diff --git a/Daemon.cpp b/Daemon.cpp
index 7ca28a6f..a00d85a2 100644
--- a/Daemon.cpp
+++ b/Daemon.cpp
@@ -265,5 +265,13 @@ namespace i2p
 
 			return true;
 		}
-	}
+
+        bool DaemonQT::init(int argc, char* argv[])
+        {
+        #if 0
+            m_Impl = std::make_shared<DaemonQTImpl> (argc, argv);
+        #endif
+            return Daemon_Singleton::init(argc, argv);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Daemon.h b/Daemon.h
index 7467a518..fd9afeec 100644
--- a/Daemon.h
+++ b/Daemon.h
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ namespace i2p
 
 #if defined(QT_GUI_LIB) // check if QT
 #define Daemon i2p::util::DaemonQT::Instance()
-	class DaemonQTImpl;	
-	class DaemonQT: public i2p::util::Daemon_Singleton
+#if 0
+    class DaemonQTImpl;
+#endif
+    class DaemonQT: public i2p::util::Daemon_Singleton
 	{
 		public:
 
@@ -45,12 +47,14 @@ namespace i2p
 			}
 
 			bool init(int argc, char* argv[]);
-			void run ();
+#if 0
+            void run ();
 
-		private:
+        private:
 
 			std::shared_ptr<DaemonQTImpl> m_Impl;
-	};
+#endif
+    };
 
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 #define Daemon i2p::util::DaemonWin32::Instance()
diff --git a/i2pd.cpp b/i2pd.cpp
index f3ac6b3f..2e9d5a19 100644
--- a/i2pd.cpp
+++ b/i2pd.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,54 @@
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include "Daemon.h"
+#ifndef ANDROID
+# include <stdlib.h>
+# include "Daemon.h"
+#else
+# include "qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.h"
+# include <QMessageBox>
+# include <QApplication>
+# include "DaemonQT.h"
+# include "mainwindow.h"
+# include <QThread>
+#endif
 
 int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 {
-	if (Daemon.init(argc, argv))
+#ifdef ANDROID
+    //int result = runGUI(argc, argv);
+    //QMessageBox::information(0,"Debug","runGUI completed");
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    qDebug("Initialising the daemon...");
+    bool daemonInitSuccess = i2p::util::DaemonQt::DaemonQTImpl::init(argc, argv);
+    if(!daemonInitSuccess) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(0, "Error", "Daemon init failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    qDebug("Initialised, creating the main window...");
+    MainWindow w;
+    qDebug("Before main window.show()...");
+    w.show ();
+    int result;
+    {
+        i2p::util::DaemonQt::Controller daemonQtController;
+        qDebug("Starting the daemon...");
+        emit daemonQtController.startDaemon();
+        qDebug("Starting gui event loop...");
+        result = app.exec();
+        //QMessageBox::information(&w, "Debug", "exec finished");
+    }
+    i2p::util::DaemonQt::DaemonQTImpl::deinit();
+    //QMessageBox::information(&w, "Debug", "demon stopped");
+    //exit(result); //return from main() causes intermittent sigsegv bugs in some Androids. exit() is a workaround for this
+    qDebug("Exiting the application");
+    return result;
+#else
+    if (Daemon.init(argc, argv))
 	{
 		if (Daemon.start())
 			Daemon.run ();
 		Daemon.stop();
 	}
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp
index 41242e3b..121d547c 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,83 @@
+#include "DaemonQT.h"
+#include "../../Daemon.h"
+#include <QMutex>
+#include <QMutexLocker>
+
+namespace i2p
+{
+namespace util
+{
+namespace DaemonQt
+{
+
+void Worker::startDaemon() {
+    qDebug("Performing daemon start...");
+    DaemonQTImpl::start();
+    qDebug("Daemon started.");
+    emit resultReady();
+}
+void Worker::restartDaemon() {
+    qDebug("Performing daemon restart...");
+    DaemonQTImpl::restart();
+    qDebug("Daemon restarted.");
+    emit resultReady();
+}
+void Worker::stopDaemon() {
+    qDebug("Performing daemon stop...");
+    DaemonQTImpl::stop();
+    qDebug("Daemon stopped.");
+    emit resultReady();
+}
+
+Controller::Controller() {
+    Worker *worker = new Worker;
+    worker->moveToThread(&workerThread);
+    connect(&workerThread, &QThread::finished, worker, &QObject::deleteLater);
+    connect(this, &Controller::startDaemon, worker, &Worker::startDaemon);
+    connect(this, &Controller::stopDaemon, worker, &Worker::stopDaemon);
+    connect(this, &Controller::restartDaemon, worker, &Worker::restartDaemon);
+    connect(worker, &Worker::resultReady, this, &Controller::handleResults);
+    workerThread.start();
+}
+Controller::~Controller() {
+    qDebug("Closing and waiting for daemon worker thread...");
+    workerThread.quit();
+    workerThread.wait();
+    qDebug("Waiting for daemon worker thread finished.");
+    if(i2p::util::DaemonQt::DaemonQTImpl::isRunning()) {
+        qDebug("Stopping the daemon...");
+        i2p::util::DaemonQt::DaemonQTImpl::stop();
+        qDebug("Stopped the daemon.");
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+static DaemonQTImpl::runningChangedCallback DaemonQTImpl_runningChanged;
+static bool DaemonQTImpl_running;
+static QMutex* mutex;
+
+bool DaemonQTImpl::init(int argc, char* argv[]){mutex=new QMutex(QMutex::Recursive);setRunningCallback(0);DaemonQTImpl_running=false;return Daemon.init(argc,argv);}
+void DaemonQTImpl::deinit(){delete mutex;}
+void DaemonQTImpl::start(){QMutexLocker locker(mutex);setRunning(true);Daemon.start();}
+void DaemonQTImpl::stop(){QMutexLocker locker(mutex);Daemon.stop();setRunning(false);}
+void DaemonQTImpl::restart(){QMutexLocker locker(mutex);stop();start();}
+
+void DaemonQTImpl::setRunningCallback(runningChangedCallback cb){DaemonQTImpl_runningChanged=cb;}
+bool DaemonQTImpl::isRunning(){return DaemonQTImpl_running;}
+void DaemonQTImpl::setRunning(bool newValue){
+    bool oldValue = DaemonQTImpl_running;
+    if(oldValue!=newValue) {
+        DaemonQTImpl_running = newValue;
+        if(DaemonQTImpl_runningChanged!=0)DaemonQTImpl_runningChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+}
+}
+}
+
+#if 0
 #include <memory>
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -19,7 +99,7 @@ namespace util
 
