diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-tts/ios/Sources/NativeTTSPlugin.swift b/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-tts/ios/Sources/NativeTTSPlugin.swift
index 828f1ce6..39898946 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-tts/ios/Sources/NativeTTSPlugin.swift
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src-tauri/plugins/tauri-plugin-native-tts/ios/Sources/NativeTTSPlugin.swift
@@ -1,16 +1,483 @@
-import SwiftRs
+import AVFoundation
+import MediaPlayer
 import Tauri
 import UIKit
-import WebKit
 
-class PingArgs: Decodable {
-  let value: String?
+// MARK: - Command arguments (camelCase, decoded from the Rust models)
+
+class SpeakArgs: Decodable {
+  let text: String?
+  let preload: Bool?
 }
 
-class NativeTTSPlugin: Plugin {
-  @objc public func ping(_ invoke: Invoke) throws {
-    let args = try invoke.parseArgs(PingArgs.self)
-    invoke.resolve(["value": args.value ?? ""])
+class SetRateArgs: Decodable {
+  let rate: Float?
+}
+
+class SetPitchArgs: Decodable {
+  let pitch: Float?
+}
+
+class SetVoiceArgs: Decodable {
+  let voice: String?
+}
+
+class UpdateMediaSessionMetadataArgs: Decodable {
+  let title: String?
+  let artist: String?
+  let album: String?
+  let artwork: String?
+}
+
+class UpdateMediaSessionStateArgs: Decodable {
+  let playing: Bool?
+  let position: Double?  // milliseconds
+  let duration: Double?  // milliseconds
+}
+
+class SetMediaSessionActiveArgs: Decodable {
+  let active: Bool?
+  let keepAppInForeground: Bool?
+  let notificationTitle: String?
+  let notificationText: String?
+  let foregroundServiceTitle: String?
+  let foregroundServiceText: String?
+}
+
+// MARK: - Command responses (camelCase, re-decoded by the Rust models)
+
+struct InitResponse: Encodable {
+  let success: Bool
+}
+
+struct SpeakResponse: Encodable {
+  let utteranceId: String
+}
+
+struct VoiceData: Encodable {
+  let id: String
+  let name: String
+  let lang: String
+  let disabled: Bool
+}
+
+struct GetVoicesResponse: Encodable {
+  let voices: [VoiceData]
+}
+
+/// Native iOS Text-to-Speech backed by `AVSpeechSynthesizer`, mirroring the
+/// Android `NativeTTSPlugin` (Android `TextToSpeech`). The shared TypeScript
+/// `NativeTTSClient` drives both platforms through the same plugin command and
+/// `tts_events` channel contract.
+class NativeTTSPlugin: Plugin, AVSpeechSynthesizerDelegate {
+  private let synthesizer = AVSpeechSynthesizer()
+
+  // App-level controls. `rate` arrives pre-curved by the JS client (see
+  // `avRate(from:)`); `pitch` is a direct multiplier (1.0 == normal).
+  private var currentRate: Float = 1.0
+  private var currentPitch: Float = 1.0
+  private var currentVoiceId: String = ""
+
+  // Maps a live utterance to the UUID the JS client awaits, so delegate
+  // callbacks can route `tts_events` to the right async iterator.
+  private var utteranceIds = [ObjectIdentifier: String]()
+
+  // Remote command targets we registered. The lock-screen command center
+  // (`MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared()`) is app-global and also used by
+  // native-bridge's hardware media-key page-turn handler, so we keep the exact
+  // tokens and remove only our own on teardown.
+  private var remoteCommandTargets: [(MPRemoteCommand, Any)] = []
+  private var mediaSessionActive = false
+
+  override init() {
+    super.init()
+    synthesizer.delegate = self
+  }
+
+  // MARK: - Lifecycle
+
+  // The "init" command maps to the Objective-C selector `init:`; `init` is a
+  // Swift reserved word, so the method is named `initialize` and exposed under
+  // the expected selector.
