diff --git a/mobile/lib/main.dart b/mobile/lib/main.dart
index 263a5ef769..f5409618aa 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/main.dart
@@ -40,32 +40,51 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/debug_print.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/http_ssl_options.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/licenses.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/migration.dart';
+import 'package:immich_mobile/pages/common/error_display_screen.dart';
 import 'package:intl/date_symbol_data_local.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:timezone/data/latest.dart';
 import 'package:worker_manager/worker_manager.dart';
 
 void main() async {
-  ImmichWidgetsBinding();
-  unawaited(BackgroundWorkerLockService(BackgroundWorkerLockApi()).lock());
-  final (isar, drift, logDb) = await Bootstrap.initDB();
-  await Bootstrap.initDomain(isar, drift, logDb);
-  await initApp();
-  // Warm-up isolate pool for worker manager
-  await workerManager.init(dynamicSpawning: true);
-  await migrateDatabaseIfNeeded(isar, drift);
-  HttpSSLOptions.apply();
+  try {
+    ImmichWidgetsBinding();
+    unawaited(BackgroundWorkerLockService(BackgroundWorkerLockApi()).lock());
+    final (isar, drift, logDb) = await Bootstrap.initDB();
+    await Bootstrap.initDomain(isar, drift, logDb);
+    await initApp();
+    // Warm-up isolate pool for worker manager
+    await workerManager.init(dynamicSpawning: true);
+    await migrateDatabaseIfNeeded(isar, drift);
+    HttpSSLOptions.apply();
 
-  runApp(
-    ProviderScope(
-      overrides: [
-        dbProvider.overrideWithValue(isar),
-        isarProvider.overrideWithValue(isar),
-        driftProvider.overrideWith(driftOverride(drift)),
-      ],
-      child: const MainWidget(),
-    ),
-  );
+    runApp(
+      ProviderScope(
+        overrides: [
+          dbProvider.overrideWithValue(isar),
+          isarProvider.overrideWithValue(isar),
+          driftProvider.overrideWith(driftOverride(drift)),
+        ],
+        child: const MainWidget(),
+      ),
+    );
+  } catch (e, stackTrace) {
+    // Log the error for debugging
+    debugPrint('Fatal initialization error: $e');
+    debugPrint('Stack trace: $stackTrace');
+    
+    // Display a prominent error message to the user
+    runApp(
+      MaterialApp(
+        title: 'Immich - Initialization Error',
+        home: ErrorDisplayScreen(
+          error: e.toString(),
+          stackTrace: stackTrace.toString(),
+        ),
+        debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
 }
 
 Future<void> initApp() async {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/common/error_display_screen.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/common/error_display_screen.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e5dc02662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/common/error_display_screen.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
+import 'package:package_info_plus/package_info_plus.dart';
+
+class ErrorDisplayScreen extends StatelessWidget {
+  final String error;
+  final String stackTrace;
+
+  const ErrorDisplayScreen({
+    super.key,
+    required this.error,
+    required this.stackTrace,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    final theme = Theme.of(context);
+    
+    return Scaffold(
+      body: Center(
+        child: Padding(
+          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(24.0),
+          child: Column(
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+            children: [
+              // App logo with error indicator
+              Stack(
+                children: [
+                  Image.asset(
+                    'assets/immich-logo.png',
+                    width: 80,
+                    height: 80,
+                  ),
+                  Positioned(
+                    bottom: 0,
+                    right: 0,
+                    child: Container(
+                      width: 24,
+                      height: 24,
+                      decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                        color: theme.colorScheme.error,
+                        shape: BoxShape.circle,
+                      ),
+                      child: Icon(
+                        Icons.error,
+                        color: theme.colorScheme.onError,
+                        size: 16,
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                ],
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(height: 24),
+              
+              // Error title
+              Text(
+                'Initialization Failed',
+                style: TextStyle(
+                  fontSize: 28,
+                  fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                  color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                ),
+                textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(height: 16),
+              
+              // Error message
+              Text(
+                'Failed to start due to an error during initialization.',
+                style: TextStyle(
+                  color: theme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                  fontSize: 16,
+                ),
+                textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(height: 24),
+              
+              // Expandable error details
+              Container(
+                width: double.infinity,
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
+                decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                  color: theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainer,
+                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                  border: Border.all(color: theme.colorScheme.error),
+                ),
+                child: Column(
+                  crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                  children: [
+                    Row(
+                      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.spaceBetween,
+                      children: [
+                        Text(
+                          'Error Details:',
+                          style: TextStyle(
+                            color: theme.colorScheme.error,
+                            fontSize: 14,
+                            fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                        IconButton(
+                          onPressed: () async {
+                            String errorDetails;
+                            try {
+                              final packageInfo = await PackageInfo.fromPlatform();
+                              final appVersion = '${packageInfo.version} build.${packageInfo.buildNumber}';
+                              errorDetails = 'App Version: $appVersion\n\nError: $error\n\nStack Trace:\n$stackTrace';
+                            } catch (e) {
+                              // Fallback if package info fails
+                              errorDetails = 'Error: $error\n\nStack Trace:\n$stackTrace';
+                            }
+
+                            Clipboard.setData(ClipboardData(text: errorDetails)).then((_) {
+                              ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+                                SnackBar(
+                                  content: const Text('Error details copied to clipboard'),
+                                  backgroundColor: theme.colorScheme.primary,
+                                ),
+                              );
+                            });
+                          },
+                          icon: Icon(
+                            Icons.copy,
+                            color: theme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                            size: 18,
+                          ),
+                          padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                          constraints: const BoxConstraints(),
+                        ),
+                      ],
+                    ),
+                    const SizedBox(height: 8),
+                    Text(
+                      error,
+                      style: TextStyle(
+                        color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                        fontSize: 12,
+                        fontFamily: 'monospace',
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                    const SizedBox(height: 16),
+                    ExpansionTile(
+                      title: Text(
+                        'Stack Trace',
+                        style: TextStyle(
+                          color: theme.colorScheme.tertiary,
+                          fontSize: 12,
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                      tilePadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                      iconColor: theme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                      collapsedIconColor: theme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                      children: [
+                        Container(
+                          width: double.infinity,
+                          padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
+                          decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                            color: theme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
+                            borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
+                          ),
+                          child: SingleChildScrollView(
+                            child: Text(
+                              stackTrace,
+                              style: TextStyle(
+                                color: theme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                                fontSize: 10,
+                                fontFamily: 'monospace',
+                              ),
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ],
+                    ),
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
+              const SizedBox(height: 24),
+              
+              // Restart button
+              ElevatedButton.icon(
+                onPressed: () {
+                  // Attempt to restart the app
+                  if (Platform.isAndroid || Platform.isIOS) {
+                    exit(0);
+                  }
+                },
+                icon: const Icon(Icons.close),
+                label: const Text('Close App'),
+                style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
+                  backgroundColor: theme.colorScheme.error,
+                  foregroundColor: theme.colorScheme.onError,
+                  padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 24, vertical: 12),
+                ),
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}