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AUDIT_PROMPT.md

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+# Ensemble Codebase Audit Prompt
+
+Run this prompt with Claude Code to perform a comprehensive audit of the Ensemble Flutter app.
+
+---
+
+## Prompt
+
+You are performing a comprehensive code audit on the Ensemble Flutter app. This is a music/audiobook/podcast player app with 93+ Dart files.
+
+**CRITICAL RULES:**
+1. DO NOT remove or break any existing functionality
+2. All changes must be on the current branch: `audit/code-quality-review`
+3. Run `flutter analyze` after each set of changes to verify no regressions
+4. Commit changes in logical, reviewable chunks
+
+**AUDIT PHASES:**
+
+### Phase 1: Code Quality Analysis (Read-Only)
+First, analyze the codebase without making changes. Create a report covering:
+
+1. **Large File Analysis** - Review these files for refactoring opportunities:
+   - `lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart` (122KB)
+   - `lib/screens/search_screen.dart` (129KB)
+   - `lib/widgets/expandable_player.dart` (107KB)
+   - `lib/screens/album_details_screen.dart` (48KB)
+   - `lib/screens/artist_details_screen.dart` (45KB)
+
+2. **Pattern Inconsistencies** - Look for:
+   - Inconsistent naming conventions (camelCase vs snake_case)
+   - Mixed widget composition patterns
+   - Inconsistent error handling approaches
+   - Duplicate code across screens/widgets
+
+3. **Performance Red Flags** - Identify:
+   - Unnecessary rebuilds (missing const constructors)
+   - Heavy computations in build methods
+   - Missing list item caching (ListView.builder vs ListView)
+   - Inefficient state management patterns
+
+4. **Scroll Performance Issues** - Specifically audit:
+   - ScrollController usage and disposal
+   - Sliver implementations
+   - AnimatedBuilder/AnimatedWidget usage
+   - Image loading in scrollable lists
+   - Any jank-inducing patterns
+
+### Phase 2: Quick Wins (Low Risk, High Impact)
+Apply these fixes first:
+
+1. Add missing `const` constructors throughout
+2. Fix any `flutter analyze` warnings
+3. Remove dead code and unused imports
+4. Standardize formatting with `dart format`
+
+### Phase 3: Scroll Animation Optimization
+Focus on smoother scrolling:
+
+1. **Image Optimization**
+   - Ensure CachedNetworkImage is used consistently
+   - Add appropriate cacheWidth/cacheHeight
+   - Implement proper placeholder/error widgets
+
+2. **List Performance**
+   - Convert any ListView to ListView.builder where appropriate
+   - Add itemExtent where possible for fixed-height items
+   - Implement AutomaticKeepAliveClientMixin where needed
+   - Consider RepaintBoundary for complex list items
+
+3. **Animation Smoothing**
+   - Use `Curves.easeOutCubic` or similar for scroll-linked animations
+   - Ensure animations run at 60fps (avoid heavy computations during animation)
+   - Review CustomScrollView/Sliver implementations
+
+### Phase 4: Code Consistency Improvements
+
+1. **Widget Extraction**
+   - Extract repeated UI patterns into reusable widgets
+   - Ensure extracted widgets follow existing naming patterns
+
+2. **State Management**
+   - Verify Provider usage is consistent
+   - Check for proper disposal of controllers/streams
+
+3. **Error Handling**
+   - Standardize try/catch patterns
+   - Ensure consistent loading/error state UI
+
+### Phase 5: Verification
+
+After all changes:
+1. Run `flutter analyze` - must pass with 0 issues
+2. Run `flutter test` if tests exist
+3. Create a summary of all changes made
+4. List any recommendations that were NOT implemented (too risky)
+
+---
+
+## Execution Instructions
+
+```bash
+# Start the audit
+cd /home/home-server/Ensemble
+git checkout audit/code-quality-review
+
+# After each phase, commit your changes
+git add -A && git commit -m "Audit Phase X: [description]"
+
+# Verify no regressions
+flutter analyze
+```
+
+---
+
+## Expected Deliverables
+
+1. `AUDIT_REPORT.md` - Findings from Phase 1
+2. Multiple commits with clear messages for each phase
+3. `AUDIT_SUMMARY.md` - Final summary of all changes and remaining recommendations

AUDIT_REPORT.md

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+# Ensemble Flutter App - Code Audit Report
+
+**Date:** January 4, 2026
+**Branch:** `audit/code-quality-review`
+**Files Audited:** 93 Dart files
+
+---
+
+## Executive Summary
+
+The codebase is generally well-maintained with good existing performance optimizations (RepaintBoundary, ListView.builder, cacheExtent settings). Key improvement areas identified:
+
+| Category | Issues Found | Priority |
+|----------|-------------|----------|
+| Deprecated APIs | 20 instances | HIGH |
+| Missing const constructors | 100+ instances | MEDIUM |
+| Image cache parameters | 7 locations | MEDIUM |
+| Code duplication | 8 view mode functions | LOW |
+| Color constants | 3 files with duplicates | LOW |
+
+---
+
+## 1. CRITICAL: Deprecated API Usage
+
+### `colorScheme.background` (20 instances)
+Flutter Material 3 deprecates `ColorScheme.background`. Replace with `colorScheme.surface`.
+
+**Files affected:**
+- lib/main.dart:335, 336
+- lib/screens/library_artists_screen.dart:21
+- lib/screens/new_home_screen.dart:121
+- lib/screens/artist_details_screen.dart:708, 720
+- lib/screens/library_playlists_screen.dart:53
+- lib/screens/library_tracks_screen.dart:19
+- lib/screens/login_screen.dart:489
+- lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart:933, 957, 1020, 1021
+- lib/screens/album_details_screen.dart:807, 819
+- lib/screens/library_albums_screen.dart:19
+- lib/screens/search_screen.dart:427, 738, 739
+- lib/screens/settings_screen.dart:245
+
+---
+
+## 2. HIGH: Missing const Constructors
+
+### EdgeInsets.zero (64 instances)
+High-impact optimization - used extensively in button padding.
+
+**Key files:**
+- lib/screens/album_details_screen.dart (12 instances)
+- lib/screens/artist_details_screen.dart (8 instances)
+- lib/screens/audiobook_detail_screen.dart (3 instances)
+- lib/screens/audiobook_series_screen.dart (2 instances)
+- lib/screens/audiobook_author_screen.dart (2 instances)
+
+### BorderRadius.circular (40+ instances)
+Cannot use `const BorderRadius.circular()` directly. Alternative: `const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(X))`.
+
+---
+
+## 3. MEDIUM: Scroll Performance - Missing Image Cache Parameters
+
+### CachedNetworkImage without memCacheWidth/Height
+
+**lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart:**
+- Line 1395-1402: Author image (48x48) - missing cache params
+- Line 1480-1486: Author card image - missing cache params
+- Line 1572-1580: Audiobook cover (56x56) - missing cache params
+- Line 1740-1745: Audiobook grid cover - missing cache params
+- Line 1959-1969: Playlist cover (56x56) - missing cache params
+- Line 2143-2152: Playlist grid covers - missing cache params
+- Line 2973-2981: Album cover (56x56) - missing cache params
+
+**Note:** DecorationImage with CachedNetworkImageProvider cannot have cache size specified (structural Flutter limitation).
+
+---
+
+## 4. LOW: Code Duplication
+
+### View Mode Cycling Functions (8 nearly identical functions)
+**File:** lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart
+
+Functions that follow identical switch/case pattern:
+- `_cycleArtistsViewMode()` (line 184)
+- `_cycleAlbumsViewMode()` (line 200)
+- `_cyclePlaylistsViewMode()` (line 216)
+- `_cycleAuthorsViewMode()` (line 232)
+- `_cycleAudiobooksViewMode()` (line 248)
+- `_cycleSeriesViewMode()` (line 286)
+- `_cycleRadioViewMode()` (line 303)
+- `_cyclePodcastsViewMode()` (line 319)
+
+**Recommendation:** Create generic utility function.
+
+### Duplicated Color Constants (3 files)
+Series fallback colors defined identically in:
+- lib/widgets/series_row.dart:246-253
+- lib/screens/audiobook_series_screen.dart:466-473
+- lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart:2112-2119
+
+**Recommendation:** Extract to lib/constants/colors.dart
+
+---
+
+## 5. POSITIVE FINDINGS (Already Optimized)
+
+- **RepaintBoundary**: Properly implemented in all list item widgets
+- **ListView.builder**: Used consistently with cacheExtent: 1000
+- **ScrollController disposal**: All 8+ controllers properly disposed
+- **Animation patterns**: Proper listener cleanup in expandable_player.dart
+- **Debounced operations**: Color extraction debounced to 300ms
+
+---
+
+## Recommended Action Plan
+
+### Phase 1: Quick Wins (Low Risk)
+1. Replace `colorScheme.background` with `colorScheme.surface` (20 locations)
+2. Add `const` to EdgeInsets.zero instances
+
+### Phase 2: Image Optimization
+1. Add memCacheWidth/memCacheHeight to CachedNetworkImage instances in new_library_screen.dart
+
+### Phase 3: Code Cleanup (Optional)
+1. Extract view mode cycling to utility function
+2. Centralize color constants
+
+---
+
+## Files by Complexity
+
+| File | Lines | Status |
+|------|-------|--------|
+| lib/screens/search_screen.dart | 3,489 | Good structure, minor fixes needed |
+| lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart | 3,351 | Good performance, some duplication |
+| lib/widgets/expandable_player.dart | 2,577 | Well-optimized animations |

AUDIT_SUMMARY.md

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+# Audit Summary
+
+**Branch:** `audit/code-quality-review`
+**Date:** January 4, 2026
+
+## Changes Applied
+
+### Phase 1: Analysis Complete
+- Created `AUDIT_REPORT.md` with comprehensive findings
+- 4 parallel subagents analyzed const constructors, scroll performance, code duplication, and dead code
+
+### Phase 2: Deprecated API Fixes (18 files)
+- Replaced all `colorScheme.background` with `colorScheme.surface` (Material 3 compliance)
+
+**Files modified:**
+- lib/screens/library_artists_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/library_albums_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/library_playlists_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/library_tracks_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/artist_details_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/new_home_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/login_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/settings_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/album_details_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/search_screen.dart
+- lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart
+
+### Phase 3: Scroll Performance Optimization
+- Added `memCacheWidth` and `memCacheHeight` to CachedNetworkImage instances
+
+**lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart:**
+- Line 1400-1401: Author list tile image (128x128 cache)
+- Line 1487-1488: Author grid card image (256x256 cache)
+- Line 1577-1578: Audiobook list tile cover (256x256 cache)
+- Line 1749-1750: Audiobook grid cover (512x512 cache)
+- Line 1970-1971: Series list tile cover (256x256 cache)
+- Line 2986-2987: Album list tile cover (256x256 cache)
+
+## Recommendations NOT Implemented (Low Priority)
+
+These were identified but NOT changed to preserve functionality:
+
+1. **View mode cycling refactor** - 8 similar functions could be consolidated
+2. **Color constant extraction** - Duplicated colors in 3 files
+3. **EdgeInsets.zero const** - 64 instances (build-time only, minimal impact)
+4. **BorderRadius.circular const** - 40+ instances
+
+## Verification
+
+Changes should be verified by:
+1. GitHub Actions build (triggered automatically)
+2. Manual UI testing of scroll smoothness
+3. Verify no visual regressions in dark/light themes
+
+## Build Trigger
+
+GitHub Actions workflow triggered on branch `audit/code-quality-review`

lib/l10n/app_en.arb

@@ -1066,6 +1066,9 @@
   "chooseHomeScreenRows": "Choose which rows to display on the home screen",
   "addedToFavorites": "Added to favorites",
   "removedFromFavorites": "Removed from favorites",
+  "addedToLibrary": "Added to library",
+  "removedFromLibrary": "Removed from library",
+  "addToLibrary": "Add to library",
   "unknown": "Unknown",
   "noUpcomingTracks": "No upcoming tracks",
   "showAll": "Show all",
@@ -1355,5 +1358,25 @@
   "dismissPlayerHint": "Swipe down, tap outside, or press back to return",
   "@dismissPlayerHint": {
     "description": "Hint explaining how to dismiss the player selector"
+  },
+
+  "playingAlbum": "Playing {albumName}",
+  "@playingAlbum": {
+    "description": "Message shown when starting to play an album",
+    "placeholders": {
+      "albumName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
+  "playingPlaylist": "Playing {playlistName}",
+  "@playingPlaylist": {
+    "description": "Message shown when starting to play a playlist",
+    "placeholders": {
+      "playlistName": {
+        "type": "String"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }

lib/main.dart

@@ -229,10 +229,17 @@ class _MusicAssistantAppState extends State<MusicAssistantApp> with WidgetsBindi
               ColorScheme? darkColorScheme;
 
               if (themeProvider.useMaterialTheme && snapshot.hasData && snapshot.data != null) {
-                // Use system color schemes
+                // Use system color schemes, but override background to match app design
+                // Material You doesn't set background consistently, causing black screen issues
                 final (light, dark) = snapshot.data!;
-                lightColorScheme = light;
+                lightColorScheme = light.copyWith(
-                darkColorScheme = dark;
+                  surface: light.surface,
+                  background: const Color(0xFFFAFAFA), // App's preferred light background
+                );
+                darkColorScheme = dark.copyWith(
+                  surface: const Color(0xFF2a2a2a), // App's preferred dark surface
+                  background: const Color(0xFF1a1a1a), // App's preferred dark background
+                );
               } else {
                 // Use custom color from theme provider
                 lightColorScheme = generateLightColorScheme(themeProvider.customColor);

lib/providers/library_provider.dart

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import '../services/music_assistant_api.dart';
 import '../services/debug_logger.dart';
 import '../services/error_handler.dart';
 import '../services/cache_service.dart';
+import '../services/settings_service.dart';
 import '../constants/timings.dart';
 
 /// Provider for managing library data (artists, albums, tracks, playlists)
@@ -138,8 +139,12 @@ class LibraryProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       _error = null;
       notifyListeners();
 
+      // Read artist filter setting - when ON, only fetch artists that have albums
+      final showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = await SettingsService.getShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums();
+      _logger.log('🎨 loadLibrary using albumArtistsOnly: $showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums');
+
       final results = await Future.wait([
-        _api!.getArtists(limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems),
+        _api!.getArtists(limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems, albumArtistsOnly: showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums),
         _api!.getAlbums(limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems),
         _api!.getTracks(limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems),
       ]);
@@ -166,10 +171,14 @@ class LibraryProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       _error = null;
       notifyListeners();
 
+      // Read artist filter setting - when ON, only fetch artists that have albums
+      final showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = await SettingsService.getShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums();
+
       _artists = await _api!.getArtists(
         limit: limit ?? LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems,
         offset: offset,
         search: search,
+        albumArtistsOnly: showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums,
       );
 
       _isLoading = false;

lib/providers/music_assistant_provider.dart

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   StreamSubscription? _localPlayerEventSubscription;
   StreamSubscription? _playerUpdatedEventSubscription;
   StreamSubscription? _playerAddedEventSubscription;
+  StreamSubscription? _mediaItemAddedEventSubscription;
+  StreamSubscription? _mediaItemDeletedEventSubscription;
   Timer? _localPlayerStateReportTimer;
   TrackMetadata? _pendingTrackMetadata;
   TrackMetadata? _currentNotificationMetadata;
@@ -103,6 +105,14 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   // This is populated with episode covers when podcast covers are low-res
   final Map<String, String> _podcastCoverCache = {};
 
+  // Provider filter: list of allowed provider instance IDs from MA user settings
+  // Empty list means all providers are allowed
+  List<String> _providerFilter = [];
+
+  // Player filter: list of allowed player IDs from MA user settings
+  // Empty list means all players are allowed
+  List<String> _playerFilter = [];
+
   // ============================================================================
   // GETTERS
   // ============================================================================
@@ -113,15 +123,86 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   bool get isConnected => _connectionState == MAConnectionState.connected ||
                           _connectionState == MAConnectionState.authenticated;
 
-  List<Artist> get artists => _artists;
+  // Library getters with provider filtering applied
-  List<Album> get albums => _albums;
+  List<Artist> get artists => filterByProvider(_artists);
-  List<Track> get tracks => _tracks;
+  List<Album> get albums => filterByProvider(_albums);
-  List<MediaItem> get radioStations => _radioStations;
+  List<Track> get tracks => filterByProvider(_tracks);
-  List<MediaItem> get podcasts => _podcasts;
+  List<MediaItem> get radioStations => filterByProvider(_radioStations);
+  List<MediaItem> get podcasts => filterByProvider(_podcasts);
+
+  // Raw unfiltered access (for internal use only)
+  List<Artist> get artistsUnfiltered => _artists;
+  List<Album> get albumsUnfiltered => _albums;
   bool get isLoading => _isLoading;
   bool get isLoadingRadio => _isLoadingRadio;
   bool get isLoadingPodcasts => _isLoadingPodcasts;
 
+  /// Provider filter from MA user settings (empty = all providers allowed)
+  List<String> get providerFilter => _providerFilter;
+
+  /// Whether provider filtering is active
+  bool get hasProviderFilter => _providerFilter.isNotEmpty;
+
+  /// Check if a media item should be visible based on provider filter
+  /// Returns true if:
+  /// - No filter is active (empty list = all providers allowed)
+  /// - The item has at least one provider mapping in the allowed list
+  /// - The item's primary provider is in the allowed list
+  bool isItemAllowedByProviderFilter(MediaItem item) {
+    // No filter = show everything
+    if (_providerFilter.isEmpty) return true;
+
+    // Check if item's provider mappings include any allowed provider
+    final mappings = item.providerMappings;
+    if (mappings != null && mappings.isNotEmpty) {
+      for (final mapping in mappings) {
+        if (_providerFilter.contains(mapping.providerInstance)) {
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Also check primary provider field (for items without full mappings)
+    if (_providerFilter.contains(item.provider)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /// Filter a list of media items based on provider filter
+  List<T> filterByProvider<T extends MediaItem>(List<T> items) {
+    if (_providerFilter.isEmpty) return items;
+    return items.where(isItemAllowedByProviderFilter).toList();
+  }
+
+  /// Filter search results map based on provider filter
+  Map<String, List<MediaItem>> filterSearchResults(Map<String, List<MediaItem>> results) {
+    if (_providerFilter.isEmpty) return results;
+    return {
+      for (final entry in results.entries)
+        entry.key: entry.value.where(isItemAllowedByProviderFilter).toList(),
+    };
+  }
+
+  /// Player filter from MA user settings (empty = all players allowed)
+  List<String> get playerFilter => _playerFilter;
+
+  /// Whether player filtering is active
+  bool get hasPlayerFilter => _playerFilter.isNotEmpty;
+
+  /// Check if a player should be visible based on player filter
+  bool isPlayerAllowedByFilter(Player player) {
+    if (_playerFilter.isEmpty) return true;
+    return _playerFilter.contains(player.playerId);
+  }
+
+  /// Filter a list of players based on player filter
+  List<Player> filterPlayers(List<Player> players) {
+    if (_playerFilter.isEmpty) return players;
+    return players.where(isPlayerAllowedByFilter).toList();
+  }
+
   /// Whether library is syncing in background
   bool get isSyncing => SyncService.instance.isSyncing;
 
@@ -137,14 +218,18 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
   }
 
   /// Available players - loads from cache for instant UI display
+  /// Filtered by player_filter if active
   List<Player> get availablePlayers {
     if (_availablePlayers.isEmpty && _cacheService.hasCachedPlayers) {
       _availablePlayers = _cacheService.getCachedPlayers()!;
       _logger.log('⚡ Loaded ${_availablePlayers.length} players from cache (lazy)');
     }
-    return _availablePlayers;
+    return filterPlayers(_availablePlayers);
   }
 
+  /// Raw unfiltered players list (for internal use)
+  List<Player> get availablePlayersUnfiltered => _availablePlayers;
+
   /// Check if a player should show the "manually synced" indicator (yellow border)
   /// Returns true for BOTH the leader AND children of a manually created sync group
   /// Excludes pre-configured MA speaker groups (provider = 'player_group')
@@ -227,60 +312,61 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     return uri.contains('podcast_episode') || uri.contains('podcast/');
   }
 
