Merge pull request 'feat(library): genre sliders, artist links, and navigation utils' (#5) from feat/library-genre-sliders-and-nav-utils into master

Reviewed-on: #5

.gitea/workflows/build-and-test.yml

@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry
             ~/.cargo/git
             src-tauri/target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-host-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-host-
 
       - name: Cache Node dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/registry
             ~/.cargo/git
             src-tauri/target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-android-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-android-
 
       - name: Cache Node dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         id: build
         run: |
           mkdir -p artifacts
-          bun run tauri android build --apk true
+          bun run tauri android build --apk true --target aarch64
 
           # Find the generated APK file
           ARTIFACT=$(find src-tauri/gen/android/app/build/outputs/apk -name "*.apk" -type f -print -quit)

.gitea/workflows/build-release.yml

@@ -18,37 +18,40 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Run Tests
     runs-on: linux/amd64
+    container:
+      image: gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellytau-builder:latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Bun
-        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
-
-      - name: Setup Rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-
       - name: Cache Rust dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
-            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/git
-            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            src-tauri/target
-            ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-host-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-            target/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-host-
+
+      - name: Cache Node dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install
 
       - name: Run frontend tests
-        run: bun run test --run
+        run: |
+          bunx svelte-kit sync
+          bun run test --run
         continue-on-error: false
 
       - name: Run Rust tests
@@ -63,45 +66,32 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Linux
     runs-on: linux/amd64
     needs: test
+    container:
+      image: gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellytau-builder:latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Bun
-        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
-
-      - name: Setup Rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Install system dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y \
-            libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
-            build-essential \
-            curl \
-            wget \
-            file \
-            libssl-dev \
-            libgtk-3-dev \
-            libayatana-appindicator3-dev \
-            librsvg2-dev
-
       - name: Cache Rust dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
-            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/git
-            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            src-tauri/target
-            ~/.cargo/git/db/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-host-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-            target/
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-host-
+
+      - name: Cache Node dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install
@@ -135,59 +125,40 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Android
     runs-on: linux/amd64
     needs: test
+    container:
+      image: gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellytau-builder:latest
+    env:
+      ANDROID_HOME: /opt/android-sdk
+      ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: /opt/android-sdk
+      ANDROID_NDK_HOME: /opt/android-sdk/ndk/27.0.11902837
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Bun
-        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v1
-
-      - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: '17'
-
-      - name: Setup Android SDK
-        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v2
-        with:
-          api-level: 33
-
-      - name: Setup Rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
-        with:
-          toolchain: stable
-          override: true
-
-      - name: Add Android targets
-        run: |
-          rustup target add aarch64-linux-android
-          rustup target add armv7-linux-androideabi
-          rustup target add x86_64-linux-android
-
-      - name: Install Android NDK
-        run: |
-          sdkmanager "ndk;25.1.8937393"
-
       - name: Cache Rust dependencies
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: |
-            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/git
-            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            src-tauri/target
-            ~/.cargo/git/db/
-            target/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-android-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-android-
 
+      - name: Cache Node dependencies
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.bun/install/cache
+            node_modules
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('**/bun.lock') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: bun install
 
-      - name: Resolve Android NDK path
-        run: echo "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/ndk/25.1.8937393" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-
       - name: Set app version from tag
         run: |
           REF="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
@@ -201,8 +172,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Initialize Android project
         run: bun run tauri android init
-        env:
-          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ env.ANDROID_NDK_HOME }}
 
       - name: Sync custom Android sources & gradle config
         run: ./scripts/sync-android-sources.sh
@@ -218,11 +187,7 @@ jobs:
           EOF
 
       - name: Build signed Android APK
-        run: bun run tauri android build --apk
+        run: bun run tauri android build --apk true --target aarch64
-        env:
-          ANDROID_NDK_HOME: ${{ env.ANDROID_NDK_HOME }}
-          ANDROID_SDK_ROOT: ${{ env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT }}
-          ANDROID_HOME: ${{ env.ANDROID_SDK_ROOT }}
 
       - name: Collect & verify signed APK
         run: |
@@ -247,6 +212,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: linux/amd64
     needs: [build-linux, build-android]
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    container:
+      image: gitea.tourolle.paris/dtourolle/jellytau-builder:latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -273,23 +240,23 @@ jobs:
         id: release_notes
         run: |
           VERSION="${{ steps.tag_name.outputs.VERSION }}"
-          echo "## 📱 JellyTau $VERSION Release" > release_notes.md
+          echo "## JellyTau $VERSION Release" > release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "### 📦 Downloads" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "### Downloads" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "#### Linux" >> release_notes.md
           echo "- **AppImage** - Run directly on most Linux distributions" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "- **DEB** - Install via `sudo dpkg -i jellytau_*.deb` (Ubuntu/Debian)" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "- **DEB** - Install via \`sudo dpkg -i jellytau_*.deb\` (Ubuntu/Debian)" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "#### Android" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "- **APK** - Install via `adb install jellytau-release.apk` or sideload via file manager" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "- **APK** - Install via \`adb install jellytau-release.apk\` or sideload via file manager" >> release_notes.md
           echo "- **AAB** - Upload to Google Play Console or testing platforms" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "### ✨ What's New" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "### What's New" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for detailed changes." >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "### 🔧 Installation" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "### Installation" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "#### Linux (AppImage)" >> release_notes.md
           echo "\`\`\`bash" >> release_notes.md
@@ -307,11 +274,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "- Sideload: Download APK and install via file manager or ADB" >> release_notes.md
           echo "- Play Store: Coming soon" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "### 🐛 Known Issues" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "### Known Issues" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "See [GitHub Issues](../../issues) for reported bugs." >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "### 📝 Requirements" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "### Requirements" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "**Linux:**" >> release_notes.md
           echo "- 64-bit Linux system" >> release_notes.md
@@ -322,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "- 50MB free storage" >> release_notes.md
           echo "" >> release_notes.md
           echo "---" >> release_notes.md
-          echo "Built with Tauri, SvelteKit, and Rust 🦀" >> release_notes.md
+          echo "Built with Tauri, SvelteKit, and Rust" >> release_notes.md
 
       - name: Publish Gitea release & upload assets
         env:
@@ -346,11 +313,20 @@ jobs:
             '{tag_name:$tag, name:$name, body:$body, draft:false, prerelease:$pre}')
 
           echo "📦 Creating release $VERSION on $REPO"
-          RESP=$(curl -fsS -X POST "$API/repos/$REPO/releases" \
+          # -f drops on HTTP error; capture status so an existing release (409) is handled gracefully.
+          HTTP=$(curl -sS -o resp.json -w '%{http_code}' -X POST "$API/repos/$REPO/releases" \
             -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "$PAYLOAD")
-          RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RESP" | jq -r '.id')
+          if [ "$HTTP" = "201" ]; then
+            RELEASE_ID=$(jq -r '.id' resp.json)
+          elif [ "$HTTP" = "409" ]; then
+            echo "ℹ️  Release $VERSION already exists; fetching its id to upload assets"
+            RELEASE_ID=$(curl -fsS "$API/repos/$REPO/releases/tags/$VERSION" \
+              -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" | jq -r '.id')
+          else
+            echo "❌ Failed to create release (HTTP $HTTP):"; cat resp.json; exit 1
+          fi
           echo "Release id=$RELEASE_ID"
 
           for f in artifacts/android/* artifacts/linux/*; do

.gitea/workflows/traceability-check.yml

@@ -95,20 +95,28 @@ jobs:
           echo ""
 
           # Check each file
-          MISSING_TRACES=0
+          # Pipe into the loop instead of a here-string (<<<) so this step works
-          while IFS= read -r file; do
+          # under POSIX sh/dash, not just bash. Use `case` instead of `[[ == ]]`
+          # for the same reason. The loop runs in a subshell (so a counter var
+          # wouldn't survive), so we record warnings in a temp file and count it
+          # afterwards.
+          MISSING_FILE=$(mktemp)
+          echo "$CHANGED" | while IFS= read -r file; do
             # Skip test files
-            if [[ "$file" == *".test."* ]]; then
+            case "$file" in
-              continue
+              *.test.*) continue ;;
-            fi
+            esac
 
             if [ -f "$file" ]; then
               if ! grep -q "TRACES:" "$file"; then
                 echo "⚠️  Missing TRACES: $file"
-                MISSING_TRACES=$((MISSING_TRACES + 1))
+                echo "$file" >> "$MISSING_FILE"
               fi
             fi
-          done <<< "$CHANGED"
+          done
+
+          MISSING_TRACES=$(wc -l < "$MISSING_FILE" | tr -d ' ')
+          rm -f "$MISSING_FILE"
 
           if [ "$MISSING_TRACES" -gt 0 ]; then
             echo ""

.gitignore

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
 pnpm-debug.log*
 
+# Use bun (see packageManager in package.json); ignore other package managers' lockfiles
+package-lock.json
+yarn.lock
+pnpm-lock.yaml
+
 # Build output
 /build
 /dist

Dockerfile.builder

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ FROM ubuntu:24.04
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk \
     NDK_VERSION=27.0.11902837 \
-    SDK_VERSION=34 \
+    SDK_VERSION=36 \
+    BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION=35.0.0 \
     RUST_BACKTRACE=1 \
     PATH="/root/.bun/bin:/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH" \
     CARGO_HOME=/root/.cargo
@@ -68,10 +69,14 @@ RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-1107
     mkdir -p $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest && \
     mv $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/* $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/ 2>/dev/null || true
 
-# Install Android SDK components
+# Accept all SDK licenses up front so Gradle can install/use components non-interactively
+RUN yes | $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --sdk_root=$ANDROID_HOME --licenses > /dev/null
+
+# Install Android SDK components (must match the compileSdk/targetSdk in the generated Gradle project)
 RUN $ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --sdk_root=$ANDROID_HOME \
+    "platform-tools" \
     "platforms;android-$SDK_VERSION" \
-    "build-tools;34.0.0" \
+    "build-tools;$BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION" \
     "ndk;$NDK_VERSION" \
     --channel=0 2>&1 | grep -v "Warning" || true
 

README.md

@@ -2,335 +2,25 @@
 
 A cross-platform Jellyfin client built with Tauri, SvelteKit, and TypeScript.
 
-## Recommended IDE Setup
+Business logic lives in a Rust backend; a UI-rich Svelte frontend handles
+presentation and talks to it over Tauri's IPC. Targets Linux (libmpv) and
+Android (ExoPlayer).
 
-[VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) + [Svelte](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode) + [Tauri](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tauri-apps.tauri-vscode) + [rust-analyzer](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rust-lang.rust-analyzer).
+## Getting Started
 
----
+This project uses [bun](https://bun.sh) as its package manager.
-
-# Requirements Specification
-
-## 1. User Requirements
-
-| ID | Requirement | Priority | Status |
-|----|-------------|----------|--------|
-| UR-001 | Run the app on multiple platforms (Linux, Android) | High | In Progress |
-| UR-002 | Access media when online or offline | High | Done |
-| UR-003 | Play videos | High | Done |
-| UR-004 | Play audio uninterrupted | High | Done |
-| UR-005 | Control media playback (pause, play, skip, scrub) | High | Done |
-| UR-006 | Control media when device is on lock screen or via BLE headsets | Medium | Done |
-| UR-007 | Navigate media in library | High | Done |
-| UR-008 | Search media across libraries | High | Done |
-| UR-009 | Connect to Jellyfin to access media | High | Done |
-| UR-010 | Control playback of Jellyfin remote sessions | Low | Done |
-| UR-011 | Download media on demand | Medium | Done |
-| UR-012 | Login info shall be stored securely and persistently | High | Done |
-| UR-013 | View and manage downloaded media | Medium | Done |
-| UR-014 | Make and edit playlists of music that sync back to Jellyfin | Medium | Done |
-| UR-015 | View and manage current audio queue (add, reorder tracks) | Medium | Done |
-| UR-016 | Change system settings while playing (brightness, volume) | Low | Planned |
-| UR-017 | Like or unlike audio, albums, movies, etc. | Medium | Done |
-| UR-018 | Choose to download series, albums, songs, artist discography | Medium | Done |
-| UR-019 | Resume playback from where you left off (movies, shows, albums) | High | Done |
-| UR-020 | Select subtitles for video content | High | Done |
-| UR-021 | Select audio track for video content | High | Done |
-| UR-022 | Control streaming quality and transcoding settings | Medium | Planned |
-| UR-023 | View "Next Up" / Continue Watching on home screen; auto-play next episode with countdown popup and configurable episode limit | Medium | Done |
-| UR-024 | View recently added content on server | Medium | Done |
-| UR-025 | Sync watch history and progress back to Jellyfin | High | Done |
-| UR-026 | Sleep timer for audio and video playback (roller UI, time/track/episode modes) | Low | Done |
-| UR-027 | Audio equalizer for sound customization | Low | Planned |
-| UR-028 | Navigate to artist/album by tapping names in now playing view | High | Done |
-| UR-029 | Toggle between grid and list view in library | Medium | Done |
-| UR-030 | Quick genre browsing and filtering | Medium | Done |
-| UR-031 | Crossfade between audio tracks | Low | Done (Linux only) |
-| UR-032 | Gapless playback for seamless album listening | Medium | Done (Linux only) |
-| UR-033 | Volume normalization to prevent volume jumps between tracks | Low | Done (Linux only) |
-| UR-034 | Rich home screen with hero banners, carousels, and personalized sections | High | Done |
-| UR-035 | View cast/crew (actors, directors) on movie/show detail pages | High | Done |
-| UR-036 | Navigate to actor/person page showing their filmography | Medium | Done |
-| UR-037 | Visually appealing video library with poster grids and metadata | High | Done |
-| UR-038 | Movie/show detail page with backdrop, ratings, and rich metadata | High | Done |
-| UR-039 | Navigate between main sections via bottom navigation bar | High | Done |
-
----
-
-## 2. Software Requirements
-
-### 2.1 Integration Requirements
-
-External system integrations and platform-specific implementations.
-
-| ID | Requirement | Category | Traces To | Status |
-|----|-------------|----------|-----------|--------|
-| IR-001 | Build system supporting multiple targets (Linux, Android) | Build | UR-001 | Done |
-| IR-002 | Build scripts for Android and Linux | Build | UR-001 | Done |
-| IR-003 | Integration of libmpv for Linux playback | Playback | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
-| IR-004 | Integration of ExoPlayer for Android playback | Playback | UR-003, UR-004 | In Progress (basic playback works, audio settings missing) |
-| IR-005 | MPRIS D-Bus integration for Linux lockscreen/media controls | Platform | UR-006 | Planned |
-| IR-006 | Android MediaSession integration for lockscreen controls | Platform | UR-006 | Done |
-| IR-007 | Bluetooth AVRCP integration via system media session | Platform | UR-006 | Planned |
-| IR-008 | Android audio focus handling (pause on call) | Platform | UR-004, UR-006 | Done |
-| IR-009 | Jellyfin API client for authentication | API | UR-009, UR-012 | Done |
-| IR-010 | Jellyfin API client for library browsing | API | UR-007, UR-008 | Done |
-| IR-011 | Jellyfin API client for playback streaming | API | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
-| IR-012 | Jellyfin Sessions API for remote playback control | API | UR-010 | Done |
-| IR-021 | Android MediaRouter integration for remote volume in system panel | Platform | UR-010, UR-016 | Planned |
-| IR-013 | SQLite integration for local database | Storage | UR-002, UR-011 | Done |
-| IR-014 | Secure credential storage (keyring/keychain) | Security | UR-012 | Done |
-| IR-015 | Jellyfin API client for playback progress reporting | API | UR-019, UR-025 | Done |
-| IR-016 | Jellyfin API client for subtitle/audio track info | API | UR-020, UR-021 | Done |
-| IR-017 | Jellyfin API client for transcoding parameters | API | UR-022 | Planned |
-| IR-018 | libmpv subtitle rendering and selection | Playback | UR-020 | Planned |
-| IR-019 | libmpv audio track selection | Playback | UR-021 | Planned |
-| IR-020 | libmpv/ExoPlayer equalizer integration | Playback | UR-027 | Planned |
-| IR-022 | Jellyfin API client for person/cast data | API | UR-035, UR-036 | Done |
-| IR-023 | Database schema for person/cast caching | Storage | UR-035, UR-036 | Done |
-| IR-024 | Jellyfin API client for home screen data (featured, continue watching) | API | UR-034 | Done |
-
-### 2.2 Jellyfin API Requirements
-
-API endpoints and data contracts required for Jellyfin integration.
-
-| ID | Requirement | Endpoint Category | Traces To | Status |
-|----|-------------|-------------------|-----------|--------|
-| JA-001 | Server connection and discovery | System | UR-009 | Done |
-| JA-002 | User authentication (username/password) | Users | UR-009, UR-012 | Done |
-| JA-003 | Get user library views | UserViews | UR-007 | Done |
-| JA-004 | Get library items (paginated) | Items | UR-007 | Done |
-| JA-005 | Get item details and metadata | Items | UR-007 | Done |
-| JA-006 | Search across libraries | Items | UR-008 | Done |
-| JA-007 | Get playback info and stream URL | MediaInfo | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
-| JA-008 | Get available subtitles for item | MediaInfo | UR-020 | Done |
-| JA-009 | Get available audio tracks for item | MediaInfo | UR-021 | Done |
-| JA-010 | Report playback start | Sessions | UR-025 | Done |
-| JA-011 | Report playback progress (periodic) | Sessions | UR-025 | Done |
-| JA-012 | Report playback stopped | Sessions | UR-025 | Done |
-| JA-013 | Get resume position for item | UserData | UR-019 | Done |
-| JA-014 | Get "Next Up" items | Shows | UR-023 | Done |
-| JA-015 | Get "Continue Watching" items | Items | UR-023 | Done |
-| JA-016 | Get recently added items | Items | UR-024 | Done |
-| JA-017 | Mark item as favorite | UserData | UR-017 | Done |
-| JA-018 | Remove item from favorites | UserData | UR-017 | Done |
-| JA-019 | Get/create/update playlists | Playlists | UR-014 | Done |
-| JA-020 | Add/remove items from playlist | Playlists | UR-014 | Done |
-| JA-021 | Get active sessions list | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
-| JA-022 | Send playback commands to remote session (play/pause/stop) | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
-| JA-023 | Send seek command to remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
-| JA-024 | Send next/previous track commands to remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
-| JA-025 | Play specific item on remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
-| JA-026 | Send volume/mute commands to remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
-| JA-027 | Get transcoding options | MediaInfo | UR-022 | Planned |
-| JA-028 | Get image/artwork URLs | Images | UR-007 | Done |
-| JA-029 | Get cast/crew for item (actors, directors) | Items | UR-035 | Done |
-| JA-030 | Get person details and filmography | Persons | UR-036 | Done |
-| JA-031 | Get items by person (actor/director filmography) | Items | UR-036 | Done |
-
-### 2.3 Development Requirements
-
-Internal architecture, components, and application logic.
-
-| ID | Requirement | Category | Traces To | Status |
-|----|-------------|----------|-----------|--------|
-| DR-001 | Player state machine (idle, loading, playing, paused, seeking, error) | Player | UR-005 | Done |
-| DR-002 | MediaItem struct tracking source, location, duration, metadata | Player | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
-| DR-003 | Source-agnostic media abstraction (Remote, Local, DirectUrl) | Player | UR-002, UR-011 | Done |
-| DR-004 | PlayerBackend trait for platform-agnostic playback | Player | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
-| DR-005 | Queue manager with shuffle, repeat, history | Player | UR-005, UR-015 | Done |
-| DR-006 | Audio pre-caching for seamless track transitions | Player | UR-004 | Planned |
-| DR-007 | Library browsing screens (grid view, search, filters) | UI | UR-007, UR-008 | Done |
-| DR-008 | Album/Series detail view with track listing | UI | UR-007 | Done |
-| DR-009 | Audio player UI (mini player, full screen) | UI | UR-005 | Done |
-| DR-010 | Video player UI (fullscreen, controls overlay) | UI | UR-003, UR-005 | Done |
-| DR-011 | Search bar with cross-library search | UI | UR-008 | Done |
-| DR-012 | Local database for media metadata cache | Storage | UR-002 | Done |
-| DR-013 | Repository pattern for online/offline data access | Storage | UR-002 | Done |
-| DR-014 | Offline mutation queue for sync-back operations | Storage | UR-002, UR-014, UR-017 | Done |
-| DR-015 | Download manager with queue and progress tracking | Storage | UR-011, UR-018 | Done |
-| DR-016 | Thumbnail caching and sync with server | Storage | UR-007 | Done |
-| DR-017 | "Manage Downloads" screen for local media management | UI | UR-013 | Done |
-| DR-018 | Download buttons on library/album/player screens | UI | UR-011, UR-018 | Done |
-| DR-019 | Playlist creation and editing UI | UI | UR-014 | Done |
-| DR-020 | Queue management UI (add, remove, reorder) | UI | UR-015 | Done |
-| DR-021 | Like/favorite functionality on media items | UI | UR-017 | Done |
-| DR-022 | Resume position tracking and restoration on play | Player | UR-019 | Done |
-| DR-023 | Subtitle selection UI in video player | UI | UR-020 | Done |
-| DR-024 | Audio track selection UI in video player | UI | UR-021 | Done |
-| DR-025 | Quality/transcoding settings UI | UI | UR-022 | Planned |
-| DR-026 | "Continue Watching" / "Next Up" home section | UI | UR-023 | Done |
-| DR-027 | "Recently Added" home section | UI | UR-024 | Done |
-| DR-028 | Playback progress sync service (periodic reporting) | Player | UR-025 | Done |
-| DR-029 | Sleep timer with roller UI, time/track/episode modes, and auto-stop (audio + video players) | Player | UR-026 | Done |
-| DR-049 | Auto-play episode limit (configurable max episodes per session) | Player | UR-023 | Done |
-| DR-050 | Reusable scroll picker (roller) component | UI | UR-026 | Done |
-| DR-030 | Equalizer UI with presets and custom bands | UI | UR-027 | Planned |
-| DR-031 | Clickable artist/album links in now playing view | UI | UR-028 | Done |
-| DR-032 | List view option for library browsing (albums, artists) | UI | UR-029 | Done |
-| DR-033 | Genre browsing screen with quick filters | UI | UR-030 | Done |
-| DR-034 | Crossfade engine with configurable duration (0-12s) | Player | UR-031 | Done (Linux only) |
-| DR-035 | Gapless playback between sequential tracks | Player | UR-032 | Done (Linux only) |
-| DR-036 | Volume normalization with preset levels (Loud/Normal/Quiet) | Player | UR-033 | Done (Linux only) |
-| DR-037 | Remote session browser and control UI | UI | UR-010 | Done |
-| DR-038 | Home screen with hero banner carousel (featured/continue watching) | UI | UR-034 | Done |
-| DR-039 | Home screen horizontal carousels (recently added, recommendations) | UI | UR-034, UR-024 | Done |
-| DR-040 | Cast/crew section on movie/show detail pages | UI | UR-035 | Done |
-| DR-041 | Person/actor detail page with filmography grid | UI | UR-036 | Done |
-| DR-042 | Video library grid with poster cards, year, and rating badges | UI | UR-037 | Done |
-| DR-043 | Movie/show detail page with backdrop hero, synopsis, and metadata | UI | UR-038 | Done |
-| DR-044 | Horizontal scrolling actor/cast row with profile images | UI | UR-035 | Done |
-| DR-045 | Bottom navigation bar with Home, Library, Search buttons | UI | UR-039 | Done |
-| DR-046 | Dedicated search page with input and results | UI | UR-039 | Done |
-| DR-047 | Next episode auto-play popup with configurable countdown and episode limit | Player | UR-023 | Done |
-| DR-048 | Video settings (auto-play toggle, countdown duration, episode limit) | Settings | UR-023, UR-026 | Done |
-
----
-
-## 3. Traceability Matrix
-
-### User Requirements to Software Requirements
-
-| User Req | Integration Requirements | Development Requirements |
-|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
-| UR-001 | IR-001, IR-002 | - |
-| UR-002 | IR-013 | DR-003, DR-012, DR-013, DR-014 |
-| UR-003 | IR-003, IR-004, IR-011 | DR-002, DR-004, DR-010 |
-| UR-004 | IR-003, IR-004, IR-008, IR-011 | DR-002, DR-004, DR-006 |
-| UR-005 | - | DR-001, DR-005, DR-009 |
-| UR-006 | IR-005, IR-006, IR-007, IR-008 | - |
-| UR-007 | IR-010 | DR-007, DR-008, DR-016 |
-| UR-008 | IR-010 | DR-007, DR-011 |
-| UR-009 | IR-009, IR-010, IR-011 | - |
-| UR-010 | IR-012, IR-021 | DR-037 |
-| UR-011 | IR-013 | DR-003, DR-015, DR-018 |
-| UR-012 | IR-009, IR-014 | - |
-| UR-013 | IR-013 | DR-017 |
-| UR-014 | IR-010 | DR-014, DR-019 |
-| UR-015 | - | DR-005, DR-020 |
-| UR-016 | - | - |
-| UR-017 | - | DR-014, DR-021 |
-| UR-018 | IR-013 | DR-015, DR-018 |
-| UR-019 | IR-015 | DR-022 |
-| UR-020 | IR-016, IR-018 | DR-023 |
-| UR-021 | IR-016, IR-019 | DR-024 |
-| UR-022 | IR-017 | DR-025 |
-| UR-023 | IR-010 | DR-026, DR-047, DR-048, DR-049 |
-| UR-024 | IR-010 | DR-027 |
-| UR-025 | IR-015 | DR-028 |
-| UR-026 | - | DR-029, DR-048, DR-050 |
-| UR-027 | IR-020 | DR-030 |
-| UR-028 | - | DR-031 |
-| UR-029 | - | DR-032 |
-| UR-030 | IR-010 | DR-033 |
-| UR-031 | - | DR-034 |
-| UR-032 | - | DR-035 |
-| UR-033 | - | DR-036 |
-| UR-034 | IR-010, IR-024 | DR-038, DR-039 |
-| UR-035 | IR-022, IR-023 | DR-040, DR-044 |
-| UR-036 | IR-022, IR-023 | DR-041 |
-| UR-037 | IR-010 | DR-042 |
-| UR-038 | IR-010 | DR-043 |
-| UR-039 | - | DR-045, DR-046 |
-
----
-
-## 4. Test Traceability
-
-### Unit Tests to Software Requirements
-
-| Test ID | Test Description | Traces To | Status |
-|---------|-----------------|-----------|--------|
-| UT-001 | Player state transitions | DR-001 | Pending |
-| UT-002 | MediaItem source URL resolution | DR-002, DR-003 | Pending |
-| UT-003 | Queue next/previous navigation | DR-005 | Pending |
-| UT-004 | Queue shuffle order generation | DR-005 | Pending |
-| UT-005 | Queue repeat mode behavior | DR-005 | Pending |
-| UT-006 | Jellyfin authentication flow | IR-009 | Pending |
-| UT-007 | Jellyfin library items parsing | IR-010 | Pending |
-| UT-008 | Repository pattern online/offline switching | DR-013 | Pending |
-| UT-009 | Offline mutation queue persistence | DR-014 | Pending |
-| UT-010 | Download queue management | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-011 | Resume position storage and retrieval | DR-022 | Pending |
-| UT-012 | Sleep timer countdown logic | DR-029 | Pending |
-| UT-013 | Playback progress reporting throttling | DR-028 | Pending |
-| UT-014 | Database open and in-memory mode | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-015 | Database migrations run successfully | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-016 | All database tables created | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-017 | FTS5 search table created | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-018 | Server CRUD operations | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-019 | User CRUD operations | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-020 | Cascade delete server removes users | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-021 | Item insert and FTS search | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-022 | User data playback position storage | IR-013, DR-012, DR-022 | Done |
-| UT-023 | Sync queue operations | IR-013, DR-014 | Done |
-| UT-024 | Downloads table operations | IR-013, DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-025 | Migrations are idempotent | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
-| UT-026 | NullBackend volume default value | DR-004 | Done |
-| UT-027 | NullBackend set volume | DR-004 | Done |
-| UT-028 | NullBackend volume clamping (high/low) | DR-004 | Done |
-| UT-029 | NullBackend volume boundary values | DR-004 | Done |
-| UT-030 | PlayerController volume default | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
-| UT-031 | PlayerController set volume | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
-| UT-032 | PlayerController muted default | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
-| UT-033 | PlayerController volume delegates to backend | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
-| UT-034 | Download event serialization roundtrip | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-035 | Download event completed serialization | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-036 | Download event failed serialization | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-037 | Download worker exponential backoff | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-038 | Download worker error retryable check | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-039 | Download manager creation | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-040 | Download manager set max concurrent | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-041 | Download info serialization | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-042 | Download command filename sanitization | DR-015, DR-018 | Done |
-| UT-043 | Download command filename extension preservation | DR-015, DR-018 | Done |
-| UT-044 | Offline item serialization | DR-017 | Done |
-| UT-045 | Smart cache default config | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-046 | Smart cache album affinity tracking | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-047 | Smart cache queue precache config | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-048 | Smart cache storage limit check | DR-015 | Done |
-| UT-049 | Playlist create (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
-| UT-050 | Playlist delete (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
-| UT-051 | Playlist rename (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
-| UT-052 | Playlist get items (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
-| UT-053 | Playlist add items (offline) | DR-019, JA-020 | Done |
-| UT-054 | Playlist remove items (offline) | DR-019, JA-020 | Done |
-| UT-055 | Playlist reorder items (offline) | DR-019, JA-020 | Done |
-| UT-056 | Playlist entry serialization | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
-| UT-057 | Playlist Tauri command param naming (camelCase) | DR-019, JA-019, JA-020 | Done |
-| UT-058 | Playlist repository client methods | DR-019, JA-019, JA-020 | Done |
-
-### Integration Tests
-
-| Test ID | Test Description | Traces To | Status |
-|---------|-----------------|-----------|--------|
-| IT-001 | End-to-end authentication with Jellyfin server | IR-009, UR-009 | Pending |
-| IT-002 | Library browsing and item loading | IR-010, UR-007 | Pending |
-| IT-003 | Audio playback via libmpv | IR-003, UR-004 | Pending |
-| IT-004 | Video playback via libmpv | IR-003, UR-003 | Pending |
-| IT-005 | MPRIS lockscreen controls on Linux | IR-005, UR-006 | Pending |
-| IT-006 | Offline mode with local database | IR-013, UR-002 | Pending |
-| IT-007 | Media download and local playback | DR-015, UR-011 | Pending |
-| IT-008 | Subtitle track selection via libmpv | IR-018, UR-020 | Pending |
-| IT-009 | Audio track selection via libmpv | IR-019, UR-021 | Pending |
-| IT-010 | Playback progress sync to Jellyfin | IR-015, UR-025 | Pending |
-| IT-011 | Resume playback from server position | IR-015, UR-019 | Pending |
-| IT-012 | Equalizer bands via libmpv | IR-020, UR-027 | Pending |
-
----
-
-## 5. Development Commands
 
 ```bash
-# Activate Rust environment (fish shell)
+# Activate the Rust environment (fish shell)
 source "$HOME/.cargo/env.fish"
 
 # Install dependencies
 bun install
 
-# Development
+# Run in development
 bun run tauri dev
 
-# Type checking
+# Type-check the frontend
 bun run check
 
 # Build for Linux
@@ -340,168 +30,28 @@ bun run tauri build
 bun run tauri android build
 ```
 
----
+For the full set of build, test, and Android helper scripts, see
+[scripts/README.md](scripts/README.md).
 
-## 6. Architecture Overview
+## Documentation
 
-```
+| Topic | Location |
-jellytau/
+|-------|----------|
-├── src/                          # Svelte frontend
+| Architecture overview & subsystem docs | [docs/architecture/](docs/architecture/) |
-│   ├── lib/
+| Requirements, traceability & technical debt | [docs/requirements.md](docs/requirements.md) |
-│   │   ├── api/                  # Jellyfin API client (repository pattern)
+| Build & release process | [docs/build-release.md](docs/build-release.md) |
-│   │   ├── components/           # UI components (player, library)
+| Docker builds | [docs/build/docker.md](docs/build/docker.md) |
-│   │   └── stores/               # Svelte stores (auth, library, player, queue)
+| Traceability tooling & CI | [docs/traceability.md](docs/traceability.md), [docs/traceability-ci.md](docs/traceability-ci.md) |
-│   └── routes/                   # SvelteKit pages
+| Release checklist | [docs/release-checklist.md](docs/release-checklist.md) |
-├── src-tauri/                    # Rust backend
+| UX flows | [docs/ux-flows.md](docs/ux-flows.md) |
-│   ├── src/
-│   │   ├── commands/             # Tauri commands
-│   │   └── player/               # Player architecture
-│   │       ├── state.rs          # State machine
-│   │       ├── media.rs          # MediaItem, MediaSource
-│   │       ├── queue.rs          # Queue management
-│   │       └── backend.rs        # PlayerBackend trait
-│   └── gen/android/              # Android project
-└── README.md
-```
 
----
+## Recommended IDE Setup
 
-## 7. Technical Debt
+[VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) +
+[Svelte](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode) +
+[Tauri](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=tauri-apps.tauri-vscode) +
+[rust-analyzer](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rust-lang.rust-analyzer).
 
-### Linux Keyring Integration Workaround
+## License
 
-**Issue**: The `keyring-rs` crate (v3.x) has issues with retrieving credentials from the Linux Secret Service API, despite successfully saving them.
+MIT
-
-**Symptoms**:
-- Credentials are saved to the system keyring successfully (verified with `secret-tool search`)
-- Retrieval via the `keyring-rs` library fails with `NoEntry` error
-- Session restoration fails on app restart even though credentials exist
-
-**Root Cause**:
-The `keyring-rs` library's Linux backend doesn't correctly retrieve entries from the Secret Service that it previously stored. This appears to be a bug in how the library interfaces with the Secret Service D-Bus API.
-
-**Current Workaround**:
-We bypass the `keyring-rs` library on Linux and use direct system calls to `secret-tool`:
-- **Save**: `secret-tool store --label <label> service <service> username <username>`
-- **Retrieve**: `secret-tool lookup service <service> username <username>`
-- **Delete**: `secret-tool clear service <service> username <username>`
-
-**Implementation**:
-See [src-tauri/src/credentials.rs](src-tauri/src/credentials.rs):
-- Lines 165-209: `save_to_keyring()` - Uses `secret-tool store` on Linux
-- Lines 214-248: `get_from_keyring()` - Uses `secret-tool lookup` on Linux
-- Lines 254-286: `delete_from_keyring()` - Uses `secret-tool clear` on Linux
-
-**Future Fix**:
-- Monitor `keyring-rs` for bug fixes in future versions
-- Consider alternative secure storage libraries
-- Test if newer versions of `keyring-rs` (v4.x+) resolve the issue
-- Once fixed, remove the Linux-specific workaround and use the cross-platform `keyring-rs` API
-
-**Impact**:
-- Low - The workaround is functionally equivalent to proper keyring integration
-- Credentials are stored securely in the system keyring
-- Session restoration works correctly
-- Only affects Linux; macOS and Windows use the standard `keyring-rs` implementation
-
-**Dependencies**:
-- Requires `secret-tool` to be installed on Linux systems (part of `libsecret-tools` package)
-- Already available on most Linux distributions by default
-
----
-
-### Platform Playback Backend Parity (Linux vs Android)
-
-**Issue**: The Linux (MPV) and Android (ExoPlayer) playback backends have diverged in feature implementation and architecture patterns.
-
-**Symptoms**:
-- Audio settings (crossfade, gapless playback, volume normalization) work on Linux but not on Android
-- Position update frequency differs between platforms (Linux: 250ms polling, Android: on-demand callbacks)
-- Thread safety models differ (Linux: `Arc<Mutex<>>`, Android: global `OnceLock` statics)
-
-**Root Cause**:
-The `PlayerBackend` trait defines optional audio settings methods with default empty implementations. The Linux `MpvBackend` overrides these with full MPV property commands, but `ExoPlayerBackend` uses the defaults.
-
-**Affected Files**:
-- [src-tauri/src/player/backend.rs:95-103](src-tauri/src/player/backend.rs) - Trait with default empty implementations
-- [src-tauri/src/player/mpv/mod.rs](src-tauri/src/player/mpv/mod.rs) - Full audio settings support
-- [src-tauri/src/player/android/mod.rs](src-tauri/src/player/android/mod.rs) - Missing audio settings implementation
-
-**Feature Parity Matrix**:
-
-| Feature | Linux (MPV) | Android (ExoPlayer) | Status |
-|---------|-------------|---------------------|--------|
-| Basic playback | ✅ | ✅ | Parity |
-| Volume control | ✅ | ✅ | Parity |
-| Seek | ✅ | ✅ | Parity |
-| Crossfade | ✅ | ❌ | Gap |
-| Gapless playback | ✅ | ❌ | Gap |
-| Volume normalization | ✅ | ❌ | Gap |
-| Position updates | 250ms | On-demand | Inconsistent |
-
-**Future Fix**:
-1. Implement `set_audio_settings()` in `ExoPlayerBackend`
-2. Add Kotlin-side ExoPlayer configuration for crossfade (using `ConcatenatingMediaSource` or `DefaultMediaSourceFactory`)
-3. Implement gapless via ExoPlayer's built-in gapless support
-4. Add volume normalization via ExoPlayer's `LoudnessEnhancer` or audio processor
-5. Standardize position update frequency across platforms
-
-**Impact**:
-- Medium - Android users lack audio enhancement features advertised in requirements
-- User experience differs between platforms
-- UR-031 (Crossfade), UR-032 (Gapless), UR-033 (Normalization) only work on Linux
-
-**Traces To**: IR-004, UR-031, UR-032, UR-033, DR-034, DR-035, DR-036
-
----
-
-### Frontend Playback Code Duplication
-
-**Issue**: Playback control handlers and state derivations are duplicated between `AudioPlayer.svelte` and `MiniPlayer.svelte`.
-
-**Symptoms**:
-- Identical try-catch wrapped handler functions in both components (~44 lines duplicated)
-- Same `$derived` state merging logic for local/remote playback in both components
-- Position conversion (ticks ↔ seconds) scattered across multiple files
-
-**Affected Files**:
-- [src/lib/components/player/AudioPlayer.svelte:69-140](src/lib/components/player/AudioPlayer.svelte) - Duplicate handlers
-- [src/lib/components/player/MiniPlayer.svelte:74-122](src/lib/components/player/MiniPlayer.svelte) - Duplicate handlers
-- [src/lib/services/playbackControl.ts:88](src/lib/services/playbackControl.ts) - Position conversion
-- [src/lib/stores/playbackMode.ts](src/lib/stores/playbackMode.ts) - Position conversion
-- [src/lib/services/playbackReporting.ts](src/lib/services/playbackReporting.ts) - Position conversion
-
-**Duplicated Code**:
-```typescript
-// These handlers are identical in both AudioPlayer and MiniPlayer:
-handlePlayPause(), handleNext(), handlePrevious(),
-handleToggleShuffle(), handleCycleRepeat(), handleVolumeChange()
-
-// These derived states use identical logic:
-displayMedia, displayIsPlaying, displayPosition, displayDuration
-```
-
-**Future Fix**:
-1. Create `src/lib/utils/playbackUnits.ts`:
-   ```typescript
-   export const TICKS_PER_SECOND = 10_000_000;
-   export const secondsToTicks = (s: number) => Math.floor(s * TICKS_PER_SECOND);
-   export const ticksToSeconds = (t: number) => t / TICKS_PER_SECOND;
-   ```
-
-2. Create `src/lib/composables/useMergedPlaybackState.svelte.ts`:
-   - Export `displayMedia`, `displayIsPlaying`, `displayPosition`, `displayDuration`
-   - Single source of truth for merged local/remote state
-
-3. Simplify handler wrappers using a utility:
-   ```typescript
-   export const withErrorHandler = (fn: () => Promise<void>, context: string) =>
-     async () => { try { await fn(); } catch (e) { console.error(`${context}:`, e); } };
-   ```
-
-**Impact**:
-- Low - Code works correctly but violates DRY principle
-- Maintenance burden when logic needs to change
-- Risk of handlers diverging over time
-
-**Traces To**: DR-009

docs/architecture/02-svelte-frontend.md

@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ classDiagram
         -server_url: String
         -user_id: String
         -access_token: String
+        -connectivity: Option~Arc~ConnectivityMonitor~~
         +new()
+        +with_connectivity()
+        -report_outcome()
     }
 
     class OfflineRepository {
@@ -192,10 +195,9 @@ classDiagram
     class HybridRepository {
         -online: Arc~OnlineRepository~
         -offline: Arc~OfflineRepository~
-        -connectivity: Arc~ConnectivityMonitor~
         +new()
-        -parallel_query()
+        -parallel_race()
-        -has_meaningful_content()
+        -cache_with_timeout()
     }
 
     MediaRepository <|.. OnlineRepository
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ classDiagram
    - Returns cache result if it has meaningful content
    - Falls back to server result otherwise
    - Background cache updates planned
+   - **Connectivity feedback**: `OnlineRepository` reports the outcome of every server request to the `ConnectivityMonitor` (classified via `RepoError`). This is the source of truth for the offline/online banner — see [07-connectivity.md](07-connectivity.md). The frontend `connectivity` store is a pure reflection of the resulting events; `navigator.onLine` is only an advisory hint that triggers an immediate recheck.
 
