diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 91c119a..805af39 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -750,18 +750,23 @@ session with **no other memory of this project**. So:
     it** (it's the point of the screen), then the **mode/vehicle row**, then the
     **"From" row**, then the scrolling details, with the **Start/Stop bar
     pinned** at the bottom. The map is `shrink-0` at
-    `h-[34vh] min-h-[220px] sm:h-[400px]`, or `h-[54vh] min-h-[320px]`/`sm:h-[60vh]`
+    `h-[56vh] min-h-[300px] sm:h-[60vh]`, or `h-[60vh] min-h-[340px]`/`sm:h-[66vh]`
     while following. The **summary is a compact one-line strip**
     (distance · time · arrive) — `StatTile` was **removed**; the three ~90px
-    tiles were eating the map's space. **Owner feedback (2026-10-01): the map
-    dominated the phone screen** — it was `50vh` (and `38vh` before that); `34vh`
-    gives the itinerary and controls room while staying pannable, and follow mode
-    restores a bigger map. The dialog's tagline ("In-app route · OpenStreetMap
-    routing — nothing leaves to Google or Apple Maps") was **removed from the
-    visible chrome** (kept `sr-only` for a11y); that promise now lives on
-    **/privacy → "What leaves your device" → Directions**. ⚠️ Don't go back to a single
-    `overflow-hidden` content box: that made everything below the fold
-    **unreachable** once the map grew. The map carries a metric
+    tiles were eating the map's space. **Owner feedback (2026-11-02): the map
+    should be the main thing**; the map grew from `34vh` to `56vh` and the
+    itinerary/details remain in the scrollable `min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto`
+    region. This supersedes the 2026-10-01 “34vh gives the itinerary room”
+    decision; keep the details scroller, don't make the content box one
+    `overflow-hidden` block. **Navigation voice (2026-11-02):** TTS follows the
+    **app language** (`dateLocaleCode()`, covering all 24 locales), not
+    `navigator.language`; it prefers an installed local voice for the exact
+    BCP-47 code, then its primary language, and sets `utter.lang` as fallback.
+    Route prompts already use translated `routeUi.*` keys. The dialog's
+    tagline (“In-app route · OpenStreetMap routing — nothing leaves to Google
+    or Apple Maps”) remains **removed from the visible chrome** (kept `sr-only`
+    for a11y); that promise lives on **/privacy → “What leaves your device” →
+    Directions**. The map carries a metric
     `L.control.scale`. **Transit** mode uses **Transitous** (`api.transitous.org`,
   MOTIS 2, open CORS) — note origin/destination go to that service, unlike road
   modes. **No external map-app handoff anywhere** (product decision) and no
diff --git a/src/components/RouteDialog.tsx b/src/components/RouteDialog.tsx
index 3639b28..35c72f8 100644
--- a/src/components/RouteDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RouteDialog.tsx
@@ -331,6 +331,21 @@ export function RouteDialog({
   }, [route]);
 
   // ── Voice guidance (device TTS — free, offline, no server, no permission) ───
+  // Keep the installed voices fresh; Chrome often fills this list only after
+  // the first voiceschanged event.
+  const voicesRef = useRef<SpeechSynthesisVoice[]>([]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined' || !('speechSynthesis' in window)) return;
+    const synth = window.speechSynthesis;
+    const refresh = () => {
+      voicesRef.current = synth.getVoices();
+    };
+    refresh();
+    synth.addEventListener?.('voiceschanged', refresh);
+    return () => synth.removeEventListener?.('voiceschanged', refresh);
+  }, []);
+
   const speak = useCallback(
     (text: string) => {
       if (!voiceOn) return;
@@ -339,24 +354,34 @@ export function RouteDialog({
         const synth = window.speechSynthesis;
         const utter = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(text);
         utter.rate = 1;
-        const lang = (navigator.language || 'en').slice(0, 2).toLowerCase();
-        const voices = synth.getVoices();
-        // Prefer an on-device voice in the user's language (offline, no network).
+
+        // Follow the APP language, not the phone/OS language. A German user
+        // with an English device must hear German route prompts.
+        const lang = dateLocaleCode();
+        const normalized = lang.toLowerCase();
+        const primary = normalized.split('-')[0];
+        const voices = voicesRef.current.length > 0 ? voicesRef.current : synth.getVoices();
         const voice =
-          voices.find((v) => v.localService && v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(lang)) ??
-          voices.find((v) => v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(lang));
+          voices.find((v) => v.localService && v.lang.toLowerCase() === normalized) ??
+          voices.find((v) => v.localService && v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(primary)) ??
+          voices.find((v) => v.lang.toLowerCase() === normalized) ??
+          voices.find((v) => v.lang.toLowerCase().startsWith(primary));
+
         if (voice) {
           utter.voice = voice;
           utter.lang = voice.lang;
         } else {
           utter.lang = lang;
         }
+
         synth.cancel(); // never let prompts queue up and lag behind you
         synth.speak(utter);
       } catch {
         // No TTS — haptics still guide.
       }
     },
+    // dateLocaleCode() reads the active app locale at call time, so this
+    // callback stays correct after a language change.
     [voiceOn],
   );
 
@@ -864,7 +889,7 @@ export function RouteDialog({
             `.leaflet-container { height: 100% }` override beats a `h-64` on the
             map element itself, and against a height-less parent that resolved to
             0 — a fully invisible map with no route line. */}
-        <div className={cn('order-2 relative shrink-0 bg-[#0b0b0c]', following ? 'h-[54vh] min-h-[320px] sm:h-[60vh]' : 'h-[34vh] min-h-[220px] sm:h-[400px]')}>
+        <div className={cn('order-2 relative shrink-0 bg-[#0b0b0c]', following ? 'h-[60vh] min-h-[340px] sm:h-[66vh]' : 'h-[56vh] min-h-[300px] sm:h-[60vh]')}>
           <div
             ref={setMapDiv}
             className="h-full w-full bg-[#0b0b0c]"