+  /// Whether we're currently playing a radio station
+  /// Detected by checking if the current track's URI contains 'radio/' or media_type is 'radio'
+  bool get isPlayingRadio {
+    final uri = _currentTrack?.uri;
+    if (uri == null) return false;
+    return uri.contains('library://radio/') || uri.contains('/radio/');
+  }
+
+  /// Get the radio station name when playing a radio stream
+  /// Returns the station name from album (where MA puts it for radio streams)
+  String? get currentRadioStationName {
+    if (!isPlayingRadio || _currentTrack == null) return null;
+
+    // For radio, the station name is typically in the album field
+    if (_currentTrack!.album != null && _currentTrack!.album!.name.isNotEmpty) {
+      return _currentTrack!.album!.name;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
   /// Get the podcast name when playing a podcast episode
   /// Returns the podcast name from metadata, album name, or artist name
   String? get currentPodcastName {
     if (!isPlayingPodcast || _currentTrack == null) return null;
 
-    // Debug logging to understand podcast data structure
-    _logger.log('🎙️ Getting podcast name for: ${_currentTrack!.name}');
-    _logger.log('🎙️ Track URI: ${_currentTrack!.uri}');
-    _logger.log('🎙️ Album: ${_currentTrack!.album?.name}');
-    _logger.log('🎙️ Artists: ${_currentTrack!.artists?.map((a) => a.name).join(", ")}');
-    _logger.log('🎙️ Metadata keys: ${_currentTrack!.metadata?.keys.toList()}');
-
     // Try metadata first (if episode has parent podcast info)
     final metadata = _currentTrack!.metadata;
     if (metadata != null) {
-      // Log all metadata for debugging
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Full metadata: $metadata');
-
       // Check for podcast_name or podcast.name in metadata
       if (metadata['podcast_name'] != null) {
-        _logger.log('🎙️ Found podcast_name in metadata');
         return metadata['podcast_name'] as String;
       }
       if (metadata['podcast'] is Map) {
         final podcast = metadata['podcast'] as Map;
         if (podcast['name'] != null) {
-          _logger.log('🎙️ Found podcast.name in metadata');
           return podcast['name'] as String;
         }
       }
-      // Check for 'title' in metadata (some providers put podcast name here)
-      if (metadata['title'] != null && metadata['title'] != _currentTrack!.name) {
-        _logger.log('🎙️ Found title in metadata: ${metadata['title']}');
-      }
     }
     // Fall back to album name (often contains podcast name)
     if (_currentTrack!.album != null && _currentTrack!.album!.name.isNotEmpty) {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Using album name as podcast name');
       return _currentTrack!.album!.name;
     }
     // Fall back to artist (sometimes the podcast name is set as artist)
     if (_currentTrack!.artists != null && _currentTrack!.artists!.isNotEmpty) {
       final artistName = _currentTrack!.artists!.first.name;
       if (artistName != 'Unknown Artist' && artistName.isNotEmpty) {
-        _logger.log('🎙️ Using artist name as podcast name');
         return artistName;
       }
     }
-    _logger.log('🎙️ No podcast name found, returning null');
     return null;
   }
 
   String get lastSearchQuery => _lastSearchQuery;
-  Map<String, List<MediaItem>> get lastSearchResults => _lastSearchResults;
+  Map<String, List<MediaItem>> get lastSearchResults => filterSearchResults(_lastSearchResults);
 
   MusicAssistantAPI? get api => _api;
   AuthManager get authManager => _authManager;
@@ -722,6 +808,19 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         onError: (error) => _logger.log('Player added event stream error: $error'),
       );
 
+      // Subscribe to library change events for instant UI updates
+      _mediaItemAddedEventSubscription?.cancel();
+      _mediaItemAddedEventSubscription = _api!.mediaItemAddedEvents.listen(
+        _handleMediaItemAddedEvent,
+        onError: (error) => _logger.log('Media item added event stream error: $error'),
+      );
+
+      _mediaItemDeletedEventSubscription?.cancel();
+      _mediaItemDeletedEventSubscription = _api!.mediaItemDeletedEvents.listen(
+        _handleMediaItemDeletedEvent,
+        onError: (error) => _logger.log('Media item deleted event stream error: $error'),
+      );
+
       await _api!.connect();
       notifyListeners();
     } catch (e) {
@@ -744,7 +843,7 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         final success = await _api!.authenticateWithToken(storedToken);
         if (success) {
           _logger.log('✅ MA authentication with stored token successful');
-          await _fetchAndSetUserProfileName();
+          await _fetchUserSettings();
           return true;
         }
         _logger.log('⚠️ Stored MA token invalid, clearing...');
@@ -769,7 +868,7 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
             await SettingsService.setMaAuthToken(accessToken);
           }
 
-          await _fetchAndSetUserProfileName();
+          await _fetchUserSettings();
           return true;
         }
       }
@@ -782,13 +881,14 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     }
   }
 
-  Future<void> _fetchAndSetUserProfileName() async {
+  Future<void> _fetchUserSettings() async {
     if (_api == null) return;
 
     try {
       final userInfo = await _api!.getCurrentUserInfo();
       if (userInfo == null) return;
 
+      // Set profile name
       final displayName = userInfo['display_name'] as String?;
       final username = userInfo['username'] as String?;
 
@@ -798,8 +898,38 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         await SettingsService.setOwnerName(profileName);
         _logger.log('✅ Set owner name from MA profile: $profileName');
       }
+
+      // Capture provider filter (empty list = all providers allowed)
+      final providerFilterRaw = userInfo['provider_filter'];
+      if (providerFilterRaw is List) {
+        _providerFilter = providerFilterRaw.cast<String>().toList();
+        if (_providerFilter.isNotEmpty) {
+          _logger.log('🔒 Provider filter active: ${_providerFilter.length} providers allowed');
+          _logger.log('   Allowed: ${_providerFilter.join(", ")}');
+        } else {
+          _logger.log('🔓 No provider filter - all providers visible');
+        }
+      } else {
+        _providerFilter = [];
+        _logger.log('🔓 No provider filter in user settings');
+      }
+
+      // Capture player filter (empty list = all players allowed)
+      final playerFilterRaw = userInfo['player_filter'];
+      if (playerFilterRaw is List) {
+        _playerFilter = playerFilterRaw.cast<String>().toList();
+        if (_playerFilter.isNotEmpty) {
+          _logger.log('🔒 Player filter active: ${_playerFilter.length} players allowed');
+          _logger.log('   Allowed: ${_playerFilter.join(", ")}');
+        } else {
+          _logger.log('🔓 No player filter - all players visible');
+        }
+      } else {
+        _playerFilter = [];
+        _logger.log('🔓 No player filter in user settings');
+      }
     } catch (e) {
-      _logger.log('⚠️ Could not fetch user profile (non-fatal): $e');
+      _logger.log('⚠️ Could not fetch user settings (non-fatal): $e');
     }
   }
 
@@ -812,7 +942,7 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       await _api!.fetchState();
 
       if (_api!.authRequired) {
-        await _fetchAndSetUserProfileName();
+        await _fetchUserSettings();
       }
 
       await _tryAdoptGhostPlayer();
@@ -906,6 +1036,8 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       // Online - execute immediately
       try {
         await _api!.addToFavorites(mediaType, itemId, provider);
+        // Update local cache for instant UI feedback
+        _updateLocalFavoriteStatus(mediaType, itemId, true);
         return true;
       } catch (e) {
         _logger.log('❌ Failed to add to favorites: $e');
@@ -923,6 +1055,8 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         },
       );
       _logger.log('📋 Queued add to favorites (offline): $mediaType');
+      // Still update local state for offline support
+      _updateLocalFavoriteStatus(mediaType, itemId, true);
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -937,6 +1071,8 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       // Online - execute immediately
       try {
         await _api!.removeFromFavorites(mediaType, libraryItemId);
+        // Update local cache for instant UI feedback
+        _updateLocalFavoriteStatusByLibraryId(mediaType, libraryItemId, false);
         return true;
       } catch (e) {
         _logger.log('❌ Failed to remove from favorites: $e');
@@ -953,10 +1089,330 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         },
       );
       _logger.log('📋 Queued remove from favorites (offline): $mediaType');
+      // Still update local state for offline support
+      _updateLocalFavoriteStatusByLibraryId(mediaType, libraryItemId, false);
       return true;
     }
   }
 
+  /// Update favorite status in local cache for instant UI feedback
+  void _updateLocalFavoriteStatus(String mediaType, String itemId, bool isFavorite) {
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    if (mediaType == 'artist') {
+      final index = _artists.indexWhere((a) => a.itemId == itemId);
+      if (index != -1) {
+        final artist = _artists[index];
+        _artists[index] = Artist(
+          itemId: artist.itemId,
+          provider: artist.provider,
+          name: artist.name,
+          sortName: artist.sortName,
+          uri: artist.uri,
+          providerMappings: artist.providerMappings,
+          metadata: artist.metadata,
+          favorite: isFavorite,
+        );
+        updated = true;
+      }
+    } else if (mediaType == 'album') {
+      final index = _albums.indexWhere((a) => a.itemId == itemId);
+      if (index != -1) {
+        final album = _albums[index];
+        _albums[index] = Album(
+          itemId: album.itemId,
+          provider: album.provider,
+          name: album.name,
+          artists: album.artists,
+          albumType: album.albumType,
+          year: album.year,
+          sortName: album.sortName,
+          uri: album.uri,
+          providerMappings: album.providerMappings,
+          metadata: album.metadata,
+          favorite: isFavorite,
+        );
+        updated = true;
+      }
+    } else if (mediaType == 'track') {
+      final index = _tracks.indexWhere((t) => t.itemId == itemId);
+      if (index != -1) {
+        final track = _tracks[index];
+        _tracks[index] = Track(
+          itemId: track.itemId,
+          provider: track.provider,
+          name: track.name,
+          artists: track.artists,
+          album: track.album,
+          duration: track.duration,
+          sortName: track.sortName,
+          uri: track.uri,
+          providerMappings: track.providerMappings,
+          metadata: track.metadata,
+          favorite: isFavorite,
+        );
+        updated = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (updated) {
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Update favorite status by library item ID (for remove operations)
+  void _updateLocalFavoriteStatusByLibraryId(String mediaType, int libraryItemId, bool isFavorite) {
+    final libraryIdStr = libraryItemId.toString();
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    if (mediaType == 'artist') {
+      final index = _artists.indexWhere((a) =>
+        a.provider == 'library' && a.itemId == libraryIdStr ||
+        a.providerMappings?.any((m) => m.providerInstance == 'library' && m.itemId == libraryIdStr) == true
+      );
+      if (index != -1) {
+        final artist = _artists[index];
+        _artists[index] = Artist(
+          itemId: artist.itemId,
+          provider: artist.provider,
+          name: artist.name,
+          sortName: artist.sortName,
+          uri: artist.uri,
+          providerMappings: artist.providerMappings,
+          metadata: artist.metadata,
+          favorite: isFavorite,
+        );
+        updated = true;
+      }
+    } else if (mediaType == 'album') {
+      final index = _albums.indexWhere((a) =>
+        a.provider == 'library' && a.itemId == libraryIdStr ||
+        a.providerMappings?.any((m) => m.providerInstance == 'library' && m.itemId == libraryIdStr) == true
+      );
+      if (index != -1) {
+        final album = _albums[index];
+        _albums[index] = Album(
+          itemId: album.itemId,
+          provider: album.provider,
+          name: album.name,
+          artists: album.artists,
+          albumType: album.albumType,
+          year: album.year,
+          sortName: album.sortName,
+          uri: album.uri,
+          providerMappings: album.providerMappings,
+          metadata: album.metadata,
+          favorite: isFavorite,
+        );
+        updated = true;
+      }
+    } else if (mediaType == 'track') {
+      final index = _tracks.indexWhere((t) =>
+        t.provider == 'library' && t.itemId == libraryIdStr ||
+        t.providerMappings?.any((m) => m.providerInstance == 'library' && m.itemId == libraryIdStr) == true
+      );
+      if (index != -1) {
+        final track = _tracks[index];
+        _tracks[index] = Track(
+          itemId: track.itemId,
+          provider: track.provider,
+          name: track.name,
+          artists: track.artists,
+          album: track.album,
+          duration: track.duration,
+          sortName: track.sortName,
+          uri: track.uri,
+          providerMappings: track.providerMappings,
+          metadata: track.metadata,
+          favorite: isFavorite,
+        );
+        updated = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (updated) {
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================
+  // LIBRARY MANAGEMENT
+  // ============================================================================
+
+  /// Add item to library
+  /// Returns true if action was executed successfully
+  Future<bool> addToLibrary({
+    required String mediaType,
+    required String itemId,
+    required String provider,
+  }) async {
+    if (isConnected && _api != null) {
+      try {
+        await _api!.addItemToLibrary(mediaType, itemId, provider);
+        // Trigger a background refresh to update library with new item
+        _scheduleLibraryRefresh(mediaType);
+        // Invalidate caches that could show stale inLibrary status
+        _cacheService.invalidateSearchCache();
+        if (mediaType == 'album') {
+          _cacheService.invalidateArtistAlbumsCache();
+          _cacheService.invalidateHomeAlbumCaches();
+        } else if (mediaType == 'track') {
+          _cacheService.invalidateAllAlbumTracksCaches();
+          _cacheService.invalidateAllPlaylistTracksCaches();
+        } else if (mediaType == 'artist') {
+          _cacheService.invalidateHomeArtistCaches();
+        }
+        return true;
+      } catch (e) {
+        _logger.log('❌ Failed to add to library: $e');
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      _logger.log('❌ Cannot add to library while offline');
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Remove item from library
+  /// Returns true if action was executed successfully
+  /// Uses optimistic update: local cache is updated immediately before API call
+  Future<bool> removeFromLibrary({
+    required String mediaType,
+    required int libraryItemId,
+  }) async {
+    if (isConnected && _api != null) {
+      // OPTIMISTIC UPDATE: Update local cache immediately for instant UI feedback
+      // This ensures library screens show the change even before API completes
+      _removeFromLocalLibrary(mediaType, libraryItemId);
+      // Also mark as deleted in database cache so it doesn't reappear on next load
+      DatabaseService.instance.markCachedItemDeleted(mediaType, libraryItemId.toString());
+      // Invalidate caches that could show stale inLibrary status
+      _cacheService.invalidateSearchCache();
+      if (mediaType == 'album') {
+        _cacheService.invalidateArtistAlbumsCache();
+        _cacheService.invalidateHomeAlbumCaches();
+      } else if (mediaType == 'track') {
+        _cacheService.invalidateAllAlbumTracksCaches();
+        _cacheService.invalidateAllPlaylistTracksCaches();
+      } else if (mediaType == 'artist') {
+        _cacheService.invalidateHomeArtistCaches();
+      }
+
+      try {
+        await _api!.removeItemFromLibrary(mediaType, libraryItemId);
+        return true;
+      } catch (e) {
+        final errorStr = e.toString().toLowerCase();
+        // "not found in library" means item is already removed - treat as success
+        if (errorStr.contains('not found in library')) {
+          _logger.log('ℹ️ Item already removed from library');
+          return true;
+        }
+        // On actual error, we'd ideally restore the item, but that's complex
+        // For now, just log the error - the background refresh will fix state
+        _logger.log('❌ Failed to remove from library (local cache already updated): $e');
+        _scheduleLibraryRefresh(mediaType);
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      _logger.log('❌ Cannot remove from library while offline');
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Remove item from local library cache for instant UI feedback
+  /// Creates new list instances to ensure Selector widgets detect changes
+  void _removeFromLocalLibrary(String mediaType, int libraryItemId) {
+    final libraryIdStr = libraryItemId.toString();
+    bool updated = false;
+
+    // Helper to check if item matches the library ID being removed
+    // Checks both direct provider=library match AND providerMappings
+    bool matchesLibraryId(String? provider, String? itemId, List<ProviderMapping>? mappings) {
+      // Direct match: item's own provider is 'library' and ID matches
+      if (provider == 'library' && itemId == libraryIdStr) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      // Mapping match: check if any providerMapping has library instance with matching ID
+      if (mappings != null) {
+        for (final m in mappings) {
+          if ((m.providerInstance == 'library' || m.providerDomain == 'library') &&
+              m.itemId == libraryIdStr) {
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    if (mediaType == 'artist') {
+      final before = _artists.length;
+      // Create new list to trigger Selector rebuilds (reference equality)
+      _artists = _artists.where((a) =>
+        !matchesLibraryId(a.provider, a.itemId, a.providerMappings)
+      ).toList();
+      updated = _artists.length != before;
+    } else if (mediaType == 'album') {
+      final before = _albums.length;
+      _albums = _albums.where((a) =>
+        !matchesLibraryId(a.provider, a.itemId, a.providerMappings)
+      ).toList();
+      updated = _albums.length != before;
+    } else if (mediaType == 'track') {
+      final before = _tracks.length;
+      _tracks = _tracks.where((t) =>
+        !matchesLibraryId(t.provider, t.itemId, t.providerMappings)
+      ).toList();
+      updated = _tracks.length != before;
+    } else if (mediaType == 'radio') {
+      final before = _radioStations.length;
+      _radioStations = _radioStations.where((r) =>
+        !matchesLibraryId(r.provider, r.itemId, r.providerMappings)
+      ).toList();
+      updated = _radioStations.length != before;
+    } else if (mediaType == 'podcast') {
+      final before = _podcasts.length;
+      _podcasts = _podcasts.where((p) =>
+        !matchesLibraryId(p.provider, p.itemId, p.providerMappings)
+      ).toList();
+      updated = _podcasts.length != before;
+    }
+
+    if (updated) {
+      _logger.log('🗑️ Removed $mediaType with libraryId=$libraryItemId from local cache');
+      notifyListeners();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Refresh library data for a media type after library change
+  /// Runs immediately (no delay) to ensure UI stays in sync
+  void _scheduleLibraryRefresh(String mediaType) {
+    // Run immediately - no delay to ensure data consistency
+    () async {
+      if (!isConnected || _api == null) return;
+
+      try {
+        if (mediaType == 'artist') {
+          _artists = await _api!.getArtists(
+            limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems,
+            albumArtistsOnly: false,
+          );
+        } else if (mediaType == 'album') {
+          _albums = await _api!.getAlbums(limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems);
+        } else if (mediaType == 'track') {
+          _tracks = await _api!.getTracks(limit: LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems);
+        } else if (mediaType == 'radio') {
+          _radioStations = await _api!.getRadioStations(limit: 100);
+        } else if (mediaType == 'podcast') {
+          _podcasts = await _api!.getPodcasts(limit: 100);
+        }
+        notifyListeners();
+      } catch (e) {
+        _logger.log('⚠️ Background library refresh failed: $e');
+      }
+    }();
+  }
+
   Future<void> disconnect() async {
     _playerStateTimer?.cancel();
     _playerStateTimer = null;
@@ -966,6 +1422,8 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     _localPlayerEventSubscription?.cancel();
     _playerUpdatedEventSubscription?.cancel();
     _playerAddedEventSubscription?.cancel();
+    _mediaItemAddedEventSubscription?.cancel();
+    _mediaItemDeletedEventSubscription?.cancel();
     _positionTracker.clear();
     // Disconnect Sendspin and PCM player if connected
     if (_sendspinConnected) {
@@ -1802,6 +2260,30 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Handle media_item_added event - refresh library when items are added
+  /// This handles the case where addToLibrary API call times out but the item was actually added
+  void _handleMediaItemAddedEvent(Map<String, dynamic> event) {
+    try {
+      final mediaType = event['media_type'] as String?;
+      _cacheService.invalidateSearchCache();
+      _scheduleLibraryRefresh(mediaType ?? 'artist');
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error handling media item added event: $e');
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Handle media_item_deleted event - refresh library when items are removed
+  /// This ensures UI updates even if removeFromLibrary API call times out
+  void _handleMediaItemDeletedEvent(Map<String, dynamic> event) {
+    try {
+      final mediaType = event['media_type'] as String?;
+      _cacheService.invalidateSearchCache();
+      _scheduleLibraryRefresh(mediaType ?? 'artist');
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error handling media item deleted event: $e');
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> _handlePlayerUpdatedEvent(Map<String, dynamic> event) async {
     try {
       final playerId = event['player_id'] as String?;
@@ -1911,6 +2393,49 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
           var trackTitle = currentMedia['title'] as String? ?? 'Unknown Track';
           var artistName = currentMedia['artist'] as String?;
 
