diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
index a72e76d..bcb81a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import type { Video, UserProfile } from '../types';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { API_BASE_URL } from '../config';
 import { Home, Users, Search, X, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+import { videoPrefetcher } from '../utils/videoPrefetch';
+import { feedLoader } from '../utils/feedLoader';
 
 type ViewState = 'login' | 'loading' | 'feed';
 type TabType = 'foryou' | 'following' | 'search';
@@ -196,6 +198,17 @@ export const Feed: React.FC = () => {
         return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
     }, [activeTab, viewState]);
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const prefetch = async () => {
+            await videoPrefetcher.init();
+            if (activeTab === 'foryou') {
+                videoPrefetcher.prefetchNext(videos, currentIndex);
+            }
+        };
+
+        prefetch();
+    }, [currentIndex, videos, activeTab]);
+
     const loadSuggestedProfiles = async () => {
         setLoadingProfiles(true);
         try {
@@ -313,90 +326,24 @@ export const Feed: React.FC = () => {
         setError(null);
 
         try {
-            // Stage 1: Fast Load (0 scrolls, roughly 5-10 videos)
-            const fastRes = await axios.get(`${API_BASE_URL}/feed?fast=true`);
-
-            let initialVideos: Video[] = [];
-
-            if (Array.isArray(fastRes.data) && fastRes.data.length > 0) {
-                initialVideos = fastRes.data.map((v: any, i: number) => ({
-                    id: v.id || `video-${i}`,
-                    url: v.url,
-                    author: v.author || 'unknown',
-                    description: v.description || '',
-                    thumbnail: v.thumbnail,
-                    cdn_url: v.cdn_url,
-                    views: v.views,
-                    likes: v.likes
-                }));
-                setVideos(initialVideos);
-                setViewState('feed');
-            }
-
-            // Stage 2: Background Load (Full batch)
-            // Silent fetch to get more videos without blocking UI
-            // We only do this if we got some videos initially, OR if initial failed
-            axios.get(`${API_BASE_URL}/feed`).then(res => {
-                if (Array.isArray(res.data) && res.data.length > 0) {
-                    const moreVideos = res.data.map((v: any, i: number) => ({
-                        id: v.id || `video-full-${i}`,
-                        url: v.url,
-                        author: v.author || 'unknown',
-                        description: v.description || '',
-                        thumbnail: v.thumbnail,
-                        cdn_url: v.cdn_url,
-                        views: v.views,
-                        likes: v.likes
-                    }));
-
-                    // Deduplicate and append
-                    setVideos(prev => {
-                        const existingIds = new Set(prev.map(v => v.id));
-                        const distinctNew = moreVideos.filter((v: Video) => !existingIds.has(v.id));
-                        return [...prev, ...distinctNew];
-                    });
-
-                    // If we were in login/error state, switch to feed now
-                    setViewState(prev => prev === 'feed' ? 'feed' : 'feed');
+            const videos = await feedLoader.loadFeedWithOptimization(
+                false,
+                (loaded: Video[]) => {
+                    if (loaded.length > 0) {
+                        setVideos(loaded);
+                        setViewState('feed');
+                    }
                 }
-            }).catch(console.error); // Silent error for background fetch
+            );
 
-            if (initialVideos.length === 0) {
-                // If fast fetch failed to get videos, we wait for background...
-                // But simplified: show 'No videos' only if fast returned empty
-                // The background fetch will update UI if it finds something
-                if (!initialVideos.length) {
-                    // Keep loading state until background finishes? 
-                    // Or show error? For now, let's just let the user wait or see empty
-                    // Ideally we'd have a 'fetching more' indicator
-                }
-            }
-
-        } catch (err: any) {
-            console.error('Fast feed failed', err);
-            // Fallback to full fetch if fast fails
-            axios.get(`${API_BASE_URL}/feed`).then(res => {
-                if (Array.isArray(res.data) && res.data.length > 0) {
-                    const mapped = res.data.map((v: any, i: number) => ({
-                        id: v.id || `video-fallback-${i}`,
-                        url: v.url,
-                        author: v.author || 'unknown',
-                        description: v.description || '',
-                        thumbnail: v.thumbnail,
-                        cdn_url: v.cdn_url,
-                        views: v.views,
-                        likes: v.likes
-                    }));
-                    setVideos(mapped);
-                    setViewState('feed');
-                } else {
-                    setError('No videos found.');
-                    setViewState('login');
-                }
-            }).catch(e => {
-                setError(e.response?.data?.detail || 'Failed to load feed');
+            if (videos.length === 0) {
+                setError('No videos found.');
                 setViewState('login');
-            });
+            }
+        } catch (err: any) {
+            console.error('Feed load failed:', err);
+            setError(err.response?.data?.detail || 'Failed to load feed');
+            setViewState('login');
         }
     };
 
