diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/FullScreenPlayer.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/FullScreenPlayer.kt
index 9325f067f8..70f7e36865 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/FullScreenPlayer.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/player/FullScreenPlayer.kt
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ import android.view.MotionEvent
 import android.view.Surface
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import android.view.WindowInsets
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_SHORT_EDGES
 import android.view.animation.AlphaAnimation
 import android.view.animation.Animation
 import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils
-import androidx.annotation.OptIn
 import android.widget.LinearLayout
+import androidx.annotation.OptIn
 import androidx.core.graphics.blue
 import androidx.core.graphics.green
 import androidx.core.graphics.red
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ import kotlin.math.max
 import kotlin.math.min
 import kotlin.math.round
 
+
 const val MINIMUM_SEEK_TIME = 7000L         // when swipe seeking
 const val MINIMUM_VERTICAL_SWIPE = 2.0f     // in percentage
 const val MINIMUM_HORIZONTAL_SWIPE = 2.0f   // in percentage
@@ -202,12 +204,34 @@ open class FullScreenPlayer : AbstractPlayerFragment() {
         throw NotImplementedError()
     }
 
-    /** Returns false if the touch is on the status bar or navigation bar*/
-    private fun isValidTouch(rawX: Float, rawY: Float): Boolean {
-        val statusHeight = statusBarHeight ?: 0
-        // val navHeight = navigationBarHeight ?: 0
-        // nav height is removed because screenWidth already takes into account that
-        return rawY > statusHeight && rawX < screenWidth //- navHeight
+    /**
+     * [isValidTouch] should be called on a [View] spanning across the screen for reliable results.
+     *
+     * Android has supported gesture navigation properly since API-30. We get the absolute screen dimens using
+     * [WindowManager.getCurrentWindowMetrics] and remove the stable insets
+     * {[WindowInsets.getInsetsIgnoringVisibility]} to get a safe perimeter.
+     * This approach supports any and all types of necessary system insets.
+     *
+     * @return false if the touch is on the status bar or navigation bar
+     * */
+    private fun View.isValidTouch(rawX: Float, rawY: Float): Boolean {
+        // NOTE: screenWidth is without the navbar width when 3button nav is turned on.
+        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30) {
+            // real = absolute dimen without any default deductions like navbar width
+            val windowMetrics = (context?.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE) as? WindowManager)?.currentWindowMetrics
+            val realScreenHeight = windowMetrics?.let { windowMetrics.bounds.bottom - windowMetrics.bounds.top } ?: screenHeight
+            val realScreenWidth = windowMetrics?.let { windowMetrics.bounds.right - windowMetrics.bounds.left } ?: screenWidth
+
+            val insets = rootWindowInsets.getInsetsIgnoringVisibility(WindowInsets.Type.systemBars())
+            val isOutsideHeight = rawY < insets.top || rawY > (realScreenHeight - insets.bottom)
+            val isOutsideWidth = if(windowMetrics == null) rawX < screenWidth
+                else rawX < insets.left || rawX > (realScreenWidth - insets.right)
+
+            return !(isOutsideWidth || isOutsideHeight)
+        } else {
+            val statusHeight = statusBarHeight ?: 0
+            return rawY > statusHeight && rawX < screenWidth
+        }
     }
 
     override fun exitedPipMode() {
@@ -937,7 +961,7 @@ open class FullScreenPlayer : AbstractPlayerFragment() {
             when (event.action) {
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN -> {
                     // validates if the touch is inside of the player area
-                    isCurrentTouchValid = isValidTouch(currentTouch.x, currentTouch.y)
+                    isCurrentTouchValid = view.isValidTouch(currentTouch.x, currentTouch.y)
                     /*if (isCurrentTouchValid && player_episode_list?.isVisible == true) {
                         player_episode_list?.isVisible = false
                     } else*/ if (isCurrentTouchValid) {