diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
index 5e7f060e..5c628582 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.hasPIPPermission
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.shouldShowPIPMode
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.UIHelper.toPx
+import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe
 import java.util.*
 
 object CommonActivity {
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ object CommonActivity {
                     act.hasPIPPermission() // CHECK IF FEATURE IS ENABLED IN SETTINGS
 
         act.updateLocale()
+
+        NewPipe.init(DownloaderTestImpl.getInstance())
     }
 
     private fun Activity.enterPIPMode() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
index 1dd37b8f..daab7016 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
@@ -615,7 +615,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
 
         loadCache()
         test()
-        NewPipe.init(DownloaderTestImpl.getInstance())
         updateHasTrailers()
         /*nav_view.setOnNavigationItemSelectedListener { item ->
             when (item.itemId) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AllAnimeProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AllAnimeProvider.kt
index e6888fa3..f3c91a33 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AllAnimeProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AllAnimeProvider.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse.Companion.addActors
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.safeApiCall
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ class AllAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
             res = app.get(link).text
             if (res.contains("PERSISTED_QUERY_NOT_FOUND")) return emptyList()
         }
-        val response = mapper.readValue<AllAnimeQuery>(res)
+        val response = parseJson<AllAnimeQuery>(res)
 
         val results = response.data.shows.edges.filter {
             // filtering in case there is an anime with 0 episodes available on the site.
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ class AllAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
 
         rhino.evaluateString(scope, js, "JavaScript", 1, null)
         val jsEval = scope.get("returnValue", scope) ?: return null
-        val showData = mapper.readValue<Edges>(jsEval as String)
+        val showData = parseJson<Edges>(jsEval as String)
 
         val title = showData.name
         val description = showData.description
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ class AllAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
             }) else null)
         }
 
-        val characters = soup.select("div.character > div.card-character-box")?.mapNotNull {
+        val characters = soup.select("div.character > div.card-character-box").mapNotNull {
             val img = it?.selectFirst("img")?.attr("src") ?: return@mapNotNull null
             val name = it.selectFirst("div > a")?.ownText() ?: return@mapNotNull null
             val role = when (it.selectFirst("div > .text-secondary")?.text()?.trim()) {
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ class AllAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
         callback: (ExtractorLink) -> Unit
     ): Boolean {
         var apiEndPoint =
-            mapper.readValue<ApiEndPoint>(app.get("$mainUrl/getVersion").text).episodeIframeHead
+            parseJson<ApiEndPoint>(app.get("$mainUrl/getVersion").text).episodeIframeHead
         if (apiEndPoint.endsWith("/")) apiEndPoint =
             apiEndPoint.slice(0 until apiEndPoint.length - 1)
 
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ class AllAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
                     val response = app.get(link)
 
                     if (response.code < 400) {
-                        val links = mapper.readValue<AllAnimeVideoApiResponse>(response.text).links
+                        val links = parseJson<AllAnimeVideoApiResponse>(response.text).links
                         links.forEach { server ->
                             if (server.hls != null && server.hls) {
                                 getM3u8Qualities(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimePaheProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimePaheProvider.kt
index 2cc790ca..58e744d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimePaheProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimePaheProvider.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse.Companion.addAniListId
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse.Companion.addMalId
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse.Companion.addTrailer
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.suspendSafeApiCall
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.JsUnpacker
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getQualityFromName
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ class AnimePaheProvider : MainAPI() {
         for (i in urls) {
             try {
                 val response = app.get(i.first).text
-                val episodes = mapper.readValue<AnimePaheLatestReleases>(response).data.map {
+                val episodes = parseJson<AnimePaheLatestReleases>(response).data.map {
                     newAnimeSearchResponse(
                         it.animeTitle,
                         "https://pahe.win/a/${it.animeId}?slug=${it.animeTitle}",
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class AnimePaheProvider : MainAPI() {
         val headers = mapOf("referer" to "$mainUrl/")
 
