diff --git a/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
index c44b3a1e1e..63935e0297 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/phoenix/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         <activity android:name=".browser.LazyPopupMenu"></activity>
         <activity android:name=".browser.PopupMenuAbstract"></activity>
         <activity android:name=".browser.ReportIME"></activity>
+        <activity android:name=".browser.IMEActivity"></activity>
         <activity android:name=".browser.HelpActivity"></activity>
         <activity android:name=".browser.FileWrapper"></activity>
         <activity android:name=".browser.DirectoryActivity"></activity>
diff --git a/android/phoenix/res/xml/prefs.xml b/android/phoenix/res/xml/prefs.xml
index 4d696d8411..a63a383471 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/res/xml/prefs.xml
+++ b/android/phoenix/res/xml/prefs.xml
@@ -123,10 +123,6 @@
     </PreferenceScreen>
     <PreferenceScreen android:title="Input Options" >
        <PreferenceCategory android:title="General" >
-            <CheckBoxPreference android:title="Enable global configuration"
-                android:summary="Enable global settings for all cores. Leave disabled if you want per-core settings."
-                android:key="global_config_enable"
-                android:defaultValue="true"/>
             <ListPreference
                 android:entries="@array/back_options"
                 android:entryValues="@array/back_options_values"
@@ -134,6 +130,17 @@
                 android:summary="Select how you want the Back button to behave."
                 android:title="Back behavior" />
        </PreferenceCategory>
+       
+       <PreferenceCategory android:title="IME" >
+            <Preference
+                android:summary="Sets IME to be used in-game."
+                android:title="Set Input Method" >
+                <intent
+                    android:targetClass="org.retroarch.browser.IMEActivity"
+                    android:targetPackage="org.retroarch" />
+            </Preference>
+        </PreferenceCategory>
+
         <PreferenceCategory android:title="Configuration Autodetect" >
             <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:defaultValue="true"
@@ -468,6 +475,14 @@
         </PreferenceCategory>
     </PreferenceScreen>
     <PreferenceScreen android:title="Settings" >
+        <PreferenceCategory android:title="Configuration style" >
+            <CheckBoxPreference
+                android:defaultValue="true"
+                android:key="global_config_enable"
+                android:summary="Enable global settings for all cores. Leave disabled if you want per-core settings."
+                android:title="Enable global configuration" />
+        </PreferenceCategory>
+
         <PreferenceCategory android:title="General" >
             <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:defaultValue="true"
diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/IMEActivity.java b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/IMEActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfe1f55cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/IMEActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package org.retroarch.browser;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
+
+public class IMEActivity extends Activity {
+	@Override
+	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+		imm.showInputMethodPicker();
+		finish();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java
index 296f9d90be..79d7aa4d88 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/MainMenuActivity.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 				setCoreTitle(libretro_name);
 			}
 		} else {
-			libretro_path = MainMenuActivity.getInstance().getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir;
+			libretro_path = getInstance().getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir;
 			libretro_name = "No core";
 			setCoreTitle("No core");
 		}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 	public static final double getRefreshRate() {
 		double rate = 0;
 		SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager
-				.getDefaultSharedPreferences(MainMenuActivity.getInstance()
+				.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getInstance()
 						.getBaseContext());
 		String refresh_rate = prefs.getString("video_refresh_rate", "");
 		if (!refresh_rate.isEmpty()) {
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 				rate = Double.parseDouble(refresh_rate);
 			} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
 				Log.e(TAG, "Cannot parse: " + refresh_rate + " as a double!");
-				rate = MainMenuActivity.getInstance().getDisplayRefreshRate();
+				rate = getInstance().getDisplayRefreshRate();
 			}
 		} else {
-			rate = MainMenuActivity.getInstance().getDisplayRefreshRate();
+			rate = getInstance().getDisplayRefreshRate();
 		}
 
 		Log.i(TAG, "Using refresh rate: " + rate + " Hz.");
@@ -199,13 +199,13 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 		String external = System.getenv("EXTERNAL_STORAGE");
 
 		SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager
-				.getDefaultSharedPreferences(MainMenuActivity.getInstance()
+				.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getInstance()
 						.getBaseContext());
 
 		boolean global_config_enable = prefs.getBoolean("global_config_enable",
 				true);
 		boolean config_same_as_native_lib_dir = libretro_path
-				.equals(MainMenuActivity.getInstance().getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir);
+				.equals(getInstance().getApplicationInfo().nativeLibraryDir);
 		String append_path;
 		if (!global_config_enable && (config_same_as_native_lib_dir == false)) {
 			String sanitized_name = libretro_path.substring(
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 		else if (external != null
 				&& new File(internal + append_path).canWrite())
 			return external + append_path;
-		else if ((MainMenuActivity.getInstance().getApplicationInfo().dataDir) != null)
-			return (MainMenuActivity.getInstance().getApplicationInfo().dataDir)
+		else if ((getInstance().getApplicationInfo().dataDir) != null)
+			return (getInstance().getApplicationInfo().dataDir)
 					+ append_path;
 		else
 			// emergency fallback, all else failed
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 		}
 
 		SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager
-				.getDefaultSharedPreferences(MainMenuActivity.getInstance()
+				.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getInstance()
 						.getBaseContext());
 
 		config.setString("libretro_path", libretro_path);
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 						"0")));
 
 		config.setDouble("video_refresh_rate",
-				MainMenuActivity.getRefreshRate());
+				getRefreshRate());
 		config.setBoolean("video_threaded",
 				prefs.getBoolean("video_threaded", true));
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 		boolean useOverlay = prefs.getBoolean("input_overlay_enable", true);
 		if (useOverlay) {
 			String overlayPath = prefs
-					.getString("input_overlay", (MainMenuActivity.getInstance()
+					.getString("input_overlay", (getInstance()
 							.getApplicationInfo().dataDir)
 							+ "/overlays/snes-landscape.cfg");
 			config.setString("input_overlay", overlayPath);
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 		config.setBoolean("video_font_enable",
 				prefs.getBoolean("video_font_enable", true));
 
-		config.setString("game_history_path", MainMenuActivity.getInstance()
+		config.setString("game_history_path", getInstance()
 				.getApplicationInfo().dataDir + "/retroarch-history.txt");
 
 		for (int i = 1; i <= 4; i++) {
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public class MainMenuActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 				myIntent.putExtra("ROM", data.getStringExtra("PATH"));
 				myIntent.putExtra("LIBRETRO", libretro_path);
 				myIntent.putExtra("CONFIGFILE",
-						MainMenuActivity.getDefaultConfigPath());
+						getDefaultConfigPath());
 				myIntent.putExtra("IME", current_ime);
 				startActivity(myIntent);
 			}
diff --git a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ReportIME.java b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ReportIME.java
index 1a85b393ee..c8f5d463b4 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ReportIME.java
+++ b/android/phoenix/src/org/retroarch/browser/ReportIME.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.retroarch.browser;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 
@@ -9,7 +10,27 @@ public class ReportIME extends Activity {
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-		String current_ime = Settings.Secure.getString(getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.DEFAULT_INPUT_METHOD);
-		new AlertDialog.Builder(this).setMessage(current_ime).setNeutralButton("Close", null).show();
+		String current_ime = Settings.Secure.getString(getContentResolver(),
+				Settings.Secure.DEFAULT_INPUT_METHOD);
+
+		final Activity ctx = this;
+		AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
+				.setMessage(current_ime)
+				.setNeutralButton("Close",
+						new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+							@Override
+							public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,
+									int which) {
+								ctx.finish();
+							}
+						}).setCancelable(true)
+				.setOnCancelListener(new DialogInterface.OnCancelListener() {
+					@Override
+					public void onCancel(DialogInterface dialog) {
+						ctx.finish();
+					}
+				});
+
+		dialog.show();
 	}
 }