diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/MobileEditablePropertyPickers.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/MobileEditablePropertyPickers.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ac6beb63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/MobileEditablePropertyPickers.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+import { CaretDown, CaretRight } from 'phosphor-react-native'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { Pressable, Text, View, type StyleProp, type ViewStyle } from 'react-native'
+import type { MobileNote } from './demoData'
+import { NamedIcon, type IconName } from './NamedIcon'
+import {
+  isMobileNotePropertySelected,
+  mobileNoteIconOptions,
+  mobileNoteStatusOptions,
+  mobileNoteTagOptions,
+  mobileNoteTypeOptions,
+  toggleMobileNoteTag,
+  type MobileNotePropertyPatch,
+} from './mobileNoteProperties'
+import { mobilePropertyDisplayValue, type MobilePropertyPickerKey } from './mobilePropertyPicker'
+import { styles } from './styles'
+import { colors } from './theme'
+
+export function MobileEditablePropertyPickers({
+  disabled,
+  note,
+  onChangeProperties,
+  onSelectPicker,
+  openPicker,
+}: {
+  disabled: boolean
+  note: MobileNote
+  onChangeProperties?: (patch: MobileNotePropertyPatch) => void
+  onSelectPicker: (selected: MobilePropertyPickerKey) => void
+  openPicker: MobilePropertyPickerKey | null
+}) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <PropertyPickerSection
+        disabled={disabled}
+        isOpen={openPicker === 'type'}
+        label="Type"
+        value={mobilePropertyDisplayValue({ value: note.type })}
+        onOpen={() => onSelectPicker('type')}
+      >
+        <PropertyChipOptions>
+          {mobileNoteTypeOptions.map((option) => (
+            <PropertyTextChip
+              disabled={disabled}
+              key={option}
+              option={option}
+              value={note.type}
+              onSelect={(type) => onChangeProperties?.({ type })}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </PropertyChipOptions>
+      </PropertyPickerSection>
+      <PropertyPickerSection
+        disabled={disabled}
+        isOpen={openPicker === 'status'}
+        label="Status"
+        value={mobilePropertyDisplayValue({ value: note.status })}
+        onOpen={() => onSelectPicker('status')}
+      >
+        <PropertyChipOptions>
+          {mobileNoteStatusOptions.map((option) => (
+            <PropertyTextChip
+              disabled={disabled}
+              key={option || 'none'}
+              option={option}
+              value={note.status}
+              onSelect={(status) => onChangeProperties?.({ status })}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </PropertyChipOptions>
+      </PropertyPickerSection>
+      <PropertyPickerSection
+        disabled={disabled}
+        isOpen={openPicker === 'icon'}
+        label="Icon"
+        value={mobilePropertyDisplayValue({ value: note.icon })}
+        onOpen={() => onSelectPicker('icon')}
+      >
+        <PropertyChipOptions>
+          {mobileNoteIconOptions.map((option) => (
+            <PropertyIconChip
+              disabled={disabled}
+              key={option}
+              option={option}
+              value={note.icon}
+              onSelect={(icon) => onChangeProperties?.({ icon })}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </PropertyChipOptions>
+      </PropertyPickerSection>
+      <PropertyPickerSection
+        disabled={disabled}
+        isOpen={openPicker === 'tags'}
+        label="Tags"
+        value={note.tags.length > 0 ? `${note.tags.length} selected` : 'None'}
+        onOpen={() => onSelectPicker('tags')}
+      >
+        <PropertyChipOptions>
+          {mobileNoteTagOptions.map((option) => (
+            <PropertyTextChip
+              disabled={disabled}
+              key={option}
+              option={option}
+              value={note.tags}
+              onSelect={(tag) => onChangeProperties?.({ tags: toggleMobileNoteTag(note.tags, tag) })}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </PropertyChipOptions>
+      </PropertyPickerSection>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function PropertyPickerSection({
+  children,
+  disabled,
+  isOpen,
+  label,
+  onOpen,
+  value,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode
+  disabled: boolean
+  isOpen: boolean
+  label: string
+  onOpen: () => void
+  value: string
+}) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <PropertyPickerRow disabled={disabled} isOpen={isOpen} label={label} value={value} onPress={onOpen} />
+      {isOpen ? children : null}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+function PropertyPickerRow({
+  disabled,
+  isOpen,
+  label,
+  onPress,
+  value,
+}: {
+  disabled: boolean
+  isOpen: boolean
+  label: string
+  onPress: () => void
+  value: string
+}) {
+  const Caret = isOpen ? CaretDown : CaretRight
+
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onPress={onPress}
+      style={({ pressed }) => [styles.propertyRow, disabled ? styles.propertyDisabled : null, pressed ? styles.pressed : null]}
+    >
+      <Text style={styles.propertyLabel}>{label}</Text>
+      <Text style={styles.propertyValue}>{value}</Text>
+      <Caret size={16} color={colors.textSoft} />
+    </Pressable>
+  )
+}
+
+function PropertyIconChip({
+  disabled,
+  onSelect,
+  option,
+  value,
+}: {
+  disabled: boolean
+  onSelect: (option: string) => void
+  option: string
+  value: string | undefined
+}) {
+  const isSelected = isMobileNotePropertySelected({ current: value, option })
+
+  return (
+    <SelectablePropertyChip
+      disabled={disabled}
+      isSelected={isSelected}
+      onPress={() => onSelect(option)}
+      style={styles.propertyIconChip}
+    >
+      <NamedIcon color={isSelected ? colors.primary : colors.textSoft} name={option as IconName} size={20} />
+    </SelectablePropertyChip>
+  )
+}
+
+function PropertyChipOptions({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.propertyPickerOptions}>
+      <View style={styles.propertyChipRow}>
+        {children}
+      </View>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+function PropertyTextChip({
+  disabled,
+  onSelect,
+  option,
+  value,
+}: {
+  disabled: boolean
+  onSelect: (option: string) => void
+  option: string
+  value: readonly string[] | string | undefined
+}) {
+  const isSelected = Array.isArray(value)
+    ? value.includes(option)
+    : isMobileNotePropertySelected({ current: typeof value === 'string' ? value : undefined, option })
+
+  return (
+    <SelectablePropertyChip
+      disabled={disabled}
+      isSelected={isSelected}
+      onPress={() => onSelect(option)}
+      style={styles.propertyChip}
+    >
+      <Text style={[styles.propertyChipText, isSelected ? styles.propertyChipTextSelected : null]}>
+        {option || 'None'}
+      </Text>
+    </SelectablePropertyChip>
+  )
+}
+
+function SelectablePropertyChip({
+  children,
+  disabled,
+  isSelected,
+  onPress,
+  style,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode
+  disabled: boolean
+  isSelected: boolean
+  onPress: () => void
+  style: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
+}) {
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onPress={onPress}
+      style={({ pressed }) => [
+        style,
+        isSelected ? styles.propertyChipSelected : null,
+        disabled ? styles.propertyDisabled : null,
+        pressed ? styles.pressed : null,
+      ]}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Pressable>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/MobilePropertiesPanel.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/MobilePropertiesPanel.tsx
index b7ecc6e5..a509edac 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/MobilePropertiesPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/MobilePropertiesPanel.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 import { CaretLeft } from 'phosphor-react-native'
-import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
-import { Pressable, ScrollView, Text, View, type StyleProp, type ViewStyle } from 'react-native'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { Pressable, ScrollView, Text, View } from 'react-native'
 import type { MobileNote } from './demoData'
-import { NamedIcon, type IconName } from './NamedIcon'
-import {
-  isMobileNotePropertySelected,
-  mobileNoteIconOptions,
-  mobileNoteStatusOptions,
-  mobileNoteTagOptions,
-  mobileNoteTypeOptions,
-  toggleMobileNoteTag,
-  type MobileNotePropertyPatch,
-} from './mobileNoteProperties'
+import { MobileEditablePropertyPickers } from './MobileEditablePropertyPickers'
+import type { MobileNotePropertyPatch } from './mobileNoteProperties'
+import { nextMobilePropertyPicker, type MobilePropertyPickerKey } from './mobilePropertyPicker'
 import { styles } from './styles'
 import { colors } from './theme'
 
