diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/.gitignore b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b7ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/app.asd b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/app.asd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..beab393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/app.asd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+(defsystem :app
+  :serial t
+  :depends-on ()
+  :components ((:file "lisp/package")
+               (:file "lisp/ui-vars")
+               (:file "lisp/swank-quicklisp")
+               (:file "lisp/eval")
+               (:file "lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload-mobile")
+               (:file "lisp/main")))
+
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/app.pro b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/app.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f3e27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/app.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+LISP_FILES = $$files(lisp/*) app.asd make.lisp
+
+android {
+  lisp.commands = $$(ECL_ANDROID)/../ecl-android-host/bin/ecl \
+                  -norc -shell $$PWD/make.lisp
+} else:ios {
+  lisp.commands = $$(ECL_IOS)/../ecl-ios-host/bin/ecl \
+                  -norc -shell $$PWD/make.lisp
+} else:unix {
+  lisp.commands = /usr/local/bin/ecl -shell $$PWD/make.lisp
+}
+
+lisp.input  = LISP_FILES
+lisp.output = tmp/libapp.a
+
+QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += lisp
+PRE_TARGETDEPS        += tmp/libapp.a
+
+QT          += quick qml
+TEMPLATE    = app
+CONFIG      += no_keywords release
+DEFINES     += INI_LISP
+INCLUDEPATH = /usr/local/include
+LIBS        = -L/usr/local/lib -lecl
+DESTDIR     = .
+TARGET      = app
+OBJECTS_DIR = tmp
+MOC_DIR     = tmp
+
+linux: LIBS += -L../../../platforms/linux/lib
+macx:  LIBS += -L../../../platforms/macos/lib
+
+android {
+  QT          += androidextras
+  INCLUDEPATH = $$(ECL_ANDROID)/include
+  LIBS        = -L$$(ECL_ANDROID)/lib -lecl
+  LIBS        += -L../../../platforms/android/lib
+
+  ANDROID_ABIS               = "arm64-v8a"
+  ANDROID_EXTRA_LIBS         += $$(ECL_ANDROID)/lib/libecl.so
+  ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = ../platforms/android
+}
+
+ios {
+  DEFINES     += INI_ECL_CONTRIB
+  INCLUDEPATH = $$(ECL_IOS)/include
+  ECL_VERSION = $$lower($$system($ECL_IOS/../ecl-ios-host/bin/ecl -v))
+  ECL_VERSION = $$replace(ECL_VERSION, " ", "-")
+  LIBS        = -L$$(ECL_IOS)/lib -lecl
+  LIBS        += -leclatomic -leclffi -leclgc -leclgmp
+  LIBS        += -L$$(ECL_IOS)/lib/$$ECL_VERSION
+  LIBS        += -lasdf -lecl-help -ldeflate -lecl-cdb -lecl-curl -lql-minitar -lsockets
+  LIBS        += -L../../../platforms/ios/lib
+
+  assets.files      = $$files($$PWD/platforms/ios/assets)
+  QMAKE_BUNDLE_DATA += assets
+}
+
+LIBS    += -llqml -llisp -Ltmp -lapp
+HEADERS += ../../src/cpp/main.h
+SOURCES += ../../src/cpp/main.cpp
+
+system(ecl -shell qml/.create-qml-loaders.lisp)
+
+RESOURCES += $$files(qml/*)
+RESOURCES += $$files(qml/.ext/*)
+
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++17
+
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/cgi-bin/qml-last-modified.py b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/cgi-bin/qml-last-modified.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..721c6ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/cgi-bin/qml-last-modified.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+
+total       = 0
+max_secs    = 0
+edited_file = ''
+
+for root, dirs, files in os.walk('qml'):
+    for name in files:
+        if name.endswith('.qml'):
+            current_file = os.path.join(root, name)
+            secs = int(os.path.getctime(os.path.abspath(current_file)))
+            total += secs
+            if (secs > max_secs):
+                max_secs = secs
+                edited_file = current_file
+
+print('Content-type:text/plain\r\n\r\n')
+print(str(total) + '\r\n' + edited_file[4:])
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/curl.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/curl.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fda7670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/curl.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+(in-package :qml)
+
+(defun curl (url)
+  "args: (url)
+  Trivial download of UTF-8 encoded files, or binary files."
