diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
index 5671322d17..9f757671e3 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/ChatModel.kt
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ object ChatModel {
           // We delete taking into account meta.createdAt to make sure we will not be in situation when two items with the same id will be deleted
           // (it can happen if already deleted chat item in backend still in the list and new one came with the same (re-used) chat item id)
           val remove = it.id == cItem.id && it.meta.createdAt == cItem.meta.createdAt
-          if (remove) { AudioPlayer.stop(it) }
+          if (remove) { withBGApi { AudioPlayer.stop(it) } }
           remove
         }
       }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.kt
index fd1824d5b6..c1526e0014 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ data class CurrentlyPlayingState(
 
 interface AudioPlayerInterface {
   val currentlyPlaying: MutableState<CurrentlyPlayingState?>
-  fun play(
+  suspend fun play(
     fileSource: CryptoFile,
     audioPlaying: MutableState<Boolean>,
     progress: MutableState<Int>,
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ interface AudioPlayerInterface {
     resetOnEnd: Boolean,
     smallView: Boolean,
   )
-  fun stop()
-  fun stop(item: ChatItem)
-  fun stop(fileName: String?)
-  fun pause(audioPlaying: MutableState<Boolean>, pro: MutableState<Int>)
-  fun seekTo(ms: Int, pro: MutableState<Int>, filePath: String?)
-  fun duration(unencryptedFilePath: String): Int?
+  suspend fun stop()
+  suspend fun stop(item: ChatItem)
+  suspend fun stop(fileName: String?)
+  suspend fun pause(audioPlaying: MutableState<Boolean>, pro: MutableState<Int>)
+  suspend fun seekTo(ms: Int, pro: MutableState<Int>, filePath: String?)
+  suspend fun duration(unencryptedFilePath: String): Int?
 }
 
 expect object AudioPlayer: AudioPlayerInterface
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
index e3bd936067..c51c429bb8 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ fun ChatView(staleChatId: State<String?>, onComposed: suspend (chatId: String) -
             selectedChatItems = selectedChatItems,
             back = {
               hideKeyboard(view)
-              AudioPlayer.stop()
+              withBGApi {
+                AudioPlayer.stop()
+              }
               chatModel.chatId.value = null
               chatModel.groupMembers.clear()
               chatModel.groupMembersIndexes.clear()
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeVoiceView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeVoiceView.kt
index b070dce1d1..139cfd5856 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeVoiceView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ComposeVoiceView.kt
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ fun ComposeVoiceView(
       ) {
         IconButton(
           onClick = {
-            if (!audioPlaying.value) {
-              AudioPlayer.play(CryptoFile.plain(filePath), audioPlaying, progress, duration, resetOnEnd = false, smallView = false)
-            } else {
-              AudioPlayer.pause(audioPlaying, progress)
+            withBGApi {
+              if (!audioPlaying.value) {
+                AudioPlayer.play(CryptoFile.plain(filePath), audioPlaying, progress, duration, resetOnEnd = false, smallView = false)
+              } else {
+                AudioPlayer.pause(audioPlaying, progress)
+              }
             }
           },
           enabled = finishedRecording
@@ -87,7 +89,9 @@ fun ComposeVoiceView(
         if (cancelEnabled) {
           IconButton(
             onClick = {
-              AudioPlayer.stop(filePath)
+              withBGApi {
+                AudioPlayer.stop(filePath)
+              }
               cancelVoice()
             },
             modifier = Modifier.padding(0.dp)
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ fun FinishedRecordingSlider(backgroundColor: Color, progress: MutableState<Int>,
     0.24f)
   Slider(
     progress.value.toFloat(),
-    onValueChange = { AudioPlayer.seekTo(it.toInt(), progress, filePath) },
+    onValueChange = { withBGApi { AudioPlayer.seekTo(it.toInt(), progress, filePath) } },
     Modifier
       .fillMaxWidth()
       .drawBehind {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIVoiceView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIVoiceView.kt
index 5ae46ef4e7..f0583dfccd 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIVoiceView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/item/CIVoiceView.kt
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ fun CIVoiceView(
       val play: () -> Unit = {
         val playIfExists = {
           if (fileSource.value != null) {
-            AudioPlayer.play(fileSource.value!!, audioPlaying, progress, duration, resetOnEnd = true, smallView = smallView)
-            brokenAudio = !audioPlaying.value
+            withBGApi {
+              AudioPlayer.play(fileSource.value!!, audioPlaying, progress, duration, resetOnEnd = true, smallView = smallView)
+              brokenAudio = !audioPlaying.value
+            }
           }
         }
         if (chatModel.connectedToRemote() && fileSource.value == null) {
@@ -75,7 +77,10 @@ fun CIVoiceView(
         } else playIfExists()
       }
       val pause = {
-        AudioPlayer.pause(audioPlaying, progress)
+        withBGApi {
+          AudioPlayer.pause(audioPlaying, progress)
+        }
+        Unit
       }
       val text = remember(ci.file?.fileId, ci.file?.fileStatus) {
         derivedStateOf {
@@ -87,7 +92,9 @@ fun CIVoiceView(
         }
       }
       VoiceLayout(file, ci, text, audioPlaying, progress, duration, brokenAudio, sent, hasText, timedMessagesTTL, showViaProxy, sizeMultiplier, play, pause, longClick, receiveFile) {
-        AudioPlayer.seekTo(it, progress, fileSource.value?.filePath)
+        withBGApi {
+          AudioPlayer.seekTo(it, progress, fileSource.value?.filePath)
+        }
       }
       if (smallView) {
         KeyChangeEffect(chatModel.chatId.value, chatModel.currentUser.value?.userId, chatModel.currentRemoteHost.value) {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt
index c2ae402160..aae0b77133 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/RecAndPlay.desktop.kt
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ actual object AudioPlayer: AudioPlayerInterface {
     return position
   }
 
