diff --git a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCAutoreleasePool.cpp b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCAutoreleasePool.cpp
index d6583c296f..791226942a 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCAutoreleasePool.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCAutoreleasePool.cpp
@@ -41,18 +41,19 @@ CCAutoreleasePool::~CCAutoreleasePool(void)
 
 void CCAutoreleasePool::addObject(CCObject* pObject)
 {
-    CCAssert(false == pObject->m_bManaged, "this object is already in autorelese pool");
-    
     m_pManagedObjectArray->addObject(pObject);
 
     CCAssert(pObject->m_uReference > 1, "reference count should be greater than 1");
-
+    ++(pObject->m_uAutoReleaseCount);
     pObject->release(); // no ref count, in this case autorelease pool added.
 }
 
 void CCAutoreleasePool::removeObject(CCObject* pObject)
 {
-    m_pManagedObjectArray->removeObject(pObject, false);
+    for (int i = 0; i < pObject->m_uAutoReleaseCount; ++i)
+    {
+        m_pManagedObjectArray->removeObject(pObject, false);
+    }
 }
 
 void CCAutoreleasePool::clear()
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ void CCAutoreleasePool::clear()
             if(!pObj)
                 break;
 
-            pObj->m_bManaged = false;
+            --(pObj->m_uAutoReleaseCount);
             //(*it)->release();
             //delete (*it);
 #ifdef _DEBUG
diff --git a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCDictionary.cpp b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCDictionary.cpp
index 9bd909e4f3..eafd729dba 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCDictionary.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCDictionary.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,12 @@ CCArray* CCDictionary::allKeysForObject(CCObject* object)
 
 CCObject* CCDictionary::objectForKey(const std::string& key)
 {
-    if (m_eDictType != kCCDictStr)
-    {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
+    // if dictionary wasn't initialized, return NULL directly.
+    if (m_eDictType == kCCDictUnknown) return NULL;
+    // CCDictionary only supports one kind of key, string or integer.
+    // This method uses string as key, therefore we should make sure that the key type of this CCDictionary is string.
     CCAssert(m_eDictType == kCCDictStr, "this dictionary does not use string as key.");
-    
+
     CCObject* pRetObject = NULL;
     CCDictElement *pElement = NULL;
     HASH_FIND_STR(m_pElements, key.c_str(), pElement);
@@ -110,13 +109,12 @@ CCObject* CCDictionary::objectForKey(const std::string& key)
 
 CCObject* CCDictionary::objectForKey(int key)
 {
-    if (m_eDictType != kCCDictInt)
-    {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
+    // if dictionary wasn't initialized, return NULL directly.
+    if (m_eDictType == kCCDictUnknown) return NULL;
+    // CCDictionary only supports one kind of key, string or integer.
+    // This method uses integer as key, therefore we should make sure that the key type of this CCDictionary is integer.
     CCAssert(m_eDictType == kCCDictInt, "this dictionary does not use integer as key.");
-    
+
     CCObject* pRetObject = NULL;
     CCDictElement *pElement = NULL;
     HASH_FIND_INT(m_pElements, &key, pElement);
diff --git a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.cpp b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.cpp
index 8084c65180..ff8f6a5eba 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ CCObject* CCCopying::copyWithZone(CCZone *pZone)
 }
 
 CCObject::CCObject(void)
-:m_bManaged(false)
+:m_uAutoReleaseCount(0)
 ,m_uReference(1) // when the object is created, the reference count of it is 1
 ,m_nLuaID(0)
 {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ CCObject::~CCObject(void)
 {
     // if the object is managed, we should remove it
     // from pool manager
-    if (m_bManaged)
+    if (m_uAutoReleaseCount > 0)
     {
         CCPoolManager::sharedPoolManager()->removeObject(this);
     }
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ void CCObject::retain(void)
 CCObject* CCObject::autorelease(void)
 {
     CCPoolManager::sharedPoolManager()->addObject(this);
-
-    m_bManaged = true;
     return this;
 }
 
diff --git a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.h b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.h
index 2aff081ee1..010e55df62 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.h
+++ b/cocos2dx/cocoa/CCObject.h
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ public:
 protected:
     // count of references
     unsigned int        m_uReference;
-    // is the object autoreleased
-    bool        m_bManaged;        
+    // count of autorelease
+    unsigned int        m_uAutoReleaseCount;
 public:
     CCObject(void);
     virtual ~CCObject(void);
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxActivity.java b/cocos2dx/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxActivity.java
index 247fb78575..89bd3fc53b 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxActivity.java
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxActivity.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ package org.cocos2dx.lib;
 import org.cocos2dx.lib.Cocos2dxHelper.Cocos2dxHelperListener;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class Cocos2dxActivity extends Activity implements Cocos2dxHelpe
 	// Fields
 	// ===========================================================
 	