+  (multiple-value-bind (response headers stream)
+      (loop
+         (multiple-value-bind (response headers stream)
+             (ecl-curl::url-connection url)
+           (unless (member response '(301 302))
+             (return (values response headers stream)))
+           (close stream)
+           (setf url (header-value :location headers))))
+    (if (>= response 400)
+        (qlog "curl download error:" :url url :response response)
+        (let ((byte-array (make-array 0 :adjustable t :fill-pointer t
+                                      :element-type '(unsigned-byte 8)))
+              (type (pathname-type url)))
+          (x:while-it (read-byte stream nil nil)
+            (vector-push-extend x:it byte-array))
+          (close stream)
+          (if (or (search type "txt html lisp")
+                  (search "/cgi-bin/" (namestring url)))
+              (qfrom-utf8 byte-array)
+              byte-array)))))
+
+(export 'curl)
+
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/eval.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/eval.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbaa731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/eval.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+(defpackage :eval
+  (:use :cl :qml)
+  (:export
+   #:*eval-thread*
+   #:append-output
+   #:eval-in-thread))
+
+(in-package :eval)
+
+(defvar *output-buffer* (make-string-output-stream))
+(defvar *prompt*        t)
+(defvar *eval-thread*   nil)
+(defvar *               nil)
+(defvar **              nil)
+(defvar ***             nil)
+
+(defun ini-streams ()
+  (setf *standard-output* (make-broadcast-stream *standard-output*
+                                                 *output-buffer*))
+  (setf *trace-output* *standard-output*
+        *error-output* *standard-output*))
+
+(defun current-package-name ()
+  (if (eql (find-package :cl-user) *package*)
+      "CL-USER"
+      (car (sort (list* (package-name *package*) (package-nicknames *package*))
+                 (lambda (x y) (< (length x) (length y)))))))
+
+(let ((n -1))
+  (defun eval-in-thread (text &optional (progress t)) ; called from QML
+    (let ((str (string-trim " " text)))
+      (unless (x:empty-string str)
+        (if *prompt*
+            (let ((pkg (if (zerop n) "QML-USER" (current-package-name)))
+                  (counter (princ-to-string (incf n))))
+              (format t "~A [~A]~%~A"
+                      pkg
+                      counter
+                      str))
+            (format t "~%~%~A" str))
+        ;; run eval in its own thread, so UI will remain responsive
+        (update-output t)
+        (when progress
+          (show-progress-bar))
+        (qsingle-shot 50 (lambda ()
+                           (setf *eval-thread*
+                                 (mp:process-run-function "LQML REPL top-level"
+                                                          (lambda () (do-eval str))))))))))
+
+(defvar *color-text*       "#c0c0c0")
+(defvar *color-values*     "#80b0ff")
+(defvar *color-read-error* "orange")
+(defvar *color-error*      "#ff8080")
+
+#+ios
+(defun escape-smart-quotation (string)
+  (dotimes (i (length string))
+    (case (char-code (char string i))
+      ((8216 8217 8218)
+       (setf (char string i) #\'))
+      ((171 187 8220 8221 8222)
+       (setf (char string i) #\"))))
+  string)
+
+(defun do-eval (string)
+  (let ((str #+ios (escape-smart-quotation string)
+             #-ios string)
+        (color *color-read-error*))
+    (handler-case
+        (let ((exp (read-from-string str)))
+          (setf color *color-error*)
+          (let ((vals (multiple-value-list (eval exp))))
+            (setf *** ** ** * * (first vals))
+            (update-output)
+            (append-output (format nil "~{~S~^~%~}" vals) *color-values* t))
+          (q! |clear| ui:*repl-input*)
+          (history-add str))
+      (condition (c)
+        (show-error c color))))
+  (qsingle-shot 50 'eval-exited))
+
+(defun eval-exited ()
+  (update-output)
+  (show-progress-bar nil))
+
+(defun show-error (error color)
+  (let ((e1 (prin1-to-string error))
+        (e2 (princ-to-string error)))
+    (append-output e1 color)
+    (unless (string= e1 e2)
+      (append-output e2 color))))
+
+(defun show-progress-bar (&optional (show t))
+  (q> |visible| ui:*progress* show))
+
+;;; output
+
+(defun update-output (&optional line)
+  (let ((text (get-output-stream-string *output-buffer*)))
+    (unless (x:empty-string text)
+      (let ((err (search "[LQML:err]" text)))
+        (qjs |appendText| ui:*repl-model*
+             (list :m-text  (if err (subseq text err) text)
+                   :m-color (if err *color-error* *color-text*)
+                   :m-bold  nil
+                   :m-line  line))))))
+
+(defun append-output (text &optional (color *color-text*) bold)
+  (qjs |appendText| ui:*repl-model*
+       (list :m-text  text
+             :m-color color
+             :m-bold  bold
+             :m-line  nil)))
+
+;;; command history
+
+(defvar *history*       (make-array 0 :adjustable t :fill-pointer t))
+(defvar *history-index* nil)
+(defvar *history-file*  ".lqml-repl-history")
+(defvar *max-history*   100)
+
+(defun read-saved-history ()
+  (when (probe-file *history-file*)
+    (let ((i -1))
+      (labels ((index ()
+                 (mod i *max-history*))
+               (next-index ()
+                 (incf i)
+                 (index)))
+        (let ((tmp (make-array *max-history*))) ; ring buffer
+          (with-open-file (s *history-file*)
+            (x:while-it (read-line s nil nil)
