diff --git a/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md b/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md
index 0d26b7a..beba034 100644
--- a/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md
+++ b/docs/android/PLAYABILITY_TODO.md
@@ -66,9 +66,16 @@ rewrites required.
 
 ## P1 — Touch UX
 
-- [ ] **Suppress keyboard-hint labels on Android.** Gate the `Esc / A /
-  N / []` accelerator chips behind `#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]`
-  in the HUD spawn site(s).
+- [x] **Suppress keyboard-hint labels on Android.** *Closed
+  2026-05-10.* `spawn_action_button` now nulls the `hotkey`
+  argument on Android via a `#[cfg(target_os = "android")]` rebind,
+  so the U / Esc / F1 / N chips next to the action row labels
+  disappear on touch builds. Other hint sites (onboarding panel,
+  pause-modal `Esc` hint, mode-card hotkey chips on the home
+  screen, replay overlay footer, modal toggle hints in
+  profile/stats/leaderboard/settings, help screen) survive — they
+  live behind navigation and a touch user reaches them less often.
+  Track as a P3 sweep when more screens are audited on hardware.
 - [ ] **Thumb-sized hit targets.** HUD buttons sized for mouse;
   Material guideline minimum is 44–48 dp. Increase button paddings
   on touch builds.
diff --git a/solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin.rs b/solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin.rs
index cbb9916..95cb505 100644
--- a/solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin.rs
+++ b/solitaire_engine/src/hud_plugin.rs
@@ -730,6 +730,14 @@ fn spawn_action_button<M: Component>(
     font: &TextFont,
     order: i32,
 ) {
+    // Hotkey hint chips ("U", "Esc", "F1", "N") are meaningless on a
+    // touch device — the button itself is the affordance — and they
+    // visibly clutter the narrow-viewport action row. Force the hint
+    // off on Android; the chevrons on Menu/Modes remain because they
+    // indicate dropdown behaviour and still apply on touch.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "android")]
+    let hotkey: Option<&'static str> = None;
+
     let hotkey_font = TextFont {
         font: font.font.clone(),
         font_size: TYPE_CAPTION,