+  @objc(init:)
+  public func initialize(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    // AVSpeechSynthesizer and its voice list are available synchronously; there
+    // is no engine handshake to await as there is on Android.
+    invoke.resolve(InitResponse(success: true))
+  }
+
+  // MARK: - Speech
+
+  @objc public func speak(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(SpeakArgs.self)
+      let text = args.text ?? ""
+      if text.isEmpty {
+        invoke.reject("Text cannot be empty")
+        return
+      }
+
+      let utteranceId = UUID().uuidString
+      let rate = currentRate
+      let pitch = currentPitch
+      let voiceId = currentVoiceId
+
+      // Resolve immediately with the id; events stream over `tts_events`.
+      invoke.resolve(SpeakResponse(utteranceId: utteranceId))
+
+      DispatchQueue.main.async {
+        let utterance = AVSpeechUtterance(string: text)
+        utterance.rate = self.avRate(from: rate)
+        utterance.pitchMultiplier = self.avPitch(from: pitch)
+        // Each sentence is a separate utterance spoken after a gap, so the audio
+        // route goes cold between them and the first word can be clipped. A small
+        // pre-utterance delay plays silence first to warm the route. See #4676.
+        utterance.preUtteranceDelay = 0.1
+        if !voiceId.isEmpty, let voice = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(identifier: voiceId) {
+          utterance.voice = voice
+        }
+        self.utteranceIds[ObjectIdentifier(utterance)] = utteranceId
+        self.synthesizer.speak(utterance)
+      }
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Failed to start speaking: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @objc public func pause(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    // Mirror Android: pause is implemented as stop. The JS client returns
+    // `false` from pause(), so the controller stops and re-speaks the current
+    // sentence on resume.
+    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+      self.synthesizer.stopSpeaking(at: .immediate)
+    }
+    invoke.resolve()
+  }
+
+  @objc public func resume(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    // No-op, mirroring Android; the controller re-speaks on resume.
+    invoke.resolve()
+  }
+
+  @objc public func stop(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    DispatchQueue.main.async {
+      self.synthesizer.stopSpeaking(at: .immediate)
+      self.utteranceIds.removeAll()
+    }
+    invoke.resolve()
+  }
+
+  @objc public func set_rate(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(SetRateArgs.self)
+      currentRate = args.rate ?? 1.0
+      invoke.resolve()
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Exception setting rate: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @objc public func set_pitch(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(SetPitchArgs.self)
+      currentPitch = args.pitch ?? 1.0
+      invoke.resolve()
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Exception setting pitch: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @objc public func set_voice(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(SetVoiceArgs.self)
+      currentVoiceId = args.voice ?? ""
+      invoke.resolve()
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Exception setting voice: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @objc public func get_all_voices(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    let systemVoices = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice.speechVoices()
+
+    // The JS layer groups voices by primary language (isSameLang), so the same
+    // display name can appear twice in one "System TTS" list when a voice exists
+    // in multiple regions of the same language (e.g. the Eloquence "Rocko" in
+    // both en-US and en-GB). Count (primaryLanguage, displayName) pairs and, for
+    // any that collide, append the region so users can tell them apart.
