diff --git a/shared/fs/nav-header/mobile-header.tsx b/shared/fs/nav-header/mobile-header.tsx
index a7fd92de2426..94065f9bc110 100644
--- a/shared/fs/nav-header/mobile-header.tsx
+++ b/shared/fs/nav-header/mobile-header.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type * as T from '@/constants/types'
 import {useFolderViewFilterState} from '@/fs/common/folder-view-filter-state'
 import Actions from './actions'
 import * as FS from '@/constants/fs'
+import AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar from '@/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar'
 
 /*
  *
@@ -57,9 +58,13 @@ const NavMobileHeaderInner = (props: Props) => {
   return props.path === FS.defaultPath ? (
     <Kb.SafeAreaViewTop>
       <Kb.Box2 direction="vertical" fullWidth={true} style={styles.headerContainer}>
-        <Kb.Box2 direction="horizontal" fullWidth={true} centerChildren={true} gap="xtiny" style={styles.rootContainer}>
-          <Kb.Text type="BodyBig">Files</Kb.Text>
-          <FilesTabStatusIcon />
+        <Kb.Box2 direction="horizontal" fullWidth={true} alignItems="center" style={styles.rootContainer}>
+          <AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar />
+          <Kb.Box2 direction="horizontal" centerChildren={true} flex={1} gap="xtiny">
+            <Kb.Text type="BodyBig">Files</Kb.Text>
+            <FilesTabStatusIcon />
+          </Kb.Box2>
+          <Kb.Box2 direction="vertical" style={styles.rootSpacer} />
         </Kb.Box2>
       </Kb.Box2>
     </Kb.SafeAreaViewTop>
@@ -110,6 +115,7 @@ const styles = Kb.Styles.styleSheetCreate(
         paddingBottom: Kb.Styles.globalMargins.xsmall + Kb.Styles.globalMargins.xxtiny,
       },
       rootContainer: {height: 56},
+      rootSpacer: Kb.Styles.size(44),
       expandedTopContainer: {
         backgroundColor: Kb.Styles.globalColors.white,
         height: 56,
diff --git a/shared/people/routes.tsx b/shared/people/routes.tsx
index 4cfcb4f3d1b9..271b01d5ec0c 100644
--- a/shared/people/routes.tsx
+++ b/shared/people/routes.tsx
@@ -1,31 +1,14 @@
 import * as React from 'react'
 import * as C from '@/constants'
 import * as Kb from '@/common-adapters'
-import * as TestIDs from '@/tests/e2e/shared/test-ids'
 import peopleTeamBuilder from '../team-building/page'
 import ProfileSearch from '../profile/search'
-import {useCurrentUserState} from '@/stores/current-user'
 import {settingsLogOutTab} from '@/constants/settings'
 import {defineRouteMap} from '@/constants/types/router'
 