@@ -424,25 +371,14 @@ export const Feed: React.FC = () => {
         setIsFetching(true);
 
         try {
-            const res = await axios.get(`${API_BASE_URL}/feed`);
+            const newVideos = await feedLoader.loadFeedWithOptimization(false);
 
-            if (Array.isArray(res.data) && res.data.length > 0) {
-                const newVideos = res.data.map((v: any, i: number) => ({
-                    id: v.id || `video-new-${Date.now()}-${i}`,
-                    url: v.url,
-                    author: v.author || 'unknown',
-                    description: v.description || ''
-                }));
-
-                setVideos(prev => {
-                    const existingIds = new Set(prev.map(v => v.id));
-                    const unique = newVideos.filter((v: any) => !existingIds.has(v.id));
-                    if (unique.length === 0) setHasMore(false);
-                    return [...prev, ...unique];
-                });
-            } else {
-                setHasMore(false);
-            }
+            setVideos(prev => {
+                const existingIds = new Set(prev.map(v => v.id));
+                const unique = newVideos.filter((v: Video) => !existingIds.has(v.id));
+                if (unique.length === 0) setHasMore(false);
+                return [...prev, ...unique];
+            });
         } catch (err) {
             console.error('Failed to load more:', err);
         } finally {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
index c938ecb..cafa9f8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useRef, useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Download, UserPlus, Check, Volume2, VolumeX } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { Video } from '../types';
 import { API_BASE_URL } from '../config';
+import { videoCache } from '../utils/videoCache';
 
 interface HeartParticle {
     id: number;
@@ -37,21 +38,17 @@ export const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({
     const [progress, setProgress] = useState(0);
     const [duration, setDuration] = useState(0);
     const [isSeeking, setIsSeeking] = useState(false);
-    const [useFallback, setUseFallback] = useState(false);  // Fallback to full proxy
-    // Use external mute state if provided, otherwise use local state for backward compatibility
+    const [useFallback, setUseFallback] = useState(false);
     const [localMuted, setLocalMuted] = useState(true);
     const isMuted = externalMuted !== undefined ? externalMuted : localMuted;
     const [hearts, setHearts] = useState<HeartParticle[]>([]);
-    const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);  // Show loading spinner until video is ready
+    const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+    const [cachedUrl, setCachedUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
     const lastTapRef = useRef<number>(0);
 
-    // Full proxy URL (yt-dlp, always works but heavier)
     const fullProxyUrl = `${API_BASE_URL}/feed/proxy?url=${encodeURIComponent(video.url)}`;
-    // Thin proxy URL (direct CDN stream, lighter)
     const thinProxyUrl = video.cdn_url ? `${API_BASE_URL}/feed/thin-proxy?cdn_url=${encodeURIComponent(video.cdn_url)}` : null;
-
-    // Use thin proxy first, fallback to full if needed (or if no cdn_url)
-    const proxyUrl = (thinProxyUrl && !useFallback) ? thinProxyUrl : fullProxyUrl;
+    const proxyUrl = cachedUrl ? cachedUrl : (thinProxyUrl && !useFallback) ? thinProxyUrl : fullProxyUrl;
     const downloadUrl = `${API_BASE_URL}/feed/proxy?url=${encodeURIComponent(video.url)}&download=true`;
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -109,7 +106,18 @@ export const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({
     // Reset fallback and loading state when video changes
     useEffect(() => {
         setUseFallback(false);
-        setIsLoading(true);  // Show loading for new video
+        setIsLoading(true);
+        setCachedUrl(null);
+
+        const checkCache = async () => {
+            const cached = await videoCache.get(video.url);
+            if (cached) {
+                const blob_url = URL.createObjectURL(cached);
+                setCachedUrl(blob_url);
+            }
+        };
+
+        checkCache();
     }, [video.id]);
 
