diff --git a/webroot/index.html b/webroot/index.html
index 6431740d4..d63ddb149 100644
--- a/webroot/index.html
+++ b/webroot/index.html
@@ -87,11 +87,8 @@ GW TODO:
       </div>
 
       <div id="user-content" class="user-content">
-
         <!-- USER CONTENT... -->
         <div v-html="description"></div>
-
-
       </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -101,13 +98,12 @@ GW TODO:
 
 
       <div id="user-content-touch" class="user-content">
-
         <!-- USER CONTENT... -->
         <div v-html="description"></div>
-
       </div>
 
       <div id="chat-container" class="bg-gray-800">
+        
         <div id="messages-container">
           <div v-for="message in messages">
               <div class="message flex">
@@ -129,7 +125,7 @@ GW TODO:
           <form id="message-form" class="flex">
 
             <input type="hidden" name="inputAuthor" id="self-message-author" />
-
+            
             <textarea
               id="message-body-form"
               placeholder="Message"
diff --git a/webroot/js/app.js b/webroot/js/app.js
index 2eac7fe1f..5319617f6 100644
--- a/webroot/js/app.js
+++ b/webroot/js/app.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ async function setupApp() {
     }
   })
 
+
   window.app = new Vue({
     el: "#app-container",
     data: {
@@ -18,16 +19,28 @@ async function setupApp() {
       description: "",
       title: "",
     },
+    watch: {
+      messages: {
+        deep: true,
+        handler: function (newMessages, oldMessages) {
+          if (newMessages.length !== oldMessages.length) {
+            // jump to bottom
+            jumpToBottom(appMessaging.scrollableMessagesContainer);
+          }
+        },
+      },
+    },
   });
 
+
   // init messaging interactions
-  var appMessagingMisc = new Messaging();
-  appMessagingMisc.init();
+  var appMessaging = new Messaging();
+  appMessaging.init();
 
   const config = await new Config().init();
   app.title = config.title;
 
-    const configFileLocation = "./js/config.json";
+  const configFileLocation = "./js/config.json";
 
   try {
     const pageContentFile = "/static/content.md"
@@ -46,7 +59,7 @@ async function setupApp() {
 
 var websocketReconnectTimer;
 function setupWebsocket() {
-  clearTimeout(websocketReconnectTimer)
+  clearTimeout(websocketReconnectTimer);
 
   // Uncomment to point to somewhere other than goth.land
   const protocol = location.protocol == "https:" ? "wss" : "ws"
@@ -60,35 +73,34 @@ function setupWebsocket() {
     // Ignore non-chat messages (such as keepalive PINGs)
     if (model.type !== SocketMessageTypes.CHAT) { return; }
 
-    const message = new Message(model)
+    const message = new Message(model);
     
     const existing = this.app.messages.filter(function (item) {
-      return item.id === message.id
+      return item.id === message.id;
     })
     
     if (existing.length === 0 || !existing) {
-      this.app.messages.push(message);
-      setTimeout(() => { jumpToBottom("#messages-container"); } , 50); // could be better. is there a sort of Vue "componentDidUpdate" we can do this on?
+      this.app.messages = [...this.app.messages, message];
     }
   }
 
   ws.onclose = (e) => {
     // connection closed, discard old websocket and create a new one in 5s
-    ws = null
+    ws = null;
     console.log("Websocket closed.")
-    websocketReconnectTimer = setTimeout(setupWebsocket, 5000)
+    websocketReconnectTimer = setTimeout(setupWebsocket, 5000);
   }
 
   // On ws error just close the socket and let it re-connect again for now.
   ws.onerror = (e) => {
-    console.log("Websocket error: ", e)
-    ws.close()
+    console.log("Websocket error: ", e);
+    ws.close();
   }
 
   window.ws = ws;
 }
 
-setupApp()
+setupApp();
 
