diff --git a/3rdparty/ippicv/downloader.cmake b/3rdparty/ippicv/downloader.cmake
index 1c6b90e21e46..6dd3d16f4d5a 100644
--- a/3rdparty/ippicv/downloader.cmake
+++ b/3rdparty/ippicv/downloader.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function(_icv_downloader)
     set(OPENCV_ICV_PLATFORM "macosx")
     set(OPENCV_ICV_PACKAGE_SUBDIR "/ippicv_osx")
   elseif(UNIX)
-    if(ANDROID AND NOT (ANDROID_ABI STREQUAL x86 OR ANDROID_ABI STREQUAL x86_64))
+    if(ANDROID AND NOT (CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH STREQUAL x86 OR CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH STREQUAL x86_64))
       return()
     endif()
     set(OPENCV_ICV_PACKAGE_NAME "ippicv_linux_20151201.tgz")
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 24669cb3d7cd..761c64e5895e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -324,12 +324,9 @@ include(cmake/OpenCVVersion.cmake)
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin" CACHE PATH "Output directory for applications")
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  if(ANDROID_ABI MATCHES "NEON")
+  if(CMAKE_ANDROID_ARM_NEON)
     set(ENABLE_NEON ON)
   endif()
-  if(ANDROID_ABI MATCHES "VFPV3")
-    set(ENABLE_VFPV3 ON)
-  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID OR WIN32)
@@ -352,13 +349,13 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  ocv_update(OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}samples/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
+  ocv_update(OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}samples/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}")
 else()
   ocv_update(OPENCV_SAMPLES_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}samples")
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  ocv_update(OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}bin/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
+  ocv_update(OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}bin/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}")
 else()
   ocv_update(OPENCV_BIN_INSTALL_PATH "${OpenCV_INSTALL_BINARIES_PREFIX}bin")
 endif()
@@ -380,10 +377,10 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH                "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/lib/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
-  ocv_update(3P_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH      "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/3rdparty/lib/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
-  ocv_update(OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH     sdk/native/libs/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME})
-  ocv_update(OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH  sdk/native/3rdparty/libs/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME})
+  set(LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH                "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/lib/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}")
+  ocv_update(3P_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_PATH      "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/3rdparty/lib/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}")
+  ocv_update(OPENCV_LIB_INSTALL_PATH     sdk/native/libs/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI})
+  ocv_update(OPENCV_3P_LIB_INSTALL_PATH  sdk/native/3rdparty/libs/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI})
   ocv_update(OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH  sdk/native/jni)
   ocv_update(OPENCV_INCLUDE_INSTALL_PATH sdk/native/jni/include)
   ocv_update(OPENCV_SAMPLES_SRC_INSTALL_PATH samples/native)
@@ -945,16 +942,12 @@ endif()
 if(ANDROID)
   status("")
   status("  Android: ")
-  status("    Android ABI:" ${ANDROID_ABI})
+  status("    Android ABI:" ${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI})
   status("    STL type:" ${ANDROID_STL})
-  status("    Native API level:" android-${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL})
-  android_get_compatible_target(android_sdk_target_status ${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL} ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} 11)
+  status("    Native API level:" android-${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION})
+  android_get_compatible_target(android_sdk_target_status ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} 11)
   status("    SDK target:" "${android_sdk_target_status}")
-  if(BUILD_WITH_ANDROID_NDK)
-    status("    Android NDK:" "${ANDROID_NDK} (toolchain: ${ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_NAME})")
-  elseif(BUILD_WITH_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN)
-    status("    Android toolchain:" "${ANDROID_STANDALONE_TOOLCHAIN}")
-  endif()
+  status("    Android NDK:" "${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK} (toolchain: ${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION})")
   status("    android tool:"  ANDROID_EXECUTABLE  THEN "${ANDROID_EXECUTABLE} (${ANDROID_TOOLS_Pkg_Desc})" ELSE NO)
   status("    Google Play manager:" BUILD_ANDROID_SERVICE                                         THEN YES ELSE NO)
   status("    Android examples:"    BUILD_ANDROID_EXAMPLES AND CAN_BUILD_ANDROID_PROJECTS         THEN YES ELSE NO)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake
index c8f7cba419c1..5bf11bd07423 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectAndroidSDK.cmake
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ macro(add_android_project target path)
   endforeach()
 
