diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index 38bb3c7..eadf608 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Properties
 plugins {
     id("com.android.application")
     id("kotlin-android")
+    id("kotlin-parcelize")
     // The Flutter Gradle Plugin must be applied after the Android and Kotlin Gradle plugins.
     id("dev.flutter.flutter-gradle-plugin")
     id("com.google.gms.google-services")
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
+dependencies {
+    implementation("androidx.media:media:1.7.0")
+}
+
 flutter {
     source = "../.."
 }
diff --git a/android/app/google-services.json b/android/app/google-services.json
index bcfb5fd..92d0075 100644
--- a/android/app/google-services.json
+++ b/android/app/google-services.json
@@ -5,43 +5,6 @@
     "storage_bucket": "reader-1658c.firebasestorage.app"
   },
   "client": [
-    {
-      "client_info": {
-        "mobilesdk_app_id": "1:308259929553:android:9142ae16d9ddd8a91c34f0",
-        "android_client_info": {
-          "package_name": "com.example.reader_app"
-        }
-      },
-      "oauth_client": [
-        {
-          "client_id": "308259929553-7cdc4g8fe7os799trig7hk7ugkuansov.apps.googleusercontent.com",
-          "client_type": 1,
-          "android_info": {
-            "package_name": "com.example.reader_app",
-            "certificate_hash": "f7e9f7ec9bafd1de69934b2c9b52ee491d73bad7"
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "client_id": "308259929553-9oame596io3s4lcj9cdb5db6v3i6f6rk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
-          "client_type": 3
-        }
-      ],
-      "api_key": [
-        {
-          "current_key": "AIzaSyBibgTrvBWtJBL4PGeIyahBwRlYKcjQ47k"
-        }
-      ],
-      "services": {
-        "appinvite_service": {
-          "other_platform_oauth_client": [
-            {
-              "client_id": "308259929553-9oame596io3s4lcj9cdb5db6v3i6f6rk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
-              "client_type": 3
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    },
     {
       "client_info": {
         "mobilesdk_app_id": "1:308259929553:android:14f7828b9b9ca9d31c34f0",
@@ -50,6 +13,22 @@
         }
       },
       "oauth_client": [
+        {
+          "client_id": "308259929553-fd8teopc4chi2jjd8kr5vn9inn35ar6j.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 1,
+          "android_info": {
+            "package_name": "dev.fevirtus.reader",
+            "certificate_hash": "fa21a3e6a319b71b2dd0ef9573b22046dba5d55c"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "client_id": "308259929553-kdfvnu11cq6k9a2l1b3gtrmfmtsggduk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
+          "client_type": 1,
+          "android_info": {
+            "package_name": "dev.fevirtus.reader",
+            "certificate_hash": "f7e9f7ec9bafd1de69934b2c9b52ee491d73bad7"
+          }
+        },
         {
           "client_id": "308259929553-9oame596io3s4lcj9cdb5db6v3i6f6rk.apps.googleusercontent.com",
           "client_type": 3
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index baf8bc1..d93e766 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS"/>
     <application
         android:label="reader_app"
         android:name="${applicationName}"
@@ -34,6 +37,10 @@
         <meta-data
             android:name="flutterEmbedding"
             android:value="2" />
+        <service
+            android:name=".tts.ReaderTtsMediaService"
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="mediaPlayback" />
     </application>
     <!-- Required to query activities that can process text, see:
          https://developer.android.com/training/package-visibility and
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/MainActivity.kt
index a7647e5..e30fc09 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/MainActivity.kt
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.PowerManager
 import android.provider.Settings
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
 import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.EventChannel
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
+import com.example.reader_app.tts.ReaderTtsMediaBridge
+import com.example.reader_app.tts.ReaderTtsMediaService
+import com.example.reader_app.tts.ReaderTtsSegment
 
 class MainActivity : FlutterActivity() {
 	private val channelName = "reader_app/tts_background"
+	private val mediaChannelName = "reader_app/tts_media"
+	private val mediaEventsChannelName = "reader_app/tts_media_events"
 	private var wakeLock: PowerManager.WakeLock? = null
 
 	override fun configureFlutterEngine(flutterEngine: FlutterEngine) {
@@ -35,6 +42,117 @@ class MainActivity : FlutterActivity() {
 					else -> result.notImplemented()
 				}
 			}
+
+		MethodChannel(flutterEngine.dartExecutor.binaryMessenger, mediaChannelName)
+			.setMethodCallHandler { call, result ->
+				when (call.method) {
+					"initialize" -> {
+						val enabled = call.argument<Boolean>("backgroundModeEnabled") ?: true
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.initialize(this, enabled)
+						result.success(ReaderTtsMediaBridge.snapshot())
+					}
+					"getSnapshot" -> result.success(ReaderTtsMediaBridge.snapshot())
+					"startReading" -> {
+						val startIndex = call.argument<Int>("startIndex") ?: 0
+						val contentKey = call.argument<String>("contentKey")
+						val title = call.argument<String>("title")
+						val speed = call.argument<Double>("speed") ?: 0.9
+						val language = call.argument<String>("language") ?: "vi-VN"
+						val voiceName = call.argument<String>("voiceName")
+						val backgroundModeEnabled = call.argument<Boolean>("backgroundModeEnabled") ?: true
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.startReading(
+							this,
+							parseSegments(call.argument<List<*>>("segments")),
+							startIndex,
+							contentKey,
+							title,
+							speed,
+							language,
+							voiceName,
+							backgroundModeEnabled,
+						)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"pause" -> {
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.pause(this)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"resume" -> {
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.resume(this)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"stop" -> {
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.stop(this)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"skipForward" -> {
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.skipForward(this)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"skipBack" -> {
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.skipBack(this)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"setSpeed" -> {
+						val speed = call.argument<Double>("speed") ?: 0.9
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.setSpeed(this, speed)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"setVoiceByName" -> {
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.setVoice(
+							this,
+							call.argument<String>("voiceName"),
+							call.argument<String>("language"),
+						)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"setBackgroundModeEnabled" -> {
+						val enabled = call.argument<Boolean>("enabled") ?: true
+						ReaderTtsMediaService.setBackgroundModeEnabled(this, enabled)
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"areNotificationsEnabled" -> {
+						result.success(NotificationManagerCompat.from(this).areNotificationsEnabled())
+					}
+					"openNotificationSettings" -> {
+						openNotificationSettings()
+						result.success(null)
+					}
+					"dispose" -> result.success(null)
+					else -> result.notImplemented()
+				}
+			}
+
+		EventChannel(flutterEngine.dartExecutor.binaryMessenger, mediaEventsChannelName)
+			.setStreamHandler(
+				object : EventChannel.StreamHandler {
+					override fun onListen(arguments: Any?, events: EventChannel.EventSink) {
+						ReaderTtsMediaBridge.attachSink(events)
+					}
+
+					override fun onCancel(arguments: Any?) {
+						ReaderTtsMediaBridge.detachSink()
+					}
+				},
+			)
+	}
+
+	private fun parseSegments(rawSegments: List<*>?): ArrayList<ReaderTtsSegment> {
+		val segments = arrayListOf<ReaderTtsSegment>()
+		rawSegments.orEmpty().forEach { item ->
+			val map = item as? Map<*, *> ?: return@forEach
+			val text = map["text"]?.toString() ?: return@forEach
+			val paragraphIndex = (map["paragraphIndex"] as? Number)?.toInt() ?: -1
+			val start = (map["start"] as? Number)?.toInt() ?: -1
+			val end = (map["end"] as? Number)?.toInt() ?: -1
+			segments += ReaderTtsSegment(
+				text = text,
+				paragraphIndex = paragraphIndex,
+				start = start,
+				end = end,
+			)
+		}
+		return segments
 	}
 
 	private fun isIgnoringBatteryOptimizations(): Boolean {
@@ -76,6 +194,19 @@ class MainActivity : FlutterActivity() {
 		wakeLock = null
 	}
 