-const HeaderAvatar = () => {
-  const myUsername = useCurrentUserState(s => s.username)
-  const navigateAppend = C.Router2.navigateAppend
-  const onClick = () => navigateAppend({name: 'accountSwitcher', params: {}})
-  return <Kb.Avatar size={32} username={myUsername} onClick={onClick} testID={TestIDs.PEOPLE_HEADER_AVATAR} />
-}
-
 export const newRoutes = defineRouteMap({
   peopleRoot: {
     getOptions: {
-      // iOS 26: hidesSharedBackground prevents the glass circle around the avatar
-      ...(isIOS
-        ? {
-            unstable_headerRightItems: () => [
-              {element: <HeaderAvatar />, hidesSharedBackground: true, type: 'custom' as const},
-            ],
-          }
-        : {headerRight: isMobile ? () => <HeaderAvatar /> : undefined}),
       headerTitle: () => <ProfileSearch />,
     },
     screen: React.lazy(async () => import('./container')),
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar.desktop.tsx b/shared/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar.desktop.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4719a5fe0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar.desktop.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar = () => null
+
+export default AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar.native.tsx b/shared/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar.native.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f3dfbc67b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/router-v2/account-switch-header-avatar.native.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import * as C from '@/constants'
+import * as Haptics from 'expo-haptics'
+import * as Kb from '@/common-adapters'
+import * as TestIDs from '@/tests/e2e/shared/test-ids'
+import {getMostRecentlyUsedAccount, rememberAccountSwitchTab} from './account-switch'
+import {useConfigState} from '@/stores/config'
+import {useCurrentUserState} from '@/stores/current-user'
+import {Pressable} from 'react-native'
+
+const openAccountSwitcher = () => {
+  C.Router2.navigateAppend({name: 'accountSwitcher', params: {}})
+}
+
+const AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar = () => {
+  const username = useCurrentUserState(s => s.username)
+  const {configuredAccounts, login, setUserSwitching, userSwitching} = useConfigState(
+    C.useShallow(s => ({
+      configuredAccounts: s.configuredAccounts,
+      login: s.dispatch.login,
+      setUserSwitching: s.dispatch.setUserSwitching,
+      userSwitching: s.userSwitching,
+    }))
+  )
+  const recentAccount = getMostRecentlyUsedAccount(configuredAccounts, username)
+
+  const switchToRecentAccount = () => {
+    if (userSwitching || !recentAccount) return
+
+    C.ignorePromise(Haptics.selectionAsync())
+    rememberAccountSwitchTab(username, recentAccount.username, C.Router2.getTab())
+    setUserSwitching(true)
+    login(recentAccount.username, '')
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      accessibilityHint={
+        recentAccount ? `Long press to switch to ${recentAccount.username}` : undefined
+      }
+      accessibilityLabel={`${username} account menu`}
+      accessibilityRole="button"
+      onLongPress={recentAccount && !userSwitching ? switchToRecentAccount : undefined}
+      onPress={openAccountSwitcher}
+      style={Kb.Styles.castStyleNative(styles.container)}
+      testID={TestIDs.PEOPLE_HEADER_AVATAR}
+    >
+      <Kb.Avatar size={32} username={username} />
+    </Pressable>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = Kb.Styles.styleSheetCreate(() => ({
+  container: {
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    height: 44,
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    width: 44,
+  },
+}))
+
+export default AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/account-switch.test.tsx b/shared/router-v2/account-switch.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd35eb979d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/router-v2/account-switch.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/// <reference types="jest" />
+
+import * as Tabs from '@/constants/tabs'
+import {
+  clearPendingAccountSwitch,
+  consumePendingAccountSwitchTab,
+  getMostRecentlyUsedAccount,
+  rememberAccountSwitchTab,
+} from './account-switch'
+
+const account = (username: string, hasStoredSecret = true) => ({
+  hasStoredSecret,
+  uid: `${username}-uid`,
+  username,
+})
+
+test('selects the first eligible account from the service MRU order', () => {
+  const accounts = [account('current'), account('most-recent'), account('older')]
+
+  expect(getMostRecentlyUsedAccount(accounts, 'current')?.username).toBe('most-recent')
+})
+
+test('skips the current account and accounts without a stored secret', () => {
+  const accounts = [account('current'), account('recent-without-secret', false), account('older')]
+
+  expect(getMostRecentlyUsedAccount(accounts, 'current')?.username).toBe('older')
+})
+
+test('returns undefined when no other account can be switched to', () => {
+  const accounts = [account('current'), account('other-without-secret', false)]
+
+  expect(getMostRecentlyUsedAccount(accounts, 'current')).toBeUndefined()
+})
+
+describe('pending account-switch tab', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    clearPendingAccountSwitch('')
+  })
+
+  test('returns the remembered tab after the username changes and consumes it once', () => {
+    rememberAccountSwitchTab('alice', 'bob', Tabs.chatTab)
+
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('bob')).toBe(Tabs.chatTab)
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('bob')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test('does not consume the tab before the account changes', () => {
+    rememberAccountSwitchTab('alice', 'bob', Tabs.fsTab)
+
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('alice')).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('bob')).toBe(Tabs.fsTab)
+  })
+
+  test('keeps the pending tab when switching ends on the target account', () => {
+    rememberAccountSwitchTab('alice', 'bob', Tabs.teamsTab)
+
+    clearPendingAccountSwitch('bob')
+
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('bob')).toBe(Tabs.teamsTab)
+  })
+
+  test('clears the pending tab when switching fails after blanking the username', () => {
+    rememberAccountSwitchTab('alice', 'bob', Tabs.teamsTab)
+
+    clearPendingAccountSwitch('')
+
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('bob')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test('ignores routes that are not application tabs', () => {
+    rememberAccountSwitchTab('alice', 'bob', Tabs.loginTab)
+
+    expect(consumePendingAccountSwitchTab('bob')).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/account-switch.tsx b/shared/router-v2/account-switch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5568af4a57f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/router-v2/account-switch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import type * as T from '@/constants/types'
+import * as Tabs from '@/constants/tabs'
+
+// The service returns configured accounts in descending login-time order, so
+// the first eligible account is the most recently used account other than the
+// current one.
+export const getMostRecentlyUsedAccount = (
+  accounts: ReadonlyArray<T.Config.ConfiguredAccount>,
+  currentUsername: string
+) => accounts.find(account => account.username !== currentUsername && account.hasStoredSecret)
+
+type PendingAccountSwitch = {
+  targetUsername: string
+  tab: Tabs.AppTab
+}
+
+let pendingAccountSwitch: PendingAccountSwitch | undefined
+
+const isAppTab = (tab: Tabs.Tab | undefined): tab is Tabs.AppTab =>
+  tab !== undefined && Tabs.desktopTabs.some(appTab => appTab === tab)
+
+export const rememberAccountSwitchTab = (
+  sourceUsername: string,
+  targetUsername: string,
+  tab: Tabs.Tab | undefined
+) => {
+  pendingAccountSwitch =
+    sourceUsername && targetUsername && sourceUsername !== targetUsername && isAppTab(tab)
+      ? {tab, targetUsername}
+      : undefined
+}
+
+export const consumePendingAccountSwitchTab = (currentUsername: string) => {
+  const pending = pendingAccountSwitch
+  if (pending?.targetUsername !== currentUsername) return
+  pendingAccountSwitch = undefined
+  return pending.tab
+}
+
+export const clearPendingAccountSwitch = (currentUsername: string) => {
+  if (pendingAccountSwitch?.targetUsername !== currentUsername) {
+    pendingAccountSwitch = undefined
+  }
+}
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/account-switcher/index.tsx b/shared/router-v2/account-switcher/index.tsx
index 36a75f6c82d4..3309bf2ceebe 100644
--- a/shared/router-v2/account-switcher/index.tsx
+++ b/shared/router-v2/account-switcher/index.tsx
@@ -7,23 +7,37 @@ import type * as T from '@/constants/types'
 import {useUsersState} from '@/stores/users'
 import {useCurrentUserState} from '@/stores/current-user'
 import {navToProfile} from '@/constants/router'
+import {rememberAccountSwitchTab} from '../account-switch'
 
