diff --git a/js/conf/Debug.js b/js/conf/Debug.js
index 45ff6fe..8fca609 100644
--- a/js/conf/Debug.js
+++ b/js/conf/Debug.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Debug = {
   debugResizer: true,
   debugArDetect: true,
   debugStorage: true,
+  comms: true,
   // showArDetectCanvas: true,
   flushStoredSettings: false,
   playerDetectDebug: true,
diff --git a/js/lib/BrowserDetect.js b/js/lib/BrowserDetect.js
index 8a5922e..fa3b009 100644
--- a/js/lib/BrowserDetect.js
+++ b/js/lib/BrowserDetect.js
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ var _bd_usebrowser = "firefox";
 
 var _bd_isFirefox = false;
 var _bd_isChrome = false;
-var _bd_isEdge = true;    // we'll see if FF 
+var _bd_isEdge = false;    // we'll see if FF 
 
 try{
-  // this will fail in Edge
-  
-  var promise = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo();
+  // todo: find something that works in firefox but not in edge (or vice-versa)  
   _bd_isFirefox = true;
   _bd_isEdge = false;
 }
@@ -28,3 +26,7 @@ var BrowserDetect = {
   chrome: _bd_isChrome,
   edge: _bd_isEdge
 }
+
+if(Debug.debug){
+  console.log("BrowserDetect loaded! Here's BrowserDetect object:", BrowserDetect)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/lib/Comms.js b/js/lib/Comms.js
index a9ee265..01db77c 100644
--- a/js/lib/Comms.js
+++ b/js/lib/Comms.js
@@ -1,3 +1,179 @@
+class CommsClient {
+  constructor(name){
+    this.port = browser.runtime.connect({name: name});
+
+    var ths = this;
+    this.port.onMessage.addListener(m => ths.processReceivedMessage(m));
+    this.hasSettings = false;
+  }
+  
+  setPageInfo(pageInfo){
+    this.pageInfo = pageInfo;
+  }
+
+  processReceivedMessage(message){
+    if(Debug.debug && Debug.comms){
+      console.log("[CommsClient.js::processMessage] Received message from background script!", message);
+    }
+
+    if(message.cmd === "set-ar"){
+      this.pageInfo.setAr(message.ar);
+    } else if (message.cmd === "has-videos") {
+      
+    } else if (message.cmd === "set-config") {
+      this.hasSettings = true;
+      ExtensionConf = message.conf;
+    } else if (message.cmd === "set-stretch") {
+
+    } else if (message.cmd === "autoar-enable") {
+      if (message.enabled !== false) {
+        this.pageInfo.initArDetection();
+        this.pageInfo.startArDetection();
+      } else {
+        this.pageInfo.stopArDetection();
+      }
+    } else if (message.cmd === "pause-processing") {
+      this.pageInfo.pauseProcessing();
+    } else if (message.cmd === "resume-processing") {
+      // todo: autoArStatus
+      this.pageInfo.resumeProcessing(message.autoArStatus);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async waitForSettings(){
+    var t = this;
+    return new Promise( async (resolve, reject) => {
+      while(true){
+        await t.sleep(100);
+        if(this.hasSettings){
+          resolve();
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  async sleep(n){
+    return new Promise( (resolve, reject) => setTimeout(resolve, n) );
+  }
+
+  async sendMessage_nonpersistent(message){
+    if(BrowserDetect.firefox){
+      return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message)
+    } else {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        try{
+          if(BrowserDetect.edge){
+            browser.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
+              var r = response; 
+              resolve(r);
+            });
+          } else {
+            chrome.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
+              // Chrome/js shittiness mitigation — remove this line and an empty array will be returned
+              var r = response; 
+              resolve(r);
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        catch(e){
+          reject(e);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async requestSettings(){
+    if(Debug.debug){
+      console.log("%c[CommsClient::requestSettings] sending request for congif!", "background: #11D; color: #DDA");
+    }
+    var response = await this.sendMessage_nonpersistent({cmd: 'get-config'});
+    if(Debug.debug){
+      console.log("%c[CommsClient::requestSettings] received settings response!", "background: #11D; color: #DDA", response);
+    }
+
+    if(! response || response.extensionConf){
+      return Promise.resolve(false);
+    }
+
+    ExtensionConf = JSON.parse(response.extensionConf);
+    return Promise.resolve(true);
+  }
+
+  async requestSettings_fallback(){
+    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "get-config"});
+  }
+
+  registerVideo(){
+    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "has-video"});
+  }
+
+  unregisterVideo(){
+    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "noVideo"});  // ayymd
+  }
+}
+
+class CommsServer {
+  constructor(server) {
+    this.server = server;
+    this.ports = [];
+
+    var ths = this;
+
+
+    if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
+      browser.runtime.onConnect.addListener(p => ths.onConnect(p));
+      browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(m => ths.processReceivedMessage_nonpersistent_ff(m));
+    } else {
+      chrome.runtime.onConnect.addListener(p => ths.onConnect(p));
+      chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((msg, sender, callback) => ths.processReceivedMessage_nonpersistent_chrome(m, sender, callback));
+    }
+  }
+
+  onConnect(port){
+    console.log("on connect!")
+    var tabId = port.sender.tab.id;
+    var ths = this;
+    this.ports[tabId] = port;
+    this.ports[tabId].onMessage.addListener( (m,p) => ths.processReceivedMessage(m, p));
+  }
+
+  processReceivedMessage(message, port){
+    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
+      console.log("[CommsServer.js::processMessage] Received message from background script!", message, "port", port);
+    }
+
+    if (message.cmd === 'get-config') {
+      port.postMessage({cmd: "set-config", conf: ExtensionConf})
+    }
+  }
+
+  processReceivedMessage_nonpersistent_ff(message, sender){
+    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
+      console.log("%c[CommsServer.js::processMessage_nonpersistent_ff] Received message from background script!", "background-color: #11D; color: #DDA", message, sender);
+    }
+
+    if (message.cmd === 'get-config') {
+      var ret = {extensionConf: JSON.stringify(ExtensionConf)};
+      if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
+        console.log("%c[CommsServer.js::processMessage_nonpersistent_ff] Returning this:", "background-color: #11D; color: #DDA", ret);
+      }
+      Promise.resolve(ret);
+    }
+  }
+
+  processReceivedMessage_nonpersistent_chrome(message, sender, sendResponse){
+    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
+      console.log("[CommsServer.js::processMessage_nonpersistent_chrome] Received message from background script!", message);
+    }
+
+    if(message.cmd === 'get-config') {
+      sendResponse({extensionConf: JSON.stringify(ExtensionConf)});
+      // return true;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 var _com_chrome_tabquery_wrapper = async function(tabInfo){
   return new Promise(function (resolve, reject){    
     browser.tabs.query(tabInfo, function(response){
@@ -172,13 +348,13 @@ var _com_sendToMainFrame = async function(message, tabId){
   return response;
 }
 