+	private fun openNotificationSettings() {
+		val intent = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+			Intent(Settings.ACTION_APP_NOTIFICATION_SETTINGS).apply {
+				putExtra(Settings.EXTRA_APP_PACKAGE, packageName)
+			}
+		} else {
+			Intent(Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS).apply {
+				data = Uri.fromParts("package", packageName, null)
+			}
+		}
+		startActivity(intent)
+	}
+
 	override fun onDestroy() {
 		setWakeLockEnabled(false)
 		super.onDestroy()
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaBridge.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaBridge.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20bc295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaBridge.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package com.example.reader_app.tts
+
+import io.flutter.plugin.common.EventChannel
+
+object ReaderTtsMediaBridge {
+	private var eventSink: EventChannel.EventSink? = null
+	private var latestSnapshot: Map<String, Any?> = defaultSnapshot()
+
+	@Synchronized
+	fun attachSink(sink: EventChannel.EventSink) {
+		eventSink = sink
+		sink.success(HashMap(latestSnapshot))
+	}
+
+	@Synchronized
+	fun detachSink() {
+		eventSink = null
+	}
+
+	@Synchronized
+	fun publish(snapshot: Map<String, Any?>) {
+		latestSnapshot = HashMap(snapshot)
+		eventSink?.success(HashMap(latestSnapshot))
+	}
+
+	@Synchronized
+	fun snapshot(): Map<String, Any?> = HashMap(latestSnapshot)
+
+	private fun defaultSnapshot(): Map<String, Any?> = hashMapOf(
+		"status" to "idle",
+		"paragraphIndex" to 0,
+		"totalParagraphs" to 0,
+		"activeParagraphIndex" to -1,
+		"progressStart" to -1,
+		"progressEnd" to -1,
+		"contentKey" to null,
+		"completedCount" to 0,
+		"backgroundModeEnabled" to true,
+		"language" to "vi-VN",
+		"voiceName" to null,
+		"availableVietnameseVoices" to emptyList<Map<String, String>>()
+	)
+}
+
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaService.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaService.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ad916b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/reader_app/tts/ReaderTtsMediaService.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,924 @@
+package com.example.reader_app.tts
+
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint
+import android.app.NotificationChannel
+import android.app.NotificationManager
+import android.app.PendingIntent
+import android.app.Service
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.media.AudioAttributes
+import android.media.AudioFocusRequest
+import android.media.AudioManager
+import android.os.Build
+import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.IBinder
+import android.os.Looper
+import android.os.Parcelable
+import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech
+import android.speech.tts.UtteranceProgressListener
+import android.util.Log
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
+import androidx.media.app.NotificationCompat.MediaStyle
+import android.support.v4.media.MediaMetadataCompat
+import android.support.v4.media.session.MediaSessionCompat
+import android.support.v4.media.session.PlaybackStateCompat
+import com.example.reader_app.R
+import kotlinx.parcelize.Parcelize
+import java.util.Locale
+
+@Parcelize
+data class ReaderTtsSegment(
+	val text: String,
+	val paragraphIndex: Int,
+	val start: Int,
+	val end: Int,
+) : Parcelable
+
+class ReaderTtsMediaService : Service(), TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
+	companion object {
+		private const val NOTIFICATION_ID = 46021
+		private const val CHANNEL_ID = "reader_tts_playback"
+		private const val CHANNEL_NAME = "Reader TTS"
+		private const val BASE_SPEED = 0.9
+		private const val TAG = "ReaderTtsMediaService"
+		private const val HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS = 1500L
+
+		const val ACTION_INIT = "com.example.reader_app.tts.INIT"
+		const val ACTION_START_READING = "com.example.reader_app.tts.START_READING"
+		const val ACTION_PAUSE = "com.example.reader_app.tts.PAUSE"
+		const val ACTION_RESUME = "com.example.reader_app.tts.RESUME"
+		const val ACTION_STOP = "com.example.reader_app.tts.STOP"
+		const val ACTION_SKIP_FORWARD = "com.example.reader_app.tts.SKIP_FORWARD"
+		const val ACTION_SKIP_BACK = "com.example.reader_app.tts.SKIP_BACK"
+		const val ACTION_SET_SPEED = "com.example.reader_app.tts.SET_SPEED"
+		const val ACTION_SET_VOICE = "com.example.reader_app.tts.SET_VOICE"
+		const val ACTION_SET_BACKGROUND_MODE = "com.example.reader_app.tts.SET_BACKGROUND_MODE"
+
+		const val EXTRA_SEGMENTS = "segments"
+		const val EXTRA_START_INDEX = "startIndex"
+		const val EXTRA_CONTENT_KEY = "contentKey"
+		const val EXTRA_TITLE = "title"
+		const val EXTRA_SPEED = "speed"
+		const val EXTRA_LANGUAGE = "language"
+		const val EXTRA_VOICE_NAME = "voiceName"
+		const val EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED = "backgroundModeEnabled"
+		const val EXTRA_CLEAR_CONTENT_KEY = "clearContentKey"
+
+		fun initialize(context: Context, backgroundModeEnabled: Boolean) {
+			context.startService(
+				Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+					action = ACTION_INIT
+					putExtra(EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED, backgroundModeEnabled)
+				},
+			)
+		}
+
+		fun startReading(
+			context: Context,
+			segments: ArrayList<ReaderTtsSegment>,
+			startIndex: Int,
+			contentKey: String?,
+			title: String?,
+			speed: Double,
+			language: String,
+			voiceName: String?,
+			backgroundModeEnabled: Boolean,
+		) {
+			ContextCompat.startForegroundService(
+				context,
+				Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+					action = ACTION_START_READING
+					putParcelableArrayListExtra(EXTRA_SEGMENTS, segments)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_START_INDEX, startIndex)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_CONTENT_KEY, contentKey)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_TITLE, title)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_SPEED, speed)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_LANGUAGE, language)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_VOICE_NAME, voiceName)
+					putExtra(EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED, backgroundModeEnabled)
+				},
+			)
+		}
+
+		fun pause(context: Context) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_PAUSE
+			})
+
+		fun resume(context: Context) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_RESUME
+			})
+
+		fun stop(context: Context, clearContentKey: Boolean = true) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_STOP
+				putExtra(EXTRA_CLEAR_CONTENT_KEY, clearContentKey)
+			})
+
+		fun skipForward(context: Context) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_SKIP_FORWARD
+			})
+
+		fun skipBack(context: Context) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_SKIP_BACK
+			})
+
+		fun setSpeed(context: Context, speed: Double) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_SET_SPEED
+				putExtra(EXTRA_SPEED, speed)
+			})
+
+		fun setVoice(context: Context, voiceName: String?, language: String?) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_SET_VOICE
+				putExtra(EXTRA_VOICE_NAME, voiceName)
+				putExtra(EXTRA_LANGUAGE, language)
+			})
+
+		fun setBackgroundModeEnabled(context: Context, enabled: Boolean) =
+			context.startService(Intent(context, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				action = ACTION_SET_BACKGROUND_MODE
+				putExtra(EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED, enabled)
+			})
+	}
+
+	private val mainHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
+	private lateinit var notificationManager: NotificationManagerCompat
+	private lateinit var mediaSession: MediaSessionCompat
+	private lateinit var audioManager: AudioManager
+	private var audioFocusRequest: AudioFocusRequest? = null
+	private var tts: TextToSpeech? = null
+	private var isTtsReady = false
+	private var isForegroundActive = false
+	private var status = "idle"
+	private var speed = 0.9
+	private var language = "vi-VN"
+	private var voiceName: String? = null
+	private var contentKey: String? = null
+	private var title: String? = null
+	private var segments: List<ReaderTtsSegment> = emptyList()
+	private var currentIndex = 0
+	private var completedCount = 0
+	private var backgroundModeEnabled = true
+	private var availableVoices: List<Map<String, String>> = emptyList()
+	private var sessionGeneration = 0
+	private var lastStartedUtterance: String? = null
+	private var currentUtteranceId: String? = null
+	private var currentUtteranceStarted = false
+	private var pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+	private var currentSegmentRetry = 0
+	private var consecutiveSilentHealthChecks = 0
+	private var utteranceWatchdog: Runnable? = null
+	private var pausedByAudioFocus = false
+	private var lastSpeakRequestTimeMs = 0L
+	private val playbackHealthRunnable = object : Runnable {
+		override fun run() {
+			runPlaybackHealthCheck()
+			mainHandler.postDelayed(this, HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS)
+		}
+	}
+
+	private val audioFocusListener = AudioManager.OnAudioFocusChangeListener { focusChange ->
+		mainHandler.post {
+			when (focusChange) {
+				AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS,
+				AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT -> {
+					if (status == "playing") {
+						pausedByAudioFocus = true
+						handlePause()
+					}
+				}
+				AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN -> {
+					if (pausedByAudioFocus && status == "paused") {
+						pausedByAudioFocus = false
+						handleResume()
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun onCreate() {
+		super.onCreate()
+		notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(this)
+		audioManager = getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE) as AudioManager
+		createNotificationChannel()
+		setupMediaSession()
+		setupTextToSpeech()
+		mainHandler.postDelayed(playbackHealthRunnable, HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS)
+		publishSnapshot()
+	}
+
+	override fun onBind(intent: Intent?): IBinder? = null
+
+	override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent?, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
+		when (intent?.action) {
+			ACTION_INIT -> {
+				backgroundModeEnabled = intent.getBooleanExtra(
+					EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED,
+					backgroundModeEnabled,
+				)
+				publishSnapshot()
+			}
+			ACTION_START_READING -> handleStartReading(intent)
+			ACTION_PAUSE -> handlePause()
+			ACTION_RESUME -> handleResume()
+			ACTION_STOP -> handleStop(
+				clearContentKey = intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_CLEAR_CONTENT_KEY, true),
+			)
+			ACTION_SKIP_FORWARD -> handleSkip(1)
+			ACTION_SKIP_BACK -> handleSkip(-1)
+			ACTION_SET_SPEED -> {
+				speed = intent.getDoubleExtra(EXTRA_SPEED, speed)
