diff --git a/OSGKeyboard/Views/KeyboardPreviewStub.swift b/OSGKeyboard/Views/KeyboardPreviewStub.swift
index 4fe5cb0..c490fce 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboard/Views/KeyboardPreviewStub.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboard/Views/KeyboardPreviewStub.swift
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ struct KeyboardPreviewStub: View {
                 .fill(discGradient)
                 .frame(width: 96, height: 96)
                 .overlay(Circle().stroke(palette.accentGlow, lineWidth: 1.5))
-                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.4), radius: 10, y: 6)
             Group {
                 switch phase {
                 case .idle:
@@ -258,7 +257,19 @@ struct KeyboardPreviewStub: View {
                     }
                     .frame(width: 60, height: 32)
                 case .processing:
-                    ProgressView().tint(.white).scaleEffect(1.1)
+                    // Scaled to ~50pt inside a 96pt disc (~52%) so the
+                    // spinner is the dominant visual element of the
+                    // loading state without crowding the disc's edge.
+                    // `palette.textPrimary` (instead of hardcoded
+                    // `.white`) keeps the spinner visible in both light
+                    // and dark themes — the processing-state disc
+                    // gradient is `surfaceElevated → surface`, which is
+                    // light in light mode and would swallow a white
+                    // spinner.
+                    ProgressView()
+                        .progressViewStyle(.circular)
+                        .tint(palette.textPrimary)
+                        .scaleEffect(2.5)
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/OSGKeyboardExt/Views/RecordButton.swift b/OSGKeyboardExt/Views/RecordButton.swift
index f8e0993..79b50b3 100644
--- a/OSGKeyboardExt/Views/RecordButton.swift
+++ b/OSGKeyboardExt/Views/RecordButton.swift
@@ -96,10 +96,17 @@ struct RecordButton: View {
                             .frame(width: 80, height: 44)
                             .transition(.opacity)
                     case .processing:
+                        // Scaled to ~50pt inside a 120pt disc (~42%) —
+                        // same absolute size as the preview stub's
+                        // spinner (2.5x of the default ProgressView),
+                        // just a smaller fraction because the real
+                        // disc is bigger. The user gets the same
+                        // visual weight whether they're looking at
+                        // the in-app preview or the live keyboard.
                         ProgressView()
                             .progressViewStyle(.circular)
                             .tint(palette.textPrimary)
-                            .scaleEffect(1.2)
+                            .scaleEffect(2.5)
                     case .error:
                         Image(systemName: "exclamationmark.triangle.fill")
                             .font(.system(size: 30, weight: .medium))
@@ -109,7 +116,6 @@ struct RecordButton: View {
             }
             .frame(width: 120, height: 120)
             .scaleEffect(isPressed ? 0.94 : 1.0)
-            .shadow(color: .black.opacity(0.45), radius: 14, y: 8)
             .animation(Motion.quick, value: isPressed)
             .animation(Motion.soft, value: phase)
         }