diff --git a/Views/LiveCaptions.js b/Views/LiveCaptions.js
index e84ad73..d8e69c4 100644
--- a/Views/LiveCaptions.js
+++ b/Views/LiveCaptions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { View, FlatList } from "react-native";
+import { View } from "react-native";
 import { Text, Chip, Menu, Button } from "react-native-paper";
 import API from "../API.js";
 import i18n from "../i18nMessages.js";
 
 const POLL_MS = 1800;
+const CAPTION_META_KEYS = new Set(["sequence", "createdAt", "sourceLang", "original", "translations"]);
 
 const toLangLabel = (lang = "") => {
     const normalized = String(lang || "").toLowerCase();
@@ -16,22 +17,45 @@ const toLangLabel = (lang = "") => {
     return normalized.toUpperCase();
 };
 
+const inferSourceLang = (item) => {
+    if (!item || typeof item !== "object") return "";
+    if (item.sourceLang) return String(item.sourceLang).toLowerCase();
+    const original = typeof item.original === "string" ? item.original.trim() : "";
+    if (!original) return "";
+    const direct = Object.entries(item).find(([key, value]) => !CAPTION_META_KEYS.has(key) && typeof value === "string" && value.trim() === original);
+    if (direct?.[0]) return String(direct[0]).toLowerCase();
+    const nested = Object.entries(item.translations || {}).find(([_, value]) => typeof value === "string" && value.trim() === original);
+    return nested?.[0] ? String(nested[0]).toLowerCase() : "";
+};
+
+const getTextForLang = (item, lang) => {
+    if (!item || typeof item !== "object") return "";
+    const normalizedLang = String(lang || "").toLowerCase();
+    if (!normalizedLang || normalizedLang === "original") return item.original || "";
+    const direct = typeof item[normalizedLang] === "string" ? item[normalizedLang].trim() : "";
+    if (direct) return direct;
+    const nested = typeof item?.translations?.[normalizedLang] === "string" ? item.translations[normalizedLang].trim() : "";
+    if (nested) return nested;
+    return "";
+};
+
 const CaptionRow = ({ item, selectedLang }) => {
-    const translation = item?.translations?.[selectedLang];
+    const translation = getTextForLang(item, selectedLang);
+    const sourceLang = inferSourceLang(item);
     const displayTranslation = translation || item?.original || "";
-    const isFallback = !translation && selectedLang && selectedLang !== "original" && selectedLang !== item?.sourceLang;
+    const isFallback = !translation && selectedLang && selectedLang !== "original" && selectedLang !== sourceLang;
     return (
-        <View style={{ marginBottom: 12, backgroundColor: "#fff", borderRadius: 10, padding: 12, borderWidth: 1, borderColor: "#e5e7eb" }}>
+        <View style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: "#fff", borderRadius: 14, padding: 18, borderWidth: 1, borderColor: "#e5e7eb" }}>
             <Text style={{ color: "#6b7280", fontSize: 11, marginBottom: 4 }}>
-                {item?.sourceLang ? `${i18n.t("message.originalLanguage")}: ${toLangLabel(item.sourceLang)}` : i18n.t("message.originalLanguage")}
+                {sourceLang ? `${i18n.t("message.originalLanguage")}: ${toLangLabel(sourceLang)}` : i18n.t("message.originalLanguage")}
             </Text>
-            <Text style={{ fontSize: 18, fontWeight: "700", color: "#111827" }}>
+            <Text style={{ fontSize: 28, fontWeight: "700", color: "#111827", lineHeight: 36 }}>
                 {item?.original || ""}
             </Text>
             <Text style={{ color: "#6b7280", fontSize: 11, marginTop: 8, marginBottom: 4 }}>
                 {i18n.t("message.selectedTranslation")}: {toLangLabel(selectedLang)}
             </Text>
-            <Text style={{ fontSize: 16, color: "#1f2937" }}>
+            <Text style={{ fontSize: 24, color: "#1f2937", lineHeight: 32 }}>
                 {displayTranslation}
             </Text>
             {isFallback ? (
@@ -89,13 +113,52 @@ const LiveCaptions = () => {
         return () => clearInterval(interval);
     }, [refresh]);
 
+    const latestCaption = captions.length ? captions[captions.length - 1] : null;
+
+    const extractLangsFromCaption = React.useCallback((caption) => {
+        const langs = new Set();
+        if (!caption || typeof caption !== "object") return langs;
+        if (caption.sourceLang) langs.add(String(caption.sourceLang).toLowerCase());
+
+        const map = caption.translations;
+        if (map && typeof map === "object" && !Array.isArray(map)) {
+            Object.keys(map).forEach((lang) => {
+                if (lang) langs.add(String(lang).toLowerCase());
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Backward/alternate payload support: languages at top-level (en, fr, es, etc.)
+        Object.entries(caption).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+            if (CAPTION_META_KEYS.has(key)) return;
+            if (typeof value !== "string" || !value.trim()) return;
+            const lang = String(key || "").toLowerCase().trim();
+            if (!lang) return;
+            langs.add(lang);
+        });
+
+        return langs;
+    }, []);
+
     const languageOptions = React.useMemo(() => {
         const unique = new Set(["original", ...availableLanguages]);
-        return Array.from(unique).filter(Boolean);
-    }, [availableLanguages]);
+        captions.forEach((caption) => {
+            const langs = extractLangsFromCaption(caption);
+            langs.forEach((lang) => unique.add(lang));
+        });
+        return Array.from(unique).filter((lang) => !!lang && lang !== "sourceLang" && lang !== "translations");
+    }, [availableLanguages, captions, extractLangsFromCaption]);
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
         if (languageOptions.includes(selectedLang)) return;
+        const appLang = (i18n?.locale || "en").toLowerCase();
+        if (languageOptions.includes(appLang)) {
+            setSelectedLang(appLang);
+            return;
+        }
+        if (languageOptions.includes("en")) {
+            setSelectedLang("en");
+            return;
+        }
         if (languageOptions.length) setSelectedLang(languageOptions[0]);
     }, [languageOptions, selectedLang]);
 
@@ -136,15 +199,8 @@ const LiveCaptions = () => {
             </View>
 
             {isLoading ? <Text>{i18n.t("message.loadingLiveCaptions")}</Text> : <></>}
-            {!isLoading && captions.length === 0 ? <Text>{i18n.t("message.awaitingLiveCaptions")}</Text> : <></>}
-
-            <FlatList
-                data={captions}
-                keyExtractor={(item, index) => `${item?.sequence || "caption"}-${index}`}
-                renderItem={({ item }) => <CaptionRow item={item} selectedLang={selectedLang} />}
-                contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: 18 }}
-                style={{ flex: 1 }}
-            />
+            {!isLoading && !latestCaption ? <Text>{i18n.t("message.awaitingLiveCaptions")}</Text> : <></>}
+            {!isLoading && latestCaption ? <CaptionRow item={latestCaption} selectedLang={selectedLang} /> : <></>}
         </View>
     );
 };