diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/App.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/App.tsx
index 70bf42a37..d4772b43b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/App.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ const getKey = () => {
   return keyCount++
 }
 
+const setViewportHeight = () => {
+  document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
+    '--viewport-height',
+    `${visualViewport ? visualViewport.height : window.innerHeight}px`,
+  )
+}
+
 const startApplication: StartApplication = async function startApplication(
   defaultSyncServerHost: string,
   device: WebOrDesktopDevice,
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@ const startApplication: StartApplication = async function startApplication(
   let root: Root
 
   const onDestroy = () => {
+    window.removeEventListener('orientationchange', setViewportHeight)
     const rootElement = document.getElementById(ElementIds.RootId) as HTMLElement
     root.unmount()
     rootElement.remove()
@@ -66,10 +74,8 @@ const startApplication: StartApplication = async function startApplication(
     root = createRoot(appendedRootNode)
 
     disableIosTextFieldZoom()
-    document.documentElement.style.setProperty(
-      '--viewport-height',
-      `${visualViewport ? visualViewport.height : window.innerHeight}px`,
-    )
+    setViewportHeight()
+    window.addEventListener('orientationchange', setViewportHeight)
 
     root.render(
       <ApplicationGroupView
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentList.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentList.tsx
index 0726fa535..d5cf2882e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentList.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentList.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const ContentList: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     <div
       className={classNames(
         'infinite-scroll overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden focus:shadow-none focus:outline-none',
-        'md:max-h-full md:overflow-y-hidden md:hover:overflow-y-auto',
+        'md:max-h-full md:overflow-y-hidden md:hover:overflow-y-auto pointer-coarse:md:overflow-y-auto',
         'md:hover:[overflow-y:_overlay]',
       )}
       id={ElementIds.ContentList}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentListView.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentListView.tsx
index 8217b0f25..8869a5202 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentListView.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ContentListView/ContentListView.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { StreamingFileReader } from '@standardnotes/filepicker'
 import SearchBar from '../SearchBar/SearchBar'
 import { SearchOptionsController } from '@/Controllers/SearchOptionsController'
 import { classNames } from '@/Utils/ConcatenateClassNames'
+import { MediaQueryBreakpoints, useMediaQuery } from '@/Hooks/useMediaQuery'
 
 type Props = {
   accountMenuController: AccountMenuController
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ const ContentListView: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
   selectionController,
   searchOptionsController,
 }) => {
-  const { toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
+  const { isNotesListVisibleOnTablets, toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
 
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
   const itemsViewPanelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
@@ -181,12 +182,19 @@ const ContentListView: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({
     [isFilesSmartView],
   )
 
+  const matchesMediumBreakpoint = useMediaQuery(MediaQueryBreakpoints.md)
+  const matchesXLBreakpoint = useMediaQuery(MediaQueryBreakpoints.xl)
+  const isTabletScreenSize = matchesMediumBreakpoint && !matchesXLBreakpoint
+
   return (
     <div
       id="items-column"
       className={classNames(
         'sn-component section app-column flex h-screen flex-col pt-safe-top md:h-full',
-        'xl:w-87.5 xsm-only:!w-full sm-only:!w-full pointer-coarse:md-only:!w-52 pointer-coarse:lg-only:!w-52',
+        'xl:w-87.5 xsm-only:!w-full sm-only:!w-full',
+        isTabletScreenSize && !isNotesListVisibleOnTablets
+          ? 'pointer-coarse:md-only:!w-0 pointer-coarse:lg-only:!w-0'
+          : 'pointer-coarse:md-only:!w-60 pointer-coarse:lg-only:!w-60',
       )}
       aria-label={'Notes & Files'}
       ref={itemsViewPanelRef}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Navigation/Navigation.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Navigation/Navigation.tsx
index eeee31347..fc3de1f4b 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Navigation/Navigation.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Navigation/Navigation.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const Navigation: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ application }) => {
   const viewControllerManager = useMemo(() => application.getViewControllerManager(), [application])
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
   const [panelWidth, setPanelWidth] = useState<number>(0)
-  const { toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
+  const { selectedPane, toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
 
