diff --git a/apps/iOS/App/Info.plist b/apps/iOS/App/Info.plist
index 08465ae..d488f6e 100644
--- a/apps/iOS/App/Info.plist
+++ b/apps/iOS/App/Info.plist
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@
          system bar no longer applies. -->
     <key>UIDesignRequiresCompatibility</key>
     <true/>
+
+    <!-- The palette in ApproachNoteTheme is a single hardcoded light scheme, so
+         the app's own screens render light whatever the device is set to. Without
+         this key the system surfaces we don't draw — alerts, menus, the share
+         sheet, the keyboard — follow the device into dark mode and stop matching,
+         and brand-tinted alert buttons become navy on near-black. Declaring the
+         app light-only keeps system chrome in step with the palette. The Mac app
+         does the same with .preferredColorScheme(.light). -->
+    <key>UIUserInterfaceStyle</key>
+    <string>Light</string>
+
     <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
     <string>$(DEVELOPMENT_LANGUAGE)</string>
     <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
diff --git a/apps/iOS/Views/AuthorityRecommendationView.swift b/apps/iOS/Views/AuthorityRecommendationView.swift
index 518a302..faa0728 100644
--- a/apps/iOS/Views/AuthorityRecommendationView.swift
+++ b/apps/iOS/Views/AuthorityRecommendationView.swift
@@ -151,41 +151,37 @@ struct AuthorityRecommendationsView: View {
                     showingAddSheet = false
                 }
             }
-            .confirmationDialog(
+            // Alerts rather than confirmationDialogs: on iPad a dialog is presented
+            // as a popover, and on iPadOS 26 (with the app's
+            // UIDesignRequiresCompatibility opt-out) that popover renders with no
+            // readable content. Alerts are unaffected.
+            .alert(
                 "Delete Authority Reference",
                 isPresented: $showingDeleteConfirmation,
-                titleVisibility: .visible
-            ) {
+                presenting: deleteTarget
+            ) { authority in
                 Button("Delete", role: .destructive) {
-                    if let authority = deleteTarget {
-                        Task { await deleteAuthority(authority) }
-                    }
+                    Task { await deleteAuthority(authority) }
                 }
                 Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {
                     deleteTarget = nil
                 }
-            } message: {
-                if let authority = deleteTarget {
-                    Text("Remove this \(authority.sourceDisplayName) reference from the recording?")
-                }
+            } message: { authority in
+                Text("Remove this \(authority.sourceDisplayName) reference from the recording?")
             }
-            .confirmationDialog(
+            .alert(
                 "Link to This Recording",
                 isPresented: $showingLinkConfirmation,
-                titleVisibility: .visible
-            ) {
+                presenting: linkTarget
+            ) { authority in
                 Button("Link to \(albumTitle)") {
-                    if let authority = linkTarget {
-                        Task { await linkAuthority(authority) }
-                    }
+                    Task { await linkAuthority(authority) }
                 }
                 Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {
                     linkTarget = nil
                 }
-            } message: {
-                if let authority = linkTarget {
-                    Text("Link \"\(authority.artistName ?? "Unknown") - \(authority.albumTitle ?? "Unknown")\" to this recording?")
-                }
+            } message: { authority in
+                Text("Link \"\(authority.artistName ?? "Unknown") - \(authority.albumTitle ?? "Unknown")\" to this recording?")
             }
             .overlay {
                 if linkingInProgress {
diff --git a/apps/iOS/Views/MusicBrainzSearchSheet.swift b/apps/iOS/Views/MusicBrainzSearchSheet.swift
index 1bf153e..0ac599f 100644
--- a/apps/iOS/Views/MusicBrainzSearchSheet.swift
+++ b/apps/iOS/Views/MusicBrainzSearchSheet.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct MusicBrainzSearchSheet: View {
     let onSongImported: () -> Void
 
     @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
+    @Environment(\.openURL) private var openURL
     @EnvironmentObject var authManager: AuthenticationManager
     @StateObject private var musicBrainzService = MusicBrainzService()
 
