diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
index 48f6b400..389e2352 100644
--- a/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <uses-sdk
         android:minSdkVersion="16"
-        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />
+        android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index ce39f2d0..4ab12569 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 #proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=android-18
+target=android-19
diff --git a/src/com/limelight/Game.java b/src/com/limelight/Game.java
index c43d63ba..b2a497c1 100644
--- a/src/com/limelight/Game.java
+++ b/src/com/limelight/Game.java
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ public class Game extends Activity implements OnGenericMotionListener, OnTouchLi
 		// We don't want a title bar
 		requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
 		
-		// Make the UI "low profile"
-		getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);
-		
 		// Inflate the content
 		setContentView(R.layout.activity_game);
 
@@ -62,6 +59,29 @@ public class Game extends Activity implements OnGenericMotionListener, OnTouchLi
 		conn = new NvConnection(Game.this.getIntent().getStringExtra("host"), Game.this, sv.getHolder().getSurface());
 		conn.start();
 	}
+
+	public void hideSystemUi() {
+		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				// Use immersive mode on 4.4+ or standard low profile on previous builds
+				if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+					Game.this.getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE |
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION |
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN |
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION |
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN |
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY);
+				}
+				else {
+					Game.this.getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN |
+							View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void onPause() {
diff --git a/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvConnection.java b/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvConnection.java
index cf204d97..6bfe4db1 100644
--- a/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvConnection.java
+++ b/src/com/limelight/nvstream/NvConnection.java
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
-import android.app.Activity;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import com.limelight.Game;
 import com.limelight.nvstream.input.NvController;
 
 public class NvConnection {
 	private String host;
-	private Activity activity;
+	private Game activity;
 	
 	private NvControl controlStream;
 	private NvController inputStream;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public class NvConnection {
 	
 	private ThreadPoolExecutor threadPool;
 	
-	public NvConnection(String host, Activity activity, Surface video)
+	public NvConnection(String host, Game activity, Surface video)
 	{
 		this.host = host;
 		this.activity = activity;
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public class NvConnection {
 					beginControlStream();
 					controlStream.startJitterPackets();
 					startController();
+					activity.hideSystemUi();
 				} catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
 					e.printStackTrace();
 					displayToast(e.getMessage());