+              (setf (svref tmp (next-index)) x:it)))
+          (let ((max (min (1+ i) *max-history*)))
+            (when (< max *max-history*)
+              (setf i -1))
+            (dotimes (n max)
+              (vector-push-extend (svref tmp (next-index))
+                                  *history*))
+            (setf *history-index* (length *history*)))))))) ; 1 after last
+
+(let (out)
+  (defun history-ini ()
+    (read-saved-history)
+    (setf out (open *history-file* :direction :output
+                    :if-exists :append :if-does-not-exist :create)))
+  (defun history-add (line)
+    (unless out
+      (history-ini))
+    (let ((len (length *history*)))
+      (when (or (zerop len)
+                (string/= line (aref *history* (1- len))))
+        (vector-push-extend line *history*)
+        (write-line line out)
+        (finish-output out)))
+    (setf *history-index* (length *history*))) ; 1 after last
+  (defun history-move (direction)
+    (unless out
+      (history-ini))
+    (when (and *history-index*
+               (plusp (length *history*)))
+      (setf *history-index* (if (string= "back" direction)
+                                (max (1- *history-index*) 0)
+                                (min (1+ *history-index*) (1- (length *history*)))))
+      (let ((text (aref *history* *history-index*)))
+        (q> |text| ui:*repl-input* text)
+        (q> |cursorPosition| ui:*repl-input*
+            (- (length text) (if (x:ends-with ")" text) 1 0)))))))
+
+(defun qml::help ()
+  (format t "~%~
+             ~% :s  (start-swank)~
+             ~% :q  (quicklisp)")
+  (values))
+
+(progn
+  (ini-streams)
+  (qlater (lambda ()
+            (in-package :qml-user)
+            (eval-in-thread "(qml::help)" nil))))
+
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/main.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/main.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a38aae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/main.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(in-package :app)
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(when qml::*remote-ip*
+  (qsingle-shot 1000 'auto-reload-qml))
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/package.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/package.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6689a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/package.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+(defpackage :app
+  (:use :cl :qml)
+  (:export))
+
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload-mobile.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload-mobile.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a666eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload-mobile.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+;;; trivial QML auto reload during development for mobile
+
+(in-package :qml)
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defvar *reload-all*  nil)
+(defvar *edited-file* nil)
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun remote-ip ()
+  (terpri *query-io*)
+  (princ "Please enter WiFi IP of desktop computer (hit RET to skip): "
+         *query-io*)
+  (let ((ip (read-line *query-io*)))
+    (unless (x:empty-string ip)
+      (format nil "http://~A:8080/" ip))))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defvar *remote-ip* #+interpreter nil
+                    #-interpreter #.(remote-ip))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun qml:view-status-changed (status)
+  (when (and (= 1 status)
+             (reload-main-p))
+    (load (make-string-input-stream
+           (funcall (%sym 'curl :qml)
+                    (x:cc *remote-ip* "lisp/qml-reload/on-reloaded.lisp"))))))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun reload-main-p ()
+  (or *reload-all*
+      (string= "main.qml" *edited-file*)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(let ((load t)
+      (secs 0)
+      (ini t))
+  (defun auto-reload-qml ()
+    (when load
+      (setf load nil)
+      (require :ecl-curl)
+      (load "curl"))
+    (let ((curr/file (x:split (funcall (%sym 'curl :qml)
+                                       (x:cc *remote-ip* "cgi-bin/qml-last-modified.py"))
+                              #.(coerce (list #\Return #\Newline) 'string))))
+      (when (= 2 (length curr/file))
+        (destructuring-bind (curr file)
+            curr/file
+          (setf curr          (parse-integer curr)
+                *edited-file* (string-right-trim '(#\Return #\Newline) file))
+          (when (/= secs curr)
+            (if ini
+                (progn
+                  (setf ini nil)
+                  (qset *engine* |baseUrl| *remote-ip*)
+                  (let ((src (qget *quick-view* |source|)))
+                    (qset *quick-view* |source| (subseq src #.(length "qrc:///")))))
+                (if (reload-main-p)
+                    (qml:reload)
+                    (qjs |reload| *edited-file*)))
+            (setf secs curr)))))
+    (qsingle-shot 250 'auto-reload-qml)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(export 'auto-reload-qml)
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8738789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/auto-reload.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+;;; trivial QML auto reload during development (desktop only), see:
+;;;
+;;;   lqml run.lisp -auto
+
+(in-package :qml-user)
+
+(defvar *reload-all*  nil)
+(defvar *edited-file* nil)
+
+(defparameter *dir* *load-truename*)
+
+(defun reload-main-p ()
+  (or *reload-all*
