diff --git a/packages/app/src/file-panels/document-frame/index.tsx b/packages/app/src/file-panels/document-frame/index.tsx
index aae416031b..c931ef5f08 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/file-panels/document-frame/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/file-panels/document-frame/index.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,30 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { Platform, Text, View } from "react-native";
 import { WebView } from "react-native-webview";
+import { StyleSheet } from "react-native-unistyles";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 const frameStyle = { flex: 1, backgroundColor: "white" };
 const originWhitelist = ["*"];
 
+/** What Android's WebView shows inline. It has no viewer for PDF or other documents. */
+const ANDROID_INLINE_EXTENSIONS = new Set([
+  "html",
+  "htm",
+  "xhtml",
+  "xml",
+  "svg",
+  "txt",
+  "json",
+  "png",
+  "jpg",
+  "jpeg",
+  "gif",
+  "webp",
+  "bmp",
+  "avif",
+]);
+
 export function DocumentFrame({ url, testID }: { url: string; testID?: string }) {
   const source = useMemo(() => ({ uri: url }), [url]);
   const loaded = useRef<string | null>(null);
@@ -16,6 +37,11 @@ export function DocumentFrame({ url, testID }: { url: string; testID?: string })
     [url],
   );
   if (!url.startsWith("file:")) return null;
+  // The host names a file URL after the file, so its extension is the document's type.
+  const extension = urlExtension(url);
+  if (Platform.OS === "android" && !ANDROID_INLINE_EXTENSIONS.has(extension)) {
+    return <UnsupportedDocument extension={extension} testID={testID} />;
+  }
   return (
     <WebView
       testID={testID}
@@ -37,3 +63,36 @@ export function DocumentFrame({ url, testID }: { url: string; testID?: string })
     />
   );
 }
+
+function UnsupportedDocument({ extension, testID }: { extension: string; testID?: string }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.centerState} testID={testID}>
+      <Text style={styles.mutedText}>
+        {t("panels.file.documentUnsupported", { type: extension.toUpperCase() })}
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+function urlExtension(url: string): string {
+  const path = url.split(/[?#]/)[0];
+  const name = path.slice(path.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
+  const dot = name.lastIndexOf(".");
+  return dot < 0 ? "" : name.slice(dot + 1).toLowerCase();
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
+  centerState: {
+    flex: 1,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+    padding: theme.spacing[4],
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0,
+  },
+  mutedText: {
+    color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
+    fontSize: theme.fontSize.base,
+    textAlign: "center",
+  },
+}));
diff --git a/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.test.ts b/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.test.ts
index 39a2dfcb77..cbedbbfc2e 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-import { PluginFileConflictError, type PluginFileEvent } from "@getpaseo/plugin/client";
+import {
+  PluginFileConflictError,
+  PluginFileDeletedError,
+  type PluginFileEvent,
+} from "@getpaseo/plugin/client";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { FileHandle } from "./handle";
 import { InMemoryFileSession } from "./testing";
@@ -9,8 +13,8 @@ async function openFile(content: string | Uint8Array = "first\n") {
   const handle = new FileHandle(session, { cwd: "/repo", path: "notes.md" }, "/repo/notes.md");
   handle.setObserving(true);
   await settle();
-  const events: PluginFileEvent[] = [];
-  handle.file.watch((event) => events.push(event));
+  const events: PluginFileEvent["type"][] = [];
+  handle.file.watch((event) => events.push(event.type));
   return { session, handle, file: handle.file, events };
 }
 
@@ -56,6 +60,18 @@ describe("FileHandle", () => {
     expect(events).toEqual(["changed"]);
   });
 
