feat: Update reading progress management and enhance chapter navigation

android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaService.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.IBinder
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.os.Parcelable
+import android.os.PowerManager
 import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech
 import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
 import android.util.Log
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		private const val BASE_SPEED = 0.9
 		private const val TAG = "ReaderTtsMediaService"
 		private const val HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 1500L
+		private const val START_GRACE_PERIOD_MS = 10_000L
+		private const val MAX_SEGMENT_RETRIES_BEFORE_SKIP = 4
 
 		const val ACTION_INIT = "com.example.reader_app.tts.INIT"
 		const val ACTION_START_READING = "com.example.reader_app.tts.START_READING"
@@ -154,7 +157,9 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 	private lateinit var notificationManager: NotificationManagerCompat
 	private lateinit var mediaSession: MediaSessionCompat
 	private lateinit var audioManager: AudioManager
+	private lateinit var powerManager: PowerManager
 	private var audioFocusRequest: AudioFocusRequest? = null
+	private var wakeLock: PowerManager.WakeLock? = null
 	private var tts: TextToSpeech? = null
 	private var isTtsReady = false
 	private var isForegroundActive = false
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		super.onCreate()
 		notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(this)
 		audioManager = getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE) as AudioManager
+		powerManager = getSystemService(Context.POWER_SERVICE) as PowerManager
 		createNotificationChannel()
 		setupMediaSession()
 		setupTextToSpeech()
@@ -300,7 +306,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 						if (!isActiveUtterance(utteranceId)) return@post
 						if (utteranceId != currentUtteranceId) return@post
 						clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
-						handlePlaybackFailure()
+						recoverFromSilentPlayback("utterance_error_$errorCode")
 					}
 				}
 			},
@@ -319,6 +325,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		} else {
 			status = "idle"
 		}
+		syncPowerState()
 		syncNotificationState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 	}
@@ -348,6 +355,14 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 
 	private fun applyVoiceAndSpeedSettings() {
 		val ttsInstance = tts ?: return
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+			ttsInstance.setAudioAttributes(
+				AudioAttributes.Builder()
+					.setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA)
+					.setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SPEECH)
+					.build(),
+			)
+		}
 		ttsInstance.setSpeechRate(speed.toFloat())
 		val locale = language.toLocale()
 		ttsInstance.setLanguage(locale)
@@ -378,6 +393,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		pausedByAudioFocus = false
 		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
 		tts?.stop()
+		syncPowerState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 
 		if (!isTtsReady) return
@@ -391,6 +407,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		status = "paused"
 		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
 		tts?.stop()
+		syncPowerState()
 		syncNotificationState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 	}
@@ -401,6 +418,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		sessionGeneration += 1
 		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
 		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		syncPowerState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 		if (!isTtsReady) return
 		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
@@ -418,6 +436,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		}
 		tts?.stop()
 		abandonAudioFocus()
+		syncPowerState()
 		syncNotificationState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 		stopSelf()
@@ -433,6 +452,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		status = "playing"
 		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
 		tts?.stop()
+		syncPowerState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 		if (!isTtsReady) return
 		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
@@ -449,6 +469,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 			completedCount += 1
 			clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
 			abandonAudioFocus()
+			syncPowerState()
 			syncNotificationState()
 			publishSnapshot()
 			stopSelf()
@@ -460,10 +481,12 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 	}
 
 	private fun handlePlaybackFailure() {
+		Log.e(TAG, "Playback stopped after recovery failed at index=$currentIndex contentKey=$contentKey")
 		status = "idle"
 		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
 		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
 		abandonAudioFocus()
+		syncPowerState()
 		syncNotificationState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 		stopSelf()
@@ -487,6 +510,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		if (!forceRestart) {
 			currentSegmentRetry = 0
 		}
+		syncPowerState()
 		syncNotificationState()
 		publishSnapshot()
 
