diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 077e8776..5c6d5078 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 ## Changelog
 
+### Version 3.0
+* Inherit Android buildtools and SDK version from the root project [#1081](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1081)
+* Automatically play on ExoPlayer when the paused prop is not set [#1083](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1083)
+* Preserve Android MediaPlayer paused prop when backgrounding [#1082](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1082)
+* Support specifying headers on ExoPlayer as part of the source [#805](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/805)
+* Prevent iOS onLoad event during seeking [#1088](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1088)
+* ExoPlayer playableDuration incorrect [#1089](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1089)
+
+### Version 2.3.1
+* Revert PR to inherit Android SDK versions from root project. Re-add in 3.0 [#1080](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1080)
+
 ### Version 2.3.0
 * Support allowsExternalPlayback on iOS [#1057](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/1057)
 * Inherit Android buildtools and SDK version from the root project [#999](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/999)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60ac25be..cf5e15e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ A `<Video>` component for react-native, as seen in
 
 Requires react-native >= 0.40.0, for RN support of 0.19.0 - 0.39.0 please use a pre 1.0 version.
 
+### Version 3.0 breaking changes
+Version 3.0 features a number of changes to existing behavior. See [Updating](#updating) for changes.
+
 ## TOC
 
 * [Installation](#installation)
 * [Usage](#usage)
+* [Updating](#updating)
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -51,7 +55,7 @@ Note: you can also use the `ignoreSilentSwitch` prop, shown below.
   
 Run `react-native link` to link the react-native-video library.
 
-`react-native link` don’t works properly with the tvOS target so we need to add the library manually.
+`react-native link` doesn’t work properly with the tvOS target so we need to add the library manually.
 
 First select your project in Xcode.
 
@@ -191,8 +195,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
        onFullscreenPlayerDidPresent={this.fullScreenPlayerDidPresent}   // Callback after fullscreen started
        onFullscreenPlayerWillDismiss={this.fullScreenPlayerWillDismiss} // Callback before fullscreen stops
        onFullscreenPlayerDidDismiss={this.fullScreenPlayerDidDismiss}  // Callback after fullscreen stopped
-       onProgress={this.setTime}               // Callback every ~250ms with currentTime
-       onTimedMetadata={this.onTimedMetadata}  // Callback when the stream receive some metadata
        style={styles.backgroundVideo} />
 
 // Later to trigger fullscreen
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
 ### Event props
 * [onLoad](#onload)
 * [onLoadStart](#onloadstart)
+* [onProgress](#onprogress)
+* [onTimedMetadata](#ontimedmetadata)
 
 ### Methods
 * [seek](#seek)
@@ -492,9 +496,9 @@ Payload:
 
 Property | Description
 --- | ---
-isNetwork | Boolean indicating if the media is being loaded from the network
-type | Type of the media. Not available on Windows
-uri | URI for the media source. Not available on Windows
+isNetwork | boolean | Boolean indicating if the media is being loaded from the network
+type | string | Type of the media. Not available on Windows
+uri | string | URI for the media source. Not available on Windows
 
 Example:
 ```
@@ -507,6 +511,46 @@ Example:
 
 Platforms: all
 
+#### onProgress
+Callback function that is called every progressInterval seconds with info about which position the media is currently playing.
+
+Property | Description
+--- | ---
+currentTime | number | Current position in seconds
+playableDuration | number | Position to where the media can be played to using just the buffer in seconds
+seekableDuration | number | Position to where the media can be seeked to in seconds. Typically, the total length of the media
+
+Example:
+```
+{
+  currentTime: 5.2,
+  playableDuration: 34.6,
+  seekableDuration: 888
+}
+```
+
+#### onTimedMetadata
+Callback function that is called when timed metadata becomes available
+
+Payload:
+
+Property | Type | Description
+--- | --- | ---
+metadata | array | Array of metadata objects
+
+Example:
+```
+{
+  metadata: [
+    { value: 'Streaming Encoder', identifier: 'TRSN' },
+    { value: 'Internet Stream', identifier: 'TRSO' },
+    { value: 'Any Time You Like', identifier: 'TIT2' }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Platforms: Android ExoPlayer, iOS
+
 ### Methods
 Methods operate on a ref to the Video element. You can create a ref using code like:
 ```
@@ -558,14 +602,19 @@ For more detailed info check this [article](https://cocoacasts.com/how-to-add-ap
 </details>
 
 ### Android Expansion File Usage
-Within your render function, assuming you have a file called
-"background.mp4" in your expansion file. Just add your main and (if applicable) patch version
+Expansions files allow you to ship assets that exceed the 100MB apk size limit and don't need to be updated each time you push an app update.
