diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94a25f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="$PROJECT_DIR$" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/CameraProcessor.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/CameraProcessor.kt
index fd57a73..ab91cb4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/CameraProcessor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/CameraProcessor.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package com.example.animalrating
 
 import android.Manifest
+import android.content.ContentValues
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.graphics.Color
 import android.graphics.Matrix
+import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.provider.MediaStore
 import android.util.Log
-import android.widget.Button
+import android.util.Size
 import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import com.example.animalrating.ml.CowAnalyzer
 import com.example.animalrating.ui.SilhouetteOverlay
 import java.io.File
+import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 
@@ -41,6 +45,9 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
     private var orientation: String? = null
     private var currentMask: Bitmap? = null
     private var savedMaskBitmap: Bitmap? = null
+    private var isPhotoTaken = false
+    private var matchThreshold = 75
+    private var algorithm = HomeActivity.ALGORITHM_HAMMING
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -49,6 +56,11 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
         cowName = intent.getStringExtra("COW_NAME")
         orientation = intent.getStringExtra("ORIENTATION")
 
+        // Load settings
+        val prefs = getSharedPreferences("AnimalRatingPrefs", MODE_PRIVATE)
+        matchThreshold = prefs.getInt("THRESHOLD", 75)
+        algorithm = prefs.getString("ALGORITHM", HomeActivity.ALGORITHM_HAMMING) ?: HomeActivity.ALGORITHM_HAMMING
+
         // Set orientation based on selected view
         if (orientation == "front" || orientation == "back") {
             requestedOrientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT
@@ -61,33 +73,7 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
         segmentationOverlay = findViewById(R.id.segmentationOverlay)
         savedMaskOverlay = findViewById(R.id.savedMaskOverlay)
 
-        frameProcessor = FrameProcessor { maskBitmap ->
-            runOnUiThread {
-                if (maskBitmap != null && (orientation == "front" || orientation == "back")) {
-                    try {
-                        val matrix = Matrix()
-                        matrix.postRotate(90f)
-                        val rotatedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
-                            maskBitmap, 0, 0, maskBitmap.width, maskBitmap.height, matrix, true
-                        )
-                        currentMask = rotatedBitmap
-                        segmentationOverlay.setImageBitmap(rotatedBitmap)
-                    } catch (e: Exception) {
-                        Log.e("CameraProcessor", "Error rotating mask", e)
-                        currentMask = maskBitmap
-                        segmentationOverlay.setImageBitmap(maskBitmap)
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    currentMask = maskBitmap
-                    segmentationOverlay.setImageBitmap(maskBitmap)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        val btnSave = findViewById<Button>(R.id.btnSave)
-        btnSave.setOnClickListener {
-            saveBitmask()
-        }
+        frameProcessor = FrameProcessor()
 
         val silhouetteId = intent.getIntExtra("SILHOUETTE_ID", 0)
         overlay.setSilhouette(silhouetteId)
@@ -98,6 +84,9 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
     }
 
     private fun takePhoto() {
+        if (isPhotoTaken) return
+        isPhotoTaken = true
+        
         val imageCapture = imageCapture ?: return
 
         val name = cowName ?: "unknown"
@@ -121,6 +110,7 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
                 override fun onError(exc: ImageCaptureException) {
                     Log.e("MainActivity", "Photo capture failed: ${exc.message}", exc)
                     Toast.makeText(baseContext, "Photo capture failed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+                    isPhotoTaken = false
                 }
 
                 override fun onImageSaved(output: ImageCapture.OutputFileResults) {
@@ -139,18 +129,57 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
                             }
                         }
 
+                        // Save to public gallery
+                        saveToGallery(file)
+
                         val msg = "Saved as $filename"
                         Toast.makeText(baseContext, msg, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                         finish()
 
