diff --git a/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx b/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
index 8fd1e1f5a..110c80b22 100644
--- a/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/room-nav/RoomNavItem.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { MouseEventHandler, MouseEvent, PointerEventHandler } from 'react';
-import { forwardRef, startTransition, useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { MouseEventHandler, MouseEvent } from 'react';
+import { forwardRef, startTransition, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import type { Room } from '$types/matrix-sdk';
 import { RoomEvent as RoomEventEnum } from '$types/matrix-sdk';
 import type { RectCords } from 'folds';
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ import { useRoomName, useRoomTopic } from '$hooks/useRoomMeta';
 import { nicknamesAtom } from '$state/nicknames';
 import { useRoomNavigate } from '$hooks/useRoomNavigate';
 import { warmupRoomDecryption } from '$utils/decryptScheduler';
+import { useMobileTapActivation } from '$hooks/useMobileTapActivation';
 
 // Call Hooks & Plugins
 import { useCallMembers, useCallSession } from '$hooks/useCall';
@@ -418,27 +419,9 @@ export function RoomNavItem({
     }
   };
 
-  // Android WebView suppresses click synthesis after a drag gesture, so the
-  // first tap on a room row after swiping produces no click event. Navigate
-  // directly on pointerup when the touch had minimal movement (i.e. a tap).
-  const navPointerDownRef = useRef<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
-  const handleNavPointerDown: PointerEventHandler<HTMLElement> = (evt) => {
-    warmupRoomDecryption(mx, room.roomId);
-    if (isMobile && evt.pointerType === 'touch') {
-      navPointerDownRef.current = { x: evt.clientX, y: evt.clientY };
-    }
-  };
-  const handleNavPointerUp: PointerEventHandler<HTMLElement> = (evt) => {
-    if (!isMobile || evt.pointerType !== 'touch' || !navPointerDownRef.current) return;
-    const down = navPointerDownRef.current;
-    navPointerDownRef.current = null;
-    const dx = Math.abs(evt.clientX - down.x);
-    const dy = Math.abs(evt.clientY - down.y);
-    if (dx > 10 || dy > 10) return; // was a drag, not a tap
-    if (room.isCallRoom()) return; // call rooms use onClick
-    evt.preventDefault();
-    startTransition(() => navigate(linkPath));
-  };
+  const mobileTapActivation = useMobileTapActivation(isMobile && !room.isCallRoom(), () => {
+    navigate(linkPath);
+  });
 
