diff --git a/bin/templates/project/assets/www/cordova.js b/bin/templates/project/assets/www/cordova.js
index a7a9c0af..700c667f 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/assets/www/cordova.js
+++ b/bin/templates/project/assets/www/cordova.js
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ var cordova = require('cordova'),
         EVAL_BRIDGE: 3
     },
     jsToNativeBridgeMode,  // Set lazily.
-    nativeToJsBridgeMode = nativeToJsModes.EVAL_BRIDGE,
+    nativeToJsBridgeMode = nativeToJsModes.ONLINE_EVENT,
     pollEnabled = false,
     bridgeSecret = -1;
 
diff --git a/cordova-js-src/exec.js b/cordova-js-src/exec.js
index eab81c02..197fb5df 100644
--- a/cordova-js-src/exec.js
+++ b/cordova-js-src/exec.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var cordova = require('cordova'),
         EVAL_BRIDGE: 3
     },
     jsToNativeBridgeMode,  // Set lazily.
-    nativeToJsBridgeMode = nativeToJsModes.EVAL_BRIDGE,
+    nativeToJsBridgeMode = nativeToJsModes.ONLINE_EVENT,
     pollEnabled = false,
     bridgeSecret = -1;
 
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/engine/SystemWebViewEngine.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/engine/SystemWebViewEngine.java
index c0ea94ac..84cb05ac 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/engine/SystemWebViewEngine.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/engine/SystemWebViewEngine.java
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ public class SystemWebViewEngine implements CordovaWebViewEngine {
                 SystemWebViewEngine.this.cordova.getActivity().runOnUiThread(r);
             }
         }));
-        nativeToJsMessageQueue.addBridgeMode(new NativeToJsMessageQueue.EvalBridgeMode(this, cordova));
+        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2)
+            nativeToJsMessageQueue.addBridgeMode(new NativeToJsMessageQueue.EvalBridgeMode(this, cordova));
 	bridge = new CordovaBridge(pluginManager, nativeToJsMessageQueue);
         exposeJsInterface(webView, bridge);
     }
@@ -336,6 +337,12 @@ public class SystemWebViewEngine implements CordovaWebViewEngine {
 
     @Override
     public void evaluateJavascript(String js, ValueCallback<String> callback) {
-        webView.evaluateJavascript(js, callback);
+        if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+            webView.evaluateJavascript(js, callback);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            LOG.d(TAG, "This webview is using the old bridge");
+        }
     }
 }