diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/IconAttr.java b/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/IconAttr.java
index 24daf31..dcd5a44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/IconAttr.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/IconAttr.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 public class IconAttr {
 
-    public String authorName;
-
     public long getSize() {
         return size;
     }
@@ -18,10 +16,6 @@ public void setSize(long size) {
         this.size = size;
     }
 
-//    public String getauthorName(){ return authorName; }
-//
-//    public void setauthorName(String authorName ){this.authorName = authorName ;}
-
     public int getMissed() {
         return missed;
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/MainActivity.java
index b245fa4..57f1ea0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/MainActivity.java
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ private void showIconSearch() {
     }
 
     private void reload() {
-        Collections.sort(iconPacksList, new PackageComparator(this));
+        PackageComparator packageComparator = new PackageComparator(MainActivity.this); // Pass the activity context here
+        Collections.sort(iconPacksList, packageComparator);
         adapter = new IconAdapter(iconPacksList, installed);
         recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
         adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
@@ -516,7 +517,9 @@ public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String query) {
     public boolean onQueryTextChange(String query) {
         List<IPObj> filteredModelList = filter(query);
 
-        Collections.sort(new ArrayList(filteredModelList), new PackageComparator(this));
+        PackageComparator packageComparator = new PackageComparator(MainActivity.this); // Pass the activity context here
+        Collections.sort(new ArrayList<>(filteredModelList), packageComparator);
+
 
         adapter = new IconAdapter(filteredModelList, installed);
         recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
@@ -654,7 +657,7 @@ protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
                     setTitle(getString(R.string.app_name) + " - #" + iconPacksList.size());
                     recyclerView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                     emptyView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                    Collections.sort(iconPacksList, new PackageComparator(getApplicationContext()));
+                    Collections.sort(iconPacksList, new PackageComparator(MainActivity.this));
                     if (Prefs.useFavorite()) {
                         Collections.sort(iconPacksList, new Comparator<IPObj>() {
                             @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/util/PackageComparator.java b/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/util/PackageComparator.java
index 68aa418..92da24e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/util/PackageComparator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/ukanth/iconmgr/util/PackageComparator.java
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 public class PackageComparator implements Comparator<IPObj> {
 
-    private Context ctx;
+    private Context context;
 
     public PackageComparator(Context context) {
-        this.ctx = context;
+        this.context = context;
     }
 
     @Override
-    public int compare(IPObj o1, IPObj o2) {
+    public int compare( IPObj o1, IPObj o2) {
         switch (Prefs.sortBy()) {
             case "s0":
                 return String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER.compare(o1.getIconName(), o2.getIconName());
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ public int compare(IPObj o1, IPObj o2) {
             case "s4":
                 return (o2.getMissed() > o1.getMissed()) ? -1 : (o2.getMissed() < o1.getMissed()) ? 1 : 0;
             case "s5":
-                String authorName1 = Util.getAuthorName(ctx, o1.getIconPkg());
-                String authorName2 = Util.getAuthorName(ctx, o2.getIconPkg());
+                String authorName1 = Util.getAuthorName(context, o1.getIconPkg());
+                String authorName2 = Util.getAuthorName(context, o2.getIconPkg());
                 return String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER.compare(authorName1, authorName2);
         }
         return 1;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 5e4f3d0..2bf32f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     <string name="lastupdated">By last update</string>
     <string name="iconcount">By icon count</string>
     <string name="iconsize">By package size</string>
+    <string name="authorname">By Author Name</string>
     <string name="iconpercent">By match percent</string>
     <string name="total_icons">Show icon count</string>
     <string name="show_notification">Notify on new icon pack install</string>
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@
     <string name="license_check_retry">Unable to check license, please try again in a few moments</string>
     <string name="showsize">Show application size</string>
     <string name="show_percent">Show Percentage</string>
-    <string name="authorname">By Author Name</string>
+    <string name="show_authorname">Show Author Name</string>
     <string name="forcereload">Rebuild list</string>
     <string name="onlysupportedroot">Supported through root mode only</string>
     <string name="action_random">Random</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
index 1c7e130..0953e1d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_general.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         <SwitchPreference
             android:defaultValue="false"
             android:key="show_authorName"
-            android:title="@string/authorname" />
+            android:title="@string/show_authorname" />
 
         <SwitchPreference
             android:defaultValue="false"