feat(appearance): use episode images for Next Up & Continue Watching (opt-in)

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

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export default function IndexLayout() {
           headerLeft: () => (
             <Pressable
               onPress={() => _router.back()}
+              className='pl-0.5'
               style={{ marginRight: Platform.OS === "android" ? 16 : 0 }}
             >
               <Feather name='chevron-left' size={28} color='white' />
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ export default function IndexLayout() {
           headerLeft: () => (
             <Pressable
               onPress={() => _router.back()}
+              className='pl-0.5'
               style={{ marginRight: Platform.OS === "android" ? 16 : 0 }}
             >
               <Feather name='chevron-left' size={28} color='white' />

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

@@ -854,6 +854,13 @@ export default function SettingsTV() {
               updateSettings({ mergeNextUpAndContinueWatching: value })
             }
           />
+          <TVSettingsToggle
+            label={t("home.settings.appearance.use_episode_images_next_up")}
+            value={settings.useEpisodeImagesForNextUp}
+            onToggle={(value) =>
+              updateSettings({ useEpisodeImagesForNextUp: value })
+            }
+          />
           <TVSettingsToggle
             label={t("home.settings.appearance.show_home_backdrop")}
             value={settings.showHomeBackdrop}

app/(auth)/(tabs)/(home)/settings/logs/page.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { File, Paths } from "expo-file-system";
-import { requireOptionalNativeModule } from "expo-modules-core";
 import { useNavigation } from "expo-router";
 import type * as SharingType from "expo-sharing";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useId, useMemo, useState } from "react";
@@ -8,7 +6,6 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Platform, ScrollView, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native";
 import Collapsible from "react-native-collapsible";
 import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
-import { toast } from "sonner-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { FilterButton } from "@/components/filters/FilterButton";
 import { Loader } from "@/components/Loader";
@@ -75,25 +72,6 @@ export default function Page() {
     }
   }, [filteredLogs, Sharing]);
 
-  const copyLog = useCallback(
-    async (log: NonNullable<typeof logs>[number]) => {
-      // Skip on builds that don't ship the expo-clipboard native module
-      // (probe returns null instead of throwing); same guard as Quick Connect.
-      if (!requireOptionalNativeModule("ExpoClipboard")) return;
-      const Clipboard = await import("expo-clipboard");
-      const text = [
-        `[${log.level}] ${new Date(log.timestamp).toLocaleString()}`,
-        log.message,
-        log.data ? JSON.stringify(log.data, null, 2) : null,
-      ]
-        .filter(Boolean)
-        .join("\n");
-      await Clipboard.setStringAsync(text);
-      toast.success(t("home.settings.logs.copied"));
-    },
-    [logs, t],
-  );
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (Platform.isTV) return;
 
@@ -110,15 +88,8 @@ export default function Page() {
   }, [share, loading]);
 
