diff --git a/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift b/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift
index 227536ca..dda9f654 100644
--- a/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift
+++ b/bitchat/App/AppChromeModel.swift
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ final class AppChromeModel: ObservableObject {
         showingFingerprintFor = nil
     }
 
-    func presentAppInfo() {
+    /// Presents the App Info sheet. Pass a pane when the launching control
+    /// promises one (the header gear is labeled "settings"); nil keeps the
+    /// sheet's own sticky last-used pane.
+    func presentAppInfo(pane: AppInfoView.Pane? = nil) {
+        if let pane {
+            AppInfoView.setSelectedPane(pane)
+        }
         isAppInfoPresented = true
     }
 
diff --git a/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings b/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings
index f34ed351..d4eb2335 100644
--- a/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/bitchat/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -76527,6 +76527,192 @@
         "zh-Hans" : { "stringUnit" : { "state" : "needs_review", "value" : "用于草稿" } },
         "zh-Hant" : { "stringUnit" : { "state" : "needs_review", "value" : "用於草稿" } }
       }
+    },
+    "content.header.settings" : {
+      "comment" : "Accessibility label and tooltip for the header gear button that opens the settings/app info sheet",
+      "extractionState" : "manual",
+      "localizations" : {
+        "ar" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "الإعدادات"
+          }
+        },
+        "bn" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "সেটিংস"
+          }
+        },
+        "de" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "einstellungen"
+          }
+        },
+        "en" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "settings"
+          }
+        },
+        "es" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "ajustes"
+          }
+        },
+        "fa" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "تنظیمات"
+          }
+        },
+        "fil" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "settings"
+          }
+        },
+        "fr" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "réglages"
+          }
+        },
+        "he" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "הגדרות"
+          }
+        },
+        "hi" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "सेटिंग्स"
+          }
+        },
+        "id" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "pengaturan"
+          }
+        },
+        "it" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "impostazioni"
+          }
+        },
+        "ja" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "設定"
+          }
+        },
+        "ko" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "설정"
+          }
+        },
+        "ms" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "tetapan"
+          }
+        },
+        "ne" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "सेटिङ"
+          }
+        },
+        "nl" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "instellingen"
+          }
+        },
+        "pl" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "ustawienia"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "definições"
+          }
+        },
+        "pt-BR" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "ajustes"
+          }
+        },
+        "ru" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "настройки"
+          }
+        },
+        "sv" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "inställningar"
+          }
+        },
+        "ta" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "அமைப்புகள்"
+          }
+        },
+        "th" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "ตั้งค่า"
+          }
+        },
+        "tr" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "ayarlar"
+          }
+        },
+        "uk" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "налаштування"
+          }
+        },
+        "ur" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "سیٹنگز"
+          }
+        },
+        "vi" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "cài đặt"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hans" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "设置"
+          }
+        },
+        "zh-Hant" : {
+          "stringUnit" : {
+            "state" : "translated",
+            "value" : "設定"
+          }
+        }
+      }
     }
   },
   "version" : "1.1"
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift b/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
index cb99fbac..7a56bd53 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
@@ -28,18 +28,28 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
     @ObservedObject private var locationManager = LocationChannelManager.shared
     /// Sticky across opens: first-ever open lands on Info (the gentler
     /// introduction), and afterwards the sheet reopens wherever it was left.
-    @AppStorage("appInfo.selectedPane") private var selectedPane: Pane = .info
+    @AppStorage(AppInfoView.selectedPaneStorageKey) private var selectedPane: Pane = .info
     @State private var showPanicConfirmation = false
     @AppStorage(AppLanguageSettings.overrideKey) private var languageOverride = ""
     /// The override changed this session; localization resolves at process
     /// start, so surface the restart hint.
     @State private var showLanguageRestartNote = false
 
-    private enum Pane: String {
+    enum Pane: String {
         case settings
         case info
     }
 
+    private static let selectedPaneStorageKey = "appInfo.selectedPane"
+
+    /// Overwrites the remembered pane so the next presentation opens there.
+    /// `selectedPane` is sticky by design; a caller whose control names a
+    /// specific pane (the header gear says "settings") uses this so the
+    /// sheet doesn't land first-time users on the Info default instead.
+    static func setSelectedPane(_ pane: Pane) {
+        UserDefaults.standard.set(pane.rawValue, forKey: selectedPaneStorageKey)
+    }
+
     private var selectedTheme: AppTheme {
         AppTheme(rawValue: appThemeRawValue) ?? .matrix
     }
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/ContentHeaderView.swift b/bitchat/Views/ContentHeaderView.swift
index 96b548fb..a724f361 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/ContentHeaderView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/ContentHeaderView.swift
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ struct ContentHeaderView: View {
                 .onTapGesture(count: 1) {
                     appChromeModel.presentAppInfo()
                 }
-                // This is the only entry point to App Info, but it reads as
-                // static text; surface the tap. (The triple-tap panic wipe
-                // stays undiscoverable on purpose — it's destructive.)
+                // The gear in the icon cluster is the discoverable entry
+                // point to App Info; the logo tap stays as a shortcut but
+                // reads as static text, so surface it. (The triple-tap panic
+                // wipe stays undiscoverable on purpose — it's destructive.)
                 .accessibilityAddTraits(.isButton)
                 .accessibilityHint(
                     String(localized: "content.accessibility.app_info_hint", comment: "Accessibility hint on the bitchat/ logo explaining a tap opens app info")
@@ -286,6 +287,26 @@ struct ContentHeaderView: View {
                         ? String(localized: "content.accessibility.peers_connected", comment: "Accessibility value when peers are reachable")
                         : String(localized: "content.accessibility.peers_none", comment: "Accessibility value when no peers are reachable"))
                 )
+
+                // Settings entry point new users can actually find; the
+                // logo tap remains as a shortcut for those who know it.
+                // Opens on the settings pane explicitly: the sheet's pane
+                // memory defaults to info, and a button labeled "settings"
+                // must not land there.
+                Button(action: { appChromeModel.presentAppInfo(pane: .settings) }) {
+                    Image(systemName: "gearshape")
+                        .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12))
+                        .foregroundColor(palette.secondary.opacity(0.9))
+                        .headerTapTarget()
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(.plain)
+                .padding(.leading, 4)
+                .accessibilityLabel(
+                    String(localized: "content.header.settings", defaultValue: "settings", comment: "Accessibility label and tooltip for the header gear button that opens the settings/app info sheet")
+                )
+                .help(
+                    String(localized: "content.header.settings", defaultValue: "settings", comment: "Accessibility label and tooltip for the header gear button that opens the settings/app info sheet")
+                )
             }
             .layoutPriority(3)
             .sheet(isPresented: $showVerifySheet) {