   const handleChatButtonClick = (evt: MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
     evt.stopPropagation();
@@ -506,8 +489,13 @@ export function RoomNavItem({
             {(triggerRef) => (
               <NavButton
                 onClick={handleNavItemClick}
-                onPointerDown={handleNavPointerDown}
-                onPointerUp={handleNavPointerUp}
+                onPointerDown={(evt) => {
+                  warmupRoomDecryption(mx, room.roomId);
+                  mobileTapActivation.onPointerDown(evt);
+                }}
+                onPointerMove={mobileTapActivation.onPointerMove}
+                onPointerUp={mobileTapActivation.onPointerUp}
+                onPointerCancel={mobileTapActivation.onPointerCancel}
                 onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
                 onTouchEnd={onTouchEnd}
                 onTouchMove={onTouchMove}
diff --git a/src/app/hooks/useMobileTapActivation.ts b/src/app/hooks/useMobileTapActivation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a41f92b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/hooks/useMobileTapActivation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import type { PointerEventHandler } from 'react';
+import { useRef } from 'react';
+
+const TAP_MOVEMENT_THRESHOLD = 10;
+const MAX_TAP_DURATION = 500;
+
+// Android WebView suppresses click synthesis after a drag, so the first tap
+// on a nav control after swiping the drawer produces no click event. Activate
+// directly on pointerup instead. Do not wrap the callback in startTransition
+// or defer it. That reintroduces the double-tap.
+export function useMobileTapActivation<T extends HTMLElement>(
+  enabled: boolean,
+  onActivate: () => void
+): {
+  onPointerDown: PointerEventHandler<T>;
+  onPointerMove: PointerEventHandler<T>;
+  onPointerUp: PointerEventHandler<T>;
+  onPointerCancel: PointerEventHandler<T>;
+} {
+  const onActivateRef = useRef(onActivate);
+  const pointerDownRef = useRef<{
+    pointerId: number;
+    x: number;
+    y: number;
+    timestamp: number;
+    eligible: boolean;
+  } | null>(null);
+  onActivateRef.current = onActivate;
+
+  const onPointerDown: PointerEventHandler<T> = (evt) => {
+    if (!enabled || evt.pointerType !== 'touch' || !evt.isPrimary || evt.button !== 0) {
+      pointerDownRef.current = null;
+      return;
+    }
+
+    pointerDownRef.current = {
+      pointerId: evt.pointerId,
+      x: evt.clientX,
+      y: evt.clientY,
+      timestamp: evt.timeStamp,
+      eligible: true,
+    };
+  };
+  const onPointerMove: PointerEventHandler<T> = (evt) => {
+    const pointerDown = pointerDownRef.current;
+    if (!pointerDown || evt.pointerId !== pointerDown.pointerId) return;
+
+    if (
+      Math.abs(evt.clientX - pointerDown.x) > TAP_MOVEMENT_THRESHOLD ||
+      Math.abs(evt.clientY - pointerDown.y) > TAP_MOVEMENT_THRESHOLD
+    ) {
+      pointerDown.eligible = false;
+    }
+  };
+  const onPointerUp: PointerEventHandler<T> = (evt) => {
+    const pointerDown = pointerDownRef.current;
+    if (!pointerDown || evt.pointerId !== pointerDown.pointerId) return;
+
+    pointerDownRef.current = null;
+    if (
+      !enabled ||
+      evt.pointerType !== 'touch' ||
+      !evt.isPrimary ||
+      !pointerDown.eligible ||
+      Math.abs(evt.clientX - pointerDown.x) > TAP_MOVEMENT_THRESHOLD ||
+      Math.abs(evt.clientY - pointerDown.y) > TAP_MOVEMENT_THRESHOLD ||
+      evt.timeStamp - pointerDown.timestamp >= MAX_TAP_DURATION
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    evt.preventDefault();
+    onActivateRef.current();
+  };
+  const onPointerCancel: PointerEventHandler<T> = (evt) => {
+    if (evt.pointerId !== pointerDownRef.current?.pointerId) return;
+    pointerDownRef.current = null;
+  };
+
+  return { onPointerDown, onPointerMove, onPointerUp, onPointerCancel };
+}
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/InboxTab.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/InboxTab.tsx
index 67851b5d0..4c0fef696 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/InboxTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/InboxTab.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { Text, Box, color } from 'folds';
 import { searchModalAtom } from '$state/searchModal';
 import { EnvelopeSimple, getPhosphorIconSize, Tray } from '$components/icons/phosphor';
 import { BookmarkIcon, ChatCircleDotsIcon } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
+import { useMobileTapActivation } from '$hooks/useMobileTapActivation';
 
 export function InboxTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobile?: boolean }) {
   const screenSize = useScreenSizeContext();
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ export function InboxTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobile?
     const path = inviteCount > 0 ? getInboxInvitesPath() : getInboxNotificationsPath();
     navigate(path);
   };
+  const mobileTapActivation = useMobileTapActivation(isMobile ?? false, handleInboxClick);
 
