diff --git a/src/components/Animations/AnimatedAccordion.js b/src/components/Animations/AnimatedAccordion.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1441624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Animations/AnimatedAccordion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+import {View} from "react-native";
+import {List, withTheme} from 'react-native-paper';
+import Collapsible from "react-native-collapsible";
+import * as Animatable from "react-native-animatable";
+import type {CustomTheme} from "../../managers/ThemeManager";
+
+type Props = {
+    theme: CustomTheme,
+    title: string,
+    subtitle?: string,
+    left?: (props: { [keys: string]: any }) =>  React.Node,
+    startOpen: boolean,
+    keepOpen: boolean,
+    unmountWhenCollapsed: boolean,
+    children?: React.Node,
+}
+
+type State = {
+    expanded: boolean
+}
+
+const AnimatedListIcon = Animatable.createAnimatableComponent(List.Icon);
+
+class AnimatedAccordion extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
+
+    static defaultProps = {
+        startOpen: false,
+        keepOpen: false,
+        unmountWhenCollapsed: false,
+    }
+    chevronRef: { current: null | AnimatedListIcon };
+    state = {
+        expanded: false,
+    }
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+        this.chevronRef = React.createRef();
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        if (this.props.startOpen)
+            this.toggleAccordion();
+    }
+
+    toggleAccordion = () => {
+        if (!this.props.keepOpen) {
+            if (this.chevronRef.current != null)
+                this.chevronRef.current.transitionTo({rotate: this.state.expanded ? '0deg' : '180deg'});
+            this.setState({expanded: !this.state.expanded})
+        }
+    };
+
+    render() {
+        const colors = this.props.theme.colors;
+        return (
+            <View>
+                <List.Item
+                    {...this.props}
+                    title={this.props.title}
+                    subtitle={this.props.subtitle}
+                    titleStyle={this.state.expanded ? {color: colors.primary} : undefined}
+                    onPress={this.toggleAccordion}
+                    right={(props) => <AnimatedListIcon
+                        ref={this.chevronRef}
+                        {...props}
+                        icon={"chevron-down"}
+                        color={this.state.expanded ? colors.primary : undefined}
+                        useNativeDriver
+                    />}
+                    left={this.props.left}
+                />
+                <Collapsible collapsed={!this.props.keepOpen && !this.state.expanded}>
+                    {!this.props.unmountWhenCollapsed || (this.props.unmountWhenCollapsed && this.state.expanded)
+                        ? this.props.children
+                        : null}
+                </Collapsible>
+            </View>
+        );
+    }
+
+}
+
+export default withTheme(AnimatedAccordion);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/Lists/Clubs/ClubListHeader.js b/src/components/Lists/Clubs/ClubListHeader.js
index c430e1c..edb91b3 100644
--- a/src/components/Lists/Clubs/ClubListHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/Lists/Clubs/ClubListHeader.js
@@ -4,21 +4,15 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import {Card, List, Text, withTheme} from 'react-native-paper';
 import {StyleSheet, View} from "react-native";
 import i18n from 'i18n-js';
+import AnimatedAccordion from "../../Animations/AnimatedAccordion";
 
 type Props = {
     categoryRender: Function,
     categories: Array<Object>,
 }
 
-type State = {
-    expanded: boolean,
-}
+class ClubListHeader extends React.Component<Props> {
 
-class ClubListHeader extends React.Component<Props, State> {
-
-    state = {
-        expanded: true
-    };
 
     colors: Object;
 
@@ -35,22 +29,19 @@ class ClubListHeader extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         return final;
     }
 
-    onPress = () => this.setState({expanded: !this.state.expanded});
-
     render() {
         return (
             <Card style={styles.card}>
-                <List.Accordion
+                <AnimatedAccordion
                     title={i18n.t("clubs.categories")}
                     left={props => <List.Icon {...props} icon="star"/>}
-                    expanded={this.state.expanded}
-                    onPress={this.onPress}
+                    startOpen={true}
                 >
                     <Text style={styles.text}>{i18n.t("clubs.categoriesFilterMessage")}</Text>
                     <View style={styles.chipContainer}>
                         {this.getCategoriesRender()}
                     </View>
-                </List.Accordion>
+                </AnimatedAccordion>
             </Card>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Lists/PlanexGroups/GroupListAccordion.js b/src/components/Lists/PlanexGroups/GroupListAccordion.js
index ce660a5..bf3875c 100644
--- a/src/components/Lists/PlanexGroups/GroupListAccordion.js
+++ b/src/components/Lists/PlanexGroups/GroupListAccordion.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import {List, withTheme} from 'react-native-paper';
 import {FlatList, View} from "react-native";
 import {stringMatchQuery} from "../../../utils/Search";
-import Collapsible from "react-native-collapsible";
 import * as Animatable from "react-native-animatable";
 import GroupListItem from "./GroupListItem";
+import AnimatedAccordion from "../../Animations/AnimatedAccordion";
 
 type Props = {
     item: Object,
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ class GroupListAccordion extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             || (nextProps.item.content.length !== this.props.item.content.length);
     }
 
