diff --git a/components/settings/__tests__/advanced-settings.test.tsx b/components/settings/__tests__/advanced-settings.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25c9cf5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/settings/__tests__/advanced-settings.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { render, screen, fireEvent, act } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from 'vitest';
+import { AdvancedSettingsProvider, AdvancedSettingsSwitch, SettingItem, SettingsSection } from '../settings-section';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings-store';
+
+function Page() {
+  return (
+    <AdvancedSettingsProvider>
+      <SettingsSection title="Other apps">
+        <SettingItem label="App passwords"><span>basic</span></SettingItem>
+        <SettingItem label="API keys" advanced><span>adv</span></SettingItem>
+      </SettingsSection>
+      <SettingsSection title="Encryption" advanced>
+        <SettingItem label="Public keys" advanced><span>adv</span></SettingItem>
+      </SettingsSection>
+    </AdvancedSettingsProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+describe('Advanced settings switch', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    act(() => { useSettingsStore.setState({ showAdvancedSettings: false }); });
+  });
+
+  it('hides advanced rows and sections and counts them', () => {
+    render(<Page />);
+    expect(screen.getByText('App passwords')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('API keys')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Encryption')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Public keys')).toBeNull();
+    // The hidden section counts once; its rows never mount, so they do not count twice.
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('settings-hidden-advanced')).toHaveTextContent('hidden_count');
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().showAdvancedSettings).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('reveals them from the page footer link', () => {
+    render(<Page />);
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('show'));
+    expect(useSettingsStore.getState().showAdvancedSettings).toBe(true);
+    expect(screen.getByText('API keys')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Encryption')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Public keys')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId('settings-hidden-advanced')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('toggles from the sidebar switch', () => {
+    render(<><AdvancedSettingsSwitch /><Page /></>);
+    const sw = screen.getByTestId('settings-advanced-switch');
+    expect(sw).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'false');
+    fireEvent.click(sw);
+    expect(sw).toHaveAttribute('aria-checked', 'true');
+    expect(screen.getByText('API keys')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    fireEvent.click(sw);
+    expect(screen.queryByText('API keys')).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it('shows advanced rows when no provider scopes a page', () => {
+    render(<SettingItem label="API keys" advanced><span>adv</span></SettingItem>);
+    expect(screen.getByText('API keys')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/components/settings/settings-app.tsx b/components/settings/settings-app.tsx
index a9e162df2..b3ebcda2b 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings-app.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/settings-app.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import { PluginsSettings } from '@/components/settings/plugins-settings';
 import { PluginIframeSlot } from '@/components/plugins/plugin-iframe-slot';
 import { offersForSlot as pluginOffersForSlot, subscribe as pluginRegistrySubscribe, get as getActivePlugin } from '@/lib/plugin-sandbox/registry';
 import { ProtocolHandlerSettings } from '@/components/settings/protocol-handler-settings';
+import { AdvancedSettingsProvider, AdvancedSettingsSwitch } from '@/components/settings/settings-section';
 import { appPath, buildSettingsPath, parseSettingsPath } from '@/lib/deep-links';
 import { consumePendingDeepLink, subscribePendingDeepLink } from '@/lib/deep-link-handoff';
 import { useDeepLinkUrl } from '@/hooks/use-deep-link-url';
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ export function SettingsApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: SettingsAppProps =
   const activeTabLabel = visibleTabs.find((tab) => tab.id === effectiveActiveTab)?.label ?? '';
 
   const renderTabContent = () => (
-    <>
+    <AdvancedSettingsProvider key={effectiveActiveTab}>
       {managedAccountId && managedAccount && (
         <button
           type="button"
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ export function SettingsApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: SettingsAppProps =
           </div>
         </>
       )}
-    </>
+    </AdvancedSettingsProvider>
   );
 
   // Mobile layout
@@ -897,6 +898,9 @@ export function SettingsApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: SettingsAppProps =
             ))}
           </div>
 
