diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 241e4b92f..176f07abc 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -542,41 +542,39 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity {
      */
     public void setOrientationBis(int w, int h, boolean resizable, String hint) 
     {
-      int orientation = -1;
+        int orientation = -1;
 
-      if (hint != "") {
-         if (hint.contains("LandscapeRight") && hint.contains("LandscapeLeft")) {
+        if (hint.contains("LandscapeRight") && hint.contains("LandscapeLeft")) {
             orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE;
-         } else if (hint.contains("LandscapeRight")) {
+        } else if (hint.contains("LandscapeRight")) {
             orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
-         } else if (hint.contains("LandscapeLeft")) {
+        } else if (hint.contains("LandscapeLeft")) {
             orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
-         } else if (hint.contains("Portrait") && hint.contains("PortraitUpsideDown")) {
+        } else if (hint.contains("Portrait") && hint.contains("PortraitUpsideDown")) {
             orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT;
-         } else if (hint.contains("Portrait")) {
+        } else if (hint.contains("Portrait")) {
             orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
-         } else if (hint.contains("PortraitUpsideDown")) {
+        } else if (hint.contains("PortraitUpsideDown")) {
             orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT;
-         }
-      }
+        }
 
-      /* no valid hint */
-      if (orientation == -1) {
-         if (resizable) {
-            /* no fixed orientation */
-         } else {
-            if (w > h) {
-               orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE;
+        /* no valid hint */
+        if (orientation == -1) {
+            if (resizable) {
+                /* no fixed orientation */
             } else {
-               orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT;
+                if (w > h) {
+                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_LANDSCAPE;
+                } else {
+                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_SENSOR_PORTRAIT;
+                }
             }
-         }
-      }
+        }
 
-      Log.v("SDL", "setOrientation() orientation=" + orientation + " width=" + w +" height="+ h +" resizable=" + resizable + " hint=" + hint);
-      if (orientation != -1) {
-         mSingleton.setRequestedOrientation(orientation);
-      }
+        Log.v("SDL", "setOrientation() orientation=" + orientation + " width=" + w +" height="+ h +" resizable=" + resizable + " hint=" + hint);
+        if (orientation != -1) {
+            mSingleton.setRequestedOrientation(orientation);
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLControllerManager.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLControllerManager.java
index 34729f62f..4b1473fb0 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLControllerManager.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLControllerManager.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class SDLJoystickHandler_API16 extends SDLJoystickHandler_API12 {
     public String getJoystickDescriptor(InputDevice joystickDevice) {
         String desc = joystickDevice.getDescriptor();
 
-        if (desc != null && desc != "") {
+        if (desc != null && !desc.isEmpty()) {
             return desc;
         }