
                     if prompter.dataDenied {
                         openSettings()
-                    } else if prompter.dataGranted || !prompter.dataLoading {
+                    } else if prompter.dataGranted {
                         page = 4
+                    } else if !prompter.dataLoading {
+                        // Fires the Local Network prompt + relay probe here,
+                        // after the user has read the page and tapped Continue.
+                        prompter.requestDataAccess()
                     }
                 }
                 .disabled(prompter.dataLoading)
diff --git a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
index 4661806..b7d0d59 100644
--- a/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
+++ b/FuelBoardWidgets/FuelPriceWidget.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import AppIntents
 // FuelBoard widget — petrol stations near you.
 //   systemMedium: top 3-4 stations with price + distance, each row opens Maps
 //   systemSmall:  single station, whole widget opens Maps
-// Taps deep-link to Apple Maps directions (http://maps.apple.com/?daddr=).
+// Taps deep-link to Apple Maps directions (maps://?daddr=).
 // Note: on the home screen Link opens Maps directly. Inside CarPlay the widget
 // renders but can't launch Maps (widgets can only launch their own CarPlay app).
 //
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ struct FuelPriceWidgetView: View {
                     .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
             }
             ForEach(entry.stations.prefix(3)) { station in
-                Link(destination: station.mapsDirectionsURL ?? URL(string: "http://maps.apple.com")!) {
+                Link(destination: station.mapsDirectionsURL ?? URL(string: "maps://")!) {
                     HStack(spacing: 8) {
                         Text(station.brand.sanitizedStationTitle)
                             .font(.caption.weight(.semibold))
diff --git a/Shared/FuelStore.swift b/Shared/FuelStore.swift
index 5b0a448..5345c05 100644
--- a/Shared/FuelStore.swift
+++ b/Shared/FuelStore.swift
@@ -154,8 +154,11 @@ struct FuelStation: Identifiable, Codable, Equatable {
     }
 
     /// Apple Maps directions URL — used by the widget tap and app rows.
+    /// Uses the native `maps://` scheme (not `http://maps.apple.com`), which
+    /// opens Maps directly; universal-link http URLs fall back to opening the
+    /// containing app when tapped from a widget.
     var mapsDirectionsURL: URL? {
-        URL(string: "http://maps.apple.com/?daddr=\(lat),\(lng)&t=d")
+        URL(string: "maps://?daddr=\(lat),\(lng)&t=d")
     }
 
     /// Name of the bundled brand logo asset, or nil if unknown.