diff --git a/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml b/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8df08adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/layout/full_playback_alt.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+-->
+<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+	<org.kreed.vanilla.CoverView
+		android:id="@+id/cover_view"
+		android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+		android:layout_width="fill_parent" />
+	<LinearLayout
+		android:id="@+id/top_group"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+		android:layout_gravity="top|left"
+		android:layout_margin="0dip"
+		android:padding="4dip"
+		android:background="#a000"
+		android:orientation="vertical">
+		<TextView
+			android:id="@+id/title"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_gravity="center"
+			android:singleLine="true"
+			android:textStyle="bold" />
+		<TextView
+			android:id="@+id/artist"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_gravity="center"
+			android:singleLine="true" />
+		<TextView
+			android:id="@+id/album"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_gravity="center"
+			android:singleLine="true" />
+		<LinearLayout
+			android:id="@+id/controls_top"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+			android:orientation="horizontal">
+			<SeekBar
+				android:id="@+id/seek_bar"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_gravity="center"
+				android:paddingTop="5px"
+				android:paddingBottom="5px"
+				android:paddingLeft="15px"
+				android:paddingRight="15px"
+				android:layout_weight="1" />
+			<TextView
+				android:id="@+id/seek_text"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+				android:layout_gravity="center"
+				android:layout_marginRight="15px"
+				android:text="0:00 / 0:00" />
+		</LinearLayout>
+	</LinearLayout>
+	<LinearLayout
+		android:id="@+id/controls_bottom"
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+		android:layout_gravity="bottom|left"
+		android:layout_margin="0dip"
+		android:background="#a000"
+		android:orientation="horizontal">
+		<!-- TODO: maybe add library button here? -->
+		<org.kreed.vanilla.ControlButton
+			android:id="@+id/previous"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_weight="1"
+			android:src="@drawable/previous" />
+		<org.kreed.vanilla.ControlButton
+			android:id="@+id/play_pause"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_weight="1"
+			android:src="@drawable/play" />
+		<org.kreed.vanilla.ControlButton
+			android:id="@+id/next"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+			android:layout_weight="1"
+			android:src="@drawable/next" />
+	</LinearLayout>
+</merge>
diff --git a/res/values/arrays.xml b/res/values/arrays.xml
index 995fbfcd..a8b371f8 100644
--- a/res/values/arrays.xml
+++ b/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!--
-Copyright (C) 2010 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
+Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -36,9 +36,17 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 		<item>Open Mini Player</item>
 		<item>Skip To Next Song</item>
 	</string-array>
+	<string-array name="display_mode_entries">
+		<item>Info In Overlapping Box (default)</item>
+		<item>Info Below Cover Art</item>
+		<item>Info In Immobile Layer</item>
+	</string-array>
 	<string-array name="entry_values">
+		<!-- Note: even if this was an integer-array, these would be converted
+		     to strings anyway.
+		     http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2096 -->
 		<item>0</item>
 		<item>1</item>
 		<item>2</item>
 	</string-array>
-</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
+</resources>
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 12ac74c2..e1e64226 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 	<string name="notification_action_title">Notification Action</string>
 	<string name="notification_action_summary">What to do when the notification is pressed</string>
 
+	<string name="pref_playback_view">Playback View</string>
+	<string name="display_mode_title">Display Mode</string>
+	<string name="display_mode_summary">The appearance and position of the song art and info.</string>
+	<string name="disable_cover_art_title">Disable Cover Art</string>
+	<string name="disable_cover_art_summary">Do not show cover art anywhere in the application</string>
+
 	<string name="pref_song_selector">Library View</string>
 	<string name="selector_on_startup_title">Open on Startup</string>
 	<string name="selector_on_startup_summary">Open library on startup</string>
@@ -121,8 +127,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 	<string name="default_action_summary">What to do when an item is tapped</string>
 
