diff --git a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/home/index.tsx b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/home/index.tsx
index 87b97c3c..c3b8794b 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/(tabs)/home/index.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/(tabs)/home/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { ScrollingCollectionList } from "@/components/home/ScrollingCollectionLi
 import { Loader } from "@/components/Loader";
 import { MediaListSection } from "@/components/medialists/MediaListSection";
 import { apiAtom, userAtom } from "@/providers/JellyfinProvider";
-import { useSettings } from "@/utils/atoms/settings";
 import { Ionicons } from "@expo/vector-icons";
 import { BaseItemDto } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models";
 import {
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export default function index() {
   const [user] = useAtom(userAtom);
 
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
-  const [settings, _] = useSettings();
 
   const [isConnected, setIsConnected] = useState<boolean | null>(null);
 
@@ -171,11 +169,7 @@ export default function index() {
   });
 
   const { data: mediaListCollections } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: [
-      "mediaListCollections-home",
-      user?.Id,
-      settings?.mediaListCollectionIds,
-    ],
+    queryKey: ["mediaListCollections-home", user?.Id],
     queryFn: async () => {
       if (!api || !user?.Id) return [];
 
@@ -187,16 +181,9 @@ export default function index() {
         includeItemTypes: ["BoxSet"],
       });
 
-      const ids =
-        response.data.Items?.filter(
-          (c) =>
-            c.Name !== "cf_carousel" &&
-            settings?.mediaListCollectionIds?.includes(c.Id!)
-        ) ?? [];
-
-      return ids;
+      return [];
     },
-    enabled: !!api && !!user?.Id && settings?.usePopularPlugin === true,
+    enabled: !!api && !!user?.Id && false,
     staleTime: 0,
   });
 
@@ -263,10 +250,6 @@ export default function index() {
           orientation="horizontal"
         />
 
-        {mediaListCollections?.map((ml) => (
-          <MediaListSection key={ml.Id} collection={ml} />
-        ))}
-
         <ScrollingCollectionList
           title="Recently Added in Movies"
           data={recentlyAddedInMovies}
diff --git a/app/(auth)/settings.tsx b/app/(auth)/settings.tsx
index 3e7b1abf..9d24560a 100644
--- a/app/(auth)/settings.tsx
+++ b/app/(auth)/settings.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { clearLogs, readFromLog } from "@/utils/log";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { ScrollView, View } from "react-native";
-import { SettingToggles } from "@/components/settings/SettingToggles";
 
 export default function settings() {
   const { logout } = useJellyfin();
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ export default function settings() {
           <ListItem title="Server" subTitle={api?.basePath} />
         </View>
 
-        <SettingToggles />
-
         <View className="flex flex-col space-y-2">
           <Button color="black" onPress={logout}>
             Log out
diff --git a/app/_layout.tsx b/app/_layout.tsx
index abefbc3c..479f67e8 100644
--- a/app/_layout.tsx
+++ b/app/_layout.tsx
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
 }
 
 function Layout() {
-  const [settings, updateSettings] = useSettings();
-
   useKeepAwake();
 
   const queryClientRef = useRef<QueryClient>(
diff --git a/components/Chromecast.tsx b/components/Chromecast.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf92148b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Chromecast.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { BaseItemDto } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models";
+import React, { useEffect } from "react";
+import { View } from "react-native";
+import {
+  CastButton,
+  useCastDevice,
+  useDevices,
+  useRemoteMediaClient,
+} from "react-native-google-cast";
+import GoogleCast from "react-native-google-cast";
+
+type Props = {
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+};
+
+export const Chromecast: React.FC<Props> = ({ width = 48, height = 48 }) => {
+  const client = useRemoteMediaClient();
+  const castDevice = useCastDevice();
+  const devices = useDevices();
+  const sessionManager = GoogleCast.getSessionManager();
+  const discoveryManager = GoogleCast.getDiscoveryManager();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      if (!discoveryManager) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      await discoveryManager.startDiscovery();
+    })();
+  }, [client, devices, castDevice, sessionManager, discoveryManager]);
+
+  return (
+    <View className="rounded h-10 aspect-square flex items-center justify-center">
+      <CastButton style={{ tintColor: "white", height, width }} />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13cd4aeb..8554e692 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^4",
     "@jellyfin/sdk": "^0.10.0",
     "@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader": "^3.2.0",
-    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "1.23.1",
     "@react-native-community/netinfo": "11.3.1",
     "@react-native-menu/menu": "^1.1.2",
     "@react-native-tvos/config-tv": "^0.0.10",
diff --git a/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx b/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx
index 45684b56..51ed649e 100644
--- a/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx
+++ b/providers/JellyfinProvider.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { Api, Jellyfin } from "@jellyfin/sdk";
 import { UserDto } from "@jellyfin/sdk/lib/generated-client/models";
-import AsyncStorage from "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage";
-import { useMutation, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { isLoaded } from "expo-font";
+import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { router, useSegments } from "expo-router";
 import { atom, useAtom } from "jotai";
 import React, {
@@ -31,15 +29,14 @@ interface JellyfinContextValue {
 }
 