                     } catch (e: Exception) {
-                        Log.e("MainActivity", "Error rotating image", e)
+                        Log.e("MainActivity", "Error saving image", e)
                         Toast.makeText(baseContext, "Error saving image", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
+                        isPhotoTaken = false
                     }
                 }
             }
         )
     }
+    
+    private fun saveToGallery(file: File) {
+        val values = ContentValues().apply {
+            put(MediaStore.Images.Media.DISPLAY_NAME, file.name)
+            put(MediaStore.Images.Media.MIME_TYPE, "image/jpeg")
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+                put(MediaStore.Images.Media.RELATIVE_PATH, "Pictures/AnimalRating")
+                put(MediaStore.Images.Media.IS_PENDING, 1)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        val collection = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+            MediaStore.Images.Media.getContentUri(MediaStore.VOLUME_EXTERNAL_PRIMARY)
+        } else {
+            MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI
+        }
+
+        try {
+            val uri = contentResolver.insert(collection, values)
+            uri?.let {
+                contentResolver.openOutputStream(it)?.use { out ->
+                    FileInputStream(file).use { input ->
+                        input.copyTo(out)
+                    }
+                }
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
+                    values.clear()
+                    values.put(MediaStore.Images.Media.IS_PENDING, 0)
+                    contentResolver.update(it, values, null, null)
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e("CameraProcessor", "Error saving to gallery", e)
+        }
+    }
 
     private fun loadSavedMask() {
         val side = orientation ?: "unknown"
@@ -160,12 +189,19 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
         if (file.exists()) {
             try {
                 val savedBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.absolutePath)
-                savedMaskBitmap = savedBitmap // Store reference for comparison
                 
-                // Apply green color filter or process pixels
+                // Apply green color filter for visualization (on original size)
                 val greenMask = applyGreenColor(savedBitmap)
                 savedMaskOverlay.setImageBitmap(greenMask)
                 savedMaskOverlay.alpha = 0.5f
+                
+                // Scale to 640x480 (or flipped for portrait) for comparison
+                val isPortrait = (side == "front" || side == "back")
+                val width = if (isPortrait) 480 else 640
+                val height = if (isPortrait) 640 else 480
+                
+                savedMaskBitmap = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(savedBitmap, width, height, true)
+                
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 Log.e("CameraProcessor", "Error loading saved mask", e)
             }
@@ -181,69 +217,13 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
         for (i in pixels.indices) {
             val alpha = (pixels[i] shr 24) and 0xff
             if (alpha > 10) {
-                // Set to Green with original alpha or fixed alpha
+                // Set to Green with original alpha
                 pixels[i] = Color.argb(alpha, 0, 255, 0)
             }
         }
         return Bitmap.createBitmap(pixels, width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
     }
 
-    private fun saveBitmask() {
-        val mask = currentMask
-        if (mask == null) {
-            Toast.makeText(this, "No mask available to save", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
-            return
-        }
-
-        val side = orientation ?: "unknown"
-        
-        val filename = "${side}_mask.png"
-        val file = File(filesDir, filename)
-
-        try {
-            FileOutputStream(file).use { out ->
-                mask.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, out)
-            }
-            Toast.makeText(this, "Bitmask saved as $filename", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
-            
-            // Reload to show the newly saved mask immediately
-            loadSavedMask()
-            
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            Log.e("CameraProcessor", "Error saving bitmask", e)
-            Toast.makeText(this, "Error saving bitmask", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Function to calculate Hamming distance between two bitmasks
-    fun calculateHammingDistance(mask1: Bitmap, mask2: Bitmap, threshold: Int): Boolean {
-        if (mask1.width != mask2.width || mask1.height != mask2.height) {
-            Log.w("CameraProcessor", "Masks dimensions mismatch: ${mask1.width}x${mask1.height} vs ${mask2.width}x${mask2.height}")
-            return false
-        }
-
-        val width = mask1.width
-        val height = mask1.height
-        val pixels1 = IntArray(width * height)
-        val pixels2 = IntArray(width * height)
-
-        mask1.getPixels(pixels1, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
-        mask2.getPixels(pixels2, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
-
-        var distance = 0
-        for (i in pixels1.indices) {
-            val isSet1 = (pixels1[i] ushr 24) > 0
-            val isSet2 = (pixels2[i] ushr 24) > 0
-            
-            if (isSet1 != isSet2) {
-                distance++
-            }
-        }
-        
-        Log.d("CameraProcessor", "Hamming distance: $distance")
-        return distance <= threshold
-    }
-
     private val requestPermissionLauncher =
         registerForActivityResult(ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission()) { granted ->
             if (granted) startCamera()
@@ -256,13 +236,14 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
             val cameraProvider = providerFuture.get()
 