   return (
-    <ScrollView
-      // Like the sibling settings pages, let iOS auto-inset the content below the
-      // transparent header (no manual header-height math). The filter bar is a
-      // sticky header so it stays pinned just under the header while logs scroll.
-      contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior='automatic'
-      stickyHeaderIndices={[0]}
-      contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: insets.bottom }}
-    >
-      <View className='flex flex-row justify-end py-2 px-4 space-x-2 bg-black'>
+    <View className='flex-1'>
+      <View className='flex flex-row justify-end py-2 px-4 space-x-2'>
         <FilterButton
           id={orderFilterId}
           queryKey='log'
@@ -141,77 +112,67 @@ export default function Page() {
           multiple={true}
         />
       </View>
-      <View className='flex flex-col space-y-2 px-4'>
-        {filteredLogs?.map((log, index) => (
-          <View className='bg-neutral-900 rounded-xl p-3' key={index}>
-            <TouchableOpacity
-              disabled={!log.data}
-              onPress={() =>
-                setState((v) => ({
-                  ...v,
-                  [log.timestamp]: !v[log.timestamp],
-                }))
-              }
-            >
-              <View className='flex flex-row justify-between'>
-                <Text
-                  className={`mb-1
+      <ScrollView
+        className='pb-4 px-4'
+        contentContainerStyle={{ paddingBottom: insets.bottom }}
+      >
+        <View className='flex flex-col space-y-2'>
+          {filteredLogs?.map((log, index) => (
+            <View className='bg-neutral-900 rounded-xl p-3' key={index}>
+              <TouchableOpacity
+                disabled={!log.data}
+                onPress={() =>
+                  setState((v) => ({
+                    ...v,
+                    [log.timestamp]: !v[log.timestamp],
+                  }))
+                }
+              >
+                <View className='flex flex-row justify-between'>
+                  <Text
+                    className={`mb-1
                       ${log.level === "INFO" && "text-blue-500"}
                       ${log.level === "ERROR" && "text-red-500"}
                       ${log.level === "DEBUG" && "text-purple-500"}
                     `}
-                >
-                  {log.level}
-                </Text>
-
-                <Text className='text-xs'>
-                  {new Date(log.timestamp).toLocaleString()}
-                </Text>
-              </View>
-              <Text className='text-xs'>{log.message}</Text>
-              {/* Keep the whole collapsed row tappable: the hint lives inside
-                  the toggle so tapping it expands too. */}
-              {log.data && !state[log.timestamp] && (
-                <Text className='text-xs mt-0.5'>
-                  {t("home.settings.logs.click_for_more_info")}
-                </Text>
-              )}
-            </TouchableOpacity>
-
-            {log.data && (
-              <Collapsible collapsed={!state[log.timestamp]}>
-                <View className='mt-2 flex flex-col space-y-2'>
-                  <ScrollView
-                    className='rounded-xl'
-                    style={codeBlockStyle}
-                    nestedScrollEnabled
                   >
-                    {/* Only the raw payload is selectable (per request); the
-                        header/message stay tap-to-toggle. */}
-                    <Text selectable>{JSON.stringify(log.data, null, 2)}</Text>
-                  </ScrollView>
-                  {!Platform.isTV && (
-                    <TouchableOpacity
-                      onPress={() => copyLog(log)}
-                      className='flex flex-row items-center self-end px-2 py-1'
-                    >
-                      <Ionicons name='copy-outline' size={16} color='white' />
-                      <Text className='text-xs ml-1'>
-                        {t("home.settings.logs.copy")}
-                      </Text>
-                    </TouchableOpacity>
-                  )}
+                    {log.level}
+                  </Text>
+
+                  <Text className='text-xs'>
+                    {new Date(log.timestamp).toLocaleString()}
+                  </Text>
                 </View>
-              </Collapsible>
-            )}
-          </View>
-        ))}
-        {filteredLogs?.length === 0 && (
-          <Text className='opacity-50'>
-            {t("home.settings.logs.no_logs_available")}
-          </Text>
-        )}
-      </View>
-    </ScrollView>
+                <Text selectable className='text-xs'>
+                  {log.message}
+                </Text>
+              </TouchableOpacity>
+
+              {log.data && (
+                <>
+                  {!state[log.timestamp] && (
+                    <Text className='text-xs mt-0.5'>
+                      {t("home.settings.logs.click_for_more_info")}
+                    </Text>
+                  )}
+                  <Collapsible collapsed={!state[log.timestamp]}>
+                    <View className='mt-2 flex flex-col space-y-2'>
+                      <ScrollView className='rounded-xl' style={codeBlockStyle}>
+                        <Text>{JSON.stringify(log.data, null, 2)}</Text>
+                      </ScrollView>
+                    </View>
+                  </Collapsible>
+                </>
+              )}
+            </View>
+          ))}
+          {filteredLogs?.length === 0 && (
+            <Text className='opacity-50'>
+              {t("home.settings.logs.no_logs_available")}
+            </Text>
+          )}
+        </View>
+      </ScrollView>
+    </View>
   );
 }

bun.lock

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
         "expo-brightness": "~56.0.5",
         "expo-build-properties": "~56.0.18",
         "expo-camera": "~56.0.8",
-        "expo-clipboard": "~56.0.4",
         "expo-constants": "~56.0.18",
         "expo-crypto": "~56.0.4",
         "expo-dev-client": "~56.0.20",
@@ -1002,8 +1001,6 @@
 
