diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index c91c2b5e469b8..d3d3e3d696d0d 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -23853,11 +23853,11 @@
 <parameter name="holder" type="android.view.SurfaceHolder">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<field name="KEY_NATIVE_SAVED_STATE"
+<field name="META_DATA_FUNC_NAME"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
  volatile="false"
- value="&quot;android:native_state&quot;"
+ value="&quot;android.app.func_name&quot;"
  static="true"
  final="true"
  deprecated="not deprecated"
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/NativeActivity.java b/core/java/android/app/NativeActivity.java
index c98128cbb2551..de36f273d62c0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/NativeActivity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/NativeActivity.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodSession;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
-import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
@@ -48,9 +47,22 @@ import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
  */
 public class NativeActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback2,
         InputQueue.Callback, OnGlobalLayoutListener {
+    /**
+     * Optional meta-that can be in the manifest for this component, specifying
+     * the name of the native shared library to load.  If not specified,
+     * "main" is used.
+     */
     public static final String META_DATA_LIB_NAME = "android.app.lib_name";
     
-    public static final String KEY_NATIVE_SAVED_STATE = "android:native_state";
+    /**
+     * Optional meta-that can be in the manifest for this component, specifying
+     * the name of the main entry point for this native activity in the
+     * {@link #META_DATA_LIB_NAME} native code.  If not specified,
+     * "ANativeActivity_onCreate" is used.
+     */
+    public static final String META_DATA_FUNC_NAME = "android.app.func_name";
+    
+    private static final String KEY_NATIVE_SAVED_STATE = "android:native_state";
 
     private NativeContentView mNativeContentView;
     private InputMethodManager mIMM;
@@ -71,7 +83,7 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback2,
 
     private boolean mDestroyed;
     
-    private native int loadNativeCode(String path, MessageQueue queue,
+    private native int loadNativeCode(String path, String funcname, MessageQueue queue,
             String internalDataPath, String externalDataPath, int sdkVersion,
             AssetManager assetMgr, byte[] savedState);
     private native void unloadNativeCode(int handle);
@@ -131,6 +143,7 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback2,
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         String libname = "main";
+        String funcname = "ANativeActivity_onCreate";
         ActivityInfo ai;
         
         mIMM = (InputMethodManager)getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
@@ -155,6 +168,8 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback2,
             if (ai.metaData != null) {
                 String ln = ai.metaData.getString(META_DATA_LIB_NAME);
                 if (ln != null) libname = ln;
+                ln = ai.metaData.getString(META_DATA_FUNC_NAME);
+                if (ln != null) funcname = ln;
             }
         } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Error getting activity info", e);
@@ -175,7 +190,7 @@ public class NativeActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback2,
         byte[] nativeSavedState = savedInstanceState != null
                 ? savedInstanceState.getByteArray(KEY_NATIVE_SAVED_STATE) : null;
 
-        mNativeHandle = loadNativeCode(path, Looper.myQueue(),
+        mNativeHandle = loadNativeCode(path, funcname, Looper.myQueue(),
                  getFilesDir().toString(),
                  Environment.getExternalStorageAppFilesDirectory(ai.packageName).toString(),
                  Build.VERSION.SDK_INT, getAssets(), nativeSavedState);
diff --git a/core/jni/android_app_NativeActivity.cpp b/core/jni/android_app_NativeActivity.cpp
index 63d3578691b31..45fd5a0941429 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_app_NativeActivity.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_app_NativeActivity.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ static int mainWorkCallback(int fd, int events, void* data) {
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 static jint
-loadNativeCode_native(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring path, jobject messageQueue,
+loadNativeCode_native(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring path, jstring funcName,
+        jobject messageQueue,
         jstring internalDataDir, jstring externalDataDir, int sdkVersion,
         jobject jAssetMgr, jbyteArray savedState)
 {
@@ -640,8 +641,11 @@ loadNativeCode_native(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jstring path, jobject messageQ
     env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(path, pathStr);
     
