a better solution for restoring the state of the main activity when the device is flipped. This one doesn't require hacks.

src/ui/android/res/layout/first_person_utterance.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <EditText xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:id="@+id/input_text"
 	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 	android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 	android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"