diff -r dbc789caf67b src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp	jue dic 15 11:09:28 2011 -0300
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.cpp	vie dic 23 17:45:01 2011 -0300
@@ -167,6 +167,25 @@
     SDL_SendQuit();
 }
 
+// Pause
+extern "C" void Java_org_libsdl_app_SDLActivity_nativePause(
+                                    JNIEnv* env, jclass cls)
+{
+    if (Android_Window) {
+        Android_Window->flags &= ~SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN;
+        Android_Window->flags &= ~SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_FOCUS;
+    }
+}
+
+extern "C" void Java_org_libsdl_app_SDLActivity_nativeResume(
+                                    JNIEnv* env, jclass cls)
+{
+    if (Android_Window) {
+        Android_Window->flags |= SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN;
+        Android_Window->flags |= SDL_WINDOW_INPUT_FOCUS;
+    }
+}
+
 extern "C" void Java_org_libsdl_app_SDLActivity_nativeRunAudioThread(
                                     JNIEnv* env, jclass cls)
 {
diff -r dbc789caf67b src/main/android/SDL_android_main.cpp
--- a/src/main/android/SDL_android_main.cpp	jue dic 15 11:09:28 2011 -0300
+++ b/src/main/android/SDL_android_main.cpp	vie dic 23 17:45:01 2011 -0300
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
     argv[1] = NULL;
     status = SDL_main(1, argv);
 
-    /* We exit here for consistency with other platforms. */
-    exit(status);
+    /* Do not issue an exit or the whole application will terminate instead of just the SDL thread */
+    //exit(status);
 }
 
 #endif /* __ANDROID__ */