diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt
index 7499364fe..66020e8e5 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/nuvio/app/features/player/PlayerSettingsRepository.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ data class PlayerSettingsUiState(
     val iosToneMappingMode: IosToneMappingMode = IosToneMappingMode.Auto,
     val iosTargetPrimaries: IosTargetPrimaries = IosTargetPrimaries.Auto,
     val iosTargetTransfer: IosTargetTransfer = IosTargetTransfer.Auto,
-    val iosHardwareDecoderMode: IosHardwareDecoderMode = IosHardwareDecoderMode.Auto,
+    val iosHardwareDecoderMode: IosHardwareDecoderMode = IosHardwareDecoderMode.VideoToolbox,
     val iosExtendedDynamicRangeEnabled: Boolean = true,
     val iosTargetColorspaceHintEnabled: Boolean = true,
     val iosHdrComputePeakEnabled: Boolean = true,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
     private var iosToneMappingMode = IosToneMappingMode.Auto
     private var iosTargetPrimaries = IosTargetPrimaries.Auto
     private var iosTargetTransfer = IosTargetTransfer.Auto
-    private var iosHardwareDecoderMode = IosHardwareDecoderMode.Auto
+    private var iosHardwareDecoderMode = IosHardwareDecoderMode.VideoToolbox
     private var iosExtendedDynamicRangeEnabled = true
     private var iosTargetColorspaceHintEnabled = true
     private var iosHdrComputePeakEnabled = true
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
         iosToneMappingMode = IosToneMappingMode.Auto
         iosTargetPrimaries = IosTargetPrimaries.Auto
         iosTargetTransfer = IosTargetTransfer.Auto
-        iosHardwareDecoderMode = IosHardwareDecoderMode.Auto
+        iosHardwareDecoderMode = IosHardwareDecoderMode.VideoToolbox
         iosExtendedDynamicRangeEnabled = true
         iosTargetColorspaceHintEnabled = true
         iosHdrComputePeakEnabled = true
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ object PlayerSettingsRepository {
             ?: IosTargetTransfer.Auto
         iosHardwareDecoderMode = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadIosHardwareDecoderMode()
             ?.let { runCatching { IosHardwareDecoderMode.valueOf(it) }.getOrNull() }
-            ?: IosHardwareDecoderMode.Auto
+            ?: IosHardwareDecoderMode.VideoToolbox
         iosExtendedDynamicRangeEnabled = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadIosExtendedDynamicRangeEnabled() ?: true
         iosTargetColorspaceHintEnabled = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadIosTargetColorspaceHintEnabled() ?: true
         iosHdrComputePeakEnabled = PlayerSettingsStorage.loadIosHdrComputePeakEnabled() ?: true
diff --git a/iosApp/iosApp/Player/MPVPlayerBridge.swift b/iosApp/iosApp/Player/MPVPlayerBridge.swift
index 5216c24f3..7021090a4 100644
--- a/iosApp/iosApp/Player/MPVPlayerBridge.swift
+++ b/iosApp/iosApp/Player/MPVPlayerBridge.swift
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ final class MPVPlayerViewController: UIViewController {
         metalLayer.wantsExtendedDynamicRangeContent = extendedDynamicRange
         guard mpv != nil else { return }
 
-        setStringProperty("hwdec", "videotoolbox")
+        setStringProperty("hwdec", hardwareDecoder)
         setStringProperty("target-colorspace-hint", targetColorspaceHint ? "yes" : "no")
         setStringProperty("tone-mapping", toneMapping)
         setStringProperty("hdr-compute-peak", hdrComputePeak ? "yes" : "no")