diff --git a/lib/config/routes.dart b/lib/config/routes.dart
index e83f75e2..5a554605 100644
--- a/lib/config/routes.dart
+++ b/lib/config/routes.dart
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class AppRoutes {
                   nestedRoutes: [
                     VWidget(
                       path: '',
-                      widget: EmptyPage(),
+                      widget: Chat(),
                       buildTransition: _fadeTransition,
                     ),
                     VWidget(
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat.dart
index 2a66392e..eb9b8923 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat.dart
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class ChatController extends State<Chat> {
       future: room.leave,
     );
     if (result.error == null) {
-      VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${result.result}');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', result.result]);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat_list.dart b/lib/pages/chat_list.dart
index 575d2e97..84a42330 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat_list.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat_list.dart
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ChatListController extends State<ChatList> {
   void editSpace(BuildContext context, String spaceId) async {
     Scaffold.of(context).openEndDrawer();
     await Matrix.of(context).client.getRoomById(spaceId).postLoad();
-    VRouter.of(context).to('/spaces/$spaceId');
+    VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['spaces', spaceId]);
   }
 
   List<Room> get spaces =>
diff --git a/lib/pages/new_group.dart b/lib/pages/new_group.dart
index f7445a42..3fa0cc4a 100644
--- a/lib/pages/new_group.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/new_group.dart
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class NewGroupController extends State<NewGroup> {
       ),
     );
     if (roomID.error == null) {
-      VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${roomID.result}/invite');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', roomID.result, 'invite']);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/new_private_chat.dart b/lib/pages/new_private_chat.dart
index e29f4278..29291577 100644
--- a/lib/pages/new_private_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/new_private_chat.dart
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class NewPrivateChatController extends State<NewPrivateChat> {
     );
 