   const [hasPasscode, setHasPasscode] = useState(() => application.hasPasscode())
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ const Navigation: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ application }) => {
     <div
       id="navigation"
       className={classNames(
-        'sn-component section app-column h-screen max-h-screen w-[220px] overflow-hidden pt-safe-top md:h-full md:max-h-full md:min-h-0 md:py-0 xsm-only:!w-full sm-only:!w-full',
+        'sn-component section app-column h-screen max-h-screen overflow-hidden pt-safe-top md:h-full md:max-h-full md:min-h-0 md:pb-0',
+        'w-[220px] xl:w-87.5 xsm-only:!w-full sm-only:!w-full',
+        selectedPane === AppPaneId.Navigation
+          ? 'pointer-coarse:md-only:!w-48 pointer-coarse:lg-only:!w-48'
+          : 'pointer-coarse:md-only:!w-0 pointer-coarse:lg-only:!w-0',
         isIOS() ? 'pb-safe-bottom' : 'pb-2.5',
       )}
       ref={ref}
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ const Navigation: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ application }) => {
       <ResponsivePaneContent paneId={AppPaneId.Navigation} contentElementId="navigation-content">
         <div
           className={classNames(
-            'flex-grow overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden md:overflow-y-hidden md:hover:overflow-y-auto',
+            'flex-grow overflow-y-auto overflow-x-hidden md:overflow-y-hidden md:hover:overflow-y-auto pointer-coarse:md:overflow-y-auto',
             'md:hover:[overflow-y:_overlay]',
           )}
         >
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NavigationMenu/NavigationMenu.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NavigationMenu/NavigationMenu.tsx
index 97280dad1..01f87820e 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NavigationMenu/NavigationMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NavigationMenu/NavigationMenu.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ import { AppPaneId } from '../ResponsivePane/AppPaneMetadata'
 import { useResponsiveAppPane } from '../ResponsivePane/ResponsivePaneProvider'
 
 export const NavigationMenuButton = () => {
-  const { toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
+  const { selectedPane, toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
 
   return (
     <button
-      className="bg-text-padding mr-3 inline-flex h-8 min-w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid border-border align-middle text-neutral hover:bg-contrast focus:bg-contrast md:hidden"
+      className="bg-text-padding mr-3 inline-flex h-8 min-w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid border-border align-middle text-neutral hover:bg-contrast focus:bg-contrast md:hidden pointer-coarse:md-only:inline-flex pointer-coarse:lg-only:inline-flex"
       onClick={() => {
-        toggleAppPane(AppPaneId.Navigation)
+        if (selectedPane === AppPaneId.Items || selectedPane === AppPaneId.Editor) {
+          toggleAppPane(AppPaneId.Navigation)
+        } else {
+          toggleAppPane(AppPaneId.Items)
+        }
       }}
       title="Navigation menu"
       aria-label="Navigation menu"
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NoteGroupView/MobileItemsListButton.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NoteGroupView/MobileItemsListButton.tsx
index 7639fb365..bde380916 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NoteGroupView/MobileItemsListButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/NoteGroupView/MobileItemsListButton.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,36 @@
 import { AppPaneId } from '../ResponsivePane/AppPaneMetadata'
 import Icon from '../Icon/Icon'
 import { useResponsiveAppPane } from '../ResponsivePane/ResponsivePaneProvider'
+import { useMediaQuery, MediaQueryBreakpoints } from '@/Hooks/useMediaQuery'
+import { IconType } from '@standardnotes/snjs'
 
 const MobileItemsListButton = () => {
-  const { toggleAppPane } = useResponsiveAppPane()
+  const { toggleAppPane, isNotesListVisibleOnTablets, toggleNotesListOnTablets } = useResponsiveAppPane()
+  const matchesMediumBreakpoint = useMediaQuery(MediaQueryBreakpoints.md)
+  const matchesXLBreakpoint = useMediaQuery(MediaQueryBreakpoints.xl)
+  const isTabletScreenSize = matchesMediumBreakpoint && !matchesXLBreakpoint
+
+  const iconType: IconType = isTabletScreenSize && !isNotesListVisibleOnTablets ? 'chevron-right' : 'chevron-left'
+  const label = isTabletScreenSize
+    ? isNotesListVisibleOnTablets
+      ? 'Hide items list'
+      : 'Show items list'
+    : 'Go to items list'
 
