diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
index 62a98904b6..ddf513f454 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/preference/PreferencesHelper.kt
@@ -253,9 +253,7 @@ class PreferencesHelper(val context: Context) {
 
     fun enableDoh() = prefs.getBoolean(Keys.enableDoh, false)
 
-    fun lastSearchQuerySearchSettings() = prefs.getString("last_search_query", "")
-    
-    fun lastSearchQuerySearchSettings(query: String) = prefs.edit { putString("last_search_query", query) }
+    fun lastSearchQuerySearchSettings() = flowPrefs.getString("last_search_query", "")
 
     fun filterChapterByRead() = prefs.getInt(Keys.defaultChapterFilterByRead, Manga.SHOW_ALL)
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsMainController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsMainController.kt
index a7794073f6..dc3616aa77 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsMainController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/SettingsMainController.kt
@@ -100,16 +100,18 @@ class SettingsMainController : SettingsController() {
         // Change hint to show global search.
         searchView.queryHint = applicationContext?.getString(R.string.action_search_settings)
 
-        searchItem.setOnActionExpandListener(object : MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener {
-            override fun onMenuItemActionExpand(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
-                preferences.lastSearchQuerySearchSettings("") // reset saved search query
-                router.pushController(SettingsSearchController().withFadeTransaction())
-                return true
-            }
+        searchItem.setOnActionExpandListener(
+            object : MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener {
+                override fun onMenuItemActionExpand(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
+                    preferences.lastSearchQuerySearchSettings().set("") // reset saved search query
+                    router.pushController(SettingsSearchController().withFadeTransaction())
+                    return true
+                }
 
-            override fun onMenuItemActionCollapse(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
-                return true
+                override fun onMenuItemActionCollapse(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
+                    return true
+                }
             }
-        })
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchAdapter.kt
index a0a58e6207..d0e5d795b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchAdapter.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ class SettingsSearchAdapter(val controller: SettingsSearchController) :
      */
     private var bundle = Bundle()
 
-    override fun onBindViewHolder(holder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder, position: Int, payloads: List<Any?>) {
+    override fun onBindViewHolder(
+        holder: RecyclerView.ViewHolder,
+        position: Int,
+        payloads: List<Any?>
+    ) {
         super.onBindViewHolder(holder, position, payloads)
         restoreHolderState(holder)
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchController.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchController.kt
index 3c57e612cb..4c975fbdb7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchController.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SettingsSearchController :
      * Adapter containing search results grouped by lang.
      */
     protected var adapter: SettingsSearchAdapter? = null
-    lateinit var searchView: SearchView
+    private lateinit var searchView: SearchView
 
     init {
         setHasOptionsMenu(true)
@@ -79,30 +79,34 @@ class SettingsSearchController :
         searchItem.expandActionView()
         setItems(getResultSet())
 
-        searchItem.setOnActionExpandListener(object : MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener {
-            override fun onMenuItemActionExpand(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
-                return true
-            }
+        searchItem.setOnActionExpandListener(
+            object : MenuItem.OnActionExpandListener {
+                override fun onMenuItemActionExpand(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
+                    return true
+                }
 
-            override fun onMenuItemActionCollapse(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
-                router.popCurrentController()
-                return false
+                override fun onMenuItemActionCollapse(item: MenuItem?): Boolean {
+                    router.popCurrentController()
+                    return false
+                }
             }
-        })
+        )
 
-        searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(object : SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
-            override fun onQueryTextSubmit(query: String?): Boolean {
-                setItems(getResultSet(query))
-                return false
+        searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(
+            object : SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
+                override fun onQueryTextSubmit(query: String?): Boolean {
+                    setItems(getResultSet(query))
+                    return false
+                }
+
+                override fun onQueryTextChange(newText: String?): Boolean {
+                    setItems(getResultSet(newText))
+                    return false
+                }
             }
+        )
 
-            override fun onQueryTextChange(newText: String?): Boolean {
-                setItems(getResultSet(newText))
-                return false
-            }
-        })
-
-        searchView.setQuery(presenter.preferences.lastSearchQuerySearchSettings(), true)
+        searchView.setQuery(presenter.preferences.lastSearchQuerySearchSettings().get(), true)
     }
 
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View) {
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ class SettingsSearchController :
      */
     override fun onTitleClick(ctrl: SettingsController) {
         searchView.query.let {
-            presenter.preferences.lastSearchQuerySearchSettings(it.toString())
+            presenter.preferences.lastSearchQuerySearchSettings().set(it.toString())
         }
 
         router.pushController(ctrl.withFadeTransaction())
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHelper.kt
index 57fabdda6b..94087415ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHelper.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.reflect.full.createInstance
 
 object SettingsSearchHelper {
-    var prefSearchResultList: MutableList<SettingsSearchResult> = mutableListOf()
-        private set
+    private var prefSearchResultList: MutableList<SettingsSearchResult> = mutableListOf()
 
     /**
      * All subclasses of `SettingsController` should be listed here, in order to have their preferences searchable.
@@ -79,7 +78,11 @@ object SettingsSearchHelper {
      * Extracts the data needed from a `Preference` to create a `SettingsSearchResult`, and then adds it to `prefSearchResultList`
      * Future enhancement: make bold the text matched by the search query.
      */
-    private fun getSettingSearchResult(ctrl: SettingsController, pref: Preference, breadcrumbs: String = "") {
+    private fun getSettingSearchResult(
+        ctrl: SettingsController,
+        pref: Preference,
+        breadcrumbs: String = ""
+    ) {
         when (pref) {
             is PreferenceGroup -> {
                 val breadcrumbsStr = addLocalizedBreadcrumb(breadcrumbs, "${pref.title}")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHolder.kt
index 469310eca1..2781a1de69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchHolder.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.setting.settingssearch
 
 import android.view.View
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.holder.BaseFlexibleViewHolder
-import kotlin.reflect.full.createInstance
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.settings_search_controller_card.search_result_pref_breadcrumb
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.settings_search_controller_card.search_result_pref_summary
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.settings_search_controller_card.search_result_pref_title
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.settings_search_controller_card.title_wrapper
+import kotlin.reflect.full.createInstance
 
 /**
  * Holder that binds the [SettingsSearchItem] containing catalogue cards.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchItem.kt
index cb6417472a..212851d880 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/setting/settingssearch/SettingsSearchItem.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
  * @param pref the source for the search results.
  * @param results the search results.
  */
-class SettingsSearchItem(val settingsSearchResult: SettingsSearchHelper.SettingsSearchResult, val results: List<SettingsSearchItem>?) :
+class SettingsSearchItem(
+    val settingsSearchResult: SettingsSearchHelper.SettingsSearchResult,
+    val results: List<SettingsSearchItem>?
+) :
     AbstractFlexibleItem<SettingsSearchHolder>() {
 
     override fun getLayoutRes(): Int {
@@ -25,7 +28,10 @@ class SettingsSearchItem(val settingsSearchResult: SettingsSearchHelper.Settings
      *
      * @return holder of view.
      */
-    override fun createViewHolder(view: View, adapter: FlexibleAdapter<IFlexible<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>>): SettingsSearchHolder {
+    override fun createViewHolder(
+        view: View,
+        adapter: FlexibleAdapter<IFlexible<RecyclerView.ViewHolder>>
+    ): SettingsSearchHolder {
         return SettingsSearchHolder(view, adapter as SettingsSearchAdapter)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller.xml
index 807f904dda..d3a2df127f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
         <FrameLayout
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:background="?attr/colorSurface"
-            android:alpha="0.75" />
+            android:alpha="0.75"
+            android:background="?attr/colorSurface" />
 
         <ProgressBar
             style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller_card.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller_card.xml
index ada7639e7a..6d83906410 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller_card.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/settings_search_controller_card.xml
@@ -1,45 +1,35 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/title_wrapper"
-    android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_marginStart="48dp"
-    android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
-    android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
-    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground">
+    android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:padding="16dp">
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/search_result_pref_title"
         style="@style/TextAppearance.Regular.SubHeading"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
         tools:text="Title" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/search_result_pref_summary"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/search_result_pref_title"
         tools:text="Summary" />
 
     <TextView
         android:id="@+id/search_result_pref_breadcrumb"
         style="@style/TextAppearance.Regular.Caption"
-        android:layout_width="0dp"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:ellipsize="end"
         android:maxLines="1"
-        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/search_result_pref_summary"
         tools:text="Location" />
-</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
+
+</LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7c8a5a8bfb..6231321e58 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@
     <string name="licenses">Open source licenses</string>
     <string name="check_for_updates">Check for updates</string>
     <string name="updated_version">Updated to v%1$s</string>
-    <string name="about_resources">Resources</string>
 
     <!-- ACRA -->
     <string name="pref_enable_acra">Send crash reports</string>