diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/Preference.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/Preference.kt
index 31b8e6fd..77427bac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/Preference.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/Preference.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
-import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DeviceProtectedUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.Log
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.dialogs.SliderDialog
 
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ fun SwitchPreference(
     onCheckedChange: (Boolean) -> Unit = { },
 ) {
     val ctx = LocalContext.current
-    val prefs = DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(ctx)
+    val prefs = ctx.prefs()
     val b = (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity2)?.prefChanged?.collectAsState()
     if (b?.value ?: 0 < 0)
         Log.v("irrelevant", "stupid way to trigger recomposition on preference change")
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ fun <T: Number> SliderPreference(
     onValueChanged: (Float) -> Unit = { },
 ) {
     val ctx = LocalContext.current
-    val prefs = DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(ctx)
+    val prefs = ctx.prefs()
     val b = (ctx.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity2)?.prefChanged?.collectAsState()
     if (b?.value ?: 0 < 0)
         Log.v("irrelevant", "stupid way to trigger recomposition on preference change")
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
index 6b8bc2c8..e55f4c09 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.platform.ComposeView
 import androidx.core.view.isGone
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Settings
-import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DeviceProtectedUtils
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 
 // todo
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 //  meh, and using a TextField adds another 300 kb... huge chunks for sth that seems so small
 
 class SettingsActivity2 : AppCompatActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
-    private val prefs by lazy { DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(this) }
+    private val prefs by lazy { this.prefs() }
     val prefChanged = MutableStateFlow(0) // simple counter, as the only relevant information is that something changed
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt
index bcc52951..48f74413 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/AboutScreen.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import androidx.core.net.toUri
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.BuildConfig
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.DebugSettings
-import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DeviceProtectedUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.Log
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.SpannableStringUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.AllPrefs
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import helium314.keyboard.settings.SearchPrefScreen
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.SettingsActivity2
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.Theme
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.getActivity
+import helium314.keyboard.settings.prefs
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fun createAboutPrefs(context: Context) = listOf(
     PrefDef(context, NonSettingsPrefs.VERSION, R.string.version) {
         var count by rememberSaveable { mutableIntStateOf(0) }
         val ctx = LocalContext.current
-        val prefs = DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(ctx)
+        val prefs = ctx.prefs()
         Preference(
             name = it.title,
             description = stringResource(R.string.version_text, BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/TextCorrectionScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/TextCorrectionScreen.kt
index 9cf64851..c63da141 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/TextCorrectionScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/screens/TextCorrectionScreen.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.permissions.PermissionsUtil
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Settings
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.UserDictionaryListFragment
-import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DeviceProtectedUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.Log
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.AllPrefs
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.NonSettingsPrefs
@@ -37,13 +36,14 @@ import helium314.keyboard.settings.Theme
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.dialogs.ConfirmationDialog
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.dialogs.ListPickerDialog
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.getActivity
+import helium314.keyboard.settings.prefs
 import helium314.keyboard.settings.themeChanged
 
 @Composable
 fun TextCorrectionScreen(
     onClickBack: () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    val prefs = DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(LocalContext.current)
+    val prefs = LocalContext.current.prefs()
     val b = (LocalContext.current.getActivity() as? SettingsActivity2)?.prefChanged?.collectAsState()
     if (b?.value ?: 0 < 0)
         Log.v("irrelevant", "stupid way to trigger recomposition on preference change")
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fun createCorrectionPrefs(context: Context) = listOf(
             stringResource(R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_aggressive) to "1",
             stringResource(R.string.auto_correction_threshold_mode_very_aggressive) to "2",
         )
-        val prefs = DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(LocalContext.current)
+        val prefs = LocalContext.current.prefs()
         val selected = items.firstOrNull { it.second == prefs.getString(def.key, "0") }
         Preference(
             name = def.title,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ fun createCorrectionPrefs(context: Context) = listOf(
             }
         )
         if (showConfirmDialog) {
-            val prefs = DeviceProtectedUtils.getSharedPreferences(LocalContext.current)
+            val prefs = LocalContext.current.prefs()
             ConfirmationDialog(
                 onDismissRequest = { showConfirmDialog = false },
                 onConfirmed = {