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

Co-authored-by: lance chant <13349722+lancechant@users.noreply.github.com>

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/_layout.tsx

@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ configureReanimatedLogger({
 if (!Platform.isTV) {
   Notifications.setNotificationHandler({
     handleNotification: async () => ({
-      shouldShowAlert: true,
+      shouldShowBanner: true,
+      shouldShowList: true,
       shouldPlaySound: true,
       shouldSetBadge: false,
     }),
@@ -350,9 +351,12 @@ function Layout() {
       notificationListener.current =
         Notifications?.addNotificationReceivedListener(
           (notification: Notification) => {
+            // Log only the title — serializing the whole notification touches
+            // the deprecated dataString getter (deprecation warning) and dumps
+            // noisy payloads into the console.
             console.log(
-              "Notification received while app running",
-              notification,
+              "Notification received while app running:",
+              notification.request.content.title,
             );
           },
         );

components/downloads/SeriesCard.tsx

@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ export const SeriesCard: React.FC<{ items: BaseItemDto[] }> = ({ items }) => {
   const { showActionSheetWithOptions } = useActionSheet();
   const router = useRouter();
 
+  // Keyed on SeriesId so recycled FlashList cells re-read the correct poster
+  // instead of freezing the first-rendered series' image (empty deps bug).
   const base64Image = useMemo(() => {
-    return storage.getString(items[0].SeriesId!);
-  }, []);
+    const seriesId = items[0]?.SeriesId;
+    return seriesId ? storage.getString(seriesId) : undefined;
+  }, [items[0]?.SeriesId]);
 
   const deleteSeries = useCallback(
     async () =>

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/settings/StorageSettings.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { Platform, View } from "react-native";
+import { Alert, Platform, View } from "react-native";
 import { toast } from "sonner-native";
 import { Text } from "@/components/common/Text";
 import { Colors } from "@/constants/Colors";
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ListItem } from "../list/ListItem";
 export const StorageSettings = () => {
   const { deleteAllFiles, appSizeUsage } = useDownload();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const successHapticFeedback = useHaptic("success");
   const errorHapticFeedback = useHaptic("error");
 
@@ -27,16 +28,38 @@ export const StorageSettings = () => {
         used: (app.total - app.remaining) / app.total,
       };
     },
+    // Keep the bar moving while a download is writing to disk.
+    refetchInterval: 10 * 1000,
   });
 
-  const onDeleteClicked = async () => {
-    try {
-      await deleteAllFiles();
-      successHapticFeedback();
-    } catch (_e) {
-      errorHapticFeedback();
-      toast.error(t("home.settings.toasts.error_deleting_files"));
-    }
+  const onDeleteClicked = () => {
+    Alert.alert(
+      t("home.settings.storage.delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm"),
+      t("home.settings.storage.delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm_desc"),
+      [
+        {
+          text: t("common.cancel"),
+          style: "cancel",
+        },
+        {
+          text: t("common.ok"),
+          style: "destructive",
+          onPress: async () => {
+            try {
+              await deleteAllFiles();
+              successHapticFeedback();
+            } catch (_e) {
+              errorHapticFeedback();
+              toast.error(t("home.settings.toasts.error_deleting_files"));
+            } finally {
+              // Reflect the freed space immediately instead of waiting for
+              // the next poll.
+              queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["appSize"] });
+            }
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    );
   };
 
   const calculatePercentage = (value: number, total: number) => {

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(() => {

providers/Downloads/fileOperations.ts

@@ -96,5 +96,24 @@ export function getDownloadedItemSize(id: string): number {
  */
 export function calculateTotalDownloadedSize(): number {
   const items = getAllDownloadedItems();
-  return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + (item.videoFileSize || 0), 0);
+  return items.reduce((sum, item) => {
+    // Trickplay bytes count too — getDownloadedItemSize models per-item size
+    // as video + trickplay, the total must match.
+    const trickplaySize = item.trickPlayData?.size ?? 0;
+    // Read the live file size on disk so the total reflects actual usage and
+    // self-heals items whose stored videoFileSize is 0 (old schema, or
+    // `fileInfo.size` was undefined at download time). Fall back to the stored
+    // value if the file can't be stat'd.
+    if (item.videoFilePath) {
+      try {
+        const file = new File(filePathToUri(item.videoFilePath));
+        if (file.exists) {
+          return sum + (file.size ?? item.videoFileSize ?? 0) + trickplaySize;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn("Failed to stat downloaded file for size:", error);
+      }
+    }
+    return sum + (item.videoFileSize ?? 0) + trickplaySize;
+  }, 0);
 }

providers/Downloads/hooks/useDownloadOperations.ts

@@ -289,7 +289,24 @@ export function useDownloadOperations({
   );
 
   const appSizeUsage = useCallback(async () => {
-    const totalSize = calculateTotalDownloadedSize();
+    let totalSize = calculateTotalDownloadedSize();
+
+    // Also count in-progress downloads (they write straight to their final
+    // path) so the growing file shows up as app usage instead of drifting
+    // into the generic device share until completion.
+    for (const process of processes) {
+      try {
+        const file = new File(
+          Paths.document,
+          `${generateFilename(process.item)}.mp4`,
+        );
+        if (file.exists) {
+          totalSize += file.size ?? 0;
+        }
+      } catch {
+        // File not created yet — ignore.
+      }
+    }
 
     try {
       const [freeDiskStorage, totalDiskCapacity] = await Promise.all([
@@ -310,7 +327,7 @@ export function useDownloadOperations({
         appSize: totalSize,
       };
     }
-  }, []);
+  }, [processes]);
 
   return {
     startBackgroundDownload,

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.",
@@ -384,6 +389,8 @@
         "device_usage": "Device {{availableSpace}}%",
         "size_used": "{{used}} of {{total}} used",
         "delete_all_downloaded_files": "Delete all downloaded files",
+        "delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm": "Delete All Downloaded Files?",
+        "delete_all_downloaded_files_confirm_desc": "Are you sure you want to delete all downloaded files? This action cannot be undone.",
         "music_cache_title": "Music cache",
         "music_cache_description": "Automatically cache songs as you listen for smoother playback and offline support",
         "clear_music_cache": "Clear music cache",

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,