Remove redundant casts from findViewById.

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/StartupFailureActivity.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class StartupFailureActivity extends BaseActivity {
 		}
 
 		// show proper error message
-		TextView view = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.errorView);
+		TextView view = findViewById(R.id.errorView);
 		if (result.equals(StartResult.DB_ERROR)) {
 			view.setText(getText(R.string.startup_failed_db_error));
 		} else if (result.equals(StartResult.SERVICE_ERROR)) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BriarActivity.java

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public abstract class BriarActivity extends BaseActivity {
 	@Nullable
 	protected Toolbar setUpCustomToolbar(boolean ownLayout) {
 		// Custom Toolbar
-		Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+		Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
 		setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
 		ActionBar ab = getSupportActionBar();
 		if (ab != null) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BasePostFragment.java

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ abstract class BasePostFragment extends BaseFragment {
 
 		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blog_post, container,
 				false);
-		progressBar = (ProgressBar) view.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+		progressBar = view.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 		progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
 		ui = new BlogPostViewHolder(view, true, new OnBlogPostClickListener() {
 			@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogFragment.java

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class BlogFragment extends BaseFragment
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_blog, container, false);
 
 		adapter = new BlogPostAdapter(getActivity(), this);
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) v.findViewById(R.id.postList);
+		list = v.findViewById(R.id.postList);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity()));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.showProgressBar();

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/BlogPostViewHolder.java

@@ -59,13 +59,12 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		this.listener = listener;
 
 		ctx = v.getContext();
-		layout = (ViewGroup) v.findViewById(R.id.postLayout);
+		layout = v.findViewById(R.id.postLayout);
-		reblogger = (AuthorView) v.findViewById(R.id.rebloggerView);
+		reblogger = v.findViewById(R.id.rebloggerView);
-		author = (AuthorView) v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
+		author = v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
-		reblogButton = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.commentView);
+		reblogButton = v.findViewById(R.id.commentView);
-		body = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.bodyView);
+		body = v.findViewById(R.id.bodyView);
-		commentContainer =
+		commentContainer = v.findViewById(R.id.commentContainer);
-				(ViewGroup) v.findViewById(R.id.commentContainer);
 	}
 
 	void setVisibility(int visibility) {
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 				ActivityOptionsCompat options =
 						makeSceneTransitionAnimation((Activity) ctx, layout,
 								getTransitionName(item.getId()));
-				ActivityCompat.startActivity((Activity) ctx, i,
+				ActivityCompat.startActivity(ctx, i,
 						options.toBundle());
 			} else {
 				// work-around for android bug #224270
@@ -173,8 +172,8 @@ class BlogPostViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 					.inflate(R.layout.list_item_blog_comment,
 							commentContainer, false);
 
-			AuthorView author = (AuthorView) v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
+			AuthorView author = v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
-			TextView body = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.bodyView);
+			TextView body = v.findViewById(R.id.bodyView);
 
 			author.setAuthor(c.getAuthor());
 			author.setAuthorStatus(c.getAuthorStatus());

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/FeedFragment.java

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class FeedFragment extends BaseFragment implements
 		adapter = new BlogPostAdapter(getActivity(), this);
 
 		layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity());
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) v.findViewById(R.id.postList);
+		list = v.findViewById(R.id.postList);
 		list.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.setEmptyText(R.string.blogs_feed_empty_state);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogFragment.java

@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ public class ReblogFragment extends BaseFragment implements TextInputListener {
 		private final TextInputView input;
 
 		private ViewHolder(View v) {
-			scrollView = (ScrollView) v.findViewById(R.id.scrollView);
+			scrollView = v.findViewById(R.id.scrollView);
-			progressBar = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+			progressBar = v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 			post = new BlogPostViewHolder(v.findViewById(R.id.postLayout),
 					true, new OnBlogPostClickListener() {
 						@Override
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class ReblogFragment extends BaseFragment implements TextInputListener {
 							// probably don't want to allow author clicks here
 						}
 					});
-			input = (TextInputView) v.findViewById(R.id.inputText);
+			input = v.findViewById(R.id.inputText);
 		}
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/RssFeedAdapter.java

@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ class RssFeedAdapter extends BriarAdapter<Feed, RssFeedAdapter.FeedViewHolder> {
 			super(v);
 
 			layout = v;
-			title = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.titleView);
+			title = v.findViewById(R.id.titleView);
-			delete = (ImageButton) v.findViewById(R.id.deleteButton);
+			delete = v.findViewById(R.id.deleteButton);
-			imported = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.importedView);
+			imported = v.findViewById(R.id.importedView);
-			updated = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.updatedView);
+			updated = v.findViewById(R.id.updatedView);
-			author = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
+			author = v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
-			authorLabel = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.author);
+			authorLabel = v.findViewById(R.id.author);
-			description = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.descriptionView);
+			description = v.findViewById(R.id.descriptionView);
 		}
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/RssFeedImportActivity.java

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class RssFeedImportActivity extends BriarActivity {
 
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_rss_feed_import);
 
