diff --git a/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h b/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
index e5a45518..89bb97ce 100644
--- a/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
+++ b/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@
 # endif
 #elif defined __linux__
 # define GTEST_OS_LINUX 1
-# ifdef ANDROID
+# if defined __ANDROID__
 #  define GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID 1
-# endif  // ANDROID
+# endif
 #elif defined __MVS__
 # define GTEST_OS_ZOS 1
 #elif defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4)
@@ -288,9 +288,19 @@
 # include <io.h>
 #endif
 
+#if GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
+// Used to define __ANDROID_API__ matching the target NDK API level.
+#  include <android/api-level.h>  // NOLINT
+#endif
+
 // Defines this to true iff Google Test can use POSIX regular expressions.
 #ifndef GTEST_HAS_POSIX_RE
-# define GTEST_HAS_POSIX_RE (!GTEST_OS_WINDOWS)
+# if GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
+// On Android, <regex.h> is only available starting with Gingerbread.
+#  define GTEST_HAS_POSIX_RE (__ANDROID_API__ >= 9)
+# else
+#  define GTEST_HAS_POSIX_RE (!GTEST_OS_WINDOWS)
+# endif
 #endif
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_POSIX_RE
@@ -405,7 +415,16 @@
 # elif defined(__GNUC__) && (GTEST_GCC_VER_ >= 40302)
 
 #  ifdef __GXX_RTTI
-#   define GTEST_HAS_RTTI 1
+// When building against STLport with the Android NDK and with
+// -frtti -fno-exceptions, the build fails at link time with undefined
+// references to __cxa_bad_typeid. Note sure if STL or toolchain bug,
+// so disable RTTI when detected.
+#   if GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID && defined(_STLPORT_MAJOR) && \
+       !defined(__EXCEPTIONS)
+#    define GTEST_HAS_RTTI 0
+#   else
+#    define GTEST_HAS_RTTI 1
+#   endif  // GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID && __STLPORT_MAJOR && !__EXCEPTIONS
 #  else
 #   define GTEST_HAS_RTTI 0
 #  endif  // __GXX_RTTI
@@ -466,8 +485,13 @@
 // this macro to 0 to prevent Google Test from using tuple (any
 // feature depending on tuple with be disabled in this mode).
 #ifndef GTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE
+# if GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID && defined(_STLPORT_MAJOR)
+// STLport, provided with the Android NDK, has neither <tr1/tuple> or <tuple>.
+#  define GTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE 0
+# else
 // The user didn't tell us not to do it, so we assume it's OK.
-# define GTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE 1
+#  define GTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE 1
+# endif
 #endif  // GTEST_HAS_TR1_TUPLE
 
 // Determines whether Google Test's own tr1 tuple implementation
@@ -578,7 +602,16 @@ using ::std::tuple_size;
 // The user didn't tell us, so we need to figure it out.
 
 # if GTEST_OS_LINUX && !defined(__ia64__)
-#  define GTEST_HAS_CLONE 1
+#  if GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
+// On Android, clone() is only available on ARM starting with Gingerbread.
+#    if defined(__arm__) && __ANDROID_API__ >= 9
+#     define GTEST_HAS_CLONE 1
+#    else
+#     define GTEST_HAS_CLONE 0
+#    endif
+#  else
+#   define GTEST_HAS_CLONE 1
+#  endif
 # else
 #  define GTEST_HAS_CLONE 0
 # endif  // GTEST_OS_LINUX && !defined(__ia64__)
diff --git a/src/gtest-port.cc b/src/gtest-port.cc
index a0e2d7c7..9cfe4e95 100644
--- a/src/gtest-port.cc
+++ b/src/gtest-port.cc
@@ -531,11 +531,25 @@ class CapturedStream {
     filename_ = temp_file_path;
 # else
     // There's no guarantee that a test has write access to the current
-    // directory, so we create the temporary file in the /tmp directory instead.
-    // We use /tmp on most systems, and /mnt/sdcard on Android. That's because
-    // Android doesn't have /tmp.
+    // directory, so we create the temporary file in the /tmp directory
+    // instead. We use /tmp on most systems, and /sdcard on Android.
+    // That's because Android doesn't have /tmp.
 #  if GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
-    char name_template[] = "/mnt/sdcard/gtest_captured_stream.XXXXXX";
+    // Note: Android applications are expected to call the framework's
+    // Context.getExternalStorageDirectory() method through JNI to get
+    // the location of the world-writable SD Card directory. However,
+    // this requires a Context handle, which cannot be retrieved
+    // globally from native code. Doing so also precludes running the
+    // code as part of a regular standalone executable, which doesn't
+    // run in a Dalvik process (e.g. when running it through 'adb shell').
+    //
+    // The location /sdcard is directly accessible from native code
+    // and is the only location (unofficially) supported by the Android
+    // team. It's generally a symlink to the real SD Card mount point
+    // which can be /mnt/sdcard, /mnt/sdcard0, /system/media/sdcard, or
+    // other OEM-customized locations. Never rely on these, and always
+    // use /sdcard.
+    char name_template[] = "/sdcard/gtest_captured_stream.XXXXXX";
 #  else
     char name_template[] = "/tmp/captured_stream.XXXXXX";
 #  endif  // GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
diff --git a/test/gtest-filepath_test.cc b/test/gtest-filepath_test.cc
index 66d41184..3196ea05 100644
--- a/test/gtest-filepath_test.cc
+++ b/test/gtest-filepath_test.cc
@@ -543,6 +543,8 @@ class DirectoryCreationTest : public Test {
       return String(temp_dir);
     else
       return String::Format("%s\\", temp_dir);
+#elif GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
+    return String("/sdcard/");
 #else
     return String("/tmp/");
 #endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_MOBILE
diff --git a/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index 31a45656..79e11b62 100644
--- a/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ TEST(StringTest, FormatWorks) {
   EXPECT_STREQ("<formatting error or buffer exceeded>",
                String::Format("x%s", buffer).c_str());
 
-#if GTEST_OS_LINUX
+#if GTEST_OS_LINUX && !GTEST_OS_LINUX_ANDROID
   // On Linux, invalid format spec should lead to an error message.
   // In other environment (e.g. MSVC on Windows), String::Format() may
   // simply ignore a bad format spec, so this assertion is run on