@@ -496,15 +520,20 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		currentUtteranceStarted = false
 		lastSpeakRequestTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis()
 		scheduleUtteranceWatchdog(utteranceId)
-		val speakResult = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+		val speakResult = try {
+			if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
 				tts?.speak(segment.text, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, Bundle(), utteranceId)
 			} else {
 				@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
 				tts?.speak(segment.text, TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null)
 			}
+		} catch (e: Exception) {
+			Log.e(TAG, "speak() failed for index=$currentIndex", e)
+			null
+		}
 
-		if (speakResult == TextToSpeech.ERROR) {
+		if (speakResult == null || speakResult == TextToSpeech.ERROR) {
-			recoverFromSilentPlayback("speak_error")
+			recoverFromSilentPlayback("speak_error_or_null")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -552,13 +581,13 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		}
 
 		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
-		if (currentSegmentRetry >= 2) {
+		if (currentSegmentRetry >= MAX_SEGMENT_RETRIES_BEFORE_SKIP) {
-			handlePlaybackFailure()
+			skipCurrentSegmentAfterFailure(reason)
 			return
 		}
 
 		currentSegmentRetry += 1
-		if (currentSegmentRetry >= 2) {
+		if (currentSegmentRetry >= 3) {
 			rebuildTtsEngineForRecovery(reason)
 			return
 		}
@@ -576,6 +605,30 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		setupTextToSpeech()
 	}
 
+	private fun skipCurrentSegmentAfterFailure(reason: String) {
+		Log.e(
+			TAG,
+			"Skipping problematic segment after repeated recovery failures: reason=$reason index=$currentIndex total=${segments.size}",
+		)
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+
+		val nextIndex = currentIndex + 1
+		if (nextIndex >= segments.size) {
+			handlePlaybackFailure()
+			return
+		}
+
+		currentIndex = nextIndex
+		currentSegmentRetry = 0
+		publishSnapshot()
+		if (!isTtsReady) {
+			rebuildTtsEngineForRecovery("skip_after_failure")
+			return
+		}
+		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = false)
+	}
+
 	private fun runPlaybackHealthCheck() {
 		if (status != "playing") return
 		if (segments.isEmpty()) return
@@ -602,9 +655,10 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		if (!currentUtteranceStarted) {
 			if (!isSpeaking) {
 				// Allow a grace period after speak() is called before flagging as silent.
-				// onStart typically fires within ~100 ms; 4 s covers slow TTS initialisation.
+				// Some engines on mid/low-end devices need noticeably longer before
+				// firing onStart after many segments or after screen-off transitions.
 				val elapsedSinceSpeak = System.currentTimeMillis() - lastSpeakRequestTimeMs
-				if (elapsedSinceSpeak > 4_000L) {
+				if (elapsedSinceSpeak > START_GRACE_PERIOD_MS) {
 					recoverFromSilentPlayback("no_onStart_and_not_speaking")
 				}
 			}
@@ -661,6 +715,28 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private fun syncPowerState() {
+		val shouldHoldWakeLock = backgroundModeEnabled && status == "playing"
+		if (shouldHoldWakeLock) {
+			if (wakeLock?.isHeld == true) return
+			wakeLock = powerManager.newWakeLock(
+				PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK,
+				"reader_app:ReaderTtsPlayback"
+			).apply {
+				setReferenceCounted(false)
+				acquire()
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		wakeLock?.let {
+			if (it.isHeld) {
+				it.release()
+			}
+		}
+		wakeLock = null
+	}
+
 	private fun isActiveUtterance(utteranceId: String): Boolean {
 		val generation = utteranceId.substringBefore(':').toIntOrNull() ?: return false
 		return generation == sessionGeneration
@@ -789,6 +865,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 
 	@SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
 	private fun syncNotificationState() {
+		syncPowerState()
 		updateMediaSessionState()
 		if (!backgroundModeEnabled) {
 			if (isForegroundActive) {
@@ -896,6 +973,7 @@ class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
 		tts?.stop()
 		tts?.shutdown()
 		abandonAudioFocus()
+		syncPowerState()
 		if (isForegroundActive) {
 			stopForeground(true)
 			isForegroundActive = false