-		urlInput = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.urlInput);
+		urlInput = findViewById(R.id.urlInput);
 		urlInput.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
 			@Override
 			public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ public class RssFeedImportActivity extends BriarActivity {
 			}
 		});
 
-		importButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.importButton);
+		importButton = findViewById(R.id.importButton);
 		importButton.setOnClickListener(v -> publish());
 
-		progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+		progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/RssFeedManageActivity.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class RssFeedManageActivity extends BriarActivity
 
 		adapter = new RssFeedAdapter(this, this);
 
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.feedList);
+		list = findViewById(R.id.feedList);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class WriteBlogPostActivity extends BriarActivity
 
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_write_blog_post);
 
-		input = (TextInputView) findViewById(R.id.bodyInput);
+		input = findViewById(R.id.bodyInput);
 		input.setSendButtonEnabled(false);
 		input.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
 			@Override
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class WriteBlogPostActivity extends BriarActivity
 		});
 		input.setListener(this);
 
-		progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+		progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ContactItemViewHolder.java

@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ public class ContactItemViewHolder<I extends ContactItem>
 		super(v);
 
 		layout = (ViewGroup) v;
-		avatar = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
+		avatar = v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
-		name = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.nameView);
+		name = v.findViewById(R.id.nameView);
 		// this can be null as not all layouts that use this ViewHolder have it
-		bulb = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.bulbView);
+		bulb = v.findViewById(R.id.bulbView);
 	}
 
 	protected void bind(I item, @Nullable OnContactClickListener<I> listener) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ContactListFragment.java

@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class ContactListFragment extends BaseFragment implements EventListener {
 					}
 				};
 		adapter = new ContactListAdapter(getContext(), onContactClickListener);
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) contentView.findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = contentView.findViewById(R.id.list);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.no_contacts));

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ContactListItemViewHolder.java

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class ContactListItemViewHolder extends ContactItemViewHolder<ContactListItem> {
 
 	ContactListItemViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		unread = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
+		unread = v.findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
-		date = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
+		date = v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
-import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import de.hdodenhof.circleimageview.CircleImageView;
 import im.delight.android.identicons.IdenticonDrawable;
 import uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt;
-import uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt.OnHidePromptListener;
+import uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt.PromptStateChangeListener;
 
 import static android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat.setTransitionName;
 import static android.support.v7.util.SortedList.INVALID_POSITION;
@@ -112,6 +111,8 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsFragment.SETTINGS_
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.getAvatarTransitionName;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.android.util.UiUtils.getBulbTransitionName;
 import static org.briarproject.briar.api.messaging.MessagingConstants.MAX_PRIVATE_MESSAGE_BODY_LENGTH;
+import static uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt.STATE_DISMISSED;
+import static uk.co.samuelwall.materialtaptargetprompt.MaterialTapTargetPrompt.STATE_FINISHED;
 
 @MethodsNotNullByDefault
 @ParametersNotNullByDefault
@@ -199,23 +200,21 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 		// Custom Toolbar
 		toolbar = setUpCustomToolbar(true);
 		if (toolbar != null) {
-			toolbarAvatar =
+			toolbarAvatar = toolbar.findViewById(R.id.contactAvatar);
-					(CircleImageView) toolbar.findViewById(R.id.contactAvatar);
+			toolbarStatus = toolbar.findViewById(R.id.contactStatus);
-			toolbarStatus =
+			toolbarTitle = toolbar.findViewById(R.id.contactName);
-					(ImageView) toolbar.findViewById(R.id.contactStatus);
-			toolbarTitle = (TextView) toolbar.findViewById(R.id.contactName);
 		}
 
 		setTransitionName(toolbarAvatar, getAvatarTransitionName(contactId));
 		setTransitionName(toolbarStatus, getBulbTransitionName(contactId));
 
 		adapter = new ConversationAdapter(this, this);
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.conversationView);
+		list = findViewById(R.id.conversationView);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.no_private_messages));
 
-		textInputView = (TextInputView) findViewById(R.id.text_input_container);
+		textInputView = findViewById(R.id.text_input_container);
 		textInputView.setListener(this);
 	}
 
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates ConversationItems from headers loaded from the database.
-	 *
+	 * <p>
 	 * Attention: Call this only after contactName has been initialized.
 	 */
 	@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
@@ -562,6 +561,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 					addConversationItem(item);
 				});
 			}
+
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable exception) {
 				runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 					addConversationItem(item);
 				});
 			}
+
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable exception) {
 				runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 					addConversationItem(item);
 				});
 			}
+
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable exception) {
 				runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(
@@ -616,6 +618,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 					addConversationItem(item);
 				});
 			}
+
 			@Override
 			public void onFailure(Throwable exception) {
 				runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(
@@ -778,25 +781,25 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 				return;
 			}
 
