diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index aa70d88c52..7255e1f295 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:launchMode="singleTop"
         android:roundIcon="@drawable/ic_launcher">
-        <activity android:name="io.highfidelity.hifiinterface.PermissionChecker">
+        <activity android:name="io.highfidelity.hifiinterface.PermissionChecker"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Translucent.NoActionBar.Launcher">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/PermissionChecker.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/PermissionChecker.java
index 10cfd85b50..78a6421746 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/PermissionChecker.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/PermissionChecker.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.View;
 
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -135,4 +136,13 @@ public class PermissionChecker extends Activity {
             launchActivityWithPermissions();
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        View decorView = getWindow().getDecorView();
+        // Hide the status bar.
+        int uiOptions = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN;
+        decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/fragment/HomeFragment.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/fragment/HomeFragment.java
index 9ca6c7c4cc..7bd373cf1d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/fragment/HomeFragment.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/fragment/HomeFragment.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public class HomeFragment extends Fragment {
         GridLayoutManager gridLayoutMgr = new GridLayoutManager(getContext(), numberOfColumns);
         mDomainsView.setLayoutManager(gridLayoutMgr);
         mDomainAdapter = new DomainAdapter(getContext(), HifiUtils.getInstance().protocolVersionSignature(), nativeGetLastLocation());
+        mSwipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(true);
         mDomainAdapter.setClickListener((view, position, domain) -> {
             new Handler(getActivity().getMainLooper()).postDelayed(() -> {
                 if (mListener != null) {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
index 4a460ff9e7..93ae2bc227 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 
+import org.qtproject.qt5.android.QtNative;
+
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class QtActivity extends Activity {
     public String APPLICATION_PARAMETERS = null;
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ public class QtActivity extends Activity {
     }
 
     public boolean super_dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(AccessibilityEvent event) {
-        return super_dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(event);
+        return super.dispatchPopulateAccessibilityEvent(event);
     }
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -362,7 +364,25 @@ public class QtActivity extends Activity {
     @Override
     protected void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();
-        QtApplication.invokeDelegate();
+        /*
+        cduarte https://highfidelity.manuscript.com/f/cases/16712/App-freezes-on-opening-randomly
+        After Qt upgrade to 5.11 we had a black screen crash after closing the application with
+        the hardware button "Back" and trying to start the app again. It could only be fixed after
+        totally closing the app swiping it in the list of running apps.
+        This problem did not happen with the previous Qt version.
+        After analysing changes we came up with this case and change:
+            https://codereview.qt-project.org/#/c/218882/
+        In summary they've moved libs loading to the same thread as main() and as a matter of correctness
+        in the onDestroy method in QtActivityDelegate, they exit that thread with `QtNative.m_qtThread.exit();`
+        That exit call is the main reason of this problem.
+
+        In this fix we just replace the `QtApplication.invokeDelegate();` call that may end using the
+        entire onDestroy method including that thread exit line for other three lines that purposely
+        terminate qt (borrowed from QtActivityDelegate::onDestroy as well).
+         */
+        QtNative.terminateQt();
+        QtNative.setActivity(null, null);
+        System.exit(0);
     }
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_screen.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_screen.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0693094ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/launch_screen.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:opacity="opaque">
+    <item android:drawable="@android:color/black"/>
+    <item android:drawable="@drawable/hifi_logo_splash"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:top="225dp"
+        android:height="242dp"
+        android:width="242dp">
+    </item>
+</layer-list>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml
index ed25797917..8bb7cbffb6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_splash.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:background="@android:color/black">
 <ImageView
+    android:id="@+id/hifi_logo"
     android:layout_width="242dp"
     android:layout_height="242dp"
     android:src="@drawable/hifi_logo_splash"
     android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
     android:layout_marginTop="225dp"/>
+    <ProgressBar
+        style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar"
+        android:theme="@style/HifiCircularProgress"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@id/hifi_logo"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"/>
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 15895e4355..7e6cf52d36 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
     <color name="colorLoginError">#FF7171</color>
     <color name="black_060">#99000000</color>
     <color name="statusbar_color">#292929</color>
+    <color name="hifiLogoColor">#23B2E7</color>
 </resources>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 308c438fa6..25823214cd 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
         <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
         <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
     </style>
+    <style name="Theme.AppCompat.Translucent.NoActionBar.Launcher" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Translucent.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/launch_screen</item>
+    </style>
 
