--- a/com/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/PlayerScreenKt.smali
+++ b/com/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/PlayerScreenKt.smali
@@ -4613,8 +4613,10 @@
 
     move-object/from16 v25, v10
 
+    invoke-static {}, Lradiant/HomeBackdrop;->setModeKawarp()V    # RL: mirror the mode to Cover Everywhere
+
     .line 171
-    invoke-static/range {v16 .. v26}, Lcom/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/composables/p3;->b(Lcom/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/model/PlayerBackgroundStyle;JILjava/lang/String;ZZLam0/a;Landroidx/compose/ui/Modifier;Landroidx/compose/runtime/Composer;I)V
+    invoke-static/range {v16 .. v26}, Lradiant/Kawarp;->b(Lcom/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/model/PlayerBackgroundStyle;JILjava/lang/String;ZZLam0/a;Landroidx/compose/ui/Modifier;Landroidx/compose/runtime/Composer;I)V
 
     const/4 v4, 0x0
 
--- a/com/tidal/android/core/ui/composable/c0.smali
+++ b/com/tidal/android/core/ui/composable/c0.smali
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
     move-result p0
 
     .line 5
-    invoke-virtual {p2, p0}, Landroid/view/Window;->setNavigationBarColor(I)V
+    const/4 v3, 0x0    # RL: force transparent nav bar so the AGSL backdrop shows through (was p0 = extracted BG color; luminance below still uses p0 for icon light/dark)
+
+    invoke-virtual {p2, v3}, Landroid/view/Window;->setNavigationBarColor(I)V
 
     .line 6
     .line 7
--- a/radiant/HomeBackdrop.smali
+++ b/radiant/HomeBackdrop.smali
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@
     return-void
 .end method
 
+.method public static setModeKawarp()V
+    .locals 1
+
+    const/4 v0, 0x3
+
+    sput v0, Lradiant/HomeBackdrop;->mode:I
+
+    return-void
+.end method
+
 # from the mini-player state ctor (t.<init>) whenever play state changes.
 .method public static onPlayState(Lcom/tidal/android/feature/appscaffold/ui/MiniPlayerContract$PlayState;)V
     .locals 2
@@ -363,8 +373,13 @@
 
     const/4 v11, 0x2
 
+    if-eq v10, v11, :rl_live_play
+
+    const/4 v11, 0x3    # RL: Kawarp follows live play state as well
+
     if-ne v10, v11, :rl_mode_done
 
+    :rl_live_play
     sget-object v10, Lradiant/HomeBackdrop;->isPlayingState:Landroidx/compose/runtime/MutableState;
 
     invoke-interface {v10}, Landroidx/compose/runtime/State;->getValue()Ljava/lang/Object;
@@ -378,6 +393,18 @@
     move-result v10
 
     :rl_mode_done
+    # RL: Kawarp renders its own AGSL backdrop rather than TIDAL's blurred cover
+    sget v11, Lradiant/HomeBackdrop;->mode:I
+
+    const/4 v12, 0x3
+
+    if-ne v11, v12, :rl_native_backdrop
+
+    invoke-static {v8, v9, v10, v13, v0}, Lradiant/Kawarp;->render(ILjava/lang/String;ZLandroidx/compose/ui/Modifier;Landroidx/compose/runtime/Composer;)V
+
+    goto :skip
+
+    :rl_native_backdrop
     const/4 v11, 0x0    # v11 = isSeeking = false
 
     const/4 v12, 0x0    # v12 = progress callback = null (unused while not seeking)