diff --git a/src/components/portal/bits.tsx b/src/components/portal/bits.tsx
index 9014cc1..c2efe8b 100644
--- a/src/components/portal/bits.tsx
+++ b/src/components/portal/bits.tsx
@@ -145,18 +145,13 @@ export function startSocial(provider: "google" | "microsoft" | "apple"): boolean
   if (url) { window.location.href = url; return true; }
   return false;
 }
-export function SocialButtons({ onPick, verb = "Continue" }: { onPick: (p: "google" | "microsoft" | "apple") => void; verb?: string }) {
+export function SocialButtons({ onPick, verb = "Continue" }: { onPick: (p: "google") => void; verb?: string }) {
+  // Only Google is offered (Microsoft/Apple intentionally hidden).
   return (
     <div className="col gap-3">
       <button className="btn btn-oauth" type="button" onClick={() => onPick("google")}>
         <GoogleMark /> {verb} with Google
       </button>
-      <button className="btn btn-oauth" type="button" onClick={() => onPick("microsoft")}>
-        <MicrosoftMark /> {verb} with Microsoft / Outlook
-      </button>
-      <button className="btn btn-oauth" type="button" onClick={() => onPick("apple")}>
-        <AppleMark /> {verb} with Apple
-      </button>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/components/portal/login-flow.tsx b/src/components/portal/login-flow.tsx
index 96ced16..6186507 100644
--- a/src/components/portal/login-flow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/portal/login-flow.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ export function LoginFlow() {
   const [provider, setProvider] = useState<string>("");
   const [remember, setRemember] = useState(false);
   const [flash, setFlash] = useState<string>("");
+  const [otpChannel, setOtpChannel] = useState<"email" | "sms">("email");
+
+  // Minimal account stand-in for passwordless entry points (Shell mode).
+  function blankAccount(): Account {
+    return { firstName: "", name: "", initials: "", hasPasskey: false, hasTotp: false, hasPush: false, maskedEmail: maskEmail(email || ""), maskedPhone: "", maskedWa: "" };
+  }
+  // Direct "sign in with phone" → the one-time-code screen, SMS preselected.
+  function startPhoneLogin() {
+    setAccount(blankAccount());
+    setOtpChannel("sms");
+    replace("otp");
+  }
 
   /* ---- history hash sync ---- */
   function push(s: Step) {
@@ -100,6 +112,7 @@ export function LoginFlow() {
         hasPasskey: false, hasTotp: false, hasPush: false,
         maskedEmail: maskEmail(email), maskedPhone: "", maskedWa: "",
       });
+      setOtpChannel("email");
       replace("password");
       return;
     }
@@ -116,7 +129,7 @@ export function LoginFlow() {
   /* =================================================================== */
   return (
     <div className="card anim-fade-up" key={step}>
-      {step === "identify" && <Identify email={email} setEmail={setEmail} onSocial={onSocial} onEmail={identifyEmail} toRegister={() => router.push("/portal/register")} />}
+      {step === "identify" && <Identify email={email} setEmail={setEmail} onSocial={onSocial} onEmail={identifyEmail} onPhone={startPhoneLogin} toRegister={() => router.push("/portal/register")} />}
 
       {step === "connecting" && (
         <div className="interstitial">
@@ -162,11 +175,11 @@ export function LoginFlow() {
       )}
 
       {step === "password" && account && (
-        <Password account={account} email={email} login={login} onAuthenticated={() => router.replace("/dashboard")} flash={flash} onBack={back} onForgot={() => push("fp_confirm")} onOtp={() => replace("otp")} onLocked={() => setFlash("This account is temporarily locked.")} onOk={() => afterAuth("password")} />
+        <Password account={account} email={email} login={login} onAuthenticated={() => router.replace("/dashboard")} flash={flash} onBack={back} onForgot={() => push("fp_confirm")} onOtp={() => { setOtpChannel("email"); replace("otp"); }} onLocked={() => setFlash("This account is temporarily locked.")} onOk={() => afterAuth("password")} />
       )}
 
       {step === "otp" && account && (
-        <OtpVerify account={account} email={email} remember={remember} setRemember={setRemember} onBack={back} onVerified={() => afterAuth("otp")} onAuthenticated={() => router.replace("/dashboard")} />
+        <OtpVerify account={account} email={email} initialChannel={otpChannel} remember={remember} setRemember={setRemember} onBack={back} onVerified={() => afterAuth("otp")} onAuthenticated={() => router.replace("/dashboard")} />
       )}
 
