diff --git a/lib/services/api_service.dart b/lib/services/api_service.dart
index a245536..6316a15 100644
--- a/lib/services/api_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/api_service.dart
@@ -506,10 +506,11 @@ class ApiService {
 
       final Response response = await _service.dio
           .get('$kBaseUrl/api/$kApiVersionUrl/$kModulesUrl/$id/$kPracticesUrl');
+      print('MODULE PRACTICES: ${response.data}');
 
       if (response.statusCode == 200) {
         var data = response.data;
-        var decodedData = data['data'] as List;
+        var decodedData = data['data']['practices'] as List;
         practices = decodedData.map(
           (e) {
             return LearnPractice.fromJson(e);
diff --git a/lib/services/audio_player_service.dart b/lib/services/audio_player_service.dart
index b0b352d..1e9cb3e 100644
--- a/lib/services/audio_player_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/audio_player_service.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:async/async.dart';
 import 'package:audioplayers/audioplayers.dart';
 import 'package:stacked/stacked.dart';
 
@@ -9,13 +12,19 @@ class AudioPlayerService with ListenableServiceMixin {
 
   AudioPlayer get player => _player;
 
+  final _durationController = StreamController<Duration>.broadcast();
+
   AudioPlayerService() {
     _player.setReleaseMode(ReleaseMode.stop);
   }
 
   // Streams
+  Stream<Duration> get durationStream => StreamGroup.merge([
+        _player.onDurationChanged,
+        _durationController.stream,
+      ]);
+
   Stream<Duration> get positionStream => _player.onPositionChanged;
-  Stream<Duration> get durationStream => _player.onDurationChanged;
 
   // Optional: player state
   Stream<PlayerState> get stateStream => _player.onPlayerStateChanged;
@@ -28,10 +37,16 @@ class AudioPlayerService with ListenableServiceMixin {
     }
 
     await _player.play(UrlSource(playableUrl));
+
+    // 👇 Force duration fetch
+    final dur = await _player.getDuration();
+    if (dur != null) {
+      _durationController.add(dur);
+    }
   }
 
   Future<void> playLocal(String url) async {
-    await _player.play(UrlSource(url));
+    await _player.play(DeviceFileSource(url));
   }
 
   Future<void> pause() async => await _player.pause();
diff --git a/lib/services/authentication_service.dart b/lib/services/authentication_service.dart
index 12928ca..82a0bf6 100644
--- a/lib/services/authentication_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/authentication_service.dart
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ class AuthenticationService with ListenableServiceMixin {
 
   // Get user data
   Future<User?> getUser() async {
+    print('GENDER:');
+    print(await _secureService.getString('gender'));
     _user = User(
       userId: await _secureService.getInt('userId'),
       email: await _secureService.getString('email'),
diff --git a/lib/services/voice_recorder_service.dart b/lib/services/voice_recorder_service.dart
index 6b4a58e..cacd540 100644
--- a/lib/services/voice_recorder_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/voice_recorder_service.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:io';
-
-import 'package:image_picker/image_picker.dart';
-import 'package:path/path.dart';
+import 'dart:math';
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
 import 'package:stacked/stacked.dart';
 import 'package:waveform_recorder/waveform_recorder.dart';
@@ -39,25 +37,19 @@ class VoiceRecorderService with ListenableServiceMixin {
 
   // Get recorded audio
   Future<String?> getRecordedAudio() async {
-    final file = _waveController.file;
-    print('RECORDED $file');
-    if (file == null) return null;
+    final recorded = _waveController.file;
+    if (recorded == null) return null;
 
-    await _saveRecordedAudio(file);
+    final generator = Random();
 
-   // return file.path;
-    String? voice = await _saveRecordedAudio(file);
-    return voice;
-  }
+    int random = generator.nextInt(100);
 
-  Future<String?> _saveRecordedAudio(XFile? file) async {
-    late File voice;
-    final voiceName = basename(file?.name ?? '');
-    final Directory appDir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
+    final dir = await getTemporaryDirectory();
 
-    final localImagePath = join(appDir.path, voiceName);
-    voice = File(localImagePath);
-    //voice.writeAsBytes(await file?.);
-    return voice.path;
+    final playable = File('${dir.path}/temp_audio_$random.aac');
+
+    await playable.writeAsBytes(await recorded.readAsBytes(), flush: true);
+
+    return playable.path;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/ui/views/learn_practice/learn_practice_viewmodel.dart b/lib/ui/views/learn_practice/learn_practice_viewmodel.dart
index fec9c70..6b90c40 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/learn_practice/learn_practice_viewmodel.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/learn_practice/learn_practice_viewmodel.dart
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ class LearnPracticeViewModel extends ReactiveViewModel {
   Duration get duration => _duration;
 
   double get progress {
+    print('DURATION: ${_duration.inMilliseconds}');
     if (_duration.inMilliseconds == 0) return 0;
     return _position.inMilliseconds / _duration.inMilliseconds;
   }
 
