diff --git a/bin/lib/check_reqs.js b/bin/lib/check_reqs.js
index 8e57a119..40f3ade3 100644
--- a/bin/lib/check_reqs.js
+++ b/bin/lib/check_reqs.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
        under the License.
 */
 
-var shell = require('shelljs'),
+var shelljs = require('shelljs'),
     child_process = require('child_process'),
     Q     = require('q'),
     path  = require('path'),
@@ -27,92 +27,157 @@ var shell = require('shelljs'),
     which = require('which'),
     ROOT  = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
 
+var isWindows = process.platform == 'win32';
+
+function forgivingWhichSync(cmd) {
+    try {
+        return which.sync(cmd);
+    } catch (e) {
+        return '';
+    }
+}
+
+function tryCommand(cmd, errMsg) {
+    var d = Q.defer();
+    child_process.exec(cmd, function(err, stdout, stderr) {
+        if (err) d.reject(new Error(errMsg));
+        else d.resolve(stdout);
+    });
+    return d.promise;
+}
+
 // Get valid target from framework/project.properties
 module.exports.get_target = function() {
     if(fs.existsSync(path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'project.properties'))) {
-        var target = shell.grep(/target=android-[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'project.properties'));
+        var target = shelljs.grep(/target=android-[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'project.properties'));
         return target.split('=')[1].replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '').replace(' ', '');
     } else if (fs.existsSync(path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties'))) {
         // if no target found, we're probably in a project and project.properties is in ROOT.
         // this is called on the project itself, and can support Google APIs AND Vanilla Android
-        var target = shell.grep(/target=android-[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties')) ||
-          shell.grep(/target=Google Inc.:Google APIs:[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties'));
+        var target = shelljs.grep(/target=android-[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties')) ||
+          shelljs.grep(/target=Google Inc.:Google APIs:[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties'));
         if(target == "" || !target) {
           // Try Google Glass APIs
-          target = shell.grep(/target=Google Inc.:Glass Development Kit Preview:[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties'));
+          target = shelljs.grep(/target=Google Inc.:Glass Development Kit Preview:[\d+]/, path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties'));
         }
         return target.split('=')[1].replace('\n', '').replace('\r', '');
     }
 }
 
-// Returns a promise.
-module.exports.sdk_dir = function() {
-    var d = Q.defer();
-    which('android', function(err, path) {
-        if (err) {
-            d.reject(new Error('ERROR: Cannot find Android SDK. android command not found.'));
-        } else {
-            var toolsDir = path.substring(0, path.lastIndexOf('/'));
-            if (toolsDir.substring(toolsDir.length-6) != "/tools") {
-                d.reject(new Error('ERROR: Cannot find Android SDK. android command not found in tools dir.'));
-            }
-            d.resolve(toolsDir.substring(0, toolsDir.length-6));
-        }
-    });
-    return d.promise;
+// Returns a promise. Called only by build and clean commands.
+module.exports.check_ant = function() {
+    return tryCommand('ant -version', 'Failed to run "ant -version", make sure you have ant installed and added to your PATH.');
+};
+
+// Returns a promise. Called only by build and clean commands.
+module.exports.check_gradle = function() {
+    var sdkDir = process.env['ANDROID_HOME'];
+    var wrapperDir = path.join(sdkDir, 'tools', 'templates', 'gradle', 'wrapper');
+    if (!fs.existsSync(wrapperDir)) {
+        return Q.reject(new Error('Could not find gradle wrapper within android sdk. Might need to update your Android SDK.\n' +
+            'Looked here: ' + wrapperDir));
+    }
+    return Q.when();
 };
 
