diff --git a/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java b/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java
index b720f77127..d595165e8b 100644
--- a/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java
+++ b/samples/android/image-manipulations/src/org/opencv/samples/imagemanipulations/ImageManipulationsActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.opencv.samples.imagemanipulations;
 
+import org.opencv.android.BaseLoaderCallback;
+import org.opencv.android.LoaderCallbackInterface;
 import org.opencv.android.OpenCVLoader;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
@@ -36,6 +38,38 @@ public class ImageManipulationsActivity extends Activity {
     public static int           viewMode = VIEW_MODE_RGBA;
     
     private ImageManipulationsView mView;
+    
+    private BaseLoaderCallback  mOpenCVCallBack = new BaseLoaderCallback(this) {
+    	@Override
+    	public void onManagerConnected(int status) {
+    		switch (status) {
+				case LoaderCallbackInterface.SUCCESS:
+				{
+					Log.i(TAG, "OpenCV loaded successfully");
+					// Create and set View
+					mView = new ImageManipulationsView(mAppContext);
+					setContentView(mView);
+					// Check native OpenCV camera
+					if( !mView.openCamera() ) {
+						AlertDialog ad = new AlertDialog.Builder(mAppContext).create();
+						ad.setCancelable(false); // This blocks the 'BACK' button
+						ad.setMessage("Fatal error: can't open camera!");
+						ad.setButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+						    public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+							dialog.dismiss();
+							finish();
+						    }
+						});
+						ad.show();
+					}
+				} break;
+				default:
+				{
+					super.onManagerConnected(status);
+				} break;
+			}
+    	}
+	};
 
     public ImageManipulationsActivity() {
         Log.i(TAG, "Instantiated new " + this.getClass());
@@ -45,14 +79,15 @@ public class ImageManipulationsActivity extends Activity {
 	protected void onPause() {
         Log.i(TAG, "onPause");
 		super.onPause();
-		mView.releaseCamera();
+		if (null != mView)
+			mView.releaseCamera();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void onResume() {
         Log.i(TAG, "onResume");
 		super.onResume();
-		if( !mView.openCamera() ) {
+		if( (null != mView) && !mView.openCamera() ) {
 			AlertDialog ad = new AlertDialog.Builder(this).create();  
 			ad.setCancelable(false); // This blocks the 'BACK' button  
 			ad.setMessage("Fatal error: can't open camera!");  
@@ -72,16 +107,12 @@ public class ImageManipulationsActivity extends Activity {
         Log.i(TAG, "onCreate");
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
-        /** Try to load OpenCV library **/
-        if (OpenCVLoader.initDebug())
-        {
-        	 mView = new ImageManipulationsView(this);
-        	 setContentView(mView);
-        }
-        else
+        
+        Log.i(TAG, "Trying to load OpenCV library");
+        if (!OpenCVLoader.initAsync(OpenCVLoader.OPEN_CV_VERSION_2_4_0, this, mOpenCVCallBack))
         {
-			Log.e(TAG, "OpenCV loading failed!");
-			finish();
+        	Log.e(TAG, "Cannot connect to OpenCV Manager");
+        	finish();
         }
     }