diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/RNVideoAudioPlayer.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/RNVideoAudioPlayer.tsx
index 6e34ed4493d..e8697687d8e 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/RNVideoAudioPlayer.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/components/audio/RNVideoAudioPlayer.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export const RNVideoAudioPlayer = () => {
   const nftAccessSignatureMap = useSelector(getNftAccessSignatureMap)
 
   // Queue things
+  const [isQueueLoaded, setIsQueueLoaded] = useState(false)
   const queueIndex = useSelector(getIndex)
   // const queueShuffle = useSelector(getShuffle)
   const queueOrder = useSelector(getOrder)
@@ -423,12 +424,13 @@ export const RNVideoAudioPlayer = () => {
       await enqueueTracksJobRef.current
       enqueueTracksJobRef.current = undefined
     } else {
+      setIsQueueLoaded(false)
       queueRef.current = []
       const firstTrack = newQueueTracks[queueIndex]
       if (!firstTrack) return
 
       queueRef.current[queueIndex] = await makeTrackData(firstTrack)
-
+      setIsQueueLoaded(true)
       enqueueTracksJobRef.current = enqueueTracks(newQueueTracks, queueIndex)
       await enqueueTracksJobRef.current
       enqueueTracksJobRef.current = undefined
@@ -499,7 +501,8 @@ export const RNVideoAudioPlayer = () => {
 
   const trackURI = useMemo(() => {
     return queueRef.current[queueIndex]?.url
-  }, [queueIndex])
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [queueIndex, isQueueLoaded]) // need to recompute track if the queue isn't loaded
 
   return (
     trackURI && (
@@ -518,6 +521,7 @@ export const RNVideoAudioPlayer = () => {
         onEnd={() => {
           onNext()
         }}
+        ignoreSilentSwitch='ignore'
         onLoadStart={onLoadStart}
         onLoad={onLoadFinish}
         // TODO: repeating mode not implemented
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/PlayButton.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/PlayButton.tsx
index c88367c5677..b215431c1c8 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/PlayButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/components/now-playing-drawer/PlayButton.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { playerActions, playerSelectors } from '@audius/common/store'
 import { MIN_BUFFERING_DELAY_MS } from '@audius/common/utils'
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux'
+import { useFeatureFlag } from '~/hooks'
+import { FeatureFlags } from '~/services'
 
 import IconPause from 'app/assets/animations/iconPause.json'
 import IconPlay from 'app/assets/animations/iconPlay.json'
@@ -16,40 +18,42 @@ import { Theme } from 'app/utils/theme'
 const { pause, play } = playerActions
 const { getPlaying, getBuffering } = playerSelectors
 
-const useAnimatedIcons = makeAnimations(({ palette, type }) => {
-  const iconColor =
-    type === Theme.MATRIX ? palette.background : palette.staticWhite
+const useAnimatedIcons = (useRNVideoPlayer?: boolean) =>
+  makeAnimations(({ palette, type }) => {
+    const iconColor =
+      type === Theme.MATRIX ? palette.background : palette.staticWhite
+    const primaryBG = useRNVideoPlayer ? palette.accentBlue : palette.primary
 
-  const ColorizedPlayIcon = colorize(IconPlay, {
-    // #playpause1.Group 1.Fill 1
-    'layers.0.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // #playpause2.Left.Fill 1
-    'layers.1.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // #playpause2.Right.Fill 1
-    'layers.1.shapes.1.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // #primaryBG.Group 2.Fill 1
-    'layers.2.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': palette.primary
-  })
+    const ColorizedPlayIcon = colorize(IconPlay, {
+      // #playpause1.Group 1.Fill 1
+      'layers.0.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // #playpause2.Left.Fill 1
+      'layers.1.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // #playpause2.Right.Fill 1
+      'layers.1.shapes.1.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // #primaryBG.Group 2.Fill 1
+      'layers.2.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': primaryBG
+    })
 
-  const ColorizedPauseIcon = colorize(IconPause, {
-    // #playpause1.Group 1.Fill 1
-    'layers.0.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // #playpause2.Left.Fill 1
-    'layers.1.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // #playpause2.Right.Fill 1
-    'layers.1.shapes.1.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // #primaryBG.Group 2.Fill 1
-    'layers.2.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': palette.primary
-  })
+    const ColorizedPauseIcon = colorize(IconPause, {
+      // #playpause1.Group 1.Fill 1
+      'layers.0.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // #playpause2.Left.Fill 1
+      'layers.1.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // #playpause2.Right.Fill 1
+      'layers.1.shapes.1.it.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // #primaryBG.Group 2.Fill 1
+      'layers.2.shapes.0.it.1.c.k': primaryBG
+    })
 
-  const ColorizedSpinnerIcon = colorize(IconLoadingSpinner, {
-    // change color of the internal spinner
-    'layers.0.shapes.1.c.k': iconColor,
-    // change color of the background circle
-    'layers.1.shapes.0.it.2.c.k': palette.primary
+    const ColorizedSpinnerIcon = colorize(IconLoadingSpinner, {
+      // change color of the internal spinner
+      'layers.0.shapes.1.c.k': iconColor,
+      // change color of the background circle
+      'layers.1.shapes.0.it.2.c.k': primaryBG
+    })
+    return [ColorizedPlayIcon, ColorizedPauseIcon, ColorizedSpinnerIcon]
   })
-  return [ColorizedPlayIcon, ColorizedPauseIcon, ColorizedSpinnerIcon]
-})
 
 type PlayButtonProps = Omit<AnimatedButtonProps, 'iconJSON' | 'iconIndex'>
 
@@ -78,7 +82,10 @@ export const PlayButton = ({ isActive, ...props }: PlayButtonProps) => {
   }, [isBuffering])
 
   const dispatch = useDispatch()
-  const animatedIcons = useAnimatedIcons()
+  const { isEnabled: useRNVideoPlayer } = useFeatureFlag(
+    FeatureFlags.USE_RN_VIDEO_PLAYER
+  )
+  const animatedIcons = useAnimatedIcons(useRNVideoPlayer)()
 
   const handlePress = useCallback(() => {
     if (isPlaying) {
diff --git a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-drawer-screen/AppDrawerScreen.tsx b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-drawer-screen/AppDrawerScreen.tsx
index 5a861c515db..22d14f83330 100644
--- a/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-drawer-screen/AppDrawerScreen.tsx
+++ b/packages/mobile/src/screens/app-drawer-screen/AppDrawerScreen.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ export const AppDrawerScreen = memo(
   () => {
     const [gesturesDisabled, setGesturesDisabled] = useState(false)
 
-    const useRNVideoPlayer = useFeatureFlag(FeatureFlags.USE_RN_VIDEO_PLAYER)
+    const { isEnabled: useRNVideoPlayer } = useFeatureFlag(
+      FeatureFlags.USE_RN_VIDEO_PLAYER
+    )
 
     const drawerScreenOptions = useMemo(
       () => ({