diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/Author.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/Author.svelte
index b64cdc9e..70ca490d 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/Author.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/Author.svelte
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 	import type { Image } from '$lib/api/model';
 	import { getBestThumbnail, proxyGoogleImage } from '$lib/images';
 	import { isYTBackend, truncate } from '$lib/misc';
-	import { invidiousAuthStore, interfaceLowBandwidthMode, isAndroidTvStore } from '$lib/store';
+	import { invidiousAuthStore, isAndroidTvStore } from '$lib/store';
 	import { _ } from '$lib/i18n';
 	import { localDb } from '$lib/dexie';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+	import { Avatar } from 'melt/builders';
+	import { mergeAttrs } from 'melt';
 
 	let {
 		channel,
@@ -49,19 +51,21 @@
 			favoritedChannel = true;
 		}
 	}
+
+	const avatar = new Avatar({ src: proxyGoogleImage(getBestThumbnail(channel.authorThumbnails)) });
+	console.log(avatar.src);
 </script>
 
 <nav>
 	<a href={resolve(`/channel/[authorId]`, { authorId: channel.authorId })}>
 		<nav style="gap: 0.5em;">
-			{#if !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-				<img
-					loading="lazy"
-					class="circle large"
-					src={proxyGoogleImage(getBestThumbnail(channel.authorThumbnails))}
-					alt="Channel profile"
-				/>
-			{/if}
+			<img class="circle large" {...avatar.image} alt="Channel profile" />
+			<button
+				class="large secondary-container"
+				{...mergeAttrs(avatar.fallback, {
+					style: 'text-transform: uppercase;border-radius: 2.5rem !important;'
+				})}>{channel.author[0]}</button
+			>
 			<div>
 				<p style="margin: 0;" class="bold">
 					{$isAndroidTvStore ? channel.author : truncate(channel.author, 16)}
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/settings/Interface.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/settings/Interface.svelte
index 72c90204..2939b39c 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/settings/Interface.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/settings/Interface.svelte
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 		interfaceDefaultPage,
 		interfaceDisableAutoUpdate,
 		interfaceForceCase,
-		interfaceLowBandwidthMode,
 		interfaceRegionStore,
 		interfaceSearchHistoryEnabled,
 		interfaceSearchSuggestionsStore,
@@ -280,23 +279,6 @@
 	</nav>
 </div>
 
-<div class="field no-margin">
-	<nav class="no-padding">
-		<div class="max">
-			<div>{$_('layout.lowBandwidthMode')}</div>
-		</div>
-		<label class="switch" tabindex="0">
-			<input
-				type="checkbox"
-				bind:checked={$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-				onclick={() => interfaceLowBandwidthMode.set(!$interfaceLowBandwidthMode)}
-				role="switch"
-			/>
-			<span></span>
-		</label>
-	</nav>
-</div>
-
 <div class="field no-margin">
 	<nav class="no-padding">
 		<div class="max">
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/ChannelThumbnail.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/ChannelThumbnail.svelte
index 3dd2c5a7..0df57725 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/ChannelThumbnail.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/ChannelThumbnail.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
-	import { getBestThumbnail, insecureRequestImageHandler, proxyGoogleImage } from '$lib/images';
+	import { getBestThumbnail, proxyGoogleImage } from '$lib/images';
 	import { cleanNumber } from '$lib/numbers';
-	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { _ } from '$lib/i18n';
-	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 	import type { Channel } from '$lib/api/model';
 	import { truncate } from '$lib/misc';
-	import { interfaceLowBandwidthMode } from '$lib/store';
+	import { Avatar } from 'melt/builders';
+	import { mergeAttrs } from 'melt';
 
 	interface Props {
 		channel: Channel;
@@ -15,18 +14,7 @@
 
 	let { channel }: Props = $props();
 