lib/features/reader/presentation/reader_screen.dart

@@ -28,17 +28,21 @@ class ReaderScreen extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
 class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
   final ScrollController _scrollCtrl = ScrollController();
   Timer? _uiAutoHideTimer;
-  double _readingProgress = 0;
+  final ValueNotifier<double> _readingProgress = ValueNotifier(0);
+  final ValueNotifier<bool> _showQuickActions = ValueNotifier(true);
   String? _activeChapterId;
   bool _isRestoringProgress = false;
-  bool _showQuickActions = true;
   double _lastScrollOffset = 0;
   double _scrollDeltaSinceToggle = 0;
+  double _lastReportedOffset = 0;
+  DateTime? _lastReportedAt;
   int _chapterDirection = 0; // -1: previous, 1: next
   int _lastAutoScrolledParagraph = -1;
   int _lastTtsCompletedCount = 0;
   String? _autoStartQueuedChapterId;
   final List<GlobalKey> _paragraphKeys = [];
+  String? _sentenceSlicesChapterId;
+  List<List<_SentenceSlice>> _sentenceSlicesByParagraph = const [];
 
   List<String> _paragraphsOf(String content) => content
       .split(RegExp(r'\n+'))
@@ -69,37 +73,30 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
 
   Widget _buildParagraphText({
     required BuildContext context,
-    required String paragraph,
+    required List<_SentenceSlice> sentenceSlices,
     required TextStyle style,
+    required TextStyle highlightStyle,
     required TextAlign textAlign,
     required bool isActiveParagraph,
     required int highlightStart,
     required int highlightEnd,
     required Function(int charOffset) onSentenceTap,
   }) {
-    final sentenceMatches = RegExp(r'[^.!?…]+[.!?…]*').allMatches(paragraph).toList();
+    if (sentenceSlices.isEmpty) {
-
-    if (sentenceMatches.isEmpty) {
       return SelectableText(
-        paragraph,
+        '',
         textAlign: textAlign,
         style: style,
         onTap: () => onSentenceTap(0),
       );
     }
 
-    final highlightStyle = style.copyWith(
-      backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary.withAlpha(80),
-      fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
-    );
-
     return SelectableText.rich(
       TextSpan(
         style: style,
-        children: sentenceMatches.map((match) {
+        children: sentenceSlices.map((slice) {
-          final sentence = match.group(0)!;
+          final start = slice.start;
-          final start = match.start;
+          final end = slice.end;
-          final end = match.end;
 
           final isCurrentSpoken = isActiveParagraph &&
               highlightStart >= 0 &&
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
               end <= highlightEnd;
 
           return TextSpan(
-            text: sentence,
+            text: slice.text,
             style: isCurrentSpoken ? highlightStyle : null,
             recognizer: TapGestureRecognizer()..onTap = () => onSentenceTap(start),
           );
@@ -118,6 +115,45 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     );
   }
 
+  List<List<_SentenceSlice>> _sentenceSlicesForChapter(
+    ChapterModel chapter,
+    List<String> paragraphs,
+  ) {
+    if (_sentenceSlicesChapterId == chapter.id &&
+        _sentenceSlicesByParagraph.length == paragraphs.length) {
+      return _sentenceSlicesByParagraph;
+    }
+
+    final sentencePattern = RegExp(r'[^.!?…]+[.!?…]*');
+    final parsed = <List<_SentenceSlice>>[];
+
+    for (final paragraph in paragraphs) {
+      final matches = sentencePattern.allMatches(paragraph).toList();
+      if (matches.isEmpty) {
+        parsed.add([
+          _SentenceSlice(text: paragraph, start: 0, end: paragraph.length),
+        ]);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      parsed.add(
+        matches
+            .map(
+              (match) => _SentenceSlice(
+                text: match.group(0)!,
+                start: match.start,
+                end: match.end,
+              ),
+            )
+            .toList(),
+      );
+    }
+
+    _sentenceSlicesChapterId = chapter.id;
+    _sentenceSlicesByParagraph = parsed;
+    return parsed;
+  }
+
   void _ensureParagraphKeys(int count) {
     if (_paragraphKeys.length == count) return;
     _paragraphKeys
@@ -183,9 +219,7 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     SystemChrome.setEnabledSystemUIMode(SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge);
-    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
     _scrollCtrl.addListener(_onScroll);
-    });
   }
 
