diff --git a/meet-ce/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/layout.service.ts b/meet-ce/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/layout.service.ts
index 25a1e3a1..b68c7288 100644
--- a/meet-ce/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/layout.service.ts
+++ b/meet-ce/frontend/projects/shared-meet-components/src/lib/services/layout.service.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import { MeetLayoutMode } from '../models';
 @Injectable({ providedIn: 'root' })
 export class MeetLayoutService extends LayoutService {
 	private readonly destroyRef = inject(DestroyRef);
-	private readonly DEFAULT_MAX_SPEAKERS = 4;
-
+	private readonly INITIAL_SPEAKERS_COUNT = 4;
 	readonly MIN_REMOTE_SPEAKERS = 1;
 	readonly MAX_REMOTE_SPEAKERS_LIMIT = 6;
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export class MeetLayoutService extends LayoutService {
 	private readonly _layoutMode = signal<MeetLayoutMode>(MeetLayoutMode.MOSAIC);
 	readonly layoutMode = this._layoutMode.asReadonly();
 
-	private readonly _maxRemoteSpeakers = signal<number>(this.DEFAULT_MAX_SPEAKERS);
+	private readonly _maxRemoteSpeakers = signal<number>(this.INITIAL_SPEAKERS_COUNT);
 	readonly maxRemoteSpeakers = this._maxRemoteSpeakers.asReadonly();
 
 	readonly isSmartMosaicEnabled = computed(() => this._layoutMode() === MeetLayoutMode.SMART_MOSAIC);
@@ -81,6 +80,9 @@ export class MeetLayoutService extends LayoutService {
 		super(loggerService, viewPortService);
 		this.log = this.loggerService.get('MeetLayoutService');
 
+		const isMobileOrTablet = this.viewPortService.isPhysicalMobile() || this.viewPortService.isPhysicalTablet();
+		if (isMobileOrTablet) this._maxRemoteSpeakers.set(2);
+
 		this.loadLayoutModeFromStorage();
 		this.loadMaxSpeakersFromStorage();
 		this.setupStoragePersistence();