diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index 8d7aed55..cceafcfd 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 const BackgroundFetch = !Platform.isTV ? require("expo-background-fetch") : null;
 import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system";
 const Notifications = !Platform.isTV ? require("expo-notifications") : null;
-import { router, Stack } from "expo-router";
+import { router, Stack, useSegments } from "expo-router";
 import * as SplashScreen from "expo-splash-screen";
 import * as ScreenOrientation from "@/packages/expo-screen-orientation";
 const TaskManager = !Platform.isTV ? require("expo-task-manager") : null;
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ function Layout() {
   const [settings] = useSettings();
   const [user] = useAtom(userAtom);
   const appState = useRef(AppState.currentState);
+  const segments = useSegments();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     i18n.changeLanguage(settings?.preferedLanguage ?? getLocales()[0].languageCode ?? "en");
@@ -277,15 +278,17 @@ function Layout() {
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
-      // If the user has auto rotate enabled, unlock the orientation
       if (Platform.isTV) return;
+      if ("direct-player" in segments) return;
+
+      // If the user has auto rotate enabled, unlock the orientation
       if (settings.followDeviceOrientation === true) {
         ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync();
       } else {
         // If the user has auto rotate disabled, lock the orientation to portrait
         ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.PORTRAIT_UP);
       }
-    }, [settings]);
+    }, [settings.followDeviceOrientation, segments]);
 
     useEffect(() => {
       const subscription = AppState.addEventListener("change", (nextAppState) => {
diff --git a/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts b/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b58a06ce..00000000
--- a/hooks/useOrientationSettings.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
-import * as ScreenOrientation from "@/packages/expo-screen-orientation";
-import { useEffect } from "react";
-import { Platform } from "react-native";
-
-export const useOrientationSettings = () => {
-  if (Platform.isTV) return;
-
-  const [settings] = useSettings();
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (settings?.followDeviceOrientation) {
-      ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.LANDSCAPE_RIGHT);
-    } else if (settings?.defaultVideoOrientation) {
-      ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(settings.defaultVideoOrientation);
-    }
-
-    return () => {
-      if (settings?.followDeviceOrientation) {
-        ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync();
-      } else {
-        ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.PORTRAIT_UP);
-      }
-    };
-  }, [settings]);
-};