         val req = app.get(url, headers = headers).text
-        val data = req.let { mapper.readValue<AnimePaheSearch>(it) }
+        val data = parseJson<AnimePaheSearch>(req)
         for (anime in data.data) {
             if (anime.id == animeId) {
                 return "https://animepahe.com/anime/${anime.session}"
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class AnimePaheProvider : MainAPI() {
         val headers = mapOf("referer" to "$mainUrl/")
 
         val req = app.get(url, headers = headers).text
-        val data = req.let { mapper.readValue<AnimePaheSearch>(it) }
+        val data = parseJson<AnimePaheSearch>(req)
 
         return data.data.map {
             newAnimeSearchResponse(
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ class AnimePaheProvider : MainAPI() {
             val headers = mapOf("referer" to "$mainUrl/")
 
             val req = app.get(uri, headers = headers).text
-            val data = req.let { mapper.readValue<AnimePaheAnimeData>(it) }
+            val data = parseJson<AnimePaheAnimeData>(req)
 
             val lastPage = data.lastPage
             val perPage = data.perPage
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ class AnimePaheProvider : MainAPI() {
             link = link.replace(regex, "")
 
             val req = app.get(link, headers = headers).text
-            val jsonResponse = req.let { mapper.readValue<AnimePaheAnimeData>(it) }
+            val jsonResponse = parseJson<AnimePaheAnimeData>(req)
             val ep = ((jsonResponse.data.map {
                 if (it.episode == episodeNum) {
                     it
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimekisaProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimekisaProvider.kt
index dab8e406..91e1a133 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimekisaProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/AnimekisaProvider.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class AnimekisaProvider : MainAPI() {
                 val title = it.selectFirst("h3 a")?.text() ?: ""
                 val url = it.selectFirst("a.film-poster-ahref")?.attr("href")
                     ?.replace("watch/", "anime/")?.replace(
-                        Regex("(-episode-(\\d+)\\/\$|-episode-(\\d+)\$|-episode-full|-episode-.*-.(\\/|))"),
+                        Regex("(-episode-(\\d+)/\$|-episode-(\\d+)\$|-episode-full|-episode-.*-.(/|))"),
                         ""
                     ) ?: return@mapNotNull null
                 val poster = it.selectFirst(".film-poster img")?.attr("data-src")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/DubbedAnimeProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/DubbedAnimeProvider.kt
index 1219e3f4..d6ac927f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/DubbedAnimeProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/DubbedAnimeProvider.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.unixTime
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.APIHolder.unixTimeMS
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getQualityFromName
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class DubbedAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
         val url =
             mainUrl + (if (isMovie) "/movies/jsonMovie" else "/xz/v3/jsonEpi") + ".php?slug=$slug&_=$unixTime"
         val response = app.get(url).text
-        val mapped = mapper.readValue<QueryEpisodeResultRoot>(response)
+        val mapped = parseJson<QueryEpisodeResultRoot>(response)
         return mapped.result.anime.first()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/MundoDonghuaProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/MundoDonghuaProvider.kt
index 372bfb1a..cbdf9834 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/MundoDonghuaProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/MundoDonghuaProvider.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.toJson
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.M3u8Helper.Companion.generateM3u8
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getAndUnpack
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getQualityFromName
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.loadExtractor
 import java.util.*
-import kotlin.collections.ArrayList
 
 
 class MundoDonghuaProvider : MainAPI() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/NineAnimeProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/NineAnimeProvider.kt
index ae9a763c..43648764 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/NineAnimeProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/NineAnimeProvider.kt
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class NineAnimeProvider : MainAPI() {
         }
     }
 
-    override suspend fun search(query: String): List<SearchResponse>? {
+    override suspend fun search(query: String): List<SearchResponse> {
         val vrf = encodeVrf(query)
         //?language%5B%5D=${if (selectDub) "dubbed" else "subbed"}&
         val url =
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/TenshiProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/TenshiProvider.kt
index 02bb6e00..0e4489e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/TenshiProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/TenshiProvider.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.network.DdosGuardKiller
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.network.getHeaders
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getQualityFromName
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class TenshiProvider : MainAPI() {
             }
         })
 
