diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c18f16e7..d1900325 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@
     <meta-data android:name="expo.modules.updates.EXPO_UPDATES_CHECK_ON_LAUNCH" android:value="ERROR_RECOVERY_ONLY"/>
     <meta-data android:name="expo.modules.updates.EXPO_UPDATES_LAUNCH_WAIT_MS" android:value="30000"/>
     <meta-data android:name="expo.modules.updates.EXPO_UPDATE_URL" android:value="https://ota.nuvioapp.space/api/manifest"/>
-    <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode|locale|layoutDirection" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" android:theme="@style/Theme.App.SplashScreen" android:exported="true" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:supportsPictureInPicture="true" android:resizeableActivity="true">
+    <!-- HDR display capability declarations -->
+    <meta-data android:name="android.media.display_hdr10" android:value="true"/>
+    <meta-data android:name="android.media.display_hdr10_plus" android:value="true"/>
+    <meta-data android:name="android.media.display_hlg" android:value="true"/>
+    <meta-data android:name="android.media.display_dolby_vision" android:value="true"/>
+    <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode|locale|layoutDirection" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" android:theme="@style/Theme.App.SplashScreen" android:exported="true" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:supportsPictureInPicture="true" android:resizeableActivity="true" android:colorMode="hdr">
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
         <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
@@ -37,4 +42,4 @@
       </intent-filter>
     </activity>
   </application>
-</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
+</manifest>
diff --git a/src/components/player/android/components/VideoSurface.tsx b/src/components/player/android/components/VideoSurface.tsx
index d728baa4..a06bc0b0 100644
--- a/src/components/player/android/components/VideoSurface.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/android/components/VideoSurface.tsx
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ export const VideoSurface: React.FC<VideoSurfaceProps> = ({
                     // @ts-ignore - Prop supported by patched react-native-video
                     onPictureInPictureStatusChanged={handleExoPictureInPictureStatusChanged}
                     automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling={true}
-                    useTextureView={true}
+                    useTextureView={false}
                     subtitleStyle={{
                         fontSize: subtitleSize ? Math.round(subtitleSize / 1.5) : 28,
                         paddingTop: 0,