   /// Handle TTS state transitions that require navigation or restarts.
@@ -235,13 +269,29 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     _uiAutoHideTimer?.cancel();
     _scrollCtrl.removeListener(_onScroll);
     _scrollCtrl.dispose();
+    _readingProgress.dispose();
+    _showQuickActions.dispose();
     SystemChrome.setEnabledSystemUIMode(SystemUiMode.edgeToEdge);
     super.dispose();
   }
 
+  bool _shouldReportScroll(double offset) {
+    final now = DateTime.now();
+    final elapsedMs = _lastReportedAt == null
+        ? 1000
+        : now.difference(_lastReportedAt!).inMilliseconds;
+    final delta = (offset - _lastReportedOffset).abs();
+    return delta >= 24 || elapsedMs >= 700;
+  }
+
   void _onScroll() {
     if (_isRestoringProgress) return;
-    ref.read(readerProvider.notifier).updateScroll(_scrollCtrl.offset);
+    final offset = _scrollCtrl.hasClients ? _scrollCtrl.offset : 0.0;
+    if (_shouldReportScroll(offset)) {
+      _lastReportedOffset = offset;
+      _lastReportedAt = DateTime.now();
+      ref.read(readerProvider.notifier).updateScroll(offset);
+    }
 
     final currentOffset = _scrollCtrl.hasClients ? _scrollCtrl.offset : _lastScrollOffset;
     final delta = currentOffset - _lastScrollOffset;
@@ -252,12 +302,12 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
       _scrollDeltaSinceToggle = delta;
     }
 
-    if (_showQuickActions && currentOffset > 120 && _scrollDeltaSinceToggle > 56) {
+    if (_showQuickActions.value && currentOffset > 120 && _scrollDeltaSinceToggle > 56) {
-      setState(() => _showQuickActions = false);
+      _showQuickActions.value = false;
       _scrollDeltaSinceToggle = 0;
-    } else if (!_showQuickActions &&
+    } else if (!_showQuickActions.value &&
         (_scrollDeltaSinceToggle < -36 || currentOffset <= 40)) {
-      setState(() => _showQuickActions = true);
+      _showQuickActions.value = true;
       _scrollDeltaSinceToggle = 0;
     }
     _lastScrollOffset = currentOffset;
@@ -265,15 +315,29 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     if (!_scrollCtrl.hasClients) return;
     final max = _scrollCtrl.position.maxScrollExtent;
     final next = max <= 0 ? 0.0 : (_scrollCtrl.offset / max).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
-    if ((next - _readingProgress).abs() > 0.01) {
+    if ((next - _readingProgress.value).abs() > 0.02) {
-      setState(() => _readingProgress = next);
+      _readingProgress.value = next;
     }
   }
 
   Future<void> _initializeChapterSession(ChapterModel chapter) async {
     if (_activeChapterId == chapter.id) return;
+    final previousChapterId = _activeChapterId;
+    final switchedChapter = previousChapterId != null && previousChapterId != chapter.id;
     _activeChapterId = chapter.id;
-    _readingProgress = 0;
+    _readingProgress.value = 0;
+    _showQuickActions.value = true;
+    _lastScrollOffset = 0;
+    _scrollDeltaSinceToggle = 0;
+    _lastReportedOffset = 0;
+    _lastReportedAt = null;
+
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+      if (!mounted || !_scrollCtrl.hasClients) return;
+      _isRestoringProgress = true;
+      _scrollCtrl.jumpTo(0);
+      _isRestoringProgress = false;
+    });
 
     ref.read(readerProvider.notifier).open(
           chapter.novelId,
@@ -281,6 +345,13 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
           chapter.number,
         );
 
