diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index 4fa7289f..59cc5822 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@
         {
           "ios": {
             "deploymentTarget": "15.6",
-            "useFrameworks": "static"
+            "extraPods": [
+              { "name": "SDWebImage", "modular_headers": true },
+              { "name": "SDWebImageSVGCoder", "modular_headers": true }
+            ]
           },
           "android": {
             "compileSdkVersion": 35,
@@ -138,7 +141,8 @@
         {
           "useDefaultExpandedMediaControls": true
         }
-      ]
+      ],
+      "react-native-bottom-tabs"
     ],
     "experiments": {
       "typedRoutes": true
diff --git a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/_layout.tsx b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
index 0aafe593..0021a549 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/_layout.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import {
-  type BottomTabNavigationEventMap,
-  type BottomTabNavigationOptions,
-  createBottomTabNavigator,
-} from "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs";
+  createNativeBottomTabNavigator,
+  type NativeBottomTabNavigationEventMap,
+  type NativeBottomTabNavigationOptions,
+} from "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation";
 import type {
   ParamListBase,
   TabNavigationState,
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { eventBus } from "@/utils/eventBus";
 import { storage } from "@/utils/mmkv";
 
-const { Navigator } = createBottomTabNavigator();
+const { Navigator } = createNativeBottomTabNavigator();
 
 export const NativeTabs = withLayoutContext<
-  BottomTabNavigationOptions,
+  NativeBottomTabNavigationOptions,
   typeof Navigator,
   TabNavigationState<ParamListBase>,
-  BottomTabNavigationEventMap
+  NativeBottomTabNavigationEventMap
 >(Navigator);
 
 export default function TabLayout() {
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
       <SystemBars hidden={false} style='light' />
       <NativeTabs
         sidebarAdaptable={false}
-        ignoresTopSafeArea
         tabBarStyle={{
           backgroundColor: "#121212",
         }}
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
             title: t("tabs.home"),
             tabBarIcon:
               Platform.OS === "android"
-                ? ({ color, focused, size }) =>
-                    require("@/assets/icons/house.fill.png")
+                ? ({ focused }) => require("@/assets/icons/house.fill.png")
                 : ({ focused }) =>
                     focused
                       ? { sfSymbol: "house.fill" }
@@ -89,8 +87,7 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
             title: t("tabs.search"),
             tabBarIcon:
               Platform.OS === "android"
-                ? ({ color, focused, size }) =>
-                    require("@/assets/icons/magnifyingglass.png")
+                ? ({ focused }) => require("@/assets/icons/magnifyingglass.png")
                 : ({ focused }) =>
                     focused
                       ? { sfSymbol: "magnifyingglass" }
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
             title: t("tabs.favorites"),
             tabBarIcon:
               Platform.OS === "android"
-                ? ({ color, focused, size }) =>
+                ? ({ focused }) =>
                     focused
                       ? require("@/assets/icons/heart.fill.png")
                       : require("@/assets/icons/heart.png")
@@ -119,8 +116,7 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
             title: t("tabs.library"),
             tabBarIcon:
               Platform.OS === "android"
-                ? ({ color, focused, size }) =>
-                    require("@/assets/icons/server.rack.png")
+                ? ({ focused }) => require("@/assets/icons/server.rack.png")
                 : ({ focused }) =>
                     focused
                       ? { sfSymbol: "rectangle.stack.fill" }
@@ -131,7 +127,6 @@ export default function TabLayout() {
           name='(custom-links)'
           options={{
             title: t("tabs.custom_links"),
-            // @ts-expect-error
             tabBarItemHidden: !settings?.showCustomMenuLinks,
             tabBarIcon:
               Platform.OS === "android"
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 9b36b829..7d41a924 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "streamyfin",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "^0.9.2",
         "@expo/config-plugins": "~9.0.15",
         "@expo/react-native-action-sheet": "^4.1.1",
         "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.4",
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@
         "@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader": "3.2.6",
         "@react-native-community/netinfo": "11.4.1",
         "@react-native-menu/menu": "^1.2.2",
-        "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.4.2",
         "@react-navigation/material-top-tabs": "^7.1.0",
         "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14",
         "@shopify/flash-list": "1.7.3",
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         "react-i18next": "^15.4.0",
         "react-native": "npm:react-native-tvos@~0.77.2-0",
         "react-native-awesome-slider": "^2.9.0",
+        "react-native-bottom-tabs": "^0.9.2",
         "react-native-circular-progress": "^1.4.1",
         "react-native-collapsible": "^1.6.2",
         "react-native-compressor": "^1.10.3",
@@ -399,6 +400,8 @@
 
