Merge branch 'develop' into ci/parallel-steps

pull_request gives fork PRs a read-only token, so the sticky comment can't be
posted from pr-title.yml. Split the comment into pr-title-comment.yml
(workflow_run), which runs from the base branch with a write token and works for
forks. pr-title.yml stays the required check (runs on the PR branch, forks
included, no deadlock) and hands the lint result to the commenter via an
artifact. workflow_run only fires once this workflow is on the default branch, so
it activates for fork PRs after merge; the required check is unaffected.

.github/workflows/build-apps.yml

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # dispatch artifact-comment.yml to refresh the PR comment
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 🗑️ Free Disk Space
             uses: BRAINSia/free-disk-space@7048ffbf50819342ac964ef3998a51c2564a8a75 # v2.1.3
             with:
@@ -56,19 +57,6 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
-      - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
-        with:
-          path: ~/.bun/install/cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-
-
-      - name: 📦 Install dependencies and reload submodules
-        run: |
-          bun install --frozen-lockfile
-          bun run submodule-reload
-
           - name: ☕ Set up JDK 17
             # ubuntu-26.04 defaults to JDK 25, which breaks the RN/AGP native build
             # (Kotlin falls back to JVM_23, the foojay toolchain + CMake configure
@@ -78,6 +66,15 @@ jobs:
               distribution: temurin
               java-version: "17"
 
+      - parallel:
+          - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
+            uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+            with:
+              path: ~/.bun/install/cache
+              key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
+              restore-keys: |
+                ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-
+
           - name: 💾 Cache Gradle global
             uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
             with:
@@ -88,6 +85,11 @@ jobs:
               restore-keys: |
                 ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-gradle-
 
+      - name: 📦 Install dependencies and reload submodules
+        run: |
+          bun install --frozen-lockfile
+          bun run submodule-reload
+
       - name: 🛠️ Generate project files
         run: bun run prebuild
 
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # dispatch artifact-comment.yml to refresh the PR comment
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 🗑️ Free Disk Space
             uses: BRAINSia/free-disk-space@7048ffbf50819342ac964ef3998a51c2564a8a75 # v2.1.3
             with:
@@ -156,19 +159,6 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
-      - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
-        with:
-          path: ~/.bun/install/cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-
-
-      - name: 📦 Install dependencies and reload submodules
-        run: |
-          bun install --frozen-lockfile
-          bun run submodule-reload
-
           - name: ☕ Set up JDK 17
             # ubuntu-26.04 defaults to JDK 25, which breaks the RN/AGP native build
             # (Kotlin falls back to JVM_23, the foojay toolchain + CMake configure
@@ -178,6 +168,15 @@ jobs:
               distribution: temurin
               java-version: "17"
 
+      - parallel:
+          - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
+            uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+            with:
+              path: ~/.bun/install/cache
+              key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
+              restore-keys: |
+                ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-
+
           - name: 💾 Cache Gradle global
             uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
             with:
@@ -188,6 +187,11 @@ jobs:
               restore-keys: |
                 ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-gradle-
 
+      - name: 📦 Install dependencies and reload submodules
+        run: |
+          bun install --frozen-lockfile
+          bun run submodule-reload
+
       - name: 🛠️ Generate project files
         run: bun run prebuild:tv
 
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # dispatch artifact-comment.yml to refresh the PR comment
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout code
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
@@ -243,6 +248,19 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+          - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
+            uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
+            with:
+              # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
+              xcode-version: "26.6"
+
+          - name: 🏗️ Setup EAS
+            uses: expo/expo-github-action@eab7a230208c952974db8c3245cfd78402c7b385 # main
+            with:
+              eas-version: latest
+              token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
+              eas-cache: true
+
       - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -259,19 +277,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Generate project files
         run: bun run prebuild
 