+          <div className="border-t border-border px-2 py-2">
+            <AdvancedSettingsSwitch />
+          </div>
           <div className="border-t border-border px-5 py-3">
             <button
               onClick={() => logout()}
@@ -1052,6 +1056,9 @@ export function SettingsApp({ linkSegments: routeSegments }: SettingsAppProps =
             ))}
           </div>
         </div>
+        <div className="border-t border-border px-1 py-1">
+          <AdvancedSettingsSwitch />
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <ResizeHandle
diff --git a/components/settings/settings-section.tsx b/components/settings/settings-section.tsx
index 8d7dffdf3..8087d0d68 100644
--- a/components/settings/settings-section.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/settings-section.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,103 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { ReactNode, createContext, useContext, useId } from 'react';
+import { ReactNode, createContext, useContext, useEffect, useId, useState, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useTranslations } from 'next-intl';
 import { Lock } from '@/components/icons';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings-store';
+
+/**
+ * The Advanced switch. Rows and sections marked `advanced` render nothing
+ * while it is off, but report themselves so the page can say how many it
+ * hid. The provider wraps one settings page; without one (tests, plugin
+ * previews) advanced rows simply show.
+ */
+interface AdvancedSettingsContextValue {
+  show: boolean;
+  register: (id: string, hidden: boolean) => void;
+}
+const AdvancedSettingsContext = createContext<AdvancedSettingsContextValue | null>(null);
+
+export function AdvancedSettingsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const show = useSettingsStore((s) => s.showAdvancedSettings);
+  const [hidden, setHidden] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set());
+  const register = useCallback((id: string, isHidden: boolean) => {
+    setHidden((prev) => {
+      if (prev.has(id) === isHidden) return prev;
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      if (isHidden) next.add(id); else next.delete(id);
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+  const value = useMemo(() => ({ show, register }), [show, register]);
+  return (
+    <AdvancedSettingsContext.Provider value={value}>
+      {children}
+      <HiddenAdvancedNotice count={hidden.size} />
+    </AdvancedSettingsContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
+/** True when this row or section should render; registers it as hidden otherwise. */
+function useAdvancedVisible(advanced: boolean | undefined): boolean {
+  const ctx = useContext(AdvancedSettingsContext);
+  const id = useId();
+  const hidden = Boolean(advanced) && ctx !== null && !ctx.show;
+  const register = ctx?.register;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!register) return;
+    register(id, hidden);
+    return () => register(id, false);
+  }, [register, id, hidden]);
+  return !hidden;
+}
+
+function HiddenAdvancedNotice({ count }: { count: number }) {
+  const t = useTranslations('settings.advanced_switch');
+  const updateSetting = useSettingsStore((s) => s.updateSetting);
+  if (count === 0) return null;
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-testid="settings-hidden-advanced"
+      className="mt-6 flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2 rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/40 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground"
+    >
+      <span>{t('hidden_count', { count })}</span>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => updateSetting('showAdvancedSettings', true)}
+        className="font-medium text-primary hover:underline"
+      >
+        {t('show')}
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** The sidebar switch that reveals advanced rows and sections everywhere. */
+export function AdvancedSettingsSwitch() {
+  const t = useTranslations('settings.advanced_switch');
+  const show = useSettingsStore((s) => s.showAdvancedSettings);
+  const updateSetting = useSettingsStore((s) => s.updateSetting);
+  const labelId = useId();
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3 py-2 text-sm">
+      <span id={labelId}>{t('label')}</span>
+      <SettingLabelContext.Provider value={labelId}>
+        <ToggleSwitch checked={show} onChange={(checked) => updateSetting('showAdvancedSettings', checked)} testId="settings-advanced-switch" />
+      </SettingLabelContext.Provider>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Small marker next to a label of a row that only shows with Advanced on. */
+function AdvancedBadge() {
+  const t = useTranslations('settings.advanced_switch');
+  return (
+    <span className="text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded bg-accent text-accent-foreground font-medium">
+      {t('badge')}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
 
 /**
  * Lets the controls inside a SettingItem borrow the row's visible label as
@@ -15,13 +110,22 @@ interface SettingsSectionProps {
   title: string;
   description?: string;
   children: ReactNode;
+  /** Hidden until the Advanced switch is on. */
+  advanced?: boolean;
+  /** Anchor for section deep links and the in-page jump row. */
+  id?: string;
 }
 
-export function SettingsSection({ title, description, children }: SettingsSectionProps) {
+export function SettingsSection({ title, description, children, advanced, id }: SettingsSectionProps) {
+  const visible = useAdvancedVisible(advanced);
+  if (!visible) return null;
   return (
-    <div data-search-label={title} className="space-y-4">
+    <div data-search-label={title} data-settings-section={id} className="space-y-4 scroll-mt-4">
       <div>
-        <h3 className="text-lg font-medium text-foreground">{title}</h3>
+        <h3 className="text-lg font-medium text-foreground flex items-center gap-2">
+          {title}
+          {advanced && <AdvancedBadge />}
+        </h3>
         {description && (
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">{description}</p>
         )}
@@ -36,19 +140,30 @@ interface SettingItemProps {
   description?: string;
   children: ReactNode;
   locked?: boolean;
+  /** Hidden until the Advanced switch is on. */
+  advanced?: boolean;
+  /** Indented under the row above it, for a sub-option of a toggle. */
+  nested?: boolean;
 }
 
