diff --git a/lib/screens/channel/video/native_video_store.dart b/lib/screens/channel/video/native_video_store.dart
index 0d5a29bd..0ef29efd 100644
--- a/lib/screens/channel/video/native_video_store.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/channel/video/native_video_store.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import 'package:frosty/models/stream.dart';
 import 'package:frosty/screens/channel/video/video_player_interface.dart';
 import 'package:frosty/screens/settings/stores/auth_store.dart';
 import 'package:frosty/screens/settings/stores/settings_store.dart';
-import 'package:frosty/services/cookie_extractor.dart';
 import 'package:mobx/mobx.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 
@@ -102,10 +101,8 @@ abstract class NativeVideoStoreBase with Store implements VideoPlayerInterface {
   @action
   Future<void> _initPlayer() async {
     try {
-      // Prefer web cookie token (works with web Client-ID) for ad-free playback.
-      // Fall back to direct cookie extraction if AuthStore hasn't resolved it yet.
-      var authToken = authStore.gqlToken;
-      authToken ??= await CookieExtractor.extractTwitchAuthToken();
+      // Use web cookie token (works with web Client-ID) for ad-free playback.
+      final authToken = authStore.gqlToken;
       late final PlaybackAccessToken token;
       try {
         token = await twitchGqlApi.getPlaybackAccessToken(
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/account/widgets/profile_card.dart b/lib/screens/settings/account/widgets/profile_card.dart
index 7a55c3a5..169c2c71 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/account/widgets/profile_card.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/account/widgets/profile_card.dart
@@ -39,13 +39,63 @@ class ProfileCard extends StatelessWidget {
           );
         }
         if (authStore.isLoggedIn && authStore.user.details != null) {
+          final hasToken = authStore.gqlToken != null;
           return ListTile(
             leading: ProfilePicture(
               userLogin: authStore.user.details!.login,
               radius: 12,
             ),
             title: Text(authStore.user.details!.displayName),
-            trailing: const Icon(Icons.chevron_right_rounded),
+            trailing: Row(
+              mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+              children: [
+                IconButton(
+                  tooltip: hasToken
+                      ? 'Web session linked'
+                      : 'Web session not linked',
+                  icon: Icon(
+                    hasToken
+                        ? Icons.check_circle_outline_rounded
+                        : Icons.link_off_rounded,
+                    size: 20,
+                    color: hasToken ? Colors.green : null,
+                  ),
+                  onPressed: () {
+                    showDialog(
+                      context: context,
+                      builder: (context) => AlertDialog(
+                        title: const Text('Web session'),
+                        content: Text(
+                          hasToken
+                              ? 'Your Twitch web session is linked. When using the native player, ads will be avoided on channels where you have a subscription or Twitch Turbo.'
+                              : 'Your Twitch web session is not linked. Log in again to avoid ads when using the native player on channels where you have a subscription or Twitch Turbo.',
+                        ),
+                        actions: [
+                          if (!hasToken)
+                            TextButton(
+                              onPressed: () {
+                                Navigator.pop(context);
+                                Navigator.push(
+                                  context,
+                                  MaterialPageRoute(
+                                    builder: (context) => LoginWebView(),
+                                  ),
+                                );
+                              },
+                              child: const Text('Log in'),
+                            ),
+                          TextButton(
+                            onPressed: () => Navigator.pop(context),
+                            child: const Text('OK'),
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                      ),
+                    );
+                  },
+                ),
+                const Icon(Icons.chevron_right_rounded),
+              ],
+            ),
             onTap: () => _showAccountOptionsModalBottomSheet(context),
           );
         }
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/stores/auth_store.dart b/lib/screens/settings/stores/auth_store.dart
index a302f7a8..2f985eab 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/stores/auth_store.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/stores/auth_store.dart
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ abstract class AuthBase with Store {
         }
       }
 
-      // Try extracting a fresh GQL token from the WebView cookie store.
-      if (_isLoggedIn) await _extractGqlToken();
-
       FirebaseCrashlytics.instance.setCustomKey('is_logged_in', _isLoggedIn);
       _error = null;
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/lib/screens/settings/video_settings.dart b/lib/screens/settings/video_settings.dart
index e54fec02..f7928a36 100644
--- a/lib/screens/settings/video_settings.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/settings/video_settings.dart
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class VideoSettings extends StatelessWidget {
             SettingsListSwitch(
               title: 'Native player (experimental)',
               subtitle: const Text(
-                'Uses a native video player with improved picture-in-picture.',
+                'Native video player with auto picture-in-picture and quality selection.',
               ),
               value: settingsStore.useNativePlayer,
               onChanged: (newValue) =>