diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/Country.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/Country.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..750fec3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/obj/Country.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package com.github.libretube.obj
+
+data class Country(
+    val name: String,
+    val code: String
+)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt
index 244a912c1..b56c5e99d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package com.github.libretube.ui.fragments
 
+import android.content.Intent
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.util.Log
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.Toast
+import android.widget.Toast.makeText
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.GridLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ import com.github.libretube.api.RetrofitInstance
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 import com.github.libretube.databinding.FragmentHomeBinding
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.TAG
+import com.github.libretube.extensions.getStyledSnackBar
+import com.github.libretube.ui.activities.SettingsActivity
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.ChannelAdapter
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.TrendingAdapter
 import com.github.libretube.ui.base.BaseFragment
@@ -79,6 +83,26 @@ class HomeFragment : BaseFragment() {
             }
             runOnUiThread {
                 binding.progressBar.visibility = View.GONE
+
+                // show a [SnackBar] if there are no trending videos available
+                if (response.isEmpty()) {
+                    binding.root.getStyledSnackBar(
+                        R.string.change_region
+                    )
+                        .setAction(
+                            R.string.settings
+                        ) {
+                            startActivity(
+                                Intent(
+                                    context,
+                                    SettingsActivity::class.java
+                                )
+                            )
+                        }
+                        .show()
+                    return@runOnUiThread
+                }
+
                 if (
                     PreferenceHelper.getBoolean(
                         PreferenceKeys.ALTERNATIVE_TRENDING_LAYOUT,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.kt
index 4b2f8e0e1..90810156b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.github.libretube.ui.activities.SettingsActivity
 import com.github.libretube.ui.base.BasePreferenceFragment
 import com.github.libretube.ui.dialogs.NavBarOptionsDialog
 import com.github.libretube.ui.dialogs.RequireRestartDialog
+import com.github.libretube.util.LocaleHelper
 import com.github.libretube.util.PreferenceHelper
 
 class GeneralSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ class GeneralSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
             true
         }
 
+        val region = findPreference<ListPreference>("region")
+        region?.let { setupRegionPref(it) }
+
         val autoRotation = findPreference<SwitchPreferenceCompat>(PreferenceKeys.AUTO_ROTATION)
         autoRotation?.setOnPreferenceChangeListener { _, _ ->
             val restartDialog = RequireRestartDialog()
@@ -57,4 +61,21 @@ class GeneralSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
             true
         }
     }
+
+    private fun setupRegionPref(preference: ListPreference) {
+        val countries = LocaleHelper.getAvailableCountries()
+        val countryNames = countries.map { it.name }
+            .toMutableList()
+        countryNames.add(0, requireContext().getString(R.string.systemLanguage))
+
+        val countryCodes = countries.map { it.code }
+            .toMutableList()
+        countryCodes.add(0, "sys")
+
+        preference.entries = countryNames.toTypedArray()
+        preference.entryValues = countryCodes.toTypedArray()
+        preference.summaryProvider = Preference.SummaryProvider<ListPreference> {
+            it.entry
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/PlayerSettings.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/PlayerSettings.kt
index 6816c50cc..24f5e31de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/PlayerSettings.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/preferences/PlayerSettings.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
 import com.github.libretube.ui.activities.SettingsActivity
 import com.github.libretube.ui.base.BasePreferenceFragment
+import com.github.libretube.util.LocaleHelper
 import com.github.libretube.util.PreferenceHelper
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -36,24 +37,24 @@ class PlayerSettings : BasePreferenceFragment() {
         }
 
         val defaultSubtitle = findPreference<ListPreference>(PreferenceKeys.DEFAULT_SUBTITLE)
-        val locales: Array<Locale> = Locale.getAvailableLocales()
-        val localeNames = ArrayList<String>()
-        val localeCodes = ArrayList<String>()
+        defaultSubtitle?.let { setupSubtitlePref(it) }
+    }
 
-        localeNames.add(context?.getString(R.string.none)!!)
-        localeCodes.add("")
+    private fun setupSubtitlePref(preference: ListPreference) {
+        val locales = LocaleHelper.getAvailableLocales()
+        val localeNames = locales.map { it.name }
+            .toMutableList()
+        localeNames.add(0, requireContext().getString(R.string.none))
 