 	<string name="pref_misc">Miscellaneous Features</string>
-	<string name="disable_cover_art_title">Disable Cover Art</string>
-	<string name="disable_cover_art_summary">Do not show cover art anywhere in the application</string>
 	<string name="use_idle_timeout_title">Enable Idle Timeout</string>
 	<string name="use_idle_timeout_summary">When active, playback will be stopped after the given period of inactivity</string>
 	<string name="idle_timeout_title">Idle Timeout</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 967bd18e..6f7c6bb9 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <!--
-Copyright (C) 2010 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
+Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 			android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"
 			android:defaultValue="0" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>
+	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/pref_playback_view">
+		<ListPreference
+			android:key="display_mode"
+			android:title="@string/display_mode_title"
+			android:summary="@string/display_mode_summary"
+			android:entries="@array/display_mode_entries"
+			android:entryValues="@array/entry_values"
+			android:defaultValue="0" />
+		<CheckBoxPreference
+			android:key="disable_cover_art"
+			android:title="@string/disable_cover_art_title"
+			android:summary="@string/disable_cover_art_summary"
+			android:defaultValue="false" />
+	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/pref_song_selector">
 		<CheckBoxPreference
 			android:key="selector_on_startup"
@@ -75,11 +89,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 			android:defaultValue="0" />
 	</PreferenceCategory>
 	<PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/pref_misc">
-		<CheckBoxPreference
-			android:key="disable_cover_art"
-			android:title="@string/disable_cover_art_title"
-			android:summary="@string/disable_cover_art_summary"
-			android:defaultValue="false" />
 		<CheckBoxPreference
 			android:key="use_idle_timeout"
 			android:title="@string/use_idle_timeout_title"
diff --git a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/ContextApplication.java b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/ContextApplication.java
index decb87d3..a3af3af0 100644
--- a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/ContextApplication.java
+++ b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/ContextApplication.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import android.provider.MediaStore;
  */
 public class ContextApplication extends Application {
 	private static ContextApplication mInstance;
-	private static ArrayList<Activity> mActivities;
+	public static ArrayList<Activity> mActivities;
 	private static PlaybackService mService;
 	private static Random mRandom;
 
diff --git a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverBitmap.java b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverBitmap.java
index f53622df..26ab5ddf 100644
--- a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverBitmap.java
+++ b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverBitmap.java
@@ -37,6 +37,21 @@ import android.util.TypedValue;
  * album art.
  */
 public final class CoverBitmap {
+	/**
+	 * Draw cover in background and a box with song info on top.
+	 */
+	public static final int STYLE_OVERLAPPING_BOX = 0;
+	/**
+	 * Draw cover on top or left with song info on bottom or right (depending
+	 * on orientation).
+	 */
+	public static final int STYLE_INFO_BELOW = 1;
+	/**
+	 * Draw no song info and zoom the cover so that it fills the entire bitmap
+	 * (preserving aspect ratio---some parts of the cover may be cut off).
+	 */
+	public static final int STYLE_NO_INFO_ZOOMED = 2;
+
 	private static int TEXT_SIZE = -1;
 	private static int TEXT_SIZE_BIG;
 	private static int PADDING;
@@ -201,19 +216,34 @@ public final class CoverBitmap {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Create a normal image, displaying cover art with the song title, album
-	 * and artist overlaid in a box in the center.
+	 * Create an image representing the given song. Includes cover art and
+	 * possibly song title/artist/ablum, depending on the given style.
 	 *
+	 * @param style One of CoverBitmap.STYLE_*
 	 * @param song The song to display information for
 	 * @param width Maximum width of image
 	 * @param height Maximum height of image
 	 * @param bitmap A Bitmap to be drawn into. If null, a new Bitmap will be
-	 * created. If too small, will be recycled and a new Bitmap will be
-	 * created.
+	 * created. If the bitmap cannot be used, it will be recycled and a new
+	 * Bitmap created.
 	 * @return The image, or null if the song was null, or width or height
 	 * were less than 1
 	 */
-	public static Bitmap createOverlappingBitmap(Song song, int width, int height, Bitmap bitmap)
+	public static Bitmap createBitmap(int style, Song song, int width, int height, Bitmap bitmap)
+	{
+		switch (style) {
+		case STYLE_OVERLAPPING_BOX:
+			return createOverlappingBitmap(song, width, height, bitmap);
+		case STYLE_INFO_BELOW:
+			return createSeparatedBitmap(song, width, height, bitmap);
+		case STYLE_NO_INFO_ZOOMED:
+			return createZoomedBitmap(song, width, height, bitmap);
+		default:
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid bitmap type given: " + style);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private static Bitmap createOverlappingBitmap(Song song, int width, int height, Bitmap bitmap)
 	{
 		if (song == null || width < 1 || height < 1)
 			return null;
@@ -307,20 +337,7 @@ public final class CoverBitmap {
 		return bitmap;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Create a separated image, displaying cover art with the song title, album
-	 * and artist below or to the right of the cover art.
-	 *
-	 * @param song The song to display information for
-	 * @param width Maximum width of image
-	 * @param height Maximum height of image
-	 * @param bitmap A Bitmap to be drawn into. If null, a new Bitmap will be
-	 * created. If too small, will be recycled and a new Bitmap will be
-	 * created.
-	 * @return The image, or null if the song was null, or width or height
-	 * were less than 1
-	 */
-	public static Bitmap createSeparatedBitmap(Song song, int width, int height, Bitmap bitmap)
+	private static Bitmap createSeparatedBitmap(Song song, int width, int height, Bitmap bitmap)
 	{
 		if (song == null || width < 1 || height < 1)
 			return null;
@@ -421,4 +438,38 @@ public final class CoverBitmap {
 
