diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index cb7d6c3f3..6694ffdb1 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ PODS:
     - ZXingObjC/PDF417
   - EXCamera (13.6.0):
     - ExpoModulesCore
+  - EXFaceDetector (12.4.0):
+    - ExpoModulesCore
+    - GoogleMLKit/FaceDetection (= 4.0.0)
+    - MLKitCommon (= 9.0.0)
+    - MLKitFaceDetection (= 3.0.0)
+    - MLKitVision (= 5.0.0)
   - EXFileSystem (15.4.2):
     - ExpoModulesCore
   - EXImageLoader (4.3.0):
@@ -224,10 +230,27 @@ PODS:
     - GoogleUtilities/Environment (~> 7.7)
     - nanopb (< 2.30910.0, >= 2.30908.0)
     - PromisesObjC (< 3.0, >= 1.2)
+  - GoogleMLKit/FaceDetection (4.0.0):
+    - GoogleMLKit/MLKitCore
+    - MLKitFaceDetection (~> 3.0.0)
+  - GoogleMLKit/MLKitCore (4.0.0):
+    - MLKitCommon (~> 9.0.0)
   - GoogleSignIn (7.0.0):
     - AppAuth (~> 1.5)
     - GTMAppAuth (< 3.0, >= 1.3)
     - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (< 4.0, >= 1.1)
+  - GoogleToolboxForMac/DebugUtils (2.3.2):
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/Defines (= 2.3.2)
+  - GoogleToolboxForMac/Defines (2.3.2)
+  - GoogleToolboxForMac/Logger (2.3.2):
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/Defines (= 2.3.2)
+  - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSData+zlib (2.3.2)":
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/Defines (= 2.3.2)
+  - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSDictionary+URLArguments (2.3.2)":
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/DebugUtils (= 2.3.2)
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/Defines (= 2.3.2)
+    - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSString+URLArguments (= 2.3.2)"
+  - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSString+URLArguments (2.3.2)"
   - GoogleUtilities (7.11.5):
     - GoogleUtilities/AppDelegateSwizzler (= 7.11.5)
     - GoogleUtilities/Environment (= 7.11.5)
@@ -261,10 +284,12 @@ PODS:
     - GoogleUtilities/MethodSwizzler
   - GoogleUtilities/UserDefaults (7.11.5):
     - GoogleUtilities/Logger
+  - GoogleUtilitiesComponents (1.1.0):
+    - GoogleUtilities/Logger
   - GTMAppAuth (2.0.0):
     - AppAuth/Core (~> 1.6)
     - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (< 4.0, >= 1.5)
-  - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (3.1.1)
+  - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (2.3.0)
   - hermes-engine (0.72.3):
     - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 0.72.3)
   - hermes-engine/Pre-built (0.72.3)
@@ -273,6 +298,24 @@ PODS:
   - lottie-react-native (6.3.1):
     - lottie-ios (~> 4.3.0)
     - React-Core
+  - MLImage (1.0.0-beta4)
+  - MLKitCommon (9.0.0):
+    - GoogleDataTransport (~> 9.0)
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/Logger (~> 2.1)
+    - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSData+zlib (~> 2.1)"
+    - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSDictionary+URLArguments (~> 2.1)"
+    - GoogleUtilities/UserDefaults (~> 7.0)
+    - GoogleUtilitiesComponents (~> 1.0)
+    - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (< 3.0, >= 1.1)
+  - MLKitFaceDetection (3.0.0):
+    - MLKitCommon (~> 9.0)
+    - MLKitVision (~> 5.0)
+  - MLKitVision (5.0.0):
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac/Logger (~> 2.1)
+    - "GoogleToolboxForMac/NSData+zlib (~> 2.1)"
+    - GTMSessionFetcher/Core (< 3.0, >= 1.1)
+    - MLImage (= 1.0.0-beta4)
+    - MLKitCommon (~> 9.0)
   - MoEngage-iOS-SDK (9.4.1)
   - MoEngageInApp (4.4.0):
     - MoEngage-iOS-SDK (< 9.5.0, >= 9.4.0)
@@ -873,6 +916,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - DoubleConversion (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/DoubleConversion.podspec`)
   - EXBarCodeScanner (from `../node_modules/expo-barcode-scanner/ios`)
   - EXCamera (from `../node_modules/expo-camera/ios`)
+  - EXFaceDetector (from `../node_modules/expo-face-detector/ios`)
   - EXFileSystem (from `../node_modules/expo-file-system/ios`)
   - EXImageLoader (from `../node_modules/expo-image-loader/ios`)
   - Expo (from `../node_modules/expo`)
@@ -1022,12 +1066,19 @@ SPEC REPOS:
     - fmt
     - GoogleAppMeasurement
     - GoogleDataTransport
+    - GoogleMLKit
     - GoogleSignIn
+    - GoogleToolboxForMac
     - GoogleUtilities
+    - GoogleUtilitiesComponents
     - GTMAppAuth
     - GTMSessionFetcher
     - libevent
     - lottie-ios
+    - MLImage
+    - MLKitCommon
+    - MLKitFaceDetection
+    - MLKitVision
     - MoEngage-iOS-SDK
     - MoEngageInApp
     - MoEngagePluginBase
@@ -1053,6 +1104,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo-barcode-scanner/ios"
   EXCamera:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo-camera/ios"
+  EXFaceDetector:
+    :path: "../node_modules/expo-face-detector/ios"
   EXFileSystem:
     :path: "../node_modules/expo-file-system/ios"
   EXImageLoader:
@@ -1239,6 +1292,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   DoubleConversion: 5189b271737e1565bdce30deb4a08d647e3f5f54
   EXBarCodeScanner: 44783bf0be375ab18a838dcfef29dd648397000a
   EXCamera: 2dc2bd2828bca4e283018a0b5a84aec6639ff0b4
+  EXFaceDetector: 2a950a570efa39a4724930abb65052ebba1128ea
   EXFileSystem: d7f59869885cfeab3ac771e2a8d0f5ed98cd3fdb
   EXImageLoader: 34b214f9387e98f3c73989f15d8d5b399c9ab3f7
   Expo: d5956de70d4076190861f6730b93e75478b6faf8
@@ -1278,14 +1332,21 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   glog: 04b94705f318337d7ead9e6d17c019bd9b1f6b1b
   GoogleAppMeasurement: d3dabccdb336fc0ae44b633c8abaa26559893cd9
   GoogleDataTransport: 54dee9d48d14580407f8f5fbf2f496e92437a2f2
+  GoogleMLKit: 2bd0dc6253c4d4f227aad460f69215a504b2980e
   GoogleSignIn: b232380cf495a429b8095d3178a8d5855b42e842
+  GoogleToolboxForMac: 8bef7c7c5cf7291c687cf5354f39f9db6399ad34
   GoogleUtilities: 13e2c67ede716b8741c7989e26893d151b2b2084
+  GoogleUtilitiesComponents: 679b2c881db3b615a2777504623df6122dd20afe
   GTMAppAuth: 99fb010047ba3973b7026e45393f51f27ab965ae
-  GTMSessionFetcher: e8647203b65cee28c5f73d0f473d096653945e72
+  GTMSessionFetcher: 3a63d75eecd6aa32c2fc79f578064e1214dfdec2
   hermes-engine: 10fbd3f62405c41ea07e71973ea61e1878d07322
   libevent: 4049cae6c81cdb3654a443be001fb9bdceff7913
   lottie-ios: 25e7b2675dad5c3ddad369ac9baab03560c5bfdd
   lottie-react-native: c9f1db4f4124dcce9f8159e65d8dc6e8bcb11fb4
+  MLImage: 7bb7c4264164ade9bf64f679b40fb29c8f33ee9b
+  MLKitCommon: c1b791c3e667091918d91bda4bba69a91011e390
+  MLKitFaceDetection: 4981488f71ea8ed718cda692a29ab562637d9ae5
+  MLKitVision: 8baa5f46ee3352614169b85250574fde38c36f49
   MoEngage-iOS-SDK: b7af14646f44852527ba7420e52ff8bb56b7077d
   MoEngageInApp: 94f24b0b1a83ec247dc998f31b08124b09fcab96
   MoEngagePluginBase: e865f388c39d0cf2c7847610876e63b0e5e31c22
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7af586e7a..22afac27b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "expo": "^49.0.0",
     "expo-barcode-scanner": "^12.5.3",
     "expo-camera": "^13.6.0",
+    "expo-face-detector": "12.4.0",
     "expo-haptics": "12.6.0",
     "exponential-backoff": "^3.1.0",
     "ffmpeg-kit-react-native": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/patches/expo-face-detector+12.4.0.patch b/patches/expo-face-detector+12.4.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cba71c116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/expo-face-detector+12.4.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/expo-face-detector/ios/EXFaceDetector.podspec b/node_modules/expo-face-detector/ios/EXFaceDetector.podspec
+index ed661e3..9cf6103 100644
+--- a/node_modules/expo-face-detector/ios/EXFaceDetector.podspec
++++ b/node_modules/expo-face-detector/ios/EXFaceDetector.podspec
+@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
+   # even though `GoogleMLKit/FaceDetection` depends on all `MLKit*` references below
+   # framework generation code (prebuilds) cannot locate them properly, so these are defined explicitly
+   # TODO: research why xcodegen fails to detect dependencies of dependencies (resulted .xcodeproj is missing them)
+-  s.dependency 'GoogleMLKit/FaceDetection', '2.6.0'
+-  s.dependency 'MLKitFaceDetection', '1.5.0'
+-  s.dependency 'MLKitCommon', '5.0.0'
+-  s.dependency 'MLKitVision', '3.0.0'
++  s.dependency 'GoogleMLKit/FaceDetection', '4.0.0'
++  s.dependency 'MLKitFaceDetection', '3.0.0'
++  s.dependency 'MLKitCommon', '9.0.0'
++  s.dependency 'MLKitVision', '5.0.0'
+
+   if !$ExpoUseSources&.include?(package['name']) && ENV['EXPO_USE_SOURCE'].to_i == 0 && File.exist?("#{s.name}.xcframework") && Gem::Version.new(Pod::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.10.0')
+     s.source_files = "#{s.name}/**/*.h"
diff --git a/src/api/auth/types.ts b/src/api/auth/types.ts
index 5c8cbffa0..4855c163c 100644
--- a/src/api/auth/types.ts
+++ b/src/api/auth/types.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ type AchievementsConfig = {
   achievements?: {enabled: boolean};
 };
 
