diff --git a/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/README.md b/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/README.md
index 2c0ab47e..7f1421e5 100644
--- a/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/README.md
+++ b/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ This tests lossless WavPack DSD decoding, channel order, seek alignment, native
 LE/BE packing and DoP packing against known bytes. It is packaged only in the
 instrumentation test APK.
 
+## Synthetic 24-bit PCM fixture
+
+`pcm24-pattern.flac` contains 0.1 seconds of stereo 24-bit/96-kHz audio with
+constant integer samples `1193047` and `-1193047` in its left/right channels.
+The nonzero low bits detect truncation to 16-bit PCM. It tests native FLAC
+decoding, lossless padding to 32-bit output, seeking and SAF descriptor lifetime.
+Generate with FFmpeg:
+
+```sh
+ffmpeg -f lavfi -i 'aevalsrc=1193047/8388608|-1193047/8388608:s=96000:d=0.1' \
+  -c:a flac -sample_fmt s32 -bits_per_raw_sample 24 pcm24-pattern.flac
+```
+
 ## Synthetic motion artwork fixtures
 
 `motion-probe-h264.mp4` and `motion-probe-hevc.mp4` contain one second of the
diff --git a/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/pcm24-pattern.flac b/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/pcm24-pattern.flac
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afc3b062
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/app/src/androidTest/assets/pcm24-pattern.flac differ
diff --git a/android/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPluginTest.kt b/android/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPluginTest.kt
index 59b62d04..6be84401 100644
--- a/android/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPluginTest.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPluginTest.kt
@@ -77,6 +77,37 @@ class UsbBitPerfectPluginTest {
         } finally { file.delete() }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun flacSourcePreserves24BitSamplesAfterSafLeaseClosesAndSeeks() {
+        val instrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation()
+        val file = File.createTempFile("usb-flac-", ".flac", instrumentation.targetContext.cacheDir)
+        try {
+            instrumentation.context.assets.open("pcm24-pattern.flac").use { input ->
+                file.outputStream().use { input.copyTo(it) }
+            }
+            val source = ParcelFileDescriptor.open(file, ParcelFileDescriptor.MODE_READ_ONLY).use { fd ->
+                UsbPcmSource("/proc/self/fd/${fd.fd}")
+            }
+            source.use {
+                assertEquals(96000, it.rate)
+                assertEquals(24, it.bits)
+                assertEquals(2, it.channels)
+                assertEquals(100000L, it.durationUs)
+                for (target in listOf(0L, 50000L, 0L)) {
+                    it.seek(target)
+                    val decoded = requireNotNull(it.read(32)).order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+                    assertEquals(target, it.bufferTimeUs)
+                    assertTrue(decoded.remaining() > 0)
+                    while (decoded.hasRemaining()) {
+                        assertEquals(1193047 shl 8, decoded.int)
+                        assertEquals(-1193047 shl 8, decoded.int)
+                    }
+                }
+                assertThrows(Exception::class.java) { it.read(16) }
+            }
+        } finally { file.delete() }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun unsupportedRouteReturnsFallbackAndEngineDetachesCleanly() {
         val instrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation()
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index d93e796e..2f058b00 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,46 @@ include(FetchContent)
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(BUILD_TESTING OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BUILD_CXXLIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BUILD_PROGRAMS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(BUILD_DOCS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(INSTALL_MANPAGES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_MODULES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(INSTALL_CMAKE_CONFIG_MODULE OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(WITH_OGG OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+set(ENABLE_MULTITHREADING OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+FetchContent_Declare(flac
+    URL https://github.com/xiph/flac/archive/refs/tags/1.5.0.tar.gz
+    URL_HASH SHA256=aea54ed186ad07a34750399cb27fc216a2b62d0ffcd6dc2e3064a3518c3146f8)
+function(spotiflac_add_flac)
+    if(ANDROID)
+        # The NDK's legacy toolchain reports CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=1. libFLAC
+        # uses it to gate 64-bit file seeks, which Android supports from API 24.
+        set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION ${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL})
+        include(CheckSymbolExists)
+        check_symbol_exists(fseeko "stdio.h" SPOTIFLAC_HAVE_FSEEKO)
+        set(HAVE_FSEEKO ${SPOTIFLAC_HAVE_FSEEKO} CACHE INTERNAL "fseeko is declared" FORCE)
+    endif()
+    FetchContent_MakeAvailable(flac)
+endfunction()
+spotiflac_add_flac()
+add_library(spotiflac_flac STATIC flac_pcm_source.cpp)
+target_compile_features(spotiflac_flac PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+target_compile_options(spotiflac_flac PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -fvisibility=hidden)
+target_link_libraries(spotiflac_flac PUBLIC FLAC::FLAC)
+
+option(SPOTIFLAC_AUDIO_HOST_TESTS "Test the lossless decoder without Android" OFF)
+if(SPOTIFLAC_AUDIO_HOST_TESTS)
+    enable_testing()
+    add_executable(flac_pcm_source_test tests/flac_pcm_source_test.cpp)
+    target_compile_features(flac_pcm_source_test PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+    target_compile_options(flac_pcm_source_test PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror)
+    target_link_libraries(flac_pcm_source_test PRIVATE spotiflac_flac)
+    add_test(NAME flac_pcm_source COMMAND flac_pcm_source_test)
+    return()
+endif()
+
 set(OBOE_DISABLE_CONVERSION ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(WAVPACK_BUILD_PROGRAMS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 set(WAVPACK_ENABLE_DSD ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
@@ -23,7 +63,7 @@ FetchContent_MakeAvailable(oboe wavpack)
 add_library(spotiflac_audio SHARED native_audio.cpp)
 target_compile_features(spotiflac_audio PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
 target_compile_options(spotiflac_audio PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -Werror -fvisibility=hidden)
-target_link_libraries(spotiflac_audio PRIVATE oboe WavPack::WavPack log)
+target_link_libraries(spotiflac_audio PRIVATE oboe WavPack::WavPack spotiflac_flac log)
