diff --git a/sys/android/app/build.gradle b/sys/android/app/build.gradle
index 52fbfd190..fbfa58ecf 100644
--- a/sys/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/sys/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ android {
     applicationId 'com.skwidge.nethack'
     minSdk 24
     targetSdk 36
-    versionName '3.6.7-6'
-    versionCode 3676
+    versionName '3.6.7-7'
+    versionCode 3677
   }
 
   compileOptions {
diff --git a/sys/android/app/res/values/config.xml b/sys/android/app/res/values/config.xml
index 4a49d199c..58e76bc78 100644
--- a/sys/android/app/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/sys/android/app/res/values/config.xml
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@
 	<string name="hearseClientName">Gurr Android Nethack 3.6.0</string>
 	<string name="hearseRoles">Arc|Bar|Cav|Hea|Kni|Mon|Pri|Rog|Ran|Sam|Tou|Val|Wiz</string>
 	<string name="hearseNethackVersion">54</string>
+	<string name="defaultTileset">default_32</string>
+	<integer name="defaultTileSizeDp">24</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/sys/android/forkfront/res/values/config.xml b/sys/android/forkfront/res/values/config.xml
index 35b2079cb..82f089cc0 100644
--- a/sys/android/forkfront/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/sys/android/forkfront/res/values/config.xml
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@
 	<string name="hearseRoles"></string>
 	<bool name="hearseLittleEndian">false</bool>
 	<bool name="oldStatusMode">false</bool>
+	<!-- Tileset used until the player picks one: TTY (text) or a tileValues entry -->
+	<string name="defaultTileset">TTY</string>
+	<!-- Map tile height in dp until the player zooms; 0 draws tiles at their pixel size -->
+	<integer name="defaultTileSizeDp">0</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/NHW_Map.java b/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/NHW_Map.java
index 46f187590..e684647b1 100644
--- a/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/NHW_Map.java
+++ b/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/NHW_Map.java
@@ -575,7 +575,10 @@ public void loadZoomLevel() {
 		float zoomLevel = 0;
 		try
 		{
-			zoomLevel = prefs.getFloat("zoomLevel", 0.f);
+			if(prefs.contains("zoomLevel"))
+				zoomLevel = prefs.getFloat("zoomLevel", 0.f);
+			else
+				zoomLevel = getDefaultZoomLevel();
 		}
 		catch(Exception e)
 		{
@@ -583,6 +586,17 @@ public void loadZoomLevel() {
 		zoom(zoomLevel - mScaleCount);
 	}
 
+	// ____________________________________________________________________________________
+	// The zoom used until the player zooms: tiles defaultTileSizeDp tall on any screen
+	// density, or the unscaled tile size if that is 0.
+	private float getDefaultZoomLevel() {
+		int tileSizeDp = mContext.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.defaultTileSizeDp);
+		if(tileSizeDp <= 0)
+			return 0;
+		float scale = tileSizeDp * mDisplayDensity / mUI.getBaseTileHeight();
+		return (float)(Math.log(scale) / Math.log(ZOOM_BASE));
+	}
+
 	// ____________________________________________________________________________________ // 
 	//																						// 
 	// ____________________________________________________________________________________ // 
diff --git a/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/Tileset.java b/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/Tileset.java
index 281167d38..7584ca476 100644
--- a/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/Tileset.java
+++ b/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/Tileset.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void updateTileset(SharedPreferences prefs, Resources r)
 
 		mFallbackRenderer = prefs.getBoolean("fallbackRenderer", false);
 
-		String tilesetName = prefs.getString("tileset", "TTY");
+		String tilesetName = prefs.getString("tileset", r.getString(R.string.defaultTileset));
 
 		boolean TTY = tilesetName.equals("TTY");
 		int tileW = prefs.getInt("tileW", 32);
diff --git a/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/TilesetPreference.java b/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/TilesetPreference.java
index dec6ac3aa..c43676706 100644
--- a/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/TilesetPreference.java
+++ b/sys/android/forkfront/src/com/tbd/forkfront/TilesetPreference.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ protected void onBindView(View view)
 		super.onBindView(view);
 
 		SharedPreferences prefs = getSharedPreferences();
-		String currentValue = prefs.getString("tileset", TTY);
+		String currentValue = prefs.getString("tileset", getContext().getString(R.string.defaultTileset));
 
 		int i = mEntryValues.indexOf(currentValue);
 		if(i < 0)