Merge branch 'develop' into feat/android-tv-exo

Signed-off-by: Lance Chant <13349722+lancechant@users.noreply.github.com>

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings.tv.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Image } from "expo-image";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Alert, ScrollView, View } from "react-native";
+import { Alert, Platform, ScrollView, View } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { TVPasswordEntryModal } from "@/components/login/TVPasswordEntryModal";
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ import {
 } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
 import {
   AudioTranscodeMode,
+  getActiveVideoPlayer,
   InactivityTimeout,
   type MpvCacheMode,
   type MpvVoDriver,
   TVTypographyScale,
   useSettings,
+  VideoPlayer,
 } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { storage } from "@/utils/mmkv";
+import { scaleSize } from "@/utils/scaleSize";
 import {
   getPreviousServers,
   type SavedServer,
@@ -262,6 +265,25 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
   const currentVoDriver = settings.mpvVoDriver ?? "gpu-next";
   const currentLanguage = settings.preferedLanguage;
 
+  // Video player selection. MPV is the default; ExoPlayer is only offered
+  // as an opt-in alternative on Android TV. The selector is hidden on
+  // other platforms.
+  const isAndroidTv = Platform.OS === "android" && Platform.isTV;
+  const currentVideoPlayer = getActiveVideoPlayer(settings);
+  const isMpv = currentVideoPlayer !== VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer;
+
+  // Shared style for the ExoPlayer / MPV limitation notes shown under the
+  // selector when the respective player is active. All pixel values scaled
+  // so the layout holds on 4K TVs (see utils/scaleSize.ts).
+  const playerNoteStyle = {
+    color: "#9CA3AF",
+    fontSize: typography.callout - 2,
+    marginTop: scaleSize(4),
+    marginBottom: scaleSize(12),
+    marginLeft: scaleSize(8),
+    marginRight: scaleSize(8),
+  } as const;
+
   // Audio transcoding options
   const audioTranscodeModeOptions: TVOptionItem<AudioTranscodeMode>[] = useMemo(
     () => [
@@ -391,6 +413,23 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
     [t, currentVoDriver],
   );
 
+  // Video player backend options (Android TV only)
+  const videoPlayerOptions: TVOptionItem<VideoPlayer>[] = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        label: t("home.settings.video_player.exoplayer"),
+        value: VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer,
+        selected: currentVideoPlayer === VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer,
+      },
+      {
+        label: t("home.settings.video_player.mpv"),
+        value: VideoPlayer.MPV,
+        selected: currentVideoPlayer === VideoPlayer.MPV,
+      },
+    ],
+    [t, currentVideoPlayer],
+  );
+
   // Typography scale options
   const typographyScaleOptions: TVOptionItem<TVTypographyScale>[] = useMemo(
     () => [
@@ -522,6 +561,11 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
     return option?.label || t("home.settings.vo_driver.gpu_next");
   }, [voDriverOptions, t]);
 
+  const videoPlayerLabel = useMemo(() => {
+    const option = videoPlayerOptions.find((o) => o.selected);
+    return option?.label || "MPV";
+  }, [videoPlayerOptions]);
+
   const languageLabel = useMemo(() => {
     if (!currentLanguage) return t("home.settings.languages.system");
     const option = APP_LANGUAGES.find((l) => l.value === currentLanguage);
@@ -586,6 +630,34 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
 
           {/* Audio Section */}
           <TVSectionHeader title={t("home.settings.audio.audio_title")} />
+
+          {/* Video Player selector — Android TV only */}
+          {isAndroidTv && (
+            <>
+              <TVSettingsOptionButton
+                label={t("home.settings.video_player.title")}
+                value={videoPlayerLabel}
+                onPress={() =>
+                  showOptions({
+                    title: t("home.settings.video_player.title"),
+                    options: videoPlayerOptions,
+                    onSelect: (value) => updateSettings({ videoPlayer: value }),
+                  })
+                }
+              />
+              {!isMpv && (
+                <Text style={playerNoteStyle}>
+                  {t("home.settings.video_player.exoplayer_note")}
+                </Text>
+              )}
+              {isMpv && (
+                <Text style={playerNoteStyle}>
+                  {t("home.settings.video_player.mpv_note")}
+                </Text>
+              )}
+            </>
+          )}
+
           <TVSettingsOptionButton
             label={t("home.settings.audio.transcode_mode.title")}
             value={audioTranscodeLabel}
@@ -645,7 +717,7 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
             formatValue={(v) => `${v.toFixed(1)}x`}
           />
           <TVSettingsStepper
-            label={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_margin_y")}
+            label='Vertical Margin'
             value={settings.mpvSubtitleMarginY ?? 0}
             onDecrease={() => {
               const newValue = Math.max(
@@ -662,9 +734,11 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
               updateSettings({ mpvSubtitleMarginY: newValue });
             }}
           />
+          {isMpv && (
             <TVSettingsOptionButton
               label={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_x")}
               value={alignXLabel}
+              // ExoPlayer follows authored cue alignment; hide on ExoPlayer.
               onPress={() =>
                 showOptions({
                   title: t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_x"),
@@ -676,12 +750,13 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
                 })
               }
             />
+          )}
           <TVSettingsOptionButton
-            label={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_y")}
+            label='Vertical Alignment'
             value={alignYLabel}
             onPress={() =>
               showOptions({
-                title: t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_y"),
+                title: "Vertical Alignment",
                 options: alignYOptions,
                 onSelect: (value) =>
                   updateSettings({
@@ -748,7 +823,9 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
             }
           />
 
-          {/* Video Output Section */}
+          {/* Video Output Section — MPV only (gpu-next/gpu is a libmpv concept) */}
+          {isMpv && (
+            <>
               <TVSectionHeader title={t("home.settings.vo_driver.title")} />
               <TVSettingsOptionButton
                 label={t("home.settings.vo_driver.vo_mode")}
@@ -761,6 +838,9 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
                   })
                 }
               />
+            </>
+          )}
+
           <TVSettingsStepper
             label={t("home.settings.buffer.buffer_duration")}
             value={settings.mpvCacheSeconds ?? 10}

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/appearance/hide-libraries/page.tsx

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default function AppearanceHideLibrariesPage() {
           ))}
         </ListGroup>
         <Text className='px-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-1'>
-          {t("home.settings.other.select_libraries_you_want_to_hide")}
+          {t("home.settings.other.select_liraries_you_want_to_hide")}
         </Text>
       </DisabledSetting>
     </ScrollView>

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/hide-libraries/page.tsx

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default function HideLibrariesPage() {
         ))}
       </ListGroup>
       <Text className='px-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-1'>
-        {t("home.settings.other.select_libraries_you_want_to_hide")}
+        {t("home.settings.other.select_liraries_you_want_to_hide")}
       </Text>
     </DisabledSetting>
   );

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(libraries)/music/[libraryId]/artists.tsx

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default function ArtistsScreen() {
     return (
       <View className='flex-1 justify-center items-center bg-black px-6'>
         <Text className='text-neutral-500 text-center'>
-          {t("music.missing_library_id")}
+          Missing music library id.
         </Text>
       </View>
     );

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(libraries)/music/[libraryId]/playlists.tsx

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default function PlaylistsScreen() {
     return (
       <View className='flex-1 justify-center items-center bg-black px-6'>
         <Text className='text-neutral-500 text-center'>
-          {t("music.missing_library_id")}
+          Missing music library id.
         </Text>
       </View>
     );

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(libraries)/music/[libraryId]/suggestions.tsx

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export default function SuggestionsScreen() {
     return (
       <View className='flex-1 justify-center items-center bg-black px-6'>
         <Text className='text-neutral-500 text-center'>
-          {t("music.missing_library_id")}
+          Missing music library id.
         </Text>
       </View>
     );

app/(auth)/now-playing.tsx

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import React, {
   useRef,
   useState,
 } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   Dimensions,
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ const ARTWORK_SIZE = SCREEN_WIDTH - 80;
 type ViewMode = "player" | "queue";
 
 export default function NowPlayingScreen() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [api] = useAtom(apiAtom);
   const [user] = useAtom(userAtom);
   const router = useRouter();
@@ -232,9 +230,7 @@ export default function NowPlayingScreen() {
             paddingBottom: Platform.OS === "android" ? insets.bottom : 0,
           }}
         >
-          <Text className='text-neutral-500'>
+          <Text className='text-neutral-500'>No track playing</Text>
-            {t("music.no_track_playing")}
-          </Text>
         </View>
       </BottomSheetModalProvider>
     );
@@ -271,7 +267,7 @@ export default function NowPlayingScreen() {
                     : "text-neutral-500"
                 }
               >
-                {t("music.now_playing")}
+                Now Playing
               </Text>
             </TouchableOpacity>
             <TouchableOpacity
@@ -722,7 +718,6 @@ const QueueView: React.FC<QueueViewProps> = ({
   onRemoveFromQueue,
   onReorderQueue,
 }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const renderQueueItem = useCallback(
     ({ item, drag, isActive, getIndex }: RenderItemParams<BaseItemDto>) => {
       const index = getIndex() ?? 0;
@@ -836,15 +831,13 @@ const QueueView: React.FC<QueueViewProps> = ({
       ListHeaderComponent={
         <View className='px-4 py-2'>
           <Text className='text-neutral-400 text-xs uppercase tracking-wider'>
-            {history.length > 0
+            {history.length > 0 ? "Playing from queue" : "Up next"}
-              ? t("music.playing_from_queue")
-              : t("music.up_next")}
           </Text>
         </View>
       }
       ListEmptyComponent={
         <View className='flex-1 items-center justify-center py-20'>
-          <Text className='text-neutral-500'>{t("music.queue_empty")}</Text>
+          <Text className='text-neutral-500'>Queue is empty</Text>
         </View>
       }
     />

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

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   PlaybackSpeedScope,
   updatePlaybackSpeedSettings,
 } from "@/components/video-player/controls/utils/playback-speed-settings";
+import { VideoPlayerView } from "@/components/video-player/VideoPlayerView";
 import useRouter from "@/hooks/useAppRouter";
 import { useHaptic } from "@/hooks/useHaptic";
 import { useOrientation } from "@/hooks/useOrientation";
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ import {
   type MpvOnErrorEventPayload,
   type MpvOnPlaybackStateChangePayload,
   type MpvOnProgressEventPayload,
-  MpvPlayerView,
   type MpvPlayerViewRef,
   type MpvVideoSource,
 } from "@/modules";
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import { apiAtom, userAtom } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
 import { OfflineModeProvider } from "@/providers/OfflineModeProvider";
 
 import { getSubtitlesForItem } from "@/utils/atoms/downloadedSubtitles";
-import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { getActivePlayerType, useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { getDefaultPlaySettings } from "@/utils/jellyfin/getDefaultPlaySettings";
 import { getPrimaryImageUrl } from "@/utils/jellyfin/image/getPrimaryImageUrl";
 import { getStreamUrl } from "@/utils/jellyfin/media/getStreamUrl";
@@ -364,7 +364,13 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
             maxStreamingBitrate: bitrateValue,
             mediaSourceId: mediaSourceId,
             subtitleStreamIndex: subtitleIndex,
-            deviceProfile: generateDeviceProfile(),
+            // Match the device profile to the player that will render the
+            // stream so the server picks a codec/container the player can
+            // actually decode.
+            deviceProfile: generateDeviceProfile({
+              player: getActivePlayerType(settings),
+              audioMode: settings.audioTranscodeMode,
+            }),
           });
           if (!res) return null;
           const { mediaSource, sessionId, url, requiredHttpHeaders } = res;
@@ -1305,7 +1311,7 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
                 justifyContent: "center",
               }}
             >
-              <MpvPlayerView
+              <VideoPlayerView
                 ref={videoRef}
                 source={videoSource}
                 style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%" }}
@@ -1318,7 +1324,7 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
                   console.error("Video Error:", e.nativeEvent);
                   Alert.alert(
                     t("player.error"),
-                    t("player.an_error_occurred_while_playing_the_video"),
+                    t("player.an_error_occured_while_playing_the_video"),
                   );
                   writeToLog("ERROR", "Video Error", e.nativeEvent);
                 }}

app/(auth)/tv-subtitle-modal.tsx

@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ const SubtitleResultCard = React.forwardRef<
 >(({ result, hasTVPreferredFocus, isDownloading, onPress }, ref) => {
   const { focused, handleFocus, handleBlur, animatedStyle } =
     useTVFocusAnimation({ scaleAmount: 1.03 });
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   return (
     <Pressable
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ const SubtitleResultCard = React.forwardRef<
               ]}
             >
               <Text style={[styles.flagText, { fontSize: scaleSize(10) }]}>
-                {t("player.hash_match")}
+                Hash Match
               </Text>
             </View>
           )}

app/+not-found.tsx

@@ -1,20 +1,17 @@
 import { Link, Stack } from "expo-router";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { StyleSheet } from "react-native";
 
 import { ThemedText } from "@/components/ThemedText";
 import { ThemedView } from "@/components/ThemedView";
 
 export default function NotFoundScreen() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
   return (
     <>
-      <Stack.Screen options={{ title: t("home.oops") }} />
+      <Stack.Screen options={{ title: "Oops!" }} />
       <ThemedView style={styles.container}>
-        <ThemedText type='title'>{t("not_found.title")}</ThemedText>
+        <ThemedText type='title'>This screen doesn't exist.</ThemedText>
         <Link href={"/home"} style={styles.link}>
-          <ThemedText type='link'>{t("not_found.go_home")}</ThemedText>
+          <ThemedText type='link'>Go to home screen!</ThemedText>
         </Link>
       </ThemedView>
     </>

app/_layout.tsx

@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ configureReanimatedLogger({
 if (!Platform.isTV) {
   Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
     handleNotification: async () => ({
-      shouldShowBanner: true,
+      shouldShowAlert: true,
-      shouldShowList: true,
       shouldPlaySound: true,
       shouldSetBadge: false,
     }),
@@ -351,12 +350,9 @@ 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 received while app running",
-              notification.request.content.title,
+              notification,
             );
           },
         );

components/PlatformDropdown.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { BottomSheetScrollView } from "@gorhom/bottom-sheet";
 import React, { useEffect } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
@@ -210,7 +209,6 @@ const PlatformDropdownComponent = ({
   expoUIConfig,
   bottomSheetConfig,
 }: PlatformDropdownProps) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { showModal, hideModal, isVisible } = useGlobalModal();
 
   // Handle controlled open state for Android
@@ -382,7 +380,7 @@ const PlatformDropdownComponent = ({
 
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity onPress={handlePress} activeOpacity={0.7}>
-      {trigger || <Text className='text-white'>{t("common.open_menu")}</Text>}
+      {trigger || <Text className='text-white'>Open Menu</Text>}
     </TouchableOpacity>
   );
 };

components/PlayButton.tsx

@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ export const PlayButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity
       disabled={!item}
-      accessibilityLabel={t("accessibility.play_button")}
+      accessibilityLabel='Play button'
-      accessibilityHint={t("accessibility.play_hint")}
+      accessibilityHint='Tap to play the media'
       onPress={onPress}
       className={"relative flex-1"}
     >

components/PlayButton.tv.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import type { BaseItemDto } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
 import Animated, {
   Easing,
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ export const PlayButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
   colors,
   ...props
 }: Props) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [globalColorAtom] = useAtom(itemThemeColorAtom);
 
   // Use colors prop if provided, otherwise fallback to global atom
@@ -170,8 +168,8 @@ export const PlayButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
 
   return (
     <TouchableOpacity
-      accessibilityLabel={t("accessibility.play_button")}
+      accessibilityLabel='Play button'
-      accessibilityHint={t("accessibility.play_hint")}
+      accessibilityHint='Tap to play the media'
       onPress={onPress}
       className={"relative"}
       {...props}

components/PlayInRemoteSession.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
 import { getSessionApi } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/utils/api/session-api";
 import { useAtomValue } from "jotai";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
   FlatList,
   Modal,
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ export const PlayInRemoteSessionButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
   const [modalVisible, setModalVisible] = useState(false);
   const api = useAtomValue(apiAtom);
   const { sessions, isLoading } = useAllSessions({} as useSessionsProps);
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const handlePlayInSession = async (sessionId: string) => {
     if (!api || !item.Id) return;
 
