diff --git a/components/helpers/replace-url-with-text.js b/components/helpers/replace-url-with-text.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a490333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/helpers/replace-url-with-text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import {links} from '../../i18n/en/settings'
+
+export default function(url) {
+  const link = Object.values(links).find(link => link.url === url)
+  return link ? link.text : url
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/link.js b/components/link.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f5d2c10..0000000
--- a/components/link.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import React from 'react'
-import { Linking } from 'react-native'
-import AppText from "./app-text"
-import styles from '../styles';
-
-export default function Link(props) {
-  return (
-    <AppText
-      style={styles.link}
-      onPress={() => Linking.openURL(props.href)}
-    >{props.text}</AppText>
-  )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/settings/about.js b/components/settings/about.js
index 49f5843..d1ec5cc 100644
--- a/components/settings/about.js
+++ b/components/settings/about.js
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import { ScrollView } from 'react-native'
+import Hyperlink from 'react-native-hyperlink'
 import AppText from '../app-text'
 import SettingsSegment from './settings-segment'
 import styles from '../../styles/index'
 import labels from '../../i18n/en/settings'
+import replace from '../helpers/replace-url-with-text'
 
 export default class AboutSection extends Component {
   render() {
     return (
       <ScrollView>
         <SettingsSegment title={`${labels.aboutSection.title} `}>
-          <AppText>{`${labels.aboutSection.segmentExplainer} `}</AppText>
+          <Hyperlink linkStyle={styles.link} linkText={replace}>
+            <AppText>{`${labels.aboutSection.segmentExplainer} `}</AppText>
+          </Hyperlink>
         </SettingsSegment>
         <SettingsSegment title={`${labels.credits.title} `} style={styles.settingsSegmentLast}>
           <AppText>{`${labels.credits.note}`}</AppText>
diff --git a/components/settings/nfp-settings/index.js b/components/settings/nfp-settings/index.js
index e975dc7..c4810bc 100644
--- a/components/settings/nfp-settings/index.js
+++ b/components/settings/nfp-settings/index.js
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import {
   ScrollView, View
 } from 'react-native'
+import Hyperlink from 'react-native-hyperlink'
 import styles, { iconStyles } from '../../../styles'
 import labels from '../../../i18n/en/settings'
 import AppText from '../../app-text'
 import TempSlider from './temp-slider'
 import UseCervixSetting from './use-cervix'
 import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/Entypo'
-import Link from '../../link'
+import replaceUrlWithText from '../../helpers/replace-url-with-text'
 
 export default class Settings extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -32,11 +33,9 @@ export default class Settings extends Component {
             <Icon name="info-with-circle" style={iconStyles.infoInHeading}/>
             <AppText style={styles.settingsSegmentTitle}>{`${labels.preOvu.title} `}</AppText>
           </View>
-          <AppText>
-            {labels.preOvu.note1}
-            <Link text={labels.preOvu.link} href="https://gitlab.com/bloodyhealth/drip/wikis/home" />
-            {labels.preOvu.note2}
-          </AppText>
+          <Hyperlink linkStyle={styles.link} linkText={replaceUrlWithText}>
+            <AppText>{labels.preOvu.note}</AppText>
+          </Hyperlink>
         </View>
       </ScrollView>
     )
diff --git a/i18n/en/settings.js b/i18n/en/settings.js
index d3565d3..6eaa1a2 100644
--- a/i18n/en/settings.js
+++ b/i18n/en/settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 
+export const links = {
+  gitlab: {
+    url: 'https://gitlab.com/bloodyhealth/drip',
+    text: 'GitLab'
+  },
+  email: {
+    url: 'mailto:bl00dyhealth@mailbox.org',
+    text: 'email'
+  },
+  wiki: {
+    url: 'https://gitlab.com/bloodyhealth/drip/wikis/home',
+    text: 'wiki'
+  }
+}
+
 export default {
   menuTitles: {
     reminders: 'Reminders',
@@ -93,16 +108,14 @@ export default {
   },
   aboutSection: {
     title: 'About',
-    segmentExplainer: 'Please note that your data is stored locally on your phone and not on a server. We want to ensure that you stay in control of those sensitive information. If you are planning to switch or reset your phone, please remember to export your data before doing so. You can reinstall the app afterwards and import your data.\n\nIf you encounter any technical issues, don\'t hesitate to contact us via email (bl00dyhealth@mailbox.org). You can also contribute to the code base on GitLab (https://gitlab.com/bloodyhealth/drip/).',
+    segmentExplainer: `Please note that your data is stored locally on your phone and not on a server. We want to ensure that you stay in control of your own data. If you are planning to switch or reset your phone, please remember to export your data before doing so. You can reinstall the app afterwards and import your data.\n\nIf you encounter any technical issues, don't hesitate to contact via ${links.email.url}. You can also contribute to the code base on ${links.gitlab.url}`,
   },
   preOvu: {
     title: 'Infertile days at cycle start',
-    note1: "drip applies NFP's rules for calculating infertile days at the start of the cycle (see the ",
-    link: 'wiki',
-    note2: " for more info). However, drip does not currently apply the so called 20-day-rule, which determines infertile days at the cycle start from past cycle lengths in case no past symptothermal info is available."
+    note: `drip applies NFP's rules for calculating infertile days at the start of the cycle (see the ${links.wiki.url} for more info). However, drip does not currently apply the so called 20-day-rule, which determines infertile days at the cycle start from past cycle lengths in case no past symptothermal info is available.`
   },
   credits: {
     title: 'Credits',
     note: 'Thanks and lots of <3 to all of our contributors, as well as, and especially,  Susanne Umscheid for the wonderful visual and logo design, and Paula Härtel for the symptom icons'
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ae02fc..266c37a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@
     },
     "ansi-colors": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-colors/-/ansi-colors-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/ansi-colors/-/ansi-colors-1.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-SFKX67auSNoVR38N3L+nvsPjOE0bybKTYbkf5tRvushrAPQ9V75huw0ZxBkKVeRU9kqH3d6HA4xTckbwZ4ixmA==",
       "requires": {
         "ansi-wrap": "^0.1.0"
@@ -3323,7 +3323,7 @@
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     "event-target-shim": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/event-target-shim/-/event-target-shim-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/event-target-shim/-/event-target-shim-1.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-qG5e5r2qFgVEddp5fM3fDFVphJE="
     },
     "eventemitter3": {
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@
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     "expand-range": {
       "version": "1.8.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/expand-range/-/expand-range-1.8.2.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/expand-range/-/expand-range-1.8.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-opnv/TNf4nIeuujiV+x5ZE/IUzc=",
       "requires": {
         "fill-range": "^2.1.0"
@@ -3652,7 +3652,7 @@
     },
     "fs-extra": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-zTzl9+fLYUWIP8rjGR6Yd/hYeVA=",
       "requires": {
         "graceful-fs": "^4.1.2",
@@ -4409,7 +4409,7 @@
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     "http-errors": {
       "version": "1.6.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-1.6.3.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-1.6.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-i1VoC7S+KDoLW/TqLjhYC+HZMg0=",
       "requires": {
         "depd": "~1.1.2",
@@ -4950,7 +4950,7 @@
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     "jsonfile": {
       "version": "2.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-2.4.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-2.4.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-NzaitCi4e72gzIO1P6PWM6NcKug=",
       "requires": {
         "graceful-fs": "^4.1.6"
@@ -4990,7 +4990,7 @@
     },
     "kind-of": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-1.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-FAo9LUGjbS78+pN3tiwk+ElaXEQ="
     },
     "klaw": {
@@ -5024,6 +5024,14 @@
         "type-check": "~0.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "linkify-it": {
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-B3NSbDF8j9E71TTuHRgP+Iq/iBo=",
+      "requires": {
+        "uc.micro": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "load-json-file": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/load-json-file/-/load-json-file-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -5137,6 +5145,11 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-izqsWIuKZuSXXjzepn97sylgH6w="
     },
+    "mdurl": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mdurl/-/mdurl-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-/oWy7HWlkDfyrf7BAP1sYBdhFS4="
+    },
     "mem": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mem/-/mem-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -5285,12 +5298,12 @@
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         "mime-db": {
           "version": "1.23.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.23.0.tgz",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.23.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-oxtAcK2uon1zLqMzdApk0OyaZlk="
         },
         "mime-types": {
           "version": "2.1.11",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.11.tgz",
+          "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.11.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-wlnEcb2oCKhdbNGTtDCl+uRHOzw=",
           "requires": {
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@@ -6037,7 +6050,7 @@
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     "opn": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/opn/-/opn-3.0.3.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/opn/-/opn-3.0.3.tgz",
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       "requires": {
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@@ -6309,7 +6322,7 @@
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     "pretty-format": {
       "version": "4.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pretty-format/-/pretty-format-4.3.1.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/pretty-format/-/pretty-format-4.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-UwvlxCs8BbNkFKeipDN6qArNDo0="
     },
     "private": {
@@ -6566,6 +6579,15 @@
         "utf8": "^2.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "react-native-hyperlink": {
+      "version": "0.0.14",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-hyperlink/-/react-native-hyperlink-0.0.14.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-E4u/5bQQZn0eN/BKK0cTFjqw7YE=",
+      "requires": {
+        "linkify-it": "^1.2.0",
+        "mdurl": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "react-native-modal": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-modal/-/react-native-modal-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -7122,7 +7144,7 @@
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     "safe-regex": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-QKNmnzsHfR6UPURinhV91IAjvy4=",
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@@ -7475,7 +7497,7 @@
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     "serialize-error": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-2.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-ULZ51WNc34Rme9yOWa9OW4HV9go="
     },
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@@ -8288,6 +8310,11 @@
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     },
+    "uc.micro": {
+      "version": "1.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uc.micro/-/uc.micro-1.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JoLI4g5zv5qNyT09f4YAvEZIIV1oOjqnewYg5D38dkQljIzpPT296dbIGvKro3digYI1bkb7W6EP1y4uDlmzLg=="
+    },
     "uglify-es": {
       "version": "3.3.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-es/-/uglify-es-3.3.9.tgz",
@@ -8657,7 +8684,7 @@
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     "xmlbuilder": {
       "version": "9.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmlbuilder/-/xmlbuilder-9.0.7.tgz",
+      "resolved": "http://registry.npmjs.org/xmlbuilder/-/xmlbuilder-9.0.7.tgz",
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     "xmldoc": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f50ced9..1fc1f70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "react-native-calendars": "^1.19.3",
     "react-native-document-picker": "^2.1.0",
     "react-native-fs": "^2.10.14",
+    "react-native-hyperlink": "0.0.14",
     "react-native-modal-datetime-picker-nevo": "^4.11.0",
     "react-native-push-notification": "^3.1.1",
     "react-native-restart": "0.0.7",