 2. **Handle-Based Resource Management** (`repository.rs` commands):
    ```rust

docs/architecture/03-data-flow.md

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
     participant Hybrid as HybridRepository
     participant Cache as OfflineRepository (SQLite)
     participant Server as OnlineRepository (HTTP)
+    participant Conn as ConnectivityMonitor
 
     UI->>Client: getItems(parentId)
     Client->>Rust: invoke("repository_get_items", {handle, parentId})
@@ -20,6 +21,13 @@ sequenceDiagram
         Hybrid->>Server: get_items() (no timeout)
     end
 
+    Note over Server,Conn: Every server request reports its outcome
+    alt Server succeeds (or answers with 4xx/5xx)
+        Server->>Conn: mark_reachable() (server is up)
+    else Network failure / timeout
+        Server->>Conn: mark_unreachable() (debounced)
+    end
+
     alt Cache returns with content
         Cache-->>Hybrid: Result with items
         Hybrid-->>Rust: Return cache result
@@ -39,6 +47,7 @@ sequenceDiagram
 - Cache wins if it has meaningful content
 - Automatic fallback to server if cache is empty/stale
 - Background cache updates (planned)
+- **Connectivity side-effect**: each server request feeds the `ConnectivityMonitor`, which is the source of truth for the offline/online banner (see [07-connectivity.md](07-connectivity.md)). A server-answered error (401/404/5xx) still counts as *reachable* — only network failures, sustained past a debounce window, flip the app to offline.
 
 ## Playback Initiation Flow
 

docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ pub struct HttpClient {
 }
 
 pub struct HttpConfig {
-    pub base_url: String,
+    pub timeout: Duration,        // Default: 30s (large library queries can be slow)
-    pub timeout: Duration,        // Default: 10s
     pub max_retries: u32,         // Default: 3
 }
 ```
 
+> Note: ordinary requests use the 30s timeout above. The connectivity recovery probe (`ping`) uses a shorter, dedicated 5s timeout so an unreachable server is detected quickly while offline.
+
 **Retry Strategy:**
 - Retry delays: 1s, 2s, 4s (exponential backoff)
 - Retries on: Network errors, 5xx server errors
@@ -38,39 +39,71 @@ pub enum ErrorKind {
 
 **Location**: `src-tauri/src/connectivity/mod.rs`
 
-The connectivity monitor tracks server reachability with adaptive polling:
+The connectivity monitor is the **single source of truth** for server reachability. Its primary signal is the outcome of *real repository traffic* — every server request the user actually makes. A standalone `/System/Info/Public` probe is kept only as an offline recovery detector.
+
+### Source of truth: repository traffic
+
+`OnlineRepository` reports the result of each server request to the monitor, classified via `RepoError`:
+
+| Repository outcome | Meaning | Effect on reachability |
+|--------------------|---------|------------------------|
+| `Ok(_)` | Server answered successfully | Mark **reachable** (instant recovery) |
+| `Err(Authentication)` | Server answered with 401/403 | Mark **reachable** (server is up; request was rejected) |
+| `Err(NotFound)` | Server answered with 404 | Mark **reachable** (server is up) |
+| `Err(Server)` | Server answered with 5xx / bad body | Mark **reachable** (server is up) |
+| `Err(Network)` | Connection failure / timeout / DNS | **Candidate for offline** (see debounce) |
+| `Err(Database)` | Local cache error only | No effect (not a server signal) |
+
+This classification fixes the previous bug where a successful `/System/Info/Public` ping reported "online" even while the user's authenticated data calls were failing — and vice versa.
+
+### Time-window debounce (offline) + instant recovery (online)
+
+To stop the banner from flapping on a single dropped request, the transition to **offline** is debounced over a time window:
+
+- On the **first** `Network` failure, the monitor records `first_failure_at`.
+- It flips `is_server_reachable = false` only once `Network` failures have persisted continuously for `OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW` (5s) with no intervening success.
+- **Any** success (or server-answered error) clears `first_failure_at` and immediately marks reachable.
+
+Recovery is therefore instant and asymmetric: one good response brings the app back online, but a brief blip never trips the banner.
+
+### Offline-only recovery probe
 
 ```mermaid
 flowchart TB
-    Monitor["ConnectivityMonitor"] --> Poller["Background Task"]
+    Repo["OnlineRepository"] -->|"success / RepoError"| Monitor["ConnectivityMonitor"]
-    Poller --> Check{"Server<br/>Reachable?"}
+    Monitor --> State{"is_server_reachable?"}
-    Check -->|"Yes"| Online["30s Interval"]
+    State -->|"Online"| NoProbe["No background polling<br/>(real traffic is the signal)"]
-    Check -->|"No"| Offline["5s Interval"]
+    State -->|"Offline"| Probe["5s /System/Info/Public probe<br/>(recovery detector)"]
-    Online --> Emit["Emit Events"]
+    Probe -->|"reachable again"| Monitor
-    Offline --> Emit
+    Monitor -->|"on change"| Emit["Emit connectivity:changed<br/>+ connectivity:reconnected"]
-    Emit --> Frontend["Frontend Store"]
+    Emit --> Frontend["Frontend Store → banner"]
 ```
 
+While **online**, there is no background polling — real requests keep the state fresh. While **offline**, the fast 5s probe runs so an idle app still detects the server returning even when no user traffic is flowing.
+
 **Features:**
-- **Adaptive Polling**: 30s when online, 5s when offline (for quick reconnection detection)
+- **Traffic-driven**: Reachability follows the requests the user actually makes.
-- **Event Emission**: Emits `connectivity:changed` and `connectivity:reconnected` events
+- **Time-window debounce**: Offline declared only after `OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW` (5s) of sustained network failure; recovery is instant.
-- **Manual Marking**: Can mark reachable/unreachable based on API call results
+- **Offline-only probe**: 5s `/System/Info/Public` probe runs only while offline.
-- **Thread-Safe**: Uses Arc<RwLock<>> for shared state
+- **Event Emission**: Emits `connectivity:changed` and `connectivity:reconnected` events.
+- **Thread-Safe**: Uses `Arc<RwLock<>>` for shared state.
 
 **Tauri Commands:**
 | Command | Description |
 |---------|-------------|
-| `connectivity_check_server` | Manual reachability check |
+| `connectivity_check_server` | Manual reachability check (also used by the frontend's advisory `navigator.onLine` hint) |
 | `connectivity_set_server_url` | Update monitored server URL |
 | `connectivity_get_status` | Get current connectivity status |
-| `connectivity_start_monitoring` | Start background monitoring |
+| `connectivity_start_monitoring` | Start the offline recovery probe |
-| `connectivity_stop_monitoring` | Stop monitoring |
+| `connectivity_stop_monitoring` | Stop the probe |
-| `connectivity_mark_reachable` | Mark server as reachable (after successful API call) |
+| `connectivity_mark_reachable` | Mark reachable — driven by `OnlineRepository` on every server success |
-| `connectivity_mark_unreachable` | Mark server as unreachable (after failed API call) |
+| `connectivity_mark_unreachable` | Mark unreachable — driven by `OnlineRepository` on `RepoError::Network` (subject to debounce) |
 
 **Frontend Integration:**
 ```typescript
-// TypeScript store listens to Rust events
+// The store is a pure reflection of backend events — it no longer decides
+// reachability itself. navigator.onLine is advisory: it triggers an immediate
+// recheck rather than forcing the offline state.
 listen<{ isReachable: boolean }>("connectivity:changed", (event) => {
   updateConnectivityState(event.payload.isReachable);
 });
@@ -81,12 +114,14 @@ listen<{ isReachable: boolean }>("connectivity:changed", (event) => {
 The connectivity system provides resilience through multiple layers:
 
 1. **HTTP Client Layer**: Automatic retry with exponential backoff
-2. **Connectivity Monitoring**: Background reachability checks
+2. **Connectivity Monitoring**: Reachability derived from real repository traffic, with an offline-only recovery probe
-3. **Frontend Integration**: Offline mode detection and UI updates
+3. **Frontend Integration**: Offline mode detection and UI updates (a pure reflection of backend events)
 4. **Sync Queue**: Offline mutations queued for later (see [06-downloads-and-offline.md](06-downloads-and-offline.md))
 
 **Design Principles:**
-- **Fail Fast**: Don't retry 4xx errors (client errors, authentication)
+- **Single source of truth**: Reachability follows the outcome of real requests, classified via `RepoError`; the frontend store and the probe never compete to decide it.
-- **Fail Slow**: Retry network and 5xx errors with increasing delays
+- **Fail Fast**: Don't retry 4xx errors (client errors, authentication).
-- **Adaptive Polling**: Reduce polling frequency when online, increase when offline
+- **Fail Slow**: Retry network and 5xx errors with increasing delays.
-- **Event-Driven**: Frontend reacts to connectivity changes via events
+- **Debounced offline, instant online**: Declare offline only after a sustained failure window; recover on the first success.
+- **Probe only when needed**: Background polling runs only while offline, as a recovery detector.
+- **Event-Driven**: Frontend reacts to connectivity changes via events.

docs/architecture/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ JellyTau uses a client-server architecture: business logic lives in a comprehens
 - **Events + Polling hybrid**: Rust emits events the frontend listens to, and the UI also polls status on short intervals in a few hot spots (e.g. queue status in `library/+layout.svelte`, playback progress in `VideoPlayer.svelte`).
 - **Handle-Based Resources**: UUID handles for stateful Rust objects.
 - **Cache-First**: Parallel queries with intelligent fallback.
+- **Single source of truth for reachability**: Server reachability is derived from the outcome of *real repository traffic*, not a side-channel poller. The `OnlineRepository` reports each server result to the `ConnectivityMonitor` (classified via `RepoError`), which applies a time-window debounce before declaring the server offline and recovers instantly on the first success. The standalone `/System/Info/Public` probe runs *only while offline*, as a recovery detector for idle sessions.
 - **Poison-tolerant locking**: Shared `std::sync` state is accessed via the `MutexSafe`/`RwLockSafe` helpers in `utils/lock.rs`, which recover a poisoned lock instead of cascading a panic across the player.
 - **Graceful backend init**: If a native player backend (MPV/ExoPlayer) fails to initialize, the app falls back to a no-op backend and emits a `backend-init-failed` event rather than crashing.
 