-  override fun stop() {
+  override suspend fun stop() {
     if (currentlyPlaying.value == null) return
     player.stop()
     stopListener()
   }
 
-  override fun stop(item: ChatItem) = stop(item.file?.fileName)
+  override suspend fun stop(item: ChatItem) = stop(item.file?.fileName)
 
   // FileName or filePath are ok
-  override fun stop(fileName: String?) {
+  override suspend fun stop(fileName: String?) {
     if (fileName != null && currentlyPlaying.value?.fileSource?.filePath?.endsWith(fileName) == true) {
       stop()
     }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ actual object AudioPlayer: AudioPlayerInterface {
     progressJob = null
   }
 
-  override fun play(
+  override suspend fun play(
     fileSource: CryptoFile,
     audioPlaying: MutableState<Boolean>,
     progress: MutableState<Int>,
@@ -155,19 +155,19 @@ actual object AudioPlayer: AudioPlayerInterface {
     realDuration?.let { duration.value = it }
   }
 
-  override fun pause(audioPlaying: MutableState<Boolean>, pro: MutableState<Int>) {
+  override suspend fun pause(audioPlaying: MutableState<Boolean>, pro: MutableState<Int>) {
     pro.value = pause()
     audioPlaying.value = false
   }
 
-  override fun seekTo(ms: Int, pro: MutableState<Int>, filePath: String?) {
+  override suspend fun seekTo(ms: Int, pro: MutableState<Int>, filePath: String?) {
     pro.value = ms
     if (currentlyPlaying.value?.fileSource?.filePath == filePath) {
       player.seekTo(ms)
     }
   }
 
-  override fun duration(unencryptedFilePath: String): Int? {
+  override suspend fun duration(unencryptedFilePath: String): Int? {
     var res: Int? = null
     try {
       val helperPlayer = AudioPlayerComponent().mediaPlayer()
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ actual object SoundPlayer: SoundPlayerInterface {
     tmpFile.deleteOnExit()
     SoundPlayer::class.java.getResource("/media/ring_once.mp3")!!.openStream()!!.use { it.copyTo(tmpFile.outputStream()) }
     playing = true
-    scope.launch(Dispatchers.Default) {
+    scope.launch {
       while (playing && sound) {
         AudioPlayer.play(CryptoFile.plain(tmpFile.absolutePath), mutableStateOf(true), mutableStateOf(0), mutableStateOf(0), resetOnEnd = true, smallView = false)
         delay(3500)
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ actual object SoundPlayer: SoundPlayerInterface {
 
   override fun stop() {
     playing = false
-    AudioPlayer.stop()
+    withBGApi {
+      AudioPlayer.stop()
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -259,6 +261,8 @@ actual object CallSoundsPlayer: CallSoundsPlayerInterface {
 
   override fun stop() {
     playingJob?.cancel()
-    AudioPlayer.stop()
+    withBGApi {
+      AudioPlayer.stop()
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/VideoPlayer.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/VideoPlayer.desktop.kt
index 50eeaee604..d294853f13 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/VideoPlayer.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/VideoPlayer.desktop.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ actual class VideoPlayer actual constructor(
     if (soundEnabled.value)  {
       RecorderInterface.stopRecording?.invoke()
     }
-    AudioPlayer.stop()
+    withBGApi {
+      AudioPlayer.stop()
+    }
     VideoPlayerHolder.stopAll()
     if (listener.value == null) {
       runCatching {