diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/music/utils/returnyoutubedislike/resource/patch/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/music/utils/returnyoutubedislike/resource/patch/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch.kt
index b6b2dbe2f..b08389001 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/music/utils/returnyoutubedislike/resource/patch/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/patches/music/utils/returnyoutubedislike/resource/patch/ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch.kt
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import app.revanced.patcher.patch.annotations.Patch
 import app.revanced.patches.music.utils.annotations.MusicCompatibility
 import app.revanced.patches.music.utils.returnyoutubedislike.bytecode.patch.ReturnYouTubeDislikeBytecodePatch
 import app.revanced.patches.music.utils.settings.resource.patch.SettingsPatch
-import app.revanced.util.resources.MusicResourceHelper.hookPreference
-import app.revanced.util.resources.ResourceUtils
-import app.revanced.util.resources.ResourceUtils.copyResources
+import app.revanced.util.resources.MusicResourceHelper.RETURN_YOUTUBE_DISLIKE_SETTINGS_KEY
+import app.revanced.util.resources.MusicResourceHelper.addReVancedMusicPreference
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
+import org.w3c.dom.Node
 
 @Patch
 @Name("Return YouTube Dislike")
@@ -26,35 +27,93 @@ import app.revanced.util.resources.ResourceUtils.copyResources
 class ReturnYouTubeDislikePatch : ResourcePatch {
     override fun execute(context: ResourceContext) {
 
-        /**
-         * Copy preference
-         */
-        arrayOf(
-            ResourceUtils.ResourceGroup(
-                "xml",
-                "returnyoutubedislike_prefs.xml"
-            )
-        ).forEach { resourceGroup ->
-            context.copyResources("music/returnyoutubedislike", resourceGroup)
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Hook RYD preference
-         */
-        context.hookPreference(
-            "revanced_ryd_settings",
-            "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.settings.fragment.AdvancedPrefsFragmentCompat"
-        )
-
-        val publicFile = context["res/values/public.xml"]
-
-        publicFile.writeText(
-            publicFile.readText()
-                .replace(
-                    "\"advanced_prefs_compat\"",
-                    "\"returnyoutubedislike_prefs\""
-                )
-        )
+        context.addReVancedMusicPreference(RETURN_YOUTUBE_DISLIKE_SETTINGS_KEY)
+        context.addSwitchPreference("revanced_ryd_enabled", "true")
+        context.addSwitchPreference("revanced_ryd_dislike_percentage", "false", "revanced_ryd_enabled")
+        context.addSwitchPreference("revanced_ryd_compact_layout", "false", "revanced_ryd_enabled")
+        context.addPreferenceCategory("revanced_ryd_about")
+        context.addAboutPreference("revanced_ryd_attribution")
 