             val preview = androidx.camera.core.Preview.Builder().build()
-            preview.setSurfaceProvider(previewView.surfaceProvider)
+            preview.surfaceProvider = previewView.surfaceProvider
 
             imageCapture = ImageCapture.Builder()
                 .setCaptureMode(ImageCapture.CAPTURE_MODE_MINIMIZE_LATENCY)
                 .build()
 
             val analyzer = ImageAnalysis.Builder()
+                .setTargetResolution(Size(640, 480))
                 .setBackpressureStrategy(
                     ImageAnalysis.STRATEGY_KEEP_ONLY_LATEST
                 )
@@ -284,18 +265,27 @@ class CameraProcessor : AppCompatActivity(), CowAnalyzer.CowListener {
     }
 
     override fun onFrame(imageProxy: ImageProxy) {
-        val current = frameProcessor.processFrame(imageProxy)
-        val savedMask = savedMaskBitmap
-        val threshold = 80000
-        Log.d("MatchingMasks", "Comparing masks: ${current?.width} ${savedMask?.width}")
-        if (savedMask != null && current != null) {
-            // Perform comparison
-            Log.d("MatchingMasks", "Comparing masks")
-            if (calculateHammingDistance(savedMask, current, threshold)) {
-                takePhoto()
-            } else {
-                Toast.makeText(this, "Masks do not match. Please align better.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
-            }
+        if (isPhotoTaken) {
+            imageProxy.close()
+            return
         }
+        
+        val isPortrait = (orientation == "front" || orientation == "back")
+        
+        frameProcessor.processFrame(imageProxy, savedMaskBitmap, isPortrait, matchThreshold, algorithm)
+            .addOnSuccessListener { result ->
+                runOnUiThread {
+                    if (result.mask != null) {
+                        currentMask = result.mask
+                        segmentationOverlay.setImageBitmap(result.mask)
+                    }
+                }
+                if (result.isMatch) {
+                    takePhoto()
+                }
+            }
+            .addOnFailureListener { e ->
+                 Log.e("CameraProcessor", "Frame processing error", e)
+            }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/FrameProcessor.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/FrameProcessor.kt
index 19038de..45b09ff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/FrameProcessor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/FrameProcessor.kt
@@ -2,16 +2,25 @@ package com.example.animalrating
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.Matrix
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.camera.core.ExperimentalGetImage
 import androidx.camera.core.ImageProxy
+import com.google.android.gms.tasks.Task
+import com.google.android.gms.tasks.TaskCompletionSource
 import com.google.mlkit.vision.common.InputImage
 import com.google.mlkit.vision.segmentation.subject.SubjectSegmentation
 import com.google.mlkit.vision.segmentation.subject.SubjectSegmenterOptions
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+import kotlin.math.sqrt
 
-class FrameProcessor(private val onMaskReady: (Bitmap?) -> Unit) {
+data class SegmentationResult(
+    val mask: Bitmap?,
+    val isMatch: Boolean
+)
+
+class FrameProcessor {
 
     private val isProcessing = AtomicBoolean(false)
     private val processingExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor()
@@ -26,25 +35,34 @@ class FrameProcessor(private val onMaskReady: (Bitmap?) -> Unit) {
     private val segmenter = SubjectSegmentation.getClient(options)
 
     @ExperimentalGetImage
-    fun processFrame(imageProxy: ImageProxy): Bitmap? {
-        Log.d("MatchingMasks", "Here")
+    fun processFrame(
+        imageProxy: ImageProxy, 
+        savedMask: Bitmap?, 
+        isPortrait: Boolean, 
+        thresholdPercent: Int = 75,
+        algorithm: String = HomeActivity.ALGORITHM_HAMMING
+    ): Task<SegmentationResult> {
+        val taskCompletionSource = TaskCompletionSource<SegmentationResult>()
+
         if (!isProcessing.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
             imageProxy.close()
-            return null
+            taskCompletionSource.setResult(SegmentationResult(null, false))
+            return taskCompletionSource.task
         }
 
         val mediaImage = imageProxy.image
         if (mediaImage == null) {
             isProcessing.set(false)
             imageProxy.close()
-            return null
+            taskCompletionSource.setResult(SegmentationResult(null, false))
+            return taskCompletionSource.task
         }
 
         val inputImage = InputImage.fromMediaImage(mediaImage, 0)
-        var bitmapMask: Bitmap? = null
 
         segmenter.process(inputImage)
             .addOnSuccessListener(processingExecutor) { result ->
+                var bitmapMask: Bitmap? = null
                 val subject = result.subjects.firstOrNull()
                 val mask = subject?.confidenceMask
 
