diff --git a/.idea/.idea.osu.Android/.idea/deploymentTargetSelector.xml b/.idea/.idea.osu.Android/.idea/deploymentTargetSelector.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4432459b869d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/.idea.osu.Android/.idea/deploymentTargetSelector.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="deploymentTargetSelector">
+    <selectionStates>
+      <SelectionState runConfigName="osu.Android">
+        <option name="selectionMode" value="DROPDOWN" />
+      </SelectionState>
+    </selectionStates>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs b/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
index 0f2451f0a01f..e725f9245f61 100644
--- a/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
+++ b/osu.Android/OsuGameAndroid.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Android
 {
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ public partial class OsuGameAndroid : OsuGame
         [Cached]
         private readonly OsuGameActivity gameActivity;
 
+        protected override Vector2 ScalingContainerTargetDrawSize => new Vector2(1024, 1024 * DrawHeight / DrawWidth);
+
         public OsuGameAndroid(OsuGameActivity activity)
             : base(null)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 1244dd8cfc8d..76d06f36658e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ protected override bool CheckLookupContainsPrivateInformation(OsuSetting lookup)
 
         public void Migrate()
         {
-            // arrives as 2020.123.0
+            // arrives as 2020.123.0-lazer
             string rawVersion = Get<string>(OsuSetting.Version);
 
             if (rawVersion.Length < 6)
@@ -251,11 +251,14 @@ public void Migrate()
             if (!int.TryParse(pieces[0], out int year)) return;
             if (!int.TryParse(pieces[1], out int monthDay)) return;
 
-            // ReSharper disable once UnusedVariable
-            int combined = (year * 10000) + monthDay;
+            int combined = year * 10000 + monthDay;
 
-            // migrations can be added here using a condition like:
-            // if (combined < 20220103) { performMigration() }
+            if (combined < 20250214)
+            {
+                // UI scaling on mobile platforms has been internally adjusted such that 1x UI scale looks correctly zoomed in than before.
+                if (RuntimeInfo.IsMobile)
+                    GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.UIScale).SetDefault();
+            }
         }
 
         public override TrackedSettings CreateTrackedSettings()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
index c47aba2f0cc1..9d2a1c16af99 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -26,17 +24,17 @@ public partial class ScalingContainer : Container
     {
         internal const float TRANSITION_DURATION = 500;
 
-        private Bindable<float> sizeX;
-        private Bindable<float> sizeY;
-        private Bindable<float> posX;
-        private Bindable<float> posY;
-        private Bindable<bool> applySafeAreaPadding;
+        private Bindable<float> sizeX = null!;
+        private Bindable<float> sizeY = null!;
+        private Bindable<float> posX = null!;
+        private Bindable<float> posY = null!;
+        private Bindable<bool> applySafeAreaPadding = null!;
 
-        private Bindable<MarginPadding> safeAreaPadding;
+        private Bindable<MarginPadding> safeAreaPadding = null!;
 
         private readonly ScalingMode? targetMode;
 
-        private Bindable<ScalingMode> scalingMode;
+        private Bindable<ScalingMode> scalingMode = null!;
 
         private readonly Container content;
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
@@ -45,9 +43,9 @@ public partial class ScalingContainer : Container
 
         private readonly Container sizableContainer;
 
-        private BackgroundScreenStack backgroundStack;
+        private BackgroundScreenStack? backgroundStack;
 
-        private Bindable<float> scalingMenuBackgroundDim;
+        private Bindable<float> scalingMenuBackgroundDim = null!;
 
         private RectangleF? customRect;
         private bool customRectIsRelativePosition;
@@ -88,7 +86,8 @@ public ScalingContainer(ScalingMode? targetMode = null)
         public partial class ScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer : DrawSizePreservingFillContainer
         {
             private readonly bool applyUIScale;
-            private Bindable<float> uiScale;
+
+            private Bindable<float>? uiScale;
 
             protected float CurrentScale { get; private set; } = 1;
 
@@ -99,6 +98,9 @@ public ScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer(bool applyUIScale)
                 this.applyUIScale = applyUIScale;
             }
 
+            [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+            private OsuGame? game { get; set; }
+
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load(OsuConfigManager osuConfig)
             {
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager osuConfig)
 
             protected override void Update()
             {
+                if (game != null)
+                    TargetDrawSize = game.ScalingContainerTargetDrawSize;
                 Scale = new Vector2(CurrentScale);
                 Size = new Vector2(1 / CurrentScale);
 
@@ -233,13 +237,13 @@ public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         private partial class SizeableAlwaysInputContainer : Container
         {
             [Resolved]
-            private GameHost host { get; set; }
+            private GameHost host { get; set; } = null!;
 
             [Resolved]
-            private ISafeArea safeArea { get; set; }
+            private ISafeArea safeArea { get; set; } = null!;
 
             [Resolved]
-            private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; }
+            private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; } = null!;
 
             private readonly bool confineHostCursor;
             private readonly LayoutValue cursorRectCache = new LayoutValue(Invalidation.RequiredParentSizeToFit);
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 6c725cab4f07..d379392a7de7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
+using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 using Sentry;
 
@@ -813,6 +814,12 @@ public override Task Import(ImportTask[] imports, ImportParameters parameters =
 
         protected virtual UpdateManager CreateUpdateManager() => new UpdateManager();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Adjust the globally applied <see cref="DrawSizePreservingFillContainer.TargetDrawSize"/> in every <see cref="ScalingContainer"/>.
+        /// Useful for changing how the game handles different aspect ratios.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected internal virtual Vector2 ScalingContainerTargetDrawSize { get; } = new Vector2(1024, 768);
+
         protected override Container CreateScalingContainer() => new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.Everything);
 
         #region Beatmap progression
diff --git a/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs b/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
index a0132de966b9..883e89e38ab4 100644
--- a/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
+++ b/osu.iOS/OsuGameIOS.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
+using osuTK;
 using UIKit;
 
 namespace osu.iOS
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ public partial class OsuGameIOS : OsuGame
 
         public override bool HideUnlicensedContent => true;
 
+        protected override Vector2 ScalingContainerTargetDrawSize => new Vector2(1024, 1024 * DrawHeight / DrawWidth);
+
         public OsuGameIOS(AppDelegate appDelegate)
         {
             this.appDelegate = appDelegate;