diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index bb4c2d2..287b703 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1184,9 +1184,9 @@
   <script src="/js/components/VideoPlayer.js?v=5"></script>
   <script src="/js/services/channelLanguageDetection.js?v=1"></script>
   <script src="/js/services/channelLanguageFusion.js?v=1"></script>
-  <script src="/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js?v=3"></script>
-  <script src="/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js?v=4"></script>
-  <script src="/js/components/ChannelList.js?v=9"></script>
+  <script src="/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js?v=4"></script>
+  <script src="/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js?v=5"></script>
+  <script src="/js/components/ChannelList.js?v=10"></script>
   <script src="/js/components/SourceManager.js?v=2"></script>
   <script src="/js/components/EpgGuide.js?v=2"></script>
   <script src="/js/pages/HomePage.js?v=2"></script>
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@
   <script src="/js/pages/Guide.js?v=2"></script>
   <script src="/js/pages/MoviesPage.js?v=4"></script>
   <script src="/js/pages/SeriesPage.js?v=1"></script>
-  <script src="/js/pages/Settings.js?v=6"></script>
+  <script src="/js/pages/Settings.js?v=7"></script>
   <script src="/js/pages/WatchPage.js?v=1"></script>
   <script src="/js/app.js?v=4"></script>
   <script>
diff --git a/public/js/components/ChannelList.js b/public/js/components/ChannelList.js
index d985acd..788fcd7 100644
--- a/public/js/components/ChannelList.js
+++ b/public/js/components/ChannelList.js
@@ -346,9 +346,11 @@ class ChannelList {
     async refreshLayaLanguages(mode = window.app?.player?.settings?.languageDetectionMode || 'algo') {
         const requestId = ++this._languageDetectionRequest;
         if (mode === 'algo') {
+            const hadWarning = Boolean(this.languageDetectionNotice || this.languageDetectionFallback);
             this.layaLanguageResults.clear();
             this.languageDetectionNotice = '';
             this.languageDetectionFallback = false;
+            if (hadWarning) this.render();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -1403,10 +1405,17 @@ class ChannelList {
         this.render();
         const logicalChannel = this.logicalChannels.find(channel => channel.fingerprint === fingerprint);
         if (!logicalChannel) return;
+        const variant = ChannelVariantGrouping.selectVariantByLanguage(logicalChannel, languageCode, {
+            isFavorite: item => this.isFavorite(item.sourceId, item.id),
+            isHidden: item => this.isHidden('channel', item.sourceId, item.streamId || item.id)
+        });
+        if (!variant) return;
         await this.selectChannel({
             logicalId: fingerprint,
-            variantId: logicalChannel.preferredVariant.id,
-            sourceId: logicalChannel.preferredVariant.sourceId
+            variantId: variant.id,
+            sourceId: variant.sourceId,
+            renderId: this.currentRenderId,
+            renderGroup: this.currentRenderGroup
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/public/js/pages/Settings.js b/public/js/pages/Settings.js
index 8bef5a0..af6da85 100644
--- a/public/js/pages/Settings.js
+++ b/public/js/pages/Settings.js
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ class SettingsPage {
             this.layaStatus = { runtimeAvailable: false, modelPresent: false, error: err.message };
         }
         this.renderLayaStatus(this.layaStatus);
+        const mode = this.app.player?.settings?.languageDetectionMode || 'algo';
+        if (mode !== 'algo' && this.layaStatus?.modelPresent && this.layaStatus?.runtimeAvailable &&
+            this.app.channelList?.languageDetectionNotice) {
+            void this.app.channelList.refreshLayaLanguages(mode);
+        }
         if (this.layaStatus?.downloading) this.startLayaStatusPolling();
         return this.layaStatus;
     }
diff --git a/public/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js b/public/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js
index 45562ad..f7220a8 100644
--- a/public/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js
+++ b/public/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@
         return listMode === 'grouped';
     }
 