 			void Run ()
 			{
-				MainWindow w;
+                MainWindow w(m_App);
 				w.show ();
                 m_App.exec();
 			}
@@ -62,3 +142,4 @@ namespace util
 	}
 }
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.h b/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.h
index 5c0ec14e..1d57d7e8 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.h
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/DaemonQT.h
@@ -1,4 +1,66 @@
 #ifndef DAEMONQT_H
 #define DAEMONQT_H
 
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QThread>
+
+namespace i2p
+{
+namespace util
+{
+namespace DaemonQt
+{
+    class Worker : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+
+    public slots:
+        void startDaemon();
+        void restartDaemon();
+        void stopDaemon();
+
+    signals:
+        void resultReady();
+    };
+
+    class DaemonQTImpl
+    {
+    public:
+        typedef void (*runningChangedCallback)();
+
+        /**
+         * @brief init
+         * @param argc
+         * @param argv
+         * @return success
+         */
+        bool static init(int argc, char* argv[]);
+        void static deinit();
+        void static start();
+        void static stop();
+        void static restart();
+        void static setRunningCallback(runningChangedCallback cb);
+        bool static isRunning();
+    private:
+        void static setRunning(bool running);
+    };
+
+    class Controller : public QObject
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+        QThread workerThread;
+    public:
+        Controller();
+        ~Controller();
+    public slots:
+        void handleResults(){}
+    signals:
+        void startDaemon();
+        void stopDaemon();
+        void restartDaemon();
+    };
+}
+}
+}
+
 #endif // DAEMONQT_H
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/qt/i2pd_qt/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 603776e7..73f6eb6d 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <manifest package="org.purplei2p.i2pd" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionName="2.8.0" android:versionCode="1" android:installLocation="auto">
-    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --">
+    <application android:hardwareAccelerated="true" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtApplication" android:label="i2pd">
         <activity android:configChanges="orientation|uiMode|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|layoutDirection|locale|fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation" android:name="org.qtproject.qt5.android.bindings.QtActivity" android:label="-- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --" android:screenOrientation="unspecified" android:launchMode="singleTop">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
             <!-- auto screen scale factor -->
         </activity>
     </application>
-    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="19"/>
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="23"/>
     <supports-screens android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" android:smallScreens="true"/>
 
     <!-- The following comment will be replaced upon deployment with default permissions based on the dependencies of the application.
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt.pro b/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt.pro
index d820184f..543fca31 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt.pro
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt.pro
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS *= -std=c++11
 