-			OnHidePromptListener listener = new OnHidePromptListener() {
+				PromptStateChangeListener listener = new PromptStateChangeListener() {
-				@Override
+					@Override
-				public void onHidePrompt(MotionEvent motionEvent,
+					public void onPromptStateChanged(
-						boolean focalClicked) {
+							MaterialTapTargetPrompt prompt, int state) {
-					introductionOnboardingSeen();
+						if (state == STATE_DISMISSED ||
-				}
+					state == STATE_FINISHED) {
+introductionOnboardingSeen();
+					}
+					}
+
+				};
+				new MaterialTapTargetPrompt.Builder(ConversationActivity.this,
+						R.style.OnboardingDialogTheme).setTarget(target)
+						.setPrimaryText(R.string.introduction_onboarding_title)
+						.setSecondaryText(R.string.introduction_onboarding_text)
+						.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_more_vert_accent)
+						.setPromptStateChangeListener(listener)
+						.show();
 
-				@Override
-				public void onHidePromptComplete() {
-				}
-			};
-			new MaterialTapTargetPrompt.Builder(ConversationActivity.this)
-					.setTarget(target)
-					.setPrimaryText(R.string.introduction_onboarding_title)
-					.setSecondaryText(R.string.introduction_onboarding_text)
-					.setBackgroundColourFromRes(R.color.briar_primary)
-					.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_more_vert_accent)
-					.setOnHidePromptListener(listener)
-					.show();
 		});
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationItemViewHolder.java

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ class ConversationItemViewHolder extends ViewHolder {
 
 	ConversationItemViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		layout = (ViewGroup) v.findViewById(R.id.layout);
+		layout = v.findViewById(R.id.layout);
-		text = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.text);
+		text = v.findViewById(R.id.text);
-		time = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.time);
+		time = v.findViewById(R.id.time);
 	}
 
 	@CallSuper

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationNoticeInViewHolder.java

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ConversationNoticeInViewHolder extends ConversationItemViewHolder {
 
 	ConversationNoticeInViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		msgText = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.msgText);
+		msgText = v.findViewById(R.id.msgText);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationNoticeOutViewHolder.java

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class ConversationNoticeOutViewHolder extends ConversationOutItemViewHolder {
 
 	ConversationNoticeOutViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		msgText = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.msgText);
+		msgText = v.findViewById(R.id.msgText);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationOutItemViewHolder.java

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ abstract class ConversationOutItemViewHolder
 
 	ConversationOutItemViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		status = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.status);
+		status = v.findViewById(R.id.status);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationRequestViewHolder.java

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class ConversationRequestViewHolder extends ConversationNoticeInViewHolder {
 
 	ConversationRequestViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		acceptButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.acceptButton);
+		acceptButton = v.findViewById(R.id.acceptButton);
-		declineButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.declineButton);
+		declineButton = v.findViewById(R.id.declineButton);
 	}
 
 	void bind(ConversationItem conversationItem,

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contactselection/BaseContactSelectorFragment.java

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public abstract class BaseContactSelectorFragment<I extends SelectableContactIte
 
 		View contentView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list, container, false);
 
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) contentView.findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = contentView.findViewById(R.id.list);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity()));
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.no_contacts_selector));
 		adapter = getAdapter(getContext(), this);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contactselection/BaseSelectableContactHolder.java

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ public class BaseSelectableContactHolder<I extends SelectableContactItem>
 
 	public BaseSelectableContactHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		checkBox = (CheckBox) v.findViewById(R.id.checkBox);
+		checkBox = v.findViewById(R.id.checkBox);
-		info = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.infoView);
+		info = v.findViewById(R.id.infoView);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/CreateForumActivity.java

@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ public class CreateForumActivity extends BriarActivity {
 
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_create_forum);
 
-		nameEntryLayout =
+		nameEntryLayout = findViewById(R.id.createForumNameLayout);
-				(TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.createForumNameLayout);
+		nameEntry = findViewById(R.id.createForumNameEntry);
-		nameEntry = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.createForumNameEntry);
 		nameEntry.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -79,10 +78,10 @@ public class CreateForumActivity extends BriarActivity {
 			return true;
 		});
 
-		createForumButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.createForumButton);
+		createForumButton = findViewById(R.id.createForumButton);
 		createForumButton.setOnClickListener(v -> createForum());
 
-		progress = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.createForumProgressBar);
+		progress = findViewById(R.id.createForumProgressBar);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumListAdapter.java

@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ class ForumListAdapter
 			super(v);
 
 			layout = (ViewGroup) v;
-			avatar = (TextAvatarView) v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
+			avatar = v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
-			name = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.forumNameView);
+			name = v.findViewById(R.id.forumNameView);
-			postCount = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.postCountView);
+			postCount = v.findViewById(R.id.postCountView);
-			date = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
+			date = v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
 		}
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/forum/ForumListFragment.java

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class ForumListFragment extends BaseEventFragment implements
 
 		adapter = new ForumListAdapter(getActivity());
 
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) contentView.findViewById(R.id.forumList);
+		list = contentView.findViewById(R.id.forumList);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity()));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.no_forums));

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/introduction/ContactChooserFragment.java

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class ContactChooserFragment extends BaseFragment {
 				};
 		adapter = new ContactListAdapter(getActivity(), onContactClickListener);
 
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) contentView.findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = contentView.findViewById(R.id.list);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity()));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.no_contacts));

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/introduction/IntroductionMessageFragment.java

