diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 59a3e316d1..372b7f0559 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ endif()
 set(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Build all examples")
 set(INSTALL_C_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Install C examples")
 set(INSTALL_PYTHON_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Install Python examples")
+if(ANDROID)
+    set(INSTALL_ANDROID_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "Install Android examples")
+endif()
 
 # Build tests:
 # ===================================================
@@ -722,6 +725,41 @@ if (BUILD_JAVA_SUPPORT)
                   "/opt/android-sdk-mac_86/tools/"
             )
         if(ANDROID_EXECUTABLE)
+            get_filename_component(ANDROID_SDK_TOOLS_PATH "${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE}" PATH)
+
+            #read source.properties
+            file(STRINGS "${ANDROID_SDK_TOOLS_PATH}/source.properties" ANDROID_SDK_TOOLS_SOURCE_PROPERTIES_LINES REGEX "^[ ]*[^#].*$")
+            foreach(line ${ANDROID_SDK_TOOLS_SOURCE_PROPERTIES_LINES})
+                string(REPLACE "\\:" ":" line ${line})
+                string(REPLACE "=" ";" line ${line})
+                list(GET line 0 line_name)
+                list(GET line 1 line_value)
+                string(REPLACE "." "_" line_name ${line_name})
+                SET(ANDROID_TOOLS_${line_name} "${line_value}")
+                MARK_AS_ADVANCED(ANDROID_TOOLS_${line_name})
+            endforeach()
+
+            #get installed targets
+            execute_process(COMMAND ${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} list target -c
+                RESULT_VARIABLE ANDROID_PROCESS
+                OUTPUT_VARIABLE ANDROID_SDK_TARGETS
+                OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+            string(REPLACE "\n" ";" ANDROID_SDK_TARGETS ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGETS})
+            if (NOT ANDROID_SDK_TARGET)
+                foreach(target ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGETS})
+                    string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+$" target_level "${target}")
+                    if (target_level GREATER 7)
+                        set(ANDROID_SDK_TARGET "${target}")
+                        break()
+                    endif()
+                endforeach()
+            endif()
+
+            SET(ANDROID_SDK_TARGET ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} CACHE STRING "SDK target for Android tests and samples")
+            set_property( CACHE ANDROID_SDK_TARGET PROPERTY STRINGS ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGETS} )
+            string(REGEX MATCH "[0-9]+$" ANDROID_SDK_TARGET_LEVEL "${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET}")
+
             message(STATUS "    Found android tool: ${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE}")
         endif()
     endif()
@@ -740,8 +778,7 @@ if (BUILD_JAVA_SUPPORT)
         message(STATUS "    Found apache ant ${ANT_VERSION}: ${ANT_EXECUTABLE}")
     endif()
 
-
-    if (ANDROID_EXECUTABLE AND ANT_EXECUTABLE AND (ANT_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 1.7))
+    if (ANDROID_EXECUTABLE AND ANT_EXECUTABLE AND (ANT_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 1.7) AND (ANDROID_SDK_TARGET_LEVEL GREATER 7))
         SET(CAN_BUILD_ANDROID_PROJECTS TRUE)
     else()
         SET(CAN_BUILD_ANDROID_PROJECTS FALSE)
@@ -998,6 +1035,7 @@ libnative_camera_rx.x.x.so for your Android")
             SET(BUILD_ANDROID_CAMERA_WRAPPER ON)
         endif()
     endif()
+    MARK_AS_ADVANCED(ANDROID_SOURCE_TREE)
 endif()
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1511,6 +1549,7 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
     status("    Floating point type:" ${ARM_TARGET})
     status("    Native API level:" android-${ANDROID_API_LEVEL})
+    status("    SDK target:" "${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET}")
 endif()
 
 #YV
@@ -1619,7 +1658,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-    status("    android tool:"    ANDROID_EXECUTABLE       THEN "${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE}" ELSE NO)
+    status("    android tool:"    ANDROID_EXECUTABLE       THEN "${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} (${ANDROID_TOOLS_Pkg_Desc})" ELSE NO)
     status("    ant:"             ANT_EXECUTABLE           THEN "${ANT_EXECUTABLE} (ver ${ANT_VERSION})" ELSE NO)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/android/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake b/android/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake
index d10b53406f..b934915056 100644
--- a/android/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake
+++ b/android/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@
 # run cmake with:
 # cmake -C 
 ########################
-#Build all examples
-set(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF CACHE BOOL "" )
-
-#Build a installer with the SDK
-set(BUILD_PACKAGE OFF CACHE BOOL "" )
 
 #Build shared libraries (.dll/.so CACHE BOOL "" ) instead of static ones (.lib/.a CACHE BOOL "" )
 set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF CACHE BOOL "" )
@@ -78,6 +73,9 @@ set(WITH_V4L OFF CACHE BOOL "" )
 #Include Xine support (GPL CACHE BOOL "" )
 set(WITH_XINE OFF CACHE BOOL "" )
 
+#no python available on Android
+set(BUILD_NEW_PYTHON_SUPPORT OFF CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
+
 #Enable SSE instructions
 SET( ENABLE_SSE OFF CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE )
 
diff --git a/android/android.toolchain.cmake b/android/android.toolchain.cmake
index f48849d24a..b10c526e6c 100644
--- a/android/android.toolchain.cmake
+++ b/android/android.toolchain.cmake
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ set( CMAKE_RANLIB       ${ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_ROOT}/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-
 
