diff --git a/build/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/build/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index fefffc14..52e8ba5e 100644
--- a/build/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/build/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
     </application>
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="13" />
 </manifest>
diff --git a/build/android/LolActivity.java b/build/android/LolActivity.java
index 62f53b4d..ddb8c606 100644
--- a/build/android/LolActivity.java
+++ b/build/android/LolActivity.java
@@ -31,14 +31,9 @@ public class LolActivity extends NativeActivity
     protected void onCreate(Bundle saved_instance)
     {
         super.onCreate(saved_instance);
-
         m_assets = getAssets();
-
-        nativeInit(m_assets);
     }
 
-    private native void nativeInit(AssetManager assets);
-
     private AssetManager m_assets;
 
     /*
diff --git a/build/autotools/common.am b/build/autotools/common.am
index 0551dddc..0a97cf1c 100644
--- a/build/autotools/common.am
+++ b/build/autotools/common.am
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ all-local-android: $(foreach p, $(PROGRAMS:%$(EXEEXT)=%), .$(p).androidstamp)
 	$(MKDIR_P) "$(d)/libs/armeabi"
 	$(LN_S) "$(abs_builddir)/$(p)$(EXEEXT)" "$(d)/libs/armeabi/lib$(p).so"
 	$(LN_S) "$${ANDROID_NDK_ROOT}/sources/cxx-stl/stlport/libs/armeabi/libstlport_shared.so" "$(d)/libs/armeabi"
-	android update project -t android-9 -n "$(p)" -p "$(d)"
+	android update project -t android-19 -n "$(p)" -p "$(d)"
 	ant debug -f "$(d)/build.xml"
 	touch $@
 else
diff --git a/src/input/controller.cpp b/src/input/controller.cpp
index bd200c8f..369b870d 100644
--- a/src/input/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/input/controller.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 //   http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
 //
 
-#if defined HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #   include "config.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ void KeyBinding::Bind(const String& device_name, const String& key_name)
 
     if (!device)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to device %s which doesn't exist", device_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind key to nonexistent device %s", device_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
     int keyindex = device->GetKeyIndex(key_name.C());
     if (keyindex < 0)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to key %s.%s which doesn't exist", device_name.C(), key_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind nonexistent key %s.%s", device_name.C(), key_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ void AxisBinding::Bind(const String& device_name, const String& axis_name)
     const InputDevice* device = InputDevice::Get(device_name.C());
     if (!device)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to device %s which doesn't exist", device_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind axis to nonexistent device %s", device_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
     int axisindex = device->GetAxisIndex(axis_name.C());
     if (axisindex < 0)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to axis %s.%s which doesn't exist", device_name.C(), axis_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind nonexistent axis %s.%s", device_name.C(), axis_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ void AxisBinding::BindKey(const String& device_name, const String& key_name)
     const InputDevice* device = InputDevice::Get(device_name.C());
     if (!device)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to device %s which doesn't exist", device_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind axis key to nonexistent device %s", device_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
     int keyindex = device->GetKeyIndex(key_name.C());
     if (keyindex < 0)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to key %s.%s which doesn't exist", device_name.C(), key_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind nonexistent axis key %s.%s", device_name.C(), key_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -107,21 +107,21 @@ void AxisBinding::BindKeys(const String& device_name, const String& min_key_name
     const InputDevice* device = InputDevice::Get(device_name.C());
     if (!device)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to device %s which doesn't exist", device_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind axis keys to nonexistent device %s", device_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
     int minkeyindex = device->GetKeyIndex(min_key_name.C());
     if (minkeyindex < 0)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to key %s.%s which doesn't exist", device_name.C(), min_key_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind nonexistent axis key %s.%s", device_name.C(), min_key_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
     int maxkeyindex = device->GetKeyIndex(max_key_name.C());
     if (maxkeyindex < 0)
     {
-        Log::Warn("Trying to bind controller to key %s.%s which doesn't exist", device_name.C(), max_key_name.C());
+        Log::Warn("Trying to bind nonexistent axis key %s.%s", device_name.C(), max_key_name.C());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Controller::Controller(char const* name, int nb_keys, int nb_axis)
     m_active = false;
     if (Get(name) != nullptr)
     {
-        Log::Warn("a controller with this name has already been registered");
+        Log::Warn("controller “%s” has already been registered", name);
     }
     controllers.Push(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/android/androidapp.cpp b/src/platform/android/androidapp.cpp
index eeeaae73..76006bcb 100644
--- a/src/platform/android/androidapp.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/android/androidapp.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@
 //   http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
 //
 
-#if defined HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #   include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#if defined __ANDROID__
+#if __ANDROID__
 
 #include <jni.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <android/asset_manager_jni.h>
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ using namespace lol;
 namespace lol
 {
 JavaVM *g_vm;
-jobject g_activity;
+ANativeActivity *g_activity;
 AAssetManager *g_assets;
 }; /* namespace lol */
 
@@ -43,21 +45,9 @@ extern "C" jint
 JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void* reserved)
 {
     Log::Info("Java layer loading library, vm=0x%08lx", (long)(intptr_t)vm);
-    g_vm = vm;
     return JNI_VERSION_1_4;
 }
 