@@ -67,9 +65,7 @@ export const PlayInRemoteSessionButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
         <View style={styles.centeredView}>
           <View style={styles.modalView}>
             <View style={styles.modalHeader}>
-              <Text style={styles.modalTitle}>
+              <Text style={styles.modalTitle}>Select Session</Text>
-                {t("home.sessions.select_session")}
-              </Text>
               <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => setModalVisible(false)}>
                 <Ionicons name='close' size={24} color='white' />
               </TouchableOpacity>
@@ -82,7 +78,7 @@ export const PlayInRemoteSessionButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 </View>
               ) : !sessions || sessions.length === 0 ? (
                 <Text style={styles.noSessionsText}>
-                  {t("home.sessions.no_active_sessions")}
+                  No active sessions found
                 </Text>
               ) : (
                 <FlatList
@@ -102,7 +98,7 @@ export const PlayInRemoteSessionButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
                         </Text>
                         {session.NowPlayingItem && (
                           <Text style={styles.nowPlaying} numberOfLines={1}>
-                            {t("home.sessions.now_playing")}{" "}
+                            Now playing:{" "}
                             {session.NowPlayingItem.SeriesName
                               ? `${session.NowPlayingItem.SeriesName} :`
                               : ""}

components/downloads/DownloadCard.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { Image } from "expo-image";
+import { t } from "i18next";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   TouchableOpacity,
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ interface DownloadCardProps extends TouchableOpacityProps {
 }
 
 export const DownloadCard = ({ process, ...props }: DownloadCardProps) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const { cancelDownload } = useDownload();
   const router = useRouter();
   const queryClient = useNetworkAwareQueryClient();
@@ -174,9 +173,7 @@ export const DownloadCard = ({ process, ...props }: DownloadCardProps) => {
 
             {isTranscoding && (
               <View className='bg-purple-600/20 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-md mt-1 self-start'>
-                <Text className='text-xs text-purple-400'>
+                <Text className='text-xs text-purple-400'>Transcoding</Text>
-                  {t("home.downloads.transcoding")}
-                </Text>
               </View>
             )}
 

components/downloads/SeriesCard.tsx

@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@ 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(() => {
-    const seriesId = items[0]?.SeriesId;
+    return storage.getString(items[0].SeriesId!);
-    return seriesId ? storage.getString(seriesId) : undefined;
+  }, []);
-  }, [items[0]?.SeriesId]);
 
   const deleteSeries = useCallback(
     async () =>

components/livetv/TVGuideProgramCell.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { BaseItemDto } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client";
 import React from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Animated, Pressable, StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { useTVFocusAnimation } from "@/components/tv/hooks/useTVFocusAnimation";
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ export const TVGuideProgramCell: React.FC<TVGuideProgramCellProps> = ({
   disabled = false,
   refSetter,
 }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const typography = useScaledTVTypography();
   const { focused, handleFocus, handleBlur } = useTVFocusAnimation({
     scaleAmount: 1,
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ export const TVGuideProgramCell: React.FC<TVGuideProgramCellProps> = ({
             <Text
               style={[styles.liveBadgeText, { fontSize: typography.callout }]}
             >
-              {t("player.live")}
+              LIVE
             </Text>
           </View>
         )}

components/livetv/TVLiveTVPage.tsx

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export const TVLiveTVPage: React.FC = () => {
             marginBottom: 24,
           }}
         >
-          {t("live_tv.title")}
+          Live TV
         </Text>
 
         {/* Tab Bar */}

components/login/Login.tsx

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const Login: React.FC = () => {
       } else {
         Alert.alert(
           t("login.connection_failed"),
-          t("login.an_unexpected_error_occurred"),
+          t("login.an_unexpected_error_occured"),
         );
       }
     } finally {

components/login/TVLogin.tsx

@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export const TVLogin: React.FC = () => {
       } else {
         Alert.alert(
           t("login.connection_failed"),
-          t("login.an_unexpected_error_occurred"),
+          t("login.an_unexpected_error_occured"),
         );
       }
     } finally {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ export const TVLogin: React.FC = () => {
         const message =
           error instanceof Error
             ? error.message
-            : t("login.an_unexpected_error_occurred");
+            : t("login.an_unexpected_error_occured");
         Alert.alert(t("login.connection_failed"), message);
         goToQRScreen();
       } finally {
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ export const TVLogin: React.FC = () => {
         } else {
           Alert.alert(
             t("login.connection_failed"),
-            t("login.an_unexpected_error_occurred"),
+            t("login.an_unexpected_error_occured"),
           );
         }
       } finally {
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ export const TVLogin: React.FC = () => {
               const message =
                 error instanceof Error
                   ? error.message
-                  : t("login.an_unexpected_error_occurred");
+                  : t("login.an_unexpected_error_occured");
               Alert.alert(t("login.connection_failed"), message);
               goToQRScreen();
             });

components/search/TVSearchTabBadges.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Animated, Pressable, View } from "react-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { useTVFocusAnimation } from "@/components/tv/hooks/useTVFocusAnimation";
@@ -89,8 +88,6 @@ export const TVSearchTabBadges: React.FC<TVSearchTabBadgesProps> = ({
   showDiscover,
   disabled = false,
 }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
-
   if (!showDiscover) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -104,13 +101,13 @@ export const TVSearchTabBadges: React.FC<TVSearchTabBadgesProps> = ({
       }}
     >
       <TVSearchTabBadge
-        label={t("search.library")}
+        label='Library'
         isSelected={searchType === "Library"}
         onPress={() => setSearchType("Library")}
         disabled={disabled}
       />
       <TVSearchTabBadge
-        label={t("search.discover")}
+        label='Discover'
         isSelected={searchType === "Discover"}
         onPress={() => setSearchType("Discover")}
         disabled={disabled}

components/settings/MpvSubtitleSettings.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, Switch, View, type ViewProps } from "react-native";
 import { Stepper } from "@/components/inputs/Stepper";
 import { Text } from "../common/Text";
@@ -18,21 +17,20 @@ export const MpvSubtitleSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
   const isTv = Platform.isTV;
   const media = useMedia();
   const { settings, updateSettings } = media;
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const alignXOptions: AlignX[] = ["left", "center", "right"];
   const alignYOptions: AlignY[] = ["top", "center", "bottom"];
 
   const alignXLabels: Record<AlignX, string> = {
-    left: t("home.settings.subtitles.align.left"),
+    left: "Left",
-    center: t("home.settings.subtitles.align.center"),
+    center: "Center",
-    right: t("home.settings.subtitles.align.right"),
+    right: "Right",
   };
 
   const alignYLabels: Record<AlignY, string> = {
-    top: t("home.settings.subtitles.align.top"),
+    top: "Top",
-    center: t("home.settings.subtitles.align.center"),
+    center: "Center",
-    bottom: t("home.settings.subtitles.align.bottom"),
+    bottom: "Bottom",
   };
 
   const alignXOptionGroups = useMemo(() => {
@@ -62,18 +60,16 @@ export const MpvSubtitleSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
   return (
     <View {...props}>
       <ListGroup
-        title={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_settings_title")}
+        title='MPV Subtitle Settings'
         description={
           <Text className='text-[#8E8D91] text-xs'>
-            {t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_settings_description")}
+            Advanced subtitle customization for MPV player
           </Text>
         }
       >
         {!isTv && (
           <>
-            <ListItem
+            <ListItem title='Vertical Margin'>
-              title={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_margin_y")}
-            >
               <Stepper
                 value={settings.mpvSubtitleMarginY ?? 0}
                 step={5}
@@ -85,7 +81,7 @@ export const MpvSubtitleSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
               />
             </ListItem>
 
-            <ListItem title={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_x")}>
+            <ListItem title='Horizontal Alignment'>
               <PlatformDropdown
                 groups={alignXOptionGroups}
                 trigger={
@@ -100,11 +96,11 @@ export const MpvSubtitleSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
                     />
                   </View>
                 }
-                title={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_x")}
+                title='Horizontal Alignment'
               />
             </ListItem>
 
-            <ListItem title={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_y")}>
+            <ListItem title='Vertical Alignment'>
               <PlatformDropdown
                 groups={alignYOptionGroups}
                 trigger={
@@ -119,13 +115,13 @@ export const MpvSubtitleSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
                     />
                   </View>
                 }
-                title={t("home.settings.subtitles.mpv_subtitle_align_y")}
+                title='Vertical Alignment'
               />
             </ListItem>
           </>
         )}
 
-        <ListItem title={t("home.settings.subtitles.opaque_background")}>
+        <ListItem title='Opaque Background'>
           <Switch
             value={settings.mpvSubtitleBackgroundEnabled ?? false}
             onValueChange={(value) =>
@@ -135,7 +131,7 @@ export const MpvSubtitleSettings: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
         </ListItem>
 
         {settings.mpvSubtitleBackgroundEnabled && (
-          <ListItem title={t("home.settings.subtitles.background_opacity")}>
+          <ListItem title='Background Opacity'>
             <Stepper
               value={settings.mpvSubtitleBackgroundOpacity ?? 75}
               step={5}

components/settings/QuickConnect.tsx

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const QuickConnect: React.FC<Props> = ({ ...props }) => {
           successHapticFeedback();
           Alert.alert(
             t("home.settings.quick_connect.success"),
-            t("home.settings.quick_connect.quick_connect_authorized"),
+            t("home.settings.quick_connect.quick_connect_autorized"),
           );
           setQuickConnectCode(undefined);
           bottomSheetModalRef?.current?.close();

components/settings/StorageSettings.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Alert, Platform, View } from "react-native";
+import { Platform, View } from "react-native";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { Colors } from "@/constants/Colors";
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ 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");
 
@@ -28,38 +27,16 @@ 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 = () => {
+  const onDeleteClicked = async () => {
-    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) => {

components/tv/TVNextEpisodeCountdown.tsx

@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ export interface TVNextEpisodeCountdownProps {
   playButtonRef?: RNView | null;
 }
 
-// Position constants
+// Position constants — kept in sync with TVSkipSegmentCard (the two are
-const BOTTOM_WITH_CONTROLS = scaleSize(300);
+// mutually exclusive). See TVSkipSegmentCard for the BOTTOM_WITH_CONTROLS
+// rationale (220 sits just above the controls bar; 300 floated too high).
+const BOTTOM_WITH_CONTROLS = scaleSize(220);
 const BOTTOM_WITHOUT_CONTROLS = scaleSize(120);
 
 export const TVNextEpisodeCountdown: FC<TVNextEpisodeCountdownProps> = ({

components/tv/TVSkipSegmentCard.tsx

@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ export interface TVSkipSegmentCardProps {
   playButtonRef?: View | null;
 }
 
-// Position constants - same as TVNextEpisodeCountdown (they're mutually exclusive)
+// Position constants — kept in sync with TVNextEpisodeCountdown (the two
-const BOTTOM_WITH_CONTROLS = 300;
+// are mutually exclusive). Scaled to the screen so 4K TVs don't get a
-const BOTTOM_WITHOUT_CONTROLS = 120;
+// card that floats far above the controls.
+//
+// BOTTOM_WITH_CONTROLS is tuned to sit just above the bottom controls bar
+// (metadata + seekbar + buttons ≈ 200px on 1080p). Previously 300, which
+// left the card hovering ~100px above the controls.
+const BOTTOM_WITH_CONTROLS = scaleSize(220);
+const BOTTOM_WITHOUT_CONTROLS = scaleSize(120);
 
 export const TVSkipSegmentCard: FC<TVSkipSegmentCardProps> = ({
   show,

components/tv/TVSubtitleResultCard.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import React from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   Animated,
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ export const TVSubtitleResultCard = React.forwardRef<
   const styles = createStyles(typography);
   const { focused, handleFocus, handleBlur, animatedStyle } =
     useTVFocusAnimation({ scaleAmount: 1.03 });
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   return (
     <Pressable
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ export const TVSubtitleResultCard = React.forwardRef<
                 },
               ]}
             >
-              <Text style={styles.flagText}>{t("player.hash_match")}</Text>
+              <Text style={styles.flagText}>Hash Match</Text>
             </View>
           )}
           {result.hearingImpaired && (

components/video-player/VideoPlayerView.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import type { MpvPlayerViewProps, MpvPlayerViewRef } from "@/modules";
+import { MpvPlayerView } from "@/modules";
+import { ExoPlayerView } from "@/modules/exoplayer-player";
+import {
+  getActiveVideoPlayer,
+  useSettings,
+  VideoPlayer,
+} from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+
+/**
+ * Unified video player view. MPV is the default on every platform; users
+ * can opt into ExoPlayer on Android TV via settings.videoPlayer. Both
+ * children conform to the same `MpvPlayerViewRef` interface, so the ref
+ * is forwarded transparently regardless of which player is rendered.
+ *
+ * The Android-TV capability gate lives in getActiveVideoPlayer so that
+ * the same resolver used for device-profile advertisement guarantees the
+ * rendered backend matches what Jellyfin was told to stream for.
+ */
+export const VideoPlayerView = React.forwardRef<
+  MpvPlayerViewRef,
+  MpvPlayerViewProps
+>(function VideoPlayerView(props, ref) {
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
+  const useExo = getActiveVideoPlayer(settings) === VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer;
+
+  const Player = useExo ? ExoPlayerView : MpvPlayerView;
+  return <Player ref={ref} {...props} />;
+});

components/video-player/controls/BottomControls.tsx

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
           <SkipButton
             showButton={showSkipButton}
             onPress={skipIntro}
-            buttonText={t("player.skip_intro")}
+            buttonText='Skip Intro'
           />
           {/* Smart Skip Credits behavior:
               - Show "Skip Credits" if there's content after credits OR no next episode
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
               showSkipCreditButton && (hasContentAfterCredits || !nextItem)
             }
             onPress={skipCredit}
-            buttonText={t("player.skip_credits")}
+            buttonText='Skip Credits'
           />
           {settings.autoPlayNextEpisode !== false &&
             (settings.maxAutoPlayEpisodeCount.value === -1 ||

components/video-player/controls/ContinueWatchingOverlay.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const ContinueWatchingOverlay: React.FC<ContinueWatchingOverlayProps> = ({
       }
     >
       <Text className='text-2xl font-bold text-white py-4 '>
-        {t("player.still_watching")}
+        Are you still watching ?
       </Text>
       <Button
         onPress={() => {

components/video-player/controls/Controls.tv.tsx

@@ -1132,7 +1132,16 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
       {/* Skip intro card */}
       <TVSkipSegmentCard
         show={showSkipButton && !isCountdownActive}
-        onPress={skipIntro}
+        onPress={() => {
+          // After the seek lands, showSkipButton flips false and this card
+          // unmounts. With controls visible the focus-stealing overlay is
+          // disabled, so without an explicit handoff the focus engine is
+          // stranded. Prime the play button to receive focus on the next
+          // render — when controls are hidden the focus overlay takes over
+          // naturally and this is a harmless no-op.
+          if (showControls) setFocusPlayButton(true);
+          skipIntro();
+        }}
         type='intro'
         controlsVisible={showControls}
         refSetter={setSkipSegmentRef}
@@ -1147,7 +1156,11 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
           (hasContentAfterCredits || !nextItem) &&
           !isCountdownActive
         }
-        onPress={skipCredit}
+        onPress={() => {
+          // See the intro card above for the focus-handoff rationale.
+          if (showControls) setFocusPlayButton(true);
+          skipCredit();
+        }}
         type='credits'
         controlsVisible={showControls}
         refSetter={setSkipSegmentRef}

components/video-player/controls/HeaderControls.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import type {
   MediaSourceInfo,
 } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client";
 import { type FC, useCallback, useState } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
 import useRouter from "@/hooks/useAppRouter";
 import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ export const HeaderControls: FC<HeaderControlsProps> = ({
   showTechnicalInfo = false,
   onToggleTechnicalInfo,
 }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const router = useRouter();
   const insets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
   const lightHapticFeedback = useHaptic("light");
@@ -129,8 +127,8 @@ export const HeaderControls: FC<HeaderControlsProps> = ({
             onPress={toggleOrientation}
             disabled={isTogglingOrientation}
             className='aspect-square flex flex-col rounded-xl items-center justify-center p-2'
-            accessibilityLabel={t("accessibility.toggle_orientation")}
+            accessibilityLabel='Toggle screen orientation'
-            accessibilityHint={t("accessibility.toggle_orientation_hint")}
+            accessibilityHint='Toggles the screen orientation between portrait and landscape'
           >
             <MaterialIcons
               name='screen-rotation'

components/video-player/controls/TechnicalInfoOverlay.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   useMemo,
   useState,
 } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
 import Animated, {
   Easing,
@@ -185,7 +184,6 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
     currentAudioIndex,
   }) => {
     const typography = useScaledTVTypography();
-    const { t } = useTranslation();
     const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
     const safeInsets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
     const [info, setInfo] = useState<TechnicalInfo | null>(null);
@@ -215,13 +213,10 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
       );
 
       return {
-        container: mediaSource.Container,
         videoRange: videoStream?.VideoRangeType,
         bitDepth: videoStream?.BitDepth,
         audioChannels: audioStream?.Channels,
-        audioCodecFromSource: audioStream?.Codec,
         subtitleCodec: subtitleStream?.Codec,
-        subtitleTitle: subtitleStream?.DisplayTitle,
       };
     }, [mediaSource, currentAudioIndex, currentSubtitleIndex]);
 
