Merge branch 'develop' into playback-speed

Conflicts:
	pom.xml
	src/de/danoeh/antennapod/service/PlaybackService.java
	src/de/danoeh/antennapod/util/playback/PlaybackController.java

26 files changed, 1809 insertions, 1572 deletions

diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AboutActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AboutActivity.java
index e3265d1eb..27fdbe241 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AboutActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AboutActivity.java
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.webkit.WebView;
 import android.webkit.WebViewClient;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 
 /** Displays the 'about' screen */
-public class AboutActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class AboutActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 
 	private WebView webview;
 
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AddFeedActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AddFeedActivity.java
index 39434fa87..4085fc8d2 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AddFeedActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AddFeedActivity.java
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
@@ -13,10 +18,6 @@ import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.StorageUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.URLChecker;
 
 /** Activity for adding a Feed */
-public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class AddFeedActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "AddFeedActivity";
 
 	private DownloadRequester requester;
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+			Log.d(TAG, "Was started with Intent " + getIntent().getAction()
+					+ " and Data " + getIntent().getDataString());
 		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
@@ -54,6 +58,10 @@ public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 		progDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
 
 		etxtFeedurl = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.etxtFeedurl);
+		if (StringUtils.equals(getIntent().getAction(), Intent.ACTION_VIEW)) {
+			etxtFeedurl.setText(getIntent().getDataString());
+		}
+
 		butBrowseMiroGuide = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butBrowseMiroguide);
 		butOpmlImport = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butOpmlImport);
 		butConfirm = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butConfirm);
@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@ public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 		if (intent.getAction() != null
 				&& intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SEND)) {
 			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Was started with ACTION_SEND intent");
+				Log.d(TAG, "Resuming with ACTION_SEND intent");
 			String text = intent.getStringExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT);
 			if (text != null) {
 				etxtFeedurl.setText(text);
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 						}
 
 						@Override
-						public void onConnectionFailure(int reason) {
+						public void onConnectionFailure(DownloadError reason) {
 							handleDownloadError(reason);
 						}
 					});
@@ -168,11 +176,11 @@ public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 		progDialog.setMessage(getString(R.string.loading_label));
 	}
 
-	private void handleDownloadError(int reason) {
+	private void handleDownloadError(DownloadError reason) {
 		final AlertDialog errorDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this).create();
 		errorDialog.setTitle(R.string.error_label);
 		errorDialog.setMessage(getString(R.string.error_msg_prefix) + " "
-				+ DownloadError.getErrorString(this, reason));
+				+ reason.getErrorString(this));
 		errorDialog.setButton(getString(android.R.string.ok),
 				new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
 					@Override
@@ -191,6 +199,8 @@ public class AddFeedActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
 		switch (item.getItemId()) {
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java
index f43f29db3..cf82d936d 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/AudioplayerActivity.java
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v4.app.ListFragment;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
+import android.view.Window;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
@@ -17,9 +19,6 @@ import android.widget.ImageView.ScaleType;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockListFragment;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Window;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.ChapterListAdapter;
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 
 	private CoverFragment coverFragment;
 	private ItemDescriptionFragment descriptionFragment;
-	private SherlockListFragment chapterFragment;
+	private ListFragment chapterFragment;
 
 	private Fragment currentlyShownFragment;
 	private int currentlyShownPosition = -1;
@@ -250,8 +249,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 	/**
 	 * Changes the currently displayed fragment.
 	 * 
-	 * @param Must
-	 *            be POS_COVER, POS_DESCR, or POS_CHAPTERS
+	 * @param pos Must be POS_COVER, POS_DESCR, or POS_CHAPTERS
 	 * */
 	private void switchToFragment(int pos) {
 		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
@@ -282,7 +280,7 @@ public class AudioplayerActivity extends MediaplayerActivity {
 					break;
 				case POS_CHAPTERS:
 					if (chapterFragment == null) {
-						chapterFragment = new SherlockListFragment() {
+						chapterFragment = new ListFragment() {
 
 							@Override
 							public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v,
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DirectoryChooserActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DirectoryChooserActivity.java
index 54c4f0589..984491174 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DirectoryChooserActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DirectoryChooserActivity.java
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Environment;
 import android.os.FileObserver;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
@@ -24,11 +28,6 @@ import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
  * Let's the user choose a directory on the storage device. The selected folder
  * will be sent back to the starting activity as an activity result.
  */
-public class DirectoryChooserActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class DirectoryChooserActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "DirectoryChooserActivity";
 
 	private static final String CREATE_DIRECTORY_NAME = "AntennaPod";
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadActivity.java
index 10ebb1285..40c75d336 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadActivity.java
@@ -11,21 +11,23 @@ import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.support.v7.view.ActionMode;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
 import android.widget.AdapterView.OnItemLongClickListener;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockListActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.ActionMode;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
+import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.DownloadlistAdapter;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.DownloadStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloadRequest;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloadService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequester;
 
@@ -33,221 +35,228 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequester;
  * Shows all running downloads in a list. The list objects are DownloadStatus
  * objects created by a DownloadObserver.
  */
-public class DownloadActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
-		ActionMode.Callback {
-
-	private static final String TAG = "DownloadActivity";
-	private static final int MENU_SHOW_LOG = 0;
-	private static final int MENU_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS = 1;
-	private DownloadlistAdapter dla;
-	private DownloadRequester requester;
-
-	private ActionMode mActionMode;
-	private DownloadStatus selectedDownload;
-
-	private DownloadService downloadService = null;
-	boolean mIsBound;
-
-	private AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> contentRefresher;
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-			Log.d(TAG, "Creating Activity");
-		requester = DownloadRequester.getInstance();
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onPause() {
-		super.onPause();
-		unbindService(mConnection);
-		unregisterReceiver(contentChanged);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		registerReceiver(contentChanged, new IntentFilter(
-				DownloadService.ACTION_DOWNLOADS_CONTENT_CHANGED));
-		bindService(new Intent(this, DownloadService.class), mConnection, 0);
-		startContentRefresher();
-		if (dla != null) {
-			dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onStop() {
-		super.onStop();
-		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-			Log.d(TAG, "Stopping Activity");
-		stopContentRefresher();
-	}
-
-	private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
-		public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
-			downloadService = null;
-			mIsBound = false;
-			Log.i(TAG, "Closed connection with DownloadService.");
-		}
-
-		public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {
-			downloadService = ((DownloadService.LocalBinder) service)
-					.getService();
-			mIsBound = true;
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Connection to service established");
-			dla = new DownloadlistAdapter(DownloadActivity.this, 0,
-					downloadService.getDownloads());
-			setListAdapter(dla);
-			dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
-		}
-	};
-
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
-	private void startContentRefresher() {
-		if (contentRefresher != null) {
-			contentRefresher.cancel(true);
-		}
-		contentRefresher = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
-			private final int WAITING_INTERVALL = 1000;
-
-			@Override
-			protected void onProgressUpdate(Void... values) {
-				super.onProgressUpdate(values);
-				if (dla != null) {
-					if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-						Log.d(TAG, "Refreshing content automatically");
-					dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
-				}
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
-				while (!isCancelled()) {
-					try {
-						Thread.sleep(WAITING_INTERVALL);
-						publishProgress();
-					} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-						return null;
-					}
-				}
-				return null;
-			}
-		};
-		if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
-			contentRefresher.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
-		} else {
-			contentRefresher.execute();
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void stopContentRefresher() {
-		if (contentRefresher != null) {
-			contentRefresher.cancel(true);
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		getListView().setOnItemLongClickListener(new OnItemLongClickListener() {
-
-			@Override
-			public boolean onItemLongClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view,
-					int position, long id) {
-				DownloadStatus selection = dla.getItem(position).getStatus();
-				if (selection != null && mActionMode != null) {
-					mActionMode.finish();
-				}
-				dla.setSelectedItemIndex(position);
-				selectedDownload = selection;
-				mActionMode = startActionMode(DownloadActivity.this);
-				return true;
-			}
-
-		});
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, MENU_SHOW_LOG, Menu.NONE,
-				R.string.show_download_log).setShowAsAction(
-				MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, MENU_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS, Menu.NONE,
-				R.string.cancel_all_downloads_label).setShowAsAction(
-				MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case android.R.id.home:
-			Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
-			intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
-					| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-			startActivity(intent);
-			break;
-		case MENU_SHOW_LOG:
-			startActivity(new Intent(this, DownloadLogActivity.class));
-			break;
-		case MENU_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS:
-			requester.cancelAllDownloads(this);
-			break;
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
-		if (!selectedDownload.isDone()) {
-			TypedArray drawables = obtainStyledAttributes(new int[] { R.attr.navigation_cancel });
-			menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.cancel_download_item, Menu.NONE,
-					R.string.cancel_download_label).setIcon(
-					drawables.getDrawable(0));
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
-		boolean handled = false;
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case R.id.cancel_download_item:
-			requester.cancelDownload(this, selectedDownload.getFeedFile());
-			handled = true;
-			break;
-		}
-		mActionMode.finish();
-		return handled;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
-		mActionMode = null;
-		selectedDownload = null;
-		dla.setSelectedItemIndex(DownloadlistAdapter.SELECTION_NONE);
-	}
-
-	private BroadcastReceiver contentChanged = new BroadcastReceiver() {
-
-		@Override
-		public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-			if (dla != null) {
-				if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-					Log.d(TAG, "Refreshing content");
-				dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
-			}
-		}
-	};
+public class DownloadActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements
+        ActionMode.Callback {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "DownloadActivity";
+    private static final int MENU_SHOW_LOG = 0;
+    private static final int MENU_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS = 1;
+    private DownloadlistAdapter dla;
+    private DownloadRequester requester;
+
+    private ActionMode mActionMode;
+    private DownloadRequest selectedDownload;
+
+    private DownloadService downloadService = null;
+    boolean mIsBound;
+
+    private AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> contentRefresher;
+
+    private ListView listview;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.listview_activity);
+
+        listview = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listview);
+
+        if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+            Log.d(TAG, "Creating Activity");
+        requester = DownloadRequester.getInstance();
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        unbindService(mConnection);
+        unregisterReceiver(contentChanged);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        registerReceiver(contentChanged, new IntentFilter(
+                DownloadService.ACTION_DOWNLOADS_CONTENT_CHANGED));
+        bindService(new Intent(this, DownloadService.class), mConnection, 0);
+        startContentRefresher();
+        if (dla != null) {
+            dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onStop() {
+        super.onStop();
+        if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+            Log.d(TAG, "Stopping Activity");
+        stopContentRefresher();
+    }
+
+    private ServiceConnection mConnection = new ServiceConnection() {
+        public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName className) {
+            downloadService = null;
+            mIsBound = false;
+            Log.i(TAG, "Closed connection with DownloadService.");
+        }
+
+        public void onServiceConnected(ComponentName name, IBinder service) {
+            downloadService = ((DownloadService.LocalBinder) service)
+                    .getService();
+            mIsBound = true;
+            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                Log.d(TAG, "Connection to service established");
+            dla = new DownloadlistAdapter(DownloadActivity.this, 0,
+                    downloadService.getDownloads());
+            listview.setAdapter(dla);
+            dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+    private void startContentRefresher() {
+        if (contentRefresher != null) {
+            contentRefresher.cancel(true);
+        }
+        contentRefresher = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
+            private final int WAITING_INTERVALL = 1000;
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onProgressUpdate(Void... values) {
+                super.onProgressUpdate(values);
+                if (dla != null) {
+                    if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                        Log.d(TAG, "Refreshing content automatically");
+                    dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+                while (!isCancelled()) {
+                    try {
+                        Thread.sleep(WAITING_INTERVALL);
+                        publishProgress();
+                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                        return null;
+                    }
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+        };
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
+            contentRefresher.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+        } else {
+            contentRefresher.execute();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void stopContentRefresher() {
+        if (contentRefresher != null) {
+            contentRefresher.cancel(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPostCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onPostCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        listview.setOnItemLongClickListener(new OnItemLongClickListener() {
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean onItemLongClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View view,
+                                           int position, long id) {
+                DownloadRequest selection = dla.getItem(position)
+                        .getDownloadRequest();
+                if (selection != null && mActionMode != null) {
+                    mActionMode.finish();
+                }
+                dla.setSelectedItemIndex(position);
+                selectedDownload = selection;
+                mActionMode = startSupportActionMode(DownloadActivity.this);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, MENU_SHOW_LOG, Menu.NONE,
+                R.string.show_download_log),
+                MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, MENU_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS, Menu.NONE,
+                R.string.cancel_all_downloads_label),
+                MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
+                        | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+                startActivity(intent);
+                break;
+            case MENU_SHOW_LOG:
+                startActivity(new Intent(this, DownloadLogActivity.class));
+                break;
+            case MENU_CANCEL_ALL_DOWNLOADS:
+                requester.cancelAllDownloads(this);
+                break;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
+        if (selectedDownload != null) {
+            TypedArray drawables = obtainStyledAttributes(new int[]{R.attr.navigation_cancel});
+            menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.cancel_download_item, Menu.NONE,
+                    R.string.cancel_download_label).setIcon(
+                    drawables.getDrawable(0));
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPrepareActionMode(ActionMode mode, Menu menu) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onActionItemClicked(ActionMode mode, MenuItem item) {
+        boolean handled = false;
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case R.id.cancel_download_item:
+                requester.cancelDownload(this, selectedDownload.getSource());
+                handled = true;
+                break;
+        }
+        mActionMode.finish();
+        return handled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDestroyActionMode(ActionMode mode) {
+        mActionMode = null;
+        selectedDownload = null;
+        dla.setSelectedItemIndex(DownloadlistAdapter.SELECTION_NONE);
+    }
+
+    private BroadcastReceiver contentChanged = new BroadcastReceiver() {
+
+        @Override
+        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+            if (dla != null) {
+                if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Refreshing content");
+                dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
+            }
+        }
+    };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadLogActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadLogActivity.java
index 232a7ba1d..5e48371b8 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadLogActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/DownloadLogActivity.java
@@ -1,35 +1,47 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockListActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.widget.ListView;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.DownloadLogAdapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.EventDistributor;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloadStatus;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 /**
- * Displays completed and failed downloads in a list. The data comes from the
- * FeedManager.
+ * Displays completed and failed downloads in a list.
  */
-public class DownloadLogActivity extends SherlockListActivity {
+public class DownloadLogActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "DownloadLogActivity";
 
