diff --git a/src/components/activitylog.js b/src/components/activitylog.js
index b48b364fc7..42a790280a 100644
--- a/src/components/activitylog.js
+++ b/src/components/activitylog.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import '../elements/emby-button/emby-button';
 import './listview/listview.scss';
 import ServerConnections from './ServerConnections';
 import alert from './alert';
+import { toBoolean } from '../utils/string.ts';
 
 /* eslint-disable indent */
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ import alert from './alert';
 
         limit = limit || parseInt(elem.getAttribute('data-activitylimit') || '7');
         const minDate = new Date();
-        const hasUserId = elem.getAttribute('data-useractivity') !== 'false';
+        const hasUserId = toBoolean(elem.getAttribute('data-useractivity'), true);
 
         // TODO: Use date-fns
         if (hasUserId) {
diff --git a/src/components/dialogHelper/dialogHelper.js b/src/components/dialogHelper/dialogHelper.js
index 8a6a22fd15..59b249b8f5 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogHelper/dialogHelper.js
+++ b/src/components/dialogHelper/dialogHelper.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ import focusManager from '../focusManager';
 import browser from '../../scripts/browser';
 import layoutManager from '../layoutManager';
 import inputManager from '../../scripts/inputManager';
+import { toBoolean } from '../../utils/string.ts';
 import dom from '../../scripts/dom';
+
 import './dialoghelper.scss';
 import '../../assets/css/scrollstyles.scss';
 
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ import '../../assets/css/scrollstyles.scss';
                 focusManager.focus(activeElement);
             }
 
-            if (dlg.getAttribute('data-removeonclose') !== 'false') {
+            if (toBoolean(dlg.getAttribute('data-removeonclose'), true)) {
                 removeCenterFocus(dlg);
 
                 const dialogContainer = dlg.dialogContainer;
diff --git a/src/controllers/dashboard/serveractivity.js b/src/controllers/dashboard/serveractivity.js
index 1f44b9eefb..e8471999dd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/dashboard/serveractivity.js
+++ b/src/controllers/dashboard/serveractivity.js
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import ActivityLog from '../../components/activitylog';
 import globalize from '../../scripts/globalize';
+import { toBoolean } from '../../utils/string.ts';
 
 /* eslint-disable indent */
 
     export default function (view, params) {
         let activityLog;
 
-        if (params.useractivity !== 'false') {
+        if (toBoolean(params.useractivity, true)) {
             view.querySelector('.activityItems').setAttribute('data-useractivity', 'true');
             view.querySelector('.sectionTitle').innerHTML = globalize.translate('HeaderActivity');
         } else {
diff --git a/src/scripts/settings/appSettings.js b/src/scripts/settings/appSettings.js
index 7b59c35f3c..5ebf98100a 100644
--- a/src/scripts/settings/appSettings.js
+++ b/src/scripts/settings/appSettings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/* eslint-disable indent */
 import { AppStorage, Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
+import { toBoolean } from '../../utils/string.ts';
 
 class AppSettings {
     #getKey(name, userId) {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class AppSettings {
             this.set('enableAutoLogin', val.toString());
         }
 
-        return this.get('enableAutoLogin') !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableAutoLogin'), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class AppSettings {
             return this.set('enableGamepad', val.toString());
         }
 
-        return this.get('enableGamepad') === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableGamepad'), false);
     }
 
     enableSystemExternalPlayers(val) {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class AppSettings {
             this.set('enableSystemExternalPlayers', val.toString());
         }
 
-        return this.get('enableSystemExternalPlayers') === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableSystemExternalPlayers'), false);
     }
 
     enableAutomaticBitrateDetection(isInNetwork, mediaType, val) {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class AppSettings {
         if (isInNetwork && mediaType === 'Audio') {
             return true;
         } else {
-            return this.get(key) !== 'false';
+            return toBoolean(this.get(key), true);
         }
     }
 
@@ -106,6 +106,4 @@ class AppSettings {
     }
 }
 
-/* eslint-enable indent */
-
 export default new AppSettings();
diff --git a/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js b/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js
index 0a755d1da2..cff3be87c0 100644
--- a/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js
+++ b/src/scripts/settings/userSettings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import appSettings from './appSettings';
 import { Events } from 'jellyfin-apiclient';
+import { toBoolean } from '../../utils/string.ts';
 
 function onSaveTimeout() {
     const self = this;
@@ -134,8 +135,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('preferFmp4HlsContainer', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('preferFmp4HlsContainer', false);
-        return val === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('preferFmp4HlsContainer', false), false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableCinemaMode', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('enableCinemaMode', false);
-        return val !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableCinemaMode', false), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -162,8 +161,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableNextVideoInfoOverlay', val.toString());
         }
 
-        val = this.get('enableNextVideoInfoOverlay', false);
-        return val !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableNextVideoInfoOverlay', false), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableSetUsingLastTracks', val.toString());
         }
 
-        return this.get('enableSetUsingLastTracks', false) !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableSetUsingLastTracks', false), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -189,8 +187,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableThemeSongs', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('enableThemeSongs', false);
-        return val === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableThemeSongs', false), false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -203,8 +200,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableThemeVideos', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('enableThemeVideos', false);
-        return val === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableThemeVideos', false), false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -217,8 +213,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('fastFadein', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('fastFadein', false);
-        return val !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('fastFadein', false), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -231,8 +226,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('blurhash', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('blurhash', false);
-        return val !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('blurhash', false), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -245,8 +239,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableBackdrops', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('enableBackdrops', false);
-        return val === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableBackdrops', false), false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -259,7 +252,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('disableCustomCss', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        return this.get('disableCustomCss', false) === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('disableCustomCss', false), false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -285,8 +278,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('detailsBanner', val.toString(), false);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('detailsBanner', false);
-        return val !== 'false';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('detailsBanner', false), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -299,8 +291,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('useEpisodeImagesInNextUpAndResume', val.toString(), true);
         }
 
-        val = this.get('useEpisodeImagesInNextUpAndResume', true);
-        return val === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('useEpisodeImagesInNextUpAndResume', true), false);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -468,7 +459,7 @@ export class UserSettings {
             return this.set('enableRewatchingInNextUp', val, false);
         }
 
-        return this.get('enableRewatchingInNextUp', false) === 'true';
+        return toBoolean(this.get('enableRewatchingInNextUp', false), false);
     }
 
     /**