diff --git a/Hcaptcha.d.ts b/Hcaptcha.d.ts
index 8268b70..7a1d8ec 100644
--- a/Hcaptcha.d.ts
+++ b/Hcaptcha.d.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ export type HcaptchaProps = {
    * The callback function that runs after receiving a response, error, or when user cancels.
    */
   onMessage: (event: CustomWebViewMessageEvent) => void;
+  /**
+   * Runs after the hCaptcha API loads.
+   */
+  onLoad?: () => void;
+  /**
+   * Runs when hCaptcha is ready to execute.
+   */
+  onReady?: () => void;
   /**
    * The size of the checkbox.
    */
diff --git a/Hcaptcha.js b/Hcaptcha.js
index f4cb9d3..dca6269 100644
--- a/Hcaptcha.js
+++ b/Hcaptcha.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import hCaptchaLoaderInlineScript from '@hcaptcha/loader/inline';
 import WebView from 'react-native-webview';
 import { ActivityIndicator, Linking, Platform, StyleSheet, TouchableWithoutFeedback, View } from 'react-native';
 import ReactNativeVersion from 'react-native/Libraries/Core/ReactNativeVersion';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const patchPostMessageJsCode = `(${String(function () {
   window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage = patchedPostMessage;
 })})();`;
 
+const HCAPTCHA_LOAD_EVENT = '__hcaptcha_load__';
 const HCAPTCHA_READY_EVENT = '__hcaptcha_ready__';
 
 const serializeForInlineScript = (value) =>
@@ -135,28 +137,45 @@ const buildVerifyData = ({
 const buildVerifyInjectionScript = (payload, resetFirst = false) =>
   `try { ${resetFirst ? 'reset(); ' : ''}setData(${serializeForInlineScript(payload)}); execute(); } catch (e) { window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage((e && e.name) || 'error'); } true;`;
 
-const buildHcaptchaApiUrl = (jsSrc, siteKey, hl, theme, host, sentry, endpoint, assethost, imghost, reportapi, orientation) => {
-  var url = `${jsSrc || 'https://hcaptcha.com/1/api.js'}?render=explicit&onload=onloadCallback`;
-
-  let effectiveHost;
+const getHcaptchaHost = (host, siteKey) => {
   if (host) {
-    effectiveHost = encodeURIComponent(host);
+    return host;
+  } else if (siteKey) {
+    return `${siteKey}.react-native.hcaptcha.com`;
   } else {
-    effectiveHost = (siteKey || 'missing-sitekey') + '.react-native.hcaptcha.com';
-  }
-
-  for (let [key, value] of Object.entries({ host: effectiveHost, hl, custom: typeof theme === 'object', sentry, endpoint, assethost, imghost, reportapi, orientation })) {
-    if (value) {
-      url += `&${key}=${encodeURIComponent(value)}`;
-    }
+    return 'missing-sitekey.react-native.hcaptcha.com';
   }
-
-  return url;
 };
 
+const buildHcaptchaLoaderConfig = ({
+  scriptSource,
+  siteKey,
+  hl,
+  theme,
+  host,
+  sentry,
+  endpoint,
+  assethost,
+  imghost,
+  reportapi,
+}) => ({
+  scriptSource,
+  render: 'explicit',
+  host: getHcaptchaHost(host, siteKey),
+  hl,
+  custom: typeof theme === 'object',
+  sentry: Boolean(sentry),
+  endpoint,
+  assethost,
+  imghost,
+  reportapi,
+});
+
 /**
  *
  * @param {*} onMessage: callback after receiving response, error, or when user cancels
+ * @param {function} onLoad: callback after the hCaptcha API loads
+ * @param {function} onReady: callback when hCaptcha is ready to execute
  * @param {*} siteKey: your hCaptcha sitekey
  * @param {string} size: The size of the widget, can be 'invisible', 'compact' or 'normal'. 'checkbox' is kept as a legacy alias for 'normal'. Default: 'invisible'
  * @param {*} style: custom style
@@ -184,6 +203,8 @@ const buildHcaptchaApiUrl = (jsSrc, siteKey, hl, theme, host, sentry, endpoint,
  */
 const Hcaptcha = ({
   onMessage,
+  onLoad,
+  onReady,
   size,
   siteKey,
   style,
@@ -217,9 +238,20 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
   const hasJourneyConsumerRef = useRef(false);
   const normalizedTheme = useMemo(() => normalizeTheme(theme), [theme]);
   const normalizedSize = useMemo(() => normalizeSize(size), [size]);
-  const apiUrl = useMemo(
-    () => buildHcaptchaApiUrl(jsSrc, siteKey, languageCode, normalizedTheme, host, sentry, endpoint, assethost, imghost, reportapi, orientation),
-    [jsSrc, siteKey, languageCode, normalizedTheme, host, sentry, endpoint, assethost, imghost, reportapi, orientation]
+  const loaderConfig = useMemo(
+    () => buildHcaptchaLoaderConfig({
+      scriptSource: jsSrc,
+      siteKey,
+      hl: languageCode,
+      theme: normalizedTheme,
+      host,
+      sentry,
+      endpoint,
+      assethost,
+      imghost,
+      reportapi,
+    }),
+    [jsSrc, siteKey, languageCode, normalizedTheme, host, sentry, endpoint, assethost, imghost, reportapi]
   );
 
