diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/BackupFile.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/BackupFile.kt
index 3ab5320ce..5d6770956 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/BackupFile.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/BackupFile.kt
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ data class BackupFile(
     var watchPositions: List<WatchPosition>? = null,
     var searchHistory: List<SearchHistoryItem>? = null,
     var localSubscriptions: List<LocalSubscription>? = null,
-    var customInstances: List<CustomInstance>? = null
+    var customInstances: List<CustomInstance>? = null,
+    var preferences: List<PreferenceItem>? = null
 )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/PreferenceItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/PreferenceItem.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c547fea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/PreferenceItem.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.github.libretube.obj
+
+data class PreferenceItem(
+    val key: String? = null,
+    val value: Any? = null
+)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/BackupDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/BackupDialog.kt
index 8474ea0a3..494eb63c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/BackupDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/BackupDialog.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.databinding.DialogBackupBinding
 import com.github.libretube.db.DatabaseHolder.Companion.Database
 import com.github.libretube.obj.BackupFile
+import com.github.libretube.obj.PreferenceItem
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.BackupOptionsAdapter
+import com.github.libretube.util.PreferenceHelper
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 
 class BackupDialog(
@@ -24,10 +26,11 @@ class BackupDialog(
             R.string.watch_positions,
             R.string.search_history,
             R.string.local_subscriptions,
-            R.string.backup_customInstances
+            R.string.backup_customInstances,
+            R.string.preferences
         )
 
-        val selected = mutableListOf(false, false, false, false, false)
+        val selected = MutableList(backupOptions.size) { false }
 
         binding = DialogBackupBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
         binding.backupOptionsRecycler.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(context)
@@ -62,6 +65,14 @@ class BackupDialog(
                         backupFile.customInstances =
                             Database.customInstanceDao().getAll()
                     }
+                    if (selected[5]) {
+                        backupFile.preferences = PreferenceHelper.settings.all.map {
+                            PreferenceItem(
+                                it.key,
+                                it.value
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 thread.start()
                 thread.join()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/AdvancedSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/AdvancedSettings.kt
index bbf458ee9..55f34d94f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/AdvancedSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/AdvancedSettings.kt
@@ -20,28 +20,12 @@ import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 
 class AdvancedSettings : MaterialPreferenceFragment() {
 
-    // backup and restore prefs
-    private lateinit var getPrefFile: ActivityResultLauncher<String>
-    private lateinit var createPrefFile: ActivityResultLauncher<String>
-
     // backup and restore database
     private lateinit var getBackupFile: ActivityResultLauncher<String>
     private lateinit var createBackupFile: ActivityResultLauncher<String>
     private var backupFile = BackupFile()
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        getPrefFile =
-            registerForActivityResult(
-                ActivityResultContracts.GetContent()
-            ) { uri: Uri? ->
-                BackupHelper(requireContext()).restoreSharedPreferences(uri)
-            }
-        createPrefFile = registerForActivityResult(
-            CreateDocument("application/json")
-        ) { uri: Uri? ->
-            BackupHelper(requireContext()).backupSharedPreferences(uri)
-        }
-
         getBackupFile =
             registerForActivityResult(
                 ActivityResultContracts.GetContent()
@@ -76,21 +60,6 @@ class AdvancedSettings : MaterialPreferenceFragment() {
             true
         }
 
-        val backupSettings = findPreference<Preference>(PreferenceKeys.BACKUP_SETTINGS)
-        backupSettings?.setOnPreferenceClickListener {
-            createPrefFile.launch("preferences.xml")
-            true
-        }
-
-        val restoreSettings = findPreference<Preference>(PreferenceKeys.RESTORE_SETTINGS)
-        restoreSettings?.setOnPreferenceClickListener {
-            getPrefFile.launch("*/*")
-            // reset the token
-            PreferenceHelper.setToken("")
-            activity?.recreate()
-            true
-        }
-
         val advancesBackup = findPreference<Preference>("backup")
         advancesBackup?.setOnPreferenceClickListener {
             BackupDialog {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/BackupHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/BackupHelper.kt
index 899072cf2..3c18c59df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/BackupHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/BackupHelper.kt
@@ -8,69 +8,15 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.github.libretube.db.DatabaseHolder.Companion.Database
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.query
 import com.github.libretube.obj.BackupFile
-import java.io.FileInputStream
+import com.github.libretube.obj.PreferenceItem
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
-import java.io.ObjectInputStream
-import java.io.ObjectOutputStream
 
