diff --git a/minui/Android.mk b/minui/Android.mk
index ae1552b..e858eaa 100644
--- a/minui/Android.mk
+++ b/minui/Android.mk
@@ -41,32 +41,6 @@
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := libminui
 
-# This used to compare against values in double-quotes (which are just
-# ordinary characters in this context).  Strip double-quotes from the
-# value so that either will work.
-
-ifeq ($(subst ",,$(TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT)),ABGR_8888)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DRECOVERY_ABGR
-endif
-ifeq ($(subst ",,$(TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT)),RGBX_8888)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DRECOVERY_RGBX
-endif
-ifeq ($(subst ",,$(TARGET_RECOVERY_PIXEL_FORMAT)),BGRA_8888)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DRECOVERY_BGRA
-endif
-
-ifneq ($(TARGET_RECOVERY_OVERSCAN_PERCENT),)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DOVERSCAN_PERCENT=$(TARGET_RECOVERY_OVERSCAN_PERCENT)
-else
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DOVERSCAN_PERCENT=0
-endif
-
-ifneq ($(TARGET_RECOVERY_DEFAULT_ROTATION),)
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DDEFAULT_ROTATION=$(TARGET_RECOVERY_DEFAULT_ROTATION)
-else
-  LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DDEFAULT_ROTATION=ROTATION_NONE
-endif
-
 include $(BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
 # libminui (shared library)
diff --git a/minui/graphics.cpp b/minui/graphics.cpp
index 9df058e..4fe0fdc 100644
--- a/minui/graphics.cpp
+++ b/minui/graphics.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
+#include <android-base/properties.h>
+
 #include "graphics_adf.h"
 #include "graphics_drm.h"
 #include "graphics_fbdev.h"
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@
 static GRFont* gr_font = nullptr;
 static MinuiBackend* gr_backend = nullptr;
 
-static int overscan_percent = OVERSCAN_PERCENT;
 static int overscan_offset_x = 0;
 static int overscan_offset_y = 0;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 // gr_draw is owned by backends.
 static const GRSurface* gr_draw = nullptr;
 static GRRotation rotation = GRRotation::NONE;
+static PixelFormat pixel_format = PixelFormat::UNKNOWN;
 
 static bool outside(int x, int y) {
   auto swapped = (rotation == GRRotation::LEFT || rotation == GRRotation::RIGHT);
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@
   return gr_font;
 }
 
+PixelFormat gr_pixel_format() {
+  return pixel_format;
+}
+
 int gr_measure(const GRFont* font, const char* s) {
   if (font == nullptr) {
     return -1;
@@ -203,11 +209,11 @@
 
 void gr_color(unsigned char r, unsigned char g, unsigned char b, unsigned char a) {
   uint32_t r32 = r, g32 = g, b32 = b, a32 = a;
-#if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR) || defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
-  gr_current = (a32 << 24) | (r32 << 16) | (g32 << 8) | b32;
-#else
-  gr_current = (a32 << 24) | (b32 << 16) | (g32 << 8) | r32;
-#endif
+  if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::ABGR || pixel_format == PixelFormat::BGRA) {
+    gr_current = (a32 << 24) | (r32 << 16) | (g32 << 8) | b32;
+  } else {
+    gr_current = (a32 << 24) | (b32 << 16) | (g32 << 8) | r32;
+  }
 }
 
 void gr_clear() {
@@ -335,6 +341,18 @@
 }
 
 int gr_init() {
+  // pixel_format needs to be set before loading any resources or initializing backends.
+  std::string format = android::base::GetProperty("ro.recovery.ui.pixel_format", "");
+  if (format == "ABGR_8888") {
+    pixel_format = PixelFormat::ABGR;
+  } else if (format == "RGBX_8888") {
+    pixel_format = PixelFormat::RGBX;
+  } else if (format == "BGRA_8888") {
+    pixel_format = PixelFormat::BGRA;
+  } else {
+    pixel_format = PixelFormat::UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
   int ret = gr_init_font("font", &gr_font);
   if (ret != 0) {
     printf("Failed to init font: %d, continuing graphic backend initialization without font file\n",
@@ -360,6 +378,7 @@
 
   gr_backend = backend.release();
 
+  int overscan_percent = android::base::GetIntProperty("ro.recovery.ui.overscan_percent", 0);
   overscan_offset_x = gr_draw->width * overscan_percent / 100;
   overscan_offset_y = gr_draw->height * overscan_percent / 100;
 
@@ -370,17 +389,15 @@
     return -1;
   }
 
-#define __STRINGIFY(x) #x
-#define STRINGIFY(x) __STRINGIFY(x)
-
-  std::string rotation_str(STRINGIFY(DEFAULT_ROTATION));
+  std::string rotation_str =
+      android::base::GetProperty("ro.recovery.ui.default_rotation", "ROTATION_NONE");
   if (rotation_str == "ROTATION_RIGHT") {
     gr_rotate(GRRotation::RIGHT);
   } else if (rotation_str == "ROTATION_DOWN") {
     gr_rotate(GRRotation::DOWN);
   } else if (rotation_str == "ROTATION_LEFT") {
     gr_rotate(GRRotation::LEFT);
-  } else {  // "ROTATION_NONE"
+  } else {  // "ROTATION_NONE" or unknown string
     gr_rotate(GRRotation::NONE);
   }
 
diff --git a/minui/graphics_adf.cpp b/minui/graphics_adf.cpp
index a59df00..7439df9 100644
--- a/minui/graphics_adf.cpp
+++ b/minui/graphics_adf.cpp
@@ -104,15 +104,16 @@
 }
 
 GRSurface* MinuiBackendAdf::Init() {
-#if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR)
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888;
-#elif defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888;
-#elif defined(RECOVERY_RGBX)
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888;
-#else
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565;
-#endif
+  PixelFormat pixel_format = gr_pixel_format();
+  if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::ABGR) {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888;
+  } else if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::BGRA) {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888;
+  } else if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::RGBX) {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888;
+  } else {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565;
+  }
 
   adf_id_t* dev_ids = nullptr;
   ssize_t n_dev_ids = adf_devices(&dev_ids);
diff --git a/minui/graphics_drm.cpp b/minui/graphics_drm.cpp
index 57912d1..9336a1e 100644
--- a/minui/graphics_drm.cpp
+++ b/minui/graphics_drm.cpp
@@ -116,15 +116,16 @@
   *surface = {};
 
   uint32_t format;
-#if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR)
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBA8888;
-#elif defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888;
-#elif defined(RECOVERY_RGBX)
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_XBGR8888;
-#else
-  format = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565;
-#endif
+  PixelFormat pixel_format = gr_pixel_format();
+  if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::ABGR) {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888;
+  } else if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::BGRA) {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_BGRA8888;
+  } else if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::RGBX) {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_RGBX8888;
+  } else {
+    format = DRM_FORMAT_RGB565;
+  }
 
   drm_mode_create_dumb create_dumb = {};
   create_dumb.height = height;
diff --git a/minui/include/minui/minui.h b/minui/include/minui/minui.h
index 97660d4..fa13ecd 100644
--- a/minui/include/minui/minui.h
+++ b/minui/include/minui/minui.h
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
   LEFT = 3,
 };
 
+enum class PixelFormat : int {
+  UNKNOWN = 0,
+  ABGR = 1,
+  RGBX = 2,
+  BGRA = 3,
+};
+
 // Initializes the graphics backend and loads font file. Returns 0 on success, or -1 on error. Note
 // that the font initialization failure would be non-fatal, as caller may not need to draw any text
 // at all. Caller can check the font initialization result via gr_sys_font() as needed.
@@ -85,6 +92,9 @@
 // Sets rotation, flips gr_fb_width/height if 90 degree rotation difference
 void gr_rotate(GRRotation rotation);
 
+// Returns the current PixelFormat being used.
+PixelFormat gr_pixel_format();
+
 //
 // Input events.
 //
diff --git a/minui/resources.cpp b/minui/resources.cpp
index c018d9b..477fbe2 100644
--- a/minui/resources.cpp
+++ b/minui/resources.cpp
@@ -207,9 +207,10 @@
     return -8;
   }
 
-#if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR) || defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
-  png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
-#endif
+  PixelFormat pixel_format = gr_pixel_format();
+  if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::ABGR || pixel_format == PixelFormat::BGRA) {
+    png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
+  }
 
   for (png_uint_32 y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
     std::vector<unsigned char> p_row(width * 4);
@@ -278,9 +279,9 @@
     }
   }
 
-#if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR) || defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
-  png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
-#endif
+  if (gr_pixel_format() == PixelFormat::ABGR || gr_pixel_format() == PixelFormat::BGRA) {
+    png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
+  }
 
   for (png_uint_32 y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
     std::vector<unsigned char> p_row(width * 4);
@@ -327,9 +328,10 @@
   surface->row_bytes = width;
   surface->pixel_bytes = 1;
 
-#if defined(RECOVERY_ABGR) || defined(RECOVERY_BGRA)
-  png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
-#endif
+  PixelFormat pixel_format = gr_pixel_format();
+  if (pixel_format == PixelFormat::ABGR || pixel_format == PixelFormat::BGRA) {
+    png_set_bgr(png_ptr);
+  }
 
   for (png_uint_32 y = 0; y < height; ++y) {
     unsigned char* p_row = surface->data + y * surface->row_bytes;