-	private Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView mGLSurefaceView;
+	private Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView mGLSurfaceView;
 	private Cocos2dxHandler mHandler;
 
 	// ===========================================================
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ public abstract class Cocos2dxActivity extends Activity implements Cocos2dxHelpe
 	protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
 		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		
-		this.init();
+    	this.mHandler = new Cocos2dxHandler(this);
+
+    	this.mGLSurfaceView = onCreateView();
 
 		Cocos2dxHelper.init(this, this);
 	}
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class Cocos2dxActivity extends Activity implements Cocos2dxHelpe
 		super.onResume();
 
 		Cocos2dxHelper.onResume();
-		this.mGLSurefaceView.onResume();
+		this.mGLSurfaceView.onResume();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ public abstract class Cocos2dxActivity extends Activity implements Cocos2dxHelpe
 		super.onPause();
 
 		Cocos2dxHelper.onPause();
-		this.mGLSurefaceView.onPause();
+		this.mGLSurfaceView.onPause();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -101,16 +102,15 @@ public abstract class Cocos2dxActivity extends Activity implements Cocos2dxHelpe
 	
 	@Override
 	public void runOnGLThread(final Runnable pRunnable) {
-		this.mGLSurefaceView.queueEvent(pRunnable);
+		this.mGLSurfaceView.queueEvent(pRunnable);
 	}
 
 	// ===========================================================
 	// Methods
 	// ===========================================================
 	
-    public void init() {
+    public Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView onCreateView() {
     	// Init handler
-    	this.mHandler = new Cocos2dxHandler(this);
     			
     	// FrameLayout
         ViewGroup.LayoutParams framelayout_params =
@@ -130,20 +130,18 @@ public abstract class Cocos2dxActivity extends Activity implements Cocos2dxHelpe
         framelayout.addView(edittext);
 
         // Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView
-        this.mGLSurefaceView = this.onCreateGLSurfaceView();
+        Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView gLSurfaceView = new Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView(this);
 
         // ...add to FrameLayout
-        framelayout.addView(mGLSurefaceView);
+        framelayout.addView(gLSurfaceView);
 
-        mGLSurefaceView.setCocos2dxRenderer(new Cocos2dxRenderer());
-        mGLSurefaceView.setCocos2dxEditText(edittext);
+        gLSurfaceView.setCocos2dxRenderer(new Cocos2dxRenderer());
+        gLSurfaceView.setCocos2dxEditText(edittext);
 
         // Set framelayout as the content view
 		setContentView(framelayout);
-    }
-    
-    public Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView onCreateGLSurfaceView() {
-    	return new Cocos2dxGLSurfaceView(this);
+		
+		return gLSurfaceView;
     }
 
 	// ===========================================================
diff --git a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCImage.cpp b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCImage.cpp
index c339963aa0..8eea70c70f 100644
--- a/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCImage.cpp
+++ b/cocos2dx/platform/win32/CCImage.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ public:
             }
             GetObjectA(m_hFont,  sizeof(tOldFont), &tOldFont);
 
-            if (tOldFont.lfHeight == tNewFont.lfHeight &&
-                !strcmp(tOldFont.lfFaceName, tNewFont.lfFaceName))
+            if (tOldFont.lfHeight == tNewFont.lfHeight
+                && 0 == strcmp(tOldFont.lfFaceName, tNewFont.lfFaceName))
             {
                 // already has the font 
                 bRet = true;
diff --git a/extensions/GUI/CCScrollView/CCScrollView.cpp b/extensions/GUI/CCScrollView/CCScrollView.cpp
index e08da8a74f..30ba0f53c0 100644
--- a/extensions/GUI/CCScrollView/CCScrollView.cpp
+++ b/extensions/GUI/CCScrollView/CCScrollView.cpp
@@ -493,10 +493,10 @@ void CCScrollView::addChild(CCNode * child)
  */
 void CCScrollView::beforeDraw()
 {
-    if (m_bClippingToBounds) 
+    if (m_bClippingToBounds)
     {
 		// TODO: This scrollview should respect parents' positions
-		CCPoint screenPos = this->convertToWorldSpace(this->getParent()->getPosition());
+		CCPoint screenPos = this->getParent()->convertToWorldSpace(this->getPosition());
 
         glEnable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
         float s = this->getScale();
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ void CCScrollView::visit()
 
 	kmGLPushMatrix();
 	
-//	glPushMatrix();
-	
     if (m_pGrid && m_pGrid->isActive())
     {
         m_pGrid->beforeDraw();
@@ -584,8 +582,6 @@ void CCScrollView::visit()
     }
 
 	kmGLPopMatrix();
-	
-//	glPopMatrix();
 }
 
 bool CCScrollView::ccTouchBegan(CCTouch* touch, CCEvent* event)
@@ -595,7 +591,8 @@ bool CCScrollView::ccTouchBegan(CCTouch* touch, CCEvent* event)
         return false;
     }
     CCRect frame;
-    frame = CCRectMake(this->getPosition().x, this->getPosition().y, m_tViewSize.width, m_tViewSize.height);
+    CCPoint frameOriginal = this->getParent()->convertToWorldSpace(this->getPosition());
+    frame = CCRectMake(frameOriginal.x, frameOriginal.y, m_tViewSize.width, m_tViewSize.height);
     
     //dispatcher does not know about clipping. reject touches outside visible bounds.
     if (m_pTouches->count() > 2 ||
@@ -645,7 +642,9 @@ void CCScrollView::ccTouchMoved(CCTouch* touch, CCEvent* event)
             float newX, newY;
             
             m_bTouchMoved  = true;
-            frame        = CCRectMake(this->getPosition().x, this->getPosition().y, m_tViewSize.width, m_tViewSize.height);
+            CCPoint frameOriginal = this->getParent()->convertToWorldSpace(this->getPosition());
+            frame = CCRectMake(frameOriginal.x, frameOriginal.y, m_tViewSize.width, m_tViewSize.height);
+
             newPoint     = this->convertTouchToNodeSpace((CCTouch*)m_pTouches->objectAtIndex(0));
             moveDistance = ccpSub(newPoint, m_tTouchPoint);
             m_tTouchPoint  = newPoint;
diff --git a/extensions/network/HttpClient.cpp b/extensions/network/HttpClient.cpp
index 1fa241540c..d40c6d0d41 100644
--- a/extensions/network/HttpClient.cpp
+++ b/extensions/network/HttpClient.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,25 @@ int processGetTask(CCHttpRequest *request, write_callback callback, void *stream
             break;
         }
         
+        /* handle custom header data */
+        /* create curl linked list */
+        struct curl_slist *cHeaders=NULL;
+        /* get custom header data (if set) */
+       	std::vector<std::string> headers=request->getHeaders();
+      		if(!headers.empty())
+      		{      			
+        			for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator it=headers.begin();it!=headers.end();it++)
+        			{
+              /* append custom headers one by one */
+          				cHeaders=curl_slist_append(cHeaders,it->c_str());
+        			}
+           /* set custom headers for curl */
+        			code = curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, cHeaders);
+        			if (code != CURLE_OK) {
+          				break;
+        			}
+      		}
+              
         code = curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, request->getUrl());
         if (code != CURLE_OK) 
         {
@@ -276,6 +295,9 @@ int processGetTask(CCHttpRequest *request, write_callback callback, void *stream
             break;
         }
         
+        /* free the linked list for header data */
+        curl_slist_free_all(cHeaders);
+
         code = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, responseCode); 
         if (code != CURLE_OK || *responseCode != 200) 
         {
@@ -301,6 +323,25 @@ int processPostTask(CCHttpRequest *request, write_callback callback, void *strea
             break;
         }
         
