diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 44ca135..81a1efd 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     _errRetries++;
     const delay = Math.min(1000 * Math.pow(2, _errRetries - 1), 8000); // 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
     clearTimeout(_errTimer);
-    _errTimer = setTimeout(() => { S.audio.load(); S.audio.play().catch(() => {}); }, delay);
+    _errTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if(!S.queue[S.qIdx]) return;
+      S._trackChanging = true; // prevent load()'s pause event from dismissing Samsung notification
+      S.audio.load();
+      S.audio.play().catch(() => { S._trackChanging = false; });
+    }, delay);
   });
 
   S.audio.volume = 0.5;
diff --git a/src/player.js b/src/player.js
index d483603..d7aef7d 100644
--- a/src/player.js
+++ b/src/player.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export function playCurrent() {
   if(S.qIdx < 0 || S.qIdx >= S.queue.length) return;
   const s = S.queue[S.qIdx];
   S._trackChanging = true;
+  // Explicitly keep Samsung notification alive — set playing BEFORE metadata swap
+  if(navigator.mediaSession) navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = 'playing';
   updatePlayerUI(s);        // update metadata/notification BEFORE src change
   onNpSongChange(s.id);
   renderQueue();
@@ -59,7 +61,20 @@ export function playCurrent() {
   const src = (_preId === s.id && _preUrl) ? _preUrl : streamUrl(s.id);
   _clearPreload();
   S.audio.src = src;
-  S.audio.play().catch(() => { S._trackChanging = false; });
+  const _tryPlay = (attempt) => {
+    S.audio.play().catch(err => {
+      S._trackChanging = false;
+      if (err?.name === 'AbortError') return; // src changed mid-flight, stop
+      if (attempt < 4 && S.queue[S.qIdx]?.id === s.id) {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          if (S.queue[S.qIdx]?.id !== s.id) return;
+          S._trackChanging = true;
+          _tryPlay(attempt + 1);
+        }, Math.min(500 * Math.pow(2, attempt), 8000)); // 500ms, 1s, 2s, 4s, 8s
+      }
+    });
+  };
+  _tryPlay(0);
 }
 
 export function updatePlayerUI(s) {