diff --git a/Sora/Utils/MediaPlayer/CustomPlayer/CustomPlayer.swift b/Sora/Utils/MediaPlayer/CustomPlayer/CustomPlayer.swift
index fabbb15..b9d00aa 100644
--- a/Sora/Utils/MediaPlayer/CustomPlayer/CustomPlayer.swift
+++ b/Sora/Utils/MediaPlayer/CustomPlayer/CustomPlayer.swift
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class CustomMediaPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
                 )
             }
             
-            // --- Watch Next Button Logic ---
+            // Watch Next Button Logic:
             let hideNext = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "hideNextButton")
             let isNearEnd = (self.duration - self.currentTimeVal) <= (self.duration * 0.10)
                 && self.currentTimeVal != self.duration
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ class CustomMediaPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
                 && self.duration != 0
             
             if isNearEnd {
-                // First appearance: show the button in its "normal" position.
+                // First appearance: show the button in its normal position.
                 if !self.isWatchNextVisible {
                     self.isWatchNextVisible = true
                     self.watchNextButtonAppearedAt = self.currentTimeVal
@@ -613,34 +613,19 @@ class CustomMediaPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
                     }, completion: nil)
                 }
                 
-                if hideNext {
-                    // When the toggle is on: after 5 seconds, fade out then lock.
-                    if let appearedAt = self.watchNextButtonAppearedAt,
-                       (self.currentTimeVal - appearedAt) >= 5,
-                       !self.isWatchNextRepositioned {
-                        // First fade out.
-                        UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, delay: 0, options: .curveEaseInOut, animations: {
-                            self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.0
-                        }, completion: { _ in
-                            self.watchNextButton.isHidden = true
-                            // Then lock it to the controls-attached constraints.
-                            NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(self.watchNextButtonNormalConstraints)
-                            NSLayoutConstraint.activate(self.watchNextButtonControlsConstraints)
-                            self.isWatchNextRepositioned = true
-                        })
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // When the toggle is off: always keep the button visible and simply update constraints.
-                    if self.isControlsVisible {
+                // When 5 seconds have elapsed from when the button first appeared:
+                if let appearedAt = self.watchNextButtonAppearedAt,
+                   (self.currentTimeVal - appearedAt) >= 5,
+                   !self.isWatchNextRepositioned {
+                    // Fade out the button first (even if controls are visible).
+                    UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, delay: 0, options: .curveEaseInOut, animations: {
+                        self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.0
+                    }, completion: { _ in
+                        self.watchNextButton.isHidden = true
+                        // Then lock it to the controls-attached constraints.
                         NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(self.watchNextButtonNormalConstraints)
                         NSLayoutConstraint.activate(self.watchNextButtonControlsConstraints)
-                    } else {
-                        NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(self.watchNextButtonControlsConstraints)
-                        NSLayoutConstraint.activate(self.watchNextButtonNormalConstraints)
-                    }
-                    self.watchNextButton.isHidden = false
-                    UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, delay: 0, options: .curveEaseInOut, animations: {
-                        self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.8
+                        self.isWatchNextRepositioned = true
                     })
                 }
             } else {
@@ -657,6 +642,7 @@ class CustomMediaPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
         }
     }
 
+
     
     func repositionWatchNextButton() {
         self.isWatchNextRepositioned = true
@@ -683,37 +669,32 @@ class CustomMediaPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
     
     @objc func toggleControls() {
         isControlsVisible.toggle()
-        // Read the toggle value.
-        let hideNext = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "hideNextButton")
         UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, delay: 0, options: .curveEaseInOut, animations: {
             self.controlsContainerView.alpha = self.isControlsVisible ? 1 : 0
             self.skip85Button.alpha = self.isControlsVisible ? 0.8 : 0
             
             if self.isControlsVisible {
-                // When controls are shown, always use the controls-attached constraints.
+                // Always use the controls-attached constraints.
                 NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(self.watchNextButtonNormalConstraints)
                 NSLayoutConstraint.activate(self.watchNextButtonControlsConstraints)
-                self.watchNextButton.isHidden = false
-                UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, animations: {
-                    self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.8
-                })
+                if self.isWatchNextRepositioned || self.isWatchNextVisible {
+                    self.watchNextButton.isHidden = false
+                    UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, animations: {
+                        self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.8
+                    })
+                }
             } else {
                 // When controls are hidden:
-                if hideNext && self.isWatchNextRepositioned {
-                    // If the toggle is on and the button is locked, fade it out.
+                if !self.isWatchNextRepositioned && self.isWatchNextVisible {
+                    NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(self.watchNextButtonControlsConstraints)
+                    NSLayoutConstraint.activate(self.watchNextButtonNormalConstraints)
+                }
+                if self.isWatchNextRepositioned {
                     UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, animations: {
                         self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.0
                     }, completion: { _ in
                         self.watchNextButton.isHidden = true
                     })
-                } else {
-                    // Otherwise, update to the normal (hidden-controls) constraints and keep visible.
-                    NSLayoutConstraint.deactivate(self.watchNextButtonControlsConstraints)
-                    NSLayoutConstraint.activate(self.watchNextButtonNormalConstraints)
-                    self.watchNextButton.isHidden = false
-                    UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5, animations: {
-                        self.watchNextButton.alpha = 0.8
-                    })
                 }
             }
             self.view.layoutIfNeeded()