diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/MainActivity.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/MainActivity.kt
index d422465..0c439e0 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/MainActivity.kt
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelecte
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-        binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
-        val view = binding.root
-        setContentView(view)
-
-        // Set up alarm to send heartbeats
-        val usw = UsageStatsWatcher(this)
-        usw.setupAlarm()
 
         // If first time, or usage not allowed, show onboarding activity
         val prefs = AWPreferences(this)
@@ -52,6 +45,15 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), NavigationView.OnNavigationItemSelecte
             startActivity(intent)
         }
 
+        // Set up UI
+        binding = ActivityMainBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
+        val view = binding.root
+        setContentView(view)
+
+        // Set up alarm to send heartbeats
+        val usw = UsageStatsWatcher(this)
+        usw.setupAlarm()
+
         binding.navView.setNavigationItemSelectedListener(this)
 
         val ri = RustInterface(this)
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/OnboardingActivity.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/OnboardingActivity.kt
index bc5f01a..76d05bf 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/OnboardingActivity.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/OnboardingActivity.kt
@@ -37,13 +37,22 @@ class OnboardingActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         viewPager.adapter = OnboardingAdapter(this)
         TabLayoutMediator(tabLayout, viewPager) { _, _ -> }.attach()
 
+        val nextButton = findViewById<Button>(R.id.nextButton)
+        val backButton = findViewById<Button>(R.id.backButton)
+
+        // helper function to update texts/visibility of buttons on page change
+        fun updateButtons() {
+            nextButton.text = if (viewPager.currentItem == numPages - 1) "Finish" else "Continue"
+            backButton.visibility = if (viewPager.currentItem > 0) View.VISIBLE else View.GONE
+        }
+
         // If not users first time, skip to the last page
         val prefs = AWPreferences(this)
         if (!prefs.isFirstTime()) {
             viewPager.currentItem = OnboardingPage.ACCESSIBILITY_PERMISSION.ordinal
+            updateButtons()
         }
 
-        val nextButton = findViewById<Button>(R.id.nextButton)
         nextButton.setOnClickListener {
             val currentItem = viewPager.currentItem
             if (currentItem < numPages - 1) {
@@ -56,20 +65,36 @@ class OnboardingActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                     finish()
                 } else {
                     // Show a snackbar and don't finish the activity
-                    val snackbar = Snackbar.make(viewPager, "Please grant usage access permission", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
+                    val snackbar = Snackbar.make(viewPager, "Please grant usage access permission, they are necessary for the core function of the app.", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG)
                     snackbar.show()
                 }
             }
+            updateButtons()
+        }
+
+        backButton.setOnClickListener {
+            val currentItem = viewPager.currentItem
+            if (currentItem > 0) {
+                viewPager.currentItem = currentItem - 1
+            }
+            updateButtons()
         }
 
         // Update the text of the next button based on the current page
         viewPager.registerOnPageChangeCallback(object : ViewPager2.OnPageChangeCallback() {
             override fun onPageSelected(position: Int) {
-                // if on last page, disable button until permission is granted
-                nextButton.text = if (position == numPages - 1) "Finish" else "Continue"
+                updateButtons()
             }
         })
     }
+
+    override fun onBackPressed() {
+        // If back button is pressed, exit the app,
+        // since we don't want to allow the user to accidentally skip onboarding.
+        // (Google Play policy, due to sensitive permissions)
+        // https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/develop/restrictions-non-sdk-interfaces#back-button
+        finishAffinity()
+    }
 }
 
 class OnboardingAdapter(fragmentActivity: FragmentActivity) : FragmentStateAdapter(fragmentActivity) {
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/watcher/UsageStatsWatcher.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/watcher/UsageStatsWatcher.kt
index 25d6634..60247ab 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/watcher/UsageStatsWatcher.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/net/activitywatch/android/watcher/UsageStatsWatcher.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ class UsageStatsWatcher constructor(val context: Context) {
         } else {
             Log.w(TAG, "Was not allowed access to UsageStats, enable in settings.")
 
+            // Unused, deprecated in favor of OnboardingActivity
+            /*
             Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
                 // Create an alert dialog to inform the user
                 AlertDialog.Builder(context)
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ class UsageStatsWatcher constructor(val context: Context) {
                     }
                     .show()
             }
+             */
             null
         }
     }
diff --git a/mobile/src/main/res/layout/activity_onboarding.xml b/mobile/src/main/res/layout/activity_onboarding.xml
index fd1790e..bff5043 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/res/layout/activity_onboarding.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/res/layout/activity_onboarding.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@
         app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@id/tabLayout"/>
 
+    <Button
+        android:id="@+id/backButton"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="Back"
+        android:layout_margin="16dp"
+        android:visibility="gone"
+        style="?android:attr/borderlessButtonStyle"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        />
+
     <Button
         android:id="@+id/nextButton"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -26,7 +38,7 @@
     <com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout
         android:id="@+id/tabLayout"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="16dp"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"/>
 
 </androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>