+      (string= "main.qml" *edited-file*)))
+
+(defun qml:view-status-changed (status)
+  (when (and (= 1 status)
+             (reload-main-p))
+    (load (merge-pathnames "on-reloaded" *dir*))))
+
+(let ((secs 0))
+  (defun watch-files ()
+    (let ((sum 0)
+          (max 0)
+          files)
+      ;; don't cache, files might be added/removed during development
+      (dolist (file (directory (merge-pathnames "../../qml/**/*.qml" *dir*)))
+        (unless (search "/." (namestring file))
+          (push file files)))
+      (dolist (file files)
+        (let ((date (file-write-date file)))
+          (when (> date max)
+            (setf max date
+                  *edited-file* file))
+          (incf sum date)))
+      (let ((edited (namestring *edited-file*)))
+        (setf *edited-file*
+              (subseq edited (+ 5 (search "/qml/" edited)))))
+      (when (/= secs sum)
+        (unless (zerop secs)
+          (if (reload-main-p)
+              (qml:reload)
+              (qjs |reload| *edited-file*)))
+        (setf secs sum)))
+    (qsingle-shot 250 'watch-files)))
+
+(progn
+  (load "qml/.create-qml-loaders")
+  (watch-files))
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/on-reloaded.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/on-reloaded.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8be6b3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/qml-reload/on-reloaded.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+;;; this file will be loaded every time QML has been reloaded
+
+(in-package :qml-user)
+
+;; delay needed here
+(qsingle-shot 500 (lambda () (eval:eval-in-thread "(qml::help)"))) ; show help in REPL
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/swank-quicklisp.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/swank-quicklisp.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca8016c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/swank-quicklisp.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+;;; enable Swank and Quicklisp on mobile
+
+(in-package :qml)
+
+;; for mobile app updates:
+;; to be incremented on every ECL upgrade in order to replace all asset files
+#+(or android ios)
+(defconstant +app-version+ 1)
+
+#+(and ios (not interpreter))
+(ffi:clines "extern void init_lib_ASDF(cl_object);")
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defvar *assets* #+android "assets:/lib/"
+                 #+ios     "assets/")
+
+#+ios
+(defvar *bundle-root* (namestring *default-pathname-defaults*))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun copy-asset-files (&optional (dir-name *assets*) origin)
+  "Copy asset files to home directory."
+  (flet ((directory-p (path)
+           (x:ends-with "/" path))
+         (translate (name)
+           #+android
+           (if (x:starts-with *assets* name)
+               (subseq name (length *assets*))
+               name)
+           #+ios
+           (namestring
+	    (merge-pathnames (x:cc "../" (subseq name (length origin)))))))
+    (ensure-directories-exist (translate dir-name))
+    ;; note: both QDIRECTORY and QCOPY-FILE are prepared for accessing
+    ;; APK asset files, which can't be accessed directly from Lisp
+    (dolist (from (qdirectory dir-name))
+      (if (directory-p from)
+          (copy-asset-files from origin)
+          (let ((to (translate from)))
+            (when (probe-file to)
+              (delete-file to))
+            (unless (qcopy-file from to)
+              (qlog "Error copying asset file: ~S" from)
+              (return-from copy-asset-files))))))
+  t)
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(let ((file ".app-version"))
+  (defun app-version ()
+    (if (probe-file file)
+        (with-open-file (s file)
+          (let ((str (make-string (file-length s))))
+            (read-sequence str s)
+            (values (parse-integer str))))
+        0))
+  (defun save-app-version ()
+    (with-open-file (s file :direction :output :if-exists :supersede)
+      (princ +app-version+ s))
+    (values)))
+
+(defun %sym (symbol package)
+  (intern (symbol-name symbol) package))
+
+;;; Quicklisp setup
+
+#+ios
+(defun load-asdf ()
+  (unless (find-package :asdf)
+    ;; needed for ASDF and Quicklisp
+    (setf (logical-pathname-translations "SYS")
+          (list (list "sys:**;*.*"
+                      (merge-pathnames "**/*.*" (user-homedir-pathname)))
+                (list "home:**;*.*"
+                      (merge-pathnames "**/*.*" (user-homedir-pathname)))))
+    (ffi:c-inline nil nil :void "ecl_init_module(NULL, init_lib_ASDF)" :one-liner t)
+    (in-package :qml-user))
+  :asdf)
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun ensure-asdf ()
+  (unless (find-package :asdf)
+    #+android
+    (require :asdf)
+    #+ios
+    (load-asdf)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun quicklisp ()
+  (ensure-asdf)
+  (unless (find-package :quicklisp)
+    #+android
+    (progn
+      (require :ecl-quicklisp)
+      (require :deflate)
+      (require :ql-minitar))
+    #+ios
+    (load "quicklisp/setup")
+    ;; replace interpreted function with precompiled one from DEFLATE
+    (setf (symbol-function (%sym 'gunzip :ql-gunzipper))
+          (symbol-function (%sym 'gunzip :deflate)))
+    (in-package :qml-user))
+  :quicklisp)
+
+;;; Swank setup
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun swank/create-server (interface port dont-close style)
+  (funcall (%sym 'create-server :swank)
+           :interface interface
+           :port port
+           :dont-close dont-close
