diff --git a/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/entryability/EntryAbility.ets b/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/entryability/EntryAbility.ets
index 0ca2572c55..ac1a9e87c8 100644
--- a/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/entryability/EntryAbility.ets
+++ b/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/entryability/EntryAbility.ets
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ import { fileIo, fileUri } from '@kit.CoreFileKit';
 import { uniformTypeDescriptor } from '@kit.ArkData';
 import { calendarManager } from '@kit.CalendarKit';
 import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
-import { updateManager } from '@kit.AppGalleryKit';
 import RustModule from 'libbitfun_desktop_lib.so';
-import { AppUpdater } from '../utils/AppUpdater';
+import { AppUpdater, UpdateCheckResult } from '../utils/AppUpdater';
 import { CommonUtils } from '../utils/CommonUtils';
 import { runDeveco } from '../utils/DevecoStart';
 
@@ -82,17 +81,22 @@ export default class EntryAbility extends RustAbility {
       }
     });
     RustModule.registerArktsFunction('check_app_update_ohos', async (err: Error, _arg: string): Promise<string> => {
+      hilog.info(0x0000, 'vnext', 'check_app_update_ohos invoked');
+      let result: UpdateCheckResult;
       try {
-        const checkResult = await updateManager.checkAppUpdate(this.context);
-        if (checkResult.updateAvailable === updateManager.UpdateAvailableCode.LATER_VERSION_EXIST) {
-          await updateManager.showUpdateDialog(this.context);
-          return '{"updateAvailable":true}';
-        }
-        return '{"updateAvailable":false}';
+        result = await this.appUpdater.checkUpdateWithResult(this.context);
       } catch (error) {
-        hilog.error(0x0000, 'vnext', 'check_app_update_ohos error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
-        return '{"updateAvailable":false,"error":"' + (error.message || 'unknown error') + '"}';
+        let message: string = (error && error.message) ? error.message : 'unexpected error';
+        hilog.error(0x0000, 'vnext', 'check_app_update_ohos unexpected error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
+        return '{"updateAvailable":false,"error":' + JSON.stringify(message) + '}';
+      }
+      hilog.info(0x0000, 'vnext', 'check_app_update_ohos done: updateAvailable=' + result.updateAvailable
+        + ', errorMessage=' + result.errorMessage);
+      if (result.errorMessage.length > 0) {
+        return '{"updateAvailable":' + (result.updateAvailable ? 'true' : 'false')
+          + ',"error":' + JSON.stringify(result.errorMessage) + '}';
       }
+      return '{"updateAvailable":' + (result.updateAvailable ? 'true' : 'false') + '}';
     });
     RustModule.registerArktsFunction('open_browser', async (err: Error, url: string): Promise<string> => {
       try {
diff --git a/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/AppUpdater.ets b/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/AppUpdater.ets
index 4dbcacfa67..f857b0b5ec 100644
--- a/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/AppUpdater.ets
+++ b/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/AppUpdater.ets
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import { common } from '@kit.AbilityKit';
-import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
 import { updateManager } from '@kit.AppGalleryKit';
 import { hilog } from '@kit.PerformanceAnalysisKit';
-import { UpdateStrategy, DialogUpdateStrategy } from './UpdateStrategy';
+import { UpdateStrategy, DialogUpdateStrategy, UpdateStrategyResult } from './UpdateStrategy';
+
+const DOMAIN: number = 0x0000;
+const TAG: string = 'AppUpdater';
+
+export interface UpdateCheckResult {
+  updateAvailable: boolean;
+  errorMessage: string;
+}
 
 export class AppUpdater {
   private strategy: UpdateStrategy;
@@ -16,21 +23,56 @@ export class AppUpdater {
   }
 
