diff --git a/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx b/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx
index 44b0eb34..86851db6 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/player/direct-player.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import {
 import { useSharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import settings from "../(tabs)/(home)/settings";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 
 export default function page() {
   const videoRef = useRef<VlcPlayerViewRef>(null);
@@ -413,6 +414,8 @@ export default function page() {
     }
   }
 
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+
   if (!item || isLoadingItem || isLoadingStreamUrl || !stream)
     return (
       <View className="w-screen h-screen flex flex-col items-center justify-center bg-black">
@@ -437,6 +440,8 @@ export default function page() {
           position: "relative",
           flexDirection: "column",
           justifyContent: "center",
+          paddingLeft: ignoreSafeAreas ? 0 : insets.left,
+          paddingRight: ignoreSafeAreas ? 0 : insets.right,
         }}
       >
         <VlcPlayerView
diff --git a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
index 620e112e..1f436f7f 100644
--- a/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
+++ b/components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { Loader } from "@/components/Loader";
 import { useAdjacentItems } from "@/hooks/useAdjacentEpisodes";
 import { useCreditSkipper } from "@/hooks/useCreditSkipper";
+import { useHaptic } from "@/hooks/useHaptic";
 import { useIntroSkipper } from "@/hooks/useIntroSkipper";
 import { useTrickplay } from "@/hooks/useTrickplay";
 import {
@@ -29,12 +29,18 @@ import {
   BaseItemDto,
   MediaSourceInfo,
 } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client";
-import { useHaptic } from "@/hooks/useHaptic";
 import { Image } from "expo-image";
 import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from "expo-router";
+import * as ScreenOrientation from "expo-screen-orientation";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { debounce } from "lodash";
-import { Dimensions, Pressable, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  Pressable,
+  TouchableOpacity,
+  useWindowDimensions,
+  View,
+} from "react-native";
 import { Slider } from "react-native-awesome-slider";
 import {
   runOnJS,
@@ -42,10 +48,7 @@ import {
   useAnimatedReaction,
   useSharedValue,
 } from "react-native-reanimated";
-import {
-  SafeAreaView,
-  useSafeAreaInsets,
-} from "react-native-safe-area-context";
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { VideoRef } from "react-native-video";
 import AudioSlider from "./AudioSlider";
 import BrightnessSlider from "./BrightnessSlider";
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ export const Controls: React.FC<Props> = ({
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const [api] = useAtom(apiAtom);
 
+  const { height: screenHeight, width: screenWidth } = useWindowDimensions();
   const { previousItem, nextItem } = useAdjacentItems({ item });
   const {
     trickPlayUrl,
@@ -505,9 +509,13 @@ export const Controls: React.FC<Props> = ({
             }}
             style={{
               position: "absolute",
-              width: Dimensions.get("window").width,
-              height: Dimensions.get("window").height,
+              width: screenWidth,
+              height: screenHeight,
               backgroundColor: "black",
+              left: 0,
+              right: 0,
+              top: 0,
+              bottom: 0,
               opacity: showControls ? 0.5 : 0,
             }}
           ></Pressable>
@@ -519,8 +527,8 @@ export const Controls: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 top: settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ? insets.top : 0,
                 right: settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ? insets.right : 0,
                 width: settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled
-                  ? Dimensions.get("window").width - insets.left - insets.right
-                  : Dimensions.get("window").width,
+                  ? screenWidth - insets.left - insets.right
+                  : screenWidth,
                 opacity: showControls ? 1 : 0,
               },
             ]}
@@ -572,21 +580,24 @@ export const Controls: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 </TouchableOpacity>
               )}
 
-              {mediaSource?.TranscodingUrl && (
-                <TouchableOpacity
-                  onPress={toggleIgnoreSafeAreas}
-                  className="aspect-square flex flex-col bg-neutral-800/90 rounded-xl items-center justify-center p-2"
-                >
-                  <Ionicons
-                    name={ignoreSafeAreas ? "contract-outline" : "expand"}
-                    size={24}
-                    color="white"
-                  />
-                </TouchableOpacity>
-              )}
+              {/* {mediaSource?.TranscodingUrl && ( */}
+              <TouchableOpacity
+                onPress={toggleIgnoreSafeAreas}
+                className="aspect-square flex flex-col bg-neutral-800/90 rounded-xl items-center justify-center p-2"
+              >
+                <Ionicons
+                  name={ignoreSafeAreas ? "contract-outline" : "expand"}
+                  size={24}
+                  color="white"
+                />
+              </TouchableOpacity>
+              {/* )} */}
               <TouchableOpacity
                 onPress={async () => {
                   lightHapticFeedback();
+                  await ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(
+                    ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.PORTRAIT_UP
+                  );
                   router.back();
                 }}
                 className="aspect-square flex flex-col bg-neutral-800/90 rounded-xl items-center justify-center p-2"
diff --git a/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts b/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts
index 85b8a113..907e9bf2 100644
--- a/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts
+++ b/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ export const useOrientationSettings = () => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (settings?.autoRotate) {
-      // Don't need to do anything
+      ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(
+        ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.LANDSCAPE_RIGHT
+      );
     } else if (settings?.defaultVideoOrientation) {
       ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(settings.defaultVideoOrientation);
     }