+type FaceDetectionConfig = {
+  'face-detection'?: {enabled: boolean};
+};
+
 export type AuthConfig = AuthCodeConfig &
   FaceAuthConfig &
   TeamConfig &
-  AchievementsConfig;
+  AchievementsConfig &
+  FaceDetectionConfig;
diff --git a/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission.png b/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff27a48f4
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission.png differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission@2x.png b/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission@2x.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbc1f2d47
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission@2x.png differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission@3x.png b/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission@3x.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f78c4a99
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/assets/images/badges/camera_permission@3x.png differ
diff --git a/src/assets/images/index.ts b/src/assets/images/index.ts
index bc6d2cf03..19d2e4c26 100644
--- a/src/assets/images/index.ts
+++ b/src/assets/images/index.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export const Images = {
     placeholder1: require('./badges/placeholder1.png'),
     placeholder2: require('./badges/placeholder2.png'),
     faceAuth: require('./badges/face_auth.png'),
+    cameraPermission: require('./badges/camera_permission.png'),
   },
   phone: {
     confirmPhoneNumber: require('./phone/confirmPhoneNumber.png'),
diff --git a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/EmotionsAuthCameraFeed/components/GatherEmotionsStep/index.tsx b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/EmotionsAuthCameraFeed/components/GatherEmotionsStep/index.tsx
index 5fb6a1cc7..7de71993d 100644
--- a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/EmotionsAuthCameraFeed/components/GatherEmotionsStep/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/EmotionsAuthCameraFeed/components/GatherEmotionsStep/index.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export function GatherEmotionsStep({
 }: Props) {
   const cameraRef = useRef<Camera>(null);
   const [isCameraReady, setIsCameraReady] = useState(false);
-  const isDeviceAngleAllowed = useIsDeviceAngleAllowed();
+  const isDeviceAngleAllowed = useIsDeviceAngleAllowed(isCameraReady);
   const emotions = useSelector(emotionsAuthEmotionsSelector);
   const session = useSelector(emotionsAuthSessionSelector);
   const emotionsAuthNextEmotionIndex = useSelector(
diff --git a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/FaceAuthCameraFeed/components/TakeSelfieStep/index.tsx b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/FaceAuthCameraFeed/components/TakeSelfieStep/index.tsx
index 32af35005..51e1c7aba 100644
--- a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/FaceAuthCameraFeed/components/TakeSelfieStep/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/FaceAuthCameraFeed/components/TakeSelfieStep/index.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Props = {
 export function TakeSelfieStep({onPictureTaken}: Props) {
   const cameraRef = useRef<Camera>(null);
   const [isCameraReady, setIsCameraReady] = useState(false);
-  const isDeviceAngleAllowed = useIsDeviceAngleAllowed();
+  const isDeviceAngleAllowed = useIsDeviceAngleAllowed(isCameraReady);
 
