diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_group_contacts.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_group_contacts.xml
index 07c79a33..01b03d0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_group_contacts.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_group_contacts.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     android:id="@+id/group_contacts_coordinator"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -16,13 +15,15 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:alpha="0.8"
             android:gravity="center"
             android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:text="@string/no_group_participants"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
-            android:visibility="gone"/>
+            android:textStyle="italic"
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
             android:id="@+id/group_contacts_placeholder_2"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
             android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:text="@string/add_contacts"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
-            android:visibility="gone"/>
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
             android:id="@+id/group_contacts_list"
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:clipToPadding="false"
             android:scrollbars="none"
-            app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager"/>
+            app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.FastScroller
             android:id="@+id/group_contacts_fastscroller"
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
             android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
             android:paddingStart="@dimen/normal_margin">
 
-            <include layout="@layout/fastscroller_handle_vertical"/>
+            <include layout="@layout/fastscroller_handle_vertical" />
 
         </com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.FastScroller>
     </RelativeLayout>
@@ -64,6 +65,6 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
         android:layout_margin="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus_vector"/>
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus_vector" />
 
 </androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_select_contact.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_select_contact.xml
index ea4a0dab..11d31e36 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_select_contact.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_select_contact.xml
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:alpha="0.8"
         android:gravity="center"
         android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+        android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
         android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
         android:text="@string/no_contacts_found"
         android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
+        android:textStyle="italic"
         android:visibility="gone" />
 
     <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_layout.xml
index 9180dcac..0cd8f381 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_layout.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<merge
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
 
     <RelativeLayout
@@ -13,13 +12,15 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:alpha="0.8"
             android:gravity="center"
-            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
-            android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:text="@string/no_contacts_found"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
-            android:visibility="gone"/>
+            android:textStyle="italic"
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
             android:id="@+id/fragment_placeholder_2"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
             android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:text="@string/change_filter"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
-            android:visibility="gone"/>
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
             android:id="@+id/fragment_list"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:clipToPadding="false"
             android:scrollbars="none"
-            app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager"/>
+            app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.FastScroller
             android:id="@+id/fragment_fastscroller"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
             android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
             android:paddingStart="@dimen/normal_margin">
 
-            <include layout="@layout/fastscroller_handle_vertical"/>
+            <include layout="@layout/fastscroller_handle_vertical" />
 
         </com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.FastScroller>
     </RelativeLayout>
@@ -60,6 +61,6 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
         android:layout_margin="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus_vector"/>
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus_vector" />
 
 </merge>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_letters_layout.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_letters_layout.xml
index 86ab1632..bea2b84c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_letters_layout.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_letters_layout.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<merge
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<merge xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
 
     <RelativeLayout
@@ -13,13 +12,15 @@
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
             android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:alpha="0.8"
             android:gravity="center"
-            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_margin"
-            android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingStart="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_margin"
+            android:paddingEnd="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:text="@string/no_contacts_found"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
-            android:visibility="gone"/>
+            android:textStyle="italic"
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
             android:id="@+id/fragment_placeholder_2"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
             android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
             android:text="@string/change_filter"
             android:textSize="@dimen/bigger_text_size"
-            android:visibility="gone"/>
+            android:visibility="gone" />
 
         <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyRecyclerView
             android:id="@+id/fragment_list"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
             android:clipToPadding="false"
             android:scrollbars="none"
-            app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager"/>
+            app:layoutManager="com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyLinearLayoutManager" />
 
         <com.reddit.indicatorfastscroll.FastScrollerView
             android:id="@+id/letter_fastscroller"
@@ -67,6 +68,6 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
         android:layout_margin="@dimen/activity_margin"
-        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus_vector"/>
+        android:src="@drawable/ic_plus_vector" />
 
 </merge>