diff --git a/contrib/android/Dockerfile b/contrib/android/Dockerfile
index 3d7315506..017bedcf7 100644
--- a/contrib/android/Dockerfile
+++ b/contrib/android/Dockerfile
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ RUN cd /opt \
     && git remote add accumulator https://github.com/accumulator/python-for-android \
     && git fetch --all \
     # commit: from branch accumulator/electrum_20210421d
-    && git checkout "fb8f6fc44ef7465500c534186b0aba2a5e4ddc15^{commit}" \
+    && git checkout "e1111e82b7321d8e555bf67951525bb2381de789^{commit}" \
     && python3 -m pip install --no-build-isolation --no-dependencies --user -e .
 
 # build env vars
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Splash.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Splash.qml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8afc04f68..000000000
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Splash.qml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick 2.0
-
-Item {
-    property bool toolbar: false
-
-    Rectangle {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        color: '#111144'
-    }
-
-    Image {
-        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-        source: "../../icons/electrum.png"
-    }
-}
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml
index 7831e946d..670a7524d 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/main.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import "controls"
 ApplicationWindow
 {
     id: app
-    visible: true
+
+    visible: false // initial value
 
     // dimensions ignored on android
     width: 480
@@ -148,22 +149,27 @@ ApplicationWindow
     }
 
     Timer {
-        id: splashTimer
+        id: coverTimer
         interval: 10
         onTriggered: {
-            splash.opacity = 0
+            app.visible = true
+            cover.opacity = 0
         }
     }
 
-    Splash {
-        id: splash
-        anchors.top: header.top
-        anchors.bottom: app.contentItem.bottom
-        width: app.width
+    Rectangle {
+        id: cover
+        parent: Overlay.overlay
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
         z: 1000
+        color: 'black'
 
         Behavior on opacity {
-            NumberAnimation { duration: 300 }
+            NumberAnimation {
+                duration: 2000
+                easing.type: Easing.OutQuad;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ ApplicationWindow
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        splashTimer.start()
+        coverTimer.start()
 
         if (!Config.autoConnectDefined) {
             var dialog = serverConnectWizard.createObject(app)