-var Comms = {
-  getActiveTab: _com_getActiveTab,
-  sendToBackgroundScript: _com_sendMessageRuntime,
-  queryTabs: _com_queryTabs,
-  sendMessage: _com_sendMessage,
-  sendMessageRuntime: _com_sendMessageRuntime,
-  sendToEach: _com_sendToEachFrame,
-  sendToAll: _com_sendToAllFrames,
-  sendToMain: _com_sendToMainFrame,
-}
+// var Comms = {
+//   getActiveTab: _com_getActiveTab,
+//   sendToBackgroundScript: _com_sendMessageRuntime,
+//   queryTabs: _com_queryTabs,
+//   sendMessage: _com_sendMessage,
+//   sendMessageRuntime: _com_sendMessageRuntime,
+//   sendToEach: _com_sendToEachFrame,
+//   sendToAll: _com_sendToAllFrames,
+//   sendToMain: _com_sendToMainFrame,
+// }
diff --git a/js/lib/PlayerData.js b/js/lib/PlayerData.js
index 1206995..85b6874 100644
--- a/js/lib/PlayerData.js
+++ b/js/lib/PlayerData.js
@@ -218,15 +218,12 @@ class PlayerData {
   }
 
   checkPlayerSizeChange(){
-  
-    // console.log("Player:", this.dimensions, "Node:", this.element)
-  
     if(Debug.debug){
       if(this.element == undefined)
         console.log("[PlayerDetect] player size changed. reason: player element undefined");
       
       if(this.dimensions.fullscreen){
-        if(! this.isFullScreen()){
+        if(! PlayerData.isFullScreen()){
           console.log("[PlayerDetect] player size changed. reason: exited fullscreen");
         }
       }
diff --git a/js/modules/PageInfo.js b/js/modules/PageInfo.js
index c1fa4ef..1f59fff 100644
--- a/js/modules/PageInfo.js
+++ b/js/modules/PageInfo.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if(Debug.debug)
   console.log("Loading: PageInfo.js");
 
