From 03cd6af179e9f55ef4d09d4bfff47f856f23155c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared <jared@interlacedpixel.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 17:02:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Decrease ad volume by 75%

---
 .../renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx b/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx
index 8829334d..35147dcb 100644
--- a/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx
+++ b/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
   ref,
 ): JSX.Element {
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+  const originalVolumeRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const playbackStateRef = useRef<QueueAdPlaybackState>("loading");
   // Guards against firing "ended" twice when the proactive timeupdate path
   // already fired it before the native ended event arrives.
@@ -172,6 +173,15 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
       return;
     }
 
+    if (originalVolumeRef.current === null) {
+      originalVolumeRef.current = video.volume;
+    }
+    try {
+      video.volume = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (originalVolumeRef.current ?? 1) * 0.25));
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore if setting volume is not permitted
+    }
+
     const handlePlaying = (): void => {
       setPlayback("playing");
       onPlaybackEventRef.current?.("playing");
@@ -239,6 +249,13 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
       video.removeEventListener("waiting", handleWaiting);
       video.removeEventListener("stalled", handleStalled);
       video.removeEventListener("error", handleError);
+      if (originalVolumeRef.current !== null) {
+        try {
+          video.volume = originalVolumeRef.current;
+        } catch {
+          // ignore
+        }
+      }
     };
   }, [mediaUrl]); // intentionally excludes onPlaybackEvent — stored in ref above
 

From da8990343d9e8a2acfb6f94a6299c63c1c59a358 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jared <jared@interlacedpixel.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:31:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Refactor ad volume handling to restore original volume
 after playback and adjust volume to 31.25%

---
 .../src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx         | 26 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx b/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx
index 35147dcb..7ecab661 100644
--- a/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx
+++ b/opennow-stable/src/renderer/src/components/QueueAdPreview.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
   ref,
 ): JSX.Element {
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
-  const originalVolumeRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
   const playbackStateRef = useRef<QueueAdPlaybackState>("loading");
   // Guards against firing "ended" twice when the proactive timeupdate path
   // already fired it before the native ended event arrives.
@@ -173,11 +172,17 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
       return;
     }
 
-    if (originalVolumeRef.current === null) {
-      originalVolumeRef.current = video.volume;
-    }
+    const originalVolume = video.volume;
+    const restoreOriginalVolume = (): void => {
+      try {
+        video.volume = originalVolume;
+      } catch {
+        // ignore
+      }
+    };
+
     try {
-      video.volume = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (originalVolumeRef.current ?? 1) * 0.25));
+      video.volume = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, originalVolume * 0.3125));
     } catch {
       // Ignore if setting volume is not permitted
     }
@@ -210,6 +215,8 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
         finishFiredRef.current = true;
         onPlaybackEventRef.current?.("ended");
       }
+
+      restoreOriginalVolume();
     };
 
     const handleWaiting = (): void => {
@@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
     const handleError = (): void => {
       setPlayback("error");
       onPlaybackEventRef.current?.("error");
+      restoreOriginalVolume();
     };
 
     video.addEventListener("loadstart", handleLoadStart);
@@ -249,13 +257,7 @@ export const QueueAdPreview = forwardRef<QueueAdPreviewHandle, QueueAdPreviewPro
       video.removeEventListener("waiting", handleWaiting);
       video.removeEventListener("stalled", handleStalled);
       video.removeEventListener("error", handleError);
-      if (originalVolumeRef.current !== null) {
-        try {
-          video.volume = originalVolumeRef.current;
-        } catch {
-          // ignore
-        }
-      }
+      restoreOriginalVolume();
     };
   }, [mediaUrl]); // intentionally excludes onPlaybackEvent — stored in ref above