diff --git a/apps/expo/app.config.ts b/apps/expo/app.config.ts
index 2ec6874..74d7570 100644
--- a/apps/expo/app.config.ts
+++ b/apps/expo/app.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { ExpoConfig } from "expo/config";
 
 import { version } from "./package.json";
 import withRemoveiOSNotificationEntitlement from "./src/plugins/withRemoveiOSNotificationEntitlement";
-import withRNBackgroundDownloader from "./src/plugins/withRNBackgroundDownloader";
 
 const defineConfig = (): ExpoConfig => ({
   name: "movie-web",
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ const defineConfig = (): ExpoConfig => ({
   plugins: [
     "expo-router",
     [withRemoveiOSNotificationEntitlement as unknown as string],
-    [withRNBackgroundDownloader as unknown as string],
     [
       "expo-screen-orientation",
       {
diff --git a/apps/expo/package.json b/apps/expo/package.json
index be5b9c8..cad33e4 100644
--- a/apps/expo/package.json
+++ b/apps/expo/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@expo/metro-config": "^0.17.3",
-    "@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader": "^3.1.2",
     "@movie-web/api": "*",
     "@movie-web/colors": "*",
     "@movie-web/provider-utils": "*",
diff --git a/apps/expo/src/hooks/useDownloadManager.tsx b/apps/expo/src/hooks/useDownloadManager.tsx
index b21e4bd..61cf8e6 100644
--- a/apps/expo/src/hooks/useDownloadManager.tsx
+++ b/apps/expo/src/hooks/useDownloadManager.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-import type { DownloadTask } from "@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader";
+import type { DownloadProgressData } from "expo-file-system";
 import type { Asset } from "expo-media-library";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system";
 import * as MediaLibrary from "expo-media-library";
 import * as Network from "expo-network";
 import { NetworkStateType } from "expo-network";
-import {
-  checkForExistingDownloads,
-  completeHandler,
-  download,
-  setConfig,
-} from "@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader";
 import VideoManager from "@salihgun/react-native-video-processor";
 
 import type { ScrapeMedia } from "@movie-web/provider-utils";
@@ -22,11 +16,6 @@ import {
   useNetworkSettingsStore,
 } from "~/stores/settings";
 
-interface DownloadProgress {
-  bytesDownloaded: number;
-  bytesTotal: number;
-}
-
 export interface Download {
   id: string;
   progress: number;
@@ -44,7 +33,7 @@ export interface Download {
     | "importing";
   localPath?: string;
   media: ScrapeMedia;
-  downloadTask?: DownloadTask;
+  downloadTask?: FileSystem.DownloadResumable;
 }
 
 export interface DownloadContent {
@@ -52,12 +41,6 @@ export interface DownloadContent {
   downloads: Download[];
 }
 
-// @ts-expect-error - types are not up to date
-setConfig({
-  isLogsEnabled: false,
-  progressInterval: 250,
-});
-
 export const useDownloadManager = () => {
   const cancellationFlags = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({})[0];
 
@@ -76,10 +59,10 @@ export const useDownloadManager = () => {
     [cancellationFlags],
   );
 
-  const cancelDownload = (download: Download) => {
+  const cancelDownload = async (download: Download) => {
     setCancellationFlag(download.id, true);
     if (download?.downloadTask) {
-      download.downloadTask.stop();
+      await download.downloadTask.cancelAsync();
     }
     showToast("Download cancelled", {
       burntOptions: { preset: "done" },
@@ -141,112 +124,97 @@ export const useDownloadManager = () => {
     [setDownloads],
   );
 
-  const saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal = useCallback(
-    async (fileUri: string, download: Download): Promise<Asset | void> => {
-      console.log(
-        "Saving file to media library and deleting original",
-        fileUri,
-      );
-      try {
-        updateDownloadItem(download.id, { status: "importing" });
+  const saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal = async (
+    fileUri: string,
+    download: Download,
+  ): Promise<Asset | void> => {
+    console.log("Saving file to media library and deleting original", fileUri);
+    try {
+      updateDownloadItem(download.id, { status: "importing" });
 
-        const asset = await MediaLibrary.createAssetAsync(fileUri);
-        const { localUri } = await MediaLibrary.getAssetInfoAsync(asset);
-        await FileSystem.deleteAsync(fileUri);
+      const asset = await MediaLibrary.createAssetAsync(fileUri);
+      const { localUri } = await MediaLibrary.getAssetInfoAsync(asset);
+      await FileSystem.deleteAsync(fileUri);
 
