diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index 943ccc6..5e5fd36 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import '../global.css';
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Stack, router } from 'expo-router';
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { GestureHandlerRootView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import { useAuthStore } from '../stores/authStore';
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
@@ -25,10 +24,8 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
   }, [isLoading, token]);
 
   return (
-    <GestureHandlerRootView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
-      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-        <Stack screenOptions={{ headerShown: false }} />
-      </QueryClientProvider>
-    </GestureHandlerRootView>
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <Stack screenOptions={{ headerShown: false }} />
+    </QueryClientProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/components/SlideToConfirm.tsx b/components/SlideToConfirm.tsx
index 4b6d3ab..961f910 100644
--- a/components/SlideToConfirm.tsx
+++ b/components/SlideToConfirm.tsx
@@ -1,123 +1,134 @@
-import { useCallback } from 'react';
+/**
+ * SlideToConfirm — No RNGH dependency.
+ * Uses Reanimated useSharedValue (JSI-direct, sets on UI thread immediately)
+ * + onTouchStart/Move/End on the handle for gesture capture.
+ */
+import { useRef } from 'react';
 import { StyleSheet, Text, View, ViewStyle } from 'react-native';
-import { Gesture, GestureDetector, GestureHandlerRootView } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
-import Animated, { runOnJS, useAnimatedStyle, useSharedValue, withSpring } from 'react-native-reanimated';
+import Animated, {
+  runOnJS,
+  useAnimatedStyle,
+  useSharedValue,
+  withSpring,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 interface Props {
   onConfirm: () => void;
   label?: string;
-  color?: string;
-  threshold?: number;
   disabled?: boolean;
   style?: ViewStyle;
 }
 
-const TRACK_HEIGHT  = 60;
-const HANDLE_SIZE   = 48;
-const TRACK_PADDING = 5;
+const HANDLE_SIZE = 56;
+const THRESHOLD   = 0.80; // 80% of track
 
-export function SlideToConfirm({
-  onConfirm,
-  label = 'Slide to confirm',
-  color = '#059669',
-  threshold = 0.82,
-  disabled = false,
-  style,
-}: Props) {
-  const translateX = useSharedValue(0);
-  const maxX       = useSharedValue(200); // updated on layout
+export function SlideToConfirm({ onConfirm, label = 'Slide to confirm', disabled = false, style }: Props) {
+  const trackWidth   = useRef(0);
+  const startX       = useRef(0);
+  const confirmed    = useRef(false);
+  const translateX   = useSharedValue(0);
 
-  const triggerConfirm = useCallback(() => { onConfirm(); }, [onConfirm]);
-
-  const pan = Gesture.Pan()
-    .enabled(!disabled)
-    .minDistance(0)
-    .activeOffsetX([-5, 5])
-    .onUpdate((e) => {
-      'worklet';
-      translateX.value = Math.max(0, Math.min(e.translationX, maxX.value));
-    })
-    .onEnd(() => {
-      'worklet';
-      if (translateX.value >= maxX.value * threshold) {
-        translateX.value = withSpring(maxX.value, { damping: 20, stiffness: 200, mass: 0.8 });
-        runOnJS(triggerConfirm)();
-      } else {
-        translateX.value = withSpring(0, { damping: 20, stiffness: 200, mass: 0.8 });
-      }
-    });
-
-  const animatedHandle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
+  const handleStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
     transform: [{ translateX: translateX.value }],
   }));
 
-  const animatedFill = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
-    width: translateX.value + HANDLE_SIZE + TRACK_PADDING,
-  }));
+  const labelStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
+    const maxX  = Math.max(trackWidth.current - HANDLE_SIZE, 1);
+    const ratio = translateX.value / maxX;
+    return { opacity: 1 - ratio * 1.5 };
+  });
 
-  const animatedLabel = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
-    opacity: Math.max(0, 1 - (translateX.value / Math.max(maxX.value * 0.5, 1))),
-  }));
+  const onTouchStart = (e: any) => {
+    if (disabled) return;
+    confirmed.current = false;
+    startX.current = e.nativeEvent.pageX - translateX.value;
+  };
+
+  const onTouchMove = (e: any) => {
+    if (disabled) return;
+    const maxX  = Math.max(trackWidth.current - HANDLE_SIZE, 1);
+    const raw   = e.nativeEvent.pageX - startX.current;
+    const clamped = Math.min(Math.max(raw, 0), maxX);
+    translateX.value = clamped;
+
+    if (!confirmed.current && clamped / maxX >= THRESHOLD) {
+      confirmed.current = true;
+      translateX.value = withSpring(maxX, { damping: 18, stiffness: 220 });
+      runOnJS(onConfirm)();
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onTouchEnd = () => {
+    if (disabled || confirmed.current) return;
+    translateX.value = withSpring(0, { damping: 18, stiffness: 220 });
+  };
 
