diff --git a/Yattee/Extensions/UIApplication+ForegroundScene.swift b/Yattee/Extensions/UIApplication+ForegroundScene.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc0672cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Yattee/Extensions/UIApplication+ForegroundScene.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//
+//  UIApplication+ForegroundScene.swift
+//  Yattee
+//
+//  The window scene and window the user is looking at, for code that has no
+//  view of its own to ask. `connectedScenes.first` is not that: on the iPhone
+//  Duo it can be the other panel's scene, and it ignores which one is active.
+//
+
+#if canImport(UIKit)
+import UIKit
+
+extension UIApplication {
+    /// The foreground-active scene, else a foreground-inactive one (Control
+    /// Center or Notification Center open over the app), else any scene.
+    var foregroundWindowScene: UIWindowScene? {
+        let scenes = connectedScenes.compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
+        return scenes.first { $0.activationState == .foregroundActive }
+            ?? scenes.first { $0.activationState == .foregroundInactive }
+            ?? scenes.first
+    }
+
+    /// The key window of `foregroundWindowScene` (the expanded player's window
+    /// while it is up), else its first window.
+    var foregroundWindow: UIWindow? {
+        let scene = foregroundWindowScene
+        return scene?.windows.first { $0.isKeyWindow } ?? scene?.windows.first
+    }
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/Yattee/Services/Player/TVDisplayModeManager.swift b/Yattee/Services/Player/TVDisplayModeManager.swift
index c3d8511c..206614cf 100644
--- a/Yattee/Services/Player/TVDisplayModeManager.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Services/Player/TVDisplayModeManager.swift
@@ -146,12 +146,7 @@ final class TVDisplayModeManager {
     }
 
     private func activeDisplayManager() -> AVDisplayManager? {
-        let scenes = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes
-            .compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
-        let scene = scenes.first { $0.activationState == .foregroundActive }
-            ?? scenes.first
-        let window = scene?.windows.first { $0.isKeyWindow } ?? scene?.windows.first
-        return window?.avDisplayManager
+        UIApplication.shared.foregroundWindow?.avDisplayManager
     }
 
     private func makeFormatDescription(for dynamicRange: TVDisplayDynamicRange) -> CMVideoFormatDescription {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Components/VideoSwipeActionsModifier.swift b/Yattee/Views/Components/VideoSwipeActionsModifier.swift
index 2af22f3c..9cb0545d 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Components/VideoSwipeActionsModifier.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Components/VideoSwipeActionsModifier.swift
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ struct VideoSwipeActionsModifier: ViewModifier {
             activityItems: [appEnvironment?.shareURL(for: video) ?? video.shareURL],
             applicationActivities: nil
         )
-        if let windowScene = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.first as? UIWindowScene,
-           let window = windowScene.windows.first,
-           let rootVC = window.rootViewController {
+        // The key window is the expanded player's while it is up, so the
+        // share sheet opens above it rather than behind it.
+        if let rootVC = UIApplication.shared.foregroundWindow?.rootViewController {
             // Find the top-most view controller
             var topVC = rootVC
             while let presented = topVC.presentedViewController {
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift
index a757843e..08a42c61 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Layouts.swift
@@ -1767,9 +1767,7 @@ extension ExpandedPlayerSheet {
                             Text(verbatim: "fullH: \(Int(fullHeight)) offset: \(Int(controlsOffset))")
                             Text(verbatim: "pinned: \(isPanelPinned ? "Y" : "N") vis: \(isPanelVisible ? "Y" : "N") side: \(panelSide == .left ? "L" : "R")")
                             #if os(iOS)
-                            let orientation = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes
-                                .compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
-                                .first?.interfaceOrientation
+                            let orientation = UIApplication.shared.foregroundWindowScene?.interfaceOrientation
                             Text(verbatim: "orient: \(orientation == .landscapeLeft ? "LL" : orientation == .landscapeRight ? "LR" : "P")")
                             #endif
                         }
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Orientation.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Orientation.swift
index 7ca635c2..c925d8f2 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Orientation.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/ExpandedPlayerSheet+Orientation.swift
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ extension ExpandedPlayerSheet {
 
     /// Get safe area insets from the window.
     var windowSafeAreaInsets: UIEdgeInsets {
-        UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes
-            .compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
-            .first?
-            .windows
-            .first?
-            .safeAreaInsets ?? .zero
+        UIApplication.shared.foregroundWindow?.safeAreaInsets ?? .zero
     }
 
     // MARK: - Orientation Lock
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/WideScreenPlayerLayout.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/WideScreenPlayerLayout.swift
index 7de32af5..9a295b91 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/WideScreenPlayerLayout.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/WideScreenPlayerLayout.swift
@@ -118,11 +118,7 @@ struct WideScreenPlayerLayout<PlayerContent: View>: View {
     /// requiring `.foregroundActive` would drop the safe area to zero while
     /// they are open and make the panel jump to the screen edge.
     private var foregroundWindow: UIWindow? {
-        let scenes = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes.compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
-        let scene = scenes.first { $0.activationState == .foregroundActive }
-            ?? scenes.first { $0.activationState == .foregroundInactive }
-            ?? scenes.first
-        return scene?.windows.first { $0.isKeyWindow } ?? scene?.windows.first
+        UIApplication.shared.foregroundWindow
     }
     #endif
 
@@ -187,9 +183,7 @@ struct WideScreenPlayerLayout<PlayerContent: View>: View {
             // deployment target allows, and consider `traitCollection.verticalBarEdge` (iOS 27.1)
             // for the bar-edge question. Global scene lookup should be replaced by the hosting
             // window (e.g. via a UIViewRepresentable reading `view.window?.windowScene`).
-            let interfaceOrientation = UIApplication.shared.connectedScenes
-                .compactMap { $0 as? UIWindowScene }
-                .first?
+            let interfaceOrientation = UIApplication.shared.foregroundWindowScene?
                 .interfaceOrientation ?? .unknown
             // landscapeLeft = home/gesture bar on left = Dynamic Island on RIGHT
             // landscapeRight = home/gesture bar on right = Dynamic Island on LEFT