diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index ebc4e3bc8..72c1f61d5 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-import { Component, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { Platform, Nav } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { StatusBar } from '@ionic-native/status-bar';
 import { SplashScreen } from '@ionic-native/splash-screen';
+import { CoreAppProvider } from '../providers/app';
 import { CoreEventsProvider } from '../providers/events';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '../providers/logger';
 import { CoreLoginHelperProvider } from '../core/login/providers/helper';
@@ -23,8 +24,7 @@ import { CoreLoginHelperProvider } from '../core/login/providers/helper';
 @Component({
     templateUrl: 'app.html'
 })
-export class MyApp implements AfterViewInit {
-    @ViewChild(Nav) navCtrl;
+export class MoodleMobileApp implements OnInit {
     // Use the page name (string) because the page is lazy loaded (Ionic feature). That way we can load pages without
     // having to import them. The downside is that each page needs to implement a ngModule.
     rootPage:any = 'CoreLoginInitPage';
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ export class MyApp implements AfterViewInit {
     protected lastUrls = {};
 
     constructor(private platform: Platform, statusBar: StatusBar, splashScreen: SplashScreen, logger: CoreLoggerProvider,
-            private eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider, private loginHelper: CoreLoginHelperProvider) {
+            private eventsProvider: CoreEventsProvider, private loginHelper: CoreLoginHelperProvider,
+            private appProvider: CoreAppProvider) {
         this.logger = logger.getInstance('AppComponent');
 
         platform.ready().then(() => {
@@ -45,14 +46,12 @@ export class MyApp implements AfterViewInit {
     }
 
     /**
-     * View has been initialized.
+     * Component being initialized.
      */
-    ngAfterViewInit() {
-        this.loginHelper.setNavCtrl(this.navCtrl);
-
+    ngOnInit() {
         // Go to sites page when user is logged out.
         this.eventsProvider.on(CoreEventsProvider.LOGOUT, () => {
-            this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage');
+            this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage');
         });
 
         // Listen for session expired events.
diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 6b6d5c152..5924e2f89 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { Keyboard } from '@ionic-native/keyboard';
 import { TranslateModule, TranslateLoader } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { TranslateHttpLoader } from '@ngx-translate/http-loader';
 
-import { MyApp } from './app.component';
+import { MoodleMobileApp } from './app.component';
 import { CoreInterceptor } from '../classes/interceptor';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '../providers/logger';
 import { CoreDbProvider } from '../providers/db';
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ export function createTranslateLoader(http: HttpClient) {
 
