diff --git a/internal/webui/static/offline/offline.css b/internal/webui/static/offline/offline.css
index 6cbd840..19302e8 100644
--- a/internal/webui/static/offline/offline.css
+++ b/internal/webui/static/offline/offline.css
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   justify-content: space-between;
   gap: 1rem;
   padding: 1rem max(1.25rem, calc((100% - 68rem) / 2));
+  padding-top: max(1rem, env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px));
+  padding-left: max(1.25rem, calc((100% - 68rem) / 2), env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
+  padding-right: max(1.25rem, calc((100% - 68rem) / 2), env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
   background: var(--surface);
 }
@@ -13,6 +16,9 @@
   max-width: 68rem;
   margin: 0 auto;
   padding: 3rem 1.25rem;
+  padding-left: max(1.25rem, env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
+  padding-right: max(1.25rem, env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
+  padding-bottom: calc(3rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
 }
 
 .offline-shell .muted { font-size: .9rem; }
diff --git a/internal/webui/static/reader-app.js b/internal/webui/static/reader-app.js
index bcbc677..65ff2e4 100644
--- a/internal/webui/static/reader-app.js
+++ b/internal/webui/static/reader-app.js
@@ -106,6 +106,17 @@ const promptFallback = document.getElementById("reader-prompt-fallback");
 const promptFallbackText = document.getElementById("reader-prompt-fallback-text");
 const promptFallbackCopy = document.getElementById("reader-prompt-fallback-copy");
 
+// The bar grows with touch controls, safe areas and browser text sizing.
+// Reserve its measured height so rotating an iPad cannot cover the book.
+const readerBar = document.querySelector(".reader-bar");
+if (readerBar) {
+  const sizeBar = () => document.body.style.setProperty(
+    "--reader-bar-height", `${readerBar.getBoundingClientRect().height}px`,
+  );
+  sizeBar();
+  new ResizeObserver(sizeBar).observe(readerBar);
+}
+
 let chapterLoadingTimer = null;
 let chapterLoadingGeneration = 0;
 const CHAPTER_LOADING_MIN_MS = 250;
@@ -2956,28 +2967,42 @@ if (settingsForm) {
 const MAXIMIZE_PATH = "M8 3H5a2 2 0 00-2 2v3m18 0V5a2 2 0 00-2-2h-3M3 16v3a2 2 0 002 2h3m10 0h3a2 2 0 002-2v-3";
 const MINIMIZE_PATH = "M4 14h3a2 2 0 012 2v3m6 0v-3a2 2 0 012-2h3M20 10h-3a2 2 0 01-2-2V5m-6 0v3a2 2 0 01-2 2H4";
 
-function toggleFullscreen() {
-  if (!document.fullscreenElement) {
-    document.documentElement.requestFullscreen().catch(() => {
-      flash("This browser would not switch to full screen.");
-    });
-  } else {
-    document.exitFullscreen();
+const fullscreenRoot = document.documentElement;
+const enterFullscreen = fullscreenRoot.requestFullscreen || fullscreenRoot.webkitRequestFullscreen;
+const exitFullscreen = document.exitFullscreen || document.webkitExitFullscreen;
+const fullscreenElement = () => document.fullscreenElement || document.webkitFullscreenElement;
+const fullscreenAvailable = !!(enterFullscreen && exitFullscreen) &&
+  (document.fullscreenEnabled ?? document.webkitFullscreenEnabled ?? true);
+
+async function toggleFullscreen() {
+  if (!fullscreenAvailable) {
+    flash("Full screen is unavailable. Add Liseur to your Home Screen for a full-screen reader.");
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    // Older iPad Safari exposes prefixed methods returning void, not a Promise.
+    if (fullscreenElement()) await exitFullscreen.call(document);
+    else await enterFullscreen.call(fullscreenRoot);
+  } catch (err) {
+    flash("This browser would not switch to full screen.");
   }
 }
 
 if (fullscreenBtn) {
+  fullscreenBtn.hidden = !fullscreenAvailable;
   fullscreenBtn.addEventListener("click", toggleFullscreen);
-  document.addEventListener("fullscreenchange", () => {
+  const updateFullscreen = () => {
     const p = fullscreenBtn.querySelector("path");
-    if (document.fullscreenElement) {
+    if (fullscreenElement()) {
       p.setAttribute("d", MINIMIZE_PATH);
       fullscreenBtn.title = "Exit full screen (f)";
     } else {
       p.setAttribute("d", MAXIMIZE_PATH);
       fullscreenBtn.title = "Full screen (f)";
     }
-  });
+  };
+  document.addEventListener("fullscreenchange", updateFullscreen);
+  document.addEventListener("webkitfullscreenchange", updateFullscreen);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------- chrome and tap zones
@@ -2995,6 +3020,7 @@ if (fullscreenBtn) {
 const CHROME_IDLE_MS = 2200;
 const CHROME_TOUCH_MS = 4000;
 const TAP_SLOP_PX = 10;
+const TAP_MAX_MS = 500;
 
 let chromePinned = false;
 let chromeTimer = null;
@@ -3204,7 +3230,13 @@ function overText(doc, x, y) {
 // finger, a cancelled pointer or a stolen capture ends it: what happens
 // next is a pinch, a scroll or the browser's business, never a tap.
