diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
index 88844d91a..96fc06ef7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/v2-layout-invariants.test.ts
@@ -565,6 +565,20 @@ describe('v2 layout invariants (CSS rule presence)', () => {
     expect(ruleBody(v2, '.v2-pods__page-title')).toContain('font: 800 21px/1 var(--v2-font-display, var(--v2-font))');
   });
 
+  test('the phone pods bar gives each control a 44px target', () => {
+    const icon = topLevelRuleBody(v2, '.v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar .v2p-ib');
+    expect(icon).toContain('width: 44px');
+    expect(icon).toContain('height: 44px');
+    // .v2-pods__new sets flex: 0 0 32px; without this the New pod key stays 32px wide.
+    expect(topLevelRuleBody(v2, '.v2-root .v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar button.v2-pods__new')).toContain('flex-basis: 44px');
+    const theme = topLevelRuleBody(v2, '.v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar .seg.v2-theme-seg button');
+    expect(theme).toContain('position: relative');
+    expect(theme).toContain('width: 44px');
+    expect(theme).toContain('height: 40px');
+    // The 2px the seg's padding takes back comes from ::after, inside the button's own column.
+    expect(topLevelRuleBody(v2, '.v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar .seg.v2-theme-seg button::after')).toContain('inset: -2px 0');
+  });
+
   test('pod search shortcut hint hides on narrow and touch-only screens', () => {
     const hideHint = mediaAt(v2, '@media (max-width: 760px), (hover: none) and (pointer: coarse) {');
     expect(hideHint).not.toBe('');
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/v2.css b/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
index c47ebe973..924fa3384 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/v2.css
@@ -4676,6 +4676,31 @@ body.modern-ui.v2-canvas {
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
+/* The 390 bar's controls are 44px touch targets. The frame draws them at 34px,
+   so they go to 44px at this width. The theme buttons keep their pill and reach
+   44px tall through ::after, which stays inside each button's own column. */
+.v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar .v2p-ib {
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+}
+
+/* New pod carries its own flex-basis (.v2-pods__new, 32px); the bar overrides it. */
+.v2-root .v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar button.v2-pods__new {
+  flex-basis: 44px;
+}
+
+.v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar .seg.v2-theme-seg button {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 44px;
+  height: 40px;
+}
+
+.v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__bar .seg.v2-theme-seg button::after {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: -2px 0;
+}
+
 .v2-pods-aside--page .v2-pods__body {
   display: flex;
   min-height: 0;