huge update

+ REMOVED ADS!!
+ changed theme colors
+ fixed rotation problems
+ fixed filter action button shadow
+ fixed swipe to refresh layout not refreshing
+ added threads to perform tasks on background thread
+ added word dialog box search fixes
+ added rxjava as nonet fix
+ more bug fixes!

app/build.gradle

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
-apply plugin: 'com.google.firebase.firebase-perf'
 apply plugin: 'io.fabric'
 
 android {
     compileSdkVersion 28
-    buildToolsVersion '28.0.1'
 
     defaultConfig {
-        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
         applicationId "awais.backworddictionary"
         minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 28
-        versionCode 73
-        versionName "7.3"
+        versionCode 80
+        versionName "8.0"
+
+        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
         multiDexEnabled true
     }
 
@@ -25,20 +24,20 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
     implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.2'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:support-dynamic-animation:28.0.0-alpha3'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha3'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:28.0.0-alpha3'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0-alpha3'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.0-alpha3'
-    implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0-alpha3'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:support-dynamic-animation:28.0.0-beta01'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-beta01'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:support-v4:28.0.0-beta01'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:design:28.0.0-beta01'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:28.0.0-beta01'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:28.0.0-beta01'
 
     implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-ads:15.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-appindexing:16.0.1'
-    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-perf:16.0.0'
-    implementation 'com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.4'
+    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-crash:16.0.1'
+    implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.9.4@aar') { transitive = true }
+    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.0.2'
+    implementation 'io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.1.9'
 
-    implementation 'com.android.support:customtabs:28.0.0-alpha3'
+    implementation 'com.android.support:customtabs:28.0.0-beta01'
     implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.10.0'
     implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.0'
     implementation 'com.keiferstone:nonet:2.0.4'

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
-    <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW"/>
 
     <application android:allowBackup="true" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
         android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" android:label="@string/app_name"
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@
         android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_descriptor">
 
         <activity android:name=".Main" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" android:launchMode="singleTop"
-            android:screenOrientation="portrait">
+            android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize" >
             <intent-filter>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

app/src/main/java/awais/backworddictionary/DictionaryAdapter.java

@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
 import awais.backworddictionary.custom.WordItem;
 import awais.backworddictionary.customweb.CustomTabActivityHelper;
 
+import static awais.backworddictionary.Main.tts;
+
 public class DictionaryAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DictionaryAdapter.DictHolder>
         implements Filterable {
     private final Context mContext;
     private final List<WordItem> wordList;
     private List<?> filterList;
     private WordItem currentWord;
-    private final TextToSpeech tts;
 
     @Override
     public Filter getFilter() {
@@ -46,9 +47,10 @@ public Filter getFilter() {
             protected FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence charSequence) {
                 FilterResults results = new FilterResults();
                 results.values = wordList;
-                if (charSequence.toString().isEmpty()) return results;
+                if (String.valueOf(charSequence).isEmpty() || String.valueOf(charSequence) == null)
+                    return results;
 
-                boolean showWords = Main.sharedPreferences.getBoolean("filterWord", false);
+                boolean showWords = Main.sharedPreferences.getBoolean("filterWord", true);
                 boolean showDefs = Main.sharedPreferences.getBoolean("filterDefinition", false);
                 boolean contains = Main.sharedPreferences.getBoolean("filterContain", true);
 
@@ -118,11 +120,10 @@ class DictHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         }
     }
 
-    DictionaryAdapter(Context mContext, List<WordItem> wordList, TextToSpeech tts) {
+    DictionaryAdapter(Context mContext, List<WordItem> wordList) {
         this.mContext = mContext;
         this.wordList = wordList;
         this.filterList = wordList;
-        this.tts = tts;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -160,14 +161,14 @@ public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull DictHolder holder, int position) {
             tagsBuilder.append("\nsyllables: ").append(wordItem.getNumSyllables());
         else
             tagsBuilder.append("syllables: ").append(wordItem.getNumSyllables());
-        holder.subtext.setText(tagsBuilder.toString().replaceAll(",\nsyllables", "\nsyllables"));
+        holder.subtext.setText(String.valueOf(tagsBuilder).replaceAll(",\nsyllables", "\nsyllables"));
         holder.overflow.setOnClickListener(view -> showPopupMenu(holder.overflow));
         holder.cardView.setOnLongClickListener(view -> {
             showPopupMenu(holder.overflow);
             return true;
         });
         holder.cardView.setOnClickListener(view ->
-                new WordDialog((Activity) mContext, wordItem, tts).show());
+                new WordDialog((Activity) mContext, wordItem).show());
     }
 
     private void showPopupMenu(View view) {
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ public boolean onMenuItemClick(MenuItem menuItem) {
                     return true;
                 case R.id.action_wiki:
                     String wordRawWiki = currentWord.getWord().replace(" ", "_").replace("\\s", "_");
-                    try {wordRawWiki = new URL(wordRawWiki).toString();} catch (Exception ignored) {}
+                    try {wordRawWiki = String.valueOf(new URL(wordRawWiki));} catch (Exception ignored) {}
 
                     Intent intent1 = new Intent();
                     intent1.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);