diff --git a/engine/Makefile b/engine/Makefile
index 1622d955f..b2dbdd435 100644
--- a/engine/Makefile
+++ b/engine/Makefile
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ endif
 
 USER_TARGET:=$(FTE_TARGET)
 
+#make droid-rel doesn't get the right stuff
+#add an autoexec file. its only small.
+DROID_PACKSU?= $(BASE_DIR)/droid/autoexec.cfg
 ANDROID_NDK_ROOT?=~/android-ndk-r8e
 ANDROID_HOME?=~/android-sdk-linux
 ANT?=ant
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_main.c b/engine/client/cl_main.c
index 7ea157c05..328583727 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_main.c
@@ -3645,8 +3645,6 @@ void Host_BeginFileDownload(struct dl_download *dl, char *mimetype)
 //			f->flags |= HRF_PACKAGE;
 	}
 
-	//FIXME: HRF_DEMO should be able to stream. create a vfs pipe for the download code to write to?
-
 	if (!(f->flags & HRF_FILETYPES))
 	{
 		char *ext = COM_FileExtension(f->fname);
@@ -3691,6 +3689,12 @@ void Host_BeginFileDownload(struct dl_download *dl, char *mimetype)
 //	else if (f->flags & HRF_DEMO_DEM)
 //		CL_PlayDemoStream((dl->file = VFSPIPE_Open()), dl, f->fname, DPB_NETQUAKE, 0);
 #endif
+	else if (f->flags & (HRF_MANIFEST | HRF_QTVINFO))
+	{
+		//just use a pipe instead of a temp file, working around an issue with temp files on android
+		dl->file = VFSPIPE_Open();
+		return;
+	}
 	else if (f->flags & HRF_DEMO)
 		Con_Printf("%s: format not supported\n", f->fname);	//demos that are not supported in this build for one reason or another
 	else
diff --git a/engine/droid/autoexec.cfg b/engine/droid/autoexec.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0037627f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/droid/autoexec.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// FTEDroid autoexec.cfg
+// [Spike: file supplied by mushi]
+// i [mushi] believe this is more user friendly, at least to spectate a qtv (which, i believe, will be the most used feature of ftedroid.
+
+
+// (for reference) creating links on the console:
+// ^[sometext\join\127.0.0.1:27500^] can be used to connect to some server
+// ^[sometext\observe\127.0.0.1:27500^] can be used to observe some server (not qtv)
+
+
+echo Possible keys to bind: {"APP"}, {"MENU"}, {"SEARCH"}, {"POWER"}, {"VOLUP"}, {"VOLDOWN"}
+
+
+bind mouse1 +attack       //left area of the screen
+bind mouse2 +jump         //right area of the screen
+bind menu "toggleconsole" //is there a better "key" to toggle the console??
+
+bind volup +showteamscores
+// bind voldown  +jump    //removed because on most android devices power+voldown takes a screenshot
+
+vid_conautoscale "3" //doesn't seem to work on autoexec. just on exec.
diff --git a/engine/http/httpclient.c b/engine/http/httpclient.c
index 5720270f9..1cd6b2b2d 100644
--- a/engine/http/httpclient.c
+++ b/engine/http/httpclient.c
@@ -523,7 +523,10 @@ static qboolean HTTP_DL_Work(struct dl_download *dl)
 #endif
 			if (!dl->file)
 			{
-				Con_Printf("HTTP: Couldn't open file \"%s\"\n", dl->localname);
+				if (*dl->localname)
+					Con_Printf("HTTP: Couldn't open file \"%s\"\n", dl->localname);
+				else
+					Con_Printf("HTTP: Couldn't open temporary file\n");
 				dl->status = DL_FAILED;
 				return false;
 			}