diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java
index d88f780ad..368816d45 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetActivity.java
@@ -73,7 +73,18 @@ public class JitsiMeetActivity extends FragmentActivity
 
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() {
+        // Here we are trying to handle the following corner case: an application using the SDK
+        // is using this Activity for displaying meetings, but there is another "main" Activity
+        // with other content. If this Activity is "swiped out" from the recent list we will get
+        // Activity#onDestroy() called without warning. At this point we can try to leave the
+        // current meeting, but when our view is detached from React the JS <-> Native bridge won't
+        // be operational so the external API won't be able to notify the native side that the
+        // conference terminated. Thus, try our best to clean up.
         leave();
+        if (AudioModeModule.useConnectionService()) {
+            ConnectionService.abortConnections();
+        }
+        JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.abort(this);
 
         super.onDestroy();
     }
@@ -198,6 +209,8 @@ public class JitsiMeetActivity extends FragmentActivity
     @Override
     public void onConferenceJoined(Map<String, Object> data) {
         Log.d(TAG, "Conference joined: " + data);
+        // Launch the service for the ongoing notification.
+        JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.launch(this);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.java
index f6ee5be92..01abff514 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.java
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public class JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService extends Service
         }
     }
 
+    static void abort(Context context) {
+        Intent intent = new Intent(context, JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.class);
+        context.stopService(intent);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
diff --git a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/OngoingConferenceTracker.java b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/OngoingConferenceTracker.java
index bd0f8ece3..4e6f661ec 100644
--- a/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/OngoingConferenceTracker.java
+++ b/android/sdk/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/OngoingConferenceTracker.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.jitsi.meet.sdk;
 
-import android.app.Activity;
-
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -67,13 +65,13 @@ class OngoingConferenceTracker {
         switch(name) {
             case CONFERENCE_WILL_JOIN:
                 currentConference = url;
-                updateOnConferenceJoined();
+                updateListeners();
                 break;
 
             case CONFERENCE_TERMINATED:
                 if (url.equals(currentConference)) {
                     currentConference = null;
-                    updateOnConferenceTerminated();
+                    updateListeners();
                 }
                 break;
         }
@@ -87,20 +85,6 @@ class OngoingConferenceTracker {
         listeners.remove(listener);
     }
 
-    private void updateOnConferenceJoined() {
-        // Launch the service.
-        Activity currentActivity = ReactInstanceManagerHolder.getCurrentActivity();
-        if (currentActivity != null) {
-            JitsiMeetOngoingConferenceService.launch(currentActivity);
-        }
-
-        updateListeners();
-    }
-
-    private void updateOnConferenceTerminated() {
-        updateListeners();
-    }
-
     private void updateListeners() {
         for (OngoingConferenceListener listener : listeners) {
             listener.onCurrentConferenceChanged(currentConference);