 		return bitmap;
 	}
+
+	private static Bitmap createZoomedBitmap(Song song, int width, int height, Bitmap bitmap)
+	{
+		if (song == null || width < 1 || height < 1)
+			return null;
+
+		Bitmap cover = song.getCover();
+		if (cover == null)
+			return null;
+
+		if (bitmap != null && (bitmap.getHeight() != height || bitmap.getWidth() != width)) {
+			bitmap.recycle();
+			bitmap = null;
+		}
+
+		if (bitmap == null)
+			bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.RGB_565);
+		Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap);
+
+		int coverWidth = cover.getWidth();
+		int coverHeight = cover.getHeight();
+		int size = Math.max(width, height);
+		float scale = coverWidth < coverHeight ? (float)size / coverWidth : (float)size / coverHeight;
+
+		int srcWidth = (int)(Math.min(width, coverWidth * scale) / scale);
+		int srcHeight = (int)(Math.min(height, coverHeight * scale) / scale);
+		int xOffset = (coverWidth - srcWidth) / 2;
+		int yOffset = (coverHeight - srcHeight) / 2;
+		Rect src = new Rect(xOffset, yOffset, coverWidth - xOffset, coverHeight - yOffset);
+		Rect dest = new Rect(0, 0, width, height);
+		canvas.drawBitmap(cover, src, dest, null);
+
+		return bitmap;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverView.java b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverView.java
index 3e78eb6c..29d087f1 100644
--- a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverView.java
+++ b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/CoverView.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2010 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ public final class CoverView extends View implements Handler.Callback {
 	 */
 	private Handler mHandler;
 	/**
-	 * Whether or not to display song info on top of the cover art. Can be
-	 * initialized by the containing Activity.
+	 * How to render cover art and metadata. One of
+	 * CoverBitmap.STYLE_*
 	 */
-	boolean mSeparateInfo;
+	private int mCoverStyle;
 
 	/**
 	 * The current set of songs: previous, current, and next.
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ public final class CoverView extends View implements Handler.Callback {
 		mHandler = new Handler(looper, this);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set the cover style. Must be one of CoverBitmap.STYLE_. Will only apply
+	 * to bitmaps rendered after this method is called.
+	 */
+	public void setCoverStyle(int style)
+	{
+		mCoverStyle = style;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Query the service for initial song info.
 	 */
@@ -155,15 +164,6 @@ public final class CoverView extends View implements Handler.Callback {
 			setSong(i, mSongs[i]);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Toggle between separate and overlapping song info display modes.
-	 */
-	public void toggleDisplayMode()
-	{
-		mSeparateInfo = !mSeparateInfo;
-		regenerateBitmaps();
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Recreate the cover art views and reset the scroll position whenever the
 	 * size of this view changes.
@@ -326,12 +326,7 @@ public final class CoverView extends View implements Handler.Callback {
 