-setupWebsocket()
+setupWebsocket();
 
diff --git a/webroot/js/message.js b/webroot/js/message.js
index 38b0fae3b..b8c48e28b 100644
--- a/webroot/js/message.js
+++ b/webroot/js/message.js
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ class Message {
 		this.type = model.type;
 	}
 
-	addNewlines(str) {
-		return str.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/g, '<br />');
-	}
 	formatText() {
 		var linked = autoLink(this.body, { embed: true });
-		return this.addNewlines(linked);
+		return addNewlines(linked);
 	}
 	userColor() {
 		return messageBubbleColorForString(this.author);
@@ -25,7 +22,6 @@ class Message {
 }
 
 
-// convert newlines to <br>s
 
 class Messaging {
 	constructor() {
@@ -41,25 +37,24 @@ class Messaging {
 		this.keyChatDisplayed = "owncast_chat";
 
 		this.tagAppContainer = document.querySelector("#app-container");
-
 		this.tagChatToggle = document.querySelector("#chat-toggle");
-
-		this.textUserInfoDisplay = document.querySelector("#user-info-display");
 		this.tagUserInfoChanger = document.querySelector("#user-info-change");
-
 		this.tagUsernameDisplay = document.querySelector("#username-display");
-		this.imgUsernameAvatar = document.querySelector("#username-avatar");
+		this.tagMessageFormWarning = document.querySelector("#message-form-warning");
 
 		this.inputMessageAuthor = document.querySelector("#self-message-author");
-
-		this.tagMessageFormWarning = document.querySelector("#message-form-warning");
-		
 		this.inputChangeUserName = document.querySelector("#username-change-input"); 
+
 		this.btnUpdateUserName = document.querySelector("#button-update-username"); 
 		this.btnCancelUpdateUsername = document.querySelector("#button-cancel-change"); 
 		this.btnSubmitMessage = document.querySelector("#button-submit-message");
 
 		this.formMessageInput = document.querySelector("#message-body-form");
+
+		this.imgUsernameAvatar = document.querySelector("#username-avatar");
+		this.textUserInfoDisplay = document.querySelector("#user-info-display");
+
+		this.scrollableMessagesContainer = document.querySelector("#messages-container");
 	}
 	init() {
 		this.tagChatToggle.addEventListener("click", this.handleChatToggle.bind(this));
@@ -74,16 +69,13 @@ class Messaging {
 		this.initLocalStates();
 
 		if (hasTouchScreen()) {
+			this.scrollableMessagesContainer = document.body;
 			this.tagAppContainer.classList.add("touch-screen");
 			window.onorientationchange = this.handleOrientationChange.bind(this);
 			this.handleOrientationChange();
-
-			// this.formMessageInput.addEventListener("focus", this.handleKeyboardAppear.bind(this));
-			// this.formMessageInput.addEventListener("blur", this.handleKeyboardOut.bind(this));
 		} else {
 			this.tagAppContainer.classList.add("desktop");
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	initLocalStates() {
@@ -103,7 +95,7 @@ class Messaging {
 		if (this.chatDisplayed) {
 			this.tagAppContainer.classList.add("chat");
 			this.tagAppContainer.classList.remove("no-chat");
-      setTimeout(() => { jumpToBottom(); } , 50);
+			jumpToBottom(this.scrollableMessagesContainer);
 		} else {
 			this.tagAppContainer.classList.add("no-chat");
 			this.tagAppContainer.classList.remove("chat");
@@ -111,10 +103,6 @@ class Messaging {
 	}
 
 	handleOrientationChange() {
-		// mobileVHhack();
-		// if small landscape, hide chat
-		// var mql = window.matchMedia("(orientation: landscape)"); // what it _was_
-
 		var isPortrait = Math.abs(window.orientation % 180) === 0;
 