@@ -79,26 +80,29 @@ flowchart TB
         Core --> Storage
         Repository --> HttpClient
         Repository --> DatabaseService
+        Repository -->|"reports server outcome<br/>(success / RepoError)"| ConnectivityMonitor
     end
 ```
 
+> The `Repository --> ConnectivityMonitor` edge is the source of truth for the offline/online banner: every server request the user actually makes updates reachability. The monitor's own polling is now an offline-only recovery probe (see [07-connectivity.md](07-connectivity.md)).
+
 ---
 
 ## Detailed Documentation
 
-Each major subsystem is documented in its own file under [docs/architecture/](docs/architecture/):
+Each major subsystem is documented in its own file in this directory:
 
 | Document | Contents |
 |----------|----------|
-| [01 - Rust Backend](docs/architecture/01-rust-backend.md) | Media session state machine, player state machine, playback mode, media items, queue manager, favorites, player backend trait, player controller, playlist system, Tauri commands |
+| [01 - Rust Backend](01-rust-backend.md) | Media session state machine, player state machine, playback mode, media items, queue manager, favorites, player backend trait, player controller, playlist system, Tauri commands |
-| [02 - Svelte Frontend](docs/architecture/02-svelte-frontend.md) | Store structure, music library navigation, playback reporting, repository architecture, playback mode system, database service abstraction, component hierarchy, MiniPlayer, sleep timer, auto-play, navigation guard, playlist management UI |
+| [02 - Svelte Frontend](02-svelte-frontend.md) | Store structure, music library navigation, playback reporting, repository architecture, playback mode system, database service abstraction, component hierarchy, MiniPlayer, sleep timer, auto-play, navigation guard, playlist management UI |
-| [03 - Data Flow](docs/architecture/03-data-flow.md) | Repository query flow (cache-first), playback initiation, playback mode transfer, queue navigation, volume control |
+| [03 - Data Flow](03-data-flow.md) | Repository query flow (cache-first), playback initiation, playback mode transfer, queue navigation, volume control |
-| [04 - Type Sync & Threading](docs/architecture/04-type-sync-and-threading.md) | Rust/TypeScript type synchronization, Tauri v2 IPC parameter naming convention, thread safety patterns |
+| [04 - Type Sync & Threading](04-type-sync-and-threading.md) | Rust/TypeScript type synchronization, Tauri v2 IPC parameter naming convention, thread safety patterns |
-| [05 - Platform Backends](docs/architecture/05-platform-backends.md) | Player events system, MpvBackend (Linux), ExoPlayerBackend (Android), MediaSession & remote volume, album art caching, backend initialization |
+| [05 - Platform Backends](05-platform-backends.md) | Player events system, MpvBackend (Linux), ExoPlayerBackend (Android), MediaSession & remote volume, album art caching, backend initialization |
-| [06 - Downloads & Offline](docs/architecture/06-downloads-and-offline.md) | Download manager, download worker, smart caching engine, download/offline commands, player integration, frontend store, UI components |
+| [06 - Downloads & Offline](06-downloads-and-offline.md) | Download manager, download worker, smart caching engine, download/offline commands, player integration, frontend store, UI components |
-| [07 - Connectivity](docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md) | HTTP client with retry logic, connectivity monitor, network resilience architecture |
+| [07 - Connectivity](07-connectivity.md) | HTTP client with retry logic, connectivity monitor, network resilience architecture |
-| [08 - Database Design](docs/architecture/08-database-design.md) | Entity relationships, all table definitions (servers, users, libraries, items, user_data, downloads, media_streams, sync_queue, thumbnails, playlists), key queries, data flow diagrams, storage estimates |
+| [08 - Database Design](08-database-design.md) | Entity relationships, all table definitions (servers, users, libraries, items, user_data, downloads, media_streams, sync_queue, thumbnails, playlists), key queries, data flow diagrams, storage estimates |
-| [09 - Security](docs/architecture/09-security.md) | Authentication token storage, secure storage module, network security, local data protection |
+| [09 - Security](09-security.md) | Authentication token storage, secure storage module, network security, local data protection |
 
 ---
 
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ src/lib/
 
 **What moved to Rust (~3,500 lines of business logic):**
 1. **HTTP Client** (338 lines) - Retry logic with exponential backoff
-2. **Connectivity Monitor** (301 lines) - Adaptive polling, event emission
+2. **Connectivity Monitor** (301 lines) - Reachability derived from real repository traffic, time-window debounce, offline-only recovery probe, event emission
 3. **Repository Pattern** (1061 lines) - Cache-first hybrid with parallel racing
 4. **Database Service** - Async wrapper preventing UI freezing
 5. **Playback Mode** (303 lines) - Local/remote transfer coordination

docs/requirements.md

@@ -0,0 +1,454 @@
+# Requirements Specification
+
+This document captures JellyTau's user requirements, software requirements,
+traceability matrix, test traceability, and known technical debt.
+
+For a narrative overview of the system design, see
+[docs/architecture/](architecture/). For development workflows, see the
+[README](../README.md) and [scripts/README.md](../scripts/README.md).
+
+## 1. User Requirements
+
+| ID | Requirement | Priority | Status |
+|----|-------------|----------|--------|
+| UR-001 | Run the app on multiple platforms (Linux, Android) | High | In Progress |
+| UR-002 | Access media when online or offline | High | Done |
+| UR-003 | Play videos | High | Done |
+| UR-004 | Play audio uninterrupted | High | Done |
+| UR-005 | Control media playback (pause, play, skip, scrub) | High | Done |
+| UR-006 | Control media when device is on lock screen or via BLE headsets | Medium | Done |
+| UR-007 | Navigate media in library | High | Done |
+| UR-008 | Search media across libraries | High | Done |
+| UR-009 | Connect to Jellyfin to access media | High | Done |
+| UR-010 | Control playback of Jellyfin remote sessions | Low | Done |
+| UR-011 | Download media on demand | Medium | Done |
+| UR-012 | Login info shall be stored securely and persistently | High | Done |
+| UR-013 | View and manage downloaded media | Medium | Done |
+| UR-014 | Make and edit playlists of music that sync back to Jellyfin | Medium | Done |
+| UR-015 | View and manage current audio queue (add, reorder tracks) | Medium | Done |
+| UR-016 | Change system settings while playing (brightness, volume) | Low | Planned |
+| UR-017 | Like or unlike audio, albums, movies, etc. | Medium | Done |
+| UR-018 | Choose to download series, albums, songs, artist discography | Medium | Done |
+| UR-019 | Resume playback from where you left off (movies, shows, albums) | High | Done |
+| UR-020 | Select subtitles for video content | High | Done |
+| UR-021 | Select audio track for video content | High | Done |
+| UR-022 | Control streaming quality and transcoding settings | Medium | Planned |
+| UR-023 | View "Next Up" / Continue Watching on home screen; auto-play next episode with countdown popup and configurable episode limit | Medium | Done |
+| UR-024 | View recently added content on server | Medium | Done |
+| UR-025 | Sync watch history and progress back to Jellyfin | High | Done |
+| UR-026 | Sleep timer for audio and video playback (roller UI, time/track/episode modes) | Low | Done |
+| UR-027 | Audio equalizer for sound customization | Low | Planned |
+| UR-028 | Navigate to artist/album by tapping names in now playing view | High | Done |
+| UR-029 | Toggle between grid and list view in library | Medium | Done |
+| UR-030 | Quick genre browsing and filtering | Medium | Done |
+| UR-031 | Crossfade between audio tracks | Low | Done (Linux only) |
+| UR-032 | Gapless playback for seamless album listening | Medium | Done (Linux only) |
+| UR-033 | Volume normalization to prevent volume jumps between tracks | Low | Done (Linux only) |
+| UR-034 | Rich home screen with hero banners, carousels, and personalized sections | High | Done |
+| UR-035 | View cast/crew (actors, directors) on movie/show detail pages | High | Done |
+| UR-036 | Navigate to actor/person page showing their filmography | Medium | Done |
+| UR-037 | Visually appealing video library with poster grids and metadata | High | Done |
+| UR-038 | Movie/show detail page with backdrop, ratings, and rich metadata | High | Done |
+| UR-039 | Navigate between main sections via bottom navigation bar | High | Done |
+
+---
+
+## 2. Software Requirements
+
+### 2.1 Integration Requirements
+
+External system integrations and platform-specific implementations.
+
+| ID | Requirement | Category | Traces To | Status |
+|----|-------------|----------|-----------|--------|
+| IR-001 | Build system supporting multiple targets (Linux, Android) | Build | UR-001 | Done |
+| IR-002 | Build scripts for Android and Linux | Build | UR-001 | Done |
+| IR-003 | Integration of libmpv for Linux playback | Playback | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
+| IR-004 | Integration of ExoPlayer for Android playback | Playback | UR-003, UR-004 | In Progress (basic playback works, audio settings missing) |
+| IR-005 | MPRIS D-Bus integration for Linux lockscreen/media controls | Platform | UR-006 | Planned |
+| IR-006 | Android MediaSession integration for lockscreen controls | Platform | UR-006 | Done |
+| IR-007 | Bluetooth AVRCP integration via system media session | Platform | UR-006 | Planned |
+| IR-008 | Android audio focus handling (pause on call) | Platform | UR-004, UR-006 | Done |
+| IR-009 | Jellyfin API client for authentication | API | UR-009, UR-012 | Done |
+| IR-010 | Jellyfin API client for library browsing | API | UR-007, UR-008 | Done |
+| IR-011 | Jellyfin API client for playback streaming | API | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
+| IR-012 | Jellyfin Sessions API for remote playback control | API | UR-010 | Done |
+| IR-021 | Android MediaRouter integration for remote volume in system panel | Platform | UR-010, UR-016 | Planned |
+| IR-013 | SQLite integration for local database | Storage | UR-002, UR-011 | Done |
+| IR-014 | Secure credential storage (keyring/keychain) | Security | UR-012 | Done |
+| IR-015 | Jellyfin API client for playback progress reporting | API | UR-019, UR-025 | Done |
+| IR-016 | Jellyfin API client for subtitle/audio track info | API | UR-020, UR-021 | Done |
+| IR-017 | Jellyfin API client for transcoding parameters | API | UR-022 | Planned |
+| IR-018 | libmpv subtitle rendering and selection | Playback | UR-020 | Planned |
+| IR-019 | libmpv audio track selection | Playback | UR-021 | Planned |
+| IR-020 | libmpv/ExoPlayer equalizer integration | Playback | UR-027 | Planned |
+| IR-022 | Jellyfin API client for person/cast data | API | UR-035, UR-036 | Done |
+| IR-023 | Database schema for person/cast caching | Storage | UR-035, UR-036 | Done |
+| IR-024 | Jellyfin API client for home screen data (featured, continue watching) | API | UR-034 | Done |
+
+### 2.2 Jellyfin API Requirements
+
+API endpoints and data contracts required for Jellyfin integration.
+
+| ID | Requirement | Endpoint Category | Traces To | Status |
+|----|-------------|-------------------|-----------|--------|
+| JA-001 | Server connection and discovery | System | UR-009 | Done |
+| JA-002 | User authentication (username/password) | Users | UR-009, UR-012 | Done |
+| JA-003 | Get user library views | UserViews | UR-007 | Done |
+| JA-004 | Get library items (paginated) | Items | UR-007 | Done |
+| JA-005 | Get item details and metadata | Items | UR-007 | Done |
+| JA-006 | Search across libraries | Items | UR-008 | Done |
+| JA-007 | Get playback info and stream URL | MediaInfo | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
+| JA-008 | Get available subtitles for item | MediaInfo | UR-020 | Done |
+| JA-009 | Get available audio tracks for item | MediaInfo | UR-021 | Done |
+| JA-010 | Report playback start | Sessions | UR-025 | Done |
+| JA-011 | Report playback progress (periodic) | Sessions | UR-025 | Done |
+| JA-012 | Report playback stopped | Sessions | UR-025 | Done |
+| JA-013 | Get resume position for item | UserData | UR-019 | Done |
+| JA-014 | Get "Next Up" items | Shows | UR-023 | Done |
+| JA-015 | Get "Continue Watching" items | Items | UR-023 | Done |
+| JA-016 | Get recently added items | Items | UR-024 | Done |
+| JA-017 | Mark item as favorite | UserData | UR-017 | Done |
+| JA-018 | Remove item from favorites | UserData | UR-017 | Done |
+| JA-019 | Get/create/update playlists | Playlists | UR-014 | Done |
+| JA-020 | Add/remove items from playlist | Playlists | UR-014 | Done |
+| JA-021 | Get active sessions list | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
+| JA-022 | Send playback commands to remote session (play/pause/stop) | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
+| JA-023 | Send seek command to remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
+| JA-024 | Send next/previous track commands to remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
+| JA-025 | Play specific item on remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
+| JA-026 | Send volume/mute commands to remote session | Sessions | UR-010 | Done |
+| JA-027 | Get transcoding options | MediaInfo | UR-022 | Planned |
+| JA-028 | Get image/artwork URLs | Images | UR-007 | Done |
+| JA-029 | Get cast/crew for item (actors, directors) | Items | UR-035 | Done |
+| JA-030 | Get person details and filmography | Persons | UR-036 | Done |
+| JA-031 | Get items by person (actor/director filmography) | Items | UR-036 | Done |
+
+### 2.3 Development Requirements
+
+Internal architecture, components, and application logic.
+
+| ID | Requirement | Category | Traces To | Status |
+|----|-------------|----------|-----------|--------|
+| DR-001 | Player state machine (idle, loading, playing, paused, seeking, error) | Player | UR-005 | Done |
+| DR-002 | MediaItem struct tracking source, location, duration, metadata | Player | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
+| DR-003 | Source-agnostic media abstraction (Remote, Local, DirectUrl) | Player | UR-002, UR-011 | Done |
+| DR-004 | PlayerBackend trait for platform-agnostic playback | Player | UR-003, UR-004 | Done |
+| DR-005 | Queue manager with shuffle, repeat, history | Player | UR-005, UR-015 | Done |
+| DR-006 | Audio pre-caching for seamless track transitions | Player | UR-004 | Planned |
+| DR-007 | Library browsing screens (grid view, search, filters) | UI | UR-007, UR-008 | Done |
+| DR-008 | Album/Series detail view with track listing | UI | UR-007 | Done |
+| DR-009 | Audio player UI (mini player, full screen) | UI | UR-005 | Done |
+| DR-010 | Video player UI (fullscreen, controls overlay) | UI | UR-003, UR-005 | Done |
+| DR-011 | Search bar with cross-library search | UI | UR-008 | Done |
+| DR-012 | Local database for media metadata cache | Storage | UR-002 | Done |
+| DR-013 | Repository pattern for online/offline data access | Storage | UR-002 | Done |
+| DR-014 | Offline mutation queue for sync-back operations | Storage | UR-002, UR-014, UR-017 | Done |
+| DR-015 | Download manager with queue and progress tracking | Storage | UR-011, UR-018 | Done |
+| DR-016 | Thumbnail caching and sync with server | Storage | UR-007 | Done |
+| DR-017 | "Manage Downloads" screen for local media management | UI | UR-013 | Done |
+| DR-018 | Download buttons on library/album/player screens | UI | UR-011, UR-018 | Done |
+| DR-019 | Playlist creation and editing UI | UI | UR-014 | Done |
+| DR-020 | Queue management UI (add, remove, reorder) | UI | UR-015 | Done |
+| DR-021 | Like/favorite functionality on media items | UI | UR-017 | Done |
+| DR-022 | Resume position tracking and restoration on play | Player | UR-019 | Done |
+| DR-023 | Subtitle selection UI in video player | UI | UR-020 | Done |
+| DR-024 | Audio track selection UI in video player | UI | UR-021 | Done |
+| DR-025 | Quality/transcoding settings UI | UI | UR-022 | Planned |
+| DR-026 | "Continue Watching" / "Next Up" home section | UI | UR-023 | Done |
+| DR-027 | "Recently Added" home section | UI | UR-024 | Done |
+| DR-028 | Playback progress sync service (periodic reporting) | Player | UR-025 | Done |
+| DR-029 | Sleep timer with roller UI, time/track/episode modes, and auto-stop (audio + video players) | Player | UR-026 | Done |
+| DR-049 | Auto-play episode limit (configurable max episodes per session) | Player | UR-023 | Done |
+| DR-050 | Reusable scroll picker (roller) component | UI | UR-026 | Done |
+| DR-030 | Equalizer UI with presets and custom bands | UI | UR-027 | Planned |
+| DR-031 | Clickable artist/album links in now playing view | UI | UR-028 | Done |
+| DR-032 | List view option for library browsing (albums, artists) | UI | UR-029 | Done |
+| DR-033 | Genre browsing screen with quick filters | UI | UR-030 | Done |
+| DR-034 | Crossfade engine with configurable duration (0-12s) | Player | UR-031 | Done (Linux only) |
+| DR-035 | Gapless playback between sequential tracks | Player | UR-032 | Done (Linux only) |
+| DR-036 | Volume normalization with preset levels (Loud/Normal/Quiet) | Player | UR-033 | Done (Linux only) |
+| DR-037 | Remote session browser and control UI | UI | UR-010 | Done |
+| DR-038 | Home screen with hero banner carousel (featured/continue watching) | UI | UR-034 | Done |
+| DR-039 | Home screen horizontal carousels (recently added, recommendations) | UI | UR-034, UR-024 | Done |
+| DR-040 | Cast/crew section on movie/show detail pages | UI | UR-035 | Done |
+| DR-041 | Person/actor detail page with filmography grid | UI | UR-036 | Done |
+| DR-042 | Video library grid with poster cards, year, and rating badges | UI | UR-037 | Done |
+| DR-043 | Movie/show detail page with backdrop hero, synopsis, and metadata | UI | UR-038 | Done |
+| DR-044 | Horizontal scrolling actor/cast row with profile images | UI | UR-035 | Done |
+| DR-045 | Bottom navigation bar with Home, Library, Search buttons | UI | UR-039 | Done |
+| DR-046 | Dedicated search page with input and results | UI | UR-039 | Done |
+| DR-047 | Next episode auto-play popup with configurable countdown and episode limit | Player | UR-023 | Done |
+| DR-048 | Video settings (auto-play toggle, countdown duration, episode limit) | Settings | UR-023, UR-026 | Done |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Traceability Matrix
+
+### User Requirements to Software Requirements
+
+| User Req | Integration Requirements | Development Requirements |
+|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+| UR-001 | IR-001, IR-002 | - |
+| UR-002 | IR-013 | DR-003, DR-012, DR-013, DR-014 |
+| UR-003 | IR-003, IR-004, IR-011 | DR-002, DR-004, DR-010 |
+| UR-004 | IR-003, IR-004, IR-008, IR-011 | DR-002, DR-004, DR-006 |
+| UR-005 | - | DR-001, DR-005, DR-009 |
+| UR-006 | IR-005, IR-006, IR-007, IR-008 | - |
+| UR-007 | IR-010 | DR-007, DR-008, DR-016 |
+| UR-008 | IR-010 | DR-007, DR-011 |
+| UR-009 | IR-009, IR-010, IR-011 | - |
+| UR-010 | IR-012, IR-021 | DR-037 |
+| UR-011 | IR-013 | DR-003, DR-015, DR-018 |
+| UR-012 | IR-009, IR-014 | - |
+| UR-013 | IR-013 | DR-017 |
+| UR-014 | IR-010 | DR-014, DR-019 |
+| UR-015 | - | DR-005, DR-020 |
+| UR-016 | - | - |
+| UR-017 | - | DR-014, DR-021 |
+| UR-018 | IR-013 | DR-015, DR-018 |
+| UR-019 | IR-015 | DR-022 |
+| UR-020 | IR-016, IR-018 | DR-023 |
+| UR-021 | IR-016, IR-019 | DR-024 |
+| UR-022 | IR-017 | DR-025 |
+| UR-023 | IR-010 | DR-026, DR-047, DR-048, DR-049 |
+| UR-024 | IR-010 | DR-027 |
+| UR-025 | IR-015 | DR-028 |
+| UR-026 | - | DR-029, DR-048, DR-050 |
+| UR-027 | IR-020 | DR-030 |
+| UR-028 | - | DR-031 |
+| UR-029 | - | DR-032 |
+| UR-030 | IR-010 | DR-033 |
+| UR-031 | - | DR-034 |
+| UR-032 | - | DR-035 |
+| UR-033 | - | DR-036 |
+| UR-034 | IR-010, IR-024 | DR-038, DR-039 |
+| UR-035 | IR-022, IR-023 | DR-040, DR-044 |
+| UR-036 | IR-022, IR-023 | DR-041 |
+| UR-037 | IR-010 | DR-042 |
+| UR-038 | IR-010 | DR-043 |
+| UR-039 | - | DR-045, DR-046 |
+
+---
+
+## 4. Test Traceability
+
+### Unit Tests to Software Requirements
+
+| Test ID | Test Description | Traces To | Status |
+|---------|-----------------|-----------|--------|
+| UT-001 | Player state transitions | DR-001 | Pending |
+| UT-002 | MediaItem source URL resolution | DR-002, DR-003 | Pending |
+| UT-003 | Queue next/previous navigation | DR-005 | Pending |
+| UT-004 | Queue shuffle order generation | DR-005 | Pending |
+| UT-005 | Queue repeat mode behavior | DR-005 | Pending |
+| UT-006 | Jellyfin authentication flow | IR-009 | Pending |
+| UT-007 | Jellyfin library items parsing | IR-010 | Pending |
+| UT-008 | Repository pattern online/offline switching | DR-013 | Pending |
+| UT-009 | Offline mutation queue persistence | DR-014 | Pending |
+| UT-010 | Download queue management | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-011 | Resume position storage and retrieval | DR-022 | Pending |
+| UT-012 | Sleep timer countdown logic | DR-029 | Pending |
+| UT-013 | Playback progress reporting throttling | DR-028 | Pending |
+| UT-014 | Database open and in-memory mode | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-015 | Database migrations run successfully | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-016 | All database tables created | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-017 | FTS5 search table created | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-018 | Server CRUD operations | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-019 | User CRUD operations | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-020 | Cascade delete server removes users | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-021 | Item insert and FTS search | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-022 | User data playback position storage | IR-013, DR-012, DR-022 | Done |
+| UT-023 | Sync queue operations | IR-013, DR-014 | Done |
+| UT-024 | Downloads table operations | IR-013, DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-025 | Migrations are idempotent | IR-013, DR-012 | Done |
+| UT-026 | NullBackend volume default value | DR-004 | Done |
+| UT-027 | NullBackend set volume | DR-004 | Done |
+| UT-028 | NullBackend volume clamping (high/low) | DR-004 | Done |
+| UT-029 | NullBackend volume boundary values | DR-004 | Done |
+| UT-030 | PlayerController volume default | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
+| UT-031 | PlayerController set volume | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
+| UT-032 | PlayerController muted default | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
+| UT-033 | PlayerController volume delegates to backend | DR-004, DR-009 | Done |
+| UT-034 | Download event serialization roundtrip | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-035 | Download event completed serialization | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-036 | Download event failed serialization | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-037 | Download worker exponential backoff | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-038 | Download worker error retryable check | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-039 | Download manager creation | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-040 | Download manager set max concurrent | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-041 | Download info serialization | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-042 | Download command filename sanitization | DR-015, DR-018 | Done |
+| UT-043 | Download command filename extension preservation | DR-015, DR-018 | Done |
+| UT-044 | Offline item serialization | DR-017 | Done |
+| UT-045 | Smart cache default config | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-046 | Smart cache album affinity tracking | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-047 | Smart cache queue precache config | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-048 | Smart cache storage limit check | DR-015 | Done |
+| UT-049 | Playlist create (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
+| UT-050 | Playlist delete (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
+| UT-051 | Playlist rename (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
+| UT-052 | Playlist get items (offline) | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
+| UT-053 | Playlist add items (offline) | DR-019, JA-020 | Done |
+| UT-054 | Playlist remove items (offline) | DR-019, JA-020 | Done |
+| UT-055 | Playlist reorder items (offline) | DR-019, JA-020 | Done |
+| UT-056 | Playlist entry serialization | DR-019, JA-019 | Done |
+| UT-057 | Playlist Tauri command param naming (camelCase) | DR-019, JA-019, JA-020 | Done |
+| UT-058 | Playlist repository client methods | DR-019, JA-019, JA-020 | Done |
+
+### Integration Tests
+
+| Test ID | Test Description | Traces To | Status |
+|---------|-----------------|-----------|--------|
+| IT-001 | End-to-end authentication with Jellyfin server | IR-009, UR-009 | Pending |
+| IT-002 | Library browsing and item loading | IR-010, UR-007 | Pending |
+| IT-003 | Audio playback via libmpv | IR-003, UR-004 | Pending |
+| IT-004 | Video playback via libmpv | IR-003, UR-003 | Pending |
+| IT-005 | MPRIS lockscreen controls on Linux | IR-005, UR-006 | Pending |
+| IT-006 | Offline mode with local database | IR-013, UR-002 | Pending |
+| IT-007 | Media download and local playback | DR-015, UR-011 | Pending |
+| IT-008 | Subtitle track selection via libmpv | IR-018, UR-020 | Pending |
+| IT-009 | Audio track selection via libmpv | IR-019, UR-021 | Pending |
+| IT-010 | Playback progress sync to Jellyfin | IR-015, UR-025 | Pending |
+| IT-011 | Resume playback from server position | IR-015, UR-019 | Pending |
+| IT-012 | Equalizer bands via libmpv | IR-020, UR-027 | Pending |
+
+---
+
+## 5. Technical Debt
+
+### Linux Keyring Integration Workaround
+
+**Issue**: The `keyring-rs` crate (v3.x) has issues with retrieving credentials from the Linux Secret Service API, despite successfully saving them.
+
+**Symptoms**:
+- Credentials are saved to the system keyring successfully (verified with `secret-tool search`)
+- Retrieval via the `keyring-rs` library fails with `NoEntry` error
+- Session restoration fails on app restart even though credentials exist
+
+**Root Cause**:
+The `keyring-rs` library's Linux backend doesn't correctly retrieve entries from the Secret Service that it previously stored. This appears to be a bug in how the library interfaces with the Secret Service D-Bus API.
+
+**Current Workaround**:
+We bypass the `keyring-rs` library on Linux and use direct system calls to `secret-tool`:
+- **Save**: `secret-tool store --label <label> service <service> username <username>`
+- **Retrieve**: `secret-tool lookup service <service> username <username>`
+- **Delete**: `secret-tool clear service <service> username <username>`
+
+**Implementation**:
+See [src-tauri/src/credentials.rs](../src-tauri/src/credentials.rs) for the
+Linux-specific `secret-tool` save/get/delete paths.
+
+**Future Fix**:
+- Monitor `keyring-rs` for bug fixes in future versions
+- Consider alternative secure storage libraries
+- Test if newer versions of `keyring-rs` (v4.x+) resolve the issue
+- Once fixed, remove the Linux-specific workaround and use the cross-platform `keyring-rs` API
+
+**Impact**:
+- Low - The workaround is functionally equivalent to proper keyring integration
+- Credentials are stored securely in the system keyring
+- Session restoration works correctly
+- Only affects Linux; macOS and Windows use the standard `keyring-rs` implementation
+
+**Dependencies**:
+- Requires `secret-tool` to be installed on Linux systems (part of `libsecret-tools` package)
+- Already available on most Linux distributions by default
+
+---
+
+### Platform Playback Backend Parity (Linux vs Android)
+
+**Issue**: The Linux (MPV) and Android (ExoPlayer) playback backends have diverged in feature implementation and architecture patterns.
+
+**Symptoms**:
+- Audio settings (crossfade, gapless playback, volume normalization) work on Linux but not on Android
+- Position update frequency differs between platforms (Linux: 250ms polling, Android: on-demand callbacks)
+- Thread safety models differ (Linux: `Arc<Mutex<>>`, Android: global `OnceLock` statics)
+
+**Root Cause**:
+The `PlayerBackend` trait defines optional audio settings methods with default empty implementations. The Linux `MpvBackend` overrides these with full MPV property commands, but `ExoPlayerBackend` uses the defaults.
+
+**Affected Files**:
+- [src-tauri/src/player/backend.rs](../src-tauri/src/player/backend.rs) - Trait with default empty implementations
+- [src-tauri/src/player/mpv_backend.rs](../src-tauri/src/player/mpv_backend.rs) - Full audio settings support
+- [src-tauri/src/player/android/mod.rs](../src-tauri/src/player/android/mod.rs) - Missing audio settings implementation
+
+**Feature Parity Matrix**:
+
+| Feature | Linux (MPV) | Android (ExoPlayer) | Status |
+|---------|-------------|---------------------|--------|
+| Basic playback | ✅ | ✅ | Parity |
+| Volume control | ✅ | ✅ | Parity |
+| Seek | ✅ | ✅ | Parity |
+| Crossfade | ✅ | ❌ | Gap |
+| Gapless playback | ✅ | ❌ | Gap |
+| Volume normalization | ✅ | ❌ | Gap |
+| Position updates | 250ms | On-demand | Inconsistent |
+
+**Future Fix**:
+1. Implement `set_audio_settings()` in `ExoPlayerBackend`
+2. Add Kotlin-side ExoPlayer configuration for crossfade (using `ConcatenatingMediaSource` or `DefaultMediaSourceFactory`)
+3. Implement gapless via ExoPlayer's built-in gapless support
+4. Add volume normalization via ExoPlayer's `LoudnessEnhancer` or audio processor
+5. Standardize position update frequency across platforms
+
+**Impact**:
+- Medium - Android users lack audio enhancement features advertised in requirements
+- User experience differs between platforms
+- UR-031 (Crossfade), UR-032 (Gapless), UR-033 (Normalization) only work on Linux
+
+**Traces To**: IR-004, UR-031, UR-032, UR-033, DR-034, DR-035, DR-036
+
+---
+
+### Frontend Playback Code Duplication
+
+**Issue**: Playback control handlers and state derivations are duplicated between `AudioPlayer.svelte` and `MiniPlayer.svelte`.
+
+**Symptoms**:
+- Identical try-catch wrapped handler functions in both components (~44 lines duplicated)
+- Same `$derived` state merging logic for local/remote playback in both components
+- Position conversion (ticks ↔ seconds) scattered across multiple files
+
+**Affected Files**:
+- [src/lib/components/player/AudioPlayer.svelte](../src/lib/components/player/AudioPlayer.svelte) - Duplicate handlers
+- [src/lib/components/player/MiniPlayer.svelte](../src/lib/components/player/MiniPlayer.svelte) - Duplicate handlers
+- [src/lib/services/playbackControl.ts](../src/lib/services/playbackControl.ts) - Position conversion
+- [src/lib/stores/playbackMode.ts](../src/lib/stores/playbackMode.ts) - Position conversion
+- [src/lib/services/playbackReporting.ts](../src/lib/services/playbackReporting.ts) - Position conversion
+
+**Duplicated Code**:
+```typescript
+// These handlers are identical in both AudioPlayer and MiniPlayer:
+handlePlayPause(), handleNext(), handlePrevious(),
+handleToggleShuffle(), handleCycleRepeat(), handleVolumeChange()
+
+// These derived states use identical logic:
+displayMedia, displayIsPlaying, displayPosition, displayDuration
+```
+
+**Future Fix**:
+1. Create `src/lib/utils/playbackUnits.ts`:
+   ```typescript
+   export const TICKS_PER_SECOND = 10_000_000;
+   export const secondsToTicks = (s: number) => Math.floor(s * TICKS_PER_SECOND);
+   export const ticksToSeconds = (t: number) => t / TICKS_PER_SECOND;
+   ```
+
+2. Create `src/lib/composables/useMergedPlaybackState.svelte.ts`:
+   - Export `displayMedia`, `displayIsPlaying`, `displayPosition`, `displayDuration`
+   - Single source of truth for merged local/remote state
+
+3. Simplify handler wrappers using a utility:
+   ```typescript
+   export const withErrorHandler = (fn: () => Promise<void>, context: string) =>
+     async () => { try { await fn(); } catch (e) { console.error(`${context}:`, e); } };
+   ```
+
+**Impact**:
+- Low - Code works correctly but violates DRY principle
+- Maintenance burden when logic needs to change
+- Risk of handlers diverging over time
+
+**Traces To**: DR-009

package.json

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "",
   "type": "module",
+  "packageManager": "bun@1.3.5",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite dev",
     "build": "vite build",
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
     "test:rust": "./scripts/test-rust.sh",
     "android:build": "./scripts/build-android.sh",
     "android:build:release": "./scripts/build-android.sh release",
-    "android:build:clean": "rm -rf node_modules/.vite dist .svelte-kit .next build target src-tauri/target && npm install && npm run build",
+    "android:build:clean": "rm -rf node_modules/.vite dist .svelte-kit .next build target src-tauri/target && bun install && bun run build",
     "android:deploy": "./scripts/deploy-android.sh",
     "android:dev": "./scripts/build-and-deploy.sh",
     "android:check": "./scripts/check-android.sh",

scripts/README.md

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The traceability system is integrated with Gitea Actions CI/CD:
 
 For details, see:
 - [Traceability CI Guide](../docs/traceability-ci.md) - Full CI/CD documentation
-- [TRACES Quick Reference](../traces-quick-ref.md) - Quick guide for adding TRACES
+- [TRACES Quick Reference](../docs/traces-quick-ref.md) - Quick guide for adding TRACES
 
 ## Utility Scripts
 

src-tauri/Cargo.lock

@@ -2028,6 +2028,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
  "tokio-rusqlite",
  "tokio-util",
+ "urlencoding",
  "uuid",
 ]
 
@@ -4959,6 +4960,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "urlencoding"
+version = "2.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "daf8dba3b7eb870caf1ddeed7bc9d2a049f3cfdfae7cb521b087cc33ae4c49da"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "urlpattern"
 version = "0.3.0"
@@ -5281,7 +5288,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]

src-tauri/Cargo.toml

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ rand = "0.8"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["sync", "rt-multi-thread", "time", "fs", "io-util", "macros"] }
 tokio-util = "0.7"
 reqwest = { version = "0.12", default-features = false, features = ["rustls-tls", "stream", "json"] }
+urlencoding = "2"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 async-trait = "0.1"
 

src-tauri/android/src/main/java/com/dtourolle/jellytau/VideoOverlayManager.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package com.dtourolle.jellytau
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.view.SurfaceView
+import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.widget.FrameLayout
+import com.dtourolle.jellytau.player.JellyTauPlayer
+
+/**
+ * Manages the video SurfaceView overlay in the Activity's view hierarchy.
+ *
+ * This class handles attaching and detaching the native ExoPlayer SurfaceView
+ * so that it renders video content behind the WebView.
+ */
+object VideoOverlayManager {
+
+    private var attachedSurfaceView: SurfaceView? = null
+
+    /**
+     * Attach the video SurfaceView to the Activity's content view.
+     *
+     * The SurfaceView is added at index 0 (bottom of z-order) so it renders
+     * behind the Tauri WebView, allowing Svelte controls to overlay on top.
+     *
+     * @param activity The Activity to attach the surface to
+     */
+    fun attachVideoSurface(activity: Activity) {
+        try {
+            // Get the SurfaceView from JellyTauPlayer
+            val player = JellyTauPlayer.getInstance()
+            val surfaceView = player.getSurfaceView()
+
+            if (surfaceView == null) {
+                android.util.Log.w("VideoOverlayManager", "No SurfaceView available to attach")
+                return
+            }
+
+            // Get the root content view
+            val contentView = activity.window.decorView.findViewById<ViewGroup>(android.R.id.content)
+
+            // Remove from parent if already attached elsewhere
+            (surfaceView.parent as? ViewGroup)?.removeView(surfaceView)
+
+            // Configure layout params to fill the screen
+            val layoutParams = FrameLayout.LayoutParams(
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
+                ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT
+            )
+
+            // Add to content view at index 0 (behind WebView)
+            contentView.addView(surfaceView, 0, layoutParams)
+            attachedSurfaceView = surfaceView
+
+            android.util.Log.d("VideoOverlayManager", "Video surface attached to view hierarchy")
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            android.util.Log.e("VideoOverlayManager", "Failed to attach video surface", e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Detach the video SurfaceView from the Activity's view hierarchy.
+     *
+     * @param activity The Activity to detach the surface from
+     */
+    fun detachVideoSurface(activity: Activity) {
+        try {
+            attachedSurfaceView?.let { surfaceView ->
+                val contentView = activity.window.decorView.findViewById<ViewGroup>(android.R.id.content)
+                contentView.removeView(surfaceView)
+                attachedSurfaceView = null
+                android.util.Log.d("VideoOverlayManager", "Video surface detached from view hierarchy")
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            android.util.Log.e("VideoOverlayManager", "Failed to detach video surface", e)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a video surface is currently attached.
+     *
+     * @return true if a surface is attached, false otherwise
+     */
+    fun isVideoSurfaceAttached(): Boolean {
+        return attachedSurfaceView != null
+    }
+}

src-tauri/android/src/main/java/com/dtourolle/jellytau/player/JellyTauPlayer.kt

@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ class JellyTauPlayer(private val appContext: Context) {
     /** Current media ID being played */
     private var currentMediaId: String? = null
 
+    /**
+     * Guards against nativeOnPlaybackEnded() firing more than once per loaded
+     * media. ExoPlayer can re-enter STATE_ENDED (e.g. transient buffering near
+     * end of a transcoded stream), which would otherwise notify the backend
+     * twice and, for example, decrement the sleep-timer episode counter twice.
+     * Reset whenever new media is loaded.
+     */
+    private var endedNotified = false
+
     /** Current media metadata for notification updates */
     private var currentTitle: String = ""
     private var currentArtist: String = ""
@@ -171,6 +180,12 @@ class JellyTauPlayer(private val appContext: Context) {
         // Create ExoPlayer with audio focus handling
         exoPlayer = ExoPlayer.Builder(appContext)
             .setAudioAttributes(audioAttributes, /* handleAudioFocus= */ true)
+            // Pause when the audio output is removed (wired headphones unplugged or
+            // Bluetooth device disconnected). ExoPlayer listens for the system
+            // ACTION_AUDIO_BECOMING_NOISY broadcast, which fires for both cases.
+            // The resulting pause flows through onIsPlayingChanged, keeping Rust and
+            // the lockscreen notification in sync automatically.
+            .setHandleAudioBecomingNoisy(true)
             .build()
 
         // Set up player listener
@@ -202,7 +217,15 @@ class JellyTauPlayer(private val appContext: Context) {
                         // Playback completed
                         android.util.Log.d("JellyTauPlayer", "▶ Playback ended")
                         stopPositionUpdates()
-                        nativeOnPlaybackEnded()
+                        // Only notify the backend once per loaded media. ExoPlayer
+                        // can re-enter STATE_ENDED, which would double-count things
+                        // like the sleep-timer episode counter.
+                        if (!endedNotified) {
+                            endedNotified = true
+                            nativeOnPlaybackEnded()
+                        } else {
+                            android.util.Log.d("JellyTauPlayer", "▶ Playback ended already notified - ignoring")
+                        }
                     }
                     Player.STATE_BUFFERING -> {
                         android.util.Log.d("JellyTauPlayer", "▶ Buffering...")
@@ -316,6 +339,7 @@ class JellyTauPlayer(private val appContext: Context) {
     fun load(url: String, mediaId: String) {
         mainHandler.post {
             currentMediaId = mediaId
+            endedNotified = false
             val mediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri(url)
             exoPlayer.setMediaItem(mediaItem)
             exoPlayer.prepare()
@@ -546,6 +570,7 @@ class JellyTauPlayer(private val appContext: Context) {
     ) {
         mainHandler.post {
             currentMediaId = mediaId
+            endedNotified = false
 
             // Store metadata for notification updates
             currentTitle = title

src-tauri/src/commands/download/mod.rs

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 use crate::utils::lock::MutexSafe;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
-use tauri::State;
+use tauri::{Manager, State};
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 use crate::download::{DownloadInfo, DownloadManager};
@@ -818,9 +819,7 @@ pub async fn start_download(
     stream_url: String,
     target_dir: String,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
-    use crate::download::{DownloadTask, DownloadWorker};
     use crate::download::events::DownloadEvent;
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
     use tauri::Emitter;
 
     debug!("start_download called for download_id: {}", download_id);
@@ -906,16 +905,27 @@ pub async fn start_download(
         }
     };
 
-    // Update status to downloading and save file_size if we got it
+    // Update status to downloading and save file_size if we got it.
+    // Also persist the resolved stream URL + target dir so the queue pump can
+    // restart/resume this download by itself if needed.
     let update_query = if let Some(size) = file_size_from_server {
         Query::with_params(
-            "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'downloading', started_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, file_size = ? WHERE id = ?",
+            "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'downloading', started_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, file_size = ?, stream_url = ?, target_dir = ? WHERE id = ?",
-            vec![QueryParam::Int64(size), QueryParam::Int64(download_id)],
+            vec![
+                QueryParam::Int64(size),
+                QueryParam::String(stream_url.clone()),
+                QueryParam::String(target_dir.clone()),
+                QueryParam::Int64(download_id),
+            ],
         )
     } else {
         Query::with_params(
-            "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'downloading', started_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?",
+            "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'downloading', started_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, stream_url = ?, target_dir = ? WHERE id = ?",
-            vec![QueryParam::Int64(download_id)],
+            vec![
+                QueryParam::String(stream_url.clone()),
+                QueryParam::String(target_dir.clone()),
+                QueryParam::Int64(download_id),
+            ],
         )
     };
 
@@ -936,29 +946,304 @@ pub async fn start_download(
     // Build target path
     let target_path = PathBuf::from(&target_dir).join(&file_path);
 
-    // Create download task
-    let task = DownloadTask {
-        url: stream_url,
-        target_path: target_path.clone(),
-    };
-
-    // Start download in background
-    let app_clone = app.clone();
-    let item_id_clone = item_id.clone();
-
     // Get a clone of the active downloads Arc for unregistering later
     let active_downloads = {
         let manager = download_manager.0.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
         manager.get_active_downloads()
     };
 
+    // Run the worker in the background; on completion/failure it frees the slot
+    // and pumps the next pending download.
+    spawn_download_worker(
+        app.clone(),
+        download_id,
+        item_id,
+        stream_url,
+        target_path,
+        active_downloads,
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Enqueue a download with its resolved stream URL, then let the queue pump
+/// start it (or a higher-priority pending item) when a slot is free.
+///
+/// Unlike [`start_download`], this never errors when the concurrency limit is
+/// reached: the URL is persisted on the row and the pump will pick it up once a
+/// slot frees. This is the path bulk operations (album/series/season) use so
+/// every queued item eventually downloads without the frontend re-issuing it.
+#[tauri::command]
+#[specta::specta]
+pub async fn enqueue_download(
+    db: State<'_, DatabaseWrapper>,
+    download_manager: State<'_, DownloadManagerWrapper>,
+    app: tauri::AppHandle,
+    download_id: i64,
+    stream_url: String,
+    target_dir: String,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let db_service = {
+        let database = db.0.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        Arc::new(database.service())
+    };
+
+    // Persist the resolved URL/dir and mark the row pending so the pump can
+    // start it. We don't flip to 'downloading' here — the pump owns that.
+    let update_query = Query::with_params(
+        "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'pending', stream_url = ?, target_dir = ? WHERE id = ?",
+        vec![
+            QueryParam::String(stream_url),
+            QueryParam::String(target_dir),
+            QueryParam::Int64(download_id),
+        ],
+    );
+    db_service.execute(update_query).await.map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
+    // Kick the pump: it will start as many pending downloads as there are slots.
+    let active_downloads = {
+        let manager = download_manager.0.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        manager.get_active_downloads()
+    };
+    pump_download_queue(app, db_service, active_downloads).await;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Enqueue a batch of already-queued video downloads, resolving each one's
+/// transcode URL from the repository using the `quality_preset` stored on the
+/// row. Then let the pump start them subject to the concurrency limit.
+///
+/// This is the bulk video path (series/season): `download_series`/
+/// `download_season` insert the rows, then this resolves URLs and enqueues them
+/// so they actually start. Resolving server-side avoids round-tripping every
+/// episode URL through the frontend.
+#[tauri::command]
+#[specta::specta]
+pub async fn enqueue_video_downloads(
+    db: State<'_, DatabaseWrapper>,
+    download_manager: State<'_, DownloadManagerWrapper>,
+    repository: State<'_, crate::commands::repository::RepositoryManagerWrapper>,
+    app: tauri::AppHandle,
+    handle: String,
+    download_ids: Vec<i64>,
+    target_dir: String,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    use crate::repository::MediaRepository;
+
+    let repo = repository.0.get(&handle).ok_or("Repository not found")?;
+
+    let db_service = {
+        let database = db.0.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        Arc::new(database.service())
+    };
+
+    for download_id in download_ids {
+        // Read the item + quality preset for this queued download.
+        let info_query = Query::with_params(
+            "SELECT item_id, COALESCE(quality_preset, 'original') FROM downloads WHERE id = ?",
+            vec![QueryParam::Int64(download_id)],
+        );
+        let (item_id, quality): (String, String) = match db_service
+            .query_one(info_query, |row| Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?)))
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(row) => row,
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("[enqueue_video] Skipping download {}: {}", download_id, e);
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Build the transcode URL (pure URL builder, no server round-trip).
+        let stream_url = repo.as_ref().get_video_download_url(&item_id, &quality, None);
+
+        let update_query = Query::with_params(
+            "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'pending', stream_url = ?, target_dir = ? WHERE id = ?",
+            vec![
+                QueryParam::String(stream_url),
+                QueryParam::String(target_dir.clone()),
+                QueryParam::Int64(download_id),
+            ],
+        );
+        if let Err(e) = db_service.execute(update_query).await {
+            warn!("[enqueue_video] Failed to persist URL for download {}: {}", download_id, e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Pump once: starts up to max_concurrent, the rest drain as slots free.
+    let active_downloads = {
+        let manager = download_manager.0.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        manager.get_active_downloads()
+    };
+    pump_download_queue(app, db_service, active_downloads).await;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Start as many pending downloads as there are free concurrency slots.
+///
+/// Picks the highest-priority `pending` rows that have a persisted `stream_url`
+/// (FIFO within a priority), registers each, flips it to `downloading`, and
+/// spawns a worker. Each spawned worker calls this again on completion/failure,
+/// so the queue drains itself without any frontend involvement.
+async fn pump_download_queue(
+    app: tauri::AppHandle,
+    db_service: Arc<crate::storage::db_service::RusqliteService>,
+    active_downloads: Arc<Mutex<std::collections::HashSet<i64>>>,
+) {
+    use crate::download::events::DownloadEvent;
+    use tauri::Emitter;
+
+    let max_concurrent = {
+        let manager = app.state::<DownloadManagerWrapper>();
+        let manager = match manager.0.lock() {
+            Ok(m) => m,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("[pump] Failed to lock download manager: {}", e);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        manager.max_concurrent()
