diff --git a/ios/Stemify/Engine/StemEngine.swift b/ios/Stemify/Engine/StemEngine.swift
index 5b50ca6..79d2db8 100644
--- a/ios/Stemify/Engine/StemEngine.swift
+++ b/ios/Stemify/Engine/StemEngine.swift
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ final class StemEngine: @unchecked Sendable {
             session = s
             wantPlay = play
             resetOutput(s)
+            // Starts out buffering so the step that begins playback always reports a change,
+            // even when the last track was already playing.
+            setFlags(false, play)
             publish()
         }
     }
diff --git a/ios/Stemify/UI/RootView.swift b/ios/Stemify/UI/RootView.swift
index ab73598..8fb6524 100644
--- a/ios/Stemify/UI/RootView.swift
+++ b/ios/Stemify/UI/RootView.swift
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ struct RootView: View {
         TabView(selection: Binding(get: { ui.tab }, set: { ui.selectTab($0) })) {
             ForEach(Tab.allCases, id: \.self) { t in
                 NavigationStack(path: ui.path(t)) {
-                    root(t).navigationDestination(for: Route.self) { destination($0) }
+                    root(t).miniPlayerRoom()
+                        .navigationDestination(for: Route.self) { destination($0).miniPlayerRoom() }
                 }
-                .safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom, spacing: 0) {
-                    if g.playback.current != nil { MiniPlayer() }
+                // Floats over the screens; each screen leaves room for it so nothing ends up underneath.
+                .overlay(alignment: .bottom) {
+                    if g.playback.current != nil { MiniPlayer().transition(.move(edge: .bottom).combined(with: .opacity)) }
                 }
+                .animation(.spring(duration: 0.35), value: g.playback.current != nil)
                 .tabItem { Label(t.rawValue, systemImage: t.icon) }
                 .tag(t)
             }
@@ -68,3 +71,16 @@ struct RootView: View {
         }
     }
 }
+
+private struct MiniPlayerRoom: ViewModifier {
+    private var g: AppGraph { .shared }
+    func body(content: Content) -> some View {
+        content.safeAreaInset(edge: .bottom, spacing: 0) {
+            if g.playback.current != nil { Color.clear.frame(height: 66) }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+private extension View {
+    func miniPlayerRoom() -> some View { modifier(MiniPlayerRoom()) }
+}
diff --git a/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift b/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift
index 3688a91..e75aff3 100644
--- a/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift
+++ b/ios/Stemify/UI/Screens/NowPlayingScreen.swift
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ struct NowPlayingScreen: View {
                     }
                 }
                 .frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
-                .transition(.opacity)
-                .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.18), value: panel)
+                .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .scale(scale: 0.96)))
                 controls(track)
             } else {
                 Text("Nothing Playing").font(.title3.weight(.semibold)).foregroundStyle(c.label2).frame(maxHeight: .infinity)
@@ -147,9 +146,10 @@ struct NowPlayingScreen: View {
                     EllipsisButton(items: ui.menu.track(track))
                 }
                 .padding(.top, 14)
+                .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .move(edge: .top)))
             }
             ProgressVolumeBar(played: c.label, unplayed: c.label3, centerLabel: badge(track))
-                .padding(.top, 18)
+                .padding(.top, panel == .Art ? 34 : 18)
             HStack {
                 Spacer()
                 TransportButton(symbol: "backward.fill", size: 34, action: pm.previous)
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ struct NowPlayingScreen: View {
                 Button(action: pm.togglePlay) {
                     ZStack {
                         if pm.buffering && pm.playWhenReady { ProgressView().controlSize(.large).tint(c.label) }
-                        else { Image(systemName: pm.playWhenReady ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill").font(.system(size: 48)).foregroundStyle(c.label) }
+                        else { Image(systemName: pm.playWhenReady ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill").font(.system(size: 48)).foregroundStyle(c.label).contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace)) }
                     }
+                    .animation(.snappy(duration: 0.25), value: pm.playWhenReady)
                     .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
                     .contentShape(Rectangle())
                 }
@@ -169,15 +170,20 @@ struct NowPlayingScreen: View {
             }
             .frame(height: 84)
             HStack {
-                PanelToggle(symbol: "slider.vertical.3", on: panel == .Mixer) { panel = panel == .Mixer ? .Art : .Mixer }
+                PanelToggle(symbol: "slider.vertical.3", on: panel == .Mixer) { show(.Mixer) }
                 Button { ui.showInSettings(.Eq) } label: { routeLabel(c) }.buttonStyle(PressFade()).frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-                PanelToggle(symbol: "list.bullet", on: panel == .Queue) { panel = panel == .Queue ? .Art : .Queue }
+                PanelToggle(symbol: "list.bullet", on: panel == .Queue) { show(.Queue) }
             }
             .frame(height: 48)
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, 28)
     }
 
+    /// Opens a panel, or goes back to the art if it's already open.
