diff --git a/Command/WebApp.hs b/Command/WebApp.hs
index d153190782..0a8c62be84 100644
--- a/Command/WebApp.hs
+++ b/Command/WebApp.hs
@@ -157,10 +157,12 @@ firstRun listenhost = do
 	sendurlback v _origout _origerr url _htmlshim = putMVar v url
 
 openBrowser :: Maybe FilePath -> FilePath -> String -> Maybe Handle -> Maybe Handle -> IO ()
-#ifdef __ANDROID__
-openBrowser mcmd htmlshim realurl outh errh = do
-#else
+#ifndef __ANDROID__
 openBrowser mcmd htmlshim _realurl outh errh = do
+#else
+openBrowser mcmd htmlshim realurl outh errh = do
+	{- The Android app has a menu item that opens this file. -}
+	writeFile "/sdcard/git-annex.home/.git-annex-url" realurl
 #endif
 	hPutStrLn (fromMaybe stdout outh) $ "Launching web browser on " ++ url
 	hFlush stdout
@@ -171,8 +173,11 @@ openBrowser mcmd htmlshim _realurl outh errh = do
 		, std_err = maybe Inherit UseHandle errh
 		}
 	exitcode <- waitForProcess pid
-	unless (exitcode == ExitSuccess) $
+	unless (exitcode == ExitSuccess) $ do
 		hPutStrLn (fromMaybe stderr errh) "failed to start web browser"
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+		hPutStrLn (fromMaybe stderr errh) "To open the WebApp, go to the menu and select \"Open WebApp\""
+#endif
   where
 	p = case mcmd of
 		Just cmd -> proc cmd [htmlshim]
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6fa8151ef9..2c40b472d5 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ git-annex (4.20130522) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     preferred content settings.
   * sync: Fix double merge conflict resolution handling.
   * XMPP: Fix a file descriptor leak.
+  * Android: Added an "Open WebApp" item to the terminal's menu.
+    Should work for Android devices that cannot auto-open the webapp on start.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Tue, 21 May 2013 18:22:46 -0400
 
diff --git a/standalone/android/term.patch b/standalone/android/term.patch
index e7e2983c8b..da5989328e 100644
--- a/standalone/android/term.patch
+++ b/standalone/android/term.patch
@@ -23,6 +23,28 @@ index f6952f0..1a8df8f 100644
          execBuild.redirectErrorStream(true);
          Process exec = null;
          try {
+diff --git a/res/menu/main.xml b/res/menu/main.xml
+index 064f833..fe5f3a3 100644
+--- a/res/menu/main.xml
++++ b/res/menu/main.xml
+@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
+ -->
+ 
+ <menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
++    <item android:id="@+id/menu_send_email"
++        android:title="@string/send_email" />
+     <item android:id="@+id/menu_new_window"
+         android:title="@string/new_window"
+         android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_add" />
+@@ -34,8 +36,6 @@
+         android:icon="@drawable/ic_menu_preferences" />
+     <item android:id="@+id/menu_reset"
+         android:title="@string/reset" />
+-    <item android:id="@+id/menu_send_email"
+-        android:title="@string/send_email" />
+     <item android:id="@+id/menu_toggle_wakelock"
+         android:title="@string/enable_wakelock" />
+     <item android:id="@+id/menu_toggle_wifilock"
 diff --git a/res/values/defaults.xml b/res/values/defaults.xml
 index 67287b2..9b7cfcd 100644
 --- a/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -41,6 +63,83 @@ index 67287b2..9b7cfcd 100644
     <bool name="pref_verify_path_default">true</bool>
     <bool name="pref_do_path_extensions_default">true</bool>
     <bool name="pref_allow_prepend_path_default">true</bool>
+diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
+index f1464e9..b06ec9a 100644
+--- a/res/values/strings.xml
++++ b/res/values/strings.xml
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
+    <string name="prev_window">Prev window</string>
+    <string name="next_window">Next window</string>
+    <string name="reset">Reset term</string>
+-   <string name="send_email">Email to</string>
++   <string name="send_email">Open WebApp</string>
+    <string name="special_keys">Special keys</string>
+    <string name="toggle_soft_keyboard">Toggle soft keyboard</string>
+ 
+diff --git a/src/jackpal/androidterm/Term.java b/src/jackpal/androidterm/Term.java
+index 8a3a4ac..af8d1ad 100644
+--- a/src/jackpal/androidterm/Term.java
++++ b/src/jackpal/androidterm/Term.java
+@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import java.text.Collator;
+ import java.util.Arrays;
+ import java.util.Locale;
+ 
++import java.io.FileReader;
++import java.io.BufferedReader;
++
+ import android.app.Activity;
+ import android.app.AlertDialog;
+ import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
+@@ -59,6 +62,11 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
+ import android.widget.TextView;
+ import android.widget.Toast;
+ 
++import android.content.Intent;
++import android.net.Uri;
++import android.app.Activity;
++import android.content.Context;
++
+ import jackpal.androidterm.emulatorview.ColorScheme;
+ import jackpal.androidterm.emulatorview.EmulatorView;
+ import jackpal.androidterm.emulatorview.TermSession;
+@@ -911,31 +919,15 @@ public class Term extends Activity implements UpdateCallback {
+     }
+ 
+     private void doEmailTranscript() {
++	// Hack: repurposed to open the git-annex webapp
+         TermSession session = getCurrentTermSession();
+         if (session != null) {
+-            // Don't really want to supply an address, but
+-            // currently it's required, otherwise nobody
+-            // wants to handle the intent.
+-            String addr = "user@example.com";
+-            Intent intent =
+-                    new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.parse("mailto:"
+-                            + addr));
+-
+-            String subject = getString(R.string.email_transcript_subject);
+-            String title = session.getTitle();
+-            if (title != null) {
+-                subject = subject + " - " + title;
+-            }
+-            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
+-            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,
+-                    session.getTranscriptText().trim());
+             try {
+-                startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent,
+-                        getString(R.string.email_transcript_chooser_title)));
+-            } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+-                Toast.makeText(this,
+-                        R.string.email_transcript_no_email_activity_found,
+-                        Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
++              BufferedReader buf = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("/sdcard/git-annex.home/.git-annex-url"));
++              String s = buf.readLine();
++              Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(s));
++              startActivity(intent);
++	    } catch (Exception e) {
+             }
+         }
+     }
 diff --git a/tools/build-debug b/tools/build-debug
 index 1f15cd2..e611956 100755
 --- a/tools/build-debug