-	DownloadLogAdapter dla;
-	FeedManager manager;
+    private List<DownloadStatus> downloadLog;
+	private DownloadLogAdapter dla;
+
+    private ListView listview;
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
+        setContentView(R.layout.listview_activity);
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+
 
-		dla = new DownloadLogAdapter(this);
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-		setListAdapter(dla);
+        listview = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listview);
+
+		dla = new DownloadLogAdapter(this, itemAccess);
+		listview.setAdapter(dla);
+        loadData();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -62,12 +74,48 @@ public class DownloadLogActivity extends SherlockListActivity {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+    private void loadData() {
+        AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<DownloadStatus>> loadTask = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<DownloadStatus>>() {
+            @Override
+            protected List<DownloadStatus> doInBackground(Void... voids) {
+                return DBReader.getDownloadLog(DownloadLogActivity.this);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPostExecute(List<DownloadStatus> downloadStatuses) {
+                super.onPostExecute(downloadStatuses);
+                if (downloadStatuses != null) {
+                    downloadLog = downloadStatuses;
+                    if (dla != null) {
+                        dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Could not load download log");
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        loadTask.execute();
+    }
+
+    private DownloadLogAdapter.ItemAccess itemAccess = new DownloadLogAdapter.ItemAccess() {
+
+        @Override
+        public int getCount() {
+            return (downloadLog != null) ? downloadLog.size() : 0;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public DownloadStatus getItem(int position) {
+            return (downloadLog != null) ? downloadLog.get(position) : null;
+        }
+    };
+
 	private EventDistributor.EventListener contentUpdate = new EventDistributor.EventListener() {
 		
 		@Override
 		public void update(EventDistributor eventDistributor, Integer arg) {
 			if ((arg & EventDistributor.DOWNLOADLOG_UPDATE) != 0) {
-				dla.notifyDataSetChanged();
+				loadData();
 			}
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java
index c57a5794b..4a8a2f1f8 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedInfoActivity.java
@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.ImageLoader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequestException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.LangUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.menuhandler.FeedMenuHandler;
 
 /** Displays information about a feed. */
-public class FeedInfoActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class FeedInfoActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "FeedInfoActivity";
 
 	public static final String EXTRA_FEED_ID = "de.danoeh.antennapod.extra.feedId";
@@ -42,47 +42,66 @@ public class FeedInfoActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 		setContentView(R.layout.feedinfo);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
 		long feedId = getIntent().getLongExtra(EXTRA_FEED_ID, -1);
-		FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
-		feed = manager.getFeed(feedId);
-		if (feed != null) {
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Language is " + feed.getLanguage());
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Author is " + feed.getAuthor());
-			imgvCover = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imgvCover);
-			txtvTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvTitle);
-			txtvDescription = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvDescription);
-			txtvLanguage = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvLanguage);
-			txtvAuthor = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvAuthor);
-			imgvCover.post(new Runnable() {
-
-				@Override
-				public void run() {
-					ImageLoader.getInstance().loadThumbnailBitmap(
-							feed.getImage(), imgvCover);
-				}
-			});
+		
+		AsyncTask<Long, Void, Feed> loadTask = new AsyncTask<Long, Void, Feed>() {
 
-			txtvTitle.setText(feed.getTitle());
-			txtvDescription.setText(feed.getDescription());
-			if (feed.getAuthor() != null) {
-				txtvAuthor.setText(feed.getAuthor());
+			@Override
+			protected Feed doInBackground(Long... params) {
+				return DBReader.getFeed(FeedInfoActivity.this, params[0]);
 			}
-			if (feed.getLanguage() != null) {
-				txtvLanguage.setText(LangUtils.getLanguageString(feed
-						.getLanguage()));
-			}
-		} else {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Activity was started with invalid arguments");
-		}
 
+			@Override
+			protected void onPostExecute(Feed result) {
+				super.onPostExecute(result);
+				if (result != null) {
+					feed = result;
+					if (feed != null) {
+						if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+							Log.d(TAG, "Language is " + feed.getLanguage());
+						if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+							Log.d(TAG, "Author is " + feed.getAuthor());
+						imgvCover = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imgvCover);
+						txtvTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvTitle);
+						txtvDescription = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvDescription);
+						txtvLanguage = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvLanguage);
+						txtvAuthor = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvAuthor);
+						imgvCover.post(new Runnable() {
+
+							@Override
+							public void run() {
+								ImageLoader.getInstance().loadThumbnailBitmap(
+										feed.getImage(), imgvCover);
+							}
+						});
+
+						txtvTitle.setText(feed.getTitle());
+						txtvDescription.setText(feed.getDescription());
+						if (feed.getAuthor() != null) {
+							txtvAuthor.setText(feed.getAuthor());
+						}
+						if (feed.getLanguage() != null) {
+							txtvLanguage.setText(LangUtils
+									.getLanguageString(feed.getLanguage()));
+						}
+                        supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
+					}
+				} else {
+					Log.e(TAG, "Activity was started with invalid arguments");
+				}
+			}
+		};
+		loadTask.execute(feedId);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		MenuInflater inflater = new MenuInflater(this);
-		inflater.inflate(R.menu.feedinfo, menu);
-		return true;
+        if (feed != null) {
+            MenuInflater inflater = new MenuInflater(this);
+            inflater.inflate(R.menu.feedinfo, menu);
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -105,7 +124,8 @@ public class FeedInfoActivity extends SherlockActivity {
 				return FeedMenuHandler.onOptionsItemClicked(this, item, feed);
 			} catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
 				e.printStackTrace();
-				DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator.newRequestErrorDialog(this, e.getMessage());
+				DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator.newRequestErrorDialog(this,
+						e.getMessage());
 			}
 			return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 		}
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedItemlistActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedItemlistActivity.java
index fdca48e8a..ee4e39b9d 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedItemlistActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FeedItemlistActivity.java
@@ -1,151 +1,213 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.app.SearchManager;
+import android.app.SearchableInfo;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
+import android.media.AudioManager;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.support.v7.widget.SearchView;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Window;
-
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.Window;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.FeedRemover;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.ConfirmationDialog;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.ExternalPlayerFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.FeedlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.ItemlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequestException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.StorageUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.menuhandler.FeedMenuHandler;
 
-/** Displays a List of FeedItems */
-public class FeedItemlistActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
-	private static final String TAG = "FeedItemlistActivity";
-
-	private FeedManager manager;
-
-	/** The feed which the activity displays */
-	private Feed feed;
-	private ItemlistFragment filf;
-	private ExternalPlayerFragment externalPlayerFragment;
-
-	@Override
-	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
-		requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS);
-
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-		setContentView(R.layout.feeditemlist_activity);
-
-		manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
-		long feedId = getIntent().getLongExtra(
-				FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED, -1);
-		if (feedId == -1)
-			Log.e(TAG, "Received invalid feed selection.");
-
-		feed = manager.getFeed(feedId);
-		setTitle(feed.getTitle());
-
-		FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
-		FragmentTransaction fT = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
-
-		filf = ItemlistFragment.newInstance(feed.getId());
-		fT.replace(R.id.feeditemlistFragment, filf);
-
-		externalPlayerFragment = new ExternalPlayerFragment();
-		fT.replace(R.id.playerFragment, externalPlayerFragment);
-		fT.commit();
-
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		TypedArray drawables = obtainStyledAttributes(new int[] { R.attr.action_search });
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
-				.setIcon(drawables.getDrawable(0))
-				.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
-		return FeedMenuHandler
-				.onCreateOptionsMenu(new MenuInflater(this), menu);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		return FeedMenuHandler.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu, feed);
-	}
-
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		try {
-			if (FeedMenuHandler.onOptionsItemClicked(this, item, feed)) {
-				filf.getListAdapter().notifyDataSetChanged();
-			} else {
-				switch (item.getItemId()) {
-				case R.id.remove_item:
-					final FeedRemover remover = new FeedRemover(
-							FeedItemlistActivity.this, feed) {
-						@Override
-						protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-							super.onPostExecute(result);
-							finish();
-						}
-					};
-					ConfirmationDialog conDialog = new ConfirmationDialog(this,
-							R.string.remove_feed_label,
-							R.string.feed_delete_confirmation_msg) {
-
-						@Override
-						public void onConfirmButtonPressed(
-								DialogInterface dialog) {
-							dialog.dismiss();
-							remover.executeAsync();
-						}
-					};
-					conDialog.createNewDialog().show();
-					break;
-				case R.id.search_item:
-					onSearchRequested();
-					break;
-				case android.R.id.home:
-					Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
-					intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-					startActivity(intent);
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-		} catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-			e.printStackTrace();
-			DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator.newRequestErrorDialog(this,
-					e.getMessage());
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onSearchRequested() {
-		Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
-		bundle.putLong(SearchActivity.EXTRA_FEED_ID, feed.getId());
-		startSearch(null, false, bundle, false);
-		return true;
-	}
+/**
+ * Displays a List of FeedItems
+ */
+public class FeedItemlistActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
+    private static final String TAG = "FeedItemlistActivity";
+
+    /**
+     * The feed which the activity displays
+     */
+    private Feed feed;
+    private ItemlistFragment filf;
+    private ExternalPlayerFragment externalPlayerFragment;
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
+        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS);
+
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        setContentView(R.layout.feeditemlist_activity);
+        setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
+
+        long feedId = getIntent().getLongExtra(
+                FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED, -1);
+        if (feedId == -1) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Received invalid feed selection.");
+        } else {
+            loadData(feedId);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private void loadData(long id) {
+        AsyncTask<Long, Void, Feed> loadTask = new AsyncTask<Long, Void, Feed>() {
+
+            @Override
+            protected Feed doInBackground(Long... longs) {
+                if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Loading feed data in background");
+                return DBReader.getFeed(FeedItemlistActivity.this, longs[0]);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPostExecute(Feed result) {
+                super.onPostExecute(result);
+                if (result != null) {
+                    if (AppConfig.DEBUG) Log.d(TAG, "Finished loading feed data");
+                    feed = result;
+                    setTitle(feed.getTitle());
+
+                    FragmentManager fragmentManager = getSupportFragmentManager();
+                    FragmentTransaction fT = fragmentManager.beginTransaction();
+
+                    filf = ItemlistFragment.newInstance(feed.getId());
+                    fT.replace(R.id.feeditemlistFragment, filf);
+
+                    externalPlayerFragment = new ExternalPlayerFragment();
+                    fT.replace(R.id.playerFragment, externalPlayerFragment);
+                    fT.commit();
+                    supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
+                } else {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Error: Feed was null");
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        loadTask.execute(id);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        if (feed != null) {
+            TypedArray drawables = obtainStyledAttributes(new int[]{R.attr.action_search});
+            MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
+                    .setIcon(drawables.getDrawable(0)),
+                    MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_COLLAPSE_ACTION_VIEW);
+            MenuItemCompat.setActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search_item), new SearchView(this));
+
+            SearchManager searchManager =
+                    (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
+            SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search_item));
+            searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
+
+            searchView.setSearchableInfo(
+                    searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
+            return FeedMenuHandler
+                    .onCreateOptionsMenu(new MenuInflater(this), menu);
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        return FeedMenuHandler.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu, feed);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        try {
+            if (FeedMenuHandler.onOptionsItemClicked(this, item, feed)) {
+                filf.getListAdapter().notifyDataSetChanged();
+            } else {
+                switch (item.getItemId()) {
+                    case R.id.remove_item:
+                        final FeedRemover remover = new FeedRemover(
+                                FeedItemlistActivity.this, feed) {
+                            @Override
+                            protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
+                                super.onPostExecute(result);
+                                finish();
+                            }
+                        };
+                        ConfirmationDialog conDialog = new ConfirmationDialog(this,
+                                R.string.remove_feed_label,
+                                R.string.feed_delete_confirmation_msg) {
+
+                            @Override
+                            public void onConfirmButtonPressed(
+                                    DialogInterface dialog) {
+                                dialog.dismiss();
+                                remover.executeAsync();
+                            }
+                        };
+                        conDialog.createNewDialog().show();
+                        break;
+                    case android.R.id.home:
+                        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+                        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+                        startActivity(intent);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator.newRequestErrorDialog(this,
+                    e.getMessage());
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onSearchRequested() {
+        if (feed != null) {
+            Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
+            bundle.putLong(SearchActivity.EXTRA_FEED_ID, feed.getId());
+            startSearch(null, false, bundle, false);
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void startActivity(Intent intent) {
+        if (intent.getAction() != null &&
+                intent.getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_SEARCH)) {
+            addSearchInformation(intent);
+        }
+        super.startActivity(intent);
+    }
+
+    private void addSearchInformation(Intent startIntent) {
+        startIntent.putExtra(SearchActivity.EXTRA_FEED_ID, feed.getId());
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FlattrAuthActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FlattrAuthActivity.java
index 75e513816..2ab95e287 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FlattrAuthActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/FlattrAuthActivity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import org.shredzone.flattr4j.exception.FlattrException;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -12,10 +15,6 @@ import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.flattr.FlattrUtils;
 
