diff --git a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
index 609c0f5..884c8a0 100644
--- a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
+++ b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Reader/Views/EntryListView.swift
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
     // Safe because this view only appears on iPhone in portrait/landscape.
     private var viewportHeight: CGFloat { UIScreen.main.bounds.height }
 
-    // Dynamic threshold: max(100pt, 20% of viewport)
-    private var activationThreshold: CGFloat { max(100, viewportHeight * 0.2) }
+    // Fixed threshold — per-entry deltas are small (~1-2pt each),
+    // so 100pt accumulates after scrolling roughly one screenful.
+    private let activationThreshold: CGFloat = 100
 
     var body: some View {
         if vm.isLoading && vm.entries.isEmpty {
@@ -73,8 +74,10 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
                             let isScrollingDown: Bool
                             if let prev = prevMinY {
                                 let delta = prev - newMinY // positive = scrolling down
-                                isScrollingDown = delta > 2
-                                if isScrollingDown {
+                                // Per-entry deltas are small (~1-2pt per callback).
+                                // Accept anything > 0.5 as genuine downward scroll.
+                                isScrollingDown = delta > 0.5
+                                if delta > 0 {
                                     cumulativeDown += delta
                                     if cumulativeDown > activationThreshold {
                                         trackingActive = true
@@ -96,17 +99,12 @@ struct EntryListView: View {
                             }
 
                             // --- Mark-as-read ---
-                            let debugThis = vm.entries.prefix(3).contains(where: { $0.id == entryId })
-                            if debugThis {
-                                print("[SCROLL] id=\(entryId) minY=\(Int(newMinY)) maxY=\(Int(frame.maxY)) down=\(isScrollingDown) active=\(trackingActive) cumDown=\(Int(cumulativeDown)) wasVis=\(wasVisible.contains(entryId)) visR=\(String(format:"%.2f",visibleRatio)) vpH=\(Int(viewportHeight)) read=\(entry.isRead) marked=\(markedByScroll.contains(entryId))")
-                            }
                             guard trackingActive,
                                   isScrollingDown,
                                   !entry.isRead,
                                   !markedByScroll.contains(entryId),
                                   wasVisible.contains(entryId),
                                   frame.maxY < 0 else { return }
-                            if debugThis { print("[SCROLL-READ] ✅ id=\(entryId)") }
 
                             markedByScroll.insert(entryId)