   const debugInfo = useMemo(
@@ -229,17 +261,18 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
 
   const serializedWebViewConfig = useMemo(
     () => serializeForInlineScript({
-      apiUrl,
+      loaderConfig,
       backgroundColor: backgroundColor ?? '',
       debugInfo,
       phoneNumber: phoneNumber ?? null,
       phonePrefix: phonePrefix ?? null,
+      orientation: orientation ?? null,
       rqdata: rqdata ?? null,
       siteKey: siteKey || '',
       size: normalizedSize,
       theme: normalizedTheme,
     }),
-    [apiUrl, backgroundColor, debugInfo, normalizedSize, normalizedTheme, phoneNumber, phonePrefix, rqdata, siteKey]
+    [loaderConfig, backgroundColor, debugInfo, normalizedSize, normalizedTheme, orientation, phoneNumber, phonePrefix, rqdata, siteKey]
   );
 
   const generateTheWebViewContent = useMemo(
@@ -254,13 +287,19 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
           var hcaptchaConfig = ${serializedWebViewConfig};
           Object.entries(hcaptchaConfig.debugInfo || {}).forEach(function (entry) { window[entry[0]] = entry[1] });
         </script>
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+          ${hCaptchaLoaderInlineScript}
+        </script>
         <script type="text/javascript">
           var loadApiScript = function() {
-            var script = document.createElement('script');
-            script.async = true;
-            script.defer = true;
-            script.src = hcaptchaConfig.apiUrl;
-            document.head.appendChild(script);
+            if (typeof window.hCaptchaLoader !== 'function') {
+              window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage('error');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            window.hCaptchaLoader(hcaptchaConfig.loaderConfig).then(onloadCallback).catch(function(error) {
+              window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage((error && error.message) || (error && error.name) || 'error');
+            });
           };
           var hcaptchaWidgetId = null;
           var setData = function(data) {
@@ -273,9 +312,10 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
             hcaptcha.reset(hcaptchaWidgetId);
           };
           var onloadCallback = function() {
+            window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage("${HCAPTCHA_LOAD_EVENT}");
             try {
               console.log("challenge onload starting");
-              hcaptchaWidgetId = hcaptcha.render("hcaptcha-container", getRenderConfig(hcaptchaConfig.siteKey, hcaptchaConfig.theme, hcaptchaConfig.size));
+              hcaptchaWidgetId = hcaptcha.render("hcaptcha-container", getRenderConfig(hcaptchaConfig.siteKey, hcaptchaConfig.theme, hcaptchaConfig.size, hcaptchaConfig.orientation));
               window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage("${HCAPTCHA_READY_EVENT}");
               // have loaded by this point; render is sync.
               console.log("challenge render complete");
@@ -301,7 +341,7 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
             console.warn("challenge error callback fired");
             window.ReactNativeWebView.postMessage(error);
           };
-          const getRenderConfig = function(siteKey, theme, size) {
+          const getRenderConfig = function(siteKey, theme, size, orientation) {
             var config = {
               sitekey: siteKey,
               size: size,
@@ -315,6 +355,9 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
             if (theme) {
               config.theme = theme;
             }
+            if (orientation) {
+              config.orientation = orientation;
+            }
             return config;
           };
           loadApiScript();
@@ -407,8 +450,18 @@ const Hcaptcha = ({
         }}
         mixedContentMode={'always'}
         onMessage={(e) => {
+          if (e.nativeEvent.data === HCAPTCHA_LOAD_EVENT) {
+            if (onLoad) {
+              onLoad();
+            }
+            return;
+          }
+
           if (e.nativeEvent.data === HCAPTCHA_READY_EVENT) {
             injectVerifyData();
+            if (onReady) {
+              onReady();
+            }
             return;
           }
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ae6765..73d92a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Otherwise, you should pass in the preferred device locale, e.g. fetched from `ge
 - The UI defaults to the "invisible" mode of the JS SDK, i.e. no checkbox is displayed.
 - If you need to test displaying the challenge modal, set your sitekey to "Always Challenge" mode in the hCaptcha dashboard.
 - You can `import { Hcaptcha } from '@hcaptcha/react-native-hcaptcha';` to customize the UI yourself.
-- hCaptcha loading is restricted to a 15-second timeout; an `error` will be sent via `onMessage` if it fails to load due to network issues.
+- The legacy 15-second loading timeout event is deprecated and should not be treated as a terminal failure. Do not hide or unmount hCaptcha when it occurs. Use `onReady` to detect successful initialization and `script-error` from `onMessage` to detect failure after loader retries are exhausted.
 
