refactor(jellyseerr): keep the server version out of the field UI; enforce it at login

The resolver field only needs to find the working URL — the Jellyseerr version requirement is irrelevant there and only polluted the UI.

- jellyseerrProbe: validate reachability + that it's a jellyseerr (no version gate, no version-too-low outcome).

- Drop the version-too-low reason from the whole resolver stack (types, resolve, hook, status text, i18n).

- Min version 2.0.0 stays enforced in JellyseerrApi.test() at login: now writes an error log + toast, and uses numeric isVersionBelow (fixes the "2.10.0" < "2.0.0" string-compare bug).

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/marlin-search/page.tsx

@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
+import { ServerUrlStatusText } from "@/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "@/components/list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "@/components/list/ListItem";
 import DisabledSetting from "@/components/settings/DisabledSetting";
 import { useNetworkAwareQueryClient } from "@/hooks/useNetworkAwareQueryClient";
+import { useServerUrlResolver } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { reachabilityProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability";
 
 export default function MarlinSearchPage() {
   const navigation = useNavigation();
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ export default function MarlinSearchPage() {
   const queryClient = useNetworkAwareQueryClient();
 
   const [value, setValue] = useState<string>(settings?.marlinServerUrl || "");
+  const urlResolver = useServerUrlResolver(reachabilityProbe);
 
   const onSave = (val: string) => {
     updateSettings({
@@ -127,8 +131,17 @@ export default function MarlinSearchPage() {
               autoCapitalize='none'
               textContentType='URL'
               onChangeText={(text) => setValue(text)}
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const candidate = value.trim();
+                if (candidate) {
+                  urlResolver.resolve(candidate).then((r) => {
+                    if (r.ok) setValue(r.url);
+                  });
+                }
+              }}
             />
           </View>
+          <ServerUrlStatusText state={urlResolver} className='mt-1' />
         </DisabledSetting>
         <Text className='px-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-1'>
           {t("home.settings.plugins.marlin_search.marlin_search_hint")}{" "}

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/plugins/streamystats/page.tsx

@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
+import { ServerUrlStatusText } from "@/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "@/components/list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "@/components/list/ListItem";
 import { useNetworkAwareQueryClient } from "@/hooks/useNetworkAwareQueryClient";
+import { useServerUrlResolver } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { reachabilityProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability";
 
 export default function StreamystatsPage() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ export default function StreamystatsPage() {
 
   // Local state for all editable fields
   const [url, setUrl] = useState<string>(settings?.streamyStatsServerUrl || "");
+  const urlResolver = useServerUrlResolver(reachabilityProbe);
   const [useForSearch, setUseForSearch] = useState<boolean>(
     settings?.searchEngine === "Streamystats",
   );
@@ -152,9 +156,20 @@ export default function StreamystatsPage() {
               autoCapitalize='none'
               textContentType='URL'
               onChangeText={setUrl}
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const candidate = url.trim();
+                if (candidate) {
+                  urlResolver.resolve(candidate).then((r) => {
+                    if (r.ok) setUrl(r.url);
+                  });
+                }
+              }}
             />
           </ListItem>
         </ListGroup>
+        <View className='px-4 mt-1'>
+          <ServerUrlStatusText state={urlResolver} />
+        </View>
 
         <Text className='px-4 text-xs text-neutral-500 mt-1'>
           {t("home.settings.plugins.streamystats.streamystats_search_hint")}{" "}

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(libraries)/_layout.tsx

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export default function IndexLayout() {
                 open={dropdownOpen}
                 onOpenChange={setDropdownOpen}
                 trigger={
-                  <View className='pl-1.5'>
+                  <View>
                     <Ionicons
                       name='ellipsis-horizontal-outline'
                       size={24}

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

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ const Layout = () => {
         keyboardDismissMode='none'
         screenOptions={{
           tabBarBounces: true,
+          tabBarActiveTintColor: "#FFFFFF",
+          tabBarInactiveTintColor: "#9CA3AF",
           tabBarLabelStyle: {
             fontSize: TAB_LABEL_FONT_SIZE,
             fontWeight: "600",

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

@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
     };
 
     if (itemId) {
+      setItem(null);
+      setDownloadedItem(null);
+      // Clear the previous episode's stream so the loader gate stays closed
+      // until the new item's stream resolves (avoids a stale MPV source frame).
+      setStream(null);
       fetchItemData();
     }
   }, [itemId, offline, api, user?.Id]);
@@ -316,6 +321,12 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
           return null;
         }
 
+        // Ensure item matches the current itemId to avoid race conditions
+        if (item.Id !== itemId) {
+          setStreamStatus({ isLoading: false, isError: false });
+          return null;
+        }
+
         let result: Stream | null = null;
         if (offline && downloadedItem?.mediaSource) {
           const url = downloadedItem.videoFilePath;
@@ -388,6 +399,7 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
     item,
     user?.Id,
     downloadedItem,
+    offline,
   ]);
 
   useEffect(() => {

components/PlatformDropdown.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { BottomSheetScrollView } from "@gorhom/bottom-sheet";
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect } from "react";
-import {
+import { Platform, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
-  type LayoutChangeEvent,
-  Platform,
-  StyleSheet,
-  TouchableOpacity,
-  View,
-} from "react-native";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { useGlobalModal } from "@/providers/GlobalModalProvider";
@@ -217,24 +211,6 @@ const PlatformDropdownComponent = ({
 }: PlatformDropdownProps) => {
   const { showModal, hideModal, isVisible } = useGlobalModal();
 
-  // @expo/ui's <Host> (SDK 55) fills its available space by default, and
-  // `matchContents` doesn't help here: it reports the native Menu's size via
-  // setStyleSize and overrides any explicit size. Instead we measure the
-  // trigger's intrinsic size in plain RN (off-layout) and pin it on the Host.
-  const [triggerSize, setTriggerSize] = useState<{
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
-  } | null>(null);
-
-  const handleMeasureTrigger = (e: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
-    const { width, height } = e.nativeEvent.layout;
-    setTriggerSize((prev) =>
-      prev && prev.width === width && prev.height === height
-        ? prev
-        : { width, height },
-    );
-  };
-
   // Handle controlled open state for Android
   useEffect(() => {
     if (Platform.OS === "android" && controlledOpen === true) {
@@ -265,25 +241,11 @@ const PlatformDropdownComponent = ({
   }, [isVisible, controlledOpen, controlledOnOpenChange]);
 
   if (Platform.OS === "ios" && !Platform.isTV) {
-    // Pin the wrapper to the measured trigger size. @expo/ui's <Host> (SDK 55)
+    // @expo/ui's <Host> can't size to content, so an in-flow invisible copy of
-    // fills its parent and reports its own size via setStyleSize, so it can't
+    // the trigger sizes the wrapper while the Host overlays the real Menu.
-    // size itself to content. If the wrapper has no size, the Host's `flex: 1`
-    // height depends on the parent while the parent depends on the Host — a
-    // circular dependency that collapses to 0 for any selector nested more than
-    // one level deep (so only the first, shallowest dropdown stays visible).
-    // Giving the wrapper the measured size breaks the cycle; the Host then
-    // fills a concrete box.
     return (
-      <View style={triggerSize ?? { opacity: 0 }}>
+      <View>
-        {/* Hidden measurer: lays the trigger out off-flow to capture its
+        <View pointerEvents='none' aria-hidden style={{ opacity: 0 }}>
-            intrinsic size. Absolutely positioned WITHOUT right/bottom so it
-            sizes to the trigger's content rather than to its parent. */}
-        <View
-          style={{ position: "absolute", top: 0, left: 0, opacity: 0 }}
-          pointerEvents='none'
-          aria-hidden
-          onLayout={handleMeasureTrigger}
-        >
           {trigger}
         </View>
         <Host style={[StyleSheet.absoluteFill, expoUIConfig?.hostStyle as any]}>