   const takePicture = async () => {
     if (cameraRef.current) {
diff --git a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraFeed/CameraFeed.tsx b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraFeed/CameraFeed.tsx
index d78198770..66751e146 100644
--- a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraFeed/CameraFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraFeed/CameraFeed.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import {commonStyles, windowWidth} from '@constants/styles';
 import {useCameraPermissions} from '@hooks/useCameraPermissions';
+import {CameraPermissionNotice} from '@screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraPermissionNotice';
 import {FaceAuthOverlay} from '@screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/FaceAuthOverlay';
 import {FaceRecognitionActions} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/actions';
 import {cameraRatioSelector} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/selectors';
@@ -64,7 +65,9 @@ export const CameraFeed = React.forwardRef(
           <FaceAuthOverlay />
         </Camera>
       </View>
-    ) : null;
+    ) : (
+      <CameraPermissionNotice />
+    );
   },
 );
 export const cameraStyles = StyleSheet.create({
diff --git a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraPermissionNotice/index.tsx b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraPermissionNotice/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f336fbe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/components/CameraPermissionNotice/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: ice License 1.0
+
+import {COLORS} from '@constants/colors';
+import {Images} from '@images';
+import {PopUpButton} from '@screens/Modals/PopUp/components/PopUpButton';
+import {t} from '@translations/i18n';
+import {font} from '@utils/styles';
+import React from 'react';
+import {Image, Linking, ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View} from 'react-native';
+import {rem} from 'rn-units';
+
+export function CameraPermissionNotice() {
+  return (
+    <ScrollView
+      style={styles.container}
+      contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}>
+      <View style={styles.imageContainer}>
+        <Image source={Images.badges.cameraPermission} />
+      </View>
+      <Text style={styles.title}>{t('face_auth.camera_permission.title')}</Text>
+      <Text style={styles.description}>
+        {t('face_auth.camera_permission.description')}
+      </Text>
+      <View style={styles.footerContainer}>
+        <PopUpButton
+          text={t('face_auth.camera_permission.action')}
+          style={styles.button}
+          onPress={() => Linking.openSettings()}
+        />
+      </View>
+    </ScrollView>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    backgroundColor: COLORS.white,
+  },
+  contentContainer: {
+    flexGrow: 1,
+    backgroundColor: COLORS.white,
+  },
+  imageContainer: {
+    alignSelf: 'center',
+    paddingTop: rem(88),
+  },
+  title: {
+    paddingTop: rem(10),
+    ...font(24, 34, 'black', 'primaryDark', 'center'),
+  },
+  description: {
+    paddingTop: rem(16),
+    paddingHorizontal: rem(48),
+    ...font(14, 20, 'medium', 'secondary', 'center'),
+  },
+  footerContainer: {
+    flex: 1,
+    justifyContent: 'flex-end',
+    paddingHorizontal: rem(80),
+  },
+  button: {
+    height: rem(40),
+    width: '100%',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/hooks/useIsDeviceAngleAllowed.tsx b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/hooks/useIsDeviceAngleAllowed.tsx
index 205e044fb..78ba859c5 100644
--- a/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/hooks/useIsDeviceAngleAllowed.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/FaceRecognitionFlow/hooks/useIsDeviceAngleAllowed.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const THRESHOLD =
     ? -Math.sin(DEVICE_Y_ALLOWED_ROTATION_RADIANS)
     : GRAVITY - DEVICE_Y_ALLOWED_ROTATION_RADIANS;
 
-export const useIsDeviceAngleAllowed = () => {
+export const useIsDeviceAngleAllowed = (isReady: boolean) => {
   const [isAllowed, setIsAllowed] = useState<boolean>(true);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ export const useIsDeviceAngleAllowed = () => {
   }, []);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isAllowed) {
+    if (!isAllowed && isReady) {
       const interval = setInterval(
         hapticFeedback,
         DEVICE_ANGLE_WARNING_FEEDBACK_INTERVAL_MS,
       );
       return () => clearInterval(interval);
     }
-  }, [isAllowed]);
+  }, [isAllowed, isReady]);
 
   return isAllowed;
 };
diff --git a/src/store/modules/Account/selectors/index.ts b/src/store/modules/Account/selectors/index.ts
index 38a08755b..e5c67ec74 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/Account/selectors/index.ts
+++ b/src/store/modules/Account/selectors/index.ts
@@ -82,3 +82,6 @@ export const isTeamEnabledSelector = (state: RootState) =>
 
 export const isAchievementsEnabledSelector = (state: RootState) =>
   !!state.account.authConfig?.achievements?.enabled;
+
+export const isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector = (state: RootState) =>
+  !!state.account.authConfig?.['face-detection']?.enabled;
diff --git a/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initEmotionsAuth.ts b/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initEmotionsAuth.ts
index 964b07d94..01a7d3851 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initEmotionsAuth.ts
+++ b/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initEmotionsAuth.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,20 @@
 
