diff --git a/app/lib/methods/audioPlayer.ts b/app/lib/methods/audioPlayer.ts
index a46eb84fa..0de735693 100644
--- a/app/lib/methods/audioPlayer.ts
+++ b/app/lib/methods/audioPlayer.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class AudioPlayer {
 		if (this.audioQueue[uri]) {
 			return this.audioQueue[uri];
 		}
-		const { sound } = await Audio.Sound.createAsync({ uri });
+		const { sound } = await Audio.Sound.createAsync({ uri }, { androidImplementation: 'MediaPlayer' });
 		this.audioQueue[uri] = sound;
 		return sound;
 	}