diff --git a/frontend/src/app/settings/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/settings/page.tsx
index 72f663b6..f925cd31 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/settings/page.tsx
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
   });
 
   return (
-    <main className="page-surface pb-20 pt-8 sm:pt-10 lg:pb-24 lg:pt-12">
+    <main className="page-surface pb-16 pt-8 sm:pb-20 sm:pt-10 lg:pb-24 lg:pt-12">
       <div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl">
-        <header className="mb-7 border-b border-[color:var(--frost)] pb-5 sm:mb-8">
+        <header className="mb-6 border-b border-[color:var(--frost)] pb-6 sm:mb-8">
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
             <div>
               <div className="flex flex-wrap items-baseline gap-2">
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                   Settings
                 </h1>
               </div>
-              <p className="mt-2 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]">
+              <p className="mt-2 max-w-2xl text-sm leading-6 text-[color:var(--silver)]">
                 Appearance, local AI, privacy, and retention.
               </p>
             </div>
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
           </div>
         </header>
 
-        <div className="grid gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[13rem_minmax(0,1fr)] lg:gap-10">
+        {/* The single-column track must be minmax(0,1fr), not the implicit
+            `auto`. An auto track sizes to max-content, so one non-wrapping
+            value in the About card stretched the column to ~650px inside a
+            358px container and pushed the whole page into horizontal scroll
+            on phones. */}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)] gap-6 sm:gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[13rem_minmax(0,1fr)] lg:gap-10">
           <aside className="lg:sticky lg:top-[calc(var(--nav-height)+2rem)] lg:self-start">
             <nav
               aria-label="Settings sections"
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                   <a
                     key={href}
                     href={href}
-                    className="flex min-w-max items-center gap-2 rounded-xl px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--silver)] outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] lg:min-w-0"
+                    className="flex min-h-11 min-w-max items-center gap-2 rounded-xl px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--silver)] outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)] active:scale-[0.98] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] lg:min-w-0"
                   >
                     <Icon aria-hidden="true" size={16} />
                     {label}
@@ -150,7 +155,9 @@ export default function SettingsPage() {
                 <button
                   type="button"
                   onClick={() => settingsQuery.refetch()}
-                  className="mt-5 inline-flex h-10 items-center gap-2 rounded-xl bg-[color:var(--near-white)] px-4 text-sm font-semibold text-[color:var(--void)] outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
+                  disabled={settingsQuery.isFetching}
+                  aria-busy={settingsQuery.isFetching}
+                  className="mt-5 inline-flex h-11 items-center gap-2 rounded-xl bg-[color:var(--near-white)] px-4 text-sm font-semibold text-[color:var(--void)] outline-none transition hover:opacity-90 active:scale-[0.98] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-60"
                 >
                   <RefreshCw aria-hidden="true" size={15} />
                   Retry
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/about-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/about-settings.tsx
index f4680b9a..a423e04a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/about-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/about-settings.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { BadgeInfo, Check, ClipboardCopy } from "lucide-react";
+import { BadgeInfo, Check, ClipboardCopy, LoaderCircle } from "lucide-react";
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { getAppConfig, getRuntimeConfig } from "@/lib/api";
 import { buildSupportSummary, formatWorkerAge } from "@/lib/support-summary";
 
-type CopyState = "idle" | "copied" | "error";
+type CopyState = "idle" | "copying" | "copied" | "error";
 
 const WORKER_LABEL: Record<string, string> = {
   healthy: "Healthy",
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ const WORKER_LABEL: Record<string, string> = {
 
 function Row({ label, value }: { label: string; value: string }) {
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between gap-4 py-1.5">
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-0.5 py-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-baseline sm:justify-between sm:gap-4">
       <dt className="text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]">{label}</dt>
-      <dd className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--near-white)]">
+      {/* Wrap on phones, where the row is stacked and the value has a whole
+          line to itself; only truncate from sm: up, where label and value
+          share one line. `truncate` implies white-space: nowrap, so applying
+          it unconditionally also gave this cell a max-content minimum. */}
+      <dd className="break-words text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--near-white)] sm:max-w-[60%] sm:truncate sm:text-right">
         {value}
       </dd>
     </div>
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ export function AboutSettings() {
   };
 