@@ -211,13 +211,12 @@ public class IntroductionMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 		private final TextInputView message;
 
 		private ViewHolder(View v) {
-			progressBar = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+			progressBar = v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
-			avatar1 = (CircleImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.avatarContact1);
+			avatar1 = v.findViewById(R.id.avatarContact1);
-			avatar2 = (CircleImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.avatarContact2);
+			avatar2 = v.findViewById(R.id.avatarContact2);
-			contactName1 = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.nameContact1);
+			contactName1 = v.findViewById(R.id.nameContact1);
-			contactName2 = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.nameContact2);
+			contactName2 = v.findViewById(R.id.nameContact2);
-			message = (TextInputView) v
+			message = v.findViewById(R.id.introductionMessageView);
-					.findViewById(R.id.introductionMessageView);
 		}
 	}
 }

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/IntroFragment.java

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class IntroFragment extends BaseFragment {
 
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_keyagreement_id, container,
 				false);
-		scrollView = (ScrollView) v.findViewById(R.id.scrollView);
+		scrollView = v.findViewById(R.id.scrollView);
 		View button = v.findViewById(R.id.continueButton);
 		button.setOnClickListener(view -> screenSeenListener.showNextScreen());
 		return v;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/KeyAgreementActivity.java

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class KeyAgreementActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 		super.onCreate(state);
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_fragment_container_toolbar);
 
-		Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+		Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
 
 		setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/ShowQrCodeFragment.java

@@ -124,14 +124,12 @@ public class ShowQrCodeFragment extends BaseEventFragment
 	public void onViewCreated(View view, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
 
-		cameraView = (CameraView) view.findViewById(R.id.camera_view);
+		cameraView = view.findViewById(R.id.camera_view);
 		statusView = view.findViewById(R.id.status_container);
-		status = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.connect_status);
+		status = view.findViewById(R.id.connect_status);
-		qrCode = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.qr_code);
+		qrCode = view.findViewById(R.id.qr_code);
-		mainProgressTitle =
+		mainProgressTitle = view.findViewById(R.id.title_progress_bar);
-				(TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.title_progress_bar);
+		mainProgressContainer = view.findViewById(R.id.container_progress);
-		mainProgressContainer =
-				(ViewGroup) view.findViewById(R.id.container_progress);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/AuthorNameFragment.java

@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ public class AuthorNameFragment extends SetupFragment {
 		getActivity().setTitle(getString(R.string.setup_title));
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_setup_author_name,
 				container, false);
-		authorNameWrapper =
+		authorNameWrapper = v.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry_wrapper);
-				(TextInputLayout) v.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry_wrapper);
+		authorNameInput = v.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry);
-		authorNameInput =
+		nextButton = v.findViewById(R.id.next);
-				(TextInputEditText) v.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry);
-		nextButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.next);
 
 		authorNameInput.addTextChangedListener(this);
 		nextButton.setOnClickListener(this);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/ChangePasswordActivity.java

@@ -49,20 +49,16 @@ public class ChangePasswordActivity extends BaseActivity
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_change_password);
 
 		currentPasswordEntryWrapper =
-				(TextInputLayout) findViewById(
+				findViewById(R.id.current_password_entry_wrapper);
-						R.id.current_password_entry_wrapper);
+		newPasswordEntryWrapper = findViewById(R.id.new_password_entry_wrapper);
-		newPasswordEntryWrapper =
-				(TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.new_password_entry_wrapper);
 		newPasswordConfirmationWrapper =
-				(TextInputLayout) findViewById(
+				findViewById(R.id.new_password_confirm_wrapper);
-						R.id.new_password_confirm_wrapper);
+		currentPassword = findViewById(R.id.current_password_entry);
-		currentPassword = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.current_password_entry);
+		newPassword = findViewById(R.id.new_password_entry);
-		newPassword = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.new_password_entry);
+		newPasswordConfirmation = findViewById(R.id.new_password_confirm);
-		newPasswordConfirmation =
+		strengthMeter = findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
-				(EditText) findViewById(R.id.new_password_confirm);
+		changePasswordButton = findViewById(R.id.change_password);
-		strengthMeter = (StrengthMeter) findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
+		progress = findViewById(R.id.progress_wheel);
-		changePasswordButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.change_password);
-		progress = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progress_wheel);
 
 		TextWatcher tw = new TextWatcher() {
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/DozeFragment.java

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class DozeFragment extends SetupFragment {
 		getActivity().setTitle(getString(R.string.setup_doze_title));
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_setup_doze, container,
 						false);
-		dozeButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.dozeButton);
+		dozeButton = v.findViewById(R.id.dozeButton);
-		progressBar = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progress);
+		progressBar = v.findViewById(R.id.progress);
 
 		dozeButton.setOnClickListener(view -> askForDozeWhitelisting());
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordActivity.java

@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ public class PasswordActivity extends BaseActivity {
 		}
 
