diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/connection/CloudEnvironmentRows.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/connection/CloudEnvironmentRows.tsx
index 173d093d849..b7cb2837681 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/connection/CloudEnvironmentRows.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/connection/CloudEnvironmentRows.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { copyTextWithHaptic } from "../../lib/copyTextWithHaptic";
 import { useThemeColor } from "../../lib/useThemeColor";
 import type { ConnectedEnvironmentSummary } from "../../state/remote-runtime-types";
 import { availableCloudEnvironmentPresentation } from "../cloud/cloudEnvironmentPresentation";
+import { hasCloudPublicConfig } from "../cloud/publicConfig";
 import { ConnectionStatusDot } from "./ConnectionStatusDot";
 import { type RelayEnvironmentView, useConnectionController } from "./useConnectionController";
 
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ interface CloudEnvironmentRowsProps {
  * with connect switches, availability status, refresh, and loading/error
  * states. Shared between the Settings environments screen and the T3 Connect
  * onboarding sheet.
+ *
+ * Already-connected relay environments render even without cloud config or a
+ * signed-in account — they are registered on this device and must stay
+ * reachable and removable. Only discovery (the available list, refresh, and
+ * its errors) requires a signed-in session.
  */
 export function CloudEnvironmentRows(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
   // Showcase captures run without a Clerk publishable key, so `ClerkProvider`
@@ -50,20 +56,33 @@ export function CloudEnvironmentRows(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
   if (props.showcaseSignedIn !== undefined) {
     return props.showcaseSignedIn ? <CloudEnvironmentRowsContent {...props} /> : null;
   }
+  // No cloud config means no `ClerkProvider` either, so `useAuth` would throw.
+  if (!hasCloudPublicConfig()) {
+    return <ConnectedOnlyCloudEnvironmentRows {...props} />;
+  }
   return <SignedInCloudEnvironmentRows {...props} />;
 }
 
 function SignedInCloudEnvironmentRows(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
   const { isSignedIn } = useAuth({ treatPendingAsSignedOut: false });
-  if (!isSignedIn) return null;
+  if (!isSignedIn) return <ConnectedOnlyCloudEnvironmentRows {...props} />;
   return <CloudEnvironmentRowsContent {...props} />;
 }
 
-function CloudEnvironmentRowsContent(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
+function ConnectedOnlyCloudEnvironmentRows(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
+  if (props.connectedCloudEnvironments.length === 0) return null;
+  return <CloudEnvironmentRowsContent {...props} discoveryAvailable={false} />;
+}
+
+function CloudEnvironmentRowsContent(
+  props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps & { readonly discoveryAvailable?: boolean },
+) {
   const controller = useConnectionController();
   const iconColor = useThemeColor("--color-icon");
-  const availableCloudEnvironments =
-    props.showcaseAvailableEnvironments ?? controller.availableRelayEnvironments;
+  const discoveryAvailable = props.discoveryAvailable ?? true;
+  const availableCloudEnvironments = discoveryAvailable
+    ? (props.showcaseAvailableEnvironments ?? controller.availableRelayEnvironments)
+    : [];
   const [expandedErrorId, setExpandedErrorId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const hasCloudRows =
     props.connectedCloudEnvironments.length > 0 || availableCloudEnvironments.length > 0;
@@ -89,25 +108,27 @@ function CloudEnvironmentRowsContent(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
       {showHeader ? (
         <View className="flex-row items-center justify-between px-1">
           <Text className="text-sm font-t3-bold uppercase text-foreground-muted">T3 Connect</Text>
-          <Pressable
-            accessibilityRole="button"
-            disabled={controller.relayDiscovery.isRefreshing}
-            onPress={() => {
-              void controller.refreshRelayEnvironments();
-            }}
-            className="h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-subtle active:opacity-70 disabled:opacity-50"
-          >
-            {controller.relayDiscovery.isRefreshing ? (
-              <ActivityIndicator color={iconColor} size="small" />
-            ) : (
-              <SymbolView
-                name="arrow.clockwise"
-                size={14}
-                tintColor={iconColor}
-                type="monochrome"
-              />
-            )}
-          </Pressable>
+          {discoveryAvailable ? (
+            <Pressable
+              accessibilityRole="button"
+              disabled={controller.relayDiscovery.isRefreshing}
+              onPress={() => {
+                void controller.refreshRelayEnvironments();
+              }}
+              className="h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-subtle active:opacity-70 disabled:opacity-50"
+            >
+              {controller.relayDiscovery.isRefreshing ? (
+                <ActivityIndicator color={iconColor} size="small" />
+              ) : (
+                <SymbolView
+                  name="arrow.clockwise"
+                  size={14}
+                  tintColor={iconColor}
+                  type="monochrome"
+                />
+              )}
+            </Pressable>
+          ) : null}
         </View>
       ) : null}
 
@@ -152,7 +173,9 @@ function CloudEnvironmentRowsContent(props: CloudEnvironmentRowsProps) {
 
       {/* Rendered alongside any connected rows — a failed discovery must not
           hide behind an otherwise-healthy list. */}
-      {controller.relayDiscovery.error && !controller.relayDiscovery.isRefreshing ? (
+      {discoveryAvailable &&
+      controller.relayDiscovery.error &&
+      !controller.relayDiscovery.isRefreshing ? (
         <View collapsable={false} className="gap-3 rounded-[24px] bg-card p-5">
           <Text className="text-base font-t3-bold text-foreground">
             Could not load T3 Connect environments
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/SettingsEnvironmentsRouteScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/SettingsEnvironmentsRouteScreen.tsx
index 93b806f6487..53bbe480646 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/SettingsEnvironmentsRouteScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/settings/SettingsEnvironmentsRouteScreen.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 
 import { AppText as Text } from "../../components/AppText";
 import { AndroidScreenHeader } from "../../components/AndroidScreenHeader";
-import { hasCloudPublicConfig } from "../cloud/publicConfig";
 import { CloudEnvironmentRows } from "../connection/CloudEnvironmentRows";
 import { ConnectionEnvironmentRow } from "../connection/ConnectionEnvironmentRow";
 import { splitEnvironmentSections } from "../connection/environmentSections";
@@ -161,18 +160,19 @@ export function SettingsEnvironmentsRouteScreen() {
           </View>
         )}
 
-        {hasCloudPublicConfig() || SHOWCASE_ENABLED ? (
-          <CloudEnvironmentRows
-            connectedCloudEnvironments={connectedCloudEnvironments}
-            onReconnectEnvironment={onReconnectEnvironment}
-            {...(SHOWCASE_ENABLED
-              ? {
-                  showcaseAvailableEnvironments: SHOWCASE_AVAILABLE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENTS,
-                  showcaseSignedIn: true,
-                }
-              : {})}
-          />
-        ) : null}
+        {/* Always mounted: already-connected relay environments must stay
+            visible (and removable) even when cloud config is missing or the
+            user is signed out — the component gates discovery itself. */}
+        <CloudEnvironmentRows
+          connectedCloudEnvironments={connectedCloudEnvironments}
+          onReconnectEnvironment={onReconnectEnvironment}
+          {...(SHOWCASE_ENABLED
+            ? {
+                showcaseAvailableEnvironments: SHOWCASE_AVAILABLE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENTS,
+                showcaseSignedIn: true,
+              }
+            : {})}
+        />
       </ScrollView>
     </View>
   );