diff --git a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json
index fadffd4..87d3b1f 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json
+++ b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/management.json
@@ -1168,15 +1168,20 @@
       "mode": "Modus"
     },
     "mode": {
-      "title": "Photobooth-Typ auswählen",
-      "description": "Wähle zwischen klassischem FTP und Sparkbooth HTTP-Upload. Umschalten generiert neue Zugangsdaten.",
-      "active": "Aktuell: {{mode}}"
+      "title": "Uploader-Verbindung",
+      "description": "Nutze die Fotospiel-Uploader-App für HTTP-Uploads. Beim Zurücksetzen werden neue Zugangsdaten generiert.",
+      "active": "Aktuell: {{mode}}",
+      "uploader": "Uploader-App (HTTP)"
+    },
+    "selector": {
+      "title": "Verbindung",
+      "description": "Nutze die Fotospiel-Uploader-App für HTTP-Uploads."
     },
     "credentials": {
-      "heading": "FTP-Zugangsdaten",
-      "description": "Teile die Zugangsdaten mit eurer Photobooth-Software.",
-      "sparkboothTitle": "Uploader-App (HTTP)",
-      "sparkboothDescription": "Trage URL, Benutzername und Passwort in die Fotospiel-Uploader-App ein. Antworten sind JSON (optional XML).",
+      "heading": "Zugangsdaten für die Uploader-App",
+      "description": "Teile die Zugangsdaten mit der Fotospiel-Uploader-App.",
+      "uploaderTitle": "Uploader-App (HTTP)",
+      "uploaderDescription": "Trage URL, Benutzername und Passwort in die Fotospiel-Uploader-App ein. Antworten sind JSON (optional XML).",
       "host": "Host",
       "port": "Port",
       "username": "Benutzername",
@@ -1197,6 +1202,10 @@
         "failed": "Verbindungscode konnte nicht erstellt werden."
       }
     },
+    "uploader": {
+      "format": "Antwort-Format",
+      "hint": "POST mit Mediendatei oder base64-Feld \"media\"; die App nutzt diese Zugangsdaten."
+    },
     "actions": {
       "enable": "Photobooth aktivieren",
       "disable": "Deaktivieren",
@@ -1214,9 +1223,9 @@
       "title": "Setup-Checkliste",
       "description": "Durchlaufe die Schritte, bevor du Gästen Zugang gibst.",
       "enable": "Zugang aktivieren",
-      "enableCopy": "Aktiviere den FTP-Account für eure Photobooth-Software.",
+      "enableCopy": "Aktiviere die Verbindung für die Uploader-App.",
       "share": "Zugang teilen",
-      "shareCopy": "Übergib Host, Benutzer & Passwort an den Betreiber.",
+      "shareCopy": "Übergib URL, Benutzername & Passwort an den Betreiber.",
       "monitor": "Uploads beobachten",
       "monitorCopy": "Verfolge Uploads & Limits direkt im Dashboard."
     },
@@ -1443,7 +1452,7 @@
     "photobooth": {
       "title": "Fotobox-Uploads",
       "titleForEvent": "Fotobox-Uploads verwalten",
-      "subtitle": "Erstelle FTP-Zugänge für Photobooth-Software und behalte Limits im Blick.",
+      "subtitle": "Erstelle Zugang für die Uploader-App und behalte Limits im Blick.",
       "actions": {
         "backToEvent": "Zur Detailansicht",
         "allEvents": "Zur Eventliste"
diff --git a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json
index ce897d4..dc9bda2 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json
+++ b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/management.json
@@ -881,15 +881,20 @@
       "mode": "Mode"
     },
     "mode": {
-      "title": "Choose your photobooth type",
-      "description": "Pick classic FTP or Sparkbooth HTTP upload. Switching regenerates credentials.",
-      "active": "Current: {{mode}}"
+      "title": "Uploader connection",
+      "description": "Use the Fotospiel uploader app for live HTTP uploads. Rotating access regenerates credentials.",
+      "active": "Current: {{mode}}",
+      "uploader": "Uploader App (HTTP)"
+    },
+    "selector": {
+      "title": "Connection",
+      "description": "Use the Fotospiel uploader app for HTTP uploads."
     },
     "credentials": {
-      "heading": "FTP credentials",
-      "description": "Share these credentials with your photobooth software.",
-      "sparkboothTitle": "Uploader App (HTTP)",
-      "sparkboothDescription": "Enter URL, username and password in the Fotospiel uploader app. Responses default to JSON (XML optional).",
+      "heading": "Uploader app credentials",
+      "description": "Share these credentials with the Fotospiel uploader app.",
+      "uploaderTitle": "Uploader App (HTTP)",
+      "uploaderDescription": "Enter URL, username and password in the Fotospiel uploader app. Responses default to JSON (XML optional).",
       "host": "Host",
       "port": "Port",
       "username": "Username",
@@ -910,6 +915,10 @@
         "failed": "Connect code could not be created."
       }
     },
+    "uploader": {
+      "format": "Response format",
+      "hint": "POST with media file or base64 \"media\" field; app uses these credentials."
+    },
     "actions": {
       "enable": "Activate photobooth",
       "disable": "Disable",
@@ -927,9 +936,9 @@
       "title": "Setup checklist",
       "description": "Complete each step before guests upload.",
       "enable": "Activate access",
-      "enableCopy": "Enable the FTP account in your photobooth software.",
+      "enableCopy": "Enable the uploader app connection for this event.",
       "share": "Share credentials",
-      "shareCopy": "Hand over host, user, and password to the operator.",
+      "shareCopy": "Share URL, username, and password with the operator.",
       "monitor": "Monitor uploads",
       "monitorCopy": "Watch uploads & limits in the dashboard."
     },
@@ -1436,11 +1445,11 @@
       "submit": "Save emotion"
     }
   },
-  "management": {
-    "photobooth": {
-      "title": "Photobooth uploads",
-      "titleForEvent": "Manage photobooth uploads",
-      "subtitle": "Create FTP access for photobooth software and keep limits in sight.",
+    "management": {
+      "photobooth": {
+        "title": "Photobooth uploads",
+        "titleForEvent": "Manage photobooth uploads",
+        "subtitle": "Create uploader access for photobooth apps and keep limits in sight.",
       "actions": {
         "backToEvent": "Back to detail view",
         "allEvents": "Back to event list"
diff --git a/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotoboothPage.tsx b/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotoboothPage.tsx
index 6b8972e..56ddca6 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotoboothPage.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/admin/mobile/EventPhotoboothPage.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
 
