diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/media/MediaPlayer.java b/src/api-impl/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
index 2196a780..29d84e08 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/media/MediaPlayer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class MediaPlayer {
 	public void setOnSeekCompleteListener(MediaPlayer.OnSeekCompleteListener dummy) {}
 	public void setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(MediaPlayer.OnVideoSizeChangedListener dummy) {}
 	public void setAudioStreamType(int dummy) {}
+	public void start() {}
 	public void pause() {}
 	public void prepareAsync() {}
 	public void reset() {}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java
index e355cf5c..c1ebfdcd 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/ViewGroup.java
@@ -126,7 +126,10 @@ public class ViewGroup extends View implements ViewParent, ViewManager {
 		return children.indexOf(child);
 	}
 
-	public void updateViewLayout(View view, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) {}
+	public void updateViewLayout(View view, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) {
+		/* FIXME */
+		view.requestLayout();
+	}
 
 	public LayoutParams generateLayoutParams(AttributeSet attrs) {
 		return new LayoutParams(getContext(), attrs);
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/Window.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/Window.java
index 91bf4cea..d81a969b 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/Window.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/Window.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package android.view;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
 
 public class Window {
@@ -84,6 +85,12 @@ public class Window {
 		return new WindowManager.LayoutParams();
 	}
 
+	public void setBackgroundDrawable(Drawable drawable) {
+		/* TODO: should this be *under* the contentView background? */
+		if (contentView != null)
+			contentView.setBackgroundDrawable(drawable);
+	}
+
 	public void setAttributes(WindowManager.LayoutParams params) {}
 
 	public void takeSurface(SurfaceHolder.Callback2 callback) {}