diff --git a/modules/dock/components/metrics.py b/modules/dock/components/metrics.py
index fa62818..18ecb30 100644
--- a/modules/dock/components/metrics.py
+++ b/modules/dock/components/metrics.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from fabric.widgets.revealer import Revealer
 from gi.repository import GLib
 
 import config.data as data
+from utils.animatedcircularprogressbar import AnimatedCircularProgressBar
 import utils.icons as icons
 
 
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ class SingularMetric:
         self.icon_markup = icon
 
         self.icon = Label(name="metrics-icon", markup=icon)
-        self.circle = CircularProgressBar(
+        self.circle = AnimatedCircularProgressBar(
             name="metrics-circle",
             value=0,
             size=28,
diff --git a/modules/dock/components/music_player.py b/modules/dock/components/music_player.py
index f981613..e889007 100644
--- a/modules/dock/components/music_player.py
+++ b/modules/dock/components/music_player.py
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
                     continue
 
         except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[DEBUG] Error in get_playing_player: {e}")
         return None
 
     def check_active_player(self):
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
                             # If we can't safely compare, assume we should switch
                             should_switch = True
                     except Exception as e:
+                        print(f"[DEBUG] Error comparing players: {e}")
                         should_switch = True
 
                 if should_switch:
@@ -354,6 +356,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
             self.update_visibility()
 
         except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[DEBUG] Error in check_active_player: {e}")
 
         # Return True to continue the timeout
         return True
@@ -364,6 +367,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
             self.manager.init_all_players()
             self.update_visibility()
         except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[DEBUG] Error in delayed music player init: {e}")
         return False  # Don't repeat this timeout
 
     def _try_switch_to_alternative_player(self, current_time):
@@ -404,6 +408,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
                     continue
 
         except Exception as e:
+            pass
 
     def set_current_player(self, player):
         """Set the current active player"""
@@ -709,6 +714,7 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
                                 ):
                                     return True
                         except Exception as e:
+                            pass
 
                     # Also check if player is currently playing (even without full metadata)
                     if hasattr(player.props, "playback_status"):
@@ -718,11 +724,13 @@ class MusicPlayer(Box):
                                 status.value_name == "PLAYERCTL_PLAYBACK_STATUS_PLAYING"):
                                 return True
                         except Exception as e:
+                            pass
 
                 except Exception as e:
-                    continue
+                    pass
 
         except Exception as e:
+            pass
 
         return False
 
diff --git a/modules/dock/components/player.py b/modules/dock/components/player.py
index 843f3c3..9e4b55f 100644
--- a/modules/dock/components/player.py
+++ b/modules/dock/components/player.py
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ class Player(Box):
 
     def on_seek(self, sender, ratio):
         pos = ratio * self.duration  # duration in seconds
-        print(f"Seeking to {pos:.2f}s")
         self._player.set_position(int(pos))
 
     def on_metadata(self, sender, metadata, player):
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ class Player(Box):
                         f"https://img.youtube.com/vi/{video_id}/hqdefault.jpg"
                     )
                     self.set_style(f"background-image:url('{thumbnail_url}')")
-                    print(f"Using YouTube thumbnail: {thumbnail_url}")
+
                 else:
                     # Fallback to default wallpaper
                     self.set_style(
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ class Player(Box):
         self.play_pause_button.remove_style_class("pause-track")
 
     def on_shuffle(self, sender, player, status):
-        print("callback status", status)
         if status == False:
             self.shuffle_button.get_child().set_markup(icons.shuffle)
             self.shuffle_button.get_child().set_name("shuffle")
@@ -278,10 +276,18 @@ class Player(Box):
         self.shuffle_button.get_child().set_style("color: white")
 
     def handle_next(self, player):
-        player.next()
+        try:
+            player.next()
+        except Exception:
+            # Next is not available for this player (common with browsers)
+            pass
 
     def handle_prev(self, player):
-        player.previous()
+        try:
+            player.previous()
+        except Exception:
+            # Previous is not available for this player (common with browsers)
+            pass
 
     def handle_play_pause(self, player):
         is_playing = self.play_pause_button.get_child().get_name() == "play-label"
@@ -312,13 +318,15 @@ class Player(Box):
             logger.warning("Failed to toggle playback:", e)
 
     def handle_shuffle(self, shuffle_button, player):
-        print("shuffle", player.props.shuffle)
-        if player.props.shuffle == False:
-            player.set_shuffle(True)
-            print("setting to true", player.props.player_name)
-        else:
-            player.set_shuffle(False)
-        shuffle_button.get_child().set_style("color: var(--outline)")
+        try:
+            if player.props.shuffle == False:
+                player.set_shuffle(True)
+            else:
+                player.set_shuffle(False)
+            shuffle_button.get_child().set_style("color: var(--outline)")
+        except Exception:
+            # Shuffle is not available for this player (common with browsers)
+            pass
 
 
 class PlayerContainer(Box):
@@ -367,15 +375,12 @@ class PlayerContainer(Box):
         self.manager.init_all_players()
 