+        /* handle custom header data */
+        /* create curl linked list */
+        struct curl_slist *cHeaders=NULL;
+        /* get custom header data (if set) */
+      		std::vector<std::string> headers=request->getHeaders();
+      		if(!headers.empty())
+      		{      			
+        			for(std::vector<std::string>::iterator it=headers.begin();it!=headers.end();it++)
+        			{
+              /* append custom headers one by one */
+          				cHeaders=curl_slist_append(cHeaders,it->c_str());
+        			}
+           /* set custom headers for curl */
+        			code = curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, cHeaders);
+        			if (code != CURLE_OK) {
+          				break;
+        			}
+      		}
+              
         code = curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, request->getUrl());
         if (code != CURLE_OK) {
             break;
@@ -330,6 +371,9 @@ int processPostTask(CCHttpRequest *request, write_callback callback, void *strea
             break;
         }
         
+        /* free the linked list for header data */
+        curl_slist_free_all(cHeaders);
+
         code = curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, responseCode); 
         if (code != CURLE_OK || *responseCode != 200) {
             code = CURLE_HTTP_RETURNED_ERROR;
diff --git a/extensions/network/HttpRequest.h b/extensions/network/HttpRequest.h
index c6dd2a8781..3addad2a6e 100644
--- a/extensions/network/HttpRequest.h
+++ b/extensions/network/HttpRequest.h
@@ -175,7 +175,20 @@ public:
     {
         return _pSelector;
     }
-        
+
+    /** Set any custom headers **/
+    inline void setHeaders(std::vector<std::string> pHeaders)
+   	{
+   		_headers=pHeaders;
+   	}
+   
+    /** Get custom headers **/
+   	inline std::vector<std::string> getHeaders()
+   	{
+   		return _headers;
+   	}
+
+
 protected:
     // properties
     HttpRequestType             _requestType;    /// kHttpRequestGet, kHttpRequestPost or other enums
@@ -185,6 +198,7 @@ protected:
     CCObject*          _pTarget;        /// callback target of pSelector function
     SEL_CallFuncND     _pSelector;      /// callback function, e.g. MyLayer::onHttpResponse(CCObject *sender, void *data)
     void*                       _pUserData;      /// You can add your customed data here 
+    std::vector<std::string>    _headers;		      /// custom http headers
 };
 
 NS_CC_EXT_END
diff --git a/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/build_native.sh b/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/build_native.sh
index e14fddce76..63cce90a30 100755
--- a/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/build_native.sh
+++ b/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/build_native.sh
@@ -67,10 +67,12 @@ done
 
 if [[ "$buildexternalsfromsource" ]]; then
     echo "Building external dependencies from source"
+    set -x
     "$NDK_ROOT"/ndk-build -C "$APP_ANDROID_ROOT" $* \
         "NDK_MODULE_PATH=${COCOS2DX_ROOT}:${COCOS2DX_ROOT}/cocos2dx/platform/third_party/android/source"
 else
     echo "Using prebuilt externals"
+    set -x
     "$NDK_ROOT"/ndk-build -C "$APP_ANDROID_ROOT" $* \
         "NDK_MODULE_PATH=${COCOS2DX_ROOT}:${COCOS2DX_ROOT}/cocos2dx/platform/third_party/android/prebuilt"
 fi
diff --git a/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/ndkgdb.sh b/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/ndkgdb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..27ef46bb1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/HelloCpp/proj.android/ndkgdb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+APPNAME="HelloCpp"
+APP_ANDROID_NAME="org.cocos2dx.hellocpp"
+
+if [ -z "${SDK_ROOT+aaa}" ]; then
+# ... if SDK_ROOT is not set, use "$HOME/bin/android-sdk"
+    SDK_ROOT="$HOME/bin/android-sdk"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${NDK_ROOT+aaa}" ]; then
+# ... if NDK_ROOT is not set, use "$HOME/bin/android-ndk"
+    NDK_ROOT="$HOME/bin/android-ndk"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${COCOS2DX_ROOT+aaa}" ]; then
+# ... if COCOS2DX_ROOT is not set
+# ... find current working directory
+    DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+# ... use paths relative to current directory
+    COCOS2DX_ROOT="$DIR/../../.."
+    APP_ROOT="$DIR/.."
+    APP_ANDROID_ROOT="$DIR"
+else
+    APP_ROOT="$COCOS2DX_ROOT/samples/$APPNAME"
+    APP_ANDROID_ROOT="$COCOS2DX_ROOT/samples/$APPNAME/proj.android"
+fi
+
+echo "NDK_ROOT = $NDK_ROOT"
+echo "SDK_ROOT = $SDK_ROOT"
+echo "COCOS2DX_ROOT = $COCOS2DX_ROOT"
+echo "APP_ROOT = $APP_ROOT"
+echo "APP_ANDROID_ROOT = $APP_ANDROID_ROOT"
+echo "APP_ANDROID_NAME = $APP_ANDROID_NAME"
+
+echo
+echo "Killing and restarting ${APP_ANDROID_NAME}"
+echo
+
+set -x
+
+"${SDK_ROOT}"/platform-tools/adb shell am force-stop "${APP_ANDROID_NAME}"
+
+NDK_MODULE_PATH="${COCOS2DX_ROOT}":"${COCOS2DX_ROOT}"/cocos2dx/platform/third_party/android/prebuilt \
+    "${NDK_ROOT}"/ndk-gdb \
+    --adb="${SDK_ROOT}"/platform-tools/adb \
+    --verbose \
+    --start \
+    --force
diff --git a/samples/TestCpp/Classes/ExtensionsTest/NetworkTest/HttpClientTest.cpp b/samples/TestCpp/Classes/ExtensionsTest/NetworkTest/HttpClientTest.cpp
index 7a0741db42..abe50a6030 100644
--- a/samples/TestCpp/Classes/ExtensionsTest/NetworkTest/HttpClientTest.cpp
+++ b/samples/TestCpp/Classes/ExtensionsTest/NetworkTest/HttpClientTest.cpp
@@ -101,18 +101,40 @@ void HttpClientTest::onMenuGetTestClicked(cocos2d::CCObject *sender)
 