 /** Guides the user through the authentication process */
 
-public class FlattrAuthActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class FlattrAuthActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "FlattrAuthActivity";
 
 	private TextView txtvExplanation;
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/ItemviewActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/ItemviewActivity.java
index 5ead667dc..c2833760d 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/ItemviewActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/ItemviewActivity.java
@@ -1,55 +1,60 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
-import java.text.DateFormat;
-
+import android.media.AudioManager;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.Window;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Window;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.EventDistributor;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.FeedlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.ItemDescriptionFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.ItemlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequestException;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.QueueAccess;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.StorageUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.menuhandler.FeedItemMenuHandler;
 
+import java.text.DateFormat;
+
 /** Displays a single FeedItem and provides various actions */
-public class ItemviewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
+public class ItemviewActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "ItemviewActivity";
 
-	private FeedManager manager;
-	private FeedItem item;
+    private static final int EVENTS = EventDistributor.DOWNLOAD_HANDLED | EventDistributor.DOWNLOAD_QUEUED;
 
-	// Widgets
-	private TextView txtvTitle;
-	private TextView txtvPublished;
+	private FeedItem item;
 
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
-		manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
 		requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
-		extractFeeditem();
-		populateUI();
+        EventDistributor.getInstance().register(contentUpdate);
+        setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
+
+        long itemId = getIntent().getLongExtra(
+                ItemlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEEDITEM, -1);
+        if (itemId == -1) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Received invalid selection of either feeditem or feed.");
+        } else {
+            loadData(itemId);
+        }
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -62,32 +67,43 @@ public class ItemviewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 	@Override
 	public void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
+        EventDistributor.getInstance().unregister(contentUpdate);
 		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 			Log.d(TAG, "Stopping Activity");
 	}
 
-	/** Extracts FeedItem object the activity is supposed to display */
-	private void extractFeeditem() {
-		long itemId = getIntent().getLongExtra(
-				ItemlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEEDITEM, -1);
-		long feedId = getIntent().getLongExtra(
-				FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED, -1);
-		if (itemId == -1 || feedId == -1) {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Received invalid selection of either feeditem or feed.");
-		}
-		Feed feed = manager.getFeed(feedId);
-		item = manager.getFeedItem(itemId, feed);
-		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-			Log.d(TAG, "Title of item is " + item.getTitle());
-		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-			Log.d(TAG, "Title of feed is " + item.getFeed().getTitle());
-	}
+    private void loadData(long itemId) {
+        AsyncTask<Long, Void, FeedItem> loadTask = new AsyncTask<Long, Void, FeedItem>() {
+
+            @Override
+            protected FeedItem doInBackground(Long... longs) {
+                return DBReader.getFeedItem(ItemviewActivity.this, longs[0]);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPostExecute(FeedItem feedItem) {
+                super.onPostExecute(feedItem);
+                if (feedItem != null && feedItem.getFeed() != null) {
+                    item = feedItem;
+                    populateUI();
+                    supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
+                } else {
+                    if (feedItem == null) {
+                        Log.e(TAG, "Error: FeedItem was null");
+                    } else if (feedItem.getFeed() == null) {
+                        Log.e(TAG, "Error: Feed was null");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        loadTask.execute(itemId);
+    }
 
 	private void populateUI() {
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
 		setContentView(R.layout.feeditemview);
-		txtvTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvItemname);
-		txtvPublished = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvPublished);
+		TextView txtvTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvItemname);
+		TextView txtvPublished = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvPublished);
 		setTitle(item.getFeed().getTitle());
 
 		txtvPublished.setText(DateUtils.formatSameDayTime(item.getPubDate()
@@ -106,9 +122,13 @@ public class ItemviewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		MenuInflater inflater = getSupportMenuInflater();
-		inflater.inflate(R.menu.feeditem, menu);
-		return true;
+        if (item != null) {
+            MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
+            inflater.inflate(R.menu.feeditem, menu);
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -134,13 +154,28 @@ public class ItemviewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 	@Override
 	public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(final Menu menu) {
 		return FeedItemMenuHandler.onPrepareMenu(
-				new FeedItemMenuHandler.MenuInterface() {
+                new FeedItemMenuHandler.MenuInterface() {
 
-					@Override
-					public void setItemVisibility(int id, boolean visible) {
-						menu.findItem(id).setVisible(visible);
-					}
-				}, item, true);
+                    @Override
+                    public void setItemVisibility(int id, boolean visible) {
+                        menu.findItem(id).setVisible(visible);
+                    }
+                }, item, true, QueueAccess.NotInQueueAccess());
 	}
 
+    private EventDistributor.EventListener contentUpdate = new EventDistributor.EventListener() {
+
+        @Override
+        public void update(EventDistributor eventDistributor, Integer arg) {
+            if ((EVENTS & arg) != 0) {
+                if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Received contentUpdate Intent.");
+                if (item != null) {
+                    loadData(item.getId());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
index 410617b23..447a436cf 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MainActivity.java
@@ -2,44 +2,47 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
+import android.app.SearchManager;
+import android.app.SearchableInfo;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.support.v7.widget.SearchView;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.ActionBar;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.ActionBar.Tab;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Window;
-
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.Window;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.EventDistributor;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.EpisodesFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.ExternalPlayerFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.FeedlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloadService;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBTasks;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequester;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.StorageUtils;
 
 /** The activity that is shown when the user launches the app. */
-public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
+public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "MainActivity";
 
 	private static final int EVENTS = EventDistributor.DOWNLOAD_HANDLED
 			| EventDistributor.DOWNLOAD_QUEUED;
 
-	private FeedManager manager;
 	private ViewPager viewpager;
 	private TabsAdapter pagerAdapter;
 	private ExternalPlayerFragment externalPlayerFragment;
@@ -51,20 +54,20 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
-		manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
 		requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_INDETERMINATE_PROGRESS);
 		setContentView(R.layout.main);
+        setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
 
-		getSupportActionBar().setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);
+        getSupportActionBar().setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_TABS);
 
 		viewpager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.viewpager);
 		pagerAdapter = new TabsAdapter(this, viewpager);
 
 		viewpager.setAdapter(pagerAdapter);
 
-		Tab feedsTab = getSupportActionBar().newTab();
+		ActionBar.Tab feedsTab = getSupportActionBar().newTab();
 		feedsTab.setText(R.string.podcasts_label);
-		Tab episodesTab = getSupportActionBar().newTab();
+		ActionBar.Tab episodesTab = getSupportActionBar().newTab();
 		episodesTab.setText(R.string.episodes_label);
 
 		pagerAdapter.addTab(feedsTab, FeedlistFragment.class, null);
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		if (!appLaunched && getIntent().getAction() != null
 				&& getIntent().getAction().equals(Intent.ACTION_MAIN)) {
 			appLaunched = true;
-			if (manager.getUnreadItemsSize(true) > 0) {
+			if (DBReader.getNumberOfUnreadItems(this) > 0) {
 				// select 'episodes' tab
 				getSupportActionBar().setSelectedNavigationItem(1);
 			}
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 			startActivity(new Intent(this, AddFeedActivity.class));
 			return true;
 		case R.id.all_feed_refresh:
-			manager.refreshAllFeeds(this);
+			DBTasks.refreshAllFeeds(this, null);
 			return true;
 		case R.id.show_downloads:
 			startActivity(new Intent(this, DownloadActivity.class));
@@ -153,9 +156,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		case R.id.show_player:
 			startActivity(PlaybackService.getPlayerActivityIntent(this));
 			return true;
-		case R.id.search_item:
-			onSearchRequested();
-			return true;
 		case R.id.show_playback_history:
 			startActivity(new Intent(this, PlaybackHistoryActivity.class));
 			return true;
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		} else {
 			refreshAll.setVisible(true);
 		}
-
-		boolean hasFeeds = manager.getFeedsSize() > 0;
-		menu.findItem(R.id.all_feed_refresh).setVisible(hasFeeds);
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -183,7 +180,18 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
 		MenuInflater inflater = new MenuInflater(this);
 		inflater.inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
-		return true;
+
+        SearchManager searchManager =
+                (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
+        SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search_item));
+        searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
+
+        SearchableInfo info = searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName());
+        searchView.setSearchableInfo(
+                searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
+
+
+        return true;
 	}
 
 	public static class TabsAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter implements
@@ -248,7 +256,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public void onTabSelected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
+		public void onTabSelected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
 			Object tag = tab.getTag();
 			for (int i = 0; i < mTabs.size(); i++) {
 				if (mTabs.get(i) == tag) {
@@ -258,12 +266,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public void onTabUnselected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
+		public void onTabUnselected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
 
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public void onTabReselected(Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
+		public void onTabReselected(ActionBar.Tab tab, FragmentTransaction ft) {
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
index 9fa9fbf52..af244f2ed 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MediaplayerActivity.java
@@ -4,24 +4,23 @@ import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
+import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.widget.ImageButton;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.FlattrClickWorker;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.TimeDialog;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.PlaybackService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.Converter;
@@ -35,12 +34,10 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.playback.PlaybackController;
  * Provides general features which are both needed for playing audio and video
  * files.
  */
-public abstract class MediaplayerActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity
+public abstract class MediaplayerActivity extends ActionBarActivity
 		implements OnSeekBarChangeListener {
 	private static final String TAG = "MediaplayerActivity";
 