     // Progress tracking
@@ -142,7 +150,27 @@ export const VideoPlayer: React.FC<VideoPlayerProps> = ({
             video.removeEventListener('loadedmetadata', handleLoadedMetadata);
             video.removeEventListener('error', handleError);
         };
-    }, [thinProxyUrl, useFallback]);
+    }, [thinProxyUrl, useFallback, cachedUrl]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const cacheVideo = async () => {
+            if (!cachedUrl || !proxyUrl || proxyUrl === cachedUrl) return;
+
+            try {
+                const response = await fetch(proxyUrl);
+                if (response.ok) {
+                    const blob = await response.blob();
+                    await videoCache.set(video.url, blob);
+                }
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.debug('Failed to cache video:', error);
+            }
+        };
+
+        if (isActive && !isLoading) {
+            cacheVideo();
+        }
+    }, [isActive, isLoading, proxyUrl, cachedUrl, video.url]);
 
     const togglePlayPause = () => {
         if (!videoRef.current) return;
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/feedLoader.ts b/frontend/src/utils/feedLoader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8339f88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/feedLoader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+import type { Video } from '../types';
+import { API_BASE_URL } from '../config';
+
+interface FeedStats {
+  totalLoaded: number;
+  loadTime: number;
+  batchSize: number;
+}
+
+class FeedLoader {
+  private stats: FeedStats = {
+    totalLoaded: 0,
+    loadTime: 0,
+    batchSize: 12
+  };
+
+  private requestCache: Map<string, { data: Video[]; timestamp: number }> = new Map();
+  private CACHE_TTL_MS = 60000;
+
+  async loadFeedWithOptimization(
+    fast: boolean = false,
+    onProgress?: (videos: Video[]) => void
+  ): Promise<Video[]> {
+    const startTime = performance.now();
+
+    try {
+      if (fast) {
+        const videos = await this.loadWithCache('feed-fast');
+        onProgress?.(videos);
+        return videos;
+      }
+
+      const cacheKey = 'feed-full';
+      const cached = this.getCached(cacheKey);
+      if (cached) {
+        onProgress?.(cached);
+        return cached;
+      }
+
+      const videos = await this.fetchFeed();
+      this.setCached(cacheKey, videos);
+
+      onProgress?.(videos);
+
+      this.stats.loadTime = performance.now() - startTime;
+      this.stats.totalLoaded = videos.length;
+
+      return videos;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Feed load failed:', error);
+      return [];
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async fetchFeed(): Promise<Video[]> {
+    const response = await axios.get(`${API_BASE_URL}/feed`);
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(response.data)) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    return response.data.map((v: any, i: number) => ({
+      id: v.id || `video-${i}`,
+      url: v.url,
+      author: v.author || 'unknown',
+      description: v.description || '',
+      thumbnail: v.thumbnail,
+      cdn_url: v.cdn_url,
+      views: v.views,
+      likes: v.likes
+    }));
+  }
+
+  private async loadWithCache(key: string): Promise<Video[]> {
+    const cached = this.getCached(key);
+    if (cached) return cached;
+
+    const videos = await this.fetchFeed();
+    this.setCached(key, videos);
+    return videos;
+  }
+
+  private getCached(key: string): Video[] | null {
+    const cached = this.requestCache.get(key);
+    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.timestamp < this.CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+      return cached.data;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  private setCached(key: string, data: Video[]): void {
+    this.requestCache.set(key, {
+      data,
+      timestamp: Date.now()
+    });
+  }
+
+  getStats(): FeedStats {
+    return { ...this.stats };
+  }
+
+  clearCache(): void {
+    this.requestCache.clear();
+  }
+
+  getOptimalBatchSize(): number {
+    const connection = (navigator as any).connection;
+
+    if (!connection) {
+      return 15;
+    }
+
+    const effectiveType = connection.effectiveType;
+
+    switch (effectiveType) {
+      case '4g':
+        return 20;
+      case '3g':
+        return 12;
+      case '2g':
+        return 6;
+      default:
+        return 15;
+    }
+  }
+
+  shouldPrefetchThumbnails(): boolean {
+    const connection = (navigator as any).connection;
+    if (!connection) return true;
+    return connection.saveData !== true;
+  }
+}
