diff --git a/neode-ui/src/components/cloud/FileCard.vue b/neode-ui/src/components/cloud/FileCard.vue
index 29344559..0c449656 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/components/cloud/FileCard.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/components/cloud/FileCard.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <button
     class="cloud-file-item group"
     data-controller-container
+    data-controller-primary
     tabindex="0"
     @click="handleClick"
   >
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/composables/useControllerNav.ts b/neode-ui/src/composables/useControllerNav.ts
index d1d02ee8..f48efa3e 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/composables/useControllerNav.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/composables/useControllerNav.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,15 @@ export function useControllerNav(containerRef?: { value: HTMLElement | null }) {
       e.preventDefault()
 
       if (isContainer(activeEl)) {
+        // Container declares its own click as THE action (e.g. a media file
+        // card whose click plays it) — without this the a[href] fallback
+        // below hits the card's download link and gamepad-select downloads
+        // a song instead of playing it.
+        if (activeEl.hasAttribute('data-controller-primary')) {
+          playNavSound('action')
+          activeEl.click()
+          return
+        }
         // Prioritised action: install button
         if (activeEl.hasAttribute('data-controller-install')) {
           const btn = activeEl.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-controller-install-btn]:not([disabled])')
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/AppSession.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/AppSession.vue
index e96d6709..e4452560 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/AppSession.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/AppSession.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ import AppSessionFrame from './appSession/AppSessionFrame.vue'
 import MobileGamepad from './appSession/MobileGamepad.vue'
 import {
   type DisplayMode, DISPLAY_MODE_KEY, NEW_TAB_APPS, IFRAME_BLOCKED_APPS,
-  resolveAppUrl, resolveAppTitle,
+  initialDisplayMode, resolveAppUrl, resolveAppTitle,
 } from './appSession/appSessionConfig'
 import { launchBlockedReason, resolveAppIcon } from './apps/appsConfig'
 import { useAppIdentity } from './appSession/useAppIdentity'
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ let loadTimeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 let autoRetryId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 let iframeCheckId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
 
-// Display mode -- persisted in localStorage
-const displayMode = ref<DisplayMode>(
-  (localStorage.getItem(DISPLAY_MODE_KEY) as DisplayMode) || 'panel'
-)
-
 const appId = computed(() => {
   const id = props.appIdProp || (route.params.appId as string)
   if (typeof id !== 'string' || !/^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]*$/.test(id) || id.length > 64) {
@@ -156,6 +151,9 @@ const appId = computed(() => {
   return id
 })
 
+// Display mode -- per-app user choice → per-app default → last global → panel
+const displayMode = ref<DisplayMode>(initialDisplayMode(appId.value))
+
 const appTitle = computed(() => resolveAppTitle(appId.value))
 const packageEntry = computed(() => store.data?.['package-data']?.[appId.value] || null)
 const appIcon = computed(() =>
@@ -231,6 +229,8 @@ function setMode(mode: DisplayMode) {
   }
   displayMode.value = mode
   localStorage.setItem(DISPLAY_MODE_KEY, mode)
+  // Remember the explicit pick for this app so it wins over the app default.
+  if (appId.value) localStorage.setItem(`${DISPLAY_MODE_KEY}:${appId.value}`, mode)
 
   // Route-based sessions (deep links) hand off to the store-driven session so
   // the app keeps floating above the dashboard instead of owning the route.
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ function onFullscreenChange() {
   if (!document.fullscreenElement && displayMode.value === 'fullscreen') {
     displayMode.value = 'overlay'
     localStorage.setItem(DISPLAY_MODE_KEY, 'overlay')
+    if (appId.value) localStorage.setItem(`${DISPLAY_MODE_KEY}:${appId.value}`, 'overlay')
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/appSession/appSessionConfig.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/appSession/appSessionConfig.ts
index 9afa4b9a..30317ee2 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/appSession/appSessionConfig.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/appSession/appSessionConfig.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,23 @@ export type DisplayMode = 'panel' | 'overlay' | 'fullscreen'
 
 export const DISPLAY_MODE_KEY = 'archipelago_app_display_mode'
 
+/** Per-app default display mode. Used when the user hasn't explicitly picked
+ *  a mode for that app (an explicit pick is remembered per app and wins).
+ *  Apps not listed fall back to the last globally-used mode, then 'panel'. */
+export const APP_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MODE: Record<string, DisplayMode> = {
+  'indeedhub': 'fullscreen',
+}
+
+/** Initial display mode for an app session: per-app user choice → per-app
+ *  default → last global choice → panel. */
+export function initialDisplayMode(id: string): DisplayMode {
+  const perApp = localStorage.getItem(`${DISPLAY_MODE_KEY}:${id}`) as DisplayMode | null
+  if (perApp === 'panel' || perApp === 'overlay' || perApp === 'fullscreen') return perApp
+  const appDefault = APP_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MODE[id]
+  if (appDefault) return appDefault
+  return (localStorage.getItem(DISPLAY_MODE_KEY) as DisplayMode) || 'panel'
+}
+
 /** Container apps: manifest-generated launch ports plus overrides for companions and aliases. */
 export const APP_PORTS: Record<string, number> = {
   ...GENERATED_APP_PORTS,
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5NodeVisibility.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5NodeVisibility.vue
index afde2f50..172dd988 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5NodeVisibility.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/web5/Web5NodeVisibility.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
       <div v-else-if="discoveredNodes.length === 0" class="py-4 text-center text-white/40 text-xs">
         No discoverable nodes found yet. Nodes appear here as relays gossip their presence.
       </div>
-      <div v-else class="space-y-2 max-h-56 overflow-y-auto pr-1">
+      <!-- min 14rem, otherwise scale with the viewport so a long discovery
+           list uses the screen instead of cramming into a fixed 224px box -->
+      <div v-else class="space-y-2 max-h-[max(14rem,45vh)] overflow-y-auto pr-1">
         <div
           v-for="node in discoveredNodes"
           :key="node.nostr_pubkey"