-	protected FeedManager manager;
-
 	protected PlaybackController controller;
 
 	protected TextView txtvPosition;
@@ -156,9 +153,9 @@ public abstract class MediaplayerActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity
 		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
 			Log.d(TAG, "Creating Activity");
 		StorageUtils.checkStorageAvailability(this);
+        setVolumeControlStream(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
 
-		orientation = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
-		manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
+        orientation = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation;
 		getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSPARENT);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
 	}
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideCategoryActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideCategoryActivity.java
index bb50944cc..c039e96f8 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideCategoryActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideCategoryActivity.java
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-import com.viewpagerindicator.TabPageIndicator;
-
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.MiroGuideChannellistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
@@ -21,14 +19,13 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
  * activity uses MiroGuideChannelListFragments for these lists. If the user
  * selects a channel, the MiroGuideChannelViewActivity is started.
  */
-public class MiroGuideCategoryActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
+public class MiroGuideCategoryActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "MiroGuideCategoryActivity";
 
 	public static String EXTRA_CATEGORY = "category";
 
 	private ViewPager viewpager;
 	private CategoryPagerAdapter pagerAdapter;
-	private TabPageIndicator tabs;
 
 	private String category;
 
@@ -40,14 +37,12 @@ public class MiroGuideCategoryActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		setContentView(R.layout.miroguide_category);
 
 		viewpager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.viewpager);
-		tabs = (TabPageIndicator) findViewById(R.id.tabs);
 
 		category = getIntent().getStringExtra(EXTRA_CATEGORY);
 		if (category != null) {
 			getSupportActionBar().setTitle(category);
 			pagerAdapter = new CategoryPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager());
 			viewpager.setAdapter(pagerAdapter);
-			tabs.setViewPager(viewpager);
 		} else {
 			Log.e(TAG, "Activity was started with invalid arguments");
 		}
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.java
index f9fe912cd..d4b4597f2 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.java
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuInflater;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
@@ -15,21 +20,16 @@ import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuInflater;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.MiroGuideItemlistAdapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog.DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.miroguide.conn.MiroGuideException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.miroguide.conn.MiroGuideService;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.miroguide.model.MiroGuideChannel;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequestException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequester;
 
@@ -37,147 +37,164 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DownloadRequester;
  * Displays information about one channel and lets the user add this channel to
  * his library.
  */
-public class MiroGuideChannelViewActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class MiroGuideChannelViewActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "MiroGuideChannelViewActivity";
 
-	public static final String EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID = "id";
-	public static final String EXTRA_CHANNEL_URL = "url";
-
-	private RelativeLayout layoutContent;
-	private ProgressBar progLoading;
-	private TextView txtvTitle;
-	private TextView txtVDescription;
-	private ListView listEntries;
-
-	private long channelId;
-	private String channelUrl;
-	private MiroGuideChannel channel;
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onPause() {
-		super.onPause();
-		channelLoader.cancel(true);
-	}
-
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-		setContentView(R.layout.miroguide_channelview);
-
-		layoutContent = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.layout_content);
-		progLoading = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progLoading);
-		txtvTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvTitle);
-		txtVDescription = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvDescription);
-		listEntries = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.itemlist);
-
-		channelId = getIntent().getLongExtra(EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID, -1);
-		channelUrl = getIntent().getStringExtra(EXTRA_CHANNEL_URL);
-
-		if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
-			channelLoader.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
-		} else {
-			channelLoader.execute();
-		}
-
-	}
-
-	/** Is used to load channel information asynchronously. */
-	private AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> channelLoader = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
-		private static final String TAG = "ChannelLoader";
-		private Exception exception;
-
-		@Override
-		protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Starting background task");
-			MiroGuideService service = new MiroGuideService();
-			try {
-				channel = service.getChannel(channelId);
-			} catch (MiroGuideException e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
-				exception = e;
-			}
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		@SuppressLint("NewApi")
-		@Override
-		protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Loading finished");
-			if (exception == null) {
-				txtvTitle.setText(channel.getName());
-				txtVDescription.setText(channel.getDescription());
-
-				MiroGuideItemlistAdapter listAdapter = new MiroGuideItemlistAdapter(
-						MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.this, 0,
-						channel.getItems());
-				listEntries.setAdapter(listAdapter);
-				progLoading.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-				layoutContent.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
-				supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
-			} else {
-				finish();
-			}
-		}
-
-	};
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		MenuInflater inflater = new MenuInflater(this);
-		inflater.inflate(R.menu.channelview, menu);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		boolean channelLoaded = channel != null;
-		boolean beingDownloaded = channelLoaded
-				&& DownloadRequester.getInstance().isDownloadingFile(
-						channel.getDownloadUrl());
-		boolean notAdded = channelLoaded
-				&& !((FeedManager.getInstance().feedExists(
-						channel.getDownloadUrl()) || beingDownloaded));
-		menu.findItem(R.id.add_feed).setVisible(notAdded);
-		menu.findItem(R.id.visit_website_item).setVisible(
-				channelLoaded && channel.getWebsiteUrl() != null);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case android.R.id.home:
-			finish();
-			return true;
-		case R.id.visit_website_item:
-			Uri uri = Uri.parse(channel.getWebsiteUrl());
-			startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri));
-			return true;
-		case R.id.add_feed:
-			try {
-				DownloadRequester.getInstance().downloadFeed(
-						this,
-						new Feed(channel.getDownloadUrl(), new Date(), channel
-								.getName()));
-			} catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
-				DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator.newRequestErrorDialog(this,
-						e.getMessage());
-			}
-			Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, R.string.miro_feed_added,
-					Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
-			toast.show();
-			supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
-			return true;
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
+    public static final String EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID = "id";
+    public static final String EXTRA_CHANNEL_URL = "url";
+
+    private RelativeLayout layoutContent;
+    private ProgressBar progLoading;
+    private TextView txtvTitle;
+    private TextView txtVDescription;
+    private ListView listEntries;
+
+    private long channelId;
+    private String channelUrl;
+    private MiroGuideChannel channel;
+    private volatile List<Feed> feeds;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        channelLoader.cancel(true);
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        setContentView(R.layout.miroguide_channelview);
+
+        layoutContent = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.layout_content);
+        progLoading = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progLoading);
+        txtvTitle = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvTitle);
+        txtVDescription = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtvDescription);
+        listEntries = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.itemlist);
+
+        channelId = getIntent().getLongExtra(EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID, -1);
+        channelUrl = getIntent().getStringExtra(EXTRA_CHANNEL_URL);
+
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
+            channelLoader.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+        } else {
+            channelLoader.execute();
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Is used to load channel information asynchronously.
+     */
+    private AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> channelLoader = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
+        private static final String TAG = "ChannelLoader";
+        private Exception exception;
+
+        @Override
+        protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                Log.d(TAG, "Starting background task");
+            feeds = DBReader.getFeedList(MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.this);
+            MiroGuideService service = new MiroGuideService();
+            try {
+                channel = service.getChannel(channelId);
+            } catch (MiroGuideException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                exception = e;
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+        @Override
+        protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
+            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                Log.d(TAG, "Loading finished");
+            if (exception == null) {
+                txtvTitle.setText(channel.getName());
+                txtVDescription.setText(channel.getDescription());
+
+                MiroGuideItemlistAdapter listAdapter = new MiroGuideItemlistAdapter(
+                        MiroGuideChannelViewActivity.this, 0,
+                        channel.getItems());
+                listEntries.setAdapter(listAdapter);
+                progLoading.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                layoutContent.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
+            } else {
+                finish();
+            }
+        }
+
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        MenuInflater inflater = new MenuInflater(this);
+        inflater.inflate(R.menu.channelview, menu);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        boolean channelLoaded = channel != null;
+        boolean beingDownloaded = channelLoaded
+                && DownloadRequester.getInstance().isDownloadingFile(
+                channel.getDownloadUrl());
+        boolean notAdded = channelLoaded
+                && !((feedExists(
+                channel.getDownloadUrl()) || beingDownloaded));
+        menu.findItem(R.id.add_feed).setVisible(notAdded);
+        menu.findItem(R.id.visit_website_item).setVisible(
+                channelLoaded && channel.getWebsiteUrl() != null);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                finish();
+                return true;
+            case R.id.visit_website_item:
+                Uri uri = Uri.parse(channel.getWebsiteUrl());
+                startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri));
+                return true;
+            case R.id.add_feed:
+                try {
+                    DownloadRequester.getInstance().downloadFeed(
+                            this,
+                            new Feed(channel.getDownloadUrl(), new Date(), channel
+                                    .getName()));
+                } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                    DownloadRequestErrorDialogCreator.newRequestErrorDialog(this,
+                            e.getMessage());
+                }
+                Toast toast = Toast.makeText(this, R.string.miro_feed_added,
+                        Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
+                toast.show();
+                supportInvalidateOptionsMenu();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean feedExists(String downloadUrl) {
+        if (feeds == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        for (Feed feed : feeds) {
+            if (feed.getDownload_url().equals(downloadUrl)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideMainActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideMainActivity.java
index 8b33ef1da..40306e4da 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideMainActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideMainActivity.java
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.app.SearchManager;
+import android.app.SearchableInfo;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.support.v7.widget.SearchView;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockListActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.miroguide.conn.MiroGuideException;
@@ -24,132 +29,140 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
  * Shows a list of available categories and offers a search button. If the user
  * selects a category, the MiroGuideCategoryActivity is started.
  */
-public class MiroGuideMainActivity extends SherlockListActivity {
-	private static final String TAG = "MiroGuideMainActivity";
-
-	private static String[] categories;
-	private ArrayAdapter<String> listAdapter;
-
-	private TextView txtvStatus;
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-		setContentView(R.layout.miroguide_categorylist);
-
-		txtvStatus = (TextView) findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onPause() {
-		super.onPause();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		if (categories != null) {
-			createAdapter();
-		} else {
-			loadCategories();
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
-		super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
-		String selection = listAdapter.getItem(position);
-		Intent launchIntent = new Intent(this, MiroGuideCategoryActivity.class);
-		launchIntent.putExtra(MiroGuideCategoryActivity.EXTRA_CATEGORY,
-				selection);
-		startActivity(launchIntent);
-	}
-
-	private void createAdapter() {
-		if (categories != null) {
-			listAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
-					android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, categories);
-			txtvStatus.setText(R.string.no_items_label);
-			setListAdapter(listAdapter);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Launches an AsyncTask to load the available categories in the background.
-	 */
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
-	private void loadCategories() {
-		AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> listLoader = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
-
-			private String[] c;
-			private MiroGuideException exception;
-
-			@Override
-			protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-				if (exception == null) {
-					if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-						Log.d(TAG, "Successfully loaded categories");
-					categories = c;
-					createAdapter();
-				} else {
-					Log.e(TAG, "Error happened while trying to load categories");
-					txtvStatus.setText(exception.getMessage());
-				}
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			protected void onPreExecute() {
-				txtvStatus.setText(R.string.loading_categories_label);
-			}
-
-			@Override
-			protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
-				MiroGuideService service = new MiroGuideService();
-				try {
-					c = service.getCategories();
-				} catch (MiroGuideException e) {
-					e.printStackTrace();
-					exception = e;
-				} finally {
-					service.close();
-				}
-				return null;
-			}
-
-		};
-
-		if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
-			listLoader.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
-		} else {
-			listLoader.execute();
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
-				.setIcon(
-						obtainStyledAttributes(
-								new int[] { R.attr.action_search })
-								.getDrawable(0))
-				.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case android.R.id.home:
-			finish();
-			return true;
-		case R.id.search_item:
-			onSearchRequested();
-			return true;
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
+public class MiroGuideMainActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements AdapterView.OnItemClickListener {
+    private static final String TAG = "MiroGuideMainActivity";
+
+    private static String[] categories;
+    private ArrayAdapter<String> listAdapter;
+
+    private TextView txtvStatus;
+    private ListView listView;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        setContentView(R.layout.miroguide_categorylist);
+
+        txtvStatus = (TextView) findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
+        listView = (ListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list);
+        listView.setOnItemClickListener(this);
+        listView.setEmptyView(txtvStatus);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        if (categories != null) {
+            createAdapter();
+        } else {
+            loadCategories();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void createAdapter() {
+        if (categories != null) {
+            listAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
+                    android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, categories);
+            txtvStatus.setText(R.string.no_items_label);
+            listView.setAdapter(listAdapter);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Launches an AsyncTask to load the available categories in the background.
+     */
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+    private void loadCategories() {
+        AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> listLoader = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
+
+            private String[] c;
+            private MiroGuideException exception;
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
+                if (exception == null) {
+                    if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                        Log.d(TAG, "Successfully loaded categories");
+                    categories = c;
+                    createAdapter();
+                } else {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Error happened while trying to load categories");
+                    txtvStatus.setText(exception.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPreExecute() {
+                txtvStatus.setText(R.string.loading_categories_label);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+                MiroGuideService service = new MiroGuideService();
+                try {
+                    c = service.getCategories();
+                } catch (MiroGuideException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                    exception = e;
+                } finally {
+                    service.close();
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+
+        };
+
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
+            listLoader.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+        } else {
+            listLoader.execute();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
+                .setIcon(
+                        obtainStyledAttributes(
+                                new int[]{R.attr.action_search})
+                                .getDrawable(0)),
+                MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
+        MenuItemCompat.setActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search_item), new SearchView(this));
+
+        SearchManager searchManager =
+                (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
+        SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(menu.findItem(R.id.search_item));
+        searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
+        searchView.setSearchableInfo(
+                searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                finish();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int position, long l) {
+        String selection = listAdapter.getItem(position);
+        Intent launchIntent = new Intent(this, MiroGuideCategoryActivity.class);
+        launchIntent.putExtra(MiroGuideCategoryActivity.EXTRA_CATEGORY,
+                selection);
+        startActivity(launchIntent);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideSearchActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideSearchActivity.java
index a30777fb1..4ea0b1699 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideSearchActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/MiroGuideSearchActivity.java
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import android.app.SearchManager;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.MiroGuideChannellistFragment;
@@ -19,72 +19,72 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
  * Displays results when a search for miroguide channels has been performed. It
  * uses a MiroGuideChannelListFragment to display the results.
  */
-public class MiroGuideSearchActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
-	private static final String TAG = "MiroGuideSearchActivity";
+public class MiroGuideSearchActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
+    private static final String TAG = "MiroGuideSearchActivity";
 
