--- a/com/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/PlayerScreenKt.smali
+++ b/com/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/PlayerScreenKt.smali
@@ -4433,6 +4433,14 @@
 
     move-object/from16 v25, v10
 
+    sget-object v16, Lcom/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/model/PlayerBackgroundStyle;->DARK_BLUR:Lcom/tidal/android/feature/playerscreen/ui/model/PlayerBackgroundStyle;    # RL: force native Blur player background
+
+    const/16 v21, 0x0    # RL: isPlaying=false (Static — no rotation)
+
+    const/16 v22, 0x0    # RL: isSeeking=false (Static — no scrub rotation)
+
+    invoke-static {}, Lradiant/HomeBackdrop;->setModeStatic()V    # RL: mirror rotation 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
 
--- 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 native blur 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