+				applyVoiceAndSpeedSettings()
+				publishSnapshot()
+			}
+			ACTION_SET_VOICE -> {
+				voiceName = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_VOICE_NAME)
+				language = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_LANGUAGE) ?: language
+				applyVoiceAndSpeedSettings()
+				publishSnapshot()
+			}
+			ACTION_SET_BACKGROUND_MODE -> {
+				backgroundModeEnabled = intent.getBooleanExtra(
+					EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED,
+					backgroundModeEnabled,
+				)
+				syncNotificationState()
+				publishSnapshot()
+			}
+		}
+
+		return START_STICKY
+	}
+
+	private fun setupTextToSpeech() {
+		tts = TextToSpeech(applicationContext, this)
+		tts?.setOnUtteranceProgressListener(
+			object : UtteranceProgressListener() {
+				override fun onStart(utteranceId: String?) {
+					if (utteranceId == null) return
+					mainHandler.post {
+						if (!isActiveUtterance(utteranceId)) return@post
+						if (utteranceId != currentUtteranceId) return@post
+						lastStartedUtterance = utteranceId
+						currentUtteranceStarted = true
+						currentSegmentRetry = 0
+						status = "playing"
+						scheduleUtteranceWatchdog(utteranceId)
+						syncNotificationState()
+						publishSnapshot()
+					}
+				}
+
+				override fun onDone(utteranceId: String?) {
+					if (utteranceId == null) return
+					mainHandler.post {
+						if (!isActiveUtterance(utteranceId)) return@post
+						if (utteranceId != currentUtteranceId) return@post
+						clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+						handleUtteranceCompleted(parseUtteranceIndex(utteranceId))
+					}
+				}
+
+				@Deprecated("Deprecated in Java")
+				override fun onError(utteranceId: String?) {
+					onError(utteranceId, TextToSpeech.ERROR)
+				}
+
+				override fun onError(utteranceId: String?, errorCode: Int) {
+					if (utteranceId == null) return
+					mainHandler.post {
+						if (!isActiveUtterance(utteranceId)) return@post
+						if (utteranceId != currentUtteranceId) return@post
+						clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+						handlePlaybackFailure()
+					}
+				}
+			},
+		)
+	}
+
+	override fun onInit(initStatus: Int) {
+		isTtsReady = initStatus == TextToSpeech.SUCCESS
+		if (isTtsReady) {
+			refreshAvailableVoices()
+			applyVoiceAndSpeedSettings()
+			if ((pendingReplayAfterInit || status == "playing") && segments.isNotEmpty()) {
+				pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+				speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
+			}
+		} else {
+			status = "idle"
+		}
+		syncNotificationState()
+		publishSnapshot()
+	}
+
+	private fun refreshAvailableVoices() {
+		val ttsInstance = tts ?: return
+		val vietnameseVoices = ttsInstance.voices
+			?.filter { voice -> voice.locale?.toLanguageTag()?.lowercase()?.startsWith("vi") == true }
+			?.mapNotNull { voice ->
+				val locale = voice.locale?.toLanguageTag() ?: return@mapNotNull null
+				mapOf("name" to voice.name, "locale" to locale)
+			}
+			.orEmpty()
+			.distinctBy { voice -> "${voice["name"]}:${voice["locale"]}" }
+			.sortedBy { voice -> voice["name"] }
+
+		availableVoices = vietnameseVoices
+		if (voiceName.isNullOrBlank()) {
+			val preferred = vietnameseVoices.firstOrNull { voice ->
+				val normalized = voice["name"]?.lowercase().orEmpty()
+				normalized.contains("female") || normalized.contains("natural")
+			} ?: vietnameseVoices.firstOrNull()
+			voiceName = preferred?.get("name")
+			language = preferred?.get("locale") ?: language
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun applyVoiceAndSpeedSettings() {
+		val ttsInstance = tts ?: return
+		ttsInstance.setSpeechRate(speed.toFloat())
+		val locale = language.toLocale()
+		ttsInstance.setLanguage(locale)
+		val matchingVoice = ttsInstance.voices?.firstOrNull { voice ->
+			voice.name == voiceName && voice.locale?.toLanguageTag() == language
+		}
+		if (matchingVoice != null) {
+			ttsInstance.voice = matchingVoice
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun handleStartReading(intent: Intent) {
+		backgroundModeEnabled = intent.getBooleanExtra(
+			EXTRA_BACKGROUND_MODE_ENABLED,
+			backgroundModeEnabled,
+		)
+		speed = intent.getDoubleExtra(EXTRA_SPEED, speed)
+		language = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_LANGUAGE) ?: language
+		voiceName = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_VOICE_NAME)
+		contentKey = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_CONTENT_KEY)
+		title = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_TITLE)
+		segments = extractSegments(intent)
+		currentIndex = intent.getIntExtra(EXTRA_START_INDEX, 0)
+			.coerceIn(0, (segments.size - 1).coerceAtLeast(0))
+		sessionGeneration += 1
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		status = "playing"
+		pausedByAudioFocus = false
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		tts?.stop()
+		publishSnapshot()
+
+		if (!isTtsReady) return
+		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
+	}
+
+	private fun handlePause() {
+		if (status != "playing") return
+		sessionGeneration += 1
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		status = "paused"
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		tts?.stop()
+		syncNotificationState()
+		publishSnapshot()
+	}
+
+	private fun handleResume() {
+		if (segments.isEmpty()) return
+		status = "playing"
+		sessionGeneration += 1
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		publishSnapshot()
+		if (!isTtsReady) return
+		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
+	}
+
+	private fun handleStop(clearContentKey: Boolean) {
+		sessionGeneration += 1
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		status = "idle"
+		currentIndex = 0
+		segments = emptyList()
+		title = null
+		if (clearContentKey) {
+			contentKey = null
+		}
+		tts?.stop()
+		abandonAudioFocus()
+		syncNotificationState()
+		publishSnapshot()
+		stopSelf()
+	}
+
+	private fun handleSkip(direction: Int) {
+		if (segments.isEmpty()) return
+		val nextIndex = (currentIndex + direction).coerceIn(0, segments.lastIndex)
+		if (nextIndex == currentIndex && status == "idle") return
+		currentIndex = nextIndex
+		sessionGeneration += 1
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		status = "playing"
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		tts?.stop()
+		publishSnapshot()
+		if (!isTtsReady) return
+		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
+	}
+
+	private fun handleUtteranceCompleted(completedIndex: Int) {
+		if (status != "playing") return
+		if (completedIndex != currentIndex) return
+
+		val nextIndex = currentIndex + 1
+		if (nextIndex >= segments.size) {
+			status = "idle"
+			currentIndex = 0
+			completedCount += 1
+			clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+			abandonAudioFocus()
+			syncNotificationState()
+			publishSnapshot()
+			stopSelf()
+			return
+		}
+
+		currentIndex = nextIndex
+		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = false)
+	}
+
+	private fun handlePlaybackFailure() {
+		status = "idle"
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		abandonAudioFocus()
+		syncNotificationState()
+		publishSnapshot()
+		stopSelf()
+	}
+
+	private fun speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart: Boolean) {
+		if (segments.isEmpty() || !isTtsReady) return
+		if (!requestAudioFocus()) {
+			handlePlaybackFailure()
+			return
+		}
+
+		val segment = segments.getOrNull(currentIndex) ?: run {
+			handlePlaybackFailure()
+			return
+		}
+
+		applyVoiceAndSpeedSettings()
+		status = "playing"
+		// Reset retry counter when advancing to a new segment; keep it when retrying same segment.
+		if (!forceRestart) {
+			currentSegmentRetry = 0
+		}
+		syncNotificationState()
+		publishSnapshot()
+
+		val utteranceId = "${sessionGeneration}:${currentIndex}:${System.nanoTime()}"
+		lastStartedUtterance = if (forceRestart) null else lastStartedUtterance
+		currentUtteranceId = utteranceId
+		currentUtteranceStarted = false
+		lastSpeakRequestTimeMs = System.currentTimeMillis()
+		scheduleUtteranceWatchdog(utteranceId)
+		val speakResult = 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)
+		}
+
+		if (speakResult == TextToSpeech.ERROR) {
+			recoverFromSilentPlayback("speak_error")
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun scheduleUtteranceWatchdog(utteranceId: String) {
+		clearUtteranceWatchdog()
+		val segment = currentSegment() ?: return
+		val timeoutMs = estimateUtteranceTimeoutMs(segment.text)
+		val guard = Runnable {
+			if (status != "playing") return@Runnable
+			if (utteranceId != currentUtteranceId) return@Runnable
+			recoverFromSilentPlayback("watchdog_timeout")
+		}
+		utteranceWatchdog = guard
+		mainHandler.postDelayed(guard, timeoutMs)
+	}
+
+	private fun clearUtteranceWatchdog() {
+		utteranceWatchdog?.let(mainHandler::removeCallbacks)
+		utteranceWatchdog = null
+	}
+
+	private fun clearUtteranceRuntimeState() {
+		clearUtteranceWatchdog()
+		lastStartedUtterance = null
+		currentUtteranceId = null
+		currentUtteranceStarted = false
+		consecutiveSilentHealthChecks = 0
+	}
+
+	private fun estimateUtteranceTimeoutMs(text: String): Long {
+		val safeSpeed = speed.coerceIn(0.2, 1.5)
+		val multiplier = (BASE_SPEED / safeSpeed).coerceIn(0.5, 3.0)
+		// Use 200ms/char (was 90ms) and a larger 10s buffer so the watchdog does not
+		// fire prematurely for longer Vietnamese sentences (e.g. ~150 chars ≈ 17 s at 0.9×).
+		val estimate = (text.length * 200L * multiplier).toLong() + 10_000L
+		return estimate.coerceIn(15_000L, 180_000L)
+	}
+
+	private fun recoverFromSilentPlayback(reason: String) {
+		if (status != "playing") return
+		Log.w(TAG, "Recover from silent playback: $reason (index=$currentIndex retry=$currentSegmentRetry)")
+		if (segments.isEmpty()) {
+			handlePlaybackFailure()
+			return
+		}
+
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		if (currentSegmentRetry >= 2) {
+			handlePlaybackFailure()
+			return
+		}
+
+		currentSegmentRetry += 1
+		if (currentSegmentRetry >= 2) {
+			rebuildTtsEngineForRecovery(reason)
+			return
+		}
+
+		tts?.stop()
+		speakCurrentSegment(forceRestart = true)
+	}
+
+	private fun rebuildTtsEngineForRecovery(reason: String) {
+		Log.w(TAG, "Rebuilding TextToSpeech engine for recovery: $reason")
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = true
+		isTtsReady = false
+		tts?.stop()
+		tts?.shutdown()
+		setupTextToSpeech()
+	}
+
+	private fun runPlaybackHealthCheck() {
+		if (status != "playing") return
+		if (segments.isEmpty()) return
+
+		val ttsInstance = tts
+		if (ttsInstance == null) {
+			rebuildTtsEngineForRecovery("tts_instance_null")
+			return
+		}
+
+		if (!isTtsReady) {
+			if (!pendingReplayAfterInit) {
+				rebuildTtsEngineForRecovery("tts_not_ready")
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		val isSpeaking = try {
+			ttsInstance.isSpeaking
+		} catch (_: Exception) {
+			false
+		}
+
