diff --git a/phone-connect/panel.luau b/phone-connect/panel.luau
index bf42beb..8d053b6 100644
--- a/phone-connect/panel.luau
+++ b/phone-connect/panel.luau
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- panel.luau
--- Phone Connect - details panel (layered info-style UI, 720x600).
+-- Phone Connect - details panel (layered info-style UI, 500x600).
 --
 -- Layout: header + device hero + info grid span the top (full width); below
 -- them a two-column row: left (flex, scrollable) holds media control + SMS
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ end
 local smsDestination = ""
 local smsMessage = ""
 
+-- ── Media slider drag state (freeze value while dragging) ──────────────────
+-- slider is controlled: value is reset every render. While the user drags,
+-- we freeze value to their position so the 1s service refresh doesn't yank
+-- the slider back. Keyed by device id so multi-device switching is clean.
+local dragState = {}   -- [deviceId] = { dragging = true, position = <ms> }
+
 -- ── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 local function glyphForType(t)
 	if t == "tablet" then return "device-tablet" end
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ local function heroCard(d)
 	local reachable = d.isReachable == true
 	local paired = d.isPaired == true
 	local aliasMap = noctalia.state.get("pc.aliasMap") or {}
-	local name = aliasMap[d.id] or "Your-Phone"
+	local name = aliasMap[d.id] or d.name or "Your-Phone"
 	local glyph = glyphForType(d.type)
 	local imgMap = noctalia.state.get("pc.imageMap") or {}
 	local imgPath = imgMap[d.id]
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ local function heroCard(d)
 				}),
 			ui.column({ gap = 4, flexGrow = 1 }, {
 				ui.label({ text = name, fontSize = 17, fontWeight = "bold", color = "on_surface" }),
-				ui.box({ radius = 10, fill = statusColor .. "/0.15", padding = 4 }, {
+				ui.row({ radius = 10, fill = statusColor .. "/0.15", padding = 4 }, {
 					ui.label({ text = statusText, fontSize = 11, color = statusColor }),
 				}),
 			}),
@@ -228,18 +234,22 @@ local function mediaSection(d)
 
 	local progress
 		if canSeek and length > 0 then
-			local seekPos = position
+			local st = dragState[d.id]
+			local sliderValue = (st and st.dragging and st.position) or position
 			progress = ui.column({ gap = 2 }, {
-				ui.slider({ min = 0, max = length, step = 1000, value = position,
+				ui.slider({ min = 0, max = length, step = 1000, value = sliderValue,
 					controlSize = "sm",
 					onChange = function(v)
-						seekPos = tonumber(v) or position
+						dragState[d.id] = { dragging = true, position = tonumber(v) or position }
 					end,
 					onDragEnd = function()
-						sendCmd({ op = "media_seek", device = d.id, offset = tostring(seekPos) })
+						local st2 = dragState[d.id]
+						local target = (st2 and st2.position) or position
+						dragState[d.id] = nil
+						sendCmd({ op = "media_seek", device = d.id, offset = tostring(target) })
 					end }),
 				ui.row({ justify = "space_between" }, {
-					ui.label({ text = fmtTime(position), fontSize = 9, color = "on_surface_variant" }),
+					ui.label({ text = fmtTime(sliderValue), fontSize = 9, color = "on_surface_variant" }),
 					ui.label({ text = fmtTime(length), fontSize = 9, color = "on_surface_variant" }),
 				}),
 			})
@@ -295,6 +305,7 @@ end
 
 -- ── Device switcher (bottom, full width, only if >1 device) ─────────────────
 local function switcher(devices, order, sel)
+	local aliasMap = noctalia.state.get("pc.aliasMap") or {}
 	if #order <= 1 then return nil end
 	local items = {}
 	for _, id in ipairs(order) do
@@ -308,7 +319,7 @@ local function switcher(devices, order, sel)
 			}, {
 				ui.glyph({ name = glyphForType(d.type), size = 14,
 					color = d.isReachable and "primary" or "on_surface_variant" }),
-					ui.label({ text = aliasMap[id] or "Your-Phone", fontSize = 12, flexGrow = 1, color = "on_surface" }),
+					ui.label({ text = aliasMap[id] or d.name or "Your-Phone", fontSize = 12, flexGrow = 1, color = "on_surface" }),
 				ui.label({ text = (type(d.batteryCharge) == "number" and d.batteryCharge >= 0)
 					and (tostring(d.batteryCharge) .. "%") or "", fontSize = 10,
 					color = "on_surface_variant" }),
diff --git a/phone-connect/plugin.toml b/phone-connect/plugin.toml
index c48cd34..1575077 100644
--- a/phone-connect/plugin.toml
+++ b/phone-connect/plugin.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 id = "icefish/phone-connect"
 name = "Phone Connect"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 plugin_api = 16
 author = "icefish"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ description_key = "settings.language.description"
 default = "en"
 options = [
   { value = "en", label_key = "settings.language.en" },
-  { value = "zh_hans", label_key = "settings.language.zh_hans" },
+  { value = "zh-Hans", label_key = "settings.language.zh-hans" },
 ]
 
