diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 6130bdb9..aa4a2458 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -1643,19 +1643,6 @@ this.player.seek(120, 50); // Seek to 2 minutes with +/- 50 milliseconds accurac
 
 Platforms: iOS
 
-### setPlayerStatus
-`setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay: boolean): Promise<void>`
-
-Play/Pause the video.
-
-Example:
-```
-this.player.setPlayerStatus(true); // Play the video
-this.player.setPlayerStatus(false); // Pause the video
-```
-
-platforms: Android, iOS
-
 ### pause
 `pause(): Promise<void>`
 
@@ -1666,8 +1653,6 @@ Example:
 this.player.pause();
 ```
 
-NOTE: This is the same as calling `setPlayerStatus(false)`
-
 Platforms: Android, iOS
 
 ### play
@@ -1680,8 +1665,6 @@ Example:
 this.player.play();
 ```
 
-NOTE: This is the same as calling `setPlayerStatus(true)`
-
 Platforms: Android, iOS
 
 #### Static methods
diff --git a/Video.js b/Video.js
index f29cd4d7..10345246 100644
--- a/Video.js
+++ b/Video.js
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ export default class Video extends Component {
   }
 
   pause = async () => {
-    await this.setPlayerStatus(false);
+    await this.setPlayerPauseState(false);
   };
 
   play = async () => {
-    await this.setPlayerStatus(true);
+    await this.setPlayerPauseState(true);
   };
 
-  setPlayerStatus = async (shouldPlay) => {
-    return await NativeModules.VideoManager.setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay, findNodeHandle(this._root));
+  setPlayerPauseState = async (shouldPlay) => {
+    return await NativeModules.VideoManager.setPlayerPauseState(shouldPlay, findNodeHandle(this._root));
   };
 
   restoreUserInterfaceForPictureInPictureStopCompleted = (restored) => {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/VideoManagerModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/VideoManagerModule.java
index bf5b6c1f..ecc9a0bd 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/VideoManagerModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/react/VideoManagerModule.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class VideoManagerModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
-    public void setPlayerStatus(Boolean shouldPlay, int reactTag) {
+    public void setPlayerPauseState(Boolean shouldPlay, int reactTag) {
         UIManagerModule uiManager = getReactApplicationContext().getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class);
         uiManager.prependUIBlock(manager -> {
             View view = manager.resolveView(reactTag);
diff --git a/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.android.tsx b/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.android.tsx
index a62ac563..750d963a 100644
--- a/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.android.tsx
+++ b/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.android.tsx
@@ -728,11 +728,10 @@ class VideoPlayer extends Component {
           }
 
           const {paused} = this.state;
-          const {pause, play, setPlayerStatus} = this.video.current;
+          const {pause, play} = this.video.current;
           const shouldPlay = paused === true || paused === undefined;
 
           shouldPlay ? play() : pause();
-          // OR setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay);
 
           this.setState({paused: !shouldPlay});
         }}>
diff --git a/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.ios.tsx b/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.ios.tsx
index 26386cb9..d5bd2d74 100644
--- a/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.ios.tsx
+++ b/examples/basic/src/VideoPlayer.ios.tsx
@@ -235,11 +235,10 @@ class VideoPlayer extends Component {
               return;
             }
 
-            const {play, pause, setPlayerStatus} = this.video.current;
+            const {play, pause} = this.video.current;
             const shouldPlay = !this.state.paused;
 
             shouldPlay ? play() : pause();
-            // OR setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay)
 
             this.setState({paused: shouldPlay});
           }}>
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.m b/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.m
index 83f49c4d..dee34128 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.m
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.m
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setLicenseResult:(NSString *)license
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setLicenseResultError(NSString *)error
                  reactTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag)
 
-RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setPlayerStatus:(nonnull NSNumber *)shouldPlay
+RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(setPlayerPauseState:(nonnull NSNumber *)shouldPlay
                  reactTag:(nonnull NSNumber *)reactTag)
 
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(presentFullscreenPlayer
diff --git a/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.swift b/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.swift
index 3e118d3c..ddfe4a9f 100644
--- a/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.swift
+++ b/ios/Video/RCTVideoManager.swift
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class RCTVideoManager: RCTViewManager {
         })
     }
 
-    @objc(setPlayerStatus:reactTag:)
-    func setPlayerStatus(shouldPlay: NSNumber, reactTag: NSNumber) -> Void {
+    @objc(setPlayerPauseState:reactTag:)
+    func setPlayerPauseState(shouldPlay: NSNumber, reactTag: NSNumber) -> Void {
         bridge.uiManager.prependUIBlock({_ , viewRegistry in
             let view = viewRegistry?[reactTag]
             if !(view is RCTVideo) {