diff --git a/modules/core/src/algorithm.cpp b/modules/core/src/algorithm.cpp
index 90350d8bf6..9c46d1cdd7 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/algorithm.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/algorithm.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::write(const Algorithm* algo, FileStorage& fs) const
             cv::write(fs, pname, algo->get<int>(pname));
         else if( p.type == Param::BOOLEAN )
             cv::write(fs, pname, (int)algo->get<bool>(pname));
+        else if( p.type == Param::SHORT )
+            cv::write(fs, pname, (int)algo->get<short>(pname));
         else if( p.type == Param::REAL )
             cv::write(fs, pname, algo->get<double>(pname));
         else if( p.type == Param::STRING )
@@ -430,7 +432,10 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::write(const Algorithm* algo, FileStorage& fs) const
             nestedAlgo->write(fs);
         }
         else
-            CV_Error( CV_StsUnsupportedFormat, "unknown/unsupported parameter type");
+        {
+            string msg = format("unknown/unsupported type of '%s' parameter == %d", pname.c_str(), p.type);
+            CV_Error( CV_StsUnsupportedFormat, msg.c_str());
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -446,7 +451,7 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::read(Algorithm* algo, const FileNode& fn) const
         const FileNode n = fn[pname];
         if( n.empty() )
             continue;
-        if( p.type == Param::INT )
+        if( p.type == Param::INT || p.type == Param::SHORT )
         {
             int val = (int)n;
             info->set(algo, pname.c_str(), p.type, &val, true);
@@ -486,7 +491,10 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::read(Algorithm* algo, const FileNode& fn) const
             info->set(algo, pname.c_str(), p.type, &nestedAlgo, true);
         }
         else
-            CV_Error( CV_StsUnsupportedFormat, "unknown/unsupported parameter type");
+        {
+            string msg = format("unknown/unsupported type of '%s' parameter == %d", pname.c_str(), p.type);
+            CV_Error( CV_StsUnsupportedFormat, msg.c_str());
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -589,7 +597,7 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::set(Algorithm* algo, const char* parameter, int argType, con
     GetSetParam f;
     f.set_int = p->setter;
 
-    if( argType == Param::INT || argType == Param::BOOLEAN || argType == Param::REAL )
+    if( argType == Param::INT || argType == Param::BOOLEAN || argType == Param::REAL || argType == Param::SHORT )
     {
         if ( !( p->type == Param::INT || p->type == Param::REAL || p->type == Param::BOOLEAN || (p->type == Param::SHORT && argType == Param::INT)) )
         {
@@ -805,7 +813,10 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::get(const Algorithm* algo, const char* parameter, int argTyp
             *(Ptr<Algorithm>*)((uchar*)algo + p->offset);
     }
     else
-        CV_Error(CV_StsBadArg, "Unknown/unsupported parameter type");
+    {
+        string message = getErrorMessageForWrongArgumentInGetter(algo->name(), parameter, p->type, argType);
+        CV_Error(CV_StsBadArg, message);
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -864,7 +875,7 @@ void AlgorithmInfo::addParam(Algorithm& algo, const char* parameter,
                              void (Algorithm::*setter)(int),
                              const string& help)
 {
-    addParam_(algo, parameter, ParamType<int>::type, &value, readOnly,
+    addParam_(algo, parameter, ParamType<short>::type, &value, readOnly,
               (Algorithm::Getter)getter, (Algorithm::Setter)setter, help);
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/features2d/perf/perf_fast.cpp b/modules/features2d/perf/perf_fast.cpp
index 52411dd1a1..6ea04334fd 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/perf/perf_fast.cpp
+++ b/modules/features2d/perf/perf_fast.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P(fast, detect, testing::Combine(
     declare.in(frame);
 
     Ptr<FeatureDetector> fd = Algorithm::create<FeatureDetector>("Feature2D.FASTX");
+    ASSERT_FALSE( fd == 0 );
     fd->set("threshold", 20);
     fd->set("nonmaxSuppression", true);
     fd->set("type", type);
diff --git a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_input.cpp b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_input.cpp
index 06e3c2c928..a2ce1fe910 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_input.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_input.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using namespace perf;
 using std::tr1::make_tuple;
 using std::tr1::get;
 
+#ifndef ANDROID
+
 typedef perf::TestBaseWithParam<String> VideoCapture_Reading;
 
 PERF_TEST_P(VideoCapture_Reading, ReadFile, testing::Values( "highgui/video/big_buck_bunny.avi",
@@ -23,3 +25,5 @@ PERF_TEST_P(VideoCapture_Reading, ReadFile, testing::Values( "highgui/video/big_
   bool dummy = cap.isOpened();
   SANITY_CHECK(dummy);
 }
+
+#endif //ANDROID
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_output.cpp b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_output.cpp
index 851a2a6a0f..95f993803f 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/perf/perf_output.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/perf/perf_output.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ using namespace perf;
 using std::tr1::make_tuple;
 using std::tr1::get;
 
+#ifndef ANDROID
+
 typedef std::tr1::tuple<String, bool> VideoWriter_Writing_t;
 typedef perf::TestBaseWithParam<VideoWriter_Writing_t> VideoWriter_Writing;
 
@@ -28,3 +30,5 @@ PERF_TEST_P(VideoWriter_Writing, WriteFrame,
   bool dummy = writer.isOpened();
   SANITY_CHECK(dummy);
 }
+
+#endif //ANDROID
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_warp.cpp b/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_warp.cpp
index 18e441f6dc..3f8f273a0e 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_warp.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/perf/perf_warp.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ PERF_TEST_P( TestWarpPerspectiveNear_t, WarpPerspectiveNear,
         warpPerspective( src, dst, warpMat, size, interType, borderMode, Scalar::all(150) );
     }
 
-    SANITY_CHECK(dst);
+    SANITY_CHECK(dst, 1);
 }
 
 PERF_TEST_P( TestRemap, remap,