 @NgModule({
     declarations: [
-        MyApp
+        MoodleMobileApp
     ],
     imports: [
         BrowserModule,
         HttpClientModule, // HttpClient is used to make JSON requests. It fails for HEAD requests because there is no content.
         HttpModule,
-        IonicModule.forRoot(MyApp, {
+        IonicModule.forRoot(MoodleMobileApp, {
             pageTransition: 'ios-transition'
         }),
         TranslateModule.forRoot({
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function createTranslateLoader(http: HttpClient) {
     ],
     bootstrap: [IonicApp],
     entryComponents: [
-        MyApp
+        MoodleMobileApp
     ],
     providers: [
         {
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/credentials/credentials.ts b/src/core/login/pages/credentials/credentials.ts
index 50b5d05a1..8d0dc4138 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/credentials/credentials.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/credentials/credentials.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export class CoreLoginCredentialsPage {
                     //     }
                     // });
                 } else {
-                    return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                    return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage();
                 }
             });
         }).catch((error) => {
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/init/init.ts b/src/core/login/pages/init/init.ts
index 3f12be846..b122908f9 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/init/init.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/init/init.ts
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ export class CoreLoginInitPage {
     protected loadPage() : void {
         if (this.sitesProvider.isLoggedIn()) {
             if (!this.loginHelper.isSiteLoggedOut()) {
-                this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage();
             }
         } else {
             this.sitesProvider.hasSites().then(() => {
                 this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage');
             }, () => {
-                this.loginHelper.goToAddSite(this.navCtrl, true);
+                this.loginHelper.goToAddSite(true);
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts b/src/core/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts
index 680f0c1f8..aaa744056 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/reconnect/reconnect.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class CoreLoginReconnectPage {
                         // Page defined, go to that page instead of site initial page.
                         return this.navCtrl.setRoot(this.pageName, this.pageParams);
                     } else {
-                        return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                        return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage();
                     }
                 }).catch((error) => {
                     // Site deleted? Go back to login page.
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/site-policy/site-policy.ts b/src/core/login/pages/site-policy/site-policy.ts
index c344efbec..dac709cde 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/site-policy/site-policy.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/site-policy/site-policy.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class CoreLoginSitePolicyPage {
             return this.currentSite.invalidateWsCache().catch(() => {
                 // Ignore errors.
             }).then(() => {
-                return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage();
             });
         }).catch((error) => {
             this.domUtils.showErrorModalDefault(error.message, 'Error accepting site policy.');
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/site/site.ts b/src/core/login/pages/site/site.ts
index 26ff5b05d..bd4af2e9b 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/site/site.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/site/site.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class CoreLoginSitePage {
             // It's a demo site.
             this.sitesProvider.getUserToken(siteData.url, siteData.username, siteData.password).then((data) => {
                 return this.sitesProvider.newSite(data.siteUrl, data.token, data.privateToken).then(() => {
-                    return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                    return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage();
                 }, (error) => {
                     this.domUtils.showErrorModal(error);
                 });
diff --git a/src/core/login/pages/sites/sites.ts b/src/core/login/pages/sites/sites.ts
index d6ba555cd..3e6fa76c7 100644
--- a/src/core/login/pages/sites/sites.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/pages/sites/sites.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { IonicPage, NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { IonicPage } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { CoreLoggerProvider } from '../../../../providers/logger';
 import { CoreSitesProvider, CoreSiteBasicInfo } from '../../../../providers/sites';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class CoreLoginSitesPage {
     showDelete: boolean;
     protected logger;
 
-    constructor(private navCtrl: NavController, private domUtils: CoreDomUtilsProvider, private textUtils: CoreTextUtilsProvider,
+    constructor(private domUtils: CoreDomUtilsProvider, private textUtils: CoreTextUtilsProvider,
             private sitesProvider: CoreSitesProvider, private loginHelper: CoreLoginHelperProvider,
             private translate: TranslateService, logger: CoreLoggerProvider) {
         this.logger = logger.getInstance('CoreLoginSitesPage');
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class CoreLoginSitesPage {
      * Go to the page to add a site.
      */
     add() : void {
-        this.loginHelper.goToAddSite(this.navCtrl, false);
+        this.loginHelper.goToAddSite(false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class CoreLoginSitesPage {
 
                     // If there are no sites left, go to add site.
                     this.sitesProvider.hasNoSites().then(() => {
-                        this.loginHelper.goToAddSite(this.navCtrl, true);
+                        this.loginHelper.goToAddSite(true);
                     });
                 }).catch((error) => {
                     this.logger.error('Error deleting site ' + site.id, error);
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export class CoreLoginSitesPage {
 
         this.sitesProvider.loadSite(siteId).then(() => {
             if (!this.loginHelper.isSiteLoggedOut()) {
-                return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                return this.loginHelper.goToSiteInitialPage();
             }
         }).catch((error) => {
             this.logger.error('Error loading site ' + siteId, error);
diff --git a/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts b/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts
index 571319de1..7ffc71213 100644
--- a/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/login/providers/helper.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { NavController, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { CoreAppProvider } from '../../../providers/app';
 import { CoreConfigProvider } from '../../../providers/config';
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
     protected logger;
     protected isSSOConfirmShown = false;
     protected isOpenEditAlertShown = false;
-    protected navCtrl: NavController;
     lastInAppUrl: string;
     waitingForBrowser = false;
 
@@ -142,9 +141,9 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
         }).then(() => {
             if (siteData.pageName) {
                 // State defined, go to that state instead of site initial page.
-                this.navCtrl.push(siteData.pageName, siteData.pageParams);
+                this.appProvider.getRootNavController().push(siteData.pageName, siteData.pageParams);
             } else {
-                this.goToSiteInitialPage(this.navCtrl, true);
+                this.goToSiteInitialPage();
             }
         }).catch((errorMessage) => {
             if (typeof errorMessage == 'string' && errorMessage != '') {
@@ -176,8 +175,9 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
      * Function called when an SSO InAppBrowser is closed or the app is resumed. Check if user needs to be logged out.
      */
     checkLogout() {
+        let navCtrl = this.appProvider.getRootNavController();
         if (!this.appProvider.isSSOAuthenticationOngoing() && this.sitesProvider.isLoggedIn() &&
-                this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSite().isLoggedOut() && this.navCtrl.getActive().name == 'CoreLoginReconnectPage') {
+                this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSite().isLoggedOut() && navCtrl.getActive().name == 'CoreLoginReconnectPage') {
             // User must reauthenticate but he closed the InAppBrowser without doing so, logout him.
             this.sitesProvider.logout();
         }
@@ -345,11 +345,10 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
      * Go to the page to add a new site.
      * If a fixed URL is configured, go to credentials instead.
      *
-     * @param {NavController} navCtrl The NavController instance to use.
      * @param {boolean} [setRoot] True to set the new page as root, false to add it to the stack.
      * @return {Promise<any>} Promise resolved when done.
      */
-    goToAddSite(navCtrl: NavController, setRoot?: boolean) : Promise<any> {
+    goToAddSite(setRoot?: boolean) : Promise<any> {
         let pageName,
             params;
 
@@ -365,25 +364,19 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
         }
 
         if (setRoot) {
-            return navCtrl.setRoot(pageName, params, {animate: false});
+            return this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot(pageName, params, {animate: false});
         } else {
-            return navCtrl.push(pageName, params);
+            return this.appProvider.getRootNavController().push(pageName, params);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Go to the initial page of a site depending on 'userhomepage' setting.
      *
-     * @param {NavController} navCtrl The NavController instance to use.
-     * @param {boolean} [setRoot] True to set the new page as root, false to add it to the stack.
      * @return {Promise<any>} Promise resolved when done.
      */
-    goToSiteInitialPage(navCtrl: NavController, setRoot?: boolean) : Promise<any> {
-        if (setRoot) {
-            return navCtrl.setRoot('CoreMainMenuPage', {}, {animate: false});
-        } else {
-            return navCtrl.push('CoreMainMenuPage');
-        }
+    goToSiteInitialPage() : Promise<any> {
+        return this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreMainMenuPage');
         // return this.isMyOverviewEnabled().then((myOverview) => {
         //     let myCourses = !myOverview && this.isMyCoursesEnabled(),
         //         site = this.sitesProvider.getCurrentSite(),
@@ -625,7 +618,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
     protected loadSiteAndPage(page: string, params: any, siteId: string) : void {
         if (siteId == CoreConstants.noSiteId) {
             // Page doesn't belong to a site, just load the page.
-            this.navCtrl.setRoot(page, params);
+            this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot(page, params);
         } else {
             let modal = this.domUtils.showModalLoading();
             this.sitesProvider.loadSite(siteId).then(() => {
@@ -634,7 +627,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
                 }
             }).catch(() => {
                 // Site doesn't exist.
-                this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage')
+                this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage')
             }).finally(() => {
                 modal.dismiss();
             });
@@ -648,7 +641,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
      * @param {any} params Params to pass to the page.
      */
     protected loadPageInMainMenu(page: string, params: any) : void {
-        this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreMainMenuPage', {redirectPage: page, redirectParams: params})
+        this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreMainMenuPage', {redirectPage: page, redirectParams: params})
     }
 
