diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91d40c0ca..b25804580 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ### Changed
 
-- When resuming an app on Android, retrieve audio focus only if the player is not paused.
+- Revised audio focus protocol on Android. When resuming an app, audio focus is retrieved only if the player is not paused.
+- Changed the behaviour of the Android component supporting background playback. It is stopped but not disabled when setting `backgroundAudioConfiguration.enabled = true`.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d09b79189..f2406d42d 100644
--- a/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       android:name="com.theoplayer.media.MediaPlaybackService"
       android:description="@string/background_playback_service_description"
       android:exported="false"
-      android:enabled="false"
+      android:enabled="true"
       android:foregroundServiceType="mediaPlayback">
       <intent-filter>
         <action android:name="android.media.browse.MediaBrowserService" />
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/ReactTHEOplayerContext.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/ReactTHEOplayerContext.kt
index f5490ee24..7b5f40772 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/ReactTHEOplayerContext.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/theoplayer/ReactTHEOplayerContext.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.ServiceConnection
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.content.res.Configuration
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.IBinder
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ class ReactTHEOplayerContext private constructor(
   var imaIntegration: GoogleImaIntegration? = null
   var castIntegration: CastIntegration? = null
   var wasPlayingOnHostPause: Boolean = false
-  var isHostPaused: Boolean = false
+  private var isHostPaused: Boolean = false
 
   private val isBackgroundAudioEnabled: Boolean
     get() = backgroundAudioConfig.enabled
@@ -113,27 +112,6 @@ class ReactTHEOplayerContext private constructor(
     }
   }
 
-  private fun setPlaybackServiceEnabled(enabled: Boolean) {
-    // Toggle the MediaPlaybackService.
-    toggleComponent(enabled, ComponentName(reactContext.applicationContext, MediaPlaybackService::class.java))
-
-    // Also toggle any registered MediaButtonReceiver broadcast receiver.
-    // It will crash the app if it remains active and tries to find our disabled MediaBrowserService instance.
-    toggleComponent(enabled, ComponentName(reactContext.applicationContext, androidx.media.session.MediaButtonReceiver::class.java))
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Enable or disable a receiver component.
-   */
-  private fun toggleComponent(enabled: Boolean, componentName: ComponentName) {
-    reactContext.applicationContext.packageManager.setComponentEnabledSetting(
-      componentName,
-      if (enabled) PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED
-      else PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED,
-      PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP
-    )
-  }
-
   private fun applyBackgroundPlaybackConfig(
     config: BackgroundAudioConfig,
     prevConfig: BackgroundAudioConfig?
@@ -148,13 +126,8 @@ class ReactTHEOplayerContext private constructor(
     if (BuildConfig.USE_PLAYBACK_SERVICE) {
       if (prevConfig?.enabled != true && config.enabled) {
         // Enable & bind background playback
-        setPlaybackServiceEnabled(true)
         bindMediaPlaybackService()
       } else if (prevConfig?.enabled == true) {
-        // First disable the MediaPlaybackService and MediaButtonReceiver so that no more media
-        // button events can be captured.
-        setPlaybackServiceEnabled(false)
-
         // Stop & unbind MediaPlaybackService.
         binder?.stopForegroundService()
         unbindMediaPlaybackService()