@@ -73,31 +74,39 @@ struct MusicBrainzSearchSheet: View {
             } message: {
                 Text(resultMessage)
             }
-            .confirmationDialog(
-                "Request Song",
-                isPresented: .constant(selectedWork != nil && !isSubmitting),
-                titleVisibility: .visible
-            ) {
-                if let work = selectedWork {
-                    Button("Request \"\(work.title)\"") {
-                        Task {
-                            await requestSong(work)
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    if let url = URL(string: work.musicbrainzUrl) {
-                        Link("View on MusicBrainz", destination: url)
-                    }
-
-                    Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {
-                        selectedWork = nil
-                    }
+        }
+        // An alert rather than a confirmationDialog: on iPad a dialog is presented
+        // as a popover, and on iPadOS 26 (with the app's
+        // UIDesignRequiresCompatibility opt-out) that popover renders with no
+        // readable content. Alerts are unaffected, but SwiftUI only honours one
+        // alert per view, so this one hangs off the NavigationStack while the
+        // result alert above stays on its content. Alerts also only take buttons,
+        // so the MusicBrainz link opens through the environment.
+        .alert(
+            "Request Song",
+            isPresented: Binding(
+                get: { selectedWork != nil && !isSubmitting },
+                set: { if !$0 { selectedWork = nil } }
+            ),
+            presenting: selectedWork
+        ) { work in
+            Button("Request \"\(work.title)\"") {
+                Task {
+                    await requestSong(work)
                 }
-            } message: {
-                if let work = selectedWork {
-                    Text("Request that \"\(work.title)\" by \(work.composerDisplay) be added? We'll review it and add the song if it's a good fit.")
+            }
+
+            if let url = URL(string: work.musicbrainzUrl) {
+                Button("View on MusicBrainz") {
+                    openURL(url)
                 }
             }
+
+            Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) {
+                selectedWork = nil
+            }
+        } message: { work in
+            Text("Request that \"\(work.title)\" by \(work.composerDisplay) be added? We'll review it and add the song if it's a good fit.")
         }
         .presentationDetents([.medium, .large])
         .presentationDragIndicator(.visible)
diff --git a/apps/iOS/Views/RecordingContributionEditView.swift b/apps/iOS/Views/RecordingContributionEditView.swift
index c28254f..84fb1a9 100644
--- a/apps/iOS/Views/RecordingContributionEditView.swift
+++ b/apps/iOS/Views/RecordingContributionEditView.swift
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ struct RecordingContributionEditView: View {
             } message: {
                 Text(errorMessage)
             }
-            .confirmationDialog(
-                "Delete Contribution",
-                isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation,
-                titleVisibility: .visible
-            ) {
+            // An alert rather than a confirmationDialog: on iPad a dialog is
+            // presented as a popover, and on iPadOS 26 (with the app's
+            // UIDesignRequiresCompatibility opt-out) that popover renders with no
+            // readable content. Alerts are unaffected.
+            .alert("Delete Contribution", isPresented: $showDeleteConfirmation) {
                 Button("Delete", role: .destructive) {
                     deleteContribution()
                 }
diff --git a/apps/iOS/Views/SongDetailView.swift b/apps/iOS/Views/SongDetailView.swift
index 0593d3f..a095eee 100644
--- a/apps/iOS/Views/SongDetailView.swift
+++ b/apps/iOS/Views/SongDetailView.swift
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ struct SongDetailView: View {
     @State private var alertMessage = ""
     @State private var isAddingToRepertoire = false
 
-    // Song refresh management
-    @State private var showRefreshConfirmation = false
-
     // NEW: Toast notification
     @State private var toast: ToastItem?
 
@@ -140,9 +137,29 @@ struct SongDetailView: View {
                         .font(ApproachNoteTheme.largeTitle(weight: .regular))
                         .foregroundColor(ApproachNoteTheme.textSecondary)
                 )
-                .onLongPressGesture {
-                    if canQueueForRefresh {
-                        showRefreshConfirmation = true
+                // Long-press the title to re-research the song. This used to be a
+                // confirmationDialog, but on iPad that presents as a popover, and
+                // on iPadOS 26 (with the app's UIDesignRequiresCompatibility
+                // opt-out) the popover renders as an empty panel over the tab bar
+                // with no readable content. A context menu draws its own chrome,
+                // anchors to the title, and is the natural match for a long press.
+                .contextMenu {
+                    Section("Refresh Song Data") {
+                        if canQueueForRefresh {
+                            Button {
+                                refreshSongData(forceRefresh: false)
+                            } label: {
+                                Label("Quick Refresh", systemImage: "arrow.clockwise")
+                            }
+                            Button {
+                                refreshSongData(forceRefresh: true)
+                            } label: {
+                                Label("Full Refresh", systemImage: "arrow.triangle.2.circlepath")
+                            }
+                            Text("Quick uses cached data. Full re-fetches everything.")
+                        } else {
+                            Text("This song is already queued for research.")
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -346,21 +363,6 @@ struct SongDetailView: View {
             } message: {
                 Text(alertMessage)
             }
-            .confirmationDialog(
-                "Refresh Song Data",
-                isPresented: $showRefreshConfirmation,
-                titleVisibility: .visible
-            ) {
-                Button("Quick Refresh") {
-                    refreshSongData(forceRefresh: false)
-                }
-                Button("Full Refresh") {
-                    refreshSongData(forceRefresh: true)
-                }
-                Button("Cancel", role: .cancel) { }
-            } message: {
-                Text("Quick refresh uses cached data for faster results. Full refresh re-fetches everything from external sources.")
-            }
             .toast($toast)
             .onDisappear {
                 viewModel.stopResearchStatusPolling()
diff --git a/apps/iOS/Views/YouTubeImportView.swift b/apps/iOS/Views/YouTubeImportView.swift
index 8978031..46423fb 100644
--- a/apps/iOS/Views/YouTubeImportView.swift
+++ b/apps/iOS/Views/YouTubeImportView.swift
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ struct YouTubeImportView: View {
                 )
             }
         }
-        .confirmationDialog(
-            "Link to Recording?",
-            isPresented: $showingRecordingChoice,
-            titleVisibility: .visible
-        ) {
+        // An alert rather than a confirmationDialog: on iPad a dialog is presented
+        // as a popover, and on iPadOS 26 (with the app's
+        // UIDesignRequiresCompatibility opt-out) that popover renders with no
+        // readable content. Alerts are unaffected.
+        .alert("Link to Recording?", isPresented: $showingRecordingChoice) {
             Button("Pick a Recording") {
                 showingRecordingPicker = true
             }