     if (roomID.error == null) {
-      VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${roomID.result}');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', roomID.result]);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/new_space.dart b/lib/pages/new_space.dart
index 751ec85c..21fe86e5 100644
--- a/lib/pages/new_space.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/new_space.dart
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class NewSpaceController extends State<NewSpace> {
       ),
     );
     if (roomID.error == null) {
-      VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${roomID.result}/details');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', roomID.result, 'details']);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/search.dart b/lib/pages/search.dart
index fe674f53..c3c2e5ea 100644
--- a/lib/pages/search.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/search.dart
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class SearchController extends State<Search> {
       ),
     );
     if (success.error == null) {
-      VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${success.result}');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', success.result]);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet.dart b/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet.dart
index cc458dc8..8e048fb9 100644
--- a/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/user_bottom_sheet.dart
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class UserBottomSheetController extends State<UserBottomSheet> {
           future: () => widget.user.startDirectChat(),
         );
         if (roomIdResult.error != null) return;
-        VRouter.of(widget.outerContext).to('/rooms/${roomIdResult.result}');
+        VRouter.of(widget.outerContext)
+            .toSegments(['rooms', roomIdResult.result]);
         Navigator.of(context, rootNavigator: false).pop();
         break;
     }
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/chat_details_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/chat_details_view.dart
index 867613ca..16d6df50 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/chat_details_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/chat_details_view.dart
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ class ChatDetailsView extends StatelessWidget {
                 SliverAppBar(
                   leading: IconButton(
                     icon: Icon(Icons.close_outlined),
-                    onPressed: () => VRouter.of(context)
-                            .path
-                            .startsWith('/spaces/')
-                        ? VRouter.of(context).pop()
-                        : VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${controller.roomId}'),
+                    onPressed: () =>
+                        VRouter.of(context).path.startsWith('/spaces/')
+                            ? VRouter.of(context).pop()
+                            : VRouter.of(context)
+                                .toSegments(['rooms', controller.roomId]),
                   ),
                   elevation: Theme.of(context).appBarTheme.elevation,
                   expandedHeight: 300.0,
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ class ChatDetailsView extends StatelessWidget {
                                     .visibilityOfTheChatHistory),
                                 subtitle: Text(
                                   room.historyVisibility.getLocalizedString(
-                                      MatrixLocals(L10n.of(context))),
+                                          MatrixLocals(L10n.of(context))) ??
+                                      '',
                                 ),
                               ),
                             ),
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/chat_encryption_settings_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/chat_encryption_settings_view.dart
index 3546d567..b8d15de9 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/chat_encryption_settings_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/chat_encryption_settings_view.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ChatEncryptionSettingsView extends StatelessWidget {
         leading: IconButton(
           icon: Icon(Icons.close_outlined),
           onPressed: () =>
-              VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${controller.roomId}'),
+              VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', controller.roomId]),
         ),
         title: Text(L10n.of(context).tapOnDeviceToVerify),
         bottom: PreferredSize(
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/chat_permissions_settings_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/chat_permissions_settings_view.dart
index ee27f4d2..9014e8ba 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/chat_permissions_settings_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/chat_permissions_settings_view.dart
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class ChatPermissionsSettingsView extends StatelessWidget {
             ? null
             : IconButton(
                 icon: Icon(Icons.close_outlined),
-                onPressed: () =>
-                    VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${controller.roomId}'),
+                onPressed: () => VRouter.of(context)
+                    .toSegments(['rooms', controller.roomId]),
               ),
         title: Text(L10n.of(context).editChatPermissions),
       ),
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart
index 8b9f5af7..12f18552 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class ChatView extends StatelessWidget {
                                           '${controller.room.getUserByMXIDSync(controller.room.directChatMatrixID).mention} ',
                                     ),
                                   )
-                              : () => VRouter.of(context)
-                                  .to('/rooms/${controller.room.id}/details'),
+                              : () => VRouter.of(context).toSegments(
+                                  ['rooms', controller.room.id, 'details']),
                           title: Text(
                               controller.room.getLocalizedDisplayname(
                                   MatrixLocals(L10n.of(context))),
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/invitation_selection_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/invitation_selection_view.dart
index 5510c217..3ba086de 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/invitation_selection_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/invitation_selection_view.dart
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class InvitationSelectionView extends StatelessWidget {
             ? null
             : IconButton(
                 icon: Icon(Icons.close_outlined),
-                onPressed: () =>
-                    VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${controller.roomId}'),
+                onPressed: () => VRouter.of(context)
+                    .toSegments(['rooms', controller.roomId]),
               ),
         titleSpacing: 0,
         title: DefaultAppBarSearchField(
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/search_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/search_view.dart
index 1902d331..3f6ec98f 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/search_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/search_view.dart
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ class SearchView extends StatelessWidget {
                                 .startDirectChat(foundProfile.userId),
                           );
                           if (roomID.error == null) {
-                            VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${roomID.result}');
+                            VRouter.of(context)
+                                .toSegments(['rooms', roomID.result]);
                           }
                         },
                         leading: Avatar(
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/settings_multiple_emotes_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/settings_multiple_emotes_view.dart
index e1cce3d2..15830099 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/settings_multiple_emotes_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/settings_multiple_emotes_view.dart
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class MultipleEmotesSettingsView extends StatelessWidget {
                 return ListTile(
                   title: Text(packName),
                   onTap: () async {
-                    VRouter.of(context)
-                        .to('/rooms/${room.id}/details/emotes/${keys[i]}');
+                    VRouter.of(context).toSegments(
+                        ['rooms', room.id, 'details', 'emotes', keys[i]]);
                   },
                 );
               });
diff --git a/lib/utils/background_push.dart b/lib/utils/background_push.dart
index c7403683..0279fcee 100644
--- a/lib/utils/background_push.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/background_push.dart
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class BackgroundPush {
       if (router == null) {
         return;
       }
-      router.currentState.to('/rooms/$roomId');
+      router.currentState.toSegments(['rooms', roomId]);
     } catch (e, s) {
       Logs().e('[Push] Failed to open room', e, s);
     }
diff --git a/lib/utils/url_launcher.dart b/lib/utils/url_launcher.dart
index da911996..98639545 100644
--- a/lib/utils/url_launcher.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/url_launcher.dart
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ class UrlLauncher {
       if (room != null) {
         // we have the room, so....just open it
         if (event != null) {
-          VRouter.of(context)
-              .to('/rooms/${room.id}', queryParameters: {'event': event});
+          VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', room.id],
+              queryParameters: {'event': event});
         } else {
-          VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${room.id}');
+          VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', room.id]);
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -138,9 +138,10 @@ class UrlLauncher {
               context: context,
               future: () => Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 2)));
           if (event != null) {
-            VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${response.result}/$event');
+            VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', response.result],
+                queryParameters: {'event': event});
           } else {
-            VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${response.result}');
+            VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', response.result]);
           }
         }
       } else {
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ class UrlLauncher {
       );
       var roomId = matrix.client.getDirectChatFromUserId(user.id);
       if (roomId != null) {
-        VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/$roomId');
+        VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', roomId]);
 
