diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
index 4bb0c2cca..3e4165875 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.fragments.detail;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
@@ -94,7 +95,6 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment extends BaseStateFragment<StreamInfo> implement
 
     // Amount of videos to show on start
     private static final int INITIAL_RELATED_VIDEOS = 8;
-    private static final String KORE_PACKET = "org.xbmc.kore";
 
     private ActionBarHandler actionBarHandler;
     private ArrayList<VideoStream> sortedStreamVideosList;
@@ -513,6 +513,24 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment extends BaseStateFragment<StreamInfo> implement
         return (!isLoading.get() && actionBarHandler.onItemSelected(item)) || super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
     }
 
+    private static void showInstallKoreDialog(final Context context) {
+        final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
+        builder.setMessage(R.string.kore_not_found)
+                .setPositiveButton(R.string.install, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+                        NavigationHelper.installKore(context);
+                    }
+                })
+                .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+
+                    }
+                });
+        builder.create().show();
+    }
+
     private void setupActionBarHandler(final StreamInfo info) {
         if (DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "setupActionBarHandler() called with: info = [" + info + "]");
         sortedStreamVideosList = new ArrayList<>(ListHelper.getSortedStreamVideosList(activity, info.video_streams, info.video_only_streams, false));
@@ -542,30 +560,10 @@ public class VideoDetailFragment extends BaseStateFragment<StreamInfo> implement
             @Override
             public void onActionSelected(int selectedStreamId) {
                 try {
-                    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
-                    intent.setPackage(KORE_PACKET);
-                    intent.setData(Uri.parse(info.url.replace("https", "http")));
-                    activity.startActivity(intent);
+                    NavigationHelper.startKore(activity, Uri.parse(info.url.replace("https", "http")));
                 } catch (Exception e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(activity);
-                    builder.setMessage(R.string.kore_not_found)
-                            .setPositiveButton(R.string.install, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-                                @Override
-                                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-                                    Intent intent = new Intent();
-                                    intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
-                                    intent.setData(Uri.parse(activity.getString(R.string.fdroid_kore_url)));
-                                    activity.startActivity(intent);
-                                }
-                            })
-                            .setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-                                @Override
-                                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-
-                                }
-                            });
-                    builder.create().show();
+                    if(DEBUG) Log.i(TAG, "Failed to start kore", e);
+                    showInstallKoreDialog(activity);
                 }
             }
         });
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java
index b08251436..417c3bbdf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/NavigationHelper.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.util;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
 
@@ -303,4 +306,49 @@ public class NavigationHelper {
         }
         return null;
     }
+
+
+    private static Uri openMarketUrl(String packageName) {
+        return Uri.parse("market://details")
+                .buildUpon()
+                .appendQueryParameter("id", packageName)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    private static Uri getGooglePlayUrl(String packageName) {
+        return Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details")
+                .buildUpon()
+                .appendQueryParameter("id", packageName)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    private static void installApp(Context context, String packageName) {
+        try {
+            // Try market:// scheme
+            context.startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, openMarketUrl(packageName)));
+        } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+            // Fall back to google play URL (don't worry F-Droid can handle it :)
+            context.startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, getGooglePlayUrl(packageName)));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start an activity to install Kore
+     * @param context the context
+     */
+    public static void installKore(Context context) {
+        installApp(context, context.getString(R.string.kore_package));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Start Kore app to show a video on Kodi
+     * @param context the context to use
+     * @param videoURL the url to the video stream
+     */
+    public static void startKore(Context context, Uri videoURL) {
+        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
+        intent.setPackage(context.getString(R.string.kore_package));
+        intent.setData(videoURL);
+        context.startActivity(intent);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4f06dc4c4..400f1b560 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <string name="show_higher_resolutions_summary">Only some devices support playing 2K/4K videos</string>
     <string name="play_with_kodi_title">Play with Kodi</string>
     <string name="kore_not_found">Kore app not found. Install it?</string>
-    <string name="fdroid_kore_url" translatable="false">https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=Kore&amp;fdid=org.xbmc.kore</string>
+    <string name="kore_package" translatable="false">org.xbmc.kore</string>
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_title">Show \"Play with Kodi\" option</string>
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_summary">Display an option to play a video via Kodi media center</string>
     <string name="play_audio">Audio</string>