+
+This only supports mp4 files and they must not be compressed. Example command line for preventing compression:
+```bash
+zip -r -n .mp4 *.mp4 player.video.example.com
 ```
-<Video
-  source={{uri: "background", mainVer: 1, patchVer: 0}}
-/>
-```
-This will look for an .mp4 file (background.mp4) in the given expansion version.
+
+```javascript
+// Within your render function, assuming you have a file called
+// "background.mp4" in your expansion file. Just add your main and (if applicable) patch version
+<Video source={{uri: "background", mainVer: 1, patchVer: 0}} // Looks for .mp4 file (background.mp4) in the given expansion version.
+       resizeMode="cover"           // Fill the whole screen at aspect ratio.
+       style={styles.backgroundVideo} />
 
 ### Load files with the RN Asset System
 
@@ -598,9 +647,49 @@ To enable audio to play in background on iOS the audio session needs to be set t
 
 - [Lumpen Radio](https://github.com/jhabdas/lumpen-radio) contains another example integration using local files and full screen background video.
 
+## Updating
+
+### Version 3.0
+
+#### All platforms now auto-play
+Previously, on Android ExoPlayer if the paused prop was not set, the media would not automatically start playing. The only way it would work was if you set `paused={false}`. This has been changed to automatically play if paused is not set so that the behavior is consistent across platforms.
+
+#### All platforms now keep their paused state when returning from the background
+Previously, on Android MediaPlayer if you setup an AppState event when the app went into the background and set a paused prop so that when you returned to the app the video would be paused it would be ignored.
+
+Note, Windows does not have a concept of an app going into the background, so this doesn't apply there.
+
+#### Use Android SDK 27 by default
+Version 3.0 updates the Android build tools and SDK to version 27. React Native is in the process of [switchting over](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/18095#issuecomment-395596130) to SDK 27 in preparation for Google's requirement that new Android apps [use SDK 26](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/12/improving-app-security-and-performance.html) by August 2018.
+
+You will either need to install the version 27 SDK and version 27.0.3 buildtools or modify your build.gradle file to configure react-native-video to use the same build settings as the rest of your app as described below.
+
+##### Using app build settings
+You will need to create a `project.ext` section in the top-level build.gradle file (not app/build.gradle). Fill in the values from the example below using the values found in your app/build.gradle file.
+```
+// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
+
+buildscript {
+    ... // Various other settings go here
+}
+
+allprojects {
+    ... // Various other settings go here
+
+    project.ext {
+        compileSdkVersion = 23
+        buildToolsVersion = "23.0.1"
+
+        minSdkVersion = 16
+        targetSdkVersion = 22
+    }
+}
+```
+
+If you encounter an error `Could not find com.android.support:support-annotations:27.0.0.` reinstall your Android Support Repository.
+
 ## TODOS
 
-- [ ] Add support for captions
 - [ ] Add support for playing multiple videos in a sequence (will interfere with current `repeat` implementation)
 - [x] Callback to get buffering progress for remote videos
 - [ ] Bring API closer to HTML5 `<Video>` [reference](http://devdocs.io/html/element/video)
diff --git a/Video.js b/Video.js
index 979eabb3..7a0d7a39 100644
--- a/Video.js
+++ b/Video.js
@@ -26,6 +26,29 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
   setNativeProps(nativeProps) {
     this._root.setNativeProps(nativeProps);
   }
+  
+  toTypeString(x) {
+    switch (typeof x) {
+      case "object":
+        return x instanceof Date 
+          ? x.toISOString() 
+          : JSON.stringify(x); // object, null
+      case "undefined":
+        return "";
+      default: // boolean, number, string
+        return x.toString();      
+    }
+  }
+
+  stringsOnlyObject(obj) {
+    const strObj = {};
+
+    Object.keys(obj).forEach(x => {
+      strObj[x] = this.toTypeString(obj[x]);
+    });
+
+    return strObj;
+  }
 
   seek = (time, tolerance = 100) => {
     if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
@@ -202,6 +225,7 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
         type: source.type || '',
         mainVer: source.mainVer || 0,
         patchVer: source.patchVer || 0,
+        requestHeaders: source.headers ? this.stringsOnlyObject(source.headers) : {}
       },
       onVideoLoadStart: this._onLoadStart,
       onVideoLoad: this._onLoad,
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java
index 6691cd37..4140fa10 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/DataSourceUtil.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 import okhttp3.Cookie;
 import okhttp3.JavaNetCookieJar;
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 
 public class DataSourceUtil {
 
@@ -49,9 +51,10 @@ public class DataSourceUtil {
         DataSourceUtil.rawDataSourceFactory = factory;
     }
 
-    public static DataSource.Factory getDefaultDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
-        if (defaultDataSourceFactory == null) {
-            defaultDataSourceFactory = buildDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter);
+
+    public static DataSource.Factory getDefaultDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter, Map<String, String> requestHeaders) {
+        if (defaultDataSourceFactory == null || (requestHeaders != null && !requestHeaders.isEmpty())) {
+            defaultDataSourceFactory = buildDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter, requestHeaders);
         }
         return defaultDataSourceFactory;
     }
@@ -64,17 +67,21 @@ public class DataSourceUtil {
         return new RawResourceDataSourceFactory(context.getApplicationContext());
     }
 
-    private static DataSource.Factory buildDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
+    private static DataSource.Factory buildDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter, Map<String, String> requestHeaders) {
         return new DefaultDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter,
-                buildHttpDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter));