+    var nameCounts: [String: Int] = [:]
+    for voice in systemVoices {
+      let key = "\(primaryLanguage(voice.language))|\(displayName(for: voice))"
+      nameCounts[key, default: 0] += 1
+    }
+
+    let voices = systemVoices.map { voice -> VoiceData in
+      let baseName = displayName(for: voice)
+      let key = "\(primaryLanguage(voice.language))|\(baseName)"
+      let name =
+        (nameCounts[key] ?? 0) > 1
+        ? "\(baseName) (\(regionDescription(for: voice.language)))"
+        : baseName
+      return VoiceData(
+        id: voice.identifier,
+        name: name,
+        lang: voice.language,
+        disabled: false
+      )
+    }
+    invoke.resolve(GetVoicesResponse(voices: voices))
+  }
+
+  // MARK: - AVSpeechSynthesizerDelegate
+
+  func speechSynthesizer(
+    _ synthesizer: AVSpeechSynthesizer, didStart utterance: AVSpeechUtterance
+  ) {
+    if let id = utteranceIds[ObjectIdentifier(utterance)] {
+      sendEvent(utteranceId: id, code: "boundary", message: "start")
+    }
+  }
+
+  func speechSynthesizer(
+    _ synthesizer: AVSpeechSynthesizer, didFinish utterance: AVSpeechUtterance
+  ) {
+    if let id = utteranceIds.removeValue(forKey: ObjectIdentifier(utterance)) {
+      sendEvent(utteranceId: id, code: "end")
+    }
+  }
+
+  func speechSynthesizer(
+    _ synthesizer: AVSpeechSynthesizer, didCancel utterance: AVSpeechUtterance
+  ) {
+    // Cancellation comes from stop()/pause(). Do NOT emit "end": the controller
+    // treats a finished utterance as a cue to advance, which must not happen on
+    // a manual stop or pause (mirrors Android, where stop() emits no onDone).
+    utteranceIds.removeValue(forKey: ObjectIdentifier(utterance))
+  }
+
+  // MARK: - Media session (lock screen / now playing)
+
+  @objc public func set_media_session_active(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(SetMediaSessionActiveArgs.self)
+      let active = args.active ?? true
+      DispatchQueue.main.async {
+        if active {
+          self.activateRemoteCommands()
+        } else {
+          self.deactivateRemoteCommands()
+        }
+      }
+      invoke.resolve()
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Failed to set media session active state: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @objc public func update_media_session_state(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(UpdateMediaSessionStateArgs.self)
+      let playing = args.playing ?? false
+      let position = args.position
+      let duration = args.duration
+      DispatchQueue.main.async {
+        var info = MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo ?? [String: Any]()
+        info[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyPlaybackRate] = playing ? 1.0 : 0.0
+        if let position = position {
+          info[MPNowPlayingInfoPropertyElapsedPlaybackTime] = position / 1000.0
+        }
+        if let duration = duration, duration > 0 {
+          info[MPMediaItemPropertyPlaybackDuration] = duration / 1000.0
+        }
+        MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = info
+      }
+      invoke.resolve()
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Failed to update playback state: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @objc public func update_media_session_metadata(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    do {
+      let args = try invoke.parseArgs(UpdateMediaSessionMetadataArgs.self)
+      let title = args.title ?? ""
+      let artist = args.artist ?? ""
+      let album = args.album ?? ""
+      let artwork = args.artwork
+
+      DispatchQueue.main.async {
+        var info = MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo ?? [String: Any]()
+        info[MPMediaItemPropertyTitle] = title
+        info[MPMediaItemPropertyArtist] = artist
+        info[MPMediaItemPropertyAlbumTitle] = album
+        MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = info
+      }
+
+      // Artwork usually arrives as a base64 data URI; decode off the main thread
+      // and apply it once ready so it does not block command handling.
+      if let artwork = artwork {
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async {
+          guard let image = self.loadImage(from: artwork) else { return }
+          let mpArtwork = MPMediaItemArtwork(boundsSize: image.size) { _ in image }
+          DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            var info = MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo ?? [String: Any]()
+            info[MPMediaItemPropertyArtwork] = mpArtwork
+            MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = info
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      invoke.resolve()
+    } catch {
+      invoke.reject("Failed to update metadata: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+    }
+  }
+
+  // MARK: - Permissions
+
+  // iOS lock-screen / now-playing needs no runtime permission. Resolve the
+  // Android-style postNotification permission as granted so the shared JS media
+  // session code does not try to prompt.
