diff --git a/app/src/main/java/one/monero/moneroone/core/wallet/WalletViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/one/monero/moneroone/core/wallet/WalletViewModel.kt
index d921bae..4424da0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/one/monero/moneroone/core/wallet/WalletViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/one/monero/moneroone/core/wallet/WalletViewModel.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,28 @@ sealed class SendState {
     data class Error(val message: String) : SendState()
 }
 
+// Parse the widget tx cache (dir|amount|timestamp|hash|fee|blockheight|confirmations;...)
+// back into TransactionInfo for cold-start seeding. Kit's live emissions overwrite these.
+// Legacy entries missing the fee/blockheight/confirmations fields are skipped — the next
+// emit rewrites the cache with all seven fields, so the list only stays empty for one boot.
+internal fun parseCachedTxs(cache: String): List<TransactionInfo> =
+    cache.split(";")
+        .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+        .mapNotNull { entry ->
+            val parts = entry.split("|")
+            if (parts.size < 7) return@mapNotNull null
+            val dir = if (parts[0] == "in") 0 else 1
+            val amount = parts[1].toLongOrNull() ?: return@mapNotNull null
+            val timestamp = parts[2].toLongOrNull() ?: return@mapNotNull null
+            val fee = parts[4].toLongOrNull() ?: 0L
+            val blockheight = parts[5].toLongOrNull() ?: 0L
+            val confirmations = parts[6].toLongOrNull() ?: 0L
+            TransactionInfo(
+                dir, blockheight == 0L, false, amount, fee, blockheight, parts[3],
+                timestamp, "", 0, 0, confirmations, 0, "", null
+            )
+        }
+
 class WalletViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application) {
 
     private val context = application.applicationContext
@@ -119,6 +141,7 @@ class WalletViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
         // Defer price fetch until a wallet exists. Avoids leaking IP to
         // monero.one before the user has generated/restored a key.
         if (_walletState.value.hasWallet) {
+            seedFromWidgetCache()
             fetchPrice()
         }
         checkAndApplyAutoLock()
@@ -130,6 +153,30 @@ class WalletViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
         _selectedCurrency.value = Currency.entries.find { it.code == currencyCode } ?: Currency.USD
     }
 
+    // Seed last-known state from the widget cache to mask the cold-start 0-balance /
+    // empty-list flash. Kit's live emissions overwrite these on reconnect.
+    private fun seedFromWidgetCache() {
+        _walletState.update {
+            it.copy(
+                balance = Balance(WidgetDataStore.getBalance(context), WidgetDataStore.getUnlockedBalance(context)),
+                // Connecting (not the cached status) so the sync indicator reflects
+                // a refresh in progress, not a finished sync.
+                syncState = SyncState.Connecting(waiting = false)
+            )
+        }
+        val cachedPrice = WidgetDataStore.getPrice(context)
+        if (cachedPrice > 0f) {
+            _currentPrice.value = CurrentPrice(
+                price = cachedPrice.toDouble(),
+                change24h = WidgetDataStore.getChange24h(context).toDouble()
+            )
+        }
+        val cachedTxs = parseCachedTxs(WidgetDataStore.getTransactions(context))
+        if (cachedTxs.isNotEmpty()) {
+            _walletState.update { it.copy(transactions = cachedTxs) }
+        }
+    }
+
     fun checkAndApplyAutoLock() {
         val prefs = context.getSharedPreferences("monero_wallet", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
         val backgroundTimestamp = prefs.getLong("background_timestamp", 0)
@@ -545,13 +592,14 @@ class WalletViewModel(application: Application) : AndroidViewModel(application)
                 WalletManager.transactionsFlow.collect { transactions ->
                     Timber.d("Transactions updated: count=${transactions.size}")
                     _walletState.update { it.copy(transactions = transactions) }
-                    // Update transactions widget (store last 4 for the iOS-style large layout)
+                    // Cache txs for widget (reads dir|amount|timestamp) + cold-start UI seed
+                    // (reads all 7). Format: dir|amount|timestamp|hash|fee|blockheight|confirmations
                     val txString = transactions
                         .sortedByDescending { it.timestamp }
-                        .take(4)
+                        .take(50)
                         .joinToString(";") { tx ->
                             val dir = if (tx.direction == io.horizontalsystems.monerokit.model.TransactionInfo.Direction.Direction_In) "in" else "out"
-                            "$dir|${tx.amount}|${tx.timestamp}"
+                            "$dir|${tx.amount}|${tx.timestamp}|${tx.hash}|${tx.fee}|${tx.blockheight}|${tx.confirmations}"
                         }
                     WidgetDataStore.saveTransactions(context, txString)
                     WalletWidget.updateAll(context)
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/one/monero/moneroone/TxCacheParserTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/one/monero/moneroone/TxCacheParserTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4ac7aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/one/monero/moneroone/TxCacheParserTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package one.monero.moneroone
+
+import io.horizontalsystems.monerokit.model.TransactionInfo
+import one.monero.moneroone.core.wallet.parseCachedTxs
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class TxCacheParserTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun roundTripsWriterFormatWithFullFields() {
+        // Format the writer emits: dir|amount|timestamp|hash|fee|blockheight|confirmations
+        val cache = "in|1000000000000|1700000000|abc123|0|310000|15;" +
+            "out|500000000000|1700000001|def456|12000|0|0"
+        val parsed = parseCachedTxs(cache)
+
+        assertEquals(2, parsed.size)
+
+        val first = parsed[0]
+        assertEquals(TransactionInfo.Direction.Direction_In, first.direction)
+        assertEquals(1_000_000_000_000L, first.amount)
+        assertEquals(1_700_000_000L, first.timestamp)
+        assertEquals("abc123", first.hash)
+        assertEquals(0L, first.fee)
+        assertEquals(310_000L, first.blockheight)
+        assertEquals(15L, first.confirmations)
+        assertFalse(first.isPending) // blockheight > 0 → confirmed
+
+        // Pending tx: blockheight 0 → isPending, fee preserved, confirmations 0.
+        val second = parsed[1]
+        assertEquals(TransactionInfo.Direction.Direction_Out, second.direction)
+        assertEquals("def456", second.hash)
+        assertEquals(12_000L, second.fee)
+        assertEquals(0L, second.blockheight)
+        assertEquals(0L, second.confirmations)
+        assertTrue(second.isPending)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun skipsLegacyEntriesMissingTheExtraFields() {
+        // Pre-upgrade 4-field entries lack fee/blockheight/confirmations → skip, don't
+        // fabricate a Confirmed status. The next kit emit rewrites the cache with 7 fields.
+        val cache = "in|1000000000000|1700000000|abc123;" +
+            "in|500000000000|1700000001|hash2|0|310000|10"
+        val parsed = parseCachedTxs(cache)
+
+        assertEquals(1, parsed.size)
+        assertEquals("hash2", parsed[0].hash)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun blankAndGarbageEntriesAreDropped() {
+        val cache = ";in|notanumber|1700000000|hash1|0|0|0;;in|500000000000|1700000001|hash2|0|0|5;"
+        val parsed = parseCachedTxs(cache)
+
+        // "notanumber" fails toLongOrNull → dropped; blank entries filtered.
+        assertEquals(1, parsed.size)
+        assertEquals("hash2", parsed[0].hash)
+        assertEquals(5L, parsed[0].confirmations)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun emptyCacheYieldsEmptyList() {
+        assertTrue(parseCachedTxs("").isEmpty())
+    }
+}