diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 60305a4..1363694 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED" />
+            </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
 
         <provider
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/AppLockApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/AppLockApplication.kt
index f24b187..9f21a79 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/AppLockApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/AppLockApplication.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import dev.pranav.applock.core.utils.LogUtils
 import dev.pranav.applock.data.repository.AppLockRepository
 import org.lsposed.hiddenapibypass.HiddenApiBypass
 import rikka.sui.Sui
+import kotlin.concurrent.thread
 
 class AppLockApplication : Application() {
 
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ class AppLockApplication : Application() {
         initializeComponents()
 
         LogUtils.initialize(this)
+        // Purge logs older than 3 days on every app start (run in background to avoid ANR)
+        thread(start = true, name = "LogPurge") {
+            LogUtils.purgeOldLogs()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun initializeHiddenApiBypass() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/broadcast/BootReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/broadcast/BootReceiver.kt
index 357836d..4f04857 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/broadcast/BootReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/broadcast/BootReceiver.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.util.Log
+import dev.pranav.applock.core.utils.LogUtils
 import dev.pranav.applock.core.utils.appLockRepository
 import dev.pranav.applock.data.repository.BackendImplementation
 import dev.pranav.applock.services.AppLockAccessibilityService
@@ -14,19 +15,24 @@ class BootReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
 
     override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
         val repository = context.appLockRepository()
-        if (intent.action == Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REPLACED) {
-            repository.setShowDonateLink(true)
-        }
-        if (intent.action != Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Invalid context or intent action")
-            return
-        }
-
-        try {
-            val appLockRepository = context.appLockRepository()
-            startAppropriateServices(context, appLockRepository)
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Error starting services on boot", e)
+        
+        when (intent.action) {
+            Intent.ACTION_MY_PACKAGE_REPLACED -> {
+                Log.d(TAG, "App package replaced, clearing old logs and showing donate link")
+                repository.setShowDonateLink(true)
+                // Clear all old logs on app update
+                LogUtils.clearAllLogs()
+            }
+            Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED -> {
+                try {
+                    startAppropriateServices(context, repository)
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Error starting services on boot", e)
+                }
+            }
+            else -> {
+                Log.w(TAG, "Invalid intent action: ${intent.action}")
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/utils/LogUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/utils/LogUtils.kt
index 8592dd2..7ad5535 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/utils/LogUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/pranav/applock/core/utils/LogUtils.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import androidx.core.content.FileProvider
 import java.io.File
 import java.time.Instant
+import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
 
 @SuppressLint("StaticFieldLeak")
 object LogUtils {
@@ -78,4 +79,72 @@ object LogUtils {
             return null
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Clear all security and audit logs.
+     * Called when the app is updated.
+     */
+    fun clearAllLogs() {
+        try {
+            val securityLogFile = File(context.filesDir, SECURITY_LOGS)
+            if (securityLogFile.exists()) {
+                securityLogFile.delete()
+                Log.d(TAG, "Cleared security logs")
+            }
+            
+            val appLogFile = File(context.cacheDir, FILE_NAME)
+            if (appLogFile.exists()) {
+                appLogFile.delete()
+                Log.d(TAG, "Cleared app logs")
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Error clearing logs", e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Purge log entries older than 3 days from the audit log file.
+     * This prevents logs from growing indefinitely.
+     */
+    fun purgeOldLogs() {
+        try {
+            val securityLogFile = File(context.filesDir, SECURITY_LOGS)
+            if (!securityLogFile.exists()) {
+                return
+            }
+
+            val threeDaysAgo = Instant.now().minus(3, ChronoUnit.DAYS)
+            val lines = securityLogFile.readLines()
+            val recentLines = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+            for (line in lines) {
+                try {
+                    // Extract timestamp from log line format: "[ISO-8601 timestamp] D [TAG]: [message]"
+                    val timestampStr = line.substringBefore(" ")
+                    val timestamp = Instant.parse(timestampStr)
+                    
+                    if (timestamp.isAfter(threeDaysAgo)) {
+                        recentLines.add(line)
+                    }
+                } catch (e: Exception) {
+                    // If we can't parse the timestamp, keep the line to avoid data loss
+                    recentLines.add(line)
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Rewrite the file with only recent logs
+            if (recentLines.size < lines.size) {
+                if (recentLines.isEmpty()) {
+                    // Delete the file if no recent logs remain
+                    securityLogFile.delete()
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Deleted log file - all entries were older than 3 days")
+                } else {
+                    securityLogFile.writeText(recentLines.joinToString("\n") + "\n")
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Purged ${lines.size - recentLines.size} old log entries")
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Error purging old logs", e)
+        }
+    }
 }