diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp b/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp
index 2517af91f6..3c1000e9e3 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#ifdef Q_WS_ANDROID
+#ifdef ANDROID
+
+#include <jni.h>
 
 #include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniEnvironment>
 #include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniObject>
@@ -58,8 +60,20 @@ GVRInterface::GVRInterface(int argc, char* argv[]) :
     idleTimer->start(0);
 }
 
+#ifdef ANDROID
+
+extern "C" {
+    
+JNIEXPORT void Java_io_highfidelity_gvrinterface_InterfaceActivity_handleHifiURL(JNIEnv *jni, jclass clazz, jstring hifiURLString) {
+    qDebug() << "The lookup string in c++ is" << QAndroidJniObject(hifiURLString).toString();
+}
+
+}
+
+#endif
+
 void GVRInterface::idle() {
-#if defined(Q_WS_ANDROID) && defined(HAVE_LIBOVR)
+#if defined(ANDROID) && defined(HAVE_LIBOVR)
     if (!_inVRMode && ovr_IsHeadsetDocked()) {
         qDebug() << "The headset just got docked - assume we are in VR mode.";
         _inVRMode = true;
diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp b/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp
index 310d24e5c5..3176457677 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/GVRMainWindow.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ GVRMainWindow::GVRMainWindow(QWidget* parent) :
     QMainWindow(parent)
 {
     
-#ifndef Q_OS_ANDROID
+#ifndef ANDROID
     const int NOTE_4_WIDTH = 2560;
     const int NOTE_4_HEIGHT = 1440;
     setFixedSize(NOTE_4_WIDTH / 2, NOTE_4_HEIGHT / 2);
diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/java/io/highfidelity/gvrinterface/InterfaceActivity.java b/gvr-interface/src/java/io/highfidelity/gvrinterface/InterfaceActivity.java
index 2b35c19960..c7cbdd3dff 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/java/io/highfidelity/gvrinterface/InterfaceActivity.java
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/java/io/highfidelity/gvrinterface/InterfaceActivity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity;
 
 public class InterfaceActivity extends QtActivity {
     
+    public static native void handleHifiURL(String hifiURLString);
+    
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ public class InterfaceActivity extends QtActivity {
             Uri data = intent.getData();
         
             if (data.getScheme().equals("hifi")) {
-                
+                handleHifiURL(data.toString());
             }
         }