-    onPress = () => {
-        this.chevronRef.current.transitionTo({rotate: this.state.expanded ? '0deg' : '180deg'});
-        this.setState({expanded: !this.state.expanded})
-    };
-
     keyExtractor = (item: Object) => item.id.toString();
 
     renderItem = ({item}: Object) => {
@@ -73,20 +68,14 @@ class GroupListAccordion extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     render() {
         const item = this.props.item;
-        const accordionColor = this.state.expanded
-            ? this.props.theme.colors.primary
-            : this.props.theme.colors.text;
-        // console.log(item.id);
         return (
             <View>
-                <List.Item
+                <AnimatedAccordion
                     title={item.name}
-                    onPress={this.onPress}
                     style={{
                         height: this.props.height,
                         justifyContent: 'center',
                     }}
-                    titleStyle={{color: accordionColor}}
                     left={props =>
                         item.id === "0"
                             ? <List.Icon
@@ -95,35 +84,19 @@ class GroupListAccordion extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                                 color={this.props.theme.colors.tetrisScore}
                             />
                             : null}
-                    right={(props) => <AnimatedListIcon
-                        ref={this.chevronRef}
-                        {...props}
-                        icon={"chevron-down"}
-                        color={this.state.expanded
-                            ? this.props.theme.colors.primary
-                            : props.color
-                        }
-                        useNativeDriver
-                    />}
-                />
-                <Collapsible
-                    collapsed={!this.state.expanded}
-                    ease={"easeInOut"}
+                    unmountWhenCollapsed={true}// Only render list if expanded for increased performance
                 >
-                    {this.state.expanded // Only render list if expanded for increased performance
-                        ? <FlatList
-                            data={item.content}
-                            extraData={this.props.currentSearchString}
-                            renderItem={this.renderItem}
-                            keyExtractor={this.keyExtractor}
-                            listKey={item.id}
-                            // Performance props, see https://reactnative.dev/docs/optimizing-flatlist-configuration
-                            getItemLayout={this.itemLayout} // Broken with search
-                            removeClippedSubviews={true}
-                        />
-                        : null}
-
-                </Collapsible>
+                    <FlatList
+                        data={item.content}
+                        extraData={this.props.currentSearchString}
+                        renderItem={this.renderItem}
+                        keyExtractor={this.keyExtractor}
+                        listKey={item.id}
+                        // Performance props, see https://reactnative.dev/docs/optimizing-flatlist-configuration
+                        getItemLayout={this.itemLayout} // Broken with search
+                        removeClippedSubviews={true}
+                    />
+                </AnimatedAccordion>
             </View>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/components/Sidebar/SideBarSection.js b/src/components/Sidebar/SideBarSection.js
index 6d2ff78..1f73ef0 100644
--- a/src/components/Sidebar/SideBarSection.js
+++ b/src/components/Sidebar/SideBarSection.js
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
-import {FlatList, View} from "react-native";
-import {Drawer, List, withTheme} from 'react-native-paper';
+import {FlatList} from "react-native";
+import {Drawer, withTheme} from 'react-native-paper';
 import {Linking} from "expo";
-import Collapsible from "react-native-collapsible";
-import * as Animatable from "react-native-animatable";
+import AnimatedAccordion from "../Animations/AnimatedAccordion";
 
 type Props = {
     navigation: Object,
@@ -17,28 +16,17 @@ type Props = {
     listData: Array<Object>,
 }
 
-type State = {
-    expanded: boolean
-}
-
-const AnimatedListIcon = Animatable.createAnimatableComponent(List.Icon);
-
 const LIST_ITEM_HEIGHT = 48;
 
-class SideBarSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
-
-    state = {
-        expanded: this.props.startOpen,
-    };
+class SideBarSection extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
 
     colors: Object;
-    shouldExpand: boolean;
-    chevronRef: Object;
+    accordionRef: {current: null | AnimatedAccordion};
 