+  it("rejects a write over a deleted file it has not observed yet", async () => {
+    const { session, handle, file } = await openFile();
+    await file.readText();
+    handle.setObserving(false);
+    session.remove("notes.md");
+
+    await expect(file.writeText("mine\n")).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(PluginFileDeletedError);
+    await expect(file.writeText("mine\n", { force: true })).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(
+      PluginFileDeletedError,
+    );
+  });
+
   it("forces over a change it has not observed yet", async () => {
     const { session, handle, file } = await openFile();
     await file.readText();
diff --git a/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.ts b/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.ts
index 016b0aad9b..580b342763 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/handle.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   PluginFileConflictError,
+  PluginFileDeletedError,
   type PluginFile,
   type PluginFileEvent,
   type PluginFileWriteOptions,
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ export class FileHandle {
     this.deleted = false;
     if (this.seen.has(key) && !restored) return;
     this.seen.add(key);
-    this.emit("changed");
+    this.emit({ type: "changed" });
   }
 
   private async confirmDeletion(): Promise<void> {
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ export class FileHandle {
     }
     if (this.latest?.status !== "missing") return;
     this.deleted = true;
-    this.emit("deleted");
+    this.emit({ type: "deleted" });
   }
 
   private emit(event: PluginFileEvent): void {
@@ -359,9 +360,8 @@ export class FileHandle {
           expected = disk;
           continue;
         }
-        throw new PluginFileConflictError(
-          disk.status === "missing" ? "The file was deleted." : undefined,
-        );
+        if (disk.status === "missing") throw new PluginFileDeletedError();
+        throw new PluginFileConflictError();
       }
     } finally {
       this.writing -= 1;
diff --git a/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/hooks.test.tsx b/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/hooks.test.tsx
index ee8396a5fb..d4230d45b8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/hooks.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/file-panels/file/hooks.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @vitest-environment jsdom
 
 import { act, renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
-import { useFileText, useFileUrl } from "@getpaseo/plugin/client";
+import { PluginFileDeletedError, useFileText, useFileUrl } from "@getpaseo/plugin/client";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { FileHandle } from "./handle";
 import { InMemoryFileSession } from "./testing";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe("file hooks", () => {
     expect(states.lastIndexOf("loading")).toBeLessThan(states.indexOf("ready"));
   });
 
-  it("reports a deleted file as an error", async () => {
+  it("reports a deleted file as a PluginFileDeletedError", async () => {
     const { session, file } = openFile();
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useFileText(file));
     await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.status).toBe("ready"));
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ describe("file hooks", () => {
     act(() => session.remove("notes.md"));
 