+  @objc public override func checkPermissions(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    invoke.resolve(["postNotification": "granted"])
+  }
+
+  @objc public override func requestPermissions(_ invoke: Invoke) {
+    invoke.resolve(["postNotification": "granted"])
+  }
+
+  // MARK: - Helpers
+
+  private func sendEvent(
+    utteranceId: String, code: String, message: String? = nil, mark: String? = nil
+  ) {
+    var data: JSObject = ["utteranceId": utteranceId, "code": code]
+    if let message = message {
+      data["message"] = message
+    }
+    if let mark = mark {
+      data["mark"] = mark
+    }
+    trigger("tts_events", data: data)
+  }
+
+  private func activateRemoteCommands() {
+    if mediaSessionActive {
+      return
+    }
+    mediaSessionActive = true
+    let center = MPRemoteCommandCenter.shared()
+
+    center.playCommand.isEnabled = true
+    addRemoteTarget(center.playCommand) { [weak self] _ in
+      self?.triggerMediaSession("media-session-play")
+      return .success
+    }
+    center.pauseCommand.isEnabled = true
+    addRemoteTarget(center.pauseCommand) { [weak self] _ in
+      self?.triggerMediaSession("media-session-pause")
+      return .success
+    }
+    // The lock screen shows a single play/pause button; the controller's "play"
+    // handler toggles, so route the toggle command there too.
+    center.togglePlayPauseCommand.isEnabled = true
+    addRemoteTarget(center.togglePlayPauseCommand) { [weak self] _ in
+      self?.triggerMediaSession("media-session-play")
+      return .success
+    }
+    center.nextTrackCommand.isEnabled = true
+    addRemoteTarget(center.nextTrackCommand) { [weak self] _ in
+      self?.triggerMediaSession("media-session-next")
+      return .success
+    }
+    center.previousTrackCommand.isEnabled = true
+    addRemoteTarget(center.previousTrackCommand) { [weak self] _ in
+      self?.triggerMediaSession("media-session-previous")
+      return .success
+    }
+  }
+
+  private func deactivateRemoteCommands() {
+    for (command, token) in remoteCommandTargets {
+      command.removeTarget(token)
+    }
+    remoteCommandTargets.removeAll()
+    MPNowPlayingInfoCenter.default().nowPlayingInfo = nil
+    mediaSessionActive = false
+  }
+
+  private func addRemoteTarget(
+    _ command: MPRemoteCommand,
+    handler: @escaping (MPRemoteCommandEvent) -> MPRemoteCommandHandlerStatus
+  ) {
+    let token = command.addTarget(handler: handler)
+    remoteCommandTargets.append((command, token))
+  }
+
+  private func triggerMediaSession(_ event: String) {
+    trigger(event, data: JSObject())
+  }
+
+  private func displayName(for voice: AVSpeechSynthesisVoice) -> String {
+    switch voice.quality {
+    case .enhanced:
+      return "\(voice.name) (Enhanced)"
+    case .premium:
+      return "\(voice.name) (Premium)"
+    default:
+      return voice.name
+    }
+  }
+
+  private func primaryLanguage(_ language: String) -> String {
+    return String(language.split(separator: "-").first ?? "")
+  }
+
+  /// A human-readable region for disambiguating duplicate voice names, e.g.
+  /// "en-US" -> "United States". Falls back to the raw subtag, then the full tag.
+  private func regionDescription(for language: String) -> String {
+    let parts = language.split(separator: "-")
+    if parts.count > 1, let regionPart = parts.last {
+      let region = String(regionPart)
+      return Locale.current.localizedString(forRegionCode: region) ?? region
+    }
+    return language
+  }
+
+  /// Loads artwork from a base64 data URI, a remote URL, or a bundled asset.
+  private func loadImage(from urlString: String) -> UIImage? {
+    if urlString.hasPrefix("data:image") {
+      guard let commaIndex = urlString.firstIndex(of: ",") else {
+        return nil
+      }
+      let base64 = String(urlString[urlString.index(after: commaIndex)...])
+      guard let data = Data(base64Encoded: base64) else {
+        return nil
+      }
+      return UIImage(data: data)
+    } else if urlString.hasPrefix("http") {
+      guard let url = URL(string: urlString), let data = try? Data(contentsOf: url) else {
+        return nil
+      }
+      return UIImage(data: data)
+    } else {
+      return UIImage(named: urlString)
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// AVSpeechUtterance rate runs 0...1 with ~0.5 as normal, while the JS client
+  /// sends an Android-tuned `pow(userMultiplier, 2.5)` value where 1.0 is
+  /// normal. Recover the multiplier and rescale onto the AVSpeechUtterance range.
