diff --git a/templates/python/advanced-sample/main.py b/templates/python/advanced-sample/main.py
index 17994cc..32dcec2 100644
--- a/templates/python/advanced-sample/main.py
+++ b/templates/python/advanced-sample/main.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ async def test_captcha_solver(ctx: kernel.KernelContext) -> None:
     kernel_browser = client.browsers.create(
         invocation_id=ctx.invocation_id,
         stealth=True,
-        persistence={"id": "captcha-solver"}
     )
     
     async with async_playwright() as playwright:
diff --git a/templates/python/sample-app/main.py b/templates/python/sample-app/main.py
index 15587b0..bd329de 100644
--- a/templates/python/sample-app/main.py
+++ b/templates/python/sample-app/main.py
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ async def get_page_title(ctx: kernel.KernelContext, input_data: PageTitleInput)
             
             return {"title": title}
         finally:
-            await browser.close()
+            client.browsers.delete_by_id(kernel_browser.session_id)
 
 
 """
-Example app that instantiates a persisted Kernel browser that can be reused across invocations
+Example app that creates a long-running Kernel browser for manual testing
 Invoke this action to test Kernel browsers manually with our browser live view
-https://onkernel.com/docs/browsers/persistence
+https://onkernel.com/docs/browsers/live-view
 Args:
     ctx: Kernel context containing invocation information
 Returns:
@@ -76,20 +76,20 @@ async def get_page_title(ctx: kernel.KernelContext, input_data: PageTitleInput)
 Invoke this via CLI:
     kernel login  # or: export KERNEL_API_KEY=<your_api_key>
     kernel deploy main.py # If you haven't already deployed this app
-    kernel invoke python-basic create-persisted-browser
+    kernel invoke python-basic create-browser-for-testing
     kernel logs python-basic -f # Open in separate tab
 """
-class CreatePersistedBrowserOutput(TypedDict):
+class CreateBrowserForTestingOutput(TypedDict):
     browser_live_view_url: str
 
-@app.action("create-persisted-browser")
-async def create_persisted_browser(ctx: kernel.KernelContext) -> CreatePersistedBrowserOutput:
+@app.action("create-browser-for-testing")
+async def create_browser_for_testing(ctx: kernel.KernelContext) -> CreateBrowserForTestingOutput:
     kernel_browser = client.browsers.create(
         invocation_id=ctx.invocation_id,
-        persistence={"id": "persisted-browser"},
-        stealth=True, # Turns on residential proxy & auto-CAPTCHA solver
+        stealth=True,
+        timeout_seconds=3600,  # Keep browser alive for 1 hour
     )
 
     return {
       "browser_live_view_url": kernel_browser.browser_live_view_url,
-    }
\ No newline at end of file
+    }
diff --git a/templates/typescript/advanced-sample/index.ts b/templates/typescript/advanced-sample/index.ts
index 86bd531..85d392b 100644
--- a/templates/typescript/advanced-sample/index.ts
+++ b/templates/typescript/advanced-sample/index.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ app.action("test-captcha-solver", async (ctx: KernelContext): Promise<void> => {
   const kernelBrowser = await kernel.browsers.create({
     invocation_id: ctx.invocation_id,
     stealth: true,
-    persistence: {
-      id: "captcha-solver",
-    },
   });
   const browser = await chromium.connectOverCDP(kernelBrowser.cdp_ws_url);
 
diff --git a/templates/typescript/sample-app/index.ts b/templates/typescript/sample-app/index.ts
index 09fcaa0..ea3a94c 100644
--- a/templates/typescript/sample-app/index.ts
+++ b/templates/typescript/sample-app/index.ts
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ app.action<PageTitleInput, PageTitleOutput>(
       const title = await page.title();
       return { title };
     } finally {
-      await browser.close();
+      await kernel.browsers.deleteByID(kernelBrowser.session_id);
     }
   }
 );
 
 /**
- * Example app that instantiates a persisted Kernel browser that can be reused across invocations
+ * Example app that creates a long-running Kernel browser for manual testing
  * Invoke this action to test Kernel browsers manually with our browser live view
- * https://onkernel.com/docs/browsers/persistence
+ * https://onkernel.com/docs/browsers/live-view
  * Args:
  *     ctx: Kernel context containing invocation information
  * Returns:
@@ -86,21 +86,19 @@ app.action<PageTitleInput, PageTitleOutput>(
  * Invoke this via CLI:
  *  kernel login  # or: export KERNEL_API_KEY=<your_api_key>
  *  kernel deploy index.ts # If you haven't already deployed this app
- *  kernel invoke ts-basic create-persisted-browser
+ *  kernel invoke ts-basic create-browser-for-testing
  *  kernel logs ts-basic -f # Open in separate tab
  */
-interface CreatePersistedBrowserOutput {
+interface CreateBrowserForTestingOutput {
   browser_live_view_url: string;
 }
 app.action(
-  "create-persisted-browser",
-  async (ctx: KernelContext): Promise<CreatePersistedBrowserOutput> => {
+  "create-browser-for-testing",
+  async (ctx: KernelContext): Promise<CreateBrowserForTestingOutput> => {
     const kernelBrowser = await kernel.browsers.create({
       invocation_id: ctx.invocation_id,
-      persistence: {
-        id: "persisted-browser",
-      },
-      stealth: true, // Turns on residential proxy & auto-CAPTCHA solver
+      stealth: true,
+      timeout_seconds: 3600, // Keep browser alive for 1 hour
     });
 
     return {