     await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.status).toBe("error"));
-    expect(result.current.status === "error" && result.current.error.message).toBe(
-      "The file was deleted.",
+    expect(result.current.status === "error" && result.current.error).toBeInstanceOf(
+      PluginFileDeletedError,
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.test.ts b/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.test.ts
index a01dae5d9d..1d0468e7bc 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.test.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,18 @@ describe("FileEditorModel", () => {
     expect(clock.scheduled).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  test("a save over a deletion it has not heard about shows the deleted notice", async () => {
+    const { session, handle, model } = await openEditor();
+
+    handle.setObserving(false);
+    session.remove("source.ts");
+    model.edit("local\n");
+    await model.save();
+
+    expect(getFileConflictCallout(model.getSnapshot())).toEqual({ kind: "deleted" });
+    expect(model.getSnapshot().content).toBe("local\n");
+  });
+
   test("an external change during a save is reconciled after it", async () => {
     const { session, handle, model } = await openEditor();
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.ts b/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.ts
index f208799b60..bdd1749723 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/file-panels/source/editor/model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   PluginFileConflictError,
+  PluginFileDeletedError,
   type PluginFile,
   type PluginFileEvent,
 } from "@getpaseo/plugin/client";
@@ -145,14 +146,14 @@ export class FileEditorModel {
   private receiveFileEvent(event: PluginFileEvent): void {
     if (this.disposed) return;
     if (!this.isLoaded()) {
-      if (event === "changed") void this.reload();
+      if (event.type === "changed") void this.reload();
       return;
     }
     if (this.saving) {
       this.eventDuringSave = event;
       return;
     }
-    if (event === "deleted") {
+    if (event.type === "deleted") {
       this.enterConflict("deleted");
       return;
     }
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ export class FileEditorModel {
     }
     if (this.disposed || sequence !== this.readSequence) return;
     if (this.saving) {
-      this.eventDuringSave = "changed";
+      this.eventDuringSave = { type: "changed" };
       return;
     }
     if (content === this.persisted) {
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ export class FileEditorModel {
       this.saving = false;
       if (this.disposed || sequence !== this.saveSequence) return;
       if (error instanceof PluginFileConflictError) this.enterConflict("changed");
+      else if (error instanceof PluginFileDeletedError) this.enterConflict("deleted");
       else this.setSnapshot({ ...this.snapshot, status: "error", error: errorMessage(error) });
       this.receivePendingEvent();
       return;
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts
index 824136dbe3..accd9cec6d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ar.ts
@@ -1941,6 +1941,7 @@ export const ar: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "لا تتوفر معاينة",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "المعاينة الثنائية غير متاحة",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "هذا الملف كبير جدًا بحيث لا يمكن عرضه",
+      documentUnsupported: "لا يمكن عرض ملفات {{type}} على هذا الجهاز",
       failedToLoad: "فشل تحميل الملف",
       notFound: "الملف غير موجود",
       failedToLoadPreview: "فشل تحميل معاينة الملف",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts
index 5d1d1a514f..8002c0ff46 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/en.ts
@@ -1966,6 +1966,7 @@ export const en = {
       noPreview: "No preview available",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "Binary preview unavailable",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "This file is too large to display",
+      documentUnsupported: "{{type}} files can't be shown on this device",
       failedToLoad: "Failed to load file",
       notFound: "File not found",
       failedToLoadPreview: "Failed to load file preview",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts
index 86904300af..464b1ab208 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/es.ts
@@ -1989,6 +1989,7 @@ export const es: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "No hay vista previa disponible",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "Vista previa binaria no disponible",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "Este archivo es demasiado grande para mostrarlo",
+      documentUnsupported: "Los archivos {{type}} no se pueden mostrar en este dispositivo",
       failedToLoad: "No se pudo cargar el archivo",
       notFound: "No se encontró el archivo",
       failedToLoadPreview: "No se pudo cargar la vista previa del archivo",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts
index db4edfa12b..4f8b43889a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/fr.ts
@@ -1987,6 +1987,7 @@ export const fr: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "Aucun aperçu disponible",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "Aperçu indisponible pour un fichier binaire",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "Ce fichier est trop volumineux pour être affiché",
