diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java
index 2317cdd0bb..ad7925d009 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/activities/EmulationActivity.java
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ public final class EmulationActivity extends AppCompatActivity
     AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this, R.style.DolphinDialogBase);
     builder.setTitle(R.string.emulation_motion_controls);
     builder.setSingleChoiceItems(R.array.motionControlsEntries,
-            mPreferences.getInt("motionControlsEnabled", 0),
+            mPreferences.getInt("motionControlsEnabled", 1),
             (dialog, indexSelected) ->
             {
               editor.putInt("motionControlsEnabled", indexSelected);
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingWidget.cpp
index 09d136d0f9..d9f348947e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingWidget.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ QGroupBox* MappingWidget::CreateGroupBox(const QString& name, ControllerEmu::Con
     }
   }
 
-  if (group->can_be_disabled)
+  if (group->default_value != ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::DefaultValue::AlwaysEnabled)
   {
     QLabel* group_enable_label = new QLabel(tr("Enable"));
     QCheckBox* group_enable_checkbox = new QCheckBox();
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.cpp
index f6edfa8b44..70975937c9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.cpp
@@ -16,16 +16,15 @@
 
 namespace ControllerEmu
 {
-ControlGroup::ControlGroup(std::string name_, const GroupType type_, CanBeDisabled can_be_disabled_)
-    : name(name_), ui_name(std::move(name_)), type(type_),
-      can_be_disabled(can_be_disabled_ == CanBeDisabled::Yes)
+ControlGroup::ControlGroup(std::string name_, const GroupType type_, DefaultValue default_value_)
+    : name(name_), ui_name(std::move(name_)), type(type_), default_value(default_value_)
 {
 }
 
 ControlGroup::ControlGroup(std::string name_, std::string ui_name_, const GroupType type_,
-                           CanBeDisabled can_be_disabled_)
+                           DefaultValue default_value_)
     : name(std::move(name_)), ui_name(std::move(ui_name_)), type(type_),
-      can_be_disabled(can_be_disabled_ == CanBeDisabled::Yes)
+      default_value(default_value_)
 {
 }
 
@@ -48,8 +47,8 @@ void ControlGroup::LoadConfig(IniFile::Section* sec, const std::string& defdev,
   const std::string group(base + name + "/");
 
   // enabled
-  if (can_be_disabled)
-    sec->Get(group + "Enabled", &enabled, true);
+  if (default_value != DefaultValue::AlwaysEnabled)
+    sec->Get(group + "Enabled", &enabled, default_value == DefaultValue::Enabled);
 
   for (auto& setting : numeric_settings)
     setting->LoadFromIni(*sec, group);
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.h
index 3099a40a0a..8f98401dcd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.h
@@ -49,16 +49,17 @@ enum class GroupType
 class ControlGroup
 {
 public:
-  enum class CanBeDisabled
+  enum class DefaultValue
   {
-    No,
-    Yes,
+    AlwaysEnabled,
+    Enabled,
+    Disabled,
   };
 
   explicit ControlGroup(std::string name, GroupType type = GroupType::Other,
-                        CanBeDisabled can_be_disabled = CanBeDisabled::No);
+                        DefaultValue default_value = DefaultValue::AlwaysEnabled);
   ControlGroup(std::string name, std::string ui_name, GroupType type = GroupType::Other,
-               CanBeDisabled can_be_disabled = CanBeDisabled::No);
+               DefaultValue default_value = DefaultValue::AlwaysEnabled);
   virtual ~ControlGroup();
 
   virtual void LoadConfig(IniFile::Section* sec, const std::string& defdev = "",
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ public:
   const std::string name;
   const std::string ui_name;
   const GroupType type;
-  const bool can_be_disabled;
+  const DefaultValue default_value;
 
   bool enabled = true;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Control>> controls;
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/IMUCursor.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/IMUCursor.cpp
index f617adaf6f..be90bf532c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/IMUCursor.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/IMUCursor.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@
 namespace ControllerEmu
 {
 IMUCursor::IMUCursor(std::string name, std::string ui_name)
-    : ControlGroup(std::move(name), std::move(ui_name), GroupType::IMUCursor,
-                   ControlGroup::CanBeDisabled::Yes)
+    : ControlGroup(
+          std::move(name), std::move(ui_name), GroupType::IMUCursor,
+#ifdef ANDROID
+          // Enabling this on Android devices which have an accelerometer and gyroscope prevents
+          // touch controls from being used for pointing, and touch controls generally work better
+          ControlGroup::DefaultValue::Disabled)
+#else
+          ControlGroup::DefaultValue::Enabled)
+#endif
 {
   AddInput(Translate, _trans("Recenter"));