-        locales.forEach {
-            if (!localeNames.contains(it.getDisplayLanguage())) {
-                localeNames.add(it.getDisplayLanguage())
-                localeCodes.add(it.language)
-            }
-        }
-        defaultSubtitle?.entries = localeNames.toTypedArray()
-        defaultSubtitle?.entryValues = localeCodes.toTypedArray()
-        defaultSubtitle?.summaryProvider =
-            Preference.SummaryProvider<ListPreference> { preference ->
-                preference.entry
+        val localeCodes = locales.map { it.code }
+            .toMutableList()
+        localeCodes.add(0, "")
+
+        preference.entries = localeNames.toTypedArray()
+        preference.entryValues = localeCodes.toTypedArray()
+        preference.summaryProvider =
+            Preference.SummaryProvider<ListPreference> {
+                it.entry
             }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/LocaleHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/LocaleHelper.kt
index 6ccacf472..5783b6d69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/LocaleHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/LocaleHelper.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Build
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager
 import com.github.libretube.constants.PreferenceKeys
+import com.github.libretube.obj.Country
 import java.util.*
 
 object LocaleHelper {
@@ -33,11 +34,7 @@ object LocaleHelper {
         val res = context.resources
         val dm = res.displayMetrics
         val conf = res.configuration
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
-            conf.setLocale(locale)
-        } else {
-            conf.locale = locale
-        }
+        conf.setLocale(locale)
         res.updateConfiguration(conf, dm)
     }
 
