diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index 6bbecdf9a..35957c45c 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ optgroup {
   opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
-/* Toast animations */
+/* Toast animations. They slide in from the end edge: --toast-slide is -1 in RTL. */
 @keyframes toast-enter {
   from {
-    transform: translateX(calc(100% + 1.25rem));
+    transform: translateX(calc((100% + 1.25rem) * var(--toast-slide, 1)));
     opacity: 0;
   }
   to {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ optgroup {
     opacity: 1;
   }
   to {
-    transform: translateX(calc(100% + 1.25rem));
+    transform: translateX(calc((100% + 1.25rem) * var(--toast-slide, 1)));
     opacity: 0;
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/email/email-viewer.tsx b/components/email/email-viewer.tsx
index 54a8409d6..359581851 100644
--- a/components/email/email-viewer.tsx
+++ b/components/email/email-viewer.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { useCopyLink } from "@/hooks/use-copy-link";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Avatar } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { SubMenuPanel } from "@/components/ui/context-menu";
+import { useBottomControls } from "@/hooks/use-bottom-controls";
 import { ReaderSelectionMenu, useReaderSelectionMenu, watchBodySelection, watchElementSelection } from "./reader-selection-menu";
 import { onPanelRequest } from "@/lib/plugin-sandbox/panel-requests";
 import { formatFileSize, cn, MailboxNode, formatDate, formatDateTime, formatRelativeAgo, generateUUID, cleanPreview } from "@/lib/utils";
@@ -1174,6 +1175,8 @@ export function EmailViewer({
   // and has no bar fixed at the bottom; previous / next move to the top bar.
   const mvMobileViewer = interfaceLayout === 'mountain-view' && isMobile;
   const mvReplyRow = mvViewer || mvMobileViewer;
+  // The phone's bottom action bar: toasts sit above it.
+  const bottomBarRef = useBottomControls(isMobile && !mvMobileViewer);
   // The open conversation around the open message, split at it.
   const mvOpenIndex = (mvViewer || mvMobileViewer) && mvConversation && email ? mvConversation.findIndex((e) => e.id === email.id) : -1;
   const mvBefore = mvOpenIndex > 0 ? mvConversation!.slice(0, mvOpenIndex) : [];
@@ -6529,7 +6532,7 @@ export function EmailViewer({
         viewport `sm:hidden` guard would otherwise hide it there, and
         `fixed` would span the whole app instead of the pane). */}
     {isMobile && !mvMobileViewer && (
-      <nav className={cn(
+      <nav ref={bottomBarRef} className={cn(
         "z-50 bg-background border-t border-border overflow-hidden pb-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom)/2)]",
         isPaneScoped ? "absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0" : "fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 sm:hidden",
       )}>
diff --git a/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx b/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx
index e31d65ec5..55abf84b6 100644
--- a/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx
+++ b/components/layout/navigation-rail.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { Avatar } from "@/components/ui/avatar";
 import { toUnicodeEmail } from "@/lib/idn";
 import { usePluginPages, pluginPageHref, isPluginPageActive } from "@/hooks/use-plugin-pages";
 import { NotificationBell } from "@/components/notifications/notification-center";
+import { useBottomControls } from "@/hooks/use-bottom-controls";
 
 interface NavItem {
   id: string;
@@ -213,6 +214,8 @@ export function NavigationRail({
 }: NavigationRailProps) {
   const t = useTranslations("sidebar");
   const tGlobalSearch = useTranslations("global_search");
+  // The phone tab bar: toasts sit above it.