   return (
     <button
-      className="bg-text-padding mr-3 flex h-8 min-w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid border-border text-neutral hover:bg-contrast focus:bg-contrast md:hidden"
+      className="bg-text-padding mr-3 flex h-8 min-w-8 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-full border border-solid border-border text-neutral hover:bg-contrast focus:bg-contrast md:hidden pointer-coarse:md-only:flex pointer-coarse:lg-only:flex"
       onClick={() => {
-        toggleAppPane(AppPaneId.Items)
+        if (isTabletScreenSize) {
+          toggleNotesListOnTablets()
+        } else {
+          toggleAppPane(AppPaneId.Items)
+        }
       }}
-      title="Go to items list"
-      aria-label="Go to items list"
+      title={label}
+      aria-label={label}
     >
-      <Icon type="chevron-left" />
+      <Icon type={iconType} />
     </button>
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Popover/PositionedPopoverContent.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Popover/PositionedPopoverContent.tsx
index 0d142de27..3a6cc1e46 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Popover/PositionedPopoverContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/Popover/PositionedPopoverContent.tsx
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ const PositionedPopoverContent = ({
     <Portal>
       <div
         className={classNames(
-          'safe-area-padding absolute top-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full min-w-80 cursor-auto flex-col overflow-y-auto rounded bg-default shadow-main md:h-auto md:max-w-xs',
+          'absolute top-0 left-0 flex h-full w-full min-w-80 cursor-auto flex-col overflow-y-auto rounded bg-default shadow-main md:h-auto md:max-w-xs',
           overrideZIndex ? overrideZIndex : 'z-dropdown-menu',
+          !isDesktopScreen ? 'pt-safe-top pb-safe-bottom' : '',
         )}
         style={{
           ...styles,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/QuickSettingsMenu/PanelSettingsSection.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/QuickSettingsMenu/PanelSettingsSection.tsx
index e5e749df7..e363363cc 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/QuickSettingsMenu/PanelSettingsSection.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/QuickSettingsMenu/PanelSettingsSection.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const PanelSettingsSection = ({ application }: Props) => {
   }, [application])
 
   return (
-    <div className="hidden text-sm md:block">
+    <div className="hidden text-sm md:block pointer-coarse:md-only:hidden pointer-coarse:lg-only:hidden">
       <HorizontalSeparator classes="my-2" />
       <div className="my-1 px-3 text-sm font-semibold uppercase text-text">Panel Settings</div>
       <MenuItem
diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ResponsivePane/ResponsivePaneProvider.tsx b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ResponsivePane/ResponsivePaneProvider.tsx
index ac6c4532e..1cd38ab9a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ResponsivePane/ResponsivePaneProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Components/ResponsivePane/ResponsivePaneProvider.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { AppPaneId } from './AppPaneMetadata'
 type ResponsivePaneData = {
   selectedPane: AppPaneId
   toggleAppPane: (paneId: AppPaneId) => void
+  isNotesListVisibleOnTablets: boolean
+  toggleNotesListOnTablets: () => void
 }
 
 const ResponsivePaneContext = createContext<ResponsivePaneData | undefined>(undefined)
@@ -60,15 +62,10 @@ const ResponsivePaneProvider = ({ children }: ChildrenProps) => {
 
   const toggleAppPane = useCallback(
     (paneId: AppPaneId) => {
-      if (paneId === currentSelectedPane) {
-        setCurrentSelectedPane(previousSelectedPane ? previousSelectedPane : AppPaneId.Editor)
-        setPreviousSelectedPane(paneId)
-      } else {
-        setPreviousSelectedPane(currentSelectedPane)
-        setCurrentSelectedPane(paneId)
-      }
+      setPreviousSelectedPane(currentSelectedPane)
+      setCurrentSelectedPane(paneId)
     },
-    [currentSelectedPane, previousSelectedPane],
+    [currentSelectedPane],
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -102,12 +99,20 @@ const ResponsivePaneProvider = ({ children }: ChildrenProps) => {
     }
   }, [addAndroidBackHandler, currentSelectedPaneRef, toggleAppPane])
 
+  const [isNotesListVisibleOnTablets, setNotesListVisibleOnTablets] = useState(true)
+
+  const toggleNotesListOnTablets = useCallback(() => {
+    setNotesListVisibleOnTablets((visible) => !visible)
+  }, [])
+
   const contextValue = useMemo(
     () => ({
       selectedPane: currentSelectedPane,
       toggleAppPane,
+      isNotesListVisibleOnTablets,
+      toggleNotesListOnTablets,
     }),
-    [currentSelectedPane, toggleAppPane],
+    [currentSelectedPane, isNotesListVisibleOnTablets, toggleAppPane, toggleNotesListOnTablets],
   )
 
   return (
diff --git a/packages/web/src/stylesheets/_main.scss b/packages/web/src/stylesheets/_main.scss
index e12228e9a..9fdf9d258 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/stylesheets/_main.scss
+++ b/packages/web/src/stylesheets/_main.scss
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ body {
   color: var(--sn-stylekit-foreground-color);
 }
 
-.safe-area-padding {
-  padding: var(--safe-area-inset-top) var(--safe-area-inset-right) var(--safe-area-inset-bottom)
-    var(--safe-area-inset-left);
-}
-
 html,
 body {
   font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto', 'Oxygen', 'Ubuntu', 'Cantarell', 'Fira Sans',
@@ -154,12 +149,16 @@ $footer-height: 2rem;
 }
 
 .app {
-  height: calc(100% - #{$footer-height});
+  height: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
   position: relative;
   vertical-align: top;
   width: 100%;
 
+  @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
+    height: calc(var(--viewport-height) - #{$footer-height});
+  }
+
   .section {
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;