Use native OpenCV C++ camera in JNI call

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Dear OpenCV Users,

as the topic suggests I want to use the OpenCV C++ interface for VideoCapture and use this as a native JNI call in my Java Android project.

Nevertheless I recognized that this isn't possible for CONSOLE applications as reported by: 1) [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-opencv/SUpxCPvQPIE] and 2) [http://code.opencv.org/issues/1193]

Is there any way to make this work again?

All the best, Stephan

P.S.: My AndroidManifest.xml looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.example.hellojni"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">
    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="2" android:targetSdkVersion="4"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.any" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

    <application android:label="@string/app_name"
                 android:debuggable="true">
        <activity android:name=".HelloJni"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

And my Java Code:

package com.example.hellojni;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;


public class HelloJni extends Activity
{

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);


        /* Create a TextView and set its content.
         * the text is retrieved by calling a native
         * function.
         */

        // this works
        final Button button = new Button(getApplicationContext());
                button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                    public void onClick(View v) {
                        // Perform action on click
                    }
                });
        TextView  tv = new TextView(this);
        tv.setText( stringFromJNI() );
        setContentView(tv);
    }

    /* A native method that is implemented by the
     * 'hello-jni' native library, which is packaged
     * with this application.
     */
    public native String  stringFromJNI();

    /* This is another native method declaration that is *not*
     * implemented by 'hello-jni'. This is simply to show that
     * you can declare as many native methods in your Java code
     * as you want, their implementation is searched in the
     * currently loaded native libraries only the first time
     * you call them.
     *
     * Trying to call this function will result in a
     * java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError exception !
     */
    public native String  unimplementedStringFromJNI();

    /* this is used to load the 'hello-jni' library on application
     * startup. The library has already been unpacked into
     * /data/data/com.example.hellojni/lib/libhello-jni.so at
     * installation time by the package manager.
     */
    static {
        System.loadLibrary("opencv_java");
        System.loadLibrary("hello-jni");
    }
}