+		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.
+				val elapsedSinceSpeak = System.currentTimeMillis() - lastSpeakRequestTimeMs
+				if (elapsedSinceSpeak > 4_000L) {
+					recoverFromSilentPlayback("no_onStart_and_not_speaking")
+				}
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		if (isSpeaking) {
+			consecutiveSilentHealthChecks = 0
+			return
+		}
+
+		consecutiveSilentHealthChecks += 1
+		if (consecutiveSilentHealthChecks < 2) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Engine stopped speaking but onDone was never delivered; advance manually.
+		consecutiveSilentHealthChecks = 0
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		handleUtteranceCompleted(currentIndex)
+	}
+
+	private fun requestAudioFocus(): Boolean {
+		return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+			val request = audioFocusRequest
+				?: AudioFocusRequest.Builder(AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN)
+					.setAudioAttributes(
+						AudioAttributes.Builder()
+							.setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA)
+							.setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_SPEECH)
+							.build(),
+					)
+					.setAcceptsDelayedFocusGain(false)
+					.setOnAudioFocusChangeListener(audioFocusListener)
+					.build()
+					.also { audioFocusRequest = it }
+			audioManager.requestAudioFocus(request) == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_REQUEST_GRANTED
+		} else {
+			@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+			audioManager.requestAudioFocus(
+				audioFocusListener,
+				AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC,
+				AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN,
+			) == AudioManager.AUDIOFOCUS_REQUEST_GRANTED
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun abandonAudioFocus() {
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+			audioFocusRequest?.let(audioManager::abandonAudioFocusRequest)
+		} else {
+			@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+			audioManager.abandonAudioFocus(audioFocusListener)
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun isActiveUtterance(utteranceId: String): Boolean {
+		val generation = utteranceId.substringBefore(':').toIntOrNull() ?: return false
+		return generation == sessionGeneration
+	}
+
+	private fun parseUtteranceIndex(utteranceId: String): Int {
+		val parts = utteranceId.split(':')
+		return parts.getOrNull(1)?.toIntOrNull() ?: currentIndex
+	}
+
+	private fun currentSegment(): ReaderTtsSegment? = segments.getOrNull(currentIndex)
+
+	private fun currentProgressLabel(): String {
+		if (segments.isEmpty()) return voiceName ?: language
+		return "Câu ${currentIndex + 1}/${segments.size}"
+	}
+
+	private fun appLabel(): String = applicationInfo.loadLabel(packageManager).toString()
+
+	private fun buildLaunchIntent(): PendingIntent? {
+		val launchIntent = packageManager.getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName)?.apply {
+			flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
+		}
+		return launchIntent?.let {
+			PendingIntent.getActivity(
+				this,
+				100,
+				it,
+				PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun buildServicePendingIntent(action: String): PendingIntent {
+		return PendingIntent.getService(
+			this,
+			action.hashCode(),
+			Intent(this, ReaderTtsMediaService::class.java).apply {
+				this.action = action
+				if (action == ACTION_STOP) {
+					putExtra(EXTRA_CLEAR_CONTENT_KEY, true)
+				}
+			},
+			PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE,
+		)
+	}
+
+	@SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
+	private fun buildNotification() = NotificationCompat.Builder(this, CHANNEL_ID)
+		.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
+		.setContentTitle(title ?: appLabel())
+		.setContentText(currentProgressLabel())
+		.setContentIntent(buildLaunchIntent())
+		.setDeleteIntent(buildServicePendingIntent(ACTION_STOP))
+		.setOnlyAlertOnce(true)
+		.setOngoing(status == "playing")
+		.setVisibility(NotificationCompat.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
+		.setCategory(NotificationCompat.CATEGORY_TRANSPORT)
+		.addAction(
+			android.R.drawable.ic_media_previous,
+			"Lùi câu",
+			buildServicePendingIntent(ACTION_SKIP_BACK),
+		)
+		.addAction(
+			if (status == "playing") android.R.drawable.ic_media_pause else android.R.drawable.ic_media_play,
+			if (status == "playing") "Tạm dừng" else "Tiếp tục",
+			buildServicePendingIntent(if (status == "playing") ACTION_PAUSE else ACTION_RESUME),
+		)
+		.addAction(
+			android.R.drawable.ic_menu_close_clear_cancel,
+			"Dừng",
+			buildServicePendingIntent(ACTION_STOP),
+		)
+		.addAction(
+			android.R.drawable.ic_media_next,
+			"Tới câu",
+			buildServicePendingIntent(ACTION_SKIP_FORWARD),
+		)
+		.setStyle(
+			MediaStyle()
+				.setMediaSession(mediaSession.sessionToken)
+				.setShowActionsInCompactView(0, 1, 3),
+		)
+		.build()
+
+	private fun setupMediaSession() {
+		mediaSession = MediaSessionCompat(this, "ReaderTtsMediaSession")
+		mediaSession.setCallback(
+			object : MediaSessionCompat.Callback() {
+				override fun onPlay() = handleResume()
+				override fun onPause() = handlePause()
+				override fun onStop() = handleStop(clearContentKey = true)
+				override fun onSkipToNext() = handleSkip(1)
+				override fun onSkipToPrevious() = handleSkip(-1)
+			},
+		)
+		mediaSession.isActive = true
+		updateMediaSessionState()
+	}
+
+	private fun updateMediaSessionState() {
+		val playbackState = when (status) {
+			"playing" -> PlaybackStateCompat.STATE_PLAYING
+			"paused" -> PlaybackStateCompat.STATE_PAUSED
+			else -> PlaybackStateCompat.STATE_STOPPED
+		}
+		val actions = PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PLAY or
+			PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_PAUSE or
+			PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_STOP or
+			PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_SKIP_TO_NEXT or
+			PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_SKIP_TO_PREVIOUS
+
+		mediaSession.setPlaybackState(
+			PlaybackStateCompat.Builder()
+				.setActions(actions)
+				.setState(playbackState, currentIndex.toLong(), 1.0f)
+				.build(),
+		)
+		mediaSession.setMetadata(
+			MediaMetadataCompat.Builder()
+				.putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_TITLE, title ?: appLabel())
+				.putString(MediaMetadataCompat.METADATA_KEY_ARTIST, currentProgressLabel())
+				.build(),
+		)
+	}
+
+	@SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
+	private fun syncNotificationState() {
+		updateMediaSessionState()
+		if (!backgroundModeEnabled) {
+			if (isForegroundActive) {
+				stopForeground(true)
+				isForegroundActive = false
+			}
+			notificationManager.cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID)
+			return
+		}
+
+		when (status) {
+			"playing" -> {
+				val notification = buildNotification()
+				if (!isForegroundActive) {
+					startForeground(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
+					isForegroundActive = true
+				} else {
+					notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
+				}
+			}
+			"paused" -> {
+				val notification = buildNotification()
+				if (isForegroundActive) {
+					stopForeground(false)
+					isForegroundActive = false
+				}
+				notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
+			}
+			else -> {
+				if (isForegroundActive) {
+					stopForeground(true)
+					isForegroundActive = false
+				}
+				notificationManager.cancel(NOTIFICATION_ID)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private fun publishSnapshot() {
+		val segment = currentSegment()
+		val canExposeSegmentProgress = status == "playing" && currentUtteranceStarted
+		ReaderTtsMediaBridge.publish(
+			hashMapOf(
+				"status" to status,
+				"paragraphIndex" to currentIndex,
+				"totalParagraphs" to segments.size,
+				"activeParagraphIndex" to if (canExposeSegmentProgress) {
+					(segment?.paragraphIndex ?: -1)
+				} else {
+					-1
+				},
+				"progressStart" to if (canExposeSegmentProgress) {
+					(segment?.start ?: -1)
+				} else {
+					-1
+				},
+				"progressEnd" to if (canExposeSegmentProgress) {
+					(segment?.end ?: -1)
+				} else {
+					-1
+				},
+				"contentKey" to contentKey,
+				"completedCount" to completedCount,
+				"backgroundModeEnabled" to backgroundModeEnabled,
+				"language" to language,
+				"voiceName" to voiceName,
+				"availableVietnameseVoices" to availableVoices,
+			),
+		)
+	}
+
+	private fun createNotificationChannel() {
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) return
+		val manager = getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager
+		val channel = NotificationChannel(
+			CHANNEL_ID,
+			CHANNEL_NAME,
+			NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW,
+		).apply {
+			description = "Điều khiển đọc truyện bằng TTS"
+			setShowBadge(false)
+		}
+		manager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
+	}
+
+	private fun extractSegments(intent: Intent): List<ReaderTtsSegment> {
+		return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+			intent.getParcelableArrayListExtra(EXTRA_SEGMENTS, ReaderTtsSegment::class.java)
+				?: arrayListOf()
+		} else {
+			@Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+			(intent.getParcelableArrayListExtra<ReaderTtsSegment>(EXTRA_SEGMENTS)
+				?: arrayListOf())
+		}
+	}
+
+	override fun onDestroy() {
+		mainHandler.removeCallbacks(playbackHealthRunnable)
+		status = "idle"
+		currentIndex = 0
+		segments = emptyList()
+		clearUtteranceRuntimeState()
+		pendingReplayAfterInit = false
+		publishSnapshot()
+		tts?.stop()
+		tts?.shutdown()
+		abandonAudioFocus()
+		if (isForegroundActive) {
+			stopForeground(true)
+			isForegroundActive = false
+		}
+		mediaSession.release()
+		super.onDestroy()
+	}
+}
+
+private fun String.toLocale(): Locale {
+	val normalized = replace('_', '-')
+	return Locale.forLanguageTag(normalized).takeIf { it.language.isNotBlank() }
+		?: Locale("vi", "VN")
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/lib/features/reader/presentation/reader_screen.dart b/lib/features/reader/presentation/reader_screen.dart
index 1134a50..75d2ab7 100644
--- a/lib/features/reader/presentation/reader_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/features/reader/presentation/reader_screen.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
+import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
@@ -74,22 +75,16 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     required bool isActiveParagraph,
     required int highlightStart,
     required int highlightEnd,
+    required Function(int charOffset) onSentenceTap,
   }) {
-    if (!isActiveParagraph || highlightStart < 0 || highlightEnd <= highlightStart) {
-      return SelectableText(
-        paragraph,
-        textAlign: textAlign,
-        style: style,
-      );
-    }
+    final sentenceMatches = RegExp(r'[^.!?…]+[.!?…]*').allMatches(paragraph).toList();
 