-	private MiroGuideChannellistFragment listFragment;
+    private MiroGuideChannellistFragment listFragment;
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle arg0) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(arg0);
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-		setContentView(R.layout.miroguidesearch);
-	}
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle arg0) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(arg0);
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        setContentView(R.layout.miroguidesearch);
+    }
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		Intent intent = getIntent();
-		if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
-			String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
-			getSupportActionBar()
-					.setSubtitle(
-							getString(R.string.search_term_label) + "\""
-									+ query + "\"");
-			handleSearchRequest(query);
-		}
-	}
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        Intent intent = getIntent();
+        if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+            String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
+            getSupportActionBar()
+                    .setSubtitle(
+                            getString(R.string.search_term_label) + "\""
+                                    + query + "\"");
+            handleSearchRequest(query);
+        }
+    }
 
-	private void handleSearchRequest(String query) {
-		if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-			Log.d(TAG, "Performing search");
-		FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
-		listFragment = MiroGuideChannellistFragment.newInstance("name", query,
-				"name");
-		ft.replace(R.id.channellistFragment, listFragment);
-		ft.commit();
-	}
+    private void handleSearchRequest(String query) {
+        if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+            Log.d(TAG, "Performing search");
+        FragmentTransaction ft = getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
+        listFragment = MiroGuideChannellistFragment.newInstance("name", query,
+                "name");
+        ft.replace(R.id.channellistFragment, listFragment);
+        ft.commit();
+    }
 
-	@Override
-	protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
-		setIntent(intent);
-	}
+    @Override
+    protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+        setIntent(intent);
+    }
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
-				.setIcon(
-						obtainStyledAttributes(
-								new int[] { R.attr.action_search })
-								.getDrawable(0))
-				.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
+                .setIcon(
+                        obtainStyledAttributes(
+                                new int[]{R.attr.action_search})
+                                .getDrawable(0)),
+                MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
 
-		return true;
-	}
+        return true;
+    }
 
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case android.R.id.home:
-			finish();
-			return true;
-		case R.id.search_item:
-			onSearchRequested();
-			return true;
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                finish();
+                return true;
+            case R.id.search_item:
+                onSearchRequested();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
index d6ff537a3..cb1c66cab 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
@@ -17,13 +18,12 @@ import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.DownloadStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloadRequest;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloadStatus;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.Downloader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.DownloaderCallback;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.service.download.HttpDownloader;
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.URLChecker;
  * If the feed cannot be downloaded or parsed, an error dialog will be displayed
  * and the activity will finish as soon as the error dialog is closed.
  */
-public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
+public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "OnlineFeedViewActivity";
 	private static final String ARG_FEEDURL = "arg.feedurl";
-	
+
 	public static final int RESULT_ERROR = 2;
 
 	private Feed feed;
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 	@Override
 	protected void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
-		if (downloader != null && downloader.getStatus().isDone() == false) {
+		if (downloader != null && !downloader.isFinished()) {
 			downloader.cancel();
 		}
 	}
@@ -82,15 +82,14 @@ public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 
 				@Override
 				public void run() {
-					DownloadStatus status = downloader.getStatus();
+					DownloadStatus status = downloader.getResult();
 					if (status != null) {
 						if (!status.isCancelled()) {
 							if (status.isSuccessful()) {
 								parseFeed();
 							} else {
-								String errorMsg = DownloadError.getErrorString(
-										OnlineFeedViewActivity.this,
-										status.getReason());
+								String errorMsg = status.getReason().getErrorString(
+										OnlineFeedViewActivity.this);
 								if (errorMsg != null
 										&& status.getReasonDetailed() != null) {
 									errorMsg += " ("
@@ -119,10 +118,13 @@ public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 				FileNameGenerator.generateFileName(feed.getDownload_url()))
 				.toString();
 		feed.setFile_url(fileUrl);
-		DownloadStatus status = new DownloadStatus(feed, "OnlineFeed");
+		DownloadRequest request = new DownloadRequest(feed.getFile_url(),
+				feed.getDownload_url(), "OnlineFeed", 0, Feed.FEEDFILETYPE_FEED);
+        /* TODO update
 		HttpDownloader httpDownloader = new HttpDownloader(downloaderCallback,
-				status);
+				request);
 		httpDownloader.start();
+		*/
 	}
 
 	/** Displays a progress indicator. */
@@ -187,9 +189,9 @@ public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 						}
 					});
 				} else {
-					final String errorMsg = DownloadError.getErrorString(
-							OnlineFeedViewActivity.this,
-							DownloadError.ERROR_PARSER_EXCEPTION)
+					final String errorMsg =
+							DownloadError.ERROR_PARSER_EXCEPTION.getErrorString(
+							OnlineFeedViewActivity.this)
 							+ " (" + reasonDetailed + ")";
 					runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
 
@@ -217,13 +219,14 @@ public abstract class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 		} else {
 			builder.setMessage(R.string.error_msg_prefix);
 		}
-		builder.setNeutralButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-			
-			@Override
-			public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-				dialog.cancel();
-			}
-		});
+		builder.setNeutralButton(android.R.string.ok,
+				new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+
+					@Override
+					public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+						dialog.cancel();
+					}
+				});
 		builder.setOnCancelListener(new OnCancelListener() {
 			@Override
 			public void onCancel(DialogInterface dialog) {
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlFeedChooserActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlFeedChooserActivity.java
index 9ba355baf..2ec42e9ef 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlFeedChooserActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlFeedChooserActivity.java
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.SparseBooleanArray;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.opml.OpmlElement;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
@@ -24,110 +24,111 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
  * Displays the feeds that the OPML-Importer has read and lets the user choose
  * which feeds he wants to import.
  */
-public class OpmlFeedChooserActivity extends SherlockActivity {
-	private static final String TAG = "OpmlFeedChooserActivity";
-
-	public static final String EXTRA_SELECTED_ITEMS = "de.danoeh.antennapod.selectedItems";
-
-	private Button butConfirm;
-	private Button butCancel;
-	private ListView feedlist;
-	private ArrayAdapter<String> listAdapter;
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-
-		setContentView(R.layout.opml_selection);
-		butConfirm = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butConfirm);
-		butCancel = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butCancel);
-		feedlist = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.feedlist);
-
-		feedlist.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
-		listAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
-				android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice,
-				getTitleList());
-
-		feedlist.setAdapter(listAdapter);
-
-		butCancel.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
-			@Override
-			public void onClick(View v) {
-				setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
-				finish();
-			}
-		});
-
-		butConfirm.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
-
-			@Override
-			public void onClick(View v) {
-				Intent intent = new Intent();
-				SparseBooleanArray checked = feedlist.getCheckedItemPositions();
-
-				int checkedCount = 0;
-				// Get number of checked items
-				for (int i = 0; i < checked.size(); i++) {
-					if (checked.valueAt(i)) {
-						checkedCount++;
-					}
-				}
-				int[] selection = new int[checkedCount];
-				for (int i = 0, collected = 0; collected < checkedCount; i++) {
-					if (checked.valueAt(i)) {
-						selection[collected] = checked.keyAt(i);
-						collected++;
-					}
-				}
-				intent.putExtra(EXTRA_SELECTED_ITEMS, selection);
-				setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);
-				finish();
-			}
-		});
-
-	}
-
-	private List<String> getTitleList() {
-		List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
-		if (OpmlImportHolder.getReadElements() != null) {
-			for (OpmlElement element : OpmlImportHolder.getReadElements()) {
-				result.add(element.getText());
-			}
-
-		}
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.select_all_item, Menu.NONE,
-				R.string.select_all_label).setShowAsAction(
-				MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.deselect_all_item, Menu.NONE,
-				R.string.deselect_all_label).setShowAsAction(
-				MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case R.id.select_all_item:
-			selectAllItems(true);
-			return true;
-		case R.id.deselect_all_item:
-			selectAllItems(false);
-			return true;
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void selectAllItems(boolean b) {
-		for (int i = 0; i < feedlist.getCount(); i++) {
-			feedlist.setItemChecked(i, b);
-		}
-	}
+public class OpmlFeedChooserActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
+    private static final String TAG = "OpmlFeedChooserActivity";
+
+    public static final String EXTRA_SELECTED_ITEMS = "de.danoeh.antennapod.selectedItems";
+
+    private Button butConfirm;
+    private Button butCancel;
+    private ListView feedlist;
+    private ArrayAdapter<String> listAdapter;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        setContentView(R.layout.opml_selection);
+        butConfirm = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butConfirm);
+        butCancel = (Button) findViewById(R.id.butCancel);
+        feedlist = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.feedlist);
+
+        feedlist.setChoiceMode(ListView.CHOICE_MODE_MULTIPLE);
+        listAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<String>(this,
+                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice,
+                getTitleList());
+
+        feedlist.setAdapter(listAdapter);
+
+        butCancel.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(View v) {
+                setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
+                finish();
+            }
+        });
+
+        butConfirm.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(View v) {
+                Intent intent = new Intent();
+                SparseBooleanArray checked = feedlist.getCheckedItemPositions();
+
+                int checkedCount = 0;
+                // Get number of checked items
+                for (int i = 0; i < checked.size(); i++) {
+                    if (checked.valueAt(i)) {
+                        checkedCount++;
+                    }
+                }
+                int[] selection = new int[checkedCount];
+                for (int i = 0, collected = 0; collected < checkedCount; i++) {
+                    if (checked.valueAt(i)) {
+                        selection[collected] = checked.keyAt(i);
+                        collected++;
+                    }
+                }
+                intent.putExtra(EXTRA_SELECTED_ITEMS, selection);
+                setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);
+                finish();
+            }
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    private List<String> getTitleList() {
+        List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
+        if (OpmlImportHolder.getReadElements() != null) {
+            for (OpmlElement element : OpmlImportHolder.getReadElements()) {
+                result.add(element.getText());
+            }
+
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.select_all_item, Menu.NONE,
+                R.string.select_all_label),
+                MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
+
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.deselect_all_item, Menu.NONE,
+                R.string.deselect_all_label),
+                MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case R.id.select_all_item:
+                selectAllItems(true);
+                return true;
+            case R.id.deselect_all_item:
+                selectAllItems(false);
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void selectAllItems(boolean b) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < feedlist.getCount(); i++) {
+            feedlist.setItemChecked(i, b);
+        }
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportBaseActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportBaseActivity.java
index f887fdd94..905183aa2 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportBaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportBaseActivity.java
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import java.io.Reader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.OpmlFeedQueuer;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.OpmlImportWorker;
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.opml.OpmlElement;
 /**
  * Base activity for Opml Import - e.g. with code what to do afterwards
  * */
-public class OpmlImportBaseActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class OpmlImportBaseActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 
     private static final String TAG = "OpmlImportBaseActivity";
     private OpmlImportWorker importWorker;
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportFromPathActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportFromPathActivity.java
index b38e0c443..259689abf 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportFromPathActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OpmlImportFromPathActivity.java
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OrganizeQueueActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OrganizeQueueActivity.java
index 7269f7549..e376b08b8 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OrganizeQueueActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OrganizeQueueActivity.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.TypedArray;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
+import android.view.*;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -12,28 +15,32 @@ import android.widget.BaseAdapter;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockListActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
 import com.mobeta.android.dslv.DragSortListView;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.ImageLoader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.EventDistributor;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBReader;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBTasks;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.UndoBarController;
 
