diff --git a/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx b/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx
index 4d7467b..efa9a84 100644
--- a/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,37 @@
 import React, { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { getGridColumns, setGridColumns as persistGridColumns } from './storage';
+import {
+  DefaultQuality,
+  getDefaultQuality,
+  getGridColumns,
+  setDefaultQuality as persistDefaultQuality,
+  setGridColumns as persistGridColumns,
+} from './storage';
 
 /**
- * Globalne preferencje UI (na razie tylko liczba kolumn siatki scen). Ładowane raz
- * przy montażu z SecureStore (async) i dalej trzymane synchronicznie w state, żeby
- * ekrany siatek mogły czytać wartość w renderze bez await. Default 2 do czasu załadowania.
+ * Globalne preferencje UI. Ładowane raz przy montażu z SecureStore (async) i dalej
+ * trzymane synchronicznie w state, żeby ekrany czytały wartość w renderze bez await.
  */
 interface Prefs {
   gridColumns: number;
   setGridColumns: (n: number) => void;
+  defaultQuality: DefaultQuality;
+  setDefaultQuality: (q: DefaultQuality) => void;
 }
 
 const Ctx = createContext<Prefs | null>(null);
 
 export function PreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [gridColumns, setCols] = useState(2);
+  const [defaultQuality, setQuality] = useState<DefaultQuality>('auto');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     getGridColumns()
       .then(setCols)
       .catch(() => {});
+    getDefaultQuality()
+      .then(setQuality)
+      .catch(() => {});
   }, []);
 
   const setGridColumns = (n: number) => {
@@ -28,7 +39,16 @@ export function PreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
     persistGridColumns(n).catch(() => {});
   };
 
-  return <Ctx.Provider value={{ gridColumns, setGridColumns }}>{children}</Ctx.Provider>;
+  const setDefaultQuality = (q: DefaultQuality) => {
+    setQuality(q);
+    persistDefaultQuality(q).catch(() => {});
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Ctx.Provider value={{ gridColumns, setGridColumns, defaultQuality, setDefaultQuality }}>
+      {children}
+    </Ctx.Provider>
+  );
 }
 
 export function usePreferences(): Prefs {
diff --git a/mobile/src/changelog.ts b/mobile/src/changelog.ts
index e90e4be..6ca2bae 100644
--- a/mobile/src/changelog.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/changelog.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ export type ChangelogEntry = {
 };
 
 export const CHANGELOG: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    id: '2026-07-01',
+    date: 'July 2026',
+    items: [
+      'Set a default video quality in Settings → Playback (e.g. 720p) to skip the quality chooser when that quality is available.',
+      'The "+N new" count on a favorite now matches what you actually see when you open it — no more "+6" with nothing new.',
+      'Smoother scrolling: when fresh scenes land at the top of a list, it no longer jumps under your finger.',
+      'Fixed: a video that plays fine no longer flashes "Playback failed / Mark broken" while it reconnects.',
+    ],
+  },
   {
     id: '2026-06-29b',
     date: 'June 2026',
diff --git a/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx b/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx
index 7bf9eec..43cd561 100644
--- a/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import type { NativeStackNavigationProp } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import { APP_VERSION } from '../lib/appVersion';
 import { replayOnboarding } from '../lib/onboardingBus';
 import { usePreferences } from '../PreferencesContext';
+import type { DefaultQuality } from '../storage';
 import type { RootStackParamList } from '../navigation';
 import { theme } from '../theme';
 import { PinEntry } from './PinEntry';
@@ -39,6 +40,15 @@ const TIMEOUT_OPTIONS: { label: string; seconds: number }[] = [
   { label: '15 min', seconds: 900 },
 ];
 
+const QUALITY_OPTIONS: { label: string; value: DefaultQuality }[] = [
+  { label: 'Ask', value: 'auto' },
+  { label: '4K', value: 2160 },
+  { label: '1080p', value: 1080 },
+  { label: '720p', value: 720 },
+  { label: '480p', value: 480 },
+  { label: 'Lowest', value: 'lowest' },
+];
+
 type Stage = 'menu' | 'enter-current' | 'set-new' | 'confirm-new' | 'disable-confirm';
 
 export function AppLockSettingsScreen() {
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ export function AppLockSettingsScreen() {
   const [stage, setStage] = useState<Stage>('menu');
   const [newPin, setNewPin] = useState('');
   const [errorText, setErrorText] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const { gridColumns, setGridColumns } = usePreferences();
+  const { gridColumns, setGridColumns, defaultQuality, setDefaultQuality } = usePreferences();
   const navigation = useNavigation<NativeStackNavigationProp<RootStackParamList>>();
 
   async function refresh() {
@@ -297,6 +307,30 @@ export function AppLockSettingsScreen() {
         </View>
       </View>
 
