diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/BackgroundMode.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/BackgroundMode.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..561801ddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/BackgroundMode.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package com.github.libretube
+
+import android.content.Context
+import com.github.libretube.obj.Streams
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.MediaItem
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+
+/**
+ * Loads the selected video audio in background mode with a notification area.
+ *
+ * @param c
+ * The context, necessarily to build the [ExoPlayer] player.
+ *
+ * @param videoId
+ * The video id to get the video data.
+ */
+class BackgroundMode(private val c: Context, private val videoId: String) {
+    /**
+     * The response that gets when called the Api.
+     */
+    private var response: Streams? = null
+
+    /**
+     * The [ExoPlayer] player. Followed tutorial [here](https://developer.android.com/codelabs/exoplayer-intro)
+     */
+    private var player: ExoPlayer? = null
+    private var playWhenReadyPlayer = true
+    private var currentItem = 0
+    private var playbackPosition = 0L
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes the [player] player with the [MediaItem].
+     */
+    private fun initializePlayer() {
+        player = ExoPlayer.Builder(c)
+            .build()
+            .also { exoPlayer ->
+                response?.let {
+                    val mediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri(response!!.hls!!)
+                    exoPlayer.setMediaItem(mediaItem)
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Releases the [player].
+     */
+    private fun releasePlayer() {
+        player?.let { exoPlayer ->
+            playbackPosition = exoPlayer.currentPosition
+            currentItem = exoPlayer.currentMediaItemIndex
+            playWhenReadyPlayer = exoPlayer.playWhenReady
+            exoPlayer.release()
+        }
+        player = null
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the video data and prepares the [player].
+     */
+    fun playOnBackgroundMode() {
+        runBlocking {
+            val job = launch {
+                response = RetrofitInstance.api.getStreams(videoId)
+            }
+            // Wait until the job is done, to load correctly later in the player
+            job.join()
+
+            initializePlayer()
+
+            player?.apply {
+                playWhenReady = playWhenReadyPlayer
+                seekTo(currentItem, playbackPosition)
+                prepare()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/VideoOptionsDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/VideoOptionsDialog.kt
index 90f7eba53..d04cc03bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/VideoOptionsDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/VideoOptionsDialog.kt
@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@ import android.app.Dialog
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
-import com.github.libretube.obj.Streams
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ExoPlayer
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.MediaItem
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
-import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 
 /**
  * Dialog with different options for a selected video.
  *
- * @param videoId The video id.
+ * @param videoId
+ * The video id.
  */
 class VideoOptionsDialog(private val videoId: String) : DialogFragment() {
     /**
@@ -22,19 +18,6 @@ class VideoOptionsDialog(private val videoId: String) : DialogFragment() {
      */
     private val list = listOf("Background mode")
 
-    /**
-     * The response that gets when called the Api.
-     */
-    private var response: Streams? = null
-
-    /**
-     * The [ExoPlayer] player. Followed tutorial [here](https://developer.android.com/codelabs/exoplayer-intro)
-     */
-    private var player: ExoPlayer? = null
-    private var playWhenReady = true
-    private var currentItem = 0
-    private var playbackPosition = 0L
-
     /**
      * Dialog that returns a [MaterialAlertDialogBuilder] showing a menu of options.
      */
@@ -55,7 +38,7 @@ class VideoOptionsDialog(private val videoId: String) : DialogFragment() {
                 when (which) {
                     // This for example will be the "Background mode" option
                     0 -> {
-                        playOnBackgroundMode()
+                        BackgroundMode(requireContext(), videoId).playOnBackgroundMode()
                     }
                     else -> {
                         dialog.dismiss()
@@ -65,52 +48,6 @@ class VideoOptionsDialog(private val videoId: String) : DialogFragment() {
             .show()
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Initializes the [player] player with the [MediaItem].
-     */
-    private fun initializePlayer() {
-        player = ExoPlayer.Builder(requireContext())
-            .build()
-            .also { exoPlayer ->
-                response?.let {
-                    val mediaItem = MediaItem.fromUri(response!!.hls!!)
-                    exoPlayer.setMediaItem(mediaItem)
-                }
-            }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Releases the [player].
-     */
-    private fun releasePlayer() {
-        player?.let { exoPlayer ->
-            playbackPosition = exoPlayer.currentPosition
-            currentItem = exoPlayer.currentMediaItemIndex
-            playWhenReady = exoPlayer.playWhenReady
-            exoPlayer.release()
-        }
-        player = null
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the video data and prepares the [player].
-     */
-    private fun playOnBackgroundMode() {
-        runBlocking {
-            val job = launch {
-                response = RetrofitInstance.api.getStreams(videoId)
-            }
-            // Wait until the job is done, to load correctly later in the player
-            job.join()
-
-            initializePlayer()
-
-            player?.playWhenReady = playWhenReady
-            player?.seekTo(currentItem, playbackPosition)
-            player?.prepare()
-        }
-    }
-
     companion object {
         const val TAG = "VideoOptionsDialog"
     }