components/chapters/ChapterList.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { FlatList, Modal, Pressable, StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { Colors } from "@/constants/Colors";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import {
   type ChapterEntry,
   chapterStartsMs,
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ function ChapterListComponent({
   onClose,
 }: ChapterListProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const safeArea = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
   const listRef = useRef<FlatList<ChapterEntry>>(null);
 
   const entries = useMemo(() => sortedChapters(chapters), [chapters]);
@@ -79,7 +81,17 @@ function ChapterListComponent({
       supportedOrientations={["portrait", "landscape"]}
     >
       <Pressable onPress={onClose} style={styles.backdrop}>
-        <Pressable onPress={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} style={styles.sheet}>
+        <Pressable
+          onPress={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          style={[
+            styles.sheet,
+            {
+              marginLeft: safeArea.left,
+              marginRight: safeArea.right,
+              paddingBottom: safeArea.bottom,
+            },
+          ]}
+        >
           <View style={styles.header}>
             <Text style={styles.title}>{t("chapters.title")}</Text>
             <Pressable
@@ -160,14 +172,12 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   backdrop: {
     flex: 1,
     justifyContent: "flex-end",
-    backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0.6)",
   },
   sheet: {
     backgroundColor: Colors.background,
     borderTopLeftRadius: 16,
     borderTopRightRadius: 16,
     maxHeight: "70%",
-    paddingBottom: 24,
   },
   header: {
     flexDirection: "row",

components/common/ServerUrlField.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef } from "react";
+import { View } from "react-native";
+import { useServerUrlResolver } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
+import type { ResolveOptions } from "@/utils/serverUrl/resolve";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/types";
+import { Input } from "./Input";
+import { ServerUrlStatusText } from "./ServerUrlStatusText";
+import { Text } from "./Text";
+
+interface ServerUrlFieldProps {
+  /** Raw user input (controlled). */
+  value: string;
+  onChangeText: (text: string) => void;
+  /** Service-specific validator. Pass a stable (module-level) reference. */
+  probe: ServerProbe;
+  /** Called with the canonical URL once a candidate validates. */
+  onResolved?: (url: string, meta?: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
+  label?: string;
+  hint?: string;
+  placeholder?: string;
+  editable?: boolean;
+  resolveOptions?: ResolveOptions;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Unified server-URL input: the user types a loose address (`media.example.com`,
+ * `https://…`, `host:port`); on blur it auto-resolves via the given probe,
+ * adopts the canonical URL into the field, and persists it. A small status line
+ * (checking / resolved / error) shows underneath.
+ */
+export function ServerUrlField({
+  value,
+  onChangeText,
+  probe,
+  onResolved,
+  label,
+  hint,
+  placeholder,
+  editable = true,
+  resolveOptions,
+}: ServerUrlFieldProps) {
+  const resolver = useServerUrlResolver(probe, resolveOptions);
+  const lastResolvedInput = useRef<string | null>(null);
+
+  const runResolve = useCallback(async () => {
+    const input = value.trim();
+    if (!input) {
+      resolver.reset();
+      lastResolvedInput.current = null;
+      return;
+    }
+    lastResolvedInput.current = input;
+    const result = await resolver.resolve(input);
+    if (result.ok) {
+      onChangeText(result.url); // adopt the canonical URL into the field
+      onResolved?.(result.url, result.meta);
+    }
+  }, [value, resolver, onChangeText, onResolved]);
+
+  const handleBlur = useCallback(() => {
+    const input = value.trim();
+    if (input && input !== lastResolvedInput.current) runResolve();
+  }, [value, runResolve]);
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    (text: string) => {
+      onChangeText(text);
+      // Editing invalidates a previous result; drop the stale status.
+      if (resolver.status !== "idle") resolver.reset();
+      lastResolvedInput.current = null;
+    },
+    [onChangeText, resolver],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      {label ? <Text className='font-bold mb-1'>{label}</Text> : null}
+      {hint ? <Text className='text-xs text-gray-500 mb-2'>{hint}</Text> : null}
+
+      <Input
+        value={value}
+        onChangeText={handleChange}
+        onBlur={handleBlur}
+        onSubmitEditing={runResolve}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        editable={editable}
+        extraClassName='border border-neutral-800'
+        keyboardType='url'
+        autoCapitalize='none'
+        autoCorrect={false}
+        returnKeyType='go'
+        textContentType='URL'
+        clearButtonMode='never'
+      />
+
+      <ServerUrlStatusText state={resolver} className='mt-2' />
+    </View>
+  );
+}

components/common/ServerUrlStatusText.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { ActivityIndicator, View } from "react-native";
+import type { ServerUrlResolverState } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
+import { Text } from "./Text";
+
+/**
+ * Compact status line for the server-URL resolver, for screens whose layout
+ * (e.g. ListItem rows) doesn't fit the full `ServerUrlField`. Renders nothing
+ * while idle.
+ */
+export function ServerUrlStatusText({
+  state,
+  className = "",
+}: {
+  state: ServerUrlResolverState;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  if (state.status === "idle") return null;
+
+  if (state.status === "resolving") {
+    return (
+      <View className={`flex-row items-center ${className}`}>
+        <ActivityIndicator size='small' color='#9ca3af' />
+        <Text className='text-xs text-neutral-400 ml-2'>
+          {t("server_url.resolving")}
+        </Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (state.status === "ok") {
+    return (
+      <Text className={`text-xs text-green-500 ${className}`}>
+        {t("server_url.resolved", { url: state.resolvedUrl })}
+      </Text>
+    );
+  }
+
+  const message =
+    state.reason === "wrong-service"
+      ? t("server_url.wrong_service")
+      : state.reason === "invalid"
+        ? t("server_url.invalid_url")
+        : t("server_url.unreachable");
+
+  return <Text className={`text-xs text-red-500 ${className}`}>{message}</Text>;
+}

components/companion/CompanionLoginScreen.tsx

@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ import {
   View,
 } from "react-native";
 import { Button } from "@/components/Button";
+import { ServerUrlStatusText } from "@/components/common/ServerUrlStatusText";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import useRouter from "@/hooks/useAppRouter";
+import { useServerUrlResolver } from "@/hooks/useServerUrlResolver";
 import { apiAtom, userAtom } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
 import { sendCredentialsToTV } from "@/utils/pairingService";
+import { jellyfinProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyfin";
 
 type ScreenState =
   | "scanning"
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ export const CompanionLoginScreen: React.FC = () => {
   const [username, setUsername] = useState("");
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const serverResolver = useServerUrlResolver(jellyfinProbe);
 
   // Pre-fill server URL and username from current session
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -405,7 +409,16 @@ export const CompanionLoginScreen: React.FC = () => {
               autoCorrect={false}
               keyboardType='url'
               returnKeyType='next'
+              onBlur={() => {
+                const candidate = serverUrl.trim();
+                if (candidate) {
+                  serverResolver.resolve(candidate).then((r) => {
+                    if (r.ok) setServerUrl(r.url);
+                  });
+                }
+              }}
             />
+            <ServerUrlStatusText state={serverResolver} className='mt-2' />
           </View>
 
