diff --git a/front/bun.lock b/front/bun.lock
index 033836e2a..96f5b94f8 100644
--- a/front/bun.lock
+++ b/front/bun.lock
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         "react-native-localization-settings": "^1.2.0",
         "react-native-mmkv": "^4.3.1",
         "react-native-nitro-modules": "^0.35.7",
-        "react-native-omni": "^1.0.2",
+        "react-native-omni": "^1.0.3",
         "react-native-pager-view": "8.0.1",
         "react-native-reanimated": "4.3.1",
         "react-native-safe-area-context": "~5.7.0",
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@
 
     "react-native-nitro-modules": ["react-native-nitro-modules@0.35.7", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-3EiU27EmnxTlD3pAXR2OBWeDg7+9tdjKrNQOPX08rFX5hJPNIT/h1i2PjvTUieOypCGTEi9nW/SNBtK3F+4HYg=="],
 
-    "react-native-omni": ["react-native-omni@1.0.2", "", { "dependencies": { "@expo/config-plugins": "^57.0.3", "@videojs/react": "10.0.0-beta.25", "jassub": "^2.5.7", "libpgs": "^0.8.1" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": ">=19.0.0", "react-native": ">=0.86.0", "react-native-nitro-modules": ">=0.36.0" } }, "sha512-Q9EPdtW7niEQrouIQIrDMdmbb4bgLlXV1JfxXbVUn+we76dlKNPDhg7vqba3tTfZPkACPRyWdFlV9scEksujdA=="],
+    "react-native-omni": ["react-native-omni@1.0.3", "", { "dependencies": { "@expo/config-plugins": "^57.0.3", "@videojs/react": "10.0.0-beta.25", "jassub": "^2.5.7", "libpgs": "^0.8.1" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": ">=19.0.0", "react-native": ">=0.86.0", "react-native-nitro-modules": ">=0.36.0" } }, "sha512-gEOOmSbX/mMBgZENo1toxml08njrgwblYLuywi3VRFV8gv7q1SQwh99bhAXJMLTQfXT0kRO3lop6AMUHeqyA1Q=="],
 
     "react-native-pager-view": ["react-native-pager-view@8.0.1", "", { "peerDependencies": { "react": "*", "react-native": "*" } }, "sha512-pGOne2o0y0HOQLrlTLcGgOE48uJlqSZHRRwdW8nL6JJozMkPGJYi/G9e0EsJoWFpXYONjiDgr8IwxC4F6/r7Lg=="],
 
diff --git a/front/package.json b/front/package.json
index a53703bd8..9f102256e 100644
--- a/front/package.json
+++ b/front/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		"react-native-localization-settings": "^1.2.0",
 		"react-native-mmkv": "^4.3.1",
 		"react-native-nitro-modules": "^0.35.7",
-		"react-native-omni": "^1.0.2",
+		"react-native-omni": "^1.0.3",
 		"react-native-pager-view": "8.0.1",
 		"react-native-reanimated": "4.3.1",
 		"react-native-safe-area-context": "~5.7.0",
diff --git a/front/src/ui/player/controls/progress.tsx b/front/src/ui/player/controls/progress.tsx
index 58d489f77..a18a89c2f 100644
--- a/front/src/ui/player/controls/progress.tsx
+++ b/front/src/ui/player/controls/progress.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type CSSProperties, useState } from "react";
-import type { TextProps } from "react-native";
+import { type TextProps, useWindowDimensions } from "react-native";
 import { usePlayer, usePlayerState } from "react-native-omni";
 import { useResolveClassNames } from "uniwind";
 import type { Chapter } from "~/models";
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ export const ProgressBar = ({
 	const { data } = useFetch(Info.infoQuery(slug));
 
 	const player = usePlayer();
-	const progress = usePlayerState("currentTime");
+	// only refresh when the slider would visually move by ~1px (once per second
+	// at most), instead of every second regardless of the video's length.
+	const { width } = useWindowDimensions();
+	const refreshInterval = data?.durationSeconds
+		? Math.max(1, data.durationSeconds / width)
+		: 1;
+	const progress = usePlayerState("currentTime", refreshInterval);
 	const buffer = usePlayerState("buffered");
 
 	const [hoverProgress, setHoverProgress] = useState<number | null>(null);