diff --git a/src/components/Global/components/alphabetical-selector.tsx b/src/components/Global/components/alphabetical-selector.tsx
index 69203f86..ef73106e 100644
--- a/src/components/Global/components/alphabetical-selector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Global/components/alphabetical-selector.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { RefObject, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { LayoutChangeEvent, View as RNView } from 'react-native'
+import { View as RNView } from 'react-native'
 import { getToken, useTheme, View, YStack } from 'tamagui'
 import { Gesture, GestureDetector } from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
 import Animated, {
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Animated, {
 	useAnimatedStyle,
 	runOnJS,
 	withTiming,
+	withDelay,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import { Text } from '../helpers/text'
 import { useSafeAreaFrame } from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
@@ -38,48 +39,59 @@ export default function AZScroller({
 
 	const alphabetSelectorRef = useRef<RNView>(null)
 
-	const alphabetSelectorTopY = useRef(0)
-	const letterHeight = useRef(0)
+	// Shared values for use on the UI thread
+	const alphabetSelectorTopY = useSharedValue(0)
+	const letterHeight = useSharedValue(0)
 	const selectedLetter = useSharedValue('')
 
 	const [overlayLetter, setOverlayLetter] = useState('')
 
 	const showOverlay = () => {
 		'worklet'
-		overlayOpacity.value = withTiming(1)
+		if (overlayOpacity.value !== 1) {
+			overlayOpacity.value = withTiming(1)
+		}
 	}
 
-	const hideOverlay = () => {
+	const hideOverlay = (delayMs: number = 200) => {
 		'worklet'
-		overlayOpacity.value = withTiming(0)
+		overlayOpacity.value = withDelay(delayMs, withTiming(0))
+	}
+
+	const getLetterFromAbsoluteY = (absoluteY: number) => {
+		'worklet'
+		if (letterHeight.value <= 0) return ''
+		const relativeY = absoluteY - alphabetSelectorTopY.value
+		const rawIndex = Math.floor(relativeY / letterHeight.value)
+		const clampedIndex = Math.max(0, Math.min(alphabet.length - 1, rawIndex))
+		return alphabet[clampedIndex] ?? ''
+	}
+
+	const updateSelectionFromY = (absoluteY: number) => {
+		'worklet'
+		const letter = getLetterFromAbsoluteY(absoluteY)
+		if (letter && letter !== selectedLetter.value) {
+			selectedLetter.value = letter
+			runOnJS(setOverlayLetter)(letter)
+			showOverlay()
+		} else if (letter) {
+			showOverlay()
+		}
 	}
 
 	const panGesture = useMemo(
 		() =>
 			Gesture.Pan()
-				.runOnJS(true)
+				.minDistance(10)
+				.hitSlop(8)
 				.onBegin((e) => {
-					const relativeY = e.absoluteY - alphabetSelectorTopY.current
-					const index = Math.floor(relativeY / letterHeight.current)
-					if (alphabet[index]) {
-						const letter = alphabet[index]
-						selectedLetter.value = letter
-						setOverlayLetter(letter)
-						runOnJS(showOverlay)()
-					}
+					updateSelectionFromY(e.absoluteY)
 				})
 				.onUpdate((e) => {
-					const relativeY = e.absoluteY - alphabetSelectorTopY.current
-					const index = Math.floor(relativeY / letterHeight.current)
-					if (alphabet[index]) {
-						const letter = alphabet[index]
-						selectedLetter.value = letter
-						setOverlayLetter(letter)
-						runOnJS(showOverlay)()
-					}
+					updateSelectionFromY(e.absoluteY)
 				})
 				.onEnd(() => {
-					runOnJS(hideOverlay)()
+					hideOverlay(200)
 					if (selectedLetter.value) {
 						runOnJS(onLetterSelect)(selectedLetter.value.toLowerCase())
 					}
@@ -90,37 +102,29 @@ export default function AZScroller({
 	const tapGesture = useMemo(
 		() =>
 			Gesture.Tap()
-				.runOnJS(true)
+				.maxDistance(10)
+				.hitSlop(8)
 				.onBegin((e) => {
-					const relativeY = e.absoluteY - alphabetSelectorTopY.current
-					const index = Math.floor(relativeY / letterHeight.current)
-					if (alphabet[index]) {
-						const letter = alphabet[index]
-						selectedLetter.value = letter
-						setOverlayLetter(letter)
-						runOnJS(showOverlay)()
-					}
+					updateSelectionFromY(e.absoluteY)
 				})
 				.onEnd(() => {
-					runOnJS(hideOverlay)()
+					hideOverlay(200)
 					if (selectedLetter.value)
 						runOnJS(onLetterSelect)(selectedLetter.value.toLowerCase())
 				}),
 		[onLetterSelect],
 	)
 