-public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements
 		UndoBarController.UndoListener {
 	private static final String TAG = "OrganizeQueueActivity";
 
 	private static final int MENU_ID_ACCEPT = 2;
 
+    private List<FeedItem> queue;
+
 	private OrganizeAdapter adapter;
 	private UndoBarController undoBarController;
 
+    private DragSortListView listView;
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
@@ -41,17 +48,42 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 		setContentView(R.layout.organize_queue);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
 
-		DragSortListView listView = (DragSortListView) getListView();
+		listView = (DragSortListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list);
 		listView.setDropListener(dropListener);
 		listView.setRemoveListener(removeListener);
+        listView.setEmptyView(findViewById(android.R.id.empty));
 
-		adapter = new OrganizeAdapter(this);
-		setListAdapter(adapter);
-
+		loadData();
 		undoBarController = new UndoBarController(findViewById(R.id.undobar),
 				this);
 	}
 
+    private void loadData() {
+        AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<FeedItem>> loadTask = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<FeedItem>>() {
+
+            @Override
+            protected List<FeedItem> doInBackground(Void... voids) {
+                return DBReader.getQueue(OrganizeQueueActivity.this);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            protected void onPostExecute(List<FeedItem> feedItems) {
+                super.onPostExecute(feedItems);
+                if (feedItems != null) {
+                    queue = feedItems;
+                    if (adapter == null) {
+                        adapter = new OrganizeAdapter(OrganizeQueueActivity.this);
+                        listView.setAdapter(adapter);
+                    }
+                    adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+                } else {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Queue was null");
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        loadTask.execute();
+    }
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onPause() {
 		super.onPause();
@@ -61,8 +93,7 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 	@Override
 	protected void onStop() {
 		super.onStop();
-		FeedManager.getInstance().autodownloadUndownloadedItems(
-				getApplicationContext());
+        DBTasks.autodownloadUndownloadedItems(getApplicationContext());
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -76,9 +107,7 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 		@Override
 		public void update(EventDistributor eventDistributor, Integer arg) {
 			if (((EventDistributor.QUEUE_UPDATE | EventDistributor.FEED_LIST_UPDATE) & arg) != 0) {
-				if (adapter != null) {
-					adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
-				}
+				loadData();
 			}
 		}
 	};
@@ -87,9 +116,10 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 
 		@Override
 		public void drop(int from, int to) {
-			FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
-			manager.moveQueueItem(OrganizeQueueActivity.this, from, to, false);
-			adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+            final FeedItem item = queue.remove(from);
+            queue.add(to, item);
+            adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+            DBWriter.moveQueueItem(OrganizeQueueActivity.this, from, to, true);
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -97,9 +127,8 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 
 		@Override
 		public void remove(int which) {
-			FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
-			FeedItem item = (FeedItem) getListAdapter().getItem(which);
-			manager.removeQueueItem(OrganizeQueueActivity.this, item, false);
+			FeedItem item = (FeedItem) listView.getAdapter().getItem(which);
+            DBWriter.removeQueueItem(OrganizeQueueActivity.this, item.getId(), true);
 			undoBarController.showUndoBar(false,
 					getString(R.string.removed_from_queue), new UndoToken(item,
 							which));
@@ -127,22 +156,20 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 	public void onUndo(Parcelable token) {
 		// Perform the undo
 		UndoToken undoToken = (UndoToken) token;
-		FeedItem feedItem = undoToken.getFeedItem();
-		int position = undoToken.getPosition();
-
-		FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
-		manager.addQueueItemAt(OrganizeQueueActivity.this, feedItem, position,
-				false);
+        if (token != null) {
+		    long itemId = undoToken.getFeedItemId();
+		    int position = undoToken.getPosition();
+            DBWriter.addQueueItemAt(OrganizeQueueActivity.this, itemId, position, false);
+        }
 	}
 
 	private static class OrganizeAdapter extends BaseAdapter {
 
-		private Context context;
-		private FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
+		private OrganizeQueueActivity organizeQueueActivity;
 
-		public OrganizeAdapter(Context context) {
+		public OrganizeAdapter(OrganizeQueueActivity organizeQueueActivity) {
 			super();
-			this.context = context;
+			this.organizeQueueActivity = organizeQueueActivity;
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -152,7 +179,7 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 
 			if (convertView == null) {
 				holder = new Holder();
-				LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context
+				LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) organizeQueueActivity
 						.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
 				convertView = inflater.inflate(
 						R.layout.organize_queue_listitem, null);
@@ -189,13 +216,20 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 
 		@Override
 		public int getCount() {
-			int queueSize = manager.getQueueSize(true);
-			return queueSize;
+			if (organizeQueueActivity.queue != null) {
+                return organizeQueueActivity.queue.size();
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
 		}
 
 		@Override
 		public FeedItem getItem(int position) {
-			return manager.getQueueItemAtIndex(position, true);
+            if (organizeQueueActivity.queue != null) {
+                return organizeQueueActivity.queue.get(position);
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -211,7 +245,6 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 		private int position;
 
 		public UndoToken(FeedItem item, int position) {
-			FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
 			this.itemId = item.getId();
 			this.feedId = item.getFeed().getId();
 			this.position = position;
@@ -243,9 +276,8 @@ public class OrganizeQueueActivity extends SherlockListActivity implements
 			out.writeInt(position);
 		}
 
-		public FeedItem getFeedItem() {
-			FeedManager manager = FeedManager.getInstance();
-			return manager.getFeedItem(itemId, feedId);
+		public long getFeedItemId() {
+			return itemId;
 		}
 
 		public int getPosition() {
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PlaybackHistoryActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PlaybackHistoryActivity.java
index 1a5a2cac9..f329581e5 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PlaybackHistoryActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PlaybackHistoryActivity.java
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockFragmentActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.PlaybackHistoryFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.DBWriter;
 
-public class PlaybackHistoryActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
+public class PlaybackHistoryActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "PlaybackHistoryActivity";
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.clear_history_item, Menu.NONE,
-				R.string.clear_history_label).setShowAsAction(
+		MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.clear_history_item, Menu.NONE,
+                R.string.clear_history_label),
 				MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class PlaybackHistoryActivity extends SherlockFragmentActivity {
 			startActivity(intent);
 			return true;
 		case R.id.clear_history_item:
-			FeedManager.getInstance().clearPlaybackHistory(this);
+			DBWriter.clearPlaybackHistory(this);
 			return true;
 		}
 		return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PreferenceActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PreferenceActivity.java
index 9fcf57ac2..880724c28 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PreferenceActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/PreferenceActivity.java
@@ -19,369 +19,358 @@ import android.preference.Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener;
 import android.preference.PreferenceScreen;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockPreferenceActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.FlattrClickWorker;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.OpmlExportWorker;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.flattr.FlattrUtils;
 
-/** The main preference activity */
-public class PreferenceActivity extends SherlockPreferenceActivity {
-	private static final String TAG = "PreferenceActivity";
+/**
+ * The main preference activity
+ */
+public class PreferenceActivity extends android.preference.PreferenceActivity {
+    private static final String TAG = "PreferenceActivity";
+
+    private static final String PREF_FLATTR_THIS_APP = "prefFlattrThisApp";
+    private static final String PREF_FLATTR_AUTH = "pref_flattr_authenticate";
+    private static final String PREF_FLATTR_REVOKE = "prefRevokeAccess";
+    private static final String PREF_OPML_EXPORT = "prefOpmlExport";
+    private static final String PREF_ABOUT = "prefAbout";
+    private static final String PREF_CHOOSE_DATA_DIR = "prefChooseDataDir";
+    private static final String AUTO_DL_PREF_SCREEN = "prefAutoDownloadSettings";
 
-	private static final String PREF_FLATTR_THIS_APP = "prefFlattrThisApp";
-	private static final String PREF_FLATTR_AUTH = "pref_flattr_authenticate";
-	private static final String PREF_FLATTR_REVOKE = "prefRevokeAccess";
-	private static final String PREF_OPML_EXPORT = "prefOpmlExport";
-	private static final String PREF_ABOUT = "prefAbout";
-	private static final String PREF_CHOOSE_DATA_DIR = "prefChooseDataDir";
-	private static final String AUTO_DL_PREF_SCREEN = "prefAutoDownloadSettings";
+    private CheckBoxPreference[] selectedNetworks;
 
-	private CheckBoxPreference[] selectedNetworks;
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	@Override
-	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
+            getActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        }
 
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
 		addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);
 		findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_THIS_APP).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
 				new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
 