         return;
       }
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ class UrlLauncher {
             .result;
 
         if (roomId != null) {
-          VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/$roomId');
+          VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', roomId]);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/chat_settings_popup_menu.dart b/lib/widgets/chat_settings_popup_menu.dart
index b8c597b6..b340099e 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/chat_settings_popup_menu.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/chat_settings_popup_menu.dart
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ class _ChatSettingsPopupMenuState extends State<ChatSettingsPopupMenu> {
                     widget.room.setPushRuleState(PushRuleState.notify));
             break;
           case 'details':
-            VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${widget.room.id}/details');
+            VRouter.of(context)
+                .toSegments(['rooms', widget.room.id, 'details']);
             break;
         }
       },
diff --git a/lib/widgets/contacts_list.dart b/lib/widgets/contacts_list.dart
index dae014cf..f782f886 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/contacts_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/contacts_list.dart
@@ -102,8 +102,12 @@ class _ContactListTile extends StatelessWidget {
                         fontWeight: FontWeight.bold,
                       )
                     : null),
-            onTap: () => VRouter.of(context).to(
-                '/rooms/${Matrix.of(context).client.getDirectChatFromUserId(contact.senderId)}'),
+            onTap: () => VRouter.of(context).toSegments([
+              'rooms',
+              Matrix.of(context)
+                  .client
+                  .getDirectChatFromUserId(contact.senderId)
+            ]),
           );
         });
   }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/encryption_button.dart b/lib/widgets/encryption_button.dart
index 0c8f9535..3d044ced 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/encryption_button.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/encryption_button.dart
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class _EncryptionButtonState extends State<EncryptionButton> {
 
   void _enableEncryptionAction() async {
     if (widget.room.encrypted) {
-      VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${widget.room.id}/encryption');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', widget.room.id, 'encryption']);
       return;
     }
     if (widget.room.joinRules == JoinRules.public) {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/list_items/chat_list_item.dart b/lib/widgets/list_items/chat_list_item.dart
index ee7af093..d34bf9ee 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/list_items/chat_list_item.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/list_items/chat_list_item.dart
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class ChatListItem extends StatelessWidget {
           }
           Matrix.of(context).shareContent = null;
         }
-        VRouter.of(context).to('/rooms/${room.id}');
+        VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', room.id]);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/list_items/public_room_list_item.dart b/lib/widgets/list_items/public_room_list_item.dart
index 50c072e1..196bccfc 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/list_items/public_room_list_item.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/list_items/public_room_list_item.dart
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class PublicRoomListItem extends StatelessWidget {
       future: () => _joinRoomAndWait(context),
     );
     if (success.error == null) {
-      VRouter.of(context).toNamed('/rooms/${success.result}');
+      VRouter.of(context).toSegments(['rooms', success.result]);
     }
   }