diff --git a/Android/app/build.gradle.kts b/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 77912acc..cdb40cf6 100644
--- a/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/Android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.archipelago.app"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 35
-        versionCode = 30
-        versionName = "0.5.10"
+        versionCode = 31
+        versionName = "0.5.11"
 
         vectorDrawables {
             useSupportLibrary = true
diff --git a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
index 928329b1..f92c8484 100644
--- a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
+++ b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
@@ -23,20 +23,26 @@ import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
 import androidx.compose.foundation.Image
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.interaction.MutableInteractionSource
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsetsSides
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBars
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.only
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.safeDrawing
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsBottomHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsTopHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.asImageBitmap
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
@@ -928,7 +935,13 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxSize()
             .background(SurfaceBlack)
-            .windowInsetsPadding(WindowInsets.safeDrawing),
+            // Bottom inset handled by the touch-shield strip below the bar —
+            // NOT by padding: a padded area only paints, it doesn't consume,
+            // so taps in the gesture strip fell straight THROUGH this overlay
+            // into the kiosk's tab bar behind it (accidental AIUI-tab hits).
+            .windowInsetsPadding(
+                WindowInsets.safeDrawing.only(WindowInsetsSides.Horizontal + WindowInsetsSides.Top)
+            ),
     ) {
         // WebView + loading overlay fill the area above the bottom control bar.
         Box(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f).fillMaxWidth()) {
@@ -1117,6 +1130,21 @@ private fun InAppBrowser(
                 )
             }
         }
+
+        // Touch-shield over the gesture-nav strip: solid black AND consumes
+        // taps — stray touches below the control bar landed on the kiosk's
+        // tab bar behind this overlay (opening the AIUI chat by accident).
+        Box(
+            Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .windowInsetsBottomHeight(WindowInsets.navigationBars)
+                .background(Color.Black)
+                .clickable(
+                    interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() },
+                    indication = null,
+                    onClick = {},
+                ),
+        )
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk b/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk
index a54e2b77..bfa5d411 100644
Binary files a/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk and b/neode-ui/public/packages/archipelago-companion.apk differ