-					@Override
-					public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-						new FlattrClickWorker(PreferenceActivity.this,
-								FlattrUtils.APP_URL).executeAsync();
-
-						return true;
-					}
-				});
-
-		findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_REVOKE).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
-				new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-
-					@Override
-					public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-						FlattrUtils.revokeAccessToken(PreferenceActivity.this);
-						checkItemVisibility();
-						return true;
-					}
-
-				});
-
-		findPreference(PREF_ABOUT).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
-				new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-
-					@Override
-					public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-						PreferenceActivity.this.startActivity(new Intent(
-								PreferenceActivity.this, AboutActivity.class));
-						return true;
-					}
-
-				});
-
-		findPreference(PREF_OPML_EXPORT).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
-				new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-
-					@Override
-					public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-						if (FeedManager.getInstance().getFeedsSize() > 0) {
-							new OpmlExportWorker(PreferenceActivity.this)
-									.executeAsync();
-						}
-						return true;
-					}
-				});
-
-		findPreference(PREF_CHOOSE_DATA_DIR).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
-				new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-
-					@Override
-					public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-						startActivityForResult(
-								new Intent(PreferenceActivity.this,
-										DirectoryChooserActivity.class),
-								DirectoryChooserActivity.RESULT_CODE_DIR_SELECTED);
-						return true;
-					}
-				});
-		findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_THEME)
-				.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
-						new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
-
-							@Override
-							public boolean onPreferenceChange(
-									Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-								Intent i = getIntent();
-								i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
-										| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-								finish();
-								startActivity(i);
-								return true;
-							}
-						});
-		findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_WIFI_FILTER)
-				.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
-						new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
-
-							@Override
-							public boolean onPreferenceChange(
-									Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-								if (newValue instanceof Boolean) {
-									setSelectedNetworksEnabled((Boolean) newValue);
-									return true;
-								} else {
-									return false;
-								}
-							}
-						});
-		findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_EPISODE_CACHE_SIZE)
-				.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
-						new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
-
-							@Override
-							public boolean onPreferenceChange(
-									Preference preference, Object newValue) {
-								if (newValue instanceof String) {
-									setEpisodeCacheSizeText(Integer
-											.valueOf((String) newValue));
-								}
-								return true;
-							}
-						});
-		findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL)
-				.setOnPreferenceClickListener(new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-
-					@Override
-					public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-						checkItemVisibility();
-						return true;
-					}
-				});
-		buildUpdateIntervalPreference();
-		buildAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference();
-		setSelectedNetworksEnabled(UserPreferences
-				.isEnableAutodownloadWifiFilter());
-
-	}
-
-	private void buildUpdateIntervalPreference() {
-		ListPreference pref = (ListPreference) findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
-		String[] values = getResources().getStringArray(
-				R.array.update_intervall_values);
-		String[] entries = new String[values.length];
-		for (int x = 0; x < values.length; x++) {
-			Integer v = Integer.parseInt(values[x]);
-			switch (v) {
-			case 0:
-				entries[x] = getString(R.string.pref_update_interval_hours_manual);
-				break;
-			case 1:
-				entries[x] = v
-						+ " "
-						+ getString(R.string.pref_update_interval_hours_singular);
-				break;
-			default:
-				entries[x] = v + " "
-						+ getString(R.string.pref_update_interval_hours_plural);
-				break;
-
-			}
-		}
-		pref.setEntries(entries);
-
-	}
-
-	private void setSelectedNetworksEnabled(boolean b) {
-		if (selectedNetworks != null) {
-			for (Preference p : selectedNetworks) {
-				p.setEnabled(b);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		checkItemVisibility();
-		setEpisodeCacheSizeText(UserPreferences.getEpisodeCacheSize());
-		setDataFolderText();
-	}
-
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	private void checkItemVisibility() {
-
-		boolean hasFlattrToken = FlattrUtils.hasToken();
-
-		findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_AUTH).setEnabled(!hasFlattrToken);
-		findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_REVOKE).setEnabled(hasFlattrToken);
-
-		findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_WIFI_FILTER)
-				.setEnabled(UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownload());
-		setSelectedNetworksEnabled(UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownload()
-				&& UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownloadWifiFilter());
-
-	}
-
-	private void setEpisodeCacheSizeText(int cacheSize) {
-		String s;
-		if (cacheSize == getResources().getInteger(
-				R.integer.episode_cache_size_unlimited)) {
-			s = getString(R.string.pref_episode_cache_unlimited);
-		} else {
-			s = Integer.toString(cacheSize)
-					+ getString(R.string.episodes_suffix);
-		}
-		findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_EPISODE_CACHE_SIZE).setSummary(s);
-	}
-
-	private void setDataFolderText() {
-		File f = UserPreferences.getDataFolder(this, null);
-		if (f != null) {
-			findPreference(PREF_CHOOSE_DATA_DIR)
-					.setSummary(f.getAbsolutePath());
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case android.R.id.home:
-			Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
-			intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-			startActivity(intent);
-			break;
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onApplyThemeResource(Theme theme, int resid, boolean first) {
-		theme.applyStyle(UserPreferences.getTheme(), true);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
-		super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
-		if (resultCode == DirectoryChooserActivity.RESULT_CODE_DIR_SELECTED) {
-			String dir = data
-					.getStringExtra(DirectoryChooserActivity.RESULT_SELECTED_DIR);
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Setting data folder");
-			UserPreferences.setDataFolder(dir);
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void buildAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference() {
-		if (selectedNetworks != null) {
-			clearAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference();
-		}
-		// get configured networks
-		WifiManager wifiservice = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
-		List<WifiConfiguration> networks = wifiservice.getConfiguredNetworks();
-
-		if (networks != null) {
-			selectedNetworks = new CheckBoxPreference[networks.size()];
-			List<String> prefValues = Arrays.asList(UserPreferences
-					.getAutodownloadSelectedNetworks());
-			PreferenceScreen prefScreen = (PreferenceScreen) findPreference(AUTO_DL_PREF_SCREEN);
-			OnPreferenceClickListener clickListener = new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
-
-				@Override
-				public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
-					if (preference instanceof CheckBoxPreference) {
-						String key = preference.getKey();
-						ArrayList<String> prefValuesList = new ArrayList<String>(
-								Arrays.asList(UserPreferences
-										.getAutodownloadSelectedNetworks()));
-						boolean newValue = ((CheckBoxPreference) preference)
-								.isChecked();
-						if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-							Log.d(TAG, "Selected network " + key
-									+ ". New state: " + newValue);
-
-						int index = prefValuesList.indexOf(key);
-						if (index >= 0 && newValue == false) {
-							// remove network
-							prefValuesList.remove(index);
-						} else if (index < 0 && newValue == true) {
-							prefValuesList.add(key);
-						}
-
-						UserPreferences.setAutodownloadSelectedNetworks(
-								PreferenceActivity.this, prefValuesList
-										.toArray(new String[prefValuesList
-												.size()]));
-						return true;
-					} else {
-						return false;
-					}
-				}
-			};
-			// create preference for each known network. attach listener and set
-			// value
-			for (int i = 0; i < networks.size(); i++) {
-				WifiConfiguration config = networks.get(i);
-
-				CheckBoxPreference pref = new CheckBoxPreference(this);
-				String key = Integer.toString(config.networkId);
-				pref.setTitle(config.SSID);
-				pref.setKey(key);
-				pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(clickListener);
-				pref.setPersistent(false);
-				pref.setChecked(prefValues.contains(key));
-				selectedNetworks[i] = pref;
-				prefScreen.addPreference(pref);
-			}
-		} else {
-			Log.e(TAG, "Couldn't get list of configure Wi-Fi networks");
-		}
-	}
-
-	private void clearAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference() {
-		if (selectedNetworks != null) {
-			PreferenceScreen prefScreen = (PreferenceScreen) findPreference(AUTO_DL_PREF_SCREEN);
-
-			for (int i = 0; i < selectedNetworks.length; i++) {
-				if (selectedNetworks[i] != null) {
-					prefScreen.removePreference(selectedNetworks[i]);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	@Override
-	public boolean onPreferenceTreeClick(PreferenceScreen preferenceScreen,
-			Preference preference) {
-		super.onPreferenceTreeClick(preferenceScreen, preference);
-		if (preference != null)
-			if (preference instanceof PreferenceScreen)
-				if (((PreferenceScreen) preference).getDialog() != null)
-					((PreferenceScreen) preference)
-							.getDialog()
-							.getWindow()
-							.getDecorView()
-							.setBackgroundDrawable(
-									this.getWindow().getDecorView()
-											.getBackground().getConstantState()
-											.newDrawable());
-		return false;
-	}
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
+                        new FlattrClickWorker(PreferenceActivity.this,
+                                FlattrUtils.APP_URL).executeAsync();
+
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                });
+
+        findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_REVOKE).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
+                new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
+                        FlattrUtils.revokeAccessToken(PreferenceActivity.this);
+                        checkItemVisibility();
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                });
+
+        findPreference(PREF_ABOUT).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
+                new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
+                        PreferenceActivity.this.startActivity(new Intent(
+                                PreferenceActivity.this, AboutActivity.class));
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                });
+
+        findPreference(PREF_OPML_EXPORT).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
+                new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
+                        new OpmlExportWorker(PreferenceActivity.this)
+                                .executeAsync();
+
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                });
+
+        findPreference(PREF_CHOOSE_DATA_DIR).setOnPreferenceClickListener(
+                new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
+                        startActivityForResult(
+                                new Intent(PreferenceActivity.this,
+                                        DirectoryChooserActivity.class),
+                                DirectoryChooserActivity.RESULT_CODE_DIR_SELECTED);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                });
+        findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_THEME)
+                .setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
+                        new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
+
+                            @Override
+                            public boolean onPreferenceChange(
+                                    Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+                                Intent i = getIntent();
+                                i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
+                                        | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+                                finish();
+                                startActivity(i);
+                                return true;
+                            }
+                        });
+        findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_WIFI_FILTER)
+                .setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
+                        new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
+
+                            @Override
+                            public boolean onPreferenceChange(
+                                    Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+                                if (newValue instanceof Boolean) {
+                                    setSelectedNetworksEnabled((Boolean) newValue);
+                                    return true;
+                                } else {
+                                    return false;
+                                }
+                            }
+                        });
+        findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_EPISODE_CACHE_SIZE)
+                .setOnPreferenceChangeListener(
+                        new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
+
+
+                            @Override
+                            public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object o) {
+                                checkItemVisibility();
+                                return true;
+                            }
+                        });
+        buildUpdateIntervalPreference();
+        buildAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference();
+        setSelectedNetworksEnabled(UserPreferences
+                .isEnableAutodownloadWifiFilter());
+
+    }
+
+    private void buildUpdateIntervalPreference() {
+        ListPreference pref = (ListPreference) findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_UPDATE_INTERVAL);
+        String[] values = getResources().getStringArray(
+                R.array.update_intervall_values);
+        String[] entries = new String[values.length];
+        for (int x = 0; x < values.length; x++) {
+            Integer v = Integer.parseInt(values[x]);
+            switch (v) {
+                case 0:
+                    entries[x] = getString(R.string.pref_update_interval_hours_manual);
+                    break;
+                case 1:
+                    entries[x] = v
+                            + " "
+                            + getString(R.string.pref_update_interval_hours_singular);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    entries[x] = v + " "
+                            + getString(R.string.pref_update_interval_hours_plural);
+                    break;
+
+            }
+        }
+        pref.setEntries(entries);
+
+    }
+
+    private void setSelectedNetworksEnabled(boolean b) {
+        if (selectedNetworks != null) {
+            for (Preference p : selectedNetworks) {
+                p.setEnabled(b);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        checkItemVisibility();
+        setEpisodeCacheSizeText(UserPreferences.getEpisodeCacheSize());
+        setDataFolderText();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    private void checkItemVisibility() {
+
+        boolean hasFlattrToken = FlattrUtils.hasToken();
+
+        findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_AUTH).setEnabled(!hasFlattrToken);
+        findPreference(PREF_FLATTR_REVOKE).setEnabled(hasFlattrToken);
+
+        findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_ENABLE_AUTODL_WIFI_FILTER)
+                .setEnabled(UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownload());
+        setSelectedNetworksEnabled(UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownload()
+                && UserPreferences.isEnableAutodownloadWifiFilter());
+
+    }
+
+    private void setEpisodeCacheSizeText(int cacheSize) {
+        String s;
+        if (cacheSize == getResources().getInteger(
+                R.integer.episode_cache_size_unlimited)) {
+            s = getString(R.string.pref_episode_cache_unlimited);
+        } else {
+            s = Integer.toString(cacheSize)
+                    + getString(R.string.episodes_suffix);
+        }
+        findPreference(UserPreferences.PREF_EPISODE_CACHE_SIZE).setSummary(s);
+    }
+
+    private void setDataFolderText() {
+        File f = UserPreferences.getDataFolder(this, null);
+        if (f != null) {
+            findPreference(PREF_CHOOSE_DATA_DIR)
+                    .setSummary(f.getAbsolutePath());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+                startActivity(intent);
+                break;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onApplyThemeResource(Theme theme, int resid, boolean first) {
+        theme.applyStyle(UserPreferences.getTheme(), true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
+        super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
+        if (resultCode == DirectoryChooserActivity.RESULT_CODE_DIR_SELECTED) {
+            String dir = data
+                    .getStringExtra(DirectoryChooserActivity.RESULT_SELECTED_DIR);
+            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                Log.d(TAG, "Setting data folder");
+            UserPreferences.setDataFolder(dir);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void buildAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference() {
+        if (selectedNetworks != null) {
+            clearAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference();
+        }
+        // get configured networks
+        WifiManager wifiservice = (WifiManager) getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
+        List<WifiConfiguration> networks = wifiservice.getConfiguredNetworks();
+
+        if (networks != null) {
+            selectedNetworks = new CheckBoxPreference[networks.size()];
+            List<String> prefValues = Arrays.asList(UserPreferences
+                    .getAutodownloadSelectedNetworks());
+            PreferenceScreen prefScreen = (PreferenceScreen) findPreference(AUTO_DL_PREF_SCREEN);
+            OnPreferenceClickListener clickListener = new OnPreferenceClickListener() {
+
+                @Override
+                public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
+                    if (preference instanceof CheckBoxPreference) {
+                        String key = preference.getKey();
+                        ArrayList<String> prefValuesList = new ArrayList<String>(
+                                Arrays.asList(UserPreferences
+                                        .getAutodownloadSelectedNetworks()));
+                        boolean newValue = ((CheckBoxPreference) preference)
+                                .isChecked();
+                        if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                            Log.d(TAG, "Selected network " + key
+                                    + ". New state: " + newValue);
+
+                        int index = prefValuesList.indexOf(key);
+                        if (index >= 0 && newValue == false) {
+                            // remove network
+                            prefValuesList.remove(index);
+                        } else if (index < 0 && newValue == true) {
+                            prefValuesList.add(key);
+                        }
+
+                        UserPreferences.setAutodownloadSelectedNetworks(
+                                PreferenceActivity.this, prefValuesList
+                                .toArray(new String[prefValuesList
+                                        .size()]));
+                        return true;
+                    } else {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            // create preference for each known network. attach listener and set
+            // value
+            for (int i = 0; i < networks.size(); i++) {
+                WifiConfiguration config = networks.get(i);
+
+                CheckBoxPreference pref = new CheckBoxPreference(this);
+                String key = Integer.toString(config.networkId);
+                pref.setTitle(config.SSID);
+                pref.setKey(key);
+                pref.setOnPreferenceClickListener(clickListener);
+                pref.setPersistent(false);
+                pref.setChecked(prefValues.contains(key));
+                selectedNetworks[i] = pref;
+                prefScreen.addPreference(pref);
+            }
+        } else {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Couldn't get list of configure Wi-Fi networks");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void clearAutodownloadSelectedNetworsPreference() {
+        if (selectedNetworks != null) {
+            PreferenceScreen prefScreen = (PreferenceScreen) findPreference(AUTO_DL_PREF_SCREEN);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < selectedNetworks.length; i++) {
+                if (selectedNetworks[i] != null) {
+                    prefScreen.removePreference(selectedNetworks[i]);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceTreeClick(PreferenceScreen preferenceScreen,
+                                         Preference preference) {
+        super.onPreferenceTreeClick(preferenceScreen, preference);
+        if (preference != null)
+            if (preference instanceof PreferenceScreen)
+                if (((PreferenceScreen) preference).getDialog() != null)
+                    ((PreferenceScreen) preference)
+                            .getDialog()
+                            .getWindow()
+                            .getDecorView()
+                            .setBackgroundDrawable(
+                                    this.getWindow().getDecorView()
+                                            .getBackground().getConstantState()
+                                            .newDrawable());
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SearchActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SearchActivity.java
index 152710112..257ae86ae 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SearchActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/SearchActivity.java
@@ -1,185 +1,195 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.activity;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.SearchManager;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v4.view.MenuItemCompat;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.AdapterView;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockListActivity;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Menu;
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.MenuItem;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.SearchlistAdapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.Feed;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedManager;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedSearcher;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.storage.FeedSearcher;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.SearchResult;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.FeedlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.ItemlistFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
 
