diff --git a/materialious/android/app/build.gradle b/materialious/android/app/build.gradle
index 8557a778..171c0631 100644
--- a/materialious/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/materialious/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "us.materialio.app"
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
-        versionCode 154
-        versionName "1.10.13"
+        versionCode 155
+        versionName "1.10.14"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
         aaptOptions {
              // Files and dirs to omit from the packaged assets dir, modified to accommodate modern web apps.
diff --git a/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml b/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml
index eac2a1f5..04c82877 100644
--- a/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml
+++ b/materialious/electron/materialious.metainfo.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@
     
     
     
-    <release version="1.10.13" date="2025-10-08">
+    
+    <release version="1.10.14" date="2025-10-08">
+      <url>https://github.com/Materialious/Materialious/releases/tag/1.10.14</url>
+    </release>
+<release version="1.10.13" date="2025-10-08">
       <url>https://github.com/Materialious/Materialious/releases/tag/1.10.13</url>
     </release>
 <release version="1.10.12" date="2025-10-07">
diff --git a/materialious/electron/package.json b/materialious/electron/package.json
index 2ef9144a..8e3769b8 100644
--- a/materialious/electron/package.json
+++ b/materialious/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Materialious",
-	"version": "1.10.13",
+	"version": "1.10.14",
 	"description": "Modern material design for Invidious.",
 	"author": {
 		"name": "Ward Pearce",
diff --git a/materialious/package.json b/materialious/package.json
index 91c42b3c..7ed0b774 100644
--- a/materialious/package.json
+++ b/materialious/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "materialious",
-	"version": "1.10.13",
+	"version": "1.10.14",
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "vite dev",
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/android/http/androidRequests.ts b/materialious/src/lib/android/http/androidRequests.ts
index 21d549c4..24d6fada 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/android/http/androidRequests.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/android/http/androidRequests.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
-import { isAndroidTvStore } from '$lib/store';
+import { timeout } from '$lib/misc';
 import { Capacitor } from '@capacitor/core';
 import { NodeJS } from 'capacitor-nodejs';
-import { get } from 'svelte/store';
 
 const originalFetch = window.fetch;
 const corsProxyUrl: string = 'http://localhost:3000/';
 
+let nodejsStarted = false;
+
 function needsProxying(target: string): boolean {
 	if (!target.startsWith('http')) return false;
 	return true;
@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ export const androidFetch = async (
 	requestInput: string | URL | Request,
 	requestOptions?: RequestInit
 ): Promise<Response> => {
+	// On initial request pause until OPTIONS request passes on local proxy, only reliable way
+	// to ensure proxy is working on android.
+	if (!nodejsStarted) {
+		let testResp: Response | undefined = undefined;
+		while (typeof testResp === 'undefined' || !testResp.ok) {
+			try {
+				testResp = await originalFetch(corsProxyUrl, { method: 'OPTIONS' });
+			} catch (error) {}
+			await timeout(100);
+		}
+		nodejsStarted = true;
+	}
+
 	const uri = requestInput instanceof Request ? requestInput.url : requestInput.toString();
 
 	if (needsProxying(uri)) {
@@ -54,17 +67,4 @@ if (Capacitor.getPlatform() === 'android') {
 		/* @ts-ignore */
 		return originalXhrOpen.apply(this, args);
 	};
-
-	NodeJS.whenReady().then(() => {
-		goto('/', { replaceState: true });
-	});
-
-	// Required for Android TV to load correctly.
-	let hasReloaded = false;
-	isAndroidTvStore.subscribe((isAndroidTv) => {
-		if (hasReloaded || !isAndroidTv) return;
-		hasReloaded = true;
-
-		setTimeout(() => goto('/', { replaceState: true }), 2000);
-	});
 }
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/components/Settings/About.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/components/Settings/About.svelte
index da909131..6d1fffe5 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/components/Settings/About.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/components/Settings/About.svelte
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 	});
 </script>
 
-<p>
-	Materialious is a modern material design frontend for Invidious, focused on a clean,
-	privacy-friendly YouTube experience. It supports local video fallback when Invidious fails and is
-	available on Web, Desktop, Android, and Android TV.
-</p>
-
 <div class="grid">
 	<div class="s12 m4 l4">
 		<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/WardPearce" target="_blank" referrerpolicy="no-referrer">
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts b/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts
index 914d654c..2ed670a6 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts
@@ -140,3 +140,7 @@ export function createVideoUrl(videoId: string, playlistId: string): URL {
 
 	return watchUrl;
 }
+
+export function timeout(ms: number) {
+	return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+}
diff --git a/update_versions.py b/update_versions.py
index a089536a..536f82ed 100644
--- a/update_versions.py
+++ b/update_versions.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
 
-LATEST_VERSION = "1.10.13"
+LATEST_VERSION = "1.10.14"
 RELEASE_DATE = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%-m-%d")  # Format: YYYY-M-D
 
 WORKING_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "materialious")