diff --git a/src/frontends/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/frontends/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 24528cc0b..2b7376469 100644
--- a/src/frontends/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/frontends/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     <application
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:theme="@style/ApplicationTheme" >
+        android:theme="@style/ApplicationTheme"
+        android:allowBackup="false" >
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.MainActivity"
             android:label="@string/main_activity_name"