Google made changes to how the JNI returns references to Java objects in Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) so that native code can work with a moving GC. http://android

Google made changes to how the JNI returns references to Java objects in Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) so that native code can work with a moving GC. http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/11/jni-local-reference-changes-in-ics.html http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/11/jni-local-ref... Doesn't answer your question, just some supporting evidence.