 [[setting]]
@@ -76,36 +76,6 @@ label_key = "settings.enable_clipboard_action.label"
 description_key = "settings.enable_clipboard_action.description"
 default = true
 
-[[setting]]
-key = "show_ongoing_media"
-type = "bool"
-label_key = "settings.show_ongoing_media.label"
-description_key = "settings.show_ongoing_media.description"
-default = true
-
-[[setting]]
-key = "show_device_placeholder"
-type = "bool"
-label_key = "settings.show_device_placeholder.label"
-description_key = "settings.show_device_placeholder.description"
-default = true
-
-[[setting]]
-key = "scan_subdirectories"
-type = "bool"
-label_key = "settings.scan_subdirectories.label"
-description_key = "settings.scan_subdirectories.description"
-default = false
-
-[[setting]]
-key = "max_recent_images"
-type = "int"
-label_key = "settings.max_recent_images.label"
-description_key = "settings.max_recent_images.description"
-default = 4
-min = 1
-max = 12
-
 [[setting]]
 key = "panel_placement"
 type = "select"
@@ -130,10 +100,10 @@ entry = "service.luau"
 id = "bar"
 entry = "widget.luau"
 
-# Right-click opens the details panel via onRightClick in the script
-# (noctalia.togglePanel). We deliberately do not bind [widget.actions] here:
-# the panel-toggle action grammar for opening a *plugin* panel by id is not
-# documented, so we drive it from the script instead.
+# Right-click opens settings via onRightClick in the script
+# (noctalia.openSettings). Left-click toggles the details panel. We deliberately
+# do not bind [widget.actions] here: the panel-toggle action grammar for opening
+# a *plugin* panel by id is not documented, so we drive it from the script instead.
 
 [[shortcut]]
 id = "tile"
diff --git a/phone-connect/service.luau b/phone-connect/service.luau
index 0d45a42..3588e43 100644
--- a/phone-connect/service.luau
+++ b/phone-connect/service.luau
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ local function t(key)
 	return table[key] or key
 end
 
+-- Track last-applied config values so onConfigChanged only re-applies
+-- custom_image / device_alias when they actually change, not on every
+-- unrelated config edit (e.g. language switch). Prevents wiping a
+-- device's image/alias that was set via the global setting.
+local lastCustomImage = nil
+local lastDeviceAlias = nil
+
 -- ── State contract (read by UI entries) ──────────────────────────────────────
 --   noctalia.state "pc.backend"   : { available=bool, name="KDE Connect"|"None",
 --                                     announcedName="", selfId="" }
@@ -484,7 +491,7 @@ end
 local function runCli(args, cb)
 	noctalia.runAsync("kdeconnect-cli " .. args, function(res)
 		if res and res.error then
-			noctalia.notifyError(t("error.no_backend"), res.error)
+			noctalia.notifyError(t("error.cli_failed"), res.error)
 		end
 		if cb then cb(res) end
 	end)
@@ -596,7 +603,7 @@ local function handleCommand(cmd)
 						local first = (res.stdout or ""):match("'([^']+)'")
 						if first then dirPath = first end
 					end
-					noctalia.runInTerminal("xdg-open " .. shellQuote(dirPath))
+					noctalia.runAsync("xdg-open " .. shellQuote(dirPath), function() end)
 					noctalia.notify(t("notify.opening_browser"), dirPath)
 				end)
 			end)
@@ -664,7 +671,7 @@ local function handleCommand(cmd)
 				.. " --object-path " .. shellQuote(path)
 				.. " --method " .. shellQuote(PROPS_IFACE .. ".Set")
 				.. " " .. shellQuote(MPRIS_IFACE) .. " volume "
-				.. "<int32 " .. tostring(vol) .. ">",
+				.. shellQuote("<int32 " .. tostring(vol) .. ">"),
 			function() refreshDevices() end)
 	else
 		noctalia.log("[phone-connect] unknown cmd op: " .. tostring(op))
@@ -682,7 +689,7 @@ end
 -- ── Lifecycle ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 local function intervalMs()
 	local secs = tonumber(noctalia.getConfig("state_update_interval")) or 30
-	if secs <= 0 then return 60000 end
+	if secs <= 0 then return 3600000 end   -- disabled: large interval to minimize wakeups
 	-- if media is playing, poll faster for live position updates
 	for _, d in pairs(devices) do
 		if d.mediaisPlaying == true then return 1000 end
@@ -691,16 +698,19 @@ local function intervalMs()
 end
 
