diff --git a/LoopFollow.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/LoopFollow.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 795346767..34c2b838c 100644
--- a/LoopFollow.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/LoopFollow.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@
 				);
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 26.2;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = "$(MARKETING_VERSION)";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.$(unique_id).LoopFollow$(app_suffix).LoopFollowLAExtension";
 				PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME = LoopFollowLAExtension;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@
 				);
 				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 26.2;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.0;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = "$(MARKETING_VERSION)";
 				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = "com.$(unique_id).LoopFollow$(app_suffix).LoopFollowLAExtension";
 				PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME = LoopFollowLAExtension;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
diff --git a/LoopFollow/LiveActivitySettingsView.swift b/LoopFollow/LiveActivitySettingsView.swift
index 99dbc13e6..efe4ec321 100644
--- a/LoopFollow/LiveActivitySettingsView.swift
+++ b/LoopFollow/LiveActivitySettingsView.swift
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ struct LiveActivitySettingsView: View {
         }
         slots[index] = option
         LAAppGroupSettings.setSlots(slots)
-        Task {
-            await LiveActivityManager.shared.refreshFromCurrentState(reason: "slot config changed")
-        }
+        LiveActivityManager.shared.refreshFromCurrentState(reason: "slot config changed")
     }
 }
diff --git a/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLABundle.swift b/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLABundle.swift
index e3a043783..a9f7daf6c 100644
--- a/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLABundle.swift
+++ b/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLABundle.swift
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ struct LoopFollowLABundle: WidgetBundle {
         if #available(iOS 16.1, *) {
             LoopFollowLiveActivityWidget()
         }
+        if #available(iOS 18.0, *) {
+            LoopFollowLiveActivityWidgetWithCarPlay()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLiveActivity.swift b/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLiveActivity.swift
index 354ea13df..a70008414 100644
--- a/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLiveActivity.swift
+++ b/LoopFollowLAExtension/LoopFollowLiveActivity.swift
@@ -5,49 +5,71 @@ import ActivityKit
 import SwiftUI
 import WidgetKit
 
+/// Builds the shared Dynamic Island content used by both widget variants.
+@available(iOS 16.1, *)
+private func makeDynamicIsland(context: ActivityViewContext<GlucoseLiveActivityAttributes>) -> DynamicIsland {
+    DynamicIsland {
+        DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.leading) {
+            Link(destination: URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!) {
+                DynamicIslandLeadingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
+                    .overlay(RenewalOverlayView(show: context.state.snapshot.showRenewalOverlay))
+            }
+            .id(context.state.seq)
+        }
+        DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.trailing) {
+            Link(destination: URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!) {
+                DynamicIslandTrailingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
+                    .overlay(RenewalOverlayView(show: context.state.snapshot.showRenewalOverlay))
+            }
+            .id(context.state.seq)
+        }
+        DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.bottom) {
+            Link(destination: URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!) {
+                DynamicIslandBottomView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
+                    .overlay(RenewalOverlayView(show: context.state.snapshot.showRenewalOverlay, showText: true))
+            }
+            .id(context.state.seq)
+        }
+    } compactLeading: {
+        DynamicIslandCompactLeadingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
+            .id(context.state.seq)
+    } compactTrailing: {
+        DynamicIslandCompactTrailingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
+            .id(context.state.seq)
+    } minimal: {
+        DynamicIslandMinimalView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
+            .id(context.state.seq)
+    }
+    .keylineTint(LAColors.keyline(for: context.state.snapshot).opacity(0.75))
+}
+
+/// Primary widget (iOS 16.1+) — Lock Screen + Dynamic Island for all iOS versions.
 @available(iOS 16.1, *)
 struct LoopFollowLiveActivityWidget: Widget {
     var body: some WidgetConfiguration {
         ActivityConfiguration(for: GlucoseLiveActivityAttributes.self) { context in
-            // LOCK SCREEN / BANNER UI — also used for CarPlay Dashboard and Watch Smart Stack
-            // (small family) via supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])
+            LockScreenLiveActivityView(state: context.state)
+                .id(context.state.seq)
+                .activitySystemActionForegroundColor(.white)
+                .activityBackgroundTint(LAColors.backgroundTint(for: context.state.snapshot))
+                .applyActivityContentMarginsFixIfAvailable()
+                .widgetURL(URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!)
+        } dynamicIsland: { context in
+            makeDynamicIsland(context: context)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Supplemental widget (iOS 18.0+) — adds CarPlay Dashboard + Watch Smart Stack
+/// via supplementalActivityFamilies([.small]).
+@available(iOS 18.0, *)
+struct LoopFollowLiveActivityWidgetWithCarPlay: Widget {
+    var body: some WidgetConfiguration {
+        ActivityConfiguration(for: GlucoseLiveActivityAttributes.self) { context in
             LockScreenFamilyAdaptiveView(state: context.state)
                 .id(context.state.seq)
         } dynamicIsland: { context in
-            // DYNAMIC ISLAND UI
-            DynamicIsland {
-                DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.leading) {
-                    Link(destination: URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!) {
-                        DynamicIslandLeadingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
-                            .overlay(RenewalOverlayView(show: context.state.snapshot.showRenewalOverlay))
-                    }
-                    .id(context.state.seq)
-                }
-                DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.trailing) {
-                    Link(destination: URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!) {
-                        DynamicIslandTrailingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
-                            .overlay(RenewalOverlayView(show: context.state.snapshot.showRenewalOverlay))
-                    }
-                    .id(context.state.seq)
-                }
-                DynamicIslandExpandedRegion(.bottom) {
-                    Link(destination: URL(string: "loopfollow://la-tap")!) {
-                        DynamicIslandBottomView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
-                            .overlay(RenewalOverlayView(show: context.state.snapshot.showRenewalOverlay, showText: true))
-                    }
-                    .id(context.state.seq)
-                }
-            } compactLeading: {
-                DynamicIslandCompactLeadingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
-                    .id(context.state.seq)
-            } compactTrailing: {
-                DynamicIslandCompactTrailingView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
-                    .id(context.state.seq)
-            } minimal: {
-                DynamicIslandMinimalView(snapshot: context.state.snapshot)
-                    .id(context.state.seq)
-            }
-            .keylineTint(LAColors.keyline(for: context.state.snapshot).opacity(0.75))
+            makeDynamicIsland(context: context)
         }
         .supplementalActivityFamilies([.small])
     }
@@ -72,7 +94,7 @@ private extension View {
 /// Reads the activityFamily environment value and routes to the appropriate layout.
 /// - `.small` → CarPlay Dashboard & Watch Smart Stack: compact glucose-only view
 /// - everything else → full lock screen layout with configurable grid
-@available(iOS 16.1, *)
+@available(iOS 18.0, *)
 private struct LockScreenFamilyAdaptiveView: View {
     let state: GlucoseLiveActivityAttributes.ContentState
 
@@ -95,7 +117,7 @@ private struct LockScreenFamilyAdaptiveView: View {
 
 /// Compact view shown on CarPlay Dashboard (iOS 26+) and Apple Watch Smart Stack (watchOS 11+).
 /// Hardcoded to glucose + trend arrow + delta + time since last reading.
-@available(iOS 16.1, *)
+@available(iOS 18.0, *)
 private struct SmallFamilyView: View {
     let snapshot: GlucoseSnapshot
 
@@ -213,7 +235,7 @@ private struct LockScreenLiveActivityView: View {
         .overlay(
             ZStack {
                 RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16, style: .continuous)
-                    .fill(Color.gray.opacity(0.6))
+                    .fill(Color.gray.opacity(0.9))
                 Text("Tap to update")
                     .font(.system(size: 20, weight: .semibold))
                     .foregroundStyle(.white)
@@ -231,7 +253,7 @@ private struct RenewalOverlayView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         ZStack {
-            Color.gray.opacity(0.6)
+            Color.gray.opacity(0.9)
             if showText {
                 Text("Tap to update")
                     .font(.system(size: 14, weight: .semibold))
diff --git a/Podfile b/Podfile
index 5a8c0f868..f8c2df3b2 100644
--- a/Podfile
+++ b/Podfile
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ target 'LoopFollow' do
 end
 
 post_install do |installer|
+  # Set minimum deployment target for all pods to match the app (suppresses deprecation warnings)
+  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
+    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+      if config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'].to_f < 16.6
+        config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '16.6'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   # Patch Charts Transformer to avoid "CGAffineTransformInvert: singular matrix"
   # warnings when chart views have zero dimensions (before layout).
   transformer = 'Pods/Charts/Source/Charts/Utils/Transformer.swift'