diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java
index 948343be2..2060d67c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/player/NotificationUtil.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -366,16 +365,13 @@ public final class NotificationUtil {
     }
 
     private Bitmap getBitmapWithSquareAspectRatio(final Bitmap bitmap) {
-        return getResizedBitmap(bitmap, bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getWidth());
-    }
-
-    private Bitmap getResizedBitmap(final Bitmap bitmap, final int newWidth, final int newHeight) {
-        final int width = bitmap.getWidth();
-        final int height = bitmap.getHeight();
-        final float scaleWidth = ((float) newWidth) / width;
-        final float scaleHeight = ((float) newHeight) / height;
-        final Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
-        matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);
-        return Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, width, height, matrix, false);
+        // Find the smaller dimension and then take a center portion of the image that
+        // has that size.
+        final int w = bitmap.getWidth();
+        final int h = bitmap.getHeight();
+        final int dstSize = Math.min(w, h);
+        final int x = (w - dstSize) / 2;
+        final int y = (h - dstSize) / 2;
+        return Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, x, y, dstSize, dstSize);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1d65b6fba..cedb01b20 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_title">Show \"Play with Kodi\" option</string>
     <string name="show_play_with_kodi_summary">Display an option to play a video via Kodi media center</string>
     <string name="crash_the_player">Crash the player</string>
-    <string name="notification_scale_to_square_image_title">Scale thumbnail to 1:1 aspect ratio</string>
-    <string name="notification_scale_to_square_image_summary">Scale the video thumbnail shown in the notification from 16:9 to 1:1 aspect ratio (may introduce distortions)</string>
+    <string name="notification_scale_to_square_image_title">Crop thumbnail to 1:1 aspect ratio</string>
+    <string name="notification_scale_to_square_image_summary">Crop the video thumbnail shown in the notification from 16:9 to 1:1 aspect ratio</string>
     <string name="notification_action_0_title">First action button</string>
     <string name="notification_action_1_title">Second action button</string>
     <string name="notification_action_2_title">Third action button</string>