   const [event, setEvent] = React.useState<TenantEvent | null>(null);
   const [status, setStatus] = React.useState<PhotoboothStatus | null>(null);
-  const [selectedMode, setSelectedMode] = React.useState<'ftp' | 'sparkbooth'>('ftp');
   const [loading, setLoading] = React.useState(true);
   const [updating, setUpdating] = React.useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = React.useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
       const [eventData, statusData] = await Promise.all([getEvent(slug), getEventPhotoboothStatus(slug)]);
       setEvent(eventData);
       setStatus(statusData);
-      setSelectedMode(statusData.mode ?? 'ftp');
     } catch (err) {
       if (!isAuthError(err)) {
         setError(getApiErrorMessage(err, t('management.photobooth.errors.loadFailed', 'Photobooth-Link konnte nicht geladen werden.')));
@@ -68,20 +66,14 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
     void load();
   }, [load]);
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (status?.mode) {
-      setSelectedMode(status.mode);
-    }
-  }, [status?.mode]);
 
-  const handleEnable = async (mode?: 'ftp' | 'sparkbooth') => {
+  const handleEnable = async () => {
     if (!slug) return;
-    const nextMode = mode ?? selectedMode ?? status?.mode ?? 'ftp';
+    const nextMode = 'sparkbooth';
     setUpdating(true);
     try {
       const result = await enableEventPhotobooth(slug, { mode: nextMode });
       setStatus(result);
-      setSelectedMode(result.mode ?? nextMode);
       toast.success(t('management.photobooth.actions.enable', 'Zugang aktiviert'));
     } catch (err) {
       if (!isAuthError(err)) {
@@ -94,12 +86,11 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
 
   const handleDisable = async () => {
     if (!slug) return;
-    const mode = status?.mode ?? selectedMode ?? 'ftp';
+    const mode = 'sparkbooth';
     setUpdating(true);
     try {
       const result = await disableEventPhotobooth(slug, { mode });
       setStatus(result);
-      setSelectedMode(result.mode ?? mode);
       toast.success(t('management.photobooth.actions.disable', 'Zugang deaktiviert'));
     } catch (err) {
       if (!isAuthError(err)) {
@@ -112,12 +103,11 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
 
   const handleRotate = async () => {
     if (!slug) return;
-    const mode = selectedMode ?? status?.mode ?? 'ftp';
+    const mode = 'sparkbooth';
     setUpdating(true);
     try {
       const result = await rotateEventPhotobooth(slug, { mode });
       setStatus(result);
-      setSelectedMode(result.mode ?? mode);
       toast.success(t('management.photobooth.presets.actions.rotate', 'Zugang zurückgesetzt'));
     } catch (err) {
       if (!isAuthError(err)) {
@@ -147,26 +137,18 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
     }
   };
 