+           :style style))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun start-swank (&key (port 4005) (interface "0.0.0.0") (style :spawn)
+                         (load-contribs t) (setup t) (delete t) (quiet t)
+                         (dont-close t) log-events)
+  (unless (find-package :swank)
+    (ensure-asdf)
+    (funcall (%sym 'load-system :asdf) :swank))
+  (funcall (%sym 'init :swank-loader)
+           :load-contribs load-contribs
+           :setup         setup
+           :delete        delete
+           :quiet         quiet)
+  (setf (symbol-value (%sym '*log-events* :swank)) log-events)
+  (eval (read-from-string "(swank/backend:defimplementation swank/backend:lisp-implementation-program () \"org.lisp.ecl\")"))
+  (if (eql :spawn style)
+      (swank/create-server interface port dont-close style)
+      (mp:process-run-function
+       "SLIME-listener"
+       (lambda () (swank/create-server interface port dont-close style)))))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun stop-swank (&optional (port 4005))
+  (when (find-package :swank)
+    (funcall (%sym 'stop-server :swank) port)
+    :stopped))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(progn
+  ;; be careful not to use :s, :q in your mobile app code
+  ;; ios simulator note: wrap :s and :q in qrun* (would crash otherwise)
+  (define-symbol-macro :s (start-swank))
+  (define-symbol-macro :q (quicklisp)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(export (list #+ios
+              'load-asdf
+              'start-swank
+              'stop-swank
+              'quicklisp))
+
+#+ios
+(progn
+  ;; adapt paths to iOS specific values
+  (defvar *user-homedir-pathname-orig* (symbol-function 'user-homedir-pathname))
+
+  (ext:package-lock :common-lisp nil)
+
+  (defun cl:user-homedir-pathname (&optional host)
+    (merge-pathnames "Library/" (funcall *user-homedir-pathname-orig* host)))
+
+  (ext:package-lock :common-lisp t)
+
+  (dolist (el '(("XDG_DATA_HOME"   . "")
+                ("XDG_CONFIG_HOME" . "")
+                ("XDG_DATA_DIRS"   . "")
+                ("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS" . "")
+                ("XDG_CACHE_HOME"  . ".cache")))
+    (ext:setenv (car el) (namestring (merge-pathnames (cdr el)
+                                                      (user-homedir-pathname))))))
+
+;;; ini
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun startup-ini ()
+  #+ios
+  (setf *default-pathname-defaults* (user-homedir-pathname))
+  (ext:install-bytecodes-compiler)
+  (and (/= +app-version+ (app-version))
+       #+ios
+       (let ((dir (namestring (merge-pathnames *assets* *bundle-root*))))
+         (copy-asset-files dir dir))
+       #+android
+       (copy-asset-files)
+       (save-app-version)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(qlater 'startup-ini)
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/ui-vars.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/ui-vars.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20b81bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/lisp/ui-vars.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+(defpackage ui
+  (:use :cl :qml)
+  (:export
+   #:*flick-output*
+   #:*history-back*
+   #:*history-forward*
+   #:*progress*
+   #:*repl-input*
+   #:*repl-output*
+   #:*repl-model*))
+
+(in-package :ui)
+
+(defparameter *flick-output*    "flick_output")
+(defparameter *history-back*    "history_back")
+(defparameter *history-forward* "history_forward")
+(defparameter *progress*        "progress")
+(defparameter *repl-input*      "repl_input")
+(defparameter *repl-output*     "repl_output")
+(defparameter *repl-model*      "repl_model")
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/make.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/make.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..624a8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/make.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+;;; check target
+
+(let ((arg (first (ext:command-args))))
+  (mapc (lambda (name feature)
+          (when (search name arg)
+            (pushnew feature *features*)))
+        (list "/ecl-android/" "/ecl-ios/")
+        (list :android :ios)))
+
+;;; copy Swank and ECL contrib files (mobile only)
+
+(defun cc (&rest args)
+  (apply 'concatenate 'string args))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defvar *assets* #+android "../platforms/android/assets/lib/"
+                 #+ios     "../platforms/ios/assets/Library/")
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun find-swank ()
+  (probe-file (cc *assets* "quicklisp/local-projects/slime/swank.lisp")))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(defun shell (command)
+  (ext:run-program "sh" (list "-c" command)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(progn
+  (unless (find-swank)
+    (let ((to (cc *assets* "quicklisp/local-projects/slime/")))
+      (ensure-directories-exist to)
+      (shell (cc "cp -r ../../../slime/src/* " to))))
+  (unless (probe-file (cc *assets* "encodings"))
+    #+android
+    (let ((lib (cc (ext:getenv "ECL_ANDROID") "/lib/ecl-*/")))
+      (shell (cc "cp " lib "*.asd " *assets*))
+      (shell (cc "cp " lib "*.fas " *assets*))
+      (shell (cc "cp " lib "*.doc " *assets*))
+      (shell (cc "cp -r " lib "encodings " *assets*)))
+    #+ios
+    (let ((lib (cc (ext:getenv "ECL_IOS") "/lib/ecl-*/")))
+      (shell (cc "cp " lib "*.doc " *assets*))
+      (shell (cc "cp -r " lib "encodings " *assets*)))))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(unless (find-swank)