-      - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
-        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
-        with:
-          # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
-          xcode-version: "26.5"
-
-      - name: 🏗️ Setup EAS
-        uses: expo/expo-github-action@eab7a230208c952974db8c3245cfd78402c7b385 # main
-        with:
-          eas-version: latest
-          token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
-          eas-cache: true
-
       - name: 🚀 Build iOS app
         env:
           EXPO_TV: 0
@@ -301,6 +306,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # dispatch artifact-comment.yml to refresh the PR comment
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout code
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
@@ -315,6 +321,12 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+          - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
+            uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
+            with:
+              # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
+              xcode-version: "26.6"
+
       - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -331,12 +343,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Generate project files
         run: bun run prebuild
 
-      - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
-        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
-        with:
-          # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
-          xcode-version: "26.5"
-
       - name: 🚀 Build iOS app
         env:
           EXPO_TV: 0
@@ -368,6 +374,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # dispatch artifact-comment.yml to refresh the PR comment
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout code
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
@@ -382,6 +389,19 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+          - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
+            uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
+            with:
+              # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
+              xcode-version: "26.6"
+
+          - name: 🏗️ Setup EAS
+            uses: expo/expo-github-action@eab7a230208c952974db8c3245cfd78402c7b385 # main
+            with:
+              eas-version: latest
+              token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
+              eas-cache: true
+
       - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -398,19 +418,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Generate project files
         run: bun run prebuild:tv
 
-      - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
-        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
-        with:
-          # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
-          xcode-version: "26.5"
-
-      - name: 🏗️ Setup EAS
-        uses: expo/expo-github-action@eab7a230208c952974db8c3245cfd78402c7b385 # main
-        with:
-          eas-version: latest
-          token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
-          eas-cache: true
-
       - name: 🚀 Build iOS app
         env:
           EXPO_TV: 1
@@ -438,6 +445,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: write # dispatch artifact-comment.yml to refresh the PR comment
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout code
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
@@ -452,6 +460,12 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+          - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
+            uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
+            with:
+              # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
+              xcode-version: "26.6"
+
       - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -468,12 +482,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Generate project files
         run: bun run prebuild:tv
 
-      - name: 🔧 Setup Xcode
-        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@ed7a3b1fda3918c0306d1b724322adc0b8cc0a90 # v1
-        with:
-          # renovate: datasource=custom.xcode depName=xcode versioning=loose
-          xcode-version: "26.5"
-
       - name: 🚀 Build iOS app
         env:
           EXPO_TV: 1

.github/workflows/check-lockfile.yml

@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout repository
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
               ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
               show-progress: false
               submodules: recursive
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
           - name: 🍞 Setup Bun
             uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@0c5077e51419868618aeaa5fe8019c62421857d6 # v2.2.0

.github/workflows/detect-duplicate.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
       contents: read
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout repository
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
 

.github/workflows/linting.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: 🚦 Security & Quality Gate
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
     branches: [develop, master]
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
@@ -11,39 +11,11 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
-  validate_pr_title:
-    name: "📝 Validate PR Title"
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-      contents: read
-    steps:
-      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@48f256284bd46cdaab1048c3721360e808335d50 # v6.1.1
-        id: lint_pr_title
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@0ea0beb66eb9baf113663a64ec522f60e49231c0 # v3.0.4
-        if: always() && (steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message != null)
-        with:
-          header: pr-title-lint-error
-          message: |
-            Hey there and thank you for opening this pull request! 👋🏼
-            We require pull request titles to follow the [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/).
-
-            **Error details:**
-            ```
-            ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message }}
-            ```
-
-      - if: ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message == null }}
-        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@0ea0beb66eb9baf113663a64ec522f60e49231c0 # v3.0.4
-        with:
-          header: pr-title-lint-error
-          delete: true
-
   dependency-review:
     name: 🔍 Vulnerable Dependencies
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
@@ -67,12 +39,12 @@ jobs:
     name: 🚑 Expo Doctor Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 🛒 Checkout repository
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
               ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
               submodules: recursive
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
           - name: 🍞 Setup Bun
             uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@0c5077e51419868618aeaa5fe8019c62421857d6 # v2.2.0
@@ -80,6 +52,14 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+      - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          path: ~/.bun/install/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-
+
       - name: 📦 Install dependencies (bun)
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
@@ -103,18 +83,12 @@ jobs:
           - "i18n:check"
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: "📥 Checkout PR code"
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
               ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
               submodules: recursive
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: "🟢 Setup Node.js"
-        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
-        with:
-          # renovate: datasource=node-version depName=node versioning=node
-          node-version: "24.18.0"
 