 function newGesture() {
-  return { id: null, x: 0, y: 0, spoiled: true, hadSelection: false };
+  return { id: null, x: 0, y: 0, startedAt: 0, spoiled: true, hadSelection: false };
+}
+
+function trackGesture(gesture, e) {
+  if (gesture.id !== e.pointerId) return;
+  if (Math.abs(e.clientX - gesture.x) > TAP_SLOP_PX ||
+      Math.abs(e.clientY - gesture.y) > TAP_SLOP_PX) gesture.spoiled = true;
 }
 
 function wireChapterPointer(doc) {
@@ -3236,6 +3268,7 @@ function wireChapterPointer(doc) {
   doc.addEventListener(
     "pointermove",
     (e) => {
+      trackGesture(gesture, e);
       pointerMoved(...toViewport(doc, e.clientX, e.clientY), e.pointerType);
     },
     { passive: true },
@@ -3257,6 +3290,7 @@ function wireChapterPointer(doc) {
         id: e.pointerId,
         x: e.clientX,
         y: e.clientY,
+        startedAt: performance.now(),
         spoiled: false,
         hadSelection: selected(),
       };
@@ -3268,6 +3302,7 @@ function wireChapterPointer(doc) {
   };
   doc.addEventListener("pointercancel", spoil, { passive: true });
   doc.addEventListener("lostpointercapture", spoil, { passive: true });
+  doc.addEventListener("contextmenu", () => { gesture.spoiled = true; }, { passive: true });
   // A finger is answered here rather than on the click that should
   // follow it: the engine snaps the page on every touchend, and a
   // scroll between touchend and the synthesized click cancels that
@@ -3288,6 +3323,7 @@ function wireChapterPointer(doc) {
       gesture.id = null;
       if (e.pointerType !== "touch" && e.pointerType !== "pen") return;
       touchAt = Date.now();
+      if (performance.now() - gesture.startedAt > TAP_MAX_MS) gesture.spoiled = true;
       if (tocPanel && !tocPanel.hidden) {
         toggleTOC(false); // the drawer cannot hear a tap inside the book
         gesture.spoiled = true;
@@ -3783,6 +3819,7 @@ stageArea.addEventListener(
       id: e.pointerId,
       x: e.clientX,
       y: e.clientY,
+      startedAt: performance.now(),
       spoiled: false,
       hadSelection: bookHasSelection(),
     };
@@ -3795,6 +3832,8 @@ const spoilStage = (e) => {
 };
 stageArea.addEventListener("pointercancel", spoilStage, { passive: true });
 stageArea.addEventListener("lostpointercapture", spoilStage, { passive: true });
+stageArea.addEventListener("pointermove", (e) => trackGesture(stageGesture, e), { passive: true });
+stageArea.addEventListener("contextmenu", () => { stageGesture.spoiled = true; }, { passive: true });
 stageArea.addEventListener("pointerup", (e) => {
   noteActivity();
   if (stageGesture.id !== null && stageGesture.id !== e.pointerId) {
@@ -3816,6 +3855,7 @@ stageArea.addEventListener("pointerup", (e) => {
     return;
   }
   if (!clean) return;
+  if (performance.now() - stageGesture.startedAt > TAP_MAX_MS) return;
   if (stageGesture.hadSelection || bookHasSelection()) return;
   if (!stageSurface(e.target)) return;
   tapAt(e.clientX, e.clientY);
diff --git a/internal/webui/static/reader-engine.js b/internal/webui/static/reader-engine.js
index ed757cb..b1f2af0 100644
--- a/internal/webui/static/reader-engine.js
+++ b/internal/webui/static/reader-engine.js
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ export class ReaderEngine extends HTMLElement {
       normal: { optimalLineLength: 90, minimalLineLength: 60, maximalLineLength: 110 },
       wide: { optimalLineLength: 65, minimalLineLength: 40, maximalLineLength: 80 },
     }[settings.margin] || { optimalLineLength: 90, minimalLineLength: 60, maximalLineLength: 110 };
-    this.renderer.style.inset = `0 0 ${margin}px`;
+    this.renderer.style.inset = `0 env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px) calc(${margin}px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)) env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px)`;
     this.preferences = {
       scroll: false,
       columnCount: settings.columns === "auto" ? null : Number(settings.columns),
diff --git a/internal/webui/static/style.css b/internal/webui/static/style.css
index 2dadf6a..7766955 100644
--- a/internal/webui/static/style.css
+++ b/internal/webui/static/style.css
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
 .reader-body[data-reader-margin="normal"]{--reader-margin:48px}
 .reader-body[data-reader-margin="wide"]{--reader-margin:72px}
 .reader-bar{position:fixed;top:3px;left:0;right:0;z-index:50;
-  display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);
+  display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(max-content,1fr) minmax(0,1fr) minmax(max-content,1fr);
