diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index dac758c5c..8d1cb7232 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("androidx.room:room-ktx:${vRoom}")
     kapt("androidx.room:room-compiler:${vRoom}")
 
-    val vNav = "2.7.6"
+    val vNav = "2.7.7"
     implementation("androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment-ktx:${vNav}")
     implementation("androidx.navigation:navigation-ui-ktx:${vNav}")
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/MainActivity.kt
index 16d682574..cae384aeb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutManagerCompat
 import androidx.core.view.forEach
 import androidx.core.view.isGone
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
-import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.navigation.NavDirections
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.MainDirections
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.R
@@ -24,13 +23,10 @@ import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.Const
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.Info
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.isRunningAsStub
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.model.module.LocalModule
-import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.tasks.HideAPK
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.databinding.ActivityMainMd2Binding
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.ui.home.HomeFragmentDirections
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.view.MagiskDialog
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.view.Shortcuts
-import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.io.File
 
 class MainViewModel : BaseViewModel()
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ class MainActivity : SplashActivity<ActivityMainMd2Binding>() {
         setContentView()
         showUnsupportedMessage()
         askForHomeShortcut()
-        checkStubComponent()
 
         // Ask permission to post notifications for background update check
         if (Config.checkUpdate) {
@@ -231,22 +226,4 @@ class MainActivity : SplashActivity<ActivityMainMd2Binding>() {
             }.show()
         }
     }
-
-    @SuppressLint("InlinedApi")
-    private fun checkStubComponent() {
-        if (intent.component?.className?.contains(HideAPK.PLACEHOLDER) == true) {
-            // The stub APK was not properly patched, re-apply our changes
-            withPermission(Manifest.permission.REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES) { granted ->
-                if (granted) {
-                    lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                        val apk = File(applicationInfo.sourceDir)
-                        HideAPK.upgrade(this@MainActivity, apk)?.let {
-                            startActivity(it)
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/SplashActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/SplashActivity.kt
index ea694f240..fa1073f1e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/SplashActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/ui/SplashActivity.kt
@@ -8,23 +8,30 @@ import androidx.core.splashscreen.SplashScreen.Companion.installSplashScreen
 import androidx.databinding.ViewDataBinding
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
+import com.topjohnwu.magisk.BuildConfig
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.R
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.StubApk
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.arch.NavigationActivity
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.Config
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.Const
+import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.Info
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.JobService
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.di.ServiceLocator
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.isRunningAsStub
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.ktx.toast
+import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.ktx.writeTo
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.tasks.HideAPK
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.core.utils.RootUtils
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.ui.theme.Theme
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.view.MagiskDialog
 import com.topjohnwu.magisk.view.Shortcuts
 import com.topjohnwu.superuser.Shell
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import timber.log.Timber
+import java.io.File
+import java.io.IOException
 
 @SuppressLint("CustomSplashScreen")
 abstract class SplashActivity<Binding : ViewDataBinding> : NavigationActivity<Binding>() {
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ abstract class SplashActivity<Binding : ViewDataBinding> : NavigationActivity<Bi
                     showInvalidStateMessage()
                     return@getShell
                 }
-                preLoad(savedInstanceState)
+                initialize(savedInstanceState)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -102,7 +109,7 @@ abstract class SplashActivity<Binding : ViewDataBinding> : NavigationActivity<Bi
         }
     }
 
-    private fun preLoad(savedState: Bundle?) {
+    private fun initialize(savedState: Bundle?) {
         val prevPkg = intent.getStringExtra(Const.Key.PREV_PKG)?.let {
             // Make sure the calling package matches (prevent DoS)
             if (it == realCallingPackage)
@@ -112,7 +119,21 @@ abstract class SplashActivity<Binding : ViewDataBinding> : NavigationActivity<Bi
         }
 
         Config.load(prevPkg)
-        handleRepackage(prevPkg)
+
+        if (packageName != APPLICATION_ID) {
+            runCatching {
+                // Hidden, remove com.topjohnwu.magisk if exist as it could be malware
+                packageManager.getApplicationInfo(APPLICATION_ID, 0)
+                Shell.cmd("(pm uninstall $APPLICATION_ID)& >/dev/null 2>&1").exec()
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (Config.suManager.isNotEmpty())
+                Config.suManager = ""
+            if (prevPkg != null) {
+                Shell.cmd("(pm uninstall $prevPkg)& >/dev/null 2>&1").exec()
+            }
+        }
+
         if (prevPkg != null) {
             runOnUiThread {
                 // Relaunch the process after package migration
@@ -121,6 +142,31 @@ abstract class SplashActivity<Binding : ViewDataBinding> : NavigationActivity<Bi
             return
         }
 
+        // Validate stub APK
+        if (isRunningAsStub && (
+                // Version mismatch
+                Info.stub!!.version != BuildConfig.STUB_VERSION ||
+                // Not properly patched
+                intent.component!!.className.contains(HideAPK.PLACEHOLDER)
+            )) {
+            withPermission(REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES) { granted ->
+                if (granted) {
+                    lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                        val apk = File(cacheDir, "stub.apk")
+                        try {
+                            assets.open("stub.apk").writeTo(apk)
+                            HideAPK.upgrade(this@SplashActivity, apk)?.let {
+                                startActivity(it)
+                            }
+                        } catch (e: IOException) {
+                            Timber.e(e)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return
+        }
+
         JobService.schedule(this)
         Shortcuts.setupDynamic(this)
 
@@ -144,19 +190,4 @@ abstract class SplashActivity<Binding : ViewDataBinding> : NavigationActivity<Bi
             }
         }
     }
-
-    private fun handleRepackage(pkg: String?) {
-        if (packageName != APPLICATION_ID) {
-            runCatching {
-                // Hidden, remove com.topjohnwu.magisk if exist as it could be malware
-                packageManager.getApplicationInfo(APPLICATION_ID, 0)
-                Shell.cmd("(pm uninstall $APPLICATION_ID)& >/dev/null 2>&1").exec()
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (Config.suManager.isNotEmpty())
-                Config.suManager = ""
-            pkg ?: return
-            Shell.cmd("(pm uninstall $pkg)& >/dev/null 2>&1").exec()
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 79b4190b2..67ca5efc2 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ gradlePlugin {
 dependencies {
     implementation(embeddedKotlin("gradle-plugin"))
     implementation("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.2.2")
-    implementation("androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.7.6")
+    implementation("androidx.navigation:navigation-safe-args-gradle-plugin:2.7.7")
     implementation("org.lsposed.lsparanoid:gradle-plugin:0.5.2")
     implementation("org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:6.7.0.202309050840-r")
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Setup.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Setup.kt
index df3a6bd45..80c66f452 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Setup.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Setup.kt
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ private fun Project.setupAppCommon() {
             }
         }
 
+        defaultConfig {
+            buildConfigField("int", "STUB_VERSION", Config.stubVersion)
+        }
+
         buildTypes {
             signingConfigs["config"].also {
                 debug {
diff --git a/stub/build.gradle.kts b/stub/build.gradle.kts
index eff37f597..0a270f5e6 100644
--- a/stub/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/stub/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.topjohnwu.magisk"
         versionCode = 1
         versionName = "1.0"
-        buildConfigField("int", "STUB_VERSION", Config.stubVersion)
         buildConfigField("String", "APK_URL", url?.let { "\"$it\"" } ?: "null" )
     }