diff --git a/android/BOINC/res/drawable/shape_blue_border.xml b/android/BOINC/res/drawable/shape_blue_border.xml
index b474176dbb..f0cd48343c 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/res/drawable/shape_blue_border.xml
+++ b/android/BOINC/res/drawable/shape_blue_border.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@
 -->
 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle" >
    <stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="@color/light_blue"/>
+   <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent"/>
 </shape>
diff --git a/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/ProjectsActivity.java b/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/ProjectsActivity.java
index 32f20ef61c..ebe5a79d92 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/ProjectsActivity.java
+++ b/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/ProjectsActivity.java
@@ -326,12 +326,12 @@ public class ProjectsActivity extends FragmentActivity {
 					if (operation == RpcClient.PROJECT_DETACH) {
 						tvTitle.setText(R.string.projects_confirm_detach_title);
 						tvMessage.setText(getString(R.string.projects_confirm_detach_message) + " "
-								+ project.project_name + getString(R.string.projects_confirm_detach_message2));
+								+ project.project_name + " " + getString(R.string.projects_confirm_detach_message2));
 						confirm.setText(R.string.projects_confirm_detach_confirm);
 					} else if(operation == RpcClient.PROJECT_RESET) {
 						tvTitle.setText(R.string.projects_confirm_reset_title);
 						tvMessage.setText(getString(R.string.projects_confirm_reset_message) + " "
-								+ project.project_name + " " + getString(R.string.projects_confirm_reset_message2));
+								+ project.project_name + getString(R.string.projects_confirm_reset_message2));
 						confirm.setText(R.string.projects_confirm_reset_confirm);
 					}
 					
diff --git a/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/ClientStatus.java b/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/ClientStatus.java
index 29dd9b4661..a3234b5f07 100644
--- a/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/ClientStatus.java
+++ b/android/BOINC/src/edu/berkeley/boinc/client/ClientStatus.java
@@ -267,13 +267,10 @@ public class ClientStatus {
 				//Log.d(TAG,"getSlideshowImages() retrieve number file paths: " + filePaths.size());
 				
 				// load images from paths
-				BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
-				options.inDither = true;
-				options.inSampleSize = 1;
 				int x = 0;
 				for (String filePath : filePaths) {
 					if(x >= maxImagesPerProject) continue;
-					Bitmap tmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath, options);
+					Bitmap tmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);
 					if(tmp!=null) slideshowImages.add(new ImageWrapper(tmp,project.project_name));
 					else Log.d(TAG,"loadSlideshowImagesFromFile(): null for path: " + filePath);
 					x++;
@@ -295,7 +292,6 @@ public class ClientStatus {
 					String iconAbsPath = parseSoftLinkToAbsPath(project.project_dir + "/stat_icon", project.project_dir);
 					if (iconAbsPath == null) return null;
 					//Log.d(TAG, "getProjectIcons() absolute path to icon: " + iconAbsPath);
-					
 					Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(iconAbsPath);
 					return icon;
 				}