 # Only JNI is public; static Oboe/WavPack/C++ implementation symbols must not
 # keep otherwise unused code alive. APS2 is supported by our minimum API 24.
 target_link_options(spotiflac_audio PRIVATE
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/flac_pcm_source.cpp b/android/app/src/main/cpp/flac_pcm_source.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4563288c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/flac_pcm_source.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#include "flac_pcm_source.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <limits>
+#include <stdexcept>
+
+namespace {
+void require(bool condition, const char *message) {
+    if (!condition) throw std::runtime_error(message);
+}
+}
+
+void FlacPcmSource::DeleteDecoder::operator()(FLAC__StreamDecoder *value) const {
+    FLAC__stream_decoder_finish(value);
+    FLAC__stream_decoder_delete(value);
+}
+
+FlacPcmSource::FlacPcmSource(const char *path) : decoder(FLAC__stream_decoder_new()) {
+    require(decoder != nullptr, "Cannot allocate FLAC decoder");
+    require(FLAC__stream_decoder_init_file(decoder.get(), path, write, metadata, error, this) ==
+            FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_INIT_STATUS_OK, "Cannot open FLAC file");
+    require(FLAC__stream_decoder_process_until_end_of_metadata(decoder.get()) && !failure,
+            "Cannot read FLAC metadata");
+    require(rate >= 8000 && rate <= 768000 && channels >= 1 && channels <= 2 &&
+            (bits == 16 || bits == 24 || bits == 32) &&
+            samples <= static_cast<uint64_t>(std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()) / 1000000,
+            "Unsupported FLAC PCM format");
+}
+
+void FlacPcmSource::metadata(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *, const FLAC__StreamMetadata *value, void *data) {
+    if (value->type != FLAC__METADATA_TYPE_STREAMINFO) return;
+    auto &source = *static_cast<FlacPcmSource *>(data);
+    const auto &info = value->data.stream_info;
+    source.rate = static_cast<int>(info.sample_rate);
+    source.channels = static_cast<int>(info.channels);
+    source.bits = static_cast<int>(info.bits_per_sample);
+    source.samples = info.total_samples;
+}
+
+FLAC__StreamDecoderWriteStatus FlacPcmSource::write(
+    const FLAC__StreamDecoder *, const FLAC__Frame *frame, const FLAC__int32 *const input[], void *data) {
+    auto &source = *static_cast<FlacPcmSource *>(data);
+    const auto &header = frame->header;
+    if (header.sample_rate != static_cast<unsigned>(source.rate) ||
+        header.channels != static_cast<unsigned>(source.channels) ||
+        header.bits_per_sample != static_cast<unsigned>(source.bits) ||
+        header.blocksize == 0 || header.blocksize > 65535) {
+        source.failure = "FLAC format changed during decoding";
+        return FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_STATUS_ABORT;
+    }
+    try {
+        source.block.resize(static_cast<size_t>(header.blocksize) * source.channels);
+        source.offset = 0;
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < header.blocksize; ++i) {
+            for (int channel = 0; channel < source.channels; ++channel) {
+                source.block[i * source.channels + channel] = input[channel][i];
+            }
+        }
+        return FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_STATUS_CONTINUE;
+    } catch (...) {
+        source.failure = "Cannot allocate FLAC block";
+        return FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_WRITE_STATUS_ABORT;
+    }
+}
+
+void FlacPcmSource::error(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *, FLAC__StreamDecoderErrorStatus, void *data) {
+    static_cast<FlacPcmSource *>(data)->failure = "Corrupt FLAC audio data";
+}
+
+size_t FlacPcmSource::read(uint8_t *output, size_t capacity, int outputBits) {
+    require(outputBits >= bits && (outputBits == 16 || outputBits == 24 || outputBits == 32),
+            "FLAC output would reduce precision");
+    const size_t bytes = outputBits / 8;
+    const size_t frameBytes = channels * bytes;
+    require(output && capacity >= frameBytes, "Invalid FLAC output buffer");
+    if (end) return 0;
+    while (offset == block.size()) {
+        require(!failure, failure ? failure : "FLAC decode failed");
+        if (FLAC__stream_decoder_get_state(decoder.get()) == FLAC__STREAM_DECODER_END_OF_STREAM) {
+            require(samples == 0 || position == samples, "Truncated FLAC audio data");
+            end = true;
+            return 0;
+        }
+        require(FLAC__stream_decoder_process_single(decoder.get()) && !failure,
+                failure ? failure : "FLAC decode failed");
+    }
+    const size_t frames = std::min(capacity / frameBytes, (block.size() - offset) / channels);
+    const size_t count = frames * channels;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+        // Unsigned shifting preserves negative samples without signed-shift UB.
+        const uint32_t value = static_cast<uint32_t>(block[offset + i]) << (outputBits - bits);
+        for (size_t byte = 0; byte < bytes; ++byte) {
+            output[i * bytes + byte] = static_cast<uint8_t>(value >> (byte * 8));
+        }
+    }
+    offset += count;
+    position += frames;
+    return count * bytes;
+}
+
+void FlacPcmSource::seek(uint64_t sample) {
+    if (samples > 0) sample = std::min(sample, samples);
+    block.clear();
+    offset = 0;
+    failure = nullptr;
+    position = sample;
+    end = samples > 0 && sample == samples;
+    if (!end) {
+        // libFLAC returns the partial target block through write(), preserving
+        // the first requested sample even for seeks between frame boundaries.
+        require(FLAC__stream_decoder_seek_absolute(decoder.get(), sample) && !failure,
+                failure ? failure : "FLAC seek failed");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/flac_pcm_source.h b/android/app/src/main/cpp/flac_pcm_source.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..170743a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/flac_pcm_source.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <FLAC/stream_decoder.h>
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+// Owns its file descriptor, decodes one FLAC block at a time, and never passes
+// samples through Android's extractor (which may silently emit 16-bit PCM).
