diff --git a/lib/controller/audio_handler.dart b/lib/controller/audio_handler.dart
index 106220d3..a419ce05 100644
--- a/lib/controller/audio_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/controller/audio_handler.dart
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ class NamidaAudioVideoHandler<Q extends Playable> extends BasicAudioHandler<Q> {
             streams.audioOnlyStreams?.firstWhereEff((e) => e.formatSuffix != 'webm') ??
             streams.audioOnlyStreams?.firstOrNull;
         if (prefferedAudioStream?.url != null || prefferedVideoStream?.url != null) {
-          final isStreamRequiredBetterThanCachedSet = playedFromCacheDetails.$2 != null && (prefferedVideoStream?.width ?? 0) > (playedFromCacheDetails.$2?.width ?? 0);
+          final isStreamRequiredBetterThanCachedSet =
+              playedFromCacheDetails.$2 == null ? true : playedFromCacheDetails.$2 != null && (prefferedVideoStream?.width ?? 0) > (playedFromCacheDetails.$2?.width ?? 0);
 
           currentVideoStream.value = isStreamRequiredBetterThanCachedSet ? prefferedVideoStream : vos?.firstWhereEff((e) => e.width == (playedFromCacheDetails.$2?.width));
 
@@ -1113,6 +1114,9 @@ class NamidaAudioVideoHandler<Q extends Playable> extends BasicAudioHandler<Q> {
       },
       youtubeID: (finalItem) async {
         await plsPause();
+        if (position == Duration.zero) {
+          // -- try putting cache version if it was cached
+        }
         await plsSeek();
       },
     );
diff --git a/lib/controller/search_sort_controller.dart b/lib/controller/search_sort_controller.dart
index ac70cd26..bf2ec14c 100644
--- a/lib/controller/search_sort_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/controller/search_sort_controller.dart
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ class SearchSortController {
     final tsf = settings.trackSearchFilter;
     final cleanup = settings.enableSearchCleanup.value;
     final result = await _searchTracksIsolate.thready({
-      'tsf': tsf,
+      'tsf': tsf.toList(),
       'cleanup': cleanup,
-      'tracks': tracksInfoList,
+      'tracks': tracksInfoList.toList(),
       'text': text,
     });
     final finalList = temp ? trackSearchTemp : trackSearchList;
diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/custom_widgets.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/custom_widgets.dart
index e32192be..a5f75a40 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/custom_widgets.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/custom_widgets.dart
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ class NamidaWheelSlider<T> extends StatelessWidget {
             initValue: initValue,
             itemSize: itemSize,
             squeeze: squeeze,
-            isInfinite: false,
+            isInfinite: isInfinite,
             lineColor: Get.iconColor,
             pointerColor: context.theme.listTileTheme.textColor!,
             pointerHeight: 38.0,
diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/settings/advanced_settings.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/settings/advanced_settings.dart
index 91f0cd62..405e22cb 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/settings/advanced_settings.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/settings/advanced_settings.dart
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ class __ClearImageCacheListTileState extends State<_ClearImageCacheListTile> {
                       onPressed: () async {
                         NamidaNavigator.inst.closeDialog();
                         await Indexer.inst.clearImageCache();
+                        _fillSizes();
                       },
                     );
                   },
diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/video_widget.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/video_widget.dart
index d310bdeb..55c4b1eb 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/video_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/video_widget.dart
@@ -253,17 +253,20 @@ class NamidaVideoControlsState extends State<NamidaVideoControls> with TickerPro
       upperBound: 1.0,
     );
 
-    FlutterVolumeController.addListener(
-      (value) async {
-        if (widget.showControls) {
-          final ast = await FlutterVolumeController.getAndroidAudioStream();
-          if (ast == AudioStream.music) {
-            _currentDeviceVolume.value = value;
+    if (widget.isFullScreen) {
+      FlutterVolumeController.addListener(
+        (value) async {
+          if (widget.showControls) {
+            final ast = await FlutterVolumeController.getAndroidAudioStream();
+            if (ast == AudioStream.music) {
+              _currentDeviceVolume.value = value;
+              if (!_isPointerDown) _startVolumeSwipeTimer(); // only start timer if not handled by pointer down/up
+            }
           }
-        }
-      },
-      emitOnStart: false,
-    );
+        },
+        emitOnStart: false,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -417,8 +420,12 @@ class NamidaVideoControlsState extends State<NamidaVideoControls> with TickerPro
     return isSafeFromDown && isSafeFromUp;
   }
 
+  /// used to disable slider if user swiped too close to the edge.
   bool _disableSliderVolume = false;
 
+  /// used to hide slider if wasnt handled by pointer down/up.
+  bool _isPointerDown = false;
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final dummyWidget = widget.fallbackChild ??
@@ -433,18 +440,21 @@ class NamidaVideoControlsState extends State<NamidaVideoControls> with TickerPro
     return Listener(
       behavior: HitTestBehavior.translucent,
       onPointerCancel: (event) {
+        _isPointerDown = false;
         _disableSliderVolume = false;
         if (shouldShowVolumeSlider) {
           _startVolumeSwipeTimer();
         }
       },
       onPointerUp: (event) {
+        _isPointerDown = false;
         _disableSliderVolume = false;
         if (shouldShowVolumeSlider) {
           _startVolumeSwipeTimer();
         }
       },
       onPointerDown: (event) {
+        _isPointerDown = true;
         if (_shouldSeekOnTap) {
           _onDoubleTap(event.position);
           _startTimer();