-	let channelPfp: HTMLImageElement | undefined = $state();
-
-	onMount(async () => {
-		if (get(interfaceLowBandwidthMode)) return;
-
-		const img = await insecureRequestImageHandler(
-			proxyGoogleImage(getBestThumbnail(channel.authorThumbnails))
-		);
-		img.onload = () => {
-			channelPfp = img;
-		};
-	});
+	const avatar = new Avatar({ src: proxyGoogleImage(getBestThumbnail(channel.authorThumbnails)) });
 </script>
 
 <a
@@ -35,21 +23,20 @@
 	style="min-width: 100%;min-height: 100%;"
 >
 	<div class="padding">
-		{#if !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-			<div class="center-align">
-				{#if !channelPfp}
-					<progress class="circle"></progress>
-				{:else}
-					<img
-						loading="lazy"
-						class="circle"
-						style="width: 90px;height: 90px;"
-						src={channelPfp.src}
-						alt={channel.author}
-					/>
-				{/if}
-			</div>
-		{/if}
+		<div class="center-align">
+			<img
+				{...avatar.image}
+				class="circle"
+				style="width: 90px;height: 90px;"
+				alt={channel.author}
+			/>
+			<button
+				class="secondary-container large"
+				{...mergeAttrs(avatar.fallback, {
+					style: 'text-transform: uppercase;border-radius: 2.5rem !important;'
+				})}>{channel.author[0]}</button
+			>
+		</div>
 		<h5 class="center-align">{truncate(channel.author, 14)}</h5>
 		<h6 style="margin-top: 0;" class="center-align grey-text medium-text">
 			{cleanNumber(channel.subCount)}
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/PlaylistThumbnail.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/PlaylistThumbnail.svelte
index 6f21c9c7..80833922 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/PlaylistThumbnail.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/PlaylistThumbnail.svelte
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { getBestThumbnail, insecureRequestImageHandler } from '$lib/images';
+	import { getBestThumbnail } from '$lib/images';
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
 	import { letterCase } from '$lib/letterCasing';
-	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { _ } from '$lib/i18n';
-	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 	import type { Playlist, PlaylistPage } from '$lib/api/model';
 	import { truncate } from '$lib/misc';
-	import { interfaceLowBandwidthMode } from '$lib/store';
+	import { Avatar } from 'melt/builders';
+	import { mergeAttrs } from 'melt';
 
 	interface Props {
 		playlist: Playlist | PlaylistPage;
@@ -20,21 +19,14 @@
 
 	const playlistLink = resolve('/playlist/[playlistId]', { playlistId: playlist.playlistId });
 
-	onMount(async () => {
-		if (get(interfaceLowBandwidthMode)) return;
+	let thumbnailSrc = '';
+	if (playlist.videos && playlist.videos.length > 0) {
+		thumbnailSrc = getBestThumbnail(playlist.videos[0].videoThumbnails) || '';
+	} else if (playlist.playlistThumbnail) {
+		thumbnailSrc = playlist.playlistThumbnail;
+	}
 
-		let imgSrc;
-		if (playlist.videos && playlist.videos.length > 0) {
-			imgSrc = getBestThumbnail(playlist.videos[0].videoThumbnails) || '';
-		} else if (playlist.playlistThumbnail) {
-			imgSrc = playlist.playlistThumbnail;
-		} else {
-			imgSrc = '';
-			return;
-		}
-
-		img = await insecureRequestImageHandler(imgSrc);
-	});
+	const thumbnail = new Avatar({ src: thumbnailSrc });
 </script>
 