@@ -29,32 +22,22 @@ export function MobilePropertiesPanel({
   onClose?: () => void
 }) {
   const today = formatMobilePropertyDate(new Date())
+  const [openPicker, setOpenPicker] = useState<MobilePropertyPickerKey | null>(null)
+  const selectPicker = (selected: MobilePropertyPickerKey) => {
+    setOpenPicker((current) => nextMobilePropertyPicker({ current, selected }))
+  }
 
   return (
     <View style={styles.properties}>
       <PanelToolbar onClose={onClose} />
       <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={styles.propertiesContent}>
         {failed ? <Text style={styles.propertyError}>Could not save property.</Text> : null}
-        <PropertyOptionGroup
+        <MobileEditablePropertyPickers
           disabled={isSaving}
-          label="Type"
-          options={mobileNoteTypeOptions}
-          value={note.type}
-          onSelect={(type) => onChangeProperties?.({ type })}
-        />
-        <PropertyOptionGroup
-          disabled={isSaving}
-          label="Status"
-          options={mobileNoteStatusOptions}
-          value={note.status}
-          onSelect={(status) => onChangeProperties?.({ status })}
-        />
-        <PropertyIconOptionGroup
-          disabled={isSaving}
-          label="Icon"
-          options={mobileNoteIconOptions}
-          value={note.icon}
-          onSelect={(icon) => onChangeProperties?.({ icon })}
+          note={note}
+          openPicker={openPicker}
+          onChangeProperties={onChangeProperties}
+          onSelectPicker={selectPicker}
         />
         <PropertyRow
           actionLabel="Today"
@@ -65,13 +48,6 @@ export function MobilePropertiesPanel({
         />
         <PropertyRow label="Words" value={String(note.words)} />
         <PropertyRow label="Modified" value={note.modified} />
-        <Text style={styles.propertyGroupTitle}>Tags</Text>
-        <PropertyOptionChips
-          disabled={isSaving}
-          options={mobileNoteTagOptions}
-          value={note.tags}
-          onSelect={(tag) => onChangeProperties?.({ tags: toggleMobileNoteTag(note.tags, tag) })}
-        />
         <Text style={styles.propertyGroupTitle}>History</Text>
         <Text style={styles.historyItem}>eb373865c - Updated 1 note</Text>
         <Text style={styles.historyItem}>5e853fdfe - Updated 1 note</Text>
@@ -135,126 +111,3 @@ function PropertyRow({
     <View style={styles.propertyRow}>{content}</View>
   )
 }
-
-function PropertyOptionGroup({
-  disabled,
-  label,
-  onSelect,
-  options,
-  value,
-}: {
-  disabled: boolean
-  label: string
-  onSelect: (option: string) => void
-  options: readonly string[]
-  value: string | undefined
-}) {
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.propertyOptionGroup}>
-      <Text style={styles.propertyLabel}>{label}</Text>
-      <PropertyOptionChips disabled={disabled} options={options} value={value} onSelect={onSelect} />
-    </View>
-  )
-}
-
-function PropertyIconOptionGroup({
-  disabled,
-  label,
-  onSelect,
-  options,
-  value,
-}: {
-  disabled: boolean
-  label: string
-  onSelect: (option: string) => void
-  options: readonly string[]
-  value: string | undefined
-}) {
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.propertyOptionGroup}>
-      <Text style={styles.propertyLabel}>{label}</Text>
-      <View style={styles.propertyChipRow}>
-        {options.map((option) => {
-          const isSelected = isMobileNotePropertySelected({ current: value, option })
-
-          return (
-            <SelectablePropertyChip
-              disabled={disabled}
-              isSelected={isSelected}
-              key={option}
-              onPress={() => onSelect(option)}
-              style={styles.propertyIconChip}
-            >
-              <NamedIcon color={isSelected ? colors.primary : colors.textSoft} name={option as IconName} size={20} />
-            </SelectablePropertyChip>
-          )
-        })}
-      </View>
-    </View>
-  )
-}
-
-function PropertyOptionChips({
-  disabled,
-  onSelect,
-  options,
-  value,
-}: {
-  disabled: boolean
-  onSelect: (option: string) => void
-  options: readonly string[]
-  value: readonly string[] | string | undefined
-}) {
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.propertyChipRow}>
-      {options.map((option) => {
-        const isSelected = Array.isArray(value)
-          ? value.includes(option)
-          : isMobileNotePropertySelected({ current: typeof value === 'string' ? value : undefined, option })