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+    "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": ["@bottom-tabs/react-navigation@0.9.2", "", { "dependencies": { "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-navigation/native": ">=7", "react": "*", "react-native": "*", "react-native-bottom-tabs": "*" } }, "sha512-IZZKllcaqCGsKIgeXmYFGU95IXxbBpXtwKws4Lg2GJw/qqAYYsPFEl0JBvnymSD7G1zkHYEilg5UHuTd0NmX7A=="],
+
     "@dominicstop/ts-event-emitter": ["@dominicstop/ts-event-emitter@1.1.0", "", {}, "sha512-CcxmJIvUb1vsFheuGGVSQf4KdPZC44XolpUT34+vlal+LyQoBUOn31pjFET5M9ctOxEpt8xa0M3/2M7uUiAoJw=="],
 
     "@egjs/hammerjs": ["@egjs/hammerjs@2.0.17", "", { "dependencies": { "@types/hammerjs": "^2.0.36" } }, "sha512-XQsZgjm2EcVUiZQf11UBJQfmZeEmOW8DpI1gsFeln6w0ae0ii4dMQEQ0kjl6DspdWX1aGY1/loyXnP0JS06e/A=="],
@@ -653,11 +656,11 @@
 
     "@react-native/normalize-colors": ["@react-native/normalize-colors@0.76.8", "", {}, "sha512-FRjRvs7RgsXjkbGSOjYSxhX5V70c0IzA/jy3HXeYpATMwD9fOR1DbveLW497QGsVdCa0vThbJUtR8rIzAfpHQA=="],
 
-    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": ["@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@7.4.2", "", { "dependencies": { "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.5.2", "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0", "react-native-screens": ">= 4.0.0" } }, "sha512-jyBux5l3qqEucY5M/ZWxVvfA8TQu7DVl2gK+xB6iKqRUfLf7dSumyVxc7HemDwGFoz3Ug8dVZFvSMEs+mfrieQ=="],
+    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": ["@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@7.2.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.2.5", "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0", "react-native-screens": ">= 4.0.0" } }, "sha512-1LxjgnbPyFINyf9Qr5d1YE0pYhuJayg5TCIIFQmbcX4PRhX7FKUXV7cX8OzrKXEdZi/UE/VNXugtozPAR9zgvA=="],
 
     "@react-navigation/core": ["@react-navigation/core@7.3.1", "", { "dependencies": { "@react-navigation/routers": "^7.1.2", "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0", "nanoid": "3.3.8", "query-string": "^7.1.3", "react-is": "^18.2.0", "use-latest-callback": "^0.2.1", "use-sync-external-store": "^1.2.2" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": ">= 18.2.0" } }, "sha512-S3KCGvNsoqVk8ErAtQI2EAhg9185lahF5OY01ofrrD4Ij/uk3QEHHjoGQhR5l5DXSCSKr1JbMQA7MEKMsBiWZA=="],
 
-    "@react-navigation/elements": ["@react-navigation/elements@2.5.2", "", { "dependencies": { "color": "^4.2.3", "use-latest-callback": "^0.2.4", "use-sync-external-store": "^1.5.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": ">= 0.2.0", "@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@react-native-masked-view/masked-view"] }, "sha512-aGC3ukF5+lXuiF5bK7bJyRuWCE+Tk4MZ3GoQpAb7u7+m0KmsquliDhj4UCWEUU5kUoCeoRAUvv+1lKcYKf+WTQ=="],
+    "@react-navigation/elements": ["@react-navigation/elements@2.2.5", "", { "dependencies": { "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": ">= 0.2.0", "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@react-native-masked-view/masked-view"] }, "sha512-sDhE+W14P7MNWLMxXg1MEVXwkLUpMZJGflE6nQNzLmolJQIHgcia0Mrm8uRa3bQovhxYu1UzEojLZ+caoZt7Fg=="],
 
     "@react-navigation/material-top-tabs": ["@react-navigation/material-top-tabs@7.1.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.2.5", "color": "^4.2.3", "react-native-tab-view": "^4.0.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-pager-view": ">= 6.0.0" } }, "sha512-bTFgeHWZmkyE9CAVMTc+lw/b1n2ES3bk0JZoCNSTIrDP+tXfsS8CB4lpOhBybfX1q0C4NQ/i4qMlV7p1iO0eKA=="],
 
@@ -1845,6 +1848,8 @@
 
     "react-native-awesome-slider": ["react-native-awesome-slider@2.9.0", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "*", "react-native-gesture-handler": ">=2.0.0", "react-native-reanimated": ">=3.0.0" } }, "sha512-sc5qgX4YtM6IxjtosjgQLdsal120MvU+YWs0F2MdgQWijps22AXLDCUoBnZZ8vxVhVyJ2WnnIPrmtVBvVJjSuQ=="],
 