-// Returns a promise.
-module.exports.check_ant = function() {
-    var d = Q.defer();
-    child_process.exec('ant -version', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
-        if (err) d.reject(new Error('ERROR : executing command \'ant\', make sure you have ant installed and added to your path.'));
-        else d.resolve();
-    });
-    return d.promise;
-}
-
 // Returns a promise.
 module.exports.check_java = function() {
-    var d = Q.defer();
-    child_process.exec('java -version', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
-        if(err) {
-            var msg =
-                'Failed to run \'java -version\', make sure your java environment is set up\n' +
-                'including JDK and JRE.\n' +
-                'Your JAVA_HOME variable is ' + process.env.JAVA_HOME + '\n';
-            d.reject(new Error(msg + err));
+    var javacPath = forgivingWhichSync('javac');
+    var hasJavaHome = !!process.env['JAVA_HOME'];
+    return Q().then(function() {
+        if (hasJavaHome) {
+            // Windows java installer doesn't add javac to PATH, nor set JAVA_HOME (ugh).
+            if (!javacPath) {
+                process.env['PATH'] += path.delimiter + path.join(process.env['JAVA_HOME'], 'bin');
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (javacPath) {
+                // OS X has a command for finding JAVA_HOME.
+                if (fs.existsSync('/usr/libexec/java_home')) {
+                    return tryCommand('/usr/libexec/java_home', 'Failed to run: /usr/libexec/java_home')
+                    .then(function(stdout) {
+                        process.env['JAVA_HOME'] = stdout.trim();
+                    });
+                } else {
+                    // See if we can derive it from javac's location.
+                    var maybeJavaHome = path.dirname(path.dirname(javacPath));
+                    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(maybeJavaHome, 'lib', 'tools.jar'))) {
+                        process.env['JAVA_HOME'] = maybeJavaHome;
+                    } else {
+                        throw new Error('Could not find JAVA_HOME. Try setting the environment variable manually');
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if (isWindows) {
+                // Try to auto-detect java in the default install paths.
+                var firstJdkDir =
+                    shelljs.ls(process.env['ProgramFiles'] + '\\java\\jdk*')[0] ||
+                    shelljs.ls('C:\\Program Files\\java\\jdk*')[0] ||
+                    shelljs.ls('C:\\Program Files (x86)\\java\\jdk*')[0];
+                if (firstJdkDir) {
+                    // shelljs always uses / in paths.
+                    firstJdkDir = firstJdkDir.replace(/\//g, path.sep);
+                    if (!javacPath) {
+                        process.env['PATH'] += path.delimiter + path.join(firstJdkDir, 'bin');
+                    }
+                    process.env['JAVA_HOME'] = firstJdkDir;
+                }
+            }
         }
-        else d.resolve();
+    }).then(function() {
+        var msg =
+            'Failed to run "java -version", make sure your java environment is set up\n' +
+            'including JDK and JRE.\n' +
+            'Your JAVA_HOME variable is: ' + process.env['JAVA_HOME'];
+        return tryCommand('java -version', msg)
+    }).then(function() {
+        msg = 'Failed to run "javac -version", make sure you have a Java JDK (not just a JRE) installed.';
+        return tryCommand('javac -version', msg)
     });
-    return d.promise;
 }
 
 // Returns a promise.
 module.exports.check_android = function() {
-    var valid_target = this.get_target();
-    var d = Q.defer();
-    child_process.exec('android list targets', function(err, stdout, stderr) {
-        if (err) d.reject(stderr);
-        else d.resolve(stdout);
+    return Q().then(function() {
+        var androidCmdPath = forgivingWhichSync('android');
+        var adbInPath = !!forgivingWhichSync('adb');
+        var hasAndroidHome = !!process.env['ANDROID_HOME'] && fs.existsSync(process.env['ANDROID_HOME']);
+        if (hasAndroidHome && !androidCmdPath) {
+            process.env['PATH'] += path.delimiter + path.join(process.env['ANDROID_HOME'], 'tools');
+        }
+        if (androidCmdPath && !hasAndroidHome) {
+            var parentDir = path.dirname(androidCmdPath);
+            if (path.basename(parentDir) == 'tools') {
+                process.env['ANDROID_HOME'] = path.dirname(parentDir);
+                hasAndroidHome = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (hasAndroidHome && !adbInPath) {
+            process.env['PATH'] += path.delimiter + path.join(process.env['ANDROID_HOME'], 'platform-tools');
+        }
+        if (!process.env['ANDROID_HOME']) {
+            throw new Error('ANDROID_HOME is not set and "android" command not in your PATH. You must fulfill at least one of these conditions.');
+        }
+        if (!fs.existsSync(process.env['ANDROID_HOME'])) {
+            throw new Error('ANDROID_HOME is set to a non-existant path: ' + process.env['ANDROID_HOME']);
+        }
+        // Check that the target sdk level is installed.
+        return module.exports.check_android_target(module.exports.get_target());
     });
+};
 