 function update()
+	local secs = tonumber(noctalia.getConfig("state_update_interval")) or 30
 	noctalia.setUpdateInterval(intervalMs())
+	if secs <= 0 then return end            -- disabled: skip auto-refresh
 	detectBackend()
 	refreshDevices()
 end
 
 function onConfigChanged()
 	noctalia.setUpdateInterval(intervalMs())
-	-- apply custom_image to selected device
+	-- apply custom_image to selected device (only when actually changed)
 	local img = noctalia.getConfig("custom_image")
-	if img ~= nil then
+	if img ~= nil and img ~= lastCustomImage then
+		lastCustomImage = img
 		local sel = noctalia.state.get("pc.selected")
 		if sel and sel ~= "" then
 			local map = noctalia.state.get("pc.imageMap") or {}
@@ -709,9 +719,10 @@ function onConfigChanged()
 			persistImageMap(map)
 		end
 	end
-	-- apply device_alias to selected device
+	-- apply device_alias to selected device (only when actually changed)
 	local alias = noctalia.getConfig("device_alias")
-	if alias ~= nil then
+	if alias ~= nil and alias ~= lastDeviceAlias then
+		lastDeviceAlias = alias
 		local sel = noctalia.state.get("pc.selected")
 		if sel and sel ~= "" then
 			local amap = noctalia.state.get("pc.aliasMap") or {}
@@ -744,6 +755,10 @@ function onIpc(event, payload)
 end
 
