diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 794ace7cc..0d92e5490 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:installLocation="auto">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
@@ -7,7 +8,9 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <uses-permission
+        android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
+        tools:ignore="ScopedStorage" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
 
     <application
@@ -20,13 +23,25 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
-        android:theme="@style/Theme.Purple">
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.Purple"
+        tools:targetApi="n">
+
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.NoInternetActivity"
             android:label="@string/noInternet" />
+
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.SettingsActivity"
             android:label="@string/settings" />
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activities.AboutActivity"
+            android:label="@string/settings" />
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".activities.CommunityActivity"
+            android:label="@string/settings" />
+
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.MainActivity"
             android:configChanges="screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|orientation"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/AboutFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/AboutActivity.kt
similarity index 62%
rename from app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/AboutFragment.kt
rename to app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/AboutActivity.kt
index 7ead7b080..c564cf8e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/AboutFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/AboutActivity.kt
@@ -1,48 +1,35 @@
-package com.github.libretube.preferences
+package com.github.libretube.activities
 
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.Html
-import android.view.LayoutInflater
-import android.view.View
-import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import com.github.libretube.DONATE_URL
 import com.github.libretube.GITHUB_URL
 import com.github.libretube.PIPED_GITHUB_URL
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.WEBLATE_URL
 import com.github.libretube.WEBSITE_URL
-import com.github.libretube.activities.SettingsActivity
-import com.github.libretube.databinding.FragmentAboutBinding
+import com.github.libretube.databinding.ActivityAboutBinding
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 
-class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
-    private lateinit var binding: FragmentAboutBinding
+class AboutActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+    private lateinit var binding: ActivityAboutBinding
 
-    override fun onCreateView(
-        inflater: LayoutInflater,
-        container: ViewGroup?,
-        savedInstanceState: Bundle?
-    ): View {
-        binding = FragmentAboutBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
-        return binding.root
-    }
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
-    override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
-
-        val settingsActivity = activity as SettingsActivity
-        settingsActivity.changeTopBarText(getString(R.string.about))
+        binding = ActivityAboutBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+        setContentView(binding.root)
 
         binding.website.setOnClickListener {
             openLinkFromHref(WEBSITE_URL)
         }
         binding.website.setOnLongClickListener {
-            val text = context?.getString(R.string.website_summary)!!
+            val text = getString(R.string.website_summary)
             showSnackBar(text)
             true
         }
@@ -51,7 +38,7 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             openLinkFromHref(PIPED_GITHUB_URL)
         }
         binding.piped.setOnLongClickListener {
-            val text = context?.getString(R.string.piped_summary)!!
+            val text = getString(R.string.piped_summary)
             showSnackBar(text)
             true
         }
@@ -60,7 +47,7 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             openLinkFromHref(WEBLATE_URL)
         }
         binding.translate.setOnLongClickListener {
-            val text = context?.getString(R.string.translate_summary)!!
+            val text = getString(R.string.translate_summary)
             showSnackBar(text)
             true
         }
@@ -69,7 +56,7 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             openLinkFromHref(DONATE_URL)
         }
         binding.donate.setOnLongClickListener {
-            val text = context?.getString(R.string.donate_summary)!!
+            val text = getString(R.string.donate_summary)
             showSnackBar(text)
             true
         }
@@ -78,7 +65,7 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             openLinkFromHref(GITHUB_URL)
         }
         binding.github.setOnLongClickListener {
-            val text = context?.getString(R.string.contributing_summary)!!
+            val text = getString(R.string.contributing_summary)
             showSnackBar(text)
             true
         }
@@ -87,17 +74,10 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             showLicense()
         }
         binding.license.setOnLongClickListener {
-            val text = context?.getString(R.string.license_summary)!!
+            val text = getString(R.string.license_summary)
             showSnackBar(text)
             true
         }
-
-        binding.community.setOnClickListener {
-            val communityFragment = CommunityFragment()
-            parentFragmentManager.beginTransaction()
-                .replace(R.id.settings, communityFragment)
-                .commitNow()
-        }
     }
 
     private fun openLinkFromHref(link: String) {
@@ -117,7 +97,6 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
     }
 
     private fun showLicense() {
-        val assets = view?.context?.assets
         val licenseString = assets
             ?.open("gpl3.html")
             ?.bufferedReader()
@@ -131,7 +110,7 @@ class AboutFragment : Fragment() {
             Html.fromHtml(licenseString.toString())
         }
 
-        MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(requireContext())
+        MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(this)
             .setPositiveButton(getString(R.string.okay)) { _, _ -> }
             .setMessage(licenseHtml)
             .create()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/CommunityFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/CommunityActivity.kt
similarity index 51%
rename from app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/CommunityFragment.kt
rename to app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/CommunityActivity.kt
index 90b2d9a5b..d28db2fa8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/CommunityFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/CommunityActivity.kt
@@ -1,38 +1,24 @@
-package com.github.libretube.preferences
+package com.github.libretube.activities
 
