diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragment.java
index 42e886d30..4400cac53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragment.java
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 package org.schabi.newpipe.about;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
-import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.view.*;
-import android.webkit.WebView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
-
 import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
-import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
@@ -46,70 +39,7 @@ public class LicenseFragment extends Fragment {
      * @param license the license to show
      */
     public static void showLicense(Context context, License license) {
-        if(context == null) {
-            throw new NullPointerException("context is null");
-        }
-        if(license == null) {
-            throw new NullPointerException("license is null");
-        }
-        AlertDialog.Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
-        alert.setTitle(license.getName());
-
-        WebView wv = new WebView(context);
-        String licenseContent = "";
-        String webViewData;
-        try {
-            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(context.getAssets().open(license.getFilename()), "UTF-8"));
-            String str;
-            while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) {
-                licenseContent += str;
-            }
-            in.close();
-
-            // split the HTML file and insert the stylesheet into the HEAD of the file
-            String[] insert = licenseContent.split("</head>");
-            webViewData = insert[0] + "<style type=\"text/css\">"
-                    + getLicenseStylesheet(context) + "</style></head>"
-                    + insert[1];
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new NullPointerException("could not get license file:" + getLicenseStylesheet(context));
-        }
-        wv.loadData(webViewData, "text/html", "utf-8");
-
-        alert.setView(wv);
-        alert.setNegativeButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
-                dialog.dismiss();
-            }
-        });
-        alert.show();
-    }
-
-    public static String getLicenseStylesheet(Context context) {
-        return "body{padding:12px 15px;margin:0;background:#"
-        + getHexRGBColor(context,(ThemeHelper.isLightThemeSelected(context))
-                ? R.color.light_license_background_color
-                : R.color.dark_license_background_color)
-        + ";color:#"
-        + getHexRGBColor(context,(ThemeHelper.isLightThemeSelected(context))
-                ? R.color.light_license_text_color
-                : R.color.dark_license_text_color) + ";}"
-        + "a[href]{color:#"
-        + getHexRGBColor(context,(ThemeHelper.isLightThemeSelected(context))
-                ? R.color.light_youtube_primary_color
-                : R.color.dark_youtube_primary_color) + ";}"
-        + "pre{white-space: pre-wrap;}";
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Cast R.color to a hexadecimal color value
-     * @param context the context to use
-     * @param color the color number from R.color
-     * @return a six characters long String with hexadecimal RGB values
-     */
-    public static String getHexRGBColor(Context context, int color) {
-        return context.getResources().getString(color).substring(3);
+        new LicenseFragmentHelper().execute(context, license);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -154,7 +84,6 @@ public class LicenseFragment extends Fragment {
             });
             softwareComponentsView.addView(componentView);
             registerForContextMenu(componentView);
-
         }
         return rootView;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragmentHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragmentHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..726e97ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/about/LicenseFragmentHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package org.schabi.newpipe.about;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.DialogInterface;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.webkit.WebView;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.R;
+import org.schabi.newpipe.util.ThemeHelper;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+
+public class LicenseFragmentHelper extends AsyncTask<Object, Void, Integer> {
+
+    private Context context;
+    private License license;
+
+    @Override
+    protected Integer doInBackground(Object... objects) {
+        context = (Context) objects[0];
+        license = (License) objects[1];
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPostExecute(Integer result){
+        String webViewData = getFormattedLicense(context, license);
+        AlertDialog.Builder alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
+        alert.setTitle(license.getName());
+
+        WebView wv = new WebView(context);
+        wv.loadData(webViewData, "text/html; charset=UTF-8", null);
+
+        alert.setView(wv);
+        alert.setNegativeButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+                dialog.dismiss();
+            }
+        });
+        alert.show();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param context the context to use
+     * @param license the license
+     * @return String which contains a HTML formatted license page styled according to the context's theme
+     */
+    public static String getFormattedLicense(Context context, License license) {
+        if(context == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("context is null");
+        }
+        if(license == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("license is null");
+        }
+
+        String licenseContent = "";
+        String webViewData;
+        try {
+            BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(context.getAssets().open(license.getFilename()), "UTF-8"));
+            String str;
+            while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) {
+                licenseContent += str;
+            }
+            in.close();
+
+            // split the HTML file and insert the stylesheet into the HEAD of the file
+            String[] insert = licenseContent.split("</head>");
+            webViewData = insert[0] + "<style type=\"text/css\">"
+                    + getLicenseStylesheet(context) + "</style></head>"
+                    + insert[1];
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("could not get license file:" + getLicenseStylesheet(context));
+        }
+        return webViewData;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param context
+     * @return String which is a CSS stylesheet according to the context's theme
+     */
+    public static String getLicenseStylesheet(Context context) {
+        boolean isLightTheme = ThemeHelper.isLightThemeSelected(context);
+        return "body{padding:12px 15px;margin:0;background:#"
+                + getHexRGBColor(context, isLightTheme
+                    ? R.color.light_license_background_color
+                    : R.color.dark_license_background_color)
+                + ";color:#"
+                + getHexRGBColor(context, isLightTheme
+                    ? R.color.light_license_text_color
+                    : R.color.dark_license_text_color) + ";}"
+                + "a[href]{color:#"
+                + getHexRGBColor(context, isLightTheme
+                    ? R.color.light_youtube_primary_color
+                    : R.color.dark_youtube_primary_color) + ";}"
+                + "pre{white-space: pre-wrap;}";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cast R.color to a hexadecimal color value
+     * @param context the context to use
+     * @param color the color number from R.color
+     * @return a six characters long String with hexadecimal RGB values
+     */
+    public static String getHexRGBColor(Context context, int color) {
+        return context.getResources().getString(color).substring(3);
+    }
+
+}