   return (
     <SidebarItem active={opened && !isMobile} isBottom={isBottom}>
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ export function InboxTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobile?
               ref={triggerRef}
               outlined={!isMobile}
               onClick={handleInboxClick}
+              {...mobileTapActivation}
               size={'400'}
             >
               {(notificationsSelected && (
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/MessageTab.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/MessageTab.tsx
index 7e5d7473e..880f461db 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/MessageTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/MessageTab.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { roomToUnreadAtom } from '$state/room/roomToUnread';
 import { useSetting } from '$state/hooks/settings';
 import { settingsAtom } from '$state/settings';
 import { resolveUnreadBadgeMode } from '$components/unread-badge';
+import { useMobileTapActivation } from '$hooks/useMobileTapActivation';
 
 export function MessageTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobile?: boolean }) {
   const rooms = useAtomValue(allRoomsAtom);
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export function MessageTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobil
 
     navigate(getSpacePath(lastSpaceId));
   };
+  const mobileTapActivation = useMobileTapActivation(isMobile ?? false, onBack);
 
   const [showUnreadCounts] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'showUnreadCounts');
   const [badgeCountDMsOnly] = useSetting(settingsAtom, 'badgeCountDMsOnly');
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export function MessageTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobil
               ref={triggerRef}
               outlined={!isMobile}
               onClick={onBack}
+              {...mobileTapActivation}
               size={'400'}
             >
               <ChatTextIcon
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/NavigateTab.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/NavigateTab.tsx
index 47e5f3819..e714a4f0b 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/NavigateTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/NavigateTab.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Text, Box, color } from 'folds';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { getNavigatePath } from '$pages/pathUtils';
 import { useNavigateSelected } from '$hooks/router/useNavigateSelected';
+import { useMobileTapActivation } from '$hooks/useMobileTapActivation';
 
 export function NavigateTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobile?: boolean }) {
   const [opened, setOpen] = useAtom(searchModalAtom);
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export function NavigateTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobi
     if (isMobile) navigate(getNavigatePath());
     else setOpen(true);
   };
+  const mobileTapActivation = useMobileTapActivation(isMobile ?? false, open);
 
   return (
     <SidebarItem active={opened && !isMobile} isBottom={isBottom}>
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ export function NavigateTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobi
               ref={triggerRef}
               outlined={!isMobile}
               onClick={open}
+              {...mobileTapActivation}
               size={'400'}
             >
               <ListMagnifyingGlassIcon
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx
index 0df545a93..d043b0fbc 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/SpaceTabs.tsx
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ import { useRoomPermissions } from '$hooks/useRoomPermissions';
 import { InviteUserPrompt } from '$components/invite-user-prompt';
 import { CustomAccountDataEvent } from '$types/matrix/accountData';
 import { lastVisitedSpaceIdAtom } from '$state/room/lastSpace';
+import { useMobileTapActivation } from '$hooks/useMobileTapActivation';
 
 type SpaceMenuProps = {
   room: Room;
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ function SpaceAvatar({ space, renderFallback }: Readonly<SpaceAvatarProps>) {
 type SpaceTabProps = {
   space: Room;
   selected: boolean;
-  onClick: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement>;
+  onSelect: (spaceId: string) => void;
   folder?: ISidebarFolder;
   onDragging: (dragItem?: SidebarDraggable) => void;
   disabled?: boolean;
@@ -546,7 +547,7 @@ type SpaceTabProps = {
 function SpaceTab({
   space,
   selected,
-  onClick,
+  onSelect,
   folder,
   onDragging,
   disabled,
@@ -554,6 +555,7 @@ function SpaceTab({
 }: Readonly<SpaceTabProps>) {
   const isMobile = useScreenSizeContext() === ScreenSize.Mobile;
   const targetRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const mobileTapActivation = useMobileTapActivation(isMobile, () => onSelect(space.roomId));
 
   const spaceDraggable: SidebarDraggable = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -600,8 +602,9 @@ function SpaceTab({
                 data-id={space.roomId}
                 ref={triggerRef}
                 size={folder ? '300' : '400'}
-                onClick={onClick}
+                onClick={() => onSelect(space.roomId)}
                 onContextMenu={handleContextMenu}
+                {...mobileTapActivation}
               >
                 <SpaceAvatar
                   space={space}
@@ -958,25 +961,21 @@ export function SpaceTabs({ scrollRef }: Readonly<SpaceTabsProps>) {
 
   const selectedSpaceId = useSelectedSpace();
 