 import {is5xxApiError, isApiError} from '@api/client';
 import {Api} from '@api/index';
-import {FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE} from '@constants/faceRecognition';
-import {userIdSelector} from '@store/modules/Account/selectors';
+import {
+  isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector,
+  userIdSelector,
+} from '@store/modules/Account/selectors';
 import {FaceRecognitionActions} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/actions';
 import {
   emotionsAuthEmotionsSelector,
   emotionsAuthSessionSelector,
   emotionsAuthStatusSelector,
 } from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/selectors';
-import {isEmotionsAuthFinalised} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils';
+import {
+  getCroppedPictureUri,
+  isEmotionsAuthFinalised,
+} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils';
 import {shallowCompare} from '@utils/array';
 import {showError} from '@utils/errors';
 import {extractFramesWithFFmpeg, getPictureCropStartY} from '@utils/ffmpeg';
@@ -20,6 +25,29 @@ type Actions = ReturnType<
   typeof FaceRecognitionActions.EMOTIONS_AUTH.START.create
 >;
 
+async function getCroppedFrames({
+  frames,
+  pictureWidth,
+  cropStartY,
+  faceDetectionEnabled,
+}: {
+  frames: string[];
+  pictureWidth: number;
+  cropStartY: number;
+  faceDetectionEnabled: boolean;
+}): Promise<string[]> {
+  return Promise.all(
+    frames.map(frame =>
+      getCroppedPictureUri({
+        pictureUri: frame,
+        pictureWidth,
+        cropStartY,
+        faceDetectionEnabled,
+      }),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
 export function* initEmotionsAuthSaga(action: Actions) {
   try {
     const {videoUri, videoWidth, videoHeight} = action.payload;
@@ -31,24 +59,36 @@ export function* initEmotionsAuthSaga(action: Actions) {
       userIdSelector,
     );
 
+    const frames: SagaReturnType<typeof extractFramesWithFFmpeg> = yield call(
+      extractFramesWithFFmpeg,
+      {
+        inputUri: videoUri,
+      },
+    );
+
     const cropStartY: SagaReturnType<typeof getPictureCropStartY> = yield call(
       getPictureCropStartY,
       {pictureWidth: videoWidth, pictureHeight: videoHeight},
     );
-    const frames: SagaReturnType<typeof extractFramesWithFFmpeg> = yield call(
-      extractFramesWithFFmpeg,
+
+    const faceDetectionEnabled: ReturnType<
+      typeof isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector
+    > = yield select(isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector);
+
+    const croppedFrames: SagaReturnType<typeof getCroppedFrames> = yield call(
+      getCroppedFrames,
       {
-        inputUri: videoUri,
+        frames,
+        pictureWidth: videoWidth,
         cropStartY,
-        outputSize: FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE,
-        width: videoWidth,
+        faceDetectionEnabled,
       },
     );
     const response: SagaReturnType<typeof Api.faceRecognition.emotionsAuth> =
       yield call(Api.faceRecognition.emotionsAuth, {
         userId,
         sessionId,
-        pictureUris: frames,
+        pictureUris: croppedFrames,
       });
     const emotionsAuthStatus: ReturnType<typeof emotionsAuthStatusSelector> =
       yield select(emotionsAuthStatusSelector);
diff --git a/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initFaceAuth.ts b/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initFaceAuth.ts
index f3a501631..02afc64f9 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initFaceAuth.ts
+++ b/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/sagas/initFaceAuth.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 import {is5xxApiError, isApiError} from '@api/client';
 import {Api} from '@api/index';
-import {FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE} from '@constants/faceRecognition';
-import {userIdSelector} from '@store/modules/Account/selectors';
+import {
+  isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector,
+  userIdSelector,
+} from '@store/modules/Account/selectors';
 import {FaceRecognitionActions} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/actions';
+import {getCroppedPictureUri} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils';
 import {showError} from '@utils/errors';
-import {cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg, getPictureCropStartY} from '@utils/ffmpeg';
-import {getFilenameFromPath} from '@utils/file';
-import {cacheDirectory} from 'expo-file-system';
+import {getPictureCropStartY} from '@utils/ffmpeg';
 import {call, put, SagaReturnType, select, spawn} from 'redux-saga/effects';
 
 type Actions = ReturnType<typeof FaceRecognitionActions.FACE_AUTH.START.create>;
@@ -22,15 +23,16 @@ export function* initFaceAuthSaga(action: Actions) {
       {pictureWidth, pictureHeight},
     );
 
-    const croppedPictureUri: SagaReturnType<typeof cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg> =
-      yield call(cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg, {
-        inputUri: pictureUri,
-        outputUri: `${cacheDirectory}/cropped_${getFilenameFromPath(
-          pictureUri,
-        )}`,
-        imgWidth: pictureWidth,
+    const faceDetectionEnabled: ReturnType<
+      typeof isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector
+    > = yield select(isFaceDetectionEnabledSelector);
+
+    const croppedPictureUri: SagaReturnType<typeof getCroppedPictureUri> =
+      yield call(getCroppedPictureUri, {
+        pictureUri,
         cropStartY,
-        outputSize: FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE,
+        pictureWidth,
+        faceDetectionEnabled,
       });
     const userId: ReturnType<typeof userIdSelector> = yield select(
       userIdSelector,
diff --git a/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils.ts b/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils.ts
index d76651f78..56553f1a2 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils.ts
+++ b/src/store/modules/FaceRecognition/utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: ice License 1.0
 
+import {FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE} from '@constants/faceRecognition';
 import {EmotionsAuthStatus} from '@store/modules/FaceRecognition/types';
+import {cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg} from '@utils/ffmpeg';
+import {getFilenameFromPath} from '@utils/file';
+import * as FaceDetector from 'expo-face-detector';
+import {
+  FaceDetectorClassifications,
+  FaceDetectorLandmarks,
+  FaceDetectorMode,
+} from 'expo-face-detector/src/FaceDetector';
+import {cacheDirectory} from 'expo-file-system';
 
 export function isEmotionsAuthFinalised(status: EmotionsAuthStatus | null) {
   return (
@@ -12,8 +22,50 @@ export function isEmotionsAuthFinalised(status: EmotionsAuthStatus | null) {
   );
 }
 