     /**
@@ -839,7 +832,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
             if (siteId) {
                 this.loadSiteAndPage(page, params, siteId);
             } else {
-                this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage')
+                this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreLoginSitesPage')
             }
         }
     }
@@ -919,7 +912,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
             } else {
                 let info = currentSite.getInfo();
                 if (typeof info != 'undefined' && typeof info.username != 'undefined') {
-                    this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreLoginReconnectPage', {
+                    this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreLoginReconnectPage', {
                         infoSiteUrl: info.siteurl,
                         siteUrl: result.siteUrl,
                         siteId: siteId,
@@ -939,15 +932,6 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set a NavController to use.
-     *
-     * @param {NavController} navCtrl Nav controller.
-     */
-    setNavCtrl(navCtrl: NavController) : void {
-        this.navCtrl = navCtrl;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Check if a confirm should be shown to open a SSO authentication.
      *
@@ -976,7 +960,7 @@ export class CoreLoginHelperProvider {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.navCtrl.setRoot('CoreLoginSitePolicyPage', {siteId: siteId});
+        this.appProvider.getRootNavController().setRoot('CoreLoginSitePolicyPage', {siteId: siteId});
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/providers/app.ts b/src/providers/app.ts
index 46dac2a50..2f343a95e 100644
--- a/src/providers/app.ts
+++ b/src/providers/app.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
+import { Platform, App, NavController } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { Keyboard } from '@ionic-native/keyboard';
 import { Network } from '@ionic-native/network';
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
     ssoAuthenticationPromise : Promise<any>;
     isKeyboardShown: boolean = false;
 
-    constructor(dbProvider: CoreDbProvider, private platform: Platform, private keyboard: Keyboard,
+    constructor(dbProvider: CoreDbProvider, private platform: Platform, private keyboard: Keyboard, private appCtrl: App,
             private network: Network, logger: CoreLoggerProvider) {
         this.logger = logger.getInstance('CoreAppProvider');
         this.db = dbProvider.getDB(this.DBNAME);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      */
     canRecordMedia() : boolean {
         return !!(<any>window).MediaRecorder;
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Closes the keyboard.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
         if (this.isMobile()) {
             this.keyboard.close();
         }
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Get the application global database.
@@ -94,7 +94,17 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      */
     getDB() : SQLiteDB {
         return this.db;
-    };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the app's root NavController.
+     *
+     * @return {NavController} Root NavController.
+     */
+    getRootNavController() : NavController {
+        // getRootNav is deprecated. Get the first root nav, there should always be one.
+        return this.appCtrl.getRootNavs()[0];
+    }
 
     /**
      * Checks if the app is running in a desktop environment (not browser).
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
     isDesktop() : boolean {
         let process = (<any>window).process;
         return !!(process && process.versions && typeof process.versions.electron != 'undefined');
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Check if the keyboard is visible.
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      */
     isKeyboardVisible() : boolean {
         return this.isKeyboardShown;
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Check if the app is running in a Linux environment.
@@ -158,7 +168,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      */
     isMobile() : boolean {
         return this.platform.is('cordova');
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns whether we are online.
@@ -172,7 +182,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
             online = true;
         }
         return online;
-    };
+    }
 
     /*
      * Check if device uses a limited connection.
@@ -188,7 +198,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
 
         let limited = [Connection.CELL_2G, Connection.CELL_3G, Connection.CELL_4G, Connection.CELL];
         return limited.indexOf(type) > -1;
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Check if the app is running in a Windows environment.
@@ -216,7 +226,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
         if (this.isMobile() && !this.platform.is('ios')) {
             this.keyboard.show();
         }
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Start an SSO authentication process.
@@ -243,7 +253,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
         this.ssoAuthenticationPromise.then(() => {
             clearTimeout(cancelTimeout);
         });
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Finish an SSO authentication process.
@@ -253,7 +263,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
             (<any>this.ssoAuthenticationPromise).resolve && (<any>this.ssoAuthenticationPromise).resolve();
             this.ssoAuthenticationPromise = undefined;
         }
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Check if there's an ongoing SSO authentication process.
@@ -262,7 +272,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      */
     isSSOAuthenticationOngoing() : boolean {
         return !!this.ssoAuthenticationPromise;
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns a promise that will be resolved once SSO authentication finishes.
@@ -271,7 +281,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
      */
     waitForSSOAuthentication() : Promise<any> {
         return this.ssoAuthenticationPromise || Promise.resolve();
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Retrieve redirect data.
@@ -299,7 +309,7 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
         }
 
         return {};
-    };
+    }
 
     /**
      * Store redirect params.
@@ -317,5 +327,5 @@ export class CoreAppProvider {
                 localStorage.setItem('mmCoreRedirectTime', String(Date.now()));
             } catch(ex) {}
         }
-    };
+    }
 }