diff --git a/src/components/helpers/autocomplete/autocomplete.scss b/src/components/helpers/autocomplete/autocomplete.scss
index abaa51d6..fac9621e 100644
--- a/src/components/helpers/autocomplete/autocomplete.scss
+++ b/src/components/helpers/autocomplete/autocomplete.scss
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@
 }
 
 .micActive {
-  box-shadow: 0px 0px 50px 9px #e74c3c !important;
+  box-shadow: 0px 0px 50px 1px #e74c3c !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx b/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx
index 6659a4fd..25d90840 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ export default class BackgroundSettings extends PureComponent {
         subtitle={variables.getMessage(
           'modals.mani.settings.sections.background.intervanl.subtitle',
         )}
-        final={localStorage.getItem('photo_packs') &&
-        this.state.backgroundType !== 'custom' &&
-        this.state.backgroundType !== 'colour' &&
-        this.state.backgroundType !== 'api'}
+        final={
+          localStorage.getItem('photo_packs') &&
+          this.state.backgroundType !== 'custom' &&
+          this.state.backgroundType !== 'colour' &&
+          this.state.backgroundType !== 'api'
+        }
       >
         <Dropdown
           label={variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.title')}
@@ -80,9 +82,7 @@ export default class BackgroundSettings extends PureComponent {
           value2={Date.now()}
         >
           <option value="refresh">{variables.getMessage('tabname')}</option>
-          <option value="10000">
-            10 secs
-          </option>
+          <option value="10000">10 secs</option>
           <option value="60000">
             {variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.minute')}
           </option>
@@ -433,9 +433,11 @@ export default class BackgroundSettings extends PureComponent {
               </Dropdown>
             </SettingsItem>
             {/* // todo: ideally refactor all of this file, but we need interval to appear on marketplace too */}
-            {(this.state.backgroundType === 'api' ||
-          this.state.backgroundType === 'custom' ||
-          this.state.marketplaceEnabled) ? interval : null}
+            {this.state.backgroundType === 'api' ||
+            this.state.backgroundType === 'custom' ||
+            this.state.marketplaceEnabled
+              ? interval
+              : null}
             {backgroundSettings}
           </>
         ) : null}
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/background/Maximise.jsx b/src/components/widgets/background/Maximise.jsx
index 06cf75a2..bf5d1558 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/background/Maximise.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/background/Maximise.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ export default class Maximise extends PureComponent {
 
     let backgroundFilter;
     if (filter === true) {
-      backgroundFilter = localStorage.getItem('backgroundFilter');
+      const filterData = localStorage.getItem('backgroundFilter');
+      if (filterData !== 'none') {
+        backgroundFilter = filterData;
+      }
     }
 
     element.setAttribute(
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx b/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx
index 3d6ce0e5..59d40f26 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import ShareModal from '../../helpers/sharemodal/ShareModal';
 
 import offline_quotes from './offline_quotes.json';
 
-import Interval from 'modules/helpers/interval';
 import EventBus from 'modules/helpers/eventbus';
 
 import './quote.scss';
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/search/Search.jsx b/src/components/widgets/search/Search.jsx
index 8a98fe9b..80b1bdf6 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/search/Search.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/search/Search.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import variables from 'modules/variables';
 import { PureComponent, createRef } from 'react';
-import { MdSearch, MdMic, MdSettings } from 'react-icons/md';
+import { MdSearch, MdMic, MdScreenSearchDesktop } from 'react-icons/md';
 import Tooltip from 'components/helpers/tooltip/Tooltip';
 
 import AutocompleteInput from 'components/helpers/autocomplete/Autocomplete';
@@ -133,15 +133,9 @@ export default class Search extends PureComponent {
   }
 
   toggleDropdown() {
-    if (this.state.searchDropdown === 'hidden') {
-      this.setState({
-        searchDropdown: 'visible',
-      });
-    } else {
-      this.setState({
-        searchDropdown: 'hidden',
-      });
-    }
+    this.setState({
+      searchDropdown: (this.state.searchDropdown === 'hidden') ? 'visible' : 'hidden',
+    });
   }
 
   setSearch(name, custom) {
@@ -201,7 +195,7 @@ export default class Search extends PureComponent {
             {localStorage.getItem('searchDropdown') === 'true' ? (
               <Tooltip title={variables.getMessage('widgets.search')}>
                 <button>
-                  <MdSettings onClick={() => this.toggleDropdown()} />
+                  <MdScreenSearchDesktop onClick={() => this.toggleDropdown()} />
                 </button>
               </Tooltip>
             ) : (
diff --git a/src/modules/helpers/interval.js b/src/modules/helpers/interval.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 47bf54bd..00000000
--- a/src/modules/helpers/interval.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/47009962
-// it has been brought to my attention (many) times that this is horribly broken if the time
-// on the "Change every" setting is longer than 1 minute. I wasn't going to wait days to see
-// if the function worked, so i just assumed it did. i apologise. this function will be
-// replaced entirely in the future probably
-export default function interval(callback, interval, name) {
-  const key = name + 'interval';
-  const ms = localStorage.getItem(key);
-  const now = Date.now();
-
-  const executeCallback = () => {
-    localStorage.setItem(key, Date.now());
-    callback();
-  };
-
-  if (ms) {
-    const delta = now - parseInt(ms);
-    if (delta > interval) {
-      setInterval(executeCallback, interval);
-    } else {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        setInterval(executeCallback, interval);
-        executeCallback();
-      }, interval - delta);
-    }
-  } else {
-    setInterval(executeCallback, interval);
-  }
-
-  localStorage.setItem(key, now);
-}