-export function isEmotionsAuthInRecoverableFailureStatus(
-  status: EmotionsAuthStatus | null,
-) {
-  return status === 'FAILED' || status === 'TRY_LATER';
+export async function getCroppedPictureUri({
+  pictureUri,
+  pictureWidth,
+  cropStartY,
+  faceDetectionEnabled,
+}: {
+  pictureUri: string;
+  pictureWidth: number;
+  cropStartY: number;
+  faceDetectionEnabled: boolean;
+}) {
+  if (faceDetectionEnabled) {
+    const result = await FaceDetector.detectFacesAsync(pictureUri, {
+      mode: FaceDetectorMode.accurate,
+      detectLandmarks: FaceDetectorLandmarks.none,
+      runClassifications: FaceDetectorClassifications.none,
+    });
+    const face = result?.faces?.[0];
+    if (face) {
+      const {size, origin} = face.bounds;
+      const isTaller = size.height > size.width;
+      const faceCropStartX = isTaller
+        ? origin.x - (size.height - size.width) / 2
+        : origin.x;
+      const faceCropStartY = origin.y;
+      const imgWidth = Math.max(size.width, size.height, pictureWidth);
+      return cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg({
+        inputUri: pictureUri,
+        outputUri: `${cacheDirectory}/cropped_${getFilenameFromPath(
+          pictureUri,
+        )}`,
+        cropStartY: faceCropStartY,
+        cropStartX: faceCropStartX,
+        imgWidth,
+        outputSize: FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+  return cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg({
+    inputUri: pictureUri,
+    outputUri: `${cacheDirectory}/cropped_${getFilenameFromPath(pictureUri)}`,
+    imgWidth: pictureWidth,
+    cropStartY,
+    cropStartX: 0,
+    outputSize: FACE_RECOGNITION_PICTURE_SIZE,
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/af.json b/src/translations/locales/af.json
index cce1b0126..a3ebd78f9 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/af.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/af.json
@@ -1084,6 +1084,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Waarskuwing",
       "description": "Hou asseblief die telefoon regop terwyl jy na die kamera kyk"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kamera toestemming",
+      "description": "Om voort te gaan, staan asseblief toegang tot die kamera toe.",
+      "action": "Staan toegang toe"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/am.json b/src/translations/locales/am.json
index 67d1bfa10..a29af9797 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/am.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/am.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "ማስጠንቀቂያ",
       "description": "እባኮትን ወደ ካሜራ እየተመለከቱ ስልኩን ቀጥ አድርገው ይያዙት።"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "የካሜራ ፍቃድ",
+      "description": "ለመቀጠል እባክዎን የካሜራ መዳረሻ ይፍቀዱ።",
+      "action": "መዳረሻ ፍቀድ"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ar.json b/src/translations/locales/ar.json
index 9577847dc..7ecf90906 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ar.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ar.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "تحذير",
       "description": "رجاءً احتفظ بالهاتف مستقيمًا أثناء النظر في الكاميرا"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "إذن الكاميرا",
+      "description": "للمتابعة، يرجى السماح بالوصول إلى الكاميرا.",
+      "action": "السماح بالوصول"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/az.json b/src/translations/locales/az.json
index 5dae4e48d..0fb5e547e 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/az.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/az.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Xəbərdarlıq",
       "description": "Kameraya baxarkən telefonu düz tutun, xahiş edirik"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kamera icazəsi",
+      "description": "Davam etmək üçün, kamerağa girişi icazə verin.",
+      "action": "Girişə icazə verin"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/bg.json b/src/translations/locales/bg.json
index 3c3fd3a85..2ab958ecb 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/bg.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/bg.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Предупреждение",
       "description": "Моля, дръжте телефона право, докато гледате камерата"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Разрешение за камера",
+      "description": "За да продължите, моля, разрешете достъп до камерата.",
+      "action": "Разрешете достъп"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/bn.json b/src/translations/locales/bn.json
index 9a2e9b651..4eededd70 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/bn.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/bn.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "সতর্কতা",
       "description": "দয়া করে ক্যামেরা দেখার সময় ফোনটি সোজা রেখে রাখুন"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "ক্যামেরা অনুমতি",
+      "description": "চালিয়ে যাওয়ার জন্য, দয়া করে ক্যামেরা অ্যাক্সেস অনুমতি দিন।",
+      "action": "অ্যাক্সেস অনুমতি দিন"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/cs.json b/src/translations/locales/cs.json
index ab6b89ac3..a0f2f786d 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/cs.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/cs.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Varování",
       "description": "Prosím, držte telefon rovně při pohledu do kamery"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Oprávnění k fotoaparátu",
+      "description": "Pro pokračování povolte přístup k fotoaparátu.",
+      "action": "Povolit přístup"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/de.json b/src/translations/locales/de.json
index 495e6809c..aebefa2be 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/de.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Warnung",
       "description": "Bitte halten Sie das Telefon gerade, während Sie in die Kamera schauen"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kameraberechtigung",
+      "description": "Um fortzufahren, erlauben Sie bitte den Zugriff auf die Kamera.",
+      "action": "Zugriff erlauben"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/el.json b/src/translations/locales/el.json
index 28ce2ff2a..3018f0120 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/el.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/el.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Προειδοποίηση",
       "description": "Κρατήστε το τηλέφωνο ευθύ, ενώ κοιτάτε την κάμερα, παρακαλώ"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Άδεια κάμερας",
+      "description": "Για να συνεχίσετε, παρακαλώ επιτρέψτε την πρόσβαση στην κάμερα.",
+      "action": "Επιτροπή πρόσβασης"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/en.json b/src/translations/locales/en.json
index a85c7b97a..c6544aad7 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/en.json
@@ -1078,6 +1078,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Warning",
       "description": "Please keep the phone straight while looking into camera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Camera permission",
+      "description": "To continue, please allow access to camera.",
+      "action": "Allow access"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/en.json.d.ts b/src/translations/locales/en.json.d.ts
index 4f010a251..a5f9c3c72 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/en.json.d.ts
+++ b/src/translations/locales/en.json.d.ts
@@ -672,6 +672,9 @@ export type Translations = {
   'face_auth.emotions_recognition.emotions.surprise': null;
   'face_auth.device_angle_warning.title': null;
   'face_auth.device_angle_warning.description': null;
+  'face_auth.camera_permission.title': null;
+  'face_auth.camera_permission.description': null;
+  'face_auth.camera_permission.action': null;
   'override.whoInvitedYou.dontHaveInvitationCode': null;
   'override.home.pioneer.description': null;
   'override.home.tasks.invite_friends.description': null;
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/es.json b/src/translations/locales/es.json
index 4a13179f4..cc2af90cf 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/es.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Advertencia",
       "description": "Por favor, mantén el teléfono recto mientras miras la cámara"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Permiso de cámara",
+      "description": "Para continuar, por favor permita el acceso a la cámara.",
+      "action": "Permitir acceso"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/fa.json b/src/translations/locales/fa.json
index d875f3ddc..dd2eb9570 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/fa.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/fa.json
@@ -1088,6 +1088,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "اخطار",
       "description": "لطفاً تلفن را مستقیم نگه دارید در حین نگاه به دوربین"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "مجوز دوربین",
+      "description": "برای ادامه، لطفا دسترسی به دوربین را اجازه دهید.",
+      "action": "اجازه دسترسی"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/fr.json b/src/translations/locales/fr.json
index 4f7177dc8..d94bee53b 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/fr.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Avertissement",
       "description": "Veuillez maintenir le téléphone droit en regardant dans l'appareil photo"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Permission de la caméra",
+      "description": "Pour continuer, veuillez autoriser l'accès à la caméra.",
+      "action": "Autoriser l'accès"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/gu.json b/src/translations/locales/gu.json
