diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index d8e824c6f1..f99dabfa15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+cocos2d-x-3.0rc0 Feb.??? 2014
+[All]
+     [FIX]          EGLView improvements: renamed to GLView, no longer a singleton, easier to customize
+
 cocos2d-x-3.0beta2 Jan.24 2014
 [All]
      [NEW]          Full screen support for desktop platforms.
diff --git a/samples/Cpp/HelloCpp/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Cpp/HelloCpp/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index 04961ee215..8e60f85a71 100644
--- a/samples/Cpp/HelloCpp/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Cpp/HelloCpp/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ AppDelegate::~AppDelegate()
 {
 }
 
-bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching() {
+bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
+{
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Hello Cpp", Size(900,640));
-
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Hello Cpp", Size(480, 720));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
     // Set the design resolution
     glview->setDesignResolutionSize(designResolutionSize.width, designResolutionSize.height, ResolutionPolicy::NO_BORDER);
diff --git a/samples/Cpp/SimpleGame/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Cpp/SimpleGame/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index ba500209f3..e2e77e680e 100644
--- a/samples/Cpp/SimpleGame/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Cpp/SimpleGame/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ AppDelegate::~AppDelegate()
 {
 }
 
-bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching() {
-    // initialize director
+bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
+{
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Simple Game", Size(900,640));
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Simple Game", Size(900,640));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
-    
     auto screenSize = glview->getFrameSize();
     auto designSize = Size(480, 320);
     std::vector<std::string> searchPaths;
diff --git a/samples/Javascript/CocosDragonJS/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Javascript/CocosDragonJS/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index d738d1121d..bb578d8a86 100644
--- a/samples/Javascript/CocosDragonJS/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Javascript/CocosDragonJS/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("CocosDragon JS", Size(480, 720));
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("CocosDragon JS", Size(480, 720));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
+
     director->setProjection(Director::Projection::_2D);
 
 
diff --git a/samples/Javascript/CrystalCraze/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Javascript/CrystalCraze/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index 23f534b9d4..78b9725085 100644
--- a/samples/Javascript/CrystalCraze/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Javascript/CrystalCraze/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Crystal Craze", Size(480, 720));
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Crystal Craze", Size(480, 720));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
     director->setProjection(Director::Projection::_2D);
 
     FileUtils::getInstance()->addSearchPath("script");
diff --git a/samples/Javascript/MoonWarriors/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Javascript/MoonWarriors/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index 8fd1e2ed4c..0f32e07fc0 100644
--- a/samples/Javascript/MoonWarriors/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Javascript/MoonWarriors/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Moon Warriors", Size(480, 720));
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Moon Warriors", Size(480, 720));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
     director->setProjection(Director::Projection::_2D);
 
     // Set the design resolution
diff --git a/samples/Javascript/TestJavascript/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Javascript/TestJavascript/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index 263c4184ee..e8895d9769 100644
--- a/samples/Javascript/TestJavascript/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Javascript/TestJavascript/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Test JavaScript", Size(900,640));
-
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Test JavaScript", Size(900,640));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
     // JS-Test in Html5 uses 800x450 as design resolution
     glview->setDesignResolutionSize(800, 450, ResolutionPolicy::FIXED_HEIGHT);
diff --git a/samples/Javascript/WatermelonWithMe/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Javascript/WatermelonWithMe/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index 081a7eb64c..d65e0ba31d 100644
--- a/samples/Javascript/WatermelonWithMe/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Javascript/WatermelonWithMe/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Watermelon With Me", Size(900,640));
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
-    
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Watermelon With Me", Size(900,640));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
+
     // turn on display FPS
     director->setDisplayStats(true);
     
diff --git a/samples/Lua/HelloLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Lua/HelloLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index bc667f3f62..542548583b 100644
--- a/samples/Lua/HelloLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Lua/HelloLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
     // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Hello Lua", Size(900,640));
-
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Hello Lua", Size(900,640));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
     glview->setDesignResolutionSize(480, 320, ResolutionPolicy::NO_BORDER);
 
diff --git a/samples/Lua/TestLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp b/samples/Lua/TestLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
index 31329bb48d..5c9066407a 100644
--- a/samples/Lua/TestLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
+++ b/samples/Lua/TestLua/Classes/AppDelegate.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ AppDelegate::~AppDelegate()
 
 bool AppDelegate::applicationDidFinishLaunching()
 {
-    // initialize director
     auto director = Director::getInstance();
-    auto glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Test Lua", Size(900,640));
-
-    director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    auto glview = director->getOpenGLView();
+    if(!glview) {
+        glview = EGLView::createWithSize("Test Lua", Size(900,640));
+        director->setOpenGLView(glview);
+    }
 
     // turn on display FPS
     director->setDisplayStats(true);