-        updateDownloadItem(download.id, {
-          status: "finished",
-          localPath: localUri,
-        });
-        console.log("File saved to media library and original deleted");
-        showToast("Download finished", {
-          burntOptions: { preset: "done" },
-        });
-        return asset;
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Error saving file to media library:", error);
-        showToast("Download failed", {
-          burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
-        });
-      }
-    },
-    [updateDownloadItem, showToast],
-  );
-
-  const downloadMP4 = useCallback(
-    (
-      url: string,
-      downloadItem: Download,
-      headers: Record<string, string>,
-    ): Promise<Asset> => {
-      return new Promise<Asset>((resolve, reject) => {
-        let lastBytesWritten = 0;
-        let lastTimestamp = Date.now();
-
-        const updateProgress = (downloadProgress: DownloadProgress) => {
-          const currentTime = Date.now();
-          const timeElapsed = (currentTime - lastTimestamp) / 1000;
-
-          if (timeElapsed === 0) return;
-
-          const newBytes = downloadProgress.bytesDownloaded - lastBytesWritten;
-          const speed = newBytes / timeElapsed / 1024 / 1024;
-          const progress =
-            downloadProgress.bytesDownloaded / downloadProgress.bytesTotal;
-
-          updateDownloadItem(downloadItem.id, {
-            progress,
-            speed,
-            fileSize: downloadProgress.bytesTotal,
-            downloaded: downloadProgress.bytesDownloaded,
-          });
-
-          lastBytesWritten = downloadProgress.bytesDownloaded;
-          lastTimestamp = currentTime;
-        };
-
-        const fileUri =
-          FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "movie-web"
-            ? FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "movie-web" + url.split("/").pop()
-            : null;
-        if (!fileUri) {
-          console.error("Cache directory is unavailable");
-          reject(new Error("Cache directory is unavailable"));
-          return;
-        }
-
-        const downloadTask = download({
-          id: downloadItem.id,
-          url,
-          destination: fileUri,
-          headers,
-          isNotificationVisible: true,
-        })
-          .begin(() => {
-            updateDownloadItem(downloadItem.id, { downloadTask });
-          })
-          .progress(({ bytesDownloaded, bytesTotal }) => {
-            updateProgress({ bytesDownloaded, bytesTotal });
-          })
-          .done(() => {
-            saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal(fileUri, downloadItem)
-              .then((asset) => {
-                if (asset) {
-                  resolve(asset);
-                } else {
-                  reject(new Error("No asset returned"));
-                }
-              })
-              .catch((error) => reject(error));
-          })
-          .error(({ error, errorCode }) => {
-            console.error(`Download error: ${errorCode} - ${error}`);
-            reject(new Error(`Download error: ${errorCode} - ${error}`));
-          });
+      updateDownloadItem(download.id, {
+        status: "finished",
+        localPath: localUri,
       });
-    },
-    [saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal, updateDownloadItem],
-  );
+      console.log("File saved to media library and original deleted");
+      showToast("Download finished", {
+        burntOptions: { preset: "done" },
+      });
+      return asset;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error saving file to media library:", error);
+      showToast("Download failed", {
+        burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const downloadMP4 = async (
+    url: string,
+    downloadItem: Download,
+    headers: Record<string, string>,
+  ): Promise<Asset | void> => {
+    let lastBytesWritten = 0;
+    let lastTimestamp = Date.now();
+
+    const updateProgress = (downloadProgress: DownloadProgressData) => {
+      const currentTime = Date.now();
+      const timeElapsed = (currentTime - lastTimestamp) / 1000;
+
+      if (timeElapsed === 0) return;
+
+      const newBytes = downloadProgress.totalBytesWritten - lastBytesWritten;
+      const speed = newBytes / timeElapsed / 1024 / 1024;
+      const progress =
+        downloadProgress.totalBytesWritten /
+        downloadProgress.totalBytesExpectedToWrite;
+
+      updateDownloadItem(downloadItem.id, {
+        progress,
+        speed,
+        fileSize: downloadProgress.totalBytesExpectedToWrite,
+        downloaded: downloadProgress.totalBytesWritten,
+      });
+
+      lastBytesWritten = downloadProgress.totalBytesWritten;
+      lastTimestamp = currentTime;
+    };
+
+    const fileUri =
+      FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "movie-web"
+        ? FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "movie-web" + url.split("/").pop()
+        : null;
+    if (!fileUri) {
+      console.error("Cache directory is unavailable");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const downloadResumable = FileSystem.createDownloadResumable(
+      url,
+      fileUri,
+      {
+        headers,
+      },
+      updateProgress,
+    );
+
+    try {
+      const result = await downloadResumable.downloadAsync();
+      if (result) {
+        console.log("Finished downloading to ", result.uri);
+        return saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal(
+          result.uri,
+          downloadItem,
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+  };
 
   const cleanupDownload = useCallback(
     async (segmentDir: string, download: Download) => {
@@ -256,201 +224,184 @@ export const useDownloadManager = () => {
     [removeDownload],
   );
 