@@ -57,9 +75,8 @@ class FrameProcessor(private val onMaskReady: (Bitmap?) -> Unit) {
                     val fullWidth = inputImage.width
                     val fullHeight = inputImage.height
 
-                    // Ensure buffer has enough data
                     if (mask.remaining() >= maskWidth * maskHeight) {
-                        val colors = IntArray(fullWidth * fullHeight) // Initialized to 0 (TRANSPARENT)
+                        val colors = IntArray(fullWidth * fullHeight)
                         mask.rewind()
 
                         for (y in 0 until maskHeight) {
@@ -73,24 +90,172 @@ class FrameProcessor(private val onMaskReady: (Bitmap?) -> Unit) {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                        bitmapMask = Bitmap.createBitmap(colors, fullWidth, fullHeight, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
-                        onMaskReady(bitmapMask)
+                        
+                        val rawBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(colors, fullWidth, fullHeight, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888)
+                        
+                        // Rotate if needed
+                        bitmapMask = if (isPortrait) {
+                            try {
+                                val matrix = Matrix()
+                                matrix.postRotate(90f)
+                                Bitmap.createBitmap(rawBitmap, 0, 0, rawBitmap.width, rawBitmap.height, matrix, true)
+                            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                                Log.e("FrameProcessor", "Error rotating mask", e)
+                                rawBitmap
+                            }
+                        } else {
+                            rawBitmap
+                        }
                     } else {
-                        Log.e("FrameProcessor", "Mask buffer size mismatch. Expected ${maskWidth * maskHeight}, got ${mask.remaining()}")
-                        onMaskReady(null)
+                        Log.e("FrameProcessor", "Mask buffer size mismatch")
                     }
-                } else {
-                    onMaskReady(null)
                 }
+
+                // Calculate match
+                var isMatch = false
+                if (bitmapMask != null && savedMask != null) {
+                    // Scale current mask to match saved mask dimensions (640x480) for comparison
+                    val comparisonMask = if (bitmapMask.width != savedMask.width || bitmapMask.height != savedMask.height) {
+                        try {
+                            Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bitmapMask, savedMask.width, savedMask.height, true)
+                        } catch (e: Exception) {
+                            Log.e("FrameProcessor", "Error scaling mask for comparison", e)
+                            null
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        bitmapMask
+                    }
+
+                    if (comparisonMask != null) {
+                        isMatch = when (algorithm) {
+                            HomeActivity.ALGORITHM_EUCLIDEAN -> calculateEuclideanDistance(savedMask, comparisonMask, thresholdPercent)
+                            HomeActivity.ALGORITHM_JACCARD -> calculateJaccardSimilarity(savedMask, comparisonMask, thresholdPercent)
+                            else -> calculateHammingDistance(savedMask, comparisonMask, thresholdPercent)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                taskCompletionSource.setResult(SegmentationResult(bitmapMask, isMatch))
             }
             .addOnFailureListener { e ->
                 Log.e("FrameProcessor", "Subject Segmentation failed", e)
-                onMaskReady(null)
+                taskCompletionSource.setException(e)
             }
             .addOnCompleteListener { _ ->
                 isProcessing.set(false)
                 imageProxy.close()
             }
-        return bitmapMask
+
+        return taskCompletionSource.task
+    }
+
+    private fun calculateHammingDistance(mask1: Bitmap, mask2: Bitmap, thresholdPercent: Int): Boolean {
+        if (mask1.width != mask2.width || mask1.height != mask2.height) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        val width = mask1.width
+        val height = mask1.height
+        val pixels1 = IntArray(width * height)
+        val pixels2 = IntArray(width * height)
+
+        mask1.getPixels(pixels1, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+        mask2.getPixels(pixels2, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+
