diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c10f3b..b823196 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ The package ships an Expo config plugin that wires up everything for you on
 `expo prebuild`: AppDelegate bootstrap + background URL session forwarding
 (iOS), MainApplication bootstrap (Android), `Info.plist` permission +
 background-mode keys, foreground-service notification factory, the Azure
-DevOps Maven repo, and the extra Android permissions (`POST_NOTIFICATIONS`,
-`FOREGROUND_SERVICE`).
+DevOps Maven repo, the extra Android permissions (`POST_NOTIFICATIONS`,
+`FOREGROUND_SERVICE`), and Android Auto Backup rules excluding the SDK's
+state file (merged into existing backup rules, e.g. expo-secure-store's,
+when present).
 
 Add the plugin to `app.json`:
 
@@ -182,6 +184,28 @@ SDK permissions (`ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`, `ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`,
 `ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`, `ACTIVITY_RECOGNITION`,
 `FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION`) are merged into the host manifest by Gradle.
 
+The SDK stores its state in the `motiontag_tracker` SharedPreferences file,
+which must be excluded from Android Auto Backup — restored backups would
+otherwise resurrect stale SDK state after a reinstall. Unless the app sets
+`android:allowBackup="false"`, exclude it in both rule formats:
+
+```xml
+<!-- res/xml/backup_rules.xml — android:fullBackupContent (Android ≤ 11) -->
+<full-backup-content>
+  <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="motiontag_tracker.xml"/>
+</full-backup-content>
+
+<!-- res/xml/data_extraction_rules.xml — android:dataExtractionRules (Android 12+) -->
+<data-extraction-rules>
+  <cloud-backup>
+    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="motiontag_tracker.xml"/>
+  </cloud-backup>
+  <device-transfer>
+    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="motiontag_tracker.xml"/>
+  </device-transfer>
+</data-extraction-rules>
+```
+
 ## Pre-RN events
 
 Events that fire between native init (in `MotionTagBootstrap.init` /
diff --git a/plugin/index.js b/plugin/index.js
index cee1751..3f5cb1a 100644
--- a/plugin/index.js
+++ b/plugin/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const withAndroidMavenRepo = require('./withAndroidMavenRepo')
 const withAndroidManifestExtras = require('./withAndroidManifestExtras')
 const withAndroidNotification = require('./withAndroidNotification')
 const withAndroidMainApplication = require('./withAndroidMainApplication')
+const withAndroidBackupRules = require('./withAndroidBackupRules')
 
