diff --git a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
index c7e71411c8e..869a2bc5d6c 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
-        /*
-         * workaroundfix FileUriExposed on TargetSDK >= 26
-         * (Tested with RealMe 6 PRO, Teclast M40 on Android 10, installs smoothly after downloading from FTP)
-         * should verify if working on Android 11 when the program updates...
-         */
-        StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
-        StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());
-
         //get total device RAM in mb
         ActivityManager actManager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
         ActivityManager.MemoryInfo memInfo = new ActivityManager.MemoryInfo();
@@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
 
         boolean permissiongranted =  checkPermission();
         Gadapter = new AndroidAdapter(this.getContext());
-        initForge(Gadapter, permissiongranted, totalMemory, isTabletDevice(this.getContext()));
+        initForge(Gadapter, permissiongranted, totalMemory, isTabletDevice(this.getContext()), android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT);
 
         //permission
         if(!permissiongranted){
@@ -216,7 +208,7 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
             builder.show();
     }
 
-    private void initForge(AndroidAdapter adapter, boolean permissiongranted, int totalRAM, boolean isTabletDevice){
+    private void initForge(AndroidAdapter adapter, boolean permissiongranted, int totalRAM, boolean isTabletDevice, int AndroidVersion){
         boolean isPortrait;
         if (permissiongranted){
             //establish assets directory
@@ -256,12 +248,12 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
                 Main.this.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
             }
 
-            initialize(Forge.getApp(new AndroidClipboard(), adapter, assetsDir, propertyConfig, isPortrait, totalRAM, isTabletDevice));
+            initialize(Forge.getApp(new AndroidClipboard(), adapter, assetsDir, propertyConfig, isPortrait, totalRAM, isTabletDevice, AndroidVersion));
         } else {
             isPortrait = true;
             //set current orientation
             Main.this.setRequestedOrientation(Main.this.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation);
-            initialize(Forge.getApp(new AndroidClipboard(), adapter, "", false, isPortrait, totalRAM, isTabletDevice));
+            initialize(Forge.getApp(new AndroidClipboard(), adapter, "", false, isPortrait, totalRAM, isTabletDevice, AndroidVersion));
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java b/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java
index 3b6e20a8cf5..1e9562f2ecb 100644
--- a/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-ios/src/forge/ios/Main.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class Main extends IOSApplication.Delegate {
         config.useCompass = false;
         ForgePreferences prefs = FModel.getPreferences();
         boolean propertyConfig = prefs != null && prefs.getPrefBoolean(ForgePreferences.FPref.UI_NETPLAY_COMPAT);//todo get totalRAM && isTabletDevice
-        final ApplicationListener app = Forge.getApp(new IOSClipboard(), new IOSAdapter(), assetsDir, propertyConfig, false, 0, false);
+        final ApplicationListener app = Forge.getApp(new IOSClipboard(), new IOSAdapter(), assetsDir, propertyConfig, false, 0, false, 0);
         final IOSApplication iosApp = new IOSApplication(app, config);
         return iosApp;
     }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
index cb6567ac702..ce513cb5f5c 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile-dev/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class Main {
         ForgePreferences prefs = FModel.getPreferences();
         boolean propertyConfig = prefs != null && prefs.getPrefBoolean(ForgePreferences.FPref.UI_NETPLAY_COMPAT);
         new LwjglApplication(Forge.getApp(new LwjglClipboard(), new DesktopAdapter(switchOrientationFile),//todo get totalRAM && isTabletDevice
-                desktopMode ? desktopModeAssetsDir : assetsDir, propertyConfig, false, 0, false), config);
+                desktopMode ? desktopModeAssetsDir : assetsDir, propertyConfig, false, 0, false, 0), config);
     }
 
     private static class DesktopAdapter implements IDeviceAdapter {
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
index e49f1caebc8..7870c987f29 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
     public static boolean gameInProgress = false;
     public static int cacheSize = 400;
     public static int totalDeviceRAM = 0;
+    public static int androidVersion = 0;
 
-    public static ApplicationListener getApp(Clipboard clipboard0, IDeviceAdapter deviceAdapter0, String assetDir0, boolean value, boolean androidOrientation, int totalRAM, boolean isTablet) {
+    public static ApplicationListener getApp(Clipboard clipboard0, IDeviceAdapter deviceAdapter0, String assetDir0, boolean value, boolean androidOrientation, int totalRAM, boolean isTablet, int AndroidVersion) {
         if (GuiBase.getInterface() == null) {
             clipboard = clipboard0;
             deviceAdapter = deviceAdapter0;
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
             isPortraitMode = androidOrientation;
             totalDeviceRAM = totalRAM;
             isTabletDevice = isTablet;
+            androidVersion = AndroidVersion;
             //increase cacheSize for devices with RAM more than 5GB, default is 400. Some phones have more than 10GB RAM (Mi 10, OnePlus 8, S20, etc..)
             if (totalDeviceRAM>5000) //devices with more than 10GB RAM will have 1000 Cache size, 700 Cache size for morethan 5GB RAM
                 cacheSize = totalDeviceRAM>10000 ? 1000: 700;
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
index 2d5ce4ed6af..fc4971ea829 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ public class AssetsDownloader {
                                 "https://releases.cardforge.org/forge/forge-gui-android/" + version + "/" + filename,
                                 Forge.getDeviceAdapter().getDownloadsDir(), null, splashScreen.getProgressBar()).download(filename);
                         if (apkFile != null) {
-                            Forge.getDeviceAdapter().openFile(apkFile);
-                            Forge.exit(true);
+                            if (Forge.androidVersion < 29) { //Android 9 and below...
+                                Forge.getDeviceAdapter().openFile(apkFile);
+                                Forge.exit(true);
+                                return;
+                            }
+                            //Android 10 and newer manual apk installation
+                            switch (SOptionPane.showOptionDialog("Download Successful. Go to your downloads folder and install " + filename +" to update Forge. Forge will now exit.", "", null, ImmutableList.of("Ok"))) {
+                                default:
+                                    Forge.exit(true);
+                            }
                             return;
                         }
                         SOptionPane.showMessageDialog("Could not download update. " +