diff --git a/Nextcloud.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Nextcloud.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 8dd4c5545f..44bad97001 100644
--- a/Nextcloud.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Nextcloud.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@
 		F79B645F26CA661600838ACA /* UIControl+Extension.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "UIControl+Extension.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		F79B869A265E19D40085C0E0 /* NSMutableAttributedString+Extension.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "NSMutableAttributedString+Extension.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		F79EDA9F26B004980007D134 /* NCPlayerToolBar.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NCPlayerToolBar.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		F79EDAA126B004980007D134 /* NCPlayer.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NCPlayer.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		F79EDAA126B004980007D134 /* NCPlayer.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; indentWidth = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NCPlayer.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		F79FFB252A97C24A0055EEA4 /* NCNetworkingE2EEMarkFolder.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NCNetworkingE2EEMarkFolder.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		F7A03E2E2D425A14007AA677 /* NCFavoriteNavigationController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NCFavoriteNavigationController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		F7A03E322D426115007AA677 /* NCMoreNavigationController.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NCMoreNavigationController.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
diff --git a/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayer.swift b/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayer.swift
index bead951ef1..15e991f3fb 100644
--- a/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayer.swift
+++ b/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayer.swift
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import NextcloudKit
 import UIKit
 import MobileVLCKit
 
-class NCPlayer: NSObject {
+class NCPlayer: NSObject, VLCMediaDelegate {
     internal var url: URL?
     internal var player = VLCMediaPlayer()
     internal var dialogProvider: VLCDialogProvider?
@@ -65,18 +65,21 @@ class NCPlayer: NSObject {
         self.url = url
         self.singleTapGestureRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(didSingleTapWith(gestureRecognizer:)))
 
-        print("Play URL: \(url)")
-        player.media = VLCMedia(url: url)
+        print("Playing URL: \(url)")
+        let media = VLCMedia(url: url)
+
+        media.parse(options: url.isFileURL ? .fetchLocal : .fetchNetwork)
+
+        player.media = media
         player.delegate = self
 
         dialogProvider = VLCDialogProvider(library: VLCLibrary.shared(), customUI: true)
         dialogProvider?.customRenderer = self
 
-        // player?.media?.addOption("--network-caching=500")
         player.media?.addOption(":http-user-agent=\(userAgent)")
 
         if let result = self.database.getVideo(metadata: metadata),
-            let resultPosition = result.position {
+           let resultPosition = result.position {
             position = resultPosition
         }
 
@@ -209,15 +212,15 @@ extension NCPlayer: VLCMediaPlayerDelegate {
 
         switch player.state {
         case .stopped:
-            playerToolBar?.playButtonPlay()
+            playerToolBar?.showPlayButton()
 
             NotificationCenter.default.postOnMainThread(name: NCGlobal.shared.notificationCenterPlayerStoppedPlaying)
 
-            print("Played mode: STOPPED")
+            print("Player mode: STOPPED")
         case .opening:
-            print("Played mode: OPENING")
+            print("Player mode: OPENING")
         case .buffering:
-            print("Played mode: BUFFERING")
+            print("Player mode: BUFFERING")
         case .ended:
             self.database.addVideo(metadata: self.metadata, position: 0)
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1) {
@@ -225,10 +228,10 @@ extension NCPlayer: VLCMediaPlayerDelegate {
                     self.restartAVPlayer(position: 0, pauseAfterPlay: !playRepeat)
                 }
             }
-            playerToolBar?.playButtonPlay()
-            print("Played mode: ENDED")
+            playerToolBar?.showPlayButton()
+            print("Player mode: ENDED")
         case .error:
-            print("Played mode: ERROR")
+            print("Player mode: ERROR")
         case .playing:
             guard let playerToolBar = playerToolBar else { return }
             if playerToolBar.playerButtonView.isHidden {
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ extension NCPlayer: VLCMediaPlayerDelegate {
                 pauseAfterPlay = false
                 self.viewerMediaPage?.updateCommandCenter(ncplayer: self, title: metadata.fileNameView)
             } else {
-                playerToolBar.playButtonPause()
+                playerToolBar.showPauseButton()
                 // Set track audio/subtitle
                 let data = self.database.getVideo(metadata: metadata)
                 if let currentAudioTrackIndex = data?.currentAudioTrackIndex {
@@ -256,24 +259,25 @@ extension NCPlayer: VLCMediaPlayerDelegate {
             }
             self.width = Int(size.width)
             self.height = Int(size.height)
+            playerToolBar.updatePlaybackPosition()
             playerToolBar.updateTopToolBar(videoSubTitlesIndexes: player.videoSubTitlesIndexes, audioTrackIndexes: player.audioTrackIndexes)
             self.database.addVideo(metadata: metadata, width: self.width, height: self.height, length: self.length)
 
             NotificationCenter.default.postOnMainThread(name: NCGlobal.shared.notificationCenterPlayerIsPlaying)
 
-            print("Played mode: PLAYING")
+            print("Player mode: PLAYING")
         case .paused:
             NotificationCenter.default.postOnMainThread(name: NCGlobal.shared.notificationCenterPlayerStoppedPlaying)
 
