diff --git a/mobile/app/(app)/_layout.tsx b/mobile/app/(app)/_layout.tsx
index fae3d4c..5cabd39 100644
--- a/mobile/app/(app)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/(app)/_layout.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ export default function AppLayout() {
     // found.md: "kein Zurückbutton" on the health screen wasn't a missing
     // button, it was a black-on-black one).
     headerTintColor: colors.ink,
+    // iOS labels the back button with the previous screen's title — here the
+    // untitled `(tabs)` group, so it literally read "< (tabs)". Chevron only.
+    headerBackButtonDisplayMode: "minimal",
   } as const;
 
   return (