+class FlacPcmSource final {
+    struct DeleteDecoder {
+        void operator()(FLAC__StreamDecoder *decoder) const;
+    };
+    std::unique_ptr<FLAC__StreamDecoder, DeleteDecoder> decoder;
+    std::vector<int32_t> block;
+    size_t offset = 0;
+    uint64_t position = 0;
+    bool end = false;
+    const char *failure = nullptr;
+
+    static FLAC__StreamDecoderWriteStatus write(
+        const FLAC__StreamDecoder *, const FLAC__Frame *, const FLAC__int32 *const[], void *);
+    static void metadata(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *, const FLAC__StreamMetadata *, void *);
+    static void error(const FLAC__StreamDecoder *, FLAC__StreamDecoderErrorStatus, void *);
+public:
+    int rate = 0;
+    int channels = 0;
+    int bits = 0;
+    uint64_t samples = 0;
+
+    explicit FlacPcmSource(const char *path);
+    size_t read(uint8_t *output, size_t capacity, int outputBits);
+    void seek(uint64_t sample);
+};
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.cpp b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.cpp
index 415d8226..55822b4b 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.cpp
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <jni.h>
 #include <oboe/Oboe.h>
 #include <wavpack.h>
+#include "flac_pcm_source.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <atomic>
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ public:
 };
 Handles<ExclusiveOutput> outputs;
 Handles<DsdDecoder> decoders;
+Handles<FlacPcmSource> flacSources;
 }
 
 #define JNI_AUDIO(name) Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_##name
@@ -292,4 +294,41 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(seekWavPack)(JNIEnv *env, jobject, jlong handle
     } catch (const std::exception &e) { report(env, e); }
 }
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(closeWavPack)(JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong handle) { decoders.remove(handle); }
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(openFlac)(JNIEnv *env, jobject, jstring path) {
+    const char *text = env->GetStringUTFChars(path, nullptr);
+    if (!text) return 0;
+    try {
+        auto source = std::make_shared<FlacPcmSource>(text);
+        env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(path, text);
+        text = nullptr;
+        return flacSources.add(std::move(source));
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+        if (text) env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(path, text);
+        report(env, e); return 0;
+    }
+}
+JNIEXPORT jlongArray JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(infoFlac)(JNIEnv *env, jobject, jlong handle) {
+    try {
+        auto source = flacSources.get(handle);
+        jlong data[]{source->rate, source->channels, source->bits, static_cast<jlong>(source->samples)};
+        auto result = env->NewLongArray(4);
+        if (result) env->SetLongArrayRegion(result, 0, 4, data);
+        return result;
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) { report(env, e); return nullptr; }
+}
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(readFlac)(JNIEnv *env, jobject, jlong handle, jobject buffer, jint bits) {
+    try {
+        auto *data = static_cast<uint8_t *>(env->GetDirectBufferAddress(buffer));
+        const auto capacity = env->GetDirectBufferCapacity(buffer);
+        require(data && capacity > 0 && capacity <= 262144, "Invalid FLAC PCM buffer");
+        return static_cast<jint>(flacSources.get(handle)->read(data, static_cast<size_t>(capacity), bits));
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) { report(env, e); return 0; }
+}
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(seekFlac)(JNIEnv *env, jobject, jlong handle, jlong sample) {
+    try {
+        require(sample >= 0, "Invalid FLAC seek position");
+        flacSources.get(handle)->seek(static_cast<uint64_t>(sample));
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) { report(env, e); }
+}
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL JNI_AUDIO(closeFlac)(JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong handle) { flacSources.remove(handle); }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.map b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.map
index 276e3fc7..93faf6bc 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.map
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native_audio.map
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@
         Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_readWavPack;
         Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_seekWavPack;
         Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_closeWavPack;
+        Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_openFlac;
+        Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_infoFlac;
+        Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_readFlac;
+        Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_seekFlac;
+        Java_com_zarz_spotiflac_NativeAudio_closeFlac;
     local: *;
 };
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/tests/flac_pcm_source_test.cpp b/android/app/src/main/cpp/tests/flac_pcm_source_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdff4645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/tests/flac_pcm_source_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#include "../flac_pcm_source.h"
+#include <FLAC/stream_encoder.h>
+
+#include <array>
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+namespace {
+void check(bool value, const char *message) {
+    if (!value) throw std::runtime_error(message);
+}
+struct Fixture {
+    std::string path;
+    std::vector<int32_t> input;
+    const unsigned frames = 15000;
+    Fixture(unsigned bits, unsigned rate, unsigned channels) {
+        path = (std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() / "spotiflac-flac-XXXXXX").string();
+        const int fd = mkstemp(path.data());
+        check(fd >= 0, "create fixture");
+        close(fd);
+        // Include signs, extrema, and nonzero low bits that 16-bit decoding
+        // would discard. Different channels exercise FLAC decorrelation too.
+        const int32_t maximum = static_cast<int32_t>((uint32_t{1} << (bits - 1)) - 1);
+        const int32_t minimum = -maximum - 1;
+        const std::array<int32_t, 8> values{0, 1, -1, maximum, minimum, 0x1235, -0x1235, 127};
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < frames * channels; ++i) input.push_back(values[i % values.size()]);
+        auto *encoder = FLAC__stream_encoder_new();
+        check(encoder != nullptr, "allocate encoder");
+        check(FLAC__stream_encoder_set_channels(encoder, channels) &&
+              FLAC__stream_encoder_set_bits_per_sample(encoder, bits) &&
+              FLAC__stream_encoder_set_sample_rate(encoder, rate) &&
+              FLAC__stream_encoder_set_blocksize(encoder, 4096), "configure fixture");
+        check(FLAC__stream_encoder_init_file(encoder, path.c_str(), nullptr, nullptr) ==
+              FLAC__STREAM_ENCODER_INIT_STATUS_OK, "open fixture");
+        check(FLAC__stream_encoder_process_interleaved(encoder, input.data(), frames), "encode fixture");
+        check(FLAC__stream_encoder_finish(encoder), "finish fixture");
+        FLAC__stream_encoder_delete(encoder);
+    }
+    ~Fixture() { std::remove(path.c_str()); }
+};
+
+void compare(FlacPcmSource &source, const Fixture &fixture, uint64_t first, int outputBits) {
+    // Deliberately split decoded blocks across many small, unaligned buffers.
