diff --git a/public/main.ts b/public/main.ts
index 215f0a5..195f831 100644
--- a/public/main.ts
+++ b/public/main.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ app.applySettings(settings)
 // Key bar (mobile + desktop) sends to whichever tab is active.
 mountKeybar((data) => app.sendToActive(data))
 
+// Multi-device: when this device regains focus, re-assert the active tab's size
+// so a shared session snaps to THIS screen (latest-writer-wins) — full-screen on
+// whichever device you're currently using.
+window.addEventListener('focus', () => app.refitActive())
+document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
+  if (!document.hidden) app.refitActive()
+})
+
 // Toolbar utilities.
 mountSearch(toolbar, {
   find: (query, dir) => app.findInActive(query, dir),
diff --git a/public/tabs.ts b/public/tabs.ts
index a6b81f7..cd3eaba 100644
--- a/public/tabs.ts
+++ b/public/tabs.ts
@@ -337,6 +337,12 @@ export class TabApp {
     this.tabs[this.activeIndex]?.session.send(data)
   }
 
+  /** Re-assert the active tab's size (latest-writer-wins) when this device
+   *  regains focus, so a shared session snaps back to this screen's size. */
+  refitActive(): void {
+    this.tabs[this.activeIndex]?.session.refit()
+  }
+
   /** Apply theme + font settings to every terminal (M3). */
   applySettings(s: Settings): void {
     this.settings = s
diff --git a/public/terminal-session.ts b/public/terminal-session.ts
index 99638f0..da8c419 100644
--- a/public/terminal-session.ts
+++ b/public/terminal-session.ts
@@ -349,6 +349,19 @@ export class TerminalSession {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Re-fit and FORCE-resend dims (latest-writer-wins): when this device regains
+   * focus, re-assert its size so the shared PTY snaps to this screen even if
+   * another device had resized it. No-op while hidden.
+   */
+  refit(): void {
+    if (this.el.style.display === 'none') return
+    this.lastCols = -1 // force sendResize to fire even if our dims are unchanged
+    this.lastRows = -1
+    const dims = this.safefit()
+    if (dims !== null) this.sendResize(dims.cols, dims.rows)
+  }
+
   hide(): void {
     this.el.style.display = 'none'
     // v0.4: withdraw our size vote so a backgrounded mirror doesn't clamp the
diff --git a/src/session/session.ts b/src/session/session.ts
index 98e5b7c..2c94778 100644
--- a/src/session/session.ts
+++ b/src/session/session.ts
@@ -52,21 +52,9 @@ export function broadcast(session: Session, msg: ServerMessage): void {
   for (const ws of session.clients) sendIfOpen(ws, msg);
 }
 
-/**
- * Resize the PTY to the MIN cols/rows across all attached clients (tmux-style),
- * so a small phone and a wide laptop sharing the session both see content
- * without overflow. No-op after exit (L4), when no client is attached, or when
- * the computed dims are unchanged (idempotent).
- */
-function applyMinDims(session: Session): void {
-  if (session.exitedAt !== null || session.clientDims.size === 0) return;
-  let cols = Infinity;
-  let rows = Infinity;
-  for (const d of session.clientDims.values()) {
-    cols = Math.min(cols, d.cols);
-    rows = Math.min(rows, d.rows);
-  }
-  if (!Number.isFinite(cols) || !Number.isFinite(rows)) return;
+/** Resize the PTY if the dims actually changed and it's still alive (L4). */
+function applyDims(session: Session, cols: number, rows: number): void {
+  if (session.exitedAt !== null) return;
   if (session.pty.cols === cols && session.pty.rows === rows) return;
   session.pty.resize(cols, rows);
 }
@@ -154,10 +142,9 @@ export function createSession(
  * replay the scrollback to THIS client only so it sees the current screen.
  * No kicking — devices share the session (invariant #5 relaxed for v0.4).
  *
- * The client does NOT get a size vote here: only a client that is actively
- * viewing the session sends a `resize` (the frontend skips hidden panes), so a
- * background mirror never clamps the shared PTY. The vote is added on the first
- * `setClientDims` and removed on `clearClientDims`/`detachWs`.
+ * Attaching does NOT change the PTY size — the device actively using the
+ * session keeps its size. A client only sets the size once it sends a `resize`
+ * (the frontend does so when its pane is visible / regains focus).
  */
 export function attachWs(session: Session, ws: WebSocketLike): void {
   session.clients.add(ws);
@@ -175,10 +162,10 @@ export function attachWs(session: Session, ws: WebSocketLike): void {
 export function detachWs(session: Session, ws: WebSocketLike, now: number): void {
   session.clients.delete(ws);
   session.clientDims.delete(ws);
+  // A client leaving does NOT resize the PTY — whatever device is still actively
+  // viewing keeps its size. Start the idle clock only when the last client goes.
   if (session.clients.size === 0) {
     session.detachedAt = now;
-  } else {
-    applyMinDims(session);
   }
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +179,13 @@ export function writeInput(session: Session, data: string): void {
  * Record one client's requested dims and resize the PTY to the new min across
  * all clients (tmux-style). No-op after exit (L4); idempotent when unchanged.
  */
+/**
+ * Latest-writer-wins: the device that most recently fit/focused drives the PTY
+ * size, so whichever device you are actively using is full-screen. (A shared
+ * PTY can only be one size; min-sizing letterboxed the bigger screen.) The
+ * frontend re-sends dims when a pane is shown or its window regains focus, so
+ * switching devices reclaims full size. No-op after exit (L4) / when unchanged.
+ */
 export function setClientDims(
   session: Session,
   ws: WebSocketLike,
@@ -200,16 +194,15 @@ export function setClientDims(
 ): void {
   if (session.exitedAt !== null) return;
   session.clientDims.set(ws, { cols, rows });
-  applyMinDims(session);
+  applyDims(session, cols, rows);
 }
 
