diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 27dc1f71..33ed8e6d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ credentials.json
 *.ipa
 .continuerc.json
 
+.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 4571e3a1..22480b68 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -11,7 +11,5 @@
   },
   "[swift]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "sswg.swift-lang"
-  },
-  "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "interactive",
-  "java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "automatic"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/(auth)/player/transcoding-player.tsx b/app/(auth)/player/transcoding-player.tsx
index b72a9185..ce8a4c97 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/player/transcoding-player.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/player/transcoding-player.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import Video, {
   SelectedTrackType,
   VideoRef,
 } from "react-native-video";
-import index from "../(tabs)/(home)";
 
 const Player = () => {
   const api = useAtomValue(apiAtom);
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ const Player = () => {
   const [ignoreSafeAreas, setIgnoreSafeAreas] = useState(false);
   const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false);
   const [isBuffering, setIsBuffering] = useState(true);
+  const [isVideoLoaded, setIsVideoLoaded] = useState(false);
 
   const setShowControls = useCallback((show: boolean) => {
     _setShowControls(show);
@@ -117,7 +117,14 @@ const Player = () => {
     isLoading: isLoadingStreamUrl,
     isError: isErrorStreamUrl,
   } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ["stream-url", itemId, bitrateValue, mediaSourceId],
+    queryKey: [
+      "stream-url",
+      itemId,
+      bitrateValue,
+      mediaSourceId,
+      subtitleIndex,
+      audioIndex,
+    ],
 
     queryFn: async () => {
       if (!api) {
diff --git a/components/settings/MediaContext.tsx b/components/settings/MediaContext.tsx
index 64acd5d1..c425b110 100644
--- a/components/settings/MediaContext.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/MediaContext.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import { Settings, useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
-import React, { createContext, useContext, ReactNode, useEffect } from "react";
+import React, {
+  createContext,
+  useContext,
+  ReactNode,
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
 import { apiAtom } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
 import { getLocalizationApi, getUserApi } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/utils/api";
 import {
@@ -87,16 +93,14 @@ export const MediaProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
     queryKey: ["authUser"],
     queryFn: async () => {
       if (!api) return;
-
       const userApi = await getUserApi(api).getCurrentUser();
       return userApi.data;
     },
     enabled: !!api,
     staleTime: 0,
-    refetchOnMount: true,
   });
 
-  const { data: cultures = [] } = useQuery({
+  const { data: cultures = [], isFetched: isCulturesFetched } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["cultures"],
     queryFn: async () => {
       if (!api) return [];
@@ -105,35 +109,33 @@ export const MediaProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
       return cultures;
     },
     enabled: !!api,
-    staleTime: 0,
-    refetchOnMount: true,
+    staleTime: 43200000, // 12 hours
   });
 
   // Set default settings from user configuration.s
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (user && cultures) {
-      const userSubtitlePreference =
-        user?.Configuration?.SubtitleLanguagePreference;
-      const userAudioPreference = user?.Configuration?.AudioLanguagePreference;
+    if (!user || cultures.length === 0) return;
+    const userSubtitlePreference =
+      user?.Configuration?.SubtitleLanguagePreference;
+    const userAudioPreference = user?.Configuration?.AudioLanguagePreference;
 
-      const subtitlePreference = cultures.find(
-        (x) => x.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName === userSubtitlePreference
-      );
-      const audioPreference = cultures.find(
-        (x) => x.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName === userAudioPreference
-      );
+    const subtitlePreference = cultures.find(
+      (x) => x.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName === userSubtitlePreference
+    );
+    const audioPreference = cultures.find(
+      (x) => x.ThreeLetterISOLanguageName === userAudioPreference
+    );
 
