diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
index 9c7c319e..3cfde983 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
@@ -372,7 +372,11 @@ object CommonActivity {
         }
 
         // if cant focus but visible then break and let android decide
-        if (!next.isFocusable && next.isShown) return null
+        // the exception if is the view is a parent and has children that wants focus
+        val hasChildrenThatWantsFocus = (next as? ViewGroup)?.let { parent ->
+            parent.descendantFocusability == ViewGroup.FOCUS_AFTER_DESCENDANTS && parent.childCount > 0
+        } ?: false
+        if (!next.isFocusable && next.isShown && !hasChildrenThatWantsFocus) return null
 
         // if not shown then continue because we will "skip" over views to get to a replacement
         if (!next.isShown) return getNextFocus(act, next, direction, depth + 1)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
index 0728fe61..f25bef7e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ import androidx.navigation.NavOptions
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.NavHostFragment
 import androidx.navigation.ui.setupWithNavController
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.jacksonObjectMapper
-import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastButtonFactory
 import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.CastContext
 import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.Session
 import com.google.android.gms.cast.framework.SessionManager
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.onDialogDismissedEvent
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.onUserLeaveHint
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.showToast
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.updateLocale
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.Resource
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.ActivityMainBinding
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.ActivityMainTvBinding
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.BottomResultviewPreviewBinding
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.Resource
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.debugAssert
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.normalSafeApiCall
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
         return ret
     }
 
-    private var binding: ActivityMainBinding? = null
+    var binding: ActivityMainBinding? = null
 
     object TvFocus {
         data class FocusTarget(
@@ -808,10 +808,18 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
         var focusOutline: WeakReference<View> = WeakReference(null)
         var lastFocus: WeakReference<View> = WeakReference(null)
         private val layoutListener: View.OnLayoutChangeListener =
-            View.OnLayoutChangeListener { v, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ ->
-                updateFocusView(
-                    v, same = true
-                )
+            View.OnLayoutChangeListener { _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _ ->
+                // shitty fix for layouts
+                lastFocus.get()?.apply {
+                    updateFocusView(
+                        this, same = true
+                    )
+                    postDelayed({
+                        updateFocusView(
+                            lastFocus.get(), same = false
+                        )
+                    }, 300)
+                }
             }
         private val attachListener: View.OnAttachStateChangeListener =
             object : View.OnAttachStateChangeListener {
@@ -843,9 +851,12 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
         @MainThread
         fun updateFocusView(newFocus: View?, same: Boolean = false) {
             val focusOutline = focusOutline.get() ?: return
-            lastFocus.get()?.apply {
-                removeOnLayoutChangeListener(layoutListener)
-                removeOnAttachStateChangeListener(attachListener)
+            val lastView = lastFocus.get()
+            val exactlyTheSame = lastView == newFocus && newFocus != null
+            if (!exactlyTheSame) {
+                lastView?.removeOnLayoutChangeListener(layoutListener)
+                lastView?.removeOnAttachStateChangeListener(attachListener)
+                (lastView?.parent as? RecyclerView)?.removeOnLayoutChangeListener(layoutListener)
             }
 
             val wasGone = focusOutline.isGone
@@ -857,6 +868,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
             if (newFocus != null) {
                 lastFocus = WeakReference(newFocus)
 
+
                 val out = IntArray(2)
                 newFocus.getLocationInWindow(out)
                 val (screenX, screenY) = out
@@ -871,10 +883,11 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
                 if (screenX == 0 && screenY == 0) {
                     focusOutline.isVisible = false
                 }
-
-                newFocus.addOnLayoutChangeListener(layoutListener)
-                newFocus.addOnAttachStateChangeListener(attachListener)
-
+                if (!exactlyTheSame) {
+                    (newFocus.parent as? RecyclerView)?.addOnLayoutChangeListener(layoutListener)
+                    newFocus.addOnLayoutChangeListener(layoutListener)
+                    newFocus.addOnAttachStateChangeListener(attachListener)
+                }
                 val start = FocusTarget(
                     x = currentX,
                     y = currentY,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeParentItemAdapterPreview.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeParentItemAdapterPreview.kt
index fd2412da..84964950 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeParentItemAdapterPreview.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/home/HomeParentItemAdapterPreview.kt
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import androidx.viewbinding.ViewBinding
 import androidx.viewpager2.widget.ViewPager2
 import com.google.android.material.chip.Chip
 import com.google.android.material.chip.ChipDrawable
-import com.google.android.material.navigationrail.NavigationRailView
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.getId
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getActivity
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.activity
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.HomePageList
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.MainActivity
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.R
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.SearchResponse
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.FragmentHomeHeadBinding
@@ -467,24 +468,18 @@ class HomeParentItemAdapterPreview(
                 }
 
                 homePreviewHiddenNextFocus.setOnFocusChangeListener { _, hasFocus ->
-                    if (hasFocus) {
-                        previewViewpager.setCurrentItem(previewViewpager.currentItem + 1, true)
-                        homePreviewInfoBtt.requestFocus()
-                    }
+                    if (!hasFocus) return@setOnFocusChangeListener
+                    previewViewpager.setCurrentItem(previewViewpager.currentItem + 1, true)
+                    homePreviewInfoBtt.requestFocus()
                 }
 
                 homePreviewHiddenPrevFocus.setOnFocusChangeListener { _, hasFocus ->
-                    if (hasFocus) {
-                        previewViewpager.apply {
-                            if (currentItem <= 0) {
-                                findViewById<NavigationRailView?>(R.id.nav_rail_view)?.menu?.getItem(
-                                    0
-                                )?.actionView?.requestFocus()
-                            } else {
-                                setCurrentItem(currentItem - 1, true)
-                                binding.homePreviewPlayBtt.requestFocus()
-                            }
-                        }
+                    if (!hasFocus) return@setOnFocusChangeListener
+                    if (previewViewpager.currentItem <= 0) {
+                        (activity as? MainActivity)?.binding?.navRailView?.requestFocus()
+                    } else {
+                        previewViewpager.setCurrentItem(previewViewpager.currentItem - 1, true)
+                        binding.homePreviewPlayBtt.requestFocus()
                     }
                 }
             }