WebSockets for Android in Phonegap application with Node.js/Socket.IO server&client

I am making an Android application in PhoneGap. What I'm trying to do is let the application talk to my Node.js server through WebSockets. My Node.js server uses Socket.IO which automatically falls back to polling when I open the application up, in contrary to the desktop Chrome application which happily opens up a WebSocket and communicates through it just fine.I am making an Android application in PhoneGap.