     "expo-camera": ["expo-camera@56.0.8", "", { "dependencies": { "barcode-detector": "^3.0.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "expo": "*", "react": "*", "react-native": "*", "react-native-web": "*" }, "optionalPeers": ["react-native-web"] }, "sha512-UDOpUUMisFRmCv1XQV1MJCKGAH2CsIC1Rs6P9Bbc6JLVmbxEKAd5dK68y6cScOdWURxVfJ0PRcjYnSuc8ayyIQ=="],
 
-    "expo-clipboard": ["expo-clipboard@56.0.4", "", { "peerDependencies": { "expo": "*", "react": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-qb4DYlkiowHYHaUYVT2FN9nk/nI1xShXOUYsI7J9dVpQCOHcGFjCBPX1VAvEW4Ye4/Aagd6IuhOVAq/+scBOiA=="],
-
     "expo-constants": ["expo-constants@56.0.18", "", { "dependencies": { "@expo/env": "~2.3.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "expo": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-8AMtbDGl/WVPnWlmbpGmvcdnNCy9E4PFnwdVwj600vljkMDPSxcAcjw8GVXEPk3PpZ+ngTqsrkltWyj0UKYAxw=="],
 
     "expo-crypto": ["expo-crypto@56.0.4", "", { "peerDependencies": { "expo": "*" } }, "sha512-fRNEhoXRXgAWBpe3/hq5X+KXTit3OZqdiAGts1YvNEUHQb+H5591mpPac0Yw+sZg9pXcrjRnzo5AxvZaENpc7g=="],

components/common/HeaderBackButton.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Feather } from "@expo/vector-icons";
+import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { BlurView, type BlurViewProps } from "expo-blur";
 import { Platform } from "react-native";
 import { Pressable, type PressableProps } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const HeaderBackButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
         className='flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9'
         {...pressableProps}
       >
-        <Feather name='chevron-left' size={28} color='white' />
+        <Ionicons name='arrow-back' size={24} color='white' />
       </Pressable>
     );
   }
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export const HeaderBackButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
           intensity={100}
           className='overflow-hidden rounded-full p-2'
         >
-          <Feather
+          <Ionicons
             className='drop-shadow-2xl'
-            name='chevron-left'
-            size={28}
+            name='arrow-back'
+            size={24}
             color='white'
           />
         </BlurView>
@@ -49,16 +49,13 @@ export const HeaderBackButton: React.FC<Props> = ({
   return (
     <Pressable
       onPress={() => router.back()}
-      // Match the Settings page back button: chevron flush to the edge with a
-      // 16px gap before the title (the old `p-2` pushed both arrow and title
-      // too far right). drop-shadow keeps it readable over images.
-      style={{ marginRight: 16 }}
+      className=' rounded-full p-2'
       {...pressableProps}
     >
-      <Feather
+      <Ionicons
         className='drop-shadow-2xl'
-        name='chevron-left'
-        size={28}
+        name='arrow-back'
+        size={24}
         color='white'
       />
     </Pressable>

components/home/InfiniteScrollingCollectionList.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { SectionHeader } from "@/components/common/SectionHeader";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import MoviePoster from "@/components/posters/MoviePoster";
+import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { Colors } from "../../constants/Colors";
 import ContinueWatchingPoster from "../ContinueWatchingPoster";
 import { TouchableItemRouter } from "../common/TouchableItemRouter";
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export const InfiniteScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
   }, [isSuccess, onLoaded]);
 
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
 
   // Flatten all pages into a single array (and de-dupe by Id to avoid UI duplicates)
   const allItems = useMemo(() => {
@@ -186,7 +188,10 @@ export const InfiniteScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 `}
               >
                 {item.Type === "Episode" && orientation === "horizontal" && (
-                  <ContinueWatchingPoster item={item} />
+                  <ContinueWatchingPoster
+                    item={item}
+                    useEpisodePoster={settings?.useEpisodeImagesForNextUp}
+                  />
                 )}
                 {item.Type === "Episode" && orientation === "vertical" && (
                   <SeriesPoster item={item} />

components/home/InfiniteScrollingCollectionList.tv.tsx

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useScaledTVTypography } from "@/constants/TVTypography";
 import useRouter from "@/hooks/useAppRouter";
 import { useTVItemActionModal } from "@/hooks/useTVItemActionModal";
 import { SortByOption, SortOrderOption } from "@/utils/atoms/filters";
+import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { scaleSize } from "@/utils/scaleSize";
 