   # get compatible SDK target
-  android_get_compatible_target(android_proj_sdk_target ${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL} ${android_proj_SDK_TARGET})
+  android_get_compatible_target(android_proj_sdk_target ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} ${android_proj_SDK_TARGET})
 
   if(NOT android_proj_sdk_target)
-    message(WARNING "Can not find any SDK target compatible with: ${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL} ${android_proj_SDK_TARGET}
+    message(WARNING "Can not find any SDK target compatible with: ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} ${android_proj_SDK_TARGET}
                      The project ${target} will not be build")
   endif()
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ macro(add_android_project target path)
     # find if native_app_glue is used
     file(STRINGS "${path}/jni/Android.mk" NATIVE_APP_GLUE REGEX ".*(call import-module,android/native_app_glue)" )
     if(NATIVE_APP_GLUE)
-      if(ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL LESS 9 OR NOT EXISTS "${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/native_app_glue")
+      if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION LESS 9 OR NOT EXISTS "${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/native_app_glue")
         set(OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND FALSE)
       endif()
     endif()
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ macro(add_android_project target path)
 
       if(JNI_LIB_NAME)
         if(NATIVE_APP_GLUE)
-          include_directories(${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/native_app_glue)
-          list(APPEND android_proj_jni_files ${ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/native_app_glue/android_native_app_glue.c)
+          include_directories(${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/native_app_glue)
+          list(APPEND android_proj_jni_files ${CMAKE_ANDROID_NDK}/sources/android/native_app_glue/android_native_app_glue.c)
           ocv_warnings_disable(CMAKE_C_FLAGS -Wstrict-prototypes -Wunused-parameter -Wmissing-prototypes)
           set(android_proj_NATIVE_DEPS ${android_proj_NATIVE_DEPS} android)
         endif()
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ macro(add_android_project target path)
 
         set_target_properties(${JNI_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
             OUTPUT_NAME "${JNI_LIB_NAME}"
-            LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${android_proj_bin_dir}/libs/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}"
+            LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${android_proj_bin_dir}/libs/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}"
             )
 
         get_target_property(android_proj_jni_location "${JNI_LIB_NAME}" LOCATION)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVGenAndroidMK.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVGenAndroidMK.cmake
index 9cc52147af80..ade1a7d22f1f 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVGenAndroidMK.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVGenAndroidMK.cmake
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if(ANDROID)
   set(OPENCV_3RDPARTY_LIBS_DIR_CONFIGCMAKE "\$(OPENCV_THIS_DIR)/3rdparty/lib/\$(OPENCV_TARGET_ARCH_ABI)")
 
   configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCV.mk.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/OpenCV.mk" @ONLY)
-  configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCV-abi.mk.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/OpenCV-${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}.mk" @ONLY)
+  configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCV-abi.mk.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/OpenCV-${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}.mk" @ONLY)
 
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   #  Part 2/2: ${BIN_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV.mk -> For use with "make install"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if(ANDROID)
   set(OPENCV_3RDPARTY_LIBS_DIR_CONFIGCMAKE "\$(OPENCV_THIS_DIR)/../3rdparty/libs/\$(OPENCV_TARGET_ARCH_ABI)")
 
   configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCV.mk.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV.mk" @ONLY)
-  configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCV-abi.mk.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV-${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}.mk" @ONLY)
+  configure_file("${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/templates/OpenCV-abi.mk.in" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV-${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}.mk" @ONLY)
   install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV.mk DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
-  install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV-${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}.mk DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
+  install(FILES ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install/OpenCV-${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}.mk DESTINATION ${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH} COMPONENT dev)
 endif(ANDROID)
diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
index 206acfdad969..d3b331f405ac 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVGenConfig.cmake
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ if(HAVE_CUDA)
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  if(NOT ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL)
+  if(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION)
     set(OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL_CONFIGCMAKE 0)
   else()
-    set(OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL_CONFIGCMAKE "${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL}")
+    set(OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL_CONFIGCMAKE "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION}")
   endif()
   ocv_cmake_configure("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/templates/OpenCVConfig-ANDROID.cmake.in" ANDROID_CONFIGCMAKE @ONLY)
 endif()
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
 endif()
 
 if(ANDROID)
-  ocv_gen_config("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install" "abi-${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}" "OpenCVConfig.root-ANDROID.cmake.in")
+  ocv_gen_config("${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/unix-install" "abi-${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}" "OpenCVConfig.root-ANDROID.cmake.in")
   install(FILES "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/platforms/android/android.toolchain.cmake" DESTINATION "${OPENCV_CONFIG_INSTALL_PATH}" COMPONENT dev)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-ANDROID.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-ANDROID.cmake.in
index 1787acab3883..b2033da7951c 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-ANDROID.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig-ANDROID.cmake.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set(OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL "@OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL_CONFIGCMAK
 # ==============================================================
 #  Check OpenCV availability
 # ==============================================================
-if(OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL GREATER ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL)
+if(OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL GREATER CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION)
   if(NOT OpenCV_FIND_QUIETLY)
     message(WARNING "Minimum required by OpenCV API level is android-${OpenCV_ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL}")
   endif()
diff --git a/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.root-ANDROID.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.root-ANDROID.cmake.in
index 7ceeec4c7f93..23797b0e4a8e 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.root-ANDROID.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/OpenCVConfig.root-ANDROID.cmake.in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "2.8.3")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DEFINED OpenCV_CONFIG_SUBDIR)
-  set(OpenCV_CONFIG_SUBDIR "/abi-${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}")
+  set(OpenCV_CONFIG_SUBDIR "/abi-${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}")
 endif()
 
