diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 723a40cb0..776affcda 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "vencord",
     "private": "true",
-    "version": "1.7.7",
+    "version": "1.7.8",
     "description": "The cutest Discord client mod",
     "homepage": "https://github.com/Vendicated/Vencord#readme",
     "bugs": {
diff --git a/src/Vencord.ts b/src/Vencord.ts
index 29e965fa0..655e76c3d 100644
--- a/src/Vencord.ts
+++ b/src/Vencord.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export { PlainSettings, Settings };
 import "./utils/quickCss";
 import "./webpack/patchWebpack";
 
+import { openUpdaterModal } from "@components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab";
 import { StartAt } from "@utils/types";
 
 import { get as dsGet } from "./api/DataStore";
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ async function init() {
 
     syncSettings();
 
-    if (!IS_WEB) {
+    if (!IS_WEB && !IS_UPDATER_DISABLED) {
         try {
             const isOutdated = await checkForUpdates();
             if (!isOutdated) return;
@@ -103,16 +104,13 @@ async function init() {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (Settings.notifyAboutUpdates)
-                setTimeout(() => showNotification({
-                    title: "A Vencord update is available!",
-                    body: "Click here to view the update",
-                    permanent: true,
-                    noPersist: true,
-                    onClick() {
-                        SettingsRouter.open("VencordUpdater");
-                    }
-                }), 10_000);
+            setTimeout(() => showNotification({
+                title: "A Vencord update is available!",
+                body: "Click here to view the update",
+                permanent: true,
+                noPersist: true,
+                onClick: openUpdaterModal!
+            }), 10_000);
         } catch (err) {
             UpdateLogger.error("Failed to check for updates", err);
         }
diff --git a/src/api/Settings.ts b/src/api/Settings.ts
index 0b7975300..696c12c28 100644
--- a/src/api/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/api/Settings.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import plugins from "~plugins";
 
 const logger = new Logger("Settings");
 export interface Settings {
-    notifyAboutUpdates: boolean;
     autoUpdate: boolean;
     autoUpdateNotification: boolean,
     useQuickCss: boolean;
@@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ export interface Settings {
 }
 
 const DefaultSettings: Settings = {
-    notifyAboutUpdates: true,
-    autoUpdate: false,
+    autoUpdate: true,
     autoUpdateNotification: true,
     useQuickCss: true,
     themeLinks: [],
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx
index 0a5d1f149..680e262d8 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/UpdaterTab.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { Flex } from "@components/Flex";
 import { Link } from "@components/Link";
 import { Margins } from "@utils/margins";
 import { classes } from "@utils/misc";
+import { ModalCloseButton, ModalContent, ModalProps, ModalRoot, ModalSize, openModal } from "@utils/modal";
 import { relaunch } from "@utils/native";
 import { useAwaiter } from "@utils/react";
 import { changes, checkForUpdates, getRepo, isNewer, update, updateError, UpdateLogger } from "@utils/updater";
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import { Alerts, Button, Card, Forms, Parser, React, Switch, Toasts } from "@web
 
 import gitHash from "~git-hash";
 
-import { SettingsTab, wrapTab } from "./shared";
+import { handleSettingsTabError, SettingsTab, wrapTab } from "./shared";
 
 function withDispatcher(dispatcher: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>, action: () => any) {
     return async () => {
@@ -38,21 +39,24 @@ function withDispatcher(dispatcher: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>
             await action();
         } catch (e: any) {
             UpdateLogger.error("Failed to update", e);
+
+            let err: string;
             if (!e) {
-                var err = "An unknown error occurred (error is undefined).\nPlease try again.";
+                err = "An unknown error occurred (error is undefined).\nPlease try again.";
             } else if (e.code && e.cmd) {
                 const { code, path, cmd, stderr } = e;
 
                 if (code === "ENOENT")
-                    var err = `Command \`${path}\` not found.\nPlease install it and try again`;
+                    err = `Command \`${path}\` not found.\nPlease install it and try again`;
                 else {
-                    var err = `An error occurred while running \`${cmd}\`:\n`;
+                    err = `An error occurred while running \`${cmd}\`:\n`;
                     err += stderr || `Code \`${code}\`. See the console for more info`;
                 }
 
