diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index 304a40be7..bd53c6c8a 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ configureReanimatedLogger({
 if (!Platform.isTV) {
   Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
     handleNotification: async () => ({
-      shouldShowAlert: true,
+      shouldShowBanner: true,
+      shouldShowList: true,
       shouldPlaySound: true,
       shouldSetBadge: false,
     }),
@@ -351,9 +352,12 @@ function Layout() {
       notificationListener.current =
         Notifications?.addNotificationReceivedListener(
           (notification: Notification) => {
+            // Log only the title — serializing the whole notification touches
+            // the deprecated dataString getter (deprecation warning) and dumps
+            // noisy payloads into the console.
             console.log(
-              "Notification received while app running",
-              notification,
+              "Notification received while app running:",
+              notification.request.content.title,
             );
           },
         );
diff --git a/components/downloads/SeriesCard.tsx b/components/downloads/SeriesCard.tsx
index 60ae71be2..09b13d275 100644
--- a/components/downloads/SeriesCard.tsx
+++ b/components/downloads/SeriesCard.tsx
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ export const SeriesCard: React.FC<{ items: BaseItemDto[] }> = ({ items }) => {
   const { showActionSheetWithOptions } = useActionSheet();
   const router = useRouter();
 
+  // Keyed on SeriesId so recycled FlashList cells re-read the correct poster
+  // instead of freezing the first-rendered series' image (empty deps bug).
   const base64Image = useMemo(() => {
-    return storage.getString(items[0].SeriesId!);
-  }, []);
+    const seriesId = items[0]?.SeriesId;
+    return seriesId ? storage.getString(seriesId) : undefined;
+  }, [items[0]?.SeriesId]);
 
   const deleteSeries = useCallback(
     async () =>
diff --git a/components/settings/StorageSettings.tsx b/components/settings/StorageSettings.tsx
index 117152fc1..82a97d509 100644
--- a/components/settings/StorageSettings.tsx
+++ b/components/settings/StorageSettings.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Platform, View } from "react-native";
+import { Alert, Platform, View } from "react-native";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { Colors } from "@/constants/Colors";
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ListItem } from "../list/ListItem";
 export const StorageSettings = () => {
   const { deleteAllFiles, appSizeUsage } = useDownload();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const successHapticFeedback = useHaptic("success");
   const errorHapticFeedback = useHaptic("error");
 
@@ -27,16 +28,38 @@ export const StorageSettings = () => {
         used: (app.total - app.remaining) / app.total,
       };
     },
+    // Keep the bar moving while a download is writing to disk.
+    refetchInterval: 10 * 1000,
   });
 
-  const onDeleteClicked = async () => {
-    try {
-      await deleteAllFiles();
-      successHapticFeedback();
-    } catch (_e) {
-      errorHapticFeedback();
-      toast.error(t("home.settings.toasts.error_deleting_files"));
-    }
+  const onDeleteClicked = () => {
+    Alert.alert(
+      t("home.settings.storage.delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm"),
+      t("home.settings.storage.delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm_desc"),
+      [
+        {
+          text: t("common.cancel"),
+          style: "cancel",
+        },
+        {
+          text: t("common.ok"),
+          style: "destructive",
+          onPress: async () => {
+            try {
+              await deleteAllFiles();
+              successHapticFeedback();
+            } catch (_e) {
+              errorHapticFeedback();
+              toast.error(t("home.settings.toasts.error_deleting_files"));
+            } finally {
+              // Reflect the freed space immediately instead of waiting for
+              // the next poll.
+              queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["appSize"] });
+            }
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    );
   };
 
   const calculatePercentage = (value: number, total: number) => {
diff --git a/providers/Downloads/fileOperations.ts b/providers/Downloads/fileOperations.ts
index 8ef5deb8d..052409986 100644
--- a/providers/Downloads/fileOperations.ts
+++ b/providers/Downloads/fileOperations.ts
@@ -96,5 +96,24 @@ export function getDownloadedItemSize(id: string): number {
  */
 export function calculateTotalDownloadedSize(): number {
   const items = getAllDownloadedItems();
-  return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + (item.videoFileSize || 0), 0);
+  return items.reduce((sum, item) => {
+    // Trickplay bytes count too — getDownloadedItemSize models per-item size
+    // as video + trickplay, the total must match.
+    const trickplaySize = item.trickPlayData?.size ?? 0;
+    // Read the live file size on disk so the total reflects actual usage and
+    // self-heals items whose stored videoFileSize is 0 (old schema, or
+    // `fileInfo.size` was undefined at download time). Fall back to the stored
+    // value if the file can't be stat'd.
+    if (item.videoFilePath) {
+      try {
+        const file = new File(filePathToUri(item.videoFilePath));
+        if (file.exists) {
+          return sum + (file.size ?? item.videoFileSize ?? 0) + trickplaySize;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn("Failed to stat downloaded file for size:", error);
+      }
+    }
+    return sum + (item.videoFileSize ?? 0) + trickplaySize;
+  }, 0);
 }
diff --git a/providers/Downloads/hooks/useDownloadOperations.ts b/providers/Downloads/hooks/useDownloadOperations.ts
index 90e8036cb..0710263bf 100644
--- a/providers/Downloads/hooks/useDownloadOperations.ts
+++ b/providers/Downloads/hooks/useDownloadOperations.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,24 @@ export function useDownloadOperations({
   );
 
   const appSizeUsage = useCallback(async () => {
-    const totalSize = calculateTotalDownloadedSize();
+    let totalSize = calculateTotalDownloadedSize();
+
+    // Also count in-progress downloads (they write straight to their final
+    // path) so the growing file shows up as app usage instead of drifting
+    // into the generic device share until completion.
+    for (const process of processes) {
+      try {
+        const file = new File(
+          Paths.document,
+          `${generateFilename(process.item)}.mp4`,
+        );
+        if (file.exists) {
+          totalSize += file.size ?? 0;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // File not created yet — ignore.
+      }
+    }
 
     try {
       const [freeDiskStorage, totalDiskCapacity] = await Promise.all([
@@ -310,7 +327,7 @@ export function useDownloadOperations({
         appSize: totalSize,
       };
     }
-  }, []);
+  }, [processes]);
 
   return {
     startBackgroundDownload,
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 74c906f5a..cebca976f 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@
         "device_usage": "Device {{availableSpace}}%",
         "size_used": "{{used}} of {{total}} used",
         "delete_all_downloaded_files": "Delete all downloaded files",
+        "delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm": "Delete All Downloaded Files?",
+        "delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm_desc": "Are you sure you want to delete all downloaded files? This action cannot be undone.",
         "music_cache_title": "Music cache",
         "music_cache_description": "Automatically cache songs as you listen for smoother playback and offline support",
         "clear_music_cache": "Clear music cache",