-  const handleSpaceClick: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (evt) => {
-    const target = evt.currentTarget;
-    const targetSpaceId = target.getAttribute('data-id');
-    if (!targetSpaceId) return;
-
-    setLastSpaceId(targetSpaceId);
-    const spacePath = getSpacePath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, targetSpaceId));
+  const handleSpaceClick = (spaceId: string) => {
+    setLastSpaceId(spaceId);
+    const spacePath = getSpacePath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, spaceId));
     if (screenSize === ScreenSize.Mobile) {
       navigate(spacePath);
       return;
     }
 
-    const activePath = navToActivePath.get(targetSpaceId);
+    const activePath = navToActivePath.get(spaceId);
     if (activePath?.pathname.startsWith(spacePath)) {
       navigate(joinPathComponent(activePath));
       return;
     }
 
-    navigate(getSpaceLobbyPath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, targetSpaceId)));
+    navigate(getSpaceLobbyPath(getCanonicalAliasOrRoomId(mx, spaceId)));
   };
 
   const handleFolderToggle: MouseEventHandler<HTMLButtonElement> = (evt) => {
@@ -1061,7 +1060,7 @@ export function SpaceTabs({ scrollRef }: Readonly<SpaceTabsProps>) {
                         key={space.roomId}
                         space={space}
                         selected={space.roomId === selectedSpaceId}
-                        onClick={handleSpaceClick}
+                        onSelect={handleSpaceClick}
                         folder={item}
                         onDragging={setDraggingItem}
                         disabled={
@@ -1100,7 +1099,7 @@ export function SpaceTabs({ scrollRef }: Readonly<SpaceTabsProps>) {
               key={space.roomId}
               space={space}
               selected={space.roomId === selectedSpaceId}
-              onClick={handleSpaceClick}
+              onSelect={handleSpaceClick}
               onDragging={setDraggingItem}
               disabled={typeof draggingItem === 'string' ? draggingItem === space.roomId : false}
               onUnpin={orphanSpaces.includes(space.roomId) ? undefined : handleUnpin}
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/UserMenuTab.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/UserMenuTab.tsx
index ec646bbac..64182785e 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/UserMenuTab.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/sidebar/UserMenuTab.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import {
 } from '@phosphor-icons/react';
 import * as css from './UserMenuTab.css';
 import { getMxIdServer } from '$utils/mxIdHelper';
+import { useMobileTapActivation } from '$hooks/useMobileTapActivation';
 
 const log = createLogger('AccountSwitcherTab');
 
@@ -681,6 +682,9 @@ export function UserMenuTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobi
   };
 
   const handleCloseMenu = () => setMenuAnchor(undefined);
+  const mobileTapActivation = useMobileTapActivation(isMobile ?? false, () => {
+    navigate(getProfilePath());
+  });
 
   const isActive = (!!menuAnchor || profileSelected) && !isMobile;
 
@@ -690,6 +694,7 @@ export function UserMenuTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobi
         direction="Column"
         alignItems="Center"
         onClick={handleToggle}
+        {...mobileTapActivation}
         style={
           isMobile
             ? {
@@ -702,7 +707,7 @@ export function UserMenuTab({ isBottom, isMobile }: { isBottom?: boolean; isMobi
         }
       >
         <AvatarPresence badge={<PresenceBadge presence={currentPresence} size="200" />}>
-          <SidebarAvatar size={isMobile ? '300' : '400'} as="button" onClick={handleToggle}>
+          <SidebarAvatar size={isMobile ? '300' : '400'} as="button">
             <UserAvatar
               userId={userId}
               src={avatarUrl}