diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9b0a816d2b..98821942e4 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <application android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
         android:allowBackup="true"
-        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
+        android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
         android:hardwareAccelerated="true" >
 
         <!-- Example of setting SDL hints from AndroidManifest.xml:
diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/android-project/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index ff6c9d2c0f..7456b1b334 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-
     <!-- Base application theme. -->
-    <style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar">
+    <style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen">
         <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
     </style>
-
 </resources>