-    return d.promise.then(function(output) {
+module.exports.check_android_target = function(valid_target) {
+    var msg = 'Failed to run "android". Make sure you have the latest Android SDK installed, and that the "android" command (inside the tools/ folder) is added to your PATH.';
+    return tryCommand('android list targets', msg)
+    .then(function(output) {
         if (!output.match(valid_target)) {
-            return Q.reject(new Error('Please install Android target ' + valid_target.split('-')[1] + ' (the Android newest SDK). Make sure you have the latest Android tools installed as well. Run \"android\" from your command-line to install/update any missing SDKs or tools.'));
-        }
-        return Q();
-    }, function(stderr) {
-        if (stderr.match(/command\snot\sfound/) || stderr.match(/is not recognized as an internal or external command/)) {
-            return Q.reject(new Error('The command \"android\" failed. Make sure you have the latest Android SDK installed, and the \"android\" command (inside the tools/ folder) is added to your path.'));
-        } else {
-            return Q.reject(new Error('An error occurred while listing Android targets. Error: ' + stderr ));
+            throw new Error('Please install Android target "' + valid_target + '".\n' +
+                'Hint: Run "android" from your command-line to open the SDK manager.');
         }
     });
-}
+};
 
 // Returns a promise.
 module.exports.run = function() {
-    return Q.all([this.check_ant(), this.check_java(), this.check_android()]);
+    return Q.all([this.check_java(), this.check_android()]);
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index 485c60eb..f20c6a01 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -83,16 +83,47 @@ function copyJsAndLibrary(projectPath, shared, projectName) {
     }
 }
 
-function runAndroidUpdate(projectPath, target_api, shared) {
-    var targetFrameworkDir = getFrameworkDir(projectPath, shared);
-    return exec('android update project --subprojects --path "' + projectPath + '" --target ' + target_api + ' --library "' + path.relative(projectPath, targetFrameworkDir) + '"');
+function extractSubProjectPaths(data) {
+    var ret = {};
+    var r = /^\s*android\.library\.reference\.\d+=(.*)(?:\s|$)/mg
+    var m;
+    while (m = r.exec(data)) {
+        ret[m[1]] = 1;
+    }
+    return Object.keys(ret);
 }
 
-function copyAntRules(projectPath) {
-    var srcDir = path.join(ROOT, 'bin', 'templates', 'project');
-    if (fs.existsSync(path.join(srcDir, 'custom_rules.xml'))) {
-        shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'custom_rules.xml'), projectPath);
+function writeProjectProperties(projectPath, target_api, shared) {
+    var dstPath = path.join(projectPath, 'project.properties');
+    var templatePath = path.join(ROOT, 'bin', 'templates', 'project', 'project.properties');
+    var srcPath = fs.existsSync(dstPath) ? dstPath : templatePath;
+    var data = fs.readFileSync(srcPath, 'utf8');
+    data = data.replace(/^target=.*/m, 'target=' + target_api);
+    var subProjects = extractSubProjectPaths(data);
+    subProjects = subProjects.filter(function(p) {
+        return !(/^CordovaLib$/m.exec(p) ||
+                 /[\\\/]cordova-android[\\\/]framework$/m.exec(p) ||
+                 /^(\.\.[\\\/])+framework$/m.exec(p)
+                 );
+    });
+    subProjects.unshift(shared ? path.relative(projectPath, path.join(ROOT, 'framework')) : 'CordovaLib');
+    data = data.replace(/^\s*android\.library\.reference\.\d+=.*\n/mg, '');
+    if (!/\n$/.exec(data)) {
+        data += '\n';
     }
+    for (var i = 0; i < subProjects.length; ++i) {
+        data += 'android.library.reference.' + (i+1) + '=' + subProjects[i] + '\n';
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(dstPath, data);
+}
+
+function copyBuildRules(projectPath) {
+    var srcDir = path.join(ROOT, 'bin', 'templates', 'project');
+    shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'custom_rules.xml'), projectPath);
+
+    shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'build.gradle'), projectPath);
+    shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'libraries.gradle'), projectPath);
+    shell.cp('-f', path.join(srcDir, 'settings.gradle'), projectPath);
 }
 