+                buildHttpDataSourceFactory(context, bandwidthMeter, requestHeaders));
     }
 
-    private static HttpDataSource.Factory buildHttpDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter) {
+    private static HttpDataSource.Factory buildHttpDataSourceFactory(ReactContext context, DefaultBandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter, Map<String, String> requestHeaders) {
         OkHttpClient client = OkHttpClientProvider.getOkHttpClient();
         CookieJarContainer container = (CookieJarContainer) client.cookieJar();
         ForwardingCookieHandler handler = new ForwardingCookieHandler(context);
         container.setCookieJar(new JavaNetCookieJar(handler));
-        return new OkHttpDataSourceFactory(client, getUserAgent(context), bandwidthMeter);
-    }
+        OkHttpDataSourceFactory okHttpDataSourceFactory = new OkHttpDataSourceFactory(client, getUserAgent(context), bandwidthMeter);
 
+        if (requestHeaders != null)
+            okHttpDataSourceFactory.getDefaultRequestProperties().set(requestHeaders);
+
+        return okHttpDataSourceFactory;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
index 4469145f..0488404c 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import java.net.CookieHandler;
 import java.net.CookieManager;
 import java.net.CookiePolicy;
 import java.lang.Math;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.lang.Object;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     private boolean loadVideoStarted;
     private boolean isFullscreen;
     private boolean isInBackground;
-    private boolean isPaused = true;
+    private boolean isPaused;
     private boolean isBuffering;
     private float rate = 1f;
 
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
     private float mProgressUpdateInterval = 250.0f;
     private boolean playInBackground = false;
     private boolean useTextureView = false;
+    private Map<String, String> requestHeaders;
     // \ End props
 
     // React
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
                             && player.getPlayWhenReady()
                             ) {
                         long pos = player.getCurrentPosition();
-                        long bufferedDuration = player.getBufferedPercentage() * player.getDuration();
+                        long bufferedDuration = player.getBufferedPercentage() * player.getDuration() / 100;
                         eventEmitter.progressChanged(pos, bufferedDuration, player.getDuration());
                         msg = obtainMessage(SHOW_PROGRESS);
                         sendMessageDelayed(msg, Math.round(mProgressUpdateInterval));
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
      * @return A new DataSource factory.
      */
     private DataSource.Factory buildDataSourceFactory(boolean useBandwidthMeter) {
-        return DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext, useBandwidthMeter ? BANDWIDTH_METER : null);
+        return DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext, useBandwidthMeter ? BANDWIDTH_METER : null, requestHeaders);
     }
 
     // AudioManager.OnAudioFocusChangeListener implementation
@@ -661,14 +663,15 @@ class ReactExoplayerView extends FrameLayout implements
 
     // ReactExoplayerViewManager public api
 
-    public void setSrc(final Uri uri, final String extension) {
+    public void setSrc(final Uri uri, final String extension, Map<String, String> headers) {
         if (uri != null) {
             boolean isOriginalSourceNull = srcUri == null;
             boolean isSourceEqual = uri.equals(srcUri);
 
             this.srcUri = uri;
             this.extension = extension;
-            this.mediaDataSourceFactory = DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext, BANDWIDTH_METER);
+            this.requestHeaders = headers;
+            this.mediaDataSourceFactory = DataSourceUtil.getDefaultDataSourceFactory(this.themedReactContext, BANDWIDTH_METER, this.requestHeaders);
 
             if (!isOriginalSourceNull && !isSourceEqual) {
                 reloadSource();
diff --git a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java
index 7c41db58..e3775a6e 100644
--- a/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java
+++ b/android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerViewManager.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewGroupManager;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.RawResourceDataSource;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ public class ReactExoplayerViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactExoplayerVi
     private static final String PROP_SRC = "src";
     private static final String PROP_SRC_URI = "uri";
     private static final String PROP_SRC_TYPE = "type";
+    private static final String PROP_SRC_HEADERS = "requestHeaders";
     private static final String PROP_RESIZE_MODE = "resizeMode";
     private static final String PROP_REPEAT = "repeat";
     private static final String PROP_SELECTED_TEXT_TRACK = "selectedTextTrack";
@@ -80,6 +82,8 @@ public class ReactExoplayerViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactExoplayerVi
         Context context = videoView.getContext().getApplicationContext();
         String uriString = src.hasKey(PROP_SRC_URI) ? src.getString(PROP_SRC_URI) : null;
         String extension = src.hasKey(PROP_SRC_TYPE) ? src.getString(PROP_SRC_TYPE) : null;
+        Map<String, String> headers = src.hasKey(PROP_SRC_HEADERS) ? toStringMap(src.getMap(PROP_SRC_HEADERS)) : null;
+
 
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(uriString)) {
             return;
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ public class ReactExoplayerViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactExoplayerVi
             Uri srcUri = Uri.parse(uriString);
 
             if (srcUri != null) {
-                videoView.setSrc(srcUri, extension);
+                videoView.setSrc(srcUri, extension, headers);
             }
         } else {
             int identifier = context.getResources().getIdentifier(
@@ -208,4 +212,28 @@ public class ReactExoplayerViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactExoplayerVi
         }
         return ResizeMode.RESIZE_MODE_FIT;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * toStringMap converts a {@link ReadableMap} into a HashMap.
