diff --git a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/GdxActivity.java b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/GdxActivity.java
index d330cee6..51a253ab 100644
--- a/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/GdxActivity.java
+++ b/vtm-android-example/src/org/oscim/android/test/GdxActivity.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2013 Hannes Janetzek
  * Copyright 2016-2018 devemux86
+ * Copyright 2018 Gustl22
  *
  * This file is part of the OpenScienceMap project (http://www.opensciencemap.org).
  *
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.android.AndroidApplication;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.android.AndroidApplicationConfiguration;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.SharedLibraryLoader;
 
+import org.oscim.android.MapPreferences;
 import org.oscim.android.canvas.AndroidGraphics;
 import org.oscim.backend.CanvasAdapter;
 import org.oscim.backend.GLAdapter;
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ import org.oscim.tiling.source.OkHttpEngine;
 import org.oscim.tiling.source.oscimap4.OSciMap4TileSource;
 
 public class GdxActivity extends AndroidApplication {
+    MapPreferences mPrefs;
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ public class GdxActivity extends AndroidApplication {
         new SharedLibraryLoader().load("vtm-jni");
 
         initialize(new GdxMapAndroid(), cfg);
+        mPrefs = new MapPreferences(GdxActivity.class.getName(), this);
     }
 
     class GdxMapAndroid extends GdxMap {
@@ -65,6 +69,15 @@ public class GdxActivity extends AndroidApplication {
                     .httpFactory(new OkHttpEngine.OkHttpFactory())
                     .build();
             initDefaultLayers(ts, false, true, true);
+
+            mPrefs.load(getMap());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void pause() {
+            mPrefs.save(getMap());
+
+            super.pause();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/vtm-playground/src/org/oscim/test/gdx/poi3d/Gdx3DTest.java b/vtm-playground/src/org/oscim/test/gdx/poi3d/Gdx3DTest.java
index f2e5af8b..6f549e0f 100644
--- a/vtm-playground/src/org/oscim/test/gdx/poi3d/Gdx3DTest.java
+++ b/vtm-playground/src/org/oscim/test/gdx/poi3d/Gdx3DTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2016-2017 devemux86
+ * Copyright 2018 Gustl22
  *
  * This file is part of the OpenScienceMap project (http://www.opensciencemap.org).
  *
@@ -16,11 +17,13 @@
  */
 package org.oscim.test.gdx.poi3d;
 
+import org.oscim.core.MapPosition;
 import org.oscim.gdx.GdxMapApp;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.buildings.BuildingLayer;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.VectorTileLayer;
 import org.oscim.layers.tile.vector.labeling.LabelLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer;
+import org.oscim.test.MapPreferences;
 import org.oscim.theme.VtmThemes;
 import org.oscim.tiling.TileSource;
 import org.oscim.tiling.source.OkHttpEngine;
@@ -32,8 +35,6 @@ public class Gdx3DTest extends GdxMapApp {
     public void createLayers() {
         MapRenderer.setBackgroundColor(0xff888888);
 
-        mMap.setMapPosition(53.1, 8.8, 1 << 15);
-
         TileSource ts = OSciMap4TileSource.builder()
                 .httpFactory(new OkHttpEngine.OkHttpFactory())
                 .build();
@@ -57,6 +58,18 @@ public class Gdx3DTest extends GdxMapApp {
         mMap.layers().add(new Poi3DLayer(mMap, mMapLayer));
 
         mMap.layers().add(new LabelLayer(mMap, mMapLayer));
+
+        MapPosition pos = MapPreferences.getMapPosition();
+        if (pos != null)
+            mMap.setMapPosition(pos);
+        else
+            mMap.setMapPosition(53.1, 8.8, 1 << 15);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void dispose() {
+        MapPreferences.saveMapPosition(mMap.getMapPosition());
+        super.dispose();
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {