diff --git a/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt b/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt
index a83f27e10..bdf5eaf23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/extensions/ViewExtensions.kt
@@ -186,23 +186,6 @@ fun BottomSheetBehavior<*>.peekHeightAnimate(value: Int): Animator {
         }
 }
 
-fun MaterialCardView.animateRadius(cornerRadius: Float, pause: Boolean = true) {
-    ValueAnimator.ofFloat(radius, cornerRadius).apply {
-        addUpdateListener { radius = animatedValue as Float }
-        start()
-    }
-    ValueAnimator.ofInt(measuredWidth, if (pause) (height * 1.5).toInt() else height).apply {
-        addUpdateListener {
-            updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.LayoutParams> { width = animatedValue as Int }
-        }
-        start()
-    }
-}
-
-fun MaterialCardView.animateToCircle() {
-    animateRadius(measuredHeight / 2F, pause = false)
-}
-
 fun View.focusAndShowKeyboard() {
     /**
      * This is to be called when the window already has focus.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/fragments/player/md3/MD3PlaybackControlsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/fragments/player/md3/MD3PlaybackControlsFragment.kt
index 491d80f06..b10260b1f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/fragments/player/md3/MD3PlaybackControlsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/code/name/monkey/retromusic/fragments/player/md3/MD3PlaybackControlsFragment.kt
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@ class MD3PlaybackControlsFragment :
     private fun updatePlayPauseDrawableState() {
         if (MusicPlayerRemote.isPlaying) {
             binding.playPauseButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_pause_outline_small)
-            binding.playPauseCard.animateRadius(40F)
         } else {
             binding.playPauseButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_play_arrow_outline_small)
-            binding.playPauseCard.animateToCircle()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_md3_player_playback_controls.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_md3_player_playback_controls.xml
index 99fd4e8d8..ffd170e04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_md3_player_playback_controls.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_md3_player_playback_controls.xml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
         android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
-        android:maxHeight="2dp"
-        style="@style/Widget.Retro.Slider"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
+        style="@style/Widget.Retro.MD3.Custom.Slider"
         app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@id/songTotalTime"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toEndOf="@id/songCurrentProgress"
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 9cfed1a10..356fc0641 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -256,9 +256,20 @@
         <item name="cornerSize">50%</item>
     </style>
 
-    <style name="Widget.Retro.Slider" parent="Widget.Material3.Slider">
+    <style name="Widget.Retro.Slider" parent="Widget.Material3.Slider.Legacy">
         <item name="labelBehavior">gone</item>
         <item name="thumbRadius">6dp</item>
         <item name="haloRadius">18dp</item>
     </style>
+
+    <style name="Widget.Retro.MD3.Custom.Slider" parent="Widget.Material3.Slider">
+        <item name="labelBehavior">gone</item>
+        <item name="thumbHeight">26dp</item>
+        <item name="thumbWidth">4dp</item>
+        <item name="thumbTrackGapSize">4dp</item>
+        <item name="trackHeight">14dp</item>
+        <item name="thumbElevation">0dp</item>
+        <item name="background">@android:color/transparent</item>
+        <item name="haloRadius">0dp</item>
+    </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 993eb9320..aab11403c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ materialIntro = "2.0.0"
 mediarouter = "1.6.0"
 nanohttpd = "2.3.1"
 navigation_version = "2.7.6"
-mdc_version = "1.9.0"
+mdc_version = "1.12.0"
 glide_version = "4.15.1"
 orgEclipseEgitGithubCore = "2.1.5"
 playServicesCastFramework = "21.3.0"