 const AccountSwitcher = (p: {onSelected?: () => void}) => {
   const {onSelected} = p
   const _fullnames = useUsersState(s => s.infoMap)
-  const _accountRows = useConfigState(s => s.configuredAccounts)
+  const {
+    accountRows: _accountRows,
+    login,
+    logoutAndTryToLogInAs: onSelectAccountLoggedOut,
+    logoutToLoggedOutFlow: onLoginAsAnotherUser,
+    setUserSwitching,
+  } = useConfigState(
+    C.useShallow(s => ({
+      accountRows: s.configuredAccounts,
+      login: s.dispatch.login,
+      logoutAndTryToLogInAs: s.dispatch.logoutAndTryToLogInAs,
+      logoutToLoggedOutFlow: s.dispatch.logoutToLoggedOutFlow,
+      setUserSwitching: s.dispatch.setUserSwitching,
+    }))
+  )
   const you = useCurrentUserState(s => s.username)
   const fullname = _fullnames.get(you)?.fullname ?? ''
   const waiting = C.Waiting.useAnyWaiting(C.waitingKeyConfigLogin)
-  const onLoginAsAnotherUser = useConfigState(s => s.dispatch.logoutToLoggedOutFlow)
 
-  const setUserSwitching = useConfigState(s => s.dispatch.setUserSwitching)
-  const login = useConfigState(s => s.dispatch.login)
   const onSelectAccountLoggedIn = (username: string) => {
+    if (isMobile) {
+      rememberAccountSwitchTab(you, username, C.Router2.getTab())
+    }
     setUserSwitching(true)
     login(username, '')
   }
-  const onSelectAccountLoggedOut = useConfigState(s => s.dispatch.logoutAndTryToLogInAs)
 