 		Bitmap bitmap = mBitmapCache.get(song.id);
 		if (bitmap == null) {
-			bitmap = mBitmapCache.discardOldest();
-			if (mSeparateInfo)
-				bitmap = CoverBitmap.createSeparatedBitmap(song, getWidth(), getHeight(), bitmap);
-			else
-				bitmap = CoverBitmap.createOverlappingBitmap(song, getWidth(), getHeight(), bitmap);
-			mBitmapCache.put(song.id, bitmap);
+			mBitmapCache.put(song.id, CoverBitmap.createBitmap(mCoverStyle, song, getWidth(), getHeight(), mBitmapCache.discardOldest()));
 			postInvalidate();
 		} else {
 			mBitmapCache.touch(song.id);
diff --git a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/FullPlaybackActivity.java b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/FullPlaybackActivity.java
index 06237324..47e76381 100644
--- a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/FullPlaybackActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/FullPlaybackActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2010 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
+ * Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 Christopher Eby <kreed@kreed.org>
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener, View.OnLongClickListener {
+	public static final int DISPLAY_INFO_OVERLAP = 0;
+	public static final int DISPLAY_INFO_BELOW = 1;
+	public static final int DISPLAY_INFO_WIDGETS = 2;
+
 	/**
 	 * A Handler running on the UI thread, in contrast with mHandler which runs
 	 * on a worker thread.
@@ -53,6 +58,10 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 	private SeekBar mSeekBar;
 	private TextView mSeekText;
 
+	private TextView mTitle;
+	private TextView mAlbum;
+	private TextView mArtist;
+
 	private int mDuration;
 	private boolean mSeekBarTracking;
 	private boolean mPaused;
@@ -62,15 +71,37 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 	{
 		super.onCreate(icicle);
 
-		setContentView(R.layout.full_playback);
-
-		mCoverView = (CoverView)findViewById(R.id.cover_view);
-		mCoverView.setOnClickListener(this);
-		mCoverView.setOnLongClickListener(this);
-		mCoverView.setupHandler(mLooper);
-
 		SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
-		mCoverView.mSeparateInfo = settings.getBoolean("separate_info", false);
+		int displayMode = Integer.parseInt(settings.getString("display_mode", "0"));
+
+		int layout = R.layout.full_playback;
+		int coverStyle = -1;
+
+		switch (displayMode) {
+		default:
+			Log.e("VanillaMusic", "Invalid display mode given. Defaulting to overlap");
+			// fall through
+		case DISPLAY_INFO_OVERLAP:
+			coverStyle = CoverBitmap.STYLE_OVERLAPPING_BOX;
+			break;
+		case DISPLAY_INFO_BELOW:
+			coverStyle = CoverBitmap.STYLE_INFO_BELOW;
+			break;
+		case DISPLAY_INFO_WIDGETS:
+			coverStyle = CoverBitmap.STYLE_NO_INFO_ZOOMED;
+			layout = R.layout.full_playback_alt;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		setContentView(layout);
+
+		CoverView coverView = (CoverView)findViewById(R.id.cover_view);
+
+		coverView.setCoverStyle(coverStyle);
+		coverView.setOnClickListener(this);
+		coverView.setOnLongClickListener(this);
+		coverView.setupHandler(mLooper);
+		mCoverView = coverView;
 
 		mControlsTop = findViewById(R.id.controls_top);
 		mControlsBottom = findViewById(R.id.controls_bottom);
@@ -82,6 +113,10 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 		View nextButton = findViewById(R.id.next);
 		nextButton.setOnClickListener(this);
 
+		mTitle = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.title);
+		mAlbum = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.album);
+		mArtist = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.artist);
+
 		mSeekText = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.seek_text);
 		mSeekBar = (SeekBar)findViewById(R.id.seek_bar);
 		mSeekBar.setMax(1000);
@@ -164,7 +199,10 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 	{
 		super.onServiceReady();
 
-		mDuration = ContextApplication.getService().getDuration();
+		PlaybackService service = ContextApplication.getService();
+		if (mTitle != null)
+			mUiHandler.sendMessage(mUiHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_UPDATE_SONG, service.getSong(0)));
+		mDuration = service.getDuration();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -173,6 +211,10 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 		super.receive(intent);
 
 		if (PlaybackService.EVENT_CHANGED.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+			if (mTitle != null) {
+				Song song = intent.getParcelableExtra("song");
+				mUiHandler.sendMessage(mUiHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_UPDATE_SONG, song));
+			}
 			mDuration = ContextApplication.getService().getDuration();
 			mUiHandler.sendEmptyMessage(MSG_UPDATE_PROGRESS);
 		}
@@ -182,7 +224,6 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
 	{
 		menu.add(0, MENU_LIBRARY, 0, R.string.library).setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_music_library);
-		menu.add(0, MENU_DISPLAY, 0, R.string.display_mode).setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_gallery);
 		return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
 	}
 