@@ -307,34 +302,47 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
             <Text style={textStyle}>
               {info.videoWidth}x{info.videoHeight}
               {streamInfo?.bitDepth ? ` ${streamInfo.bitDepth}bit` : ""}
-              {formatVideoRange(streamInfo?.videoRange)
+              {/* Prefer the player-reported HDR format (authoritative —
-                ? ` ${formatVideoRange(streamInfo?.videoRange)}`
+                  what's actually being decoded) over Jellyfin metadata. */}
-                : ""}
+              {info?.hdrFormat
+                ? ` ${info.hdrFormat}`
+                : (() => {
+                    const videoRange = formatVideoRange(streamInfo?.videoRange);
+                    return videoRange ? ` ${videoRange}` : "";
+                  })()}
             </Text>
           )}
           {info?.videoCodec && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.video")} {formatCodec(info.videoCodec)}
+              Video: {formatCodec(info.videoCodec)}
               {info.fps ? ` @ ${formatFps(info.fps)} fps` : ""}
             </Text>
           )}
           {info?.audioCodec && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.audio")} {formatCodec(info.audioCodec)}
+              Audio: {formatCodec(info.audioCodec)}
-              {streamInfo?.audioChannels
+              {/* Prefer player-reported channel count; fall back to
-                ? ` ${formatAudioChannels(streamInfo.audioChannels)}`
+                  Jellyfin metadata for MPV which doesn't populate it. */}
+              {(() => {
+                const audioChannels =
+                  info.audioChannels ?? streamInfo?.audioChannels;
+                return audioChannels
+                  ? ` ${formatAudioChannels(audioChannels)}`
+                  : "";
+              })()}
+              {info.audioSampleRate
+                ? ` @ ${(info.audioSampleRate / 1000).toFixed(1)}kHz`
                 : ""}
             </Text>
           )}
           {streamInfo?.subtitleCodec && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.subtitle")}{" "}
+              Subtitle: {formatCodec(streamInfo.subtitleCodec)}
-              {formatCodec(streamInfo.subtitleCodec)}
             </Text>
           )}
           {(info?.videoBitrate || info?.audioBitrate) && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.bitrate")}{" "}
+              Bitrate:{" "}
               {info.videoBitrate
                 ? formatBitrate(info.videoBitrate)
                 : info.audioBitrate
@@ -342,11 +350,20 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
                   : "N/A"}
             </Text>
           )}
+          {(info?.colorSpace || info?.colorRange || info?.colorTransfer) && (
+            <Text style={textStyle}>
+              Color:{" "}
+              {[info.colorSpace, info.colorRange, info.colorTransfer]
+                .filter(Boolean)
+                .join(" / ")}
+            </Text>
+          )}
+          {info?.videoCodecs && (
+            <Text style={textStyle}>Codec tag: {info.videoCodecs}</Text>
+          )}
           {info?.cacheSeconds !== undefined && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.buffer_seconds", {
+              Buffer: {info.cacheSeconds.toFixed(1)}s
-                seconds: info.cacheSeconds.toFixed(1),
-              })}
               {info?.demuxerMaxBytes !== undefined
                 ? ` (cap ${info.demuxerMaxBytes}MB` +
                   `${info.demuxerMaxBackBytes !== undefined ? ` / ${info.demuxerMaxBackBytes}MB back` : ""}` +
@@ -357,10 +374,16 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
           )}
           {info?.voDriver && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.vo")} {info.voDriver}
+              VO: {info.voDriver}
               {info.hwdec ? ` / ${info.hwdec}` : ""}
             </Text>
           )}
+          {info?.decoderName && (
+            <Text style={textStyle}>
+              Decoder: {info.decoderName}
+              {info.decoderType ? ` (${info.decoderType})` : ""}
+            </Text>
+          )}
           {info?.estimatedVfFps !== undefined && (
             <Text style={textStyle}>
               Output FPS: {info.estimatedVfFps.toFixed(2)}
@@ -369,14 +392,10 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
           )}
           {info?.droppedFrames !== undefined && info.droppedFrames > 0 && (
             <Text style={[textStyle, styles.warningText]}>
-              {t("player.technical_info.dropped_frames", {
+              Dropped: {info.droppedFrames} frames
-                count: info.droppedFrames,
-              })}
             </Text>
           )}
-          {!info && !playMethod && (
+          {!info && !playMethod && <Text style={textStyle}>Loading...</Text>}
-            <Text style={textStyle}>{t("player.technical_info.loading")}</Text>
-          )}
         </View>
       </Animated.View>
     );

components/video-player/controls/TimeDisplay.tsx

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export const TimeDisplay: FC<TimeDisplayProps> = ({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const getFinishTime = () => {
+    if (!Number.isFinite(remainingTime)) return "—";
     const now = new Date();
     // remainingTime is in ms
     const finishTime = new Date(now.getTime() + remainingTime);

components/video-player/controls/VideoScalingModeSelector.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import React, { useMemo } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, View } from "react-native";
 import {
   type OptionGroup,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ export const AspectRatioSelector: React.FC<AspectRatioSelectorProps> = ({
   onRatioChange,
   disabled = false,
 }) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
   const lightHapticFeedback = useHaptic("light");
 
   const handleRatioSelect = (ratio: AspectRatio) => {
@@ -68,10 +66,7 @@ export const AspectRatioSelector: React.FC<AspectRatioSelectorProps> = ({
       {
         options: ASPECT_RATIO_OPTIONS.map((option) => ({
           type: "radio" as const,
-          label:
+          label: option.label,
-            option.id === "default"
-              ? t("player.aspect_ratio_original")
-              : option.label,
           value: option.id,
           selected: option.id === currentRatio,
           onPress: () => handleRatioSelect(option.id),
@@ -99,7 +94,7 @@ export const AspectRatioSelector: React.FC<AspectRatioSelectorProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <PlatformDropdown
-      title={t("player.aspect_ratio")}
+      title='Aspect Ratio'
       groups={optionGroups}
       trigger={trigger}
       bottomSheetConfig={{

components/video-player/controls/dropdown/DropdownView.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { useLocalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
-import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, View } from "react-native";
 import { BITRATES } from "@/components/BitrateSelector";
 import {
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const DropdownView = ({
   const { settings, updateSettings } = useSettings();
   const router = useRouter();
   const isOffline = useOfflineMode();
-  const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const { subtitleIndex, audioIndex, bitrateValue, playbackPosition } =
     useLocalSearchParams<{
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ const DropdownView = ({
     // Quality Section
     if (!isOffline) {
       groups.push({
-        title: t("player.menu.quality"),
+        title: "Quality",
         options:
           BITRATES?.map((bitrate) => ({
             type: "radio" as const,
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ const DropdownView = ({
     // Subtitle Section
     if (subtitleTracks && subtitleTracks.length > 0) {
       groups.push({
-        title: t("player.menu.subtitles"),
+        title: "Subtitles",
         options: subtitleTracks.map((sub) => ({
           type: "radio" as const,
           label: sub.name,
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@ const DropdownView = ({
 
       // Subtitle Scale Section
       groups.push({
-        title: t("player.menu.subtitle_scale"),
+        title: "Subtitle Scale",
         options: SUBTITLE_SCALE_PRESETS.map((preset) => ({
           type: "radio" as const,
           label: preset.label,
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ const DropdownView = ({
     // Audio Section
     if (audioTracks && audioTracks.length > 0) {
       groups.push({
-        title: t("player.menu.audio"),
+        title: "Audio",
         options: audioTracks.map((track) => ({
           type: "radio" as const,
           label: track.name,
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ const DropdownView = ({
     // Speed Section
     if (setPlaybackSpeed) {
       groups.push({
-        title: t("player.menu.speed"),
+        title: "Speed",
         options: PLAYBACK_SPEEDS.map((speed) => ({
           type: "radio" as const,
           label: speed.label,
@@ -176,8 +174,8 @@ const DropdownView = ({
           {
             type: "action" as const,
             label: showTechnicalInfo
-              ? t("player.menu.hide_technical_info")
+              ? "Hide Technical Info"
-              : t("player.menu.show_technical_info"),
+              : "Show Technical Info",
             onPress: onToggleTechnicalInfo,
           },
         ],
@@ -187,7 +185,6 @@ const DropdownView = ({
     return groups;
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [
-    t,
     isOffline,
     bitrateValue,
     changeBitrate,
@@ -220,7 +217,7 @@ const DropdownView = ({
 
   return (
     <PlatformDropdown
-      title={t("player.menu.playback_options")}
+      title='Playback Options'
       groups={optionGroups}
       trigger={trigger}
       expoUIConfig={{}}

components/video-player/controls/hooks/useRemoteControl.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Alert } from "react-native";
 import { type SharedValue, useSharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import { useTVBackPress } from "@/hooks/useTVBackPress";
 import { useTVEventHandler } from "@/hooks/useTVEventHandler";
-import i18n from "@/i18n";
 
 interface UseRemoteControlProps {
   showControls: boolean;
@@ -125,23 +124,17 @@ export function useRemoteControl({
 
       // Controls are hidden, so confirm before leaving playback.
       Alert.alert(
-        i18n.t("player.stopPlayback"),
+        "Stop Playback",
         videoTitleRef.current
-          ? i18n.t("player.stopPlayingTitle", {
+          ? `Stop playing "${videoTitleRef.current}"?`
-              title: videoTitleRef.current,
+          : "Are you sure you want to stop playback?",
-            })
-          : i18n.t("player.stopPlayingConfirm"),
         [
           {
-            text: i18n.t("common.cancel"),
+            text: "Cancel",
             style: "cancel",
             onPress: () => onCancelExitRef.current?.(),
           },
-          {
+          { text: "Stop", style: "destructive", onPress: onBackRef.current },
-            text: i18n.t("common.stop"),
-            style: "destructive",
-            onPress: onBackRef.current,
-          },
         ],
       );
       return true;

components/video-player/controls/hooks/useVideoTime.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ interface UseVideoTimeProps {
  */
 export function useVideoTime({ progress, max, isSeeking }: UseVideoTimeProps) {
   const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState(0);
-  const [remainingTime, setRemainingTime] = useState(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+  // Start at 0 (not Infinity) so the controls' first paint — before the first
+  // progress/max update — shows "0:00" instead of formatting Infinity into
+  // "Infinityh NaNm NaNs" and an Invalid Date for "ends at".
+  const [remainingTime, setRemainingTime] = useState(0);
 
   const lastCurrentTimeRef = useRef(0);
   const lastRemainingTimeRef = useRef(0);

hooks/useJellyseerr.ts

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class JellyseerrApi {
         if (inRange(status, 200, 299)) {
           if (data.version < "2.0.0") {
             const error = t(
-              "jellyseerr.toasts.jellyseerr_does_not_meet_requirements",
+              "jellyseerr.toasts.jellyseer_does_not_meet_requirements",
             );
             toast.error(error);
             throw Error(error);

modules/exoplayer-player/android/build.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
+
+group = 'expo.modules.exoplayerplayer'
+version = '0.1.0'
+
+def expoModulesCorePlugin = new File(project(":expo-modules-core").projectDir.absolutePath, "ExpoModulesCorePlugin.gradle")
+apply from: expoModulesCorePlugin
+applyKotlinExpoModulesCorePlugin()
+useCoreDependencies()
+useExpoPublishing()
+
+def useManagedAndroidSdkVersions = false
+if (useManagedAndroidSdkVersions) {
+  useDefaultAndroidSdkVersions()
+} else {
+  buildscript {
+    ext.safeExtGet = { prop, fallback ->
+      rootProject.ext.has(prop) ? rootProject.ext.get(prop) : fallback
+    }
+  }
+  project.android {
+    compileSdkVersion safeExtGet("compileSdkVersion", 36)
+    defaultConfig {
+      minSdkVersion safeExtGet("minSdkVersion", 26)
+      targetSdkVersion safeExtGet("targetSdkVersion", 36)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+android {
+  namespace "expo.modules.exoplayerplayer"
+  defaultConfig {
+    versionCode 1
+    versionName "0.1.0"
+  }
+  lintOptions {
+    abortOnError false
+  }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  // Media3 (ExoPlayer). The default tracks react-native-track-player's
+  // pinned version (currently 1.10.1) so we don't end up with two media3
+  // versions on the classpath and duplicate-class errors. The
+  // DASH/SmoothStreaming/RTSP artifacts that RNTP pulls in are excluded
+  // globally via plugins/withExcludeMedia3Dash.js.
+  def media3Version = safeExtGet('media3Version', '1.10.1')
+  implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer:${media3Version}"
+  implementation "androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer-hls:${media3Version}"
+  implementation "androidx.media3:media3-ui:${media3Version}"
+  implementation "androidx.media3:media3-common:${media3Version}"
+
+  // FFmpeg software decoders — DTS / TrueHD / AC-4 / WMA / older video
+  // codecs that MediaCodec doesn't ship with on most Android TVs.
+  //
+  // This is the Jellyfin-published distribution of media3-decoder-ffmpeg
+  // with prebuilt native libraries (the upstream androidx artifact is a
+  // stub that requires building FFmpeg yourself). RNTP already pulls
+  // 1.9.0+1 in transitively, so declaring it here is mostly defensive —
+  // it guarantees we still get it if RNTP ever drops the dep.
+  //
+  // Version skew: this is built against media3 1.9.0 but RNTP (and we)
+  // resolve media3 core to 1.10.1. RNTP ships the same combination in
+  // production, and Media3 maintains binary compat for Renderer /
+  // RenderersFactory APIs across minor versions, so this works in
+  // practice. Re-evaluate when Jellyfin publishes a 1.10.x build.
+  implementation "org.jellyfin.media3:media3-ffmpeg-decoder:1.9.0+1"
+}

