diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 104b0c14..94bf02b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ var styles = StyleSheet.create({
 * [bufferConfig](#bufferconfig)
 * [controls](#controls)
 * [headers](#headers)
+* [id](#id)
 * [ignoreSilentSwitch](#ignoresilentswitch)
 * [muted](#muted)
 * [paused](#paused)
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@ To enable this on iOS, you will need to manually edit RCTVideo.m and uncomment t
 
 Example:
 ```
-headers = {{
+headers={{
   Authorization: 'bearer some-token-value',
   'X-Custom-Header': 'some value'
 }}
@@ -357,6 +358,16 @@ headers = {{
 
 Platforms: Android ExoPlayer
 
+#### id
+Set the DOM id element so you can use document.getElementById on web platforms. Accepts string values.
+
+Example:
+```
+id="video"
+```
+
+Platforms: DOM
+
 #### ignoreSilentSwitch
 Controls the iOS silent switch behavior
 * **"inherit" (default)** - Use the default AVPlayer behavior
diff --git a/dom/RCTVideo.js b/dom/RCTVideo.js
index b249721f..9831b61d 100644
--- a/dom/RCTVideo.js
+++ b/dom/RCTVideo.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { RCTEvent, RCTView, type RCTBridge } from "react-native-dom";
+import shaka from "shaka-player";
 
 import resizeModes from "./resizeModes";
 import type { VideoSource } from "./types";
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
 
     this.eventDispatcher = bridge.getModuleByName("EventDispatcher");
 
+    shaka.polyfill.installAll();
+
     this.onEnd = this.onEnd.bind(this);
     this.onLoad = this.onLoad.bind(this);
     this.onLoadStart = this.onLoadStart.bind(this);
@@ -37,11 +40,11 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
     this.videoElement.addEventListener("loadstart", this.onLoadStart);
     this.videoElement.addEventListener("pause", this.onPause);
     this.videoElement.addEventListener("play", this.onPlay);
+    this.player = new shaka.Player(this.videoElement);
 
     this.muted = false;
     this.rate = 1.0;
     this.volume = 1.0;
-    this.videoElement.autoplay = true;
     this.childContainer.appendChild(this.videoElement);
   }
 
@@ -71,36 +74,28 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
   }
 
   presentFullscreenPlayer() {
-    console.log("V PF");
     this.videoElement.webkitRequestFullScreen();
   }
 
   set controls(value: boolean) {
-    if (value) {
-      this.videoElement.controls = true;
-      this.videoElement.style.pointerEvents = "auto";
-    } else {
-      this.videoElement.controls = false;
-      this.videoElement.style.pointerEvents = "";
-    }
+    this.videoElement.controls = value;
+    this.videoElement.style.pointerEvents = value ? "auto" : "";
+  }
+
+  set id(value: string) {
+    this.videoElement.id = value;
   }
 
   set muted(value: boolean) {
-    if (value) {
-      this.videoElement.muted = true;
-    } else {
-      this.videoElement.muted = false;
-    }
+    this.videoElement.muted = true;
   }
 
   set paused(value: boolean) {
-    this.playPromise.then(() => {
-      if (value) {
-        this.videoElement.pause();
-      } else {
-        this.playPromise = this.videoElement.play();
-      }
-    });
+    if (value) {
+      this.videoElement.pause();
+    } else {
+      this.requestPlay();
+    }
     this._paused = value;
   }
 
@@ -118,11 +113,7 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
   }
 
   set repeat(value: boolean) {
-    if (value) {
-      this.videoElement.setAttribute("loop", "true");
-    } else {
-      this.videoElement.removeAttribute("loop");
-    }
+    this.videoElement.loop = value;
   }
 
   set resizeMode(value: number) {
@@ -161,9 +152,19 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
       uri = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
     }
 
-    this.videoElement.setAttribute("src", uri);
-    if (!this._paused) {
-      this.playPromise = this.videoElement.play();
+    if (!shaka.Player.isBrowserSupported()) { // primarily iOS WebKit
+      this.videoElement.setAttribute("src", uri);
+      if (!this._paused) {
+        this.requestPlay();
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.player.load(uri)
+        .then(() => {
+          if (!this._paused) {
+            this.requestPlay();
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(this.onError);
     }
   }
 
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
     this.stopProgressTimer();    
   }
 
+  onError = error => {
+    console.warn("topVideoError", error);
+  }
+
   onLoad = () => {
     // height & width are safe with audio, will be 0
     const height = this.videoElement.videoHeight;
@@ -223,6 +228,25 @@ class RCTVideo extends RCTView {
     this.sendEvent("topVideoProgress", payload);
   }
 
+  onRejectedAutoplay = () => {
+    this.sendEvent("topVideoRejectedAutoplay", null);
+  }
+
+  requestPlay() {
+    const playPromise = this.videoElement.play();
+    if (playPromise) {
+      playPromise
+        .then(() => {})
+        .catch(e => {
+          /* This is likely one of:
+           * name: NotAllowedError - autoplay is not supported
+           * name: NotSupportedError - format is not supported
+           */
+          this.onError({ code: e.name, message: e.message });
+        });
+    }
+  }
+
   sendEvent(eventName, payload) {
     const event = new RCTVideoEvent(eventName, this.reactTag, 0, payload);
     this.eventDispatcher.sendEvent(event);
diff --git a/dom/RCTVideoManager.js b/dom/RCTVideoManager.js
index b5b3f3f3..2eb5309b 100644
--- a/dom/RCTVideoManager.js
+++ b/dom/RCTVideoManager.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class RCTVideoManager extends RCTViewManager {
     return super
       .describeProps()
       .addBooleanProp("controls", this.setControls)
+      .addStringProp("id", this.setId)
       .addBooleanProp("muted", this.setMuted)
       .addBooleanProp("paused", this.setPaused)
       .addNumberProp("progressUpdateInterval", this.setProgressUpdateInterval)
@@ -28,11 +29,16 @@ class RCTVideoManager extends RCTViewManager {
       .addObjectProp("src", this.setSource)
       .addNumberProp("volume", this.setVolume)
       .addDirectEvent("onVideoEnd")
+      .addDirectEvent("onVideoError")
       .addDirectEvent("onVideoLoad")
       .addDirectEvent("onVideoLoadStart")
       .addDirectEvent("onVideoProgress");
   }
 
+  dismissFullscreenPlayer() {
+    // not currently working
+  }
+
   presentFullscreenPlayer() {
     // not currently working
   }
@@ -41,6 +47,10 @@ class RCTVideoManager extends RCTViewManager {
     view.controls = value;
   }
 
+  setId(view: RCTVideo, value: string) {
+    view.id = value;
+  }
+
   setMuted(view: RCTVideo, value: boolean) {
     view.muted = value;
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5fc9a51c..92366be3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "keymirror": "0.1.1",
-        "prop-types": "^15.5.10"
+        "prop-types": "^15.5.10",
+	"shaka-player": "2.4.4"
     },
     "scripts": {
         "test": "node_modules/.bin/eslint *.js"
@@ -54,4 +55,4 @@
         "react-native-video.podspec",
         "VideoResizeMode.js"
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}