diff --git a/core/android.cpp b/core/android.cpp
index 34d4ac46e..478bb8d86 100644
--- a/core/android.cpp
+++ b/core/android.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ bool subsurface_ignore_font(const char *font)
 static const char *system_default_path_append(const char *append)
 {
 	// Qt appears to find a working path for us - let's just go with that
-	QString path = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DataLocation).first();
+	// AppDataLocation allows potential sharing of the files we put there
+	QString path = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation).first();
 
 	if (append)
 		path += QString("/%1").arg(append);
diff --git a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
index c85aa0965..bff3ebc70 100644
--- a/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
+++ b/mobile-widgets/qmlmanager.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "commands/command.h"
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+#include <QtAndroid>
 #include "core/serial_usb_android.h"
 std::vector<android_usb_serial_device_descriptor> androidSerialDevices;
 
@@ -230,9 +231,11 @@ QMLManager::QMLManager() :
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) || defined(Q_OS_IOS)
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
-	// on Android we first try the GenericDataLocation (typically /storage/emulated/0) and if that fails
-	// (as happened e.g. on a Sony Xperia phone) we try several other default locations, with the TempLocation as last resort
+	// on Android we first try the AppDataLocation (which allows sharing of files), then the
+	// GenericDataLocation (typically /storage/emulated/0), and if that fails (as happened e.g. on a
+	// Sony Xperia phone) we try several other default locations, with the TempLocation as last resort
 	QStringList fileLocations =
+		QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation) +
 		QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) +
 		QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation) +
 		QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation) +
@@ -1826,8 +1829,6 @@ void QMLManager::writeToAppLogFile(QString logText)
 //HACK to color the system bar on Android, use qtandroidextras and call the appropriate Java methods
 //this code is based on code in the Kirigami example app for Android (under LGPL-2) Copyright 2017 Marco Martin
 
-#include <QtAndroid>
-
 // there doesn't appear to be an include that defines these in an easily accessible way
 // WindowManager.LayoutParams
 #define FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS 0x04000000