diff --git a/Tactility/Private/Tactility/app/AppManifestParsingInternal.h b/Tactility/Private/Tactility/app/AppManifestParsingInternal.h
index 3083766f..a125f1da 100644
--- a/Tactility/Private/Tactility/app/AppManifestParsingInternal.h
+++ b/Tactility/Private/Tactility/app/AppManifestParsingInternal.h
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ bool isValidAppVersionName(const std::string& version);
 bool isValidAppVersionCode(const std::string& version);
 bool isValidName(const std::string& name);
 
+/** Parses a comma-separated flags string (e.g. "HideStatusBar,Hidden") into appFlags bitmask. */
+uint16_t parseAppFlagsString(const std::string& raw);
+
 /** Parses a V1 (sectioned INI, e.g. "[app]versionName=...") manifest map. */
 bool parseManifestV1(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& map, AppManifest& manifest);
 
diff --git a/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsing.cpp b/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsing.cpp
index 6a4295af..f8c8c031 100644
--- a/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsing.cpp
+++ b/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsing.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,34 @@ bool isValidName(const std::string& name) {
     });
 }
 
+uint16_t parseAppFlagsString(const std::string& raw) {
+    uint16_t flags = AppManifest::Flags::None;
+    if (raw.empty()) {
+        return flags;
+    }
+
+    auto parts = string::split(raw, ",");
+    for (auto& part : parts) {
+        std::string trimmed = string::trim(part, " \t\r\n");
+        if (trimmed.empty()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        std::string lower = string::lowercase(trimmed);
+
+        if (lower == "hidestatusbar" || lower == "hide_statusbar" || lower == "hide-statusbar" || lower == "hide_status_bar") {
+            flags |= AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar;
+        } else if (lower == "hidden") {
+            flags |= AppManifest::Flags::Hidden;
+        } else if (lower == "none" || lower == "0" || lower == "") {
+            // keep as none, no additional flag
+        } else {
+            LOG_W(TAG, "Unknown app flag \"%s\" - ignoring", trimmed.c_str());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return flags;
+}
+
 /** The V1 format's first line is always the literal "[manifest]" section header; V2 files are flat from the first line onward. */
 static bool detectIsV1Format(const std::string& filePath) {
     std::string first_line;
diff --git a/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV1.cpp b/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV1.cpp
index 0858962b..cf21d1ea 100644
--- a/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV1.cpp
+++ b/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV1.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ bool parseManifestV1(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& map, AppManifest&
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Optional: [app]flags - e.g. "HideStatusBar" or "HideStatusBar,Hidden"
+    auto flags_it = map.find("[app]flags");
+    if (flags_it != map.end()) {
+        manifest.appFlags = parseAppFlagsString(flags_it->second);
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV2.cpp b/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV2.cpp
index b2929190..4b4b5635 100644
--- a/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV2.cpp
+++ b/Tactility/Source/app/AppManifestParsingV2.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ bool parseManifestV2(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& map, AppManifest&
         return false;
     }
 
+    // Optional: app.flags - e.g. "HideStatusBar" or "HideStatusBar,Hidden"
+    auto flags_it = map.find("app.flags");
+    if (flags_it != map.end()) {
+        manifest.appFlags = parseAppFlagsString(flags_it->second);
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Tactility/Source/AppManifestParsingTest.cpp b/Tests/Tactility/Source/AppManifestParsingTest.cpp
index 7b83c269..4d62ff7d 100644
--- a/Tests/Tactility/Source/AppManifestParsingTest.cpp
+++ b/Tests/Tactility/Source/AppManifestParsingTest.cpp
@@ -81,3 +81,70 @@ TEST_CASE("parseManifestV2() should fail when the app id is invalid") {
     AppManifest manifest;
     CHECK_EQ(parseManifestV2(properties, manifest), false);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("parseAppFlagsString() should parse various flag combinations") {
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString(""), 0);
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString("None"), 0);
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString("HideStatusBar"), AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar);
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString("hidden"), AppManifest::Flags::Hidden);
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString("HideStatusBar,Hidden"), AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar | AppManifest::Flags::Hidden);
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString(" hidestatusbar , hidden "), AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar | AppManifest::Flags::Hidden);
+    CHECK_EQ(parseAppFlagsString("HideStatusBar, Hidden"), AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar | AppManifest::Flags::Hidden);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("parseManifest() should parse V1 flags for fullscreen") {
+    TestFile file("test-manifest-v1-flags.properties");
+    file.writeData(
+        "[manifest]\n"
+        "version=0.1\n"
+        "[target]\n"
+        "sdk=0.0.0\n"
+        "platforms=esp32\n"
+        "[app]\n"
+        "id=one.tactility.sdktest\n"
+        "versionName=0.1.0\n"
+        "versionCode=1\n"
+        "name=SDK Test\n"
+        "flags=HideStatusBar\n"
+    );
+
+    AppManifest manifest;
+    CHECK_EQ(parseManifest(file.getPath(), manifest), true);
+    CHECK_EQ(manifest.appFlags & AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar, AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("parseManifest() should parse V2 flags for fullscreen") {
+    TestFile file("test-manifest-v2-flags.properties");
+    file.writeData(
+        "manifest.version=0.1\n"
+        "target.sdk=0.0.0\n"
+        "target.platforms=esp32\n"
+        "app.id=one.tactility.sdktest\n"
+        "app.version.name=0.1.0\n"
+        "app.version.code=1\n"
+        "app.name=SDK Test\n"
+        "app.flags=HideStatusBar\n"
+    );
+
+    AppManifest manifest;
+    CHECK_EQ(parseManifest(file.getPath(), manifest), true);
+    CHECK_EQ(manifest.appFlags & AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar, AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("parseManifest() should parse combined flags") {
+    TestFile file("test-manifest-v2-flags2.properties");
+    file.writeData(
+        "manifest.version=0.1\n"
+        "target.sdk=0.0.0\n"
+        "target.platforms=esp32\n"
+        "app.id=one.tactility.sdktest\n"
+        "app.version.name=0.1.0\n"
+        "app.version.code=1\n"
+        "app.name=SDK Test\n"
+        "app.flags=HideStatusBar,Hidden\n"
+    );
+
+    AppManifest manifest;
+    CHECK_EQ(parseManifest(file.getPath(), manifest), true);
+    CHECK_EQ(manifest.appFlags, (AppManifest::Flags::HideStatusBar | AppManifest::Flags::Hidden));
+}