diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 055e548e2..cd809461f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ endef
 .PHONY: info
 info:
 	@echo "EPSILON_VERSION = $(EPSILON_VERSION)"
-	@echo "EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP = $(EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP)"
 	@echo "EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT = $(EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT)"
 	@echo "EPSILON_APPS = $(EPSILON_APPS)"
 	@echo "EPSILON_I18N = $(EPSILON_I18N)"
@@ -82,11 +81,13 @@ all_objs = $(call object_for,$(all_src))
 # but allows correct yet optimal incremental builds.
 -include $(all_objs:.o=.d)
 
-executables = epsilon test
+executables = epsilon epsilon.on-boarding test
 
 #define platform generic targets
 
-$(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.$(EXE): $(call object_for,$(src) $(ion_device_dfu_relocated_src) $(epsilon_src))
+$(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.$(EXE): $(call object_for,$(src) $(epsilon_src) $(ion_device_dfu_relocated_src) $(apps_launch_default_src))
+
+$(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.on-boarding.$(EXE): $(call object_for,$(src) $(epsilon_src) $(ion_device_dfu_relocated_src) $(apps_launch_on_boarding_src))
 
 $(BUILD_DIR)/test.$(EXE): $(BUILD_DIR)/quiz/src/tests_symbols.o $(call object_for,$(src) $(ion_device_dfu_relocated_src) $(tests) $(runner_src))
 
diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 48470645b..1ca0ffa6c 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ app_src += $(addprefix apps/,\
   variable_box_empty_controller.cpp \
 )
 
+apps_launch_on_boarding_src = apps/apps_container_launch_on_boarding.cpp
+apps_launch_default_src = apps/apps_container_launch_default.cpp
+
 snapshots_declaration = $(foreach i,$(apps),$(i)::Snapshot m_snapshot$(subst :,,$(i))Snapshot;)
 apps_declaration = $(foreach i,$(apps),$(i) m_$(subst :,,$(i));)
 snapshots_construction = $(foreach i,$(apps),,m_snapshot$(subst :,,$(i))Snapshot())
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ epsilon_src += $(addprefix apps/, \
   i18n.py \
 )
 
-all_app_src = $(app_src) $(epsilon_src)
+all_app_src = $(app_src) $(epsilon_src) $(apps_launch_on_boarding_src) $(apps_launch_default_src)
 
 $(call object_for,$(all_app_src)): $(BUILD_DIR)/apps/i18n.h
 $(call object_for,$(all_app_src)): $(BUILD_DIR)/python/port/genhdr/qstrdefs.generated.h
diff --git a/apps/apps_container.cpp b/apps/apps_container.cpp
index e167639b8..86c0d06b7 100644
--- a/apps/apps_container.cpp
+++ b/apps/apps_container.cpp
@@ -267,12 +267,7 @@ void AppsContainer::run() {
     /* Normal execution. The exception checkpoint must be created before
      * switching to the first app, because the first app might create nodes on
      * the pool. */
-     bool switched =
-#if EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP
-       switchTo(onBoardingAppSnapshot());
-#else
-       switchTo(appSnapshotAtIndex(numberOfApps() == 2 ? 1 : 0));
-#endif
+    bool switched = switchTo(initialAppSnapshot());
     assert(switched);
     (void) switched; // Silence compilation warning about unused variable.
   } else {
diff --git a/apps/apps_container.h b/apps/apps_container.h
index d08346e5a..78afb96ce 100644
--- a/apps/apps_container.h
+++ b/apps/apps_container.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
   static bool poincareCircuitBreaker();
   virtual int numberOfApps() = 0;
   virtual App::Snapshot * appSnapshotAtIndex(int index) = 0;
+  App::Snapshot * initialAppSnapshot();
   App::Snapshot * hardwareTestAppSnapshot();
   App::Snapshot * onBoardingAppSnapshot();
   App::Snapshot * usbConnectedAppSnapshot();
diff --git a/apps/apps_container_launch_default.cpp b/apps/apps_container_launch_default.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce36dc509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/apps_container_launch_default.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#include "apps_container.h"
+
+App::Snapshot * AppsContainer::initialAppSnapshot() {
+  // The backlight has not been initialized
+  Ion::Backlight::init();
+  return appSnapshotAtIndex(numberOfApps() == 2 ? 1 : 0);
+}
diff --git a/apps/apps_container_launch_on_boarding.cpp b/apps/apps_container_launch_on_boarding.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18adecc70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/apps_container_launch_on_boarding.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "apps_container.h"
+
+App::Snapshot * AppsContainer::initialAppSnapshot() {
+  return onBoardingAppSnapshot();
+}
diff --git a/apps/main.cpp b/apps/main.cpp
index fd19a7901..ed4d56e89 100644
--- a/apps/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/main.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #if DUMMY_MAIN
 