 // Extra padding to accommodate scale animation (1.05x) and glow shadow
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ export const InfiniteScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
     });
 
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
 
   const allItems = useMemo(() => {
     const items = data?.pages.flat() ?? [];
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ export const InfiniteScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
             hasTVPreferredFocus={isFirstItem}
             onFocus={() => handleItemFocus(item)}
             width={itemWidth}
+            preferEpisodeImage={settings?.useEpisodeImagesForNextUp}
           />
         </View>
       );
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ export const InfiniteScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
       showItemActions,
       handleItemFocus,
       ITEM_GAP,
+      settings?.useEpisodeImagesForNextUp,
     ],
   );
 

components/home/ScrollingCollectionList.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ScrollView, View, type ViewProps } from "react-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import MoviePoster from "@/components/posters/MoviePoster";
 import { useInView } from "@/hooks/useInView";
+import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import ContinueWatchingPoster from "../ContinueWatchingPoster";
 import { TouchableItemRouter } from "../common/TouchableItemRouter";
 import { ItemCardText } from "../ItemCardText";
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export const ScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
   });
 
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
 
   // Show skeleton if loading OR if lazy loading is enabled and not in view yet
   const shouldShowSkeleton = isLoading || (enableLazyLoading && !isInView);
@@ -108,7 +110,10 @@ export const ScrollingCollectionList: React.FC<Props> = ({
                 `}
               >
                 {item.Type === "Episode" && orientation === "horizontal" && (
-                  <ContinueWatchingPoster item={item} />
+                  <ContinueWatchingPoster
+                    item={item}
+                    useEpisodePoster={settings?.useEpisodeImagesForNextUp}
+                  />
                 )}
                 {item.Type === "Episode" && orientation === "vertical" && (
                   <SeriesPoster item={item} />

components/settings/AppearanceSettings.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const AppearanceSettings: React.FC = () => {
       <ListGroup title={t("home.settings.appearance.title")} className=''>
         <ListItem
           title={t("home.settings.other.show_custom_menu_links")}
+          subtitle={t("home.settings.other.show_custom_menu_links_hint")}
           disabled={pluginSettings?.showCustomMenuLinks?.locked}
           onPress={() =>
             Linking.openURL(
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ export const AppearanceSettings: React.FC = () => {
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem
           title={t("home.settings.appearance.merge_next_up_continue_watching")}
+          subtitle={t(
+            "home.settings.appearance.merge_next_up_continue_watching_hint",
+          )}
         >
           <Switch
             value={settings.mergeNextUpAndContinueWatching}
@@ -52,15 +56,32 @@ export const AppearanceSettings: React.FC = () => {
             }
           />
         </ListItem>
+        <ListItem
+          title={t("home.settings.appearance.use_episode_images_next_up")}
+          subtitle={t(
+            "home.settings.appearance.use_episode_images_next_up_hint",
+          )}
+        >
+          <Switch
+            value={settings.useEpisodeImagesForNextUp}
+            onValueChange={(value) =>
+              updateSettings({ useEpisodeImagesForNextUp: value })
+            }
+          />
+        </ListItem>
         <ListItem
           onPress={() =>
             router.push("/settings/appearance/hide-libraries/page")
           }
           title={t("home.settings.other.hide_libraries")}
+          subtitle={t("home.settings.other.select_libraries_you_want_to_hide")}
           showArrow
         />
         <ListItem
           title={t("home.settings.appearance.hide_remote_session_button")}
+          subtitle={t(
+            "home.settings.appearance.hide_remote_session_button_hint",
+          )}
         >
           <Switch
             value={settings.hideRemoteSessionButton}

components/tv/TVPosterCard.tsx

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ export interface TVPosterCardProps {
 