 const JellyfinContext = createContext<JellyfinContextValue | undefined>(
-  undefined,
+  undefined
 );
 
 const getOrSetDeviceId = async () => {
-  let deviceId = await AsyncStorage.getItem("deviceId");
+  let deviceId = null;
 
   if (!deviceId) {
     deviceId = uuid.v4() as string;
-    await AsyncStorage.setItem("deviceId", deviceId);
   }
 
   return deviceId;
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
           new Jellyfin({
             clientInfo: { name: "Streamyfin", version: "0.6.1" },
             deviceInfo: { name: Platform.OS === "ios" ? "iOS" : "Android", id },
-          }),
+          })
       );
     })();
   }, []);
@@ -67,8 +64,9 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
   const [user, setUser] = useAtom(userAtom);
 
   const discoverServers = async (url: string): Promise<Server[]> => {
-    const servers =
-      await jellyfin?.discovery.getRecommendedServerCandidates(url);
+    const servers = await jellyfin?.discovery.getRecommendedServerCandidates(
+      url
+    );
     return servers?.map((server) => ({ address: server.address })) || [];
   };
 
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
       if (!apiInstance?.basePath) throw new Error("Failed to connect");
 
       setApi(apiInstance);
-      await AsyncStorage.setItem("serverUrl", server.address);
     },
     onError: (error) => {
       console.error("Failed to set server:", error);
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
 
   const removeServerMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async () => {
-      await AsyncStorage.removeItem("serverUrl");
       setApi(null);
     },
     onError: (error) => {
@@ -110,9 +106,7 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
 
       if (auth.data.AccessToken && auth.data.User) {
         setUser(auth.data.User);
-        await AsyncStorage.setItem("user", JSON.stringify(auth.data.User));
         setApi(jellyfin.createApi(api?.basePath, auth.data?.AccessToken));
-        await AsyncStorage.setItem("token", auth.data?.AccessToken);
       } else {
         throw new Error("Invalid username or password");
       }
@@ -124,7 +118,6 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
 
   const logoutMutation = useMutation({
     mutationFn: async () => {
-      await AsyncStorage.removeItem("token");
       setUser(null);
     },
     onError: (error) => {
@@ -132,36 +125,6 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
     },
   });
 
-  const { isLoading, isFetching } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: [
-      "initializeJellyfin",
-      user?.Id,
-      api?.basePath,
-      jellyfin?.clientInfo,
-    ],
-    queryFn: async () => {
-      try {
-        const token = await AsyncStorage.getItem("token");
-        const serverUrl = await AsyncStorage.getItem("serverUrl");
-        const user = JSON.parse(
-          (await AsyncStorage.getItem("user")) as string,
-        ) as UserDto;
-
-        if (serverUrl && token && user.Id && jellyfin) {
-          const apiInstance = jellyfin.createApi(serverUrl, token);
-          setApi(apiInstance);
-          setUser(user);
-        }
-
-        return true;
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.error(e);
-      }
-    },
-    staleTime: 0,
-    enabled: !user?.Id || !api || !jellyfin,
-  });
-
   const contextValue: JellyfinContextValue = {
     discoverServers,
     setServer: (server) => setServerMutation.mutateAsync(server),
@@ -171,7 +134,7 @@ export const JellyfinProvider: React.FC<{ children: ReactNode }> = ({
     logout: () => logoutMutation.mutateAsync(),
   };
 
