diff --git a/cordova/build.sh b/cordova/build.sh
index a39271a78..765992233 100755
--- a/cordova/build.sh
+++ b/cordova/build.sh
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ if [ $CURRENT_OS == "ANDROID" ]; then
   cp android/project.properties $PROJECT/platforms/android/project.properties
   checkOK
 
+  mkdir -p $PROJECT/scripts
+  checkOK
+
+  cp scripts/* $PROJECT/scripts
+  checkOK
+
   cp -R android/res/* $PROJECT/platforms/android/res
   checkOK
 fi
diff --git a/cordova/config.xml b/cordova/config.xml
index 18b3d4c4c..ca2c4b14f 100644
--- a/cordova/config.xml
+++ b/cordova/config.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <preference name="SplashScreen" value="copayscreen" />
     <preference name="ShowSplashScreenSpinner" value="false" />
     <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="false" />
-    <preference name="FadeSplashScreen" value="true" />  
+    <preference name="FadeSplashScreen" value="true" />
     <preference name="FadeSplashScreenDuration" value="1" />
     <preference name="BackgroundColor" value="#2C3E50" />
     <preference name="StatusBarOverlaysWebView" value="false" />
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
     <preference name="windows-target-version" value="8.1"/>
     <preference name="Orientation" value="default" />
 
-
+    <platform name="android">
+      <hook type="after_run" src="scripts/afterRun.js" />
+    </platform>
 
     <platform name="ios">
       <!-- iOS 8.0+ -->
diff --git a/cordova/scripts/afterRun.js b/cordova/scripts/afterRun.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f5f4d53a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cordova/scripts/afterRun.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module.exports = function(ctx) {
+  var fs = ctx.requireCordovaModule('fs'),
+    path = ctx.requireCordovaModule('path'),
+    xml = ctx.requireCordovaModule('cordova-common').xmlHelpers;
+
+  var manifestPath = path.join(ctx.opts.projectRoot, '/platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml');
+  var doc = xml.parseElementtreeSync(manifestPath);
+  if (doc.getroot().tag !== 'manifest') {
+    throw new Error(manifestPath + ' has incorrect root node name (expected "manifest")');
+  }
+
+  doc.getroot().find('./application').attrib['android:allowBackup'] = "false";
+
+  //write the manifest file
+  fs.writeFileSync(manifestPath, doc.write({
+    indent: 4
+  }), 'utf-8');
+};