+    std::array<uint8_t, 269> data{};
+    size_t sample = static_cast<size_t>(first) * source.channels;
+    size_t count;
+    while ((count = source.read(data.data(), data.size(), outputBits)) != 0) {
+        const size_t bytes = outputBits / 8;
+        check(count % (bytes * source.channels) == 0, "unaligned output");
+        for (size_t offset = 0; offset < count; offset += bytes, ++sample) {
+            check(sample < fixture.input.size(), "extra decoded samples");
+            const uint32_t expected = static_cast<uint32_t>(fixture.input[sample]) << (outputBits - source.bits);
+            for (size_t byte = 0; byte < bytes; ++byte) {
+                check(data[offset + byte] == static_cast<uint8_t>(expected >> (byte * 8)),
+                      "sample precision changed");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    check(sample == fixture.input.size(), "missing decoded samples");
+}
+
+void preservesPrecisionAndSeeks(unsigned bits, unsigned rate, unsigned channels) {
+    Fixture fixture(bits, rate, channels);
+    FlacPcmSource source(fixture.path.c_str());
+    check(source.bits == static_cast<int>(bits) && source.rate == static_cast<int>(rate) &&
+          source.channels == static_cast<int>(channels) && source.samples == fixture.frames,
+          "source format changed");
+    for (int output : {16, 24, 32}) {
+        if (output < static_cast<int>(bits)) continue;
+        for (uint64_t first : {0u, 5001u, 14999u, 15000u, 17u, 4096u, 4097u}) {
+            source.seek(first);
+            compare(source, fixture, first, output);
+        }
+    }
+    if (bits > 16) {
+        bool rejected = false;
+        std::array<uint8_t, 256> data{};
+        try { source.read(data.data(), data.size(), 16); }
+        catch (const std::exception &) { rejected = true; }
+        check(rejected, "silently reduced output precision");
+    }
+}
+
+void rejectsTruncatedData() {
+    Fixture fixture(24, 96000, 2);
+    std::filesystem::resize_file(fixture.path, std::filesystem::file_size(fixture.path) / 2);
+    bool rejected = false;
+    try {
+        FlacPcmSource source(fixture.path.c_str());
+        std::array<uint8_t, 256> data{};
+        while (source.read(data.data(), data.size(), 24) != 0) {}
+    } catch (const std::exception &) { rejected = true; }
+    check(rejected, "accepted truncated audio");
+}
+
+void retainsDescriptor() {
+    Fixture fixture(24, 96000, 2);
+    auto *file = std::fopen(fixture.path.c_str(), "rb");
+    check(file != nullptr, "open descriptor fixture");
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+    const auto path = "/proc/self/fd/" + std::to_string(fileno(file));
+#else
+    const auto path = "/dev/fd/" + std::to_string(fileno(file));
+#endif
+    FlacPcmSource source(path.c_str());
+    std::fclose(file);
+    compare(source, fixture, 0, 32);
+    source.seek(5001);
+    compare(source, fixture, 5001, 24);
+}
+}
+
+int main() {
+    try {
+        for (unsigned channels : {1u, 2u}) {
+            preservesPrecisionAndSeeks(16, 44100, channels);
+            preservesPrecisionAndSeeks(24, 96000, channels);
+            preservesPrecisionAndSeeks(32, 192000, channels);
+        }
+        rejectsTruncatedData();
+        retainsDescriptor();
+        std::cout << "FLAC integer precision, padding, seek, EOF and truncation checks passed\n";
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+    } catch (const std::exception &error) {
+        std::cerr << error.what() << '\n';
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/HiResPlayback.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/HiResPlayback.kt
index ba3ad43d..5f9d4891 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/HiResPlayback.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/HiResPlayback.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ internal class HiResPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
             }
             if (expected != revision) { close(); return mapOf("reason" to "cancelled") }
             return mapOf("ready" to true, "driver" to "aaudio_exclusive", "transport" to "pcm",
-                "sampleRate" to pcm.rate, "bitDepth" to pcm.bits, "duration" to pcm.durationUs / 1000,
+                "sampleRate" to pcm.rate, "bitDepth" to bits, "sourceBitDepth" to pcm.bits,
+                "duration" to pcm.durationUs / 1000,
                 "device" to (devices.firstOrNull { it.id == device }?.productName?.toString() ?: "AAudio"))
         } catch (error: Exception) {
             close()
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/NativeAudio.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/NativeAudio.kt
index fa8ab5d3..1c10fc50 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/NativeAudio.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/NativeAudio.kt
@@ -18,4 +18,9 @@ internal object NativeAudio {
     external fun readWavPack(handle: Long, frames: Int): ByteArray
     external fun seekWavPack(handle: Long, sample: Long)
     external fun closeWavPack(handle: Long)
+    external fun openFlac(path: String): Long
+    external fun infoFlac(handle: Long): LongArray
+    external fun readFlac(handle: Long, data: ByteBuffer, bits: Int): Int
+    external fun seekFlac(handle: Long, sample: Long)
+    external fun closeFlac(handle: Long)
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPlugin.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPlugin.kt
index 566c7082..ddc40895 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPlugin.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbBitPerfectPlugin.kt
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ import android.media.AudioManager
 import android.media.AudioMixerAttributes
 import android.media.AudioRouting
 import android.media.AudioTrack
-import android.media.MediaCodec
-import android.media.MediaExtractor
-import android.media.MediaFormat
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.HandlerThread
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@ import io.flutter.embedding.engine.plugins.FlutterPlugin
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.EventChannel
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodCall
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
-import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 
 /** Engine-owned (not Activity-owned), so playback survives backgrounding. */
@@ -120,8 +116,7 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
         .newWakeLock(PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, "SpotiFLAC:UsbPcm")
     private val attributes = AudioAttributes.Builder().setUsage(AudioAttributes.USAGE_MEDIA)
         .setContentType(AudioAttributes.CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC).build()
-    private var extractor: MediaExtractor? = null
-    private var decoder: MediaCodec? = null
+    private var source: UsbPcmSource? = null
     private var track: AudioTrack? = null
     private var device: AudioDeviceInfo? = null
     private var mixer: AudioMixerAttributes? = null
@@ -129,8 +124,6 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
     private var rate = 0
     private var channels = 0
     private var sourceBits = 0
-    private var inputBits = 0
-    private var floatInput = false
     private var outputBits = 0
     private var durationUs = 0L
     private var positionBaseUs = 0L
@@ -139,15 +132,11 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
     private var framesWritten = 0L
     private var previousHead = 0L
     private var headWrap = 0L
-    private var inputEnded = false
     private var outputEnded = false
     private var playing = false
     private var invalidRoute = false
     private var nextRouteCheck = 0L
     private var pending: ByteBuffer? = null
-    private var converted: ByteBuffer? = null
-    private val info = MediaCodec.BufferInfo()
-    private val rawBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(256 * 1024)
     @Volatile private var revision = 0
     private val routing = AudioRouting.OnRoutingChangedListener {
         if (playing && track?.routedDevice?.id != device?.id) suspendRoute()
@@ -200,38 +189,12 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
             it.mixerBehavior == AudioMixerAttributes.MIXER_BEHAVIOR_BIT_PERFECT
         }
         if (supported.isEmpty()) throw Unavailable("unsupported")
-        // The owned descriptor is duplicated by MediaExtractor; a SAF lease may
-        // close as soon as prepare returns without keeping a full-file copy.
