diff --git a/lib/core/widgets/themed_loading_screen.dart b/lib/core/widgets/themed_loading_screen.dart
index e1db1dd..8665788 100644
--- a/lib/core/widgets/themed_loading_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/core/widgets/themed_loading_screen.dart
@@ -7,20 +7,33 @@ class ThemedLoading extends StatelessWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Container(
       decoration: const BoxDecoration(
-        gradient: RadialGradient(
-          center: Alignment(0, -0.2),
-          radius: 1.5,
+        gradient: LinearGradient(
+          begin: Alignment.topLeft,
+          end: Alignment.bottomRight,
           colors: [
-            Color(0xFF2C2C2E),
-            Color(0xFF000000),
+            Color(0xFF0F1014), // Deep Space Dark
+            Color(0xFF181920), // Soft Eerie Black
           ],
-          stops: [0.0, 1.0],
         ),
       ),
-      child: const Center(
-        child: CircularProgressIndicator(
-          color: Colors.white,
-          strokeWidth: 3,
+      child: Center(
+        child: Column(
+          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+          children: [
+            const CircularProgressIndicator(
+              color: Color(0xFF007AFF), // Electric Blue (AppColors.primary)
+              strokeWidth: 3,
+            ),
+            const SizedBox(height: 16),
+            Text(
+              'Loading...',
+              style: TextStyle(
+                fontFamily: 'Outfit', // Match AppTheme
+                color: Colors.white.withOpacity(0.7),
+                fontSize: 14,
+              ),
+            ),
+          ],
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/web/player_lite.html b/web/player_lite.html
index 86c4e73..c7866fc 100644
--- a/web/player_lite.html
+++ b/web/player_lite.html
@@ -471,6 +471,25 @@
             }
         }
 
+        // Listen for messages from Flutter
+        window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+            const data = event.data;
+            if (!data) return;
+
+            if (data.type === 'play') {
+                video.play().catch(e => log('Play command failed: ' + e));
+            } else if (data.type === 'pause') {
+                video.pause();
+            } else if (data.type === 'set_volume') {
+                video.volume = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, parseFloat(data.value)));
+                video.muted = video.volume === 0;
+            } else if (data.type === 'seek') {
+                if (isFinite(video.duration)) {
+                    video.currentTime = parseFloat(data.value);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
         // Start player
         initPlayer();
     </script>