 function copyScripts(projectPath) {
@@ -206,7 +237,7 @@ exports.createProject = function(project_path, package_name, project_name, proje
     })
     // Check that requirements are met and proper targets are installed
     .then(function() {
-        check_reqs.run();
+        return check_reqs.run();
     }).then(function() {
         // Log the given values for the project
         console.log('Creating Cordova project for the Android platform:');
@@ -222,6 +253,7 @@ exports.createProject = function(project_path, package_name, project_name, proje
             shell.cp('-r', path.join(project_template_dir, 'assets'), project_path);
             shell.cp('-r', path.join(project_template_dir, 'res'), project_path);
             shell.cp('-r', path.join(ROOT, 'framework', 'res', 'xml'), path.join(project_path, 'res'));
+            shell.cp(path.join(project_template_dir, 'gitignore'), path.join(project_path, '.gitignore'));
 
             shell.cp('-f', path.join(project_template_dir, 'build.gradle'), project_path);
             shell.cp('-f', path.join(project_template_dir, 'libraries.gradle'), project_path);
@@ -263,10 +295,10 @@ exports.createProject = function(project_path, package_name, project_name, proje
             shell.sed('-i', /__PACKAGE__/, package_name, manifest_path);
             shell.sed('-i', /__APILEVEL__/, target_api.split('-')[1], manifest_path);
             copyScripts(project_path);
-            copyAntRules(project_path);
+            copyBuildRules(project_path);
         });
         // Link it to local android install.
-        return runAndroidUpdate(project_path, target_api, use_shared_project);
+        writeProjectProperties(project_path, target_api);
     }).then(function() {
         console.log('Project successfully created.');
     });
@@ -289,22 +321,20 @@ function extractProjectNameFromManifest(projectPath) {
 }
 
 // Returns a promise.
-exports.updateProject = function(projectPath) {
-    var version = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'VERSION'), 'utf-8').trim();
+exports.updateProject = function(projectPath, shared) {
+    var newVersion = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'VERSION'), 'utf-8').trim();
     // Check that requirements are met and proper targets are installed
     return check_reqs.run()
     .then(function() {
         var projectName = extractProjectNameFromManifest(projectPath);
         var target_api = check_reqs.get_target();
-        copyJsAndLibrary(projectPath, false, projectName);
+        copyJsAndLibrary(projectPath, shared, projectName);
         copyScripts(projectPath);
-        copyAntRules(projectPath);
+        copyBuildRules(projectPath);
         removeDebuggableFromManifest(projectPath);
-        return runAndroidUpdate(projectPath, target_api, false)
-        .then(function() {
-            console.log('Android project is now at version ' + version);
-            console.log('If you updated from a pre-3.2.0 version and use an IDE, we now require that you import the "CordovaLib" library project.');
-        });
+        writeProjectProperties(projectPath, target_api, shared);
+        console.log('Android project is now at version ' + newVersion);
+        console.log('If you updated from a pre-3.2.0 version and use an IDE, we now require that you import the "CordovaLib" library project.');
     });
 };
 
diff --git a/bin/node_modules/which/package.json b/bin/node_modules/which/package.json
index c71cabb5..6c5ccb34 100644
--- a/bin/node_modules/which/package.json
+++ b/bin/node_modules/which/package.json
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/isaacs/node-which",
   "_id": "which@1.0.5",
-  "_from": "which@^1.0.5"
+  "_from": "which@"
 }
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/build b/bin/templates/cordova/build
index a38f3b63..3c3aee4e 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/build
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/build
@@ -24,13 +24,17 @@ var build = require('./lib/build'),
     args  = process.argv;
 
 // Support basic help commands
-if(args[2] == '--help' || args[2] == '/?' || args[2] == '-h' ||
-                    args[2] == 'help' || args[2] == '-help' || args[2] == '/help') {
+if(args[2] == '--help' ||
+   args[2] == '/?' ||
+   args[2] == '-h' ||
+   args[2] == 'help' ||
+   args[2] == '-help' ||
+   args[2] == '/help') {
     build.help();
 } else {
-    reqs.run().then(function() {
-        return build.run(args[2]);
-    }).done(null, function(err) {
+    reqs.run().done(function() {
+        return build.run(args.slice(2));
+    }, function(err) {
         console.error(err);
         process.exit(2);
     });
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/clean b/bin/templates/cordova/clean
index 4e0808bf..d9a7d490 100755
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/clean
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/clean
@@ -19,18 +19,26 @@
        under the License.
 */
 
