diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 80f6fd73..f8e98aa2 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ dependencies {
     // Design & UI
     implementation("jp.wasabeef:glide-transformations:4.3.0")
     implementation("androidx.preference:preference-ktx:1.2.1")
-    implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.10.0")
+    implementation("com.google.android.material:material:1.11.0")
     implementation("androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.4")
     implementation("androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout:1.1.0")
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
index 759f99d4..669dde13 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/CommonActivity.kt
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ import android.content.res.Resources
 import android.os.Build
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics
 import android.util.Log
-import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.KeyEvent
-import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.View.NO_ID
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import android.widget.TextView
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
@@ -31,6 +28,7 @@ import com.google.android.material.chip.ChipGroup
 import com.google.android.material.navigationrail.NavigationRailView
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.getKey
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.AcraApplication.Companion.removeKey
+import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.databinding.ToastBinding
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.mvvm.logError
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.player.PlayerEventType
 import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.ui.result.ResultFragment
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ import com.lagradost.cloudstream3.utils.Event
 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.lang.ref.WeakReference
 import java.util.Locale
@@ -99,8 +96,7 @@ object CommonActivity {
     var playerEventListener: ((PlayerEventType) -> Unit)? = null
     var keyEventListener: ((Pair<KeyEvent?, Boolean>) -> Boolean)? = null
 
-
-    var currentToast: Toast? = null
+    private var currentToast: Toast? = null
 
     fun showToast(@StringRes message: Int, duration: Int? = null) {
         val act = activity ?: return
@@ -156,25 +152,18 @@ object CommonActivity {
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             logError(e)
         }
+
         try {
-            val inflater =
-                act.getSystemService(AppCompatActivity.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE) as LayoutInflater
-
-            val layout: View = inflater.inflate(
-                R.layout.toast,
-                act.findViewById<View>(R.id.toast_layout_root) as ViewGroup?
-            )
-
-            val text = layout.findViewById(R.id.text) as TextView
-            text.text = message.trim()
+            val binding = ToastBinding.inflate(act.layoutInflater)
+            binding.text.text = message.trim()
 
             val toast = Toast(act)
-            toast.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL or Gravity.BOTTOM, 0, 5.toPx)
             toast.duration = duration ?: Toast.LENGTH_SHORT
-            toast.view = layout
-            //https://github.com/PureWriter/ToastCompat
-            toast.show()
+            toast.view = binding.root
+            // custom toasts are deprecated and won't appear when cs3 starts targeting api30 (A11)
             currentToast = toast
+            toast.show()
+
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             logError(e)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/toast.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/toast.xml
index ff6c1c7b..7e9938c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/toast.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/toast.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:padding="5dp"
+        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
         app:cardCornerRadius="10dp"
         app:cardBackgroundColor="?attr/primaryBlackBackground"
         android:background="?attr/primaryBlackBackground">
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d2959529..0039198a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ buildscript {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
+
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.2.1")
+        classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.2.2")
         classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.9.22")
         classpath("org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:1.9.10")
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "1.9.22-1.0.16" apply false
+    id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "1.9.22-1.0.17" apply false
 }
 
 tasks.register<Delete>("clean") {