diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index 3a19ffcc..18fe50aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.extensions.config
 import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.extensions.getKeyboardLanguageText
 import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.extensions.getKeyboardLanguages
-import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.helpers.*
+import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.helpers.KEYBOARD_HEIGHT_MULTIPLIER_LARGE
+import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.helpers.KEYBOARD_HEIGHT_MULTIPLIER_MEDIUM
+import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.helpers.KEYBOARD_HEIGHT_MULTIPLIER_SMALL
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_settings.*
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.system.exitProcess
@@ -19,8 +21,12 @@ import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        isMaterialActivity = true
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_settings)
+
+        updateMaterialActivityViews(settings_coordinator, settings_holder)
+        setupMaterialScrollListener(settings_nested_scrollview, settings_toolbar)
     }
 
     override fun onResume() {
@@ -39,32 +45,21 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
 
         updateTextColors(settings_nested_scrollview)
 
-        arrayOf(settings_color_customization_label, settings_general_settings_label).forEach {
+        arrayOf(settings_color_customization_section_label, settings_general_settings_label).forEach {
             it.setTextColor(getProperPrimaryColor())
         }
-
-        arrayOf(settings_color_customization_holder, settings_general_settings_holder).forEach {
-            it.background.applyColorFilter(getProperBackgroundColor().getContrastColor())
-        }
     }
 
     private fun setupPurchaseThankYou() {
         settings_purchase_thank_you_holder.beGoneIf(isOrWasThankYouInstalled())
-
-        // make sure the corners at ripple fit the stroke rounded corners
-        if (settings_purchase_thank_you_holder.isGone()) {
-            settings_use_english_holder.background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.ripple_top_corners, theme)
-            settings_language_holder.background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.ripple_top_corners, theme)
-        }
-
         settings_purchase_thank_you_holder.setOnClickListener {
             launchPurchaseThankYouIntent()
         }
     }
 
     private fun setupCustomizeColors() {
-        settings_customize_colors_label.text = getCustomizeColorsString()
-        settings_customize_colors_holder.setOnClickListener {
+        settings_color_customization_label.text = getCustomizeColorsString()
+        settings_color_customization_holder.setOnClickListener {
             handleCustomizeColorsClick()
         }
     }
@@ -82,11 +77,6 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
     private fun setupLanguage() {
         settings_language.text = Locale.getDefault().displayLanguage
         settings_language_holder.beVisibleIf(isTiramisuPlus())
-
-        if (settings_use_english_holder.isGone() && settings_language_holder.isGone() && settings_purchase_thank_you_holder.isGone()) {
-            settings_manage_clipboard_items_holder.background = resources.getDrawable(R.drawable.ripple_top_corners, theme)
-        }
-
         settings_language_holder.setOnClickListener {
             launchChangeAppLanguageIntent()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
index de3033a2..12ebb51b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_settings.xml
@@ -6,28 +6,21 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
-    <com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
-        android:id="@+id/settings_app_bar_layout"
+    <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
+        android:id="@+id/settings_toolbar"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-
-        <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
-            android:id="@+id/settings_toolbar"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
-            android:background="@color/color_primary"
-            app:title="@string/settings"
-            app:titleTextAppearance="@style/AppTheme.ActionBar.TitleTextStyle" />
-
-    </com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout>
+        android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
+        android:background="@color/color_primary"
+        app:title="@string/settings"
+        app:titleTextAppearance="@style/AppTheme.ActionBar.TitleTextStyle" />
 
     <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
         android:id="@+id/settings_nested_scrollview"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_marginTop="?attr/actionBarSize"
         android:fillViewport="true"
-        android:scrollbars="none"
-        app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior">
+        android:scrollbars="none">
 
         <LinearLayout
             android:id="@+id/settings_holder"
@@ -36,36 +29,32 @@
             android:orientation="vertical">
 
             <TextView
-                android:id="@+id/settings_color_customization_label"
+                android:id="@+id/settings_color_customization_section_label"
                 style="@style/SettingsSectionLabelStyle"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:text="@string/color_customization" />
 
-            <LinearLayout
+            <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
                 android:id="@+id/settings_color_customization_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewOneLinerStyle"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_margin="@dimen/medium_margin"
-                android:background="@drawable/section_holder_stroke"
-                android:orientation="vertical">
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_customize_colors_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewOneLinerStyle"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_color_customization_label"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_all_corners">
+                    android:text="@string/customize_colors"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_customize_colors_label"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/customize_colors" />
+            </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
 
