diff --git a/base/VulkanTextOverlay.hpp b/base/VulkanTextOverlay.hpp
index 5f74598f..f348fc20 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTextOverlay.hpp
+++ b/base/VulkanTextOverlay.hpp
@@ -122,16 +122,15 @@ public:
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)		
 		// Scale text on Android devices with high DPI
-		int32_t screenDensity = vks::android::getScreenDensity();
-		if (screenDensity >= ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_XXHIGH) {
+		if (vks::android::screenDensity >= ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_XXHIGH) {
 			LOGD("XXHIGH");
 			scale = 2.0f;
 		} 
-		else if (screenDensity >= ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_XHIGH) {
+		else if (vks::android::screenDensity >= ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_XHIGH) {
 			LOGD("XHIGH");
 			scale = 1.5f;
 		} 
-		else if (screenDensity >= ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_HIGH) {
+		else if (vks::android::screenDensity >= ACONFIGURATION_DENSITY_HIGH) {
 			LOGD("HIGH");
 			scale = 1.25f;
 		};
diff --git a/base/vulkanandroid.cpp b/base/vulkanandroid.cpp
index ff599691..1d401165 100644
--- a/base/vulkanandroid.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanandroid.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ PFN_vkCmdCopyQueryPoolResults vkCmdCopyQueryPoolResults;
 PFN_vkCreateAndroidSurfaceKHR vkCreateAndroidSurfaceKHR;
 PFN_vkDestroySurfaceKHR vkDestroySurfaceKHR;
 
+int32_t vks::android::screenDensity;
+
 void *libVulkan;
 
 namespace vks
@@ -282,13 +284,13 @@ namespace vks
 			dlclose(libVulkan);
 		}
 
-		int32_t getScreenDensity()
+		void getDeviceConfig()
 		{
+			// Screen density
 			AConfiguration* config = AConfiguration_new();
 			AConfiguration_fromAssetManager(config, androidApp->activity->assetManager);
-			int32_t density = AConfiguration_getDensity(config);
+			vks::android::screenDensity = AConfiguration_getDensity(config);
 			AConfiguration_delete(config);
-			return density;
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/base/vulkanandroid.h b/base/vulkanandroid.h
index 63748c20..4036c6ee 100644
--- a/base/vulkanandroid.h
+++ b/base/vulkanandroid.h
@@ -156,11 +156,17 @@ namespace vks
 {
 	namespace android
 	{
+		/* @brief Touch control thresholds from Android NDK samples */
+		const int32_t DOUBLE_TAP_TIMEOUT = 300 * 1000000;
+		const int32_t DOUBLE_TAP_SLOP = 100;
+
+		/** @brief Density of the device screen (in DPI) */
+		extern int32_t screenDensity;
+
 		bool loadVulkanLibrary();
 		void loadVulkanFunctions(VkInstance instance);
 		void freeVulkanLibrary();
-		/** @brief Returns the density of the device screen (in DPI) */
-		int32_t getScreenDensity();
+		void getDeviceConfig();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index 36900844..ea1236fa 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ public:
 	} touchPos;
 	bool touchDown = false;
 	double touchTimer = 0.0;
+	int64_t lastTapTime = 0;
 	/** @brief Product model and manufacturer of the Android device (via android.Product*) */
 	std::string androidProduct;
 #elif defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR)
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ void android_main(android_app* state)																\
 	state->onAppCmd = VulkanExample::handleAppCommand;												\
 	state->onInputEvent = VulkanExample::handleAppInput;											\
 	androidApp = state;																				\
+	vks::android::getDeviceConfig();																\
 	vulkanExample->renderLoop();																	\
 	delete(vulkanExample);																			\
 }