diff --git a/tl/src/tl/views.cljs b/tl/src/tl/views.cljs
index 0028b27..51eb52b 100644
--- a/tl/src/tl/views.cljs
+++ b/tl/src/tl/views.cljs
@@ -105,16 +105,6 @@
                            segs))
       (max 0 (dec (count segs)))))
 
-(defn- seg-at-src
-  "Index of the segment whose SOURCE range contains source frame `sf` (0 if none)."
-  [segs sf]
-  (or (first (keep-indexed (fn [i {[a b] :src}]
-                             (when (or (and (<= a sf) (< sf b))
-                                       (< sf a))
-                               i))
-                           segs))
-      (max 0 (dec (count segs)))))
-
 ;; The <video> element is the source of truth for play/pause. Its :on-play /
 ;; :on-pause (below) engage/disengage this segment-aware tick, so the native
 ;; controls and the toolbar button behave identically. `play` holds the frozen
@@ -164,7 +154,15 @@
           (rf/dispatch [::events/set-playhead ctx 0])
           (seek-video! fps s0)
           (reset! play {:ctx ctx :segs segs :fps fps :idx 0 :pending-ns s0}))
-        (reset! play {:ctx ctx :segs segs :fps fps :idx (seg-at-src segs (* (.-currentTime v) fps))}))
+        ;; Start from the PLAYHEAD, not currentTime: on iOS a deep-linked pre-seek
+        ;; often hasn't stuck (the element doesn't load until this very tap), so
+        ;; currentTime is still 0 and playback would start from the top. Re-seek
+        ;; here — inside the user gesture, where it's reliable — and drive from the
+        ;; playhead. For ordinary pause/resume the playhead already equals
+        ;; currentTime, so this seeks to the same spot (a no-op).
+        (let [src (scene/local->source segs ph)]
+          (seek-video! fps src)
+          (reset! play {:ctx ctx :segs segs :fps fps :idx (seg-at segs ph) :pending-ns src})))
       (rf/dispatch [::events/set-playing true])
       (reset! raf (js/requestAnimationFrame play-tick)))))