+    "react-native-bottom-tabs": ["react-native-bottom-tabs@0.9.2", "", { "dependencies": { "react-freeze": "^1.0.0", "sf-symbols-typescript": "^2.0.0", "use-latest-callback": "^0.2.1" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-kwLx9OM6v5P10TdmNhlEgb8nmwBOpwy3ULIxEv1v6cYjzuRkeYtA2dqYeFhJAn1rmWMrl3MnL3xzW5Q3IQyfAg=="],
+
     "react-native-circular-progress": ["react-native-circular-progress@1.4.1", "", { "dependencies": { "prop-types": "^15.8.1" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": ">=16.0.0", "react-native": ">=0.50.0", "react-native-svg": ">=7.0.0" } }, "sha512-HEzvI0WPuWvsCgWE3Ff2HBTMgAEQB2GvTFw0KHyD/t1STAlDDRiolu0mEGhVvihKR3jJu3v3V4qzvSklY/7XzQ=="],
 
     "react-native-collapsible": ["react-native-collapsible@1.6.2", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-MCOBVJWqHNjnDaGkvxX997VONmJeebh6wyJxnHEgg0L1PrlcXU1e/bo6eK+CDVFuMrCafw8Qh4DOv/C4V/+Iew=="],
@@ -2479,14 +2484,6 @@
 
     "@react-navigation/core/react-is": ["react-is@18.3.1", "", {}, "sha512-/LLMVyas0ljjAtoYiPqYiL8VWXzUUdThrmU5+n20DZv+a+ClRoevUzw5JxU+Ieh5/c87ytoTBV9G1FiKfNJdmg=="],
 
-    "@react-navigation/elements/use-latest-callback": ["use-latest-callback@0.2.4", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": ">=16.8" } }, "sha512-LS2s2n1usUUnDq4oVh1ca6JFX9uSqUncTfAm44WMg0v6TxL7POUTk1B044NH8TeLkFbNajIsgDHcgNpNzZucdg=="],
-
-    "@react-navigation/elements/use-sync-external-store": ["use-sync-external-store@1.5.0", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0" } }, "sha512-Rb46I4cGGVBmjamjphe8L/UnvJD+uPPtTkNvX5mZgqdbavhI4EbgIWJiIHXJ8bc/i9EQGPRh4DwEURJ552Do0A=="],
-
-    "@react-navigation/material-top-tabs/@react-navigation/elements": ["@react-navigation/elements@2.2.5", "", { "dependencies": { "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": ">= 0.2.0", "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@react-native-masked-view/masked-view"] }, "sha512-sDhE+W14P7MNWLMxXg1MEVXwkLUpMZJGflE6nQNzLmolJQIHgcia0Mrm8uRa3bQovhxYu1UzEojLZ+caoZt7Fg=="],
-
-    "@react-navigation/native-stack/@react-navigation/elements": ["@react-navigation/elements@2.2.5", "", { "dependencies": { "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": ">= 0.2.0", "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@react-native-masked-view/masked-view"] }, "sha512-sDhE+W14P7MNWLMxXg1MEVXwkLUpMZJGflE6nQNzLmolJQIHgcia0Mrm8uRa3bQovhxYu1UzEojLZ+caoZt7Fg=="],
-
     "accepts/negotiator": ["negotiator@0.6.3", "", {}, "sha512-+EUsqGPLsM+j/zdChZjsnX51g4XrHFOIXwfnCVPGlQk/k5giakcKsuxCObBRu6DSm9opw/O6slWbJdghQM4bBg=="],
 
     "ansi-fragments/colorette": ["colorette@1.4.0", "", {}, "sha512-Y2oEozpomLn7Q3HFP7dpww7AtMJplbM9lGZP6RDfHqmbeRjiwRg4n6VM6j4KLmRke85uWEI7JqF17f3pqdRA0g=="],
@@ -2535,8 +2532,6 @@
 
     "expo-modules-autolinking/fs-extra": ["fs-extra@9.1.0", "", { "dependencies": { "at-least-node": "^1.0.0", "graceful-fs": "^4.2.0", "jsonfile": "^6.0.1", "universalify": "^2.0.0" } }, "sha512-hcg3ZmepS30/7BSFqRvoo3DOMQu7IjqxO5nCDt+zM9XWjb33Wg7ziNT+Qvqbuc3+gWpzO02JubVyk2G4Zvo1OQ=="],
 
-    "expo-router/@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": ["@react-navigation/bottom-tabs@7.2.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.2.5", "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0", "react-native-screens": ">= 4.0.0" } }, "sha512-1LxjgnbPyFINyf9Qr5d1YE0pYhuJayg5TCIIFQmbcX4PRhX7FKUXV7cX8OzrKXEdZi/UE/VNXugtozPAR9zgvA=="],
-
     "expo-router/semver": ["semver@7.6.3", "", { "bin": { "semver": "bin/semver.js" } }, "sha512-oVekP1cKtI+CTDvHWYFUcMtsK/00wmAEfyqKfNdARm8u1wNVhSgaX7A8d4UuIlUI5e84iEwOhs7ZPYRmzU9U6A=="],
 