@@ -193,10 +234,6 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 		case MENU_LIBRARY:
 			startActivity(new Intent(this, SongSelector.class));
 			return true;
-		case MENU_DISPLAY:
-			mCoverView.toggleDisplayMode();
-			mHandler.sendEmptyMessage(MSG_SAVE_DISPLAY_MODE);
-			return true;
 		default:
 			return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 		}
@@ -215,7 +252,7 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 		switch (keyCode) {
 		case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_CENTER:
 		case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER:
-			onClick(mCoverView);
+			toggleControls();
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -260,29 +297,39 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 		mUiHandler.sendEmptyMessageDelayed(MSG_UPDATE_PROGRESS, next);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Toggles the visibility of the playback controls.
+	 */
+	private void toggleControls()
+	{
+		if (mControlsTop.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+			mControlsTop.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+			mControlsBottom.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+		} else {
+			mControlsTop.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+			mControlsBottom.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
+			mPlayPauseButton.requestFocus();
+
+			updateProgress();
+		}
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void onClick(View view)
 	{
-		if (view == mCoverView) {
-			if (mControlsTop.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
-				mControlsTop.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-				mControlsBottom.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-			} else {
-				mControlsTop.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-				mControlsBottom.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-
-				mPlayPauseButton.requestFocus();
-
-				updateProgress();
-			}
-		} else {
+		switch (view.getId()) {
+		case R.id.cover_view:
+			toggleControls();
+			break;
+		default:
 			super.onClick(view);
 		}
 	}
 
 	public boolean onLongClick(View view)
 	{
-		if (view == mCoverView) {
+		if (view.getId() == R.id.cover_view) {
 			mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_TOGGLE_FLAG, PlaybackService.FLAG_PLAYING, 0));
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -296,11 +343,9 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 	 */
 	private static final int MSG_UPDATE_PROGRESS = 10;
 	/**
-	 * Save the currently set CoverView display mode.
-	 *
-	 * @see CoverView#mSeparateInfo
+	 * Update the metadata for the current song.
 	 */
-	private static final int MSG_SAVE_DISPLAY_MODE = 11;
+	private static final int MSG_UPDATE_SONG = 11;
 	/**
 	 * The the no media overlay message. This must be called on the UI Handler.
 	 */
@@ -314,15 +359,22 @@ public class FullPlaybackActivity extends PlaybackActivity implements SeekBar.On
 	public boolean handleMessage(Message message)
 	{
 		switch (message.what) {
-		case MSG_SAVE_DISPLAY_MODE:
-			SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
-			SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit();
-			editor.putBoolean("separate_info", mCoverView.mSeparateInfo);
-			editor.commit();
-			break;
 		case MSG_UPDATE_PROGRESS:
 			updateProgress();
 			break;
+		case MSG_UPDATE_SONG: {
+			Song song = (Song)message.obj;
+			if (song == null) {
+				mTitle.setText(null);
+				mAlbum.setText(null);
+				mArtist.setText(null);
+			} else {
+				mTitle.setText(song.title);
+				mAlbum.setText(song.album);
+				mArtist.setText(song.artist);
+			}
+			break;
+		}
 		case MSG_SHOW_NO_MEDIA:
 			showMessageOverlay();
 			setNoMediaOverlayMessage();
diff --git a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/PlaybackService.java b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
index b7f33f91..1867585d 100644
--- a/src/org/kreed/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/org/kreed/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ package org.kreed.vanilla;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Notification;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.Service;
@@ -453,6 +455,12 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service implements Handler.Callback,
 			userActionTriggered();
 		} else if ("disable_cover_art".equals(key)) {
 			Song.mDisableCoverArt = settings.getBoolean("disable_cover_art", false);
+		} else if ("display_mode".equals(key)) {
+			ArrayList<Activity> activities = ContextApplication.mActivities;
+			for (Activity activity : activities) {
+				if (activity instanceof FullPlaybackActivity)
+					activity.finish();
+			}
 		}
 	}