             } else {
-                var err = "An unknown error occurred. See the console for more info.";
+                err = "An unknown error occurred. See the console for more info.";
             }
+
             Alerts.show({
                 title: "Oops!",
                 body: (
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ function Newer(props: CommonProps) {
 }
 
 function Updater() {
-    const settings = useSettings(["notifyAboutUpdates", "autoUpdate", "autoUpdateNotification"]);
+    const settings = useSettings(["autoUpdate", "autoUpdateNotification"]);
 
     const [repo, err, repoPending] = useAwaiter(getRepo, { fallbackValue: "Loading..." });
 
@@ -203,14 +207,6 @@ function Updater() {
     return (
         <SettingsTab title="Vencord Updater">
             <Forms.FormTitle tag="h5">Updater Settings</Forms.FormTitle>
-            <Switch
-                value={settings.notifyAboutUpdates}
-                onChange={(v: boolean) => settings.notifyAboutUpdates = v}
-                note="Shows a notification on startup"
-                disabled={settings.autoUpdate}
-            >
-                Get notified about new updates
-            </Switch>
             <Switch
                 value={settings.autoUpdate}
                 onChange={(v: boolean) => settings.autoUpdate = v}
@@ -253,3 +249,20 @@ function Updater() {
 }
 
 export default IS_UPDATER_DISABLED ? null : wrapTab(Updater, "Updater");
+
+export const openUpdaterModal = IS_UPDATER_DISABLED ? null : function () {
+    const UpdaterTab = wrapTab(Updater, "Updater");
+
+    try {
+        openModal(wrapTab((modalProps: ModalProps) => (
+            <ModalRoot {...modalProps} size={ModalSize.MEDIUM}>
+                <ModalContent className="vc-updater-modal">
+                    <ModalCloseButton onClick={modalProps.onClose} className="vc-updater-modal-close-button" />
+                    <UpdaterTab />
+                </ModalContent>
+            </ModalRoot>
+        ), "UpdaterModal"));
+    } catch {
+        handleSettingsTabError();
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/settingsStyles.css b/src/components/VencordSettings/settingsStyles.css
index 01cbcd557..310dba9af 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/settingsStyles.css
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/settingsStyles.css
@@ -65,3 +65,11 @@
     /* discord also sets cursor: default which prevents the cursor from showing as text */
     cursor: initial;
 }
+
+.vc-updater-modal {
+    padding: 1.5em !important;
+}
+
+.vc-updater-modal-close-button {
+    float: right;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/VencordSettings/shared.tsx b/src/components/VencordSettings/shared.tsx
index 6dd34c46f..1c5f37d82 100644
--- a/src/components/VencordSettings/shared.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VencordSettings/shared.tsx
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ export function SettingsTab({ title, children }: PropsWithChildren<{ title: stri
     );
 }
 
-const onError = onlyOnce(handleComponentFailed);
+export const handleSettingsTabError = onlyOnce(handleComponentFailed);
 
-export function wrapTab(component: ComponentType, tab: string) {
+export function wrapTab(component: ComponentType<any>, tab: string) {
     return ErrorBoundary.wrap(component, {
         message: `Failed to render the ${tab} tab. If this issue persists, try using the installer to reinstall!`,
-        onError,
+        onError: handleSettingsTabError,
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx b/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
index 569c3f0ac..1aea0d6ee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ export default definePlugin({
         replacement: {
             get match() {
                 switch (Settings.plugins.Settings.settingsLocation) {
-                    case "top": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.USER_SETTINGS\}/;
-                    case "aboveNitro": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.BILLING_SETTINGS\}/;
-                    case "belowNitro": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.APP_SETTINGS\}/;
+                    case "top": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.USER_SETTINGS/;
+                    case "aboveNitro": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.BILLING_SETTINGS/;
+                    case "belowNitro": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.APP_SETTINGS/;
                     case "belowActivity": return /(?<=\{section:(\i\.\i)\.DIVIDER},)\{section:"changelog"/;
                     case "bottom": return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.CUSTOM,\s*element:.+?}/;
                     case "aboveActivity":
                     default:
-                        return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.ACTIVITY_SETTINGS\}/;
+                        return /\{section:(\i\.\i)\.HEADER,\s*label:(\i)\.\i\.Messages\.ACTIVITY_SETTINGS/;
                 }
             },
             replace: "...$self.makeSettingsCategories($1),$&"
diff --git a/src/plugins/customRPC/index.tsx b/src/plugins/customRPC/index.tsx
index 35fb64d1c..334372e38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/customRPC/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/customRPC/index.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
 import { isTruthy } from "@utils/guards";
 import { useAwaiter } from "@utils/react";
 import definePlugin, { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
-import { findByPropsLazy, findComponentByCodeLazy } from "@webpack";
+import { findByCodeLazy, findByPropsLazy, findComponentByCodeLazy } from "@webpack";
 import { ApplicationAssetUtils, FluxDispatcher, Forms, GuildStore, React, SelectedChannelStore, SelectedGuildStore, UserStore } from "@webpack/common";
 
