diff --git a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
index a26e65f9..9f8e9445 100644
--- a/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/Backends/AVPlayerBackend.swift
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
 
     private var frequentTimeObserver: Any?
     private var infrequentTimeObserver: Any?
-    private var playerTimeControlStatusObserver: Any?
+    private var playerTimeControlStatusObserver: NSKeyValueObservation?
 
     private var statusObservation: NSKeyValueObservation?
 
@@ -119,6 +119,26 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
         #if os(iOS)
             controller.player = avPlayer
         #endif
+        logger.info("AVPlayerBackend initialized.")
+    }
+
+    deinit {
+        // Invalidate any observers to avoid memory leaks
+        statusObservation?.invalidate()
+        playerTimeControlStatusObserver?.invalidate()
+
+        // Remove any time observers added to AVPlayer
+        if let frequentObserver = frequentTimeObserver {
+            avPlayer.removeTimeObserver(frequentObserver)
+        }
+        if let infrequentObserver = infrequentTimeObserver {
+            avPlayer.removeTimeObserver(infrequentObserver)
+        }
+
+        // Remove notification observers
+        removeItemDidPlayToEndTimeObserver()
+
+        logger.info("AVPlayerBackend deinitialized.")
     }
 
     func canPlay(_ stream: Stream) -> Bool {
@@ -779,7 +799,7 @@ final class AVPlayerBackend: PlayerBackend {
                     opened = true
                     controller.startPictureInPicture()
                 } else {
-                    print("PiP not possible, waited \(delay) seconds")
+                    self.logger.info("PiP not possible, waited \(delay) seconds")
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
index 4474aba7..610873d0 100644
--- a/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
+++ b/Model/Player/PlayerModel.swift
@@ -881,26 +881,29 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     func updateRemoteCommandCenter() {
-        let skipForwardCommand = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().skipForwardCommand
-        let skipBackwardCommand = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().skipBackwardCommand
-        let previousTrackCommand = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().previousTrackCommand
-        let nextTrackCommand = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().nextTrackCommand
+        let commandCenter = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared()
+        let skipForwardCommand = commandCenter.skipForwardCommand
+        let skipBackwardCommand = commandCenter.skipBackwardCommand
+        let previousTrackCommand = commandCenter.previousTrackCommand
+        let nextTrackCommand = commandCenter.nextTrackCommand
 
         if !remoteCommandCenterConfigured {
             remoteCommandCenterConfigured = true
 
-            #if !os(macOS)
-                try? AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(
-                    .playback,
-                    mode: .moviePlayback
-                )
-
-                UIApplication.shared.beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents()
-            #endif
-
             let interval = TimeInterval(systemControlsSeekDuration) ?? 10
             let preferredIntervals = [NSNumber(value: interval)]
 
+            // Remove existing targets to avoid duplicates
+            skipForwardCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            skipBackwardCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            previousTrackCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            nextTrackCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            commandCenter.playCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            commandCenter.pauseCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            commandCenter.togglePlayPauseCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+            commandCenter.changePlaybackPositionCommand.removeTarget(nil)
+
+            // Re-add targets for handling commands
             skipForwardCommand.preferredIntervals = preferredIntervals
             skipBackwardCommand.preferredIntervals = preferredIntervals
 
@@ -924,22 +927,22 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
                 return .success
             }
 
-            MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().playCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
+            commandCenter.playCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
                 self?.play()
                 return .success
             }
 
-            MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().pauseCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
+            commandCenter.pauseCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
                 self?.pause()
                 return .success
             }
 
-            MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().togglePlayPauseCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
+            commandCenter.togglePlayPauseCommand.addTarget { [weak self] _ in
                 self?.togglePlay()
                 return .success
             }
 
-            MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().changePlaybackPositionCommand.addTarget { [weak self] remoteEvent in
+            commandCenter.changePlaybackPositionCommand.addTarget { [weak self] remoteEvent in
                 guard let event = remoteEvent as? MPChangePlaybackPositionCommandEvent else { return .commandFailed }
 
                 self?.backend.seek(to: event.positionTime, seekType: .userInteracted)
@@ -1038,18 +1041,22 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
             guard activeBackend == .mpv else { return }
         #endif
 
-        #if os(iOS)
-            if activeBackend == .appleAVPlayer, avPlayerUsesSystemControls {
-                return
-            }
-        #endif
-
         guard let video = currentItem?.video else {
             MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = .none
             return
         }
 
         let currentTime = (backend.currentTime?.seconds.isFinite ?? false) ? backend.currentTime!.seconds : 0
+
+        // Determine the media type based on musicMode
+        let mediaType: NSNumber
+        if musicMode {
+            mediaType = MPMediaType.anyAudio.rawValue as NSNumber
+        } else {
+            mediaType = MPMediaType.anyVideo.rawValue as NSNumber
+        }
+
+        // Prepare the Now Playing info dictionary
         var nowPlayingInfo: [String: AnyObject] = [
             MPMediaItemPropertyTitle: video.displayTitle as AnyObject,
             MPMediaItemPropertyArtist: video.displayAuthor as AnyObject,
@@ -1057,7 +1064,7 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
             MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime: currentTime as AnyObject,
             MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackQueueCount: queue.count as AnyObject,
             MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackQueueIndex: 1 as AnyObject,
-            MPMediaItemPropertyMediaType: MPMediaType.anyVideo.rawValue as AnyObject
+            MPMediaItemPropertyMediaType: mediaType
         ]
 
         if !currentArtwork.isNil {
@@ -1261,7 +1268,7 @@ final class PlayerModel: ObservableObject {
         }
 
         private func destroyKeyPressMonitor() {
-            if let keyPressMonitor = keyPressMonitor {
+            if let keyPressMonitor {
                 NSEvent.removeMonitor(keyPressMonitor)
             }
         }
diff --git a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
index c3247e72..a883355b 100644
--- a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+import AVFoundation
 import Foundation
+import Logging
 import UIKit
 
 final class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
     var orientationLock = UIInterfaceOrientationMask.all
 
+    private var logger = Logger(label: "stream.yattee.app.delegalate")
     private(set) static var instance: AppDelegate!
 
     func application(_: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor _: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
@@ -12,11 +15,22 @@ final class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {
 
     func application(_: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions _: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey: Any]? = nil) -> Bool { // swiftlint:disable:this discouraged_optional_collection
         Self.instance = self
-        #if os(iOS)
-            UIViewController.swizzleHomeIndicatorProperty()
 
+        #if !os(macOS)
+            UIViewController.swizzleHomeIndicatorProperty()
             OrientationTracker.shared.startDeviceOrientationTracking()
+
+            // Configure the audio session for playback
+            do {
+                try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(.playback, mode: .moviePlayback)
+            } catch {
+                logger.error("Failed to set audio session category: \(error)")
+            }
+
+            // Begin receiving remote control events
+            UIApplication.shared.beginReceivingRemoteControlEvents()
         #endif
+
         return true
     }