diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Extensions_Network.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Extensions_Network.kt
index 52d8a663..00f47885 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Extensions_Network.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Extensions_Network.kt
@@ -216,9 +216,14 @@ private fun ByteArray.toInetAddress(): InetAddress {
     return InetAddress.getByAddress(this);
 }
 
-fun getConnectedSocket(addresses: List<InetAddress>, port: Int): Socket? {
+fun getConnectedSocket(attemptAddresses: List<InetAddress>, port: Int): Socket? {
     val timeout = 2000
 
+
+    val addresses = if(!Settings.instance.casting.allowIpv6) attemptAddresses.filterIsInstance<Inet4Address>() else attemptAddresses;
+    if(addresses.isEmpty())
+        throw IllegalStateException("No valid addresses found (ipv6: ${(if(Settings.instance.casting.allowIpv6) "enabled" else "disabled")})");
+
     if (addresses.isEmpty()) {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Settings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Settings.kt
index cedc4316..2bd95905 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Settings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/Settings.kt
@@ -583,10 +583,15 @@ class Settings : FragmentedStorageFileJson() {
         @Serializable(with = FlexibleBooleanSerializer::class)
         var keepScreenOn: Boolean = true;
 
-        @FormField(R.string.always_proxy_requests, FieldForm.TOGGLE, R.string.always_proxy_requests_description, 1)
+        @FormField(R.string.always_proxy_requests, FieldForm.TOGGLE, R.string.always_proxy_requests_description, 3)
         @Serializable(with = FlexibleBooleanSerializer::class)
         var alwaysProxyRequests: Boolean = false;
 
+
+        @FormField(R.string.allow_ipv6, FieldForm.TOGGLE, R.string.allow_ipv6_description, 4)
+        @Serializable(with = FlexibleBooleanSerializer::class)
+        var allowIpv6: Boolean = false;
+
         /*TODO: Should we have a different casting quality?
         @FormField("Preferred Casting Quality", FieldForm.DROPDOWN, "", 3)
         @DropdownFieldOptionsId(R.array.preferred_quality_array)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/UIDialogs.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/UIDialogs.kt
index e84002da..8034854d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/UIDialogs.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/UIDialogs.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.app.AlertDialog
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.graphics.Color
+import android.graphics.drawable.Animatable
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.text.Layout
 import android.text.method.ScrollingMovementMethod
@@ -199,16 +200,21 @@ class UIDialogs {
             dialog.show();
         }
 
-        fun showDialog(context: Context, icon: Int, text: String, textDetails: String? = null, code: String? = null, defaultCloseAction: Int, vararg actions: Action) {
+        fun showDialog(context: Context, icon: Int, text: String, textDetails: String? = null, code: String? = null, defaultCloseAction: Int, vararg actions: Action): AlertDialog {
+            return showDialog(context, icon, false, text, textDetails, code, defaultCloseAction, *actions);
+        }
+        fun showDialog(context: Context, icon: Int, animated: Boolean, text: String, textDetails: String? = null, code: String? = null, defaultCloseAction: Int, vararg actions: Action): AlertDialog {
             val builder = AlertDialog.Builder(context);
             val view = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.dialog_multi_button, null);
             builder.setView(view);
-
+            builder.setCancelable(defaultCloseAction > -2);
             val dialog = builder.create();
             registerDialogOpened(dialog);
 
             view.findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.dialog_icon).apply {
                 this.setImageResource(icon);
+                if(animated)
+                    this.drawable.assume<Animatable, Unit> { it.start() };
             }
             view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.dialog_text).apply {
                 this.text = text;
@@ -275,6 +281,7 @@ class UIDialogs {
                 registerDialogClosed(dialog);
             }
             dialog.show();
+            return dialog;
         }
 
         fun showGeneralErrorDialog(context: Context, msg: String, ex: Throwable? = null, button: String = "Ok", onOk: (()->Unit)? = null) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/FCastCastingDevice.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/FCastCastingDevice.kt
index 9e12f78c..85b928c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/FCastCastingDevice.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/FCastCastingDevice.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.futo.platformplayer.casting
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Base64
 import android.util.Log
+import com.futo.platformplayer.Settings
 import com.futo.platformplayer.UIDialogs
 import com.futo.platformplayer.casting.models.FCastDecryptedMessage
 import com.futo.platformplayer.casting.models.FCastEncryptedMessage
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.InputStream
 import java.io.OutputStream
 import java.math.BigInteger
+import java.net.Inet4Address
 import java.net.InetAddress
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.net.Socket
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/StateCasting.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/StateCasting.kt
index e329a495..90177050 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/StateCasting.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/casting/StateCasting.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.futo.platformplayer.casting
 