+        var distance = 0
+        for (i in pixels1.indices) {
+            val isSet1 = (pixels1[i] ushr 24) > 0
+            val isSet2 = (pixels2[i] ushr 24) > 0
+
+            if (isSet1 != isSet2) {
+                distance++
+            }
+        }
+        
+        val totalPixels = width * height
+        val validThreshold = thresholdPercent.coerceIn(1, 100)
+        val allowedDistance = (totalPixels.toLong() * (100 - validThreshold)) / 100
+
+        return distance <= allowedDistance
+    }
+
+    private fun calculateEuclideanDistance(mask1: Bitmap, mask2: Bitmap, thresholdPercent: Int): Boolean {
+        if (mask1.width != mask2.width || mask1.height != mask2.height) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        val width = mask1.width
+        val height = mask1.height
+        val pixels1 = IntArray(width * height)
+        val pixels2 = IntArray(width * height)
+
+        mask1.getPixels(pixels1, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+        mask2.getPixels(pixels2, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+
+        var sumSq = 0L
+        for (i in pixels1.indices) {
+            // Simple binary comparison for Euclidean distance on masks
+            // Treat existence of pixel as 255, non-existence as 0
+            val val1 = if ((pixels1[i] ushr 24) > 0) 255 else 0
+            val val2 = if ((pixels2[i] ushr 24) > 0) 255 else 0
+            
+            val diff = val1 - val2
+            sumSq += diff * diff
+        }
+
+        val euclideanDistance = sqrt(sumSq.toDouble())
+        val maxDistance = sqrt((width * height).toDouble()) * 255.0
+
+        val validThreshold = thresholdPercent.coerceIn(1, 100)
+        val allowedDistance = maxDistance * (100 - validThreshold) / 100.0
+
+        return euclideanDistance <= allowedDistance
+    }
+
+    private fun calculateJaccardSimilarity(mask1: Bitmap, mask2: Bitmap, thresholdPercent: Int): Boolean {
+        if (mask1.width != mask2.width || mask1.height != mask2.height) {
+            return false
+        }
+
+        val width = mask1.width
+        val height = mask1.height
+        val pixels1 = IntArray(width * height)
+        val pixels2 = IntArray(width * height)
+
+        mask1.getPixels(pixels1, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+        mask2.getPixels(pixels2, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height)
+
+        var intersection = 0
+        var union = 0
+
+        for (i in pixels1.indices) {
+            // mask1 is Saved Mask (Inverse: Subject is Transparent/0, Background is Black/255)
+            // NOTE: Wait, the saved mask was inverted originally? 
+            // Let's stick to generic "isSet" logic. 
+            // In previous turns, I assumed mask1 was "Inverse" and mask2 was "Normal".
+            // But for general algorithms, let's normalize.
+            // In CameraProcessor, we load the saved mask. It is likely the inverted one.
+            // Let's assume:
+            // Saved Mask (mask1): Alpha < 128 means subject (because it's inverted)
+            // Current Mask (mask2): Alpha > 0 means subject
+            
+            val alpha1 = (pixels1[i] ushr 24) and 0xFF
+            val isSubject1 = alpha1 < 128 
+
+            val alpha2 = (pixels2[i] ushr 24) and 0xFF
+            val isSubject2 = alpha2 > 0
+
+            if (isSubject1 && isSubject2) {
+                intersection++
+            }
+            if (isSubject1 || isSubject2) {
+                union++
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (union == 0) return false
+
+        val jaccardIndex = (intersection.toDouble() / union.toDouble()) * 100
+        return jaccardIndex >= thresholdPercent
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/HomeActivity.kt
index c32af56..3edc61a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/example/animalrating/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -2,20 +2,82 @@ package com.example.animalrating
 
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import android.widget.Button
+import android.widget.SeekBar
+import android.widget.Spinner
+import android.widget.TextView
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 
 class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+    
+    companion object {
+        const val ALGORITHM_HAMMING = "Hamming Distance"
+        const val ALGORITHM_EUCLIDEAN = "Euclidean Distance"
+        const val ALGORITHM_JACCARD = "Jaccard Similarity"
+    }
+
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_home)
 
