diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 34df2415..f6866b21 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
 
     <application
         android:name="kommunicate.io.sample.KommunicateApplication"
-        android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:allowBackup="false"
+        android:fullBackupContent="false"
+        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_without_shape"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da4b02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<data-extraction-rules>
+    <cloud-backup>
+        <exclude domain="root" />
+        <exclude domain="file" />
+        <exclude domain="database" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" />
+        <exclude domain="external" />
+    </cloud-backup>
+    <device-transfer>
+        <exclude domain="root" />
+        <exclude domain="file" />
+        <exclude domain="database" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" />
+        <exclude domain="external" />
+    </device-transfer>
+</data-extraction-rules>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kommunicate/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/kommunicate/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 48b3cac6..f0772b9f 100644
--- a/kommunicate/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/kommunicate/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 
 
     <application
+        android:allowBackup="false"
+        android:fullBackupContent="false"
+        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
-        android:allowBackup="true"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         tools:targetApi="n">
diff --git a/kommunicate/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml b/kommunicate/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da4b02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kommunicate/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<data-extraction-rules>
+    <cloud-backup>
+        <exclude domain="root" />
+        <exclude domain="file" />
+        <exclude domain="database" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" />
+        <exclude domain="external" />
+    </cloud-backup>
+    <device-transfer>
+        <exclude domain="root" />
+        <exclude domain="file" />
+        <exclude domain="database" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" />
+        <exclude domain="external" />
+    </device-transfer>
+</data-extraction-rules>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kommunicateui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/kommunicateui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ec5a94fe..8735b109 100755
--- a/kommunicateui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/kommunicateui/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
     </queries>
 
     <application
+        android:allowBackup="false"
+        android:fullBackupContent="false"
+        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
         android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
-        android:allowBackup="true"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:supportsRtl="true"
         tools:targetApi="n">
diff --git a/kommunicateui/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml b/kommunicateui/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da4b02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kommunicateui/src/main/res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<data-extraction-rules>
+    <cloud-backup>
+        <exclude domain="root" />
+        <exclude domain="file" />
+        <exclude domain="database" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" />
+        <exclude domain="external" />
+    </cloud-backup>
+    <device-transfer>
+        <exclude domain="root" />
+        <exclude domain="file" />
+        <exclude domain="database" />
+        <exclude domain="sharedpref" />
+        <exclude domain="external" />
+    </device-transfer>
+</data-extraction-rules>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/local.properties b/local.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38a7dde9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+## This file must *NOT* be checked into Version Control Systems,
+# as it contains information specific to your local configuration.
+#
+# Location of the SDK. This is only used by Gradle.
+# For customization when using a Version Control System, please read the
+# header note.
+#Fri Aug 16 18:38:45 IST 2024
+sdk.dir=C\:\\Users\\91966\\AppData\\Local\\Android\\Sdk