     def new_player(self, manager, player):
-        print(player.props.player_name, "new player")
-        print(player)
         new_player = Player(player=player)
         new_player.gtk_wrapper.queue_draw()
         new_player.set_name(player.props.player_name)
         self.player.append(new_player)
         # Store the player object
         self.player_objects[player.props.player_name] = player
-        print("stacking player")
         self.stack.add_named(new_player, player.props.player_name)
 
         self.player_switch_container.add_center(
@@ -436,7 +441,6 @@ class PlayerContainer(Box):
         curr = self.stack.get_visible_child()
         if curr:
             for btn in self.player_switch_container.center_children:
-                print(btn.get_name())
                 if btn.get_name() == curr.get_name():
                     btn.add_style_class("active")
                 else:
diff --git a/services/mpris.py b/services/mpris.py
index e79f0bd..e584437 100644
--- a/services/mpris.py
+++ b/services/mpris.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class PlayerService(Service):
             self._player.connect("shuffle", self.on_shuffle)
             self._player.connect("metadata", self.on_metadata)
             self._player.connect("seeked", self.on_seeked)
-            print(type(player))
 
         self.status = self._player.props.playback_status
         self.pos_fabricator = Fabricator(
@@ -58,12 +57,10 @@ class PlayerService(Service):
             self.pos_fabricator.start()
 
     def set_position(self, pos: float):
-        print("seeking in the service")
         self.pos_fabricator.stop()
         micro_pos = int(pos * 1_000_000)
         try:
             self._player.set_position(micro_pos)
-            print(f"Set position to {micro_pos}")
         except GLib.Error as e:
             print(f"Failed to seek: {e}")
 
@@ -132,28 +129,19 @@ class PlayerService(Service):
             pass
 
     def on_play(self, player, status):
-        print("player is playing: {}".format(player.props.player_name))
         self.status = player.props.playback_status
         self.poll_progress()
         self.play()
 
     def on_pause(self, player, status):
-        print("player is paused: {}".format(player.props.player_name))
-        self.status = player.props.playback_status
         self.poll_progress()
         self.pause()
 
     def on_shuffle(self, player, status):
-        print("suffle status changed for: {}".format(player.props.player_name))
-        print(type(status), "here is the status type")
         self.shuffle_toggle(player, status)
 
     def on_metadata(self, player, metadata):
         keys = metadata.keys()
-        if "xesam:artist" in keys and "xesam:title" in keys:
-            print(
-                "{} - {}".format(metadata["xesam:artist"][0], metadata["xesam:title"])
-            )
         self.meta_change(metadata, player)
 
 
@@ -171,7 +159,6 @@ class PlayerManager(Service):
         self._manager.connect(
             "player-vanished", self._on_player_vanished, self._manager
         )
-        print("playerctl init done")
 
         self._players = {}
 
@@ -179,7 +166,6 @@ class PlayerManager(Service):
         # invoked in the UI
         for player_obj in self._manager.props.player_names:
             name_str = player_obj.name
-            print(f"{name_str} appeared")
             if name_str in ALLOWED_PLAYERS:
                 player = Playerctl.Player.new_from_name(player_obj)
                 self._manager.manage_player(player)
@@ -187,13 +173,10 @@ class PlayerManager(Service):
 
     def _on_name_appeared(self, sender, name, manager):
         name_str = name.name
-        print(f"{name_str} appeared")
         if name_str in ALLOWED_PLAYERS:
             player = Playerctl.Player.new_from_name(name)
             self._manager.manage_player(player)
             self.new_player(player)
 
     def _on_player_vanished(self, sender, player, manager):
-        print("player has exited: {}".format(player.props.player_name))
-        print(type(player))
         self.player_vanish(player)
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diff --git a/utils/animatedcircularprogressbar.py b/utils/animatedcircularprogressbar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05f3f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/animatedcircularprogressbar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from fabric.widgets.circularprogressbar import CircularProgressBar
+from utils.animator import Animator
+
+class AnimatedCircularProgressBar(CircularProgressBar):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.animator = (
+            Animator(
+                bezier_curve=(0.15, 0.88, 0.68, 0.95),
+                duration=0.8,
+                min_value=self.min_value,
+                max_value=self.value,
+                tick_widget=self,
+                notify_value=lambda p, *_: self.set_value(p.value),
+            )
+            .build()
+            .play()
+            .unwrap()
+        )
+
+    def animate_value(self, value: float):
+        self.animator.pause()
+        self.animator.min_value = self.value
+        self.animator.max_value = value
+        self.animator.play()
+        return
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diff --git a/utils/animatedscale.py b/utils/animatedscale.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db5d411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/animatedscale.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from fabric.widgets.scale import Scale
+from utils.animator import Animator
+
+class AnimatedScale(Scale):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.animator = (
+            Animator(
+                bezier_curve=(0.15, 0.88, 0.68, 0.95),
+                duration=0.3,
+                min_value=self.min_value,
+                max_value=self.value,
+                tick_widget=self,
+                notify_value=lambda p, *_: self.set_value(p.value),
+            )
+            .build()
+            .play()
+            .unwrap()
+        )
+
+    def animate_value(self, value: float):
+        self.animator.pause()
+        self.animator.min_value = self.value
+        self.animator.max_value = value
+        self.animator.play()
+        return
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