diff --git a/HANDOFF.md b/HANDOFF.md
index e9f39e4..396b53b 100644
--- a/HANDOFF.md
+++ b/HANDOFF.md
@@ -455,8 +455,9 @@ on static screens. Three levers shipped:
 - **`TUNE.lowPower`** (>= 0.5, T-panel-flippable live): caps RES at 3 — −44% of pixels painted per
   frame, THE big lever. `RES` is `export let` now, re-derived in fitViewport; main.js re-fits when
   the knob flips. Sprites are 224px sources so RES 3 draws them at-or-below 1:1: softer, never
-  mushy. OFF by default — whether the sharpness trade is worth it is Oliver's phone-call, and if he
-  wants it player-facing it should become a settings toggle, not a TUNE knob.
+  mushy. **DEFAULT ON since 2026-08-08** — Oliver judged it "looks fine" on his phone. Set
+  `lowPower: 0` for the full-fat render; if it ever becomes player-facing it should be a settings
+  toggle, not a TUNE knob.
 
 **Fourth batch, same day — the card went HORIZONTAL, and nothing draws under a modal.** The
 stacked icon card ran 102 px tall and its lower third hung over live court; the icon sits LEFT of
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 98c882e..3763636 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -312,9 +312,10 @@ export const TUNE = {
   barrelHp: 1,      // anything pops it: ball, pellet, bomb, flame, swish. It is a target, not a body
   barrelH: 1.15,    // drawn height (a body is 1.8)
   fps: 60,          // frame cap — 30 halves battery/heat but Oliver felt it; smoothness wins (0 = uncapped)
-  lowPower: 0,      // >= 0.5 caps RES at 3 (−44% of pixels painted per frame) — the battery-saver
-                    // switch, flippable live from the T panel. Play speed and fps are untouched:
-                    // the trade is sharpness only, and 224px sprites keep it "softer", never mushy.
+  lowPower: 1,      // >= 0.5 caps RES at 3 (−44% of pixels painted per frame) — the battery saver,
+                    // flippable live from the T panel. DEFAULT ON since 2026-08-08: Oliver judged
+                    // the sharpness trade invisible on his phone. Play speed and fps are untouched.
+                    // Set to 0 for the full-fat near-1:1 render.
   runnerSpeed: 3.2, // runner ('f') speed multiplier over the shamble
   runnerVMax: 4.2,  // hard runner speed cap — the late-game ramp must stay humanly reactable
   shamblerHp: 2,    // splat-quality hits a classic shambler ('a'/'b') soaks before it dies — only the runner ('f') is still one-shot glass
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1aca1cf..a996d38 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -359,6 +359,6 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
-<script type="module" src="main.js?v=133"></script>
+<script type="module" src="main.js?v=134"></script>
 </body>
 </html>