diff --git a/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index e53cd366a..fe0c8af93 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/flipcash/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@
 
     <string name="subtitle_appVersionInfoFooter">Version %1$s • Build %2$s%3$s</string>
 
-    <string name="title_labsAreEmpty">Nothing Cooking in the Lab Right Now</string>
-    <string name="subtitle_labsAreEmpty">Check back in the next app update.</string>
+    <string name="title_labsAreEmpty">No Beta Features</string>
+    <string name="subtitle_labsAreEmpty">There are no beta features available right now.</string>
 
     <string name="title_betaOverride">Beta Overrides</string>
     <string name="subtitle_betaOverride">All flags are visible. Toggle off to reset flags to defaults.</string>
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/features/lab/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/lab/internal/LabsScreenContent.kt b/apps/flipcash/features/lab/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/lab/internal/LabsScreenContent.kt
index a4b6e2a33..84701bb11 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/features/lab/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/lab/internal/LabsScreenContent.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/features/lab/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/lab/internal/LabsScreenContent.kt
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@ internal fun LabsScreenContent(viewModel: LabsScreenViewModel, onboarding: Boole
                         modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.Center),
                         horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally
                     ) {
-                        Text(
-                            text = "\uD83D\uDE2D",
-                            style = CodeTheme.typography.displayMedium
-                        )
                         Text(
                             text = stringResource(R.string.title_labsAreEmpty),
                             style = CodeTheme.typography.textLarge,
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@ internal fun LabsScreenContent(viewModel: LabsScreenViewModel, onboarding: Boole
 
                         Text(
                             text = stringResource(R.string.subtitle_labsAreEmpty),
-                            style = CodeTheme.typography.textSmall,
+                            style = CodeTheme.typography.textMedium,
                             color = CodeTheme.colors.textSecondary,
                         )
                     }
diff --git a/apps/flipcash/shared/featureflags/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/featureflags/FeatureFlag.kt b/apps/flipcash/shared/featureflags/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/featureflags/FeatureFlag.kt
index 2ec50bfcb..89872b8c8 100644
--- a/apps/flipcash/shared/featureflags/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/featureflags/FeatureFlag.kt
+++ b/apps/flipcash/shared/featureflags/src/main/kotlin/com/flipcash/app/featureflags/FeatureFlag.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@ sealed interface FeatureFlag<T: Any> {
     data object NewUi: FeatureFlag<Boolean> {
         override val key: String = "new_ui_enabled"
         override val default: Boolean = true
-        override val launched: Boolean = false
+        // Launched: the new UI is now the only shell. `launched` makes the controller short-circuit
+        // to `default` — so a user who had toggled this OFF during the beta is moved onto it (their
+        // stored `false` is ignored and cleared on next launch) — and drops it from
+        // `availableEntries`, removing the toggle from Labs. The v1 code it gated is torn out
+        // separately.
+        override val launched: Boolean = true
         override val visible: Boolean = true
         override val persistLogOut: Boolean = true
     }