modules/exoplayer-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/exoplayerplayer/ExoPlayerModule.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package expo.modules.exoplayerplayer
+
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.Module
+import expo.modules.kotlin.modules.ModuleDefinition
+
+class ExoPlayerModule : Module() {
+    override fun definition() = ModuleDefinition {
+        Name("ExoPlayer")
+
+        // Enables the module to be used as a native view.
+        View(ExoPlayerView::class) {
+            // All video load options are passed via a single "source" prop,
+            // mirroring MpvPlayerView. MPV-only fields (voDriver, extra
+            // cacheConfig fields) are silently ignored.
+            Prop("source") { view: ExoPlayerView, source: Map<String, Any?>? ->
+                if (source == null) return@Prop
+
+                val urlString = source["url"] as? String ?: return@Prop
+
+                @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+                val cacheConfig = source["cacheConfig"] as? Map<String, Any?>
+
+                val config = VideoLoadConfig(
+                    url = urlString,
+                    headers = source["headers"] as? Map<String, String>,
+                    externalSubtitles = source["externalSubtitles"] as? List<String>,
+                    startPosition = (source["startPosition"] as? Number)?.toDouble(),
+                    autoplay = (source["autoplay"] as? Boolean) ?: true,
+                    initialSubtitleId = (source["initialSubtitleId"] as? Number)?.toInt(),
+                    initialAudioId = (source["initialAudioId"] as? Number)?.toInt(),
+                    cacheEnabled = cacheConfig?.get("enabled") as? String,
+                    cacheSeconds = (cacheConfig?.get("cacheSeconds") as? Number)?.toInt(),
+                    demuxerMaxBytes = (cacheConfig?.get("maxBytes") as? Number)?.toInt(),
+                    demuxerMaxBackBytes = (cacheConfig?.get("maxBackBytes") as? Number)?.toInt()
+                )
+
+                view.loadVideo(config)
+            }
+
+            // Now Playing metadata is iOS-only on MPV; no-op here (TV has
+            // no Control Center equivalent — Android handles media sessions
+            // via MediaSessionCompat which we don't wire up for TV).
+            Prop("nowPlayingMetadata") { _: ExoPlayerView, _: Map<String, String>? ->
+                // No-op
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("play") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.play()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("pause") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.pause()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("destroy") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.destroy()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("seekTo") { view: ExoPlayerView, position: Double ->
+                view.seekTo(position)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("seekBy") { view: ExoPlayerView, offset: Double ->
+                view.seekBy(offset)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSpeed") { view: ExoPlayerView, speed: Double ->
+                view.setSpeed(speed)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("getSpeed") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getSpeed()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("isPaused") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.isPaused()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("getCurrentPosition") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getCurrentPosition()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("getDuration") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getDuration()
+            }
+
+            // Picture in Picture — TV does not use PiP; safe no-ops.
+            AsyncFunction("startPictureInPicture") { _: ExoPlayerView ->
+                // No-op
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("stopPictureInPicture") { _: ExoPlayerView ->
+                // No-op
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("isPictureInPictureSupported") { _: ExoPlayerView ->
+                false
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("isPictureInPictureActive") { _: ExoPlayerView ->
+                false
+            }
+
+            // Subtitle functions
+            AsyncFunction("getSubtitleTracks") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getSubtitleTracks()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleTrack") { view: ExoPlayerView, trackId: Int ->
+                view.setSubtitleTrack(trackId)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("disableSubtitles") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.disableSubtitles()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("getCurrentSubtitleTrack") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getCurrentSubtitleTrack()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("addSubtitleFile") { view: ExoPlayerView, url: String, select: Boolean ->
+                view.addSubtitleFile(url, select)
+            }
+
+            // Subtitle positioning / styling
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitlePosition") { view: ExoPlayerView, position: Int ->
+                view.setSubtitlePosition(position)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleScale") { view: ExoPlayerView, scale: Double ->
+                view.setSubtitleScale(scale)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleMarginY") { view: ExoPlayerView, margin: Int ->
+                view.setSubtitleMarginY(margin)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleAlignX") { _: ExoPlayerView, _: String ->
+                // No-op — SubtitleView follows authored cue alignment.
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleAlignY") { view: ExoPlayerView, alignment: String ->
+                view.setSubtitleAlignY(alignment)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleFontSize") { view: ExoPlayerView, size: Int ->
+                view.setSubtitleFontSize(size)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleBorderStyle") { view: ExoPlayerView, style: String ->
+                view.setSubtitleBorderStyle(style)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleBackgroundColor") { view: ExoPlayerView, color: String ->
+                view.setSubtitleBackgroundColor(color)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setSubtitleAssOverride") { _: ExoPlayerView, _: String ->
+                // No-op — libass-specific, no Media3 equivalent.
+            }
+
+            // Audio track functions
+            AsyncFunction("getAudioTracks") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getAudioTracks()
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("setAudioTrack") { view: ExoPlayerView, trackId: Int ->
+                view.setAudioTrack(trackId)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("getCurrentAudioTrack") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getCurrentAudioTrack()
+            }
+
+            // Video scaling
+            AsyncFunction("setZoomedToFill") { view: ExoPlayerView, zoomed: Boolean ->
+                view.setZoomedToFill(zoomed)
+            }
+
+            AsyncFunction("isZoomedToFill") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.isZoomedToFill()
+            }
+
+            // Technical info
+            AsyncFunction("getTechnicalInfo") { view: ExoPlayerView ->
+                view.getTechnicalInfo()
+            }
+
+            // Events that the view can send to JavaScript — same set as MPV.
+            Events("onLoad", "onPlaybackStateChange", "onProgress", "onError", "onTracksReady", "onPictureInPictureChange")
+        }
+    }
+}

modules/exoplayer-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/exoplayerplayer/ExoPlayerView.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,976 @@
+@file:OptIn(androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi::class)
+
+package expo.modules.exoplayerplayer
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.Typeface
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
+import android.util.Log
+import android.view.ViewGroup
+import androidx.media3.common.AudioAttributes
+import androidx.media3.common.C
+import androidx.media3.common.ColorInfo
+import androidx.media3.common.Format
+import androidx.media3.common.MediaItem
+import androidx.media3.common.PlaybackParameters
+import androidx.media3.common.Player
+import androidx.media3.common.TrackSelectionOverride
+import androidx.media3.common.Tracks
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.analytics.AnalyticsListener
+import androidx.media3.exoplayer.source.DefaultMediaSourceFactory
+import androidx.media3.datasource.DefaultDataSource
+import androidx.media3.ui.CaptionStyleCompat
+import androidx.media3.ui.PlayerView
+import androidx.media3.ui.SubtitleView
+import expo.modules.kotlin.AppContext
+import expo.modules.kotlin.viewevent.EventDispatcher
+import expo.modules.kotlin.views.ExpoView
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for loading a video. Mirrors MpvPlayerView.VideoLoadConfig —
+ * MPV-only fields are accepted and ignored.
+ */
+data class VideoLoadConfig(
+    val url: String,
+    val headers: Map<String, String>? = null,
+    val externalSubtitles: List<String>? = null,
+    val startPosition: Double? = null,
+    val autoplay: Boolean = true,
+    val initialSubtitleId: Int? = null,
+    val initialAudioId: Int? = null,
+    val cacheEnabled: String? = null,
+    val cacheSeconds: Int? = null,
+    val demuxerMaxBytes: Int? = null,
+    val demuxerMaxBackBytes: Int? = null,
+)
+
+/**
+ * ExoPlayerView — ExpoView that hosts a Media3 ExoPlayer instance.
+ *
+ * Implements the same JS contract (events, ref methods, 1-based track IDs)
+ * as MpvPlayerView so the React layer can swap between the two without
+ * changes. Subtitle styling is mapped to androidx.media3.ui.SubtitleView +
+ * CaptionStyleCompat. PiP methods are no-ops (TV doesn't use PiP).
+ */
+class ExoPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context, appContext) {
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val TAG = "ExoPlayerView"
+        private const val PROGRESS_INTERVAL_MS = 1000L
+    }
+
+    // Event dispatchers — names must match the Events() declaration in the module.
+    val onLoad by EventDispatcher()
+    val onPlaybackStateChange by EventDispatcher()
+    val onProgress by EventDispatcher()
+    val onError by EventDispatcher()
+    val onTracksReady by EventDispatcher()
+    val onPictureInPictureChange by EventDispatcher()
+
+    private val mainHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
+
+    private var player: ExoPlayer? = null
+    private val playerView: PlayerView
+    private val subtitleView: SubtitleView?
+
+    private var currentUrl: String? = null
+    private var pendingConfig: VideoLoadConfig? = null
+    private var tracksReadyFired: Boolean = false
+
+    // Resume position handed to setMediaSource() on load. seekTo() uses it to
+    // drop the redundant re-seek the JS layer fires once tracks are ready
+    // (direct-player seeks to the same resume position). ExoPlayer re-buffers
+    // on every seek — even a no-op to the current position — so without this
+    // the start stutters.
+    private var loadStartPositionMs: Long = 0L
+
+    // Side-loaded subtitle configurations accumulated across loadVideo and
+    // addSubtitleFile. Media3 doesn't expose the live SubtitleConfiguration
+    // list on a playing MediaItem, so we shadow it here to preserve prior
+    // side-loaded subs when addSubtitleFile rebuilds the MediaItem.
+    private var sideLoadedSubs: List<MediaItem.SubtitleConfiguration> = emptyList()
+
+    // 1-based track ID mappings (matching MPV's contract).
+    // Each list is rebuilt on Tracks changed.
+    private var subtitleTrackList: List<TrackEntry> = emptyList()
+    private var audioTrackList: List<TrackEntry> = emptyList()
+    private var currentSubtitleId: Int = 0
+    private var currentAudioId: Int = 0
+
+    // Subtitle styling state — applied to the embedded SubtitleView.
+    private var subtitleScale: Float = 1f
+    private var subtitleFontSizePct: Int? = null // 0-100
+    // Last-write-wins override of the vertical position fraction
+    // (null = fall back to subtitleAlignY). Both setSubtitlePosition
+    // (0-100, MPV convention where 100 = bottom) and setSubtitleMarginY
+    // (px) funnel into this single SubtitleView API.
+    private var subtitleBottomFraction: Float? = null
+    private var subtitleAlignY: String = "bottom"
+    // Background color carries its own alpha (parsed from #RRGGBBAA in
+    // setSubtitleBackgroundColor) so no separate enabled/opacity flags.
+    private var subtitleBackgroundColor: Int = Color.argb(0, 0, 0, 0)
+    private var subtitleBorderStyle: String = "outline-and-shadow"
+
+    private var isZoomedToFill: Boolean = false
+
+    // Captured by analyticsListener; surfaced via getTechnicalInfo().
+    // Reset on destroy() and (for decoder names) on track changes.
+    private var videoDecoderName: String? = null
+    private var audioDecoderName: String? = null
+    private var cumulativeDroppedFrames: Int = 0
+
+    private val analyticsListener = object : AnalyticsListener {
+        override fun onVideoDecoderInitialized(
+            eventTime: AnalyticsListener.EventTime,
+            decoderName: String,
+            initializedTimestampMs: Long,
+        ) {
+            videoDecoderName = decoderName
+        }
+
+        override fun onAudioDecoderInitialized(
+            eventTime: AnalyticsListener.EventTime,
+            decoderName: String,
+            initializedTimestampMs: Long,
+        ) {
+            audioDecoderName = decoderName
+        }
+
+        override fun onDroppedVideoFrames(
+            eventTime: AnalyticsListener.EventTime,
+            droppedFrames: Int,
+            elapsedMs: Long,
+        ) {
+            // Incremental count since last call; accumulate for a cumulative
+            // total that matches MPV's droppedFrames semantics.
+            cumulativeDroppedFrames += droppedFrames
+        }
+    }
+
+    private val playerListener = object : Player.Listener {
+        override fun onPlaybackStateChanged(playbackState: Int) {
+            when (playbackState) {
+                Player.STATE_BUFFERING -> {
+                    onPlaybackStateChange(mapOf("isLoading" to true))
+                }
+                Player.STATE_READY -> {
+                    onPlaybackStateChange(mapOf(
+                        "isLoading" to false,
+                        "isReadyToSeek" to true
+                    ))
+                    if (!tracksReadyFired) {
+                        tracksReadyFired = true
+                        rebuildTrackMaps(player?.currentTracks)
+                        onTracksReady(emptyMap<String, Any>())
+                    }
+                }
+                Player.STATE_ENDED -> {
+                    onPlaybackStateChange(mapOf(
+                        "isPlaying" to false,
+                        "isPaused" to true
+                    ))
+                }
+                Player.STATE_IDLE -> {
+                    // no-op
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        override fun onIsPlayingChanged(isPlaying: Boolean) {
+            onPlaybackStateChange(mapOf(
+                "isPlaying" to isPlaying,
+                "isPaused" to !isPlaying
+            ))
+        }
+
+        override fun onPlayerErrorChanged(error: androidx.media3.common.PlaybackException?) {
+            val message = error?.message ?: "Unknown playback error"
+            Log.e(TAG, "Player error: $message", error)
+            onError(mapOf("error" to message))
+        }
+
+        override fun onTracksChanged(tracks: Tracks) {
+            rebuildTrackMaps(tracks)
+            // currentSubtitleId is a hand-maintained cache (ExoPlayer has no
+            // mpv-style "sid" property to read live), so re-derive it from the
+            // actual selection on every track change. Without this, any path
+            // that selects a track without going through setSubtitleTrack —
+            // notably addSubtitleFile(select=true), which clears the text
+            // override and lets the new SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT sub render —
+            // leaves the cache stale and getCurrentSubtitleTrack() reporting
+            // the old id. Run before applyInitialTrackSelections() so an
+            // explicit initial selection still wins.
+            syncCurrentSubtitleIdFromSelection(tracks)
+            applyInitialTrackSelections()
+            // A track change can re-initialize the codec under a different
+            // name (e.g. adaptive switch from HEVC to AV1). Clear stale
+            // decoder names so getTechnicalInfo() doesn't report the
+            // previous codec until the next onVideoDecoderInitialized fires.
+            videoDecoderName = null
+            audioDecoderName = null
+        }
+    }
+
+    private val progressRunnable = object : Runnable {
+        override fun run() {
+            val p = player ?: return
+            val positionMs = p.currentPosition
+            val durationMs = p.duration
+            val bufferedMs = p.bufferedPosition
+
+            val positionSec = positionMs / 1000.0
+            val durationSec = if (durationMs > 0) durationMs / 1000.0 else 0.0
+            val cacheSec = if (bufferedMs > positionMs) (bufferedMs - positionMs) / 1000.0 else 0.0
+
+            onProgress(mapOf(
+                "position" to positionSec,
+                "duration" to durationSec,
+                "progress" to if (durationSec > 0) positionSec / durationSec else 0.0,
+                "cacheSeconds" to cacheSec
+            ))
+
+            mainHandler.postDelayed(this, PROGRESS_INTERVAL_MS)
+        }
+    }
+
+    init {
+        setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK)
+
+        playerView = PlayerView(context).apply {
+            layoutParams = ViewGroup.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+            )
+            // SurfaceView-backed for parity with MPV (direct surface to
+            // SurfaceFlinger). PlayerView defaults to a SurfaceView, so no
+            // explicit setSurfaceType() call is needed; the int constants
+            // backing it are @IntDef private in Media3.
+            setUseController(false)
+            setResizeMode(androidx.media3.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIT)
+        }
+        subtitleView = playerView.subtitleView
+        addView(playerView)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Video Loading
+
+    fun loadVideo(config: VideoLoadConfig) {
+        if (currentUrl == config.url) return
+        currentUrl = config.url
+        pendingConfig = config
+        ensurePlayer(config)
+        loadInternal(config)
+    }
+
+    private fun ensurePlayer(config: VideoLoadConfig) {
+        if (player != null) return
+
+        val loadControl = buildLoadControl(config)
+
+        // PREFER extension renderers so the FFmpeg decoder (DTS / TrueHD /
+        // AC-4 / WMA / etc.) takes over when MediaCodec doesn't ship a
+        // hardware decoder for the format. MediaCodec remains the fallback.
+        val renderersFactory = androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultRenderersFactory(context)
+            .setExtensionRendererMode(
+                androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultRenderersFactory.EXTENSION_RENDERER_MODE_PREFER
+            )
+            .setEnableDecoderFallback(true)
+
+        val exo = ExoPlayer.Builder(context, renderersFactory)
+            .setLoadControl(loadControl)
+            .setAudioAttributes(
+                AudioAttributes.Builder()
+                    .setUsage(C.USAGE_MEDIA)
+                    .setContentType(C.AUDIO_CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE)
+                    .build(),
+                /* handleAudioFocus = */ true
+            )
+            .build()
+
+        exo.addListener(playerListener)
+        exo.addAnalyticsListener(analyticsListener)
+        exo.repeatMode = Player.REPEAT_MODE_OFF
+        player = exo
+        playerView.player = exo
+
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    private fun buildLoadControl(config: VideoLoadConfig): DefaultLoadControl {
+        // Map MPV-style cache config to ExoPlayer's LoadControl.
+        val cacheEnabled = when (config.cacheEnabled) {
+            "no" -> false
+            "yes" -> true
+            else -> true // "auto"
+        }
+
+        // Buffer thresholds used as fallbacks when the user's cache config
+        // doesn't override them. Media3's own defaults changed in 1.6.0
+        // (bufferForPlaybackMs 2500→1000, afterRebuffer 5000→2000) for a
+        // faster start; we intentionally keep the older 2500/5000 here
+        // because low-RAM Android TVs with slow tuners benefit from the
+        // extra headroom before playback kicks in. Media3's DEFAULT_*
+        // IntDef fields are private, hence the literals.
+        val defaultMinBufferMs = 15000
+        val defaultBufferForPlaybackMs = 2500
+        val defaultBufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs = 5000
+
+        val targetBufferMs = if (!cacheEnabled) {
+            50000
+        } else {
+            val seconds = config.cacheSeconds?.coerceIn(5, 120) ?: 10
+            seconds * 1000
+        }
+
+        val backBufferMs = if (!cacheEnabled) {
+            0
+        } else {
+            val mb = config.demuxerMaxBackBytes ?: 50
+            // Heuristic: 1 MB ≈ 1s of typical 1080p bitrate.
+            (mb * 1000).coerceAtLeast(1000)
+        }
+
+        val builder = DefaultLoadControl.Builder()
+            .setTargetBufferBytes(if (!cacheEnabled) 0 else ((config.demuxerMaxBytes ?: 150) * 1024 * 1024))
+            .setBufferDurationsMs(
+                /* minBufferMs = */ defaultMinBufferMs,
+                /* maxBufferMs = */ targetBufferMs,
+                /* bufferForPlaybackMs = */ defaultBufferForPlaybackMs,
+                /* bufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs = */ defaultBufferForPlaybackAfterRebufferMs
+            )
+        if (cacheEnabled) {
+            builder.setBackBuffer(backBufferMs, /* retainBackBufferFromKeyframe = */ true)
+        }
+        return builder.build()
+    }
+
+    private fun loadInternal(config: VideoLoadConfig) {
+        val p = player ?: return
+
+        val httpFactory = androidx.media3.datasource.DefaultHttpDataSource.Factory()
+            .setDefaultRequestProperties(config.headers ?: emptyMap())
+        val dataSourceFactory = DefaultDataSource.Factory(context, httpFactory)
+
+        val mediaItem = buildMediaItem(config)
+
+        val mediaSource = DefaultMediaSourceFactory(dataSourceFactory)
+            .createMediaSource(mediaItem)
+
+        // Resolve the resume position once and hand it to setMediaSource() so
+        // ExoPlayer prepares from that position directly. Calling prepare()
+        // first (which buffers from 0) and seekTo() afterwards makes the
+        // opening seconds replay from the start before jumping to the resume
+        // point — the "repeats the first few seconds" symptom. C.TIME_UNSET
+        // falls back to the media's default start position (0).
+        val startMs = config.startPosition?.let { sp ->
+            if (sp > 0) (sp * 1000).toLong() else C.TIME_UNSET
+        } ?: C.TIME_UNSET
+
+        loadStartPositionMs = if (startMs != C.TIME_UNSET) startMs else 0L
+
+        p.setMediaSource(mediaSource, startMs)
+        p.prepare()
+
+        if (config.autoplay) {
+            p.play()
+        }
+
+        onLoad(mapOf("url" to config.url))
+        startProgressLoop()
+    }
+
+    private fun buildMediaItem(config: VideoLoadConfig): MediaItem {
+        val builder = MediaItem.Builder().setUri(config.url)
+
+        // External subtitles: add as side-loaded SubtitleConfigurations.
+        // MIME-type sniffed from the file extension.
+        val subs = config.externalSubtitles
+        if (!subs.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+            val subtitleConfigs = subs.mapNotNull { subUrl ->
+                val mime = mimeTypeForSubtitleUrl(subUrl) ?: return@mapNotNull null
+                MediaItem.SubtitleConfiguration.Builder(Uri.parse(subUrl))
+                    .setMimeType(mime)
+                    .setSelectionFlags(C.SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT)
+                    .build()
+            }
+            if (subtitleConfigs.isNotEmpty()) {
+                sideLoadedSubs = subtitleConfigs
+                builder.setSubtitleConfigurations(subtitleConfigs)
+            } else {
+                sideLoadedSubs = emptyList()
+            }
+        } else {
+            sideLoadedSubs = emptyList()
+        }
+
+        return builder.build()
+    }
+
+    private fun mimeTypeForSubtitleUrl(url: String): String? {
+        val lower = url.substringBeforeLast('?').lowercase()
+        return when {
+            lower.endsWith(".vtt") || lower.endsWith(".webvtt") -> "text/vtt"
+            lower.endsWith(".srt") -> "application/x-subrip"
+            lower.endsWith(".ssa") || lower.endsWith(".ass") -> "text/x-ssa"
+            lower.endsWith(".ttml") || lower.endsWith(".xml") -> "application/ttml+xml"
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Playback Controls
+
+    fun play() {
+        player?.play()
+    }
+
+    fun pause() {
+        player?.pause()
+    }
+
+    fun destroy() {
+        stopProgressLoop()
+        player?.release()
+        player = null
+        playerView.player = null
+        tracksReadyFired = false
+        currentUrl = null
+        loadStartPositionMs = 0L
+        sideLoadedSubs = emptyList()
+        subtitleTrackList = emptyList()
+        audioTrackList = emptyList()
+        currentSubtitleId = 0
+        currentAudioId = 0
+        videoDecoderName = null
+        audioDecoderName = null
+        cumulativeDroppedFrames = 0
+    }
+
+    fun seekTo(positionSec: Double) {
+        val targetMs = (positionSec * 1000).toLong()
+        // Drop the redundant initial seek that mirrors the resume position we
+        // already applied via setMediaSource() — see loadInternal. Only the
+        // first seek after load is eligible, so a genuine seek to ~the start
+        // later on still works.
+        if (loadStartPositionMs > 0 && Math.abs(targetMs - loadStartPositionMs) < 1000L) {
+            loadStartPositionMs = 0L
+            return
+        }
+        loadStartPositionMs = 0L
+        player?.seekTo(targetMs)
+    }
+
+    fun seekBy(offsetSec: Double) {
+        val p = player ?: return
+        val target = (p.currentPosition + offsetSec * 1000).coerceAtLeast(0.0)
+        p.seekTo(target.toLong())
+    }
+
+    fun setSpeed(speed: Double) {
+        player?.playbackParameters = PlaybackParameters(speed.toFloat())
+    }
+
+    fun getSpeed(): Float {
+        return player?.playbackParameters?.speed ?: 1f
+    }
+
+    fun isPaused(): Boolean {
+        return player?.isPlaying == false
+    }
+
+    fun getCurrentPosition(): Double {
+        return (player?.currentPosition ?: 0L) / 1000.0
+    }
+
+    fun getDuration(): Double {
+        val d = player?.duration ?: 0L
+        return if (d > 0) d / 1000.0 else 0.0
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Track Mapping (1-based IDs to match MPV's contract)
+
+    data class TrackEntry(
+        val id: Int,          // 1-based JS-facing ID
+        val trackGroupIndex: Int,
+        val trackIndex: Int,
+        val format: Format,
+    )
+
+    private fun rebuildTrackMaps(tracks: Tracks?) {
+        if (tracks == null) return
+
+        val subtitles = mutableListOf<TrackEntry>()
+        val audios = mutableListOf<TrackEntry>()
+
+        tracks.groups.forEachIndexed { groupIndex, group ->
+            val rendererType = group.type
+            // Skip groups that have no tracks the player supports
+            for (trackIdx in 0 until group.length) {
+                if (!group.isTrackSupported(trackIdx)) continue
+                val format = group.getTrackFormat(trackIdx)
+                val entry = TrackEntry(
+                    id = 0, // assigned per-list below
+                    trackGroupIndex = groupIndex,
+                    trackIndex = trackIdx,
+                    format = format
+                )
+                when (rendererType) {
+                    C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT -> subtitles.add(entry)
+                    C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO -> audios.add(entry)
+                    else -> { /* video / metadata ignored */ }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Assign 1-based IDs per track kind.
+        subtitles.forEachIndexed { i, e -> subtitles[i] = e.copy(id = i + 1) }
+        audios.forEachIndexed { i, e -> audios[i] = e.copy(id = i + 1) }
+
+        subtitleTrackList = subtitles
+        audioTrackList = audios
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mirror the player's actually-selected text track into [currentSubtitleId].
+     * Must run after [rebuildTrackMaps] so the 1-based IDs in [subtitleTrackList]
+     * are current for this [tracks] snapshot. Falls back to 0 (subs off) when no
+     * text track is selected.
+     */
+    private fun syncCurrentSubtitleIdFromSelection(tracks: Tracks) {
+        val groups = tracks.groups
+        val selected = subtitleTrackList.firstOrNull { entry ->
+            groups[entry.trackGroupIndex].isTrackSelected(entry.trackIndex)
+        }
+        currentSubtitleId = selected?.id ?: 0
+    }
+
+    private fun applyInitialTrackSelections() {
+        val p = player ?: return
+        val cfg = pendingConfig ?: return
+
+        // Initial subtitle/audio selection by 1-based ID.
+        if (cfg.initialAudioId != null && cfg.initialAudioId > 0) {
+            setAudioTrack(cfg.initialAudioId)
+        }
+        if (cfg.initialSubtitleId == null || cfg.initialSubtitleId <= 0) {
+            disableSubtitles()
+        } else {
+            setSubtitleTrack(cfg.initialSubtitleId)
+        }
+
+        // Only apply once per source load.
+        pendingConfig = null
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Subtitle Controls
+
+    fun getSubtitleTracks(): List<Map<String, Any>> {
+        return subtitleTrackList.map { entry ->
+            mapOf(
+                "id" to entry.id,
+                "title" to (entry.format.label ?: ""),
+                "lang" to (entry.format.language ?: "")
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleTrack(trackId: Int) {
+        val p = player ?: return
+        val entry = subtitleTrackList.firstOrNull { it.id == trackId } ?: return
+        val matchedGroup = p.currentTracks.groups[entry.trackGroupIndex].mediaTrackGroup
+
+        // setOverrideForType replaces any existing override of the same
+        // track type — exactly what we want for single-track subtitle pickers.
+        val params = p.trackSelectionParameters.buildUpon()
+            .setTrackTypeDisabled(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT, false)
+            .setOverrideForType(TrackSelectionOverride(matchedGroup, entry.trackIndex))
+            .build()
+        p.trackSelectionParameters = params
+        currentSubtitleId = trackId
+    }
+
+    fun disableSubtitles() {
+        val p = player ?: return
+        val params = p.trackSelectionParameters.buildUpon()
+            .setTrackTypeDisabled(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT, true)
+            .build()
+        p.trackSelectionParameters = params
+        currentSubtitleId = 0
+    }
+
+    fun getCurrentSubtitleTrack(): Int = currentSubtitleId
+
+    fun addSubtitleFile(url: String, select: Boolean) {
+        val p = player ?: return
+        val mime = mimeTypeForSubtitleUrl(url) ?: return
+        val currentMediaItem = p.currentMediaItem ?: return
+        val newSubConfig = MediaItem.SubtitleConfiguration.Builder(Uri.parse(url))
+            .setMimeType(mime)
+            .setSelectionFlags(if (select) C.SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT else 0)
+            .build()
+
+        // Rebuild with the full accumulated list so previously loaded
+        // side-loaded subs (from VideoLoadConfig.externalSubtitles or
+        // earlier addSubtitleFile calls) survive.
+        val combined = sideLoadedSubs + newSubConfig
+        sideLoadedSubs = combined
+
+        val rebuilt = currentMediaItem.buildUpon()
+            .setSubtitleConfigurations(combined)
+            .build()
+
+        val wasPlaying = p.isPlaying
+        val pos = p.currentPosition
+        p.setMediaItem(rebuilt, pos)
+        p.prepare()
+        if (wasPlaying) p.play()
+
+        // Re-enabling text tracks alone isn't enough: a prior text override
+        // (e.g. left in place by disableSubtitles, or set by setSubtitleTrack
+        // before this add) survives the MediaItem rebuild and, since embedded
+        // subtitle groups persist across it, would win over the new sub's
+        // SELECTION_FLAG_DEFAULT. Clear any text override so the new default
+        // sub is the one that renders.
+        if (select) {
+            val params = p.trackSelectionParameters.buildUpon()
+                .setTrackTypeDisabled(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT, false)
+                .clearOverridesOfType(C.TRACK_TYPE_TEXT)
+                .build()
+            p.trackSelectionParameters = params
+        }
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Subtitle Positioning / Styling
+
+    fun setSubtitlePosition(position: Int) {
+        // position is 0-100 (MPV convention: 100 = bottom, 0 = top).
+        // Map to SubtitleView's bottom-padding fraction. Reserve a small
+        // margin so 100 doesn't hug the very bottom edge.
+        val clamped = position.coerceIn(0, 100)
+        subtitleBottomFraction = 0.95f - (clamped / 100f) * 0.87f
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleScale(scale: Double) {
+        subtitleScale = scale.toFloat()
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleMarginY(margin: Int) {
+        // Margin in px (approximate). SubtitleView only accepts a single
+        // bottom-padding fraction, so convert via a heuristic (1px ≈ 0.1%
+        // of view height, capped). Last-write-wins vs. setSubtitlePosition.
+        val fraction = (margin / 1000f).coerceIn(0.02f, 0.95f)
+        subtitleBottomFraction = fraction
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleAlignY(alignment: String) {
+        subtitleAlignY = alignment
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleFontSize(size: Int) {
+        subtitleFontSizePct = size
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleBackgroundColor(colorHex: String) {
+        subtitleBackgroundColor = parseColor(colorHex, subtitleBackgroundColor)
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    fun setSubtitleBorderStyle(style: String) {
+        subtitleBorderStyle = style
+        applySubtitleStyle()
+    }
+
+    private fun parseColor(hex: String, fallback: Int): Int {
+        return try {
+            when {
+                hex.startsWith("#") && hex.length == 9 -> {
+                    // #RRGGBBAA
+                    val r = hex.substring(1, 3).toInt(16)
+                    val g = hex.substring(3, 5).toInt(16)
+                    val b = hex.substring(5, 7).toInt(16)
+                    val a = hex.substring(7, 9).toInt(16)
+                    Color.argb(a, r, g, b)
+                }
+                hex.startsWith("#") && hex.length == 7 -> Color.parseColor(hex)
+                else -> fallback
+            }
+        } catch (_: Throwable) {
+            fallback
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun applySubtitleStyle() {
+        val sv = subtitleView ?: return
+
+        // Text size: explicit % wins; otherwise scale the default.
+        val textSizeFraction = if (subtitleFontSizePct != null) {
+            (subtitleFontSizePct!! / 100f) * SubtitleView.DEFAULT_TEXT_SIZE_FRACTION
+        } else {
+            SubtitleView.DEFAULT_TEXT_SIZE_FRACTION * subtitleScale
+        }
+        sv.setFractionalTextSize(textSizeFraction)
+
+        // Vertical position: explicit fraction (from setSubtitlePosition /
+        // setSubtitleMarginY) wins; otherwise fall back to alignY mapping.
+        val alignYFraction = when (subtitleAlignY) {
+            "top" -> 0.9f
+            "center" -> 0.5f
+            else -> 0.08f // bottom
+        }
+        val bottomFraction = subtitleBottomFraction ?: alignYFraction
+        sv.setBottomPaddingFraction(bottomFraction.coerceIn(0.02f, 0.95f))
+
+        // Edge / background style.
+        val foreground = Color.WHITE
+        val edgeType: Int
+        val backgroundColor: Int
+        when (subtitleBorderStyle) {
+            "background-box" -> {
+                edgeType = CaptionStyleCompat.EDGE_TYPE_NONE
+                // subtitleBackgroundColor already carries its own alpha
+                // (parsed from #RRGGBBAA by setSubtitleBackgroundColor).
+                // Alpha 0 → transparent, matching user intent.
+                backgroundColor = subtitleBackgroundColor
+            }
+            else -> {
+                // "outline-and-shadow"
+                edgeType = if (subtitleAlignY == "center")
+                    CaptionStyleCompat.EDGE_TYPE_DROP_SHADOW
+                else
+                    CaptionStyleCompat.EDGE_TYPE_OUTLINE
+                backgroundColor = Color.TRANSPARENT
+            }
+        }
+
+        val style = CaptionStyleCompat(
+            foreground,
+            backgroundColor,
+            Color.TRANSPARENT,
+            edgeType,
+            Color.BLACK,
+            Typeface.SANS_SERIF
+        )
+        sv.setApplyEmbeddedStyles(false)
+        sv.setApplyEmbeddedFontSizes(false)
+        sv.setStyle(style)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Audio Track Controls
+
+    fun getAudioTracks(): List<Map<String, Any>> {
+        return audioTrackList.map { entry ->
+            // channelCount is Format.NO_VALUE (-1) when unknown — report 0.
+            val channels = if (entry.format.channelCount == Format.NO_VALUE) 0
+                else entry.format.channelCount
+            mapOf(
+                "id" to entry.id,
+                "title" to (entry.format.label ?: ""),
+                "lang" to (entry.format.language ?: ""),
+                "codec" to (entry.format.sampleMimeType ?: ""),
+                "channels" to channels
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun setAudioTrack(trackId: Int) {
+        val p = player ?: return
+        val entry = audioTrackList.firstOrNull { it.id == trackId } ?: return
+        val matchedGroup = p.currentTracks.groups[entry.trackGroupIndex].mediaTrackGroup
+
+        val params = p.trackSelectionParameters.buildUpon()
+            .setTrackTypeDisabled(C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO, false)
+            .setOverrideForType(TrackSelectionOverride(matchedGroup, entry.trackIndex))
+            .build()
+        p.trackSelectionParameters = params
+        currentAudioId = trackId
+    }
+
+    fun getCurrentAudioTrack(): Int = currentAudioId
+
+    // MARK: - Video Scaling
+
+    fun setZoomedToFill(zoomed: Boolean) {
+        isZoomedToFill = zoomed
+        val resizeMode = if (zoomed) {
+            androidx.media3.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_ZOOM
+        } else {
+            androidx.media3.ui.AspectRatioFrameLayout.RESIZE_MODE_FIT
+        }
+        playerView.resizeMode = resizeMode
+    }
+
+    fun isZoomedToFill(): Boolean = isZoomedToFill
+
+    // MARK: - Technical Info
+
+    fun getTechnicalInfo(): Map<String, Any> {
+        val p = player ?: return emptyMap()
+        val tracks = p.currentTracks
+
+        // Prefer the currently-selected track within each renderer group;
+        // fall back to the first supported track if none is selected yet.
+        val videoFormat = pickFormat(tracks, C.TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO)
+        val audioFormat = pickFormat(tracks, C.TRACK_TYPE_AUDIO)
+
+        val cacheSec = if (p.bufferedPosition > p.currentPosition) {
+            (p.bufferedPosition - p.currentPosition) / 1000.0
+        } else 0.0
+
+        val info = LinkedHashMap<String, Any>()
+        info["cacheSeconds"] = cacheSec
+
+        // Dropped frames — populated by analyticsListener.onDroppedVideoFrames.
+        if (cumulativeDroppedFrames > 0) {
+            info["droppedFrames"] = cumulativeDroppedFrames
+        }
+
+        // Decoder info — populated by analyticsListener.onVideo/AudioDecoderInitialized.
+        // For ExoPlayer this replaces MPV's voDriver/hwdec pairing. The
+        // FFmpeg extension reports names beginning with "FFmpeg", which we
+        // classify as software; everything else is MediaCodec (hardware).
+        videoDecoderName?.let { name ->
+            info["decoderName"] = name
+            info["decoderType"] = if (name.lowercase().startsWith("ffmpeg")) {
+                "software"
+            } else {
+                "hardware"
+            }
+        }
+
+        videoFormat?.let { f ->
+            if (f.width != Format.NO_VALUE) info["videoWidth"] = f.width
+            if (f.height != Format.NO_VALUE) info["videoHeight"] = f.height
+            f.sampleMimeType?.let { info["videoCodec"] = it }
+            // FPS: Format.NO_VALUE (-1f) means unknown — omit so the
+            // overlay skips the row instead of showing "-1".
+            if (f.frameRate > 0f) {
+                info["fps"] = f.frameRate.toDouble()
+            }
+            // Bitrate: prefer average, fall back to peak. Both can be
+            // NO_VALUE for adaptive HLS renditions — omit when unknown
+            // rather than reporting 0 Kbps.
+            val vBitrate = if (f.averageBitrate != Format.NO_VALUE) {
+                f.averageBitrate
+            } else {
+                f.peakBitrate
+            }
+            if (vBitrate != Format.NO_VALUE && vBitrate > 0) {
+                info["videoBitrate"] = vBitrate.toDouble()
+            }
+
+            // Raw codec tag from the container (e.g. "hev1.2.4.L153.B0").
+            // Carries profile / tier / level / constraint bytes — power
+            // users can decode it manually to see why a stream hit our
+            // HEVC level cap.
+            f.codecs?.let { info["videoCodecs"] = it }
+
+            // HDR / color metadata. Format.colorInfo is the authoritative
+            // source — the file/Jellyfin may claim HDR but the player is
+            // what decides whether the decoder+surface path is HDR-capable.
+            f.colorInfo?.let { ci ->
+                val hdr = deriveHdrFormat(ci)
+                if (hdr != null) info["hdrFormat"] = hdr
+                colorSpaceName(ci.colorSpace)?.let { info["colorSpace"] = it }
+                colorRangeName(ci.colorRange)?.let { info["colorRange"] = it }
+                colorTransferName(ci.colorTransfer)?.let { info["colorTransfer"] = it }
+            }
+        }
+
+        audioFormat?.let { f ->
+            f.sampleMimeType?.let { info["audioCodec"] = it }
+            val aBitrate = if (f.averageBitrate != Format.NO_VALUE) {
+                f.averageBitrate
+            } else {
+                f.peakBitrate
+            }
+            if (aBitrate != Format.NO_VALUE && aBitrate > 0) {
+                info["audioBitrate"] = aBitrate.toDouble()
+            }
+            if (f.channelCount > 0) info["audioChannels"] = f.channelCount
+            if (f.sampleRate > 0) info["audioSampleRate"] = f.sampleRate
+        }
+
+        return info
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Map the active color transfer to a human-readable HDR format string.
+     * Returns null for SDR / unknown so the overlay can skip the row.
+     *
+     * HDR10 vs HDR10+ distinction isn't possible from Format alone in
+     * Media3 — HDR10+ is signaled via ST2094-40 SEI metadata which isn't
+     * exposed on Format. Both report as "HDR10" here; that matches what
+     * Media3 actually decodes (no HDR10+ tone-mapping).
+     */
+    private fun deriveHdrFormat(ci: ColorInfo): String? {
+        return when (ci.colorTransfer) {
+            C.COLOR_TRANSFER_HLG -> "HLG"
+            C.COLOR_TRANSFER_ST2084 -> "HDR10"
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun colorSpaceName(value: Int): String? = when (value) {
+        Format.NO_VALUE -> null
+        C.COLOR_SPACE_BT709 -> "BT.709"
+        C.COLOR_SPACE_BT601 -> "BT.601"
+        C.COLOR_SPACE_BT2020 -> "BT.2020"
+        else -> "Unknown"
+    }
+
+    private fun colorRangeName(value: Int): String? = when (value) {
+        Format.NO_VALUE -> null
+        C.COLOR_RANGE_LIMITED -> "Limited"
+        C.COLOR_RANGE_FULL -> "Full"
+        else -> "Unknown"
+    }
+
+    private fun colorTransferName(value: Int): String? = when (value) {
+        Format.NO_VALUE -> null
+        C.COLOR_TRANSFER_SDR -> "SDR"
+        C.COLOR_TRANSFER_ST2084 -> "ST2084 (PQ)"
+        C.COLOR_TRANSFER_HLG -> "HLG"
+        C.COLOR_TRANSFER_GAMMA_2_2 -> "Gamma 2.2"
+        else -> "Unknown"
+    }
+
+    private fun pickFormat(tracks: Tracks, type: Int): Format? {
+        val group = tracks.groups.firstOrNull { it.type == type } ?: return null
+        // Selected track wins.
+        for (i in 0 until group.length) {
+            if (group.isTrackSelected(i)) return group.getTrackFormat(i)
+        }
+        // Otherwise the first supported track.
+        for (i in 0 until group.length) {
+            if (group.isTrackSupported(i)) return group.getTrackFormat(i)
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Progress Loop
+
+    private fun startProgressLoop() {
+        stopProgressLoop()
+        mainHandler.postDelayed(progressRunnable, PROGRESS_INTERVAL_MS)
+    }
+
+    private fun stopProgressLoop() {
+        mainHandler.removeCallbacks(progressRunnable)
+    }
+
+    // MARK: - Cleanup
+
+    override fun onDetachedFromWindow() {
+        super.onDetachedFromWindow()
+        destroy()
+    }
+}