 # git clone https://github.com/PurpleI2P/Boost-for-Android-Prebuilt.git
 # git clone https://github.com/PurpleI2P/OpenSSL-for-Android-Prebuilt
-# git clone https://github.com/PuerpleI2P/android-ifaddrs.git
+# git clone https://github.com/PurpleI2P/android-ifaddrs.git
 # change to your own
 BOOST_PATH = /mnt/media/android/Boost-for-Android-Prebuilt
 OPENSSL_PATH = /mnt/media/android/OpenSSL-for-Android-Prebuilt
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ SOURCES += DaemonQT.cpp\
     ../../TunnelPool.cpp \
     ../../util.cpp \
      ../../i2pd.cpp \
-    $$IFADDRS_PATH/ifaddrs.c
+    $$IFADDRS_PATH/ifaddrs.c \
+    i2pd_qt_gui.cpp
 
-HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
+HEADERS  += DaemonQT.h mainwindow.h \
         ../../HTTPServer.h ../../I2PControl.h ../../UPnP.h ../../Daemon.h ../../Config.h \
     ../../AddressBook.h \
     ../../api.h \
@@ -119,7 +120,9 @@ HEADERS  += mainwindow.h \
     ../../TunnelPool.h \
     ../../util.h \
     ../../version.h \
-    $$IFADDRS_PATH/ifaddrs.h
+    $$IFADDRS_PATH/ifaddrs.h \
+    i2pd_qt_gui.h
+
 
 FORMS    += mainwindow.ui
 
@@ -135,11 +138,14 @@ DEFINES += ANDROID=1
 INCLUDEPATH +=  $$BOOST_PATH/boost_1_53_0/include \
                 $$OPENSSL_PATH/openssl-1.0.2/include \
                 $$IFADDRS_PATH
+DISTFILES += \
+    android/AndroidManifest.xml
+
+ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = $$PWD/android
+
 equals(ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH, armeabi-v7a){
 # http://stackoverflow.com/a/30235934/529442
 LIBS += -L$$BOOST_PATH/boost_1_53_0/armeabi-v7a/lib \
-#/home/anon5/git/OpenSSL-for-Android-Prebuilt/openssl-1.0.2/armeabi-v7a/lib/libcrypto.a \
-#/home/anon5/git/OpenSSL-for-Android-Prebuilt/openssl-1.0.2/armeabi-v7a/lib/libssl.a \
 -lboost_system-gcc-mt-1_53 \
 -lboost_date_time-gcc-mt-1_53 \
 -lboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-1_53 \
@@ -157,8 +163,6 @@ ANDROID_EXTRA_LIBS += $$OPENSSL_PATH/openssl-1.0.2/armeabi-v7a/lib/libcrypto_1_0
 equals(ANDROID_TARGET_ARCH, x86){
 # http://stackoverflow.com/a/30235934/529442
 LIBS += -L$$BOOST_PATH/boost_1_53_0/x86/lib \
-#/home/anon5/git/OpenSSL-for-Android-Prebuilt/openssl-1.0.2/armeabi-v7a/lib/libcrypto.a \
-#/home/anon5/git/OpenSSL-for-Android-Prebuilt/openssl-1.0.2/armeabi-v7a/lib/libssl.a \
 -lboost_system-gcc-mt-1_53 \
 -lboost_date_time-gcc-mt-1_53 \
 -lboost_filesystem-gcc-mt-1_53 \
@@ -180,13 +184,3 @@ message("Using Linux settings")
 LIBS += -lcrypto -lssl -lboost_system -lboost_date_time -lboost_filesystem -lboost_program_options -lpthread
 }
 
-
-unix:!macx:
-
-DISTFILES += \
-    android/AndroidManifest.xml
-
-ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = $$PWD/android
-
-
-
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.cpp
index e69de29b..c76aadf5 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#if 0
+#include "i2pd_qt_gui.h"
+#include <QApplication>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include "mainwindow.h"
+#include "DaemonQT.h"
+
+int runGUI( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
+    QApplication app(argc, argv);
+    bool daemonInitSuccess = i2p::util::DaemonQTImpl::init(argc, argv);
+    if(!daemonInitSuccess) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(0, "Error", "Daemon init failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    MainWindow w;
+    w.show ();
+    i2p::util::DaemonQTImpl::start();
+    int result = app.exec();
+    //QMessageBox::information(&w, "Debug", "exec finished");
+    i2p::util::DaemonQTImpl::stop();
+    //QMessageBox::information(&w, "Debug", "demon stopped");
+    return result;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.h b/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.h
index 493fb1af..73f01e7e 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.h
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/i2pd_qt_gui.h
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef IQPD_QT_GUI_H
 #define IQPD_QT_GUI_H
 
