diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 59e0d1e..43859d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ jobs:
           name: mapping
           path: ${{ env.mapping_file }}
 
-      - name: "Upload Mapping to Acrarium"
+      - name: "Create Version in Acrarium"
         if: ${{ env.acra_id }}
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          curl -m 120 \
+          echo -n "See GitHub Actions" | curl -m 120 \
             -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
             -u "${{ secrets.ACRARIUM_USER }}:${{ secrets.ACRARIUM_PASS }}" \
-            --data-binary "@${{ env.mapping_file }}" \
+            --data-binary @- \
             "${{ secrets.ACRARIUM_HOST }}/api/apps/${{ env.acra_id }}/version/upload/${{ github.run_number }}?name=${{ github.ref_name }}"
 
       - name: "Upload APK to Artifacts"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 0f5601f..3c0ab0a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -434,7 +434,13 @@ suspend fun Context.downloadImage(remote: Remote): DownloadResult {
     val requestBuilder = Request.Builder().url(remote.url)
     val preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
     val wallpaperSource = preferences.getString("wallpaper_source", null)
-    if (remote.url == wallpaperSource) {
+    // Debug override: skip conditional headers so every update is a full
+    // download (200) and always runs scale/crop + setBitmap. Validators are
+    // still persisted for when the toggle is turned back off.
+    val disableCache = preferences.getBoolean("disable_cache", false)
+    if (disableCache) {
+        Log.d("downloadImage", "cache disabled - get ${remote.url} minus cache validators")
+    } else if (remote.url == wallpaperSource) {
         remote.etag?.let { requestBuilder.header("If-None-Match", it) }
         remote.lastModified?.let { requestBuilder.header("If-Modified-Since", it) }
     } else {
@@ -486,7 +492,7 @@ suspend fun Context.downloadImage(remote: Remote): DownloadResult {
 fun Context.setAutoCroppedWallpaper(imageFile: File): Boolean {
     val wallpaperManager = WallpaperManager.getInstance(this)
     val displayMetrics = resources.displayMetrics
-    val targetWidth = wallpaperManager.desiredMinimumWidth
+    var targetWidth = wallpaperManager.desiredMinimumWidth
         .let { if (it > 0) it else displayMetrics.widthPixels }
     val targetHeight = wallpaperManager.desiredMinimumHeight
         .let { if (it > 0) it else displayMetrics.heightPixels }
@@ -494,6 +500,34 @@ fun Context.setAutoCroppedWallpaper(imageFile: File): Boolean {
     val preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
     val cropWallpaper = preferences.getBoolean("crop_wallpaper", true)
 
+    // Optional cap for extra-wide parallax canvases: canvas no wider than
+    // factor x screen width, so the sliding window shows a larger fraction.
+    // Same cover-fill (no bars, parallax kept), just less hidden image and a
+    // smaller cover-crop on mismatched aspects (emulator at 2x: 2560->1440).
+    // Height is untouched. "0" (Off) keeps system behavior. New installs
+    // default Off; the short-lived boolean switch is migrated (true -> "2").
+    val widthFactor = run {
+        if (!preferences.contains("parallax_width_factor")) {
+            val legacy = try {
+                preferences.getBoolean("limit_parallax_width", false)
+            } catch (_: ClassCastException) {
+                false
+            }
+            preferences.edit {
+                putString("parallax_width_factor", if (legacy) "2" else "0")
+                remove("limit_parallax_width")
+            }
+        }
+        preferences.getString("parallax_width_factor", "0")?.toFloatOrNull() ?: 0f
+    }
+    if (widthFactor > 0f) {
+        val maxWidth = (displayMetrics.widthPixels * widthFactor).toInt()
+        if (maxWidth in 1..<targetWidth) {
+            Log.d("setAutoCroppedWallpaper", "capping targetWidth: $targetWidth -> $maxWidth (x$widthFactor)")
+            targetWidth = maxWidth
+        }
+    }
+
     // Bound the longest side to 2x the largest target dimension, avoiding the
     // full-resolution decode that can OOM or exceed the canvas bitmap limit.
     val targetMax = maxOf(targetWidth, targetHeight) * 2
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/settings/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
index 30f4c75..1cb62dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/cssnr/remotewallpaper/ui/settings/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class SettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
         val updateType = findPreference<ListPreference>("set_screens")
         updateType?.summaryProvider = ListPreference.SimpleSummaryProvider.getInstance()
 
+        // Parallax Width Factor
+        findPreference<ListPreference>("parallax_width_factor")?.summaryProvider =
+            ListPreference.SimpleSummaryProvider.getInstance()
+
         // Update Interval
         val workInterval = findPreference<ListPreference>("work_interval")
         updateWorkIntervalSettings(workInterval?.value)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 28d29dc..8b5c0eb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@
         <item>lock</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <string-array name="parallax_width_entries">
+        <item>Not Limited</item>
+        <item>1.25x Screen Width</item>
+        <item>1.5x Screen Width</item>
+        <item>2.0x Screen Width</item>
+        <item>2.5x Screen Width</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="parallax_width_values">
+        <item>0</item>
+        <item>1.25</item>
+        <item>1.5</item>
+        <item>2</item>
+        <item>2.5</item>
+    </string-array>
+
     <string-array name="widget_color_entries">
         <item>White</item>
         <item>Black</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index d28eb3f..65a006a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:summary="Ensure Parallax Works"/>
 
+        <ListPreference
+            android:key="parallax_width_factor"
+            android:title="Limit Parallax Width"
+            android:icon="@drawable/md_view_timeline_24px"
+            android:defaultValue="0"
+            android:entries="@array/parallax_width_entries"
+            android:entryValues="@array/parallax_width_values"
+            android:dependency="crop_wallpaper"
+            tools:summary="Off" />
+
         <ListPreference
             android:key="set_screens"
             android:title="Screens to Update"
@@ -43,6 +53,13 @@
             android:icon="@drawable/md_signal_cellular_alt_24"
             android:defaultValue="true"/>
 
+        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
+            android:key="disable_cache"
+            android:title="Disable HTTP Cache"
+            android:summary="Always Download Image"
+            android:icon="@drawable/md_cached_24px"
+            android:defaultValue="false" />
+
         <Preference
             android:key="battery_unrestricted"
             android:title="Remove Background Restriction"