-        val similarAnime = document.select("ul.anime-loop > li > a")?.mapNotNull { element ->
+        val similarAnime = document.select("ul.anime-loop > li > a").mapNotNull { element ->
             val href = element.attr("href") ?: return@mapNotNull null
             val title =
                 element.selectFirst("> .overlay > .thumb-title")?.text() ?: return@mapNotNull null
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class TenshiProvider : MainAPI() {
                 sourceHTML
             )
             if (match != null) {
-                val qualities = mapper.readValue<List<Quality>>(
+                val qualities = parseJson<List<Quality>>(
                     match.destructured.component1()
                         .replace("'", "\"")
                         .replace(Regex("""(\w+): """), "\"\$1\": ")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/WatchCartoonOnlineProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/WatchCartoonOnlineProvider.kt
index 940ad97c..ef393089 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/WatchCartoonOnlineProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/WatchCartoonOnlineProvider.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.Qualities
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class WatchCartoonOnlineProvider : MainAPI() {
             )
         )
 
-        val link = mapper.readValue<LinkResponse>(linkResponse.text)
+        val link = parseJson<LinkResponse>(linkResponse.text)
 
         val hdLink = "${link.server}/getvid?evid=${link.hd}"
         val sdLink = "${link.server}/getvid?evid=${link.enc}"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/ZoroProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/ZoroProvider.kt
index e24f10db..b74b113a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/ZoroProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/animeproviders/ZoroProvider.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders
 
 import android.util.Log
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse.Companion.addAniListId
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.LoadResponse.Companion.addMalId
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.movieproviders.SflixProvider.Companion.extractRabbitStream
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.movieproviders.SflixProvider.Companion.runSflixExtractorVerifierJob
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.tryParseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.Coroutines.ioSafe
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ZoroProvider : MainAPI() {
         val animeId = URI(url).path.split("-").last()
 
         val episodes = Jsoup.parse(
-            mapper.readValue<Response>(
+            parseJson<Response>(
                 app.get(
                     "$mainUrl/ajax/v2/episode/list/$animeId"
                 ).text
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class ZoroProvider : MainAPI() {
         }
 
         val actors = document.select("div.block-actors-content > div.bac-list-wrap > div.bac-item")
-            ?.mapNotNull { head ->
+            .mapNotNull { head ->
                 val subItems = head.select(".per-info") ?: return@mapNotNull null
                 if (subItems.isEmpty()) return@mapNotNull null
                 var role: ActorRole? = null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/XStreamCdn.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/XStreamCdn.kt
index 7338f570..89f4ca67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/XStreamCdn.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/extractors/XStreamCdn.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.extractors
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.app
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mapper
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorApi
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getQualityFromName
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ open class XStreamCdn : ExtractorApi() {
             val text = this.text
             if (text.isEmpty()) return listOf()
             if (text == """{"success":false,"data":"Video not found or has been removed"}""") return listOf()
-            mapper.readValue<ResponseJson?>(text)?.let {
+            AppUtils.parseJson<ResponseJson?>(text)?.let {
                 if (it.success && it.data != null) {
                     it.data.forEach { data ->
                         extractedLinksList.add(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/liveproviders/EjaTv.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/liveproviders/EjaTv.kt
index f55b2087..9ee0af6b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/liveproviders/EjaTv.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/liveproviders/EjaTv.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.Qualities
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element
 
 class EjaTv : MainAPI() {
-    override var mainUrl = "https://eja.tv/"
+    override var mainUrl = "https://eja.tv"
     override var name = "Eja.tv"
 
     // Universal language?
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class EjaTv : MainAPI() {
         val href = fixUrl(link.attr("href"))
         val img = this.selectFirst("div.thumb img")
         val lang = this.selectFirst(".card-title > a")?.attr("href")?.removePrefix("?country=")
+            ?.replace("int", "eu") //international -> European Union 🇪🇺
         return LiveSearchResponse(
             // Kinda hack way to get the title
             img?.attr("alt")?.replaceFirst("Watch ", "") ?: return null,
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ class EjaTv : MainAPI() {
             "Entertainment" to mapOf("language" to language, "category" to "Entertainment")
         )
         return HomePageResponse(dataMap.apmap { (title, data) ->
-            println("ADDED isHorizontalImages")
             val document = app.post(mainUrl, data = data).document
             val shows = document.select("div.card-body").mapNotNull {
                 it.toSearchResponse()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/PinoyHDXyzProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/PinoyHDXyzProvider.kt
index dca312d5..e14c01d0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/PinoyHDXyzProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/PinoyHDXyzProvider.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.movieproviders
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.toJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.loadExtractor
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
         val document = app.get(mainUrl, referer = mainUrl).document
         val mainbody = document.getElementsByTag("body")
 