+  (error "Swank files missing, please see <LQML root>/slime/src/readme-sources.md"))
+
+;;; compile ASDF system
+
+(require :asdf)
+
+(push (merge-pathnames "../")
+      asdf:*central-registry*)
+
+(setf *default-pathname-defaults*
+      (truename (merge-pathnames "../../../"))) ; LQML root
+
+(defvar *current*
+        (let ((name (namestring *load-truename*)))
+          (subseq name
+                  (length (namestring *default-pathname-defaults*))
+                  (1+ (position #\/ name :from-end t)))))
+
+;; load all LQML symbols
+(dolist (file (list "package" "x" "ecl-ext" "ini" "qml"))
+  (load (merge-pathnames file "src/lisp/")))
+
+#-(or android ios)
+(progn
+  (asdf:make-build "app"
+                   :monolithic t
+                   :type :static-library
+                   :move-here (cc *current* "build/tmp/")
+                   :init-name "ini_app")
+  (let* ((from (cc *current* "build/tmp/app--all-systems.a"))
+         (to   "libapp.a")
+         (to*  (cc *current* "build/tmp/" to)))
+    (when (probe-file to*)
+      (delete-file to*))
+    (rename-file from to)))
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(progn
+  (pushnew :interpreter *features*)
+  (defvar *asdf-system*   "app")
+  (defvar *ql-libs*       (cc *current* "ql-libs.lisp"))
+  (defvar *init-name*     "ini_app")
+  (defvar *library-name*  (format nil "~Abuild-~A/tmp/app"
+                                  *current*
+                                  #+android "android"
+                                  #+ios     "ios"))
+  (defvar *epilogue-code* nil)
+  (load "platforms/shared/make"))
+
+;;; byte compile curl (delayed load)
+
+#+(or android ios)
+(progn
+  (require :ecl-curl)
+  (ext:install-bytecodes-compiler)
+  (compile-file (cc *current* "lisp/curl.lisp")
+                :output-file (cc *current* "lisp/" *assets* "curl.fasc")))
+
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/.create-qml-loaders.lisp b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/.create-qml-loaders.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dde001b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/.create-qml-loaders.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+(in-package :cl-user)
+
+(defparameter *dir* *load-truename*)
+
+(defvar *template* (with-open-file (s (merge-pathnames ".template.qml" *dir*))
+                     (let ((str (make-string (file-length s))))
+                       (read-sequence str s)
+                       str)))
+
+(defun create-qml-loaders ()
+  (dolist (file (directory (merge-pathnames "ext/**/*.qml" *dir*)))
+    (let* ((name (namestring file))
+           (p (1+ (search "/ext/" name)))
+           (loader (concatenate 'string (subseq name 0 p) "." (subseq name p))))
+      (unless (probe-file loader)
+        (ensure-directories-exist loader)
+        (with-open-file (s loader :direction :output)
+          (let ((new (subseq name p)))
+            (format t "~&creating .~A~%" new)
+            (format s *template* (subseq name p))))))))
+
+(create-qml-loaders)
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/.template.qml b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/.template.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5df39d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/.template.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import QtQuick 2.15
+
+Loader {
+  objectName: "~A"
+  source: "../" + objectName // TODO: set 'baseUrl' to Engine, so we don't need to fiddle here
+
+  Component.onCompleted: if (width === 0) { anchors.fill = parent }
+
+  function reload() {
+    var src = source
+    source = ""
+    Engine.clearCache()
+    source = src
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page1.qml b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page1.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a16b82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page1.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import QtQuick 2.15
+
+Rectangle {
+  radius: 50
+  color: Qt.lighter("red", 1.5)
+  border.width: 10
+  border.color: "red"
+
+  Text {
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
+    text: "<h2>page 1</h2>"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page2.qml b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page2.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9351061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page2.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import QtQuick 2.15
+
+Rectangle {
+  radius: 50
+  color: Qt.lighter("green", 3.0)
+  border.width: 10
+  border.color: "green"
+
+  Text {
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
+    text: "<h2>page 2</h2>"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page3.qml b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page3.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae0fd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Page3.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import QtQuick 2.15
+
+Rectangle {
+  radius: 50
+  color: Qt.lighter("blue", 1.7)
+  border.width: 10
+  border.color: "blue"
+
+  Text {
+    anchors.centerIn: parent
+    text: "<h2>page 3</h2>"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Repl.qml b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Repl.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4ed5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/ext/Repl.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+import QtQuick 2.15
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.15
+
+Item {
+  id: repl
+  z: 2
+  anchors.fill: parent
+
+  Row {