+
   // Voice recorder
   WaveformRecorderController get _waveController =>
       _voiceRecorderService.waveController;
@@ -127,15 +129,15 @@ class LearnPracticeViewModel extends ReactiveViewModel {
 
   // Play practice audio
   void _listenToAudio() {
-    _audioPlayerService.durationStream.listen((dur) {
+  _audioPlayerService.durationStream.listen((dur) {
+    if (dur.inMilliseconds > 0) {
       _duration = dur;
-      print('DURATION: $_duration');
       rebuildUi();
-    });
+    }
+  });
 
     _audioPlayerService.positionStream.listen((pos) {
       _position = pos;
-      print('POSITION: $_position');
       rebuildUi();
     });
   }
@@ -255,13 +257,14 @@ class LearnPracticeViewModel extends ReactiveViewModel {
     if (await _statusChecker.checkConnection()) {
       if (practice == LearnPractices.course) {
         _practices = await _apiService.getLearnCoursePractices(id);
+
         await _getLearnPracticeQuestions(_practices.first.questionSetId ?? 0);
       } else if (practice == LearnPractices.module) {
         _practices = await _apiService.getLearnModulePractices(id);
         await _getLearnPracticeQuestions(_practices.first.questionSetId ?? 0);
       } else {
         _practices = await _apiService.getLearnLessonPractices(id);
-        print('PRACTICE LENGTH: ${_practices.length}');
+
         await _getLearnPracticeQuestions(_practices.first.questionSetId ?? 0);
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/ui/views/profile_detail/profile_detail_view.dart b/lib/ui/views/profile_detail/profile_detail_view.dart
index c600054..2ae98fe 100644
--- a/lib/ui/views/profile_detail/profile_detail_view.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/views/profile_detail/profile_detail_view.dart
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class ProfileDetailView extends StackedView<ProfileDetailViewModel>
 
   Widget _buildMaleRadioTile(ProfileDetailViewModel viewModel) =>
       RadioListTile<String?>(
-        value: 'Male',
+        value: 'male',
         title: _buildMaleTitle(),
         activeColor: kcPrimaryColor,
         contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class ProfileDetailView extends StackedView<ProfileDetailViewModel>
 
   Widget _buildFemaleRadioTile(ProfileDetailViewModel viewModel) =>
       RadioListTile<String?>(
-        value: 'Female',
+        value: 'female',
         title: _buildFemaleTitle(),
         activeColor: kcPrimaryColor,
         contentPadding: EdgeInsets.zero,
diff --git a/lib/ui/widgets/learn_practice_answer_card.dart b/lib/ui/widgets/learn_practice_answer_card.dart
index 92d5321..67cccb3 100644
--- a/lib/ui/widgets/learn_practice_answer_card.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/widgets/learn_practice_answer_card.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:audioplayers/audioplayers.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:stacked/stacked.dart';
+import 'package:yimaru_app/ui/widgets/custom_circular_progress_indicator.dart';
 
 import '../common/app_colors.dart';
 import '../common/enmus.dart';
@@ -50,13 +51,22 @@ class LearnPracticeAnswerCard extends ViewModelWidget<LearnPracticeViewModel> {
       );
 
   Widget _buildButtonState(LearnPracticeViewModel viewModel) =>
-      (viewModel.busy(answer['busy_object']) && viewModel.playing == voice) ||
-              (viewModel.busyObject == answer['busy_object'] &&
-                  viewModel.playing == voice &&
-                  viewModel.player.state == PlayerState.playing)
-          ? _buildPauseIcon()
+      viewModel.busyObject == answer['busy_object'] &&
+              viewModel.playing == voice
+          ? viewModel.busy(answer['busy_object'])
+              ? _buildProgressIndicatorWrapper()
+              : viewModel.player.state == PlayerState.playing
+                  ? _buildPauseIcon()
+                  : _buildPlayIcon()
           : _buildPlayIcon();
 
+  Widget _buildProgressIndicatorWrapper() => Center(
+        child: _buildProgressIndicator(),
+      );
+
+  Widget _buildProgressIndicator() =>
+      const CustomCircularProgressIndicator(color: kcWhite);
+
   Widget _buildPlayIcon() => const Icon(
         Icons.play_arrow_rounded,
         size: 25,
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 8b2e1dd..5a0b585 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ packages:
     source: hosted
     version: "2.7.0"
   async:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       name: async
-      sha256: "758e6d74e971c3e5aceb4110bfd6698efc7f501675bcfe0c775459a8140750eb"
+      sha256: e2eb0491ba5ddb6177742d2da23904574082139b07c1e33b8503b9f46f3e1a37
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
-    version: "2.13.0"
+    version: "2.13.1"
   audioplayers:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 2fdb46a..a2872a2 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ dependencies:
   intl: any
   dio: ^5.9.0
   path: ^1.9.1
+  async: ^2.13.1
   pinput: ^6.0.1
   stacked: ^3.4.0
   iconsax: ^0.0.8