           - name: "🍞 Setup Bun"
             uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@0c5077e51419868618aeaa5fe8019c62421857d6 # v2.2.0
@@ -122,6 +96,14 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+      - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          path: ~/.bun/install/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-bun-
+
       - name: "📦 Install dependencies"
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 

.github/workflows/pr-title-comment.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+name: 📝 PR Title Comment
+
+# Posts / updates / deletes the PR-title lint sticky comment with a write token,
+# so it works on FORK PRs too (the pull_request-triggered pr-title.yml only has a
+# read-only token on forks). workflow_run runs from the base branch with the base
+# repo's token. This is comment-only — the required check stays pr-title.yml.
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["📝 PR Title"]
+    types: [completed]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read # download the artifact from the triggering run
+  pull-requests: write # post/update/delete the sticky comment
+
+concurrency:
+  group: pr-title-comment-${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  comment:
+    if: github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+    steps:
+      - name: ⬇️ Download lint result
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          gh run download "${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}" \
+            --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
+            --name pr-title-result \
+            --dir result
+
+      - name: 🔎 Read result
+        id: result
+        run: |
+          echo "number=$(cat result/number)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          if [ -s result/error ]; then
+            echo "has_error=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "has_error=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: 📥 Load error message
+        if: steps.result.outputs.has_error == 'true'
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo "LINT_ERROR<<PR_TITLE_ERR_EOF"
+            cat result/error
+            echo
+            echo "PR_TITLE_ERR_EOF"
+          } >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: 💬 Post title error
+        if: steps.result.outputs.has_error == 'true'
+        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@0ea0beb66eb9baf113663a64ec522f60e49231c0 # v3.0.4
+        with:
+          number: ${{ steps.result.outputs.number }}
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          message: |
+            Hey there and thank you for opening this pull request! 👋🏼
+            We require pull request titles to follow the [Conventional Commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en/v1.0.0/).
+
+            **Error details:**
+            ```
+            ${{ env.LINT_ERROR }}
+            ```
+
+      - name: 🧹 Clear title error
+        if: steps.result.outputs.has_error == 'false'
+        uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@0ea0beb66eb9baf113663a64ec522f60e49231c0 # v3.0.4
+        with:
+          number: ${{ steps.result.outputs.number }}
+          header: pr-title-lint-error
+          delete: true

.github/workflows/pr-title.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: 📝 PR Title
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+    branches: [develop, master]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  validate_pr_title:
+    name: "📝 Validate PR Title"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@48f256284bd46cdaab1048c3721360e808335d50 # v6.1.1
+        id: lint_pr_title
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Fork PRs only get a read-only GITHUB_TOKEN here, so the sticky comment
+      # is posted from the privileged pr-title-comment.yml (workflow_run). Hand
+      # off the result (PR number + lint error) as an artifact for it to read.
+      - if: always()
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          LINT_ERROR: ${{ steps.lint_pr_title.outputs.error_message }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p pr-title-result
+          printf '%s' "$PR_NUMBER" > pr-title-result/number
+          printf '%s' "$LINT_ERROR" > pr-title-result/error
+
+      - if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: pr-title-result
+          path: pr-title-result/
+          retention-days: 1

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ name: 🚀 Release (EAS build + submit)
 concurrency:
   group: release-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
+  # Queue successive releases in order instead of dropping the extra pending run.
+  queue: max
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             artifact_name: streamyfin-android-tv-apk
 
