diff --git a/Components/Content.razor b/Components/Content.razor
index 7828c01..7e93bd4 100644
--- a/Components/Content.razor
+++ b/Components/Content.razor
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			 data-src="@(Compact ? null : Post.Location?.Source.ToString().ToLowerInvariant())" data-cdn="@(Compact ? null : Post.Location?.CdnKey)"
 			 data-label="@(Compact ? null : Post.Location?.Label)" data-host="@(Compact ? null : Post.Host)"
 			 data-range="@(Post.Located && !Compact ? Coordinate(Post.RangeKm) : null)" data-post-at="@(Compact ? null : Post.WrittenAt?.ToString("O"))"
-			 data-uri="@(Compact ? null : Post.Status?.Uri)">
+			 data-uri="@(Compact ? null : Post.Status?.Uri)" data-thread="@(IncludeExpand && !Compact && Status is not null && !Post.Located ? "" : null)">
 
 		@if (Author is { } author)
 		{
diff --git a/Components/Feed/GlobePanel.razor b/Components/Feed/GlobePanel.razor
index 40358b7..01b085d 100644
--- a/Components/Feed/GlobePanel.razor
+++ b/Components/Feed/GlobePanel.razor
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 	@if (stats?.Sun is { } sun)
 	{
-		<div class="absolute left-2 top-2 z-10 max-w-[75%] text-[11px] leading-tight pointer-events-auto">
+		<div class="absolute left-2 top-2 z-10 max-w-[75%] text-[11px] pointer-coarse:text-xs leading-tight pointer-events-auto">
 			<NerdTip Heading="@Localizer["Sun"]" Rows="SunRows(sun)" Placement="DTooltipPlacement.Bottom" Align="DTooltipAlign.Start">
 				<div class="flex flex-col gap-0.5 rounded-box px-2 py-1 bg-base-100/70 backdrop-blur-sm neo-raised neo-2xs">
 					<span class="flex items-center gap-1 font-semibold">
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		</button>
 	}
 
-	<div class="absolute left-2 bottom-2 z-10 flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-mono opacity-70 pointer-events-auto">
+	<div class="absolute left-2 bottom-2 z-10 flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] pointer-coarse:text-xs font-mono opacity-70 pointer-events-auto">
 		<NerdTip Heading="@Localizer["Globe"]" Rows="StatsRows()" Placement="DTooltipPlacement.Top" Align="DTooltipAlign.Start">
 			<span class="badge badge-ghost badge-xs gap-1">
 				<i class="ion-md-planet"></i>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Mobile/FlowTests.cs b/tests/e2e/Mobile/FlowTests.cs
index f452a9b..845b524 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Mobile/FlowTests.cs
+++ b/tests/e2e/Mobile/FlowTests.cs
@@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ namespace decePubClient.E2E.Mobile
 			}
 		}
 
+		// a tap on a post (in its margin, not on a link or a control) opens its thread
+		[Fact]
+		public async Task A_tap_on_a_post_opens_its_thread()
+		{
+			await using var session = await SignIn.As(browser, Persona(), Phone);
+			await Flow(session, "thread", async page =>
+			{
+				var card = Card(page, "a[data-thread-link]");
+				var box = (await card.BoundingBoxAsync())!;
+				await card.TapAsync(new() { Position = new() { X = box.Width - 5, Y = box.Height * 0.35f } });
+				await page.WaitForURLAsync(url => new Uri(url).AbsolutePath.StartsWith("/expand/"), new() { Timeout = 15000 });
+				Assert.Empty(await page.Locator("[data-globe-pinned]").AllAsync());
+			});
+		}
+
 		static async Task<JsonNode> Latest(Pasture.Persona persona) =>
 			(await PersonaApi.Call(persona, $"/api/v1/accounts/{persona.LocalId}/statuses?limit=1"))!.AsArray().FirstOrDefault();
 	}
diff --git a/wwwroot/js/globe.js b/wwwroot/js/globe.js
index 16a1f00..534d59d 100644
--- a/wwwroot/js/globe.js
+++ b/wwwroot/js/globe.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const vendor = new URL("../vendor/globe/", import.meta.url).href
 const textures = { day: vendor + "earth-blue-marble.jpg", night: vendor + "earth-night.jpg" }
 const countriesUrl = vendor + "countries.json"
 const reducedMotion = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)")
+// a touch screen: a tap on a card opens its thread there (main.js), so cards are pinned with a mouse only
+const canHover = matchMedia("(hover: hover)")
 
 let loading = null
 let state = null
@@ -597,10 +599,10 @@ function watchCards() {
 			hover(null)
 	})
 	// a click on a card (not on its links or controls) pins it: the globe keeps its moment and place until it is
-	// clicked again or another card is pinned
+	// clicked again or another card is pinned. With a mouse only: on a touch screen the tap opens the post's thread
 	listen(scroller, "click", event => {
 		const card = event.target.closest?.("[data-post-id]")
-		if (!card || event.target.closest("a, button, input, textarea, select, label, summary, video, audio, [role=button]"))
+		if (!canHover.matches || !card || event.target.closest("a, button, input, textarea, select, label, summary, video, audio, [role=button]"))
 			return
 		const key = card.dataset.postId
 		scroller.querySelectorAll("[data-globe-pinned]").forEach(c => c.removeAttribute("data-globe-pinned"))
diff --git a/wwwroot/main.js b/wwwroot/main.js
index 7db0b90..b09025d 100644
--- a/wwwroot/main.js
+++ b/wwwroot/main.js
@@ -123,6 +123,23 @@ window.clearAppBadge = () => {
 		window.logFromJs(e.message, "clearAppBadge")
 	}
 }
+// On a touch screen a tap on a post (not on its links, controls or menus, and not ending a text selection) opens its
+// thread, through the card's own thread link (Content.razor, data-thread-link), which Blazor's router takes.
+document.addEventListener("click", event => {
+	try {
+		if (window.matchMedia("(hover: hover)").matches || !(event.target instanceof Element))
+			return
+		const card = event.target.closest("[data-thread]")
+		if (!card || event.target.closest("a, button, input, textarea, select, label, summary, video, audio, [role=button], .dropdown, .modal, [data-sheet]"))
+			return
+		if (!window.getSelection()?.isCollapsed)
+			return
+		card.querySelector("a[data-thread-link]")?.click()
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.error(e)
+		window.logFromJs(e.message, "openThread")
+	}
+})
 window.canHover = () => {
 	try {
 		return window.matchMedia("(hover: hover)").matches