+      documentUnsupported: "Les fichiers {{type}} ne peuvent pas être affichés sur cet appareil",
       failedToLoad: "Impossible de charger le fichier",
       notFound: "Fichier introuvable",
       failedToLoadPreview: "Impossible de charger l’aperçu du fichier",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts
index 33d2aa360f..9fb11cb2e1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ja.ts
@@ -1960,6 +1960,7 @@ export const ja: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "プレビューが利用できません",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "バイナリプレビューが利用できません",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "このファイルは大きすぎて表示できません",
+      documentUnsupported: "{{type}} ファイルはこのデバイスでは表示できません",
       failedToLoad: "ファイルの読み込みに失敗しました",
       notFound: "ファイルが見つかりません",
       failedToLoadPreview: "ファイルプレビューの読み込みに失敗しました",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts
index b94189a49d..e079ae90f1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ko.ts
@@ -1951,6 +1951,7 @@ export const ko: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "사용 가능한 미리보기가 없습니다",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "바이너리 미리보기를 사용할 수 없습니다",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "이 파일은 너무 커서 표시할 수 없습니다",
+      documentUnsupported: "{{type}} 파일은 이 기기에서 표시할 수 없습니다",
       failedToLoad: "파일을 불러오지 못했습니다",
       notFound: "파일을 찾을 수 없습니다",
       failedToLoadPreview: "파일 미리보기를 불러오지 못했습니다",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts
index 4deb724890..84a5cb7c5f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/pt-BR.ts
@@ -1974,6 +1974,7 @@ export const ptBR: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "Nenhuma prévia disponível",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "Prévia binária indisponível",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "Este arquivo é grande demais para exibir",
+      documentUnsupported: "Arquivos {{type}} não podem ser exibidos neste dispositivo",
       failedToLoad: "Falha ao carregar arquivo",
       notFound: "Arquivo não encontrado",
       failedToLoadPreview: "Falha ao carregar prévia do arquivo",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts
index f1a9120cdb..54f0c2d6ca 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/ru.ts
@@ -1973,6 +1973,7 @@ export const ru: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "Предварительный просмотр недоступен",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "Предварительный просмотр двоичного файла недоступен.",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "Этот файл слишком велик для отображения",
+      documentUnsupported: "Файлы {{type}} нельзя показать на этом устройстве",
       failedToLoad: "Не удалось загрузить файл",
       notFound: "Файл не найден",
       failedToLoadPreview: "Не удалось загрузить предварительный просмотр файла.",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts
index 69613bc3f2..8476e55464 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/i18n/resources/zh-CN.ts
@@ -1919,6 +1919,7 @@ export const zhCN: TranslationResources = {
       noPreview: "没有可用预览",
       binaryPreviewUnavailable: "二进制预览不可用",
       tooLargeToDisplay: "此文件过大，无法显示",
+      documentUnsupported: "无法在此设备上显示 {{type}} 文件",
       failedToLoad: "加载文件失败",
       notFound: "找不到文件",
       failedToLoadPreview: "加载文件预览失败",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/plugins/evaluate.test.ts b/packages/app/src/plugins/evaluate.test.ts
index 4d12358ae4..40d79dd969 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/plugins/evaluate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/plugins/evaluate.test.ts
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ describe("evaluatePluginClientBundle", () => {
       const { ExternalLink, Loading } = require("@getpaseo/plugin/client/ui");
       if (typeof ExternalLink !== "function") throw new Error("ExternalLink");
       if (typeof Loading !== "function") throw new Error("Loading");
-      for (const name of ["usePaseo", "useRpc", "useSettings", "useAgent", "useWorkspace", "openExternalUrl", "useFileText", "useFileBytes", "useFileUrl", "PluginFileConflictError"]) {
+      for (const name of ["usePaseo", "useRpc", "useSettings", "useAgent", "useWorkspace", "openExternalUrl", "useFileText", "useFileBytes", "useFileUrl", "PluginFileConflictError", "PluginFileDeletedError"]) {
         if (name in shared || typeof client[name] !== "function") throw new Error(name);
       }
       if ("Icon" in shared || typeof shared.PluginAttachmentItemSchema.parse !== "function") throw new Error("shared exports");
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/client/file.ts b/packages/plugin/src/client/file.ts
index 3120c6b9b2..2c11fcdd0a 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/client/file.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/client/file.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export interface PluginFile {
   url(): Promise<string>;
   /**
    * Writes the file if it has not changed since this handle last read or wrote it. Otherwise
-   * rejects with `PluginFileConflictError`; `force: true` writes anyway.
+   * rejects with `PluginFileConflictError`; `force: true` writes anyway. Rejects with
+   * `PluginFileDeletedError` when the file is gone.
    */
   writeText(text: string, options?: PluginFileWriteOptions): Promise<void>;
   writeBytes(bytes: Uint8Array, options?: PluginFileWriteOptions): Promise<void>;
@@ -40,7 +41,8 @@ export interface PluginFileWriteOptions {
   force?: boolean;
 }
 
