diff --git a/app/(pages)/layout.tsx b/app/(pages)/layout.tsx
index c014929..ed97bbf 100644
--- a/app/(pages)/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(pages)/layout.tsx
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ export default async function PagesLayout({
   return (
     <StoreProvider>
       <ProgressProvider>
-        <div className="min-h-screen pb-14 sm:pb-0">
+        <div className="relative z-0 min-h-screen pb-[calc(3.5rem+env(safe-area-inset-bottom))] sm:pb-0">
           <NavBar />
-          {/* Ambient glow */}
-          <div className="pointer-events-none fixed left-1/2 top-1/4 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 h-[600px] w-[800px] rounded-full bg-primary/3 blur-[200px]" />
+          {/* Ambient glow — hidden on mobile where it overwhelms the viewport */}
+          <div className="pointer-events-none fixed left-1/2 top-1/4 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 hidden h-[600px] w-[800px] rounded-full bg-primary/3 blur-[200px] sm:block" />
           <main
             id="main-content"
-            className="relative mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 py-6 sm:px-6"
+            className="relative mx-auto max-w-6xl pl-[max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-left))] pr-[max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-right))] py-6 sm:pl-[max(1.5rem,env(safe-area-inset-left))] sm:pr-[max(1.5rem,env(safe-area-inset-right))]"
           >
             {children}
           </main>
diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index f2399b0..5f92670 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     content: "";
     position: fixed;
     inset: 0;
-    z-index: 9999;
+    z-index: 1;
     pointer-events: none;
     opacity: 0.015;
     background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg viewBox='0 0 256 256' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cfilter id='noise'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='4' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23noise)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
diff --git a/app/layout.tsx b/app/layout.tsx
index ee4af8c..41c9f79 100644
--- a/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/app/layout.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { MotionConfig } from "motion/react";
-import type { Metadata } from "next";
+import type { Metadata, Viewport } from "next";
 import { DM_Sans, DM_Serif_Display, Geist_Mono } from "next/font/google";
 import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
 
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   themeColor: "#090706",
 };
 
+export const viewport: Viewport = {
+  width: "device-width",
+  initialScale: 1,
+  maximumScale: 1,
+  userScalable: false,
+  viewportFit: "cover",
+};
+
 export default function RootLayout({
   children,
 }: Readonly<{
diff --git a/components/mobile-tab-bar.tsx b/components/mobile-tab-bar.tsx
index 09013a1..4dffeac 100644
--- a/components/mobile-tab-bar.tsx
+++ b/components/mobile-tab-bar.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function MobileTabBar() {
   if (!session?.user) return null;
 
   return (
-    <nav className="fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 border-t border-border/50 bg-background/90 backdrop-blur-xl sm:hidden">
+    <nav className="fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 z-50 border-t border-border/50 bg-background/90 pl-[env(safe-area-inset-left)] pr-[env(safe-area-inset-right)] backdrop-blur-xl sm:hidden">
       <div className="flex h-14 items-stretch">
         {tabs.map((tab) => {
           const Icon = tab.icon;
diff --git a/components/nav-bar.tsx b/components/nav-bar.tsx
index 117aec0..f8719f8 100644
--- a/components/nav-bar.tsx
+++ b/components/nav-bar.tsx
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ export function NavBar() {
   const setCommandPaletteOpen = useSetAtom(commandPaletteOpenAtom);
 
   return (
-    <header className="sticky top-0 z-50 border-b border-border/50 bg-background/80 backdrop-blur-xl">
-      <nav className="mx-auto flex h-14 max-w-6xl items-center justify-between gap-5 px-4 sm:gap-0 sm:px-6">
+    <header className="sticky top-0 z-50 border-b border-border/50 bg-background/80 pt-[env(safe-area-inset-top)] backdrop-blur-xl">
+      <nav className="mx-auto flex h-14 max-w-6xl items-center justify-between gap-5 pl-[max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-left))] pr-[max(1rem,env(safe-area-inset-right))] sm:gap-0 sm:pl-[max(1.5rem,env(safe-area-inset-left))] sm:pr-[max(1.5rem,env(safe-area-inset-right))]">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-3 sm:gap-6">
           <Link
             href="/dashboard"