diff --git a/resources/js/pages/Profile.vue b/resources/js/pages/Profile.vue
index cf0a15a..956dd0e 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/Profile.vue
+++ b/resources/js/pages/Profile.vue
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ import {
     Sparkles,
     ArrowRight,
     Mail,
+    AlertTriangle,
+    ChevronDown,
 } from 'lucide-vue-next';
-import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 
 const props = defineProps({
     user: Object,
@@ -25,6 +27,9 @@ const hasNoRole = computed(() => {
     return !roles || roles.length === 0;
 });
 
+const showAdvancedSettings = ref(false);
+const showConfirmModal = ref(false);
+
 const form = useForm({
     _method: 'PUT',
     name: user.value?.name || '',
@@ -38,6 +43,19 @@ const form = useForm({
     receive_emails: user.value?.receive_emails ?? true,
 });
 
+const handleEmailToggle = () => {
+    if (form.receive_emails) {
+        showConfirmModal.value = true;
+    } else {
+        form.receive_emails = true;
+    }
+};
+
+const confirmDisable = () => {
+    form.receive_emails = false;
+    showConfirmModal.value = false;
+};
+
 const submitForm = () => {
     form.post('/profile', {
         preserveScroll: true,
@@ -451,62 +469,96 @@ const submitForm = () => {
                 </div>
             </div>
 
-            <!-- Email Preferences Card -->
+            <!-- Advanced Notification Preferences (Collapsible Dropdown) -->
             <div
-                class="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200/80 bg-white p-6 shadow-xs sm:p-8 dark:border-gray-700 dark:bg-gray-900"
+                class="rounded-xl border border-slate-200/60 bg-slate-50/40 p-3 sm:p-4 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900/30"
             >
-                <div
-                    class="mb-6 flex items-center gap-3 border-b border-slate-100 pb-4 dark:border-gray-800"
+                <button
+                    type="button"
+                    @click="showAdvancedSettings = !showAdvancedSettings"
+                    class="flex w-full items-center justify-between text-left text-xs font-medium text-slate-500 hover:text-slate-700 transition dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-200"
                 >
-                    <div
-                        class="flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-amber-50 text-amber-600 dark:bg-amber-500/10 dark:text-amber-400"
-                    >
-                        <Mail class="h-5 w-5" />
-                    </div>
-                    <div>
-                        <h2
-                            class="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-gray-100"
+                    <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <span>Advanced Notification Preferences</span>
+                        <span
+                            v-if="!form.receive_emails"
+                            class="inline-flex items-center rounded bg-amber-100 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold text-amber-700 dark:bg-amber-950/60 dark:text-amber-300"
                         >
-                            Email Preferences
-                        </h2>
-                        <p class="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                            Manage what email announcements and updates you
-                            receive.
-                        </p>
+                            Updates Paused
+                        </span>
                     </div>
-                </div>
+                    <ChevronDown
+                        class="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-slate-400 transition-transform duration-200 dark:text-gray-500"
+                        :class="{ 'rotate-180': showAdvancedSettings }"
+                    />
+                </button>
 