-        val media = MediaExtractor().also { extractor = it }
-        FileInputStream(path).use { media.setDataSource(it.fd) }
-        val index = (0 until media.trackCount).firstOrNull {
-            media.getTrackFormat(it).getString(MediaFormat.KEY_MIME)?.startsWith("audio/") == true
-        } ?: throw Unavailable("format")
-        media.selectTrack(index)
-        val format = media.getTrackFormat(index)
-        val mime = format.getString(MediaFormat.KEY_MIME)
-        rate = format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_SAMPLE_RATE)
-        channels = format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_CHANNEL_COUNT)
-        if (channels !in 1..2) throw Unavailable("format")
+        val pcm = UsbPcmSource(path).also { source = it }
+        rate = pcm.rate
+        channels = pcm.channels
+        sourceBits = pcm.bits
+        durationUs = pcm.durationUs
         val mask = if (channels == 1) AudioFormat.CHANNEL_OUT_MONO else AudioFormat.CHANNEL_OUT_STEREO
-        durationUs = if (format.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_DURATION)) format.getLong(MediaFormat.KEY_DURATION) else 0
-        if (mime == "audio/flac") {
-            val header = ByteArray(42)
-            FileInputStream(path).use { input ->
-                var offset = 0
-                while (offset < header.size) {
-                    val read = input.read(header, offset, header.size - offset)
-                    if (read <= 0) break
-                    offset += read
-                }
-            }
-            val source = BitPerfectPcm.flacFormat(header) ?: throw Unavailable("format")
-            if (source.first != rate || source.second != channels) throw Unavailable("format")
-            sourceBits = source.third
-        } else if (mime == "audio/raw" && format.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING)) {
-            sourceBits = bits(format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING))
-        } else throw Unavailable("format")
-        if (sourceBits !in listOf(16, 24, 32)) throw Unavailable("format")
         val matching = supported.filter { it.format.sampleRate == rate && it.format.channelMask == mask }
         outputBits = BitPerfectPcm.outputBits(sourceBits, matching.map { bits(it.format.encoding) })
             ?: throw Unavailable("format")
@@ -251,28 +214,12 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
         audio.addOnRoutingChangedListener(routing, worker)
         // Never change STREAM_MUSIC volume: the DAC owns volume in this mode.
         audio.setVolume(1f)
-        if (mime == "audio/raw") {
-            inputBits = sourceBits
-            floatInput = false
-        } else {
-            // 24-bit integers are represented exactly by IEEE float. Converting
-            // them back is checked sample-by-sample, with no rounding allowed.
-            format.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING, when (sourceBits) {
-                16 -> AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT
-                24 -> AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT
-                else -> AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_32BIT
-            })
-            val codec = MediaCodec.createDecoderByType(requireNotNull(mime)).also { decoder = it }
-            codec.configure(format, null, null, 0)
-            codec.start()
-            inputBits = 0
-            val deadline = android.os.SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 5000
-            while (pending == null && !outputEnded) {
-                if (revision != expectedRevision) throw Unavailable("cancelled")
-                if (android.os.SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() > deadline) throw Unavailable("format")
-                decode()
-                if (pending == null) Thread.sleep(2)
-            }
+        val deadline = android.os.SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + 5000
+        while (pending == null && !outputEnded) {
+            if (revision != expectedRevision) throw Unavailable("cancelled")
+            if (android.os.SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() > deadline) throw Unavailable("format")
+            decode()
+            if (pending == null) Thread.sleep(2)
         }
         return mapOf("ready" to true, "device" to usb.productName.toString(), "sampleRate" to rate,
             "bitDepth" to outputBits, "sourceBitDepth" to sourceBits, "duration" to durationUs / 1000)
@@ -285,75 +232,17 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
         else -> 0
     }
 
-    private fun acceptFormat(format: MediaFormat) {
-        if (format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_SAMPLE_RATE) != rate ||
-            format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_CHANNEL_COUNT) != channels) throw Unavailable("format")
-        val encoding = if (format.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING))
-            format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING) else AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT
-        floatInput = encoding == AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT
-        inputBits = if (floatInput) 32 else bits(encoding)
-        if (inputBits < sourceBits || (floatInput && sourceBits > 24)) throw Unavailable("format")
-    }
-
-    private fun pcm(input: ByteBuffer, timeUs: Long) {
-        val frameBytes = channels * (inputBits / 8)
-        require(frameBytes > 0 && input.remaining() % frameBytes == 0)
-        val skipFrames = if (timeUs < seekTargetUs)
-            ((seekTargetUs - timeUs) * rate + 999999) / 1000000 else 0
-        val skipped = minOf(skipFrames, (input.remaining() / frameBytes).toLong())
-        input.position(input.position() + skipped.toInt() * frameBytes)
-        if (!input.hasRemaining()) return
-        if (needTimestamp) {
-            positionBaseUs = timeUs + skipped * 1000000 / rate
-            needTimestamp = false
-        }
-        pending = BitPerfectPcm.convert(input, inputBits, sourceBits, outputBits, floatInput, converted)
-            .also { converted = it }
-    }
-
     private fun decode() {
-        val media = extractor ?: return
+        val pcm = source ?: return
         if (pending != null || outputEnded) return
-        val codec = decoder
-        if (codec == null) {
-            rawBuffer.clear()
-            val size = media.readSampleData(rawBuffer, 0)
-            if (size < 0) { outputEnded = true; return }
-            rawBuffer.position(0)
-            rawBuffer.limit(size)
-            pcm(rawBuffer, media.sampleTime)
-            media.advance()
-            return
-        }
-        // Keep the codec fed independently of FLAC block size. Processing only
-        // one tiny frame per pump would starve a high-rate DAC.