+const useProfileThemeStyle = findByCodeLazy("profileThemeStyle:", "--profile-gradient-primary-color");
 const ActivityComponent = findComponentByCodeLazy("onOpenGameProfile");
 const ActivityClassName = findByPropsLazy("activity", "buttonColor");
 
@@ -392,6 +393,8 @@ export default definePlugin({
 
     settingsAboutComponent: () => {
         const activity = useAwaiter(createActivity);
+        const { profileThemeStyle } = useProfileThemeStyle({});
+
         return (
             <>
                 <Forms.FormText>
@@ -405,7 +408,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
                     If you want to use image link, download your image and reupload the image to <Link href="https://imgur.com">Imgur</Link> and get the image link by right-clicking the image and select "Copy image address".
                 </Forms.FormText>
                 <Forms.FormDivider />
-                <div style={{ width: "284px" }}>
+                <div style={{ width: "284px", ...profileThemeStyle }}>
                     {activity[0] && <ActivityComponent activity={activity[0]} className={ActivityClassName.activity} channelId={SelectedChannelStore.getChannelId()}
                         guild={GuildStore.getGuild(SelectedGuildStore.getLastSelectedGuildId())}
                         application={{ id: settings.store.appID }}
diff --git a/src/plugins/friendsSince/index.tsx b/src/plugins/friendsSince/index.tsx
index dd37137a4..69d8e739d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/friendsSince/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/friendsSince/index.tsx
@@ -7,12 +7,22 @@
 import ErrorBoundary from "@components/ErrorBoundary";
 import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
 import { getCurrentChannel } from "@utils/discord";
+import { makeLazy } from "@utils/lazy";
 import definePlugin from "@utils/types";
-import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
+import { filters, find, findByPropsLazy, handleModuleNotFound } from "@webpack";
 import { React, RelationshipStore } from "@webpack/common";
 
 const { Heading, Text } = findByPropsLazy("Heading", "Text");
-const container = findByPropsLazy("memberSinceContainer");
+// Workaround for module differing on stable & canary
+// FIXME: remove once merged into stable
+const getMemberSinceContainer = makeLazy(() => {
+    for (const name of ["memberSinceWrapper", "memberSinceContainer"]) {
+        const mod = find(filters.byProps(name), { isIndirect: true });
+        if (mod) return mod[name];
+    }
+    handleModuleNotFound("findByProps", "memberSinceWrapper/memberSinceContainer");
+    return "";
+});
 const { getCreatedAtDate } = findByPropsLazy("getCreatedAtDate");
 const clydeMoreInfo = findByPropsLazy("clydeMoreInfo");
 const locale = findByPropsLazy("getLocale");
@@ -49,7 +59,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
                     Friends Since
                 </Heading>
 
