diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 397d243..e503c99 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ node_modules
 devAssets
 
 .DS_Store
+.cinny-stash-pending
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7bf9a19..194c708 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "android:prepare": "node scripts/apply-overlay.mjs && cd cinny && npm install && npm run build && npx cap sync android",
+    "android:restore": "node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
     "android:open": "cd cinny && npx cap open android",
     "android:run": "cd cinny && npx cap run android",
-    "android:apk": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat assembleDebug",
-    "android:apk:release": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat assembleRelease",
-    "android:aab": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat bundleRelease"
+    "android:apk": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat assembleDebug && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
+    "android:apk:release": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat assembleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs",
+    "android:aab": "npm run android:prepare && cd cinny/android && gradlew.bat bundleRelease && cd ../.. && node scripts/restore-cinny.mjs"
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": {
diff --git a/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs b/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs
index 8701f5a..98b5230 100644
--- a/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs
+++ b/scripts/apply-overlay.mjs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * the Capacitor / Android platform changes on top of it.
  */
 
-import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, copyFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, existsSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, copyFileSync, readdirSync, statSync, existsSync, unlinkSync } from 'fs';
 import { join, dirname, relative, resolve } from 'path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const ROOT = join(__dirname, '..');
 const CINNY = join(ROOT, 'cinny');
 const OVERLAY = join(ROOT, 'overlay');
+const STASH_FLAG = join(ROOT, '.cinny-stash-pending');
+
+// Stash any pre-existing cinny changes so the overlay applies cleanly.
+// The restore-cinny script will pop them back afterwards.
+const cinnyStatus = execSync('git status --porcelain', { cwd: CINNY, encoding: 'utf8' });
+if (cinnyStatus.trim()) {
+  console.log('[apply-overlay] Stashing pre-existing cinny changes...');
+  execSync('git stash push -u -m "pre-overlay stash"', { cwd: CINNY, stdio: 'inherit' });
+  writeFileSync(STASH_FLAG, '1', 'utf8');
+  console.log('[apply-overlay] Stash saved.');
+} else {
+  // Ensure no stale flag from a previous interrupted run
+  if (existsSync(STASH_FLAG)) unlinkSync(STASH_FLAG);
+}
 
 /**
  * Recursively copy all files from src directory to dest directory.
diff --git a/scripts/restore-cinny.mjs b/scripts/restore-cinny.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8baebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/restore-cinny.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Restores the cinny submodule to its pre-build state after an Android build.
+ *
+ * This script:
+ *  1. Reverts all tracked file changes made by apply-overlay (git checkout)
+ *  2. Removes untracked overlay files (capacitor.config.json)
+ *  3. Removes the cinny/android junction
+ *  4. Pops the pre-overlay git stash if apply-overlay saved one
+ */
+
+import { existsSync, unlinkSync } from 'fs';
+import { join, dirname } from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+
+const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const ROOT = join(__dirname, '..');
+const CINNY = join(ROOT, 'cinny');
+const STASH_FLAG = join(ROOT, '.cinny-stash-pending');
+
+// 1. Revert all tracked overlay modifications
+console.log('[restore-cinny] Reverting tracked changes...');
+execSync('git checkout -- .', { cwd: CINNY, stdio: 'inherit' });
+
+// 2. Remove untracked capacitor.config.json written by the overlay
+const capConfig = join(CINNY, 'capacitor.config.json');
+if (existsSync(capConfig)) {
+  unlinkSync(capConfig);
+  console.log('[restore-cinny] Removed cinny/capacitor.config.json');
+}
+
+// 3. Remove the android junction (rmdir only removes the junction, not the real directory)
+const androidJunction = join(CINNY, 'android');
+if (existsSync(androidJunction)) {
+  try {
+    execSync(`cmd /c rmdir "${androidJunction}"`, { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    console.log('[restore-cinny] Removed cinny/android junction');
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[restore-cinny] Could not remove android junction:', err.message);
+  }
+}
+
+// 4. Pop stash if apply-overlay saved one
+if (existsSync(STASH_FLAG)) {
+  console.log('[restore-cinny] Popping pre-overlay stash...');
+  try {
+    execSync('git stash pop', { cwd: CINNY, stdio: 'inherit' });
+    console.log('[restore-cinny] Stash restored.');
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('[restore-cinny] Stash pop failed (may have conflicts):', err.message);
+  }
+  unlinkSync(STASH_FLAG);
+}
+
+console.log('[restore-cinny] Done. cinny submodule is clean.');