diff --git a/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php b/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php
index 8baa271..e0ff2bc 100644
--- a/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php
+++ b/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php
@@ -93,12 +93,14 @@ class TestController
                 $cleanPhone = '962' . substr($cleanPhone, 1);
             }
             $testOtp = (string)random_int(100000, 999999);
+            $type = $queryParams['type'] ?? 'text'; // Fast text mode by default
             try {
                 $nabeh = new NabehService();
-                $sendResult = $nabeh->sendOtp($cleanPhone, $testOtp, 'image', 'فحص منصة صَقِل');
+                $sendResult = $nabeh->sendOtp($cleanPhone, $testOtp, $type, 'فحص منصة صَقِل');
                 $results['live_otp_test'] = [
                     'phone'       => $cleanPhone,
                     'code_sent'   => $testOtp,
+                    'type_used'   => $type,
                     'send_result' => $sendResult
                 ];
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class TestController
                 ];
             }
         } else {
-            $results['live_otp_test'] = 'To test sending an actual WhatsApp OTP, add ?phone=96279XXXXXXX to this URL';
+            $results['live_otp_test'] = 'To test sending an actual WhatsApp OTP, add ?phone=96279XXXXXXX&type=text to this URL';
         }
 
         $response->json([
diff --git a/backend/app/Services/NabehService.php b/backend/app/Services/NabehService.php
index 0bd95f0..d34fe68 100644
--- a/backend/app/Services/NabehService.php
+++ b/backend/app/Services/NabehService.php
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ class NabehService
     private string $sendUrl;
     private string $email;
     private string $password;
+    private string $defaultType;
 
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->authUrl  = (string)getenv('NABEH_AUTH_URL');
-        $this->sendUrl  = (string)getenv('NABEH_SEND_URL');
-        $this->email    = (string)getenv('NABEH_EMAIL');
-        $this->password = (string)getenv('NABEH_PASSWORD');
+        $this->authUrl     = (string)getenv('NABEH_AUTH_URL');
+        $this->sendUrl     = (string)getenv('NABEH_SEND_URL');
+        $this->email       = (string)getenv('NABEH_EMAIL');
+        $this->password    = (string)getenv('NABEH_PASSWORD');
+        $this->defaultType = (string)(getenv('NABEH_OTP_TYPE') ?: 'text');
 
         $missing = [];
         if (empty($this->authUrl))  $missing[] = 'NABEH_AUTH_URL';
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ class NabehService
             CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT => 10,
             CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Content-Type: application/json'],
             CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => false,
+            CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST => false,
         ]);
 
         $response = curl_exec($ch);
@@ -94,9 +97,10 @@ class NabehService
     }
 
     /**
-     * Send OTP via Nabeh JWT Auth Gateway (WhatsApp Image/Text OTP)
+     * Send OTP via Nabeh JWT Auth Gateway (WhatsApp text/image OTP)
+     * Text mode is ultra-fast (1-2s). Image mode generates dynamic card (10-25s).
      */
-    public function sendOtp(string $receiver, string $otp, string $method = 'image', string $appName = 'منصة صَقِل'): array
+    public function sendOtp(string $receiver, string $otp, ?string $method = null, string $appName = 'منصة صَقِل'): array
     {
         $bearerToken = $this->getBearerToken();
         if (!$bearerToken) {
@@ -114,22 +118,26 @@ class NabehService
             $phoneRaw = '962' . $phoneRaw;
         }
 
-        $type = in_array($method, ['text', 'voice', 'image'], true) ? $method : 'image';
+        // Selected type: provided method > defaultType > 'text'
+        $selectedType = $method ?: $this->defaultType;
+        if (!in_array($selectedType, ['text', 'voice', 'image'], true)) {
+            $selectedType = 'text';
+        }
 
-        // 1. First attempt with image
-        $result = $this->attemptSend($phoneRaw, $type, $otp, $appName, $bearerToken);
+        // 1. First attempt with selected type (text or image)
+        $result = $this->attemptSend($phoneRaw, $selectedType, $otp, $appName, $bearerToken);
         if ($result['success']) {
             return $result;
         }
 
-        // 2. Fallback to text if image fails
-        if ($type === 'image') {
-            error_log("ℹ️ [Nabeh OTP Fallback] Image failed, retrying with text type for phone {$phoneRaw}...");
+        // 2. If image failed or timed out, fallback to instant text OTP
+        if ($selectedType === 'image') {
+            error_log("ℹ️ [Nabeh OTP Fallback] Image mode failed/timed out for {$phoneRaw}. Retrying instantly with Text mode...");
             $textResult = $this->attemptSend($phoneRaw, 'text', $otp, $appName, $bearerToken);
             if ($textResult['success']) {
+                $textResult['note'] = 'Image OTP timed out, delivered via fast text fallback';
                 return $textResult;
             }
-            // Return text attempt with details
             return $textResult;
         }
 
@@ -145,36 +153,43 @@ class NabehService
             'message' => "رمز التحقق الخاص بك لمنصة {$appName} هو: *{$otp}* \n الرجاء عدم مشاركته مع أي شخص لحماية حسابك.",
         ]);
 
+        $timeout = ($type === 'image') ? 50 : 25; // 50s for image rendering, 25s for text
+
         $ch = curl_init($this->sendUrl);
         curl_setopt_array($ch, [
             CURLOPT_POST           => true,
             CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => $payload,
             CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
-            CURLOPT_TIMEOUT        => 35,
+            CURLOPT_TIMEOUT        => $timeout,
             CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT => 10,
             CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER => false,
+            CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST => false,
             CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
                 'Content-Type: application/json',
                 "Authorization: Bearer {$bearerToken}",
             ],
         ]);
 
+        $startTime = microtime(true);
         $response = curl_exec($ch);
+        $duration = round(microtime(true) - $startTime, 2);
         $httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
         $curlError = curl_error($ch);
         curl_close($ch);
 
         if ($curlError) {
-            error_log("❌ [Nabeh OTP cURL Error] " . $curlError);
+            error_log("❌ [Nabeh OTP cURL Error (type={$type}, duration={$duration}s)] " . $curlError);
             return [
                 'success'   => false,
+                'type_used' => $type,
+                'duration'  => "{$duration}s",
                 'http_code' => $httpCode,
-                'error'     => 'cURL Connection Error: ' . $curlError,
+                'error'     => 'cURL Error: ' . $curlError,
                 'response'  => null
             ];
         }
 
-        error_log("ℹ️ [Nabeh OTP Response (HTTP {$httpCode})] " . $response);
+        error_log("ℹ️ [Nabeh OTP Response (type={$type}, duration={$duration}s, HTTP {$httpCode})] " . $response);
 
         if ($httpCode === 200 && $response) {
             $decoded = json_decode($response, true);
@@ -198,6 +213,8 @@ class NabehService
                 ) {
                     return [
                         'success'   => true,
+                        'type_used' => $type,
+                        'duration'  => "{$duration}s",
                         'http_code' => 200,
                         'message'   => 'تم إرسال رمز التحقق بنجاح عبر الواتساب',
                         'raw'       => $decoded
@@ -208,6 +225,8 @@ class NabehService
 
         return [
             'success'   => false,
+            'type_used' => $type,
+            'duration'  => "{$duration}s",
             'http_code' => $httpCode,
             'error'     => 'Nabeh Gateway rejected request (HTTP ' . $httpCode . ')',
             'response'  => $response