diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index dd038df..0a32a8e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ android {
             implementation "com.google.android.exoplayer:exoplayer-smoothstreaming:$libVersions.exoplayer"
             implementation "com.google.android.exoplayer:extension-mediasession:$libVersions.exoplayer"
 
+            // date formatter
+            implementation 'org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:4.0.4.Final'
+
             // testing
             testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
             androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test:runner:1.2.0'
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/MetaDataHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/MetaDataHelper.java
index 84e9de9..fa7390f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/MetaDataHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/schueller/peertube/helper/MetaDataHelper.java
@@ -18,17 +18,28 @@
 package net.schueller.peertube.helper;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+
 import android.text.format.DateUtils;
+
 import net.schueller.peertube.R;
 
-import java.time.Duration;
-import java.time.Period;
+import org.ocpsoft.prettytime.PrettyTime;
+
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 
 public class MetaDataHelper {
 
+
     public static String getMetaString(Date getCreatedAt, Integer viewCount, Context context) {
-        return (DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(context,getCreatedAt.getTime(),false).toString() +
+
+        // Compatible with SDK 21+
+        String currentLanguage = Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage();
+        PrettyTime p = new PrettyTime(currentLanguage);
+        String relativeTime = p.format(new Date(getCreatedAt.getTime()));
+
+        return (relativeTime +
                 context.getResources().getString(R.string.meta_data_seperator) +
                 viewCount + context.getResources().getString(R.string.meta_data_views));
     }