diff --git a/android/phoenix/.gitignore b/android/phoenix/.gitignore
index c85d75bba4..859bcd7938 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/.gitignore
+++ b/android/phoenix/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /gen
 /bin
-/libs/*/*
+/libs/*/*.so
 /obj
-/jni/modules/*.so
\ No newline at end of file
+/jni/modules/*.so
diff --git a/android/phoenix/build.xml b/android/phoenix/build.xml
index 640264ba12..45ccdb9211 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/build.xml
+++ b/android/phoenix/build.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
         <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
     </condition>
 
+    <condition property="ndk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_NDK}">
+       <isset property="env.ANDROID_NDK" />
+    </condition>
+
     <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
          tool, as well as ADT.
 
@@ -67,7 +71,17 @@
             -pre-clean
     -->
     <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
+    <target name="-pre-build">
+       <exec executable="${ndk.dir}/ndk-build" failonerror="true">
+          <arg value="-j4"/>
+       </exec>
+    </target>
 
+    <target name="clean" depends="android_rules.clean">
+       <exec executable="${ndk.dir}/ndk-build" failonerror="true">
+          <arg value="clean"/>
+       </exec>
+    </target>
     <!-- Import the actual build file.
 
          To customize existing targets, there are two options:
diff --git a/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk b/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk
index b1f9e93155..9597780976 100644
--- a/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/android/phoenix/jni/Android.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_ARM_MODE := arm
 LOCAL_MODULE := retroarch-jni
 RARCH_DIR := ../../..
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wall -DHAVE_LOGGER -DRARCH_DUMMY_LOG -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_MMAP -I$(RARCH_DIR)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wall -DHAVE_LOGGER -DRARCH_DUMMY_LOG -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_MMAP -I$(LOCAL_PATH)/$(RARCH_DIR)
 LOCAL_LDLIBS := -llog -lz
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := apk-extract/apk-extract.c $(RARCH_DIR)/file_extract.c $(RARCH_DIR)/file_path.c $(RARCH_DIR)/compat/compat.c
 
diff --git a/android/phoenix/libs/appcompat/build.xml b/android/phoenix/libs/appcompat/build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..640264ba12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/phoenix/libs/appcompat/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="retroarch" default="help">
+
+    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
+         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
+         Version Control Systems. -->
+    <property file="local.properties" />
+
+    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
+         'android' tool to add properties to it.
+         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
+         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
+
+         source.dir
+             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
+         out.dir
+             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
+
+         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
+         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
+
+         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
+         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
+
+         -->
+    <property file="ant.properties" />
+
+    <!-- if sdk.dir was not set from one of the property file, then
+         get it from the ANDROID_HOME env var.
+         This must be done before we load project.properties since
+         the proguard config can use sdk.dir -->
+    <property environment="env" />
+    <condition property="sdk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_HOME}">
+        <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
+    </condition>
+
+    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
+         tool, as well as ADT.
+
+         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
+         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
+         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
+    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
+
+    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
+    <fail
+            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through the ANDROID_HOME environment variable."
+            unless="sdk.dir"
+    />
+
+    <!--
+        Import per project custom build rules if present at the root of the project.
+        This is the place to put custom intermediary targets such as:
+            -pre-build
+            -pre-compile
+            -post-compile (This is typically used for code obfuscation.
+                           Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
+                           If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir})
+            -post-package
+            -post-build
+            -pre-clean
+    -->
+    <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
+
+    <!-- Import the actual build file.
+
+         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
+         - Customize only one target:
+             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
+               <import> task.
+             - customize it to your needs.
+         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
+             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
+               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
+             - customize to your needs.
+
+         ***********************
+         ****** IMPORTANT ******
+         ***********************
+         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
+         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
+    -->
+    <!-- version-tag: 1 -->
+    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/build.xml" />
+
+</project>
diff --git a/android/phoenix/libs/googleplay/build.xml b/android/phoenix/libs/googleplay/build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..640264ba12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/phoenix/libs/googleplay/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="retroarch" default="help">
+
+    <!-- The local.properties file is created and updated by the 'android' tool.
+         It contains the path to the SDK. It should *NOT* be checked into
+         Version Control Systems. -->
+    <property file="local.properties" />
+
+    <!-- The ant.properties file can be created by you. It is only edited by the
+         'android' tool to add properties to it.
+         This is the place to change some Ant specific build properties.
+         Here are some properties you may want to change/update:
+
+         source.dir
+             The name of the source directory. Default is 'src'.
+         out.dir
+             The name of the output directory. Default is 'bin'.
+
+         For other overridable properties, look at the beginning of the rules
+         files in the SDK, at tools/ant/build.xml
+
+         Properties related to the SDK location or the project target should
+         be updated using the 'android' tool with the 'update' action.
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems.
+
+         -->
+    <property file="ant.properties" />
+
+    <!-- if sdk.dir was not set from one of the property file, then
+         get it from the ANDROID_HOME env var.
+         This must be done before we load project.properties since
+         the proguard config can use sdk.dir -->
+    <property environment="env" />
+    <condition property="sdk.dir" value="${env.ANDROID_HOME}">
+        <isset property="env.ANDROID_HOME" />
+    </condition>
+
+    <!-- The project.properties file is created and updated by the 'android'
+         tool, as well as ADT.
+
+         This contains project specific properties such as project target, and library
+         dependencies. Lower level build properties are stored in ant.properties
+         (or in .classpath for Eclipse projects).
+
+         This file is an integral part of the build system for your
+         application and should be checked into Version Control Systems. -->
+    <loadproperties srcFile="project.properties" />
+
+    <!-- quick check on sdk.dir -->
+    <fail
+            message="sdk.dir is missing. Make sure to generate local.properties using 'android update project' or to inject it through the ANDROID_HOME environment variable."
+            unless="sdk.dir"
+    />
+
+    <!--
+        Import per project custom build rules if present at the root of the project.
+        This is the place to put custom intermediary targets such as:
+            -pre-build
+            -pre-compile
+            -post-compile (This is typically used for code obfuscation.
+                           Compiled code location: ${out.classes.absolute.dir}
+                           If this is not done in place, override ${out.dex.input.absolute.dir})
+            -post-package
+            -post-build
+            -pre-clean
+    -->
+    <import file="custom_rules.xml" optional="true" />
+
+    <!-- Import the actual build file.
+
+         To customize existing targets, there are two options:
+         - Customize only one target:
+             - copy/paste the target into this file, *before* the
+               <import> task.
+             - customize it to your needs.
+         - Customize the whole content of build.xml
+             - copy/paste the content of the rules files (minus the top node)
+               into this file, replacing the <import> task.
+             - customize to your needs.
+
+         ***********************
+         ****** IMPORTANT ******
+         ***********************
+         In all cases you must update the value of version-tag below to read 'custom' instead of an integer,
+         in order to avoid having your file be overridden by tools such as "android update project"
+    -->
+    <!-- version-tag: 1 -->
+    <import file="${sdk.dir}/tools/ant/build.xml" />
+
+</project>