diff --git a/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index 354da4fbc1..9f29411590 100755
--- a/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <meta-data android:name="com.samsung.android.vr.application.mode" android:value="vr_dual"/>
     
     <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation"
-              android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity"
+              android:name="${ANDROID_ACTIVITY_NAME}"
               android:label="@string/AppDisplayName"
               android:screenOrientation="landscape"
               android:launchMode="singleTop"
diff --git a/cmake/android/QtCreateAPK.cmake b/cmake/android/QtCreateAPK.cmake
index 8039f5af64..8d15b3849e 100644
--- a/cmake/android/QtCreateAPK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/android/QtCreateAPK.cmake
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ macro(qt_create_apk)
   
   # create "strings.xml"
   configure_file("${ANDROID_THIS_DIRECTORY}/strings.xml.in" "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/res/values/strings.xml")
-  
-  # copy the res folder from the target to the apk build dir
-  add_custom_command(
-    TARGET ${TARGET_NAME}
-    POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res" "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/res"
-  )
-  
-  # copy the assets folder from the target to the apk build dir
-  add_custom_command(
-    TARGET ${TARGET_NAME}
-    POST_BUILD
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assets" "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/assets"
-  )
 
   # figure out where the qt dir is
   get_filename_component(QT_DIR "${QT_CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}/../../" ABSOLUTE)
@@ -109,9 +95,29 @@ macro(qt_create_apk)
   
   configure_file("${ANDROID_THIS_DIRECTORY}/deployment-file.json.in" "${TARGET_NAME}-deployment.json")
   
+  # copy the res folder from the target to the apk build dir
+  add_custom_target(
+    ${TARGET_NAME}-copy-res
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res" "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/res"
+  )
+  
+  # copy the assets folder from the target to the apk build dir
+  add_custom_target(
+    ${TARGET_NAME}-copy-assets
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assets" "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/assets"
+  )
+  
+  # copy the java folder from src to the apk build dir
+  add_custom_target(
+    ${TARGET_NAME}-copy-java
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/java" "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/src"
+  )
+  
   # use androiddeployqt to create the apk
   add_custom_target(${TARGET_NAME}-apk
     COMMAND ${ANDROID_DEPLOY_QT} --input "${TARGET_NAME}-deployment.json" --output "${ANDROID_APK_OUTPUT_DIR}" --android-platform android-${ANDROID_API_LEVEL} --install --verbose --deployment bundled "\\$(ARGS)"
-    DEPENDS ${TARGET_NAME}
+    DEPENDS ${TARGET_NAME} ${TARGET_NAME}-copy-res ${TARGET_NAME}-copy-assets ${TARGET_NAME}-copy-java
   )
+  
+  
 endmacro()
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diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindLibOVR.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindLibOVR.cmake
index d7b156f5f6..d26ac70a59 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindLibOVR.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindLibOVR.cmake
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ if (NOT ANDROID)
   
 else (NOT ANDROID)  
   set(_VRLIB_JNI_DIR "VRLib/jni")
-  set(_VRLIB_LIBS_DIR "VRLib/libs/armeabi-v7a")
+  set(_VRLIB_LIBS_DIR "VRLib/obj/local/armeabi-v7a")
   
   find_path(LIBOVR_VRLIB_DIR VRLib.vcxproj PATH_SUFFIXES VRLib HINTS ${LIBOVR_SEARCH_DIRS})
   
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ else (NOT ANDROID)
   find_path(MINIZIP_DIR minizip.c PATH_SUFFIXES ${_VRLIB_JNI_DIR}/3rdParty/minizip HINTS ${LIBOVR_SEARCH_DIRS})
   find_path(JNI_DIR VrCommon.h PATH_SUFFIXES ${_VRLIB_JNI_DIR} HINTS ${LIBOVR_SEARCH_DIRS})
   
-  find_library(LIBOVR_LIBRARY_RELEASE NAMES OculusPlugin PATH_SUFFIXES ${_VRLIB_LIBS_DIR} HINTS ${LIBOVR_SEARCH_DIRS})
+  find_library(LIBOVR_LIBRARY_RELEASE NAMES oculus PATH_SUFFIXES ${_VRLIB_LIBS_DIR} HINTS ${LIBOVR_SEARCH_DIRS})
 endif (NOT ANDROID)
 
 select_library_configurations(LIBOVR)
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ if (APPLE)
   list(APPEND LIBOVR_LIBRARIES ${IOKit} ${ApplicationServices})
   list(APPEND LIBOVR_ARGS_LIST IOKit ApplicationServices)
 elseif (ANDROID)
-  list(APPEND LIBOVR_ARGS_LIST LIBOVR_VRLIB_DIR MINIZIP_DIR JNI_DIR)
+  list(APPEND LIBOVR_ANDROID_LIBRARIES "-lGLESv3" "-lEGL" "-landroid" "-lOpenMAXAL" "-llog" "-lz" "-lOpenSLES")
+  list(APPEND LIBOVR_ARGS_LIST LIBOVR_ANDROID_LIBRARIES LIBOVR_VRLIB_DIR MINIZIP_DIR JNI_DIR)
 elseif (UNIX) 
   list(APPEND LIBOVR_LIBRARIES "${UDEV_LIBRARY}" "${XINERAMA_LIBRARY}")
   list(APPEND LIBOVR_ARGS_LIST UDEV_LIBRARY XINERAMA_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/gvr-interface/CMakeLists.txt b/gvr-interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 64722f97dc..ca3ac45b4c 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gvr-interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ set(ANDROID_APK_OUTPUT_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/apk")
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${ANDROID_APK_OUTPUT_DIR}/libs/${ANDROID_ABI}")
 set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
 