+    function selectVariantByLanguage(logicalChannel, languageCode, options = {}) {
+        const isFavorite = options.isFavorite || (() => false);
+        const isHidden = options.isHidden || (() => false);
+        const visible = (logicalChannel?.variants || []).filter(variant => !isHidden(variant));
+        if (!visible.length) return null;
+        const preferredVisible = visible.find(variant => getVariantKey(variant) === getVariantKey(logicalChannel.preferredVariant));
+        if (!languageCode || languageCode === 'auto') return preferredVisible || visible[0];
+        const matching = languageCode && languageCode !== 'auto'
+            ? visible.filter(variant => variant.language?.code === languageCode)
+            : visible;
+        const candidates = matching.length ? matching : (preferredVisible ? [preferredVisible] : visible);
+        return candidates.map((variant, index) => ({ variant, index })).sort((a, b) =>
+            Number(isFavorite(b.variant)) - Number(isFavorite(a.variant)) ||
+            qualityScore(b.variant) - qualityScore(a.variant) ||
+            a.index - b.index
+        )[0].variant;
+    }
+
     return {
         normalizeChannelName,
         displayNameForFingerprint,
@@ -177,6 +195,7 @@
         getQuality,
         groupChannels,
         orderFlatChannels,
+        selectVariantByLanguage,
         shouldUseFavoritesGroup
     };
 });
diff --git a/public/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js b/public/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js
index e846bdf..4222897 100644
--- a/public/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js
+++ b/public/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@
 
     function channelListWarning(mode, status = {}, batchFailed = false) {
         if (mode === 'algo') return '';
-        if (batchFailed || status.modelPresent !== true || status.runtimeAvailable !== true) {
+        if (batchFailed) {
+            return 'Local AI language matching failed. Standard channel matching is being used.';
+        }
+        if (status.modelPresent !== true || status.runtimeAvailable !== true) {
             return 'Local AI service is unavailable. Standard channel matching is being used.';
         }
         return '';
diff --git a/test/channelVariantGrouping.test.js b/test/channelVariantGrouping.test.js
index f337edb..925ab60 100644
--- a/test/channelVariantGrouping.test.js
+++ b/test/channelVariantGrouping.test.js
@@ -75,3 +75,22 @@ test('Laya language results participate in variant selection', () => {
     assert.equal(logical.preferredVariant.id, '1');
     assert.deepEqual(logical.availableLanguages.map(item => item.code), ['fr', 'en']);
 });
+
+test('language selection immediately resolves the best visible matching variant', () => {
+    const frenchSd = channel('fr-sd', 'Sports One SD');
+    const frenchHd = channel('fr-hd', 'Sports One HD');
+    const english4k = channel('en-4k', 'Sports One 4K');
+    const languageResults = new Map([
+        [grouping.getVariantKey(frenchSd), { language: 'fr', confidence: 0.9 }],
+        [grouping.getVariantKey(frenchHd), { language: 'fr', confidence: 0.9 }],
+        [grouping.getVariantKey(english4k), { language: 'en', confidence: 0.95 }]
+    ]);
+    const logical = grouping.groupChannels([frenchSd, frenchHd, english4k], {
+        languageMode: 'laya',
+        languageResults
+    })[0];
+    const selected = grouping.selectVariantByLanguage(logical, 'fr', {
+        isHidden: variant => variant.id === 'fr-hd'
+    });
+    assert.equal(selected.id, 'fr-sd');
+});
diff --git a/test/layaStatusPresentation.test.js b/test/layaStatusPresentation.test.js
index e216067..16544d4 100644
--- a/test/layaStatusPresentation.test.js
+++ b/test/layaStatusPresentation.test.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test('ChannelList warning only appears for active Laya modes when unavailable or
         channelListWarning('hybrid', { modelPresent: true, runtimeAvailable: false }),
         'Local AI service is unavailable. Standard channel matching is being used.'
     );
-    assert.equal(channelListWarning('laya', ready, true), 'Local AI service is unavailable. Standard channel matching is being used.');
+    assert.equal(channelListWarning('laya', ready, true), 'Local AI language matching failed. Standard channel matching is being used.');
 });
 
 test('installed model with unavailable service is not reported ready', () => {