+
+export const feedLoader = new FeedLoader();
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/videoCache.ts b/frontend/src/utils/videoCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f281fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/videoCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+interface CachedVideo {
+  id: string;
+  url: string;
+  data: Blob;
+  timestamp: number;
+  size: number;
+}
+
+const DB_NAME = 'PureStreamCache';
+const STORE_NAME = 'videos';
+const MAX_CACHE_SIZE_MB = 200;
+const CACHE_TTL_HOURS = 24;
+
+class VideoCache {
+  private db: IDBDatabase | null = null;
+  private initialized = false;
+
+  async init(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.initialized) return;
+
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const request = indexedDB.open(DB_NAME, 1);
+
+      request.onerror = () => reject(request.error);
+      request.onsuccess = () => {
+        this.db = request.result;
+        this.initialized = true;
+        this.cleanup();
+        resolve();
+      };
+
+      request.onupgradeneeded = (e) => {
+        const db = (e.target as IDBOpenDBRequest).result;
+        if (!db.objectStoreNames.contains(STORE_NAME)) {
+          db.createObjectStore(STORE_NAME, { keyPath: 'id' });
+        }
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
+  async get(url: string): Promise<Blob | null> {
+    if (!this.db) await this.init();
+    if (!this.db) return null;
+
+    const videoId = this.getVideoId(url);
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      try {
+        const tx = this.db!.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readonly');
+        const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME);
+        const request = store.get(videoId);
+
+        request.onsuccess = () => {
+          const cached = request.result as CachedVideo | undefined;
+          if (cached) {
+            const ageHours = (Date.now() - cached.timestamp) / (1000 * 60 * 60);
+            if (ageHours < CACHE_TTL_HOURS) {
+              resolve(cached.data);
+              return;
+            }
+            this.delete(videoId);
+          }
+          resolve(null);
+        };
+
+        request.onerror = () => resolve(null);
+      } catch {
+        resolve(null);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async set(url: string, blob: Blob): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.db) await this.init();
+    if (!this.db) return;
+
+    const videoId = this.getVideoId(url);
+    const cached: CachedVideo = {
+      id: videoId,
+      url,
+      data: blob,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+      size: blob.size
+    };
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      try {
+        const tx = this.db!.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readwrite');
+        const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME);
+        const request = store.put(cached);
+
+        request.onsuccess = () => {
+          this.cleanup();
+          resolve();
+        };
+
+        request.onerror = () => resolve();
+      } catch {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async delete(videoId: string): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.db) return;
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      try {
+        const tx = this.db!.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readwrite');
+        const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME);
+        const request = store.delete(videoId);
+
+        request.onsuccess = () => resolve();
+        request.onerror = () => resolve();
+      } catch {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async clear(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.db) return;
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      try {
+        const tx = this.db!.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readwrite');
+        const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME);
+        const request = store.clear();
+
+        request.onsuccess = () => resolve();
+        request.onerror = () => resolve();
+      } catch {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async getStats(): Promise<{ size_mb: number; count: number }> {
+    if (!this.db) return { size_mb: 0, count: 0 };
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      try {
+        const tx = this.db!.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readonly');
+        const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME);
+        const request = store.getAll();
+