-      updateSettings({
-        defaultSubtitleLanguage: subtitlePreference,
-        defaultAudioLanguage: audioPreference,
-        subtitleMode: user?.Configuration?.SubtitleMode,
-        playDefaultAudioTrack: user?.Configuration?.PlayDefaultAudioTrack,
-        rememberAudioSelections: user?.Configuration?.RememberAudioSelections,
-        rememberSubtitleSelections:
-          user?.Configuration?.RememberSubtitleSelections,
-      });
-    }
-  }, [user, cultures]);
+    updateSettings({
+      defaultSubtitleLanguage: subtitlePreference,
+      defaultAudioLanguage: audioPreference,
+      subtitleMode: user?.Configuration?.SubtitleMode,
+      playDefaultAudioTrack: user?.Configuration?.PlayDefaultAudioTrack,
+      rememberAudioSelections: user?.Configuration?.RememberAudioSelections,
+      rememberSubtitleSelections:
+        user?.Configuration?.RememberSubtitleSelections,
+    });
+  }, [user, isCulturesFetched]);
 
   if (!api) return null;
 
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
index bedfeb31..bd3ea18a 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export const Controls: React.FC<Props> = ({
       const minutes = Math.floor((progressInSeconds % 3600) / 60);
       const seconds = progressInSeconds % 60;
       setTime({ hours, minutes, seconds });
-    }, 10),
+    }, 3),
     []
   );
 
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/dropdown/DropdownViewTranscoding.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/dropdown/DropdownViewTranscoding.tsx
index a555616a..515092a6 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/dropdown/DropdownViewTranscoding.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/dropdown/DropdownViewTranscoding.tsx
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ const DropdownView: React.FC<DropdownViewProps> = ({ showControls }) => {
   }>();
 
   // Either its on a text subtitle or its on not on any subtitle therefore it should show all the embedded HLS subtitles.
-  const isOnTextSubtitle =
-    mediaSource?.MediaStreams?.find(
-      (x) => x.Index === parseInt(subtitleIndex) && x.IsTextSubtitleStream
-    ) || subtitleIndex === "-1";
+
+  const isOnTextSubtitle = useMemo(() => {
+    const res = Boolean(
+      mediaSource?.MediaStreams?.find(
+        (x) => x.Index === parseInt(subtitleIndex) && x.IsTextSubtitleStream
+      ) || subtitleIndex === "-1"
+    );
+    return res;
+  }, []);
 
   const allSubs =
     mediaSource?.MediaStreams?.filter((x) => x.Type === "Subtitle") ?? [];
@@ -76,8 +81,6 @@ const DropdownView: React.FC<DropdownViewProps> = ({ showControls }) => {
         }
       });
 
-      console.log("sortedSubtitles", sortedSubtitles);
-
       return [disableSubtitle, ...sortedSubtitles];
     }
 
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ const DropdownView: React.FC<DropdownViewProps> = ({ showControls }) => {
     return [disableSubtitle, ...transcodedSubtitle];
   }, [item, isVideoLoaded, subtitleTracks, mediaSource?.MediaStreams]);
 
-  const ChangeTranscodingSubtitle = useCallback(
+  const changeToImageBasedSub = useCallback(
     (subtitleIndex: number) => {
       const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
         itemId: item.Id ?? "", // Ensure itemId is a string
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ const DropdownView: React.FC<DropdownViewProps> = ({ showControls }) => {
                   <DropdownMenu.CheckboxItem
                     value={
                       subtitleIndex ===
-                      (sub.IsTextSubtitleStream && isOnTextSubtitle
+                      (isOnTextSubtitle && sub.IsTextSubtitleStream
                         ? getSourceSubtitleIndex(sub.index).toString()
                         : sub?.index.toString())
                     }
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ const DropdownView: React.FC<DropdownViewProps> = ({ showControls }) => {
                       console.log("sub", sub);
                       if (
                         subtitleIndex ===
-                        (sub.IsTextSubtitleStream && isOnTextSubtitle
+                        (isOnTextSubtitle && sub.IsTextSubtitleStream
                           ? getSourceSubtitleIndex(sub.index).toString()
                           : sub?.index.toString())
                       )
@@ -206,8 +209,7 @@ const DropdownView: React.FC<DropdownViewProps> = ({ showControls }) => {
                         setSubtitleTrack && setSubtitleTrack(sub.index);
                         return;
                       }
-                      console.log("ChangeTranscodingSubtitle", subtitleIndex);
-                      ChangeTranscodingSubtitle(sub.index);
+                      changeToImageBasedSub(sub.index);
                     }}
                   >
                     <DropdownMenu.ItemTitle key={`subtitle-item-title-${idx}`}>