diff --git a/frigate/config/camera/camera.py b/frigate/config/camera/camera.py
index 529b8e45c..fe2bee647 100644
--- a/frigate/config/camera/camera.py
+++ b/frigate/config/camera/camera.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CameraConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     # Options with global fallback
     audio: AudioConfig = Field(
         default_factory=AudioConfig,
-        title="Audio events",
+        title="Audio detection",
         description="Settings for audio-based event detection for this camera.",
     )
     audio_transcription: CameraAudioTranscriptionConfig = Field(
diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index c92d84c60..751de1620 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     cameras: Dict[str, CameraConfig] = Field(title="Cameras", description="Cameras")
     audio: AudioConfig = Field(
         default_factory=AudioConfig,
-        title="Audio events",
+        title="Audio detection",
         description="Settings for audio-based event detection for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     birdseye: BirdseyeConfig = Field(
diff --git a/frigate/track/object_processing.py b/frigate/track/object_processing.py
index 3fae8da6f..3f8b5e626 100644
--- a/frigate/track/object_processing.py
+++ b/frigate/track/object_processing.py
@@ -773,7 +773,9 @@ class TrackedObjectProcessor(threading.Thread):
                 logger.debug(f"Camera {camera} disabled, skipping update")
                 continue
 
-            camera_state = self.camera_states[camera]
+            camera_state = self.camera_states.get(camera)
+            if camera_state is None:
+                continue
 
             camera_state.update(
                 frame_name, frame_time, current_tracked_objects, motion_boxes, regions
diff --git a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
index 4fda92afd..a041e5802 100644
--- a/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
+++ b/frigate/track/tracked_object.py
@@ -330,7 +330,12 @@ class TrackedObject:
             if self.obj_data["position_changes"] != obj_data["position_changes"]:
                 significant_change = True
 
-            if self.obj_data["attributes"] != obj_data["attributes"]:
+            # disappearance of a per-frame attribute can be caused by detection
+            # skipping the object on a frame (stationary objects on non-interval
+            # frames), so only flag when a new attribute label appears
+            prev_labels = {a["label"] for a in self.obj_data["attributes"]}
+            curr_labels = {a["label"] for a in obj_data["attributes"]}
+            if curr_labels - prev_labels:
                 significant_change = True
 
             # if the state changed between stationary and active
diff --git a/frigate/video/detect.py b/frigate/video/detect.py
index 339b11e53..89124a75d 100644
--- a/frigate/video/detect.py
+++ b/frigate/video/detect.py
@@ -438,34 +438,32 @@ def process_frames(
             else:
                 object_tracker.update_frame_times(frame_name, frame_time)
 
-        # group the attribute detections based on what label they apply to
-        attribute_detections: dict[str, list[TrackedObjectAttribute]] = {}
-        for label, attribute_labels in attributes_map.items():
-            attribute_detections[label] = [
-                TrackedObjectAttribute(d)
-                for d in consolidated_detections
-                if d[0] in attribute_labels
-            ]
-
         # build detections
         detections = {}
         for obj in object_tracker.tracked_objects.values():
             detections[obj["id"]] = {**obj, "attributes": []}
 
-        # find the best object for each attribute to be assigned to
+        # assign each detected attribute to the best matching object.
+        # iterate consolidated_detections once so attributes that appear under
+        # multiple parent labels in attributes_map (e.g. license_plate is in
+        # both "car" and "motorcycle") are not appended more than once
         all_objects: list[dict[str, Any]] = object_tracker.tracked_objects.values()
-        for attributes in attribute_detections.values():
-            for attribute in attributes:
-                filtered_objects = filter(
-                    lambda o: attribute.label in attributes_map.get(o["label"], []),
-                    all_objects,
-                )
-                selected_object_id = attribute.find_best_object(filtered_objects)
+        detected_attributes = [
+            TrackedObjectAttribute(d)
+            for d in consolidated_detections
+            if d[0] in all_attributes
+        ]
+        for attribute in detected_attributes:
+            filtered_objects = filter(
+                lambda o: attribute.label in attributes_map.get(o["label"], []),
+                all_objects,
+            )
+            selected_object_id = attribute.find_best_object(filtered_objects)
 