   align-items:center;gap:.6rem;
   padding:calc(.35rem + env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px)) max(.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px)) .35rem max(.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
   border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
 .reader-title{flex:1;min-width:0;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;
   text-align:center;font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.005em}
 .reader-title strong{font-weight:600}
-.reader-actions{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-self:end;gap:.35rem;min-width:0}
+.reader-actions{position:relative;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-self:end;gap:.35rem;min-width:0}
 /* One shape for every control on the bar: TOC, Aa, full screen. */
 .reader-icon-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
   box-sizing:border-box;width:2rem;height:2rem;padding:0;
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
    than its viewport grows off both edges at once, and the edge that
    matters is the one carrying the title. */
 #reader-prompt-fallback textarea{
-  box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;max-height:40dvh;font:inherit;font-size:.9rem;
+  box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;max-height:40vh;max-height:40dvh;font:inherit;font-size:.9rem;
   margin:.6rem 0;padding:.5rem;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;
   background:var(--surface-2);color:inherit}
 .reader-prompt-fallback-actions{margin-top:.2rem;display:flex;gap:.5rem;
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
   100%{transform:translateX(320%)}
 }
 .reader-chapter-loader{
-  position:fixed;z-index:60;top:3.8rem;left:50%;
+  position:fixed;z-index:60;top:calc(var(--reader-bar-height,3rem) + .8rem);left:50%;
   transform:translate(-50%,-4px) scale(.96);
   display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.65rem;
   padding:.45rem 1.05rem;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:500;
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
   box-shadow:0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.16),0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.08);
   pointer-events:none;opacity:0;
   transition:top .2s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),opacity .2s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1),transform .2s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)}
-.reader-body[data-reader-chrome="hidden"] .reader-chapter-loader{top:1.1rem}
+.reader-body[data-reader-chrome="hidden"] .reader-chapter-loader{top:calc(1.1rem + env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px))}
 .reader-chapter-loader:not([hidden]){
   opacity:1;transform:translate(-50%,0) scale(1)}
 .reader-chapter-loader[hidden]{display:none}
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
   border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.45);padding:1.1rem 1.3rem;
   box-sizing:border-box;
   min-width:min(18rem,calc(100vw - 2rem));max-width:calc(100vw - 2rem);
-  max-height:calc(100dvh - 2rem);overflow:auto;font-size:.9rem}
+  max-height:calc(100vh - 2rem);max-height:calc(100dvh - 2rem);overflow:auto;font-size:.9rem}
 #reader-prompt-fallback{width:min(60ch,calc(100vw - 2rem))}
 .reader-goto::backdrop{background:rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
 .reader-goto h2{margin:0 0 .7rem;font-size:1rem}
@@ -1645,7 +1645,8 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
    them, and a comparison that scrolls is not one. */
 .reader-sync-dialog{background:var(--surface);color:inherit;border:1px solid var(--line);
   border-radius:10px;box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.45);padding:1.1rem 1.3rem;
-  width:min(32rem,calc(100vw - 2rem));font-size:.9rem}
+  box-sizing:border-box;width:min(32rem,calc(100vw - 2rem));
+  max-height:calc(100vh - 2rem);max-height:calc(100dvh - 2rem);overflow:auto;font-size:.9rem}
 .reader-sync-dialog::backdrop{background:rgba(0,0,0,.55)}
 .reader-sync-dialog h2{margin:0 0 .7rem;font-size:1rem}
 .reader-sync-summary{margin:0 0 .9rem}
@@ -1671,6 +1672,10 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
 .reader-catchup-detail[hidden],.reader-catchup-excerpt[hidden]{display:none}
 .reader-toc{position:fixed;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:60;
   width:min(22rem,85vw);overflow-y:auto;padding:1rem 1.1rem;
+  box-sizing:border-box;overscroll-behavior:contain;