-    final safeStart = highlightStart.clamp(0, paragraph.length);
-    final safeEnd = highlightEnd.clamp(0, paragraph.length);
-    if (safeEnd <= safeStart) {
+    if (sentenceMatches.isEmpty) {
       return SelectableText(
         paragraph,
         textAlign: textAlign,
         style: style,
+        onTap: () => onSentenceTap(0),
       );
     }
 
@@ -98,16 +93,28 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
       fontWeight: FontWeight.w600,
     );
 
-    return RichText(
-      textAlign: textAlign,
-      text: TextSpan(
+    return SelectableText.rich(
+      TextSpan(
         style: style,
-        children: [
-          if (safeStart > 0) TextSpan(text: paragraph.substring(0, safeStart)),
-          TextSpan(text: paragraph.substring(safeStart, safeEnd), style: highlightStyle),
-          if (safeEnd < paragraph.length) TextSpan(text: paragraph.substring(safeEnd)),
-        ],
+        children: sentenceMatches.map((match) {
+          final sentence = match.group(0)!;
+          final start = match.start;
+          final end = match.end;
+
+          final isCurrentSpoken = isActiveParagraph &&
+              highlightStart >= 0 &&
+              highlightEnd > highlightStart &&
+              start >= highlightStart &&
+              end <= highlightEnd;
+
+          return TextSpan(
+            text: sentence,
+            style: isCurrentSpoken ? highlightStyle : null,
+            recognizer: TapGestureRecognizer()..onTap = () => onSentenceTap(start),
+          );
+        }).toList(),
       ),
+      textAlign: textAlign,
     );
   }
 
@@ -181,6 +188,48 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
     });
   }
 
+  /// Handle TTS state transitions that require navigation or restarts.
+  /// Called once from [build] via [ref.listen] — safe to run side effects here.
+  void _onTtsStateChanged(TtsState? previous, TtsState next) {
+    // Guard: only act when something meaningful changed.
+    if (previous == null) return;
+
+    final chapterAsync = ref.read(chapterProvider(widget.chapterId));
+    final chapter = chapterAsync.valueOrNull;
+    if (chapter == null) return;
+
+    // Chapter-completion → auto-advance to next chapter.
+    if (next.completedCount > _lastTtsCompletedCount) {
+      _lastTtsCompletedCount = next.completedCount;
+      if (next.contentKey == chapter.id && chapter.nextChapterId != null) {
+        final nextChapterId = chapter.nextChapterId!;
+        WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
+          if (!mounted) return;
+          ref.read(ttsProvider.notifier).scheduleAutoStartForChapter(nextChapterId);
+          context.pushReplacement(RouteNames.readerChapter(nextChapterId));
+        });
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Pending auto-start for this chapter (set by previous chapter's completion).
+    if (next.pendingAutoStartChapterId == chapter.id &&
+        _autoStartQueuedChapterId != chapter.id) {
+      _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;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
   @override
   void dispose() {
     _uiAutoHideTimer?.cancel();
@@ -686,7 +735,7 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                                               Wrap(
                                                 spacing: 8,
                                                 runSpacing: 8,
-                                                children: [0.35, 0.45, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, 1.0].map((speed) {
+                                                children: [0.45, 0.675, 0.9, 1.125, 1.35, 1.8].map((speed) {
                                                   final selected = tts.speed == speed;
                                                   return ChoiceChip(
                                                     label: Text(formatTtsSpeedLabel(speed)),
@@ -790,6 +839,9 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final chapterAsync = ref.watch(chapterProvider(widget.chapterId));
     final settings = ref.watch(readingSettingsProvider);
+
+    // Side-effects for TTS state changes (navigation, auto-start).
+    ref.listen<TtsState>(ttsProvider, _onTtsStateChanged);
     Color readerBackground;
     Color readerTextColor;
     Color readerMutedColor;
@@ -835,33 +887,6 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
           final shouldHighlightTts = tts.contentKey == chapter.id &&
               (tts.status == TtsStatus.playing || tts.status == TtsStatus.paused);
 
-          if (tts.completedCount > _lastTtsCompletedCount) {
-            _lastTtsCompletedCount = tts.completedCount;
-            if (tts.contentKey == chapter.id && chapter.nextChapterId != null) {
-              final nextChapterId = chapter.nextChapterId!;
-              WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
-                if (!mounted) return;
-                ref.read(ttsProvider.notifier).scheduleAutoStartForChapter(nextChapterId);
-                context.pushReplacement(RouteNames.readerChapter(nextChapterId));
-              });
-            }
-          }
-
-          if (tts.pendingAutoStartChapterId == chapter.id &&
-              _autoStartQueuedChapterId != chapter.id) {
-            _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;
-            });
-          }
 
