diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
index 4376d0476e3..4dc7e0ca439 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
     public static float heigtModifier = 0.0f;
     private static boolean isloadingaMatch = false;
     public static boolean showFPS = false;
+    public static boolean allowCardBG = false;
     public static boolean altPlayerLayout = false;
     public static boolean altZoneTabs = false;
     public static String enableUIMask = "Crop";
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
 
         GuiBase.setIsAndroid(Gdx.app.getType() == Application.ApplicationType.Android);
 
+        if (!GuiBase.isAndroid() || androidVersion > 28) {
+            allowCardBG = true;
+        } else {
+            // don't allow to read and process
+            ForgeConstants.SPRITE_CARDBG_FILE = "";
+        }
+
         graphics = new Graphics();
         splashScreen = new SplashScreen();
         frameRate = new FrameRate();
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/card/CardImageRenderer.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/card/CardImageRenderer.java
index a7b267366f5..af2e1b36e18 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/card/CardImageRenderer.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/card/CardImageRenderer.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class CardImageRenderer {
         } else {
             borderColors = CardDetailUtil.getBorderColors(state, canShow);
         }
-        Color[] colors = useCardBGTexture ? drawCardBackgroundTexture(state, g, borderColors, x, y, w, h) : fillColorBackground(g, borderColors, x, y, w, h);
+        Color[] colors = useCardBGTexture && Forge.allowCardBG ? drawCardBackgroundTexture(state, g, borderColors, x, y, w, h) : fillColorBackground(g, borderColors, x, y, w, h);
 
         float artInset = blackBorderThickness * 0.5f;
         float outerBorderThickness = 2 * blackBorderThickness - artInset;
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java
index 313d27841b5..81eded8cce2 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public final class ForgeConstants {
     public static final String SPRITE_PLANAR_CONQUEST_FILE = "sprite_planar_conquest.png";
     public static final String SPRITE_SETLOGO_FILE    = "sprite_setlogo.png";
     public static final String SPRITE_WATERMARK_FILE  = "sprite_watermark.png";
-    public static final String SPRITE_CARDBG_FILE     = "sprite_cardbg.png";
+    public static String SPRITE_CARDBG_FILE           = "sprite_cardbg.png";
     public static final String FONT_FILE              = "font1.ttf";
     public static final String SPLASH_BG_FILE         = "bg_splash.png";
     public static final String MATCH_BG_FILE          = "bg_match.jpg";