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
         this.colors = props.theme.colors;
-        this.chevronRef = React.createRef();
+        this.accordionRef = React.createRef();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,7 +38,7 @@ class SideBarSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
     shouldExpandList() {
         for (let i = 0; i < this.props.listData.length; i++) {
             if (this.props.listData[i].route === this.props.activeRoute) {
-                return this.state.expanded === false;
+                return true;
             }
         }
         return false;
@@ -109,13 +97,6 @@ class SideBarSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         );
     };
 
-    toggleAccordion = () => {
-        if ((!this.state.expanded && this.shouldExpand) || !this.shouldExpand) {
-            this.chevronRef.current.transitionTo({ rotate: this.state.expanded ? '0deg' : '180deg' });
-            this.setState({expanded: !this.state.expanded})
-        }
-    };
-
     shouldRenderAccordion() {
         let itemsToRender = 0;
         for (let i = 0; i < this.props.listData.length; i++) {
@@ -144,26 +125,13 @@ class SideBarSection extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
 
     render() {
         if (this.shouldRenderAccordion()) {
-            this.shouldExpand = this.shouldExpandList();
-            if (this.shouldExpand)
-                this.toggleAccordion();
             return (
-                <View>
-                    <List.Item
-                        title={this.props.sectionName}
-                        // expanded={this.state.expanded}
-                        onPress={this.toggleAccordion}
-                        right={(props) => <AnimatedListIcon
-                            ref={this.chevronRef}
-                            {...props}
-                            icon={"chevron-down"}
-                            useNativeDriver
-                        />}
-                    />
-                    <Collapsible collapsed={!this.state.expanded}>
-                        {this.getFlatList()}
-                    </Collapsible>
-                </View>
+                <AnimatedAccordion
+                    title={this.props.sectionName}
+                    keepOpen={this.shouldExpandList()}
+                >
+                    {this.getFlatList()}
+                </AnimatedAccordion>
             );
         } else
             return this.getFlatList();
diff --git a/src/screens/Other/SettingsScreen.js b/src/screens/Other/SettingsScreen.js
index 80f75e7..b07da1a 100644
--- a/src/screens/Other/SettingsScreen.js
+++ b/src/screens/Other/SettingsScreen.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import AsyncStorageManager from "../../managers/AsyncStorageManager";
 import {setMachineReminderNotificationTime} from "../../utils/Notifications";
 import {Card, List, Switch, ToggleButton} from 'react-native-paper';
 import {Appearance} from "react-native-appearance";
+import AnimatedAccordion from "../../components/Animations/AnimatedAccordion";
 
 type Props = {
     navigation: Object,
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export default class SettingsScreen extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             <ToggleButton.Row
                 onValueChange={this.onProxiwashNotifPickerValueChange}
                 value={this.state.proxiwashNotifPickerSelected}
+                style={{marginLeft: 'auto', marginRight: 'auto'}}
             >
                 <ToggleButton icon="close" value="never"/>
                 <ToggleButton icon="numeric-2" value="2"/>
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ export default class SettingsScreen extends React.Component<Props, State> {
             <ToggleButton.Row
                 onValueChange={this.onStartScreenPickerValueChange}
                 value={this.state.startScreenPickerSelected}
+                style={{marginLeft: 'auto', marginRight: 'auto'}}
             >
                 <ToggleButton icon="shopping" value="proximo"/>
                 <ToggleButton icon="calendar-range" value="planning"/>
@@ -188,25 +191,25 @@ export default class SettingsScreen extends React.Component<Props, State> {
                                     this.state.nightMode
                                 ) : null
                         }
-                        <List.Accordion
+                        <AnimatedAccordion
                             title={i18n.t('settingsScreen.startScreen')}
-                            description={i18n.t('settingsScreen.startScreenSub')}
+                            subtitle={i18n.t('settingsScreen.startScreenSub')}
                             left={props => <List.Icon {...props} icon="power"/>}
                         >
                             {this.getStartScreenPicker()}
-                        </List.Accordion>
+                        </AnimatedAccordion>
                     </List.Section>
                 </Card>
                 <Card style={{margin: 5}}>
                     <Card.Title title="Proxiwash"/>
                     <List.Section>
-                        <List.Accordion
+                        <AnimatedAccordion
                             title={i18n.t('settingsScreen.proxiwashNotifReminder')}
                             description={i18n.t('settingsScreen.proxiwashNotifReminderSub')}
                             left={props => <List.Icon {...props} icon="washing-machine"/>}
                         >
                             {this.getProxiwashNotifPicker()}
-                        </List.Accordion>
+                        </AnimatedAccordion>
                     </List.Section>
                 </Card>
             </ScrollView>