diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 71459065f..0fa212023 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
         else ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_PORTRAIT
 
         // start service that gets called on closure
-        startService(Intent(this, ClosingService::class.java))
+        try {
+            startService(Intent(this, ClosingService::class.java))
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
 
         CronetHelper.initCronet(this.applicationContext)
         ConnectionHelper.imageLoader = ImageLoader.Builder(this.applicationContext)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
index 40ce6833d..9d09776d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/fragments/PlayerFragment.kt
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ class PlayerFragment : BaseFragment() {
     private var videoFormatPreference = "webm"
     private var defRes = ""
     private var bufferingGoal = 50000
-    private var seekBarPreview = false
     private var defaultSubtitleCode = ""
     private var sponsorBlockEnabled = true
     private var sponsorBlockNotifications = true
@@ -310,11 +309,6 @@ class PlayerFragment : BaseFragment() {
             "50"
         ).toInt() * 1000
 
-        seekBarPreview = PreferenceHelper.getBoolean(
-            PreferenceKeys.SEEKBAR_PREVIEW,
-            false
-        )
-
         sponsorBlockEnabled = PreferenceHelper.getBoolean(
             "sb_enabled_key",
             true
@@ -599,12 +593,12 @@ class PlayerFragment : BaseFragment() {
                     // probably a youtube shorts video
                     if (videoSize.height > videoSize.width) ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_PORTRAIT
                     // a video with normal aspect ratio
-                    else ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_LANDSCAPE
+                    else ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE
                 }
                 "auto" -> ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR
-                "landscape" -> ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_LANDSCAPE
+                "landscape" -> ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE
                 "portrait" -> ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_PORTRAIT
-                else -> ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_USER_LANDSCAPE
+                else -> ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE
             }
             mainActivity.requestedOrientation = orientation
         }
@@ -915,7 +909,6 @@ class PlayerFragment : BaseFragment() {
 
         playerBinding.exoTitle.text = response.title
 
-        if (seekBarPreview) enableSeekbarPreview()
         enableDoubleTapToSeek()
 
         // init the chapters recyclerview
@@ -1173,31 +1166,6 @@ class PlayerFragment : BaseFragment() {
         }
     }
 
-    // enable seek bar preview
-    private fun enableSeekbarPreview() {
-        playerBinding.exoProgress.addListener(object : TimeBar.OnScrubListener {
-            override fun onScrubStart(timeBar: TimeBar, position: Long) {
-                exoPlayer.pause()
-            }
-
-            override fun onScrubMove(timeBar: TimeBar, position: Long) {
-                val minTimeDiff = 10 * 1000 // 10s
-                // get the difference between the new and the old position
-                val diff = abs(exoPlayer.currentPosition - position)
-                // seek only when the difference is greater than 10 seconds
-                if (diff >= minTimeDiff) exoPlayer.seekTo(position)
-            }
-
-            override fun onScrubStop(timeBar: TimeBar, position: Long, canceled: Boolean) {
-                exoPlayer.seekTo(position)
-                exoPlayer.play()
-                Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed({
-                    exoPlayerView.hideController()
-                }, 200)
-            }
-        })
-    }
-
     private fun initializeChapters() {
         if (chapters.isNotEmpty()) {
             // enable chapters in the video description
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt
index 1c0b8af8f..15ec07613 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/PreferenceKeys.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ object PreferenceKeys {
     const val PLAYER_VIDEO_FORMAT = "player_video_format"
     const val DEFAULT_RESOLUTION = "default_res"
     const val BUFFERING_GOAL = "buffering_goal"
-    const val SEEKBAR_PREVIEW = "seekbar_preview"
     const val PLAYER_AUDIO_FORMAT = "player_audio_format"
     const val PLAYER_AUDIO_QUALITY = "player_audio_quality"
     const val DEFAULT_SUBTITLE = "default_subtitle"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
index c5cc0e11e..9e72d25dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@
             app:key="pause_screen_off"
             app:title="@string/pauseOnScreenOff" />
 
-        <SwitchPreferenceCompat
-            android:defaultValue="false"
-            android:icon="@drawable/ic_visibility"
-            android:summary="@string/seekbar_preview_summary"
-            android:title="@string/seekbar_preview"
-            app:key="seekbar_preview" />
-
         <SwitchPreferenceCompat
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_rotating_circle"
             android:summary="@string/autoRotatePlayer_summary"