diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/device-pairing.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/device-pairing.tsx
index dc5ab960..89dc79af 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/device-pairing.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/device-pairing.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import { useState, useCallback, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
 import { Button } from "@multica/ui/components/ui/button";
 import { Textarea } from "@multica/ui/components/ui/textarea";
-import { Loading } from "@multica/ui/components/ui/loading";
+import { Spinner } from "@multica/ui/components/spinner";
 import { useIsMobile } from "@multica/ui/hooks/use-mobile";
 import { HugeiconsIcon } from "@hugeicons/react";
 import {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function ConnectionStatus({
 
   return (
     <div className={wrapper}>
-      <Loading className="text-muted-foreground text-sm" />
+      <Spinner className="text-muted-foreground text-sm" />
       <div className="text-center space-y-1.5">
         <p className="text-base font-medium">
           {isVerifying ? "Waiting for approval" : "Connecting..."}
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/spinner.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/spinner.tsx
index 10d802ab..9328784e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/spinner.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/spinner.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 /**
- * Spinner - 3x3 grid spinner based on SpinKit Grid
+ * Spinner — 3x3 grid pulse for **active processing / execution** states.
  *
- * Features:
- * - Uses currentColor (inherits text color from parent, typically theme primary)
- * - Uses em sizing (scales with font-size)
- * - 3x3 grid of cubes with staggered scale animation
- * - Pure CSS animation (no JS state)
+ * Use when the system is actively doing work or waiting for human action
+ * (streaming content, generating responses, awaiting approval).
+ * For passive content-loading states, use `<Loading />` instead.
  *
- * Usage:
- *   <Spinner className="text-primary" />           // Uses primary theme color
- *   <Spinner className="text-muted-foreground" />  // Uses muted color
- *   <Spinner className="text-xs" />                // Controls size via Tailwind font-size
+ * Inherits color from `currentColor` (use Tailwind `text-*`).
+ * Scales with font-size (use Tailwind `text-*` for size).
  */
 import { cn } from "@multica/ui/lib/utils"
 
@@ -19,18 +15,33 @@ export interface SpinnerProps {
   className?: string
 }
 
+const DELAYS = [0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0, 0.1, 0.2]
+
+const cubeStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  backgroundColor: "currentColor",
+  animation: "spinner-grid 1.3s infinite ease-in-out",
+  transform: "scale3d(0.5, 0.5, 1)",
+}
+
 export function Spinner({ className }: SpinnerProps) {
   return (
-    <span className={cn("spinner", className)} role="status" aria-label="Loading">
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
-      <span className="spinner-cube" />
+    <span
+      className={cn(className)}
+      role="status"
+      aria-label="Loading"
+      style={{
+        display: "inline-grid",
+        gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(3, 1fr)",
+        width: "1em",
+        height: "1em",
+        gap: "0.08em",
+      }}
+    >
+      {DELAYS.map((delay, i) => (
+        <span key={i} style={{ ...cubeStyle, animationDelay: `${delay}s` }} />
+      ))}
+
+      <style>{`@keyframes spinner-grid{0%,70%,100%{transform:scale3d(.5,.5,1)}35%{transform:scale3d(0,0,1)}}`}</style>
     </span>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/ui/loading.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/ui/loading.tsx
index 6577fa97..8243b197 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/ui/loading.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/ui/loading.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,52 @@
 import { cn } from "@multica/ui/lib/utils"
 
+const BAR_COUNT = 8
+const DURATION = 1.2
+
+const bars = Array.from({ length: BAR_COUNT }, (_, i) => ({
+  rotate: `${i * 45}deg`,
+  delay: `${-DURATION + (i * DURATION) / BAR_COUNT}s`,
+}))
+
+/**
+ * Loading — Apple-style radiating-line spinner for **passive waiting** states.
+ *
+ * Use when the user is waiting for content to arrive (page init, data fetching).
+ * For active processing / execution states, use `<Spinner />` instead.
+ *
+ * Inherits color from `currentColor` (use Tailwind `text-*`).
+ * Scales with font-size (use Tailwind `text-*` for size).
+ */
 function Loading({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"span">) {
   return (
-    <span className={cn("spinner text-muted-foreground", className)} {...props}>
-      {Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, i) => (
-        <span key={i} className="spinner-cube" />
+    <span
+      className={cn("text-muted-foreground", className)}
+      role="status"
+      aria-label="Loading"
+      style={{ display: "inline-block", position: "relative", width: "1em", height: "1em" }}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {bars.map((bar, i) => (
+        <span
+          key={i}
+          style={{
+            position: "absolute",
+            left: "calc(50% - 0.04em)",
+            top: "0.1em",
+            width: "0.08em",
+            height: "0.24em",
+            borderRadius: "1em",
+            backgroundColor: "currentColor",
+            transformOrigin: "50% 0.4em",
+            transform: `rotate(${bar.rotate})`,
+            animation: `loading-fade ${DURATION}s linear infinite`,
+            animationDelay: bar.delay,
+          }}
+        />
       ))}
+
+      {/* keyframes injected once via <style> — React deduplicates identical tags */}
+      <style>{`@keyframes loading-fade{0%{opacity:1}100%{opacity:.15}}`}</style>
     </span>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/styles/globals.css b/packages/ui/src/styles/globals.css
index f5adb57b..9598d9d0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -183,46 +183,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* SPINNER - SpinKit Grid (3x3) */
-.spinner {
-  display: inline-grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
-  width: 1em;
-  height: 1em;
-  gap: 0.08em;
-}
-
-.spinner-cube {
-  background-color: currentColor;
-  animation: spinner-grid 1.3s infinite ease-in-out;
-  transform: scale3d(0.5, 0.5, 1);
-}
-
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
-.spinner-cube:nth-child(9) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
-
-@keyframes spinner-grid {
-  0%, 70%, 100% {
-    transform: scale3d(0.5, 0.5, 1);
-  }
-  35% {
-    transform: scale3d(0, 0, 1);
-  }
-}
-
-@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
-  .spinner-cube {
-    animation: none;
-    opacity: 0.7;
-  }
-}
 
 /* Tool status: running glow pulse */
 @keyframes glow-pulse {