diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/hybrids/videoviewviewmanager/HybridVideoViewViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/hybrids/videoviewviewmanager/HybridVideoViewViewManager.kt
index 235012c7..c1d50d58 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/hybrids/videoviewviewmanager/HybridVideoViewViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/hybrids/videoviewviewmanager/HybridVideoViewViewManager.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ class HybridVideoViewViewManager(nitroId: Int): HybridVideoViewViewManagerSpec()
       videoView.get()?.pictureInPictureEnabled = value
     }
 
-  override var controls: Boolean = false
+  override var controls: Boolean
+    get() = videoView.get()?.useController == true
+    set(value) {
+      videoView.get()?.useController = value
+    }
 
   override val memorySize: Long
     get() = 0
diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/view/VideoView.kt b/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/view/VideoView.kt
index 813375a4..4ac5ab42 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/view/VideoView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/android/src/main/java/com/video/view/VideoView.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.video.core.activities.FullscreenVideoViewActivity
 import com.video.core.fragments.PictureInPictureHelperFragment
 import com.video.core.utils.PictureInPictureUtils.canEnterPictureInPicture
 import com.video.core.utils.PictureInPictureUtils.createPictureInPictureParams
+import com.video.core.utils.Threading.runOnMainThread
 
 @UnstableApi
 class VideoView @JvmOverloads constructor(
@@ -68,13 +69,21 @@ class VideoView @JvmOverloads constructor(
       }
     }
 
-  var useController: Boolean = true
+  var useController: Boolean = false
+    set(value) {
+      field = value
+      runOnMainThread {
+        playerView.useController = value
+      }
+    }
+
   var pictureInPictureEnabled: Boolean = false
 
   var onNitroIdChange: ((Int?) -> Unit)? = null
   var playerView = PlayerView(context).apply {
     layoutParams = LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT)
     setShutterBackgroundColor(Color.TRANSPARENT)
+    useController = false
   }
   var isInFullscreen: Boolean = false
   var isInPictureInPicture: Boolean = false
diff --git a/packages/react-native-video/package.json b/packages/react-native-video/package.json
index a0d29f8f..454cb9df 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-video/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-video/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-video",
-  "version": "7.0.0-dev.1",
+  "version": "7.0.0-dev.2",
   "description": "<Video /> Component for React Native",
   "source": "./src/index.tsx",
   "main": "./lib/commonjs/index.js",