+     *
+     * @param readableMap The ReadableMap to be conveted.
+     * @return A HashMap containing the data that was in the ReadableMap.
+     * @see 'Adapted from https://github.com/artemyarulin/react-native-eval/blob/master/android/src/main/java/com/evaluator/react/ConversionUtil.java'
+     */
+    public static Map<String, String> toStringMap(@Nullable ReadableMap readableMap) {
+        if (readableMap == null)
+            return null;
+
+        com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMapKeySetIterator iterator = readableMap.keySetIterator();
+        if (!iterator.hasNextKey())
+            return null;
+
+        Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<>();
+        while (iterator.hasNextKey()) {
+            String key = iterator.nextKey();
+            result.put(key, readableMap.getString(key));
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
index a2e0f276..954130a1 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoView.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.android.vending.expansion.zipfile.APKExpansionSupport;
 import com.android.vending.expansion.zipfile.ZipResourceFile;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.LifecycleEventListener;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.RCTEventEmitter;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.lang.Math;
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+
 @SuppressLint("ViewConstructor")
 public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener, MediaPlayer
         .OnErrorListener, MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener, MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener, MediaPlayer.OnInfoListener, LifecycleEventListener, MediaController.MediaPlayerControl {
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
 
     private String mSrcUriString = null;
     private String mSrcType = "mp4";
+    private ReadableMap mRequestHeaders = null;
     private boolean mSrcIsNetwork = false;
     private boolean mSrcIsAsset = false;
     private ScalableType mResizeMode = ScalableType.LEFT_TOP;
@@ -101,8 +105,7 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
     private float mRate = 1.0f;
     private float mActiveRate = 1.0f;
     private boolean mPlayInBackground = false;
-    private boolean mActiveStatePauseStatus = false;
-    private boolean mActiveStatePauseStatusInitialized = false;
+    private boolean mBackgroundPaused = false;
 
     private int mMainVer = 0;
     private int mPatchVer = 0;
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
             @Override
             public void run() {
 
-                if (mMediaPlayerValid && !isCompleted &&!mPaused) {
+                if (mMediaPlayerValid && !isCompleted && !mPaused && !mBackgroundPaused) {
                     WritableMap event = Arguments.createMap();
                     event.putDouble(EVENT_PROP_CURRENT_TIME, mMediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition() / 1000.0);
                     event.putDouble(EVENT_PROP_PLAYABLE_DURATION, mVideoBufferedDuration / 1000.0); //TODO:mBufferUpdateRunnable
@@ -207,16 +210,17 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
         }
     }
 
-    public void setSrc(final String uriString, final String type, final boolean isNetwork, final boolean isAsset) {
-        setSrc(uriString,type,isNetwork,isAsset,0,0);
+    public void setSrc(final String uriString, final String type, final boolean isNetwork, final boolean isAsset, final ReadableMap requestHeaders) {
+        setSrc(uriString, type, isNetwork, isAsset, requestHeaders, 0, 0);
     }
 
-    public void setSrc(final String uriString, final String type, final boolean isNetwork, final boolean isAsset, final int expansionMainVersion, final int expansionPatchVersion) {
+    public void setSrc(final String uriString, final String type, final boolean isNetwork, final boolean isAsset, final ReadableMap requestHeaders, final int expansionMainVersion, final int expansionPatchVersion) {
 
         mSrcUriString = uriString;
         mSrcType = type;
         mSrcIsNetwork = isNetwork;
         mSrcIsAsset = isAsset;
+        mRequestHeaders = requestHeaders;
         mMainVer = expansionMainVersion;
         mPatchVer = expansionPatchVersion;
 
@@ -245,7 +249,15 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
                     headers.put("Cookie", cookie);
                 }
 
-                setDataSource(uriString);
+                if (mRequestHeaders != null) {
+                    headers.putAll(toStringMap(mRequestHeaders));
+                }
+
+                /* According to https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-video/pull/537
+                 *   there is an issue with this where it can cause a IOException.
