diff --git a/examples/frameworks/twisted/twistd_app.py b/examples/frameworks/twisted/twistd_app.py
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+from kivy.support import install_twisted_reactor
+install_twisted_reactor()
+
+import os, sys
+
+from kivy.app import App
+from kivy.uix.gridlayout import GridLayout
+from kivy.uix.button import Button
+from kivy.properties import BooleanProperty
+from kivy.lang import Builder
+
+from twisted.scripts._twistd_unix import UnixApplicationRunner, ServerOptions
+from twisted.application.service import IServiceCollection
+
+TWISTD = 'twistd web -p 8087'
+
+class AndroidApplicationRunner(UnixApplicationRunner):
+    def run(self):
+        self.preApplication()
+        self.application = self.createOrGetApplication()
+        self.logger.start(self.application)        
+        sc = IServiceCollection(self.application)
+
+        # reactor is already running, so we just start the service collection
+        sc.startService()
+        return self.application
+
+Builder.load_string('''
+<TwistedTwistd>:
+    cols: 1
+    Button:
+        text: root.running and 'STOP' or 'START'
+        on_release: root.cb_twistd()
+''')
+
+class TwistedTwistd(GridLayout):
+    running = BooleanProperty(False)
+    def cb_twistd(self,*la):
+        if self.running:
+            IServiceCollection(self.app).stopService()
+            self.running = False
+        else:
+            sys.exc_clear()
+            sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.getcwd()))
+            sys.argv = TWISTD.split(' ')
+            config = ServerOptions()
+            config.parseOptions()
+            self.app = AndroidApplicationRunner(config).run()
+            self.running = True
+
+class TwistedTwistdApp(App):
+    def build(self):
+        return TwistedTwistd()
+    
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    TwistedTwistdApp().run()