diff --git a/apps/web/src/connectors/utils/callbackUri.ts b/apps/web/src/connectors/utils/callbackUri.ts
index f3d4e9931a0..ca487c6573d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/connectors/utils/callbackUri.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/connectors/utils/callbackUri.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
+declare const __PM_6962_NATIVE_MOBILE_APPS_CLIENT_UPDATES__: boolean;
 const SELF_HOSTED = (process.env.SELF_HOSTED || "false").toLowerCase() === "true";
 
 function appLinkHost(): string {
   const h = window.location.hostname || "";
-  if (h.endsWith("bitwarden.eu")) {return "bitwarden.eu";}
-  if (h.endsWith("bitwarden.pw")) {return "bitwarden.pw";}
+  if (h.endsWith("bitwarden.eu")) {
+    return "bitwarden.eu";
+  }
+  if (h.endsWith("bitwarden.pw")) {
+    return "bitwarden.pw";
+  }
   return "bitwarden.com";
 }
 
 export function buildMobileCallbackUri(kind: "sso" | "duo" | "webauthn"): string {
   const path = `${kind}-callback`;
-  return SELF_HOSTED ? `bitwarden://${path}` : `https://${appLinkHost()}/${path}`;
+  if (!SELF_HOSTED && __PM_6962_NATIVE_MOBILE_APPS_CLIENT_UPDATES__) {
+    return `https://${appLinkHost()}/${path}`;
+  }
+  return `bitwarden://${path}`;
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/webpack.base.js b/apps/web/webpack.base.js
index c2554603c9c..b93d5ef88ae 100644
--- a/apps/web/webpack.base.js
+++ b/apps/web/webpack.base.js
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ module.exports.buildConfig = function buildConfig(params) {
       DEV_FLAGS: NODE_ENV === "development" ? envConfig["devFlags"] : {},
       ADDITIONAL_REGIONS: envConfig["additionalRegions"] ?? [],
     }),
+    // compile‑time constant for so that at compile time logic branches can be pruned that aren't
+    // possible.
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      __PM_6962_NATIVE_MOBILE_APPS_CLIENT_UPDATES__: JSON.stringify(
+        (process.env.PM_6962_NATIVE_MOBILE_APPS_CLIENT_UPDATES
+          ? process.env.PM_6962_NATIVE_MOBILE_APPS_CLIENT_UPDATES.toLowerCase() === "true"
+          : ENV !== "selfhosted") === true,
+      ),
+    }),
     new AngularWebpackPlugin({
       tsconfig: params.tsConfig,
       entryModule: params.app.entryModule,