diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
index 0edb73433..049ec09da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/exo_styled_player_control_view.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<merge xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
 
     <View
@@ -175,13 +176,16 @@
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@id/exo_position"
-                    style="@style/ExoStyledControls.TimeText.Position" />
+                    style="@style/TimeString" />
 
-                <TextView style="@style/ExoStyledControls.TimeText.Separator" />
+                <TextView
+                    android:text="  •  "
+                    style="@style/TimeString"
+                    tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@id/exo_duration"
-                    style="@style/ExoStyledControls.TimeText.Duration" />
+                    style="@style/TimeString" />
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -195,17 +199,19 @@
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/liveDiff"
-                    style="@style/ExoStyledControls.TimeText.Duration" />
+                    style="@style/TimeString" />
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/liveSeparator"
-                    style="@style/ExoStyledControls.TimeText.Separator"
-                    android:visibility="gone"/>
+                    style="@style/TimeString"
+                    android:text="  •  "
+                    android:visibility="gone"
+                    tools:ignore="HardcodedText" />
 
                 <TextView
                     android:id="@+id/liveIndicator"
                     android:text="@string/live"
-                    style="@style/ExoStyledControls.TimeText.Position" />
+                    style="@style/TimeString" />
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/style.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/style.xml
index c7209624d..95315b1f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/style.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/style.xml
@@ -135,5 +135,16 @@
 
     </style>
 
+    <style name="TimeString">
+        <item name="android:gravity">center</item>
+        <item name="android:layout_gravity">center_vertical</item>
+        <item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
+        <item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
+        <item name="paddingStart">4dp</item>
+        <item name="paddingEnd">4dp</item>
+        <item name="android:textSize">14sp</item>
+        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@android:color/white</item>
+    </style>
 
 </resources>
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