diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 12f354fc..66c76e03 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
         android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
         tools:replace="android:label">
         <activity android:name=".activities.RPANActivity"
+            android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|layoutDirection"
             android:label="@string/rpan_activity_label"
             android:parentActivityName=".activities.MainActivity"
             android:theme="@style/AppTheme.TranslucentStatusBar" />
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/activities/RPANActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/activities/RPANActivity.java
index 7d041d21..57b419ee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/activities/RPANActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/activities/RPANActivity.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit.activities;
 
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -18,6 +21,9 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
 import androidx.viewpager2.adapter.FragmentStateAdapter;
 import androidx.viewpager2.widget.ViewPager2;
 
+import com.evernote.android.state.State;
+import com.livefront.bridge.Bridge;
+
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -53,6 +59,8 @@ public class RPANActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     CoordinatorLayout coordinatorLayout;
     @BindView(R.id.view_pager_2_rpan_activity)
     ViewPager2 viewPager2;
+    @BindView(R.id.progress_bar_rpan_activity)
+    ProgressBar progressBar;
     @Inject
     @Named("strapi")
     Retrofit strapiRetrofit;
@@ -68,8 +76,10 @@ public class RPANActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     Executor mExecutor;
     private String mAccessToken;
     private String mAccountName;
-    private ArrayList<RPANBroadcast> rpanBroadcasts;
-    private String nextCursor;
+    @State
+    ArrayList<RPANBroadcast> rpanBroadcasts;
+    @State
+    String nextCursor;
     private SectionsPagerAdapter sectionsPagerAdapter;
 
     @Override
@@ -93,23 +103,30 @@ public class RPANActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
         setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
 
+        Bridge.restoreInstanceState(this, savedInstanceState);
+
         ButterKnife.bind(this);
 
         ActionBar actionBar = getSupportActionBar();
         Drawable upArrow = getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_arrow_back_white_24dp);
         actionBar.setHomeAsUpIndicator(upArrow);
-        actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(getResources().getColor(R.color.transparentActionBarAndExoPlayerControllerColor)));
+        actionBar.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(Color.parseColor("#00000000")));
 
         mAccessToken = mCurrentAccountSharedPreferences.getString(SharedPreferencesUtils.ACCESS_TOKEN, null);
         mAccountName = mCurrentAccountSharedPreferences.getString(SharedPreferencesUtils.ACCOUNT_NAME, null);
 
-        loadRPANVideos();
+        if (rpanBroadcasts == null) {
+            loadRPANVideos();
+        } else {
+            initializeViewPager();
+        }
     }
 
     private void loadRPANVideos() {
         strapiRetrofit.create(Strapi.class).getAllBroadcasts(APIUtils.getOAuthHeader(mAccessToken)).enqueue(new Callback<String>() {
             @Override
             public void onResponse(@NonNull Call<String> call, @NonNull Response<String> response) {
+                progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                     parseRPANBroadcasts(response.body());
                 } else {
@@ -120,6 +137,7 @@ public class RPANActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
             @Override
             public void onFailure(@NonNull Call<String> call, @NonNull Throwable t) {
+                progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 Toast.makeText(RPANActivity.this,
                         R.string.load_rpan_broadcasts_failed, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
             }
@@ -199,7 +217,6 @@ public class RPANActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         sectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionsPagerAdapter(this);
         viewPager2.setAdapter(sectionsPagerAdapter);
         viewPager2.setOffscreenPageLimit(3);
-        viewPager2.setUserInputEnabled(!mSharedPreferences.getBoolean(SharedPreferencesUtils.DISABLE_SWIPING_BETWEEN_TABS, false));
         //fixViewPager2Sensitivity(viewPager2);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/fragments/ViewRPANBroadcastFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/fragments/ViewRPANBroadcastFragment.java
index 468a931f..80f98cee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/fragments/ViewRPANBroadcastFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/fragments/ViewRPANBroadcastFragment.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
-import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ public class ViewRPANBroadcastFragment extends Fragment {
 
     @BindView(R.id.player_view_view_rpan_broadcast_fragment)
     PlayerView playerView;
-    @BindView(R.id.progress_bar_view_rpan_broadcast_fragment)
-    ProgressBar progressBar;
     @BindView(R.id.mute_exo_playback_control_view)
     ImageButton muteButton;
     @BindView(R.id.hd_exo_playback_control_view)
@@ -124,7 +121,6 @@ public class ViewRPANBroadcastFragment extends Fragment {
         if (resumePosition > 0) {
             player.seekTo(resumePosition);
         }
-        player.setPlayWhenReady(true);
         wasPlaying = true;
 
         boolean muteVideo = mSharedPreferences.getBoolean(SharedPreferencesUtils.MUTE_VIDEO, false) ||
@@ -214,16 +210,16 @@ public class ViewRPANBroadcastFragment extends Fragment {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onStart() {
-        super.onStart();
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
         if (wasPlaying) {
             player.setPlayWhenReady(true);
         }
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onStop() {
-        super.onStop();
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
         wasPlaying = player.getPlayWhenReady();
         player.setPlayWhenReady(false);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_rpanactivity.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_rpanactivity.xml
index 570fddb2..b7e22b40 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_rpanactivity.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_rpanactivity.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:background="#000000"
     android:id="@+id/coordinator_layout_rpan_activity"
+    android:keepScreenOn="true"
     tools:context=".activities.RPANActivity">
 
     <androidx.viewpager2.widget.ViewPager2
@@ -13,4 +14,10 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent" />
 
+    <ProgressBar
+        android:id="@+id/progress_bar_rpan_activity"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_gravity="center" />
+
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_view_rpan_broadcast.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_view_rpan_broadcast.xml
index fdfe62c6..bab40403 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_view_rpan_broadcast.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_view_rpan_broadcast.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,4 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         app:controller_layout_id="@layout/exo_playback_control_view" />
 
-    <ProgressBar
-        android:id="@+id/progress_bar_view_rpan_broadcast_fragment"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_gravity="center"
-        android:visibility="gone" />
-
 </FrameLayout>
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