-
-        return (
-          <SelectablePropertyChip
-            disabled={disabled}
-            isSelected={isSelected}
-            key={option || 'none'}
-            onPress={() => onSelect(option)}
-            style={styles.propertyChip}
-          >
-            <Text style={[styles.propertyChipText, isSelected ? styles.propertyChipTextSelected : null]}>
-              {option || 'None'}
-            </Text>
-          </SelectablePropertyChip>
-        )
-      })}
-    </View>
-  )
-}
-
-function SelectablePropertyChip({
-  children,
-  disabled,
-  isSelected,
-  onPress,
-  style,
-}: {
-  children: ReactNode
-  disabled: boolean
-  isSelected: boolean
-  onPress: () => void
-  style: StyleProp<ViewStyle>
-}) {
-  return (
-    <Pressable
-      disabled={disabled}
-      onPress={onPress}
-      style={({ pressed }) => [
-        style,
-        isSelected ? styles.propertyChipSelected : null,
-        disabled ? styles.propertyDisabled : null,
-        pressed ? styles.pressed : null,
-      ]}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </Pressable>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.test.ts b/apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5afd6d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { mobilePropertyDisplayValue, nextMobilePropertyPicker } from './mobilePropertyPicker'
+
+describe('nextMobilePropertyPicker', () => {
+  it('opens a selected picker and closes it when selected again', () => {
+    expect(nextMobilePropertyPicker({ current: null, selected: 'type' })).toBe('type')
+    expect(nextMobilePropertyPicker({ current: 'type', selected: 'type' })).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('switches between editable property pickers', () => {
+    expect(nextMobilePropertyPicker({ current: 'type', selected: 'status' })).toBe('status')
+  })
+})
+
+describe('mobilePropertyDisplayValue', () => {
+  it('normalizes missing property values for compact property rows', () => {
+    expect(mobilePropertyDisplayValue({ value: undefined })).toBe('None')
+    expect(mobilePropertyDisplayValue({ value: '' })).toBe('None')
+    expect(mobilePropertyDisplayValue({ value: 'Essay' })).toBe('Essay')
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.ts b/apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a047457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export type MobilePropertyPickerKey = 'icon' | 'status' | 'tags' | 'type'
+
+export function nextMobilePropertyPicker({
+  current,
+  selected,
+}: {
+  current: MobilePropertyPickerKey | null
+  selected: MobilePropertyPickerKey
+}) {
+  return current === selected ? null : selected
+}
+
+export function mobilePropertyDisplayValue({
+  fallback = 'None',
+  value,
+}: {
+  fallback?: string
+  value: string | undefined
+}) {
+  return value?.trim() || fallback
+}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/styles/propertyChipStyles.ts b/apps/mobile/src/styles/propertyChipStyles.ts
index 317bd3c9..a3da1cea 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/styles/propertyChipStyles.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/styles/propertyChipStyles.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ export const propertyChipStyles = StyleSheet.create({
     gap: spacing.sm,
     marginTop: spacing.sm,
   },
+  propertyPickerOptions: {
+    paddingBottom: spacing.md,
+    borderBottomColor: colors.border,
+    borderBottomWidth: StyleSheet.hairlineWidth,
+  },
   propertyChip: {
     minHeight: 30,
     justifyContent: 'center',
diff --git a/docs/MOBILE_PROGRESS.md b/docs/MOBILE_PROGRESS.md
index ac889a29..d5c67016 100644
--- a/docs/MOBILE_PROGRESS.md
+++ b/docs/MOBILE_PROGRESS.md
@@ -85,14 +85,15 @@ This file is the resumable working log for Tolaria mobile. The strategy and road
 - Created [ADR-0112](./adr/0112-expo-development-client-for-mobile-native-qa.md) for the mobile development-client QA path.
 - Added safe TenTap image serialization for persisted relative/remote image sources while continuing to block transient image sources such as `blob:` URLs.
 - Added simple TenTap table serialization for rectangular tables, including entity decoding and escaped pipe characters, while continuing to block malformed table shapes.
+- Reworked the mobile properties panel into expandable Type/Status/Icon/Tags picker rows that show current values first and reveal chip choices on demand.
 