-                if selected_object_id is not None:
-                    detections[selected_object_id]["attributes"].append(
-                        attribute.get_tracking_data()
-                    )
+            if selected_object_id is not None:
+                detections[selected_object_id]["attributes"].append(
+                    attribute.get_tracking_data()
+                )
 
         # debug object tracking
         if False:
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json b/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json
index 9320159f4..65f981575 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "description": "Enabled"
   },
   "audio": {
-    "label": "Audio events",
+    "label": "Audio detection",
     "description": "Settings for audio-based event detection for this camera.",
     "enabled": {
       "label": "Enable audio detection",
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json b/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json
index b2df82652..8efecd0ce 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/config/global.json
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
     }
   },
   "audio": {
-    "label": "Audio events",
+    "label": "Audio detection",
     "description": "Settings for audio-based event detection for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     "enabled": {
       "label": "Enable audio detection",
diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
index 27cdf82f1..5f534cf37 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "globalMotion": "Motion detection",
     "globalObjects": "Objects",
     "globalReview": "Review",
-    "globalAudioEvents": "Audio events",
+    "globalAudioEvents": "Audio detection",
     "globalLivePlayback": "Live playback",
     "globalTimestampStyle": "Timestamp style",
     "systemDatabase": "Database",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     "cameraMotion": "Motion detection",
     "cameraObjects": "Objects",
     "cameraConfigReview": "Review",
-    "cameraAudioEvents": "Audio events",
+    "cameraAudioEvents": "Audio detection",
     "cameraAudioTranscription": "Audio transcription",
     "cameraNotifications": "Notifications",
     "cameraLivePlayback": "Live playback",
@@ -1651,7 +1651,8 @@
     "review": {
       "recordDisabled": "Recording is disabled, review items will not be generated.",
       "detectDisabled": "Object detection is disabled. Review items require detected objects to categorize alerts and detections.",
-      "allNonAlertDetections": "All non-alert activity will be included as detections."
+      "allNonAlertDetections": "All non-alert activity will be included as detections.",
+      "genaiImageSourceRecordingsRecordDisabled": "Image source is set to 'recordings', but recording is disabled. Frigate will fall back to preview images."
     },
     "audio": {
       "noAudioRole": "No streams have the audio role defined. You must enable the audio role for audio detection to function."
@@ -1660,15 +1661,21 @@
       "audioDetectionDisabled": "Audio detection is not enabled for this camera. Audio transcription requires audio detection to be active."
     },
     "detect": {
-      "fpsGreaterThanFive": "Setting the detect FPS higher than 5 is not recommended. Higher values may cause performance issues and will not provide any benefit."
+      "fpsGreaterThanFive": "Setting the detect FPS higher than 5 is not recommended. Higher values may cause performance issues and will not provide any benefit.",
+      "disabled": "Object detection is disabled. Snapshots, review items, and enrichments such as face recognition, license plate recognition, and Generative AI will not function."
+    },
+    "objects": {
+      "genaiNoDescriptionsProvider": "You must configure a GenAI provider with the 'descriptions' role for descriptions to be generated."
     },
     "faceRecognition": {
       "globalDisabled": "The face recognition enrichment must be enabled for face recognition features to function on this camera.",
-      "personNotTracked": "Face recognition requires the 'person' object to be tracked. Enable 'person' in Objects for this camera."
+      "personNotTracked": "Face recognition requires the 'person' object to be tracked. Enable 'person' in Objects for this camera.",
+      "modelSizeLarge": "The 'large' model requires a GPU or NPU for reasonable performance. Use 'small' on CPU-only systems."
     },
     "lpr": {
       "globalDisabled": "The license plate recognition enrichment must be enabled for LPR features to function on this camera.",
-      "vehicleNotTracked": "License plate recognition requires 'car' or 'motorcycle' to be tracked. Enable 'car' or 'motorcycle' in Objects for this camera."
+      "vehicleNotTracked": "License plate recognition requires 'car' or 'motorcycle' to be tracked. Enable 'car' or 'motorcycle' in Objects for this camera.",
+      "modelSizeLarge": "The 'large' model is optimized for multi-line license plates. The 'small' model provides better performance over 'large' and should be used unless your region uses multi-line plate formats."
     },
     "record": {
       "noRecordRole": "No streams have the record role defined. Recording will not function."
@@ -1682,6 +1689,9 @@
     "detectors": {
       "mixedTypes": "All detectors must use the same type. Remove existing detectors to use a different type.",
       "mixedTypesSuggestion": "All detectors must use the same type. Remove existing detectors or select {{type}}."
+    },
+    "semanticSearch": {
+      "jinav2SmallModelSize": "The 'small' size with the Jina V2 model has high RAM and inference cost. The 'large' model with a discrete GPU is recommended."
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/src/api/WsProvider.tsx b/web/src/api/WsProvider.tsx
index 4e4f72490..d00772f9d 100644
--- a/web/src/api/WsProvider.tsx
+++ b/web/src/api/WsProvider.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ export function WsProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       if (reconnectTimer.current) {
         clearTimeout(reconnectTimer.current);
       }
-      wsRef.current?.close();
+      const ws = wsRef.current;
+      if (ws) {
+        ws.onopen = null;
+        ws.onmessage = null;
+        ws.onclose = null;
+        ws.onerror = null;
+        ws.close();
+      }
       resetWsStore();
     };
   }, [wsUrl]);
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts
index df0664273..5bbd21982 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/detect.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ import type { SectionConfigOverrides } from "./types";
 const detect: SectionConfigOverrides = {
   base: {
     sectionDocs: "/configuration/camera_specific",
+    messages: [
+      {
+        key: "detect-disabled",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.detect.disabled",
+        severity: "info",
+        condition: (ctx) =>
+          ctx.level === "camera" && ctx.formData?.enabled === false,
+      },
+    ],
     fieldMessages: [
       {
         key: "fps-greater-than-five",
