diff --git a/source/client/components/CVAudioManager.ts b/source/client/components/CVAudioManager.ts
index cba5096d..476943dc 100644
--- a/source/client/components/CVAudioManager.ts
+++ b/source/client/components/CVAudioManager.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ export default class CVAudioManager extends Component
     {
         super.create();
         this.graph.components.on(CVMeta, this.onMetaComponent, this);
-
-        this.audioPlayer = document.createElement('audio');
-        this.audioPlayer.onended = this.onEnd;
     }
 
     dispose()
@@ -91,11 +88,13 @@ export default class CVAudioManager extends Component
         const { ins, outs } = this;
 
         if (ins.playNarration.changed) {
-            if(!this.isPlaying) {
-                this.play(this._narrationId);
-            }
-            else {
-                this.stop();
+            if(this.audioPlayer) {
+                if(!this.isPlaying) {
+                    this.play(this._narrationId);
+                }
+                else {
+                    this.stop();
+                }
             }
         }
     
@@ -171,12 +170,13 @@ export default class CVAudioManager extends Component
             this.isPlaying = true;
             outs.narrationPlaying.setValue(id === this._narrationId);
         })
-        .catch(error => Notification.show(`Failed to play audio at '${uri}'`, "warning"));  
+        .catch(error => Notification.show(`Failed to play audio at '${this.audioPlayer.getAttribute("src")}':${error}`, "warning"));  
     }
 
     stop()
     {      
         this.audioPlayer.pause();
+        this.audioPlayer.currentTime = 0;
         this.onEnd();
     }
 
@@ -186,4 +186,16 @@ export default class CVAudioManager extends Component
         this.isPlaying = false;
         outs.narrationPlaying.setValue(false);
     }
+
+    // setup function required for Safari compatibility so audio element is setup immediately on user interaction.
+    setupAudio()
+    {
+        if(this.audioPlayer === null) {
+            this.audioPlayer = document.createElement('audio');
+            this.audioPlayer.onended = this.onEnd;
+            //this.audioPlayer.src = "data:audio/mpeg;base64,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";
+
+            this.ins.playNarration.set();
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/client/ui/explorer/ARMenu.ts b/source/client/ui/explorer/ARMenu.ts
index 4292fe57..615c9446 100644
--- a/source/client/ui/explorer/ARMenu.ts
+++ b/source/client/ui/explorer/ARMenu.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ export default class ARMenu extends DocumentView
 
     protected onToggleNarration()
     {
-        const audioIns = this.activeDocument.setup.audio.ins;
-        audioIns.playNarration.set();
+        const audio = this.activeDocument.setup.audio;
+        audio.setupAudio();  // required for Safari compatibility
+        audio.ins.playNarration.set();
     }
 
     protected onToggleAnnotations()
diff --git a/source/client/ui/explorer/MainMenu.ts b/source/client/ui/explorer/MainMenu.ts
index 38194f34..17091a3d 100644
--- a/source/client/ui/explorer/MainMenu.ts
+++ b/source/client/ui/explorer/MainMenu.ts
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ export default class MainMenu extends DocumentView
 
     protected onToggleNarration()
     {
-        const audioIns = this.activeDocument.setup.audio.ins;
-        audioIns.playNarration.set();
+        const audio = this.activeDocument.setup.audio;
+        audio.setupAudio();  // required for Safari compatibility
+        audio.ins.playNarration.set();
     }
 
     // TODO: More elegant way to handle focus
diff --git a/source/client/ui/explorer/TourNavigator.ts b/source/client/ui/explorer/TourNavigator.ts
index bd9cc3d5..56b5fec5 100644
--- a/source/client/ui/explorer/TourNavigator.ts
+++ b/source/client/ui/explorer/TourNavigator.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default class TourNavigator extends DocumentView
 
     protected needsFocus: boolean = false;
     protected firstRender: boolean = true;
+    protected stepTitle: string = "";
 
     protected firstConnected()
     {
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export default class TourNavigator extends DocumentView
             title = language.getLocalizedString("No tour selected");
             info = "---";
         }
+        this.stepTitle = title;
 
         return html`<div class="sv-blue-bar" role=region title="Tour Navigation" @keydown=${e =>this.onKeyDown(e)}><div class="sv-section">
             <ff-button class="sv-section-lead" transparent icon="close" title=${language.getLocalizedString("Exit Tour")} ?disabled=${!activeTour} @click=${this.onClickExit}></ff-button>
@@ -85,10 +87,14 @@ export default class TourNavigator extends DocumentView
         }
 
         // Hack so that initial nav title display is detected by screen readers.
-        if(this.firstRender) {
-            const titleDiv = this.getElementsByClassName("sv-title").item(0) as HTMLElement;
-            setTimeout(() => {titleDiv.innerHTML = `<div>${titleDiv.innerText}</div>`;}, 100);
-            this.firstRender = false;
+        const titleDiv = this.getElementsByClassName("sv-title").item(0) as HTMLElement;
+        if(titleDiv)
+        {
+            titleDiv.innerHTML = this.stepTitle;
+            if(this.firstRender) {  
+                setTimeout(() => {titleDiv.innerHTML = `<div>${this.stepTitle}</div>`;}, 100);
+                this.firstRender = false;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/source/client/ui/explorer/styles.scss b/source/client/ui/explorer/styles.scss
index 38eac732..f525dcb6 100644
--- a/source/client/ui/explorer/styles.scss
+++ b/source/client/ui/explorer/styles.scss
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ $pad: $canvas-border-width + $main-menu-button-size + 8px;
 
   & > .ff-button {
     box-sizing: border-box;
+    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
     width: $main-menu-button-size;
     height: $main-menu-button-size;
     margin: 2px 0;
diff --git a/source/client/ui/styles.scss b/source/client/ui/styles.scss
index ef8706ce..647757f4 100644
--- a/source/client/ui/styles.scss
+++ b/source/client/ui/styles.scss
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@
 
 }
 
+.ff-flex-spacer {
+  @include noselect;
+}
+
 // Screen reader only elements
 .sr-only {
   position: absolute;