-  const downloadHLS = useCallback(
-    async (
-      url: string,
-      download: Download,
-      headers: Record<string, string>,
-    ) => {
-      const segments = await extractSegmentsFromHLS(url, headers);
+  const downloadHLS = async (
+    url: string,
+    download: Download,
+    headers: Record<string, string>,
+  ) => {
+    const segments = await extractSegmentsFromHLS(url, headers);
 
-      if (!segments || segments.length === 0) {
-        return removeDownload(download);
+    if (!segments || segments.length === 0) {
+      return removeDownload(download);
+    }
+
+    const totalSegments = segments.length;
+    let segmentsDownloaded = 0;
+
+    const segmentDir = FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "movie-web/segments/";
+    await ensureDirExists(segmentDir);
+
+    const updateProgress = () => {
+      const progress = segmentsDownloaded / totalSegments;
+      updateDownloadItem(download.id, {
+        progress,
+        downloaded: segmentsDownloaded,
+        fileSize: totalSegments,
+      });
+    };
+
+    const localSegmentPaths = [];
+
+    for (const [index, segment] of segments.entries()) {
+      if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
+        await cleanupDownload(segmentDir, download);
+        return;
       }
 
-      const totalSegments = segments.length;
-      let segmentsDownloaded = 0;
+      const segmentFile = `${segmentDir}${index}.ts`;
+      localSegmentPaths.push(segmentFile);
 
-      const segmentDir = FileSystem.cacheDirectory + "movie-web/segments/";
-      await ensureDirExists(segmentDir);
+      try {
+        await downloadSegment(segment, segmentFile, headers);
 
-      const updateProgress = () => {
-        const progress = segmentsDownloaded / totalSegments;
-        updateDownloadItem(download.id, {
-          progress,
-          downloaded: segmentsDownloaded,
-          fileSize: totalSegments,
-        });
-      };
-
-      const localSegmentPaths = [];
-
-      for (const [index, segment] of segments.entries()) {
         if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
           await cleanupDownload(segmentDir, download);
           return;
         }
 
-        const segmentFile = `${segmentDir}${index}.ts`;
-        localSegmentPaths.push(segmentFile);
-
-        try {
-          await downloadSegment(download.id, segment, segmentFile, headers);
-
-          if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
-            await cleanupDownload(segmentDir, download);
-            return;
-          }
-
-          segmentsDownloaded++;
-          updateProgress();
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error(e);
-          if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
-            await cleanupDownload(segmentDir, download);
-            return;
-          }
+        segmentsDownloaded++;
+        updateProgress();
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(e);
+        if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
+          await cleanupDownload(segmentDir, download);
+          return;
         }
       }
+    }
 
-      if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
-        return removeDownload(download);
-      }
+    if (getCancellationFlag(download.id)) {
+      return removeDownload(download);
+    }
 
-      updateDownloadItem(download.id, { status: "merging" });
-      const uri = await VideoManager.mergeVideos(
-        localSegmentPaths,
-        `${FileSystem.cacheDirectory}movie-web/output.mp4`,
-      );
-      const asset = await saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal(
-        uri,
-        download,
-      );
-      return asset;
-    },
-    [
-      cleanupDownload,
-      getCancellationFlag,
-      removeDownload,
-      saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal,
-      updateDownloadItem,
-    ],
-  );
+    updateDownloadItem(download.id, { status: "merging" });
+    const uri = await VideoManager.mergeVideos(
+      localSegmentPaths,
+      `${FileSystem.cacheDirectory}movie-web/output.mp4`,
+    );
+    const asset = await saveFileToMediaLibraryAndDeleteOriginal(uri, download);
+    return asset;
+  };
 
-  const startDownload = useCallback(
-    async (
-      url: string,
-      type: "mp4" | "hls",
-      media: ScrapeMedia,
-      headers?: Record<string, string>,
-    ): Promise<Asset | void> => {
-      const { allowMobileData } = useNetworkSettingsStore.getState();
+  const startDownload = async (
+    url: string,
+    type: "mp4" | "hls",
+    media: ScrapeMedia,
+    headers?: Record<string, string>,
+  ): Promise<Asset | void> => {
+    const { allowMobileData } = useNetworkSettingsStore.getState();
 
-      const { type: networkType } = await Network.getNetworkStateAsync();
+    const { type: networkType } = await Network.getNetworkStateAsync();
 
