diff --git a/src/components/ChatBody.tsx b/src/components/ChatBody.tsx
index e3a6bb6..3d3d9b6 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatBody.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatBody.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useRef, useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, Fragment } from 'react';
-import { ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ArrowDownToLine } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { ChatMessage, ToolStatus } from '../hooks/useChat';
 import { MessageBubble } from './MessageBubble';
 import { ToolCallCard } from './ToolCallCard';
@@ -65,10 +65,19 @@ export function ChatBody({
   const scrollRef = scrollContainerRef || internalRef;
   const [userScrolled, setUserScrolled] = useState(false);
 
-  const scrollToBottom = useCallback(() => {
+  const isAutoScrolling = useRef(false);
+
+  const scrollToBottom = useCallback((smooth = false) => {
     requestAnimationFrame(() => {
       const el = scrollRef.current;
-      if (el) el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight;
+      if (!el) return;
+      if (smooth) {
+        isAutoScrolling.current = true;
+        el.scrollTo({ top: el.scrollHeight, behavior: 'smooth' });
+        setTimeout(() => { isAutoScrolling.current = false; }, 800);
+      } else {
+        el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight;
+      }
     });
   }, [scrollRef]);
 
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ export function ChatBody({
   }, [messages, streaming, userScrolled, scrollToBottom]);
 
   function handleScroll() {
+    if (isAutoScrolling.current) return;
     const el = scrollRef.current;
     if (!el) return;
     const scrolled = el.scrollHeight - el.scrollTop - el.clientHeight >= 100;
@@ -168,7 +178,7 @@ export function ChatBody({
   return (
     <div className={className ? `flex flex-col min-h-0 ${className}` : 'flex flex-col min-h-0 flex-1'}>
       {/* Scroll container */}
-      <div ref={scrollRef} onScroll={handleScroll} className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 py-4">
+      <div ref={scrollRef} onScroll={handleScroll} className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto px-4 pt-14 pb-4">
         {messages.length === 0 && !streaming && (
           <div className="text-text-dim text-sm text-center py-20 font-mono">Send a message to start</div>
         )}
@@ -246,11 +256,11 @@ export function ChatBody({
       {/* Scroll-to-bottom button */}
       {userScrolled && (
         <button
-          onClick={() => { setUserScrolled(false); scrollToBottom(); }}
+          onClick={() => { setUserScrolled(false); scrollToBottom(true); }}
           className="absolute bottom-20 right-4 w-8 h-8 rounded-full bg-surface border border-border flex items-center justify-center shadow-lg hover:bg-surface-light transition-colors z-10"
           aria-label="Scroll to bottom"
         >
-          <ChevronDown className="w-4 h-4 text-text-secondary" />
+          <ArrowDownToLine className="w-4 h-4 text-text-secondary" />
         </button>
       )}
 
diff --git a/src/components/ChatView.tsx b/src/components/ChatView.tsx
index fb29793..6bc7be2 100644
--- a/src/components/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ChatView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState, useRef, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, Fragment, type RefObject } from 'react';
 import { useChat } from '../hooks/useChat';
-import { useVisualViewport } from '../hooks/useVisualViewport';
 import { PLAN_OPTION } from '../lib/ws-types';
 import { InteractivePromptOverlay } from './InteractivePromptOverlay';
 import { StatusBar } from './StatusBar';
@@ -98,25 +97,41 @@ function ChatHeader({ sessionId, cwd }: { sessionId?: string; cwd?: string }) {
 }
 
