diff --git a/web/app/layout.tsx b/web/app/layout.tsx
index be69b61..5e273fd 100644
--- a/web/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/web/app/layout.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
 
 export const viewport: Viewport = {
   themeColor: "#18181b",
+  // Lets the page draw under the iPhone notch / Dynamic Island when the
+  // PWA runs in standalone mode. Components that pin to the edges (Nav,
+  // Toast) read env(safe-area-inset-*) to keep their content out of the
+  // hardware cutouts.
+  viewportFit: "cover",
 };
 
 export default function RootLayout({
diff --git a/web/components/create-account-dialog.tsx b/web/components/create-account-dialog.tsx
index 7915c4b..12925c8 100644
--- a/web/components/create-account-dialog.tsx
+++ b/web/components/create-account-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useState, useTransition } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useTransition } from "react";
 import { createAccount } from "@/app/actions";
 import FormDialogShell, { Field, inputClass } from "./form-dialog-shell";
 
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default function CreateAccountDialog({ open, onClose, onSuccess, prefixPa
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
   const [status, setStatus] = useState("");
   const [link, setLink] = useState("");
+  const firstFieldRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   // Reset on open.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -27,6 +28,15 @@ export default function CreateAccountDialog({ open, onClose, onSuccess, prefixPa
       setStatus("");
       setLink("");
       setError(null);
+      // Autofocus the first field only on devices with a fine pointer
+      // (desktop). Phones skip this — the soft keyboard popping the
+      // moment a dialog opens is jarring and reflows the page.
+      if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+        const isPointerDevice = window.matchMedia("(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine)").matches;
+        if (isPointerDevice) {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => firstFieldRef.current?.focus());
+        }
+      }
     }
   }, [open]);
 
@@ -65,10 +75,10 @@ export default function CreateAccountDialog({ open, onClose, onSuccess, prefixPa
     >
       <Field label="Username" required hint={prefixPattern ? `Suggested prefix: ${prefixPattern}` : undefined}>
         <input
+          ref={firstFieldRef}
           value={username}
           onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.target.value)}
           disabled={pending}
-          autoFocus
           autoComplete="off"
           spellCheck={false}
           placeholder={prefixPattern ? `${prefixPattern}1234` : "username"}
diff --git a/web/components/create-user-dialog.tsx b/web/components/create-user-dialog.tsx
index 9cff32d..747983d 100644
--- a/web/components/create-user-dialog.tsx
+++ b/web/components/create-user-dialog.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useEffect, useState, useTransition } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useTransition } from "react";
 import { createUser } from "@/app/actions";
 import FormDialogShell, { Field, inputClass } from "./form-dialog-shell";
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default function CreateUserDialog({ open, onClose, onSuccess }: Props) {
   const [fPassword, setFPassword] = useState("");
   const [tUsername, setTUsername] = useState("");
   const [tPassword, setTPassword] = useState("");
+  const firstFieldRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open) {
@@ -25,6 +26,13 @@ export default function CreateUserDialog({ open, onClose, onSuccess }: Props) {
       setTUsername("");
       setTPassword("");
       setError(null);
+      // Autofocus first field only on pointer devices — see CreateAccountDialog.
+      if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
+        const isPointerDevice = window.matchMedia("(hover: hover) and (pointer: fine)").matches;
+        if (isPointerDevice) {
+          requestAnimationFrame(() => firstFieldRef.current?.focus());
+        }
+      }
     }
   }, [open]);
 
@@ -63,10 +71,10 @@ export default function CreateUserDialog({ open, onClose, onSuccess }: Props) {
     >
       <Field label="From username" required>
         <input
+          ref={firstFieldRef}
           value={fUsername}
           onChange={(e) => setFUsername(e.target.value)}
           disabled={pending}
-          autoFocus
           autoComplete="off"
           spellCheck={false}
           className={inputClass}
diff --git a/web/components/nav.tsx b/web/components/nav.tsx
index ba4d31d..bedfc53 100644
--- a/web/components/nav.tsx
+++ b/web/components/nav.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ export default function Nav() {
   const isAccounts = !isUsers;
 
   return (
-    <header className="sticky top-0 z-10 border-b border-zinc-200/80 bg-white/80 backdrop-blur-md">
+    <header
+      className="sticky top-0 z-10 border-b border-zinc-200/80 bg-white/80 backdrop-blur-md"
+      style={{
+        // Push content below the iPhone notch when the PWA is installed.
+        // No-op on browsers without a notch (env() resolves to 0).
+        paddingTop: "env(safe-area-inset-top)",
+        paddingLeft: "env(safe-area-inset-left)",
+        paddingRight: "env(safe-area-inset-right)",
+      }}
+    >
       <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-6xl items-center justify-between gap-4 px-4 py-4 sm:px-6">
         <Link href="/" className="group flex items-center gap-3">
           <span className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-zinc-900 text-[11px] font-semibold tracking-tight text-white">
diff --git a/web/components/toast.tsx b/web/components/toast.tsx
index 2d8d3d3..b90204c 100644
--- a/web/components/toast.tsx
+++ b/web/components/toast.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ export default function Toast({
     <div
       role="status"
       aria-live="polite"
-      className="fixed left-1/2 top-4 z-50 -translate-x-1/2 transform px-4"
+      className="fixed left-1/2 z-50 -translate-x-1/2 transform px-4"
+      style={{
+        // Stay below the notch when running as an installed PWA.
+        // calc(safe-area + 1rem) keeps the toast 1rem below the safe-area
+        // edge — and 1rem below the top in browsers without a notch.
+        top: "calc(env(safe-area-inset-top) + 1rem)",
+      }}
     >
       <div
         className={`flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full px-4 py-2 shadow-sm ring-1 ${styles}`}