-      if (networkType === NetworkStateType.CELLULAR && !allowMobileData) {
-        showToast("Mobile data downloads are disabled", {
-          burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
-        });
-        return;
-      }
+    if (networkType === NetworkStateType.CELLULAR && !allowMobileData) {
+      showToast("Mobile data downloads are disabled", {
+        burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
 
-      const { status } = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync();
-      if (status !== MediaLibrary.PermissionStatus.GRANTED) {
-        showToast("Permission denied", {
-          burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
-        });
-        return;
-      }
+    const { status } = await MediaLibrary.requestPermissionsAsync();
+    if (status !== MediaLibrary.PermissionStatus.GRANTED) {
+      showToast("Permission denied", {
+        burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
 
-      const existingDownload = downloads.find(
-        (d) => d.media.tmdbId === media.tmdbId,
+    const existingDownload = downloads.find(
+      (d) => d.media.tmdbId === media.tmdbId,
+    );
+
+    if (existingDownload && media.type === "movie") {
+      showToast("Download already exists", {
+        burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (existingDownload && media.type === "show") {
+      const existingEpisode = existingDownload.downloads.find(
+        (d) =>
+          d.media.type === "show" &&
+          d.media.episode.tmdbId === media.episode.tmdbId,
       );
 
-      if (existingDownload && media.type === "movie") {
+      if (existingEpisode) {
         showToast("Download already exists", {
           burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
         });
         return;
       }
+    }
+    showToast("Download started", {
+      burntOptions: { preset: "none" },
+    });
 
-      if (existingDownload && media.type === "show") {
-        const existingEpisode = existingDownload.downloads.find(
-          (d) =>
-            d.media.type === "show" &&
-            d.media.episode.tmdbId === media.episode.tmdbId,
+    const newDownload: Download = {
+      id: `download-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`,
+      progress: 0,
+      speed: 0,
+      fileSize: 0,
+      downloaded: 0,
+      type,
+      url,
+      status: "downloading",
+      media,
+    };
+
+    if (existingDownload) {
+      existingDownload.downloads.push(newDownload);
+      setDownloads((prev) => {
+        return prev.map((d) =>
+          d.media.tmdbId === media.tmdbId ? existingDownload : d,
         );
-
-        if (existingEpisode) {
-          showToast("Download already exists", {
-            burntOptions: { preset: "error" },
-          });
-          return;
-        }
-      }
-      showToast("Download started", {
-        burntOptions: { preset: "none" },
       });
+    } else {
+      setDownloads((prev) => {
+        return [...prev, { media, downloads: [newDownload] }];
+      });
+    }
 
-      const newDownload: Download = {
-        id: `download-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(16).slice(2)}`,
-        progress: 0,
-        speed: 0,
-        fileSize: 0,
-        downloaded: 0,
-        type,
-        url,
-        status: "downloading",
-        media,
-      };
-
-      if (existingDownload) {
-        existingDownload.downloads.push(newDownload);
-        setDownloads((prev) => {
-          return prev.map((d) =>
-            d.media.tmdbId === media.tmdbId ? existingDownload : d,
-          );
-        });
-      } else {
-        setDownloads((prev) => {
-          return [...prev, { media, downloads: [newDownload] }];
-        });
-      }
-
-      if (type === "mp4") {
-        const asset = await downloadMP4(url, newDownload, headers ?? {});
-        return asset;
-      } else if (type === "hls") {
-        const asset = await downloadHLS(url, newDownload, headers ?? {});
-        return asset;
-      }
-    },
-    [downloadHLS, downloadMP4, downloads, setDownloads, showToast],
-  );
+    if (type === "mp4") {
+      const asset = await downloadMP4(url, newDownload, headers ?? {});
+      return asset;
+    } else if (type === "hls") {
+      const asset = await downloadHLS(url, newDownload, headers ?? {});
+      return asset;
+    }
+  };
 
   const downloadSegment = async (
-    downloadId: string,
     segmentUrl: string,
     segmentFile: string,
     headers: Record<string, string>,
   ) => {
-    return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      const task = download({
-        id: `${downloadId}-${segmentUrl.split("/").pop()}`,
-        url: segmentUrl,
-        destination: segmentFile,
-        headers: headers,
-      });
+    const downloadResumable = FileSystem.createDownloadResumable(
+      segmentUrl,
+      segmentFile,
+      {
+        headers,
+      },
+    );
 