     }
+
+    private companion object {
+        const val YOUTUBE_MUSIC_SETTINGS_PATH = "res/xml/settings_headers.xml"
+        const val SWITCH_PREFERENCE_TAG_NAME =
+            "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.SwitchCompatPreference"
+        const val PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TAG_NAME =
+            "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.PreferenceCategoryCompat"
+
+        private fun Node.adoptChild(tagName: String, block: Element.() -> Unit) {
+            val child = ownerDocument.createElement(tagName)
+            child.block()
+            appendChild(child)
+        }
+
+        fun ResourceContext.addAboutPreference(
+            key: String
+        ) {
+            this.xmlEditor[YOUTUBE_MUSIC_SETTINGS_PATH].use { editor ->
+                val tags = editor.file.getElementsByTagName(PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TAG_NAME)
+                List(tags.length) { tags.item(it) as Element }
+                    .filter { it.getAttribute("android:key").contains("revanced_ryd_about") }
+                    .forEach {
+                        it.adoptChild("Preference") {
+                            setAttribute("android:title", "@string/$key" + "_title")
+                            setAttribute("android:summary", "@string/$key" + "_summary")
+                            setAttribute("android:key", key)
+                            this.adoptChild("intent") {
+                                setAttribute("android:action", "android.intent.action.VIEW")
+                                setAttribute("android:data", "https://returnyoutubedislike.com")
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun ResourceContext.addPreferenceCategory(
+            category: String
+        ) {
+            this.xmlEditor[YOUTUBE_MUSIC_SETTINGS_PATH].use { editor ->
+                val tags = editor.file.getElementsByTagName("PreferenceScreen")
+                List(tags.length) { tags.item(it) as Element }
+                    .filter { it.getAttribute("android:key").contains(RETURN_YOUTUBE_DISLIKE_SETTINGS_KEY) }
+                    .forEach {
+                        it.adoptChild(PREFERENCE_CATEGORY_TAG_NAME) {
+                            setAttribute("android:title", "@string/$category")
+                            setAttribute("android:key", category)
+                        }
+                    }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun ResourceContext.addSwitchPreference(
+            key: String,
+            defaultValue: String
+        ) {
+            addSwitchPreference(key, defaultValue, "")
+        }
+
+        fun ResourceContext.addSwitchPreference(
+            key: String,
+            defaultValue: String,
+            dependencyKey: String
+        ) {
+            this.xmlEditor[YOUTUBE_MUSIC_SETTINGS_PATH].use { editor ->
+                val tags = editor.file.getElementsByTagName("PreferenceScreen")
+                List(tags.length) { tags.item(it) as Element }
+                    .filter { it.getAttribute("android:key").contains(RETURN_YOUTUBE_DISLIKE_SETTINGS_KEY) }
+                    .forEach {
+                        it.adoptChild(SWITCH_PREFERENCE_TAG_NAME) {
+                            setAttribute("android:title", "@string/$key" + "_title")
+                            setAttribute("android:summary", "@string/$key" + "_summary")
+                            setAttribute("android:key", key)
+                            if (dependencyKey.isNotEmpty()) {
+                                setAttribute("android:dependency", dependencyKey)
+                            }
+                            setAttribute("android:defaultValue", defaultValue)
+                        }
+                    }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/resources/MusicResourceHelper.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/resources/MusicResourceHelper.kt
index 04de4bbf4..92a6e80a9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/resources/MusicResourceHelper.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/util/resources/MusicResourceHelper.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ internal object MusicResourceHelper {
 
     internal const val YOUTUBE_MUSIC_SETTINGS_KEY = "revanced_extended_settings"
 
+    internal const val RETURN_YOUTUBE_DISLIKE_SETTINGS_KEY = "revanced_ryd_settings"
+
     private const val YOUTUBE_MUSIC_PREFERENCE_SCREEN_TAG_NAME =
         "PreferenceScreen"
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ internal object MusicResourceHelper {
     private const val YOUTUBE_MUSIC_PREFERENCE_TARGET_CLASS =
         "com.google.android.libraries.strictmode.penalties.notification.FullStackTraceActivity"
 
-    private var targetPackage = "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music"
+    internal var targetPackage = "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music"
 
     internal fun ResourceContext.setMicroG(newPackage: String) {
         targetPackage = newPackage
diff --git a/src/main/resources/music/returnyoutubedislike/xml/returnyoutubedislike_prefs.xml b/src/main/resources/music/returnyoutubedislike/xml/returnyoutubedislike_prefs.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 337246087..000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/music/returnyoutubedislike/xml/returnyoutubedislike_prefs.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<PreferenceScreen
-  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:yt="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
-    <com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.SwitchCompatPreference android:title="@string/revanced_ryd_enabled_title" android:key="revanced_ryd_enabled" android:summary="@string/revanced_ryd_enabled_summary" android:defaultValue="true" />
-    <com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.SwitchCompatPreference android:title="@string/revanced_ryd_dislike_percentage_title" android:key="revanced_ryd_dislike_percentage" android:summary="@string/revanced_ryd_dislike_percentage_summary" android:dependency="revanced_ryd_enabled" android:defaultValue="false" />
-    <com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.SwitchCompatPreference android:title="@string/revanced_ryd_compact_layout_title" android:key="revanced_ryd_compact_layout" android:summary="@string/revanced_ryd_compact_layout_summary" android:dependency="revanced_ryd_enabled" android:defaultValue="false" />
-    <com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.PreferenceCategoryCompat android:title="@string/revanced_ryd_about" android:key="about">
-        <Preference android:title="@string/revanced_ryd_attribution_title" android:key="revanced_ryd_attribution" android:summary="@string/revanced_ryd_attribution_summary">
-            <intent android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW" android:data="https://returnyoutubedislike.com" />
-        </Preference>
-    </com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.ui.preference.PreferenceCategoryCompat>
-</PreferenceScreen>
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