diff --git a/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in b/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
index 32c657444b..3f231d427c 100755
--- a/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
+++ b/cmake/android/AndroidManifest.xml.in
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
               android:launchMode="singleTask"
               android:screenOrientation="landscape"
               android:configChanges="screenSize|orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard"> -->
-    </activity>
+    <!-- </activity> -->
     
   </application>
   <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="${ANDROID_API_LEVEL}" android:targetSdkVersion="${ANDROID_API_LEVEL}"/>
diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp b/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp
index ed0716d4da..3feb340407 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 
 #include "RenderingClient.h"
 
+RenderingClient* RenderingClient::_instance = NULL;
+
 RenderingClient::RenderingClient(QObject *parent) :
     Client(parent)
 {
+    _instance = this;
+    
     // tell the NodeList which node types all rendering clients will want to know about
     DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->addSetOfNodeTypesToNodeInterestSet(NodeSet() << NodeType::AudioMixer);
     
@@ -27,6 +31,9 @@ RenderingClient::RenderingClient(QObject *parent) :
     QThread* audioThread = new QThread(this);
     auto audioClient = DependencyManager::set<AudioClient>();
     
+    audioClient->setPositionGetter(getPositionForAudio);
+    audioClient->setOrientationGetter(getOrientationForAudio);
+    
     audioClient->moveToThread(audioThread);
     connect(audioThread, &QThread::started, audioClient.data(), &AudioClient::start);
 
@@ -83,4 +90,35 @@ void RenderingClient::processVerifiedPacket(const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr,
             Client::processVerifiedPacket(senderSockAddr, incomingPacket);
             break;
     }
+}
+
+void RenderingClient::goToLocation(const glm::vec3& newPosition,
+                                   bool hasOrientationChange, const glm::quat& newOrientation,
+                                   bool shouldFaceLocation) {
+    qDebug().nospace() << "RenderingClient goToLocation - moving to " << newPosition.x << ", "
+       << newPosition.y << ", " << newPosition.z;
+
+    glm::vec3 shiftedPosition = newPosition;
+
+    if (hasOrientationChange) {
+       qDebug().nospace() << "RenderingClient goToLocation - new orientation is "
+           << newOrientation.x << ", " << newOrientation.y << ", " << newOrientation.z << ", " << newOrientation.w;
+
+       // orient the user to face the target
+       glm::quat quatOrientation = newOrientation;
+
+       if (shouldFaceLocation) {
+
+           quatOrientation = newOrientation * glm::angleAxis(PI, glm::vec3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f));
+
+           // move the user a couple units away
+           const float DISTANCE_TO_USER = 2.0f;
+           shiftedPosition = newPosition - quatOrientation * glm::vec3( 0.0f, 0.0f,-1.0f) * DISTANCE_TO_USER;
+       }
+
+       _orientation = quatOrientation;
+    }
+
+    _position = shiftedPosition;
+    
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.h b/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.h
index f20b567548..dad70699e3 100644
--- a/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.h
+++ b/gvr-interface/src/RenderingClient.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #ifndef hifi_RenderingClient_h
 #define hifi_RenderingClient_h
 
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/quaternion.hpp>
+
 #include "Client.h"
 
 class RenderingClient : public Client {
@@ -20,8 +23,24 @@ class RenderingClient : public Client {
 public:
     RenderingClient(QObject* parent = 0);
     ~RenderingClient();
+    
+    const glm::vec3& getPosition() const { return _position; }
+    const glm::quat& getOrientation() const { return _orientation; }
+    
+    static glm::vec3 getPositionForAudio() { return _instance->getPosition(); }
+    static glm::quat getOrientationForAudio() { return _instance->getOrientation(); }
+    
+private slots:
+    void goToLocation(const glm::vec3& newPosition,
+                      bool hasOrientationChange, const glm::quat& newOrientation,
+                      bool shouldFaceLocation);
 private:
     virtual void processVerifiedPacket(const HifiSockAddr& senderSockAddr, const QByteArray& incomingPacket);
+    
+    static RenderingClient* _instance;
+    
+    glm::vec3 _position;
+    glm::quat _orientation;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_RenderingClient_h