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_password);
-		signInButton = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn_sign_in);
+		signInButton = findViewById(R.id.btn_sign_in);
-		progress = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progress_wheel);
+		progress = findViewById(R.id.progress_wheel);
-		input = (TextInputLayout) findViewById(R.id.password_layout);
+		input = findViewById(R.id.password_layout);
-		password = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit_password);
+		password = findViewById(R.id.edit_password);
 		password.setOnEditorActionListener((v, actionId, event) -> {
 			validatePassword();
 			return true;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordFragment.java

@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ public class PasswordFragment extends SetupFragment {
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_setup_password, container,
 						false);
 
-		strengthMeter = (StrengthMeter) v.findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
+		strengthMeter = v.findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
-		passwordEntryWrapper =
+		passwordEntryWrapper = v.findViewById(R.id.password_entry_wrapper);
-				(TextInputLayout) v.findViewById(R.id.password_entry_wrapper);
+		passwordEntry = v.findViewById(R.id.password_entry);
-		passwordEntry = (TextInputEditText) v.findViewById(R.id.password_entry);
 		passwordConfirmationWrapper =
-				(TextInputLayout) v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm_wrapper);
+				v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm_wrapper);
-		passwordConfirmation =
+		passwordConfirmation = v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm);
-				(TextInputEditText) v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm);
+		nextButton = v.findViewById(R.id.next);
-		nextButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.next);
+		progressBar = v.findViewById(R.id.progress);
-		progressBar = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progress);
 
 		passwordEntry.addTextChangedListener(this);
 		passwordConfirmation.addTextChangedListener(this);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/navdrawer/NavDrawerActivity.java

@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ public class NavDrawerActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 		exitIfStartupFailed(getIntent());
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_nav_drawer);
 
-		Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+		Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
-		drawerLayout = (DrawerLayout) findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
+		drawerLayout = findViewById(R.id.drawer_layout);
-		navigation = (NavigationView) findViewById(R.id.navigation);
+		navigation = findViewById(R.id.navigation);
-		GridView transportsView = (GridView) findViewById(R.id.transportsView);
+		GridView transportsView = findViewById(R.id.transportsView);
 
 		setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
 		getSupportActionBar().setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ public class NavDrawerActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 		if (daysUntilExpiry < 0) signOut();
 
 		// show expiry warning text
-		ViewGroup expiryWarning = (ViewGroup) findViewById(R.id.expiryWarning);
+		ViewGroup expiryWarning = findViewById(R.id.expiryWarning);
 		TextView expiryWarningText =
-				(TextView) expiryWarning.findViewById(R.id.expiryWarningText);
+				expiryWarning.findViewById(R.id.expiryWarningText);
 		// make close button functional
 		ImageView expiryWarningClose =
-				(ImageView) expiryWarning.findViewById(R.id.expiryWarningClose);
+				expiryWarning.findViewById(R.id.expiryWarningClose);
 
 		// show a different snackbar in green if this is an update
 		if (expiry == UPDATE) {
@@ -388,12 +388,12 @@ public class NavDrawerActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 							android.R.color.tertiary_text_light);
 				}
 
-				ImageView icon = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.imageView);
+				ImageView icon = view.findViewById(R.id.imageView);
 				icon.setImageDrawable(ContextCompat
 						.getDrawable(NavDrawerActivity.this, t.iconId));
 				icon.setColorFilter(c);
 
-				TextView text = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.textView);
+				TextView text = view.findViewById(R.id.textView);
 				text.setText(getString(t.textId));
 
 				return view;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/creation/CreateGroupFragment.java

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class CreateGroupFragment extends BaseFragment {
 
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_create_group, container,
 				false);
-		nameEntry = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.name);
+		nameEntry = v.findViewById(R.id.name);
 		nameEntry.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ public class CreateGroupFragment extends BaseFragment {
 			return true;
 		});
 
-		nameLayout = (TextInputLayout) v.findViewById(R.id.nameLayout);
+		nameLayout = v.findViewById(R.id.nameLayout);
 
-		createGroupButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.button);
+		createGroupButton = v.findViewById(R.id.button);
 		createGroupButton.setOnClickListener(v1 -> createGroup());
 
-		progress = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+		progress = v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 
 		return v;
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/list/GroupListFragment.java

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class GroupListFragment extends BaseFragment implements
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list, container, false);
 
 		adapter = new GroupListAdapter(getContext(), this);
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) v.findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = v.findViewById(R.id.list);
 		list.setEmptyText(R.string.groups_list_empty);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(getContext()));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/list/GroupViewHolder.java

@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ class GroupViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 		super(v);
 
 		layout = (ViewGroup) v;
-		avatar = (TextAvatarView) v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
+		avatar = v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
-		name = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.nameView);
+		name = v.findViewById(R.id.nameView);
-		creator = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.creatorView);
+		creator = v.findViewById(R.id.creatorView);
-		postCount = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.messageCountView);
+		postCount = v.findViewById(R.id.messageCountView);
-		date = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
+		date = v.findViewById(R.id.dateView);
-		status = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.statusView);
+		status = v.findViewById(R.id.statusView);
-		remove = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.removeButton);
+		remove = v.findViewById(R.id.removeButton);
 	}
 
 	void bindView(Context ctx, GroupItem group,

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/memberlist/GroupMemberListActivity.java