-/** Displays the results when the user searches for FeedItems or Feeds. */
-public class SearchActivity extends SherlockListActivity {
-	private static final String TAG = "SearchActivity";
-
-	public static final String EXTRA_FEED_ID = "de.danoeh.antennapod.searchactivity.extra.feedId";
-
-	private SearchlistAdapter searchAdapter;
-	private ArrayList<SearchResult> content;
-
-	/** Feed that is being searched or null if the search is global. */
-	private Feed selectedFeed;
-
-	private TextView txtvStatus;
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-
-		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
-		setContentView(R.layout.searchlist);
-		txtvStatus = (TextView) findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
-		setIntent(intent);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onResume() {
-		super.onResume();
-		Intent intent = getIntent();
-		if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
-			Bundle extra = intent.getBundleExtra(SearchManager.APP_DATA);
-			if (extra != null) {
-				if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-					Log.d(TAG, "Found bundle extra");
-				long feedId = extra.getLong(EXTRA_FEED_ID);
-				selectedFeed = FeedManager.getInstance().getFeed(feedId);
-			}
-			if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-				Log.d(TAG, "Starting search");
-			String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
-			getSupportActionBar()
-					.setSubtitle(
-							getString(R.string.search_term_label) + "\""
-									+ query + "\"");
-			handleSearchRequest(query);
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
-		menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
-				.setIcon(
-						obtainStyledAttributes(
-								new int[] { R.attr.action_search })
-								.getDrawable(0))
-				.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
-		switch (item.getItemId()) {
-		case android.R.id.home:
-			Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
-			intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
-			startActivity(intent);
-			return true;
-		case R.id.search_item:
-			onSearchRequested();
-			return true;
-		default:
-			return false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public boolean onSearchRequested() {
-		Bundle extra = null;
-		if (selectedFeed != null) {
-			extra = new Bundle();
-			extra.putLong(EXTRA_FEED_ID, selectedFeed.getId());
-		}
-		startSearch(null, false, extra, false);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
-		super.onListItemClick(l, v, position, id);
-		SearchResult selection = searchAdapter.getItem(position);
-		if (selection.getComponent().getClass() == Feed.class) {
-			Feed feed = (Feed) selection.getComponent();
-			Intent launchIntent = new Intent(this, FeedItemlistActivity.class);
-			launchIntent.putExtra(FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED,
-					feed.getId());
-			startActivity(launchIntent);
-
-		} else if (selection.getComponent().getClass() == FeedItem.class) {
-			FeedItem item = (FeedItem) selection.getComponent();
-			Intent launchIntent = new Intent(this, ItemviewActivity.class);
-			launchIntent.putExtra(FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED, item
-					.getFeed().getId());
-			launchIntent.putExtra(ItemlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEEDITEM,
-					item.getId());
-			startActivity(launchIntent);
-		}
-	}
-
-	@SuppressLint({ "NewApi", "NewApi" })
-	private void handleSearchRequest(final String query) {
-		if (searchAdapter != null) {
-			searchAdapter.clear();
-			searchAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
-		}
-		txtvStatus.setText(R.string.search_status_searching);
-
-		Thread thread = new Thread() {
-
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				Log.d(TAG, "Starting background work");
-				final ArrayList<SearchResult> result = FeedSearcher
-						.performSearch(SearchActivity.this, query, selectedFeed);
-				if (SearchActivity.this != null) {
-					SearchActivity.this.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-
-						@Override
-						public void run() {
-							if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-								Log.d(TAG, "Background work finished");
-							if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
-								Log.d(TAG, "Found " + result.size()
-										+ " results");
-							content = result;
-
-							searchAdapter = new SearchlistAdapter(
-									SearchActivity.this, 0, content);
-							getListView().setAdapter(searchAdapter);
-							searchAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
-							if (content.isEmpty()) {
-								txtvStatus
-										.setText(R.string.search_status_no_results);
-							}
-						}
-					});
-				}
-			}
-		};
-		thread.start();
-
-	}
+/**
+ * Displays the results when the user searches for FeedItems or Feeds.
+ */
+public class SearchActivity extends ActionBarActivity implements AdapterView.OnItemClickListener {
+    private static final String TAG = "SearchActivity";
+
+    public static final String EXTRA_FEED_ID = "de.danoeh.antennapod.searchactivity.extra.feedId";
+
+    private SearchlistAdapter searchAdapter;
+
+    /**
+     * ID of the feed that is being searched or null if the search is global.
+     */
+    private long feedID;
+
+    private ListView listView;
+    private TextView txtvStatus;
+
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        setTheme(UserPreferences.getTheme());
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
+        setContentView(R.layout.searchlist);
+        listView = (ListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list);
+        txtvStatus = (TextView) findViewById(android.R.id.empty);
+
+        listView.setOnItemClickListener(this);
+        searchAdapter = new SearchlistAdapter(this, 0, new ArrayList<SearchResult>());
+        listView.setAdapter(searchAdapter);
+        listView.setEmptyView(txtvStatus);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onNewIntent(Intent intent) {
+        setIntent(intent);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        Intent intent = getIntent();
+        if (Intent.ACTION_SEARCH.equals(intent.getAction())) {
+            if (intent.hasExtra(SearchActivity.EXTRA_FEED_ID)) {
+                if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Found bundle extra");
+                feedID = intent.getLongExtra(SearchActivity.EXTRA_FEED_ID, 0);
+            }
+            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                Log.d(TAG, "Starting search");
+            String query = intent.getStringExtra(SearchManager.QUERY);
+            getSupportActionBar()
+                    .setSubtitle(
+                            getString(R.string.search_term_label) + "\""
+                                    + query + "\"");
+            handleSearchRequest(query);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        MenuItemCompat.setShowAsAction(menu.add(Menu.NONE, R.id.search_item, Menu.NONE, R.string.search_label)
+                .setIcon(
+                        obtainStyledAttributes(
+                                new int[]{R.attr.action_search})
+                                .getDrawable(0)),
+                (MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_IF_ROOM));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        switch (item.getItemId()) {
+            case android.R.id.home:
+                Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+                startActivity(intent);
+                return true;
+            case R.id.search_item:
+                onSearchRequested();
+                return true;
+            default:
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onSearchRequested() {
+        Bundle extra = null;
+        if (feedID != 0) {
+            extra = new Bundle();
+            extra.putLong(EXTRA_FEED_ID, feedID);
+        }
+        startSearch(null, false, extra, false);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressLint({"NewApi", "NewApi"})
+    private void handleSearchRequest(final String query) {
+        if (searchAdapter != null) {
+            searchAdapter.clear();
+            searchAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+        }
+        txtvStatus.setText(R.string.search_status_searching);
+
+        Thread thread = new Thread() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                Log.d(TAG, "Starting background work");
+                final List<SearchResult> result = FeedSearcher
+                        .performSearch(SearchActivity.this, query, feedID);
+                if (SearchActivity.this != null) {
+                    SearchActivity.this.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+
+                        @Override
+                        public void run() {
+                            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                                Log.d(TAG, "Background work finished");
+                            if (AppConfig.DEBUG)
+                                Log.d(TAG, "Found " + result.size()
+                                        + " results");
+
+                            searchAdapter.clear();
+                            searchAdapter.addAll(result);
+                            searchAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+                            txtvStatus
+                                    .setText(R.string.search_status_no_results);
+                            if (!searchAdapter.isEmpty()) {
+                                txtvStatus.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                            } else {
+                                txtvStatus.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+        };
+        thread.start();
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> adapterView, View view, int position, long l) {
+        SearchResult selection = searchAdapter.getItem(position);
+        if (selection.getComponent().getClass() == Feed.class) {
+            Feed feed = (Feed) selection.getComponent();
+            Intent launchIntent = new Intent(this, FeedItemlistActivity.class);
+            launchIntent.putExtra(FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED,
+                    feed.getId());
+            startActivity(launchIntent);
+
+        } else if (selection.getComponent().getClass() == FeedItem.class) {
+            FeedItem item = (FeedItem) selection.getComponent();
+            Intent launchIntent = new Intent(this, ItemviewActivity.class);
+            launchIntent.putExtra(FeedlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEED, item
+                    .getFeed().getId());
+            launchIntent.putExtra(ItemlistFragment.EXTRA_SELECTED_FEEDITEM,
+                    item.getId());
+            startActivity(launchIntent);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/StorageErrorActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/StorageErrorActivity.java
index 4d9184dcf..33277ebc9 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/StorageErrorActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/StorageErrorActivity.java
@@ -5,17 +5,16 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.app.SherlockActivity;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.util.StorageUtils;
 
 /** Is show if there is now external storage available. */
-public class StorageErrorActivity extends SherlockActivity {
+public class StorageErrorActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
 	private static final String TAG = "StorageErrorActivity";
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java
index b3567e417..01841f099 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/VideoplayerActivity.java
@@ -5,18 +5,13 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.view.MotionEvent;
-import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.WindowManager;
+import android.view.*;
 import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.SeekBar;
 import android.widget.VideoView;
 
-import com.actionbarsherlock.view.Window;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.AppConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.MediaType;