+    _consumePendingAutoStartForChapter(chapter);
+
+    if (switchedChapter) {
+      ref.read(readerProvider.notifier).resetCurrentChapterProgress();
+      return;
+    }
+
     final localStore = ref.read(localStoreProvider);
     final saved = await localStore.loadProgress(chapter.novelId);
     if (!mounted || saved == null) return;
@@ -297,6 +368,8 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
       _isRestoringProgress = true;
       _scrollCtrl.jumpTo(target);
       _isRestoringProgress = false;
+      _lastReportedOffset = target;
+      _lastReportedAt = DateTime.now();
       _onScroll();
     });
   }
@@ -323,6 +396,7 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     if (prevId == null) return;
     setState(() => _chapterDirection = -1);
     HapticFeedback.selectionClick();
+    _queueAutoStartIfReadingCurrentChapter(chapter.id, prevId);
     context.pushReplacement(RouteNames.readerChapter(prevId));
   }
 
@@ -331,9 +405,40 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     if (nextId == null) return;
     setState(() => _chapterDirection = 1);
     HapticFeedback.selectionClick();
+    _queueAutoStartIfReadingCurrentChapter(chapter.id, nextId);
     context.pushReplacement(RouteNames.readerChapter(nextId));
   }
 
+  void _queueAutoStartIfReadingCurrentChapter(
+    String currentChapterId,
+    String targetChapterId,
+  ) {
+    final tts = ref.read(ttsProvider);
+    final isCurrentlyReading = tts.contentKey == currentChapterId &&
+        (tts.status == TtsStatus.playing || tts.status == TtsStatus.paused);
+    if (!isCurrentlyReading) return;
+    ref.read(ttsProvider.notifier).scheduleAutoStartForChapter(targetChapterId);
+  }
+
+  void _consumePendingAutoStartForChapter(ChapterModel chapter) {
+    final tts = ref.read(ttsProvider);
+    if (tts.pendingAutoStartChapterId != chapter.id) return;
+    if (_autoStartQueuedChapterId == chapter.id) return;
+
+    _autoStartQueuedChapterId = chapter.id;
+    WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+      if (!mounted) return;
+      final notifier = ref.read(ttsProvider.notifier);
+      notifier.clearPendingAutoStartChapter();
+      notifier.startReading(
+        chapter.content,
+        contentKey: chapter.id,
+        title: 'Chương ${chapter.number}: ${chapter.title}',
+      );
+      _autoStartQueuedChapterId = null;
+    });
+  }
+
   Future<void> _scrollToTop() async {
     if (!_scrollCtrl.hasClients) return;
     await _scrollCtrl.animateTo(
@@ -411,6 +516,10 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                                 onTap: () {
                                   Navigator.of(context).pop();
                                   if (!isCurrent) {
+                                    _queueAutoStartIfReadingCurrentChapter(
+                                      currentChapter.id,
+                                      item.id,
+                                    );
                                     context.pushReplacement(RouteNames.readerChapter(item.id));
                                   }
                                 },
@@ -881,11 +990,28 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
         data: (chapter) {
           final paragraphs = _paragraphsOf(chapter.content);
           _ensureParagraphKeys(paragraphs.length);
+          final sentenceSlicesByParagraph =
+              _sentenceSlicesForChapter(chapter, paragraphs);
           final textAlign = _textAlignFor(settings.textAlign);
           final novelAsync = ref.watch(novelDetailProvider(chapter.novelId));
           final tts = ref.watch(ttsProvider);
           final shouldHighlightTts = tts.contentKey == chapter.id &&
               (tts.status == TtsStatus.playing || tts.status == TtsStatus.paused);
+          final paragraphStyle = TextStyle(
+            color: readerTextColor,
+            fontSize: settings.fontSize,
+            height: settings.lineHeight,
+            letterSpacing: settings.letterSpacing,
+            fontFamily: settings.fontFamily == 'serif'
+                ? 'Georgia'
+                : settings.fontFamily == 'mono'
+                    ? 'Courier'
+                    : null,
+          );
+          final paragraphHighlightStyle = paragraphStyle.copyWith(
+            backgroundColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary.withAlpha(80),
+            fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
+          );
 