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts
index 47344930a..9d346b26c 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/face_recognition.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ const faceRecognition: SectionConfigOverrides = {
       "device",
     ],
     restartRequired: ["enabled", "model_size", "device"],
+    fieldMessages: [
+      {
+        key: "model-size-large",
+        field: "model_size",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.faceRecognition.modelSizeLarge",
+        severity: "info",
+        position: "after",
+        condition: (ctx) => ctx.formData?.model_size === "large",
+      },
+    ],
     uiSchema: {
       model_size: {
         "ui:options": { size: "xs" },
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/lpr.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/lpr.ts
index 1237172f0..8df2d7d8b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/lpr.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/lpr.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ const lpr: SectionConfigOverrides = {
       "replace_rules",
     ],
     restartRequired: ["model_size", "enhancement", "device"],
+    fieldMessages: [
+      {
+        key: "model-size-large",
+        field: "model_size",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.lpr.modelSizeLarge",
+        severity: "info",
+        position: "after",
+        condition: (ctx) => ctx.formData?.model_size === "large",
+      },
+    ],
     uiSchema: {
       format: {
         "ui:options": { size: "md" },
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/objects.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/objects.ts
index 5a87bdc62..3d27abb01 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/objects.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/objects.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,32 @@ const hideAttributeFilters = (config: FrigateConfig): string[] =>
 const objects: SectionConfigOverrides = {
   base: {
     sectionDocs: "/configuration/object_filters",
+    messages: [
+      {
+        key: "detect-disabled",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.detect.disabled",
+        severity: "info",
+        condition: (ctx) =>
+          ctx.level === "camera" &&
+          ctx.fullCameraConfig?.detect?.enabled === false,
+      },
+    ],
+    fieldMessages: [
+      {
+        key: "genai-no-descriptions-provider",
+        field: "genai.enabled",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.objects.genaiNoDescriptionsProvider",
+        severity: "warning",
+        position: "before",
+        condition: (ctx) => {
+          const providers = ctx.fullConfig.genai;
+          if (!providers || Object.keys(providers).length === 0) return true;
+          return !Object.values(providers).some((agent) =>
+            agent.roles?.includes("descriptions"),
+          );
+        },
+      },
+    ],
     fieldDocs: {
       "filters.min_area": "/configuration/object_filters#object-area",
       "filters.max_area": "/configuration/object_filters#object-area",
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/review.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/review.ts
index 1069d82bf..9d6e5e1e8 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/review.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/review.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,38 @@ const review: SectionConfigOverrides = {
           return !Array.isArray(labels) || labels.length === 0;
         },
       },
+      {
+        key: "genai-no-descriptions-provider",
+        field: "genai.enabled",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.objects.genaiNoDescriptionsProvider",
+        severity: "warning",
+        position: "before",
+        condition: (ctx) => {
+          const providers = ctx.fullConfig.genai;
+          if (!providers || Object.keys(providers).length === 0) return true;
+          return !Object.values(providers).some((agent) =>
+            agent.roles?.includes("descriptions"),
+          );
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        key: "genai-image-source-recordings-record-disabled",
+        field: "genai.image_source",
+        messageKey:
+          "configMessages.review.genaiImageSourceRecordingsRecordDisabled",
+        severity: "warning",
+        position: "after",
+        condition: (ctx) => {
+          const genai = ctx.formData?.genai as
+            | Record<string, unknown>
+            | undefined;
+          if (genai?.image_source !== "recordings") return false;
+          if (ctx.level === "camera" && ctx.fullCameraConfig) {
+            return ctx.fullCameraConfig.record?.enabled === false;
+          }
+          return ctx.fullConfig.record?.enabled === false;
+        },
+      },
     ],
     fieldDocs: {
       "alerts.labels": "/configuration/review/#alerts-and-detections",
diff --git a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/semantic_search.ts b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/semantic_search.ts
index 34c1e149f..f464e637f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/semantic_search.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/config-form/section-configs/semantic_search.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ const semanticSearch: SectionConfigOverrides = {
     advancedFields: ["reindex", "device"],
     restartRequired: ["enabled", "model", "model_size", "device"],
     hiddenFields: ["reindex"],
+    fieldMessages: [
+      {
+        key: "jinav2-small-model-size",
+        field: "model_size",
+        messageKey: "configMessages.semanticSearch.jinav2SmallModelSize",
+        severity: "warning",
+        position: "after",
+        condition: (ctx) =>
+          ctx.formData?.model === "jinav2" &&
+          ctx.formData?.model_size === "small",
+      },
+    ],
     uiSchema: {
       model: {
         "ui:widget": "semanticSearchModel",
diff --git a/web/src/hooks/use-config-override.ts b/web/src/hooks/use-config-override.ts
index d4bf624cf..8e0732e05 100644
--- a/web/src/hooks/use-config-override.ts
+++ b/web/src/hooks/use-config-override.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Hook to detect when camera config overrides global defaults
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import useSWR from "swr";
+import cloneDeep from "lodash/cloneDeep";
 import isEqual from "lodash/isEqual";
 import get from "lodash/get";
 import set from "lodash/set";
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@ import type { RJSFSchema } from "@rjsf/utils";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import { JsonObject, JsonValue } from "@/types/configForm";
 import { isJsonObject } from "@/lib/utils";
-import { getBaseCameraSectionValue } from "@/utils/configUtil";
+import {
+  getBaseCameraSectionValue,
+  getEffectiveHiddenFields,
+  unsetWithWildcard,
+} from "@/utils/configUtil";
 import { extractSectionSchema } from "@/hooks/use-config-schema";
 import { applySchemaDefaults } from "@/lib/config-schema";
 
