diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index ac76173..6867fce 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -89,11 +89,18 @@
     .gps-badge {
       display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 3px;
       font-size: 10px; font-weight: 600; padding: 4px 8px; border-radius: 20px;
-      white-space: nowrap;
+      white-space: nowrap; transition: 0.2s;
     }
     .gps-badge.ok     { background: var(--green-bg); color: var(--green); }
     .gps-badge.waiting{ background: var(--amber-bg); color: var(--amber); }
     .gps-badge.err    { background: var(--red-bg);   color: var(--red); }
+    .gps-badge.waiting:hover,
+    .gps-badge.err:hover { filter: brightness(1.15); }
+    .gps-badge.waiting { animation: pulse-gps 2s ease-in-out infinite; }
+    @keyframes pulse-gps {
+      0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
+      50%      { opacity: 0.65; }
+    }
     .user-badge {
       width: 30px; height: 30px; border-radius: 50%;
       background: var(--accent-bg); color: var(--accent2);
@@ -755,7 +762,7 @@
     <h1>📦 Canteen Assets</h1>
     <div class="header-badges">
       <span id="roleBadge" class="role-badge guest" style="display:none;">guest</span>
-      <span id="gpsBadge" class="gps-badge waiting">📍 GPS...</span>
+      <span id="gpsBadge" class="gps-badge waiting" onclick="void(0)" style="cursor:pointer;">📍 Tap GPS</span>
       <span id="queueIndicator" class="queue-indicator" onclick="processOfflineQueue()" title="Offline queue">⬇️ <span id="queueIndicatorCount">0</span></span>
       <div class="user-badge" id="userBadge" onclick="openDrawer()" title="User">?</div>
     </div>
@@ -1463,27 +1470,55 @@
     // =========================================================================
     // GPS
     // =========================================================================
+    function requestLocation() {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
+          pos => {
+            AppState.gpsLat = pos.coords.latitude;
+            AppState.gpsLng = pos.coords.longitude;
+            AppState.gpsAcc = pos.coords.accuracy;
+            const badge = document.getElementById('gpsBadge');
+            badge.className = 'gps-badge ok';
+            badge.textContent = `📍 ${AppState.gpsLat.toFixed(4)}, ${AppState.gpsLng.toFixed(4)}`;
+            resolve(pos);
+          },
+          err => {
+            const badge = document.getElementById('gpsBadge');
+            badge.className = 'gps-badge err';
+            if (err.code === 1) badge.textContent = '📍 Tap for GPS';
+            else badge.textContent = '📍 ' + err.message;
+            reject(err);
+          },
+          { enableHighAccuracy: true, timeout: 15000, maximumAge: 300000 }
+        );
+      });
+    }
+
     function initGPS() {
       const badge = document.getElementById('gpsBadge');
       if (!navigator.geolocation) {
         badge.className = 'gps-badge err';
         badge.textContent = '📍 Unavailable';
+        badge.style.cursor = 'default';
         return;
       }
-      navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(
-        pos => {
-          AppState.gpsLat = pos.coords.latitude;
-          AppState.gpsLng = pos.coords.longitude;
-          AppState.gpsAcc = pos.coords.accuracy;
-          badge.className = 'gps-badge ok';
-          badge.textContent = `📍 ${AppState.gpsLat.toFixed(4)}, ${AppState.gpsLng.toFixed(4)}`;
-        },
-        err => {
-          badge.className = 'gps-badge err';
-          badge.textContent = '📍 ' + err.message;
-        },
-        { enableHighAccuracy: true, timeout: 15000, maximumAge: 300000 }
-      );
+      // Show a tappable hint so user knows to interact
+      badge.className = 'gps-badge waiting';
+      badge.textContent = '📍 Tap for GPS';
+      badge.style.cursor = 'pointer';
+      badge.onclick = function() {
+        badge.textContent = '📍 Locating...';
+        badge.onclick = null;  // one-shot
+        requestLocation().catch(() => {
+          badge.onclick = function() { requestLocation().catch(() => {}); };
+          badge.style.cursor = 'pointer';
+          badge.textContent = '📍 Tap to retry';
+        });
+      };
+      // Also try silently once in case browser allows it without gesture
+      requestLocation().catch(() => {
+        // Silent fail is expected on mobile — badge click handler covers it
+      });
     }
 
     // =========================================================================
@@ -2637,6 +2672,17 @@
           fd.append('file', manualPhotoFile, manualPhotoFile.name || 'photo.jpg');
           const upData = await api('/api/upload/photo', { method: 'POST', body: fd });
           photoPath = upData.path;
+          // Use server-extracted GPS from raw bytes (bypasses client-side EXIF stripping)
+          if (upData.exif_gps) {
+            const coords = upData.exif_gps.lat.toFixed(6) + ', ' + upData.exif_gps.lng.toFixed(6);
+            if (!document.getElementById('manParkingLocation').value.trim()) {
+              document.getElementById('manParkingLocation').value = coords;
+            }
+            if (!document.getElementById('manMapLink').value.trim()) {
+              document.getElementById('manMapLink').value = `https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=${upData.exif_gps.lat}&mlon=${upData.exif_gps.lng}&zoom=17`;
+            }
+            showToast('📍 GPS extracted from photo!');
+          }
         } catch (e) { /* photo upload failed, continue without */ }
       }
 
@@ -2764,11 +2810,14 @@
 
     function fillGpsParking(inputId) {
       if (!AppState.gpsLat) {
-        showToast('GPS not available — allow location access', true);
+        showToast('📍 Tap the GPS badge in the header to enable location', true);
+        // Also trigger the GPS badge click if it exists
+        const badge = document.getElementById('gpsBadge');
+        if (badge && badge.onclick) badge.onclick();
         return;
       }
       document.getElementById(inputId).value = AppState.gpsLat.toFixed(6) + ', ' + AppState.gpsLng.toFixed(6);
-      showToast('GPS coords filled!');
+      showToast('📍 GPS coords filled!');
     }
 
     // Settings are loaded after auth (in doLogin / initAuth)