-export function SettingItem({ label, description, children, locked }: SettingItemProps) {
+export function SettingItem({ label, description, children, locked, advanced, nested }: SettingItemProps) {
   const labelId = useId();
+  const visible = useAdvancedVisible(advanced);
+  if (!visible) return null;
   return (
     <div
       data-search-label={label}
-      className={cn("flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between sm:gap-4 py-3 border-b border-border last:border-0", locked && "opacity-60")}
+      className={cn(
+        "flex flex-col gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-start sm:justify-between sm:gap-4 py-3 border-b border-border last:border-0",
+        locked && "opacity-60",
+        nested && "ms-4 ps-3 border-s-2 border-s-border border-b-transparent py-2",
+      )}
     >
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 sm:pe-4">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
           <label id={labelId} className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{label}</label>
           {locked && <Lock className="w-3 h-3 text-muted-foreground" aria-label="Managed by administrator" />}
+          {advanced && <AdvancedBadge />}
         </div>
         {description && (
           <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1">{description}</p>
diff --git a/locales/en/common.json b/locales/en/common.json
index 1516905e3..2cddb793b 100644
--- a/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/locales/en/common.json
@@ -1339,17 +1339,17 @@
         "confirm_revoke_message_this": "This device will stop receiving background notifications immediately."
       },
       "push_all": {
-          "title": "All accounts",
-          "description": "Turn push on or off for several accounts at once. One browser subscription serves them all.",
-          "select_all": "Select every connected account",
-          "state_on": "notifications on",
-          "state_off": "notifications off",
-          "enable_selected": "Enable for selected",
-          "disable_selected": "Disable for selected",
-          "result_enabled": "Notifications enabled for {count} accounts.",
-          "result_partial": "Enabled for {enabled} accounts; {failed} could not be enabled.",
-          "result_disabled": "Notifications disabled for {count} accounts."
-        },
+        "title": "All accounts",
+        "description": "Turn push on or off for several accounts at once. One browser subscription serves them all.",
+        "select_all": "Select every connected account",
+        "state_on": "notifications on",
+        "state_off": "notifications off",
+        "enable_selected": "Enable for selected",
+        "disable_selected": "Disable for selected",
+        "result_enabled": "Notifications enabled for {count} accounts.",
+        "result_partial": "Enabled for {enabled} accounts; {failed} could not be enabled.",
+        "result_disabled": "Notifications disabled for {count} accounts."
+      },
       "sound_selection": {
         "title": "Notification Sound",
         "description": "Choose which sound to play for notifications",
@@ -2532,6 +2532,12 @@
       "preview": {
         "label": "Preview"
       }
+    },
+    "advanced_switch": {
+      "label": "Show advanced settings",
+      "badge": "Advanced",
+      "hidden_count": "{count, plural, one {1 advanced setting is hidden on this page.} other {# advanced settings are hidden on this page.}}",
+      "show": "Show advanced settings"
     }
   },
   "errors": {
diff --git a/stores/settings-store.ts b/stores/settings-store.ts
index a44bc6006..9f77a1277 100644
--- a/stores/settings-store.ts
+++ b/stores/settings-store.ts
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ interface SettingsState {
   hideAccountSwitcher: boolean;
   showRailAccountList: boolean;
   proInterface: boolean;
+  // Settings marked `advanced` (power-user and integrator rows) stay hidden
+  // until this is on. Synced like the rest: it is a preference, not a device.
+  showAdvancedSettings: boolean;
 
   // Unified Mailbox
   enableUnifiedMailbox: boolean;
@@ -889,6 +892,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   hideAccountSwitcher: false,
   showRailAccountList: false,
   proInterface: false,
+  showAdvancedSettings: false,
 
   // Unified Mailbox
   enableUnifiedMailbox: false,
@@ -1228,6 +1232,7 @@ export const useSettingsStore = create<SettingsState>()(
           toolbarPosition: state.toolbarPosition,
           hideAccountSwitcher: state.hideAccountSwitcher,
           showRailAccountList: state.showRailAccountList,
+          showAdvancedSettings: state.showAdvancedSettings,
           // proInterface is intentionally omitted - it's a per-device choice
           // (see DEVICE_LOCAL_SETTING_KEYS) and must not be synced.
           enableUnifiedMailbox: state.enableUnifiedMailbox,