Player Artwork Fallback Fix
Date: 2026-03-25 Type: User-visible site fix
What changed
The persistent audio player now keeps a stable artwork fallback when chapter metadata does not include per-chapter images, and the tray artwork is visible on small screens instead of being hidden entirely.
Why
The player was initialized with episode-level artwork, but chapter changes could replace that with null when a chapter lacked its own image. The tray artwork was also hidden below the sm breakpoint, which made the image appear to vanish on smaller viewports.
Files
site/lib/player-store.tssite/app/components/AudioPlayer.tsx
User impact
The bottom player keeps its cover art reliably across playback state changes and remains visually identifiable on mobile.