diff --git a/packages/app/app.config.js b/packages/app/app.config.js
index 7ddfc95029..eb7907e5ce 100644
--- a/packages/app/app.config.js
+++ b/packages/app/app.config.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default {
     name: variant.name,
     slug: "voice-mobile",
     version: nativeReleaseVersion.appVersion,
-    orientation: "portrait",
+    orientation: "default",
     icon: "./assets/images/icon.png",
     scheme: "paseo",
     userInterfaceStyle: "automatic",
diff --git a/packages/app/app.config.test.ts b/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
index b98258ff9a..d0de16bd03 100644
--- a/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
@@ -59,3 +59,38 @@ describe("Android app config", () => {
     30_000,
   );
 });
+
+it("follows system rotation on Android", async () => {
+  const manifest = await resolveAndroidManifest();
+  const activity = manifest.application[0].activity.find(
+    (entry: ManifestEntry) => entry.$["android:name"] === ".MainActivity",
+  );
+  expect(activity.$["android:screenOrientation"]).toBe("unspecified");
+}, 30_000);
+
+it("allows all orientations on iPhone and iPad", async () => {
+  const { mkdtemp, rm } = await import("node:fs/promises");
+  const { tmpdir } = await import("node:os");
+  const { join } = await import("node:path");
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "paseo-ios-config-"));
+  try {
+    const { exp } = await getPrebuildConfigAsync(__dirname, { platforms: ["ios"] });
+    await compileModsAsync(exp, {
+      projectRoot: root,
+      introspect: true,
+      platforms: ["ios"],
+      assertMissingModProviders: false,
+    });
+    const plist = exp._internal.modResults.ios.infoPlist;
+    const orientations = [
+      "UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait",
+      "UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown",
+      "UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft",
+      "UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight",
+    ];
+    expect(plist.UISupportedInterfaceOrientations).toEqual(orientations);
+    expect(plist["UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad"]).toEqual(orientations);
+  } finally {
+    await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+}, 30_000);
diff --git a/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx b/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx
index 7a44f8ccd9..309564bcea 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/command-center/command-center.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import equal from "fast-deep-equal";
 import { recordRenderProfileReasons } from "@/utils/render-profiler";
 import {
   FlatList,
-  Modal,
   Pressable,
   Text,
   View,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/add-project-flow.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/add-project-flow.tsx
index a1cb5cf779..7fdf21dd83 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/add-project-flow.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/add-project-flow.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import { usePanelStore } from "@/stores/panel-store";
 import { getHostRuntimeStore } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
 import { router } from "expo-router";
@@ -22,14 +23,7 @@ import {
   type ComponentType,
   type RefObject,
 } from "react";
-import {
-  Modal,
-  Pressable,
-  ScrollView,
-  Text,
-  View,
-  type PressableStateCallbackType,
-} from "react-native";
+import { Pressable, ScrollView, Text, View, type PressableStateCallbackType } from "react-native";
 import {
   EditingTextInput as TextInput,
   type EditingTextInputHandle,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/agent-list.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/agent-list.tsx
index b487e53660..8921102f26 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/agent-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/agent-list.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import {
   View,
   Text,
   Pressable,
-  Modal,
   RefreshControl,
   FlatList,
   type ListRenderItem,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/attachment-lightbox.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/attachment-lightbox.tsx
index 0f14f2c515..08c6042bf8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/attachment-lightbox.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/attachment-lightbox.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import { type ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
-import { Modal, Pressable, Text, View } from "react-native";
+import { Pressable, Text, View } from "react-native";
 import { GestureHandlerRootView } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
 import { StyleSheet } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import { SafeAreaProvider, useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/fullscreen-viewer.web.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/fullscreen-viewer.web.tsx
index 8b68ae61cb..02ca7108d8 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/fullscreen-viewer.web.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/fullscreen-viewer.web.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
-import { Modal, View } from "react-native";
+import { View } from "react-native";
 import { X } from "lucide-react-native";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { StyleSheet } from "react-native-unistyles";
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/host.native.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/host.native.tsx
index 001ec5cf1c..5f86efe05c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/host.native.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/markdown/fence/mermaid/host.native.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
-  Modal,
   Pressable,
   StyleSheet as RNStyleSheet,
   ScrollView,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
index d436758d45..adcd91afcb 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   View,
   Text,
   Pressable,
-  Modal,
   ScrollView,
   Platform,
   StatusBar,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/menu/menu-overlay.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/menu/menu-overlay.tsx
index c6935bfd91..3979c5b633 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ui/menu/menu-overlay.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/menu/menu-overlay.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import {
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
   Dimensions,
-  Modal,
   Platform,
   Pressable,
   View,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/modal.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..884377fd8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Modal as NativeModal, type ModalProps } from "react-native";
+
+// React Native defaults iPhone modals to portrait even when the app supports rotation.
+const orientations: NonNullable<ModalProps["supportedOrientations"]> = [
+  "portrait",
+  "portrait-upside-down",
+  "landscape-left",
+  "landscape-right",
+];
+
+export function Modal(props: ModalProps) {
+  return <NativeModal supportedOrientations={orientations} {...props} />;
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/tooltip.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/tooltip.tsx
index 697a80fdcf..99f446001f 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ui/tooltip.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/tooltip.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import {
   Children,
   cloneElement,
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import {
   Dimensions,
   Platform,
-  Modal,
   Pressable,
   View,
   type PressableProps,
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hosts/host-chooser.tsx b/packages/app/src/hosts/host-chooser.tsx
index 5e4d7f053c..3d807ba3a1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hosts/host-chooser.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/hosts/host-chooser.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
+import { Modal } from "@/components/ui/modal";
 import { usePanelStore } from "@/stores/panel-store";
 import { createElement, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import {
-  Modal,
-  Pressable,
-  ScrollView,
-  Text,
-  View,
-  type PressableStateCallbackType,
-} from "react-native";
+import { Pressable, ScrollView, Text, View, type PressableStateCallbackType } from "react-native";
 import {
   EditingTextInput as TextInput,
   type EditingTextInputHandle,