diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt
index 88adcd8..500b08d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/services/SimpleKeyboardIME.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.services
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.SharedPreferences
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon
 import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable
 import android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.extensions.safeStorageContext
 import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.helpers.*
 import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.interfaces.OnKeyboardActionListener
 import com.simplemobiletools.keyboard.views.MyKeyboardView
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.util.Locale
 
 // based on https://www.androidauthority.com/lets-build-custom-keyboard-android-832362/
@@ -435,10 +437,12 @@ class SimpleKeyboardIME : InputMethodService(), OnKeyboardActionListener, Shared
 
         val maxWidth = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.suggestion_max_width)
         val height = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.label_text_size) + verticalPadding * 2
+        val chipBackgroundIcon: Icon = rippleBg.toBitmap(width = maxWidth, height = height).toIcon()
 
         val chipStyle =
             ViewStyle.Builder()
-                .setBackground(Icon.createWithBitmap(rippleBg.toBitmap(width = maxWidth, height = height)))
+                // don't use Icon.createWithBitmap(), it crashes the app. Issue https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-Keyboard/issues/248
+                .setBackground(chipBackgroundIcon)
                 .setPadding(horizontalPadding, verticalPadding, horizontalPadding, verticalPadding)
                 .build()
 
@@ -471,4 +475,14 @@ class SimpleKeyboardIME : InputMethodService(), OnKeyboardActionListener, Shared
     override fun onSharedPreferenceChanged(sharedPreferences: SharedPreferences?, key: String?) {
         keyboardView?.setupKeyboard()
     }
+
+    private fun Bitmap.toIcon(): Icon {
+        val byteArray: ByteArray = ByteArrayOutputStream().let { outputStream ->
+            this.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, outputStream)
+            outputStream.toByteArray()
+        }
+        this.recycle()
+
+        return Icon.createWithData(byteArray, 0, byteArray.size)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt
index 74bc370..4caeb5b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/keyboard/views/MyKeyboardView.kt
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ class MyKeyboardView @JvmOverloads constructor(context: Context, attrs: Attribut
                     label, (key.width / 2).toFloat(), key.height / 2 + (paint.textSize - paint.descent()) / 2, paint
                 )
 
-                if (key.topSmallNumber.isNotEmpty() && !context.config.showNumbersRow) {
+                if (key.topSmallNumber.isNotEmpty() && !(context.config.showNumbersRow && Regex("\\d").matches(key.topSmallNumber))) {
                     canvas.drawText(key.topSmallNumber, key.width - mTopSmallNumberMarginWidth, mTopSmallNumberMarginHeight, smallLetterPaint)
                 }