-                <div
-                    class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-xl border border-slate-100 bg-slate-50/70 p-4 dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-950/50"
+                <transition
+                    enter-active-class="transition duration-200 ease-out"
+                    enter-from-class="opacity-0 -translate-y-1"
+                    enter-to-class="opacity-100 translate-y-0"
+                    leave-active-class="transition duration-150 ease-in"
+                    leave-from-class="opacity-100 translate-y-0"
+                    leave-to-class="opacity-0 -translate-y-1"
                 >
-                    <div class="space-y-0.5">
-                        <label
-                            for="receive_emails"
-                            class="cursor-pointer text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-gray-100"
-                        >
-                            Receive Broadcast Emails & Announcements
-                        </label>
-                        <p class="text-xs text-slate-500 dark:text-gray-400">
-                            Stay up-to-date with new resources, study materials,
-                            and platform announcements.
-                        </p>
-                    </div>
-
-                    <label
-                        class="relative inline-flex shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center"
+                    <div
+                        v-if="showAdvancedSettings"
+                        class="mt-3 border-t border-slate-200/50 pt-3 dark:border-gray-800/60"
                     >
-                        <input
-                            type="checkbox"
-                            id="receive_emails"
-                            v-model="form.receive_emails"
-                            :disabled="form.processing"
-                            class="peer sr-only"
-                        />
+                        <div class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+                            <div class="space-y-0.5">
+                                <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+                                    <span class="text-xs font-medium text-slate-700 dark:text-gray-300">
+                                        Essential study updates & announcements
+                                    </span>
+                                    <span
+                                        class="rounded bg-slate-200/60 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-slate-600 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:text-gray-400"
+                                    >
+                                        Recommended
+                                    </span>
+                                </div>
+                                <p class="text-[11px] text-slate-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                    Receive notifications for syllabus changes, study materials, and platform alerts.
+                                </p>
+                            </div>
+
+                            <button
+                                type="button"
+                                @click="handleEmailToggle"
+                                :disabled="form.processing"
+                                class="relative inline-flex shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center focus:outline-none"
+                            >
+                                <div
+                                    class="h-5 w-9 rounded-full transition-colors after:absolute after:top-[2px] after:left-[2px] after:h-4 after:w-4 after:rounded-full after:bg-white after:shadow-sm after:transition-all after:content-[''] dark:after:bg-gray-200"
+                                    :class="
+                                        form.receive_emails
+                                            ? 'bg-slate-700 after:translate-x-4 dark:bg-gray-500'
+                                            : 'bg-slate-300 dark:bg-gray-700'
+                                    "
+                                ></div>
+                            </button>
+                        </div>
+
+                        <!-- Dark Friction Warning if disabled -->
                         <div
-                            class="peer h-6 w-11 rounded-full bg-slate-300 transition-colors peer-checked:bg-blue-600 peer-focus:ring-2 peer-focus:ring-blue-500/20 after:absolute after:top-[2px] after:left-[2px] after:h-5 after:w-5 after:rounded-full after:bg-white after:shadow-md after:transition-all after:content-[''] peer-checked:after:translate-x-full dark:bg-gray-700 dark:peer-checked:bg-blue-600 dark:after:bg-gray-200"
-                        ></div>
-                    </label>
-                </div>
+                            v-if="!form.receive_emails"
+                            class="mt-3 flex items-start gap-2.5 rounded-lg border border-amber-200/80 bg-amber-50/80 p-2.5 text-xs text-amber-800 dark:border-amber-900/50 dark:bg-amber-950/30 dark:text-amber-300"
+                        >
+                            <AlertTriangle class="mt-0.5 h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400" />
+                            <div class="flex-1 text-[11px] leading-relaxed">
+                                <span class="font-medium">You may miss critical updates:</span>
+                                Disabling this will prevent you from receiving vital academic alerts, syllabus updates, and new study materials.
+                                <button
+                                    type="button"
+                                    @click="form.receive_emails = true"
+                                    class="ml-1.5 font-semibold text-amber-700 underline hover:text-amber-900 dark:text-amber-300 dark:hover:text-amber-100"
+                                >
+                                    Keep enabled
+                                </button>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </transition>
             </div>
 
             <!-- Action Buttons -->
@@ -525,5 +577,59 @@ const submitForm = () => {
                 </button>
             </div>
         </form>
+
+        <!-- Confirmation Modal for turning off emails (Dark Friction UX) -->
+        <transition
+            enter-active-class="transition duration-200 ease-out"
+            enter-from-class="opacity-0 scale-95"
+            enter-to-class="opacity-100 scale-100"
+            leave-active-class="transition duration-150 ease-in"
+            leave-from-class="opacity-100 scale-100"
+            leave-to-class="opacity-0 scale-95"
+        >
+            <div
+                v-if="showConfirmModal"
+                class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center bg-slate-900/50 p-4 backdrop-blur-xs dark:bg-black/60"
+            >
+                <div
+                    class="relative w-full max-w-md rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-6 shadow-xl dark:border-gray-800 dark:bg-gray-900"
+                >
+                    <div class="flex items-start gap-4">
+                        <div
+                            class="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-amber-50 text-amber-600 dark:bg-amber-500/10 dark:text-amber-400"
+                        >
+                            <AlertTriangle class="h-5 w-5" />
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="space-y-1">
+                            <h3
+                                class="text-base font-semibold text-slate-900 dark:text-gray-100"
+                            >
+                                Turn off essential announcements?
+                            </h3>
+                            <p class="text-xs leading-relaxed text-slate-500 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                You will stop receiving critical syllabus announcements, new exam preparation materials, and platform alerts. We strongly recommend keeping this enabled.
+                            </p>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <div class="mt-6 flex flex-col-reverse gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:justify-end">
+                        <button
+                            type="button"
+                            @click="confirmDisable"
+                            class="rounded-xl px-4 py-2 text-xs font-medium text-slate-400 hover:text-slate-600 dark:text-gray-500 dark:hover:text-gray-300 transition"
+                        >
+                            Yes, turn off anyway
+                        </button>
+                        <button
+                            type="button"
+                            @click="showConfirmModal = false"
+                            class="inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-blue-600 px-5 py-2.5 text-xs font-semibold text-white shadow-xs hover:bg-blue-700 transition"
+                        >
+                            Keep Notifications Enabled
+                        </button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </transition>
     </div>
 </template>