diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
index 300d675a..3e115000 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/build.js
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ function findOutputApksHelper(dir, build_type, arch) {
     if (ret.length === 0) {
         return ret;
     }
+    // Assume arch-specific build if newest api has -x86 or -arm.
     var archSpecific = !!/-x86|-arm/.exec(ret[0]);
+    // And show only arch-specific ones (or non-arch-specific)
     ret = ret.filter(function(p) {
         return !!/-x86|-arm/.exec(p) == archSpecific;
     });
-    if (arch) {
+    if (arch && ret.length > 1) {
         ret = ret.filter(function(p) {
             return p.indexOf('-' + arch) != -1;
         });
@@ -175,20 +177,16 @@ var builders = {
     },
     gradle: {
         getArgs: function(cmd, arch, extraArgs) {
-            if (arch == 'arm' && cmd == 'debug') {
-                cmd = 'assembleArmv7Debug';
-            } else if (arch == 'arm' && cmd == 'release') {
-                cmd = 'assembleArmv7Release';
-            } else if (arch == 'x86' && cmd == 'debug') {
-                cmd = 'assembleX86Debug';
-            } else if (arch == 'x86' && cmd == 'release') {
-                cmd = 'assembleX86Release';
+            if (cmd == 'release') {
+                cmd = 'cdvBuildRelease';
             } else if (cmd == 'debug') {
-                cmd = 'assembleDebug';
-            } else if (cmd == 'release') {
-                cmd = 'assembleRelease';
+                cmd = 'cdvBuildDebug';
             }
             var args = [cmd, '-b', path.join(ROOT, 'build.gradle')];
+            if (arch) {
+                args.push('-PcdvBuildArch=' + arch);
+            }
+
             // 10 seconds -> 6 seconds
             args.push('-Dorg.gradle.daemon=true');
             args.push.apply(args, extraArgs);
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ var builders = {
             var wrapper = path.join(ROOT, 'gradlew');
             var args = this.getArgs(build_type == 'debug' ? 'debug' : 'release', arch, extraArgs);
             return Q().then(function() {
-                console.log('Running: ' + wrapper + ' ' + extraArgs.join(' '));
+                console.log('Running: ' + wrapper + ' ' + args.concat(extraArgs).join(' '));
                 return spawn(wrapper, args);
             });
         },
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ var builders = {
             var wrapper = path.join(ROOT, 'gradlew');
             var args = builder.getArgs('clean', null, extraArgs);
             return Q().then(function() {
-                console.log('Running: ' + wrapper + ' ' + extraArgs.join(' '));
+                console.log('Running: ' + wrapper + ' ' + args.concat(extraArgs).join(' '));
                 return spawn(wrapper, args);
             });
         },
@@ -319,8 +317,8 @@ function parseOpts(options, resolvedTarget) {
     for (var i=0; options && (i < options.length); ++i) {
         if (/^--/.exec(options[i])) {
             var keyValue = options[i].substring(2).split('=');
-            var flagName = keyValue[0];
-            var flagValue = keyValue[1];
+            var flagName = keyValue.shift();
+            var flagValue = keyValue.join('=');
             if (multiValueArgs[flagName] && !flagValue) {
                 flagValue = options[i + 1];
                 ++i;
@@ -359,10 +357,7 @@ function parseOpts(options, resolvedTarget) {
         }
     }
 
-    var multiApk = ret.buildMethod == 'gradle' && process.env['BUILD_MULTIPLE_APKS'];
-    if (multiApk && !/0|false|no/i.exec(multiApk)) {
-        ret.arch = resolvedTarget && resolvedTarget.arch;
-    }
+    ret.arch = resolvedTarget && resolvedTarget.arch;
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js
index db783d91..ced23a09 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/run.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var path  = require('path'),
     var list = false;
 
     for (var i=2; i<args.length; i++) {
-        if (/^--(debug|release|nobuild|versionCode=|minSdkVersion=|gradleArg=)/.exec(args[i])) {
+        if (/^--(debug|release|ant|gradle|nobuild|versionCode=|minSdkVersion=|gradleArg=)/.exec(args[i])) {
             buildFlags.push(args[i]);
         } else if (args[i] == '--device') {
             install_target = '--device';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var path  = require('path'),
         } else if (args[i] == '--list') {
             list = true;
         } else {
-            console.warn('Option \'' + options[i] + '\' not recognized (ignoring).');
+            console.warn('Option \'' + args[i] + '\' not recognized (ignoring).');
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
index adbee75f..52bb3fdd 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ ext {
     if (!project.hasProperty('cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile')) {
         cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile = null
     }
+    // Set by build.js script.
+    if (!project.hasProperty('cdvBuildArch')) {
+        cdvBuildArch = null
+    }
 }
 
 def hasBuildExtras = file('build-extras.gradle').exists()
@@ -93,6 +97,44 @@ if (hasBuildExtras) {
     apply from: 'build-extras.gradle'
 }
 
+def computeBuildTargetName(debugBuild) {
+    def ret = 'assemble'
+    if (cdvBuildMultipleApks && cdvBuildArch) {
+        def arch = cdvBuildArch == 'arm' ? 'armv7' : cdvBuildArch
+        ret += '' + arch.toUpperCase().charAt(0) + arch.substring(1);
+    }
+    return ret + (debugBuild ? 'Debug' : 'Release')
+}
+
+// Make cdvBuild a task that depends on the debug/arch-sepecific task.
+task cdvBuildDebug
+cdvBuildDebug.dependsOn {
+    return computeBuildTargetName(true)
+}
+
+task cdvBuildRelease
+cdvBuildRelease.dependsOn {
+    return computeBuildTargetName(false)
+}
+
+task cdvPrintProps << {
+    println('cdvCompileSdkVersion=' + cdvCompileSdkVersion)
+    println('cdvBuildToolsVersion=' + cdvBuildToolsVersion)
+    println('cdvVersionCode=' + cdvVersionCode)
+    println('cdvMinSdkVersion=' + cdvMinSdkVersion)
+    println('cdvBuildMultipleApks=' + cdvBuildMultipleApks)
+    println('cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile=' + cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile)
+    println('cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile=' + cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile)
+    println('cdvBuildArch=' + cdvBuildArch)
+    println('computedVersionCode=' + android.defaultConfig.versionCode)
+    if (android.productFlavors.has('armv7')) {
+        println('computedArmv7VersionCode=' + android.productFlavors.armv7.versionCode)
+    }
+    if (android.productFlavors.has('x86')) {
+        println('computedx86VersionCode=' + android.productFlavors.x86.versionCode)
+    }
+}
+
 // PLUGIN GRADLE EXTENSIONS START
 // PLUGIN GRADLE EXTENSIONS END