diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index a6406f89..a5769b53 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="org.kde.kasts"
           android:versionName="0.0.1"
-          android:versionCode="1628978137"
+          android:versionCode="1629047915"
           android:installLocation="auto">
 
     <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" android:smallScreens="true"/>
diff --git a/android/src/org/kde/kasts/KastsActivity.java b/android/src/org/kde/kasts/KastsActivity.java
index 49e096df..c8ef35bc 100755
--- a/android/src/org/kde/kasts/KastsActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/org/kde/kasts/KastsActivity.java
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ public class KastsActivity extends QtActivity
 {
     private static final String TAG = "org.kde.kasts.mediasession";
 
+    private static native void playerPlay();
+    private static native void playerPause();
+    private static native void playerStop();
+    private static native void playerNext();
+    private static native void playerSeek(long position);
+
     class MediaData {
         public String title;
         public String author;
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ public class KastsActivity extends QtActivity
 
             mSession.setActive(true);
 
-            play();
+            playerPlay();
 
             //Update variables of mediaData;
             activity.updateNotification();
@@ -258,10 +264,4 @@ public class KastsActivity extends QtActivity
 
         activity.updateNotification();
     }
-
-    private static native void play();
-    private static native void pause();
-    private static native void stop();
-    private static native void next();
-    private static native void seek(long position);
 }
diff --git a/src/mediasessionclient.cpp b/src/mediasessionclient.cpp
index afff4781..d1864c78 100644
--- a/src/mediasessionclient.cpp
+++ b/src/mediasessionclient.cpp
@@ -15,37 +15,42 @@ static void play(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(env)
     Q_UNUSED(thiz)
+    qDebug() << "JAVA play() working.";
     // audio manager play
 }
 static void pause(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(env)
     Q_UNUSED(thiz)
+    qDebug() << "JAVA pause() working.";
     // audio manager pause
 }
 static void stop(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(env)
     Q_UNUSED(thiz)
+    qDebug() << "JAVA stop() working.";
     //audio manager previous
 }
 static void next(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(env)
     Q_UNUSED(thiz)
+    qDebug() << "JAVA next() working.";
     // audio manager next
 }
 static void seek(JNIEnv *env, jobject thiz, jlong position)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(env)
     Q_UNUSED(thiz)
+    qDebug() << "JAVA seek() working.";
     // implement seek
 }
-static const JNINativeMethod methods[] {{"play", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(play)},
-    {"pause", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(pause)},
-    {"stop", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(stop)},
-    {"next", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(next)},
-    {"seek", "(J)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(seek)}};
+static const JNINativeMethod methods[] {{"playerPlay", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(play)},
+    {"playerPause", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(pause)},
+    {"playerStop", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(stop)},
+    {"playerNext", "()V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(next)},
+    {"playerSeek", "(J)V", reinterpret_cast<void *>(seek)}};
 
 Q_DECL_EXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void *)
 {
@@ -67,10 +72,13 @@ Q_DECL_EXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM *vm, void *)
     return JNI_VERSION_1_4;
 }
 
+MediaSessionClient* MediaSessionClient::s_instance = nullptr;
+
 MediaSessionClient::MediaSessionClient(AudioManager *audioPlayer, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
     , m_audioPlayer(audioPlayer)
 {
+    s_instance = this;
     connect(m_audioPlayer, &AudioManager::playbackStateChanged, this, &MediaSessionClient::setSessionPlaybackState);
     // Sets the current playback state.
     connect(m_audioPlayer, &AudioManager::entryChanged, this, &MediaSessionClient::setSessionMetadata);
@@ -89,6 +97,11 @@ MediaSessionClient::MediaSessionClient(AudioManager *audioPlayer, QObject *paren
     // Sets the playback to stopped.
 }
 
+MediaSessionClient* MediaSessionClient::instance()
+{
+    return s_instance;
+}
+
 void MediaSessionClient::setSessionPlaybackState()
 {
     qDebug() << "MediaSessionClient::setSessionPlaybackState called with state value = " << m_audioPlayer->playbackState();
diff --git a/src/mediasessionclient.h b/src/mediasessionclient.h
index 302b2d70..d88859d9 100644
--- a/src/mediasessionclient.h
+++ b/src/mediasessionclient.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ class MediaSessionClient : public QObject
 {
 public:
     explicit MediaSessionClient(AudioManager *audioPlayer, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    static MediaSessionClient* instance();
+
+Q_SIGNALS:
+    void play();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void setSessionPlaybackState();
@@ -26,4 +30,5 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
 
 private:
     AudioManager *m_audioPlayer = nullptr;
+    static MediaSessionClient *s_instance;
 };