           <View className='mb-5'>

components/home/Home.tsx

@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ const HomeMobile = () => {
           onPress={() => {
             router.push("/(auth)/downloads");
           }}
-          className='ml-1.5'
           style={{ marginRight: Platform.OS === "android" ? 16 : 0 }}
         >
           <Feather

components/search/TVJellyseerrSearchResults.tsx

@@ -401,10 +401,6 @@ export const TVJellyseerrSearchResults: React.FC<
 }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  const hasMovies = movieResults && movieResults.length > 0;
-  const hasTv = tvResults && tvResults.length > 0;
-  const hasPersons = personResults && personResults.length > 0;
-
   if (loading) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -431,22 +427,26 @@ export const TVJellyseerrSearchResults: React.FC<
 
   return (
     <View>
+      {/* No section requests `hasTVPreferredFocus`: the native search field
+          keeps focus while typing, otherwise the first result would re-grab
+          focus on every keystroke as results re-render. The user navigates
+          down to the grid manually. */}
       <TVJellyseerrMovieSection
         title={t("search.request_movies")}
         items={movieResults}
-        isFirstSection={hasMovies}
+        isFirstSection={false}
         onItemPress={onMoviePress}
       />
       <TVJellyseerrTvSection
         title={t("search.request_series")}
         items={tvResults}
-        isFirstSection={!hasMovies && hasTv}
+        isFirstSection={false}
         onItemPress={onTvPress}
       />
       <TVJellyseerrPersonSection
         title={t("search.actors")}
         items={personResults}
-        isFirstSection={!hasMovies && !hasTv && hasPersons}
+        isFirstSection={false}
         onItemPress={onPersonPress}
       />
     </View>

components/search/TVSearchPage.tsx

@@ -235,10 +235,13 @@ export const TVSearchPage: React.FC<TVSearchPageProps> = ({
             module). It renders the native search bar + grid keyboard and
             forwards typed text into the existing query pipeline via setSearch;
             our own results grid renders below. */}
+        {/* No horizontal margin here: the native tvOS search bar centers itself
+            and renders a trailing "Hold to Dictate in <Language>" hint. Extra
+            margins squeeze the bar's width and clip that trailing hint, so let
+            the native view span the full width and own its own insets. */}
         <View
           style={{
             marginBottom: 24,
-            marginHorizontal: HORIZONTAL_PADDING,
             height: SEARCH_AREA_HEIGHT,
           }}
         >
@@ -280,13 +283,17 @@ export const TVSearchPage: React.FC<TVSearchPageProps> = ({
         {/* Library Search Results */}
         {isLibraryMode && !loading && (
           <View style={{ gap: SECTION_GAP }}>
-            {sections.map((section, index) => (
+            {sections.map((section) => (
               <TVSearchSection
                 key={section.key}
                 title={section.title}
                 items={section.items!}
                 orientation={section.orientation || "vertical"}
-                isFirstSection={index === 0}
+                // Never auto-focus a result. The native search field owns focus
+                // while typing; `hasTVPreferredFocus` here would re-grab focus on
+                // every keystroke as results re-render. User navigates down to the
+                // grid manually.
+                isFirstSection={false}
                 onItemPress={onItemPress}
                 onItemLongPress={onItemLongPress}
                 imageUrlGetter={

components/search/TVSearchSection.tsx

@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@ export const TVSearchSection: React.FC<TVSearchSectionProps> = ({
         removeClippedSubviews={false}
         getItemLayout={getItemLayout}
         style={{ overflow: "visible" }}
-        contentInset={{
+        // Edge padding via contentContainerStyle, NOT contentInset+contentOffset.
-          left: edgePadding,
+        // contentOffset only applies on initial mount; since this FlatList is
-          right: edgePadding,
+        // reused across searches (stable key), a second search left the inset
-        }}
+        // without the offset and the grid snapped flush to the left edge.
-        contentOffset={{ x: -edgePadding, y: 0 }}
         contentContainerStyle={{
+          paddingHorizontal: edgePadding,
           paddingVertical: SCALE_PADDING,
         }}
       />

components/series/SeasonEpisodesCarousel.tsx

@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ export const SeasonEpisodesCarousel: React.FC<Props> = ({
 }) => {
   const [api] = useAtom(apiAtom);
   const [user] = useAtom(userAtom);
-  const isOffline = useOfflineMode();
   const router = useRouter();
+  const isOffline = useOfflineMode();
+  // Read the live (cached) downloads DB inside the query rather than the
+  // provider's downloadedItems snapshot, so refetches after
+  // updateDownloadedItem() reflect the latest state instead of a stale
+  // refreshKey-gated snapshot. getAllDownloadedItems() is cached, so this stays cheap.
   const { getDownloadedItems } = useDownload();
 
   const scrollRef = useRef<HorizontalScrollRef>(null);

components/settings/Jellyseerr.tsx

@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ import { toast } from "sonner-native";
 import { JellyseerrApi, useJellyseerr } from "@/hooks/useJellyseerr";
 import { userAtom } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+import { jellyseerrProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyseerr";
+import { resolveServerUrl } from "@/utils/serverUrl/resolve";
 import { Button } from "../Button";
 import { Input } from "../common/Input";
+import { ServerUrlField } from "../common/ServerUrlField";
 import { Text } from "../common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "../list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "../list/ListItem";
@@ -26,26 +29,44 @@ export const JellyseerrSettings = () => {
     string | undefined
   >(undefined);
 
-  const [jellyseerrServerUrl, setjellyseerrServerUrl] = useState<
+  const [jellyseerrServerUrl, setjellyseerrServerUrl] = useState<string>(
-    string | undefined
+    settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl ?? "",
-  >(settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl || undefined);
+  );
+  const [resolvedUrl, setResolvedUrl] = useState<string | undefined>(
+    settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl ?? undefined,
+  );
 
   const loginToJellyseerrMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async () => {
-      if (!jellyseerrServerUrl && !settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl)
-        throw new Error("Missing server url");
       if (!user?.Name)
         throw new Error("Missing required information for login");
-      const jellyseerrTempApi = new JellyseerrApi(
+
-        jellyseerrServerUrl || settings.jellyseerrServerUrl || "",
+      // Prefer the already-resolved URL; otherwise resolve the raw input now
-      );
+      // (covers tapping Login before the field's on-blur resolve settled).
+      let finalUrl = resolvedUrl || settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl || "";
+      if (!finalUrl && jellyseerrServerUrl) {
+        const resolved = await resolveServerUrl(
+          jellyseerrServerUrl,
+          jellyseerrProbe,
+        );
+        if (!resolved.ok) throw new Error("Invalid server url");
+        finalUrl = resolved.url;
+      }
+      if (!finalUrl) throw new Error("Missing server url");
+
+      const jellyseerrTempApi = new JellyseerrApi(finalUrl);
       const testResult = await jellyseerrTempApi.test();
       if (!testResult.isValid) throw new Error("Invalid server url");
-      return jellyseerrTempApi.login(user.Name, jellyseerrPassword || "");
+      const loggedInUser = await jellyseerrTempApi.login(
+        user.Name,
+        jellyseerrPassword || "",
+      );
+      return { user: loggedInUser, url: finalUrl };
     },
-    onSuccess: (user) => {
+    onSuccess: ({ user: loggedInUser, url }) => {
-      setJellyseerrUser(user);
+      setJellyseerrUser(loggedInUser);
-      updateSettings({ jellyseerrServerUrl });
+      setResolvedUrl(url);
+      updateSettings({ jellyseerrServerUrl: url });
     },
     onError: () => {
       toast.error(t("jellyseerr.failed_to_login"));
@@ -59,7 +80,8 @@ export const JellyseerrSettings = () => {
     clearAllJellyseerData().finally(() => {
       setJellyseerrUser(undefined);
       setJellyseerrPassword(undefined);
-      setjellyseerrServerUrl(undefined);
+      setjellyseerrServerUrl("");
+      setResolvedUrl(undefined);
     });
   };
 
