element-hq / element-hq/element-android

Some things in Element Android on Android 5.1.1 doesn't look right

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Description

### Steps to reproduce

1. Install Element Android on Android 5.1.1
2. Use the app normally

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?
Everything to be fine (UI being consistent across different Android versions)

#### What happened instead?
![2021_12_07_20 31 17](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47475676/145040103-74d96508-4eff-49cb-8683-3964ef897c99.jpg)
![2021_12_07_20 44 41_edit](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47475676/145040314-d6a558d4-ceb2-4a13-bc1b-b4ecc8ec2eb1.jpg)

These happen when you switch themes, I have no idea why (clearing cache, force stopping Element—whatever—does seem to fix the issue … until you switch to another theme)
![2021_12_07_20 46 26](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47475676/145041124-347bc6c8-b388-4755-b284-26b477c2e599.jpg)
![2021_12_07_20 56 41](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47475676/145042206-f8239663-0509-42a8-9ee5-3f7ebe8800cf.jpg)
![2021_12_07_20 58 27](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/47475676/145042501-d24131f7-7bd9-4673-9752-7cbc54057cdd.jpg)

### Your phone model

Samsung Galaxy J1

### Operating system version

Android 5.1.1

### Application version and app store

1.3.8 [40103081] (G-b4480)

### Homeserver

matrix.org

### Will you send logs?

No

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