   const onCopy = async () => {
+    setCopyState("copying");
     try {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(buildSupportSummary(summaryInput));
       setCopyState("copied");
@@ -72,9 +77,15 @@ export function AboutSettings() {
       aria-labelledby="about-heading"
     >
       <div className="flex gap-3">
-        <BadgeInfo className="mt-0.5 h-5 w-5 text-[color:var(--silver)]" />
+        <BadgeInfo
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          className="mt-0.5 h-5 w-5 shrink-0 text-[color:var(--silver)]"
+        />
         <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-          <h2 id="about-heading" className="font-semibold">
+          <h2
+            id="about-heading"
+            className="text-base font-semibold tracking-tight"
+          >
             About this instance
           </h2>
           <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]">
@@ -133,9 +144,17 @@ export function AboutSettings() {
               data-testid="copy-support-summary"
               onClick={onCopy}
               aria-label="Copy support summary to the clipboard"
-              className="inline-flex h-10 items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] px-4 text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--silver)] outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
+              aria-busy={copyState === "copying"}
+              disabled={copyState === "copying"}
+              className="inline-flex h-11 items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] px-4 text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--silver)] outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)] active:scale-[0.98] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-60"
             >
-              {copyState === "copied" ? (
+              {copyState === "copying" ? (
+                <LoaderCircle
+                  aria-hidden="true"
+                  className="animate-spin"
+                  size={15}
+                />
+              ) : copyState === "copied" ? (
                 <Check aria-hidden="true" size={15} />
               ) : (
                 <ClipboardCopy aria-hidden="true" size={15} />
@@ -153,6 +172,7 @@ export function AboutSettings() {
                   : "text-[color:var(--silver)]"
               }`}
             >
+              {copyState === "copying" && "Copying support summary…"}
               {copyState === "copied" && "Support summary copied."}
               {copyState === "error" &&
                 "Couldn't copy. Select the details above and copy manually."}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ai-runtime-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ai-runtime-settings.tsx
index 00af41da..217e925e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ai-runtime-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ai-runtime-settings.tsx
@@ -64,12 +64,17 @@ export function AiRuntimeSettings({
           aria-checked={checked}
           disabled={enabled === undefined || pending}
           onClick={() => onChange(!checked)}
-          className="relative h-7 w-12 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] transition disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-50 aria-checked:border-[color:var(--green)] aria-checked:bg-[color:var(--green)] focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
+          aria-busy={pending}
+          className="relative h-7 w-12 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] transition before:absolute before:-inset-2 before:content-[''] hover:border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] active:scale-95 disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-50 aria-checked:border-[color:var(--green)] aria-checked:bg-[color:var(--green)] focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
         >
           <span
             aria-hidden="true"
-            className="absolute left-1 top-1 size-[1.125rem] rounded-full bg-white shadow transition-transform"
-            style={{ transform: checked ? "translateX(1.25rem)" : undefined }}
+            className="absolute left-1 top-1/2 size-5 rounded-full bg-white shadow transition-transform"
+            style={{
+              transform: checked
+                ? "translate(1.25rem, -50%)"
+                : "translateY(-50%)",
+            }}
           />
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ export function AiRuntimeSettings({
           onChange={(event) =>
             onModeChange(event.target.value as "disabled" | "full" | "mock")
           }
-          className="mt-3 h-11 w-full rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] bg-[color:var(--void)] px-3 text-sm text-[color:var(--near-white)] outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] sm:max-w-xs"
+          className="mt-3 h-11 w-full rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] bg-[color:var(--void)] px-3 text-sm text-[color:var(--near-white)] outline-none transition hover:border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-60 sm:max-w-xs"
         >
           {mode && !supportedModes.includes(mode) && (
             <option value={mode} disabled>
@@ -142,7 +147,7 @@ export function AiRuntimeSettings({
       </div>
 