 ## Next Action
 
 Continue Phase 4 with editor durability:
 
-1. Replace the first property chips with richer desktop-compatible pickers once the mobile metadata schema is finalized.
-2. Continue TenTap Markdown serialization coverage for any editor output observed in simulator QA.
-3. Retry the iOS development-client build after installing an iOS 26.2 simulator runtime in Xcode.
+1. Continue TenTap Markdown serialization coverage for any editor output observed in simulator QA.
+2. Retry the iOS development-client build after installing an iOS 26.2 simulator runtime in Xcode.
+3. Start the Git sync/auth vertical slice for app-local vaults.
 
 ## Verification Log
 
@@ -312,6 +313,10 @@ Continue Phase 4 with editor durability:
 - `pnpm --filter @tolaria/mobile typecheck` passed after simple table serialization.
 - CodeScene after simple table serialization: `apps/mobile/src/mobileEditorHtmlMarkdown.ts`, `apps/mobile/src/mobileEditorTableMarkdown.ts`, `apps/mobile/src/mobileEditorDraft.test.ts`, and `apps/mobile/src/mobileEditorDraftSave.test.ts` scored `10`.
 - `pnpm --filter @tolaria/mobile exec expo export --platform ios --output-dir /tmp/tolaria-mobile-export` passed after simple table serialization.
+- `pnpm --filter @tolaria/mobile test -- src/mobilePropertyPicker.test.ts src/mobileNoteProperties.test.ts` passed after expandable mobile property pickers: 28 files / 93 tests.
+- `pnpm --filter @tolaria/mobile typecheck` passed after expandable mobile property pickers.
+- CodeScene after expandable mobile property pickers: `apps/mobile/src/MobilePropertiesPanel.tsx`, `apps/mobile/src/MobileEditablePropertyPickers.tsx`, `apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.ts`, `apps/mobile/src/mobilePropertyPicker.test.ts`, and `apps/mobile/src/styles/propertyChipStyles.ts` scored `10`.
+- `pnpm --filter @tolaria/mobile exec expo export --platform ios --output-dir /tmp/tolaria-mobile-export` passed after expandable mobile property pickers.
 
 ## Risks / Watch Items