diff --git a/app/src/amazon/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/amazon/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4393aac615..f4e1b84d23 100644
--- a/app/src/amazon/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/amazon/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true">
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash">
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diff --git a/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2ec8145bc7..f7b980e4f8 100644
--- a/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/debug/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true">
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash">
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         <!-- https://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/managing-webview#metrics -->
diff --git a/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml
index 13407efb08..4e11d7f95a 100644
--- a/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/fdroid/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true">
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash">
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         <!-- https://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/managing-webview#metrics -->
diff --git a/app/src/github/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/github/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8ebe1d9e6d..1c555d369e 100644
--- a/app/src/github/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/github/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true">
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash">
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         <!-- https://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/managing-webview#metrics -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 597cedb17c..9730cfde76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true">
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash">
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         <!-- https://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/managing-webview#metrics -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 1bd0de1ffc..f03a5c61d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -583,6 +583,10 @@
         <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@null</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash" parent="Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar">
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/darker_gray</item>
+    </style>
+
     <style name="activityAnimationStyle" parent="@android:style/Animation.Activity">
         <item name="android:activityOpenEnterAnimation">@anim/activity_open_enter</item>
         <item name="android:activityOpenExitAnimation">@anim/activity_open_exit</item>
diff --git a/app/src/play/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/play/AndroidManifest.xml
index c89be0936f..2b727f393f 100644
--- a/app/src/play/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/play/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@
         android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
         android:resizeableActivity="true"
         android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
-        android:supportsRtl="true">
+        android:supportsRtl="true"
+        android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.TranslucentSplash">
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         <!-- https://developer.android.com/guide/webapps/managing-webview#metrics -->