fix(tv): only defer option-modal selection when it navigates

The close-first + runAfterInteractions change (needed so the in-player audio
switch's replacePlayer isn't swallowed by the modal route) also runs for every
other tv-option-modal caller — detail-page audio, library filters, settings —
whose onSelect only updates state. Deferring those until after dismissal
re-renders the page after focus returns and yanks TV focus, leaving navigation
stuck. Gate the deferral behind deferApplyUntilDismissed (set only by the
in-player audio caller); everyone else applies before closing, as before.

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

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         "react-native-nitro-modules": "0.33.1",
         "react-native-pager-view": "8.0.1",
         "react-native-qrcode-svg": "^6.3.21",
-        "react-native-reanimated": "4.5.1",
+        "react-native-reanimated": "4.3.1",
         "react-native-reanimated-carousel": "4.0.3",
         "react-native-safe-area-context": "~5.7.0",
         "react-native-screens": "4.25.2",
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@
 
     "react-native-qrcode-svg": ["react-native-qrcode-svg@6.3.21", "", { "dependencies": { "prop-types": "^15.8.0", "qrcode": "^1.5.4", "text-encoding": "^0.7.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": ">=0.63.4", "react-native-svg": ">=14.0.0" } }, "sha512-6vcj4rcdpWedvphDR+NSJcudJykNuLgNGFwm2p4xYjR8RdyTzlrELKI5LkO4ANS9cQUbqsfkpippPv64Q2tUtA=="],
 
-    "react-native-reanimated": ["react-native-reanimated@4.5.1", "", { "dependencies": { "react-native-is-edge-to-edge": "^1.3.1", "semver": "^7.7.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "0.83 - 0.86", "react-native-worklets": "0.10.x" } }, "sha512-RnMvtDuR+68ig864gAvZCOdZehqhC5rFmMo0kn+ARfgVSTvFeF6IFLBVgMPUu0KwihaapEyW24WRi6nEyy1kSA=="],
+    "react-native-reanimated": ["react-native-reanimated@4.3.1", "", { "dependencies": { "react-native-is-edge-to-edge": "^1.3.1", "semver": "^7.7.3" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "0.81 - 0.85", "react-native-worklets": "0.8.x" } }, "sha512-KhGsS0YkCA+gusgyzlf9hnqzVPIR398KTpqXyqq/+yYJJPAvyEEPKcxlB0xtOOXSMrR2A9uRKVARVQhZwrOh+Q=="],
 
     "react-native-reanimated-carousel": ["react-native-reanimated-carousel@4.0.3", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": ">=18.0.0", "react-native": ">=0.70.3", "react-native-gesture-handler": ">=2.9.0", "react-native-reanimated": ">=3.0.0" } }, "sha512-YZXlvZNghR5shFcI9hTA7h7bEhh97pfUSLZvLBAshpbkuYwJDKmQXejO/199T6hqGq0wCRwR0CWf2P4Vs6A4Fw=="],
 

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

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     "react-native-nitro-modules": "0.33.1",
     "react-native-pager-view": "8.0.1",
     "react-native-qrcode-svg": "^6.3.21",
-    "react-native-reanimated": "4.5.1",
+    "react-native-reanimated": "4.3.1",
     "react-native-reanimated-carousel": "4.0.3",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "~5.7.0",
     "react-native-screens": "4.25.2",

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);