 <a
@@ -43,17 +35,15 @@
 	style="width: 100%; overflow: hidden;min-height:100px;"
 	class="wave"
 >
-	{#if !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode && img}
-		<img
-			loading="lazy"
-			class="responsive"
-			style="max-width: 100%;height: 100%;"
-			src={img.src}
-			alt="Thumbnail for playlist"
-		/>
-	{:else}
-		<h6 style="margin: 3em 0;">No image</h6>
-	{/if}
+	<img
+		class="responsive"
+		{...mergeAttrs(thumbnail.image, {
+			style: 'max-width: 100%;height: 100%;'
+		})}
+		alt="Thumbnail for playlist"
+	/>
+	<div {...thumbnail.fallback} class="secondary-container responsive" style="height: 200px;"></div>
+
 	<div class="absolute right bottom small-margin black white-text small-text thumbnail-corner">
 		{playlist.videoCount}
 		{$_('videos')}
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte
index 4ec96e46..d35e98f8 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/thumbnail/VideoThumbnail.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
-	import { getBestThumbnail, insecureRequestImageHandler } from '$lib/images';
+	import { getBestThumbnail } from '$lib/images';
 	import { letterCase } from '$lib/letterCasing';
 	import { cleanNumber, videoLength } from '$lib/numbers';
 	import { onDestroy, onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import { _ } from '$lib/i18n';
 	import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 	import { getDeArrow, getThumbnail } from '$lib/api';
+	import { Avatar } from 'melt/builders';
 	import type {
 		Notification,
 		PlaylistPageVideo,
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
 	import type { PlayerEvents } from '$lib/player';
 	import {
 		deArrowEnabledStore,
-		interfaceLowBandwidthMode,
 		isAndroidTvStore,
 		playerSavePlaybackPositionStore,
 		playerState,
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 
 	let { video = $bindable(), playlistId = '', sideways = $bindable(false) }: Props = $props();
 
-	let placeholderHeight: number = $state(0);
-
 	let watchUrl = createVideoUrl(video.videoId, playlistId);
 
 	let beenWatched: boolean = $state(false);
@@ -51,8 +49,6 @@
 		}
 	});
 
-	let thumbnail: HTMLImageElement | undefined = $state();
-
 	let progress: string | undefined = $state();
 	if (get(playerSavePlaybackPositionStore)) {
 		try {
@@ -64,6 +60,39 @@
 		progress = undefined;
 	}
 
+	let thumbnailSrc = $state(
+		'thumbnail' in video ? video.thumbnail : (getBestThumbnail(video.videoThumbnails) as string)
+	);
+
+	if (get(deArrowEnabledStore)) {
+		try {
+			getDeArrow(video.videoId, { priority: 'low' }).then(async (deArrow) => {
+				for (const title of deArrow.titles) {
+					if (title.locked || title.votes > 0) {
+						video.title = title.title.replace('>', '');
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				for (const thumbnail of deArrow.thumbnails) {
+					if (thumbnail.locked || thumbnail.original || thumbnail.votes > 0) {
+						if (thumbnail.timestamp !== null) {
+							thumbnailSrc = await getThumbnail(video.videoId, thumbnail.timestamp, {
+								priority: 'low'
+							});
+						}
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			});
+		} catch {
+			// Continue regardless of error
+		}
+	}
+
+	const thumbnail = new Avatar({ src: () => thumbnailSrc });
+	let thumbnailHTMLElement: HTMLImageElement | undefined = $state();
+
 	let startedSideways = sideways === true;
 	function disableSideways() {
 		if (!startedSideways) return;
@@ -78,16 +107,8 @@
 	}
 
 	onMount(async () => {
-		calcThumbnailPlaceholderHeight();
-
 		// Check if sideways should be enabled or disabled.
 		disableSideways();
-
-		addEventListener('resize', () => {
-			disableSideways();
-			calcThumbnailPlaceholderHeight();
-		});
-
 		checkIfWatched();
 
 		if (
@@ -101,39 +122,6 @@
 					checkIfWatched();
 				}
 			});
-
-		if (get(interfaceLowBandwidthMode)) return;
-
-		let imageSrc =
-			'thumbnail' in video ? video.thumbnail : (getBestThumbnail(video.videoThumbnails) as string);
-
-		if (get(deArrowEnabledStore)) {
-			try {
-				const deArrow = await getDeArrow(video.videoId);
-				for (const title of deArrow.titles) {
-					if (title.locked || title.votes > 0) {
-						video.title = title.title.replace('>', '');
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-
-				for (const thumbnail of deArrow.thumbnails) {
-					if (thumbnail.locked || thumbnail.original || thumbnail.votes > 0) {
-						if (thumbnail.timestamp !== null) {
-							imageSrc = await getThumbnail(video.videoId, thumbnail.timestamp);
-						}
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-			} catch {
-				// Continue regardless of error
-			}
-		}
-
-		const img = await insecureRequestImageHandler(imageSrc);
-		img.onload = () => {
-			thumbnail = img;
-		};
 	});
 
