diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 66d3373f..d893f4af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
         android:isGame="true"
         android:banner="@drawable/atv_banner"
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d872784e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<full-backup-content>
+    <!-- Don't sync preferences because it often contains device-specific data -->
+    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="."/>
+</full-backup-content>
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