-                <div className={container.memberSinceContainer}>
+                <div className={getMemberSinceContainer()}>
                     {!!getCurrentChannel()?.guild_id && (
                         <svg
                             aria-hidden="true"
diff --git a/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx b/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx
index 6d53906f8..71c291fef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default definePlugin({
     patches: [
         // Chat Mentions
         {
-            find: "CLYDE_AI_MENTION_COLOR:null,",
+            find: 'location:"UserMention',
             replacement: [
                 {
                     match: /user:(\i),channel:(\i).{0,400}?"@"\.concat\(.+?\)/,
diff --git a/src/plugins/showConnections/index.tsx b/src/plugins/showConnections/index.tsx
index ca6122927..d70c09315 100644
--- a/src/plugins/showConnections/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/showConnections/index.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const Section = findComponentByCodeLazy(".lastSection", "children:");
 const ThemeStore = findStoreLazy("ThemeStore");
 const platformHooks: { useLegacyPlatformType(platform: string): string; } = findByPropsLazy("useLegacyPlatformType");
 const platforms: { get(type: string): ConnectionPlatform; } = findByPropsLazy("isSupported", "getByUrl");
-const getTheme: (user: User, displayProfile: any) => any = findByCodeLazy('--profile-gradient-primary-color":');
+const getProfileThemeProps = findByCodeLazy(".getPreviewThemeColors", "primaryColor:");
 
 const enum Spacing {
     COMPACT,
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ interface ConnectionPlatform {
     icon: { lightSVG: string, darkSVG: string; };
 }
 
-const profilePopoutComponent = ErrorBoundary.wrap(({ user, displayProfile }: { user: User, displayProfile; }) =>
-    <ConnectionsComponent id={user.id} theme={getTheme(user, displayProfile).profileTheme} />
+const profilePopoutComponent = ErrorBoundary.wrap((props: { user: User, displayProfile; }) =>
+    <ConnectionsComponent id={props.user.id} theme={getProfileThemeProps(props).theme} />
 );
 
 const profilePanelComponent = ErrorBoundary.wrap(({ id }: { id: string; }) =>
diff --git a/src/plugins/validUser/index.tsx b/src/plugins/validUser/index.tsx
index b0c77cb46..d3decd941 100644
--- a/src/plugins/validUser/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/validUser/index.tsx
@@ -111,19 +111,28 @@ function MentionWrapper({ data, UserMention, RoleMention, parse, props }: Mentio
 
 export default definePlugin({
     name: "ValidUser",
-    description: "Fix mentions for unknown users showing up as '<@343383572805058560>' (hover over a mention to fix it)",
+    description: "Fix mentions for unknown users showing up as '@unknown-user' (hover over a mention to fix it)",
     authors: [Devs.Ven],
     tags: ["MentionCacheFix"],
 
-    patches: [{
-        find: 'className:"mention"',
-        replacement: {
-            // mention = { react: function (data, parse, props) { if (data.userId == null) return RoleMention() else return UserMention()
-            match: /react(?=\(\i,\i,\i\).{0,50}return null==\i\?\(0,\i\.jsx\)\((\i\.\i),.+?jsx\)\((\i\.\i),\{className:"mention")/,
-            // react: (...args) => OurWrapper(RoleMention, UserMention, ...args), originalReact: theirFunc
-            replace: "react:(...args)=>$self.renderMention($1,$2,...args),originalReact"
+    patches: [
+        {
+            find: 'className:"mention"',
+            replacement: {
+                // mention = { react: function (data, parse, props) { if (data.userId == null) return RoleMention() else return UserMention()
+                match: /react(?=\(\i,\i,\i\).{0,50}return null==.{0,70}\?\(0,\i\.jsx\)\((\i\.\i),.+?jsx\)\((\i\.\i),\{className:"mention")/,
+                // react: (...args) => OurWrapper(RoleMention, UserMention, ...args), originalReact: theirFunc
+                replace: "react:(...args)=>$self.renderMention($1,$2,...args),originalReact"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            find: "unknownUserMentionPlaceholder:",
+            replacement: {
+                match: /unknownUserMentionPlaceholder:/,
+                replace: "$&false&&"
+            }
         }
-    }],
+    ],
 
     renderMention(RoleMention, UserMention, data, parse, props) {
         return (
diff --git a/src/webpack/webpack.ts b/src/webpack/webpack.ts
index 10c7d7ee1..564da4813 100644
--- a/src/webpack/webpack.ts
+++ b/src/webpack/webpack.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if (IS_DEV && IS_DISCORD_DESKTOP) {
     }, 0);
 }
 
-function handleModuleNotFound(method: string, ...filter: unknown[]) {
+export function handleModuleNotFound(method: string, ...filter: unknown[]) {
     const err = new Error(`webpack.${method} found no module`);
     logger.error(err, "Filter:", filter);