+int runGUI( int argc, char* argv[] );
+
 #endif // IQPD_QT_GUI_H
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 49d64fce..c1654295 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,55 @@
 #include "mainwindow.h"
-#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
+//#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
+#include <QMessageBox>
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
-    QMainWindow(parent),
-    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
+    QMainWindow(parent)/*,
+    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)*/
 {
-    ui->setupUi(this);
+    //ui->setupUi(this);
+    if (objectName().isEmpty())
+        setObjectName(QStringLiteral("MainWindow"));
+    resize(800, 480);
+    centralWidget = new QWidget(this);
+    centralWidget->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("centralWidget"));
+    verticalLayoutWidget = new QWidget(centralWidget);
+    verticalLayoutWidget->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("verticalLayoutWidget"));
+    //verticalLayoutWidget->setGeometry(QRect(10, 20, 771, 441));
+    verticalLayout1 = new QVBoxLayout(verticalLayoutWidget);
+    verticalLayout1->setSpacing(6);
+    verticalLayout1->setContentsMargins(11, 11, 11, 11);
+    verticalLayout1->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("verticalLayout1"));
+    verticalLayout1->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
+    quitButton = new QPushButton(verticalLayoutWidget);
+    quitButton->setObjectName(QStringLiteral("quitButton"));
+    QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+    sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
+    sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0);
+    sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(quitButton->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
+    quitButton->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
+
+    verticalLayout1->addWidget(quitButton);
+
+    setCentralWidget(centralWidget);
+
+    setWindowTitle(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "MainWindow", 0));
+    quitButton->setText(QApplication::translate("MainWindow", "Quit", 0));
+
+    QObject::connect(quitButton, SIGNAL(released()), this, SLOT(handleQuitButton()));
+
+    //QMetaObject::connectSlotsByName(this);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::handleQuitButton() {
+    qDebug("Quit pressed. Hiding the main window");
+    close();
+    QApplication::instance()->quit();
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
-    delete ui;
+    qDebug("Destroying main window");
+    //QMessageBox::information(0, "Debug", "mw destructor 1");
+    //delete ui;
+    //QMessageBox::information(0, "Debug", "mw destructor 2");
 }
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
index a3948a91..3a172c25 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.h
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 #define MAINWINDOW_H
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QtCore/QVariant>
+#include <QtWidgets/QAction>
+#include <QtWidgets/QApplication>
+#include <QtWidgets/QButtonGroup>
+#include <QtWidgets/QHeaderView>
+#include <QtWidgets/QMainWindow>
+#include <QtWidgets/QPushButton>
+#include <QtWidgets/QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QtWidgets/QWidget>
 
 namespace Ui {
 class MainWindow;
@@ -15,8 +25,14 @@ public:
     explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~MainWindow();
 
+private slots:
+    void handleQuitButton();
+
 private:
-    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
+    QWidget *centralWidget;
+    QWidget *verticalLayoutWidget;
+    QVBoxLayout *verticalLayout1;
+    QPushButton *quitButton;
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
diff --git a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui
index 7ebf8731..bdb57867 100644
--- a/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/qt/i2pd_qt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>MainWindow</class>
- <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow" >
-  <property name="geometry" >
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
+  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
@@ -9,13 +10,58 @@
     <height>480</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle" >
+  <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>MainWindow</string>
   </property>
-  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget" />
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralWidget">
+   <widget class="QWidget" name="verticalLayoutWidget">
+    <property name="geometry">
+     <rect>
+      <x>10</x>
+      <y>20</y>
+      <width>771</width>
+      <height>441</height>
+     </rect>
+    </property>
+    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout1">
+     <item>
+      <widget class="QPushButton" name="quitButton">
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Quit</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </item>
+    </layout>
+   </widget>
+  </widget>
  </widget>
- <layoutDefault spacing="6" margin="11" />
- <pixmapfunction></pixmapfunction>
+ <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <resources/>
- <connections/>
+ <connections>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>quitButton</sender>
+   <signal>released()</signal>
+   <receiver>MainWindow</receiver>
+   <slot>handleQuitButton()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>384</x>
+     <y>244</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>373</x>
+     <y>419</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+ </connections>
+ <slots>
+  <slot>handleQuitButton()</slot>
+ </slots>
 </ui>