diff --git a/config.xml b/config.xml
index c69710433..7a978e70b 100644
--- a/config.xml
+++ b/config.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<widget id="com.moodle.moodlemobile" version="3.5.2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
+<widget id="com.moodle.moodlemobile" version="3.5.2" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0">
     <name>Moodle</name>
     <description>Moodle official app</description>
     <author email="mobile@moodle.com" href="http://moodle.com">Moodle Mobile team</author>
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
     <plugin name="cordova-android-support-gradle-release" spec="^1.4.4">
         <variable name="ANDROID_SUPPORT_VERSION" value="27.1.0" />
     </plugin>
+    <edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/application/activity[@android:name='MainActivity']">
+        <activity android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|locale|screenLayout|smallestScreenSize" android:debuggable="true" />
+    </edit-config>
     <engine name="android" spec="7.0.0" />
     <engine name="ios" spec="4.5.4" />
 </widget>