 -- Top-level init runs once at load.
+-- Seed config trackers so the first onConfigChanged after reload doesn't
+-- re-apply default custom_image/device_alias and wipe a device's image/alias.
+lastCustomImage = noctalia.getConfig("custom_image") or ""
+lastDeviceAlias = noctalia.getConfig("device_alias") or ""
 detectBackend()
 refreshDevices()
 -- Command channel: UI entries write { op, device, seq, ... } to "pc.cmd".
diff --git a/phone-connect/translations/en.json b/phone-connect/translations/en.json
index da68016..8a298db 100644
--- a/phone-connect/translations/en.json
+++ b/phone-connect/translations/en.json
@@ -1,118 +1,101 @@
 {
-  "action": {
-    "accept": "Accept",
-    "browse": "Browse",
-    "clipboard": "Clipboard",
-    "pair": "Pair",
-    "ping": "Ping",
-    "refresh": "Refresh",
-    "reject": "Reject",
-    "ring": "Ring",
-    "share": "Share",
-    "sms": "SMS",
-    "switch": "Switch device",
-    "unpair": "Unpair"
+  "settings": {
+    "state_update_interval": {
+      "label": "State Update Interval",
+      "description": "Seconds between automatic device state refreshes. 0 disables auto-refresh."
+    },
+    "enable_charging_animation": {
+      "label": "Show Charging Fill",
+      "description": "Highlight the bar widget when the device is charging."
+    },
+    "custom_image": {
+      "label": "Device Image",
+      "description": "Set a custom image for the selected device. Leave empty for default icon."
+    },
+    "device_alias": {
+      "label": "Device Alias",
+      "description": "Custom display name for the selected device."
+    },
+    "language": {
+      "label": "Language",
+      "description": "Display language",
+      "en": "English",
+      "zh-hans": "简体中文"
+    },
+    "enable_clipboard_action": {
+      "label": "Show Clipboard Action",
+      "description": "Show a quick action to send the clipboard to the device."
+    },
+    "panel_placement": {
+      "label": "Panel Placement",
+      "description": "How the details panel opens: attached to the bar, or floating.",
+      "attached": "Attached to bar",
+      "floating": "Floating (center)",
+      "widget": "Below widget (floating)"
+    }
   },
-  "error": {
-    "accept_failed": "Failed to accept pairing",
-    "browse_failed": "Failed to browse device",
-    "clipboard_failed": "Failed to send clipboard",
-    "no_backend": "No backend",
-    "pairing_failed": "Pairing failed",
-    "ping_failed": "Failed to send ping",
-    "reject_failed": "Failed to reject pairing",
-    "ring_failed": "Failed to ring device",
-    "share_failed": "Failed to share",
-    "unpair_failed": "Unpair failed"
+  "status": {
+    "unavailable": "Unavailable",
+    "no_devices": "No devices",
+    "offline": "Offline",
+    "connected": "Connected",
+    "not_paired": "Not paired",
+    "no_backend": "KDE Connect not running"
+  },
+  "action": {
+    "ring": "Ring",
+    "ping": "Ping",
+    "clipboard": "Clipboard",
+    "share": "Share",
+    "browse": "Browse",
+    "sms": "SMS",
+    "pair": "Pair",
+    "accept": "Accept",
+    "reject": "Reject",
+    "unpair": "Unpair",
+    "refresh": "Refresh",
+    "switch": "Switch device"
   },
   "notify": {
-    "clipboard_sent": "Clipboard sent",
-    "opening_browser": "Opening file browser...",
-    "paired": "Device paired",
-    "pairing_sent": "Pairing request sent",
-    "ping_sent": "Ping sent to {name}",
     "ringing": "Ringing {name}...",
-    "sms_sent": "SMS sent",
-    "unpaired": "Device unpaired"
+    "ping_sent": "Ping sent to {name}",
+    "clipboard_sent": "Clipboard sent",
+    "pairing_sent": "Pairing request sent",
+    "paired": "Device paired",
+    "unpaired": "Device unpaired",
+    "opening_browser": "Opening file browser...",
+    "sms_sent": "SMS sent"
+  },
+  "error": {
+    "ring_failed": "Failed to ring device",
+    "ping_failed": "Failed to send ping",
+    "clipboard_failed": "Failed to send clipboard",
+    "share_failed": "Failed to share",
+    "browse_failed": "Failed to browse device",
+    "pairing_failed": "Pairing failed",
+    "accept_failed": "Failed to accept pairing",
+    "reject_failed": "Failed to reject pairing",
+    "unpair_failed": "Unpair failed",
+    "no_backend": "No backend",
+    "cli_failed": "Command failed"
   },
   "panel": {
-    "battery": "Battery",
-    "devices_connected": "{connected} connected • {paired} paired",
+    "title": "Phone Connect",
     "empty": "No devices found. Pair a device in KDE Connect.",
-    "image_path": "Custom Image",
-    "network": "Network",
-    "no_media": "No media playing",
-    "no_recent_images": "No recent images found",
+    "devices_connected": "{connected} connected • {paired} paired",
     "now_playing": "Now Playing",
-    "paired": "Paired",
-    "pairing": "Pairing",
-    "recent_images": "Recent Images",
+    "no_media": "No media playing",
+    "image_path": "Custom Image",
     "sms": "Send SMS",
     "sms_dest": "Phone number",
     "sms_msg": "Message",
     "sms_send": "Send",
-    "title": "Phone Connect",
+    "battery": "Battery",
+    "network": "Network",
+    "pairing": "Pairing",
     "type": "Type",
-    "unknown": "unknown",
-    "unpaired": "Unpaired"
-  },
-  "settings": {
-    "custom_image": {
-      "description": "Set a custom image for the selected device. Leave empty for default icon.",
-      "label": "Device Image"
-    },