+    z: 1
+    anchors.right: parent.right
+
+    Text {
+      text: "REPL"
+      anchors.verticalCenter: show.verticalCenter
+      visible: !show.checked
+    }
+
+    Switch {
+      id: show
+
+      onCheckedChanged: container.enabled = checked
+    }
+  }
+
+  Column {
+    id: container
+    opacity: 0
+
+    Rectangle {
+      width: repl.parent.width
+      height: repl.parent.height / 4
+      color: "#101010"
+
+      ListView {
+        id: replOutput
+        objectName: "repl_output"
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        contentWidth: parent.width * 4
+        clip: true
+        model: replModel
+        flickableDirection: Flickable.HorizontalAndVerticalFlick
+
+        delegate: Column {
+          Rectangle {
+            width: replOutput.contentWidth
+            height: 1
+            color: "#707070"
+            visible: mLine
+          }
+
+          Text {
+            x: 2
+            padding: 2
+            textFormat: Text.PlainText
+            font.family: fontHack.name
+            font.pixelSize: 16
+            font.bold: mBold
+            text: mText
+            color: mColor
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      ListModel {
+        id: replModel
+        objectName: "repl_model"
+
+        function appendText(data) {
+          append(data)
+          replOutput.contentX = 0
+          replOutput.positionViewAtEnd()
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    Row {
+      width: repl.parent.width
+
+      TextField {
+        id: input
+        objectName: "repl_input"
+        width: repl.parent.width - 2 * back.width
+        font.family: fontHack.name
+        font.pixelSize: 16
+        font.bold: true
+        color: "#c0c0c0"
+        inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhNoAutoUppercase | Qt.ImhNoPredictiveText
+        focus: show.checked
+        palette {
+          highlight: "#e0e0e0"
+          highlightedText: "#101010"
+        }
+
+        background: Rectangle {
+          color: "#101010"
+          border.width: 2
+          border.color: "gray"
+        }
+
+        onAccepted: Lisp.call("eval:eval-in-thread", text)
+      }
+
+      Button {
+        id: back
+        objectName: "history_back"
+        width: 40
+        height: input.height
+        focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
+        font.family: fontIcons.name
+        font.pixelSize: 26
+        text: "\uf100"
+
+        onClicked: Lisp.call("eval:history-move", "back")
+      }
+
+      Rectangle {
+        width: 1
+        height: input.height
+        color: "#101010"
+      }
+
+      Button {
+        id: forward
+        objectName: "history_forward"
+        width: back.width
+        height: input.height
+        focusPolicy: Qt.NoFocus
+        font.family: fontIcons.name
+        font.pixelSize: 26
+        text: "\uf101"
+
+        onClicked: Lisp.call("eval:history-move", "forward")
+      }
+    }
+
+    Rectangle {
+      width: repl.parent.width
+      height: 1
+      color: "#101010"
+    }
+  }
+
+  ProgressBar {
+    objectName: "progress"
+    anchors.top: container.bottom
+    width: repl.width
+    z: 1
+    indeterminate: true
+    enabled: visible
+    visible: false
+  }
+
+  states: [
+    State { when: show.checked;  PropertyChanges { target: container; opacity: 0.9; y: 0 }},
+    State { when: !show.checked; PropertyChanges { target: container; opacity: 0.0; y: -height }}
+  ]
+
+  transitions: [
+    Transition { NumberAnimation { properties: "opacity,y"; duration: 250; easing.type: Easing.InCubic }}
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/fonts/Hack-Bold.ttf b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/fonts/Hack-Bold.ttf
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diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf
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diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/main.qml b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/main.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5b94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/qml/main.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import QtQuick 2.15
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.15
+import ".ext/" as Ext        // for single file auto reload (development)
+//import "ext/" as Ext       // release version
+
+Rectangle {
+  width: 300
+  height: 500
+  color: "black"
+
+  SwipeView {
+    id: view
+    objectName: "view"
+    anchors.fill: parent
+
+    Rectangle {
+      color: "white"
+
+      Ext.Repl {}
+
+      Text {
+        anchors.centerIn: parent
+        text: "swipe for next page"
+      }
+    }
+
+    // N.B. don't use Loader inside a Repeater here, won't work with single
+    // file auto reload (which already uses a Loader)
+
+    Ext.Page1 {}
+    Ext.Page2 {}
+    Ext.Page3 {}
+  }
+
+  PageIndicator {
+    anchors.bottom: view.bottom
+    anchors.bottomMargin: 10
+    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+    count: view.count
+    currentIndex: view.currentIndex
+  }
+
+  FontLoader { id: fontIcons;    source: "fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf" }
+  FontLoader { id: fontHack;     source: "fonts/Hack-Regular.ttf" }
+  FontLoader { id: fontHackBold; source: "fonts/Hack-Bold.ttf" }
+}
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/readme.md b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d2eefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+
+Prepare
+-------
+
+Please copy the app template files first:
+```
+$ cd ..