 	onDestroy(() => {
@@ -159,26 +147,6 @@
 			});
 		}
 	}
-
-	function calcThumbnailPlaceholderHeight() {
-		if ($isAndroidTvStore) {
-			placeholderHeight = 100;
-			return;
-		}
-		if (!sideways) {
-			if (innerWidth < 1000) {
-				if (innerWidth < 600) {
-					placeholderHeight = innerWidth / 2;
-				} else {
-					placeholderHeight = innerWidth / 4;
-				}
-			} else {
-				placeholderHeight = innerWidth / 12;
-			}
-		} else {
-			placeholderHeight = 100;
-		}
-	}
 </script>
 
 <div class:sideways-root={sideways} tabindex="0" role="button">
@@ -191,32 +159,28 @@
 			data-sveltekit-preload-data="off"
 			onclick={onVideoSelected}
 		>
-			{#if !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-				<div class="thumbnail-image">
-					{#if !thumbnail}
-						<div
-							class="secondary-container"
-							style="width: 100%;height: {placeholderHeight}px;"
-						></div>
-					{:else}
-						<div class:crop={thumbnail.height > 300}>
-							<img
-								class="responsive"
-								class:watched={beenWatched}
-								loading="lazy"
-								src={thumbnail.src}
-								alt="Thumbnail for video"
-							/>
-						</div>
-					{/if}
-
-					{#if beenWatched}
-						<div class="chip surface-container-highest">
-							<i>check</i>
-						</div>
-					{/if}
+			<div class="thumbnail-image">
+				<div class:crop={thumbnailHTMLElement ? thumbnailHTMLElement.height > 300 : false}>
+					<img
+						class="responsive"
+						class:watched={beenWatched}
+						{...thumbnail.image}
+						bind:this={thumbnailHTMLElement}
+						alt="Thumbnail for video"
+					/>
 				</div>
-			{/if}
+				<div
+					{...thumbnail.fallback}
+					class="secondary-container responsive"
+					style="height: 200px;"
+				></div>
+
+				{#if beenWatched}
+					<div class="chip surface-container-highest">
+						<i>check</i>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
 			{#if progress}
 				<progress
 					class="absolute right bottom"
@@ -227,15 +191,11 @@
 			{/if}
 			{#if !('liveVideo' in video) || !video.liveVideo}
 				{#if video.lengthSeconds !== 0}
-					{#if !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-						<div
-							class="absolute right bottom small-margin black white-text small-text thumbnail-corner"
-						>
-							&nbsp;{videoLength(video.lengthSeconds)}&nbsp;
-						</div>
-					{:else}
-						<h3>{videoLength(video.lengthSeconds)}</h3>
-					{/if}
+					<div
+						class="absolute right bottom small-margin black white-text small-text thumbnail-corner"
+					>
+						&nbsp;{videoLength(video.lengthSeconds)}&nbsp;
+					</div>
 				{/if}
 			{:else if video.lengthSeconds !== 0}
 				<div class="absolute right bottom small-margin red white-text small-text thumbnail-corner">
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/watch/Comment.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/watch/Comment.svelte
index 2e1c7c1d..2cdf402d 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/watch/Comment.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/watch/Comment.svelte
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
 	import { getComments } from '$lib/api';
 	import { type Comment, type Comments } from '$lib/api/model';
-	import { getBestThumbnail, insecureRequestImageHandler, proxyGoogleImage } from '$lib/images';
+	import { getBestThumbnail, proxyGoogleImage } from '$lib/images';
 	import { numberWithCommas } from '$lib/numbers';
-	import { interfaceLowBandwidthMode } from '$lib/store';
-	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 	import CommentSelf from './Comment.svelte';
 	import { truncate } from '$lib/misc';
 	import { _ } from '$lib/i18n';
 	import { extractActualLink } from '$lib/description';
+	import { Avatar } from 'melt/builders';
+	import { mergeAttrs } from 'melt';
 
 	interface Props {
 		comment: Comment;
@@ -71,59 +71,49 @@
 		return doc.documentElement.outerHTML;
 	}
 
