diff --git a/packages/app/package.json b/packages/app/package.json
index 8dee9f61..776da5e5 100644
--- a/packages/app/package.json
+++ b/packages/app/package.json
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^10.0.1",
     "@playwright/test": "^1.49.0",
+    "@storybook/addon-essentials": "^8.6.0",
+    "@storybook/vue3": "^8.6.0",
+    "@storybook/vue3-vite": "^8.6.0",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.2.1",
     "@types/leaflet": "^1.9.21",
     "@types/markdown-it": "^14.1.2",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl": "^2.1.4",
     "@vitejs/plugin-vue": "^6.0.4",
     "duck-duck-scrape": "^2.2.7",
     "eslint": "^10.0.2",
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@
     "globals": "^17.4.0",
     "happy-dom": "^20.8.3",
     "rss-parser": "^3.13.0",
+    "storybook": "^8.6.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.2.1",
     "tsx": "^4.21.0",
     "typescript": "~5.8.0",
@@ -55,10 +60,6 @@
     "vite": "^7.3.1",
     "vite-plugin-pwa": "^1.2.0",
     "vitest": "^4.0.18",
-    "@storybook/addon-essentials": "^8.6.0",
-    "@storybook/vue3": "^8.6.0",
-    "@storybook/vue3-vite": "^8.6.0",
-    "storybook": "^8.6.0",
     "vue-eslint-parser": "^10.4.0",
     "vue-tsc": "^3.2.5"
   }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/App.vue b/packages/app/src/App.vue
index 0d820eb5..40a90d58 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/App.vue
+++ b/packages/app/src/App.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="h-dvh flex flex-col" :class="currentTheme">
+  <div class="h-dvh flex flex-col" :class="currentTheme" :style="rootStyle">
     <RouterView />
     <ArticleOverlay />
     <PlayerBar v-if="!isMobile" />
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { ref, computed, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
 import { RouterView } from 'vue-router'
 import { useTheme } from '@/composables/useTheme'
 import { useArchy } from '@/composables/useArchy'
+import { useVisualViewport } from '@/composables/useVisualViewport'
 import ArticleOverlay from '@/components/content/ArticleOverlay.vue'
 import PlayerBar from '@/components/player/PlayerBar.vue'
 import PassphraseDialog from '@/components/ui/PassphraseDialog.vue'
@@ -32,8 +33,18 @@ const archy = useArchy()
 
 const windowWidth = ref(window.innerWidth)
 const isMobile = computed(() => windowWidth.value < 1024)
+const { viewportHeight, isKeyboardOpen } = useVisualViewport()
 function onResize() { windowWidth.value = window.innerWidth }
 
+// On mobile, bind height to visualViewport.height so the container
+// actually shrinks when the keyboard opens (dvh doesn't do this reliably)
+const rootStyle = computed(() => {
+  if (isMobile.value && isKeyboardOpen.value) {
+    return { height: `${viewportHeight.value}px` }
+  }
+  return {}
+})
+
 const showPassphrase = ref(false)
 const isCreatingPassphrase = ref(false)
 
diff --git a/packages/app/src/composables/useVisualViewport.ts b/packages/app/src/composables/useVisualViewport.ts
index 0acda87e..402913f2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/composables/useVisualViewport.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/composables/useVisualViewport.ts
@@ -4,28 +4,46 @@ import { ref, onMounted, onUnmounted } from 'vue'
  * Tracks the visual viewport to detect mobile keyboard open/close.
  * Uses the VisualViewport API to compute keyboard height as the difference
  * between window.innerHeight and visualViewport.height.
+ *
+ * When the keyboard opens, viewportHeight shrinks to the visible area above
+ * the keyboard. Bind your container's height to viewportHeight to make the
+ * layout resize instead of the browser pushing content offscreen.
  */
 export function useVisualViewport() {
   const keyboardHeight = ref(0)
   const isKeyboardOpen = ref(false)
   const viewportHeight = ref(typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.innerHeight : 0)
 
+  // Store the initial full height so we can compute keyboard offset
+  let fullHeight = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.innerHeight : 0
+
   function onViewportChange() {
     const vv = window.visualViewport
     if (!vv) return
-    const kbHeight = Math.max(0, window.innerHeight - vv.height)
+    const kbHeight = Math.max(0, fullHeight - vv.height)
     keyboardHeight.value = kbHeight
     isKeyboardOpen.value = kbHeight > 100
     viewportHeight.value = vv.height
   }
 
+  function onWindowResize() {
+    // Update full height when orientation changes or browser chrome resizes
+    const vv = window.visualViewport
+    if (vv && !isKeyboardOpen.value) {
+      fullHeight = vv.height
+      viewportHeight.value = vv.height
+    }
+  }
+
   onMounted(() => {
     const vv = window.visualViewport
     if (vv) {
+      fullHeight = vv.height
+      viewportHeight.value = vv.height
       vv.addEventListener('resize', onViewportChange)
       vv.addEventListener('scroll', onViewportChange)
-      onViewportChange()
     }
+    window.addEventListener('resize', onWindowResize)
   })
 
   onUnmounted(() => {
@@ -34,6 +52,7 @@ export function useVisualViewport() {
       vv.removeEventListener('resize', onViewportChange)
       vv.removeEventListener('scroll', onViewportChange)
     }
+    window.removeEventListener('resize', onWindowResize)
   })
 
   return { keyboardHeight, isKeyboardOpen, viewportHeight }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/ChatPage.vue b/packages/app/src/pages/ChatPage.vue
index d60a75a0..f0bdf243 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/ChatPage.vue
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/ChatPage.vue
@@ -309,11 +309,11 @@
       <!-- Inline player bar on mobile (above tab bar) -->
       <PlayerBar variant="inline" />
 
-      <!-- Bottom tab bar (iOS HIG: 49pt + safe area) -->
+      <!-- Bottom tab bar (iOS HIG: 49pt + safe area + 24px margin) -->
       <div
         v-show="!isKeyboardOpen"
-        class="shrink-0"
-        :style="{ paddingBottom: 'env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px)' }"
+        class="shrink-0 pt-3 pb-3"
+        :style="{ paddingBottom: 'calc(12px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom, 0px))' }"
       >
         <div class="flex items-center h-[49px] px-2 gap-1">
           <button
diff --git a/packages/app/vite.config.ts b/packages/app/vite.config.ts
index c4052b83..072e4f98 100644
--- a/packages/app/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/app/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
 import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
 import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite'
+import basicSsl from '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl'
 import { VitePWA } from 'vite-plugin-pwa'
 import { resolve } from 'path'
 import { tmdbPlugin } from './vite-tmdb'
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [
     vue(),
     tailwindcss(),
+    basicSsl(),
     tmdbPlugin(),
     devChatsPlugin(),
     musicSearchPlugin(),