 const DEFAULTS = {
   iosPermissions: {
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ function withMotionTag(config, options) {
     [withAndroidManifestExtras],
     [withAndroidNotification, merged.androidNotification],
     [withAndroidMainApplication],
+    [withAndroidBackupRules],
   ])
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/withAndroidBackupRules.js b/plugin/withAndroidBackupRules.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b81733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/withAndroidBackupRules.js
@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+const { withFinalizedMod, AndroidConfig, XML } = require('@expo/config-plugins')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+
+// The Android SDK stores its state (device registration, tracking state) in a
+// SharedPreferences file named `motiontag_tracker` (verified against the
+// de.motiontag:tracker AAR). The MotionTag guide requires excluding it from
+// Android Auto Backup: a backup restored on reinstall / new device would
+// resurrect stale SDK state.
+const SDK_SHAREDPREF_FILE = 'motiontag_tracker.xml'
+
+const OWN_BACKUP_RULES_NAME = 'motiontag_backup_rules'
+const OWN_EXTRACTION_RULES_NAME = 'motiontag_data_extraction_rules'
+
+const WARN_PREFIX = '[react-native-motiontag]'
+
+function excludeEntry() {
+  return { $: { domain: 'sharedpref', path: SDK_SHAREDPREF_FILE } }
+}
+
+function hasExclude(node) {
+  return (node.exclude || []).some(
+    (e) =>
+      e &&
+      e.$ &&
+      e.$.domain === 'sharedpref' &&
+      e.$.path === SDK_SHAREDPREF_FILE,
+  )
+}
+
+function addExclude(node) {
+  if (hasExclude(node)) {
+    return false
+  }
+  node.exclude = [...(node.exclude || []), excludeEntry()]
+  return true
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add the MotionTag exclude to a parsed backup-rules document. Returns true
+ * when the document was changed. Handles both rule formats:
+ * - `<full-backup-content>` (Android <= 11, android:fullBackupContent)
+ * - `<data-extraction-rules>` (Android 12+, android:dataExtractionRules) —
+ *   the exclude goes into both `<cloud-backup>` and `<device-transfer>`.
+ */
+function mergeExcludeIntoRules(doc) {
+  if (doc['full-backup-content']) {
+    return addExclude(doc['full-backup-content'])
+  }
+  if (doc['data-extraction-rules']) {
+    const root = doc['data-extraction-rules']
+    let changed = false
+    for (const section of ['cloud-backup', 'device-transfer']) {
+      if (!root[section]) {
+        root[section] = [{}]
+      }
+      for (const node of root[section]) {
+        changed = addExclude(node) || changed
+      }
+    }
+    return changed
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a `@xml/<name>` manifest reference to an XML file on disk.
+ * App resources win over library resources (mirrors Android resource merging),
+ * so look in the app first, then in node_modules (walking up for hoisted
+ * monorepo layouts).
+ */
+function findRulesXml(name, { appResXmlDir, projectRoot }) {
+  const appFile = path.join(appResXmlDir, `${name}.xml`)
+  if (fs.existsSync(appFile)) {
+    return appFile
+  }
+
+  let dir = projectRoot
+  for (let depth = 0; depth < 5; depth++) {
+    const nodeModules = path.join(dir, 'node_modules')
+    if (fs.existsSync(nodeModules)) {
+      const match = findInNodeModules(nodeModules, `${name}.xml`)
+      if (match) {
+        return match
+      }
+    }
+    const parent = path.dirname(dir)
+    if (parent === dir) {
+      break
+    }
+    dir = parent
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+function findInNodeModules(nodeModules, fileName) {
+  for (const entry of fs.readdirSync(nodeModules)) {
+    if (entry.startsWith('.')) {
+      continue
+    }
+    const pkgDirs = entry.startsWith('@')
+      ? fs
+          .readdirSync(path.join(nodeModules, entry))
+          .map((scoped) => path.join(nodeModules, entry, scoped))
+      : [path.join(nodeModules, entry)]
+    for (const pkgDir of pkgDirs) {
+      const candidate = path.join(
+        pkgDir,
+        'android',
+        'src',
+        'main',
+        'res',
+        'xml',
+        fileName,
+      )
+      if (fs.existsSync(candidate)) {
+        return candidate
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+function emptyRulesDoc(manifestAttr) {
+  // Exclude-only rules: Android backs up everything except the listed paths,
+  // which preserves the host's default backup behaviour.
+  if (manifestAttr === 'android:fullBackupContent') {
+    return { 'full-backup-content': {} }
+  }
+  return {