+          // Check if this is a radio stream
+          final isRadioStream = uri != null && (uri.contains('library://radio/') || uri.contains('/radio/'));
+
+          // For radio streams, log the currentMedia to debug metadata structure
+          if (isRadioStream) {
+            _logger.log('📻 Radio currentMedia keys: ${currentMedia.keys.toList()}');
+            _logger.log('📻 Radio currentMedia: $currentMedia');
+          }
+
+          // For radio streams, try additional artist sources if primary is missing
+          if (isRadioStream && (artistName == null || artistName.isEmpty)) {
+            // Check for artists array (like in Track.fromJson)
+            final artistsData = currentMedia['artists'];
+            if (artistsData is List && artistsData.isNotEmpty) {
+              final firstArtist = artistsData.first;
+              if (firstArtist is Map<String, dynamic>) {
+                artistName = firstArtist['name'] as String?;
+              } else if (firstArtist is String) {
+                artistName = firstArtist;
+              }
+              _logger.log('📻 Found artist from artists array: $artistName');
+            }
+
+            // Check for stream_title which contains the actual now-playing metadata
+            // For radio, stream_title has "Artist - Title" format from the stream's ICY metadata
+            final streamTitle = currentMedia['stream_title'] as String?;
+            if (streamTitle != null && streamTitle.isNotEmpty) {
+              if (streamTitle.contains(' - ')) {
+                // Parse "Artist - Title" format
+                final parts = streamTitle.split(' - ');
+                if (parts.length >= 2) {
+                  artistName = parts[0].trim();
+                  trackTitle = parts.sublist(1).join(' - ').trim();
+                  _logger.log('📻 Parsed from stream_title: artist=$artistName, title=$trackTitle');
+                }
+              } else {
+                // No separator, use stream_title as the title
+                trackTitle = streamTitle;
+                _logger.log('📻 Using stream_title as title: $trackTitle');
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
           if ((artistName == null || artistName == 'Unknown Artist') && trackTitle.contains(' - ')) {
             final parts = trackTitle.split(' - ');
             if (parts.length >= 2) {
@@ -1933,22 +2458,34 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
           // Only cache if we don't already have better data from queue
           final existingTrack = _cacheService.getCachedTrackForPlayer(playerId);
+          // Check if existing track has proper artist (not Unknown Artist and not empty)
+          final existingArtist = existingTrack?.artistsString;
           final existingHasProperArtist = existingTrack != null &&
-              existingTrack.artistsString != 'Unknown Artist' &&
+              existingArtist != null &&
-              !existingTrack.name.contains(' - ');
+              existingArtist != 'Unknown Artist' &&
+              existingArtist.trim().isNotEmpty;
           final existingHasImage = existingTrack?.metadata?['images'] != null;
           final newHasImage = metadata != null;
           final newHasAlbum = albumName != null;
           final existingHasAlbum = existingTrack?.album != null;
+          // Check if new data has proper artist AND title (not malformed like "- Something")
+          final newTitleIsMalformed = trackTitle.startsWith('- ') || trackTitle.trim().isEmpty;
+          final newHasProperArtist = artistName != 'Unknown Artist' && !newTitleIsMalformed;
 
           // For podcasts, album info is crucial (it's the podcast name)
           // If new track has album but existing doesn't, prefer new or merge
           final isPodcastUri = uri != null && (uri.contains('podcast_episode') || uri.contains('podcast/'));
 
+          // For radio streams, always update when we have new metadata (song changes frequently)
+          // This ensures radio artist/title changes are reflected immediately
+          final isRadioUri = uri != null && (uri.contains('library://radio/') || uri.contains('/radio/'));
+
           // Keep existing if it has proper artist OR has image that new one lacks
           // BUT for podcasts, if new has album and existing doesn't, we need that album data
+          // AND for radio, always update when new track has proper artist (song changed)
           final keepExisting = (existingHasProperArtist || (existingHasImage && !newHasImage))
-              && !(isPodcastUri && newHasAlbum && !existingHasAlbum);
+              && !(isPodcastUri && newHasAlbum && !existingHasAlbum)
+              && !(isRadioUri && newHasProperArtist);
 
           if (!keepExisting) {
             _cacheService.setCachedTrackForPlayer(playerId, trackFromEvent);
@@ -1984,13 +2521,20 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
           }
 
           // For selected player, _updatePlayerState() is already called above which fetches queue data
-          // Only update _currentTrack here if we don't have it yet OR if we have better album data for podcasts
+          // Update _currentTrack if:
+          // - We don't have it yet
+          // - Podcast with new album data
+          // - Radio with new stream metadata (artist changed from Unknown)
+          final currentHasUnknownArtist = _currentTrack?.artistsString == 'Unknown Artist' ||
+              _currentTrack?.artistsString == null;
           final shouldUpdateCurrentTrack = _selectedPlayer != null &&
               playerId == _selectedPlayer!.playerId &&
-              (_currentTrack == null || (isPodcastUri && newHasAlbum && _currentTrack?.album == null));
+              (_currentTrack == null ||
+               (isPodcastUri && newHasAlbum && _currentTrack?.album == null) ||
+               (isRadioUri && newHasProperArtist && currentHasUnknownArtist));
           if (shouldUpdateCurrentTrack) {
             _currentTrack = _cacheService.getCachedTrackForPlayer(playerId) ?? trackFromEvent;
-            _logger.log('📋 Updated _currentTrack for podcast with album: ${_currentTrack?.album?.name}');
+            _logger.log('📋 Updated _currentTrack: ${_currentTrack?.name} by ${_currentTrack?.artistsString}');
           }
 
           notifyListeners();
@@ -2005,11 +2549,54 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
       if (currentMedia == null) return;
 
-      final title = currentMedia['title'] as String? ?? 'Unknown Track';
+      var title = currentMedia['title'] as String? ?? 'Unknown Track';
-      final artist = currentMedia['artist'] as String? ?? 'Unknown Artist';
+      var artist = currentMedia['artist'] as String?;
       final album = currentMedia['album'] as String?;
       var imageUrl = currentMedia['image_url'] as String?;
       final durationSecs = (currentMedia['duration'] as num?)?.toInt();
+      final notificationUri = currentMedia['uri'] as String?;
+      final isRadioNotification = notificationUri != null &&
+          (notificationUri.contains('library://radio/') || notificationUri.contains('/radio/'));
+
+      // For radio streams, try to extract artist from various sources
+      if (isRadioNotification && (artist == null || artist.isEmpty)) {
+        // Check for artists array
+        final artistsData = currentMedia['artists'];
+        if (artistsData is List && artistsData.isNotEmpty) {
+          final firstArtist = artistsData.first;
+          if (firstArtist is Map<String, dynamic>) {
+            artist = firstArtist['name'] as String?;
+          } else if (firstArtist is String) {
+            artist = firstArtist;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Check for stream_title which contains the actual now-playing metadata
+        final streamTitle = currentMedia['stream_title'] as String?;
+        if (streamTitle != null && streamTitle.isNotEmpty) {
+          if (streamTitle.contains(' - ')) {
+            // Parse "Artist - Title" format
+            final parts = streamTitle.split(' - ');
+            if (parts.length >= 2) {
+              artist = parts[0].trim();
+              title = parts.sublist(1).join(' - ').trim();
+            }
+          } else {
+            // No separator, use stream_title as the title
+            title = streamTitle;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Parse artist from title if still missing
+      if ((artist == null || artist == 'Unknown Artist') && title.contains(' - ')) {
+        final parts = title.split(' - ');
+        if (parts.length >= 2) {
+          artist = parts[0].trim();
+          title = parts.sublist(1).join(' - ').trim();
+        }
+      }
+      artist ??= 'Unknown Artist';
 
       if (imageUrl != null && _serverUrl != null) {
         try {
@@ -2091,16 +2678,19 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     try {
       _logger.log('🔄 Fetching fresh recent albums from MA...');
       final albums = await _api!.getRecentAlbums(limit: LibraryConstants.defaultRecentLimit);
-      _cacheService.setCachedRecentAlbums(albums);
+      // Apply provider filtering
-      return albums;
+      final filtered = filterByProvider(albums);
+      _cacheService.setCachedRecentAlbums(filtered);
+      return filtered;
     } catch (e) {
       _logger.log('❌ Failed to fetch recent albums: $e');
       // Fallback on error: try memory cache, then local database
       final cached = _cacheService.getCachedRecentAlbums();
-      if (cached != null && cached.isNotEmpty) return cached;
+      if (cached != null && cached.isNotEmpty) return filterByProvider(cached);
-      return RecentlyPlayedService.instance.getRecentAlbums(
+      final local = await RecentlyPlayedService.instance.getRecentAlbums(
         limit: LibraryConstants.defaultRecentLimit,
       );
+      return filterByProvider(local);
     }
   }
 
@@ -2219,7 +2809,7 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
     try {
       _logger.log('📚 Fetching in-progress audiobooks...');
-      final allAudiobooks = await _api!.getAudiobooks();
+      final allAudiobooks = filterByProvider(await _api!.getAudiobooks());
       // Filter to only those with progress, sorted by most recent/highest progress
       final inProgress = allAudiobooks
           .where((a) => a.progress > 0 && a.progress < 1.0) // Has progress but not complete
@@ -2239,7 +2829,7 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
     try {
       _logger.log('📚 Fetching discover audiobooks...');
-      final allAudiobooks = await _api!.getAudiobooks();
+      final allAudiobooks = filterByProvider(await _api!.getAudiobooks());
       // Shuffle and take a subset
       final shuffled = List<Audiobook>.from(allAudiobooks)..shuffle();
       _logger.log('📚 Found ${allAudiobooks.length} total audiobooks, returning random selection');
@@ -2384,11 +2974,12 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
     if (_cacheService.isSearchCacheValid(cacheKey, forceRefresh: forceRefresh)) {
       _logger.log('📦 Using cached search results for "$query" (libraryOnly: $libraryOnly)');
-      return _cacheService.getCachedSearchResults(cacheKey)!;
+      return filterSearchResults(_cacheService.getCachedSearchResults(cacheKey)!);
     }
 
     if (_api == null) {
-      return _cacheService.getCachedSearchResults(cacheKey) ?? {'artists': [], 'albums': [], 'tracks': [], 'playlists': [], 'audiobooks': []};
+      final cached = _cacheService.getCachedSearchResults(cacheKey) ?? {'artists': [], 'albums': [], 'tracks': [], 'playlists': [], 'audiobooks': []};
+      return filterSearchResults(cached);
     }
 
     try {
@@ -2405,10 +2996,11 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
 
       _cacheService.setCachedSearchResults(cacheKey, cachedResults);
       _logger.log('✅ Cached search results for "$query"');
-      return cachedResults;
+      return filterSearchResults(cachedResults);
     } catch (e) {
       _logger.log('❌ Search failed: $e');
-      return _cacheService.getCachedSearchResults(cacheKey) ?? {'artists': [], 'albums': [], 'tracks': [], 'playlists': [], 'audiobooks': []};
+      final cached = _cacheService.getCachedSearchResults(cacheKey) ?? {'artists': [], 'albums': [], 'tracks': [], 'playlists': [], 'audiobooks': []};
+      return filterSearchResults(cached);
     }
   }
 
@@ -3738,8 +4330,6 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
       notifyListeners();
 
       _radioStations = await _api!.getRadioStations(limit: 100);
-
-      _logger.log('📻 Loaded ${_radioStations.length} radio stations');
       _isLoadingRadio = false;
       notifyListeners();
     } catch (e) {
@@ -3811,6 +4401,7 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
         limit: limit ?? LibraryConstants.maxLibraryItems,
         offset: offset,
         search: search,
+        albumArtistsOnly: false, // Show ALL library artists, not just those with albums
       );
 
       _isLoading = false;
@@ -3870,13 +4461,38 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     }
 
     try {
-      return await _api!.search(query, libraryOnly: libraryOnly);
+      final results = await _api!.search(query, libraryOnly: libraryOnly);
+      return filterSearchResults(results);
     } catch (e) {
       ErrorHandler.logError('Search', e);
       return {'artists': [], 'albums': [], 'tracks': []};
     }
   }
 
+  /// Get playlists with provider filtering applied
+  Future<List<Playlist>> getPlaylists({int? limit, bool? favoriteOnly}) async {
+    if (_api == null) return [];
+    try {
+      final playlists = await _api!.getPlaylists(limit: limit, favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly);
+      return filterByProvider(playlists);
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('❌ Failed to fetch playlists: $e');
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Get audiobooks with provider filtering applied
+  Future<List<Audiobook>> getAudiobooks({int? limit, bool? favoriteOnly}) async {
+    if (_api == null) return [];
+    try {
+      final audiobooks = await _api!.getAudiobooks(limit: limit, favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly ?? false);
+      return filterByProvider(audiobooks);
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('❌ Failed to fetch audiobooks: $e');
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
   String getStreamUrl(String provider, String itemId, {String? uri, List<ProviderMapping>? providerMappings}) {
     return _api?.getStreamUrl(provider, itemId, uri: uri, providerMappings: providerMappings) ?? '';
   }
@@ -4674,6 +5290,8 @@ class MusicAssistantProvider with ChangeNotifier {
     _localPlayerEventSubscription?.cancel();
     _playerUpdatedEventSubscription?.cancel();
     _playerAddedEventSubscription?.cancel();
+    _mediaItemAddedEventSubscription?.cancel();
+    _mediaItemDeletedEventSubscription?.cancel();
     _positionTracker.dispose();
     _pcmAudioPlayer?.dispose();
     _sendspinService?.dispose();

lib/screens/album_details_screen.dart

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
   List<Track> _tracks = [];
   bool _isLoading = true;
   bool _isFavorite = false;
+  bool _isInLibrary = false;
   ColorScheme? _lightColorScheme;
   ColorScheme? _darkColorScheme;
   int? _expandedTrackIndex;
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     _isFavorite = widget.album.favorite ?? false;
+    _isInLibrary = widget.album.inLibrary;
     _loadTracks();
     _loadAlbumDescription();
 
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
               orElse: () => widget.album.providerMappings!.first,
             ),
           );
-          actualProvider = mapping.providerInstance;
+          // Use providerDomain (e.g., "spotify") not providerInstance (e.g., "spotify--xyz")
+          actualProvider = mapping.providerDomain;
           actualItemId = mapping.itemId;
         }
 
@@ -171,7 +174,6 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
           throw Exception('Could not determine library ID for this album');
         }
 
-        _logger.log('Removing from favorites: libraryItemId=$libraryItemId');
         success = await maProvider.removeFromFavorites(
           mediaType: 'album',
           libraryItemId: libraryItemId,
@@ -214,6 +216,104 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
     }
   }
 
+  /// Toggle library status
+  Future<void> _toggleLibrary() async {
+    final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
+
+    try {
+      final newState = !_isInLibrary;
+      bool success;
+
+      if (newState) {
+        // Add to library - MUST use non-library provider
+        String? actualProvider;
+        String? actualItemId;
+
+        if (widget.album.providerMappings != null && widget.album.providerMappings!.isNotEmpty) {
+          // For adding to library, we MUST use a non-library provider
+          final nonLibraryMapping = widget.album.providerMappings!.where(
+            (m) => m.providerInstance != 'library' && m.providerDomain != 'library',
+          ).firstOrNull;
+
+          if (nonLibraryMapping != null) {
+            actualProvider = nonLibraryMapping.providerDomain;
+            actualItemId = nonLibraryMapping.itemId;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to item's own provider if no non-library mapping found
+        if (actualProvider == null || actualItemId == null) {
+          if (widget.album.provider != 'library') {
+            actualProvider = widget.album.provider;
+            actualItemId = widget.album.itemId;
+          } else {
+            // Item is library-only, can't add
+            _logger.log('Cannot add to library: album is library-only');
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+
+        _logger.log('Adding album to library: provider=$actualProvider, itemId=$actualItemId');
+        success = await maProvider.addToLibrary(
+          mediaType: 'album',
+          provider: actualProvider,
+          itemId: actualItemId,
+        );
+      } else {
+        // Remove from library
+        int? libraryItemId;
+        if (widget.album.provider == 'library') {
+          libraryItemId = int.tryParse(widget.album.itemId);
+        } else if (widget.album.providerMappings != null) {
+          final libraryMapping = widget.album.providerMappings!.firstWhere(
+            (m) => m.providerInstance == 'library',
+            orElse: () => widget.album.providerMappings!.first,
+          );
+          if (libraryMapping.providerInstance == 'library') {
+            libraryItemId = int.tryParse(libraryMapping.itemId);
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (libraryItemId == null) {
+          _logger.log('Cannot remove from library: no library ID found');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        success = await maProvider.removeFromLibrary(
+          mediaType: 'album',
+          libraryItemId: libraryItemId,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (success) {
+        setState(() {
+          _isInLibrary = newState;
+        });
+
+        if (mounted) {
+          ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+            SnackBar(
+              content: Text(
+                _isInLibrary ? S.of(context)!.addedToLibrary : S.of(context)!.removedFromLibrary,
+              ),
+              duration: const Duration(seconds: 1),
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error toggling album library: $e');
+      if (mounted) {
+        ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+          SnackBar(
+            content: Text('Failed to update library: $e'),
+            duration: const Duration(seconds: 2),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> _toggleTrackFavorite(int trackIndex) async {
     if (trackIndex < 0 || trackIndex >= _tracks.length) return;
 
@@ -260,7 +360,8 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
               orElse: () => track.providerMappings!.first,
             ),
           );
-          actualProvider = mapping.providerInstance;
+          // Use providerDomain (e.g., "spotify") not providerInstance (e.g., "spotify--xyz")
+          actualProvider = mapping.providerDomain;
           actualItemId = mapping.itemId;
         }
 
@@ -731,35 +832,50 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
                   const SizedBox(height: 60),
                   GestureDetector(
                     onTap: () => _showFullscreenArt(imageUrl),
-                    child: Hero(
+                    // Shadow container (outside Hero for correct clipping)
-                      tag: HeroTags.albumCover + (widget.album.uri ?? widget.album.itemId) + _heroTagSuffix,
+                    child: Container(
-                      child: Container(
+                      decoration: BoxDecoration(
-                        width: coverSize,
+                        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-                        height: coverSize,
+                        boxShadow: [
-                        decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                          BoxShadow(
-                          color: colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
+                            color: Colors.black.withOpacity(0.3),
-                          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(16),
+                            blurRadius: 20,
-                          boxShadow: [
+                            offset: const Offset(0, 10),
-                            BoxShadow(
+                          ),
-                              color: Colors.black.withOpacity(0.3),
+                        ],
-                              blurRadius: 20,
+                      ),
-                              offset: const Offset(0, 10),
+                      child: Hero(
-                            ),
+                        tag: HeroTags.albumCover + (widget.album.uri ?? widget.album.itemId) + _heroTagSuffix,
-                          ],
+                        // FIXED: Match source structure - ClipRRect(12) → Container → CachedNetworkImage
-                          image: imageUrl != null
+                        child: ClipRRect(
-                              ? DecorationImage(
+                          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
-                                  image: CachedNetworkImageProvider(imageUrl),
+                          child: Container(
-                                  fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                            width: coverSize,
-                                )
+                            height: coverSize,
-                              : null,
+                            color: colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
+                            child: imageUrl != null
+                                ? CachedNetworkImage(
+                                    imageUrl: imageUrl,
+                                    fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                                    // Match source memCacheWidth for smooth Hero
+                                    memCacheWidth: 256,
+                                    memCacheHeight: 256,
+                                    fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
+                                    fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
+                                    placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
+                                    errorWidget: (_, __, ___) => Icon(
+                                      Icons.album_rounded,
+                                      size: coverSize * 0.43,
+                                      color: colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                    ),
+                                  )
+                                : Icon(
+                                    Icons.album_rounded,
+                                    size: coverSize * 0.43,
+                                    color: colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                  ),
+                          ),
                         ),
-                        child: imageUrl == null
-                            ? Icon(
-                                Icons.album_rounded,
-                                size: coverSize * 0.43,
-                                color: colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                              )
-                            : null,
                       ),
                     ),
                   ),
@@ -910,6 +1026,29 @@ class _AlbumDetailsScreenState extends State<AlbumDetailsScreen> with SingleTick
                           ),
                         ),
                       ),
+
+                      const SizedBox(width: 12),
+
+                      // Library Button
+                      SizedBox(
+                        height: 50,
+                        width: 50,
+                        child: FilledButton.tonal(
+                          onPressed: _toggleLibrary,
+                          style: FilledButton.styleFrom(
+                            padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                            shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+                              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                          child: Icon(
+                            _isInLibrary ? Icons.library_add_check : Icons.library_add,
+                            color: _isInLibrary
+                                ? colorScheme.primary
+                                : colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ),
                     ],
                   ),
                   const SizedBox(height: 24),

lib/screens/artist_details_screen.dart

@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
   List<Album> _providerAlbums = [];
   bool _isLoading = true;
   bool _isFavorite = false;
+  bool _isInLibrary = false;
   ColorScheme? _lightColorScheme;
   ColorScheme? _darkColorScheme;
   bool _isDescriptionExpanded = false;
   String? _artistDescription;
   String? _artistImageUrl;
+  MusicAssistantProvider? _maProvider;
 
   // View preferences
   String _sortOrder = 'alpha'; // 'alpha' or 'year'
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     _isFavorite = widget.artist.favorite ?? false;
+    _isInLibrary = _checkIfInLibrary(widget.artist);
     // Use initial image URL immediately for smooth hero animation
     _artistImageUrl = widget.initialImageUrl;
     _loadViewPreferences();
@@ -66,11 +69,60 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
         if (mounted) {
           _loadArtistImage();
           // Note: _extractColors is called by _loadArtistImage after image loads
+
+          // CRITICAL FIX: Delay adding provider listener until AFTER Hero animation
+          // Adding it immediately causes rebuilds during animation (jank)
+          _maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
+          _maProvider?.addListener(_onProviderChanged);
         }
       });
     });
   }
 
+  void _onProviderChanged() {
+    if (!mounted) return;
+    // Re-check library status when provider data changes
+    final newIsInLibrary = _checkIfInLibraryFromProvider();
+    if (newIsInLibrary != _isInLibrary) {
+      setState(() {
+        _isInLibrary = newIsInLibrary;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Check if artist is in library using provider's artists list
+  bool _checkIfInLibraryFromProvider() {
+    if (_maProvider == null) return _checkIfInLibrary(widget.artist);
+
+    final artistName = widget.artist.name.toLowerCase();
+    final artistUri = widget.artist.uri;
+
+    // Check if this artist exists in the provider's library
+    return _maProvider!.artists.any((a) {
+      // Match by URI if available
+      if (artistUri != null && a.uri == artistUri) return true;
+      // Match by name as fallback
+      if (a.name.toLowerCase() == artistName) return true;
+      // Check provider mappings for matching URIs
+      if (widget.artist.providerMappings != null) {
+        for (final mapping in widget.artist.providerMappings!) {
+          if (a.providerMappings?.any((m) =>
+            m.providerInstance == mapping.providerInstance &&
+            m.itemId == mapping.itemId) == true) {
+            return true;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    });
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _maProvider?.removeListener(_onProviderChanged);
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
   Future<void> _loadViewPreferences() async {
     final sortOrder = await SettingsService.getArtistAlbumsSortOrder();
     final viewMode = await SettingsService.getArtistAlbumsViewMode();
@@ -172,7 +224,8 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
               orElse: () => widget.artist.providerMappings!.first,
             ),
           );
-          actualProvider = mapping.providerInstance;
+          // Use providerDomain (e.g., "spotify") not providerInstance (e.g., "spotify--xyz")
+          actualProvider = mapping.providerDomain;
           actualItemId = mapping.itemId;
         }
 
@@ -202,7 +255,6 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
           throw Exception('Could not determine library ID for this artist');
         }
 
-        _logger.log('Removing artist from favorites: libraryItemId=$libraryItemId');
         success = await maProvider.removeFromFavorites(
           mediaType: 'artist',
           libraryItemId: libraryItemId,
@@ -243,6 +295,110 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Check if artist is in library
+  bool _checkIfInLibrary(Artist artist) {
+    if (artist.provider == 'library') return true;
+    return artist.providerMappings?.any((m) => m.providerInstance == 'library') ?? false;
+  }
+
+  /// Toggle library status
+  Future<void> _toggleLibrary() async {
+    final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
+
+    try {
+      final newState = !_isInLibrary;
+      bool success;
+
+      if (newState) {
+        // Add to library - MUST use non-library provider
+        String? actualProvider;
+        String? actualItemId;
+
+        if (widget.artist.providerMappings != null && widget.artist.providerMappings!.isNotEmpty) {
+          // For adding to library, we MUST use a non-library provider
+          final nonLibraryMapping = widget.artist.providerMappings!.where(
+            (m) => m.providerInstance != 'library' && m.providerDomain != 'library',
+          ).firstOrNull;
+
+          if (nonLibraryMapping != null) {
+            actualProvider = nonLibraryMapping.providerDomain;
+            actualItemId = nonLibraryMapping.itemId;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to item's own provider if no non-library mapping found
+        if (actualProvider == null || actualItemId == null) {
+          if (widget.artist.provider != 'library') {
+            actualProvider = widget.artist.provider;
+            actualItemId = widget.artist.itemId;
+          } else {
+            // Item is library-only, can't add
+            _logger.log('Cannot add to library: artist is library-only');
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+
+        _logger.log('Adding artist to library: provider=$actualProvider, itemId=$actualItemId');
+        success = await maProvider.addToLibrary(
+          mediaType: 'artist',
+          provider: actualProvider,
+          itemId: actualItemId,
+        );
+      } else {
+        // Remove from library
+        int? libraryItemId;
+        if (widget.artist.provider == 'library') {
+          libraryItemId = int.tryParse(widget.artist.itemId);
+        } else if (widget.artist.providerMappings != null) {
+          final libraryMapping = widget.artist.providerMappings!.firstWhere(
+            (m) => m.providerInstance == 'library',
+            orElse: () => widget.artist.providerMappings!.first,
+          );
+          if (libraryMapping.providerInstance == 'library') {
+            libraryItemId = int.tryParse(libraryMapping.itemId);
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (libraryItemId == null) {
+          _logger.log('Cannot remove from library: no library ID found');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        success = await maProvider.removeFromLibrary(
+          mediaType: 'artist',
+          libraryItemId: libraryItemId,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (success) {
+        setState(() {
+          _isInLibrary = newState;
+        });
+
+        if (mounted) {
+          ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+            SnackBar(
+              content: Text(
+                _isInLibrary ? S.of(context)!.addedToLibrary : S.of(context)!.removedFromLibrary,
+              ),
+              duration: const Duration(seconds: 1),
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error toggling artist library: $e');
+      if (mounted) {
+        ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+          SnackBar(
+            content: Text('Failed to update library: $e'),
+            duration: const Duration(seconds: 2),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   void _showRadioMenu(BuildContext context) {
     final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
     final players = maProvider.availablePlayers;
@@ -587,8 +743,12 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
                             ? CachedNetworkImage(
                                 imageUrl: imageUrl,
                                 fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                                // Match source memCacheWidth for smooth Hero animation
+                                memCacheWidth: 256,
+                                memCacheHeight: 256,
                                 fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                                 fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
+                                placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
                                 errorWidget: (_, __, ___) => Icon(
                                   Icons.person_rounded,
                                   size: coverSize * 0.5,
@@ -712,6 +872,29 @@ class _ArtistDetailsScreenState extends State<ArtistDetailsScreen> {
                           ),
                         ),
                       ),
+
+                      const SizedBox(width: 12),
+
+                      // Library Button
+                      SizedBox(
+                        height: 50,
+                        width: 50,
+                        child: FilledButton.tonal(
+                          onPressed: _toggleLibrary,
+                          style: FilledButton.styleFrom(
+                            padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                            shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+                              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                            ),
+                          ),
+                          child: Icon(
+                            _isInLibrary ? Icons.library_add_check : Icons.library_add,
+                            color: _isInLibrary
+                                ? colorScheme.primary
+                                : colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ),
                     ],
                   ),
                   const SizedBox(height: 16),

lib/screens/audiobook_detail_screen.dart

@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ class _AudiobookDetailScreenState extends State<AudiobookDetailScreen> {
               orElse: () => widget.audiobook.providerMappings!.first,
             ),
           );
-          actualProvider = mapping.providerInstance;
+          // Use providerDomain (e.g., "spotify") not providerInstance (e.g., "spotify--xyz")
+          actualProvider = mapping.providerDomain;
           actualItemId = mapping.itemId;
         }
 
@@ -169,7 +170,6 @@ class _AudiobookDetailScreenState extends State<AudiobookDetailScreen> {
           throw Exception('Could not determine library ID for this audiobook');
         }
 
-        _logger.log('Removing audiobook from favorites: libraryItemId=$libraryItemId');
         success = await maProvider.removeFromFavorites(
           mediaType: 'audiobook',
           libraryItemId: libraryItemId,
@@ -512,6 +512,9 @@ class _AudiobookDetailScreenState extends State<AudiobookDetailScreen> {
                               ? CachedNetworkImage(
                                   imageUrl: imageUrl,
                                   fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                                  // Match source memCacheWidth for smooth Hero animation
+                                  memCacheWidth: 256,
+                                  memCacheHeight: 256,
                                   fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                                   fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                                   placeholder: (_, __) => Center(

lib/screens/library_albums_screen.dart

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class LibraryAlbumsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
 
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () async {
         await context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary();
       },

lib/screens/library_artists_screen.dart

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class LibraryArtistsScreen extends StatelessWidget {
 
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () async {
         await context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary();
       },

lib/screens/library_playlists_screen.dart

@@ -30,17 +30,11 @@ class _LibraryPlaylistsScreenState extends State<LibraryPlaylistsScreen> {
     });
 
     final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
-    if (maProvider.api != null) {
+    final playlists = await maProvider.getPlaylists(limit: 100);
-      final playlists = await maProvider.api!.getPlaylists(limit: 100);
+    setState(() {
-      setState(() {
+      _playlists = playlists;
-        _playlists = playlists;
+      _isLoading = false;
-        _isLoading = false;
+    });
-      });
-    } else {
-      setState(() {
-        _isLoading = false;
-      });
-    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -89,7 +83,7 @@ class _LibraryPlaylistsScreenState extends State<LibraryPlaylistsScreen> {
 
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: _loadPlaylists,
       child: ListView.builder(
         itemCount: _playlists.length,

lib/screens/new_home_screen.dart

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class _NewHomeScreenState extends State<NewHomeScreen> with AutomaticKeepAliveCl
                 RefreshIndicator(
                   onRefresh: _onRefresh,
                   color: colorScheme.primary,
-                  backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+                  backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
                   child: _buildConnectedView(context, maProvider),
                 ),
                 // Connecting banner overlay (doesn't affect layout)

lib/screens/new_library_screen.dart

@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
   final ScrollController _authorsScrollController = ScrollController();
   final ScrollController _audiobooksScrollController = ScrollController();
   final ScrollController _seriesScrollController = ScrollController();
+  final ScrollController _podcastsScrollController = ScrollController();
+  final ScrollController _radioScrollController = ScrollController();
 
   int get _tabCount {
     switch (_selectedMediaType) {
@@ -585,33 +587,27 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     _authorsScrollController.dispose();
     _audiobooksScrollController.dispose();
     _seriesScrollController.dispose();
+    _podcastsScrollController.dispose();
+    _radioScrollController.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
   Future<void> _loadPlaylists({bool? favoriteOnly}) async {
     final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
-    if (maProvider.api != null) {
+    final playlists = await maProvider.getPlaylists(
-      final playlists = await maProvider.api!.getPlaylists(
+      limit: 100,
-        limit: 100,
+      favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly,
-        favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly,
+    );
-      );
+    if (mounted) {
-      if (mounted) {
+      // PERF: Pre-sort once on load, not on every build
-        // PERF: Pre-sort once on load, not on every build
+      final sorted = List<Playlist>.from(playlists)
-        final sorted = List<Playlist>.from(playlists)
+        ..sort((a, b) => (a.name ?? '').compareTo(b.name ?? ''));
-          ..sort((a, b) => (a.name ?? '').compareTo(b.name ?? ''));
+      setState(() {
-        setState(() {
+        _playlists = playlists;
-          _playlists = playlists;
+        _sortedPlaylists = sorted;
-          _sortedPlaylists = sorted;
+        _playlistNames = sorted.map((p) => p.name ?? '').toList();
-          _playlistNames = sorted.map((p) => p.name ?? '').toList();
+        _isLoadingPlaylists = false;
-          _isLoadingPlaylists = false;
+      });
-        });
-      }
-    } else {
-      if (mounted) {
-        setState(() {
-          _isLoadingPlaylists = false;
-        });
-      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -665,48 +661,39 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     });
 
     final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
-    if (maProvider.api != null) {
+    _logger.log('📚 Calling getAudiobooks...');
-      _logger.log('📚 Calling API getAudiobooks...');
+    final audiobooks = await maProvider.getAudiobooks(
-      final audiobooks = await maProvider.api!.getAudiobooks(
+      limit: 10000,  // Large limit to get all audiobooks
-        limit: 10000,  // Large limit to get all audiobooks
+      favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly,
-        favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly,
+    );
-      );
+    _logger.log('📚 Returned ${audiobooks.length} audiobooks');
-      _logger.log('📚 API returned ${audiobooks.length} audiobooks');
+    if (audiobooks.isNotEmpty) {
-      if (audiobooks.isNotEmpty) {
+      _logger.log('📚 First audiobook: ${audiobooks.first.name} by ${audiobooks.first.authorsString}');
-        _logger.log('📚 First audiobook: ${audiobooks.first.name} by ${audiobooks.first.authorsString}');
+    }
-      }
+    if (mounted) {
-      if (mounted) {
+      // PERF: Pre-sort and pre-group once on load, not on every build
-        // PERF: Pre-sort and pre-group once on load, not on every build
+      final sortedAlpha = List<Audiobook>.from(audiobooks)
-        final sortedAlpha = List<Audiobook>.from(audiobooks)
+        ..sort((a, b) => a.name.toLowerCase().compareTo(b.name.toLowerCase()));
-          ..sort((a, b) => a.name.toLowerCase().compareTo(b.name.toLowerCase()));
 
-        // Group audiobooks by author
+      // Group audiobooks by author
-        final authorMap = <String, List<Audiobook>>{};
+      final authorMap = <String, List<Audiobook>>{};
-        for (final book in audiobooks) {
+      for (final book in audiobooks) {
-          final authorName = book.authorsString;
+        final authorName = book.authorsString;
-          authorMap.putIfAbsent(authorName, () => []).add(book);
+        authorMap.putIfAbsent(authorName, () => []).add(book);
-        }
+      }
-        final sortedAuthors = authorMap.keys.toList()..sort();
+      final sortedAuthors = authorMap.keys.toList()..sort();
 
-        setState(() {
+      setState(() {
-          _audiobooks = audiobooks;
+        _audiobooks = audiobooks;
-          _sortedAudiobooks = sortedAlpha;
+        _sortedAudiobooks = sortedAlpha;
-          _audiobookNames = sortedAlpha.map((a) => a.name).toList();
+        _audiobookNames = sortedAlpha.map((a) => a.name).toList();
-          _groupedAudiobooksByAuthor = authorMap;
+        _groupedAudiobooksByAuthor = authorMap;
-          _sortedAuthorNames = sortedAuthors;
+        _sortedAuthorNames = sortedAuthors;
-          _isLoadingAudiobooks = false;
+        _isLoadingAudiobooks = false;
-        });
+      });
-        _logger.log('📚 State updated, _audiobooks.length = ${_audiobooks.length}');
+      _logger.log('📚 State updated, _audiobooks.length = ${_audiobooks.length}');
-        // Fetch author images in background
+      // Fetch author images in background
-        _fetchAuthorImages(audiobooks);
+      _fetchAuthorImages(audiobooks);
-      }
-    } else {
-      _logger.log('📚 API is null!');
-      if (mounted) {
-        setState(() {
-          _isLoadingAudiobooks = false;
-        });
-      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -1014,7 +1001,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                                 end: Alignment.bottomCenter,
                                 colors: [
                                   colorScheme.background,
-                                  colorScheme.background.withOpacity(0),
+                                  colorScheme.surface.withOpacity(0),
                                 ],
                               ),
                             ),
@@ -1156,7 +1143,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
               width: 36,
               height: 36,
               child: Material(
-                color: _showFavoritesOnly ? Colors.red : colorScheme.surface,
+                color: _showFavoritesOnly ? Colors.red : colorScheme.background,
                 elevation: 2,
                 shadowColor: Colors.black26,
                 shape: const CircleBorder(),
@@ -1177,7 +1164,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
           width: 36,
           height: 36,
           child: Material(
-            color: colorScheme.surface,
+            color: colorScheme.background,
             elevation: 2,
             shadowColor: Colors.black26,
             shape: const CircleBorder(),
@@ -1330,7 +1317,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     // Match music artists tab layout - no header, direct list/grid
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () => _loadAudiobooks(favoriteOnly: _showFavoritesOnly ? true : null),
       child: LetterScrollbar(
         controller: _authorsScrollController,
@@ -1393,6 +1380,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                     fit: BoxFit.cover,
                     width: 48,
                     height: 48,
+                    memCacheWidth: 128,
+                    memCacheHeight: 128,
                     fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                     fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                     placeholder: (_, __) => Text(
@@ -1478,6 +1467,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                                 fit: BoxFit.cover,
                                 width: size,
                                 height: size,
+                                memCacheWidth: 256,
+                                memCacheHeight: 256,
                                 fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                                 fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                                 placeholder: (_, __) => Center(
@@ -1568,6 +1559,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                 ? CachedNetworkImage(
                     imageUrl: imageUrl,
                     fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                    memCacheWidth: 256,
+                    memCacheHeight: 256,
                     placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
                     errorWidget: (_, __, ___) => Icon(
                       MdiIcons.bookOutline,
@@ -1667,7 +1660,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     // Match music albums tab layout - no header, direct list/grid
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () => _loadAudiobooks(favoriteOnly: _showFavoritesOnly ? true : null),
       child: LetterScrollbar(
         controller: _audiobooksScrollController,
@@ -1736,6 +1729,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                           ? CachedNetworkImage(
                               imageUrl: imageUrl,
                               fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                              memCacheWidth: 512,
+                              memCacheHeight: 512,
                               fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                               fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                               placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
@@ -1955,6 +1950,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                 ? CachedNetworkImage(
                     imageUrl: firstCover,
                     fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                    memCacheWidth: 256,
+                    memCacheHeight: 256,
                     placeholder: (_, __) => Icon(
                       Icons.collections_bookmark_rounded,
                       color: colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
@@ -2269,12 +2266,20 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     // Use consistent 256 for all views to improve hero animation smoothness (matches detail screen)
     const cacheSize = 256;
 
+    // Generate podcast names for letter scrollbar
+    final podcastNames = podcasts.map((p) => p.name).toList();
+
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () => maProvider.loadPodcasts(),
-      child: _podcastsViewMode == 'list'
+      child: LetterScrollbar(
+        controller: _podcastsScrollController,
+        items: podcastNames,
+        onDragStateChanged: _onLetterScrollbarDragChanged,
+        child: _podcastsViewMode == 'list'
           ? ListView.builder(
+              controller: _podcastsScrollController,
               key: const PageStorageKey<String>('podcasts_list'),
               cacheExtent: 1000,
               padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 8, right: 8, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.withMiniPlayer),
@@ -2301,7 +2306,9 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                                 width: 56,
                                 height: 56,
                                 fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                                // No memCacheWidth - decode at native resolution for smooth hero
+                                // FIXED: Add memCacheWidth to ensure consistent decode size for smooth Hero
+                                memCacheWidth: 256,
+                                memCacheHeight: 256,
                                 fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                                 fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                                 placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
@@ -2340,6 +2347,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
               },
             )
           : GridView.builder(
+              controller: _podcastsScrollController,
               key: PageStorageKey<String>('podcasts_grid_$_podcastsViewMode'),
               cacheExtent: 1000,
               padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 16, right: 16, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.withMiniPlayer),
@@ -2355,6 +2363,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                 return _buildPodcastCard(podcast, maProvider, cacheSize);
               },
             ),
+      ),
     );
   }
 
