diff --git a/android/.classpath b/android/.classpath
index 0ca188f..dec02b3 100644
--- a/android/.classpath
+++ b/android/.classpath
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="src"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="gen"/>
 	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="con" path="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.LIBRARIES"/>
+	<classpathentry exported="true" kind="con" path="com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.DEPENDENCIES"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="output" path="bin/classes"/>
 </classpath>
diff --git a/android/android.make b/android/android.make
index 6d10121..4c93aa7 100644
--- a/android/android.make
+++ b/android/android.make
@@ -28,16 +28,17 @@
 .PHONY: apk classes clean dex dirs libs jar
 
 # API version
-ANDROID_PLATFORM_VERSION=16
+ANDROID_PLATFORM_VERSION=19
 ANDROID_PLATFORM=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/platforms/android-$(ANDROID_PLATFORM_VERSION)
 
 # android tools
-AAPT=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/platform-tools/aapt
-DX=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/platform-tools/dx
-APKBUILDER=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/tools/apkbuilder
+BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION=19.0.3
+AAPT=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/build-tools/$(BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION)/aapt
+DX=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/build-tools/$(BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION)/dx
 ZIPALIGN=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/tools/zipalign
 KEYSTORE=$(HOME)/.android/debug.keystore
 ADB=$(ANDROID_SDK_PATH)/platform-tools/adb
+BUILDAPK=$(ANDROID_DIR)/buildapk.sh
 
 CLASSPATH   := $(BUILDDIR)/bin/classes
 
@@ -130,8 +131,7 @@
 libs: $(DIRS) $(LIBS)
 
 $(TEMP_APK): $(AP_) $(LIBS) $(DEX) | $(DIRS)
-	$(call PRINTS,APK $(subst $(BUILDDIR)/,,$@))$(APKBUILDER) $@ \
-	-u -z $(AP_) -f $(DEX) -nf $(BUILDDIR)/libs
+	$(call PRINTS,APK $(subst $(BUILDDIR)/,,$@))$(BUILDAPK) $(BUILDDIR) $(notdir $@) $(BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION)
 
 $(KEYSTORE):
 	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(HOME)/.android
diff --git a/android/buildapk.sh b/android/buildapk.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3404387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/buildapk.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+BUILDDIR=$1
+APK=$2
+SDKV=$3
+
+[ -z $ANDROID_SDK_PATH ] && exit 1
+[ -z $BUILDDIR ] && exit 1
+[ -d $BUILDDIR ] || exit 1
+
+# need to cd into the bin dir and create a symlink to the libraries
+# so that aapt puts the libraries with the correct prefix into the apk
+cd $BUILDDIR/bin
+ln -nfs $BUILDDIR/libs lib
+cp resources.ap_ $APK
+$ANDROID_SDK_PATH/build-tools/$SDKV/aapt add $APK classes.dex > /dev/null
+$ANDROID_SDK_PATH/build-tools/$SDKV/aapt add $APK lib/*/* > /dev/null
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/android/project.properties b/android/project.properties
index 895c9ce..a5578ba 100644
--- a/android/project.properties
+++ b/android/project.properties
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 # project structure.
 
 # Project target.
-target=android-16
+target=android-19
diff --git a/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxFramebuffer.java b/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxFramebuffer.java
index e1fb99f..405a771 100644
--- a/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxFramebuffer.java
+++ b/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxFramebuffer.java
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@
         setEnabled(false);
     }
 
-    /* second stage init; called from Rockbox with information about the 
-     * display framebuffer */
-    private void initialize(int lcd_width, int lcd_height)
-    {
-        btm = Bitmap.createBitmap(lcd_width, lcd_height, Bitmap.Config.RGB_565);
-        setEnabled(true);
-    }
-
     private void update(ByteBuffer framebuffer)
     {
         SurfaceHolder holder = getHolder();                            
@@ -138,5 +130,7 @@
     public native void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder);
     public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height)
     {
+        btm = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.RGB_565);
+        setEnabled(true);
     }
 }