modules/exoplayer-player/expo-module.config.json

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+{
+  "platforms": ["android"],
+  "android": {
+    "modules": ["expo.modules.exoplayerplayer.ExoPlayerModule"]
+  }
+}

modules/exoplayer-player/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Re-export the shared player contract from mpv-player so ExoPlayer
+// and MPV present identical surfaces to React. The MPV-prefixed setting
+// keys keep their names to avoid migrating existing installs.
+export type {
+  AudioTrack,
+  MpvPlayerViewProps,
+  MpvPlayerViewRef,
+  NowPlayingMetadata,
+  OnErrorEventPayload,
+  OnLoadEventPayload,
+  OnPictureInPictureChangePayload,
+  OnPlaybackStateChangePayload,
+  OnProgressEventPayload,
+  OnTracksReadyEventPayload,
+  SubtitleTrack,
+  TechnicalInfo,
+  VideoSource,
+} from "../mpv-player/src/MpvPlayer.types";
+export { default as ExoPlayerView } from "./src/ExoPlayerView";

modules/exoplayer-player/src/ExoPlayerView.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { requireNativeView } from "expo";
+import * as React from "react";
+import { useImperativeHandle, useRef } from "react";
+
+import type {
+  MpvPlayerViewProps,
+  MpvPlayerViewRef,
+} from "@/modules/mpv-player";
+
+const NativeView: React.ComponentType<MpvPlayerViewProps & { ref?: any }> =
+  requireNativeView("ExoPlayer");
+
+/**
+ * ExoPlayer view wrapper. Exposes the same `MpvPlayerViewRef` interface as
+ * `MpvPlayerView` so callers can swap between the two players without
+ * changing code. PiP / ASS-override methods are forwarded to the native
+ * module which implements them as no-ops.
+ */
+export default React.forwardRef<MpvPlayerViewRef, MpvPlayerViewProps>(
+  function ExoPlayerView(props, ref) {
+    const nativeRef = useRef<any>(null);
+
+    useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      play: async () => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.play();
+      },
+      pause: async () => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.pause();
+      },
+      destroy: async () => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.destroy();
+      },
+      seekTo: async (position: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.seekTo(position);
+      },
+      seekBy: async (offset: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.seekBy(offset);
+      },
+      setSpeed: async (speed: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSpeed(speed);
+      },
+      getSpeed: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getSpeed();
+      },
+      isPaused: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.isPaused();
+      },
+      getCurrentPosition: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getCurrentPosition();
+      },
+      getDuration: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getDuration();
+      },
+      startPictureInPicture: async () => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.startPictureInPicture();
+      },
+      stopPictureInPicture: async () => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.stopPictureInPicture();
+      },
+      isPictureInPictureSupported: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.isPictureInPictureSupported();
+      },
+      isPictureInPictureActive: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.isPictureInPictureActive();
+      },
+      getSubtitleTracks: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getSubtitleTracks();
+      },
+      setSubtitleTrack: async (trackId: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleTrack(trackId);
+      },
+      disableSubtitles: async () => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.disableSubtitles();
+      },
+      getCurrentSubtitleTrack: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getCurrentSubtitleTrack();
+      },
+      addSubtitleFile: async (url: string, select = true) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.addSubtitleFile(url, select);
+      },
+      setSubtitlePosition: async (position: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitlePosition(position);
+      },
+      setSubtitleScale: async (scale: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleScale(scale);
+      },
+      setSubtitleMarginY: async (margin: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleMarginY(margin);
+      },
+      setSubtitleAlignX: async (alignment: "left" | "center" | "right") => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleAlignX(alignment);
+      },
+      setSubtitleAlignY: async (alignment: "top" | "center" | "bottom") => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleAlignY(alignment);
+      },
+      setSubtitleFontSize: async (size: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleFontSize(size);
+      },
+      setSubtitleBackgroundColor: async (color: string) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleBackgroundColor(color);
+      },
+      setSubtitleBorderStyle: async (
+        style: "outline-and-shadow" | "background-box",
+      ) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleBorderStyle(style);
+      },
+      setSubtitleAssOverride: async (mode: "no" | "force") => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setSubtitleAssOverride(mode);
+      },
+      getAudioTracks: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getAudioTracks();
+      },
+      setAudioTrack: async (trackId: number) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setAudioTrack(trackId);
+      },
+      getCurrentAudioTrack: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getCurrentAudioTrack();
+      },
+      setZoomedToFill: async (zoomed: boolean) => {
+        await nativeRef.current?.setZoomedToFill(zoomed);
+      },
+      isZoomedToFill: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.isZoomedToFill();
+      },
+      getTechnicalInfo: async () => {
+        return await nativeRef.current?.getTechnicalInfo();
+      },
+    }));
+
+    return <NativeView ref={nativeRef} {...props} />;
+  },
+);

modules/index.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export type {
   DownloadStartedEvent,
 } from "./background-downloader";
 export { default as BackgroundDownloader } from "./background-downloader";
+// ExoPlayer (Android TV)
+export { ExoPlayerView } from "./exoplayer-player";
 // Glass Poster (tvOS 26+)
 export type { GlassPosterViewProps } from "./glass-poster";
 export { GlassPosterView, isGlassEffectAvailable } from "./glass-poster";

modules/mpv-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/mpvplayer/MPVLayerRenderer.kt

@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
     private var currentUrl: String? = null
     private var currentHeaders: Map<String, String>? = null
     private var pendingExternalSubtitles: List<String> = emptyList()
+    // Persistent record of the external subtitle URLs attached to the
+    // current item. pendingExternalSubtitles above is a one-shot staging
+    // list: load() fills it and the FILE_LOADED handler drains it via
+    // sub-add, so it is always empty by the time a resume-recovery reload
+    // runs. This copy survives that drain so recoverVideoOutput() can hand
+    // the same sidecar URLs back to load() and the tracks re-attach after
+    // the decoder reset.
+    private var activeExternalSubtitles: List<String> = emptyList()
     private var initialSubtitleId: Int? = null
     private var initialAudioId: Int? = null
     
@@ -142,6 +150,13 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
      */
     private var voDriver: String = "gpu-next"
 
+    /**
+     * True on Android TV form-factor devices. Drives both the hwdec selection
+     * in [start] and the TV-only resume-recovery gating in [MpvPlayerView].
+     * Computed once from the system UI mode.
+     */
+    val isTv: Boolean = isTvDevice()
+
     fun start(voDriver: String = "gpu-next") {
         if (isRunning) return
 
@@ -152,13 +167,6 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
             this.mpv = mpv
             mpv.addObserver(this)
 