-            playerToolBar?.playButtonPlay()
-            print("Played mode: PAUSED")
+            playerToolBar?.showPlayButton()
+            print("Player mode: PAUSED")
         default: break
         }
     }
 
     func mediaPlayerTimeChanged(_ aNotification: Notification) {
         activityIndicator.stopAnimating()
-        playerToolBar?.update()
+        playerToolBar?.updatePlaybackPosition()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayerToolBar.swift b/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayerToolBar.swift
index 5b138cd7fe..ccb930df56 100644
--- a/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayerToolBar.swift
+++ b/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCPlayer/NCPlayerToolBar.swift
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ class NCPlayerToolBar: UIView {
     @IBOutlet weak var repeatButton: UIButton!
 
     enum sliderEventType {
+        case none
         case began
         case ended
         case moved
     }
-    var playbackSliderEvent: sliderEventType = .ended
+
+    var playbackSliderEvent: sliderEventType = .none
     var isFullscreen: Bool = false
     var playRepeat: Bool = false
 
@@ -143,20 +145,32 @@ class NCPlayerToolBar: UIView {
         MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate] = position
     }
 
-    public func update() {
-        guard let ncplayer = self.ncplayer, let length = ncplayer.player.media?.length.intValue else { return }
+    public func updatePlaybackPosition() {
+        guard let ncplayer = self.ncplayer,
+              let media = ncplayer.player.media else {
+            return
+        }
+
+        let length = media.length.intValue
+
         let position = ncplayer.player.position
-        let positionInSecond = position * Float(length / 1000)
 
-        // SLIDER & TIME
+        let currentSeconds = Double(position) * (Double(length) / 1000.0)
+
+        let currentTimeObj = VLCTime(int: Int32(currentSeconds * 1000))
+        let remainingTimeObj = VLCTime(int: Int32((Double(length) / 1000.0) - currentSeconds) * 1000)
+
+        labelCurrentTime.text = currentTimeObj.stringValue == "--:--" ? "00:00" : currentTimeObj.stringValue
+
+        let remaining = remainingTimeObj.stringValue
+        labelLeftTime.text = "-\(remaining)"
+
         if playbackSliderEvent == .ended {
             playbackSlider.value = position
         }
-        labelCurrentTime.text = ncplayer.player.time.stringValue
-        labelLeftTime.text = ncplayer.player.remainingTime?.stringValue
 
         MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPMediaItemPropertyPlaybackDuration] = length / 1000
-        MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime] = positionInSecond
+        MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime] = currentSeconds
     }
 
     public func updateTopToolBar(videoSubTitlesIndexes: [Any], audioTrackIndexes: [Any]) {
@@ -184,13 +198,13 @@ class NCPlayerToolBar: UIView {
         })
     }
 
-    func playButtonPause() {
+    func showPauseButton() {
         buttonImage = UIImage(systemName: "pause.fill", withConfiguration: UIImage.SymbolConfiguration(pointSize: pointSize))!.withTintColor(.white, renderingMode: .alwaysOriginal)
         playButton.setImage(buttonImage, for: .normal)
         MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate] = 1
     }
 
-    func playButtonPlay() {
+    func showPlayButton() {
         buttonImage = UIImage(systemName: "play.fill", withConfiguration: UIImage.SymbolConfiguration(pointSize: pointSize))!.withTintColor(.white, renderingMode: .alwaysOriginal)
         playButton.setImage(buttonImage, for: .normal)
         MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo?[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate] = 0
@@ -407,7 +421,7 @@ extension NCPlayerToolBar {
                     guard let metadata = self.metadata else { return }
                     let storyboard = UIStoryboard(name: "NCSelect", bundle: nil)
                     if let navigationController = storyboard.instantiateInitialViewController() as? UINavigationController,
-                        let viewController = navigationController.topViewController as? NCSelect {
+                       let viewController = navigationController.topViewController as? NCSelect {
 
                         viewController.delegate = self
                         viewController.typeOfCommandView = .nothing
@@ -490,7 +504,7 @@ extension NCPlayerToolBar: NCSelectDelegate {
 
     // swiftlint:disable inclusive_language
     func addPlaybackSlave(type: String, metadata: tableMetadata) {
-    // swiftlint:enable inclusive_language
+        // swiftlint:enable inclusive_language
         let fileNameLocalPath = utilityFileSystem.getDirectoryProviderStorageOcId(metadata.ocId, fileName: metadata.fileNameView, userId: metadata.userId, urlBase: metadata.urlBase)
 
         if type == "subtitle" {
diff --git a/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCViewerMediaPage.swift b/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCViewerMediaPage.swift
index 85d3021d85..48bc45de63 100644
--- a/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCViewerMediaPage.swift
+++ b/iOSClient/Viewer/NCViewerMedia/NCViewerMediaPage.swift
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class NCViewerMediaPage: UIViewController {
     func clearCommandCenter() {
 
         UIApplication.shared.endReceivingRemoteControlEvents()
-        MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = [:]
+        MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil
 
         MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().playCommand.isEnabled = false
         MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared().pauseCommand.isEnabled = false