+                 * TODO: diagnose this exception and fix it
+                 */
+                setDataSource(mThemedReactContext, parsedUrl, headers);
             } else if (isAsset) {
                 if (uriString.startsWith("content://")) {
                     Uri parsedUrl = Uri.parse(uriString);
@@ -291,8 +303,13 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
         }
 
         WritableMap src = Arguments.createMap();
+
+        WritableMap wRequestHeaders = Arguments.createMap();
+        wRequestHeaders.merge(mRequestHeaders);
+
         src.putString(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_URI, uriString);
         src.putString(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_TYPE, type);
+        src.putMap(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_HEADERS, wRequestHeaders);
         src.putBoolean(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK, isNetwork);
         if(mMainVer>0) {
             src.putInt(ReactVideoViewManager.PROP_SRC_MAINVER, mMainVer);
@@ -334,11 +351,6 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
 
         mPaused = paused;
 
-        if ( !mActiveStatePauseStatusInitialized ) {
-            mActiveStatePauseStatus = mPaused;
-            mActiveStatePauseStatusInitialized = true;
-        }
-
         if (!mMediaPlayerValid) {
             return;
         }
@@ -410,8 +422,16 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
         if (mMediaPlayerValid) {
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
                 if (!mPaused) { // Applying the rate while paused will cause the video to start
-                    mMediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams(mMediaPlayer.getPlaybackParams().setSpeed(rate));
-                    mActiveRate = rate;
+                    /* Per https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39442522/setplaybackparams-causes-illegalstateexception
+                     * Some devices throw an IllegalStateException if you set the rate without first calling reset()
+                     * TODO: Call reset() then reinitialize the player
+                     */
+                    try {
+                        mMediaPlayer.setPlaybackParams(mMediaPlayer.getPlaybackParams().setSpeed(rate));
+                        mActiveRate = rate;
+                    } catch (Exception e) {
+                        Log.e(ReactVideoViewManager.REACT_CLASS, "Unable to set rate, unsupported on this device");
+                    }
                 }
             } else {
                 Log.e(ReactVideoViewManager.REACT_CLASS, "Setting playback rate is not yet supported on Android versions below 6.0");
@@ -579,39 +599,62 @@ public class ReactVideoView extends ScalableVideoView implements MediaPlayer.OnP
         super.onAttachedToWindow();
 
         if(mMainVer>0) {
-            setSrc(mSrcUriString, mSrcType, mSrcIsNetwork,mSrcIsAsset,mMainVer,mPatchVer);
+            setSrc(mSrcUriString, mSrcType, mSrcIsNetwork, mSrcIsAsset, mRequestHeaders, mMainVer, mPatchVer);
         }
         else {
-            setSrc(mSrcUriString, mSrcType, mSrcIsNetwork,mSrcIsAsset);
+            setSrc(mSrcUriString, mSrcType, mSrcIsNetwork, mSrcIsAsset, mRequestHeaders);
         }
 
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onHostPause() {
-        if (mMediaPlayer != null && !mPlayInBackground) {
-            mActiveStatePauseStatus = mPaused;
-
-            // Pause the video in background
-            setPausedModifier(true);
+        if (mMediaPlayerValid && !mPaused && !mPlayInBackground) {
+            /* Pause the video in background
+             * Don't update the paused prop, developers should be able to update it on background
+             *  so that when you return to the app the video is paused
+             */
+            mBackgroundPaused = true;
+            mMediaPlayer.pause();
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onHostResume() {
-        if (mMediaPlayer != null && !mPlayInBackground) {
+        mBackgroundPaused = false;
+        if (mMediaPlayerValid && !mPlayInBackground && !mPaused) {
             new Handler().post(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
                     // Restore original state
-                    setPausedModifier(mActiveStatePauseStatus);
+                    setPausedModifier(false);
                 }
             });
-
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onHostDestroy() {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * toStringMap converts a {@link ReadableMap} into a HashMap.
+     *
+     * @param readableMap The ReadableMap to be conveted.
+     * @return A HashMap containing the data that was in the ReadableMap.