+$ ./copy.sh advanced-qml-auto-reload
+```
+
+See also [../../slime/src/readme-sources](../../slime/src/readme-sources.md) for
+installing the Slime sources where this example can find them.
+
+
+
+Info
+----
+
+This is simply an extended version of example **swank-sevrer** of the parent
+directory.
+
+It adds a QML `SwipeView` with 3 pages, to demonstrate how to reload single
+QML pages, without reloading the whole UI. This is important for nested UI
+pages, in order to not lose your current view in the UI.
+
+Without the aboce feature, you would always land on the main view after
+reloading QML.
+
+
+
+QML single file auto reload on mobile
+-------------------------------------
+
+If you compile for mobile, it will ask for the **Wifi IP** of your desktop
+computer (currently hard coded into the app). If you just hit RET, auto
+reloading will be disabled.
+
+N.B: **Before** installing and launching the app, just run this script from
+your example directory:
+```
+./web-server.sh
+```
+It requires Python 3 and the cgi module, which are probably already installed
+on your computer.
+
+You may now edit any QML file on the desktop computer, and upon saving, only
+the saved file will be reloaded.
+
+Only if you edit and save `qml/main.qml` the following file will be loaded for
+eventual re-initialization on Lisp side:
+```
+lisp/qml-reload/on-reloaded.lisp
+```
+For **android**, in order to see the debug output of eventual QML errors, you
+need to run `./log.sh` in your `build-android/` directory.
+
+If you don't want auto reload enabled (would block the app if the web server
+isn't reachable), you need to rebuild the app and skip entering an IP during
+the build process, see above.
+
+Both desktop and mobile auto reload can also be run **simultaneously**, since
+they share the QML source files. Any number of mobile devices may be connected,
+if they are in the same WiFi and point to the same desktop IP.
+
+
+Important notes for mobile
+--------------------------
+
+Please remember that installing a new version of your app on mobile will
+**keep all app data** present on the device.
+
+So, if you changed e.g. `lisp/curl.lisp`, a simple update will not replace
+that file, because it has been copied from the assets directory, and is only
+replaced if you increment `+app-version+` in `lisp/swank-quicklisp.lisp`.
+
+A simple way to guarantee a clean install is simply uninstalling the app first,
+both on the device and on the emulator (android) or simulator (iOS).
+
+If your local web server doesn't seem to work, please check your firewall
+settings.
diff --git a/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/web-server.sh b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/web-server.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2266a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/web-server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ecl -shell qml/.create-qml-loaders.lisp # for single file reload
+
+python3 -m http.server 8080 --cgi
diff --git a/examples/swank-server/readme.md b/examples/swank-server/readme.md
index e357585..ae69b6a 100644
--- a/examples/swank-server/readme.md
+++ b/examples/swank-server/readme.md
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ QML auto reload on mobile
 -------------------------
 
 If you compile for mobile, it will ask for the **Wifi IP** of your desktop
-computer (currently hard coded into the app).
+computer (currently hard coded into the app). If you just hit RET, auto
+reloading will be disabled.
 
 After installing and launching the app, just run this script from your example
 directory:
@@ -78,7 +79,9 @@ If you don't want auto reload enabled (would block the app if the web server
 isn't reachable), comment out `auto-reload-qml` in `lisp/main.lisp`.
 
 Both desktop and mobile auto reload can also be run **simultaneously**, since
-they share the QML source files.
+they share the QML source files. Any number of mobile devices may be connected,
+if they are in the same WiFi and point to the same desktop IP.
+
 
 
 Important notes for mobile
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bd213dc..b01fc17 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ cross-platform apps. The same sources can be used to build executables for both
 desktop (Linux/macOS) and mobile (android/iOS).
 
 
+QML auto reload
+---------------
+
+A new feature is auto reloading of QML files after saving any changes. This
+works both on the desktop and on mobile.
+
+As a concrete example, you may have running your app on the desktop, and have
+both an android mobile device plus an iOS mobile device pointing to the IP of
+the desktop. Now you will see any change to QML on all 3 screens
+simultaneoulsy.
+
+This even works (with some limitations, and only in this
+[advanced example](examples/advanced-qml-auto-reload/)) at QML file level,
+which means: only the QML file currently edited is reloaded, preserving the
+state of all other QML files, and more importantly, the current view in case
+of nested page structures.
+
+
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