--- a/src/Hotkeys.cpp
+++ b/src/Hotkeys.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 #define ModifierChange 85 //? this event type isn't listed in libX11
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <string.h>
+static void threadSignalHandler(int signum)
+{
+	pthread_exit(0);
+}
+#endif
+
 namespace Hotkeys
 {
 	int mGrabbedKeys;
@@ -113,8 +122,17 @@
 
 	void* threadedXIKeyListenner(void* data)
 	{
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 		pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, NULL);
 		pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, NULL);
+#else
+		struct sigaction actions;
+		memset(&actions, 0, sizeof(actions));
+		sigemptyset(&actions.sa_mask);
+		actions.sa_flags = 0;
+		actions.sa_handler = threadSignalHandler;
+		sigaction(SIGUSR2, &actions, NULL);
+#endif
 
 		Display* display = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
 
@@ -159,7 +177,11 @@
 				pthread_create(&mThread, NULL, threadedXIKeyListenner, NULL);
 			else if (mThread)
 			{
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 				pthread_cancel(mThread); //also close the XDisplay in the thread
+#else
+				pthread_kill(mThread, SIGUSR2);
+#endif
 				void* ret = NULL;
 				pthread_join(mThread, &ret);
 				mThread = 0;