@@ -81,10 +78,46 @@ object LocaleHelper {
 
     private fun detectLocaleCountry(context: Context): String? {
         try {
-            return context.resources.configuration.locales[0].country
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+                return context.resources.configuration.locales[0].country
+            }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             e.printStackTrace()
         }
         return null
     }
+
+    fun getAvailableCountries(): List<Country> {
+        val isoCountries = Locale.getISOCountries()
+        val countries = mutableListOf<Country>()
+        isoCountries.forEach { countryCode ->
+            val locale = Locale("", countryCode)
+            val countryName = locale.displayCountry
+            countries.add(
+                Country(
+                    countryName,
+                    countryCode
+                )
+            )
+        }
+        countries.sortBy { it.name }
+        return countries
+    }
+
+    fun getAvailableLocales(): List<Country> {
+        val availableLocales: Array<Locale> = Locale.getAvailableLocales()
+        val locales = mutableListOf<Country>()
+
+        availableLocales.forEach { locale ->
+            if (locales.filter { it.code == locale.language }.isEmpty()) {
+                locales.add(
+                    Country(
+                        locale.displayLanguage,
+                        locale.language
+                    )
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        return locales
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
index 4bc7072a8..121edb4c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/array.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <item>https://api.yt.jae.fi/</item>
         <item>https://piped-api.privacy.com.de/</item>
     </string-array>
+
     <string-array name="shareHostsList">
         <item>youtube.com"</item>
         <item>m.youtube.com"</item>
@@ -64,398 +65,6 @@
         <item>piped.mint.lgbt"</item>
         <item>il.ax"</item>
     </string-array>
-    <string-array name="regions">
-        <item>@string/systemDefault</item>
-        <item>Afghanistan</item>
-        <item>Albania</item>
-        <item>Algeria</item>
-        <item>Andorra</item>
-        <item>Angola</item>
-        <item>Antigua and Barbuda</item>
-        <item>Argentina</item>
-        <item>Armenia</item>
-        <item>Australia</item>
-        <item>Austria</item>
-        <item>Azerbaijan</item>
-        <item>Bahamas</item>
-        <item>Bahrain</item>
-        <item>Bangladesh</item>
-        <item>Barbados</item>
-        <item>Belarus</item>
-        <item>Belgium</item>
-        <item>Belize</item>
-        <item>Benin</item>
-        <item>Bhutan</item>
-        <item>Bolivia (Plurinational State of)</item>
-        <item>Bosnia and Herzegovina</item>
-        <item>Botswana</item>
-        <item>Brazil</item>
-        <item>Brunei Darussalam</item>
-        <item>Bulgaria</item>
-        <item>Burkina Faso</item>
-        <item>Burundi</item>
-        <item>Cabo Verde</item>
-        <item>Cambodia</item>
-        <item>Cameroon</item>
-        <item>Canada</item>
-        <item>Central African Republic</item>
-        <item>Chad</item>
-        <item>Chile</item>
-        <item>China</item>
-        <item>Colombia</item>
-        <item>Comoros</item>
-        <item>Congo</item>
-        <item>Congo, Democratic Republic of the</item>
-        <item>Costa Rica</item>
-        <item>Côte d\'Ivoire</item>
-        <item>Croatia</item>
-        <item>Cuba</item>
-        <item>Cyprus</item>
-        <item>Czechia</item>
-        <item>Denmark</item>
-        <item>Djibouti</item>
-        <item>Dominica</item>
-        <item>Dominican Republic</item>
-        <item>Ecuador</item>
-        <item>Egypt</item>
-        <item>El Salvador</item>
-        <item>Equatorial Guinea</item>
-        <item>Eritrea</item>
-        <item>Estonia</item>
-        <item>Eswatini</item>
-        <item>Ethiopia</item>
-        <item>Fiji</item>
-        <item>Finland</item>
-        <item>France</item>
-        <item>Gabon</item>
-        <item>Gambia</item>
-        <item>Georgia</item>
-        <item>Germany</item>
-        <item>Ghana</item>
-        <item>Greece</item>
-        <item>Grenada</item>
-        <item>Guatemala</item>
-        <item>Guinea</item>
-        <item>Guinea-Bissau</item>
-        <item>Guyana</item>
-        <item>Haiti</item>
-        <item>Honduras</item>
-        <item>Hungary</item>
-        <item>Iceland</item>
-        <item>India</item>
-        <item>Indonesia</item>
-        <item>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</item>
-        <item>Iraq</item>
-        <item>Ireland</item>
-        <item>Israel</item>
-        <item>Italy</item>
-        <item>Jamaica</item>
-        <item>Japan</item>
-        <item>Jordan</item>
-        <item>Kazakhstan</item>
-        <item>Kenya</item>
-        <item>Kiribati</item>
