diff --git a/changeAppSettings.sh b/changeAppSettings.sh
index bb8b763ce..273f1521c 100755
--- a/changeAppSettings.sh
+++ b/changeAppSettings.sh
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ cd ../..
 
 echo Patching project/AndroidManifest.xml
 if [ "$LibSdlVersion" = "2.0" ] ; then
-	cat project/jni/sdl-2.0/android-project/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml | \
+	cat project/AndroidManifestTemplateSDL2.xml | \
 		sed "s/package=.*/package=\"$AppFullName\"/" | \
 		sed "s^android:versionCode=.*^android:versionCode=\"$AppVersionCode\"^" | \
 		sed "s^android:versionName=.*^android:versionName=\"$AppVersionName\"^" > \
diff --git a/project/AndroidManifestTemplateSDL2.xml b/project/AndroidManifestTemplateSDL2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36d68c091
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/AndroidManifestTemplateSDL2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Replace com.test.game with the identifier of your game below, e.g.
+     com.gamemaker.game
+-->
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="org.libsdl.app"
+    android:versionCode="1"
+    android:versionName="1.0"
+    android:installLocation="auto">
+
+    <!-- OpenGL ES 2.0 -->
+    <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
+
+    <!-- Touchscreen support -->
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
+        android:required="false" />
+
+    <!-- Game controller support -->
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth"
+        android:required="false" />
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.gamepad"
+        android:required="false" />
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.usb.host"
+        android:required="false" />
+
+    <!-- External mouse input events -->
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.type.pc"
+        android:required="false" />
+
+    <!-- Audio recording support -->
+    <!-- if you want to capture audio, uncomment this. -->
+    <!-- <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.microphone"
+        android:required="false" /> -->
+
+    <!-- Allow writing to external storage -->
+    <!--
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    -->
+    <!-- Allow access to Bluetooth devices -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
+    <!-- Allow access to the vibrator -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
+    <!-- ==INTERNET== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <!-- ==EXTERNAL_STORAGE== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+    <!-- ==NOT_EXTERNAL_STORAGE== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
+    <!-- ==NOT_EXTERNAL_STORAGE== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="18" /> <!-- App has write access to it's own dir on SD card without this permission on Android 4.4 and above -->
+    <!-- ==READ_OBB== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
+    <!-- ==READ_OBB== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="23" /> <!-- OBB file requires explicit permission before Marshmallow -->
+    <!-- ==RECORD_AUDIO== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
+    <!-- ==ADMOB== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
+    <!-- ==FOREGROUND_SERVICE== --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+
+
+
+    <!-- if you want to capture audio, uncomment this. -->
+    <!-- <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" /> -->
+
+    <!-- Create a Java class extending SDLActivity and place it in a
+         directory under app/src/main/java matching the package, e.g. app/src/main/java/com/gamemaker/game/MyGame.java
+ 
+         then replace "SDLActivity" with the name of your class (e.g. "MyGame")
+         in the XML below.
+
+         An example Java class can be found in README-android.md
+    -->
+    <application android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
+        android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"
+        android:hardwareAccelerated="true" >
+
+        <!-- Example of setting SDL hints from AndroidManifest.xml:
+        <meta-data android:name="SDL_ENV.SDL_ACCELEROMETER_AS_JOYSTICK" android:value="0"/>
+         -->
+     
+        <activity android:name="SDLActivity"
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:alwaysRetainTaskState="true"
+            android:launchMode="singleInstance"
+            android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation"
+            >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+            <!-- Drop file event -->
+            <!--
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <data android:mimeType="*/*" />
+            </intent-filter>
+            -->
+        </activity>
+    </application>
+
+</manifest>