-extern "C" void
-Java_net_lolengine_LolActivity_nativeInit(JNIEnv* env, jobject thiz,
-                                          jobject assets)
-{
-    Log::Info("Java layer initialising activity 0x%08lx", (long)thiz);
-    env->NewGlobalRef(thiz); /* FIXME: never released! */
-    g_activity = thiz;
-    env->NewGlobalRef(assets); /* FIXME: never released! */
-    g_assets = AAssetManager_fromJava(env, assets);
-}
-
 /* One of these wrappers will be overridden by the user's version */
 void lol_android_main(void) __attribute__((weak));
 void lol_android_main(int argc, char **argv) __attribute__((weak));
@@ -161,9 +151,8 @@ int lol::AndroidAppData::CreateDisplay()
     eglQuerySurface(m_display, m_surface, EGL_WIDTH, &w);
     eglQuerySurface(m_display, m_surface, EGL_HEIGHT, &h);
 
-    /* Launch our ticker */
-    Log::Info("Java layer initialising renderer at %g fps", 60.0f);
-    Ticker::Setup(60.0f);
+    /* Launch our renderer */
+    Log::Info("Java layer initialising renderer");
     Video::Setup(ivec2(w, h));
 
     return 0;
@@ -278,6 +267,35 @@ void android_main(android_app* native_app)
 {
     Log::Info("Java layer calling main() for app 0x%08lx", (long)native_app);
 
+    /* Register native activity */
+    g_activity = native_app->activity;
+
+    /* Register Java VM */
+    g_vm = g_activity->vm;
+
+    /* Get JNI environment */
+    JNIEnv *jni_env;
+    jint res = g_vm->GetEnv((void **)&jni_env, JNI_VERSION_1_2);
+    if (res < 0)
+    {
+        Log::Error("JVM environment not found, trying to attach thread\n");
+        res = g_vm->AttachCurrentThread(&jni_env, nullptr);
+    }
+    if (res < 0)
+    {
+        Log::Error("JVM environment not found, cannot run main()\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* Get asset manager */
+    jclass cls = jni_env->GetObjectClass(g_activity->clazz);
+    jmethodID mid = jni_env->GetMethodID(cls, "getAssets",
+                                     "()Landroid/content/res/AssetManager;");
+    jobject assets = jni_env->CallObjectMethod(g_activity->clazz, mid);
+    jni_env->NewGlobalRef(assets); /* FIXME: never released! */
+    g_assets = AAssetManager_fromJava(jni_env, assets);
+
+    /* Create our app data */
     g_data = new AndroidAppData();
     g_data->m_native_app = native_app;
 
@@ -298,6 +316,16 @@ void android_main(android_app* native_app)
     char *argv[] = { "", nullptr };
     char *env[] = { nullptr };
 
+    /* FIXME: this is fucking pathetic. */
+    while (!g_scene)
+    {
+        Log::Debug("waiting for g_scene...\n");
+        Timer t;
+        t.Wait(0.1);
+    }
+
+    Log::Info("running main()\n");
+
     /* Call the user's main() function. One of these will work. */
     lol_android_main();
     lol_android_main(argc, argv);
@@ -307,6 +335,10 @@ void android_main(android_app* native_app)
 lol::AndroidApp::AndroidApp(char const *title, ivec2 res, float fps)
   : m_data(g_data)
 {
+    /* Launch our ticker */
+    Log::Info("Java layer initialising ticker at %g fps", fps);
+    Ticker::Setup(fps);
+
     m_data->m_wanted_resolution = res;
     m_data->m_mouse = InputDeviceInternal::CreateStandardMouse();
 }
diff --git a/src/scene.cpp b/src/scene.cpp
index d675accb..e5f8168a 100644
--- a/src/scene.cpp
+++ b/src/scene.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 //   http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
 //
 
-#if defined HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #   include "config.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-#   define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#if WIN32
+#   define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1
 #   include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -113,12 +113,16 @@ Scene::~Scene()
 
 void Scene::PushCamera(Camera *cam)
 {
+    ASSERT(this, "trying to push a camera before g_scene is ready");
+
     Ticker::Ref(cam);
     data->m_camera_stack.Push(cam);
 }
 
 void Scene::PopCamera(Camera *cam)
 {
+    ASSERT(this, "trying to pop a camera before g_scene is ready");
+
     /* Parse from the end because that’s probably where we’ll find
      * our camera first. */
     for (int i = data->m_camera_stack.Count(); i--; )
diff --git a/src/sys/file.cpp b/src/sys/file.cpp
index 1fc1b595..0b56e853 100644
--- a/src/sys/file.cpp
+++ b/src/sys/file.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 //   http://www.wtfpl.net/ for more details.
 //
 
-#if defined HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #   include "config.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #   include <sys/paths.h>
 #   include <cell/cell_fs.h>
 #elif __ANDROID__
+#   include <sys/types.h>
 #   include <android/asset_manager_jni.h>
 #endif