diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 049d04bd2..27e8241a6 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation "com.nononsenseapps:filepicker:4.2.1"
 
     // Crash reporting
-    implementation "ch.acra:acra-core:5.8.4"
+    implementation "ch.acra:acra-core:5.9.1"
 
     // Properly restarting
     implementation 'com.jakewharton:process-phoenix:2.1.2'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
index 6b02e21ca..70c947478 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class App extends MultiDexApplication {
             return;
         }
 
-        final CoreConfigurationBuilder acraConfig = new CoreConfigurationBuilder(this)
+        final CoreConfigurationBuilder acraConfig = new CoreConfigurationBuilder()
                 .withBuildConfigClass(BuildConfig.class);
         ACRA.init(this, acraConfig);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayQueueActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayQueueActivity.java
index 53e6ce591..676d63458 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayQueueActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/PlayQueueActivity.java
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ public final class PlayQueueActivity extends AppCompatActivity
         getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_play_queue, m);
         getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_play_queue_bg, m);
         onMaybeMuteChanged();
-        onPlaybackParameterChanged(player.getPlaybackParameters());
+        // to avoid null reference
+        if (player != null) {
+            onPlaybackParameterChanged(player.getPlaybackParameters());
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java
index 71c0d3944..a709dc32e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java
@@ -24,7 +24,19 @@ public final class KeyboardUtil {
         if (editText.requestFocus()) {
             final InputMethodManager imm = ContextCompat.getSystemService(activity,
                     InputMethodManager.class);
-            imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
+            if (!imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED)) {
+                /*
+                 * Sometimes the keyboard can't be shown because Android's ImeFocusController is in
+                 * a incorrect state e.g. when animations are disabled or the unfocus event of the
+                 * previous view arrives in the wrong moment (see #7647 for details).
+                 * The invalid state can be fixed by to re-focusing the editText.
+                 */
+                editText.clearFocus();
+                editText.requestFocus();
+
+                // Try again
+                imm.showSoftInput(editText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
+            }
         }
     }