-	const gesture = Gesture.Simultaneous(panGesture, tapGesture)
+	// Prefer pan exclusively when movement occurs to avoid duplicate taps
+	const gesture = Gesture.Exclusive(panGesture, tapGesture)
 
 	const animatedOverlayStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
 		opacity: overlayOpacity.value,
 		transform: [{ scale: overlayOpacity.value }],
 	}))
 
-	const handleLetterLayout = (event: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
-		letterHeight.current = event.nativeEvent.layout.height
-	}
-
 	useEffect(() => {
+		// Keep haptics behavior as-is per request
 		trigger('impactLight')
 	}, [overlayLetter])
 
@@ -135,37 +139,33 @@ export default function AZScroller({
 					justifyContent='flex-start'
 					alignItems='center'
 					alignContent='center'
+					accessible
+					accessibilityRole='adjustable'
+					accessibilityLabel='Alphabet scroller'
 					onLayout={() => {
 						requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-							alphabetSelectorRef.current?.measureInWindow((x, y, width, height) => {
-								alphabetSelectorTopY.current = y
+							alphabetSelectorRef.current?.measureInWindow((x, y, w, h) => {
+								alphabetSelectorTopY.value = y
+								if (h && h > 0) {
+									letterHeight.value = h / alphabet.length
+								}
 							})
 						})
 					}}
 					ref={alphabetSelectorRef}
 				>
-					{alphabet.map((letter, index) => {
-						const letterElement = (
-							<Text
-								key={letter}
-								fontSize='$6'
-								textAlign='center'
-								color='$neutral'
-								height={'$1'}
-								userSelect='none'
-							>
-								{letter}
-							</Text>
-						)
-
-						return index === 0 ? (
-							<View height={'$1'} key={letter} onLayout={handleLetterLayout}>
-								{letterElement}
-							</View>
-						) : (
-							letterElement
-						)
-					})}
+					{alphabet.map((letter) => (
+						<Text
+							key={letter}
+							fontSize='$6'
+							textAlign='center'
+							color='$neutral'
+							height={'$1'}
+							userSelect='none'
+						>
+							{letter}
+						</Text>
+					))}
 				</YStack>
 			</GestureDetector>
 
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ export default function AZScroller({
 						width: getToken('$13'),
 						height: getToken('$13'),
 						justifyContent: 'center',
+						alignItems: 'center',
 						backgroundColor: theme.background.val,
 						borderRadius: getToken('$4'),
 						borderWidth: getToken('$1'),
@@ -193,7 +194,6 @@ export default function AZScroller({
 						textAlign: 'center',
 						fontFamily: 'Figtree-Bold',
 						color: theme.primary.val,
-						marginHorizontal: 'auto',
 					}}
 				>
 					{overlayLetter}
@@ -206,15 +206,20 @@ export default function AZScroller({
 export const alphabeticalSelectorCallback = async (
 	letter: string,
 	pageParams: RefObject<Set<string>>,
-	{
-		hasNextPage,
-		fetchNextPage,
-		isPending,
-	}: UseInfiniteQueryResult<BaseItemDto[] | (string | number | BaseItemDto)[], Error>,
+	infiniteQuery: UseInfiniteQueryResult<BaseItemDto[] | (string | number | BaseItemDto)[], Error>,
 ) => {
-	while (!pageParams.current.has(letter.toUpperCase()) && hasNextPage) {
+	const target = letter.toUpperCase()
+	let safety = 0
+	const MAX_PAGES = 100
+	while (!pageParams.current.has(target) && infiniteQuery.hasNextPage && safety < MAX_PAGES) {
 		console.debug(`Fetching next page for alphabet selection`)
-		await fetchNextPage()
+		await infiniteQuery.fetchNextPage()
+		safety += 1
+	}
+	if (!pageParams.current.has(target) && safety >= MAX_PAGES) {
+		console.warn(
+			`Alphabetical Selector: reached page fetch cap (${MAX_PAGES}) without finding ${target}`,
+		)
 	}
 	console.debug(`Alphabetical Selector Callback: ${letter} complete`)
 }