diff --git a/.changeset/fix-mobile-next-track.md b/.changeset/fix-mobile-next-track.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84a0ed2cbd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-mobile-next-track.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@audius/mobile": patch
+---
+
+Fix next/previous track buttons in the now playing drawer not playing the new track on mobile
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/AudioPlayer.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/AudioPlayer.tsx
index 3cac27ba79c..30b14be4011 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/AudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/AudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -522,6 +522,23 @@ export const AudioPlayer = () => {
             }
           }
         }
+      } else if (playerIndex === queueIndex) {
+        // Manual skip (next/previous button): queue index was already updated
+        // by the reducer, so playerIndex === queueIndex. Update player info
+        // directly to avoid relying on the saga chain (which uses a web audio
+        // shim that is a no-op on mobile).
+        const { track, playerBehavior } = queueTracks[playerIndex] ?? {}
+        if (track && queueTrackUids[playerIndex] !== uid) {
+          const { shouldPreview } = calculatePlayerBehavior(
+            track,
+            playerBehavior
+          )
+          updatePlayerInfo({
+            previewing: shouldPreview,
+            trackId: track.track_id,
+            uid: queueTrackUids[playerIndex]
+          })
+        }
       }
 
       const isLongFormContent =
@@ -760,17 +777,37 @@ export const AudioPlayer = () => {
       await enqueueTracksJobRef.current
       enqueueTracksJobRef.current = undefined
     } else {
-      await TrackPlayer.reset()
-
-      await TrackPlayer.play()
-
-      const firstTrack = newQueueTracks[queueIndex]
-      if (!firstTrack) return
-
-      await TrackPlayer.add(await makeTrackData(firstTrack))
-
-      enqueueTracksJobRef.current = enqueueTracks(newQueueTracks, queueIndex)
-      await enqueueTracksJobRef.current
+      // Wrap the full queue setup (reset, play, first track load, middle-out
+      // enqueue) in a single promise and assign it to enqueueTracksJobRef
+      // BEFORE any awaits. This ensures that if the user presses next/previous
+      // before the queue is done building, handleQueueIdxChange awaits this
+      // promise and defers the skip until the RNTP queue is ready. Without
+      // this, there was a window where enqueueTracksJobRef was undefined,
+      // handleQueueIdxChange's await resolved immediately, and the skip was
+      // silently dropped because queueIndex was beyond the (still empty)
+      // RNTP queue length.
+      //
+      // The body is wrapped in try/catch so that a failing RNTP call doesn't
+      // leave enqueueTracksJobRef pointing at a rejected promise, which would
+      // make subsequent awaits in handleQueueIdxChange throw silently.
+      const setupPromise = (async () => {
+        try {
+          await TrackPlayer.reset()
+
+          await TrackPlayer.play()
+
+          const firstTrack = newQueueTracks[queueIndex]
+          if (!firstTrack) return
+
+          await TrackPlayer.add(await makeTrackData(firstTrack))
+
+          await enqueueTracks(newQueueTracks, queueIndex)
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.warn('handleQueueChange setup error:', e)
+        }
+      })()
+      enqueueTracksJobRef.current = setupPromise
+      await setupPromise
       enqueueTracksJobRef.current = undefined
     }
   }, [
@@ -793,7 +830,17 @@ export const AudioPlayer = () => {
       queueIndex !== playerIdx &&
       queueIndex < queue.length
     ) {
-      await TrackPlayer.skip(queueIndex)
+      try {
+        await TrackPlayer.skip(queueIndex)
+        // RNTP v4's skip() does not reliably continue playback when called
+        // shortly after queue setup; it can leave the player in a Ready
+        // state instead of Playing. Explicitly call play() to ensure the
+        // new track actually plays. This is the audio-switch that the
+        // saga chain cannot do on mobile (audioPlayer is a no-op shim).
+        await TrackPlayer.play()
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn('TrackPlayer.skip failed:', e)
+      }
     }
   }, [queueIndex])
 
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/NowPlayingDrawer.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/NowPlayingDrawer.tsx
index 0e5e2c83824..5f386296b8e 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/NowPlayingDrawer.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/NowPlayingDrawer.tsx
@@ -243,9 +243,8 @@ export const NowPlayingDrawer = memo(function NowPlayingDrawer(
       dispatch(seek({ seconds: Math.min(track.duration, newPosition) }))
     } else {
       dispatch(next({ skip: true }))
-      setMediaKey((mediaKey) => mediaKey + 1)
     }
-  }, [dispatch, setMediaKey, track])
+  }, [dispatch, track])
 
   const onPrevious = useCallback(async () => {
     const { position: currentPosition } = await TrackPlayer.getProgress()
@@ -258,12 +257,11 @@ export const NowPlayingDrawer = memo(function NowPlayingDrawer(
       const shouldGoToPrevious = currentPosition < RESTART_THRESHOLD_SEC
       if (shouldGoToPrevious) {
         dispatch(previous())
-        setMediaKey((mediaKey) => mediaKey + 1)
       } else {
         dispatch(reset({ shouldAutoplay: true }))
       }
     }
-  }, [dispatch, setMediaKey, track])
+  }, [dispatch, track])
 
   const onPressScrubberIn = useCallback(() => {
     setIsGestureEnabled(false)