diff --git a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
index 569a164a..44b2a80b 100644
--- a/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
+++ b/bitchat/BitchatApp.swift
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ struct BitchatApp: App {
                 .onAppear {
                     appDelegate.runtime = runtime
                     runtime.start()
-                    #if os(iOS)
+                    // No-op on macOS / devices without alternate-icon support;
+                    // kept outside `#if os(iOS)` so the macOS Periphery scan
+                    // sees the launch-time apply path.
                     AlternateAppIconSettings.applyStoredPreference()
-                    #endif
                 }
                 .onOpenURL { url in
                     runtime.handleOpenURL(url)
diff --git a/bitchat/Services/AlternateAppIconSettings.swift b/bitchat/Services/AlternateAppIconSettings.swift
index a3399add..e713882a 100644
--- a/bitchat/Services/AlternateAppIconSettings.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Services/AlternateAppIconSettings.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ enum AlternateAppIconSettings {
             }
         }
 
+        // periphery:ignore - read from the iOS App Info icon picker; the macOS
+        // Periphery scheme cannot see that use site (#1447).
         var title: String {
             switch self {
             case .primary:
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ enum AlternateAppIconSettings {
         }
     }
 
+    // periphery:ignore - convenience for iOS settings; storage APIs below are
+    // what panic wipe and tests exercise on the macOS scan.
     static var selected: Icon {
         get { selected(in: .standard) }
         set { setSelected(newValue, in: .standard, applySystem: true) }
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift b/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
index 6da98826..59c48ab2 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/AppInfoView.swift
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ struct AppInfoView: View {
             static let tabSettings = String(localized: "app_info.tab.settings", defaultValue: "settings", comment: "Segmented control label for the settings pane of the app info sheet")
             static let tabInfo = String(localized: "app_info.tab.info", defaultValue: "info", comment: "Segmented control label for the info pane of the app info sheet")
 
-            static let iconTitle = String(localized: "app_info.settings.icon.title", defaultValue: "HOME SCREEN ICON", comment: "Section header (uppercase) for alternate app icon picker")
-            static let iconSubtitle = String(localized: "app_info.settings.icon.subtitle", defaultValue: "optional low-profile icons. the real app name still shows in settings and search — this only changes the home-screen glyph.", comment: "Caption under the alternate app icon picker explaining the limits of disguise")
+            static let iconTitle = String(localized: "app_info.settings.icon.title", defaultValue: "HOME SCREEN ICON", comment: "Section header (uppercase) for alternate app icon picker") // periphery:ignore - iOS App Info settings UI
+            static let iconSubtitle = String(localized: "app_info.settings.icon.subtitle", defaultValue: "optional low-profile icons. the real app name still shows in settings and search — this only changes the home-screen glyph.", comment: "Caption under the alternate app icon picker explaining the limits of disguise") // periphery:ignore - iOS App Info settings UI
 
             static let connectivityTitle = String(localized: "app_info.settings.connectivity.title", defaultValue: "CONNECTIVITY", comment: "Section header (uppercase) for the connectivity toggles: mesh bridge, internet gateway, tor routing")