-                </RelativeLayout>
-            </LinearLayout>
+            <include
+                android:id="@+id/settings_color_customization_divider"
+                layout="@layout/divider" />
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/settings_general_settings_label"
@@ -74,166 +63,149 @@
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:text="@string/general_settings" />
 
-            <LinearLayout
-                android:id="@+id/settings_general_settings_holder"
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_purchase_thank_you_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewOneLinerStyle"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_margin="@dimen/medium_margin"
-                android:background="@drawable/section_holder_stroke"
-                android:orientation="vertical">
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_purchase_thank_you_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewOneLinerStyle"
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_purchase_thank_you"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/purchase_simple_thank_you" />
+
+            </RelativeLayout>
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_use_english_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderCheckboxStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyAppCompatCheckbox
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_use_english"
+                    style="@style/SettingsCheckboxStyle"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_top_corners">
+                    android:text="@string/use_english_language" />
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_purchase_thank_you"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/purchase_simple_thank_you" />
+            </RelativeLayout>
 
-                </RelativeLayout>
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_language_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_use_english_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderCheckboxStyle"
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_language_label"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/language" />
+
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_language"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextValueStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_below="@+id/settings_language_label"
+                    tools:text="English" />
+
+            </RelativeLayout>
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_manage_clipboard_items_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewOneLinerStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_manage_clipboard_items_label"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/manage_clipboard_items" />
+
+            </RelativeLayout>
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_vibrate_on_keypress_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderCheckboxStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyAppCompatCheckbox
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_vibrate_on_keypress"
+                    style="@style/SettingsCheckboxStyle"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_background">
+                    android:text="@string/vibrate_on_keypress" />
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyAppCompatCheckbox
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_use_english"
-                        style="@style/SettingsCheckboxStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/use_english_language" />
+            </RelativeLayout>
 
-                </RelativeLayout>
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_show_popup_on_keypress_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderCheckboxStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_language_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewStyle"
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyAppCompatCheckbox
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_show_popup_on_keypress"
+                    style="@style/SettingsCheckboxStyle"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_background">
+                    android:text="@string/show_popup" />
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_language_label"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/language" />
+            </RelativeLayout>
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_language"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextValueStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_language_label"
-                        tools:text="English" />
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_language_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-                </RelativeLayout>
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_language_label"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/keyboard_language" />
 
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_manage_clipboard_items_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewOneLinerStyle"
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_language"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextValueStyle"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_background">
+                    android:layout_below="@+id/settings_keyboard_language_label"
+                    tools:text="@string/translation_english" />
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_manage_clipboard_items_label"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/manage_clipboard_items" />
+            </RelativeLayout>
 
-                </RelativeLayout>
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier_holder"
+                style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewStyle"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_vibrate_on_keypress_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderCheckboxStyle"
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier_label"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:text="@string/keyboard_height" />
+
+                <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
+                    android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier"
+                    style="@style/SettingsTextValueStyle"
                     android:layout_width="match_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_background">
+                    android:layout_below="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier_label"
+                    tools:text="@string/small" />
 
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyAppCompatCheckbox
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_vibrate_on_keypress"
-                        style="@style/SettingsCheckboxStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/vibrate_on_keypress" />
-
-                </RelativeLayout>
-
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_show_popup_on_keypress_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderCheckboxStyle"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_background">
-
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyAppCompatCheckbox
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_show_popup_on_keypress"
-                        style="@style/SettingsCheckboxStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/show_popup" />
-
-                </RelativeLayout>
-
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_language_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewStyle"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_background">
-
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_language_label"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/keyboard_language" />
-
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_language"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextValueStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_keyboard_language_label"
-                        tools:text="@string/translation_english" />
-
-                </RelativeLayout>
-
-                <RelativeLayout
-                    android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier_holder"
-                    style="@style/SettingsHolderTextViewStyle"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:background="@drawable/ripple_bottom_corners">
-
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier_label"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextLabelStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:text="@string/keyboard_height" />
-
-                    <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
-                        android:id="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier"
-                        style="@style/SettingsTextValueStyle"
-                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                        android:layout_below="@+id/settings_keyboard_height_multiplier_label"
-                        tools:text="@string/small" />
-                </RelativeLayout>
-
-            </LinearLayout>
+            </RelativeLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
     </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>