@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ public class GroupMemberListActivity extends BriarActivity {
 		if (b == null) throw new IllegalStateException("No GroupId in intent.");
 		groupId = new GroupId(b);
 
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = findViewById(R.id.list);
 		LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
 		list.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager);
 		adapter = new MemberListAdapter(this);
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 
-		TextView info = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info);
+		TextView info = findViewById(R.id.info);
 		info.setText(R.string.sharing_status_groups);
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/memberlist/MemberListItemHolder.java

@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ class MemberListItemHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
 
 	MemberListItemHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
-		author = (AuthorView) v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
+		author = v.findViewById(R.id.authorView);
-		bulb = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.bulbView);
+		bulb = v.findViewById(R.id.bulbView);
-		creator = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.creatorView);
+		creator = v.findViewById(R.id.creatorView);
 	}
 
 	protected void bind(MemberListItem item) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/reveal/RevealContactsActivity.java

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class RevealContactsActivity extends ContactSelectorActivity
 		if (b == null) throw new IllegalStateException("No GroupId");
 		groupId = new GroupId(b);
 
-		button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.revealButton);
+		button = findViewById(R.id.revealButton);
 		button.setOnClickListener(this);
 		button.setEnabled(false);
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/privategroup/reveal/RevealableContactViewHolder.java

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class RevealableContactViewHolder
 	RevealableContactViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
 
-		icon = (ImageView) v.findViewById(R.id.visibilityView);
+		icon = v.findViewById(R.id.visibilityView);
 	}
 
 	@Override

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/reporting/DevReportActivity.java

@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ public class DevReportActivity extends BaseCrashReportDialog
 
 		getDelegate().setContentView(R.layout.activity_dev_report);
 
-		Toolbar tb = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
+		Toolbar tb = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
 		getDelegate().setSupportActionBar(tb);
 
 		View requestReport = findViewById(R.id.request_report);
-		userCommentView = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.user_comment);
+		userCommentView = findViewById(R.id.user_comment);
-		userEmailView = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.user_email);
+		userEmailView = findViewById(R.id.user_email);
-		includeDebugReport = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.include_debug_report);
+		includeDebugReport = findViewById(R.id.include_debug_report);
-		chevron = (Button) findViewById(R.id.chevron);
+		chevron = findViewById(R.id.chevron);
-		report = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.report_content);
+		report = findViewById(R.id.report_content);
 		progress = findViewById(R.id.progress_wheel);
 
 		//noinspection ConstantConditions
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class DevReportActivity extends BaseCrashReportDialog
 						boolean excluded = excludedFields.contains(field);
 						View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.list_item_crash,
 								report, false);
-						CheckBox cb = (CheckBox) v
+						CheckBox cb = v
 								.findViewById(R.id.include_in_report);
 						cb.setTag(field);
 						cb.setChecked(required || !excluded);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/BaseMessageFragment.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class BaseMessageFragment extends BaseFragment
 		// inflate view
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_message, container,
 				false);
-		message = (LargeTextInputView) v.findViewById(R.id.messageView);
+		message = v.findViewById(R.id.messageView);
 		message.setButtonText(getString(getButtonText()));
 		message.setHint(getHintText());
 		message.setListener(this);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/InvitationActivity.java

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public abstract class InvitationActivity<I extends InvitationItem>
 		setContentView(R.layout.list);
 
 		adapter = getAdapter(this, this);
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = findViewById(R.id.list);
 		if (list != null) {
 			list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
 			list.setAdapter(adapter);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/InvitationViewHolder.java

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ public class InvitationViewHolder<I extends InvitationItem>
 	public InvitationViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
 
-		avatar = (TextAvatarView) v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
+		avatar = v.findViewById(R.id.avatarView);
-		name = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.forumNameView);
+		name = v.findViewById(R.id.forumNameView);
-		sharedBy = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.sharedByView);
+		sharedBy = v.findViewById(R.id.sharedByView);
-		subscribed = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.forumSubscribedView);
+		subscribed = v.findViewById(R.id.forumSubscribedView);
-		accept = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.acceptButton);
+		accept = v.findViewById(R.id.acceptButton);
-		decline = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.declineButton);
+		decline = v.findViewById(R.id.declineButton);
 	}
 
 	@CallSuper

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/sharing/SharingStatusActivity.java

@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ abstract class SharingStatusActivity extends BriarActivity {
 		if (b == null) throw new IllegalStateException("No GroupId");
 		groupId = new GroupId(b);
 
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = findViewById(R.id.list);
 		adapter = new SharingStatusAdapter(this);
 		list.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
 		list.setAdapter(adapter);
 		list.setEmptyText(getString(R.string.nobody));
 
-		TextView info = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info);
+		TextView info = findViewById(R.id.info);
 		info.setText(getInfoText());
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/BaseThreadItemViewHolder.java

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ public abstract class BaseThreadItemViewHolder<I extends ThreadItem>
 	public BaseThreadItemViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
 