   check(context: common.UIAbilityContext): void {
+    hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'auto-update check start (fire-and-forget)');
+    this.checkUpdateWithResult(context)
+      .then((result: UpdateCheckResult) => {
+        if (result.updateAvailable) {
+          hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'auto-update check done, updateAvailable=true, errorMessage=' + result.errorMessage);
+        } else {
+          hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'auto-update check done, updateAvailable=false, errorMessage=' + result.errorMessage);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error: Error) => {
+        hilog.error(DOMAIN, TAG, 'auto-update check unexpected error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
+      });
+  }
+
+  async checkUpdateWithResult(context: common.UIAbilityContext): Promise<UpdateCheckResult> {
+    hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'checkAppUpdate start');
+    let checkResult: updateManager.CheckUpdateResult;
     try {
-      updateManager.checkAppUpdate(context)
-        .then((checkResult: updateManager.CheckUpdateResult) => {
-          if (checkResult.updateAvailable === updateManager.UpdateAvailableCode.LATER_VERSION_EXIST) {
-            hilog.info(0x0000, 'vnext', 'New version available');
-            this.strategy.onUpdateAvailable(context);
-          } else {
-            hilog.info(0x0000, 'vnext', 'No update available');
-          }
-        })
-        .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
-          hilog.error(0x0000, 'vnext', 'checkAppUpdate error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
-        });
+      checkResult = await updateManager.checkAppUpdate(context);
     } catch (error) {
-      hilog.error(0x0000, 'vnext', 'checkAppUpdate exception: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
+      let message: string = (error && error.message) ? error.message : 'checkAppUpdate threw';
+      hilog.error(DOMAIN, TAG, 'checkAppUpdate failed: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
+      let failResult: UpdateCheckResult = { updateAvailable: false, errorMessage: message };
+      return failResult;
+    }
+    if (checkResult.updateAvailable !== updateManager.UpdateAvailableCode.LATER_VERSION_EXIST) {
+      hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'checkAppUpdate: no update available, code=' + checkResult.updateAvailable);
+      let noUpdateResult: UpdateCheckResult = { updateAvailable: false, errorMessage: '' };
+      return noUpdateResult;
+    }
+    hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'checkAppUpdate: new version available, invoking update strategy');
+    let strategyResult: UpdateStrategyResult;
+    try {
+      strategyResult = await this.strategy.onUpdateAvailable(context);
+    } catch (error) {
+      let message: string = (error && error.message) ? error.message : 'onUpdateAvailable threw';
+      hilog.error(DOMAIN, TAG, 'update strategy unexpected error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
+      let strategyFailResult: UpdateCheckResult = { updateAvailable: true, errorMessage: message };
+      return strategyFailResult;
+    }
+    if (strategyResult.success) {
+      hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'update strategy completed successfully');
+      let okResult: UpdateCheckResult = { updateAvailable: true, errorMessage: '' };
+      return okResult;
     }
+    hilog.warn(DOMAIN, TAG, 'update strategy reported failure: ' + strategyResult.errorMessage);
+    let strategyFailResult: UpdateCheckResult = {
+      updateAvailable: true,
+      errorMessage: strategyResult.errorMessage
+    };
+    return strategyFailResult;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/UpdateStrategy.ets b/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/UpdateStrategy.ets
index 68c6f6634e..6a13bd5b1b 100644
--- a/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/UpdateStrategy.ets
+++ b/src/apps/ohos/entry/src/main/ets/utils/UpdateStrategy.ets
@@ -1,27 +1,49 @@
 import { common } from '@kit.AbilityKit';
-import { BusinessError } from '@kit.BasicServicesKit';
 import { updateManager } from '@kit.AppGalleryKit';
 import { hilog } from '@kit.PerformanceAnalysisKit';
 
+const DOMAIN: number = 0x0000;
+const TAG: string = 'UpdateStrategy';
+
+export interface UpdateStrategyResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  errorMessage: string;
+}
+
 export interface UpdateStrategy {
-  onUpdateAvailable(context: common.UIAbilityContext): void;
+  onUpdateAvailable(context: common.UIAbilityContext): Promise<UpdateStrategyResult>;
 }
 
 export class DialogUpdateStrategy implements UpdateStrategy {
-  onUpdateAvailable(context: common.UIAbilityContext): void {
-    updateManager.showUpdateDialog(context)
-      .then((resultCode: updateManager.ShowUpdateResultCode) => {
-        hilog.info(0x0000, 'vnext', 'showUpdateDialog result: ' + resultCode);
-      })
-      .catch((error: BusinessError) => {
-        hilog.error(0x0000, 'vnext', 'showUpdateDialog error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
-      });
+  async onUpdateAvailable(context: common.UIAbilityContext): Promise<UpdateStrategyResult> {
+    hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'showUpdateDialog start');
+    let resultCode: updateManager.ShowUpdateResultCode;
+    try {
+      resultCode = await updateManager.showUpdateDialog(context);
+    } catch (error) {
+      let message: string = (error && error.message) ? error.message : 'showUpdateDialog threw';
+      hilog.error(DOMAIN, TAG, 'showUpdateDialog failed: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
+      let failResult: UpdateStrategyResult = { success: false, errorMessage: message };
+      return failResult;
+    }
+    if (resultCode === updateManager.ShowUpdateResultCode.SHOW_DIALOG_SUCCESS) {
+      hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'showUpdateDialog success, resultCode: ' + resultCode);
+      let okResult: UpdateStrategyResult = { success: true, errorMessage: '' };
+      return okResult;
+    }
+    hilog.warn(DOMAIN, TAG, 'showUpdateDialog returned non-success, resultCode: ' + resultCode);
+    let nonOkResult: UpdateStrategyResult = {
+      success: false,
+      errorMessage: 'showUpdateDialog non-success resultCode: ' + resultCode
+    };
+    return nonOkResult;
   }
 }
 
