diff --git a/src/comm/LinkManager.cc b/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
index 2356d3c73964d977898f2d71134578ae67669dfd..a425e1a81ef45e4f1e32b975dc55868cba74b8e0 100644
--- a/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
+++ b/src/comm/LinkManager.cc
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 #include "UDPLink.h"
 #include "TCPLink.h"
 #include "SettingsManager.h"
-#include "PositionManager.h"
 #ifdef QGC_ENABLE_BLUETOOTH
 #include "BluetoothLink.h"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __mobile__
 #include "GPSManager.h"
+#include "PositionManager.h"
 #endif
 
 QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LinkManagerLog, "LinkManagerLog")
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ LinkManager::LinkManager(QGCApplication* app, QGCToolbox* toolbox)
     , _mavlinkChannelsUsedBitMask(1)    // We never use channel 0 to avoid sequence numbering problems
     , _autoConnectSettings(NULL)
     , _mavlinkProtocol(NULL)
+#ifndef __mobile__
     , _nmeaPort(NULL)
+#endif
 {
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<LinkManager>         ("QGroundControl", 1, 0, "LinkManager",         "Reference only");
     qmlRegisterUncreatableType<LinkConfiguration>   ("QGroundControl", 1, 0, "LinkConfiguration",   "Reference only");
@@ -66,7 +68,9 @@ LinkManager::LinkManager(QGCApplication* app, QGCToolbox* toolbox)
 
 LinkManager::~LinkManager()
 {
+#ifndef __mobile__
     delete _nmeaPort;
+#endif
 }
 
 void LinkManager::setToolbox(QGCToolbox *toolbox)
@@ -502,6 +506,7 @@ void LinkManager::_updateAutoConnectLinks(void)
         QGCSerialPortInfo::BoardType_t boardType;
         QString boardName;
 
+#ifndef __mobile__
         if (portInfo.systemLocation().trimmed() == _autoConnectSettings->autoConnectNmeaPort()->cookedValueString()) {
             if (portInfo.systemLocation().trimmed() != _nmeaDeviceName) {
                 _nmeaDeviceName = portInfo.systemLocation().trimmed();
@@ -525,7 +530,9 @@ void LinkManager::_updateAutoConnectLinks(void)
                 _nmeaPort->setBaudRate(_nmeaBaud);
                 qCDebug(LinkManagerLog) << "Configuring nmea baudrate" << _nmeaBaud;
             }
-        } else if (portInfo.getBoardInfo(boardType, boardName)) {
+        } else
+#endif
+        if (portInfo.getBoardInfo(boardType, boardName)) {
             if (portInfo.isBootloader()) {
                 // Don't connect to bootloader
                 qCDebug(LinkManagerLog) << "Waiting for bootloader to finish" << portInfo.systemLocation();
diff --git a/src/comm/LinkManager.h b/src/comm/LinkManager.h
index 13b35a1a2b1238d817d9b4da2e0924debc655730..bd719e364305cc1dc8048d5b55a75af7ec4521e7 100644
--- a/src/comm/LinkManager.h
+++ b/src/comm/LinkManager.h
@@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ private:
     static const int    _autoconnectConnectDelayMSecs;
 
     // NMEA GPS device for GCS position
+#ifndef __mobile__
     QString      _nmeaDeviceName;
     QSerialPort* _nmeaPort;
     uint32_t     _nmeaBaud;
+#endif
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.qml b/src/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.qml
index 8fb65980bffb5fbb89b6c283a5e73fca9d9d5e85..5277fb370830a87082725ab394302e874389cdb1 100644
--- a/src/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.qml
+++ b/src/ui/preferences/GeneralSettings.qml
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ QGCView {
                         Row {
                             width:    parent.width
                             spacing:  ScreenTools.defaultFontPixelWidth
-                            visible:  !ScreenTools.isiOS
+                            visible:  !ScreenTools.isMobile
                                       && QGroundControl.settingsManager.autoConnectSettings.autoConnectNmeaPort.visible
                                       && QGroundControl.settingsManager.autoConnectSettings.autoConnectNmeaBaud.visible