diff --git a/shell/android/jni/src/Android.cpp b/shell/android/jni/src/Android.cpp
index 115c6000d..93b6748af 100644
--- a/shell/android/jni/src/Android.cpp
+++ b/shell/android/jni/src/Android.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "cfg/cfg.h"
 #include "rend/TexCache.h"
 #include "hw/maple/maple_devs.h"
+#include "hw/maple/maple_if.h"
 
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_reicast_emulator_JNIdc_setupMic(JNIEnv *env,jobj
 {
 	sipemu = env->NewGlobalRef(sip);
 	getmicdata = env->GetMethodID(env->GetObjectClass(sipemu),"getData","()[B");	
+	delete MapleDevices[0][1];
 	mcfg_Create(MDT_Microphone,0,1);
 }
 
diff --git a/shell/android/src/com/reicast/emulator/SipEmulator.java b/shell/android/src/com/reicast/emulator/SipEmulator.java
index 828fa4917..bb5afd88d 100644
--- a/shell/android/src/com/reicast/emulator/SipEmulator.java
+++ b/shell/android/src/com/reicast/emulator/SipEmulator.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.reicast.emulator;
 
-import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 
 import android.media.AudioFormat;
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ public class SipEmulator extends Thread {
 		
 		init();
 		
-		
 	}
 	
 	private void init(){
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ public class SipEmulator extends Thread {
 		continueRecording = false;
 		firstGet = true;
 	}
-
 	
 	public void startRecording(){
 		Log.d(TAG, "SipEmulator startRecording called");
@@ -97,26 +94,15 @@ public class SipEmulator extends Thread {
 	
 	public void run() {
 		Log.d(TAG, "recordThread starting");
-		//sleep to let some data come in
-	//				try {
-	//					Thread.sleep(TIME_TO_WAIT_BETWEEN_POLLS);
-	//				} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-	//					e.printStackTrace();
-	//				}
 		
 		while(continueRecording){
 			byte[] freshData = new byte[ONE_BLIP_SIZE];
 			// read blocks
 			int bytesRead = record.read(freshData, 0, ONE_BLIP_SIZE); 
 			//Log.d(TAG, "recordThread recorded: "+bytesRead);
-			bytesReadBuffer.add(freshData);
-			/*
-			try {
-				Thread.sleep(TIME_TO_WAIT_BETWEEN_POLLS);
-			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
+			if(!firstGet){
+				bytesReadBuffer.add(freshData);
 			}
-			*/
 		}
 	}