diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index c41e22f2a7e..0625148a7f5 100644
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover" />
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#18181b" />
-    <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
-    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
-    <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black-translucent" />
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Paperclip" />
     <title>Paperclip</title>
     <!-- PAPERCLIP_RUNTIME_BRANDING_START -->
diff --git a/ui/public/site.webmanifest b/ui/public/site.webmanifest
index 907f6293e42..ea5a8bc9f5e 100644
--- a/ui/public/site.webmanifest
+++ b/ui/public/site.webmanifest
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "AI-powered project management and agent coordination platform",
   "start_url": "/",
   "scope": "/",
-  "display": "standalone",
+  "display": "browser",
   "orientation": "any",
   "theme_color": "#18181b",
   "background_color": "#18181b",
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/pwa-install-mode.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/pwa-install-mode.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fff52295d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/pwa-install-mode.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+const uiRoot = resolve(fileURLToPath(new URL("../..", import.meta.url)));
+
+describe("PWA install mode", () => {
+  it("opens home-screen launches with browser controls visible", () => {
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(resolve(uiRoot, "public/site.webmanifest"), "utf8")) as {
+      display?: string;
+    };
+    const html = readFileSync(resolve(uiRoot, "index.html"), "utf8");
+
+    expect(manifest.display).toBe("browser");
+    expect(html).not.toContain('name="mobile-web-app-capable"');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable"');
+    expect(html).not.toContain('name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style"');
+  });
+});