 class PageInfo {
-  constructor(){
+  constructor(comms){
     this.keybinds = new Keybinds(this);
     this.keybinds.setup();
     this.hasVideos = false;
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ class PageInfo {
 
     this.rescan(RescanReason.PERIODIC);
     this.scheduleUrlCheck();
+
+    if(comms){ 
+      this.comms = comms;
+      if(this.videos.length > 0){
+        comms.registerVideo();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   rescan(rescanReason){
diff --git a/js/uw-bg.js b/js/uw-bg.js
index e949d8d..06829c2 100644
--- a/js/uw-bg.js
+++ b/js/uw-bg.js
@@ -4,6 +4,21 @@ var BgVars = {
   currentSite: ""
 }
 
+class UWServer {
+  constructor() {
+    this.ports = [];
+
+    this.setup();
+  }
+
+  async setup() {
+    await Settings.init();
+    this.comms = new CommsServer(this);  
+  }
+}
+
+var server = new UWServer();
+
 function extractHostname(url){
   // extract hostname  
   if (url.indexOf("://") > -1) {    //find & remove protocol (http, ftp, etc.) and get hostname
@@ -23,7 +38,7 @@ async function main(){
   if(Debug.debug)
     console.log("[uw-bg::main] setting up background script");
   
-  await Settings.init();
+  
   Keybinds.keybinds = await Keybinds.fetch();
   
   
diff --git a/js/uw.js b/js/uw.js
index 643ede1..35cd68c 100644
--- a/js/uw.js
+++ b/js/uw.js
@@ -13,15 +13,26 @@ if(Debug.debug){
 }
 
 
+var pageInfo;
+var comms;
 
 async function init(){
   if(Debug.debug)
     console.log("[uw::main] loading configuration ...");
 
+  comms = new CommsClient('content-client-port');
+
   // load settings
   // var isSlave = true;
   // await Settings.init(isSlave);
-  await Settings.init();
+  var settingsLoaded = await comms.requestSettings();
+  if(!settingsLoaded){
+    console.log("[uw::main] failed to get settings (settingsLoaded=",settingsLoaded,") Waiting for settings the old fashioned way");
+    comms.requestSettings_fallback();
+    await comms.waitForSettings();
+    console.log("[uw::main] settings loaded.");
+  }
+  // await Settings.init();
 
   // za sporočilca poslušamo v vsakem primeru, tudi če je razširitev na spletnem mestu onemogočena
   // we listen for messages in any case, even if extension is disabled on current site. 
@@ -42,22 +53,15 @@ async function init(){
     console.log("[uw::main] configuration should be loaded now");
 
   
-  // setup the extension
-  setup();
-}
-
-var pageInfo;
-
-async function setup(){
-  
   pageInfo = new PageInfo();
+  comms.setPageInfo(pageInfo);
 
   if(Debug.debug){
     console.log("[uw.js::setup] pageInfo initialized. Here's the object:", pageInfo);
   }
-
 }
 
+
 // comms
 // function receiveMessage(message, sender, sendResponse) {
 //   if(Debug.debug)
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index f58c726..79748d8 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@
   "content_scripts": [{
     "matches": ["*://*/*"],
     "js": [ 
-    "js/dep/chrome/chrome-extension-async.js",
-    
+    "js/conf/Debug.js",
+
     "js/run/GlobalVars.js",
     "js/lib/BrowserDetect.js",
     "js/lib/StorageManager.js",
     "js/lib/Comms.js",
     
-    "js/conf/Debug.js",
     "js/conf/ExtensionConf.js",    
     "js/conf/Settings.js",
     "js/conf/SitesConf.js",
@@ -50,14 +49,12 @@
   
   "background": {
     "scripts": [
-    "js/dep/jquery-3.1.1.js",
-    "js/dep/chrome/chrome-extension-async.js",
-    
+    "js/conf/Debug.js",
+      
     "js/lib/BrowserDetect.js",
     "js/lib/StorageManager.js",
     "js/lib/Comms.js",
     
-    "js/conf/Debug.js",
     "js/conf/ExtensionConf.js",
     "js/conf/Settings.js",
     "js/conf/SitesConf.js",