diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4c7bfd7a..415c9e59 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ext {
     def abi = project.properties['ABI']
-    VERSION_CODE = 79
+    VERSION_CODE = 80
     VERSION_NAME = "1.7.3"
     SDK_MIN_VERSION = 23
     SDK_TARGET_VERSION = 30
diff --git a/depends/utils b/depends/utils
index 1696dd31..02350734 160000
--- a/depends/utils
+++ b/depends/utils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1696dd31406b046f110b2192e140d9e062a99910
+Subproject commit 0235073409ab6f490ff086a3d66842ec48b212a8
diff --git a/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/engine/MetadataRetriever.java b/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/engine/MetadataRetriever.java
index 283b0791..974a02a9 100644
--- a/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/engine/MetadataRetriever.java
+++ b/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/engine/MetadataRetriever.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 import me.aap.utils.vfs.VirtualResource;
 import me.aap.utils.vfs.content.ContentFileSystem;
 
+import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT;
+import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER_SYSTEM;
+import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER_VLC;
 import static me.aap.utils.async.Completed.completedEmptyMap;
 import static me.aap.utils.async.Completed.completedNull;
 import static me.aap.utils.async.Completed.completedVoid;
@@ -127,13 +130,16 @@ private MetadataBuilder load(PlayableItem item) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		MediaPlayerEngineProvider mp = mgr.mediaPlayer;
+		int scanner = (mgr.vlcPlayer == null) ? MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT
+				: item.getLib().getPrefs().getMediaScannerPref();
 
-		if (!mp.getMediaMetadata(mb, item)) {
-			MediaEngineProvider vlc = mgr.vlcPlayer;
-			if ((vlc == null) || !vlc.getMediaMetadata(mb, item)) mp.getDuration(mb, item);
-		} else {
-			mp.getDuration(mb, item);
+		switch (scanner) {
+			case MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT:
+			case MEDIA_SCANNER_SYSTEM:
+				if (mgr.mediaPlayer.getMediaMetadata(mb, item)) break;
+				if ((scanner == MEDIA_SCANNER_SYSTEM) && mgr.mediaPlayer.getDuration(mb, item)) break;
+			case MEDIA_SCANNER_VLC:
+				if (mgr.vlcPlayer != null) mgr.vlcPlayer.getMediaMetadata(mb, item);
 		}
 
 		try {
diff --git a/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/pref/MediaPrefs.java b/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/pref/MediaPrefs.java
index a699190e..0b6548d5 100644
--- a/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/pref/MediaPrefs.java
+++ b/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/media/pref/MediaPrefs.java
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ public interface MediaPrefs extends PreferenceStore {
 	int SCALE_ORIGINAL = 2;
 	int SCALE_4_3 = 3;
 	int SCALE_16_9 = 4;
+	int MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT = 0;
+	int MEDIA_SCANNER_SYSTEM = 1;
+	int MEDIA_SCANNER_VLC = 2;
 	Pref<IntSupplier> AUDIO_ENGINE = Pref.i("AUDIO_ENGINE", MEDIA_ENG_MP);
 	Pref<IntSupplier> VIDEO_ENGINE = Pref.i("VIDEO_ENGINE", MEDIA_ENG_MP);
 	Pref<IntSupplier> VIDEO_SCALE = Pref.i("VIDEO_SCALE", SCALE_BEST);
+	Pref<IntSupplier> MEDIA_SCANNER = Pref.i("MEDIA_SCANNER", MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT).withInheritance(false);
 	Pref<DoubleSupplier> SPEED = Pref.f("SPEED", 1.0f).withInheritance(false);
 	Pref<BooleanSupplier> AE_ENABLED = Pref.b("AE_ENABLED", false).withInheritance(false);
 	Pref<BooleanSupplier> EQ_ENABLED = Pref.b("EQ_ENABLED", false).withInheritance(false);
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ default void setVideoScalePref(int scale) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	default int getMediaScannerPref() {
+		return getIntPref(MEDIA_SCANNER);
+	}
+
 	default boolean getSubEnabledPref() {
 		return getBooleanPref(SUB_ENABLED);
 	}
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ static int[] getUserPresetBands(String preset) {
 	}
 
 	static String toUserPreset(String name, int[] bands) {
-		try(SharedTextBuilder tb = SharedTextBuilder.get()) {
+		try (SharedTextBuilder tb = SharedTextBuilder.get()) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < bands.length; i++) {
 				tb.append(bands[i]);
 				if (i == (bands.length - 1)) tb.append(':');
diff --git a/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/ui/fragment/SettingsFragment.java b/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/ui/fragment/SettingsFragment.java
index e9597fdd..68e9e958 100644
--- a/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/ui/fragment/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/fermata/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/ui/fragment/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_ENG_EXO;
 import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_ENG_MP;
 import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_ENG_VLC;
+import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT;
+import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER_SYSTEM;
+import static me.aap.fermata.media.pref.MediaPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER_VLC;
 import static me.aap.fermata.ui.activity.MainActivityListener.FRAGMENT_CONTENT_CHANGED;
 
