diff --git a/cmake/ConfigOptionsAndroid.cmake b/cmake/ConfigOptionsAndroid.cmake
index b241fabe7..ea0a3ddea 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigOptionsAndroid.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigOptionsAndroid.cmake
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ option(WITH_OPENSLES "Enable sound and microphone redirection using OpenSLES" ON
 
 set(ANDROID_APP_TARGET_SDK 21 CACHE STRING "Application target android SDK")
 set(ANDROID_APP_MIN_SDK 14 CACHE STRING "Application minimum android SDK requirement")
-option(WITH_MEDIACODEC "Use MediaCodec API" ON)
+option(WITH_MEDIACODEC "[experimental] Use MediaCodec API (currently no fallback if no device support)" OFF)
diff --git a/scripts/android-build-32.conf b/scripts/android-build-32.conf
index 7730a0e0f..7f87f530e 100644
--- a/scripts/android-build-32.conf
+++ b/scripts/android-build-32.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WITH_FFMPEG=1
 BUILD_DEPS=1
 DEPS_ONLY=0
 NDK_TARGET=21
-WITH_MEDIACODEC=1
+WITH_MEDIACODEC=0
 
 OPENH264_TAG=v2.3.1
 OPENH264_HASH=453afa66dacb560bc5fd0468aabee90c483741571bca820a39a1c07f0362dc32
diff --git a/scripts/android-build-64.conf b/scripts/android-build-64.conf
index 3620dee0e..c79a334c3 100644
--- a/scripts/android-build-64.conf
+++ b/scripts/android-build-64.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WITH_FFMPEG=1
 BUILD_DEPS=1
 DEPS_ONLY=0
 NDK_TARGET=21
-WITH_MEDIACODEC=1
+WITH_MEDIACODEC=0
 
 OPENH264_TAG=v2.3.1
 OPENH264_HASH=453afa66dacb560bc5fd0468aabee90c483741571bca820a39a1c07f0362dc32
diff --git a/scripts/android-build-release.conf b/scripts/android-build-release.conf
index cb98fd1de..109a4aeec 100644
--- a/scripts/android-build-release.conf
+++ b/scripts/android-build-release.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WITH_FFMPEG=1
 BUILD_DEPS=1
 DEPS_ONLY=0
 NDK_TARGET=23
-WITH_MEDIACODEC=1
+WITH_MEDIACODEC=0
 
 OPENH264_TAG=v2.3.1
 OPENH264_HASH=453afa66dacb560bc5fd0468aabee90c483741571bca820a39a1c07f0362dc32
diff --git a/scripts/android-build.conf b/scripts/android-build.conf
index 7327bd280..5c92884c5 100644
--- a/scripts/android-build.conf
+++ b/scripts/android-build.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WITH_FFMPEG=0
 BUILD_DEPS=1
 DEPS_ONLY=0
 NDK_TARGET=21
-WITH_MEDIACODEC=1
+WITH_MEDIACODEC=0
 
 OPENH264_TAG=v2.3.1
 OPENH264_HASH=453afa66dacb560bc5fd0468aabee90c483741571bca820a39a1c07f0362dc32