     "expo-system-ui/debug": ["debug@4.4.1", "", { "dependencies": { "ms": "^2.1.3" } }, "sha512-KcKCqiftBJcZr++7ykoDIEwSa3XWowTfNPo92BYxjXiyYEVrUQh2aLyhxBCwww+heortUFxEJYcRzosstTEBYQ=="],
@@ -2695,6 +2690,8 @@
 
     "react-native/semver": ["semver@7.7.1", "", { "bin": { "semver": "bin/semver.js" } }, "sha512-hlq8tAfn0m/61p4BVRcPzIGr6LKiMwo4VM6dGi6pt4qcRkmNzTcWq6eCEjEh+qXjkMDvPlOFFSGwQjoEa6gyMA=="],
 
+    "react-native-bottom-tabs/use-latest-callback": ["use-latest-callback@0.2.4", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": ">=16.8" } }, "sha512-LS2s2n1usUUnDq4oVh1ca6JFX9uSqUncTfAm44WMg0v6TxL7POUTk1B044NH8TeLkFbNajIsgDHcgNpNzZucdg=="],
+
     "react-native-web/@babel/runtime": ["@babel/runtime@7.26.9", "", { "dependencies": { "regenerator-runtime": "^0.14.0" } }, "sha512-aA63XwOkcl4xxQa3HjPMqOP6LiK0ZDv3mUPYEFXkpHbaFjtGggE1A61FjFzJnB+p7/oy2gA8E+rcBNl/zC1tMg=="],
 
     "react-native-web/@react-native/normalize-colors": ["@react-native/normalize-colors@0.74.89", "", {}, "sha512-qoMMXddVKVhZ8PA1AbUCk83trpd6N+1nF2A6k1i6LsQObyS92fELuk8kU/lQs6M7BsMHwqyLCpQJ1uFgNvIQXg=="],
@@ -2921,8 +2918,6 @@
 
     "expo-modules-autolinking/fs-extra/universalify": ["universalify@2.0.1", "", {}, "sha512-gptHNQghINnc/vTGIk0SOFGFNXw7JVrlRUtConJRlvaw6DuX0wO5Jeko9sWrMBhh+PsYAZ7oXAiOnf/UKogyiw=="],
 
-    "expo-router/@react-navigation/bottom-tabs/@react-navigation/elements": ["@react-navigation/elements@2.2.5", "", { "dependencies": { "color": "^4.2.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": ">= 0.2.0", "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14", "react": ">= 18.2.0", "react-native": "*", "react-native-safe-area-context": ">= 4.0.0" }, "optionalPeers": ["@react-native-masked-view/masked-view"] }, "sha512-sDhE+W14P7MNWLMxXg1MEVXwkLUpMZJGflE6nQNzLmolJQIHgcia0Mrm8uRa3bQovhxYu1UzEojLZ+caoZt7Fg=="],
-
     "expo-updates/@expo/config-plugins/@expo/config-types": ["@expo/config-types@52.0.5", "", {}, "sha512-AMDeuDLHXXqd8W+0zSjIt7f37vUd/BP8p43k68NHpyAvQO+z8mbQZm3cNQVAMySeayK2XoPigAFB1JF2NFajaA=="],
 
     "expo-updates/@expo/config-plugins/debug": ["debug@4.4.1", "", { "dependencies": { "ms": "^2.1.3" } }, "sha512-KcKCqiftBJcZr++7ykoDIEwSa3XWowTfNPo92BYxjXiyYEVrUQh2aLyhxBCwww+heortUFxEJYcRzosstTEBYQ=="],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb4fb062..7ebb7ae2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "format": "biome format --write ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@bottom-tabs/react-navigation": "^0.9.2",
     "@expo/config-plugins": "~9.0.15",
     "@expo/react-native-action-sheet": "^4.1.1",
     "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.4",
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@
     "@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader": "3.2.6",
     "@react-native-community/netinfo": "11.4.1",
     "@react-native-menu/menu": "^1.2.2",
-    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.4.2",
     "@react-navigation/material-top-tabs": "^7.1.0",
     "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14",
     "@shopify/flash-list": "1.7.3",
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     "react-i18next": "^15.4.0",
     "react-native": "npm:react-native-tvos@~0.77.2-0",
     "react-native-awesome-slider": "^2.9.0",
+    "react-native-bottom-tabs": "^0.9.2",
     "react-native-circular-progress": "^1.4.1",
     "react-native-collapsible": "^1.6.2",
     "react-native-compressor": "^1.10.3",