diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/MainActivity.kt
index ae561b4e..0b3fb3e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/MainActivity.kt
@@ -429,7 +429,11 @@ class MainActivity :
     }
 
     private fun exit() {
-        if (getFilesModel().backPressedToExitOnce) {
+        val confirmBeforeExitPref = getAppCommonSharedPreferences().getBoolean(
+            PreferencesConstants.KEY_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT,
+            PreferencesConstants.DEFAULT_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT
+        )
+        if (!confirmBeforeExitPref || getFilesModel().backPressedToExitOnce) {
             finish()
         } else {
             getFilesModel().backPressedToExitOnce = true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/ui/settings/AppearancePrefFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/ui/settings/AppearancePrefFragment.kt
index 50f1b233..9c7747cb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/ui/settings/AppearancePrefFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/home_page/ui/settings/AppearancePrefFragment.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import androidx.preference.CheckBoxPreference
 import androidx.preference.Preference
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import com.amaze.fileutilities.R
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class AppearancePrefFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat(), Preference.OnPreferen
 
     companion object {
         private const val KEY_COLUMNS = "columns"
+        private const val KEY_CONFIRM_ON_EXIT = "pref_confirm_before_exit"
         private val KEYS = listOf(
             KEY_COLUMNS
         )
@@ -43,6 +45,21 @@ class AppearancePrefFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat(), Preference.OnPreferen
     override fun onCreatePreferences(savedInstanceState: Bundle?, rootKey: String?) {
         // Load the preferences from an XML resource
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.appearance_prefs)
+        val sharedPrefs = requireContext().getAppCommonSharedPreferences()
+        val enableConfirmOnExitChange = Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener { pref, newValue ->
+            sharedPrefs.edit().putBoolean(
+                PreferencesConstants.KEY_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT, newValue as Boolean
+            ).apply()
+            true
+        }
+        val confirmOnExitCheckbox = findPreference<CheckBoxPreference>(KEY_CONFIRM_ON_EXIT)
+        confirmOnExitCheckbox?.setDefaultValue(
+            sharedPrefs.getBoolean(
+                PreferencesConstants.KEY_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT,
+                PreferencesConstants.DEFAULT_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT
+            )
+        )
+        confirmOnExitCheckbox?.onPreferenceChangeListener = enableConfirmOnExitChange
         KEYS.forEach {
             findPreference<Preference>(it)?.onPreferenceClickListener = this
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/utilis/PreferencesConstants.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/utilis/PreferencesConstants.kt
index 52d2d493..fa1893df 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/utilis/PreferencesConstants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/fileutilities/utilis/PreferencesConstants.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class PreferencesConstants {
         const val KEY_TRASH_BIN_RETENTION_BYTES = "trash_bin_retention_bytes"
         const val KEY_TRASH_BIN_RETENTION_NUM_OF_FILES = "trash_bin_retention_num_of_files"
         const val KEY_TRASH_BIN_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_HOURS = "trash_bin_cleanup_interval_hours"
+        const val KEY_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT = "pref_confirm_before_exit"
 
         const val VAL_SEARCH_DUPLICATES_MEDIA_STORE = 0
         const val VAL_SEARCH_DUPLICATES_INTERNAL_SHALLOW = 1
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class PreferencesConstants {
         const val DEFAULT_NEWLY_INSTALLED_APPS_DAYS = 7
         const val DEFAULT_RECENTLY_UPDATED_APPS_DAYS = 7
         const val DEFAULT_LARGE_SIZE_DIFF_APPS_DAYS = 7
+        const val DEFAULT_CONFIRM_BEFORE_EXIT = true
 
         // max days that the size is stored in database and
         // therefore the max days that the size diff can be calculated
diff --git a/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/production.txt b/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/production.txt
index befb3876..c0129e7f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/production.txt
+++ b/app/src/main/play/release-notes/en-US/production.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Changelog:
-- Add support for Android 13
 - Bugfixes in video and audio players
 - Analyse list of apps growing in size
 - Improved performance
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 31da1269..600e648b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1045,4 +1045,8 @@
     <string name="terms_and_conditions">Terms and Conditions</string>
     <!-- usage app opened in most used apps analysis -->
     <string name="usage">Usage (hrs)</string>
+    <!-- confirm before exit app in general settings -->
+    <string name="confirm_before_exit">Confirm before exit</string>
+    <!-- general app settings summary -->
+    <string name="general_summary">Control general app behaviour</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_prefs.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_prefs.xml
index 51cd6d12..23a13761 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_prefs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/appearance_prefs.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        app:key="pref_confirm_before_exit"
+        app:title="@string/confirm_before_exit"
+        app:defaultValue="true"
+        />
     <PreferenceCategory
-        app:title="@string/general">
+        app:title="@string/appearance">
         <Preference
             app:key="columns"
             app:title="@string/columns_grid_title"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 150407a3..e09fc975 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <Preference
         app:key="appearance"
-        app:title="@string/appearance"
-        android:summary="@string/appearance_summary"
+        app:title="@string/general"
+        android:summary="@string/general_summary"
         app:icon="@drawable/ic_pref_appearance"
         />
     <Preference