 void HttpClientTest::onMenuPostTestClicked(cocos2d::CCObject *sender)
 {
-    CCHttpRequest* request = new CCHttpRequest();
-    request->setUrl("http://www.httpbin.org/post");
-    request->setRequestType(CCHttpRequest::kHttpPost);
-    request->setResponseCallback(this, callfuncND_selector(HttpClientTest::onHttpRequestCompleted));
+    // test 1
+    {
+        CCHttpRequest* request = new CCHttpRequest();
+        request->setUrl("http://www.httpbin.org/post");
+        request->setRequestType(CCHttpRequest::kHttpPost);
+        request->setResponseCallback(this, callfuncND_selector(HttpClientTest::onHttpRequestCompleted));
+        
+        // write the post data
+        const char* postData = "visitor=cocos2d&TestSuite=Extensions Test/NetworkTest";
+        request->setRequestData(postData, strlen(postData)); 
+        
+        request->setTag("POST test1");
+        CCHttpClient::getInstance()->send(request);
+        request->release();
+    }
     
-    // write the post data
-    const char* postData = "visitor=cocos2d&TestSuite=Extensions Test/NetowrkTest";
-    request->setRequestData(postData, strlen(postData)); 
-    
-    request->setTag("POST test");
-    CCHttpClient::getInstance()->send(request);
-    request->release();
+    // test 2: set Content-Type
+    {
+        CCHttpRequest* request = new CCHttpRequest();
+        request->setUrl("http://www.httpbin.org/post");
+        request->setRequestType(CCHttpRequest::kHttpPost);
+        std::vector<std::string> headers;
+        headers.push_back("Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8");
+        request->setHeaders(headers);
+        request->setResponseCallback(this, callfuncND_selector(HttpClientTest::onHttpRequestCompleted));
+        
+        // write the post data
+        const char* postData = "visitor=cocos2d&TestSuite=Extensions Test/NetworkTest";
+        request->setRequestData(postData, strlen(postData)); 
+        
+        request->setTag("POST test2");
+        CCHttpClient::getInstance()->send(request);
+        request->release();
+    }
     
     // waiting
     m_labelStatusCode->setString("waiting...");
diff --git a/samples/TestJavascript/proj.android/build_native.sh b/samples/TestJavascript/proj.android/build_native.sh
index 6ce5e724e4..be80429f39 100755
--- a/samples/TestJavascript/proj.android/build_native.sh
+++ b/samples/TestJavascript/proj.android/build_native.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ APPNAME="TestJavascript"
 # options
 
 buildexternalsfromsource=
+PARALLEL_BUILD_FLAG=
 
 usage(){
 cat << EOF
@@ -12,15 +13,19 @@ Build C/C++ code for $APPNAME using Android NDK
 
