diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
index d7c51f1b4..97b277387 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixMobileActivity.java
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ public class KiwixMobileActivity extends BaseActivity implements WebViewCallback
     getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN);
 
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+    new WebView(this).destroy(); // Workaround for buggy webviews see #710
+
     wifiOnly = sharedPreferenceUtil.getPrefWifiOnly();
     nightMode = KiwixSettingsActivity.nightMode(sharedPreferenceUtil);
     if (nightMode) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/utils/LanguageUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/utils/LanguageUtils.java
index 3ad6c06cc..85b2f4cf3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/utils/LanguageUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/utils/LanguageUtils.java
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ public class LanguageUtils {
     Locale locale = new Locale(language);
     Locale.setDefault(locale);
     Configuration config = new Configuration();
-    config.locale = locale;
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 17) {
+      config.setLocale(locale);
       config.setLayoutDirection(locale);
+    } else {
+      config.locale = locale;
     }
     context.getResources()
         .updateConfiguration(config, context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@ public class LanguageUtils {
     return mLocaleMap.get(iso3.toUpperCase());
   }
 
-  @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
   public static Locale getCurrentLocale(Context context){
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N){
       return context.getResources().getConfiguration().getLocales().get(0);