@@ -38,6 +43,21 @@ export function normalizeConfigValue(value: unknown): JsonValue {
   return stripInternalFields(value as JsonValue);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove hidden-field paths from a value before comparison so fields the
+ * user can't change in the UI (e.g. motion masks, attribute filters) don't
+ * trigger override badges. Operates on a clone so the input is unchanged.
+ */
+function stripHiddenPaths(value: JsonValue, hiddenFields: string[]): JsonValue {
+  if (hiddenFields.length === 0 || !isJsonObject(value)) return value;
+  const cloned = cloneDeep(value) as JsonObject;
+  for (const path of hiddenFields) {
+    if (!path) continue;
+    unsetWithWildcard(cloned as Record<string, unknown>, path);
+  }
+  return cloned;
+}
+
 /**
  * Collapse null and empty-object values for override comparisons so
  * semantically equivalent shapes match. The schema may default `mask: None`
@@ -45,7 +65,7 @@ export function normalizeConfigValue(value: unknown): JsonValue {
  * masks", so collapsing them here keeps the equality check honest. We
  * keep this off the public `normalizeConfigValue` so save-flow code paths
  * (which serialize form data) aren't affected.
- */
+ **/
 function collapseEmpty(value: JsonValue): JsonValue {
   if (Array.isArray(value)) {
     return value.map(collapseEmpty);
@@ -202,8 +222,21 @@ export function useConfigOverride({
 
