diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 40edcdbd76..2b9233fbde 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5859,9 +5859,7 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
     bool showWarnings = Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::PipelineWarnings);
     PerformanceWarning warn(showWarnings, "Application::update()");
 
-#if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
     updateLOD(deltaTime);
-#endif
 
     // TODO: break these out into distinct perfTimers when they prove interesting
     {
diff --git a/interface/src/LODManager.h b/interface/src/LODManager.h
index 1452c714e9..6206fd3539 100644
--- a/interface/src/LODManager.h
+++ b/interface/src/LODManager.h
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
 #include <SimpleMovingAverage.h>
 #include <render/Args.h>
 
-
+#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
+const float LOD_DEFAULT_QUALITY_LEVEL = 0.75f; // default quality level setting is High (lower framerate)
+#else
 const float LOD_DEFAULT_QUALITY_LEVEL = 0.5f; // default quality level setting is Mid
+#endif
 const float LOD_MAX_LIKELY_DESKTOP_FPS = 60.0f; // this is essentially, V-synch fps
 const float LOD_MAX_LIKELY_HMD_FPS = 90.0f; // this is essentially, V-synch fps
 const float LOD_OFFSET_FPS = 5.0f; // offset of FPS to add for computing the target framerate