diff --git a/public/components/soap.html b/public/components/soap.html
index e336936..e76ea0f 100644
--- a/public/components/soap.html
+++ b/public/components/soap.html
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
         <div class="card">
           <div class="record-controls">
             <button id="soap-record-btn" class="record-btn btn-teal"><i class="fas fa-microphone"></i><span>Dictate</span></button>
+            <button id="soap-pause-btn" class="btn-sm btn-ghost hidden" style="margin-left:8px;"><i class="fas fa-pause"></i> Pause</button>
+            <button id="soap-stop-btn" class="btn-sm hidden" style="margin-left:8px;background:var(--red);color:white;border:none;border-radius:8px;padding:7px 16px;cursor:pointer;font-size:13px;"><i class="fas fa-stop"></i> Stop</button>
             <div id="soap-recording-indicator" class="recording-indicator hidden"><div class="pulse-dot pulse-teal"></div><span>Dictating... <span id="soap-timer">00:00</span></span></div>
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/public/js/soap.js b/public/js/soap.js
index 355bc71..eb69ec3 100644
--- a/public/js/soap.js
+++ b/public/js/soap.js
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
   var soapText = document.getElementById('soap-text');
   var modelTag = document.getElementById('soap-model-tag');
 
+  var pauseBtn = document.getElementById('soap-pause-btn');
+  var stopBtn = document.getElementById('soap-stop-btn');
+
   var recorder = new AudioRecorder();
   recorder._module = 'soap';
   var timer = createTimer(timerEl);
   var isRecording = false;
+  var isPaused = false;
   var recognition = createSpeechRecognition();
   var finalText = '';
   var sessionFinals = '';
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@
     recognition.onend = function() {
       finalText += sessionFinals;
       sessionFinals = '';
-      if (isRecording) try { recognition.start(); } catch(e) {}
+      if (isRecording && !isPaused) try { recognition.start(); } catch(e) {}
     };
   }
 
@@ -51,19 +55,33 @@
       sessionFinals = '';
       recorder.start().then(function() {
         isRecording = true;
+        isPaused = false;
         recordBtn.classList.add('recording');
-        recordBtn.querySelector('span').textContent = 'Stop';
+        recordBtn.style.display = 'none';
+        if (pauseBtn) pauseBtn.classList.remove('hidden');
+        if (stopBtn) stopBtn.classList.remove('hidden');
         indicator.classList.remove('hidden');
         timer.start();
         if (recognition) try { recognition.start(); } catch(e) {}
+        if (typeof nativeHaptic === 'function') nativeHaptic('heavy');
+        if (typeof nativeKeepAwake === 'function') nativeKeepAwake(true);
+        if (typeof nativeStartRecordingService === 'function') nativeStartRecordingService();
+        showToast('Recording started', 'info');
       }).catch(function() { showToast('Microphone denied', 'error'); });
     } else {
       isRecording = false;
+      isPaused = false;
       var dur = timer.stop();
       recordBtn.classList.remove('recording');
+      recordBtn.style.display = '';
       recordBtn.querySelector('span').textContent = 'Dictate';
+      if (pauseBtn) { pauseBtn.classList.add('hidden'); pauseBtn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-pause"></i> Pause'; pauseBtn.classList.remove('btn-primary'); pauseBtn.classList.add('btn-ghost'); }
+      if (stopBtn) stopBtn.classList.add('hidden');
       indicator.classList.add('hidden');
       if (recognition) try { recognition.stop(); } catch(e) {}
+      if (typeof nativeHaptic === 'function') nativeHaptic('medium');
+      if (typeof nativeKeepAwake === 'function') nativeKeepAwake(false);
+      if (typeof nativeStopRecordingService === 'function') nativeStopRecordingService();
 
       var liveText = (finalText + sessionFinals).trim();
       if (window._transcribeAvailable === false) {
@@ -91,6 +109,49 @@
     }
   });
 
+  // Dedicated stop button
+  if (stopBtn) {
+    stopBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {
+      if (!isRecording) return;
+      recordBtn.style.display = '';
+      recordBtn.click();
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Pause / Resume
+  if (pauseBtn) {
+    pauseBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {
+      if (!isRecording) return;
+      if (!isPaused) {
+        try { if (recorder.mediaRecorder && recorder.mediaRecorder.state === 'recording') recorder.mediaRecorder.pause(); } catch(e) {}
+        timer.stop();
+        isPaused = true;
+        pauseBtn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-play"></i> Resume';
+        pauseBtn.classList.add('btn-primary');
+        pauseBtn.classList.remove('btn-ghost');
+        if (recognition) try { recognition.stop(); } catch(e) {}
+        showToast('Paused', 'info');
+      } else {
+        try {
+          if (recorder.mediaRecorder && recorder.mediaRecorder.state === 'paused') { recorder.mediaRecorder.resume(); }
+          else if (recorder.mediaRecorder && recorder.mediaRecorder.state === 'inactive' && recorder.stream && recorder.stream.active) {
+            var mime = MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('audio/webm;codecs=opus') ? 'audio/webm;codecs=opus' : 'audio/webm';
+            recorder.mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder(recorder.stream, { mimeType: mime, audioBitsPerSecond: 32000 });
+            recorder.mediaRecorder.ondataavailable = function(e) { if (e.data.size > 0) recorder.chunks.push(e.data); };
+            recorder.mediaRecorder.start(1000);
+          }
+        } catch(e) {}
+        timer.resume();
+        isPaused = false;
+        pauseBtn.innerHTML = '<i class="fas fa-pause"></i> Pause';
+        pauseBtn.classList.remove('btn-primary');
+        pauseBtn.classList.add('btn-ghost');
+        if (recognition) try { recognition.start(); } catch(e) {}
+        showToast('Resumed', 'info');
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   clearBtn.addEventListener('click', function() {
     transcript.textContent = ''; finalText = ''; outputCard.classList.add('hidden');
     var instrEl = document.getElementById('soap-instructions');