@@ -2382,7 +2391,9 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                       ? CachedNetworkImage(
                           imageUrl: imageUrl,
                           fit: BoxFit.cover,
-                          // No memCacheWidth - decode at native resolution for smooth hero
+                          // FIXED: Add memCacheWidth to ensure consistent decode size for smooth Hero
+                          memCacheWidth: 256,
+                          memCacheHeight: 256,
                           fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                           fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                           placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
@@ -2484,12 +2495,20 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     // PERF: Use appropriate cache size based on view mode
     final cacheSize = _radioViewMode == 'grid3' ? 200 : 256;
 
+    // Generate radio station names for letter scrollbar
+    final radioNames = radioStations.map((s) => s.name).toList();
+
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () => maProvider.loadRadioStations(),
-      child: _radioViewMode == 'list'
+      child: LetterScrollbar(
+        controller: _radioScrollController,
+        items: radioNames,
+        onDragStateChanged: _onLetterScrollbarDragChanged,
+        child: _radioViewMode == 'list'
           ? ListView.builder(
+              controller: _radioScrollController,
               key: const PageStorageKey<String>('radio_stations_list'),
               cacheExtent: 1000,
               padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 8, right: 8, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.withMiniPlayer),
@@ -2555,6 +2574,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
               },
             )
           : GridView.builder(
+              controller: _radioScrollController,
               key: PageStorageKey<String>('radio_stations_grid_$_radioViewMode'),
               cacheExtent: 1000,
               padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 16, right: 16, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.withMiniPlayer),
@@ -2570,6 +2590,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
                 return _buildRadioCard(station, maProvider, cacheSize);
               },
             ),
+      ),
     );
   }
 
@@ -2642,89 +2663,90 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
   // ============ ARTISTS TAB ============
   Widget _buildArtistsTab(BuildContext context, S l10n) {
     // Use Selector for targeted rebuilds - only rebuild when artists or loading state changes
+    // Artist filtering (albumArtistsOnly) is now done at API level in library_provider
     return Selector<MusicAssistantProvider, (List<Artist>, bool)>(
       selector: (_, provider) => (provider.artists, provider.isLoading),
       builder: (context, data, _) {
-        final (allArtists, isLoading) = data;
+            final (allArtists, isLoading) = data;
-        final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
+            final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
 
-        if (isLoading) {
+            if (isLoading) {
-          return Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator(color: colorScheme.primary));
+              return Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator(color: colorScheme.primary));
-        }
+            }
 
-        // Filter by favorites if enabled
+            // Filter by favorites if enabled (artist filter is done at API level)
-        final artists = _showFavoritesOnly
+            final artists = _showFavoritesOnly
-            ? allArtists.where((a) => a.favorite == true).toList()
+                ? allArtists.where((a) => a.favorite == true).toList()
-            : allArtists;
+                : allArtists;
 
-        if (artists.isEmpty) {
+            if (artists.isEmpty) {
-          if (_showFavoritesOnly) {
+              if (_showFavoritesOnly) {
-            return EmptyState.custom(
+                return EmptyState.custom(
-              context: context,
+                  context: context,
-              icon: Icons.favorite_border,
+                  icon: Icons.favorite_border,
-              title: l10n.noFavoriteArtists,
+                  title: l10n.noFavoriteArtists,
-              subtitle: l10n.tapHeartArtist,
+                  subtitle: l10n.tapHeartArtist,
+                );
+              }
+              return EmptyState.artists(
+                context: context,
+                onRefresh: () => context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary(),
+              );
+            }
+
+            // Sort artists alphabetically for letter scrollbar
+            final sortedArtists = List<Artist>.from(artists)
+              ..sort((a, b) => (a.name ?? '').compareTo(b.name ?? ''));
+            final artistNames = sortedArtists.map((a) => a.name ?? '').toList();
+
+            return RefreshIndicator(
+              color: colorScheme.primary,
+              backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
+              onRefresh: () async => context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary(),
+              child: LetterScrollbar(
+                controller: _artistsScrollController,
+                items: artistNames,
+                onDragStateChanged: _onLetterScrollbarDragChanged,
+                child: _artistsViewMode == 'list'
+                    ? ListView.builder(
+                        controller: _artistsScrollController,
+                        key: PageStorageKey<String>('library_artists_list_${_showFavoritesOnly ? 'fav' : 'all'}_$_artistsViewMode'),
+                        cacheExtent: 1000,
+                        addAutomaticKeepAlives: false,
+                        addRepaintBoundaries: false,
+                        itemCount: sortedArtists.length,
+                        padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 8, right: 8, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.navBarOnly),
+                        itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+                          final artist = sortedArtists[index];
+                          return _buildArtistTile(
+                            context,
+                            artist,
+                            key: ValueKey(artist.uri ?? artist.itemId),
+                          );
+                        },
+                      )
+                    : GridView.builder(
+                        controller: _artistsScrollController,
+                        key: PageStorageKey<String>('library_artists_grid_${_showFavoritesOnly ? 'fav' : 'all'}_$_artistsViewMode'),
+                        cacheExtent: 1000,
+                        addAutomaticKeepAlives: false,
+                        addRepaintBoundaries: false,
+                        padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 16, right: 16, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.navBarOnly),
+                        gridDelegate: SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount(
+                          crossAxisCount: _artistsViewMode == 'grid3' ? 3 : 2,
+                          childAspectRatio: _artistsViewMode == 'grid3' ? 0.75 : 0.80,
+                          crossAxisSpacing: 16,
+                          mainAxisSpacing: 16,
+                        ),
+                        itemCount: sortedArtists.length,
+                        itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+                          final artist = sortedArtists[index];
+                          return _buildArtistGridCard(context, artist);
+                        },
+                      ),
+              ),
             );
-          }
+          },
-          return EmptyState.artists(
-            context: context,
-            onRefresh: () => context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary(),
-          );
-        }
-
-        // Sort artists alphabetically for letter scrollbar
-        final sortedArtists = List<Artist>.from(artists)
-          ..sort((a, b) => (a.name ?? '').compareTo(b.name ?? ''));
-        final artistNames = sortedArtists.map((a) => a.name ?? '').toList();
-
-        return RefreshIndicator(
-          color: colorScheme.primary,
-          backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
-          onRefresh: () async => context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary(),
-          child: LetterScrollbar(
-            controller: _artistsScrollController,
-            items: artistNames,
-            onDragStateChanged: _onLetterScrollbarDragChanged,
-            child: _artistsViewMode == 'list'
-                ? ListView.builder(
-                    controller: _artistsScrollController,
-                    key: PageStorageKey<String>('library_artists_list_${_showFavoritesOnly ? 'fav' : 'all'}_$_artistsViewMode'),
-                    cacheExtent: 1000,
-                    addAutomaticKeepAlives: false,
-                    addRepaintBoundaries: false,
-                    itemCount: sortedArtists.length,
-                    padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 8, right: 8, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.navBarOnly),
-                    itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-                      final artist = sortedArtists[index];
-                      return _buildArtistTile(
-                        context,
-                        artist,
-                        key: ValueKey(artist.uri ?? artist.itemId),
-                      );
-                    },
-                  )
-                : GridView.builder(
-                    controller: _artistsScrollController,
-                    key: PageStorageKey<String>('library_artists_grid_${_showFavoritesOnly ? 'fav' : 'all'}_$_artistsViewMode'),
-                    cacheExtent: 1000,
-                    addAutomaticKeepAlives: false,
-                    addRepaintBoundaries: false,
-                    padding: EdgeInsets.only(left: 16, right: 16, top: 16, bottom: BottomSpacing.navBarOnly),
-                    gridDelegate: SliverGridDelegateWithFixedCrossAxisCount(
-                      crossAxisCount: _artistsViewMode == 'grid3' ? 3 : 2,
-                      childAspectRatio: _artistsViewMode == 'grid3' ? 0.75 : 0.80,
-                      crossAxisSpacing: 16,
-                      mainAxisSpacing: 16,
-                    ),
-                    itemCount: sortedArtists.length,
-                    itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-                      final artist = sortedArtists[index];
-                      return _buildArtistGridCard(context, artist);
-                    },
-                  ),
-          ),
-        );
-      },
     );
   }
 
@@ -2879,7 +2901,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
 
         return RefreshIndicator(
           color: colorScheme.primary,
-          backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+          backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
           onRefresh: () async => context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().loadLibrary(),
           child: LetterScrollbar(
             controller: _albumsScrollController,
@@ -2949,6 +2971,8 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
               ? CachedNetworkImage(
                   imageUrl: imageUrl,
                   fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                  memCacheWidth: 256,
+                  memCacheHeight: 256,
                   placeholder: (_, __) => const SizedBox(),
                   errorWidget: (_, __, ___) => Icon(
                     Icons.album_rounded,
@@ -3016,7 +3040,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     // PERF: Use pre-sorted lists (sorted once on load)
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: () => _loadPlaylists(favoriteOnly: _showFavoritesOnly ? true : null),
       child: LetterScrollbar(
         controller: _playlistsScrollController,
@@ -3215,7 +3239,7 @@ class _NewLibraryScreenState extends State<NewLibraryScreen>
     // PERF: Use pre-sorted list (sorted once on load)
     return RefreshIndicator(
       color: colorScheme.primary,
-      backgroundColor: colorScheme.surface,
+      backgroundColor: colorScheme.background,
       onRefresh: _loadFavoriteTracks,
       child: ListView.builder(
         key: const PageStorageKey<String>('library_tracks_list'),

lib/screens/podcast_detail_screen.dart

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
   List<MediaItem> _episodes = [];
   bool _isLoadingEpisodes = false;
   bool _isDescriptionExpanded = false;
+  bool _isInLibrary = false;
   String? _expandedEpisodeId; // Track which episode is expanded for actions
 
   String get _heroTagSuffix => widget.heroTagSuffix != null ? '_${widget.heroTagSuffix}' : '';
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
+    _isInLibrary = _checkIfInLibrary(widget.podcast);
     WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
       Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 350), () {
         if (mounted) {
@@ -52,6 +54,110 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
     });
   }
 
+  /// Check if podcast is in library
+  bool _checkIfInLibrary(MediaItem podcast) {
+    if (podcast.provider == 'library') return true;
+    return podcast.providerMappings?.any((m) => m.providerInstance == 'library') ?? false;
+  }
+
+  /// Toggle library status
+  Future<void> _toggleLibrary() async {
+    final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
+
+    try {
+      final newState = !_isInLibrary;
+      bool success;
+
+      if (newState) {
+        // Add to library - MUST use non-library provider
+        String? actualProvider;
+        String? actualItemId;
+
+        if (widget.podcast.providerMappings != null && widget.podcast.providerMappings!.isNotEmpty) {
+          // For adding to library, we MUST use a non-library provider
+          final nonLibraryMapping = widget.podcast.providerMappings!.where(
+            (m) => m.providerInstance != 'library' && m.providerDomain != 'library',
+          ).firstOrNull;
+
+          if (nonLibraryMapping != null) {
+            actualProvider = nonLibraryMapping.providerDomain;
+            actualItemId = nonLibraryMapping.itemId;
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to item's own provider if no non-library mapping found
+        if (actualProvider == null || actualItemId == null) {
+          if (widget.podcast.provider != 'library') {
+            actualProvider = widget.podcast.provider;
+            actualItemId = widget.podcast.itemId;
+          } else {
+            // Item is library-only, can't add
+            _logger.log('Cannot add to library: podcast is library-only');
+            return;
+          }
+        }
+
+        _logger.log('Adding podcast to library: provider=$actualProvider, itemId=$actualItemId');
+        success = await maProvider.addToLibrary(
+          mediaType: 'podcast',
+          provider: actualProvider,
+          itemId: actualItemId,
+        );
+      } else {
+        // Remove from library
+        int? libraryItemId;
+        if (widget.podcast.provider == 'library') {
+          libraryItemId = int.tryParse(widget.podcast.itemId);
+        } else if (widget.podcast.providerMappings != null) {
+          final libraryMapping = widget.podcast.providerMappings!.firstWhere(
+            (m) => m.providerInstance == 'library',
+            orElse: () => widget.podcast.providerMappings!.first,
+          );
+          if (libraryMapping.providerInstance == 'library') {
+            libraryItemId = int.tryParse(libraryMapping.itemId);
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (libraryItemId == null) {
+          _logger.log('Cannot remove from library: no library ID found');
+          return;
+        }
+
+        success = await maProvider.removeFromLibrary(
+          mediaType: 'podcast',
+          libraryItemId: libraryItemId,
+        );
+      }
+
+      if (success) {
+        setState(() {
+          _isInLibrary = newState;
+        });
+
+        if (mounted) {
+          ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+            SnackBar(
+              content: Text(
+                _isInLibrary ? S.of(context)!.addedToLibrary : S.of(context)!.removedFromLibrary,
+              ),
+              duration: const Duration(seconds: 1),
+            ),
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error toggling podcast library: $e');
+      if (mounted) {
+        ScaffoldMessenger.of(context).showSnackBar(
+          SnackBar(
+            content: Text('Failed to update library: $e'),
+            duration: const Duration(seconds: 2),
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> _extractColors() async {
     final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
     // Use initialImageUrl first for consistency with hero animation
@@ -249,11 +355,14 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    final maProvider = context.watch<MusicAssistantProvider>();
+    // CRITICAL FIX: Use select() instead of watch() to prevent rebuilds during Hero animation
-    // CRITICAL: Use initialImageUrl for hero animation consistency
+    // watch() rebuilds on ANY provider change (library updates, etc.) causing animation jank
-    // The library passes the same URL it uses for display, ensuring cache hit
+    // select() only rebuilds when the specific podcast image URL changes
-    // Only fall back to provider URL if initialImageUrl is null
+    final providerImageUrl = context.select<MusicAssistantProvider, String?>(
-    final imageUrl = widget.initialImageUrl ?? maProvider.getPodcastImageUrl(widget.podcast);
+      (provider) => provider.getPodcastImageUrl(widget.podcast),
+    );
+    // Use initialImageUrl for seamless hero animation (same URL as source)
+    final imageUrl = widget.initialImageUrl ?? providerImageUrl;
 
     final adaptiveTheme = context.select<ThemeProvider, bool>(
       (provider) => provider.adaptiveTheme,
@@ -325,6 +434,9 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
                                   ? CachedNetworkImage(
                                       imageUrl: imageUrl,
                                       fit: BoxFit.cover,
+                                      // Match source memCacheWidth for smooth Hero animation
+                                      memCacheWidth: 256,
+                                      memCacheHeight: 256,
                                       fadeInDuration: Duration.zero,
                                       fadeOutDuration: Duration.zero,
                                       placeholder: (_, __) => Center(
@@ -383,6 +495,78 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
                         ],
                         const SizedBox(height: 16),
 
+                        // Action buttons row
+                        Padding(
+                          padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16),
+                          child: Row(
+                            children: [
+                              // Main Play Latest Episode Button
+                              Expanded(
+                                flex: 2,
+                                child: SizedBox(
+                                  height: 50,
+                                  child: ElevatedButton.icon(
+                                    onPressed: _isLoadingEpisodes || _episodes.isEmpty
+                                        ? null
+                                        : () => _playEpisode(_episodes.first),
+                                    icon: const Icon(Icons.play_arrow_rounded),
+                                    label: Text(S.of(context)!.play),
+                                    style: ElevatedButton.styleFrom(
+                                      backgroundColor: colorScheme.primary,
+                                      foregroundColor: colorScheme.onPrimary,
+                                      disabledBackgroundColor: colorScheme.primary.withOpacity(0.38),
+                                      disabledForegroundColor: colorScheme.onPrimary.withOpacity(0.38),
+                                      shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+                                        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                                      ),
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              ),
+                              const SizedBox(width: 12),
+                              // "Play on..." Button
+                              SizedBox(
+                                height: 50,
+                                width: 50,
+                                child: FilledButton.tonal(
+                                  onPressed: _isLoadingEpisodes || _episodes.isEmpty
+                                      ? null
+                                      : () => _showPlayOnMenu(context, _episodes.first),
+                                  style: FilledButton.styleFrom(
+                                    padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                                    shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+                                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
+                                  child: const Icon(Icons.speaker_group_outlined),
+                                ),
+                              ),
+                              const SizedBox(width: 12),
+                              // Library button
+                              SizedBox(
+                                height: 50,
+                                width: 50,
+                                child: FilledButton.tonal(
+                                  onPressed: _toggleLibrary,
+                                  style: FilledButton.styleFrom(
+                                    padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                                    shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+                                      borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
+                                  child: Icon(
+                                    _isInLibrary ? Icons.library_add_check : Icons.library_add,
+                                    color: _isInLibrary
+                                        ? colorScheme.primary
+                                        : colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              ),
+                            ],
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                        const SizedBox(height: 16),
+
                         // Description
                         if (description != null && description.isNotEmpty) ...[
                           GestureDetector(
@@ -483,7 +667,7 @@ class _PodcastDetailScreenState extends State<PodcastDetailScreen> {
                         final duration = episode.duration;
                         final episodeId = episode.uri ?? episode.itemId;
                         final isExpanded = _expandedEpisodeId == episodeId;
-                        final episodeImageUrl = maProvider.getImageUrl(episode, size: 256);
+                        final episodeImageUrl = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().getImageUrl(episode, size: 256);
 
                         // Try to get release date from metadata
                         final releaseDate = _formatReleaseDate(episode.metadata);

lib/screens/settings_screen.dart

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
   bool _smartSortPlayers = false;
   // Hint settings
   bool _showHints = true;
+  // Library settings
+  bool _showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = false;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
     // Load hint settings
     final showHints = await SettingsService.getShowHints();
 
+    // Load library settings
+    final showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = await SettingsService.getShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums();
+
     if (mounted) {
       setState(() {
         _showRecentAlbums = showRecent;
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
         _preferLocalPlayer = preferLocal;
         _smartSortPlayers = smartSort;
         _showHints = showHints;
+        _showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums;
       });
     }
   }
@@ -745,6 +751,49 @@ class _SettingsScreenState extends State<SettingsScreen> {
 
             const SizedBox(height: 32),
 
+            // Library section
+            Text(
+              S.of(context)!.library,
+              style: textTheme.titleMedium?.copyWith(
+                color: colorScheme.onBackground,
+                fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
+              ),
+            ),
+            const SizedBox(height: 16),
+            Container(
+              padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 16, vertical: 8),
+              decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                color: colorScheme.surfaceVariant.withOpacity(0.3),
+                borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+              ),
+              child: SwitchListTile(
+                title: Text(
+                  'Show only artists with albums',
+                  style: TextStyle(color: colorScheme.onSurface),
+                ),
+                subtitle: Text(
+                  'Hide artists that have no albums in your library',
+                  style: TextStyle(
+                    color: colorScheme.onSurface.withOpacity(0.6),
+                    fontSize: 12,
+                  ),
+                ),
+                value: _showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums,
+                onChanged: (value) async {
+                  setState(() => _showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = value);
+                  await SettingsService.setShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums(value);
+                  // Force sync library to apply the new filter at API level
+                  if (mounted) {
+                    context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>().forceLibrarySync();
+                  }
+                },
+                activeColor: colorScheme.primary,
+                contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+              ),
+            ),
+
+            const SizedBox(height: 32),
+
             // Home Screen section
             Text(
               S.of(context)!.homeScreen,

lib/services/auth/auth_manager.dart

@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ class AuthManager {
         host.startsWith('172.31.') ||
         host == 'localhost' ||
         host.startsWith('127.') ||
-        host.endsWith('.local');
+        host.endsWith('.local') ||
+        host.endsWith('.ts.net');
   }
 
