diff --git a/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx b/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx
index 37dbf2ef7..da534bab3 100644
--- a/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx
+++ b/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ export function DesktopUi({
           style={[layout.position.absolute, h.percent[100], w.percent[100]]}
           collapsable={false}
         >
-          <MuteOverlay />
           <PlayerUI.ViewerLoadingOverlay />
           <PlayPauseIndicator />
           <Animated.View
@@ -323,6 +322,9 @@ export function DesktopUi({
           )}
         </View>
       </GestureDetector>
+      {/* MuteOverlay lives outside the gesture detector so its unmute tap
+          doesn't bubble up and trigger togglePlayPause. */}
+      <MuteOverlay />
       <Animated.View
         style={[
           layout.position.absolute,
-- 
2.51.2


From 4ca655a7f1ea4bc6a46ea91dff6e84afa37aedb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Natalie Bridgers <natalie@stream.place>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:47:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] get rid of shitty comments

Signed-off-by: Natalie Bridgers <natalie@stream.place>
---
 js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx b/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx
index da534bab3..f1c24c74b 100644
--- a/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx
+++ b/js/app/components/mobile/desktop-ui.tsx
@@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ export function DesktopUi({
           )}
         </View>
       </GestureDetector>
-      {/* MuteOverlay lives outside the gesture detector so its unmute tap
-          doesn't bubble up and trigger togglePlayPause. */}
       <MuteOverlay />
       <Animated.View
         style={[