diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa90462..b2a124d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ The code for the Push Plugin for NativeScript.
 	var settings = {
 		// Android settings
 		senderID: '<ENTER_YOUR_PROJECT_NUMBER>', // Android: Required setting with the sender/project number
-		notificationCallbackAndroid: function(message) { // Android: Callback to invoke when a new push is received.
+		notificationCallbackAndroid: function(message, pushNotificationObject) { // Android: Callback to invoke when a new push is received.
         	alert(JSON.stringify(message));
         },
 
diff --git a/native-src/android/AndroidManifest.xml b/native-src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
index a3a4e0a..de0735c 100644
--- a/native-src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/native-src/android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
           package="com.example.pushplugin"
           android:versionCode="1"
           android:versionName="1.0">
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="19" android:targetSdkVersion="23"/>
     <application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher">
         <activity android:name="ACTIVITY_ENTRY_NAME"
                   android:label="@string/app_name">
diff --git a/native-src/android/libs/google-play-services.jar b/native-src/android/libs/google-play-services.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index b9798f0..0000000
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diff --git a/native-src/android/project.properties b/native-src/android/project.properties
index 5916622..b3ce2be 100644
--- a/native-src/android/project.properties
+++ b/native-src/android/project.properties
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 android.library=true
 # Project target.
-target=android-21
+target=android-23
diff --git a/native-src/android/pushplugin.iml b/native-src/android/pushplugin.iml
index 22a6bc6..3b0999d 100644
--- a/native-src/android/pushplugin.iml
+++ b/native-src/android/pushplugin.iml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/src" isTestSource="false" />
       <sourceFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/gen" isTestSource="false" generated="true" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Android API 21 Platform - 1.7" jdkType="Android SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="google-play-services" level="project" />
     <orderEntry type="library" name="android-support-v4" level="project" />
diff --git a/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPlugin.java b/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPlugin.java
index e74c976..538cb18 100644
--- a/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPlugin.java
+++ b/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPlugin.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.Log;
 import com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmListenerService;
+import org.json.JSONException;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * Push plugin extends the GCM Listener Service and has to be registered in the AndroidManifest
@@ -79,7 +82,17 @@ public static void setOnMessageReceivedCallback(PushPluginListener callbacks) {
     public static void executeOnMessageReceivedCallback(Bundle data) {
         if (onMessageReceivedCallback != null) {
             Log.d(TAG, "Sending message to client: " + data.getString("message"));
-            onMessageReceivedCallback.success(data.getString("message"));
+            JSONObject dataAsJson = new JSONObject();
+            Set<String> keys = data.keySet();
+            for (String key : keys) {
+                try {
+                    dataAsJson.put(key, JSONObject.wrap(data.get(key)));
+                } catch(JSONException e) {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Error thrown while parsing push notification data bundle to json: " + e.getMessage());
+                    //Handle exception here
+                }
+            }
+            onMessageReceivedCallback.success(data.getString("message"), dataAsJson.toString());
         } else {
             Log.d(TAG, "No callback function - caching the data for later retrieval.");
             cachedData = data;
diff --git a/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPluginListener.java b/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPluginListener.java
index dc5e604..a00bc6c 100644
--- a/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPluginListener.java
+++ b/native-src/android/src/com/telerik/pushplugin/PushPluginListener.java
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ public interface PushPluginListener {
      * Defines a success callback method, which is used to pass success function reference
      * from the nativescript to the Java plugin
      *
+     * @param message
      * @param data
      */
-    void success(Object data);
+    void success(Object message, Object data);
+    void success(Object message); // method overload to mimic optional argument
 
 
     /**
diff --git a/platforms/android/libs/pushplugin.jar b/platforms/android/libs/pushplugin.jar
index f5c1f26..beaeee5 100644
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