Adapted it for Ionic RC5

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic-gallery-modal",
-  "version": "0.0.7",
+  "version": "0.0.8",
   "description": "Ionic 2 Gallery Modal (to preview photos)",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",

src/gallery-modal/gallery-modal.html

@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
   </div>
 
   <!-- Slider with images -->
-  <ion-slides #slider [options]="slideOptions" class="slider" *ngIf="photos.length" [ngStyle]="{ 'visibility': sliderLoaded ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }">
+  <ion-slides #slider [initialSlide]="initialSlide" class="slider" *ngIf="photos.length" [ngStyle]="{ 'visibility': sliderLoaded ? 'visible' : 'hidden' }">
     <ion-slide *ngFor="let photo of photos;">
       <zoomable-image
         src="{{ photo.url }}"
+        [ngClass]="{ 'swiper-no-swiping': sliderDisabled }"
         (disableScroll)="disableScroll($event)"
         (enableScroll)="enableScroll($event)"
         [parentSubject]="parentSubject"

src/gallery-modal/gallery-modal.ts

@@ -14,19 +14,16 @@ export class GalleryModal {
 
   public photos: Photo[];
   private sliderDisabled: boolean = false;
-  private swiper: any;
   private initialSlide: number = 0;
   private currentSlide: number = 0;
   private sliderLoaded: boolean = false;
-  private slideOptions: any = {};
   private closeIcon: string = 'arrow-back';
   private parentSubject: Subject<any> = new Subject();
 
   constructor(private viewCtrl: ViewController, params: NavParams, private element: ElementRef, private platform: Platform) {
     this.photos = params.get('photos') || [];
     this.closeIcon = params.get('closeIcon') || 'arrow-back';
     this.initialSlide = params.get('initialSlide') || 0;
-    this.slideOptions.initialSlide = this.initialSlide;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -70,9 +67,7 @@ export class GalleryModal {
    */
   private disableScroll(event) {
     if (!this.sliderDisabled) {
-      this.swiper = this.slider.getSlider();
-      this.currentSlide = this.swiper.activeIndex;
-      this.swiper.destroy(false);
+      this.currentSlide = this.slider.getActiveIndex();
       this.sliderDisabled = true;
     }
   }
@@ -84,9 +79,7 @@ export class GalleryModal {
    */
   private enableScroll(event) {
     if (this.sliderDisabled) {
-      this.swiper = this.slider.getSlider();
-      this.swiper.init();
-      this.swiper.slideTo(this.currentSlide, 0, false);
+      this.slider.slideTo(this.currentSlide, 0, false);
       this.sliderDisabled = false;
     }
   }