diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index b28f3165ea..f31e07181c 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     android:versionCode="1"
     android:versionName="1.0" >
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="16" />
 
     <application
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" >
diff --git a/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeActivity.java b/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeActivity.java
index 2f37883e73..33e5affebc 100644
--- a/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeActivity.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Installation {
     }
 }
 
-
+ 
 public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 	// Remember to loadLibrary your JNI .so in a static {} block
 
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 	
 	public static String runCommand;
 	public static String commandParameter;
-	
 	public static String installID;
 	
 	String getApplicationLibraryDir(ApplicationInfo application) {    
@@ -184,10 +183,9 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 		// Toast.makeText(this, "Value: " + input.getText().toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
     }  
     
-	@SuppressLint("NewApi")
 	public void lightsOut() {
 	     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
-	    	 mGLSurfaceView.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);
+	    	 // mGLSurfaceView.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);
 	     }
 	}
 
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
     @Override
     protected void onStop() {
     	super.onStop(); 
-    	Log.i(TAG, "onStop");
+    	Log.i(TAG, "onStop - do nothing");
     } 
   
 	@Override
@@ -241,8 +239,6 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 	
     @Override 
     public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
-    	if (!overrideKeys())
-    		return false;
     	// Eat these keys, to avoid accidental exits / other screwups.
     	// Maybe there's even more we need to eat on tablets?
         if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK) {
diff --git a/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeGLView.java b/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeGLView.java
index 2709191f9d..2aec39856a 100644
--- a/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeGLView.java
+++ b/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeGLView.java
@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@ package com.turboviking.libnative;
 // Touch- and sensor-enabled GLSurfaceView.
 // Supports simple multitouch and pressure.
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.hardware.Sensor;
 import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
 import android.hardware.SensorEventListener;
 import android.hardware.SensorManager;
 import android.opengl.GLSurfaceView;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
@@ -17,9 +21,29 @@ public class NativeGLView extends GLSurfaceView implements SensorEventListener {
 	private SensorManager mSensorManager;
 	private Sensor mAccelerometer;
 	
+	
+	
 	public NativeGLView(NativeActivity activity) {
 		super(activity);
 		setEGLContextClientVersion(2);
+		
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 11) {
+			try {
+				Method method_setPreserveEGLContextOnPause = GLSurfaceView.class.getMethod(
+						"setPreserveEGLContextOnPause", new Class[] { Boolean.class });
+				Log.i(TAG, "Invoking setPreserveEGLContextOnPause");
+				method_setPreserveEGLContextOnPause.invoke(this, true);
+			} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			} catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+		}
+		
      // setEGLConfigChooser(5, 5, 5, 0, 16, 0);
      // setDebugFlags(DEBUG_CHECK_GL_ERROR | DEBUG_LOG_GL_CALLS);
 		mSensorManager = (SensorManager)activity.getSystemService(Activity.SENSOR_SERVICE);
diff --git a/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeRenderer.java b/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeRenderer.java
index e4f741f474..232204c183 100644
--- a/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeRenderer.java
+++ b/android/src/com/turboviking/libnative/NativeRenderer.java
@@ -8,24 +8,26 @@ import android.util.Log;
 
 
 public class NativeRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
-	private static String TAG = "RollerballRenderer";
+	private static String TAG = "NativeRenderer";
 	NativeActivity mActivity;
 	
 	NativeRenderer(NativeActivity act) {
 		mActivity = act;
 	}
 	
-	@Override
-	public void onSurfaceCreated(GL10 unused, EGLConfig config) {
-		Log.i(TAG, "onSurfaceCreated");
-		displayInit();
-	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void onDrawFrame(GL10 unused /*use GLES20*/) {
         displayRender();
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
+	public void onSurfaceCreated(GL10 unused, EGLConfig config) {
+		Log.i(TAG, "onSurfaceCreated - EGL context is new or was lost");
+		// Actually, it seems that it is here we should recreate lost GL objects.
+		displayInit();
+	}
+ 
 	@Override
 	public void onSurfaceChanged(GL10 unused, int width, int height) {
 		Log.i(TAG, "onSurfaceChanged");
@@ -35,9 +37,10 @@ public class NativeRenderer implements GLSurfaceView.Renderer {
 	
 	// NATIVE METHODS
 
-	public native void displayInit();
 	// Note: This also means "device lost" and you should reload
 	// all buffered objects. 
+	public native void displayInit(); 
+	
 	public native void displayResize(int w, int h);
 	public native void displayRender();