-setup_hifi_library(Gui Widgets)
+setup_hifi_library(Gui Widgets AndroidExtras)
+
+include_directories(${Qt5Gui_PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 include_glm()
 
@@ -17,15 +19,16 @@ set(ANDROID_SDK_ROOT $ENV{ANDROID_HOME})
 set(ANDROID_APP_DISPLAY_NAME Interface)
 set(ANDROID_API_LEVEL 19)
 set(ANDROID_APK_PACKAGE io.highfidelity.gvrinterface)
+set(ANDROID_ACTIVITY_NAME io.highfidelity.gvrinterface.GVRActivity)
 
 find_package(LibOVR REQUIRED)
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${LIBOVR_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${LIBOVR_LIBRARIES} ${LIBOVR_ANDROID_LIBRARIES})
 include_directories(SYSTEM ${LIBOVR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 # we need VRLib, so add a project.properties to our apk build folder that says that
 file(RELATIVE_PATH RELATIVE_VRLIB_PATH ${ANDROID_APK_OUTPUT_DIR} "${LIBOVR_VRLIB_DIR}")
 file(WRITE "${ANDROID_APK_BUILD_DIR}/project.properties" "android.library.reference.1=${RELATIVE_VRLIB_PATH}")
 
-list(APPEND IGNORE_COPY_LIBS ${LIBOVR_LIBRARIES})
+list(APPEND IGNORE_COPY_LIBS ${LIBOVR_ANDROID_LIBRARIES})
 
 qt_create_apk()
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diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp b/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp
index 2ad72ff384..404f1d690b 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/GVRInterface.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
+#include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniEnvironment>
+#include <QtAndroidExtras/QAndroidJniObject>
+#include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 #include <QtWidgets/QMenuBar>
 
-#include <OVR.h>
 #include <VrApi/VrApi.h>
-#include <VrApi/VrApi_local.h>
-#include <VrApi/LocalPreferences.h>
 
 #include "GVRMainWindow.h"
 #include "RenderingClient.h"
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ GVRInterface::GVRInterface(int argc, char* argv[]) :
     _client = new RenderingClient(this);
     
     connect(this, &QGuiApplication::applicationStateChanged, this, &GVRInterface::handleApplicationStateChange);
+    
+    QAndroidJniEnvironment jniEnv;
+    
+    QPlatformNativeInterface* interface = QApplication::platformNativeInterface();
+    jobject activity = (jobject) interface->nativeResourceForIntegration("QtActivity");
+
+    ovr_RegisterHmtReceivers(&*jniEnv, activity);
 }
 
 void GVRInterface::handleApplicationStateChange(Qt::ApplicationState state) {
@@ -47,35 +54,27 @@ void GVRInterface::handleApplicationStateChange(Qt::ApplicationState state) {
 void GVRInterface::resumeOVR() {
     // Reload local preferences, in case we are coming back from a
     // switch to the dashboard that changed them.
-    ovr_UpdateLocalPreferences();
-    
-    // Default vrModeParms
-    ovrModeParms vrModeParms;
-    ovrHmdInfo hmdInfo;
-    
-    vrModeParms.AsynchronousTimeWarp = true;
-    vrModeParms.AllowPowerSave = true;
-    vrModeParms.DistortionFileName = NULL;
-    vrModeParms.EnableImageServer = false;
-    vrModeParms.CpuLevel = 2;
-    vrModeParms.GpuLevel = 2;
-    vrModeParms.GameThreadTid = 0;
-    
-    const char* cpuLevelStr = ovr_GetLocalPreferenceValueForKey( LOCAL_PREF_DEV_CPU_LEVEL, "-1" );
-    const int cpuLevel = atoi( cpuLevelStr );
-    if ( cpuLevel >= 0 ) {
-        vrModeParms.CpuLevel = cpuLevel;
-        qDebug() << "Local Preferences: Setting cpuLevel" << vrModeParms.CpuLevel;
-    }
-    
-    const char* gpuLevelStr = ovr_GetLocalPreferenceValueForKey( LOCAL_PREF_DEV_GPU_LEVEL, "-1" );
-    const int gpuLevel = atoi( gpuLevelStr );
-    if ( gpuLevel >= 0 ) {
-        vrModeParms.GpuLevel = gpuLevel;
-        qDebug() << "Local Preferences: Setting gpuLevel" << vrModeParms.GpuLevel;
-    }
-    
-    ovr_EnterVrMode(vrModeParms, &hmdInfo);
+    // ovr_UpdateLocalPreferences();
+//
+//     // Default vrModeParms
+//     ovrModeParms vrModeParms;
+//     ovrHmdInfo hmdInfo;
+//
+//     const char* cpuLevelStr = ovr_GetLocalPreferenceValueForKey( LOCAL_PREF_DEV_CPU_LEVEL, "-1" );
+//     const int cpuLevel = atoi( cpuLevelStr );
+//     if ( cpuLevel >= 0 ) {
+//         vrModeParms.CpuLevel = cpuLevel;
+//         qDebug() << "Local Preferences: Setting cpuLevel" << vrModeParms.CpuLevel;
+//     }
+//
+//     const char* gpuLevelStr = ovr_GetLocalPreferenceValueForKey( LOCAL_PREF_DEV_GPU_LEVEL, "-1" );
+//     const int gpuLevel = atoi( gpuLevelStr );
+//     if ( gpuLevel >= 0 ) {
+//         vrModeParms.GpuLevel = gpuLevel;
+//         qDebug() << "Local Preferences: Setting gpuLevel" << vrModeParms.GpuLevel;
+//     }
+//
+//     ovr_EnterVrMode(vrModeParms, &hmdInfo);
 }
 
 void GVRInterface::pauseOVR() {