diff --git a/TPStreamsRNPlayerView.podspec b/TPStreamsRNPlayerView.podspec
index 03cd388..667318c 100644
--- a/TPStreamsRNPlayerView.podspec
+++ b/TPStreamsRNPlayerView.podspec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
       'DEFINES_MODULE' => 'YES',
       'CLANG_ALLOW_NON_MODULAR_INCLUDES_IN_FRAMEWORK_MODULES' => 'YES'
     }
-  s.dependency "TPStreamsSDK" , "1.2.16"
+  s.dependency "TPStreamsSDK" , "1.2.23"
 
   
   # Ensure the module is not built as a framework to avoid bridging header conflicts
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index 1da033e..bf0bdf4 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ Tpstreams_minSdkVersion=24
 Tpstreams_targetSdkVersion=34
 Tpstreams_compileSdkVersion=35
 Tpstreams_ndkVersion=27.1.12297006
-Tpstreams_tpstreamsAndroidPlayerVersion=1.1.8
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+Tpstreams_tpstreamsAndroidPlayerVersion=1.1.9
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diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/JsonUtils.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/JsonUtils.kt
index 5900a75..d9af2b3 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/JsonUtils.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/JsonUtils.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.tpstreams
 
+import org.json.JSONException
 import org.json.JSONObject
 
 object JsonUtils {
@@ -43,4 +44,16 @@ object JsonUtils {
         }
         return map
     }
-} 
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+
+    fun jsonStringToMap(jsonString: String?): Map<String, String>? {
+        if (jsonString.isNullOrEmpty()) return null
+        return try {
+            val jsonObject = JSONObject(jsonString)
+            jsonObject.keys()
+                .asSequence()
+                .associate { it to jsonObject.getString(it) }
+        } catch (e: JSONException) {
+            null
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsDownloadModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsDownloadModule.kt
index e4e0605..f8f430a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsDownloadModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsDownloadModule.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap
 import com.facebook.react.modules.core.DeviceEventManagerModule
 import com.tpstreams.player.download.DownloadClient
@@ -23,6 +24,37 @@ class TPStreamsDownloadModule(private val reactContext: ReactApplicationContext)
         return "TPStreamsDownload"
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+    fun startDownload(
+        videoId: String,
+        accessToken: String,
+        resolution: String?,
+        metadata: ReadableMap?,
+        promise: Promise
+    ) {
+        try {
+            val metadataString = metadata?.let { org.json.JSONObject(it.toHashMap()).toString() }
+            val metadataMap = JsonUtils.jsonStringToMap(metadataString)
+
+            val activity = currentActivity ?: run {
+                promise.reject("DOWNLOAD_START_ERROR", "No current activity available")
+                return
+            }
+
+            downloadClient.startDownload(
+                activity,
+                videoId,
+                accessToken,
+                resolution,
+                metadataMap
+            )
+            promise.resolve(null)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Error starting download: ${e.message}", e)
+            promise.reject("DOWNLOAD_START_ERROR", e.message, e)
+        }
+    }
+
     @ReactMethod
     fun addDownloadProgressListener(promise: Promise) {
         try {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsRNPlayerViewManager.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsRNPlayerViewManager.kt
index f1eb581..4bfe351 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsRNPlayerViewManager.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/tpstreams/TPStreamsRNPlayerViewManager.kt
@@ -96,20 +96,7 @@ class TPStreamsRNPlayerViewManager : SimpleViewManager<TPStreamsRNPlayerView>(),
 
   @ReactProp(name = "downloadMetadata")
   override fun setDownloadMetadata(view: TPStreamsRNPlayerView, metadata: String?) {
-    val metadataMap = if (!metadata.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-      try {
-        val jsonObject = org.json.JSONObject(metadata)
-        val map = jsonObject.keys()
-        .asSequence()
-        .associate { it to jsonObject.getString(it) }
-        .toMutableMap()
-        map
-      } catch (e: org.json.JSONException) {
-        android.util.Log.w("TPStreamsRN", "Error parsing download metadata: ${e.message}")
-        null
-      }
-    } else null
-    view.setDownloadMetadata(metadataMap)
+    view.setDownloadMetadata(JsonUtils.jsonStringToMap(metadata))
   }
 
   // Command implementations
diff --git a/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.mm b/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.mm
index d324c36..5cccf81 100644
--- a/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.mm
+++ b/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.mm
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ @interface RCT_EXTERN_MODULE(TPStreamsDownload, RCTEventEmitter)
                   rejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
 
 // Download Control Methods
+RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(startDownload:(NSString *)videoId
+                  accessToken:(NSString *)accessToken
+                  resolution:(NSString *)resolution
+                  metadata:(NSDictionary *)metadata
+                  resolver:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
+                  rejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
+
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(pauseDownload:(NSString *)videoId
                   resolver:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
                   rejecter:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject)
diff --git a/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.swift b/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.swift
index 31f34c4..b2688b9 100644
--- a/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.swift
+++ b/ios/TPStreamsDownloadModule.swift
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ class TPStreamsDownloadModule: RCTEventEmitter, TPStreamsDownloadDelegate {
         return true
     }
     
+    @objc
+    func startDownload(_ videoId: String, accessToken: String, resolution: String?, metadata: NSDictionary?, resolver resolve: @escaping RCTPromiseResolveBlock, rejecter reject: @escaping RCTPromiseRejectBlock) {
+        DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
+            guard let self = self else { return }
+            
+            let metadataDict = metadata as? [String: Any]
+            let res = (resolution?.isEmpty ?? true) ? nil : resolution
+            let presentingVC = (res == nil) ? RCTPresentedViewController() : nil
+            
+            self.downloadManager.startDownload(assetID: videoId, accessToken: accessToken, resolution: res, allowResolutionFallback: true, metadata: metadataDict, presentingViewController: presentingVC, completion: nil)
+            resolve(nil)
+        }
+    }
+
     @objc
     func addDownloadProgressListener(_ resolve: @escaping RCTPromiseResolveBlock, rejecter reject: @escaping RCTPromiseRejectBlock) {
         isListening = true
diff --git a/src/TPStreamsDownload.tsx b/src/TPStreamsDownload.tsx
index f339b64..1ba838e 100644
--- a/src/TPStreamsDownload.tsx
+++ b/src/TPStreamsDownload.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ export type DownloadStateChangeListener = (
 
 const downloadEventEmitter = new NativeEventEmitter(TPStreamsDownload);
 
+export function startDownload(
+  videoId: string,
+  accessToken: string,
+  resolution: string | null = null,
+  metadata: Record<string, any> | null = null
+): Promise<void> {
+  return TPStreamsDownload.startDownload(
+    videoId,
+    accessToken,
+    resolution,
+    metadata
+  );
+}
+
 export function addDownloadProgressListener(): Promise<void> {
   return TPStreamsDownload.addDownloadProgressListener();
 }
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 1085da8..d1b76ac 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export { default as TPStreamsPlayerView } from './TPStreamsPlayer';
 export type { TPStreamsPlayerRef } from './TPStreamsPlayer';
 
 export {
+  startDownload,
   pauseDownload,
   resumeDownload,
   removeDownload,