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout code
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:
@@ -76,6 +79,13 @@ jobs:
               # renovate: datasource=npm depName=bun
               bun-version: "1.3.14"
 
+          - name: 🏗️ Setup EAS
+            uses: expo/expo-github-action@eab7a230208c952974db8c3245cfd78402c7b385 # main
+            with:
+              eas-version: latest
+              token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
+              eas-cache: true
+
       - name: 💾 Cache Bun dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@2c8a9bd7457de244a408f35966fab2fb45fda9c8 # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -89,13 +99,6 @@ jobs:
           bun install --frozen-lockfile
           bun run submodule-reload
 
-      - name: 🏗️ Setup EAS
-        uses: expo/expo-github-action@eab7a230208c952974db8c3245cfd78402c7b385 # main
-        with:
-          eas-version: latest
-          token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
-          eas-cache: true
-
       # tvOS uses credentialsSource: local — restore the gitignored
       # credentials.json + cert + provisioning profiles from secrets.
       - name: 🔐 Restore tvOS signing credentials

.github/workflows/update-issue-form.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
+      - parallel:
           - name: 📥 Checkout repository
             uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
             with:

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

@@ -893,6 +893,27 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
       // Check if we're transcoding
       const isTranscoding = Boolean(stream?.mediaSource?.TranscodingUrl);
 
+      // A transcoded stream only carries the audio track the server encoded
+      // into it — switching requires re-negotiating the stream with the new
+      // index (like the mobile menu's replacePlayer), not an mpv aid change.
+      if (isTranscoding) {
+        const queryParams = new URLSearchParams({
+          itemId: item?.Id ?? "",
+          audioIndex: String(index),
+          subtitleIndex: String(currentSubtitleIndex),
+          mediaSourceId: stream?.mediaSource?.Id ?? "",
+          bitrateValue: bitrateValue?.toString() ?? "",
+          playbackPosition: msToTicks(progress.get()).toString(),
+        }).toString();
+        // Destroy the current mpv instance BEFORE navigating, same rationale as
+        // goToNextItem/goToPreviousItem: Expo Router briefly holds two players
+        // during the transition, and two simultaneous decoders OOM-kill low-RAM
+        // devices. Resume is preserved via the playbackPosition param.
+        videoRef.current?.destroy().catch(() => {});
+        router.replace(`player/direct-player?${queryParams}` as any);
+        return;
+      }
+
       // Convert Jellyfin index to MPV track ID
       const mpvTrackId = getMpvAudioId(
         stream?.mediaSource,
@@ -904,7 +925,14 @@ export default function DirectPlayerPage() {
         await videoRef.current?.setAudioTrack?.(mpvTrackId);
       }
     },
-    [stream?.mediaSource],
+    [
+      stream?.mediaSource,
+      item?.Id,
+      currentSubtitleIndex,
+      bitrateValue,
+      router,
+      progress,
+    ],
   );
 
   // TV subtitle track change handler

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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import {
   Animated,
   Easing,
+  InteractionManager,
   ScrollView,
   StyleSheet,
   TVFocusGuideView,
@@ -75,6 +76,20 @@ export default function TVOptionModal() {
   }, [isReady]);
 
   const handleSelect = (value: any) => {
+    if (modalState?.deferApplyUntilDismissed) {
+      // onSelect navigates (the transcode audio switch replacing the player);
+      // a router.replace fired while this modal is the active route would be
+      // swallowed. Close FIRST, apply after dismissal.
+      const onSelect = modalState.onSelect;
+      store.set(tvOptionModalAtom, null);
+      router.back();
+      InteractionManager.runAfterInteractions(() => onSelect?.(value));
+      return;
+    }
+    // State-only callers (detail page, library filters, settings): run before
+    // closing so the re-render happens while the modal is up. Deferring it until
+    // after dismissal re-renders the page after focus returns and yanks TV
+    // focus, leaving navigation stuck.
     modalState?.onSelect(value);
     store.set(tvOptionModalAtom, null);
     router.back();

bun.lock

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         "@types/react": "~19.2.10",
         "@types/react-test-renderer": "19.1.0",
         "cross-env": "10.1.0",
-        "expo-doctor": "1.19.9",
+        "expo-doctor": "1.20.0",
         "husky": "9.1.7",
         "lint-staged": "17.0.8",
         "react-test-renderer": "19.2.3",
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@
 
