diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/StringsHelper.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/StringsHelper.java
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/StringsHelper.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Helpers/StringsHelper.java
@@ -5,12 +5,4 @@
 public class StringsHelper {
 
     public static final Charset UTF8 = Charset.forName("UTF-8");
-
-    public static int compare(String a, String b) {
-        if (a == b) return 0;
-        if (a == null) return -1;
-        if (b == null) return 1;
-        return a.compareToIgnoreCase(b);
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/NotificationsPlugin/NotificationFilterActivity.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/NotificationsPlugin/NotificationFilterActivity.java
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/NotificationsPlugin/NotificationFilterActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/NotificationsPlugin/NotificationFilterActivity.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 apps[i].isEnabled = appDatabase.isEnabled(appInfo.packageName);
             }
 
-            Arrays.sort(apps, (lhs, rhs) -> StringsHelper.compare(lhs.name, rhs.name));
+            Arrays.sort(apps, (lhs, rhs) -> lhs.name.compareToIgnoreCase(rhs.name));
 
             runOnUiThread(this::displayAppList);
         }).start();