-export type PluginFileEvent = "changed" | "deleted";
+/** What happened to the file on disk. Switch on `type`; later versions may add fields. */
+export type PluginFileEvent = { type: "changed" } | { type: "deleted" };
 
 /** What the panel reports back to its tab. */
 export interface PluginFileTab {
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@ export class PluginFileConflictError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+/** The file was deleted on disk. */
+export class PluginFileDeletedError extends Error {
+  constructor(message = "The file was deleted.") {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = "PluginFileDeletedError";
+  }
+}
+
 export type PluginFileTextState =
   | { status: "loading" }
   | { status: "ready"; text: string }
@@ -78,19 +88,28 @@ export type PluginFileUrlState =
   | { status: "ready"; url: string }
   | { status: "error"; error: Error };
 
-/** The file's text, re-read when it changes on disk. Keeps the current text during a re-read. */
+/**
+ * The file's text, re-read when it changes on disk. Keeps the current text during a re-read. A
+ * deleted file is an error holding a `PluginFileDeletedError`.
+ */
 export function useFileText(file: PluginFile): PluginFileTextState {
   const state = useFileRead(file, "text");
   return state.status === "ready" ? { status: "ready", text: state.value as string } : state;
 }
 
-/** The file's bytes, re-read when it changes on disk. Keeps the current bytes during a re-read. */
+/**
+ * The file's bytes, re-read when it changes on disk. Keeps the current bytes during a re-read. A
+ * deleted file is an error holding a `PluginFileDeletedError`.
+ */
 export function useFileBytes(file: PluginFile): PluginFileBytesState {
   const state = useFileRead(file, "bytes");
   return state.status === "ready" ? { status: "ready", bytes: state.value as Uint8Array } : state;
 }
 
-/** A local URL of the file, replaced when it changes on disk. */
+/**
+ * A local URL of the file, replaced when it changes on disk. A deleted file is an error holding a
+ * `PluginFileDeletedError`.
+ */
 export function useFileUrl(file: PluginFile): PluginFileUrlState {
   const state = useFileRead(file, "url");
   return state.status === "ready" ? { status: "ready", url: state.value as string } : state;
@@ -121,7 +140,7 @@ function useFileRead(file: PluginFile, read: FileRead): FileReadState {
     };
     void load();
     const unwatch = file.watch((event) => {
-      if (event === "changed") {
+      if (event.type === "changed") {
         void load();
         return;
       }
@@ -129,7 +148,7 @@ function useFileRead(file: PluginFile, read: FileRead): FileReadState {
       setState({
         file,
         read,
-        state: { status: "error", error: new Error("The file was deleted.") },
+        state: { status: "error", error: new PluginFileDeletedError() },
       });
     });
     return () => {
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/client/index.ts b/packages/plugin/src/client/index.ts
index 54fce017c8..b3f7e97b2b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/client/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/client/index.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,13 @@ export type {
   PluginFileUrlState,
   PluginFileWriteOptions,
 } from "./file.js";
-export { PluginFileConflictError, useFileBytes, useFileText, useFileUrl } from "./file.js";
+export {
+  PluginFileConflictError,
+  PluginFileDeletedError,
+  useFileBytes,
+  useFileText,
+  useFileUrl,
+} from "./file.js";
 export { usePaseo } from "./paseo-context.js";
 export { useAgent, useWorkspace } from "./client-state.js";
 export { useRpc } from "./rpc-context.js";
diff --git a/plugin-examples/markdown-panel/client/rich-markdown.tsx b/plugin-examples/markdown-panel/client/rich-markdown.tsx
index 26831b8410..b11eb4bf51 100644
--- a/plugin-examples/markdown-panel/client/rich-markdown.tsx
+++ b/plugin-examples/markdown-panel/client/rich-markdown.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {
   PluginFileConflictError,
+  PluginFileDeletedError,
   type PluginFilePanelProps,
   useFileText,
 } from "@getpaseo/plugin/client";
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ function MarkdownEditor({ file, tab, theme }: PluginFilePanelProps) {
         await file.writeText(next, { force });
       } catch (cause) {
         if (cause instanceof PluginFileConflictError) setState("conflict");
+        else if (cause instanceof PluginFileDeletedError) setState("deleted");
         else setError(messageOf(cause));
         return;
       }
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ function MarkdownEditor({ file, tab, theme }: PluginFilePanelProps) {
   useEffect(() => {
     void load();
     const unwatch = file.watch((event) => {
-      if (event === "deleted") setState("deleted");
+      if (event.type === "deleted") setState("deleted");
       else if (unsaved.current === null) void load();
       else setState("conflict");
     });
diff --git a/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/README.md b/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/README.md
index ce0acdfdc1..f3fb4e0a02 100644
--- a/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/README.md
+++ b/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/README.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Requires Paseo 0.13.0 or later. Install this directory with
 `paseo plugin install /absolute/path/to/plugin-examples/pdf-panel`, then open a `.pdf` in Files.
 
