diff --git a/site/src/components/intake/steps/DOTIntakeStep.astro b/site/src/components/intake/steps/DOTIntakeStep.astro
index 5db983d..3157839 100644
--- a/site/src/components/intake/steps/DOTIntakeStep.astro
+++ b/site/src/components/intake/steps/DOTIntakeStep.astro
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@
             Add Photo of Your ID
           </button>
           <p style="font-size:11px;color:#94a3b8;text-align:center;margin:8px 0 0">Accepted formats: JPEG, PNG, PDF &middot; Max 15MB</p>
-          <!-- QR code for phone upload — always visible -->
-          <div style="margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:8px;text-align:center">
+          <!-- QR code for phone upload — hidden on mobile phones -->
+          <div id="dot-id-qr-section" style="margin-top:16px;padding:16px;background:#f8fafc;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:8px;text-align:center">
             <div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:8px">
               <div style="flex:1;height:1px;background:#d1d5db"></div>
               <span style="font-size:12px;color:#64748b;font-weight:500">or use your phone</span>
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
   .pw-security-notice { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: flex-start; background: #eff6ff; border: 1px solid #bfdbfe; border-radius: 8px; padding: 10px 14px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-size: 12px; color: #1e40af; line-height: 1.5; }
   .pw-upload-area { border: 2px dashed #d1d5db; border-radius: 8px; padding: 1rem; text-align: center; }
   .pw-err { color: #b91c1c; margin-top: 0.75rem; font-size: 0.9rem; background: #fee2e2; padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem; border-radius: 6px; }
-  @media (max-width: 640px) { .pw-row-2, .pw-row-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .pw-cargo-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } }
+  @media (max-width: 640px) { .pw-row-2, .pw-row-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .pw-cargo-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; } #dot-id-qr-section { display: none !important; } }
 </style>
 
 <script is:inline>
@@ -445,6 +445,10 @@
   const idUploadOpts = document.getElementById("dot-id-upload-options");
 
   // Upload button — opens file picker
+  // On mobile, set capture so camera opens directly
+  if (idInput && /Mobi|Android|iPhone/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
+    idInput.setAttribute("capture", "environment");
+  }
   idBtn?.addEventListener("click", function() { if (idInput) idInput.click(); });
 
   // Webcam camera button