diff --git a/features/messaging/ios/LilithMessengerUITests/ScreenshotTests.swift b/features/messaging/ios/LilithMessengerUITests/ScreenshotTests.swift
index bd9b1244c..78574ec1a 100644
--- a/features/messaging/ios/LilithMessengerUITests/ScreenshotTests.swift
+++ b/features/messaging/ios/LilithMessengerUITests/ScreenshotTests.swift
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ final class ScreenshotTests: XCTestCase {
     ///
     /// SwiftUI NavigationLink in a List renders as a Button in the accessibility
     /// tree. Items below the fold aren't rendered until scrolled into view.
-    /// After scrolling, ensures the element is hittable (not behind safe area)
-    /// before tapping. Verifies navigation via the nav bar title.
+    /// Uses coordinate-based tapping to reliably hit elements near viewport edges.
     @discardableResult
     private func navigateToSettingsSubScreen(
         accessibilityId: String,
@@ -93,29 +92,34 @@ final class ScreenshotTests: XCTestCase {
         let navBar = app.navigationBars[expectedTitle]
         let link = app.buttons[accessibilityId]
 
-        // Scroll until the link is visible AND hittable (not behind safe area)
-        for _ in 0..<3 {
+        // Scroll using small drag gestures to avoid overshooting and
+        // deceleration interference. Each drag moves ~200pt upward.
+        for _ in 0..<4 {
             if link.exists && link.isHittable { break }
             if settingsList.exists {
-                settingsList.swipeUp()
+                let start = settingsList.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset: CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.7))
+                let end = settingsList.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset: CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.3))
+                start.press(forDuration: 0.05, thenDragTo: end)
                 sleep(1)
             }
             _ = link.waitForExistence(timeout: 2)
         }
 
-        // Tap by button identifier if hittable
+        // Tap using the element's center coordinate for reliable hit targeting,
+        // especially when the element is near the viewport edge where .tap()
+        // can miss the NavigationLink's hit area.
         if link.exists && link.isHittable {
-            link.tap()
-            if navBar.waitForExistence(timeout: 3) {
+            link.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset: CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.5)).tap()
+            if navBar.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) {
                 return true
             }
         }
 
-        // Fallback: tap by the label text (inside the NavigationLink row)
+        // Fallback: tap the label text directly
         let label = app.staticTexts[fallbackLabel]
         if label.exists && label.isHittable {
-            label.tap()
-            if navBar.waitForExistence(timeout: 3) {
+            label.coordinate(withNormalizedOffset: CGVector(dx: 0.5, dy: 0.5)).tap()
+            if navBar.waitForExistence(timeout: 5) {
                 return true
             }
         }
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