diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index db9629c..d3c468d 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 fastapi==0.116.1
 uvicorn[standard]==0.35.0
 celery==5.5.3
-deezspot-spotizerr==3.1.4
+deezspot-spotizerr==3.1.5
 httpx==0.28.1
 bcrypt==4.2.1
 PyJWT==2.10.1
diff --git a/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/album.tsx b/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/album.tsx
index c7de14f..a72d7dc 100644
--- a/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/album.tsx
+++ b/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/album.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ export const Album = () => {
     };
   }, [loadMore]);
 
+  // Auto progressive loading regardless of scroll
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!album) return;
+    if (!hasMore || isLoadingMore) return;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      loadMore();
+    }, 300);
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [album, hasMore, isLoadingMore, loadMore]);
+
   const handleDownloadTrack = (track: LibrespotTrackType) => {
     if (!track.id) return;
     toast.info(`Adding ${track.name} to queue...`);
diff --git a/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/artist.tsx b/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/artist.tsx
index 0a4845e..0c5d496 100644
--- a/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/artist.tsx
+++ b/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/artist.tsx
@@ -303,6 +303,16 @@ export const Artist = () => {
     return () => observer.disconnect();
   }, [fetchMoreAlbums, hasMore]);
 
+  // Auto progressive loading regardless of scroll
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!artist) return;
+    if (!hasMore || loading || loadingMore) return;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      fetchMoreAlbums();
+    }, 350);
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [artist, hasMore, loading, loadingMore, fetchMoreAlbums]);
+
   // --- existing handlers (unchanged) ---
   const handleDownloadTrack = (track: LibrespotTrackType) => {
     if (!track.id) return;
diff --git a/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/playlist.tsx b/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/playlist.tsx
index a8e850b..38f5f85 100644
--- a/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/playlist.tsx
+++ b/spotizerr-ui/src/routes/playlist.tsx
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ export const Playlist = () => {
     }
   }, [playlistMetadata, items.length, totalTracks, loadMoreTracks]);
 
+  // Auto progressive loading regardless of scroll
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!playlistMetadata) return;
+    if (!hasMoreTracks || loadingTracks) return;
+    const t = setTimeout(() => {
+      loadMoreTracks();
+    }, 300);
+    return () => clearTimeout(t);
+  }, [playlistMetadata, hasMoreTracks, loadingTracks, loadMoreTracks]);
+
   const handleDownloadTrack = (track: LibrespotTrackType) => {
     if (!track?.id) return;
     addItem({ spotifyId: track.id, type: "track", name: track.name });
@@ -227,11 +237,40 @@ export const Playlist = () => {
       {/* Playlist Header - Mobile Optimized */}
       <div className="bg-surface dark:bg-surface-dark border border-border dark:border-border-dark rounded-xl p-4 md:p-6 shadow-sm">
         <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 md:gap-6">
-          <img
-            src={playlistMetadata.images?.at(0)?.url || "/placeholder.jpg"}
-            alt={playlistMetadata.name}
-            className="w-32 h-32 sm:w-40 sm:h-40 md:w-48 md:h-48 object-cover rounded-lg shadow-lg mx-auto"
-          />
+          {playlistMetadata.picture ? (
+            <img
+              src={playlistMetadata.picture}
+              alt={playlistMetadata.name}
+              className="w-32 h-32 sm:w-40 sm:h-40 md:w-48 md:h-48 object-cover rounded-lg shadow-lg mx-auto"
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <div
+              className="w-32 h-32 sm:w-40 sm:h-40 md:w-48 md:h-48 rounded-lg shadow-lg mx-auto overflow-hidden bg-surface-muted dark:bg-surface-muted-dark grid grid-cols-2 grid-rows-2"
+            >
+              {(Array.from(
+                new Map(
+                  filteredItems
+                    .map(({ track }) => (track as any)?.album?.images?.at(-1)?.url)
+                    .filter((u) => !!u)
+                    .map((u) => [u, u] as const)
+                ).values()
+              ) as string[]).slice(0, 4).map((url, i) => (
+                <img
+                  key={`${url}-${i}`}
+                  src={url}
+                  alt={`Cover ${i + 1}`}
+                  className="w-full h-full object-cover"
+                />
+              ))}
+              {filteredItems.length === 0 && (
+                <img
+                  src="/placeholder.jpg"
+                  alt={playlistMetadata.name}
+                  className="col-span-2 row-span-2 w-full h-full object-cover"
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
           <div className="flex-grow space-y-2 text-center">
             <h1 className="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold text-content-primary dark:text-content-primary-dark leading-tight">{playlistMetadata.name}</h1>
             {playlistMetadata.description && (
diff --git a/spotizerr-ui/src/types/librespot.ts b/spotizerr-ui/src/types/librespot.ts
index a38864f..57704b9 100644
--- a/spotizerr-ui/src/types/librespot.ts
+++ b/spotizerr-ui/src/types/librespot.ts
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ export interface LibrespotPlaylistType {
   snapshot_id: string;
   tracks: LibrespotPlaylistTracksPageType;
   type: "playlist";
+  picture?: string;
 }
 
 // Type guards