 The panel resolves the file's local URL with `useFileUrl`, shows `Loading` until it does, and passes
-it to `DocumentFrame` on web and iOS. Android shows the filename, size, and a message that inline
-PDF rendering is unavailable. The plugin does not construct daemon URLs.
+it to `DocumentFrame`. Where a platform cannot show a PDF inline (Android), `DocumentFrame` says so.
+The plugin does not construct daemon URLs.
 
 See the [file panel reference](https://paseo.sh/docs/plugins/reference#file-panels).
 
diff --git a/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/client/pdf-panel.tsx b/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/client/pdf-panel.tsx
index de1c5accbd..006f586a84 100644
--- a/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/client/pdf-panel.tsx
+++ b/plugin-examples/pdf-panel/client/pdf-panel.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@ const messageStyle = {
   padding: 24,
 } as const;
 
-export function PdfPanel(props: PluginFilePanelProps) {
-  if (props.layout.platform === "android") return <AndroidPdf {...props} />;
-  return <InlinePdf {...props} />;
-}
-
-function InlinePdf({ file, theme }: PluginFilePanelProps) {
+export function PdfPanel({ file, theme }: PluginFilePanelProps) {
   const url = useFileUrl(file);
   const textStyle = useMemo(() => ({ color: theme.colors.statusDanger }), [theme]);
   if (url.status === "loading") return <Loading />;
@@ -28,14 +23,3 @@ function InlinePdf({ file, theme }: PluginFilePanelProps) {
   }
   return <DocumentFrame url={url.url} testID="pdf-panel" />;
 }
-
-function AndroidPdf({ file, theme }: PluginFilePanelProps) {
-  const textStyle = useMemo(() => ({ color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted }), [theme]);
-  return (
-    <View style={messageStyle}>
-      <Text style={textStyle}>
-        {file.name} ({Math.round(file.size / 1024)} KB). Android cannot render PDF inline.
-      </Text>
-    </View>
-  );
-}
diff --git a/public-docs/plugins/reference.md b/public-docs/plugins/reference.md
index f5c1a6f1ab..ef8c3148fa 100644
--- a/public-docs/plugins/reference.md
+++ b/public-docs/plugins/reference.md
@@ -1819,14 +1819,17 @@ rendering; changing them does not re-render your panel. A `watch` listener, or a
 | `url()`                          | A local `blob:` (web) or `file:` (native) URL of the current bytes, for `DocumentFrame`.    |
 | `writeText(text, options?)`      | Writes UTF-8 text if the file has not changed on disk since this handle last read or wrote. |
 | `writeBytes(bytes, options?)`    | The same for bytes.                                                                         |
-| `watch(listener)`                | Calls `listener("changed")` or `listener("deleted")`; returns the unsubscribe function.     |
+| `watch(listener)`                | Calls `listener(event)` with a `PluginFileEvent`; returns the unsubscribe function.         |
 
-Your panel stays mounted when the file is deleted. `watch` reports `"deleted"` once a read confirms
-the file is gone, so a program that removes the file and writes it back reports only `"changed"`.
-A deleted file that comes back reports `"changed"`.
+A `PluginFileEvent` is `{ type: "changed" }` or `{ type: "deleted" }`. Switch on `type`; later
+versions may add fields. Your panel stays mounted when the file is deleted. `watch` reports
+`{ type: "deleted" }` once a read confirms the file is gone, so a program that removes the file and
+writes it back reports only `{ type: "changed" }`. A deleted file that comes back reports
+`{ type: "changed" }`.
 