-        mainbody?.select("div.section-cotent.col-md-12.bordert")?.forEach { row ->
+        mainbody.select("div.section-cotent.col-md-12.bordert").forEach { row ->
             val title = row?.select("div.title-section.tt")?.text() ?: "<Row>"
             val elements = row?.select("li.img_frame.preview-tumb7")?.mapNotNull {
                 // Get inner div from article
                 val innerBody = it?.selectFirst("a") ?: return@mapNotNull null
                 // Fetch details
-                val name = it.text()?.trim()
-                if (name.isNullOrBlank()) { return@mapNotNull null }
+                val name = it.text().trim()
+                if (name.isBlank()) {
+                    return@mapNotNull null
+                }
 
                 val link = innerBody.attr("href") ?: return@mapNotNull null
-                val image = fixUrlNull(innerBody.select("img")?.attr("src"))
+                val image = fixUrlNull(innerBody.select("img").attr("src"))
                 //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (innerBody, image) ${innerBody} / ${image}")
                 // Get Year from Link
                 val rex = Regex("_(\\d+)_")
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
     override suspend fun search(query: String): List<SearchResponse> {
         val url = "$mainUrl/search/?q=${query.replace(" ", "+")}"
         val document = app.get(url).document.select("div.portfolio-thumb")
-        return document?.mapNotNull {
+        return document.mapNotNull {
             if (it == null) {
                 return@mapNotNull null
             }
@@ -77,13 +79,13 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
                 posterUrl = image,
                 year = year
             )
-        }?.distinctBy { c -> c.url } ?: listOf()
+        }.distinctBy { c -> c.url }
     }
 
     override suspend fun load(url: String): LoadResponse {
         val doc = app.get(url).document
         val body = doc.getElementsByTag("body")
-        val inner = body?.select("div.info")
+        val inner = body.select("div.info")
 
         // Video links
         val listOfLinks: MutableList<String> = mutableListOf()
@@ -92,11 +94,11 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
         var title = ""
         var year: Int? = null
         var tags: List<String>? = null
-        val poster = fixUrlNull(inner?.select("div.portfolio-tumb.ph-link > img")?.attr("src"))
+        val poster = fixUrlNull(inner.select("div.portfolio-tumb.ph-link > img").attr("src"))
         //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (imgLinkCode) ${imgLinkCode}")
-        inner?.select("table")?.select("tr")?.forEach {
+        inner.select("table").select("tr").forEach {
             val td = it?.select("td") ?: return@forEach
-            val caption = td[0].text()?.lowercase()
+            val caption = td[0].text().lowercase()
             //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (caption) $caption")
             when (caption) {
                 "name" -> {
@@ -106,41 +108,45 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
                     var yearRes = td[1].toString()
                     year = if (yearRes.isNotBlank()) {
                         if (yearRes.contains("var year =")) {
-                            yearRes = yearRes.substring(yearRes.indexOf("var year =") + "var year =".length)
+                            yearRes =
+                                yearRes.substring(yearRes.indexOf("var year =") + "var year =".length)
                             //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (yearRes) $yearRes")
                             yearRes = yearRes.substring(0, yearRes.indexOf(';'))
                                 .trim().removeSurrounding("'")
                         }
                         yearRes.toIntOrNull()
-                    } else { null }
+                    } else {
+                        null
+                    }
                 }
                 "genre" -> {
-                    tags = td[1].select("a")?.mapNotNull { tag ->
+                    tags = td[1].select("a").mapNotNull { tag ->
                         tag?.text()?.trim() ?: return@mapNotNull null
-                    }?.filter { a -> a.isNotBlank() }
+                    }.filter { a -> a.isNotBlank() }
                 }
             }
         }
 