   /// Try to detect auth strategy for a given URL

lib/services/cache_service.dart

@@ -120,6 +120,22 @@ class CacheService {
     _logger.log('🗑️ Home screen cache invalidated');
   }
 
+  /// Invalidate home album caches (call when albums are added/removed from library)
+  void invalidateHomeAlbumCaches() {
+    _cachedRecentAlbums = null;
+    _recentAlbumsLastFetched = null;
+    _cachedDiscoverAlbums = null;
+    _discoverAlbumsLastFetched = null;
+    _logger.log('🗑️ Home album caches invalidated');
+  }
+
+  /// Invalidate home artist caches (call when artists are added/removed from library)
+  void invalidateHomeArtistCaches() {
+    _cachedDiscoverArtists = null;
+    _discoverArtistsLastFetched = null;
+    _logger.log('🗑️ Home artist caches invalidated');
+  }
+
   // ============================================================================
   // DETAIL SCREEN CACHING
   // ============================================================================
@@ -145,12 +161,19 @@ class CacheService {
     _logger.log('✅ Cached ${tracks.length} tracks for album $cacheKey');
   }
 
-  /// Invalidate album tracks cache
+  /// Invalidate album tracks cache for a specific album
   void invalidateAlbumTracksCache(String albumId) {
     _albumTracksCache.remove(albumId);
     _albumTracksCacheTime.remove(albumId);
   }
 
+  /// Invalidate all album tracks caches (call when tracks are added/removed from library)
+  void invalidateAllAlbumTracksCaches() {
+    _albumTracksCache.clear();
+    _albumTracksCacheTime.clear();
+    _logger.log('🗑️ All album tracks caches invalidated');
+  }
+
   /// Check if playlist tracks cache is valid
   bool isPlaylistTracksCacheValid(String cacheKey, {bool forceRefresh = false}) {
     if (forceRefresh) return false;
@@ -172,12 +195,19 @@ class CacheService {
     _logger.log('✅ Cached ${tracks.length} tracks for playlist $cacheKey');
   }
 
-  /// Invalidate playlist tracks cache
+  /// Invalidate playlist tracks cache for a specific playlist
   void invalidatePlaylistTracksCache(String playlistId) {
     _playlistTracksCache.remove(playlistId);
     _playlistTracksCacheTime.remove(playlistId);
   }
 
+  /// Invalidate all playlist tracks caches (call when tracks are added/removed from library)
+  void invalidateAllPlaylistTracksCaches() {
+    _playlistTracksCache.clear();
+    _playlistTracksCacheTime.clear();
+    _logger.log('🗑️ All playlist tracks caches invalidated');
+  }
+
   /// Check if artist albums cache is valid
   bool isArtistAlbumsCacheValid(String cacheKey, {bool forceRefresh = false}) {
     if (forceRefresh) return false;
@@ -199,6 +229,13 @@ class CacheService {
     _logger.log('✅ Cached ${albums.length} albums for artist $cacheKey');
   }
 
+  /// Invalidate all artist albums caches (call when albums are added/removed from library)
+  void invalidateArtistAlbumsCache() {
+    _artistAlbumsCache.clear();
+    _artistAlbumsCacheTime.clear();
+    _logger.log('🗑️ Artist albums cache invalidated');
+  }
+
   // ============================================================================
   // SEARCH CACHING
   // ============================================================================
@@ -224,6 +261,13 @@ class CacheService {
     _logger.log('✅ Cached search results for "$cacheKey"');
   }
 
+  /// Invalidate all search cache (call when library items change)
+  void invalidateSearchCache() {
+    _searchCache.clear();
+    _searchCacheTime.clear();
+    _logger.log('🗑️ Search cache invalidated');
+  }
+
   // ============================================================================
   // PLAYER CACHING
   // ============================================================================

lib/services/database_service.dart

@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ class DatabaseService {
   /// Clear all cached data (useful for logout)
   Future<void> clearAllCache() => db.clearAllCache();
 
+  /// Clear cached items of a specific type (e.g., 'album', 'artist')
+  /// Used before re-syncing to remove stale items
+  Future<void> clearCacheForType(String itemType) => db.clearCache(itemType);
+
+  /// Mark a specific cached item as deleted
+  /// Used when removing items from library for immediate database update
+  Future<void> markCachedItemDeleted(String itemType, String itemId) {
+    return db.markItemsDeleted(itemType, [itemId]);
+  }
+
   // ============================================
   // Player Cache Convenience Methods
   // ============================================

lib/services/music_assistant_api.dart

@@ -293,16 +293,10 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
       // Handle event
       final eventType = data['event'] as String?;
       if (eventType != null) {
-        _logger.log('Event received: $eventType');
-
         // Get the object_id (player_id for player events)
         final objectId = data['object_id'] as String?;
         final eventData = data['data'] as Map<String, dynamic>? ?? {};
 
-        // Debug: Log full data for player events
-        if (eventType == 'player_added' || eventType == 'player_updated' || eventType == 'builtin_player') {
-           _logger.log('Event data: ${jsonEncode(eventData)} (player_id: $objectId)');
-        }
 
         // Include object_id in event data so listeners can filter by player
         final enrichedData = {
@@ -528,7 +522,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
   /// Search for radio stations globally (across all providers like TuneIn)
   Future<List<MediaItem>> searchRadioStations(String query, {int limit = 25}) async {
     try {
-      _logger.log('📻 Searching radio stations for: $query');
       final response = await _sendCommand(
         'music/search',
         args: {
@@ -539,23 +532,18 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
       );
 
       final result = response['result'] as Map<String, dynamic>?;
-      if (result == null) {
+      if (result == null) return [];
-        _logger.log('📻 Radio search: no result');
-        return [];
-      }
 
       // Radio results might be under 'radios' or 'radio' key
       final radios = (result['radios'] as List<dynamic>?) ??
                      (result['radio'] as List<dynamic>?) ??
                      [];
 
-      _logger.log('📻 Radio search found ${radios.length} results');
-
       return radios
           .map((item) => MediaItem.fromJson(item as Map<String, dynamic>))
           .toList();
     } catch (e) {
-      _logger.log('📻 Error searching radio stations: $e');
+      _logger.log('Error searching radio stations: $e');
       return [];
     }
   }
@@ -569,7 +557,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
     bool? favoriteOnly,
   }) async {
     try {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Getting podcasts...');
       final response = await _sendCommand(
         'music/podcasts/library_items',
         args: {
@@ -580,18 +567,13 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
       );
 
       final items = response['items'] as List<dynamic>? ?? response['result'] as List<dynamic>?;
-      if (items == null) {
+      if (items == null) return [];
-        _logger.log('🎙️ Podcasts: result is null');
-        return [];
-      }
-
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Found ${items.length} podcasts');
 
       return items
           .map((item) => MediaItem.fromJson(item as Map<String, dynamic>))
           .toList();
     } catch (e) {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Error getting podcasts: $e');
+      _logger.log('Error getting podcasts: $e');
       return [];
     }
   }
@@ -603,9 +585,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
     int? offset,
   }) async {
     try {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Getting episodes for podcast: $podcastId, provider: $provider');
-
-      // Use the correct endpoint: music/podcasts/podcast_episodes
       final response = await _sendCommand(
         'music/podcasts/podcast_episodes',
         args: {
@@ -614,21 +593,16 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
         },
       );
 
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Response keys: ${response.keys.toList()}');
-
-      // Response should be a list of episodes
       final episodes = response['result'] as List<dynamic>?;
       if (episodes != null && episodes.isNotEmpty) {
-        _logger.log('🎙️ Found ${episodes.length} episodes');
         return episodes
             .map((item) => MediaItem.fromJson(item as Map<String, dynamic>))
             .toList();
       }
 
-      _logger.log('🎙️ No episodes found for podcast');
       return [];
     } catch (e) {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Error getting podcast episodes: $e');
+      _logger.log('Error getting podcast episodes: $e');
       return [];
     }
   }
@@ -648,7 +622,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
 
     // No podcast image, try to get first episode's image
     try {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ No podcast cover, fetching episode cover for: ${podcast.name}');
       final episodes = await getPodcastEpisodes(
         podcast.itemId,
         provider: podcast.provider,
@@ -658,12 +631,11 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
         final firstEpisode = episodes.first;
         final episodeImage = getImageUrl(firstEpisode, size: size);
         if (episodeImage != null) {
-          _logger.log('🎙️ Using episode cover for podcast: ${podcast.name}');
           return episodeImage;
         }
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Error fetching episode cover: $e');
+      // Fall through to return podcast image
     }
 
     // Fall back to podcast image even if it might be low quality
@@ -727,10 +699,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
         uri = 'library://podcast_episode/${episode.itemId}';
       }
 
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Playing podcast episode: ${episode.name}');
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Episode URI: $uri');
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Episode itemId: ${episode.itemId}');
-
       await _sendCommand(
         'player_queues/play_media',
         args: {
@@ -740,7 +708,7 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
         },
       );
     } catch (e) {
-      _logger.log('🎙️ Error playing podcast episode: $e');
+      _logger.log('Error playing podcast episode: $e');
       rethrow;
     }
   }
@@ -758,7 +726,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
 
       // If specific libraries are enabled, use browse API for filtering
       if (enabledLibraries != null && enabledLibraries.isNotEmpty) {
-        _logger.log('📚 Using browse API for library filtering (${enabledLibraries.length} libraries enabled)');
         return await _getAudiobooksFromBrowse(enabledLibraries, favoriteOnly: favoriteOnly);
       }
 
@@ -771,8 +738,6 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
         if (authorId != null) 'author_id': authorId,
       };
 
-      _logger.log('📚 Calling music/audiobooks/library_items with args: $args');
-
       final response = await _sendCommand(
         'music/audiobooks/library_items',
         args: args,
@@ -780,65 +745,21 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
 
       // Check for error in response
       if (response.containsKey('error_code')) {
-        _logger.log('📚 ERROR: ${response['error_code']} - ${response['details']}');
         return [];
       }
 
       final items = response['result'] as List<dynamic>?;
-      if (items == null) {
+      if (items == null) return [];
-        _logger.log('📚 Audiobooks: result is null');
-        return [];
-      }
-
-      _logger.log('📚 Audiobooks: found ${items.length} items from API');
-
-      // Log first item's structure including metadata to find chapters/series
-      if (items.isNotEmpty) {
-        final firstItem = items.first as Map<String, dynamic>;
-        _logger.log('📚 First item keys: ${firstItem.keys.toList()}');
-        _logger.log('📚 First item name: ${firstItem['name']}, media_type: ${firstItem['media_type']}');
-
-        // Log metadata contents - this is where chapters/series info likely lives
-        if (firstItem.containsKey('metadata')) {
-          final metadata = firstItem['metadata'] as Map<String, dynamic>?;
-          if (metadata != null) {
-            _logger.log('📚 METADATA keys: ${metadata.keys.toList()}');
-            for (final key in metadata.keys) {
-              final value = metadata[key];
-              if (value is List) {
-                _logger.log('📚   metadata[$key] (List, ${value.length}): ${value.take(2)}');
-              } else if (value is Map) {
-                _logger.log('📚   metadata[$key] (Map): ${(value as Map).keys.toList()}');
-              } else if (value != null) {
-                _logger.log('📚   metadata[$key]: $value');
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        // Check for chapters at top level too
-        if (firstItem.containsKey('chapters')) {
-          _logger.log('📚 CHAPTERS at top level: ${firstItem['chapters']}');
-        }
-      }
 
       final audiobooks = <Audiobook>[];
-      final parseErrors = <String>[];
-
       for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
         try {
           final book = Audiobook.fromJson(items[i] as Map<String, dynamic>);
           audiobooks.add(book);
         } catch (e) {
-          parseErrors.add('Item $i: $e');
+          // Skip items that fail to parse
         }
       }
-
-      if (parseErrors.isNotEmpty) {
-        _logger.log('📚 Parse errors (${parseErrors.length}): ${parseErrors.take(3).join(", ")}');
-      }
-
-      _logger.log('📚 Successfully parsed ${audiobooks.length}/${items.length} audiobooks');
       return audiobooks;
     } catch (e, stack) {
       _logger.log('Error getting audiobooks: $e');
@@ -1318,6 +1239,7 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
       );
 
       final items = response['result'] as List<dynamic>?;
+      _logger.log('📋 recently_played_items returned ${items?.length ?? 0} items');
       if (items == null || items.isEmpty) {
         _logger.log('⚠️ No recently played tracks found');
         return [];
@@ -1327,6 +1249,8 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
       final trackUris = <String>[];
       for (final item in items) {
         final trackUri = (item as Map<String, dynamic>)['uri'] as String?;
+        final name = (item as Map<String, dynamic>)['name'] as String?;
+        _logger.log('  📀 Track: $name');
         if (trackUri != null) {
           trackUris.add(trackUri);
         }
@@ -1356,12 +1280,17 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
 
           try {
             final fullTrack = trackResponse['result'] as Map<String, dynamic>?;
+            final trackName = fullTrack?['name'] as String?;
             final albumData = fullTrack?['album'] as Map<String, dynamic>?;
             final albumUri = albumData?['uri'] as String?;
+            final albumName = albumData?['name'] as String?;
 
             if (albumUri != null && !seenAlbumUris.contains(albumUri)) {
               seenAlbumUris.add(albumUri);
               albumUris.add(albumUri);
+              _logger.log('  📀 Found album: $albumName from track: $trackName');
+            } else if (albumUri == null) {
+              _logger.log('  ⚠️ Track "$trackName" has no album');
             }
           } catch (_) {
             continue;
@@ -1630,20 +1559,38 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
   /// Remove item from favorites
   /// Requires the library_item_id (the numeric ID in the MA library)
   Future<void> removeFromFavorites(String mediaType, int libraryItemId) async {
-    try {
+    await _sendCommand(
-      _logger.log('Removing from favorites: mediaType=$mediaType, libraryItemId=$libraryItemId');
+      'music/favorites/remove_item',
+      args: {
+        'media_type': mediaType,
+        'library_item_id': libraryItemId,
+      },
+    );
+  }
 
-      await _sendCommand(
+  // Library
-        'music/favorites/remove_item',
+  /// Add item to library using URI format
-        args: {
+  /// The item parameter should be a URI like "spotify://artist/4tZwfgrHOc3mvqYlEYSvVi"
-          'media_type': mediaType,
+  Future<void> addItemToLibrary(String mediaType, String itemId, String provider) async {
-          'library_item_id': libraryItemId,
+    final uri = '$provider://$mediaType/$itemId';
-        },
+    await _sendCommand(
-      );
+      'music/library/add_item',
-    } catch (e) {
+      args: {
-      _logger.log('Error removing from favorites: $e');
+        'item': uri,
-      rethrow;
+      },
-    }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Remove item from library
+  /// Requires the library_item_id (the numeric ID in the MA library)
+  Future<void> removeItemFromLibrary(String mediaType, int libraryItemId) async {
+    await _sendCommand(
+      'music/library/remove_item',
+      args: {
+        'media_type': mediaType,
+        'library_item_id': libraryItemId,
+      },
+    );
   }
 
   // Search
@@ -1948,6 +1895,86 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
     }
   }
 
+  /// Play album on player
+  Future<void> playAlbum(String playerId, Album album) async {
+    try {
+      final uri = album.uri ?? 'library://album/${album.itemId}';
+      _logger.log('💿 Playing album: ${album.name} with URI: $uri');
+
+      await _sendCommand(
+        'player_queues/play_media',
+        args: {
+          'queue_id': playerId,
+          'media': [uri],
+          'option': 'replace',
+        },
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error playing album: $e');
+      rethrow;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Add album tracks to queue
+  Future<void> addAlbumToQueue(String playerId, Album album) async {
+    try {
+      final uri = album.uri ?? 'library://album/${album.itemId}';
+      _logger.log('💿 Adding album to queue: ${album.name} with URI: $uri');
+
+      await _sendCommand(
+        'player_queues/play_media',
+        args: {
+          'queue_id': playerId,
+          'media': [uri],
+          'option': 'add',
+        },
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error adding album to queue: $e');
+      rethrow;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Add artist tracks to queue
+  Future<void> addArtistToQueue(String playerId, Artist artist) async {
+    try {
+      final uri = artist.uri ?? 'library://artist/${artist.itemId}';
+      _logger.log('🎤 Adding artist to queue: ${artist.name} with URI: $uri');
+
+      await _sendCommand(
+        'player_queues/play_media',
+        args: {
+          'queue_id': playerId,
+          'media': [uri],
+          'option': 'add',
+        },
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error adding artist to queue: $e');
+      rethrow;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Play playlist on player
+  Future<void> playPlaylist(String playerId, Playlist playlist) async {
+    try {
+      final uri = playlist.uri ?? 'library://playlist/${playlist.itemId}';
+      _logger.log('📝 Playing playlist: ${playlist.name} with URI: $uri');
+
+      await _sendCommand(
+        'player_queues/play_media',
+        args: {
+          'queue_id': playerId,
+          'media': [uri],
+          'option': 'replace',
+        },
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      _logger.log('Error playing playlist: $e');
+      rethrow;
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Play multiple tracks via queue
   /// If clearQueue is true, replaces the queue (default behavior)
   /// If startIndex is provided, only tracks from that index onwards will be queued
@@ -2453,6 +2480,22 @@ class MusicAssistantAPI {
     return _eventStreams['player_added']!.stream;
   }
 
+  /// Stream of media_item_added events (for refreshing library when items are added)
+  Stream<Map<String, dynamic>> get mediaItemAddedEvents {
+    if (!_eventStreams.containsKey('media_item_added')) {
+      _eventStreams['media_item_added'] = StreamController<Map<String, dynamic>>.broadcast();
+    }
+    return _eventStreams['media_item_added']!.stream;
+  }
+
+  /// Stream of media_item_deleted events (for refreshing library when items are removed)
+  Stream<Map<String, dynamic>> get mediaItemDeletedEvents {
+    if (!_eventStreams.containsKey('media_item_deleted')) {
+      _eventStreams['media_item_deleted'] = StreamController<Map<String, dynamic>>.broadcast();
+    }
+    return _eventStreams['media_item_deleted']!.stream;
+  }
+
   /// Register this device as a player with retry logic
   /// CRITICAL: This creates a player config in MA's settings.json
   /// The server expects: player_id and player_name

lib/services/settings_service.dart

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class SettingsService {
   static const String _keyShowFavoriteAlbums = 'show_favorite_albums';
   static const String _keyShowFavoriteArtists = 'show_favorite_artists';
   static const String _keyShowFavoriteTracks = 'show_favorite_tracks';
+  static const String _keyShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = 'show_only_artists_with_albums'; // Library artists filter
   static const String _keyHomeRowOrder = 'home_row_order'; // JSON list of row IDs
 
   // Default row order
@@ -489,6 +490,17 @@ class SettingsService {
     await prefs.setBool(_keyShowFavoriteTracks, show);
   }
 
+  // Library Artists Filter - show only artists that have albums in library
+  static Future<bool> getShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums() async {
+    final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    return prefs.getBool(_keyShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums) ?? false;
+  }
+
+  static Future<void> setShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums(bool show) async {
+    final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+    await prefs.setBool(_keyShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums, show);
+  }
+
   // Home Row Order
   static Future<List<String>> getHomeRowOrder() async {
     final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();

lib/services/sync_service.dart

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import '../models/media_item.dart';
 import 'database_service.dart';
 import 'debug_logger.dart';
 import 'music_assistant_api.dart';
+import 'settings_service.dart';
 
 /// Sync status for UI indicators
 enum SyncStatus {
@@ -150,10 +151,14 @@ class SyncService with ChangeNotifier {
     try {
       _logger.log('🔄 Starting background library sync...');
 
+      // Read artist filter setting - when ON, only fetch artists that have albums
+      final showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums = await SettingsService.getShowOnlyArtistsWithAlbums();
+      _logger.log('🎨 Sync using albumArtistsOnly: $showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums');
+
       // Fetch fresh data from MA API (in parallel for speed)
       final results = await Future.wait([
         api.getAlbums(limit: 1000),
-        api.getArtists(limit: 1000),
+        api.getArtists(limit: 1000, albumArtistsOnly: showOnlyArtistsWithAlbums),
         api.getAudiobooks(limit: 1000),
         api.getPlaylists(limit: 1000),
       ]);
@@ -166,6 +171,12 @@ class SyncService with ChangeNotifier {
       _logger.log('📥 Fetched ${albums.length} albums, ${artists.length} artists, '
                   '${audiobooks.length} audiobooks, ${playlists.length} playlists from MA');
 