-		layout = (ViewGroup) v.findViewById(R.id.layout);
+		layout = v.findViewById(R.id.layout);
-		textView = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.text);
+		textView = v.findViewById(R.id.text);
-		author = (AuthorView) v.findViewById(R.id.author);
+		author = v.findViewById(R.id.author);
 	}
 
 	@CallSuper

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/ThreadListActivity.java

@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ public abstract class ThreadListActivity<G extends NamedGroup, I extends ThreadI
 		groupId = new GroupId(b);
 		getController().setGroupId(groupId);
 
-		textInput = (TextInputView) findViewById(R.id.text_input_container);
+		textInput = findViewById(R.id.text_input_container);
 		textInput.setListener(this);
-		list = (BriarRecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.list);
+		list = findViewById(R.id.list);
 		layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(this);
 		list.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
 		adapter = createAdapter(layoutManager);
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ public abstract class ThreadListActivity<G extends NamedGroup, I extends ThreadI
 						}
 					}
 				});
-		upButton = (UnreadMessageButton) findViewById(R.id.upButton);
+		upButton = findViewById(R.id.upButton);
-		downButton = (UnreadMessageButton) findViewById(R.id.downButton);
+		downButton = findViewById(R.id.downButton);
 		upButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
 			int position = adapter.getVisibleUnreadPosTop();
 			if (position != NO_POSITION) {

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/threaded/ThreadPostViewHolder.java

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class ThreadPostViewHolder<I extends ThreadItem>
 	public ThreadPostViewHolder(View v) {
 		super(v);
 
-		lvlText = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.nested_line_text);
+		lvlText = v.findViewById(R.id.nested_line_text);
 		lvls = new View[nestedLineIds.length];
 		for (int i = 0; i < lvls.length; i++) {
 			lvls[i] = v.findViewById(nestedLineIds[i]);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/AuthorView.java

@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ public class AuthorView extends RelativeLayout {
 				.getSystemService(LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
 		inflater.inflate(R.layout.author_view, this, true);
 
-		avatar = (CircleImageView) findViewById(R.id.avatar);
+		avatar = findViewById(R.id.avatar);
-		avatarIcon = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.avatarIcon);
+		avatarIcon = findViewById(R.id.avatarIcon);
-		authorName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.authorName);
+		authorName = findViewById(R.id.authorName);
 		authorNameTypeface = authorName.getTypeface();
-		date = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.dateView);
+		date = findViewById(R.id.dateView);
-		trustIndicator = (TrustIndicatorView) findViewById(R.id.trustIndicator);
+		trustIndicator = findViewById(R.id.trustIndicator);
 
 		TypedArray attributes =
 				context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.AuthorView);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/BriarRecyclerView.java

@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public class BriarRecyclerView extends FrameLayout {
 		View v = LayoutInflater.from(getContext()).inflate(
 				R.layout.briar_recycler_view, this, true);
 
-		recyclerView = (RecyclerView) v.findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
+		recyclerView = v.findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);
-		emptyView = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.emptyView);
+		emptyView = v.findViewById(R.id.emptyView);
-		progressBar = (ProgressBar) v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
+		progressBar = v.findViewById(R.id.progressBar);
 
 		showProgressBar();
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/LargeTextInputView.java

@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public class LargeTextInputView extends TextInputView {
 		if (buttonText != null) setButtonText(buttonText);
 		if (maxLines > 0) ui.editText.setMaxLines(maxLines);
 		if (fillHeight) {
-			LinearLayout layout =
+			LinearLayout layout = findViewById(R.id.input_layout);
-					(LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.input_layout);
 			LayoutParams params = (LayoutParams) layout.getLayoutParams();
 			params.height = 0;
 			params.weight = 1;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TextAvatarView.java

@@ -33,11 +33,10 @@ public class TextAvatarView extends FrameLayout {
 
 		LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) context
 				.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
-		inflater
+		inflater.inflate(R.layout.text_avatar_view, this, true);
-				.inflate(R.layout.text_avatar_view, this, true);
+		character = findViewById(R.id.textAvatarView);
-		character = (AppCompatTextView) findViewById(R.id.textAvatarView);
+		background = findViewById(R.id.avatarBackground);
-		background = (CircleImageView) findViewById(R.id.avatarBackground);
+		badge = findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
-		badge = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
 		badge.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
 	}
 

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/TextInputView.java

@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ public class TextInputView extends KeyboardAwareLinearLayout
 		final EmojiDrawer emojiDrawer;
 
 		private ViewHolder() {
-			emojiToggle = (EmojiToggle) findViewById(R.id.emoji_toggle);
+			emojiToggle = findViewById(R.id.emoji_toggle);
-			editText = (EmojiEditText) findViewById(R.id.input_text);
+			editText = findViewById(R.id.input_text);
-			emojiDrawer = (EmojiDrawer) findViewById(R.id.emoji_drawer);
+			emojiDrawer = findViewById(R.id.emoji_drawer);
 			sendButton = findViewById(R.id.btn_send);
 		}
 	}

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/view/UnreadMessageButton.java

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ public class UnreadMessageButton extends FrameLayout {
 				.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
 		inflater.inflate(R.layout.unread_message_button, this, true);
 