 #setup build targets, mutually exclusive
 set( PossibleArmTargets "armeabi;armeabi-v7a;armeabi-v7a with NEON;armeabi-v7a with VFPV3" )
-set( ARM_TARGET "armeabi-v7a" CACHE STRING "the arm target for android, recommend armeabi-v7a for floating point support and NEON." )
+set( ARM_TARGET "armeabi-v7a" CACHE INTERNAL "the arm target for android, recommend armeabi-v7a for floating point support and NEON." )
 set_property( CACHE ARM_TARGET PROPERTY STRINGS ${PossibleArmTargets} )
 
 #compatibility junk for previous version of toolchain
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ endif()
 #set these flags for client use
 if( ARM_TARGET STREQUAL "armeabi" )
  set( ARMEABI true )
- set( ARMEABI_NDK_NAME "armeabi" CACHE STRING "NDK eabi name" FORCE)
+ set( ARMEABI_NDK_NAME "armeabi" )
  set( NEON false )
  set( CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "armv5te" )
 else()
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ Supported values are: \"armeabi\", \"armeabi-v7a\", \"armeabi-v7a with NEON\", \
 " )
  endif()
  set( ARMEABI_V7A true )
- set( ARMEABI_NDK_NAME "armeabi-v7a" CACHE STRING "NDK eabi name" FORCE)
+ set( ARMEABI_NDK_NAME "armeabi-v7a" )
  set( CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "armv7-a" )
 endif()
 
@@ -389,3 +389,5 @@ macro(find_host_program)
  set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY )
  set( CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY )
 endmacro()
+
+MARK_AS_ADVANCED(FORCE_ARM NO_UNDEFINED)
diff --git a/android/scripts/package.sh b/android/scripts/package.sh
index 1eb6c4d700..18ec9414c6 100644
--- a/android/scripts/package.sh
+++ b/android/scripts/package.sh
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ rm -rf doc include src .classpath .project AndroidManifest.xml default.propertie
 mv libs/armeabi-v7a libs/armeabi-v7a-neon
 mv share/OpenCV/3rdparty/libs/armeabi-v7a share/OpenCV/3rdparty/libs/armeabi-v7a-neon
 
-# armeabi build
+# armeabi-v7a build
 cd "$PRG_DIR"
 mkdir build
 cd build
 
-cmake -C "$ANDROID_DIR/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake" -DARM_TARGET="armeabi" -DBUILD_DOCS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$ANDROID_DIR/android.toolchain.cmake" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PRG_DIR/opencv" "$ANDROID_DIR/.."  || exit 1
+cmake -C "$ANDROID_DIR/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake" -DARM_TARGET="armeabi-v7a" -DBUILD_DOCS=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$ANDROID_DIR/android.toolchain.cmake" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PRG_DIR/opencv" "$ANDROID_DIR/.."  || exit 1
 make -j8 install/strip || exit 1
 
 cd "$PRG_DIR/opencv"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ rm -rf doc include src .classpath .project AndroidManifest.xml default.propertie
 cd "$PRG_DIR/build"
 rm -rf CMakeCache.txt
 
-cmake -C "$ANDROID_DIR/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake" -DARM_TARGET="armeabi-v7a" -DBUILD_DOCS=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$ANDROID_DIR/android.toolchain.cmake" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PRG_DIR/opencv" "$ANDROID_DIR/.."  || exit 1
+cmake -C "$ANDROID_DIR/CMakeCache.android.initial.cmake" -DARM_TARGET="armeabi" -DBUILD_DOCS=ON -DBUILD_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES=ON -DINSTALL_ANDROID_EXAMPLES=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$ANDROID_DIR/android.toolchain.cmake" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$PRG_DIR/opencv" "$ANDROID_DIR/.."  || exit 1
 make -j8 install/strip docs || exit 1
 
 find doc -name "*.pdf" -exec cp {} $PRG_DIR/opencv/doc \;
diff --git a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
index 578e4e744a..69ba164724 100644
--- a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ if(ANDROID AND BUILD_TESTS AND CAN_BUILD_ANDROID_PROJECTS)
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${test_dir}
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f "${test_dir}/default.properties"
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch "${test_dir}/default.properties"
-        COMMAND ${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} update project --name "${test_name}" --target android-8 --library "${OPENCV_REFERENCE_PATH}" --path .
+        COMMAND ${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} update project --name "${test_name}" --target "${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET}" --library "${OPENCV_REFERENCE_PATH}" --path .
         COMMAND ${ANT_EXECUTABLE} debug
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${test_dir}/bin/${test_name}-debug.apk" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${test_name}.apk"
         )
diff --git a/samples/android/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/android/CMakeLists.txt
index 7c524b9e40..22acbbe9f3 100644
--- a/samples/android/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/android/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if (BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
             WORKING_DIRECTORY ${sample_dir}
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E remove -f "${sample_dir}/default.properties"
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch "${sample_dir}/default.properties"
-            COMMAND ${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} update project --name "${sample}" --target android-8 ${opencv_reference} --path .
+            COMMAND ${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} update project --name "${sample}" --target "${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET}" ${opencv_reference} --path .
             COMMAND ${ANT_EXECUTABLE} debug
             COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy "${sample_dir}/bin/${sample}-debug.apk" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${sample}.apk"
         )
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ if (BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
 
             add_dependencies(${sample} ${JNI_LIB_NAME})
         endif()
+
+        if(INSTALL_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
+            install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${sample}.apk" DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)
+        endif()
     endmacro()
 
     file(GLOB android_samples RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} *)
@@ -102,7 +106,9 @@ if (BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
     ADD_DEPENDENCIES(hello-android ${sample_dependencies})
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(hello-android ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${sample_dependencies})
     set_target_properties(hello-android PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME hello-android RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}")
-
+    if(INSTALL_ANDROID_EXAMPLES)
+        install(TARGETS hello-android DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)
+    endif()
 
     set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${additional_clean_files}")
 endif()