diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
index a63073c18..5f3a39428 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ProjectConfig.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ const val NEWPIPE_APPLICATION_ID_OLD = "org.schabi.newpipe"
 const val NEWPIPE_APPLICATION_ID_NEW = "net.newpipe.app"
 
 // Sulkta fork — Straw
-const val STRAW_VERSION_CODE = 10
-const val STRAW_VERSION_NAME = "0.1.0-W"
+const val STRAW_VERSION_CODE = 11
+const val STRAW_VERSION_NAME = "0.1.0-W2"
 const val STRAW_APPLICATION_ID = "com.sulkta.straw"
diff --git a/rust/strawcore/src/stream.rs b/rust/strawcore/src/stream.rs
index d388c5235..ea35ac76b 100644
--- a/rust/strawcore/src/stream.rs
+++ b/rust/strawcore/src/stream.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 use crate::error::StrawcoreError;
 use crate::search::SearchItem;
-use rustypipe::client::RustyPipe;
+use rustypipe::client::{ClientType, RustyPipe};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, uniffi::Record)]
 pub struct StreamInfo {
@@ -129,7 +129,15 @@ pub async fn stream_info(url: String) -> Result<StreamInfo, StrawcoreError> {
     log::info!("strawcore::stream_info id={}", id);
     let rp = RustyPipe::new();
 
-    let player = rp.query().player(&id).await?;
+    // rustypipe's default `player()` uses the Web client first. Those URLs
+    // come back signed against the Web fetch's session/UA — ExoPlayer can't
+    // replay them (404/403/black screen). Force the TV embedded + iOS
+    // clients, both of which return ungated direct-play URLs the way
+    // NewPipe's resolver does.
+    let player = rp
+        .query()
+        .player_from_clients(&id, &[ClientType::Tv, ClientType::Ios])
+        .await?;
     let details = &player.details;
 
     // Progressive (combined audio+video) goes through video_streams; the
diff --git a/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/PlayerScreen.kt b/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/PlayerScreen.kt
index dfb0518e0..5279e8fdc 100644
--- a/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/PlayerScreen.kt
+++ b/strawApp/src/main/kotlin/com/sulkta/straw/feature/player/PlayerScreen.kt
@@ -121,6 +121,28 @@ fun PlayerScreen(
         }
     }
 
+    // Surface playback errors so a 403/404 from googlevideo doesn't show
+    // as a silent black screen. Captures everything ExoPlayer's renderer
+    // pipeline raises.
+    DisposableEffect(exoPlayer) {
+        val listener = object : Player.Listener {
+            override fun onPlayerError(error: androidx.media3.common.PlaybackException) {
+                val msg = buildString {
+                    append("play err ")
+                    append(error.errorCodeName)
+                    append(": ")
+                    append(error.message ?: error.cause?.message ?: "?")
+                }
+                com.sulkta.straw.util.strawLogW("StrawPlayer") { "$msg" }
+                runCatching {
+                    Toast.makeText(context, msg.take(160), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        exoPlayer.addListener(listener)
+        onDispose { exoPlayer.removeListener(listener) }
+    }
+
     // PiP setup: on Android 12+ tell the OS this activity can auto-enter
     // PiP, so when the user presses Home or swipes away the video shrinks
     // into a floating window instead of pausing/exiting. Aspect ratio is