+  const tabBarRef = useBottomControls(orientation === "horizontal");
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const router = useRouter();
   const { appLogoLightUrl, appLogoDarkUrl } = useConfig();
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ export function NavigationRail({
   if (orientation === "horizontal") {
     return (
       <nav
+        ref={tabBarRef}
         data-mobile-navigation=""
         className={cn(
           "flex items-center bg-background border-t border-border shrink-0 overflow-x-auto mobile-scroll-hidden pb-[calc(env(safe-area-inset-bottom)/2)]",
diff --git a/components/ui/__tests__/toast-layout.test.tsx b/components/ui/__tests__/toast-layout.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5fc4a8cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/ui/__tests__/toast-layout.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { act, fireEvent, render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { ToastContainer } from '../toast';
+import { toast, useToastStore } from '@/stores/toast-store';
+import { useBottomControls } from '@/hooks/use-bottom-controls';
+
+function Toasts() {
+  const toasts = useToastStore((s) => s.toasts);
+  const removeToast = useToastStore((s) => s.removeToast);
+  return <ToastContainer toasts={toasts} onClose={removeToast} />;
+}
+
+const card = (title: string) => screen.getByText(title).closest('.toast-item') as HTMLElement;
+
+describe('toast layout', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    useToastStore.setState({ toasts: [] });
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('stacks the newest toast at the bottom, at the end corner', () => {
+    render(<Toasts />);
+    act(() => { toast.info('First'); });
+    act(() => { toast.info('Second'); });
+    const container = screen.getByRole('status');
+    expect(container).toHaveClass('flex-col', 'end-5', 'max-sm:inset-x-3');
+    expect(container).not.toHaveClass('flex-col-reverse');
+    expect(container.className).not.toMatch(/\bright-5\b/);
+    const titles = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.toast-item p:first-child')).map((p) => p.textContent);
+    expect(titles).toEqual(['First', 'Second']);
+  });
+
+  it('sits above the bottom controls on a phone, and over an open composer', () => {
+    render(<Toasts />);
+    const container = screen.getByRole('status');
+    expect(container.className).toContain('max-sm:bottom-[calc(var(--bottom-controls-height,3.75rem)+0.75rem)]');
+    expect(container).toHaveClass('[html[data-composer-open]_&]:bottom-20');
+  });
+
+  it('names the close button and hides it on a phone', () => {
+    render(<Toasts />);
+    act(() => { toast.success('Saved'); });
+    const close = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'close' });
+    expect(close).toHaveClass('max-sm:hidden');
+  });
+
+  it('is dismissed by a sideways swipe on a touch screen', () => {
+    const onDismiss = vi.fn();
+    render(<Toasts />);
+    act(() => { useToastStore.getState().addToast({ type: 'info', title: 'Moved', onDismiss }); });
+    const el = card('Moved');
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 100, clientY: 10 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 140, clientY: 12 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 200, clientY: 12 });
+    expect(el.style.transform).toBe('translateX(100px)');
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 200, clientY: 12 });
+    expect(onDismiss).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    act(() => { vi.advanceTimersByTime(250); });
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Moved')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('snaps back after a short swipe, and ignores mouse drags and vertical moves', () => {
+    render(<Toasts />);
+    act(() => { toast.info('Stays'); });
+    const el = card('Stays');
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 100, clientY: 10 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 130, clientY: 10 });
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 1, clientX: 130, clientY: 10 });
+    expect(el.style.transform).toBe('');
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(el, { pointerType: 'mouse', pointerId: 2, clientX: 100, clientY: 10 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(el, { pointerType: 'mouse', pointerId: 2, clientX: 300, clientY: 10 });
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(el, { pointerType: 'mouse', pointerId: 2, clientX: 300, clientY: 10 });
+
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 3, clientX: 100, clientY: 10 });
+    fireEvent.pointerMove(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 3, clientX: 110, clientY: 200 });
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(el, { pointerType: 'touch', pointerId: 3, clientX: 190, clientY: 200 });
+    act(() => { vi.advanceTimersByTime(300); });
+    expect(screen.getByText('Stays')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
+describe('useBottomControls', () => {
+  afterEach(() => vi.restoreAllMocks());
+
+  function Bar({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
+    const ref = useBottomControls(active);
+    return <nav ref={ref}>tabs</nav>;
+  }
+
+  it('publishes how far the bar reaches from the bottom while it is mounted', () => {
+    vi.spyOn(HTMLElement.prototype, 'getBoundingClientRect').mockImplementation(
+      () => ({ left: 0, top: window.innerHeight - 64, width: 390, height: 64, right: 390, bottom: window.innerHeight, x: 0, y: 0, toJSON: () => ({}) }) as DOMRect,
+    );
+    const { unmount } = render(<Bar />);
+    expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--bottom-controls-height')).toBe('64px');
+    unmount();
+    expect(document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue('--bottom-controls-height')).toBe('');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/ui/toast.tsx b/components/ui/toast.tsx
index f385face2..79636b10e 100644
--- a/components/ui/toast.tsx
+++ b/components/ui/toast.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import { useEffect, useState, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { X, CheckCircle, AlertCircle, Info, AlertTriangle, Loader2 } from "@/components/icons";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
@@ -74,9 +75,17 @@ const progressBarStyles = {
   warning: "bg-warning",
 };
 
+// A sideways swipe this far (px) on a touch screen dismisses the toast.