+    };
+
+    loop {
+        // How many slots are free right now?
+        let free_slots = {
+            let active = match active_downloads.lock() {
+                Ok(a) => a,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("[pump] Failed to lock active downloads: {}", e);
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+            max_concurrent.saturating_sub(active.len())
+        };
+        if free_slots == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Find the next pending, startable download (has a stream URL). Exclude
+        // anything already registered as active to avoid double-starting.
+        let next_query = Query::with_params(
+            "SELECT id, item_id, file_path, stream_url, target_dir
+             FROM downloads
+             WHERE status = 'pending'
+               AND stream_url IS NOT NULL
+               AND target_dir IS NOT NULL
+             ORDER BY priority DESC, queued_at ASC",
+            vec![],
+        );
+
+        let candidates: Vec<(i64, String, String, String, String)> = match db_service
+            .query_many(next_query, |row| {
+                Ok((row.get(0)?, row.get(1)?, row.get(2)?, row.get(3)?, row.get(4)?))
+            })
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(rows) => rows,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("[pump] Failed to query pending downloads: {}", e);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // Pick the first candidate not already active.
+        let next = candidates.into_iter().find(|(id, _, _, _, _)| {
+            active_downloads
+                .lock()
+                .map(|active| !active.contains(id))
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+        });
+
+        let (download_id, item_id, file_path, stream_url, target_dir) = match next {
+            Some(n) => n,
+            None => return, // Nothing pending to start
+        };
+
+        // Register the slot. If registration fails (race: another pump filled
+        // the last slot), stop — we'll be re-pumped when a slot frees.
+        {
+            let manager = app.state::<DownloadManagerWrapper>();
+            let manager = match manager.0.lock() {
+                Ok(m) => m,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("[pump] Failed to lock download manager: {}", e);
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+            if !manager.register_download(download_id) {
+                return;
+            }
+            info!(
+                "[pump] Download {} started. Active downloads: {}/{}",
+                download_id,
+                manager.active_count(),
+                manager.max_concurrent()
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Mark as downloading and stamp started_at.
+        let update_query = Query::with_params(
+            "UPDATE downloads SET status = 'downloading', started_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE id = ?",
+            vec![QueryParam::Int64(download_id)],
+        );
+        if let Err(e) = db_service.execute(update_query).await {
+            error!("[pump] Failed to mark download {} downloading: {}", download_id, e);
+            if let Ok(mut a) = active_downloads.lock() {
+                a.remove(&download_id);
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        // Emit started event so the UI flips the row.
+        let _ = app.emit(
+            "download-event",
+            DownloadEvent::Started {
+                download_id,
+                item_id: item_id.clone(),
+            },
+        );
+
+        let target_path = PathBuf::from(&target_dir).join(&file_path);
+        spawn_download_worker(
+            app.clone(),
+            download_id,
+            item_id,
+            stream_url,
+            target_path,
+            active_downloads.clone(),
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+/// Spawn the background worker for one download. On completion or failure it
+/// unregisters the slot, emits the terminal event, and pumps the queue so the
+/// next pending download starts automatically.
+fn spawn_download_worker(
+    app: tauri::AppHandle,
+    download_id: i64,
+    item_id: String,
+    stream_url: String,
+    target_path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    active_downloads: Arc<Mutex<std::collections::HashSet<i64>>>,
+) {
+    use crate::download::{DownloadTask, DownloadWorker};
+    use crate::download::events::DownloadEvent;
+    use tauri::Emitter;
+
+    let task = DownloadTask {
+        url: stream_url,
+        target_path: target_path.clone(),
+    };
+
     tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
         debug!("Download task started for download_id: {}", download_id);
         let worker = DownloadWorker::new();
 
         // Progress callback that emits events to the frontend
-        let progress_app = app_clone.clone();
+        let progress_app = app.clone();
-        let progress_item_id = item_id_clone.clone();
+        let progress_item_id = item_id.clone();
         let on_progress = move |bytes_downloaded: u64, total_bytes: Option<u64>| {
             let progress = total_bytes
                 .filter(|&t| t > 0)
@@ -975,54 +1260,55 @@ pub async fn start_download(
             let _ = progress_app.emit("download-event", event);
         };
 
-        match worker.download(&task, on_progress).await {
+        let result = worker.download(&task, on_progress).await;
-            Ok(result) => {
-                info!("Download completed successfully: {} bytes", result.bytes_downloaded);
 
-                // Unregister from download manager
+        // Free the slot before pumping so the next download can take it.
-                if let Ok(mut active) = active_downloads.lock() {
+        if let Ok(mut active) = active_downloads.lock() {
-                    active.remove(&download_id);
+            active.remove(&download_id);
-                    debug!("   Unregistered download {}. Active downloads: {}", download_id, active.len());
+            debug!("   Unregistered download {}. Active downloads: {}", download_id, active.len());
-                }
+        }
 
-                // Emit completed event - the frontend will handle state updates
+        match result {
+            Ok(res) => {
+                info!("Download completed successfully: {} bytes", res.bytes_downloaded);
                 let completed_event = DownloadEvent::Completed {
                     download_id,
-                    item_id: item_id_clone,
+                    item_id,
                     file_path: target_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
                 };
-                debug!("Emitting completed event: {:?}", completed_event);
+                match app.emit("download-event", completed_event) {
-                debug!("   Serialized: {}", serde_json::to_string(&completed_event).unwrap_or_default());
-                match app_clone.emit("download-event", completed_event) {
                     Ok(_) => debug!("   Completed event emitted successfully"),
                     Err(e) => error!("   Completed event emit failed: {:?}", e),
                 }
             }
             Err(e) => {
                 error!("Download failed: {:?}", e);
-
-                // Unregister from download manager
-                if let Ok(mut active) = active_downloads.lock() {
-                    active.remove(&download_id);
-                    debug!("   Unregistered failed download {}. Active downloads: {}", download_id, active.len());
-                }
-
-                // Emit failed event - the frontend will handle state updates
                 let failed_event = DownloadEvent::Failed {
                     download_id,
-                    item_id: item_id_clone.clone(),
+                    item_id,
                     error: e.to_string(),
                 };
-                debug!("Emitting failed event: {:?}", failed_event);
+                match app.emit("download-event", failed_event) {
-                match app_clone.emit("download-event", failed_event) {
                     Ok(_) => debug!("   Failed event emitted successfully"),
                     Err(e) => error!("   Failed event emit failed: {:?}", e),
                 }
             }
         }
-    });
 
-    Ok(())
+        // A slot just freed — start the next pending download (if any).
+        let db_service = {
+            let db = app.state::<DatabaseWrapper>();
+            let database = match db.0.lock() {
+                Ok(d) => d,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("[pump] Failed to lock database after download {}: {}", download_id, e);
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+            Arc::new(database.service())
+        };
+        pump_download_queue(app.clone(), db_service, active_downloads).await;
+    });
 }
 
 /// Delete a completed download

src-tauri/src/commands/playback_mode.rs

@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ pub fn playback_mode_is_transferring(
 pub async fn playback_mode_transfer_to_remote(
     manager: State<'_, PlaybackModeManagerWrapper>,
     session_id: String,
+    position: Option<f64>,
 ) -> Result<(), String> {
     log::info!(
-        "[PlaybackModeCommands] Transferring to remote session: {}",
+        "[PlaybackModeCommands] Transferring to remote session: {} (position override: {:?})",
-        session_id
+        session_id,
+        position
     );
-    manager.0.transfer_to_remote(session_id).await
+    manager.0.transfer_to_remote(session_id, position).await
 }
 
 /// Transfer playback from remote session back to local device

src-tauri/src/commands/player/mod.rs

@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ pub struct PlayTracksRequest {
     pub start_index: usize,
     pub shuffle: bool,
     pub context: PlayTracksContext,
+    /// Position (seconds) to resume the starting track from. Used when taking
+    /// over playback from a remote session so we don't restart from 0.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub start_position: Option<f64>,
 }
 
 /// Context information for track playback
@@ -1245,6 +1249,59 @@ pub(super) fn get_queue_status(controller: &PlayerController) -> QueueStatus {
     }
 }
 
+/// Start a freshly-built queue on the active remote session.
+///
+/// Used by the "play tracks"/"play album track" commands when we're in remote
+/// mode: instead of starting local MPV playback, we cast the selected tracks to
+/// the remote device. Mirrors PlaybackModeManager::transfer_to_remote's
+/// play_on_session call, but for a brand-new selection (so there's no resume
+/// position - playback starts from the chosen track's beginning).
+///
+/// Local-only items (no Jellyfin ID) can't be cast, so they're filtered out and
+/// the start index is adjusted to the remaining Jellyfin items. Returns an error
+/// if the selected track itself has no Jellyfin ID.
+async fn play_selection_on_remote(
+    controller: &PlayerController,
+    session_id: &str,
+    media_items: &[MediaItem],
+    start_index: usize,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    // Collect Jellyfin IDs, tracking where the selected track lands after any
+    // local-only items are dropped.
+    let mut jellyfin_ids: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut adjusted_index: Option<usize> = None;
+    for (i, item) in media_items.iter().enumerate() {
+        if let Some(id) = item.jellyfin_id() {
+            if i == start_index {
+                adjusted_index = Some(jellyfin_ids.len());
+            }
+            jellyfin_ids.push(id.to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    let start_index = adjusted_index
+        .ok_or("Cannot play on remote: selected track is not from Jellyfin")?;
+
+    if jellyfin_ids.is_empty() {
+        return Err("Cannot play on remote: no Jellyfin tracks in selection".to_string());
+    }
+
+    let client = {
+        let client_arc = controller.jellyfin_client();
+        let client_opt = client_arc.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+        client_opt
+            .as_ref()
+            .ok_or("Jellyfin client not configured")?
+            .clone()
+    };
+
+    // Fresh selection: start from the beginning of the chosen track.
+    client
+        .play_on_session(session_id.to_string(), jellyfin_ids, start_index, None)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to start playback on remote session: {}", e))
+}
+
 
 /// Play a track from an album - backend fetches all album tracks and builds queue
 #[tauri::command]
@@ -1254,6 +1311,7 @@ pub async fn player_play_album_track(
     session: State<'_, MediaSessionManagerWrapper>,
     db: State<'_, DatabaseWrapper>,
     repository_manager: State<'_, super::repository::RepositoryManagerWrapper>,
+    playback_mode: State<'_, super::playback_mode::PlaybackModeManagerWrapper>,
     repository_handle: String,
     request: PlayAlbumTrackRequest,
 ) -> Result<PlayerStatus, String> {
@@ -1376,11 +1434,24 @@ pub async fn player_play_album_track(
         session_mgr.start_audio_session(first_item.clone());
     }
 
-    // Play the queue
     let controller = player.0.lock().await;
-    controller
+
-        .play_queue(media_items, start_index)
+    // When controlling a remote session, cast the selection there instead of
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    // starting local MPV playback. We still load the queue locally (below) so
+    // the queue/context stay in sync for the UI and for transferring back.
+    let remote_session = match playback_mode.0.get_mode() {
+        crate::playback_mode::PlaybackMode::Remote { session_id } => Some(session_id),
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(session_id) = &remote_session {
+        play_selection_on_remote(&controller, session_id, &media_items, start_index).await?;
+        controller.set_queue(media_items, start_index).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    } else {
+        controller
+            .play_queue(media_items, start_index)
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    }
 
     // Set the queue context for remote transfer
     {
@@ -1422,6 +1493,7 @@ pub async fn player_play_tracks(
     session: State<'_, MediaSessionManagerWrapper>,
     db: State<'_, DatabaseWrapper>,
     repository_manager: State<'_, super::repository::RepositoryManagerWrapper>,
+    playback_mode: State<'_, super::playback_mode::PlaybackModeManagerWrapper>,
     repository_handle: String,
     request: PlayTracksRequest,
 ) -> Result<PlayerStatus, String> {
@@ -1529,10 +1601,33 @@ pub async fn player_play_tracks(
         session_mgr.start_audio_session(first_item.clone());
     }
 
-    // Play queue
     let controller = player.0.lock().await;
-    controller.play_queue(media_items, request.start_index)
+
-        .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    // When controlling a remote session, cast the selection there instead of
+    // starting local MPV playback. Skip this while a transfer is in flight: the
+    // transfer-to-local path calls this command to load the queue locally and
+    // the mode is still Remote until the transfer completes - routing it back to
+    // the remote would undo the transfer.
+    let remote_session = match playback_mode.0.get_mode() {
+        crate::playback_mode::PlaybackMode::Remote { session_id }
+            if !playback_mode.0.is_transferring() =>
+        {
+            Some(session_id)
+        }
+        _ => None,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(session_id) = &remote_session {
+        play_selection_on_remote(&controller, session_id, &media_items, request.start_index)
+            .await?;
+        controller
+            .set_queue(media_items, request.start_index)
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    } else {
+        controller
+            .play_queue_from(media_items, request.start_index, request.start_position)
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    }
 
     // Set queue context
     {

src-tauri/src/commands/repository.rs

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ use crate::utils::lock::MutexSafe;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-use log::{debug, error, info};
+use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
-use tauri::State;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, State};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use crate::jellyfin::HttpClient;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ pub struct RepositoryManagerWrapper(pub RepositoryManager);
 pub async fn repository_create(
     manager: State<'_, RepositoryManagerWrapper>,
     db: State<'_, crate::commands::storage::DatabaseWrapper>,
+    connectivity: State<'_, crate::commands::connectivity::ConnectivityMonitorWrapper>,
     server_url: String,
     user_id: String,
     access_token: String,
@@ -68,9 +70,18 @@ pub async fn repository_create(
     })?;
     debug!("[REPO] HTTP client created successfully");
 
-    // Create online repository
+    // Grab a connectivity reporter so the online repository's server outcomes
+    // drive the reachability state the UI observes (source of truth for the
+    // offline/online banner). See docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md.
+    let connectivity_reporter = {
+        let monitor = connectivity.0.lock().await;
+        monitor.reporter()
+    };
+
+    // Create online repository wired to connectivity reporting
     debug!("[REPO] Creating online repository...");
-    let online = OnlineRepository::new(Arc::new(http_client), server_url, user_id.clone(), access_token);
+    let online = OnlineRepository::new(Arc::new(http_client), server_url, user_id.clone(), access_token)
+        .with_connectivity(connectivity_reporter);
     debug!("[REPO] Online repository created");
 
     // Create offline repository with async-safe database service
@@ -249,6 +260,21 @@ pub async fn repository_get_resume_movies(
         .map_err(|e| format!("{:?}", e))
 }
 
+/// Get albums the user hasn't listened to recently ("rediscover")
+#[tauri::command]
+#[specta::specta]
+pub async fn repository_get_rediscover_albums(
+    manager: State<'_, RepositoryManagerWrapper>,
+    handle: String,
+    parent_id: Option<String>,
+    limit: Option<usize>,
+) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, String> {
+    let repo = manager.0.get(&handle).ok_or("Repository not found")?;
+    repo.as_ref().get_rediscover_albums(parent_id.as_deref(), limit)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("{:?}", e))
+}
+
 /// Get genres for a library
 #[tauri::command]
 #[specta::specta]
@@ -263,19 +289,73 @@ pub async fn repository_get_genres(
         .map_err(|e| format!("{:?}", e))
 }
 
+/// Tauri event name carrying the merged (cache + server) search results.
+pub const SEARCH_EVENT_NAME: &str = "search-event";
+
+/// Payload for the deferred, merged search results pushed to the frontend.
+///
+/// `request_id` matches the value the frontend passed to `repository_search`,
+/// letting it discard updates from queries that have since been superseded.
+#[derive(specta::Type, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct SearchUpdateEvent {
+    pub request_id: u32,
+    pub result: SearchResult,
+}
+
 /// Search for items
 #[tauri::command]
 #[specta::specta]
 pub async fn repository_search(
+    app: AppHandle,
     manager: State<'_, RepositoryManagerWrapper>,
     handle: String,
     query: String,
     options: Option<SearchOptions>,
+    request_id: u32,
 ) -> Result<SearchResult, String> {
     let repo = manager.0.get(&handle).ok_or("Repository not found")?;
-    repo.as_ref().search(&query, options)
+
+    // Phase 1: instant local results from the cache (downloaded content) so the
+    // UI can render immediately while the server is still being queried.
+    let cache_result = repo
+        .search_cache_only(&query, options.clone())
         .await
-        .map_err(|e| format!("{:?}", e))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+            debug!("[Search] Cache search miss/timeout: {:?}", e);
+            SearchResult {
+                items: Vec::new(),
+                total_record_count: 0,
+            }
+        });
+
+    // Phase 2: query the live server in the background, merge with the cache,
+    // and push the union to the frontend via a `search-event`. Tagged with
+    // `request_id` so the frontend can discard results from superseded queries.
+    let repo_bg = repo.clone();
+    let cache_for_merge = cache_result.clone();
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+        match repo_bg.search_server_only(&query, options).await {
+            Ok(server_result) => {
+                let merged =
+                    HybridRepository::merge_search_results(cache_for_merge, server_result);
+                let event = SearchUpdateEvent {
+                    request_id,
+                    result: merged,
+                };
+                if let Err(e) = app.emit(SEARCH_EVENT_NAME, &event) {
+                    error!("[Search] Failed to emit search update: {}", e);
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                // Server failed — the cache results are already on screen, so
+                // just log. (Offline / unreachable server falls here.)
+                warn!("[Search] Server search failed, keeping cache results: {:?}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+
+    Ok(cache_result)
 }
 
 /// Get playback info for an item

src-tauri/src/connectivity/mod.rs

@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter};
 use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
 
 use crate::jellyfin::http_client::HttpClient;
 
-// Adaptive polling intervals (matches TypeScript)
+// Offline recovery probe interval.
-const AUTO_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: u64 = 30000; // 30 seconds when online
+// Reachability while online is driven by real repository traffic, so there is
-const RETRY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: u64 = 5000;  // 5 seconds when offline
+// no online polling. While offline we probe quickly to detect the server
+// returning even when no user traffic is flowing.
+const RETRY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS: u64 = 5000; // 5 seconds when offline
+
+// Time-window debounce for declaring the server offline.
+// A single dropped request must not trip the banner: we only flip to offline
+// once network failures have persisted continuously for this window with no
+// intervening success. Recovery (online) is instant on the first success.
+const OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
 
 /// Connectivity status
 #[derive(specta::Type, Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -45,210 +53,116 @@ struct ConnectivityChangeEvent {
     is_reachable: bool,
 }
 
-/// Connectivity monitor for tracking server reachability
+/// Shared reachability state and transition logic.
-pub struct ConnectivityMonitor {
+///
-    server_url: Arc<RwLock<Option<String>>>,
+/// This is the single place that mutates reachability and emits events. It is
-    http_client: Arc<HttpClient>,
+/// cheap to clone (all fields are `Arc`/`Option`) and is shared by:
+/// - the `ConnectivityMonitor` (commands, offline recovery probe), and
+/// - `OnlineRepository`, which reports the outcome of every server request.
+///
+/// Reachability is therefore driven by real traffic; the probe only fills the
+/// gap while offline.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct ConnectivityReporter {
     status: Arc<RwLock<ConnectivityStatus>>,
-    is_monitoring: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    /// Timestamp of the first network failure in the current failure streak.
+    /// Used to debounce the transition to offline (see `OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW`).
+    first_failure_at: Arc<RwLock<Option<Instant>>>,
     app_handle: Option<AppHandle>,
 }
 
-impl ConnectivityMonitor {
+impl ConnectivityReporter {
-    /// Create a new connectivity monitor
+    fn new(status: Arc<RwLock<ConnectivityStatus>>, app_handle: Option<AppHandle>) -> Self {
-    pub fn new(http_client: HttpClient) -> Self {
         Self {
-            server_url: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+            status,
-            http_client: Arc::new(http_client),
+            first_failure_at: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
-            status: Arc::new(RwLock::new(ConnectivityStatus::default())),
+            app_handle,
-            is_monitoring: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
-            app_handle: None,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Set the Tauri app handle for event emission
+    /// Current reachability as seen by this reporter (shared with the monitor
-    pub fn set_app_handle(&mut self, app_handle: AppHandle) {
+    /// and the UI). Useful for callers that want to branch on connectivity.
-        self.app_handle = Some(app_handle);
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // public API; currently only exercised by cross-module tests
+    pub async fn is_reachable(&self) -> bool {
+        self.status.read().await.is_server_reachable
     }
 
-    /// Update the server URL
+    /// Test-only: force the reporter into the offline state without going through
-    pub async fn set_server_url(&self, url: String) {
+    /// the debounce, so other modules' tests can set up an "offline" precondition.
-        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Setting server URL: {}", url);
+    #[cfg(test)]
-        let mut server_url = self.server_url.write().await;
+    pub async fn mark_unreachable_for_test(&self) {
-        *server_url = Some(url.clone());
+        self.apply_probe_result(false, Some("forced offline (test)".to_string()))
-        drop(server_url);
+            .await;
-
-        // Check new server immediately
-        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Checking reachability of new server...");
-        let is_reachable = self.check_reachability().await;
-        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] New server is {}", if is_reachable { "REACHABLE" } else { "UNREACHABLE" });
     }
 
-    /// Get current connectivity status
+    /// Report that a real server request succeeded (or that the server answered
-    pub async fn get_status(&self) -> ConnectivityStatus {
+    /// at all, e.g. with 401/404/5xx). The server is up — recover instantly.
-        self.status.read().await.clone()
+    pub async fn report_success(&self) {
+        *self.first_failure_at.write().await = None;
+        self.set_reachable(true, None).await;
     }
 
-    /// Check if the Jellyfin server is reachable
+    /// Report that a real server request failed with a network-level error
-    pub async fn check_reachability(&self) -> bool {
+    /// (connection refused, timeout, DNS). Subject to the time-window debounce:
-        // Mark as checking
+    /// we only flip to offline once failures have persisted for
-        {
+    /// `OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW` with no intervening success.
-            let mut status = self.status.write().await;
+    pub async fn report_network_failure(&self, error: Option<String>) {
-            status.is_checking = true;
+        // If already offline, nothing to debounce.
+        if !self.status.read().await.is_server_reachable {
+            return;
         }
 
-        let server_url = self.server_url.read().await.clone();
+        let now = Instant::now();
-
+        let streak_start = {
-        if server_url.is_none() {
+            let mut first = self.first_failure_at.write().await;
-            log::warn!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Cannot check reachability: No server URL configured");
+            *first.get_or_insert(now)
-            let mut status = self.status.write().await;
-            status.is_server_reachable = false;
-            status.connection_error = Some("No server URL configured".to_string());
-            status.is_checking = false;
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        let url = server_url.unwrap();
-        let ping_url = format!("{}/System/Info/Public", url);
-
-        // Store previous reachability state
-        let was_reachable = {
-            let status = self.status.read().await;
-            status.is_server_reachable
         };
 
-        log::debug!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Pinging server: {}", ping_url);
+        if now.duration_since(streak_start) >= OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW {
+            log::warn!(
+                "[ConnectivityMonitor] Network failures sustained for {:?}; declaring offline",
+                OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW
+            );
+            self.set_reachable(false, error).await;
+        } else {
+            log::debug!(
+                "[ConnectivityMonitor] Network failure within debounce window; not yet offline"
+            );
+        }
+    }
 
-        // Attempt to ping the server
+    /// Apply a deliberate reachability probe result (offline recovery probe or a
-        let is_reachable = self.http_client.ping(&ping_url).await;
+    /// manual check). Unlike `report_network_failure`, a probe is an explicit
+    /// reachability test, so its result is applied immediately without debounce.
+    async fn apply_probe_result(&self, is_reachable: bool, error: Option<String>) {
+        if is_reachable {
+            *self.first_failure_at.write().await = None;
+        }
+        self.set_reachable(is_reachable, error).await;
+    }
 
-        log::debug!(
+    /// Core transition: update status and emit events only on an actual change.
-            "[ConnectivityMonitor] Ping result: {} (was: {})",
+    async fn set_reachable(&self, is_reachable: bool, error: Option<String>) {
-            if is_reachable { "SUCCESS" } else { "FAILED" },
+        let was_reachable = {
-            if was_reachable { "reachable" } else { "unreachable" }
-        );
-
-        // Update status
-        {
             let mut status = self.status.write().await;
+            let was = status.is_server_reachable;
             status.is_server_reachable = is_reachable;
             status.last_checked = Some(chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339());
             status.connection_error = if is_reachable {
                 None
             } else {
-                Some("Server unreachable".to_string())
+                Some(error.unwrap_or_else(|| "Server unreachable".to_string()))
             };
             status.is_checking = false;
-        }
+            was
+        };
 
-        // Emit events if reachability changed
         if is_reachable != was_reachable {
             self.emit_connectivity_change(is_reachable).await;
-        }
+            if is_reachable {
-
+                self.emit_server_reconnected().await;
-        // Emit reconnection event
-        if is_reachable && !was_reachable {
-            self.emit_server_reconnected().await;
-        }
-
-        is_reachable
-    }
-
-    /// Mark server as reachable (called after successful API call)
-    pub async fn mark_reachable(&self) {
-        let mut status = self.status.write().await;
-        let was_reachable = status.is_server_reachable;
-
-        status.is_server_reachable = true;
-        status.last_checked = Some(chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339());
-        status.connection_error = None;
-
-        drop(status);
-
-        if !was_reachable {
-            log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Server marked as reachable (was unreachable)");
-            self.emit_connectivity_change(true).await;
-            self.emit_server_reconnected().await;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Mark server as unreachable (called after failed API call)
-    pub async fn mark_unreachable(&self, error: Option<String>) {
-        let mut status = self.status.write().await;
-        let was_reachable = status.is_server_reachable;
-
-        status.is_server_reachable = false;
-        status.last_checked = Some(chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339());
-        status.connection_error = error.or_else(|| Some("Server unreachable".to_string()));
-
-        let error_msg = status.connection_error.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-        drop(status);
-
-        if was_reachable {
-            log::warn!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Server marked as unreachable (was reachable): {}", error_msg);
-            self.emit_connectivity_change(false).await;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Start monitoring connectivity with adaptive polling
-    pub async fn start_monitoring(&self) {
-        if self.is_monitoring.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
-            log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Already monitoring");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Starting connectivity monitoring");
-
-        // Perform immediate check before starting background task
-        // This ensures we get an accurate state right away instead of assuming offline
-        let is_reachable = self.check_reachability().await;
-        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Initial connectivity check: {}", if is_reachable { "ONLINE" } else { "OFFLINE" });
-
-        // Clone Arc references for the background task
-        let status = Arc::clone(&self.status);
-        let is_monitoring = Arc::clone(&self.is_monitoring);
-        let server_url = Arc::clone(&self.server_url);
-        let http_client = Arc::clone(&self.http_client);
-        let self_clone = Arc::new(ConnectivityMonitorHandle {
-            server_url,
-            http_client,
-            status,
-            app_handle: self.app_handle.clone(),
-        });
-
-        // Spawn background monitoring task
-        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            while is_monitoring.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
-                // Determine interval based on current reachability
-                let interval_ms = {
-                    let status = self_clone.status.read().await;
-                    if status.is_server_reachable {
-                        AUTO_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS
-                    } else {
-                        RETRY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS
-                    }
-                };
-
-                // Wait for the interval
-                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(interval_ms)).await;
-
-                // Check if still monitoring
-                if !is_monitoring.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
-                    break;
-                }
-
-                // Perform connectivity check
-                let _ = self_clone.check_reachability().await;
             }
-
+        }
-            log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Stopped monitoring");
-        });
-    }
-
-    /// Stop monitoring connectivity
-    pub fn stop_monitoring(&self) {
-        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Stopping connectivity monitoring");
-        self.is_monitoring.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
     }
 
     /// Emit connectivity change event to frontend
@@ -275,74 +189,160 @@ impl ConnectivityMonitor {
     }
 }
 
-/// Handle for the background monitoring task
+/// Connectivity monitor for tracking server reachability.
-struct ConnectivityMonitorHandle {
+///
+/// Reachability is driven primarily by real repository traffic via the shared
+/// [`ConnectivityReporter`]. The monitor itself only runs an offline recovery
+/// probe (see `start_monitoring`) and serves the connectivity Tauri commands.
+pub struct ConnectivityMonitor {
     server_url: Arc<RwLock<Option<String>>>,
     http_client: Arc<HttpClient>,
-    status: Arc<RwLock<ConnectivityStatus>>,
+    reporter: ConnectivityReporter,
-    app_handle: Option<AppHandle>,
+    is_monitoring: Arc<AtomicBool>,
 }
 
-impl ConnectivityMonitorHandle {
+impl ConnectivityMonitor {
-    async fn check_reachability(&self) -> bool {
+    /// Create a new connectivity monitor
+    pub fn new(http_client: HttpClient) -> Self {
+        let status = Arc::new(RwLock::new(ConnectivityStatus::default()));
+        Self {
+            server_url: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
+            http_client: Arc::new(http_client),
+            reporter: ConnectivityReporter::new(status, None),
+            is_monitoring: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set the Tauri app handle for event emission.
+    /// Must be called before the reporter is shared with the repository.
+    pub fn set_app_handle(&mut self, app_handle: AppHandle) {
+        self.reporter.app_handle = Some(app_handle);
+    }
+
+    /// Get a cheap, cloneable reporter so the repository can feed server
+    /// outcomes into the same reachability state the UI observes.
+    pub fn reporter(&self) -> ConnectivityReporter {
+        self.reporter.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Update the server URL
+    pub async fn set_server_url(&self, url: String) {
+        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Setting server URL: {}", url);
+        *self.server_url.write().await = Some(url);
+
+        // Check new server immediately
+        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Checking reachability of new server...");
+        let is_reachable = self.check_reachability().await;
+        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] New server is {}", if is_reachable { "REACHABLE" } else { "UNREACHABLE" });
+    }
+
+    /// Get current connectivity status
+    pub async fn get_status(&self) -> ConnectivityStatus {
+        self.reporter.status.read().await.clone()
+    }
+
+    /// Deliberately probe the server's reachability (manual check / recovery probe).
+    /// The result is applied immediately (no debounce) since this is an explicit test.
+    pub async fn check_reachability(&self) -> bool {
+        {
+            let mut status = self.reporter.status.write().await;
+            status.is_checking = true;
+        }
+
         let server_url = self.server_url.read().await.clone();
 
-        if server_url.is_none() {
+        let Some(url) = server_url else {
+            log::warn!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Cannot check reachability: No server URL configured");
+            self.reporter
+                .apply_probe_result(false, Some("No server URL configured".to_string()))
+                .await;
             return false;
-        }
-
-        let url = server_url.unwrap();
-        let ping_url = format!("{}/System/Info/Public", url);
-
-        // Store previous reachability state
-        let was_reachable = {
-            let status = self.status.read().await;
-            status.is_server_reachable
         };
 
-        // Attempt to ping the server
+        let ping_url = format!("{}/System/Info/Public", url);
+        log::debug!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Pinging server: {}", ping_url);
+
         let is_reachable = self.http_client.ping(&ping_url).await;
+        log::debug!(
+            "[ConnectivityMonitor] Ping result: {}",
+            if is_reachable { "SUCCESS" } else { "FAILED" }
+        );
 
-        // Update status
+        self.reporter.apply_probe_result(is_reachable, None).await;
-        {
-            let mut status = self.status.write().await;
-            status.is_server_reachable = is_reachable;
-            status.last_checked = Some(chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339());
-            status.connection_error = if is_reachable {
-                None
-            } else {
-                Some("Server unreachable".to_string())
-            };
-        }
-
-        // Emit events if reachability changed
-        if is_reachable != was_reachable {
-            self.emit_connectivity_change(is_reachable).await;
-        }
-
-        // Emit reconnection event
-        if is_reachable && !was_reachable {
-            self.emit_server_reconnected().await;
-        }
-
         is_reachable
     }
 
-    async fn emit_connectivity_change(&self, is_reachable: bool) {
+    /// Mark server as reachable (called after successful API call / login)
-        if let Some(app_handle) = &self.app_handle {
+    pub async fn mark_reachable(&self) {
-            let event = ConnectivityChangeEvent { is_reachable };
+        self.reporter.report_success().await;
-            if let Err(e) = app_handle.emit("connectivity:changed", event) {
-                log::error!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Failed to emit connectivity change event: {}", e);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
-    async fn emit_server_reconnected(&self) {
+    /// Mark server as unreachable directly.
-        if let Some(app_handle) = &self.app_handle {
+    ///
-            if let Err(e) = app_handle.emit("connectivity:reconnected", ()) {
+    /// Used by deliberate signals (e.g. a failed login/connect) where the caller
-                log::error!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Failed to emit reconnection event: {}", e);
+    /// knows the server is unreachable now. Repository traffic should prefer
-            }
+    /// `reporter().report_network_failure()` so the debounce applies.
+    pub async fn mark_unreachable(&self, error: Option<String>) {
+        self.reporter.apply_probe_result(false, error).await;
+    }
+
+    /// Start the offline recovery probe.
+    ///
+    /// While **online**, reachability is kept fresh by real traffic, so the probe
+    /// idles. While **offline**, it polls `/System/Info/Public` every
+    /// `RETRY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS` to detect the server returning even when no user
+    /// traffic is flowing.
+    pub async fn start_monitoring(&self) {
+        if self.is_monitoring.swap(true, Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Already monitoring");
+            return;
         }
+
+        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Starting connectivity monitoring (offline recovery probe)");
+
+        // Perform an immediate check so startup reflects reality quickly.
+        let is_reachable = self.check_reachability().await;
+        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Initial connectivity check: {}", if is_reachable { "ONLINE" } else { "OFFLINE" });
+
+        let is_monitoring = Arc::clone(&self.is_monitoring);
+        let server_url = Arc::clone(&self.server_url);
+        let http_client = Arc::clone(&self.http_client);
+        let reporter = self.reporter.clone();
+
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            while is_monitoring.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(RETRY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS)).await;
+
+                if !is_monitoring.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // Only probe while offline — real traffic is the signal when online.
+                if reporter.status.read().await.is_server_reachable {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                let Some(url) = server_url.read().await.clone() else {
+                    continue;
+                };
+                let ping_url = format!("{}/System/Info/Public", url);
+                let is_reachable = http_client.ping(&ping_url).await;
+
+                // Probe only ever recovers us to online; a failed probe leaves us
+                // offline without re-emitting (no change).
+                if is_reachable {
+                    reporter.apply_probe_result(true, None).await;
+                }
+            }
+
+            log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Stopped monitoring");
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Stop monitoring connectivity
+    pub fn stop_monitoring(&self) {
+        log::info!("[ConnectivityMonitor] Stopping connectivity monitoring");
+        self.is_monitoring.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
     }
 }
 
@@ -350,11 +350,22 @@ impl ConnectivityMonitorHandle {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    /// Build a reporter backed by a fresh (optimistic) status, with no app handle.
+    /// Event emission is a no-op without a handle, which is exactly what we want
+    /// for unit-testing the reachability state transitions.
+    fn test_reporter() -> ConnectivityReporter {
+        ConnectivityReporter::new(Arc::new(RwLock::new(ConnectivityStatus::default())), None)
+    }
+
+    async fn is_reachable(reporter: &ConnectivityReporter) -> bool {
+        reporter.status.read().await.is_server_reachable
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_intervals() {
-        // Verify intervals match TypeScript
+        // Offline recovery probe interval (online has no polling).
-        assert_eq!(AUTO_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS, 30000);
         assert_eq!(RETRY_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS, 5000);
+        assert_eq!(OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW, Duration::from_secs(5));
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
@@ -366,4 +377,120 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(status.connection_error.is_none());
         assert!(!status.is_checking);
     }
+
+    /// A single (or brief) network failure must NOT flip the app offline:
+    /// the time-window debounce keeps us online until the failure persists.
+    ///
+    /// @req-test: UR-002 - Access media when online or offline
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_single_network_failure_does_not_go_offline() {
+        let reporter = test_reporter();
+        assert!(is_reachable(&reporter).await, "starts online");
+
+        reporter
+            .report_network_failure(Some("timeout".to_string()))
+            .await;
+
+        assert!(
+            is_reachable(&reporter).await,
+            "one network failure within the debounce window stays online"
+        );
+        // But the failure streak is now being tracked.
+        assert!(reporter.first_failure_at.read().await.is_some());
+    }
+
+    /// Once failures persist past OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW, we flip offline.
+    /// We simulate elapsed time by backdating the streak start.
+    ///
+    /// @req-test: UR-002 - Access media when online or offline
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_sustained_network_failure_goes_offline() {
+        let reporter = test_reporter();
+
+        // First failure starts the streak.
+        reporter.report_network_failure(None).await;
+        assert!(is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+
+        // Backdate the streak start to before the window.
+        {
+            let mut first = reporter.first_failure_at.write().await;
+            *first = Some(Instant::now() - OFFLINE_CONFIRM_WINDOW - Duration::from_secs(1));
+        }
+
+        // Next failure now exceeds the window → offline.
+        reporter
+            .report_network_failure(Some("connection refused".to_string()))
+            .await;
+        assert!(
+            !is_reachable(&reporter).await,
+            "sustained network failure flips to offline"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// A success during a failure streak clears the streak and keeps us online —
+    /// recovery is instant and never trips the banner.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_success_clears_failure_streak() {
+        let reporter = test_reporter();
+
+        reporter.report_network_failure(None).await;
+        assert!(reporter.first_failure_at.read().await.is_some());
+
+        reporter.report_success().await;
+
+        assert!(is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+        assert!(
+            reporter.first_failure_at.read().await.is_none(),
+            "success resets the debounce streak"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// First success after being offline recovers instantly (no debounce on the
+    /// way back up).
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_recovery_is_instant() {
+        let reporter = test_reporter();
+
+        // Force offline.
+        reporter.apply_probe_result(false, Some("down".to_string())).await;
+        assert!(!is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+
+        // A single success brings us straight back online.
+        reporter.report_success().await;
+        assert!(is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+        let status = reporter.status.read().await;
+        assert!(status.connection_error.is_none());
+    }
+
+    /// Server-answered errors (401/404/5xx) are reported via report_success
+    /// by the repository, because the server is demonstrably reachable. This
+    /// test documents that contract: report_success means "server is up".
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_server_answered_error_counts_as_reachable() {
+        let reporter = test_reporter();
+
+        // Simulate being offline, then the server answers (even with an error).
+        reporter.apply_probe_result(false, None).await;
+        assert!(!is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+
+        // Repository maps Authentication/NotFound/Server errors to report_success.
+        reporter.report_success().await;
+        assert!(
+            is_reachable(&reporter).await,
+            "a server that answers (even with 4xx/5xx) is reachable"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// report_network_failure is a no-op once already offline (nothing to debounce,
+    /// no duplicate events).
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_network_failure_noop_when_already_offline() {
+        let reporter = test_reporter();
+        reporter.apply_probe_result(false, None).await;
+        assert!(!is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+
+        // Should not panic or change state.
+        reporter.report_network_failure(Some("still down".to_string())).await;
+        assert!(!is_reachable(&reporter).await);
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/jellyfin/client.rs

@@ -284,22 +284,35 @@ impl JellyfinClient {
     }
 
     /// Seek on a remote session
+    ///
+    /// Jellyfin's `/Sessions/{id}/Playing/Seek` endpoint takes the target as the
