diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/DateSectionItem.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/DateSectionItem.kt
index 438ad285e..2a05ce607 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/DateSectionItem.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/DateSectionItem.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.recent
 
-import android.text.format.DateUtils
 import android.view.View
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import eu.davidea.flexibleadapter.FlexibleAdapter
@@ -9,9 +8,15 @@ import eu.davidea.flexibleadapter.items.IFlexible
 import eu.davidea.viewholders.FlexibleViewHolder
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.R
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.databinding.SectionHeaderItemBinding
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.toRelativeString
+import java.text.DateFormat
 import java.util.Date
 
-class DateSectionItem(val date: Date) : AbstractHeaderItem<DateSectionItem.DateSectionItemHolder>() {
+class DateSectionItem(
+    private val date: Date,
+    private val range: Int,
+    private val dateFormat: DateFormat,
+) : AbstractHeaderItem<DateSectionItem.DateSectionItemHolder>() {
 
     override fun getLayoutRes(): Int {
         return R.layout.section_header_item
@@ -37,14 +42,12 @@ class DateSectionItem(val date: Date) : AbstractHeaderItem<DateSectionItem.DateS
         return date.hashCode()
     }
 
-    inner class DateSectionItemHolder(view: View, adapter: FlexibleAdapter<*>) : FlexibleViewHolder(view, adapter, true) {
+    inner class DateSectionItemHolder(private val view: View, adapter: FlexibleAdapter<*>) : FlexibleViewHolder(view, adapter, true) {
 
         private val binding = SectionHeaderItemBinding.bind(view)
 
-        private val now = Date().time
-
         fun bind(item: DateSectionItem) {
-            binding.title.text = DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(item.date.time, now, DateUtils.DAY_IN_MILLIS)
+            binding.title.text = item.date.toRelativeString(view.context, range, dateFormat)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/history/HistoryPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/history/HistoryPresenter.kt
index 0193d3df6..51025c1a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/history/HistoryPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/history/HistoryPresenter.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Chapter
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.History
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.Manga
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.database.models.MangaChapterHistory
+import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.data.preference.PreferencesHelper
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.base.presenter.BasePresenter
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.ui.recent.DateSectionItem
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.toDateKey
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import rx.Observable
 import rx.Subscription
 import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
+import java.text.DateFormat
 import java.util.Calendar
 import java.util.Date
 import java.util.TreeMap
@@ -24,10 +26,11 @@ import java.util.TreeMap
  */
 class HistoryPresenter : BasePresenter<HistoryController>() {
 
-    /**
-     * Used to connect to database
-     */
-    val db: DatabaseHelper by injectLazy()
+    private val db: DatabaseHelper by injectLazy()
+    private val preferences: PreferencesHelper by injectLazy()
+
+    private val relativeTime: Int = preferences.relativeTime().get()
+    private val dateFormat: DateFormat = preferences.dateFormat()
 
     private var recentMangaSubscription: Subscription? = null
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ class HistoryPresenter : BasePresenter<HistoryController>() {
                 val byDay = recents
                     .groupByTo(map, { it.history.last_read.toDateKey() })
                 byDay.flatMap { entry ->
-                    val dateItem = DateSectionItem(entry.key)
+                    val dateItem = DateSectionItem(entry.key, relativeTime, dateFormat)
                     entry.value.map { HistoryItem(it, dateItem) }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesPresenter.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesPresenter.kt
index dd2b501f0..c03be1417 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesPresenter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/recent/updates/UpdatesPresenter.kt
@@ -15,18 +15,22 @@ import rx.Observable
 import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import rx.schedulers.Schedulers
 import timber.log.Timber
-import uy.kohesive.injekt.Injekt
 import uy.kohesive.injekt.api.get
+import uy.kohesive.injekt.injectLazy
+import java.text.DateFormat
 import java.util.Calendar
 import java.util.Date
 import java.util.TreeMap
 
-class UpdatesPresenter(
-    val preferences: PreferencesHelper = Injekt.get(),
-    private val db: DatabaseHelper = Injekt.get(),
-    private val downloadManager: DownloadManager = Injekt.get(),
-    private val sourceManager: SourceManager = Injekt.get()
-) : BasePresenter<UpdatesController>() {
+class UpdatesPresenter : BasePresenter<UpdatesController>() {
+
+    val preferences: PreferencesHelper by injectLazy()
+    private val db: DatabaseHelper by injectLazy()
+    private val downloadManager: DownloadManager by injectLazy()
+    private val sourceManager: SourceManager by injectLazy()
+
+    private val relativeTime: Int = preferences.relativeTime().get()
+    private val dateFormat: DateFormat = preferences.dateFormat()
 
     /**
      * List containing chapter and manga information
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ class UpdatesPresenter(
                 val byDay = mangaChapters
                     .groupByTo(map, { it.chapter.date_fetch.toDateKey() })
                 byDay.flatMap { entry ->
-                    val dateItem = DateSectionItem(entry.key)
+                    val dateItem = DateSectionItem(entry.key, relativeTime, dateFormat)
                     entry.value
                         .sortedWith(compareBy({ it.chapter.date_fetch }, { it.chapter.chapter_number })).asReversed()
                         .map { UpdatesItem(it.chapter, it.manga, dateItem) }