diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/components/NoAccessScreen.tsx b/src/ageAssurance/components/NoAccessScreen.tsx
index b4b183d630..a9e8ce9eec 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/components/NoAccessScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/components/NoAccessScreen.tsx
@@ -384,13 +384,8 @@ function AccessSection() {
   const diff = lastInitiatedAt
     ? dateDiff(lastInitiatedAt, new Date(), 'down')
     : null
-  const {
-    onPressVerify,
-    openKwsDialog,
-    isVerifyingDevice,
-    allowsDeviceVerification,
-    verifyCta,
-  } = useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({initDialogControl: control})
+  const {onPressVerify, openInitDialog, isVerifying, verifyCta} =
+    useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({initDialogControl: control})
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -420,14 +415,18 @@ function AccessSection() {
               <Button
                 label={verifyCta}
                 size="large"
-                color={hasInitiated ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
-                disabled={isVerifyingDevice}
+                color={
+                  hasInitiated || aa.flags.hasSharedDeviceSignals
+                    ? 'secondary'
+                    : 'primary'
+                }
+                disabled={isVerifying}
                 onPress={() => void onPressVerify()}>
-                <ButtonIcon icon={isVerifyingDevice ? Loader : ShieldIcon} />
+                <ButtonIcon icon={isVerifying ? Loader : ShieldIcon} />
                 <ButtonText>{verifyCta}</ButtonText>
               </Button>
 
-              {allowsDeviceVerification ? (
+              {aa.flags.allowsDeviceVerification ? (
                 <Text
                   style={[a.text_sm, a.italic, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
                   <Trans>
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ function AccessSection() {
                     <SimpleInlineLinkText
                       label={_(msg`Verify now using KWS`)}
                       {...createStaticClick(() => {
-                        openKwsDialog()
+                        openInitDialog()
                       })}>
                       you can use our trusted partner, KWS
                     </SimpleInlineLinkText>
diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/index.tsx b/src/ageAssurance/index.tsx
index dc1c9bd3f3..1bfc58c3fc 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/index.tsx
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/index.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const AgeAssuranceStateContext = createContext<{
     isOverRegionMinAccessAge: false,
     isOverAppMinAccessAge: false,
     allowsDeviceVerification: false,
+    hasSharedDeviceSignals: false,
   },
 })
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
 function InnerProvider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
   const agent = useAgent()
   const state = useAgeAssuranceState()
-  const {metadata} = useAgeAssuranceServerDataContext()
+  const {metadata, deviceSignals} = useAgeAssuranceServerDataContext()
   const regionConfig = useAgeAssuranceRegionConfigWithFallback()
   const getAndRegisterPushToken = useGetAndRegisterPushToken()
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ function InnerProvider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
         state: s,
         regionConfig,
         metadata,
+        deviceSignals,
       })
       if (flags.isAgeRestricted) {
         void getAndRegisterPushToken({
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ function InnerProvider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
         })
       }
     },
-    [agent, getAndRegisterPushToken, regionConfig, metadata],
+    [agent, getAndRegisterPushToken, regionConfig, metadata, deviceSignals],
   )
   useOnAgeAssuranceAccessUpdate(handleAccessUpdate)
 
@@ -120,11 +122,12 @@ function InnerProvider({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
             state,
             regionConfig,
             metadata,
+            deviceSignals,
           }),
         }
         logger.debug(`useAgeAssurance`, res)
         return res
-      }, [state, metadata, regionConfig])}>
+      }, [state, metadata, regionConfig, deviceSignals])}>
       {children}
     </AgeAssuranceStateContext.Provider>
   )
diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/state.ts b/src/ageAssurance/state.ts
index 457ff8275a..eb3ca0c7dc 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/state.ts
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/state.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ export function unsafeGetAndComputeAgeAssurance({did}: {did: string}) {
       state: computed,
       regionConfig: region,
       metadata,
+      deviceSignals,
     }),
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/types.ts b/src/ageAssurance/types.ts
index 1c4784da84..5dcabeb268 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/types.ts
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/types.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export type AgeAssuranceFlags = {
   isOverRegionMinAccessAge: boolean
   isOverAppMinAccessAge: boolean
   allowsDeviceVerification: boolean
+  hasSharedDeviceSignals: boolean
 }
 
 export function parseStatusFromString(raw: string) {
diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/useVerificationFlow.ts b/src/ageAssurance/useVerificationFlow.ts
index 04473db710..77e48efb00 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/useVerificationFlow.ts
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/useVerificationFlow.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ import {useAnalytics} from '#/analytics'
  *   prompts the OS age API, persists a sufficient result (region-bound), and
  *   toasts the outcome; otherwise (or on any missing/failed device response) it
  *   opens the KWS dialog.
- * - `openKwsDialog`: opens the KWS dialog directly (for the inline "use KWS"
+ * - `openInitDialog`: opens the KWS dialog directly (for the inline "use KWS"
  *   link), emitting the same metric as the fallback path.
- * - `isVerifyingDevice`: true while the OS age prompt is up, for a button
+ * - `isVerifying`: true while the OS age prompt is up, for a button
  *   loading state.
- * - `allowsDeviceVerification`: whether this region + device supports the
- *   on-device flow, for CTA/copy branching.
  * - `verifyCta`: the localized button label for the current mode.
  */
 export function useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({
@@ -54,9 +52,9 @@ export function useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({
       ? l`Verify again`
       : l`Verify now`
 