+    /// `SeekPositionTicks` *query parameter*, not a JSON body. Sending it in the
+    /// body (as we used to) is silently ignored and the remote never seeks.
     pub async fn session_seek(
         &self,
         session_id: String,
         position_ticks: i64,
     ) -> Result<(), String> {
-        #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+        let url = format!(
-        #[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
+            "{}/Sessions/{}/Playing/Seek?SeekPositionTicks={}",
-        struct SeekRequest {
+            self.config.server_url, session_id, position_ticks
-            seek_position_ticks: i64,
+        );
+
+        let response = self.http_client
+            .post(&url)
+            .header("X-Emby-Authorization", self.get_auth_header())
+            .send()
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Network request failed: {}", e))?;
+
+        let status = response.status();
+        if !status.is_success() {
+            let error_text = response.text().await.unwrap_or_else(|_| "Unknown error".to_string());
+            return Err(format!("Jellyfin API error {}: {}", status.as_u16(), error_text));
         }
 
-        let request = SeekRequest {
+        log::info!("[JellyfinClient] Seek to {} ticks on session {}", position_ticks, session_id);
-            seek_position_ticks: position_ticks,
+        Ok(())
-        };
-
-        self.post(&format!("/Sessions/{}/Playing/Seek", session_id), &request).await
     }
 
     /// Send a full GeneralCommand to a remote session.

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use commands::{
     get_download_storage_stats, get_downloads, get_download_manager_stats, set_max_concurrent_downloads,
     get_smart_cache_stats, update_smart_cache_config, get_smart_cache_config, get_album_recommendations,
     get_album_affinity_status,
-    mark_download_completed, mark_download_failed, start_download,
+    mark_download_completed, mark_download_failed, start_download, enqueue_download, enqueue_video_downloads,
     pin_item, unpin_item, is_item_pinned,
     offline_get_items, offline_is_available, offline_search, pause_download, resume_download,
     player_cycle_repeat, player_get_audio_settings, player_get_queue, player_get_status,
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ use commands::{
     repository_create, repository_destroy, repository_get_libraries, repository_get_items,
     repository_get_item, repository_get_latest_items, repository_get_resume_items,
     repository_get_next_up_episodes, repository_get_recently_played_audio, repository_get_resume_movies,
+    repository_get_rediscover_albums,
     repository_get_genres, repository_search, repository_get_playback_info,
     repository_get_video_stream_url, repository_get_audio_stream_url,
     repository_report_playback_start, repository_report_playback_progress, repository_report_playback_stopped,
@@ -355,6 +356,9 @@ fn specta_builder() -> Builder<tauri::Wry> {
         // Throw on error so generated `commands.*` return Promise<T> and throw,
         // matching the existing frontend's invoke() try/catch convention.
         .error_handling(tauri_specta::ErrorHandlingMode::Throw)
+        .events(tauri_specta::collect_events![
+            crate::player::events::PlayerStatusEvent
+        ])
         .commands(tauri_specta::collect_commands![
             // Player commands
             player_play_item,
@@ -493,6 +497,8 @@ fn specta_builder() -> Builder<tauri::Wry> {
             mark_download_completed,
             mark_download_failed,
             start_download,
+            enqueue_download,
+            enqueue_video_downloads,
             get_download_manager_stats,
             set_max_concurrent_downloads,
             get_smart_cache_stats,
@@ -552,6 +558,7 @@ fn specta_builder() -> Builder<tauri::Wry> {
             repository_get_next_up_episodes,
             repository_get_recently_played_audio,
             repository_get_resume_movies,
+            repository_get_rediscover_albums,
             repository_get_genres,
             repository_search,
             repository_get_playback_info,
@@ -597,11 +604,17 @@ pub fn run() {
     // `.export()` here would try to write `../src/lib/api/bindings.ts` at app
     // startup, which panics on devices (e.g. Android) where that path doesn't exist.
     let builder = specta_builder();
+    let invoke_handler = builder.invoke_handler();
 
     tauri::Builder::default()
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_os::init())
-        .setup(|app| {
+        .invoke_handler(invoke_handler)
+        .setup(move |app| {
+            // Mount tauri-specta events so PlayerStatusEvent can be emitted to and
+            // listened for on the frontend via the generated bindings.
+            builder.mount_events(app);
+
             // Initialize database with proper app data directory
             // Check for test mode environment variable first
             let db_path = if let Ok(test_data_dir) = std::env::var("JELLYTAU_DATA_DIR") {
@@ -841,7 +854,6 @@ pub fn run() {
             info!("[INIT] Application setup completed successfully");
             Ok(())
         })
-        .invoke_handler(builder.invoke_handler())
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
         .expect("error while running tauri application");
 }

src-tauri/src/playback_mode/mod.rs

@@ -20,6 +20,28 @@ pub enum PlaybackMode {
     Idle,
 }
 
+/// Number of Jellyfin ticks per second (100ns units).
+const TICKS_PER_SECOND: f64 = 10_000_000.0;
+
+/// Below this many seconds we treat the position as "at the start" and don't
+/// send a resume position, so a fresh track casts from 0 rather than ~0.
+const RESUME_THRESHOLD_SECONDS: f64 = 0.5;
+
+/// Convert a live playback position (seconds) into the `StartPositionTicks` to
+/// hand to a remote session, or `None` if we're effectively at the start.
+///
+/// Pure helper so the resume-position math is unit-testable without a remote
+/// session or HTTP. The *source* of `position_seconds` matters too: callers
+/// must pass the live backend position (`PlayerController::position()`), not the
+/// snapshot embedded in `PlayerState`, which is stale mid-track on Android.
+fn start_position_ticks_from_seconds(position_seconds: f64) -> Option<i64> {
+    if position_seconds > RESUME_THRESHOLD_SECONDS {
+        Some((position_seconds * TICKS_PER_SECOND) as i64)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 /// Manages playback mode transfers between local and remote sessions
 pub struct PlaybackModeManager {
     jellyfin_client: Arc<Mutex<Option<JellyfinClient>>>,
@@ -159,7 +181,11 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
     }
 
     /// Transfer playback from local device to remote Jellyfin session
-    pub async fn transfer_to_remote(&self, session_id: String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    pub async fn transfer_to_remote(
+        &self,
+        session_id: String,
+        position_override: Option<f64>,
+    ) -> Result<(), String> {
         debug!("[PlaybackMode] transfer_to_remote ENTERED");
         debug!("[PlaybackMode] session_id: {}", session_id);
         log::info!(
@@ -173,7 +199,7 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
         debug!("[PlaybackMode] Flag set, calling transfer_to_remote_inner");
 
         // Perform the transfer
-        let result = self.transfer_to_remote_inner(&session_id).await;
+        let result = self.transfer_to_remote_inner(&session_id, position_override).await;
 
         // Clear transferring flag
         self.is_transferring.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -181,12 +207,24 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
         result
     }
 
-    async fn transfer_to_remote_inner(&self, session_id: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
+    async fn transfer_to_remote_inner(
+        &self,
+        session_id: &str,
+        position_override: Option<f64>,
+    ) -> Result<(), String> {
         log::info!("[PlaybackMode] transfer_to_remote_inner ENTERED");
         debug!("[PlaybackMode] transfer_to_remote_inner: session_id={}", session_id);
 
+        // If we're already controlling a remote session, that *old* session — not
+        // the idle local player — is the source of truth for the current track and
+        // position. Capture it so we can resume there and stop it afterwards.
+        let previous_remote_session = match self.get_mode() {
+            PlaybackMode::Remote { session_id: prev } if prev != session_id => Some(prev),
+            _ => None,
+        };
+
         // Get current player state and queue context
-        let (queue_ids, current_index, position_seconds, queue_context) = {
+        let (queue_ids, mut current_index, mut position_seconds, queue_context) = {
             log::info!("[PlaybackMode] Acquiring player controller lock...");
             debug!("[PlaybackMode] Acquiring player controller lock...");
             let player = self.player_controller.lock().await;
@@ -195,7 +233,6 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
 
             let queue_arc = player.queue();
             let queue = queue_arc.lock_safe();
-            let state = player.state();
 
             let original_index = queue.current_index().unwrap_or(0);
             let items = queue.items();
@@ -210,7 +247,19 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
             }
 
             let (ids, adjusted_index) = self.extract_jellyfin_ids(items, original_index)?;
-            let position = state.position().unwrap_or(0.0);
+            // Prefer the frontend-supplied position when available. The backend
+            // position is unreliable as a transfer source: on Linux, *video* plays
+            // in the HTML5 <video> element and the MPV backend is never loaded, so
+            // PlayerController::position() is always 0; only the frontend knows the
+            // true position. We fall back to the live backend position (correct for
+            // Linux audio via MPV) when the frontend doesn't pass one.
+            let position = match position_override {
+                Some(p) => {
+                    log::info!("[PlaybackMode] Using frontend position override: {:.2}s", p);
+                    p
+                }
+                None => player.position(),
+            };
             let context = queue.context().clone();
 
             log::info!(
@@ -272,12 +321,48 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
             }
         };
 
-        // Calculate position in ticks
+        // Remote -> remote switch: take the current track and position from the
-        let start_position_ticks = if position_seconds > 0.5 {
+        // session we're leaving, since the local player is idle and reports 0.
-            Some((position_seconds * 10_000_000.0) as i64)
+        if let Some(ref prev_session_id) = previous_remote_session {
-        } else {
+            log::info!(
-            None
+                "[PlaybackMode] Remote->remote switch; reading state from previous session {}",
-        };
+                prev_session_id
+            );
+            match client.get_session(prev_session_id).await {
+                Ok(Some(session)) => {
+                    // Resume at the previous session's position.
+                    if let Some(ticks) = session.play_state.as_ref().and_then(|ps| ps.position_ticks) {
+                        position_seconds = ticks as f64 / TICKS_PER_SECOND;
+                        log::info!(
+                            "[PlaybackMode] Using previous remote position: {:.2}s",
+                            position_seconds
+                        );
+                    }
+                    // Resume on whichever track the previous session reached.
+                    if let Some(now_id) = session.now_playing_item.as_ref().and_then(|i| i.id.as_deref()) {
+                        if let Some(idx) = queue_ids.iter().position(|id| id == now_id) {
+                            log::info!(
+                                "[PlaybackMode] Previous session is on track {} (queue index {})",
+                                now_id,
+                                idx
+                            );
+                            current_index = idx;
+                        } else {
+                            log::warn!(
+                                "[PlaybackMode] Previous session's track {} not found in queue; keeping index {}",
+                                now_id,
+                                current_index
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                Ok(None) => log::warn!("[PlaybackMode] Previous remote session not found while reading state"),
+                Err(e) => log::warn!("[PlaybackMode] Failed to read previous remote session: {}", e),
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Calculate position in ticks (from the live position read above)
+        let start_position_ticks = start_position_ticks_from_seconds(position_seconds);
 
         // Log queue context for debugging (context is tracked but we always send track IDs)
         match &queue_context {
@@ -392,6 +477,33 @@ impl PlaybackModeManager {
             return Err("Remote session did not load track in time".to_string());
         }
 
+        // Resume at the right position. We send StartPositionTicks in the play
+        // command above, but some Jellyfin client/server combinations ignore it
+        // and start from 0. Now that the track is confirmed loaded, issue an
+        // explicit seek as well (mirrors how the local resume path works). This
+        // is the reliable mechanism; StartPositionTicks is best-effort.
+        if let Some(ticks) = start_position_ticks {
+            log::info!(
+                "[PlaybackMode] Seeking remote session to resume position: {} ticks",
+                ticks
+            );
+            if let Err(e) = client.session_seek(session_id.to_string(), ticks).await {
+                // Non-fatal: the track is already playing, just not at the
+                // resume point. Log and continue rather than failing the transfer.
+                log::warn!("[PlaybackMode] Resume seek on remote failed: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Remote -> remote switch: stop the session we just left so we don't end
+        // up with two devices playing at once. Do this only after the new session
+        // is confirmed playing, so a failure here doesn't leave us with silence.
+        if let Some(prev_session_id) = previous_remote_session {
+            log::info!("[PlaybackMode] Stopping previous remote session {}", prev_session_id);
+            if let Err(e) = client.send_session_command(prev_session_id, "Stop").await {
+                log::warn!("[PlaybackMode] Failed to stop previous remote session: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
         // Stop local playback (queue should remain intact for remote session)
         log::info!("[PlaybackMode] Stopping local playback - queue should NOT be cleared");
         {
@@ -577,6 +689,23 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /// The resume position handed to a remote session is derived from a live
+    /// playback position. Guards the seconds->ticks conversion and the
+    /// at-the-start threshold (Bug: casting restarted the track from 0).
+    #[test]
+    fn test_start_position_ticks_from_seconds() {
+        // Mid-track positions convert to ticks (10M ticks per second).
+        assert_eq!(start_position_ticks_from_seconds(5.0), Some(50_000_000));
+        assert_eq!(start_position_ticks_from_seconds(123.45), Some(1_234_500_000));
+
+        // At/near the start, send no resume position so the track casts from 0.
+        assert_eq!(start_position_ticks_from_seconds(0.0), None);
+        assert_eq!(start_position_ticks_from_seconds(0.5), None);
+
+        // Just past the threshold resumes rather than restarting.
+        assert!(start_position_ticks_from_seconds(0.6).is_some());
+    }
+
     // Tests for extract_jellyfin_ids - verify all track IDs are sent to remote, not just album/playlist ID
     mod extract_jellyfin_ids_tests {
         use crate::player::{MediaItem, MediaSource, MediaType};

src-tauri/src/player/android/mod.rs

@@ -678,7 +678,12 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_com_dtourolle_jellytau_player_JellyTauPlayer_nativeO
         // Use tauri::async_runtime::spawn instead of tokio::spawn
         // JNI callbacks happen on arbitrary threads without a Tokio runtime
         tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
-            match controller.lock().await.on_playback_ended().await {
+            // Compute the autoplay decision and release the lock before matching.
+            // Holding the guard across the match would deadlock the AdvanceToNext
+            // arm, which re-locks the controller to call next() — leaving playback
+            // stopped (paused at position 0) instead of advancing.
+            let decision = controller.lock().await.on_playback_ended().await;
+            match decision {
                 Ok(AutoplayDecision::Stop) => {
                     log::debug!("[Autoplay] Decision: Stop playback");
                     // Emit PlaybackEnded event to frontend

src-tauri/src/player/events.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use crate::utils::lock::MutexSafe;
 use log::error;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter};
+use tauri::AppHandle;
+use tauri_specta::Event;
 
 use super::{MediaSessionType, SleepTimerMode};
 
@@ -20,7 +21,14 @@ use super::{MediaSessionType, SleepTimerMode};
 /// state machine transitions.
 ///
 /// TRACES: UR-005, UR-019, UR-023, UR-026 | DR-001, DR-028, DR-047
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, specta::Type, tauri_specta::Event)]
+// NOTE: fields are intentionally snake_case on the wire. specta generates the
+// TypeScript bindings with snake_case field names (it does not apply serde's
+// `rename_all_fields`), so adding `rename_all_fields = "camelCase"` here makes
+// serde emit camelCase payloads that no longer match the generated schema —
+// tauri-specta then silently drops those events (e.g. state_changed,
+// queue_changed never reach the frontend, so the mini player never appears).
+// Keep serde and specta agreeing: snake_case fields, snake_case variant tags.
 #[serde(tag = "type", rename_all = "snake_case")]
 pub enum PlayerStatusEvent {
     /// Playback position updated (emitted periodically during playback)
@@ -113,9 +121,6 @@ pub enum PlayerStatusEvent {
     },
 }
 
-/// Tauri event name for player status events
-pub const PLAYER_EVENT_NAME: &str = "player-event";
-
 /// Trait for emitting player events to the frontend.
 ///
 /// This abstraction allows backends to emit events without depending
@@ -141,7 +146,9 @@ impl TauriEventEmitter {
 
 impl PlayerEventEmitter for TauriEventEmitter {
     fn emit(&self, event: PlayerStatusEvent) {
-        if let Err(e) = self.app_handle.emit(PLAYER_EVENT_NAME, &event) {
+        // Emitted via the tauri-specta Event trait so the payload shape and event
+        // name match the generated TypeScript bindings (events.playerStatusEvent).
+        if let Err(e) = Event::emit(&event, &self.app_handle) {
             error!("Failed to emit player event: {}", e);
         }
     }

src-tauri/src/player/mod.rs

@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ impl PlayerController {
     /// Used on platforms where video is rendered outside the native backend
     /// (Linux WebKitGTK HTML5 <video>): the queue/UI state must reflect the
     /// item, but MPV must not start a redundant decode for it.
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     pub fn set_current_item(&self, item: MediaItem) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
         debug!("[PlayerController] set_current_item (no backend load): {}", item.title);
 
@@ -310,7 +311,27 @@ impl PlayerController {
 
     /// Set the queue and start playing from the specified index
     pub fn play_queue(&self, items: Vec<MediaItem>, start_index: usize) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
-        debug!("[PlayerController] play_queue: {} items, starting at index {}", items.len(), start_index);
+        self.play_queue_from(items, start_index, None)
+    }
+
+    /// Set the queue and start playing from the specified index, optionally
+    /// resuming the starting track at `start_position` (seconds).
+    ///
+    /// The seek happens immediately after load so the backend never audibly
+    /// starts at 0 and there's no race against a fixed delay. Used when taking
+    /// over playback from a remote session.
+    pub fn play_queue_from(
+        &self,
+        items: Vec<MediaItem>,
+        start_index: usize,
+        start_position: Option<f64>,
+    ) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
+        debug!(
+            "[PlayerController] play_queue: {} items, starting at index {} (resume: {:?})",
+            items.len(),
+            start_index,
+            start_position
+        );
 
         // Reset autoplay counter on manual queue start
         self.reset_autoplay_count();
@@ -323,11 +344,37 @@ impl PlayerController {
         // Play the current item (without modifying the queue we just set)
         if let Some(item) = self.queue.lock_safe().current().cloned() {
             self.load_and_play(&item)?;
+
+            // Resume from the requested position. Seeking right after load (while
+            // the backend lock is no longer held) avoids the start-at-0-then-jump
+            // race that a delayed frontend seek suffers from.
+            if let Some(position) = start_position {
+                if position > 0.5 {
+                    self.seek(position)?;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Replace the queue without starting local playback.
+    ///
+    /// Used when we're controlling a remote session: the tracks play on the
+    /// remote device, but we keep the local queue in sync so the UI reflects
+    /// what's playing and a later transfer-to-local has the queue to resume.
+    pub fn set_queue(&self, items: Vec<MediaItem>, start_index: usize) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
+        debug!(
+            "[PlayerController] set_queue (no local playback): {} items, index {}",
+            items.len(),
+            start_index
+        );
+        self.reset_autoplay_count();
+        let mut queue = self.queue.lock_safe();
+        queue.set_queue(items, start_index);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Play/resume playback
     pub fn play(&self) -> Result<(), PlayerError> {
         debug!("[PlayerController] play");
@@ -1332,6 +1379,44 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Resuming a queue at a position seeks the starting track immediately.
+    /// Regression guard for taking over a remote session: the local player must
+    /// pick up where the remote left off, not restart from 0.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_play_queue_from_resumes_at_position() {
+        let controller = PlayerController::default();
+        let items = create_test_items(3);
+
+        controller.play_queue_from(items, 1, Some(42.5)).unwrap();
+
+        {
+            let queue = controller.queue();
+            let queue_lock = queue.lock_safe();
+            assert_eq!(queue_lock.current_index(), Some(1), "Should start at index 1");
+        }
+        assert_eq!(controller.position(), 42.5, "Should resume at the requested position");
+    }
+
+    /// A None / near-zero start position starts the track from the beginning.
+    #[test]
+    fn test_play_queue_from_without_position_starts_at_zero() {
+        let controller = PlayerController::default();
+
+        controller
+            .play_queue_from(create_test_items(2), 0, None)
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(controller.position(), 0.0, "No resume position starts at 0");
+
+        controller
+            .play_queue_from(create_test_items(2), 0, Some(0.2))
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            controller.position(),
+            0.0,
+            "Sub-threshold resume position is ignored (starts at 0)"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_seek_to_zero() {
         let controller = PlayerController::default();

src-tauri/src/player/session.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * beyond individual playback states. Enables persistent UI (miniplayer) and
  * proper transitions between content types.
  *
- * See software-architecture.md Section 2.1 for state machine diagram.
+ * See docs/architecture/01-rust-backend.md for the state machine diagram.
  */
 
 use log::info;

src-tauri/src/player/state.rs

@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ pub enum PlayerState {
 }
 
 impl PlayerState {
-    /// Get the current playback position if available
+    /// Get the current playback position if available.
+    ///
+    /// Note: this is the position snapshot embedded in the state at the last
+    /// state transition, not the live backend position. For an up-to-date
+    /// value use `PlayerController::position()`.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn position(&self) -> Option<f64> {
         match self {
             PlayerState::Playing { position, .. } => Some(*position),

src-tauri/src/repository/hybrid.rs

@@ -57,6 +57,81 @@ impl HybridRepository {
         self.online.get_video_stream_url(item_id, media_source_id, start_time_seconds, audio_stream_index).await
     }
 
+    /// Search only the local SQLite cache (downloaded content).
+    ///
+    /// Fast (100ms timeout) — used to render instant results before the server
+    /// responds. Returns an empty result rather than erroring on timeout so the
+    /// caller can still fall through to the server.
+    pub async fn search_cache_only(
+        &self,
+        query: &str,
+        options: Option<SearchOptions>,
+    ) -> Result<SearchResult, RepoError> {
+        let offline = Arc::clone(&self.offline);
+        let query = query.to_string();
+        self.cache_with_timeout(async move { offline.search(&query, options).await })
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// Search only the live Jellyfin server (full library).
+    pub async fn search_server_only(
+        &self,
+        query: &str,
+        options: Option<SearchOptions>,
+    ) -> Result<SearchResult, RepoError> {
+        self.online.search(query, options).await
+    }
+
+    /// Merge cache and server search results into a single de-duplicated list.
+    ///
+    /// Ordering: local (cached/downloaded) items first, then server-only items
+    /// appended. On a duplicate `id`, the server's item wins (fresher, more
+    /// complete metadata) but keeps the local item's earlier position.
+    pub fn merge_search_results(cache: SearchResult, server: SearchResult) -> SearchResult {
+        use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+        // Index server items by id so we can (a) override duplicates with the
+        // server's metadata and (b) know which server items are brand new.
+        let mut server_by_id: HashMap<String, MediaItem> = HashMap::new();
+        let mut server_order: Vec<String> = Vec::with_capacity(server.items.len());
+        for item in server.items {
+            if !server_by_id.contains_key(&item.id) {
+                server_order.push(item.id.clone());
+            }
+            server_by_id.insert(item.id.clone(), item);
+        }
+
+        let mut items: Vec<MediaItem> = Vec::new();
+        let mut seen: std::collections::HashSet<String> = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+
+        // Local items first, in their original order. If the server also
+        // returned this item, take the server's copy (newer metadata).
+        for local in cache.items {
+            if !seen.insert(local.id.clone()) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            match server_by_id.remove(&local.id) {
+                Some(server_item) => items.push(server_item),
+                None => items.push(local),
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Then append server-only items, preserving the server's order.
+        for id in server_order {
+            if let Some(server_item) = server_by_id.remove(&id) {
+                if seen.insert(id) {
+                    items.push(server_item);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let total_record_count = items.len();
+        SearchResult {
+            items,
+            total_record_count,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Cache-first query: try cache, fall back to server on miss.
     ///
     /// 1. Check cache (100ms timeout applied by caller via cache_with_timeout)
@@ -274,6 +349,27 @@ impl MediaRepository for HybridRepository {
         self.parallel_race(cache_future, server_future).await
     }
 
+    async fn get_rediscover_albums(
+        &self,
+        parent_id: Option<&str>,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
+        let offline = Arc::clone(&self.offline);
+        let online = Arc::clone(&self.online);
+        let parent_id_owned = parent_id.map(|s| s.to_string());
+        let parent_id_clone = parent_id_owned.clone();
+
+        let cache_future = self.cache_with_timeout(async move {
+            offline.get_rediscover_albums(parent_id_owned.as_deref(), limit).await
+        });
+
+        let server_future = async move {
+            online.get_rediscover_albums(parent_id_clone.as_deref(), limit).await
+        };
+
+        self.parallel_race(cache_future, server_future).await
+    }
+
     async fn get_genres(&self, parent_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<Genre>, RepoError> {
         let offline = Arc::clone(&self.offline);
         let online = Arc::clone(&self.online);
@@ -602,6 +698,14 @@ mod tests {
             unimplemented!()
         }
 
+        async fn get_rediscover_albums(
+            &self,
+            _parent_id: Option<&str>,
+            _limit: Option<usize>,
+        ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+
         async fn get_genres(&self, _parent_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<Genre>, RepoError> {
             unimplemented!()
         }
@@ -759,6 +863,14 @@ mod tests {
             unimplemented!()
         }
 
+        async fn get_rediscover_albums(
+            &self,
+            _parent_id: Option<&str>,
+            _limit: Option<usize>,
+        ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
+            unimplemented!()
+        }
+
         async fn get_genres(&self, _parent_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<Genre>, RepoError> {
             unimplemented!()
         }
@@ -1058,4 +1170,75 @@ mod tests {
         };
         assert!(result_with_items.has_content(), "Result with items should have content");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_merge_search_local_first_then_server_appended() {
+        let cache = SearchResult {
+            items: vec![
+                create_test_item("a", "Cached A"),
+                create_test_item("b", "Cached B"),
+            ],
+            total_record_count: 2,
+        };
+        let server = SearchResult {
+            items: vec![
+                create_test_item("c", "Server C"),
+                create_test_item("d", "Server D"),
+            ],
+            total_record_count: 2,
+        };
+
+        let merged = HybridRepository::merge_search_results(cache, server);
+
+        // Local items first (in order), then server-only items appended.
+        let ids: Vec<&str> = merged.items.iter().map(|i| i.id.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, vec!["a", "b", "c", "d"]);
+        assert_eq!(merged.total_record_count, 4);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_merge_search_dedupes_with_server_winning() {
+        // "b" appears in both. Server metadata should win, but the item keeps
+        // its earlier (local) position and is not duplicated.
+        let cache = SearchResult {
+            items: vec![
+                create_test_item("a", "Cached A"),
+                create_test_item("b", "Cached B"),
+            ],
+            total_record_count: 2,
+        };
+        let server = SearchResult {
+            items: vec![
+                create_test_item("b", "Server B (fresher)"),
+                create_test_item("c", "Server C"),
+            ],
+            total_record_count: 2,
+        };
+
+        let merged = HybridRepository::merge_search_results(cache, server);
+
+        let ids: Vec<&str> = merged.items.iter().map(|i| i.id.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(ids, vec!["a", "b", "c"], "no duplicate, local position kept");
+
+        let b = merged.items.iter().find(|i| i.id == "b").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(b.name, "Server B (fresher)", "server metadata wins on conflict");
+        assert_eq!(merged.total_record_count, 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_merge_search_handles_empty_sides() {
+        let only_server = HybridRepository::merge_search_results(
+            SearchResult { items: vec![], total_record_count: 0 },
+            SearchResult { items: vec![create_test_item("x", "X")], total_record_count: 1 },
+        );
+        assert_eq!(only_server.items.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(only_server.items[0].id, "x");
+
+        let only_cache = HybridRepository::merge_search_results(
+            SearchResult { items: vec![create_test_item("y", "Y")], total_record_count: 1 },
+            SearchResult { items: vec![], total_record_count: 0 },
+        );
+        assert_eq!(only_cache.items.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(only_cache.items[0].id, "y");
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/repository/mod.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ pub trait MediaRepository: Send + Sync {
         limit: Option<usize>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError>;
 
+    /// Get albums the user has played, but not recently ("rediscover" / haven't
+    /// listened to in a while). Returns albums sorted by least-recently played
+    /// first, optionally restricted to a parent library.
+    async fn get_rediscover_albums(
+        &self,
+        parent_id: Option<&str>,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError>;
+
     /// Get resume movies
     async fn get_resume_movies(&self, limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError>;
 

src-tauri/src/repository/offline.rs

@@ -778,6 +778,17 @@ impl MediaRepository for OfflineRepository {
         Ok(items)
     }
 
+    async fn get_rediscover_albums(
+        &self,
+        _parent_id: Option<&str>,
+        _limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
+        // "Rediscover" is a discovery feature over the full server library.
+        // Offline only holds downloaded items, so there is nothing meaningful
+        // to surface here; the hybrid repo serves this from the server instead.
+        Ok(Vec::new())
+    }
+
     async fn get_resume_movies(&self, limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
         let limit_val = limit.unwrap_or(12);
 
@@ -819,41 +830,57 @@ impl MediaRepository for OfflineRepository {
     }
 
     async fn get_genres(&self, parent_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<Genre>, RepoError> {
-        // Extract unique genres from cached items
+        // Derive genres from cached albums, tallying how many albums carry each
-        let mut genre_set = std::collections::HashSet::new();
+        // so the frontend can rank by popularity. We scope to MusicAlbum (genres
-
+        // power the music landing) and read every matching row — NOT DISTINCT —
+        // so the per-genre counts are real. Genres are stored as a JSON array
+        // string per item.
         let (sql, params) = if let Some(pid) = parent_id {
             (
-                "SELECT DISTINCT genres FROM items WHERE server_id = ? AND library_id = ? AND genres IS NOT NULL",
+                "SELECT genres FROM items WHERE server_id = ? AND library_id = ? \
+                 AND item_type = 'MusicAlbum' AND genres IS NOT NULL",
                 vec![
                     QueryParam::String(self.server_id.clone()),
                     QueryParam::String(pid.to_string()),
-                ]
+                ],
             )
         } else {
             (
-                "SELECT DISTINCT genres FROM items WHERE server_id = ? AND genres IS NOT NULL",
+                "SELECT genres FROM items WHERE server_id = ? \
-                vec![QueryParam::String(self.server_id.clone())]
+                 AND item_type = 'MusicAlbum' AND genres IS NOT NULL",
+                vec![QueryParam::String(self.server_id.clone())],
             )
         };
 
         let query = Query::with_params(sql, params);
 
-        let genres_rows: Vec<String> = self.db_service.query_many(query, |row| row.get(0))
+        let genres_rows: Vec<String> = self
+            .db_service
+            .query_many(query, |row| row.get(0))
             .await
             .map_err(|e| RepoError::Database { message: e })?;
 
+        // genre name -> album count
+        let mut counts: std::collections::HashMap<String, u32> = std::collections::HashMap::new();
         for genres_json in genres_rows {
             if let Ok(genres_vec) = serde_json::from_str::<Vec<String>>(&genres_json) {
+                // De-dupe within one album so a genre listed twice counts once.
+                let mut seen = std::collections::HashSet::new();
                 for genre in genres_vec {
-                    genre_set.insert(genre);
+                    if seen.insert(genre.clone()) {
+                        *counts.entry(genre).or_insert(0) += 1;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        let genres = genre_set
+        let genres = counts
             .into_iter()
-            .map(|name| Genre { id: name.clone(), name })
+            .map(|(name, count)| Genre {
+                id: name.clone(),
+                name,
+                album_count: Some(count),
+            })
             .collect();
 
         Ok(genres)

src-tauri/src/repository/online.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use log::{debug, error, info};
 use log::warn;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::connectivity::ConnectivityReporter;
 use crate::jellyfin::HttpClient;
 use super::{MediaRepository, types::*};
 
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ pub struct OnlineRepository {
     server_url: String,
     user_id: String,
     access_token: String,
+    /// Reports the outcome of every server request to the connectivity monitor.
+    /// This is the source of truth for the offline/online banner. `None` in
+    /// tests / contexts where connectivity tracking isn't wired up.
+    connectivity: Option<ConnectivityReporter>,
 }
 
 impl OnlineRepository {
@@ -30,6 +35,44 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
             server_url,
             user_id,
             access_token,
+            connectivity: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Attach a connectivity reporter so server outcomes drive the reachability
+    /// state observed by the UI. See `report_outcome`.
+    pub fn with_connectivity(mut self, reporter: ConnectivityReporter) -> Self {
+        self.connectivity = Some(reporter);
+        self
+    }
+
+    /// Feed a request outcome into the connectivity monitor.
+    ///
+    /// Classification (matches docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md):
+    /// - `Ok` / `Authentication` / `NotFound` / `Server` → the server answered,
+    ///   so it is reachable → `report_success` (instant recovery).
+    /// - `Network` → connection-level failure → `report_network_failure`
+    ///   (subject to the time-window debounce before going offline).
+    /// - `Database` → not a server signal → ignored.
+    async fn report_outcome<T>(&self, result: &Result<T, RepoError>) {
+        let Some(reporter) = &self.connectivity else {
+            return;
+        };
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(_)
+            | Err(RepoError::Authentication { .. })
+            | Err(RepoError::NotFound { .. })
+            | Err(RepoError::Server { .. }) => {
+                reporter.report_success().await;
+            }
+            Err(RepoError::Network { message }) => {
+                reporter.report_network_failure(Some(message.clone())).await;
+            }
+            Err(RepoError::Database { .. }) | Err(RepoError::Offline) => {
+                // Local-side errors (cache failure / already-offline) — not a
+                // statement about the server's reachability, so ignore them.
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -63,6 +106,12 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
 
     /// Make authenticated GET request
     async fn get_json<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(&self, endpoint: &str) -> Result<T, RepoError> {
+        let result = self.get_json_inner(endpoint).await;
+        self.report_outcome(&result).await;
+        result
+    }
+
+    async fn get_json_inner<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(&self, endpoint: &str) -> Result<T, RepoError> {
         let url = format!("{}{}", self.server_url, endpoint);
 
         let request = self.http_client.client.get(&url)
@@ -110,6 +159,12 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
 
     /// Make authenticated POST request
     async fn post_json<T: Serialize>(&self, endpoint: &str, body: &T) -> Result<(), RepoError> {
+        let result = self.post_json_inner(endpoint, body).await;
+        self.report_outcome(&result).await;
+        result
+    }
+
+    async fn post_json_inner<T: Serialize>(&self, endpoint: &str, body: &T) -> Result<(), RepoError> {
         let url = format!("{}{}", self.server_url, endpoint);
 
         let request = self.http_client.client.post(&url)
@@ -145,6 +200,16 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
         &self,
         endpoint: &str,
         body: &T,
+    ) -> Result<R, RepoError> {
+        let result = self.post_json_response_inner(endpoint, body).await;
+        self.report_outcome(&result).await;
+        result
+    }
+
+    async fn post_json_response_inner<T: Serialize, R: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(
+        &self,
+        endpoint: &str,
+        body: &T,
     ) -> Result<R, RepoError> {
         let url = format!("{}{}", self.server_url, endpoint);
 
@@ -193,9 +258,16 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Get a video stream URL for playback with optional seeking support.
+    /// Get a video stream URL for playback at an arbitrary position (resume,
-    /// For direct streams, uses /Videos/{id}/stream.mp4 with transcoding to support seeking.
+    /// transcoded seeking, audio-track switching).
-    /// For transcoded streams (HEVC/10-bit), includes StartTimeTicks parameter.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an HLS master playlist (`/Videos/{id}/master.m3u8`) transcoded to
+    /// h264/aac. HLS is used rather than a progressive `stream.mp4` because the
+    /// HTML5 `<video>` element (via HLS.js) starts playing within seconds and can
+    /// seek within the stream, whereas a progressive MP4 transcode of HEVC source
+    /// forces the server to transcode the whole file before playback can begin —
+    /// which manifests as playback never starting. `StartTimeTicks` makes the
+    /// server begin the transcode at the requested position.
     pub async fn get_video_stream_url(
         &self,
         item_id: &str,
@@ -210,12 +282,11 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
         // Use provided audio stream index, or default to 0
         let audio_index = audio_stream_index.unwrap_or(0).to_string();
 
-        // Build URL with progressive MP4 transcoding for seeking support
+        // Build an HLS transcode URL. VideoCodec lists h264 first so the server
-        // This works for both direct streams and HEVC content
+        // transcodes HEVC/10-bit/unsupported sources to h264 the WebView can decode.
         let mut params = vec![
             ("api_key", self.access_token.clone()),
             ("DeviceId", "jellytau-tauri".to_string()),
-            ("Container", "mp4".to_string()),
             ("VideoCodec", "h264".to_string()),
             ("AudioCodec", "aac".to_string()),
             ("AudioStreamIndex", audio_index),
@@ -223,6 +294,9 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
             ("VideoBitrate", "18000000".to_string()),
             ("AudioBitrate", "384000".to_string()),
             ("TranscodingMaxAudioChannels", "2".to_string()),
+            ("SegmentContainer", "ts".to_string()),
+            ("TranscodingContainer", "ts".to_string()),
+            ("TranscodingProtocol", "hls".to_string()),
         ];
 
         if let Some(source_id) = media_source_id {
@@ -241,7 +315,7 @@ impl OnlineRepository {
             .join("&");
 
         let url = format!(
-            "{}/Videos/{}/stream.mp4?{}",
+            "{}/Videos/{}/master.m3u8?{}",
             self.server_url, item_id, query
         );
 
@@ -494,10 +568,22 @@ impl MediaRepository for OnlineRepository {
             if let Some(recursive) = opts.recursive {
                 endpoint.push_str(&format!("&Recursive={}", recursive));
             }
+            if let Some(genres) = opts.genres {
+                if !genres.is_empty() {
+                    // Genre names may contain spaces/ampersands, so percent-encode each.
+                    let encoded: Vec<String> = genres
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|g| urlencoding::encode(g).into_owned())
+                        .collect();
+                    endpoint.push_str(&format!("&Genres={}", encoded.join("|")));
+                }
+            }
         }
 
-        // Request image fields for list views (People only needed in get_item detail view)
+        // Request image fields for list views (People only needed in get_item
-        endpoint.push_str("&Fields=BackdropImageTags,ParentBackdropImageTags");
+        // detail view). Genres is needed so cached items carry their genres,
+        // which lets the offline store derive genre lists + per-genre counts.
+        endpoint.push_str("&Fields=BackdropImageTags,ParentBackdropImageTags,Genres");
 
         let response: ItemsResponse = self.get_json(&endpoint).await?;
 
@@ -685,6 +771,32 @@ impl MediaRepository for OnlineRepository {
         Ok(final_result)
     }
 
+    async fn get_rediscover_albums(
+        &self,
+        parent_id: Option<&str>,
+        limit: Option<usize>,
+    ) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
+        let limit_val = limit.unwrap_or(12);
+        // Ask Jellyfin for played albums sorted by least-recently played first.
+        // Filters=IsPlayed keeps only albums the user has actually listened to,
+        // and SortBy=DatePlayed ascending surfaces the ones they've neglected.
+        let mut endpoint = format!(
+            "/Users/{}/Items?SortBy=DatePlayed&SortOrder=Ascending&IncludeItemTypes=MusicAlbum&Limit={}&Recursive=true&Filters=IsPlayed&Fields=BackdropImageTags,ParentBackdropImageTags",
+            self.user_id, limit_val
+        );
+
+        if let Some(pid) = parent_id {
+            endpoint.push_str(&format!("&ParentId={}", pid));
+        }
+
+        let response: ItemsResponse = self.get_json(&endpoint).await?;
+        Ok(response
+            .items
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|item| item.to_media_item(self.user_id.clone()))
+            .collect())
+    }
+
     async fn get_resume_movies(&self, limit: Option<usize>) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, RepoError> {
         let limit_str = limit.unwrap_or(16);
         let endpoint = format!(
@@ -701,7 +813,12 @@ impl MediaRepository for OnlineRepository {
     }
 
     async fn get_genres(&self, parent_id: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<Genre>, RepoError> {
-        let mut endpoint = format!("/Genres?UserId={}", self.user_id);
+        // Ask Jellyfin to scope counts to albums and include them, so the
+        // frontend can rank genres by popularity without probing each one.
+        let mut endpoint = format!(
+            "/Genres?UserId={}&IncludeItemTypes=MusicAlbum&Recursive=true&Fields=ItemCounts",
+            self.user_id
+        );
 
         if let Some(pid) = parent_id {
             endpoint.push_str(&format!("&ParentId={}", pid));
@@ -718,17 +835,41 @@ impl MediaRepository for OnlineRepository {
         struct JellyfinGenre {
             id: String,
             name: String,
+            // Which count field Jellyfin populates for a genre under
+            // Fields=ItemCounts varies by server/version: scoped queries may
+            // fill AlbumCount, others only ChildCount. Read whichever is
+            // present so ranking still works. Absent on servers that ignore
+            // Fields=ItemCounts entirely, so all stay optional.
+            album_count: Option<u32>,
+            child_count: Option<u32>,
         }
 
         let response: GenresResponse = self.get_json(&endpoint).await?;
-        Ok(response
+        let genres: Vec<Genre> = response
             .items
             .into_iter()
             .map(|g| Genre {
                 id: g.id,
                 name: g.name,
+                album_count: g.album_count.or(g.child_count),
             })
-            .collect())
+            .collect();
+
+        let with_counts = genres.iter().filter(|g| g.album_count.is_some()).count();
+        // TEMP DIAGNOSTIC: dump the first few genres with their counts so we can
+        // see whether the server populates any count field. Remove once known.
+        log::warn!(
+            "get_genres: {} genres, {} carry counts. sample: {:?}",
+            genres.len(),
+            with_counts,
+            genres
+                .iter()
+                .take(8)
+                .map(|g| (g.name.as_str(), g.album_count))
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        );
+
+        Ok(genres)
     }
 
     async fn search(
@@ -737,19 +878,30 @@ impl MediaRepository for OnlineRepository {
         options: Option<SearchOptions>,
     ) -> Result<SearchResult, RepoError> {
         let limit = options.as_ref().and_then(|o| o.limit).unwrap_or(50);
+        // SearchTerm is arbitrary user input and must be percent-encoded so that
+        // spaces, ampersands, etc. don't corrupt the query string (a multi-word
