diff --git a/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift b/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift
index 703b35fb..329b26ff 100644
--- a/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/Features/RCTVideoUtils.swift
@@ -81,22 +81,25 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
         return 0
     }
 
-    static func urlFilePath(filepath: NSString!, searchPath: FileManager.SearchPathDirectory) -> NSURL! {
-        if filepath.contains("file://") {
-            return NSURL(string: filepath as String)
+    static func urlFilePath(filepath: NSString?, searchPath: FileManager.SearchPathDirectory) -> NSURL! {
+        guard let _filepath = filepath else { return nil }
+
+        if _filepath.contains("file://") {
+            return NSURL(string: _filepath as String)
         }
 
         // if no file found, check if the file exists in the Document directory
-        let paths: [String]! = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(searchPath, .userDomainMask, true)
-        var relativeFilePath: String! = filepath.lastPathComponent
+        let paths: [String] = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(searchPath, .userDomainMask, true)
+        var relativeFilePath: String = _filepath.lastPathComponent
         // the file may be multiple levels below the documents directory
-        let directoryString: String! = searchPath == .cachesDirectory ? "Library/Caches/" : "Documents"
-        let fileComponents: [String]! = filepath.components(separatedBy: directoryString)
+        let directoryString: String = searchPath == .cachesDirectory ? "Library/Caches/" : "Documents"
+        let fileComponents: [String] = _filepath.components(separatedBy: directoryString)
         if fileComponents.count > 1 {
             relativeFilePath = fileComponents[1]
         }
 
-        let path: String! = (paths.first! as NSString).appendingPathComponent(relativeFilePath)
+        guard let _pathFirst = paths.first else { return nil }
+        let path: String = (_pathFirst as NSString).appendingPathComponent(relativeFilePath)
         if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path) {
             return NSURL.fileURL(withPath: path) as NSURL
         }
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
             return []
         }
 
-        let audioTracks: NSMutableArray! = NSMutableArray()
+        let audioTracks = NSMutableArray()
 
         let group = await RCTVideoAssetsUtils.getMediaSelectionGroup(asset: asset, for: .audible)
 
@@ -146,14 +149,14 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
             if (values?.count ?? 0) > 0, let value = values?[0] {
                 title = value as! String
             }
-            let language: String! = currentOption?.extendedLanguageTag ?? ""
+            let language: String = currentOption?.extendedLanguageTag ?? ""
 
             let selectedOption: AVMediaSelectionOption? = player.currentItem?.currentMediaSelection.selectedMediaOption(in: group!)
 
             let audioTrack = [
                 "index": NSNumber(value: i),
                 "title": title,
-                "language": language ?? "",
+                "language": language,
                 "selected": currentOption?.displayName == selectedOption?.displayName,
             ] as [String: Any]
             audioTracks.add(audioTrack)
@@ -178,7 +181,7 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
             if (values?.count ?? 0) > 0, let value = values?[0] {
                 title = value as! String
             }
-            let language: String! = currentOption?.extendedLanguageTag ?? ""
+            let language: String = currentOption?.extendedLanguageTag ?? ""
             let selectedOption: AVMediaSelectionOption? = player.currentItem?.currentMediaSelection.selectedMediaOption(in: group!)
             let textTrack = TextTrack([
                 "index": NSNumber(value: i),
@@ -363,10 +366,11 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
     static func prepareAsset(source: VideoSource) -> (asset: AVURLAsset?, assetOptions: NSMutableDictionary?)? {
         guard let sourceUri = source.uri, sourceUri != "" else { return nil }
         var asset: AVURLAsset!
-        let bundlePath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: source.uri, ofType: source.type) ?? ""
-        let url = source.isNetwork || source.isAsset
-            ? URL(string: source.uri ?? "")
-            : URL(fileURLWithPath: bundlePath)
+        let bundlePath = Bundle.main.path(forResource: sourceUri, ofType: source.type) ?? ""
+        guard let url = source.isNetwork || source.isAsset
+            ? URL(string: sourceUri)
+            : URL(fileURLWithPath: bundlePath) else { return nil }
+
         let assetOptions: NSMutableDictionary! = NSMutableDictionary()
 
         if source.isNetwork {
@@ -375,9 +379,9 @@ enum RCTVideoUtils {
             }
             let cookies: [AnyObject]! = HTTPCookieStorage.shared.cookies
             assetOptions.setObject(cookies as Any, forKey: AVURLAssetHTTPCookiesKey as NSCopying)
-            asset = AVURLAsset(url: url!, options: assetOptions as? [String: Any])
+            asset = AVURLAsset(url: url, options: assetOptions as? [String: Any])
         } else {
-            asset = AVURLAsset(url: url!)
+            asset = AVURLAsset(url: url)
         }
         return (asset, assetOptions)
     }
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
index 21027ca8..751c7b4a 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideo.swift
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     private var _preventsDisplaySleepDuringVideoPlayback = true
     private var _preferredForwardBufferDuration: Float = 0.0
     private var _playWhenInactive = false
-    private var _ignoreSilentSwitch: String! = "inherit" // inherit, ignore, obey
-    private var _mixWithOthers: String! = "inherit" // inherit, mix, duck
-    private var _resizeMode: String! = "cover"
+    private var _ignoreSilentSwitch: String = "inherit" // inherit, ignore, obey
+    private var _mixWithOthers: String = "inherit" // inherit, mix, duck
+    private var _resizeMode: String = "cover"
     private var _fullscreen = false
     private var _fullscreenAutorotate = true
-    private var _fullscreenOrientation: String! = "all"
+    private var _fullscreenOrientation: String = "all"
     private var _fullscreenPlayerPresented = false
     private var _fullscreenUncontrolPlayerPresented = false // to call events switching full screen mode from player controls
     private var _filterName: String!
@@ -741,14 +741,14 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
 
     @objc
     func setIgnoreSilentSwitch(_ ignoreSilentSwitch: String?) {
-        _ignoreSilentSwitch = ignoreSilentSwitch
+        _ignoreSilentSwitch = ignoreSilentSwitch ?? "inherit"
         RCTPlayerOperations.configureAudio(ignoreSilentSwitch: _ignoreSilentSwitch, mixWithOthers: _mixWithOthers, audioOutput: _audioOutput)
         applyModifiers()
     }
 
     @objc
     func setMixWithOthers(_ mixWithOthers: String?) {
-        _mixWithOthers = mixWithOthers
+        _mixWithOthers = mixWithOthers ?? "inherit"
         applyModifiers()
     }
 
@@ -1050,9 +1050,9 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
 
     @objc
     func setFullscreenOrientation(_ orientation: String?) {
-        _fullscreenOrientation = orientation
+        _fullscreenOrientation = orientation ?? "all"
         if _fullscreenPlayerPresented {
-            _playerViewController?.preferredOrientation = orientation
+            _playerViewController?.preferredOrientation = _fullscreenOrientation
         }
     }
 
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ class RCTVideo: UIView, RCTVideoPlayerViewControllerDelegate, RCTPlayerObserverH
     }
 
     @objc
-    func setAdTagUrl(_ adTagUrl: String!) {
+    func setAdTagUrl(_ adTagUrl: String?) {
         _adTagUrl = adTagUrl
     }