diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt
index 7ff211ae..13aaccb1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/PlayerActivity.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ package dev.jdtech.jellyfin
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.view.View
 import android.view.WindowManager
 import androidx.activity.viewModels
-import androidx.core.view.WindowCompat
-import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
-import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsControllerCompat
 import androidx.navigation.navArgs
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.StyledPlayerView
 import dagger.hilt.android.AndroidEntryPoint
@@ -45,23 +43,14 @@ class PlayerActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         hideSystemUI()
     }
 
-    override fun onDestroy() {
-        super.onDestroy()
-        Timber.d("Destroying player activity")
-        showSystemUI()
-    }
-
+    @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
     private fun hideSystemUI() {
-        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, false)
-        WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, playerView).let { controller ->
-            controller.hide(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())
-            controller.systemBarsBehavior = WindowInsetsControllerCompat.BEHAVIOR_SHOW_TRANSIENT_BARS_BY_SWIPE
-        }
-    }
+        // These methods are deprecated but we still use them because the new WindowInsetsControllerCompat has a bug which makes the action bar reappear
+        window.decorView.systemUiVisibility = (View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY or
+                View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN or View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN or
+                View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION or View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION)
 
-    private fun showSystemUI() {
-        WindowCompat.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(window, true)
-        WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, playerView).show(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars())
+        window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN)
     }
 }