diff --git a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
index f9d9f9c..523f509 100644
--- a/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
+++ b/src/android/nl/xservices/plugins/Toast.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package nl.xservices.plugins;
 
-import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 
 import org.apache.cordova.CallbackContext;
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
-
 /*
     // TODO nice way for the Toast plugin to offer a longer delay than the default short and long options
     // TODO also look at https://github.com/JohnPersano/Supertoasts
@@ -29,6 +26,8 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
 
   private android.widget.Toast mostRecentToast;
 
+  private static final boolean IS_AT_LEAST_ANDROID5 = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21;
+
   // note that webView.isPaused() is not Xwalk compatible, so tracking it poor-man style
   private boolean isPaused;
 
@@ -57,16 +56,16 @@ public class Toast extends CordovaPlugin {
       cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
         public void run() {
           android.widget.Toast toast = android.widget.Toast.makeText(
-//              cordova.getActivity().getWindow().getContext(),
-              cordova.getActivity().getApplicationContext(),
+              IS_AT_LEAST_ANDROID5 ? cordova.getActivity().getWindow().getContext() : cordova.getActivity().getApplicationContext(),
               message,
               "short".equals(duration) ? android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT : android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
 
-          try {
-            final Method setTintMethod = Drawable.class.getMethod("setTint", int.class);
-            setTintMethod.invoke(toast.getView().getBackground(), Color.DKGRAY);
-          } catch (Exception ignore) {
-          }
+          // if we want to change the background color some day, we can use this
+//          try {
+//            final Method setTintMethod = Drawable.class.getMethod("setTint", int.class);
+//            setTintMethod.invoke(toast.getView().getBackground(), Color.RED); // default is Color.DKGRAY
+//          } catch (Exception ignore) {
+//          }
           if ("top".equals(position)) {
             toast.setGravity(Gravity.TOP|Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL, 0, 20 + addPixelsY);
           } else  if ("bottom".equals(position)) {