diff --git a/code/geosearch.js b/code/geosearch.js
index 8204b646..7bd7d1ee 100644
--- a/code/geosearch.js
+++ b/code/geosearch.js
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ window.setupGeosearch = function() {
     e.preventDefault();
   });
   $('#geosearchwrapper img').click(function(){
-    map.locate({setView : true});;
+    map.locate({setView : true, maxZoom: 13});;
   });
 }
diff --git a/code/portal_highlighter.js b/code/portal_highlighter.js
index e36274d9..05bfd911 100644
--- a/code/portal_highlighter.js
+++ b/code/portal_highlighter.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ window.portalHighlighterControl = function() {
     });
     $("#portal_highlight_select").val(_current_highlighter);
     $("#portal_highlight_select").change(function(){ changePortalHighlights($(this).val());});
-    $(".leaflet-top.leaflet-left").css('padding-top','25px');
+    $(".leaflet-top.leaflet-left").css('padding-top', '20px');
     $(".leaflet-control-scale-line").css('margin-top','25px');
   }
 }
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ window.resetHighlightedPortals = function() {
     }
     catch(e) {}
   }); 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/code/smartphone.js b/code/smartphone.js
index cdbabc4f..562c7b38 100644
--- a/code/smartphone.js
+++ b/code/smartphone.js
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ window.runOnSmartphonesAfterBoot = function() {
   // disable img full view
   $('#portaldetails').off('click', '**');
 
-  $('.leaflet-right').addClass('leaflet-left').removeClass('leaflet-right');
-
   // make buttons in action bar flexible
   var l = $('#chatcontrols a:visible');
   l.css('width', 100/l.length + '%');
diff --git a/code/window_management.js b/code/window_management.js
index 8da89133..99ffdc59 100644
--- a/code/window_management.js
+++ b/code/window_management.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // created to start cleaning up "window" interaction
 //
 window.show = function(id) {
+        window.hideall();
         switch(id) {
                 case 'full':
                         window.chat.show('full');
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ window.show = function(id) {
                         break;
                 case 'map':
                         window.smartphone.mapButton.click();
+                        $('#portal_highlight_select').show();
                         break;
                 case 'info':
                         window.smartphone.sideButton.click();
@@ -28,3 +30,8 @@ window.show = function(id) {
                         break;
         }
 }
+
+window.hideall = function() {
+    $('#chatcontrols, #chat, #chatinput, #sidebartoggle, #scrollwrapper, #updatestatus, #portal_highlight_select').hide();
+    $('#map').css('visibility', 'hidden');
+}
diff --git a/mobile/smartphone.css b/mobile/smartphone.css
index 0f8b67ff..ca0e782a 100644
--- a/mobile/smartphone.css
+++ b/mobile/smartphone.css
@@ -7,18 +7,16 @@ body {
   background: #0B3351 !important
 }
 
+.leaflet-top .leaflet-control {
+  margin-top: 5px !important;
+  margin-left: 5px !important;
+}
 
 .leaflet-control-layers {
   margin-left: 0 !important;
-  margin-top: 40px !important;
+  margin-top: 0 !important;
 }
 
-.leaflet-control-zoom {
-  margin-left: 5px !important;
-  margin-top: 80px !important;
-}
-
-
 #geosearch {
   width: 100%;
 }
@@ -126,6 +124,11 @@ body {
   display: none;
 }
 
+.leaflet-control-layers-toggle {
+    width: 50px !important;
+    height: 50px !important;
+}
+
 .leaflet-control-layers-list label {
   padding: 6px 0;
 }
@@ -135,13 +138,6 @@ body {
 }
 
 #portal_highlight_select{
-  position: absolute;
-  top:42px;
-  left:310px;
-  z-index: 9999;
-  font-size:11px;
-  font-family: "coda",arial,helvetica,sans-serif;
-  background-color:#0E3C46;
-  color:#ffce00;
-  
+  top:0px !important;
+  left:0px !important;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scale-bar.user.js b/plugins/scale-bar.user.js
index 23329456..6ab71f98 100644
--- a/plugins/scale-bar.user.js
+++ b/plugins/scale-bar.user.js
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ if(typeof window.plugin !== 'function') window.plugin = function() {};
 window.plugin.scaleBar = function() {};
 
 window.plugin.scaleBar.setup  = function() {
-  $('head').append('<style>.leaflet-control-scale { position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 40px; } </style>');
   // Before you ask: yes, I explicitely turned off imperial units. Imperial units
   // are worse than Internet Explorer 6 whirring fans combined. Upgrade to the metric
   // system already.
-  window.map.addControl(new L.Control.Scale({position: 'topleft', imperial: false, maxWidth: 200}));
+  if (window.isSmartphone()) {
+      $('head').append('<style>.leaflet-control-scale { position: absolute; bottom: 15px; left: 0px; } </style>');
+      window.map.addControl(new L.Control.Scale({position: 'bottomleft', imperial: false, maxWidth: 200}));
+  } else {
+      $('head').append('<style>.leaflet-control-scale { position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 40px; } </style>');
+      window.map.addControl(new L.Control.Scale({position: 'topleft', imperial: false, maxWidth: 200}));
+  }
 };
 
 var setup =  window.plugin.scaleBar.setup;