-        for (attempt in 0 until 8) {
-            if (inputEnded) break
-            val slot = codec.dequeueInputBuffer(0)
-            if (slot < 0) break
-            val buffer = requireNotNull(codec.getInputBuffer(slot))
-            val size = media.readSampleData(buffer, 0)
-            if (size < 0) {
-                codec.queueInputBuffer(slot, 0, 0, 0, MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_END_OF_STREAM)
-                inputEnded = true
-            } else {
-                codec.queueInputBuffer(slot, 0, size, media.sampleTime, 0)
-                media.advance()
+        val buffer = pcm.read(outputBits)
+        outputEnded = pcm.ended
+        if (buffer != null && buffer.hasRemaining()) {
+            if (needTimestamp) {
+                positionBaseUs = pcm.bufferTimeUs
+                needTimestamp = false
             }
-        }
-        val slot = codec.dequeueOutputBuffer(info, 0)
-        if (slot == MediaCodec.INFO_OUTPUT_FORMAT_CHANGED) acceptFormat(codec.outputFormat)
-        if (slot >= 0) {
-            try {
-                if (info.size > 0 && info.flags and MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_CODEC_CONFIG == 0) {
-                    if (inputBits == 0) acceptFormat(codec.outputFormat)
-                    val buffer = requireNotNull(codec.getOutputBuffer(slot))
-                    buffer.position(info.offset)
-                    buffer.limit(info.offset + info.size)
-                    pcm(buffer, info.presentationTimeUs)
-                }
-                outputEnded = info.flags and MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_END_OF_STREAM != 0
-            } finally { codec.releaseOutputBuffer(slot, false) }
+            pending = buffer
         }
     }
 
@@ -436,17 +325,15 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
         val wasPlaying = playing
         pause()
         track?.flush()
-        decoder?.flush()
         seekTargetUs = if (durationUs > 0) positionUs.coerceIn(0, durationUs - 1)
             else positionUs.coerceAtLeast(0)
-        extractor?.seekTo(seekTargetUs, MediaExtractor.SEEK_TO_PREVIOUS_SYNC)
+        source?.seek(seekTargetUs)
         positionBaseUs = seekTargetUs
         framesWritten = 0
         previousHead = 0
         headWrap = 0
         needTimestamp = true
         pending = null
-        inputEnded = false
         outputEnded = false
         if (wasPlaying) resume()
     }
@@ -458,10 +345,8 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
             runCatching { audio.release() }
         }
         track = null
-        runCatching { decoder?.release() }
-        decoder = null
-        runCatching { extractor?.release() }
-        extractor = null
+        runCatching { source?.close() }
+        source = null
         device?.let { runCatching { manager.clearPreferredMixerAttributes(attributes, it) } }
         device = null
         mixer = null
@@ -472,7 +357,6 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
         positionBaseUs = 0
         seekTargetUs = 0
         durationUs = 0
-        inputEnded = false
         outputEnded = false
         needTimestamp = true
         invalidRoute = false
@@ -482,7 +366,6 @@ private class UsbPcmPlayback(context: Context, private val emit: (Map<String, An
         revision++
         worker.post {
             closeSource()
-            converted = null
             manager.removeOnPreferredMixerAttributesChangedListener(mixerListener)
             thread.quitSafely()
         }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbDirectPlayback.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbDirectPlayback.kt
index 1128210f..c54e221e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbDirectPlayback.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbDirectPlayback.kt
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ internal class UsbDirectPlayback(private val context: Context, private val emit:
                 }
                 val f = requireNotNull(format)
                 request.done(mapOf("ready" to true, "device" to (request.device.productName ?: "USB audio"),
-                    "sampleRate" to rate, "bitDepth" to bits, "duration" to durationUs / 1000,
+                    "sampleRate" to rate, "bitDepth" to f.bits.toInt(), "sourceBitDepth" to bits,
+                    "duration" to durationUs / 1000,
                     "transport" to f.encoding, "carrierRate" to f.sampleRate.toLong(), "driver" to "usb_direct",
                     "volume" to volumeMap(audio.volume()),
                     "volumeBlocked" to (!audio.volume().available && !allowFixedVolume)), null)
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbPcmSource.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbPcmSource.kt
index 2e7570b9..e9274c95 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbPcmSource.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/zarz/spotiflac/UsbPcmSource.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.zarz.spotiflac
 
 import android.media.AudioFormat
-import android.media.MediaCodec
 import android.media.MediaExtractor
 import android.media.MediaFormat
 import java.io.Closeable
@@ -10,17 +9,17 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer
 
 /** A source for the direct driver; decoding never passes through AudioTrack. */
 internal class UsbPcmSource(path: String) : Closeable {
-    private val extractor = MediaExtractor()
-    private var codec: MediaCodec? = null
-    private val info = MediaCodec.BufferInfo()
+    private var extractor: MediaExtractor? = null
+    private var flac = 0L
     private val raw = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(256 * 1024)
     private var converted: ByteBuffer? = null
-    private var inputEnded = false
     var ended = false
         private set
     private var inputBits = 0
-    private var floating = false
     private var targetUs = 0L
+    private var flacFrame = 0L
+    var bufferTimeUs = 0L
+        private set
