diff --git a/dashboard-ui/css/card.css b/dashboard-ui/css/card.css
index a3ab52299d..4620a765f3 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/css/card.css
+++ b/dashboard-ui/css/card.css
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ iron-list .card {
     top: 0;
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, .85);
     z-index: 998;
-    display: none;
     line-height: initial;
 }
 
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarybrowser.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarybrowser.js
index 18b7950124..97c77512bb 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarybrowser.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarybrowser.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-define(['scrollHelper', 'appSettings', 'appStorage', 'apphost', 'datetime', 'jQuery', 'itemHelper', 'mediaInfo', 'scrollStyles'], function (scrollHelper, appSettings, appStorage, appHost, datetime, $, itemHelper, mediaInfo) {
+define(['scrollHelper', 'appSettings', 'appStorage', 'apphost', 'datetime', 'itemHelper', 'mediaInfo', 'scrollStyles'], function (scrollHelper, appSettings, appStorage, appHost, datetime, itemHelper, mediaInfo) {
 
     function parentWithClass(elem, className) {
 
@@ -381,7 +381,9 @@
 
                 if (window.location.href.toLowerCase().indexOf(url.toLowerCase()) != -1) {
 
-                    afterNavigate.call($.mobile.activePage);
+                    if (window.$) {
+                        afterNavigate.call($.mobile.activePage);
+                    }
                 } else {
 
                     pageClassOn('pagebeforeshow', 'page', afterNavigate);
@@ -1689,8 +1691,12 @@
                         default:
                             break;
                     }
-                    var div = $('<div class="card ' + shape + 'Card"><div class="cardBox"><div class="cardImage"></div></div></div>').appendTo(document.body);
-                    var innerWidth = $('.cardImage', div).innerWidth();
+                    var div = document.createElement('div');
+                    div.classList.add('card');
+                    div.classList.add(shape + 'Card');
+                    div.innerHTML = '<div class="cardBox"><div class="cardImage"></div></div>';
+                    document.body.appendChild(div);
+                    var innerWidth = div.querySelector('.cardImage').clientWidth;
 
                     if (!innerWidth || isNaN(innerWidth)) {
                         cache = false;
@@ -2851,10 +2857,9 @@
                             }));
 
                             if (!dispatchEvent) {
-                                // TODO: remove jQuery
-                                require(['jQuery'], function ($) {
+                                if (window.$) {
                                     $(button).trigger('layoutchange', [id]);
-                                });
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     });
@@ -3105,22 +3110,17 @@
 
             markFavorite: function (link) {
 
-                // TODO: remove jQuery
-                require(['jQuery'], function ($) {
-                    var id = link.getAttribute('data-itemid');
+                var id = link.getAttribute('data-itemid');
 
-                    var $link = $(link);
+                var markAsFavorite = !link.classList.contains('btnUserItemRatingOn');
 
-                    var markAsFavorite = !$link.hasClass('btnUserItemRatingOn');
+                ApiClient.updateFavoriteStatus(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), id, markAsFavorite);
 
-                    ApiClient.updateFavoriteStatus(Dashboard.getCurrentUserId(), id, markAsFavorite);
-
-                    if (markAsFavorite) {
-                        $link.addClass('btnUserItemRatingOn');
-                    } else {
-                        $link.removeClass('btnUserItemRatingOn');
-                    }
-                });
+                if (markAsFavorite) {
+                    link.classList.add('btnUserItemRatingOn');
+                } else {
+                    link.classList.remove('btnUserItemRatingOn');
+                }
             },
 
             renderDetailImage: function (elem, item, editable, preferThumb) {
diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarylist.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarylist.js
index 12a6441fa6..df99c19e50 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarylist.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/librarylist.js
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
                                 LibraryBrowser.playInExternalPlayer(itemId);
                                 break;
                             case 'canceltimer':
-                                deleteTimer(itemId, $(card).parents('.itemsContainer')[0]);
+                                deleteTimer(itemId, parentWithClass(card, 'itemsContainer'));
                                 break;
                             case 'share':
                                 require(['sharingmanager'], function (sharingManager) {
@@ -629,10 +629,16 @@
                                 });
                                 break;
                             case 'removefromplaylist':
-                                $(card).parents('.itemsContainer').trigger('removefromplaylist', [playlistItemId]);
+                                var itemsContainer = parentWithClass(card, 'itemsContainer');
+                                if (itemsContainer) {
+                                    $(itemsContainer).trigger('removefromplaylist', [playlistItemId]);
+                                }
                                 break;
                             case 'removefromcollection':
-                                $(card).parents('.collectionItems').trigger('removefromcollection', [itemId]);
+                                var itemsContainer = parentWithClass(card, 'itemsContainer');
+                                if (itemsContainer) {
+                                    $(card).parents('.collectionItems').trigger('removefromcollection', [itemId]);
+                                }
                                 break;
                             default:
                                 break;
@@ -732,9 +738,11 @@
 
         var userId = Dashboard.getCurrentUserId();
 
+        var playedIndicator = card.querySelector('.playedIndicator');
+        var playedIndicatorHtml = playedIndicator ? playedIndicator.innerHTML : null;
         var options = {
 
-            Limit: parseInt($('.playedIndicator', card).html() || '10'),
+            Limit: parseInt(playedIndicatorHtml || '10'),
             Fields: "PrimaryImageAspectRatio,DateCreated",
             ParentId: itemId,
             GroupItems: false
@@ -823,13 +831,20 @@
 
                 innerElem.innerHTML = getOverlayHtml(item, user, card, commands);
 
-                $('.btnPlayItem', innerElem).on('click', onPlayItemButtonClick);
-                $('.btnPlayTrailer', innerElem).on('click', onTrailerButtonClick);
-                $('.btnMoreCommands', innerElem).on('click', onMoreButtonClick);
+                var btnPlayItem = innerElem.querySelector('.btnPlayItem');
+                if (btnPlayItem) {
+                    btnPlayItem.addEventListener('click', onPlayItemButtonClick);
+                }
+                var btnPlayTrailer = innerElem.querySelector('.btnPlayTrailer');
+                if (btnPlayTrailer) {
+                    btnPlayTrailer.addEventListener('click', onTrailerButtonClick);
+                }
+                var btnMoreCommands = innerElem.querySelector('.btnMoreCommands');
+                if (btnMoreCommands) {
+                    btnMoreCommands.addEventListener('click', onMoreButtonClick);
+                }
             });
 
-            $(innerElem).show();
-
             slideUpToShow(innerElem);
         }
 
@@ -1530,21 +1545,28 @@
         }
 
         var progressHtml = LibraryBrowser.getItemProgressBarHtml(userData);
+        var cardProgress;
 
         if (progressHtml) {
-            var cardProgress = card.querySelector('.cardProgress');
+            cardProgress = card.querySelector('.cardProgress');
 
             if (!cardProgress) {
                 cardProgress = document.createElement('div');
                 cardProgress.classList.add('cardProgress');
 
-                $('.cardFooter', card).append(cardProgress);
+                var cardFooter = card.querySelector('.cardFooter');
+                if (cardFooter) {
+                    cardFooter.appendChild(cardProgress);
+                }
             }
 
             cardProgress.innerHTML = progressHtml;
         }
         else {
-            $('.cardProgress', card).remove();
+            cardProgress = card.querySelector('.cardFooter');
+            if (cardProgress) {
+                cardProgress.parentNode.removeChild(cardProgress);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1585,10 +1607,6 @@
         Events.on(apiClient, "websocketmessage", onWebSocketMessage);
     }
 
-    function clearRefreshTimes() {
-        $('.hasrefreshtime').removeClass('hasrefreshtime').removeAttr('data-lastrefresh');
-    }
-
     if (window.ApiClient) {
         initializeApiClient(window.ApiClient);
     }
@@ -1597,7 +1615,4 @@
         initializeApiClient(apiClient);
     });
 
-    Events.on(ConnectionManager, 'localusersignedin', clearRefreshTimes);
-    Events.on(ConnectionManager, 'localusersignedout', clearRefreshTimes);
-
 });
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diff --git a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
index 5ab054c2c8..664f24c5a1 100644
--- a/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
+++ b/dashboard-ui/scripts/site.js
@@ -1166,7 +1166,11 @@ var Dashboard = {
             // The native app can handle a little bit more than safari
             if (AppInfo.isNativeApp) {
 
-                quality -= 10;
+                if (isBackdrop) {
+                    quality -= 5;
+                } else {
+                    quality -= 10;
+                }
 
             } else {