-        var descript = body?.select("div.eText")?.text()
+        var descript = body.select("div.eText").text()
         if (!descript.isNullOrEmpty()) {
             try {
                 descript = "(undefined_x_Polus+[.\\d+])".toRegex().replace(descript, "")
                 descript = "(_x_Polus+[.\\d+])".toRegex().replace(descript, "")
                 descript = descript.trim().removeSuffix("undefined").trim()
-            } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {  }
+            } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
+            }
         }
         // Add links hidden in description
         listOfLinks.addAll(fetchUrls(descript))
         listOfLinks.forEach { link ->
             //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (hidden link) $link")
-            descript = descript?.replace(link, "")
+            descript = descript.replace(link, "")
         }
 
         // Try looking for episodes, for series
         val episodeList = ArrayList<Episode>()
-        val bodyText = body?.select("div.section-cotent1.col-md-12")?.select("section")
-            ?.select("script")?.toString() ?: ""
+        val bodyText = body.select("div.section-cotent1.col-md-12").select("section")
+            .select("script").toString()
         //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (bodyText) ${bodyText}")
 
         "(?<=ses=\\(')(.*)(?='\\).split)".toRegex().find(bodyText)?.groupValues?.get(0).let {
@@ -178,14 +184,14 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
         }
 
         // Video links for Movie
-        body?.select("div.tabcontent > iframe")?.forEach {
+        body.select("div.tabcontent > iframe").forEach {
             val linkMain = it?.attr("src")
             if (!linkMain.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                 listOfLinks.add(linkMain)
                 //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (linkMain) $linkMain")
             }
         }
-        body?.select("div.tabcontent.hide > iframe")?.forEach {
+        body.select("div.tabcontent.hide > iframe").forEach {
             val linkMain = it?.attr("src")
             if (!linkMain.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                 listOfLinks.add(linkMain)
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
             }
         }
 
-        val extraLinks = body?.select("div.tabcontent.hide")?.text()
+        val extraLinks = body.select("div.tabcontent.hide").text()
         listOfLinks.addAll(fetchUrls(extraLinks))
 
         val streamLinks = listOfLinks.distinct().toJson()
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ class PinoyHDXyzProvider : MainAPI() {
         callback: (ExtractorLink) -> Unit
     ): Boolean {
         var count = 0
-        mapper.readValue<List<String>>(data).forEach { item ->
+        parseJson<List<String>>(data).forEach { item ->
             val url = item.trim()
             if (url.isNotBlank()) {
                 if (loadExtractor(url, mainUrl, subtitleCallback, callback)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/VMoveeProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/VMoveeProvider.kt
index 9f847fad..39a1c436 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/VMoveeProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/VMoveeProvider.kt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.movieproviders
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.getQualityFromName
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class VMoveeProvider : MainAPI() {
                 data = mapOf("action" to "doo_player_ajax", "post" to data, "nume" to "2", "type" to "movie")
             ).text
 
-        val ajax = mapper.readValue<LoadLinksAjax>(post)
+        val ajax = parseJson<LoadLinksAjax>(post)
         var realUrl = ajax.embedUrl
         if (realUrl.startsWith("//")) {
             realUrl = "https:$realUrl"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class VMoveeProvider : MainAPI() {
                 headers = mapOf("Referer" to request.url),
                 data = mapOf("r" to "https://www.vmovee.watch/", "d" to "reeoov.tube")
             ).text
-            val apiData = mapper.readValue<ReeoovAPI>(apiResponse)
+            val apiData = parseJson<ReeoovAPI>(apiResponse)
             for (d in apiData.data) {
                 callback.invoke(
                     ExtractorLink(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/WatchAsianProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/WatchAsianProvider.kt
index 0e7e52b5..fbf3d9cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/WatchAsianProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/movieproviders/WatchAsianProvider.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.movieproviders
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders.GogoanimeProvider.Companion.extractVidstream
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.extractors.XStreamCdn
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.extractors.helper.AsianEmbedHelper
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.toJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.ExtractorLink
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.loadExtractor
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class WatchAsianProvider : MainAPI() {
             data
         }
         var count = 0
-        mapper.readValue<List<String>>(links).apmap { item ->
+        parseJson<List<String>>(links).apmap { item ->
             count++
             val url = fixUrl(item.trim())
             //Log.i(this.name, "Result => (url) $url")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt
index 0490d3b5..606fee97 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/AniListApi.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.*
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKeys
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AuthAPI
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.SyncAPI
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.splitQuery
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.toJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.tryParseJson
@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ class AniListApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
     }
 