+        request.onsuccess = () => {
+          const cached = request.result as CachedVideo[];
+          const totalSize = cached.reduce((sum, v) => sum + v.size, 0);
+          resolve({
+            size_mb: Math.round(totalSize / 1024 / 1024 * 100) / 100,
+            count: cached.length
+          });
+        };
+
+        request.onerror = () => resolve({ size_mb: 0, count: 0 });
+      } catch {
+        resolve({ size_mb: 0, count: 0 });
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  private async cleanup(): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.db) return;
+
+    const stats = await this.getStats();
+    if (stats.size_mb < MAX_CACHE_SIZE_MB) return;
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      try {
+        const tx = this.db!.transaction(STORE_NAME, 'readwrite');
+        const store = tx.objectStore(STORE_NAME);
+        const request = store.getAll();
+
+        request.onsuccess = () => {
+          const cached = (request.result as CachedVideo[]).sort(
+            (a, b) => a.timestamp - b.timestamp
+          );
+
+          let totalSize = cached.reduce((sum, v) => sum + v.size, 0);
+          const targetSize = MAX_CACHE_SIZE_MB * 1024 * 1024 * 0.8;
+
+          for (const video of cached) {
+            if (totalSize <= targetSize) break;
+            const deleteReq = store.delete(video.id);
+            deleteReq.onsuccess = () => {
+              totalSize -= video.size;
+            };
+          }
+
+          resolve();
+        };
+
+        request.onerror = () => resolve();
+      } catch {
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  private getVideoId(url: string): string {
+    const match = url.match(/video\/(\d+)|id=([^&]+)/);
+    return match ? match[1] || match[2] : url.substring(0, 50);
+  }
+}
+
+export const videoCache = new VideoCache();
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/videoPrefetch.ts b/frontend/src/utils/videoPrefetch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57994f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/videoPrefetch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { videoCache } from './videoCache';
+import type { Video } from '../types';
+
+interface PrefetchConfig {
+  lookahead: number;
+  concurrency: number;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG: PrefetchConfig = {
+  lookahead: 2,
+  concurrency: 1,
+  timeoutMs: 30000
+};
+
+class VideoPrefetcher {
+  private prefetchQueue: Set<string> = new Set();
+  private config: PrefetchConfig;
+  private isInitialized = false;
+
+  constructor(config: Partial<PrefetchConfig> = {}) {
+    this.config = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, ...config };
+  }
+
+  async init(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.isInitialized) return;
+    await videoCache.init();
+    this.isInitialized = true;
+  }
+
+  async prefetchNext(
+    videos: Video[],
+    currentIndex: number
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    if (!this.isInitialized) await this.init();
+
+    const endIndex = Math.min(
+      currentIndex + this.config.lookahead,
+      videos.length
+    );
+
+    const toPrefetch = videos
+      .slice(currentIndex + 1, endIndex)
+      .filter((v) => v.url && !this.prefetchQueue.has(v.id));
+
+    for (const video of toPrefetch) {
+      this.prefetchQueue.add(video.id);
+      this.prefetchVideo(video).catch(console.error);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async prefetchVideo(video: Video): Promise<void> {
+    if (!video.url) return;
+
+    const cached = await videoCache.get(video.url);
+    if (cached) {
+      this.prefetchQueue.delete(video.id);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const controller = new AbortController();
+      const timeoutId = setTimeout(
+        () => controller.abort(),
+        this.config.timeoutMs
+      );
+
+      const response = await fetch(video.url, {
+        signal: controller.signal,
+        headers: { Range: 'bytes=0-1048576' }
+      });
+
+      clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+
+      if (response.ok) {
+        const blob = await response.blob();
+        await videoCache.set(video.url, blob);
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.debug(`Prefetch failed for ${video.id}:`, error);
+    } finally {
+      this.prefetchQueue.delete(video.id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  clearQueue(): void {
+    this.prefetchQueue.clear();
+  }
+
+  getQueueSize(): number {
+    return this.prefetchQueue.size;
+  }
+}
+
+export const videoPrefetcher = new VideoPrefetcher();