 void ion_main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+  // Initialize the backlight
+  Ion::Backlight::init();
   while (1) {
     Ion::Display::pushRectUniform(KDRect(0,0,10,10), KDColorRed);
     Ion::Timing::msleep(100);
diff --git a/apps/on_boarding/logo_controller.cpp b/apps/on_boarding/logo_controller.cpp
index 45d942451..197a29e7b 100644
--- a/apps/on_boarding/logo_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/on_boarding/logo_controller.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ void LogoController::viewWillAppear() {
     m_didPerformTests = true;
     m_previousLEDColor = PowerOnSelfTest::Perform();
   }
-  /* If EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP == 1, the backlight is not initialized in
-   * Ion::Device::Board::initPeripherals, so that the LCD test is not visible to
-   * the user. We thus need to initialize the backlight after the test.*/
+  /* The backlight was not initialized in Ion::Device::Board::initPeripherals,
+   * so that the LCD test is not visible to the user. We thus need to initialize
+   * the backlight after the test.*/
   if (!backlightInitialized) {
     Ion::Backlight::init();
   }
diff --git a/ion/src/device/bench/runner.cpp b/ion/src/device/bench/runner.cpp
index d76c82c3c..17bc2b604 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/bench/runner.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/device/bench/runner.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include <ion/src/device/bench/bench.h>
+#include <ion/backlight.h>
 
 void ion_main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+  // Initialize the backlight
+  Ion::Backlight::init();
   Ion::Device::Bench::run();
 }
diff --git a/ion/src/device/flasher/main.cpp b/ion/src/device/flasher/main.cpp
index 82859456d..ff80ff9e8 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/flasher/main.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/device/flasher/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <ion.h>
 
 void ion_main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+  // Initialize the backlight
+  Ion::Backlight::init();
+  // Initialize Flasher display
   Flasher::Display::init();
   while (true) {
     Ion::USB::enable();
diff --git a/ion/src/device/shared/boot/rt0.cpp b/ion/src/device/shared/boot/rt0.cpp
index 2f6baaba9..8e8f2e39e 100644
--- a/ion/src/device/shared/boot/rt0.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/device/shared/boot/rt0.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ void __attribute__((noinline)) abort() {
  * forbid inlining it.*/
 
 static void __attribute__((noinline)) external_flash_start() {
-  /* Init the peripherals. If there is the on boarding app, do not initialize the
-   * backlight so that the user does not see the LCD tests. The backlight will
-   * be initialized after the Power-On Self-Test.*/
-#if EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP == 0
-  Ion::Device::Board::initPeripherals(true);
-#else
+  /* Init the peripherals. We do not initialize the backlight in case there is
+   * an on boarding app: indeed, we don't want the user to see the LCD tests
+   * happening during the on boarding app. The backlight will be initialized
+   * after the Power-On Self-Test if there is one or before switching to the
+   * home app otherwise. */
   Ion::Device::Board::initPeripherals(false);
-#endif
 
   return ion_main(0, nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/quiz/src/runner.cpp b/quiz/src/runner.cpp
index 454fd51f0..3ac3d1cb0 100644
--- a/quiz/src/runner.cpp
+++ b/quiz/src/runner.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static inline void ion_main_inner() {
 }
 
 void ion_main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
+  // Initialize the backlight
+  Ion::Backlight::init();
   // Initialize Poincare::TreePool::sharedPool
   Poincare::Init();
 
diff --git a/scripts/config.mak b/scripts/config.mak
index 92165fe7c..3b0556d29 100644
--- a/scripts/config.mak
+++ b/scripts/config.mak
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ PLATFORM ?= device
 DEBUG ?= 0
 
 EPSILON_VERSION ?= 11.1.0
-EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP ?= 0
 # Valid values are "none", "update", "beta"
 EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT ?= none
 EPSILON_APPS ?= calculation graph code statistics probability solver sequence regression settings
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ endif
 include scripts/toolchain.$(TOOLCHAIN).mak
 
