diff --git a/apps/expo/src/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx b/apps/expo/src/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx
index 0f8bb3e..99431e2 100644
--- a/apps/expo/src/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx
+++ b/apps/expo/src/app/(tabs)/settings.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { SelectProps } from "tamagui";
 import React from "react";
 import { TouchableOpacity } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
 import * as Application from "expo-application";
+import * as Brightness from "expo-brightness";
 import * as Linking from "expo-linking";
 import { FontAwesome, MaterialIcons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { useToastController } from "@tamagui/toast";
@@ -38,8 +39,15 @@ export default function SettingsScreen() {
   const { gestureControls, setGestureControls } = usePlayerSettingsStore();
   const toastController = useToastController();
 
-  const handleGestureControlsToggle = (isEnabled: boolean) => {
-    setGestureControls(isEnabled);
+  const handleGestureControlsToggle = async (isEnabled: boolean) => {
+    if (isEnabled) {
+      const { status } = await Brightness.requestPermissionsAsync();
+      if (status === Brightness.PermissionStatus.GRANTED) {
+        setGestureControls(isEnabled);
+      }
+    } else {
+      setGestureControls(isEnabled);
+    }
   };
 
   const handleVersionPress = async () => {
diff --git a/apps/expo/src/hooks/player/useBrightness.ts b/apps/expo/src/hooks/player/useBrightness.ts
index 38981e6..82f7eeb 100644
--- a/apps/expo/src/hooks/player/useBrightness.ts
+++ b/apps/expo/src/hooks/player/useBrightness.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { useSharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import * as Brightness from "expo-brightness";
 
@@ -7,22 +7,6 @@ export const useBrightness = () => {
 
   const brightness = useSharedValue(0.5);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    async function init() {
-      try {
-        const { status } = await Brightness.requestPermissionsAsync();
-        if (status === Brightness.PermissionStatus.GRANTED) {
-          const currentBrightness = await Brightness.getBrightnessAsync();
-          brightness.value = currentBrightness;
-        }
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Failed to get brightness permissions:", error);
-      }
-    }
-
-    void init();
-  }, [brightness]);
-
   const handleBrightnessChange = useCallback(async (newValue: number) => {
     try {
       await Brightness.setBrightnessAsync(newValue);
diff --git a/apps/expo/src/stores/settings/index.ts b/apps/expo/src/stores/settings/index.ts
index 588318b..131f700 100644
--- a/apps/expo/src/stores/settings/index.ts
+++ b/apps/expo/src/stores/settings/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { StateStorage } from "zustand/middleware";
+import { Platform } from "react-native";
 import { MMKV } from "react-native-mmkv";
 import { create } from "zustand";
 import { createJSONStorage, persist } from "zustand/middleware";
@@ -53,7 +54,11 @@ export const usePlayerSettingsStore = create<
 >(
   persist(
     (set) => ({
-      gestureControls: true,
+      gestureControls: Platform.select({
+        ios: true,
+        android: false,
+        default: true,
+      }),
       setGestureControls: (enabled: boolean) =>
         set({ gestureControls: enabled }),
     }),