 A write rejects with `PluginFileConflictError` when the file changed on disk after the handle's
-last read or write. Pass `{ force: true }` to write anyway. The handle's own writes do not notify
+last read or write. Pass `{ force: true }` to write anyway. A write rejects with
+`PluginFileDeletedError` when the file is gone, with or without `force`. The handle's own writes do not notify
 its watchers. Paseo owns the URL from `url()`: it stays valid until a URL for a newer version
 resolves or the tab closes. Do not build daemon URLs from `file.path`; local URLs also work when
 the daemon is remote.
@@ -1843,7 +1846,7 @@ disk, and keeps the current value during a re-read:
 | `useFileUrl(file)`   | `{ status: "ready", url: string }`       |
 
 Each also returns `{ status: "loading" }` before the first read and `{ status: "error", error }`
-when a read fails or the file is deleted. Show `Loading` from `@getpaseo/plugin/client/ui` until
+when a read fails. For a deleted file, `error` is a `PluginFileDeletedError`. Show `Loading` from `@getpaseo/plugin/client/ui` until
 your content is on screen; it fills the panel, so render it over content that is still laying out.
 
 ```tsx
@@ -1869,10 +1872,10 @@ A panel that holds unsaved edits reads with `readText()` once, then handles `wat
 1. Read with `file.readText()` and show the text.
 2. On each edit, call `tab.setModified(true)` and write with `file.writeText(text)`, debounced.
 3. When the write resolves and no newer edit is pending, call `tab.setModified(false)`.
-4. On `"changed"` with nothing unsaved, read again. With unsaved edits, show a conflict and let the
-   user reload or overwrite with `{ force: true }`.
+4. On `{ type: "changed" }` with nothing unsaved, read again. With unsaved edits, show a conflict
+   and let the user reload or overwrite with `{ force: true }`.
 5. On `PluginFileConflictError`, show the same conflict.
-6. On `"deleted"`, tell the user the file is gone.
+6. On `{ type: "deleted" }` or `PluginFileDeletedError`, tell the user the file is gone.
 
 Write pending edits before the component unmounts: switching panels or closing the tab unmounts
 it. Paseo asks before closing a tab whose panel reports unsaved changes. The
@@ -1919,8 +1922,8 @@ Import `DocumentFrame` from `@getpaseo/plugin/client/ui` to display a local file
 Web inspects the local URL’s media type before mounting the iframe. PDF uses the browser’s PDF
 viewer without a sandbox; every other type, including HTML and unknown types, keeps a full sandbox
 with no scripts or same-origin access. Native uses a WebView with JavaScript, storage, and further
-navigation disabled. iOS supports inline PDF rendering; Android's WebView does not. Provide an
-Android fallback or bundle your own renderer.
+navigation disabled. Where the platform cannot show the document inline, such as a PDF on Android,
+`DocumentFrame` shows a message naming the file type instead, so render it on every platform.
 
 Inline PDF rendering needs a daemon from Paseo 0.13.0 or later; older daemons report PDFs as
 `application/octet-stream`.
@@ -1934,7 +1937,7 @@ Writing with `writeBytes` needs a daemon from Paseo 0.13.0 or later.
 
 Complete directory examples:
 
-- [PDF panel](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/tree/main/plugin-examples/pdf-panel): `useFileUrl` with `DocumentFrame` and an Android fallback.
+- [PDF panel](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/tree/main/plugin-examples/pdf-panel): `useFileUrl` with `Loading` and `DocumentFrame`.
 - [Markdown panel](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/tree/main/plugin-examples/markdown-panel): a bundled CodeMirror editor that reads once, saves with `writeText`, and resolves conflicts, with read-only native text.
 
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