     "expo-device": ["expo-device@56.0.4", "", { "dependencies": { "ua-parser-js": "^0.7.33" }, "peerDependencies": { "expo": "*" } }, "sha512-ucVcGPkvBrl2QHuy7XcYex2Y6BETvJ6TREutZrwLGUDnlvbpKS8KfQoNZOpvkyo5Nmm9RrasYQ0CrXmBHho2mg=="],
 
-    "expo-doctor": ["expo-doctor@1.19.9", "", { "bin": { "expo-doctor": "bin/expo-doctor.js" } }, "sha512-SJW5HxEDQ9f5QdFvrUwfbdJZ4HI0EAAxsrJqrHBFjKBum+uSOcEIZPLRibwNQLTHOwTO1TWNLiMlF9sDUBWeYw=="],
+    "expo-doctor": ["expo-doctor@1.20.0", "", { "bin": { "expo-doctor": "bin/expo-doctor.js" } }, "sha512-YL0uGQGZ65tWOCOiDH6BFzBkx/9N46MyBUdRfa4t6iuG4tbLg/phRrhmuaNm99QJVMqYtt3ksRbFCzuYOuX20Q=="],
 
     "expo-file-system": ["expo-file-system@56.0.8", "", { "peerDependencies": { "expo": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-NrH41/8snGIBSbYicwVLB4txPdgCATd7ZYhMAGS3YJZ9GbnduhlAoV4/YCbGayjrbpE9bJb/6wegPL/zmvRMnQ=="],
 

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

@@ -564,6 +564,9 @@ export const Controls: FC<Props> = ({
       title: t("item_card.audio"),
       options: audioOptions,
       onSelect: handleAudioChange,
+      // In-player audio selection navigates (replacePlayer while transcoding);
+      // apply it after the modal is dismissed so it isn't swallowed.
+      deferApplyUntilDismissed: true,
     });
     controlsInteractionRef.current();
   }, [showOptions, t, audioOptions, handleAudioChange]);

hooks/useTVOptionModal.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface ShowOptionsParams<T> {
   onSelect: (value: T) => void;
   cardWidth?: number;
   cardHeight?: number;
+  deferApplyUntilDismissed?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const useTVOptionModal = () => {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export const useTVOptionModal = () => {
         onSelect: params.onSelect,
         cardWidth: params.cardWidth,
         cardHeight: params.cardHeight,
+        deferApplyUntilDismissed: params.deferApplyUntilDismissed,
       });
       router.push("/(auth)/tv-option-modal");
     },

package.json

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     "@types/react": "~19.2.10",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "19.1.0",
     "cross-env": "10.1.0",
-    "expo-doctor": "1.19.9",
+    "expo-doctor": "1.20.0",
     "husky": "9.1.7",
     "lint-staged": "17.0.8",
     "react-test-renderer": "19.2.3",

utils/atoms/tvOptionModal.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ export type TVOptionModalState = {
   onSelect: (value: any) => void;
   cardWidth?: number;
   cardHeight?: number;
+  /**
+   * Run onSelect AFTER the modal route is dismissed. Needed only when onSelect
+   * navigates (the in-player audio switch replacing the player while
+   * transcoding), which the still-active modal route would otherwise swallow.
+   * Default (false) runs onSelect before closing, so state-only callers (detail
+   * page, library filters, settings) don't re-render after focus returns and
+   * lose TV focus.
+   */
+  deferApplyUntilDismissed?: boolean;
 } | null;
 
 export const tvOptionModalAtom = atom<TVOptionModalState>(null);