+    private func show(_ to: NpPanel) {
+        withAnimation(.spring(duration: 0.38, bounce: 0.12)) { panel = panel == to ? .Art : to }
+    }
+
     private func routeLabel(_ c: Palette) -> some View {
         let eq = g.eq
         let device = eq.device
@@ -209,8 +215,8 @@ struct NowPlayingScreen: View {
 /// Fades a little while pressed, like Apple Music's transport.
 struct PressFade: ButtonStyle {
     func makeBody(configuration: Configuration) -> some View {
-        configuration.label.opacity(configuration.isPressed ? 0.45 : 1).scaleEffect(configuration.isPressed ? 0.92 : 1)
-            .animation(.easeOut(duration: 0.12), value: configuration.isPressed)
+        configuration.label.opacity(configuration.isPressed ? 0.6 : 1).scaleEffect(configuration.isPressed ? 0.9 : 1)
+            .animation(configuration.isPressed ? .easeOut(duration: 0.1) : .spring(duration: 0.32, bounce: 0.45), value: configuration.isPressed)
     }
 }
 
@@ -758,37 +764,49 @@ struct MiniPlayer: View {
         let pm = g.playback
         if let t = pm.current?.track {
             HStack(spacing: 0) {
-                Artwork(thumb: t.thumb, size: 46, corner: 6).padding(.trailing, 12)
+                Artwork(thumb: t.thumb, size: 44, corner: 8).padding(.trailing, 12)
                 VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 1) {
-                    Text(t.title).font(.subheadline.weight(.medium)).foregroundStyle(p.label).lineLimit(1)
+                    Text(t.title).font(.subheadline.weight(.semibold)).foregroundStyle(p.label).lineLimit(1)
                     Text(t.artist).font(.footnote).foregroundStyle(p.label2).lineLimit(1)
                 }
                 Spacer(minLength: 6)
                 Button(action: pm.togglePlay) {
                     ZStack {
                         if pm.buffering && pm.playWhenReady { ProgressView() }
-                        else { Image(systemName: pm.playWhenReady ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill").font(.system(size: 24)) }
+                        else { Image(systemName: pm.playWhenReady ? "pause.fill" : "play.fill").font(.system(size: 22)).contentTransition(.symbolEffect(.replace)) }
                     }
-                    .foregroundStyle(p.label).frame(width: 48, height: 48).contentShape(Rectangle())
+                    .animation(.snappy(duration: 0.25), value: pm.playWhenReady)
+                    .foregroundStyle(p.label).frame(width: 44, height: 44).contentShape(Rectangle())
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(PressFade())
                 Button(action: pm.next) {
-                    Image(systemName: "forward.fill").font(.system(size: 22)).foregroundStyle(p.label).frame(width: 48, height: 48).contentShape(Rectangle())
+                    Image(systemName: "forward.fill").font(.system(size: 20)).foregroundStyle(p.label).frame(width: 44, height: 44).contentShape(Rectangle())
                 }
                 .buttonStyle(PressFade())
             }
-            .padding(.leading, 16).padding(.trailing, 8)
-            .frame(height: 64)
-            .background(.bar)
-            .overlay(alignment: .top) { p.separator.frame(height: 1 / scale) }
+            .padding(.leading, 8).padding(.trailing, 6)
+            .frame(height: 60)
+            .background {
+                // A solid card in the app's own colours instead of system glass.
+                let shape = RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 14, style: .continuous)
+                ZStack {
+                    shape.fill(p.cell)
+                    shape.fill(p.fill.opacity(p.dark ? 0.5 : 0))
+                    shape.strokeBorder(p.separator, lineWidth: 1 / scale)
+                }
+                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(p.dark ? 0.5 : 0.12), radius: 12, y: 4)
+            }
             .overlay(alignment: .bottom) {
-                // Hairline progress along the bottom edge.
+                // Thin progress line along the bottom of the card.
                 TimelineView(.animation(minimumInterval: 0.25, paused: !pm.playWhenReady)) { _ in
                     let d = pm.durationMs
                     let f = d > 0 ? min(max(Double(pm.positionMs()) / Double(d), 0), 1) : 0
                     GeometryReader { geo in p.accent.frame(width: geo.size.width * f, height: 2) }.frame(height: 2)
                 }
+                .padding(.horizontal, 14)
             }
+            .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+            .padding(.bottom, 6)
             .contentShape(Rectangle())
             .onTapGesture { ui.openNowPlaying() }
             .gesture(DragGesture(minimumDistance: 20).onEnded { v in if v.translation.height < -30 { ui.openNowPlaying() } })
diff --git a/ios/project.yml b/ios/project.yml
index e156d24..b851bd5 100644
--- a/ios/project.yml
+++ b/ios/project.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ options:
 settings:
   base:
     SWIFT_VERSION: "5.0"
-    MARKETING_VERSION: "1.0"
-    CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: "1"
+    MARKETING_VERSION: "1.0.1"
+    CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: "2"
 targets:
   Stemify:
     type: application
diff --git a/ios/scripts/build-ipa.sh b/ios/scripts/build-ipa.sh
index b95a110..8dedc03 100755
--- a/ios/scripts/build-ipa.sh
+++ b/ios/scripts/build-ipa.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ xcrun -sdk iphoneos swiftc -target arm64-apple-ios17.0 -sdk "$SDK" -O -wmo -swif
 # Info.plist: xcodegen's generated one with the build settings filled in.
 xcodegen generate -q
 sed -e 's/$(DEVELOPMENT_LANGUAGE)/en/; s/$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)/Stemify/; s/$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)/com.stemify.mobile/' \
-    -e 's/$(PRODUCT_NAME)/Stemify/; s/$(MARKETING_VERSION)/1.0/; s/$(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION)/1/' \
+    -e 's/$(PRODUCT_NAME)/Stemify/; s/$(MARKETING_VERSION)/1.0.1/; s/$(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION)/2/' \
     -e 's/$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME)/Stemify/' Stemify/Info.plist > $APP/Info.plist
 P=$APP/Info.plist
 plutil -insert MinimumOSVersion -string 17.0 $P