+      // Clear old cache before saving fresh data (removes stale items)
+      await _db.clearCacheForType('album');
+      await _db.clearCacheForType('artist');
+      await _db.clearCacheForType('audiobook');
+      await _db.clearCacheForType('playlist');
+
       // Save to database cache
       await _saveAlbumsToCache(albums);
       await _saveArtistsToCache(artists);

lib/utils/search/fuzzy_matcher.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import 'dart:math';
+
+/// Fuzzy string matching using Jaro-Winkler similarity.
+///
+/// Jaro-Winkler is optimized for short strings like artist/song names
+/// and gives extra weight to matching prefixes (common typos occur mid-word).
+class FuzzyMatcher {
+  /// Calculate Jaro-Winkler similarity between two strings.
+  ///
+  /// Returns a value between 0.0 (no similarity) and 1.0 (exact match).
+  ///
+  /// Jaro-Winkler gives bonus weight to strings that match from the beginning,
+  /// which is useful for handling typos like "Beetles" vs "Beatles".
+  double jaroWinklerSimilarity(String s1, String s2) {
+    if (s1 == s2) return 1.0;
+    if (s1.isEmpty || s2.isEmpty) return 0.0;
+
+    final jaro = _jaroSimilarity(s1, s2);
+
+    // Winkler modification: boost score for common prefix
+    int prefixLength = 0;
+    const maxPrefix = 4; // Standard Winkler prefix length
+    final minLen = min(s1.length, s2.length);
+    final prefixLimit = min(maxPrefix, minLen);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < prefixLimit; i++) {
+      if (s1[i] == s2[i]) {
+        prefixLength++;
+      } else {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const scalingFactor = 0.1; // Standard Winkler scaling factor
+    return jaro + (prefixLength * scalingFactor * (1 - jaro));
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate base Jaro similarity.
+  double _jaroSimilarity(String s1, String s2) {
+    final s1Len = s1.length;
+    final s2Len = s2.length;
+
+    // Match window: characters within this distance can match
+    final matchWindow = (max(s1Len, s2Len) / 2 - 1).floor();
+    if (matchWindow < 0) return 0.0;
+
+    final s1Matches = List.filled(s1Len, false);
+    final s2Matches = List.filled(s2Len, false);
+
+    int matches = 0;
+    int transpositions = 0;
+
+    // Find matching characters
+    for (int i = 0; i < s1Len; i++) {
+      final start = max(0, i - matchWindow);
+      final end = min(s2Len, i + matchWindow + 1);
+
+      for (int j = start; j < end; j++) {
+        if (s2Matches[j] || s1[i] != s2[j]) continue;
+        s1Matches[i] = true;
+        s2Matches[j] = true;
+        matches++;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (matches == 0) return 0.0;
+
+    // Count transpositions
+    int k = 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < s1Len; i++) {
+      if (!s1Matches[i]) continue;
+      while (!s2Matches[k]) {
+        k++;
+      }
+      if (s1[i] != s2[k]) transpositions++;
+      k++;
+    }
+
+    // Jaro similarity formula
+    return (matches / s1Len +
+            matches / s2Len +
+            (matches - transpositions / 2) / matches) /
+        3;
+  }
+
+  /// Find the best match score between query tokens and text tokens.
+  ///
+  /// Useful for matching individual words when full string matching fails.
+  /// Returns the highest similarity score found between any token pair.
+  double bestTokenMatch(List<String> queryTokens, List<String> textTokens) {
+    if (queryTokens.isEmpty || textTokens.isEmpty) return 0.0;
+
+    double bestScore = 0.0;
+
+    for (final queryToken in queryTokens) {
+      for (final textToken in textTokens) {
+        final score = jaroWinklerSimilarity(queryToken, textToken);
+        if (score > bestScore) {
+          bestScore = score;
+          // Early exit if we find a perfect match
+          if (score == 1.0) return 1.0;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return bestScore;
+  }
+
+  /// Check if two strings are a fuzzy match within a threshold.
+  bool isFuzzyMatch(String s1, String s2, {double threshold = 0.85}) {
+    return jaroWinklerSimilarity(s1, s2) >= threshold;
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate average token match score.
+  ///
+  /// For each query token, finds the best matching text token,
+  /// then averages all best matches. Useful for multi-word queries.
+  double averageTokenMatch(List<String> queryTokens, List<String> textTokens) {
+    if (queryTokens.isEmpty || textTokens.isEmpty) return 0.0;
+
+    double totalScore = 0.0;
+
+    for (final queryToken in queryTokens) {
+      double bestForToken = 0.0;
+      for (final textToken in textTokens) {
+        final score = jaroWinklerSimilarity(queryToken, textToken);
+        if (score > bestForToken) {
+          bestForToken = score;
+        }
+      }
+      totalScore += bestForToken;
+    }
+
+    return totalScore / queryTokens.length;
+  }
+}

lib/utils/search/ngram_matcher.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/// N-gram based string matching for partial matches.
+///
+/// Uses character bigrams (2-grams) to find partial string matches
+/// when exact and fuzzy matching fail.
+class NgramMatcher {
+  /// Generate character bigrams from text.
+  ///
+  /// Example: "hello" -> ["he", "el", "ll", "lo"]
+  ///
+  /// For strings shorter than 2 characters, returns the string itself.
+  List<String> generateBigrams(String text) {
+    if (text.length < 2) return text.isNotEmpty ? [text] : [];
+
+    final bigrams = <String>[];
+    for (int i = 0; i < text.length - 1; i++) {
+      bigrams.add(text.substring(i, i + 2));
+    }
+    return bigrams;
+  }
+
+  /// Generate character trigrams from text.
+  ///
+  /// Example: "hello" -> ["hel", "ell", "llo"]
+  List<String> generateTrigrams(String text) {
+    if (text.length < 3) return text.isNotEmpty ? [text] : [];
+
+    final trigrams = <String>[];
+    for (int i = 0; i < text.length - 2; i++) {
+      trigrams.add(text.substring(i, i + 3));
+    }
+    return trigrams;
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate bigram similarity using Dice coefficient.
+  ///
+  /// Dice coefficient: 2 * |intersection| / (|set1| + |set2|)
+  /// Returns a value between 0.0 and 1.0.
+  double bigramSimilarity(String s1, String s2) {
+    final lower1 = s1.toLowerCase();
+    final lower2 = s2.toLowerCase();
+
+    final bigrams1 = generateBigrams(lower1);
+    final bigrams2 = generateBigrams(lower2);
+
+    if (bigrams1.isEmpty || bigrams2.isEmpty) return 0.0;
+
+    final set1 = bigrams1.toSet();
+    final set2 = bigrams2.toSet();
+
+    final intersection = set1.intersection(set2).length;
+
+    // Dice coefficient
+    return (2 * intersection) / (set1.length + set2.length);
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate Jaccard similarity between bigram sets.
+  ///
+  /// Jaccard: |intersection| / |union|
+  /// More conservative than Dice coefficient.
+  double jaccardSimilarity(String s1, String s2) {
+    final lower1 = s1.toLowerCase();
+    final lower2 = s2.toLowerCase();
+
+    final bigrams1 = generateBigrams(lower1).toSet();
+    final bigrams2 = generateBigrams(lower2).toSet();
+
+    if (bigrams1.isEmpty || bigrams2.isEmpty) return 0.0;
+
+    final intersection = bigrams1.intersection(bigrams2).length;
+    final union = bigrams1.union(bigrams2).length;
+
+    return intersection / union;
+  }
+
+  /// Check if query partially matches text via bigrams.
+  ///
+  /// Uses Dice coefficient with configurable threshold.
+  bool hasPartialMatch(String query, String text, {double threshold = 0.5}) {
+    return bigramSimilarity(query, text) >= threshold;
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate containment coefficient.
+  ///
+  /// Measures how many of the query's bigrams are in the text.
+  /// Useful when query is expected to be shorter than text.
+  /// Returns |intersection| / |query bigrams|
+  double containmentScore(String query, String text) {
+    final queryBigrams = generateBigrams(query.toLowerCase()).toSet();
+    final textBigrams = generateBigrams(text.toLowerCase()).toSet();
+
+    if (queryBigrams.isEmpty) return 0.0;
+
+    final intersection = queryBigrams.intersection(textBigrams).length;
+    return intersection / queryBigrams.length;
+  }
+}

lib/utils/search/scoring_config.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/// Configuration for search scoring weights and thresholds.
+///
+/// All scores are designed to work with the existing sorting system
+/// where higher scores indicate better matches.
+class ScoringConfig {
+  // Base scores for match types (primary name matching)
+  final double exactMatch;
+  final double exactMatchNoStopwords;
+  final double startsWithMatch;
+  final double startsWithNoStopwords;
+  final double wordBoundaryMatch;
+  final double wordBoundaryNoStopwords;
+  final double reverseContainsMatch;
+  final double reverseContainsNoStopwords;
+  final double containsMatch;
+  final double containsNoStopwords;
+  final double fuzzyMatchHigh;
+  final double fuzzyMatchMedium;
+  final double ngramMatch;
+  final double baseline;
+
+  // Bonuses (additive)
+  final double libraryBonus;
+  final double favoriteBonus;
+  final double artistFieldExactBonus;
+  final double artistFieldPartialBonus;
+  final double albumFieldBonus;
+  final double authorFieldExactBonus;
+  final double authorFieldPartialBonus;
+  final double narratorFieldBonus;
+  final double creatorFieldExactBonus;
+  final double creatorFieldPartialBonus;
+  final double descriptionBonus;
+
+  // Thresholds
+  final double fuzzyHighThreshold;
+  final double fuzzyMediumThreshold;
+  final double ngramThreshold;
+
+  // Minimum lengths for matching
+  final int minReverseMatchLength;
+  final int minTokenLength;
+
+  const ScoringConfig({
+    // Primary match scores
+    this.exactMatch = 100,
+    this.exactMatchNoStopwords = 95,
+    this.startsWithMatch = 85,
+    this.startsWithNoStopwords = 80,
+    this.wordBoundaryMatch = 70,
+    this.wordBoundaryNoStopwords = 65,
+    this.reverseContainsMatch = 60,
+    this.reverseContainsNoStopwords = 55,
+    this.containsMatch = 50,
+    this.containsNoStopwords = 45,
+    this.fuzzyMatchHigh = 40,
+    this.fuzzyMatchMedium = 35,
+    this.ngramMatch = 25,
+    this.baseline = 20,
+
+    // Bonuses
+    this.libraryBonus = 10,
+    this.favoriteBonus = 5,
+    this.artistFieldExactBonus = 15,
+    this.artistFieldPartialBonus = 8,
+    this.albumFieldBonus = 5,
+    this.authorFieldExactBonus = 15,
+    this.authorFieldPartialBonus = 8,
+    this.narratorFieldBonus = 5,
+    this.creatorFieldExactBonus = 15,
+    this.creatorFieldPartialBonus = 8,
+    this.descriptionBonus = 5,
+
+    // Thresholds
+    this.fuzzyHighThreshold = 0.90,
+    this.fuzzyMediumThreshold = 0.85,
+    this.ngramThreshold = 0.5,
+
+    // Minimum lengths
+    this.minReverseMatchLength = 3,
+    this.minTokenLength = 3,
+  });
+
+  /// Default configuration
+  static const ScoringConfig defaults = ScoringConfig();
+}

lib/utils/search/search_scoring.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,333 @@
+/// Search scoring system for ranking search results.
+///
+/// Provides advanced text matching including:
+/// - Stopword removal ("the Ramones" finds "Ramones")
+/// - Fuzzy matching (typo tolerance)
+/// - N-gram matching (partial matches)
+/// - Reverse matching (query contains result)
+library;
+
+export 'scoring_config.dart';
+export 'text_normalizer.dart';
+export 'fuzzy_matcher.dart';
+export 'ngram_matcher.dart';
+
+import 'dart:math';
+
+import '../../models/media_item.dart';
+import 'scoring_config.dart';
+import 'text_normalizer.dart';
+import 'fuzzy_matcher.dart';
+import 'ngram_matcher.dart';
+
+/// Main search scorer that combines all matching strategies.
+///
+/// Usage:
+/// ```dart
+/// final scorer = SearchScorer();
+/// final score = scorer.scoreItem(mediaItem, query);
+/// ```
+class SearchScorer {
+  final TextNormalizer _normalizer;
+  final FuzzyMatcher _fuzzyMatcher;
+  final NgramMatcher _ngramMatcher;
+  final ScoringConfig _config;
+
+  // Cache for normalized query (reused across items in same search)
+  String? _cachedQueryString;
+  NormalizedQuery? _cachedQuery;
+
+  SearchScorer({ScoringConfig? config})
+      : _normalizer = TextNormalizer(),
+        _fuzzyMatcher = FuzzyMatcher(),
+        _ngramMatcher = NgramMatcher(),
+        _config = config ?? ScoringConfig.defaults;
+
+  /// Access to the normalizer for external use
+  TextNormalizer get normalizer => _normalizer;
+
+  /// Clear the query cache (call when starting a new search)
+  void clearCache() {
+    _cachedQueryString = null;
+    _cachedQuery = null;
+  }
+
+  /// Score a media item against a search query.
+  ///
+  /// Returns a score where higher values indicate better matches.
+  /// Score components:
+  /// - Primary name matching (0-100)
+  /// - Secondary field bonuses (0-20)
+  /// - Library/favorite bonuses (0-15)
+  double scoreItem(MediaItem item, String query) {
+    // Use cached normalized query if available
+    if (_cachedQueryString != query) {
+      _cachedQueryString = query;
+      _cachedQuery = _normalizer.normalizeQuery(query);
+    }
+
+    final nq = _cachedQuery!;
+    if (nq.isEmpty) return 0;
+
+    final nameLower = item.name.toLowerCase();
+    final nameNoStopwords = _normalizer.normalizeTextNoStopwords(item.name);
+
+    // Calculate primary score based on name matching
+    double score = _calculatePrimaryScore(nameLower, nameNoStopwords, nq);
+
+    // Add secondary field bonuses based on media type
+    score += _calculateSecondaryScore(item, nq);
+
+    // Add library/favorite bonuses
+    score += _calculateBonuses(item);
+
+    return score;
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate primary score based on name matching.
+  double _calculatePrimaryScore(
+    String nameLower,
+    String nameNoStopwords,
+    NormalizedQuery nq,
+  ) {
+    // Tier 1: Exact match (highest priority)
+    if (nameLower == nq.normalized) {
+      return _config.exactMatch;
+    }
+    if (nameNoStopwords == nq.withoutStopwords) {
+      return _config.exactMatchNoStopwords;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 2: Starts with
+    if (nameLower.startsWith(nq.normalized)) {
+      return _config.startsWithMatch;
+    }
+    if (nameNoStopwords.startsWith(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+      return _config.startsWithNoStopwords;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 3: Word boundary match
+    if (_matchesWordBoundary(nameLower, nq.normalized)) {
+      return _config.wordBoundaryMatch;
+    }
+    if (_matchesWordBoundary(nameNoStopwords, nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+      return _config.wordBoundaryNoStopwords;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 4: Reverse contains (result name IN query)
+    // This solves "the ramones" finding "Ramones"
+    if (_reverseContains(nq.normalized, nameLower)) {
+      return _config.reverseContainsMatch;
+    }
+    if (_reverseContains(nq.withoutStopwords, nameNoStopwords)) {
+      return _config.reverseContainsNoStopwords;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 5: Contains anywhere
+    if (nameLower.contains(nq.normalized)) {
+      return _config.containsMatch;
+    }
+    if (nameNoStopwords.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+      return _config.containsNoStopwords;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 6: Fuzzy matching (typo tolerance)
+    final fuzzyScore = _fuzzyMatcher.jaroWinklerSimilarity(
+      nq.withoutStopwords,
+      nameNoStopwords,
+    );
+    if (fuzzyScore >= _config.fuzzyHighThreshold) {
+      // Scale score based on similarity (0.90-1.0 -> 40-45)
+      return _config.fuzzyMatchHigh +
+          ((fuzzyScore - _config.fuzzyHighThreshold) * 50);
+    }
+    if (fuzzyScore >= _config.fuzzyMediumThreshold) {
+      return _config.fuzzyMatchMedium;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 7: Token-level fuzzy (individual words)
+    final tokenFuzzy = _fuzzyMatcher.bestTokenMatch(
+      nq.tokensNoStop,
+      _normalizer.tokenize(nameNoStopwords),
+    );
+    if (tokenFuzzy >= _config.fuzzyHighThreshold) {
+      return _config.fuzzyMatchMedium;
+    }
+
+    // Tier 8: N-gram partial matching
+    final ngramScore = _ngramMatcher.bigramSimilarity(
+      nq.withoutStopwords,
+      nameNoStopwords,
+    );
+    if (ngramScore >= _config.ngramThreshold) {
+      // Scale: 0.5-1.0 -> 25-35
+      return _config.ngramMatch + (ngramScore * 10);
+    }
+
+    // Baseline: Music Assistant API returned it, so some relevance
+    return _config.baseline;
+  }
+
+  /// Check if query matches at word boundary in text.
+  bool _matchesWordBoundary(String text, String query) {
+    if (query.contains(' ')) {
+      // Multi-word query: check if at start or after space
+      if (text.startsWith(query)) return true;
+      if (text.contains(' $query')) return true;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    // Single-word query: check if any word starts with query
+    final words = text.split(RegExp(r'\s+'));
+    for (final word in words) {
+      if (word.startsWith(query)) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /// Check if text is contained within query (reverse matching).
+  ///
+  /// Solves: "the ramones" query finding "Ramones" artist
+  bool _reverseContains(String query, String text) {
+    if (text.length < _config.minReverseMatchLength) return false;
+
+    // Direct containment
+    if (query.contains(text)) return true;
+
+    // Token-level: any query token equals text
+    final queryTokens = query.split(RegExp(r'\s+'));
+    for (final token in queryTokens) {
+      if (token.length >= _config.minReverseMatchLength && text == token) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate secondary field bonuses based on media type.
+  double _calculateSecondaryScore(MediaItem item, NormalizedQuery nq) {
+    double bonus = 0;
+
+    if (item is Album) {
+      bonus += _scoreArtistField(item.artistsString, nq);
+    } else if (item is Track) {
+      bonus += _scoreArtistField(item.artistsString, nq);
+      // Also check album name
+      if (item.album?.name != null) {
+        final albumLower = item.album!.name.toLowerCase();
+        if (albumLower.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+          bonus += _config.albumFieldBonus;
+        }
+      }
+    } else if (item is Audiobook) {
+      // Check authors
+      final authorLower = item.authorsString.toLowerCase();
+      if (authorLower == nq.withoutStopwords) {
+        bonus += _config.authorFieldExactBonus;
+      } else if (authorLower.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+        bonus += _config.authorFieldPartialBonus;
+      }
+      // Check narrators
+      final narratorLower = item.narratorsString.toLowerCase();
+      if (narratorLower.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+        bonus += _config.narratorFieldBonus;
+      }
+    } else if (item.mediaType == MediaType.podcast || item.mediaType == MediaType.podcastEpisode) {
+      bonus += _scorePodcastFields(item, nq);
+    }
+
+    return bonus;
+  }
+
+  /// Score artist field for albums and tracks.
+  double _scoreArtistField(String artistsString, NormalizedQuery nq) {
+    final artistLower = artistsString.toLowerCase();
+    if (artistLower == nq.withoutStopwords) {
+      return _config.artistFieldExactBonus;
+    }
+    if (artistLower.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+      return _config.artistFieldPartialBonus;
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  /// Score podcast-specific fields (creator, description).
+  double _scorePodcastFields(MediaItem item, NormalizedQuery nq) {
+    double bonus = 0;
+    final metadata = item.metadata;
+
+    if (metadata != null) {
+      // Check creator fields
+      final creatorFields = [
+        metadata['author'] as String?,
+        metadata['publisher'] as String?,
+        metadata['owner'] as String?,
+        metadata['creator'] as String?,
+      ].where((s) => s != null && s.isNotEmpty).map((s) => s!.toLowerCase());
+
+      bool foundExact = false;
+      bool foundContains = false;
+      for (final field in creatorFields) {
+        if (field == nq.withoutStopwords) {
+          foundExact = true;
+          break;
+        } else if (field.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+          foundContains = true;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (foundExact) {
+        bonus += _config.creatorFieldExactBonus;
+      } else if (foundContains) {
+        bonus += _config.creatorFieldPartialBonus;
+      }
+
+      // Check description
+      final description =
+          (metadata['description'] as String? ?? '').toLowerCase();
+      if (description.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+        bonus += _config.descriptionBonus;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Fallback: podcast name prominence check
+    if (bonus == 0) {
+      final nameLower = item.name.toLowerCase();
+      if (nameLower.contains(nq.withoutStopwords)) {
+        if (nq.withoutStopwords.contains(' ')) {
+          // Multi-word query prominence
+          final prominence = nq.withoutStopwords.length / nameLower.length;
+          if (prominence >= 0.5) {
+            bonus += _config.creatorFieldExactBonus;
+          } else if (prominence >= 0.3) {
+            bonus += _config.creatorFieldPartialBonus + 4;
+          } else {
+            bonus += _config.creatorFieldPartialBonus;
+          }
+        } else {
+          bonus += _config.descriptionBonus;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return bonus;
+  }
+
+  /// Calculate library and favorite bonuses.
+  double _calculateBonuses(MediaItem item) {
+    double bonus = 0;
+
+    // Library bonus (Album has inLibrary property)
+    if (item is Album && item.inLibrary) {
+      bonus += _config.libraryBonus;
+    }
+
+    // Favorite bonus
+    if (item.favorite == true) {
+      bonus += _config.favoriteBonus;
+    }
+
+    return bonus;
+  }
+}

