diff --git a/mastodon/build.gradle b/mastodon/build.gradle
index 69f06c0d7..3e5e06289 100644
--- a/mastodon/build.gradle
+++ b/mastodon/build.gradle
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'me.grishka.litex:dynamicanimation:1.1.0-alpha03'
 	implementation 'me.grishka.litex:viewpager:1.0.0'
 	implementation 'me.grishka.litex:viewpager2:1.0.0'
-	implementation 'me.grishka.appkit:appkit:1.2.6'
+	implementation 'me.grishka.appkit:appkit:1.2.7'
 	implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
 	implementation 'org.jsoup:jsoup:1.14.3'
 	implementation 'com.squareup:otto:1.3.8'
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/discover/SearchFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/discover/SearchFragment.java
index e65f8c9be..cfbb2f295 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/discover/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/discover/SearchFragment.java
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import me.grishka.appkit.Nav;
+import me.grishka.appkit.api.Callback;
+import me.grishka.appkit.api.ErrorResponse;
 import me.grishka.appkit.api.SimpleCallback;
 import me.grishka.appkit.utils.MergeRecyclerAdapter;
 import me.grishka.appkit.utils.V;
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseStatusListFragment<SearchResult>{
 		}else{
 			progressVisibilityListener.onProgressVisibilityChanged(true);
 			currentRequest=new GetSearchResults(currentQuery, null, true)
-					.setCallback(new SimpleCallback<>(this){
+					.setCallback(new Callback<>(){
 						@Override
 						public void onSuccess(SearchResults result){
 							ArrayList<SearchResult> results=new ArrayList<>();
@@ -148,6 +150,17 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseStatusListFragment<SearchResult>{
 							unfilteredResults=results;
 							onDataLoaded(filterSearchResults(results), false);
 						}
+
+						@Override
+						public void onError(ErrorResponse error){
+							currentRequest=null;
+							Activity a=getActivity();
+							if(a==null)
+								return;
+							error.showToast(a);
+							if(progressVisibilityListener!=null)
+								progressVisibilityListener.onProgressVisibilityChanged(false);
+						}
 					})
 					.exec(accountID);
 		}
@@ -159,12 +172,11 @@ public class SearchFragment extends BaseStatusListFragment<SearchResult>{
 			super.updateList();
 			return;
 		}
-		imgLoader.deactivate();
 		UiUtils.updateList(prevDisplayItems, displayItems, list, adapter, (i1, i2)->i1.parentID.equals(i2.parentID) && i1.index==i2.index && i1.getType()==i2.getType());
 		boolean recent=isInRecentMode();
 		if(recent!=headerAdapter.isVisible())
 			headerAdapter.setVisible(recent);
-		imgLoader.activate();
+		imgLoader.forceUpdateImages();
 		prevDisplayItems=null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/onboarding/InstanceCatalogFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/onboarding/InstanceCatalogFragment.java
index 863ecf033..19f9bb20e 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/onboarding/InstanceCatalogFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/onboarding/InstanceCatalogFragment.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.joinmastodon.android.fragments.onboarding;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import android.os.LocaleList;
 import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.TextWatcher;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ import android.widget.RadioButton;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import org.joinmastodon.android.R;
+import org.joinmastodon.android.api.MastodonAPIController;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.MastodonAPIRequest;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.MastodonErrorResponse;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.api.requests.instance.GetInstance;
@@ -36,7 +39,13 @@ import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.M3AlertDialogBuilder;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.tabs.TabLayout;
 import org.joinmastodon.android.ui.utils.UiUtils;
 import org.parceler.Parcels;
+import org.w3c.dom.Document;
+import org.w3c.dom.Element;
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
+import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.IDN;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -46,6 +55,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
+
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
@@ -58,6 +69,9 @@ import me.grishka.appkit.utils.MergeRecyclerAdapter;
 import me.grishka.appkit.utils.SingleViewRecyclerAdapter;
 import me.grishka.appkit.utils.V;
 import me.grishka.appkit.views.UsableRecyclerView;
+import okhttp3.Call;
+import okhttp3.Request;
+import okhttp3.Response;
 
 public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstance>{
 	private InstancesAdapter adapter;
@@ -75,9 +89,11 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 	private List<CatalogCategory> categories=new ArrayList<>();
 	private String loadingInstanceDomain;
 	private GetInstance loadingInstanceRequest;
+	private Call loadingInstanceRedirectRequest;
 	private HashMap<String, Instance> instancesCache=new HashMap<>();
 	private ProgressDialog instanceProgressDialog;
 	private View buttonBar;
+	private HashMap<String, String> redirects=new HashMap<>(), redirectsInverse=new HashMap<>();
 
 	private boolean isSignup;
 