+        // search like "Star Wars" would otherwise produce a malformed URL).
         let mut endpoint = format!(
             "/Users/{}/Items?SearchTerm={}&Limit={}&Recursive=true",
-            self.user_id, query, limit
+            self.user_id,
+            urlencoding::encode(query),
+            limit
         );
 
         if let Some(opts) = options {
             if let Some(types) = opts.include_item_types {
-                endpoint.push_str(&format!("&IncludeItemTypes={}", types.join(",")));
+                let encoded_types = types
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|t| urlencoding::encode(t).into_owned())
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                    .join(",");
+                endpoint.push_str(&format!("&IncludeItemTypes={}", encoded_types));
             }
         }
 
-        // Request image fields for list views (People only needed in get_item detail view)
+        // Request image fields for list views (plus Genres so cached items
-        endpoint.push_str("&Fields=BackdropImageTags,ParentBackdropImageTags");
+        // carry genres for offline genre lists/counts).
+        endpoint.push_str("&Fields=BackdropImageTags,ParentBackdropImageTags,Genres");
 
         let response: ItemsResponse = self.get_json(&endpoint).await?;
         Ok(SearchResult {
@@ -1147,23 +1299,29 @@ impl MediaRepository for OnlineRepository {
         let endpoint = format!("/Users/{}/FavoriteItems/{}", self.user_id, item_id);
         let url = format!("{}{}", self.server_url, endpoint);
 
-        let request = self.http_client.client.delete(&url)
+        let result = async {
-            .header("X-Emby-Authorization", self.auth_header())
+            let request = self.http_client.client.delete(&url)
-            .build()
+                .header("X-Emby-Authorization", self.auth_header())
-            .map_err(|e| RepoError::Network {
+                .build()
-                message: format!("Failed to build request: {}", e),
+                .map_err(|e| RepoError::Network {
-            })?;
+                    message: format!("Failed to build request: {}", e),
+                })?;
 
-        let response = self.http_client.request_with_retry(request).await
+            let response = self.http_client.request_with_retry(request).await
-            .map_err(|e| RepoError::Network { message: e.to_string() })?;
+                .map_err(|e| RepoError::Network { message: e.to_string() })?;
 
-        if !response.status().is_success() {
+            if !response.status().is_success() {
-            return Err(RepoError::Server {
+                return Err(RepoError::Server {
-                message: format!("HTTP {}", response.status()),
+                    message: format!("HTTP {}", response.status()),
-            });
+                });
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
         }
+        .await;
 
-        Ok(())
+        self.report_outcome(&result).await;
+        result
     }
 
     async fn get_person(&self, person_id: &str) -> Result<MediaItem, RepoError> {
@@ -1388,6 +1546,91 @@ mod tests {
         )
     }
 
+    /// Build a repository wired to a real ConnectivityReporter so we can assert
+    /// how `report_outcome` classifies each `RepoError` into reachability.
+    /// (No app handle → event emission is a harmless no-op.)
+    fn create_test_repository_with_connectivity(
+    ) -> (OnlineRepository, crate::connectivity::ConnectivityReporter) {
+        let monitor_http = HttpClient::new(crate::jellyfin::HttpConfig::default())
+            .expect("Failed to create HTTP client for monitor");
+        let monitor = crate::connectivity::ConnectivityMonitor::new(monitor_http);
+        let reporter = monitor.reporter();
+        let repo = create_test_repository().with_connectivity(reporter.clone());
+        (repo, reporter)
+    }
+
+    /// `report_outcome` is the seam between repository traffic and the
+    /// connectivity monitor. Verify each `RepoError` variant routes correctly:
+    /// - the server answering at all (Ok / 401 / 404 / 5xx) ⇒ reachable
+    /// - a network-level failure ⇒ marked unreachable (debounce reduced for test)
+    /// - local-side errors (Database / Offline) ⇒ no effect on reachability
+    ///
+    /// @req-test: UR-002 - Access media when online or offline
+    /// @req-test: DR-013 - Repository pattern for online/offline data access
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_report_outcome_classifies_server_answered_as_reachable() {
+        let (repo, reporter) = create_test_repository_with_connectivity();
+
+        // Drive offline first so we can observe "recover to reachable".
+        for err in [
+            RepoError::Authentication { message: "401".into() },
+            RepoError::NotFound { message: "404".into() },
+            RepoError::Server { message: "500".into() },
+        ] {
+            reporter.mark_unreachable_for_test().await;
+            assert!(!reporter.is_reachable().await, "precondition: offline");
+
+            let result: Result<(), RepoError> = Err(err);
+            repo.report_outcome(&result).await;
+
+            assert!(
+                reporter.is_reachable().await,
+                "a server that answers should be reported reachable"
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Ok should also report reachable.
+        reporter.mark_unreachable_for_test().await;
+        let ok: Result<(), RepoError> = Ok(());
+        repo.report_outcome(&ok).await;
+        assert!(reporter.is_reachable().await, "Ok ⇒ reachable");
+    }
+
+    /// Local-side errors must NOT flip reachability — they say nothing about the
+    /// server.
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_report_outcome_ignores_local_errors() {
+        let (repo, reporter) = create_test_repository_with_connectivity();
+
+        // Force offline, then a Database/Offline error must leave it offline
+        // (not falsely report reachable).
+        reporter.mark_unreachable_for_test().await;
+        for err in [RepoError::Database { message: "cache".into() }, RepoError::Offline] {
+            let result: Result<(), RepoError> = Err(err);
+            repo.report_outcome(&result).await;
+            assert!(
+                !reporter.is_reachable().await,
+                "local-side error must not change reachability"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// A network error routes through the debounced path. A single failure stays
+    /// online (debounce window not yet elapsed).
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_report_outcome_network_error_is_debounced() {
+        let (repo, reporter) = create_test_repository_with_connectivity();
+        assert!(reporter.is_reachable().await, "starts online");
+
+        let result: Result<(), RepoError> = Err(RepoError::Network { message: "timeout".into() });
+        repo.report_outcome(&result).await;
+
+        assert!(
+            reporter.is_reachable().await,
+            "a single network failure stays online (debounced)"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_get_audio_stream_url_formats_correctly() {
         let repo = create_test_repository();
@@ -1403,6 +1646,46 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_video_stream_url_returns_hls_with_position() {
+        // Transcoded video resume/seek must produce an HLS master playlist with
+        // StartTimeTicks, not a progressive stream.mp4 (which never starts playing
+        // for HEVC sources). See get_video_stream_url docs.
+        let repo = create_test_repository();
+
+        let url = repo
+            .get_video_stream_url("vid-1", Some("source-1"), Some(193.0), Some(1))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(
+            url.starts_with("https://test.server.com/Videos/vid-1/master.m3u8?"),
+            "expected HLS master playlist, got: {url}"
+        );
+        assert!(url.contains("VideoCodec=h264"));
+        assert!(url.contains("MediaSourceId=source-1"));
+        assert!(url.contains("AudioStreamIndex=1"));
+        // 193.0 seconds * 10_000_000 ticks/sec
+        assert!(url.contains("StartTimeTicks=1930000000"), "url: {url}");
+        assert!(!url.contains("stream.mp4"));
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_get_video_stream_url_omits_position_when_absent() {
+        let repo = create_test_repository();
+
+        let url = repo
+            .get_video_stream_url("vid-1", None, None, None)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert!(url.starts_with("https://test.server.com/Videos/vid-1/master.m3u8?"));
+        assert!(!url.contains("StartTimeTicks"));
+        assert!(!url.contains("MediaSourceId"));
+        // Defaults to first audio stream
+        assert!(url.contains("AudioStreamIndex=0"));
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_get_audio_stream_url_with_special_characters() {
         let repo = create_test_repository();
@@ -1563,4 +1846,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(response.items[0].id, "item1");
         assert_eq!(response.items[1].id, "item2");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_search_term_is_url_encoded() {
+        // A multi-word query (and one with a reserved character) must be
+        // percent-encoded before being placed in the SearchTerm query param,
+        // otherwise the request URL is malformed and search returns nothing.
+        assert_eq!(urlencoding::encode("Star Wars"), "Star%20Wars");
+        assert_eq!(urlencoding::encode("Tom & Jerry"), "Tom%20%26%20Jerry");
+    }
 }

src-tauri/src/repository/types.rs

@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ pub struct PlaybackInfo {
 pub struct Genre {
     pub id: String,
     pub name: String,
+    /// Number of albums tagged with this genre, when the backend can supply it
+    /// (online only). Lets the frontend rank/pick genres without probing each
+    /// one. `None` when unknown (e.g. offline).
+    pub album_count: Option<u32>,
 }
 
 /// Image type

src-tauri/src/storage/schema.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub const MIGRATIONS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("014_series_audio_preferences", MIGRATION_014),
     ("015_device_id", MIGRATION_015),
     ("016_autoplay_max_episodes", MIGRATION_016),
+    ("017_downloads_resume_url", MIGRATION_017),
 ];
 
 /// Initial schema migration
@@ -667,3 +668,15 @@ const MIGRATION_016: &str = r#"
 ALTER TABLE user_player_settings
 ADD COLUMN autoplay_max_episodes INTEGER DEFAULT 0;
 "#;
+
+/// Migration to persist the resolved stream URL and target directory on each
+/// download row. This lets the backend queue pump start a pending download by
+/// itself (replaying the stored URL) once a concurrency slot frees up, instead
+/// of relying on the frontend to re-issue every queued item.
+const MIGRATION_017: &str = r#"
+-- Resolved download source URL and on-disk target directory, captured when the
+-- download is enqueued. Nullable: pre-existing rows and rows enqueued without a
+-- URL simply won't be auto-started by the pump.
+ALTER TABLE downloads ADD COLUMN stream_url TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE downloads ADD COLUMN target_dir TEXT;
+"#;

src/lib/api/bindings.ts

@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ async playbackModeIsTransferring() : Promise<boolean> {
 /**
  * Transfer playback from local device to a remote Jellyfin session
  */
-async playbackModeTransferToRemote(sessionId: string) : Promise<null> {
+async playbackModeTransferToRemote(sessionId: string, position: number | null) : Promise<null> {
-    return await TAURI_INVOKE("playback_mode_transfer_to_remote", { sessionId });
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("playback_mode_transfer_to_remote", { sessionId, position });
 },
 /**
  * Get remote session status (for polling position/duration)
@@ -726,6 +726,31 @@ async markDownloadFailed(downloadId: number, errorMessage: string) : Promise<nul
 async startDownload(downloadId: number, streamUrl: string, targetDir: string) : Promise<null> {
     return await TAURI_INVOKE("start_download", { downloadId, streamUrl, targetDir });
 },
+/**
+ * Enqueue a download with its resolved stream URL, then let the queue pump
+ * start it (or a higher-priority pending item) when a slot is free.
+ * 
+ * Unlike [`start_download`], this never errors when the concurrency limit is
+ * reached: the URL is persisted on the row and the pump will pick it up once a
+ * slot frees. This is the path bulk operations (album/series/season) use so
+ * every queued item eventually downloads without the frontend re-issuing it.
+ */
+async enqueueDownload(downloadId: number, streamUrl: string, targetDir: string) : Promise<null> {
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("enqueue_download", { downloadId, streamUrl, targetDir });
+},
+/**
+ * Enqueue a batch of already-queued video downloads, resolving each one's
+ * transcode URL from the repository using the `quality_preset` stored on the
+ * row. Then let the pump start them subject to the concurrency limit.
+ * 
+ * This is the bulk video path (series/season): `download_series`/
+ * `download_season` insert the rows, then this resolves URLs and enqueues them
+ * so they actually start. Resolving server-side avoids round-tripping every
+ * episode URL through the frontend.
+ */
+async enqueueVideoDownloads(handle: string, downloadIds: number[], targetDir: string) : Promise<null> {
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("enqueue_video_downloads", { handle, downloadIds, targetDir });
+},
 /**
  * Get download manager statistics
  */
@@ -1037,6 +1062,12 @@ async repositoryGetRecentlyPlayedAudio(handle: string, limit: number | null) : P
 async repositoryGetResumeMovies(handle: string, limit: number | null) : Promise<MediaItem[]> {
     return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_get_resume_movies", { handle, limit });
 },
+/**
+ * Get albums the user hasn't listened to recently ("rediscover")
+ */
+async repositoryGetRediscoverAlbums(handle: string, parentId: string | null, limit: number | null) : Promise<MediaItem[]> {
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_get_rediscover_albums", { handle, parentId, limit });
+},
 /**
  * Get genres for a library
  */
@@ -1046,8 +1077,8 @@ async repositoryGetGenres(handle: string, parentId: string | null) : Promise<Gen
 /**
  * Search for items
  */
-async repositorySearch(handle: string, query: string, options: SearchOptions | null) : Promise<SearchResult> {
+async repositorySearch(handle: string, query: string, options: SearchOptions | null, requestId: number) : Promise<SearchResult> {
-    return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_search", { handle, query, options });
+    return await TAURI_INVOKE("repository_search", { handle, query, options, requestId });
 },
 /**
  * Get playback info for an item
@@ -1245,6 +1276,11 @@ async convertPercentToVolume(percent: number) : Promise<number> {
 /** user-defined events **/
 
 
+export const events = __makeEvents__<{
+playerStatusEvent: PlayerStatusEvent
+}>({
+playerStatusEvent: "player-status-event"
+})
 
 /** user-defined constants **/
 
@@ -1440,7 +1476,13 @@ export type DownloadsResponse = { downloads: DownloadInfo[]; stats: DownloadStat
 /**
  * Genre
  */
-export type Genre = { id: string; name: string }
+export type Genre = { id: string; name: string; 
+/**
+ * Number of albums tagged with this genre, when the backend can supply it
+ * (online only). Lets the frontend rank/pick genres without probing each
+ * one. `None` when unknown (e.g. offline).
+ */
+albumCount: number | null }
 /**
  * Request to get an image URL (with caching)
  */
@@ -1579,7 +1621,12 @@ export type PlayTracksContext = { type: "playlist"; playlistId: string; playlist
 /**
  * Request to play tracks by ID (backend fetches metadata)
  */
-export type PlayTracksRequest = { trackIds: string[]; startIndex: number; shuffle: boolean; context: PlayTracksContext }
+export type PlayTracksRequest = { trackIds: string[]; startIndex: number; shuffle: boolean; context: PlayTracksContext; 
+/**
+ * Position (seconds) to resume the starting track from. Used when taking
+ * over playback from a remote session so we don't restart from 0.
+ */
+startPosition?: number | null }
 /**
  * Playback information
  */
@@ -1760,6 +1807,67 @@ mergedIsPlaying: boolean;
  * Volume from either local player or remote session (0-1 normalized)
  */
 mergedVolume: number }
+/**
+ * Events emitted by the player backend to the frontend via Tauri events.
+ * 
+ * These are distinct from `PlayerEvent` in state.rs, which handles internal
+ * state machine transitions.
+ * 
+ * TRACES: UR-005, UR-019, UR-023, UR-026 | DR-001, DR-028, DR-047
+ */
+export type PlayerStatusEvent = 
+/**
+ * Playback position updated (emitted periodically during playback)
+ */
+{ type: "position_update"; position: number; duration: number } | 
+/**
+ * Player state changed
+ */
+{ type: "state_changed"; state: string; media_id: string | null } | 
+/**
+ * Media has finished loading and is ready to play
+ */
+{ type: "media_loaded"; duration: number } | 
+/**
+ * Playback has ended naturally (reached end of media)
+ */
+{ type: "playback_ended" } | 
+/**
+ * Buffering state changed
+ */
+{ type: "buffering"; percent: number } | 
+/**
+ * An error occurred during playback
+ */
+{ type: "error"; message: string; recoverable: boolean } | 
+/**
+ * Volume changed
+ */
+{ type: "volume_changed"; volume: number; muted: boolean } | 
+/**
+ * Sleep timer state changed
+ */
+{ type: "sleep_timer_changed"; mode: SleepTimerMode; remaining_seconds: number } | 
+/**
+ * Show next episode popup with countdown
+ */
+{ type: "show_next_episode_popup"; current_episode: MediaItem; next_episode: MediaItem; countdown_seconds: number; auto_advance: boolean } | 
+/**
+ * Countdown tick (emitted every second during autoplay countdown)
+ */
+{ type: "countdown_tick"; remaining_seconds: number } | 
+/**
+ * Queue changed (items added, removed, reordered, or playback mode changed)
+ */
+{ type: "queue_changed"; items: PlayerMediaItem[]; current_index: number | null; shuffle: boolean; repeat: RepeatMode; has_next: boolean; has_previous: boolean } | 
+/**
+ * Media session changed (activity context changed: Audio/Movie/TvShow/Idle)
+ */
+{ type: "session_changed"; session: MediaSessionType } | 
+/**
+ * Remote sessions updated (for cast/remote control UI)
+ */
+{ type: "sessions_updated"; sessions: SessionInfo[] }
 /**
  * Result of creating a playlist
  * 

src/lib/api/repository-client.test.ts

@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ describe("RepositoryClient", () => {
           includeItemTypes: ["Audio"],
           limit: 100,
         },
+        requestId: 0,
       });
     });
   });

src/lib/api/repository-client.ts

@@ -109,12 +109,17 @@ export class RepositoryClient {
     return commands.repositoryGetResumeMovies(this.ensureHandle(), limit ?? null);
   }
 
+  /** Albums the user has played but not listened to recently ("rediscover"). */
+  async getRediscoverAlbums(parentId?: string, limit?: number): Promise<MediaItem[]> {
+    return commands.repositoryGetRediscoverAlbums(this.ensureHandle(), parentId ?? null, limit ?? null);
+  }
+
   async getGenres(parentId?: string): Promise<Genre[]> {
     return commands.repositoryGetGenres(this.ensureHandle(), parentId ?? null);
   }
 
-  async search(query: string, options?: SearchOptions): Promise<SearchResult> {
+  async search(query: string, options?: SearchOptions, requestId = 0): Promise<SearchResult> {
-    return commands.repositorySearch(this.ensureHandle(), query, options ?? null);
+    return commands.repositorySearch(this.ensureHandle(), query, options ?? null, requestId);
   }
 
   // ===== Playback Methods (all via Rust) =====

src/lib/api/types.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // and adds frontend-only unions/helpers that have no backend equivalent.
 
 export type {
+  ArtistItem,
   AuthResult,
   Genre,
   GetItemsOptions,

src/lib/components/library/AlbumDownloadButton.svelte

@@ -91,15 +91,18 @@
         // Get target directory for downloads
         const targetDir = await commands.storageGetPath();
 
-        // Start each queued track download
+        // Enqueue each track with its resolved stream URL. The backend queue
+        // pump starts up to max_concurrent at a time and advances through the
+        // rest automatically as slots free up — so we never hit (and silently
+        // drop) the concurrency limit the way startDownload did.
         for (let i = 0; i < tracks.length && i < downloadIds.length; i++) {
           try {
             const streamUrl = await repo.getAudioStreamUrl(tracks[i].id);
             if (streamUrl) {
-              await commands.startDownload(downloadIds[i], streamUrl, targetDir);
+              await commands.enqueueDownload(downloadIds[i], streamUrl, targetDir);
             }
           } catch (e) {
-            console.error(`Failed to start download for track ${tracks[i].id}:`, e);
+            console.error(`Failed to enqueue download for track ${tracks[i].id}:`, e);
           }
         }
 

src/lib/components/library/AlphabetScrollBar.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<!-- TRACES: UR-007 | DR-007 -->
+<script lang="ts">
+  /**
+   * A vertical A-Z index strip for long, alphabetically-sorted lists.
+   * Tapping or dragging a letter jumps to the first item that starts with it.
+   *
+   * The parent owns the actual scrolling: it passes `availableLetters`
+   * (which letters have items) and an `onJump(letter)` callback.
+   */
+
+  const ALPHABET = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".split("");
+  const HASH = "#"; // bucket for names starting with a digit/symbol
+
+  interface Props {
+    /** Uppercase letters (or "#") that currently have at least one item. */
+    availableLetters: Set<string>;
+    /** Called with the chosen letter when the user picks one. */
+    onJump: (letter: string) => void;
+    /**
+     * CSS length reserved at the bottom of the viewport for the bottom nav /
+     * mini-player bars. The strip stretches to fill the space between the top
+     * sticky offset and this gap, so it ends just above those bars.
+     */
+    bottomGap?: string;
+  }
+
+  let { availableLetters, onJump, bottomGap = "5rem" }: Props = $props();
+
+  // The strip stretches from where it sits down to just above the bottom nav /
+  // mini-player bars. Those bars are pinned to the bottom of the screen, so the
+  // hard floor is `window.innerHeight - bottomGap`. We measure the strip's own
+  // top against that floor (clamped to non-negative) and update on scroll/resize
+  // so it never slides under the bars regardless of header or platform.
+  let container = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  let stripHeight = $state(0);
+
+  function measure() {
+    if (!container) return;
+    const top = container.getBoundingClientRect().top;
+    const floor = window.innerHeight - remToPx(bottomGap);
+    stripHeight = Math.max(0, floor - top);
+  }
+
+  function remToPx(len: string): number {
+    const n = parseFloat(len);
+    if (len.trim().endsWith("rem")) {
+      const root = parseFloat(getComputedStyle(document.documentElement).fontSize) || 16;
+      return n * root;
+    }
+    return n; // assume px otherwise
+  }
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    measure();
+    const scroller = container?.closest("main");
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(measure);
+    if (scroller) ro.observe(scroller);
+    scroller?.addEventListener("scroll", measure, { passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener("resize", measure);
+    return () => {
+      ro.disconnect();
+      scroller?.removeEventListener("scroll", measure);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", measure);
+    };
+  });
+
+  // Recompute when the reserved bottom gap changes (mini-player shows/hides).
+  $effect(() => {
+    bottomGap;
+    measure();
+  });
+
+  const letters = $derived([HASH, ...ALPHABET]);
+  let activeLetter = $state<string | null>(null);
+
+  function jumpTo(letter: string) {
+    if (!availableLetters.has(letter)) return;
+    activeLetter = letter;
+    onJump(letter);
+  }
+
+  // Allow dragging a finger/mouse down the strip to scrub through letters.
+  function letterAt(clientY: number): string | null {
+    const el = document.elementFromPoint(
+      // x is supplied by the caller via the bound container; we read from the
+      // element under the pointer instead to stay layout-agnostic.
+      lastClientX,
+      clientY
+    );
+    const letter = el?.getAttribute?.("data-letter");
+    return letter ?? null;
+  }
+
+  let lastClientX = $state(0);
+  let isScrubbing = $state(false);
+
+  function handlePointerDown(e: PointerEvent) {
+    isScrubbing = true;
+    lastClientX = e.clientX;
+    const letter = letterAt(e.clientY);
+    if (letter) jumpTo(letter);
+  }
+
+  function handlePointerMove(e: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!isScrubbing) return;
+    lastClientX = e.clientX;
+    const letter = letterAt(e.clientY);
+    if (letter && letter !== activeLetter) jumpTo(letter);
+  }
+
+  function handlePointerUp() {
+    isScrubbing = false;
+  }
+</script>
+
+<svelte:window onpointerup={handlePointerUp} onpointercancel={handlePointerUp} />
+
+<div
+  bind:this={container}
+  class="flex flex-col items-center justify-between select-none touch-none py-1"
+  style="height: {stripHeight}px"
+  onpointerdown={handlePointerDown}
+  onpointermove={handlePointerMove}
+  role="navigation"
+  aria-label="Jump to letter"
+>
+  {#each letters as letter (letter)}
+    {@const enabled = availableLetters.has(letter)}
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      data-letter={letter}
+      disabled={!enabled}
+      onclick={() => jumpTo(letter)}
+      class="w-5 leading-tight text-[10px] sm:text-xs font-semibold transition-colors
+        {enabled ? 'text-gray-400 hover:text-[var(--color-jellyfin)]' : 'text-gray-700 cursor-default'}
+        {activeLetter === letter && enabled ? 'text-[var(--color-jellyfin)] scale-125' : ''}"
+      aria-label={`Jump to ${letter}`}
+    >
+      {letter}
+    </button>
+  {/each}
+</div>

src/lib/components/library/ArtistLinks.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import type { ArtistItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+
+  /**
+   * Renders a comma-separated list of artist names. When the artists carry
+   * ids (artistItems) each name links to that artist's detail page; otherwise
+   * it falls back to plain text from the names-only `artists` array.
+   *
+   * Consolidates the artist-linking markup used on the player and detail
+   * screens so every surface behaves the same way.
+   */
+  interface Props {
+    artistItems?: ArtistItem[] | null;
+    artists?: string[] | null;
+    /** Tailwind classes for the link colour/state. */
+    linkClass?: string;
+    /** Tailwind classes for the non-linkable fallback text. */
+    textClass?: string;
+    /** Called before navigating (e.g. to close a full-screen player). */
+    onNavigate?: () => void;
+  }
+
+  let {
+    artistItems = null,
+    artists = null,
+    linkClass = "text-[var(--color-jellyfin)] hover:underline",
+    textClass = "text-gray-400",
+    onNavigate,
+  }: Props = $props();
+
+  const linkable = $derived(
+    (artistItems ?? []).filter((a) => a.id && a.id.trim() !== "")
+  );
+
+  function handleClick(artistId: string, e: MouseEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    onNavigate?.();
+    goto(`/library/${artistId}`);
+  }
+</script>
+
+{#if linkable.length > 0}
+  <span class="inline-flex flex-wrap items-baseline gap-1">
+    {#each linkable as artist, i (artist.id)}
+      <button onclick={(e) => handleClick(artist.id, e)} class={linkClass}>
+        {artist.name}
+      </button>{#if i < linkable.length - 1}<span class={textClass}>,</span>{/if}
+    {/each}
+  </span>
+{:else if artists && artists.length > 0}
+  <span class={textClass}>{artists.join(", ")}</span>
+{/if}

src/lib/components/library/ArtistLinks.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/svelte";
+import ArtistLinks from "./ArtistLinks.svelte";
+
+const goto = vi.fn();
+vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
+  goto: (...args: unknown[]) => goto(...args),
+}));
+
+describe("ArtistLinks", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => goto.mockClear());
+
+  it("renders a clickable link per artist that navigates to its detail page", async () => {
+    render(ArtistLinks, {
+      artistItems: [
+        { id: "a1", name: "Radiohead" },
+        { id: "a2", name: "Thom Yorke" },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const link = screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Radiohead" });
+    await fireEvent.click(link);
+
+    expect(goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/library/a1");
+    expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Thom Yorke" })).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to plain text when only names (no ids) are available", () => {
+    render(ArtistLinks, { artists: ["Unknown Artist"] });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Unknown Artist")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("ignores artistItems with blank ids and uses the names fallback", () => {
+    render(ArtistLinks, {
+      artistItems: [{ id: "  ", name: "No Id Artist" }],
+      artists: ["No Id Artist"],
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button")).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.getByText("No Id Artist")).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("calls onNavigate before navigating (e.g. to close a player)", async () => {
+    const onNavigate = vi.fn();
+    render(ArtistLinks, {
+      artistItems: [{ id: "a1", name: "Radiohead" }],
+      onNavigate,
+    });
+
+    await fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Radiohead" }));
+
+    expect(onNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/library/a1");
+  });
+});

src/lib/components/library/GenericGenreBrowser.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { navigateBack } from "$lib/utils/navigation";
   import { currentLibrary } from "$lib/stores/library";
   import { auth } from "$lib/stores/auth";
   import SearchBar from "$lib/components/common/SearchBar.svelte";
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@
       selectedGenre = null;
       genreItems = [];
     } else {
-      goto(config.backPath);
+      navigateBack(config.backPath);
     }
   }
 

src/lib/components/library/GenericMediaListPage.svelte

@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { navigateBack } from "$lib/utils/navigation";
   import { currentLibrary } from "$lib/stores/library";
   import { auth } from "$lib/stores/auth";
+  import { shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer } from "$lib/stores/player";
+  import { isAndroid } from "$lib/stores/appState";
   import SearchBar from "$lib/components/common/SearchBar.svelte";
   import SortButtonGroup from "$lib/components/common/SortButtonGroup.svelte";
   import type { SortOption } from "$lib/components/common/SortButtonGroup.svelte";
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@
   import type { MediaItem, Library, ItemType } from "$lib/api/types";
   import LibraryGrid from "./LibraryGrid.svelte";
   import TrackList from "./TrackList.svelte";
+  import AlphabetScrollBar from "./AlphabetScrollBar.svelte";
+  import { excludePodcasts } from "$lib/utils/podcastFilter";
 
   /**
    * Generic media list page supporting Albums, Artists, Playlists, and Tracks
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@
 
   let items = $state<MediaItem[]>([]);
   let loading = $state(true);
+  let gridWrapper = $state<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   let searchQuery = $state("");
   let debouncedSearchQuery = $state("");
   let sortBy = $state<string>("");
@@ -74,12 +80,13 @@
       const repo = auth.getRepository();
 
       // Use backend search if search query is provided, otherwise use getItems with sort
+      // HACK: excludePodcasts drops the "Podcasts" folder stored in the music library.
       if (debouncedSearchQuery.trim()) {
         const result = await repo.search(debouncedSearchQuery, {
           includeItemTypes: [config.itemType],
           limit: 10000,
         });
-        items = result.items;
+        items = excludePodcasts(result.items);
       } else {
         const result = await repo.getItems($currentLibrary.id, {
           includeItemTypes: [config.itemType],
@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@
           recursive: true,
           limit: 10000,
         });
-        items = result.items;
+        items = excludePodcasts(result.items);
       }
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(`Failed to load ${config.itemType}:`, e);
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@
   }
 
   function goBack() {
-    goto(config.backPath);
+    navigateBack(config.backPath);
   }
 
   const searchPlaceholder = $derived(config.searchPlaceholder || `Search ${config.title.toLowerCase()}...`);
@@ -142,6 +149,54 @@
       goto(`/library/${track.id}`);
     }
   }
+
+  // ===== A-Z jump bar =====
+  // Bucket a name to its index letter: A-Z, or "#" for digits/symbols/empty.
+  function letterFor(name: string): string {
+    const first = (name ?? "").trim().charAt(0).toUpperCase();
+    return first >= "A" && first <= "Z" ? first : "#";
+  }
+
+  // Only meaningful when the list is sorted alphabetically and long enough to scroll.
+  const isAlphaSorted = $derived(sortBy === "SortName");
+  const showAlphaBar = $derived(
+    isAlphaSorted &&
+      !loading &&
+      !debouncedSearchQuery.trim() &&
+      items.length > 30
+  );
+
+  const availableLetters = $derived.by(() => {
+    const set = new Set<string>();
+    if (showAlphaBar) {
+      for (const item of items) set.add(letterFor(item.name));
+    }
+    return set;
+  });
+
+  // First item index for each letter, honouring current ascending/descending order.
+  const firstIndexForLetter = $derived.by(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, number>();
+    items.forEach((item, index) => {
+      const letter = letterFor(item.name);
+      if (!map.has(letter)) map.set(letter, index);
+    });
+    return map;
+  });
+
+  function jumpToLetter(letter: string) {
+    const index = firstIndexForLetter.get(letter);
+    if (index === undefined || !gridWrapper) return;
+    const target = gridWrapper.querySelector(`[data-grid-index="${index}"]`);
+    target?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "start" });
+  }
+
+  // Bottom space the layout's <main> reserves for the nav / mini-player bars.
+  // Mirrors src/routes/library/+layout.svelte so the A-Z strip ends just above
+  // whichever bars are visible.
+  const bottomGap = $derived(
+    $shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer ? ($isAndroid ? "11rem" : "7rem") : "5rem"
+  );
 </script>
 
 <div class="space-y-6">
@@ -192,10 +247,19 @@
       <p>No {config.title.toLowerCase()} found</p>
     </div>
   {:else}
-    {#if config.displayComponent === "grid"}
+    <div class="flex gap-2">
-      <LibraryGrid items={items} onItemClick={handleItemClick} musicContent={["MusicAlbum", "MusicArtist", "Audio", "Playlist"].includes(config.itemType)} />
+      <div bind:this={gridWrapper} class="flex-1 min-w-0">
-    {:else if config.displayComponent === "tracklist"}
+        {#if config.displayComponent === "grid"}
-      <TrackList tracks={items} onTrackClick={handleTrackClick} />
+          <LibraryGrid items={items} onItemClick={handleItemClick} musicContent={["MusicAlbum", "MusicArtist", "Audio", "Playlist"].includes(config.itemType)} />
-    {/if}
+        {:else if config.displayComponent === "tracklist"}
+          <TrackList tracks={items} onTrackClick={handleTrackClick} />
+        {/if}
+      </div>
+      {#if showAlphaBar}
+        <div class="sticky top-2 self-start flex-shrink-0 h-fit">
+          <AlphabetScrollBar {availableLetters} onJump={jumpToLetter} {bottomGap} />
+        </div>
+      {/if}
+    </div>
   {/if}
 </div>

src/lib/components/library/LibraryGrid.svelte

@@ -69,12 +69,14 @@
     <LibraryListView {items} showProgress={true} onItemClick={onItemClick} />
   {:else}
     <div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 md:grid-cols-4 lg:grid-cols-5 xl:grid-cols-6 gap-4">
-      {#each items as item (item.id)}
+      {#each items as item, index (item.id)}
-        <MediaCard
+        <div data-grid-index={index}>
-          {item}
+          <MediaCard
-          showProgress={true}
+            {item}
-          onclick={() => onItemClick?.(item)}
+            showProgress={true}
-        />
+            onclick={() => onItemClick?.(item)}
+          />
+        </div>
       {/each}
     </div>
   {/if}

src/lib/components/library/LibraryListView.svelte

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
     <button
       type="button"
+      data-grid-index={index}
       onclick={() => onItemClick?.(item)}
       class="w-full flex items-center gap-3 p-2 rounded-lg hover:bg-[var(--color-surface)] transition-colors group"
     >

src/lib/components/library/SeasonDownloadButton.svelte

@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@
 
       // Pin the season item
       await downloads.pinItem(seasonId);
+
+      // Resolve each episode's transcode URL (server-side) and enqueue. The
+      // backend pump then starts up to max_concurrent and advances through the
+      // rest as slots free up.
+      const handle = auth.getRepository().getHandle();
+      await commands.enqueueVideoDownloads(handle, downloadIds, targetDir);
+      console.log("   Episodes enqueued; backend pump will start them");
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to start season download:", error);
     } finally {

src/lib/components/library/SeriesDownloadButton.svelte

@@ -64,9 +64,12 @@
       // Pin the series item
       await downloads.pinItem(seriesId);
 
-      // Start downloads (the backend will handle queuing)
+      // Resolve each episode's transcode URL (server-side) and enqueue. The
-      // For now, we'll rely on a download manager to pick them up
+      // backend pump then starts up to max_concurrent and advances through the
-      // TODO: Implement batch download start
+      // rest as slots free up.
+      const handle = auth.getRepository().getHandle();
+      await commands.enqueueVideoDownloads(handle, downloadIds, targetDir);
+      console.log("   Episodes enqueued; backend pump will start them");
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to start series download:", error);
     } finally {

src/lib/components/library/TrackList.svelte

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
   <!-- Track Rows -->
   <div class="space-y-1">
     {#each tracks as track, index (track.id)}
-      <div class="w-full group hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-hover)] rounded-lg transition-colors relative {currentlyPlayingId === track.id ? 'bg-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/10 border-l-4 border-[var(--color-jellyfin)]' : ''}">
+      <div data-grid-index={index} class="w-full group hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-hover)] rounded-lg transition-colors relative {currentlyPlayingId === track.id ? 'bg-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/10 border-l-4 border-[var(--color-jellyfin)]' : ''}">
         <!-- Desktop View -->
         <button
           onclick={() => handleTrackClick(track, index)}

src/lib/components/library/TrackList.test.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ vi.mock("$lib/stores/queue", () => ({
     setQueue: vi.fn(),
     addToQueue: vi.fn(),
   },
+  currentQueueItem: { subscribe: vi.fn((fn: any) => { fn(null); return () => {}; }) },
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./DownloadButton.svelte", () => ({

src/lib/components/player/VideoPlayer.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- TRACES: UR-003, UR-005, UR-020, UR-021, UR-026 | DR-010, DR-023, DR-024 -->
 <script lang="ts">
-  import { onMount, onDestroy } from "svelte";
+  import { onMount, onDestroy, untrack } from "svelte";
   import { commands } from "$lib/api/bindings";
   import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
   import Hls from "hls.js";
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@
     needsTranscoding?: boolean; // Whether content needs transcoding (HEVC/10-bit) - affects seeking behavior
     onClose: () => void;
     onSeek?: (positionSeconds: number, audioStreamIndex?: number) => Promise<string>; // Returns new stream URL for transcoded seeking
-    onReportProgress?: (positionSeconds: number, isPaused: boolean) => void;
+    // Reporting callbacks pass the played media's id explicitly so a late
-    onReportStart?: (positionSeconds: number) => void;
+    // reportStop (fired from onDestroy during autoplay navigation) is attributed
-    onReportStop?: (positionSeconds: number) => void;
+    // to the episode this player actually played, not the next episode whose URL
+    // is already active on the page.
+    onReportProgress?: (positionSeconds: number, isPaused: boolean, reportId?: string) => void;
+    onReportStart?: (positionSeconds: number, reportId?: string) => void;
+    onReportStop?: (positionSeconds: number, reportId?: string) => void;
     onEnded?: () => void; // Called when video playback ends naturally
     onNext?: () => void; // Called when user clicks next episode button
     hasNext?: boolean; // Whether there is a next episode available
@@ -30,9 +34,27 @@
 
   let { media, streamUrl, mediaSourceId, initialPosition, needsTranscoding = false, onClose, onSeek, onReportProgress, onReportStart, onReportStop, onEnded, onNext, hasNext = false }: Props = $props();
 
+  // The id this player instance reports progress against. Snapshotted from the
+  // media prop so a late reportStop (e.g. from onDestroy during autoplay
+  // navigation) is always attributed to the episode this player played.
+  // untrack() makes the intent explicit: capture the initial value only.
+  const reportMediaId = untrack(() => media?.id);
+
   let videoElement: HTMLVideoElement | null = $state(null);
   let isPlaying = $state(false);
   let currentTime = $state(0);
+  // Guards against onEnded() firing more than once per loaded stream. For
+  // transcoded HLS, both the native `ended` event and the "fatal network error
+  // near end of stream" recovery path can fire for the same playback, which
+  // would otherwise call playerOnPlaybackEnded twice (e.g. decrementing the
+  // sleep-timer episode counter twice). Reset when the stream URL changes.
+  let endedFired = $state(false);
+
+  function notifyEnded() {
+    if (endedFired) return;
+    endedFired = true;
+    onEnded?.();
+  }
   let isFullscreen = $state(false);
   let showControls = $state(true);
   let showSleepTimerModal = $state(false);
@@ -178,6 +200,7 @@
       seekOffset = 0;
       isMediaReady = false; // Reset to loading state when stream URL changes
       hasPerformedInitialSeek = false; // Reset so new video can seek to initial position
+      endedFired = false; // New stream loaded - allow onEnded to fire again
     }
   });
 
@@ -275,9 +298,7 @@
                 if (isNearEnd) {
                   // Near end of stream - treat as natural end, don't restart
                   console.log('[VideoPlayer] Fatal network error near end of stream - treating as ended');
-                  if (onEnded) {
+                  notifyEnded();
-                    onEnded();
-                  }
                 } else if (hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts <= 3) {
                   console.error('[VideoPlayer] Fatal network error, trying to recover (attempt', hlsFatalRecoveryAttempts, ')');
                   hls!.startLoad();
@@ -470,7 +491,7 @@
     // Report progress every 10 seconds while playing
     progressInterval = setInterval(() => {
       if (isPlaying && !isSeeking && onReportProgress) {
-        onReportProgress(currentTime, false);
+        onReportProgress(currentTime, false, reportMediaId);
       }
     }, 10000);
 
@@ -536,7 +557,7 @@
 
     // Report stop when component is destroyed
     if (onReportStop && currentTime > 0) {
-      onReportStop(currentTime);
+      onReportStop(currentTime, reportMediaId);
     }
   });
 
@@ -730,7 +751,7 @@
     startTimeUpdates(); // Start RAF loop for smooth time updates
     // Report playback start on first play
     if (!hasReportedStart && onReportStart) {
-      onReportStart(currentTime);
+      onReportStart(currentTime, reportMediaId);
       hasReportedStart = true;
     }
   }
@@ -740,7 +761,7 @@
     stopTimeUpdates(); // Stop RAF loop when paused
     // Report progress when paused
     if (onReportProgress) {
-      onReportProgress(currentTime, true);
+      onReportProgress(currentTime, true, reportMediaId);
     }
   }
 
@@ -749,12 +770,10 @@
     stopTimeUpdates(); // Stop RAF loop when ended
     // Report stop when video ends
     if (onReportStop) {
-      onReportStop(currentTime);
+      onReportStop(currentTime, reportMediaId);
     }
     // Notify parent that video has ended (for next episode popup)
-    if (onEnded) {
+    notifyEnded();
-      onEnded();
-    }
   }
 
   async function togglePlayPause() {

src/lib/components/sessions/SessionPickerModal.svelte

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <!-- TRACES: UR-010 | JA-021, JA-025 | DR-037 -->
 <script lang="ts">
+  import { get } from "svelte/store";
   import { sessions, controllableSessions, selectedSession } from "$lib/stores";
   import { playbackMode, isTransferring, transferError } from "$lib/stores/playbackMode";
+  import { playbackPosition } from "$lib/stores/player";
   import type { Session } from "$lib/api/types";
 
   interface Props {
@@ -14,8 +16,8 @@
 
   async function handleSessionSelect(session: Session) {
     try {
-      // Transfer playback to remote session
+      // Transfer playback to remote session, resuming at our current position
-      await playbackMode.transferToRemote(session.id);
+      await playbackMode.transferToRemote(session.id, get(playbackPosition));
 
       if (onSelectSession) {
         onSelectSession(session);

src/lib/services/nextEpisodeService.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ export async function cancelAutoPlay() {
 /**
  * Navigate to the next episode via goto().
  * Uses replaceState to prevent history buildup when auto-advancing.
+ *
+ * Advancing to a next episode always starts that episode from the
+ * beginning, even if it was previously started or watched. The `restart`
+ * query param signals the player page to skip the resume-progress check.
  */
 function navigateToEpisode(episode: MediaItem) {
   if (isNavigating) {
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ function navigateToEpisode(episode: MediaItem) {
   isNavigating = true;
   console.log("[NextEpisode] Navigating to next episode:", episode.id, episode.name);
   nextEpisode.hidePopup();
-  goto(`/player/${episode.id}`, { replaceState: true }).finally(() => {
+  goto(`/player/${episode.id}?restart=true`, { replaceState: true }).finally(() => {
     isNavigating = false;
   });
 }

src/lib/services/playerEvents.ts

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
  * TRACES: UR-005, UR-019, UR-023, UR-026 | DR-001, DR-028, DR-047
  */
 
-import { listen, type UnlistenFn } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
+import { type UnlistenFn } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
-import { commands } from "$lib/api/bindings";
+import { commands, events, type PlayerStatusEvent, type SleepTimerMode } from "$lib/api/bindings";
-import { player, playbackPosition } from "$lib/stores/player";
+import { player, playbackPosition, currentMedia } from "$lib/stores/player";
 import { queue, currentQueueItem } from "$lib/stores/queue";
 import { playbackMode } from "$lib/stores/playbackMode";
 import { sleepTimer } from "$lib/stores/sleepTimer";
@@ -20,33 +20,9 @@ import { preloadUpcomingTracks } from "$lib/services/preload";
 import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
 import { get } from "svelte/store";
 
-/**
+// PlayerStatusEvent and SleepTimerMode are generated by tauri-specta and
- * Event types emitted by the player backend.
+// imported from $lib/api/bindings — they are the authoritative shapes emitted
- * Must match PlayerStatusEvent in src-tauri/src/player/events.rs
+// by src-tauri/src/player/events.rs.
- *
- * TRACES: UR-005, UR-019, UR-023, UR-026 | DR-001, DR-028, DR-047
- */
-export type PlayerStatusEvent =
-  | { type: "position_update"; position: number; duration: number }
-  | { type: "state_changed"; state: string; media_id: string | null }
-  | { type: "media_loaded"; duration: number }
-  | { type: "playback_ended" }
-  | { type: "buffering"; percent: number }
-  | { type: "error"; message: string; recoverable: boolean }
-  | { type: "volume_changed"; volume: number; muted: boolean }
-  | { type: "sleep_timer_changed"; mode: SleepTimerMode; remaining_seconds: number }
-  | { type: "show_next_episode_popup"; current_episode: MediaItem; next_episode: MediaItem; countdown_seconds: number; auto_advance: boolean }
-  | { type: "countdown_tick"; remaining_seconds: number };
-
-// Sleep timer mode type
-export type SleepTimerMode =
-  | { kind: "off" }
-  | { kind: "time"; endTime: number }
-  | { kind: "endOfTrack" }
-  | { kind: "episodes"; remaining: number };
-
-/** Event name for player status events from backend */
-const PLAYER_EVENT_NAME = "player-event";
 
 let unlistenFn: UnlistenFn | null = null;
 let isInitialized = false;
@@ -62,12 +38,9 @@ export async function initPlayerEvents(): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   try {
-    unlistenFn = await listen<PlayerStatusEvent>(
+    unlistenFn = await events.playerStatusEvent.listen((event) => {
-      PLAYER_EVENT_NAME,
+      handlePlayerEvent(event.payload);
-      (event) => {
+    });
-        handlePlayerEvent(event.payload);
-      }
-    );
     isInitialized = true;
     console.log("Player event listener initialized");
   } catch (e) {
@@ -152,6 +125,10 @@ function handlePlayerEvent(event: PlayerStatusEvent): void {
     case "countdown_tick":
       handleCountdownTick(event.remaining_seconds);
       break;
+
+    // queue_changed is handled by the queue store's own listener
+    // ($lib/stores/queue), which is the single source of truth for
+    // shuffle/repeat/next/previous. No action needed here.
   }
 }
 