 ## Journey Capture Caveats
 
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ For new code, prefer:
 | siteKey _(required)_ | string | The hCaptcha siteKey |
 | size | string | The size of the widget, can be 'invisible', 'compact' or 'normal'. `checkbox` is also accepted as a legacy alias for `normal`. Default: 'invisible' |
 | onMessage | Function (see [here](https://github.com/react-native-webview/react-native-webview/blob/master/src/WebViewTypes.ts#L299)) | Required. Runs after receiving a response, error, or when user cancels. |
+| onLoad | Function | Runs after the hCaptcha API loads. |
+| onReady | Function | Runs when hCaptcha is ready to execute. |
 | languageCode | string | Default language for hCaptcha; overrides phone defaults. A complete list of supported languages and their codes can be found [here](https://docs.hcaptcha.com/languages/) |
 | showLoading | boolean | Whether to show a loading indicator while the hCaptcha web content loads |
 | closableLoading | boolean | Allow user to cancel hcaptcha during loading by touch loader overlay |
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f324eba..b0e9c8f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class ConfirmHcaptcha extends PureComponent {
       languageCode,
       orientation,
       onMessage,
+      onLoad,
+      onReady,
       showLoading,
       closableLoading,
       loadingIndicatorColor,
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ class ConfirmHcaptcha extends PureComponent {
           size={size}
           siteKey={siteKey}
           onMessage={onMessage}
+          onLoad={onLoad}
+          onReady={onReady}
           languageCode={languageCode}
           showLoading={showLoading}
           closableLoading={closableLoading}
@@ -207,6 +211,8 @@ ConfirmHcaptcha.propTypes = {
   passiveSiteKey: PropTypes.bool,
   baseUrl: PropTypes.string,
   onMessage: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  onLoad: PropTypes.func,
+  onReady: PropTypes.func,
   languageCode: PropTypes.string,
   orientation: PropTypes.string,
   backgroundColor: PropTypes.string,
@@ -237,6 +243,8 @@ ConfirmHcaptcha.propTypes = {
 ConfirmHcaptcha.defaultProps = {
   size: 'invisible',
   passiveSiteKey: false,
+  onLoad: undefined,
+  onReady: undefined,
   showLoading: false,
   closableLoading: false,
   orientation: 'portrait',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7991df3..69d800b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/hCaptcha/react-native-hcaptcha/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/hCaptcha/react-native-hcaptcha#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@hcaptcha/loader": "github:hCaptcha/hcaptcha-loader#e96798848192e64012e156161a9251c4e3e97b94"
+  },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "react": "*",
     "react-native": "*",