-        <item>Korea (Democratic People\'s Republic of)</item>
-        <item>Korea, Republic of</item>
-        <item>Kuwait</item>
-        <item>Kyrgyzstan</item>
-        <item>Lao People\'s Democratic Republic</item>
-        <item>Latvia</item>
-        <item>Lebanon</item>
-        <item>Lesotho</item>
-        <item>Liberia</item>
-        <item>Libya</item>
-        <item>Liechtenstein</item>
-        <item>Lithuania</item>
-        <item>Luxembourg</item>
-        <item>Madagascar</item>
-        <item>Malawi</item>
-        <item>Malaysia</item>
-        <item>Maldives</item>
-        <item>Mali</item>
-        <item>Malta</item>
-        <item>Marshall Islands</item>
-        <item>Mauritania</item>
-        <item>Mauritius</item>
-        <item>Mexico</item>
-        <item>Micronesia (Federated States of)</item>
-        <item>Moldova, Republic of</item>
-        <item>Monaco</item>
-        <item>Mongolia</item>
-        <item>Montenegro</item>
-        <item>Morocco</item>
-        <item>Mozambique</item>
-        <item>Myanmar</item>
-        <item>Namibia</item>
-        <item>Nauru</item>
-        <item>Nepal</item>
-        <item>Netherlands</item>
-        <item>New Zealand</item>
-        <item>Nicaragua</item>
-        <item>Niger</item>
-        <item>Nigeria</item>
-        <item>North Macedonia</item>
-        <item>Norway</item>
-        <item>Oman</item>
-        <item>Pakistan</item>
-        <item>Palau</item>
-        <item>Panama</item>
-        <item>Papua New Guinea</item>
-        <item>Paraguay</item>
-        <item>Peru</item>
-        <item>Philippines</item>
-        <item>Poland</item>
-        <item>Portugal</item>
-        <item>Qatar</item>
-        <item>Romania</item>
-        <item>Russian Federation</item>
-        <item>Rwanda</item>
-        <item>Saint Kitts and Nevis</item>
-        <item>Saint Lucia</item>
-        <item>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</item>
-        <item>Samoa</item>
-        <item>San Marino</item>
-        <item>Sao Tome and Principe</item>
-        <item>Saudi Arabia</item>
-        <item>Senegal</item>
-        <item>Serbia</item>
-        <item>Seychelles</item>
-        <item>Sierra Leone</item>
-        <item>Singapore</item>
-        <item>Slovakia</item>
-        <item>Slovenia</item>
-        <item>Solomon Islands</item>
-        <item>Somalia</item>
-        <item>South Africa</item>
-        <item>South Sudan</item>
-        <item>Spain</item>
-        <item>Sri Lanka</item>
-        <item>Sudan</item>
-        <item>Suriname</item>
-        <item>Sweden</item>
-        <item>Switzerland</item>
-        <item>Syrian Arab Republic</item>
-        <item>Tajikistan</item>
-        <item>Tanzania, United Republic of</item>
-        <item>Thailand</item>
-        <item>Timor-Leste</item>
-        <item>Togo</item>
-        <item>Tonga</item>
-        <item>Trinidad and Tobago</item>
-        <item>Tunisia</item>
-        <item>Turkey</item>
-        <item>Turkmenistan</item>
-        <item>Tuvalu</item>
-        <item>Uganda</item>
-        <item>Ukraine</item>
-        <item>United Arab Emirates</item>
-        <item>United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</item>
-        <item>United States of America</item>
-        <item>Uruguay</item>
-        <item>Uzbekistan</item>
-        <item>Vanuatu</item>
-        <item>Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)</item>
-        <item>Viet Nam</item>
-        <item>Yemen</item>
-        <item>Zambia</item>
-        <item>Zimbabwe</item>
-    </string-array>
-    <string-array name="regionsValue">
-        <item>sys</item>
-        <item>AF</item>
-        <item>AL</item>
-        <item>DZ</item>
-        <item>AD</item>
-        <item>AO</item>
-        <item>AG</item>
-        <item>AR</item>
-        <item>AM</item>
-        <item>AU</item>
-        <item>AT</item>
-        <item>AZ</item>
-        <item>BS</item>
-        <item>BH</item>
-        <item>BD</item>
-        <item>BB</item>
-        <item>BY</item>
-        <item>BE</item>
-        <item>BZ</item>
-        <item>BJ</item>
-        <item>BT</item>
-        <item>BO</item>
-        <item>BA</item>
-        <item>BW</item>
-        <item>BR</item>
-        <item>BN</item>
-        <item>BG</item>
-        <item>BF</item>
-        <item>BI</item>
-        <item>CV</item>
-        <item>KH</item>
-        <item>CM</item>
-        <item>CA</item>
-        <item>CF</item>
-        <item>TD</item>
-        <item>CL</item>
-        <item>CN</item>
-        <item>CO</item>
-        <item>KM</item>
-        <item>CG</item>
-        <item>CD</item>
-        <item>CR</item>
-        <item>CI</item>
-        <item>HR</item>
-        <item>CU</item>
-        <item>CY</item>
-        <item>CZ</item>
-        <item>DK</item>
-        <item>DJ</item>
-        <item>DM</item>
-        <item>DO</item>
-        <item>EC</item>
-        <item>EG</item>
-        <item>SV</item>