@@ -186,9 +163,16 @@ async function handleStateChanged(state: string, _mediaId: string | null): Promi
       }
 
       if (state === "playing" && currentItem) {
-        // Use 0 for position/duration - will be updated by position_update events
+        // Preserve the current position when the same track is already loaded
+        // (e.g. resuming from pause, or a spurious PlaybackRestart). Only reset
+        // to 0 when switching to a different track. position_update events keep
+        // it fresh either way, but resetting unconditionally caused the time to
+        // flash to 0:00 on pause/resume.
+        const previous = get(currentMedia);
+        const isSameTrack = previous?.id === currentItem.id;
+        const startPosition = isSameTrack ? get(playbackPosition) : 0;
         const initialDuration = currentItem.runTimeTicks ? currentItem.runTimeTicks / 10000000 : 0;
-        player.setPlaying(currentItem, 0, initialDuration);
+        player.setPlaying(currentItem, startPosition, initialDuration);
 
         // Trigger preloading of upcoming tracks in the background
         preloadUpcomingTracks().catch((e) => {
@@ -204,8 +188,6 @@ async function handleStateChanged(state: string, _mediaId: string | null): Promi
         player.setLoading(currentItem);
       }
 
-      // Update queue status on state change
-      await updateQueueStatus();
       break;
 
     case "idle":
@@ -218,31 +200,10 @@ async function handleStateChanged(state: string, _mediaId: string | null): Promi
         playbackMode.setMode("idle");
       }
 
-      // Update queue status on state change
-      await updateQueueStatus();
       break;
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Update queue status from backend.
- * Called on state changes instead of polling.
- */
-async function updateQueueStatus(): Promise<void> {
-  try {
-    const queueStatus = await commands.playerGetQueue();
-
-    // Import appState stores dynamically to avoid circular imports
-    const { hasNext, hasPrevious, shuffle, repeat } = await import("$lib/stores/appState");
-    hasNext.set(queueStatus.hasNext);
-    hasPrevious.set(queueStatus.hasPrevious);
-    shuffle.set(queueStatus.shuffle);
-    repeat.set(queueStatus.repeat as "off" | "all" | "one");
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error("[playerEvents] Failed to update queue status:", e);
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Handle media loaded event.
  */

src/lib/stores/appState.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 export const isInitialized = writable(false);
 export const pendingSyncCount = writable(0);
 export const isAndroid = writable(false);
-export const shuffle = writable(false);
+// Shuffle/repeat/next/previous state now lives in the event-driven queue store
-export const repeat = writable<'off' | 'all' | 'one'>('off');
+// ($lib/stores/queue), the single source of truth.
-export const hasNext = writable(false);
-export const hasPrevious = writable(false);
 export const showSleepTimerModal = writable(false);
 
 // Library-specific state

src/lib/stores/connectivity.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 // Connectivity state store for offline support
 //
-// Simplified wrapper over Rust connectivity monitor.
+// Pure reflection of the Rust ConnectivityMonitor. Reachability is the single
-// The Rust backend handles all polling, reachability checks, and adaptive intervals.
+// source of truth in Rust, derived from real repository traffic (success/
+// RepoError), with a time-window debounce before going offline and instant
+// recovery. This store only listens for `connectivity:changed` events and
+// mirrors status; it does not decide reachability itself. navigator.onLine is
+// advisory and triggers a recheck rather than forcing offline.
+// See docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md.
 // TRACES: UR-002 | DR-013
 
 import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store";
@@ -61,22 +66,27 @@ function createConnectivityStore() {
       }
     });
 
-    // Listen to browser online/offline events and update state
+    // Listen to browser online/offline events. These are ADVISORY only — the
+    // Rust ConnectivityMonitor (fed by real repository traffic) is the source of
+    // truth for server reachability. navigator.onLine can be wrong (e.g. a
+    // LAN-only server is still reachable while the browser reports "offline"),
+    // so we use these events to trigger an immediate recheck rather than forcing
+    // the offline state. See docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md.
     window.addEventListener("online", () => {
       update((s) => ({ ...s, isOnline: true }));
+      // Device regained network — ask the backend to re-verify the server now.
+      checkServerReachable().catch((err) => {
+        console.debug("[ConnectivityStore] Recheck after 'online' failed:", err);
+      });
     });
 
     window.addEventListener("offline", () => {
-      update((s) => ({
+      // Reflect the browser's view of the device link, but let the backend
-        ...s,
+      // decide whether the server is actually reachable.
-        isOnline: false,
+      update((s) => ({ ...s, isOnline: false }));
-        isServerReachable: false,
+      checkServerReachable().catch((err) => {
-        connectionError: "Device is offline",
+        console.debug("[ConnectivityStore] Recheck after 'offline' failed:", err);
-      }));
+      });
-
-      if (eventHandlers.onConnectivityChange) {
-        eventHandlers.onConnectivityChange(false);
-      }
     });
   }
 
@@ -199,43 +209,11 @@ function createConnectivityStore() {
     return checkServerReachable();
   }
 
-  /**
+  // Reachability is now driven by the Rust backend from real repository
-   * Mark server as reachable (e.g., after successful API call)
+  // traffic (see docs/architecture/07-connectivity.md). The frontend no longer
-   */
+  // mutates reachability itself, so the former markReachable/markUnreachable
-  async function markReachable(): Promise<void> {
+  // helpers have been removed. The underlying Rust commands remain available
-    try {
+  // for deliberate signals if ever needed.
-      await commands.connectivityMarkReachable();
-
-      // Update local state
-      update((s) => ({
-        ...s,
-        isServerReachable: true,
-        lastChecked: new Date(),
-        connectionError: null,
-      }));
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("[ConnectivityStore] Failed to mark reachable:", error);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Mark server as unreachable (e.g., after failed API call)
-   */
-  async function markUnreachable(error?: string): Promise<void> {
-    try {
-      await commands.connectivityMarkUnreachable(error ?? null);
-
-      // Update local state
-      update((s) => ({
-        ...s,
-        isServerReachable: false,
-        lastChecked: new Date(),
-        connectionError: error || "Server unreachable",
-      }));
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error("[ConnectivityStore] Failed to mark unreachable:", err);
-    }
-  }
 
   return {
     subscribe,
@@ -244,8 +222,6 @@ function createConnectivityStore() {
     setServerUrl,
     forceCheck,
     checkServerReachable,
-    markReachable,
-    markUnreachable,
     isNetworkError,
   };
 }

src/lib/stores/library.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@
 // TRACES: UR-007, UR-008, UR-029, UR-030 | DR-007, DR-011, DR-033
 
 import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store";
+import { listen, type UnlistenFn } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
 import type { Library, MediaItem, SearchResult, Genre } from "$lib/api/types";
 import { auth } from "./auth";
 
+/**
+ * Payload of the backend `search-event` (mirrors Rust `SearchUpdateEvent`).
+ * Carries the merged cache+server results for a given search request.
+ */
+interface SearchUpdateEvent {
+  requestId: number;
+  result: SearchResult;
+}
+
 export type ViewMode = "grid" | "list";
 
 interface LibraryState {
@@ -47,8 +57,23 @@ function createLibraryStore() {
 
   const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<LibraryState>(initialState);
 
-  // Test log to confirm cache logging is active
+  // Monotonic id identifying the most recent search request. Each new search
-  console.log("✅ [LibraryStore] Cache logging enabled - you should see cache hit/miss logs below");
+  // bumps it; the deferred `search-event` (carrying merged cache+server
+  // results) is only applied when its requestId still matches the latest one,
+  // so out-of-order / superseded results never clobber fresher ones.
+  let searchRequestId = 0;
+  let unlistenSearch: UnlistenFn | null = null;
+
+  // Lazily subscribe to backend search updates the first time we search.
+  async function ensureSearchListener() {
+    if (unlistenSearch) return;
+    unlistenSearch = await listen<SearchUpdateEvent>("search-event", (event) => {
+      const { requestId, result } = event.payload;
+      // Ignore results from a query the user has already moved on from.
+      if (requestId !== searchRequestId) return;
+      update((s) => ({ ...s, searchResults: result.items }));
+    });
+  }
 
   async function loadLibraries() {
     update((s) => ({ ...s, loadingCount: s.loadingCount + 1, error: null }));
@@ -157,11 +182,17 @@ function createLibraryStore() {
   }
 
   async function search(query: string) {
+    // Bump the request id for every call (including clears) so any in-flight
+    // backend update for a previous query is ignored when it arrives.
+    const requestId = ++searchRequestId;
+
     if (!query.trim()) {
       update((s) => ({ ...s, searchQuery: "", searchResults: [] }));
       return;
     }
 
+    await ensureSearchListener();
+
     update((s) => ({ ...s, loadingCount: s.loadingCount + 1, error: null, searchQuery: query }));
 
     try {
@@ -172,16 +203,21 @@ function createLibraryStore() {
         setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Search timeout - please try again")), 10000)
       );
 
+      // Phase 1: the command resolves with instant local-cache results. The
+      // merged (cache + server) union arrives later via the `search-event`
+      // listener above, tagged with this same requestId.
       const result = await Promise.race([
-        repo.search(query, { limit: 10000 }),
+        repo.search(query, { limit: 10000 }, requestId),
         timeoutPromise
       ]);
 
-      update((s) => ({
+      // Only apply if this is still the active query (a newer search may have
-        ...s,
+      // started while we awaited).
-        searchResults: result.items,
+      if (requestId === searchRequestId) {
-        loadingCount: Math.max(0, s.loadingCount - 1),
+        update((s) => ({ ...s, searchResults: result.items }));
-      }));
+      }
+
+      update((s) => ({ ...s, loadingCount: Math.max(0, s.loadingCount - 1) }));
 
       return result;
     } catch (error) {
@@ -196,6 +232,8 @@ function createLibraryStore() {
   }
 
   function clearSearch() {
+    // Invalidate any in-flight backend search update.
+    searchRequestId++;
     update((s) => ({ ...s, searchQuery: "", searchResults: [] }));
   }
 
@@ -247,6 +285,11 @@ function createLibraryStore() {
   }
 
   function reset() {
+    searchRequestId++;
+    if (unlistenSearch) {
+      unlistenSearch();
+      unlistenSearch = null;
+    }
     set(initialState);
   }
 

src/lib/stores/movies.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+// Movies library landing page data store.
+// Powers the focused movies landing: hero + horizontal sliders.
+// TRACES: UR-007, UR-023, UR-034 | DR-007, DR-038, DR-039
+import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store";
+import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+import { auth } from "./auth";
+
+/** A single "by genre" row: the genre name plus the movies in it. */
+export interface GenreRow {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  items: MediaItem[];
+}
+
+interface MoviesState {
+  // Movies the user can resume (continue watching).
+  continueWatching: MediaItem[];
+  // Recently added movies in the library.
+  recentlyAdded: MediaItem[];
+  // One slider per genre (top genres by movie count).
+  genreRows: GenreRow[];
+  // Mix used for the hero banner.
+  heroItems: MediaItem[];
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+const SECTION_LIMIT = 16;
+// How many genre sliders to show, and how many genres to probe to find them.
+const MAX_GENRE_ROWS = 8;
+const MAX_GENRES_PROBED = 20;
+
+function createMoviesStore() {
+  const initialState: MoviesState = {
+    continueWatching: [],
+    recentlyAdded: [],
+    genreRows: [],
+    heroItems: [],
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  };
+
+  const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<MoviesState>(initialState);
+
+  /**
+   * Build the hero rotation. Prefer in-progress movies (most personal), then
+   * fall back to recently added. De-duplicates by id and prefers items that
+   * carry backdrop/primary artwork for a good banner.
+   */
+  function buildHero(continueWatching: MediaItem[], recentlyAdded: MediaItem[]): MediaItem[] {
+    const hasArt = (i: MediaItem) =>
+      !!(i.backdropImageTags && i.backdropImageTags.length > 0) || !!i.primaryImageTag;
+
+    const result: MediaItem[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+
+    for (const pool of [continueWatching, recentlyAdded]) {
+      for (const item of pool) {
+        if (result.length >= 6) break;
+        if (hasArt(item) && !seen.has(item.id)) {
+          seen.add(item.id);
+          result.push(item);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result.slice(0, 6);
+  }
+
+  async function loadSections(libraryId: string) {
+    update(s => ({
+      ...s,
+      isLoading: s.continueWatching.length === 0 && s.recentlyAdded.length === 0,
+      error: null,
+    }));
+
+    try {
+      const repo = auth.getRepository();
+
+      const [resume, latest] = await Promise.all([
+        repo.getResumeMovies(SECTION_LIMIT),
+        repo.getLatestItems(libraryId, SECTION_LIMIT),
+      ]);
+
+      const heroItems = buildHero(resume, latest);
+
+      update(s => ({
+        ...s,
+        continueWatching: resume,
+        recentlyAdded: latest,
+        heroItems,
+        isLoading: false,
+      }));
+
+      // Genre rows are secondary — load them after the main sections paint so
+      // the page isn't blocked on N per-genre queries.
+      loadGenreRows(libraryId);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to load movie sections";
+      update(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: false, error: message }));
+      console.error("Failed to load movie sections:", error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build one slider per genre, showing the top-rated movies in each. We probe
+   * a bounded set of genres in parallel, drop empty ones, then keep the genres
+   * with the most movies (so niche/near-empty genres don't crowd the page).
+   */
+  async function loadGenreRows(libraryId: string) {
+    try {
+      const repo = auth.getRepository();
+      const genres = await repo.getGenres(libraryId);
+      if (genres.length === 0) return;
+
+      const probed = genres.slice(0, MAX_GENRES_PROBED);
+      const rows = await Promise.all(
+        probed.map(async (genre): Promise<GenreRow> => {
+          try {
+            const result = await repo.getItems(libraryId, {
+              includeItemTypes: ["Movie"],
+              genres: [genre.name],
+              sortBy: "CommunityRating",
+              sortOrder: "Descending",
+              recursive: true,
+              limit: SECTION_LIMIT,
+            });
+            return { id: genre.id, name: genre.name, items: result.items };
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.warn(`Failed to load genre row "${genre.name}":`, e);
+            return { id: genre.id, name: genre.name, items: [] };
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      const genreRows = rows
+        .filter(row => row.items.length > 0)
+        .sort((a, b) => b.items.length - a.items.length)
+        .slice(0, MAX_GENRE_ROWS);
+
+      update(s => ({ ...s, genreRows }));
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn("Failed to load movie genre rows:", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function reset() {
+    set(initialState);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    subscribe,
+    loadSections,
+    reset,
+  };
+}
+
+export const movies = createMoviesStore();
+
+export const moviesHeroItems = derived(movies, $m => $m.heroItems);
+export const isMoviesLoading = derived(movies, $m => $m.isLoading);

src/lib/stores/music.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+// Music library landing page data store.
+// Powers the focused music landing: hero + horizontal sliders.
+// TRACES: UR-007, UR-034 | DR-007, DR-038, DR-039
+import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store";
+import type { MediaItem, Genre } from "$lib/api/types";
+import { auth } from "./auth";
+import { excludePodcasts } from "$lib/utils/podcastFilter";
+import { selectDiverseGenres, sampleAcross } from "$lib/utils/genreDiversity";
+
+/** A single "by genre" row: the genre name plus the albums in it. */
+export interface GenreRow {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  items: MediaItem[];
+}
+
+interface MusicState {
+  // Albums grouped from recently played tracks (backend handles grouping).
+  recentlyPlayed: MediaItem[];
+  // Most recently added albums in the music library.
+  newlyAdded: MediaItem[];
+  // User playlists.
+  playlists: MediaItem[];
+  // Albums the user has played but hasn't returned to in a while.
+  rediscover: MediaItem[];
+  // One slider per genre (top genres by album count).
+  genreRows: GenreRow[];
+  // Mix of recently played + rediscover, used for the hero banner.
+  heroItems: MediaItem[];
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+const SECTION_LIMIT = 16;
+// How many genre sliders to show, and how many genres to probe to find them.
+const MAX_GENRE_ROWS = 8;
+// Probe a wide pool so the diverse-selection step has genres from across the
+// whole (alphabetical) list to choose between, not just the first handful.
+const MAX_GENRES_PROBED = 40;
+
+function createMusicStore() {
+  const initialState: MusicState = {
+    recentlyPlayed: [],
+    newlyAdded: [],
+    playlists: [],
+    rediscover: [],
+    genreRows: [],
+    heroItems: [],
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  };
+
+  const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<MusicState>(initialState);
+
+  /**
+   * Build the hero rotation from a mix of recently played and rediscover
+   * albums, interleaved so the banner alternates "fresh in your ears" with
+   * "remember this?". De-duplicates by id and prefers items that have artwork.
+   */
+  function buildHero(recent: MediaItem[], rediscover: MediaItem[]): MediaItem[] {
+    const hasArt = (i: MediaItem) =>
+      !!i.primaryImageTag || !!(i.backdropImageTags && i.backdropImageTags.length > 0);
+
+    const recentPool = recent.filter(hasArt);
+    const rediscoverPool = rediscover.filter(hasArt);
+
+    const result: MediaItem[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+    const maxLen = Math.max(recentPool.length, rediscoverPool.length);
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < maxLen && result.length < 6; i++) {
+      for (const candidate of [recentPool[i], rediscoverPool[i]]) {
+        if (candidate && !seen.has(candidate.id)) {
+          seen.add(candidate.id);
+          result.push(candidate);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result.slice(0, 6);
+  }
+
+  async function loadSections(libraryId: string) {
+    update(s => ({
+      ...s,
+      isLoading: s.recentlyPlayed.length === 0 && s.newlyAdded.length === 0,
+      error: null,
+    }));
+
+    try {
+      const repo = auth.getRepository();
+
+      const [recentlyPlayed, newlyAdded, playlistsResult, rediscover] = await Promise.all([
+        repo.getRecentlyPlayedAudio(SECTION_LIMIT),
+        repo.getItems(libraryId, {
+          includeItemTypes: ["MusicAlbum"],
+          sortBy: "DateCreated",
+          sortOrder: "Descending",
+          recursive: true,
+          limit: SECTION_LIMIT,
+        }),
+        repo.getItems(libraryId, {
+          includeItemTypes: ["Playlist"],
+          sortBy: "SortName",
+          sortOrder: "Ascending",
+          recursive: true,
+          limit: SECTION_LIMIT,
+        }),
+        repo.getRediscoverAlbums(libraryId, SECTION_LIMIT),
+      ]);
+
+      // HACK: drop the "Podcasts" folder that lives inside the music library.
+      const recentlyPlayedAlbums = excludePodcasts(recentlyPlayed);
+      const newlyAddedAlbums = excludePodcasts(newlyAdded.items);
+      const playlistItems = excludePodcasts(playlistsResult.items);
+      const rediscoverAlbums = excludePodcasts(rediscover);
+
+      const heroItems = buildHero(recentlyPlayedAlbums, rediscoverAlbums);
+
+      update(s => ({
+        ...s,
+        recentlyPlayed: recentlyPlayedAlbums,
+        newlyAdded: newlyAddedAlbums,
+        playlists: playlistItems,
+        rediscover: rediscoverAlbums,
+        heroItems,
+        isLoading: false,
+      }));
+
+      // Genre rows are secondary — load them after the main sections paint so
+      // the page isn't blocked on N per-genre queries.
+      loadGenreRows(libraryId);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to load music sections";
+      update(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: false, error: message }));
+      console.error("Failed to load music sections:", error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Fetch up to SECTION_LIMIT albums for one genre as a slider row. */
+  async function loadGenreRow(libraryId: string, genre: Genre): Promise<GenreRow> {
+    const repo = auth.getRepository();
+    try {
+      const result = await repo.getItems(libraryId, {
+        includeItemTypes: ["MusicAlbum"],
+        genres: [genre.name],
+        sortBy: "SortName",
+        sortOrder: "Ascending",
+        recursive: true,
+        limit: SECTION_LIMIT,
+      });
+      // HACK: drop the "Podcasts" folder that lives in the music library.
+      return { id: genre.id, name: genre.name, items: excludePodcasts(result.items) };
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn(`Failed to load genre row "${genre.name}":`, e);
+      return { id: genre.id, name: genre.name, items: [] };
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build one slider per genre, showing albums in each. We pick a *diverse* set
+   * rather than just the most populous — otherwise a cluster of near-synonyms
+   * ("Rock", "Hard Rock", "Classic Rock", ...) crowds out musically distinct
+   * genres. See selectDiverseGenres. Album genres rarely carry community
+   * ratings, so we order each row by name.
+   *
+   * When the backend reports per-genre album counts (online), we rank and pick
+   * before fetching, so we only query albums for the genres we'll actually
+   * show. When counts are missing (offline), we fall back to probing a wide
+   * pool, dropping empties, then ranking by what came back.
+   */
+  async function loadGenreRows(libraryId: string) {
+    try {
+      const repo = auth.getRepository();
+      const genres = await repo.getGenres(libraryId);
+      if (genres.length === 0) return;
+
+      // Counts are only *useful* if they actually differentiate genres. Some
+      // servers return Fields=ItemCounts but populate every genre with the same
+      // value (or 0), which leaves the list in its original alphabetical order
+      // after "ranking" — so diversity selection seeds on the first genre and we
+      // get a wall of A-genres ("avangard", "avan-gard", ...) with no Rock.
+      // Treat that as "no usable counts" and fall through to the probe path,
+      // which ranks by genres' real album counts instead.
+      const positiveCounts = genres
+        .map(g => g.albumCount)
+        .filter((c): c is number => c != null && c > 0);
+      const hasUsefulCounts = new Set(positiveCounts).size > 1;
+
+      let genreRows: GenreRow[];
+      if (hasUsefulCounts) {
+        // Rank by reported count, pick a diverse subset, then fetch only those.
+        const ranked = [...genres].sort(
+          (a, b) => (b.albumCount ?? 0) - (a.albumCount ?? 0)
+        );
+        const chosen = selectDiverseGenres(ranked, MAX_GENRE_ROWS);
+        genreRows = (await Promise.all(chosen.map(g => loadGenreRow(libraryId, g)))).filter(
+          row => row.items.length > 0
+        );
+      } else {
+        // No usable counts (offline, a server that ignores Fields=ItemCounts,
+        // or one that returns uniform/zero counts — see hasUsefulCounts above).
+        // The genre list is alphabetical, so probing the first N would only
+        // ever surface A-genres. Sample at an even stride across the whole
+        // list instead, so the probe pool spans A→Z; then drop empties, rank
+        // by what came back, and pick a diverse subset.
+        const probed = sampleAcross(genres, MAX_GENRES_PROBED);
+        const rows = await Promise.all(probed.map(g => loadGenreRow(libraryId, g)));
+        const populated = rows
+          .filter(row => row.items.length > 0)
+          .sort((a, b) => b.items.length - a.items.length);
+        genreRows = selectDiverseGenres(populated, MAX_GENRE_ROWS);
+      }
+
+      update(s => ({ ...s, genreRows }));
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn("Failed to load music genre rows:", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function reset() {
+    set(initialState);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    subscribe,
+    loadSections,
+    reset,
+  };
+}
+
+export const music = createMusicStore();
+
+export const musicHeroItems = derived(music, $m => $m.heroItems);
+export const isMusicLoading = derived(music, $m => $m.isLoading);

src/lib/stores/playbackMode.test.ts

@@ -9,26 +9,31 @@ vi.mock("@tauri-apps/api/core", () => ({
   invoke: (...args: unknown[]) => mockInvoke(...args),
 }));
 
-// Mock the sessions store
+// Mock the sessions store. `selectedSession` is read via svelte's `get()`, which
+// calls subscribe and synchronously receives the current value; tests set
+// `currentSelectedSession` to control what the store yields.
 const mockSelectSession = vi.fn();
+let currentSelectedSession: unknown = null;
 vi.mock("./sessions", () => ({
   sessions: {
     selectSession: (...args: unknown[]) => mockSelectSession(...args),
   },
   selectedSession: {
-    subscribe: vi.fn((callback: (value: null) => void) => {
+    subscribe: vi.fn((callback: (value: unknown) => void) => {
-      callback(null);
+      callback(currentSelectedSession);
       return () => {};
     }),
   },
 }));
 
 // Mock auth store
+const mockGetHandle = vi.fn(() => "repo-handle-1");
 vi.mock("./auth", () => ({
   auth: {
     getRepository: vi.fn(() => ({
       getPlaybackInfo: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ streamUrl: "http://test.com/stream" }),
       getImageUrl: vi.fn().mockReturnValue("http://test.com/image"),
+      getHandle: () => mockGetHandle(),
     })),
   },
 }));
@@ -36,6 +41,7 @@ vi.mock("./auth", () => ({
 describe("playbackMode store", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    currentSelectedSession = null;
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -161,6 +167,7 @@ describe("playbackMode store", () => {
 
       expect(mockInvoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("playback_mode_transfer_to_remote", {
         sessionId: "session-456",
+        position: null,
       });
     });
 
@@ -204,6 +211,90 @@ describe("playbackMode store", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("transferToLocal", () => {
+    // 50,000,000 ticks = 5 seconds (10M ticks per second).
+    const REMOTE_POSITION_TICKS = 50_000_000;
+    const REMOTE_POSITION_SECONDS = 5;
+
+    function setRemoteSessionPlaying() {
+      currentSelectedSession = {
+        id: "session-123",
+        nowPlayingItem: { id: "item-abc", name: "Test Track", runTimeTicks: 1_800_000_000 },
+        playState: { positionTicks: REMOTE_POSITION_TICKS },
+      };
+    }
+
+    it("resumes local playback at the remote position, not from 0", async () => {
+      const { playbackMode } = await import("./playbackMode");
+
+      playbackMode.setMode("remote", "session-123");
+      setRemoteSessionPlaying();
+      mockInvoke.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      await playbackMode.transferToLocal();
+
+      // Bug 2 guard: the resume position must be passed to play_tracks so the
+      // backend seeks at load time. Restarting from 0 means startPosition is missing.
+      const playTracksCall = mockInvoke.mock.calls.find((c) => c[0] === "player_play_tracks");
+      expect(playTracksCall).toBeDefined();
+      expect(playTracksCall![1]).toMatchObject({
+        repositoryHandle: "repo-handle-1",
+        request: {
+          trackIds: ["item-abc"],
+          startIndex: 0,
+          startPosition: REMOTE_POSITION_SECONDS,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it("does not issue a separate player_seek (no start-at-0-then-jump race)", async () => {
+      const { playbackMode } = await import("./playbackMode");
+
+      playbackMode.setMode("remote", "session-123");
+      setRemoteSessionPlaying();
+      mockInvoke.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      await playbackMode.transferToLocal();
+
+      const seekCall = mockInvoke.mock.calls.find((c) => c[0] === "player_seek");
+      expect(seekCall).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it("tells Rust to stop the remote session with the current item and position", async () => {
+      const { playbackMode } = await import("./playbackMode");
+
+      playbackMode.setMode("remote", "session-123");
+      setRemoteSessionPlaying();
+      mockInvoke.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+      await playbackMode.transferToLocal();
+
+      expect(mockInvoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith("playback_mode_transfer_to_local", {
+        currentItemId: "item-abc",
+        positionTicks: REMOTE_POSITION_TICKS,
+      });
+
+      const state = get(playbackMode);
+      expect(state.mode).toBe("local");
+      expect(state.remoteSessionId).toBeNull();
+      expect(state.isTransferring).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it("switches to local without playing media when remote has nothing playing", async () => {
+      const { playbackMode } = await import("./playbackMode");
+
+      playbackMode.setMode("remote", "session-123");
+      currentSelectedSession = { id: "session-123", nowPlayingItem: null, playState: null };
+
+      await playbackMode.transferToLocal();
+
+      expect(mockInvoke).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("player_play_tracks", expect.anything());
+      const state = get(playbackMode);
+      expect(state.mode).toBe("local");
+      expect(state.remoteSessionId).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("clearError", () => {
     it("should clear transfer error", async () => {
       const { playbackMode } = await import("./playbackMode");

src/lib/stores/playbackMode.ts

@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ function createPlaybackModeStore() {
    * - Polls remote session until track loads
    * - Stops local playback
    */
-  async function transferToRemote(sessionId: string | null | undefined): Promise<void> {
+  async function transferToRemote(
+    sessionId: string | null | undefined,
+    currentPosition?: number,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     console.log("[PlaybackMode] Transferring to remote session:", sessionId);
     update((s) => ({ ...s, isTransferring: true, transferError: null }));
 
@@ -88,10 +91,17 @@ function createPlaybackModeStore() {
     };
 
     try {
+      // Pass the caller's current local position so the remote resumes where we
+      // are. The backend can't reliably read this itself: on Linux video plays in
+      // the HTML5 <video> element and the MPV backend reports 0. A null override
+      // falls back to the backend position (correct for Linux audio via MPV).
+      const positionOverride =
+        currentPosition !== undefined && currentPosition > 0 ? currentPosition : null;
+
       // Rust handles everything - just wait for it to complete
       // It includes its own 5-second timeout for track loading
-      console.log("[PlaybackMode] About to invoke playback_mode_transfer_to_remote with sessionId:", sessionId);
+      console.log("[PlaybackMode] About to invoke playback_mode_transfer_to_remote with sessionId:", sessionId, "position:", positionOverride);
-      await commands.playbackModeTransferToRemote(sessionId ?? "");
+      await commands.playbackModeTransferToRemote(sessionId ?? "", positionOverride);
       console.log("[PlaybackMode] Invoke completed successfully");
 
       if (aborted) {
@@ -192,10 +202,14 @@ function createPlaybackModeStore() {
       // Use player_play_tracks - backend fetches all metadata from single ID
       const repositoryHandle = repository.getHandle();
 
+      // Pass the resume position so the backend seeks at load time. Doing the
+      // seek here (rather than a delayed playerSeek) avoids the race where the
+      // media isn't loaded yet and the seek is lost, restarting from 0.
       await commands.playerPlayTracks(repositoryHandle, {
         trackIds: [itemId],
         startIndex: 0,
         shuffle: false,
+        startPosition: positionSeconds,
         context: {
           type: "search",
           searchQuery: "",
@@ -204,16 +218,6 @@ function createPlaybackModeStore() {
 
       if (aborted) return;
 
-      // Wait briefly for media to load
-      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
-
-      // Seek to position if not at the very start
-      if (positionSeconds > 0.5) {
-        await commands.playerSeek(positionSeconds);
-      }
-
-      if (aborted) return;
-
       // Let Rust handle stopping remote playback
       await commands.playbackModeTransferToLocal(itemId, positionTicks);
 

src/lib/stores/player.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type { MediaItem, ItemType } from "$lib/api/types";
 import type { NowPlayingItem } from "$lib/api/bindings";
 import { isRemoteMode } from "./playbackMode";
 import { selectedSession } from "./sessions";
+import { currentQueueItem } from "./queue";
 import { ticksToSeconds } from "$lib/utils/playbackUnits";
 
 // Merged media item from backend (matches Rust MergedMediaItem)
@@ -257,21 +258,24 @@ export const mergedVolume = derived(
  *    AND current media is audio (not video: Movie or Episode)
  */
 export const shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer = derived(
-  [player, currentMedia, isRemoteMode, selectedSession],
+  [player, currentMedia, currentQueueItem, isRemoteMode, selectedSession],
-  ([$player, $media, $isRemote, $session]) => {
+  ([$player, $media, $queueItem, $isRemote, $session]) => {
     // In remote mode, show if the remote session has a now-playing item
     if ($isRemote && $session?.nowPlayingItem) {
       return true;
     }
 
-    // Local mode: only show when actively playing or paused
+    // Local mode: hide only when there is genuinely nothing loaded
+    // (idle/stopped/error). Keep showing through loading/seeking transitions
+    // so the mini player doesn't blink out when advancing between tracks.
     const state = $player.state;
-    if (state.kind !== "playing" && state.kind !== "paused") {
+    if (state.kind === "idle" || state.kind === "error") {
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Don't show for video content
+    // Determine media type from the player state, falling back to the queue
-    const mediaType = $media?.type;
+    // item (the player store can momentarily lack media during transitions).
+    const mediaType = $media?.type ?? $queueItem?.type;
     if (mediaType === "Movie" || mediaType === "Episode") {
       return false;
     }

src/lib/stores/queue.ts

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 // TRACES: UR-005, UR-015 | DR-005, DR-020
 
 import { writable, derived, get } from "svelte/store";
-import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
+import { commands, events } from "$lib/api/bindings";
-import { commands } from "$lib/api/bindings";
 import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
 import { auth } from "$lib/stores/auth";
 
@@ -51,12 +50,12 @@ function createQueueStore() {
     // Initial sync from backend
     await syncFromRust();
 
-    // Listen for queue changed events
+    // Listen for queue changed events (generated tauri-specta event)
-    unlisten = await listen<QueueChangedEvent>("player-event", (event) => {
+    unlisten = await events.playerStatusEvent.listen((event) => {
-      if ((event.payload as any).type === "queue_changed") {
+      if (event.payload.type === "queue_changed") {
-        const queueEvent = event.payload as any;
+        const queueEvent = event.payload;
         set({
-          items: queueEvent.items,
+          items: queueEvent.items as unknown as MediaItem[],
           currentIndex: queueEvent.current_index,
           shuffle: queueEvent.shuffle,
           repeat: queueEvent.repeat,

src/lib/stores/sessions.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 // TRACES: UR-010 | DR-037
 
 import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store";
-import { listen } from "@tauri-apps/api/event";
+import { commands, events } from "$lib/api/bindings";
-import { commands } from "$lib/api/bindings";
 import type { Session } from "$lib/api/types";
 
 interface SessionsState {
@@ -14,11 +13,6 @@ interface SessionsState {
   lastUpdated: Date | null;
 }
 
-interface PlayerStatusEvent {
-  type: string;
-  sessions?: Session[];
-}
-
 function createSessionsStore() {
   const initialState: SessionsState = {
     sessions: [],
@@ -30,16 +24,17 @@ function createSessionsStore() {
 
   const { subscribe, update } = writable<SessionsState>(initialState);
 
-  // Listen for session updates from Rust backend
+  // Listen for session updates from Rust backend (generated tauri-specta event)
-  listen<PlayerStatusEvent>("player-event", (event) => {
+  events.playerStatusEvent.listen((event) => {
-    if (event.payload.type === "sessions_updated" && event.payload.sessions) {
+    if (event.payload.type === "sessions_updated") {
-      console.log(`[Sessions] Received ${event.payload.sessions.length} sessions from backend`);
+      const sessions = event.payload.sessions as unknown as Session[];
-      event.payload.sessions.forEach((s, i) => {
+      console.log(`[Sessions] Received ${sessions.length} sessions from backend`);
+      sessions.forEach((s, i) => {
         console.log(`[Sessions] Session ${i}: id=${s.id}, device=${s.deviceName}, supportsRemoteControl=${s.supportsRemoteControl}`);
       });
       update((s) => ({
         ...s,
-        sessions: event.payload.sessions!,
+        sessions,
         lastUpdated: new Date(),
         error: null,
       }));

src/lib/stores/tv.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// TV library landing page data store.
+// Powers the focused TV landing: hero + horizontal sliders.
+// TRACES: UR-007, UR-023, UR-034 | DR-007, DR-038, DR-039
+import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store";
+import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+import { auth } from "./auth";
+
+/** A single "by genre" row: the genre name plus the series in it. */
+export interface GenreRow {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  items: MediaItem[];
+}
+
+interface TvState {
+  // Episodes the user can resume (continue watching).
+  continueWatching: MediaItem[];
+  // Next unwatched episode per in-progress series.
+  nextUp: MediaItem[];
+  // Recently added items in the TV library (series/seasons/episodes).
+  recentlyAdded: MediaItem[];
+  // One slider per genre (top genres by show count).
+  genreRows: GenreRow[];
+  // Mix used for the hero banner.
+  heroItems: MediaItem[];
+  isLoading: boolean;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+const SECTION_LIMIT = 16;
+// How many genre sliders to show, and how many genres to probe to find them.
+const MAX_GENRE_ROWS = 8;
+const MAX_GENRES_PROBED = 20;
+
+function createTvStore() {
+  const initialState: TvState = {
+    continueWatching: [],
+    nextUp: [],
+    recentlyAdded: [],
+    genreRows: [],
+    heroItems: [],
+    isLoading: false,
+    error: null,
+  };
+
+  const { subscribe, set, update } = writable<TvState>(initialState);
+
+  /**
+   * Build the hero rotation. Prefer in-progress episodes (most personal),
+   * then fall back to next-up, then recently added. De-duplicates by id and
+   * prefers items that carry backdrop/primary artwork for a good banner.
+   */
+  function buildHero(
+    continueWatching: MediaItem[],
+    nextUp: MediaItem[],
+    recentlyAdded: MediaItem[]
+  ): MediaItem[] {
+    const hasArt = (i: MediaItem) =>
+      !!(i.backdropImageTags && i.backdropImageTags.length > 0) ||
+      !!(i.parentBackdropImageTags && i.parentBackdropImageTags.length > 0) ||
+      !!i.primaryImageTag;
+
+    const result: MediaItem[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+
+    for (const pool of [continueWatching, nextUp, recentlyAdded]) {
+      for (const item of pool) {
+        if (result.length >= 6) break;
+        if (hasArt(item) && !seen.has(item.id)) {
+          seen.add(item.id);
+          result.push(item);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return result.slice(0, 6);
+  }
+
+  async function loadSections(libraryId: string) {
+    update(s => ({
+      ...s,
+      isLoading: s.continueWatching.length === 0 && s.recentlyAdded.length === 0,
+      error: null,
+    }));
+
+    try {
+      const repo = auth.getRepository();
+
+      const [resume, nextUp, latest] = await Promise.all([
+        repo.getResumeItems(libraryId, SECTION_LIMIT),
+        repo.getNextUpEpisodes(undefined, SECTION_LIMIT),
+        repo.getLatestItems(libraryId, SECTION_LIMIT),
+      ]);
+
+      // Resume items are already video-only from the server, but keep episodes
+      // (and the occasional movie that lives in a mixed library) defensively.
+      const continueWatching = resume.filter(i => i.type === "Episode" || i.type === "Movie");
+
+      const heroItems = buildHero(continueWatching, nextUp, latest);
+
+      update(s => ({
+        ...s,
+        continueWatching,
+        nextUp,
+        recentlyAdded: latest,
+        heroItems,
+        isLoading: false,
+      }));
+
+      // Genre rows are secondary — load them after the main sections paint so
+      // the page isn't blocked on N per-genre queries.
+      loadGenreRows(libraryId);
+    } catch (error) {
+      const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to load TV sections";
+      update(s => ({ ...s, isLoading: false, error: message }));
+      console.error("Failed to load TV sections:", error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Build one slider per genre, showing the top-rated series in each. We probe
+   * a bounded set of genres in parallel, drop empty ones, then keep the genres
+   * with the most shows (so niche/near-empty genres don't crowd the page).
+   */
+  async function loadGenreRows(libraryId: string) {
+    try {
+      const repo = auth.getRepository();
+      const genres = await repo.getGenres(libraryId);
+      if (genres.length === 0) return;
+
+      const probed = genres.slice(0, MAX_GENRES_PROBED);
+      const rows = await Promise.all(
+        probed.map(async (genre): Promise<GenreRow> => {
+          try {
+            const result = await repo.getItems(libraryId, {
+              includeItemTypes: ["Series"],
+              genres: [genre.name],
+              sortBy: "CommunityRating",
+              sortOrder: "Descending",
+              recursive: true,
+              limit: SECTION_LIMIT,
+            });
+            return { id: genre.id, name: genre.name, items: result.items };
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.warn(`Failed to load genre row "${genre.name}":`, e);
+            return { id: genre.id, name: genre.name, items: [] };
+          }
+        })
+      );
+
+      const genreRows = rows
+        .filter(row => row.items.length > 0)
+        .sort((a, b) => b.items.length - a.items.length)
+        .slice(0, MAX_GENRE_ROWS);
+
+      update(s => ({ ...s, genreRows }));
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn("Failed to load TV genre rows:", e);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function reset() {
+    set(initialState);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    subscribe,
+    loadSections,
+    reset,
+  };
+}
+
+export const tv = createTvStore();
+
+export const tvHeroItems = derived(tv, $t => $t.heroItems);
+export const isTvLoading = derived(tv, $t => $t.isLoading);

src/lib/utils/genreDiversity.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { selectDiverseGenres, sampleAcross } from "./genreDiversity";
+
+const g = (...names: string[]) => names.map(name => ({ name }));
+
+describe("sampleAcross", () => {
+  it("returns input unchanged when at or under the count", () => {
+    expect(sampleAcross([1, 2, 3], 5)).toEqual([1, 2, 3]);
+  });
+
+  it("spreads the sample across the whole list rather than taking a prefix", () => {
+    // 26 letters, want ~7: a prefix would be A–G; striding spans A→Z.
+    const letters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ".split("");
+    const picked = sampleAcross(letters, 7);
+    expect(picked[0]).toBe("A");
+    // Reaches deep into the alphabet, not stuck near the front.
+    expect(picked[picked.length - 1] >= "S").toBe(true);
+    expect(picked.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(7);
+  });
+
+  it("never exceeds the requested count", () => {
+    const items = Array.from({ length: 100 }, (_, i) => i);
+    expect(sampleAcross(items, 8).length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(8);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("selectDiverseGenres", () => {
+  it("returns input unchanged when at or under the limit", () => {
+    const input = g("Rock", "Jazz");
+    expect(selectDiverseGenres(input, 5)).toEqual(input);
+  });
+
+  it("seeds with the most populous genre (first in input)", () => {
+    const out = selectDiverseGenres(g("Rock", "Jazz", "Hip Hop"), 1);
+    expect(out.map(x => x.name)).toEqual(["Rock"]);
+  });
+
+  it("spreads the family instead of stacking near-synonyms", () => {
+    // Count ranking puts all the Rock variants first; a naive top-N would
+    // return four flavours of Rock. Diversity should pull in distinct genres.
+    const input = g(
+      "Rock",
+      "Hard Rock",
+      "Classic Rock",
+      "Pop Rock",
+      "Jazz",
+      "Hip Hop",
+      "Classical"
+    );
+    const names = selectDiverseGenres(input, 4).map(x => x.name);
+
+    expect(names[0]).toBe("Rock"); // seeded by count
+    expect(names).toContain("Jazz");
+    expect(names).toContain("Hip Hop");
+    expect(names).toContain("Classical");
+    // Only the seed represents the Rock cluster.
+    expect(names.filter(n => n.includes("Rock"))).toEqual(["Rock"]);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves count order as the tie-breaker among equally-distinct genres", () => {
+    // All four are mutually distinct (no shared tokens), so every pick after
+    // the seed is a distance tie and should follow input (count) order.
+    const input = g("Rock", "Jazz", "Blues", "Folk");
+    expect(selectDiverseGenres(input, 3).map(x => x.name)).toEqual([
+      "Rock",
+      "Jazz",
+      "Blues",
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("is case- and separator-insensitive when comparing", () => {
+    const input = g("Hip Hop", "hip-hop", "Reggae");
+    // "Hip Hop" and "hip-hop" share all tokens → the second is redundant.
+    expect(selectDiverseGenres(input, 2).map(x => x.name)).toEqual([
+      "Hip Hop",
+      "Reggae",
+    ]);
+  });
+});

src/lib/utils/genreDiversity.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Selecting a *diverse* set of genres for the music landing page.
+//
+// The naive approach ("keep the genres with the most albums") tends to surface
+// a cluster of near-synonyms — "Rock", "Hard Rock", "Classic Rock", "Pop Rock"
+// — because big umbrella genres and their sub-genres are all populous. The
+// result reads as one genre repeated, not a tour of the library.
+//
+// Instead we pick greedily for *spread*: start from the most populous genre,
+// then repeatedly add whichever remaining genre is least similar to everything
+// already chosen (a max-min / farthest-point selection). Similarity is word-
+// token overlap (Jaccard), so "Hard Rock" stays close to "Rock" but far from
+// "Jazz" or "Hip Hop". Count still acts as a gentle tie-breaker so we don't
+// promote a one-album novelty genre over a healthy distinct one.
+
+/** Anything with a name and a relative weight (album count) we can rank by. */
+export interface DiversityCandidate {
+  name: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sample up to `count` items at an even stride across `items`. Genre lists come
+ * back alphabetical, so taking the first N would only ever surface A-genres;
+ * striding spreads the sample A→Z. Always includes the first item.
+ */
+export function sampleAcross<T>(items: T[], count: number): T[] {
+  if (items.length <= count) return items.slice();
+  const stride = Math.max(1, Math.floor(items.length / count));
+  return items.filter((_, i) => i % stride === 0).slice(0, count);
+}
+
+/** Split a genre name into a set of lowercased word tokens. */
+function tokenize(name: string): Set<string> {
+  return new Set(
+    name
+      .toLowerCase()
+      .split(/[^a-z0-9]+/)
+      .filter(Boolean)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Jaccard similarity of two token sets: |A∩B| / |A∪B|, in [0, 1]. */
+function jaccard(a: Set<string>, b: Set<string>): number {
+  if (a.size === 0 && b.size === 0) return 1;
+  let intersection = 0;
+  for (const t of a) if (b.has(t)) intersection++;
+  const union = a.size + b.size - intersection;
+  return union === 0 ? 0 : intersection / union;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pick up to `limit` genres that are textually distinct from one another,
+ * preferring more populous genres. Input order is treated as the count ranking
+ * (most albums first); ties in distance fall back to that order.
+ */
+export function selectDiverseGenres<T extends DiversityCandidate>(