     // Collapse empty/null values for comparison so semantically equivalent
     // shapes (e.g. schema default `mask: null` vs runtime `mask: {}`) match.
-    const collapsedGlobal = collapseEmpty(normalizedGlobalValue);
-    const collapsedCamera = collapseEmpty(normalizedCameraValue);
+    // Also strip hidden-field paths (motion masks, attribute filters, etc.)
+    // so fields the user can't edit in the UI don't trigger override badges.
+    const hiddenFields = getEffectiveHiddenFields(
+      sectionPath,
+      "camera",
+      config,
+    );
+    const collapsedGlobal = stripHiddenPaths(
+      collapseEmpty(normalizedGlobalValue),
+      hiddenFields,
+    );
+    const collapsedCamera = stripHiddenPaths(
+      collapseEmpty(normalizedCameraValue),
+      hiddenFields,
+    );
 
     const comparisonGlobal = compareFields
       ? pickFields(collapsedGlobal, compareFields)
@@ -328,8 +361,15 @@ export function useAllCameraOverrides(
         getBaseCameraSectionValue(config, cameraName, key),
       );
 
-      const collapsedGlobal = collapseEmpty(globalValue);
-      const collapsedCamera = collapseEmpty(cameraValue);
+      const hiddenFields = getEffectiveHiddenFields(key, "camera", config);
+      const collapsedGlobal = stripHiddenPaths(
+        collapseEmpty(globalValue),
+        hiddenFields,
+      );
+      const collapsedCamera = stripHiddenPaths(
+        collapseEmpty(cameraValue),
+        hiddenFields,
+      );
       const comparisonGlobal = compareFields
         ? pickFields(collapsedGlobal, compareFields)
         : collapsedGlobal;
diff --git a/web/src/utils/configUtil.ts b/web/src/utils/configUtil.ts
index e8c682a5b..ee33e59b7 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/configUtil.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/configUtil.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,10 @@ export function flattenOverrides(
 
 // lodash `unset` treats `*` as a literal key.  This helper expands wildcard
 // segments so that e.g. `"filters.*.mask"` unsets `filters.<each key>.mask`.
-function unsetWithWildcard(obj: Record<string, unknown>, path: string): void {
+export function unsetWithWildcard(
+  obj: Record<string, unknown>,
+  path: string,
+): void {
   if (!path.includes("*")) {
     unset(obj, path);
     return;