diff --git a/changelog.d/5925.bugfix b/changelog.d/5925.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eff0c17a5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/5925.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes crash on android api 21/22 devices when opening messages due to Konfetti library
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/CompatKonfetti.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/CompatKonfetti.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b969fe2a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/CompatKonfetti.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package im.vector.app.core.ui.views
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.os.Build
+import android.util.AttributeSet
+import android.view.View
+import nl.dionsegijn.konfetti.xml.KonfettiView
+
+/**
+ * Konfetti workaround to avoid crashes on API 21/22
+ * https://github.com/DanielMartinus/Konfetti/issues/297
+ */
+class CompatKonfetti @JvmOverloads constructor(
+ context: Context,
+ attrs: AttributeSet? = null
+) : KonfettiView(context, attrs) {
+
+ override fun onVisibilityChanged(changedView: View, visibility: Int) {
+ when (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT) {
+ Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP, Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1 -> safeOnVisibilityChanged(changedView, visibility)
+ else -> super.onVisibilityChanged(changedView, visibility)
+ }
+ }
+
+ private fun safeOnVisibilityChanged(changedView: View, visibility: Int) {
+ runCatching { super.onVisibilityChanged(changedView, visibility) }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_account_created.xml b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_account_created.xml
index 268a6d95ac..908c6c8a11 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_account_created.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/layout/fragment_ftue_account_created.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
app:layout_constraintHeight_percent="0.05"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/ctaBottomBarrier" />
-
-
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