     companion object {
-        private val mapper = JsonMapper.builder().addModule(KotlinModule())
-            .configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false).build()!!
-
         private val aniListStatusString =
             arrayOf("CURRENT", "COMPLETED", "PAUSED", "DROPPED", "PLANNING", "REPEATING")
 
@@ -489,7 +486,7 @@ class AniListApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
             }"""
 
         val data = postApi(q, true)
-        val d = mapper.readValue<GetDataRoot>(data ?: return null)
+        val d = parseJson<GetDataRoot>(data ?: return null)
 
         val main = d.data?.Media
         if (main?.mediaListEntry != null) {
@@ -750,7 +747,7 @@ class AniListApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
 				}"""
         val data = postApi(q)
         if (data.isNullOrBlank()) return null
-        val userData = mapper.readValue<AniListRoot>(data)
+        val userData = parseJson<AniListRoot>(data)
         val u = userData.data?.Viewer
         val user = AniListUser(
             u?.id,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt
index 2654f3de..ea27720a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/syncproviders/providers/MALApi.kt
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.providers
 
 import android.util.Base64
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.json.JsonMapper
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.openBrowser
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.setKey
@@ -16,6 +12,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AccountManager
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.AuthAPI
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.syncproviders.SyncAPI
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.splitQuery
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStore.toKotlinObject
 import java.net.URL
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 "Authorization" to "Bearer $auth",
             ), cacheTime = 0
         ).text
-        return mapper.readValue<MalSearch>(res).data.map {
+        return parseJson<MalSearch>(res).data.map {
             val node = it.node
             SyncAPI.SyncSearchResult(
                 node.title,
@@ -196,7 +193,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                 "Authorization" to "Bearer $auth"
             )
         ).text
-        return mapper.readValue<MalAnime>(res).let { malAnime ->
+        return parseJson<MalAnime>(res).let { malAnime ->
             SyncAPI.SyncResult(
                 id = internalId.toString(),
                 totalEpisodes = malAnime.numEpisodes,
@@ -300,16 +297,13 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
         openBrowser(request)
     }
 
-    private val mapper = JsonMapper.builder().addModule(KotlinModule())
-        .configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false).build()!!
-
     private var requestId = 0
     private var codeVerifier = ""
 
     private fun storeToken(response: String) {
         try {
             if (response != "") {
-                val token = mapper.readValue<ResponseToken>(response)
+                val token = parseJson<ResponseToken>(response)
                 setKey(accountId, MAL_UNIXTIME_KEY, (token.expires_in + unixTime))
                 setKey(accountId, MAL_REFRESH_TOKEN_KEY, token.refresh_token)
                 setKey(accountId, MAL_TOKEN_KEY, token.access_token)
@@ -474,7 +468,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
             ), cacheTime = 0
         ).text
 
-        return mapper.readValue<SmallMalAnime>(res)
+        return parseJson<SmallMalAnime>(res)
     }
 
     suspend fun setAllMalData() {
@@ -490,7 +484,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
                     "Authorization" to "Bearer " + (getAuth() ?: return)
                 ), cacheTime = 0
             ).text
-            val values = mapper.readValue<MalRoot>(res)
+            val values = parseJson<MalRoot>(res)
             val titles =
                 values.data.map { MalTitleHolder(it.list_status, it.node.id, it.node.title) }
             for (t in titles) {
@@ -554,7 +548,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
             ), cacheTime = 0
         ).text
 