   const accountRows = _accountRows.filter(account => account.username !== you)
   const props = {
diff --git a/shared/router-v2/router.tsx b/shared/router-v2/router.tsx
index a8bfb65f022c..d377101f7d32 100644
--- a/shared/router-v2/router.tsx
+++ b/shared/router-v2/router.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ import {colors, darkColors} from '@/styles/colors'
 import {createBottomTabNavigator} from '@react-navigation/bottom-tabs'
 import {isLiquidGlassSupported as _isLiquidGlassSupported} from '@callstack/liquid-glass'
 import {Platform, StatusBar, View, useColorScheme} from 'react-native'
+import AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar from './account-switch-header-avatar'
+import {clearPendingAccountSwitch, consumePendingAccountSwitchTab} from './account-switch'
+import {useCurrentUserState} from '@/stores/current-user'
 const isLiquidGlassSupported = isMobile ? (_isLiquidGlassSupported as boolean) : false
 // `bubble`/`bubble.fill` SF Symbols only exist on iOS 17+; older sims render blank.
 const isIOS17Plus = isIOS && parseInt(Platform.Version as string, 10) >= 17
@@ -304,13 +307,27 @@ const tabStackOptions = ({
   navigation,
 }: {
   navigation: {canGoBack: () => boolean}
-}): NativeStackNavigationOptions => ({
-  ...Common.defaultNavigationOptions,
-  // Use the native back button (liquid glass pill on iOS 26) for non-root screens;
-  // omit headerLeft entirely on root screens so no empty glass circle appears.
-  headerBackVisible: navigation.canGoBack(),
-  headerLeft: undefined,
-})
+}): NativeStackNavigationOptions => {
+  const canGoBack = navigation.canGoBack()
+  return {
+    ...Common.defaultNavigationOptions,
+    // Root screens show the account switcher avatar. Pushed screens use the
+    // native back button (liquid glass pill on iOS 26).
+    headerBackVisible: canGoBack,
+    headerLeft: isAndroid && !canGoBack ? () => <AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar /> : undefined,
+    ...(isIOS && !canGoBack
+      ? {
+          unstable_headerLeftItems: () => [
+            {
+              element: <AccountSwitchHeaderAvatar />,
+              hidesSharedBackground: true,
+              type: 'custom' as const,
+            },
+          ],
+        }
+      : {}),
+  }
+}
 
 // On phones, each tab stack only contains its root screen. All other routes live in
 // the root stack (alongside chatConversation) so they render above the tab bar.
@@ -581,9 +598,14 @@ const nativeLinkingConfig = isMobile ? createLinkingConfig(handleAppLink) : unde
 function NativeRouter() {
   const loggedInLoaded = useHandshakeEverDone()
 
-  const {loggedIn, startupLoaded} = useConfigState(
-    C.useShallow(s => ({loggedIn: s.loggedIn, startupLoaded: s.startup.loaded}))
+  const {loggedIn, startupLoaded, userSwitching} = useConfigState(
+    C.useShallow(s => ({
+      loggedIn: s.loggedIn,
+      startupLoaded: s.startup.loaded,
+      userSwitching: s.userSwitching,
+    }))
   )
+  const username = useCurrentUserState(s => s.username)
 
   const {barStyle, isDarkMode} = useDarkModeState(
     C.useShallow(s => {
@@ -597,6 +619,7 @@ function NativeRouter() {
       return {barStyle, isDarkMode}
     })
   )
+
   const bar = barStyle === 'default' ? null : <StatusBar barStyle={barStyle} />
   // Android also remounts on dark mode changes
   const nativeIsDarkMode = useColorScheme() === 'dark'
@@ -604,6 +627,20 @@ function NativeRouter() {
   const nativeDarkSuffix = isAndroid ? (nativeIsDarkMode ? '-dark' : '-light') : ''
   const rootKey = navKey ? `${navKey}${nativeDarkSuffix}` : ''
 
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!userSwitching) {
+      clearPendingAccountSwitch(username)
+    }
+  }, [userSwitching, username])
+
+  const onNativeReady = () => {
+    onStateChange()
+    const tab = consumePendingAccountSwitchTab(username)
+    if (tab) {
+      C.Router2.switchTab(tab)
+    }
+  }
+
   if (!loggedInLoaded || (loggedIn && !startupLoaded)) {
     return (
       <Kb.Box2 direction="vertical" style={Kb.Styles.globalStyles.fillAbsolute}>
@@ -621,7 +658,7 @@ function NativeRouter() {
         // Sync the initial state from the linking config into the router store.
         // onStateChange doesn't fire for the initial state, so this ensures
         // onRouteChanged runs and conversation data gets loaded on startup.
-        onReady={onStateChange}
+        onReady={onNativeReady}
         onStateChange={onStateChange}
         onUnhandledAction={onUnhandledAction}
         ref={setNavRef}