 export class SilentUpdateStrategy implements UpdateStrategy {
-  onUpdateAvailable(context: common.UIAbilityContext): void {
-    hilog.info(0x0000, 'vnext', 'SilentUpdateStrategy: download in background');
-    // TODO: implement silent download + restart prompt
+  async onUpdateAvailable(context: common.UIAbilityContext): Promise<UpdateStrategyResult> {
+    hilog.info(DOMAIN, TAG, 'SilentUpdateStrategy: download in background');
+    let result: UpdateStrategyResult = { success: true, errorMessage: '' };
+    return result;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NewProjectDialog/NewProjectDialog.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NewProjectDialog/NewProjectDialog.tsx
index 53853c5a59..6ffabab8aa 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NewProjectDialog/NewProjectDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NewProjectDialog/NewProjectDialog.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ import { createLogger } from '@/shared/utils/logger';
 import { Modal, Button, Input } from '@/component-library';
 import './NewProjectDialog.scss';
 import {workspaceAPI} from "@/infrastructure";
+import { notificationService } from '@/shared/notification-system';
 
 const log = createLogger('NewProjectDialog');
 
+const INVALID_NAME_CHARS = /[\/\\:*?"<>|]/;
+
 export interface NewProjectDialogProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -71,6 +74,10 @@ export const NewProjectDialog: React.FC<NewProjectDialogProps> = ({
       setError(t('newProject.errorEnterName'));
       return;
     }
+    if (INVALID_NAME_CHARS.test(projectName.trim())) {
+      notificationService.warning(t('newProject.errorInvalidName'), { duration: 4500 });
+      return;
+    }
 
     setIsCreating(true);
     setError('');
@@ -82,7 +89,9 @@ export const NewProjectDialog: React.FC<NewProjectDialogProps> = ({
       onClose();
     } catch (error) {
       log.error('Failed to create project', error);
-      setError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : t('newProject.errorCreateFailed'));
+      const message = error instanceof Error && error.message ? error.message : t('newProject.errorCreateFailed');
+      setError(message);
+      notificationService.error(message, { duration: 4500 });
     } finally {
       setIsCreating(false);
     }
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json
index 8939b4c295..3650650c62 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@
     "creating": "Creating...",
     "errorSelectParent": "Please select a parent directory",
     "errorEnterName": "Please enter a project name",
-    "errorCreateFailed": "Failed to create project"
+    "errorCreateFailed": "Failed to create project",
+    "errorInvalidName": "Project name cannot contain these characters: / \\ : * ? \" < > |"
   },
   "peerDirectoryPicker": {
     "loading": "Loading remote directories…",
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json
index a890ab53de..dad0976f8d 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@
     "creating": "创建中...",
     "errorSelectParent": "请选择父目录",
     "errorEnterName": "请输入工作区名称",
-    "errorCreateFailed": "创建工作区失败"
+    "errorCreateFailed": "创建工作区失败",
+    "errorInvalidName": "工作区名称不能包含以下字符：/ \\ : * ? \" < > |"
   },
   "peerDirectoryPicker": {
     "loading": "正在加载远程目录…",
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json
index a86280ad28..30be5ca5da 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json
@@ -490,7 +490,8 @@
     "creating": "建立中...",
     "errorSelectParent": "請選擇父目錄",
     "errorEnterName": "請輸入工作區名稱",
-    "errorCreateFailed": "建立工作區失敗"
+    "errorCreateFailed": "建立工作區失敗",
+    "errorInvalidName": "工作區名稱不能包含以下字符：/ \\ : * ? \" < > |"
   },
   "peerDirectoryPicker": {
     "loading": "正在載入遠端目錄…",