diff --git a/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 83dcdbd0..00711fbf 100644
--- a/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/App/App.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
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 		C8C56E142EE0474B00737D0E /* SharedImageUtility.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C8C56E132EE0474B00737D0E /* SharedImageUtility.swift */; };
 		C8C56E162EE064CB00737D0E /* SharedImagePlugin.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C8C56E152EE064CA00737D0E /* SharedImagePlugin.swift */; };
+		C8C56E182EE0700A00737D0E /* AppBridgeViewController.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C8C56E172EE0700A00737D0E /* AppBridgeViewController.swift */; };
 /* End PBXBuildFile section */
 
 /* Begin PBXContainerItemProxy section */
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
 		C86585E52ED4577F00824752 /* App.entitlements */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.entitlements; path = App.entitlements; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C8C56E132EE0474B00737D0E /* SharedImageUtility.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SharedImageUtility.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C8C56E152EE064CA00737D0E /* SharedImagePlugin.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SharedImagePlugin.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		C8C56E172EE0700A00737D0E /* AppBridgeViewController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = AppBridgeViewController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E2E9297D5D02C549106C77F9 /* Pods-App.release.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-App.release.xcconfig"; path = "Target Support Files/Pods-App/Pods-App.release.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		EAEC6436E595F7CD3A1C9E96 /* Pods-App.debug.xcconfig */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; includeInIndex = 1; lastKnownFileType = text.xcconfig; name = "Pods-App.debug.xcconfig"; path = "Target Support Files/Pods-App/Pods-App.debug.xcconfig"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@
 		504EC3061FED79650016851F /* App */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				C8C56E172EE0700A00737D0E /* AppBridgeViewController.swift */,
 				C8C56E152EE064CA00737D0E /* SharedImagePlugin.swift */,
 				C8C56E132EE0474B00737D0E /* SharedImageUtility.swift */,
 				C86585E52ED4577F00824752 /* App.entitlements */,
@@ -346,6 +349,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				C8C56E162EE064CB00737D0E /* SharedImagePlugin.swift in Sources */,
+				C8C56E182EE0700A00737D0E /* AppBridgeViewController.swift in Sources */,
 				504EC3081FED79650016851F /* AppDelegate.swift in Sources */,
 				C8C56E142EE0474B00737D0E /* SharedImageUtility.swift in Sources */,
 			);
diff --git a/ios/App/App/AppBridgeViewController.swift b/ios/App/App/AppBridgeViewController.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..006471bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/App/App/AppBridgeViewController.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+//  AppBridgeViewController.swift
+//  App
+//
+//  Capacitor bridge view controller subclass.
+//
+//  Phase 2B-1: registers the app-local SharedImagePlugin from the deterministic
+//  capacitorDidLoad() lifecycle callback, where the Capacitor bridge is
+//  guaranteed to exist. The existing AppDelegate registration is intentionally
+//  left in place as a temporary safety net during this phase.
+//
+
+import UIKit
+import Capacitor
+
+class AppBridgeViewController: CAPBridgeViewController {
+
+    override func capacitorDidLoad() {
+        super.capacitorDidLoad()
+
+        // Register the app-local SharedImage plugin using the same approach as
+        // AppDelegate. The @objc(SharedImage) annotation exposes it as
+        // "SharedImage" to JavaScript. At this point the bridge is guaranteed
+        // to be available (capacitorDidLoad runs immediately after the bridge
+        // is created).
+        let pluginInstance = SharedImagePlugin()
+        bridge?.registerPluginInstance(pluginInstance)
+        print("[AppBridgeViewController] ✅ Registered SharedImagePlugin (exposed as 'SharedImage' via @objc annotation)")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ios/App/App/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/ios/App/App/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
index b44df7be..ea814b39 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
+++ b/ios/App/App/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <!--Bridge View Controller-->
         <scene sceneID="tne-QT-ifu">
             <objects>
-                <viewController id="BYZ-38-t0r" customClass="CAPBridgeViewController" customModule="Capacitor" sceneMemberID="viewController"/>
+                <viewController id="BYZ-38-t0r" customClass="AppBridgeViewController" customModule="App" customModuleProvider="target" sceneMemberID="viewController"/>
                 <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFirstResponder" id="dkx-z0-nzr" sceneMemberID="firstResponder"/>
             </objects>
         </scene>