diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
index 35a14cf2..eaf580bd 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/AbMediaDescriptionAdapter.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.provider.MediaStore
 import android.support.v4.media.session.MediaControllerCompat
-import android.util.Log
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.BuildConfig
 import com.audiobookshelf.app.R
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class AbMediaDescriptionAdapter constructor(private val controller: MediaControl
       // Cache the bitmap for the current audiobook so that successive calls to
       // `getCurrentLargeIcon` don't cause the bitmap to be recreated.
       currentIconUri = albumArtUri
-      Log.d(tag, "ART $currentIconUri")
 
       if (currentIconUri.toString().startsWith("content://")) {
         currentBitmap = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 28) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
index cea23bd9..2bbe7b0d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/audiobookshelf/app/player/PlayerNotificationService.kt
@@ -312,19 +312,6 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat() {
 
                 val coverUri = currentPlaybackSession!!.getCoverUri(ctx)
 
-                var bitmap: Bitmap? = null
-                //         Local covers get bitmap
-                if (currentPlaybackSession!!.localLibraryItem?.coverContentUrl != null) {
-                  bitmap =
-                          if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 28) {
-                            MediaStore.Images.Media.getBitmap(ctx.contentResolver, coverUri)
-                          } else {
-                            val source: ImageDecoder.Source =
-                                    ImageDecoder.createSource(ctx.contentResolver, coverUri)
-                            ImageDecoder.decodeBitmap(source)
-                          }
-                }
-
                 // Fix for local images crashing on Android 11 for specific devices
                 // https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64186578/android-11-mediastyle-notification-crash/64232958#64232958
                 try {
@@ -348,8 +335,7 @@ class PlayerNotificationService : MediaBrowserServiceCompat() {
                                 .setExtras(extra)
                                 .setTitle(currentPlaybackSession!!.displayTitle)
 
-                bitmap?.let { mediaDescriptionBuilder.setIconBitmap(it) }
-                        ?: mediaDescriptionBuilder.setIconUri(coverUri)
+                mediaDescriptionBuilder.setIconUri(coverUri)
 
                 return mediaDescriptionBuilder.build()
               }
diff --git a/android/variables.gradle b/android/variables.gradle
index 8f9bc57f..0c396aa6 100644
--- a/android/variables.gradle
+++ b/android/variables.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ext {
     androidx_core_ktx_version = '1.16.0'
     androidx_media_version = '1.7.0'
     exoplayer_version = '2.18.7'
-    glide_version = '4.11.0'
+    glide_version = '4.16.0'
     junit_version = '4.13.2'
     kotlin_version = '2.1.0'
     kotlin_coroutines_version = '1.10.1'