@@ -118,30 +140,20 @@ export const JellyseerrSettings = () => {
             <Text className='text-xs text-red-600 mb-2'>
               {t("home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.jellyseerr_warning")}
             </Text>
-            <Text className='font-bold mb-1'>
+            <View className='mb-2'>
-              {t("home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.server_url")}
+              <ServerUrlField
-            </Text>
+                value={jellyseerrServerUrl}
-            <View className='flex flex-col shrink mb-2'>
+                onChangeText={setjellyseerrServerUrl}
-              <Text className='text-xs text-gray-600'>
+                onResolved={(url) => setResolvedUrl(url)}
-                {t("home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.server_url_hint")}
+                probe={jellyseerrProbe}
-              </Text>
+                label={t("home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.server_url")}
+                hint={t("home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.server_url_hint")}
+                placeholder={t(
+                  "home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.server_url_placeholder",
+                )}
+                editable={!loginToJellyseerrMutation.isPending}
+              />
             </View>
-            <Input
-              className='border border-neutral-800 mb-2'
-              placeholder={t(
-                "home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.server_url_placeholder",
-              )}
-              value={jellyseerrServerUrl ?? settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl}
-              defaultValue={
-                settings?.jellyseerrServerUrl ?? jellyseerrServerUrl
-              }
-              keyboardType='url'
-              returnKeyType='done'
-              autoCapitalize='none'
-              textContentType='URL'
-              onChangeText={setjellyseerrServerUrl}
-              editable={!loginToJellyseerrMutation.isPending}
-            />
             <View>
               <Text className='font-bold mb-2'>
                 {t("home.settings.plugins.jellyseerr.password")}

components/settings/LocalNetworkSettings.tsx

@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ import {
   type LocalNetworkConfig,
   updateServerLocalConfig,
 } from "@/utils/secureCredentials";
+import { jellyfinProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyfin";
 import { Button } from "../Button";
-import { Input } from "../common/Input";
+import { ServerUrlField } from "../common/ServerUrlField";
 import { Text } from "../common/Text";
 import { ListGroup } from "../list/ListGroup";
 import { ListItem } from "../list/ListItem";
@@ -162,13 +163,12 @@ export function LocalNetworkSettings(): React.ReactElement | null {
             }
           >
             <View className=''>
-              <Input
+              <ServerUrlField
-                placeholder={t("home.settings.network.local_url_placeholder")}
                 value={config.localUrl}
                 onChangeText={handleLocalUrlChange}
-                keyboardType='url'
+                onResolved={(url) => saveConfig({ ...config, localUrl: url })}
-                autoCapitalize='none'
+                probe={jellyfinProbe}
-                autoCorrect={false}
+                placeholder={t("home.settings.network.local_url_placeholder")}
               />
             </View>
           </ListGroup>

components/video-player/controls/BottomControls.tsx

@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Pressable, View } from "react-native";
 import { Slider } from "react-native-awesome-slider";
 import { type SharedValue } from "react-native-reanimated";
-import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { ChapterList } from "@/components/chapters/ChapterList";
 import { ChapterTicks } from "@/components/chapters/ChapterTicks";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { chapterMarkers, chapterNameAt } from "@/utils/chapters";
 import NextEpisodeCountDownButton from "./NextEpisodeCountDownButton";
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ interface BottomControlsProps {
     minutes: number;
     seconds: number;
   };
-
-  // Chapter props
-  chapterPositions?: number[];
 }
 
 export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
@@ -111,11 +108,10 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
   trickPlayUrl,
   trickplayInfo,
   time,
-  chapterPositions = [],
 }) => {
   const { settings } = useSettings();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
-  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  const insets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
   const [chapterListVisible, setChapterListVisible] = useState(false);
 
   // Only expose chapter UI when there are at least two real markers.
@@ -146,13 +142,9 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
       style={[
         {
           position: "absolute",
-          right:
+          right: insets.right,
-            (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.right : 0,
+          left: insets.left,
-          left: (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.left : 0,
+          bottom: Math.max(insets.bottom - 17, 0),
-          bottom:
-            (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true)
-              ? Math.max(insets.bottom - 17, 0)
-              : 0,
         },
       ]}
       className={"flex flex-col px-2"}
@@ -188,17 +180,6 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
           ) : null}
         </View>
         <View className='flex flex-row items-center space-x-2 shrink-0'>
-          {hasChapters && (
-            <Pressable
-              onPress={() => setChapterListVisible(true)}
-              hitSlop={10}
-              className='justify-center mr-4'
-              accessibilityRole='button'
-              accessibilityLabel={t("chapters.open")}
-            >
-              <Ionicons name='bookmarks' size={24} color='white' />
-            </Pressable>
-          )}
           <SkipButton
             showButton={showSkipButton}
             onPress={skipIntro}
@@ -230,6 +211,17 @@ export const BottomControls: FC<BottomControlsProps> = ({
                 onPress={handleNextEpisodeManual}
               />
             )}
+          {hasChapters && (
+            <Pressable
+              onPress={() => setChapterListVisible(true)}
+              hitSlop={10}
+              className='justify-center ml-4'
+              accessibilityRole='button'
+              accessibilityLabel={t("chapters.open")}
+            >
+              <Ionicons name='bookmarks' size={24} color='white' />
+            </Pressable>
+          )}
         </View>
       </View>
       <View

components/video-player/controls/CenterControls.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import type { FC } from "react";
 import { Platform, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
-import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { Loader } from "@/components/Loader";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import AudioSlider from "./AudioSlider";
 import BrightnessSlider from "./BrightnessSlider";
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ export const CenterControls: FC<CenterControlsProps> = ({
   goToNextChapter,
 }) => {
   const { settings } = useSettings();
-  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  const insets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
 
   return (
     <View
       style={{
         position: "absolute",
         top: "50%",
-        left: (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.left : 0,
+        left: insets.left,
-        right: (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.right : 0,
+        right: insets.right,
         flexDirection: "row",
         justifyContent: "space-between",
         alignItems: "center",

components/video-player/controls/Controls.tsx

@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
     hasNextChapter,
     goToPreviousChapter,
     goToNextChapter,
-    chapterPositions,
   } = useChapterNavigation({
     chapters: item.Chapters,
     progress,
@@ -366,7 +365,9 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
         { applyLanguagePreferences: true },
       );
 
-      const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
+      // Use setParams instead of replace to avoid unmounting/remounting the player,
+      // which would create a new MPV native view and crash with "mp_initialize already initialized".
+      router.setParams({
         ...(offline && { offline: "true" }),
         itemId: item.Id ?? "",
         audioIndex: defaultAudioIndex?.toString() ?? "",
@@ -375,11 +376,17 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
         bitrateValue: bitrateValue?.toString(),
         playbackPosition:
           item.UserData?.PlaybackPositionTicks?.toString() ?? "",
-      }).toString();
+      });
-
-      router.replace(`player/direct-player?${queryParams}` as any);
     },
-    [settings, subtitleIndex, audioIndex, mediaSource, bitrateValue, router],
+    [
+      settings,
+      subtitleIndex,
+      audioIndex,
+      mediaSource,
+      bitrateValue,
+      router,
+      offline,
+    ],
   );
 
   const goToPreviousItem = useCallback(() => {
@@ -585,7 +592,6 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
               trickPlayUrl={trickPlayUrl}
               trickplayInfo={trickplayInfo}
               time={isSliding || showRemoteBubble ? time : remoteTime}
-              chapterPositions={chapterPositions}
             />
           </Animated.View>
         </>

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

@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
                 <Text
                   style={[styles.endsAtText, { fontSize: typography.callout }]}
                 >
-                  {t("player.ends_at")} {getFinishTime()}
+                  {t("player.ends_at", { time: getFinishTime() })}
                 </Text>
               </View>
             )}
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
                 <Text
                   style={[styles.endsAtText, { fontSize: typography.callout }]}
                 >
-                  {t("player.ends_at")} {getFinishTime()}
+                  {t("player.ends_at", { time: getFinishTime() })}
                 </Text>
               </View>
             )}

components/video-player/controls/EpisodeList.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { atom, useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
-import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import ContinueWatchingPoster from "@/components/ContinueWatchingPoster";
 import {
   HorizontalScroll,
@@ -17,10 +16,10 @@ import {
   SeasonDropdown,
   type SeasonIndexState,
 } from "@/components/series/SeasonDropdown";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import { useDownload } from "@/providers/DownloadProvider";
 import { apiAtom, userAtom } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
 import { useOfflineMode } from "@/providers/OfflineModeProvider";
-import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import {
   getDownloadedEpisodesForSeason,
   getDownloadedSeasonNumbers,
@@ -46,8 +45,7 @@ export const EpisodeList: React.FC<Props> = ({ item, close, goToItem }) => {
     scrollViewRef.current?.scrollToIndex(index, 100);
   };
   const isOffline = useOfflineMode();
-  const { settings } = useSettings();
+  const insets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
-  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
 