+const SWIPE_DISMISS_DISTANCE = 72;
+
 export function ToastItem({ toast, onClose }: ToastProps) {
+  const tCommon = useTranslations("common");
   const Icon = icons[toast.type];
   const [exiting, setExiting] = useState(false);
+  // Swipe to dismiss (touch only): how far it is dragged, and where it flew off to.
+  const [dragX, setDragX] = useState(0);
+  const [flungTo, setFlungTo] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const swipeRef = useRef<{ id: number; x: number; y: number; horizontal: boolean | null } | null>(null);
   const [paused, setPaused] = useState(false);
   const remainingRef = useRef(toast.duration ?? 5000);
   const startRef = useRef(Date.now());
@@ -120,6 +129,44 @@ export function ToastItem({ toast, onClose }: ToastProps) {
     };
   }, [toast.duration, paused, dismiss, isProgress]);
 
+  const onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    if (e.pointerType !== "touch" || exiting) return;
+    swipeRef.current = { id: e.pointerId, x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY, horizontal: null };
+  };
+  const onPointerMove = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    const swipe = swipeRef.current;
+    if (!swipe || swipe.id !== e.pointerId) return;
+    const dx = e.clientX - swipe.x;
+    const dy = e.clientY - swipe.y;
+    if (swipe.horizontal === null) {
+      if (Math.abs(dx) < 8 && Math.abs(dy) < 8) return;
+      swipe.horizontal = Math.abs(dx) > Math.abs(dy);
+      if (swipe.horizontal) setPaused(true);
+    }
+    if (swipe.horizontal) setDragX(dx);
+  };
+  const endSwipe = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+    const swipe = swipeRef.current;
+    if (!swipe || swipe.id !== e.pointerId) return;
+    swipeRef.current = null;
+    if (!swipe.horizontal) return;
+    const dx = e.clientX - swipe.x;
+    if (Math.abs(dx) >= SWIPE_DISMISS_DISTANCE) {
+      setFlungTo(Math.sign(dx) * window.innerWidth);
+      try {
+        toast.onDismiss?.();
+      } catch {
+        // A failing listener must not keep the toast on screen.
+      }
+      setTimeout(() => onClose(toast.id), 200);
+    } else {
+      setDragX(0);
+      setPaused(false);
+    }
+  };
+  // The click that ends a swipe is not a tap on the toast.
+  const swiped = dragX !== 0 || flungTo !== null;
+
   const actionButton = (action: ToastAction) => (
     <button
       onClick={(e) => {
@@ -147,12 +194,26 @@ export function ToastItem({ toast, onClose }: ToastProps) {
         "bg-popover text-popover-foreground border border-border",
         "shadow-[0_6px_16px_rgb(0,0,0,0.1)] dark:shadow-[0_6px_16px_rgb(0,0,0,0.4)]",
         "overflow-hidden pt-3 pe-2.5 pb-3.5 ps-3.5",
+        // Phone: as wide as the screen allows (the container keeps 12px).
