diff --git a/lib/screens/video_player/parts/playback_services.dart b/lib/screens/video_player/parts/playback_services.dart
index eecf3f8d..a4ab8be8 100644
--- a/lib/screens/video_player/parts/playback_services.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/video_player/parts/playback_services.dart
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ extension _VideoPlayerPlaybackServiceMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
         return;
       }
 
+      if (_isAppleAudioSessionEvent(event)) {
+        unawaited(_handleAppleAudioSessionEvent(event));
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (activePlayer == null && event is! NextTrackEvent && event is! PreviousTrackEvent) return;
 
       if (event is PlayEvent) {
@@ -190,6 +195,10 @@ extension _VideoPlayerPlaybackServiceMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
   }
 
   void _onPlayingStateChanged(bool isPlaying) {
+    if (!isPlaying) {
+      _lastPlaybackPauseAt = DateTime.now();
+    }
+
     if (isPlaying && _mediaControlsSuspendedForTvBackground) {
       appLogger.w('Playback started while Android TV background media controls are suspended; pausing');
       Sentry.addBreadcrumb(
@@ -233,6 +242,77 @@ extension _VideoPlayerPlaybackServiceMethods on VideoPlayerScreenState {
     }
   }
 
+  bool _isAppleAudioSessionEvent(Object event) =>
+      event is AudioInterruptionBeganEvent ||
+      event is AudioInterruptionEndedEvent ||
+      event is AudioRouteOldDeviceUnavailableEvent ||
+      event is AudioRouteNewDeviceAvailableEvent;
+
+  Future<void> _handleAppleAudioSessionEvent(Object event) async {
+    if (!Platform.isIOS || PlatformDetector.isTV()) return;
+
+    final currentPlayer = player;
+    if (!mounted || currentPlayer == null || !_isPlayerInitialized) return;
+
+    if (event is AudioInterruptionBeganEvent) {
+      await _pauseForAppleAudioSessionEvent(currentPlayer, 'interruption began');
+    } else if (event is AudioRouteOldDeviceUnavailableEvent) {
+      await _pauseForAppleAudioSessionEvent(currentPlayer, 'private audio route disconnected');
+    } else if (event is AudioInterruptionEndedEvent) {
+      if (event.shouldResume) {
+        await _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionEvent(currentPlayer, 'interruption ended');
+      } else {
+        _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionPause = false;
+      }
+    } else if (event is AudioRouteNewDeviceAvailableEvent) {
+      await _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionEvent(currentPlayer, 'private audio route connected');
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _pauseForAppleAudioSessionEvent(Player currentPlayer, String reason) async {
+    final wasPlayingBeforeEvent = currentPlayer.state.isActive || _wasRecentlyPaused();
+    if (wasPlayingBeforeEvent) {
+      _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionPause = true;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await currentPlayer.pause();
+      appLogger.d('Video paused after Apple audio session $reason');
+    } catch (e) {
+      appLogger.w('Failed to pause after Apple audio session $reason', error: e);
+    } finally {
+      _updateMediaControlsPlaybackState();
+    }
+  }
+
+  bool _wasRecentlyPaused() {
+    final pauseAt = _lastPlaybackPauseAt;
+    if (pauseAt == null) return false;
+    return DateTime.now().difference(pauseAt) < const Duration(seconds: 1);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionEvent(Player expectedPlayer, String reason) async {
+    if (!_resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionPause) return;
+    _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionPause = false;
+
+    if (!mounted || player != expectedPlayer || !_isPlayerInitialized) return;
+    if (WidgetsBinding.instance.lifecycleState != AppLifecycleState.resumed) {
+      appLogger.d('Skipped Apple audio session resume after $reason because app is not resumed');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (expectedPlayer.state.isActive) return;
+
+    try {
+      await expectedPlayer.play();
+      _wasPlayingBeforeInactive = false;
+      appLogger.d('Video resumed after Apple audio session $reason');
+    } catch (e) {
+      appLogger.w('Failed to resume after Apple audio session $reason', error: e);
+    } finally {
+      _updateMediaControlsPlaybackState();
+    }
+  }
+
   /// Force mpv to reconnect its HTTP stream by seeking to the current position.
   /// This bypasses ffmpeg's exponential reconnect backoff when the app detects
   /// that network connectivity has been restored.
diff --git a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
index a2b5b38b..97c87dc6 100644
--- a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen> with WidgetsBindin
   bool _hiddenForBackground = false;
   bool _mediaControlsSuspendedForTvBackground = false;
   bool _resumeFromSuspendedMediaControlOnForeground = false;
+  bool _resumeAfterAppleAudioSessionPause = false;
+  DateTime? _lastPlaybackPauseAt;
   bool _autoPipEnabled = false;
   bool _androidAutoPipTransitionInFlight = false;
   bool _pipFiltersPrepared = false;
diff --git a/lib/services/media_controls_manager.dart b/lib/services/media_controls_manager.dart
index d16d43f0..655bfef6 100644
--- a/lib/services/media_controls_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/services/media_controls_manager.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import '../utils/app_logger.dart';
 /// - Position update throttling to prevent excessive API calls
 class MediaControlsManager {
   /// Stream of control events from OS media controls
-  Stream<dynamic> get controlEvents => OsMediaControls.controlEvents;
+  Stream<MediaControlEvent> get controlEvents => OsMediaControls.controlEvents;
 
   /// Throttled playback state update (1 second interval, leading + trailing)
   late final Throttle _throttledUpdate;
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 3278f4f1..4676c929 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: "5ddd27c"
-      resolved-ref: "5ddd27c2acacca31060d288db1371a870602cf46"
+      ref: d5c1885
+      resolved-ref: d5c18857ada19896cf456b832c143da435a7155d
       url: "https://github.com/edde746/os-media-controls"
     source: git
     version: "0.2.1"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 9067c253..5ff1fe1d 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies:
   os_media_controls:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/edde746/os-media-controls
-      ref: 5ddd27c
+      ref: d5c1885
   rate_limiter: ^1.0.0
   wakelock_plus:
     git: