diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index acd6b4fd35..681578d01b 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ var socket,
 						socket.socket.connect();
 					}, 200);
 				} else {
-					socket = io.connect('', {
+					var ioParams = {
 						'max reconnection attempts': config.maxReconnectionAttempts,
 						'reconnection delay': config.reconnectionDelay,
 						resource: RELATIVE_PATH.length ? RELATIVE_PATH.slice(1) + '/socket.io' : 'socket.io'
-					});
+					};
+
+					if (utils.isAndroidBrowser) {
+						ioParams.transports = ['xhr-polling'];
+					}
+
+					socket = io.connect('', ioParams);
 
 					var reconnecting = false,
 						reconnectEl, reconnectTimer;