diff --git a/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
index 52cf2d67..f535fe6b 100644
--- a/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
           package="com.cradle.iitc_mobile"
-          android:versionCode="25"
-          android:versionName="0.4.4">
+          android:versionCode="26"
+          android:versionName="0.4.5">
 
     <uses-sdk
         android:minSdkVersion="14"
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index 29d8d952..3c5c5339 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
     private IITC_DeviceAccountLogin mLogin;
     private MenuItem searchMenuItem;
     private boolean desktop = false;
+    private boolean reload_needed = false;
 
     // Used for custom back stack handling
     private ArrayList<Integer> backStack = new ArrayList<Integer>();
@@ -97,8 +98,10 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
                             false);
                     if (fullscreen_mode)
                         IITC_Mobile.this.getActionBar().hide();
+                    // no iitc reload needed here
+                    return;
                 }
-                IITC_Mobile.this.loadUrl(intel_url);
+                reload_needed = true;
             }
         };
         sharedPref.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(listener);
@@ -200,6 +203,12 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
             loc_mngr.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0,
                     loc_listener);
         }
+
+        if (reload_needed) {
+            Log.d("iitcm", "preference had changed...reload needed");
+            this.loadUrl(intel_url);
+            reload_needed = false;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override