+  private func avRate(from jsRate: Float) -> Float {
+    let userMultiplier = pow(max(jsRate, 0.0001), 1.0 / 2.5)
+    let mapped = AVSpeechUtteranceDefaultSpeechRate * userMultiplier
+    return min(
+      max(mapped, AVSpeechUtteranceMinimumSpeechRate), AVSpeechUtteranceMaximumSpeechRate)
+  }
+
+  /// AVSpeechUtterance pitchMultiplier is clamped to [0.5, 2.0] (1.0 normal).
+  private func avPitch(from jsPitch: Float) -> Float {
+    return min(max(jsPitch, 0.5), 2.0)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useTTSControl.test.tsx b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useTTSControl.test.tsx
index 26813309..00a385f8 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useTTSControl.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/hooks/useTTSControl.test.tsx
@@ -198,19 +198,31 @@ vi.mock('@/utils/ttsTime', () => ({
   }),
 }));
 
+const { mockDeinitMediaSession } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  mockDeinitMediaSession: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+}));
+
 vi.mock('@/app/reader/hooks/useTTSMediaSession', () => ({
   useTTSMediaSession: () => ({
     mediaSessionRef: { current: null },
     unblockAudio: vi.fn(),
     releaseUnblockAudio: vi.fn(),
     initMediaSession: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-    deinitMediaSession: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    deinitMediaSession: mockDeinitMediaSession,
   }),
 }));
 
 // Imports must come AFTER vi.mock calls so they pick up the mocked modules.
 import { useTTSControl } from '@/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl';
 import { eventDispatcher } from '@/utils/event';
+import { useReaderStore } from '@/store/readerStore';
+
+const getSetTTSEnabledMock = () =>
+  (
+    useReaderStore as unknown as {
+      getState: () => { setTTSEnabled: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+    }
+  ).getState().setTTSEnabled;
 
 const Harness = () => {
   useTTSControl({ bookKey: 'book-1' });
@@ -324,6 +336,82 @@ describe('useTTSControl tts-sync-request (mode-entry replay)', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('useTTSControl handleStop resilience (#4676)', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    ttsControllerInstances.length = 0;
+    pendingInitResolvers.length = 0;
+    mockDeinitMediaSession.mockReset();
+    mockDeinitMediaSession.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  const startSession = async () => {
+    render(<Harness />);
+    await act(async () => {
+      const p = eventDispatcher.dispatch('tts-speak', { bookKey: 'book-1' });
+      for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+      while (pendingInitResolvers.length > 0) pendingInitResolvers.shift()!();
+      await p;
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+    return ttsControllerInstances[0] as { shutdown: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+  };
+
+  it('disables TTS even when controller.shutdown rejects', async () => {
+    // Regression: a native teardown that throws (observed with iOS system TTS)
+    // must not skip the state resets that turn the TTS icon off.
+    const controller = await startSession();
+    const setTTSEnabled = getSetTTSEnabledMock();
+    setTTSEnabled.mockClear();
+    controller.shutdown.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('native teardown failed'));
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await eventDispatcher.dispatch('tts-stop', { bookKey: 'book-1' });
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(setTTSEnabled).toHaveBeenCalledWith('book-1', false);
+  });
+
+  it('disables TTS even when controller.shutdown never resolves', async () => {
+    // The state resets must run before (not after) the teardown await, so a
+    // hung native teardown can never leave the TTS icon stuck on.
+    const controller = await startSession();
+    const setTTSEnabled = getSetTTSEnabledMock();
+    setTTSEnabled.mockClear();
+    controller.shutdown.mockReturnValueOnce(new Promise<void>(() => {}));
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      // Do not await the dispatch: handleStop intentionally never settles here.