+  candidates: T[],
+  limit: number
+): T[] {
+  if (candidates.length <= limit) return candidates.slice();
+
+  const tokens = candidates.map(c => tokenize(c.name));
+  const chosen: number[] = [];
+  const remaining = new Set(candidates.map((_, i) => i));
+
+  // Seed with the most populous genre (candidates[0]).
+  chosen.push(0);
+  remaining.delete(0);
+
+  while (chosen.length < limit && remaining.size > 0) {
+    let best = -1;
+    // The best candidate is the one *least* similar to its most-similar chosen
+    // member. We track that max-similarity and minimise it: a genre is only
+    // "diverse" if it resembles *nothing* already chosen, so looking at the
+    // single nearest neighbour (as plain farthest-point does) isn't enough —
+    // "Hard Rock" must stay close to "Rock" even after unrelated "Jazz" is in.
+    let bestMaxSim = Infinity;
+    for (const i of remaining) {
+      let maxSim = 0;
+      for (const c of chosen) {
+        const sim = jaccard(tokens[i], tokens[c]);
+        if (sim > maxSim) maxSim = sim;
+      }
+      // Lower max-similarity wins; on a tie keep the earlier (more populous)
+      // one, guaranteed because `remaining` iterates in insertion order.
+      if (maxSim < bestMaxSim) {
+        bestMaxSim = maxSim;
+        best = i;
+      }
+    }
+    chosen.push(best);
+    remaining.delete(best);
+  }
+
+  return chosen.map(i => candidates[i]);
+}

src/lib/utils/navigation.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import { navigateBack } from "./navigation";
+
+const goto = vi.fn();
+vi.mock("$app/navigation", () => ({
+  goto: (...args: unknown[]) => goto(...args),
+}));
+
+describe("navigateBack", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    goto.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it("pops real history when there is in-app history to go back to", () => {
+    const back = vi.fn();
+    vi.spyOn(history, "back").mockImplementation(back);
+    vi.spyOn(history, "length", "get").mockReturnValue(3);
+
+    navigateBack("/library");
+
+    expect(back).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(goto).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the given path on a fresh deep-link (no history)", () => {
+    const back = vi.fn();
+    vi.spyOn(history, "back").mockImplementation(back);
+    vi.spyOn(history, "length", "get").mockReturnValue(1);
+
+    navigateBack("/library/music");
+
+    expect(goto).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/library/music");
+    expect(back).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

src/lib/utils/navigation.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+
+/**
+ * Navigate "back" using real browser/Android history when possible, falling
+ * back to an explicit path otherwise.
+ *
+ * Hardcoded `goto(backPath)` always sends the user to a fixed screen, which
+ * loses track of where they actually came from (e.g. reaching the genres list
+ * from different entry points). Preferring `history.back()` keeps the back
+ * affordance consistent with the platform back gesture and the browser/Android
+ * hardware back button.
+ *
+ * We only use history when there is somewhere to go back to *within the app*.
+ * On a fresh deep-link (history length 1, or an external referrer) we fall back
+ * to `fallbackPath` so the user never gets stranded or bounced out of the app.
+ */
+export function navigateBack(fallbackPath: string): void {
+  if (canGoBack()) {
+    history.back();
+  } else {
+    goto(fallbackPath);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * True when there is in-app history to pop. `history.length > 1` means the user
+ * navigated here from another page in this session rather than landing here
+ * directly (deep link, refresh, or first load).
+ */
+function canGoBack(): boolean {
+  if (typeof history === "undefined") return false;
+  return history.length > 1;
+}

src/lib/utils/podcastFilter.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// HACK: hide "Podcasts" from the music library.
+//
+// The user stores podcasts inside the music library under a folder/album named
+// "Podcasts", so they leak into album/artist/track/playlist queries. Jellyfin's
+// item queries here don't give us a clean server-side exclusion for that folder,
+// so we filter client-side by name. This is intentionally a blunt instrument:
+// anything whose own name, album, or (album) artist is literally "Podcasts" is
+// dropped. If the folder is ever renamed, update PODCAST_FOLDER_NAME.
+import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+
+const PODCAST_FOLDER_NAME = "podcasts";
+
+function isPodcastName(value: string | null | undefined): boolean {
+  return value?.trim().toLowerCase() === PODCAST_FOLDER_NAME;
+}
+
+/** True when an item belongs to the "Podcasts" folder/album and should be hidden. */
+export function isPodcastItem(item: MediaItem): boolean {
+  return (
+    isPodcastName(item.name) ||
+    isPodcastName(item.albumName) ||
+    isPodcastName(item.albumArtist) ||
+    (item.artists?.some(isPodcastName) ?? false)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Remove "Podcasts" entries from a list of music items. */
+export function excludePodcasts(items: MediaItem[]): MediaItem[] {
+  return items.filter((item) => !isPodcastItem(item));
+}

src/routes/+layout.svelte

@@ -17,23 +17,30 @@
   import MiniPlayer from "$lib/components/player/MiniPlayer.svelte";
   import SleepTimerModal from "$lib/components/player/SleepTimerModal.svelte";
   import BottomNav from "$lib/components/BottomNav.svelte";
-  import { isInitialized, pendingSyncCount, isAndroid, shuffle, repeat, hasNext, hasPrevious, showSleepTimerModal } from "$lib/stores/appState";
+  import { isInitialized, pendingSyncCount, isAndroid, showSleepTimerModal } from "$lib/stores/appState";
+  // Shuffle/repeat/next/previous come from the event-driven queue store, the
+  // single source of truth (updated instantly on queue_changed).
+  import { isShuffle as shuffle, repeatMode as repeat, hasNext, hasPrevious } from "$lib/stores/queue";
 
   let { children } = $props();
 
   onMount(async () => {
-    // Initialize auth state (restore session from secure storage)
+    // Detect platform first (synchronously, before any await) so the global
-    await auth.initialize();
+    // mini player's Android visibility gate is correct from the first render.
-    isInitialized.set(true);
+    // Android needs the global mini player because the library layout hides its
-
+    // own; if this ran after `await auth.initialize()` the store stayed false
-    // Detect platform (Android needs global mini player)
+    // long enough that the mini player never appeared on library routes.
     try {
-      const platformName = await platform();
+      const platformName = platform();
       isAndroid.set(platformName === "android");
     } catch (err) {
       console.error("Platform detection failed:", err);
     }
 
+    // Initialize auth state (restore session from secure storage)
+    await auth.initialize();
+    isInitialized.set(true);
+
     // Initialize player event listener for push-based updates
     await initPlayerEvents();
 
@@ -129,10 +136,10 @@
       <BottomNav />
     {/if}
 
-    <!-- Mini Player - show everywhere except on full player page and login -->
+    <!-- Mini Player - show everywhere except on full player page, login and settings -->
-    <!-- Android: Show on all routes (except player/login) -->
+    <!-- Android: Show on all routes (except player/login/settings) -->
     <!-- Desktop: Show on non-library routes (library layout has its own MiniPlayer) -->
-    {#if !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/player/') && !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/login')}
+    {#if !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/player/') && !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/login') && !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/settings')}
       {#if $isAndroid || !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/library')}
         <MiniPlayer
           media={$currentMedia}

src/routes/+page.svelte

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
   import { platform } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-os";
   import { auth, isAuthenticated } from "$lib/stores/auth";
   import { home } from "$lib/stores/home";
+  import { library, libraries } from "$lib/stores/library";
   import { isServerReachable } from "$lib/stores/connectivity";
   import { currentMedia } from "$lib/stores/player";
   import HeroBanner from "$lib/components/home/HeroBanner.svelte";
   import Carousel from "$lib/components/home/Carousel.svelte";
-  import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+  import MediaCard from "$lib/components/library/MediaCard.svelte";
+  import type { MediaItem, Library } from "$lib/api/types";
 
   // Track if we've done an initial load (plain variable, not reactive)
   let hasLoadedOnce = false;
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@
 
     if ($isAuthenticated) {
       await home.loadHomeSections();
+      if ($libraries.length === 0) {
+        await library.loadLibraries();
+      }
       hasLoadedOnce = true;
     }
   });
@@ -68,6 +73,31 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // Playlist libraries live inside the Music landing page, not as top-level shortcuts.
+  const shortcutLibraries = $derived(
+    $libraries.filter((lib) => lib.collectionType !== "playlists")
+  );
+
+  function handleLibraryClick(lib: Library) {
+    // Mirror /library routing: dedicated landing pages need currentLibrary set.
+    library.setCurrentLibrary(lib);
+    switch (lib.collectionType) {
+      case "music":
+        goto("/library/music");
+        break;
+      case "tvshows":
+        goto("/library/tv");
+        break;
+      case "movies":
+        goto("/library/movies");
+        break;
+      default:
+        library.clearGenres();
+        goto("/library");
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
   const heroItems = $derived($home.heroItems);
   const resumeItems = $derived($home.resumeItems.filter(
     i => i.type === "Movie" || i.type === "Episode"
@@ -92,6 +122,24 @@
       <HeroBanner items={heroItems} />
     {/if}
 
+    <!-- Your Libraries: quick jump into each dedicated landing page -->
+    {#if shortcutLibraries.length > 0}
+      <div>
+        <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-white mb-4 px-4">Your Libraries</h2>
+        <div class="flex gap-4 overflow-x-auto px-4 pb-2">
+          {#each shortcutLibraries as lib (lib.id)}
+            <div class="flex-shrink-0">
+              <MediaCard
+                item={lib}
+                size="medium"
+                onclick={() => handleLibraryClick(lib)}
+              />
+            </div>
+          {/each}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {/if}
+
     <!-- Next Movie -->
     {#if resumeMovies.length > 0}
       <Carousel

src/routes/library/+layout.svelte

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { commands } from "$lib/api/bindings";
-  import { platform } from "@tauri-apps/plugin-os";
   import { auth, isAuthenticated, isLoading as isAuthLoading, currentUser } from "$lib/stores/auth";
   import { library } from "$lib/stores/library";
   import { currentMedia, isPlaying, playbackPosition, playbackDuration, shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer } from "$lib/stores/player";
+  import { isShuffle, repeatMode, hasNext as hasNextStore, hasPrevious as hasPreviousStore } from "$lib/stores/queue";
+  import { isAndroid } from "$lib/stores/appState";
   import { useScrollGuard } from "$lib/composables/useScrollGuard";
   import Search from "$lib/components/Search.svelte";
   import MiniPlayer from "$lib/components/player/MiniPlayer.svelte";
@@ -23,36 +24,19 @@
   let showFullPlayer = $state(false);
   let showOverflowMenu = $state(false);
   let showSleepTimerModal = $state(false);
-  let shuffle = $state(false);
+  // Queue status (shuffle, repeat, hasNext, hasPrevious) is event-driven via the
-  let repeat = $state<"off" | "all" | "one">("off");
+  // queue store, which listens for queue_changed events from the backend. This
-  let hasNext = $state(false);
+  // updates instantly when toggling shuffle/repeat (no polling lag).
-  let hasPrevious = $state(false);
+  const shuffle = $derived($isShuffle);
-  let isAndroid = $state(false);
+  const repeat = $derived($repeatMode);
-
+  const hasNext = $derived($hasNextStore);
-  let pollInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | null = null;
+  const hasPrevious = $derived($hasPreviousStore);
-  let failedAttempts = 0;
+  // Platform comes from the shared appState store (set once in the root layout),
-  const MAX_SILENT_FAILURES = 3; // Don't log errors for first 3 attempts
+  // so this layout and the root layout never disagree about Android — otherwise
+  // both can suppress their mini players and none appears. See $lib/stores/appState.
 
   onMount(() => {
-    // Detect platform
-    try {
-      const platformName = platform();
-      isAndroid = platformName === "android";
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error("Platform detection failed:", err);
-    }
-
-    // Poll for queue status (shuffle, repeat, hasNext, hasPrevious)
-    // Position/duration come from player events (pushed every 250ms)
-    // Add a small delay before starting polling to ensure player is ready on Android
-    const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
-      updateQueueStatus(); // Initial update
-      pollInterval = setInterval(updateQueueStatus, 1000);
-    }, 100);
-
     return () => {
-      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-      if (pollInterval) clearInterval(pollInterval);
       scrollGuard.cleanup();
     };
   });
@@ -64,26 +48,6 @@
     }
   });
 
-  async function updateQueueStatus() {
-    try {
-      const queue = await commands.playerGetQueue();
-
-      // Reset failure counter on success
-      failedAttempts = 0;
-
-      hasNext = queue.hasNext;
-      hasPrevious = queue.hasPrevious;
-      shuffle = queue.shuffle;
-      repeat = queue.repeat as "off" | "all" | "one";
-    } catch (e) {
-      failedAttempts++;
-      // Only log errors after initial attempts (player may still be initializing)
-      if (failedAttempts > MAX_SILENT_FAILURES) {
-        console.error("[Queue Status] Error:", e);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   async function handleLogout() {
     await auth.logout();
     library.reset();
@@ -243,7 +207,7 @@
     <!-- Main content (with padding for bottom nav bar and mini player) -->
     <main
       class="flex-1 overflow-y-auto p-4"
-      style="padding-bottom: {$shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer ? (isAndroid ? '11rem' : '7rem') : '5rem'}; overscroll-behavior: contain"
+      style="padding-bottom: {$shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer ? ($isAndroid ? '11rem' : '7rem') : '5rem'}; overscroll-behavior: contain"
       onscroll={scrollGuard.onScroll}
     >
       {@render children()}
@@ -251,7 +215,7 @@
 
     <!-- Mini Player (only show on non-Android platforms - Android uses global mini player) -->
     <!-- Hide on player page since full player is already there -->
-    {#if !isAndroid && !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/player/')}
+    {#if !$isAndroid && !$page.url.pathname.startsWith('/player/')}
       <MiniPlayer
         media={$currentMedia}
         isPlaying={$isPlaying}

src/routes/library/+page.svelte

@@ -62,6 +62,20 @@
       return;
     }
 
+    // Route to dedicated TV library landing page
+    if (lib.collectionType === "tvshows") {
+      library.setCurrentLibrary(lib);
+      goto("/library/tv");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Route to dedicated movies library landing page
+    if (lib.collectionType === "movies") {
+      library.setCurrentLibrary(lib);
+      goto("/library/movies");
+      return;
+    }
+
     // For other library types, load items normally
     library.setCurrentLibrary(lib);
     library.clearGenres();

src/routes/library/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   import { onMount, untrack } from "svelte";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { navigateBack } from "$lib/utils/navigation";
   import { commands } from "$lib/api/bindings";
   import type { MediaItem, Library } from "$lib/api/types";
   import { library, libraryItems, isLibraryLoading, currentLibrary, libraries } from "$lib/stores/library";
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@
   import CrewLinks from "$lib/components/library/CrewLinks.svelte";
   import GenreTags from "$lib/components/library/GenreTags.svelte";
   import CachedImage from "$lib/components/common/CachedImage.svelte";
+  import BackButton from "$lib/components/common/BackButton.svelte";
+  import ArtistLinks from "$lib/components/library/ArtistLinks.svelte";
 
   interface SeasonData {
     season: MediaItem;
@@ -281,6 +284,13 @@
     // Navigate to series page without the episode param
     goto(`/library/${itemId}`);
   }
+
+  function goBack() {
+    // Prefer real history so the user returns to wherever they came from
+    // (libraries grid, a list page, a parent album/artist, search, etc.),
+    // falling back to the libraries overview on a fresh deep-link.
+    navigateBack("/library");
+  }
 </script>
 
 <div class="relative">
@@ -315,6 +325,9 @@
   {:else if item}
     <!-- Person Detail View - shown for Person items -->
     {#if item.type === "Person"}
+      <div class="pt-4">
+        <BackButton onClick={goBack} label="Back" />
+      </div>
       <PersonDetailView person={item} />
     <!-- Episode Focus View - shown when navigating with ?episode param -->
     {:else if item.type === "Series" && focusedEpisode}
@@ -326,8 +339,13 @@
       />
     {:else}
     <div class="space-y-8">
+      <!-- Back navigation -->
+      <div class="pt-4">
+        <BackButton onClick={goBack} label="Back" />
+      </div>
+
       <!-- Header with item info -->
-      <div class="flex gap-6 pt-4">
+      <div class="flex gap-6">
         <!-- Poster -->
         <div class="flex-shrink-0 w-48">
           {#if item.primaryImageTag}
@@ -362,10 +380,17 @@
                 {#if item.parentIndexNumber && item.indexNumber}, {/if}
                 {#if item.indexNumber}Episode {item.indexNumber}{/if}
               </p>
-            {:else if item.productionYear || item.artists?.length}
+            {:else if item.artistItems?.length || item.artists?.length}
               <p class="text-lg text-gray-400 mt-1">
-                {item.artists?.join(", ") || item.productionYear}
+                <ArtistLinks
+                  artistItems={item.artistItems}
+                  artists={item.artists}
+                  linkClass="text-lg text-[var(--color-jellyfin)] hover:underline"
+                  textClass="text-gray-400"
+                />
               </p>
+            {:else if item.productionYear}
+              <p class="text-lg text-gray-400 mt-1">{item.productionYear}</p>
             {/if}
           </div>
 

src/routes/library/movies/+page.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+<!-- TRACES: UR-007, UR-023, UR-034 | DR-007, DR-038, DR-039 -->
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onMount } from "svelte";
+  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { navigateBack } from "$lib/utils/navigation";
+  import { currentLibrary } from "$lib/stores/library";
+  import { movies } from "$lib/stores/movies";
+  import { isServerReachable } from "$lib/stores/connectivity";
+  import { useServerReachabilityReload } from "$lib/composables/useServerReachabilityReload";
+  import HeroBanner from "$lib/components/home/HeroBanner.svelte";
+  import Carousel from "$lib/components/home/Carousel.svelte";
+  import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+
+  interface Category {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    icon: string;
+    description: string;
+    route: string;
+  }
+
+  const categories: Category[] = [
+    {
+      id: "all",
+      name: "All Movies",
+      icon: "M18 3v2h-2V3H8v2H6V3H4v18h2v-2h2v2h8v-2h2v2h2V3h-2zM8 17H6v-2h2v2zm0-4H6v-2h2v2zm0-4H6V7h2v2zm10 8h-2v-2h2v2zm0-4h-2v-2h2v2zm0-4h-2V7h2v2z",
+      description: "Browse all movies",
+      route: "/library/movies/all",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "genres",
+      name: "Genres",
+      icon: "M18 4l2 4h-3l-2-4h-2l2 4h-3l-2-4H8l2 4H7L5 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V4h-4z",
+      description: "Browse by genre",
+      route: "/library/movies/genres",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  async function load() {
+    if (!$currentLibrary) {
+      goto("/library");
+      return;
+    }
+    await movies.loadSections($currentLibrary.id);
+  }
+
+  const { markLoaded, checkServerReachability } = useServerReachabilityReload(load);
+
+  onMount(async () => {
+    await load();
+    markLoaded();
+  });
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    checkServerReachability($isServerReachable);
+  });
+
+  function handleItemClick(item: MediaItem) {
+    if (item.type === "Folder") {
+      goto(`/library/${item.id}`);
+    } else {
+      // Movies play directly.
+      goto(`/player/${item.id}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const heroItems = $derived($movies.heroItems);
+  const continueWatching = $derived($movies.continueWatching);
+  const recentlyAdded = $derived($movies.recentlyAdded);
+  const genreRows = $derived($movies.genreRows);
+  const isLoading = $derived($movies.isLoading);
+  const hasContent = $derived(
+    heroItems.length > 0 ||
+      continueWatching.length > 0 ||
+      recentlyAdded.length > 0
+  );
+</script>
+
+{#if isLoading}
+  <div class="flex justify-center items-center py-32">
+    <div class="w-8 h-8 border-2 border-[var(--color-jellyfin)] border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
+  </div>
+{:else}
+  <div class="space-y-8 pb-8">
+    <!-- Header -->
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-4">
+      <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-white">{$currentLibrary?.name ?? "Movies"}</h1>
+      <button
+        onclick={() => navigateBack("/library")}
+        class="p-2 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-gray-400 hover:text-white"
+        title="Back to libraries"
+        aria-label="Back to libraries"
+      >
+        <svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M15 19l-7-7 7-7" />
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Hero Banner -->
+    {#if heroItems.length > 0}
+      <HeroBanner items={heroItems} />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Continue Watching -->
+    {#if continueWatching.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Continue Watching"
+        items={continueWatching}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Recently Added -->
+    {#if recentlyAdded.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Recently Added"
+        items={recentlyAdded}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto("/library/movies/all")}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- One slider per genre -->
+    {#each genreRows as row (row.id)}
+      <Carousel
+        title={row.name}
+        items={row.items}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto(`/library/movies/genres`)}
+      />
+    {/each}
+
+    {#if !hasContent}
+      <p class="px-4 text-gray-400">Nothing here yet. Add some movies to your library to fill this page.</p>
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Browse by category -->
+    <div class="space-y-3 px-4 pt-4">
+      <h2 class="text-2xl font-semibold text-white">Browse</h2>
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-3">
+        {#each categories as category (category.id)}
+          <button
+            onclick={() => goto(category.route)}
+            class="group relative flex items-center gap-3 bg-[var(--color-surface)] hover:bg-white/10 rounded-xl p-4 text-left transition-colors"
+          >
+            <div class="w-10 h-10 flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/20 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform">
+              <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-[var(--color-jellyfin)]" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path d={category.icon} />
+              </svg>
+            </div>
+            <div class="min-w-0">
+              <div class="text-white font-semibold truncate">{category.name}</div>
+              <div class="text-gray-400 text-xs truncate">{category.description}</div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+        {/each}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}

src/routes/library/movies/all/+page.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import GenericMediaListPage from "$lib/components/library/GenericMediaListPage.svelte";
+
+  /**
+   * Movie browser (all movies)
+   * @req: UR-007 - Navigate media in library
+   * @req: UR-008 - Search media across libraries
+   * @req: DR-007 - Library browsing screens
+   */
+
+  const config = {
+    itemType: "Movie" as const,
+    title: "Movies",
+    backPath: "/library/movies",
+    searchPlaceholder: "Search movies...",
+    sortOptions: [
+      { key: "SortName", label: "A-Z" },
+      { key: "ProductionYear", label: "Year" },
+      { key: "DateCreated", label: "Recently Added" },
+      { key: "CommunityRating", label: "Rating" },
+    ],
+    defaultSort: "SortName",
+    displayComponent: "grid" as const,
+  };
+</script>
+
+<GenericMediaListPage {config} />

src/routes/library/music/+page.svelte

@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+<!-- TRACES: UR-007, UR-034 | DR-007, DR-038, DR-039 -->
 <script lang="ts">
   import { onMount } from "svelte";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { navigateBack } from "$lib/utils/navigation";
   import { auth } from "$lib/stores/auth";
   import { currentLibrary } from "$lib/stores/library";
+  import { music } from "$lib/stores/music";
+  import { isServerReachable } from "$lib/stores/connectivity";
+  import { useServerReachabilityReload } from "$lib/composables/useServerReachabilityReload";
+  import HeroBanner from "$lib/components/home/HeroBanner.svelte";
+  import Carousel from "$lib/components/home/Carousel.svelte";
+  import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
 
   interface Category {
     id: string;
@@ -10,10 +18,9 @@
     icon: string;
     description: string;
     route: string;
-    backgroundImage?: string;
   }
 
-  let categories: Category[] = [
+  const categories: Category[] = [
     {
       id: "tracks",
       name: "Tracks",
@@ -42,124 +49,154 @@
       description: "Browse by genre",
       route: "/library/music/genres",
     },
+    {
+      id: "playlists",
+      name: "Playlists",
+      icon: "M4 6h16M4 10h16M4 14h10M14 14v6l5-3-5-3z",
+      description: "Your playlists",
+      route: "/library/music/playlists",
+    },
   ];
 
-  // Fetch album art for categories
+  async function load() {
-  async function loadCategoryImages() {
     if (!$currentLibrary) {
-      console.log("Current library not set yet, retrying...");
+      goto("/library");
       return;
     }
-
+    await music.loadSections($currentLibrary.id);
-    try {
-      const repo = auth.getRepository();
-
-      // Fetch a recent album to use as background for albums category
-      const albums = await repo.getLatestItems($currentLibrary.id, 5);
-      if (albums.length > 0) {
-        const albumWithImage = albums.find(a => a.primaryImageTag);
-        if (albumWithImage) {
-          categories = categories.map(cat =>
-            cat.id === "albums"
-              ? { ...cat, backgroundImage: albumWithImage.id }
-              : cat
-          );
-        }
-      }
-
-      // Fetch a recent audio track for tracks category
-      const tracks = await repo.getRecentlyPlayedAudio(5);
-      if (tracks.length > 0) {
-        const trackWithImage = tracks.find((t: typeof tracks[0]) => t.primaryImageTag);
-        if (trackWithImage) {
-          categories = categories.map(cat =>
-            cat.id === "tracks"
-              ? { ...cat, backgroundImage: trackWithImage.id }
-              : cat
-          );
-        }
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error("Failed to load category images:", error);
-    }
   }
 
-  function getImageUrl(itemId: string | undefined) {
+  const { markLoaded, checkServerReachability } = useServerReachabilityReload(load);
-    if (!itemId) return undefined;
-    return `http://tauri.localhost/image/primary/${itemId}?size=400&quality=95`;
-  }
 
-  onMount(() => {
+  onMount(async () => {
-    loadCategoryImages();
+    await load();
+    markLoaded();
   });
 
-  function handleCategoryClick(route: string) {
+  $effect(() => {
-    goto(route);
+    checkServerReachability($isServerReachable);
+  });
+
+  function handleItemClick(item: MediaItem) {
+    // Albums, artists, and playlists all browse to a detail page.
+    goto(`/library/${item.id}`);
   }
+
+  const heroItems = $derived($music.heroItems);
+  const recentlyPlayed = $derived($music.recentlyPlayed);
+  const newlyAdded = $derived($music.newlyAdded);
+  const playlists = $derived($music.playlists);
+  const rediscover = $derived($music.rediscover);
+  const genreRows = $derived($music.genreRows);
+  const isLoading = $derived($music.isLoading);
+  const hasContent = $derived(
+    heroItems.length > 0 ||
+      recentlyPlayed.length > 0 ||
+      newlyAdded.length > 0 ||
+      playlists.length > 0 ||
+      rediscover.length > 0
+  );
 </script>
 
-<div class="space-y-8">
+{#if isLoading}
-  <!-- Header -->
+  <div class="flex justify-center items-center py-32">
-  <div class="flex items-center justify-between">
+    <div class="w-8 h-8 border-2 border-[var(--color-jellyfin)] border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
-    <div>
-      <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-white">Music Library</h1>
-      <p class="text-gray-400 mt-1">Choose a category to browse</p>
-    </div>
-    <button
-      onclick={() => goto('/library')}
-      class="p-2 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-gray-400 hover:text-white"
-      title="Back to libraries"
-    >
-      <svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-        <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M15 19l-7-7 7-7" />
-      </svg>
-    </button>
   </div>
-
+{:else}
-  <!-- Category Grid -->
+  <div class="space-y-8 pb-8">
-  <div class="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-6">
+    <!-- Header -->
-    {#each categories as category (category.id)}
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-4">
+      <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-white">Music</h1>
       <button
-        onclick={() => handleCategoryClick(category.route)}
+        onclick={() => navigateBack("/library")}
-        class="group relative bg-[var(--color-surface)] rounded-xl overflow-hidden hover:shadow-lg transition-all duration-200 text-left h-48"
+        class="p-2 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-gray-400 hover:text-white"
-        style={category.backgroundImage ? `background-image: url('${getImageUrl(category.backgroundImage)}')` : ''}
+        title="Back to libraries"
+        aria-label="Back to libraries"
       >
-        <!-- Background image overlay -->
+        <svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-        {#if category.backgroundImage}
+          <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M15 19l-7-7 7-7" />
-          <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-black/40 group-hover:bg-black/50 transition-colors"></div>
+        </svg>
-        {:else}
+      </button>
-          <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/20 to-transparent"></div>
+    </div>
-        {/if}
 
-        <!-- Content -->
+    <!-- Hero Banner -->
-        <div class="relative z-10 h-full flex flex-col justify-between p-6">
+    {#if heroItems.length > 0}
-          <!-- Icon and text section -->
+      <HeroBanner items={heroItems} />
-          <div>
+    {/if}
-            <!-- Icon -->
+
-            <div class="w-14 h-14 mb-4 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/30 backdrop-blur-sm flex items-center justify-center group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform">
+    <!-- Recently Listened -->
-              <svg class="w-7 h-7 text-[var(--color-jellyfin)]" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+    {#if recentlyPlayed.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Recently Listened"
+        items={recentlyPlayed}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Playlists -->
+    {#if playlists.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Playlists"
+        items={playlists}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto("/library/music/playlists")}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Newly Added -->
+    {#if newlyAdded.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Newly Added"
+        items={newlyAdded}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto("/library/music/albums")}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Rediscover -->
+    {#if rediscover.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Haven't listened to in a while"
+        items={rediscover}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- One slider per genre -->
+    {#each genreRows as row (row.id)}
+      <Carousel
+        title={row.name}
+        items={row.items}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto("/library/music/genres")}
+      />
+    {/each}
+
+    {#if !hasContent}
+      <p class="px-4 text-gray-400">Nothing here yet. Start playing some music to fill this page.</p>
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Browse by category -->
+    <div class="space-y-3 px-4 pt-4">
+      <h2 class="text-2xl font-semibold text-white">Browse</h2>
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-3">
+        {#each categories as category (category.id)}
+          <button
+            onclick={() => goto(category.route)}
+            class="group relative flex items-center gap-3 bg-[var(--color-surface)] hover:bg-white/10 rounded-xl p-4 text-left transition-colors"
+          >
+            <div class="w-10 h-10 flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/20 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform">
+              <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-[var(--color-jellyfin)]" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
                 <path d={category.icon} />
               </svg>
             </div>
-
+            <div class="min-w-0">
-            <!-- Text -->
+              <div class="text-white font-semibold truncate">{category.name}</div>
-            <h2 class="text-xl font-bold text-white mb-1 group-hover:text-[var(--color-jellyfin)] transition-colors">
+              <div class="text-gray-400 text-xs truncate">{category.description}</div>
-              {category.name}
+            </div>
-            </h2>
+          </button>
-            <p class="text-gray-300 text-sm">
+        {/each}
-              {category.description}
+      </div>
-            </p>
+    </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <!-- Arrow indicator -->
-          <div class="flex items-center text-[var(--color-jellyfin)] opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
-            <span class="text-sm font-medium mr-1">Browse</span>
-            <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
-              <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7" />
-            </svg>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </button>
-    {/each}
   </div>
-</div>
+{/if}

src/routes/library/tv/+page.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+<!-- TRACES: UR-007, UR-023, UR-034 | DR-007, DR-038, DR-039 -->
+<script lang="ts">
+  import { onMount } from "svelte";
+  import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
+  import { navigateBack } from "$lib/utils/navigation";
+  import { currentLibrary } from "$lib/stores/library";
+  import { tv } from "$lib/stores/tv";
+  import { isServerReachable } from "$lib/stores/connectivity";
+  import { useServerReachabilityReload } from "$lib/composables/useServerReachabilityReload";
+  import HeroBanner from "$lib/components/home/HeroBanner.svelte";
+  import Carousel from "$lib/components/home/Carousel.svelte";
+  import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
+
+  interface Category {
+    id: string;
+    name: string;
+    icon: string;
+    description: string;
+    route: string;
+  }
+
+  const categories: Category[] = [
+    {
+      id: "shows",
+      name: "All Shows",
+      icon: "M4 6H2v14c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h14v-2H4V6zm16-4H8c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v12c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h12c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V4c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm-8 12.5v-9l6 4.5-6 4.5z",
+      description: "Browse all series",
+      route: "/library/tv/shows",
+    },
+    {
+      id: "genres",
+      name: "Genres",
+      icon: "M18 4l2 4h-3l-2-4h-2l2 4h-3l-2-4H8l2 4H7L5 4H4c-1.1 0-1.99.9-1.99 2L2 18c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h16c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V4h-4z",
+      description: "Browse by genre",
+      route: "/library/shows/genres",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  async function load() {
+    if (!$currentLibrary) {
+      goto("/library");
+      return;
+    }
+    await tv.loadSections($currentLibrary.id);
+  }
+
+  const { markLoaded, checkServerReachability } = useServerReachabilityReload(load);
+
+  onMount(async () => {
+    await load();
+    markLoaded();
+  });
+
+  $effect(() => {
+    checkServerReachability($isServerReachable);
+  });
+
+  function handleItemClick(item: MediaItem) {
+    switch (item.type) {
+      case "Series":
+      case "Season":
+      case "Folder":
+        goto(`/library/${item.id}`);
+        break;
+      default:
+        // Episodes and movies play directly.
+        goto(`/player/${item.id}`);
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  const heroItems = $derived($tv.heroItems);
+  const continueWatching = $derived($tv.continueWatching);
+  const nextUp = $derived($tv.nextUp);
+  const recentlyAdded = $derived($tv.recentlyAdded);
+  const genreRows = $derived($tv.genreRows);
+  const isLoading = $derived($tv.isLoading);
+  const hasContent = $derived(
+    heroItems.length > 0 ||
+      continueWatching.length > 0 ||
+      nextUp.length > 0 ||
+      recentlyAdded.length > 0
+  );
+</script>
+
+{#if isLoading}
+  <div class="flex justify-center items-center py-32">
+    <div class="w-8 h-8 border-2 border-[var(--color-jellyfin)] border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"></div>
+  </div>
+{:else}
+  <div class="space-y-8 pb-8">
+    <!-- Header -->
+    <div class="flex items-center justify-between px-4">
+      <h1 class="text-3xl font-bold text-white">{$currentLibrary?.name ?? "TV Shows"}</h1>
+      <button
+        onclick={() => navigateBack("/library")}
+        class="p-2 rounded-lg hover:bg-white/10 transition-colors text-gray-400 hover:text-white"
+        title="Back to libraries"
+        aria-label="Back to libraries"
+      >
+        <svg class="w-6 h-6" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+          <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M15 19l-7-7 7-7" />
+        </svg>
+      </button>
+    </div>
+
+    <!-- Hero Banner -->
+    {#if heroItems.length > 0}
+      <HeroBanner items={heroItems} />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Continue Watching -->
+    {#if continueWatching.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Continue Watching"
+        items={continueWatching}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Next Up -->
+    {#if nextUp.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Next Up"
+        items={nextUp}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Recently Added -->
+    {#if recentlyAdded.length > 0}
+      <Carousel
+        title="Recently Added"
+        items={recentlyAdded}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto("/library/tv/shows")}
+      />
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- One slider per genre -->
+    {#each genreRows as row (row.id)}
+      <Carousel
+        title={row.name}
+        items={row.items}
+        onItemClick={handleItemClick}
+        showAll={() => goto(`/library/shows/genres`)}
+      />
+    {/each}
+
+    {#if !hasContent}
+      <p class="px-4 text-gray-400">Nothing here yet. Start watching something to fill this page.</p>
+    {/if}
+
+    <!-- Browse by category -->
+    <div class="space-y-3 px-4 pt-4">
+      <h2 class="text-2xl font-semibold text-white">Browse</h2>
+      <div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-5 gap-3">
+        {#each categories as category (category.id)}
+          <button
+            onclick={() => goto(category.route)}
+            class="group relative flex items-center gap-3 bg-[var(--color-surface)] hover:bg-white/10 rounded-xl p-4 text-left transition-colors"
+          >
+            <div class="w-10 h-10 flex-shrink-0 rounded-full bg-[var(--color-jellyfin)]/20 flex items-center justify-center group-hover:scale-110 transition-transform">
+              <svg class="w-5 h-5 text-[var(--color-jellyfin)]" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                <path d={category.icon} />
+              </svg>
+            </div>
+            <div class="min-w-0">
+              <div class="text-white font-semibold truncate">{category.name}</div>
+              <div class="text-gray-400 text-xs truncate">{category.description}</div>
+            </div>
+          </button>
+        {/each}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+{/if}

src/routes/library/tv/shows/+page.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import GenericMediaListPage from "$lib/components/library/GenericMediaListPage.svelte";
+
+  /**
+   * TV show browser (all series)
+   * @req: UR-007 - Navigate media in library
+   * @req: UR-008 - Search media across libraries
+   * @req: DR-007 - Library browsing screens
+   */
+
+  const config = {
+    itemType: "Series" as const,
+    title: "TV Shows",
+    backPath: "/library/tv",
+    searchPlaceholder: "Search shows...",
+    sortOptions: [
+      { key: "SortName", label: "A-Z" },
+      { key: "ProductionYear", label: "Year" },
+      { key: "DateCreated", label: "Recently Added" },
+      { key: "CommunityRating", label: "Rating" },
+    ],
+    defaultSort: "SortName",
+    displayComponent: "grid" as const,
+  };
+</script>
+
+<GenericMediaListPage {config} />

src/routes/player/[id]/+page.svelte

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import type { MediaItem } from "$lib/api/types";
   import { auth } from "$lib/stores/auth";
   import { library } from "$lib/stores/library";
-  import { queue, currentQueueItem } from "$lib/stores/queue";
+  import { queue, currentQueueItem, isShuffle, repeatMode, hasNext as hasNextStore, hasPrevious as hasPreviousStore } from "$lib/stores/queue";
   import { downloads, type DownloadInfo } from "$lib/stores/downloads";
   import { playbackPosition, playbackDuration, currentMedia as storeCurrentMedia } from "$lib/stores/player";
   import { get } from "svelte/store";
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   const itemId = $derived($page.params.id);
   const queueParam = $derived($page.url.searchParams.get("queue"));
   const shuffleParam = $derived($page.url.searchParams.get("shuffle") === "true");
+  // When advancing to a next episode we always start from the beginning,
+  // even if the episode was previously started or watched.
+  const restartParam = $derived($page.url.searchParams.get("restart") === "true");
 
   // Derive playback context from URL query params
   const playbackContext = $derived.by(() => {
@@ -44,10 +47,12 @@
   const position = $derived($playbackPosition);
   const duration = $derived($playbackDuration);
   let isPlaying = $state(false);
-  let shuffle = $state(false);
+  // Shuffle/repeat/next/previous are event-driven via the queue store (instant
-  let repeat = $state<"off" | "all" | "one">("off");
+  // update on queue_changed), not polled.
-  let hasNext = $state(false);
+  const shuffle = $derived($isShuffle);
-  let hasPrevious = $state(false);
+  const repeat = $derived($repeatMode);
+  const hasNext = $derived($hasNextStore);
+  const hasPrevious = $derived($hasPreviousStore);
   let currentMedia = $state<MediaItem | null>(null);
   let streamUrl = $state<string | null>(null);
   let mediaSourceId = $state<string | null>(null);
@@ -80,9 +85,12 @@
   // Load when itemId changes (handles both initial load and navigation)
   $effect(() => {
     const id = itemId;
+    const restart = restartParam;
     if (id && id !== loadedItemId) {
-      console.log("[AutoPlay] $effect triggered: loading new item", id, "(was:", loadedItemId, ")");
+      console.log("[AutoPlay] $effect triggered: loading new item", id, "(was:", loadedItemId, ") restart:", restart);
-      loadAndPlay(id);
+      // restart=true (advancing to next episode) forces start-from-beginning,
+      // bypassing the resume-progress check.
+      loadAndPlay(id, restart ? 0 : undefined, restart);
     }
   });
 
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@
     }
   });
 
-  async function loadAndPlay(id: string, startPosition?: number) {
+  async function loadAndPlay(id: string, startPosition?: number, forceRestart = false) {
     loading = true;
     error = null;
     loadedItemId = id;
@@ -118,21 +126,16 @@
       }
 
       // If this track is already playing in the backend, just show the UI
-      // without restarting playback (e.g., when expanding from MiniPlayer)
+      // without restarting playback (e.g., when expanding from MiniPlayer).
+      // forceRestart bypasses this so advancing to the next episode always
+      // restarts from the beginning even if it were already loaded.
       const alreadyPlayingMedia = get(storeCurrentMedia);
-      if (alreadyPlayingMedia?.id === id && !startPosition) {
+      if (alreadyPlayingMedia?.id === id && !startPosition && !forceRestart) {
         console.log("loadAndPlay: Track already playing, showing UI without restarting");
         isVideo = item.type === "Movie" || item.type === "Episode";
         isPlaying = true;
         loading = false;
-        // Sync queue status
+        // hasNext/hasPrevious come from the event-driven queue store.
-        try {
-          const queueStatus = await commands.playerGetQueue();
-          hasNext = queueStatus.hasNext;
-          hasPrevious = queueStatus.hasPrevious;
-        } catch (e) {
-          // Ignore - queue status will update via polling
-        }
         // Fetch next episode for video skip button
         if (isVideo) {
           fetchNextEpisode(item);
@@ -155,11 +158,13 @@
         }
       }
 
-      // Check for saved progress if no start position specified
+      // Check for saved progress if no start position specified.
+      // When forceRestart is set (advancing to a next episode) we always start
+      // from the beginning, skipping the resume check and resume dialog.
       const userId = auth.getUserId();
-      console.log("Resume check - userId:", userId, "itemId:", id, "startPosition:", startPosition);
+      console.log("Resume check - userId:", userId, "itemId:", id, "startPosition:", startPosition, "forceRestart:", forceRestart);
 
-      if (!startPosition && userId) {
+      if (!startPosition && !forceRestart && userId) {
         try {
           const progress = await commands.storageGetPlaybackProgress(userId, id);
           console.log("Resume check - retrieved progress:", progress);
@@ -436,13 +441,7 @@
         isPlaying = status.state.kind === "playing";
         // Note: position/duration are now derived from player store (updated by events)
       }
-      shuffle = status.shuffle;
+      // shuffle/repeat/hasNext/hasPrevious come from the queue store (event-driven).
-      repeat = status.repeat;
-
-      // Update queue status
-      const queue = await commands.playerGetQueue();
-      hasNext = queue.hasNext;
-      hasPrevious = queue.hasPrevious;
     } catch (e) {
       // Ignore polling errors
     }
@@ -471,23 +470,30 @@
   }
 
   // Playback reporting callbacks
-  function handleReportStart(positionSeconds: number) {
+  //
-    const id = itemId;
+  // These receive the reporting item id from the VideoPlayer (its own media.id),
+  // NOT the live URL param (itemId). During autoplay the URL flips to the next
+  // episode before the outgoing VideoPlayer's onDestroy fires its final
+  // reportStop. Keying off itemId would stamp the old episode's near-end
+  // position onto the new episode, making it resume at ~99% (or pop the resume
+  // dialog). The VideoPlayer always knows which media it actually played.
+  function handleReportStart(positionSeconds: number, reportId?: string) {
+    const id = reportId ?? itemId;
     const context = playbackContext; // playbackContext is a derived value, not a function
     if (id) {
       reportPlaybackStart(id, positionSeconds, context.type, context.id);
     }
   }
 
-  function handleReportProgress(positionSeconds: number, isPaused: boolean) {
+  function handleReportProgress(positionSeconds: number, isPaused: boolean, reportId?: string) {
-    const id = itemId;
+    const id = reportId ?? itemId;
     if (id) {
       reportPlaybackProgress(id, positionSeconds, isPaused);
     }
   }
 
-  function handleReportStop(positionSeconds: number) {
+  function handleReportStop(positionSeconds: number, reportId?: string) {
-    const id = itemId;
+    const id = reportId ?? itemId;
     if (id) {
       reportPlaybackStopped(id, positionSeconds);
     }
@@ -538,8 +544,10 @@
 
   function handleSkipToNextEpisode() {
     if (nextEpisode) {
-      // Use replaceState so "close/back" returns to the library, not the previous episode
+      // Use replaceState so "close/back" returns to the library, not the previous episode.
-      goto(`/player/${nextEpisode.id}`, { replaceState: true });
+      // restart=true so advancing to the next episode always starts from the beginning,
+      // even if it was previously started or watched.
+      goto(`/player/${nextEpisode.id}?restart=true`, { replaceState: true });
     }
   }