diff --git a/mod/community.php b/mod/community.php
index 9bea93f12..f8336a623 100644
--- a/mod/community.php
+++ b/mod/community.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
 use Friendica\Core\Session;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
+use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ function community_content(App $a, $update = 0)
 	}
 
 	// check if we serve a mobile device and get the user settings accordingly
-	if ($a->is_mobile) {
+	if (DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 		$itemspage_network = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_mobile_network', 20);
 	} else {
 		$itemspage_network = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_network', 40);
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 14f70c9d6..aa4d1a40e 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function networkPager(App $a, Pager $pager, $update)
 
 	//  check if we serve a mobile device and get the user settings
 	//  accordingly
-	if ($a->is_mobile) {
+	if (DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 		$itemspage_network = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_mobile_network');
 		$itemspage_network = ((intval($itemspage_network)) ? $itemspage_network : 20);
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/App.php b/src/App.php
index 5c2118f73..74638a862 100644
--- a/src/App.php
+++ b/src/App.php
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ class App
 	public $timezone;
 	public $interactive = true;
 	public $identities;
-	/** @deprecated 2019.09 - Use App\Mode->isMobile() instead */
-	public $is_mobile;
-	/** @deprecated 2019.09 - Use App\Mode->isTable() instead */
-	public $is_tablet;
 	public $theme_info = [];
 	public $category;
 	// Allow themes to control internal parameters
@@ -183,9 +179,6 @@ class App
 		$this->module       = $module->getName();
 		$this->page         = $page;
 
-		$this->is_mobile = $mode->isMobile();
-		$this->is_tablet = $mode->isTablet();
-
 		$this->load();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 0ebb400f6..c050e07f0 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ class Profile
 		$a = \get_app();
 		$o = '';
 
-		if (!local_user() || $a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
+		if (!local_user() || DI::mode()->isMobile() || DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 			return $o;
 		}
 
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ class Profile
 		$a = \get_app();
 		$o = '';
 
-		if (!local_user() || $a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
+		if (!local_user() || DI::mode()->isMobile() || DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 			return $o;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Profile.php b/src/Module/Profile.php
index 04364ba0c..991aa9126 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile.php
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Profile extends BaseModule
 
 			//  check if we serve a mobile device and get the user settings
 			//  accordingly
-			if ($a->is_mobile) {
+			if (DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 				$itemspage_network = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_mobile_network', 10);
 			} else {
 				$itemspage_network = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_network', 20);
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/php/default.php b/view/theme/frio/php/default.php
index 73ceea584..cdb0f1667 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/php/default.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/php/default.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (!isset($minimal)) {
 
 $basepath = DI::baseUrl()->getUrlPath() ? "/" . DI::baseUrl()->getUrlPath() . "/" : "/";
 $frio = "view/theme/frio";
-$view_mode_class = ($a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) ? 'mobile-view' : 'desktop-view';
+$view_mode_class = (DI::mode()->isMobile() || DI::mode()->isMobile()) ? 'mobile-view' : 'desktop-view';
 $is_singleuser = Config::get('system', 'singleuser');
 $is_singleuser_class = $is_singleuser ? "is-singleuser" : "is-not-singleuser";
 ?>
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/theme.php b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
index 1e255e38b..5fe015274 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/frio/theme.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function frio_init(App $a)
 
 	// if the device is a mobile device set js is_mobile
 	// variable so the js scripts can use this information
-	if ($a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
+	if (DI::mode()->isMobile() || DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= <<< EOT
 			<script type="text/javascript">
 				var is_mobile = 1;
diff --git a/view/theme/vier/theme.php b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
index 2ffa957fe..9f974eda0 100644
--- a/view/theme/vier/theme.php
+++ b/view/theme/vier/theme.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function vier_init(App $a)
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= "<link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='view/theme/vier/wide.css' media='screen and (min-width: 1300px)'/>\n";
 	}
 
-	if ($a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
+	if (DI::mode()->isMobile() || DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<meta name=viewport content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">'."\n";
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="view/theme/vier/mobile.css" media="screen"/>'."\n";
 	}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function cmtBbClose(id) {
 </script>
 EOT;
 
-	if ($a->is_mobile || $a->is_tablet) {
+	if (DI::mode()->isMobile() || DI::mode()->isMobile()) {
 		$a->page['htmlhead'] .= <<< EOT
 <script>
 	$(document).ready(function() {