-  const [isVerifyingDevice, setIsVerifyingDevice] = useState(false)
+  const [isVerifying, setIsVerifying] = useState(false)
 
-  const openKwsDialog = useCallback(() => {
+  const openInitDialog = useCallback(() => {
     initDialogControl.open()
     ax.metric('ageAssurance:initDialogOpen', {
       hasInitiatedPreviously: hasInitiated,
@@ -84,12 +82,12 @@ export function useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({
      */
     if (allowsDeviceVerification) {
       // Show a loading state while the OS age prompt is up.
-      setIsVerifyingDevice(true)
+      setIsVerifying(true)
       let signals: AgeRange.AgeRangeResponse | undefined
       try {
         signals = await getDeviceSignals()
       } finally {
-        setIsVerifyingDevice(false)
+        setIsVerifying(false)
       }
       if (signals) {
         const {assuredAge} = getAgeAssuranceDataFromDeviceSignals(
@@ -140,11 +138,11 @@ export function useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({
       )
     }
 
-    openKwsDialog()
+    openInitDialog()
   }, [
     region,
     currentAccount?.did,
-    openKwsDialog,
+    openInitDialog,
     allowsDeviceVerification,
     aa,
     l,
@@ -152,9 +150,8 @@ export function useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({
 
   return {
     onPressVerify,
-    openKwsDialog,
-    isVerifyingDevice,
-    allowsDeviceVerification,
+    openInitDialog,
+    isVerifying,
     verifyCta,
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ageAssurance/util.ts b/src/ageAssurance/util.ts
index 1cd33ef6d7..062eaced9a 100644
--- a/src/ageAssurance/util.ts
+++ b/src/ageAssurance/util.ts
@@ -266,10 +266,12 @@ export function computeAgeAssuranceFlags({
   state,
   regionConfig,
   metadata,
+  deviceSignals,
 }: {
   state: AgeAssuranceState
   regionConfig: AppBskyAgeassuranceDefs.ConfigRegion
   metadata?: AgeAssuranceMetadata
+  deviceSignals?: AgeRange.AgeRangeResponse
 }): AgeAssuranceFlags {
   const isAgeRestricted = state.access !== AgeAssuranceAccess.Full
   const chatDisabled = isAgeRestricted
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ export function computeAgeAssuranceFlags({
     state.access !== AgeAssuranceAccess.Full || isDeclaredUnderAdultAge
   const allowsDeviceVerification =
     DEVICE_SIGNALS_SUPPORTED && regionAllowsDeviceVerification(regionConfig)
+  const hasSharedDeviceSignals = deviceSignals?.lowerBound !== undefined
 
   return {
     isAgeRestricted,
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ export function computeAgeAssuranceFlags({
     isOverRegionMinAccessAge,
     isOverAppMinAccessAge,
     allowsDeviceVerification,
+    hasSharedDeviceSignals,
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceAccountCard.tsx b/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceAccountCard.tsx
index 52bdf0c4d3..67702383f5 100644
--- a/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceAccountCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ageAssurance/AgeAssuranceAccountCard.tsx
@@ -63,13 +63,8 @@ function Inner({style}: ViewStyleProp & {}) {
   const diff = lastInitiatedAt
     ? dateDiff(lastInitiatedAt, new Date(), 'down')
     : null
-  const {
-    onPressVerify,
-    openKwsDialog,
-    isVerifyingDevice,
-    allowsDeviceVerification,
-    verifyCta,
-  } = useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({initDialogControl: control})
+  const {onPressVerify, openInitDialog, isVerifying, verifyCta} =
+    useAgeAssuranceVerificationFlow({initDialogControl: control})
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -150,14 +145,18 @@ function Inner({style}: ViewStyleProp & {}) {
                 <Button
                   label={verifyCta}
                   size="small"
-                  color={hasInitiated ? 'secondary' : 'primary'}
-                  disabled={isVerifyingDevice}
+                  color={
+                    hasInitiated || aa.flags.hasSharedDeviceSignals
+                      ? 'secondary'
+                      : 'primary'
+                  }
+                  disabled={isVerifying}
                   onPress={() => void onPressVerify()}>
-                  <ButtonIcon icon={isVerifyingDevice ? Loader : ShieldIcon} />
+                  <ButtonIcon icon={isVerifying ? Loader : ShieldIcon} />
                   <ButtonText>{verifyCta}</ButtonText>
                 </Button>
 
-                {allowsDeviceVerification ? (
+                {aa.flags.allowsDeviceVerification ? (
                   <Text
                     style={[a.text_sm, a.italic, t.atoms.text_contrast_medium]}>
                     <Trans>
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ function Inner({style}: ViewStyleProp & {}) {
                       <InlineLinkText
                         label={l`Verify now using KWS`}
                         {...createStaticClick(() => {
-                          openKwsDialog()
+                          openInitDialog()
                         })}>
                         you can use our trusted partner, KWS
                       </InlineLinkText>