diff --git a/Shared/Audio/AudioPlayer.swift b/Shared/Audio/AudioPlayer.swift
index 7341d01..41ab592 100644
--- a/Shared/Audio/AudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/Shared/Audio/AudioPlayer.swift
@@ -725,8 +725,10 @@ class AudioPlayer: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         #if os(iOS)
         stopOfflineVisTimer()
         stopLevelTimer()
-        // Zero out levels immediately so the wave decays cleanly via viscosity
-        setLevels(Array(repeating: 0, count: 30))
+        // DO NOT zero _audioLevels here. The Canvas reads zeros when isPlaying=false,
+        // so the wave decays visually via viscosity smoothing regardless.
+        // Preserving _audioLevels means on resume the Canvas immediately has real data —
+        // the wave reacts on the very first frame instead of waiting for the timer's first tick.
         internalLevels = Array(repeating: 0, count: 30)
         #endif
         updateNowPlayingInfo()
diff --git a/iOS/Views/Visualizer/MitsuhaVisualizerView.swift b/iOS/Views/Visualizer/MitsuhaVisualizerView.swift
index 9d45d6f..ec1dcdb 100644
--- a/iOS/Views/Visualizer/MitsuhaVisualizerView.swift
+++ b/iOS/Views/Visualizer/MitsuhaVisualizerView.swift
@@ -203,12 +203,15 @@ struct MitsuhaVisualizerView: View {
     var body: some View {
         Group {
             if settings.enabled {
-                // driver.tick is @Published — increments every display frame via CADisplayLink.
-                // SwiftUI re-evaluates this body each tick, which re-executes the Canvas
-                // drawing closure. No TimelineView, no .animation schedule dependencies.
-                let _ = driver.tick
+                // Reading driver.tick as a local binding forces SwiftUI to register
+                // a real @Published dependency. The let _ = pattern can be elided by
+                // the compiler in ViewBuilder context; assigning to a named local is not.
+                let currentTick = driver.tick
 
                 Canvas { context, size in
+                    // Reference currentTick so the Canvas closure captures it —
+                    // a new value each frame guarantees SwiftUI re-executes the drawing closure.
+                    _ = currentTick
                     let now = CACurrentMediaTime()
                     let rawLevels: [Float] = isPlaying
                         ? (previewLevels ?? AudioPlayer.shared.currentLevels())