+        setupUI()
+    }
+    
+    private fun setupUI() {
+        // Navigation buttons
         findViewById<Button>(R.id.btnViewGallery).setOnClickListener {
             startActivity(Intent(this, GalleryActivity::class.java))
         }
 
         findViewById<Button>(R.id.btnSelectCow).setOnClickListener {
-            startActivity(Intent(this, CowSelectionActivity::class.java))
+            saveSettingsAndStart()
         }
+        
+        // Algorithm Spinner
+        val spinner = findViewById<Spinner>(R.id.spinnerAlgorithm)
+        val algorithms = listOf(ALGORITHM_HAMMING, ALGORITHM_EUCLIDEAN, ALGORITHM_JACCARD)
+        val adapter = ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, algorithms)
+        adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item)
+        spinner.adapter = adapter
+        
+        // Set default selection from preferences or intent
+        val prefs = getSharedPreferences("AnimalRatingPrefs", MODE_PRIVATE)
+        val savedAlg = prefs.getString("ALGORITHM", ALGORITHM_HAMMING)
+        spinner.setSelection(algorithms.indexOf(savedAlg))
+        
+        // Threshold SeekBar
+        val seekBar = findViewById<SeekBar>(R.id.seekBarThreshold)
+        val tvThreshold = findViewById<TextView>(R.id.tvThresholdValue)
+        
+        val savedThreshold = prefs.getInt("THRESHOLD", 75)
+        seekBar.progress = savedThreshold
+        tvThreshold.text = "$savedThreshold%"
+        
+        seekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(object : SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener {
+            override fun onProgressChanged(seekBar: SeekBar?, progress: Int, fromUser: Boolean) {
+                tvThreshold.text = "$progress%"
+            }
+            override fun onStartTrackingTouch(seekBar: SeekBar?) {}
+            override fun onStopTrackingTouch(seekBar: SeekBar?) {}
+        })
     }
-}
+    
+    private fun saveSettingsAndStart() {
+        val spinner = findViewById<Spinner>(R.id.spinnerAlgorithm)
+        val seekBar = findViewById<SeekBar>(R.id.seekBarThreshold)
+        
+        val selectedAlgorithm = spinner.selectedItem.toString()
+        val threshold = seekBar.progress
+        
+        // Save to preferences
+        val prefs = getSharedPreferences("AnimalRatingPrefs", MODE_PRIVATE)
+        prefs.edit().apply {
+            putString("ALGORITHM", selectedAlgorithm)
+            putInt("THRESHOLD", threshold)
+            apply()
+        }
+        
+        startActivity(Intent(this, CowSelectionActivity::class.java))
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
index dd65266..3953a67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         android:textSize="32sp"
         android:textStyle="bold"
         android:textColor="#333333"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="48dp"/>
+        android:layout_marginBottom="32dp"/>
 
     <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -30,6 +30,64 @@
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:orientation="vertical"
             android:gravity="center">
+            
+            <TextView
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:text="Settings"
+                android:textStyle="bold"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"/>
+            
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:orientation="horizontal"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="8dp">
+                
+                <TextView
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="Algorithm:"
+                    android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"/>
+                
+                <Spinner
+                    android:id="@+id/spinnerAlgorithm"
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_weight="1"/>
+            </LinearLayout>
+            
+            <LinearLayout
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:orientation="vertical"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="16dp">
+                
+                <LinearLayout
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:orientation="horizontal"
+                    android:gravity="center_vertical">
+                    
+                    <TextView
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:text="Threshold: "/>
+                    
+                    <TextView
+                        android:id="@+id/tvThresholdValue"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:text="75%"/>
+                </LinearLayout>
+                
+                <SeekBar
+                    android:id="@+id/seekBarThreshold"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:max="100"
+                    android:progress="75"/>
+            </LinearLayout>
 
             <TextView
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
index 0a601eb..af0bc57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_main.xml
@@ -29,12 +29,4 @@
         android:alpha="0.9"
         android:elevation="10dp"/>
 
-    <Button
-        android:id="@+id/btnSave"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:text="Save"
-        android:layout_gravity="bottom|center_horizontal"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="32dp"/>
-
 </FrameLayout>
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