+     * @see 'Adapted from https://github.com/artemyarulin/react-native-eval/blob/master/android/src/main/java/com/evaluator/react/ConversionUtil.java'
+     */
+    public static Map<String, String> toStringMap(@Nullable ReadableMap readableMap) {
+        Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<>();
+        if (readableMap == null)
+            return result;
+
+        com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMapKeySetIterator iterator = readableMap.keySetIterator();
+        while (iterator.hasNextKey()) {
+            String key = iterator.nextKey();
+            result.put(key, readableMap.getString(key));
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java
index eff426a2..7973121a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/ReactVideoViewManager.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class ReactVideoViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactVideoView> {
     public static final String PROP_SRC = "src";
     public static final String PROP_SRC_URI = "uri";
     public static final String PROP_SRC_TYPE = "type";
+    public static final String PROP_SRC_HEADERS = "requestHeaders";
     public static final String PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK = "isNetwork";
     public static final String PROP_SRC_MAINVER = "mainVer";
     public static final String PROP_SRC_PATCHVER = "patchVer";
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ public class ReactVideoViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactVideoView> {
                     src.getString(PROP_SRC_TYPE),
                     src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK),
                     src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_ASSET),
+                    src.getMap(PROP_SRC_HEADERS),
                     mainVer,
                     patchVer
             );
@@ -95,8 +97,9 @@ public class ReactVideoViewManager extends SimpleViewManager<ReactVideoView> {
                     src.getString(PROP_SRC_URI),
                     src.getString(PROP_SRC_TYPE),
                     src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_NETWORK),
-                    src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_ASSET)
-            );
+                    src.getBoolean(PROP_SRC_IS_ASSET),
+                    src.getMap(PROP_SRC_HEADERS)
+                    );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ios/RCTVideo.m b/ios/RCTVideo.m
index 301c0789..cd8cec75 100644
--- a/ios/RCTVideo.m
+++ b/ios/RCTVideo.m
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
   /* Required to publish events */
   RCTEventDispatcher *_eventDispatcher;
   BOOL _playbackRateObserverRegistered;
+  BOOL _videoLoadStarted;
 
   bool _pendingSeek;
   float _pendingSeekTime;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
 
 - (AVPlayerViewController*)createPlayerViewController:(AVPlayer*)player withPlayerItem:(AVPlayerItem*)playerItem {
     RCTVideoPlayerViewController* playerLayer= [[RCTVideoPlayerViewController alloc] init];
-    playerLayer.showsPlaybackControls = NO;
+    playerLayer.showsPlaybackControls = YES;
     playerLayer.rctDelegate = self;
     playerLayer.view.frame = self.bounds;
     playerLayer.player = player;
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
         }
     });
   });
+  _videoLoadStarted = YES;
 }
 
 - (NSURL*) urlFilePath:(NSString*) filepath {
@@ -350,14 +352,24 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
   NSString *uri = [source objectForKey:@"uri"];
   NSString *subtitleUri = _selectedTextTrack[@"uri"];
   NSString *type = [source objectForKey:@"type"];
+  NSDictionary *headers = [source objectForKey:@"requestHeaders"];
 
   AVURLAsset *asset;
   AVURLAsset *subAsset;
 
   if (isNetwork) {
+    NSMutableDictionary *assetOptions = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init];
+    /* Per #1091, this is not a public API. We need to either get approval from Apple to use this
+     * or use a different approach.
+    if ([headers count] > 0) {
+      [assetOptions setObject:headers forKey:@"AVURLAssetHTTPHeaderFieldsKey"];
+    }
+    */
     NSArray *cookies = [[NSHTTPCookieStorage sharedHTTPCookieStorage] cookies];
-    asset = [AVURLAsset URLAssetWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:uri] options:@{AVURLAssetHTTPCookiesKey : cookies}];
-    subAsset = [AVURLAsset URLAssetWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:subtitleUri] options:@{AVURLAssetHTTPCookiesKey : cookies}];
+    [assetOptions setObject:cookies forKey:AVURLAssetHTTPCookiesKey];
+
+    asset = [AVURLAsset URLAssetWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:uri] options:assetOptions];
+    subAsset = [AVURLAsset URLAssetWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:subtitleUri] options:assetOptions];
   }
   else if (isAsset) //  assets on iOS have to be in the Documents folder
   {
@@ -404,66 +416,62 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
 
 - (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context
 {
-   if (object == _playerItem) {
-
+  if (object == _playerItem) {
     // When timeMetadata is read the event onTimedMetadata is triggered
-    if ([keyPath isEqualToString: timedMetadata])
-    {
-
-
-        NSArray<AVMetadataItem *> *items = [change objectForKey:@"new"];
-        if (items && ![items isEqual:[NSNull null]] && items.count > 0) {
-
-            NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray new];
-            for (AVMetadataItem *item in items) {
-
-                NSString *value = item.value;
-                NSString *identifier = item.identifier;
-
-                if (![value isEqual: [NSNull null]]) {
-                    NSDictionary *dictionary = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjects:@[value, identifier] forKeys:@[@"value", @"identifier"]];
-
-                    [array addObject:dictionary];
-                }
-            }
-
-            self.onTimedMetadata(@{
-                                   @"target": self.reactTag,
-                                   @"metadata": array
-                                   });
+    if ([keyPath isEqualToString:timedMetadata]) {
+      NSArray<AVMetadataItem *> *items = [change objectForKey:@"new"];
+      if (items && ![items isEqual:[NSNull null]] && items.count > 0) {
+        NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray new];
+        for (AVMetadataItem *item in items) {
+          NSString *value = item.value;
+          NSString *identifier = item.identifier;
+          
+          if (![value isEqual: [NSNull null]]) {
+            NSDictionary *dictionary = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjects:@[value, identifier] forKeys:@[@"value", @"identifier"]];
+            
+            [array addObject:dictionary];
+          }
         }
+        
+        self.onTimedMetadata(@{
+                               @"target": self.reactTag,
+                               @"metadata": array
+                               });
+      }
     }
-
+    
     if ([keyPath isEqualToString:statusKeyPath]) {
       // Handle player item status change.
