diff --git a/linphone-desktop/CMakeLists.txt b/linphone-desktop/CMakeLists.txt
index fc4acde5d..849747104 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/linphone-desktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -DQT_QML_DEBUG -DQT_DECLARAT
 # Define packages, libs, sources, headers, resources and languages.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set(QT5_PACKAGES Core Gui Quick Widgets QuickControls2 Svg LinguistTools)
+set(QT5_PACKAGES Core Gui Quick Widgets QuickControls2 Svg LinguistTools Network)
 
 find_package(Linphone REQUIRED)
 find_package(LinphoneCxx REQUIRED)
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp
index d42e8426d..886886808 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ inline bool installLocale (App &app, QTranslator &translator, const QLocale &loc
   return translator.load(locale, LANGUAGES_PATH) && app.installTranslator(&translator);
 }
 
-App::App (int &argc, char **argv) : QApplication(argc, argv) {
+App::App (int &argc, char *argv[]) : SingleApplication(argc, argv) {
   setApplicationVersion("4.0");
   setWindowIcon(QIcon(WINDOW_ICON_PATH));
 
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp
index d103740de..c93171b93 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/app/App.hpp
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@
 
 #include "../components/notifier/Notifier.hpp"
 
-#include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 
+#include "../externals/single-application/SingleApplication.hpp"
+
 // =============================================================================
 
 class DefaultTranslator;
 
-class App : public QApplication {
+class App : public SingleApplication {
   Q_OBJECT;
 
   Q_PROPERTY(QString configLocale READ getConfigLocale WRITE setConfigLocale NOTIFY configLocaleChanged);
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class App : public QApplication {
   Q_PROPERTY(QVariantList availableLocales READ getAvailableLocales CONSTANT);
 
 public:
-  App (int &argc, char **argv);
+  App (int &argc, char *argv[]);
   ~App ();
 
   void initContentApp ();
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp
index 465c68747..21a6e160b 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SingleApplicationPrivate::~SingleApplicationPrivate () {
     delete socket;
   }
   memory->lock();
-  InstancesInfo *inst = (InstancesInfo *)memory->data();
+  InstancesInfo *inst = static_cast<InstancesInfo *>(memory->data());
   if (server != nullptr) {
     server->close();
     delete server;
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ SingleApplicationPrivate::~SingleApplicationPrivate () {
 void SingleApplicationPrivate::genBlockServerName (int timeout) {
   QCryptographicHash appData(QCryptographicHash::Sha256);
   appData.addData("SingleApplication", 17);
-  appData.addData(SingleApplication::app_t::applicationName().toUtf8());
-  appData.addData(SingleApplication::app_t::organizationName().toUtf8());
-  appData.addData(SingleApplication::app_t::organizationDomain().toUtf8());
+  appData.addData(QApplication::applicationName().toUtf8());
+  appData.addData(QApplication::organizationName().toUtf8());
+  appData.addData(QApplication::organizationDomain().toUtf8());
 
   if (!(options & SingleApplication::Mode::ExcludeAppVersion)) {
-    appData.addData(SingleApplication::app_t::applicationVersion().toUtf8());
+    appData.addData(QApplication::applicationVersion().toUtf8());
   }
 
   if (!(options & SingleApplication::Mode::ExcludeAppPath)) {
     #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-      appData.addData(SingleApplication::app_t::applicationFilePath().toLower().toUtf8());
+      appData.addData(QApplication::applicationFilePath().toLower().toUtf8());
     #else
-      appData.addData(SingleApplication::app_t::applicationFilePath().toUtf8());
+      appData.addData(QApplication::applicationFilePath().toUtf8());
     #endif // ifdef Q_OS_WIN
   }
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void SingleApplicationPrivate::startPrimary (bool resetMemory) {
 
   // Reset the number of connections
   memory->lock();
-  InstancesInfo *inst = (InstancesInfo *)memory->data();
+  InstancesInfo *inst = static_cast<InstancesInfo *>(memory->data());
 
   if (resetMemory) {
     inst->primary = true;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void SingleApplicationPrivate::connectToPrimary (int msecs, char connectionType)
     QByteArray initMsg = blockServerName.toLatin1();
 
     initMsg.append(connectionType);
-    initMsg.append((const char *)&instanceNumber, sizeof(quint32));
+    initMsg.append(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&instanceNumber), sizeof(quint32));
     initMsg.append(QByteArray::number(qChecksum(initMsg.constData(), initMsg.length()), 256));
 
     socket->write(initMsg);
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void SingleApplicationPrivate::slotConnectionEstablished () {
           initMsg += connectionType;
           tmp = nextConnSocket->read(sizeof(quint32));
           const char *data = tmp.constData();
-          instanceId = (quint32) * data;
+          instanceId = static_cast<quint32>(*data);
           initMsg += tmp;
           // Verify the checksum of the initMsg
           QByteArray checksum = QByteArray::number(
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void SingleApplicationPrivate::slotClientConnectionClosed (QLocalSocket *closedS
  * @param {bool} allowSecondaryInstances
  */
 SingleApplication::SingleApplication (int &argc, char *argv[], bool allowSecondary, Options options, int timeout)
-  : app_t(argc, argv), d_ptr(new SingleApplicationPrivate(this)) {
+  : QApplication(argc, argv), d_ptr(new SingleApplicationPrivate(this)) {
   Q_D(SingleApplication);
 
   // Store the current mode of the program
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ SingleApplication::SingleApplication (int &argc, char *argv[], bool allowSeconda
     // Attempt to attach to the memory segment
     if (d->memory->attach()) {
       d->memory->lock();
-      InstancesInfo *inst = (InstancesInfo *)d->memory->data();
+      InstancesInfo *inst = static_cast<InstancesInfo *>(d->memory->data());
 
       if (!inst->primary) {
         d->startPrimary(false);
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.hpp b/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.hpp
index 23b043d41..e57150a5b 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.hpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/externals/single-application/SingleApplication.hpp
@@ -25,15 +25,10 @@
 #ifndef SINGLE_APPLICATION_H
 #define SINGLE_APPLICATION_H
 
+#include <QApplication>
 #include <QtCore/QtGlobal>
 #include <QtNetwork/QLocalSocket>
 
-#ifndef QAPPLICATION_CLASS
-  #define QAPPLICATION_CLASS QCoreApplication
-#endif // ifndef QAPPLICATION_CLASS
-
-#include QT_STRINGIFY(QAPPLICATION_CLASS)
-
 // =============================================================================
 
 class SingleApplicationPrivate;
@@ -43,11 +38,9 @@ class SingleApplicationPrivate;
  * Application
  * @see QCoreApplication
  */
-class SingleApplication : public QAPPLICATION_CLASS {
+class SingleApplication : public QApplication {
   Q_OBJECT
 
-  typedef QAPPLICATION_CLASS app_t;
-
 public:
   /**
    * @brief Mode of operation of SingleApplication.
@@ -90,7 +83,7 @@ public:
    * @see See the corresponding QAPPLICATION_CLASS constructor for reference
    */
   explicit SingleApplication (int &argc, char *argv[], bool allowSecondary = false, Options options = Mode::User, int timeout = 100);
-  ~SingleApplication ();
+  virtual ~SingleApplication ();
 
   /**
    * @brief Returns if the instance is the primary instance
diff --git a/linphone-desktop/src/main.cpp b/linphone-desktop/src/main.cpp
index 0888684f2..ea726ff37 100644
--- a/linphone-desktop/src/main.cpp
+++ b/linphone-desktop/src/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <iostream>
+
 #include "app/App.hpp"
 #include "app/Logger.hpp"