diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-youtube/RCTYouTubeStandalone.m b/node_modules/react-native-youtube/RCTYouTubeStandalone.m
index 0929305..4a52d8c 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-youtube/RCTYouTubeStandalone.m
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-youtube/RCTYouTubeStandalone.m
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #import <XCDYouTubeKit/XCDYouTubeKit.h>
 #define XCD_YOUTUBE_KIT_INSTALLED
 #endif
+@import AVKit;
 
 @implementation RCTYouTubeStandalone {
     RCTPromiseResolveBlock resolver;
@@ -21,20 +22,41 @@ @implementation RCTYouTubeStandalone {
         reject(@"error", @"XCDYouTubeKit is not installed", nil);
     #else
         dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-            XCDYouTubeVideoPlayerViewController *videoPlayerViewController =
-                [[XCDYouTubeVideoPlayerViewController alloc] initWithVideoIdentifier:videoId];
-            NSTimeInterval initialPlaybackTime = [startTime doubleValue];
-            videoPlayerViewController.moviePlayer.initialPlaybackTime = initialPlaybackTime;
-            [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                     selector:@selector(moviePlayerPlaybackDidFinish:)
-                                                         name:MPMoviePlayerPlaybackDidFinishNotification
-                                                       object:videoPlayerViewController.moviePlayer];
+            UIViewController *root = [[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] window] rootViewController];
+            AVPlayerViewController *playerViewController = [AVPlayerViewController new];
+            [root presentViewController:playerViewController animated:YES completion:nil];
 
-            resolver = resolve;
-            rejecter = reject;
+            __weak AVPlayerViewController *weakPlayerViewController = playerViewController;
 
-            UIViewController *root = [[[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] window] rootViewController];
-            [root presentMoviePlayerViewControllerAnimated:videoPlayerViewController];
+            [[XCDYouTubeClient defaultClient] getVideoWithIdentifier:videoId
+                                                   completionHandler:^(XCDYouTubeVideo * _Nullable video, NSError * _Nullable error) {
+                if (video) {
+                    NSDictionary *streamURLs = video.streamURLs;
+                    NSURL *streamURL = streamURLs[
+                        XCDYouTubeVideoQualityHTTPLiveStreaming] ?:
+                        streamURLs[@(XCDYouTubeVideoQualityHD720)] ?:
+                        streamURLs[@(XCDYouTubeVideoQualityMedium360)] ?:
+                        streamURLs[@(XCDYouTubeVideoQualitySmall240)
+                    ];
+
+                    @try {
+                        CMTime initialPlaybackTime = CMTimeMakeWithSeconds([startTime doubleValue], 1);
+
+                        weakPlayerViewController.player = [AVPlayer playerWithURL:streamURL];
+                        [weakPlayerViewController.player seekToTime:initialPlaybackTime completionHandler: ^(BOOL finished) {
+                            [weakPlayerViewController.player play];
+                            resolve(@"YouTubeStandaloneIOS player launched successfully");
+                        }];
+                    }
+                    @catch (NSException *ex) {
+                        reject(@"error", ex.reason, nil);
+                        [root dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    reject(@"error", error.localizedDescription, nil);
+                    [root dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
+                }
+            }];
         });
     #endif
 }
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-youtube/YouTubeStandalone.ios.js b/node_modules/react-native-youtube/YouTubeStandalone.ios.js
index 761029f..f97e422 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-youtube/YouTubeStandalone.ios.js
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-youtube/YouTubeStandalone.ios.js
@@ -4,12 +4,5 @@ import { NativeModules } from 'react-native';
 const { YouTubeStandalone } = NativeModules;
 
 export const YouTubeStandaloneIOS = !YouTubeStandalone
-    ? null
-    : {
-        playVideo: (videoId, startTime = 0) =>
-            new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-                YouTubeStandalone.playVideo(videoId, startTime)
-                .then(() => resolve())
-                .catch(errorMessage => reject(errorMessage));
-            }),
-    };
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+  ? null
+  : { playVideo: (videoId, startTime) => YouTubeStandalone.playVideo(videoId, startTime) };
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