diff --git a/assets/images/music.webp b/assets/images/music.webp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52ca8c0
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/images/music.webp differ
diff --git a/lib/screens/MediaGrid.dart b/lib/screens/MediaGrid.dart
index a9d7fb6..457d519 100644
--- a/lib/screens/MediaGrid.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/MediaGrid.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MediaGrid extends StatefulWidget {
 
 class _MediaGridState extends State<MediaGrid> {
   final ScrollController _scrollController = ScrollController();
-  final String _version = '1.0.22+22';
+  final String _version = '1.0.23+23';
   List<MediaItem> mediaItems = [];
   bool isLoading = false;
   Timer? _debounceTimer;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/VideoOverlay.dart b/lib/widgets/VideoOverlay.dart
index dc9e90a..428cc3c 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/VideoOverlay.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/VideoOverlay.dart
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:cached_video_player_plus/cached_video_player_plus.dart';
 
 class VideoControlsOverlay extends StatelessWidget {
-  final VideoPlayerController controller;
+  final CachedVideoPlayerPlusController controller;
   final VoidCallback button;
 
   const VideoControlsOverlay({
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class _ControlButton extends StatelessWidget {
 }
 
 class _ProgressIndicator extends StatelessWidget {
-  final VideoPlayerController controller;
+  final CachedVideoPlayerPlusController controller;
 
   const _ProgressIndicator({required this.controller});
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/VideoWidget.dart b/lib/widgets/VideoWidget.dart
index 2aa59d6..88cdf98 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/VideoWidget.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/VideoWidget.dart
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import 'dart:async';
-
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
+import 'package:cached_video_player_plus/cached_video_player_plus.dart';
 import 'package:cached_network_image/cached_network_image.dart';
 import 'package:f0ckapp/models/MediaItem.dart';
 import 'package:f0ckapp/widgets/VideoOverlay.dart';
+import 'dart:async';
 
 class VideoWidget extends StatefulWidget {
   final MediaItem details;
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ class VideoWidget extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
-  late VideoPlayerController _controller;
+  late CachedVideoPlayerPlusController _controller;
   bool _showControls = false;
   Timer? _hideControlsTimer;
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _initController() async {
-    _controller = VideoPlayerController.networkUrl(
+    _controller = CachedVideoPlayerPlusController.networkUrl(
       Uri.parse(widget.details.mediaUrl),
     );
     await _controller.initialize();
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
               ? _controller.value.aspectRatio
               : 9 / 16,
           child: Stack(
-            alignment: Alignment.center,
+            alignment: Alignment.topCenter,
             children: [
               GestureDetector(
                 onTap: _onTap,
@@ -79,17 +78,29 @@ class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
                         fit: BoxFit.cover,
                         placeholder: (context, url) =>
                             CircularProgressIndicator(),
-                        errorWidget: (context, url, error) => Image.network(
-                          "https://f0ck.me/s/img/music.webp",
+                        errorWidget: (context, url, error) => Image.asset(
+                          'assets/images/music.webp',
                           fit: BoxFit.contain,
+                          width: double.infinity
                         ),
                       )
                     : _controller.value.isInitialized
-                    ? VideoPlayer(_controller)
+                    ? CachedVideoPlayerPlus(_controller)
                     : Center(child: CircularProgressIndicator()),
               ),
               if (_controller.value.isInitialized && _showControls) ...[
-                VideoControlsOverlay(controller: _controller, button: () => _onTap(ctrlButton: true)),
+                IgnorePointer(
+                  ignoring: true,
+                  child: Container(
+                    color: Colors.black.withValues(alpha: 0.5),
+                    width: double.infinity,
+                    height: double.infinity,
+                  ),
+                ),
+                VideoControlsOverlay(
+                  controller: _controller,
+                  button: () => _onTap(ctrlButton: true),
+                ),
               ],
             ],
           ),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index f9d923c..565f08c 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.3.1"
+  cached_video_player_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: cached_video_player_plus
+      sha256: "451ee48bdbd28fac3d49b4389929c44d259b1def5be6dab0c5bfd3ae1f05e8b5"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.3"
   characters:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -152,6 +160,22 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  get:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: get
+      sha256: c79eeb4339f1f3deffd9ec912f8a923834bec55f7b49c9e882b8fef2c139d425
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.7.2"
+  get_storage:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: get_storage
+      sha256: "39db1fffe779d0c22b3a744376e86febe4ade43bf65e06eab5af707dc84185a2"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.1"
   html:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -453,14 +477,6 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.2.0"
-  video_player:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      name: video_player
-      sha256: "7d78f0cfaddc8c19d4cb2d3bebe1bfef11f2103b0a03e5398b303a1bf65eeb14"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.9.5"
   video_player_android:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 571fcfa..bbb3a99 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 1.0.22+22
+version: 1.0.23+23
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.9.0-100.2.beta
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ dependencies:
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
   http: ^1.4.0
-  video_player: ^2.2.10
 
   # The following adds the Cupertino Icons font to your application.
   # Use with the CupertinoIcons class for iOS style icons.
   cupertino_icons: ^1.0.8
   cached_network_image: ^3.4.1
+  cached_video_player_plus: ^3.0.3
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ flutter:
   uses-material-design: true
 
   # To add assets to your application, add an assets section, like this:
-  # assets:
+  assets:
+    - assets/images/
   #   - images/a_dot_burr.jpeg
   #   - images/a_dot_ham.jpeg