-	let userPfp = $state('');
-	onMount(async () => {
-		if ($interfaceLowBandwidthMode) return;
-		const img = await insecureRequestImageHandler(
-			proxyGoogleImage(getBestThumbnail(comment.authorThumbnails))
-		);
-
-		img.onload = () => {
-			userPfp = img.src;
-		};
-	});
+	const avatar = new Avatar({ src: proxyGoogleImage(getBestThumbnail(comment.authorThumbnails)) });
 </script>
 
 <article class="comment" class:border={!isSubComp}>
-	{#if !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-		<div class="comment-header">
-			{#if userPfp}
-				<img loading="lazy" class="circle small" src={userPfp} alt="comment profile" />
-			{:else}
-				<progress class="circle"></progress>
-			{/if}
-			<div class="comment-info">
-				<a href={resolve(`/channel/[authorId]`, { authorId: comment.authorId })} class="author">
-					<span class="bold" class:channel-owner={comment.authorIsChannelOwner}>
-						{truncate(comment.author, 12)}
-					</span>
-					<span class="secondary-text">{comment.publishedText}</span>
-				</a>
-				<p class="no-margin">
-					<!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
-					{@html parseComment(comment.contentHtml)}
-					<!-- Comment comes directly from YT so is already sanitized -->
-				</p>
-				<div class="comment-actions">
-					<p class="no-margin no-padding"><i>thumb_up</i> {numberWithCommas(comment.likeCount)}</p>
-					{#if comment.replies && !replies}
-						<button
-							onclick={async () => loadReplies(comment.replies.continuation)}
-							class="transparent replies"
-						>
-							<i>expand_more</i>
-							<span>{comment.replies.replyCount} {replyText}</span>
-						</button>
-					{:else if replies}
-						<button onclick={() => (replies = undefined)} class="transparent replies">
-							<i>expand_less</i>
-							<span>Hide {replyText}</span>
-						</button>
-					{/if}
-				</div>
+	<div class="comment-header">
+		<img {...avatar.image} loading="lazy" class="circle small" alt="comment profile" />
+		<button
+			class="secondary-container"
+			{...mergeAttrs(avatar.fallback, {
+				style: 'text-transform: uppercase;border-radius: 2.5rem !important;'
+			})}>{comment.author[1]}</button
+		>
+		<div class="comment-info">
+			<a href={resolve(`/channel/[authorId]`, { authorId: comment.authorId })} class="author">
+				<span class="bold" class:channel-owner={comment.authorIsChannelOwner}>
+					{truncate(comment.author, 12)}
+				</span>
+				<span class="secondary-text">{comment.publishedText}</span>
+			</a>
+			<p class="no-margin">
+				<!-- eslint-disable-next-line svelte/no-at-html-tags -->
+				{@html parseComment(comment.contentHtml)}
+				<!-- Comment comes directly from YT so is already sanitized -->
+			</p>
+			<div class="comment-actions">
+				<p class="no-margin no-padding"><i>thumb_up</i> {numberWithCommas(comment.likeCount)}</p>
+				{#if comment.replies && !replies}
+					<button
+						onclick={async () => loadReplies(comment.replies.continuation)}
+						class="transparent replies"
+					>
+						<i>expand_more</i>
+						<span>{comment.replies.replyCount} {replyText}</span>
+					</button>
+				{:else if replies}
+					<button onclick={() => (replies = undefined)} class="transparent replies">
+						<i>expand_less</i>
+						<span>Hide {replyText}</span>
+					</button>
+				{/if}
 			</div>
 		</div>
-	{/if}
+	</div>
 