@@ -271,7 +287,7 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 		}else{
 			showProgressDialog();
 			if(!domain.equals(loadingInstanceDomain)){
-				loadInstanceInfo(domain);
+				loadInstanceInfo(domain, false);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -353,7 +369,7 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 		Instance instance=instancesCache.get(normalizeInstanceDomain(currentSearchQuery));
 		if(instance==null){
 			showProgressDialog();
-			loadInstanceInfo(currentSearchQuery);
+			loadInstanceInfo(currentSearchQuery, false);
 		}else{
 			proceedWithAuthOrSignup(instance);
 		}
@@ -363,7 +379,7 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 	private void onSearchChangedDebounced(){
 		currentSearchQuery=searchEdit.getText().toString().toLowerCase();
 		updateFilteredList();
-		loadInstanceInfo(currentSearchQuery);
+		loadInstanceInfo(currentSearchQuery, false);
 	}
 
 	private void updateFilteredList(){
@@ -403,13 +419,7 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 	private void showProgressDialog(){
 		instanceProgressDialog=new ProgressDialog(getActivity());
 		instanceProgressDialog.setMessage(getString(R.string.loading_instance));
-		instanceProgressDialog.setOnCancelListener(dialog->{
-			if(loadingInstanceRequest!=null){
-				loadingInstanceRequest.cancel();
-				loadingInstanceRequest=null;
-				loadingInstanceDomain=null;
-			}
-		});
+		instanceProgressDialog.setOnCancelListener(dialog->cancelLoadingInstanceInfo());
 		instanceProgressDialog.show();
 	}
 
@@ -429,10 +439,12 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 		}catch(IllegalArgumentException x){
 			return null;
 		}
+		if(redirects.containsKey(domain))
+			return redirects.get(domain);
 		return domain;
 	}
 
-	private void loadInstanceInfo(String _domain){
+	private void loadInstanceInfo(String _domain, boolean isFromRedirect){
 		String domain=normalizeInstanceDomain(_domain);
 		Instance cachedInstance=instancesCache.get(domain);
 		if(cachedInstance!=null){
@@ -446,10 +458,11 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 			return;
 		}
 		if(loadingInstanceDomain!=null){
-			if(loadingInstanceDomain.equals(domain))
+			if(loadingInstanceDomain.equals(domain)){
 				return;
-			else
-				loadingInstanceRequest.cancel();
+			}else{
+				cancelLoadingInstanceInfo();
+			}
 		}
 		loadingInstanceDomain=domain;
 		loadingInstanceRequest=new GetInstance();
@@ -465,7 +478,7 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 							instanceProgressDialog=null;
 							proceedWithAuthOrSignup(result);
 						}
-						if(domain.equals(currentSearchQuery)){
+						if(domain.equals(currentSearchQuery) || currentSearchQuery.equals(redirects.get(domain)) || currentSearchQuery.equals(redirectsInverse.get(domain))){
 							boolean found=false;
 							for(CatalogInstance ci:filteredData){
 								if(ci.domain.equals(domain)){
@@ -484,20 +497,105 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 					@Override
 					public void onError(ErrorResponse error){
 						loadingInstanceRequest=null;
-						loadingInstanceDomain=null;
-						if(instanceProgressDialog!=null){
-							instanceProgressDialog.dismiss();
-							instanceProgressDialog=null;
-							new M3AlertDialogBuilder(getActivity())
-									.setTitle(R.string.error)
-									.setMessage(getString(R.string.not_a_mastodon_instance, domain)+"\n\n"+((MastodonErrorResponse)error).error)
-									.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, null)
-									.show();
+						if(!isFromRedirect && error instanceof MastodonErrorResponse me && me.httpStatus==404){
+							fetchDomainFromHostMetaAndMaybeRetry(domain, error);
+							return;
 						}
+						loadingInstanceDomain=null;
+						showInstanceInfoLoadError(domain, error);
 					}
 				}).execNoAuth(domain);
 	}
 