   // Set the initial season index
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -59,6 +57,11 @@ export const EpisodeList: React.FC<Props> = ({ item, close, goToItem }) => {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  // Read the live (cached) downloads DB inside the query rather than the
+  // provider's downloadedItems snapshot. The snapshot only refreshes on the
+  // provider refreshKey, so after updateDownloadedItem() invalidates
+  // ["episodes"]/["seasons"] (e.g. progress/played writes) the refetch would
+  // return stale data. getAllDownloadedItems() is cached, so this stays cheap.
   const { getDownloadedItems } = useDownload();
 
   const seasonIndex = seasonIndexState[item.ParentId ?? ""];
@@ -182,12 +185,9 @@ export const EpisodeList: React.FC<Props> = ({ item, close, goToItem }) => {
         backgroundColor: "black",
         height: "100%",
         width: "100%",
-        paddingTop:
+        paddingTop: insets.top,
-          (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.top : 0,
+        paddingLeft: insets.left,
-        paddingLeft:
+        paddingRight: insets.right,
-          (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.left : 0,
-        paddingRight:
-          (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.right : 0,
       }}
     >
       <View

components/video-player/controls/HeaderControls.tsx

@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ import type {
 } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client";
 import { type FC, useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { Platform, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
-import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import useRouter from "@/hooks/useAppRouter";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import { useHaptic } from "@/hooks/useHaptic";
 import { useOrientation } from "@/hooks/useOrientation";
 import { OrientationLock } from "@/packages/expo-screen-orientation";
-import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { HEADER_LAYOUT, ICON_SIZES } from "./constants";
 import DropdownView from "./dropdown/DropdownView";
 import { PlaybackSpeedScope } from "./utils/playback-speed-settings";
@@ -58,9 +57,8 @@ export const HeaderControls: FC<HeaderControlsProps> = ({
   showTechnicalInfo = false,
   onToggleTechnicalInfo,
 }) => {
-  const { settings } = useSettings();
   const router = useRouter();
-  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  const insets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
   const lightHapticFeedback = useHaptic("light");
   const { orientation, lockOrientation } = useOrientation();
   const [isTogglingOrientation, setIsTogglingOrientation] = useState(false);
@@ -99,10 +97,9 @@ export const HeaderControls: FC<HeaderControlsProps> = ({
       style={[
         {
           position: "absolute",
-          top: (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.top : 0,
+          top: insets.top,
-          left: (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.left : 0,
+          left: insets.left,
-          right:
+          right: insets.right,
-            (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true) ? insets.right : 0,
           padding: HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING,
         },
       ]}

components/video-player/controls/TechnicalInfoOverlay.tsx

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import Animated, {
 } from "react-native-reanimated";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { useScaledTVTypography } from "@/constants/TVTypography";
+import { useControlsSafeAreaInsets } from "@/hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets";
 import type { TechnicalInfo } from "@/modules/mpv-player";
-import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { HEADER_LAYOUT } from "./constants";
 
 type PlayMethod = "DirectPlay" | "DirectStream" | "Transcode";
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
     currentAudioIndex,
   }) => {
     const typography = useScaledTVTypography();
-    const { settings } = useSettings();
     const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+    const safeInsets = useControlsSafeAreaInsets();
     const [info, setInfo] = useState<TechnicalInfo | null>(null);
 
     const opacity = useSharedValue(0);
@@ -268,14 +268,8 @@ export const TechnicalInfoOverlay: FC<TechnicalInfoOverlayProps> = memo(
           left: Math.max(insets.left, 48) + 20,
         }
       : {
-          top:
+          top: safeInsets.top + HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING + 4,
-            (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true)
+          left: safeInsets.left + HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING + 20,
-              ? insets.top + HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING + 4
-              : HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING + 4,
-          left:
-            (settings?.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ?? true)
-              ? insets.left + HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING + 20
-              : HEADER_LAYOUT.CONTAINER_PADDING + 20,
         };
 
     const textStyle = Platform.isTV

hooks/useControlsSafeAreaInsets.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import {
+  type EdgeInsets,
+  useSafeAreaInsets,
+} from "react-native-safe-area-context";
+import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
+
+const ZERO_INSETS: EdgeInsets = { top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns safe-area insets to apply to in-player controls, honoring the
+ * `safeAreaInControlsEnabled` user setting. When the setting is disabled,
+ * returns zero insets so controls can sit flush against the screen edges.
+ */
+export const useControlsSafeAreaInsets = (): EdgeInsets => {
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  return settings.safeAreaInControlsEnabled ? insets : ZERO_INSETS;
+};

hooks/useImageStorage.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { File, Paths } from "expo-file-system";
 import { useCallback } from "react";
 import { storage } from "@/utils/mmkv";
 
@@ -12,36 +13,28 @@ const useImageStorage = () => {
     }
   }, []);
 
+  /**
+   * expo-file-system instead of fetch+Blob+FileReader: the latter silently
+   * resolves to an empty payload under RN's New Architecture.
+   */
   const image2Base64 = useCallback(async (url?: string | null) => {
     if (!url) return null;
 
-    let blob: Blob;
+    const tmpFile = new File(
+      Paths.cache,
+      `img-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}.jpg`,
+    );
     try {
-      // Fetch the data from the URL
+      const downloaded = await File.downloadFileAsync(url, tmpFile, {
-      const response = await fetch(url);
+        idempotent: true,
-      blob = await response.blob();
+      });
+      return await downloaded.base64();
     } catch (error) {
       console.warn("Error fetching image:", error);
       return null;
+    } finally {
+      if (tmpFile.exists) tmpFile.delete();
     }
-
-    // Create a FileReader instance
-    const reader = new FileReader();
-
-    // Convert blob to base64
-    return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
-      reader.onloadend = () => {
-        if (typeof reader.result === "string") {
-          // Extract the base64 string (remove the data URL prefix)
-          const base64 = reader.result.split(",")[1];
-          resolve(base64);
-        } else {
-          reject(new Error("Failed to convert image to base64"));
-        }
-      };
-      reader.onerror = reject;
-      reader.readAsDataURL(blob);
-    });
   }, []);
 
   const saveImage = useCallback(

hooks/useJellyseerr.ts

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import type {
   TvDetails,
 } from "@/utils/jellyseerr/server/models/Tv";
 import { writeErrorLog } from "@/utils/log";
+import { isVersionBelow } from "@/utils/serverUrl/semver";
 
 interface SearchParams {
   query: string;
@@ -141,10 +142,13 @@ export class JellyseerrApi {
       .then((response) => {
         const { status, headers, data } = response;
         if (inRange(status, 200, 299)) {
-          if (data.version < "2.0.0") {
+          if (data.version && isVersionBelow(data.version, "2.0.0")) {
             const error = t(
               "jellyseerr.toasts.jellyseer_does_not_meet_requirements",
             );
+            writeErrorLog(
+              `Jellyseerr version ${data.version} is below the required 2.0.0`,
+            );
             toast.error(error);
             throw Error(error);
           }

hooks/usePlaybackManager.ts

@@ -109,30 +109,35 @@ export const usePlaybackManager = ({
     staleTime: 0,
   });
 