 /**
@@ -299,9 +302,9 @@ private PreferenceViewAdapter createAdapter() {
 			});
 		}
 
+		PrefCondition<BooleanSupplier> exoCond = PrefCondition.create(mediaPrefs, MediaLibPrefs.EXO_ENABLED);
+		PrefCondition<BooleanSupplier> vlcCond = PrefCondition.create(mediaPrefs, MediaLibPrefs.VLC_ENABLED);
 		Consumer<PreferenceView.ListOpts> initList = o -> {
-			PrefCondition<BooleanSupplier> exoCond = PrefCondition.create(mediaPrefs, MediaLibPrefs.EXO_ENABLED);
-			PrefCondition<BooleanSupplier> vlcCond = PrefCondition.create(mediaPrefs, MediaLibPrefs.VLC_ENABLED);
 			if (o.visibility == null) o.visibility = exoCond.or(vlcCond);
 
 			o.values = new int[]{R.string.engine_mp_name, R.string.engine_exo_name, R.string.engine_vlc_name};
@@ -343,6 +346,17 @@ private PreferenceViewAdapter createAdapter() {
 			o.formatSubtitle = true;
 			o.initList = initList;
 		});
+		sub1.addListPref(o -> {
+			o.store = mediaPrefs;
+			o.removeDefault = false;
+			o.pref = MediaLibPrefs.MEDIA_SCANNER;
+			o.title = R.string.preferred_media_scanner;
+			o.subtitle = R.string.string_format;
+			o.formatSubtitle = true;
+			o.visibility = vlcCond;
+			o.values = new int[]{R.string.preferred_media_scanner_default, R.string.preferred_media_scanner_system, R.string.engine_vlc_name};
+			o.valuesMap = new int[]{MEDIA_SCANNER_DEFAULT, MEDIA_SCANNER_SYSTEM, MEDIA_SCANNER_VLC};
+		});
 
 		sub1 = set.subSet(o -> o.title = R.string.video_settings);
 		sub1.addListPref(o -> {
diff --git a/fermata/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/fermata/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index 5b0f70b3..79dbd19a 100644
--- a/fermata/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/fermata/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
     <string name="engine_installed">Медиа движок установлен: %1$s</string>
     <string name="engine_uninstalled">Медиа движок удален: %1$s</string>
 
+    <string name="preferred_media_scanner">Предпочтительный медиа сканнер</string>
+    <string name="preferred_media_scanner_default">По умолчанию</string>
+    <string name="preferred_media_scanner_system">Системный</string>
+
     <string name="module_installation">Установка модуля: %1$s</string>
     <string name="install_pending">Ожидание инсталляции: %1$s</string>
     <string name="downloading">Скачивание %1$s</string>
diff --git a/fermata/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/fermata/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 147052e3..a438f247 100644
--- a/fermata/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/fermata/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
     <string name="engine_installed">Media engine installed: %1$s</string>
     <string name="engine_uninstalled">Media engine uninstalled: %1$s</string>
 
+    <string name="preferred_media_scanner">Preferred media scanner</string>
+    <string name="preferred_media_scanner_default">Default</string>
+    <string name="preferred_media_scanner_system">System</string>
+
     <string name="module_installation">Module installation: %1$s</string>
     <string name="install_pending">Installation pending: %1$s</string>
     <string name="downloading">Downloading %1$s</string>
diff --git a/modules/vlc/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/engine/vlc/VlcEngineProvider.java b/modules/vlc/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/engine/vlc/VlcEngineProvider.java
index 05532781..b1821136 100644
--- a/modules/vlc/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/engine/vlc/VlcEngineProvider.java
+++ b/modules/vlc/src/main/java/me/aap/fermata/engine/vlc/VlcEngineProvider.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import me.aap.utils.security.SecurityUtils;
 
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
+import static org.videolan.libvlc.interfaces.IMedia.Parse.DoInteract;
 import static org.videolan.libvlc.interfaces.IMedia.Parse.FetchLocal;
 import static org.videolan.libvlc.interfaces.IMedia.Parse.FetchNetwork;
 import static org.videolan.libvlc.interfaces.IMedia.Parse.ParseLocal;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public boolean getMediaMetadata(MetadataBuilder meta, PlayableItem item) {
 				media = new Media(getVlc(), uri);
 			}
 
-			media.parse(ParseLocal | ParseNetwork | FetchLocal | FetchNetwork);
+			media.parse(ParseLocal | ParseNetwork | FetchLocal | FetchNetwork | DoInteract);
 
 			String title = media.getMeta(IMedia.Meta.Title);
 			String artist = media.getMeta(IMedia.Meta.Artist);