diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 2082d72f87f..02edafd74da 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ ext {
     androidxRoomVersion = '2.2.5'
     groupieVersion = '2.8.0'
     markwonVersion = '4.3.1'
+    googleAutoServiceVersion = '1.0-rc7'
 }
 
 configurations {
@@ -175,6 +176,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation "com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0"
 
+    compileOnly "com.google.auto.service:auto-service-annotations:${googleAutoServiceVersion}"
+    kapt "com.google.auto.service:auto-service:${googleAutoServiceVersion}"
+
     implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0"
     implementation "androidx.preference:preference:1.1.1"
     implementation "androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0"
diff --git a/app/src/debug/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DebugApp.kt b/app/src/debug/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DebugApp.kt
index 5cfde80b82f..9ea3bdabec8 100644
--- a/app/src/debug/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DebugApp.kt
+++ b/app/src/debug/java/org/schabi/newpipe/DebugApp.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe
 
-import android.content.Context
 import androidx.multidex.MultiDex
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import com.facebook.stetho.Stetho
@@ -11,11 +10,6 @@ import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.downloader.Downloader
 
 class DebugApp : App() {
-    override fun attachBaseContext(base: Context) {
-        super.attachBaseContext(base)
-        MultiDex.install(this)
-    }
-
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
         initStetho()
@@ -34,6 +28,12 @@ class DebugApp : App() {
         return downloader
     }
 
+    override fun initACRA() {
+        // install MultiDex before initializing ACRA
+        MultiDex.install(this)
+        super.initACRA()
+    }
+
     private fun initStetho() {
         // Create an InitializerBuilder
         val initializerBuilder = Stetho.newInitializerBuilder(this)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
index 33d77ea47ea..0071d2efebc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/App.java
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
 import org.acra.config.ACRAConfigurationException;
 import org.acra.config.CoreConfiguration;
 import org.acra.config.CoreConfigurationBuilder;
-import org.acra.sender.ReportSenderFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.NewPipe;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.downloader.Downloader;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.report.AcraReportSenderFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.report.ErrorActivity;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.report.UserAction;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.settings.SettingsActivity;
@@ -65,9 +63,6 @@
 
 public class App extends Application {
     protected static final String TAG = App.class.toString();
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private static final Class<? extends ReportSenderFactory>[]
-            REPORT_SENDER_FACTORY_CLASSES = new Class[]{AcraReportSenderFactory.class};
     private static App app;
 
     public static App getApp() {
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@ public static App getApp() {
     @Override
     protected void attachBaseContext(final Context base) {
         super.attachBaseContext(base);
-
         initACRA();
     }
 
@@ -200,10 +194,17 @@ private ImageLoaderConfiguration getImageLoaderConfigurations(final int memoryCa
                 .build();
     }
 
-    private void initACRA() {
+    /**
+     * Called in {@link #attachBaseContext(Context)} after calling the {@code super} method.
+     * Should be overridden if MultiDex is enabled, since it has to be initialized before ACRA.
+     */
+    protected void initACRA() {
+        if (ACRA.isACRASenderServiceProcess()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         try {
             final CoreConfiguration acraConfig = new CoreConfigurationBuilder(this)
-                    .setReportSenderFactoryClasses(REPORT_SENDER_FACTORY_CLASSES)
                     .setBuildConfigClass(BuildConfig.class)
                     .build();
             ACRA.init(this, acraConfig);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/report/AcraReportSenderFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/report/AcraReportSenderFactory.java
index f4c1c4ac8ca..2655ea672fd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/report/AcraReportSenderFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/report/AcraReportSenderFactory.java
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 
+import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
+
 import org.acra.config.CoreConfiguration;
 import org.acra.sender.ReportSender;
 import org.acra.sender.ReportSenderFactory;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.App;
 
 /*
  * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 13.09.16.
@@ -28,6 +31,10 @@
  * along with NewPipe.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Used by ACRA in {@link App}.initAcra() as the factory for report senders.
+ */
+@AutoService(ReportSenderFactory.class)
 public class AcraReportSenderFactory implements ReportSenderFactory {
     @NonNull
     public ReportSender create(@NonNull final Context context,