 
           _maybeAutoScrollToTtsParagraph(tts, paragraphs.length);
@@ -901,9 +1027,12 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
               color: readerBackground,
               child: Column(
                 children: [
-                  _TopBar(
+                  ValueListenableBuilder<double>(
+                    valueListenable: _readingProgress,
+                    builder: (context, progress, _) {
+                      return _TopBar(
                         title: _chapterTopBarTitle(chapter),
-                    progress: _readingProgress,
+                        progress: progress,
                         onOpenSettings: () => _openReadingSettingsSheet(
                           chapter.content,
                           chapter.id,
@@ -911,6 +1040,8 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                         ),
                         barBackgroundColor: readerBackground,
                         foregroundColor: readerTextColor,
+                      );
+                    },
                   ),
                   Expanded(
                     child: AnimatedSwitcher(
@@ -934,14 +1065,17 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                         key: ValueKey(chapter.id),
                         child: Scrollbar(
                           controller: _scrollCtrl,
-                          child: SingleChildScrollView(
+                          child: CustomScrollView(
                             controller: _scrollCtrl,
+                            slivers: [
+                              SliverPadding(
                                 padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(
                                   settings.horizontalPadding,
                                   16,
                                   settings.horizontalPadding,
-                              24,
+                                  chapter.content.trim().isEmpty ? 24 : 0,
                                 ),
+                                sliver: SliverToBoxAdapter(
                                   child: Align(
                                     alignment: Alignment.topCenter,
                                     child: ConstrainedBox(
@@ -983,13 +1117,30 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                                                   .textTheme
                                                   .bodyMedium
                                                   ?.copyWith(color: readerMutedColor),
-                                      )
+                                            ),
-                                    else
+                                        ],
-                                      Column(
+                                      ),
-                                        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.stretch,
+                                    ),
-                                        children: [
+                                  ),
-                                          for (var index = 0; index < paragraphs.length; index++)
+                                ),
-                                            Padding(
+                              ),
+                              if (chapter.content.trim().isNotEmpty)
+                                SliverPadding(
+                                  padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(
+                                    settings.horizontalPadding,
+                                    0,
+                                    settings.horizontalPadding,
+                                    0,
+                                  ),
+                                  sliver: SliverList.builder(
+                                    itemCount: paragraphs.length,
+                                    itemBuilder: (context, index) {
+                                      final sentenceSlices = sentenceSlicesByParagraph[index];
+                                      return Align(
+                                        alignment: Alignment.topCenter,
+                                        child: ConstrainedBox(
+                                          constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: 760),
+                                          child: Padding(
                                             key: _paragraphKeys[index],
                                             padding: EdgeInsets.only(
                                               bottom: index == paragraphs.length - 1
@@ -998,19 +1149,10 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                                             ),
                                             child: _buildParagraphText(
                                               context: context,
-                                                paragraph: paragraphs[index],
+                                              sentenceSlices: sentenceSlices,
                                               textAlign: textAlign,
-                                                style: TextStyle(
+                                              style: paragraphStyle,
-                                                  color: readerTextColor,
+                                              highlightStyle: paragraphHighlightStyle,
-                                                  fontSize: settings.fontSize,
-                                                  height: settings.lineHeight,
-                                                  letterSpacing: settings.letterSpacing,
-                                                  fontFamily: settings.fontFamily == 'serif'
-                                                      ? 'Georgia'
-                                                      : settings.fontFamily == 'mono'
-                                                          ? 'Courier'
-                                                          : null,
-                                                ),
                                               isActiveParagraph: shouldHighlightTts &&
                                                   tts.activeParagraphIndex == index,
                                               highlightStart: tts.progressStart,
@@ -1026,16 +1168,34 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                                               },
                                             ),
                                           ),
+                                        ),
+                                      );
+                                    },
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              SliverPadding(
+                                padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(
+                                  settings.horizontalPadding,
+                                  40,
+                                  settings.horizontalPadding,
+                                  92,
+                                ),
+                                sliver: SliverToBoxAdapter(
+                                  child: Align(
+                                    alignment: Alignment.topCenter,
+                                    child: ConstrainedBox(
+                                      constraints: const BoxConstraints(maxWidth: 760),
+                                      child: _NavButtons(
+                                        chapter: chapter,
+                                        onGoPrevious: () => _goToPreviousChapter(chapter),
+                                        onGoNext: () => _goToNextChapter(chapter),
+                                      ),
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
+                                ),
+                              ),
                             ],
                           ),
-                                    const SizedBox(height: 40),
-                                    _NavButtons(chapter: chapter),
-                                    const SizedBox(height: 92),
-                                  ],
-                                ),
-                              ),
-                            ),
-                          ),
                         ),
                       ),
                     ),
@@ -1047,13 +1207,16 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
         },
       ),
       floatingActionButton: chapterAsync.hasValue
-          ? AnimatedSlide(
+          ? ValueListenableBuilder<bool>(
+              valueListenable: _showQuickActions,
+              builder: (context, showQuickActions, _) {
+                return AnimatedSlide(
                   duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 180),
                   curve: Curves.easeOut,
-              offset: _showQuickActions ? Offset.zero : const Offset(0, 1.4),
+                  offset: showQuickActions ? Offset.zero : const Offset(0, 1.4),
                   child: AnimatedOpacity(
                     duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 140),
-                opacity: _showQuickActions ? 1 : 0,
+                    opacity: showQuickActions ? 1 : 0,
                     child: Builder(
                       builder: (context) {
                         final chapter = chapterAsync.value!;
@@ -1077,6 +1240,8 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                       },
                     ),
                   ),
+                );
+              },
             )
           : null,
       bottomNavigationBar: chapterAsync.whenOrNull(
@@ -1104,6 +1269,18 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
   }
 }
 
