diff --git a/src/background.js b/src/background.js
index 29eda52ed..b1063f70d 100644
--- a/src/background.js
+++ b/src/background.js
@@ -1607,6 +1607,11 @@ function initializeGhosteryModules() {
 		setCliqzModuleEnabled(offers, false);
 	}
 
+	// Disable purplebox for Firefox Android users
+	if (BROWSER_INFO.os === 'android' && IS_FIREFOX) {
+		conf.show_alert = false;
+	}
+
 	// Set these tasks to run every hour
 	function scheduledTasks() {
 		// auto-fetch from CMP
diff --git a/src/classes/ConfData.js b/src/classes/ConfData.js
index 89a8f3054..082b12c9b 100644
--- a/src/classes/ConfData.js
+++ b/src/classes/ConfData.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ConfData {
 			_initProperty('rewards_opted_in', false);
 			_initProperty('settings_last_imported', 0);
 			_initProperty('settings_last_exported', 0);
-			_initProperty('show_alert', true);
+			_initProperty('show_alert', BROWSER_INFO.os !== 'android' && !IS_FIREFOX);
 			_initProperty('show_badge', true);
 			_initProperty('show_cmp', true);
 			_initProperty('show_tracker_urls', true);