           _maybeAutoScrollToTtsParagraph(tts, paragraphs.length);
           WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) {
@@ -990,6 +1015,15 @@ class _ReaderScreenState extends ConsumerState<ReaderScreen> {
                                                   tts.activeParagraphIndex == index,
                                                 highlightStart: tts.progressStart,
                                                 highlightEnd: tts.progressEnd,
+                                                onSentenceTap: (charOffset) {
+                                                  ref.read(ttsProvider.notifier).startReading(
+                                                    chapter.content,
+                                                    contentKey: chapter.id,
+                                                    title: 'Chương ${chapter.number}: ${chapter.title}',
+                                                    startParagraphIndex: index,
+                                                    startCharOffset: charOffset,
+                                                  );
+                                                },
                                               ),
                                             ),
                                         ],
diff --git a/lib/features/reader/presentation/tts_player_widget.dart b/lib/features/reader/presentation/tts_player_widget.dart
index 6eada5b..7a59fa2 100644
--- a/lib/features/reader/presentation/tts_player_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/features/reader/presentation/tts_player_widget.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TtsPlayerWidget extends ConsumerWidget {
     final tts = ref.watch(ttsProvider);
     final notifier = ref.read(ttsProvider.notifier);
 
-    const speeds = [0.35, 0.45, 0.55, 0.65, 0.8, 1.0];
+    const speeds = [0.45, 0.675, 0.9, 1.125, 1.35, 1.8];
 
     Future<void> start() async {
       if (tts.status == TtsStatus.paused) {
diff --git a/lib/features/reader/tts/tts_service.dart b/lib/features/reader/tts/tts_service.dart
index 21f61c4..38c1adf 100644
--- a/lib/features/reader/tts/tts_service.dart
+++ b/lib/features/reader/tts/tts_service.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_tts/flutter_tts.dart';
 
 enum TtsStatus { idle, playing, paused }
 
-const double kTtsBaseSpeechRate = 0.45;
+const double kTtsBaseSpeechRate = 0.9;
 
 double ttsDisplayMultiplier(double speechRate) => speechRate / kTtsBaseSpeechRate;
 
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ class _TtsSegment {
   final int paragraphIndex;
   final int start;
   final int end;
+
+  Map<String, Object?> toMap() => {
+    'text': text,
+    'paragraphIndex': paragraphIndex,
+    'start': start,
+    'end': end,
+  };
 }
 
 class TtsVoice {
@@ -65,7 +72,7 @@ class TtsState {
     this.paragraphIndex = 0,
     this.totalParagraphs = 0,
     this.activeParagraphIndex = -1,
-    this.speed = 0.45,
+    this.speed = 0.9,
     this.language = 'vi-VN',
     this.voiceName,
     this.availableVietnameseVoices = const [],
@@ -116,25 +123,48 @@ class TtsState {
         batteryOptimizationIgnored:
             batteryOptimizationIgnored ?? this.batteryOptimizationIgnored,
         pendingAutoStartChapterId: clearPendingAutoStartChapterId
-          ? null
-          : (pendingAutoStartChapterId ?? this.pendingAutoStartChapterId),
+            ? null
+            : (pendingAutoStartChapterId ?? this.pendingAutoStartChapterId),
       );
 
   bool get isPlaying => status == TtsStatus.playing;
 }
 
 class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
-  final FlutterTts _tts = FlutterTts();
-  static const MethodChannel _backgroundChannel = MethodChannel('reader_app/tts_background');
-  List<_TtsSegment> _segments = [];
-  bool _initialized = false;
-  Future<void>? _initFuture;
-
   TtsNotifier() : super(const TtsState()) {
     _initFuture = _init();
   }
 
+  static const MethodChannel _backgroundChannel = MethodChannel(
+    'reader_app/tts_background',
+  );
+  static const MethodChannel _mediaChannel = MethodChannel(
+    'reader_app/tts_media',
+  );
+  static const EventChannel _mediaEventsChannel = EventChannel(
+    'reader_app/tts_media_events',
+  );
+
+  final FlutterTts _tts = FlutterTts();
+  List<_TtsSegment> _segments = [];
+  bool _initialized = false;
+  Future<void>? _initFuture;
+  StreamSubscription<dynamic>? _mediaEventsSub;
+  int _playbackGeneration = 0;
+  bool _isInterruptingPlayback = false;
+  int _pendingFallbackIndex = -1;
+  bool _didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance = false;
+  bool _hasPromptedNotificationSettings = false;
+
+  bool get _useNativeAndroidMediaService => Platform.isAndroid;
+
   Future<void> _init() async {
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _initAndroidBridge();
+      _initialized = true;
+      return;
+    }
+
     await _tts.awaitSpeakCompletion(true);
     await _tts.setSharedInstance(true);
 
@@ -150,39 +180,85 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
       );
     }
 
-    if (Platform.isAndroid) {
-      await _tts.setAudioAttributesForNavigation();
-    }
-
-    await _configureVietnameseVoice();
+    await _configureVietnameseVoiceWithFlutterTts();
     await _tts.setSpeechRate(kTtsBaseSpeechRate);
     await _tts.setVolume(1.0);
     await _tts.setPitch(1.0);
 
     _tts.setStartHandler(() {
-      state = state.copyWith(
-        status: TtsStatus.playing,
-      );
+      _didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance = true;
+      final index = _pendingFallbackIndex;
+      if (index >= 0 && index < _segments.length) {
+        final segment = _segments[index];
+        state = state.copyWith(
+          status: TtsStatus.playing,
+          paragraphIndex: index,
+          activeParagraphIndex: segment.paragraphIndex,
+          progressStart: segment.start,
+          progressEnd: segment.end,
+        );
+      } else {
+        state = state.copyWith(status: TtsStatus.playing);
+      }
       unawaited(_syncBackgroundMode());
     });
 
     _tts.setCompletionHandler(() {
-      if (state.status == TtsStatus.playing) {
-        _next();
-      }
+      // Fallback playback progression is driven by _playFallbackFromGeneration.
     });
 
     _tts.setErrorHandler((msg) {
-      state = state.copyWith(status: TtsStatus.idle);
+      if (_isInterruptingPlayback) return;
+      _pendingFallbackIndex = -1;
+      _didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance = false;
+      state = state.copyWith(
+        status: TtsStatus.idle,
+        activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+        progressStart: -1,
+        progressEnd: -1,
+      );
       unawaited(_syncBackgroundMode());
     });
 
     await _syncBackgroundMode();
-
     _initialized = true;
   }
 
-  Future<void> _configureVietnameseVoice() async {
+  Future<void> _initAndroidBridge() async {
+    _mediaEventsSub ??= _mediaEventsChannel.receiveBroadcastStream().listen(
+      _handleAndroidMediaEvent,
+      onError: (_) {
+        state = state.copyWith(
+          status: TtsStatus.idle,
+          activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+          progressStart: -1,
+          progressEnd: -1,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('initialize', {
+      'backgroundModeEnabled': state.backgroundModeEnabled,
+    });
+
+    final snapshot = await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<dynamic>('getSnapshot');
+    _applyAndroidSnapshot(snapshot);
+
+    await _ensureAndroidMediaNotificationsEnabled();
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _ensureAndroidMediaNotificationsEnabled() async {
+    if (!_useNativeAndroidMediaService) return;
+    if (_hasPromptedNotificationSettings) return;
+
+    final enabled = await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<bool>('areNotificationsEnabled') ?? true;
+    if (enabled) return;
+
+    _hasPromptedNotificationSettings = true;
+    await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('openNotificationSettings');
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _configureVietnameseVoiceWithFlutterTts() async {
     final dynamic voicesRaw = await _tts.getVoices;
 
     String? selectedName;
@@ -191,22 +267,34 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
 
     if (voicesRaw is List) {
       final vietnamese = voicesRaw.whereType<Map>().where((voice) {
-        final locale = (voice['locale'] ?? voice['language'] ?? '').toString().toLowerCase();
+        final locale = (voice['locale'] ?? voice['language'] ?? '')
+            .toString()
+            .toLowerCase();
         return locale.startsWith('vi');
       }).toList();
 
       for (final voice in vietnamese) {
         final name = voice['name']?.toString();
         final locale = (voice['locale'] ?? voice['language'])?.toString();
-        if (name == null || name.isEmpty || locale == null || locale.isEmpty) continue;
+        if (name == null || name.isEmpty || locale == null || locale.isEmpty) {
+          continue;
+        }
         vietnameseVoices.add(TtsVoice(name: name, locale: locale));
       }
 
       if (vietnamese.isNotEmpty) {
         final preferred = vietnamese.firstWhere(
           (voice) =>
-              (voice['name']?.toString().toLowerCase().contains('female') ?? false) ||
-              (voice['name']?.toString().toLowerCase().contains('natural') ?? false),
+              (voice['name']
+                      ?.toString()
+                      .toLowerCase()
+                      .contains('female') ??
+                  false) ||
+              (voice['name']
+                      ?.toString()
+                      .toLowerCase()
+                      .contains('natural') ??
+                  false),
           orElse: () => vietnamese.first,
         );
         selectedName = preferred['name']?.toString();
@@ -219,6 +307,7 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
     if (selectedName != null) {
       await _tts.setVoice({'name': selectedName, 'locale': selectedLanguage});
     }
+
     state = state.copyWith(
       language: selectedLanguage,
       voiceName: selectedName,
@@ -226,7 +315,159 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
     );
   }
 