-var clean = require('./lib/clean'),
+var build = require('./lib/build'),
     reqs  = require('./lib/check_reqs'),
     args  = process.argv;
+var path  = require('path');
 
-// Usage support for when args are given
-if(args.length > 2) {
-    clean.help();
+// Support basic help commands
+if(args[2] == '--help' ||
+   args[2] == '/?' ||
+   args[2] == '-h' ||
+   args[2] == 'help' ||
+   args[2] == '-help' ||
+   args[2] == '/help') {
+    console.log('Usage: ' + path.relative(process.cwd(), process.argv[1]));
+    console.log('Cleans the project directory.');
+    process.exit(0);
 } else {
     reqs.run().done(function() {
-        return clean.run();
+        return build.runClean(args.slice(2));
     }, function(err) {
-        console.error('ERROR: ' + err);
+        console.error(err);
         process.exit(2);
     });
 }
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index 5f100e21..7d8828db 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -26,79 +26,330 @@ var shell   = require('shelljs'),
     fs      = require('fs'),
     which   = require('which'),
     ROOT    = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..');
+var check_reqs = require('./check_reqs');
 
+var LOCAL_PROPERTIES_TEMPLATE =
+    '# This file is automatically generated.\n' +
+    '# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!\n';
 
-module.exports.getAntArgs = function(cmd) {
-    var args = [cmd, '-f', path.join(ROOT, 'build.xml')];
-    try {
-      // Specify sdk dir in case local properties are missing
-      args.push('-Dsdk.dir='+path.join(which.sync('android'), '../..'));
-    } catch(e) {
-      // Can't find android; don't push arg: assume all is okay
-    }
-    return args;
-};
-
-/*
- * Builds the project with ant.
- * Returns a promise.
- */
-module.exports.run = function(build_type) {
-    //default build type
-    build_type = typeof build_type !== 'undefined' ? build_type : "--debug";
-    var args = module.exports.getAntArgs('debug');
-    switch(build_type) {
-        case '--debug' :
-            break;
-        case '--release' :
-            args[0] = 'release';
-            break;
-        case '--nobuild' :
-            console.log('Skipping build...');
-            return Q();
-        default :
-            return Q.reject('Build option \'' + build_type + '\' not recognized.');
-    }
-    var ret = Q();
-    return ret.then(function() {
-        return spawn('ant', args);
-    });
-}
-
-/*
- * Gets the path to the apk file, if not such file exists then
- * the script will error out. (should we error or just return undefined?)
- */
-module.exports.get_apk = function() {
-    var binDir = path.join(ROOT, 'bin');
-    if (fs.existsSync(binDir)) {
-        var candidates = fs.readdirSync(binDir).filter(function(p) {
-            // Need to choose between release and debug .apk.
-            return path.extname(p) == '.apk';
-        }).map(function(p) {
-            p = path.join(binDir, p);
+function find_files(directory, predicate) {
+    if (fs.existsSync(directory)) {
+        var candidates = fs.readdirSync(directory).filter(predicate).map(function(p) {
+            p = path.join(directory, p);
             return { p: p, t: fs.statSync(p).mtime };
         }).sort(function(a,b) {
             return a.t > b.t ? -1 :
                    a.t < b.t ? 1 : 0;
-        });
-        if (candidates.length === 0) {
-            console.error('ERROR : No .apk found in ' + binDir + ' directory');
-            process.exit(2);
-        }
-        console.log('Using apk: ' + candidates[0].p);
-        return candidates[0].p;
+        }).map(function(p) { return p.p; });
+        return candidates;
     } else {
-        console.error('ERROR : unable to find project ' + binDir + ' directory, could not locate .apk');
+        console.error('ERROR : unable to find project ' + directory + ' directory, could not locate .apk');
         process.exit(2);
     }
 }
 