 
-/** Tracks scroll direction inside a child scroll container to auto-hide/show the header. */
+/** Auto-hide header during scroll, show when scroll stops or at bottom. */
 function useAutoHideHeader(scrollRef: RefObject<HTMLDivElement | null>) {
   const [hidden, setHidden] = useState(false);
   const lastScrollTop = useRef(0);
+  const stopTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const el = scrollRef.current;
     if (!el) return;
+
     function onScroll() {
       const st = el!.scrollTop;
       const delta = st - lastScrollTop.current;
-      // delta > 0 means scrollTop increased (user scrolled toward bottom/latest)
-      // delta < 0 means scrollTop decreased (user scrolled toward top/history)
-      if (delta > 8) setHidden(false);   // toward latest → show header
-      else if (delta < -8) setHidden(true); // toward history → hide header
       lastScrollTop.current = st;
+
+      // Don't hide when at the bottom (viewing latest messages)
+      const atBottom = el!.scrollHeight - st - el!.clientHeight < 50;
+      if (atBottom) {
+        if (stopTimer.current) clearTimeout(stopTimer.current);
+        setHidden(false);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (Math.abs(delta) > 8) setHidden(true);
+
+      // Show header after scroll stops
+      if (stopTimer.current) clearTimeout(stopTimer.current);
+      stopTimer.current = setTimeout(() => setHidden(false), 1000);
     }
+
     el.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll, { passive: true });
-    return () => el.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll);
+    return () => {
+      el.removeEventListener('scroll', onScroll);
+      if (stopTimer.current) clearTimeout(stopTimer.current);
+    };
   }, [scrollRef]);
 
   return hidden;
@@ -139,7 +154,6 @@ export function ChatView({
   const reviewPanelRef = useRef<ReviewPanelHandle>(null);
   const reviewRefetchTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
   const headerHidden = useAutoHideHeader(chatScrollRef);
-  const viewportHeight = useVisualViewport();
 
   const {
     messages, toolStatuses, streaming, pendingResponse, wsStatus, sessionId, liveStatus,
@@ -484,11 +498,10 @@ export function ChatView({
 
   return (
     <div
-      className="flex flex-col bg-bg relative overflow-hidden safe-top"
-      style={{ height: viewportHeight ? `${viewportHeight}px` : '100dvh' }}
+      className="flex flex-col h-dvh bg-bg relative overflow-hidden safe-top"
     >
-      {/* Header — auto-hides when scrolling up to view history */}
-      <div className={`flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-3 border-b border-border shrink-0 transition-all duration-200 ${headerHidden ? 'max-h-0 py-0 overflow-hidden opacity-0 border-b-0' : 'max-h-16 opacity-100'}`}>
+      {/* Header — overlays content, slides up when scrolling */}
+      <div className={`absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 flex items-center gap-2 px-4 py-3 border-b border-border bg-bg z-10 safe-top transition-transform duration-200 ${headerHidden ? '-translate-y-full' : 'translate-y-0'}`}>
         <Button variant="ghost" size="icon" onClick={onBack}>
           <ChevronLeft className="w-5 h-5" />
         </Button>
diff --git a/src/hooks/useVisualViewport.ts b/src/hooks/useVisualViewport.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cc1e8cd..0000000
--- a/src/hooks/useVisualViewport.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
-
-/**
- * Tracks window.visualViewport.height to work around iOS PWA
- * keyboard resize bugs where `dvh` units don't update correctly
- * after the virtual keyboard dismisses.
- *
- * Also forces window.scrollTo(0, 0) when the keyboard closes,
- * because iOS standalone PWA may leave the document scrolled up
- * after keyboard dismissal, creating a gap at the bottom.
- *
- * Returns the current visual viewport height in pixels, or
- * undefined on platforms that don't support the API (falls back to CSS dvh).
- */
-export function useVisualViewport(): number | undefined {
-  const [height, setHeight] = useState<number | undefined>(() =>
-    typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.visualViewport
-      ? window.visualViewport.height
-      : undefined,
-  );
-  const prevHeight = useRef(height);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const vv = window.visualViewport;
-    if (!vv) return;
-
-    const KEYBOARD_CLOSE_THRESHOLD = 50;
-    const update = () => {
-      const h = vv.height;
-      if (prevHeight.current && h > prevHeight.current + KEYBOARD_CLOSE_THRESHOLD) {
-        window.scrollTo(0, 0);
-      }
-      if (h !== prevHeight.current) {
-        prevHeight.current = h;
-        setHeight(h);
-      }
-    };
-
-    vv.addEventListener('resize', update);
-    vv.addEventListener('scroll', update);
-    return () => {
-      vv.removeEventListener('resize', update);
-      vv.removeEventListener('scroll', update);
-    };
-  }, []);
-
-  return height;
-}
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 258dc06..613966c 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
   --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', 'Fira Code', 'Cascadia Code', monospace;
 }
 
+html, body {
+  overscroll-behavior: none;
+}
+
 body {
   margin: 0;
   background: var(--color-bg);