+      <View style={styles.section}>
+        <Text style={styles.sectionTitle}>Playback</Text>
+        <Text style={styles.hint}>
+          Default quality — auto-picked when available so you skip the chooser. "Ask" shows
+          the quality menu every time (movie parts always ask).
+        </Text>
+        <View style={styles.chipRow}>
+          {QUALITY_OPTIONS.map((opt) => {
+            const active = defaultQuality === opt.value;
+            return (
+              <Pressable
+                key={String(opt.value)}
+                style={[styles.chip, active && styles.chipActive]}
+                onPress={() => setDefaultQuality(opt.value)}
+              >
+                <Text style={[styles.chipText, active && styles.chipTextActive]}>
+                  {opt.label}
+                </Text>
+              </Pressable>
+            );
+          })}
+        </View>
+      </View>
+
       <View style={styles.section}>
         <Text style={styles.sectionTitle}>About</Text>
         <View style={styles.row}>
diff --git a/mobile/src/screens/PlaybackQualityModal.tsx b/mobile/src/screens/PlaybackQualityModal.tsx
index 4a07f93..b90eabd 100644
--- a/mobile/src/screens/PlaybackQualityModal.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/screens/PlaybackQualityModal.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import { theme } from '../theme';
+import type { DefaultQuality } from '../storage';
 import type { StreamLink } from '../types';
 
 export function qualityToInt(q: string | null | undefined): number {
@@ -29,6 +30,35 @@ export function sortByQualityDesc(links: StreamLink[]): StreamLink[] {
   return [...links].sort((a, b) => qualityToInt(b.quality) - qualityToInt(a.quality));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wybierz link pasujący do domyślnej jakości usera; `null` → pokaż picker (auto, brak
+ * dopasowania, albo same nieznane jakości). Reguła: największa wysokość <= target;
+ * gdy nic <= target (wszystkie wyższe) → najbliższa. 'lowest' → najmniejsza dodatnia.
+ * Linki o nieznanej wysokości (qualityToInt=0) pomijamy gdy jest jakikolwiek znany, żeby
+ * nieopisany link nie udawał wybranej jakości. NIE dotyczy movie parts (tam preserveOrder).
+ */
+export function pickByDefaultQuality(
+  links: StreamLink[],
+  pref: DefaultQuality,
+): StreamLink | null {
+  if (pref === 'auto' || links.length === 0) return null;
+  const known = links
+    .map((l) => ({ l, px: qualityToInt(l.quality) }))
+    .filter((x) => x.px > 0);
+  if (known.length === 0) return null;
+  if (pref === 'lowest') {
+    return known.reduce((a, b) => (b.px < a.px ? b : a)).l;
+  }
+  const target = pref;
+  const atOrBelow = known.filter((x) => x.px <= target);
+  if (atOrBelow.length > 0) {
+    return atOrBelow.reduce((a, b) => (b.px > a.px ? b : a)).l; // największa <= target
+  }
+  return known.reduce((a, b) =>
+    Math.abs(b.px - target) < Math.abs(a.px - target) ? b : a,
+  ).l; // wszystkie wyższe → najbliższa
+}
+
 export function PlaybackQualityModal({
   visible,
   links,
diff --git a/mobile/src/screens/SceneDetailScreen.tsx b/mobile/src/screens/SceneDetailScreen.tsx
index ee74d08..f99b311 100644
--- a/mobile/src/screens/SceneDetailScreen.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/screens/SceneDetailScreen.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import { resolveFpoxxxPage } from '../lib/fpoxxxResolver';
 import type { RootStackParamList } from '../navigation';
 import { theme } from '../theme';
 import type { PlaybackSource, SceneOut, StreamLink } from '../types';
-import { PlaybackQualityModal } from './PlaybackQualityModal';
+import { PlaybackQualityModal, pickByDefaultQuality } from './PlaybackQualityModal';
+import { usePreferences } from '../PreferencesContext';
 