+  padding-top:max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px));
+  padding-bottom:max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));
+  padding-left:max(1.1rem,env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px));
   background:var(--surface);border-right:1px solid var(--line);
   box-shadow:0 0 32px rgba(0,0,0,.45);font-size:.9rem}
 .reader-toc h2{margin:0 0 .6rem;font-size:1rem}
@@ -1702,11 +1707,11 @@ button.linkish:hover, button.linkish:focus-visible {
 .ann-color-purple{border-left:4px solid #ba68c8}
 .ann-color-orange{border-left:4px solid #ffb74d}
 .reader-stage{flex:1;display:flex;min-height:0;position:relative;
-  box-sizing:border-box;padding-top:3rem}
-.reader-body[data-reader-autohide="true"] .reader-stage{padding-top:0}
+  box-sizing:border-box;padding-top:var(--reader-bar-height,calc(3rem + env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px)))}
+.reader-body[data-reader-autohide="true"] .reader-stage{padding-top:env(safe-area-inset-top, 0px)}
 #reader-view{flex:1;min-width:0;height:100%;background:var(--surface);overflow:hidden;position:relative}
 readium-view .readium-navigator-iframe{width:100%;height:100%;border:0;display:block}
-.reader-turn{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:var(--reader-margin,48px);z-index:6;width:2.75rem;
+.reader-turn{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:calc(var(--reader-margin,48px) + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px));z-index:6;width:2.75rem;
   border:0;background:transparent;cursor:pointer;font-size:2rem;
   padding:0;opacity:.35;color:inherit;transition:opacity .18s ease}
 #reader-prev{left:0}
@@ -1716,12 +1721,18 @@ readium-view .readium-navigator-iframe{width:100%;height:100%;border:0;display:b
 /* Reader appearance settings (ADR-0012): a details popover, no script
    needed to open it and none to style it. The stage colour tracks the
    chosen theme so page gaps match the book instead of flashing white. */
-.reader-settings{position:relative}
-.reader-settings>summary{list-style:none;user-select:none}
+/* Anchor the popover to the actions' right edge; anchoring it to Aa
+   pushes its left edge off screen in Split View. */
+.reader-settings{position:static}
+.reader-settings>summary{list-style:none;user-select:none;-webkit-user-select:none}
 .reader-settings>summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
 .reader-settings[open]>summary{background:var(--surface-3)}
 .reader-settings>form{position:absolute;right:0;top:calc(100% + .55rem);z-index:40;
-  width:19rem;max-height:min(75vh,34rem);overflow:auto;
+  box-sizing:border-box;width:21rem;
+  max-width:calc(100vw - 2rem - env(safe-area-inset-left, 0px) - env(safe-area-inset-right, 0px));
+  max-height:min(75vh,34rem);
+  max-height:min(34rem,calc(100dvh - var(--reader-bar-height,3rem) - 1.5rem - env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)));
+  overflow:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;
   background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;
   box-shadow:0 12px 32px rgba(0,0,0,.45);padding:.9rem;
   display:grid;gap:.7rem;font-size:.85rem;white-space:normal}
@@ -1751,6 +1762,20 @@ readium-view .readium-navigator-iframe{width:100%;height:100%;border:0;display:b
 #reader-settings-reset{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;
   background:transparent;color:inherit;cursor:pointer;padding:.35rem .6rem}
 #reader-settings-reset:hover{background:var(--surface-3)}
+/* Match capabilities, including iPads with a trackpad attached. Keep
+   native selection and pinch zoom available in the publication. */
+@media (any-pointer:coarse){
+  .reader-icon-btn,.reader-size-step{width:44px;height:44px;flex-shrink:0}
+  .reader-back{box-sizing:border-box;min-width:44px;min-height:44px;justify-content:center}
+  .reader-settings .chip,.reader-toc a,.reader-toc button,
+  .reader-goto button,.reader-sync-dialog button,#reader-settings-reset{
+    box-sizing:border-box;min-height:44px}
+  .reader-toc a{padding-top:.65rem;padding-bottom:.65rem}
+  .reader-settings input[type="range"]{min-height:44px}
+  /* Small form text makes Safari zoom the whole page on focus. */
+  input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="radio"]):not([type="range"]),
+  select,textarea,.reader-settings select,#reader-prompt-fallback textarea{font-size:16px}
+}
 .reader-body[data-reader-theme="light"] #reader-view{background:#ffffff}
 .reader-body[data-reader-theme="sepia"] #reader-view{background:#f6ecd9}
 .reader-body[data-reader-theme="dark"] #reader-view{background:#202124}