diff --git a/iosApp/iosApp/ContentView.swift b/iosApp/iosApp/ContentView.swift
index 3cd4c657..c605573c 100644
--- a/iosApp/iosApp/ContentView.swift
+++ b/iosApp/iosApp/ContentView.swift
@@ -887,8 +887,8 @@ struct ContentView: View {
                 requiresPIN: profile.hasPin
             )
             StartupContentPrefetcher.prefetchAuthenticatedContent()
-            await PlayerSettings.shared.refreshFromServer()
             router.resetToHome()
+            await PlayerSettings.shared.refreshFromServer()
             print("[DebugAutoLogin] signed in and selected profile")
         } catch {
             print("[DebugAutoLogin] failed: \(error)")
diff --git a/iosApp/iosApp/Screens/Profiles/ProfileSelectionViewModel.swift b/iosApp/iosApp/Screens/Profiles/ProfileSelectionViewModel.swift
index d6f74cd5..33d07a2a 100644
--- a/iosApp/iosApp/Screens/Profiles/ProfileSelectionViewModel.swift
+++ b/iosApp/iosApp/Screens/Profiles/ProfileSelectionViewModel.swift
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ class ProfileSelectionViewModel {
                 requiresPIN: profile.hasPin
             )
             StartupContentPrefetcher.prefetchAuthenticatedContent()
-            await PlayerSettings.shared.refreshFromServer()
+            // Change screens before the settings request suspends. The refresh
+            // applies this profile's cached playback quality synchronously,
+            // then updates it from the server while Home is already visible.
             router.resetToHome()
+            await PlayerSettings.shared.refreshFromServer()
         } catch {
             self.error = ErrorState(error)
         }
@@ -77,8 +80,8 @@ class ProfileSelectionViewModel {
             requiresPIN: profile.hasPin
         )
         StartupContentPrefetcher.prefetchAuthenticatedContent()
-        await PlayerSettings.shared.refreshFromServer()
         router.resetToHome()
+        await PlayerSettings.shared.refreshFromServer()
     }
 
     /// The picker itself has no active profile, but the server requires the