-        <item>GQ</item>
-        <item>ER</item>
-        <item>EE</item>
-        <item>SZ</item>
-        <item>ET</item>
-        <item>FJ</item>
-        <item>FI</item>
-        <item>FR</item>
-        <item>GA</item>
-        <item>GM</item>
-        <item>GE</item>
-        <item>DE</item>
-        <item>GH</item>
-        <item>GR</item>
-        <item>GD</item>
-        <item>GT</item>
-        <item>GN</item>
-        <item>GW</item>
-        <item>GY</item>
-        <item>HT</item>
-        <item>HN</item>
-        <item>HU</item>
-        <item>IS</item>
-        <item>IN</item>
-        <item>ID</item>
-        <item>IR</item>
-        <item>IQ</item>
-        <item>IE</item>
-        <item>IL</item>
-        <item>IT</item>
-        <item>JM</item>
-        <item>JP</item>
-        <item>JO</item>
-        <item>KZ</item>
-        <item>KE</item>
-        <item>KI</item>
-        <item>KP</item>
-        <item>KR</item>
-        <item>KW</item>
-        <item>KG</item>
-        <item>LA</item>
-        <item>LV</item>
-        <item>LB</item>
-        <item>LS</item>
-        <item>LR</item>
-        <item>LY</item>
-        <item>LI</item>
-        <item>LT</item>
-        <item>LU</item>
-        <item>MG</item>
-        <item>MW</item>
-        <item>MY</item>
-        <item>MV</item>
-        <item>ML</item>
-        <item>MT</item>
-        <item>MH</item>
-        <item>MR</item>
-        <item>MU</item>
-        <item>MX</item>
-        <item>FM</item>
-        <item>MD</item>
-        <item>MC</item>
-        <item>MN</item>
-        <item>ME</item>
-        <item>MA</item>
-        <item>MZ</item>
-        <item>MM</item>
-        <item>NA</item>
-        <item>NR</item>
-        <item>NP</item>
-        <item>NL</item>
-        <item>NZ</item>
-        <item>NI</item>
-        <item>NE</item>
-        <item>NG</item>
-        <item>MK</item>
-        <item>NO</item>
-        <item>OM</item>
-        <item>PK</item>
-        <item>PW</item>
-        <item>PA</item>
-        <item>PG</item>
-        <item>PY</item>
-        <item>PE</item>
-        <item>PH</item>
-        <item>PL</item>
-        <item>PT</item>
-        <item>QA</item>
-        <item>RO</item>
-        <item>RU</item>
-        <item>RW</item>
-        <item>KN</item>
-        <item>LC</item>
-        <item>VC</item>
-        <item>WS</item>
-        <item>SM</item>
-        <item>ST</item>
-        <item>SA</item>
-        <item>SN</item>
-        <item>RS</item>
-        <item>SC</item>
-        <item>SL</item>
-        <item>SG</item>
-        <item>SK</item>
-        <item>SI</item>
-        <item>SB</item>
-        <item>SO</item>
-        <item>ZA</item>
-        <item>SS</item>
-        <item>ES</item>
-        <item>LK</item>
-        <item>SD</item>
-        <item>SR</item>
-        <item>SE</item>
-        <item>CH</item>
-        <item>SY</item>
-        <item>TJ</item>
-        <item>TZ</item>
-        <item>TH</item>
-        <item>TL</item>
-        <item>TG</item>
-        <item>TO</item>
-        <item>TT</item>
-        <item>TN</item>
-        <item>TR</item>
-        <item>TM</item>
-        <item>TV</item>
-        <item>UG</item>
-        <item>UA</item>
-        <item>AE</item>
-        <item>GB</item>
-        <item>US</item>
-        <item>UY</item>
-        <item>UZ</item>
-        <item>VU</item>
-        <item>VE</item>
-        <item>VN</item>
-        <item>YE</item>
-        <item>ZM</item>
-        <item>ZW</item>
-    </string-array>
 
     <string-array name="languages">
         <item>@string/systemLanguage</item>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c9e82e5c2..50df12478 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@
     <string name="play_next">Play next</string>
     <string name="navigation_bar">Navigation bar</string>
     <string name="select_at_least_one">Please select at least one item</string>
+    <string name="change_region">Trending seems to be unavailable for the current region. Please select another in the settings.</string>
 
     <!-- Notification channel strings -->
     <string name="download_channel_name">Download Service</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/general_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/general_settings.xml
index dd9e7e7bb..0f3572997 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/general_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/general_settings.xml
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@
         <ListPreference
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_region"
             app:defaultValue="sys"
-            app:entries="@array/regions"
-            app:entryValues="@array/regionsValue"
             app:key="region"
-            app:title="@string/region"
-            app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
+            app:title="@string/region" />
 
         <ListPreference
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_translate"