diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.html b/ui/src/app/app.html
index 2dc512a..e30c775 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.html
@@ -645,18 +645,22 @@
           <button type="button" class="btn-close" aria-label="Close" (click)="closeSettingsModal()"></button>
         </div>
         <div class="modal-body">
+          <p class="small text-muted mb-3">
+            <strong>0 ms</strong> matches stock MeTube: the queue repaints on every download progress event.
+            Set higher values to coalesce updates and reduce CPU (helpful for large queues or slow devices).
+          </p>
           <div class="row g-3">
             <div class="col-12">
               <div class="input-group">
                 <span class="input-group-text">Focused Refresh (ms)</span>
-                <input type="number" min="500" max="10000" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="focusedRefreshMs"
+                <input type="number" min="0" max="10000" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="focusedRefreshMs"
                   [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}">
               </div>
             </div>
             <div class="col-12">
               <div class="input-group">
                 <span class="input-group-text">Background Refresh (ms)</span>
-                <input type="number" min="2000" max="120000" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="backgroundRefreshMs"
+                <input type="number" min="0" max="120000" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="backgroundRefreshMs"
                   [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}">
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/app.ts b/ui/src/app/app.ts
index 9d189e2..97e8039 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/app.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/app.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AsyncPipe, DatePipe, KeyValuePipe, NgTemplateOutlet } from '@angular/common';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { AfterViewInit, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, DestroyRef, ElementRef, viewChild, inject, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { Observable, Subscription, map, distinctUntilChanged, finalize, auditTime } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, Subscription, map, distinctUntilChanged, finalize } from 'rxjs';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import { FontAwesomeModule } from '@fortawesome/angular-fontawesome';
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   webhookTestResponsePretty = '';
   webhookTestResponseRaw = '';
   settingsModalOpen = false;
-  focusedRefreshMs = 3000;
-  backgroundRefreshMs = 30000;
+  /** 0 = stock mainline: refresh on every progress event. */
+  focusedRefreshMs = 0;
+  backgroundRefreshMs = 0;
   sortAscending = false;
   expandedErrors: Set<string> = new Set<string>();
   cachedSortedDone: [string, Download][] = [];
@@ -278,11 +279,11 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
     const focusedCookie = parseInt(this.cookieService.get(this.focusedRefreshCookie) || '', 10);
     if (!Number.isNaN(focusedCookie)) {
-      this.focusedRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(focusedCookie, 500, 10000);
+      this.focusedRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(focusedCookie, 0, 10000);
     }
     const backgroundCookie = parseInt(this.cookieService.get(this.backgroundRefreshCookie) || '', 10);
     if (!Number.isNaN(backgroundCookie)) {
-      this.backgroundRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(backgroundCookie, 2000, 120000);
+      this.backgroundRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(backgroundCookie, 0, 120000);
     }
     this.downloads.setRefreshCadence(this.focusedRefreshMs, this.backgroundRefreshMs);
     this.activeTheme = this.getPreferredTheme(this.cookieService);
@@ -297,13 +298,7 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
       this.rebuildSortedDone();
       this.cdr.markForCheck();
     });
-    // Subscribe to real-time updates (throttled to reduce CPU on large queues).
-    this.downloads.updated
-    .pipe(
-      auditTime(200),
-      takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef)
-    )
-    .subscribe(() => {
+    this.downloads.updated.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed(this.destroyRef)).subscribe(() => {
       this.updateMetrics();
       this.cdr.markForCheck();
     });
@@ -471,8 +466,8 @@ export class App implements AfterViewInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   saveRefreshSettings(): void {
-    this.focusedRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(this.focusedRefreshMs, 500, 10000);
-    this.backgroundRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(this.backgroundRefreshMs, 2000, 120000);
+    this.focusedRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(this.focusedRefreshMs, 0, 10000);
+    this.backgroundRefreshMs = this.clampRefreshMs(this.backgroundRefreshMs, 0, 120000);
     this.downloads.setRefreshCadence(this.focusedRefreshMs, this.backgroundRefreshMs);
     this.cookieService.set(this.focusedRefreshCookie, String(this.focusedRefreshMs), { expires: this.settingsCookieExpiryDays });
     this.cookieService.set(this.backgroundRefreshCookie, String(this.backgroundRefreshMs), { expires: this.settingsCookieExpiryDays });
diff --git a/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts b/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts
index 9dfbd9e..07b27d2 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/services/downloads.service.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ export class DownloadsService {
   configurationChanged = new Subject<Record<string, unknown>>();
   updated = new Subject<void>();
   private updateRefreshScheduled = false;
-  private foregroundRefreshMs = 3000;
-  private backgroundRefreshMs = 30000;
+  /** 0 = emit on every socket progress event (stock mainline behavior). */
+  private foregroundRefreshMs = 0;
+  /** 0 = emit on every socket progress event when the tab is in the background. */
+  private backgroundRefreshMs = 0;
 
   configuration: Record<string, unknown> = {};
   customDirs: Record<string, string[]> = {};
@@ -136,25 +138,24 @@ export class DownloadsService {
   }
 
   private scheduleUpdatedRefresh() {
-    // Coalesce high-frequency download progress events into a capped refresh rate.
-    // requestAnimationFrame (~60fps) is smooth but expensive remotely and on large queues.
-    // We trade a little smoothness for much lower CPU:
-    // - foreground: 1 per 3 seconds
-    // - background: 1 per 30 seconds
+    const delay = document.hidden
+      ? this.backgroundRefreshMs
+      : this.foregroundRefreshMs;
+    // Match stock mainline when interval is 0: notify on every socket `updated` event.
+    if (delay <= 0) {
+      this.updated.next();
+      return;
+    }
+    // Optional coalesce: merge bursty progress events into at most one UI refresh per interval.
     if (this.updateRefreshScheduled) {
       return;
     }
     this.updateRefreshScheduled = true;
-
     const flush = () => {
       this.updateRefreshScheduled = false;
       this.updated.next();
     };
-
-    const delay = document.hidden
-      ? this.backgroundRefreshMs
-      : this.foregroundRefreshMs;
-    setTimeout(() => flush(), delay);
+    setTimeout(flush, delay);
   }
 
   setRefreshCadence(focusedMs: number, backgroundMs: number) {