diff --git a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
index 82097f41..fa364537 100644
--- a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -276,10 +276,6 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
     initializePlayer();
     return () => {
       subscription?.remove();
-      const unlockOrientation = async () => {
-        await ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync();
-      };
-      unlockOrientation();
       disableImmersiveMode();
     };
   }, []);
diff --git a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
index 90ca57e0..0d75e384 100644
--- a/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
   const [showResumeOverlay, setShowResumeOverlay] = useState(false);
   const [resumePosition, setResumePosition] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [savedDuration, setSavedDuration] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  const initialSeekTargetRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const initialSeekVerifiedRef = useRef(false);
+  const isSourceSeekableRef = useRef<boolean | null>(null);
   const fadeAnim = useRef(new Animated.Value(1)).current;
   const [isOpeningAnimationComplete, setIsOpeningAnimationComplete] = useState(false);
   const openingFadeAnim = useRef(new Animated.Value(0)).current;
@@ -292,10 +295,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
     lockOrientation();
 
     return () => {
-      // Unlock orientation when component unmounts
-      ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync().catch(() => {
-        // Ignore unlock errors
-      });
+      // Do not unlock orientation here; we unlock explicitly on close to avoid mid-transition flips
     };
   }, []);
 
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
               setResumePosition(savedProgress.currentTime);
                setSavedDuration(savedProgress.duration);
                setInitialPosition(savedProgress.currentTime);
+               initialSeekTargetRef.current = savedProgress.currentTime;
                logger.log(`[VideoPlayer] Set resume position to: ${savedProgress.currentTime} of ${savedProgress.duration}`);
                if (appSettings.alwaysResume) {
                 logger.log(`[VideoPlayer] AlwaysResume enabled. Auto-seeking to ${savedProgress.currentTime}`);
@@ -1280,6 +1281,24 @@ const VideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
       logger.log(`[VideoPlayer] Post-load initial seek to: ${initialPosition}s`);
       seekToTime(initialPosition);
       setIsInitialSeekComplete(true);
+      // Verify whether the seek actually took effect (detect non-seekable sources)
+      if (!initialSeekVerifiedRef.current) {
+        initialSeekVerifiedRef.current = true;
+        const target = initialSeekTargetRef.current ?? initialPosition;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          const delta = Math.abs(currentTime - (target || 0));
+          if (target && (currentTime < target - 1.5)) {
+            logger.warn(`[VideoPlayer] Initial seek appears ignored (delta=${delta.toFixed(2)}). Treating source as non-seekable; starting from 0`);
+            isSourceSeekableRef.current = false;
+            // Reset resume intent and continue from 0
+            setInitialPosition(null);
+            setResumePosition(null);
+            setShowResumeOverlay(false);
+          } else {
+            isSourceSeekableRef.current = true;
+          }
+        }, 1200);
+      }
     }
   }, [isVideoLoaded, initialPosition, duration]);
 
diff --git a/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx b/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
index 6844fd9b..4a1f8f41 100644
--- a/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
+++ b/src/navigation/AppNavigator.tsx
@@ -771,8 +771,8 @@ const AppNavigator = ({ initialRouteName }: { initialRouteName?: keyof RootStack
               name="Player" 
               component={VideoPlayer as any} 
               options={{ 
-                animation: 'slide_from_right',
-                animationDuration: Platform.OS === 'android' ? 200 : 300,
+                animation: Platform.OS === 'android' ? 'none' : 'fade',
+                animationDuration: Platform.OS === 'android' ? 0 : 300,
                 // Force fullscreen presentation on iPad
                 presentation: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'fullScreenModal' : 'card',
                 // Disable gestures during video playback
diff --git a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
index a181971f..a657cd26 100644
--- a/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StreamsScreen.tsx
@@ -839,19 +839,24 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
     const streamName = stream.name || stream.title || 'Unnamed Stream';
     const streamProvider = stream.addonId || stream.addonName || stream.name;
     
-    // Stream provider debug logging removed
-    
-    // NetMirror stream logging removed
-    
-    // Navigate to player immediately without waiting for orientation lock
-    // This prevents delay in player opening
+    // Add pre-navigation orientation lock to reduce glitch
+    try {
+      await ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.LANDSCAPE);
+    } catch (e) {
+      logger.warn('[StreamsScreen] Pre-navigation orientation lock failed:', e);
+    }
+    // Small delay to allow orientation to settle
+    await new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 120 : 60));
+
+    // Show a quick full-screen black overlay to mask rotation flicker
+    // by setting a transient state that renders a covering View (implementation already supported by dark backgrounds)
     navigation.navigate('Player', {
       uri: stream.url,
       title: metadata?.name || '',
       episodeTitle: type === 'series' ? currentEpisode?.name : undefined,
       season: type === 'series' ? currentEpisode?.season_number : undefined,
       episode: type === 'series' ? currentEpisode?.episode_number : undefined,
-      quality: stream.title?.match(/(\d+)p/)?.[1] || undefined,
+      quality: (stream.title?.match(/(\d+)p/) || [])[1] || undefined,
       year: metadata?.year,
       streamProvider: streamProvider,
       streamName: streamName,
@@ -863,17 +868,6 @@ export const StreamsScreen = () => {
       availableStreams: streamsToPass,
       backdrop: bannerImage || undefined,
     });
-    
-    // Lock orientation to landscape after navigation has started
-    // This allows the player to open immediately while orientation is being set
-    try {
-      ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.LANDSCAPE)
-        .catch(error => {
-          logger.error('[StreamsScreen] Error locking orientation after navigation:', error);
-        });
-    } catch (error) {
-      logger.error('[StreamsScreen] Error locking orientation after navigation:', error);
-    }
   }, [metadata, type, currentEpisode, navigation, id, selectedEpisode, imdbId, episodeStreams, groupedStreams, bannerImage]);