diff --git a/webclient/src/App.js b/webclient/src/App.js
index 4495d6c..87e7c7e 100644
--- a/webclient/src/App.js
+++ b/webclient/src/App.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { BrowserRouter as Router, Route, Link, Switch } from 'react-router-dom';
 import localForage from 'localforage';
 import './Style-light.css';
@@ -15,70 +15,63 @@ import Submit from './Submit.js';
 import Results from './Results.js';
 import ScrollToTop from './ScrollToTop.js';
 
-class App extends React.Component {
-	constructor(props) {
-		super(props);
+function App() {
+	const [theme, setTheme] = useState(localStorage.getItem('theme') || '');
+	const cache = useRef({});
+	const [isFullScreen, setIsFullScreen] = useState(!!document.fullscreenElement);
 
-		this.state = {
-			theme: localStorage.getItem('theme') || '',
-		};
+	const updateCache = useCallback((key, value) => {
+		cache.current[key] = value;
+	}, []);
 
-		this.cache = {};
-	}
-
-	updateCache = (key, value) => {
-		this.cache[key] = value;
-	}
-
-	light() {
-		this.setState({ theme: '' });
+	const light = () => {
+		setTheme('');
 		localStorage.setItem('theme', '');
-	}
+	};
 
-	dark() {
-		this.setState({ theme: 'dark' });
+	const dark = () => {
+		setTheme('dark');
 		localStorage.setItem('theme', 'dark');
-	}
+	};
 
-	black() {
-		this.setState({ theme: 'black' });
+	const black = () => {
+		setTheme('black');
 		localStorage.setItem('theme', 'black');
-	}
+	};
 
-	red() {
-		this.setState({ theme: 'red' });
+	const red = () => {
+		setTheme('red');
 		localStorage.setItem('theme', 'red');
-	}
+	};
 
-	componentDidMount() {
-		if (!this.cache.length) {
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (Object.keys(cache.current).length === 0) {
 			localForage.iterate((value, key) => {
-				this.updateCache(key, value);
+				updateCache(key, value);
+			}).then(() => {
+				console.log('loaded cache from localforage');
 			});
-			console.log('loaded cache from localforage');
 		}
-	}
+	}, [updateCache]);
 
-	goFullScreen() {
+	const goFullScreen = () => {
 		if ('wakeLock' in navigator) {
 			navigator.wakeLock.request('screen');
 		}
-
-		document.body.requestFullscreen({ navigationUI: 'hide' }).then(() => {
-			window.addEventListener('resize', () => this.forceUpdate());
-			this.forceUpdate();
-		});
+		document.body.requestFullscreen({ navigationUI: 'hide' });
 	};
 
-	exitFullScreen() {
-		document.exitFullscreen().then(() => {
-			this.forceUpdate();
-		});
+	const exitFullScreen = () => {
+		document.exitFullscreen();
 	};
 
-	render() {
-		const theme = this.state.theme;
+	useEffect(() => {
+		const onFullScreenChange = () => setIsFullScreen(!!document.fullscreenElement);
+		document.addEventListener('fullscreenchange', onFullScreenChange);
+		return () => document.removeEventListener('fullscreenchange', onFullScreenChange);
+	}, []);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
 		if (theme === 'dark') {
 			document.body.style.backgroundColor = '#1a1a1a';
 		} else if (theme === 'black') {
@@ -88,49 +81,49 @@ class App extends React.Component {
 		} else {
 			document.body.style.backgroundColor = '#eeeeee';
 		}
+	}, [theme]);
 
-		const fullScreenAvailable = document.fullscreenEnabled ||
-			document.mozFullscreenEnabled ||
-			document.webkitFullscreenEnabled ||
-			document.msFullscreenEnabled;
+	const fullScreenAvailable = document.fullscreenEnabled ||
+		document.mozFullscreenEnabled ||
+		document.webkitFullscreenEnabled ||
+		document.msFullscreenEnabled;
 
-		return (
-			<div className={theme}>
-				<Router>
-					<div className='container menu'>
-						<p>
-							<Link to='/'>QotNews</Link>
+	return (
+		<div className={theme}>
+			<Router>
+				<div className='container menu'>
+					<p>
+						<Link to='/'>QotNews</Link>
 
-							<span className='theme'><a href='#' onClick={() => this.light()}>Light</a> - <a href='#' onClick={() => this.dark()}>Dark</a> - <a href='#' onClick={() => this.black()}>Black</a> - <a href='#' onClick={() => this.red()}>Red</a></span>
-							<br />
-							<span className='slogan'>Hacker News, Reddit, Lobsters, and Tildes articles rendered in reader mode.</span>
-						</p>
-						<Route path='/(|search)' component={Search} />
-						<Route path='/(|search)' component={Submit} />
-						{fullScreenAvailable &&
-							<Route path='/(|search)' render={() => !document.fullscreenElement ?
-								<button className='fullscreen' onClick={() => this.goFullScreen()}>Enter Fullscreen</button>
-							:
-								<button className='fullscreen' onClick={() => this.exitFullScreen()}>Exit Fullscreen</button>
-							} />
-						}
-					</div>
+						<span className='theme'><a href='#' onClick={() => light()}>Light</a> - <a href='#' onClick={() => dark()}>Dark</a> - <a href='#' onClick={() => black()}>Black</a> - <a href='#' onClick={() => red()}>Red</a></span>
+						<br />
+						<span className='slogan'>Hacker News, Reddit, Lobsters, and Tildes articles rendered in reader mode.</span>
+					</p>
+					<Route path='/(|search)' component={Search} />
+					<Route path='/(|search)' component={Submit} />
+					{fullScreenAvailable &&
+						<Route path='/(|search)' render={() => !isFullScreen ?
+							<button className='fullscreen' onClick={() => goFullScreen()}>Enter Fullscreen</button>
+						:
+							<button className='fullscreen' onClick={() => exitFullScreen()}>Exit Fullscreen</button>
+						} />
+					}
+				</div>
 
-					<Route path='/' exact render={(props) => <Feed {...props} updateCache={this.updateCache} />} />
-					<Switch>
-						<Route path='/search' component={Results} />
-						<Route path='/:id' exact render={(props) => <Article {...props} cache={this.cache} />} />
-					</Switch>
-					<Route path='/:id/c' exact render={(props) => <Comments {...props} cache={this.cache} />} />
+				<Route path='/' exact render={(props) => <Feed {...props} updateCache={updateCache} />} />
+				<Switch>
+					<Route path='/search' component={Results} />
+					<Route path='/:id' exact render={(props) => <Article {...props} cache={cache.current} />} />
+				</Switch>
+				<Route path='/:id/c' exact render={(props) => <Comments {...props} cache={cache.current} />} />
 
-					<BackwardDot />
-					<ForwardDot />
+				<BackwardDot />
+				<ForwardDot />
 
-					<ScrollToTop />
-				</Router>
-			</div>
-		);
-	}
+				<ScrollToTop />
+			</Router>
+		</div>
+	);
 }
 
 export default App;