       {step === "another" && account && (
@@ -230,9 +243,9 @@ export function LoginFlow() {
 
 /* ============================ screens ============================ */
 
-function Identify({ email, setEmail, onSocial, onEmail, toRegister }: {
+function Identify({ email, setEmail, onSocial, onEmail, onPhone, toRegister }: {
   email: string; setEmail: (v: string) => void;
-  onSocial: (p: "google" | "microsoft" | "apple") => void; onEmail: () => void; toRegister: () => void;
+  onSocial: (p: "google") => void; onEmail: () => void; onPhone: () => void; toRegister: () => void;
 }) {
   const [showEmail, setShowEmail] = useState(false);
   const valid = EMAIL_RE.test(email);
@@ -263,6 +276,9 @@ function Identify({ email, setEmail, onSocial, onEmail, toRegister }: {
             </button>
           </form>
         )}
+        {isShellConfigured() && (
+          <button className="link" style={{ marginTop: 14, display: "block" }} onClick={onPhone}><Icon name="sms" size={15} /> Sign in with a phone number instead</button>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       <p className="foot-note">New homeowner or contractor? <button className="link" onClick={toRegister}>Register here</button></p>
@@ -357,20 +373,20 @@ function Password({ account, email, login, onAuthenticated, flash, onBack, onFor
       </form>
       <div className="row between" style={{ marginTop: 16 }}>
         <button className="link" onClick={onForgot}>Forgot password?</button>
-        <button className="link" onClick={onOtp}>Sign in using email OTP</button>
+        <button className="link" onClick={onOtp}>Sign in with a one-time code</button>
       </div>
       {!isShellConfigured() && <p className="demo-hint">Demo: any password works; type “wrong” to see the lockout. Password always needs 2-step next.</p>}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
-function OtpVerify({ account, email, remember, setRemember, onBack, onVerified, onAuthenticated }: {
-  account: Account; email: string; remember: boolean; setRemember: (v: boolean) => void; onBack: () => void; onVerified: () => void; onAuthenticated: () => void;
+function OtpVerify({ account, email, initialChannel = "email", remember, setRemember, onBack, onVerified, onAuthenticated }: {
+  account: Account; email: string; initialChannel?: "email" | "sms"; remember: boolean; setRemember: (v: boolean) => void; onBack: () => void; onVerified: () => void; onAuthenticated: () => void;
 }) {
   const { sendEmailOtp, verifyEmailOtp, sendPhoneOtp, verifyPhoneOtp } = useAuth();
   const shell = isShellConfigured();
   // In Shell mode only email + SMS are real Supabase OTP channels; hide WhatsApp.
-  const [channel, setChannel] = useState<"email" | "sms" | "wa">("email");
+  const [channel, setChannel] = useState<"email" | "sms" | "wa">(initialChannel);
   const [phone, setPhone] = useState("");
   const [sent, setSent] = useState(false);
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
diff --git a/src/components/portal/register-flow.tsx b/src/components/portal/register-flow.tsx
index c9829e4..e1bc222 100644
--- a/src/components/portal/register-flow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/portal/register-flow.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { Icon, Avatar } from "./icons";
 import {
   StepBack, FlashNote, Badge, OtpBoxes, ResendLink, RememberDevice,
-  SocialButtons, startSocial, PasswordStrength, LegalModal,
+  PasswordStrength, LegalModal,
 } from "./bits";
 import {
   countryCodes, relationshipOptions, addressCountries,
@@ -158,23 +158,13 @@ function StepAccount(p: {
   const [phase, setPhase] = useState<"sso" | "profile">("sso");
   const [modal, setModal] = useState<null | "terms" | "privacy">(null);
 
-  function pickSso(provider: "google" | "microsoft" | "apple") {
-    if (startSocial(provider)) return;
-    const mockEmail = `you@${provider === "microsoft" ? "outlook.com" : provider + ".com"}`;
-    p.setSso({ provider, email: mockEmail });
-    p.setEmail(mockEmail);
-    setPhase("profile");
-  }
-
   if (phase === "sso") {
     const valid = EMAIL_RE.test(p.email);
     return (
       <div>
         <h1>Create your account</h1>
-        <p className="sub">Sign up with a provider or your email to get started.</p>
+        <p className="sub">Enter your email to get started.</p>
         <div style={{ marginTop: 20 }}>
-          <SocialButtons onPick={pickSso} verb="Sign up" />
-          <div className="divider">or continue with email</div>
           <form onSubmit={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); if (valid) { p.setSso(null); setPhase("profile"); } }}>
             <div className="field">
               <label className="label">Email address</label>