diff --git a/config.xml b/config.xml
index 4b2a30eff..357457926 100644
--- a/config.xml
+++ b/config.xml
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@
     <preference name="AllowInlineMediaPlayback" value="true" />
     <preference name="LoadUrlTimeoutValue" value="60000" />
     <preference name="load-url-timeout" value="60000" />
-    <preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen" />
-    <preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="15000" />
-    <preference name="SplashMaintainAspectRatio" value="true" />
-    <preference name="SplashShowOnlyFirstTime" value="false" />
+    <preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="false" />
     <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="22" />
     <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="31" />
     <preference name="AndroidPersistentFileLocation" value="Compatibility" />
@@ -57,6 +54,8 @@
         <param name="ios-package" onload="true" value="CDVStatusBar" />
     </feature>
     <platform name="android">
+        <preference name="AndroidWindowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon" value="resources/android/splash-foreground.png" />
+        <preference name="AndroidWindowSplashScreenBackground" value="#ffffff" />
         <resource-file src="MainActivity.java" target="app/src/main/java/com/moodle/moodlemobile/MainActivity.java" />
         <resource-file src="google-services.json" target="app/google-services.json" />
         <resource-file src="resources/android/icon/drawable-ldpi-smallicon.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-ldpi/smallicon.png" />
@@ -175,12 +174,6 @@
                 <param name="android-package" value="cordova.plugins.screenorientation.CDVOrientation" />
             </feature>
         </config-file>
-        <config-file parent="/*" target="res/xml/config.xml">
-            <feature name="SplashScreen">
-                <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.splashscreen.SplashScreen" />
-                <param name="onload" value="true" />
-            </feature>
-        </config-file>
         <config-file parent="/*" target="res/xml/config.xml">
             <feature name="StatusBar">
                 <param name="android-package" value="org.apache.cordova.statusbar.StatusBar" />
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7523abf94..bd19b7d92 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20486,11 +20486,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-screen-orientation/-/cordova-plugin-screen-orientation-3.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-2w6CMC+HGvbhogJetalwGurL2Fx8DQCCPy3wlSZHN1/W7WoQ5n9ujVozcoKrY4VaagK6bxrPFih+ElkO8Uqfzg=="
     },
-    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": {
-      "version": "6.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-splashscreen/-/cordova-plugin-splashscreen-6.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-pm4ZtJKQY4bCGXVeIInbGrXilryTevYSKgfvoQJpW9UClOWKAxSsYf2/4G2u1vcn492svOSL42OSa2MhujBWEQ=="
-    },
     "cordova-plugin-statusbar": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-statusbar/-/cordova-plugin-statusbar-3.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc824dd45..2410b387a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
     "cordova-plugin-network-information": "3.0.0",
     "cordova-plugin-prevent-override": "1.0.1",
     "cordova-plugin-screen-orientation": "3.0.2",
-    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": "6.0.0",
     "cordova-plugin-statusbar": "3.0.0",
     "cordova-plugin-wkuserscript": "1.0.1",
     "cordova-plugin-wkwebview-cookies": "1.0.1",
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@
       "cordova-plugin-media-capture": {},
       "cordova-plugin-network-information": {},
       "@moodlehq/cordova-plugin-qrscanner": {},
-      "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": {},
       "cordova-plugin-statusbar": {},
       "cordova-plugin-wkuserscript": {},
       "cordova-plugin-wkwebview-cookies": {},
diff --git a/resources/android/splash-foreground.png b/resources/android/splash-foreground.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18b2dc99f
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