 OPTIONS:
 -s	Build externals from source
+-p  Run make with -j8 option to take advantage of multiple processors
 -h	this help
 EOF
 }
 
-while getopts "sh" OPTION; do
+while getopts "sph" OPTION; do
 case "$OPTION" in
 s)
 buildexternalsfromsource=1
 ;;
+p)
+PARALLEL_BUILD_FLAG=\-j8
+;;
 h)
 usage
 exit 0
@@ -90,6 +95,6 @@ echo
 
 set -x
 
-"$NDK_ROOT"/ndk-build -C "$APP_ANDROID_ROOT" $* \
+"$NDK_ROOT"/ndk-build $PARALLEL_BUILD_FLAG -C "$APP_ANDROID_ROOT" $* \
     "NDK_MODULE_PATH=${COCOS2DX_ROOT}:${COCOS2DX_ROOT}/cocos2dx/platform/third_party/android/prebuilt" \
     NDK_LOG=1 V=1
diff --git a/template/android/copy_files.sh b/template/android/copy_files.sh
index d102d0684e..633d8c9336 100644
--- a/template/android/copy_files.sh
+++ b/template/android/copy_files.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ copy_build_native(){
     chmod u+x $APP_DIR/proj.android/build_native.sh
 }
 
+# copy debugger script and replace templated parameters
+copy_ndkgdb(){
+    sed "s#__projectname__#$APP_NAME#;s#__packagename__#$PACKAGE_PATH#" $COCOS2DX_ROOT/template/android/ndkgdb.sh > $APP_DIR/proj.android/ndkgdb.sh
+    chmod u+x $APP_DIR/proj.android/ndkgdb.sh
+}
+
 # copy .project and .classpath and replace project name
 modify_project_classpath(){
     sed "s/HelloCpp/$APP_NAME/" $COCOS2DX_ROOT/template/android/.project > $APP_DIR/proj.android/.project
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ copy_cpp_h
 copy_resouces
 copy_src_and_jni
 copy_build_native
+copy_ndkgdb
 modify_project_classpath
 modify_androidmanifest
 modify_applicationdemo
diff --git a/template/android/ndkgdb.sh b/template/android/ndkgdb.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5326004ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/android/ndkgdb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+APPNAME="__projectname__"
+APP_ANDROID_NAME="__packagename__"
+
+if [ -z "${SDK_ROOT+aaa}" ]; then
+# ... if SDK_ROOT is not set, use "$HOME/bin/android-sdk"
+    SDK_ROOT="$HOME/bin/android-sdk"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${NDK_ROOT+aaa}" ]; then
+# ... if NDK_ROOT is not set, use "$HOME/bin/android-ndk"
+    NDK_ROOT="$HOME/bin/android-ndk"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${COCOS2DX_ROOT+aaa}" ]; then
+# ... if COCOS2DX_ROOT is not set
+# ... find current working directory
+    DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+# ... use paths relative to current directory
+    COCOS2DX_ROOT="$DIR/../.."
+    APP_ROOT="$DIR/.."
+    APP_ANDROID_ROOT="$DIR"
+else
+    APP_ROOT="$COCOS2DX_ROOT/$APPNAME"
+    APP_ANDROID_ROOT="$COCOS2DX_ROOT/$APPNAME/proj.android"
+fi
+
+echo "NDK_ROOT = $NDK_ROOT"
+echo "SDK_ROOT = $SDK_ROOT"
+echo "COCOS2DX_ROOT = $COCOS2DX_ROOT"
+echo "APP_ROOT = $APP_ROOT"
+echo "APP_ANDROID_ROOT = $APP_ANDROID_ROOT"
+echo "APP_ANDROID_NAME = $APP_ANDROID_NAME"
+
+echo
+echo "Killing and restarting ${APP_ANDROID_NAME}"
+echo
+
+set -x
+
+"${SDK_ROOT}"/platform-tools/adb shell am force-stop "${APP_ANDROID_NAME}"
+
+NDK_MODULE_PATH="${COCOS2DX_ROOT}":"${COCOS2DX_ROOT}"/cocos2dx/platform/third_party/android/prebuilt \
+    "${NDK_ROOT}"/ndk-gdb \
+    --adb="${SDK_ROOT}"/platform-tools/adb \
+    --verbose \
+    --start \
+    --force