+      eventDispatcher.dispatch('tts-stop', { bookKey: 'book-1' });
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(setTTSEnabled).toHaveBeenCalledWith('book-1', false);
+  });
+
+  it('tears down the media session even when controller.shutdown never resolves', async () => {
+    // Regression for the lock-screen Now Playing lingering with iOS system TTS:
+    // the media-session teardown must not be gated behind the controller's own
+    // shutdown, which can stall.
+    const controller = await startSession();
+    mockDeinitMediaSession.mockClear();
+    controller.shutdown.mockReturnValueOnce(new Promise<void>(() => {}));
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      eventDispatcher.dispatch('tts-stop', { bookKey: 'book-1' });
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+    });
+
+    expect(mockDeinitMediaSession).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
 describe('useTTSControl handleHighlightMark cross-section navigation', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     ttsControllerInstances.length = 0;
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/libs/mediaSession.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/libs/mediaSession.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53e84649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/libs/mediaSession.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+
+// getMediaSession() consults the platform helpers; mock them so each test can
+// pin a platform without touching the real user agent / env.
+vi.mock('@/utils/misc', () => ({
+  getOSPlatform: vi.fn(),
+}));
+vi.mock('@/services/environment', () => ({
+  isTauriAppPlatform: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+// mediaSession.ts imports these at module load; TauriMediaSession construction
+// does not call them, but the imports must resolve in jsdom.
+vi.mock('@tauri-apps/api/core', () => ({
+  invoke: vi.fn(),
+  addPluginListener: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { getMediaSession, TauriMediaSession } from '@/libs/mediaSession';
+import { getOSPlatform } from '@/utils/misc';
+import { isTauriAppPlatform } from '@/services/environment';
+
+const setNavigatorMediaSession = (present: boolean) => {
+  if (present) {
+    Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'mediaSession', {
+      value: { metadata: null, setActionHandler: vi.fn() },
+      configurable: true,
+    });
+  } else if ('mediaSession' in navigator) {
+    delete (navigator as unknown as { mediaSession?: unknown }).mediaSession;
+  }
+};
+
+describe('getMediaSession', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    setNavigatorMediaSession(false);
+  });
+
+  test('uses navigator.mediaSession on iOS, NOT the native plugin', () => {
+    // iOS audio plays through the WebView (Edge TTS media element, or the silent
+    // keep-alive element during system TTS), so navigator.mediaSession is what
+    // surfaces the lock-screen cover + sentence + controls. Routing iOS through
+    // the native plugin hid the Edge cover/sentence and gave system TTS no
+    // controls (AVSpeechSynthesizer can't be surfaced that way). See #4676.
+    vi.mocked(getOSPlatform).mockReturnValue('ios');
+    vi.mocked(isTauriAppPlatform).mockReturnValue(true);
+    setNavigatorMediaSession(true);
+
+    const result = getMediaSession();
+    expect(result).not.toBeInstanceOf(TauriMediaSession);
+    expect(result).toBe(navigator.mediaSession);
+  });
+
+  test('returns TauriMediaSession on Android Tauri (native foreground service)', () => {
+    // Android is checked first, so it uses the native session even though the
+    // WebView may also expose navigator.mediaSession.
+    vi.mocked(getOSPlatform).mockReturnValue('android');
+    vi.mocked(isTauriAppPlatform).mockReturnValue(true);
+    setNavigatorMediaSession(true);
+
+    expect(getMediaSession()).toBeInstanceOf(TauriMediaSession);
+  });
+
+  test('falls back to navigator.mediaSession on the web', () => {
+    vi.mocked(getOSPlatform).mockReturnValue('macos');
+    vi.mocked(isTauriAppPlatform).mockReturnValue(false);
+    setNavigatorMediaSession(true);
+
+    const result = getMediaSession();
+    expect(result).not.toBeInstanceOf(TauriMediaSession);
+    expect(result).toBe(navigator.mediaSession);
+  });
+
+  test('returns null when neither a native nor a web media session is available', () => {
+    vi.mocked(getOSPlatform).mockReturnValue('linux');
+    vi.mocked(isTauriAppPlatform).mockReturnValue(false);
+    setNavigatorMediaSession(false);
+
+    expect(getMediaSession()).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/native-tts-client.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/native-tts-client.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4f4412a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/native-tts-client.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { describe, test, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+
+vi.mock('@tauri-apps/api/core', () => ({
+  invoke: vi.fn(),
+  addPluginListener: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ unregister: vi.fn() }),
+}));
+
+// Avoid pulling in the heavy TTSController module graph (foliate-js, etc.) — the
+// native client only references it as a type.