 		if(!isPortrait) {
@@ -128,15 +116,6 @@ class Messaging {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	// handleKeyboardAppear() {
-	// 	setTimeout(() => {this.tagAppContainer.classList.add("message-input-focus");}, 50);
-	// 	mobileVHhack();
-	// }
-	// handleKeyboardOut() {
-	// 	setTimeout(() => {this.tagAppContainer.classList.remove("message-input-focus");}, 50);
-	// 	mobileVHhack();
-	// }
-
 	handleChatToggle() {
 		this.chatDisplayed = !this.chatDisplayed;
 		if (this.chatDisplayed) {
@@ -179,7 +158,6 @@ class Messaging {
 		var okCodes = [37,38,39,40,16,91,18,46,8];
 		var value = this.formMessageInput.value.trim();
 		var numCharsLeft = this.maxMessageLength - value.length;
-
 		if (event.keyCode === 13) { // enter
 			if (!this.prepNewLine) {
 				this.submitChat(value);
diff --git a/webroot/js/utils.js b/webroot/js/utils.js
index 7b7c90d0a..302e4af20 100644
--- a/webroot/js/utils.js
+++ b/webroot/js/utils.js
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ function clearLocalStorage(key) {
   localStorage.removeItem(key);
 }
 
-function jumpToBottom(id) {
-  const div = id ? document.querySelector(id) : document.body;
-  div.scrollTo({
-    top: div.scrollHeight,
-    left: 0,
-    behavior: 'smooth'
-  });
+// jump down to the max height of a div, with a slight delay
+function jumpToBottom(element) {
+  if (!element) return;
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    element.scrollTo({
+      top: element.scrollHeight,
+      left: 0,
+      behavior: 'smooth'
+    });
+  }, 50, element);
 }
 
 function uuidv4() {
@@ -38,17 +42,10 @@ function uuidv4() {
   });
 }
 
-function setVHvar() {
-  var vh = window.innerHeight * 0.01;
-  // Then we set the value in the --vh custom property to the root of the document
-  document.documentElement.style.setProperty('--vh', `${vh}px`);
-  console.log("== new vh", vh)
+// convert newlines to <br>s
+function addNewlines(str) {
+  return str.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/g, '<br />');
 }
-// delayed
-function mobileVHhack() {
-  setTimeout(setVHvar, 100);
-}
-
 
 // Trying to determine if browser is mobile/tablet.
 // Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Browser_detection_using_the_user_agent
diff --git a/webroot/styles/layout.css b/webroot/styles/layout.css
index ab82b1694..12f25e345 100644
--- a/webroot/styles/layout.css
+++ b/webroot/styles/layout.css
@@ -9,6 +9,17 @@
 body {
   font-size: 14px;
 }
+
+/* Tailwind sets list styles to none.  I don't know why. */
+ol {
+  list-style: decimal;
+}
+
+ul {
+  list-style: unset;
+}
+
+
 ::-webkit-scrollbar {
   width: 0px;
   background: transparent;
@@ -378,6 +389,7 @@ header h1 {
   display: none;
 }
 
+
 @media screen and (max-width: 640px ) {
   :root {
     --video-container-height: 36vh;
@@ -391,28 +403,20 @@ header h1 {
 }
 
 @media screen and (orientation: landscape) and (max-width: 1024px) {
-  :root {
+  :root .landscape {
     --video-container-height: 75vh;
   }
-  #main-mobile-container {
+  .touch-screen.landscape #chat-container-wrap {
     margin-top: calc(var(--header-height) + var(--video-container-height));
   }
-  .touch-screen .user-content {
+  .touch-screen.landscape .user-content {
     display: block;
   }
-  .touch-screen #chat-container {
+  .touch-screen.landscape #chat-container {
     display: none;
   }
-  .touch-screen #chat-toggle {
+  .touch-screen.landscape #chat-toggle {
     display: none;
   }
 }
 
-/* Tailwind sets list styles to none.  I don't know why. */
-ol {
-  list-style: decimal;
-}
-
-ul {
-  list-style: unset;
-}