diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_conversation.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_conversation.xml
index acf9bd653bbfce2202dd71026aad10e4098f5ed9..cc05097fde4c989f5986e995a8d23f8df1e6729a 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_conversation.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_conversation.xml
@@ -8,35 +8,37 @@
 	android:orientation="vertical"
 	tools:context=".android.contact.ConversationActivity">
 
-	<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
-		android:id="@+id/toolbar"
-		style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+	<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
-		app:layout_collapseMode="pin"
-		app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways"
-		app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
-
-		<LinearLayout
-			android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-			android:layout_height="match_parent">
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-			<include layout="@layout/contact_avatar_status"/>
+		<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+			android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+			style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+			android:layout_width="match_parent"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-			<org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.emoji.EmojiTextView
-				android:id="@+id/contactName"
-				style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title.Inverse"
+			<LinearLayout
 				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-				android:layout_height="match_parent"
-				android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/margin_medium"
-				android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/margin_medium"
-				android:gravity="center"
-				tools:text="Contact Name"/>
+				android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+				<include layout="@layout/contact_avatar_status"/>
+
+				<org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.emoji.EmojiTextView
+					android:id="@+id/contactName"
+					style="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title.Inverse"
+					android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+					android:layout_height="match_parent"
+					android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/margin_medium"
+					android:layout_marginStart="@dimen/margin_medium"
+					android:gravity="center"
+					tools:text="Contact Name"/>
+
+			</LinearLayout>
 
-		</LinearLayout>
+		</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
 
-	</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
+	</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
 
 	<org.briarproject.android.view.BriarRecyclerView
 		android:id="@+id/conversationView"
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_dev_report.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_dev_report.xml
index cdc892c9e4aeb5a6093c0b52eabba7812e8bc873..6670afeffa700af5b30c08f5bb526ec173893bbc 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_dev_report.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_dev_report.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@
 		android:orientation="vertical"
 		tools:context=".android.report.DevReportActivity">
 
-		<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
-			android:id="@+id/toolbar"
-			style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+		<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
 			android:layout_width="match_parent"
-			android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+			<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+				android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+				style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+				android:layout_width="match_parent"
+				android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
+
+		</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
 
 		<RelativeLayout
 			android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_plain.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_plain.xml
index 93af4f94bfe12cd8778550e5c24f56c76ab629df..4c7bae06e0f2cacb73058abdf19736253f5330c4 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_plain.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_plain.xml
@@ -1,30 +1,26 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <LinearLayout
 	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-	xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 	android:layout_width="match_parent"
 	android:layout_height="match_parent"
 	android:orientation="vertical">
 
-	<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
-		android:id="@+id/toolbar"
-		style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+	<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
-		android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
-		/>
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-	<FrameLayout
-		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="match_parent">
-
-		<FrameLayout
-			android:id="@+id/content_fragment"
+		<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+			android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+			style="@style/BriarToolbar"
 			android:layout_width="match_parent"
-			android:layout_height="match_parent"
-			android:background="@color/window_background"/>
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
 
-	</FrameLayout>
+	</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
+
+	<FrameLayout
+		android:id="@+id/content_fragment"
+		android:layout_width="match_parent"
+		android:layout_height="match_parent"
+		android:background="@color/window_background"/>
 
 </LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_with_loading.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_with_loading.xml
index 904348306d7b2b9ec183007bb9646fa48cf63e8a..2c797c36c493d807f50f91c0b12a3058822cd693 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/activity_with_loading.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/activity_with_loading.xml
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
 	android:layout_height="match_parent"
 	android:orientation="vertical">
 
-	<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
-		android:id="@+id/toolbar"
-		style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+	<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
-		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-		android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
-		android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
-		/>
+		android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+		<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+			android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+			style="@style/BriarToolbar"
+			android:layout_width="match_parent"
+			android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
+
+	</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
 
 	<FrameLayout
 		android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/briar-android/res/layout/splash.xml b/briar-android/res/layout/splash.xml
index c7b171adb51248b2de6479bb13b4c4b137e95562..da9943399d25ceb4de567e22857d21336f21472a 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/layout/splash.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/layout/splash.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 		android:layout_centerInParent="true" 
-		android:layout_margin="@dimen/margin_xxlarge" />
+		android:layout_margin="@dimen/margin_xxlarge"
+		android:contentDescription="@string/app_name"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml b/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml
index 0896e6e6b327e8f68ab6b30593b81ce03cad8a2c..cb439b1c5866044000ddd0cb8397d150feb484fb 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@
 		<item name="android:textColor">@color/briar_text_primary_inverse</item>
 	</style>
 
-	<style name="BriarActionBar" parent="Base.Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
-		<item name="elevation">1dp</item>
-	</style>
-
 	<style name="BriarButton.Default">
 		<item name="android:textAllCaps">true</item>
 	</style>
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/themes.xml b/briar-android/res/values/themes.xml
index 6b2990e15e9cf8cbbedb588a26338eacb88f1c56..1cc3700cd14d06d7fdce760e771666845f88c88c 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <resources>
 
 	<style name="BriarBaseTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
-		<item name="actionBarStyle">@style/BriarActionBar</item>
 		<item name="colorPrimary">@color/briar_primary</item>
 		<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/briar_primary_dark</item>
 		<item name="colorAccent">@color/briar_accent</item>