+  void _handleAndroidMediaEvent(dynamic event) {
+    _applyAndroidSnapshot(event);
+  }
+
+  void _applyAndroidSnapshot(dynamic snapshot) {
+    if (snapshot is! Map) return;
+
+    final data = Map<String, dynamic>.from(
+      snapshot.map((key, value) => MapEntry(key.toString(), value)),
+    );
+
+    final statusRaw = data['status']?.toString() ?? 'idle';
+    final status = switch (statusRaw) {
+      'playing' => TtsStatus.playing,
+      'paused' => TtsStatus.paused,
+      _ => TtsStatus.idle,
+    };
+
+    final voicesRaw = data['availableVietnameseVoices'];
+    final voices = <TtsVoice>[];
+    if (voicesRaw is List) {
+      for (final item in voicesRaw) {
+        if (item is! Map) continue;
+        final map = Map<String, dynamic>.from(
+          item.map((key, value) => MapEntry(key.toString(), value)),
+        );
+        final name = map['name']?.toString();
+        final locale = map['locale']?.toString();
+        if (name == null || name.isEmpty || locale == null || locale.isEmpty) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        voices.add(TtsVoice(name: name, locale: locale));
+      }
+    }
+
+    state = state.copyWith(
+      status: status,
+      paragraphIndex: (data['paragraphIndex'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? 0,
+      totalParagraphs: (data['totalParagraphs'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? 0,
+      activeParagraphIndex: (data['activeParagraphIndex'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? -1,
+      progressStart: (data['progressStart'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? -1,
+      progressEnd: (data['progressEnd'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? -1,
+      contentKey: data['contentKey']?.toString(),
+      completedCount: (data['completedCount'] as num?)?.toInt() ?? state.completedCount,
+      language: data['language']?.toString() ?? state.language,
+      voiceName: data['voiceName']?.toString(),
+      availableVietnameseVoices: voices,
+      backgroundModeEnabled:
+          data['backgroundModeEnabled'] as bool? ?? state.backgroundModeEnabled,
+    );
+  }
+
+  List<_TtsSegment> _buildSegments(
+    String content, {
+    String? title,
+    bool includeTitle = true,
+  }) {
+    final segments = <_TtsSegment>[];
+
+    final titleText = title?.trim();
+    if (includeTitle && titleText != null && titleText.isNotEmpty) {
+      segments.add(
+        _TtsSegment(
+        text: titleText,
+        paragraphIndex: -1,
+        start: -1,
+        end: -1,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+
+    final paragraphs = content
+        .split(RegExp(r'\n+'))
+        .map((p) => p.trim())
+        .where((p) => p.isNotEmpty)
+        .toList();
+
+    for (var pIndex = 0; pIndex < paragraphs.length; pIndex++) {
+      final paragraph = paragraphs[pIndex];
+      final sentenceMatches = RegExp(r'[^.!?…]+[.!?…]*').allMatches(paragraph);
+      var cursor = 0;
+
+      for (final match in sentenceMatches) {
+        final sentence = match.group(0)?.trim() ?? '';
+        if (sentence.isEmpty) continue;
+
+        var start = paragraph.indexOf(sentence, cursor);
+        if (start < 0) {
+          start = cursor.clamp(0, paragraph.length);
+        }
+
+        final end = (start + sentence.length).clamp(0, paragraph.length);
+        cursor = end;
+
+        segments.add(
+          _TtsSegment(
+            text: sentence,
+            paragraphIndex: pIndex,
+            start: start,
+            end: end,
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return segments;
+  }
+
+  int _resolveStartIndex(
+    int paragraphIndex, {
+    int? startParagraphIndex,
+    int? startCharOffset,
+  }) {
+    var validIndex = paragraphIndex.clamp(0, _segments.length - 1);
+
+    if (startParagraphIndex != null) {
+      final matchIndex = _segments.indexWhere(
+        (segment) =>
+            segment.paragraphIndex == startParagraphIndex &&
+            (startCharOffset == null || segment.start >= startCharOffset),
+      );
+
+      if (matchIndex >= 0) {
+        validIndex = matchIndex;
+      } else {
+        final fallbackIndex = _segments.indexWhere(
+          (segment) => segment.paragraphIndex >= startParagraphIndex,
+        );
+        if (fallbackIndex >= 0) {
+          validIndex = fallbackIndex;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return validIndex;
+  }
+
   Future<void> setVoiceByName(String voiceName) async {
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      final selected = state.availableVietnameseVoices.where(
+        (voice) => voice.name == voiceName,
+      );
+      if (selected.isEmpty) return;
+
+      final voice = selected.first;
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('setVoiceByName', {
+        'voiceName': voice.name,
+        'language': voice.locale,
+      });
+      state = state.copyWith(language: voice.locale, voiceName: voice.name);
+      return;
+    }
+
     final selected = state.availableVietnameseVoices.where((v) => v.name == voiceName);
     if (selected.isEmpty) return;
 
@@ -240,6 +481,16 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
 
   Future<void> setBackgroundModeEnabled(bool enabled) async {
     state = state.copyWith(backgroundModeEnabled: enabled);
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('setBackgroundModeEnabled', {
+        'enabled': enabled,
+      });
+      if (enabled) {
+        await ensureBatteryOptimizationIgnored();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     await _syncBackgroundMode();
     if (enabled) {
       await ensureBatteryOptimizationIgnored();
@@ -278,23 +529,24 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _syncBackgroundMode() async {
-    if (!Platform.isAndroid) return;
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService || !Platform.isAndroid) return;
 
     final shouldKeepAlive =
         state.backgroundModeEnabled && state.status == TtsStatus.playing;
     try {
-      await _backgroundChannel
-          .invokeMethod<void>('setWakeLock', {'enabled': shouldKeepAlive});
+      await _backgroundChannel.invokeMethod<void>('setWakeLock', {
+        'enabled': shouldKeepAlive,
+      });
     } catch (_) {
       // Keep playback functional even if native wake lock bridge is unavailable.
     }
   }
 
-  /// Start reading from [content] starting at optional [paragraphIndex].
   Future<void> startReading(
     String content, {
     int paragraphIndex = 0,
     int? startParagraphIndex,
+    int? startCharOffset,
     String? contentKey,
     String? title,
     bool includeTitle = true,
@@ -303,133 +555,228 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
       await (_initFuture ?? _init());
     }
 
-    final segments = <_TtsSegment>[];
+    _segments = _buildSegments(
+      content,
+      title: title,
+      includeTitle: includeTitle,
+    );
 
-    final titleText = title?.trim();
-    if (includeTitle && titleText != null && titleText.isNotEmpty) {
-      segments.add(_TtsSegment(text: titleText, paragraphIndex: -1, start: -1, end: -1));
-    }
-
-    final paragraphs = content
-        .split(RegExp(r'\n+'))
-        .map((p) => p.trim())
-        .where((p) => p.isNotEmpty)
-        .toList();
-
-    for (var pIndex = 0; pIndex < paragraphs.length; pIndex++) {
-      final paragraph = paragraphs[pIndex];
-      final sentenceMatches = RegExp(r'[^.!?…]+[.!?…]*').allMatches(paragraph);
-      var cursor = 0;
-
-      for (final match in sentenceMatches) {
-        final sentence = match.group(0)?.trim() ?? '';
-        if (sentence.isEmpty) continue;
-        var start = paragraph.indexOf(sentence, cursor);
-        if (start < 0) start = cursor.clamp(0, paragraph.length);
-        final end = (start + sentence.length).clamp(0, paragraph.length);
-        cursor = end;
-
-        segments.add(
-          _TtsSegment(
-            text: sentence,
-            paragraphIndex: pIndex,
-            start: start,
-            end: end,
-          ),
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
-    _segments = segments;
-    if (_segments.isEmpty) return;
-
-    var validIndex = paragraphIndex.clamp(0, _segments.length - 1);
-    if (startParagraphIndex != null) {
-      final startFromVisible = _segments.indexWhere(
-        (segment) => segment.paragraphIndex >= startParagraphIndex,
+    if (_segments.isEmpty) {
+      state = state.copyWith(
+        status: TtsStatus.idle,
+        paragraphIndex: 0,
+        totalParagraphs: 0,
+        activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+        progressStart: -1,
+        progressEnd: -1,
+        contentKey: contentKey,
       );
-      if (startFromVisible >= 0) {
-        validIndex = startFromVisible;
+      if (!_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+        await _syncBackgroundMode();
       }
+      return;
     }
 