-  const activeMode = selectedMode ?? status?.mode ?? 'ftp';
-  const isSpark = activeMode === 'sparkbooth';
   const spark = status?.sparkbooth ?? null;
-  const ftp = status?.ftp ?? null;
-  const metrics = isSpark ? spark?.metrics ?? null : status?.metrics ?? null;
-  const expiresAt = isSpark ? spark?.expires_at ?? status?.expires_at : status?.expires_at ?? spark?.expires_at;
+  const metrics = spark?.metrics ?? null;
+  const expiresAt = spark?.expires_at ?? status?.expires_at;
   const lastUploadAt = metrics?.last_upload_at;
   const uploads24h = metrics?.uploads_24h ?? metrics?.uploads_today;
   const uploadsTotal = metrics?.uploads_total;
-  const connectionPath = status?.path ?? '—';
-  const ftpUrl = status?.ftp_url ?? '—';
-  const uploadUrl = isSpark ? spark?.upload_url ?? status?.upload_url : null;
+  const uploadUrl = spark?.upload_url ?? status?.upload_url;
   const responseFormat = spark?.response_format ?? 'json';
-  const username = isSpark ? spark?.username ?? status?.username : status?.username ?? spark?.username ?? null;
-  const password = isSpark ? spark?.password ?? status?.password : status?.password ?? spark?.password ?? null;
+  const username = spark?.username ?? status?.username ?? null;
+  const password = spark?.password ?? status?.password ?? null;
 
-  const modeLabel =
-    activeMode === 'sparkbooth'
-      ? t('photobooth.credentials.sparkboothTitle', 'Uploader App (HTTP)')
-      : t('photobooth.credentials.heading', 'FTP (Classic)');
+  const modeLabel = t('photobooth.mode.uploader', 'Uploader App (HTTP)');
 
   const isActive = Boolean(status?.enabled);
   const title = t('photobooth.title', 'Photobooth');
@@ -174,7 +156,7 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
   const handleToggle = (checked: boolean) => {
     if (!slug || updating) return;
     if (checked) {
-      void handleEnable(status?.mode ?? 'ftp');
+      void handleEnable();
     } else {
       void handleDisable();
     }
@@ -262,93 +244,53 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
 
           <MobileCard space="$2">
             <Text fontSize="$sm" fontWeight="700" color={text}>
-              {t('photobooth.selector.title', 'Choose adapter')}
+              {t('photobooth.selector.title', 'Connection')}
             </Text>
             <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
-              {t(
-                'photobooth.selector.description',
-                'FTP (Classic) works with most booths. The Uploader App uses HTTP POST without FTP.'
-              )}
+              {t('photobooth.selector.description', 'Use the Fotospiel uploader app for HTTP uploads.')}
             </Text>
-            <XStack space="$2" marginTop="$2" flexWrap="nowrap">
-              <XStack flex={1} minWidth={0}>
-                <CTAButton
-                  label={t('photobooth.mode.ftp', 'FTP (Classic)')}
-                  tone={activeMode === 'ftp' ? 'primary' : 'ghost'}
-                  onPress={() => setSelectedMode('ftp')}
-                  disabled={updating}
-                  style={{ width: '100%', paddingHorizontal: 10, paddingVertical: 10 }}
-                />
-              </XStack>
-              <XStack flex={1} minWidth={0}>
-                <CTAButton
-                  label={t('photobooth.mode.sparkbooth', 'Uploader App (HTTP)')}
-                  tone={activeMode === 'sparkbooth' ? 'primary' : 'ghost'}
-                  onPress={() => setSelectedMode('sparkbooth')}
-                  disabled={updating}
-                  style={{ width: '100%', paddingHorizontal: 10, paddingVertical: 10 }}
-                />
-              </XStack>
-            </XStack>
           </MobileCard>
 
           <MobileCard space="$2">
             <XStack alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between">
               <Text fontSize="$sm" fontWeight="700" color={text}>
-                {isSpark ? t('photobooth.credentials.sparkboothTitle', 'Uploader App (HTTP)') : t('photobooth.credentials.heading', 'FTP credentials')}
+                {t('photobooth.credentials.uploaderTitle', 'Uploader App (HTTP)')}
               </Text>
-              {!isSpark && ftp?.require_ftps ? <PillBadge tone="warning">{t('photobooth.credentials.ftps', 'FTPS required')}</PillBadge> : null}
             </XStack>
             <YStack space="$1">
-              {isSpark ? (
-                <>
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.postUrl', 'Upload URL')} value={uploadUrl ?? '—'} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.username', 'Username')} value={username ?? '—'} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.password', 'Password')} value={password ?? '—'} border={border} masked />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.sparkbooth.format', 'Response format')} value={responseFormat.toUpperCase()} border={border} />
+              <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.postUrl', 'Upload URL')} value={uploadUrl ?? '—'} border={border} />
+              <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.username', 'Username')} value={username ?? '—'} border={border} />
+              <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.password', 'Password')} value={password ?? '—'} border={border} masked />
+              <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.uploader.format', 'Response format')} value={responseFormat.toUpperCase()} border={border} />
+              <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
+                {t('photobooth.uploader.hint', 'POST with media file or base64 "media" field; app uses these credentials.')}
+              </Text>
+              <YStack space="$2" marginTop="$2">
+                <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
+                  {t('photobooth.connectCode.description', 'Create a 6-digit code for the uploader app.')}
+                </Text>
+                <CTAButton
+                  label={
+                    connectLoading
+                      ? t('common.processing', '...')
+                      : t('photobooth.connectCode.actions.generate', 'Generate connect code')
+                  }
+                  onPress={handleGenerateConnectCode}
+                  iconLeft={<PlugZap size={14} color={surface} />}
+                  disabled={!isActive || updating || connectLoading}
+                  style={{ width: '100%', paddingHorizontal: 10, paddingVertical: 10 }}
+                />
+                {connectCode ? (
+                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.connectCode.label', 'Connect code')} value={connectCode} border={border} />
+                ) : null}
+                {connectExpiresAt ? (
                   <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
-                    {t('photobooth.sparkbooth.hint', 'POST with media file or base64 "media" field; app uses these credentials.')}
+                    {t('photobooth.connectCode.expires', 'Expires: {{date}}', {
+                      date: formatEventDate(connectExpiresAt, locale),
+                    })}
                   </Text>
-                  <YStack space="$2" marginTop="$2">
-                    <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
-                      {t('photobooth.connectCode.description', 'Create a 6-digit code for the uploader app.')}
-                    </Text>
-                    <CTAButton
-                      label={
-                        connectLoading
-                          ? t('common.processing', '...')
-                          : t('photobooth.connectCode.actions.generate', 'Generate connect code')
-                      }
-                      onPress={handleGenerateConnectCode}
-                      iconLeft={<PlugZap size={14} color={surface} />}
-                      disabled={!isActive || updating || connectLoading}
-                      style={{ width: '100%', paddingHorizontal: 10, paddingVertical: 10 }}
-                    />
-                    {connectCode ? (
-                      <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.connectCode.label', 'Connect code')} value={connectCode} border={border} />
-                    ) : null}
-                    {connectExpiresAt ? (
-                      <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
-                        {t('photobooth.connectCode.expires', 'Expires: {{date}}', {
-                          date: formatEventDate(connectExpiresAt, locale),
-                        })}
-                      </Text>
-                    ) : null}
-                  </YStack>
-                </>
-              ) : (
-                <>
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.host', 'Host')} value={ftp?.host ?? '—'} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.port', 'Port')} value={String(ftp?.port ?? '—')} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.path', 'Target folder')} value={connectionPath} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.postUrl', 'FTP URL')} value={ftpUrl} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.username', 'Username')} value={username ?? '—'} border={border} />
-                  <CredentialRow label={t('photobooth.credentials.password', 'Password')} value={password ?? '—'} border={border} masked />
-                  <Text fontSize="$xs" color={muted}>
-                    {t('photobooth.credentials.ftpsHint', 'Use FTPS if required; uploads go into the target folder for this event.')}
-                  </Text>
-                </>
-              )}
+                ) : null}
+              </YStack>
             </YStack>
             <XStack space="$2" marginTop="$2" flexWrap="wrap">
               <XStack flex={1} minWidth={0}>
@@ -363,7 +305,7 @@ export default function MobileEventPhotoboothPage() {
               <XStack flex={1} minWidth={0}>
                 <CTAButton
                   label={isActive ? t('photobooth.actions.disable', 'Disable uploads') : t('photobooth.actions.enable', 'Enable uploads')}
-                  onPress={() => (isActive ? handleDisable() : handleEnable(selectedMode))}
+                  onPress={() => (isActive ? handleDisable() : handleEnable())}
                   tone={isActive ? 'ghost' : 'primary'}
                   iconLeft={isActive ? <Power size={14} color={text} /> : <PlugZap size={14} color={surface} />}
                   disabled={updating}