diff --git a/README.ja.md b/README.ja.md
index 5d9d46f75..2deab555c 100644
--- a/README.ja.md
+++ b/README.ja.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 <p align="center"><a href="https://newpipe.net">ウェブサイト</a> &bull; <a href="https://newpipe.net/blog/">ブログ</a> &bull; <a href="https://newpipe.net/FAQ/">FAQ</a> &bull; <a href="https://newpipe.net/press/">ニュース</a></p>
 <hr>
 
-*他の言語で読む: [English](README.md), [Español](README.es.md), [한국어](README.ko.md), [Soomaali](README.so.md), [Português Brasil](README.pt.br.md), [日本語](README.ja.md), [Română](README.ro.md), [Türkçe](README.tr.md)。*
+*他の言語で読む: [English](README.md), [Español](README.es.md), [한국어](README.ko.md), [Soomaali](README.so.md), [Português Brasil](README.pt_BR.md), [日本語](README.ja.md), [Română](README.ro.md), [Türkçe](README.tr.md)。*
 
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerDataSource.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerDataSource.java
index b7584151d..708b72ff2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerDataSource.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerDataSource.java
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.player.helper;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.os.Build;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.MediaParserExtractorAdapter;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.ProgressiveMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.SingleSampleMediaSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.chunk.MediaParserChunkExtractor;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.DashMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.DefaultDashChunkSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.HlsMediaSource;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.MediaParserHlsMediaChunkExtractor;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.DefaultSsChunkSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.SsMediaSource;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.DataSource;
@@ -46,17 +42,10 @@ public class PlayerDataSource {
     }
 
     public HlsMediaSource.Factory getLiveHlsMediaSourceFactory() {
-        final HlsMediaSource.Factory factory =
-                new HlsMediaSource.Factory(cachelessDataSourceFactory)
-                        .setAllowChunklessPreparation(true)
-                        .setLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(
-                                new DefaultLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(MANIFEST_MINIMUM_RETRY));
-
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
-            factory.setExtractorFactory(MediaParserHlsMediaChunkExtractor.FACTORY);
-        }
-
-        return factory;
+        return new HlsMediaSource.Factory(cachelessDataSourceFactory)
+                .setAllowChunklessPreparation(true)
+                .setLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(
+                        new DefaultLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(MANIFEST_MINIMUM_RETRY));
     }
 
     public DashMediaSource.Factory getLiveDashMediaSourceFactory() {
@@ -71,26 +60,11 @@ public class PlayerDataSource {
     private DefaultDashChunkSource.Factory getDefaultDashChunkSourceFactory(
             final DataSource.Factory dataSourceFactory
     ) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
-            return new DefaultDashChunkSource.Factory(
-                    MediaParserChunkExtractor.FACTORY,
-                    dataSourceFactory,
-                    1
-            );
-        }
-
         return new DefaultDashChunkSource.Factory(dataSourceFactory);
     }
 
     public HlsMediaSource.Factory getHlsMediaSourceFactory() {
-        final HlsMediaSource.Factory factory = new HlsMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory);
-
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
-            return factory;
-        }
-
-        // *** >= Android 11 / R / API 30 ***
-        return factory.setExtractorFactory(MediaParserHlsMediaChunkExtractor.FACTORY);
+        return new HlsMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory);
     }
 
     public DashMediaSource.Factory getDashMediaSourceFactory() {
@@ -101,18 +75,9 @@ public class PlayerDataSource {
     }
 
     public ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory getExtractorMediaSourceFactory() {
-        final ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory factory;
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
-            factory = new ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory(
-                    cacheDataSourceFactory,
-                    MediaParserExtractorAdapter.FACTORY
-            );
-        } else {
-            factory = new ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory);
-        }
-
-        return factory.setLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(
-                new DefaultLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(EXTRACTOR_MINIMUM_RETRY));
+        return new ProgressiveMediaSource.Factory(cacheDataSourceFactory)
+                .setLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(
+                        new DefaultLoadErrorHandlingPolicy(EXTRACTOR_MINIMUM_RETRY));
     }
 
     public SingleSampleMediaSource.Factory getSampleMediaSourceFactory() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/external_communication/TextLinkifier.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/external_communication/TextLinkifier.java
index f435653b5..8b8eb265b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/external_communication/TextLinkifier.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/external_communication/TextLinkifier.java
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ import static org.schabi.newpipe.util.external_communication.InternalUrlsHandler
 public final class TextLinkifier {
     public static final String TAG = TextLinkifier.class.getSimpleName();
 
-    private static final Pattern HASHTAGS_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(#[A-Za-z0-9_]+)");
+    // Looks for hashtags with characters from any language (\p{L}), numbers, or underscores
+    private static final Pattern HASHTAGS_PATTERN =
+            Pattern.compile("(#[\\p{L}0-9_]+)");
 
     private TextLinkifier() {
     }