diff --git a/lib/ui/common/app_backdrop.dart b/lib/ui/common/app_backdrop.dart
index 9993fc56..4bf0edea 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/app_backdrop.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/app_backdrop.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AppBackdrop extends StatelessWidget {
     final double normalStrength = clampDouble(strength, 0, 1);
     if (settingsLogic.useBlurs) {
       return BackdropFilter(
-        filter: ImageFilter.blur(sigmaX: normalStrength * 5.0, sigmaY: normalStrength * 5.0),
+        filter: ImageFilter.blur(sigmaX: normalStrength * 15.0, sigmaY: normalStrength * 15.0),
         child: child ?? SizedBox.expand(),
       );
     }
diff --git a/lib/ui/common/controls/locale_switcher.dart b/lib/ui/common/controls/locale_switcher.dart
index 9db2beef..debc42e1 100644
--- a/lib/ui/common/controls/locale_switcher.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/common/controls/locale_switcher.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ class LocaleSwitcher extends StatelessWidget with GetItMixin {
       await settingsLogic.changeLocale(newLocale);
     }
 
-    return AppBtn.from(text: $strings.localeSwapButton, onPressed: handleSwapLocale);
+    return AppBtn.from(text: $strings.localeSwapButton, onPressed: handleSwapLocale, padding: EdgeInsets.all($styles.insets.sm));
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/home_menu/home_menu.dart b/lib/ui/screens/home_menu/home_menu.dart
index 97f14ebb..8a34628e 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/home_menu/home_menu.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/home_menu/home_menu.dart
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class _HomeMenuState extends State<HomeMenu> {
         /// Backdrop / Underlay
         AppBackdrop(
           strength: .5,
-          child: Container(color: $styles.colors.greyStrong.withOpacity(.7)),
+          child: Container(color: $styles.colors.greyStrong.withOpacity(.5)),
         ),
 
         PopNavigatorUnderlay(),