 /**
- * Withdraw a client's size vote without detaching it (its tab was hidden). The
- * client still receives output (it's a background mirror); it just stops
- * constraining the shared PTY size. Re-votes on its next `setClientDims`.
+ * Forget a client's size when its tab goes hidden — but do NOT resize: the
+ * device still actively viewing keeps its size (no letterboxing of a mirror).
  */
 export function clearClientDims(session: Session, ws: WebSocketLike): void {
-  if (session.clientDims.delete(ws)) applyMinDims(session);
+  session.clientDims.delete(ws);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/session.test.ts b/test/session.test.ts
index d207744..6a44392 100644
--- a/test/session.test.ts
+++ b/test/session.test.ts
@@ -208,54 +208,51 @@ describe('attachWs', () => {
     expect(received(b)).toEqual([{ type: 'output', data: 'live' }]);
   });
 
-  it('resizes the PTY to the MIN dims across active viewers (tmux-style)', () => {
+  it('attaching alone does NOT change the PTY size (the active device keeps it)', () => {
     const s = newSession(); // spawn dims 80x24
     const wide = createMockWs();
-    const narrow = createMockWs();
-
-    // Attach alone does NOT vote on size (a join could be a hidden mirror).
-    attachWs(s, wide);
-    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(80);
-
-    // A client only constrains the PTY once it reports dims (it's viewing).
     setClientDims(s, wide, 200, 50);
     expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
+
+    const hidden = createMockWs();
+    attachWs(s, hidden); // joins but never reports dims (background mirror)
+    // The join must not change the PTY — the active viewer keeps 200x50.
+    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
+    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(50);
+  });
+
+  it('latest-writer-wins: the most recent client dims drive the PTY size', () => {
+    const s = newSession();
+    const desktop = createMockWs();
+    const ipad = createMockWs();
+
+    setClientDims(s, desktop, 200, 50);
+    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
     expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(50);
 
-    attachWs(s, narrow);
-    setClientDims(s, narrow, 90, 30);
-    // min(200,90)=90, min(50,30)=30
+    // The device used next (smaller iPad) takes over — it is now full-screen.
+    setClientDims(s, ipad, 100, 40);
+    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(100);
+    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(40);
+
+    // Switching back to the desktop (re-fit on focus) reclaims its size.
+    setClientDims(s, desktop, 200, 50);
+    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
+    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(50);
+  });
+
+  it('clearClientDims (tab hidden) does NOT resize — the active device keeps its size', () => {
+    const s = newSession();
+    const a = createMockWs();
+    const b = createMockWs();
+    setClientDims(s, a, 200, 50);
+    setClientDims(s, b, 90, 30); // b is using it now → 90x30
+
+    clearClientDims(s, a); // a's tab hidden elsewhere → just forget a's dims
+    // PTY unchanged: b is still the active viewer at 90x30.
     expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(90);
     expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(30);
   });
-
-  it('a hidden mirror (no dims reported) does NOT clamp the shared PTY', () => {
-    const s = newSession();
-    const viewer = createMockWs();
-    const hidden = createMockWs();
-
-    attachWs(s, viewer);
-    setClientDims(s, viewer, 200, 50);
-    attachWs(s, hidden); // joins but never reports dims (background tab)
-
-    // The hidden mirror must not drag the PTY down to the 80x24 default.
-    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
-    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(50);
-  });
-
-  it('clearClientDims withdraws a vote (tab hidden) and lets the PTY grow', () => {
-    const s = newSession();
-    const wide = createMockWs();
-    const narrow = createMockWs();
-    attachWs(s, wide);
-    setClientDims(s, wide, 200, 50);
-    attachWs(s, narrow);
-    setClientDims(s, narrow, 90, 30); // clamps to 90x30
-
-    clearClientDims(s, narrow); // narrow's tab hidden → withdraw vote
-    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
-    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(50);
-  });
 });
 
 // ── detachWs (remove one client) ──────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -280,19 +277,19 @@ describe('detachWs', () => {
     expect((s.pty as MockIPty).killed).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  it('lets the PTY grow back when a small client leaves', () => {
+  it('does NOT resize when a client leaves (the remaining device keeps its size)', () => {
     const s = newSession();
     const wide = createMockWs();
     const narrow = createMockWs();
     attachWs(s, wide);
     setClientDims(s, wide, 200, 50);
     attachWs(s, narrow);
-    setClientDims(s, narrow, 90, 30); // clamps to 90x30
+    setClientDims(s, narrow, 90, 30); // narrow is the latest writer → 90x30
 
     detachWs(s, narrow, 5_000);
-    // only the wide client remains → PTY expands back to 200x50
-    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(200);
-    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(50);
+    // detach does not resize; PTY stays at the last set size until a client re-fits.
+    expect(s.pty.cols).toBe(90);
+    expect(s.pty.rows).toBe(30);
   });
 
   it('keeps the PTY alive after the last detach: further onData still fills the buffer', () => {