diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 5b930e3..72463a5 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1471,6 +1471,7 @@ pub fn run_with(
     ui_state.stylus_buttons = ui_settings.stylus_buttons.clone();
     ui_state.set_eraser_radius_mm(ui_settings.eraser_radius_mm);
     ui_state.math.set_enabled(ui_settings.math_assist);
+    ui_state.touch_draw_enabled = ui_settings.touch_draw;
     ui_state.select_pen(ui_settings.active_pen);
     ui_state.highlighter_colors = ui_settings.highlighter_colors;
     ui_state.select_highlighter_color(ui_settings.active_highlighter);
@@ -5356,6 +5357,14 @@ pub fn run_with(
                                         &mut ui_state,
                                     );
                                 }
+                                UiAction::SetTouchDraw(on) => {
+                                    ui_settings.touch_draw = on;
+                                    save_ui_settings(
+                                        &ui_settings,
+                                        ui_settings_path.as_deref(),
+                                        &mut ui_state,
+                                    );
+                                }
                                 UiAction::SetSidebarSide(side) => {
                                     ui_settings.sidebar_side = side;
                                     save_ui_settings(
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 2b483f4..2c05785 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ pub struct UiSettings {
     pub storage_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// Compute handwritten math after `=` (Issue #46)
     pub math_assist: bool,
+    /// One finger draws instead of moving the page. On by default on Android, where phones
+    /// usually have no pen (Issue #50)
+    pub touch_draw: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for UiSettings {
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ impl Default for UiSettings {
             eraser_radius_mm: 3.0,
             storage_dir: None,
             math_assist: false,
+            touch_draw: cfg!(target_os = "android"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -354,6 +358,7 @@ mod tests {
             eraser_radius_mm: 6.0,
             storage_dir: Some(PathBuf::from("/home/pia/Nextcloud/ink-notes")),
             math_assist: true,
+            touch_draw: true,
         };
         settings.save_to(&path).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(UiSettings::load_from(&path), settings);
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index 430e1c0..17f7e73 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ pub enum UiAction {
     SetSidebarSide(SidebarSide),
     /// Compute handwritten math after `=` on or off (Issue #46)
     SetMathAssist(bool),
+    /// One finger draws or moves the page (saved, Issue #50)
+    SetTouchDraw(bool),
     /// Sprache der Oberfläche; `None` = Sprache des Systems
     SetLanguage(Option<crate::i18n::Language>),
     /// Papierfarbe der Anzeige und Aufhellen dunkler Tinte (wird gespeichert)
@@ -4613,13 +4615,18 @@ pub fn render_ui(
                             });
 
                             section(ui, t!("EINGABE"));
-                            ui.checkbox(
-                                &mut state.touch_draw_enabled,
-                                t!("Mit dem Finger zeichnen"),
-                            )
-                            .on_hover_text(
-                                t!("Aus: ein Finger verschiebt, zwei Finger zoomen (empfohlen mit Stift).\nAn: ein Finger zeichnet."),
-                            );
+                            if ui
+                                .checkbox(
+                                    &mut state.touch_draw_enabled,
+                                    t!("Mit dem Finger zeichnen"),
+                                )
+                                .on_hover_text(
+                                    t!("Aus: ein Finger verschiebt, zwei Finger zoomen (empfohlen mit Stift).\nAn: ein Finger zeichnet."),
+                                )
+                                .changed()
+                            {
+                                actions.push(UiAction::SetTouchDraw(state.touch_draw_enabled));
+                            }
                             let mut math = state.math.enabled;
                             if ui
                                 .checkbox(&mut math, t!("Formeln nach „=“ ausrechnen"))