diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9de2431..f45ae4f 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ android {
         applicationId "org.mosad.teapod"
         minSdkVersion 23
         targetSdkVersion 30
-        versionCode 1000 //00.01.0000
+        versionCode 1000 //00.01.000
         versionName "0.2.0-beta1"
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/PlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/PlayerActivity.kt
index 091159f..5bc908a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/PlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/PlayerActivity.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.MediaItem
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.SimpleExoPlayer
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.HlsMediaSource
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.StyledPlayerControlView
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DefaultDataSourceFactory
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class PlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     private lateinit var player: SimpleExoPlayer
     private lateinit var dataSourceFactory: DataSource.Factory
+    private lateinit var controller: StyledPlayerControlView
 
     private var streamUrl = ""
 
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ class PlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
         player = SimpleExoPlayer.Builder(this).build()
         dataSourceFactory = DefaultDataSourceFactory(this, Util.getUserAgent(this, "Teapod"))
+        controller = video_view.findViewById<StyledPlayerControlView>(R.id.exo_controller)
 
         val mediaSource = HlsMediaSource.Factory(dataSourceFactory)
             .createMediaSource(MediaItem.fromUri(Uri.parse(streamUrl)))
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ class PlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             }
         })
 
+        // disable controls animation (time-bar) TODO enable and hide time to end with animation
+        controller.isAnimationEnabled = false
+
         // when the player controls get hidden, hide the bars too
         video_view.setControllerVisibilityListener {
             if (it == View.GONE) hideBars()
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/player_controls.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/player_controls.xml
index 7446781..8e33074 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/player_controls.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/player_controls.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
         <View
-            android:id="@id/exo_progress_placeholder"
+            android:id="@+id/exo_progress_placeholder"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
             android:layout_height="@dimen/exo_styled_progress_layout_height"
             app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"