     val rate: Int
     val channels: Int
     val bits: Int
@@ -28,45 +27,40 @@ internal class UsbPcmSource(path: String) : Closeable {
 
     init {
         try {
-            FileInputStream(path).use { extractor.setDataSource(it.fd) }
-            val index = (0 until extractor.trackCount).firstOrNull {
-                extractor.getTrackFormat(it).getString(MediaFormat.KEY_MIME)?.startsWith("audio/") == true
-            } ?: error("No audio stream")
-            extractor.selectTrack(index)
-            val format = extractor.getTrackFormat(index)
-            rate = format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_SAMPLE_RATE)
-            channels = format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_CHANNEL_COUNT)
-            durationUs = if (format.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_DURATION)) format.getLong(MediaFormat.KEY_DURATION) else 0
-            when (val mime = format.getString(MediaFormat.KEY_MIME)) {
-                "audio/flac" -> {
-                    val header = ByteArray(42)
-                    FileInputStream(path).use { input ->
-                        var n = 0
-                        while (n < header.size) {
-                            val count = input.read(header, n, header.size - n)
-                            if (count <= 0) break
-                            n += count
-                        }
-                    }
-                    val source = requireNotNull(BitPerfectPcm.flacFormat(header))
-                    require(source.first == rate && source.second == channels)
-                    bits = source.third
-                    format.setInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING, when (bits) {
-                        16 -> AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT
-                        24 -> AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT
-                        32 -> AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_32BIT
-                        else -> error("Unsupported precision")
-                    })
-                    codec = MediaCodec.createDecoderByType(mime).also {
-                        it.configure(format, null, null, 0)
-                        it.start()
-                    }
+            val header = ByteArray(42)
+            FileInputStream(path).use { input ->
+                var n = 0
+                while (n < header.size) {
+                    val count = input.read(header, n, header.size - n)
+                    if (count <= 0) break
+                    n += count
                 }
-                "audio/raw" -> {
-                    bits = precision(format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING))
-                    inputBits = bits
+            }
+            if (BitPerfectPcm.flacFormat(header) != null) {
+                // Some vendor extractors report FLAC as audio/raw and silently
+                // truncate it to 16-bit. Open the original file with libFLAC.
+                flac = NativeAudio.openFlac(path)
+                val format = NativeAudio.infoFlac(flac)
+                rate = format[0].toInt()
+                channels = format[1].toInt()
+                bits = format[2].toInt()
+                durationUs = format[3] * 1000000 / rate
+            } else {
+                val media = MediaExtractor().also { extractor = it }
+                FileInputStream(path).use { media.setDataSource(it.fd) }
+                val index = (0 until media.trackCount).firstOrNull {
+                    media.getTrackFormat(it).getString(MediaFormat.KEY_MIME)?.startsWith("audio/") == true
+                } ?: error("No audio stream")
+                media.selectTrack(index)
+                val format = media.getTrackFormat(index)
+                require(format.getString(MediaFormat.KEY_MIME) == "audio/raw") {
+                    "Direct USB supports integer FLAC/WAV and DSF/DFF"
                 }
-                else -> error("Direct USB supports integer FLAC/WAV and DSF/DFF")
+                rate = format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_SAMPLE_RATE)
+                channels = format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_CHANNEL_COUNT)
+                durationUs = if (format.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_DURATION)) format.getLong(MediaFormat.KEY_DURATION) else 0
+                bits = precision(format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING))
+                inputBits = bits
             }
             require(channels in 1..2 && bits in listOf(16, 24, 32))
         } catch (error: Exception) { close(); throw error }
@@ -79,78 +73,53 @@ internal class UsbPcmSource(path: String) : Closeable {
         else -> 0
     }
 
-    private fun accept(format: MediaFormat) {
-        require(format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_SAMPLE_RATE) == rate && format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_CHANNEL_COUNT) == channels)
-        val encoding = if (format.containsKey(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING)) format.getInteger(MediaFormat.KEY_PCM_ENCODING) else AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT
-        floating = encoding == AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_FLOAT
-        inputBits = if (floating) 32 else precision(encoding)
-        require(inputBits >= bits && !(floating && bits > 24)) { "Decoder reduced precision" }
-    }
-
     private fun convert(buffer: ByteBuffer, timeUs: Long, outputBits: Int): ByteBuffer {
         val frame = channels * (inputBits / 8)
         require(frame > 0 && buffer.remaining() % frame == 0)
         val skip = if (timeUs < targetUs) ((targetUs - timeUs) * rate + 999999) / 1000000 else 0
         buffer.position(buffer.position() + minOf(skip, (buffer.remaining() / frame).toLong()).toInt() * frame)
+        bufferTimeUs = maxOf(timeUs, targetUs)
         // The playback worker consumes this result before requesting another buffer.
