From 5c2f8fa01489ab6e2ee40feb0fc1eac05af19aa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry-Hiles <henry@henryhiles.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 18:47:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] more reliable video playback

---
 lib/widgets/players/video.dart | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/widgets/players/video.dart b/lib/widgets/players/video.dart
index 893505c..9621e4f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/players/video.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/players/video.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import "dart:async";
+
 import "package:flutter/material.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/info/video.dart";
@@ -13,15 +15,20 @@ class VideoPlayer extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
-    late final player = useMemoized(
+    final player = useMemoized(
       () => Player(
         configuration: PlayerConfiguration(bufferSize: 128 * 1024 * 1024),
       ),
     );
-    late final controller = useMemoized(() => VideoController(player));
+    final controller = useMemoized(() => VideoController(player));
 
     useEffect(() {
-      player.open(Media(url.toString(), httpHeaders: ref.headers), play: false);
+      scheduleMicrotask(
+        () => player.open(
+          Media(url.toString(), httpHeaders: ref.headers),
+          play: false,
+        ),
+      );
 
       return player.dispose;
     }, []);