diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
index 9d239e781..aa82c0a72 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/Player.java
@@ -2012,7 +2012,8 @@ public final class Player implements
         changePopupWindowFlags(IDLE_WINDOW_FLAGS);
 
         // Remove running notification when user does not want minimization to background or popup
-        if (PlayerHelper.isMinimizeOnExitDisabled(context) && videoPlayerSelected()) {
+        if (PlayerHelper.getMinimizeOnExitAction(context) == MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_NONE
+                && videoPlayerSelected()) {
             NotificationUtil.getInstance().cancelNotificationAndStopForeground(service);
         } else {
             NotificationUtil.getInstance().createNotificationIfNeededAndUpdate(this, false);
@@ -3822,11 +3823,14 @@ public final class Player implements
             switch (getMinimizeOnExitAction(context)) {
                 case MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_BACKGROUND:
                     useVideoSource(false);
+                    break;
                 case MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_POPUP:
                     setRecovery();
                     NavigationHelper.playOnPopupPlayer(getParentActivity(), playQueue, true);
+                    break;
                 case MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_NONE: default:
                     pause();
+                    break;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java
index 54021b616..8169f99e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/helper/PlayerHelper.java
@@ -251,33 +251,17 @@ public final class PlayerHelper {
 
     @MinimizeMode
     public static int getMinimizeOnExitAction(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        final String defaultAction = context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_none_key);
-        final String popupAction = context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_popup_key);
-        final String backgroundAction = context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_background_key);
-
         final String action = getPreferences(context)
-                .getString(context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_key), defaultAction);
-        if (action.equals(popupAction)) {
+                .getString(context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_key), "");
+        if (action.equals(context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_popup_key))) {
             return MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_POPUP;
-        } else if (action.equals(backgroundAction)) {
-            return MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_BACKGROUND;
-        } else {
+        } else if (action.equals(context.getString(R.string.minimize_on_exit_none_key))) {
             return MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_NONE;
+        } else {
+            return MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_BACKGROUND; // default
         }
     }
 
-    public static boolean isMinimizeOnExitToPopup(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        return getMinimizeOnExitAction(context) == MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_POPUP;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean isMinimizeOnExitToBackground(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        return getMinimizeOnExitAction(context) == MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_BACKGROUND;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean isMinimizeOnExitDisabled(@NonNull final Context context) {
-        return getMinimizeOnExitAction(context) == MINIMIZE_ON_EXIT_MODE_NONE;
-    }
-
     @AutoplayType
     public static int getAutoplayType(@NonNull final Context context) {
         final String type = getPreferences(context).getString(