diff --git a/renderdoc/android/android.cpp b/renderdoc/android/android.cpp
index 2d9483500..344ae28a4 100644
--- a/renderdoc/android/android.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/android/android.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ int GetCurrentPID(const std::string &deviceID, const std::string &packageName)
   return 0;
 }
 
-uint32_t StartAndroidPackageForCapture(const char *host, const char *package)
+uint32_t StartAndroidPackageForCapture(const char *host, const char *package,
+                                       const CaptureOptions &opts)
 {
   int index = 0;
   std::string deviceID;
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ uint32_t StartAndroidPackageForCapture(const char *host, const char *package)
   // enable the vulkan layer (will only be used by vulkan programs)
   adbExecCommand(deviceID, "shell setprop debug.vulkan.layers " RENDERDOC_VULKAN_LAYER_NAME);
 
+  // set our property with the capture options encoded, to be picked up by the library on the device
+  adbExecCommand(deviceID, StringFormat::Fmt("shell setprop debug.rdoc.RENDERDOC_CAPTUREOPTS %s",
+                                             opts.EncodeAsString().c_str()));
+
   std::string installedPath = GetPathForPackage(deviceID, packageName);
 
   std::string RDCLib = trim(
diff --git a/renderdoc/android/android.h b/renderdoc/android/android.h
index fb534ea98..46909afd9 100644
--- a/renderdoc/android/android.h
+++ b/renderdoc/android/android.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 namespace Android
 {
 bool IsHostADB(const char *hostname);
-uint32_t StartAndroidPackageForCapture(const char *host, const char *package);
+uint32_t StartAndroidPackageForCapture(const char *host, const char *package,
+                                       const CaptureOptions &opts);
 void ResetCaptureSettings(const std::string &deviceID);
 void ExtractDeviceIDAndIndex(const std::string &hostname, int &index, std::string &deviceID);
 Process::ProcessResult adbExecCommand(const std::string &deviceID, const std::string &args,
diff --git a/renderdoc/core/remote_server.cpp b/renderdoc/core/remote_server.cpp
index 71cd2f39f..d8f2efc20 100644
--- a/renderdoc/core/remote_server.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/core/remote_server.cpp
@@ -1223,6 +1223,10 @@ public:
   uint32_t ExecuteAndInject(const char *a, const char *w, const char *c,
                             const rdcarray<EnvironmentModification> &env, const CaptureOptions &opts)
   {
+    std::string app = a && a[0] ? a : "";
+    std::string workingDir = w && w[0] ? w : "";
+    std::string cmdline = c && c[0] ? c : "";
+
     const char *host = hostname().c_str();
     if(Android::IsHostADB(host))
     {
@@ -1235,7 +1239,7 @@ public:
           ok = Ping();
       });
 
-      uint32_t ret = Android::StartAndroidPackageForCapture(host, a);
+      uint32_t ret = Android::StartAndroidPackageForCapture(host, app.c_str(), opts);
 
       Atomic::Inc32(&done);
 
@@ -1245,10 +1249,6 @@ public:
       return ret;
     }
 
-    std::string app = a && a[0] ? a : "";
-    std::string workingDir = w && w[0] ? w : "";
-    std::string cmdline = c && c[0] ? c : "";
-
     {
       WRITE_DATA_SCOPE();
       SCOPED_SERIALISE_CHUNK(eRemoteServer_ExecuteAndInject);
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/android/android_process.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/android/android_process.cpp
index 38119f230..336798e05 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/android/android_process.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/android/android_process.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "os/os_specific.h"
+#include "strings/string_utils.h"
 
 extern char **environ;
 
@@ -138,3 +139,21 @@ bool OSUtility::DebuggerPresent()
 {
   return debuggerPresent;
 }
+
+const char *Process::GetEnvVariable(const char *name)
+{
+  // we fake environment variables with properties
+  Process::ProcessResult result;
+  Process::LaunchProcess("getprop", ".",
+                         StringFormat::Fmt("debug.rdoc.%s variable_is_not_set", name).c_str(), true,
+                         &result);
+
+  static std::string settingsOutput;
+
+  settingsOutput = trim(result.strStdout);
+
+  if(settingsOutput == "variable_is_not_set")
+    return NULL;
+
+  return settingsOutput.c_str();
+}
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/apple/apple_process.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/apple/apple_process.cpp
index aebcfa179..c427102d2 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/apple/apple_process.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/apple/apple_process.cpp
@@ -154,3 +154,8 @@ bool OSUtility::DebuggerPresent()
   return info.kp_proc.p_flag & P_TRACED;
 #endif
 }
+
+const char *Process::GetEnvVariable(const char *name)
+{
+  return getenv(name);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/linux/linux_process.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/linux/linux_process.cpp
index 127452c4a..d4f0d6ad4 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/linux/linux_process.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/linux/linux_process.cpp
@@ -133,3 +133,8 @@ bool OSUtility::DebuggerPresent()
 {
   return debuggerPresent;
 }
+
+const char *Process::GetEnvVariable(const char *name)
+{
+  return getenv(name);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp
index ff0436ee9..fc533c521 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_libentry.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ void library_loaded()
   {
     RenderDoc::Inst().Initialise();
 
-    char *logfile = getenv("RENDERDOC_LOGFILE");
-    char *opts = getenv("RENDERDOC_CAPTUREOPTS");
+    const char *logfile = Process::GetEnvVariable("RENDERDOC_LOGFILE");
+    const char *opts = Process::GetEnvVariable("RENDERDOC_CAPTUREOPTS");
 
     if(opts)
     {
diff --git a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_process.cpp b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_process.cpp
index c7638514a..4fffe0676 100644
--- a/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_process.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/os/posix/posix_process.cpp
@@ -214,11 +214,6 @@ void Process::ApplyEnvironmentModification()
   modifications.clear();
 }
 
-const char *Process::GetEnvVariable(const char *name)
-{
-  return getenv(name);
-}
-
 static void CleanupStringArray(char **arr, char **invalid)
 {
   if(arr != invalid)