+function hasCustomRules() {
+    return fs.existsSync(path.join(ROOT, 'custom_rules.xml'));
+}
+
+function extractProjectNameFromManifest(projectPath) {
+    var manifestPath = path.join(projectPath, 'AndroidManifest.xml');
+    var manifestData = fs.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8');
+    var m = /<activity[\s\S]*?android:name\s*=\s*"(.*?)"/i.exec(manifestData);
+    if (!m) {
+        throw new Error('Could not find activity name in ' + manifestPath);
+    }
+    return m[1];
+}
+
+function extractSubProjectPaths() {
+    var data = fs.readFileSync(path.join(ROOT, 'project.properties'), 'utf8');
+    var ret = {};
+    var r = /^\s*android\.library\.reference\.\d+=(.*)(?:\s|$)/mg
+    var m;
+    while (m = r.exec(data)) {
+        ret[m[1]] = 1;
+    }
+    return Object.keys(ret);
+}
+
+var builders = {
+    ant: {
+        getArgs: function(cmd) {
+            var args = [cmd, '-f', path.join(ROOT, 'build.xml')];
+            // custom_rules.xml is required for incremental builds.
+            if (hasCustomRules()) {
+                args.push('-Dout.dir=ant-build', '-Dgen.absolute.dir=ant-gen');
+            }
+            return args;
+        },
+
+        prepEnv: function() {
+            return check_reqs.check_ant()
+            .then(function() {
+                // Copy in build.xml on each build so that:
+                // A) we don't require the Android SDK at project creation time, and
+                // B) we always use the SDK's latest version of it.
+                var sdkDir = process.env['ANDROID_HOME'];
+                var buildTemplate = fs.readFileSync(path.join(sdkDir, 'tools', 'lib', 'build.template'), 'utf8');
+                function writeBuildXml(projectPath) {
+                    var newData = buildTemplate.replace('PROJECT_NAME', extractProjectNameFromManifest(ROOT));
+                    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(projectPath, 'build.xml'), newData);
+                    if (!fs.existsSync(path.join(projectPath, 'local.properties'))) {
+                        fs.writeFileSync(path.join(projectPath, 'local.properties'), LOCAL_PROPERTIES_TEMPLATE);
+                    }
+                }
+                var subProjects = extractSubProjectPaths();
+                writeBuildXml(ROOT);
+                for (var i = 0; i < subProjects.length; ++i) {
+                    writeBuildXml(path.join(ROOT, subProjects[i]));
+                }
+            });
+        },
+
+        /*
+         * Builds the project with ant.
+         * Returns a promise.
+         */
+        build: function(build_type) {
+            // Without our custom_rules.xml, we need to clean before building.
+            var ret = Q();
+            if (!hasCustomRules()) {
+                // clean will call check_ant() for us.
+                ret = this.clean();
+            }
+
+            var builder = this;
+            var args = this.getArgs(build_type == 'debug' ? 'debug' : 'release');
+            return check_reqs.check_ant()
+            .then(function() {
+                return spawn('ant', args);
+            }).then(function() {
+                return builder.getOutputFiles();
+            });
+        },
+
+        clean: function() {
+            var args = this.getArgs('clean');
+            return check_reqs.check_ant()
+            .then(function() {
+                return spawn('ant', args);
+            });
+        },
+
+        // Find the recently-generated output APK files
+        // Ant only generates one output file; return it.
+        getOutputFiles: function() {
+            var binDir;
+            if(hasCustomRules()) {
+                binDir = path.join(ROOT, 'ant-build');
+            } else {
+                binDir = path.join(ROOT, 'bin');
+            }
+            var candidates = find_files(binDir, function(candidate) { return path.extname(candidate) == '.apk'; });
+            if (candidates.length === 0) {
+                console.error('ERROR : No .apk found in ' + binDir + ' directory');
+                process.exit(2);
+            }
+            console.log('Using apk: ' + candidates[0]);
+            return [candidates[0]];
+        }
+    },
+    gradle: {
+        getArgs: function(cmd) {
+            var lintSteps = [
+                'lint',
+                'lintVitalRelease',
+                'compileLint',
+                'copyReleaseLint',
+                'copyDebugLint'
+            ];
+            var args = [cmd, '-b', path.join(ROOT, 'build.gradle')];
+            // 10 seconds -> 6 seconds
+            args.push('-Dorg.gradle.daemon=true');
+            // Excluding lint: 6s-> 1.6s
+            for (var i = 0; i < lintSteps.length; ++i) {
+                args.push('-x', lintSteps[i]);
+            }
+            // Shaves another 100ms, but produces a "try at own risk" warning. Not worth it (yet):
+            // args.push('-Dorg.gradle.parallel=true');
+            return args;
+        },
+
+        prepEnv: function() {
+            return check_reqs.check_gradle()
+            .then(function() {
+                // Copy the gradle wrapper on each build so that:
+                // A) we don't require the Android SDK at project creation time, and
+                // B) we always use the SDK's latest version of it.
+                var projectPath = ROOT;
+                // check_reqs ensures that this is set.