       if (_playerItem.status == AVPlayerItemStatusReadyToPlay) {
         float duration = CMTimeGetSeconds(_playerItem.asset.duration);
-
+        
         if (isnan(duration)) {
           duration = 0.0;
         }
-
+        
         NSObject *width = @"undefined";
         NSObject *height = @"undefined";
         NSString *orientation = @"undefined";
-
+        
         if ([_playerItem.asset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo].count > 0) {
-          AVAssetTrack *videoAsset = [[_playerItem.asset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0];
-            
-          width = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:videoAsset.naturalSize.width];
-          height = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:videoAsset.naturalSize.height];
-          CGAffineTransform preferredTransform = [videoAsset preferredTransform];
 
-          if ((videoAsset.naturalSize.width == preferredTransform.tx
-            && videoAsset.naturalSize.height == preferredTransform.ty)
-            || (preferredTransform.tx == 0 && preferredTransform.ty == 0))
+          AVAssetTrack *videoTrack = [[_playerItem.asset tracksWithMediaType:AVMediaTypeVideo] objectAtIndex:0];
+          width = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:videoTrack.naturalSize.width];
+          height = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:videoTrack.naturalSize.height];
+          CGAffineTransform preferredTransform = [videoTrack preferredTransform];
+          
+          if ((videoTrack.naturalSize.width == preferredTransform.tx
+               && videoTrack.naturalSize.height == preferredTransform.ty)
+              || (preferredTransform.tx == 0 && preferredTransform.ty == 0))
+
           {
             orientation = @"landscape";
-          } else
+          } else {
             orientation = @"portrait";
+          }
         }
-
-      if(self.onVideoLoad) {
+        
+        if (self.onVideoLoad && _videoLoadStarted) {
           self.onVideoLoad(@{@"duration": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:duration],
                              @"currentTime": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:CMTimeGetSeconds(_playerItem.currentTime)],
                              @"canPlayReverse": [NSNumber numberWithBool:_playerItem.canPlayReverse],
@@ -473,21 +481,21 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
                              @"canStepBackward": [NSNumber numberWithBool:_playerItem.canStepBackward],
                              @"canStepForward": [NSNumber numberWithBool:_playerItem.canStepForward],
                              @"naturalSize": @{
-                                     @"width": width,
-                                     @"height": height,
-                                     @"orientation": orientation
-                                     },
+                                 @"width": width,
+                                 @"height": height,
+                                 @"orientation": orientation
+                                 },
                              @"textTracks": [self getTextTrackInfo],
                              @"target": self.reactTag});
-      }
-
-
+        }
+        _videoLoadStarted = NO;
+        
         [self attachListeners];
         [self applyModifiers];
-      } else if(_playerItem.status == AVPlayerItemStatusFailed && self.onVideoError) {
+      } else if (_playerItem.status == AVPlayerItemStatusFailed && self.onVideoError) {
         self.onVideoError(@{@"error": @{@"code": [NSNumber numberWithInteger: _playerItem.error.code],
                                         @"domain": _playerItem.error.domain},
-                                        @"target": self.reactTag});
+                            @"target": self.reactTag});
       }
     } else if ([keyPath isEqualToString:playbackBufferEmptyKeyPath]) {
       _playerBufferEmpty = YES;
@@ -500,28 +508,28 @@ static NSString *const timedMetadata = @"timedMetadata";
       _playerBufferEmpty = NO;
       self.onVideoBuffer(@{@"isBuffering": @(NO), @"target": self.reactTag});
     }
-   } else if (object == _playerLayer) {
-      if([keyPath isEqualToString:readyForDisplayKeyPath] && [change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeNewKey]) {
-        if([change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeNewKey] && self.onReadyForDisplay) {
-          self.onReadyForDisplay(@{@"target": self.reactTag});
-        }
+  } else if (object == _playerLayer) {
+    if([keyPath isEqualToString:readyForDisplayKeyPath] && [change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeNewKey]) {
+      if([change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeNewKey] && self.onReadyForDisplay) {
+        self.onReadyForDisplay(@{@"target": self.reactTag});
+      }
     }
   } else if (object == _player) {
-      if([keyPath isEqualToString:playbackRate]) {
-          if(self.onPlaybackRateChange) {
-              self.onPlaybackRateChange(@{@"playbackRate": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:_player.rate],
-                                          @"target": self.reactTag});
-          }