 set(OpenCV_CONFIG_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}${OpenCV_CONFIG_SUBDIR}")
diff --git a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
index ed92e0511b2c..eee249721303 100644
--- a/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #  CMake file for java support
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if(APPLE_FRAMEWORK OR WINRT OR NOT PYTHON_DEFAULT_AVAILABLE OR NOT ANT_EXECUTABLE
-    OR NOT (JNI_FOUND OR (ANDROID AND ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL GREATER 7))
+    OR NOT (JNI_FOUND OR (ANDROID AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION GREATER 7))
     OR BUILD_opencv_world
     )
   ocv_module_disable(java)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ else()
   list(REMOVE_ITEM handwrittren_lib_project_files_rel "${ANDROID_MANIFEST_FILE}")
 
   #  calc default SDK Target
-  android_get_compatible_target(android_sdk_target ${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL} ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} 11)
+  android_get_compatible_target(android_sdk_target ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} 11)
   string(REGEX REPLACE "android-" "" android_sdk_target_num ${android_sdk_target})
   # filter out
   if( (ANDROID_SDK_TARGET AND ANDROID_SDK_TARGET LESS 21) OR (android_sdk_target_num LESS 21) )
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ if(ANDROID AND ANDROID_EXECUTABLE)
   set(lib_target_files ${ANDROID_LIB_PROJECT_FILES})
   ocv_list_add_prefix(lib_target_files "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/")
 
-  android_get_compatible_target(lib_target_sdk_target ${ANDROID_NATIVE_API_LEVEL} ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} 14)
+  android_get_compatible_target(lib_target_sdk_target ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION} ${ANDROID_SDK_TARGET} 14)
   configure_file("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/android_lib/${ANDROID_MANIFEST_FILE}" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${ANDROID_MANIFEST_FILE}" @ONLY)
 
   add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${lib_target_files} "${OpenCV_BINARY_DIR}/${ANDROID_MANIFEST_FILE}"
diff --git a/modules/java/android_test/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/java/android_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d69de5a0f6c..95ce7a8b9e2a 100644
--- a/modules/java/android_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/java/android_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ get_filename_component(java_name "${java_location}" NAME)
 # build java part
 add_custom_command(
     OUTPUT "${opencv_test_java_bin_dir}/bin/OpenCVTest-debug.apk"
-    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different "${java_location}" "${opencv_test_java_bin_dir}/libs/${ANDROID_NDK_ABI_NAME}/${java_name}"
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different "${java_location}" "${opencv_test_java_bin_dir}/libs/${CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI}/${java_name}"
     COMMAND ${ANT_EXECUTABLE} -q -noinput -k debug -Djava.target=1.6 -Djava.source=1.6
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E touch "${opencv_test_java_bin_dir}/bin/OpenCVTest-debug.apk" # needed because ant does not update the timestamp of updated apk
     WORKING_DIRECTORY "${opencv_test_java_bin_dir}"
diff --git a/modules/ts/misc/run_utils.py b/modules/ts/misc/run_utils.py
index 8740aa7855ca..0a05e8ed697f 100644
--- a/modules/ts/misc/run_utils.py
+++ b/modules/ts/misc/run_utils.py
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ def testSIMD(compiler, cxx_flags, compiler_arg = None):
     {'name': "cxx_flags_debug",          'default': "",         'pattern': re.compile(r"^CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG:STRING=(.*)$")},
     {'name': "cxx_flags_release",        'default': "",         'pattern': re.compile(r"^CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE:STRING=(.*)$")},
     {'name': "opencv_cxx_flags",         'default': "",         'pattern': re.compile(r"^OPENCV_EXTRA_C_FLAGS:INTERNAL=(.*)$")},
-    {'name': "cxx_flags_android",        'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^ANDROID_CXX_FLAGS:INTERNAL=(.*)$")},
-    {'name': "android_abi",              'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^ANDROID_ABI:STRING=(.*)$")},
+    {'name': "cxx_flags_android",        'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:INTERNAL=(.*)$")},
+    {'name': "android_abi",              'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI:STRING=(.*)$")},
     {'name': "android_executable",       'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^ANDROID_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=(.*android.*)$")},
     {'name': "ant_executable",           'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^ANT_EXECUTABLE:FILEPATH=(.*ant.*)$")},
     {'name': "java_test_binary_dir",     'default': None,       'pattern': re.compile(r"^opencv_test_java_BINARY_DIR:STATIC=(.*)$")},