 SFLAGS += -DDEBUG=$(DEBUG)
-SFLAGS += -DEPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP=$(EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP)
 SFLAGS += -DEPSILON_GETOPT=$(EPSILON_GETOPT)
 EPSILON_BETA_PROMPT := 1
 EPSILON_UPDATE_PROMPT := 2
diff --git a/scripts/platform.blackbox.mak b/scripts/platform.blackbox.mak
index d678f9501..244c172ad 100644
--- a/scripts/platform.blackbox.mak
+++ b/scripts/platform.blackbox.mak
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ TOOLCHAIN ?= host-gcc
 USE_LIBA ?= 0
 ION_KEYBOARD_LAYOUT = layout_B2
 EXE = bin
-EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP = 0
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
 else
diff --git a/scripts/platform.emscripten.mak b/scripts/platform.emscripten.mak
index a19578a05..168748053 100644
--- a/scripts/platform.emscripten.mak
+++ b/scripts/platform.emscripten.mak
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ TOOLCHAIN = emscripten
 USE_LIBA = 0
 ION_KEYBOARD_LAYOUT = layout_B2
 EXE = js
-EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP = 0
 EPSILON_GETOPT = 1
diff --git a/scripts/platform.sdl.mak b/scripts/platform.sdl.mak
index 0624babe6..786cb5069 100644
--- a/scripts/platform.sdl.mak
+++ b/scripts/platform.sdl.mak
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 USE_LIBA = 0
 ION_KEYBOARD_LAYOUT = layout_B2
-EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP = 0
 EPSILON_GETOPT = 1
 
 SFLAGS += -fPIE
diff --git a/scripts/targets.device.mak b/scripts/targets.device.mak
index 456993e0a..8d1e85cd1 100644
--- a/scripts/targets.device.mak
+++ b/scripts/targets.device.mak
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/bench.ram.$(EXE): LDSCRIPT = ion/src/$(PLATFORM)/shared/ram.ld
 $(BUILD_DIR)/bench.flash.$(EXE): LDSCRIPT = ion/src/$(PLATFORM)/$(MODEL)/internal_flash.ld
 $(BUILD_DIR)/bench.%.$(EXE): $(call object_for,$(src) $(bench_src) $(ion_device_dfu_xip_src))
 
-ifeq ($(EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP)$(EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT),1update)
-.PHONY: %_two_binaries
-%_two_binaries: %.elf
+ifeq ($(EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT),update)
+.PHONY: %.two_binaries
+%.two_binaries: %.elf
 	@echo "Building an internal and an external binary for     $<"
 	$(Q) $(OBJCOPY) -O binary -j .text.external -j .rodata.external $< $(basename $<).external.bin
 	$(Q) $(OBJCOPY) -O binary -R .text.external -R .rodata.external $< $(basename $<).internal.bin
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ifeq ($(EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP)$(EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT),1update)
 	$(Q) printf "\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF" >> $(basename $<).internal.bin
 else
 %_two_binaries:
-	@echo "Error: two_binaries requires EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP=1 EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT=update"
+	@echo "Error: two_binaries requires EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT=update"
 endif
 
 .PHONY: binpack
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ binpack:
 	make -j8 $(BUILD_DIR)/bench.ram.bin
 	cp $(BUILD_DIR)/bench.ram.bin $(BUILD_DIR)/bench.flash.bin build/binpack
 	make clean
-	make -j8 EPSILON_ONBOARDING_APP=1 EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT=update $(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon_two_binaries
-	cp $(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.internal.bin $(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.external.bin build/binpack
+	make -j8 EPSILON_BOOT_PROMPT=update $(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.on-boarding.two_binaries
+	cp $(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.on-boarding.internal.bin $(BUILD_DIR)/epsilon.on-boarding.external.bin build/binpack
 	make clean
-	cd build && for binary in flasher.light.bin bench.flash.bin bench.ram.bin epsilon.internal.bin epsilon.external.bin; do shasum -a 256 -b binpack/$${binary} > binpack/$${binary}.sha256;done
+	cd build && for binary in flasher.light.bin bench.flash.bin bench.ram.bin epsilon.on-boarding.internal.bin epsilon.on-boarding.external.bin; do shasum -a 256 -b binpack/$${binary} > binpack/$${binary}.sha256;done
 	cd build && tar cvfz binpack-`git rev-parse HEAD | head -c 7`.tgz binpack
 	rm -rf build/binpack