diff --git a/src/hooks/useSettings.test.ts b/src/hooks/useSettings.test.ts
index 3bd65ebb..045978d9 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSettings.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSettings.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
 import { renderHook, act, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 import type { Settings } from '../types'
 import { useSettings } from './useSettings'
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ const mockInvokeFn = vi.fn((cmd: string, args?: Record<string, unknown>): Promis
   return Promise.resolve(null)
 })
 
+const nativeInvoke = vi.mocked(invoke)
+
 vi.mock('@tauri-apps/api/core', () => ({
   invoke: vi.fn(),
 }))
@@ -65,10 +68,29 @@ async function renderLoadedSettings(): Promise<Settings> {
   return result.current.settings
 }
 
+function changedSettings(): Settings {
+  return {
+    auto_pull_interval_minutes: null,
+    autogit_enabled: false,
+    autogit_idle_threshold_seconds: 120,
+    autogit_inactive_threshold_seconds: 45,
+    auto_advance_inbox_after_organize: false,
+    telemetry_consent: null,
+    crash_reporting_enabled: null,
+    analytics_enabled: null,
+    anonymous_id: null,
+    release_channel: null,
+    theme_mode: null,
+    ui_language: 'zh-Hans',
+    default_ai_agent: null,
+  }
+}
+
 describe('useSettings', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     mockSettingsStore = { ...defaultSettings }
+    nativeInvoke.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
   })
 
   it('returns empty settings initially', () => {
@@ -92,6 +114,15 @@ describe('useSettings', () => {
     expect(mockInvokeFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('get_settings', {})
   })
 
+  it('loads settings from native invoke when Tauri globals are not detectable', async () => {
+    nativeInvoke.mockResolvedValueOnce({ ...savedSettings, ui_language: 'zh-Hans' })
+
+    const settings = await renderLoadedSettings()
+
+    expect(settings.ui_language).toBe('zh-Hans')
+    expect(mockInvokeFn).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('get_settings', {})
+  })
+
   it('normalizes a legacy beta release channel back to stable on load', async () => {
     mockSettingsStore = {
       ...savedSettings,
@@ -119,21 +150,7 @@ describe('useSettings', () => {
       expect(result.current.loaded).toBe(true)
     })
 
-    const newSettings: Settings = {
-      auto_pull_interval_minutes: null,
-      autogit_enabled: false,
-      autogit_idle_threshold_seconds: 120,
-      autogit_inactive_threshold_seconds: 45,
-      auto_advance_inbox_after_organize: false,
-      telemetry_consent: null,
-      crash_reporting_enabled: null,
-      analytics_enabled: null,
-      anonymous_id: null,
-      release_channel: null,
-      theme_mode: null,
-      ui_language: 'zh-Hans',
-      default_ai_agent: null,
-    }
+    const newSettings = changedSettings()
 
     await act(async () => {
       await result.current.saveSettings(newSettings)
@@ -143,6 +160,27 @@ describe('useSettings', () => {
     expect(result.current.settings).toEqual(newSettings)
   })
 
+  it('saves settings through native invoke when Tauri globals are not detectable', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSettings())
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.loaded).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    const newSettings = changedSettings()
+
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    nativeInvoke.mockResolvedValueOnce(null)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.saveSettings(newSettings)
+    })
+
+    expect(nativeInvoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith('save_settings', { settings: newSettings })
+    expect(mockInvokeFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(result.current.settings).toEqual(newSettings)
+  })
+
   it('handles load error gracefully', async () => {
     const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {})
     mockInvokeFn.mockImplementationOnce(() => Promise.reject(new Error('no config')))
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
index 443ec5a2..3f2ca2e6 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSettings.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,22 @@ import { normalizeReleaseChannel, serializeReleaseChannel } from '../lib/release
 import { normalizeThemeMode } from '../lib/themeMode'
 import type { Settings } from '../types'
 
-function tauriCall<T>(command: string, tauriArgs: Record<string, unknown>, mockArgs?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<T> {
-  return isTauri() ? invoke<T>(command, tauriArgs) : mockInvoke<T>(command, mockArgs ?? tauriArgs)
+async function invokeNativeIfAvailable<T>(command: string, tauriArgs: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<T | undefined> {
+  try {
+    return await invoke<T>(command, tauriArgs)
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (isTauri()) throw err
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
+
+async function tauriCall<T>(command: string, tauriArgs: Record<string, unknown>, mockArgs?: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<T> {
+  if (isTauri()) return invoke<T>(command, tauriArgs)
+
+  const nativeResult = await invokeNativeIfAvailable<T>(command, tauriArgs)
+  if (nativeResult !== undefined) return nativeResult
+
+  return mockInvoke<T>(command, mockArgs ?? tauriArgs)
 }
 
 const EMPTY_SETTINGS: Settings = {