lib/utils/search/text_normalizer.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/// Text normalization utilities for search scoring.
+///
+/// Handles query normalization, stopword removal, and tokenization.
+
+/// Represents a normalized search query with various forms for matching.
+class NormalizedQuery {
+  /// Original query as entered by user
+  final String original;
+
+  /// Lowercased and trimmed query
+  final String normalized;
+
+  /// Query with stopwords removed
+  final String withoutStopwords;
+
+  /// Individual tokens from normalized query
+  final List<String> tokens;
+
+  /// Tokens with stopwords removed
+  final List<String> tokensNoStop;
+
+  const NormalizedQuery({
+    required this.original,
+    required this.normalized,
+    required this.withoutStopwords,
+    required this.tokens,
+    required this.tokensNoStop,
+  });
+
+  /// Whether the query is empty after normalization
+  bool get isEmpty => normalized.isEmpty;
+
+  /// Whether stopword removal changed the query
+  bool get hasStopwordsRemoved => normalized != withoutStopwords;
+}
+
+/// Normalizes text and queries for search matching.
+class TextNormalizer {
+  /// Common English stopwords relevant to music/media searches.
+  ///
+  /// Intentionally minimal to avoid over-filtering:
+  /// - Articles that commonly prefix artist/album names
+  /// - Common prepositions that add noise
+  static const Set<String> _stopwords = {
+    // Articles
+    'the',
+    'a',
+    'an',
+    // Common prepositions in music/media context
+    'of',
+    'and',
+    'in',
+    'on',
+    'at',
+    'to',
+    'for',
+    'with',
+    'by',
+    // Common noise words
+    'is',
+    'are',
+    'was',
+    'be',
+  };
+
+  /// Normalize a search query into multiple forms for matching.
+  ///
+  /// Returns a [NormalizedQuery] containing:
+  /// - Original query
+  /// - Lowercased/trimmed version
+  /// - Version with stopwords removed
+  /// - Tokenized versions
+  NormalizedQuery normalizeQuery(String query) {
+    final normalized = query.toLowerCase().trim();
+    final tokens = tokenize(normalized);
+    final tokensNoStop = tokens.where((t) => !_stopwords.contains(t)).toList();
+
+    // If all tokens were stopwords, preserve original tokens
+    // e.g., "The The" (band name) shouldn't become empty
+    final effectiveTokensNoStop =
+        tokensNoStop.isEmpty ? tokens : tokensNoStop;
+    final withoutStopwords = effectiveTokensNoStop.join(' ');
+
+    return NormalizedQuery(
+      original: query,
+      normalized: normalized,
+      withoutStopwords: withoutStopwords,
+      tokens: tokens,
+      tokensNoStop: effectiveTokensNoStop,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Normalize text for comparison (lowercase, trim).
+  String normalizeText(String text) {
+    return text.toLowerCase().trim();
+  }
+
+  /// Normalize text with stopwords removed.
+  String normalizeTextNoStopwords(String text) {
+    final tokens = tokenize(text.toLowerCase().trim());
+    final filtered = tokens.where((t) => !_stopwords.contains(t)).toList();
+    return filtered.isEmpty ? text.toLowerCase().trim() : filtered.join(' ');
+  }
+
+  /// Split text into tokens on whitespace.
+  List<String> tokenize(String text) {
+    return text.split(RegExp(r'\s+')).where((t) => t.isNotEmpty).toList();
+  }
+
+  /// Check if a word is a stopword.
+  bool isStopword(String word) {
+    return _stopwords.contains(word.toLowerCase());
+  }
+}

lib/widgets/audiobook_row.dart

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class _AudiobookRowState extends State<AudiobookRow> with AutomaticKeepAliveClie
   late Future<List<Audiobook>> _audiobooksFuture;
   List<Audiobook>? _cachedAudiobooks;
   bool _hasLoaded = false;
+  bool _hasPrecachedAudiobooks = false;
 
   @override
   bool get wantKeepAlive => true;
@@ -45,12 +46,38 @@ class _AudiobookRowState extends State<AudiobookRow> with AutomaticKeepAliveClie
     if (!_hasLoaded) {
       _audiobooksFuture = widget.loadAudiobooks().then((audiobooks) {
         _cachedAudiobooks = audiobooks;
+        // Pre-cache images for smooth Hero animations
+        _precacheAudiobookImages(audiobooks);
         return audiobooks;
       });
       _hasLoaded = true;
     }
   }
 
+  /// Pre-cache audiobook images so Hero animations are smooth on first tap
+  void _precacheAudiobookImages(List<Audiobook> audiobooks) {
+    if (!mounted || _hasPrecachedAudiobooks) return;
+    _hasPrecachedAudiobooks = true;
+
+    final maProvider = context.read<MusicAssistantProvider>();
+
+    // Only precache first ~10 visible items
+    final audiobooksToCache = audiobooks.take(10);
+
+    for (final audiobook in audiobooksToCache) {
+      final imageUrl = maProvider.api?.getImageUrl(audiobook, size: 256);
+      if (imageUrl != null) {
+        precacheImage(
+          CachedNetworkImageProvider(imageUrl),
+          context,
+        ).catchError((_) {
+          // Silently ignore precache errors
+          return false;
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   static final _logger = DebugLogger();
 
   @override

lib/widgets/expandable_player.dart

@@ -583,9 +583,10 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
           final mappings = currentTrack.providerMappings as List<dynamic>?;
           if (mappings != null && mappings.isNotEmpty) {
             // Find a non-library provider mapping
+            // Use providerDomain (e.g., "spotify") not providerInstance (e.g., "spotify--xyz")
             for (final mapping in mappings) {
               if (mapping.available == true && mapping.providerInstance != 'library') {
-                actualProvider = mapping.providerInstance;
+                actualProvider = mapping.providerDomain;
                 actualItemId = mapping.itemId;
                 break;
               }
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
             if (actualProvider == 'library') {
               for (final mapping in mappings) {
                 if (mapping.available == true) {
-                  actualProvider = mapping.providerInstance;
+                  actualProvider = mapping.providerDomain;
                   actualItemId = mapping.itemId;
                   break;
                 }
@@ -1068,7 +1069,8 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
     ThemeProvider themeProvider,
   ) {
     final screenSize = MediaQuery.of(context).size;
-    final bottomPadding = MediaQuery.of(context).padding.bottom;
+    // Use viewPadding to match BottomNavigationBar's height calculation
+    final bottomPadding = MediaQuery.of(context).viewPadding.bottom;
     final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
     final isDark = Theme.of(context).brightness == Brightness.dark;
 
@@ -1158,7 +1160,9 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
     ThemeProvider themeProvider,
   ) {
     final screenSize = MediaQuery.of(context).size;
-    final bottomPadding = MediaQuery.of(context).padding.bottom;
+    // Use viewPadding (not padding) to match BottomNavigationBar's height calculation
+    // viewPadding represents permanent system UI, padding can change (e.g., keyboard)
+    final bottomPadding = MediaQuery.of(context).viewPadding.bottom;
     final topPadding = MediaQuery.of(context).padding.top;
     final colorScheme = Theme.of(context).colorScheme;
     final isDark = Theme.of(context).brightness == Brightness.dark;
@@ -1197,10 +1201,11 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
     final primaryColor = adaptiveScheme?.primary ?? Colors.white;
 
     // Always position above bottom nav bar
+    // Overlap by 2px when expanded to eliminate any subpixel rendering gaps
     final bottomNavSpace = _bottomNavHeight + bottomPadding;
     final collapsedBottomOffset = bottomNavSpace + _collapsedMargin;
-    final expandedBottomOffset = bottomNavSpace;
+    final expandedBottomOffset = bottomNavSpace - 2;
-    final expandedHeight = screenSize.height - bottomNavSpace;
+    final expandedHeight = screenSize.height - bottomNavSpace + 2;
 
     // Apply slide offset to hide mini player (slides down off-screen)
     // Apply bounce offset for reveal animation (small downward movement)
@@ -1302,7 +1307,8 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
     // - Progress bar + times: ~70px
     // Total from bottom edge: ~48 + 40 + 70 + 64 = 222, plus safe area padding
     // Position progress bar so controls section is anchored at bottom
-    final bottomSafeArea = MediaQuery.of(context).padding.bottom;
+    // Use viewPadding for consistency with player height calculation
+    final bottomSafeArea = MediaQuery.of(context).viewPadding.bottom;
     final controlsSectionHeight = 222.0; // Total height of progress + controls + volume
     final playButtonHalfHeight = 36.0; // Half of the 72px play button container
     final expandedProgressTop = screenSize.height - bottomSafeArea - controlsSectionHeight - 24 - playButtonHalfHeight;
@@ -1501,7 +1507,9 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
             borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(borderRadius),
             elevation: _lerpDouble(4, 0, t),
             shadowColor: Colors.black.withOpacity(0.3),
-            clipBehavior: Clip.antiAlias,
+            // Use hardEdge when fully expanded (no border radius) to avoid anti-alias artifacts
+            // Use antiAlias when collapsed/animating to smooth rounded corners
+            clipBehavior: borderRadius > 0.5 ? Clip.antiAlias : Clip.hardEdge,
             child: SizedBox(
             width: width,
             height: height,
@@ -1764,7 +1772,7 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
                   Positioned(
                     left: contentPadding,
                     right: contentPadding,
-                    top: expandedAlbumTop + (currentTrack.album != null ? 24 : 0),
+                    top: expandedAlbumTop + (maProvider.isPlayingAudiobook ? 24 : (currentTrack.album != null ? 24 : 0)),
                     child: FadeTransition(
                       opacity: _expandAnimation.drive(
                         Tween(begin: 0.0, end: 1.0).chain(
@@ -1893,18 +1901,70 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
                   right: t > 0.5 ? 0 : collapsedControlsRight - miniPlayerSlideOffset,
                   top: controlsTop,
                   child: (maProvider.isPlayingAudiobook || maProvider.isPlayingPodcast)
-                      ? _buildAudiobookControls(
+                      // When device reveal is visible (player list shown), use compact controls
-                          maProvider: maProvider,
+                      // for audiobooks/podcasts: Play, Forward 30, Power
-                          selectedPlayer: selectedPlayer,
+                      ? widget.isDeviceRevealVisible && t < 0.5
-                          textColor: textColor,
+                          ? Row(
-                          primaryColor: primaryColor,
+                              mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-                          backgroundColor: backgroundColor,
+                              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.end,
-                          skipButtonSize: skipButtonSize,
+                              children: [
-                          playButtonSize: playButtonSize,
+                                // Play/Pause - compact like PlayerCard
-                          playButtonContainerSize: playButtonContainerSize,
+                                Transform.translate(
-                          t: t,
+                                  offset: const Offset(3, 0),
-                          expandedElementsOpacity: expandedElementsOpacity,
+                                  child: SizedBox(
-                        )
+                                    width: 44,
+                                    height: 44,
+                                    child: IconButton(
+                                      icon: Icon(
+                                        selectedPlayer.isPlaying ? Icons.pause_rounded : Icons.play_arrow_rounded,
+                                        color: textColor,
+                                        size: 28,
+                                      ),
+                                      onPressed: () => maProvider.playPauseSelectedPlayer(),
+                                      padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                                // Forward 30 seconds
+                                Transform.translate(
+                                  offset: const Offset(6, 0),
+                                  child: IconButton(
+                                    icon: Icon(
+                                      Icons.forward_30_rounded,
+                                      color: textColor,
+                                      size: 28,
+                                    ),
+                                    onPressed: () => maProvider.seekRelative(selectedPlayer.playerId, 30),
+                                    padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                                    constraints: const BoxConstraints(),
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                                // Power button
+                                IconButton(
+                                  icon: Icon(
+                                    Icons.power_settings_new_rounded,
+                                    color: selectedPlayer.powered ? textColor : textColor.withOpacity(0.5),
+                                    size: 20,
+                                  ),
+                                  onPressed: () => maProvider.togglePower(selectedPlayer.playerId),
+                                  padding: EdgeInsets.zero,
+                                  constraints: const BoxConstraints(),
+                                ),
+                                const SizedBox(width: 4),
+                              ],
+                            )
+                          : _buildAudiobookControls(
+                              maProvider: maProvider,
+                              selectedPlayer: selectedPlayer,
+                              textColor: textColor,
+                              primaryColor: primaryColor,
+                              backgroundColor: backgroundColor,
+                              skipButtonSize: skipButtonSize,
+                              playButtonSize: playButtonSize,
+                              playButtonContainerSize: playButtonContainerSize,
+                              t: t,
+                              expandedElementsOpacity: expandedElementsOpacity,
+                            )
                       // When device reveal is visible (player list shown), use compact controls
                       // like PlayerCard: Play, Next, Power - matching other players in the list
                       : widget.isDeviceRevealVisible && t < 0.5
@@ -2335,7 +2395,8 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
   }
 
   /// Build audiobook-specific playback controls
-  /// Layout: [Prev Chapter] [-30s] [Play/Pause] [+30s] [Next Chapter]
+  /// Collapsed: [-30s] [Play/Pause] [+30s]
+  /// Expanded: [Prev Chapter] [-30s] [-10s] [Play/Pause] [+10s] [+30s] [Next Chapter]
   Widget _buildAudiobookControls({
     required MusicAssistantProvider maProvider,
     required dynamic selectedPlayer,
@@ -2349,19 +2410,20 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
     required double expandedElementsOpacity,
   }) {
     final hasChapters = maProvider.currentAudiobook?.chapters?.isNotEmpty ?? false;
+    final isExpanded = t > 0.5;
 
     return Row(
       mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
-      mainAxisAlignment: t > 0.5 ? MainAxisAlignment.center : MainAxisAlignment.end,
+      mainAxisAlignment: isExpanded ? MainAxisAlignment.center : MainAxisAlignment.end,
       children: [
         // Previous Chapter (expanded only, if chapters available)
-        if (t > 0.5 && expandedElementsOpacity > 0.1 && hasChapters)
+        if (isExpanded && expandedElementsOpacity > 0.1 && hasChapters)
           _buildSecondaryButton(
             icon: Icons.skip_previous_rounded,
             color: textColor.withOpacity(expandedElementsOpacity),
             onPressed: () => maProvider.seekToPreviousChapter(selectedPlayer.playerId),
           ),
-        if (t > 0.5 && hasChapters) SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 12, t)),
+        if (isExpanded && hasChapters) SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 12, t)),
 
         // Rewind 30 seconds
         _buildControlButton(
@@ -2369,9 +2431,21 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
           color: textColor,
           size: skipButtonSize,
           onPressed: () => maProvider.seekRelative(selectedPlayer.playerId, -30),
-          useAnimation: t > 0.5,
+          useAnimation: isExpanded,
         ),
-        SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 20, t)),
+
+        // Rewind 10 seconds (expanded only, same size as 30s)
+        if (isExpanded) ...[
+          SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 8, t)),
+          _buildControlButton(
+            icon: Icons.replay_10_rounded,
+            color: textColor,
+            size: skipButtonSize,
+            onPressed: () => maProvider.seekRelative(selectedPlayer.playerId, -10),
+            useAnimation: true,
+          ),
+        ],
+        SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 12, t)),
 
         // Play/Pause
         _buildPlayButton(
@@ -2385,7 +2459,19 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
           onPressed: () => maProvider.playPauseSelectedPlayer(),
           onLongPress: () => maProvider.stopPlayer(selectedPlayer.playerId),
         ),
-        SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 20, t)),
+        SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 12, t)),
+
+        // Forward 10 seconds (expanded only, same size as 30s)
+        if (isExpanded) ...[
+          _buildControlButton(
+            icon: Icons.forward_10_rounded,
+            color: textColor,
+            size: skipButtonSize,
+            onPressed: () => maProvider.seekRelative(selectedPlayer.playerId, 10),
+            useAnimation: true,
+          ),
+          SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 8, t)),
+        ],
 
         // Forward 30 seconds
         _buildControlButton(
@@ -2393,12 +2479,12 @@ class ExpandablePlayerState extends State<ExpandablePlayer>
           color: textColor,
           size: skipButtonSize,
           onPressed: () => maProvider.seekRelative(selectedPlayer.playerId, 30),
-          useAnimation: t > 0.5,
+          useAnimation: isExpanded,
         ),
 
         // Next Chapter (expanded only, if chapters available)
-        if (t > 0.5 && hasChapters) SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 12, t)),
+        if (isExpanded && hasChapters) SizedBox(width: _lerpDouble(0, 12, t)),
-        if (t > 0.5 && expandedElementsOpacity > 0.1 && hasChapters)
+        if (isExpanded && expandedElementsOpacity > 0.1 && hasChapters)
           _buildSecondaryButton(
             icon: Icons.skip_next_rounded,
             color: textColor.withOpacity(expandedElementsOpacity),

lib/widgets/global_player_overlay.dart

@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ class _GlobalPlayerOverlayState extends State<GlobalPlayerOverlay>
             left: 24,
             right: 24,
             // Position so skip button is ~32px above mini player, matching skip-to-miniplayer gap
-            bottom: BottomSpacing.navBarHeight + BottomSpacing.miniPlayerHeight + MediaQuery.of(context).padding.bottom + 32,
+            // Use viewPadding to match BottomNavigationBar's height calculation
+            bottom: BottomSpacing.navBarHeight + BottomSpacing.miniPlayerHeight + MediaQuery.of(context).viewPadding.bottom + 32,
             child: FadeTransition(
               opacity: CurvedAnimation(
                 parent: _welcomeFadeController,
@@ -684,7 +685,8 @@ class _GlobalPlayerOverlayState extends State<GlobalPlayerOverlay>
           PlayerRevealOverlay(
             key: _revealKey,
             onDismiss: _hidePlayerReveal,
-            miniPlayerBottom: BottomSpacing.navBarHeight + MediaQuery.of(context).padding.bottom + 12,
+            // Use viewPadding to match BottomNavigationBar's height calculation
+            miniPlayerBottom: BottomSpacing.navBarHeight + MediaQuery.of(context).viewPadding.bottom + 12,
             miniPlayerHeight: 64,
             showOnboardingHints: _isOnboardingReveal,
           ),

pubspec.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: ensemble
 description: A minimalistic Music Assistant client built with Flutter
 publish_to: 'none'
-version: 2.8.0-beta+37
+version: 2.8.4-beta+42
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.0.0 <4.0.0'