   /** Custom image URL getter - if not provided, uses smart URL logic */
   imageUrlGetter?: (item: BaseItemDto) => string | undefined;
+
+  /** For horizontal episodes, prefer the episode's own image over the series thumb */
+  preferEpisodeImage?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ export const TVPosterCard: React.FC<TVPosterCardProps> = ({
   glowColor = "white",
   scaleAmount = 1.05,
   imageUrlGetter,
+  preferEpisodeImage = false,
 }) => {
   const api = useAtomValue(apiAtom);
   const posterSizes = useScaledTVPosterSizes();
@@ -139,6 +143,10 @@ export const TVPosterCard: React.FC<TVPosterCardProps> = ({
     if (orientation === "horizontal") {
       // Episode: prefer series thumb image for consistent look (like hero section)
       if (item.Type === "Episode") {
+        // Opt-in: use the episode's own image instead of the series thumb.
+        if (preferEpisodeImage && item.ImageTags?.Primary) {
+          return `${api.basePath}/Items/${item.Id}/Images/Primary?fillHeight=600&quality=80&tag=${item.ImageTags.Primary}`;
+        }
         // First try parent/series thumb (horizontal series artwork)
         if (item.ParentBackdropItemId && item.ParentThumbImageTag) {
           return `${api.basePath}/Items/${item.ParentBackdropItemId}/Images/Thumb?fillHeight=700&quality=80&tag=${item.ParentThumbImageTag}`;
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ export const TVPosterCard: React.FC<TVPosterCardProps> = ({
       item,
       width: width * 2, // 2x for quality on large screens
     });
-  }, [api, item, orientation, width, imageUrlGetter]);
+  }, [api, item, orientation, width, imageUrlGetter, preferEpisodeImage]);
 
   // Progress calculation
   const progress = useMemo(() => {

package.json

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     "expo-brightness": "~56.0.5",
     "expo-build-properties": "~56.0.18",
     "expo-camera": "~56.0.8",
-    "expo-clipboard": "~56.0.4",
     "expo-constants": "~56.0.18",
     "expo-crypto": "~56.0.4",
     "expo-dev-client": "~56.0.20",

translations/en.json

@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@
       "appearance": {
         "title": "Appearance",
         "merge_next_up_continue_watching": "Merge Continue watching & Next up",
+        "merge_next_up_continue_watching_hint": "Combine Continue Watching and Next Up into a single home row.",
+        "use_episode_images_next_up": "Use episode images for Next Up & Continue Watching",
+        "use_episode_images_next_up_hint": "Show each episode's own thumbnail in the Next Up and Continue Watching rows instead of the series image.",
         "hide_remote_session_button": "Hide remote session button",
+        "hide_remote_session_button_hint": "Hide the remote-sessions button from the home header.",
         "show_home_backdrop": "Dynamic home backdrop",
         "show_hero_carousel": "Hero carousel",
         "show_series_poster_on_episode": "Show series poster on episodes",
@@ -296,6 +300,7 @@
         },
         "safe_area_in_controls": "Safe area in controls",
         "show_custom_menu_links": "Show custom menu links",
+        "show_custom_menu_links_hint": "Show the custom links your server administrator added in the web config.",
         "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.",
@@ -410,9 +415,7 @@
         "click_for_more_info": "Click for more info",
         "level": "Level",
         "no_logs_available": "No logs available",
-        "delete_all_logs": "Delete all logs",
-        "copy": "Copy",
-        "copied": "Copied to clipboard"
+        "delete_all_logs": "Delete all logs"
       },
       "languages": {
         "title": "Languages",

utils/atoms/settings.ts

@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ export type Settings = {
   hideBrightnessSlider: boolean;
   usePopularPlugin: boolean;
   mergeNextUpAndContinueWatching: boolean;
+  // Use the episode's own image (instead of the series thumb) for the
+  // "Next Up" and "Continue Watching" home rows.
+  useEpisodeImagesForNextUp: boolean;
   // TV-specific settings
   showHomeBackdrop: boolean;
   showTVHeroCarousel: boolean;
@@ -382,6 +385,7 @@ export const defaultValues: Settings = {
   hideBrightnessSlider: false,
   usePopularPlugin: true,
   mergeNextUpAndContinueWatching: false,
+  useEpisodeImagesForNextUp: false,
   // TV-specific settings
   showHomeBackdrop: true,
   showTVHeroCarousel: true,