diff --git a/android/build.xml b/android/build.xml
index c79690468..9034b6237 100644
--- a/android/build.xml
+++ b/android/build.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
   <!-- Tools -->
   <property name="aapt" value="${android-tools}/aapt"/>
+  <property name="adb" value="${android-tools}/adb"/>
   <property name="aidl" value="${android-tools}/aidl"/>
   <!-- dx is a special case as it is a .bat file on Windows -->
   <condition property="dx" value="${android-tools}/dx.bat" else="${android-tools}/dx">
diff --git a/android/res/layout/main.xml b/android/res/layout/main.xml
index 115a8d27c..e844111ca 100644
--- a/android/res/layout/main.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/main.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                   android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                   android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                   android:layout_weight="0"
-                  android:background="#55000000"
+                  android:background="#50000000"
                   android:baselineAligned="false"
                   android:padding="4px">
 
diff --git a/android/res/raw/beep.wav b/android/res/raw/beep.wav
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a11aadba
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/res/raw/beep.wav differ
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity.java
index 34e7ef9a9..b8dae1e5b 100644
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.google.zxing.client.android;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.media.MediaPlayer;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ public final class BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity extends Activity {
   };
 
   void restartPreview() {
+    resetStatusViewColor();
     Message restart = Message.obtain(cameraThread.handler, R.id.restart_preview);
     restart.sendToTarget();
   }
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ public final class BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity extends Activity {
   private void handleDecode(Result rawResult, int duration) {
     if (!rawResult.toString().equals(lastResult)) {
       lastResult = rawResult.toString();
+      playBeepSound();
 
       ResultPoint[] points = rawResult.getResultPoints();
       if (points != null && points.length > 0) {
@@ -194,6 +197,9 @@ public final class BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity extends Activity {
         actionButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
       }
 
+      View statusView = findViewById(R.id.status_view);
+      statusView.setBackgroundColor(0xc000ff00);
+
       // Show the green finder patterns for one second, then restart the preview
       Message message = Message.obtain(messageHandler, R.id.restart_preview);
       messageHandler.sendMessageDelayed(message, 1000);
@@ -202,7 +208,13 @@ public final class BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity extends Activity {
     }
   }
 
+  private void playBeepSound() {
+    MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.beep);
+    mediaPlayer.start();
+  }
+
   private void resetStatusView() {
+    resetStatusViewColor();
     TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.status_text_view);
     textView.setText(R.string.msg_default_status);
     View actionButton = findViewById(R.id.status_action_button);
@@ -210,6 +222,11 @@ public final class BarcodeReaderCaptureActivity extends Activity {
     lastResult = "";
   }
 
+  private void resetStatusViewColor() {
+    View statusView = findViewById(R.id.status_view);
+    statusView.setBackgroundColor(0x50000000);
+  }
+
   private static ParsedReaderResult parseReaderResult(Result rawResult) {
     ParsedReaderResult readerResult = ParsedReaderResult.parseReaderResult(rawResult);
     if (readerResult.getType().equals(ParsedReaderResultType.TEXT)) {
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CameraManager.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CameraManager.java
index e751f00cb..57a591319 100644
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CameraManager.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/CameraManager.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ final class CameraManager {
    */
   private void calculatePreviewResolution() {
     if (previewResolution == null) {
-      int previewHeight = (int) (stillResolution.x * stillMultiplier * 1.8f);
+      int previewHeight = (int) (stillResolution.x * stillMultiplier * 1.5f);
       int previewWidth = previewHeight * screenResolution.x / screenResolution.y;
       previewWidth = ((previewWidth + 7) >> 3) << 3;
       if (previewWidth > cameraResolution.x) previewWidth = cameraResolution.x;
diff --git a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java
index 13aaa831e..b9fb37998 100755
--- a/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java
+++ b/android/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ final class ResultHandler implements Button.OnClickListener {
     } else if (type.equals(ParsedReaderResultType.SMS)) {
       SMSParsedResult smsResult = (SMSParsedResult) result;
       intent = new Intent(Intent.SENDTO_ACTION, Uri.parse(smsResult.getSMSURI()));
+    } else if (type.equals(ParsedReaderResultType.SMS)) {
+      SMSParsedResult smsResult = (SMSParsedResult) result;
+      intent = new Intent(Intent.SENDTO_ACTION, Uri.parse(smsResult.getSMSURI()));
     } else if (type.equals(ParsedReaderResultType.TEL)) {
       TelParsedResult telResult = (TelParsedResult) result;
       intent = new Intent(Intent.DIAL_ACTION, Uri.parse("tel:" + telResult.getNumber()));