-          if(_playbackStalled && _player.rate > 0) {
-              if(self.onPlaybackResume) {
-                  self.onPlaybackResume(@{@"playbackRate": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:_player.rate],
-                                          @"target": self.reactTag});
-              }
-              _playbackStalled = NO;
-          }
+    if([keyPath isEqualToString:playbackRate]) {
+      if(self.onPlaybackRateChange) {
+        self.onPlaybackRateChange(@{@"playbackRate": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:_player.rate],
+                                    @"target": self.reactTag});
       }
+      if(_playbackStalled && _player.rate > 0) {
+        if(self.onPlaybackResume) {
+          self.onPlaybackResume(@{@"playbackRate": [NSNumber numberWithFloat:_player.rate],
+                                  @"target": self.reactTag});
+        }
+        _playbackStalled = NO;
+      }
+    }
   } else {
-      [super observeValueForKeyPath:keyPath ofObject:object change:change context:context];
+    [super observeValueForKeyPath:keyPath ofObject:object change:change context:context];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d34f6bfb..806d24d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,83 +1,49 @@
 {
-  "_args": [
-    [
-      "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-      "/Users/amishra/Development/react_films"
-    ]
-  ],
-  "_from": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-  "_id": "react-native-video@git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git#8ce39e5b82108e6b9ea8549bd72ba58e95f04647",
-  "_inBundle": false,
-  "_integrity": "",
-  "_location": "/react-native-video",
-  "_phantomChildren": {},
-  "_requested": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "raw": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-    "rawSpec": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-    "saveSpec": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-    "fetchSpec": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-    "gitCommittish": null
-  },
-  "_requiredBy": [
-    "/"
-  ],
-  "_resolved": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git#8ce39e5b82108e6b9ea8549bd72ba58e95f04647",
-  "_spec": "git://github.com/nfb-onf/react-native-video.git",
-  "_where": "/Users/amishra/Development/react_films",
-  "author": {
-    "name": "Brent Vatne",
-    "email": "brentvatne@gmail.com",
-    "url": "https://github.com/brentvatne"
-  },
-  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/brentvatne/react-native-video/issues"
-  },
-  "contributors": [
-    {
-      "name": "Isaiah Grey",
-      "email": "isaiahgrey@gmail.com"
+    "name": "react-native-video",
+    "version": "3.0.0",
+    "description": "A <Video /> element for react-native",
+    "main": "Video.js",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "author": "Brent Vatne <brentvatne@gmail.com> (https://github.com/brentvatne)",
+    "contributors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Isaiah Grey",
+            "email": "isaiahgrey@gmail.com"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Johannes Lumpe",
+            "email": "johannes@lum.pe"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Baris Sencan",
+            "email": "baris.sncn@gmail.com"
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Hampton Maxwell",
+            "email": "me@hamptonmaxwell.com"
+        }
+    ],
+    "repository": {
+        "type": "git",
+        "url": "git@github.com:brentvatne/react-native-video.git"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "Johannes Lumpe",
-      "email": "johannes@lum.pe"
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "jest-cli": "0.2.1",
+        "eslint": "1.10.3",
+        "babel-eslint": "5.0.0-beta8",
+        "eslint-plugin-react": "3.16.1",
+        "eslint-config-airbnb": "4.0.0"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "Baris Sencan",
-      "email": "baris.sncn@gmail.com"
+    "dependencies": {
+        "keymirror": "0.1.1",
+        "prop-types": "^15.5.10"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "Hampton Maxwell",
-      "email": "me@hamptonmaxwell.com"
+    "scripts": {
+        "test": "node_modules/.bin/eslint *.js"
+    },
+    "rnpm": {
+        "android": {
+            "sourceDir": "./android-exoplayer"
+        }
     }
-  ],
-  "dependencies": {
-    "keymirror": "0.1.1",
-    "prop-types": "^15.5.10"
-  },
-  "description": "A <Video /> element for react-native",
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-eslint": "5.0.0-beta8",
-    "eslint": "1.10.3",
-    "eslint-config-airbnb": "4.0.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-react": "3.16.1",
-    "jest-cli": "0.2.1"
-  },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/brentvatne/react-native-video#readme",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "main": "Video.js",
-  "name": "react-native-video",
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+ssh://git@github.com/brentvatne/react-native-video.git"
-  },
-  "rnpm": {
-    "android": {
-      "sourceDir": "./android-exoplayer"
-    }
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "eslint *.js"
-  },
-  "version": "2.2.0"
 }