-            // Resolved once — TV gets the memory-pressure customizations
-            // (SCUDO_OPTIONS, hwdec/profile, demuxer-seekable-cache, larger
-            // audio-buffer) that would be counterproductive on higher-RAM
-            // mobile devices. Demuxer cache sizes are NOT included here —
-            // those come from user settings via load().
-            val isTV = isTvDevice()
-
             // mpv config directory — used by the config-dir option below and
             // as XDG_CONFIG_HOME for fontconfig.
             val mpvDir = File(context.getExternalFilesDir(null) ?: context.filesDir, "mpv")
@@ -212,7 +220,7 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
             //  - Real phone: `mediacodec-copy` (broadest compatibility).
             when {
                 isEmulator() -> mpv?.setOptionString("hwdec", "no")
-                isTV -> {
+                isTv -> {
                     mpv?.setOptionString("hwdec", "mediacodec")
                     mpv?.setOptionString("profile", "fast")
                     // Don't retain already-played content for backward
@@ -270,6 +278,7 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
         currentUrl = null
         currentHeaders = null
         pendingExternalSubtitles = emptyList()
+        activeExternalSubtitles = emptyList()
         initialSubtitleId = null
         initialAudioId = null
         cachedPosition = 0.0
@@ -377,18 +386,67 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Force mpv to render a frame to the current surface.
+     * Restore video after a system-initiated surface loss (Android TV
-     * Steps forward one frame then seeks back to the original position.
+     * screensaver / app background while paused). Triggered from the host
-     * Used after PiP entry to work around mpv stopping pixel output.
+     * activity's onResume via [MpvPlayerView.runResumeRecovery].
+     *
+     * On TV, `hwdec=mediacodec` (zero-copy) binds MediaCodec directly to the
+     * display surface. When the screensaver invalidates that surface, the
+     * decoder is left bound to dead buffers and mpv auto-disables the video
+     * track (vid=no). Re-attaching the surface + cycling hwdec + re-selecting
+     * vid + seeking rebuilds the pipeline but leaves the video chain at EOF
+     * ("video=eof" in playback-restart) — the recreated MediaCodec produces no
+     * frames. Only a fresh `loadfile` deterministically recreates the decoder
+     * against the live surface, so we reload at the cached position.
+     *
+     * This is the Android counterpart to iOS's `performDecoderReset()`, which
+     * can get away with a `hwdec` cycle because VideoToolbox reinitializes
+     * cleanly; zero-copy MediaCodec bound to a lost surface does not.
      */
-    fun forceRedraw() {
+    fun recoverVideoOutput(surface: Surface?) {
-        if (!isRunning) return
+        if (!isRunning) {
-        val pos = cachedPosition
+            Log.w(TAG, "[Recover] recoverVideoOutput — renderer not running, skipping")
-        Log.i(TAG, "[PiP] forceRedraw — stepping frame then seeking to $pos")
+            return
-        mpv?.command(arrayOf("frame-step"))
-        if (pos > 0) {
-            mpv?.command(arrayOf("seek", pos.toString(), "absolute"))
         }
+        val url = currentUrl ?: run {
+            Log.w(TAG, "[Recover] recoverVideoOutput — no URL loaded, skipping")
+            return
+        }
+
+        Log.i(
+            TAG,
+            "[Recover] reload recovery — pos=$cachedPosition, aid=${getCurrentAudioTrack()}, sid=${getCurrentSubtitleTrack()}"
+        )
+
+        // Re-attach the surface first (covers the case where the surface
+        // survived and surfaceCreated never fired). The reload below fully
+        // rebuilds the pipeline anyway, but this keeps the VO target current
+        // while the load is in flight.
+        surface?.takeIf { it.isValid }?.let { mpv?.attachSurface(it) }
+
+        // Preserve the user's current audio/subtitle selection across the
+        // reload — pass them INTO load() (not via the field: load() overwrites
+        // the initial IDs from its parameters). They're re-applied when
+        // FILE_LOADED fires. (0 / "no" means "off", which setSubtitleTrack /
+        // setAudioTrack handle correctly.)
+        val savedAid = getCurrentAudioTrack()
+        val savedSid = getCurrentSubtitleTrack()
+
+        // Full reload at the paused position. With keep-open=always +
+        // cache-pause-initial=yes, mpv seeks to the position and holds on the
+        // first decoded frame, so the paused frame reappears.
+        load(
+            url = url,
+            headers = currentHeaders,
+            startPosition = cachedPosition,
+            initialAudioId = savedAid,
+            initialSubtitleId = savedSid,
+            externalSubtitles = activeExternalSubtitles
+        )
+
+        // Hold the paused state explicitly — we only get here while paused,
+        // and load() doesn't touch the pause property.
+        pause()
     }
     
     fun load(
@@ -406,6 +464,7 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
         currentUrl = url
         currentHeaders = headers
         pendingExternalSubtitles = externalSubtitles ?: emptyList()
+        activeExternalSubtitles = pendingExternalSubtitles
         this.initialSubtitleId = initialSubtitleId
         this.initialAudioId = initialAudioId
 
@@ -565,6 +624,11 @@ class MPVLayerRenderer(private val context: Context) : MPVLib.EventObserver {
     fun addSubtitleFile(url: String, select: Boolean = true) {
         val flag = if (select) "select" else "cached"
         mpv?.command(arrayOf("sub-add", url, flag))
+        // Track runtime side-loads too, so they survive a resume-recovery
+        // reload just like external subs passed to load().
+        if (url.isNotEmpty() && url !in activeExternalSubtitles) {
+            activeExternalSubtitles = activeExternalSubtitles + url
+        }
     }
     
     // MARK: - Subtitle Positioning

modules/mpv-player/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/mpvplayer/MpvPlayerView.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package expo.modules.mpvplayer
 
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.app.Application
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.ContextWrapper
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
@@ -51,6 +55,12 @@ class MpvPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
 
     companion object {
         private const val TAG = "MpvPlayerView"
+
+        // Grace window after onActivityResumed before running the resume
+        // recovery, so surfaceCreated (surface-destroyed case) has fired and
+        // the holder has a valid surface. If the surface survived the
+        // screensaver and surfaceCreated never fires, this still runs.
+        private const val RESUME_RECOVERY_DELAY_MS = 300L
     }
 
     // Event dispatchers
@@ -77,6 +87,15 @@ class MpvPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
     // PiP state tracking
     private val pipHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
 
+    // Resume-recovery state: recreate the decoder when returning from the
+    // screensaver / app background while paused. See
+    // MPVLayerRenderer.recoverVideoOutput for why zero-copy hwdec=mediacodec
+    // needs this.
+    private var hostActivity: Activity? = null
+    private var lifecycleCallbacks: Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks? = null
+    private var lifecycleRegistered = false
+    private val recoverResumeRunnable = Runnable { runResumeRecovery() }
+
     init {
         setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK)
 
@@ -145,6 +164,10 @@ class MpvPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
         // Renderer is created lazily in loadVideo once we have the voDriver setting
         renderer = MPVLayerRenderer(context)
         renderer?.delegate = this
+
+        // Watch the host activity's lifecycle to recover the video pipeline
+        // when returning from the screensaver while paused.
+        registerLifecycleCallbacks()
     }
 
     /**
@@ -527,6 +550,107 @@ class MpvPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
         onError(mapOf("error" to message))
     }
 
+    // MARK: - Resume Recovery
+
+    /**
+     * Recreate the decoder when returning from the Android TV screensaver (or
+     * app background) while paused. Triggered from the host activity's
+     * onResume; the work is in [MPVLayerRenderer.recoverVideoOutput]. The
+     * playing case is skipped — the render thread re-primes the VO on surface
+     * reattach by itself — as is PiP (it owns its surface lifecycle).
+     */
+    private fun runResumeRecovery() {
+        if (!rendererStarted) return
+        if (pipController?.isPictureInPictureActive() == true) return
+        if (intendedPlayState) return  // playing self-heals
+        val surface = surfaceView.holder.surface?.takeIf { it.isValid }
+        Log.i(TAG, "[Recover] onResume recovery — paused, surfaceValid=${surface != null}")
+        renderer?.recoverVideoOutput(surface)
+    }
+
+    private fun registerLifecycleCallbacks() {
+        if (lifecycleRegistered) return
+        // Resume-recovery is TV-only. Only TV's zero-copy hwdec=mediacodec
+        // binds MediaCodec directly to the display surface, so only TV needs
+        // decoder recreation after a system-initiated surface loss (screensaver
+        // / app background while paused). Phones (mediacodec-copy) and the
+        // emulator self-heal via the surfaceCreated → attachSurface path, so we
+        // don't even register there — no callback overhead, no spurious resets.
+        if (renderer?.isTv != true) {
+            Log.i(TAG, "[Recover] skipping lifecycle registration (isTv=${renderer?.isTv})")
+            return
+        }
+        Log.i(TAG, "[Recover] registering lifecycle recovery (TV)")
+        val app = context.applicationContext as? Application ?: run {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Cannot register lifecycle callbacks: no Application")
+            return
+        }
+        lifecycleCallbacks = object : Application.ActivityLifecycleCallbacks {
+            override fun onActivityCreated(activity: Activity, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {}
+            override fun onActivityStarted(activity: Activity) {}
+            override fun onActivityResumed(activity: Activity) {
+                val host = hostActivity ?: findActivity().also { hostActivity = it }
+                if (activity !== host) {
+                    if (host == null) {
+                        Log.i(TAG, "[Recover] onActivityResumed — host unresolved, activity=${activity.javaClass.simpleName}; skipping")
+                    }
+                    return
+                }
+                Log.i(
+                    TAG,
+                    "[Recover] onActivityResumed — host resumed, hasMedia=${currentUrl != null}, pip=${pipController?.isPictureInPictureActive()}, paused=${!intendedPlayState}"
+                )
+                // Only recover when there's loaded media, we're paused, and not
+                // in PiP. Playing self-heals; nothing loaded yet = nothing to
+                // recover.
+                if (currentUrl == null) return
+                if (pipController?.isPictureInPictureActive() == true) return
+                if (intendedPlayState) return
+                // Post past the resume/surfaceCreated race so the holder has a
+                // valid surface, then recreate the decoder against it.
+                pipHandler.removeCallbacks(recoverResumeRunnable)
+                pipHandler.postDelayed(recoverResumeRunnable, RESUME_RECOVERY_DELAY_MS)
+            }
+            override fun onActivityPaused(activity: Activity) {
+                if (activity === hostActivity) {
+                    Log.i(TAG, "[Recover] onActivityPaused — host paused")
+                }
+            }
+            override fun onActivityStopped(activity: Activity) {
+                if (activity === hostActivity) {
+                    Log.i(TAG, "[Recover] onActivityStopped — host stopped")
+                }
+            }
+            override fun onActivitySaveInstanceState(activity: Activity, outState: Bundle) {}
+            override fun onActivityDestroyed(activity: Activity) {}
+        }
+        app.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(lifecycleCallbacks)
+        lifecycleRegistered = true
+    }
+
+    private fun unregisterLifecycleCallbacks() {
+        pipHandler.removeCallbacks(recoverResumeRunnable)
+        if (!lifecycleRegistered) return
+        val app = context.applicationContext as? Application
+        lifecycleCallbacks?.let { app?.unregisterActivityLifecycleCallbacks(it) }
+        lifecycleCallbacks = null
+        lifecycleRegistered = false
+    }
+
+    private fun findActivity(): Activity? {
+        // Prefer Expo's currentActivity. The view's Context is a ReactContext
+        // whose base is the Application, not the Activity, so walking the
+        // context chain does not reliably reach the Activity. Mirrors
+        // PiPController.getActivity().
+        appContext.currentActivity?.let { return it }
+        var ctx: Context = context
+        while (ctx is ContextWrapper) {
+            if (ctx is Activity) return ctx
+            ctx = ctx.baseContext
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Cleanup
 
     /**
@@ -538,6 +662,7 @@ class MpvPlayerView(context: Context, appContext: AppContext) : ExpoView(context
      */
     fun cleanup() {
         pipHandler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null)
+        unregisterLifecycleCallbacks()
         pipController?.stopPictureInPicture()
         renderer?.stop()
         renderer?.delegate = null

modules/mpv-player/src/MpvPlayer.types.ts

@@ -175,4 +175,28 @@ export type TechnicalInfo = {
   hwdec?: string;
   /** Estimated video output fps (mpv "estimated-vf-fps") */
   estimatedVfFps?: number;
+  // ---- Extended fields (primarily ExoPlayer-backed; MPV may fill some) ----
+  /** Derived HDR format: "SDR" | "HDR10" | "HDR10+" | "HLG" | null */
+  hdrFormat?: string;
+  /** Color space, e.g. "BT.709" / "BT.2020" */
+  colorSpace?: string;
+  /** Color range: "Limited" / "Full" */
+  colorRange?: string;
+  /** Color transfer: "SDR" / "ST2084 (PQ)" / "HLG" */
+  colorTransfer?: string;
+  /** Decoder path: "hardware" (MediaCodec) or "software" (FFmpeg extension) */
+  decoderType?: string;
+  /** Instantiated decoder name, e.g. "c2.amlogic.hevc.decoder" */
+  decoderName?: string;
+  /** Active audio channel count (2 = stereo, 6 = 5.1, 8 = 7.1) */
+  audioChannels?: number;
+  /** Active audio sample rate in Hz */
+  audioSampleRate?: number;
+  /**
+   * Raw codec tag from the container, e.g. "hev1.2.4.L153.B0". Encodes
+   * profile / tier / level / constraint bytes per ISO/IEC 14496-15. Power
+   * users can decode this manually; it's how Jellyfin's HEVC level cap
+   * (153 = Level 5.1) is checked against the file.
+   */
+  videoCodecs?: string;
 };

providers/Downloads/fileOperations.ts

@@ -96,24 +96,5 @@ export function getDownloadedItemSize(id: string): number {
  */
 export function calculateTotalDownloadedSize(): number {
   const items = getAllDownloadedItems();
-  return items.reduce((sum, item) => {
+  return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + (item.videoFileSize || 0), 0);
-    // 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);
 }

providers/Downloads/hooks/useDownloadOperations.ts

@@ -289,24 +289,7 @@ export function useDownloadOperations({
   );
 
   const appSizeUsage = useCallback(async () => {
-    let totalSize = calculateTotalDownloadedSize();
+    const 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([
@@ -327,7 +310,7 @@ export function useDownloadOperations({
         appSize: totalSize,
       };
     }
-  }, [processes]);
+  }, []);
 
   return {
     startBackgroundDownload,

providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx

@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
             default:
               throw new Error(
                 t(
-                  "login.an_unexpected_error_occurred_did_you_enter_the_correct_url",
+                  "login.an_unexpected_error_occured_did_you_enter_the_correct_url",
                 ),
               );
           }

providers/PlaySettingsProvider.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type React from "react";
 import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useState } from "react";
 import { Platform } from "react-native";
 import type { Bitrate } from "@/components/BitrateSelector";
-import { settingsAtom } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { getActivePlayerType, settingsAtom } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { getStreamUrl } from "@/utils/jellyfin/media/getStreamUrl";
 import { generateDeviceProfile } from "../utils/profiles/native";
 import { apiAtom, userAtom } from "./JellyfinProvider";
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ export const PlaySettingsProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
       }
 
       try {
-        // Generate device profile for MPV player
+        // Match the device profile to the actually-active player so the
+        // server picks codecs/containers the player can decode.
         const native = generateDeviceProfile({
           platform: Platform.OS as "ios" | "android",
-          player: "mpv",
+          player: getActivePlayerType(settings),
           audioMode: settings.audioTranscodeMode,
         });
         const data = await getStreamUrl({

