diff --git a/SelfieCam/Features/Camera/Views/CustomCameraScreen.swift b/SelfieCam/Features/Camera/Views/CustomCameraScreen.swift
index a202bda..360985b 100644
--- a/SelfieCam/Features/Camera/Views/CustomCameraScreen.swift
+++ b/SelfieCam/Features/Camera/Views/CustomCameraScreen.swift
@@ -338,16 +338,25 @@ struct CustomCameraScreen: MCameraScreen {
     private func applyCenterStage(_ enabled: Bool) {
         // Center Stage is a system-wide setting on AVCaptureDevice
         // Only available on devices with Ultra Wide front camera (iPhone 11+, iPad Pro 2021+)
-        guard AVCaptureDevice.isCenterStageEnabled != enabled else { return }
         
         // Check if Center Stage is supported
-        if let device = AVCaptureDevice.default(.builtInWideAngleCamera, for: .video, position: .front),
-           device.activeFormat.isCenterStageSupported {
-            AVCaptureDevice.isCenterStageEnabled = enabled
-            Design.debugLog("Center Stage set to \(enabled)")
-        } else {
+        guard let device = AVCaptureDevice.default(.builtInWideAngleCamera, for: .video, position: .front),
+              device.activeFormat.isCenterStageSupported else {
             Design.debugLog("Center Stage not supported on this device")
+            return
         }
+        
+        // Must set control mode to .app before we can programmatically control Center Stage
+        // When mode is .user, only the user can toggle via Control Center
+        if AVCaptureDevice.centerStageControlMode != .app {
+            AVCaptureDevice.centerStageControlMode = .app
+            Design.debugLog("Center Stage control mode set to .app")
+        }
+        
+        guard AVCaptureDevice.isCenterStageEnabled != enabled else { return }
+        
+        AVCaptureDevice.isCenterStageEnabled = enabled
+        Design.debugLog("Center Stage set to \(enabled)")
     }
     
     // MARK: - Skin Smoothing
diff --git a/SelfieCam/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings b/SelfieCam/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings
index 5ce4323..b136e4f 100644
--- a/SelfieCam/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/SelfieCam/Resources/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@
     },
     "Captured photo" : {
       "comment" : "A label describing a captured photo.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -651,6 +652,7 @@
     },
     "Captured video" : {
       "comment" : "A label describing a captured video.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -769,6 +771,7 @@
     },
     "Close preview" : {
       "comment" : "A button label that closes the preview screen.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -1249,6 +1252,7 @@
     },
     "Front Flash" : {
       "comment" : "Title of a toggle in the Settings view that controls whether the front flash is enabled.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -1397,6 +1401,7 @@
     },
     "Hide preview during capture for flash effect" : {
       "comment" : "Text displayed in a toggle within the \"Camera Controls\" section, allowing the user to enable or disable the feature of hiding the camera preview during a photo capture to simulate a flash effect.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -1929,6 +1934,7 @@
     },
     "Retake" : {
       "comment" : "Title for a button that allows the user to retake a captured photo or video.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -2119,6 +2125,7 @@
     },
     "Save" : {
       "comment" : "Title for a button that saves the currently captured photo or video to the user's photo library.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -2143,6 +2150,7 @@
     },
     "Saved to Photos" : {
       "comment" : "Text shown as a toast message when a photo is successfully saved to Photos.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -2359,6 +2367,7 @@
     },
     "Share" : {
       "comment" : "Title for a button that shares the captured media.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {
@@ -3031,6 +3040,7 @@
     },
     "Uses screen flash when taking front camera photos" : {
       "comment" : "A toggle that enables or disables the use of the front camera's flash during photo captures.",
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "isCommentAutoGenerated" : true,
       "localizations" : {
         "es-MX" : {