+                var sdkDir = process.env['ANDROID_HOME'];
+                var wrapperDir = path.join(sdkDir, 'tools', 'templates', 'gradle', 'wrapper');
+                if (process.platform == 'win32') {
+                    shell.cp('-f', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew.bat'), projectPath);
+                } else {
+                    shell.cp('-f', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradlew'), projectPath);
+                }
+                shell.rm('-rf', path.join(projectPath, 'gradle', 'wrapper'));
+                shell.mkdir('-p', path.join(projectPath, 'gradle'));
+                shell.cp('-r', path.join(wrapperDir, 'gradle', 'wrapper'), path.join(projectPath, 'gradle'));
+            });
+        },
+
+        /*
+         * Builds the project with gradle.
+         * Returns a promise.
+         */
+        build: function(build_type) {
+            var builder = this;
+            var wrapper = path.join(ROOT, 'gradlew');
+            var args = builder.getArgs('build');
+            return Q().then(function() {
+                return spawn(wrapper, args);
+            }).then(function() {
+                return builder.getOutputFiles(build_type);
+            });
+        },
+
+        clean: function() {
+            var builder = this;
+            var wrapper = path.join(ROOT, 'gradlew');
+            var args = builder.getArgs('clean');
+            return Q().then(function() {
+                return spawn(wrapper, args);
+            });
+        },
+
+        // Find the recently-generated output APK files
+        // Gradle can generate multiple output files; return all of them.
+        getOutputFiles: function(build_type) {
+            var binDir = path.join(ROOT, 'build', 'apk');
+            var candidates = find_files(binDir, function(candidate) {
+                // Need to choose between release and debug .apk.
+                if (build_type === 'debug') {
+                    return (path.extname(candidate) == '.apk' && candidate.indexOf('-debug-') >= 0);
+                }
+                if (build_type === 'release') {
+                    return (path.extname(candidate) == '.apk' && candidate.indexOf('-release-') >= 0);
+                }
+                return path.extname(candidate) == '.apk';
+            });
+            return candidates;
+        }
+    },
+
+    none: {
+        prepEnv: function() {
+            return Q();
+        },
+        build: function() {
+            console.log('Skipping build...');
+            return Q();
+        },
+        clean: function() {
+            return Q();
+        },
+    }
+};
+
+function parseOpts(options) {
+    // Backwards-compatibility: Allow a single string argument
+    if (typeof options == "string") options = [options];
+
+    var ret = {
+        buildType: 'debug',
+        buildMethod: process.env['ANDROID_BUILD'] || 'ant'
+    };
+
+    // Iterate through command line options
+    for (var i=0; options && (i < options.length); ++i) {
+        if (options[i].substring && options[i].substring(0,2) == "--") {
+            var option = options[i].substring(2);
+            switch(option) {
+                case 'debug':
+                case 'release':
+                    ret.buildType = option;
+                    break;
+                case 'ant':
+                case 'gradle':
+                    ret.buildMethod = option;
+                    break;
+                case 'nobuild' :
+                    ret.buildMethod = 'none';
+                    break;
+                default :
+                    return Q.reject('Build option \'' + options[i] + '\' not recognized.');
+            }
+        } else {
+            return Q.reject('Build option \'' + options[i] + '\' not recognized.');
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Builds the project with the specifed options
+ * Returns a promise.
+ */
+module.exports.runClean = function(options) {
+    var opts = parseOpts(options);
+    var builder = builders[opts.buildMethod];
+    return builder.prepEnv()
+    .then(function() {
+        return builder.clean();
+    }).then(function() {
+        shell.rm('-rf', path.join(ROOT, 'out'));
+    });
+};
+
+/*
+ * Builds the project with the specifed options
+ * Returns a promise.
+ */
+module.exports.run = function(options) {
+    var opts = parseOpts(options);
+
+    var builder = builders[opts.buildMethod];
+    return builder.prepEnv()
+    .then(function() {
+        return builder.build(opts.buildType);
+    }).then(function(apkFiles) {
+        // TODO: Rather than copy apks to out, it might be better to
+        // just write out what the last .apk build was. These files
+        // are used by get_apk().
+        var outputDir = path.join(ROOT, 'out');
+        shell.mkdir('-p', outputDir);
+        for (var i=0; i < apkFiles.length; ++i) {
+            shell.cp('-f', apkFiles[i], path.join(outputDir, path.basename(apkFiles[i])));
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+/*
+ * Gets the path to the apk file, if not such file exists then
+ * the script will error out. (should we error or just return undefined?)
+ * This is called by the run script to install the apk to the device
+ */
+module.exports.get_apk = function(build_type) {
+    var outputDir = path.join(ROOT, 'out');
+    var candidates = find_files(outputDir, function() { return true; });
