diff --git a/src/components/Album/index.tsx b/src/components/Album/index.tsx
index ac068eff..a044a3c9 100644
--- a/src/components/Album/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Album/index.tsx
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function AlbumTrackListHeader(): React.JSX.Element {
 					<XStack justify='center' marginVertical={'$2'}>
 						<YStack flex={1}>
 							{album.ProductionYear ? (
-								<Text display='block' textAlign='right'>
+								<Text textAlign='right'>
 									{album.ProductionYear?.toString() ?? 'Unknown Year'}
 								</Text>
 							) : null}
diff --git a/src/components/Global/components/image.tsx b/src/components/Global/components/image.tsx
index 467db55b..729c1de1 100644
--- a/src/components/Global/components/image.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Global/components/image.tsx
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ function Image({
 
 	return (
 		<ZStack style={imageViewStyle.view} justifyContent='center' alignContent='center'>
-			{!isLoaded && <ItemBlurhash item={item} />}
 			<AnimatedTamaguiImage
 				objectFit='cover'
 				// recyclingKey={imageUrl}
@@ -151,6 +150,7 @@ function Image({
 				exiting={FadeOut}
 				style={Styles.blurhash}
 			/>
+			{!isLoaded && <ItemBlurhash item={item} />}
 		</ZStack>
 	)
 }
diff --git a/src/components/Global/helpers/time-codes.tsx b/src/components/Global/helpers/time-codes.tsx
index 563b8a29..4a05b2b0 100644
--- a/src/components/Global/helpers/time-codes.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Global/helpers/time-codes.tsx
@@ -13,13 +13,7 @@ export function RunTimeSeconds({
 	alignment?: 'center' | 'left' | 'right'
 }): React.JSX.Element {
 	return (
-		<Text
-			bold
-			color={color}
-			display='block'
-			textAlign={alignment}
-			fontVariant={['tabular-nums']}
-		>
+		<Text bold color={color} textAlign={alignment} fontVariant={['tabular-nums']}>
 			{calculateRunTimeFromSeconds(children)}
 		</Text>
 	)
@@ -37,7 +31,7 @@ export function RunTimeTicks({
 	const time = calculateRunTimeFromTicks(children)
 
 	return (
-		<Text {...props} display='block' color='$borderColor' fontVariant={['tabular-nums']}>
+		<Text {...props} color='$borderColor' fontVariant={['tabular-nums']}>
 			{time}
 		</Text>
 	)
diff --git a/src/components/Player/components/header.tsx b/src/components/Player/components/header.tsx
index d5b09e61..418fc727 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/components/header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Player/components/header.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { XStack, YStack, Spacer, useTheme } from 'tamagui'
 import { Text } from '../../Global/helpers/text'
-import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
+import React, { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 import ItemImage from '../../Global/components/image'
 import Animated, {
-	FadeIn,
-	FadeOut,
 	useAnimatedStyle,
 	useSharedValue,
+	withSpring,
+	withTiming,
 } from 'react-native-reanimated'
-import { LayoutChangeEvent, Platform, View } from 'react-native'
+import { LayoutChangeEvent, Platform } from 'react-native'
 import MaterialDesignIcons from '@react-native-vector-icons/material-design-icons'
 import navigationRef from '../../../../navigation'
 import { useCurrentTrack, useQueueRef } from '../../../stores/player/queue'
@@ -62,37 +62,37 @@ export default function PlayerHeader(): React.JSX.Element {
 function PlayerArtwork(): React.JSX.Element {
 	const nowPlaying = useCurrentTrack()
 
-	const artworkMaxHeight = '65%'
-
-	const artworkMaxWidth = useSharedValue<number>(300)
-
-	const artworkContainerRef = useRef<View>(null)
+	const artworkMaxHeight = useSharedValue<number>(200)
+	const artworkMaxWidth = useSharedValue<number>(200)
 
 	const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => ({
-		width: artworkMaxWidth.get(),
+		width: withSpring(artworkMaxWidth.get()),
+		height: withSpring(artworkMaxWidth.get()),
+		opacity: withTiming(nowPlaying ? 1 : 0),
 	}))
 
 	const handleLayout = useCallback((event: LayoutChangeEvent) => {
+		artworkMaxHeight.set(event.nativeEvent.layout.height)
 		artworkMaxWidth.set(event.nativeEvent.layout.height)
 	}, [])
 
