diff --git a/mobile/res/menu/main.xml b/mobile/res/menu/main.xml
index 8b1dea23..410b2bce 100644
--- a/mobile/res/menu/main.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/menu/main.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
         android:showAsAction="never"
         android:title="@string/action_settings"></item>
 
-    <item android:id="@+id/about"
-        android:orderInCategory="1200"
-        android:showAsAction="never"
-        android:title="@string/action_about"></item>
-
     <item android:id="@+id/cache_clear"
         android:orderInCategory="100"
         android:showAsAction="never"
diff --git a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
index 0efaeb74..057f0373 100644
--- a/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
     <string name="close">close</string>
     <string name="build_version">Build Version</string>
     <string name="iitc_version">IITC Version</string>
+    <string name="about">About</string>
     
-    <string name="action_about">About</string>
-    <string name="about_title">About</string>
+    <string name="pref_about_title">About IITC Mobile</string>
     <!-- Use CDATA to prevent android from parsin html tags....we are doing this with Html.fromHtml() -->
-    <string name="about_msg">
+    <string name="pref_about_msg">
         <![CDATA[<big><b>Ingress Intel Total Conversion Mobile</b></big><br><br>
         <b>by <a href="https://github.com/leCradle">cradle</a></b><br><br>
         <b>Icon by <a href="https://twitter.com/machtwerk">machtwerk</a></b><br><br>
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
         <a href="https://github.com/breunigs/ingress-intel-total-conversion">https://github.com/breunigs/ingress-intel-total-conversion</a>]]>
     </string>
 
+    <string name="pref_ui_cat">UI</string>
     <string name="pref_force_desktop">Force desktop mode</string>
     <string name="pref_force_desktop_sum">Nice for tablets, looks awful on smartphones</string>
     <string name="pref_developer_options">Developer options</string>
diff --git a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 6c26dc55..fd50c037 100644
--- a/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/mobile/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <com.cradle.iitc_mobile.IITC_AboutDialogPreference
+        android:key="pref_about"
+        android:title="@string/pref_about_title"
+        android:dialogIcon="@android:drawable/ic_dialog_info"
+        android:negativeButtonText=""
+        android:positiveButtonText=""
+        android:dialogTitle="@string/pref_about_title"/>
+
+    <PreferenceCategory
+        android:key="pref_about_cat"
+        android:title="@string/pref_ui_cat">
     <CheckBoxPreference
         android:key="pref_force_desktop"
         android:title="@string/pref_force_desktop"
         android:summary="@string/pref_force_desktop_sum"
         android:defaultValue="false" />
+    </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:key="pref_developer_options"
@@ -28,4 +41,5 @@
             android:enabled="false"
             android:selectable="false" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
+
 </PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_AboutDialogPreference.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_AboutDialogPreference.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb9d7ca0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_AboutDialogPreference.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package com.cradle.iitc_mobile;
+
+import android.app.AlertDialog.Builder;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.DialogInterface;
+import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
+import android.preference.DialogPreference;
+import android.text.Html;
+import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+public class IITC_AboutDialogPreference extends DialogPreference{
+
+    private Context context;
+
+    public IITC_AboutDialogPreference(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+        this.context = context;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * start a little about-dialog
+     * srsly...I found no better way for clickable links in a TextView then
+     * using Html.fromHtml...Linkify ist just broken and does not understand
+     * html href tags...so let's tag the @string/about_msg with CDATA and
+     * use Html.fromHtml(...) for clickable hrefs with tags.
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected void onPrepareDialogBuilder(Builder builder) {
+        final TextView message = new TextView(context);
+        String about_msg = context.getText(R.string.pref_about_msg).toString();
+        message.setText(Html.fromHtml(about_msg));
+        message.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
+        builder.setView(message)
+               .setTitle(R.string.about)
+               .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat_about)
+               .setNeutralButton(R.string.close, new OnClickListener() {
+                   public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
+                       dialog.cancel();
+                   }
+               });
+        super.onPrepareDialogBuilder(builder);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
index 999b53c0..aa0e683a 100644
--- a/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
+++ b/mobile/src/com/cradle/iitc_mobile/IITC_Mobile.java
@@ -13,20 +13,14 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.StrictMode;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.DialogInterface;
-import android.content.DialogInterface.OnClickListener;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
-import android.text.Html;
-import android.text.method.LinkMovementMethod;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
-import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
@@ -165,30 +159,6 @@ public class IITC_Mobile extends Activity {
             intent.putExtra("iitc_version", iitc_view.getWebViewClient().getIITCVersion());
             startActivity(intent);
             return true;
-        /*
-         * start a little about-dialog
-         * srsly...I found no better way for clickable links in a TextView then
-         * using Html.fromHtml...Linkify ist just broken and does not understand
-         * html href tags...so let's tag the @string/about_msg with CDATA and
-         * use Html.fromHtml(...) for clickable hrefs with tags.
-         */
-        case R.id.about:
-            AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
-            final TextView message = new TextView(this);
-            String about_msg = this.getText(R.string.about_msg).toString();
-            message.setText(Html.fromHtml(about_msg));
-            message.setMovementMethod(LinkMovementMethod.getInstance());
-            builder.setView(message)
-                   .setTitle(R.string.about_title)
-                   .setIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat_about)
-                   .setNeutralButton(R.string.close, new OnClickListener() {
-                       public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
-                           dialog.cancel();
-                       }
-                   });
-            AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
-            dialog.show();
-            return true;
         default:
             return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
         }