-  useProtectedRoute(user, isLoading || isFetching);
+  useProtectedRoute(user);
 
   return (
     <JellyfinContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
diff --git a/utils/atoms/settings.ts b/utils/atoms/settings.ts
index eabf9284..51988909 100644
--- a/utils/atoms/settings.ts
+++ b/utils/atoms/settings.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import { atom, useAtom } from "jotai";
-import AsyncStorage from "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage";
-import { useEffect } from "react";
 
 type Settings = {
   autoRotate?: boolean;
@@ -12,55 +10,27 @@ type Settings = {
   mediaListCollectionIds?: string[];
 };
 
-/**
- *
- * The settings atom is a Jotai atom that stores the user's settings.
- * It is initialized with a default value of null, which indicates that the settings have not been loaded yet.
- * The settings are loaded from AsyncStorage when the atom is read for the first time.
- *
- */
-
-// Utility function to load settings from AsyncStorage
-const loadSettings = async (): Promise<Settings> => {
-  const jsonValue = await AsyncStorage.getItem("settings");
-  return jsonValue != null
-    ? JSON.parse(jsonValue)
-    : {
-        autoRotate: true,
-        forceLandscapeInVideoPlayer: false,
-        openFullScreenVideoPlayerByDefault: false,
-        usePopularPlugin: false,
-        deviceProfile: "Expo",
-        forceDirectPlay: false,
-        mediaListCollectionIds: [],
-      };
+// Default settings
+const defaultSettings: Settings = {
+  autoRotate: true,
+  forceLandscapeInVideoPlayer: false,
+  openFullScreenVideoPlayerByDefault: true,
+  usePopularPlugin: false,
+  deviceProfile: "Expo",
+  forceDirectPlay: false,
+  mediaListCollectionIds: [],
 };
 
-// Utility function to save settings to AsyncStorage
-const saveSettings = async (settings: Settings) => {
-  const jsonValue = JSON.stringify(settings);
-  await AsyncStorage.setItem("settings", jsonValue);
-};
+// Create an atom to store the settings in memory, initialized with default settings
+const settingsAtom = atom<Settings>(defaultSettings);
 
-// Create an atom to store the settings in memory
-const settingsAtom = atom<Settings | null>(null);
-
-// A hook to manage settings, loading them on initial mount and providing a way to update them
+// A hook to manage settings, providing a way to update them
 export const useSettings = () => {
   const [settings, setSettings] = useAtom(settingsAtom);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (settings === null) {
-      loadSettings().then(setSettings);
-    }
-  }, [settings, setSettings]);
-
-  const updateSettings = async (update: Partial<Settings>) => {
-    if (settings) {
-      const newSettings = { ...settings, ...update };
-      setSettings(newSettings);
-      await saveSettings(newSettings);
-    }
+  const updateSettings = (update: Partial<Settings>) => {
+    const newSettings = { ...settings, ...update };
+    setSettings(newSettings);
   };
 
   return [settings, updateSettings] as const;
diff --git a/utils/log.ts b/utils/log.ts
index 0f8af54a..bf5212c2 100644
--- a/utils/log.ts
+++ b/utils/log.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import AsyncStorage from "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage";
+import { atom } from "jotai";
 import { atomWithStorage, createJSONStorage } from "jotai/utils";
 
 type LogLevel = "INFO" | "WARN" | "ERROR";
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ interface LogEntry {
   data?: any;
 }
 
-const asyncStorage = createJSONStorage(() => AsyncStorage);
-const logsAtom = atomWithStorage("logs", [], asyncStorage);
+const logsAtom = atom([]);
 
 export const writeToLog = async (
   level: LogLevel,
@@ -25,23 +24,16 @@ export const writeToLog = async (
     data: data,
   };
 
-  const currentLogs = await AsyncStorage.getItem("logs");
-  const logs: LogEntry[] = currentLogs ? JSON.parse(currentLogs) : [];
+  const logs: LogEntry[] = [];
   logs.push(newEntry);
 
   const maxLogs = 100;
-  const recentLogs = logs.slice(Math.max(logs.length - maxLogs, 0));
-
-  await AsyncStorage.setItem("logs", JSON.stringify(recentLogs));
 };
 
 export const readFromLog = async (): Promise<LogEntry[]> => {
-  const logs = await AsyncStorage.getItem("logs");
-  return logs ? JSON.parse(logs) : [];
+  return [];
 };
 
