diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DependentPreferenceHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DependentPreferenceHelper.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9591beddb..000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DependentPreferenceHelper.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package org.schabi.newpipe.util;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.SharedPreferences;
-
-import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
-
-import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-
-/**
- * For preferences with dependencies and multiple use case,
- * this class can be used to reduce the lines of code.
- */
-public final class DependentPreferenceHelper {
-
-    private DependentPreferenceHelper() {
-        // no instance
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Option `Resume playback` depends on `Watch history`, this method can be used to retrieve if
-     * `Resume playback` and its dependencies are all enabled.
-     *
-     * @param context the Android context
-     * @return returns true if `Resume playback` and `Watch history` are both enabled
-     */
-    public static boolean getResumePlaybackEnabled(final Context context) {
-        final SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-
-        return prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(
-                        R.string.enable_watch_history_key), true)
-                && prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(
-                        R.string.enable_playback_resume_key), true);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Option `Position in lists` depends on `Watch history`, this method can be used to retrieve if
-     * `Position in lists` and its dependencies are all enabled.
-     *
-     * @param context the Android context
-     * @return returns true if `Positions in lists` and `Watch history` are both enabled
-     */
-    public static boolean getPositionsInListsEnabled(final Context context) {
-        final SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-
-        return prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(
-                        R.string.enable_watch_history_key), true)
-                && prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(
-                        R.string.enable_playback_state_lists_key), true);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DependentPreferenceHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DependentPreferenceHelper.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e73a94f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/DependentPreferenceHelper.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2026 NewPipe contributors <https://newpipe.net>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package org.schabi.newpipe.util
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
+import org.schabi.newpipe.R
+
+/**
+ * For preferences with dependencies and multiple use case,
+ * this class can be used to reduce the lines of code.
+ */
+object DependentPreferenceHelper {
+    /**
+     * Option `Resume playback` depends on `Watch history`, this method can be used to retrieve if
+     * `Resume playback` and its dependencies are all enabled.
+     *
+     * @param context the Android context
+     * @return returns true if `Resume playback` and `Watch history` are both enabled
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun getResumePlaybackEnabled(context: Context): Boolean {
+        val prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
+
+        return prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.enable_watch_history_key), true) &&
+            prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.enable_playback_resume_key), true)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Option `Position in lists` depends on `Watch history`, this method can be used to retrieve if
+     * `Position in lists` and its dependencies are all enabled.
+     *
+     * @param context the Android context
+     * @return returns true if `Positions in lists` and `Watch history` are both enabled
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun getPositionsInListsEnabled(context: Context): Boolean {
+        val prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context)
+
+        return prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.enable_watch_history_key), true) &&
+            prefs.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.enable_playback_state_lists_key), true)
+    }
+}