-        return BitPerfectPcm.convert(buffer, inputBits, bits, outputBits, floating, converted)
+        return BitPerfectPcm.convert(buffer, inputBits, bits, outputBits, false, converted)
             .also { converted = it }
     }
 
     fun read(outputBits: Int): ByteBuffer? {
         if (ended) return null
-        val decoder = codec
-        if (decoder == null) {
+        if (flac != 0L) {
             raw.clear()
-            val size = extractor.readSampleData(raw, 0)
-            if (size < 0) { ended = true; return null }
+            val size = NativeAudio.readFlac(flac, raw, outputBits)
+            if (size == 0) { ended = true; return null }
             raw.limit(size)
-            raw.position(0)
-            val output = convert(raw, extractor.sampleTime, outputBits)
-            extractor.advance()
-            return output
+            bufferTimeUs = flacFrame * 1000000 / rate
+            flacFrame += size / (channels * (outputBits / 8))
+            return raw
         }
-        repeat(8) {
-            if (!inputEnded) {
-                val slot = decoder.dequeueInputBuffer(0)
-                if (slot >= 0) {
-                    val size = extractor.readSampleData(requireNotNull(decoder.getInputBuffer(slot)), 0)
-                    if (size < 0) {
-                        decoder.queueInputBuffer(slot, 0, 0, 0, MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_END_OF_STREAM)
-                        inputEnded = true
-                    } else {
-                        decoder.queueInputBuffer(slot, 0, size, extractor.sampleTime, 0)
-                        extractor.advance()
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        val slot = decoder.dequeueOutputBuffer(info, 0)
-        if (slot == MediaCodec.INFO_OUTPUT_FORMAT_CHANGED) accept(decoder.outputFormat)
-        if (slot < 0) return null
-        try {
-            ended = info.flags and MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_END_OF_STREAM != 0
-            if (info.size == 0 || info.flags and MediaCodec.BUFFER_FLAG_CODEC_CONFIG != 0) return null
-            if (inputBits == 0) accept(decoder.outputFormat)
-            val buffer = requireNotNull(decoder.getOutputBuffer(slot))
-            buffer.position(info.offset)
-            buffer.limit(info.offset + info.size)
-            return convert(buffer, info.presentationTimeUs, outputBits)
-        } finally { decoder.releaseOutputBuffer(slot, false) }
+        val media = requireNotNull(extractor)
+        raw.clear()
+        val size = media.readSampleData(raw, 0)
+        if (size < 0) { ended = true; return null }
+        raw.limit(size)
+        raw.position(0)
+        val output = convert(raw, media.sampleTime, outputBits)
+        media.advance()
+        return output
     }
 
     fun seek(positionUs: Long) {
         targetUs = positionUs.coerceAtLeast(0)
-        codec?.flush()
-        extractor.seekTo(targetUs, MediaExtractor.SEEK_TO_PREVIOUS_SYNC)
-        inputEnded = false
+        if (flac != 0L) {
+            flacFrame = targetUs / 1000000 * rate + (targetUs % 1000000 * rate + 999999) / 1000000
+            NativeAudio.seekFlac(flac, flacFrame)
+        } else extractor?.seekTo(targetUs, MediaExtractor.SEEK_TO_PREVIOUS_SYNC)
         ended = false
     }
 
     override fun close() {
-        runCatching { codec?.release() }
-        codec = null
+        if (flac != 0L) runCatching { NativeAudio.closeFlac(flac) }
+        flac = 0
         converted = null
-        runCatching { extractor.release() }
+        runCatching { extractor?.release() }
+        extractor = null
     }
 }
diff --git a/assets/licenses/flac.txt b/assets/licenses/flac.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f42f48b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/licenses/flac.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Copyright (C) 2000-2009  Josh Coalson
+Copyright (C) 2011-2025  Xiph.Org Foundation
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+- Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+- Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+- Neither the name of the Xiph.Org Foundation nor the names of its
+contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE FOUNDATION OR
+CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
+PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
+NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 768c8d8f..3c2a9fcf 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ void main() {
           yield LicenseEntryWithLineBreaks(const [
             'WavPack',
           ], await rootBundle.loadString('assets/licenses/wavpack.txt'));
+          yield LicenseEntryWithLineBreaks(const [
+            'libFLAC',
+          ], await rootBundle.loadString('assets/licenses/flac.txt'));
         }
       });
       _startupBenchmark?.observeFirstFrame();
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 64492eae..4d3cae5c 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ flutter:
     - assets/licenses/usb.txt
     - assets/licenses/oboe.txt
     - assets/licenses/wavpack.txt
+    - assets/licenses/flac.txt
     - assets/licenses/libsmb2.txt
     - assets/licenses/native_palette.txt
     - assets/licenses/native_data_jobs.txt
diff --git a/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/usb_audio/README.md b/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/usb_audio/README.md
index b76eaea7..4c48ba73 100644
--- a/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/usb_audio/README.md
+++ b/rust_backend/crates/mobile/src/usb_audio/README.md
@@ -114,11 +114,29 @@ Actual exclusive DAP playback and route-specific hardware behavior need a DAP.
 
 ## Reference and dependencies
 
+All three Android PCM paths share `UsbPcmSource`. Native FLAC is decoded with
+libFLAC directly from the original file, rather than Android `MediaExtractor`:
+some vendor extractors expose 24-bit FLAC as already-decoded 16-bit `audio/raw`.
+The decoder keeps one bounded block, writes integer PCM into a reused direct
+buffer, and supports sample-accurate seeking and retained SAF descriptors.
+16/24/32-bit sources may be padded to a wider DAC format but never truncated.
+The reported bit depth is the negotiated output format.
+
+Decoder sample/seek tests can run without building an APK:
+
+```sh
+cmake -S android/app/src/main/cpp -B /tmp/spotiflac-flac-tests \
+  -DSPOTIFLAC_AUDIO_HOST_TESTS=ON
+cmake --build /tmp/spotiflac-flac-tests
+ctest --test-dir /tmp/spotiflac-flac-tests --output-on-failure
+```
+
 USB identity/format facts were checked against
 [Linux USB audio quirks](https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/sound/usb/quirks.c).
 The Android-only `libusb1-sys` dependency builds its unmodified bundled libusb;
 license texts and rebuild information are in `assets/licenses/usb.txt` and in
-the app's license registry. Oboe (Apache-2.0) and WavPack (BSD-3-Clause) are built
+the app's license registry. Oboe (Apache-2.0), WavPack and libFLAC (BSD-3-Clause) are built
 statically into `libspotiflac_audio.so` for ARM32/ARM64. Their pinned release URLs
 and SHA-256 checksums are in `android/app/src/main/cpp/CMakeLists.txt`; licenses
-are included in `assets/licenses/oboe.txt` and `assets/licenses/wavpack.txt`.
+are included in `assets/licenses/oboe.txt`, `assets/licenses/wavpack.txt` and
+`assets/licenses/flac.txt`.