diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
index ffd4a9ac..9428e7f3 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/data/DeviceClasses.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ data class DeviceSettings(
     fun default():DeviceSettings {
       return DeviceSettings(
         disableAutoRewind = false,
-        enableAltView = false,
+        enableAltView = true,
         jumpBackwardsTime = 10,
         jumpForwardTime = 10,
         disableShakeToResetSleepTimer = false,
diff --git a/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift b/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
index 6ef07c79..96eec8cf 100644
--- a/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
+++ b/ios/App/Shared/models/DeviceSettings.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import RealmSwift
 
 class DeviceSettings: Object {
     @Persisted var disableAutoRewind: Bool = false
-    @Persisted var enableAltView: Bool = false
+    @Persisted var enableAltView: Bool = true
     @Persisted var jumpBackwardsTime: Int = 10
     @Persisted var jumpForwardTime: Int = 10
     @Persisted var lockOrientation: String = "NONE"
diff --git a/pages/settings.vue b/pages/settings.vue
index fecf87bb..cf559011 100644
--- a/pages/settings.vue
+++ b/pages/settings.vue
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
     <p class="uppercase text-xs font-semibold text-gray-300 mb-2">User Interface Settings</p>
     <div class="flex items-center py-3" @click="toggleEnableAltView">
       <div class="w-10 flex justify-center">
-        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="settings.enableAltView" @input="saveSettings" />
+        <ui-toggle-switch v-model="enableBookshelfView" @input="saveSettings" />
       </div>
-      <p class="pl-4">Alternative bookshelf view</p>
+      <p class="pl-4">Use bookshelf view</p>
     </div>
     <div class="flex items-center py-3" @click.stop="toggleLockOrientation">
       <div class="w-10 flex justify-center pointer-events-none">
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   computed: {
+    // This is flipped because alt view was the default until v0.9.61-beta
+    enableBookshelfView: {
+      get() {
+        return !this.settings.enableAltView
+      },
+      set(val) {
+        this.settings.enableAltView = !val
+      }
+    },
     isiOS() {
       return this.$platform === 'ios'
     },