index 38c60d910..eec05336f 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/gu.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/gu.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "ચેતવણી",
       "description": "કૃપા કરીને કેમેરામાં જોઇ રહ્યાં વખતે ફોનને સ્તંભન રાખો"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "કેમેરા માટે પરવાહનીકરણ",
+      "description": "આગળ વધવા માટે, કૃપા કરીને કેમેરાને ઍક્સેસ આપવા માટે પરવાહનીકરણ આપો.",
+      "action": "ઍક્સેસ આપો"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/he.json b/src/translations/locales/he.json
index f01b828fd..735eeb112 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/he.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/he.json
@@ -1088,6 +1088,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "אזהרה",
       "description": "אנא החזיקו את הטלפון במעמד הצפייה במצלמה"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "רשות מצלמה",
+      "description": "להמשך, אנא אשר גישה למצלמה.",
+      "action": "לאשר גישה"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/hi.json b/src/translations/locales/hi.json
index 255f84f85..7cd1649a1 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/hi.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/hi.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "चेतावनी",
       "description": "कृपया कैमरा में देखते समय फ़ोन को सीधा रखें"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "कैमरा अनुमति",
+      "description": "आगे बढ़ने के लिए, कृपया कैमरे तक पहुँच देने की अनुमति दें।",
+      "action": "पहुँच देने की अनुमति दें"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/hu.json b/src/translations/locales/hu.json
index 78cb8d606..efb36891e 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/hu.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/hu.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Figyelmeztetés",
       "description": "Kérjük, tartsa a telefont egyenesen, amikor a kamerába néz"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kamera engedély",
+      "description": "Folytatáshoz engedélyezze a kamera hozzáférését.",
+      "action": "Hozzáférés engedélyezése"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/id.json b/src/translations/locales/id.json
index 6be019fae..c4b86d17b 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/id.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/id.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Peringatan",
       "description": "Mohon tetapkan ponsel lurus saat melihat ke kamera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Izin Kamera",
+      "description": "Untuk melanjutkan, harap izinkan akses ke kamera.",
+      "action": "Izinkan akses"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/it.json b/src/translations/locales/it.json
index 14965862a..6911bf7cb 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/it.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/it.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Avviso",
       "description": "Si prega di tenere il telefono dritto mentre si guarda nella fotocamera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Permesso fotocamera",
+      "description": "Per continuare, permetti l'accesso alla fotocamera.",
+      "action": "Permetti accesso"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ja.json b/src/translations/locales/ja.json
index dd1ed39c1..4e10eb8f3 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ja.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "警告",
       "description": "カメラを見ながら電話をまっすぐに保ってください"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "カメラの許可",
+      "description": "続行するには、カメラへのアクセスを許可してください。",
+      "action": "アクセスを許可"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/jv.json b/src/translations/locales/jv.json
index d2c900683..bc39143bd 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/jv.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/jv.json
@@ -994,6 +994,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Peringatan",
       "description": "Monggo tuku telepon kokoh nalika ngelihat kamera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Izin Kamera",
+      "description": "Supaya tetep terus, monggo restuiakses menyang kamera.",
+      "action": "Restuiakses dianjurake"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/kn.json b/src/translations/locales/kn.json
index 281b9cdc3..1850de41a 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/kn.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/kn.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ",
       "description": "ಕ್ಯಾಮರಾವನ್ನು ನೋಡುವಾಗ ಫೋನ್ ಅನ್ನು ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಇರಿಸಿ"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ ಅನುಮತಿ",
+      "description": "ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲು, ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಕ್ಯಾಮೆರಾ ಅನುಮತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ.",
+      "action": "ಅನುಮತಿ ನೀಡಿ"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ko.json b/src/translations/locales/ko.json
index 3e35a6f7b..4065631a0 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ko.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "경고",
       "description": "카메라를 보면서 전화를 곧게 유지해주세요"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "카메라 권한",
+      "description": "계속하려면 카메라 접근을 허용하십시오.",
+      "action": "접근 허용"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/mr.json b/src/translations/locales/mr.json
index 5d32fc9a7..3d4b5683f 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/mr.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/mr.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "चेतावणी",
       "description": "कॅमेऱ्यात पहात असताना कृपया फोन सरळ ठेवा"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "कॅमेरा परवाहनी",
+      "description": "सुरुवात करण्यासाठी, कृपया कॅमेरा साठी प्रवेश द्या.",
+      "action": "प्रवेश द्या"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ms.json b/src/translations/locales/ms.json
index 53b915f21..7e2e4cbc1 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ms.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ms.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Arahan",
       "description": "Sila pegang telefon tegak sambil melihat ke kamera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kebenaran Kamera",
+      "description": "Untuk teruskan, sila benarkan akses kepada kamera.",
+      "action": "Benarkan akses"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/nb.json b/src/translations/locales/nb.json
index f244b96de..7528f30fd 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/nb.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/nb.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Advarsel",
       "description": "Vennligst hold telefonen rett mens du ser inn i kameraet"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kameratillatelse",
+      "description": "For å fortsette, vennligst gi tilgang til kameraet.",
+      "action": "Tillat tilgang"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/nn.json b/src/translations/locales/nn.json
index 7b0bf0d7e..0803ba551 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/nn.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/nn.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Advarsel",
       "description": "Vennligst hald telefonen rett medan du ser inn i kameraet"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kameratillatelse",
+      "description": "For å fortsette, vennligst gi tilgang til kameraet.",
+      "action": "Tillat tilgang"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/pa.json b/src/translations/locales/pa.json
index 0830aeb33..ccc3086cb 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/pa.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/pa.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ",
       "description": "ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੈਮਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਖਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਫ਼ੋਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਿੱਧਾ ਰੱਖੋ"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "ਕੈਮਰਾ ਅਨੁਮਤੀ",
+      "description": "ਜਾਰੀ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ, ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੈਮਰੇ ਦੀ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇਣ.",
+      "action": "ਪਹੁੰਚ ਦੀ ਇਜਾਜ਼ਤ ਦੇਣ."
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/pl.json b/src/translations/locales/pl.json
index d194f7805..d8fdafab7 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/pl.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/pl.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Ostrzeżenie",
       "description": "Proszę trzymać telefon prosto podczas patrzenia w kamerę"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Uprawnienia aparatu",
+      "description": "Aby kontynuować, proszę zezwolić na dostęp do aparatu.",
+      "action": "Zezwól na dostęp"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/pt.json b/src/translations/locales/pt.json
index 58c8f9450..dcca9b376 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/pt.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/pt.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Aviso",
       "description": "Por favor, mantenha o telefone reto ao olhar para a câmera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Permissão de Câmera",
+      "description": "Para continuar, por favor, permita o acesso à câmera.",
+      "action": "Permitir acesso"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ro.json b/src/translations/locales/ro.json