 export function SceneDetailScreen() {
   const client = useClient();
@@ -479,8 +480,17 @@ function PlaybackButton({
   const client = useClient();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const nav = useNavigation<NativeStackNavigationProp<RootStackParamList, 'SceneDetail'>>();
+  const { defaultQuality } = usePreferences();
   const [resolving, setResolving] = React.useState(false);
   const [qualityLinks, setQualityLinks] = React.useState<StreamLink[] | null>(null);
+
+  // Auto-quality: 1 link → graj; wiele → spróbuj dopasować domyślną jakość usera
+  // (null gdy 'auto'/brak dopasowania → pokaż picker jak dotąd). markStarted zostaje
+  // per call-site (różni się: pornxp/phone woła przed pickerem, backend tylko gdy gra).
+  const pickAuto = (list: StreamLink[]): StreamLink | null => {
+    if (list.length === 1) return list[0];
+    return pickByDefaultQuality(list, defaultQuality);
+  };
   // Tube origin format: 'tube:hqpornercom' (nowy) lub 'pornapp:hqpornercom' (legacy
   // sprzed migracji 0011) — backend rozumie oba prefixy.
   const isTube = source.origin.startsWith('tube:') || source.origin.startsWith('pornapp:');
@@ -588,7 +598,8 @@ function PlaybackButton({
         const links = await resolvePornxpPage(source.page_url);
         if (links.length > 0) {
           markStarted();
-          if (links.length === 1) await openAsVideo(links[0], source.page_url);
+          const pick = pickAuto(links);
+          if (pick) await openAsVideo(pick, source.page_url);
           else setQualityLinks(links);
           return;
         }
@@ -618,7 +629,8 @@ function PlaybackButton({
         const links = await phoneResolver(source.page_url);
         if (links.length > 0) {
           markStarted();
-          if (links.length === 1) await openAsVideo(links[0], source.page_url);
+          const pick = pickAuto(links);
+          if (pick) await openAsVideo(pick, source.page_url);
           else setQualityLinks(links);
           return;
         }
@@ -688,9 +700,10 @@ function PlaybackButton({
       // jest, niezależnie od kolejności w `links`.
       const fallbackEmbedUrl = embedLinks[0]?.embed_url || res.best?.embed_url || undefined;
 
-      if (directLinks.length === 1) {
+      const autoPick = pickAuto(directLinks);
+      if (autoPick) {
         markStarted();
-        await openAsVideo(directLinks[0], fallbackEmbedUrl);
+        await openAsVideo(autoPick, fallbackEmbedUrl);
         return;
       }
       setQualityLinks(directLinks);
diff --git a/mobile/src/storage.ts b/mobile/src/storage.ts
index 64ec9e4..b3adc9c 100644
--- a/mobile/src/storage.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/storage.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ export async function setGridColumns(n: number): Promise<void> {
   await SecureStore.setItemAsync(GRID_COLS_KEY, String(n));
 }
 
+// Domyślna jakość odtwarzania (user-request: mniej klików). Gdy resolve zwróci kilka
+// jakości i jest dopasowanie do tej wartości, apka pomija picker i gra od razu. 'auto'
+// = zawsze pokaż picker (stare zachowanie). 'lowest' = najniższa dostępna.
+export type DefaultQuality = 'auto' | 2160 | 1080 | 720 | 480 | 'lowest';
+const DEFAULT_QUALITY_KEY = 'goon.default_quality';
+
+export async function getDefaultQuality(): Promise<DefaultQuality> {
+  const v = await SecureStore.getItemAsync(DEFAULT_QUALITY_KEY);
+  if (!v) return 'auto';
+  if (v === 'auto' || v === 'lowest') return v;
+  const n = parseInt(v, 10);
+  return n === 2160 || n === 1080 || n === 720 || n === 480 ? (n as DefaultQuality) : 'auto';
+}
+
+export async function setDefaultQuality(v: DefaultQuality): Promise<void> {
+  await SecureStore.setItemAsync(DEFAULT_QUALITY_KEY, String(v));
+}
+
 export interface Credentials {
   baseUrl: string;
   apiKey: string;