+  /**
+   * Derive prev/next from the current item's real position in the adjacent
+   * list rather than from the array length. `getEpisodes({ adjacentTo })` does
+   * not guarantee a fixed [prev, current, next] shape — at the first/last
+   * episode it can still return the current item as the first/last entry — so
+   * length-based indexing wrongly surfaces the current episode as "previous".
+   */
+  const currentIndex = useMemo(
+    () => adjacentItems?.findIndex((e) => e.Id === item?.Id) ?? -1,
+    [adjacentItems, item],
+  );
+
+  /** A neighbour is only navigable if it has an actual media file (not a
+   * "Virtual"/missing episode placeholder, e.g. an absent Special). */
+  const isNavigable = (episode?: BaseItemDto | null): episode is BaseItemDto =>
+    !!episode && episode.Id !== item?.Id && episode.LocationType !== "Virtual";
+
   const previousItem = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!adjacentItems || adjacentItems.length <= 1) {
+    if (!adjacentItems || currentIndex <= 0) return null;
-      return null;
+    const candidate = adjacentItems[currentIndex - 1];
-    }
+    return isNavigable(candidate) ? candidate : null;
-
+  }, [adjacentItems, currentIndex, item]);
-    if (adjacentItems.length === 2) {
-      return adjacentItems[0].Id === item?.Id ? null : adjacentItems[0];
-    }
-
-    return adjacentItems[0];
-  }, [adjacentItems, item]);
 
   /** The next item in the series */
   const nextItem = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!adjacentItems || adjacentItems.length <= 1) {
+    if (!adjacentItems || currentIndex < 0) return null;
-      return null;
+    const candidate = adjacentItems[currentIndex + 1];
-    }
+    return isNavigable(candidate) ? candidate : null;
-
+  }, [adjacentItems, currentIndex, item]);
-    if (adjacentItems.length === 2) {
-      return adjacentItems[1].Id === item?.Id ? null : adjacentItems[1];
-    }
-
-    return adjacentItems[2];
-  }, [adjacentItems, item]);
 
   /**
    * Reports playback progress.

hooks/useServerUrlResolver.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  type ResolveFailureReason,
+  type ResolveOptions,
+  type ResolveResult,
+  resolveServerUrl,
+} from "@/utils/serverUrl/resolve";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "@/utils/serverUrl/types";
+
+export type ServerUrlResolverState =
+  | { status: "idle" }
+  | { status: "resolving" }
+  | { status: "ok"; resolvedUrl: string; meta?: Record<string, unknown> }
+  | { status: "error"; reason: ResolveFailureReason };
+
+/**
+ * Stateful wrapper around `resolveServerUrl` for screens.
+ *
+ * `resolve(input)` cancels any in-flight resolution, drives the state machine
+ * (idle → resolving → ok | error) and returns the raw result. Pass a stable
+ * (module-level) probe; memoize `options` if you supply one.
+ */
+export function useServerUrlResolver(
+  probe: ServerProbe,
+  options?: ResolveOptions,
+) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<ServerUrlResolverState>({
+    status: "idle",
+  });
+  const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
+
+  const resolve = useCallback(
+    async (input: string): Promise<ResolveResult> => {
+      abortRef.current?.abort();
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      abortRef.current = controller;
+      setState({ status: "resolving" });
+
+      const result = await resolveServerUrl(input, probe, {
+        ...options,
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      });
+
+      // Ignore results from a resolution that was superseded/cancelled.
+      if (!controller.signal.aborted) {
+        setState(
+          result.ok
+            ? { status: "ok", resolvedUrl: result.url, meta: result.meta }
+            : { status: "error", reason: result.reason },
+        );
+      }
+      return result;
+    },
+    [probe, options],
+  );
+
+  const reset = useCallback(() => {
+    abortRef.current?.abort();
+    setState({ status: "idle" });
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => () => abortRef.current?.abort(), []);
+
+  return { ...state, resolve, reset };
+}

modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerModule.swift

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class MpvPlayerModule: Module {
       }
 
       // Defines events that the view can send to JavaScript
-      Events("onLoad", "onPlaybackStateChange", "onProgress", "onError", "onTracksReady")
+      Events("onLoad", "onPlaybackStateChange", "onProgress", "onError", "onTracksReady", "onPictureInPictureChange")
     }
   }
 }

modules/mpv-player/ios/MpvPlayerView.swift

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 	let onProgress = EventDispatcher()
 	let onError = EventDispatcher()
 	let onTracksReady = EventDispatcher()
+	let onPictureInPictureChange = EventDispatcher()
 
 	private var currentURL: URL?
 	private var cachedPosition: Double = 0
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 	private func setupView() {
 		clipsToBounds = true
 		backgroundColor = .black
-		configureAudioSession()
 
 		videoContainer = UIView()
 		videoContainer.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
@@ -141,21 +141,26 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 		CATransaction.commit()
 	}
 
+	// MARK: - Audio Session & Notifications
+
 	private func configureAudioSession() {
-		let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+		let session = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
 		do {
-			try audioSession.setCategory(
+			try session.setCategory(.playback, mode: .moviePlayback, policy: .longFormAudio, options: [])
-				.playback,
+			try session.setActive(true)
-				mode: .moviePlayback,
-				policy: .longFormAudio,
-				options: []
-			)
-			try audioSession.setActive(true)
 		} catch {
 			print("Failed to configure audio session: \(error)")
 		}
 	}
-	// MARK: - Audio Session & Notifications
+
+	/// Deactivate the session AND reset the category — `setActive(false)` alone
+	/// leaves `.playback`/`.longFormAudio` on the shared singleton, so any later
+	/// reactivation (foreground, route change, other modules) re-steals audio.
+	private func tearDownAudioSession() {
+		let session = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+		try? session.setActive(false, options: .notifyOthersOnDeactivation)
+		try? session.setCategory(.ambient, mode: .default, options: [.mixWithOthers])
+	}
 
 	private func setupNotifications() {
 		// Handle audio session interruptions (e.g., incoming calls, other apps playing audio)
@@ -270,6 +275,7 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 
 	func play() {
 		intendedPlayState = true
+		configureAudioSession()
 		setupRemoteCommands()
 		renderer?.play()
 		pipController?.setPlaybackRate(1.0)
@@ -440,6 +446,7 @@ class MpvPlayerView: ExpoView {
 		renderer?.stop()
 		displayLayer.removeFromSuperlayer()
 		clearNowPlayingInfo()
+		tearDownAudioSession()
 		NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(self)
 	}
 }
@@ -519,9 +526,7 @@ extension MpvPlayerView: MPVLayerRendererDelegate {
 	}
 
 	func renderer(_: MPVLayerRenderer, didSelectAudioOutput audioOutput: String) {
-		// Audio output is now active - this is the right time to activate audio session and set Now Playing
+		print("[MPV] Audio output ready (\(audioOutput)), syncing Now Playing")
-		print("[MPV] Audio output ready (\(audioOutput)), activating audio session and syncing Now Playing")
-		nowPlayingManager.activateAudioSession()
 		syncNowPlaying(isPlaying: !isPaused())
 	}
 }
@@ -633,6 +638,9 @@ extension MpvPlayerView: PiPControllerDelegate {
 		print("PiP did start: \(didStartPictureInPicture)")
 		// Ensure current time is synced when PiP starts
 		pipController?.setCurrentTimeFromSeconds(cachedPosition, duration: cachedDuration)
+		// Notify JS of the actual PiP active state. `didStartPictureInPicture`
+		// is `false` when AVKit reports a failure to start, so reflect that.
+		onPictureInPictureChange(["isActive": didStartPictureInPicture])
 	}
 	
 	func pipController(_ controller: PiPController, willStopPictureInPicture: Bool) {
@@ -651,6 +659,9 @@ extension MpvPlayerView: PiPControllerDelegate {
 		if _isZoomedToFill {
 			displayLayer.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill
 		}
+		// Notify JS that PiP has fully stopped so the controls overlay can
+		// be re-mounted when the user returns to full screen.
+		onPictureInPictureChange(["isActive": false])
 	}
 	
 	func pipController(_ controller: PiPController, restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStop completionHandler: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {

providers/Downloads/database.ts

@@ -4,28 +4,68 @@ import type { DownloadedItem, DownloadsDatabase } from "./types";
 
 const DOWNLOADS_DATABASE_KEY = "downloads.v2.json";
 
+// Performance optimization: Cache the parsed database to avoid repeated JSON.parse calls
+let cachedDb: DownloadsDatabase | null = null;
+let cacheVersion = 0;
+
+// Performance optimization: Cache the flattened items array
+let cachedItems: DownloadedItem[] | null = null;
+let itemsCacheVersion = -1;
+
+// Performance optimization: Index for O(1) item lookups by ID
+let itemIndex: Map<string, DownloadedItem> | null = null;
+let indexCacheVersion = -1;
+
 /**
  * Get the downloads database from storage
+ * PERFORMANCE: Caches the parsed database to avoid repeated JSON.parse calls.
+ * NOTE: Returns the shared cached instance — do NOT mutate it directly. Go
+ * through addDownloadedItem/updateDownloadedItem/removeDownloadedItem so
+ * saveDownloadsDatabase() runs and the derived caches stay consistent.
  */
 export function getDownloadsDatabase(): DownloadsDatabase {
+  // Return cached database if available
+  if (cachedDb !== null) {
+    return cachedDb;
+  }
+
+  // Parse from storage and cache the result
   const file = storage.getString(DOWNLOADS_DATABASE_KEY);
   if (file) {
-    return JSON.parse(file) as DownloadsDatabase;
+    cachedDb = JSON.parse(file) as DownloadsDatabase;
+    return cachedDb;
   }
-  return { movies: {}, series: {}, other: {} };
+
+  const emptyDb = { movies: {}, series: {}, other: {} };
+  cachedDb = emptyDb;
+  return emptyDb;
 }
 
 /**
  * Save the downloads database to storage
+ * PERFORMANCE: Updates cache and invalidates derived caches
  */
 export function saveDownloadsDatabase(db: DownloadsDatabase): void {
   storage.set(DOWNLOADS_DATABASE_KEY, JSON.stringify(db));
+  // Update the cache with the new database
+  cachedDb = db;
+  // Invalidate derived caches (items array and index)
+  cachedItems = null;
+  itemIndex = null;
+  cacheVersion++;
 }
 
 /**
  * Get all downloaded items as a flat array
+ * PERFORMANCE: Caches the flattened array to avoid rebuilding on every call
  */
 export function getAllDownloadedItems(): DownloadedItem[] {
+  // Return cached items if available and up-to-date
+  if (cachedItems !== null && itemsCacheVersion === cacheVersion) {
+    return cachedItems;
+  }
+
+  // Build the items array from the database
   const db = getDownloadsDatabase();
   const items: DownloadedItem[] = [];
 
@@ -47,34 +87,41 @@ export function getAllDownloadedItems(): DownloadedItem[] {
     }
   }
 
+  // Cache the result
+  cachedItems = items;
+  itemsCacheVersion = cacheVersion;
+
   return items;
 }
 
 /**
- * Get a downloaded item by its ID
+ * Build or refresh the item index for O(1) lookups
  */
-export function getDownloadedItemById(id: string): DownloadedItem | undefined {
+function ensureItemIndex(): void {
-  const db = getDownloadsDatabase();
+  if (itemIndex !== null && indexCacheVersion === cacheVersion) {
-
+    return; // Index is up-to-date
-  if (db.movies[id]) {
-    return db.movies[id];
   }
 
-  for (const series of Object.values(db.series)) {
+  // Build new index from all items
-    for (const season of Object.values(series.seasons)) {
+  itemIndex = new Map<string, DownloadedItem>();
-      for (const episode of Object.values(season.episodes)) {
+  const items = getAllDownloadedItems();
-        if (episode.item.Id === id) {
+
-          return episode;
+  for (const item of items) {
-        }
+    if (item.item.Id) {
-      }
+      itemIndex.set(item.item.Id, item);
     }
   }
 
-  if (db.other?.[id]) {
+  indexCacheVersion = cacheVersion;
-    return db.other[id];
+}
-  }
 
-  return undefined;
+/**
+ * Get a downloaded item by its ID
+ * PERFORMANCE: Uses O(1) index lookup instead of O(n²) iteration
+ */
+export function getDownloadedItemById(id: string): DownloadedItem | undefined {
+  ensureItemIndex();
+  return itemIndex!.get(id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -221,4 +268,5 @@ export function updateDownloadedItem(
  */
 export function clearAllDownloadedItems(): void {
   saveDownloadsDatabase({ movies: {}, series: {}, other: {} });
+  // saveDownloadsDatabase already invalidates caches
 }

translations/en.json

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 {
+  "server_url": {
+    "resolving": "Checking…",
+    "resolved": "→ {{url}}",
+    "connected": "Connected to {{url}}",
+    "unreachable": "Server unreachable",
+    "wrong_service": "Reachable, but not the expected server",
+    "invalid_url": "Enter a valid address"
+  },
   "login": {
     "username_required": "Username Is Required",
     "error_title": "Error",

utils/serverUrl/candidates.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/**
+ * Generic server-URL candidate generator.
+ *
+ * Turns loose user input (`media.uruk.dev`, `https://media.uruk.dev`,
+ * `host:8096`, `http://10.0.0.5:3000/path`) into an ordered list of full URLs
+ * to probe — https first, http as fallback — while preserving any explicit
+ * port and path. Service-agnostic: unlike the Jellyfin SDK's `getAddressCandidates`
+ * it adds no Jellyfin-specific ports, so it suits Jellyseerr/Streamystats/etc.
+ */
+
+// scheme? host (port)? (path/query/hash)?
+const URL_RE = /^(?:(https?):\/\/)?([^/:\s?#]+)(?::(\d+))?([/?#].*)?$/i;
+
+export interface ParsedServerInput {
+  scheme?: "http" | "https";
+  host: string;
+  port?: string;
+  /** Normalized path+query+hash, without a trailing slash; "" when none. */
+  path: string;
+}
+
+function normalizePath(path?: string): string {
+  if (!path || path === "/") return "";
+  return path.replace(/\/+$/, "");
+}
+
+/** Parse loose user input. Returns null when it can't be understood. */
+export function parseServerInput(input: string): ParsedServerInput | null {
+  const trimmed = input.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return null;
+
+  const match = URL_RE.exec(trimmed);
+  if (!match) return null;
+
+  const [, scheme, host, port, rawPath] = match;
+  return {
+    scheme: scheme ? (scheme.toLowerCase() as "http" | "https") : undefined,
+    host: host.toLowerCase(),
+    port,
+    path: normalizePath(rawPath),
+  };
+}
+
+function buildUrl(
+  scheme: "http" | "https",
+  host: string,
+  port: string | undefined,
+  path: string,
+): string {
+  return `${scheme}://${host}${port ? `:${port}` : ""}${path}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ordered, de-duplicated candidate URLs for the given input.
+ *
+ * - Explicit scheme AND port → trusted as-is (single candidate).
+ * - Otherwise https is tried before http (prefer secure), keeping any port/path.
+ *
+ * @returns [] when the input can't be parsed.
+ */
+export function getServerUrlCandidates(input: string): string[] {
+  const parsed = parseServerInput(input);
+  if (!parsed) return [];
+
+  const { scheme, host, port, path } = parsed;
+
+  // Fully specified: don't second-guess the user.
+  if (scheme && port) return [buildUrl(scheme, host, port, path)];
+
+  // Secure-first; the typed scheme (if any) is still covered by this set.
+  const candidates = (["https", "http"] as const).map((s) =>
+    buildUrl(s, host, port, path),
+  );
+  return Array.from(new Set(candidates));
+}

utils/serverUrl/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export {
+  getServerUrlCandidates,
+  type ParsedServerInput,
+  parseServerInput,
+} from "./candidates";
+export { jellyfinProbe } from "./probes/jellyfin";
+export { jellyseerrProbe } from "./probes/jellyseerr";
+export { reachabilityProbe } from "./probes/reachability";
+export {
+  type ResolveFailureReason,
+  type ResolveOptions,
+  type ResolveResult,
+  resolveServerUrl,
+} from "./resolve";
+export { isVersionBelow } from "./semver";
+export type { ServerProbe, ServerProbeOutcome } from "./types";

utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyfin.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "../types";
+
+/** Public, unauthenticated Jellyfin endpoint; `ProductName` confirms the service. */
+const PRODUCT_NAME = "Jellyfin Server";
+
+export const jellyfinProbe: ServerProbe = async (url, signal) => {
+  try {
+    const { status, data } = await axios.get(`${url}/System/Info/Public`, {
+      signal,
+      timeout: 8000, // backstop; the resolver aborts via signal first
+    });
+
+    if (status < 200 || status >= 300) return { status: "unreachable" };
+    if (data?.ProductName !== PRODUCT_NAME) return { status: "wrong-service" };
+
+    return {
+      status: "ok",
+      meta: { version: data?.Version, serverName: data?.ServerName },
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return { status: "unreachable" };
+  }
+};

utils/serverUrl/probes/jellyseerr.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "../types";
+
+/**
+ * Probe for a Jellyseerr server. `/api/v1/status` is jellyseerr/overseerr
+ * specific and unauthenticated, so it both proves reachability and confirms we
+ * hit the right service. The minimum-version requirement is enforced at login
+ * time (see JellyseerrApi.test) — not surfaced here, to keep the field UI clean.
+ */
+export const jellyseerrProbe: ServerProbe = async (url, signal) => {
+  try {
+    const { status, data } = await axios.get(`${url}/api/v1/status`, {
+      signal,
+      timeout: 8000, // backstop; the resolver aborts via signal first
+    });
+
+    if (status < 200 || status >= 300) return { status: "unreachable" };
+
+    // A JSON body carrying version/commitTag identifies a real jellyseerr.
+    const looksLikeJellyseerr =
+      !!data &&
+      typeof data === "object" &&
+      (typeof data.version === "string" || "commitTag" in data);
+    if (!looksLikeJellyseerr) return { status: "wrong-service" };
+
+    return { status: "ok", meta: { version: data.version } };
+  } catch {
+    return { status: "unreachable" };
+  }
+};

utils/serverUrl/probes/reachability.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import axios from "axios";
+import type { ServerProbe } from "../types";
+
+/**
+ * Minimal probe for services without a known/unauthenticated health endpoint
+ * (e.g. Marlin Search, Streamystats). Any HTTP response — even 4xx — proves the
+ * host is up and speaking HTTP at this protocol/port, which is enough to pick
+ * https vs http. It cannot detect a "wrong service".
+ */
+export const reachabilityProbe: ServerProbe = async (url, signal) => {
+  try {
+    await axios.get(url, {
+      signal,
+      timeout: 8000,
+      validateStatus: () => true, // any status = the server answered
+    });
+    return { status: "ok" };
+  } catch (error) {
+    // A delivered response that still threw counts as reachable.
+    if ((error as { response?: unknown })?.response) return { status: "ok" };
+    return { status: "unreachable" };
+  }
+};

utils/serverUrl/resolve.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { getServerUrlCandidates } from "./candidates";
+import type { ServerProbe, ServerProbeOutcome } from "./types";
+
+export type ResolveFailureReason =
+  | "empty"
+  | "invalid"
+  | "wrong-service"
+  | "unreachable";
+
+export type ResolveResult =
+  | { ok: true; url: string; meta?: Record<string, unknown> }
+  | { ok: false; reason: ResolveFailureReason };
+
+export interface ResolveOptions {
+  /** Per-candidate probe timeout in ms. Default 5000. */
+  timeoutMs?: number;
+  /** Abort the whole resolution (cancels every in-flight probe). */
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+}
+
+// Order in which to surface a failure when no candidate validated:
+// the more specific/actionable the reason, the earlier it is reported.
+const FAILURE_PRIORITY = [
+  "wrong-service",
+  "unreachable",
+] as const satisfies ReadonlyArray<ResolveFailureReason>;
+
+/**
+ * Resolve loose user input to a single working, canonical server URL.
+ *
+ * Generates candidates (https-first), probes them in parallel with a per-candidate
+ * timeout, and returns the first candidate (in preference order) the probe
+ * accepted. When none work, the most actionable failure is returned.
+ */
+export async function resolveServerUrl(
+  input: string,
+  probe: ServerProbe,
+  options: ResolveOptions = {},
+): Promise<ResolveResult> {
+  const { timeoutMs = 5000, signal } = options;
+
+  if (!input.trim()) return { ok: false, reason: "empty" };
+
+  const candidates = getServerUrlCandidates(input);
+  if (candidates.length === 0) return { ok: false, reason: "invalid" };
+
+  const outcomes = await Promise.all(
+    candidates.map((url) => runProbe(url, probe, timeoutMs, signal)),
+  );
+
+  // Prefer the first candidate (https-first) that validated.
+  for (let i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
+    const outcome = outcomes[i];
+    if (outcome.status === "ok") {
+      return { ok: true, url: candidates[i], meta: outcome.meta };
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Nothing validated: report the most useful failure.
+  for (const reason of FAILURE_PRIORITY) {
+    const hit = outcomes.find((outcome) => outcome.status === reason);
+    if (hit) {
+      return { ok: false, reason };
+    }
+  }
+  return { ok: false, reason: "unreachable" };
+}
+
+async function runProbe(
+  url: string,
+  probe: ServerProbe,
+  timeoutMs: number,
+  parentSignal?: AbortSignal,
+): Promise<ServerProbeOutcome> {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const abort = () => controller.abort();
+  parentSignal?.addEventListener("abort", abort);
+  const timer = setTimeout(abort, timeoutMs);
+
+  try {
+    return await probe(url, controller.signal);
+  } catch {
+    return { status: "unreachable" };
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+    parentSignal?.removeEventListener("abort", abort);
+  }
+}

utils/serverUrl/semver.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Strict numeric "below" comparison for dotted versions.
+ *
+ * Avoids the string-comparison bug (`"1.9.9" < "2.0.0"` works by luck but
+ * `"2.10.0" < "2.0.0"` is wrongly true). Non-numeric/pre-release suffixes on a
+ * segment are ignored (e.g. `2.0.0-beta` → 2.0.0).
+ */
+export function isVersionBelow(version: string, minimum: string): boolean {
+  const parse = (v: string) =>
+    v.split(".").map((segment) => Number.parseInt(segment, 10) || 0);
+
+  const a = parse(version);
+  const b = parse(minimum);
+  const length = Math.max(a.length, b.length);
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    const x = a[i] ?? 0;
+    const y = b[i] ?? 0;
+    if (x !== y) return x < y;
+  }
+  return false;
+}

utils/serverUrl/types.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/** Result of probing a single candidate URL for a specific service. */
+export type ServerProbeOutcome =
+  | { status: "ok"; meta?: Record<string, unknown> }
+  | { status: "wrong-service" }
+  | { status: "unreachable" };
+
+/**
+ * Validates one fully-qualified candidate URL for a given service.
+ * Implementations must resolve (never reject) — map errors to "unreachable".
+ * The provided signal is aborted on timeout or cancellation.
+ */
+export type ServerProbe = (
+  url: string,
+  signal: AbortSignal,
+) => Promise<ServerProbeOutcome>;