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app/(auth)/player/_layout.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,33 @@
 import { Stack } from "expo-router";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { AppState } from "react-native";
 import { SystemBars } from "react-native-edge-to-edge";
 
+import { useOrientation } from "@/hooks/useOrientation";
+import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+
 export default function Layout() {
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
+  const { lockOrientation, unlockOrientation } = useOrientation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (settings?.defaultVideoOrientation) {
+      lockOrientation(settings.defaultVideoOrientation);
+    }
+
+    // Re-apply orientation lock when app returns to foreground (iOS resets it)
+    const subscription = AppState.addEventListener("change", (nextAppState) => {
+      if (nextAppState === "active" && settings?.defaultVideoOrientation) {
+        lockOrientation(settings.defaultVideoOrientation);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      subscription.remove();
+      unlockOrientation();
+    };
+  }, [settings?.defaultVideoOrientation, lockOrientation, unlockOrientation]);
+
   return (
     <>
       <SystemBars hidden />

app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import { Controls } from "@/components/video-player/controls/Controls";
 import { PlayerProvider } from "@/components/video-player/controls/contexts/PlayerContext";
 import { VideoProvider } from "@/components/video-player/controls/contexts/VideoContext";
 import { useHaptic } from "@/hooks/useHaptic";
-import { useOrientation } from "@/hooks/useOrientation";
 import { usePlaybackManager } from "@/hooks/usePlaybackManager";
 import { useInvalidatePlaybackProgressCache } from "@/hooks/useRevalidatePlaybackProgressCache";
 import { useWebSocket } from "@/hooks/useWebsockets";
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ export default function page() {
     playbackPosition?: string;
   }>();
   const { settings } = useSettings();
-  const { lockOrientation, unlockOrientation } = useOrientation();
 
   const offline = offlineStr === "true";
   const playbackManager = usePlaybackManager();
@@ -175,16 +173,6 @@ export default function page() {
     }
   }, [itemId, offline, api, user?.Id]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (settings?.defaultVideoOrientation) {
-      lockOrientation(settings.defaultVideoOrientation);
-    }
-
-    return () => {
-      unlockOrientation();
-    };
-  }, [settings?.defaultVideoOrientation]);
-
   interface Stream {
     mediaSource: MediaSourceInfo;
     sessionId: string;
@@ -338,7 +326,7 @@ export default function page() {
 
   const currentPlayStateInfo = useCallback(() => {
     if (!stream || !item?.Id) return;
-    console.log("subtitle");
+
     return {
       itemId: item.Id,
       audioStreamIndex: audioIndex ? audioIndex : undefined,