index 0a52c4784..7ca8c1854 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ro.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ro.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Avertisment",
       "description": "Vă rugăm să țineți telefonul drept în timp ce priviți în cameră"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Permisiune cameră",
+      "description": "Pentru a continua, vă rugăm să permiteți accesul la cameră.",
+      "action": "Permiteți accesul"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ru.json b/src/translations/locales/ru.json
index ce94ce233..c71b8c119 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ru.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ru.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Предупреждение",
       "description": "Пожалуйста, держите телефон прямо при смотрении в камеру"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Разрешение на камеру",
+      "description": "Для продолжения, пожалуйста, разрешите доступ к камере.",
+      "action": "Разрешить доступ"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/sk.json b/src/translations/locales/sk.json
index 08687e1de..f8e288bc8 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/sk.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/sk.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Upozornenie",
       "description": "Prosím, držte telefón pri pohľade do kamery rovno"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Povolenie kamery",
+      "description": "Pre pokračovanie povolte prístup ku kamere.",
+      "action": "Povoliť prístup"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/sl.json b/src/translations/locales/sl.json
index 51d8e816e..7c87a9acc 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/sl.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/sl.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Opozorilo",
       "description": "Prosimo, ohranite telefon pokonci med gledanjem v kamero"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Dovoljenje za kamero",
+      "description": "Za nadaljevanje dovolite dostop do kamere.",
+      "action": "Dovoli dostop"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/sq.json b/src/translations/locales/sq.json
index d36bf68f5..5b40b10a6 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/sq.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/sq.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Paralajmërim",
       "description": "Ju lutemi mbani telefonin drejt ndërsa shikoni në kamerë"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Leja e kamerës",
+      "description": "Për të vazhduar, ju lutem lejoni qasjen në kamerë.",
+      "action": "Lejo qasjen"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/sv.json b/src/translations/locales/sv.json
index b91bf9136..ea7492635 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/sv.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/sv.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Varning",
       "description": "Vänligen håll telefonen rak medan du tittar i kameran"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kameratillstånd",
+      "description": "För att fortsätta, vänligen tillåt åtkomst till kameran.",
+      "action": "Tillåt åtkomst"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/te.json b/src/translations/locales/te.json
index 50c9c64e2..a4efecf7d 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/te.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/te.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "హెచ్చరిక",
       "description": "దయచేసి కెమెరాలోకి చూస్తున్నప్పుడు ఫోన్‌ని నిటారుగా ఉంచండి"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "కెమెరా అనుమతి",
+      "description": "కొన్నిసార్లు ప్రారంభించడానికి, దయచేసి కెమెరా యాక్సెస్ అనుమతి ఇవ్వండి.",
+      "action": "యాక్సెస్ ఇవ్వండి"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/th.json b/src/translations/locales/th.json
index 5d3fd3ab0..944a007fa 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/th.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/th.json
@@ -1082,6 +1082,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "คำเตือน",
       "description": "โปรดเก็บโทรศัพท์ตรงขณะดูกล้อง"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "การอนุญาตใช้กล้อง",
+      "description": "เพื่อดำเนินการต่อ โปรดอนุญาตการเข้าถึงกล้อง",
+      "action": "อนุญาตการเข้าถึง"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/tl-ph.json b/src/translations/locales/tl-ph.json
index 7c19da95b..a9a6fa26e 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/tl-ph.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/tl-ph.json
@@ -994,6 +994,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Babala",
       "description": "Mangyaring panatilihing tuwid ang telepono habang tinitingnan ang kamera"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Pahintulot ng Kamera",
+      "description": "Upang magpatuloy, paki-allow ang access sa kamera.",
+      "action": "Payagan ang access"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/tr.json b/src/translations/locales/tr.json
index c3a172016..64e721b8d 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/tr.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/tr.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Uyarı",
       "description": "Lütfen kameraya bakarken telefonu düz tutun"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Kamera İzni",
+      "description": "Devam etmek için lütfen kameraya erişime izin verin.",
+      "action": "Erişime izin ver"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/uk.json b/src/translations/locales/uk.json
index 472031c37..5b082f87c 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/uk.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/uk.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Попередження",
       "description": "Будь ласка, тримайте телефон прямо під час перегляду камери"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Дозвіл на камеру",
+      "description": "Для продовження, будь ласка, надайте доступ до камери.",
+      "action": "Надати доступ"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/ur.json b/src/translations/locales/ur.json
index 8fa879862..3b99628bf 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/ur.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/ur.json
@@ -1088,6 +1088,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "وارننگ",
       "description": "براہ کرم کیمرے میں دیکھتے وقت فون کو سیدھا رکھیں"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "کیمرہ اجازت",
+      "description": "جاری رہنے کے لئے براہ کرم کیمرے تک رسائی دیں۔",
+      "action": "رسائی دینے کی اجازت دیں"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/vi.json b/src/translations/locales/vi.json
index 8ba497ed4..d97cab6c0 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/vi.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/vi.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "Cảnh báo",
       "description": "Vui lòng giữ điện thoại thẳng khi nhìn vào máy ảnh"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "Quyền truy cập máy ảnh",
+      "description": "Để tiếp tục, vui lòng cho phép truy cập máy ảnh.",
+      "action": "Cho phép truy cập"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/zh-cn.json b/src/translations/locales/zh-cn.json
index 5022198fc..fa03b2a8d 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/zh-cn.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/zh-cn.json
@@ -1070,6 +1070,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "警告",
       "description": "查看相机时，请保持手机竖直"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "相机权限",
+      "description": "请允许访问相机以继续。",
+      "action": "允许访问"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/zh-hant.json b/src/translations/locales/zh-hant.json
index 2d067500c..4d9518ce6 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/zh-hant.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/zh-hant.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "警告",
       "description": "查看相機時，請保持手機垂直"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "相機權限",
+      "description": "請允許訪問相機以繼續。",
+      "action": "允許訪問"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/translations/locales/zh.json b/src/translations/locales/zh.json
index 7b99f9aea..fde8c6b7f 100644
--- a/src/translations/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/translations/locales/zh.json
@@ -1081,6 +1081,11 @@
     "device_angle_warning": {
       "title": "警告",
       "description": "查看相机时，请保持手机垂直"
+    },
+    "camera_permission": {
+      "title": "相机权限",
+      "description": "请允许访问相机以继续。",
+      "action": "允许访问"
     }
   },
   "override": {
diff --git a/src/utils/ffmpeg.ts b/src/utils/ffmpeg.ts
index 97d47f3a2..82167ec79 100644
--- a/src/utils/ffmpeg.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ffmpeg.ts
@@ -36,15 +36,23 @@ export async function cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg({
   imgWidth,
   outputSize,
   cropStartY,
+  cropStartX,
 }: {
   inputUri: string;
   outputUri: string;
   imgWidth: number;
   outputSize: number;
   cropStartY: number;
+  cropStartX: number;
 }) {
   try {
-    const command = `-i "${inputUri}" -vf "crop=${imgWidth}:${imgWidth}:0:${cropStartY},scale=${outputSize}:${outputSize}" -update true "${outputUri}"`;
+    const command = `-i "${inputUri}" -vf "crop=${imgWidth}:${imgWidth}:${Math.max(
+      cropStartX,
+      0,
+    )}:${Math.max(
+      cropStartY,
+      0,
+    )},scale=${outputSize}:${outputSize}" -update true "${outputUri}"`;
     const session = await FFmpegKit.execute(command);
     const returnCode = await session?.getReturnCode();
 
