diff --git a/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenLiveActivity.swift b/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenLiveActivity.swift
index 53b75d2..830a09f 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenLiveActivity.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/components/LockScreen/LockScreenLiveActivity.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ struct LockScreenLiveActivity: View {
     @State private var gestureProgress: CGFloat = 0
     @State private var isExpanded: Bool = false
 
+    private var expandAnimation: Animation {
+        .smooth(duration: LockScreenAnimationTimings.lockExpand)
+    }
+
+    private var collapseAnimation: Animation {
+        .smooth(duration: LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse)
+    }
+
     private var iconColor: Color {
         .white
     }
@@ -48,9 +56,9 @@ struct LockScreenLiveActivity: View {
         .frame(height: vm.effectiveClosedNotchHeight + (isHovering ? 8 : 0))
         .onAppear {
             iconAnimator.update(isLocked: lockScreenManager.isLocked, animated: false)
-            // Expand immediately without animation to avoid conflicts
-            withAnimation(.smooth(duration: 0.4)) {
-                isExpanded = true
+            let shouldStartExpanded = lockScreenManager.isLocked || !lockScreenManager.isLockIdle
+            withAnimation(expandAnimation) {
+                isExpanded = shouldStartExpanded
             }
         }
         .onDisappear {
@@ -59,17 +67,26 @@ struct LockScreenLiveActivity: View {
         }
         .onChange(of: lockScreenManager.isLockIdle) { _, newValue in
             if newValue {
-                withAnimation(.smooth(duration: 0.4)) {
+                withAnimation(collapseAnimation) {
                     isExpanded = false
                 }
-            } else {
-                withAnimation(.smooth(duration: 0.4)) {
+            } else if lockScreenManager.isLocked {
+                withAnimation(expandAnimation) {
                     isExpanded = true
                 }
             }
         }
         .onChange(of: lockScreenManager.isLocked) { _, newValue in
             iconAnimator.update(isLocked: newValue)
+            if newValue {
+                withAnimation(expandAnimation) {
+                    isExpanded = true
+                }
+            } else {
+                withAnimation(collapseAnimation) {
+                    isExpanded = false
+                }
+            }
         }
         .animation(.spring(response: 0.5, dampingFraction: 0.85), value: lockScreenManager.isLocked)
         .animation(.easeOut(duration: 0.25), value: isExpanded)
diff --git a/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager.swift b/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager.swift
index 09be4fe..2a50070 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import AppKit
 import Defaults
 import SkyLightWindow
 import SwiftUI
+import QuartzCore
 
 @MainActor
 class LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager {
@@ -165,9 +166,7 @@ class LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager {
         overlayAnimator.update(isLocked: false)
 
         hideTask = Task { [weak self] in
-            //try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(450))
-            try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(max(Defaults[.waitInterval], 0.7)))
-            //try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(1.0))
+            try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse))
             guard let self, !Task.isCancelled else { return }
             await MainActor.run {
                 self.hideWithAnimation()
@@ -185,17 +184,18 @@ class LockScreenLiveActivityWindowManager {
     private func hideWithAnimation() {
         guard let window else { return }
 
-        withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.18)) {
+        withAnimation(.smooth(duration: LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse)) {
             overlayModel.opacity = 0
             overlayModel.scale = 0.7
         }
 
         NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
-            context.duration = 0.2
+            context.duration = LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse
+            context.timingFunction = CAMediaTimingFunction(name: .easeInEaseOut)
             window.animator().alphaValue = 0
         }
 
-        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.22) {
+        DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse + 0.02) {
             window.orderOut(nil)
         }
 
diff --git a/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenManager.swift b/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenManager.swift
index 3064522..2e0cca5 100644
--- a/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenManager.swift
+++ b/DynamicIsland/managers/LockScreenManager.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ import AppKit
 import Defaults
 import SwiftUI
 
+enum LockScreenAnimationTimings {
+    static let lockExpand: TimeInterval = 0.45
+    static let unlockCollapse: TimeInterval = 0.82
+}
+
 @MainActor
 class LockScreenManager: ObservableObject {
     static let shared = LockScreenManager()
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ class LockScreenManager: ObservableObject {
         if Defaults[.enableLockScreenLiveActivity] {
             collapseTask?.cancel()
             collapseTask = Task { [weak self] in
-                try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(380))
+                try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse))
                 guard let self = self, !Task.isCancelled else { return }
                 await MainActor.run {
                     self.coordinator.toggleExpandingView(status: false, type: .lockScreen)
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ class LockScreenManager: ObservableObject {
         }
         
         self.lastUpdated = Date()
-        self.updateIdleState(locked: false)
+    self.updateIdleState(locked: false)
         self.isLocked = false
         
         print("[\(self.timestamp())] LockScreenManager: ✅ Lock screen deactivated")
@@ -150,11 +155,13 @@ class LockScreenManager: ObservableObject {
         } else {
             debounceIdleTask?.cancel()
             debounceIdleTask = Task { [weak self] in
-                try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(Defaults[.waitInterval]))
+                let configuredInterval = max(Defaults[.waitInterval], 0)
+                let idleDelay = min(max(configuredInterval, 0.2), LockScreenAnimationTimings.unlockCollapse)
+                try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(idleDelay))
                 guard let self = self, !Task.isCancelled else { return }
                 await MainActor.run {
-                    if self.lastUpdated.timeIntervalSinceNow < -Defaults[.waitInterval] {
-                        withAnimation {
+                    if self.lastUpdated.timeIntervalSinceNow < -idleDelay {
+                        withAnimation(.smooth(duration: 0.3)) {
                             self.isLockIdle = !self.isLocked
                         }
                     }