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
-import android.view.LayoutInflater
-import android.view.View
-import android.view.ViewGroup
-import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import com.github.libretube.DISCORD_URL
 import com.github.libretube.MATRIX_URL
-import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.REDDIT_URL
 import com.github.libretube.TELEGRAM_URL
 import com.github.libretube.TWITTER_URL
-import com.github.libretube.activities.SettingsActivity
-import com.github.libretube.databinding.FragmentCommunityBinding
+import com.github.libretube.databinding.ActivityCommunityBinding
 
-class CommunityFragment : Fragment() {
-    private lateinit var binding: FragmentCommunityBinding
+class CommunityActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
+    private lateinit var binding: ActivityCommunityBinding
 
-    override fun onCreateView(
-        inflater: LayoutInflater,
-        container: ViewGroup?,
-        savedInstanceState: Bundle?
-    ): View {
-        binding = FragmentCommunityBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
-        return binding.root
-    }
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
 
-    override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
-
-        val settingsActivity = activity as SettingsActivity
-        settingsActivity.changeTopBarText(getString(R.string.community))
+        binding = ActivityCommunityBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+        setContentView(binding.root)
 
         binding.telegram.setOnClickListener {
             openLinkFromHref(TELEGRAM_URL)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 0a07f5699..41131a4ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.os.Handler
 import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
+import android.view.Menu
+import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.WindowInsets
 import android.view.WindowInsetsController
@@ -82,6 +84,9 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
             setContentView(binding.root)
 
+            // set the action bar for the activity
+            setSupportActionBar(binding.toolbar)
+
             navController = findNavController(R.id.fragment)
             binding.bottomNav.setupWithNavController(navController)
 
@@ -143,21 +148,40 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             }
 
             binding.toolbar.title = ThemeHelper.getStyledAppName(this)
+        }
+    }
 
-            binding.toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener {
-                // settings activity stuff
-                val intent = Intent(this, SettingsActivity::class.java)
-                startActivity(intent)
-            }
+    override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
+        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
+        menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.action_bar, menu)
+        return true
+    }
 
-            binding.toolbar.setOnMenuItemClickListener {
-                when (it.itemId) {
-                    R.id.action_search -> {
-                        navController.navigate(R.id.searchFragment)
-                    }
-                }
-                false
+    override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
+        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
+        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
+        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
+        return when (item.itemId) {
+            R.id.action_search -> {
+                navController.navigate(R.id.searchFragment)
+                true
             }
+            R.id.action_settings -> {
+                val settingsIntent = Intent(this, SettingsActivity::class.java)
+                startActivity(settingsIntent)
+                true
+            }
+            R.id.action_about -> {
+                val aboutIntent = Intent(this, AboutActivity::class.java)
+                startActivity(aboutIntent)
+                true
+            }
+            R.id.action_community -> {
+                val communityIntent = Intent(this, CommunityActivity::class.java)
+                startActivity(communityIntent)
+                true
+            }
+            else -> super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 433317ff2..00ad42411 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.databinding.ActivitySettingsBinding
-import com.github.libretube.preferences.AboutFragment
-import com.github.libretube.preferences.CommunityFragment
 import com.github.libretube.preferences.MainSettings
 import com.github.libretube.util.ThemeHelper
 
@@ -51,12 +49,6 @@ class SettingsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 super.onBackPressed()
                 finishAndRemoveTask()
             }
-            is CommunityFragment -> {
-                supportFragmentManager
-                    .beginTransaction()
-                    .replace(R.id.settings, AboutFragment())
-                    .commit()
-            }
             else -> {
                 supportFragmentManager
                     .beginTransaction()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt
index 3622e3ee7..befc17f81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/preferences/MainSettings.kt
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ class MainSettings : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
             }
             true
         }
-
-        val about = findPreference<Preference>("about")
-        about?.setOnPreferenceClickListener {
-            val newFragment = AboutFragment()
-            navigateToSettingsFragment(newFragment)
-            true
-        }
     }
 
     private fun navigateToSettingsFragment(newFragment: Fragment) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_about.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
similarity index 88%
rename from app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_about.xml
rename to app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
index 41713ad11..e9c7e5914 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_about.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_about.xml
@@ -135,24 +135,6 @@
 
         </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
 
-        <com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
-            android:id="@+id/community"
-            style="@style/AboutCard">
-
-            <LinearLayout style="@style/AboutItem">
-
-                <ImageView
-                    style="@style/AboutImageView"
-                    android:src="@drawable/ic_community" />
-
-                <TextView
-                    style="@style/AboutTextView"
-                    android:text="@string/community" />
-
-            </LinearLayout>
-
-        </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>
-
     </LinearLayout>
 
 </ScrollView>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_community.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_community.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_community.xml
rename to app/src/main/res/layout/activity_community.xml
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
index 0d79b3805..f83d6cb24 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
 
-    <PreferenceCategory>
-
         <Preference
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_settings"
             android:summary="@string/general_summary"
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@
             app:summary="@string/advanced_summary"
             app:title="@string/advanced" />
 
-    </PreferenceCategory>
-
     <PreferenceCategory>
 
         <Preference
@@ -62,10 +58,6 @@
             app:summary="@string/update_summary"
             app:title="App version" />
 
-        <Preference
-            android:icon="@drawable/ic_info"
-            app:key="about"
-            app:title="@string/about" />
 
     </PreferenceCategory>