diff --git a/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ce80c5f4f..f88916024 100644
--- a/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/templates/android/template/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="::APP_PACKAGE::" android:versionCode="::APP_BUILD_NUMBER::" android:versionName="::APP_VERSION::" android:installLocation="::ANDROID_INSTALL_LOCATION::">
 	
 	<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" android:required="true" />
-	::if (ANDROID_PERMISSIONS != null)::::foreach ANDROID_PERMISSIONS::
-	<uses-permission android:name="::__current__::" />::end::::end::
+	<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
+	
+	::if (ANDROID_PERMISSIONS != null)::::foreach ANDROID_PERMISSIONS::<uses-permission android:name="::__current__::" />
+	::end::::end::
 	
 	<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="::ANDROID_MINIMUM_SDK_VERSION::" android:targetSdkVersion="::ANDROID_TARGET_SDK_VERSION::"/>