diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/moonfin/androidtv/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/moonfin/androidtv/MainActivity.kt
index f9879a5c..1644f1d2 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/moonfin/androidtv/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/org/moonfin/androidtv/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.moonfin.androidtv
+package org.moonfin.androidtv
 
 import android.app.PendingIntent
 import android.app.PictureInPictureParams
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastSession
 import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.SessionManagerListener
 import com.google.android.gms.common.images.WebImage
 import com.ryanheise.audioservice.AudioServiceActivity
+import io.flutter.embedding.android.RenderMode
+import io.flutter.embedding.android.TransparencyMode
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.EventChannel
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
@@ -376,6 +378,12 @@ class MainActivity : AudioServiceActivity() {
         }
     }
 
+    // Must stay surface: media_kit draws video in a native SurfaceView behind Flutter.
+    // RenderMode.texture (FlutterTextureView) is opaque for that stack — video stays black.
+    override fun getRenderMode(): RenderMode = RenderMode.surface
+
+    override fun getTransparencyMode(): TransparencyMode = TransparencyMode.transparent
+
     override fun onUserLeaveHint() {
         super.onUserLeaveHint()
         requestEnterPiPIfEligible()
diff --git a/lib/playback/media_kit_player_backend.dart b/lib/playback/media_kit_player_backend.dart
index 8e9acc69..1927e6b9 100644
--- a/lib/playback/media_kit_player_backend.dart
+++ b/lib/playback/media_kit_player_backend.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:io';
 
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@ class MediaKitPlayerBackend implements PlayerBackend {
     Future<void> Function(int handle)? onNativeHandleReady,
   }) {
     final hwDecodingEnabled = prefs.get(UserPreferences.hardwareDecoding);
+    // Android: null → AndroidVideoController getDefaultHwdec() (mediacodec-copy).
     final String? hwdec = hwDecodingEnabled
-        ? ((PlatformDetection.isAndroid && PlatformDetection.isTV)
-            ? 'auto'
-            : (PlatformDetection.isLinux ? 'auto-safe' : null))
+        ? (PlatformDetection.isAndroid
+              ? null
+              : (PlatformDetection.isLinux ? 'auto-safe' : null))
         : 'no';
 
     final player = Player(
diff --git a/lib/ui/screens/home/home_screen.dart b/lib/ui/screens/home/home_screen.dart
index 8e1e9ea3..2f5982b9 100644
--- a/lib/ui/screens/home/home_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/screens/home/home_screen.dart
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@ class _ContentRowsState extends State<_ContentRows>
     if (!hwDecodingEnabled) {
       return 'no';
     }
-    if (PlatformDetection.isAndroid && PlatformDetection.isTV) {
-      return 'auto';
+    if (PlatformDetection.isAndroid) {
+      return null;
     }
     if (PlatformDetection.isLinux) {
       return 'auto-safe';
diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/media_bar.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/media_bar.dart
index 2e0eb9be..bcff70fe 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/media_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/media_bar.dart
@@ -609,8 +609,8 @@ class _MediaBarState extends State<MediaBar>
     if (!widget.prefs.get(UserPreferences.hardwareDecoding)) {
       return 'no';
     }
-    if (PlatformDetection.isAndroid && PlatformDetection.isTV) {
-      return 'auto';
+    if (PlatformDetection.isAndroid) {
+      return null;
     }
     if (PlatformDetection.isLinux) {
       return 'auto-safe';