-export const clearLogs = async () => {
-  await AsyncStorage.removeItem("logs");
-};
+export const clearLogs = async () => {};
 
 export default logsAtom;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 72f653b8..f5c1098c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1603,13 +1603,6 @@
     "@babel/runtime" "^7.13.10"
     "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs" "1.0.0"
 
-"@react-native-async-storage/async-storage@1.23.1":
-  version "1.23.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-async-storage/async-storage/-/async-storage-1.23.1.tgz#cad3cd4fab7dacfe9838dce6ecb352f79150c883"
-  integrity sha512-Qd2kQ3yi6Y3+AcUlrHxSLlnBvpdCEMVGFlVBneVOjaFaPU61g1huc38g339ysXspwY1QZA2aNhrk/KlHGO+ewA==
-  dependencies:
-    merge-options "^3.0.4"
-
 "@react-native-community/cli-clean@13.6.9":
   version "13.6.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-community/cli-clean/-/cli-clean-13.6.9.tgz#b6754f39c2b877c9d730feb848945150e1d52209"
@@ -5131,11 +5124,6 @@ is-path-inside@^3.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-path-inside/-/is-path-inside-3.0.3.tgz#d231362e53a07ff2b0e0ea7fed049161ffd16283"
   integrity sha512-Fd4gABb+ycGAmKou8eMftCupSir5lRxqf4aD/vd0cD2qc4HL07OjCeuHMr8Ro4CoMaeCKDB0/ECBOVWjTwUvPQ==
 
-is-plain-obj@^2.1.0:
-  version "2.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-plain-obj/-/is-plain-obj-2.1.0.tgz#45e42e37fccf1f40da8e5f76ee21515840c09287"
-  integrity sha512-YWnfyRwxL/+SsrWYfOpUtz5b3YD+nyfkHvjbcanzk8zgyO4ASD67uVMRt8k5bM4lLMDnXfriRhOpemw+NfT1eA==
-
 is-plain-object@^2.0.4:
   version "2.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-plain-object/-/is-plain-object-2.0.4.tgz#2c163b3fafb1b606d9d17928f05c2a1c38e07677"
@@ -6155,13 +6143,6 @@ memory-cache@~0.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/memory-cache/-/memory-cache-0.2.0.tgz#7890b01d52c00c8ebc9d533e1f8eb17e3034871a"
   integrity sha512-OcjA+jzjOYzKmKS6IQVALHLVz+rNTMPoJvCztFaZxwG14wtAW7VRZjwTQu06vKCYOxh4jVnik7ya0SXTB0W+xA==
 
-merge-options@^3.0.4:
-  version "3.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge-options/-/merge-options-3.0.4.tgz#84709c2aa2a4b24c1981f66c179fe5565cc6dbb7"
-  integrity sha512-2Sug1+knBjkaMsMgf1ctR1Ujx+Ayku4EdJN4Z+C2+JzoeF7A3OZ9KM2GY0CpQS51NR61LTurMJrRKPhSs3ZRTQ==
-  dependencies:
-    is-plain-obj "^2.1.0"
-
 merge-stream@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/merge-stream/-/merge-stream-2.0.0.tgz#52823629a14dd00c9770fb6ad47dc6310f2c1f60"
@@ -7315,11 +7296,6 @@ react-native-get-random-values@^1.11.0:
   dependencies:
     fast-base64-decode "^1.0.0"
 
-react-native-google-cast@^4.8.2:
-  version "4.8.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-google-cast/-/react-native-google-cast-4.8.2.tgz#584fea0f8038e817d075857a537bdbfff435d764"
-  integrity sha512-dmVjfjneit0IguqrjmmunrcjvqNcQQ+EZL4zwCxrrEI3dcfAwBZ1eIDxHaQtvMWP6BsHb2WIFJopPDULJXsvBw==
-
 react-native-helmet-async@2.0.4:
   version "2.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-helmet-async/-/react-native-helmet-async-2.0.4.tgz#93f53a1ff22d6898039688a541653a2d6b6866bb"