     if (handle != NULL) {
+        const char* funcStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(funcName, NULL);
         code = new NativeCode(handle, (ANativeActivity_createFunc*)
-                dlsym(handle, "ANativeActivity_onCreate"));
+                dlsym(handle, funcStr));
+        env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(funcName, funcStr);
+        
         if (code->createActivityFunc == NULL) {
             LOGW("ANativeActivity_onCreate not found");
             delete code;
@@ -999,7 +1003,7 @@ finishPreDispatchKeyEvent_native(JNIEnv* env, jobject clazz, jint handle,
 }
 
 static const JNINativeMethod g_methods[] = {
-    { "loadNativeCode", "(Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/os/MessageQueue;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;ILandroid/content/res/AssetManager;[B)I",
+    { "loadNativeCode", "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Landroid/os/MessageQueue;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;ILandroid/content/res/AssetManager;[B)I",
             (void*)loadNativeCode_native },
     { "unloadNativeCode", "(I)V", (void*)unloadNativeCode_native },
     { "onStartNative", "(I)V", (void*)onStart_native },
diff --git a/native/include/android/native_activity.h b/native/include/android/native_activity.h
index a8f11c97ec824..d89bc8b9b6d3a 100644
--- a/native/include/android/native_activity.h
+++ b/native/include/android/native_activity.h
@@ -223,18 +223,34 @@ typedef void ANativeActivity_createFunc(ANativeActivity* activity,
 
 /**
  * The name of the function that NativeInstance looks for when launching its
- * native code.
+ * native code.  This is the default function that is used, you can specify
+ * "android.app.func_name" string meta-data in your manifest to use a different
+ * function.
  */
 extern ANativeActivity_createFunc ANativeActivity_onCreate;
 
 /**
  * Finish the given activity.  Its finish() method will be called, causing it
- * to be stopped and destroyed.
+ * to be stopped and destroyed.  Note that this method can be called from
+ * *any* thread; it will send a message to the main thread of the process
+ * where the Java finish call will take place.
  */
 void ANativeActivity_finish(ANativeActivity* activity);
 
+/**
+ * Change the window format of the given activity.  Calls getWindow().setFormat()
+ * of the given activity.  Note that this method can be called from
+ * *any* thread; it will send a message to the main thread of the process
+ * where the Java finish call will take place.
+ */
 void ANativeActivity_setWindowFormat(ANativeActivity* activity, int32_t format);
 
+/**
+ * Change the window flags of the given activity.  Calls getWindow().setFlags()
+ * of the given activity.  Note that this method can be called from
+ * *any* thread; it will send a message to the main thread of the process
+ * where the Java finish call will take place.  See window.h for flag constants.
+ */
 void ANativeActivity_setWindowFlags(ANativeActivity* activity,
         uint32_t addFlags, uint32_t removeFlags);
 
@@ -247,6 +263,12 @@ enum {
     ANATIVEACTIVITY_SHOW_SOFT_INPUT_FORCED = 0x0002,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Show the IME while in the given activity.  Calls InputMethodManager.showSoftInput()
+ * for the given activity.  Note that this method can be called from
+ * *any* thread; it will send a message to the main thread of the process
+ * where the Java finish call will take place.
+ */
 void ANativeActivity_showSoftInput(ANativeActivity* activity, uint32_t flags);
 
 /**
@@ -258,6 +280,12 @@ enum {
     ANATIVEACTIVITY_HIDE_SOFT_INPUT_NOT_ALWAYS = 0x0002,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Hide the IME while in the given activity.  Calls InputMethodManager.hideSoftInput()
+ * for the given activity.  Note that this method can be called from
+ * *any* thread; it will send a message to the main thread of the process
+ * where the Java finish call will take place.
+ */
 void ANativeActivity_hideSoftInput(ANativeActivity* activity, uint32_t flags);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus