diff --git a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json
index b3dff7e..acd2546 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json
+++ b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/de/dashboard.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "nextStepTitle": "Nächster Schritt",
     "quickSettings": "Event-Einstellungen",
     "publishToggle": "Live",
-    "autoApproveToggle": "Auto",
     "pending": "Noch offen",
     "complete": "Erledigt",
     "items": {
diff --git a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json
index 64ef0dd..3dd6834 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json
+++ b/resources/js/admin/i18n/locales/en/dashboard.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "nextStepTitle": "Next step",
     "quickSettings": "Event settings",
     "publishToggle": "Live",
-    "autoApproveToggle": "Auto",
     "pending": "Pending",
     "complete": "Done",
     "items": {
diff --git a/resources/js/admin/mobile/DashboardPage.tsx b/resources/js/admin/mobile/DashboardPage.tsx
index a0295f4..429386b 100644
--- a/resources/js/admin/mobile/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/admin/mobile/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -282,15 +282,14 @@ function LifecycleHero({
   const cardVariant = isEmbedded ? 'embedded' : 'default';
   const cardPadding = isEmbedded ? '$3' : '$3.5';
   const [isPublishing, setIsPublishing] = React.useState(false);
-  const [isAutoApproving, setIsAutoApproving] = React.useState(false);
-  const [published, setPublished] = React.useState(false);
-  const [autoApproveUploads, setAutoApproveUploads] = React.useState(false);
+  const [published, setPublished] = React.useState(() => event?.status === 'published');
   
   if (!event) return null;
   const phase = getEventPhase(event);
   const pendingPhotos = stats?.pending_photos ?? event.pending_photo_count ?? 0;
   const isPostEvent = phase === 'post';
   const showQuickControls = canManage && !isPostEvent;
+  const displayStatus = event.status === 'archived' ? 'archived' : published ? 'published' : 'draft';
   
   // Header Row
   const Header = () => (
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ function LifecycleHero({
           {formatEventDate(event.event_date, locale)}
         </Text>
       </YStack>
-      <StatusBadge status={event.status} />
+      <StatusBadge status={displayStatus} />
     </XStack>
   );
 
@@ -359,8 +358,6 @@ function LifecycleHero({
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setPublished(event.status === 'published');
-    const visibility = (event.settings?.guest_upload_visibility as string | undefined) ?? 'review';
-    setAutoApproveUploads(visibility === 'immediate');
   }, [event.settings?.guest_upload_visibility, event.status]);
 
   const handlePublishChange = React.useCallback(
@@ -384,31 +381,6 @@ function LifecycleHero({
     [event.slug, onUpdated, published, t],
   );
 
-  const handleAutoApproveChange = React.useCallback(
-    async (checked: boolean) => {
-      if (!event.slug) return;
-      const previous = autoApproveUploads;
-      setAutoApproveUploads(checked);
-      setIsAutoApproving(true);
-      try {
-        const nextSettings = {
-          ...(event.settings ?? {}),
-          guest_upload_visibility: checked ? 'immediate' : 'review',
-        };
-        await updateEvent(event.slug, { settings: nextSettings });
-        onUpdated?.();
-      } catch (err) {
-        setAutoApproveUploads(previous);
-        toast.error(
-          getApiErrorMessage(err, t('eventForm.errors.saveFailed', 'Event could not be saved.'))
-        );
-      } finally {
-        setIsAutoApproving(false);
-      }
-    },
-    [autoApproveUploads, event.settings, event.slug, onUpdated, t],
-  );
-  
   if (phase === 'post') {
      return (
         <YStack space="$2">
@@ -501,21 +473,6 @@ function LifecycleHero({
                 <Switch.Thumb />
               </Switch>
             </YStack>
-
-            <YStack alignItems="center" space="$1">
-              <Text fontSize="$xs" color={theme.muted} textTransform="uppercase" letterSpacing={0.8}>
-                {t('dashboard:readiness.autoApproveToggle', 'Auto')}
-              </Text>
-              <Switch
-                checked={autoApproveUploads}
-                onCheckedChange={(checked) => handleAutoApproveChange(Boolean(checked))}
-                size="$2"
-                disabled={isAutoApproving}
-                aria-label={t('eventForm.fields.uploadVisibility.label', 'Uploads visible immediately')}
-              >
-                <Switch.Thumb />
-              </Switch>
-            </YStack>
           </XStack>
         </XStack>
       ) : null}