diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index 9a25d67e5f..6d60736fc4 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/chat/simplex/app/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class AppPreferences(val context: Context) {
     },
     set = fun(mode: SimplexLinkMode) { _simplexLinkMode.set(mode.name) }
   )
-  val privacyFullBackup = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_FULL_BACKUP, true)
+  val privacyFullBackup = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_FULL_BACKUP, false)
   val experimentalCalls = mkBoolPreference(SHARED_PREFS_EXPERIMENTAL_CALLS, false)
   val chatArchiveName = mkStrPreference(SHARED_PREFS_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME, null)
   val chatArchiveTime = mkDatePreference(SHARED_PREFS_CHAT_ARCHIVE_TIME, null)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class AppPreferences(val context: Context) {
     private const val SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_TRANSFER_IMAGES_INLINE = "PrivacyTransferImagesInline"
     private const val SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_LINK_PREVIEWS = "PrivacyLinkPreviews"
     private const val SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_SIMPLEX_LINK_MODE = "PrivacySimplexLinkMode"
-    internal val SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_FULL_BACKUP = "FullBackup"
+    internal const val SHARED_PREFS_PRIVACY_FULL_BACKUP = "FullBackup"
     private const val SHARED_PREFS_EXPERIMENTAL_CALLS = "ExperimentalCalls"
     private const val SHARED_PREFS_CHAT_ARCHIVE_NAME = "ChatArchiveName"
     private const val SHARED_PREFS_CHAT_ARCHIVE_TIME = "ChatArchiveTime"