-    "device_alias": {
-      "description": "Custom display name for the selected device.",
-      "label": "Device Alias"
-    },
-    "enable_charging_animation": {
-      "description": "Highlight the bar widget when the device is charging.",
-      "label": "Show Charging Fill"
-    },
-    "enable_clipboard_action": {
-      "description": "Show a quick action to send the clipboard to the device.",
-      "label": "Show Clipboard Action"
-    },
-    "language": {
-      "description": "Display language",
-      "en": "English",
-      "label": "Language",
-      "zh_hans": "简体中文"
-    },
-    "max_recent_images": {
-      "description": "Number of recent images to display.",
-      "label": "Max Recent Images"
-    },
-    "panel_placement": {
-      "attached": "Attached to bar",
-      "description": "How the details panel opens: attached to the bar, or floating.",
-      "floating": "Floating (center)",
-      "label": "Panel Placement",
-      "widget": "Below widget (floating)"
-    },
-    "scan_subdirectories": {
-      "description": "Recursively scan subdirectories of the recent images path.",
-      "label": "Scan Subdirectories"
-    },
-    "show_device_placeholder": {
-      "description": "Show the device graphic in the details panel.",
-      "label": "Show Device Placeholder"
-    },
-    "show_ongoing_media": {
-      "description": "Show media currently playing on the phone.",
-      "label": "Show Ongoing Media"
-    },
-    "state_update_interval": {
-      "description": "Seconds between automatic device state refreshes. 0 disables auto-refresh.",
-      "label": "State Update Interval"
-    }
-  },
-  "status": {
-    "connected": "Connected",
-    "no_backend": "KDE Connect not running",
-    "no_devices": "No devices",
-    "not_paired": "Not paired",
-    "offline": "Offline",
-    "unavailable": "Unavailable"
+    "paired": "Paired",
+    "unpaired": "Unpaired",
+    "unknown": "unknown"
   }
 }
diff --git a/phone-connect/translations/zh-Hans.json b/phone-connect/translations/zh-Hans.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21a638b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phone-connect/translations/zh-Hans.json
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+{
+  "settings": {
+    "state_update_interval": {
+      "label": "状态刷新间隔",
+      "description": "自动刷新设备状态的间隔秒数。0 表示禁用。"
+    },
+    "enable_charging_animation": {
+      "label": "充电高亮",
+      "description": "设备充电时高亮显示栏部件。"
+    },
+    "custom_image": {
+      "label": "设备头像",
+      "description": "选中设备后在此设置自定义头像图片。留空恢复默认图标。"
+    },
+    "device_alias": {
+      "label": "设备别名",
+      "description": "当前选中设备的自定义显示名称。"
+    },
+    "language": {
+      "label": "界面语言",
+      "description": "显示语言。",
+      "en": "English",
+      "zh-hans": "简体中文"
+    },
+    "enable_clipboard_action": {
+      "label": "显示剪贴板操作",
+      "description": "显示一键发送剪贴板到设备的快捷操作。"
+    },
+    "panel_placement": {
+      "label": "面板弹出方式",
+      "description": "详情面板的弹出方式。",
+      "attached": "贴合栏",
+      "floating": "悬浮居中",
+      "widget": "部件下方悬浮"
+    }
+  },
+  "status": {
+    "unavailable": "不可用",
+    "no_devices": "无设备",
+    "offline": "离线",
+    "connected": "已连接",
+    "not_paired": "未配对",
+    "no_backend": "KDE Connect 未运行"
+  },
+  "action": {
+    "ring": "响铃",
+    "ping": "Ping",
+    "clipboard": "剪贴板",
+    "share": "分享",
+    "browse": "浏览",
+    "sms": "短信",
+    "pair": "配对",
+    "accept": "接受",
+    "reject": "拒绝",
+    "unpair": "取消配对",
+    "refresh": "刷新",
+    "switch": "切换设备"
+  },
+  "notify": {
+    "ringing": "正在响铃 {name}...",
+    "ping_sent": "已向 {name} 发送 Ping",
+    "clipboard_sent": "剪贴板已发送",
+    "pairing_sent": "已发送配对请求",
+    "paired": "设备已配对",
+    "unpaired": "设备已取消配对",
+    "opening_browser": "正在打开文件浏览器...",
+    "sms_sent": "短信已发送"
+  },
+  "error": {
+    "ring_failed": "响铃失败",
+    "ping_failed": "发送 Ping 失败",
+    "clipboard_failed": "发送剪贴板失败",
+    "share_failed": "分享失败",
+    "browse_failed": "浏览设备失败",
+    "pairing_failed": "配对失败",
+    "accept_failed": "接受配对失败",
+    "reject_failed": "拒绝配对失败",
+    "unpair_failed": "取消配对失败",
+    "no_backend": "无后端",
+    "cli_failed": "命令失败"
+  },
+  "panel": {
+    "title": "手机连接",
+    "empty": "未找到设备。请在 KDE Connect 中配对设备。",
+    "devices_connected": "已连接 {connected} · 已配对 {paired}",
+    "now_playing": "正在播放",
+    "no_media": "无媒体播放",
+    "image_path": "自定义图片",
+    "sms": "发送短信",
+    "sms_dest": "手机号码",
+    "sms_msg": "短信内容",
+    "sms_send": "发送",
+    "battery": "电量",
+    "network": "网络",
+    "pairing": "配对",
+    "type": "类型",
+    "paired": "已配对",
+    "unpaired": "未配对",
+    "unknown": "未知"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/phone-connect/widget.luau b/phone-connect/widget.luau
index bbabf92..90aff6c 100644
--- a/phone-connect/widget.luau
+++ b/phone-connect/widget.luau
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ local function render()
 		if reachable and hasCharge then
 			-- battery glyph + percent, colored by level
 			local batColor = "on_surface"
-			if charge <= 20 then batColor = "error"
-			elseif charging then batColor = "primary" end
+			if charging then batColor = "primary"
+			elseif charge <= 20 then batColor = "error" end
 			table.insert(kids, ui.glyph({ name = batteryGlyph(charge, charging),
 				size = 12, color = batColor }))
 			table.insert(kids, ui.label({