diff --git a/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte b/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
index 432c85f..fb76d26 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/Editor.svelte
@@ -1323,6 +1323,60 @@
 		},
 	});
 
+	// Dim the inline task metadata tokens (!high / !medium / !med / !low and due:YYYY-MM-DD) inside
+	// task items so they recede visually without disappearing. View-only inline decorations - the
+	// note text is untouched. Token shapes mirror the parser in commands.rs.
+	const taskMetaPluginKey = new PluginKey('taskMetaDim');
+	const TASK_PRIO_RE = /(^|\s)(!(?:high|medium|med|low))\b/gi;
+	const TASK_DUE_RE = /\bdue:\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}\b/gi;
+
+	function buildTaskMetaDecorations(doc: any): DecorationSet {
+		const decos: any[] = [];
+		doc.descendants((node: any, pos: number) => {
+			if (!node.isText || !node.text) return;
+			// Only inside task items - elsewhere "!high" / "due:..." are ordinary prose.
+			const rpos = doc.resolve(pos);
+			let inTask = false;
+			for (let d = rpos.depth; d > 0; d--) {
+				if (rpos.node(d).type.name === 'taskItem') { inTask = true; break; }
+			}
+			if (!inTask) return;
+			const text: string = node.text;
+			let m: RegExpExecArray | null;
+			TASK_PRIO_RE.lastIndex = 0;
+			while ((m = TASK_PRIO_RE.exec(text)) !== null) {
+				const start = pos + m.index + m[1].length;
+				decos.push(Decoration.inline(start, start + m[2].length, { class: 'task-meta-dim' }));
+			}
+			TASK_DUE_RE.lastIndex = 0;
+			while ((m = TASK_DUE_RE.exec(text)) !== null) {
+				decos.push(Decoration.inline(pos + m.index, pos + m.index + m[0].length, { class: 'task-meta-dim' }));
+			}
+		});
+		return DecorationSet.create(doc, decos);
+	}
+
+	const TaskMetaDim = Extension.create({
+		name: 'taskMetaDim',
+		addProseMirrorPlugins() {
+			return [
+				new Plugin({
+					key: taskMetaPluginKey,
+					state: {
+						init: (_, state) => buildTaskMetaDecorations(state.doc),
+						apply: (tr, old, _oldState, newState) => {
+							if (!tr.docChanged) return old;
+							return buildTaskMetaDecorations(newState.doc);
+						},
+					},
+					props: {
+						decorations(state) { return taskMetaPluginKey.getState(state); },
+					},
+				}),
+			];
+		},
+	});
+
 	const MoveLineShortcuts = Extension.create({
 		name: 'moveLineShortcuts',
 		addProseMirrorPlugins() {
@@ -3726,6 +3780,7 @@
 				TabIndent,
 				NoteSearchExtension,
 				ColorSwatch,
+				TaskMetaDim,
 				...($appConfig?.enable_wiki_links ? [WikiLink, WikiLinkAutocomplete] : []),
 			],
 			content: html,
@@ -8461,6 +8516,11 @@
 		color: var(--text-tertiary);
 	}
 
+	/* Dim inline task metadata (!high / due:YYYY-MM-DD) so it recedes but stays readable. */
+	:global(.tiptap-wrapper .tiptap .task-meta-dim) {
+		opacity: 0.45;
+	}
+
 	:global(.tiptap-wrapper .tiptap hr) {
 		border: none;
 		border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
diff --git a/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte b/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte
index c5caf31..445c972 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { showSettings, theme, appConfig, updateAvailable as globalUpdateAvailable, updateObj as globalUpdateObj, installType, settingsTab, vaultReady, androidApkUrl, checkForUpdateMobile, notebookSortMode, isManagedInstall } from '$lib/stores/app';
 	import { setTheme, setAccentColor, setFontSize, setFontFamily, setLineHeight, setUiScale, setContentWidth, setGeneralSettings, importObsidian, createBackup, listBackups, restoreBackup, deleteBackup, setBackupSettings, setAiSettings, testAiConnection, setSyncSettings, testSyncConnection, syncNow } from '$lib/api';
-	import { darkThemes, isMobile } from '$lib/platform';
+	import { darkThemes, isMobile, isAndroid } from '$lib/platform';
 	import { open as openDialog } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
 	import { listen } from '@tauri-apps/api/event';
 	import { getVersion } from '@tauri-apps/api/app';
@@ -862,12 +862,14 @@
 						</svg>
 						Sync
 					</button>
+					{#if !isAndroid}
 					<button class="tab-btn" class:active={activeTab === 'updates'} onclick={() => activeTab = 'updates'}>
 						<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
 							<path d="M21 12a9 9 0 00-9-9 9.75 9.75 0 00-6.74 2.74L3 8"/><path d="M3 3v5h5"/><path d="M12 7v5l3 3"/>
 						</svg>
 						Updates
 					</button>
+					{/if}
 				</nav>
 
 				<div class="settings-body">
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index e6a839a..59b963c 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import '../app.css';
-	import { theme, appConfig, activeNote, activeNotePath, installType, platformIsMobile, checkForUpdate, checkForUpdateMobile, isManagedInstall } from '$lib/stores/app';
+	import { theme, appConfig, activeNote, activeNotePath, installType, platformIsMobile, checkForUpdate, isManagedInstall } from '$lib/stores/app';
 	import { openFile, openUrl, readNote, getInstallType, isMobilePlatform } from '$lib/api';
 	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 	import { darkThemes, isMobile, isAndroid } from '$lib/platform';
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 		isMobilePlatform().then((m) => platformIsMobile.set(m)).catch(() => {});
 		if (isMobile) {
 			installType.set('android');
-			checkForUpdateMobile();
+			// Android updates come from the F-droid repo / Obtainium, so no in-app update check.
 		} else {
 			getInstallType().then(t => {
 				installType.set(t);