+import android.app.AlertDialog
 import android.content.ContentResolver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.net.Uri
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import android.util.Xml
 import androidx.annotation.OptIn
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi
+import com.futo.platformplayer.R
 import com.futo.platformplayer.Settings
 import com.futo.platformplayer.UIDialogs
 import com.futo.platformplayer.api.http.ManagedHttpClient
@@ -239,6 +241,9 @@ class StateCasting {
         Logger.i(TAG, "CastingService stopped.")
     }
 
+    private val _castingDialogLock = Any();
+    private var _currentDialog: AlertDialog? = null;
+
     @Synchronized
     fun connectDevice(device: CastingDevice) {
         if (activeDevice == device)
@@ -272,10 +277,39 @@ class StateCasting {
             invokeInMainScopeIfRequired {
                 StateApp.withContext(false) { context ->
                     context.let {
+                        Logger.i(TAG, "Casting state changed to ${castConnectionState}");
                         when (castConnectionState) {
-                            CastConnectionState.CONNECTED -> UIDialogs.toast(it, "Connected to device")
-                            CastConnectionState.CONNECTING -> UIDialogs.toast(it, "Connecting to device...")
-                            CastConnectionState.DISCONNECTED -> UIDialogs.toast(it, "Disconnected from device")
+                            CastConnectionState.CONNECTED -> {
+                                Logger.i(TAG, "Casting connected to [${device.name}]");
+                                UIDialogs.appToast("Connected to device")
+                                synchronized(_castingDialogLock) {
+                                    if(_currentDialog != null) {
+                                        _currentDialog?.hide();
+                                        _currentDialog = null;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            CastConnectionState.CONNECTING -> {
+                                Logger.i(TAG, "Casting connecting to [${device.name}]");
+                                UIDialogs.toast(it, "Connecting to device...")
+                                synchronized(_castingDialogLock) {
+                                    if(_currentDialog == null) {
+                                        _currentDialog = UIDialogs.showDialog(context, R.drawable.ic_loader_animated, true, "Connecting to [${device.name}]", "Make sure you are on the same network", null, -2,
+                                            UIDialogs.Action("Disconnect", {
+                                                device.stop();
+                                            }));
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            CastConnectionState.DISCONNECTED -> {
+                                UIDialogs.toast(it, "Disconnected from device")
+                                synchronized(_castingDialogLock) {
+                                    if(_currentDialog != null) {
+                                        _currentDialog?.hide();
+                                        _currentDialog = null;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/dialogs/ConnectCastingDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/dialogs/ConnectCastingDialog.kt
index bd5da2ea..8f3b836c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/dialogs/ConnectCastingDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/futo/platformplayer/dialogs/ConnectCastingDialog.kt
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ class ConnectCastingDialog(context: Context?) : AlertDialog(context) {
         };
         _rememberedAdapter.onConnect.subscribe { _ ->
             dismiss()
-            UIDialogs.showCastingDialog(context)
+            //UIDialogs.showCastingDialog(context)
         }
         _adapter.onConnect.subscribe { _ ->
             dismiss()
-            UIDialogs.showCastingDialog(context)
+            //UIDialogs.showCastingDialog(context)
         }
         _recyclerRememberedDevices.adapter = _rememberedAdapter;
         _recyclerRememberedDevices.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(context);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index af450660..e7c101c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
     <string name="keep_screen_on_while_casting">Keep screen on while casting</string>
     <string name="always_proxy_requests">Always proxy requests</string>
     <string name="always_proxy_requests_description">Always proxy requests when casting data through the device.</string>
+    <string name="allow_ipv6">Allow IPV6</string>
+    <string name="allow_ipv6_description">If casting over IPV6 is allowed, can cause issues on some networks</string>
     <string name="discover">Discover</string>
     <string name="find_new_video_sources_to_add">Find new video sources to add</string>
     <string name="these_sources_have_been_disabled">These sources have been disabled</string>