+	private void cancelLoadingInstanceInfo(){
+		if(loadingInstanceRequest!=null){
+			loadingInstanceRequest.cancel();
+			loadingInstanceRequest=null;
+		}
+		if(loadingInstanceRedirectRequest!=null){
+			loadingInstanceRedirectRequest.cancel();
+			loadingInstanceRedirectRequest=null;
+		}
+		loadingInstanceDomain=null;
+		if(instanceProgressDialog!=null){
+			instanceProgressDialog.dismiss();
+			instanceProgressDialog=null;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void showInstanceInfoLoadError(String domain, Object error){
+		if(instanceProgressDialog!=null){
+			instanceProgressDialog.dismiss();
+			instanceProgressDialog=null;
+			String additionalInfo;
+			if(error instanceof MastodonErrorResponse me){
+				additionalInfo="\n\n"+me.error;
+			}else if(error instanceof Throwable t){
+				additionalInfo="\n\n"+t.getLocalizedMessage();
+			}else{
+				additionalInfo="";
+			}
+			new M3AlertDialogBuilder(getActivity())
+					.setTitle(R.string.error)
+					.setMessage(getString(R.string.not_a_mastodon_instance, domain)+additionalInfo)
+					.setPositiveButton(R.string.ok, null)
+					.show();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void fetchDomainFromHostMetaAndMaybeRetry(String domain, Object origError){
+		String url="https://"+domain+"/.well-known/host-meta";
+		Request req=new Request.Builder()
+				.url(url)
+				.build();
+		loadingInstanceRedirectRequest=MastodonAPIController.getHttpClient().newCall(req);
+		loadingInstanceRedirectRequest.enqueue(new okhttp3.Callback(){
+			@Override
+			public void onFailure(@NonNull Call call, @NonNull IOException e){
+				loadingInstanceRedirectRequest=null;
+				loadingInstanceDomain=null;
+				Activity a=getActivity();
+				if(a==null)
+					return;
+				a.runOnUiThread(()->showInstanceInfoLoadError(domain, e));
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void onResponse(@NonNull Call call, @NonNull Response response) throws IOException{
+				loadingInstanceRedirectRequest=null;
+				loadingInstanceDomain=null;
+				Activity a=getActivity();
+				if(a==null)
+					return;
+				try(response){
+					if(!response.isSuccessful()){
+						a.runOnUiThread(()->showInstanceInfoLoadError(domain, response.code()+" "+response.message()));
+						return;
+					}
+					InputSource source=new InputSource(response.body().charStream());
+					Document doc=DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance().newDocumentBuilder().parse(source);
+					NodeList list=doc.getElementsByTagName("Link");
+					for(int i=0;i<list.getLength();i++){
+						if(list.item(i) instanceof Element el){
+							String template=el.getAttribute("template");
+							if("lrdd".equals(el.getAttribute("rel")) && !TextUtils.isEmpty(template) && template.contains("{uri}")){
+								Uri uri=Uri.parse(template.replace("{uri}", "qwe"));
+								String redirectDomain=normalizeInstanceDomain(uri.getHost());
+								redirects.put(domain, redirectDomain);
+								redirectsInverse.put(redirectDomain, domain);
+								a.runOnUiThread(()->loadInstanceInfo(redirectDomain, true));
+								return;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					a.runOnUiThread(()->showInstanceInfoLoadError(domain, origError));
+				}catch(Exception x){
+					a.runOnUiThread(()->showInstanceInfoLoadError(domain, x));
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void onApplyWindowInsets(WindowInsets insets){
 		if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=27){
@@ -580,7 +678,7 @@ public class InstanceCatalogFragment extends BaseRecyclerFragment<CatalogInstanc
 			if(chosenInstance==null)
 				nextButton.setEnabled(true);
 			chosenInstance=item;
-			loadInstanceInfo(chosenInstance.domain);
+			loadInstanceInfo(chosenInstance.domain, false);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java
index 454258544..782f94e17 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public abstract class ImageStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 		@Override
 		public void clearImage(int index){
 			crossfadeDrawable.setCrossfadeAlpha(1f);
+			crossfadeDrawable.setImageDrawable(null);
 			didClear=true;
 		}
 
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/res/layout/item_instance_category.xml b/mastodon/src/main/res/layout/item_instance_category.xml
index 7586fe9d9..c42cfe844 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/res/layout/item_instance_category.xml
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/res/layout/item_instance_category.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 	android:orientation="vertical"
 	android:layout_width="120dp"
 	android:layout_height="72dp"
-	android:paddingTop="13dp"
-	android:paddingBottom="13dp">
+	android:paddingTop="12dp"
+	android:paddingBottom="12dp">
 
 	<ImageView
 		android:id="@+id/emoji"
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<TextView
 		android:id="@android:id/text1"
 		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-		android:layout_height="16dp"
+		android:layout_height="18dp"
 		android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
 		android:textAllCaps="true"
 		android:textColor="?android:textColorPrimary"