diff --git a/src/android_app_plugin/kolibri_plugin.py b/src/android_app_plugin/kolibri_plugin.py
index 40d8aff8..e2248ac3 100644
--- a/src/android_app_plugin/kolibri_plugin.py
+++ b/src/android_app_plugin/kolibri_plugin.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import logging
 
+from android_utils import is_active_network_metered
+from android_utils import os_user
+from android_utils import share_by_intent
 from django.utils import timezone
 from jnius import autoclass
+from kolibri.core.device.hooks import CheckIsMeteredHook
+from kolibri.core.device.hooks import GetOSUserHook
+from kolibri.core.device.hooks import ShareFileHook
 from kolibri.core.tasks.hooks import StorageHook
 from kolibri.core.tasks.job import Priority
 from kolibri.plugins import KolibriPluginBase
@@ -20,6 +26,27 @@ class AndroidApp(KolibriPluginBase):
     pass
 
 
+@register_hook
+class AndroidGetOSUserHook(GetOSUserHook):
+    def get_os_user(self, auth_token=None):
+        return os_user(auth_token)
+
+
+@register_hook
+class AndroidCheckIsMeteredHook(CheckIsMeteredHook):
+    def check_is_metered(self):
+        try:
+            return bool(is_active_network_metered())
+        except Exception:
+            return False
+
+
+@register_hook
+class AndroidShareFileHook(ShareFileHook):
+    def share_file(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return share_by_intent(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 @register_hook
 class StorageHook(StorageHook):
     def schedule(
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index ce8a5e7b..e134e057 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 
 import initialization  # noqa: F401 keep this first, to ensure we're set up for other imports
 from android_utils import get_os_user_auth_token
-from android_utils import is_active_network_metered
-from android_utils import os_user
-from android_utils import share_by_intent
 from jnius import autoclass
+from kolibri.core.device.utils import app_initialize_url
 from kolibri.main import enable_plugin
-from kolibri.plugins.app.utils import interface
 from kolibri.utils.cli import initialize
 from kolibri.utils.server import BaseKolibriProcessBus
 from kolibri.utils.server import KolibriServerPlugin
@@ -34,25 +31,20 @@ def __init__(self, bus):
         self.bus.subscribe("SERVING", self.SERVING)
 
     def SERVING(self, port):
-        start_url = "http://127.0.0.1:{port}".format(
-            port=port
-        ) + interface.get_initialize_url(auth_token=auth_token_value)
+        start_url = "http://127.0.0.1:{port}".format(port=port) + app_initialize_url(
+            auth_token=auth_token_value
+        )
         loadUrl(start_url)
 
 
 logging.info("Initializing Kolibri and running any upgrade routines")
 
-# activate app mode
-enable_plugin("kolibri.plugins.app")
+
 enable_plugin("android_app_plugin")
 
 # we need to initialize Kolibri to allow us to access the app key
 initialize()
 
-interface.register(share_file=share_by_intent)
-interface.register(check_is_metered=is_active_network_metered)
-interface.register(get_os_user=os_user)
-
 kolibri_bus = BaseKolibriProcessBus()
 # Setup zeroconf plugin
 zeroconf_plugin = ZeroConfPlugin(kolibri_bus, kolibri_bus.port)
diff --git a/src/taskworker.py b/src/taskworker.py
index b7ae55bb..7e9c66ad 100644
--- a/src/taskworker.py
+++ b/src/taskworker.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import logging
 
 import initialization  # noqa: F401 keep this first, to ensure we're set up for other imports
-from android_utils import os_user
+from kolibri.main import enable_plugin
 from kolibri.main import initialize
-from kolibri.plugins.app.utils import interface
 
+enable_plugin("android_app_plugin")
 initialize(skip_update=True)
-interface.register(get_os_user=os_user)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)