     <style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
 
@@ -62,4 +65,7 @@
         <item name="android:background">@color/white_opaque</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="HifiCircularProgress" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
+        <item name="colorAccent">@color/hifiLogoColor</item>
+    </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 85a83d88d1..c1ba6f0535 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
         // Extend argv to enable WebGL rendering
         std::vector<const char*> argvExtended(&argv[0], &argv[argc]);
         argvExtended.push_back("--ignore-gpu-blacklist");
+#ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
+        argvExtended.push_back("--suppress-settings-reset");
+#endif
         int argcExtended = (int)argvExtended.size();
 
         PROFILE_SYNC_END(startup, "main startup", "");
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js
index a724c2037b..377167d7bf 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/controllerModules/inEditMode.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /* global Script, Controller, RIGHT_HAND, LEFT_HAND, enableDispatcherModule, disableDispatcherModule, makeRunningValues,
    Messages, makeDispatcherModuleParameters, HMD, getGrabPointSphereOffset, COLORS_GRAB_SEARCHING_HALF_SQUEEZE,
    COLORS_GRAB_SEARCHING_FULL_SQUEEZE, COLORS_GRAB_DISTANCE_HOLD, DEFAULT_SEARCH_SPHERE_DISTANCE, TRIGGER_ON_VALUE,
-   getEnabledModuleByName, PICK_MAX_DISTANCE, isInEditMode, Picks, makeLaserParams
+   getEnabledModuleByName, PICK_MAX_DISTANCE, isInEditMode, Picks, makeLaserParams, Entities
 */
 
 Script.include("/~/system/libraries/controllerDispatcherUtils.js");
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
 
 (function () {
     var MARGIN = 25;
-    
+    var TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME = 'Tablet-Material-Entity';
     function InEditMode(hand) {
         this.hand = hand;
         this.triggerClicked = false;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
             return (HMD.tabletScreenID && objectID === HMD.tabletScreenID)
                 || (HMD.homeButtonID && objectID === HMD.homeButtonID);
         };
-        
+
         this.calculateNewReticlePosition = function(intersection) {
             var dims = Controller.getViewportDimensions();
             this.reticleMaxX = dims.x - MARGIN;
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
                     }
                 }
                 if (this.selectedTarget.type === Picks.INTERSECTED_ENTITY) {
-                    Messages.sendLocalMessage("entityToolUpdates", JSON.stringify({
-                        method: "selectEntity",
-                        entityID: this.selectedTarget.objectID
-                    }));
+                    if (!this.isTabletMaterialEntity(this.selectedTarget.objectID)) {
+                        Messages.sendLocalMessage("entityToolUpdates", JSON.stringify({
+                            method: "selectEntity",
+                            entityID: this.selectedTarget.objectID
+                        }));
+                    }
                 } else if (this.selectedTarget.type === Picks.INTERSECTED_OVERLAY) {
                     Messages.sendLocalMessage("entityToolUpdates", JSON.stringify({
                         method: "selectOverlay",
@@ -88,10 +90,16 @@ Script.include("/~/system/libraries/utils.js");
 
                 this.triggerClicked = true;
             }
-            
+
             this.sendPointingAtData(controllerData);
         };
-        
+
+
+        this.isTabletMaterialEntity = function(entityID) {
+            return ((entityID === HMD.homeButtonHighlightMaterialID) ||
+                    (entityID === HMD.homeButtonUnhighlightMaterialID));
+        };
+
         this.sendPointingAtData = function(controllerData) {
             var rayPick = controllerData.rayPicks[this.hand];
             var hudRayPick = controllerData.hudRayPicks[this.hand];
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
index 532f58493f..f83f961438 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/WebTablet.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ var INCHES_TO_METERS = 1 / 39.3701;
 var NO_HANDS = -1;
 var DELAY_FOR_30HZ = 33; // milliseconds
 
+var TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME = 'Tablet-Material-Entity';
+
 
 // will need to be recaclulated if dimensions of fbx model change.
 var TABLET_NATURAL_DIMENSIONS = {x: 32.083, y: 48.553, z: 2.269};
@@ -79,6 +81,19 @@ function calcSpawnInfo(hand, landscape) {
     };
 }
 
+
+cleanUpOldMaterialEntities = function() {
+    var avatarEntityData = MyAvatar.getAvatarEntityData();
+    for (var entityID in avatarEntityData) {
+        var entityName = Entities.getEntityProperties(entityID, ["name"]).name;
+
+        if (entityName === TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME && entityID !== HMD.homeButtonHighlightMaterialID &&
+           entityID !== HMD.homeButtonUnhighlightMaterialID) {
+            Entities.deleteEntity(entityID);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * WebTablet
  * @param url [string] url of content to show on the tablet.
@@ -134,6 +149,7 @@ WebTablet = function (url, width, dpi, hand, clientOnly, location, visible) {
     }
 
     this.cleanUpOldTablets();
+    cleanUpOldMaterialEntities();
 
     this.tabletEntityID = Overlays.addOverlay("model", tabletProperties);
 
@@ -180,6 +196,7 @@ WebTablet = function (url, width, dpi, hand, clientOnly, location, visible) {
 
     this.homeButtonUnhighlightMaterial = Entities.addEntity({
         type: "Material",
+        name: TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME,
         materialURL: "materialData",
         localPosition: { x: 0.0, y: 0.0, z: 0.0 },
         priority: HIGH_PRIORITY,
@@ -199,6 +216,7 @@ WebTablet = function (url, width, dpi, hand, clientOnly, location, visible) {
 
     this.homeButtonHighlightMaterial = Entities.addEntity({
         type: "Material",
+        name: TABLET_MATERIAL_ENTITY_NAME,
         materialURL: "materialData",
         localPosition: { x: 0.0, y: 0.0, z: 0.0 },
         priority: LOW_PRIORITY,
diff --git a/scripts/system/libraries/entityList.js b/scripts/system/libraries/entityList.js
index fb876302dd..24b90e3a44 100644
--- a/scripts/system/libraries/entityList.js
+++ b/scripts/system/libraries/entityList.js
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ EntityListTool = function(shouldUseEditTabletApp) {
         return value !== undefined ? value : "";
     }
 
+    function filterEntity(entityID) {
+        return ((entityID === HMD.homeButtonHighlightMaterialID) ||
+                (entityID === HMD.homeButtonUnhighlightMaterialID));
+    }
+
     that.sendUpdate = function() {
         var entities = [];
 
@@ -121,6 +126,10 @@ EntityListTool = function(shouldUseEditTabletApp) {
             ids = Entities.findEntities(MyAvatar.position, searchRadius);
         }
 
+        ids = ids.filter(function(id) {
+            return !filterEntity(id);
+        });
+
         var cameraPosition = Camera.position;
         for (var i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
             var id = ids[i];
diff --git a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
index 29dc457197..bd6a9c69d5 100644
--- a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
+++ b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 //
 
 /* global Script, HMD, WebTablet, UIWebTablet, UserActivityLogger, Settings, Entities, Messages, Tablet, Overlays,
-   MyAvatar, Menu, AvatarInputs, Vec3 */
+   MyAvatar, Menu, AvatarInputs, Vec3, cleanUpOldMaterialEntities */
 
 (function() { // BEGIN LOCAL_SCOPE
     var tabletRezzed = false;
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
 
     Script.include("../libraries/WebTablet.js");
 
+    function cleanupMaterialEntities() {
+        if (Window.isPhysicsEnabled()) {
+            cleanUpOldMaterialEntities();
+            return;
+        }
+        Script.setTimeout(cleanupMaterialEntities, 100);
+    }
+
     function checkTablet() {
         if (gTablet === null) {
             gTablet = Tablet.getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system");
@@ -327,4 +335,5 @@
         HMD.homeButtonHighlightMaterialID = null;
         HMD.homeButtonUnhighlightMaterialID = null;
     });
+    Script.setTimeout(cleanupMaterialEntities, 100);
 }()); // END LOCAL_SCOPE