diff --git a/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7a77d6fd83..334e0f7648 100644
--- a/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/android/java/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.qt_libs_resource_id" android:resource="@array/qt_libs"/>
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.bundled_libs_resource_id" android:resource="@array/bundled_libs"/>
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.lib_name" android:value=""/>
+            <!-- Run with local libs -->
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.use_local_qt_libs" android:value="0"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.libs_prefix" android:value="/data/local/tmp/qt/"/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.load_local_libs" android:value=""/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.load_local_jars" android:value=""/>
+            <meta-data android:name="android.app.static_init_classes" android:value=""/>
             <!--  Messages maps -->
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.ministro_not_found_msg" android:value="@string/ministro_not_found_msg"/>
             <meta-data android:name="android.app.ministro_needed_msg" android:value="@string/ministro_needed_msg"/>
diff --git a/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java b/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
index c3d82bca8d..4b01d29143 100644
--- a/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
+++ b/src/android/java/src/org/qtproject/qt5/android/bindings/QtActivity.java
@@ -304,23 +304,22 @@ public class QtActivity extends Activity
                 m_qtLibs = getResources().getStringArray(resourceId);
             }
 
-            if (getIntent().getExtras()!= null
-                    && getIntent().getExtras().containsKey("use_local_qt_libs")
-                    && getIntent().getExtras().getString("use_local_qt_libs").equals("true")) {
-                ArrayList<String> libraryList= new ArrayList<String>();
+            if (ai.metaData.containsKey("android.app.use_local_qt_libs")
+                    && ai.metaData.getInt("android.app.use_local_qt_libs") == 1) {
+                ArrayList<String> libraryList = new ArrayList<String>();
 
-                String localPrefix="/data/local/tmp/qt/";
-                if (getIntent().getExtras().containsKey("libs_prefix"))
-                    localPrefix=getIntent().getExtras().getString("libs_prefix");
+                String localPrefix = "/data/local/tmp/qt/";
+                if (ai.metaData.containsKey("android.app.libs_prefix"))
+                    localPrefix = ai.metaData.getString("android.app.libs_prefix");
 
                 if (m_qtLibs != null) {
                     for (int i=0;i<m_qtLibs.length;i++)
                         libraryList.add(localPrefix+"lib/lib"+m_qtLibs[i]+".so");
                 }
 
-                if (getIntent().getExtras().containsKey("load_local_libs")) {
-                    String[] extraLibs=getIntent().getExtras().getString("load_local_libs").split(":");
-                    for (String lib:extraLibs) {
+                if (ai.metaData.containsKey("android.app.load_local_libs")) {
+                    String[] extraLibs = ai.metaData.getString("android.app.load_local_libs").split(":");
+                    for (String lib : extraLibs) {
                         if (lib.length() > 0)
                             libraryList.add(localPrefix + lib);
                     }
@@ -328,8 +327,8 @@ public class QtActivity extends Activity
 
                 String dexPaths = new String();
                 String pathSeparator = System.getProperty("path.separator", ":");
-                if (getIntent().getExtras().containsKey("load_local_jars")) {
-                    String[] jarFiles = getIntent().getExtras().getString("load_local_jars").split(":");
+                if (ai.metaData.containsKey("android.app.load_local_jars")) {
+                    String[] jarFiles = ai.metaData.getString("android.app.load_local_jars").split(":");
                     for (String jar:jarFiles) {
                         if (jar.length() > 0) {
                             if (dexPaths.length() > 0)
@@ -342,12 +341,10 @@ public class QtActivity extends Activity
                 Bundle loaderParams = new Bundle();
                 loaderParams.putInt(ERROR_CODE_KEY, 0);
                 loaderParams.putString(DEX_PATH_KEY, dexPaths);
-                loaderParams.putString(LOADER_CLASS_NAME_KEY, getIntent().getExtras().containsKey("loader_class_name")
-                                                              ? getIntent().getExtras().getString("loader_class_name")
-                                                              : "org.qtproject.qt5.android.QtActivityDelegate");
-                if (getIntent().getExtras().containsKey("static_init_classes")) {
+                loaderParams.putString(LOADER_CLASS_NAME_KEY, "org.qtproject.qt5.android.QtActivityDelegate");
+                if (ai.metaData.containsKey("android.app.static_init_classes")) {
                     loaderParams.putStringArray(STATIC_INIT_CLASSES_KEY,
-                                                getIntent().getExtras().getString("static_init_classes").split(":"));
+                                                ai.metaData.getString("android.app.static_init_classes").split(":"));
                 }
                 loaderParams.putStringArrayList(NATIVE_LIBRARIES_KEY, libraryList);
                 loaderParams.putString(ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES_KEY, ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES