diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt
index a83b1e0..0454624 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniPlayer.kt
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class OmniPlayer(
 
     override var playbackRate by mainThreadProperty(
         get = { player.playbackParameters.speed.toDouble() },
-        set = { value -> player.setPlaybackSpeed(value.toFloat().coerceAtLeast(0f)) }
+        set = { value -> player.setPlaybackSpeed(value.toFloat().coerceAtLeast(0.01f)) }
     )
 
     override var muted by mainThreadProperty(
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniView.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniView.kt
index 6b59711..3398e4d 100755
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniView.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/OmniView.kt
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
             return
         }
 
+        if (boundPlayer?.isCasting == true) {
+            clearPictureInPictureParams()
+            return
+        }
+
         val autoEnterEnabled =
             Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S &&
             autoPip == true &&
@@ -242,9 +247,18 @@ class OmniView(val context: ThemedReactContext) :
         )
     }
 
+    private fun clampedAspectRatio(width: Int, height: Int): Rational {
+        val minRatio = 0.42
+        val maxRatio = 2.38
+        val ratio = width.toDouble() / height.toDouble()
+        if (ratio in minRatio..maxRatio) return Rational(width, height)
+        val clamped = ratio.coerceIn(minRatio, maxRatio)
+        return Rational((clamped * 1000).toInt(), 1000)
+    }
+
     private fun buildPipParams(autoEnterEnabled: Boolean): PictureInPictureParams {
         val aspectRatio = if (surfaceView.width > 0 && surfaceView.height > 0) {
-            Rational(surfaceView.width, surfaceView.height)
+            clampedAspectRatio(surfaceView.width, surfaceView.height)
         } else {
             Rational(16, 9)
         }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/VlcPlayer.kt b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/VlcPlayer.kt
index 339ed92..a314377 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/VlcPlayer.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/dev/zoriya/omni/VlcPlayer.kt
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
     private var mediaItems: List<MediaItem> = emptyList()
     private var currentMediaItemIndex: Int = INDEX_UNSET
     private var currentTrackSelectionParameters = TrackSelectionParameters.Builder().build()
+    @Volatile
     private var playerError: PlaybackException? = null
     private var playlistMetadata: MediaMetadata = MediaMetadata.EMPTY
     private var userInitiatedTransition: Boolean = false
+    @Volatile
     private var cachedBufferedPosition: Long = 0L
     private var boundSurfaceView: SurfaceView? = null
 
@@ -467,7 +469,11 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
 
     override fun getShuffleModeEnabled(): Boolean = false
 
-    override fun isLoading() = player.playerState == IMedia.State.Opening
+    override fun isLoading(): Boolean {
+        val state = playbackState
+        if (state == STATE_IDLE || state == STATE_ENDED) return false
+        return player.playerState == IMedia.State.Opening
+    }
 
     override fun seekTo(
         mediaItemIndex: Int,
@@ -493,11 +499,11 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
     override fun getSeekForwardIncrement(): Long = 15_000L
 
     override fun setPlaybackParameters(playbackParameters: PlaybackParameters) {
-        player.rate = playbackParameters.speed.coerceAtLeast(0f)
+        player.rate = playbackParameters.speed.coerceAtLeast(0.01f)
     }
 
     override fun getPlaybackParameters(): PlaybackParameters =
-        PlaybackParameters(player.rate.coerceAtLeast(0f))
+        PlaybackParameters(player.rate.takeIf { it > 0f } ?: 1f)
 
     override fun stop() {
         player.stop()
@@ -505,6 +511,7 @@ class VlcPlayer(ctx: Context) :
 
     override fun release() {
         player.setEventListener(null)
+        listeners.release()
         abandonAudioFocus()
         player.stop()
         clearVideoSurface()