diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java
index a4e88f19..5353ddfa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/fragments/directmessages/DirectMessageThreadFragment.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.lifecycle.MediatorLiveData;
@@ -1204,7 +1203,7 @@ public class DirectMessageThreadFragment extends Fragment implements DirectReact
     private void setSendToMicIcon() {
         final Context context = getContext();
         if (context == null) return;
-        final Drawable sendToMicDrawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.avd_send_to_mic_anim);
+        final Drawable sendToMicDrawable = Utils.getAnimatableDrawable(context, R.drawable.avd_send_to_mic_anim);
         if (sendToMicDrawable instanceof Animatable) {
             AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat.registerAnimationCallback(sendToMicDrawable, sendToMicAnimationCallback);
         }
@@ -1214,7 +1213,7 @@ public class DirectMessageThreadFragment extends Fragment implements DirectReact
     private void setMicToSendIcon() {
         final Context context = getContext();
         if (context == null) return;
-        final Drawable micToSendDrawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.avd_mic_to_send_anim);
+        final Drawable micToSendDrawable = Utils.getAnimatableDrawable(context, R.drawable.avd_mic_to_send_anim);
         if (micToSendDrawable instanceof Animatable) {
             AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat.registerAnimationCallback(micToSendDrawable, micToSendAnimationCallback);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java
index 3e45a21c..b69c01d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/Utils.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.media.MediaScannerConnection;
 import android.media.MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -28,10 +29,13 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar;
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+import androidx.vectordrawable.graphics.drawable.AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat;
 
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.database.ExoDatabaseProvider;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.upstream.cache.LeastRecentlyUsedCacheEvictor;
@@ -347,4 +351,15 @@ public final class Utils {
             Log.e(TAG, "hideKeyboard: ", e);
         }
     }
+
+    public static Drawable getAnimatableDrawable(@NonNull final Context context,
+                                                 @DrawableRes final int drawableResId) {
+        final Drawable drawable;
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 24) {
+            drawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, drawableResId);
+        } else {
+            drawable = AnimatedVectorDrawableCompat.create(context, drawableResId);
+        }
+        return drawable;
+    }
 }