+    if (candidates.length === 0) {
+        console.error('ERROR : No .apk found in ' + outputDir + ' directory');
+        process.exit(2);
+    }
+    // TODO: Use build_type here.
+    console.log('Using apk: ' + candidates[0]);
+    return candidates[0];
+};
+
 module.exports.help = function() {
     console.log('Usage: ' + path.relative(process.cwd(), path.join(ROOT, 'cordova', 'build')) + ' [build_type]');
     console.log('Build Types : ');
-    console.log('    \'--debug\': Default build, will build project in using ant debug');
-    console.log('    \'--release\': will build project using ant release');
+    console.log('    \'--debug\': Default build, will build project in debug mode');
+    console.log('    \'--release\': will build project for release');
+    console.log('    \'--ant\': Default build, will build project with ant');
+    console.log('    \'--gradle\': will build project with gradle');
     console.log('    \'--nobuild\': will skip build process (can be used with run command)');
     process.exit(0);
 };
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/clean.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/clean.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a2e0ce0..00000000
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/clean.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-/*
-       Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-       or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-       distributed with this work for additional information
-       regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-       to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-       "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-       with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-       Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-       software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-       "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-       KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-       specific language governing permissions and limitations
-       under the License.
-*/
-
-var build = require('./build'),
-    spawn = require('./spawn'),
-    path  = require('path');
-
-/*
- * Cleans the project using ant
- * Returns a promise.
- */
-module.exports.run = function() {
-    var args = build.getAntArgs('clean');
-    return spawn('ant', args);
-}
-
-module.exports.help = function() {
-    console.log('Usage: ' + path.relative(process.cwd(), process.argv[1]));
-    console.log('Cleans the project directory.');
-    process.exit(0);
-}
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/gitignore b/bin/templates/project/gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1c8ff71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/project/gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Non-project-specific build files:
+build.xml
+local.properties
+/gradlew
+/gradlew.bat
+/gradle
+# Ant builds
+ant-built
+ant-gen
+# Eclipse builds
+gen
+out
+# Gradle builds
+/build
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/project.properties b/bin/templates/project/project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddd3a060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/templates/project/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
+# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
+#
+# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
+#
+# To customize properties used by the Ant build system edit
+# "ant.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
+# project structure.
+#
+# To enable ProGuard to shrink and obfuscate your code, uncomment this (available properties: sdk.dir, user.home):
+#proguard.config=${sdk.dir}/tools/proguard/proguard-android.txt:proguard-project.txt
+
+android.library.reference.1=CordovaLib
+# Project target.
+target=This_gets_replaced
diff --git a/test/AndroidManifest.xml b/test/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6dec1aec..e058a420 100755
--- a/test/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/test/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -255,5 +255,15 @@
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.SAMPLE_CODE" />
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
+           <activity
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
+            android:label="@string/app_name" 
+            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden"
+            android:name="org.apache.cordova.test.SabotagedActivity" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.SAMPLE_CODE" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
     </application>
 </manifest> 
diff --git a/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/junit/IntentUriOverrideTest.java b/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/junit/IntentUriOverrideTest.java
index aea06afe..381e0edd 100644
--- a/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/junit/IntentUriOverrideTest.java
+++ b/test/src/org/apache/cordova/test/junit/IntentUriOverrideTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class IntentUriOverrideTest extends ActivityInstrumentationTestCase2<Sabo
     private String BAD_URL = "file:///sdcard/download/wl-exploit.htm";
 
 
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public IntentUriOverrideTest()
     {
         super("org.apache.cordova.test",SabotagedActivity.class);