diff --git a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
index 05deb2b..144f3bd 100644
--- a/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/recent-videos/recent-videos.component.ts
@@ -166,15 +166,14 @@ export class RecentVideosComponent implements OnInit {
       const sub = this.postsService.getSubscriptionByID(file.sub_id);
       if (sub.streamingOnly) {
         // streaming only mode subscriptions
-        !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {name: file.id,
-                                          url: file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}])
-                : window.open(`/#/player;name=${file.id};url=${file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}`);
+        // !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {name: file.id,
+        //                                   url: file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}])
+        //         : window.open(`/#/player;name=${file.id};url=${file.requested_formats ? file.requested_formats[0].url : file.url}`);
       } else {
         // normal subscriptions
-        !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {fileNames: file.id,
-                                          type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', subscriptionName: sub.name,
-                                          subPlaylist: sub.isPlaylist}]) 
-                 : window.open(`/#/player;fileNames=${file.id};type=${file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'};subscriptionName=${sub.name};subPlaylist=${sub.isPlaylist}`);
+        !new_tab ? this.router.navigate(['/player', {uid: file.uid,
+                                          type: file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video', sub_id: sub.id}]) 
+                 : window.open(`/#/player;uid=${file.uid};type=${file.isAudio ? 'audio' : 'video'};sub_id=${sub.id}`);
       }
     } else {
       // normal files
diff --git a/src/app/player/player.component.ts b/src/app/player/player.component.ts
index a554031..c4a0527 100644
--- a/src/app/player/player.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/player/player.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, HostListener, EventEmitter, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, HostListener, EventEmitter, OnDestroy, AfterViewInit, ViewChild, ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { VgApiService } from '@videogular/ngx-videogular/core';
 import { PostsService } from 'app/posts.services';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   ngAfterViewInit() {
+    this.cdr.detectChanges();
     this.postsService.sidenav.close();
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   constructor(public postsService: PostsService, private route: ActivatedRoute, private dialog: MatDialog, private router: Router,
-              public snackBar: MatSnackBar) {
+              public snackBar: MatSnackBar, private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {
 
   }
 
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
   onPlayerReady(api: VgApiService) {
       this.api = api;
       this.api_ready = true;
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
 
       // checks if volume has been previously set. if so, use that as default
       if (localStorage.getItem('player_volume')) {