-      task
-        .done(() => {
-          resolve();
-        })
-        .error((error) => {
-          console.error(error);
-          reject(error);
-        });
-    });
+    try {
+      const result = await downloadResumable.downloadAsync();
+      if (result) {
+        console.log("Finished downloading to ", result.uri);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
   };
 
   async function ensureDirExists(dir: string) {
@@ -458,27 +409,6 @@ export const useDownloadManager = () => {
     await FileSystem.makeDirectoryAsync(dir, { intermediates: true });
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const checkRunningTasks = async () => {
-      const existingTasks = await checkForExistingDownloads();
-      existingTasks.forEach((task) => {
-        task
-          .progress(({ bytesDownloaded, bytesTotal }) => {
-            const progress = bytesDownloaded / bytesTotal;
-            updateDownloadItem(task.id, { progress });
-          })
-          .done(() => {
-            completeHandler(task.id);
-          })
-          .error(({ error, errorCode }) => {
-            console.error(`Download error: ${errorCode} - ${error}`);
-          });
-      });
-    };
-
-    void checkRunningTasks();
-  }, [updateDownloadItem]);
-
   return {
     startDownload,
     removeDownload,
diff --git a/apps/expo/src/plugins/withRNBackgroundDownloader.js b/apps/expo/src/plugins/withRNBackgroundDownloader.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9185321..0000000
--- a/apps/expo/src/plugins/withRNBackgroundDownloader.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-const { withAppDelegate } = require("@expo/config-plugins");
-
-function withRNBackgroundDownloader(expoConfig) {
-  return withAppDelegate(expoConfig, async (appDelegateConfig) => {
-    const { modResults: appDelegate } = appDelegateConfig;
-    const appDelegateLines = appDelegate.contents.split("\n");
-
-    // Define the code to be added to AppDelegate.mm
-    const backgroundDownloaderImport =
-      "#import <RNBackgroundDownloader.h> // Required by react-native-background-downloader. Generated by expoPlugins/withRNBackgroundDownloader.js";
-    const backgroundDownloaderDelegate = `\n// Delegate method required by react-native-background-downloader. Generated by expoPlugins/withRNBackgroundDownloader.js
-- (void)application:(UIApplication *)application handleEventsForBackgroundURLSession:(NSString *)identifier completionHandler:(void (^)(void))completionHandler
-{
-  [RNBackgroundDownloader setCompletionHandlerWithIdentifier:identifier completionHandler:completionHandler];
-}`;
-
-    // Find the index of the AppDelegate import statement
-    const importIndex = appDelegateLines.findIndex((line) =>
-      /^#import "AppDelegate.h"/.test(line),
-    );
-
-    // Find the index of the last line before the @end statement
-    const endStatementIndex = appDelegateLines.findIndex((line) =>
-      /@end/.test(line),
-    );
-
-    // Insert the import statement if it's not already present
-    if (!appDelegate.contents.includes(backgroundDownloaderImport)) {
-      appDelegateLines.splice(importIndex + 1, 0, backgroundDownloaderImport);
-    }
-
-    // Insert the delegate method above the @end statement
-    if (!appDelegate.contents.includes(backgroundDownloaderDelegate)) {
-      appDelegateLines.splice(
-        endStatementIndex,
-        0,
-        backgroundDownloaderDelegate,
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Update the contents of the AppDelegate file
-    appDelegate.contents = appDelegateLines.join("\n");
-
-    return appDelegateConfig;
-  });
-}
-
-module.exports = withRNBackgroundDownloader;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3e5050a..b64df86 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ importers:
       '@expo/metro-config':
         specifier: ^0.17.3
         version: 0.17.3(@react-native/babel-preset@0.73.21)
-      '@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader':
-        specifier: ^3.1.2
-        version: 3.1.2(react-native@0.73.6)
       '@movie-web/api':
         specifier: '*'
         version: link:../../packages/api
@@ -2842,14 +2839,6 @@ packages:
       '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.4.15
     dev: true
 
-  /@kesha-antonov/react-native-background-downloader@3.1.2(react-native@0.73.6):
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xBs1DyGOdGCSI7mfE7cT7V1Ecv6G99A4zh08o0q7/DXOqttX4tymiTQNuWQxW2dMe7clOHGjzeW1BLYwofSYNw==}
-    peerDependencies:
-      react-native: '>=0.57.0'
-    dependencies:
-      react-native: 0.73.6(@babel/core@7.23.9)(@babel/preset-env@7.23.9)(react@18.2.0)
-    dev: false
-
   /@motionone/animation@10.17.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ANfIN9+iq1kGgsZxs+Nz96uiNcPLGTXwfNo2Xz/fcJXniPYpaz/Uyrfa+7I5BPLxCP82sh7quVDudf1GABqHbg==}
     dependencies: