diff --git a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
index 6cbc6dc1..13c099ce 100644
--- a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -807,18 +807,12 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
       }
       disableImmersiveMode();
       
-      // For series, hard reset to maintain proper navigation stack with MetadataScreen
-      if (type === 'series' && id && episodeId) {
-        (navigation as any).reset({
-          index: 1,
-          routes: [
-            { name: 'MainTabs' },
-            { name: 'Metadata', params: { id, type } },
-            { name: 'Streams', params: { id, type: 'series', episodeId, fromPlayer: true } }
-          ]
-        });
+      // Simple back navigation (StreamsScreen should be below Player)
+      if ((navigation as any).canGoBack && (navigation as any).canGoBack()) {
+        (navigation as any).goBack();
       } else {
-        navigation.goBack();
+        // Fallback to Streams if stack isn't present
+        (navigation as any).navigate('Streams', { id, type, episodeId, fromPlayer: true });
       }
     }).catch(() => {
       // Fallback: still try to restore portrait then navigate
@@ -829,18 +823,11 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
       }
       disableImmersiveMode();
       
-      // For series, hard reset to maintain proper navigation stack with MetadataScreen
-      if (type === 'series' && id && episodeId) {
-        (navigation as any).reset({
-          index: 1,
-          routes: [
-            { name: 'MainTabs' },
-            { name: 'Metadata', params: { id, type } },
-            { name: 'Streams', params: { id, type: 'series', episodeId, fromPlayer: true } }
-          ]
-        });
+      // Simple back navigation fallback path
+      if ((navigation as any).canGoBack && (navigation as any).canGoBack()) {
+        (navigation as any).goBack();
       } else {
-        navigation.goBack();
+        (navigation as any).navigate('Streams', { id, type, episodeId, fromPlayer: true });
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
index d65ad6b8..2689a419 100644
--- a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -848,27 +848,19 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
       // Disable immersive mode
       disableImmersiveMode();
 
-      // Navigate back with proper handling for fullscreen modal
+      // Navigate back to previous screen (StreamsScreen expected to be below Player)
       try {
-        // For series, hard reset to a single Streams route to avoid stacking multiple modals/pages
-        if (type === 'series' && id && episodeId) {
-          (navigation as any).reset({
-            index: 0,
-            routes: [
-              { name: 'Streams', params: { id, type: 'series', episodeId, fromPlayer: true } }
-            ]
-          });
-        } else if (navigation.canGoBack()) {
+        if (navigation.canGoBack()) {
           navigation.goBack();
         } else {
-          // Fallback: navigate to main tabs if can't go back
-          navigation.navigate('MainTabs');
+          // Fallback: navigate to Streams if stack was not set as expected
+          (navigation as any).navigate('Streams', { id, type, episodeId, fromPlayer: true });
         }
         logger.log('[VideoPlayer] Navigation completed');
       } catch (navError) {
         logger.error('[VideoPlayer] Navigation error:', navError);
-        // Last resort: try to navigate to home
-        navigation.navigate('MainTabs');
+        // Last resort: try to navigate to Streams
+        (navigation as any).navigate('Streams', { id, type, episodeId, fromPlayer: true });
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
index 2e8f0e8e..29582828 100644
--- a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
@@ -1519,24 +1519,26 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
       />
       
       
-      <Animated.View
-        entering={FadeIn.duration(300)}
-        style={[styles.backButtonContainer]}
-      >
-        <TouchableOpacity 
-          style={[
-            styles.backButton,
-            Platform.OS === 'ios' ? { paddingTop: Math.max(insets.top, 12) + 6 } : null
-          ]}
-          onPress={handleBack}
-          activeOpacity={0.7}
+      {Platform.OS !== 'ios' && (
+        <Animated.View
+          entering={FadeIn.duration(300)}
+          style={[styles.backButtonContainer]}
         >
-          <MaterialIcons name="arrow-back" size={24} color={colors.white} />
-          <Text style={styles.backButtonText}>
-            {type === 'series' ? 'Back to Episodes' : 'Back to Info'}
-          </Text>
-        </TouchableOpacity>
-      </Animated.View>
+          <TouchableOpacity 
+            style={[
+              styles.backButton,
+              Platform.OS === 'android' ? { paddingTop: 45 } : null
+            ]}
+            onPress={handleBack}
+            activeOpacity={0.7}
+          >
+            <MaterialIcons name="arrow-back" size={24} color={colors.white} />
+            <Text style={styles.backButtonText}>
+              {type === 'series' ? 'Back to Episodes' : 'Back to Info'}
+            </Text>
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+        </Animated.View>
+      )}
 
       {type === 'movie' && metadata && (
         <Animated.View style={[styles.movieTitleContainer, heroStyle]}>