translations/en.json

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
     "got_it": "Got it",
     "connection_failed": "Connection failed",
     "could_not_connect_to_server": "Could not connect to the server. Please check the URL and your network connection.",
-    "an_unexpected_error_occurred": "An unexpected error occurred",
+    "an_unexpected_error_occured": "An unexpected error occurred",
     "change_server": "Change server",
     "invalid_username_or_password": "Invalid username or password",
     "user_does_not_have_permission_to_log_in": "User does not have permission to log in",
     "server_is_taking_too_long_to_respond_try_again_later": "Server is taking too long to respond, try again later",
     "server_received_too_many_requests_try_again_later": "Server received too many requests, try again later.",
     "there_is_a_server_error": "There is a server error",
-    "an_unexpected_error_occurred_did_you_enter_the_correct_url": "An unexpected error occurred. Did you enter the server URL correctly?",
+    "an_unexpected_error_occured_did_you_enter_the_correct_url": "An unexpected error occurred. Did you enter the server URL correctly?",
     "too_old_server_text": "Unsupported Jellyfin server discovered",
     "too_old_server_description": "Please update Jellyfin to the latest version"
   },
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
         "authorize_button": "Authorize Quick Connect",
         "enter_the_quick_connect_code": "Enter the Quick Connect code...",
         "success": "Success",
-        "quick_connect_authorized": "Quick Connect authorized",
+        "quick_connect_autorized": "Quick Connect authorized",
         "error": "Error",
         "invalid_code": "Invalid code",
         "authorize": "Authorize"
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@
         "rewind_length": "Rewind length",
         "seconds_unit": "s"
       },
+      "video_player": {
+        "title": "Video Player",
+        "exoplayer": "ExoPlayer",
+        "mpv": "MPV",
+        "exoplayer_note": "ExoPlayer does not support advanced ASS/SSA subtitle styling or horizontal subtitle alignment. Switch to MPV if you need those.",
+        "mpv_note": "MPV on TV does not currently pass HDR metadata to the display — HDR10/HDR10+ content is tone-mapped to SDR. Switch to ExoPlayer for HDR output."
+      },
       "buffer": {
         "title": "Buffer settings",
         "cache_mode": "Cache mode",
@@ -270,10 +277,6 @@
         "mpv_subtitle_margin_y": "Vertical margin",
         "mpv_subtitle_align_x": "Horizontal align",
         "mpv_subtitle_align_y": "Vertical align",
-        "mpv_settings_title": "MPV Subtitle Settings",
-        "mpv_settings_description": "Advanced subtitle customization for MPV player",
-        "opaque_background": "Opaque Background",
-        "background_opacity": "Background Opacity",
         "align": {
           "left": "Left",
           "center": "Center",
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@
         "show_custom_menu_links": "Show custom menu links",
         "show_large_home_carousel": "Show large home carousel (beta)",
         "hide_libraries": "Hide libraries",
-        "select_libraries_you_want_to_hide": "Select the libraries you want to hide from the Library tab and home page sections.",
+        "select_liraries_you_want_to_hide": "Select the libraries you want to hide from the Library tab and home page sections.",
         "disable_haptic_feedback": "Disable haptic feedback",
         "default_quality": "Default quality",
         "default_playback_speed": "Default playback speed",
@@ -388,8 +391,6 @@
         "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",
@@ -441,13 +442,10 @@
     },
     "sessions": {
       "title": "Sessions",
-      "no_active_sessions": "No active sessions",
+      "no_active_sessions": "No active sessions"
-      "select_session": "Select Session",
-      "now_playing": "Now playing:"
     },
     "downloads": {
       "downloads_title": "Downloads",
-      "transcoding": "Transcoding",
       "series": "Series",
       "movies": "Movies",
       "other_media": "Other media",
@@ -503,8 +501,6 @@
     "none": "None",
     "track": "Track",
     "cancel": "Cancel",
-    "stop": "Stop",
-    "open_menu": "Open Menu",
     "delete": "Delete",
     "ok": "OK",
     "remove": "Remove",
@@ -606,34 +602,10 @@
   },
   "player": {
     "live": "LIVE",
-    "menu": {
-      "quality": "Quality",
-      "subtitles": "Subtitles",
-      "subtitle_scale": "Subtitle Scale",
-      "audio": "Audio",
-      "speed": "Speed",
-      "playback_options": "Playback Options",
-      "show_technical_info": "Show Technical Info",
-      "hide_technical_info": "Hide Technical Info"
-    },
-    "technical_info": {
-      "video": "Video:",
-      "audio": "Audio:",
-      "subtitle": "Subtitle:",
-      "bitrate": "Bitrate:",
-      "buffer_seconds": "Buffer: {{seconds}}s",
-      "vo": "VO:",
-      "dropped_frames": "Dropped: {{count}} frames",
-      "loading": "Loading..."
-    },
     "mpv_player_title": "MPV player",
-    "aspect_ratio": "Aspect Ratio",
-    "aspect_ratio_original": "Original",
-    "hash_match": "Hash Match",
-    "still_watching": "Are you still watching?",
     "error": "Error",
     "failed_to_get_stream_url": "Failed to get the stream URL",
-    "an_error_occurred_while_playing_the_video": "An error occurred while playing the video. Check logs in settings.",
+    "an_error_occured_while_playing_the_video": "An error occurred while playing the video. Check logs in settings.",
     "client_error": "Client error",
     "could_not_create_stream_for_chromecast": "Could not create a stream for Chromecast",
     "message_from_server": "Message from server: {{message}}",
@@ -730,7 +702,6 @@
     "no_data_available": "No data available"
   },
   "live_tv": {
-    "title": "Live TV",
     "next": "Next",
     "previous": "Previous",
     "coming_soon": "Coming soon",
@@ -802,7 +773,7 @@
     "request_selected": "Request selected",
     "n_selected": "{{count}} selected",
     "toasts": {
-      "jellyseerr_does_not_meet_requirements": "Seerr server does not meet minimum version requirements! Please update to at least 2.0.0",
+      "jellyseer_does_not_meet_requirements": "Seerr server does not meet minimum version requirements! Please update to at least 2.0.0",
       "jellyseerr_test_failed": "Seerr test failed. Please try again.",
       "failed_to_test_jellyseerr_server_url": "Failed to test Seerr server url",
       "issue_submitted": "Issue submitted!",
@@ -815,16 +786,6 @@
       "failed_to_decline_request": "Failed to decline request"
     }
   },
-  "accessibility": {
-    "play_button": "Play button",
-    "play_hint": "Tap to play the media",
-    "toggle_orientation": "Toggle screen orientation",
-    "toggle_orientation_hint": "Toggles the screen orientation between portrait and landscape"
-  },
-  "not_found": {
-    "title": "This screen doesn't exist.",
-    "go_home": "Go to home screen!"
-  },
   "tabs": {
     "home": "Home",
     "search": "Search",
@@ -835,12 +796,6 @@
   },
   "music": {
     "title": "Music",
-    "no_track_playing": "No track playing",
-    "queue_empty": "Queue is empty",
-    "playing_from_queue": "Playing from queue",
-    "up_next": "Up next",
-    "now_playing": "Now Playing",
-    "missing_library_id": "Missing music library id.",
     "tabs": {
       "suggestions": "Suggestions",
       "albums": "Albums",

utils/atoms/settings.ts

@@ -171,11 +171,52 @@ export type HomeSectionLatestResolver = {
   includeItemTypes?: Array<BaseItemKind>;
 };
 
-// Video player enum - currently only MPV is supported
+// Video player enum. MPV is the universal default; ExoPlayer is an
+// opt-in alternative on Android TV, selectable via settings.videoPlayer.
 export enum VideoPlayer {
   MPV = 0,
+  ExoPlayer = 1,
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether ExoPlayer's native module is available on the current platform.
+ * ExoPlayer only ships for Android TV; on any other platform a persisted
+ * `videoPlayer: ExoPlayer` preference (e.g. MMKV roaming) must fall back
+ * to MPV rather than crash on requireNativeView().
+ */
+export const isExoPlayerSupported =
+  Platform.OS === "android" && Platform.isTV === true;
+
+/**
+ * Resolve the actually-active video player for the current settings.
+ * MPV is the default on every platform; users can opt into ExoPlayer on
+ * Android TV via settings.videoPlayer. The Android-TV capability gate is
+ * folded in here so callers (VideoPlayerView, direct-player's device
+ * profile, PlaySettingsProvider) can never advertise ExoPlayer on a
+ * platform where MPV is actually rendering — that mismatch would let
+ * Jellyfin pick a stream for the wrong renderer.
+ */
+export const getActiveVideoPlayer = (
+  settings: Pick<Settings, "videoPlayer"> | null | undefined,
+): VideoPlayer => {
+  if (isExoPlayerSupported && settings?.videoPlayer === VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer) {
+    return VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer;
+  }
+  return VideoPlayer.MPV;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Same selection as getActiveVideoPlayer but returns the lowercase
+ * player-type identifier that `generateDeviceProfile` expects.
+ */
+export const getActivePlayerType = (
+  settings: Pick<Settings, "videoPlayer"> | null | undefined,
+): "mpv" | "exoplayer" => {
+  return getActiveVideoPlayer(settings) === VideoPlayer.ExoPlayer
+    ? "exoplayer"
+    : "mpv";
+};
+
 // TV Typography scale presets
 export enum TVTypographyScale {
   Small = "small",
@@ -218,6 +259,8 @@ export type Settings = {
   mediaListCollectionIds?: string[];
   preferedLanguage?: string;
   searchEngine: "Marlin" | "Jellyfin" | "Streamystats";
+  /** Video player backend. Defaults to MPV when unset (see getActiveVideoPlayer). */
+  videoPlayer?: VideoPlayer;
   marlinServerUrl?: string;
   streamyStatsServerUrl?: string;
   streamyStatsMovieRecommendations?: boolean;
@@ -315,6 +358,8 @@ export const defaultValues: Settings = {
   mediaListCollectionIds: [],
   preferedLanguage: undefined,
   searchEngine: "Jellyfin",
+  // videoPlayer intentionally undefined — resolved at runtime via
+  // getActiveVideoPlayer() so existing installs are unaffected.
   marlinServerUrl: "",
   streamyStatsServerUrl: "",
   streamyStatsMovieRecommendations: false,

utils/profiles/native.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import MediaTypes from "../../constants/MediaTypes";
 import { getSubtitleProfiles } from "./subtitles";
 
 export type PlatformType = "ios" | "android";
-export type PlayerType = "mpv";
+export type PlayerType = "mpv" | "exoplayer";
 export type AudioTranscodeModeType = "auto" | "stereo" | "5.1" | "passthrough";
 
 export interface ProfileOptions {
@@ -63,6 +63,26 @@ const getAudioCodecProfile = (platform: PlatformType) => {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Resolves the MaxAudioChannels string for a given audio transcoding mode.
+ * Used by both the MPV and ExoPlayer profile branches — the channel-cap
+ * rule is player-agnostic (the player decodes; the cap just tells the
+ * server when to transcode down).
+ */
+const maxChannelsForMode = (audioMode: AudioTranscodeModeType): string => {
+  switch (audioMode) {
+    case "stereo":
+      return "2";
+    case "5.1":
+      return "6";
+    case "passthrough":
+      return "8";
+    default:
+      // Auto: default to 5.1 (6 channels)
+      return "6";
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Gets the video audio codec configuration based on platform and audio mode.
  *
@@ -89,35 +109,59 @@ const getVideoAudioCodecs = (
   // MPV can decode all codecs - only channel count varies by mode
   const allCodecs = `${baseCodecs},${surroundCodecs},${losslessHdCodecs},${platformCodecs}`;
 
-  switch (audioMode) {
-    case "stereo":
-      // Limit to 2 channels - MPV will decode and downmix
   return {
     directPlayCodec: allCodecs,
-        maxAudioChannels: "2",
+    maxAudioChannels: maxChannelsForMode(audioMode),
   };
+};
 
-    case "5.1":
+/**
-      // Limit to 6 channels
+ * ExoPlayer (Media3 1.10.1) direct-play profile for Android TV.
-      return {
+ *
-        directPlayCodec: allCodecs,
+ * Codec set aligned with Media3's documented supported-formats list:
-        maxAudioChannels: "6",
+ *   - Video: H.263, H.264, H.265, VP8, VP9, AV1
-      };
+ *   - Audio: Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, ALAC, PCM, MP3, AAC, AC-3, E-AC-3, DTS,
+ *     DTS-HD, TrueHD
+ *
+ * Hardware decode (MediaCodec) handles whatever the device ships with;
+ * the rest fall through to FFmpeg software decode via the Jellyfin-published
+ * `org.jellyfin.media3:media3-ffmpeg-decoder` extension wired up with
+ * `DefaultRenderersFactory.EXTENSION_RENDERER_MODE_PREFER` (see
+ * ExoPlayerView.kt:ensurePlayer).
+ *
+ * Cross-checked against the reference-device probe in
+ * docs/research/hdr-dv-atmos-tv-plan.md (Amlogic Android 14 TV; HDMI sink
+ * accepts AC3/EAC3 as bitstream and multichannel PCM up to 7.1 @ 192 kHz,
+ * so software-decoded DTS/DTS-HD/TrueHD reach the sink as PCM).
+ *
+ * Dolby Vision: the CodecProfile below uses `NotEquals VideoRangeType
+ * DOVI`, which in Jellyfin's semantics blocks ONLY pure Profile 5
+ * (IPTPQc2 — the stream that renders purple/green without a DV-aware
+ * decoder). DV Profiles 7/8 with HDR10 or SDR base layers (Jellyfin
+ * reports these as `DOVIWithHDR10`, `DOVIWithHDR10Plus`, `DOVIWithEL`)
+ * are NOT blocked — Media3 1.9.1+ correctly falls back to the AVC/HEVC
+ * base layer.
+ *
+ * Containers limited to Media3's bundled extractors. FLV is intentionally
+ * absent — Media3 has no FLV extractor (MPV claims it via FFmpeg).
+ */
+const getExoPlayerDirectPlayProfile = () => {
+  const audioCodecs =
+    "vorbis,opus,flac,alac,pcm,mp3,aac,ac3,eac3,dts,dtshd,truehd";
 
-    case "passthrough":
-      // Allow up to 8 channels - for external DAC/receiver setups
   return {
-        directPlayCodec: allCodecs,
+    video: {
-        maxAudioChannels: "8",
+      Type: MediaTypes.Video,
+      Container: "mp4,mkv,webm,ts,mpegts,mov",
+      VideoCodec: "h263,h264,hevc,vp8,vp9,av1",
+      AudioCodec: audioCodecs,
+    },
+    audio: {
+      Type: MediaTypes.Audio,
+      Container: "mp3,m4a,aac,ogg,flac,wav,webm,mka",
+      AudioCodec: "vorbis,opus,flac,alac,pcm,mp3,aac",
+    },
   };
-
-    default:
-      // Auto mode: default to 5.1 (6 channels)
-      return {
-        directPlayCodec: allCodecs,
-        maxAudioChannels: "6",
-      };
-  }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -126,6 +170,63 @@ const getVideoAudioCodecs = (
 export const generateDeviceProfile = (options: ProfileOptions = {}) => {
   const platform = (options.platform || Platform.OS) as PlatformType;
   const audioMode = options.audioMode || "auto";
+  const player = options.player || "mpv";
+
+  // ExoPlayer branch — Media3 capabilities on Android TV.
+  if (player === "exoplayer" && platform === "android") {
+    const exoDirect = getExoPlayerDirectPlayProfile();
+
+    return {
+      Name: "1. ExoPlayer",
+      MaxStaticBitrate: 999_999_999,
+      MaxStreamingBitrate: 999_999_999,
+      CodecProfiles: [
+        {
+          Type: MediaTypes.Video,
+          Codec: "h263,h264,vp8,vp9,av1",
+        },
+        {
+          Type: MediaTypes.Video,
+          Codec: "hevc,h265",
+          Conditions: [
+            {
+              Condition: "NotEquals",
+              Property: "VideoRangeType",
+              // Blocks ONLY pure DV Profile 5 (IPTPQc2). Profiles 7/8 with
+              // HDR10/SDR base layers fall through to Media3's HEVC fallback
+              // (1.9.1+). See getExoPlayerDirectPlayProfile doc above.
+              Value: "DOVI",
+              IsRequired: true,
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          Type: MediaTypes.Audio,
+          Codec: "vorbis,opus,flac,alac,pcm,mp3,aac,ac3,eac3,dts,dtshd,truehd",
+        },
+      ],
+      DirectPlayProfiles: [exoDirect.video, exoDirect.audio],
+      TranscodingProfiles: [
+        {
+          Type: MediaTypes.Video,
+          Context: "Streaming",
+          Protocol: "hls",
+          Container: "ts",
+          VideoCodec: "h264,hevc",
+          AudioCodec: "aac,mp3,ac3",
+          MaxAudioChannels: maxChannelsForMode(audioMode),
+        },
+      ],
+      // Text-only subtitles for direct play. PGS delivered as Encode
+      // (burn-in) because Media3's PGS support is inconsistent.
+      SubtitleProfiles: [
+        { Format: "srt", Method: "External" },
+        { Format: "vtt", Method: "External" },
+        { Format: "ttml", Method: "External" },
+        { Format: "pgssub", Method: "Encode" },
+      ],
+    } satisfies DeviceProfile;
+  }
 
   const { directPlayCodec, maxAudioChannels } = getVideoAudioCodecs(
     platform,
@@ -198,6 +299,3 @@ export const generateDeviceProfile = (options: ProfileOptions = {}) => {
 
   return profile;
 };
-
-// Default export for backward compatibility
-export default generateDeviceProfile();

utils/time.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const formatTimeString = (
   t: number | null | undefined,
   unit: "s" | "ms" | "tick" = "ms",
 ): string => {
-  if (t === null || t === undefined) return "0:00";
+  if (t === null || t === undefined || !Number.isFinite(t)) return "0:00";
 
   let seconds: number;
   switch (unit) {