+    final validIndex = _resolveStartIndex(
+      paragraphIndex,
+      startParagraphIndex: startParagraphIndex,
+      startCharOffset: startCharOffset,
+    );
     final selectedSegment = _segments[validIndex];
+
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _ensureAndroidMediaNotificationsEnabled();
+
+      state = state.copyWith(
+        status: TtsStatus.playing,
+        paragraphIndex: validIndex,
+        totalParagraphs: _segments.length,
+        activeParagraphIndex: selectedSegment.paragraphIndex,
+        progressStart: selectedSegment.start,
+        progressEnd: selectedSegment.end,
+        contentKey: contentKey,
+      );
+
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('startReading', {
+        'contentKey': contentKey,
+        'title': title,
+        'startIndex': validIndex,
+        'speed': state.speed,
+        'language': state.language,
+        'voiceName': state.voiceName,
+        'backgroundModeEnabled': state.backgroundModeEnabled,
+        'segments': _segments.map((segment) => segment.toMap()).toList(),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final sessionId = await _interruptFallbackPlayback();
+
     state = state.copyWith(
       status: TtsStatus.playing,
       paragraphIndex: validIndex,
       totalParagraphs: _segments.length,
-      activeParagraphIndex: selectedSegment.paragraphIndex,
-      progressStart: selectedSegment.start,
-      progressEnd: selectedSegment.end,
+      activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+      progressStart: -1,
+      progressEnd: -1,
       contentKey: contentKey,
     );
     await _syncBackgroundMode();
-    await _speak(validIndex);
+
+    unawaited(_playFallbackFromGeneration(validIndex, sessionId));
   }
 
-  Future<void> _speak(int index) async {
-    if (index >= _segments.length) {
-      state = state.copyWith(
-        status: TtsStatus.idle,
-        activeParagraphIndex: -1,
-        progressStart: -1,
-        progressEnd: -1,
-      );
-      await _syncBackgroundMode();
-      return;
+  Future<int> _interruptFallbackPlayback() async {
+    _playbackGeneration++;
+    _pendingFallbackIndex = -1;
+    _didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance = false;
+    _isInterruptingPlayback = true;
+
+    try {
+      await _tts.stop();
+      if (Platform.isAndroid) {
+        await Future<void>.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 120));
+      }
+    } finally {
+      _isInterruptingPlayback = false;
     }
 
-    final segment = _segments[index];
-    state = state.copyWith(
-      paragraphIndex: index,
-      activeParagraphIndex: segment.paragraphIndex,
-      progressStart: segment.start,
-      progressEnd: segment.end,
-    );
-
-    await _tts.setSpeechRate(state.speed);
-    await _tts.speak(segment.text);
+    return _playbackGeneration;
   }
 
-  Future<void> _next() async {
-    final next = state.paragraphIndex + 1;
-    if (next >= state.totalParagraphs) {
+  Future<void> _playFallbackFromGeneration(int startIndex, int generation) async {
+    if (startIndex < 0 || startIndex >= _segments.length) {
       state = state.copyWith(
         status: TtsStatus.idle,
         paragraphIndex: 0,
         activeParagraphIndex: -1,
         progressStart: -1,
         progressEnd: -1,
-        completedCount: state.completedCount + 1,
       );
       await _syncBackgroundMode();
       return;
     }
+
+    for (var index = startIndex; index < _segments.length; index++) {
+      if (generation != _playbackGeneration) return;
+      if (state.status != TtsStatus.playing) return;
+
+      _pendingFallbackIndex = index;
+      _didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance = false;
+
+      state = state.copyWith(
+        status: TtsStatus.playing,
+        paragraphIndex: index,
+        totalParagraphs: _segments.length,
+        activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+        progressStart: -1,
+        progressEnd: -1,
+      );
+      await _syncBackgroundMode();
+
+      await _tts.setSpeechRate(state.speed);
+      final result = await _tts.speak(_segments[index].text);
+
+      if (generation != _playbackGeneration) return;
+      if (state.status != TtsStatus.playing) return;
+
+      if (result is int && result != 1) {
+        state = state.copyWith(
+          status: TtsStatus.idle,
+          activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+          progressStart: -1,
+          progressEnd: -1,
+        );
+        await _syncBackgroundMode();
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!_didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance) {
+        state = state.copyWith(
+          status: TtsStatus.idle,
+          activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+          progressStart: -1,
+          progressEnd: -1,
+        );
+        await _syncBackgroundMode();
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (generation != _playbackGeneration) return;
+
+    _pendingFallbackIndex = -1;
+    _didStartCurrentFallbackUtterance = false;
+
     state = state.copyWith(
-      paragraphIndex: next,
-      activeParagraphIndex: _segments[next].paragraphIndex,
-      progressStart: _segments[next].start,
-      progressEnd: _segments[next].end,
+      status: TtsStatus.idle,
+      paragraphIndex: 0,
+      activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+      progressStart: -1,
+      progressEnd: -1,
+      completedCount: state.completedCount + 1,
     );
-    await _speak(next);
+    await _syncBackgroundMode();
   }
 
   Future<void> pause() async {
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('pause');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (state.status != TtsStatus.playing) return;
+
+    _playbackGeneration++;
     await _tts.pause();
     state = state.copyWith(status: TtsStatus.paused);
     await _syncBackgroundMode();
   }
 
-  Future<void> resume() async {
-    if (state.status != TtsStatus.paused) return;
-    state = state.copyWith(status: TtsStatus.playing);
+  Future<void> _restartFallbackFromIndex(int index) async {
+    if (_segments.isEmpty) return;
+
+    final sessionId = await _interruptFallbackPlayback();
+    final validIndex = index.clamp(0, _segments.length - 1);
+
+    state = state.copyWith(
+      status: TtsStatus.playing,
+      paragraphIndex: validIndex,
+      totalParagraphs: _segments.length,
+      activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+      progressStart: -1,
+      progressEnd: -1,
+    );
     await _syncBackgroundMode();
-    // Use paragraph-level resume for consistent behavior across engines.
-    await _speak(state.paragraphIndex);
+
+    unawaited(_playFallbackFromGeneration(validIndex, sessionId));
+  }
+
+  Future<void> resume() async {
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('resume');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (state.status != TtsStatus.paused) return;
+    await _restartFallbackFromIndex(state.paragraphIndex);
   }
 
   Future<void> stop() async {
-    await _tts.stop();
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('stop');
+      state = state.copyWith(
+        status: TtsStatus.idle,
+        paragraphIndex: 0,
+        activeParagraphIndex: -1,
+        progressStart: -1,
+        progressEnd: -1,
+        clearContentKey: true,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await _interruptFallbackPlayback();
     state = state.copyWith(
       status: TtsStatus.idle,
       paragraphIndex: 0,
@@ -442,32 +789,53 @@ class TtsNotifier extends StateNotifier<TtsState> {
   }
 
   Future<void> skipForward() async {
-    await _tts.stop();
-    await _next();
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('skipForward');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (_segments.isEmpty || state.totalParagraphs <= 0) return;
+
+    final next = state.paragraphIndex + 1;
+    if (next >= _segments.length) {
+      await stop();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await _restartFallbackFromIndex(next);
   }
 
   Future<void> skipBack() async {
-    await _tts.stop();
-    if (state.totalParagraphs <= 0) return;
-    final prev = (state.paragraphIndex - 1).clamp(0, state.totalParagraphs - 1);
-    state = state.copyWith(
-      paragraphIndex: prev,
-      activeParagraphIndex: _segments[prev].paragraphIndex,
-      progressStart: _segments[prev].start,
-      progressEnd: _segments[prev].end,
-    );
-    if (state.status == TtsStatus.playing) await _speak(prev);
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('skipBack');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (_segments.isEmpty || state.totalParagraphs <= 0) return;
+
+    final prev = (state.paragraphIndex - 1).clamp(0, _segments.length - 1);
+    await _restartFallbackFromIndex(prev);
   }
 
   Future<void> setSpeed(double speed) async {
     state = state.copyWith(speed: speed);
+
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      await _mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('setSpeed', {'speed': speed});
+      return;
+    }
+
     await _tts.setSpeechRate(speed);
   }
 
   @override
   void dispose() {
-    unawaited(_backgroundChannel.invokeMethod<void>('setWakeLock', {'enabled': false}));
-    _tts.stop();
+    _mediaEventsSub?.cancel();
+    if (_useNativeAndroidMediaService) {
+      unawaited(_mediaChannel.invokeMethod<void>('dispose'));
+    } else {
+      unawaited(_tts.stop());
+    }
     super.dispose();
   }
 }