+    'data-extraction-rules': {
+      'cloud-backup': [{}],
+      'device-transfer': [{}],
+    },
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Ensure one of the two backup-rule manifest attributes excludes the MotionTag
+ * SharedPreferences file.
+ */
+async function ensureRulesFor(manifestAttr, ownName, ctx) {
+  const { mainApplication, appResXmlDir, projectRoot } = ctx
+  const value = mainApplication.$[manifestAttr]
+
+  // "false" disables this backup mechanism entirely — nothing to exclude.
+  if (value === 'false') {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  if (!value || value === 'true') {
+    // No rules yet: create MotionTag-owned exclude-only rules.
+    const doc = emptyRulesDoc(manifestAttr)
+    mergeExcludeIntoRules(doc)
+    fs.mkdirSync(appResXmlDir, { recursive: true })
+    await XML.writeXMLAsync({
+      path: path.join(appResXmlDir, `${ownName}.xml`),
+      xml: doc,
+    })
+    mainApplication.$[manifestAttr] = `@xml/${ownName}`
+    return true
+  }
+
+  const resourceName = value.startsWith('@xml/') ? value.slice('@xml/'.length) : null
+  if (!resourceName) {
+    console.warn(
+      `${WARN_PREFIX} ${manifestAttr} is set to "${value}", which this plugin cannot edit. ` +
+        `Add <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="${SDK_SHAREDPREF_FILE}"/> to your backup rules manually ` +
+        '(required by the MotionTag SDK).',
+    )
+    return false
+  }
+
+  // Existing rules (host-owned or from another library, e.g. expo-secure-store):
+  // merge our exclude in and write the result as an app resource. An app
+  // resource with the same name overrides a library resource, so the manifest
+  // reference keeps working and other plugins still recognise their own value.
+  const sourceFile = findRulesXml(resourceName, { appResXmlDir, projectRoot })
+  if (!sourceFile) {
+    console.warn(
+      `${WARN_PREFIX} ${manifestAttr} references @xml/${resourceName}, but ${resourceName}.xml was not found ` +
+        `in the app or node_modules. Add <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="${SDK_SHAREDPREF_FILE}"/> to it manually ` +
+        '(required by the MotionTag SDK).',
+    )
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const doc = await XML.readXMLAsync({ path: sourceFile })
+  if (!mergeExcludeIntoRules(doc)) {
+    // Already excluded (re-run) and the file is already where Android expects it.
+    if (path.dirname(sourceFile) === appResXmlDir) {
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+  fs.mkdirSync(appResXmlDir, { recursive: true })
+  await XML.writeXMLAsync({
+    path: path.join(appResXmlDir, `${resourceName}.xml`),
+    xml: doc,
+  })
+  return false // manifest unchanged — only the resource file was written
+}
+
+/**
+ * Exclude the MotionTag SDK's SharedPreferences from Android Auto Backup.
+ *
+ * Runs as a finalized mod so it sees the manifest *after* every other plugin
+ * (e.g. expo-secure-store) has applied its own backup configuration,
+ * regardless of plugin ordering in app.json.
+ */
+module.exports = function withAndroidBackupRules(config) {
+  return withFinalizedMod(config, [
+    'android',
+    async (cfg) => {
+      const projectRoot = cfg.modRequest.projectRoot
+      const platformRoot = cfg.modRequest.platformProjectRoot
+      const manifestPath = path.join(
+        platformRoot,
+        'app',
+        'src',
+        'main',
+        'AndroidManifest.xml',
+      )
+      const appResXmlDir = path.join(
+        platformRoot,
+        'app',
+        'src',
+        'main',
+        'res',
+        'xml',
+      )
+
+      const manifest = await AndroidConfig.Manifest.readAndroidManifestAsync(
+        manifestPath,
+      )
+      const mainApplication =
+        AndroidConfig.Manifest.getMainApplicationOrThrow(manifest)
+
+      // Auto Backup disabled entirely — no stale-state risk, nothing to do.
+      if (mainApplication.$['android:allowBackup'] === 'false') {
+        return cfg
+      }
+
+      const ctx = { mainApplication, appResXmlDir, projectRoot }
+      const changedFullBackup = await ensureRulesFor(
+        'android:fullBackupContent',
+        OWN_BACKUP_RULES_NAME,
+        ctx,
+      )
+      const changedExtraction = await ensureRulesFor(
+        'android:dataExtractionRules',
+        OWN_EXTRACTION_RULES_NAME,
+        ctx,
+      )
+
+      if (changedFullBackup || changedExtraction) {
+        await AndroidConfig.Manifest.writeAndroidManifestAsync(
+          manifestPath,
+          manifest,
+        )
+      }
+      return cfg
+    },
+  ])
+}