diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index 67a37de5..159da3a2 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <manifest package="org.mythtv.mythfrontend" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionName="1.0" android:versionCode="1" android:installLocation="auto">
     <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="mythfrontend" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" android:banner="@drawable/banner" android:debuggable="true" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
-        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|layoutDirection|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity" android:label="mythfrontend" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:noHistory="true">
+        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|layoutDirection|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity" android:label="mythfrontend" android:screenOrientation="landscape" android:launchMode="singleTop" android:noHistory="false">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
diff --git a/android/android-package-source/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java b/android/android-package-source/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
index a1572256..0628b113 100644
--- a/android/android-package-source/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
+++ b/android/android-package-source/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
@@ -714,6 +714,8 @@ public class QtActivity extends Activity
         super.onResume();
         hideSystemUI();
         QtApplication.invokeDelegate();
+        onKeyDown(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CTRL_LEFT, new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CTRL_LEFT));
+        onKeyUp(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CTRL_LEFT, new KeyEvent(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CTRL_LEFT));
     }
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------