Reload app button causes infinite reload loop

[jsakas]

I don't know how to describe this bug except that when we use the updateServiceWorker the browser goes haywire. I originally thought this was specific to our app and our implementation, but now I see it on your official documentation website as well.

Screen.Recording.2025-10-29.at.6.43.14.PM.mov

[userquin]

cannot reproduce the issue, I've build a few times the docs and the refresh button working correctly

[sufus4]

I've seen it happen in my own app using vite-plugin-pwa and have confirmed seeing it on the vite pwa documentation site. I've attached a video of it happening on the Vite PWA doc site. Seems to only happen when you have dev tools open and the "update on reload" checked. If it's unchecked, or if you uncheck it while its happening, the behavior stops. But you can see the page refreshing like crazy with tab refresh indicator just like in jsakas video. You can also see the service worker version incrementing quickly.

service-worker-infinite-loop.mov

[userquin]

No idea why are you enabling that flag at devtools (I never use it). The pwa docs using virtual pwa module to reload page (that should fire the client claims logic to activate and control any client controlled by old sw, the previous sw version).

Check also if you've network disabled/offline (warning icon at network throttling), shouldn't work (sw shouldn't refresh); check also you don't have checked disable cache at network tab, devtools can be a pain.