diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index a95ce470..af6cc4b1 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
         },
         "UISupportsTrueScreenSizeOnMac": true,
         "UIFileSharingEnabled": true,
-        "LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace": true
+        "LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace": true,
+        "AVInitialRouteSharingPolicy": "LongFormAudio"
       },
       "config": {
         "usesNonExemptEncryption": false
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/hooks/useRemoteControl.ts b/components/video-player/controls/hooks/useRemoteControl.ts
index 0a71b8b0..f1a7822f 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/hooks/useRemoteControl.ts
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/hooks/useRemoteControl.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export function useRemoteControl({
         updateTime(updated);
         break;
       }
+      case "playPause":
       case "select": {
         if (isRemoteScrubbing.value && remoteScrubProgress.value != null) {
           progress.value = remoteScrubProgress.value;
diff --git a/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift b/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift
index 71ee21e2..e21978d1 100644
--- a/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift
+++ b/modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import AVFAudio
 import AVFoundation
 import CoreMedia
 import ExpoModulesCore
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 	private func setupView() {
 		clipsToBounds = true
 		backgroundColor = .black
+		configureAudioSession()
 
 		videoContainer = UIView()
 		videoContainer.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
@@ -111,6 +113,21 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 		CATransaction.commit()
 	}
 
+	private func configureAudioSession() {
+		let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+		do {
+			try audioSession.setCategory(
+				.playback,
+				mode: .moviePlayback,
+				policy: .longFormAudio,
+				options: []
+			)
+			try audioSession.setActive(true)
+		} catch {
+			print("Failed to configure audio session: \(error)")
+		}
+	}
+
 	func loadVideo(config: VideoLoadConfig) {
 		// Skip reload if same URL is already playing
 		if currentURL == config.url {