 	return (
 		<YStack
-			ref={artworkContainerRef}
 			flex={1}
 			alignItems='center'
 			justifyContent='center'
 			paddingHorizontal={'$2'}
-			maxHeight={artworkMaxHeight}
+			maxHeight={'65%'}
+			marginHorizontal={'$4'}
 			marginVertical={'auto'}
 			onLayout={handleLayout}
 		>
 			{nowPlaying && (
 				<Animated.View
-					entering={FadeIn}
-					exiting={FadeOut}
 					key={`${nowPlaying!.item.AlbumId}-item-image`}
-					style={{ flex: 1, ...animatedStyle }}
+					style={{
+						...animatedStyle,
+					}}
 				>
 					<ItemImage item={nowPlaying!.item} testID='player-image-test-id' />
 				</Animated.View>
diff --git a/src/components/Player/components/quality-badge.tsx b/src/components/Player/components/quality-badge.tsx
index eba53eca..e2d1ebb2 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/components/quality-badge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Player/components/quality-badge.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Square } from 'tamagui'
+import { Spacer, Square } from 'tamagui'
 import { Text } from '../../Global/helpers/text'
 import navigationRef from '../../../../navigation'
 import { parseBitrateFromTranscodingUrl } from '../../../utils/url-parsers'
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ export default function QualityBadge({
 
 	return bitrate && container ? (
 		<Square
+			enterStyle={{ opacity: 1 }}
+			exitStyle={{ opacity: 0 }}
 			animation={'bouncy'}
 			justifyContent='center'
-			borderWidth={'$1'}
 			backgroundColor={'$primary'}
-			paddingHorizontal={'$1'}
+			paddingVertical={'$0.5'}
+			paddingHorizontal={'$2'}
 			borderRadius={'$2'}
 			pressStyle={{ scale: 0.875 }}
 			onPress={() => {
diff --git a/src/components/Player/components/scrubber.tsx b/src/components/Player/components/scrubber.tsx
index 4230a6af..22859ceb 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/components/scrubber.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Player/components/scrubber.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState, useRef } from 'react'
 import { HorizontalSlider } from '../../../components/Global/helpers/slider'
 import { Gesture, GestureDetector } from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
-import { XStack, YStack } from 'tamagui'
+import { Spacer, XStack, YStack } from 'tamagui'
 import { useSafeAreaFrame } from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 import { useSeekTo } from '../../../providers/Player/hooks/mutations'
 import { RunTimeSeconds } from '../../../components/Global/helpers/time-codes'
@@ -157,21 +157,33 @@ export default function Scrubber(): React.JSX.Element {
 				/>
 
 				<XStack alignItems='center' paddingTop={'$2'}>
-					<YStack alignItems='flex-start' flexShrink={1}>
+					<YStack
+						alignItems='flex-start'
+						justifyContent='center'
+						flexShrink={1}
+						height={'$2'}
+					>
 						<RunTimeSeconds alignment='left'>{currentSeconds}</RunTimeSeconds>
 					</YStack>
 
-					<YStack alignItems='center' flexGrow={1}>
-						{nowPlaying?.mediaSourceInfo && displayAudioQualityBadge && (
+					<YStack alignItems='center' justifyContent='center' flexGrow={1} height={'$2'}>
+						{nowPlaying?.mediaSourceInfo && displayAudioQualityBadge ? (
 							<QualityBadge
 								item={nowPlaying.item}
 								sourceType={nowPlaying.sourceType}
 								mediaSourceInfo={nowPlaying.mediaSourceInfo}
 							/>
+						) : (
+							<Spacer />
 						)}
 					</YStack>
 
-					<YStack alignItems='flex-end' flexShrink={1}>
+					<YStack
+						alignItems='flex-end'
+						justifyContent='center'
+						flexShrink={1}
+						height={'$2'}
+					>
 						<RunTimeSeconds alignment='right'>{totalSeconds}</RunTimeSeconds>
 					</YStack>
 				</XStack>
diff --git a/src/components/Player/mini-player.tsx b/src/components/Player/mini-player.tsx
index 7299b013..32509e9c 100644
--- a/src/components/Player/mini-player.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Player/mini-player.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useMemo, useCallback } from 'react'
-import { getToken, Progress, View, XStack, YStack } from 'tamagui'
+import { getToken, Progress, XStack, YStack } from 'tamagui'
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native'
 import { Text } from '../Global/helpers/text'
 import TextTicker from 'react-native-text-ticker'
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ import { Progress as TrackPlayerProgress } from 'react-native-track-player'
 import { useProgress } from '../../providers/Player/hooks/queries'
 
 import { Gesture, GestureDetector } from 'react-native-gesture-handler'
-import Animated, { FadeIn, FadeOut, useSharedValue, withSpring } from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import Animated, {
+	FadeIn,
+	FadeInDown,
+	FadeOut,
+	FadeOutDown,
+	useSharedValue,
+	withSpring,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import { runOnJS } from 'react-native-worklets'
 import { RootStackParamList } from '../../screens/types'
 import { NativeStackNavigationProp } from '@react-navigation/native-stack'
@@ -79,10 +86,22 @@ export const Miniplayer = React.memo(function Miniplayer(): React.JSX.Element {
 
 	return (
 		<GestureDetector gesture={gesture}>
-			<Animated.View testID='miniplayer-test-id' entering={FadeIn} exiting={FadeOut}>
+			<Animated.View
+				testID='miniplayer-test-id'
+				entering={FadeInDown.springify()}
+				exiting={FadeOutDown.springify()}
+			>
 				<YStack>
 					<MiniPlayerProgress />
-					<XStack paddingBottom={'$1'} alignItems='center' onPress={openPlayer}>
+					<XStack
+						alignItems='center'
+						pressStyle={{
+							opacity: 0.6,
+						}}
+						animation={'quick'}
+						onPress={openPlayer}
+						paddingBottom={'$1'}
+					>
 						<YStack justify='center' alignItems='center' marginLeft={'$2'}>
 							<Animated.View
 								entering={FadeIn}
diff --git a/src/components/Settings/components/playback-tab.tsx b/src/components/Settings/components/playback-tab.tsx
index 091483c0..03670cff 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/components/playback-tab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings/components/playback-tab.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default function PlaybackTab(): React.JSX.Element {
 							onCheckedChange={setDisplayAudioQualityBadge}
 							size={'$2'}
 							checked={displayAudioQualityBadge}
-							label={displayAudioQualityBadge ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}
+							label={displayAudioQualityBadge ? 'Displaying' : 'Disabled'}
 						/>
 					),
 				},
diff --git a/src/components/Settings/components/usage-tab.tsx b/src/components/Settings/components/usage-tab.tsx
index 8af798da..e69be4c3 100644
--- a/src/components/Settings/components/usage-tab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Settings/components/usage-tab.tsx
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ export default function StorageTab(): React.JSX.Element {
 					onPress: () => navigation.navigate('StorageManagement'),
 				},
 				{
-					title: 'Automatically Cache Tracks',
+					title: 'Auto-Download Tracks',
 					subTitle: 'Download tracks as they are played',
 					iconName: autoDownload ? 'cloud-download' : 'cloud-off-outline',
 					iconColor: autoDownload ? '$success' : '$borderColor',
 					children: (
 						<SwitchWithLabel
 							size={'$2'}
-							label={autoDownload ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}
+							label={autoDownload ? 'Downloading' : 'Disabled'}
 							checked={autoDownload}
 							onCheckedChange={() => setAutoDownload(!autoDownload)}
 						/>
diff --git a/src/stores/settings/usage.ts b/src/stores/settings/usage.ts
index 80c2fddf..a53e153f 100644
--- a/src/stores/settings/usage.ts
+++ b/src/stores/settings/usage.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { create } from 'zustand'
 import { createJSONStorage, devtools, persist } from 'zustand/middleware'
-import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 import { mmkvStateStorage } from '../../constants/storage'
 import StreamingQuality from '../../enums/audio-quality'
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export const useUsageSettingsStore = create<UsageSettingsStore>()(
 				downloadQuality: StreamingQuality.Original,
 				setDownloadQuality: (downloadQuality: DownloadQuality) => set({ downloadQuality }),
 
-				autoDownload: Platform.OS === 'android' || Platform.OS === 'ios',
+				autoDownload: false,
 				setAutoDownload: (autoDownload) => set({ autoDownload }),
 			}),
 			{