diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
index 0c6c63e73..a0530fb95 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ public class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         } else if (status.getReason() == DownloadError.ERROR_UNAUTHORIZED) {
             if (!isFinishing() && !isPaused) {
                 dialog = new FeedViewAuthenticationDialog(OnlineFeedViewActivity.this,
-                        R.string.authentication_notification_title, downloader.getDownloadRequest().getSource());
+                        R.string.authentication_notification_title,
+                        downloader.getDownloadRequest().getSource()).create();
                 dialog.show();
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/AuthenticationDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/AuthenticationDialog.java
index 2c41b8cb8..073f7b550 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/AuthenticationDialog.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/AuthenticationDialog.java
@@ -1,51 +1,29 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.dialog;
 
-import android.app.Dialog;
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.Window;
-import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.EditText;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 
 /**
  * Displays a dialog with a username and password text field and an optional checkbox to save username and preferences.
  */
-public abstract class AuthenticationDialog extends Dialog {
+public abstract class AuthenticationDialog extends AlertDialog.Builder {
 
-    private final int titleRes;
-    private final boolean enableUsernameField;
-    private final boolean showSaveCredentialsCheckbox;
-    private final String usernameInitialValue;
-    private final String passwordInitialValue;
-
-    public AuthenticationDialog(Context context, int titleRes, boolean enableUsernameField, boolean showSaveCredentialsCheckbox, String usernameInitialValue, String passwordInitialValue) {
+    public AuthenticationDialog(Context context, int titleRes, boolean enableUsernameField,
+                                boolean showSaveCredentialsCheckbox, String usernameInitialValue,
+                                String passwordInitialValue) {
         super(context);
-        this.titleRes = titleRes;
-        this.enableUsernameField = enableUsernameField;
-        this.showSaveCredentialsCheckbox = showSaveCredentialsCheckbox;
-        this.usernameInitialValue = usernameInitialValue;
-        this.passwordInitialValue = passwordInitialValue;
-    }
+        setTitle(titleRes);
+        View rootView = View.inflate(context, R.layout.authentication_dialog, null);
+        setView(rootView);
 
-    @Override
-    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        setContentView(R.layout.authentication_dialog);
-        final EditText etxtUsername = findViewById(R.id.etxtUsername);
-        final EditText etxtPassword = findViewById(R.id.etxtPassword);
-        final CheckBox saveUsernamePassword = findViewById(R.id.chkSaveUsernamePassword);
-        final Button butConfirm = findViewById(R.id.butConfirm);
-        final Button butCancel = findViewById(R.id.butCancel);
+        final EditText etxtUsername = rootView.findViewById(R.id.etxtUsername);
+        final EditText etxtPassword = rootView.findViewById(R.id.etxtPassword);
+        final CheckBox saveUsernamePassword = rootView.findViewById(R.id.chkSaveUsernamePassword);
 
-        if (titleRes != 0) {
-            setTitle(titleRes);
-        } else {
-            requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
-        }
         etxtUsername.setEnabled(enableUsernameField);
         if (showSaveCredentialsCheckbox) {
             saveUsernamePassword.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
@@ -59,13 +37,10 @@ public abstract class AuthenticationDialog extends Dialog {
             etxtPassword.setText(passwordInitialValue);
         }
         setOnCancelListener(dialog -> onCancelled());
-        butCancel.setOnClickListener(v -> cancel());
-        butConfirm.setOnClickListener(v -> {
-            onConfirmed(etxtUsername.getText().toString(),
-                    etxtPassword.getText().toString(),
-                    showSaveCredentialsCheckbox && saveUsernamePassword.isChecked());
-            dismiss();
-        });
+        setNegativeButton(R.string.cancel_label, null);
+        setPositiveButton(R.string.confirm_label, (dialog, which)
+                -> onConfirmed(etxtUsername.getText().toString(), etxtPassword.getText().toString(),
+                        showSaveCredentialsCheckbox && saveUsernamePassword.isChecked()));
     }
 
     protected void onCancelled() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/authentication_dialog.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/authentication_dialog.xml
index 187045c63..1661eaea1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/authentication_dialog.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/authentication_dialog.xml
@@ -4,88 +4,33 @@
               android:layout_height="match_parent"
               android:orientation="vertical" >
 
-    <LinearLayout
+    <EditText
+        android:id="@+id/etxtUsername"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:layout_margin="16dp"
+        android:hint="@string/username_label"
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
+        android:cursorVisible="true"/>
+
+    <EditText
+        android:id="@+id/etxtPassword"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="0dp"
+        android:layout_weight="1"
+        android:layout_margin="16dp"
+        android:inputType="textPassword"
+        android:hint="@string/password_label"
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
+        android:cursorVisible="true"/>
+
+    <CheckBox
+        android:id="@+id/chkSaveUsernamePassword"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:orientation="vertical" >
-
-        <EditText
-            android:id="@+id/etxtUsername"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:layout_margin="16dp"
-            android:hint="@string/username_label"
-            android:focusable="true"
-            android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
-            android:cursorVisible="true"/>
-
-        <EditText
-            android:id="@+id/etxtPassword"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:layout_margin="16dp"
-            android:inputType="textPassword"
-            android:hint="@string/password_label"
-            android:focusable="true"
-            android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
-            android:cursorVisible="true"/>
-
-        <CheckBox
-            android:id="@+id/chkSaveUsernamePassword"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_margin="16dp"
-            android:text="@string/save_username_password_label"/>
-    </LinearLayout>
-
-    <RelativeLayout
-        android:id="@+id/footer"
-        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-        android:layout_height="48dp" >
-
-        <View
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="1dip"
-            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-            android:background="?android:attr/dividerVertical" />
-
-        <View
-            android:id="@+id/horizontal_divider"
-            android:layout_width="1dip"
-            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
-            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:layout_marginBottom="4dp"
-            android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
-            android:background="?android:attr/dividerVertical" />
-
-        <Button
-            android:id="@+id/butCancel"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
-            android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
-            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-            android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/horizontal_divider"
-            android:layout_toStartOf="@id/horizontal_divider"
-            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
-            android:text="@string/cancel_label" />
-
-        <Button
-            android:id="@+id/butConfirm"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-            android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-            android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-            android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-            android:layout_toRightOf="@id/horizontal_divider"
-            android:layout_toEndOf="@id/horizontal_divider"
-            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
-            android:text="@string/confirm_label" />
-    </RelativeLayout>
-
+        android:layout_margin="16dp"
+        android:text="@string/save_username_password_label"/>
 </LinearLayout>
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