+vi.mock('@/services/tts/TTSController', () => ({ TTSController: class {} }));
+
+import { NativeTTSClient } from '@/services/tts/NativeTTSClient';
+import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
+
+describe('NativeTTSClient.stop', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
+  test('resolves promptly when the native stop resolves', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(invoke).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+    const client = new NativeTTSClient();
+
+    await client.stop();
+
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledWith('plugin:native-tts|stop');
+  });
+
+  test('still resolves (bounded) when the native stop never resolves', async () => {
+    // Regression for #4676: a hung native stop must not hang teardown
+    // (controller.stop / shutdown), which would leave the TTS icon stuck.
+    vi.mocked(invoke).mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+    const client = new NativeTTSClient();
+
+    let settled = false;
+    const p = client.stop().then(() => {
+      settled = true;
+    });
+
+    // Pending until the timeout fires.
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(settled).toBe(false);
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1500);
+    await p;
+    expect(settled).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/tts-controller.test.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/tts-controller.test.ts
index 9079c2e7..53c7ba6d 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/tts-controller.test.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/__tests__/services/tts-controller.test.ts
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ function createMockView(): FoliateView {
 
 // --- Helper: create mock AppService ---
 
-function createMockAppService(isAndroid = false): AppService {
+function createMockAppService(isAndroid = false, isIOS = false): AppService {
   return {
     isAndroidApp: isAndroid,
+    isIOSApp: isIOS,
   } as unknown as AppService;
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +216,13 @@ describe('TTSController', () => {
       expect(c.ttsNativeClient).not.toBeNull();
     });
 
-    test('does not create native client when not Android', () => {
+    test('creates native client when isIOSApp', () => {
+      const iosService = createMockAppService(false, true);
+      const c = new TTSController(iosService, mockView);
+      expect(c.ttsNativeClient).not.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    test('does not create native client when neither Android nor iOS', () => {
       expect(controller.ttsNativeClient).toBeNull();
     });
 
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts
index d02cc7ef..134e3dc9 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/app/reader/hooks/useTTSControl.ts
@@ -535,26 +535,42 @@ export const useTTSControl = ({ bookKey, onRequestHidePanel }: UseTTSControlProp
   const handleStop = useCallback(
     async (bookKey: string) => {
       const ttsController = ttsControllerRef.current;
-      if (ttsController) {
-        await ttsController.shutdown();
-        ttsControllerRef.current = null;
-        setTtsController(null);
-        getView(bookKey)?.deselect();
-        setIsPlaying(false);
-        emitPlaybackState('stopped');
-        onRequestHidePanel?.();
-        setShowIndicator(false);
-        setShowBackToCurrentTTSLocation(false);
-      }
+      // Reset all UI/session state up front — including the TTS toggle
+      // (ttsEnabled) and indicator that color the TTS icon — so disabling TTS
+      // always takes effect immediately. The teardown below is best-effort and
+      // must never block or skip these resets if it hangs or throws, which was
+      // observed with iOS system TTS (Edge TTS was unaffected). See #4676.
+      ttsControllerRef.current = null;
+      setTtsController(null);
+      setIsPlaying(false);
+      emitPlaybackState('stopped');
+      onRequestHidePanel?.();
+      setShowIndicator(false);
+      setShowBackToCurrentTTSLocation(false);
       previousSectionLabelRef.current = undefined;
-      if (appService?.isIOSApp) {
-        await invokeUseBackgroundAudio({ enabled: false });
-      }
+      setTTSEnabled(bookKey, false);
+      getView(bookKey)?.deselect();
       if (appService?.isMobile) {
         releaseUnblockAudio();
       }
-      await deinitMediaSession();
-      setTTSEnabled(bookKey, false);
+
+      // Tear down the controller, the lock-screen media session, and the
+      // background-audio session best-effort and IN PARALLEL. The controller's
+      // own shutdown can stall on iOS system TTS, and it must NOT gate the media
+      // session / background-audio teardown — otherwise the lock-screen Now
+      // Playing keeps running after TTS is disabled (Edge TTS was unaffected
+      // because it never hits the stalling native path). See #4676.
+      await Promise.all([
+        ttsController
+          ? Promise.resolve()
+              .then(() => ttsController.shutdown())
+              .catch((error) => console.warn('TTS shutdown failed:', error))
+          : Promise.resolve(),
+        appService?.isIOSApp
+          ? invokeUseBackgroundAudio({ enabled: false }).catch(() => {})
+          : Promise.resolve(),
+        deinitMediaSession().catch(() => {}),
+      ]);
     },
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
     [appService],
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/libs/mediaSession.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/libs/mediaSession.ts
index f11ff142..5fc31551 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/libs/mediaSession.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/libs/mediaSession.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,23 @@ export class TauriMediaSession {
 }
 
 export function getMediaSession() {
+  const platform = getOSPlatform();
+  // Android: the native foreground-service media session (TextToSpeech and
+  // WebAudio both run with the app as the media owner; the Android WebView
+  // doesn't expose a usable Media Session here).
+  if (platform === 'android' && isTauriAppPlatform()) {
+    return new TauriMediaSession();
+  }
+  // iOS (and web): the audio always plays through the WebView — Edge TTS's media
+  // element, or the silent keep-alive element (`unblockAudio`) that runs during
+  // system TTS — so navigator.mediaSession, driven by that element, is what
+  // surfaces the lock-screen card with the cover + current sentence and the
+  // transport controls. AVSpeechSynthesizer is NOT a WebView media element and
+  // can't be surfaced via the native MPNowPlayingInfo path, so iOS must NOT be
+  // routed through the native plugin (doing so both hid the Edge cover/sentence
+  // and left system TTS with no controls). See #4676.
   if ('mediaSession' in navigator) {
     return navigator.mediaSession;
-  } else if (getOSPlatform() === 'android' && isTauriAppPlatform()) {
-    return new TauriMediaSession();
   }
   return null;
 }
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/NativeTTSClient.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/NativeTTSClient.ts
index d67de246..7e7887b2 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/NativeTTSClient.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/NativeTTSClient.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,17 @@ export class NativeTTSClient implements TTSClient {
   }
 
   async stop() {
-    await invoke('plugin:native-tts|stop');
+    // Bound the native stop so teardown (controller.stop / shutdown, and thus
+    // the TTS icon turning off) can never hang if the native side is slow to
+    // resolve — e.g. iOS AVSpeechSynthesizer / audio-session teardown. See #4676.
+    try {
+      await Promise.race([
+        invoke('plugin:native-tts|stop'),
+        new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1500)),
+      ]);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('Native TTS stop failed:', error);
+    }
     this.#activeUtterances.clear();
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/TTSController.ts b/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/TTSController.ts
index 8e0ed62e..767d90d2 100644
--- a/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/TTSController.ts
+++ b/apps/readest-app/src/services/tts/TTSController.ts
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ export class TTSController extends EventTarget {
     super();
     this.ttsWebClient = new WebSpeechClient(this);
     this.ttsEdgeClient = new EdgeTTSClient(this, appService);
-    // TODO: implement native TTS client for iOS and PC
-    if (appService?.isAndroidApp) {
+    // Native TTS is backed by Android TextToSpeech and iOS AVSpeechSynthesizer.
+    // TODO: implement native TTS client for desktop platforms.
+    if (appService?.isAndroidApp || appService?.isIOSApp) {
       this.ttsNativeClient = new NativeTTSClient(this);
     }
     this.ttsClient = this.ttsWebClient;