@@ -61,21 +69,15 @@ export async function cropAndResizeWithFFmpeg({
 
 export async function extractFramesWithFFmpeg({
   inputUri,
-  width,
-  outputSize,
-  cropStartY,
 }: {
   inputUri: string;
-  width: number;
-  outputSize: number;
-  cropStartY: number;
 }): Promise<string[]> {
   let output;
   try {
     const outputUri = `${cacheDirectory}/${getFilenameFromPathWithoutExtension(
       inputUri,
     )}_%03d.jpg`;
-    const command = `-i "${inputUri}" -vf "crop=${width}:${width}:0:${cropStartY},scale=${outputSize}:${outputSize},setsar=1,fps=3" "${outputUri}"`;
+    const command = `-i "${inputUri}" -vf "setsar=1,fps=3" "${outputUri}"`;
     const session = await FFmpegKit.execute(command);
     const returnCode = await session?.getReturnCode();
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fe2b5fdf8..d260bf4c7 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6199,6 +6199,11 @@ expo-constants@~14.4.2:
     "@expo/config" "~8.1.0"
     uuid "^3.3.2"
 
+expo-face-detector@12.4.0:
+  version "12.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-face-detector/-/expo-face-detector-12.4.0.tgz#cc6d021edbcc29a5b35ccb705bc5b7183eff7984"
+  integrity sha512-RWmbpXIerb/M82OIqRCVOlfBR7jzsL/zMZ5p/It39E6QNtNsfqbuR+WGe3+tE5hKB8fmhTqZBjUMGJaDMnww9g==
+
 expo-file-system@~15.4.0, expo-file-system@~15.4.2:
   version "15.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-file-system/-/expo-file-system-15.4.2.tgz#f18e9d84f06a50eb4084b4a34ca7ca9c5a42f92e"