   return (
-    // GestureHandlerRootView inside Modal is REQUIRED on iOS New Arch
-    // Modal creates a new UIWindow — RNGH's gesture manager must be re-rooted here
-    <GestureHandlerRootView style={[styles.root, style]}>
-      <View
-        style={[styles.track, { borderColor: color + '50' }]}
-        onLayout={(e) => {
-          const w = e.nativeEvent.layout.width;
-          maxX.value = w - HANDLE_SIZE - TRACK_PADDING * 2;
-        }}
+    <View
+      style={[styles.track, disabled && styles.trackDisabled, style]}
+      onLayout={e => { trackWidth.current = e.nativeEvent.layout.width; }}
+    >
+      {/* Label fades as handle moves right */}
+      <Animated.View style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, styles.labelWrap, labelStyle]} pointerEvents="none">
+        <Text style={styles.label}>{label}</Text>
+      </Animated.View>
+
+      {/* Sliding handle */}
+      <Animated.View
+        style={[styles.handle, disabled && styles.handleDisabled, handleStyle]}
+        onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
+        onTouchMove={onTouchMove}
+        onTouchEnd={onTouchEnd}
+        onTouchCancel={onTouchEnd}
       >
-        {/* Colored fill that grows behind the handle */}
-        <Animated.View style={[styles.fill, { backgroundColor: color + '28' }, animatedFill]} />
-
-        {/* Label fades as handle moves right */}
-        <Animated.Text
-          style={[styles.label, { paddingLeft: HANDLE_SIZE + TRACK_PADDING * 3 }, animatedLabel]}
-          numberOfLines={1}
-        >
-          {label}
-        </Animated.Text>
-
-        {/* Draggable handle */}
-        <GestureDetector gesture={pan}>
-          <Animated.View style={[
-            styles.handle,
-            { backgroundColor: disabled ? '#CBD5E1' : color, width: HANDLE_SIZE, height: HANDLE_SIZE, borderRadius: HANDLE_SIZE / 2, top: (TRACK_HEIGHT - HANDLE_SIZE) / 2, left: TRACK_PADDING },
-            animatedHandle,
-          ]}>
-            <Text style={styles.arrow}>›</Text>
-          </Animated.View>
-        </GestureDetector>
-      </View>
-    </GestureHandlerRootView>
+        <Text style={styles.arrow}>›</Text>
+      </Animated.View>
+    </View>
   );
 }
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
-  root:  { width: '100%' },
   track: {
-    height: TRACK_HEIGHT, borderRadius: TRACK_HEIGHT / 2,
-    backgroundColor: '#F1F5F9', borderWidth: 1.5,
-    justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center',
-    overflow: 'hidden', position: 'relative',
+    height: 60,
+    backgroundColor: '#0E7490',
+    borderRadius: 30,
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
   },
-  fill: {
-    position: 'absolute', left: 0, top: 0,
-    height: TRACK_HEIGHT, zIndex: 1,
+  trackDisabled: {
+    backgroundColor: '#94A3B8',
+  },
+  labelWrap: {
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
   },
   label: {
-    position: 'absolute', zIndex: 2,
-    fontSize: 14, fontWeight: '700', color: '#64748B',
-    textAlign: 'center', width: '100%', paddingRight: 16,
+    color: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.85)',
+    fontSize: 15,
+    fontWeight: '600',
+    letterSpacing: 0.3,
   },
   handle: {
-    position: 'absolute', zIndex: 3,
-    justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center',
-    shadowColor: '#000', shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
-    shadowOpacity: 0.18, shadowRadius: 4, elevation: 4,
+    width: HANDLE_SIZE,
+    height: HANDLE_SIZE,
+    borderRadius: HANDLE_SIZE / 2,
+    backgroundColor: '#fff',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    marginLeft: 3,
+    shadowColor: '#000',
+    shadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 2 },
+    shadowOpacity: 0.18,
+    shadowRadius: 4,
+    elevation: 4,
+  },
+  handleDisabled: {
+    backgroundColor: '#E2E8F0',
+  },
+  arrow: {
+    fontSize: 28,
+    color: '#0891B2',
+    fontWeight: '800',
+    lineHeight: 32,
   },
-  arrow: { fontSize: 26, color: '#fff', fontWeight: '800', marginLeft: 2 },
 });