diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/briar-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e4e606166..a6b8b2e73 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -153,15 +153,14 @@
 		</activity>
 
 		<activity
-			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.OldDistributedBackupActivity"
-			android:label="@string/activity_name_old_distributed_backup"
-			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsActivity">
+			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.RecoverActivity"
+			android:label="@string/activity_name_recovery"
+			android:parentActivityName="org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverActivity">
 			<meta-data
 				android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
-				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.settings.SettingsActivity" />
+				android:value="org.briarproject.briar.android.account.NewOrRecoverActivity" />
 		</activity>
 
-
 		<activity
 			android:name="org.briarproject.briar.android.conversation.ConversationActivity"
 			android:label="@string/app_name"
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverActivity.java
index f8f872b94..92849f064 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverActivity.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.RecoverActivity;
 
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP;
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK;
 import static android.content.Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_TASK_ON_HOME;
 
 public class NewOrRecoverActivity extends BaseActivity implements
-		BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener, SetupNewAccountChosenListener {
+		BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener, SetupNewAccountChosenListener,
+		RecoverAccountListener {
 
 	@Override
 	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
@@ -26,13 +28,13 @@ public class NewOrRecoverActivity extends BaseActivity implements
 		super.onCreate(state);
 		// fade-in after splash screen instead of default animation
 		overridePendingTransition(R.anim.fade_in, R.anim.fade_out);
-        setContentView(R.layout.activity_fragment_container);
+		setContentView(R.layout.activity_fragment_container);
 		NewOrRecoverFragment fragment = NewOrRecoverFragment.newInstance();
 		showInitialFragment(fragment);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void setupNewAccountChosen () {
+	public void setupNewAccountChosen() {
 		finish();
 		Intent i = new Intent(this, SetupActivity.class);
 		i.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP |
@@ -40,6 +42,14 @@ public class NewOrRecoverActivity extends BaseActivity implements
 		startActivity(i);
 	}
 
+	public void recoverAccountChosen() {
+		finish();
+		Intent i = new Intent(this, RecoverActivity.class);
+		i.addFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP |
+				FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK | FLAG_ACTIVITY_TASK_ON_HOME);
+		startActivity(i);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void runOnDbThread(Runnable runnable) {
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverFragment.java
index 4ad91de57..a6055afac 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/NewOrRecoverFragment.java
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ public class NewOrRecoverFragment extends BaseFragment {
 
 	public static final String TAG = NewOrRecoverFragment.class.getName();
 
-	protected SetupNewAccountChosenListener listener;
+	protected SetupNewAccountChosenListener setupNewAccountListener;
+	protected RecoverAccountListener recoverAccountListener;
 
 	public static NewOrRecoverFragment newInstance() {
 		Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
@@ -38,9 +39,14 @@ public class NewOrRecoverFragment extends BaseFragment {
 			ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_new_or_recover,
 				container, false);
-		Button button = view.findViewById(R.id.buttonSetupNewAccount);
-		button.setOnClickListener(e -> {
-			listener.setupNewAccountChosen();
+		Button newAccountButton = view.findViewById(R.id.buttonSetupNewAccount);
+		newAccountButton.setOnClickListener(e -> {
+			setupNewAccountListener.setupNewAccountChosen();
+		});
+
+		Button recoverAccountButton = view.findViewById(R.id.buttonRestoreAccount);
+		recoverAccountButton.setOnClickListener(e -> {
+			recoverAccountListener.recoverAccountChosen();
 		});
 		return view;
 	}
@@ -48,7 +54,8 @@ public class NewOrRecoverFragment extends BaseFragment {
 	@Override
 	public void onAttach(Context context) {
 		super.onAttach(context);
-		listener = (SetupNewAccountChosenListener) context;
+		setupNewAccountListener = (SetupNewAccountChosenListener) context;
+		recoverAccountListener = (RecoverAccountListener) context;
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/RecoverAccountListener.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/RecoverAccountListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f267cc70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/account/RecoverAccountListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.account;
+
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
+public interface RecoverAccountListener {
+	@UiThread
+	void recoverAccountChosen();
+}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java
index d90007f79..a3def6f1e 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/ActivityComponent.java
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.CustodianSelectorFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.DistributedBackupActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.ExistingBackupFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.OldDistributedBackupActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.RecoverActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.ShardsSentFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.ThresholdSelectorFragment;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup.creation.CreateBackupController;
@@ -257,8 +259,8 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 	void inject(ThresholdSelectorFragment thresholdSelectorFragment);
 
 	void inject(DistributedBackupActivity distributedBackupActivity);
-//    void inject(CreateBackupController createBackupController);
-//	void inject(CustodianDisplayFragment custodianDisplayFragment);
+
+	void inject(RecoverActivity recoverActivity);
 
 	void inject(DatabaseComponent databaseComponent);
 
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ public interface ActivityComponent {
 
 	void inject(ShardsSentFragment shardsSentFragment);
 
+	void inject(OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment ownerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment);
+
 	void inject(ExistingBackupFragment existingBackupFragment);
 
 	void inject(NewOrRecoverFragment newOrRecoverFragment);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d21e3b9bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.Button;
+
+import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
+
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+public class OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment extends BaseFragment {
+
+	public static final String TAG =
+			OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment.class.getName();
+
+	@Override
+	public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		requireActivity().setTitle(R.string.title_recovery_mode);
+	}
+
+	@Nullable
+	@Override
+	public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater,
+			@Nullable ViewGroup container,
+			@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_recovery_owner_explainer,
+				container, false);
+//		Button button = view.findViewById(R.id.button);
+//		button.setOnClickListener(e -> {
+//			listener.shardsSentDismissed();
+//		});
+
+		return view;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void injectFragment(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getUniqueTag() {
+		return TAG;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/RecoverActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/RecoverActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4a4c3ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/RecoverActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package org.briarproject.briar.android.socialbackup;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment;
+
+public class RecoverActivity extends BriarActivity implements
+		BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener {
+
+	@Override
+	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		setContentView(R.layout.activity_recover);
+
+		OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment fragment = new OwnerRecoveryModeExplainerFragment();
+		showInitialFragment(fragment);
+	}
+	@Override
+	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
+		component.inject(this);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/activity_recover.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/activity_recover.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..306502b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/layout/activity_recover.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
+	xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+	android:id="@+id/fragmentContainer"
+	android:layout_width="match_parent"
+	android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 9caff706b..21ee3e5c1 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -717,4 +717,5 @@
 	<string name="social_backup_shard_sent">You have sent a social backup shard.</string>
 
 	<string name="activity_name_new_or_recover_account">Create new account or recover existing account</string>
+	<string name="activity_name_recovery">Recover Account</string>
 </resources>