       <details className="border-t border-[color:var(--frost)] px-5 py-4">
-        <summary className="cursor-pointer text-sm font-semibold">
+        <summary className="cursor-pointer rounded-lg text-sm font-semibold outline-none transition hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]">
           Change the installed build
         </summary>
         <p className="mt-2 text-xs leading-5 text-[color:var(--silver)]">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/appearance-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/appearance-settings.tsx
index 0d40288e..bcab9152 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/appearance-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/appearance-settings.tsx
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ export function AppearanceSettings() {
     <section
       id="appearance"
       aria-labelledby="appearance-heading"
-      className="rounded-2xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] bg-[color:var(--surface-soft)] p-5 sm:p-6"
+      className="rounded-2xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] bg-[color:var(--surface-soft)] p-5 shadow-[0_18px_60px_rgba(0,0,0,0.08)] sm:p-6"
     >
-      <h2 id="appearance-heading" className="text-base font-semibold">
+      <h2
+        id="appearance-heading"
+        className="text-base font-semibold tracking-tight"
+      >
         Appearance
       </h2>
       <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]">
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ export function AppearanceSettings() {
         {OPTIONS.map(({ value: option, label, icon: Icon }) => (
           <label
             key={option}
-            className={`flex cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium transition ${value === option ? "bg-[color:var(--near-white)] text-[color:var(--void)] shadow-sm" : "text-[color:var(--silver)] hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)]"}`}
+            className={`flex min-h-11 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-lg px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium outline-none transition active:scale-[0.98] has-[:focus-visible]:ring-2 has-[:focus-visible]:ring-[color:var(--blue)] ${value === option ? "bg-[color:var(--near-white)] text-[color:var(--void)] shadow-sm" : "text-[color:var(--silver)] hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)]"}`}
           >
             <input
               className="sr-only"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/hardware-accel-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/hardware-accel-settings.tsx
index f7aec6cc..cfa3eb51 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/hardware-accel-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/hardware-accel-settings.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function HardwareAccelSettings({
             <label
               key={mode.value}
               data-testid={`accel-option-${mode.value}`}
-              className="group relative flex min-h-28 cursor-pointer flex-col gap-2 bg-[color:var(--void)]/90 p-4 transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] has-[:checked]:bg-[color:var(--blue-soft)] has-[:disabled]:cursor-not-allowed has-[:disabled]:opacity-50"
+              className="group relative flex min-h-28 cursor-pointer flex-col gap-2 bg-[color:var(--void)]/90 p-4 outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] active:bg-[color:var(--blue-soft)] has-[:checked]:bg-[color:var(--blue-soft)] has-[:disabled]:cursor-not-allowed has-[:disabled]:opacity-50 has-[:focus-visible]:z-10 has-[:focus-visible]:ring-2 has-[:focus-visible]:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
               title={
                 gpuNotInstalled
                   ? "GPU runtime is not included in this installed build."
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ export function HardwareAccelSettings({
         <p
           className="px-5 py-4 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]"
           data-testid="accel-loading"
+          role="status"
+          aria-live="polite"
         >
           Detecting hardware…
         </p>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/map-privacy-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/map-privacy-settings.tsx
index 39fc3bb7..978b7759 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/map-privacy-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/map-privacy-settings.tsx
@@ -49,12 +49,17 @@ export function MapPrivacySettings({
           aria-checked={checked}
           disabled={enabled === undefined || pending}
           onClick={() => onChange(!checked)}
-          className="relative h-7 w-12 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] transition disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-50 aria-checked:border-[color:var(--near-white)] aria-checked:bg-[color:var(--near-white)] focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-[color:var(--void)]"
+          aria-busy={pending}
+          className="relative h-7 w-12 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] transition before:absolute before:-inset-2 before:content-[''] hover:border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] active:scale-95 disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-50 aria-checked:border-[color:var(--near-white)] aria-checked:bg-[color:var(--near-white)] focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-[color:var(--void)]"
         >
           <span
             aria-hidden="true"
-            className="absolute left-1 top-1 size-[1.125rem] rounded-full bg-white shadow transition-transform"
-            style={{ transform: checked ? "translateX(1.25rem)" : undefined }}
+            className="absolute left-1 top-1/2 size-5 rounded-full bg-white shadow transition-transform"
+            style={{
+              transform: checked
+                ? "translate(1.25rem, -50%)"
+                : "translateY(-50%)",
+            }}
           />
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ export function MapPrivacySettings({
           {checked && (
             <Link
               href="/map"
-              className="shrink-0 rounded-lg px-2 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-[color:var(--near-white)] hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
+              className="inline-flex min-h-11 shrink-0 items-center rounded-lg px-3 text-xs font-semibold text-[color:var(--near-white)] outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] active:scale-[0.98] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
             >
               Open map
             </Link>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/trash-retention-settings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/trash-retention-settings.tsx
index 589f5c7e..1c6e05ac 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/trash-retention-settings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/trash-retention-settings.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { Clock3, Info } from "lucide-react";
+import { useId, useState } from "react";
 
 interface TrashRetentionSettingsProps {
   value: number;
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ export function TrashRetentionSettings({
   pending,
   onChange,
 }: TrashRetentionSettingsProps) {
+  const [showInfo, setShowInfo] = useState(false);
+  const infoId = useId();
+
   return (
     <section
       id="trash-retention"
@@ -23,17 +27,29 @@ export function TrashRetentionSettings({
     >
       <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
         <div className="flex gap-3">
-          <Clock3 className="mt-0.5 h-5 w-5 text-[color:var(--silver)]" />
+          <Clock3
+            aria-hidden="true"
+            className="mt-0.5 h-5 w-5 shrink-0 text-[color:var(--silver)]"
+          />
           <div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <h2 id="trash-retention-heading" className="font-semibold">
+              <h2
+                id="trash-retention-heading"
+                className="text-base font-semibold tracking-tight"
+              >
                 Trash retention
               </h2>
               <button
                 type="button"
-                title="Expired items are permanently removed when Trash is opened. Set Never to require manual emptying."
-                aria-label="Expired items are permanently removed when Trash is opened. Set Never to require manual emptying."
-                className="rounded text-[color:var(--muted)] outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
+                aria-controls={infoId}
+                aria-expanded={showInfo}
+                aria-label={
+                  showInfo
+                    ? "Hide trash retention details"
+                    : "Show trash retention details"
+                }
+                onClick={() => setShowInfo((current) => !current)}
+                className="inline-flex size-11 items-center justify-center rounded-lg text-[color:var(--muted)] outline-none transition hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)] hover:text-[color:var(--near-white)] active:scale-[0.98] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)]"
               >
                 <Info className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" />
               </button>
@@ -41,6 +57,14 @@ export function TrashRetentionSettings({
             <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]">
               Permanently delete trashed photos after a chosen delay.
             </p>
+            <p
+              id={infoId}
+              hidden={!showInfo}
+              className="mt-2 text-sm leading-6 text-[color:var(--silver)]"
+            >
+              Expired items are permanently removed when Trash is opened. Set
+              Never to require manual emptying.
+            </p>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -53,7 +77,7 @@ export function TrashRetentionSettings({
             disabled={pending}
             aria-pressed={value === days}
             onClick={() => onChange(days)}
-            className={`rounded-xl border px-4 py-2 text-sm transition ${
+            className={`min-h-11 rounded-xl border px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium outline-none transition active:scale-[0.98] focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[color:var(--blue)] disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-60 ${
               value === days
                 ? "border-[color:var(--near-white)] bg-[color:var(--near-white)] text-[color:var(--void)]"
                 : "border-[color:var(--frost)] text-[color:var(--silver)] hover:bg-[color:var(--surface-hover)]"
@@ -62,7 +86,7 @@ export function TrashRetentionSettings({
             {days === 0 ? "Never" : `${days} days`}
           </button>
         ))}
-        <label className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)]">
+        <label className="flex min-h-11 items-center gap-2 rounded-xl border border-[color:var(--frost)] px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-[color:var(--silver)] transition focus-within:border-[color:var(--frost-strong)] focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-[color:var(--blue)]">
           Custom
           <input
             type="number"
@@ -79,7 +103,8 @@ export function TrashRetentionSettings({
                 onChange(days);
               }
             }}
-            className="w-20 bg-transparent text-right text-[color:var(--near-white)] outline-none"
+            aria-label="Custom retention period in days"
+            className="w-20 bg-transparent text-right text-[color:var(--near-white)] outline-none disabled:cursor-wait disabled:opacity-60"
           />
         </label>
       </div>