-        val user = mapper.readValue<MalUser>(res)
+        val user = parseJson<MalUser>(res)
         if (setSettings) {
             setKey(accountId, MAL_USER_KEY, user)
             registerAccount()
@@ -600,7 +594,7 @@ class MALApi(index: Int) : AccountManager(index), SyncAPI {
         return if (res.isNullOrBlank()) {
             false
         } else {
-            val malStatus = mapper.readValue<MalStatus>(res)
+            val malStatus = parseJson<MalStatus>(res)
             if (allTitles.containsKey(id)) {
                 val currentTitle = allTitles[id]!!
                 allTitles[id] = MalTitleHolder(malStatus, id, currentTitle.name)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/BackupUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/BackupUtils.kt
index 022b2285..c174a20a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/BackupUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/BackupUtils.kt
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import androidx.activity.result.ActivityResultLauncher
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.CommonActivity.showToast
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.R
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStore.getDefaultSharedPrefs
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStore.getSharedPrefs
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.DataStore.mapper
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ object BackupUtils {
                                         ?: return@registerForActivityResult
 
                                 val restoredValue =
-                                    mapper.readValue<BackupFile>(input)
+                                    parseJson<BackupFile>(input.readBytes().toString())
                                 activity.restore(
                                     restoredValue,
                                     restoreSettings = true,
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ object BackupUtils {
                         "content/unknown",
                     )
                 )
-            } catch (e : Exception) {
-                showToast(this,e.message)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                showToast(this, e.message)
                 logError(e)
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/InAppUpdater.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/InAppUpdater.kt
index 78bd213b..ebc5a58d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/InAppUpdater.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/InAppUpdater.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.R
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.app
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.normalSafeApiCall
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import java.io.File
 import kotlin.concurrent.thread
@@ -65,9 +66,6 @@ class InAppUpdater {
             @JsonProperty("updateNodeId") val updateNodeId: String?
         )
 
-        private val mapper = JsonMapper.builder().addModule(KotlinModule())
-            .configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false).build()
-
         private fun Activity.getAppUpdate(): Update {
             return try {
                 val settingsManager = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ class InAppUpdater {
             val url = "https://api.github.com/repos/LagradOst/CloudStream-3/releases"
             val headers = mapOf("Accept" to "application/vnd.github.v3+json")
             val response =
-                mapper.readValue<List<GithubRelease>>(runBlocking {
+                parseJson<List<GithubRelease>>(runBlocking {
                     app.get(
                         url,
                         headers = headers
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ class InAppUpdater {
             val releaseUrl = "https://api.github.com/repos/LagradOst/CloudStream-3/releases"
             val headers = mapOf("Accept" to "application/vnd.github.v3+json")
             val response =
-                mapper.readValue<List<GithubRelease>>(app.get(releaseUrl, headers = headers).text)
+                parseJson<List<GithubRelease>>(app.get(releaseUrl, headers = headers).text)
 
             val found =
                 response.lastOrNull { rel ->
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ class InAppUpdater {
             val foundAsset = found?.assets?.getOrNull(0)
 
             val tagResponse =
-                mapper.readValue<GithubTag>(app.get(tagUrl, headers = headers).text)
+                parseJson<GithubTag>(app.get(tagUrl, headers = headers).text)
 
             val shouldUpdate =
                 (getString(R.string.prerelease_commit_hash) != tagResponse.github_object.sha)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/SyncUtil.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/SyncUtil.kt
index 993180c7..730c4b4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/SyncUtil.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/utils/SyncUtil.kt
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils
 
 import android.util.Log
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.animeproviders.AniflixProvider
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.app
-import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mapper
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.AppUtils.parseJson
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 object SyncUtil {
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ object SyncUtil {
             val url =
                 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MALSync/MAL-Sync-Backup/master/data/pages/$site/$slug.json"
             val response = app.get(url, cacheTime = 1, cacheUnit = TimeUnit.DAYS).text
-            val mapped = mapper.readValue<MalSyncPage?>(response)
+            val mapped = parseJson<MalSyncPage?>(response)
 
             val overrideMal = mapped?.malId ?: mapped?.Mal?.id ?: mapped?.Anilist?.malId
             val overrideAnilist = mapped?.aniId ?: mapped?.Anilist?.id