 	{#if replies}
 		{#each replies.comments as reply (reply)}
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings/settings.ts b/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings/settings.ts
index 108e92e7..707ec4b2 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings/settings.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/externalSettings/settings.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 	interfaceDefaultPage,
 	interfaceDisplayThumbnailAvatars,
 	interfaceForceCase,
-	interfaceLowBandwidthMode,
 	interfaceRegionStore,
 	interfaceSearchSuggestionsStore,
 	playerAlwaysLoopStore,
@@ -203,11 +202,6 @@ export const persistedStores: PersistedStore<any>[] = [
 		store: showWarningStore,
 		schema: zBoolean
 	},
-	{
-		name: 'lowBandwidthMode',
-		store: interfaceLowBandwidthMode,
-		schema: zBoolean
-	},
 	{
 		name: 'displayThumbnailAvatars',
 		store: interfaceDisplayThumbnailAvatars,
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/images.ts b/materialious/src/lib/images.ts
index 73734ea0..123848bd 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/images.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/images.ts
@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@ export class ImageCache {
 	}
 }
 
-export async function insecureRequestImageHandler(source: string): Promise<HTMLImageElement> {
-	const img = new Image();
-	if (get(interfaceAllowInsecureRequests)) {
-		const imgResp = await fetch(source);
-		if (!imgResp.ok) {
-			img.src = '';
-			return img;
-		}
-
-		img.src = URL.createObjectURL(await imgResp.blob());
-	} else {
-		img.src = source;
-	}
-
-	return img;
-}
-
 export function getBestThumbnail(
 	images: Image[] | null,
 	maxWidthDimension: number = 480,
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/store.ts b/materialious/src/lib/store.ts
index 529a2224..6383971d 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/store.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/store.ts
@@ -234,11 +234,6 @@ export const interfaceAutoExpandChapters: Writable<boolean> = persist(
 	'autoExpandChapters'
 );
 export const interfaceAmoledTheme = persist(writable(false), createStorage(), 'amoledTheme');
-export const interfaceLowBandwidthMode = persist(
-	writable(false),
-	createStorage(),
-	'lowBandwidthMode'
-);
 export const interfaceDisplayThumbnailAvatars = persist(
 	writable(false),
 	createStorage(),
diff --git a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/channel/[slug]/+page.svelte b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/channel/[slug]/+page.svelte
index 4e4c1e66..d8c9344b 100644
--- a/materialious/src/routes/(app)/channel/[slug]/+page.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/routes/(app)/channel/[slug]/+page.svelte
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	import PageLoading from '$lib/components/PageLoading.svelte';
 	import { proxyGoogleImage } from '$lib/images';
 	import { cleanNumber } from '$lib/numbers';
-	import { channelCacheStore, interfaceLowBandwidthMode, isAndroidTvStore } from '$lib/store';
+	import { channelCacheStore, isAndroidTvStore } from '$lib/store';
 	import { _ } from '$lib/i18n';
 	import InfiniteLoading, { type InfiniteEvent } from 'svelte-infinite-loading';
 	import ItemsList from '$lib/components/layout/ItemsList.svelte';
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	import { isYTBackend } from '$lib/misc';
 	import Share from '$lib/components/Share.svelte';
 	import { resolve } from '$app/paths';
+	import { Avatar } from 'melt/builders';
 
 	let tab: ChannelContentTypes = $state('videos');
 
@@ -83,17 +84,14 @@
 		displayContent = undefined;
 		displayContent = await getChannelContent(page.params.slug, { type: tab });
 	}
+
+	const banner = new Avatar({
+		src: proxyGoogleImage($channelCacheStore[page.params.slug].channel.authorBanners[0].url)
+	});
 </script>
 
 <div class="padding">
-	{#if $channelCacheStore[page.params.slug].channel.authorBanners.length > 0 && !$interfaceLowBandwidthMode}
-		<img
-			loading="lazy"
-			src={proxyGoogleImage($channelCacheStore[page.params.slug].channel.authorBanners[0].url)}
-			width="100%"
-			alt="Channel banner"
-		/>
-	{/if}
+	<img {...banner.image} width="100%" alt="Channel banner" />
 	<div class="description">
 		<div>
 			<Author