diff --git a/android/.gitignore b/android/.gitignore
index aa724b7..bc41352 100644
--- a/android/.gitignore
+++ b/android/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 /.idea/workspace.xml
 /.idea/navEditor.xml
 /.idea/assetWizardSettings.xml
+/.idea/misc.xml
+/.idea/junie.xml
 .DS_Store
 /build
 /captures
diff --git a/android/.idea/misc.xml b/android/.idea/misc.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 991a888..0000000
--- a/android/.idea/misc.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<project version="4">
-  <component name="ExternalStorageConfigurationManager" enabled="true" />
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_21" default="true" project-jdk-name="temurin-21" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
-    <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build/classes" />
-  </component>
-  <component name="ProjectType">
-    <option name="id" value="Android" />
-  </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 7eec416..3150bcd 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Lifecycle service
     implementation(libs.lifecycle.service)
+    implementation(libs.lifecycle.runtime.compose)
 
     // Navigation
     implementation(libs.navigation.compose)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/capture/ScreenCaptureManager.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/capture/ScreenCaptureManager.kt
index b88360f..d006d42 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/capture/ScreenCaptureManager.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/capture/ScreenCaptureManager.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.thisux.droidclaw.capture
 
+import android.app.Activity
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat
+import androidx.core.graphics.createBitmap
+import androidx.core.graphics.get
 import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager
 import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay
 import android.media.ImageReader
@@ -19,16 +22,19 @@ class ScreenCaptureManager(private val context: Context) {
 
     companion object {
         private const val TAG = "ScreenCapture"
-        const val REQUEST_CODE = 1001
         val isAvailable = MutableStateFlow(false)
 
         // Stores MediaProjection consent for use by ConnectionService
         var consentResultCode: Int? = null
         var consentData: Intent? = null
 
+        // Expose consent as state so UI can react immediately
+        val hasConsentState = MutableStateFlow(false)
+
         fun storeConsent(resultCode: Int, data: Intent?) {
             consentResultCode = resultCode
             consentData = data
+            hasConsentState.value = (resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK && data != null)
         }
 
         fun hasConsent(): Boolean = consentResultCode != null && consentData != null
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ class ScreenCaptureManager(private val context: Context) {
             val rowStride = planes[0].rowStride
             val rowPadding = rowStride - pixelStride * image.width
 
-            val bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
+            val bitmap = createBitmap(
                 image.width + rowPadding / pixelStride,
                 image.height,
                 Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ class ScreenCaptureManager(private val context: Context) {
             bitmap.width - 1 to bitmap.height - 1,
             bitmap.width / 2 to bitmap.height / 2
         )
-        return points.all { (x, y) -> bitmap.getPixel(x, y) == android.graphics.Color.BLACK }
+        return points.all { (x, y) -> bitmap[x, y] == android.graphics.Color.BLACK }
     }
 
     fun release() {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/ui/screens/SettingsScreen.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/ui/screens/SettingsScreen.kt
index b9edcb0..bd0edda 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/ui/screens/SettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/thisux/droidclaw/ui/screens/SettingsScreen.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedTextField
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
@@ -36,8 +37,11 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.LocalLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.PasswordVisualTransformation
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleEventObserver
 import com.thisux.droidclaw.DroidClawApp
 import com.thisux.droidclaw.accessibility.DroidClawAccessibilityService
 import com.thisux.droidclaw.capture.ScreenCaptureManager
@@ -58,8 +62,21 @@ fun SettingsScreen() {
 
     val isAccessibilityEnabled by DroidClawAccessibilityService.isRunning.collectAsState()
     val isCaptureAvailable by ScreenCaptureManager.isAvailable.collectAsState()
-    val hasCaptureConsent = isCaptureAvailable || ScreenCaptureManager.hasConsent()
-    val isBatteryExempt = remember { BatteryOptimization.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations(context) }
+    val hasConsent by ScreenCaptureManager.hasConsentState.collectAsState()
+    val hasCaptureConsent = isCaptureAvailable || hasConsent
+
+    var isBatteryExempt by remember { mutableStateOf(BatteryOptimization.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations(context)) }
+
+    val lifecycleOwner = LocalLifecycleOwner.current
+    DisposableEffect(lifecycleOwner) {
+        val observer = LifecycleEventObserver { _, event ->
+            if (event == Lifecycle.Event.ON_RESUME) {
+                isBatteryExempt = BatteryOptimization.isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations(context)
+            }
+        }
+        lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.addObserver(observer)
+        onDispose { lifecycleOwner.lifecycle.removeObserver(observer) }
+    }
 
     val projectionLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
         ActivityResultContracts.StartActivityForResult()
diff --git a/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6f42528..3295033 100644
--- a/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/android/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ kotlinx-serialization-json = { group = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx", name = "kotlinx-
 kotlinx-coroutines-android = { group = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx", name = "kotlinx-coroutines-android", version.ref = "kotlinxCoroutines" }
 datastore-preferences = { group = "androidx.datastore", name = "datastore-preferences", version.ref = "datastore" }
 lifecycle-service = { group = "androidx.lifecycle", name = "lifecycle-service", version.ref = "lifecycleService" }
+lifecycle-runtime-compose = { group = "androidx.lifecycle", name = "lifecycle-runtime-compose", version.ref = "lifecycleService" }
 navigation-compose = { group = "androidx.navigation", name = "navigation-compose", version.ref = "navigationCompose" }
 compose-icons-extended = { group = "androidx.compose.material", name = "material-icons-extended", version.ref = "composeIconsExtended" }