diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
index f78171828..03a6b6874 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/xml/xwprefs.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
     <CheckBoxPreference android:key="@string/key_studyon"
                         android:title="@string/title_studyon"
                         android:summary="@string/summary_studyon"
-                        android:defaultValue="false"
+                        android:defaultValue="true"
                         />
     <CheckBoxPreference android:key="@string/key_ringer_zoom"
                         android:title="@string/ringer_zoom"
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
index d777f45e0..fd4a0db3a 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/XWPrefs.java
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public class XWPrefs {
 
     public static boolean getStudyEnabled( Context context )
     {
-        return getPrefsBoolean( context, R.string.key_studyon, false );
+        return getPrefsBoolean( context, R.string.key_studyon, true );
     }
 
     protected static String getPrefsString( Context context, int keyID )