+class _SentenceSlice {
+  const _SentenceSlice({
+    required this.text,
+    required this.start,
+    required this.end,
+  });
+
+  final String text;
+  final int start;
+  final int end;
+}
+
 class _TopBar extends StatelessWidget {
   final String title;
   final double progress;
@@ -1373,20 +1550,25 @@ class _TabLabel extends StatelessWidget {
   }
 }
 
-class _NavButtons extends ConsumerWidget {
+class _NavButtons extends StatelessWidget {
   final ChapterModel chapter;
-  const _NavButtons({required this.chapter});
+  final VoidCallback onGoPrevious;
+  final VoidCallback onGoNext;
+
+  const _NavButtons({
+    required this.chapter,
+    required this.onGoPrevious,
+    required this.onGoNext,
+  });
 
   @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Row(
       children: [
         if (chapter.prevChapterId != null)
           Expanded(
             child: OutlinedButton.icon(
-              onPressed: () => context.pushReplacement(
+              onPressed: onGoPrevious,
-                RouteNames.readerChapter(chapter.prevChapterId!),
-              ),
               icon: const Icon(Icons.chevron_left),
               label: Text('Chương ${chapter.prevChapterNumber ?? '?'}'),
             ),
@@ -1396,9 +1578,7 @@ class _NavButtons extends ConsumerWidget {
         if (chapter.nextChapterId != null)
           Expanded(
             child: FilledButton.icon(
-              onPressed: () => context.pushReplacement(
+              onPressed: onGoNext,
-                RouteNames.readerChapter(chapter.nextChapterId!),
-              ),
               icon: const Icon(Icons.chevron_right),
               label: Text('Chương ${chapter.nextChapterNumber ?? '?'}'),
             ),

lib/features/reader/providers/reader_provider.dart

@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ class ReaderNotifier extends StateNotifier<ReadingProgress?> {
       scrollOffset: 0,
     );
   }
+
+  void resetCurrentChapterProgress() {
+    if (state == null) return;
+
+    state = ReadingProgress(
+      novelId: state!.novelId,
+      chapterId: state!.chapterId,
+      chapterNumber: state!.chapterNumber,
+      scrollOffset: 0,
+    );
+
+    // Persist immediately so a freshly opened chapter always resumes at top.
+    unawaited(_persistProgress(state!.chapterId, state!.chapterNumber, 0));
+  }
+
   void updateScroll(double offset) {
     if (state == null) return;
     state = ReadingProgress(

pubspec.yaml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 1.0.0+1
+version: 1.0.1+2
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.11.3