diff --git a/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index f31e07181c..1b9911acf6 100644
--- a/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     android:versionCode="1"
     android:versionName="1.0" >
 
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="16" />
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="19" />
 
     <application
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher" >
diff --git a/android/native-audio-so.cpp b/android/native-audio-so.cpp
index 4448b8173e..53fa40273c 100644
--- a/android/native-audio-so.cpp
+++ b/android/native-audio-so.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ extern "C" void OpenSLWrap_Shutdown() {
 	SLresult result;
 	ILOG("OpenSLWrap_Shutdown - stopping playback");
 	result = (*bqPlayerPlay)->SetPlayState(bqPlayerPlay, SL_PLAYSTATE_STOPPED);
-	assert(SL_RESULT_SUCCESS == result);
+	if (SL_RESULT_SUCCESS != result) {
+		ELOG("SetPlayState failed");
+	}
 
 	ILOG("OpenSLWrap_Shutdown - deleting player object");
 
diff --git a/android/project.properties b/android/project.properties
index 137f19ac6a..f06f217ce4 100644
--- a/android/project.properties
+++ b/android/project.properties
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 #proguard.config=${sdk.dir}\tools\proguard\proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
 
 # Project target.
-target=android-17
+target=android-19
 android.library=true
diff --git a/android/src/com/henrikrydgard/libnative/NativeActivity.java b/android/src/com/henrikrydgard/libnative/NativeActivity.java
index 094e7d693e..db4302bace 100644
--- a/android/src/com/henrikrydgard/libnative/NativeActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/henrikrydgard/libnative/NativeActivity.java
@@ -313,6 +313,9 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
 			darkenOnScreenButtons();
 		}
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+			setImmersiveMode();
+		}
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -339,6 +342,12 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 	public void darkenOnScreenButtons() {
 		mGLSurfaceView.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);
 	}
+	
+	@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
+	public void setImmersiveMode() {
+		this.setImmersive(true); // This is an entirely different kind of immersive mode - hides some notification
+		mGLSurfaceView.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION);
+	}
 
     private boolean detectOpenGLES20() {
         ActivityManager am = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
@@ -385,6 +394,9 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity {
 		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14) {
 			darkenOnScreenButtons();
 		}
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+			setImmersiveMode();
+		}
 	}
     
     // Prevent destroying and recreating the main activity when the device rotates etc,