-		fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
+		fab = findViewById(R.id.fab);
-		unread = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
+		unread = findViewById(R.id.unreadCountView);
 
 		TypedArray attributes = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
 				R.styleable.UnreadMessageButton);

briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/widget/LinkDialogFragment.java

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class LinkDialogFragment extends DialogFragment {
 		View v = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_link_dialog, container,
 				false);
 
-		TextView urlView = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.urlView);
+		TextView urlView = v.findViewById(R.id.urlView);
 		urlView.setText(url);
 
 		// prepare normal intent or intent chooser
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ public class LinkDialogFragment extends DialogFragment {
 		Intent intent = choice ? Intent.createChooser(i,
 				getString(R.string.link_warning_open_link)) : i;
 
-		Button openButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.openButton);
+		Button openButton = v.findViewById(R.id.openButton);
 		openButton.setOnClickListener(v1 -> {
 			startActivity(intent);
 			getDialog().dismiss();
 		});
 
-		Button cancelButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.cancelButton);
+		Button cancelButton = v.findViewById(R.id.cancelButton);
 		cancelButton.setOnClickListener(v1 -> getDialog().cancel());
 
 		return v;

briar-android/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/emoji/EmojiDrawer.java

@@ -72,11 +72,10 @@ public class EmojiDrawer extends LinearLayout {
 	}
 
 	private void initializeResources(View v) {
-		this.pager = (ViewPager) v.findViewById(R.id.emoji_pager);
+		this.pager = v.findViewById(R.id.emoji_pager);
-		this.strip = (PagerSlidingTabStrip) v.findViewById(R.id.tabs);
+		this.strip = v.findViewById(R.id.tabs);
 
-		RepeatableImageKey backspace =
+		RepeatableImageKey backspace = v.findViewById(R.id.backspace);
-				(RepeatableImageKey) v.findViewById(R.id.backspace);
 		backspace.setOnKeyEventListener(() -> {
 			if (listener != null) listener.onKeyEvent(DELETE_KEY_EVENT);
 		});

briar-android/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/emoji/EmojiPageView.java

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class EmojiPageView extends FrameLayout {
 		super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
 		View view = LayoutInflater.from(getContext())
 				.inflate(R.layout.emoji_grid_layout, this, true);
-		grid = (GridView) view.findViewById(R.id.emoji);
+		grid = view.findViewById(R.id.emoji);
 		grid.setColumnWidth(getResources()
 				.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.emoji_drawer_size) + 2 *
 				getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(

briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/ChangePasswordActivityTest.java

@@ -55,17 +55,17 @@ public class ChangePasswordActivityTest {
 		MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 		changePasswordActivity =
 				Robolectric.setupActivity(TestChangePasswordActivity.class);
-		passwordConfirmationWrapper = (TextInputLayout) changePasswordActivity
+		passwordConfirmationWrapper = changePasswordActivity
 				.findViewById(R.id.new_password_confirm_wrapper);
-		currentPassword = (EditText) changePasswordActivity
+		currentPassword = changePasswordActivity
 				.findViewById(R.id.current_password_entry);
-		newPassword = (EditText) changePasswordActivity
+		newPassword = changePasswordActivity
 				.findViewById(R.id.new_password_entry);
-		newPasswordConfirmation = (EditText) changePasswordActivity
+		newPasswordConfirmation = changePasswordActivity
 				.findViewById(R.id.new_password_confirm);
-		strengthMeter = (StrengthMeter) changePasswordActivity
+		strengthMeter = changePasswordActivity
 				.findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
-		changePasswordButton = (Button) changePasswordActivity
+		changePasswordButton = changePasswordActivity
 				.findViewById(R.id.change_password);
 	}
 

briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/PasswordFragmentTest.java

@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ public class PasswordFragmentTest {
 		startFragment(passwordFragment, SetupActivity.class);
 
 		View v = passwordFragment.getView();
-		passwordEntry = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.password_entry);
+		passwordEntry = v.findViewById(R.id.password_entry);
-		passwordConfirmation = (EditText) v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm);
+		passwordConfirmation = v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm);
 		passwordConfirmationWrapper =
-				(TextInputLayout) v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm_wrapper);
+				v.findViewById(R.id.password_confirm_wrapper);
-		strengthMeter = (StrengthMeter) v.findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
+		strengthMeter = v.findViewById(R.id.strength_meter);
-		createAccountButton = (Button) v.findViewById(R.id.next);
+		createAccountButton = v.findViewById(R.id.next);
 	}
 
 	@Test

briar-android/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/SetupActivityTest.java

@@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ public class SetupActivityTest {
 	public void setUp() {
 		MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
 		setupActivity = Robolectric.setupActivity(SetupActivity.class);
-		nicknameEntryWrapper = (TextInputLayout) setupActivity
+		nicknameEntryWrapper =
-				.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry_wrapper);
+				setupActivity.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry_wrapper);
-		nicknameEntry =
+		nicknameEntry = setupActivity.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry);
-				(EditText) setupActivity.findViewById(R.id.nickname_entry);
 	}
 
 	@Test