diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 018eacb3..fd517a33 100755
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
+    <!--<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />-->
 
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.camera.any"
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@
             android:name=".services.DMSyncAlarmReceiver"
             android:enabled="true"
             android:exported="false" />
-        <receiver android:name=".services.BootCompletedReceiver" >
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </receiver>
+        <!--<receiver android:name=".services.BootCompletedReceiver" >-->
+        <!--    <intent-filter>-->
+        <!--        <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />-->
+        <!--    </intent-filter>-->
+        <!--</receiver>-->
 
         <uses-library
             android:name="org.apache.http.legacy"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/MainActivity.java
index 6abc076e..1b240146 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/activities/MainActivity.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends BaseLanguageActivity implements FragmentManage
             EmojiVariantManager.getInstance();
         });
         initEmojiCompat();
-        initDmService();
+        // initDmService();
     }
 
     private void initDmService() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/settings/DMPreferencesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/settings/DMPreferencesFragment.java
index 96b702a2..466e2490 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/settings/DMPreferencesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/settings/DMPreferencesFragment.java
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public class DMPreferencesFragment extends BasePreferencesFragment {
         final Context context = getContext();
         if (context == null) return;
         screen.addPreference(getMarkDMSeenPreference(context));
-        screen.addPreference(getAutoRefreshDMPreference(context));
-        screen.addPreference(getAutoRefreshDMFreqPreference(context));
+        // screen.addPreference(getAutoRefreshDMPreference(context));
+        // screen.addPreference(getAutoRefreshDMFreqPreference(context));
     }
 
     private Preference getMarkDMSeenPreference(@NonNull final Context context) {