 /**
  * Backup and restore the preferences
  */
 class BackupHelper(private val context: Context) {
     /**
-     * Backup the default shared preferences to a file
-     */
-    fun backupSharedPreferences(uri: Uri?) {
-        if (uri == null) return
-        try {
-            context.contentResolver.openFileDescriptor(uri, "w")?.use {
-                ObjectOutputStream(FileOutputStream(it.fileDescriptor)).use { output ->
-                    val pref = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
-                    // write all preference objects to the output file
-                    output.writeObject(pref.all)
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            e.printStackTrace()
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * restore the default shared preferences from a file
-     */
-    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-    fun restoreSharedPreferences(uri: Uri?) {
-        if (uri == null) return
-        try {
-            context.contentResolver.openFileDescriptor(uri, "r")?.use {
-                ObjectInputStream(FileInputStream(it.fileDescriptor)).use { input ->
-                    // map all the preference keys and their values
-                    val entries = input.readObject() as Map<String, *>
-                    PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).edit(commit = true) {
-                        // clear the previous settings
-                        clear()
-
-                        // decide for each preference which type it is and save it to the
-                        // preferences
-                        for ((key, value) in entries) {
-                            when (value) {
-                                is Boolean -> putBoolean(key, value)
-                                is Float -> putFloat(key, value)
-                                is Int -> putInt(key, value)
-                                is Long -> putLong(key, value)
-                                is String -> putString(key, value)
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            e.printStackTrace()
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Backup the database
+     * Write a [BackupFile] containing the database content as well as the preferences
      */
     fun advancedBackup(uri: Uri?, backupFile: BackupFile) {
         if (uri == null) return
@@ -88,7 +34,7 @@ class BackupHelper(private val context: Context) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Restore a database backup
+     * Restore data from a [BackupFile]
      */
     fun restoreAdvancedBackup(uri: Uri?) {
         if (uri == null) return
@@ -116,6 +62,30 @@ class BackupHelper(private val context: Context) {
             Database.customInstanceDao().insertAll(
                 *backupFile.customInstances?.toTypedArray().orEmpty()
             )
+
+            restorePreferences(backupFile.preferences)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Restore the shared preferences from a backup file
+     */
+    private fun restorePreferences(preferences: List<PreferenceItem>?) {
+        if (preferences == null) return
+        PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context).edit(commit = true) {
+            // clear the previous settings
+            clear()
+
+            // decide for each preference which type it is and save it to the preferences
+            preferences.forEach {
+                when (it.value) {
+                    is Boolean -> putBoolean(it.key, it.value)
+                    is Float -> putFloat(it.key, it.value)
+                    is Int -> putInt(it.key, it.value)
+                    is Long -> putLong(it.key, it.value)
+                    is String -> putString(it.key, it.value)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/PreferenceHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/PreferenceHelper.kt
index 8665b1a49..0861bc555 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/PreferenceHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/PreferenceHelper.kt
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ package com.github.libretube.util
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 
 object PreferenceHelper {
     /**
      * for normal preferences
      */
-    private lateinit var settings: SharedPreferences
+    lateinit var settings: SharedPreferences
     private lateinit var editor: SharedPreferences.Editor
 
     /**
@@ -19,8 +18,6 @@ object PreferenceHelper {
     private lateinit var authSettings: SharedPreferences
     private lateinit var authEditor: SharedPreferences.Editor
 
-    private val mapper = ObjectMapper()
-
     /**
      * set the context that is being used to access the shared preferences
      */
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_settings.xml
index b48fd81bb..02f1f0a27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/advanced_settings.xml
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@
 
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
-    <PreferenceCategory app:title="@string/preferences">
-
-        <Preference
-            android:icon="@drawable/ic_backup"
-            app:key="backup_settings"
-            app:title="@string/backup" />
-
-        <Preference
-            android:icon="@drawable/ic_restore"
-            app:key="restore_settings"
-            app:title="@string/restore" />
-
-    </PreferenceCategory>
-
     <PreferenceCategory app:title="@string/backup_restore">
 
         <Preference