diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 858c3eb120..09f5f3c609 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ static const QString ACTIVE_DISPLAY_PLUGIN_SETTING_NAME = "activeDisplayPlugin";
 static const QString SYSTEM_TABLET = "com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system";
 static const QString KEEP_ME_LOGGED_IN_SETTING_NAME = "keepMeLoggedIn";
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+static const QString TESTER_FILE = "/sdcard/_hifi_test_device.txt";
+#endif
 const std::vector<std::pair<QString, Application::AcceptURLMethod>> Application::_acceptedExtensions {
     { SVO_EXTENSION, &Application::importSVOFromURL },
     { SVO_JSON_EXTENSION, &Application::importSVOFromURL },
@@ -1445,6 +1448,15 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
     // Make sure we don't time out during slow operations at startup
     updateHeartbeat();
 
+    static const QString TESTER = "HIFI_TESTER";
+     bool isTester = false;
+#if defined (Q_OS_ANDROID)
+    // Since we cannot set environment variables in Android we use a file presence
+    // to denote that this is a testing device
+    QFileInfo check_tester_file(TESTER_FILE);
+    isTester = check_tester_file.exists() && check_tester_file.isFile();
+#endif
+
     constexpr auto INSTALLER_INI_NAME = "installer.ini";
     auto iniPath = QDir(applicationDirPath()).filePath(INSTALLER_INI_NAME);
     QFile installerFile { iniPath };
@@ -1499,7 +1511,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
         auto glContextData = getGLContextData();
         QJsonObject properties = {
             { "version", applicationVersion() },
-            { "tester", QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().contains(TESTER) },
+            { "tester", QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().contains(TESTER) || isTester },
             { "installer_campaign", installerCampaign },
             { "installer_type", installerType },
             { "build_type", BuildInfo::BUILD_TYPE_STRING },