+        "max-sm:w-full max-sm:max-w-none touch-pan-y rtl:[--toast-slide:-1]",
         exiting ? "toast-exit" : "toast-enter",
         toast.onClick && !toast.action && "cursor-pointer"
       )}
+      style={
+        flungTo !== null
+          ? { transform: `translateX(${flungTo}px)`, opacity: 0, transition: "transform 200ms ease-out, opacity 200ms ease-out" }
+          : dragX !== 0
+            ? { transform: `translateX(${dragX}px)`, opacity: Math.max(0.3, 1 - Math.abs(dragX) / 240) }
+            : undefined
+      }
+      onPointerDown={onPointerDown}
+      onPointerMove={onPointerMove}
+      onPointerUp={endSwipe}
+      onPointerCancel={endSwipe}
       onMouseEnter={() => { if (toast.pauseOnHover !== false) setPaused(true); }}
       onMouseLeave={() => setPaused(false)}
       onClick={() => {
+        if (swiped) return;
         if (toast.onClick && !toast.action) {
           toast.onClick();
           dismissByUser();
@@ -190,16 +251,19 @@ export function ToastItem({ toast, onClose }: ToastProps) {
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {/* Close button */}
+      {/* Close button. Phones swipe the toast away instead. */}
       <button
+        type="button"
+        aria-label={tCommon("close")}
+        title={tCommon("close")}
         onClick={(e) => {
           e.stopPropagation();
           dismissByUser();
         }}
         className={cn(
-          "flex-shrink-0 p-1 rounded-md transition-all",
+          "flex-shrink-0 p-1 rounded-md transition-all max-sm:hidden",
           "text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-foreground/5",
-          "opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:opacity-100"
+          "opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-within:opacity-100 pointer-coarse:opacity-100"
         )}
       >
         <X className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
@@ -248,7 +312,15 @@ export function ToastContainer({ toasts, onClose }: { toasts: Toast[]; onClose:
 
   return createPortal(
     <div
-      className="fixed bottom-5 right-5 z-[99999] flex flex-col-reverse gap-2.5 [html[data-composer-open]_&]:bottom-20"
+      className={cn(
+        // Newest at the bottom, at the end corner (bottom left in RTL);
+        // lifted over an open composer's footer.
+        "fixed bottom-5 end-5 z-[99999] flex flex-col gap-2.5 [html[data-composer-open]_&]:bottom-20",
+        // Phone: full width with 12px margins, above the bottom controls
+        // (the tab bar, or whichever bar registered with useBottomControls).
+        "max-sm:inset-x-3 max-sm:bottom-[calc(var(--bottom-controls-height,3.75rem)+0.75rem)]",
+        "max-sm:[html[data-composer-open]_&]:bottom-[max(5rem,calc(var(--bottom-controls-height,3.75rem)+0.75rem))]"
+      )}
       role="status"
       aria-live="polite"
       style={{ pointerEvents: "none" }}
diff --git a/hooks/use-bottom-controls.ts b/hooks/use-bottom-controls.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64b1aded8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/use-bottom-controls.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * Bars pinned to the bottom of the screen on a phone (the tab bar, a
+ * viewer's action bar) register here. While any is on screen,
+ * `--bottom-controls-height` on <html> says how far from the bottom of the
+ * window the topmost of them reaches, and toasts sit above it.
+ */
+const bars = new Set<HTMLElement>();
+let frame = 0;
+
+function update() {
+  frame = 0;
+  if (typeof document === 'undefined') return;
+  let height = 0;
+  for (const bar of bars) {
+    const rect = bar.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (rect.width === 0 && rect.height === 0) continue;
+    height = Math.max(height, window.innerHeight - rect.top);
+  }
+  const root = document.documentElement.style;
+  if (bars.size === 0) root.removeProperty('--bottom-controls-height');
+  else root.setProperty('--bottom-controls-height', `${Math.max(0, Math.round(height))}px`);
+}
+
+function schedule() {
+  if (frame) return;
+  if (typeof requestAnimationFrame === 'undefined') update();
+  else frame = requestAnimationFrame(update);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Measure a bottom bar into `--bottom-controls-height` while it is mounted
+ * and `active`. Returns the ref to put on the bar:
+ *
+ *   const barRef = useBottomControls(isMobile);
+ *   <nav ref={barRef} className="fixed bottom-0 ...">
+ */
+export function useBottomControls(active = true): (el: HTMLElement | null) => void {
+  const [el, setEl] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!el || !active) return;
+    bars.add(el);
+    update();
+    const observer = typeof ResizeObserver === 'undefined' ? null : new ResizeObserver(schedule);
+    observer?.observe(el);
+    window.addEventListener('resize', schedule);
+    return () => {
+      observer?.disconnect();
+      window.removeEventListener('resize', schedule);
+      bars.delete(el);
+      update();
+    };
+  }, [el, active]);
+  return setEl;
+}